《Hollywood Road》


 Chapter 1

    "Murphy Stanton, convicted of illegal invasion of private house and negligent wounding, was sentenced to a fine of 200000 US dollars and 12 months'' imprisonment..."


    When the side door of Chino state prison in California opens, Murphy Stanton and his companion rose come out and breathe the free air. The first time they think of it is a year ago. Perhaps he is the most unfortunate reborn in the world. When they come to Los Angeles from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, they see a huge tragedy instead of the legendary world of flowers Drama - at that time, he had been arrested by Los Angeles police, faced several charges, and was finally found guilty. He spent nearly a year in California state prison.


    "What do you think?"


    With Murphy out of prison is a typical Latino, he is strong, raised tattooed hand patted Murphy''s shoulder, pointed to a car parked in front of the roadside, said, "come on, pick up our car."


    The prison is far away from the city. It''s not easy to get a ride. Murphy nods and follows him to the side of the car. The two people standing in front of the car immediately smile at Rose and open the rear door for them.


    Murphy and rose got into the car from the left and right doors. The car started and turned to Los Angeles, 50 miles away.


    The speed of the car is very fast, especially after getting on the highway.


    After this year''s prison life, Murphy''s temperament seems to be a little tough. In a place like the men''s prison, he is a good man. If he wants to keep his chrysanthemum and not pick up soap, he must be strong enough.


    "What are your plans for the next step?"


    Latinos look back from the window, look here and ask, "Murphy, why don''t you work with me, I promise, dollar and pretty girl..."


    "Ross," Murphy interrupted, shaking his head and saying, "do you want me to go with you to sell * * and guns? I don''t want to go back to prison. "


    What he said is not taboo. With their friendship of fighting side by side in prison, there is no need to be taboo. Murphy heaved a long breath and said in a very positive tone, "I will earn dollars, pretty girl. I want the most beautiful movie star. My future is in Hollywood!"


    "Poor little thing..." Rose raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Haven''t you woken up yet? You''ve even been forced to confiscate your house to offset the fine. What''s your foothold in Los Angeles? Murphy, there are tens of thousands of people like you who come to Hollywood every year to pursue their dreams. How many of them can realize them in the end? "


    Although he used to be a graduating student from a poor Film Academy on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Murphy also studied Hollywood as the world film center at that time. He knew that what rose said was not exaggerated at all, and even optimistic. The actual situation was much more difficult than that.


    Countless people come to Los Angeles. How many people can earn both fame and fortune? One in a thousand or one in a million?


    Murphy knows how hard this road is. The question is, if he doesn''t take this road, what will he do in the future? He used to be just a student of a low-end Film Academy, and what he was good at was only film. After returning to Los Angeles in 1999 and having another year in prison, he didn''t choose the most familiar film industry. Do you really want to sell with rose?


    However, what rose said is also a very realistic problem.


    Turning out of the window, Murphy looks at the rapidly retrogressive scenery, and everything that happened when she came to this world comes back to her eyes.


    Although she has accepted the fact that she came here from the other side of the Pacific Ocean and became a 20-year-old man named Murphy Stanton, since she came to this world, Murphy''s depression is really beyond description, especially the change of identity and language. At the beginning, Jane was frantic, and it was absolutely not pleasant to integrate the memory of her original owner, The head is like another person''s thought, as if someone stirred in the brain with their hands.


    The only thing to be thankful for is that in this year, Murphy has basically solved some problems in language and adaptation.


    After shaking her swollen, sour and torn head, Murphy could not help sighing that she had been miserable enough, and now she was in a worse situation.


    In the memory of integration, this man named Murphy Stanton used to be a freelance reporter. The hard part is that unemployed people without fixed occupation, who rely on the street to shoot some messy materials and sell them to local small TV stations for living. Being short and poor is the best description of their financial situation, and besides, they have no skills at all Long, the only thing that can hold hands is because I grew up in Los Angeles, and I am familiar with the terrain and streets here, otherwise I would not be able to engage in such work.


    "Born in a slum in Los Angeles, my parents met God in a car accident because of drinking..."


    Seeing Ross beside him thinking about something, Murphy said to herself, taking stock of the glorious history of the former owner of the body, "I dropped out of public high school at the age of 16; I worked as a lawnmower for a month, and the only thing I got was pollen fever; I worked as a car repairman, and the car that damaged the customer in the maintenance was dismissed; I went to the streets of Los Angeles to sell drugs, but I was too timid to succeed He stole well covers and airport fences. Fortunately, he didn''t wake up in time"You are miserable."


    Murphy repeated what she had said most in the past year. Compared with now, she was lucky. She was just a poor film school student living on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. She was about to lose her job after graduation. But now, how can she survive?


    The guy who used to be was undoubtedly a fool who saw money with an open mind. Murphy admitted that he saw money with an open mind, but he would never do such a stupid thing as that guy was sent to prison.


    At the beginning, as a so-called free journalist, he was hired by a private detective agency. He not only filmed the personal privacy of the media tycoon summerstone, but also broke into the other party''s private residence and was caught. In the confusion, he also accidentally hit a British director who was a guest in the house. Originally, he could get away with paying a certain fine As a result, he had to spend a year in prison.


    A year in prison is definitely not so good. The scars on Murphy''s body are the best proof. If he didn''t get to know rose, he might have been more miserable. More importantly, the precious time of his first year in the world was completely wasted.


    That unfortunate guy is absolutely a fool, obviously involved in a fight that is not a small person like him can participate in, and become poor cannon fodder.


    This is the original price of Murphy''s greed and growth, but he has to bear the consequences.


    Murphy also admits that he is responsible for these experiences. The British director who was injured by him is said to have left some sequelae, and his head is not working well. However, his predecessor''s mistakes always cost him a lot.


    In particular, Murphy remembers that the tremendous pressure exerted on California''s judicial system not only led to his own prison disaster, but also forced the confiscation of his foothold house in Los Angeles to offset the fine.


    Because of the unbearable experience in prison, Murphy is very upset about it. However, he is very clear that summers leishidong is a dragon to the letter, which is definitely not what he can provoke now. If a giant like this is a dragon slayer with a sword standing in front of him, he may bow his head and take a look. If he is such a barehanded tramp, the other side will be afraid I can''t even look.


    If Murphy was a student a year ago, he was naive, the prison life of that year was enough to make him understand how realistic and cold the world is.


    For such a small person as him, even the most basic survival is not an easy thing.


    The car finally arrived in Los Angeles. Instead of staying in the suburbs, it went directly into the city center. Anyway, Murphy has the memory of a native of Los Angeles. With the personal experience of this year, he has some understanding of the Greater Los Angeles area. Like most parts of the country, the city Center represents not prosperity, but slums It''s a pronoun for.


    If Murphy is allowed to make his own evaluation, then this country is definitely a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.


    "Murphy, really don''t think about my suggestion?"


    Rose next to him once again said that sometimes the friendship in prison is relatively stable. "Hollywood is not what you think, and it''s hard for people like us to find a job."


    It''s not easy for any circle to climb to the top. Hollywood is just Murphy''s long-term goal. In fact, his short-term goal is only one, that is, how to survive in this country.


    To put it simply, it''s to earn money to support yourself.


    Now he''s penniless and doesn''t even know how to eat his next meal.


    "No, rose." Murphy didn''t want to go to prison again to waste his time. He still shook his head and said, "if I really can''t get along, I will go to you."


    Murphy doesn''t think it''s right for her to be a peddler.


    "Turn right ahead..."


    Thinking back on the road, Murphy reminded the driver, "I''ll get off at the fork in front."


    Although the guy''s house was confiscated, as a free journalist''s studio, his aunt''s apartment in England was simply renovated, which can also be used as a residence.


    The car stopped at the fork of the road, Murphy grabbed his bag, just want to get off, but was pulled by Ross, he pointed to the guy sitting above the co pilot, said in an imperative tone, "take out your mobile phone and wallet."


    The co pilot hesitated and took out a Nokia mobile phone and a black wallet. Ross took it and threw it to Murphy, then opened the wallet and turned it over, handing over all the more than 200 dollars in it.


    If it was in the past, Murphy would never accept it, but in the face of the heavy reality, he didn''t have many choices. He just hesitated a little and put away the money and mobile phone. He nodded to rose first, and then said to the person on the co pilot, "thanks, man, I''ll give it back to you as soon as possible."Murphy opened the car door, got out of the car, turned and looked at rose in it. Rose had already sat close to the window and said aloud, "if you can''t realize your Hollywood dream, don''t forget me as a friend."


    He lowered his voice a little, "if we join hands, we can certainly dominate the center of the city and the underground gun Market..."


    "Wait!" Murphy stood on the side of the road, straight, with brown stubble shining in the sun, and said confidently, "Ross, you''ll soon see the name of Murphy Stanton spread all over the United States."


    Rose didn''t believe these words at all. "It must have been a naked picture of samer Redstone."


    As the car slowly drove away from the fork road, Murphy looked away from the far end of the car and looked around. The buildings here were old, dilapidated and crowded, which could be described as a typical slum.


    This is where he will live and live.


    Despite his ambition, Murphy knows very well that what he has to face now is not the illusory Hollywood, but how to survive.

 Chapter 2

    The greatest talent of mankind is to pursue the right to dream, but before pursuing the dream, we must first fill our own stomach. If we can''t even do the most basic survival, the rest is illusory.


    It''s been more than a year since he came to this world. Almost all of his time is spent in prison. The hardships can also make Murphy understand a lot of truth. Before his Hollywood dream comes true, he should first find a job that can support himself.


    Although the body''s predecessor was a fool, he left something useful, such as this small apartment.


    The apartment is located in a Latin community. Like most houses in downtown Los Angeles, it is a low and old building. The public security situation here is worrying. There are many idle people living around. Some guys like Ross often haunt the community.


    Maybe it''s lucky enough, or maybe it''s too shabby and out of the way. This "aunt" apartment hasn''t been patronized by a thief in this year. The furniture and working equipment that Murphy despises all the time are still alive. It''s a big surprise to him.


    After finding the apartment based on her memory, Murphy had a thorough cleaning, and then made an inventory of what she could control now.


    The first is the house that he can live in for the time being. In the United States, it is generally measured in British style. According to Murphy''s standards, the area of the house is not small, with a total area of 50 square meters. Apart from the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room and balcony, there is also a small studio, which is the former freelance journalist''s workshop.


    Because the house under his name was forcibly confiscated as a fine and compensation, Murphy confirmed that he could only live here for a long time in the future.


    The furnishings of the house are very simple. It is obvious that the Stanton family used to be a very common member of the slum. The aunt who went to England left behind the old color TV, refrigerator, washing machine and other basic household appliances. The furniture is also simple, including two chairs, a painted dining table, a washed white cloth sofa and a foldable single bed.


    One day, Murphy returned from the state prison to downtown Los Angeles, cleaned his room again, and muttered hungry. He took out his only money and counted it carefully, 243 dollars.


    Taking out a $10 bill and putting the rest of the money into her pocket, Murphy went out of the room and went to a nearby hamburger shop to buy a hamburger set meal for her dinner.


    Although it''s getting dark and the public security situation here is not good, Murphy didn''t encounter dog blood robbery. In his mind, maybe this strong body played a role. After all, after all, having experienced so many things in prison, the whole person''s temperament seems to be a bit fierce.


    Dinner cost only five dollars, Murphy now has no source of income, must plan the use of every cent.


    After going through the stairs, which are much dirtier than the room, and facing the strange eyes of two black people, Murphy goes back to her room. After locking the door, she turns on the TV, but there is no program. It should be that no one pays for it for a long time. She is forced to cut off the signal, so she has to turn off the TV and enjoy her dinner peacefully.


    Mouth do not know the taste of chewing hamburger, Murphy''s head kept turning, thinking about how to make a living next.


    Stock market? Not to mention that he doesn''t even have the capital. Now it''s June 2000, and the stock market crash caused by NASDAQ is in full swing. He used to be a poor student in the film academy, and he knew nothing about the operation of the stock market


    Investment? Who does not have the money to invest? He also wants people to invest in himself


    Swallowing the food in his mouth and leaving the remaining half of the hamburger on the painted dining table, Murphy leaned back in a chair, raised his head with one hand, and mobilized all the brain cells to think of a way to get rich quickly.


    Of course, it''s not advisable to continue to do the business of illegal guns like Ross.


    After thinking about it, Murphy went back to what she was best at, which was the work related to the film industry. Although she was only a student with little practical experience, she also analyzed numerous classic Hollywood movies and scripts, and listened to many popular film songs.


    After changing his more comfortable sitting posture, Murphy first denied the existence of songs, listening to and writing songs, which is very different. It''s impossible for him, who has never received any professional study, to write songs without killing him.


    This kind of unreliable idea will only make him starve to death


    The rest is films and scripts. The film academy he once attended is really out of fashion. The most basic teaching is guaranteed. Moreover, he is a hard-working student. He is not only familiar with the classic art films analyzed in class, but also has studied many films he is interested in in in his spare time.


    In an instant, an idea sprang up in Murphy''s head. He wrote a script for a future classic film and mailed it to major Hollywood companies. Hollywood''s top six executives swarmed like travelers who saw water in the desert and regarded him as a super genius. From then on, Murphy Stanton embarked on a brilliant road of money, power and beauty in Hollywood ."Isn''t it enough to suffer this year?" Murphy suddenly laughed and whispered with self mockery, "you''re not that naive student. Don''t come up with such low-level and stupid ideas, OK?"


    Even if he is an outsider, Murphy knows that Hollywood never lacks scripts, let alone the current six major companies. Even for the second tier film companies, there are not many scripts lying there waiting for dust.


    In the future, many non adapted films and scripts will lie in the script libraries of major companies for many years


    Murphy clearly remembers that some of the scripts on Hollywood''s blacklist appeared as early as the 1980s and 1990s.


    The chance of a new person''s script being hit by a film company is infinitely low, but it''s also a way. Even if the chance is low enough to make people feel angry, there''s always hope. If Murphy plans to find a job with stable income, he can have a try and take a chance.


    Thinking of this, Murphy stood up, went to the window, looked at the starry sky through the window, then sighed, gave up those unrealistic ideas, and turned to the most realistic thing, that is to find a job with legal income first, and solve his livelihood problem.


    It''s her right to pursue her dream. For this reason, Murphy can get through the crazy and desperate life in prison and do some chores for it.


    Of course, Murphy has another option, which is to continue with her predecessor''s work.


    He walked into his predecessor''s studio, which was also cleaned up by him. There was no dust on the shabby worktable, wooden chair and shelf behind. A notebook, a Canon''s hand-held camera and a car mounted Los Angeles Police receiver were placed orderly on it.


    These are the work equipment of my predecessor.


    Sitting in front of the desk, Murphy opens his notebook and finds some news videos shot by his predecessor. It''s not difficult to find out from the videos that the guy used to mainly shoot videos on social and current affairs, such as car accidents, fires and robberies. Later, he was lured by huge rewards and foolishly went to shoot the personal privacy of summers leishidong.


    Here is not only the video, but also the usage of the police receiver, the police code of the Los Angeles police, and the contact information of the news department directors of several Los Angeles Local TV stations.


    The other party''s previous work was not complicated. It was basically wandering in the streets of Los Angeles, grabbing some news pictures of public concern, and then selling them to interested TV stations.


    However, Murphy is not going to continue to work like this. He is only interested in these devices. After all, they can be exchanged for money to keep him alive.


    Although giving up those stupid ideas, Murphy still has some plans. This is Hollywood. There are countless people engaged in film related work, which is also his first choice for finding a job.


    It''s OK to work in the film industry first, even in the lowest level of chores. You can not only accumulate experience, but also look for opportunities


    In fact, all the film circles in the world are the same. Countless talented people are involved in it, and few of them are successful. In many cases, opportunity is more important than talent.


    It''s getting late at night. Rose calls to ask Murphy what else she needs. Now the situation is better than others, and Murphy doesn''t care about anything else. He says that he wants to borrow a car for the time being, so that he can go out and find a suitable job.


    The next morning, a young black man took a fairly new Chevy to the fork in the road. Rose was very careful, and the car was obviously full of gas. Murphy parked the car in an alley on the side of the apartment building, bought breakfast and several newspapers, and went back upstairs to read the recruitment column of the newspaper while eating to see if there was a suitable type for him .


    With his current conditions, the requirements are really low, as long as he is engaged in the film related industry and can settle the payment in time.


    This is Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located. There are thousands of film and television production companies and studios, large and small. Every day, several production teams start work. There are still similar jobs.


    After flipping through two newspapers, Murphy transcribed several interesting information one by one, and then called later. When he saw the last newspaper, a huge recruitment advertisement appeared in front of him, and his eyes lit up instantly.


    We have just started to recruit many artists and artists for this project!


    Just looking at a few lines, Murphy can see that this is the recruitment advertisement for the sequels of two consecutive films of the wozhusky brothers'' matrix, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity.

 Chapter 3

    A year ago, "the matrix" caused a sensation all over the world, and the wodrowski brothers became a hot Hollywood director from a newcomer. Warner Brothers and its partner, Weixiu pictures, raised huge funds to put the sequel of the film on the agenda.


    Bruce Berman from Weixiu pictures has become one of the producers of this project. Due to the huge investment in the project, even veteran producers like him have taken on a lot of pressure. Since the establishment of the production team, he can be seen angry in Warner studios from time to time.


    As an old style producer, Bruce Berman is very strict with all the preparatory work, even the recruitment of the crew, he will join in if he has time.


    Projects like the sequel to the matrix are bound to bring together a huge production team, which needs countless types of work behind the scenes. In addition to the recommendations from major Hollywood work associations and brokerage companies, they will also be publicly recruited.


    "This is a super project with a total investment of over $300 million."


    Before the interview in the morning, Bruce Berman called several leaders together and gave a brief lecture, "you should make sure that every person we recruit is a top experienced person in the industry!"


    Bruce Berman is not just a man of words and deeds. After the regular meeting, he followed a production manager into an office and was ready to participate in the recruitment interview in person.


    The black Chevy car drove into Burbank. The most valuable asset left by Murphy was his familiarity with the Greater Los Angeles area. Murphy soon found Warner studios. After parking the car, he picked up the file bag carefully prepared by the co driver, registered at the gate of the studio, and transferred to the battery car to enter the studio area.


    Sitting in a battery car with several other people, Murphy found that he was the youngest. I think he was only 20 years old when he was in prison last year. Now he is only a real adult in the legal sense.


    Warner Studios is located in the back of Warner Building. Looking at the building, Murphy breathes a sigh. He believes that he will be welcomed by all production companies in the future.


    Although the goal is very far away, seems to be unrealistic, but Murphy constantly hypnotizes himself in the heart - I am the most special one!


    Hollywood is not easy to mix. If you don''t dare to set goals or even have the most basic confidence, you''d better hurry to find another job.


    Now that she is here, Murphy is confident that she has unequal resources in this era.


    He believes that as long as he has the right opportunity, he will shine.


    The electric car stops in front of the office area of the film set. Nowadays, the outflow of Hollywood crew is serious. The huge film set seems to be a little empty and desolate. Some people can also be seen here. Like others, Murphy, under the guidance of the staff, comes to a huge conference room to wait.


    Sitting in the conference room, Murphy is not interested in talking to other people. She just holds her paper bag and keeps flashing in her mind the problems she may face in applying for a job. How can she show her advantages


    He is interviewing artists from the production team. He has been preparing for this for many days. Thanks to his study in the film academy, Murphy has also painted several paintings full of dark Gothic style, which must be able to add some impression points for himself.


    As it was the earliest group, a staff member came to inform us shortly after waiting. Murphy picked up her file bag, walked to the door of an office, knocked on the door, and then pushed the door in after the sound of "yes" came from inside.


    There are not many people in the office. There are only two. One is a middle-aged man with short chestnut hair. Listening to the voice, he is the one who spoke just now. The other is a big fat man with gray hair. Sitting behind the middle-aged man, his small eyes look very smart.


    "This way."


    The middle-aged man pointed to the chair opposite him. Murphy returned with a polite smile, sat down and said politely, "thank you."


    With that, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the back of the middle-aged man, the gray haired fat man was obviously above the middle-aged man.


    "I''m Chris Miller, the production manager in charge of art and props."


    As a matter of routine, after introducing himself, the middle-aged man politely motioned to the rear and said, "this is Mr. Bruce Berman, the producer of the crew."


    "Hello, Mr. Miller." You''re welcome, Mr. Murphy


    Both of them just nodded, and Chris Miller said, "let''s start now. Let''s briefly introduce yourself."


    "I''m Murphy Stanton from Los Angeles..."


    In the past two days, Murphy had done quite a lot of work. Murphy told us her carefully prepared personal resume, and told her predecessor''s few experiences worth listening to, plus five points of exaggeration, "Mr. Miller, although I was a freelancer before, I taught myself film art..."


    At this point, Murphy opened his file bag and put a pile of pictures on the desk in front of him. "Here are some of the pictures I drew inspired by the matrix."Chris Miller took a picture and opened it. His painting skill is not very good, but his style is very impressive. This is a typical dark cyberpunk. No matter the background or the characters, it highlights a word cool!


    The other two didn''t notice that Murphy had been observing Chris Miller''s expression without any trace. When the time came, he just said, "I personally think philosophical speculation is the core of this series, and the cool style on the image is the selling point."


    Why does the matrix succeed? Bruce Berman knows very well that it has nothing to do with the philosophical speculation that has been praised by the film critics. The biggest factor is that the film is so cool that it''s so dreary


    Hearing what the young man said, he couldn''t help looking over there. This young man has a tall and strong body. Even sitting here, it seems that people can smell the strength hidden in his body. Especially on the angular face, there are several faint scars. With the short brown stubble on his head, he doesn''t look like a good man.


    Bruce Berman doesn''t care about good people. Hollywood is not the place where good people live.


    Bruce Berman''s eyes have always been on Murphy''s side, not only because Murphy''s words are in line with the production concept of the next two films, but also because he thinks Murphy is familiar, as if he had seen it in some media a long time ago.


    "I think I need this job..."


    Sitting on the chair, Murphy is still trying to fight for this rare opportunity. "This is a career that I can learn and develop. I work hard and have great goals. People around me think I have perseverance and love to tell the truth."


    These words came out of Murphy''s mouth without blinking an eye. "I was influenced by the self-esteem movement when I was a child, and I was a favorite in school. I used to only focus on meeting my own needs, but I know that today''s workplace culture is no longer like the previous generation to meet the work Loyalty..."


    Prison is also a complex circle, blindly tough and will not achieve good results, a year''s time, enough to let Murphy know when to say what kind of words, "my creed is, as long as you work hard, you will get good returns."


    He looked at the interviewer and said very seriously, "a person like you, a successful person, is definitely not obtained out of thin air. He must have worked hard."


    Chris Miller nodded his head gently. If it wasn''t for the other party''s poor qualifications, he could pass the first test and enter the more rigorous investigation later.


    This young man is polite, confident and modest. Chris Miller is willing to give him a chance.


    Just as he was about to speak, Bruce Berman''s voice sounded behind him, "young man, you were a freelancer before. What kind of work did you do?"


    Murphy can see that the interviewer has a good impression of himself, and the person behind can definitely change the interviewer''s view. At the moment, there is no hesitation, and those things can''t be concealed.


    "Free journalists mainly shoot news about current social events." He said.


    Bruce Berman seemed to think of something, then he looked over and asked, "what was your name just now?"


    "Murphy Stanton." Murphy replied.


    "Murphy Stanton?" Bruce Berman repeated it in a low voice, and suddenly a strange smile came out of the corner of his mouth. "I remember, you are the reporter who broke into the home of summerstone and injured a British director who was reported by the media last year?"


    Seeing each other''s expression, Murphy''s heart sank and said, "I''m sorry, sir. I think it should be corrected. It was a mistake."


    It is said that the director has some problems because of his brain injury, and he may never be able to make a movie in the future.


    Thinking of what his predecessor had done, Murphy felt a little guilty, but this kind of guilt was rare. After all, he spent a year on it, and his guilt was far less than depression and resentment.


    This is a kind of unspeakable feeling, a kind of hatred of Somer - leishidong but know what can''t do.


    "It''s interesting that a person who dares to attack a film director wants to join the film industry."


    Although Somer Redstone has never responded positively to this incident, who in Hollywood does not know that he has personally exerted pressure on the Los Angeles police. Even if this project has little to do with Viacom, Bruce Berman does not want to use a person who dares to fight against the film director, which will become a laughing stock of the whole industry.


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    He said only one word to Murphy.


    Murphy shook hands lightly and took a deep breath. It was the best chance he could find at the moment. He didn''t want to leave and give up.


    Think about it. As long as you have the experience of working in the two sequels of the matrix, the future will be much easier.

 Chapter 4

    Both Murphy and his former self came from an extremely ordinary family. He had lived an ordinary and even poor life since he was a child, which made him understand a truth very early that opportunities never come from the sky, but depend on fighting. This is the entertainment industry, and no one can fight for a superior opportunity.


    Even if Bruce Berman said "no", Murphy didn''t give up completely. It''s a rare opportunity to take part in the sequel of the matrix.


    The office is quiet like outer space, less than three seconds after Bruce Berman''s refusal, but Murphy feels extremely long. His thoughts are running at high speed like the most advanced computer, and he wants to make the final fight.


    "Mr. Berman, Mr. Miller." Murphy was steady, as if he didn''t see the glare of the two opposite eyes. He sincerely said, "intern Is that ok? "


    After the most difficult sentence jumped out of his mouth, the rest of the sentence went smoothly, "many people are willing to engage in unpaid positions in order to get familiar with an industry, so am I


    For the future, Murphy has put the bottom line very low.


    Bruce Berman laughed. "I''m not going to hire a cameraman or a wounding killer."


    His tone is very flat, without any emotion, but it sounds very harsh.


    Murphy''s hands clenched tightly. If this is in prison, the fat man on the opposite side will turn into a rolling gourd with a miserable belly in three seconds. But this is not a prison, and the prison rules are not suitable here.


    He has hurt a British director by mistake. If he hurt another famous producer, I''m afraid no one in the film industry will hire him.


    With a light breath, Murphy said nothing more and turned to walk out of the office.


    So far, there is no need to continue. Even if you work hard, this opportunity will not fall on you.


    Out of the office area, Murphy looked up at the sunny sky, but could not see where his future was. It was impossible to say that he was not depressed just now, but he soon wanted to open up.


    After all, this is Hollywood. Countless people with dreams and conceit and outstanding talents flock to it, but few of them can get ahead. After spending their youth and time, most of them can only walk out or become a member of the huge bottom of the circle.


    How many geniuses are buried in Hollywood? Maybe only God knows.


    Murphy is a little dejected when he thinks that the best opportunity just disappears. His predecessor left him a super mess.


    While thinking about what to do next, Murphy walked towards the gate of Warner studio. When she passed the gate of a studio, she almost ran into a woman because she was distracted.


    "Well, what do you want to do?"


    A crisp female voice then rings, pointing to another plump woman with long hair standing beside her and saying, "you almost ran into Miss Monica. Don''t apologize."


    Murphy stops and turns to see that the woman in front of him is very familiar. Even if she is not in the movie, she can recognize the famous Italian actress Monica BELLUCCI at a glance.


    The woman stood there, looking at him coldly. One hand flicked the shoulder that Murphy had rubbed. It seemed that she had just passed by. It was stained with a lot of dirty things.


    She stands like this, showing the cool, sexy, beautiful and arrogant that a famous actress should have.


    Especially the arrogance, even if Murphy doesn''t know much about women, he can feel it clearly - it''s a kind of indifference of Hollywood''s upper class to the little people.


    Although the other side in Hollywood can only be regarded as a little star, but it is not Murphy this unknown person can compare.


    This woman''s reaction stung Murphy, but he was very clear that in Hollywood, a very realistic circle, respect is never equal, and respect from others is not from the sky, but to fight for it with practical actions.


    Monica almost ran into him. Besides, she really had the right to despise him.


    "For what happened," Murphy said calmly, more quietly and naturally, "I''m sorry."


    With that, he turned around and walked forward without looking back, as if nothing had happened.


    If you want to make people like Bruce Berman and Monica BELLUCCI respect and bow down, it''s no use saying more now. If you can conquer other people only by mouth guns, the clubs will have unified the world for a long time.


    This is a real society, not a fairy tale world.


    In the following week, Murphy had a better understanding of the reality of the world, and also understood why Rose had to work again after he was released from prison.


    It''s too hard for a man with criminal record to get a decent job.


    Murphy interviewed two other production teams, but the other party just checked his information a little, and refused directly without thinking about it. Even when she went to the third small production team to seek a job as a choreographer, she was turned away.For some time, Murphy cursed his predecessor and the hellish social environment of the United States almost every day, but it didn''t take long for his mood to recover.


    People habitually attribute their success to themselves and their failure to the environment.


    But this kind of thought has no help in solving practical problems.


    The idea of finding a job related to the film industry ran into a wall everywhere. Murphy didn''t give up. He just realized that it was more difficult to get a foothold in Hollywood than he had imagined and understood, and the whole person became more pragmatic.


    It''s not just the film industry, but the interviews in other industries that Murphy participated in basically ended in failure. This result is not surprising. How many of those regular companies or stores will employ such a person with no education, no skills and criminal record?


    Do you really want to sell the illegal guns?


    Murphy is very clear that this is a road of no return. He would rather work as a porter in an automobile repair shop than take this road. It''s just that the porter''s work is very hard, and the low salary can''t be paid daily.


    Now, what Murphy has to face is the problem of money. He has already saved a lot, but more than $200 has basically bottomed out. If he doesn''t find a way to make money, I''m afraid he won''t be able to make it to the garage next month.


    On a rare night when she got home from work on time, Murphy walked into the studio, and her eyes fell on the portable video camera on the shelf.


    This Canon camera can still be used. Murphy tried it some time ago. As a student of the film academy, photography is one of the basic courses. Although the function of this camera seems to be a little backward, he can''t put it down after shooting several times. But now life forces him to focus on it and the other two machines.


    Portable cameras, laptops and car mounted police receivers are not new. I''m afraid they can''t be sold for much money by themselves. If all three of them are sold, Murphy thinks she should be able to support for a period of time.


    However, after thinking about it, Murphy left his notebook. After work, he also tried to write scripts for some future blockbuster movies. He needed this laptop, but the writing progress was not ideal. Even if it was written, it might sell very low.


    Murphy once knew enough that most Hollywood movies were not produced by someone who wrote an excellent script first, and then the script was seen, and the film company invested in the production.


    The mainstream production method of Hollywood movies is often that a film company, a famous director or a well-known producer has an idea, and then goes to find investment, and then recruits suitable screenwriters to turn the idea into a script.


    In such a production mode, the screenwriter and script are not the beginning of a project at all, but just a link in the Hollywood production line.


    Of course, the chance of a new script being used by a new person is infinitely low, and it can''t be said that there is no new script at all. Murphy just wants to take a chance. Maybe he will be lucky one day?


    Picking up the portable camera and the police receiver, Murphy went out of the house, drove into the black Chevy and headed for the fork in the road.


    These are the tools that Murphy used to make a living, and they will soon become the expenses that Murphy uses to maintain his basic living.


    Chevrolet turns out of the Latin community and turns two blocks. Murphy drives up Figueroa street in the center of the city and plans to go along this street to Sunset Avenue, which is located near Hollywood. There are a lot of businesses selling or recycling photographic equipment. I think they can at least exchange their portable cameras for the necessary US dollars.


    In fact, Murphy can ask Ross for help again, but he doesn''t intend to do so. No matter how close a friend is, if he only knows how to ask for it, it''s inevitable that the two sides will gradually alienate each other. Except for his temporarily borrowed mobile phone, car and more than $200, he doesn''t accept Ross''s help any more.


    As night falls, Murphy turns to Sunset Avenue, which is opposite to the decline of the city center. On both sides of the road are palm trees and movie billboards. The flashing neon lights set off the road as a never night city.


    Chevrolet drove all the way through Ike Park, Lake silver and Luce Phyllis, and gradually entered Murphy''s destination - Hollywood area.


    Today''s Hollywood area is not the scene of decline in the 1980s and 1990s. With the strong support of the California state government and the Los Angeles County Government, it is one of the most prosperous commercial areas in the whole Los Angeles area.


    However, Murphy paid little attention to both sides of the road and completely focused on driving. Sunset Avenue twists and turns in many places, with only four lanes in the narrowest part of the whole journey. As there are countless hairpin bends, blind spots and no median barrier in most places, collisions often occur here.


    Just passing an intersection, there was a fire on the roadside in front of him. Murphy quickly slowed down.


    "This car will explode!"


    There was a cry coming through the open window, "Damn, hurry up!"


    "Help


    Chevy drove by slowly. Murphy turned to see a car crashing into a thick palm tree on the side of the road. A police car and a fire engine were parked beside the car. The police were keeping order. Several firefighters were busy standing beside the car on fire. The voice of saving lives was ringing from the ca

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    The black Chevy was very slow. When she passed the other lane near the accident, Murphy kept looking there. The crashed car was on fire, and the burning flames came out of the front hood, making the surrounding light transparent. Despite the possible explosion danger, some firefighters were busy putting out the fire, while others were rescuing the people stuck in the car wounded.


    All these make Murphy think of the painting he saw in the TV news, and also think of another video in his notebook. His eyes unconsciously retract and turn to the hand-held camera in the co pilot''s seat.


    There is a voice in his mind telling him that this is a very valuable news picture and should be shot immediately.


    When the car passed the scene of the accident, Murphy stepped on the brake, stopped on the auxiliary road, grabbed the portable camera, got off the car as soon as possible, and then ran to the scene of the accident, skillfully turned on the portable camera.


    It''s as if it''s been rehearsed countless times.


    Two patrolmen outside have pulled up the yellow warning belt and set up a simple warning area to prevent people from entering. In the warning area, the fire has been slightly controlled. Several firefighters are removing the deformed door to rescue the driver inside.


    Just when Murphy saw the accident and decided to shoot, several cars also stopped nearby. It''s obvious that watching is common all over the world.


    Someone else came over and seemed to want to watch closely. Two patrolmen rushed to maintain order.


    That gave Murphy a chance.


    When he came over, he had already turned on his hand-held camera to shoot. As a student of Film Academy with formal education, and the memory left by his predecessor, Murphy still had some ability in this aspect. However, due to the light at night, the effect of shooting from outside the cordon was not good.


    At the moment when the two patrolmen were attracted away by other onlookers, Murphy did not hesitate to stoop down from the cordon, then took a few strides, hid in the side of a fire truck, found a suitable angle, and with the help of the fire light, recorded the pictures near the car into the camera.


    The memory left by his predecessor tells Murphy that there are many people engaged in similar work in Los Angeles. Every time there is an emergency, these guys are like sharks smelling blood, and they will soon swarm in.


    So he had to take pictures that people couldn''t see.


    The fire was getting smaller and smaller, and the pictures began to blur. Murphy turned his head and looked at the 10 o''clock direction of his left hand. The two patrolmen were still maintaining order, and the rest of the firefighters focused on rescuing the trapped driver. No one noticed.


    At this time, the deformed door was finally pried open by firemen, and a woman with long hair was picked down from the car.


    Even without professional training, Murphy knew that this was the most valuable picture. Without even thinking about it, she turned on the headlamp of her hand-held camera and rushed to the vicinity of the wounded on the stretcher with the fastest speed. From the gaps exposed by several firefighters and medical staff, she accurately captured the front picture of the wounded.


    The woman lay on the stretcher and groaned feebly. Her long golden hair was stained red with blood. Her left face seemed to be one of the wounds. It was covered with blood and flesh. She looked terrible.


    "Blood pressure 95-65, heart rate slow..."


    There are medical staff doing the necessary examination, "pupil dilation..."


    Despite a sense of nausea, Murphy''s hand was quite stable, and immediately switched to a large close-up to record the scene which was comparable to the American plasma film accurately.


    However, Murphy''s shooting lasted less than ten seconds.


    It''s hard for a big living person to run to such a place and the light on the portable camera to attract people''s attention.


    "Hey, what do you do?"


    A loud voice sounded, and then the camera was blocked by a man in a fireman''s uniform. "What are you doing?"


    "Stand back, you stand back!"


    One of the patrolmen who kept order came quickly. He was not as polite as the firefighters and medical staff. He pointed at Murphy and said, "you! Get out of here


    As a person who has been in prison, Murphy knows that the American police are not as good as the media propaganda. He quickly turns off the light on the portable camera, raises one hand, backs back and says, "OK, OK, I''ll go right away."


    As if he didn''t think Murphy was going fast enough, the patrolman came up with him and gave him a strong push. "Step back a hundred feet!"


    He used a lot of strength this time. Murphy was retreating again. He tripped over the broken car debris behind him and almost fell to the ground.


    Although he was a little annoyed, Murphy knew that he couldn''t entangle with the police. Fortunately, he was a half breed, not a black man. Otherwise, the opposite police might point at him with a gun.Murphy steadied his body, stepped back quickly, and the policeman on the opposite side with his hands akimbo, looked majestic.


    After another look at the police, Murphy turns around, bends down and gets out from under the cordon, separates the onlookers who have been around for a while, and walks toward his parking position.


    After returning to the car and taking a deep breath twice, Murphy started the car and left the scene of the accident. Not long after driving out, he found a parking lot on the side of the road and drove directly in. After parking the car, he took the hand-held camera on the co pilot and opened it to see the picture just taken.


    From the beginning of the shooting to being driven out, Murphy shot a video for nearly three minutes, including not only the pictures of car fire and fireman rescue, but also the close-up of the wounded, which has considerable visual impact.


    For Murphy, who has a certain professional foundation, it is relatively easy to shoot at this level.


    Now that the video was taken, the portable camera could not be sold. Murphy left the parking lot, turned a corner and drove home.


    This video has integrity value only if it is sold. To sell this video, Murphy needs the contact information of those TV station related personnel left by her predecessor, who are all on the laptop at home.


    And this video also needs some preliminary editing.


    As soon as he could get home, Murphy went straight into the studio and turned on his laptop. There was editing software on it. Although his predecessor was stupid, the equipment used for his work was OK. The portable camera used the latest digital storage technology instead of the old-fashioned cassette.


    Take off the bulky storage disk on the portable camera, and connect it to the computer through the data cable. Murphy uses the editing software to cut the captured video and cut off all the useless things. The main thing is to keep the things taken after entering the warning line, and store them on the storage disk again. Then open a folder on the notebook and find some related TV stations The contact information of the staff, several calls in succession.


    Maybe these contact information are too old, or maybe he''s not lucky. Most of Murphy''s calls are unanswered, and some of them are not very interested.


    "Have you been busy for a long time, what you do is useless?"


    Murphy grabs her short brown hair and dials a number. After the bell rings a few times, a voice comes from the opposite side, "Hello, this is fox channel 6."


    "Hello." Murphy said as simply as possible, "I''m a freelance journalist. There''s a video I just shot..."


    The person opposite seemed very busy, and said with a very fast speed, "well, you bring the video, do you know our address? Do you know? Then come as soon as possible. "


    After hanging up, Murphy took the disk and drove directly to Burbank, where fox Los Angeles local station channel 6 is located. Due to the time spent on the road, it was already late at night when he arrived.


    Channel 6 of fox Los Angeles local station is located in a white building with a high TV signal tower beside it. Murphy gets out of the car and enters the floor to explain his intention to the security personnel at the door. According to the direction of the other party, he goes to the news department on the third floor.


    The whole third floor is a huge news hall. Even though it''s late at night, people are still very busy. Murphy walks into it blankly. When she sees someone coming from the opposite side, she politely asks, "excuse me, I have a video of a car accident that I just shot."


    The head didn''t lift, pointing to the corridor on the left, "the first door on the left after entering."


    According to this person''s direction, Murphy found an office. Through the glass door, he could see several people sitting in front of the screen, as if they were discussing something.


    Murphy tapped on the glass door, saw the people inside look over, opened a crack in the door and said, "I have a video of a car accident to sell."


    "Free journalists?"


    A woman with long golden brown hair turned her head and looked this way. "Who are you following?"


    Murphy Leng for a while, simply walked in, "I do it myself."


    He could see that this woman should be the head of several people, and added, "it''s a video of a car accident that happened on Sunset Avenue near Hollywood this evening. A woman crashes, half her face is destroyed, and blood is everywhere. If she can survive, I will be very surprised."


    These words clearly intrigued the brunette, who nodded and said, "well, let me see."


    Murphy takes out the storage disk, takes the first two steps and gives it to the blonde. A staff member nearby connects the storage disk to the screen according to the instructions of the blonde. After a second of snowflake, this video edited by Murphy is played.


    "Oh, my God!"


    When playing the close-up of the injured woman, the bloody scene made the staff member cry out unconsciously.


    Standing on their side, Murphy has been observing the expression of the blonde, which is different from the surprise of the staff member. Seeing the bloody picture, the blue eyes of the blonde clearly reveal a kind of excited look of great interest."It can make headlines in the morning news!"


    She seems to have completely forgotten Murphy behind her side.


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 Chapter 6

    As a local TV station, fox Los Angeles channel 6 first focuses on the latest developments in Greater Los Angeles, and the serious traffic accidents in the famous Hollywood area can undoubtedly attract the attention of many viewers.


    For a commercial TV station, ratings are their first consideration.


    "Are you sure, Carla?"


    Another person next to him asked the woman with long golden brown hair. He pointed to the bloody picture on the screen and said, "when the morning news is on, the audience usually have breakfast. It''s too bloody."


    This woman, Carla, doesn''t care. "We should have this kind of report every day. The audience will talk about it in the company, talk about it all day, and keep an eye on our program."


    Standing behind these people, Murphy had been observing carefully. Hearing these words, she immediately captured some useful information. In addition, she had a preliminary impression of the woman named Kara.


    It seems that she has completely forgotten Murphy. Regardless of the opposition of her subordinates, Kara orders in an imperative tone, "this is the morning headline. I ask to break down the camera, surround the scene, and use big characters as the title..."


    She pondered a little and said, "first warn the audience to watch carefully."


    Murphy took another look at her. From a psychological point of view, prudence is more likely to arouse curiosity.


    This is undoubtedly a woman with a lot of ideas. "Also, add other accidents on Sunset Avenue this year, and say it''s a deadly Avenue."


    Hearing this, Murphy can''t help turning her eyes slightly. These journalists are really struggling to attract attention.


    The woman continued, "check the identity of the person in the accident, call her relatives and record the interview."


    She looked around at her subordinates. "You know what to do, go ahead."


    Several others stood up and walked out of the office.


    Until then, the woman''s eyes returned to Murphy''s body, she did not get up, just sat and stretched out her right hand, "Hello, I''m Carla Firth, director of channel 6''s evening and morning news department."


    "Hello, Murphy Stanton." Murphy stepped forward two steps and gave the woman a gentle grip. "I''m a freelance journalist."


    While speaking, he looked at each other without any trace.


    This woman has long curly golden brown hair, light blue eyes under the long eyelashes, flashing the brilliance of representing shrewdness. On the typical tough face of western style, the popular professional makeup of this era is painted, which further enhances the temperament of working women.


    Murphy could feel that this tall and beautiful woman must be smart and capable, otherwise she would not have become the head of a department when she looked like she was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.


    Carla withdrew her hand and asked directly, "how much do you want to sell?"


    After a little thought, Murphy said tentatively, "I think this video will sell for a thousand dollars."


    There is no doubt that he is in the lion big mouth, but the tone also left room for bargaining.


    ¡°no£¡¡± The opposite woman shook her head and said impolitely, "the price you want is too outrageous."


    She turned her head and pointed to the pause on the screen. "It''s not worth a thousand dollars. I''ll give you three hundred dollars. That''s the highest price."


    The other side''s price was very low. Murphy stood there and nodded after only a second''s consideration.


    This is his first time to this TV station, the other side can not give a high price, and this is just a car accident video.


    The woman, Carla, turned her head, put her eyes on the screen again, and waved her hand casually. "You go to the rest room in the hall for a while, and I''ll ask someone to give you the money."


    Murphy looked at her back and said nothing. She turned and walked out of the office. She quickly came to the lounge at the entrance of the hall. She sat on the bench and waited patiently. The other party didn''t ask him to wait too long. In less than half an hour, she sent 300 dollars.


    To Murphy''s surprise, it was the woman who came.


    "Here you are."


    Seeing the bill from Kara, Murphy stood up to take it and said politely, "thank you. It''s a pleasant cooperation."


    Murphy''s polite attitude, at least, won''t arouse people''s disgust. The blonde opposite is obviously in a good mood. Holding the back of the bench, she said, "your vision is very good. The angle of shooting the video is also good. If you can interview the rescue personnel on the scene, the effect will be better."


    "I really ignored that." Murphy patted himself on the head. "Thank you for the reminder."


    Not only do free journalists need TV stations, but they also need free journalists to provide them with a lot of material. Carla''s attitude now is obviously more enthusiastic than just now, "Murphy, right? The video you shot is very professional. "


    "I''ve just joined the industry, and I can get praise from people like you..."


    Murphy never mind keeping a low profile when needed. "It means a lot to me."Carla unconsciously showed a smile, reminded, "if there is another time, come earlier, it''s better to make a phone call in advance."


    She took out a business card and handed it to me. "If you can bring some valuable things over, it''s also a favor for me. Just contact me if you take any pictures."


    Seeing that Murphy put away her business card, she turned and walked out of the rest room. Murphy immediately followed, "is there a video like this?"


    "Yes." Carla nodded as she walked.


    Murphy immediately thought of the other party''s excitement when he saw the bloody picture, and asked, "bloody?"


    Perhaps I didn''t expect Murphy to ask so directly. Carla looked back at him with a little surprise and said, "this is just a part of it. We like crime news, not all crimes."


    After Carla, Murphy didn''t have the heart to appreciate her tall and graceful figure, and asked, "can you tell me more about it?"


    The blonde stops, looks at her watch, and says as succinctly as possible, "for example, the crime in the city center, no one is interested, which is the normal, not the news; what the audience wants to see is that the crime spreads to the suburbs."


    Murphy immediately realized, "that is to say, the victims had better be rich white, or be hurt by the poor or ethnic minorities?"


    Kara didn''t answer, but shrugged. Seeing that Murphy realized something, she said, "if you want to capture the essence we need, you can imagine our news as a shouting woman running naked in the street, with her throat cut open..."


    "I see." Murphy nodded hard. "We''ll meet again."


    With three hundred dollars and a sudden awakening, Murphy left the TV station, but didn''t go home. Instead, he drove to a 24-hour restaurant and asked for a macaroni and roast steak. Since yesterday noon, he hasn''t eaten anything. He feels hungry and can eat a whole cow.


    Sitting on the card seat, Murphy always put one hand in his left pocket and gently stroked the three hundred dollar bills. People who have never been hungry or experienced like him will not know the difficulty of making money, let alone the complicated feelings at the moment.


    It''s been more than a year since Murphy came to the world from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. This is the first time that Murphy has made money. Although it''s only $300, it means that he has found a way to gain a foothold in this country. In the future, he can at least feed himself with his own hands.


    Only when we have a firm foothold can we talk about our dreams and hope to enter Hollywood.


    With the unique texture of money coming from her fingers, Murphy breathed a long breath, as if her life had become a little brighter.


    Macaroni and roasted steak were sent to the table one after another. It''s hard for Murphy to say that he hasn''t eaten such food for a long time. The food in prison is needless to say. After he got out of prison, he always lived below the poverty line. The only $200 he had was sponsored by rose. In addition, the search for a job was not smooth. In the past, he wanted to spend a cent Break into two pieces to spend, eating is the cheapest fast food, where to enjoy the taste of steak.


    Pick up a knife and fork, cut off a small piece of steak, put it into your mouth and chew it slowly. Murphy closed his eyes with enjoyment. This is the most delicious food he has ever eaten. It''s not only the relationship between poverty and hunger, because there is also a flavor called success.


    After going through numerous difficulties, Murphy finally made the first sum of money after coming here. All the bitterness and bitterness were mixed in this steak, and the rich taste almost moistened his eyes for a moment.


    Murphy knew that what she should do now was to continue breathing, because anyway, the sun will still rise tomorrow, and she will continue to face the real world.


    But he still wants to enjoy this moment, after countless hones, to taste the fruits of success!


    With a very slow speed, no waste of the elimination of steak and macaroni, Murphy asked for a cup of coffee, as a reward for themselves, because from tomorrow, we must fight for the future again.


    In the process of eating, Murphy gradually has a preliminary plan, especially the words of the woman named Kara, which undoubtedly points out a way to make a living.


    Murphy will not give up Hollywood easily, but he also knows that he needs to wait for the right time. He can continue to pursue his predecessor''s career, shoot news materials in exchange for the money he needs in life, and then write scripts or apply for related jobs, looking for opportunities to really enter Hollywood.


    It''s not easy to get a foothold in Hollywood. Today''s Murphy is very clear about this, and his thoughts are more on the career that can make a living.


    Although the woman named Kara didn''t admit it, she gave enough hints. In addition, she had seen a lot of hype. Murphy knew that if she wanted to get news videos that could sell at a high price, she should first consider whether the public was interested.


    For example, bloody car accidents happened in busy areas such as Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood.


    And as Carla said - crime spreads from the city center to the suburbs.


    It''s not the working people who live in the suburbs, but the really rich people in this country.Ordinary people like to see the elite and the rich have bad luck, don''t they?

 Chapter 7

    When I got home, Murphy didn''t feel sleepy. She turned on her laptop and took the car police receiver from the car. She looked at the instructions stored on the computer and the police code of the Los Angeles police.


    The memory left by the former Murphy tells him that it is an indispensable tool to make money through the industry of free journalists.


    In case of emergency, this police receiver can capture every public contact of the Los Angeles police.


    For example, in the car accident last night, if someone called the police at that time, the police control platform would contact the nearest police by calling the car receiver, so that they could arrive at the scene as soon as possible.


    With this police receiver, Murphy can receive similar messages, choose the type he wants, and then rush to shoot.


    However, the police often use code, and people who don''t understand can''t understand it at all.


    The former is also a conscientious person. The laptop records in detail the type of LAPD code and the meaning it represents.


    For example, 148 represents resisting arrest, 187 represents murder, 211 represents armed robbery and so on


    After reading the police code and studying the usage of the police receiver, Murphy finally went to another room to sleep.


    After half an afternoon''s sleep, Murphy went downstairs to buy some snacks to solve the problem of eating. After that, Murphy went back to the old building, sat in front of the laptop, and focused on tapping the keyboard to continue to improve the script that had been written for a long time.


    Even if he knew that the possibility of selling a new play was infinitely low, Murphy did not give up hope.


    In the following half a month or so, Murphy quit her job in a garage. Her life was divided into two parts. After dinner, she drove off with a portable video camera and a police receiver, and circled around West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, looking for any valuable news clues. As long as she got useful information from the police receiver, she would go as fast as possible Murphy''s familiarity with the whole Los Angeles area played an extremely important role in the shooting.


    On the other hand, after returning to the dilapidated apartment in the early morning, Murphy will sleep first, get up in the afternoon, perfect the script or check the public recruitment ads, and never miss any chance to really get into Hollywood.


    Murphy''s work and life in the past ten days have been much smoother than before. He has shot nearly 20 videos of car accidents, fires, fights and so on. Most of them have been sold to channel 6 of fox Los Angeles local station.


    In particular, he was lucky enough to shoot a video of Madonna sikoney''s date with British director Guy Ritchie in West Hollywood. He was introduced by Carla and sold it to Fox''s entertainment channel, earning a full 3000 dollars.


    With a relatively stable source of income, what Murphy did first of all was to repay the debt, return the car, the borrowed mobile phone and dollars to Ross, and then bought corresponding substitutes for himself from the second-hand market, especially the second-hand Ford car. He specially refitted a bracket on the co driver''s seat to place a camera, so that he could take pictures while driving Photo.


    And then he printed several copies of the two scripts and mailed them to six major Hollywood companies and ten other major and minor film companies and studios. As a result, there was no accident and no reply was received.


    In addition, Murphy also went to a lot of troupes for interviews, which were not ideal. He made a British director''s head go wrong and had criminal record, which made these troupes dare not use him easily.


    After nearly a month out of prison, Murphy has successfully solved the basic survival problem, but entering Hollywood is still in the dream level.


    In August, Los Angeles is dry and hot. Even if the sun has turned to the sea, the temperature is still high. Murphy parks his car beside the coastal avenue of Santa Monica, and the sea breeze blows in from the open window, bringing a rare bit of coolness.


    Looking at the time, Murphy took the phone and dialed a number again.


    "Hello..."


    Unlike the busy tone ten minutes ago, there was a formulaic voice: "this is the editorial department of 20th century fox."


    "Excuse me, I''m a screenwriter." Murphy said as simply as possible, "my name is Murphy Stanton, and I''m a screenwriter. I''ve sent a script to your company, and I want to ask you about the results of your review."


    "Thank you for your support for 20th century fox."


    The voice in the receiver was very polite and calm. "Sir, we''ll get in touch with you after we''ve read your script."


    What else did Murphy want to say? The other side politely said a few more words, and then hung up.


    "Again!"


    When the mobile phone was thrown into the co driver''s seat, Murphy was somewhat unhappy. "Why are all the film companies like this?"


    The person just now didn''t even ask the name of the script he delivered!


    One day today, Murphy, who was waiting for him recently, called many movie companies and got the same answers as just now. The people who answered the phone were very polite and their words were like routine.Looking at the sun approaching the sea level in the west, Murphy sighed. He was basically sure that the way to deliver the script was very unreliable. The chance that the new script would be launched would not be greater than the millions of dollars he won in the lottery.


    There are no contacts, no money, no fame, no capital to take. Even people with their own special experience want to shine in Hollywood''s extremely realistic circle in a short time, the difficulty can''t be described by epic level.


    A new script, attracted countless people and companies competing, there is more ridiculous joke than this?


    At this point, Murphy basically gave up the idea of relying on the script to achieve rapid success, and the idea of moving forward step by step is becoming more and more firm.


    It''s just as easy for the police to go back to the sea to pick up the information from the sun. It''s not as valuable for the police to use the signal from dark weather to dark weather.


    Starting the car, Murphy drove to the valley of Santa Monica. The public order in the United States was really bad, but it was in the downtown areas, such as the rich elite gathering areas of Santa Monica and West Hollywood. The police attached much more importance to it and arranged a much better police force than the Latin community or the black community.


    The public security in the rich areas is getting better and better, and the public security in the slums is getting worse and worse. This is the cognition of Murphy through field experience.


    But unless there are large-scale fires or serial murders in the slums, the news there is not of much value. The general public likes to see the unfortunate anti elite culture and psychology of the elite or the rich. In North America, it is the same as any other country in the world.


    However, the public security in the rich areas is getting better, which makes such news appear less and less on TV, but also highlights the value of Murphy''s work. After all, only scarcity can sell at a high price.


    Since the first video was sold, Murphy spent most of his working time in the rich areas relatively close to the seaside and the valley. Even if there was an emergency in the city center, he seldom made it.


    The Ford car ran east along seventh street of Santa Monica. Murphy''s eyes were fixed on the front, and his ears kept catching every sound from the police receiver. Maybe he had run out of good luck recently. Until he went around Santa Monica, there was no news worth shooting.


    The night is getting darker and darker. This is the bustling Santa Monica. Instead of reducing the traffic flow on the street, there is an increasing trend. Murphy goes out of his way to the streets full of bars and nightclubs, hoping to be lucky to meet the drunkenness and mischief of Hollywood stars.


    Although Santa Monica is the home of many Hollywood stars, such a good thing can''t happen every day. Murphy turned around without any harvest, so she had to leave here to try her luck in Santa Monica valley.


    Santa Monica Valley is inhabited by people with a lot of wealth. People who are engaged in Murphy''s profession, if they want to buy the real estate here, don''t even think about it in the short term.


    Murphy drove slowly along the road. The whole valley was very quiet. Ordinary people would like the silence here, but he would not.


    "Let''s do something, even if it''s burglary."


    Controlling the steering wheel, Murphy kept talking to himself in the car, hoping that there would be some accidents or violence in this quiet residential area, so that he could take some valuable pictures and at least earn back the oil money tonight.


    With the purchase of this second-hand Ford, the cost of refitting the co driver''s camera bracket and finding a lawyer for himself, Murphy actually doesn''t have much money. If he is poor, he has short ambition. In such a situation, the most urgent thing is to make a quick profit and avoid sitting on empty feet.


    On the contrary, when we were about to drive out of the Santa Monica Valley, the police receiver didn''t give us any valuable clues. On the contrary, a vehicle in West Hollywood hit a street lamp, and the police command desk summoned the nearby police car to hurry over.


    Murphy can''t help stepping on the accelerator and preparing for the past. After all, it''s not far away. If it''s over in time, we may get some valuable pictures. At least we can get some oil money back.


    Just as Murphy stepped on the accelerator and the car was speeding up, the police receiver on the car suddenly rang out a hasty female voice.


    "All units in Santa Monica, residential building 17 bill Road, valley, 211! Repeat, this is 211... "


    Hearing this, Murphy didn''t even think about it. He immediately stepped on the brake, turned around, and the car rushed to the road at a much faster speed than before.


    Bill road is not far from the main road he is driving, only three intersections.


    Ford car is like a black lightning. Murphy is not only energetic, but also excited.


    211 means armed robbery. If he remembers correctly, there are very rich people living near bill road in the valley.


    What''s the price of the news of armed robbery against extremely rich people?

 Chapter 8

    Tall palm trees are arranged in two neat rows along the road, behind which is a long wall. The street lamps on the wall emit bright yellow light, illuminating the gentle and straight bill road in the Santa Monica valley. Everything here shows the unique peace and order of the Regal district. It seems that the disturbance of the outer world can never be spread.


    The roaring sound of the motor broke the silence. A black Ford car turned into bill road at a speed of more than 50 miles per hour, regardless of whether it was a residential area. Maybe the driver''s skill was not very good, and the car skidded when turning. Fortunately, there was no traffic accident.


    The previous term had been nearby. After driving a Ford on the straight road, Murphy quickly increased the speed to 70 miles per hour and rushed forward according to the vague memory in his mind.


    Palm trees and bright yellow street lights flashed through the window. Murphy kept looking to the left. Nearly half a minute later, he finally saw a luxurious iron gate. The gate was not closed. It was open like a big mouth that could swallow everything.


    Instead of stopping immediately, Murphy continued on. After driving another 50 feet, she stopped the car on the side of the road, lifted the camera from the co pilot''s bracket, got out of the car as fast as she could, and ran towards the gate she had just seen.


    As in the past, Murphy watched as she ran and turned on the camera.


    The road is clearly illuminated by the bright yellow light. After observing it, Murphy can''t help waving his fist excitedly. He doesn''t see any police officers, police cars and colleagues. It must be his own exclusive.


    Exclusive can sell big price!


    Murphy was not very surprised. Because of the close distance, it took him less than two minutes to get here. It''s deep in the valley. I''m afraid it will take some time for the police.


    Running to the open door, Murphy rushed in without any hesitation, regardless of whether it was a private domain. After the prison disaster, he learned a lot from his predecessor''s experience and lessons, one of which was to find an excellent lawyer for himself.


    As for his profession, it is inevitable to encounter legal disputes. Professionals must be used to solve professional problems.


    This is one of the reasons why he empties his wallet and needs money badly.


    While shooting, Murphy is still daydreaming. In this country, if you want to live a decent life, the cost of living is really high.


    Through more than a year''s experience, Murphy confirmed that America is definitely not the paradise that some people once preached.


    Murphy ran out more than 200 feet in one breath, and then he saw the mansion hidden behind the vestibular grove. Although he was a little panting, he was more excited.


    Such a luxury real estate can''t be bought without millions of dollars. It must be very attractive for such a class of rich people to be robbed by armed forces. The TV station will also offer a high price.


    Despite his interest, Murphy broke into other people''s territory, but he was not in a daze. When he got close to the mansion, he left the flat stone road of the vestibule, got into the woods nearby, and got close to the mansion under the cover of the woods.


    Throughout this process, the camera lens of the portable camera is always facing the door of the mansion.


    Time is very limited, he does not miss any chance to shoot.


    Murphy went to the edge of the woods, through the gap of the green belt, saw a black Cadillac car parked near the door of the dark mansion, subconsciously turned on the headlamp of the camera, and pointed the lens there.


    Just after shooting for a second, there was a clear noise in the mansion. Murphy was surprised. She quickly turned off the camera light, stepped back and squatted behind a big palm tree.


    "Did you come too fast for the robber to leave?"


    It was obviously a gunshot, and a few drops of sweat rolled off Murphy''s forehead. Having been in prison, he knew how hard the armed robbers could be.


    "Take advantage of the robbers did not find, quickly back to leave?"


    This idea unconsciously appeared in Murphy''s mind, but he hesitated for less than two seconds and immediately rejected it, because it was a very good opportunity.


    The police didn''t come and the robbers didn''t leave. What kind of sensational effect would it have if they could take some pictures themselves?


    After one year''s prison life, he was not that naive and timid student, and that hellish life had honed a strong enough other side.


    It was dark in front of the mansion, and there was no light in the woods. After Murphy confirmed that it was safe to hide here, and the chance of being found was very small, he aimed the camera at the door of the mansion, just like a hunter waiting for the prey to appear, waiting quietly.


    Murphy doesn''t know what happened in the mansion. He only knows that someone called the police and fired a gun


    He is waiting, waiting for the most valuable picture to appear.


    As time went by, the door of the mansion suddenly heard dense footsteps and dull quarrels. Murphy''s hair stood up nervously. More sweat began to appear on his forehead. He could almost hear the sound of his heart beating.But Murphy''s hand is as firm as the Santa Monica mountain behind him, never shaking. He keeps the camera firmly on the door of the mansion.


    The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and the quarrel is getting louder and louder.


    Finally, two tall and strong black people came out of the car. They looked around with vigilance and didn''t find any accident. They ran towards the Cadillac.


    Murphy''s camera is always aimed at the two people, eyes fixed on their black faces, hands skillfully switched to close-up lens, the two people completely captured.


    Although the sky is a little dark and the light is not very good, Murphy''s shooting technique is excellent enough, and the black people in the picture are clearly visible.


    The black Cadillac started and drove away from the manor on the road from Murphy.


    Separated from the green belt in front of him, Murphy went out of the woods. Without thinking about it, he ran to the door of the mansion. Because the distance was not far, he just arrived at the door in a few seconds. He picked up the camera, turned on the light, aimed at the open door and patted for a while. After listening carefully, there was no sound around. He could not help but clenched his fist and stepped on the steps to enter the mansion.


    If you want to take shocking pictures, if you want to get the exclusive that can sell at a high price, you must use some extraordinary means at such an extraordinary moment.


    Along the stone steps carefully into the door, Murphy slightly observed, did not find any dangerous situation, immediately put the camera in front, while controlling the camera shooting, while walking forward.


    After passing through the door is a huge living room. Murphy''s eyelids beat slightly. On the sofa in front of him, a middle-aged man was lying on his back. His chest was red. The blood stained the sofa and the nearby floor. The pungent smell of blood and the faint smell of gun medicine mixed together, which made him feel vomiting unconsciously.


    Murphy''s face was calm, and his hands and lens were extremely stable. First he took a panoramic picture, then he got a little closer, took a few large close-up shots, then turned to the back of the sofa, and a Remington shotgun fell on the floor, which is a common home protection model.


    After shooting the shotgun, Murphy went through the living room and up the stairs to the second floor. The whole process of shooting was uninterrupted. In the master bedroom on the second floor, a white woman was lying on the floor, her back was bloody and there was no sign of life. The mobile phone in her hand showed that she was probably the one who called the police.


    As downstairs, Murphy dodges the blood and takes panoramic and close-up shots one after another, never looking at the shooter.


    He knows exactly what he''s here for.


    After leaving the master bedroom, he went to the next room to have a look. There was nothing valuable. Murphy hurried downstairs. When he turned the corner, he saw two people dead in the dining room through a glass window. He went to take a picture again.


    "Hurry up and leave!"


    Murphy said to himself, running towards the gate as fast as he could. From the moment he came in, there was more than one point in the past. The police may come at any time. If they find themselves, not to mention the added troubles, they will never be able to keep these videos.


    This is very valuable news!


    Holding the camera tightly, Murphy sprinted out of the manor at a speed of 100 meters. His ears could hear the sound of the distant siren. It was too late to leave now.


    After jumping on the black Ford, Murphy threw his portable camera into the co driver''s seat, started the car and rushed forward. After turning off bill Road, he was a little relieved, and drove forward not far. He saw two police cars coming in succession, apparently to reinforce the scene of the crime just now.


    Murphy drove past two police cars, and all the tension on his body dissipated. Instead, he was excited.


    He has been doing this job for some time, and can judge how valuable this video is!


    Leaving the Santa Monica Valley, Murphy found a place to park. After parking, he waved his fist for the first time.


    "Well done, man!" He looked at himself in the rearview mirror, gritted his teeth and said, "this is our exclusive! ours! We''re going to send it now! "


    This year''s struggle makes Murphy fully realize the hardship of little people''s survival and the difficulty of success.


    Now he is very clear that if he wants to succeed, he must seize every opportunity to move forward. No matter who and what he meets, he should not stop.


    Money is essential to success in America.


    Thinking about how to sell the video, Murphy calmed down a little. He took a laptop from the back seat and connected it with the storage disk of the portable camera to play the video he just shot.


    The picture starts from the entrance of the manor to the end of leaving the mansion. Although it''s only three minutes, Murphy knows that it can bring him much more income than before.


    "Perfect!" He looked at the picture and said to himself, "you''re perfect, man!"


    After the show, Murphy played it again. When he saw two black people driving away from there, he pressed the pause button.In the video, you can basically see the model, license plate number and general appearance of the black people. If you give it to the police, it will be important evidence and clues.


    Murphy frowned slightly. Would you like to cut this paragraph off and give it to the police?

 Chapter 9

    Leaning back in the driver''s seat, Murphy stares at the notebook on the steering wheel, thinking about what to do with the images of the vehicle and the two killers.


    Give it to the police? This is the awareness that a good citizen should have


    But Murphy never regarded himself as a good citizen of Los Angeles. Even if he came to this world for more than a year, he didn''t have much identity with America.


    More importantly, what good can it do for him?


    Murphy couldn''t think of anything but a few routine spiritual rewards.


    Playing the shot again, with one hand holding up the chin, Murphy began to think about the possible direction of the incident.


    This kind of serious and malignant case, which appears in the center of Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Valley, is definitely developing in a completely different direction. The former is neglected, while the latter is highly concerned.


    The case took place in a wealthy residential area with good public security. From this point alone, it will attract public attention. The Los Angeles police will also face great pressure. If they can''t find valuable clues, they are likely to offer a huge reward.


    How much is the reward? Murphy speculated that tens of thousands of dollars would be absolutely worth it according to the size of the deceased and the location of the crime.


    Now there is no reward. If he handed over the video, Murphy believed that he would not get any substantial reward. He would never overestimate the credibility and quality of the American police.


    And once the video is given to the police, it means that it can no longer be sold to the TV station, which will reduce a lot of revenue.


    For him now, let alone tens of thousands of dollars, thousands of dollars are a big number.


    As a result, giving the video to the police is definitely the worst option.


    As for whether he would be regarded as a suspect if he entered the scene before the police, he considered before he went in that the monitoring in this era is not as pervasive as that in the future, especially before September 11. The government''s monitoring of many residential areas is blank, but the road he took before he came here is the main road from the valley area to Beverly Hills. Murphy remembers clearly that the road above is the main road The existence of public relations monitoring is enough to prove that the victim was not at the scene when he called the police.


    After thinking about it for a long time, Murphy gradually formed a preliminary plan. She turned her eyes back to her notebook, opened the editing software, and made a series of processing on the video. She specially cut off the section from the gate of the manor to the two black murderers'' driving away, making the video look like it was shot from the inside of the mansion.


    If everything goes according to his plan, this video is likely to bring a large amount of income, and it may also earn the first pot of money to start his own film road.


    To do all this well, Murphy picks up her cell phone and dials a number.


    "Hello," said the familiar voice from the receiver. "This is Carla Firth."


    "Hey, Kara, it''s me, Murphy."


    With his left arm resting on the window, Murphy said directly, "I have a video of the robbery that just happened in the Santa Monica valley."


    "Bill road?" He asked.


    Murphy nodded. "Yes, I just shot it."


    Carla''s voice was a little flat. "You''re too late. Someone has provided us with this piece of news material. All the reporters on my side have rushed there."


    Hearing this, Murphy couldn''t help looking at the time. It took an hour and a half to think about it and edit it. For those who run the news, the difference in a few minutes may lead to two completely different situations.


    "Is there anything else?" Carla asked.


    "No more." Murphy chuckled. "But, Carla, I got to bill road before the police."


    "What?" The voice in the receiver increased by a hundred decibels. "What are you talking about?"


    Murphy said calmly, "I got to the scene before the police."


    "Damn it, why didn''t you say it earlier?"


    "Murphy, I want to see you now. If I can''t see you before zero, I will kill you. I swear! I will kill you with the cruelest means you can think of


    Murphy doesn''t care about these words. After more than a month together, he has roughly understood who Carla Firth is. For the sake of news and ratings, she can do a lot of crazy things.


    Driving all the way to Burbank, Murphy considered many aspects, especially how to maximize the benefits of this video. For example, this time, it''s totally possible.


    In the white building of channel 6, Carla kept pacing back and forth in the office and looked at her watch from time to time. The reporter from the news department who arrived at the scene just got the exact news that the case happened in a multi million dollar mansion. The couple of the house owners and their servants and bodyguards were all killed, and the death was very miserable.


    The video provided to her by the previous free reporter was shot after the police blocked the scene. There were not many eye-catching places. If the case had not happened in the rich area, she would not even have bought it.


    It is because of such a bad case in the rich district that she needs more impact and attractive video or picture materials.The guy Murphy actually arrived at the scene before the police. Carla said that she didn''t believe he would abide by the rules and didn''t shoot anything useful. During this period, the two sides cooperated many times. She knew more or less about Murphy Stanton. He was a brave, careful and hard-working man.


    Such people will never stick to conventions.


    The sixth channel of fox Los Angeles Local TV station is just one of the numerous TV channels of Fox TV network. Its audience rating in Los Angeles Local TV stations has been ranked no lower than before. The late night and early morning news lacks enough attention. Kara, for example, has a keen sense of news and a strong sense of enterprise We are very clear about what kind of attention will be aroused by the case that just happened.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that it will be the focus of Los Angeles social news in the next two weeks, and the ratings of the executive program are directly related to her position and promotion.


    Looking out through the glass door, there was no movement outside. Carla just wanted to take her eyes back. At the end of her line of sight, a tall and familiar figure turned around. Her frown relaxed slightly. She could not help pushing out the door and strode towards Murphy.


    "It''s rare."


    Seeing the tall woman walking across the street, Murphy said, "you came out to meet me."


    Carla pinned a long strand of blonde hair behind her ears, a smile on her delicate face, and asked eagerly in a low voice, "have you brought anything?"


    She was wearing a professional suit, so she stood in front of Murphy, a pair of light blue eyes staring at this side, as if Murphy was the object of her secret love.


    Of course, Murphy doesn''t think so. He knows that Carla is a shrewd and mature professional woman, and can''t be blinded by her external performance of using her gender advantage to release.


    "Here it is." Murphy took the storage disk out of his pocket and put it in front of Carla. I saw at least four dead people in valley bill road


    Carla''s eyes brightened, and there was a strange light in them.


    "Did you really take a picture?" She asked uncertainly.


    Murphy nodded and shook the disk. "I won''t tell you how good this video is. I think you''d better see it for yourself."


    With a slight shake in the corner of her mouth, Carla pulled out a smile, took the storage disk from Murphy''s hand and led Murphy to the editorial room. As she passed the office area, she ordered, "Michael, Kate, put down your work and come to the editorial room at once."


    Two young men, a man and a woman, immediately followed.


    It''s very quiet in the editing room. Murphy stands behind Kara and other people as before. These people''s eyes are staring at the screen. They are completely attracted by Murphy''s video.


    When the first dead appeared, Michael and Kate were a little embarrassed when they saw the bloody picture, but Murphy could see from Carla''s face that behind the exquisite professional makeup was inexplicable excitement, just like a young woman saw a limited edition bag.


    The second dead person appears in the picture. There is a smile on the corner of Kara''s mouth, and the brilliance in her eyes is even better. She also turns her head to look at Murphy. Murphy tilts her head slightly and returns with a similar smile.


    There is no doubt that the woman is interested enough in the video.


    While the video was still playing, Carla was satisfied. She picked up the phone, dialed an internal number and said, "let Connie from the legal department come over."


    Murphy is not surprised. Kara is a shrewd journalist and manager. She knows that this video is very sensitive and may involve legal issues.


    A few minutes later, a woman in black with short hair came in. Murphy just watched as they discussed the possibility of the video appearing on the show.


    "You see this video," Carla replayed, "which one can be shown?"


    Connie, the woman in black, stood by Carla''s chair, looked at the screen and asked, "do you mean legal broadcast?"


    "Nonsense!" Carla''s career and power are obviously great, "of course, it''s legal to broadcast!"


    "Is the identity of the dead confirmed?"


    Seeing Carla shaking her head, Connie said, "we can''t broadcast the identity of the dead without informing relatives."


    The next editor, Michael, added, "if you play the face of the dead, it''s the same as playing the identity of the dead."


    "Where did the video come from?" Asked Connie.


    "He shot it." Carla pointed to Murphy. "He was at the scene before the police."


    Seeing the woman in black, Murphy stepped forward and stretched out her right hand. "Hello, Murphy Stanton, free reporter."


    "Hello." Connie shook his hand and then said to Carla, "it''s better not to play."


    Carla''s face immediately darkened. "I came to you to solve legal problems, not to veto my work plan."


    "Well..." Connie thought for a moment, "code on the face of the deceased, don''t reveal the detailed address of the case in the program.""So there''s no problem?" It was Murphy who asked.


    Connie nodded gently. "As long as the court doesn''t ban us, we won''t break the law."


    "What about journalistic ethics?"


    Kate, who has been silent, said, "it''s beyond the standard of all TV broadcasts."


    As soon as her voice fell, Carla''s eyes stabbed like a sword. "Have you seen the ratings of our program? I am willing to bear any consequences for broadcasting such news! "


    At this point, she said without any doubt, "this is the headline of the six o''clock news!"


    "Wait!" Murphy suddenly interrupted them and reminded them, "gentlemen, we haven''t discussed the price yet."


    "You go out first." Carla waved to the other three, and when they left, she turned to this side of her chair. "Make a price, Murphy. Don''t go too far."


    Murphy looked serious. "100000 dollars!"

 Chapter 10

    As if she couldn''t believe the number she heard, Carla was stunned. "Are you crazy, Murphy?"


    "You know it''s impossible." Carla breathed and looked back at the screen. "How much is it?"


    Murphy also knows that no television station can buy a murder news video with 100000 dollars. It''s just a rich man who died, not a celebrity like Tom Hanks or Spielberg.


    The price just now is more like a test. Murphy pulls a chair and sits opposite Carla. "Fifty thousand dollars!"


    Carla didn''t even look at him. "Time''s tight. Don''t joke, Murphy. How much is it?"


    Murphy repeated in a most serious and serious tone, "fifty thousand dollars!"


    "It''s impossible." Kara''s eyes turned back from the screen to Murphy''s, and her pale blue pupils looked very bright. "I need a real number."


    "I gave you two." Murphy, obviously not joking, said again, "fifty thousand dollars!"


    The expression on Carla''s face faded away. "Five thousand dollars, that''s the highest number I can give."


    Murphy shook his head and said in a warning tone, "it''s not black people or Mexican immigrants who died this time, but very rich white people!"


    He specially accentuated the tone of "white man." the extremely rich white man was shot dead in his mansion, and a housewife died on the floor of her bedroom! I know you, Carla


    Looking straight into the bright pale blue eyes, Murphy said quickly, "I know how excited you are when you see the video, and I know it''s definitely more than five thousand dollars with you!"


    With her right hand thumping the armrest of her chair, Carla got up, circled Murphy, returned to the front, and said, "ten thousand dollars."


    Murphy knew that fifty thousand dollars was impossible, and gave in, "forty thousand dollars!"


    Kara, with a blank face, said, "fifteen thousand dollars!"


    "Thirty five thousand dollars..."


    "Twenty thousand dollars..."


    "Thirty thousand dollars!" Murphy stood up, with the advantage of height, slightly overlooking the opposite woman, "30000 dollars!"


    "No way..." Carla took the initiative to step back and use the distance to let both sides look back to the same level, "it''s impossible, without this precedent, 20000 dollars is my highest bid, I can''t put all the cost of a month on your video."


    "All right." Murphy reached out to unplug the data cable, took back his storage disk, and walked directly to the office door without looking at Carla. "It seems that this business can''t be done."


    "What are you going to do?" Kara''s voice was a little hasty, "where are you going?"


    Murphy turned and pointed to the direction of Disney building in the West. "Go to ABC TV station. I contacted people there before I came here. They were very interested."


    Speaking of this, he looked directly at Carla, "you know, Miss Firth, I have always regarded you as the most reliable partner. Other TV stations offered a lot of money for this video, but I came to you first, because I think it''s worth it. It can help your career and also make me get the right return."


    This is very affectionate, but Kara does not show any trace of his mouth. How credible are the words of those who dare to shoot this kind of video?


    She''s not a little girl full of fantasy.


    "The head of ABC News has contacted me many times."


    Seeing that Carla was still thinking about it, Murphy continued to say, "they''ll pay a higher price. I can drive there in time."


    He turned and was ready to go, and Carla finally yelled, "stop, Murphy!"


    Murphy turned back and stood at the door, looking at Carla. Carla held her chest in her hands. Her face changed into another expression, and her tone began to soften. "After working together for so long, I thought we were friends long ago. Do you want to treat friends with such an attitude?"


    Murphy rolled his eyes. "If the station belongs to you, I''ll give it away for free."


    He specially looked at Carla''s towering chest and delicate face. "In that case, I would like to provide you with any news video to express my feelings for you."


    "Kara will not take a breath of the truth, but will not pretend to be crazy."


    The other party''s attitude and tone have been loosened, and Murphy, who has the advantage, adds a fire. "I think you have forgotten that the criminal has escaped and is still at large. Those who have family members, especially those who live in the suburbs and think they are very safe, will be nervous and can''t sleep, and will continue to pay attention to the progress of this matter."


    Murphy picked up the disk again and shook it. "This video will make the audience turn to channel 6 and pay attention to your program for a long time."


    Kara was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slowly.


    But Murphy''s request didn''t end there. Some things were considered on the way here. "I regard you as my friend, Kara. I also like your professional attitude, but you know, 30000 dollars is not my only requirementLooking at Murphy in surprise, Carla seems to have just met him.


    "When you broadcast this video..." Murphy added, "I asked the announcer to introduce my work and subtitle it to let the audience know it''s from my company, Stanton studio! A professional video production company


    He can''t be a free journalist forever. As long as he has money, he will definitely turn to the film industry. This can be said to be an opportunity for publicity.


    Carla looked at Murphy and couldn''t say a word.


    Until now, she found that this young man, like herself, also has a strong sense of enterprise, and does everything for it.


    With those words, Murphy came up to Carla and raised a hand. "What''s up, can we make a deal?"


    Although I really want to slap the expressionless face on the other side to see how thick his face can be, Kara really needs that video. As he said, it''s a sharp weapon that can attract the audience''s attention and improve the ratings for a long time!


    With one hand up, Carla clapped Murphy''s hand. "That''s it. Deal."


    The two sides reached an agreement. After Carla made another call to her superior, Murphy didn''t wait long to receive a check for $30000, but instead of leaving, he stayed in the editing room of the TV station, waiting for the news to air.


    He has more work to do after the news.


    It''s getting closer to 6:00 in the morning. With a bell ringing, the morning news on Channel 6 begins. Murphy stands in an unimpeded corner and looks at Carla carefully, hoping to see how the woman plays this video.


    "Double shot, double close-up of shot one." Kara stood in front of the desk, skillfully issued instructions, "prepare the headline I want, it''s'' bloody house '', don''t make a mistake!"


    Murphy holds her arms and looks there with great interest. Although she has provided many news videos before, it''s the first time to watch the behind the scenes manipulation of news programs.


    "Last night, a burglary occurred in the Santa Monica valley. At present, four people have died..."


    The news switched to the video. As soon as the camera started, the female announcer quickly said, "this video is bought exclusively by channel 6 from Stanton studio, a professional video production company."


    Hearing this, Murphy couldn''t help laughing. The TV station made proper editing of the pictures, and some too sensitive content was also processed. However, the bloody and exciting pictures appeared in the news programs in some ingenious ways, so as to stimulate the audience''s eyes.


    During the broadcast, Carla repeatedly asked the announcer to emphasize the ferocity of the case and that the criminal is still at large and may commit another crime at any time


    Even if she is not an expert, Murphy can see that Carla is making use of panic to increase the attraction of the program.


    As for whether it will really cause panic, Murphy won''t care, Kara won''t care, and the TV station won''t care. Otherwise, they won''t leave the police and the victims alone, and they won''t spend so long on the price of the video.


    What Kara cares about is the audience rating of the program, and what Murphy cares about is how to use this news to bring her high income.


    "It''s really cruel. Such serious violence has spread to the most upscale and safest communities in Los Angeles. Criminals are at large..."


    The news came to an end after emphasizing once again the cruelty of the case and the escape of the criminals, and reminding the audience that the program would pay attention to the latest developments.


    "Insert the advertisement." As soon as Carla finished her order, the phone rang in the editing room. She picked up the phone immediately. "This is Carla Firth."


    "Well done, Carla!"


    This is the voice of a senior member of the TV station, "very wonderful, very attractive news."


    When she put down the phone, Carla was in a good mood. After finishing this program, she turned her head and looked at the corner for the first time. The bastard was still standing there with a proud expression on her face, as if she had just done something amazing.


    After thinking about it, Carla walked over and said impolitely, "why don''t you leave?"


    Murphy shrugged his shoulders and said, "excellent news, after being rendered by you, I can''t help but want to see what will happen next."


    Although she has a lot of opinions on Murphy, Carla still recognizes his ability and even appreciates him. It can''t be simply attributed to luck that she can shoot such a news video.


    "You did a good job, too." Carla rubbed her eyebrows. "Photography has made great progress."


    "Thank you." Murphy completely ignored the curious eyes around him and said tentatively, "it''s time for you to leave work, isn''t it?"


    Carla nodded her head.


    "I heard there''s an Italian restaurant called cabaret nearby. It''s very good." Murphy invited, "do you like Italian food, Carla?"

 Chapter 11

    "This is the second time you''ve got the headlines this week."


    Sitting in the card seat of the restaurant, Carla put down her knife and fork. "I don''t know what to say."


    Murphy swallowed the last mouthful of food, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and said, "I''m studying shooting recently. When shooting, if the shooting is good, it can not only attract the audience''s attention, but also make the vision stay for a long time, so that the subject and the location can be integrated."


    These are not only useful for current work, but also useful if you can enter Hollywood.


    Carla was somewhat surprised. "You''re a very motivated young man."


    "You''re too old for that, aren''t you?" Murphy laughed. "You''re only 26 years old, and you look like you''re only 20 years old."


    Women like to listen to this kind of compliment, and Carla is no exception. But after this period of contact, she knows that there is a young man with strong purpose and complicated mind in front of her. With a slight frown, she deliberately asks, "you want to pursue me when you speak so well?"


    "Do you think we are fit?" Murphy asked.


    Carla looked at him, but did not speak, as if trying to see through the real purpose of Murphy''s invitation.


    "You are capable, beautiful and sexy..." Murphy''s eyes specially swept from Carla''s tall and exquisite figure. "When she was wearing professional clothes, she had an attractive temperament and was a very good one night stand partner."


    Without waiting for Carla to respond, he said, "if you want to have a relationship with me that goes beyond friendship and does not involve love, I''ll raise my hands to welcome you. If you''re a girlfriend, forget it. Few men can stand your working hours."


    "Murphy," Carla asked, not angry, "come on, what''s the point of looking for me? Isn''t it just for making these silly jokes? "


    "I think this news should continue to be tracked." Murphy thought about it and said, "the news has been broadcast. I think the police will come to me soon. I need your cooperation in some places."


    In order to ratings, Kara will not give up this news, "as long as there is no court injunction, the police station can not take the TV station, I will continue to chase."


    Murphy nodded, only if the TV station is willing to continue digging, his actions behind will be more valuable, otherwise he will lose a lot of income.


    "That''s all you came to me for?" Carla is a little strange. She won''t miss the news anyway.


    "Yes, I just want your confirmation." Murphy took a sip from her glass and said, "I''m afraid you can''t stand the pressure of the police and give up like the long beach serial homicide two years ago."


    "Now I am not what I used to be."


    at that time, she was too young, far more insistent on journalistic morality than she is now, and her character was weaker. Carla asked in surprise, "how did you know that?"


    "There''s something called the Internet." Murphy raised her finger and pointed at her in the space. "There are several emerging search websites. As long as you enter your name, you will see some things you have done. You don''t even need your name. As long as you have the license plate number or social welfare number, you can find your contact information and detailed address."


    In this era, the Internet in North America is developing much faster than that on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Even Murphy found that he could not look at the Internet industry in North America from the perspective of the other side of the Pacific Ocean.


    The only comfort for Murphy after experiencing so much suffering in North America is that the flow of information far exceeds that of the same period on the other side.


    "I didn''t expect you to use the Internet," Carragher said sarcastically


    "Of course! I learned a lot through the Internet. " Murphy said half truely, "I just took a business marketing course."


    Kara believes 80% of Murphy''s words. What she sees is a person who knows how to work hard. Such a person is also worth appreciating.


    So, she asked tentatively, "I have a job in my program team. Are you interested?"


    This kind of position has stable income and corresponding benefits. It''s a career that many people want. Kara recognizes Murphy''s ability to work, which is the olive branch.


    "No!" Murphy shook his head directly. "I won''t stay in the news for long, and I don''t want to change our relationship from a collaborator to a subordinate."


    "You want to change careers?"


    After listening to Carla''s question, Murphy nodded solemnly, but didn''t say much. In his current position, it''s just a joke to say that he has become a celebrity in Hollywood.


    After leaving the restaurant, Murphy said goodbye to Carla and drove to downtown Los Angeles. His mind is still filtering everything that happened from last night to now. This is undoubtedly the best chance for him to earn the first pot of money. As long as he has enough start-up funds, his film plan can be implemented.


    Like everyone else, the first step and the first pot of gold are always the hardest.


    Murphy recalled the preliminary plan made last night. If the police acted in the usual way, they would have unlimited opportunities, and they could control the development of the incident as a leader. To make an inappropriate analogy, he would be the director of the whole play!Think of here, Murphy''s spirit is a boost, this is really a good opportunity to be a director, director may also be a real hot drama!


    He''s going to be a director and photographer, and the police and two black murderers are the stars


    Back at home, simply wash, temporarily put down these thoughts, Murphy fell asleep, but did not sleep long, was awakened by the aggressive knock on the door.


    "Just a moment!"


    He picked up a towel and simply wiped his face. He looked through the cat''s eye. Then he opened the door. There were two middle-aged white men and a woman outside.


    One of the men looked at him and asked, "are you Murphy Stanton?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding, he took out his badge and identification and introduced himself, "I''m detective Collins of the Los Angeles police department. This is detective Sarah."


    "Come in, please."


    Murphy put them on the sofa in the room. After they sat down, Murphy asked, "do you need coffee?"


    "No more."


    The two men were obviously middle-aged men. He waved his hand and went straight to the subject, "you went to bill road in Santa Monica Valley last night, right?"


    "Yes."


    With Murphy''s affirmative response, the middle-aged man stood up and walked to the portable video camera on the table. "Did you take a picture of the house?"


    Murphy had expected that the police would come and nodded happily, "yes, I shot it."


    "You went into other people''s houses and photographed everywhere," the male detective turned back to face Murphy, folded his arms and said sternly, "you even photographed the body of the victim before the police arrived!"


    Before he came here, if a policeman showed such an attitude, Murphy would be in a panic. But more than a year of training has been enough to keep him calm and calm.


    "The doors of the manor and the house are open."


    It''s true. Murphy''s words are true and false. "I passed bill road and heard gunshots inside. I wanted to go in and see if I could help."


    "You went to the crime scene!" The male detective kept a close eye on him.


    After learning that someone broke into the house ahead of time, the police also suspected that it might be the murderer, but they quickly rejected it.


    Although there is no road monitoring in the residential area, the video taken from the main road in the Valley shows that the guy opposite was still driving towards Beverly Hills when the victim called the police.


    "I didn''t know at first that it was a crime scene." Murphy spread out his arms. "I think someone is in trouble. As a law-abiding, professional and enthusiastic Los Angeles citizen, I think I should go and have a look. Maybe I can help people in trouble."


    Male detective''s eyes are more and more sharp, "you took the scene and sold it to the TV station."


    "I am a person with professional ethics, engaged in professional news video collection work." Murphy took it for granted, "it''s my job."


    In addition to breaking into a private house, Murphy didn''t do anything excessive, and all the people in the house died. Who will be held responsible for this?


    Murphy knew that the two detectives were bluffing and were not afraid of them. Besides, he had expected such a situation and prepared for it.


    The policewoman then stood up and went to the man, patted him on the back, and asked in a softer tone, "Mr. Stanton, do you see anything special?"


    In the words of the other side of the ocean, this is a typical "white face" and "black face".


    "Yes!" Murphy nodded.


    The eyes of the two detectives lit up at the same time.


    "What''s the situation?" The policewoman''s attitude is better.


    "Two men left in a car." Murphy thought, "it should be two blacks."


    The policewoman asked, "did you see them?"


    "It''s just a hazy appearance. It was dark at that time, and I was afraid to get close to it." Murphy thought hard, "the car is a black or other dark car. Two black people are tall and should have bald heads."


    "Can you be more specific?"


    People with such physical conditions can find at least tens of thousands in Los Angeles, "such as height, shape, tattoos, scars."


    "I''m sorry." Murphy pretended to be helpless and said, "it''s too dark, and they are too dark. It''s unrealistic to see a black man in that light."


    Two detectives are also very helpless, in the light of the night is very poor, want to see the black appearance, really too difficult.


    But they didn''t give up. The male detective asked, "didn''t you take these pictures?"


    Murphy shook his head without hesitation. "No, I started shooting when I entered the room."


    The policewoman, seeing that she couldn''t find anything more useful, said, "we need a video you took."


    "No problem." Murphy took them into the studio, copied one from a laptop, handed it to two detectives and said, "if I can think of something valuable, I''ll contact the police."Although they have a certain skepticism, Murphy''s positive attitude of cooperation still dispels some doubts of the two detectives. After they get the video, they leave here soon.


    After closing the door, Murphy went back to work, sat in front of his laptop and checked the latest news. In the middle of the afternoon, the police finally announced a heavyweight reward.


    The L.A. police offered a $100000 reward for the case last night!

 Chapter 12

    "Bang!"


    The sound of the gun came from the stereo of the notebook. Murphy looked at the screen. The two black people on the screen jumped into the car and left without panic. They didn''t look like the new robbers in a hurry.


    This is the video that Murphy cut out last night. The police just announced a reward of 100000 dollars. If you hand in this video, you will probably get 100000 dollars.


    With the $30000 he''s got, Murphy can make $130000 with this news video!


    For ordinary people, it''s a huge sum of money, but for Murphy, who wants to start a career in the film industry, it''s really not a lot of money.


    There is no end to greed. Murphy is no exception. He wants more.


    Therefore, in his plan, he never thought of giving the video to the police, but prepared to direct a good play himself.


    After careful consideration, Murphy already has the right script framework, excellent starring, and acting as a director and photographer in person. As long as he chooses a suitable venue, this good play can start shooting.


    This is a very rare opportunity to direct, a chance that neither Steven Spielberg nor James Cameron will have!


    For the black man and Murphy, the two best images of the black man and the black man sitting in the front of the car are the two best images of the black man and Murphy.


    It will also be Murphy''s first play planned, filmed and produced.


    Murphy is very cautious. He doesn''t want to mess up his first chance as a director, because he may pay the price of his life!


    When the video is played to the close-up of the car, Murphy presses the pause button, and the picture stops at the rear of the car, with the license plate number clearly visible.


    Write down the license plate number. Murphy opens Google''s search page, finds the relevant official website in the United States, opens the link, selects California, and then enters the license plate number. Just as he told Carla Firth in the morning, in this information age, let alone the name of the person, as long as there is a license plate number, you can also find enough information.


    Seeing the car owner registration information displayed on the screen, Murphy showed a smile. The information may not be accurate. The car he saw last night may have been stolen by black people. But this matter needs to take a chance, and no one can guarantee that the play will develop in the direction he imagined as a director.


    It''s good to find the person who was last night. If not, Murphy can pretend to think of the license plate number, provide clues to the police and offer a reward.


    After making sure that his head was firmly fixed on these things, Murphy completely removed the video and Internet traces and waited patiently.


    The sun fell below the horizon, the night once again shrouded Los Angeles, the city of angels covered up in the light of the other side of the show, some of the day is difficult to see criminal activities and violent elements began to active.


    Murphy was out in the dark.


    The black Ford car looks like a ghost under the cover of night. After leaving downtown Los Angeles, it soon came to Bennett road in West Hollywood. The houses here are hidden under tall trees, and mainly independent houses constitute a typical American middle-class community.


    It''s not as cluttered as the city center, nor as quiet as the Santa Monica valley. There are quite a lot of vehicles coming and going on the community roads, but it seems orderly.


    Murphy slowed down and looked around for the address he wanted.


    After turning around for more than half an hour, Murphy finally saw the address on the Internet. It was a white independent building. In front of the building, there was a flat lawn. On the side of the road, there was a neat iron fence. Just below the iron fence, there was a black car.


    After watching the video so many times, Murphy recognized it at a glance. It was definitely the one last night.


    Driving past the independent house, after a turn, Murphy returned to the neighborhood, chose a roadside parking space, and focused on the house and the car.


    So far, he has been lucky enough and everything is moving in the direction set.


    The two black people last night probably didn''t want to give up the good car, or they thought that they had done it secretly enough. They obviously didn''t mean to deal with the car, so they parked it carelessly on the side of the road.


    Of course, if you look at the news from the police and TV stations, they must be very safe.


    Murphy was sure that the two blacks would not think that there was a poisonous snake behind them, waiting for the opportunity to bite them.


    However, the car was not in the hands of the two black people, and Murphy couldn''t be sure, so he had enough patience to try his luck.


    In the past year, the God of fate seems to have played a big joke on Murphy. It''s time for him to turn his luck.


    This idea in Murphy''s mind is fleeting, encounter last night''s thing really has the element of luck, but more is he bold and careful, dare to seize any opportunity!Under the cover of night, Murphy sat in the car and waited for nearly an hour. The door of the independent house was finally pushed open, and a man in a white striped coat came out.


    The man was tall and strong, with no hair on his bare forehead, and his dark skin was perfectly integrated with the night.


    "Is the play about to begin?"


    Even Murphy didn''t notice it. The corner of his mouth tilted up. This black man is one in the video!


    The black man walked out of the yard. It seemed that he habitually looked around. After confirming that there was no abnormality around, he opened the door of the black car, went up, started the car and drove slowly forward.


    When the black car drove a distance, Murphy stepped on the accelerator and followed. There were other vehicles on the road, and the distance between the two sides was quite long. Until he left the community, the other side didn''t find that there was a deadly ghost behind him.


    Murphy is brave enough to track such a murderer who may be carrying a gun, but he is also careful enough to always control the distance between the two sides, so as not to make the black people aware of the existence of the stalker.


    Maybe it''s really a lack of brain capacity, or maybe it''s because he doesn''t think he''s in any danger at all. The black man didn''t realize Murphy''s existence. He went to the self-service gas station to refill the gas, and then stopped in front of a gray independent house outside Beverly Hills.


    Murphy stopped a hundred feet away, and subconsciously looked at the hand-held camera on the front passenger''s bracket. He felt an impulse to turn on the camera for shooting. After all, he installed the bracket to shoot on the road.


    After thinking about it for a few seconds, Murphy gave up the impulse. Now is not the time to shoot.


    The black car stopped in front of the gray house. The black man in the car didn''t get off. About two minutes later, a man flashed out of the door of the gray house, and Murphy''s eyes immediately turned to him.


    Although it''s a little far away and the light is not very good, Murphy confirmed according to the appearance that this is another black murderer in the video!


    "Good luck today!"


    Seeing the second fat black man get into the car, Murphy can''t help saying to himself that things are going much better than he expected.


    As a director and photographer appointed by himself, of course, he won''t let the two best actors act alone. After the black car started again, Murphy kept up with it.


    The plot goes along the set direction more smoothly than expected, but Murphy, the photographer, has not started shooting, and the camera on the co pilot''s bracket is always turned off.


    Now, Murphy''s mind is more and more calm. If she wants to shoot enough wonderful pictures, she needs not only excellent directors and actors, but also suitable venues and equally excellent background paintings.


    Now the conditions for the latter two cannot be met at all.


    After driving on the main road, Murphy was a little bit farther away. After all, he was not a professional. When he passed a traffic light, he almost lost the black car in front of him. Fortunately, he was so lucky tonight that after turning a corner, he found that the target vehicle had slowed down and the distance between the two sides was getting closer. He could vaguely see the black man on the co driver facing the side of the road The restaurant seems to be looking for a place to eat.


    Here we have entered Beverly Hills, surrounded by chain restaurants. The biggest feature of these restaurants is that the side facing the road is almost transparent glass wall, and people outside can see the specific situation inside at a glance.


    Seeing these restaurants surrounded by transparent glass walls, Murphy very much hopes that the car in front of him can stop and the two black people inside hurry to eat, because this is the most suitable location for the movie he wants to direct.


    As he was about to drive out of the restaurant lined Road, the car in front of him suddenly turned into the alley on the right side of the road, which was completely beyond Murphy''s expectation. Because the distance between the two sides was not far, the other side was extremely dangerous. He did not dare to follow him. When he reached the corner, he had to continue to drive forward.


    When the Ford car passed through the alley, Murphy glanced over. The black car stopped. Two black people were getting out of the car. He speeded up. After driving a certain distance, he turned around and drove back.


    The two black people walked into the chain pizza shop on one side of the alley. Through the transparent glass curtain wall of the shop, Murphy could see that they seemed to be ordering a meal, and quickly parked their car on the opposite side of the shop, which was a good place for shooting.


    Looking at the hand-held camera next to him, Murphy didn''t move, but first took out his mobile phone.


    In the store, two black people have already sat down. They should be preparing for a big meal. Murphy is sure they won''t leave for the time being. He opens the flip of his mobile phone and presses three numbers - 9! 1£¡ 1£¡


    He, the director, is going to call the police and let the police, the other main character of the play, appear on the stage!

 Chapter 13

    It''s probably because it''s relatively late. There are not many people in the restaurant. Except for the table where two black people are sitting, there are four or five guests in the corner. Besides, the waiters are all standing near the counter. From the transparent glass curtain wall, the situation in the restaurant is clearly visible, which is enough to ensure the shooting effect. While dialing 911, Murphy turns on the recording function of the mobile phone, so you have to be prepared for something. "This is 911!" A woman''s voice rang out from the receiver, "what''s the matter with you?" "Hello, I want to report something." Murphy through the glass curtain wall, staring at the two black, "last night in the Santa Monica Valley bill road committed robbery and death of the location of the two criminals." The person across the line immediately asked, "where are you?" "I''m following them." Murphy had already finished the draft. "They just stopped at the intersection of Ronald Avenue and seventh street in Beverly Hills. Now they''re in a chain of pizzas called ''morz''. I can see them ordering food in it." "Good!" The other party confirmed, "it''s the Moores pizza chain at the intersection of Ronald Avenue and seventh street in Beverly Hills, right?" "Yes, this is it!" Seeing the waiter serving food to two black people in the restaurant, Murphy stopped for a moment and continued, "I can confirm that these are the two culprits who committed the crime last night. That''s them!" "Can you give a brief description of their characteristics?" On hearing this, Murphy''s mouth tilted slightly. "Of course! One black man was wearing a striped coat, the other was wearing a beige long shirt. They were all bald, about 30 years old. Now there are only two black people in the shop "Sir..." Maybe it''s about offering a reward, and the other person asks, "what''s your name? How can I contact you? " "Murphy, Murphy Stanton." Murphy immediately replied, "this is my phone." He added, "I see they seem to be carrying guns!" "You said they had weapons?" At this point, Murphy is not going to continue. "Sorry, I''m going to hang up. I think they''ve noticed me." This is an excuse, of course. After hanging up the phone and putting away the mobile phone, Murphy took the portable camera from the co pilot. After skillfully turning it on, the camera aimed at the two black people in the restaurant through the rolled down window glass. He concentrated on looking there, want to focus on, quality and quantity of shooting his own director of this good play. The case took place in the rich area of Santa Monica, which is also the famous Beverly Hills. Murphy believes that the police will never turn a blind eye to the information provided by him, and will definitely send people to come here as soon as possible. Will those two criminals be captured without any help? Judging from the scene last night, this possibility is almost zero. How can two black people who are so cruel not resist the arrest of the police? Although he did not see two black men with guns at all, Murphy guessed that there was a high probability of a gun fight. Think about it, it''s a very real gun fight between police and bandits. In "stealing the line of fire" directed by Michael Mann, the gun fight scene is praised for its classical realism, but compared with the scenes that may happen next, what can that scene be? Before entering Hollywood, there is a chance to shoot a super hot gun fight. It''s really rare. What''s more, once he shoots a police bandit gunfight, what kind of price can news videos sell? There are fewer and fewer vehicles on the road, and the surrounding area becomes quiet gradually. The occasional night wind gets into the car, bringing a little coolness to Murphy. There are a lot of sweat beads on his forehead. Although the play is going completely according to his idea, he still feels nervous when the climax is coming. Time seemed to be standing still. Murphy held his breath and looked at the two black people through the video camera. They were still eating and would not leave for a short time. A police car quietly turns into the road and comes from the opposite side of Murphy. When it is about to reach the location of the pizza shop, it stops at the side of the road. Two patrolmen get off and walk towards the main door of the restaurant. "It''s coming at last!" Murphy murmured that the camera was changed to a wide-angle lens. When the two patrolmen came to the restaurant door, they were also photographed in the picture. Two patrolmen pushed the door and walked into the restaurant. They didn''t seem to see the two black people. They just walked straight to the counter, as if they were just ordinary customers coming to buy supper. But their appearance obviously aroused the vigilance of the two black people. Murphy could see clearly from the picture taken by the camera. Both black people put their hands in their clothes, and the fatter one took out something and put it under the table. The parking space was carefully selected by Murphy. From this point of view, you can see the scene under the dining table. Murphy immediately switches to a close-up shot. What appears on the small screen of the portable camera is a dark M9 pistol, and the muzzle of the gun points to the two patrolmen.Controlling the camera, Murphy constantly switches between wide angle and close-up, just like a working director and photographer, meticulously shooting all the wonderful pictures. So far, the venue, the shooting background and the pros and cons are all in place, and Murphy only waits for the final gunfight. However, the two black people were more restrained, and they were not sure why the police were here. After all, the other person might just come to buy pizza for supper. Another police car came from the opposite side and stopped near the previous one. Two policemen also got off and went to the restaurant. The two patrolmen were very slow. When they walked past, they took out their pistols and checked them. Although they finally put them back in the holster at their waist, they were obviously ready to use them. Murphy''s camera temporarily leaves the restaurant, aims at two patrolmen, and then follows them back to the restaurant. Although the two policemen also went to the counter, it seemed that they just came to have supper, but the two black people''s expressions changed. In the picture of Murphy switching to close-up, we can see clearly what they murmured, and then the fatter black man stood up first. "Oh, my God!" Murphy could see clearly that as the fatter black man stood up, he raised his hand with the M9 pistol and pointed it at a later patrolman. The reaction of the police was also quick. When the black man stood up, he also felt for the holster around his waist. "Bang! Bang... " When the gun rang, a policeman was bleeding and fell to the ground on his back. Two black men shot at the policeman one after another. The rest of the policemen also took out their guns to fight back. The fatter black man became the second one to be shot. The bullet seemed to have hit him in the head. He was hit by a large caliber pistol at such a short distance, and a big blood mist burst out from the back of his head, which sprayed directly on the glass curtain wall behind him and dyed a big red. Until then, the other customers in the restaurant, who had already been scared, gave out a piercing scream. Maybe it''s living in a country like the United States, where guns are rampant. They have been educated before. After being scared, those customers didn''t run around. Instead, they stuck their heads under the dining table one by one to avoid accidental injury. Although calling God in his mouth, Murphy''s hand was always stable and photographed them one by one. The gunfight in the restaurant is more real and cruel than any movie. In just a few seconds, the second policeman was shot, and the blood flowing out after he fell to the ground looked so dazzling, so dazzling, it could attract everyone''s attention. The rest of the black man was quite fierce. After shooting down the second policeman, he turned his head and fired a shot at the glass curtain wall behind him. The glass was like broken ice, falling to the ground. He dashed there, jumped directly from the dining room into the parking alley, opened the door of the black car and went in. Two policemen are still shooting. Different from the movie, it''s really hard for the police to shoot the people in the high-speed vehicle. The black car drove out of the alley and turned onto the road where the Ford car was parked. When Murphy saw that there was another police car coming to support him and directly pursued the black criminal, he shot the last wide-angle camera for the restaurant, installed the portable camera on the co driver''s bracket as fast as possible, aimed the camera at the front, and quickly started the car to follow him. In the front, the black people run for their lives in a hurry; in the middle, a police car bites tightly; in the back, Murphy follows closely, and the camera is still shooting. The speed of the car was getting faster and faster, and it was close to 70 miles per hour in a flash, but neither the criminals nor the police nor Murphy himself meant to slow down. In a twinkling, the black car in front of him came to a crossroad, but he ran into a red light. The black man would not stop and rushed into the crossroad without any deceleration. It''s Beverly Hills. It''s one of the most prosperous areas in Los Angeles. Even in the middle of the night, there are a lot of cars coming and going. In the movie, it''s always dangerous to run through the red light of this traffic flow, but the reality is not the movie after all. The black car rushed into the intersection. Just halfway through the road, it was hit by a Chevrolet SUV, which was coming rapidly on the right and couldn''t stop. The harsh sound of metal collision sounded, and the black car was hit by an off-road vehicle which was far heavier than itself. It could no longer maintain its balance and rolled out laterally. Here is an intersection, there are other vehicles in the traffic, rolling black cars immediately triggered a series of collisions, all kinds of vehicles are like the park''s bumper cars, a mess of the collision into a pot of porridge. When Murphy stepped on the brake, his Ford car stopped outside the intersection. Seeing the situation inside, he immediately took the camera that was still shooting on the co pilot and changed it to manual shooting. Not only that, Murphy jumped out of the car and rushed to the scene of the accident, looking for a suitable angle to shoot the rare accident.At this time, as the center of the accident, the deformed door of the black car was kicked open from inside. A man full of blood swayed out, supporting the ground with his empty hand, and seemed to want to stand up. It was not only Murphy who got out of the car, but also the police who pursued the police car. Seeing that the black man with blood all over wanted to get up, the two policemen who slowly approached immediately pulled the trigger [it''s going to be 515 soon. I hope it will continue to hit the red envelope list of 515. On May 15, the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and publicity works. A piece of love, certainly better! ¡¿

 Chapter 14

    "Bang! Bang... " Gunshots rang out one after another, just struggling to get up from the blood man who jumped out of the dazzling flowers, and finally tilted to the ground, several police carefully around the past. This is the end of the video on the screen. In the No.1 editing room of channel 6, Carla takes a deep breath. Her excited eyes have already turned into inconceivable, as if Columbus had discovered the new world. "You can all go." Carla said to the others nearby, "you go out first." She turned her head and looked at Murphy sitting next to her. "I''m totally shocked! Great shot! I can''t find the right words to describe this video. " Murphy also turned to look at her, "thank you." "It''s wonderful." Carla seems to be still intoxicated in the shock of the video, "this is the news effect I have been pursuing!" "Thank you." Murphy said politely. "No, Murphy, don''t say thank you." Carla shook her head. "I''m the one to say thank you. I want to thank you for bringing it to me." "That''s very kind of you." Murphy reached out and patted Carla on the arm. "We''re friends, aren''t we?" Carla took Murphy''s hand in her backhand and made no secret of her desire in her eyes. "This video must be mine, it must be!" Since he came here first, of course, Kara was Murphy''s first choice. He asked, "honey, how much are you willing to pay?" The previous words are just words. If the price is not suitable, Murphy will not sell it to Kara and channel 6. The last news video has greatly boosted the audience rating of the program. Carla knows what sensational effect the video in front of her can cause and says, "you tell me what price it should be." Murphy is not polite, "100000 dollars." It''s rare to see such a real police bandit gunfight, as well as videos of people killed by gunshots, blood flying and serial car chases and crashes. Kara just pondered for a few seconds and said, "I can give you the price, but the video should be shown to my superior as long as he doesn''t have any opinions." What do commercial TV stations need? As a result, there was no accident at all. After watching the video, Carla''s boss not only agreed to the price of 100000 US dollars, but also promised Murphy that Fox Los Angeles local station would help him solve some police and legal problems, so as to avoid the court injunction as much as possible, so that the two sides could continue to dig into the story behind the case. To put it bluntly, if the TV station can agree to the conditions behind, it also understands that once the news video of this case is broadcast, it will certainly arouse wide attention, and the investigation of subsequent events will bring more viewers to the TV station. Like Murphy, the TV station won''t do anything good. "Send the video and my text plan to the studio." When Kara and Murphy leave the video room tomorrow, they can cash another $100000 Murphy looked at the cash check in his hand and said with emotion, "this is the most money I make." "One hundred thousand dollars!" Karala came to a chair and sat down next to Murphy. "Save some money." "It''s a huge sum of money for me, and it will be of a lot of use." Murphy put away the check and looked at Carla. "People like you don''t understand how hard it is for us to make money." How can you understand the hardship of a person of his background, who graduated from a famous university and became the head of the news department of a TV station at the age of 26. Kara was silent for a moment. She had seen many people coming out of the slum, but she was the first one who worked so hard like Murphy. She appreciates people who work hard and keep going for the future. "You should get yourself a lawyer." No matter for what purpose, the other party can send the video here first, it is a great help for her. Kara rarely has a conscience and says, "the police will give you a lot of trouble in the back." Although Murphy said that she had not photographed two murderers before, Kara can guess a lot now. "I already have a lawyer." Murphy laughed. "And I''m doing my duty as a good citizen." Carla turned her eyes directly. If the people opposite were all good citizens of Los Angeles, the two murderers who died could be rated as honorary citizens of Los Angeles. When someone knocked on the door of the editing room, a middle-aged man pushed the door and came in, "Kara, do you really want to play these videos on the show? In the way you set it up? " "That''s right." Carla put away her smile and looked over. "What''s the problem?" "You are provoking racial antagonism by doing so!" The middle-aged man approached and stressed, "this may cause a series of social problems."Carla didn''t even think, "that''s what I want." "What?" Middle aged people can''t seem to believe their ears. "You''re creating chaos through the news." "Manufacturing? Isn''t it true that the white police shot a black man without any resistance? " Carla stressed again, "it''s something no one can deny." Hearing this, even Murphy had to look at Carla with admiration. He didn''t think of this. The black man who died in the end didn''t seem to be a threat at all. The white police still shot him Compared with Carla, I''m far worse in news sense! Murphy also fully understood why Kara and the TV station were willing to accept the $100000 price and provide assistance when necessary. Compared with what they paid, this video can bring them too much. As for whether this will lead to racial antagonism, who cares? They are eager for this situation, so that there will be enough eye-catching news. "We''re in journalism." Carla stares at the editor and says solemnly, "we have to pursue higher things!" The editor was dumb and opened his mouth, but he didn''t say anything at last. Under the pressure of kalajian''s sharp eyes, he slowly left the editing room. "That''s great." When the door of the newsroom closed, Murphy stood up and said, "we can''t stick to the present. We should pursue further and higher." Carla caught something and asked, "do you have any more ideas?" "Yes, this video can bring us more." Murphy walked back and forth for a few steps. "We can make a series of feature shows with a special emphasis on black suspects and white policemen..." Murphy is very clear about what kind of contradictions these two can stimulate. "Follow this direction to report, and then find out and broadcast the past news in this aspect, so as to enhance the news effect. When the timeliness of the news is weakened, it can also be made into a documentary." "Good idea!" Carla''s eyes are brighter. Murphy cautioned, "if you want to do this, you have to avoid the press injunction of the court." "This kind of news ban will not happen." Carla seemed confident. "Don''t forget, channel 6 belongs to Fox network!" Rupert Murdoch''s Fox TV network has how much energy, Murphy is not very clear, but know very big. As if they had met their life confidants, they stayed in the first editorial room and had a heated discussion on all kinds of follow-up possibilities. Kara and Murphy, one for fame, the other for profit, can be described as a hit. It''s getting closer to 6 a.m. and the morning news is about to be broadcast. Murphy follows Kara and walks into the editing hall behind the scenes. Now he can be regarded as a familiar customer of this TV station, and generally no one will stop him. When the news was about to be broadcast, without Murphy and Kara''s expectation, the police followed the clues all the way to this side. "Who''s in charge here?" It was the middle-aged male detective who asked Murphy last time that led the team here. "We''re from the serious crime unit of the Los Angeles police department." "It''s not allowed to point to the police and show them all, including the copies on the screen," he said the majestic looking middle-aged police has the final say. Murphy and Carla look at each other and make a please sign. "What are you going to do?" Carla walked over quickly. "I''m the director of information department. You can come to me if you have any questions." "I ask you to take these gunfights and chase cars..." The middle-aged detective pointed to the screen again, "collect them all, no more playing, these are..." "I''m sorry," he was interrupted by Carla before he finished. "This is the property of channel 6." "It''s criminal evidence!" The middle-aged detective stares at Carla. Carla is not moved. "What evidence? This is our news Carla''s attitude is very tough. The female detective next to the middle-aged detective said in a timely manner, "now there are two policemen dying in the hospital, four dead, 11 injured, and a large number of violent and vicious crimes. These are extremely important evidence." However, Kara is not moved, arms embrace chest, "this is the news that TV station must broadcast." "You are not allowed to play it!" The middle-aged detective roared. "Do you want to interfere with press freedom?" Carla looked at the middle-aged detective and said calmly, "if you want to take these, if you want to ban the TV station, you can." She said word by word, "please show me the injunction of the court!" "You..." Middle aged detectives don''t seem to know what to say. Kara said to the security guard who followed the police in, "the program is about to start. Please let the irrelevant people out." Then she said to the two detectives, "if you have any questions, our legal department will contact you. That''s it. I have work to do. Thank you."After all, this is the media department, and the police dare not do anything more, so they have no choice but to leave for a while, watching Murphy''s video appear on the morning news of channel 6, becoming the social focus of public discussion in Los Angeles. At the end of the news broadcast, Murphy asked the security personnel at the door and went to Carla. "There are police outside. It looks like I''m going to the police station." "Don''t forget to contact your lawyer." Carla reminds me. [it''s going to be 515 soon. I hope it will continue to hit the red envelope list of 515. On May 15, the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and publicity works. A piece of love, certainly better! ¡¿

 Chapter 15

    "Be careful in answering questions." Sitting behind a desk in an office of the LAPD, Murphy was still thinking about the lawyer''s advice on the phone, "be careful of the language traps in the police talk." When he left the TV station, Murphy met the police unexpectedly. He promised to help each other voluntarily. Then he came to the Los Angeles County police station. The current situation is entirely in Murphy''s imagination. It''s not panic for him to come and assist in the investigation. Besides, he has made enough preparations. After waiting for a while, the door was pushed open from the outside. A man and a woman, two police detectives Murphy knew, came in. They put down the folder and pen and sat opposite the table. Their expressions were not very good-looking, as if they were preparing to interrogate the prisoner. Murphy is calm enough, his lawyer is on the way, and the reporter sent by channel 6 Carla Firth to wait for the news is just outside the police station. At the end of the day, he''s just a free journalist who shoots news videos, not a criminal who breaks the law. "Your rights have been read to you before." The male detective was the first to say, "and you came here voluntarily, didn''t you?" "That''s right." Murphy nodded. "That''s it." "You know it''s going to be videotaped?" Hearing this, Murphy looked at the camera in the opposite corner and said, "of course! I saw that camera, and it was a wide-angle shot. " The male detective seemed to be stimulated by this. He stopped his hand to open the papers, changed into a serious posture, and said, "Why are you at Beverly Hills and morz pizza tonight? And called the police? " He looked into Murphy''s eyes as if he wanted to see through everything. "I''m a freelance journalist, and my main places of work are Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills." The other person''s eyes were obviously beating. What Murphy said was the basic truth. He knew that if he wanted to pass the test, most of what he said must be true and could stand the test. "I went out of the city center tonight and first went to the West Hollywood area. While waiting for the news in a middle-class community over there, I suddenly found a man staring at me in a car by the side of the road. ¡±Murphy seems to be explaining the fact, "at the beginning, I didn''t pay much attention to it, but after driving around the middle-class community for a period of time, I found that the car and the person suddenly followed me. I felt that things were wrong and I dumped them." The two detectives were expressionless. "As I was about to leave the community, I saw the car again from a distance." Murphy''s tone was steady. "I''m curious why they want to follow me, so I followed them from a distance. I didn''t walk out too far. There was another person in the car outside Beverly Hills. I looked at them a little familiar, but I couldn''t remember where I saw them." The policewoman glanced at the male detective and saw the same suspicion from the other person''s eyes. "I''m not very good at driving and I''ve been so far away from them to avoid being found out. When I got into Ronald Avenue, I lost them." Murphy always adds a falsehood to most of the truth: "I''m curious why the car followed me before, but I still have work to do, so I''m going to give up pursuing the truth." He coughed softly. "Unexpectedly, I went straight down Ronald Avenue and saw the car at the intersection of seventh street. The two men just got out of the car and went into the pizza shop." "Did you confirm that they were murderers?" Asked the detective. "No, no, I just feel a little bit like the figure." Murphy shook his head, then said, "but when one of them came into the restaurant, I saw the gun under his clothes, and I knew it was them!" The policewoman detective suddenly said, "you said before that you didn''t see their faces clearly." "I didn''t really see their faces," Murphy said, spreading out her hand. "It''s so dark, but I can take down a person''s body shape, judge by their body shape and the way they walk, and they carry Guns Murphy shrugged. "As you know, many people can judge a person by his body shape and gait, so I took out my mobile phone and called the police immediately." "This is your story?" he said "That''s the truth!" Murphy said unquestionably, "that''s why I came here on my own initiative to reflect the situation to you at that time!" He added, "I think the two men probably saw the news video I shot, tracked me down and prepared to do something to me." Murphy''s sitting here, honest like a baby. "It''s wonderful." The male detective made no secret of the sarcasm on his face. "Do you want to know what I think of it?" "Of course." Murphy nodded and said, "please say it." "I think you''re hiding the news. I think you saw the two men who committed the crime on bill road." The male detective stood up and said condescensively, "you also saw the car, and then hide it, in order to get the material you want to shoot."He stared at Murphy. "Is that so?" "It''s a wonderful story, but it''s not true." Murphy did not shy away from looking at the male detective, "I''m a responsible Los Angeles citizen, and I won''t do such a thing. It''s also against my professional ethics. " The male detective leaned over, "you''re killing people!" "You have colleagues who are seriously injured. I understand why you think so, but it''s not true." Murphy was still calm. "I didn''t do it, and my professional ethics didn''t allow me to do such a wrong thing." "Don''t try to deceive me." The detective was in a bit of a mood. "I never wanted to cheat you." Murphy looked at him. "You know what I said is true." "I think all your words are lies!" The male detective pressed his hands on the table and leaned down to oppress Murphy with momentum. "You are a liar who will do anything to achieve his goal!" Murphy looked at him without blinking. The detective said again, "you took these pictures and sold them all!" "What I do is a journalist." Murphy naturally said, "this is my duty. My duty tells me that I can''t ignore such news, let alone let the public miss such news. They have the right to know the news." "You..." The detective''s hand was raised. "We''ll make you pay..." The policewoman gave him a hand. The policewoman subconsciously looked at the camera behind him and swallowed half the words he didn''t say. Murphy is still very calm sitting opposite them. The two detectives were not stupid either. They knew that they had met a tough opponent. He was thoughtful, stable and very difficult to deal with. Most importantly, they don''t have any evidence to prove that the other person is lying. In Los Angeles, there are surveillance videos on many main roads. In the videos and pictures they can access, the driving route of the black Ford car is exactly the same as that of the guy opposite. Fox TV channel 6 is eyeing the police station. Without evidence, they can''t take too much action. The reporters of channel 6 are just outside the police station. They want to make some excessive actions. Before long, Murphy''s lawyer Robert arrived at the police station. Murphy, as a person who came to assist in the investigation, Robert did not have much effort to go through the formalities with the police. When the day was full of light, Murphy and his lawyer had walked out of the police station with integrity. "Thank you, Robert." In the parking lot in front of the police station, Murphy shook hands with Robert to say goodbye. "This incident made me realize the importance of a professional like you. As a witness, I almost suffered unfair treatment from the police." "I will protest to the police." Robert shook hands with Murphy and reminded, "if there''s any trouble in the back, remember to call me the first time." Murphy nodded. "I will." In order to avoid the tragedy of his predecessor, Murphy spared no effort to hire Robert, a well-known lawyer, after he had a stable income. If you want to live a more stable and decent life in this country, it is essential to have your own lawyer. Just got into his car, Murphy''s mobile phone rang, he did not look, directly answered, "Hello, this is Murphy Stanton." "Murphy, it''s me, Carla." Opposite is a slightly tired female voice, "how, did the police embarrass you?" "A little bit." Murphy replied calmly, "but I''ve dealt with it all." Perhaps the videos provided in the last two days have actually improved the audience rating. Kara on the other end of the phone rarely shows concern, "don''t relax your vigilance, especially don''t do anything that makes the police feel sensitive recently." Murphy nodded. "I know. It''s too late for me to avoid them." There are so many things happened in the past two days. Murphy is very clear that he must be on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police. The other party has no evidence about this matter, and there is nothing he can do about it. However, if he lets them grasp the pain, he will certainly settle the new accounts together with the old ones. After hanging up with Carla, Murphy went over the recent incident and confirmed that there was no omission. Then she started the car and drove away from the parking lot. In the eyes of many people, this is certainly not worth it, but Murphy has no regrets at all. Any process of capital condensation has never been smooth sailing and is always full of hardships. If a little person like him, who has little sense of existence, wants to get a lot of start-up funds, he must use some extraordinary means. Besides, this is America, not the other side of the Pacific where he was born and raised. Murphy never had a universal saint. Back home, Murphy did not rest, but endured fatigue and sleepiness, went to the bank first, and cashed a $30000 and a $100000 check into his bank account. With money in hand, Murphy also knows that he still needs to deal with the tax bureau. He has offended the LAPD, but he doesn''t want to provoke the tax bureau.This aspect of the matter can be handled by lawyers, and it is far from the tax season, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. In addition, in the following days, Murphy met with lawyer Robert several times and asked the opposite party to ask for a reward of $100000 from the Los Angeles police department. [it''s going to be 515 soon. I hope it will continue to hit the red envelope list of 515. On May 15, the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and publicity works. A piece of love, certainly better! ¡¿

 Chapter 16

    For the LAPD, 100000 dollars is not a big number, but like Murphy thought, it is not a simple thing to get the 100000 dollars smoothly, especially for the person who takes the reward. However, Murphy has a police recording in his hand, and channel 6 is ready to report that the government has broken its promise again. In addition, Robert, who is a litigant who can see money easily, the Los Angeles police finally put the money into Murphy''s bank account after shirking responsibility for a period of time and being bombed by channel 6 news. Similarly, the LAPD people''s perception of Murphy became worse. Even when he was driving out, he was intercepted by a police car several times and searched under the bad excuse of suspecting that he was carrying a gun or drugs. Unfortunately, they were doomed to get nothing. In addition, in the name of assisting in the investigation, they invited Murphy to the police station several times, but accompanied by a lawyer, and with no leakage, the police who lacked sufficient evidence could only watch him walk in and out. Murphy is very clear that he is now a member of the blacklist of the Los Angeles police. He pays great attention to abiding by the law, such as guns and drugs, which Americans often touch. He keeps away from the police and never gives them any reasons or excuses. And he also bought the latest Sony micro camera, which can shoot at any time, so as to prevent the police from planting. In addition, Murphy''s normal work has been going on all the time. The California media, led by channel 6 and Fox TV network, have made overwhelming reports on the gunfight. The last time such a real gunfight scene appeared was the robbery in North Hollywood a few years ago, what repercussions can it cause. Moreover, the TV station will not be reconciled to just generalize this into a simple police bandit gunfight. In numerous reports, it is repeatedly mentioned that black people who do not have the conditions to resist are shot and killed by white police. In addition, there have been several incidents of white police arresting black people at will recently. Finally, there has been a big black protest in Los Angeles. It has to be said that due to many reasons, such as historical legacy, black people are born with a fragile glass heart. In front of the Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles County Police Department, there were several large-scale black protests, and the scene was tense and even explosive. Naturally, such activities are what the media like to see. They report and disseminate in various ways to attract more people''s attention. More than that, Murphy filmed a lot of material, ready to participate in the documentary program of channel 6, to produce a documentary reflecting the law and order situation in Los Angeles. Of course, he is more just involved. In this violent crime documentary, Los Angeles is definitely not a prosperous Angel City, but a crime city full of violence, drugs, car accidents and other crimes! In addition, under the interference of Fox TV network, the police did not obtain the injunction from the court for the two videos that Murphy shot. "It seems that you''ve been doing well recently." in a restaurant in Chinatown, Los Angeles, rose took a big sip of beer and looked at Murphy across the street. "At least it''s better than I thought." Murphy also took a sip of beer. "It''s just luck." "It''s not luck." Rose waved his tattooed hand. "It''s always your advantage to dare to think and do, and you''ve turned LAPD into a clown this time." Although Murphy mentioned all these things with his bare hands, he certainly didn''t know what to do with his friends. "You can''t say that." Murphy shrugged. "I just happened to meet. I''ve always been a good citizen of Los Angeles." Ross and Murphy do not need to worry about anything, mercilessly sarcastic, "good citizens will hit a British director head problems?" Murphy patted the table and stressed, "it was a mistake! What''s more, it was just a slight injury at that time. His brain problem was half a year after I went to prison. It had nothing to do with me, OK? " "You''ve ruined someone''s career as a director." Rose still won''t let him go, "poor Englishman." What''s the name of the director with sequelae? Murphy thought about it, vaguely remembering that someone called him Chris or cross or something. There are not many people in the restaurant. Murphy and rose are also sitting in the corner. They speak freely. "What are you going to do next?" After a few words of joking, rose gradually turned to the topic, "are you still going to Hollywood? I think you''re doing a good job now. " Murphy put down his knife and fork and asked, "why not? I''m going to participate in a documentary on Channel 6 and accumulate some experience. When the documentary is finished, I''ll make a movie. " Rose disdained, curled his mouth, and said, "it takes a lot of money to make a movie. Do you have that much money?""Hey, can you stop hitting me?" Murphy pointed at him discontentedly and said in a ostentatious tone, "I just made 230000 dollars!" "A lot? Are you sure that the two hundred and thirty thousand dollars are all your own? " Outwardly, rose is very much like a Latino with a simple mind who can only fight and kill. But he has a very careful mind, otherwise he would not occupy a large piece of cake in the underground market of downtown Los Angeles. He pointed up his finger, "let me calculate for you, naive Mr. Murphy Stanton, if you want to enter the film industry, it means that you have to abide by the rules of the game set by the government. Then a large sum of your $230000 will be handed over to the tax department, and your lawyer needs to draw a commission. Going to the trade union of the relevant industry for filing also requires filing fees. How much can be left in the end? Are you sure you can shoot a movie "A real movie?" Looking at Murphy, his eyes suddenly widened. "You don''t want to shoot tens of thousands of dollars of garbage." "Of course not!" Murphy raised his voice slightly. "I''m going to make real movies, not cheap stuff." Rose shook his head. "You need more money." Murphy gave him a pair of white eyes, "nonsense, how can you make a movie without a lot of money?" Making movies is the future plan. Now Murphy is going to participate in the documentary production of channel 6. This timely documentary about violent crimes is not intended to be shot, but will use a lot of materials broadcast by channel 6 in the past. Quite a lot of videos he shot have also entered the candidate list. It''s hard to say how much income these will bring, but what Murphy is interested in is being able to participate in the project and accumulate practical experience for himself. When the two sides talked about their future, rose suddenly lowered his voice. "I''ve seen the images of the two black people in the newspaper. I''ve seen them a long time ago." Murphy couldn''t help but wonder, "do you know them?" "It''s not just them," Rose tried to recall. "I should have seen the man of the family that killed bill road before." "Oh?" Murphy looks at Rose, waiting for his next words. Rose came a little closer to this side and lowered his voice. "Maybe two black murderers died, and bill road''s family was also destroyed. The police didn''t find any more useful clues. In fact, they should be engaged in the same industry as me." Similar industry? Murphy was a little stunned, and then he figured out that rose''s main business was * * and illegal firearms. Murphy''s head turned very fast. "Is it possible that this is the result of a drug dispute?" "It''s possible." Rose shrugged. "They''re all dead. Who knows." He stood up and said, "it''s getting late. It''s time for me to go back. There''s a party in the evening. Do you want to join us?" Murphy looked at his watch, shook his head and said, "no, I have a party in the evening. The news director of channel 6 is going to take me to a high-end party. It is said that many stars will also attend." On the way home, Murphy specially bought a suit. In the evening, Carla Firth will take him to a gathering of media, film and sports circles. Many celebrities from film and sports circles will attend. For Murphy, who yearns for Hollywood, he will not miss such an opportunity. When she got home, she hung up a phone call to Carla and agreed on the time and place of the meeting. Murphy went back to the workshop and continued to be busy with her screenwriting work. When she was tired, she turned out the videos and edited them together according to her own ideas. It was time to practice. No matter how great a director is, he needs opportunities and more training before he succeeds. Even recognized film talents like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg are no exception. Despite her self-confidence, Murphy doesn''t think she is a super genius like the former two. She knows that hard work is the only way to get something in return. Is it possible to make a movie easily without paying much? There is more than two Pacific distances between seeing a movie and making it. Besides, genius Hollywood has never lacked film talent. As for the idea that Hollywood would rush to write a few plays, Murphy has already completely forgotten it. He has delivered two plays to Hollywood''s famous production companies or studios. Up to now, there has been no response. He has called to consult. When the other party heard that he was just a new screenwriter, what he said was all routine Deal with. "Talent, if there is no chance, talent is not worth a cent here!" After editing and adjusting the two shots, Murphy sighed. Before he came here, he was an innocent student. Like many people, he thought that as long as he had talent, he would be able to stand out and be appreciated by big people. It''s just that more than a year''s honing made him understand that this idea is really naive. The sun outside the window gradually turns to the West. Murphy puts down her work, puts on her new suit, and is ready to meet Kara Firth to see if she can meet someone she knows at the so-called high-end party.[it''s going to be 515 soon. I hope it will continue to hit the red envelope list of 515. On May 15, the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and publicity works. A piece of love, certainly better! ¡¿

 Chapter 17

    "The documentary plan has been made and will be broadcast on Channel 6 first."


    In driving Audi, Carla Firth and Murphy talked about their recent work. "If the response is good enough, we will try our best to push it into the video and disc market."


    "That sounds good." Murphy was sitting on the front passenger''s seat. His suit made him feel a little uncomfortable. "Time doesn''t wait. If all the black people are gone, the attraction of the documentary will also decline."


    Carla gave a thumbs up. "Your news acumen is getting higher and higher."


    "Thank you." Murphy replied casually, "it''s all from you."


    Because the media has never given up the hype about this news event, and the super sensitive glass heart of the black people, although it has been some time since the original event, the trend of black protest in Los Angeles has not dispersed. Instead, it has begun to spread to the surrounding areas, and even some human rights organizations have joined in.


    Two black people are criminals, but criminals should also have human rights. The so-called human rights organizations are good at picking the bone in the egg, especially when they die black people.


    The media are also adding fuel to the fire. For fear that the news will not be big enough, they keep mentioning that if the target is white, will the police shoot in the end?


    This incident has become a hot topic in American society. The issue of black people''s human rights has once again been pushed to the forefront by the media with ulterior motives. Different from the praise given by the mass shooting in the North Hollywood robbery two years ago, the Los Angeles police have been under great pressure, and even several policemen involved in the round up have been forced to take a vacation.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Seeing Murphy on the co pilot thinking, Carla asked, "are you guilty?"


    The two of them can be said to be the fuse of this incident, and it is they who opened the Pandora''s box.


    However, Carla has never regretted. She has been searching for the big news that can make a sensation in the United States. The effect of this event is exactly what she wants to see.


    As for the means used in the middle, Carla, who has been engaged in journalism for many years, knows very well which hot news is not behind it?


    "Honey, you''re kidding." Murphy had no idea what Kara was saying. "What did we do?"


    Even if she was driving, Carla couldn''t help looking at Murphy. Murphy said calmly, "the continuous protests in front of the Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles County police department are caused by the improper handling of the Los Angeles police and the psychological sensitivity of black people. What''s the relationship with us?"


    Hearing this, Carla Firth couldn''t help laughing. "It really has nothing to do with us."


    She turned her head to see Murphy again, and saw that the strong side face was extremely calm, as if what she had just said was an undeniable fact.


    "What are you looking at?" Murphy asked, turning his head.


    Carla shrugged. "So you''re still handsome."


    There has never been a person who can make her feel so consistent with her own spleen and stomach.


    Audi left the city and drove onto the road leading to Santa Monica. When Carla passed a junction, she suddenly thought of something else. "You''ve made a lot of money recently. How can you not bear to change a new car for yourself? Your Ford should be scrapped."


    "Just drive it."


    Because the Ford was too shabby, Murphy got into Carla''s car. "Every dollar I have is of great use. I can''t spend it casually."


    Carla thought of some of Murphy''s words and asked, "are you really going to leave the industry?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "It shouldn''t be long."


    "It''s a pity that you are very suitable for this business." Carla more or less expressed regret. In the past month or so, it can be said that her career has risen the fastest. This is all because the guy on the co pilot said, "do you have a plan?"


    She had a certain understanding of Murphy and knew that he would never act easily without ideas.


    "Of course, I may need your help then." Murphy pauses, looks at the straight road ahead, and finally says, "I want to go into Hollywood and make movies."


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    After subconsciously asking this question, Carla suddenly laughed, "you You''re going to make a movie, Murphy. Are you kidding? "


    Murphy shook his head seriously. "Of course not."


    "How can you have such an idea." Carla turned to look at him again, his eyes full of incredible, "you must be crazy, even want to enter a completely strange industry."


    At this point, she suddenly accentuated the tone, "I almost forgot that you are a lunatic."


    "Thank you."


    It wasn''t the first time that this kind of words came out of her mouth, and Murphy didn''t mind. Instead, she said, "you know me best."


    It''s true that if you want to go to Hollywood to make movies without any qualifications and contacts, it''s not much different from a madman.


    But Murphy has been telling himself that there was a madman who abandoned his job as an engineer and came to Los Angeles to become a director. In the end, he was a great success. He not only won the best director Oscar, but also became the "king of the world" who dominated the world at the box Office of a single film!Yes, he can''t compare with a real genius like James Cameron, but he is still willing to try.


    Now I''m only 21 years old, but I''m just an adult in the legal sense. Even if I fail, I still have enough time and energy to find another way.


    Audi car gradually entered the scope of Santa Monica, Carla directly to the seaside villa.


    "No wonder you suggest that TV stations make documentaries." She seems to understand a lot of things, "the original idea has long been into the film industry."


    The car was parked near a luxury villa. Carla stopped the car by the side of the road and asked Murphy to get off and walk towards the villa.


    Murphy followed. "You look so beautiful today."


    Carla is wearing a short dress from the corner of the skirt to the top of the knee, giving full play to the visual beauty brought by a pair of long legs. The close fitting design of the dress also highlights her graceful figure. With her delicate face and burnt blonde hair, she is absolutely no less than those Hollywood stars in Murphy''s impression in terms of appearance and temperament.


    "Thank you." Carla glanced at Murphy in the suit. She was tall and strong. Her strong temperament seemed to emanate from her bones. She couldn''t help praising, "you look good, too."


    After that, she joked, "if you fail to enter Hollywood in the future, you can go to San Fernando Valley. I believe the directors there will be interested in you."


    Murphy shrugged and said nothing.


    Kara Firth naturally put her hand in the next arm. Murphy turned to look at the woman in the high heels. She was almost as tall as him, and looked like a standout.


    Murphy was not used to these Western-style manners, but he could always adapt to them. He walked into the villa door with Carla Firth in his arm, followed the direction pointed by the staff, and walked towards the back garden on the sea side of the villa.


    There are a lot of people walking by, some of them are familiar faces. Murphy can''t remember them for a moment, but the former Murphy is just an indecent free journalist. Now the people who make him feel familiar should be some famous people.


    From this point of view, the party Carla Firth took him to is not low-level.


    "What are you thinking?"


    Ignoring the man who came to say hello like a sex wolf, Carla came a little closer and said in a low voice, "do you want to plan the consequences of failure? Don''t worry. If you can''t get along in the future, my door will always be open to you. "


    This tone seems casual, but Murphy can hear a bit sincere, such a woman can say such words, enough to show her recognition of themselves.


    "I will." Murphy suddenly thought of what rose had said and whispered, "by the way, a friend told me today that the victims and murderers of bill road''s case may be drug dealers."


    "What?" Carla Firth looked around. "Reliable news?"


    "It''s reliable." Murphy shrugged. "He''s seen them before."


    Carla frowned. "What kind of friends do you make?"


    Murphy slowed down a little. "The comrades who used to fight side by side in prison."


    Hearing this, Carla Firth remembered that he was holding a man with criminal record, and he could not help slowing down.


    She came from a rich family, had a good education, had a decent and potential job, and was not in the same world as Murphy.


    It''s just What this person shows is never that vulgar little person.


    Carla shakes her head slightly. She doesn''t think about it any more. She walks into the party with Murphy in her arm.


    It''s an amazing party. The venue includes the whole back garden and a whole private beach. It''s tens of thousands of square feet. What Murphy sees is all well-dressed men and women, hundreds of people. On the beach near the beach, there are dozens of bikini girls specially employed by the owner.


    Carla Firth can come here more because of the TV station behind her. She doesn''t know many people. Most of the people introduced to Murphy are very strange.


    However, Murphy still politely greets and greets them. He can''t get in touch with such a circle. It''s a good opportunity to expand his contacts.


    Of course, Murphy won''t say that he is a freelance journalist. In Carla Firth''s introduction, he is the chairman and President of Stanton studio.


    No one doubts or is surprised. In Los Angeles, the capital of media and entertainment industry, there are so many such studios.


    But these people don''t think that Murphy is actually the only one in Stanton studio, from management to employees.


    After Carla Firth socialized at the party, they went to the beach to get something to order and sat down for a drink when a black man suddenly came over.


    "Hello, pretty lady."


    The black man was very tall. "Can I buy you a drink?"


    He seems to be attracted by Carla Firth''s excellent appearance, completely ignoring Murphy.And Murphy looked at the black man carefully, because against the snow-white skin of Carla, he was really black and familiar.

 Chapter 18

    "Hello."


    Unlike those people just now, Kara Firth just showed a polite smile, pointed to the next Murphy, and politely refused, "sorry, I have something to talk with my friend, I need a quiet space."


    The tall black man was also polite. "May I have your name?"


    As if she didn''t know this famous person in Los Angeles, Carla had a twinkle of impatience in her eyes, but she still said, "Carla Firth."


    What else did the Negro want to say, but Carla Firth turned to Murphy and said, "honey, two sodas."


    Murphy beckoned to the waiter standing on the beach, and when he came, he said, "two sodas, thank you."


    After that, he took the initiative to open a chair and made a gesture of please. After Carla Firth sat down, he opened another chair and sat opposite her.


    But the black man didn''t go, and he didn''t seem to give up.


    Carla Firth is in a woman''s best age, tall and sexy, plus dress up, can really attract the attention of all normal men.


    In many people''s impression, the purpose of the beautiful strange women on this occasion is not simple.


    Compared with black people, Kara Firth, like Murphy, is undoubtedly a real nobody.


    "Hello, Miss Carla Firth." The black man bent down and stretched out a hand, "I''m Kobe Bryant."


    Carla Firth politely shook his hand. "Hello, Mr. Bryant."


    She didn''t make any special remarks.


    The black man was a little embarrassed. He turned to Murphy and said, "hello..."


    Murphy reached out and said, "Hello, Murphy Stanton."


    "Talk again when you have time." The black man was not stupid either. He took the initiative and said, "there are still friends waiting for me."


    "Goodbye." Murphy waved to him.


    Seeing the black man leave, Carla Firth looks at Murphy curiously. "He''s a hero in this city. You''re not excited to see him at all."


    "Honey, I can''t even understand the steps of basketball..." Murphy shrugged. "How could you be interested in a basketball star?"


    As a basketball blind, he just knows that Kobe Bryant is such a superstar, but if he can make a person who knows nothing about basketball remember his name, it is enough to show how terrible influence Kobe Bryant has in the world.


    "And you? I can see that he''s very interested in you. " Murphy then asked Carla, "Why are you so unresponsive? He''s Kobe Bryant!"


    Holding up the soda, Carla Firth took a sip and looked up at the starry night sky, giving a powerful reason, "I''m doing social news, not sports news."


    "I''m not talking about work." Murphy raised her eyebrows. "Don''t you think he''s a good date?"


    Carla Firth looked back at him. "Kobe Bryant is engaged. What do you think he''s looking for?"


    This kind of answer is self-evident. In other words, whether the stars in sports or entertainment circles take the initiative to talk with beautiful women on this occasion, the purpose is very clear.


    For this situation, Murphy is not surprised, the world''s stars are almost the same, regardless of men and women.


    After a sip of soda water, he changed the topic on his own initiative. "Remember what I told you before, the two black people and the victim may be drug dealers. This is news that can be deeply explored."


    Carla looked at him strangely. "You can give me a piece of news instead of selling it to me."


    Murphy put on a kind expression, "we are good friends, we should help each other."


    "Help each other?" Carla Firth''s eyes turned slightly up. "I won''t say thank you, because I''m not going to report on this in the near future."


    "Why?" Murphy asked.


    "It will weaken the impact of the bill road case."


    A little organized under the language, Kara - FESS very seriously said, "now the black people continue to protest, nothing more than the last criminal in the case of not having the ability to resist, was shot by the white police. There is also a tacit understanding that the black people will not say, that is, the black criminals killed the rich white people, which will make the black people have a strange psychology. However, if two black people become drug dealers and the case turns into the internal conflagration of drug dealers, these psychological tacit understanding will be broken, so that the vigorous black movement in Los Angeles will quickly subside. "


    In the face of Murphy, she did not hide, "we need continuous sensational news, not a calm and safe society."


    Murphy nodded her head slightly, obviously agreed with Carla Firth, "we are not a government department, and once the black movement subsides, it will have a negative impact on our documentary."


    A crime city full of violence, injustice, drugs, crime and racial discrimination is the theme of the documentary.If such documentaries want to get wide attention, they need to cooperate with the chaotic social situation.


    However, the chaos brought about by the black movement in Los Angeles has no effect on this kind of high-end party. It''s always a place where the well-dressed men chat up the beautiful and sexy women, the women with exquisite makeup seduce the famous men, and even some famous gentlemen and ladies get together to enjoy marijuana and ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.


    Sex, alcohol, drugs and messy same-sex relationships are always the themes of this party.


    Of course, there are a lot of self disciplined people at parties.


    At least Murphy can see that many people, like him and Carla Firth, just regard the party as a stage to expand communication, and never get close to things that can ruin one''s future.


    Murphy knows how to go, and knows that it''s never time to enjoy.


    Now he should work hard, not because of these inexplicable things, stop their own pace of progress.


    At the party, Murphy and Kara Firth got to know a lot of people and exchanged business cards with a lot of people. Although there were no big names among them, the social circle was established step by step.


    In the twinkling of an eye, in the early hours of the morning, there is no trend that the party will go away. However, Murphy and Murphy are ready to leave. They have their own work to do tomorrow. It is impossible to spend a whole night in such a drunken situation. Just when they go to the Audi car to get on, Murphy suddenly stops Kara Firth.


    "Look over there." Murphy indicated with his eyes that about fifty feet away from the left front, a black man was walking along the road with a beautiful woman in his arm. "Isn''t that the pursuit of your basketball star?"


    The black man was Kobe Bryant, whom Murphy had met before. He was walking with a sexy young woman with red hair and looked very intimate.


    Murphy''s eyes suddenly lit up and asked, "is that Kobe Bryant''s fiancee?"


    Carla looked up and shook her head. "I don''t think so. I remember the media reported that Kobe Bryant''s fiancee is Latino. This red haired woman is obviously not Latino."


    Looking at the two people walking together, Murphy suddenly remembered something in his head, vaguely remembering that this basketball superstar once made a stir because of this scandal. He left the party with this red haired woman, which should be more than just chatting, right?


    During this period of working experience as a free journalist, Murphy''s certain abilities have been trained, and his professional sense of smell has been aroused instantly.


    As the two men reached a Hummer, Murphy suddenly turned to Carla Firth, who opened the door to get into the driver''s seat. "Can I borrow your car for a while, honey?"


    Carla was stunned first, then understood and frowned slightly. "Are you going to follow?"


    Murphy didn''t speak, just shrugged.


    After less than two seconds of thinking, Carla Firth closed the driver''s door and said, "I''m going back in someone else''s car with my Nikon D1 digital camera and telephoto lens in the trunk."


    "Thank you." Murphy turned to the driver''s seat and said, "you solved the big problem for me."


    He was going to find a chance to buy a telephoto camera.


    Murphy is not surprised that Carla Firth has camera equipment in his car. He is a dedicated journalist. It''s normal to carry these tools with him.


    "Murphy, he''s not an ordinary person. There are some things you can use for ordinary criminals," Kara Firth reminded when he opened the door. "You must be careful and careful with him."


    Murphy nodded cautiously. "I''m not crazy yet. I know what to do."


    Even if he can shoot something, Murphy will not sell it to tabloids directly. In the face of a superstar of Kobe Bryant''s level, he can''t do anything recklessly.


    People who think they don''t need to worry about what they do are easy to be trampled to death on the way up.


    Murphy is short of money. The dollar in his hand is just a drop in the bucket for the bottomless hole of making movies. He needs a way to make money and has done enough crazy things in the previous month, but he is facing ordinary people in a relative sense, not a superstar.


    As a person who has come from the era of highly developed Internet, Murphy knows that a superstar is definitely not his own person, but the front desk spokesperson of a large number of forces, such as economic companies, teams, and advertising sponsors. If he really violates their bottom line, these forces can easily defeat him as an unknown little man.


    Yes, it''s a great risk to keep up, but Murphy still has to do it, because this opportunity is as rare as last time, and this kind of thing can be solved within the scope of not violating the other party''s bottom line.


    For the sake of original capital accumulation, this kind of risk is also worth a try.


    Get in the driver''s seat and fasten your seat belt. Murphy gives a thumbs up to Kara Firth, who has been watching him all the time. After the Humvee on the front left starts and drives away, Murphy also starts the Audi car to follow him.With the experience of the last time, Murphy followed the Hummer not far or near. Although the car in front of him made a few rounds on purpose and seemed to want to get rid of the tail that might exist, he hung behind all the time.

 Chapter 19

    Around the west of Santa Monica, the Humvee drove up the seaside Avenue and drove all the way south. Murphy followed. Half an hour later, he came to the southern suburbs. These are all independent houses, hidden in the tall trees on the side of the road, which are quiet and hidden. It''s definitely a good place to do something that can''t be seen.


    Seeing that there was only a straight road, Murphy deliberately speeded up to overtake the Hummer in front of him. After some distance, he stopped at a 24-hour convenience store on the side of the road, pushed open the transparent glass door and asked the cashier for a box of gum.


    In the process of shopping, Murphy kept observing the road outside until the Hummer appeared. Then he put away his wallet, pushed the door and went out.


    Taking out the Nikon D1 digital camera and telephoto lens from the trunk, Murphy drove the Audi car to catch up with the Hummer again. Only a few minutes later, he saw the Hummer in front of him parked on the side of the road. With the help of the street lamp, he could see that the driver and co driver seemed to be holding together.


    Choose the right distance and angle to stop the car. Murphy lowers the window, adjusts the camera and lens, raises the camera and points it at that side, and keeps pressing the shutter to capture every scene in the car.


    After a while, the door of Hummer opened, and Kobe Bryant, who got off the car first, looked around and found no abnormality. He called the red haired woman out of the car and walked toward a separate house nearby. The two men were like firewood in a fire. They not only got their heads together, but also brushed each other''s sensitive parts with their hands.


    Although the light is not very good, Murphy''s photography technology has enough guarantee. Although the picture is a little fuzzy, the faces of the two people above are enough to identify them.


    Close up, panorama Murphy is like the most shrewd hunter, constantly hunting his prey.


    Finally, the two men came to the door. It seemed that they couldn''t wait. The black man pressed the red haired woman on the door and gave her a fierce touch and kiss. After nearly a minute and a half, he opened the door and walked in.


    Seeing the door closed, Murphy put down his camera. Now he finally understands why so many stars are caught cheating by paparazzi, because they are so unscrupulous sometimes.


    But it''s no surprise to think about it. It seems to be the center of the world that the popular stars want money and power. Once they have poor self-discipline, beauties, money and drugs will step into their lives one after another.


    Compared with other stars, at least Kobe Bryant, whom Murphy has heard of, is a self disciplined type and has always maintained a good public image. He is definitely a favorite in the eyes of fans and sponsors.


    It is in this way that the photos he took are more valuable.


    What will happen in the house, even a fool can think, Murphy put down the camera, did not leave, but patiently waiting.


    Sitting in the driver''s seat and looking at the independent house over there through the open window, Murphy is somewhat unbalanced. It must be a lie to say that she doesn''t envy the lives of these superstars at all.


    Kobe Bryant has a better image than any other superstar. Murphy has only seen a scandal in this respect. The private lives of entertainment superstars are more chaotic than those of sports stars. For example, some male and female movie stars are standard heterosexual at the beginning, but later they become homosexual. Presumably, part of the reason is that they are tired of being different Sex, want to pursue stimulation, try the taste of the same sex.


    Murphy believes that there are by no means a few homosexuals in Hollywood, and there are many so-called bisexuals who eat all men and women.


    With his eyes fixed on the other side of the house and his head full of thoughts, Murphy spent a long and boring time. I don''t know how long later, the east facing the front of the car gradually turned white. The sun climbed up little by little from the horizon, the cold and dark capital of evil disappeared, and the bright and hot city of angels came again.


    Looking at the soft light, Murphy wiped his sleepy face, grabbed the camera with the other hand, turned to look at the door of the independent house, which was silent, as if the people inside had forgotten the time after the carnival.


    With the help of the camera and good light conditions, Murphy took several pictures of the house and Hummer. After waiting for about half an hour, the door of the house was suddenly opened from inside. A black man in sunglasses and hat came out. When he walked out of the door, the red haired woman behind him pulled him. The tall black man turned his head and kissed the red haired woman again in harness.


    Murphy is like a cold machine, recording all this through the lens of the camera.


    Compared with the dim picture last night, the shooting conditions are too ideal. In the soft light of the early morning sun, Kobe Bryant clearly appears in the camera lens. Even if he is wearing a hat and sunglasses, anyone who is slightly familiar with it can recognize that he is the superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers.


    It was not until Kobe Bryant got on the Hummer that Murphy put down his camera, waited for the other side to start the car, and then started the Audi car, not far or near behind.


    This time, Murphy didn''t mean to hide, so he followed the Hummer carelessly. It seemed that he was telling the driver directly that I was following you.Obviously, the other party didn''t bring bodyguards and entourage, so he didn''t have to worry too much. Even if the other party started, he would not be afraid of anyone after so many battles in prison.


    Besides, he wants Kobe Bryant to fight him.


    Maybe last night consumed too much energy, until returning to the busy section of Santa Monica, the car in front of him found his tail, driving Kobe Bryant seems to be aware of something, driving on a narrow road, suddenly slowed down, turned around and stopped in front of Murphy''s car.


    Murphy stops the car and sees the superstar in front of him get out of the car and walk towards him. He also gets out of the car and locks the door. He just stands in the morning sun and waits for a dialogue between the two sides.


    As Murphy stood facing the sun, and the reflection of the window glass around him, he seemed to emit thousands of golden lights, just like a legendary hero in ancient Greek mythology.


    But Kobe Bryant didn''t think so. He took a few strides to the opposite of Murphy and stood five feet away. His eyes were full of accidents. "How could it be you?"


    Murphy shrugged and said, "why can''t it be me?"


    Seeing a change in Kobe Bryant''s eyes, Murphy pointed to a pedestrian nearby. "This is a public place."


    After all, Kobe Bryant is not the kind of reckless man who can only play. His fist gradually loosened and he asked, "are you a reporter?"


    "The boss of a video capture company." Murphy did not hesitate to put gold on his face.


    "What did you get?" Kobe Bryant''s black face changed. "What do you want to do?"


    There was anger in his words, and an imperceptible panic.


    Murphy confirms that Kobe Bryant won''t do it, and he''s not afraid of it. In the past year or so, he and rose have experienced many fights in prison. Compared with those felons in prison, the people on the opposite side are just small.


    Leaning against the door of Audi, Murphy looked up at the dark face and said, "I''ve got all the pictures I need to take, you and a beautiful red haired girl."


    The fierce light flashed in Kobe Bryant''s eyes. Then he thought of the advice from his agent and public relations manager. He held back his anger. After a little consideration, he reached out and took out a wallet. "Say it, say a number, and give me the camera."


    Murphy shook his head, took a business card from his body and handed it to him. "This is my business card. Please see the headlines tomorrow."


    Although he didn''t want to accept the business card, he wanted to punch the calm face on the opposite side, but Kobe Bryant was not stupid at all. There were a lot of pedestrians around him, and some people had already noticed that doing what he thought in public would only do more harm to himself. He was not a fool like Rodman.


    What''s more, the other party''s willingness to give him a business card means that there is still room for change.


    "Well, that''s it, Mr. Bryant." Murphy was afraid that the other party didn''t understand him. Before he left, he reminded him, "I hope we can meet again."


    With that, he opened the door, started the car, turned around and left, leaving only the superstar behind.


    Looking at the Audi car, Kobe Bryant bit his teeth. His business card was turned into a piece of waste paper by his huge palm, as if it was the hateful bastard just now.


    "Hey, isn''t that Kobe Bryant..."


    After all, he was a superstar in basketball and a city hero in Los Angeles. He was quickly recognized. Kobe Bryant got on the bus and got rid of the crowd. From the beginning to the end, he held the card tightly in his hand and never threw it away.


    A superstar with such a good image is definitely not a fool or a reckless person. Kobe Bryant knows that even for the sake of his public image and sponsorship contract, he must keep this card.


    As the Hummer left the road, Kobe Bryant took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. A sweet female voice soon rang out, "Hello, this is CAA Sports Department..."


    On the other hand, Murphy goes home, takes out the memory card in the digital camera and connects it to the laptop. There are not only the pictures of Kobe Bryant just taken, but also some pictures of Carla Firth.


    For the time being, regardless of Carla Firth''s pictures, Murphy turned to those he took. The digital camera technology in this era is not mature, and the light last night is not very good. Many photos are not very clear, but it is enough for him to identify Kobe Bryant through his face.


    After a cup of coffee and a short rest, Murphy was ready to sleep when her mobile phone suddenly rang, showing a strange number.


    (I can''t find the specific brokerage company, so I have to throw it to CAA. If someone knows, they can leave a message in the book review area, and I''ll revise it.)

 Chapter 20

    After manually locking the car door and carrying a briefcase, Murphy walked out of the parking lot and looked up. Different from the low building style of downtown Los Angeles, there are skyscrapers and luxurious business centers everywhere. This is Century City, the most important business center and residential area in the west of Los Angeles, covering an area of nearly 200 acres. Many movie, TV and music companies have offices here Department.


    For example, the famous 20th century fox is located on a building not far from Fox square, and there is also CAA, an independent agency in Hollywood, that is, innovative artists agency.


    Anyone who has a little knowledge of Hollywood knows the strength of this agency. After the pain of Michael owitz''s departure, CAA has quickly returned to the right track. In recent years, CAA has developed more rapidly, not only occupying more than half of Hollywood''s market share, but also reaching out to the sports industry.


    Thinking of the CAA agent who called him, Murphy had a headache as he walked to the InterContinental Los Angeles.


    No matter how he did not expect, Kobe Bryant''s agent company is not a specialized sports agency, but a super giant CAA of Hollywood!


    Murphy''s goal is Hollywood. It''s not a good thing to provoke such a giant.


    However, he did not intend to shrink back. Things have already been done, and people in CAA will be very angry. It is useless to think about these again. The most practical way is to try to get benefits for himself within a reasonable range.


    Before coming here, Murphy also had a certain understanding of CAA from the Internet. Just like the status of professional sports in North America, rugby and NFL are the most important departments in the field of CAA sports brokerage. Basketball and NBA are far less important.


    This may be the only place where Murphy can comfort himself.


    In fact, he also knows very well that the person who can represent Kobe Bryant''s brokerage business will never be a fool.


    "Things have been done."


    Walking to the front door of the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles, Murphy shrugged with self mockery, "I''m just a carefree little man. What''s to be afraid of?"


    The worst result is that both sides split their faces. Anyway, he is just a small man and has nothing to lose.


    Walking into the lobby of the hotel, Murphy asked the doorman, then went up the escalator to the second floor. After finding the coffee shop agreed by both sides, Murphy didn''t worry any more and strode straight in.


    "Is Mr. Leon Roth here?" Murphy asked the waiter at the door.


    "Who are you?" The waiter looked at him and Murphy said quickly, "Murphy Stanton, I have an appointment with Mr. Leon Ross."


    The waiter made a please sign and led the way, "this way, please."


    After the waiter, Murphy went to the far left of the coffee shop on the sunny side, which was a big partition separated by green plants. When there was still some distance, he saw a middle-aged man and a young woman sitting in the partition, as if they were whispering something.


    A man wears a suit that fits his body. A tie is tied around his neck meticulously. He puts a pair of sunglasses on the left side of the coffee table. In Los Angeles, especially Beverly Hills, 90% of people who see this kind of dress may be an agent.


    The woman on the other side, about 25 years old, seems to be his assistant.


    Not here to see that basketball superstar, Murphy is not surprised, this situation has enough agents.


    When he came to the coffee table, he didn''t mean to stand up. He just looked up at him. Murphy was not polite. He sat down on the opposite chair and said to the waiter, "a latte, thank you."


    "Murphy Stanton, a Los Angeles native and freelance journalist, was jailed for one year not long ago. After he got out of prison, he went back to his old business and now works with channel 6 of fox Los Angeles TV station."


    Now that she''s sitting here, Murphy puts down all her worries. "You''ve investigated in great detail."


    Leon rose said calmly, "because we are CAA!"


    This can be described as full of self-confidence, as if the CAA on his back is an unshakable mountain.


    In front of Murphy, CAA is more than a mountain, but little people have their own advantages.


    From here on, Leon rose firmly occupied the oppressive advantage in both momentum and speech, but Murphy didn''t take his words at all.


    Murphy opens his briefcase, takes out a storage disk and pushes it directly in front of Leon Ross.


    No matter how much you say, it''s not as convincing as the actual action. There''s no need for Murphy to say more now. As long as the photos are in his hands, he will have enough space.


    The female assistant took out a laptop, turned it on and connected it to the storage disk. Leon rose looked at the pictures on the screen, and her face didn''t change. It seemed that these pictures were very common.


    Holding up her hands, Murphy looked at the opposite side quietly, with the same calm look."That''s all?"


    Probably after reading all the photos, Leon rose showed a disdainful smile, "it doesn''t mean anything. Kobe is a superstar, and it''s normal for female fans to like him."


    The waiter then brought coffee. When he left, Leon rose took his coffee cup and took a sip of it. "Young man, be careful and don''t be greedy. Kobe is the hero of this city. No matter what happens, most people will only stand on his side."


    Hearing this, Murphy touched his face subconsciously. It can be seen that Leon rose doesn''t attach much importance to him. He may think that he is just a lucky man.


    I think so. He seems to be 20 years old. Such people are extremely lack of social experience. In this complex society, they are often played by some old foxes.


    "Mr. Ross, I''m actually a fan of Kobe. I''m still crazy."


    Speaking freely is a necessary quality in this kind of negotiation. It''s not difficult for Murphy. "I was surprised when I took these photos, so my first choice is to find Mr. Bryant instead of selling the photos to the media. I like Kobe Bryant on the court and thank him for his contribution to the city of Los Angeles, a superstar like Kobe It will also have a good public image. "


    Leon Ross nodded gently, and the young man on the opposite side was obviously on the road. In this way, the problem could be solved easily. However, why was he always uncomfortable listening to the seemingly adoring words of Kobe?


    "Do you have a backup? Leave it all to me. " Leon Ross said in a seductive tone, "Kobe will thank you. What do you want? Kobe''s signature basketball or robe


    Murphy didn''t speak, just looked at the other side.


    Leon - Ross gently patted his forehead, "well, on behalf of Kobe, I can give you season tickets for the Lakers next season. In the first home, you still have the opportunity to take a picture with Kobe."


    If it''s a basketball fan or a Laker fan, such an opportunity can be said to be very attractive, but a basketball blind Like Murphy can''t be moved by it.


    Even if Murphy is a Laker fan, he won''t be moved. He wants more.


    The original accumulation of any capital is difficult, even dripping with the blood of many people. If he wants to earn enough start-up capital, he can''t let go of any possible opportunity.


    "What you said is really good." Murphy stirred his cup of coffee slowly. "I really want to give you the picture, too."


    He stirred the coffee more and more slowly. "I close my eyes, and I will think that if the photos spread, Kobe''s public image of health and sunshine will be damaged, which may lead to family discord and the rupture of the relationship with his fiancee, which will affect the state on the court, suddenly interrupt the rising competitive state, and lead to the negotiation of the next big contract with the Lakers Now it''s fluctuating... "


    Listen to these words that are very considerate of Kobe Bryant, Leon Rose''s eyes become sharp, and his face is not as good-looking as just now.


    Murphy didn''t seem to see this, just said to himself, "I really don''t want to see Kobe''s public image damaged because of these photos I took. I''m also worried. If the photo is accidentally spread to the outside, and is seen by sporting goods companies such as Nike or Adidas, or other large businesses, what will happen to the possible endorsement cooperation between Kobe and them? I heard that they have been very satisfied with Kobe''s healthy, sunny and responsible public image


    As a fan and admirer of Kobe, I don''t want to see this happen


    Opposite agent Leon Rose''s face is already tense.


    If he hasn''t found out by now that he was confused and cheated by the young appearance of the other party, he would be a hopeless fool.


    Murphy did not stop, continued, "I like all fans, think that Kobe is a serious, responsible person, also want to see him heartless play, won one championship ring after another, more want to see him have a happy family."


    Leon rose stares at this side. If his eyes can become bullets, Murphy will turn into a pockmarked sack in an instant.


    "For the Superstar I adore, for the future of Kobe." Murphy vowed, "I can''t let these photos get out."


    Although these words sound like those of a super fan, Leon rose understands that they are all ironic words. He also knows that he underestimated this humble young man before. What he was saying was the serious consequences of the spread of the photos.


    If Kobe Bryant is a man like Rodman, Leon Ross will not worry, but Kobe Bryant''s past image is too good to bear these, especially the sponsors. In case of problems with the sponsors, the losses will be in millions of dollars.


    But he will not easily compromise, at least to suppress each other''s chips."Don''t forget, you''re facing CAA!" Leon - Rose said strongly, "mainstream media are CAA''s partners!"

 Chapter 21

    But Murphy will not be intimidated by this thing.


    He looked at Leon rose opposite and said slowly, "CAA is really powerful, but can it control the media? Do you really think you''re Viacom or news corporation? "


    Murphy shrugged and said, "even Rupert Murdoch and summer Redstone dare not say they can control all the media."


    CAA does have a certain influence on many media, but it is a joke to say that it can control the media.


    News like Kobe Bryant is not something CAA can hold down. One of the favorite things the media do is to create a star and then destroy a star. Only in this way can it be newsworthy and attractive.


    If he sells the photos to the media, the media will inform CAA before publishing them, which will give CAA face.


    Although they belittle each other because of their age and humble status, Leon rose doesn''t pay enough attention to them. He thinks that most people will have some face if they throw away the mountain of CAA.


    But the young people on the opposite side are obviously not so easy to fool and will not be confused by those unrealistic things.


    This person does not eat hard or soft, and Leon Ross has no good way. In fact, at this point, when the other party holds a photo of Kobe Bryant, he is completely passive.


    Unless he wants those photos exposed.


    It''s just that the consequences of exposure of those photos will be quite serious. I''m afraid that many of what this man named Murphy said will turn into reality.


    Even if only one of them happens, his side will pay a heavy price.


    "Young man!" Leon rose looked at Murphy, "don''t be greedy, CAA is not so easy to provoke."


    Murphy tilted her head slightly, met each other''s eyes and said, "I never meant to provoke CAA."


    It''s a fool who wants to provoke CAA. He''s just out of luck.


    As soon as Leon Ross was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Murphy said, "I''ve hurt people, I''ve been in prison, I''m in the lowest level of work, I can only work for the most basic livelihood. But I have no relatives, no property, and no worries... "


    "I don''t have to look back..." Leon - Ross repeated this sentence silently, as far as he knows, the other side really has nothing to worry about.


    To put it bluntly, it''s just a poor rascal from a Los Angeles slum.


    What is the best way to deal with such people? After a few laps, Leon rose fully understood the crux of the problem.


    "Come on," he asked directly, "say a reasonable number."


    Hands crossed on the coffee table, Murphy said calmly, "I am a Kobe Bryant fan, willing to do anything for him, he is a great star, is the city hero of Los Angeles..."


    From sitting down to now, Murphy has never said anything about money, which is likely to become a handle at some time.


    There must be a large number of cases in such transactions between stars, media and journalists, but Murphy is still very careful.


    Leon Rose''s face became more and more serious, and finally decided to regard Murphy as a heavyweight negotiating opponent.


    "Clever and cunning as a fox, calm and patient as a hunter!"


    Don''t know why, Leon - Ross looked at Murphy, thought of this sentence.


    "Ten thousand dollars!" He made a tentative offer.


    Murphy did not seem to hear the general, is still gushing, "I am a fan of Kobe, certainly will not do damage to the idol..."


    Leon Rose originally thought that with some means, it would not take much effort to settle this matter, but finally he had to use the money strategy. Fortunately, he was ready when he came. The employer also said that the problem that money can solve is not a problem.


    Of course, there is a limit to the amount of money.


    "Thirty thousand dollars..." He continued to raise the price.


    Murphy is still talking about how he adores Kobe Bryant.


    "Forty thousand dollars..." Leon Rose''s voice became low.


    On the other hand, Murphy has praised Kobe Bryant as a superstar in the world.


    Leon Roth took a deep look at Murphy. "Greed is an original sin! Young man, fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money. "


    Murphy did not shut up the trend, it seems that he is really that basketball star''s iron powder.


    "You "Leon Rose''s eyes widened." seventy thousand dollars! This is the highest price I can offer. Don''t be greedy


    Murphy was not moved.


    "Eighty thousand dollars!"


    "Ninety thousand dollars..."


    Looking at the opposite, Murphy guessed that it was almost the bottom line.


    "You have to know that enough is enough." Leon Rose''s voice once again sounded coldly, "100000 dollars."


    "I said, I adore Kobe." Murphy also knows that enough is enough, although the opposite agent''s attitude is not good, but they are all face-to-face means, he does not believe that CAA will only do things aboveboard, now the price for him is not low, obviously did not touch the bottom line of CAA, "Kobe is my idol, I will never let anything harm the idol spread out!"Hearing Murphy''s words, Leon rose couldn''t help looking at Murphy again. He thought the young man was more sophisticated and intelligent than he expected.


    "I want all the copies." Leon - Ross calm mind, pretending to be calm, said, "there is a confidentiality agreement."


    Murphy picked up the cup, drank the rest of the coffee and stood up. "You know my phone."


    With that, he didn''t ask for the storage disk. He turned and walked towards the door of the cafe.


    One night''s hard work brought in 100000 US dollars. Murphy thought the business could be done.


    After that, Murphy joined his lawyer Robert and went to Burbank to sign a temporary contract with channel 6 to participate in the production of the documentary.


    Channel 6 has its own editing and production staff. Although Murphy will put the name of deputy director and photographer in this unnamed documentary, there is not much place to participate.


    Murphy doesn''t like it either. Compared with the professionals of channel 6, he is really a novice with little experience and is not fully competent for the job of deputy director.


    More often than not, Murphy is playing for the editor.


    Because the materials are not shot, and the past video materials are used, the importance of the editor''s work is highlighted. It is not unreasonable for Murphy to follow the editor.


    It is not easy to be a qualified director and editor.


    In the editing room, Murphy stands out of the way, not saying a word, just watching the editor named Griffith busy, the other party is dealing with the video of bill road case and a Latin community robbery that Murphy shot a long time ago. He uses the parallel montage method to closely connect the poor and rich white people who have been shot to the ground, as if he wants to In this way, we should prove that the violent crime in Los Angeles is not limited to one place, and the poor and the rich are victims.


    Moreover, compared with the pictures specially treated during the news broadcast, the scenes here are more real and bloody, ignoring the face that conceals the identity of the dead, which is easier to attract people''s attention.


    "The material you shoot is very rare."


    At the end of the work, Griffith walked up to Murphy, pointed to the picture of bill road case on the screen, and said, "I''ve been working for so many years, and I haven''t seen anyone who can shoot such a shocking scene."


    "Thank you." Murphy rarely said modestly, "it''s just luck."


    At this time, the door of the editing room was knocked from the outside. After Griffith answered, someone pushed the door in from the outside. Murphy turned to see that it was Kara Firth in a professional dress. She nodded to Griffith first and then called Murphy out of the editing room.


    On the first floor of the TV station, they found an empty table and sat down. Carla Firth said directly to Murphy, "it seems that you are really studying hard."


    "Opportunities like this are rare." Murphy said seriously, "I cherish it very much."


    Carla Firth pointed in the direction of Santa Monica and asked, "how''s that going?"


    "It''s almost done."


    Opposite is an insider, Murphy also has no need to hide, "tomorrow I will sign a confidentiality agreement with the other party''s agency."


    "How many?" Carla Firth made a gesture of counting money.


    Murphy shook his head. "Not a lot."


    He held out five fingers and shook them on both sides.


    "It''s not like your style," Carla Firth said sarcastically


    "Quite a few." Murphy said contentedly, "it''s just gossip, and to me, CAA is much more difficult than LAPD."


    "Want to develop in the film industry..." Carla Firth said mercilessly, "you shouldn''t have provoked CAA."


    Murphy finally revealed that silk helpless, "how can I think of Kobe Bryant such a basketball superstar, will belong to CAA such an entertainment company?"


    But then he put it away. "Honey, you know, I need money, a lot of money."


    "I know that." Carla Firth didn''t give him any face. "I also know that you will become poorer than you are now when you enter the film industry."


    "There''s a rule in Hollywood that a director never invests in his own movies," she says with a low sigh and a change of persuasion


    Carafes would never have said so much.


    "I know the unwritten rule." Murphy sat back in his chair. "But I can''t think of any other way."


    There is no response to the script delivered up to now. When you go to the crew for an interview, the other party only learns about the experience of injuring a director, so they close the door


    He has wasted a year in prison, and the time in the future is really not too much. Every year, the less chance of success.


    Carla Firth looked at her watch and stood up. "Then I can only wish you good luck."After a year of bad luck, Murphy has been lucky recently, but he is not sure how long this kind of luck will last for him. Especially in the film industry, luck is often very important. If his luck is bad, no matter how wonderful a film comes out at an inappropriate time, he may not even know his mother.


    A good movie is just the most basic condition for a movie to succeed.

 Chapter 22

    It''s not easy to make a movie. Murphy knows that he should be well prepared, especially in terms of money.


    So, Murphy appeared in the club with Leon Roth on time the next day. Because of the basic agreement, there was not much nonsense between the two sides.


    Leon Ross paid Murphy $100000 on behalf of Kobe Bryant; Murphy handed over all information related to the photos and signed a confidentiality agreement.


    It''s not a big deal that such deals happen between journalists and stars.


    Murphy was in a good mood when he got $100000. When he left, he shook hands with Leon rose. "Please convey my respect to Mr. Bryant. If I have the chance, I will go to the scene to watch him play."


    Leon - rose is not polite back, "I hope you never have such a chance."


    With that, he walked out of the room with CAA''s lawyer without looking back, without any interest in continuing to deal with Murphy.


    Murphy looked at his back, shrugged, and then left. Despite Leon Rose''s anger, he didn''t pay much attention to it. Yesterday, he asked Carla Firth to find someone to know about it. Basketball department is relatively unimportant in CAA, and the most important thing in the field of sports brokerage is American football.


    It''s not surprising that in North America, American football is the largest sport, far more influential than NBA and other tournament leagues, and CAA''s main business is still in North America.


    However, Murphy will not ignore the huge influence of CAA. Now he is just a small figure. In the eyes of CAA giants, he is no different from the paparazzi everywhere in Los Angeles. No one will care too much. If he can enter Hollywood and has a certain reputation, the influence of this matter will really appear.


    But Murphy doesn''t regret doing this at all. If she wants to accumulate the original capital of development as soon as possible, how can she do it without some unconventional means?


    At least he didn''t break the law.


    "Since coming to the world, every pore of capital is dirty and bloody."


    With this idea in mind, Murphy left the club, drove to channel 6, and continued to participate in the production of the documentary. Similar to the previous situation, he was more like a student in the production process, greedily absorbing all the post production technology and experience.


    This is the Los Angeles area where Hollywood is located, and the most advanced film technology in the world. Even if the people who make documentaries are basically from such a humble TV station as channel 6, the rigor and philosophy of post production also amazes Murphy, a rookie.


    Indeed, he has a lot more insight than ordinary people. He once studied the latest film technology and knowledge in the film academy on the other side. However, learning and practice are two different fields. Learning well may not be able to do well.


    Murphy settled down and put his other thoughts into the Pacific Ocean for a while. Later, he stayed in the post production room of channel 6, followed Griffith and other experienced people, and constantly asked all kinds of questions.


    This documentary is not very difficult to make. Murphy is very clear that there will be many more problems when he makes his own film.


    The documentary just clips together a lot of video materials originally shot, and it doesn''t take long. Moreover, the black movement in Los Angeles can''t continue all the time. It must be launched as soon as possible, so that the documentary can bring certain influence.


    Half a month later, the speculation in Los Angeles about the white police shooting black criminals who could not resist and the black protest activities gradually subsided. The Los Angeles County Police Department and the city hall had just calmed down. Channel 6 broadcast the documentary "city of sin" in prime time!


    It''s not difficult to find out what the theme of the documentary is from the title. This 55 minute documentary can be regarded as a collection of criminal activities in Los Angeles. Traffic accidents, homicide, drug trade and armed robbery emerge in an endless stream, reflecting that the criminal activities in Los Angeles are no longer limited to one place, but spread to every corner. It also deliberately uses obscure methods to point out a few Conflicts between ethnic minorities and whites caused by social injustice.


    Among them, the bill road case and the Beverly Hills police bandit gunfight shot by Murphy are the climax of the whole documentary. Although the picture is not particularly clear due to the relationship between the photographic equipment used at that time, this part of the real bloody gunfight is almost completely broadcast, which has caused great repercussions.


    In particular, the last black criminal was shot to death by the white police without any resistance ability, which can not be described as shocking.


    Because of too many scruples, many sensitive or bloody scenes are coded, but the scale of documentary is larger


    There is no doubt that this documentary has attracted wide attention, and channel 6 has become the most popular local TV station in Los Angeles.


    Because of the theme of the documentary and the full broadcast of Murphy''s video, the black movement just subsided broke out again. In front of the Los Angeles City Hall and the county police department, a large number of protesting crowds gathered again, which also provided more materials for the media to report.Channel 6 is also working with a video distributor to launch the documentary''s discs and videos.


    Although a large number of videos shot by Murphy are used and channel 6 pays a certain copyright fee, Murphy can not get much benefit, but he is also satisfied. After all, he participated in the production of the whole documentary, learned a lot from it and accumulated some experience.


    More importantly, he has drawn closer to Griffith. If you encounter editing problems in the future, you can also ask him for advice.


    Although he is only one of many unknown editors in Los Angeles, he is much better than a novice with little practical experience.


    "Congratulations..."


    In an Italian restaurant, Murphy sits in a seat by the window and raises a glass to Carla Firth opposite. "Congratulations on your promotion."


    Carla Firth, dressed in a casual dress with curly blonde hair neatly behind her head, raised her glass and touched Murphy. Before drinking, she said with a smile, "thank you!"


    They drank it all in one gulp.


    Murphy picked up a knife and fork, cutting the steak on the plate, and asked, "how does the channel 6 news director feel?"


    In the past, Carla Firth was the head of news programs at night and early in the morning. After her promotion, she was in charge of all the news on Channel 6.


    Carla Firth pinned the scattered golden hair behind her ears, flattened her mouth, and said with emotion, "it''s nice not to have to work at night!"


    Fork up a small piece of steak and chew it in your mouth. Murphy suddenly looks at Kara Firth strangely.


    "What''s the matter?" Carla Firth thought she was stained with something dirty and touched her face, so she was ready to take out the little make-up mirror in her handbag. "What''s on my face?"


    "No Murphy shook her head gently. "I''m just surprised you didn''t have makeup today."


    Carla Firth, whom he had seen in the past, though not in heavy makeup, always painted exquisite professional makeup. Today, it is obviously different. She only has very light makeup on her face.


    "It''s ugly without makeup?" Carla Firth said with self mockery.


    "Of course not." Murphy looked at her admiringly, "you look more fresh and natural, not as aggressive as when you are wearing professional makeup."


    "Is it?" Carla Firth picked up her knife and fork. "Don''t forget, I''m a woman. How can I work if I don''t look stronger?"


    Gender differences in the workplace can never be ignored.


    Murphy nodded and laughed. "You can see me like this. Does that mean we''re more than just working?"


    Carla Firth raised her eyebrows. "What do you think we have to do with each other?"


    "I thought we were friends." Murphy said faintly.


    "Friends?" Carla Firth curved her mouth, looking playful and sarcastic. "Do you have a friend like you? Every time I bargain, I''m always forced to... "


    Murphy opened his hand. "Honey, work is work, personal relationship is personal relationship."


    Unlike rose, whom he met in prison, Murphy can''t describe the relationship with Kara Firth. They got to know each other because of their work and similar ideas. Especially after he gave up his job as a free journalist and stopped providing news videos to channel 6, Murphy got closer to Kara Firth.


    In fact, he also understood that after the final interest involvement between the two ended, they would not have so many scruples when they got along.


    Frankly speaking, Murphy thinks that there is a sentence on the other side of the Pacific Ocean that can describe his friendship with Carla Firth very appropriately, that is, the same smell.


    The two chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious. Especially from the beginning of bill road case to now, the documentary has driven the audience rating of channel 6, and it will also send out happy laughter.


    In this kind of private occasions, whether Murphy or Carla Firth, they are very proud and unscrupulous. What they think is that they make huge profits from each other, rather than other illusory things such as news morality or social responsibility.


    When the meal came to an end, Carla Firth took a mouthful of water and wiped her mouth again. Suddenly, she changed the topic, "when will your plan start?"


    "As soon as possible." Murphy put down her napkin. "This documentary has taught me a lot..."


    He pointed to his head. "Here''s a clear plan."


    Carla Firth asked again, "where''s the money?"


    "Excluding fees paid to lawyers and others." Murphy thought, "there are more than 300000 dollars left."


    At this point, he frowned again. The money was too little for making a movie.


    "Here''s a piece of advice." "Don''t put all your money in," Carla Firth said in a never before serious tone. ¡°

 Chapter 23

    There are some things that people in the game may not be able to see more clearly than people outside.


    Back home, Murphy carefully considered the words of Kara Firth, which is really reasonable. If he gambles all his money on the shooting and production of a movie, if he fails, he will inevitably face a very painful situation.


    After his release from prison, Murphy''s hard life has left him with a lingering fear. Now that he has just got rid of the poverty line, he doesn''t want to return to that state.


    Murphy does have some confidence in himself, but also knows that there is no possibility of failure.


    It''s true that he has analyzed a lot of films. He has also been a student of the film academy, and he has paid a lot of money to study. He has just participated in the production of a documentary film, so he has some experience. But shooting a film and these are two different things. If he has analyzed a successful film in the future, he will be able to produce it successfully?


    As long as people with slightly normal brains know, there is no equal sign between the two.


    As a rational enough person, Murphy knows that in order to leave a way for himself, the investment must be limited to 300000 dollars.


    No one can guarantee that bill will have a chance to turn over after his failure.


    From the beginning to the end, Murphy''s mind is very clear. His more insight than others is a favorable condition, but there is no guarantee that he will succeed.


    Everyone wants to succeed, especially in a competitive place like Hollywood.


    However, Hollywood should not have too many cases of Waterloo caused by ambition and vanity, some of which make the company lose money to close down, some of which make the director, producer or CEO of a large studio retire from the second tier or even lose their jobs, and some of which make a generation of superstars walk on the road and go further and further


    In the film industry of all countries and regions in the world, the number of street movies far exceeds the number of successful ones. How many of them are the dreams of genius? Where are these geniuses buried?


    Compared with the almost zero cost investment of other art forms, film, a latecomer, has never shown sympathy for its followers, and the film industry is also recognized as a high-risk industry.


    The whole film industry is influenced by some irrational rules. No one can be sure of the secret of making a successful film. Many times, some directors claim to make a big sale, but the result is bleak.


    In addition, Murphy has seen numerous analyses of successful or failed movies on the Internet. Many people think that by summing up these, they can do better or even avoid failure. But there is a fact that they ignore. These summaries are typical analysis behind the scenes, and whether they are correct or not can never be verified.


    The competition in Hollywood is extremely fierce. As far as Murphy''s own situation is concerned, once he plans to hit the streets, the consequences will be quite cruel.


    It''s natural that no one wants to do such a thing, but when it comes to it, they can only admit it.


    Murphy certainly doesn''t want to be one of them.


    It''s better to be an actor after meeting Carla Firth. It''s not difficult to find an adult actor with some acting skills and low price. After all, this is Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located.


    Scenes are even better. More than 90% of the plots take place in one house, which can be solved by leasing. The other few small scenes are very common, which can be found with little time and money.


    There is also behind the scenes production, which is far more cumbersome than looking for actors and scenes.


    This is an ordinary modern play. Can the actors bring their own clothes? If it doesn''t work, you can also buy some cheap goods.


    He can be a photographer himself, as well as a deputy director, art director and field record. In this way, he can save enough salary, but he still has to be a prop engineer, lighting engineer, makeup artist and so on. Without them, the shooting will be more difficult.


    Especially the lighting engineer, which is directly related to the quality of the shooting lens.


    Makeup artist and prop artist are also very important. The former is responsible for the actor''s make-up. In principle, actors without make-up can''t shoot on the camera. High resolution photography has unlimited opportunities to magnify a tiny defect. The latter also has a lot of work, especially in the assumption that there will be a lot of bloody scenes, which need props.


    Murphy doesn''t have the money for CG.


    Thinking of this, Murphy found that he was really nervous about the $300000 that he had been able to afford before. He had to consider saving money when he made the advance plan.


    It''s true that there are many professionals in this field in Hollywood, and they must not be satisfied. But the poor ones are also the ones who need money most. If they can''t even pay the basic expenses, Murphy doesn''t have to expect others to work for him.


    This is a very realistic society. If someone else has paid for his work, he, as an employer, has to pay a certain amount of money instead of an illusory ideal and commitment.


    "Ideals and promises?"


    Murphy could not help patting her forehead, thinking of where to hire enough professional and cheap staff.


    Many colleges related to film and television production have been set up in Greater Los Angeles. After graduation, most of the students start from the most basic work, and even many of them can only work as interns in the advertising crew. Those who can enter the film crew are often lucky.Take out your notebook, Murphy wrote "intern" on it, which should reduce some of the behind the scenes professional expenses.


    In addition, he also needs to recruit a person to co-ordinate the chores of the crew. No matter how small the crew is, there will be a lot of chores and trivia, which need to be taken care of by a special person.


    For this position, you can also find an intern or someone with low salary requirements.


    For a whole day, Murphy has been thinking about this. No one dares to guarantee the success of a film. However, adequate preparation can undoubtedly reduce the possibility of failure.


    Shooting a movie is not something you want to shoot immediately. Even if you invest in such a small project, you need to do a lot of work.


    In the next two days, Murphy not only recorded all the items in his mind, but also wrote a more than ten page plan. Although there were still many places to revise, it was too late.


    After finishing all this initially, Murphy made a backup on the computer, and began to prepare the script. Among the many elements of a Hollywood film, the script is relatively ignored, but it is also the basis of a film production.


    And with the script, we can better make the shooting plan.


    What Murphy first wrote is the outline of the script. All the contents of the film can be summarized in a simple sentence: how precocious little Lori is addicted to pedophilia!

 Chapter 24

    Murphy realized that a lot of work was much more difficult than he thought. He had only one person. When he was preparing, he had to do everything by himself. Sometimes he wanted to be separated.


    In addition to writing scripts and making corresponding plans, Murphy also spent money to advertise in local newspapers in Los Angeles. There''s no need to worry about actors, but all kinds of behind the scenes jobs must be determined as early as possible.


    In order to find interns with low price and some abilities, he went to California Academy of Arts and USC film school specially. However, people like him could not get the support of these regular colleges. Murphy could only put up some recruitment posters around the college, hoping that students who are interested in this can take the bait.


    In addition, Murphy will go to Delaware with his lawyer Robert, and register Stanton studio as a real company. Although according to the Delaware commercial law, he only needs to have a nominal office in Delaware, and even can share a resident clerk with other companies, it also costs a lot A lot of money.


    This money undoubtedly makes Murphy''s financial situation more difficult, but it has to be spent. If you want to attract people to work for you, a legal company is more reliable than a single person.


    Besides, he is a nobody without any qualifications.


    The biggest advantage of registering a commercial company in Delaware is tax preference. It''s not as terrible as the tax rate in California. Many Hollywood film companies, such as Disney and paramount, are registered in Delaware.


    Delaware also has a professional commercial equity court, and many commercial disputes are relatively easy to handle.


    With a formal company, Murphy returned to Los Angeles to improve the script and deal with recruitment issues.


    First of all, he needs to find a person who specializes in handling all kinds of chores. This job also has a nice position, which is called crew co-ordination.


    This position is very important in the crew, but it''s very humble. People with a little higher morale generally disdain to engage in such a position, especially in a small project like Murphy. It''s not easy to recruit an experienced person.


    To be exact, from the time he advertised to the time when Murphy signed up for Stanton studio, only six people called him. Five of them had never been in the film related industry before. According to Murphy''s guess, most of these guys came to Los Angeles to seek the Hollywood dream like him. They wanted to find a related job to support themselves first, and then work hard Look for opportunities again.


    Originally, Murphy also wanted to meet these five people. After all, all of them are novices. It''s not sure that there will be people with outstanding abilities in them.


    But the sixth person''s call made him change his mind.


    "You can rest assured that we are a professional film studio..."


    Standing in front of the studio window, Murphy looks at the dilapidated building outside and confidently says to the mobile phone microphone, "Stanton studio welcomes any aspiring talent."


    "So..." Murphy thought about it and said, "do you know the old Chinatown downtown? I''ll meet you at the Milton cafe there at two in the afternoon. "


    At the appointed meeting time, Murphy hung up and sat back in front of his laptop. Although the caller had not been in Los Angeles for a long time, he had a summer job at Lincoln Art Center in New York. In addition, he had a degree in drama from Juilliard College of Arts, which was much better than his previous five qualifications.


    After another busy morning, preserving the script and taking the company''s certificate, Murphy went out for a simple lunch and drove to the old Chinatown of Los Angeles.


    On the narrow street of old Chinatown, a red haired girl looks at the exotic buildings around her curiously through the window. It''s obviously different from the Chinatown in New York, where the most common people are not Chinese, but black and thin Vietnamese.


    The girl is driving a red car. Because of the narrow street, the speed is very slow. Her eyes are full of alert when she looks around.


    Everyone knows that the law and order in downtown Los Angeles is very poor, especially in places where there are more Vietnamese. It''s a synonym for chaos and crime.


    "Why did he go to such a place?"


    The red haired girl frowned. The sign of Milton cafe in front of her caught her eye. She didn''t stop and drove forward for a while. Then she found a suitable parking space on the narrow and crowded road. After parking, she saw that it was still early and sat quietly waiting.


    In the previous phone call, the man named Murphy Stanton also explained that since the studio has just been registered and is looking for a suitable office location, it can only meet in such a public place.


    A newly established film studio


    Before she came to Los Angeles, the red haired girl would not look at such a company. She came from a good family, her parents had a decent job, and she was a top student of Juilliard college. She also had a summer job at Lincoln Art Center. When she returned to Los Angeles during her internship, she thought it was not difficult to find a suitable job.


    People like her, who have learned professional acting and drama knowledge, can''t help but have a proud heart. Reality has taught her a good lesson. Los Angeles has gathered too many talented people with dreams, and the competition in this circle has far exceeded her expectation.Back in California, the red girl only got three jobs: one was an extras, without any lines as the background board; the other was a temporary assistant for a week, and she was expelled because she made a small mistake; the third was an actor and manager in the community theater, without any salary.


    All of these seriously hit the girl''s arrogant heart and made her idea more practical. As she had moved out of her home, she didn''t want to accept the support from her parents, but wanted to find a job to support herself as soon as possible.


    This is also the girl''s short-term goal, and she knows that this is the most realistic goal now.


    If you can''t even achieve the most basic independence, how can you be famous in Hollywood?


    After several months of training, this smart girl has learned that experience and qualifications are accumulated step by step. Many Hollywood stars start from humble positions.


    Instead of thinking about when she would become a movie heroine in the past, the red haired girl is thinking about how much salary she can get for this job?


    After waiting for more than half an hour, the red haired girl pushed the door open, locked the car, and walked towards the Milton cafe.


    Murphy arrived at Milton Cafe about 20 minutes in advance. It''s not far from where he lives. Recently, he often comes to drink coffee. Sometimes when he''s alone in the studio, he brings his laptop and takes this quiet coffee shop as his office.


    After asking for a cup of coffee, Murphy sat in the usual corner, thinking about the next work, and looking at the door. When she came in, she had already explained it. If someone came to him, the waiter would bring it immediately.


    Giving up his previous job and returning to his dream Hollywood Road, Murphy knows that he has to bear great pressure, and his ideal employees are also people who can bear great work pressure.


    After waiting for about ten minutes, a red haired girl came in at the door. She said a few words to the waiter, who took her to this side.


    The door is a little away from where Murphy sits. He looks at the red haired girl without any trace.


    The other person is about 20 years old, about 5''6 "tall. The most impressive thing is the rare long red hair and the snow like complexion under the western style skirt.


    On the whole, except her cheekbones are a little high, her appearance is nothing extraordinary.


    Murphy doesn''t care. He''s looking for someone with the right ability, not a beautiful vase.


    "Hi, I''m sorry." Before she got near, the red haired girl was the first to say, "I''m late."


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy stood up and reached out his right hand. "Are you Jessica?"


    "Yes, I am." The red haired girl took two steps and shook Murphy''s hand. Murphy motioned to the opposite seat


    When the girl sat down, he returned to his position and introduced himself, "I''m Murphy, Murphy Stanton."


    "Hello." The red haired girl was a little nervous, and she could see the alert in her eyes, but she also said, "I''m Jessica, Jessica chastan."


    Hearing the name, Murphy looked at her again, with long red hair, white skin, pale blue eyes, and slightly higher cheekbones


    It''s just too young.


    "My studio has just been registered." Murphy didn''t have any superfluous expression. He cut directly to the subject, took out a series of documents from the studio and put them on the table in front of the red haired girl. "This is the information of the studio. You can have a look first."


    Murphy made these, immediately reduce the red hair girl Jessica eyes of the alert, she took those documents, seriously one by one look up.


    When she saw the last one, Murphy said, "my studio is going to make a film. I need to hire some professionals."


    In the Los Angeles area, I don''t know how many troupes are set up every day. After reading her ID card, the red haired girl confirms the real existence of the studio and asks, "the newspaper says that the troupe co ordinates. Can you tell me what specific work she does?"


    From the appearance, it seems that the man opposite is not as old as her. Is such a person capable of making a film?


    Jessica chastan has some doubts.


    "It''s a good job for lucky people..."


    Murphy introduced the importance of this chore job in decorative words. Jessica chastan was not stupid and understood what kind of job it was.


    If put in a few months ago, arrogant she must turn around and go.


    But when she returned to Los Angeles, she encountered many difficulties and moved out of her home. If she wanted to be completely independent, she needed a job with the right salary, which was best connected with the film industry and Hollywood.


    In this respect, this job is very suitable for her needs.


    Murphy looked at her and said, "I want to know about your previous work and what you''ve learned from it."

 Chapter 25

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    ¡°¡­¡­ I''m currently performing in a community theater. "


    as I said a lot, Jessica chastan is also observing the situation on the opposite side. Seeing that Murphy is unmoved, she says," I''m also the director of this community theater, and I have a lot of work to do, such as dealing with ticketing and arranging venues. "


    Murphy nodded. From her previous self introduction, we can see that this talented student of Juilliard College of art has encountered a lot of troubles in entering society. Like most people, this Hollywood Road is very uneven.


    Looking down at her notebook, Murphy looked at her and asked, "why should I hire you?"


    Hearing this question, Jessica chastan thought about it a little bit and said, "I have some professional knowledge. I have worked in drama at Lincoln Art Center in New York and off Broadway. After I came to Hollywood, I worked as a temporary assistant in a production group. I believe I am qualified for this job..."


    She hesitated for a moment and said, "I need this job. I need a job that has a close relationship with Hollywood and the film industry."


    Murphy turned his pen and asked, "you haven''t graduated yet?"


    "Yes." Jessica chastan simply admitted, "I''m doing an internship."


    "So..." Murphy pondered for a while before saying, "I can hire you."


    Jessica chastan, opposite, was obviously relieved.


    But Murphy went on to say, "but since you haven''t graduated, I can only treat you as an intern."


    It means no salary. Jessica chastan understood and immediately shook her head. "Sorry, I can''t do it. I need money now."


    Murphy''s words just now are more exploratory. If the other party agrees, there will be a free labor force to use; if not, it will also reduce her psychological expectation in terms of salary.


    "I''ll give you a chance to explore your career options and get to know my company." Murphy gave her hope again, "I''ll see your performance later and give you a full-time job."


    "My company and I are going to shoot a film soon, and it is expected that it will start in one and a half months to two months," he specially stressed


    Does this really seem like a good opportunity? Jessica - chastan heard that there was a film to be shot soon, more or less excited, bit his lip, but he swallowed the words he wanted to promise.


    Murphy observed these reactions. The girl obviously lacks enough social experience, but she is not a fool.


    Jessica chastan hesitated and whispered, "I need a salary. I just moved out of my house. I need money."


    She looked at Murphy as if she wanted the job very much.


    In fact, Murphy is very clear that a film he said is about to shoot has made the girl interested enough in this job.


    "Well, in view of your actual situation..." Murphy put on an embarrassed look. "I can give you 300 dollars a week."


    This salary is not much compared to her education, but it''s always an opportunity. Jessica chastan thought about it for a long time and finally nodded, "OK, when can I start working?"


    Murphy thought, "today is Friday, from next Monday, I''ll contact you."


    Jessica chastan stood up and held out her right hand to Murphy. "Thank you. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."


    After shaking her hand, Murphy said confidently, "you won''t regret your choice."


    With a polite smile, Jessica chastan said goodbye and left the coffee shop.


    In the next two days, Murphy basically finished the script. It was just a rough large-scale model, which had to be revised continuously. On the contrary, there were a lot of interview jobs waiting for him. After all, this is the most developed place in the world''s film industry, where countless people came to seek film dreams. After seeing the advertisement, many people called to apply Words.


    Fortunately, Murphy is no longer alone. Stanton studio has its first temporary employee, Jessica chastan.


    On Monday morning, Murphy received a call from Jessica chastan, ran to the fork road and took her into the Latin community.


    Two ruffian young men are walking towards us. The tattoos on the outside are frightening. Looking at the dilapidated buildings around, Jessica chastan suddenly regrets her choice. Looking at Murphy''s back, she suspects that she has met a malicious liar.


    What kind of movie studio will work in slums?


    She put one hand into her pocket and pretended to watch the time. She took out her mobile phone and quietly pressed the three numbers of "911". When she put it back, her left thumb was always on the dial key. As long as the situation was wrong, she would immediately call the police.


    The documents she saw yesterday played an important role in following Murphy here. If she didn''t have those real company documents, she said nothing would follow a man to such a place.In the Latin American community, seven turns to eight directions. At last, they come to a shabby gray building. Jessica - tsestan sees Murphy turning into the staircase and unconsciously raising his vigilance. The other hand grabs his purse and has a powerful anti wolf spray.


    "The company is just in its infancy, and all the money has been invested in film projects."


    Walking up the stairs, Murphy said some basic information to the red haired girl behind. A human spirit like him can naturally see the other party''s guard. This is also normal. If Jessica chastan is a stupid fool, he still dare not use it. "For the time being, he can only work here, but I''m looking for a suitable house."


    The right house is, of course, the location of the film, but Murphy didn''t say.


    Jessica chastan nodded, but did not relax her vigilance. After arriving at the third floor, she followed Murphy to the door. After Murphy opened the door, she did not mean to go in, but observed for a while.


    This is the normal people have wariness, Murphy did not mind, the door opened to the largest, in order to eliminate each other''s doubts.


    Looking at it for a while, Jessica chastan didn''t find anything wrong. The house is not big. You can see the appearance inside at a glance through the door. Facing her is the living room and bedroom. The furnishings are very simple. The bed, sofa, TV and so on are relatively old, but everything is tidy, which shows that the owner likes cleaning I''m not the only one.


    There is a door next to the living room. From this perspective, you can see that there is not much space inside. Just let go of a desk and a shelf. There is a laptop and a printer near the window of the desk. There are only cameras and telephoto cameras on the shelf.


    After observing for a while, Jessica chastan finally took this step and stepped into Stanton studio.


    When his first employee walked into the studio, Murphy pointed to the location of the kettle. "The water is over there. Go downstairs and turn left. There''s a hamburger shop 50 feet away. It''s cheap enough."


    He sat down at his desk near the window and pointed to the chair opposite. "You''re working here for the time being."


    Jessica chastan didn''t say anything, but she sighed in her heart that it was really crude, worse than her worst imagination.


    Murphy took a pile of documents from the folder on the left. "I''ll talk about your work today."


    He first pushed a list to the past, "these are some people who are interested in joining our film project. They have their contact information on them. You can contact them to determine the time and place of the interview, preferably in Milton coffee shop."


    After that, he pushed over another document and said, "this is the photographic equipment I need. Haven''t you been in several groups? Should not be unfamiliar, to determine where there are renters, see a few more, I want the lowest price


    Next, Murphy handed Jessica chastan a pile of folded printed posters. "These are some recruitment notices. In the afternoon, you go to the USC film school and the California Academy of Arts and paste them near the two schools."


    Among the people who contacted Murphy, there were also a few professional students who entered the internship period. Seeing that their posters were effective, Murphy specially made a batch of them.


    Finally, Murphy lost the script that had just been registered last week to Jessica chastan. "This is the script of the project we are going to shoot and produce. This is the first draft. You should get familiar with it first. I also need you to help me make the schedule and shooting plan."


    Seeing the script, Jessica chastan''s heart finally relaxed. The person opposite is really not a liar. It looks like someone who wants to do something.


    "Can I read the script first?" She asked tentatively.


    Murphy had already taken the drawing board, prepared to draw the split shot draft, and waved her hand to let her feel free.


    Jessica chastan opened the script and read it carefully. She was a top student in the drama department of Juilliard college. She studied the script to a certain extent. She scanned it as quickly as possible and determined that it was a script with a very neat structure.


    The first page of the play is the opening picture, which is bloody and cruel, but it is a good way to attract the audience. Although the words are different from the picture, and the meaning is somewhat obscure, Jessica chastan can still imagine that this is the scene of a perverted adult man abusing and killing a minor girl.


    She looked at the opposite Murphy, who was drawing something seriously. It seemed that it was a split shot draft.


    "This kind of play..."


    Jessica chastan shakes her head and continues to read on. When the script is on page 5, it clearly illustrates the theme.


    Plus the next few pages, 1 to 10 are the standard foreshadowing plot.


    A standardized Hollywood script should start with its own tone, mood, type and theme of the film. The opening is also a good opportunity to show the starting point of the protagonist. If the screenwriter shows a "prior" impression, then there will be an "afterwards" overview to show how things are going


    The script in her hand clearly has these qualities.


    Also, there must be a corresponding beat at the beginning of the script: the end.These two scenes are the way to clarify how the film develops and changes.


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 Chapter 26

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    The professional knowledge that we have learned tells Jessica chastan that the opening and the ending should be able to echo, one by one, indicating that there is a strong dramatic change in the emotional fluctuations contained in the film.


    For example, many professional actors usually only look at the first 10 pages and the last 10 pages of the script to determine whether there are drastic changes and whether they can attract the audience.


    Without such a change, scripts are usually thrown into the garbage can in the corner.


    After a general review, Jessica chastan didn''t see anything from the script that can make people shine. Even if she hasn''t formally contacted the film industry, it''s not difficult to infer from the script that the future film will attract people with bloody, violent and extremely sensitive themes.


    A little girl was murdered by a pedophile, and then another girl came to revenge


    This is definitely not what mainstream movies should have.


    However, she looked at this studio and Murphy on the opposite side, and realized that with the ability of this studio, it is impossible to produce mainstream films.


    The script is not very good, but the structure is very neat, which is in line with the Hollywood production mode. Jessica chastan specially watched the opening and ending of the play. The opening play is that a girl is brutally killed, and the ending is that her friend brutally kills the murderer, which can be said to be in line with the requirements of the opening play and the final play.


    From this point of view, the script that the opposite person came up with is quite reliable.


    But how likely is such a play to succeed? Especially seeing some bloody scenes above, Jessica chastan unconsciously wants to shake her head.


    Sensitive subjects, super large scale, not very high investment


    This article flashed from my mind, Jessica chastan naturally came to the conclusion of black B-level film, and it is a black B-level film project with very small success probability.


    All of a sudden, Jessica chastan once again raised the idea of whether she had made a wrong choice.


    Especially when I look up and see Murphy, who is obviously younger than myself, there is no persuasion at all.


    For a moment, she really wanted to give up, but she gave up when she thought of her salary of $300 a week and her access to film making.


    "This is likely to be a failed project..."


    Jessica chastan has his own conclusion from the neat but plain script, the crude studio and the unreliable boss, "I''m afraid this studio will close soon, but it''s also a rare experience. I can witness the end of a film project and a home appliance film studio with my own eyes, and also accumulate some experience to avoid failure."


    She doesn''t like the project at all.


    Jessica chastan put the script aside, took the contact form and the phone on her desk, and began to contact the hapless applicants.


    Without any interference from the opposite voice, Murphy is absorbed in drawing the sub shot draft. This work has just begun, and what is being drawn is also the opening play of the script.


    In the absence of sufficient funds, coupled with the relatively simple script and cast, as well as some weak story, in order to make the final film attractive, we must use some special means.


    Especially in the opening play of the film, the role of the opening play is very important, not only to examine and approve the tone, mood and style of the film, but also to introduce the main characters, and show the audience the pre history of the main characters.


    But the most important thing is to "bind" the audience to their seats and feel that "this is a good film!"


    Murphy admits that the theme and scale of the film are somewhat large and tend to be dark, but he has only $300000 investment, which is the simplest and most effective way for a small cost film to succeed.


    With his current ability, he can''t make "electric saw" with 300000 US dollars, let alone make a big literary film.


    He is just a novice, relatively simple film is the first choice.


    At about eleven o''clock, Murphy put down her brush. Opposite Jessica chastan closed the file and said, "I contacted all the people on the list, and six of them were very interested in the position."


    She looked down at the record she had made. "Two of the six were lighters, a set artist, two makeup artists and a prop artist."


    Murphy nodded, raised her arm, and gently rubbed her forehead. Her head was aching again. This is an old problem for more than a year. It can also be said to be the sequela of this special experience.


    "Have you made an appointment for the interview?" He asked.


    "It''s an appointment." Jessica chastan pushed a schedule to Murphy, "from 1:30 p.m."


    As a student who has just left school, her mind is not very complicated. She specially reminds us that "two of the six are interns who have not graduated."


    "I see." Murphy picked up the watch, stood up and said, "that''s all for the morning, Jesse. You go to lunch."Just as Jessica chastan breathed a sigh of relief, Murphy said, "after lunch, hurry to the USC film school and the California Academy of the arts and put up all the posters."


    After packing up, Jessica chastan carried her to the outside. After turning her head, she turned her mouth unnaturally. Obviously, she had some opinions on doing this kind of work.


    Some things, Murphy can see, but did not say much, now in the initial stage, it is normal to encounter any difficulties.


    After a simple lunch, Murphy went back to the house to take a nap. Before 1:30, Murphy arrived at the Milton coffee shop in old Chinatown. He was still in the previous position and soon waited for the first person to interview.


    "My name is Paul Wilson."


    This is a shy looking young man, sitting opposite Murphy, with a slightly shy smile, "I''d like to apply for your company''s set master."


    Murphy glanced at his resume and asked, "haven''t you graduated yet?"


    "No Paul Wilson first shook his head, and then said, "but I have experience in this field. I participated in the shooting of two experimental films in the college, where I worked as a set designer and a lighting engineer. I think I am very suitable for this industry, and I also want to make some achievements in film."


    With that, he quickly took his backpack, took out a video tape from it and put it on the coffee table. "This is the video of the experimental film."


    "You''re more experienced than many of the students I''ve met."


    Looking at the young man opposite, Murphy said seriously, "but the experimental film is different from the movie. Why should I use you?"


    Paul Wilson scratched his head and didn''t seem to know what to say.


    Murphy stares at him and says, "Stanton Studios is a very professional film production company, providing staff with very promising jobs."


    Of course, this kind of empty talk is not very convincing.


    "I don''t know if you''ve seen the most influential documentary recently called" Sin City "


    It has to be said that this documentary has created a certain popularity in Los Angeles because of its theme. When Murphy saw the young man on the opposite side nodding his head, he showed a confident smile. "This documentary is co produced by Stanton studio and channel 6 of fox Los Angeles local station. If you look carefully, you can see these, and I..."


    He pointed to himself, "the deputy director of sin city."


    As for the fact that Stanton''s studio and himself are just nominal, Murphy will not tell anyone anything.


    With his current relationship with Carla Firth, the actual director of the documentary, the TV station will not disclose this.


    Paul Wilson''s eyes lit up.


    "You don''t have work experience."


    But I really appreciate young people with lofty goals, and Stanton studio is willing to provide these young people with contact and real opportunities to enter the film industry


    Murphy deliberately opened his hand and said, "it''s not a formal position, but this opportunity to really participate in film production is very rare in Hollywood. Stanton studio is not shooting commercials, but real movies!"


    Paul Wilson has unconsciously nodded his head.


    "Mr. Wilson..." Murphy deliberately pointed to his resume, "I can see a lot of your special points from it. I think you are a talent. What you lack now is experience. If you want, I can reserve an intern position for you in the film project to be prepared and the production team to be set up. You can get in touch with those professionals who have actually made films and change as soon as possible We have to grow up. "


    Although there is no salary position, it''s hard for interns to participate in a real film production. Paul Wilson almost didn''t think about it, so he kept nodding, "I''m willing, I''m willing to do this job!"


    After finishing the internship, Murphy explained that he would sign a formal internship contract another day and send Paul Wilson away with his eyes.


    He likes such free employees best.


    It''s true that the other side has no experience, but it won''t be a problem to do some chores.


    After that, Murphy only needed to meet five interns, but he didn''t have time to meet another intern.


    In fact, it''s not hard to imagine that people who can come to such an unknown project and company for an interview have poor qualifications. For example, these makeup artists, lighting artists and props artists with relevant work experience have no independent work experience at all.


    Of course, Murphy is also very clear that with the salary he can provide, he can''t hire excellent people.


    It''s very difficult to start any career with all the available resources. Murphy is no exception. In the evening, he rushed to channel 6 to meet Kara Firth, who just got off work, and met a props designer she introduced.PS. children''s shoes, do you still have free appreciation tickets and starting point coins? The countdown to the 515 red envelope list, I''ll pull a ticket, ask for extra weight and appreciation tickets, and finally rush!

 Chapter 27

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    "Mr. Stanton..."


    In a cafe in Burbank, a middle-aged man in his thirties looked at Murphy. "Three thousand dollars a week. This is the latest offer I can accept."


    He turned to the woman next to Murphy who sipped coffee slowly. "If you weren''t introduced by Carla, I wouldn''t think about your movie."


    That''s a very strong statement.


    Murphy frowned. "Mr. klebert, with your qualifications, it''s not too much."


    He has been in the business for more than ten years, and has been involved in many films, including second-line production with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars. Although he is a humble propman, he is a real senior relative to a rookie like him.


    "But my total investment in films is only $300000." Murphy is also trying to impress him, "if the price you want is too high, the budget for other aspects of the film will be reduced, my project..."


    Strictly speaking, compared with his qualifications, this propman named klebert doesn''t charge too much. Nowadays, the average weekly salary of a second - and third tier propman in Hollywood is $5000. The problem is that the $3000 is a big number for Murphy.


    Murphy has made relevant plans. The most optimistic estimate is that it will take at least two months from the preparation to the completion of the film. As a propman, he must start working very early. Even if he works for ten weeks, his salary will reach 30000 US dollars, accounting for one tenth of the total investment, which he can''t accept in any case.


    Klebert killed three thousand dollars, and Murphy looked at Carla Firth. She sipped her coffee quietly, didn''t say anything, and obviously didn''t want to interfere in the negotiation.


    It''s no surprise that in North America, business and friendship are fairly clear most of the time.


    Murphy has mastered the skills of many positions behind the scenes, but he doesn''t know much about props. The film will use a lot of plasma and related props. An excellent props engineer can solve many problems and guarantee the smooth progress of the project.


    Just like klebert, the relatively excellent props division, is also a relatively high price.


    Moreover, klebert has lowered his salary requirement for the sake of Carla Firth''s introduction. 3000 dollars is really cheaper than his level of props.


    Murphy has no contacts, no connections, and no qualifications. If it''s a Spielberg project, klebert might join it without money.


    This is just a preliminary contact. Murphy quickly gets up and leaves the cafe with Carla Firth.


    Out of the cafe, under the illumination of street lights, they walk along this one-way street towards the parking lot. Kara Firth is wearing high heels, probably because she is tired after a busy day. The speed is slow. Murphy is following her with a briefcase in her left hand.


    "How are you getting ready?" Carla Firth gathered up her blonde hair, which had been blown away by the night wind, and looked into Murphy''s face. "It looks like you''re having a lot of difficulties."


    Murphy pointed to his face. "Is it so obvious?"


    Carla Firth shrugged her shoulders and quickened her pace a little. "You are engaged in a successful journalism career, but you have to transform into the most difficult industry..."


    Speaking of this, she nodded Murphy''s head in the space. "I wonder if there''s something wrong with you here."


    "Carla, you''ve missed one thing." Murphy looked up at the dark night sky, like the future of her previous career. "I''ve been on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police. If I continue to shoot social news, they won''t trouble me?"


    At Murphy''s words, Kara Firth''s eyes flashed and didn''t reply.


    "And, if I go on, to what extent do you think I can do it?" Murphy looked back and looked aside. "Do you think I can have a TV station?"


    Carla Firth is silent.


    "You know, it''s harder than winning a million dollars." Murphy couldn''t help shaking his head. "The most I can do is to be the boss of a video capture company."


    "But if you go into film, you will succeed?" Carla Firth finally caught the counterattack and said, "the news video you shot is really unique, but it''s different from making a movie! You don''t want to break into Hollywood without any professional study. What''s a fool? "


    After Murphy was promoted to police station, she could learn from them directly.


    However, a person who she thought was born to be a journalist betrayed the industry.


    Murphy suddenly stops, next to Carla Firth also subconsciously stop, and again turned to look over.


    "Dear..." Murphy also looked at her and asked, half seriously and half jokingly, "do you care about me?"Carla Firth turned back, walked forward, and dropped, "I''m looking forward to your bankruptcy."


    Carrying a briefcase, Murphy slowly followed up, "continue shooting news, at most become the boss of a small video capture company, but my potential in the film industry is unlimited."


    Walking in front of Kara - FES did not speak, all as Murphy boast.


    "I taught myself a lot about movies."


    His past experiences are not convincing at all. In particular, Murphy can''t talk to others. He can only use self-study as an excuse, "I think I can make some achievements in this field."


    Carla Firth stopped, turned and looked over, her bright eyes under her long blonde hair flashing with doubt.


    Murphy understood what she meant, not ashamed at all. "I''m not sure I''m the next Steven Spielberg..."


    Murphy shrugged his shoulders as his bright blue eyes began to sneer. "There''s always hope for a director like Redley Scott or Quentin tastino? At least it can be the next Robert Rodriguez. "


    Murphy took a few steps to catch up with Carla Firth, put away his joking face, and said seriously, "there is still a lack of an overall producer in my project."


    Kara Firth, who recently worked as a documentary producer for "Sin City," naturally understood what Murphy meant, "can you afford my salary?"


    "This..." Murphy patted himself on the forehead and stopped talking about it.


    With Stanton studio''s current strength, we can''t afford Carla Firth''s high salary.


    Just as Kara Firth recognized his ability to work, Murphy also recognized Kara Firth''s ability to work. Like himself, Kara Firth can also use a lot of means to achieve his goal. The most important thing is that these means are OK and effective.


    When she got to the parking lot, Carla Firth came to her car, looked at Murphy''s used Ford and waved to him, "it''s getting late. I''m going back."


    Murphy nodded and said, "drive slowly."


    Carla Firth got into the driver''s seat. As soon as she started the car, she seemed to think of something again. She lowered the window and said to Murphy, "what can I do for you..."


    She made a phone gesture.


    "I will." Murphy waved to her.


    After working in a TV station for several years, Carla Firth has some contacts, but channel 6 is a small local TV station after all, which has nothing to do with the film and television system. Apart from the propman she met just now, there is very limited room for her to help Murphy.


    After leaving the parking lot and driving back to downtown Los Angeles, Murphy didn''t sleep even though it was late. She sat at her desk and continued to improve the script. Especially after the start, the plot of the play still needs to be refined.


    This is just a story between two people. In order to create more contradictions and highlights in the monotonous relationship between characters, the script must be constantly polished.


    In the following ten days, Murphy, on the one hand, perfected the script and drew the split shot drawings, on the other hand, he did more preparation work with Jessica chastan, the only employee of Stanton studio.


    Interview candidates for many positions, such as makeup artist, lighting engineer, set designer, etc., find suitable and cheap photography equipment to rent, and check shooting sites that can be rented at a low price


    All kinds of tedious work, almost let him have no spare time, every day''s sleep time even compressed to five hours.


    Fortunately, his predecessor has been wandering around the streets of Los Angeles all the year round, and the figure he left behind has been trained enough. Now Murphy is very strong and energetic. Coupled with the excitement of his first real contact with the film industry, he is full of energy.


    However, Murphy gave up the propman introduced by Kara Firth, and his salary of $3000 a week was really beyond his means.


    After half a month''s busy work and interviewing dozens of candidates, Murphy selected a group of good looking behind the scenes staff from a group of Hollywood losers, such as makeup artist, lighting artist, set artist, props artist, etc.


    Especially the male makeup artist, whose ability is very outstanding, Murphy is curious why he has been in Hollywood for many years and is still so poor.


    After a brief understanding, Murphy roughly understood the problem. There are two reasons: one is that Hollywood has never lacked talents, almost all kinds of jobs; the other is that the makeup artist himself said - because he is not a glass, and he does not want to base with others


    These words also made Murphy think of many rumors that he had seen. Some unwritten conventions not only run rampant in the big industry of Hollywood, but also spread widely in some small circles.


    For example, in the film industry makeup artist, especially male makeup artist business, if not gay, it is bound to take a lot of detours.


    In Hollywood, homosexuality and bisexuality are prevalent. Most of the time, it''s not natural for those people to want to be like this. On the contrary, it''s forced by the environment.Fortunately, there is no such convention in directing, and Murphy can only think so.


    Murphy put down these messy ideas and turned to the focus of the next step, formally establishing the crew and determining the two leading roles.


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 Chapter 28

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    "Murphy, you can''t always do this."


    As soon as she walked into Milton cafe, Murphy was stopped by the boss. "This is the cafe, not your office."


    Because the studio is too small and shabby, after recruiting most of the positions, Murphy put the first business meeting of the crew in Milton cafe. However, the frequent interviews some time ago have made the boss here full of complaints. Now of course, he is dissatisfied with Murphy''s practice.


    "Lynch, we always order coffee when we come here."


    After stopping, Murphy looked at the old man leaning on the counter and said, "I didn''t give you less money for coffee."


    The old man named Lynch had dealt with Murphy before. Knowing that he was difficult, he turned to look at Jessica chastan on one side. His eyes stayed on her conspicuous red hair for a while. "This beautiful lady, you have been with Murphy many times. It should be very clear that no matter how many people come, he only orders two cups of coffee, but wants to occupy a card seat A few hours


    At this point, his eyes are staring up, turning this way, as if to kill Murphy with his eyes.


    It''s morning, and there are no customers in the shop. Old Lynch stands across from Murphy without scruple and stops him and Jessica chastan.


    Murphy turned her eyes, walked over and said in a low voice, "do you know what I do? Do you know what I''m going to do here today? "


    Lynch said nonchalantly, "I know you''re a miser. That''s enough."


    Jessica chastan on the other side almost laughs and agrees with Lynch. She has interviewed a lot of people with Murphy. She has watched him cheat free interns and try every means to lower the salary of employees. All expenses can be saved


    Regardless of old Lynch''s attitude, Murphy raised his hand, patted his arm gently, pointed to himself and said, "I''m a film director. I think your cafe is very special and very suitable for my shooting requirements, so I put the crew''s business here to discuss the feasibility of shooting."


    Hearing that his Cafe might appear in a movie, Lynch unconsciously put down his hand with his cross waist, "are you telling me the truth?"


    Murphy nodded. "It''s true, of course. When did I cheat you?"


    "Then more people will be able to see my Cafe..." Old Lynch muttered and immediately put on a smiling face, "OK! Good! No problem. What can I do? I will cooperate with you. "


    He made a gesture of "please" and led the way to the biggest card seat. It seemed that he thought of something. He quickly turned back and asked, "don''t you charge for advertising? I won''t do it for the money. "


    After taking a look at old Lynch, Murphy thought about it seriously and said, "Lynch, we are all old friends. How can we accept your money?"


    Old Lynch had a big smile on his face.


    Finally, Jessica chastan stares at Murphy''s back curiously and whispers to herself, "how can it be without money? Will he change sex? "


    "It''s too far between us to talk about money."


    Not out of Jessica chastan''s expectation, Murphy''s words rang again, "you just need to be responsible for the coffee and catering when we shoot here."


    This seems to have made a lot of concessions.


    Old Lynch thought it over, patted his chest and said, "no problem, it''s all on me."


    Taking Murphy and his wife to the biggest card seat, old Lynch simply changed one person. "I''ll send someone to prepare coffee for you. You sit for a while first."


    Although the card seat is very big, it won''t be able to open for a while. Murphy pointed to the corridor around him. "Can you let people put more chairs? I have about ten people on my side


    "I''ll have it done at once!" Old Lynch answered and walked back to the counter.


    Seeing old Lynch walk away, Murphy gently knocks down the table and reminds the person on the other side, "Jesse, remember to sign a formal contract with him and write down what I just said."


    "Well." Jessica chastan nodded seriously.


    Of course, she can see that Murphy''s plan is that this cafe will not be a day, and the actual work is also excellent. There are not only free shooting sites to use, but also coffee and catering provided by the other party, which can save thousands of dollars at least.


    Although she is not optimistic about this project, sometimes she has to admire it. This guy who can be regarded as a gangster on the opposite side shows great ability.


    Not long after Lynch left, Murphy''s staff came one after another, and his lawyer Robert would also act as the legal adviser of the crew, dealing with contracts and possible legal disputes.


    This is North America, where lawyers are an essential standard for almost any production group or even company.In addition, an accountant participated in the drama meeting.


    Murphy always has a sober self-awareness. He knows that no one is omniscient. Financial work, such as the pay and capital expenditure of the crew, is outsourced to a small accounting firm. In this way, he can save a lot of time and put most of his energy on the shooting and production of films, rather than too much distraction on the messy chores.


    In addition to lawyers and accountants, as well as Murphy and Jessica chastan, there were many people who participated in the meeting. Behind the scenes occupations such as makeup artist, propman, set artist and lighting engineer were indispensable. In addition, there were three students from California Academy of art and USC Academy of film who were tricked into signing internship contracts by Murphy.


    Of course, this can''t be regarded as a cajole. Just like the cooperation with old Lynch, both sides get what they need.


    At the beginning of the meeting, Murphy briefly introduced everyone to know each other, and then asked Jessica chastan to distribute the copied scripts to each person. The name on the script is the name of the film project - "fruit candy".


    The name seems to have nothing to do with loli and uncle strange, but people who have followed the Internet can basically guess the general content through the title of the film.


    On the Internet¡° hard.candy ¡±Especially refers to underage girls.


    The most important thing is to let the crew get to know each other, establish a channel for smooth communication, and make the crew a team working together while handling their own responsibilities.


    Any film is a product of teamwork. Even great movies like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg need the support of a team.


    Murphy is very clear that in order to successfully complete this project, he, as a director and producer, must let these Hollywood losers work closely together.


    At present, there are 12 people behind the scenes, including him and Jessica chastan.


    Jack Watson, a make-up artist, has been in this industry for more than five years, and he has no qualifications that he can afford. The biggest reason why Murphy hired him is that he thinks he is capable and cheap enough. His weekly salary is only $350.


    Douglas is the owner of a lighting equipment store. He also works as a part-time lighting engineer in a community theater company. His salary is very low. His weekly salary is only $400.


    Mia Sucre is the most experienced of all. She has been involved in three $500000 films, and Murphy has offered him $500 a week.


    The set designer is a young woman named Sonny Clegg. She graduated from the California Academy of arts the year before last. Before that, she had been working as an assistant for others. This was her first time to work independently. Murphy deliberately lowered the price and gave her only $300 a week.


    To put it simply, this crew is a collection of inexperienced and losers.


    All in all, except lawyers and accountants, including Murphy, who has no salary, no one on the show is making more than $1000 a week.


    Moreover, these people are not members of their own trade unions. Just like the actors'' trade union, Hollywood trade associations such as the lighters'' trade union and the makeup artists'' trade union also set their own minimum daily pay, which is basically more than $100. If they hire trade union members, they will undoubtedly spend more money.


    In Los Angeles, some people will not join their own trade unions. First, Hollywood''s own trade unions have access barriers, and they don''t want to join casually. Second, they have to pay a certain fee, which is also a burden for these low-income people.


    And three unpaid interns


    In fact, Murphy would like to find more of these people, but not everyone has his way. It''s good to have three free workers.


    According to his plan, it will take at least 10 to 15 weeks from today''s official start of the work contract to the completion of the film shooting. Even the highest estimate, the salary can be controlled within $50000.


    Don''t forget, it''s not just the members, but also the actors, the editors and the soundtrack.


    Murphy doesn''t plan to hire professionals to compose music for the film, and he doesn''t plan for this part of the funding. He plans to use the music of the past or the songs of the scene as the soundtrack.


    The copyright law of North America is relatively perfect. After choosing a good song, you can legally use the music or song he likes as long as you pay a fee to the relevant copyright agency.


    There are also equipment rental fees. Like all the Hollywood production teams, Murphy plans to rent all the equipment, which is also an expensive expense. The rental fee of 35mm professional film camera is not cheap.


    Then, it is to choose the leading role.


    After the meeting, Murphy took Jessica chastan to the actors'' Association first, and spent a sum of money inside the association to publish recruitment notices, looking for actresses aged 14-18 and actors aged 22-35.


    Leaving the cast, they drove to the San Fernando Valley, where there was a detached house for rent.PS! Starting at 12 noon, every hour to grab a round, a big wave of 515 red packets depends on luck. You all go to grab, grab the starting point coin, continue to subscribe to my chapter!

 Chapter 29

    All the way north, the black Ford car passes through Burbank, known as the media capital of the world, and gradually approaches the northern part of the Los Angeles basin. There is an urbanized Valley here, which is as famous as Los Angeles such as Burbank. It is the world-famous San Fernando Valley.


    Although it has just entered 2000 years, the adult industry in San Fernando Valley has developed for many years and has formed a huge scale.


    Entering the valley, Murphy slowed down a little and turned into the cold water Canyon between Burbank Avenue and Oxnard street. His eyes and Jessica chastan''s on the co pilot began to look on both sides frequently.


    On the walls on both sides of the road, there is a 2754 foot mural, which is considered to be one of the longest in the world.


    However, instead of stopping to watch, Murphy turns at the next intersection and enters the Avenue de vantler, driving straight down the road to the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley.


    Murphy''s house for shooting must be far away from the chaotic downtown area, and a man who has a secret and wants to continue can''t live in a prosperous area.


    It''s not hard to find such a house in Los Angeles, but there are not many at the right price, so after Jessica chastan contacted the real estate agent about the house far from downtown Los Angeles, Murphy immediately took time to come.


    "The real estate agent said the house was often used to photograph..."


    Looking at the information delivered by the real estate agent yesterday, Jessica chastan introduced some basic information to Murphy, "because it is used for rental shooting all the year round, the owner of the house has specially reconstructed, many places have reserved camera shooting space, and it is very secluded, and there are only other residents thousands of feet apart, these conditions are more in line with the needs of shooting."


    Murphy turned his eyes to the co pilot. "That sounds good."


    Jessica chastan does have some abilities, the most lacking of which is social experience. For example, she did not ask what movies or TV series the house had made.


    But Murphy called to learn more about the house, and the most photographed is the San Fernando Valley specialty film.


    "That''s right." Jessica - chastan seems to think of something, "now there is a crew shooting there."


    "What?" Murphy frowned. "Why don''t you say ahead of time, can we get in?"


    Hearing this tone of questioning, Jessica chastan was somewhat unhappy, but still explained, "the real estate agent has contacted the crew, and they allow us to enter as long as we don''t disturb the normal shooting."


    Murphy nodded, said nothing more, and drove north.


    Jessica chastan peeks at him, and her curiosity jumps out again. She has learned that this guy was once so poor that he could not afford to eat a meal a few months ago. He could only work as a porter in a car repair shop without any guarantee. How could he suddenly spend 300000 dollars on filming?


    What method did he use to raise this huge sum of money in a short time?


    Frankly speaking, to work for a person whose education, age and working experience are not as good as her own, Jessica chastan always feels unbalanced in her heart. Even for some time, she thinks that the other person''s ability is not as good as her own. At most, she is thick skinned and sinister in her heart.


    But such a person has the opportunity to make movies, and she, a talented graduate of Juilliard College of art, has to look at each other''s faces


    "Jesse!"


    Hearing the familiar voice, Jessica chastan quickly recovered from her wishful thinking, "you call me?"


    Murphy quickly turned to look at her. "Have you done with the girl photos I asked you to collect?"


    "It''s almost done." Jessica chastan sighed. "I collected photos of 12 girls, and Robert''s lawyer signed an authorization agreement with their guardians. It''s no problem to use them in the film."


    Turning the steering wheel, the car turns into a secluded road. Murphy nods. This is also an expense. If there is no authorization, it will be a trouble in case of a situation in the future.


    Murphy frowned at the thought that the crew had just been set up and had already spent tens of thousands of dollars, from salary to rent to licensing fees.


    Fortunately, according to the agreement signed, except for about one-third of the staff''s salary advanced, the rest will be paid after the shooting starts and the shooting ends, and the money can be spent on his bank account for a longer period of time.


    According to Hollywood''s convention, mainstream film crews often pay the last third of the remuneration after the film is removed from North America. But no one is stupid enough to sign such a contract with Murphy. Those people are not stupid either. They are very clear that the film they shoot is likely not to enter the cinema at all.


    Hollywood produces thousands of films every year, and only about one-third of them can enter the cinema. Many of them are one-week or even three-day tours.


    "Jesse..." Murphy asked, "I remember you were in drama at Juilliard?""Yes." Jessica chastan nodded and a bad feeling rose in her heart.


    "Then you must have learned acting."


    Squint to see the co pilot on Jessica - chastan default, Murphy gently patted the steering wheel, "great, Jesse, I''ve prepared a role for you in the crew."


    Role? Or specialized? Jessica chastan is not stupid at all. After reading the script, she immediately thought that her role must be the female neighbor with only one play.


    She asked tentatively, "what about the salary?"


    "Pay?" Murphy was very surprised, and said, "do the people behind the scenes still need to be paid to make a cameo in the film? We are a team


    Hearing this, Jessica - chastan closed her mouth, but kept muttering in her heart, "I knew it was like this, I knew it was like this, this miser, just want to squeeze everyone''s value clean!"


    When she met such a boss, she felt very sad and helpless, but her qualification to participate in a film on the spot was like a carrot on a stick, seducing her to go on and on.


    If he has a budget of tens of millions of dollars, Murphy will not do so. However, the total investment is only 300000 dollars, and there are too many places for a production team to spend. If he does not budget carefully, even if he puts all his money into it, he may not be able to complete a project.


    Large projects have the planning of large projects, and small projects have the survival rules of small projects.


    There are more and more trees on both sides of the road, and the road is more and more quiet. Besides the sound of Ford Motor, there is no other sound. After driving for about five minutes, a typical American suburban community appears in the field of vision.


    This community is not big. From a distance, more than 20 houses are scattered under a hill, probably because of deliberate design. All the houses are far away. The most marginal buildings are thousands of feet away from each other. One of them is the target of Murphy''s visit.


    The black Ford car stops near a gray bungalow. Murphy pushes the door to get off and looks around. The environment here is very good. There is a small forest behind the house, and there is no courtyard in front of it. It has opened up an open vestibule garden. Standing here, you can see a rippling lake.


    Quiet, hidden, away from other residents These external conditions are very in line with his requirements.


    On the other side, Jessica chastan had already taken out the phone and dialed the real estate agent''s number. Within half a minute, a Latino in his thirties pushed open the main door of the bungalow and came out of it.


    "Hello, miss chastan." He said hello to Jessica chastan, who was waiting in front of the house. Then he walked quickly to Murphy. Before he got there, he warmly extended his right hand. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Stanton. You''re the youngest director I''ve ever seen."


    Murphy shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Wayne."


    A little greeting, real estate agent Wayne lead the way, "let''s take a look outside, I''ll introduce you to the basic situation."


    Behind Wayne and along the outside of the house, Murphy was walking and watching, while in front of him was doing a routine sales promotion. "This house was built in 1995. The original owner of the house was the owner of an adult film company. When it was built, he considered the possibility of filming here, and chose to stay away from other residents. There was also a reserved camera space inside the house ¡­¡­¡±


    Murphy was generally satisfied after a round.


    "Mr. Stanton." Back at the front door of the house, Wayne asked with concern, "I don''t know when your crew will start shooting."


    Murphy thought, "it''s going to be next month as soon as possible, no more than the 10th of next month."


    "October 10th." Wayne opened his notebook, took a general look, and said, "now that the production team is finished, there are still two production teams coming to shoot, and they will be free before the end of the month. The time is just right."


    He asked, "how long do you need to shoot?"


    "At least one month." Murphy, that''s the most optimistic estimate.


    Real estate agent Wayne looked at the next time, "it should be finished shooting a scene. It''s estimated that it''s time to rest. Let''s go in."


    He went to open the door, made a gesture of please, and when Murphy and Jessica chastan entered, he closed the door and followed.


    After passing through the porch, there is a huge living room, in which there are shade boards, magnesium lamps, cameras and other equipment. A strong man in a baseball cap is arranging the venue for the commanding staff, and seems to be the director of the crew.


    On the sofa in the living room, there is a blonde woman with heavy makeup. A makeup artist is mending her makeup.


    As she walked into the living room, the blonde just looked this way, and Murphy saw her face clearly. This face is very familiar. If you read it correctly, it should be a superstar.


    Despite the fact that under the blankets of the blonde women, there seemed to be no clothes on, Murphy did not stop, but followed the real estate agent to check the situation of the house first.

 Chapter 30

    Although this house is a bungalow, the area is quite large. Perhaps the owner wanted to use it as a studio when he built it. The interior decoration of the house is exquisite and elegant. It looks quite tasteful on the whole. Besides, the living room, bedroom, kitchen, study and workshop are all available. Especially in some relatively hidden places, the corresponding pictures can be easily taken in the reserved photo space A panoramic view of the room.


    Murphy is very satisfied with it. After a turn, he and the real estate agent entered the study with good sound insulation effect.


    "Mr. Wayne..."


    Sitting on the high back sofa, Murphy looked at the real estate agent next to him. "If I rent one and a half months at a time, how much is the rent?"


    Wayne''s head was spinning fast, and he immediately said, "nine thousand nine hundred dollars!"


    "What?" Murphy frowned. "It''s too expensive."


    "You can''t say that, Mr. Stanton." Wayne pointed to the outside. "The crew''s daily rent is up to five hundred dollars a day. I know you''re different from them. You''re shooting a regular movie. That''s why you''ve given a discount. "


    I dare to say that there is not enough room for you to shoot in Los Angeles. If you rent a set to shoot, it will cost more than that, and the effect may not be good. "


    Obviously, this is a very sophisticated real estate agent.


    Murphy was unmoved. "The price is too high."


    In fact, he can fully accept the price offered by the other party, but now the situation is that if you can save, you can save the cost, and you can also put it into shooting and production.


    The real estate agent pondered for a few seconds, "nine thousand dollars. No matter how little it is, I can''t explain it to the landlord. You have to go to other places."


    As she tapped her finger on the armrest of the sofa, Murphy made a decision. "Well, nine thousand dollars."


    When the time for signing the contract is fixed, Murphy leaves the study first and just turns into the living room through the corridor. Jessica chastan, who is next to him, can''t help but open her mouth when she sees the drama being shot in the living room. If she doesn''t cover her mouth immediately, she will cry out in surprise.


    Someone across made a stop sign, and Murphy immediately stopped and stood at the exit of the corridor.


    Behind the camera in the living room, the director suddenly stopped, took off his baseball cap, stood up and asked, "what''s the matter with you? Can you do it today?"


    It was a naked actor who was questioned. He didn''t wear any clothes all over, and he was very worried.


    Opposite him, the blonde that Murphy had seen before was all naked, lying on the sofa and looking at the opposite side, he said to the director, "Marco, change people, or we''ll waste all our time."


    The director immediately pointed to the actor and said, "go and have a rest first."


    The actor looked down and left the living room dejected.


    There were only these two actors in the original living room. Now the leading actor is gone, and the director doesn''t look for other candidates. He tells the photographer to take off his clothes and walk to the sofa to temporarily act as the leading actor


    "So So... " After the initial surprise, Jessica chastan gradually returned to normal, peeping at the set in the fierce battle, "it turns out that this crew is shooting this kind of film."


    Murphy holds her arms and looks there with great interest. This is the first time to see this kind of film shooting. "Don''t underestimate this industry. The annual output value together is no less than the total box office in North America."


    Even the female star, who was pressed on the sofa, later became a Hollywood star whose income exceeded 99%.


    Seeing Murphy looking there with an appreciative attitude, Jessica chastan muttered, "I hope this movie fails and you become one of them."


    The voice was very low, but Murphy heard it. He said in a low voice, "at the beginning, I also considered making this kind of film to complete the initial accumulation of funds."


    Jessica chastan found that the guy around her was much more cheeky than she thought.


    The scene is not as smooth as Murphy once saw on the computer. The two sides will pause from time to time, and the difficult postures are really exhausting.


    Standing here, waiting for nearly half an hour, the play was over, and the crew in the living room entered the rest time again.


    The leading actor and heroine seem to be exhausted, and regardless of other people''s eyes, they just sit on the couch, drinking water and panting.


    Seeing this situation, Murphy can only sigh to himself, "the money in this industry is not easy to fight, not to mention the high risk of HIV infection and other infectious diseases, and the requirements for physical strength and body shape are quite strict when shooting."


    At the end of shooting, no one came to stop them. Murphy didn''t intend to stay. This kind of play was full of interest when she saw it behind the scenes, and after a period of time, she felt dull. Especially when she saw the so-called difficult movements with her own eyes, she took great pains to shoot them. She couldn''t help feeling that the ones she saw in front of the computer were no different from other plays.To put it bluntly, like regular movies, it''s all acting, but one is in tall Hollywood, the other is in the infamous San Fernando Valley.


    Through the living room, Murphy opened the door, just went out with Jessica chastan, the back door was suddenly opened, a person in a hurry also came out from inside.


    The other side''s long curly golden hair is scattered on his shoulders at random. His angular face is also tired after a large amount of exercise. Maybe he is too anxious to come out. Before he has time to wear other clothes, he puts on a long thin blanket, and the situation inside is looming as he walks around.


    "Mr. Stanton..." She came this way. "Please wait a minute."


    Murphy turned to look at her, wondering what the heroine wanted to do with herself.


    She seemed to know more about Murphy and said, "Hello, Mr. Stanton. Hello, miss chastan


    Murphy nodded to her. "Hello."


    "I''m sorry to disturb you..." The blonde came to Murphy with a pair of slippers. "I''m Jenna Jameson."


    She pointed to the house in the back, "one of the heroines and investors of the show."


    This is the famous Jenna Jameson, of course Murphy knows, and politely says, "nice to meet you, Miss Jameson."


    "Call me Jane or Jenna." Her smile was warm and her words were direct. "Listen to Wayne, are you going to make a long film here?"


    Hearing this, Murphy understood her purpose and nodded, "it''s going to be next month."


    Jenna James immediately said, "it''s really enviable to be a Hollywood director at your age."


    Murphy smiles. "It''s just luck."


    "Is it?" Jenna Jameson held out her right hand wrapped in the blanket and handed over a card. "Here''s my card..."


    Instead of leaving immediately, she turned to Jessica chastan and looked at her up and down. Finally, her eyes stopped in front of her bulging chest. Magically, she took out a business card and handed it to her.


    Jessica chastan didn''t understand her intention, so she took it politely.


    "Your conditions are very good..." Jenna Jameson, however, said tentatively, "if you are interested in this industry, you can call me. I guarantee that you can make a movie all over the United States."


    Hearing this, Jessica - chastan''s nose almost crooked, for a moment, said nothing.


    Murphy wanted to laugh, but held back, patted Jessica chastan on the back, and took over Jenna Jameson''s words, "this may not exist. Jessie is a top student of Juilliard."


    Jenna Jameson shrugged her shoulders and said nothing more. Looking into Jessica chastan''s eyes, she put on her imperceptible envy and jealousy, as if lamenting the injustice of fate.


    "Goodbye." She waved to Murphy and punted, "I hope to hear from you."


    Seeing Jenna Jameson leave, Murphy also walks towards the car, waiting for Jessica chastan to get on the co pilot, start the car and drive on the way.


    Jessica - chastan sat on the co pilot, has been looking at the hands of the card of resentment.


    Murphy took a look at her and said, "it''s just an invitation."


    "But she invited me into adult cinema!" Jessica chastan said discontentedly.


    "That''s nothing. She has the right to invite and you have the right to refuse."


    After all, it''s just a girl who has just stepped out of the ivory tower. She lacks the experience to deal with it, and she has no face to experience. Murphy turns around, and when the Ford turns on the road, she says, "in fact, it also shows that you are in good condition."


    Jessica chastan thought about it. It''s true.


    She thought of Murphy''s card and asked, "why did she give you a card? Want to seduce you? "


    "Seduce me?" Murphy shook his head. "I didn''t have that interest. I think she didn''t either."


    The other party is one of the top existence in his own circle. In that tired situation, how can he be interested in such a nobody.


    Hollywood and San Fernando Valley seem to be two different circles, but in fact there are still many connections. For example, when Hollywood''s big stars hold carnival parties, they often invite some adult female stars to participate, especially those masked parties. These female stars are active participants.


    Jessica chastan has long found that she lacks too much experience, and the person sitting next to her is younger than her, but cunning like a fox.


    She asked curiously, "what''s her purpose?"


    "I just want to expand my social circle and get to know more people, especially those related to Hollywood." Murphy raised a finger and pointed to herself. "I''m a potential stock in her eyes. If I can succeed, I''m not sure she can get into Hollywood."With a clear nod, Jessica chastan asked, "is it possible?"


    "There is no such possibility." Murphy shook his head. "These women think the San Fernando Valley will be the back garden to Hollywood. Unfortunately, as long as you choose to enter this circle, the road to Hollywood will be closed forever. "


    Despite that, Murphy kept her business card when she thought it was Jenna Jameson. It''s not sure when she could use it. After all, the reputation of the queen in that circle was not blown out.

 Chapter 31

    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy went to the actors'' Union again. The investment and production company of the project "fruit candy" were too humble. In a short day, no actor left his application information.


    Murphy also decided to go back and publish the recruitment information in the newspaper. Just like the staff he has recruited, there are many actors who have not joined the Union in Los Angeles.


    Later, he took Jessica chastan to the directors'' Union, the photographers'' Union and the writers'' Union. He wanted to ask about the possibility of joining the union, especially the latter. The writers who joined the union can record the scripts in the union, and they can also inquire about the scripts recorded by others, so as to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.


    It''s true that he can register the copyright in the copyright bureau just like fruit candy, but it costs a lot of money. Although the writers'' Union will also charge for the registered items, it''s much cheaper.


    The price directly affects Murphy''s current choice.


    It''s a pity that after a trip, Murphy Bai''s entry threshold for organizations such as directors'' Union is not too high, but he also has certain entry requirements. His new recruits are not qualified at all.


    However, this trip was not in vain, which also made Murphy understand some cognitive misunderstandings caused by cultural differences and translation problems.


    The first is that trade unions and associations are not the same thing at all.


    The so-called trade union refers to the organization that people in a certain industry or type of work unite to fight against the management for the purpose of improving the treatment, working conditions, minimum wage and medical insurance; the association is a non-profit organization composed of professionals in a certain field for the purpose of cultural exchange, information sharing, education and scientific research.


    The difference between the two is that the trade union is open to all employees, and the entry threshold is very low, while the association or society is more like a senior club of senior people.


    In fact, the producers'' Union, directors'' Association, actors'' Association and other organizations in Murphy''s cognition were not associations, but trade unions.


    Although the trade union can apply to join as long as it meets its very low basic conditions, Murphy is disappointed. For example, the photographer trade union he wants to join stipulates that he can apply only if he has obtained 100 days of paid work experience in photography in non union film production within three years, or worked 30 days in union production


    Murphy is obviously not qualified.


    After giving up her plan to join the regular Hollywood organization for the time being, Murphy published an advertisement for actors in several local Los Angeles newspapers the next day and began to schedule the preparatory work of this small production group. She rented photographic equipment with Jessica chastan, purchased special ketchup for plasma with MIA Sucre, and went to San Fernando with Sonny Craig Gu inspected the interior of the house


    A lot of money was transferred out of Murphy''s account. The days when he could only get in but could not get out and the money was less and less also made him live like a year.


    During this period, more than a dozen actors also called. Murphy had a preliminary interview in Milton cafe, and the results were very unsatisfactory. The actors were either unsuitable in appearance or poor in acting.


    Most of the plays in this project mainly take place between the two characters, and inevitably have relatively high requirements for the actors.


    No matter how Murphy''s project goes, Hollywood is on its own track.


    The cast Union has more than 100000 members. Its office on the west coast is located in Hollywood. A large number of actors come in and out every day. Many of them stop in front of the recruitment bulletin board to look for the most suitable opportunities.


    After all, there are only a few actors who can be popular all over the United States. Most of them, like Murphy, struggle for their dreams.


    There is a group of people who are not in this group, and their starting point is much higher than ordinary people.


    A girl with short golden brown hair, carrying a large file bag, entered the actors'' Union. She was young, and looked like 15 or 16 years old. Unlike white women, she was born precocious. The girl was born with a baby face, which was playful and lovely. With her big eyes, she was like a girl in Vladimir Nabokov''s works Like.


    "Uncle Julian!"


    Walking through the recruitment column, when she came to the front of an office, the girl looked back discontentedly, her mouth almost pouted to the sky, "can you hurry up?"


    Her voice was clear and melodious, with a distinctly London accent.


    Not far behind, an old man with a bald forehead, just separated from the crowd gathered in front of the recruitment column, came panting toward this side, "Kerry, you are walking too fast, you have to consider the old man''s body."


    The girl scratched her short hair. "You have to understand my urgent mood. You know, I wanted to be an actor since I was a child. My stubborn parents wanted me to go to college instead of acting. Now it''s hard to take the opportunity to come to Los Angeles as an exchange student..."


    Her eyes have been rolling, "you are not easy to find time to help me register as a member of the actors union, I am very excited."


    "Come on! Hurry up The girl looks like she can''t wait.


    Julian firos finally catches up with the girl and takes her into the office. He is a senior actor who is also famous in Hollywood. With his introduction, the girl joined the trade union without much effort and became one of the relatively secure actors.It''s just not fair.


    Leaving the office, Julian firos said to the girl walking beside him, "the union can guarantee your working conditions, minimum wage and medical insurance..."


    The girl is very smart, immediately interface, "but only if I can find a job as an actor."


    Julian firos nodded as he walked and asked, "what kind of character do you like?"


    With the care of his relative, it''s not difficult for a girl to get some small roles in Hollywood.


    "Well, I want to think about..." The girl''s big eyes twinkled. "I think Lolita is very good."


    This answer was completely unexpected. He turned his head and looked over there with a little surprise. The girl immediately realized that she had said something wrong and quickly added, "Uncle Julian, I''m kidding you."


    She quickly changed the subject, pointed to the crowd in front of the recruitment bar and asked, "what are they doing?"


    "A lot of cast members will post recruitment information here," Julian firos explained simply, "but they are not very famous projects."


    The girl didn''t seem to hear the last sentence. She jumped with joy, and her clear voice jumped out of her mouth. "That''s great. I''m going to have a look, too."


    Her baby face was full of excitement, and she ran directly to the other side, regardless of the slightly tottering old man.


    When she ran to the recruitment bar, the girl found that there were too many people here. She couldn''t see clearly from the outside. She wanted to get closer, but she couldn''t get in at all.


    Just in front of the notice board, there is a recruitment notice, just registered as a member of the actors'' Union. The little girl is very eager to find a suitable role and try her best performance in the school troupe.


    She has been interested in acting since she was a child, and many people say that she is a talent in acting, even Julian firos, who is behind, is no exception.


    "I want to see it. I want to see it. Really, there are so many people."


    The girl tooted her mouth, turned her big eyes, suddenly became bright, and deliberately changed into a childish voice, "Hey, hey, pay attention!"


    No one answered. She was not discouraged. She continued, "the casting director of the Spielberg crew is recruiting in the west yard!"


    This remark immediately attracted many people''s attention. Some people even turned their heads to the west, but the West courtyard of the actors'' Union was separated from here by two corridors with corners, so it was impossible to see there.


    Immediately someone asked, "little girl, is that true?"


    "Spielberg''s crew, how could that be..."


    "Are you cheating?"


    Hearing these messy voices, the girl took out her most lovely expression, carrying a pair of small hands, blinking smart big eyes, and said lovingly, "I''m a good student, how can I cheat?"


    At this age and in this appearance, even steel will dissolve


    "Let''s go and have a look..."


    "I think it''s true."


    Obviously, many people choose to believe in girls and go to the West courtyard one after another.


    Although many people were not moved, after leaving those people, it was no longer so crowded here. The girl easily got to the front and raised her head just to see these recruitment notices. Suddenly, a voice rang out beside her.


    "Are you an actor, too?"


    The girl followed her voice and saw that it was a man with brown curly hair, about twenty-three years old. She was very handsome, especially when she looked this way, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, which was very charming.


    "Yes The girl tapped her pointed chin. "I just registered here."


    The man''s smile is more obvious. "What Dave said is true. The more lovely a girl is, the more deceptive she is."


    "What?" The girl looked at him in surprise, as if she didn''t understand the meaning of those words, "what do you say? Who cheated? "


    Her face naturally appeared very innocent, but also with a kind of curious expression, as if surprised who the man said.


    "The acting is very good." The man seemed to find something very funny, and he couldn''t help laughing, "especially for your age."


    "Hum!"


    The girl wrinkled her nose. Like all the people who have been seen telling lies, she could not help but feel embarrassed. She was a little angry with the man beside her. She turned her eyes to the opposite recruitment column and saw a recruitment notice.


    "We are looking for 14-16-year-old actresses in Stanton studio''s" fruit candy "project. They are required to be cute and have a certain acting skill foundation. It''s better to be familiar with Lolita..."


    Seeing this, the girl couldn''t help but swallow and spit. She quickly wrote down her contact information. When she wanted to continue to read other recruitment notices, the man next to her spoke again.


    "The people you cheated are back." He cautioned."Ah?" The girl looked back and saw a lot of people coming quickly from the West. She turned around and went out. The brown haired man looked at her back and put his eyes on the recruitment notice of Stanton studio.


    Pretty cute little girl, isn''t it?


    Afterwards, he kept staring at the girl''s back until she disappeared completely.

 Chapter 32

    "Well, that''s it."


    In the warehouse not far behind Milton cafe, Murphy interrupted the poor performance of the girl across the desk. "Miss Stanley, my assistant will inform you of the audition results in a week."


    "But..."


    The girl didn''t give up. She looked at old Lynch, who was sitting on the sidelines. She summoned up her courage and said, "but I haven''t finished my performance yet. "


    Murphy could not help patting his forehead, "I have seen your acting."


    With that, he winked at Jessica chastan, and the red haired girl immediately walked over and asked the audition girl out of the office.


    The girl just went out, old Lynch stood up, pleaded, "Murphy, Kelly Stanley is recognized as the best actor in this film, do you think about it again?"


    "Lynch, you''ve seen the script, too." Murphy pointed in the direction of the door, rather exaggerated, said, "do you think the hero will be interested to see her buckteeth?"


    "This..." Old Lynch closed his mouth.


    For the so-called actress recommended by Lynch, Murphy is more likely to see that he loaned the independent warehouse of the cafe to himself as a temporary audition room and storage room. Otherwise, he would not consider it at all. Like the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it is impossible for a production team to avoid this or that kind of human relationship.


    In the last five days, in addition to coordinating the preparations of the various departments of the cast, Murphy interviewed dozens of actors, almost all of whom were frustrated in Hollywood. They also had other messy occupations, such as a waiter, a car washer and so on. The problem is that their auditions were really poor.


    The actor is better. Some actors in their thirties have some acting skills and can be considered by Murphy, while the actresses are relatively hard to find. Most of the white people are precocious. There is no big difference between the figure of 16-year-old or 17-year-old and that of 20-year-old. Some of the acting skills are not suitable in appearance, and those with suitable appearance are too young to talk about.


    Although it is always said that roles make actors, it is undeniable that actresses such as Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst and Christina Ritchie, who performed well at a young age, are scarce resources even in Hollywood.


    It was at this time that Murphy realized that hard candy may not be the most suitable choice, and that a unique actor like Ellen Page can sometimes be met but not sought.


    Murphy auditioned for another part-time insurance salesman girl. When she left, her face showed a little disappointment.


    Sitting in a warehouse full of equipment and props, Murphy suddenly realized that his experience was too lacking. He had thought about all kinds of difficulties before, but still had some things not taken into account. He seriously underestimated the difficulty of finding the heroine of this film.


    Do you want to cancel this project? Murphy breathed heavily. It''s impossible.


    He has invested tens of thousands of dollars in this project, and if it is cancelled, the money will be wasted.


    Murphy thought that she could use make-up and large-scale play as the auxiliary means of the heroine''s performance, but the auxiliary means is the auxiliary means. If the other party''s basic acting skills and basic appearance don''t meet the requirements, she can''t make the desired effect at all.


    If the heroine is too mature, the unspeakable feeling between loli and uncle strange will be diluted; if the acting skill is too bad, people will play every minute.


    "And an audition actor." Jessica chastan asked.


    Murphy recalled that there was no way out for the project, so he had to go on, "let her in."


    Jessica chastan made a phone call to Milton cafe. A waiter would bring the audition. Murphy waited for about five minutes. The door of the warehouse was knocked from outside. After he said please come in, a girl pushed the door and came in.


    As soon as the girl entered the warehouse, Murphy''s eyes lit up.


    This is a typical white girl. Her short brown and golden hair is a little bit messy on her small head. Her big eyes are looking at everything in the warehouse curiously. Her five foot five inch body is casually hung with a printed dress of close fitting design, and her back is carrying a black sports bag which is not commensurate with her age.


    If you look at her figure, there is absolutely no problem for her to be sixteen or seventeen years old. But if you look at her smart baby face, she is also thirteen or fourteen years old.


    An electric current gushed from Murphy''s heart and immediately spread all over his body, because he knew very well that he had met the most suitable person.


    It''s a real remake of the girl in the movie!


    After a look at the crude warehouse, she looks at the man sitting behind the simple desk. The girl with short and broken hair reaches out and scratches her head. Unexpectedly, she conceals the information that everyone has written down from the actors'' Union, and finally sees this scene.


    Is this an audition or a game?


    "Hello, please have a seat." Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. After the girl sat down, she introduced herself, "I''m Murphy Stanton, the director and investor of hard candy.""Oh, hello." The girl raised her hand to her shoulder and said, "I''m Kerry Mulligan, an actor."


    Listening to the typical English pronunciation, Murphy frowned, "you''re English."


    "Yes." The girl took off her backpack and put it at her feet to make herself more comfortable. She blinked her eyes and said, "I was born in London, but I live in Los Angeles now, and I will stay in Los Angeles in the next few years."


    "Ah..." Without waiting for Murphy to speak, the girl asked curiously, "do you know what kind of crew this is?"


    Murphy looked at her and asked, "in what way?"


    The girl scratched her head again. She used to perform in the school troupe, and she didn''t get in touch with the official film crew. This time, she didn''t know what to ask.


    Her eyes kept rolling, and after a long time, she said, "for example, the content of the film you are going to shoot."


    The subject matter of the film is very sensitive, but there is nothing to hide, and if the other party can''t accept it, they don''t have to delay each other''s time, so Murphy said directly, "in a word, a man killed a girl, and the girl''s friend tried every means to avenge her!"


    Murphy obviously underestimated each other''s endurance. The girl, Kerry Mulligan, clapped her hands heavily. "Cool! That''s cool! I love the story. "


    She jumped out of her chair, almost across from Murphy''s desk, and asked eagerly, "do you have a script? Can I see the script? "


    With one hand out, Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. Kerry Mulligan followed his finger and looked back, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry, I''m a little excited."


    As she retreated, she explained to herself, "as an excellent actor, emotions will always be released."


    Sitting back in his chair, Kerry Mulligan added, "I just think your story is cool and curious about the details."


    Now, Murphy can see that this girl has absolutely no audition experience before, and she is not very old. She is more like a flower in a greenhouse full of curiosity about the outside world, and she has no social experience.


    "May I ask..." He asked tentatively, "how old are you?"


    "Sixteen years old!" At this point, Kerry Mulligan suddenly drooped his head, seemed very depressed about age, "exactly 15 and a half years old."


    Murphy frowned slightly. Sixteen and fifteen-and-a-half are absolutely two concepts in law. Age seems to be a trouble.


    "Is your agent here?" He continued, "or guardian?"


    "I came by myself." Kerry Mulligan subconsciously straightened up, "I don''t have an agent, I can make my own decisions."


    With that, she urged, "aren''t we auditioning?"


    Putting aside age worries, Murphy crossed her hands and put them on the table. "So, do your best play."


    "Monologue?" Kerry Mulligan stood up.


    Murphy nodded softly, "monologue."


    Monologue belongs to the more difficult category. Murphy wants to see if the girl''s basic skills are as good as her appearance.


    Contrary to Murphy''s expectation, Kerry Mulligan almost instantly entered the stage of performance. Instead of a children''s play, he performed a monologue of Juliet in Shakespeare''s Romeo and Juliet.


    Looking at the opposite girl''s performance, Jessica chastan, sitting on Murphy''s side, was a little surprised. What she learned was drama. She knew the difficulty of this part, but the girl''s performance was quite up to standard.


    Exquisite and outstanding may not be mentioned, but in this age group, it is also very rare.


    Jessica chastan took a look at Murphy, and Murphy happened to look at it. He knew that Jessica chastan was more professional in acting, and he had a little bit of inquiry in his eyes.


    Despite the project, Jessica chastan has enough professional ethics to nod to Murphy.


    With her relatively mature figure, beautiful and delicate baby face, and her performance beyond the standard line, Murphy initially recognized the girl from England.


    Kerry Mulligan stopped performing and patted her baby face. It seemed that she broke away from the role in this way. After a while, she looked at Murphy and said, "is that ok with me?"


    Instead of answering, Murphy asked, "do you only speak English? My character is an American. "


    This girl is very smart, immediately put on the American pronunciation, "I came to Los Angeles as an exchange student for a long time, how about my LOS ANGELES accent?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding slightly, she couldn''t help smiling lovingly.


    "There are a few more questions, which may be sensitive. You can choose not to answer them."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Kerry Mulligan couldn''t wait to say, "ask, ask, I can''t wait."


    Murphy coughed and said, "what would you do if you met a pedophile?"

 Chapter 33

    "What?" Kerry Mulligan didn''t expect Murphy to ask such a question. His surprised expression flashed across his face, and then he looked excited, as if he had won the grand prize. "I will tease him, torture him..."


    She completely ignored the others. She just gave full play to the innocent imagination of the girl of this age, touched her face and said, "I want him to be fascinated by me, and then kick him..."


    Kerry Mulligan suddenly covers her mouth and realizes that this is not her reckless campus, but the audition of the crew. After putting down her hand, she playfully spits out her tongue and shows a embarrassed smile.


    "Sorry..." Her voice is a little low. She looks like an English lady.


    From her performance after entering the warehouse, Murphy roughly found out the girl named Kerry Mulligan. Under her delicate and lovely appearance, she concealed a rebellious and lively heart. Due to her age, she was a bit naive.


    Seeing Murphy''s sudden silence, Kerry Mulligan blinked and asked tentatively, "did I do something wrong?"


    She unconsciously stood up and came to Murphy''s simple desk, imploring in a clear and clean voice, "I just joined the actors'' Union this week. I really want to be a real actor. Can you give me another chance? I think your story is really cool!"


    Murphy looked at her, the girl''s bright eyes began to mist, it seems to be about to cry.


    He pushed his notebook and pen, "leave your contact information."


    The girl immediately put away the expression of crying, squeezed out a lovely smile on her face, grabbed the pen, quickly wrote down her name and a series of numbers, and kept telling her, "you must call this number, don''t make any other phone calls. If someone knows that I sneak out to audition, I will die."


    When she finished, she looked at Murphy again, pleading, "can I see the script? I''m dying of curiosity. How does the heroine get rid of pedophilia? "


    Obviously, she is very clever, and has already guessed some contents of the script from Murphy''s question.


    "Sorry..."


    As soon as Murphy said this, the baby face of the girl opposite collapsed, but he didn''t eat it. He said to himself, "the script can only be seen by actors who have signed a contract with me."


    "And the contract?" The girl said impatiently, "I can sign a contract with you."


    "But we can''t sign with you." Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. "You''re not an adult."


    He could tell that this girl with good talent and appearance had sneaked out to audition. Even if the other party signed the contract provided by the crew without the consent of the guardian, it would not have any legal effect.


    Kerry Mulligan sat back in her chair and thought of her age with a look of chagrin on her face. As she said, her emotions were completely out of the way, and perhaps that was the effect of the performance.


    This girl is not accompanied by an agent or guardian, but sneaks over by herself. It''s really a trouble. According to the rule of most people, we will persuade this girl to go back and let her study hard and make progress every day.


    However, after interviewing so many candidates, Murphy finally met such a suitable one. For the sake of time and money, he would not let it go easily.


    What''s more, he can see that Kerry Mulligan''s game against Lolita''s anti monster uncle No, it''s a story, very interesting.


    How can such an innocent, lovely and rebellious girl get into the cast?


    Since appeared in front of oneself, where can let go easily? Murphy''s head turned quickly and said calmly, "Miss Mulligan..."


    "Kerry!" The girl corrected, "call me Kerry."


    Murphy smiles at her. "Kerry, you''re the most talented girl I''ve ever seen and the best actress in this audition."


    Kerry Mulligan''s eyes curled at her words.


    But then her face broke down again, because Murphy said, "but you''re not 16 years old, I can''t give you any commitment, I can''t sign any contract with you without the guardian."


    "Damn it The girl mumbled, "how can those two control maniacs and obstinacy get me on the set?"


    Murphy heard this clearly. It was obviously more troublesome than he expected. He frowned and thought for a while. From the drawer of the simple desk, he took out a split shot script and pushed it across the desk.


    "I can''t show you all the scripts, but your performance is really touching." He seemed to be shocked by the girl''s talent. "This is a piece of screenplay. You can have a look at it first."


    Girl wide eyes, eyelashes constantly incite, "really can?"


    When she said that, people unconsciously flashed over, grabbed the script and read it in a low voice, "Haley poured a glass of wine for Jeff. Jeff turned his back to Haley and opened the refrigerator to look for other drinks. Haley took out the small plastic bag in her pocket and spilled the white powder into the wine cup..."Kerry Mulligan''s face was full of excitement. "Is this ecstasy? Is she going to charm that villain and then torture him? "


    Murphy didn''t say anything, just opened his hand.


    ¡°¡­¡­ Jeff wakes up and finds himself tied to a chair... "


    The short one page script ended. The girl looked up at Murphy and said, "is there anything else? Any more? "


    How could this innocent and rebellious girl be the opponent of Murphy''s cunning fox? An experienced person would only laugh at this kind of play. However, Murphy grasped the girl''s psychology and successfully aroused her curiosity and interest.


    "Sorry," Murphy shook his head. "I can only show you these. If you want to see more, you have to wait until the movie is finished."


    "How can I torture that villain? How can I torture that villain? " Kerry Mulligan subconsciously put herself into the role of Haley. She patted her little head and said, "what are you going to do?"


    She raised her head and stared at Murphy, whose delicate baby face was never more serious. "How can I get the part?"


    There was something crazy in the voice.


    Murphy said flatly, "your guardian must agree."


    Kerry Mulligan reached over with a white hand. "Your contact information."


    Take out a business card, Murphy into her hand, Kerry Mulligan take a look, solemnly put away, "you must wait for me for a while, I will contact you again."


    She grabs the split script and says, "can I take this with me?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding, she went back to her chair, grabbed her backpack and rushed out of the warehouse.


    Murphy''s mouth curved a little. Girls of this age are always full of naive imagination about the future, and they are often rebellious and can''t listen to any objection.


    Old Lynch looked at all this and sighed that Murphy was more insidious and mean than he thought.


    He couldn''t help but secretly congratulated himself that he didn''t let his daughter participate in the audition, otherwise he was sold and still counted the money for him.


    "I''ll go back to the cafe first." Old Lynch left the warehouse first.


    "Would her parents allow her to play such a role?"


    Looking at the closed door of the warehouse, Jessica chastan always felt that it was not very good, "are you doing this..."


    "What is it?" Murphy turned to stare over there. Jessica chastan swallowed the rest of the speech. Looking at her boss''s stern expression, she could only say against her heart, "I''m afraid her parents or guardian won''t agree."


    "It''s up to people." Murphy said, and looked down at his watch. "That''s all for the morning. What''s the plan for the afternoon?"


    Jessica chastan opened her work record and looked at it. "There''s an actor audition in the afternoon."


    Murphy nodded and stood up to go to the coffee shop, which, in his sweet words, was about to become the office of the fruit candy project.


    "This is a very qualified actor." Jessica chastan reminds Murphy, "I''ve played major roles in some movies and TV series before."


    Before Murphy could ask, she said, "his name is James Franco, a little younger."


    "James Franco?" Murphy said to himself.


    After lunch, this kind of doubt was solved. What appeared in the warehouse and audition room was really the famous magnolia, but it was a young version.


    Sitting on the chair opposite Murphy''s desk, James Franco has a fluffy natural roll and a smile on his face. He looks very handsome and some bad. Although he lacks the charm brought by the accumulation of time in the future, he is also a handsome guy.


    He is not a rookie in the film industry. It''s OK for him to deal with such a role. The only problem is his age. He can also adjust it with make-up. The most important thing is that Murphy knows that he is a geek and will have a lot of messy things. He is willing to take on some roles that look ridiculous.


    Putting down the script, James Franco looked at Murphy. "Isn''t an interesting character based on yourself?"


    Hearing this, Murphy almost spewed the coffee out of her mouth and quickly put down her coffee cup. "Of course not."


    James Franco''s temperament is as strange as the rumor. He shrugs, takes out a business card and puts it on the table. "I''m very interested in this role. Let your people go to my agent."


    Murphy didn''t expect that things would be so easy. Under the same conditions, he would like to find a secure person.


    Those stars who have been famous will no doubt hint to Murphy that they are such people.


    After taking the card, Murphy handed it to Jessica chastan next to him and told him, "contact him as soon as possible."


    With one hand on the table, James Franco tapped on it with the other, staring at Murphy''s pen not far in front of him, and asked, "did the little girl with short blond hair pass the interview this morning?"

 Chapter 34

    "A girl with short blond hair?" Murphy looked at James Franco in surprise. "Are you talking about Kerry Mulligan?"


    James Franco didn''t know her name. He just found out that she had been auditioning for the cast and muttered, "so her name is Kerry Mulligan."


    Murphy frowned slightly and seemed to grasp something from James Franco''s attitude.


    "Her acting is excellent." Murphy said tentatively, "it''s the best girl I''ve ever seen in this age group."


    "Excellent?" James Franco quickly asked, "are you going to use her?"


    "If it goes well..."


    Looking at James Franco again, Murphy seems to have a clue, "she will be the heroine of this project."


    ¡°ok£¡¡± James Franco snapped his fingers. "You contact my agent."


    Murphy turned to Jessica chastan and told him that James Franco, without any hesitation, reached for the pen he had been looking for, stuffed it into his sleeve, stood up and said, "first of all, I''ll go."


    The smile on James Franco''s face was even more charming when he thought of the girl he saw in the cast Union.


    He waved to Murphy and Jessica chastan, walked out of the warehouse, looked up at the bright sun, strode toward the cafe Milton, took out the pen in his sleeve, looked it over in front of him, and said to himself, "another collection."


    In the warehouse, Murphy closed his notebook, only to find that his pen was missing. After looking for it on and off the desk, he still couldn''t help wondering where he had gone.


    "Taken away." Jessica chastan seems to have seen it.


    Murphy turned his head and asked strangely, "who took it?"


    "James Franco..."


    Hearing the name of Jessica chastan, Murphy couldn''t figure it out for a moment. The pen he used was the most common bargain on the market. I''m afraid it would be rejected if he threw it to beggars. James Franco, a little famous actor, what would he do with it?


    However, Murphy immediately figured out that Hollywood stars who had learned from the Internet were always full of all kinds of quirks, and there were not a few people who had rich wealth but liked to go with their hands.


    In the next two days, Murphy continued to prepare his own project, and at the same time, he had preliminary contact with James Franco''s agent. Different from the actor''s intention, the agents are difficult goods, especially when it comes to film payment, which can''t be described by the lion''s big mouth.


    The investment of the project is only 300000 US dollars, and the agent of Fulan asked for 150000 US dollars


    After two rounds of negotiation, the film payment gradually dropped to less than $100000, which is still beyond Murphy''s affordability.


    When it comes to $80000, the negotiation between the two sides almost broke down. Murphy is very clear that it is difficult to continue to bargain from the agent''s side, and the actor''s will can often play a role at this time.


    Standing by the window of the workshop, Murphy dials a number, and when there''s a response from the other side, he says, "Hey, Jim, it''s me, Murphy."


    I don''t know what I''m doing. There are a lot of confused voices. After a long time, James Franco''s words come back, "Hello, Murphy, long time no see."


    Murphy deliberately ran, "is the pen still handy?"


    "Ah..." Listening to the voice, James Franco was embarrassed. Murphy took the opportunity to say, "Jim, don''t you want to join my crew?"


    Who wants to join? Over there, James Franco said, "of course."


    "But we had a very bad negotiation with your agent." Murphy did not beat around the Bush, "my total investment in the project is only $300000, he asked for $80000 for you. If you don''t let go, the film can''t be shot at all."


    James - Franco does not care, said, "negotiation is the work of the agent, I can not interfere."


    If James Franco is interested in his small role in this small project, Murphy will not believe anything. After that audition, he roughly guessed the other party''s intention, and can''t help sighing, "it''s a pity that we can''t cooperate. My heroine Kerry Mulligan has determined that we can only find a new hero."


    It seems that the absence of James Franco is a pity.


    "Is the heroine confirmed?" James Franco over there stopped for a moment. "Murphy, I think we''re very much on the same page. Well, I''ll talk to my agent... "


    After listening to James Franco''s long talk, Murphy hung up and Frankie went to his crew for an interview. Obviously, he had some ulterior ideas, but it was a good thing for him, wasn''t it?


    Actors like James Franco are more professional and suitable than part-time car washers and waiters.


    Turn around and Murphy sits at his desk. Now the biggest problem is to get rid of Kerry Mulligan.The British girl''s attitude is OK. Jessica chastan informed her yesterday that she had passed the interview, but her age was decided and her guardian had to sign the contract.


    It''s not easy for parents to allow their children to play in such a film.


    And if Kerry Mulligan is not sure, it means that the negotiation with James Franco will be completely broken.


    Although they are not the only two, James Franco and Kerry Mulligan are the most suitable candidates for those who have auditioned.


    Thinking of this, Murphy finds the mobile phone number recorded on the notebook and dials it.


    "Hello, this is Kerry Mulligan."


    There was a sobbing voice in the receiver. The person opposite seemed to be crying. Murphy said quickly, "Hello, Kerry, it''s Murphy. What''s the matter? Are you crying?"


    On the other side, Kerry Mulligan was sitting on the sofa. Hearing the call from Murphy, she wiped her tears and said wrongly, "they didn''t agree with me playing Haley."


    Murphy asked suspiciously, "they?"


    With another sob, Kerry Mulligan seemed to find the inclined gate. "Uncle Julian firos objected. He also called my parents and told them that they had just called from London and scolded me..."


    The sob was very obvious. Murphy knew the girl''s treason hidden in her delicate appearance, and said, "Hey, Kerry, don''t cry. Even if we can''t cooperate, after the movie is finished, I can show you the script. Your parents do it for you."


    "For my sake?" The female voice in the receiver immediately raised her voice, "since I can remember, they have been against me all the time. They are against everything I like to do. I''m really fed up with it! I have no freedom at all


    Murphy added, "they''re your parents. They love you."


    "If they love me, they should support me to pursue my dream, not hinder me again and again." Kerry Mulligan''s voice grew louder and louder. "If they love me, will they agree to let me come to Los Angeles as an exchange student? Never come to see me! "


    The girl seems to have accumulated a lot of resentment.


    "Sorry, Kerry..."


    To deal with this kind of little girl who has no social experience, Murphy is more relaxed, "for the sake of your family harmony, I can only give up you..."


    "No!" Before he finished, he was interrupted by the girl on the phone! Murphy, can you give me more time... "


    Her voice dropped. "Please."


    Originally, she was really interested in such a special story as Lolita''s anti killing uncle. It was good to see a page of the script, but she didn''t have to play it. It''s not difficult for a little actress with a little background like her to get some small roles in other films.


    However, children of this age are the most rebellious. The more their parents oppose, the more they have to do it. Coupled with Murphy''s unremarkable provocation, now Kerry Mulligan has made up his mind to play the role of Haley no matter what.


    Even if her parents had been on the plane to Los Angeles, she didn''t intend to give up.


    Murphy didn''t speak for a long time, revealing a very difficult message. After Kerry Mulligan said "please" again, he slowly said, "Kerry, the rest of the crew are in place. We''re going to shoot in North Los Angeles right away, only the heroine is missing."


    Kerry Mulligan seems to be crying again, "Murphy..."


    She wants to prove that her parents'' opposition is wrong. She has grown up and should go her own way.


    "All right, all right, Kerry..." Murphy finally said, "I can wait for you, but a week at most."


    "Thank you, Murphy." Kerry Mulligan laughed. "You''re a good person who understands people."


    In the eyes of rebellious girls, those who conform to her are good, and those who oppose her are always bad.


    After hanging up, Murphy dials Jessica chastan''s number again to inform her that the recruitment of the leading actor and actress continues. Although he thinks Kerry Mulligan and James Franco are the most suitable actors, no one can guarantee that they will be able to play. It''s no harm to look for a few spare tires.


    If Kerry Mulligan, a rebellious girl, can defeat her parents like Natalie Portman, Murphy has no confidence. After all, he is much worse than Luc Besson.


    On the other side of the apartment, Kerry Mulligan holds the phone, nests in a big sofa, thinking about how to defeat her parents.


    In her eyes, her parents are the demons who destroy dreams. From small to large, they have destroyed one dream after another, and now even the biggest one is not let go.


    "I won''t give up!" The girl''s hand on the phone grew tighter and tighter, shouting in Julian firos''s empty house, "I won''t give up!"

 Chapter 35

    There are more tickets to recommend it! If you think books are OK, don''t forget to collect them.


    "I don''t want you


    The blonde girl with tears on her face rushed out of her study and ran directly back to her room. Without waiting for the people behind to come after her, she slammed the door and made a loud bang, "I don''t need you to worry about me either!"


    A middle-aged couple about 40 years old came out of their study. Their faces were gloomy and they were obviously angry.


    "Why is she so disobedient?" The middle-aged man seems to be angry, "is this still our daughter?"


    The middle-aged woman is not much better. She said angrily, "college is not a hundred times better than acting."


    Julian firos and the other cousins came into the living room, asked them to sit on the sofa, took two glasses of water, and said, "Kerry is not like this. Don''t be angry and try to persuade her again."


    "Why not? Does persuasion work? " The middle-aged man raised his voice, apparently to Kerry Mulligan, who was hiding in his room. "If she doesn''t give up, we''ll take her back to London and send her to Catholic boarding school."


    "Bang!"


    There was a clear noise from the door, as if the people inside were throwing things.


    The middle-aged man just wanted to stand up, Julian firos quickly grabbed him, "it''s OK, let her vent."


    A middle-aged woman is a little better than a grumpy middle-aged man. She grabs the script she read earlier and asks, "Judy, who is that Murphy Stanton?"


    "I got to know someone. He just came out of prison this year. He was a freelance journalist before."


    Julian firos said with some contempt, "he just set up Stanton studio a few months ago. This is his first project. He''s a newcomer."


    "In prison?" The middle-aged man snapped the coffee table in front of him. "Kerry can''t get into this kind of people''s production."


    "And the script..." Pushing the script to her husband, the middle-aged woman said, "how can Kerry get in touch with this kind of subject matter?"


    "I''m sorry, it''s my fault."


    Although Julian Ross doesn''t care so much about the sensitive content of Hollywood movies, what does he say in a year?


    Among other things, what was Natalie Portman''s famous work that was popular all over the world last year? A little girl fell in love with a killer


    And Kirsten Dunst, how old was he to make a kiss?


    As a veteran actor in Hollywood, Julian firos doesn''t think this kind of subject matter is too much.


    Julian firos''s wife brought two cups of coffee from the kitchen to the Mulligans, and comforted them by saying, "the children are rebellious now, and the reprimand like you did in your study will only have a counterproductive effect."


    The middle-aged man didn''t think so. He said in a loud voice, "after taking her back to England, I have to find the most strict etiquette teacher."


    Kerry Mulligan, who was hiding in the room, heard it clearly. Tears of grievance poured down like floodwaters. Thinking of her parents'' severe reprimand in the study before and her miserable life after returning to England, she could not help sobbing.


    She felt that the whole world had betrayed herself.


    Why can''t they understand what they think like Murphy?


    The girl''s sobbing voice became louder, and the father and mother outside had begun to discuss how to bring her back to England.


    Hearing those harsh words, Kerry Mulligan became more and more aggrieved, more and more uncomfortable, and his heart became harder and harder.


    She said that she would not give up anything and would fight against those villains to the end!


    Thinking of this, Kerry Mulligan took out his cell phone, dialed Murphy''s number again, picked it up and said, "what should I do, Murphy! My actor dream is about to be broken


    "Hey, Kerry, why are you crying again?" The voice in the receiver is still so understanding, or so warm and kind, "quarreled with my parents? Don''t take it seriously. All parents in this world love and support their children. "


    "But I''m an exception!" Kerry Mulligan raised his voice a little. "I''m not fighting with them. I''m being severely reprimanded. I''m going to be reprimanded if I say anything."


    "They''re going to take me back to England!" She clenched her teeth. "I''ve really had enough!"


    "What did you say?" She didn''t hear what Murphy said because her teeth were too tight just now.


    In the studio, Murphy turns the pencil in one hand and holds the phone in the other. It seems that Murphy means well, but in fact, Murphy bewitches and says, "now you need to find a place to be quiet and calm down."


    The girl over there immediately said, "I really need a quiet place."


    She hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "can I come to you, Murphy? I can''t think where I can go. Shall I go to see you? "


    Murphy can''t help scratching her head. This girl is really a flower in the greenhouse.


    However, it is not a wise choice for Kerry Mulligan to come here to find him. The other party is not yet an adult, and their meeting in private occasions will bring some troubles.¡°please£¡¡± "They''re ready to go out. I can sneak out."


    Thinking for a few seconds, Murphy said, "I''ll wait for you at the Milton cafe."


    Kerry Mulligan''s parents are obviously more stubborn than he thought. Murphy thought that as long as she made a big noise, her parents would agree. Now she not only disagrees, but also plans to bring her back to England


    When he went to Milton cafe, Murphy was thinking about it all the time. If not, he had to give up. Fortunately, he thought of the possibility before and continued to recruit actors and actresses to find suitable candidates.


    After reading Murphy''s notebook, Murphy goes to the coffee shop and takes a look at his plan.


    After a full hour and a half, Kerry Mulligan walked into the cafe.


    She was dressed in sportswear and a baseball cap, and her delicate baby face was completely hidden under the long brim.


    "This way." Murphy waved to her.


    The girl took off her baseball cap, walked over quickly and sat directly opposite.


    It can be seen that she cried very sad before, her eyes were red and swollen.


    "What would you like to drink?" Murphy asked.


    "Whatever." She seems to have a lot to say, a lot of grievances to pour out, "I have been strictly required since I was a child to do everything in line with their standards..."


    Murphy ordered a latte for Kerry Mulligan, looked at her, but did not speak, seriously acting as a listener.


    After talking about how unfortunate his life was for a long time, Kerry Mulligan felt thirsty and took a sip of coffee.


    Murphy could hear that her complaints and dissatisfaction with her family were not the result of this event, but the result of long-term accumulation. "Are you sure you want to be an actor?" He asked again.


    Kerry Mulligan nodded without hesitation, "this is my dream."


    "But it''s never easy to realize a dream." Murphy pauses for a moment to sort out his thoughts. "It''s a difficult process, and it often costs more than I can imagine."


    He looked at Kerry Mulligan and began to say, "when I was not as old as you, I was determined to be a very successful film director, but I was a member of the slum. I could only go to a bad public high school and had no chance to receive professional education in this field."


    Kerry Mulligan thought Murphy was comforting her with the sad past, and there was some sympathy on her face.


    "But I didn''t give up. I know no one will invest in my kind of movies. I can only find a way to raise money myself."


    Hearing this, Kerry Mulligan interjected, "you made it. You''re about to make a movie."


    "Do you know how much I''ve been through today?"


    Kerry Mulligan shook his head, Murphy said half truely, "I''ve offended a lot of people in order to raise money, and I''ve been in prison for a year."


    He pointed to the less obvious scars on his face. "These are symbols left in prison."


    "But I''m not discouraged." Murphy said lightly, "I know what I want. I will work hard for my goal. Any difficulty and obstruction is not a reason or an excuse to stop."


    "What determines our future is never how we think, but how we do it," he concluded


    Listening to these words, Kerry Mulligan seems to understand something.


    After thinking about it for a while, she came to realize that it would not work to be an actor and wait for her parents to let go


    "I know what my goal is? Why can''t we fight for it ourselves? "


    This idea is more and more clear in Kerry Mulligan''s mind, "I''m going to fight too!"


    In the face of such a rebellious girl, Murphy never said what to do with her. He always guided her in the way she thought. So far, the effect was good. But he didn''t know whether this seemingly naive but rebellious girl could bring surprise to himself.


    If he can, he doesn''t want to give up Kerry Mulligan. After all, she has auditioned for dozens of actresses, and she is the best one. Moreover, it is directly related to whether James Franco will join his crew.


    Kerry Mulligan took his coffee, took a sip of it, put down all the unhappiness and grievances, and looked across. "Thank you, Murphy. You''ve made me understand a lot."


    "Truth?" Murphy''s face immediately put a puzzled, "what did I do?"


    "Nothing." Kerry Mulligan shook his head, feeling that the person opposite was really understanding. She stood up and waved goodbye. "Thank you for the coffee. I''m going back."


    Out of the card, she turned back and reminded Murphy, "don''t forget your promise, you''ll wait for me for a week."


    Now it''s far from October. Murphy is not very worried. He points to his head and says solemnly, "I always remember it here."What will this rebellious British girl do? Murphy didn''t know, but only three days later, he received a call from Mr. Mulligan, who wanted to see him, read the script and talk about the Kerry Mulligan contract.

 Chapter 36

    Tickets! More tickets!


    "Mr. Stanton, I hope you''ll do what you promised me in the shooting."


    In an office of the Hollywood actors union, the Mulligans sat on a slightly old sofa, closed their contracts, looked at Murphy opposite, and with a warning, said, "my agent will always stare at you."


    Next to Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan, Kerry Mulligan said nothing and looked into Murphy''s eyes with the pride of the winner.


    "Don''t worry." Murphy vowed, "although Stanton studio has just been established, it is a company with outstanding reputation. I also regard integrity as the most basic principle."


    In the previous two meetings, the Mulligans had a lot of opinions on the script of hard candy, and Murphy agreed to make changes. They even produced an improved version of the script as soon as possible. In addition, Kara Firth, the news director of channel 6, was willing to endorse the project. The Mulligans finally nodded.


    Fame and status can''t be seen, but they can play a real role. Without Carla Firth''s help, Murphy might have to choose the heroine again.


    The signing of contracts involving minor actors has never been a joke. Besides Murphy, Kerry Mulligan and her parents, there are Robert, the legal adviser of fruit candy, Bill Rossi, the new Kerry Mulligan''s agent, and Julian Ferrero, the representative of children''s Association and actors union And so on.


    Review the contract, haggle, and see again some controversial terms More than two hours later, the two sides officially signed Kerry Mulligan''s actor contract.


    Because it involves minors, or members of the actors'' Union, plus the supervision of the children''s Association, this contract is quite strict. It makes specific provisions from Kerry Mulligan''s daily working hours to the employment of tutors. Under Hollywood''s relatively sound and strict guarantee system, Kerry Mulligan''s rights in the crew can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.


    Although there is a toothache in looking at these terms, Murphy knows that he is participating in a legal game. If he wants to survive in this game circle, he must at least abide by the rules of the game in public.


    In addition, any minor actor is bound to sign this kind of relatively strict contract.


    However, there is also something that makes him feel more satisfied. Kerry Mulligan has never appeared in any film and television works before, so it is impossible to ask for a high price. Her film salary is only 5000 US dollars.


    As for the working time and study time stipulated in the contract, people from the children''s Association and the actors'' Union will not keep an eye on the crew all the time. At most, they will send someone to come and have a look occasionally. There is room for buffer.


    There is also the content of the script that Murphy promised to modify. Originally, what he showed to the Mulligan couple was the first draft. The content in it was quite large. It was impossible to say that it would become NC-17 when it was shot. He certainly couldn''t do it that way.


    Although we still don''t know how Kerry Mulligan made his parents compromise, the other side was willing to talk with him at that time, which undoubtedly meant cooperation. Murphy threw a larger script first, and then stepped back, which also showed the sincerity of the crew.


    This is also a psychological tactic often used in negotiation.


    Moreover, after signing the contract, the Mulligans will go back to London to do their own work, and Kerry Mulligan will be taken care of by Julian firos and bill rosis. They are also very difficult to deal with. However, compared with the old-fashioned Mulligans, these Hollywood insiders have a broader understanding of the scale of the film.


    More importantly, Kerry Mulligan regarded him as a trustworthy person. As long as she didn''t make trouble, there would be less trouble.


    The two sides signed a formal contract and put it on record in the actors'' Union and the children''s association respectively. The heroine of "fruit hard candy" was really determined.


    "Murphy..."


    Outside the actors'' Union, he came to his car. As soon as Murphy was about to open the door, he heard a clear voice coming from behind. He turned to see Kerry Mulligan trotting along and waving to him as he ran. "Wait a minute, I have something to say to you."


    Turning around, Murphy''s eyes passed behind her. The Mulligans were looking at her. He gave a polite smile and turned to Kerry Mulligan. He asked, "what''s the matter?"


    Kerry Mulligan stopped five feet away, lifted his little hands on his back, shook his body, and said in a low voice, "I''m here to thank you."


    "Thank you?" Murphy pointed to herself as if she didn''t understand her. "Why?"


    "You gave me a thorough view of the goal." Kerry - Mulligan''s voice is still very low, but extremely firm, "also let me understand what I want must strive for the truth."


    "No, no, no, Kerry, it''s none of my business." Murphy is very clear how to deal with this girl, "now everything, can only show that you are a good girl with pursuit."


    "Really?" Kerry Mulligan asked, flashing his eyes.Murphy nodded without hesitation. "Of course it''s true. When did I cheat you?"


    Kerry Mulligan took a little step forward, and his voice became lower. "You''re the best, Murphy."


    Hearing this, Murphy raised her eyes slightly and looked up. It seemed that a crow was crowing on it, but then he laughed. "You''re the best too, Kerry. I''m sure you''ll be the best actor."


    "Well!" Kerry Mulligan was not modest. He pressed his chin a little.


    "It''s getting late..." Murphy motioned to the Mulligans, "your parents should wait."


    "They..." Kerry Mulligan snorted a few times before saying, "if I hadn''t forced them to have no choice, would they have given me the freedom to choose?"


    Even if she achieved her wish, her resentment towards her parents did not dissipate.


    Murphy, somewhat curious, lowered her voice, "honey, what did you do?"


    "Guess..." Kerry Mulligan gave a sly smile. "It''s my secret. I won''t tell you."


    "Well All right Murphy made a phone gesture, "wait for my call, and! Don''t forget to read the script. "


    Seeing Kerry Mulligan leave, Murphy is still a little curious. What did she do to make the Mulligan couple compromise?


    However, after getting on the bus, he generally understood that from the previous contact, he could see that the Mulligan couple actually loved Kerry Mulligan. However, due to their rigid character and busy work, they were doomed not to be a pair of parents who were good at communication, a girl who was about to become an adult. In fact, there were too many ways for them to compromise with their loving parents.


    Does it matter what Kerry Mulligan did? Anyway, she has become the heroine of hard candy.


    Maybe she''s not the best choice in Hollywood, but now of all the actresses Murphy can reach, Kerry Mulligan is the most suitable one.


    After finishing Kerry Mulligan, Murphy went back to Milton cafe and continued to work on his own preparations. He went to San Fernando Valley again with the set master, lighting master and props master, and also exchanged a lot of opinions with them on the proposed scene.


    Frankly speaking, the progress of the preparation is far from what Murphy expected. He doesn''t have much experience, and the people he employs are always at the bottom of Hollywood. It''s not entirely because of opportunities that his ability is really not very good.


    Fortunately, Murphy is also prepared for this. Everything is difficult at the beginning. He knows very well that a group of people who do not have enough experience and ability can not complete a film project in a short time, even if the film has only one scene and two actors most of the time.


    After returning from the San Fernando Valley, Murphy asked James Franco to meet him.


    "Look at this." In Milton cafe, Murphy puts a pile of copies of the contract on the coffee table and pushes them to James Franco on the opposite side


    "I can''t sign any contracts without an agent present." James Franco thought that the contract was specially prepared for him. He took it up and looked at several pages. His eyes lit up immediately. Especially after seeing the photos of Kerry Mulligan in it, his eyes seemed to explode, "Oh Oh Ah That This... "


    He took a deep breath on the table and said, "don''t you mean it?"


    James Franco is not stupid either. Although Murphy said that Kerry Mulligan had joined the crew before, he had been dragging the negotiation between the two sides and did not fully believe what he said.


    Murphy looked at him. "Do you want me to take out the original contract and get Mr. Julian Ferris, Kerry''s parents'' agent in Los Angeles?"


    Seeing James Franco open his contract again, staring at the picture of Kerry Mulligan dressed like little red riding hood, Murphy said faintly, "if you feel reluctant, I can find other actors."


    "No! Don''t... " James Franco raised his hand, as if trying to stop Murphy in this way, "don''t! Murphy, I''m very, very interested in the characters in the script, but your pay is too low. My agent is particularly opposed to it. I''ve been persuading him, and it takes time. "


    James Franco, who used to be known by Murphy through the media, is famous for his weirdness. Now it seems that he is even weirder than what the media reported.


    "Jim, I''m very short of time. I''ve already made preparations for everything else. Before shooting, I''ll set aside time for the leading actor and heroine to rehearse alone..." He intentionally or unintentionally accentuated the pronunciation of "alone." there are only two main actors in this project. You must spend more time rehearsing alone. "


    James Franco seemed determined and slapped the table hard. "I''m going to talk to my agent now."

 Chapter 37

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    Under the strong insistence of Frankie, and after five days of negotiation, the cast of "fruit candy" finally got a hero. Murphy paid a lump sum of $40000 for this. Although James Franco can''t compare with later, he has also played a major role in two films and TV plays, which is not his real value.


    Murphy is very clear, James - Franco into the crew''s purpose is not pure, but do not care, everyone is just what they need.


    So far, the filming crew of "fruit candy" has been formally established. There are only 14 people, including Murphy, and three of them are unpaid interns, which can be said to be extremely economical.


    In fact, Murphy also wants to do all the work by himself and save the salary, but it''s obviously impossible. He is just a person. Although he has studied systematically in the film academy, he can''t be proficient in all the behind the scenes work.


    There are two main actors in the film, namely, little girl Haley and photographer Jeff. In addition, one of Jeff''s female neighbors has been forced by Murphy to make a guest appearance for Jessica chastan.


    There is also a girl who died miserably in the opening part of the play. Murphy has also decided on a candidate, but the other side''s play is very rare, and she will not enter the crew until after shooting.


    The other passers-by roles are mostly guest cast by Murphy and the crew members. The waiter who is bound to appear when shooting in the Milton cafe is played by the people of the Milton cafe. Old Lynch has specially prepared for this for a period of time.


    Even if it''s in Los Angeles, it''s still a rare opportunity for ordinary people to appear in a film.


    "Let me introduce you."


    Murphy, Kerry Mulligan and James Franco got together for the first time in the warehouse, which serves as a temporary studio. As a director, he took the initiative to introduce, "Kerry, this is James Franco, a great actor."


    Then he went on to say, "Jim, this is Kerry Mulligan, the future British rose."


    After Murphy finished, he took the initiative to step back.


    "Hello, may I call you Kerry?" James Franco put on a charming smile, took the initiative to step forward, stretched out a hand, "I''m James Franco, you can call me Jim."


    As if to see his face, Kerry Mulligan slightly surprised said, "how are you?"


    "We meet again." James Franco''s hand is still there.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t mean to shake his hand. He turned to Murphy and said, "Murphy, he''s not a good man."


    James - Franco''s smile stiff, angrily withdraw his hand, face a little embarrassed.


    Murphy couldn''t figure out what was going on between the two men, so he quickly got round, "Kerry, what''s going on? Jim is a very good actor


    "Hum..." Kerry Mulligan just snorted twice.


    Few girls of this age would like the kind of person who goes through them.


    If you look at James Franco, Murphy doesn''t want to care about these two people. Besides, Kerry Mulligan''s agent will come soon, and he doesn''t have time to waste with them.


    Murphy went to the makeshift desk, took out two schedules, handed them to James Franco and Kerry Mulligan, and said, "I ask you to go through all the parts of the schedule before shooting."


    Before the shooting of every film, actors have to do a lot of rehearsal, and "fruit candy" is no exception.


    There was a knock at the door. After Murphy called in, the agent named Bill rosis pushed the door open with his packed juice and coffee in his hand. He first said hello to Murphy and delivered coffee. Then he politely exchanged a few words with James Franco and also delivered a cup of coffee.


    It has to be said that if you want to be a qualified entertainment agent, you have to be able to deal with interpersonal relationships well and be smart.


    Murphy is a director for the first time. Now James Franco doesn''t show mountains and water. Even the rehearsal place is just a warehouse. Bill rosis doesn''t show any contempt, at least on the surface.


    In Hollywood, stars can be arrogant and arrogant, but agents are not suitable.


    Because Kerry Mulligan is under age, his agent or guardian is usually at the work site. Murphy has no opinion about it, and James Franco is not stupid. Although Murphy seriously suspects that he has a different purpose, he has been polite since he saw Kerry Mulligan. Even if he has an occasional intimacy, it is a normal way to chat.


    "Director Stanton..."


    After several people finished their drinks, Bill rosis timely reminded Murphy, "Kerry has class in the afternoon, and must finish work at 12 o''clock."


    Murphy nodded and motioned to James Franco, "let''s go."


    At the beginning of rehearsal, James Franco read a monologue, which seems to be warming up and looking for state in this way. He has rich experience and is not a part-time waiter. Murphy is not too worried. After a brief look, his eyes fall on Kerry Mulligan.In her first audition and subsequent communication, the girl showed certain acting skills. She began to perform in the troupe when she was in primary school in England. What she lacked was real acting opportunities.


    In Murphy''s eyes, the girl''s acting talent is not top-notch, but also good.


    Of course, he is just a novice and may not be accurate.


    A few minutes later, Kerry Mulligan and James Franco began rehearsing for their first play, which they had just met.


    James Franco walks from behind to Kerry Mulligan, "Haley..."


    Kerry Mulligan turns around and, as the script says, wipes his lower lip. "Jeff?"


    There was a little surprise in her voice, but not in her face. Kerry Mulligan just showed that she didn''t like James Franco very much. Her personality and emotions were almost all written on her face. Even if she didn''t use the camera close-up, Murphy could see the disgust in her bright eyes, and even wrote the words "I''m going to kill you bad guy" on her face Yes.


    "Kerry..." Murphy interrupted the rehearsal and waved, "come here."


    Scratching her short blonde hair, Kerry Mulligan walked across to Murphy''s desk and asked, "did I do something wrong?"


    She can read a lot through Murphy''s expression.


    Murphy immediately remembered that she was not an ordinary girl. She was very rebellious. She pondered a little and changed her words. "Kerry, do I remember the time we talked in the coffee shop?"


    "Well." She nodded gently. "I''ll never forget. What determines our future is never how we think, but how we do it. "


    Murphy laughs, looks at her, and then at the puzzling James Franco.


    Kerry Mulligan was naive and rebellious, but he was not a fool. He understood immediately and said in a low voice, "I know that an actor must have the professionalism of an actor. Don''t worry, Murphy. I won''t let you down."


    It wasn''t loud, but the warehouse wasn''t big. James Franco and bill rossis heard it and looked at Murphy.


    James Franco tilted his head and found that his handsome face and charming smile, which used to be very useful, were not as effective as the other guy''s words.


    The other side seems to be very good at dealing with girls of this age, and is simply his best learning object.


    Bill Rossi, a professional entertainment agent, is different from James Franco, who is full of quirks. He has known how rebellious Kerry Mulligan is, and he also knows that this is a very difficult girl. If it were not for the introduction of Julian firos, a longtime client, he would not have been her agent.


    Even, he can imagine that the rebellious girl, who forced her parents into the entertainment industry, would make the little drama group upset.


    But all of this has completely overturned the previous view that this new director named Murphy Stanton can suppress Kerry Mulligan No, to be more precise, he''s manipulating Kerry Mulligan in a very clever way.


    Interesting Bill rosis put his arms around his chest and looked over there without saying a word.


    He doubted that Kerry Mulligan''s insincere attempt to play the role had something to do with this little director, Murphy Stanton?


    If so, it might be a talent.


    Seeing that Kerry Mulligan realized the problem, Murphy stood up and nodded to her approval. When the girl showed a happy smile, she spoke again.


    "Kerry, you see the scene rehearsed just now. Haley doesn''t like Jeff. She hates it very much, does she?"


    "Yes." Kerry Mulligan nodded busily.


    "Jeff said Haley was mature," Murphy gave her a simple analysis, "but she was a fool, and Haley wanted to make Jeff think she was a fool, so..."


    Murphy looked at Kerry Mulligan, and Kerry Mulligan was not bad at understanding. He said, "so Haley''s naive eating chocolate cake, like those bands, like cool T-shirts, this is completely the performance of naive girls, so that Jeff can relax his vigilance and mislead him in the wrong direction."


    "Bingo." Murphy snapped his fingers. "I have to say you''re really smart."


    Kerry Mulligan is just a lure to attract James Franco. Even if he''s not here, the independent rehearsal of the leading actor and heroine mentioned before can''t be realized. Bill rosis, the agent, will basically accompany Kerry Mulligan.


    That''s what Murphy thought about a long time ago.


    On the other hand, Kerry Mulligan unconsciously raised his chin and laughed lovingly, but this smile was only given to Murphy.


    Looking over there, James Franco''s heart pounded as if he was about to burst out of his chest. He took a deep breath and pressed down the boiling blood.


    If Murphy had a good idea, he would not have a bad idea.

 Chapter 38

    Tickets! Count the tickets!


    At about eleven o''clock, the rehearsal ended temporarily because Kerry Mulligan had to go to school in the afternoon. Murphy had other work to do. After saying hello to three people, he left the warehouse in a hurry. But when he opened the door of the warehouse, his eyes were keen to catch James Franco coming up to Kerry Mulligan


    Now, Murphy can understand James Franco''s purpose. Bill Rossi is staring at him, and there is no need for him to interfere. He shakes his head out of the warehouse, goes to Milton cafe to meet Jessica chastan, and drives to a Hollywood company specializing in selling video equipment.


    While driving, he was still thinking about James Franco, has this guy done the same thing before?


    The law of the United States is very strict on the protection of minors. In places like California, it''s extremely troublesome if they are bitten by minors after having a relationship.


    However, James Franco is not a fool.


    The car turned to Sunset Avenue, which is famous for its many accidents. Murphy shook his head quickly, scattered these messy ideas and focused on driving.


    When I came to Hollywood this time, I mainly paid the deposit for the film. Jessica chastan on the co pilot looked through the list of goods and found that there was one more item than before. He couldn''t help asking, "how come there are ten more Kodak 5222 films? Are you going to make a black and white movie? "


    "I used it for the opening play."


    This is what Murphy added yesterday. At the beginning of the planned film, a young girl is tortured and killed. After a period of consideration and understanding of MPAA grading system, he worries that because this period is too sensitive, he will drag the whole film into the quagmire of NC-17, so he decides to shoot it with black and white film.


    Ten minutes later, Murphy''s second-hand Ford stopped near a large video equipment store on Sunset Boulevard, where he had been with Jessica chastan before, and where he would rent cameras and buy films.


    They were received by a middle-aged man, and Murphy didn''t talk nonsense. She directly asked Jessica chastan to give him the film list. As long as she paid the deposit, the other party could deliver the film in the afternoon.


    In addition to 10 sets of Kodak 5222 film, Murphy also had a lot of Kodak color film.


    The 35mm Kodak color film is the same as the Kodak 5222 film, with the length of each disc of 122 meters. According to the current film shooting and projection specifications, it generally takes about 27 meters to shoot a negative in one minute, and a disc of film can shoot about 4.5 minutes.


    So it seems that 20 discs of color film is enough.


    But Murphy asked for 240 discs, which is still a conservative number. In the future, the amount of film will be more or less.


    In Hollywood, almost all directors'' materials are ten or even dozens of times longer than the length of the film, and people like James Cameron may even be hundreds of times longer.


    A crew, just spend money on film, is often a lot of money.


    Fortunately, Kodak has not killed itself in this era, and the price of Kodak''s original 35mm film film is not as outrageous as it was later. After some bargaining, Murphy finally cut the price of each film to $150.


    "A total of 250 Kodak films."


    Back in the car, Jessica chastan reminded Murphy to prepare the money. "It''s going to cost $37500."


    This figure also makes Murphy''s heart beat. Taking into account the expenses of film today, up to now, more than 150000 US dollars have been spent on the preparation of hard candy, including personnel salary, rental of equipment and venues, production of props, purchase of cosmetics and clothes, etc.


    He really doubts whether he can finish the film with his 300000 dollars.


    Preliminary preparation is the most expensive stage. It seems that the later shooting will cost less, but Murphy will not forget that there is still post production. He also needs to hire professional and experienced editors to rent post production studio


    When he thought about it, he felt like his head was in two.


    Now Murphy can''t help but be thankful. Fortunately, he kept up with Kobe Bryant and made 100000 dollars from there. Otherwise, the film would not have been completed by the 230000 dollars of bill road incident alone.


    Even so, Murphy thinks that $300000 may not be enough. After all, he is a complete novice and is bound to encounter some unexpected problems.


    Time finally entered October 2000. After a long period of preparation, after Kerry Mulligan and James Franco had gone through all the scenes, the production of "hard candy" began shooting at the Milton cafe in old Chinatown, Los Angeles.


    In the early morning of this day, Lynch, the owner of Milton cafe, put the sign of suspension in front of the shop. The two large card seats in the left corner of the cafe were also covered with screens and curtains, which temporarily served as the dressing rooms for men and women.


    From entering the cafe, Murphy stands in the distance opposite the counter, directing the lighting engineer to arrange the lights according to the plan, the scenery engineer to adjust the store''s furnishings according to the sub shot draft, the props engineer to check the prepared chocolate cake and other props, and Jessica chastan leads three interns to manage the choresBecause there is only one makeup artist, all the actors can only do their makeup work one by one. Fortunately, there are only two main actors. Old Lynch and his staff only act as background boards, so they don''t need much delicate makeup.


    All the actors appear in the camera, and there is no real makeup. People like Murphy know that all the so-called makeup is just makeup.


    "When will you get to me?"


    Looking at the layout of the coffee shop, Murphy just took a breath and wanted a cup of coffee to refresh himself. Kerry Mulligan came over and said, "I''m in a bit of a hurry waiting for make-up."


    She pursed her lips tightly, obviously nervous.


    This is Kerry Mulligan''s first official role. She''s not even 16 years old, so it''s impossible to say she''s not nervous.


    "Kerry, you''re nervous." Murphy stepped back and leaned on a coffee table. "And dark circles."


    Kerry Mulligan immediately touched his eyes and forced out a smile. "I lost sleep last night."


    This is not a good phenomenon. Murphy frowns slightly, thinks for a moment, and suddenly changes the topic. "How are you getting along with James?"


    In the rebellious period of youth, the girl''s first impression of a person is hard to reverse. Kerry Mulligan''s mouth almost turned to his ear. "He has been trying to please me, but I think his purpose is not pure and he is making bad ideas. I still don''t like him."


    Murphy could not help shaking his head, but Kerry Mulligan reached over and pulled him in the corner of his coat. "Don''t worry, Murphy. I don''t mean to embarrass him. "


    Then she added, "why do I still hate him so much?"


    Just want to say something, Murphy saw Jessica - chastan with a man came face to face, quickly welcomed the past.


    "Hi, Carla."


    Over there, Murphy opens her arms and hugs Carla Firth. "It''s unexpected. I didn''t expect you to come."


    Step back and take off your sunglasses. Carla Firth''s words are still sharp. "I just want to come and see how you failed."


    "You''re going to be disappointed." Murphy shrugged and pointed to a nearby card holder. "Sit down."


    Carla Firth first put down her handbag and sunglasses, then pulled back her chair, sat down on it, and waved to Murphy, "go ahead, don''t worry about me, I''m just here to see the play."


    Murphy wanted to give her a pair of white eyeballs, but she forbeared. She told Jessica chastan that she would come for coffee for Carla Firth, and she would not care about her any more. She would continue to be busy with her work.


    Other people continued to set up the venue. Murphy went to the right of the counter. A 35mm camera was set up in the corner, and another shoulder mounted camera was placed nearby, so that he could exchange different scenes.


    Compared with the cameras that Murphy used on the other side of the Pacific, these can be classified as antiques. The film industry is an industry with rapid technological development, and the speed of upgrading is amazing.


    Murphy had studied these two cameras carefully before, but now he just debugged them.


    As time went by, the preparations were gradually ready. When Kerry Mulligan came out of the makeshift dressing room, the shooting could begin.


    In the first scene, Kerry Mulligan and James Franco have rehearsed several times, but Murphy still calls them over and gives them a few simple admonitions to remind them that one should be hypocritical and the other naive


    At the same time, Murphy also looked at their clothes.


    As in the set up photo, Kerry Mulligan wore a red sweater with a hat, while James Franco wore a gray jacket and a pair of glasses.


    This pair of glasses comes from the makeup artist Jack Watson''s suggestion, and the effect is also very good. It successfully conceals James Franco''s somewhat ruffian temperament, making the whole person look more gentle.


    It''s not hard to see Murphy''s mind from their clothes. Haley, played by Kerry Mulligan, is a modern Little Red Riding Hood, while Jeff, played by James Franco, is naturally a big wolf.


    However, contrary to the fairy tale, in this version of Little Red Riding Hood and big gray wolf, the one who is really dangerous and in control of the situation will be little red riding hood who seems harmless to human and animals.


    The shooting didn''t take place immediately. Murphy asked Kerry Mulligan and James Franco to go to the counter of the coffee shop and practice walking several times. He also picked up the shoulder mounted camera to find the right photography route according to the predetermined idea and the position of the two main characters.


    That alone took nearly an hour.


    It wasn''t until 10 a.m. that Murphy officially announced the start of the trial shooting.


    Carrying the camera set up above stannikon, he first aimed at the counter to capture Kerry Mulligan''s slender and beautiful back. Then he quickly adjusted the camera. When the cafe door was pushed open and Kerry Mulligan turned to look over, he gave her a close-up of her face.


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    Seeing the close-up picture, Murphy called to stop directly, and the shooting effect did not meet the requirements at all.

 Chapter 39

    I''m going to be a professional in make-up examination. I''m depressed Let''s have more recommended tickets.


    Other people watched. With the help of Jessica chastan, Murphy removed the stannikon device, put the camera in place, and looked up at the temporary light on the ceiling


    Sitting in front of the counter, Kerry Mulligan could not help patting himself on the chest, breathing out a lot of tension on his face.


    For the first time, she didn''t want to be interrupted by her own mistakes.


    Murphy took a look at Kerry Mulligan and had a panoramic view of all this, but he didn''t say anything. Kerry Mulligan''s acting skills and talent were OK, but he was a real newcomer. He was also young, rebellious and sensitive. At this time, he should be more encouragement than pressure.


    He decided to ignore Kerry Mulligan for the time being and solve the lighting problem of the temporary studio first.


    In fact, from the beginning of the shooting, Murphy found that there was a problem with the lighting on the scene, but it continued until more problems were found, and then he stopped.


    "John..." Murphy called his lighting engineer Douglas, "the lighting needs to be completely corrected."


    With that, he took a look at Douglas and could only sigh that every cent is the absolute principle. The lighting engineer hired cheaply is really average.


    As early as in the early stage of planning to check the venue, Murphy told him the precautions for lighting. When no actor appeared on the stage, it looked good through the camera lens, but after Kerry Mulligan appeared in the camera, the picture could not achieve the expected effect.


    However, Murphy didn''t get angry and didn''t say much. After all, the shooting effect produced by the live lighting is not only related to the lighting arrangement of the lighting engineer, but also related to the change of the environment. The appearance of Kerry Mulligan in red on the set will also affect the color effect of the light.


    "I told you before." Murphy held her chest in her hands, looked up at the main light hanging on the ceiling and the auxiliary light on the floor, and then said, "this movie we shot can be classified into the ranks of black movies! John, the light you''re using is too bright and soft. "


    The use of lighting in low-cost black movies like "fruit candy" is a profound and complex work, but it is extremely important for filmmakers and actors.


    Due to the limitation of capital and technology, some filmmakers have created black films, but this does not limit their talents, which makes lighting become a very important role in black films.


    Murphy once studied this aspect, so he chose this type of film as the beginning of the whole plan. Different from the bright light just seen through the camera, the dark light is the proper lighting for the film "fruit candy".


    Douglas is not completely powerless. After a while, he pointed to a row of headlights on the ceiling facing the counter and said, "it should be better to change the setting of the main light."


    In the "three light distribution" of the main light, auxiliary light and backlight commonly used in film shooting, the setting of the main light is usually the brightest, which is why it is called the main light.


    "No, no, no..." Murphy shook his finger. Dissatisfied with Douglas Rice''s proposal, Murphy went to the counter for a turn and said, "not only the main light, but also the auxiliary light. In addition, a little background light should be added appropriately."


    The auxiliary light is usually set opposite to the main light to dissipate the shadow produced by the main light; the backlight is used to illuminate the outline of the whole scene and distinguish the subject from the background.


    In this way, we can make Kerry Mulligan stand out in the whole scene and emphasize her identity as the heroine.


    Seeing the helpless Douglas, Murphy sighed that the dark film should not only use dark lighting, but also the light should be hard enough, and said, "the main light can use halogen lamp, so that the main light will only be emitted from one point, the light will be harder, and the hard light can highlight the clear outline of the female main angle."


    Lighting division Douglas obviously inexperienced, just constantly nodding records.


    Murphy went to the side of the auxiliary light shelf on the floor opposite the main light, and said, "the auxiliary light is replaced by a frosted light bulb, which makes the light softer. It highlights the outline of the heroine and makes her more attractive."


    The relative use of hard light and soft light can be said to be the symbol of black film lighting.


    See Murphy finish, Douglas went to his toolbox, ready to debug according to his method.


    "John, wait a minute." Murphy stopped him. After all, he was not sure whether these methods would work. He turned to old Lynch and waved. When he came, he said, "is there a stick in the shop? A longer stick will do


    "Yes,"


    old Lynch was dazed when he heard the series of technical terms just now. He felt that Murphy was not only insidious and mean, but also a person with real ability. At this time, he didn''t shirk responsibility and called to a shop assistant, "bring the long stick of the back kitchen."


    The stick was quickly sent to an intern in the crew.No matter how well we had imagined before, we couldn''t find out the problem without shooting on the spot. Murphy totally rejected the lighting plan, overturned the lighting layout of the shooting site in the coffee shop, and the boom played a role at this time. A working light bulb was fixed at one end of the boom, and the position could be changed at any time, so that we could detect the object from different directions before lighting The lighting effect of the scene.


    An inexperienced director, leading a group of staff who also lack successful experience, will inevitably take a lot of detours in shooting.


    The lights haven''t been set yet, and noon is just around the corner. According to the agreement signed between the crew and old Lynch, lunch and drinks are provided by Milton cafe for free.


    If you work hungry, it will affect your work attitude. Murphy doesn''t believe that these people can work hard without food.


    At the end of the morning''s work, let the crew have dinner first. When Murphy had a free lunch, he was a little anxious because of his mistakes and was in a slightly better mood.


    Making mistakes means wasting time; wasting time leads to over spending


    "Free lunch, my favorite."


    "It means I can save a lot of money," says Kara Firth, who sits at a coffee table eating fruit salad across the way


    Carla Firth looked at her salad without looking up. "You''re going to die."


    "I don''t want to," Murphy''s words with a touch of helplessness, "no money people can only choose."


    As the morning went by, he was even more skeptical that $300000 would be enough.


    Originally, Murphy had regarded his ability as low enough and estimated that he might encounter enough difficulties. When he really started to operate, he found that he was still too optimistic. It took several hours to solve the problem of lighting alone


    Think of here, Murphy''s face more or less appeared a little sad.


    Carla Firth looked at him, put down her spoon, took out a tissue, wiped her mouth, threw another one to Murphy, and said, "I''ve been promoted to vice director of channel 6, still in charge of the news business."


    Murphy looked at her in surprise. Is the promotion too fast?


    "Congratulations." He said.


    "Yes, I should thank you." Carla Firth put her hands across the table. "Without the bill road incident, I might still be the director of the nighttime news department. You helped me open the road."


    Putting down the knife and fork, Murphy picked up the tissue and said, "how are you going to thank me?"


    Finish saying, deliberately change into strange eyes, up and down looking at Carla - Feisi tall graceful body.


    "I don''t have a supervisor position here." Carla Firth doesn''t like it at all. As the old saying goes, "I need someone who is energetic, responsible and adventurous."


    Murphy thought, "if my project fails, I''ll think about it."


    Carla Firth shrugged and said nothing more.


    The people on the opposite side helped her a lot, and she appreciated him very much. There was a certain friendship between them, which prepared a way for him.


    Murphy knew that, and Carla Firth knew that Murphy understood what she meant.


    They gradually became silent, only occasionally making some eye contact. On a table not too far away from Murphy, a pair of bright eyes would look over from time to time.


    Kerry Mulligan sat in a high back chair, dug up a spoonful of beans, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it without chewing a few times. James Franco, sitting at the same table, immediately reminded him, "Hey, eat slowly, be careful to choke."


    "You''re in charge!" Kerry Mulligan did not stare curiously at James Franco and asked the intern on the left, "Paul, who''s that woman?"


    "Which one?" Paul Wilson didn''t understand who she was talking about.


    Kerry Mulligan winked, "the man sitting opposite Murphy."


    Paul Wilson shook his head. "I don''t know him either."


    "I know." James Franco said, "I know her."


    "Who is she?" Kerry Mulligan couldn''t help wondering, "is Murphy''s girlfriend?"


    "No..." James - Franco belittled without trace, "Murphy all the money invested in our film, now is a poor man, which woman will be stupid enough to see him?"


    "That''s Murphy''s pursuit!" Kerry Mulligan argued, "dare to pursue their own goals regardless of everything."


    James Franco showed a slightly sarcastic smile, "ha ha..."


    Kerry Mulligan immediately stares at him. "I don''t want to talk to you anymore."


    "Hey, honey," said James Franco discontentedly, "don''t forget, I brought your lunch box for you, and I prepared the water you drank in the morning for you too..."


    "I didn''t ask you to do it!"


    Before he finished, he was interrupted by Kerry Mulligan, "if you don''t want to do it, no one forces you.""I''m going to get ready." She jumped out of her chair and went to the makeshift dressing room.


    Seeing off Carla Firth, Murphy announced the start of work in the afternoon. There are still many difficulties.

 Chapter 40

    Tomorrow will be the third watch of the day, with 2000 words in each chapter, at 9:00, 15:00 and 21:00 respectively. Continue to ask for the recommended ticket.


    If you don''t do anything practically, you won''t find how difficult it is.


    When the lights were rearranged, the actors were familiar with the scene again, and the crew was ready, Murphy, the director and photographer, began to make a trial shot. Like last time, when Kerry Mulligan turned his head, he called to stop again.


    Everyone in the crew is looking at Murphy. They don''t know what he''s going to do. Kerry Mulligan, a man with an open mind, is already scratching his ears.


    She had been brewing for a long time, but she only did one action and was called to stop. It was hard to avoid depression in her heart.


    James - Franco simply find a chair to sit down, he can see clearly, this is completely unreliable director plus another group of unreliable people.


    Fortunately, his goal is not to be a character or a movie. Otherwise, he has to go crazy to work with such a group of novices.


    He looked into Murphy''s eyes, inevitably with a bit of contempt, the so-called director''s mouth is beautiful, but in fact, there are many problems.


    It''s good that Kerry Mulligan doesn''t worship him that much.


    Compared with the eccentric James Franco, the serious academic Jessica chastan is more professional. After Murphy stops again, she immediately comes to pick up the camera and asks, "what''s wrong?"


    Murphy did not consider, then blurted out, "Kerry''s eyes are not bright enough, not enough God, will weaken the charm of the heroine image."


    "What?" Kerry Mulligan obviously heard Murphy''s words, pointed to his eyes, just wanted to distinguish a few words, but Murphy raised his hand and interrupted, "Kerry, it''s not about you, it''s about the light."


    The camera lens is different from the human eye. In the eyes of ordinary people, no matter how bright the eyes are, the lens will be much dimmer.


    "Eyes light!" Murphy angrily patted his forehead, "how can I forget the light in my eyes?"


    He sighed. It''s all the trouble of lack of experience.


    This is the first positive lens of the heroine Haley. If her eyes are dim, the charm of the whole person will be greatly reduced. It is necessary to have eyes light.


    Movies like "fruit candy" can leave a deep impression on the audience through the shining eyes of actresses.


    According to Murphy''s instructions, lighting engineer Douglas added a Fresnel lens spotlight under the main light, which was specially used to make eye light for Kerry Mulligan.


    After half a day''s work, Murphy finally achieved the desired light and shadow effect. After a headache, Murphy was a little relieved. There were not many scenes to be shot in the cafe, which was relatively simple. The biggest problem was shooting and lighting.


    After adjusting the lighting, Murphy deliberately let Kerry Mulligan face himself. First, he casually took a close-up. In the lens, Kerry Mulligan''s eyes are bright and naive, which seems to penetrate into people''s heart.


    Only a girl who looks innocent, beautiful and lovely can move the criminal''s mind and fascinate him, can she?


    Just because the lighting is done doesn''t mean the crew can run smoothly.


    This crew is full of novices and has no experience of cooperation before. Running in is inevitable, especially Kerry Mulligan. Like all new actors, it is impossible to adapt to film shooting immediately.


    After the re start of the trial shooting, Murphy''s shooting of her background and the moment of looking back were quite smooth, but when James Franco pushed the door into the cafe and came to say hello, the expression on her face and the tone of her voice changed.


    As before, she was so emotional that even coffee shop owner Lynch could see that she hated people who came to say hello.


    It''s impossible to shoot like this. Haley, played by Kerry Mulligan, should show her innocent and lovely side to seduce Jeff.


    "Stop!" Murphy stopped the whole crew, "half an hour off."


    He had been busy with the lighting problem for so long before, so he needed to take a breath. He drank a cup of cold coffee and called Kerry Mulligan out of the cafe alone.


    "Sorry, Murphy..."


    Standing in front of the cafe, Kerry Mulligan seemed to have made a mistake. "It''s all my fault. I''m not good enough."


    For people like Kerry Mulligan, blame is counterproductive. Instead, Murphy asks, "is James so annoying?"


    Before rehearsal, Kerry Mulligan had been able to control his emotion towards James Franco, and there was nothing special in the morning. Why did it suddenly become like this again?


    "Lunch..." Kerry Mulligan drooped. "He said a lot of nasty things."


    She then looked up. "Murphy, I really don''t like him. When we rehearse, he is always trying to please me, obviously with an intention. "


    "Oh?" Murphy looks at her. Kerry Mulligan is naive and rebellious, but not stupid.


    "I think I think James Franco is like... " She looked up at Murphy, saw Murphy give an encouraging smile, no longer scruple, said directly, "I think he''s like Jeff in the script.""So..." Murphy was not surprised. Instead, he raised his chin and began to think. Kerry Mulligan looked at him eagerly. His bright eyes flickered. It seemed that he was waiting for Murphy to replace the annoying guy for her. But after a while, Murphy said, "James is really like Jeff in the script."


    "What?" Kerry Mulligan''s eyes widened. "Is that true?"


    She was just inexperienced, not stupid, and a little alarmed.


    "Calm down, Kerry." Since Murphy said that, he naturally had a corresponding way to remind him, "you forget that Haley in the script is facing Jeff..."


    "And I''m facing James Franco..." Under the comfort of Murphy''s eyes, Kerry Mulligan gradually calmed down, with a look of thinking in his bright eyes, "a guy more timid than Jeff."


    Murphy looked at her, eyes full of encouragement, "we deal with James Franco, should be very interesting."


    "Yes Kerry Mulligan almost cried, quickly covered his mouth, and through the transparent glass door, carefully looked at James Franco inside, then said in a low voice, "I can use Haley''s way to deal with him!"


    "Just give him a lesson." A few drops of sweat appeared on Murphy''s forehead.


    But he didn''t stop Kerry Mulligan. This was his deliberate provocation, and this is not a movie. I believe that the girl opposite will not do too much. At most, it will embarrass Fran.


    But the benefits are obvious. In the face of James Franco and his star Jeff, Kerry Mulligan only needs to perform in his own way, which can undoubtedly reduce the difficulty of the performance.


    Back at the cafe, Kerry Mulligan''s performance in the shooting is completely like a different person. Facing Jeff, played by James Franco, she fully shows a girl''s innocent, lovely, childish and sexy side, even causing James Franco to be stunned in the trial shooting


    Looking at Kerry Mulligan in a red sweater, just like little red riding hood, with his lovely appearance and manner, James Franco almost couldn''t suppress the impulse in his heart for a moment. Fortunately, he has grown up and played similar games several times before. Although he has never met such a fascinating type, he can also control himself.


    ¡°cut£¡¡± James Franco is still in a daze, but Murphy stops and thumbs up to the two actors, "this one''s over. Jim, Kerry, you did a great job


    This was originally a trial shot, but the effect exceeded Murphy''s expectation, especially James Franco''s stupefaction in the face of Kerry Mulligan, which vividly showed his urgent heart hidden under the elegant appearance.


    With James Franco''s current acting level, it is estimated that it is difficult to show the same performance.


    "This is the real performance!" Murphy murmured to himself, "if these two people can perform naturally, the effect will be the best."


    Just like Robert Downey Jr. to iron man, when actors perform best, their roles are often very similar to themselves in reality.


    The occasional success can''t cover up the problems existing in the cast of hard candy. The subsequent shooting has entered a cycle of making mistakes, making mistakes, and making mistakes again. Murphy''s own inexperience is the main reason, while other people''s ability is on the other hand.


    After three days, the coffee shop didn''t finish shooting a few minutes'' play. Even Murphy could only pass one play a day. He could see clearly. The reason why the people he recruited were cheap was directly proportional to his ability.


    Fortunately, he chose a relatively simple film like "fruit candy". Otherwise, if he is a novice director and a group of ordinary crew members go to make a film with a larger investment, he will certainly pit himself to death.


    During these three days, Murphy fully realized that watching movies, analyzing movies and studying in the film academy are one thing, while shooting and making movies are another. The distance between the two sides is at least as far as that between Los Angeles and New York.


    Despite all the difficulties, Murphy didn''t want to give up. Now it''s impossible to give up. He has invested more than 100000 dollars. Giving up means that all the investments are useless.


    Murphy is determined to stick to it, but it is inevitable that he will be full of depression. There is another person who is as depressed as Murphy, and that is Lynch, the owner of Milton cafe.


    When the crew wanted to shoot, Milton Cafe would definitely suspend its business. When he signed the contract with the crew, Lynch thought that such a play could be finished in two days at most, but he didn''t notice that there was no time limit for Murphy''s contract at all. When it was shot in the next few days, he couldn''t help regretting it.


    His cafe is not only out of business, but also provides free meals for the crew. All that goes out is money


    Fortunately, there are not many scenes in the cafe. Before Lynch''s tolerance reaches the bottom line, Murphy finally ends the single digit shooting here and leads the team to San Fernando Valley.

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    "Here it is."


    Three vans, a slightly worn-out minibus and a used black Ford car were parked in front of a detached house in the northern basin of the San Fernando Valley. Murphy got out of the Ford and said, "get out of the car and we''ll live here today."


    Jack Watson, the makeup artist, John Douglas, the lighting artist, Mia Sucre, the prop artist, sonny Clegg, the set artist, and three interns, including Paul Wilson, now have a new identity as a stevedore.


    Murphy just rented three cars, and didn''t plan to hire any more loaders, let alone other crew members. After a greeting, he took off his coat and threw it into the driver''s seat of the Ford. He was the first one to go to the back of the van loaded with photographic equipment, opened the back door of the cabinet, and jumped up first.


    The director sets an example, and others dare not neglect him. These people are at the bottom of Hollywood, and it''s always the characteristic of a small drama group to know how many abilities there are in a position.


    Of course, James Franco was not interested in helping. He got out of the minibus and unconsciously went to the rear door of the Ford car. But the window was closed, and bill rosis in it seemed to explain something to Kerry Mulligan.


    "Murphy has hired a professional tutor for you. I recommend you..."


    As if I didn''t see Kerry Mulligan''s expression, Bill rosis formularized, "she will be in place tomorrow at the latest. You must keep more than four hours of study time every day, and she will accompany you instead of me in the next few days."


    Kerry Mulligan''s dissatisfaction was written on his face, "can we not have a tutor?"


    From the beginning, she is like a bird out of the cage, free and happy, filming feeling is also very good, this is the life she wants.


    Learning? private tutor? Step by step life? Working hard for the university? She''s really fed up with this!


    Bill rosis took another look at Kerry Mulligan. Instead of saying much, he opened the door and got out of the car. He first glanced at James Franco, who was standing on the other side of the car, and then looked into the distance.


    At the end of the line of sight, you can see a bowl of blue water, clear lake water and blue sky, which brings a rare sense of comfort. The weather here is much better than the dry downtown of Los Angeles.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Murphy headed for the van and asked, "what can I do for you?"


    "Thank you. We can take care of it." Murphy gave him a free hand and waved, "just take care of Kerry."


    Carrying the film, Murphy walks into the rental house and enters the living room through the porch. Jessica chastan is standing on the left side of the living room, directing the people to put all kinds of goods into the two rooms serving as temporary storage rooms. The real estate agent named Wayne, who I have seen before, is standing nearby, constantly reminding the crew to be careful not to damage the delicate decoration in the house Repair.


    Although most of this independent house is the same as Murphy''s last visit, the scenes used for shooting, such as the living room and kitchen, have completely changed their colors. Long before the official shooting, he himself, together with the set designer Sonny Clegg, came here for many times, and also formulated the background style of the set.


    Sonny Clayton and two interns from USC have been busy here for a week. With the cooperation of the professional team Wayne got, the living room and other rooms used for shooting have been replaced with brand-new wallpaper, as well as the sofa and the jacket of tables and chairs. They have also been replaced with the color Murphy wanted.


    To put it simply, the scene here should meet the needs of Haley and Jeff''s opponent''s play, and should be symmetrical with their clothing color, so the overall color is mainly gray and red.


    A good story is the foundation of a movie, but the importance of visual stimulation, let alone Murphy, who has had professional learning experience, is clear to even ordinary fans.


    After unloading the equipment and goods, and seeing off the real estate agent, Murphy asked Jessica chastan to take others upstairs to choose their own rooms. In order to save money, the whole crew will live here for a long time to come.


    The house is not so big that it is impossible to have one room for each person. Except for Murphy and the leading roles James Franco and Kerry Mulligan, other people can only live in dormitories.


    There is also the problem of eating. With the end of shooting in the coffee shop, the free supply of old Lynch has come to an end. Now Murphy can only take out the money of the crew to pay for this piece of expenses. For him now, the diet of more than a dozen people for at least one month is also a big number.


    However, there are no stars in the cast, and the catering doesn''t need to be high-grade. Murphy''s meal plan is based on relatively cheap food such as hamburgers and pizzas.


    As it was afternoon, the sun soon fell below the horizon. After eating a pizza from a fast food restaurant, Murphy went back to his room upstairs and continued to review the previous shooting plan. After a period of shooting in the coffee shop, he had a clearer understanding of himself and knew that he overestimated his ability, which should be considered in his imagination It''s not a very difficult shooting plan. The only problem with lighting has embarrassed the crew for a long time.Sitting in front of a desk, Murphy reviews the plan one by one. There will be many unexpected difficulties in the future


    There was a slight knock on the door, and from outside came James Franco''s voice, "are you in there, Murphy?"


    "Jim..." Murphy closed the plan and turned off the lamp. "Please come in."


    The door was pushed open from the outside. James Franco came in with a bottle of wine in his left hand and two cups in his right. Then he sat on the sofa opposite the door and put the wine and cups on the coffee table. "Still working? Have a drink and let it go. "


    Murphy put away the plan, went over there and sat on the sofa on the other side of the coffee table. He took the bottle of wine and opened it directly. He poured a glass for himself and James Franco. He picked up the glass, motioned to the other side and took a sip. "Very good whiskey."


    "I brought it from home." James Franco touched Murphy''s glass. He drank half of the wine in one gulp, with a look of enjoyment on his face. "Excellent Scotch Chivas whisky."


    After drinking the wine in the glass, Murphy put down the glass and turned to look at James Franco, "it''s really good wine..."


    If it''s a good wine, he can''t drink it at all, but James Franco didn''t come here to ask him to drink.


    James Franco poured another glass for Murphy. Murphy saw the smiling face and asked, "what can I do for you?"


    "A little bit." James Franco pauses, as if thinking about the wording, and then says, "Murphy, I don''t know why, Kerry Mulligan is always hostile to me. She and I are going to shoot a lot of opposite plays, which will affect our work. You get on well with her and I want to know how you do it


    He purposely added, "if my relationship with her improves, the shooting will go much better."

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    "Well..." Murphy nodded gently. "Jim, you have a good idea. You are a very dedicated actor."


    James Franco has a deeper smile on his face. From the beginning of rehearsal, he found that Murphy not only knows how to get along with Kerry Mulligan, but also can let others around him.


    Apart from other things, he really admired this point.


    He used a lot of flattering means in rehearsal and shooting at Milton cafe. Instead of getting closer, his relationship with Kerry Mulligan tends to get worse.


    If it was someone else, he would give up, but the playful short blond hair, delicate and lovely face, innocent smile, and the rebellious expression from time to time stirred his heart again and again.


    What we can''t get, especially the type that we can only see but can''t approach, strongly suggests that this is the best.


    It''s Murphy''s previous plan to hook up James Franco with Kerry Mulligan, but after the other party signs a contract, these plans will fall down naturally.


    "In fact, Kerry is very easy to get along with." Murphy with the most sincere attitude and tone, said he did not believe in nonsense, "I sincerely treat Kerry, she will certainly treat me in the same way."


    Hearing this, James Franco wanted to turn his eyes and cut Murphy''s honest face deeply to see what was hidden below.


    "Thank you." James Franco stood up and said, "I know what to do."


    He looked at the bottle of Chivas on the tea table. A feeling called heartache spread all over his body, but he forced to endure it. Just as he wanted to leave, the door was knocked from the outside again.


    "Come in, please." Murphy said.


    When the door opened, a small and lovely baby face came in through the crack of the door. There was a curved smile on the bright eyes, but when it came to James Franco, the smile disappeared.


    Kerry Mulligan pushed the door open and came in, completely ignoring James Franco and saying hello to Murphy, "Hi, good evening."


    Murphy returned with a friendly smile. "Sit down, Kerry."


    "Hello, Kerry." When Kerry Mulligan sat in a chair, James Franco said, "it''s so late. Haven''t you gone to bed yet?"


    Although naive and lack of social experience, Kerry Mulligan is very smart. With Murphy''s insincere reminder, he can see some thoughts of James Franco. His dislike for him has risen from the previous words to the psychological level. He just nodded his head and said, "Hello, James."


    If it wasn''t for Murphy''s influence, she would not even be able to shout.


    Kerry Mulligan takes a look at James Franco and unconsciously turns to Haley and Jeff in the script. His smart eyes immediately turn.


    "Kerry..." Murphy coughed softly. "What''s the matter?"


    "Ah Yes Kerry Mulligan quickly regained his mind and looked at James Franco again, adding, "about tutors, I want to talk to you alone."


    Murphy turned to look at James Franco. James Franco is not an illiterate person. He knows that it will take a long time to achieve his goal. Now he can''t aggravate Kerry Mulligan''s antipathy. He quickly said, "it''s getting late. I have to go back to the script."


    With that, without Murphy''s help, he went to open the door and left.


    When the door closed, Kerry Mulligan immediately threw away his face and blinked his bright eyes. "Bill said you had a tutor for me, isn''t it true?"


    Murphy nodded gently, and Kerry Mulligan''s face broke. He got up from his chair, almost jumped to the sofa next to Murphy, sat on it, pouted and looked at it. "I don''t want a tutor, Murphy, I really don''t want it!"


    "Sorry..." Murphy shook his head slowly. "Kerry, it''s not something I can control."


    What did Kerry Mulligan want to say? Murphy raised his hand. "Honey, listen to me. I don''t want to find a rigid tutor to restrain you, a free bird."


    "I knew that. You are the best to me." Kerry Mulligan said slightly wrongly, "please


    There was a layer of fog in her bright eyes, and her words were soft and soft. In the past, when she used such a tone, the person opposite always promised


    "I can''t, Kerry." Murphy looked her in the eye. "You''re under 16 years old. You''re protected by the children''s Association. It''s their hard and fast rule for the crew to arrange tutors for you."


    "What a nuisance these people are Kerry Mulligan said bitterly, "I don''t need their protection!"


    "Don''t say such silly things, Kerry." Murphy''s words were very kind. "Honey, don''t forget, you''re not an adult."Kerry Mulligan looked down, not knowing what he was thinking.


    Murphy knows how to deal with her. "You don''t want the children''s Association and the actors'' Union to trouble the crew and make our project impossible, do you?"


    "Of course not." Kerry Mulligan looked up slightly. "This is my first official role. I don''t want to fail."


    "This is my first movie, too." Murphy followed her words and said, "all my property is invested in it. If the project is interrupted, I will go bankrupt and become a tramp. As a good friend of mine, would you like to see this happen? "


    "No, never!" Kerry Mulligan shook his head, held out a small hand and held Murphy''s arm. "We are best friends. I will never let this happen."


    She looked up as if she had completely figured it out. "Murphy, you made my dream come true. For you, I can stand the most rigid and eccentric tutors. "


    Murphy nodded to her. "You''re the best girl I''ve ever seen."


    "Really?" Kerry Mulligan showed a little surprise, what else to say, Murphy said, "go back to rest early, tomorrow you have to rehearse with James."


    "It''s that nasty guy again." Kerry Mulligan muttered and stood up.


    But her eyes fell on the wine bottle of the tea table and asked tentatively, "is this Chivas?"


    Seeing that Murphy nodded, he said with some longing, "I Can I try it? "


    Murphy told the others, "it''s hard to think about it."


    "Well!" Kerry Mulligan swore, "this is our secret."


    With that, she grabbed Murphy''s glass, picked up the bottle, poured a little wine, looked up and drank it. It didn''t seem to be the first time to drink. She took a deep breath and muttered, "it''s much better than last time."


    Murphy looks at her with a smile, and Kerry Mulligan immediately covers her mouth.


    "Our secret." Murphy said at the right time.


    Kerry Mulligan immediately laughed and felt that there was no better friend in the world than Murphy.


    Leaving Murphy''s room, Kerry Mulligan turns out of the corridor, only to be stopped by a voice from the stairwell, "Hi, Kerry."


    James - Franco appeared in front of her, "heard that the North Lake is good, other people have gone there, interested in the past?"


    Night, or going out with a man? Kerry Mulligan is naive, but not stupid. "Sorry, I''m going to have a rest."

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    "Kerry!"


    In the temporary studio of the living room, Murphy called over Kerry Mulligan. The effect of the trial shooting just now was good, but he thought that Kerry Mulligan could do better. "You haven''t come to the time of change yet. You should show the naive side more naturally."


    After rejecting James Franco''s invitation that night, Kerry Mulligan gradually formed a plan to temporarily suppress her views on James Franco. No matter rehearsal or field shooting, although her performance is far from perfect, it can also let people see her rapid progress.


    James Franco, on the other hand, gets out of the role and looks at Kerry Mulligan, who is listening to Murphy. In recent weeks, he shows his so-called sincerity. The girl''s attitude towards him has obviously improved. It seems that the rookie director''s statement is very reasonable.


    Although Kerry Mulligan won''t fight with him, he occasionally talks and laughs, which comforts James francocchio''s itchy heart. Everything is changing for the better


    He raised his mouth as if to see the desire in his heart come true.


    "You did a good job, Kerry." Murphy continued to say to Kerry Mulligan, "but I know you can do better. Didn''t you tell me you were a genius? Show me all your potential. "


    Kerry Mulligan wrinkled his nose. "I will."


    "Get ready." Murphy waved to her.


    Next to the makeup artist Jack Watson immediately followed Kerry Mulligan to make up for her and James Franco.


    Next, it''s a trial shoot. As a director and photographer, Murphy not only needs to adjust the actor''s state and position, but also needs to find the most suitable shooting position and technique.


    Although many shooting methods have ideas when making plans, for a novice like him, sometimes there is a big difference between ideas and field shooting.


    "Lights ready!" Murphy picked up the camera and said, "get ready! Start


    As a result of the previous trial shooting, both the ordinary lighting engineer John Douglas, the leading actor and heroine James Franco and Kerry Mulligan quickly entered the state, especially the latter two, according to the set position, appeared in Murphy''s camera lens.


    James Franco''s cup is handed to Kerry Mulligan. Kerry Mulligan looks back at the living room, looks at James Franco with bright eyes, but does not answer the cup.


    "What''s the matter?" Asked James Franco.


    Kerry Mulligan said naively, "adults tell us that we can''t drink drinks from other men."


    After several rehearsals and trial shooting, their mastery of the play is improving, but Murphy doesn''t use the shooting method of the trial shooting just now, instead, he uses a new way of walking and shooting.


    In shooting, not only actors and other staff behind the scenes need to be adjusted, but also directors and photographers need to be adjusted to find the most appropriate way to produce the best effect.


    There are two ways that Murphy tries to take pictures in a closed way. They are also very helpful for him to take pictures in a closed way.


    In addition, when he used stanicon to shoot, he also paid great attention to the spatial coherence of shooting.


    Spatial coherence is very important. Murphy has long determined the shooting center of the temporary studio, the living room, and then made the independent pictures with the same elements through the method of overlapping, so as to clarify the spatial relationship between the characters.


    Both the close-up of James Franco and the panoramic view of Kerry Mulligan are shot with the cup, which can not only express the strange relationship between the two, but also convey a message to the audience that the cup will play an important role in the following plot.


    Murphy is also very careful to avoid too many close-up shots. The stereotyped close-up of Gao Daquan is not the only way to clarify the spatial relationship of characters. Otherwise, the continuous close-up shots in the film will only make the picture stiff and inflexible without any intelligence.


    Therefore, Murphy takes Kerry Mulligan as the axis center and takes a clockwise detour. This 360 degree axis is also a common shooting technique in movies. In particular, the famous Michael Bay basically gives a 360 degree axis when showing the relationship and emotions of the characters.


    Axis shooting was originally created for smooth editing. Many people think it''s too rigid and should be broken, but Murphy doesn''t think so. This technique is still widely used today, which shows its value. Especially for novice directors, a thing must be skillfully applied before breaking. Otherwise, what''s the difference between it and random shooting?


    Of course, there are also many directors who break the axis, such as breaking psychological expectations, creating a sense of confusion, changing the position of characters and so on, but they are all created after they are skilled.


    After the trial shooting, Murphy didn''t start shooting immediately. Instead, he announced a break and called the editor over.The editor was in place a few days ago. He came from channel 6 of fox Los Angeles TV station. He was the Griffith that Murphy had studied with. He only paid $10000 for friendship.


    Compared with Murphy, Griffith, though not famous, is an experienced veteran in editing.


    Experience can be used to share and learn. Griffith taught Murphy many details about how to schedule the work of an editor as a director, such as how the director arranges the editing staff on the shooting scene, how to communicate with them, how to deal with the rhythm, how to arrange the material, and how to use music and sound effects in editing.


    Murphy and Griffith went into a temporary studio on the right side of the living room with some of the video materials shot today to make preliminary live editing of these video materials.


    As an editor, he also needs to participate in the whole process of film shooting, but many directors will not edit live. Murphy needs live editing as a supplement, which can make up for the lack of experience. For example, whether the scene he designed can be reasonably completed, or whether this form can present his ideas, so he needs Griffith''s experience Help from the rich.


    On the other hand, Murphy needs to see if there are other possibilities in what he has.


    In addition, such live editing can also help rookie directors find a sense of rhythm.


    Rhythm is a virtual thing. There are many elements in a movie, so it has many aspects. Murphy thinks about emotional rhythm most.


    For example, Haley''s attitude toward Jeff has changed.


    After working in the studio for a long time, Murphy came out to announce the official start of shooting. So many adjustments and trial shooting directly led to the extremely slow shooting speed. In one day, only three pictures were passed.


    "That''s all for today."


    It''s getting dark outside the window. Murphy announces that the work is over. Tomorrow is the weekend. Although the shooting progress is not ideal, in order to maintain the morale of the crew, he still says aloud, "take a day off on Saturday."


    He also needs a little time to sum up.


    Jessica chastan came up and whispered, "I need to go back downtown."


    Murphy waved her hand directly. Jessica chastan had just left, and Kerry Mulligan came to him after taking off her makeup. "Murphy, are you going back at the weekend?"


    "No..." Murphy shook his head, tired on his face, and his head began to ache. "I have work to do."


    "Just in time, I sent bill away." Kerry Mulligan was very excited. "I just made an appointment with James to rehearse the scene of Haley subduing Jeff tomorrow."

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    It seems that everyone is waiting for the holiday. The night Murphy announced, most people chose to leave the northern basin of San Fernando Valley. By the next morning, only Murphy, Kerry Mulligan, James Franco and a family teacher were left in the independent house. [literature building]


    Murphy needs to fine tune the shooting plan according to the problems encountered in the previous shooting; Julian firos, Carey Mulligan''s guardian in Los Angeles, has no place to go and doesn''t plan to go back; the tutor has to make up lessons for her on weekends; Carey Mulligan has not left, and James Franco has no reason to leave.


    On Saturday morning, Murphy got up to wash up and ate something casually. Maybe she was too busy recently and encountered many problems. The headache she hadn''t had for a long time broke out again. Although she didn''t have the tearing pain when she just came here, it was also quite uncomfortable. She wanted to sit in her room and read the plan for a while. She could not work and work in peace in less than two hours Crisp went downstairs and went out for a walk.


    Opening the door of the independent house, Murphy took a breath of fresh air. In the breeze from the lake, Murphy had a strange fragrance, and she was a little better.


    Looking at the lake in the distance and the blue sky, I just wanted to turn around and walk into the woods behind the house. The door was pushed open again. A middle-aged woman in a professional suit came out first, followed by Kerry Mulligan.


    "Hello, Ms. Morrison." Murphy took the initiative to say hello to the middle-aged woman, looked at her purse and asked, "are you going to leave?"


    Before the tutor, who worked as a teacher for Kerry Mulligan''s crew, spoke, the latter Kerry Mulligan took the lead in saying, "yes, Murphy. Mrs. Morrison has something to do. She''s going back to downtown Los Angeles. "


    "So..." Murphy nodded and asked the middle-aged woman, "do you need me to drive you?"


    "No more." The middle-aged woman declined, "someone will come to the town to meet me."


    Murphy rubbed his forehead as he watched the prim tutor walk away, ready to continue walking in the woods. Kerry Mulligan followed him and asked curiously, "what are you doing?"


    "Take a break." Murphy walked around the house, waited for Kerry Mulligan to follow, and said, "just around here."


    He suddenly remembered that he had not visited the town where the small basin was located. "I will go to the town later, will you?"


    Kerry Mulligan shook her head. "Mrs. Morrison left me homework. I have to rehearse."


    She pointed to the woods behind the house. "I can walk with you here."


    Along the path in the woods, they walked slowly one by one. Most of the time, Kerry Mulligan looked naive, beautiful and lovely, especially when he was in front of Murphy, he always put away the rebellious side. [literature building]


    Murphy and Kerry Mulligan make a circle around the woods and return to the back door of the house. Kerry Mulligan opens the back door, stands there and asks, "do you want to come in?"


    "Go back first." Murphy shook his head and pointed in the direction of Mrs. Morrison''s departure. "I''ll go to town and come back around noon. Shall I bring you lunch?"


    Kerry Mulligan thought, "have a vegetarian pizza."


    Then she gave Murphy a sweet smile, turned and walked into the house and closed the door.


    Murphy gently rubbed his head, thinking about work, walking along the path toward the road.


    The shooting has not been going smoothly. On the one hand, he is a new director who lacks experience, and on the other hand, the ability of other members of the crew is mediocre. However, he did not dismiss those people. Even in Hollywood, it is not easy to find people who are cheap enough and have outstanding ability.


    Fortunately, Kerry Mulligan and James Franco are getting better and better, proving that his insistence at that time was correct.


    James Franco? Murphy suddenly stopped and found that he had overlooked a very important thing.


    There were four people in the house: himself, tutor, Kerry Mulligan and James Franco.


    Now he''s going to the town of the valley, and the tutor has gone to the town, and only Kerry Mulligan and James Franco are left in the house!


    Without thinking about it, Murphy turned and walked quickly in the same direction.


    It''s true that he sometimes does anything for his purpose, such as tricking Kerry Mulligan and James Franco into leading roles, but it doesn''t mean that he wants to see an innocent and lovely girl poisoned by Lori.


    After this period of time together, Murphy knows that James Franco has a strange personality and has a bottom line, but it''s hard to say whether he will do too much. Sometimes men are extremely dangerous animals.


    It was only three minutes before Murphy got back. She strode to the back door of the house and walked in quickly. She didn''t even have time to close the door.Soft soled sneakers on the floor, due to the speed of the relationship, basically no sound, Murphy listened carefully, vaguely caught in front of Kerry Mulligan''s crisp voice, this voice is calm and soothing, also interspersed with giggles.


    With a breath, Murphy calms down, slows down and goes through the back door to the living room corridor. As he prepares to turn into the living room, he sees James Franco and Kerry Mulligan sitting on two opposite single sofas, with their scripts in hand, as if they are concentrating on rehearsing.


    "Are all those pictures taken here?" Kerry Mulligan looked across admiringly. "They''re amazing. How did you do it?"


    James Franco''s eyes have been fixed on Kerry Mulligan, who seems to have completely become Jeff, "want to know, you can come with me."


    At this point, like magic, he pulled out a box of chocolates from behind and handed it to Kerry Mulligan, "look what this is."


    "Oh..." Kerry Mulligan exclaimed excitedly, throwing away the script and taking the chocolate, "this is my favorite."


    Murphy leaned against the wall at the corner and saw the scene, but he didn''t hurry to go out. He knew the girl Kerry Mulligan. She didn''t have any good impression of James Franco, and the excitement was obviously disguised.


    He has come back. He is not afraid of what James Franco will do. Instead, he is curious about Kerry Mulligan. What is the purpose of this girl''s acting?


    James Franco pointed to the chocolate box. "Why don''t you try one?"


    Kerry Mulligan put down the chocolate and picked up the script again. "Let''s wait until the rehearsal is over, and we''ll rehearse other plays."


    "Which one?" Asked James Franco.


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    "Hell! Damn... " Kerry Mulligan shook his head hard, and his short, broken blonde hair was flying with it, looking a little angry. "Why! Why is that? "


    James - Franco looked at her side, only feel angry look so beautiful and lovely.


    Murphy quietly leaned against the wall at the corner, holding his chest in one hand and chin in the other, enjoying the performance of Kerry Mulligan.


    Kerry Mulligan said crazily, "why am I suddenly out of shape? Why can''t I keep up with your performance? "


    She also hammered her little head twice, looking very annoyed. "I''m so stupid! He''s such a fool. "


    "Stop! Stop James Franco quickly stopped her, "don''t do this, you don''t do this."


    As if he had enough to vent, Kerry Mulligan stopped, his flashing eyes misted, and he looked at James Franco as if he were the Savior.


    James Franco was intoxicated with this kind of look for help. He could not help thinking of what the rookie director had said. Carey Mulligan was most moved by sincerity. Now it seems that the effect is quite good. Do you want to thank him?


    Thinking so, James - Franco mouth did not stop, "Kerry, this is not your problem."


    Hearing the consolation, Kerry Mulligan looked at him and asked, "how could it not be my problem? I can''t feel it. "


    "Hayley''s sudden change of role is difficult for all actors." James Franco leaned forward, a little closer to the opposite, "your character was innocent before, but after he charmed Jeff, he suddenly turned into a girl full of scheming and means. Any actor needs a process of adaptation and time to find this feeling."


    "All right!" Kerry Mulligan wiped his foggy eyes. "We continue to play."


    Seeing Kerry Mulligan''s performance getting worse, Murphy became more interested.


    Murray finally turns around in the living room.


    James Franco frowned at her. "Don''t worry, Kerry. I''ll help you."


    "Help me? How can I help you? " Kerry Mulligan turned and asked. James Franco couldn''t help it for a while. She began to turn back and forth again. After two laps, she suddenly patted her forehead. "I have a way!"


    "Eh?" James Franco looks at her in surprise.


    Kerry Mulligan sat back on his sofa. "The scene and characters were wrong just now. I couldn''t bring them into my characters. If I changed to the scene of Haley and Jeff at that time, I think I could find the feeling faster."


    James Franco nodded gently. "It makes sense."


    "Jim, you''ll help me, won''t you?" Kerry Mulligan blinked his bright eyes, and James Franco said without thinking, "of course!"


    "But But... " Kerry Mulligan seemed embarrassed to say it. She bit her finger and faltered for a while. "Some There are some difficulties. You don''t have to... "


    "No, Kerry!" Hard to create the current situation, James - Franco naturally want to take the opportunity to further close the relationship between the two sides, firmly said, "no matter what I do, I will help you."


    This seems to let Kerry Mulligan get rid of all worries, "I want you to become Jeff, and then talk about the play."


    James Franco immediately said, "I''m Jeff now."


    "Not so..." Kerry Mulligan did a rope binding action, "like this scene in the script."


    After hearing this, Murphy almost laughed and forced to bear it. Kerry Mulligan had realized James Franco''s intention through his own reminder, and should also see that he was not very brave. According to the script, Jeff was far away, deliberately using his own advantages to calculate him.


    "This..." James Franco hesitated, "this Not so good... "


    Kerry Mulligan wrinkled his nose, his eyes rippling, as if he would cry at any time, and said softly, "please! Jim, please You said you would help me... "


    The lovely and beautiful baby face was right in front of him. When James Franco looked at the beat expression on it, he felt that his heart seemed to be held by a hand. Such an innocent and lovely girl was the light of his life and the fire of his soul


    Kerry Mulligan was quite confident about his appearance, and almost begged to ask again, "please..."


    How many people can resist this kind of appeal? What''s more, it''s not a great event. It''s just to help her rehearse and find her state. James Franco can''t refuse at all, and the deepest part of his heart doesn''t allow him to refuse."Well All right He nodded. "Kerry, we''re good friends. I''d like to help you."


    "Thank you." Kerry Mulligan tried to smile. "I won''t forget your help."


    After hearing this, James Franco feels that everything he has done is worth it. As long as he can shorten the distance between the two sides, are these still problems?


    "You wait a minute." Kerry Mulligan stood up. "I''ll get the rope."


    With that, she rushed to the temporary warehouse where the props were put. When she turned around, she showed a winner''s smile from the angle that James Franco couldn''t see.


    Murphy had a good view of all this, and suddenly found it more and more interesting.


    He didn''t show up to stop him. I think Kerry Mulligan is just making fun of him. It''s impossible to make such a big man as James Franco real.


    Driven by some desires, men sometimes really lack rationality.


    Changing himself to the position of James Franco, Murphy thinks that he has the ability to see through Kerry Mulligan''s tricks, because he does not have the special hobby of Falklands. If it''s something he desperately wants to get in front of him, can he finally refuse it?


    I''m afraid his performance may not be much better.


    Kerry Mulligan ran away in a hurry, and ran back with faster speed. At her request, James Franco sat on a wide chair, closed his eyes and let Kerry Mulligan entwine him to tie him into a big rice dumpling, which can be said to be quite cooperative.


    The white rope wrapped around James Franco''s gray clothes, which was quite dazzling. Maybe it was just a busy sweating. Kerry Mulligan took off his Beige coat, revealing his T-shirt. I don''t know whether it was intentional or unintentional. The color of T-shirt is black.


    Kerry Mulligan stood opposite the chair, looking up and down at James Franco with a strange look.


    I don''t know why, James Franco suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked down at his rope and asked, "we''re rehearsing. Should we start?"

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    "Are you ready?"


    Dressed in a black T-shirt, Kerry Mulligan stood in front of the chair tied to James Franco, her baby face full of excitement. "Let me know when you''re ready."


    James Franco felt something was wrong, but nodded, "I''m ready."


    "Just a moment, please." Kerry Mulligan finished this sentence and ran to the temporary warehouse of props. James Franco at the back was at a loss. But half a minute later, the blonde girl came back with a big toolbox in her hand. She went back to the chair and put the toolbox on the ground. "Wait a long time, I need to prepare something."


    "Prepare something?" James Franco stares at the toolbox. Kerry Mulligan has bent over to open it. It''s full of screwdrivers, pincers, claw hammers, and cutters. "Aren''t we rehearsing?"


    "Ah Kerry Mulligan photographed the forehead, stood up with a pair of pointed pliers and looked askance at James Franco. "I need to get back to my state. I think it will be more helpful for me to restore the scene of the script."


    "Er..." James Franco doesn''t know what to say.


    Murphy at the corner covers her mouth to avoid laughing, but she still doesn''t show up. Kerry Mulligan is just an innocent rebellious girl raised in a greenhouse. At most, she teases James Franco.


    This is also good, can let James - Franco more stable, so as not to bring trouble to the crew.


    "Shall we begin?" James Franco''s voice sounded again.


    Kerry Mulligan was holding a pair of pincers, and a strange smile appeared on her lovely baby face. "Can''t you wait? Let''s start now. "


    With that, she opened her pincers and pinched them directly toward James Franco''s nose, with the posture of crushing the towering bridge of his nose. James Franco subconsciously raised his head back. Fortunately, Kerry Mulligan was a minor girl and had no practical experience. The rope was not tied very tightly.


    The sharp mouth of the pliers slid over the bridge of the nose, and James Franco even clearly felt the unique coldness of metal.


    "Kerry!" His face changed. "What are you doing?"


    "For what?" Kerry Mulligan took back the pliers, raised his hand and hit James Franco on the shoulder. The pliers knocked hard on it. James Franco cried out in pain and cried out, "what are you going to do, Kerry?"


    Kerry Mulligan drew back his hand, clasped his chest in both hands, and stood opposite James Franco, looking down at him. "I''ll give you the punishment you deserve!"


    James Franco looks at her in surprise.


    "Do you think I don''t know what you''re up to?" Kerry Mulligan stares at him. "James, wake up. Game time is over. It''s time for you to wake up."


    Hearing these words, James Franco was shocked, but his face remained calm. "Kerry, what are you talking about? It''s not fun. "


    Kerry Mulligan gave him a sarcastic smile, turned to the toolbox, put down the pliers, picked up a hammer and a cutter, and made a few strokes. Maybe the hammer was heavy. She threw it on the floor with a bang.


    James Franco looks over there, and his heart is constantly churning. It''s hard to believe that the little girl is aware of his intention and deliberately uses the opportunity of the play to set such a trap.


    He''s still struggling. "What''s this? A minor prank? "


    "Under age?" Kerry Mulligan turned around with a cutter and said, "yes! A prank? "


    She went over to the chair where James Franco was tied, lowered her head and said sarcastically, "no!"


    "Let go of me."


    After all, the opposite is a minor girl, James - Franco put on a serious face, "let me go now."


    "Don''t move!" Kerry Mulligan warned, "don''t move!"


    James Franco felt that his rope was not tight. He struggled hard and said, "let me go!"


    I''ve never been fooled like this before, James Franco said with a big mouth, "Kerry, don''t go too far! Let go of me


    saw James - Franco disobedient. Kerry Mulligan''s empty hand touched her back and pulled out a spray bottle from her back pocket. He aimed at James Franco''s open mouth and pressed the spray switch and a white mist into his mouth.


    "Well Cough... " James Franco coughed violently, even shed tears and nose. He looked really miserable.


    Kerry Mulligan, without any sympathy, warned, "if you keep shouting, I''ll spray not tap water, but wolf spray."


    James - Franco palpitation, voice unconsciously lowered, "are you crazy?""I''m not crazy." Kerry Mulligan turned, walked to a sofa and sat down. "You''re crazy, you pedophile."


    She didn''t give James Franco any chance to distinguish. "You don''t have to admit it, you don''t have to deny it, because I think you are a pedophile. Nothing you say will change!"


    "Let go of me." James Franco felt as if he had been stripped of his clothes and deliberately changed the subject. "Let go of me. Murphy is still here. What will he think when he sees it?"


    "You don''t have to worry about that." Kerry Mulligan turned the knife in his hand and looked over there playfully. "Murphy''s gone to town. My tutor''s gone. It''s hundreds of feet away from the nearest neighbor. You can''t hear me when you break your throat."


    James Franco looked at the innocent and lovely baby face, and then he knew that he had lost his eyes. His soul fire hidden a demon''s heart under the angel''s appearance.


    Suddenly, James Franco saw Murphy Stanton in Kerry Mulligan.


    "Other girls may be afraid of you narcissists. I''m not afraid of pedophiles!" Kerry Mulligan picked up the script on the sofa and showed it to James Franco. "Murphy has already told me how to deal with a villain like you."


    Her words became more and more urgent, faster and faster. "From the day you joined the cast, I knew you were a bad guy, and I was trying to deal with you. Murphy''s play was the best way."


    "Hey, Kerry, listen to me." "The real bad guy is Murphy, not me!" James Franco said aloud


    "Go to hell!"


    Hearing him attack his friend, Kerry Mulligan picked up the tap water and threw it directly at James Franco. "You dirty guy, don''t try to insult Murphy!"


    Kerry Mulligan stood up, opened the cutter and walked step by step towards James Franco.


    James Franco struggled even harder, but he couldn''t make it. He looked at the bright knife and said, "what are you going to do?"

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    "I''ve been waiting for this for a long time!"


    Shaking the knife in his hand, Kerry Mulligan walked forward slowly. "When I realized your intention, I felt that I should give you some punishment, and Murphy had written the best way with the script."


    The corner of her left mouth rose, her baby face was still so lovely, but her words were cold and stiff. "The opportunity finally arrived. The crew had a holiday, and most of them went back to Los Angeles. My agent bill rosis accompanied uncle Julian to other places. The tutor had to leave. Murphy had a headache and went for a walk in town."


    She came closer and closer. "There are only two of us left here. How can I give up such a good opportunity?"


    Although I believe Kerry Mulligan won''t do stupid things, the bright knife still brought some pressure to James Franco, with a layer of sweat on his forehead.


    "James, I won''t do anything to you."


    James Franco was relieved, but Kerry Mulligan said, "I''ll just do the first part of Murphy''s play."


    "Are you crazy?" James - Franco finally can not help but burst of foul language.


    He is the leading actor. He has read the script countless times. Of course, I remember that in the first part, Jeff was castrated by Haley. If he was the same, what''s the difference between living and dead?


    James Franco stares at Kerry Mulligan, who is getting closer and closer. His lovely baby face is full of seriousness. It doesn''t look like a prank.


    "Kerry, have you thought about the consequences?" He cried.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t care. He said with a knife, "I''ll think about it after I finish it."


    Three feet, two feet, one foot


    People closer and closer, knife closer and closer, James - Franco kept struggling and shouting, but all in vain.


    "Sorry, James." Kerry Mulligan stopped in front of James Franco, reached out his empty hand, patted his handsome face, and said solemnly, "you can only make some sacrifices for the underage girls in Los Angeles."


    The justice she said was awe inspiring, as if it were the angel of punishment coming from heaven.


    Looking at Kerry Mulligan and James Franco, Murphy knows that she can''t continue to watch the play. Although she is confident that Kerry Mulligan is just bluffing James Franco, she can''t tell the girl''s mind at this age. If James Franco says something unpleasant, Kerry Mulligan will be impulsive


    He came out of the corner, coughed hard, and James Franco turned his head as if he heard the sound of nature.


    Before James Franco could speak, Murphy looked over there in surprise and asked, "Jim, Kerry, are you rehearsing?"


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Kerry Mulligan immediately closed the knife in his hand, glared at James Franco fiercely, looked back and showed a sweet smile, "I can''t grasp Haley''s changed personality and mentality, James is helping me find a feeling."


    James Franco just wanted to retort, but Murphy raised his thumb and said quickly, "Jim, your professionalism is so admirable."


    "Yes Kerry Mulligan said, "Jim is a good actor and helped me a lot."


    Hearing these two people''s questions and answers, James Franco didn''t know what to say.


    "How did you come back?" Kerry Mulligan has changed the subject, "is the headache better?"


    "Better." Murphy went to the back of James Franco''s chair, untied the knot of the rope, and said to Kerry Mulligan, "I thought I had work to do, so I came back."


    With that, he patted James Franco on the shoulder, turned and walked up the stairs. Kerry Mulligan took the knife and motioned to James Franco and quickly followed him.


    As Murphy and Kerry Mulligan walked up the stairs, James Franco untied the rope around him and threw it on the floor. He was stunned for a long time. The handsome face with a ruffian smile kept changing. At last, he gave a long sigh.


    Are little girls so terrible today? He''s not sure what Kerry Mulligan would do if Murphy didn''t show up.


    James Franco can''t help but look down and feel that his soul fire has begun to go out.


    Standing up, I found a paper towel to wipe the tears and snot from my face. My eyes fell on the open toolbox on the floor. There were all kinds of tools, such as saws, pliers, hammers and knives. The cold metal light on it seemed so dazzling. It must be hard for these things to fall on me.


    From this toolbox alone, James Franco can also guess that today''s event is not Carey Mulligan''s temporary intention. It must have been planned for some time.In the face of such a girl, will he continue? James Franco rubbed his shoulder, which was hurt by the pincers, and walked out of the house.


    "Murphy..."


    Upstairs, in the room that serves as the director''s office, Kerry Mulligan sits at his desk. "You You Did you see it all


    "No..." Murphy shook his head slightly. "Only see the back part, you throw James Franco to start."


    "He attacked you!" Kerry Mulligan said angrily, "he''s such a despicable guy. He attacks such a good person as you. It''s killing me."


    She said hatefully, "it''s time to cut him in the face!"


    Murphy''s mouth fluttered slightly and said calmly, "thank you, Kerry. It''s a good feeling to be defended. "


    Kerry Mulligan''s eyes curled with laughter. "This is what I should do. I just want to warn James Franco that I don''t know he''s a jerk."


    Murphy didn''t say much. If it wasn''t for his connivance and bystander, it wouldn''t have happened. But I think James Franco will be safe for a while, which may not be a good thing for the crew.


    As for Kerry Mulligan, the British girl''s behavior is obviously influenced by him. The rebellious side of daring to think and do is a bit crazy.


    Kerry Mulligan suddenly asked with concern, "is your headache really good?"


    "It''s all right." Murphy waved his hand, but Kerry Mulligan stood up. "Shall I rub it for you? When I was a kid, I used to help Uncle Julian. "


    "Thank you." Murphy shook his head. "Not for the time being. I have work to do."


    Unlike facing James Franco, Kerry Mulligan always looks cute and cute in front of Murphy, waving, "I''ll go back to my room and do my homework. I won''t disturb you."


    The short one-day holiday soon ended. On Sunday, the crew gathered in the independent house to shoot again. Maybe what happened yesterday really worked. Besides working hours, James Franco was hiding from Kerry Mulligan.


    After a period of adjustment, the rookie crew led by Murphy has gradually found some tacit understanding, and the shooting efficiency has improved.

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    Although the shooting has encountered difficulties in props, scenery and other aspects, compared with the first two weeks of shooting, the operation of the crew is much smoother. After a period of running in, various types of work have gradually found the rhythm of cooperation.


    Most importantly, Murphy, an inexperienced director, is making great progress.


    In the third week of filming in the San Fernando Valley basin, another young actress joined the cast. This is an extras named Emily. The pay is only $100 a day, which is now the bottom line of the cast Union.


    The actor has only one scene, and is assassinated by photographer Jeff, played by James Franco at the beginning of the film.


    The crew left the studio for the first time. Murphy put the set near the lake in front of the house and chose a grass surrounded by bushes as the shooting site.


    The crew is too simple. You don''t have to think about equipment like a special make-up Trailer. The actors can only make up in the house and then come back here.


    In addition, Murphy wants to use the overhead photography in the opening play, and the effect of the boom shooting is undoubtedly the best, but renting the boom car costs a lot of money, so he simply let people drive the Ford car, and plans to climb on the car by himself for manual shooting.


    The shooting in the last two weeks has cost a lot of money. While achieving the shooting effect, Murphy must consider more practical expenses.


    Today''s weather is very good. The sky is blue and the light is abundant. From time to time, there will be a damp breeze blowing on the nearby lake, which will bring some coolness to the dry air.


    Under the command of Murphy, nearly ten members of the crew are busy with their own work. Three interns, led by Paul Wilson, act as porters and transport films, equipment and other equipment from the other side of the house to the studio.


    The black Ford car was simply refitted by prop master MIA Sucre. A shooting platform made of wood and plastic was added to the roof of the car. Murphy stood on the platform to direct the crew.


    Because the actor is still making up on the other side of the house, he put more energy on the construction of the temporary film set.


    There are two extra viewers in this shooting. Bill rosis, Kerry Mulligan''s agent, brought a friend here, who is also the agent of the temporary actress. Murphy has just chatted with them and allowed them to watch the shooting. Anyway, small groups and projects like him are not afraid of trouble like spoilers.


    By contrast, it''s even worse to have no attention.


    "How''s it going?"


    Standing at the edge of the Bush, Bill rosis looks at Murphy and asks the middle-aged man next to him, "Mike, I told you about him some time ago."


    The man named Mike shook his head slowly. "How can I see it now? But... "


    He thought about it for a moment and said, "very young, young often means lack of experience."


    "He''s very inexperienced." Bill rosis had been with Kerry Mulligan at the beginning of the film crew. Naturally, he could see the troubles encountered in the shooting. "He was a rookie to the letter. At the beginning of shooting, he made a lot of basic mistakes."


    Mike raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head again. He didn''t seem very interested in people like Murphy.


    "But his progress is amazing!" Bill - rosis or looking at Murphy side, "he always can find the first time the problem, with the fastest speed to find a solution, summed up the lessons learned, after almost will not make the same mistake."


    "Have a look." Mike won''t jump to conclusions. "Let''s see."


    After a while, makeup artist Jack Watson accompanied James Franco and extras Emily with his bag. James Franco was dressed in gray and glasses, while Emily looked miserable. Her face was full of scars, her mouth was crooked, and several places were dotted with blood stains.


    Emily''s make-up is excellent. Among the behind the scenes jobs employed, Murphy is most satisfied with Jack Watson. Unlike other people with mediocre abilities, this one is the one who doesn''t meet the right opportunities.


    After calling James Franco and Emily for a few simple instructions and asking about the preparation of each department, Murphy started the trial shooting. Due to the limited rehearsal times of the two actors, the trial shooting was not smooth, and Murphy also had to adjust the appropriate angle of the overhead shot. Finally, the Ford sedan car stopped at the left front of the spot where Jeff committed the violence, from which he could fully capture lying on the grass Emily''s miserable situation.


    Unlike before, Murphy used black-and-white film to shoot. After all, the victim was a minor, and some of them were too sensitive. Black and white pictures could better control the scale of shooting.


    Like scars, blood and other conditions, presented in black and white film and color film on the feeling is completely different.


    Emily is younger than Kerry Mulligan, and Murphy wants to avoid the film, so she becomes NC-17.


    "Jack, make up for Emily."


    After a trial shoot, Murphy called the extras over and said, "Amy, you have to be more miserable.""Well!" Because it was inconvenient to make up, she just snorted.


    James Franco has only one frontal shot in this scene, and after such a long time of shooting, his state is guaranteed.


    After Jack Watson finished making up for Emily, Murphy picked up the camera and yelled, "attention, departments! We''ll start shooting in five minutes. "


    When the actors were in place and the staff of each department were ready, Murphy adjusted the camera and started.


    Standing on the top platform of the Ford car, the camera tilts down at the 45th angle to give a close-up of Emily''s PigHead face.


    She has blood on her face and injuries everywhere. Even so, she can still vaguely see the original pretty and lovely appearance. It has to be said that Jack Watson is really good at making up. Such a scene can also convey a kind of message, who beat such a lovely girl like this? How could you have the heart to make her look like this?


    "Help Help... " The girl''s voice was weak, and she seemed to be out of breath at any time. Only her bright eyes looked at the front praying, "please Please Please let me go... "


    A huge fist broke into the camera, hard "hit" the girl''s face, followed by a man''s figure, he turned to the camera side, Sven''s face with a strange ferocity, "this is not to accept my pursuit of punishment!"


    With that, he took out a wallpaper knife and stared at the girl''s throat


    ¡°cut£¡¡± Murphy stopped, pointed to the driver''s seat of the Ford, and said to Jessica chastan, "change to the front right, I''ll take more pictures."

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    In fact, the drama here is not very difficult. It doesn''t need deep excavation, nor does it need to pursue connotation, let alone the actor''s acting skills. The most important thing is to show violence, blood and cruelty


    Even so, Murphy didn''t relax when shooting. He not only changed four angles in the morning, but also shot nearly an afternoon after lunch. When there was only one black-and-white film left, he gave the actors a long rest and continued shooting after the rest.


    He did not rest, sitting in the car repeatedly watching the shot, in order to find any place that can be perfect.


    This is only a few minutes of the opening play, Murphy attaches great importance to.


    For any movie, the opening shot is like the key to open the door of the light and shadow world, leading the audience to open the movie journey.


    It can be said that the opening shot plays an important role in whether a film can catch the audience''s eyes in a moment and have a good chemical reaction with the audience. Therefore, for the directors and producers, the opening shot must be carefully considered. Sometimes it can be the beginning of the whole film story, and sometimes it can be the end of the whole film story When you fold, the willow is dark and the flower is bright.


    The movie in Murphy''s plan has a very simple opening. It''s really cruel to point out the theme and tell the real side of the hero Jeff. But can people unconsciously think that such people will continue to commit crimes? What will happen?


    Whether he continues to torture and kill other girls, or someone seeks revenge on him, it is a good gimmick, which can attract a group of audiences to watch.


    "At the end of the play," bill rossis and Mike, the agent, still stand by the Bush in the morning. The former tells the latter, "he''s using a typical head to tail approach."


    "The most simple and crude opening shot technique."


    After a field observation in the afternoon, Mike is obviously more serious than in the morning, "but it''s also the way that the new director has the lowest chance to miss."


    He looked at Murphy in the distance, "a very smart person, with a very clear understanding of himself."


    In bill Rossi''s eyes, this kind of lens technique is more likely to succeed in the use of new directors, and there are countless classic movies in the history of film.


    Mike suddenly turned his head and asked, "are you interested in him?"


    Bill - rossis does not deny, directly said, "with our position in the company, it is impossible to get high-quality customer resources, such as Julian - firos actor of this level, is our limit, we want to climb up, can only think of ways in the cultivation of new people."


    "Do you think he can?" Asked Mike curiously.


    "Who can guarantee that." Bill rosis shook his head. "I just think he has some potential."


    Mike knows what he means. For new people like this, their agents of ordinary status will sign a few every year. If these people can get ahead, they will rise naturally as excavators. If they can''t, they will have little loss.


    "And he''s a director." Bill Rochester emphasized.


    A successful director looks much darker than the star actors in front of the screen, but the reality is just the opposite.


    Following the director is the universal value of the film circle. Throughout the film history of more than one hundred years, the real movie leaders are directors. Without such great directors as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, there would be no world film in the golden age today.


    "It''s true that the director is the dominant type of work in the whole film industry," as a friend, Mike reminded, "but every year thousands of film practitioners dream of becoming directors. How many are successful?"


    "Everything is risky." Bill rosis just laughed. "I think he has potential, that''s enough."


    Where does he not know that the road of directing is as difficult as heaven? Even today''s big red Ann Lee has worked as a family cook for six years before that; even Quentin tastino, for example, was an unknown video shop guy before that.


    The shooting over there starts again. Bill rosis and Mike continue to whisper.


    "I''ve been in this group for a long time," bill rossis said, holding his arms to his chest and looking across the set. "One is to help Julian take care of Kerry, and the other is to watch this Murphy Stanton."


    Mike frowned. "Does he really have the potential to be worth your attention?"


    "Although the road to directing is different," bill rossis apparently made up his mind, "there is always some general truth hidden in it."


    "The most important thing, of course, is to prove yourself by strength and achievements." He laughed at Mike. "I can''t say that now. I''ve proved that my own director is not our turn."


    "What about the others?" Mike is obviously interested.


    "Pressure resistance! Director is a high-risk and high-pressure job. The hard work and high-pressure of shooting the film itself are enough to drive ordinary people crazy. "


    Speaking of this, Bill - rosis looked at Murphy with a trace of admiration, "I have investigated, he has suffered a lot of blows, he was still in prison for a year, but did not recover, after he got out of prison, he did better, and even dare to put all his wealth into this film."Mike didn''t think so. "Is this crazy?"


    Bill rosis retorted, "aren''t all the successful directors crazy?"


    He continued, "a director should have the ability to direct the performance. Kerry Mulligan is my signing actor. The most direct reason why she has made great progress during this period is Murphy Stanton."


    These words are not only for Mike, but also for bill rosis to convince himself that such a potential person should not be missed, "and the most important thing is the ability to control the script. Kurosawa has repeatedly pointed out that to become an excellent director, one must first become a qualified screenwriter. The script of this project comes from his own hands. "


    "Of course, I''m not saying how good the play is. Hard candy is neat at best."


    Mike saw the script, but Bill rosis still said, "the script is not good, but it is full of factors that attract the audience. Nowadays, small budget movies want to attract the audience only by writing on fists, plasma and women, which are reflected enough in" fruit candy. "


    After going through the script in his mind, Mike finds that it''s true. The beginning of the script is violent crime, with a large-scale underage girl punishing the murderer, and a sensitive Lolita plot interspersed in the middle


    He couldn''t help but look at Murphy and became interested in this guy. The script is really not good and creative, but it is full of gimmicks to attract the audience.

 Chapter 50

    Please collect! If you have time, go to Sanjiang page and vote for Sanjiang.


    "Then there''s the ability to direct and drive the team."


    All directors, without exception, have to thank their team when they win awards. Many people may think that this is polite and scene talk, but professional entertainment agents like Bill Rossi know that this is the reaction of the real situation. One of the biggest differences between film and other arts, such as literature, is that the art of film can not be completed by one person or several people The ministerial films are at least the result of the painstaking efforts of dozens, hundreds and even thousands of people.


    Although Hollywood is the producer responsibility system and the producer has absolute power in film production, the director is the real leader in the process of film shooting.


    The director should not only coordinate the schedule of actors and direct their performances, but also coordinate the work progress and plans of photographers, set designers and other specific production types.


    His eyes fell on Jack Watson, who mended the makeup for Emily and James Franco. "Mike, you should be able to see that, except for this makeup artist who has good ability, other people are doomed to be eliminated by Hollywood. Murphy Stanton directed and led such a group of people to shoot for three weeks, and also made these losers form a certain tacit understanding, which is very rare. "


    Bill Rossi''s words are very impolite, but they are some real reflections of this circle. "Everyone wants to succeed, especially in Hollywood, a place with fierce competition. But they are not afraid of wolf like opponents, they are afraid of pig like teammates. Sometimes they work hard by themselves, but they can''t get the support of their teammates, or even all kinds of restrictions, even if they do something In the end, he said forcefully, "in contrast, Murphy Stanton, surrounded by pig teammates, can do his best to drive the pigs to run."


    Listen to him say so, Mike laughs, "by you so a boast, I want to rob with you."


    Bill rosis also laughed. Of course, he knew it was a joke, and he thought Murphy Stanton had potential, but others didn''t.


    They said a few more words. It seems that the shooting over there is over. As soon as Bill rosis is about to go, Mike seems to think of something and suddenly stops him.


    "Bill, I just remembered that a little over a month ago, someone in the sports agency said," he frowned, "that Murphy Stanton had some disputes with the company."


    "I know. I investigated." Bill - Rossi did not care, "do not know what he shot, from the basketball department''s star player Kobe Bryant hand squeezed 100000 dollars."


    He laughed and said, "it''s just the basketball department that the company doesn''t pay attention to."


    If it was American football, he would think it over.


    "That''s all for today!" Murphy jumped out of the Ford, handed the camera to Paul Wilson, and cried, "hurry up and clean up the set. I ordered a big dinner for you."


    Paul Wilson took the camera and whispered, "can''t it be hamburgers and pizzas again?"


    Murphy made a gesture and added a joke, "not only hamburgers and pizzas, but also hot dogs and cokes."


    People around show a white eye, recently these fast food is about to torture their stomach.


    It''s just a joke of Murphy. He knows that work should be flexible and tight, and the crew has been working for many days in a row. Apart from the one-day holiday at the beginning, they haven''t had any rest until now. They also need to be properly rewarded.


    At noon, he asked Jessica chastan to contact a barbecue restaurant in the town, and directly wrapped up the whole store. Tonight, the crew went to enjoy the barbecue.


    Of course, as far away from the downtown area of Los Angeles, the price of barbecue here is relatively low.


    Directing Paul Wilson and Jessica chastan to install the film, Murphy hears a greeting on the left.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    He immediately turned around and shook his outstretched hand. "Hi, bill."


    Then he shook hands with the person next to him. "Hello, Mike."


    "Do you have time?" Bill rosis looked around. The set was almost ready. "I want to talk to you."


    "Well, I have something to talk to you about, too." Murphy took the lead in walking towards the quiet place by the lake, waiting for bill rosis to catch up and say, "when will my heroine come back to shoot? Without her, the crew would have stopped working. "


    Kerry Mulligan left the cast a few days ago and returned to school in Los Angeles.


    There are only two main characters in the film. In recent days, James Franco''s monologue is almost finished. If the heroine doesn''t come back, Murphy will be really crazy.


    "Murphy, I want Kerry back, too." Bill - Rossi''s attitude is unprecedented sincerity, "with your help, Kerry''s acting progress is very fast."


    He sighed, "but you know, Kerry asked for too many leave some time ago. The school has already had an opinion and complained to the children''s Association. She always has to stay in school for a few days."Hearing these words, Murphy had a headache. As an investor, he really hated all kinds of trade unions or associations.


    However, this is not something he can change. Now he is just a small man. Who cares about his thoughts and opinions.


    Murphy knows that schools and children''s associations are much more difficult to deal with than the Mulligans in London and Julian Ferris, Carey Mulligan''s temporary guardian in Los Angeles.


    "Don''t worry," said Bill rossis as soon as Murphy stopped by the lake. "I''ll urge the school and the children''s Association to send Kerry as soon as she can ask for leave."


    Turning his head, Murphy looked at him with a little surprise. Bill rosis is a smart agent. That''s right, but when is his attitude so good?


    He curved his mouth, tilted his head slightly, and asked, "bill, what''s the matter with you? Let''s just say it. "


    "It''s not a big deal." Bill rosis laughed, put on a relaxed tone, and asked tentatively, "Murphy, if I remember correctly, you don''t have an agent, do you?"


    Murphy scratched his head. Since the beginning of the preparation, he has been busy, ignoring the agent''s business for a long time, and no agency would be interested in him.


    "Not really." Murphy shrugged. "I''m just a rookie with no resume."


    "No, no,..." Bill rosis raised his finger and shook it. "I think you have a lot of potential."


    At this point, Murphy would be a fool if he couldn''t hear what he meant. He stared at the opposite side and said, "don''t you want to be my agent?"


    Bill rosis nodded. "That''s what I mean."


    It was a little sudden. Murphy thought about it and said, "well, you can go to the barbecue dinner with the crew, and we''ll talk about it in town."

 Chapter 51

    Please recommend tickets and three river tickets!


    A cup of black beer is delivered to more than a dozen dining tables like flowing water. The smell of barbecue wafts everywhere and the sound of clinking cups is constantly ringing. The busy crew has ushered in a rare moment of relaxation, especially when it can make the boss and director spit blood well. This kind of refreshing feeling is really rare for the staff of the crew.


    In their eyes, Murphy is synonymous with miser.


    But Bill rosis, who sits at the table with Murphy, doesn''t see it that way. In his eyes, Murphy is a very good planner.


    The importance of planning to a director is self-evident.


    I''ve talked about the brokerage business before. After I''ve had enough to eat and drink, Murphy said, "bill, to tell you the truth, I don''t need a broker now. I''m shooting all the films I''ve invested in."


    Put down the glass, Bill - Rose Rose his finger to Murphy shook, "yes, your crew has gone through the most difficult start stage, into the normal operation, there is an agent, really will not help you shoot."


    He accentuated, "but Murphy, have you ever thought about how your film will get into distribution?"


    Murphy opened his mouth, but said nothing. He had considered the issue of distribution for a long time, and the best way is to go to many Hollywood distribution companies to promote the film.


    This kind of method that any person in the industry can think of is really nothing to say.


    "With me, it''s different." There is no doubt that all brokers are eloquent people, and bill rosis is no exception. "I''m just an ordinary entertainment broker, but I have a huge company behind me. I can use quite a lot of resources in the company. You must know the strength and status of my brokerage company in the industry."


    When he signed with Kerry Mulligan, Murphy knew that Bill rosis came from a huge empire of entertainment agents - CAA!


    Bill rosis continued, "I know a lot of people, even if not the company''s resources, but also have my own network, which can help you introduce some buyers of distribution companies, and also help you operate independent film festivals and sell films."


    Murphy''s right index finger tapped on the table, apparently thinking.


    "I think you know it very well too..." Bill - rosis continues to pursue, "if a film is shot, but can not enter the distribution channel, the meaning of existence is almost zero."


    This view coincides with that of Murphy. Any wonderful film is only the foundation of success, and complete publicity is the necessary condition for its brilliance.


    Don''t mention that the quality of the films he shot is actually average. Even those recognized classic films, how many of them made investors bleed to death because of publicity problems?


    He has no qualifications, no network, and no distribution channel. If he can borrow the power of an agent, he will face less difficulties after the film is finished.


    Murphy is not naive enough to think that when the film shooting is over, he will find several distribution companies and throw out a publicity plan, and the other party will take the bait and sign a fair distribution contract with him.


    That''s a kindergarten child''s idea. Even he, a newcomer to the entertainment industry, knows exactly how hard it is to release Hollywood independent films.


    "Murphy, I can''t guarantee how much resources CAA will invest in you, and I can''t guarantee that with my position in the company."


    Bill rosis knows that if you want to impress people like Murphy, it''s better not to boast and show enough sincerity, which is more effective, "but I will try my best to run this film for you, find the right distribution channel for it, and make" fruit candy "really appear in front of the audience instead of overstocking in the warehouse."


    "Oh, that sounds really exciting." Murphy raised his eyebrows, but relaxed, "one thing you need to know, I''ve knocked 100000 dollars from Kobe Bryant, and the handler should come from your CAA."


    "These are not problems." Bill - rosis seems not to care, "we and sports agents are two completely different departments, and the basketball department is not American football, CAA does not pay much attention to internal."


    This is an invitation from CAA''s agent. Considering CAA''s strength and status in the field of entertainment brokerage, Murphy''s saying that she is not interested is certainly a lie. It''s not unreasonable to rely on a big tree to enjoy the cool.


    After weighing for a while, Murphy said slowly, "let me think about it for a while. I''ll give you a definite answer before hard candy is finished."


    Bill rosis put out a hand. "It''s a deal."


    Murphy slapped his hand. "It''s a deal!"


    In fact, both of them have their own ideas. If Murphy wants to borrow the resources of bill rosis, a manager with certain qualifications in Hollywood, it''s unnecessary to say. Bill rosis''s words may not be completely believable. When Murphy signs a brokerage contract with him, there will be no more than one potential stock in his company. If Murphy doesn''t sign the contract, he will waste some saliva, but in fact he will not lose any money Loss.Entertainment agents are all very smart roles. How can they do business at a loss?


    It''s just a deal. It''s just talk.


    Of course, Murphy knows this, but if he has an excellent agent, he is bound to take less detours in the future.


    "It''s getting late." Bill - rosis looked at the watch, take the initiative to leave, "I have to go back to Los Angeles, go first."


    "Goodbye." Murphy didn''t leave him either, just reminded, "bill, give me back my heroine as soon as possible."


    "You''ll see him soon."


    Bill rosis turns and leaves. Before he gets out of the barbecue, James Franco finds Murphy with a large black beer. He is not polite and sits directly opposite.


    "Cheers He touched Murphy''s glass on the table, looked up and took a big sip of beer. Murphy picked up the glass and said, "cheers."


    He also took a big drink.


    Maybe it''s a little too much. James Franco''s face is a bit drunk. "You know, Murphy, in this group, the person I admire most is you."


    "No..." He waved. "Of the people I''ve met in the last two years, you''re the one I admire the most."


    "Well?" Murphy was puzzled.


    "Can play a devil like girl around..." "Don''t you think you''re the best person in the world?" James Franco said in a low voice


    Murphy shook his head. Instead of answering him, he said, "you''ve drunk too much, Jim. It''s time to go back and have a rest. We have to shoot tomorrow."


    With that, he stood up and clapped his hands, "OK, everyone, let''s get here tonight, go back to rest early, and work tomorrow!"

 Chapter 52

    The beautiful and tidy campus is silent. A white teaching building stands in the middle of the campus. In front of the building, there are tall flagpoles. The star spangled flag and the bear flag representing California are flying in the wind.


    On the window seat of a classroom, Kerry Mulligan subconsciously turns his ballpoint pen with his right hand, raises his chin with his left hand, and stares at the flagpole through the glass. It seems that the big brown bear on the state flag is more attractive than the handsome male teacher on the platform.


    "It''s boring." She said to herself, "I don''t know what''s going on with Murphy."


    Leaving the cast, Kerry Mulligan felt like a bird in a cage. Freedom and dreams left her once again.


    When can Murphy save himself? Kerry Mulligan couldn''t help thinking about it.


    In an instant, the design on the State Flag she was staring at changed, and the brown bear became a person with short stubble, hard facial contour, deep eyes, tall and strong body Oh, and a few faint scars on his face, which make him look so different.


    More importantly, he is considerate and enthusiastic, and can always solve all obstacles and problems.


    For some reason, Kerry Mulligan felt like he wanted to fly to the northern basin of the San Fernando Valley, even if he had a look and come back.


    "Kerry Mulligan..." The male teacher discovered her anomaly, "Kerry Mulligan!"


    The girl is intoxicated in her fantasy, how can she hear the sound outside.


    The male teacher called several times in succession. A girl in the back stretched out her foot and kicked her chair. Kerry Mulligan regained his mind and quickly stood up.


    "Er..." Kerry Mulligan looked east and West, at a loss.


    "Kerry Mulligan," the male teacher said, "please tell me about the origin of the California flag."


    As an Englishman, how could she care about the origin of the California flag? She turned her lips and said, "I''m sorry."


    Although the male teacher didn''t embarrass her, after sitting down, Kerry Mulligan''s face broke down again. He poked the textbook with a ballpoint pen and hated the school that bound her freedom to the extreme.


    "If it goes on like this, I''ll go crazy!"


    She shook her head, looked down at the desk, waiting for the time to come.


    Finally, the bell rang. The male teacher had just left the classroom. The girl who reminded her stood up and came to this side. She asked curiously, "Kerry, what are you thinking? I''ve been distracted today


    Kerry Mulligan threw the ballpoint pen on the table and said, "nothing."


    The girl seemed to have a good relationship with her, and suddenly she changed into a gossip voice, "shouldn''t Is your first love here? "


    Kerry Mulligan was stunned.


    See her this facial expression, the girl''s gossip heart more won, grasp her hand, in a hurry to ask, "who is he? How does first love feel? Where are you? Have you ever slept together? "


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t know how to answer these questions. Fortunately, another student''s voice sounded at the door of the classroom, "Kerry, someone is looking for you!"


    Kerry Mulligan quickly broke free of the girl''s hand and ran out. In the corridor outside the classroom, agent bill rosis was waiting outside.


    When she saw the agent, the first thing she said was, "when can we go to the cast?"


    "I''ve asked you for leave." Bill rosis pointed to the classroom behind her. "Go back and pack up. I''ll wait for you outside the campus."


    Kerry Mulligan, who was about to die, was instantly resurrected with blood. With a cry of excitement, he turned around and rushed back to the classroom.


    The crew is the life she wants. There are her characters, her soul and Murphy who is very good to her.


    With Kerry Mulligan back on the set, Murphy''s work is back on track. In the past few days, he has finished all of James Franco''s single shot shooting. At present, the rest is the opposite play of Haley and Jeff.


    The operation of the crew is more and more smooth. Although there are such and such problems, Murphy can always find a suitable solution for the small scale of the film. Even if the set master and lighting master are not good enough, they can temporarily serve as his assistant.


    It has to be said that James Franco is still very young and his acting skills are far from the standard in the future. However, it is enough to cope with such B-level films. He can even be said to be the most stable part of the whole crew in the shooting process.


    And after Kerry Mulligan returned to the crew, James Franco always intentionally or unintentionally avoided her except for working hours, as if the last incident left a psychological shadow.


    The whole shooting process is tortuous, but under the incentive of salary, everyone can surround Murphy and work hard together.


    Murphy is also investigating his employees. Although the success or failure of the film is unknown, he is also preparing for the next possible plan. The formation of a relatively stable team is an essential part of every director''s growth.The ability of the lighters and scenery designers is really average. If it wasn''t for the limited funds and time, Murphy would not be able to use them. These two people are not in the ranks of his cooperation again.


    To be exact, apart from Jack Watson, the makeup artist, and Paul Wilson, an active intern, everyone goes back where they came from.


    Unlike other people who continue to stay in Hollywood, Jessica chastan plans to finish her internship and return to New York to complete her final studies at the Juilliard School of art.


    After several months of preparation and shooting, she has accumulated some experience in film production, especially Murphy, who has seen many mistakes and constantly corrected herself, and really understands the difficulty of success in this field.


    The crew ushered in the shooting of the last scene, and others were cheered. Jessica chastan stood quietly in the corner, watching the plasma covered James Franco be tortured by the same bloody Kerry Mulligan.


    Originally, she also had a role in the shooting, but it was temporarily cancelled by Murphy.


    The bright eyes under the red bangs turned to Murphy, who was shooting with a camera on his shoulder. There was a little bit of complexity in it, and Jessica chastan could hardly understand her mood.


    In order to be successful, this person has to use all means as long as he does not cross the legal boundaries.


    Even she felt that she had been affected.


    Fortunately, she will leave when she gets the salary, and there should be no cooperation in the future.


    Dancing with the devil has always made her feel heavy, but it''s finally coming to an end.

 Chapter 53

    Ask for Sanjiang ticket!


    "Leave me alone, please..."


    James Franco''s face was bloodstained, tied to a thick chair, with a noose hanging around his neck. The rope connected at the back dropped from the chandelier connected to the roof, and held in the hands of Kerry Mulligan, whose face was splashed with blood. The red coat was still on one side, and his black T-shirt stood out against the red and gray background of the room.


    In front of her, James Franco tried to turn his head, "please..."


    The girl did not move, just tied a girl''s photo frame at the end of the rope.


    With more and more things tied to the end of the rope, James Franco also extended his neck, opened his mouth, gasped, and made the final struggle, "it''s not me, it''s really not me! You have no evidence... "


    "It doesn''t matter." Kerry Mulligan replied coldly.


    In front of her, after Murphy gives a close-up, the temporary rail car slides quickly and turns to the side front of James Franco. In the lens, there is also a large close-up of the face.


    It''s like Franco''s face is wet with tears.


    Castrated is the role he plays, but James Franco has a good grasp of Jeff''s mentality at this time. He can maltreat others, but he is reluctant to give up his own life. In order to survive, he constantly makes various attempts.


    "Kill me," he said with his last strength, "and you can''t escape."


    "I told you, I''m a top student." The girl is still busy tying the picture frame, "I have thought of this for a long time, you live in a remote place, no one has seen me here."


    She finally raised her head, coldly killed each other''s last hope, "I''m still under age, I''ve never done fingerprint entry, and I haven''t left any DNA information. Even if I leave traces here, the police can''t find me."


    "And..."


    During the conversation, when Murphy adjusted her shooting angle, she just turned to the opposite of James Franco and pointed to the rolls of video tapes on the table, "the police are too happy to see what you''ve shot. How can they go all out to investigate and solve the case for you scum?"


    "One last word." Kerry Mulligan sped up, "don''t be a man in hell, let alone a pedophile!"


    James - Franco finally collapsed, tears and snivels suddenly again gushed out, "please! please£¡ please¡­¡­¡±


    His voice is so sad, so pitiful, coupled with the appearance of blood and flesh, people can''t stop rising a sympathy.


    According to the routine of mainstream movies, bad people are punished to a certain extent, and finally they must be punished by law, especially when the heroine is a minor girl.


    However, when Murphy chooses this project, he will not follow the original route, and the details and so-called thinking implied in the original film are not taken into consideration. At the beginning, he creates a cold and abnormal devil, and in the middle, he reflects the hypocrisy of the devil through many scenes. In Hayley''s declassified search, he shows that the devil has poisoned several lovely young girls, and finally, he will be killed Is bound to give the devil a hearty punishment.


    Cutting off the evil source of the devil and sending the devil back to hell is the most suitable atmosphere for him.


    Just like Kerry Mulligan would never sympathize with James Franco, Haley would never sympathize with Jeff. Regardless of the sad and pitiful cry, she quickly walked back to the back of the chair and tied the largest photo frames to the rope. On the top of the photo frames were Emily''s photos.


    The rope tensed instantly, the hanging chandelier shook violently, James Franco rolled his eyes and pushed his legs hard, but he was tied tightly to the chair and couldn''t make any effort


    Kerry Mulligan calmly put on his coat, packed his backpack, and walked towards the door, leaving the camera with a red back.


    ¡°cut£¡¡± Murphy got up from the camera and announced, "hard candy, the shooting is over!"


    ¡°yes£¡¡±


    Kerry Mulligan threw away his backpack. The first one rushed over from the door and ran to Murphy. He opened his arms and hugged him. "My first movie is finished!"


    Murphy let go of Kerry Mulligan and began to hug the rest of the crew one by one. They were also very happy. The end of filming meant that they could get the last payment back.


    "Hey, Murphy!"


    The bloodstained James Franco came over, didn''t give Murphy any chance to escape, and hugged him directly. The special ketchup instantly dyed Murphy red. He opened his mouth and said with a big smile, "the ketchup you bought smells so bad. I''ve had enough of it. Now it''s your turn."


    Murphy didn''t mind, patted James Franco on the back twice, "I hope we can cooperate in the future."


    He squinted. "But Kerry said that if I had another movie, she would come back."Hearing the name, James Franco immediately followed Murphy''s eyes. Kerry Mulligan was staring at him with a strange smile on his mouth.


    "This..." James Franco looked back. "Or I''ll talk about it later. "


    Finally, Murphy goes to Jessica chastan. As soon as she reaches out her hand, Jessica chastan points to his bright red and hides away.


    Murphy shrugged unconcerningly, "when are you going to New York?"


    "When you''ve settled my salary." Jessica chastan said naturally, "I can''t even afford a plane ticket without money."


    "I''ll have someone settle with you as soon as possible."


    At the end of the film shooting, their employment relationship is over. Murphy knows that Jessica chastan''s ambition is not to work behind the scenes, but to become an actor. It''s perfectly normal to leave.


    There was no special shut-down ceremony, and there was no tumultuous celebration. After Murphy gave oral thanks to the crew one by one, the house gradually quieted down and began to clean up the equipment, simply clean up and save the film


    Murphy specially went to the temporary warehouse to have a look. Most of the equipment he rented was intact. The 240 discs of film he bought were slightly better than expected, and there were nearly 20 discs left, which means that his material was enough for 1000 minutes.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Kerry Mulligan, who had taken off her make-up, came over and said, "what are you doing?"


    "Worry." Murphy sighed. "Next, I''m going to cut a 90 minute movie out of 1000 minutes of material. I''m going to have a headache."


    "Then..." Kerry Mulligan looked up at him. "Are you going to be busy next?"


    Murphy nodded, and she said, "back in Los Angeles, if I have something I don''t understand, can I still consult you as before?"


    With an undisguised expectation in her eyes, Murphy didn''t think much, and made a phone gesture, "you know my number."

 Chapter 54

    Please recommend tickets and three river tickets!


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy took a two-day vacation to hide in the house of the Latin community and made up for a period of time. It was probably a strange experience that left the sequelae of headache. During this period of time, the number of headache attacks became more and more frequent. Although it was not as painful as tearing when he just came to this world, it could also affect his thinking and thinking Normal work life.


    After a two-day break and feeling physically and mentally restored, Murphy didn''t rush to start post production. Instead, he contacted bill rosis. The two sides had several talks and were ready to sign a formal brokerage contract.


    There is a professional agent from CAA, the advantages are far greater than the disadvantages, and like him, there is no qualification, there is nothing to lose.


    Unlike the cross management of star actors or successful directors, CAA will not invest much resources in new directors like Murphy. As long as it signs a contract with CAA, Bill rosis will become his exclusive agent.


    The signing is also very simple. After the intention is reached, Murphy takes his lawyer Robert to century city. In the building rented by CAA, bill rossis and a lawyer of CAA have been waiting in a small conference room.


    CAA signs some new people every year, including some who can succeed in the upper position. However, before they succeed, no one pays attention to them. Murphy is no exception. This kind of signing is more like a routine.


    "Welcome to CAA."


    After signing the contract, Bill rosis shook hands with Murphy solemnly, "here, your future is infinite."


    It''s just a scene. What CAA signs with people like him is similar to the kind of internship contract that big companies sign with interns. It''s a very junior brokerage contract. This kind of contract is also conducive to CAA''s giving up at any time when they see that the signer is worthless.


    Correspondingly, the contract does not impose strict restrictions on the contracted customers. If both parties do not want to cooperate, they will not pay much liquidated damages.


    This kind of contract will only be used for new people like Murphy. As long as they can make a name, CAA will immediately open a new contract.


    Compared with these scenes, Murphy paid more attention to practical things. When the two lawyers left, he said directly, "bill, I need a post production room with perfect equipment and relatively low rent."


    "No problem." Bill - rosis did not refuse, very simply said, "you wait for my good news."


    Originally, Murphy wanted to rent the post production studio of channel 6, but after contacting Carla Firth, he gave up this plan. The post production studio of channel 6 can only be rented in different periods, which does not meet his needs at all.


    This is Los Angeles, the center of the world''s film industry. It''s not difficult to rent a post production studio. However, after preliminary preparation and shooting, the crew''s salary has just been settled. Murphy''s $300000 fund left less than $50000. Then there are expenses for the editor''s salary and music copyright fee. The rent that can be used to pay is very limited.


    Want to rent a fully equipped studio, but also cheap rent That makes it difficult.


    Without waiting for Murphy to leave, Bill rosis took out his mobile phone and made several calls in succession, showing the ability and network of a professional entertainment agent. After he put down his mobile phone, he said with a smile, "I can find a suitable post production studio in five days at most."


    ¡°ok£¡¡± Murphy is not a fool, can see that Bill - rosis is to show his strength, "I wait for your good news."


    He got up to leave, and bill rosis said, "wait a minute."


    Murphy looked at him and asked, "anything else?"


    "How long will your film take to finish?" Without waiting for Murphy to answer, Bill rosis said, "if you can finish all the production before the new year, I can help you get the chance to attend the Saint Denis Film Festival."


    After hearing this, Murphy immediately became interested. The Saint Denis Film Festival is a paradise for independent films. Although the entry threshold is low, there are certain requirements for entering the formal exhibition.


    According to his understanding, if you want to participate in the Saint Denis Film Festival instead of showing on the road during the festival, you need to apply in advance. After the application is approved, the organizing committee will send an invitation letter, and you can only participate after receiving the invitation letter.


    Of course, if it is some excellent film or filmmaker, the producer of Sundance Film Festival will send invitation directly.


    Murphy doesn''t think that''s the case.


    "I try my best." He left that sentence before he left.


    Just like shooting, he is also a novice for post production, who knows what kind of problems he will encounter.


    After leaving the conference room, Murphy turned into the elevator. After a while, the elevator came down from above, thinking about some post production problems, he went into the elevator without raising his head.


    When she walked into the elevator, Murphy immediately felt that it was not right. She felt that there was something very tall on the left, which almost completely covered her. She quickly turned to see a black man about six feet and six inches standing there like an iron tower, just turned to see him."It''s you!" The tone of the black people is rather bad.


    "Hello..." Murphy said calmly, "long time no see, Mr. Bryant."


    On the left is Kobe Bryant, the star of the Los Angeles Lakers.


    Kobe Bryant didn''t expect that he would come to CAA and meet this shameless guy. He immediately clenched his fist subconsciously.


    Murphy was tight and ready to fight.


    But Kobe Bryant is more rational than he imagined. He snorted twice, but didn''t start.


    There are really few people who can become top stars. Murphy looked up at his black face. Kobe Bryant was staring down at him.


    At this time, the elevator door opened with a clank. Murphy took the lead out of the elevator before Kobe Bryant. Probably during office hours, there was no one in the elevator hall on the first floor.


    Behind the Kobe Bryant also out of the elevator, Murphy turned around, took the initiative to extend a hand, "officially meet, Mr. Bryant, I''m Murphy Stanton, a film director."


    ¡°what£¿¡± Kobe Bryant and Ben didn''t mean to shake hands with him, but were surprised, "aren''t you a paparazzi?"


    Murphy shrugged. "I''m a director, in the same agency as you."


    Without waiting for Kobe Bryant''s reaction, Murphy took out a business card and put it into his big hand. "If you''re interested in acting in a movie, you can call me."


    With that, Murphy nodded to him, turned and walked out of the elevator.


    Later, Kobe Bryant was in a daze. He first looked at Murphy''s back and then at his business card. This is definitely the most shameless and cheeky person he has ever met.


    He threw his business card into the garbage can and Kobe Bryant left.


    In less than five days, Bill rosis settled the leasing of the post production studio for Murphy. Murphy went to see it in person. The rented studio is located in Burbank, which belongs to a small Disney production company. It has all kinds of equipment. He spent another 30000 dollars to get the right to use it in the next two months.


    Such a price is not expensive, bill rossis played a lot of role in it.


    After signing a formal rental contract, Murphy and Griffith, as well as Paul Wilson, who is willing to act as an assistant, take a lot of film and live directly in the studio.

 Chapter 55

    Please recommend tickets and three river tickets!


    Murphy filmed a thousand minutes of material. Although the shooting followed the development of the story, it still took a lot of work to edit these films into 90 minutes or so.


    The whole post editing work is mainly completed by Murphy and Griffith. Intern Paul Wilson and Griffith''s two assistants act as assistants.


    Griffith is responsible for the editing, and Murphy is mainly responsible for reviewing and explaining the requirements for the film.


    Any clip will have a main line. Murphy''s main line is very simple. Haley finds the crime hidden in Jeff''s room, and then gives corresponding punishment, and then finds and punishes again, until the final castration and hanging.


    In fact, the reason for this is very simple. In the film modified by Murphy, the heroine Haley is more fierce, which is also to increase the attraction with large-scale pictures. However, there are also problems, and the audience is likely to have an aversion to the heroine, which is not what the director wants to see.


    I''m disgusted with the main characters. Is the film still attractive?


    Therefore, Murphy increases the evil degree of the hero Jeff. Every time Haley is tortured, he can always find a new evil, which makes people more disgusted with him. Thus, Haley''s behavior naturally becomes popular.


    But this method can not be used too much, Murphy prepared three main stages, a binding spray pepper water, a castration, a hanging.


    Of course, the corresponding language and psychological devastation is also essential.


    Post production is more than editing. Murphy is the first to do this work. He and Griffith repeatedly watched the black-and-white opening shot material shot from all angles, and finally decided to use the oblique overhead shot No. 7 as the opening play of the whole film.


    The effect of this shot is quite brutal. The different performances of the victim played by Emily and the perpetrator, Jeff, are displayed in an all-round way.


    The first scene is only a few minutes. It''s a complete long shot. After negotiation between Murphy and Griffith, they don''t plan to edit it again for the time being, but use it directly.


    The progress of editing work is not fast. Even if it''s just rough cutting, Murphy has just confirmed a shot in the morning.


    He is very careful, more attentive than shooting, editing can directly determine the success or failure of a film.


    Nowadays, montage is a completely cinematic word. In fact, montage is to connect different scenes and scenes through picture editing and picture synthesis to create a unique film time and space to guide the audience''s emotions and psychology.


    The most typical role of montage is to speed up the rhythm of the film, which is also the biggest application in the simple narrative film "fruit candy".


    Later, Griffith edited the first meeting between Haley and Jeff. He was using montage to speed up the pace. When two strangers meet, they are bound to talk a lot. The length of the film determines that it must be concise and clear. Through editing, the picture changes constantly between Haley and Jeff. These scenes can be completed in a few minutes.


    Griffith stands in front of the workbench and concentrates on his work. In front of him is an old-fashioned screen with a piece of chalk in front of it. This is a common way used by some veteran editors. They will find something that is proportional to the screen - for example, a cigarette or chalk in front of the screen - to judge what it''s like to be on the big screen through the reference of things. This is a good idea The process of rough shearing.


    However, after each clip is cut, Griffith takes a real look at it on the big screen.


    After finishing the rough cut, Griffith handed it to his assistant and played the clip on the 27 inch screen.


    In the screen, there are only Haley and Jeff, and the camera revolves around them all the time.


    "Jody!" Murphy went up to Griffith, pointed to the two people on the screen, and said, "can we add some separate shots of two people, so that the screen can frequently switch between the gray and red they represent?"


    Griffith immediately understood what Murphy meant and patted his palm. "Good idea."


    He asked his assistant to pause for the clip.


    Paul Wilson on the other side has been paying attention to this side. He is a professional, but he lacks experience. He can''t understand what Murphy and Griffith mean. He can''t help but walk behind Murphy.


    Paul Wilson is willing to be an unpaid intern in order to study. He will ask if he doesn''t understand.


    "Director," he asked softly, "I..."


    I''m sorry, Paul didn''t cut his head.


    "What Jody and I mean is trying to make a montage switch between Haley and Jeff to compare and contrast images." Murphy liked the hard-working and free labor very much, and said in a low voice, "imagine that the pictures are constantly changing between Jeff''s gray and Haley''s red. These two completely different colors can not only introduce the meaning they may represent, but also compare the two to establish possible conflicts."Paul Wilson immediately thought of the hidden thread in the film - Little Red Riding Hood killed the wolf, and suddenly realized.


    When he saw the re edited picture on the screen, he nodded his head and said in admiration, "director, your idea is really wonderful."


    Murphy just laughed.


    He can think of a lot of things, but in practice, it''s far worse than an old hand like Jody Griffith.


    Jodie Griffith still seems dissatisfied and continues to improve this clip. Murphy calls Paul Wilson to his desk and asks him to help him edit another clip.


    Compared with those just now, this clip is much simpler. When shooting, Murphy has carefully considered the final effect that needs to be presented.


    This is a clip of Haley chatting with Jeff on the Internet.


    When Murphy was shooting, he did not let the actors appear in the camera. Naturally, there was only a computer screen when he was editing. At the beginning of the editing, all the shots were close-up, and then cut from top to bottom according to the chat content, so that the chat content was presented in the picture.


    "Moving the camera from top to bottom can also force people to browse the content quickly, which makes people have a sense of tension at the beginning, and also determines the tense and fast-paced tone of the film."


    While finishing the work at hand, Murphy also made some explanations for Paul Wilson, who was curious and asked questions. However, in the next clip, instead of using close-up, he used the content of panning. "Panning can gradually narrow the range of depth of field, from a few words at the beginning to a word or two, making the film oppressive and curious I want to know what''s going to happen after that. "


    Although his level is not high, Paul Wilson, a rookie, still nods his head convincingly.


    Murphy added, "it''s going to take dubbing to get the best results."

 Chapter 56

    Sanjiang ticket! We have time to go to Sanjiang page to help vote!


    According to Murphy''s idea, when the chat content appears in the picture, it should be supplemented by the keyboard tapping sound as the voice over. The rapid typing sound can show the urgency of both the male and female protagonists, and also exaggerate the urgency of the atmosphere. The whole chat role has never appeared, even the typing hand does not appear, which can enhance the mystery of the film, plus the girl''s love at the beginning Sadistic play, seemingly a few lines of simple chat records, can let the viewer feel the hidden murders.


    It can be said that the scenes here complement each other with the opening massacre play, and can also bring questions, will the new girl be killed or escaped, or something else?


    Only when you have questions can you attract people.


    Murphy and Griffith felt tired during most of the busy day. Paul Wilson made coffee at the right time. Several people left the workshop temporarily and sat down around a small table near the door.


    This is the suburb of Burbank. The studio is built on a two-story building. When you go out, you can see a small terrace. Sitting on it, you can see a green landscape, which can relax your eyes when you look at the screen for a long time.


    Even Murphy has to admire, born in CAA''s agent ability is really excellent.


    Although he was resting, the topic of several people never left work, especially Murphy. He knew that he was lack of ability, and constantly asked Griffith for some questions.


    "Jody, how do you keep sensitivity to clips?"


    After half a cup of coffee, Murphy asked seriously, "I''ve always wondered how a good editor can keep in shape and control the rhythm of editing."


    "Griffith said slowly," I don''t think there''s only one way for you to see a face, "I think


    Murphy nodded hard.


    "I watch movies all the time. I watch a movie every day, including some very popular TV series or documentaries. Sometimes I try to shoot and make something. Of course, these are not necessarily suitable methods, but I will find some novelty in the process."


    although I am not even a second-class editor in the industry, Griffith is in the industry For many years, with Murphy''s most lack of experience, "there is another advantage to doing this. The film will eventually face the audience, so you need to know the audience''s habits."


    Hearing this, Murphy felt thoughtful.


    Griffith continued, "and to see how people in the industry do things, both in North America and Europe, you have to open your eyes to keep yourself. But I also went back to watch the old films. I think there must be a balance. I also need to keep my interest in the film and feel the characters in it. Maybe some films are not important for editing. They may be invisible editing, but editors need to pay attention to the performance of those characters. "


    He picked up the cup and drank the rest of the coffee. Paul Wilson quickly refilled it. Like Murphy, the intern was listening to Griffith''s professional experience.


    "The other is to observe life. When you usually take the subway or on the street, you should pay attention to how people at the table next to you talk. Some details are very important." Griffith held the coffee cup, felt the temperature of the coffee, and said, "the film can''t put away these things. Don''t think it''s just the work of the director or screenwriter. The editor is also very important. For example, in your shot, Haley said that the girl can''t drink the drinks given by other men. The next clip should be followed by the picture of her pouring the drinks herself. These are common sense Only when you feel that this thing has something to do with you can you record it in your mind... "


    The sound of high heels landing on the other side of the stairs interrupted Griffith''s words. Listening to the familiar rhythm, Murphy turned to see that a tall blonde woman had turned out of the stairs. She was wearing wide brimmed sunglasses, with a beige sun hat on her head, and her whole face with delicate makeup was covered under the long brim to avoid the season Festival is still raging hot sun.


    Fit professional suit, hate than the sky high heel, even if Murphy only see these, also know who is coming.


    "You don''t have jobs?" Carla Firth went to the terrace and said, "Hi, Jody. Hi, Murphy


    "Why do you have time to come?"


    Back in Los Angeles, they also talked on the phone and planned to have dinner together. However, after Carla Firth was promoted, she was too busy and finally had to cancel. Murphy looked at her with a little curiosity, but kept on talking and introduced Paul Wilson.


    "It''s almost time." Jody Griffith looked at his watch. "We went first."


    He was the first to leave the terrace and enter the studio, followed by Paul Wilson.


    "What time do you arrive?" Carla Firth asked.


    "It''s six o''clock." Murphy also looked at the time, took a new cup and poured her a cup of coffee. "If you don''t hurry, you can taste the coffee first, and we''ll have dinner together after work."


    Carla Firth picked up her coffee cup, sniffed it, and waved to Murphy, "you go ahead, I''ll wait for you."At six o''clock in the afternoon, Murphy announced the end of the first day''s work on time. She met Carla Firth, who was waiting outside, and went to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner.


    Sitting on the window side of the dining room, Carla Firth looks sarcastic, but actually asks with concern, "is the capital chain going to break?"


    Swallowing his macaroni, Murphy shrugged. "It''s a pity to disappoint you. Three hundred thousand dollars is enough for post production."


    Carla Firth looked up at Murphy in surprise. "How did you do that?"


    "Make a good plan," Murphy said casually without thinking about it. "Strictly implement the plan. Every link in the work should match like a screw on the assembly line."


    "Assembly line?" Carla Firth raised her eyebrows. "I didn''t expect you''d come to the essence of Hollywood so soon."


    "Eh?" Murphy didn''t understand, "what''s the essence?"


    "Hollywood has ruined the art of film," Carla Firth said with some reason. "At the beginning, film was still an art, and the public turned to filmmakers with the eyes of Picasso and Chopin. Later, the industrial revolution began, and everything that could be commercialized was commercialized again. The Mona Lisa came out of the printing press one by one, framed, and brought a lot of profits to the businessmen. "


    "So, film has become a profitable business, and everything is like an assembly line," Murphy said. "Some people do professional market research to see what kind of films audiences like to pay for; there are special departments to write scripts, or simply outsource them; drama, lighting, and scenery perform their own duties; sales are harder, and they ask grandparents for advice for distribution; The actors have to work hard. One crew has two or three big wrists, and the others are responsible for the meal and one hundred dollars a day


    What else do you want in his voice? No problem. Come to my room tonight and study... "

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    "You seem to have a lot of experience," Carla Firth laughed. "Have you done that?"


    "How is that possible?" Murphy looked innocent. "Am I that kind of person?"


    He put on a serious face, but jokingly said, "honey, unless it''s you."


    "Don''t make such a joke." Carla Firth took a sip from her glass and warned, "I''ll take it seriously. You won''t have time to regret it."


    "Cough..." Murphy put his fist on his mouth and coughed. He quickly turned the topic back. "Let''s talk about movies. Hollywood has formed a perfect production system up to now. Once it has become a system, it''s hard to play outside the rules, just like bad money driving out good money in the market."


    With a shrug, he said, "so the car of the protagonist in the car chasing drama can always escape smoothly. The car will either crash or break down. The quarrel between men and women will be interrupted by a slap in the face. After a short silence, the man will hold her tightly and kiss her, and then all the problems will be solved."


    Carla Firth disagrees. "Isn''t that the way it is in love movies?"


    "I swear, it doesn''t work," Murphy said, shaking his head and bringing the subject back. "Anyway, this system is Hollywood''s money making machine. It''s not what I said. The facts are there. "


    Holding up the glass, Carla Firth took another sip and suddenly said without warning, "I''m going to New York."


    "Well?" Murphy looked up at her, puzzled. "Why?"


    This is one of his few friends in Los Angeles.


    Perhaps on a completely different road, Murphy can feel that rose is actively alienating him. If Carla Firth leaves, he will become a loner in the city of angels.


    "The company suggested that I go for further study." Kara Murphy, a tutor at Columbia University, put down a good hand for me


    Murphy raised her glass. "Congratulations."


    Although he didn''t know about American universities, he knew it was a good thing.


    As a woman who is extremely pursuing her career, Kara Firth resolutely set foot on the plane to New York a few days later. After seeing her off, Murphy devoted all her energy to the post production of "fruit candy". Moreover, with more and more work involved, his ability is also improving. As Bill rosis commented, Murphy may lack experience and can learn But the strength is outstanding.


    After a few busy weeks, Murphy has been able to complete most of the editing work independently. He can also find the right editing point from the chaotic lens, and finally turn the shooting material into his own image.


    In order to finish it as soon as possible, he simply lived in the studio, and spent almost all his days at work except for rest and dinner. Even Kerry Mulligan called several times to ask him out, but he pushed them off.


    As Christmas approaches, Murphy and Griffith complete the editing of the film. James Franco and Kerry Mulligan also voice some of the clips, and the post production goes to the end.


    Every movie basically needs a soundtrack, and "fruit candy" is no exception. Murphy has no money and no time to find an original soundtrack. He chooses a few tunes that are more suitable for the scene, pays a certain copyright fee, and gets permission to use them. These soundtracks are based on three tunes, one is "the afternoon of missing awakening" when Haley comes on the stage, and the other is "the disco when Jeff wants to shoot a photo for her." Dance music, and popular metal at the end.


    It took more than a week for Murphy to find a professional sound editor and work with Jodie Griffith.


    On the other hand, Bill rosis also fulfilled his promise to win an opportunity for Murphy to participate in the formal exhibition of the Saint Denis Film Festival. The fruit candy will be exhibited together with many independent film projects participated by CAA.


    Bill rosis also sent the film to MPAA through CAA channel. Due to Murphy''s careful handling, the film got r grade without accident.


    However, Murphy is not stupid enough to think that Bill rosis really attaches importance to him as he said. This opportunity is really very rare for people like him who have no access and qualifications, but it is not difficult for people with resources. After all, the St Denis Film Festival is the most famous independent film festival in the United States, with more than 300 independent films officially shown in each session There are hundreds of feature films. In the end, not to mention those that can be released in cinemas, there are few films that can be turned into videotapes.


    For CAA''s agents, it doesn''t take much effort to operate such an opportunity.


    In fact, Murphy is very clear that he is just one of the many fish found by bill rosis and CAA. Whether he can finally land depends on the future development.


    There is no difference between entertainment brokerage companies and film production companies in nature. It is their valued customers who can show their value. If they have no value, they will be eliminated.


    In any case, getting the invitation letter of Saint Denis Film Festival opened a stage for Murphy to show himself, and also created a rare opportunity.The biggest advantage of participating in the Saint Denis Film Festival is to save Murphy''s distribution companies from promoting their own films. Every year, the exhibition of the film festival will attract a large number of professional viewers and buyers from companies. If a film is shown by them, it can even be sold during the festival.


    "How irritating


    In the lobby of the airport, Kerry Mulligan stood opposite Murphy in his little leather boots and said bitterly, "they want me to go back to London now!"


    She said about her parents, "I really want to go to the film festival with you."


    "There will be opportunities in the future." Murphy patted her on the arm, looked at the luggage behind her and said, "don''t forget to call me when you get to London."


    "Well..." Kerry Mulligan nodded his little head hard, gave Paul Wilson a look from behind Murphy, and said pitifully, "I can''t see my first movie in the cinema."


    "I''ll take a picture of the scene and pass it on to you."


    At this point, Murphy sighed, "maybe we don''t even have an audience."


    "No, certainly not." Kerry Mulligan grabbed Murphy''s arm and shook it. "You''ve always been the best! Always... "


    There was a broadcast about the London flight in the hall, and Murphy warned, "time''s up. It''s time for you to go in."


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t move. He stared at Murphy for a while. "I''ll miss you."


    "I''ll miss you, too."


    Hearing Murphy''s seemingly sincere words, Kerry Mulligan stepped forward and hugged him. Her lovely baby face was on her chest. "You have to wait for me. I''ll be back soon."


    Murphy patted her on the back. "Bon voyage."


    Seeing off Kerry Mulligan, Murphy and his free assistant Paul Wilson push two large boxes of luggage into another gate and get on the plane to Utah.

 Chapter 58

    Park City, Utah, is famous for skiing all over the United States, but every mid January, the movie will become the No.1 theme of this small city. Filmmakers like Murphy, who are struggling to find opportunities, like sharks smelling blood, gather here from all over the world, hoping to make a big splash and complete the transformation from obscurity to fame and fortune.


    To put it simply, countless filmmakers regard the Saint Denis Film Festival as a stepping stone to their career.


    Because there are all kinds of film evaluators and buyers, who may come from distribution companies or video publishers.


    They all have one thing in common, they can push a personal film to the audience.


    Put on thick clothes and walk on the streets of Park City, Murphy can see the content related to the film everywhere. Professional spectators in suits and shoes can be seen everywhere. They not only pay attention to the works officially shown in the cinema, but also whisper to the people who sell their works on the roadside, trying their best to find the films that can bring profits.


    When passing a square, Murphy specially called Paul Wilson to watch for a while. Although it was only half an afternoon, many people gathered here. They were carrying simple projection equipment and would play their works when it was dark.


    It''s also a way of marketing. The works they use video cameras to shoot may be popular and become the next "Blair the witch".


    If there is no invitation, Murphy may also become one of them, but to get the invitation is just to have a slightly more advanced ticket.


    And this ticket also needs to pay money.


    After crossing the square and turning another corner, Murphy came to the office of the Organizing Committee of the festival, inquired at the door, quickly found the corresponding office, took out the invitation letter and the corresponding materials, and went through the relevant exhibition procedures.


    "Mr. Stanton,"


    behind her desk is a middle-aged woman with eyes. She formulates, "according to the schedule, your film will be shown in Morris theater on the afternoon of the 20th. You need to pay $3000 for admission, $200 for printing materials, $300 for theater screening, and $300 for staff salary..."


    Listening to the series of expenses, Murphy is a big head, but he has nothing to do. If a film wants to participate in any film festival, the producer needs to submit an admission fee to the film festival, which is often expensive, and there are also various expenses submitted, such as the cost of printing publicity materials, transportation costs, staff salaries, projection expenses, public relations expenses ¡­¡­


    Fortunately, this is the Saint Denis Film Festival. The fee is relatively low. Murphy finally paid $5000 and went through all the formalities.


    Murphy can only sigh that film is an art, and money is the most basic condition to realize this art.


    Most people who have been to the film festival know that it takes a lot of space and manpower to hold the film festival, which costs a lot of money. Although there will be sponsors to pay for the film festival, in addition to the basic fees, most of the film festivals, including the Saint Denis Film Festival and the three major European film festivals, will also draw a certain share from the films sold at the film festival.


    After leaving the organizing committee''s office, Murphy didn''t have the interest to go around. Now the most people in park are people like him.


    The sky is shrouded by the night. When you go back to the hotel room, you can order a dinner at will. Murphy sits by the window, eating and looking out. Park City is brightly lit. People come and go on the street. When you look down, you can see that the larger open space is shining with the special light of the screen. Here has become a movie city that never sleeps.


    After dinner, he first made a phone call to bill rosis, who had many customers who could not only serve him. He would not come to park city until the day of the hard candy show. Moreover, he contacted several professional film watchers from distribution companies, who would appear in the cinema.


    Maybe it''s far away from Los Angeles; maybe it''s busy in recent months with people working together; maybe it''s this kind of waiting before dawn that is most painful; after hanging up the phone, Murphy has a feeling of loneliness.


    In the eyes of bill rosis, he is a man who is eager to learn and is a potential stock.


    In Paul Wilson''s eyes, he was so lucky that he directed a real feature film in his early twenties.


    In the eyes of James Franco, he is despicable, a liar who doesn''t have to scribble.


    In Kerry Mulligan''s eyes, he is considerate and the best person in the world.


    Murphy generally understood what they thought of him, but at the bottom of his heart he knew that he was not anyone they thought he was.


    I don''t know why, Murphy thinks of Kara Firth who went to New York. They are the real people. However, Kara Firth returned to her alma mater for further study under the support of Fox TV station. After she came out, her career will be promoted again. What about him?


    Although she got a key, Murphy knew that her future was still in chaos.


    Subconsciously touch the phone, input the number of Kara Firth, Murphy just about to press the dial key, the phone suddenly rang, the screen is a very strange number.He pressed the answer button. "Hello, this is Murphy Stanton."


    "Hi, Murphy."


    There was a clear voice in the receiver, "I''m Kerry."


    "I can hear that."


    Hearing this familiar voice, Murphy''s depressed mood became better. "Why do you call at this time?"


    "I''ve just sneaked out of my house and I''m calling you on the phone." Kerry Mulligan over there didn''t answer the question, "Murphy, have you set the time for the film?"


    Murphy stood up. "The 20th of this month."


    "I''m looking forward to it." Kerry Mulligan''s crisp voice gradually turned to a low voice, "I I miss you, Murphy


    Murphy frowned slightly when he was holding a cell phone in another hand. Before he could say anything, Kerry Mulligan over there said, "I dream about you. Well, no more. My mother came to see me. It''s bad for her to find out that I''m calling you. "


    The phone was hung up soon, and the lovely baby face suddenly jumped into Murphy''s mind. He could not help shaking his head and smiling. He was not James Franco.


    It''s like thinking every day and dreaming at night. When she goes to bed at night, Murphy has a dream of Kerry Mulligan. The blonde girl in her dream walks towards him with a sharp knife tied to the chair step by step. Her delicate baby face is wearing a lovely and innocent smile, but the knife is cutting at his vital point


    For two nights in a row, Murphy was awakened by such a dream. Fortunately, with the coming of the hard candy, his energy can finally be put elsewhere.

 Chapter 59

    Please recommend tickets and three river tickets!


    Morris theater is located in the south of Park City. Its geographical location is not very good. It is far away from the central exhibition area of Saint Denis Film Festival, where the cinemas are concentrated. It can only accommodate 150 people, and the projection equipment is very old. It can be said that the conditions are not ideal.


    Even so, Morris theater''s screening schedule is still full. During the ten days of the festival, a considerable number of films will be shown every day.


    From the conditions of the theater itself, we can also guess that the shows here are mostly small productions by unknown people.


    The screening of "fruit candy" is here. For the time being, the film has only one screening. According to the Convention of Saint Denis Film Festival, if the public praise is good, there may be additional screening.


    Just after three in the afternoon, Murphy took Paul Wilson to Morris theater.


    Before the last film was over, he said hello to the manager of the theatre and the staff of the festival organizing committee, and then stood near the gate of the theatre.


    In the slightly old billboard at the door, there are a list of films that will be shown these days, "love and madness", "poor rusky", "my city", "Long Island crush"


    Looking over the titles, Murphy has no impression.


    "There are so few people."


    Standing next to Murphy, Paul Wilson looks to the exit of the cinema. Just after the last movie, more than a dozen people come out.


    "Wasted an hour and a half..."


    "The shaking lens makes me feel sick."


    "What is the director talking about? I don''t know. "


    The audience walked by Murphy and it was easy to see from the comments that they were very dissatisfied with the film just now.


    Murphy looked at these people and shook his head. They were all ordinary people, and there was no buyer in them.


    The end of the previous movie also means that the screening of "fruit candy" is about to start. Murphy stood at the gate of the cinema and watched it for a long time. It was sad to find that no audience entered.


    He was not surprised that the venue was remote, the film was unknown, there was basically no publicity, and it was shown in the prime time in the middle of the afternoon rather than in the evening.


    Murphy remained calm. Paul Wilson''s anxiety had been written on his face. He kept walking around the door, complaining that the cinema arranged for them by the organizer was far away from the central exhibition area.


    "Paul, be quiet." Murphy went up the steps of the entrance to the cinema and looked back. "You make me dizzy."


    The theater is so quiet that it''s impossible to say that he''s not worried, but Murphy''s mind is still clear enough. It''s normal for no one to pay attention to a movie like this. It''s abnormal if the audience swarms in.


    He took out his mobile phone and looked at the time. It was nearly half an hour before the show started. The professional viewers and buyers bill Rossi contacted with him should be coming soon.


    At the corner of the street, a few people came to the front door of the cinema from far to near. They did not look at Murphy standing at the door, but went directly into the cinema. The cinema was not completely ignored. In the following ten minutes, four or five people came into the front door behind him.


    It''s almost the same with the last one. By the time of screening, there will be about a dozen audiences.


    With 15 minutes to go before the show, Murphy took out his mobile phone again to watch the time. Finally, two taxis turned around the corner of the street. The taxi soon came to the front of the cinema. Just as it stopped, Bill Rossi got out of the front co driver''s seat and opened the rear door.


    Paul Wilson had a good look. When Murphy came down the steps, he came from behind and strode to the car behind him. He opened the door like Bill rosis.


    Murphy showed a professional smile, but his eyes quickly swept over the three strangers who got out of the two cars.


    The first person to come down from Bill rosis was a middle-aged man with a little bald forehead and a pair of round eyes on the bridge of his nose. At first glance, he looked like an old-fashioned professional accountant.


    Behind him was a 30-year-old man with brown split hair. His body in a suit smelled of Cologne. Even at a distance, Murphy could smell it.


    There was only one person on the back of the taxi, a black man with long curly hair. Judging from his appearance, he was about 30 years old.


    Murphy went down the steps, and they just came by. Bill rosis took the initiative to introduce them to each other.


    The middle-aged man with a little bald forehead is Joel Graham, from harbor entertainment company; the Gulongshui man is Beck lassent, a professional film watcher of Castle stone film industry; the black woman is the most popular, and the buyer of Miramax film industry is Jones Butler.


    They''re the guests bill rosis invited.


    Now Murphy has no capital, shake hands with them one by one, take the initiative to lead the way, and lead the group into the screening hall.


    The projection hall, which can seat 150 people, is quite empty. In the middle rows, there are more than a dozen audiences scattered.Murphy took them to a row of seats specially reserved for the cinema and politely said, "please have a seat."


    The three men just nodded to him, but said nothing.


    In particular, the black man named Jones Butler never said anything except hello.


    After she sat down, she didn''t mean to talk to others. As a buyer from Miramax film, she could see such a film more because she had a little friendship with Bill rosis. Otherwise, such a film without any previous work director could not arouse her interest.


    The other two are not much better. In this circle, distributors are at the top of the food chain. Especially for investors, producers or directors of small film projects, they naturally have an advantage.


    This kind of contempt and arrogance is not deliberately revealed, but a very natural situation.


    Murphy can see it, but he doesn''t care. This is an extremely realistic circle. If you want to be respected by others, you need to have the strength to be respected.


    "Can they see our film?" After all, Paul Wilson is a student who hasn''t left school yet. He can''t help but come up to Murphy''s ear and whisper, "it seems that they all disdain."


    Murphy shrugged. "I don''t know."


    Bill rosis sat with the three men, but his eyes would turn to Murphy''s side from time to time. Seeing Murphy''s calm face, he nodded to himself.


    This rookie director''s calmness and tenacity are really rare among young people.


    When the light on the ceiling goes out and the screen lights up, Jones Butler habitually takes out his pen and notebook to record the possible selling points of a film, which is the basic quality of a film buyer.

 Chapter 60

    The cinema was silent. When less than 20 people''s eyes were focused on the screen, the door of the projection hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A man with fluffy hair and glasses came in. He saw a lot of audience cast disgusting eyes, quickly showed a embarrassed smile, and casually found a back seat to sit down.


    The film is about to start showing. Similar to Jones Butler in the middle, this man also takes out his pen and book. His name is Tony gusman. He is also a professional film viewer from Fox Searchlight.


    Unlike the first three people who were invited by bill rosis, Tony gusman occasionally came here and saw that a movie was about to be shown, so he decided to come in.


    In fact, before the beginning of every film festival, most of the films with quality assurance will be screened out by the Organizing Committee and shown in relatively prominent cinemas and time. Most of the professional buyers of major companies are staring at that film.


    However, among the neglected films, there are not high profit films. For example, "the witch Blair" was first discovered by Lion Gate in the roadside screening.


    As we all know, it''s easier to find good movies in the park city theater area, where there are more companies and buyers to watch movies, so the competition is naturally more fierce. There are not a few people like Tony gusman who go around and look for projects in remote places.


    Before the screening, Tony gusman specially looked at the front and confirmed that there were not many peers. In such a remote cinema, films with a cost of no more than $300000 could not attract too many people.


    Sure enough, at the beginning of the film, it''s just marked with dry subtitles that the production company is from Stanton film studio, and it doesn''t even have a title image


    Stanton studio? Tony Goodman asked himself that he had a lot of experience, but he had never heard of such a film company.


    It seems that it''s the humble sparrow company at the bottom of Los Angeles. The name of the director later also confirms this. Murphy Stanton, who the hell knows who he is


    Tony gusman can''t help feeling disappointed. He leans back on the back of his seat and intends to look at the beginning. If the beginning is not attractive, there''s no need to waste time.


    More than ten seconds of subtitles flashed by, black and white screen appeared on the screen, the camera seemed to shake a little, a female audience sitting in front of Murphy suddenly muttered a curse, "Damn, it''s this kind of ghost thing again."


    "Shh..." Her boyfriend made a silent gesture, "Daisy, be quiet."


    The young girl named Daisy still complained, "since" the witch Blair ", there have been a lot of inexplicable movies, hand shooting, camera shaking, first person, disgusting vomiting!"


    "Can we still make a good movie?" She didn''t stop. "Can you make people watch movies?"


    Murphy looked at her and realized that this was the negative effect of "the witch Blair". The marketing more than a year ago was a magic stroke, but it also overdrawn the market in a short time. The audience who had just been a pawn would inevitably complain and dislike the same kind of films. But the North American film circle was popular. Many people wanted to imitate this success, but it backfired It is difficult to succeed in itself, but it also further overdraw the market of the same type of films.


    However, the girl in the man''s persuasion, soon quiet down.


    Seeing the black-and-white image and the shaking lens, Jones Butler secretly shakes her head, thinking that this is another kind of movie imitating "the witch Blair". As a professional buyer from Miramax, she knows enough about the market and knows that this kind of movie is of little value nowadays.


    However, the camera only shakes a few times, and then stabilizes. A big hand covers the camera. It seems that someone has put the camera on the shelf. At the same time, the wailing voice of a woman is not high, but it is very sad, as if she is experiencing inhuman torture.


    "Er..." The girl named Daisy opened her mouth slightly. "What happened?"


    When the big hand turned the camera, Daisy immediately covered her mouth and said to herself, "Oh, my..."


    There is a picture of a girl lying on the grass, her face full of swelling, her hair dripping, and her face full of blood


    Although the picture is black and white, it''s still frightening, especially when the girl is only 13 or 14 years old. It''s a beautiful age of youth. Why does it look like this?


    The answer then appears. The big hand appears in the picture, clenching into a fist and falling. A gray figure appears, but the camera is not completely covered. The picture clearly shows the fist falling on the girl''s nose.


    Juice splashed, the girl''s head is like being hit by a car in general, suddenly backward, this shows the strength of the punch.


    Violence Chiguoguo''s violence! Jones Butler wrote it down in his book.


    "You are very proud, you think you are great..."


    A crazy man''s voice rang out, the gray body turned to the camera lens, "I like a girl of your age, I use all means to please you, but you do not accept my pursuit, this is the punishment!"Just a word, he confessed his identity and personality - abnormal, extreme and love. Pedophilia!


    His words are ferocious, but his face with glasses seems gentle and kind, forming a strange contrast in the picture.


    "The actor''s performance is good, make-up is also good..." Tony gusman chin, "director lens use is also excellent, express this kind of appearance and internal contrast, lens can''t have any mistakes."


    The fierce adult man and the miserable little girl, one to be punished, the other to beg, form a strong contrast, but also led to the conflict in the opening play.


    Watching the film, Daisy unconsciously stood in the little girl''s position, looking forward to the Savior coming down from the sky, saving the girl who was shrouded in death.


    However, a sharp wallpaper knife broke her fantasy. The man came up to the girl, grabbed her long hair, and put the blade on the white throat.


    ¡°please¡­¡­¡± The girl''s cry makes people can''t bear to continue to watch.


    The man makes a stroke of the knife, and the screen is black


    Murphy breathed out a breath, and the shot of cutting his throat in the back was cut off by him and Griffith during the fine cutting. Although it was a black-and-white shot, it was hard to say that MPAA would not give a NC-17 to such a scene.


    The screen lights up again, and the picture turns into color. It''s the same man who was sitting in front of the computer just now. The camera moves up step by step, and finally shows the screen in a close-up way, with an online chat on it.


    Seeing the chat record, Daisy couldn''t help mentioning that another girl was going to be killed?


    Jones Butler turned to Murphy, who obviously knew how to control the rhythm and motivate the viewer.

 Chapter 61

    "I mean, let''s meet."


    The content of the chat showed that the girl was taking the initiative. "My sister can take me to Milton cafe, give me an hour to take a bath, and see you at one o''clock."


    The girl took the initiative to invite Jeff. It seemed very unusual.


    Tony gusman raised his chin, his body slightly away from the back, and his pen unconsciously scrawled on the notebook, thinking, what is the girl going to do? Isn''t it that the little white rabbit came to the wolf''s mouth for nothing?


    "Another girl is going to suffer?" It''s hard for Daisy not to think so, but the chat content also gives her another revelation, "it seems that Jeff is completely following the girl''s rhythm."


    A black hand grabs the pen and writes on the notebook - opening play: seven points! After writing this, Jones Butler continued to follow the progress of the film.


    Joel Graham is a bit drowsy. Just from the beginning, he knows that this film is selling on the theme of violence and sensitivity. He is not very interested in such films. Most of the films he bought these years are purely literary films.


    Next to him, Beck larsente looks askew at the screen and also makes his own judgment. The opening play is not particularly brilliant, but it can produce a certain attraction to a specific audience group. Moreover, the two scenes are closely linked, so we can continue to watch them, instead of losing interest after watching them.


    The sound of music suddenly sounded, and each musical symbol sounded from the heart. The sound was moderate, and no symbols other than music could be heard. The pure color background covered the horizon. It was cool here, and the eyes were cool. The red back suddenly came into sight. The bright eyes woke up the softest side of everyone''s heart at the moment of looking back.


    The girl is not particularly beautiful, but her delicate baby face reflects innocence and loveliness. People can''t help but want to take care of her and remind her that the man coming behind her is a real wolf.


    Haley and Jeff met. They sat in the coffee shop and had a good conversation. It seemed that they were very speculative. The girl spoke very fast, with the child''s vision and expectation for the future. The man seemed polite, but he always echoed the girl''s words, which gave people a sense of special purpose.


    The camera is constantly switching between the two, gray and red constantly changing, Jones Butler can not help but faint smile, is really a very interesting director.


    "Good idea!" Tony gusman nodded in the back.


    Even Daisy, a pure fan, understood the hint of the shot, "isn''t that big gray wolf and Little Red Riding Hood?"


    Little Red Riding Hood finally wants to go home with the wolf, which makes Daisy sweat for her.


    At the end of the film, the audience has been told in very simple camera language whether the wolf ate little red riding hood or Little Red Riding Hood will defeat the wolf


    At the back of the screening hall, Tony gusman''s body has completely left the seat back. He intended to leave at the beginning of the movie, but now he wants to continue to watch because of the questions skillfully thrown out by the movie.


    "Every scene is connected, and every scene throws out questions at the right time. The questions are not obscure, but simple and clear, which can arouse people''s curiosity..."


    Here, Jones Butler drew an X on the previous seven points, and then wrote a new number - 7.5!


    While Daisy was still worried about little red riding hood, the next plot development surprised her. This meeting was a careful plan of the little girl, because she found out that the photographer had tortured and killed her good friend, and she was here for revenge. The fruit candy became a curse, and the little angel showed the face of the nemesis and took the medicine to put down the photographer.


    Seeing that Jeff was tied to the heavy chair like a broken sack, Daisy gave a good cry in her heart, but she didn''t think it was enough.


    Don''t mention her. Even her male partner was obviously relieved. Her eyes looking at the screen were full of expectation. What would Hayley do with Jeff?


    Suddenly someone stood up at the end. Tony gusman walked two rows forward and chose a better position.


    It''s very quiet in the movie hall. Everyone''s eyes are fixed on the big screen. Even bill Rossi, the agent, is no exception.


    Even after watching the second rough cut for three hours in the studio, he was moved by the tight rhythm and continuous conflicts.


    While Haley was fetching water for Jeff, Bill rosis took a peek at the three people beside him. In addition to Joel Graham''s lack of interest, Jones Butler and Beck lassent were concentrating on watching the film, especially the latter, who would write something in his notebook from time to time.


    Bill rosis looks back at Murphy. Maybe he should upgrade his potential level?


    On the screen, Haley takes off her red coat and reveals her black T-shirt. Little Red Riding Hood turns into an angel of revenge.


    The role has also changed 90 degrees. The baby face is still pretty and lovely, but her eyes are no longer naive, and her voice has become sharp. With her behavior, she is definitely a very hidden and violent loli.


    "Screw him!" Daisy called in her heart.The film doesn''t disappoint people either. Haley moves out the photo frames in Jeff''s studio and asks if these girls have been violated by him. Of course, Jeff denies it out loud, but the louder he denies it, the bigger his mouth will open. Haley can also spray chili water into his mouth mercilessly.


    Jeff''s tears and snot flow, but he can''t make people sympathize. If it''s just the photo frames of these girls, maybe some people will be disgusted with Haley''s way of doing things. But at the beginning of the film, his other image is erected. Now so many women''s photos are hanging in his studio, it''s hard not to think whether they have been violated.


    As long as we think of the cruel massacre at the beginning, everyone thinks that it''s nothing for Haley to treat Jeff like this, and it''s natural for Jeff to bear these.


    Even, they don''t think it''s enough.


    A large pile of girl''s photo frames were placed in front of her. Jeff didn''t admit that he had done anything wrong. Instead, he warned Haley that what she had done might violate the law. The little girl also showed her high intelligence and constantly attacked Jeff through words and psychology.


    Who is the girl actor? This is another aspect of Jones Butler''s attention.


    Even though the film is only one-third in progress, the actor who plays Haley has left a deep impression on her. At the beginning, she is naive and lovely, and at the end, she makes a fierce decision. The change is very natural. Her strong momentum not only overwhelms her opponent Jeff, but also makes her feel a little surprised.


    Even, Jones Butler unconsciously associated with colsten Dunst''s excellent performance in the death of a virgin.


    It''s not easy to watch the film. As Haley rummages around Jeff''s house, more and more evidence of crime appears.

 Chapter 62

    Er Recently busy headache, a day code word 5000 can''t guarantee, work what, the most troublesome, to point to recommend ticket what comfort.


    More albums were found by Haley from Jeff''s bedroom. Some of the girls on them were tied up, some were confused, some collapsed on the ground. Although they were only photos, they could also make people understand. These girls did not have the ability to resist when they were shooting, they could only let people do whatever they wanted.


    "Scum!" Daisy spat in a low voice.


    Everything shows that Jeff is not only a pedophile, but also a very dangerous one.


    Haley poured another glass of water into Jeff''s mouth, and the picture turned black again.


    When the screen lights up, Jeff lies on his back on his workbench, his lower body is not dressed, but covered with a large bag of ice at key positions.


    The little girl is going to castrate this pedophile!


    Daisy felt very happy, but the corner of her husband''s mouth jumped.


    At the end, I don''t know when, Tony gusman moved forward two rows. He thought the film was more and more interesting.


    Unlike other people, Jones Butler laughs. As a working woman, she has suffered some unfair treatment because of gender issues. When she sees Haley''s upcoming castration drama, she feels happy.


    Beck lassent is relatively calm because of his own relationship. He just looks at the play from a professional point of view.


    The director, Murphy Stanton, used a down shot here to make a close-up of Jeff''s tied hands. He moved the camera from top to bottom and scanned Jeff''s body until his lower body was covered with ice. He clearly explained Jeff''s state and foreshadowed the castration later.


    Moreover, when Jeff was lying on the metal table, the glare reflected light from the light on the metal table was just captured by the overhead shot, which also made people feel the terrible cold tone, indicating that something bad and frightening was going to happen.


    Then there is the dialogue between Haley and Jeff. The camera constantly switches between Haley and Jeff, and they all give close-up of their faces. This is a kind of psychological montage, which vividly shows the inner world of the characters, and makes the audience feel Haley''s calm and Jeff''s panic.


    The director''s 2-3 second shot change also speeds up the pace of the film and strengthens the psychological tension of the audience.


    This part has been shot against the light. The bright background contrasts with the dark of the characters, which sets off a sense of gloom and mystery. It''s easy to make people nervous about what''s going to happen.


    The director is unique in the use of photography, editing and lighting. He''s not the guy who''s been shooting all over Park City.


    When he saw this, Tony gusman looked quickly among the few audiences in the cinema, trying to find the location of the director. This guy who has never heard of his name is a very thoughtful director. As long as he can maintain his standard, he will not be unknown in time.


    This guy is quite experienced in the use of camera language, and he doesn''t look like a novice at all.


    When Jeff asked, "what is ice for?"


    The camera immediately shows Haley pulling back the curtain, and the picture becomes clear immediately, indicating that the answer is about to be revealed. Then the camera takes a close-up of Jeff''s face, and the light shines on his face. You can clearly see his twisted expression of tension and struggle. You can also realize that Jeff knows that something bad will happen to him, and switch to Jeff''s perspective. By pushing the camera, you can zoom in Xiaojing farewell range, let people and Jeff see the expression of Hayley Desser and bring a scalpel.


    The answer to the riddle is here, and this sense of synchronization can make people feel Jeff''s mood at this time.


    When Jeff knew that Haley was going to castrate him, he took another close-up of his face with panic expression. In contrast, Haley was sitting on the other side talking to him.


    The techniques used by the director are quite ingenious. To Tony gusman''s satisfaction, all the techniques are simple and easy to understand, which is very important, because the obscure lens is often a sharp tool to drive the audience away.


    There are only three kinds of shots in this section: a close-up of Haley''s face, a panoramic view of Haley and a long-range view of Jeff''s half body.


    It''s easy to read through the information transmitted by the camera that Haley completely takes the initiative and remains calm and confident, while Jeff is the weak side under control. What''s more interesting is that the background of Haley is blue wall when the camera appears, which is consistent with the hue of Haley''s surgical suit. When the camera appears, the background is red wall, and the director obviously skillfully uses cool color The blue tone reflects Haley''s calmness, and the warm red tone reflects Jeff''s nervousness and panic.


    These are very simple to say, but any director wants to do, must have considerable ability.


    There is no doubt that the ability of Murphy Stanton, a new director, far exceeds his psychological expectations.


    Tony gusman saw the director''s ability to control the rhythm with the short shot of frequent beating, and he nodded constantly with the subsequent long shot. The new director''s long shot narrative ability is also excellent.


    When Haley leaves for a short time, the picture returns to Jeff and becomes a long shot. The shot moves back and forth between the frantically struggling Jeff and the mobile phone on the coffee table, deeply expressing Jeff''s desire to escape.After Haili came back, Jeff told a story of memories. The whole memory used long lens again. The director showed Jeff who was telling the story of memories by shaking and moving the lens, and using close-up shot to highlight the sincerity and pity of Jeff. He wanted to impress Haili with his true feelings and make Haili let him go.


    But the camera then turns to the photo frame nearby, and the figures of girls appear one after another. From the side, it shows that Jeff is just sophistry, and his words can''t cover up what he has done.


    At the same time, the weird background music starts. Haley walks up to Jeff. Jeff stops shouting. His eyes are full of despair. Castration is about to begin.


    The voice in the hall became creepy. Jeff gasped, Haley breathed out, the knife slipped through the skin''s unique tear, something suddenly burst


    There is no direct picture of castration on the screen, but through these voices, it tells every audience clearly that an action to remove the source of Jeff''s evil is in progress.


    With the previous rendering, even if you don''t look at the picture and just hear these sounds, you can make the viewer feel extremely painful and cruel.


    Of course, it must be men who think so.


    For a female audience like Daisy, there is only one word in her heart.


    The little girl''s action of punishing Jeff was so cool! All bastard men should be punished like this!


    A stream of blood spewed out and splashed onto Haley''s surgical suit. The little girl showed a calm and asymmetrical age. She just put away the scalpel and said, "OK!"


    The music was immediately replaced by piano music, which made the audience feel relieved. It seems that castration has finally come to an end.

 Chapter 63

    Give more tickets to those who have tickets in hand.


    A mass of white bandages tightly wrapped around Jeff''s lower body. Because of the relationship between anesthetic and ice, he didn''t feel pain, but the knife dripping blood on the opposite side clearly told him and the people watching him that castration had been completed!


    Joel Graham, who was sleepy before, had already widened his eyes. Looking at the innocent and lovely little girl who threw away the blood gloves, he unconsciously clamped her legs and felt a chill between them, as if she was incontinent.


    "It''s also This is also... " He didn''t know what to say. After a long time, an idea appeared, "if all the girls in the world are like this Haley, what should men do in the future?"


    Seeing Haley castrate Jeff, most of the men in the hall subconsciously did the same action, clamping their legs, feeling whether the things below are still there.


    But women don''t think so.


    Jones Butler has already laughed. It''s better than eating an ice cream in summer!


    However, the pen in her hand did not stop, adding that the violence in the plot is interesting and pleasing, which is more suitable for female audiences.


    Bill rosis has seen the rough cut version for a long time, but that version is not as rough as the final film, which uses detailed shots, appropriate music and just right editing to set off the atmosphere. Now after watching it, he keeps nodding. I''m afraid that this scene alone can attract many people.


    In the same way, he also thinks that female audiences should like the film better, and even sums it up by himself: women watch dark cool, men watch egg pain!


    Tony gusman, for example, had already felt the egg ache. He stood up and felt that the thing in the middle of his leg was still there. He breathed a sigh of relief. Then he stepped forward with his legs and went to Murphy''s row. He found an empty seat and sat down.


    It seems that the climax of the film has come to an end, but what Tony gusman sees is that Haley is tired and relaxed because of castration. Jeff''s eyes turn around and finally fall on the bleeding scalpel, and after the previous struggle, his rope seems to be broken It''s loose.


    Although Jeff was castrated, he also had some egg pains, but he saw that the story was not over, especially so many girls'' photo frames were piled there. Even if only some of them were victims, one of Jeff''s organs could not wash away his sin.


    Because of the gender relationship, castration can really make men feel sympathy, but it will not completely change their perception of Jeff.


    Murphy also noticed this. She kept turning her head, especially when she saw several men showing their teeth. She knew that she had ignored some things, such as the feelings of the male audience.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that in the land of North America, many adult men have more or less Lolita plot, and this film is doomed not to please them.


    With a slight shake of his head, Murphy doesn''t think about it any more. He''s just an ordinary person. Even after careful consideration before planning, he can''t do everything.


    While Haili is taking a bath, Jeff breaks free from the rope. He first goes to get his mobile phone, but instead of calling the police, he grabs the bleeding scalpel and staggers to find Haili.


    In fact, it''s clear that when he was bound, he went through the process of total denial, shirking responsibility, admitting paedophilia but not murder, etc. but his words, in front of the pile of large-scale photos, seemed to have no credibility.


    Instead of calling the police, Jeff chose the scalpel and asked several viewers to nod their heads. If he called the police, he must have something wrong with his head, which would lead to problems in the film.


    As long as Hayley is killed, all problems will be solved; if the police are recruited, he may face a more serious situation.


    If Jeff is not injured, it''s easy for an adult man to deal with loli like Haili, even if there is a gap in intelligence quotient. However, a person who has just been castrated, even if he doesn''t feel pain for a while, will be greatly reduced.


    Without too much suspense, Jeff was subdued by Haley again and tied to the original chair again.


    At this point, Jeff still doesn''t admit his crime. After a psychological attack, Haley makes another big search, and finally finds a dark space under the living room floor, which is full of video tapes taken by the camera.


    Each video has a corresponding name on it. Haley looks back and forth, and finally finds her goal. She turns on the TV and video player, and the scene at the beginning of the film appears on TV.


    She pulled out of the video and put in the plates behind it. The contents were different, but they were all pictures of Jeff molesting or rough treating girls.


    Seeing this, the audience''s heart automatically sentenced Jeff to death, and Haley also sentenced Jeff to death.


    The guy couldn''t deny it any more. Seeing Haley take the rope out of her backpack, he began to plead for her life.


    However, Haley''s last weakness has dissipated in front of the crime, and the audience''s sympathy for castration has disappeared.Haley, who had been speaking very fast before, was silent for a moment. All that reverberated in the theater was Jeff''s pleading. Daisy looked at him with tears and tears, and felt disgusted.


    "Kill him!" She cried from the bottom of her heart.


    After watching so many movies, Jones Butler has never wanted a character to die like this. It''s still the worst way.


    Although there is no ending yet, Tony gusman turned his notebook to the specially marked page, quickly wrote the line "fruit candy" in the column of intention to buy, and marked it with three stars.


    It''s a level worth buying in his judgment of five stars.


    Don''t mention the people who thought the movie was interesting from the beginning. Even Joel Graham, who watched the movie carefully when Jeff was charmed, was staring at the screen with his eyes wide open.


    Jeff is still pitifully pleading. Haley has made up her mind. She puts one end of the rope around Jeff''s neck, throws the other end over the strong looking chandelier on the ceiling, and then moves all the picture frames behind the chairs, one by one tied to the end of the rope.


    A picture frame, a girl, has a limited weight but a large number. More and more picture frames are tied to the rope by Haley. The rope is gradually tightened through the chandelier, and Jeff at the other end can only stand on tiptoe.


    ¡°please¡­¡­¡± He''s still begging.


    But after a whole film, no one will sympathize with him.


    There were more and more picture frames tied to the rope. Jeff''s face was red, like a fish out of the water, breathing with his mouth wide open.


    Haley said her last words and tied the opening girl''s photo frame to the rope. In front of her, Jeff kept kicking, but because he was tied, he couldn''t use any strength. The glasses that covered his real face had already fallen to the ground, revealing a pair of eyes with only white eyes


    Haley packed everything, put on her red coat and backpack, strode out of the room, looked back for the last time, put on her red hood and walked away without looking back.

 Chapter 64

    Please recommend ticket!


    The light on the ceiling of the theater lights up again. Less than 20 audiences stand up and clap their palms. Applause often appears in the film festival. It''s just a polite response from the audience. Murphy can''t tell what it means when listening to the applause.


    Maybe only the clappers know what they really think of the film.


    Daisy is clapping hard. She likes the setting of modern Little Red Riding Hood''s counterattack against big gray wolf in the film. Little Red Riding Hood kills big gray wolf and loli makes loli control something. It looks really cool and cool.


    Her boyfriend has only one idea, cherish life, away from Lori!


    He has seen many movies about Lori. This fruit candy is definitely the most fierce. It has the evil of Lolita, the calm and calm of iris and the fierce of Matilda. It is more intelligent and resourceful. It is a combination of all kinds of dangers. Those explicit and implicit Lori control, in the face of this kind of sugar, the fruit candy in the surface arsenic, We can only hope for our own happiness.


    Not far behind them, Jones Butler didn''t clap. Instead, he seized the last moment to record more information of the film while his memory was still clear, which would become part of the basis for later judgment.


    Violent, bloody, sensitive, controversial, simple, nervous, thrilling She first wrote down these key words, and then she wrote down her comments on the film below.


    "An open house, an iron hard table and chair, a few monochrome walls, a large section of dialogue, simple but compact plot, but create a suspense repeatedly thriller plot."


    "Fruit candy has many elements of popular movie success: online love, crime, murder, revenge, suspense, reasoning, stratagem, intelligence, thriller, paedophilia, psychoanalysis and so on. The director of the film is a good storyteller with sensitive themes but good command of control. At the same time, he is also a master of creating tension and making comprehensive use of film techniques ¡£¡±


    After thinking about it for a moment, she wrote, "plot description: the underage girl has an online dating with the teacher, the girl goes to the appointment, the two fight for wisdom, the girl sees through the trick, fans the photographer, finds out the murder evidence, and takes revenge, the photographer uses psychological tactics to seek relief, the girl castrates the photographer, the photographer breaks away from chasing the girl, the girl breaks through the psychological defense line of the photographer and is hanged, Justice is done. "


    In the end, Jones Butler added, "the plot is smooth, one link to the other. Recommended attention level: priority


    Next to him, Beck lassent, from Castle stone company, although he has no record, his head is running at a high speed. He is also a professional film viewer and buyer. He has his own judgment on the film.


    If the full score is 10, he will give the film a passing score of six. This is not a score for the film, but a score for the market potential.


    Starting from his own feelings, Beck lassent judges that the heroine will be rejected by a considerable number of male audiences. I''m afraid that many male audiences will not like the girl and feel cold after watching the film.


    Women may enjoy it and praise it, but Beck lassent believes that there are also compassionate women who do not agree with the heroine''s approach and prefer the male audience, while the male audience should not turn to the female camp.


    In this way, the audience of the film is limited, and its market is doomed not to be broad. It must be a minority film.


    As a buyer, Beck lassent''s first concern is the market, and the market prospect is his only criterion for judging films.


    After "the witch Blair", everyone wants to follow the example of Lion Gate and get a big bargain back from the Saint Denis Film Festival. Beck lassent is more rational and knows that the miracle comes from a large investment in marketing operation, rather than the natural birth of the film. The market audience of this "fruit candy" is here, and it has no large-scale operation value.


    According to this standard, the film''s market potential can only be said to fail, but some of its selling points can not be ignored.


    First of all, violence against violence is a very suitable behavior for the audience, which can at least make a considerable audience enjoy it; second, little red riding hood is naive and lovely, and so cool, with brain, acting skills and acting skills, even the eyes can act; third, in addition to the last blow, the burden can also shake down in the fight room, which is absolutely a low-cost production model Fourth, the editing is crisp, the music rhythm is compact, and the director tells a simple and sensitive story in a tense and interesting way


    At that time, after watching the sound clips, Bill had never been impressed by the rough effect of each movie before, but he was not impressed by the rough effect of each movie All kinds of sounds.


    The voice over of the dialogue between the male and female protagonists; the disco with a sudden stop; the friction of ice in the ice bag; the subtle sound of a scalpel cutting the skin; the painful gasp of the photographer; the broken sound of a glass bottle


    All of these are perfectly and accurately integrated into the sound effect by Murphy Stanton, a rookie, to mobilize his hearing, strengthen the performance of the characters'' psychology, and enhance the shocking power of the film.After less than ten seconds, the small applause gradually went out.


    Watching the screen return to the dark, Murphy''s heartstrings become tense unconsciously. The first screening in his life is over. It''s about the future, and it doesn''t let him see through the chaos ahead.


    Murphy stood up, shaking his hands where no one else could pay attention. Although he had experienced the cruel life of prison, he was still a young man when he was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. No matter how good he was, he was a little nervous.


    Especially when seeing several professional film watchers, Murphy took a long breath, which didn''t let the shaking on the hand infect other parts of the body.


    He almost put all his wealth on the film, which is also the beginning of a series of plans. If he fails, it''s not as simple as starting from scratch. How can he not care?


    "Is our film over?" Paul Wilson next to him is a bit dazed.


    The audience has begun to leave one after another, and those professional film watchers finally stand up. Murphy stabilizes his mind and reminds Paul Wilson, "if you feel lost, you can go outside and cry."


    This kind of scene is really different from what Paul Wilson expected. There was no long-term applause, no fans flocking to congratulate, and no audience infected by the film wanted to sign


    The screening of "fruit candy" is over, the audience is out, and they are still ignored.

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    "Well done, Murphy."


    Bill rosis came over first, smiling, "better than I expected."


    "Thank you." Murphy returned with a polite smile.


    Behind bill rosis is Joel Graham. He just looks at Murphy, but he doesn''t say anything. Murphy reaches out and politely says, "thank you for coming to see my film."


    Joel Graham nodded to this side, gave him a soft grip on his hand, turned and walked down the aisle towards the exit of the screening hall.


    Needless to say, Murphy can see that this one is not interested in the fruit candy.


    Jones Butler, a black woman, came over and said hello to bill rosis. Then she gave Murphy a smile. "It''s a great movie."


    Murphy gave her outstretched hand a firm shake. "Thank you. I''m honored by your compliment."


    Compared with these two men, Beck lassent, who finally came over, was more casual. He waved to bill rosis and Murphy, "can we talk while we walk?"


    "Of course." Murphy makes a gesture of invitation, leads the way, and catches up with Joel Graham and Jones Butler, who are walking in front. They are walking outside the cinema under the guidance of Paul Wilson. He timely invites them to say, "I''ve made a reservation at the Fiero restaurant. Do you have a time?"


    "I''m sorry," Jones Butler began. "I''ve got to get out."


    Joel Graham also shook his head and refused.


    The party then walked out of the cinema. The car called by bill rosis was waiting here. After Paul Wilson opened the door, Jones Butler and Joel Graham got on the car quickly. It seemed that they were really going to catch up.


    After this period of adjustment, Murphy completely recovers calm, and it''s normal for him to be rejected. Compared with the buyers of these distribution companies, he is really a humble little guy.


    Beck lassent walked slowly from the back, but instead of getting on the bus, he stopped in front of Murphy. "Director Stanton, your film is very interesting, but the audience is a problem..."


    He was looking at Murphy''s face, eyes gradually down, "I am very optimistic about this film, but considering the audience, we must be careful."


    The eyes were burning, and Murphy felt uncomfortable, but could not say anything.


    Beck - lassent''s eyes finally stopped on his strong chest, the conversation suddenly changed, "dinner is free, I know there is a bar three streets away, if you are interested, we can have a drink."


    He raised his eyes and looked at Murphy, as if waiting for an appropriate answer.


    On the new side, Murphy may not understand the meaning, but now where will not understand.


    Without any hesitation, he shook his head and refused, making up a casual reason, "I''m sorry, I''m sober."


    "Unfortunately..." Beck - lassent is not entangled, turned on the car, "goodbye."


    Looking at the far away car, Murphy has a calm face. At least two of the three professional film watchers will no longer pay attention to "fruit candy".


    He didn''t expect that he would attract a peep of glass when he said anything. He has no opinion of his comrades, but he lacks any interest in basic science.


    It''s true that in Hollywood, following some underlying rules of the game, the road will be smoother, but that doesn''t mean he has to sell himself.


    Standing here alone, Murphy turned to look back. On the steps of the theater, Paul Wilson and bill rosis were standing there, probably not hearing Beck lassent''s words, with some curiosity on their faces.


    Not far behind them, there was a middle-aged man looking at them. When he came out, he was standing here.


    The screening of "fruit candy" is over, some of which are colder than Murphy''s prediction. In the fantasy, countless distribution companies are crying and fighting for it. It''s just Jones Butler and Beck lassent who rationally express their interest. The latter may also give up the film because of his refusal.


    Shaking his head, Murphy sighed. The road to Hollywood is much harder than he thought.


    But no matter how hard the road is, he can''t scare him or stop his determination to climb up. He must break his own world in this extremely complicated circle.


    Now is just the beginning!


    Turning around, Murphy strode back to the door of the cinema. Just as he stepped up the steps, the middle-aged man behind bill rosis and Paul Wilson suddenly came up to him.


    "Hello..." The middle-aged man said politely, "I want to ask, are you the director of hard candy?"


    "Yes," Murphy looked at him, as if he had seen him in the cinema before, vaguely remembering that he had changed seats several times, from the last row to his, and asked, "who are you, please?"


    "My name is Tony gusman." Speaking, the middle-aged man stretched out his right hand, "from the Fox Searchlight."Murphy reached for his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. gusman. Nice to meet you."


    This is his sincere words. The other party is obviously a professional film viewer and buyer. He didn''t accept the invitation. After watching the film, he came to him on his own initiative, which shows that he is at least interested in fruit candy.


    "Hello, Mr. gusman." On the other side of the bill - rosis took the initiative to come over and introduce himself, "bill - rosis, Murphy''s agent, from CAA."


    Hearing the name behind, Tony gusman gave bill Rossi a serious look and shook hands with him.


    I have to say that the name of CAA is really loud enough.


    "Two..." Tony gusman directly asked the question in his heart, "who is the producer or investor of the film?"


    "The film was made by my Stanton studio." Murphy knows what he''s asking for. "It''s all my personal investment, and it''s all in Stanton studio''s hands."


    Tony gusman nodded. "Well, director Stanton, I''m a little interested in this film, and I may need to show my colleagues later."


    "No problem." Murphy took out his business card and handed it to him


    After taking the card, Tony gusman put it away and gave Murphy a card of his own. This time, his goal has been achieved and he will not stay.


    "I''m going to another show." He said, "I hope we have a chance to cooperate."


    Murphy shook hands with him and said, "I also hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Fox Searchlight."


    Seeing off Tony gusman, Murphy doesn''t plan to stay any longer. He seals up the film with Paul Wilson and returns to the hotel. The next morning, he receives a call from Bill rosis. Jones Butler wants to show several other people fruit candy again.

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    In the conference room of the hotel, all the windows are covered by black curtains, and no light can be transmitted. On the broad wall at the front of the conference room, there is a small screen. Murphy sits behind the projector opposite the screen and controls the screening of "fruit candy" himself.


    In front of him, Bill rosis sat with Jones Butler and her three colleagues, watching the film attentively.


    In this commercial society, every transaction involving a large amount of money is relatively cautious, and Hollywood is no exception. Instead of rushing to make a move, Jones Butler brought several other professional viewers of Miramax to evaluate the film.


    Murphy specially rented this conference room. Fortunately, it''s during the film festival, and things like this often happen. Most hotels are prepared. As long as they pay enough, the venue and projection equipment are not a problem.


    When Haley hanged Jeff and left, Murphy didn''t continue to play the subtitles, turned off the projector, and Paul Wilson, who was sitting near the door, turned on the light for the first time, and the conference room returned to light.


    After packing the copies, Murphy goes to the window and opens the curtains. The sealed conference room reconnects with the outside world.


    "Jones..." Just as Bill rosis was about to speak, Jones Butler raised his hand and interrupted him. "Can we discuss it alone?"


    "No problem." Murphy went over and motioned to bill rosis, "let''s go out first."


    Whether they can impress each other or not, the most important thing is the film. As long as these people think that "fruit candy" has a certain market prospect, the two sides can enter the substantive negotiation stage. Otherwise, it is useless to say more.


    Miramax pictures is a commercial company, not a charity.


    Leaving the conference room, Murphy and the three were waiting in the corridor outside.


    "Jones Butler brought one of Miramax''s film watching groups here," bill rosis said. "It means that they are very interested in fruit candy, and we are likely to conclude the deal."


    As long as the deal is concluded, according to the brokerage contract between him and Murphy, he can also get a commission from it. The production cost of the film is 300000 US dollars. If Miramax''s offer is not lower than this figure, the Commission will be at least five figures.


    Hollywood''s top brokers can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year, but they are at the top of the pyramid. Entertainment brokers like him, who make up the bottom of the pyramid, don''t even earn 100000 dollars a year. Five figures are also a lot of money.


    Of course, Murphy knows the motivation of bill rosis. In this world, such idealists as Paul Wilson are rare. If you want a fast mixing entertainment agent to work for you, you must let him see the benefits.


    Outside the conference room, Murphy''s three men formed a small circle to discuss possible preliminary negotiations.


    In the conference room, Jones Butler and three other people also formed a circle to exchange their views on the film.


    "It has a certain commercial value."


    The first one to speak was a man with short chestnut hair, "but the audience is narrow. Even in B-rated movies, it''s a minority type."


    His view was supported by another, "I think so, too. The most attractive thing about this film is that the underage girl kills a pedophile. It''s a good gimmick. In a certain audience group, it will attract a group of people. "


    "The film has a certain value."


    The man who finally opened his mouth helped his glasses. "I think the director''s handling is very good. The lens language, light and color are very comfortable for people to see, especially photography. Instead of using the popular hand-held photography of B-level films, the lens no longer shakes. From this point alone, it meets the demand of the current market."


    Closing his notebook, Jones Butler looked at the three. "So we''re in agreement."


    "One more thing." The eyeglasses man reminded, "Jones, Moore''s words are very reasonable. This film can only be a minority among the minority. You must lower the buyout price."


    "I know." Jones Butler nodded. "Don''t forget, I don''t have the right to make decisions if the price is high."


    When the Murphy three returned to the conference room, the long conference table that had been put on one side had been moved back to the middle. Jones Butler sat in a row on the left. He followed bill rosis and sat on the right side of the conference table.


    Jones Butler didn''t look at Bill rosis. Her eyes were almost all on Murphy. Maybe it was her subconscious neglect of little people. Until now, she found out that the other person''s age was so young.


    No more than 23 years old! She has formed her own judgment that even if such a young man has amazing talent, he will be extremely lack of social experience. In addition, she has learned that he can put all his wealth into the production of a film, which should be some idealism.


    Such people are not difficult to deal with Thinking of this, she looked at Bill rosis, who was an old fox.However, Jones Butler doesn''t pay much attention to bill rosis. He comes from CAA. Yes, he is one of the agents at the bottom of CAA.


    More importantly, Miramax, where she works, is a well-known independent film distributor in the industry. Facing these novice directors, producers and small film studios, she naturally has an absolute advantage.


    It''s her rule to get the best works at the lowest price.


    Jones Butler''s eyes turn back to Murphy''s body. Maybe Miramax can release his film publicly, and such idealists will be overjoyed?


    Murphy seems very quiet, and the negotiation status between the two sides is totally unequal. If his film wants to show its value and recover its investment, it needs distributors, but "fruit candy" is not a necessity for Miramax.


    He knows something about the company founded by the Weinstein brothers. It often searches the world for suitable low-cost independent films, packages them after buying them, shows them in theaters, or directly promotes the video market.


    Although she thinks that the production of hard candy is beyond her expectations, Murphy knows very well that throughout the Saint Denis Film Festival, films of this standard can be seen everywhere, and it''s probably not difficult to find a few.


    Murphy thinks most about how to fight for the best interests for himself under the strong position of Miramax.


    Looking at the people in the opposite row, Murphy knows that Jones Butler is in charge. He doesn''t despise him because he is black. Instead, he pays more attention to him. Everyone knows that the exclusion of people of color in the film industry is very serious, and the black people who can get out of the status are definitely not simple goods.

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    "Director Stanton," said Jones Butler, opening his notebook and holding a pen in his right hand, "Miramax and I are very interested in your" fruit candy "and intend to promote it to the cinema market."


    Hearing this, Murphy''s heart inevitably flashed a glimmer of joy. After working hard for so long, he finally saw the dawn.


    He just showed surprise, "thank you! It''s my pleasure. "


    Murphy''s attitude is just in line with Jones Butler''s expectation. She added, "I attach great importance to this cooperation with Stanton studio, but we need to talk about the specific way."


    Bill rosis interjected, "we have plenty of time to talk."


    He also hopes that this cooperation can be achieved.


    "The way?" Murphy can roughly guess the meaning of the other side''s words, but he still asks with doubts, "isn''t Miramax the publisher of hard candy?"


    Although he knows it''s unrealistic, he still has some illusions in his heart. Miramax just becomes the distributor of the film, and then signs a distribution contract with Stanton studio, so that Stanton studio can get a share of the box office and other copyright revenue in the future.


    Even more, Murphy is repressed in the deepest part of his heart.


    "Miramax, of course, will release the fruit candy." Jones Butler, with his pen in his right hand, took the initiative. "If we own all the rights to this film," he said


    Murphy frowned. "Are you going to buy out the movie?"


    Bill - rosis surprised to see Murphy, this is not the most normal situation?


    "Can we work together in other ways?" Murphy said tentatively.


    Jones Butler made a please sign. "You can come up with it. As long as it''s reasonable and beneficial to both of us, we can consider it."


    It was a high sounding remark, as if she was very considerate of Murphy and Stanton studio.


    Although I know that those ideas are unrealistic, how can Murphy give up if he doesn''t try, in case the other party''s head is flooded and agrees?


    Even if he didn''t agree, he didn''t lose anything.


    He thought for a while and said slowly, "Stanton studio signed a distribution contract with Miramax..."


    Murphy was still thinking about the next wording, and Jones Butler took his words, "and then, like the mainstream commercial film distribution in Hollywood, Miramax takes a percentage of the box office and copyright revenue as the distribution fee?"


    Without waiting for Murphy to respond, Bill rosis looked at him with a little surprise. How could it be?


    After half a second''s silence, Murphy nodded her head.


    "It''s impossible." Jones Butler shook his head without hesitation. "Buying out the copyright is the premise of our cooperation."


    What she said was firm, and there was obviously no room for compromise.


    Murphy has not given up. He is in an absolute weak position in the negotiation. Yes, he still has to fight for the best interests for himself.


    "It''s OK to buy out and cooperate." Murphy continued to talk about his unreliable ideas, "but Miramax needs to sign an agreement with Stanton studio. We both need to discuss a suitable number. If the North American box office of" fruit candy "exceeds this number, as a director, I have the right to enjoy the share of tickets and rooms."


    "We can pay you a share of the box office." Jones Butler seems really silly, but the following words show that she is sober enough, "the number set by the director''s Union."


    According to the agreement signed between the directors'' Union and the producers'' union representing major Hollywood companies, directors who are members of the union can get the box office and videotape share of the films they direct. This is the explicit rule of the game.


    Of course, the proportion of agreements is also very low.


    "I''m not a member of the actors guild."


    On hearing this, Jones Butler shrugged, "we can only say sorry."


    Murphy frowned.


    Jones Butler looked at him and shook his head. The young director''s idea was too naive.


    She decided to break each other''s illusions. "Director Stanton, the plan you said will not be accepted by any distribution company. I want to remind you that hard candy is a niche independent film, not a mainstream commercial production with tens of millions of dollars


    Of course, Murphy knows that when he says those words, he wants to see if he can exploit the loopholes. If the other party''s head is washed by the flood, he will surely make more profits.


    Now it seems that to be able to sit on the opposite side of the table and lead the negotiation, Jones Butler''s head is not flooded at all.


    "Your movie won''t cost more than $300000 at most." Jones Butler did not stop, but seized the advantage to continue to pursue, "Miramax to the cinema market, we do not say anything else, before the release of certain publicity, and print copies, only these expenses will exceed 300000 dollars! What are you going to do to ensure that Miramax gets back the investment? Do you have a complete plan? Why should we believe your plan? Do you have any successful cases in the past? "She looked at Murphy and said word for word, "if all the publicity expenses are borne by Stanton studio, we can allow you to participate in the box office and other revenue sharing, or sign a distribution contract with Stanton studio."


    If a director without any qualifications wants to sign a share agreement or a distribution contract for mainstream commercial films with such a low-cost film, does he regard Miramax as a charity? Or do you think they all have problems?


    After listening to these words, Murphy sighed in his heart. Jones Butler is not an idiot and has not made a brain damaged decision. His unrealistic ideas should end here.


    Fortunately, that silk was broken, he also decided to return to a more practical route.


    As for all the publicity expenses to be borne by Stanton studio, Murphy has no problem in his head and can''t accept it in any case.


    "There''s no point in continuing like this." Jones - Butler timely pressure, "our negotiations can be concluded."


    It doesn''t feel good to be regarded as a fool. Does she look like such an idiot?


    "Hey, Jones," bill rosis said quickly, "Murphy just put forward some ideas. If you have different opinions, we can talk about them slowly."


    Jones Butler did not really want to terminate the negotiation. Once again, he stressed that "Miramax''s buying out the copyright of hard candy is the premise of our negotiation!"


    When she looked at Murphy, she could not help feeling that the young director did not know the superiority of heaven and earth. "If you don''t agree, there is no need to talk about anything else."


    It''s true that she is optimistic about the market prospect of hard candy, but she is far from catching up with such an independent film, and this kind of film has no such value.

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    Naive, naive, no social experience


    These labels were inevitably thrown on Murphy by Jones Butler.


    Bill - rosis is surprised to see Murphy, the impression of Murphy mature and rational, has far more than their peers of social experience, how can say such unreliable words?


    With his hands crossed on the table, Murphy returned to reality. "I agree with your preconditions."


    There is no suitable distribution channel, which means that the film has no value, and the money he invested can not be recovered.


    Jones Butler curved his mouth and said directly, "it''s a wise decision."


    She threw the pen on the notebook in front of her and raised her hand to Murphy, showing her four fingers. "Four hundred thousand dollars, if you agree, we can sign a formal agreement tomorrow."


    Four hundred thousand dollars? Only $100000 more than your own investment? Of course Murphy won''t agree.


    Three hundred thousand dollars is just the cost of shooting and making a film. It takes money for him and Paul Wilson to come by plane, for the expenses of the film festival, for the copies of the exhibition, and for renting this conference room. All of these can be summed up in the total cost. In addition, the total cost of "fruit candy" has exceeded three hundred thousand dollars.


    Murphy was lucky more than once that he didn''t put all the money into it at the beginning. Otherwise, let alone attend the Saint Denis Film Festival, I''m afraid he would be ready to go drinking again.


    Looking at the high Jones Butler, Murphy did not hide, "it''s impossible, your bid is too low."


    What Jones Butler offered was a trial price, and then he made a gesture of invitation, "director Stanton, what kind of price do you think is reasonable?"


    The index finger of the right hand gently touched the knuckle of the left hand. Murphy showed a modest smile. The lion said, "three million dollars!"


    ¡°what£¿¡± The man with glasses on Jones'' left exclaimed, "you''re not negotiating, you''re robbing!"


    Murphy shrugged, quite different from the naive ideas that the negotiations started with. "Miss Butler, let me say a reasonable number. I think three million dollars is a good fit."


    Jones Butler frowned at Murphy and thought he was different.


    "What I need is a sincere price!" She added.


    Murphy opened his hand. "Miss Butler, I also need a sincere price."


    It''s widely used all over the world.


    Four hundred thousand dollars is not the bottom line for Jones Butler. She waited for a while and said slowly, "five hundred thousand dollars!"


    In fact, after watching the show, she made a certain estimate. The audience of the film is limited. Even the most optimistic estimate is that the ticket revenue in North American Theaters is in the level of one million dollars, and even less will eventually fall into Miramax''s hands.


    However, Miramax is the top independent film distribution company in the industry, and its films have never been good at box office. Even the films of Quentin tastino, as a signboard, are not so amazing at the box office.


    The revenue from videotapes and other copyrights is the main source of Miramax''s profits.


    "I don''t feel your sincerity." Murphy shook his head and volunteered, "I can''t accept such a price."


    Is this the same naive guy? Jones Butler felt that the opposite side seemed to be a different person, and the other side seemed to have taken the initiative in negotiation from her.


    Backed by Miramax and facing a new director, how could Jones Butler be suppressed.


    Her tone began to get tough. "Miramax doesn''t lack such a small project, but director Stanton, without Miramax, your film may always be squeezed in your hand. Do you want to see your work never meet the audience? Do you want to see that the invested funds can not be recovered for a long time, and finally become waste paper? "


    This directly points to the crux of Murphy. After all, he needs the issuing company, which may not need him.


    Film distribution is never a simple matter, and it is not easy to pull up a Distribution Department and talk to the cinema. Otherwise, the distribution company will not become a high-end presence in the film industry chain.


    "Two million dollars!" Murphy''s face was calm and didn''t seem to hear what Jones Butler said.


    "600000 dollars!" Jones Butler made a modest concession. "That''s twice your cost!"


    Murphy shook his head. "Well, I''ll show my utmost sincerity. My bottom line is $1.5 million..."


    Jones Butler still shook his head. "I''m sorry."


    Six hundred thousand dollars is her highest authority.


    She stood up, slowly closed the notebook, and slowly put away the pen, as if ready to leave.


    Murphy sat there calmly, without opening his mouth, without stopping him, and with no intention of retaining Jones Butler."What do you think?" Bill rossis came up to him and whispered in his ear, "600000 dollars is a lot!"


    According to his agreement with Murphy, if Stanton studio finally reaches an agreement with the company he introduces, it can take 5% commission.


    Thirty thousand dollars is a big number for him.


    Murphy slowly stood up and reached out to the opposite side. "I''m sorry, we can''t reach an agreement."


    Jones Butler put away his notebook and shook it in his hand. "Your price is too high."


    With that, she shook her head again. It was a pity that the deal could not be reached.


    "If you can consider my price..."


    The offer of more than 600000 US dollars is beyond Jones Butler''s authority. This is only the first negotiation. She did not completely block the way of subsequent negotiation. "You can call me."


    Murphy also won''t block this road. "I still hope to cooperate with Miramax. The existence of your company is the gospel of the independent film industry."


    Jones Butler took another look at Murphy, feeling that he was getting a little confused.


    This is just the first negotiation. It''s normal for the negotiation to break down. Murphy and Jones Butler left the conference room without saying any more.


    Bill rosis, somewhat dissatisfied with the breakdown of the negotiation, went back to Murphy''s room and warned, "your price is too high for Miramax to accept."


    Murphy shook his head. "Their offer is too low for me to accept."


    "You need a distribution company!" Solemnly remind them, "this will scare bill away."


    "We can find other partners." Murphy took out a business card from his pocket. "You can call the Fox Searchlight guy and invite him to come here to watch the film."


    Bill rosis frowned.


    Murphy did not see the general, took the phone, dial the number on the business card.

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    "Sorry,"


    took out his cell phone and looked at it. Tony gusman said to several people in the room, "I''ll take the phone."


    With that, he walked out of the living room of the hotel suite, went to the balcony of a bedroom, pressed the answer button, "Hello, this is Tony gusman from Fox Searchlight."


    A strange voice came from the receiver. After the other party said a few words, Tony gusman frowned, recalled a little, looked over the living room and said politely, "I''m sorry, director Stanton. I may not be free these days. I have a project to follow up."


    He remembers the young director and the interesting film. At that time, he specially exchanged contact information. He originally planned to continue to inspect the film, but later, when he watched the film, he met a more favorite object. Moreover, Fox Searchlight also attached great importance to it and needed to follow up immediately.


    Politely refusing the invitation, Tony gusman politely hangs up.


    With this new project in front of him, he has little interest in new works like "fruit candy". In the living room, there are senior executives from ark entertainment company. The project they are talking about is Todd field''s new work "unexpected edge".


    If you don''t say that Tom Wilkinson is the leading actor of the film, you can''t compare the two directors. Murphy Stanton is anonymous, and Todd field''s last work ghost invasion grossed $90 million in North America


    Tony gusman knows the choice between the two.


    He has decided to give up hard candy, which he thought was good, and prepare to win edge of accident.


    On the airport of Saint Denis Film Festival, a fat man arrived late and ordered the driver to rush to the hotel immediately after he got off the plane. A group of professional film watchers and buyers of the company were waiting for him there.


    Forty minutes later, Harvey Weinstein was sitting in the conference room of the hotel, looking through the list of films and materials submitted by many employees of Miramax. Most of them were films that had been popular in the media and the circle recently, such as "lullaby at night", "hallucination of death" and other famous projects. There was no surprise.


    "That''s all?" He frowned and looked at more than a dozen employees below. His voice gradually rose, "how do you do things? It''s almost a week since the festival started. Are you staring at them? How many distribution companies are watching them? How much will it cost to take them? "


    Although Miramax was acquired by Disney, Harvey Weinstein''s operation style is completely different from that of Disney. He still takes the route of operating independent films at a low cost.


    The silence in the conference room showed the fat man''s prestige in the company.


    "Do you have any promising projects?" Harvey Weinstein asked again.


    It''s still quiet. Projects like "Blair the witch" don''t come across in every Saint Denis Film Festival.


    Harvey Weinstein slapped down the table and made a loud bang. It seemed that he let off his anger. He didn''t look at the people and waved his hand casually. "Let''s go out."


    Everyone rushed to leave, but Jones Butler stayed.


    Harvey Weinstein saw her. "What''s the matter with you?"


    Jones butler went over and put a piece of information in his hand in front of Harvey Weinstein. "This is a film produced by a small company called Stanton studio, which is recommended by bill rosis of CAA. Moore and I went to see it and thought it had certain market potential."


    Listening to her, Harvey Weinstein put aside his work for a while, opened up the data, looked up a moment later, and said, "did you give it priority?"


    "Yes." Jones Butler stood on his right hand. "I guess the production cost of the film is about $200000 to $300000. I predicted with the marketing department that it would be a million dollar project."


    Harvey Weinstein for Jones butler or more assured, asked, "got the project?"


    "No..." Jones Butler actually said, "we just had the first negotiation. There is a gap between our offer and the other party''s offer."


    After reading all the materials, Harvey Weinstein had a little interest. "Call them and I''ll see the film tomorrow."


    Murphy never thought that when he saw Jones Butler again, the other side brought Harvey Weinstein, the actual controller of Miramax, not to mention him. Even bill rosis, in front of Harvey Weinstein, who is such a big player in the circle, is also a nobody.


    Besides, Harvey Weinstein didn''t pay attention to the two of them. Apart from a polite greeting, he didn''t say much from the beginning to the end. He just patiently watched Murphy''s another screening of "fruit candy" in the conference room.


    After the screening, Harvey Weinstein said the second sentence to Jones Butler. The voice was not very loud. Murphy heard it vaguely."Continue the negotiations."


    After leaving this sentence, Harvey Weinstein left the conference room directly.


    In fact, it''s not hard to imagine that Harvey Weinstein, who has always been in love with independent films, will be very busy when he comes to the Saint Denis Film Festival, which is the main independent film festival. Even if Murphy thinks highly of himself, he also knows that Harvey Weinstein won''t take himself and small productions like fruit candy into consideration.


    According to his conjecture, this fat man is only responsible for the business of the company, and the nearly one million dollar transaction can not be easily concluded.


    Every business and project in this circle is far from as casual as the outside world thinks.


    After that, Murphy and Jones Butler began a seesaw negotiation. There was a huge gap between 600000 US dollars and 1.5 million US dollars. The difficulty of negotiation between the two sides can be imagined. Fortunately, both Murphy and Jones Butler knew that if the transaction was to be completed, they had to make some compromises.


    As for such unreliable things as the distribution contract and sharing agreement of mainstream commercial films, Murphy never mentioned them. The cooperation between the two sides will only be carried out by buying out the copyright. His energy is mainly focused on working for Stanton as much as possible, which is to strive for more selling out funds.


    He can''t always make a project like fruit candy, otherwise he will have to stay at the bottom of Hollywood and need more money to complete his plan next.


    Like 90% of Hollywood directors, Murphy''s plan is to start with independent small production, accumulate certain funds and experience, and gradually move towards mainstream movies.


    After three days and five rounds of negotiations, Murphy and Jones Butler finally reached an agreement.

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    "Happy cooperation!"


    "Happy cooperation!"


    In the conference room of the hotel, Murphy exchanged the contract with Jones Butler, took a film copy of "fruit candy" from Paul Wilson, and gave it to Jones Butler symbolically. This film has nothing to do with him except that it will mark the production of Stanton studio and Murphy Stanton, director, screenwriter and producer.


    The relevant personnel of the Organizing Committee of the film festival nearby did justice to the transaction.


    After several rounds of seesaw negotiations, Murphy chose to sell out the copyright and traded "fruit candy" to Miramax pictures.


    As soon as possible, the director reminded Butler that the original contract had not been signed


    Murphy certainly won''t renege in front of Miramax. "When I get back to Los Angeles, I''ll give the film to your company''s personnel as soon as possible."


    Jones Butler smiles, wags his head at the back, signals the entourage to pack up, reaches out his hand and shakes Murphy, "you can call me when you make the next movie."


    Murphy returned with a polite smile, "I will."


    In this transaction, he successfully got on the line with Miramax. As long as the market performance of "fruit candy" is not bad, there will be the possibility of cooperation between the two sides again.


    In addition to selling out the copyright fee, this can be said to be another big gain for him.


    Seeing off Jones Butler and his party, Murphy breathed a sigh of relief. Although those illusions in his heart were proved to be childish illusions at last, it can be said that the purpose of his trip can be achieved by selling the copyright of "fruit candy". More importantly, he has the funds to start his next plan.


    One million dollars, which is the final transaction price of both sides, also let Murphy temporarily into the ranks of millionaires.


    In just over half a year, he has changed from a destitute person who has just been in prison to a person with a small fortune. I have to say that he is also very lucky.


    Even if all the expenses of "fruit candy" are included, the total cost is only more than 300000 US dollars. In a few months, the investment of 300000 US dollars will double to one million US dollars. Murphy is not dissatisfied.


    Back at the hotel, Murphy packed and prepared to return to Los Angeles, but there were still some things to deal with before leaving.


    He and bill rosis first went to the office of the Organizing Committee of the festival to deal with the follow-up of "fruit candy". Because the film participated in the exhibition of the festival and was sold, it needed to pay a 3% commission, that is, 30000 US dollars.


    In addition, Miramax was dragged by bill rossis through the network. According to the previous agreement, he can get a 5% commission.


    Although the money could be deferred, Murphy drew it out so that he had less than a million dollars left.


    In addition, Murphy is also going to give Paul Wilson a bonus, which will not be high, that is, about $2000 to $3000. He likes this diligent and discerning intern very much. If he wants him to continue to serve himself, he can''t just work without paying.


    After that, he and Paul Wilson flew back to Los Angeles.


    After leaving Los Angeles International Airport, Murphy called a taxi to take Paul Wilson back to school, and then went to Robert''s office, a lawyer. Now it''s very close to the tax season. Although he hates the abominable tax bureau, he also needs to know enough, such as what money can be saved and how to avoid tax reasonably.


    The transaction of fruit candy is carried out in the name of Stanton studio, which is registered in Delaware with lower taxes. According to Robert, there are also a series of preferential measures such as investment tax credit, which even most Americans can''t figure out, let alone Murphy, who is an outsider, and is simply handed over to lawyers and accountants.


    It wasn''t until late in the evening that Murphy returned to the house in the Latin community, closed the door, threw away her luggage, and collapsed directly in the old sofa. After this period of busyness, especially mental tension, she felt that her bones were about to fall apart.


    However, thinking of the figures on the company account, he involuntarily raised his mouth, clenched his fist and waved it twice.


    Murphy has never been so successful in the other side of the Pacific Ocean or in the United States. He feels that the chaos of the road ahead is gradually dispersing, and seems to be able to see the bright future.


    He took the key first step, which was a success and laid a solid foundation for the following plans.


    The road has come out step by step.


    Unlike her calmness in front of others, Murphy, who is hiding at home, no longer suppresses the excitement hidden in her heart. She turns on her mobile phone and orders takeout at a relatively high-end Chinese restaurant nearby. She also orders a bottle of wine.


    He never told anyone that he was under great pressure from the beginning of preparation. After all, if the project fails, all the gains made by bill road and Kobe Bryant will become useless. It''s hard to say that he can have such good luck in the future.With his character, pressure will not be poured out to others, excitement will not be shared with outsiders.


    In the dark night, Murphy sat by the window, tasting the wine alone. In the dilapidated community outside, people would pass by from time to time, and the shabby house could not stop the noise.


    Listening to these voices, Murphy sat here quietly. The excitement just dissipated gradually. Her face was calm again, but her eyebrows were slightly locked. No one shared the joy of success. This feeling was not very good.


    He couldn''t have shown that in front of Paul Wilson and bill Rossi.


    After drinking a glass of wine, Murphy takes out his mobile phone and dials Rose''s number. The cold mechanical "user has turned off" sound rings in the receiver.


    Put down the mobile phone, Murphy can''t help shaking his head. In Los Angeles, he can only stay here alone, in this dilapidated, chaotic, crime filled Latin community.


    Maybe it''s time for another house? Murphy came up with this idea unconsciously.


    I don''t feel good living in downtown Los Angeles. I have a lot of money now. Limited to the next plan, I still need a lot of money. It''s not wise to buy a suitable house. It''s OK to rent in a relatively good location.


    And Stanton studio can''t stay in the slum all the time. It also needs to have its own office. It can''t be put in the place of Milton Cafe every interview, can it?


    Besides, his crew was afraid of old Lynch last time, and it''s estimated that the other party won''t support him as much as before.


    Murphy, who has always been an activist, immediately called Robert and asked if he knew a real estate agent.

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    The sun has just climbed on the horizon, but it has not yet illuminated the dark Latin community. A van turns out of the T-junction and rushes into the narrow community road. In the glare of countless people, it finally stops in front of a dilapidated building.


    The man on the co pilot picked up his mobile phone, dialed a number and said in a loud voice, "boss, the car has arrived. You can get off."


    This phone call seems to be a prelude to the opening ceremony. The originally quiet building was boiling in an instant, and a large man came out of the building carrying a packed box.


    Finally came out a Latin man with a lot of tattoos on his hand. He loudly reminded me, "you bastards, please pay attention to it. Handle it with care. The box is full of artworks!"


    "Boss..." A bald black man went to the back door of the truck, handed the box to another man on it, turned back and pulled out a smile, "you just put your heart in your stomach, can this little thing still embarrass us?"


    The sun rose from a small building behind the truck, and the ten thousand rays of light fell on the Negro''s head, reflecting a little bit of starlight. The Negro showed a smile, and his teeth looked very white. "Boss, I didn''t expect that you really knew the boss of the film company. Tell Mr. Stanton when we can show ourselves in the film."


    Murphy just walked out of the building with a briefcase. "Next month, if you like."


    Hearing this, the black man was stunned. Murphy went up to Ross and said, "but there''s no salary, no lines, and it''s going to be broken up."


    There was a roar of laughter, and the black man felt his head embarrassed.


    There are many people and great strength. The few boxes will be moved soon. The truck starts slowly and drives out of the Latin community towards Murphy''s new house.


    It''s almost a week since I returned to Los Angeles. Apart from completely completing the deal with Miramax pictures, Murphy spent most of his time looking at the house with the real estate agent introduced by Robert. He had a lot of demands. The house should be used for both office work and temporary residence, and the price should not be too expensive. It took a while to look for it. Only yesterday did he sign a formal lease Contract.


    This house is located on the border of Santa Monica and West Hollywood. It is an independent two-story building on the outside of the valley. The first floor area is about 150 square meters. There are two independent bedrooms with toilets and a study on the second floor, which fully meets Murphy''s requirements.


    Located in a relatively good road, the house area is not small, and the rent is certainly not cheap. Murphy has to pay US $5500 a month, which still depends on Robert''s face.


    Another thing that appeals to Murphy is that the house used to be the office of a small company. This company just moved to the office building not long ago, and many old desks, chairs and equipment were left behind. Originally, they were to be disposed of as waste products, and Murphy bought them at an extremely low price.


    The truck passed through West Hollywood, passed through the green area of Santa Monica, and went west along the road full of palm trees. Finally, it stopped in front of the independent house. Murphy''s Ford also followed. He stopped the car, said hello to rose who was driving another car, and waved his hands to unload it.


    Pushing open the iron gate and through less than 30 feet of slate Road, Murphy went up the high steps, took out the key, opened the door, waved to the back, and took the lead in.


    Through the porch, there is a huge living room, but there is no sofa and other furniture in the living room. Instead, it is occupied by more than a dozen desks with partitions. These are all office equipment collected by Murphy, which seems to be a little old. However, before moving, he asked the house management company to clean it, which looks neat and orderly.


    "This way..."


    He went to the staircase leading to the second floor of the living room and opened a door. It was an underground storage room almost the size of the living room.


    Except for a few useful things such as notebooks, they may not be used in a short time or even in the future.


    These things can be put into the storage room first, and then he will sort them out slowly.


    There are many people and great strength. The move was completed quickly. Murphy took them to a nearby restaurant. Anyway, as the host, they had to manage the food.


    Last night, rose called him back and listened to Murphy''s talk about moving. He specially brought these people over.


    In the restaurant, other people sit together to enjoy the barbecue, and Murphy and rose sit in a card seat alone, eating and chatting.


    "So..."


    Hearing Murphy talk about his experience at the Saint Denis Film Festival, rose looked up in surprise. "You invested more than 300000 dollars in films and sold one million dollars in the end?"


    "Yes," Murphy said vaguely, chewing the delicious barbecue, "you should be able to see the movie in the cinema before long."


    The volume of this film is small. Miramax film will not invest too much resources. After a simple publicity, it will push it into the cinema market, and later it will push it into the TV and video channels.


    "The profit is so high?" Rose frowned, and his scarred face looked thoughtful. "The input-output ratio is amazing."Murphy swallowed the food in his mouth. "I''m just lucky. If I''m not lucky, these three hundred thousand dollars may become waste paper."


    "No, no," Rose put down his knife and fork, raised his finger and shook it. "If one time is luck, so many times together, it can''t be explained by luck."


    Since I met Murphy in prison, he has done so many unexpected things that Ross can''t count.


    Murphy smiles, suddenly changes the subject and shouts to several people at the other table, "when my film is on, I''ll invite you to go to the cinema."


    There was another laugh. The bald black man, obviously an activist, asked in a loud voice, "can I have some beautiful actresses with me? Don''t they say there are so many beautiful girls in Hollywood? "


    Raising one hand, Murphy raised a high middle finger over there.


    The sound of laughter rang out again.


    Murphy shook his head, turned his head, and saw that rose was still thinking.


    "Will you continue to make movies?" Rose looked at him and asked, "really?"


    "Didn''t I tell you?" Murphy took a sip from her glass and changed her tone. "My future is in Hollywood."


    Instead of teasing, Ross solemnly asked, "is there a new film plan?"


    "There are some ideas." Murphy has always regarded him as his best friend, and he does not hide, "still sorting out, waiting for a while."


    With a slight nod, rose said without warning, "I can invest in your new movie."


    Murphy was surprised. He didn''t expect rose to have such an idea.

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    Murphy was silent, as if thinking about the meaning of Rose''s words.


    Rose coughed when he saw that Murphy was silent. He said, "I have a lot of free money in my hand."


    "So."


    Hearing this, Murphy already understood Rose''s intention, laughed and politely refused, "I''m not short of money for the time being. When I''m short of money, I''ll call you."


    He sighed at the bottom of his heart. At the moment of his words, even his hands and feet were chilly. Many things in the world are always so helpless. Will the environment change and the relationship between people change?


    He didn''t know whether Rose''s idea was temporary or before he came, but he had to refuse, even if it might lead to the fact that they could never be the same as they were in prison.


    After another look at Murphy, rose nodded, saying nothing more and dealing with the barbecue on the table.


    Murphy did not speak, calm face can not see the inner waves, just concentrate on enjoying the dinner.


    This kind of thing can''t start at all. Once there is a start, it will fall into a dead circle.


    Rose quickly finished eating, stood up and said, "I have something else to do. I''ll go first."


    After that, he waved to the people on the other table, and Murphy took them out of the restaurant.


    Watching Rose''s car go away, Murphy goes back to the restaurant to settle the bill, and then goes in the opposite direction. Along the way, he frowns tightly. From the day he leaves the prison and chooses his career, he and rose go on two different paths.


    Rose has helped him a lot. It seems that he should also help Ross. If it''s something else, Murphy will not hesitate to agree. But the consequences of this kind of thing are quite serious. In particular, others may be watched by the Los Angeles police. Once they are investigated, they may go to prison again.


    To be honest, he didn''t expect rose to make such a request. Money laundering has gone beyond the boundary of helping friends.


    Turning to see where rose left off, Murphy sighed, picked up his pocket and walked steadfastly forward.


    In the next few days, Murphy packed up the rental house, and Stanton studio had a formal office, but he was once again the only employee after the break-up of hard candy.


    Fortunately, Paul Wilson will graduate in the summer. In the next few months, he will focus on internship. After hearing that Murphy is preparing for a new project, he has indicated that he will continue to work for Stanton studio.


    After recruitment, Murphy is not in a hurry. After the house is cleaned up, she hides in her study at home to prepare for the new film project.


    One of them is watching videos. He rents a large number of horror movies from a nearby video chain store. He plans to watch at least three movies a day, and then writes the right script based on the main plot in his memory.


    The new work, like hard candy, will be a large-scale cut.


    Stanton studio''s account of nearly a million dollars, even in Los Angeles, is a huge sum of money, it seems a lot, but it is still a drop in the bucket for making movies.


    Small investment movies can only be the only choice.


    In February of 2001, schools in North America began to open one after another, and some people also found them.


    "I''m back!"


    Hearing the doorbell, Murphy went downstairs and opened the door. Outside stood a blonde girl. "You''re not happy to see me!"


    Murphy rubbed his stiff face, quickly stepped out of the door, called Kerry Mulligan in, and said, "I''m so tired these days. I''m not in a good mood."


    "Still watching horror movies?" Asked the concerned Murray Carey.


    During the phone calls these days, Murphy mentioned this to her.


    Murphy leads the way out of the hallway and comes to the living room. "I''ve seen too much and I feel like vomiting."


    I''ve seen too many American plasma tablets. It''s not good at all.


    "I told you..." Kerry Mulligan looked at the partition desk in the living room and left his bag on it. "Don''t get too tired. Be careful of headache again."


    "It''s a mess here," Murphy said, walking up the stairs. "Let''s go upstairs."


    Kerry Mulligan followed Murphy into the study on the second floor. After entering the study, he turned off the TV and video player, and then opened the window facing south. A gust of fresh wind blew in, and the sense of suffocation in the study dissipated a lot.


    "Sit down." Murphy pointed to the chair in front of the desk and reached behind it. "Tea?"


    "No," Kerry Mulligan said curiously, "I''m not thirsty."


    "You..." Murphy poured himself a cup of tea and looked across at Kerry Mulligan. "It seems different."


    The baby face was still innocent and lovely, her short blond hair was neatly combed, and she looked the same as Kerry Mulligan, but Murphy always felt that something had changed.Kerry Mulligan said, "because I''ve been in hell for a month!"


    "The great Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan hired me an English etiquette teacher," she said sarcastically, with resentment in her eyes


    Murphy nodded sympathetically. It was horrible to think about this kind of thing.


    "I''ve been tortured by her for a whole month!" Kerry Mulligan put up a finger and said with a little frenzy, "it''s a miracle that I can survive without dying."


    Looking at Murphy, her crazy expression instantly dissipated, shaking her head and said, "if I can''t talk to you on the phone, I can''t get through it."


    Murphy took a sip from her teacup, feeling better and comforting, "it''s all over now."


    "Well..." Kerry Mulligan nodded, took off his hairpin and threw it on the table. "I don''t want to go back to London anymore."


    Thinking of the Mulligan couple in London, Murphy secretly shakes her head. They are rigid and stubborn. They don''t know how to communicate with their daughter.


    Kerry Mulligan raised his voice slightly when he saw that Murphy was silent. "I''m telling you the truth, not kidding you."


    "I''ll be 16 by may, and I''ll be able to drop out," she said


    "Drop out?" Murphy looked at her curiously.


    "Yes, that''s dropping out." Kerry Mulligan stood up and said very seriously, "school, parents, homework It''s all binding me. I''m fed up with it. I''m going to drop out of school. I''m going to be a real actor. "


    She blinked her big smart eyes and said pitifully, "you''ll support me, won''t you, Murphy?"


    Murphy laughed, seemingly serious, but casually replied, "I will always support you."


    "Great!" Kerry Mulligan jumped straight out of his chair and yelled, "I''m going to Hollywood with you! I''ll be the best actor and you''ll be the greatest director


    She jumped over and took Murphy''s hand. "Come on, let''s get out."


    Murphy didn''t know what she was going to do. She stood up slowly.


    Kerry Mulligan took him downstairs and said, "let''s go to the movies together. I''ve been waiting for a long time to see me on the big screen."


    When she said this, Murphy remembered that she was isolated from the world these days, forgetting that "fruit candy" had been pushed into the cinema by Miramax after a simple promotion.

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    Because of his concentration on the new project, Murphy forgot that his first film had been shown in the cinema. On the way to the cinema, he made a special phone call to Jones Butler to learn something about it.


    Miramax previously carried out a certain promotion of "fruit hard candy". In addition to putting posters and commercials in some cinemas, he also broadcast TV advertisements on two public TV stations in the late hours.


    Miramax is very restrained in the promotion of "fruit candy", and her investment can be described as meticulous. After all, the cost of the film is here, and it is impossible to invest too much in the promotion, otherwise she will lose money.


    The car drove to a relatively remote cinema in Santa Monica. As soon as it entered the parking lot, Kerry Mulligan complained, "are you a director? I didn''t know my movie was on last Friday


    Watching Murphy Park, her baby face was full of indignation. "I wanted to see it in London, but I didn''t see it there."


    "All right, honey." Murphy asked her to get out of the car. "I''m preparing for a new movie."


    Kerry Mulligan closed the copilot''s door and turned to stare at Murphy, "new movie? What is it? "


    "The secret." Murphy locked his car and headed west to the cinema. When Kerry Mulligan caught up and shook his arm, he said, "wait a while, and you''ll see the script."


    Kerry Mulligan immediately grinned.


    As soon as they walked into the theater, Kerry Mulligan pointed to the poster board in front of them and said, "look, Murphy, our poster."


    Right in front of the corner, the poster of Miramax''s "fruit candy" is posted there, with a little girl in a red hood standing in front, and photographers in gray clothes behind her eyeing her.


    "I''ll get the tickets."


    In the past, Murphy bought two tickets, and they entered the screening hall. Although "fruit candy" is R-rated, it''s not difficult for Kerry Mulligan to enter the screening hall with Murphy. Moreover, it''s not uncommon for minors in North American cinemas to enter the R-rated cinema.


    "There are so few people." Kerry Mulligan kept looking around. "The seats are empty."


    It''s a small studio that can accommodate hundreds of people, including Murphy and Kerry Mulligan, and it looks like less than 15 people.


    "It''s normal." "Don''t forget today, Monday," Murphy reminded


    How can this kind of niche film have a large audience.


    In fact, on the phone, Jones Butler mentioned some relevant screening data to him. "Fruit candy" has entered the North American cinema since last Friday. Miramax contacted ten cinemas to order the film, and got $36538 on Friday. The situation on Saturday and Sunday was slightly better, and the box office accumulation of the first weekend exceeded $100000 Off.


    In this way, the box office of "fruit hard candy" in its first week''s demand exceeded $10000, and it also won the opportunity to expand the screening.


    It has to be said that Miramax is really good at releasing independent films. From this Monday, the number of North American Theaters of "fruit candy" has increased to 160.


    When the film begins to show, Kerry Mulligan is completely quiet, and the whole person is involved in the film. When Haley comes back for the first time, Murphy sees her eyes turn red, two lines of tears flow down, and the whole person seems to be shaking.


    When the dream comes true, it''s hard to be excited.


    Murphy understood the feeling, reached out and patted Kerry Mulligan on the arm. Kerry Mulligan turned his head, wiped away the tears from his face, tried to squeeze a smile on him, and then bowed his head and pressed it on his shoulder.


    They look at each other and smile, then turn back to the film.


    Soon, Kerry Mulligan''s mouth cracked to the end of his ears.


    Because the audience is relatively small, most people are concentrated in the middle row, some whispered comments inevitably spread here.


    "The girl did a good job."


    "She''s so beautiful, so cute, so cool!"


    "I like this girl, as well as her red clothes and canvas shoes."


    Later, there were people talking about her performance.


    "The little girl''s acting is terrific."


    Listen to this, Kerry Mulligan feels more floating than drinking Chivas with Murphy.


    Although there are some voices in the middle who think the film is too much, almost all the voices in the hall are praising Kerry Mulligan''s performance.


    And Murphy also thinks that Kerry Mulligan is very good. Her almost natural performance covers up her own shortcomings. Compared with the former Allen page, her appearance gets too many bonus points.


    The audience is often very facial.


    In the end, Little Red Riding Hood''s anti killing of the wolf caused another burst of exclamation. Women are dark and cool, while men''s eggs hurt


    At the end of the screening, more than a dozen audiences walked out of the theater one after another, and Murphy and Kerry Mulligan fell behind."Did I perform well?" Kerry Mulligan couldn''t wait to ask.


    Murphy nodded. "It''s good..."


    Kerry Mulligan, with a hint of disappointment on his face, shook his body and grunted, "isn''t that good?"


    "Honey, you need to hear me out." Murphy shook his head and went on. Kerry Mulligan followed him, and he said, "you''re better than James Franco."


    Kerry Mulligan pointed his chin hard. "I''ll do better in the future."


    After Murphy, she walked out of the movie hall and toward the front hall. When she passed the billboard, she looked around for a while. The little red riding hood on it was so eye-catching.


    The only thing that made her feel sorry was that the audience was really small just now.


    If the audience is full and everyone is full of praise for her performance, what a wonderful feeling it would be.


    Thinking of all this, Kerry Mulligan followed Murphy out of the studio, looked up at the dazzling sunshine, and suddenly a question with doubts sounded on the right.


    "Excuse me..." A brown haired girl, about twenty years old, looked at her and asked, "you Are you Haley


    "Haley?" Kerry Mulligan was stunned.


    Murphy also heard the question, turned to remind, "Haley in the movie."


    Kerry Mulligan suddenly realized, at the same time, his eyes were bent with laughter, and politely extended a small hand, "Hello, I''m Kerry Mulligan."


    When the brown haired girl shook her hand, Kerry Mulligan said, "I played Haley in the hard candy."


    The brown haired girl was surprised. "Is it really you? You did a great jo

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    After signing her name on her notebook and watching the brown haired girl walk away, Kerry Mulligan never felt better than she is now. This feeling is not only intoxicating, but also addictive. She wants to have one more time.


    "It''s a pity that the fans of this era are not very interested in Directors..."


    Murphy said in his heart, patted Kerry Mulligan on the shoulder and walked toward the car.


    To tell you the truth, he also wants to be recognized by the fans. The other side pleasantly asks for autograph, and then looks at himself with adoration and regards him as a God.


    Just like many people think of James Cameron.


    Now we can only think about this kind of thing. Hard candy, a small cost independent film, can''t produce such great power.


    First, send Kerry Mulligan to Julian firos, and Murphy goes back home to watch the plasma horror film and prepare for the new film project.


    The only difference is that in his spare time, he often contacted Jones Butler to get the first-hand data of "fruit hard candy".


    From this Monday, "fruit candy" has expanded to 160 theaters in North America. For a film that costs 300000 dollars to produce and doesn''t have a large amount of publicity and marketing, the number of theaters is already very good.


    Even if Miramax''s ability to continue to expand the screening, there is only one way, "fruit hard candy" can get excellent box office results this week.


    But "fruit candy" is destined to be just a niche film. Even if Murphy changes it to a more B-class film, it will not change the nature of niche.


    In fact, the attendance rate that Murphy and Kerry Mulligan see is a profile of the attendance rate of hard candy.


    No one can expect such a film to have a huge attendance and a box office of more than ten million dollars a week. Even the director Murphy has never thought of it like this. He is not so low-level and naive, and he has no basic knowledge of the film.


    On Monday, the double number of theaters of "fruit hard candy" did not show a drastic momentum in the box office. It took nearly $40000 in 160 theaters across the United States. On Tuesday, it was a traditional discount day in North America, with a slight rise in the box office and a daily output of nearly $45000


    As of this Friday, "fruit candy" has received $210000 from North America in five days.


    With a little more than $100000 last weekend, the total box office in North America reached $330000, exceeding the cost line of Murphy''s production.


    The weekend is the prime time for the cinema market. In the three days of the second weekend, fruit candy received another $320000, and the total box office successfully exceeded the $600000 mark.


    However, after the expansion of the film, the box office of a single museum is only about 2000 US dollars, which can only be said to be relatively average. Hard candy is unlikely to get the chance of large-scale screening.


    Under the operation of Miramax, the film still appeared in more cinemas. In the third week, the number of cinemas rose slightly to 180.


    The box office trend of "fruit hard candy" remained relatively stable, with us $160000 in five working days and another US $250000 in the last three days of the week. The box office in North America gradually approached us $1 million.


    However, the two-week stable screening has basically consumed most of the potential audience. From the beginning of the new week, the box office of "fruit candy" has plummeted, even falling below $10000 a day, and only less than $50000 in five working days.


    With the coming of a new weekend, the number of theaters of "fruit hard candy" will inevitably be cut off. Only less than 100 theaters are left to show, and the box office trend also continues to decline. It got $60000 in three days over the weekend, obviously entering the late stage of the show.


    In North America, a blockbuster movie can be shown for more than half a year, but it is often a mainstream commercial blockbuster or award-winning blockbuster. If a blockbuster movie wants to fight a long-term battle and maintain a certain attendance rate, it can only be said that it is daydreaming.


    After four weekend screenings, "fruit candy" grossed more than $1 million in North America, reaching Miramax''s cost line.


    Of course, Miramax can''t get so much box office share, and it''s far from cost recovery.


    After seeing a large number of horror films, Murphy has started to write a new script outline. In the middle, he also went to Miramax film''s office in Burbank and left an e-mail for Jones Butler, so that the other party can send him the related news of "fruit candy" at the first time.


    Jones Butler''s attitude towards him is much better than before, and the reason is very simple. Hard candy has reached Miramax''s expected goal of $1 million in North American box office, and there is still some room for growth.


    The number of North American Theaters of fruit hard candy continued to decline, and soon dropped to 80. Naturally, the box office in North America also declined, and $70000 was the output in the new seven days.By the time Murphy finished the first draft of the play, the number of North American Theaters of "fruit candy" had dropped to less than 30, and the box office output per day was less than $2000.


    However, as Jones butler told him, the film''s North American box office has exceeded Miramax''s expectation of $1 million, becoming a more than expected work.


    In the middle of March, Murphy was still revising the script. After seven weeks of screening, hard candy was finally released from the North American cinema, and the North American box office figure finally stopped at $1.48 million.


    Although we don''t know what kind of box office sharing agreement Miramax signed with the cinema, after deducting all kinds of messy expenses, Murphy thinks that the final box office share that the distributor can get will not exceed 750000 dollars.


    In this way, Miramax undoubtedly made a loss.


    However, the box office in North America is only a part of the revenue. There are not only overseas projection copyrights, but also video and television copyrights if they operate properly.


    According to Murphy''s information, Miramax sold the overseas screening rights of "fruit candy" to some overseas distribution companies, and got more than $1 million.


    In addition, there must be some videos. Let alone making a profit, it''s not very difficult for Miramax to make a profit of one million dollars.


    Through the fruit candy, Murphy is also more aware of the fact that the distribution company is at the top of the Hollywood food chain.


    Although these have little to do with him, with the screening of "fruit candy", Murphy also has practical benefits. He has reached the entry standard of writers'' Union, directors'' Union and photographers'' Union. In one day, he went to three unions to register and became an organized person.


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 Chapter 75

    Recommended ticket! Recommended ticket! Say important things three times


    After officially joining the trade union, Murphy''s main energy has shifted to the preparation of the new film, and the script needs to be further revised, especially according to the funds he can actually invest. Like last time, he can''t spend all his 900000 dollars on this project.


    The operation of Stanton studio needs funds. Although there are no employees now, at least a telephone operator and cleaner should be recruited in the back. If there are suitable candidates, there should also be a financial staff. All these need money.


    Moreover, a series of additional expenses after the production of "fruit candy" also tells Murphy that it is extremely stupid to spend all the money on the production of a film. Apart from other things, he also needs money to maintain his normal life.


    He had a strange experience, but he was not a saint who didn''t eat, drink, drive or need gas.


    Murphy plans to invest between $800000 and $900000, depending on the situation.


    He has no ability to make a plasma horror film with 300000 US dollars. He still has enough confidence in the money. After all, the US dollar is constantly depreciating, and the purchasing power of the US dollar is quite different from that of the previous few years.


    With the opening of schools in North America, Paul Wilson returned to Stanton studio after his spring break. Different from his last free internship, he has been recognized by Murphy to a certain extent and offered him a weekly salary of $400.


    After the completion of the new project, some bonus will be paid according to the situation.


    Paul Wilson''s work enthusiasm is also higher. After all, ideals can become the driving force, but money is the basis of survival.


    Murphy attached so much importance to Paul Wilson because he introduced several students to Stanton studio for internship. When the crew was set up, they could be free interns.


    These are all good things.


    "It''s just the two of us now."


    Said dodo, who is now one of the men in charge of the 13 St. Murphy''s studio in front of the house


    Paul Wilson is not dissatisfied with the fact that he has not graduated yet, has a lot of salary to get, can witness the establishment and development of a film company, and can actually participate in film production and accumulate experience. He even feels that he is a lucky man. Among the students of the same term of the Film Academy of USC, he is one of the few who has really participated in the film production that can be officially released in the cinema It''s the people who do it.


    He is one step ahead of the others.


    Looking at the director who is younger than himself and thinking that he can become a millionaire in his early twenties, as well as the feature films entering the cinema, Paul Wilson was full of admiration in his eyes. "Don''t worry, boss, I have some experience too. Just leave me the chores."


    He didn''t think he would do worse than Jessica chastan''s intern.


    Murphy patted him on the arm. "We''re business partners. Don''t be so outspoken. Call me Murphy."


    Paul Wilson nodded his head hard. It''s really nice to be appreciated.


    Obviously, Murphy is trying to win people''s hearts. Stanton studio is just on the road and needs some talents. He also wants to hire people with outstanding ability and rich experience like Carla Firth, but the reality does not allow him. He can only find his own way.


    After looking at the letter "Stanton film studio" on the metal plate, Murphy pushes open the iron door and walks into the small building. There are still more than a dozen desks in the empty living room. Different from the past, in front of the desk closest to the entrance, there is a Latin woman in her thirties.


    This is the front desk cleaner and telephone operator Murphy just recruited.


    "Hello, Mr. Stanton." She said hello to Murphy.


    Murphy nodded and asked, "Rosa, is anyone calling?"


    The woman named Rosa immediately picked up a form and handed it to Murphy. On it were the contact information and basic information of the two people.


    "These two people want to apply for the financial position of the company." She said, "I have an appointment for tomorrow morning."


    "Well." Murphy looks at it and returns the form to her. Rosa Rodriguez returns to her desk and sits heavily on the chair. The chair creaks and seems to fall apart at any time.


    Paul Wilson on the other side couldn''t bear to look at the poor chair. He was pressed on it by a woman who was nearly six feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds. He really sympathized with the miserable chair.


    He doubted that the chair would last for a few days.


    These days, Murphy has been used to it. Instead of looking at the creaking chairs, she turns and walks upstairs.


    The most important reason why he can hire such a Latino is that he is willing to take a salary for three jobs. Of course, with her appearance, education and ability, she can hardly find a better job.


    Back in the study, Murphy continued to revise the script. During the break, she thought about the project plan.Originally, after the first draft of the script was revised, he planned to contact Miramax with Jones Butler to see if they could reach an early cooperation and reduce the pressure on Stanton studio.


    After careful consideration, he chose to give up. Although he became a member of the writers'' Union, he had already filed the script for the new project in the writers'' Union, the Hollywood film company always had no integrity, and the new project was very simple. If he was imitated, he could not cry.


    With the strength of Miramax, if the other side doesn''t have integrity, I''m afraid he''s still in preparation, so they can complete the shooting.


    Murphy never expected the writers'' Union to put on record to solve the problem of copyright or imitation, which is also impossible. North American copyright law is indeed complete, but movies with similar main content emerge in an endless stream, such as "the clash of heaven and earth" and Michael Bay''s "the end of the world", "the fall of the White Palace" and "shocking crisis", which can''t be explained by coincidence.


    The new project is far from comparable to these films, but at least there should be some precautions. With his current fame and strength, Miramax can''t really do anything.


    Even if he finally goes to court, this kind of lawsuit will drag on for one or two years. How can he accept it?


    The writers'' Union''s filing is just an insurance, not a guarantee that the copyright will not be infringed. Murphy is not naive enough to think that if the script has been prepared by the writers'' Union, everything will be safe.


    In terms of script, he will also break down the role script and scenario script. Like other Hollywood drama groups, most people will not see the full version of the script.


    There is also the shooting plan. According to the tradition of North America, autumn is the most suitable time for the release of horror films. In September every year, a large number of horror films come to theaters, and countless fans of horror films flock to them.


    But Murphy said nothing would make the film appear in September.

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    This year is 2001. If the new film can enter the cinema like "fruit candy", isn''t it going to be released in September? Let''s not say anything else. At that time, the psychological endurance of the United States would be at the lowest level. How many people would like to watch such a bloody and cruel film?


    If possible, Murphy wants to finish it as soon as possible, and then find a suitable distributor to get into the cinema before August.


    Noon arrived soon. After lunch in the studio, I told Paul Wilson that Murphy would go out and drive the Ford to meet the person he had made an appointment with.


    The meeting took place in a cafe in Century City. It was about two o''clock. Murphy arrived a little early and waited about half an hour. Nick klebert, who had met before, arrived.


    "Hello, Nick." Murphy''s tone was so familiar that he couldn''t see that they had met for the second time. "We''ve met again."


    Sitting opposite him is a middle-aged man in his thirties, the propman introduced by Carla Firth, who failed to reach an agreement last time because of his salary.


    "Hello, director Stanton." He nodded to Murphy.


    "I''m working on a new project," they''ve already talked on the phone, and Murphy doesn''t beat around the bush. "I need an experienced prop artist."


    Props and makeup artists are very important to the new project. Makeup artists will continue to use Jack Watson. There is no suitable person for props.


    Nick klebert is Murphy''s first choice for the time being. He has been in the industry for more than ten years and has been involved in many films, including second-line production with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars. He is definitely experienced.


    "Director Stanton, I''ve read the work plan you sent me in my email." Nick klebert put one hand on the coffee cup and frowned. "It may conflict with my work schedule. I''m going to work on a big project in DreamWorks in July."


    Murphy laughs when she hears that the other party is using DreamWorks to raise her own value. She says, "there is no conflict between the two jobs. It''s only March now, and my project can be completed in late may at the latest. You can stay on the crew for five weeks at most... "


    After Kara Firth''s recommendation last time, Murphy has seen the works participated by the other party. This is really a very capable person. If you want to impress such a person, no matter how much saliva is rhetoric, it''s better to use the most practical method.


    Murphy said calmly, "I promise, your salary will not be less than five thousand dollars a week."


    For the second-line props division, this is already a very high number.


    Hearing this figure, Nick klebert was obviously moved, but he didn''t immediately agree. He thought for a moment and said, "I can''t reply without my agent."


    "Do you know his contact information?" Murphy knew that the other party had been attracted. Nick klebert took out a business card and handed it to him. Murphy took a look and said, "I''ll get in touch with him."


    If there is no accident, the props division is finalized.


    After leaving the cafe, Murphy didn''t return to the studio. First, he made a phone call to bill rosis, walked around Century City and walked into the building where CAA was located.


    Take the elevator straight to bill Rossi''s office floor. Murphy recalls walking down a long corridor to the end and knocking on an office door.


    This is a large office for many people. Besides Bill Rossi''s desk by the window, Murphy can see at least four other desks, which also shows bill Rossi''s position in the brokerage industry and CAA.


    Just as Murphy thought, he was just one of CAA''s many general agents.


    "Hi, Murphy." Bill rosis came over and said, "this way."


    There was more than one agent in the office, not a place to talk. He took Murphy out of the office and went into a reception room nearby.


    "Sit down." Bill rossis pointed to the sofa in the reception room, went to the shelf where the drinks were placed, turned his head and asked, "what would you like to drink?"


    "Water will do." Murphy looked at the reception room, which was decorated luxuriously.


    Bill rosis brought a glass of water, put it on the coffee table next to Murphy, and then sat on another sofa.


    "Is the script finished?" He seemed very concerned. "When will the preparations start? What do you need me to do? "


    "I''m still revising the script." Murphy took a sip from his glass and said, "we won''t be ready until next month."


    "Well." Bill rosis nodded, but reminded, "if you need anything, just ask."


    He gets a 5% commission from "fruit candy", which will at least increase his income by nearly half this year.


    And as an ordinary agent, who doesn''t want to continue to climb up to the next floor with independent offices and special female assistants?


    Let alone a famous director, as long as he has a second rate director, he can enjoy this treatment. The value that a second rate director can create is far more valued by CAA than that of a second rate actor.But who would like to work with a famous director like him? Like other agents who climb up through actors or directors, self excavation is the most reliable way.


    Now, he has raised Murphy''s potential to this level.


    Bill rosis got the exact news that under the operation of Miramax, hard candy created nearly five times of the North American box office and more than ten times of the total market output at the production cost of 300000 US dollars, and this number is still increasing


    After all, it''s a circle that depends on achievements. Bill rosis thinks that Murphy is likely to bring a breakthrough for himself.


    He should attach great importance to such potential customers.


    Bill rosis looked at Murphy as if he were the most beautiful woman in the world.


    Murphy put down his glass and said, "you know, most of the people were hired for low salary and lack of ability when shooting hard candy. Except for Jack Watson, I won''t cooperate with them any more."


    Bill rosis nodded gently, which is where he valued Murphy. With a group of pigs, he successfully completed "fruit candy". The final effect was beyond his expectation.


    He has been in the production team for a long time, such as the lighting engineer and the scenery engineer. They are just pure labor. They can''t keep up with Murphy''s ideas at all. They can only passively complete their own work under the direction of the director, not even the basic cooperation.


    Of course, he also knows that with the salary offered by Murphy, if he meets people like Jack Watson, he can only say that he is in bad luck.


    "The new drama group needs a lot of work behind the scenes." Murphy said, "I need people who have the ability to guarantee. Should CAA not lack such people?"


    "There is certainly no shortage. Even if a novice can sign a contract with CAA, his ability is guaranteed."


    With this sentence, Bill rosis thought of CAA''s fundamental strategy. Now is a good opportunity? He suggested, "Murphy, let me take care of this."

 Chapter 77

    I''ve said something important three times Please collect!


    "Bill," Murphy said, looking at Bill rosis, "you''re talking about package service?"


    CAA''s one-stop package service is well known in Hollywood, but when will they be interested in their own small projects?


    "No, it''s my personal service." Bill - rosis shook his head, such a small project how can get into the company''s eye, "you put the main energy on the film, such as looking for suitable behind the scenes jobs, these jobs are left to me to deal with, I from CAA internal staff for you, it will not be very difficult."


    If it wasn''t for the low investment of the film and Murphy Stanton''s nameless hometown, he would have applied to the company for one-stop packaging service. How could he wait until now.


    Murphy Stanton, a super potential customer, is just a potential customer after all.


    According to the relevant laws and regulations, the agent can''t directly participate in the film production, but it''s OK to find the right person. Murphy thinks about it for a few seconds and nods.


    "I can leave that to you." He said directly, "but I can''t give you another 5% commission."


    "No problem." Bill - Rossi is not shortsighted, he is looking at the future further, "we''ll talk about this later."


    CAA''s external label is flat management. All brokers have the same status, but this will not really come true. Everyone wants to be a person in the upper building.


    And every CAA agent has a heart to be Michael owitz.


    "Oh, and." Murphy thought of something else. "I need four main actors. I''ve already told Kerry about the actresses. Another actor also has a rough choice. You can help me find two white actors."


    Bill rosis nodded. "Don''t worry, I''ll get back to you as soon as possible."


    Murphy and bill rosis talked until the evening, and they also agreed on a lot of work.


    It has to be said that there is a broker, many things will be convenient to do, otherwise there is no significance of the existence of entertainment brokers.


    His project is too small for CAA. Bill rossis can only provide a specious personal packaging service. What if it''s a one-stop packaging service provided by CAA?


    As she left the building, Murphy couldn''t help thinking about these problems.


    Frankly speaking, he doesn''t reject CAA''s packaging policy at all, and this packaging is actually good for his director who has no fixed team, otherwise it won''t be accepted by Hollywood producers and other agents.


    At least he can reduce a lot of work and put all his energy on the film production itself.


    This kind of policy initiated by Michael owitz can be said to be the root of CAA''s strength, and can also reduce a lot of troubles for customer companies.


    For example, in the past, when a TV station wanted to produce a program, it had to find not only the host, but also the actor, the producer, the playwright and so on. In short, it needed to deal with a large number of different agents.


    When owitz himself had no way to find stars, he thought of using projects to find stars: he prepared the screenwriter, producer and director, and planned an attractive project to attract stars.


    In this way, the agency can prepare all the artists of the program, which will not only save the TV station''s worry, but also change the past passive star chasing into active project.


    This kind of service is naturally promoted to the production of movies and TV series.


    While other agencies are still simply chasing stars, Michael owitz has already recruited the top talents in every position needed by TV programs and movies to CAA to provide one-stop packaging services for Hollywood companies.


    In today''s Hollywood, this kind of packaging service is quite popular. At least it meets the needs of many film companies, directors and producers.


    According to Murphy''s own understanding, this mode is suitable for the development of Hollywood. The only thing he is not satisfied with is that CAA''s one-stop packaging service charges an additional Commission, mostly 10%, which is not only the box office revenue, but also the surrounding areas of the film.


    Although he doesn''t even have the qualification to let CAA serve now, he can''t help feeling the flesh ache when he changes his position.


    It''s getting dark. Murphy leaves Century City, drives into Beverly Hills, and directly enters rhodel street, which is the most prosperous business street in Beverly Hills. He comes around a circle, and finds a parking space. After parking, he walks hundreds of meters to a wine bar.


    Looking up at the sign of the bar, Murphy paid the entrance fee in the past, pushed the door into the bar, and a burst of popular metal immediately spread to his ears.


    It''s probably earlier. There are not many people in the bar, but the light is dim. Murphy can''t find the target for a moment.


    "Sir," a waiter saw Murphy looking around, as if looking for someone, and quickly came over, "what can I do for you?""Ah, that''s it." Murphy stopped and said, "Mr. James Franco and I have an appointment to meet here..."


    Just now, a hand came out from behind and patted Murphy on the shoulder. He turned his head and saw that the natural curl was behind him. He didn''t know when.


    "This way." Falan asked him to go back.


    "Thank you." Murphy politely said a word to the waiter, and then followed James Franco. They crossed the dance floor on the first floor, went up the second floor through a wooden staircase, and sat opposite each other at a table overlooking the first floor.


    "You are so stupid!" James Fran handed Murphy a can of black beer. "Don''t you know, come up to the second floor and have a look?"


    Murphy opened the bottle, took a sip, shrugged, and quipped, "I''ll be up in a minute."


    They touched the bottle. James Franco looked up and drank the bottle. He lit Murphy on his chin. "What do you want me to do?"


    "I''m working on a new project." Murphy put down the beer bottle. "There''s a character in it that suits you."


    James Franco shook his head without even thinking. "No, that little production of 300000 dollars will be enough once."


    "This is definitely not a $300000 production." Murphy vowed, "my investment has multiplied."


    "Your movie sold a million dollars." James - Franco face disdain, directly revealed, "I don''t believe you can have more money than this investment."


    Murphy touched his nose awkwardly, picked up the bottle and gave it to James Franco. They almost drank to the bottom.


    "I regard you as my friend." Murphy began to talk freely again, "so I thought of you for the first time."


    "Friends?" James Franco nodded his chest. "When you are in trouble, you treat me as a friend. When you are not in trouble, you will think of me?"


    Murphy took another can of beer, opened it and handed it to James Franco. "Jim, am I that kind of person?"

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    Murphy ordered a dozen beers and drank to James Franco constantly. Alcohol can shorten the distance between two people, and he has been under a lot of pressure recently, which is a good way to vent his pressure.


    It''s getting late and the bar is getting busy. More and more people come into the bar. From the second floor, the seats on the first floor are almost full. Many people come up the stairs to find suitable seats on the second floor. Just as Murphy kills another bottle of beer, a fat man with glasses comes up and sits at the table behind James Franco It''s on the table.


    Unlike the others, he was sitting alone, with his back to James Franco, and seemed to be in a bad mood. Murphy vaguely heard that he had asked for a bottle of vodka.


    James Franco put down his bottle, pointed to Murphy and said, "you think you''re hiding so well that I can''t see it? You''re a silly, innocent girl like Kerry Mulligan. "


    His mouth was full of wine, and Murphy didn''t care. Neither of them drank less than the other. He said to him, "you''re very smart. You''ve almost been castrated by an innocent girl!"


    Second, the tone is not polite, if you don''t mean to castrate me now


    It doesn''t seem to be enough. Murphy burps and adds, "sex change surgery can save one procedure!"


    Obviously, he''s a little drunk.


    James Franco''s old face was a bit embarrassed, "I I... "


    He vomited and argued, "we were rehearsing!"


    If you drink too much, the sound will be loud. Fortunately, the bar is noisy, and no one pays attention to their side.


    "You, Jim!"


    Even after drinking too much, Murphy didn''t forget what he came to do. He raised his finger to James Franco and gave a few strong points. "You''re an ungrateful pedophile!"


    "Me?" James Franco pointed to his open mouth. He obviously drank too much. "What do you care if I''m a pedophile? It''s not you in the middle... "


    "It''s not me in the middle," Murphy interrupted, emphasizing one side. "You don''t have a dick anymore!"


    "You..." James Franco had just had a sip of wine, almost choked in his lungs, quickly swallowed it, raised his voice and said, "even if I don''t have a second child, I won''t be fooled by you again!"


    "Do you admit that you have no seed?" Murphy sneered, "I know why you don''t want to join me, because Kerry Mulligan is here, and you''re afraid of being castrated by her."


    "I..." James Franco straightened his neck. "I Would I be afraid of her? "


    Although he has a high voice, anyone can tell that he is weak.


    Murphy shook his head. "Egg free guy! I wonder if you have been abused by other underage girls


    James Franco slapped the table hard, made a loud bang, and said, "not at all!"


    He patted the table and spoke very loud. Murphy blocked his ears. Many people around him looked at James Franco with curious eyes.


    "You are a dog..." There was a roar behind James Franco, "can you make people drink?"


    The fat man, who had been sitting behind James Franco, stood up, his big face in glasses was red, and he had obviously drunk a lot. He was staring at Fulan with angry eyes.


    Seems to have endured for a long time, eyes fat man with no less than James - Franco''s voice roared, "you have no eggs girl, no quiet, I will put your head into the butt!"


    "I want to..." James - Franco mouth out of a string of swearing, step forward and reached for the fat man''s collar.


    Both of them drank a lot of alcohol, which was like a catalyst.


    Fat man is not willing to be outdone. He pushes it on James Franco''s chest. His strength is obviously stronger than James Franco''s. he pushes Frankie back several steps in a row and directly backs to Murphy''s side. If Murphy doesn''t give a hand, Frankie will be pushed down.


    "You% £¤ £¤..." James Franco''s mouth is full of dirty words.


    Before he could finish his swearing, the fat man rushed over in two steps. He grabbed James Franco''s neck in one hand and was about to grab the bottle on Murphy''s table in the other.


    Murphy immediately stood up. Anyway, James Franco was his companion. If he was hit on the head by this wine bottle, his brain would burst and his flesh would not be broken, that''s for sure.


    He couldn''t have watched James Franco get hit like this.


    As soon as the man''s hand picked up the bottle, before he could swing it, Murphy leaned forward much faster than he did. His right fist hit the fat man''s cheek like a stone.


    Murphy doesn''t know much Kung Fu and has never practiced any fighting skills. His fighting skills are all fought in prison fights. His fists are nothing but quick, accurate and fierce.I don''t know why, the fat man felt as if he had been hit by a mad bull in his hometown farm. His glasses flew out, his head tilted back, driving his whole body back. He even stepped back a few steps and hit his desk directly, half of his body fell on it.


    Squinting a pair of small eyes under his glasses, he vaguely saw that it was the hand of the fellow who had no eggs. He helped the table hard. Just as he wanted to stand up and rush to settle the accounts, his head suddenly fainted and fell to the ground with a plop.


    Lying on the floor, he shook his head hard, which made him feel better.


    "What are you doing?"


    There was a yell from the stairway. Several security personnel came and separated Murphy, James Franco and the man. The leader said loudly, "don''t make trouble here. If you fight, please go out."


    This is rhodel street in Beverly Hills. Celebrities often come in and out of the bar. The quality of security personnel is relatively high.


    Two security personnel came to stare at Murphy and James Franco. Another one looked at the fat man with eyes. The leader made a gesture to ask him to leave. The others raised their hands, which was like they would push out without leaving.


    "Let''s go by ourselves." Murphy spread his hand and held on to James Franco. "Let''s go."


    James Franco broke free of Murphy''s hand and swayed forward. "I can walk. I don''t need your help."


    Although he drank too much, he was not completely drunk. As he walked, he looked back at Murphy with surprise. He did not expect that this selfish guy would help himself.


    Murphy was behind James Franco, with a few security guards in the middle, and the fat man with glasses behind him, so he was pushed out of the bar.


    Out of the bar, the security personnel pulled back, no longer care about them.

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    Please collect!


    Standing on the sidewalk outside the bar, James Franco stares at the fat man ten feet away, as if he wants to continue to fight. However, the body behind Murphy reveals the essence of strength in strength.


    The fat man shook his head as if he had been beaten by Murphy. He hasn''t recovered completely.


    Murphy''s backhand gently patted James Franco''s arm. Frankie didn''t know why, but her tense body unconsciously relaxed.


    Through the bright street lamp, Murphy looked at the fat man''s cheek. The place he hit was obviously swollen, and he could not help shaking his head. After leaving the prison, he had never had a fight with anyone, and he never thought that fighting was the solution to the problem, and the fighting in the prison was just for self-protection.


    Murphy wouldn''t have given him a punch if it wasn''t for the fat man who wanted to smash the bottle at the Falklands.


    Perhaps gradually sober, fat also toward Murphy side, and in the bar with a red face, glare different, calm down he seems a little honest.


    Seeing the current situation, Murphy knew that the impulsive emotions of both sides had subsided, and could not help nodding to the fat man.


    The fat man felt the back of his head, stepped forward two steps, and said to Murphy, "I''m sorry about what happened just now. I''m impulsive."


    Hearing this, Murphy looked back at James Franco. It seemed that Frankie didn''t expect that the other party would take the initiative to apologize. For a moment, she was at a loss.


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy is not the kind of unreasonable person, not to mention the fat man took the initiative to apologize, "I also want to say sorry to you."


    The fat man unconsciously touched his swollen face.


    "Are you all right?" James Franco came out from behind Murphy. "Do you need to go to the hospital?"


    "No, No." The fat man quickly waved his hand, "it doesn''t hurt now."


    He looked at James Franco. "I had a drink. I was too impulsive."


    James Franco is weird, but not a bad guy. "I speak too loud."


    He turned his head and glared at Murphy. It was not this guy. Would he speak so loud?


    There have been many people around looking at this side all the time, and a few of them came out from the bar, as if they were specially waiting to see a good play. When they saw that the two sides not only didn''t fight, but also made up, there was a roar.


    Seeing that the fat man and James Franco were still saying that they were all their own fault, Murphy went over, interrupted them and reminded them, "don''t let anyone see the play, let''s change places."


    He looked at James Franco, and before his goal was achieved, he suggested, "come on, I''ll treat you to a snack."


    "Together." He looked at the fat man''s familiar face and pointed to Mr. Zhou''s restaurant not far away. "Here, you have to give me a chance to apologize for what happened just now?"


    The fat man hesitated, but when he saw that he was in Mr. Zhou''s restaurant, not in a remote place, he finally nodded, "OK Well, I''ll go. "


    Five minutes later, three people sat at a table by the window of Mr. Zhou''s restaurant.


    "My name is James Franco..." "It''s Murphy Stanton," she said, pointing to Murphy


    The fat man didn''t get his glasses back. He could only squint. "My name is Seth Logan."


    "Listen to your accent," Murphy asked tentatively. "It''s like a Canadian."


    "I just came to Los Angeles from Vancouver a short time ago." Fat and embarrassed to touch the back of the head, "come here to see if there are development opportunities."


    "Development opportunities?" James Franco doesn''t understand.


    "I''m a comedian."


    The waiter then brought a cold towel. Seth Logan took it and put it on his face. He continued in a stuffy voice, "I want to come to Hollywood."


    "So it is..." James - Franco suddenly extended a hand, "to know again, I am James - Franco, you can call me Jim, is also an actor, has starred in several small cost movies."


    Seth Logan looked at him in surprise and mechanically shook his right hand.


    James Franco also introduced, "this is Murphy Stanton, he is a director, a family..."


    He raised his right hand, put his index finger and thumb together, made a small gesture, and said in an exaggerated tone, "this guy is still the boss of a very, very small film company."


    "Hello." Murphy reached out and shook hands with Seth Logan. "Nice to meet you."


    As if not used to this formal way of greeting, Seth Logan nodded, "Seth Logan, a Vancouver native, won the second place in the Vancouver amateur Comedy Competition."


    The waiter then brought up the dishes ordered by the three people. They ordered western Chinese food and used knives and forks to eat."I''ve been in Los Angeles for a while and can''t find a suitable role."


    During the dinner chat, Seth Logan also explained why he was so angry before, "I just met an agent today, and he made some disgusting requests. I had a fight with him, and I was in a bad mood, so..."


    He shrugged.


    James Franco took a look at Murphy. "I said so loudly because of this guy. He insisted that I play in his movie."


    "Hey! well! Jim Murphy knocked on the table, warning, "that''s not why we''re fighting."


    He looked at James Franco. James Franco immediately remembered Murphy''s words. His face was a bit embarrassed.


    "You..." Seth Logan doesn''t know what''s going on.


    "Ignore him." James Franco put a broccoli in his mouth and muttered, "this guy is very stingy."


    "Jim, that''s your fault." Murphy put down his knife and fork, picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. "Did I say I wouldn''t give you a reward? Did I mean to lower your pay on purpose? "


    Seth Logan looked at Murphy and then at James Franco, confused.


    Murphy took his glass and took a sip, deliberately repeating the old saying, "you are ungrateful."


    James Franco had a straight neck again. He just wanted to say something, but he saw Seth Logan next to him. He thought of what happened in the bar, and his retort fell back to his stomach. He was bored for ten seconds before he said in a voice like a mosquito humming, "she Is she on the set? "


    Murphy raised her eyebrows. "What do you think?"


    "That That... " James Franco clenched his fist and coughed. "I, I don''t want to play against her."

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    "You can rest assured." Murphy thought about it and said to James Franco, "there won''t be a scene between you."


    James - Franco clenched his teeth, seems to use a lot of strength to make up his mind, "I will say hello to the agent."


    Seeing Murphy and James Franco''s words come to an end, Seth Logan squinted and asked tentatively, "are you talking about making movies?"


    Murphy nodded.


    James Franco said with a big tongue, "his first film has just been released from North America, and he is preparing a second one."


    "Oh..." Seth Logan looks simple and honest, but he is not stupid at all. Thinking that he has been bumping into Hollywood for several months, but he can''t even get a small role, he quickly says, "director Stanton..."


    "Murphy," Murphy reminded him, "call me Murphy."


    Seth Logan nodded, scratched the back of his head and said, "I I''m an actor, too


    This guy looks very old. If he only looks at his appearance, he seems to be older than James Franco, but he''s just a rookie in Hollywood. He doesn''t have any skin at all.


    "Although we had a little bit of trouble," Murphy looked at Seth Logan first and then James Franco, "like Jim, I think we''re on the same wavelength. So, you come to my studio tomorrow, and we''ll talk about it. "


    "Do you have a pen?" He turned his head and asked James Franco. James Franco took a pen out of his pocket and handed it to him. Murphy looked at it. There was a brand new label on it. He sarcastically said, "where did it come from?"


    James Franco shrugged, neither admitting nor denying.


    After taking a napkin, Murphy wrote down his contact information and the detailed address of the studio on it and gave it to Seth Logan.


    After dinner, the three chatted for a while and didn''t leave until early in the morning.


    The next morning, as soon as Murphy had finished breakfast, Seth Logan came to him.


    "Paul, this is Seth Logan, an actor from Canada."


    In the living room of the studio, Murphy introduced them, "Seth, this is Paul Wilson, my deputy director."


    After the two people say hello, he leads Seth Logan into a room on the left, which has been transformed into an audition room. Murphy is always cautious and will not pull him into his own crew just because he calls Seth Logan. Who knows what these guys are like before they become famous.


    He picked up a scenario and asked Seth Logan to improvise, which was his first interview.


    Unlike James Franco, who has worked with him, Murphy doesn''t know much about Seth Logan, so he won''t play an important role casually.


    However, this guy''s performance is good. It''s not a boast that he can get the second place in the performance competition. After a two minute improvisation, Murphy has a preliminary recognition of him.


    After a few more conversations, Murphy realized that this guy was even younger than himself. If he only looked at his appearance, he would be thirty years old.


    "The project hasn''t started yet."


    I said, "maybe I''ll go to the testing room with Sophie at the end of May."


    "No arrangement." Seth Logan squinted. "I have nothing else to do. Murphy, I''ll wait for your film. "


    He''s not a fool, either. He went back to the Internet last night and checked it. James Franco, needless to say, is already a famous actor. The name of Murphy Stanton can be found in IMDB. The last work "fruit candy" also won nearly $1.5 million in North America at the cost of $300000


    Compared with those TV drama troupes that I went to some time ago and the dispensable small roles I applied for, this opportunity to appear in the film is too rare.


    And last night''s fight seemed to have some advantages. The three of them talked very speculatively. They believed that as long as their performance was not bad, they would be very likely to get the role.


    As there are many things at work, Murphy lets Seth Logan go around by himself, and he starts a busy day.


    Interview the financial personnel who applied, contact James Franco''s agent, communicate with Bill Rossi about the work behind the scenes, and further revise the script


    Busy until noon, he came out of the study.


    Downstairs, Murphy finds that Seth Logan is helping Paul Wilson move things instead of leaving. He can''t help but think of what this guy said. It seems that it''s good to be a free laborer for the time being?


    Lunch takeout, front desk and cleaner and telephone operator is double, she does not approach Murphy side, sitting on the chair that may fall apart at any time, quietly enjoying donuts and fried chicken legs.


    Murphy and the three gathered at a table.


    "You''re welcome, Seth." Murphy put a bento into the fat man''s hand. "The studio is just starting. Lunch is a little simple. Don''t mind.""Never mind, never mind." Seth Logan returned to his chair, waved his hands and said, "it''s a lot more than a working meal in Canada."


    Paul Wilson took a big sip of his coke and said, "most of the Hollywood crew don''t have as much lunch as we do."


    All three laughed.


    "Murphy, Seth is great." Paul Wilson added, "he wrote a script for a Canadian TV show and was adopted."


    Seth Logan scratched the back of his head and said modestly, "it''s just a little show on Vancouver local TV."


    "I didn''t expect you to be versatile." Murphy didn''t seem to hear him, and suddenly asked, "Seth, are you interested in working behind the scenes?"


    "Actually..." Seth - Logan embarrassed smile, "in addition to the screenwriter, I also want to become a producer and director."


    He sighed, "these are the ideas in Vancouver. It''s not easy to get into Hollywood until I come to Los Angeles. I can''t even play my best performance."


    "I can give you a chance." Murphy suggested, "if you are interested, you can come to me and do some behind the scenes work for a while."


    "Really?" Seth logan was surprised. "Can I?"


    "Of course." Murphy nodded solemnly. "You can come any time."


    He looked at Paul Wilson. "You can be Paul''s assistant for a while."


    "Good! Good Seth Logan''s fat face was already smiling. "I''m worried about nothing to do, too. Thank you, Murphy


    If he can pass the audition, in addition to the list of actors, he can be given the title of assistant director or deputy producer. Anyway, there is no need to spend money on these. Instead, he can earn a free labor.


    Although Paul Wilson is contacting his classmates for internship, the more free labor, the better.

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    After recruiting the right financial staff, Stanton studio''s new project was officially established. Unlike other production groups, most of the behind the scenes jobs of this project are still vacant.


    At present, only a few positions have been confirmed, including director and producer Murphy, deputy director Paul Wilson, assistant director Seth Logan, makeup artist Jack Watson, prop artist Baker klebert, editor Jodie Griffith, telephone operator Rosa Rodriguez


    Actors have also temporarily identified a few, including Seth Logan, who passed the audition, James Franco, who ended the negotiation, Kerry Mulligan, who was temporarily controlled by the school, and Paul Wilson and Rosa Rodriguez, who can serve as backdrops.


    In addition to these people, Murphy also met with a lot of CAA''s contract signing staff with Bill rosis. Of course, they are all people with little qualifications and fame like him, but as Bill rosis said, the basic ability of those who can be signed by CAA is guaranteed.


    Since bill Murphy is one of the most reliable clients, he has a lot of potential.


    "Murphy, this is Philip Raschel..."


    In a reception room of CAA, Bill rosis introduces Murphy to a middle-aged white man who is about 30 to 40 years old. "He has been involved in two TV dramas, and he has also been a second photographer on the set of the fourth season of Buffy the vampire hunter."


    Turning around, he introduced a 30-year-old mixed race woman, "this is Helena espora. She has done three episodes of art guidance in the last days, and her ability is as good as her appearance."


    Then, he introduced Murphy to the other person, "this is David Robbie, from Australia, who just worked as the lighting engineer of the coyote club last year."


    Finally, he looked at Murphy and said, "Philip, Helen, David, this is Murphy Stanton, a great director."


    "Hello, nice to meet you..."


    Murphy shook hands with them one by one and said hello. At the sign of bill rosis, they sat on the sofa by the window.


    "Director Stanton..." First of all, the director of photography, Philip Raschel, said, "bill has introduced your project to us, and we have also seen your" fruit candy ". I want to ask, what kind of film will your new film belong to?"


    Most of the time, not only the director chooses the photographer, but also the photographer will choose his own project. If the style of a film is seriously inconsistent with his own shooting style, it will not help his career much, or even have a negative impact.


    "Plasma horror." Murphy knew what they were asking and said, "black cut."


    In the following sentence, Felipe Raschel, Helena espora and David Robbie nodded at the same time, which is the style they are good at.


    Not only have they seen "fruit candy", but also Murphy has seen their works before he came here. Moreover, he has talked with Bill rosis about the style of the new project for a long time, and he is also looking for people who are suitable for this style.


    Whether it''s Buffy the vampire hunter, or doomsday and coyote club, they all have a typical black style.


    If these three people enter the drama group, they don''t need to change their ideas fundamentally. They just need relatively simple adjustment and adaptation.


    From this aspect, it can be seen that Murphy''s first filming experience was seriously insufficient. He didn''t think so much about the hard candy project. Except for Jack Watson, all the recruiters had terrible abilities.


    In other words, with Murphy''s conditions at that time, he could not ask for more.


    It''s just the first time for the two sides to meet. Murphy has talked with the three people for some time, especially in the style and concept of the film, and exchanged many views. To be exact, there are similarities and differences between them, which are normal.


    It''s impossible to make a formal decision on cooperation when we meet for the first time. After all, it''s about making a movie, not a child''s play. Murphy has to make a comprehensive consideration, and the three people may not join his crew. It depends on the salary offered by Stanton studio.


    These three people are not like the three people of the corresponding occupation in "fruit candy". They are not only themselves. Philip Raschel has a photography assistant. Helena espora works with two set masters. Only lighting Master David Robbie is alone.


    According to Hollywood''s rules, hiring them means hiring their teams. Apart from their individual salaries, the crew has to bear the expenses of the team.


    Murphy doesn''t have any opinions. The new project involves scenes, actors and scenery, which are several times as many as "fruit candy". It can''t be completed as simply as the previous one. It must have a complete crew.


    Moreover, Murphy has other considerations. As a director with lofty goals, he also needs to consider forming his own relatively fixed team.


    Working together is not only the best way to see clearly, but also the best way to cultivate the tacit understanding of cooperation.Every behind the scenes career of the crew is very important. If there is a problem at one point, it is likely to lead to the suspension of the whole project. In addition to these key jobs, Murphy then met with seven or eight other positions recommended by bill rosis. These people are from CAA and have many potential to sign contracts. As mentioned before, fame and qualifications may not exist, but the ability that can be favored by CAA is always one There is no guarantee.


    It took a whole week for Murphy to finalize all the positions in the production team one by one. Different from the last recruitment, Murphy''s relatively excellent ability also means a relatively high salary. The high salary expenses also make Murphy continue to be stingy.


    Apart from other things, photography, props, lighting and art guidance alone cost a lot.


    There is no doubt that photography is important to a film. The salary of this department is generally higher, and in most cases it will surpass other behind the scenes positions.


    Philip Raschel and his team are paid $5500 a week; Helena espora, the art director, is paid $4000 a week; the lighting engineer is less, only $3000 a week; plus the props group''s $5000, the crew has to pay nearly $20000 a week.


    If it takes more than half a year or even a year to prepare and shoot a new project, just like mainstream Hollywood films, Murphy''s budget will be crushed and he will go bankrupt.


    Murphy''s own estimate of the production cost is $800000, so the shooting time must not be too long.


    According to his plan, if everything goes smoothly, the film will take no more than two months from preparation to shooting.

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    In Murphy''s memory, the former director completed the preparation in less than a week and finished the shooting in more than two weeks. He didn''t know how the other party did it. He thought that lion gate film also played an important role. After all, it was a second tier company in Hollywood, and there was no doubt about its strength.


    In any case, a company like Stanton studio can''t compete with lion gate. Besides Bill rosis, Murphy doesn''t have much support and can only rely on his own strength more often.


    By the end of March, with the cooperation of bill rosis, Murphy had basically completed all the positions on the production team. Most of them were from CAA. Unlike the production team with 10 people in the early stage of "fruit candy", there were nearly 30 behind the scenes staff for the new project, not counting the interns introduced by Paul Wilson.


    Paul Wilson has three classmates. Even the graduates of the Film Academy of USC have few opportunities to participate in the production of official feature films.


    In addition, Murphy''s lawyer Robert will continue to serve as the legal adviser to the crew.


    With the arrival of all the staff, the preparatory meeting was officially held in Stanton studio. As a director, he had to communicate and discuss with the main creators on the creation, so as to ensure that there was a unified artistic idea to guide the preparatory work. He also made a director''s exposition to all the staff, with the purpose of unifying the creative ideas.


    After the meeting, Murphy kept a few of the actors who had been identified to discuss something about the script.


    He''s been revising the script, but he''s not satisfied with some things and wants to hear from the actors.


    In the study on the second floor of the studio, Paul Wilson serves as a waiter temporarily to help people pour coffee. Murphy sits behind the desk. James Franco and Seth Logan, who are closer recently, sit on the sofa opposite. Bill rosis stands under the shelf where cameras and other equipment are placed. Kerry Mulligan moves a chair and sits on Murphy''s left side Next to the water dispenser.


    "Everybody''s seen the script." Murphy tapped off the desk to attract people''s attention and said, "there will be all kinds of mechanism killing techniques in it. These are also very important parts of the film."


    He pointed to his head and said, "what I can think of alone is limited. Do you have any more novel ways to kill people?"


    This sentence is ambiguous and makes others look at each other.


    James Franco put his chest in his arms and said with a look of surprise, "you want to kill? Who are you going to kill? I''ll call the police now. "


    "Jim, it''s not a joke." Murphy glared at him. "I''m serious. The mechanism in the movie kills people."


    "I have!" Kerry Mulligan raised his hand. "I think of one."


    Murphy nodded to her. "Come on, Kerry."


    Kerry Mulligan''s eyes turned to James Franco. "You can design a chair to hold the victim Like Jim, ah, I''m talking about Jim''s character, tied to a chair. "


    James Franco''s mouth was trembling and he felt as if something bad was going to happen.


    "There''s a code lock on the chair," Kerry Mulligan continued. "If he can''t open it within a certain period of time, the chair will pop up a knife and take him..."


    She smiles at James Franco. "Castrate it!"


    Subconsciously clamping legs, James - Franco only feel a cold lower body, as if there is really a knife bullet out, unconsciously stood up.


    After he stood up, he found that everyone was staring at him with strange eyes, opened his mouth and forced out a smiling face, "I I have some numbness in my legs. I stand up and walk


    Murphy turned his head and looked aside. Kerry Mulligan had a serious face, but the smile in his eyes couldn''t be concealed.


    "Anything else?" He asked the others.


    In order to hide his gaffe, James Franco walked back and forth two steps, eyes turned, and suddenly said, "Murphy, don''t you think Kerry''s role is too little?"


    It''s as if he''s thinking about Kerry Mulligan. "Her role is too easy to pass the test, and the way to find the key is to hurt others, not herself."


    Murphy looked at James Franco and nodded his head. What Frankie said was reasonable.


    He made a gesture to continue.


    James Franco turned his head and soon had the idea, "I think we can set up a channel between Kerry''s character and the key hiding person, and the channel is full of..."


    This role is to survive, knife and so on certainly can''t, he read the script, have to say Murphy is very eccentric, so many people died, just leave the role of Kerry Mulligan.


    "Inside the tunnel..." He had an idea. "It''s full of syringes with needles. If Kerry wants to survive, he has to get through these needles."


    After listening to James Franco, Murphy took up his pen and quickly wrote it down in the book. He didn''t care whether it was fighting or not. As long as it was of substantial help to the script, he would adopt it.Kerry Mulligan stares at James Franco fiercely for a while, then peeks at Murphy. He is taking a record and swallowing what he wants to say back to his stomach. He cleverly chooses silence.


    Kerry Mulligan said nothing would affect Murphy''s view of her.


    "Can you tell me what I think?" Seth Logan raised his hand.


    Murphy smiles. "Seth, just say what you think."


    "Once in a chemical experiment class," Seth Logan touched a scar on his hand, "dilute sulfuric acid accidentally splashed on my hand. I still remember the burning pain


    He organized his language a little bit. "I don''t think it''s possible to set up such a device. A person is locked on a deadly device, and the key to save his life is put in the sulfuric acid bottle in his hand. If he wants to live, he has to put his hand in the sulfuric acid bottle..."


    Paul Wilson, James Franco, Bill rosis and Kerry Mulligan all looked at the fat man. No one thought that the simple and honest guy would have such a perverse idea.


    Seth Logan held Fu Xinpei''s eyes with an embarrassed smile, "I I''m just proposing. "


    Murphy also wrote it down carefully.


    Although the main focus of the first series is not on the organ killing show, it is also a good way to attract the audience.


    Later, this brainstorming discussion directly turned into a homicide seminar. Even bill rosis said some abnormal methods, such as hanging people with hooks, cutting with electric saws, piercing with sharp needles and other bad ideas, which came out of people''s mouths one after another.


    Many of them are valuable, and Murphy will adopt them appropriately and continue to revise the script.

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    Today, I just received the notice from the editor that it will be on the shelves next week. I''m going to cry. What should I do if I don''t save the manuscript! I can only do my best these days. Let''s give some recommendation tickets to encourage me.


    It took another three days for Murphy to adjust the script again, and then he began to draw storyboards and split shots. This will not be the final version of the script, just like "fruit candy". He will modify it according to the situation during shooting. The film is independently invested by Stanton studio, and he is the director and producer with the greatest power.


    At the same time, the audition of actors is also in progress.


    Like last time, Murphy advertised in the local Los Angeles newspaper, and bill rosis recommended several of his signed actors.


    Although it''s a low-cost plasma horror film, it''s a rare opportunity for new actors to play in a full-length official film.


    In particular, the director''s previous film has entered the cinema. If this film can also enter the cinema, the new actors in it will also have a qualification that can be obtained.


    The actors Murphy first identified are undoubtedly the two leading actors in the chamber of secrets. James Franco and Seth Logan have signed formal actor contracts with the cast.


    Another important female role is in the hands of Kerry Mulligan. However, Murphy is a little strange. This British girl has been staying in school peacefully recently, which is not her style.


    "The school keeps a close eye on..."


    Sitting on a large chair in the living room of the studio, Kerry Mulligan shook his feet, put down the script and said to Murphy, who had just hung up on the phone, "only if I get enough good marks in the test, will the school allow me to ask for leave."


    After putting away the phone, Murphy sat back behind the Sketchpad and continued to draw the split shot sketch. "Is the test finished?"


    "Not yet..." Kerry Mulligan shook his head. "Next week."


    She stood up, went behind Murphy, put her arms around her chest, looked at the drawing board with interest, and said, "I''ll be completely free as long as I hold on for less than two months."


    Murphy turns back and looks at her in disbelief. Kerry Mulligan pouts and reminds her discontentedly, "have you forgotten? I told you, well, when I turn 16, I''ll drop out of school. "


    "Aren''t you an exchange student?" Murphy doesn''t understand these things in America. "Can you drop out?"


    "Of course not." Kerry Mulligan is confident, "but I''ve figured out a way."


    Hearing this, Murphy knew it wasn''t a joke. She put down her carbon pencil and frowned. "It''s a matter of caution. You''d better discuss it with your parents."


    "No!" Kerry Mulligan turned and walked back. "They''re not going to agree. I''m not going to talk to them!"


    And then he said, "Murphy, when have you become so wordy?"


    Murphy simply shut up and went on with her work.


    When the two split shot drawings are finished, there is a knock on the door outside. Seth Logan, who is helping Beck klebert organize props in the small yard in front of the house, brings two people in.


    This is a big one and a small two women, big looks more than 30 years old, small about 10 years old, should be a mother and daughter.


    "Murphy..." Seth Logan took the two men to Murphy''s side. "These are the actors who have come to audition. They have an appointment with bill to meet here."


    Murphy stood up. Kerry Mulligan in the back immediately ran to give him a towel. He took it and wiped his hands. He returned the towel and said to himself, "Hello, I''m Murphy Stanton, the boss of this company and the director of the crew you''re interviewing."


    While speaking, he looked at the two people without any trace, and could see that the older woman was also examining him.


    This woman is wearing exquisite make-up and looks very tasteful. She is carrying Chanel''s bag in her hand. Obviously, she is not a character who is mixed up in the lower class of Hollywood.


    "Hello, director Stanton." The woman nodded to him and introduced herself, "I''m Jill Cullen and this is my daughter Lily."


    "Hi, lily." Murphy waved to the girl.


    The little girl looked very cultured and said politely, "Hello, director Stanton."


    At this moment, footsteps came from the door. Bill rosis turned out from the porch and saw the people like Murphy. He came quickly.


    "I''m sorry, Jill." He showed an apologetic smile to the middle-aged woman, "traffic jam, late."


    The woman nodded to him, "it doesn''t matter."


    She turned to Murphy. "When can we start audition?"


    "Just a moment, please." Murphy told Seth Logan, "take two guests to the lounge first, and wait for my notice."


    Seth Logan took two women, a big one and a small one, to the other side of the lounge. Someone came in again at the door. James Franco and Paul Wilson were chatting while walking. When they turned into the living room, their eyes turned to Seth Logan somehow.The face with bright eyes and white teeth, sweet appearance, a little retro temperament


    With his feet still on Murphy''s side, James Franco could not turn his head around. He felt that his soul fire, which was stifled by Kerry Mulligan, was ignited again.


    Fortunately, he also knew where it was, tried his best to pull back his head, followed Paul Wilson and came to Murphy''s side.


    "This is a client I signed a few days ago..." Bill rosis is talking to Murphy about the origin of the two men. "I managed to persuade them to sign a contract. Jill collen is the president of a women''s club in Beverly Hills, and she has considerable influence in the circle. She wants to pave the way for her daughter''s future performance. If not introduced by a friend, they will not choose me at all."


    Murphy nodded. "As long as her daughter is above the line."


    The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages of having a good relationship with such a person.


    "That little girl is a second generation star." Bill rosis continued, "her father is a veteran British singer who once won an Oscar."


    James Franco had been standing beside Murphy, pretending to be indifferent. At the opposite side of him, Kerry Mulligan, who had put the towel on, looked at him with his arms around his chest, and his big smart eyes kept blinking.


    This little client is obviously valued by bill rosis. After a few words with Murphy, he turns to leave and walks towards their lounge.


    As Bill rosis walked away, James Franco asked in a low voice, "Murphy, were both auditions just now?"


    "No," Murphy shook her head. "That little girl is."


    "Oh?" James Franco''s eyes brightened. "Can''t it be my daughter?"


    "That''s right." Murphy walked toward the audition room. "Her audition role is your daughter in the movie."

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    "ah..."


    There was a cry of panic in the audition room. The little girl with bright eyes and white teeth shrank into a ball. Looking at the teddy bear on the opposite table, she looked frightened, "Mommy Mommy... "


    There was water in her eyes, and then big tears rolled down her face. [literature building]


    Murphy nodded and looked up from behind the camera, "OK, Miss Collins, that''s it."


    The little girl was still standing there in a daze. She didn''t seem to get rid of the panic state just now. The middle-aged woman on one side quickly walked over and held her in her arms.


    "Ms. Colleen." Murphy walked up to them, his voice slightly lowered. "We''ll let you know the result of Miss Collins'' audition in the next three days."


    "Thank you." Jill Colleen nodded politely and left the audition room with her daughter.


    Murphy went back to turn off the camera, took out the tape, marked it, and gave it to Paul Wilson, who had been his assistant.


    In the audition just now, the little girl''s performance was pretty good. Among the girls of the same age that Murphy met, she was the more spiritual type. Moreover, the role itself was not too difficult to perform, and the play was limited.


    In my heart, Murphy has been listed as the first choice, but it depends on the price.


    Out of the audition room, just returned to the living room, James - Franco came together, "how?"


    Murphy knew what he was asking and warned in a low voice, "Jim, this is not a normal girl. Don''t be silly."


    James Franco went straight to Murphy''s voice that night, "what kind of person am I?"


    He points his finger at him. Murphy is too lazy to say anything. James Franco has a strange personality and can''t guess his behavior, but he''s not that kind of fool.


    Murphy went up to the second floor, followed by Kerry Mulligan. "James is having a bad idea again. It will affect the crew."


    "Nothing." Murphy waved his hand casually. "Jim is a man of weight."


    Up to now, he can''t see that James Franco is a guy who has the heart but not the courage.


    In the next few days, Murphy''s main job was audition, interviewing more than 50 actors, and finally finalized all the actors in mid April. The little girl named Lily Collins also became a member of the cast.


    As for the passers-by audience, Murphy doesn''t plan to pay extra money to hire extras. The cast has so many people behind the scenes, so it''s enough to be a guest star.


    And it''s always a Hollywood tradition for people behind the scenes to act as backdrops.


    Once the cast has been confirmed, the production team has been set up and has entered the formal preparatory stage.


    Murphy has become more busy. He is not only a director, but also a producer in charge of the whole situation. Every work in the preparation has to be arranged in place, and the final audit has to be carried out.


    This project is no more complicated than the last one. Murphy knows that he has only made a small cost movie, but his ability is still insufficient. He estimates the difficulties he may encounter enough. Moreover, unlike mature directors, his plan is more realistic.


    In addition to the sub shot draft, he also specially prepared a storyboard for each main actor. Although the storyboard can not be described as all embracing, it is also detailed enough. It mainly focuses on the shooting of handwritten personal shots.


    In fact, many Hollywood directors also use storyboards. The details of storyboards mainly depend on two factors: the director''s confidence and the complexity of shooting.


    Some directors want a very accurate storyboard for every shot, while others decide how to shoot only when they arrive at the scene.


    Only experience can tell a director what''s right for you. Murphy is obviously still in the exploratory stage.


    All departments coordinate a unified time. Murphy leads the deputy director, photography, lighting, props, art director, and set master to inspect the suitable shooting site.


    This stage is mainly to meet the needs of the script and find practical solutions.


    A good director and screenwriter will screen out the scenes that are not suitable for shooting, or the scenes that are too expensive to shoot within the budget. Considering the funds, Murphy directly deleted several expensive car chases.


    In the crew, there are special people to search for scenes, props, costumes, pictures, information and so on, and submit them to Murphy for review.


    This is the most difficult step in the preparation stage. Murphy will encounter many challenges, either too many choices or too few choices. He needs to propose solutions so that the crew can make the most suitable choice.


    This is also the most stressful part of the preparation phase. Murphy''s work schedule is full every day.


    In the whole film, there are only a few location shots, which are basically shot around Stanton studio. From the perspective of cost saving, Murphy''s first choice is Stanton studio.With a few adjustments, Stanton studio is a qualified middle-class house.


    In addition, Murphy, the main part of the film, plans to find a large old warehouse for shooting. The rental fee of the studio is too high for him to afford. In the five lists submitted by Paul Wilson, he and the heads of various departments inspected and finally finalized a scrap steel warehouse on the outskirts of Venice based on their opinions.


    this warehouse has been scrapped for a period of time. It looks rather old. The rent is cheap enough for only 10 thousand dollars a month. Moreover, the space is large enough to build many scenes at the same time, and then there is a small hanging arm on top of the ceiling. According to the photo guide Philip Raschel, the boom can be used in some shots.


    Once the shooting location is determined, the production team immediately starts to rebuild and build the scene. Even for such a small production team, the data and information of various departments are still gathered to Murphy, the director. The data needs to be sorted, screened and approved. Usually, this is the responsibility of the deputy director. If the candidate is good, he will be very attentive to the project, and any problem will be solved Mark or record problems as soon as they don''t appear.


    Paul Wilson has no sense of responsibility and certain ability. Unfortunately, his experience is worse than him. Murphy can only work with Paul Wilson and sum up his experience in time.


    Talents in this world need a process of growth.


    In addition, Murphy also has to coordinate the work of various departments. There is nothing wrong with the small crew, but there are many collisions and bumps in the work. Where there are people, there will be conflicts. At this time, it depends on the coordination and management ability of the director and the producer. If the work is done in place, the crew will make smooth preparations. Otherwise, there will be many troubles.


    Film production is a collaborative project, and personnel management is the cornerstone of this project.


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 Chapter 85

    Whether as a director or a part-time producer of Murphy, if he is not good at dealing with people, he is not suitable for this industry.


    As a producer, Murphy needs to connect with all kinds of people; as a director, he needs to communicate and cooperate with the actors and the film crew.


    Compared with the director''s work itself, coordinating the crew and logistics work is equally important and difficult. He certainly lacks sufficient experience or skills in this aspect. What''s more difficult is that interpersonal skills usually can''t be immediately taught to someone who is trying to engage in film production through others.


    This requires Murphy to rely on practice to change yourself, to enrich yourself, and to become mature.


    In addition, Murphy also has some paperwork and financial work to deal with.


    Paperwork needs to be sorted out and labeled for future use, including the production of resources, legal documents, checks and accounting books, authorization agreements, contracts, licenses, copyrights, photos, etc. For this purpose, most production companies have secretaries, accountants and office staff to handle these "back office" matters.


    In large production companies, these employees belong to the production department. They study the expenses every day, analyze the customer information, and so on, so that the film crew can be prepared in advance when there is a problem.


    For a low-cost production like Murphy, the producer must be either the top organizer or find a special person to perform the position. He must be diligent and professional.


    The financial staff Murphy hired was definitely unqualified, so he went to the accountant who was in charge of the hard candy and was directly responsible for this part of the work.


    In addition, some important clerical work, Murphy can only carry it on his own. Even in Los Angeles, the documents and all text procedures in the shooting process are also crucial for the film shooting and enjoying legal protection. If he ignores the importance of this aspect, the project is likely to encounter some unimaginable problems.


    Then there''s the rehearsal. Murphy knows the importance of rehearsal. He won''t rush to shoot. He specially cleans up the side bedroom on the second floor and gives it to James Franco and Seth Logan to rehearse.


    A lot of movies don''t have rehearsals before shooting. Sometimes it''s because the actors are very big, they think rehearsal is not good for them; sometimes the director thinks it''s not a good way, the actors will lose their spontaneity.


    However, such a plasma horror film does not need the explosive performance of the actors, and the investment also determines that the shooting should strive for a quick decision with patterned rehearsal. Murphy thinks it is more suitable for his own crew.


    In addition to speaking to actors, Murphy also did a lot of communication and cooperation with other departments.


    He went to the warehouse with photographer Philip Raschel and lighting engineer David Robbie several times, and designed the shooting techniques and lighting methods of some plays in advance. He asked Philip Raschel and David Robbie to provide the crew with the required list of photographic equipment and lighting equipment, and debug them immediately after the equipment rental is in place, so as to minimize the last shooting It''s a situation we''re in.


    On the other hand, Murphy requires all departments of art, scenery, props, makeup and clothing to submit design plans according to his plan. All staff must reach a consensus on the aesthetic style of the film and unify their creative ideas.


    Art director Helena espora is responsible for setting the scenes. Because the warehouse area is large enough, the crew can''t use it completely. Murphy asks that the scenes should not be too many or too scattered, and the distance between each scene should not be too long, so as to facilitate centralized shooting.


    Baker klebert, the props engineer, also submitted a list of props to Murphy, and Paul Wilson worked together to buy, rent and make props.


    Jack Watson, who is in charge of the make-up department, has been designing actor''s make-up according to Murphy''s idea. Paul Wilson will also be responsible for buying the headgear and wig he needs.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that Murphy has a lot of thoughts on his own. The heavy work and pressure also make him feel the importance of a full-time producer and several professional Deputy Directors.


    Paul Wilson is serious and responsible, but he is inexperienced. He still needs time to temper and train.


    In the late stage of the preparation, Murphy found that he had been thinking about everything and neglected one thing. He forgot to find a professional live recording engineer.


    All the simple shooting and almost all the sound effects in the later stage of "fruit hard candy" led to this neglect.


    Fortunately, it''s early enough to find a recording engineer in Hollywood. Now it''s not too late to find one. Murphy makes a phone call to bill rosis. Only two days later, the agent helps the crew contact the right person. After a detailed discussion, the two sides sign a contract, and the recording engineer will officially join the crew a week before shooting.


    After finishing the recording, Murphy, along with Bill Rossi and photographer Felix Raschel, went to a Hollywood company to see the photographic equipment. Compared with other companies, he paid more attention to this aspect.


    Murphy is not an equipment admirer. He does not think that new technology is necessarily suitable for all films. The key to the shooting effect of photographic equipment is to meet his shooting requirements. Photographic equipment is an essential equipment for a film and a guarantee of film quality, but it is not decisive. Therefore, it is necessary to choose practical and effective equipment.He still chose Sony''s 35mm camera. Unlike the previous one, this time Murphy rented three, one portable and two large cameras.


    When negotiating the price, Bill rosis showed Murphy the advantage of having a full-time agent.


    Companies leasing equipment are generally reluctant to lower the cost standard, but Bill rosis borrows the name of CAA and finds a discount on the rental time. At the same price, Murphy can only rent for half a month, but he has reached a one month rental contract with the other party, which directly reduces the rental expenses of photographic equipment by 50%.


    In addition, Bill - Rossi also requires rental companies must be equipped with professional maintenance personnel.


    "For the important and valuable equipment, the leasing company will generally provide a special attendant for the whole process maintenance, so as to ensure the safety of the equipment and supervise the correct use, cleaning and storage of the equipment." When walking out of the rental equipment company, Bill rosis said to Murphy, "the pilots are usually sent by the equipment company. You can also ask them to do some extra things, such as focusing and pushing the track. Generally, they won''t refuse."


    The salary of these people will be included in the rental fee, that is to say, the crew will at least have a highly professional labor force.


    Think about the rental situation of the previous shooting, and then look at the rental contract reached by bill rosis. Murphy thinks that he and Jessica chastan are two idiots.


    This also made Murphy understand that the water in this line is also deep, and he is really a young bird.

 Chapter 86

    The weekend is coming, and it''s time for crazy coding. I won''t go out today. I''ll hide at home and knock on the keyboard. Let''s give some encouragement.


    Murphy is under great pressure because of all this work. Although the new crew has only expanded three times, what needs to be dealt with is far from the simple project like "fruit candy". It took three weeks to complete all kinds of preparatory work, which has exceeded Murphy''s expectation.


    He clearly remembers the information he had seen on the Internet. The preliminary preparation of the film took less than a week, and the shooting was completed within 20 days. Although it was impossible to determine whether it was true or not, he could also see the gap between a relatively mature film company like lion gate and an empty shell film company like Stanton studio.


    The crew entered the final stage of preparation.


    Finally, for Murphy, preparation means everything is in place, just a few days before the first shooting day.


    Is there anything else that hasn''t been done? Of course, the most important thing is that Murphy needs to recharge himself.


    Now that he has pressed the start button and is ready, it''s time to focus on the front, try to forget all the pressure and burden, and don''t be too tired to think.


    And make sure that his crew members - the director of photography, the art director, the lighting engineer and the props Engineer - get a good rest before the movie starts.


    As a director and producer, most of Murphy''s decisions are absolutely irreversible at this moment, so he must focus on how to use the resources at hand to complete the work.


    From now on, his physical and mental strength will undergo a great test.


    Unfortunately, during this period of busy work, Murphy''s headache broke out again, and it was more severe than the previous several times, and the degree was even close to the time when he just came to the world.


    "Murphy, is your head hurting again?"


    In the studio''s study, Kerry Mulligan knocked on the door and came in. He saw Murphy sitting on an office chair with a hot towel on his forehead. He hurried over and said, "does it hurt? Shall I accompany you to the doctor? "


    "No Murphy pulled off the towel and was about to throw it on the table when Kerry Mulligan reached for it, put it on the shelf next to him, turned to look at it, and frowned a pair of curly golden eyebrows. "You must go."


    "I went to the University of California medical school yesterday." Murphy waved her hand and felt the tearing pain in her head again. She quickly reached out and rubbed her forehead.


    Kerry Mulligan immediately turned to the back of the chair, reached out two little hands, put them on Murphy''s temple, and gently massaged them.


    She kneaded and asked with concern, "are there any results?"


    Murphy withdrew his hand. "Everything''s OK."


    In order not to affect the work, he went to check it yesterday, and the results showed that it was very normal.


    After all, Murphy knew the cause of the headache, but he couldn''t tell the doctor.


    "Kerry..."


    The pain eased slightly, and Murphy shook his head gently, shaking off Kerry Mulligan''s little hands. "I''ll do it myself."


    "It doesn''t matter. I''m not tired," Kerry Mulligan said in a low voice as she put her hand on Murphy''s temple again. "I''m glad I can help you."


    The eyes behind Murphy were very bright.


    Murphy was about to say something when the knock on the door came again. He said please come in, and Seth Logan pushed the door open.


    When he opened the door, he saw Kerry Mulligan''s hand on Murphy''s head. His fat face was a little embarrassed, and he felt the back of his head embarrassed. "I I... "


    "I''m sorry," he continued, hesitating


    With that, he wanted to go back and close the study door, but Murphy called, "Seth, what''s up?"


    Kerry Mulligan, who had little social experience but was quite clever, immediately withdrew his hand, turned to Murphy, took his cup and picked up a cup of coffee from the coffee machine.


    Seth Logan had to go into the study and said, "Beck''s dummy is almost finished. I want you to have a look."


    In addition to his own role, Seth Logan is also assisting other departments of the crew. This fat man is very diligent and knows that opportunities are hard won.


    "Come on," Murphy took a sip from her coffee cup and stood up. "Let''s go and have a look."


    Seeing that he was ready to go to work again, Kerry Mulligan reminded him, "Murphy..."


    Murphy nodded to her. "Don''t worry, I''m fine."


    After going downstairs, Murphy follows Seth Logan out of the living room and into the courtyard in front of the house. Baker klebert and his assistant are squatting on the floor, busy in front of a charred "corpse".


    Kerry Mulligan also followed, just looked at the "corpse", covered his mouth and hid behind Murphy.


    "Hi, Beck." Murphy greets the propman, eyes on the corpse.The "corpse" is blackened with uneven surface and dark red color in some places, which is very similar to people being burnt.


    "I made it out of a polyester model." Beck klebert told Murphy, "that''s all we can do on our terms."


    Murphy walked around the corpse and said, "well done."


    In the plan, most of the corpses will be played by the actors themselves, and the person who was burned in the password box game is not in this line. This fake corpse is completely competent.


    A lot of times, every penny is always the last word. The baker klebert hired by him with high salary has outstanding ability. In the past, according to Murphy''s idea, he has created a large number of homicide organs in the rented warehouse.


    "It''s disgusting." Kerry Mulligan poked half of his head out of Murphy''s back. "It''s like James Franco is burned."


    Seth Logan turned to look at her. Smart, when he didn''t hear anything, he once drank too much a few days ago. He heard some terrible stories of Kerry Mulligan from James Franco. In addition, the girl was obviously close to the director, so he had listed her as the object not to be provoked.


    He also secretly sighed that James Franco''s temper was good enough. Instead, he had already quit.


    But when you think about the conflict that night and how you get along with each other these days, Seth Logan also knows that this is a guy with eccentric behavior and relatively weak character.


    But it''s easier to get along with people like this.


    Reagan covers his head and Murphy stares back at the door.


    Although not as against James Franco as before, Kerry Mulligan''s dislike is inevitable.


    With a slight shake of his head, Murphy felt better and asked Seth Logan, "where''s James? Didn''t you come today? "


    "He went to the set." Seth Logan said, "I''m going to rehearse some murders this afternoon? He''s gone to see the excitement. "


    This is Murphy''s afternoon work plan. He looked at the time and said, "let''s go, too."


    After a period of preparation, those cruel scenes and murder organs have been built, but the actual effect, but also actors rehearse with makeup, in order to find out the shortcomings.

 Chapter 87

    In the dilapidated huge warehouse, the lights on the ceiling gradually went out, and only the light for shooting arranged by David Robbie was still flashing. Under the light, there was a huge iron cage. On the left side of the cage, there were two oblique 45 degree angles, each with a 35mm camera. Murphy and photographer director Philip Raschel were standing behind each other.


    Seen from the camera, the iron cage is covered with sharp barbed wire, and Beck klebert''s fake things made of rubber look real.


    A fat man in a small underpants comes out of the makeshift dressing room. James Franco whistles at his fat body. The fat man turns his head and puts up a middle finger. He strides to the entrance of the cage and looks at Murphy.


    It''s not an official shoot, it''s just a test of props, lighting and make-up effects. Murphy doesn''t speak and makes an "OK" gesture to the fat man.


    Fat man lowered his head into the cage, as if there was a woman behind him who was bigger than him, trying to get into the cage.


    The barbed wire hung on him one by one, and the fat man howled miserably, as if he was being stabbed by a female wolf. The place where he was stabbed by the barbed wire also flowed bright red liquid, which looked so dazzling.


    Subsequently, the silicone on the fat man''s body collapsed according to the plan, and the "wounds" were shocking.


    "Stop!" Murphy turned off the camera, went to the back of another camera, exchanged a few words with Philip Raschel, and said in a loud voice, "the cage and the wire are OK, the set is OK..."


    The fat man had pulled out of the cage and was looking at Murphy. Murphy nodded to him. "Jonah''s performance was good, too."


    Fat man also ignores to brush the bright red liquid on the body, split big mouth to smile.


    Murphy has never been that kind of strict to abnormal people, compared to angry with actors, he preferred to encourage actors.


    After that, he also pointed out the shortcomings. First of all, he said to the lighting group, "David, this is a black movie. Your lighting is still a little soft. I want the lighting to be harder. In addition, when the official shooting, add background light to Jonah, I want him to appear paler in the lens. "


    He turned to Jack Watson and said, "when Jonah''s character dies, his make-up is whiter."


    Barbed wire can''t kill people directly. Fat people die because they lose too much blood. In this case, the body must be whiter than other ways of death.


    Others wrote down Murphy''s requests one by one and began to discuss with their assistants how to solve them.


    "That''s all for today." Murphy looked at the time. "Before shooting officially, solve all the problems this afternoon."


    He went back to the back of the camera, and Philip Raschel was still playing back the shot of the fat man just taken. Because the barbed wire was made of rubber, when it was hung on the body, some places inevitably looked fake.


    Editor Jody Griffith also stood here. He looked at it and said, "we can use jump editing. We keep the close-up of the barbed wire, and then the panoramic camera shows the actor climbing forward, ignoring the process of the wire hanging on the body, and switching directly to the terrible wound on the actor''s body."


    As long as no one touches the barbed wire, it looks like it''s real, and Jack Watson''s make-up effect is guaranteed, which is undoubtedly a good solution.


    Murphy nodded. "You can do that."


    At the end of a day''s work, Murphy packed up the film, walked out of the set and came to the security room and the temporary office of the crew near the entrance of the warehouse. Two fat and one thin men were sitting on the chairs here, talking and laughing loudly.


    "You don''t know, Seth."


    The fat man in the iron cage has taken off his make-up, put on a large T-shirt and jeans, straightened up his fat stomach, and danced, "when rehearsing the scene of father''s love for his daughter, Jim, a mean and shameless guy multiplied by ten times, looked at Lily''s eyes straight."


    James Franco wanted to close his big mouth. "Jonah, shut your mouth!"


    As most of the people were gone, the fat man named Jonah spoke with unbridled, foaming, "Jim, don''t admit it! Do you dare to say that you were not hard at that time? "


    He made an exaggerated gesture of straightening his lower body. "If you don''t have it, I''ll cut it off and throw it into Seth''s mouth!"


    "Hey! well! Jonah... " Seth Logan jumped straight out of his chair. "You faggot! Don''t pull on me. "


    Murphy stood at the door, knocked on the door, three guys see Murphy, except not very familiar fat Jonah, the other two people are not embarrassed, or in unbridled smile.


    "Hi, director Stanton." Jonah turned to say hello.


    "You''re welcome." Murphy nodded at him with a smile. "Just call me Murphy."


    James Franco was not polite to Murphy at all. He came up to him and grabbed him. He said, "well, guys, it''s a treat tonight. Think of a place."


    Murphy looked at James - Franco, James - Franco pulled him out, "don''t hesitate, workaholic, to know how to relax, relax will have higher efficiency."Jonah followed. "I know there''s a good place in Venice. It''s a good show."


    Seth Logan walked at the end and said in a loud voice to the front, "Jonah hill, you faggot, don''t you want to take us to the gay bar?"


    "You fat man!" Jonah Hill turned around, swearing, "you''re the fag! You fat faggot


    Tomorrow is the rest day of the crew, and Murphy didn''t refuse.


    It can be seen that the relationship between the three people is very good. Murphy drives his car, James Franco sits in the co driver''s seat, and two fat men are crowded in the back. When he starts the car, Jonah Hill points to the road, and doesn''t forget a few words from Seth Logan and James Franco.


    Listening to these people''s blatant swearing, Murphy suddenly felt his nervous tension relaxed a lot. In the past, he has been too tight. Even when he was alone, his body could relax, but his spirit was still tight.


    From the day he left the prison, he knew that time was precious to him. In order to become a top director, Murphy had strict requirements on whether he was a free journalist running the social news or switching to the film industry. He also put a lot of pressure on himself, resulting in headache from time to time.


    People can''t be busy all the time. Sometimes they need to relax.


    It wasn''t far from the car, and Murphy could see that Jonah hill, who was less than 20 years old, was the most eloquent.


    Of course, they are no better than this fat man.


    James Franco seems to be the most serious of the four people, but this guy''s elegant and handsome face is a very different character. Sometimes his behavior is absurd. The biggest disadvantage is that he is too timid and likes to hide behind others when he meets unexpected situations.


    Seth Logan looks honest and honest, but the jokes are endless. It''s not too much to say that he is a bitch.


    According to Jonah Hill''s instructions, the black Ford car slowly stopped in front of an underground strip club.

 Chapter 88

    There''s a chapter after twelve, um this is it.


    Sitting in the partition on the second floor, Murphy and Jonah Hill clink glasses, kill a large glass of beer, listen to the music, turn to look down, here is an open style, just can see the dance floor on the first floor, only to see the center of the dance floor, four topless sexy girls with different skin color, around a few steel pipes, dancing hot.


    "Cheers


    James Franco raised his glass, Murphy and others raised their glasses, and another large glass of beer fell into their stomachs.


    Less than half an hour after entering the club, the four of them have already killed dozens of beers. Alcohol, coupled with this kind of occasion, is the best way to shorten the distance between people. Even some strange Jonah hill has become familiar with Murphy, and sometimes plays a few large-scale jokes.


    They are of the same age, at the bottom of the same circle, and they are all working hard to move forward. These common characteristics not only make each other cherish each other, but also bring the four people closer.


    Murphy is calm, James Franco is eccentric, Seth Logan is off-line, Jonah hill is active and obscene


    "Seth told me himself..."


    Put down the glass, Jonah hill big tongue, make things up, "his hometown in Canada farm, there is a pig refused to breed, in order to convince it, he and that pig sleep in the farm for a week."


    At this point, he clapped his thigh and laughed, "and that''s a boar!"


    "Go to your boar!" Murphy was a little drunk, and it was relaxing to come to this occasion. He had already thrown aside his restraint, took a bottle of wine, filled all four people''s glasses, and his strong face had already turned red. He raised his glass and said to Seth Logan, "cheers to the boar you''ve done!"


    James Franco echoed, "to the boar, cheers!"


    Seth Logan drank all the wine in his glass, slammed it on the table, raised his hand, pointed it one by one in Murphy''s, James Franco''s and Jonah Hill''s faces, and cried, "you bastards, you bully me, aren''t you? Tell you... "


    He belched and patted himself on the chest Seth Logan, let alone a boar, there is nothing I dare not do


    "Brag!" Jonah Hill looked scornful, and James Franco curled his mouth. "Have you ever done a boar?"


    Murphy slaps the table and laughs. Seth Logan raises his chin like I''ve done everything.


    "Good! Good Murphy looked at the dancer on the dance floor and said, "Seth, as long as you kiss her feet, I believe you''ve done anything!"


    Jonah hill and James Franco followed, "yes! yes! That''s it. Seth, let''s see how brave you are, even a boar


    Seth Logan didn''t speak. Instead, he stood up, took a bottle of beer, poured the rest into his stomach directly to his mouth, and straightened his neck. "What can Seth Logan not do?"


    He looked at Murphy. "What if I do it?"


    "I..." Murphy shook his head dizzy with alcohol. "I believe you''ve not only done boar, but also cattle and sheep!"


    Then he turned his head and looked at James Franco next to him. "As long as you kiss the dancer''s feet, Jim will kiss Jonah!"


    The four of them had drunk too much. Instead of opposing, James Franco and Jonah Hill patted the table and said, "yes, that''s it."


    Seth Logan didn''t even think about it. He jumped out of the partition and ran downstairs to find the dancer Murphy pointed to. He took out a few bills and put them into her underwear. Then he got close to her and said a few words. The dancer stretched out her feet. Seth Logan bent down and really kissed her.


    "Wow..."


    James Franco and Jonah Hill clapped, Murphy cheered, and there was a roar downstairs.


    In the laughter, Seth Logan walked back like a hero.


    "Hasn''t that woman washed her feet in a week?" After he sat down, he gargled his glass, spit a mouthful of beer into the dustbin and complained, "I''m going to die of bad smell! It smells terrible... "


    At this point, he turned to look at James Franco and Jonah hill.


    As if they didn''t see Seth Logan coming back, Jonah Hill picked up an empty bottle, turned it upside down, pointed it at James Franco and asked in an interview like voice, "may I ask the best actor of the Oscar, Mr. James Franco, how did you get on this artistic road?"


    "It was a very, very romantic experience..."


    James Franco narrowed his eyes and seemed to be intoxicated with the lies he made up. "Because my mother is a writer, and she and my father met in an art school, they are both painters, so art has always been around my life. I think these things are always in my mind, even before I really engage in them. I think one of the reasons why I didn''t engage in them before I was 14 years old may be because of fear, fear that I was too outstanding, too dazzling Until I watched Titanic a few years ago, why can a man who is not as handsome as me be popular all over the world? Then I will definitely do better than him. "Murphy pointed to James Franco with one hand and put the other hand on the table, laughing as if he could not stand up.


    "It''s all bullshit!" Seth Logan fiercely exposed, "a few days ago, you also told me that you enter this circle because it''s beautiful to be a star, earn more money, and attract a lot of girls to worship."


    He stressed emphatically, "especially underage girls!"


    "Oh..." Jonah Hill pointed to James Franco. "So it''s true that you have a crush on Lily!"


    Drink to this extent, James - Franco did not deny, "that Lily can only see."


    Murphy came closer, one hand over his mouth, pretending to be a secret, and asked in a voice that Jonah hill and Seth Logan could hear, "how many girls have you had sex with, under sixteen?"


    "Speak quickly!" Jonah Hill''s bottle turned over and pointed at James Franco with the bottom of the bottle. "If you don''t tell me the truth, I''ll smash your head in your ass!"


    Seth Logan also glared at James Franco.


    "That..." James Franco slowly held out three fingers and said, "they are all voluntary."


    Murphy laughed and toasted again, "for James!"


    Seth Logan, who put down his glass and was distracted, suddenly remembered and yelled at James Franco and Jonah hill, "you two shameless bastards, where are your tongue kisses?"


    Murphy also beside coax, "Seth, let them use a special way of tongue kiss!"

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    It''s quiet in such a big bar. The sound of Irish whistle is suddenly melodious, accompanied by low female singing. This song has been popular all over the world. It''s not difficult for people in the bar to distinguish its origin, but it''s an underground strip bar. Isn''t it too unexpected to appear this kind of song?


    After tipping, Seth Logan went back to the second floor. Many guests suddenly looked up from the dance floor and saw a fat man standing on the side of the big card seat on the second floor leaning towards the railing.


    The fat man closed his eyes and stretched his arms horizontally, like flying in the wind and waiting for something.


    A very handsome young man appeared in the back, he was handsome, with a ruffian smile on his face, looking very charming.


    The voice of the Irish Whistle gradually rose, and the low female voice became loud.


    "Hurry up!" Murphy yelled at the railing, "James, what are you waiting for?"


    James Franco stepped forward, clung to Jonah Hill''s back, put his hands on his stout waist like a water tank, and with the help of his height, his head protruded from Jonah Hill''s right shoulder.


    He stared at Jonah Hill''s side face.


    "Oh! Wow... " There was a roar in the bar.


    Most people look at the affectionate couple on the second floor and want to see what they are going to do next.


    The thrilling alcohol, the run on Murphy and Seth Logan, the cheers in the bar all gave the timid James Franco courage, and he said aloud, "do you believe me, Ruth?"


    Jonah Hill turned his head and looked at him affectionately. "I believe you, Jack."


    "Stand up," James Franco pushed forward, grabbing his fat waist hand. "Eyes closed. No peeking."


    With his feet outstretched, Jonah hill stood on the railing, probably because he was too heavy, and the welded metal railing seemed to tremble.


    James Franco was close behind him. "Do you believe me?"


    With that, he grabbed Jonah Hill''s two arms, and both of them flew in the wind at the same time.


    "I believe you!" Cried Jonah hill.


    He opened his eyes and looked at James Franco. "I''m flying, Jack!"


    James Franco is also looking at him. As they look at each other, he says out loud, "let''s fly together, Ruth!"


    Their heads are getting closer, their eyes closer and their lips closer.


    There was a lot of laughter and screaming in the bar, and the atmosphere reached its climax tonight.


    In the melodious accompaniment of the Irish Whistle, when the faces of James Franco and Jonah Hill were only an inch away, they suddenly separated. James Franco stepped back and turned to the left. Jonah Hill jumped down the railing and turned to the right.


    Both men retched at the same time.


    "Your mouth stinks!" James Franco pointed to Jonah hill and Jonah Hill shook his hand. "You have bad breath."


    Those who are waiting to see a good play, see these two critical moment counsels, is a roar.


    "It doesn''t count, it doesn''t count!" Seth Logan exclaimed discontentedly, "you haven''t had a kiss yet!"


    Jonah Hill''s retching wasn''t just the smell of wine in James Franco''s mouth. He turned his head and put up his middle finger. "Go to hell, Seth!"


    James Franco came back, sat down next to Seth Logan, picked up the glass and poured the beer into his stomach, which made him feel better. "Seth, if you want to kiss Jonah, you can go. I can''t stand his fat face."


    "I''m fat. What''s the matter?"


    Despite the noise in the bar, Jonah hill came back, quite dissatisfied with what James Franco had just said, "I''m much better than you, who look serious and are actually shameless and mean!"


    James Franco, Jonah hill, and Seth Logan, with their dirty words and dirty jokes spitting out like mad dogs, taunting each other.


    Four people stayed in the bar until nearly one o''clock in the morning and drank countless beers. When they went out, in addition to Murphy, who drank less, they were sober. The other three people were already swaying.


    After drinking like this, you can''t drive. Outside the bar, Murphy calls for a taxi. Four people lean in front of his black Ford, wait for the taxi to come and continue chatting.


    "Where do you live?" Murphy asked Jonah hill to take them back later.


    Jonah Hill walked awkwardly this way, sat down on the curb and belched, "I I I live in West Hollywood, and I rent with people. "


    He pointed to his chest, "share with the other two actors, I sleep on the sofa."


    Seth Logan went to sit next to him and patted Jonah hill on the shoulder. "I sleep on the sofa, too. It''s just the sofa in James'' little apartment."In fact, the financial situation of several people is not good. Murphy has a little money, but he is facing the pressure of investment. James Franco is a little famous, but the actors at this stage are far from as beautiful as they seem, and the expenses are often very large.


    They''re all struggling in Hollywood, trying to get ahead of the crowd.


    Maybe it''s because of too much wine, or maybe it''s because of his personality. James Franco, who has a lot of randomness in doing things, suddenly clapped his hand hard to attract Murphy''s attention, and then said aloud, "I..."


    "Ha..." He gave a hiccup. "I have a proposal. I think the four of us are very congenial. We should build an alliance and help each other when we need to."


    He is the oldest of the four, but he is not very reliable.


    Seth Logan and Jonah hill, though drunk, were also thinking, and their eyes unconsciously turned to Murphy.


    Compared with James Franco, they think Murphy is more stable, more reliable and more suitable to be the backbone.


    Leaning by the door of the driver''s seat, Murphy has seen James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill one by one. Now they are all similar to each other to a certain extent. They are young, hardworking, simple minded and eager for the future


    Murphy straightened up, went to Seth Logan and Jonah hill, stretched out a hand, with the back of the hand facing up. Because he drank a little too much wine, the speed of his head turned significantly slower. For a moment, he couldn''t think of the right words, so he just said, "help each other, support each other!"


    James Franco led the way and put his hand on the back of Murphy''s hand. Then Jonah hill and Seth Logan stood up and put their hands on it.


    "Join the gang and support each other!"

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    The early morning sunlight passed through the bright window and fell on the drawn curtain, reflecting a golden color. Murphy came out of the bathroom, bit a toothbrush on his mouth, stood in front of the wearing glasses, and looked carefully. In addition to some infrared in his eyes, yesterday''s drunkenness didn''t leave too many traces.


    shook his head in front of the mirror. Murphy noticed that the headache was suddenly good. He went back to the bathroom and spat out the foam in his mouth and stood for a while. Maybe yesterday''s crazy play really relaxed him.


    With the experience of shooting "fruit candy", he gradually found some headache rules. When his work pressure is too high and his nerves are tight, the possibility is often the biggest. When the whole person completely relaxes, the pain that can''t be explained will disappear.


    If you live in a relaxed state all the time, Murphy believes that the sequelae of this strange experience will be cured without any medicine.


    But this is obviously impossible, in a highly competitive society, unless he has no desire or desire, and does not care about his future life.


    But how many people can do this in the world?


    After washing up, Murphy called for a takeout. Murphy went downstairs to the living room, because today the whole drama group had a holiday to get ready for shooting. There was no one in the studio.


    Taking a plan out of a desk folder, Murphy sat down in a chair and looked through it again.


    Shooting is about to start, he must be careful with every job, try to find any omission in the plan.


    For a whole day, Murphy stayed at home, keeping her hearing, vision and spirit relatively quiet.


    The next morning, he drove to the small city of Venice and entered the office at the entrance of the warehouse. First, he told Paul Wilson, who had been waiting here, that the project was officially renamed "electric saw" from m2.


    "The electric saw?"


    The news soon spread to the set, James Franco, who was making up, asked Seth Logan next to him, "how did you get such a name?"


    Seth Logan reminded him, "isn''t the nickname of the guy in the script a jigsaw?"


    With the arrival of Murphy, the set starts to be busy. Helena espora is doing the final inspection beside the built basement toilet scene to check the setting. On the reserved camera slot, Felipe Raschel is debugging the camera, and his assistant is trying to shoot with a hand-held camera. David Robbie uses a stick to lift the main background light and keeps on shooting Exchange views with Murphy to determine the location of the main backlight.


    In the scene, Beck klebert squats on the ground, checks the fetters of the props, and his big hands brush over the rubber props with metal texture to make sure they are smooth enough not to hurt the actor''s ankles.


    Murphy coordinated all the work, and the news of each department came to him.


    There are also a lot of people on the outside of the set. Most of the main actors are still here, even though they only shoot the scenes between James Franco and Seth Logan today.


    Bill rosis is also here. Murphy is listed as a super potential customer by him. Of course, he won''t be absent when the new work starts shooting. In addition, he has to accompany the other two potential customers under his name.


    Kerry Mulligan was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, holding her chest in her hands and staring at Murphy.


    Next to her, Lilly, a little shorter, blinks her curious eyes and looks into the set.


    "David, move the main backlight three feet to the left and try to put it at a 45 degree angle of the bathtub," Murphy yelled. "Don''t turn on all the fluorescent lights. I want one to flicker when I turn on the lights."


    "Philly, the first shot uses a hand-held camera. Pay attention to the wobble."


    "Helen! Has the glass on the set been tested? Can you break it? ok£¡¡±


    "Jack! Jack! Have the actors finished their make-up yet? How much longer? "


    Looking at Murphy''s orderly command of the entire crew, Bill rosis nodded slightly. Compared with the rookie in the last shooting, he matured very quickly and looked confident, much like a successful director.


    He also participated in a lot of preparatory work of the crew. Murphy gave him the biggest feeling that he was making progress too fast.


    Bill rosis has signed with more than one director, but the former directors have basically finished making a film, and since then they have disappeared, never having a second chance.


    What about this guy? Miramax''s distribution ability is the key to win the first film nearly five times the cost of North American box office, but his successful integration of commercial elements into the film can not be ignored.


    As an agent or working in CAA, bill rossis knows enough about Hollywood circle, and also knows how new directors can attract attention, realize their own value, and promote the status of agent.


    One is to win heavyweight awards. If you look at Murphy''s age and think about the resources in the hands of your agent, Bill rosis knows that these are things far away in the future.


    The other is business performance. To put it simply, it is box office.According to bill rosis, there is nothing more practical than the box office of a film. After all, the art of film is metaphysical, and no one will invest in pure art films. Even if there are, these art films have nothing to do with commerce. Films are the product of money and power.


    In today''s era, if there is no big man''s appreciation, small cost films will gradually develop until they become mainstream directors, which is the only way for many young filmmakers. If a director''s small cost films can get high box office, it will certainly speed up his film development path.


    Bill rosis has also seen the script. Although the script in Hollywood is far from representing the final film, it can also explain some problems. Both the plot and the selling points of the movie are far more than those of the movie. Murphy''s progress is in his eyes. I believe he should do better than the movie.


    "See, little one." Kerry Mulligan pointed to Murphy and said to lily, "Murphy must be the best director."


    Lily was only twelve years old, but she had a lot of experience. She shook her head in disapproval. "I live in Beverly Hills, and I haven''t heard of him before! It''s just a little director who can only make B-class films! "


    "What do you know, you little boy?" Kerry Mulligan turns around and stares at Lily fiercely, but her baby face is not scary at all. She puts up a finger and says forcefully, "in another ten years, you''ll see, Murphy will be the top director in Hollywood!"


    "Cut..." Lily looked scornful.


    In the set, James Franco and Seth Logan have already reached their respective positions, and the shooting is about to start. Kerry Mulligan closes his mouth and even breathes less, as if for fear of disturbing Murphy''s shooting.

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    The warehouse is quiet. Murphy stares at the set. The director of photography, Philip Raschel, stands in the bathtub on the other side of the wall. His camera lens, through the muddy water in the bathtub, firmly locks on Seth Logan''s figure.


    There was a violent shaking in the bathtub, and the water splashed everywhere. Seth Logan suddenly sat up. He coughed violently, opened his mouth, spitted out a mouthful of water without any warning, and just sprayed it on Philip Raschel, and the camera lens was not spared.


    "Stop!" Murphy yelled, "what''s going on?"


    Seth logan was still coughing violently. After a while, he stood up holding the bathtub and looked apologetically at filie Raschel. "Sorry, I got up a little fast. I accidentally opened my mouth and water poured in."


    Philip Raschel waved it''s okay, and Murphy yelled, "Jack, make up for Seth. Philly, readjust the lens and do it again in ten minutes. "


    This opening scene will start in the dark, but it will not be shot in the dark. Few of Hollywood''s dark scenes are actually shot in the dark. Light is an important factor that can never be ignored when shooting. For example, this scene shot by Murphy will adjust the background to black through the Da Vinci palette in post production, which is of great significance to today''s film production technology For me, it''s also very simple.


    The first scene was choked by water, Seth Logan adjusted, and the second one was normal.


    However, Murphy didn''t pass the call. He continued to let the fat man get into the bathtub and shot three more in a row, which ended the scene.


    Unlike in the shooting of "fruit candy", Murphy now has more experience. Before taking full account of the difficulties, he let James Franco and Seth Logan do a lot of rehearsals. In addition, the personnel employed this time are no longer the incompetent guys in the previous shooting. The shooting of several scenes in the morning is smooth, and they were called by him within five times Adopted.


    One morning, after six plays, this is the most efficient half day in Murphy''s short career as a director.


    As soon as the shooting started in the afternoon, Du slowed down again. After James Franco appeared, there were three people in the toilet. He played the doctor, Seth Logan''s camera stealer, and a jigsaw lying on the ground in the middle.


    Of course, because there is no need to move, the jigsaw here is an elaborate dummy made by Baker klebert.


    This is the third time that three people appear in the same shot. After shooting twice, they can''t achieve the effect that Murphy wants. He simply stops the whole crew.


    Murphy called in the director of photography, Philip Raschel. "In this scene, we want to deliberately ignore the jigsaw in the lens."


    In the scene of three people appearing at the same time, the camera ignores the vertical saw, and the whole picture will also ignore the vertical saw. The audience will naturally ignore the vertical saw, so as to bring shock to the end.


    The end of this film is very important. It can be said that the whole film has been sublimated and upgraded to a higher level. Otherwise, it is much better than the traditional American plasma film.


    Murphy walked into the set, carefully avoiding the blood on the ground, and said to Felipe Raschel, "in this three person scene, we should highlight two and ignore one."


    "If the three actors deliberately emphasize two of them and try to avoid the participation of the third party, when only a single relationship line is highlighted," Philip Raschel quickly had the idea, "there are two shooting methods: partial highlight and total highlight."


    He said in detail, "partial highlight means that the first main shot shows three actors, but the second main shot shows only two leading actors; total highlight means that the relationship between 3 and 3 turns to that between 2 and 2, showing only two leading actors.


    Murphy thought about it and said, "try both ways."


    Shot in two ways, you can also have more choices in post production.


    When Felipe Raschel goes to get ready for shooting, Murphy finds lighting engineer David Robbie and tells him that when switching the single person facial close-up lens, he will give James Franco and Seth Logan eye light.


    And unlike Kerry Mulligan''s eye light when he appeared in "fruit candy", Murphy needs to be more cold, highlighting the character''s vigilance and panic when he wakes up in an unfamiliar environment.


    Just like Murphy''s two shots, eye light is used in almost all movie close-up shots.


    Generally, when the main light or auxiliary light is at the right angle with the camera, the eye light effect can be produced while the main light or auxiliary light effect is completed. At this time, there is no need to hit the eye light, so as to avoid two bright spots, giving people a sense of distraction.


    However, if the original main light and auxiliary light can not produce eye light effect, you can use the small lamp to supplement eye light near the camera, or you can use a large area of flexible light source to shoot far away. The key is to arrange it without affecting the main light relationship.


    Unless the specific plot needs, Murphy''s eyes should not be too bright to avoid two bright spots in the eye, which will destroy the charm of the characters, and even cause the pathological effect like cataract.


    In fact, this is also the way to shoot blind people''s plays. Generally, when shooting blind people, they will avoid using eye light, which can help actors create the unique feeling of blind people''s eyes.From shooting "fruit candy", Murphy has developed the habit of observing the light and angle, in order to quickly and easily find the shortcomings in the lens.


    After shooting several local highlights and all highlights in a row, the crew turned to shoot the personal scenes of James Franco and Seth Logan again. When the close-up shot was finished, Murphy realized that his money was useless. He could make the lighting engineer signed by CAA, even though he was as unknown as him, he had a good set.


    And photographer Philip Raschel also has a unique way to verify eye light.


    His method is very simple. Standing on the set, he holds his fist and presses a marble under his index finger. Through it, he can observe the reflective effect similar to that of human eyes. He only needs to turn his hand and observe the change of light on the marble to find the position and angle he needs.


    At the same time, the curves and lines of the hand can also show the contrast and backlight effect.


    After a busy day, Murphy announced the end of his work, but he did not leave. Instead, he sat behind the camera and examined today''s shot with the director of photography, Philip Raschel, and the editor, Jody Griffith.


    James Franco wanted to come, but Murphy drove him away.


    Like most directors, Murphy won''t let the actors look at the shot unless they make a big mistake and need to look at the shot to correct it.

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    As a director, some habits and rules are best formed in the early stage of his career, even known to everyone in the crew.


    Like how to get along with actors.


    These are not the problems for the crew of "the electric saw scare". The film comes from Murphy''s independent investment. James Franco, the most famous actor, has a good personal relationship with him, and no one else has the right to point three or four fingers at him as a director.


    If we switch to other projects in the future, will there be more famous actors in the project?


    To some extent, it''s normal for actors to love vanity, even most of them admit it.


    So why did Murphy show them what they had done? When they catch a glimpse of the screen, they want to see more, to see if the shadow fits or if they have a double chin.


    As a director, what Murphy wants is a real performance. As actors, in most cases, they want a perfect appearance in addition to acting skills.


    Who will win in the end? In order to completely avoid this problem, the director had better keep the actors away from the monitor. If it is not necessary, don''t ask them to come.


    Since the last shooting, when Kerry Mulligan or James Franco asked about their performance, Murphy always repeated a sentence: your performance is really perfect, honey.


    That''s the end of the first day''s work. Before shooting the next day, Murphy called the heads of all departments together and held a short meeting.


    From the time he finished the script, he began to make a lot of preparations for the early shooting. He made a lot of ideas and imaginations for every play, every character and even some subtle actions in the script. The early scene watching is to bring the plot into the scene and make a lot of possible shooting assumptions.


    After the shooting is started, a shooting meeting before work every day can implement the shooting to small details.


    Of course, even after full preparation, due to various reasons of the shooting scene, the heads of all departments still need to face the situation of on-the-spot play. In such an emergency, the whole crew will wait for the director''s next action, and Murphy also encountered such a problem in the later shooting.


    For him as a director, the most important thing is active thinking and excellent basic skills.


    The support of technology and thinking is the premise and foundation for the director to deal with problems, and also the guarantee for the smooth operation of the crew.


    Sometimes, when filming a scene, Murphy will let the actors learn how to be creative first.


    However, if the actor''s ideas are far from his, Murphy will try to get the actors back on track instead of getting them lost in their own direction.


    This requires planning, accurate expression of the story and the character''s thought storyboard, when the most effective.


    After shooting for a week in a row, James Franco and Seth Logan''s role of being alone in the chamber of Secrets gradually came to an end. After careful preparation, the crew ushered in the shooting of a drama.


    Behind the two cameras, Murphy and Phil Raschel each operate one. Raschel''s assistant sets up stannikon, standing slightly outside, ready to step forward and take pictures at any time.


    On the set, James Franco is crazy. He picks up the hacksaw on the ground, takes off his shirt and binds Beck klebert''s prosthetic leg. The saw blade falls in the middle of the prosthetic leg and goes crazy.


    He sawed the resin surface slightly, and the bright red liquid gushed out instantly, and some of it rose and fell on his face. James Franco didn''t mean to stop. He howled in pain and continued to saw his legs. The red juice flowed to the ground, dyed it red a lot, and then splashed around with the big sawing.


    It seemed as if there was a blood rain around. It looked so cruel.


    Two underage girls, Lily and Kerry Mulligan, were taken away by bill rosis before Murphy''s shooting, especially Kerry Mulligan. He can''t say why. He was always worried that her mental health would be affected if she saw these.


    However, the busy work also makes him have no time and energy to think about these things.


    Above James Franco, a huge microphone is quietly hanging there, recording his pain and wailing, plasma splashing to the ground, hacksaw cutting skin and muscle


    These sounds need to be recorded live.


    Due to the limitation of scene and cost, it is impossible for the crew to use the boom here, so an intern has to hold the boom to hang the microphone. It seems easy, but it is actually a hard work. From the perspective of Murphy, the intern''s forehead is covered with sweat.


    The intern''s main task in the school is live recording, otherwise he will not temporarily act as an assistant to the recording engineer.


    The work of lifting the boom seems simple, but in fact, it is highly professional. Lifting the boom and following the microphone line can affect the effect of on-site recording. Even simple following the line has a lot of stress, such as the fast retraction and playback of the line, the male end of the line to the recording equipment, and the female end to the microphone on the boom. There should be no stumbling or knotting in the middle of the line, and it should not be connected with lights and other electricity The source line is too close, otherwise it will produce interference sound.Moreover, there are many ways to lift the bar. This intern is the ear of the recorder. It can be said that if he does not do well, the recorder is blind.


    This job is by no means easy to find someone to go to that microphone. If the microphone is pressed low enough and can''t appear in the camera, it needs a lot of practice. For example, because this intern has done similar work before, he can know the lowest position of the microphone just by looking at the monitor.


    It''s unprofessional and irresponsible to hold the microphone high in order not to help. The recorded things are always useless.


    This physical work also needs strong willpower. When Murphy shoots the full scene, he has to put a 20 foot long pole, add the character movement, and a slightly longer lens. It''s almost too tired to break his hand. During this period, no movement is allowed on the interns'' hands, because the friction and vibration caused by every movement of his fingers will be clearly transmitted to the recorder.


    Maybe some people think that with wireless recording, Murphy still uses this stupid method, which is simply out of date.


    Wireless is good, but it can''t receive the ambient sound. At the same time, its frequency response range is also very limited, which is far less than the sound quality recorded by the cable microphone.


    The sound of James Franco''s character sawing his legs can undoubtedly increase the atmosphere of the film and bring more terrifying hearing effects.


    After filming the scene, Murphy announced the temporary end of filming, and all the crew, including him, moved to an empty space in the warehouse to exchange needles for tens of thousands of needles.


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    The warehouse used for shooting is quite large. The crew only used less than half of the space to set up the scene. Most of the rest of the space is vacant. But now there are many huge boxes. When Murphy comes with all the crew, most of the boxes have been opened by Paul Wilson and Jonah Hill, and they are full of brand-new syringes.


    "It looks scary, too." Jonah hill has been scratching his head.


    His only play was finished a few days ago, but the fat man didn''t leave the crew. Instead, he stayed here to help. In his own words, as long as the crew can provide food and drink.


    Murphy knew that he was not in a very good situation as most first-time Hollywood wanderers, and he didn''t refuse. Moreover, this fat man had a lot of strength, so he was very suitable to be a temporary porter.


    Two interns came in with some small boxes. Murphy asked everyone to come. He took a small box from the intern''s hand, opened it, took out a specially made rubber needle, and said, "our job today is to replace all the syringe needles."


    these syringes will be used in Amanda''s filming by Kerry Mulligan. Of course, metal needles must not be used. Beck krebo specially ordered a rubber needle for a company, and the needle was smeared with special gel outside, which seemed to have no difference from metal.


    The cost of needles is more than US $10000, which is far more than the cost of syringes. It also makes Murphy give up his plan to add too many killing devices. After all, his investment is here. Although the cost of employing personnel is low, it also needs to save money. Otherwise, if it exceeds the budget, it will be really troublesome.


    The greatest advantage of these small guys is that they don''t have more qualifications and fame than they can do in their own work.


    Nearly 30 people sat around the box and began to replace the syringe needles with rubber needles. After replacing a box, the two people next to each other had to exchange checks to avoid omissions.


    Originally, after the homicide seminar that day, Murphy wrote different scenes of using homicide devices, and those mechanisms were more ingenious. Now, because of the cost, most of them can only choose to give up, which is a pity.


    In fact, those who have studied this series all know that the ingenious killing mechanism is one of the keys to the success of this series.


    For example, the heresy of jigsaw, which is highly praised by some people, is not a big commercial selling point in such a film.


    As a director, there should be more pursuits, such as the connotation, philosophical thinking and artistry of the film. However, the reality of Murphy is here. What he urgently needs now is not these, but commercial success.


    Just like other directors, with enough commercial success as the basis, the next step to consider those things will be more practical.


    "You see, in Murphy''s play, the old man seems to be conveying a value of cherishing life."


    the guy who sat with Murphy to change needles was the guy he named the despicable trio that night when he was drunk, talking about Jonah hill, an active fat man. "This set of values seems very cool, giving people a chance to be reborn, and feeling like a great judge The judge, like an omniscient God, exists. However, it can''t cover up that the old man is a pervert! "


    "I don''t think so." James Franco threw a needle into the box and said, "be awed, cherish, be grateful, and be honest. These thoughts are not wrong in themselves..."


    "But can a normal person do what an old man does?" Jonah Hill interrupted James Franco. "Do you dare to do it? afraid to! Because it''s inhumane, it''s not what normal people should do. "


    Seth Logan held his glasses and nodded in agreement. "It''s OK to say that the old man is a pervert. Who gave him the right to test other people? Maybe they made a mistake, but everyone is equal in personality. You don''t have the right to do anything they don''t want to do to them. That''s why we need morality and law. "


    He turned to look at James Franco and said mercilessly, "you think you understand the old man''s values. In fact, to put it bluntly, you''re just pretending!"


    "You two..." James Franco pointed to them and said, "when did I agree with his values? I just think that the vertical saw is a metamorphosis with logic, connotation and taste! "


    James Franco said to Murphy, "you''re a playwright. What do you think of the jigsaw?"


    "It''s psychopathic to force one''s own values to be exported," Murphy said, without looking up, while installing a needle. "The greatest arrogance, ignorance and stupidity of human beings is to think that one is a God."


    "Cut! You''re the best one to pretend


    In front of Murphy were three high middle fingers.


    In fact, this kind of problem is common among people who have watched this series. At first sight, the first feeling when they see the bloody picture and the horrible game in the movie "the horror of the chainsaw" is that the person who designed the game is a little abnormal. However, after the development of the plot, they know the original intention of designing the game, and some people''s views may change and accept this kind of behavior I think it is reasonable for him to do so.However, some people are too impressed by the bloody pictures and feel uncomfortable with the settings of some game links. After all, the preconceived idea is sometimes difficult to change. They will insist that the old man is abnormal. At this time, people who support the old man will think that this is because they have no in-depth understanding of the old man''s motives and purposes, but they just see the bloody and violent scenes and think that you don''t understand them This is a movie.


    This is also the charm of the film.


    Nearly 30 people had been busy all afternoon before they could replace all the needles. Murphy asked Paul Wilson and Jonah hill, together with three interns, to check carefully to make sure there were no metal needles inside.


    After careful calculation, if an actor is really stabbed by a needle, it can be solved as long as he doesn''t complain to the actors'' Union and give some compensation. But the actor is Kerry Mulligan. Murphy doesn''t want to see the girl get hurt because of the shooting.


    After a lot of preparation, the dense needles were put into a narrow metal channel. Even though the needles were made of rubber, the metallic luster still made people feel numb.


    Especially those patients with acute phobia, see these will directly faint.


    After Kerry Mulligan finished his make-up, filming of the play is about to begin.


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    In the narrow and closed passage, a girl wearing a headgear seemed to be a drowning person in the vast ocean, struggling to move forward. Every step forward, she would make a cry of pain, and her tears could not stop flowing down.


    She was exposed on her arms and legs outside her clothes. In some places, there was a needle tube. In some places, there was only a needle left. Murphy controlled a camera and gradually narrowed the lens to capture the swollen blood spots near the needle.


    The girl finally rushed out of countless needles, but her arms, legs and body were just like hedgehogs.


    "Stop!" Murphy raised a hand. "This one''s over."


    Kerry Mulligan, who enters the next scene, breathes a sigh of relief. Her sweat has long stood up. Shooting such a scene is totally different from playing Little Red Riding Hood before. At that time, she only thought it was fun and interesting, but now her hair is damaged, and struggling in a pile of needles is also quite exhausting. She really wants to find a place to sit down and have a good rest.


    But Kerry Mulligan knows that she can''t do it now. She can''t let Murphy down. She must finish her play with quality and quantity as soon as possible.


    "Jack," Murphy said to her makeup artist, "make up for Kerry!"


    When Jack Watson came over, Kerry Mulligan stood still, leaving the makeup artist to put on his face. [literature building]


    in addition, Beck klebert, the props master, also came over to check the props needle on her body.


    Of course, these rubber needles can''t really stick to Kerry Mulligan.


    Beck klebert has made relevant plans for a long time, and has done sufficient experiments before. Before shooting, he fixed the tip of the needle on the special skin color thin silica gel, and then pasted it on Kerry Mulligan''s skin with silica gel, so that the needle or needle tube seemed to be stuck on her body.


    The silicon wafer is not big and thin, but it still has a little swelling after shooting. However, it just meets the requirements. If a sharp needle is inserted into a person''s body, it will cause slight swelling of the surrounding skin.


    And in order to make the skin was inserted into the needle after the effect of hematoma, Beck - klebert also specially used a spray paint pen to spray red paint around the needle.


    When everything is ready, Murphy greets Paul Wilson into the set and lies on the floor of the "secret room" used for shooting.


    "Jonah!" Murphy waved back. "Bring it here!"


    "Here it is! Here we are Jonah Hill walks into the set with a basin and puts it next to Paul Wilson. The basin is bloody and looks like intestines.


    It''s not a prop. It''s real intestines. For the sake of shooting effect, Murphy uses pig intestines.


    When Kerry Mulligan took over the prop scalpel from Baker klebert, he turned his head and looked over there. Unconsciously, he felt disgusted.


    Hard candy is also very big, but she never faced such a scene. At that time, she was sprayed with special ketchup on her face at most. She just thought it was fun


    She swallowed her vomit and forced it down.


    With so many people watching her at the scene, she can''t do anything that doesn''t fit an actor, let alone let Murphy down.


    The shooting starts soon. In the surround shooting of a camera, Kerry Mulligan is approaching Paul Wilson step by step. A lot of emotions are pouring out from the innocent and lovely baby face.


    Murphy stood behind the monitor and nodded gently.


    He can see Kerry Mulligan''s efforts. According to bill rosis, she is also learning from old actors like Julian firos in private. Although her acting skills can''t make great progress in a short time, this attitude is undoubtedly positive.


    Panic, impatience, fear


    Kerry Mulligan showed exactly what she needed for this shot. When she picked up the scalpel and frantically "cut" Paul Wilson, grabbing the intestines and looking for the key, the whole person seemed to collapse, shaking her hands, turning her intestines, crying unconsciously in her mouth, and tears flooded her face


    The camera shot has been changed to close-up. Murphy looks at the picture on the monitor, one hand holding his chest, the other hand rubbing his chin, but his brow is slightly wrinkled. He can''t tell whether Kerry Mulligan is performing or not?


    Because her emotions were so real, as if she had collapsed.


    As time goes by, the girl in the picture shakes her hands, picks up a key with blood, opens the jaw cracker on her head, throws it aside, and looks at the pile of intestines under her eyes. She can''t bear it any more. The pile of pig intestines is like a plague, which makes Kerry Mulligan disgusted. She uses both hands and feet to escape there.


    Even knowing that it was filming, Murphy''s heart seemed to twitch when he saw Kerry Mulligan.


    "Stop! It''s too late Murphy yells to Kerry Mulligan, "very good!"In the past, whenever he said this, Kerry Mulligan would always look up for the first time and show a naive and lovely smile.


    But this time she didn''t. after she was far away from the pot of bloody pig intestines, she knelt and tilted to one side, holding her hands on the ground. On her lovely baby face, her expression had already collapsed, and her tears didn''t stop at all. On the contrary, her big tears kept rolling down.


    Most of the actors'' emotions are exposed. Bill rossis has gone by, and James Franco is standing on the outside. His feet move and stop.


    Murphy can also see that the pig intestines just now have exceeded Kerry Mulligan''s psychological acceptance. In addition, he has completely substituted himself into the role of Amanda. I''m afraid that his mood has really collapsed.


    He strode over and squatted directly in front of Kerry Mulligan regardless of other people''s eyes, but knew that it was better not to say anything now, just to look at Kerry Mulligan''s short black hair and tears rolling down her baby face.


    Kerry Mulligan kept sobbing. Although she was severely controlled by her parents when she was a child, she was extremely rebellious, but she had a good life. She had been raised in the greenhouse all the time. Haili''s play could be used as fun, but she never touched the bloody real pig intestines, especially with her hands. That kind of touch was really breaking.


    When she touched the pig''s intestines, she felt as if she really caught people''s intestines, and the whole world collapsed. If it wasn''t for the belief in her heart that she never mentioned to people, she couldn''t have finished the play.


    She was shaking all over her body until she saw the familiar figure appear on the opposite side. She could not hold on any longer. As soon as her hands were released, the whole person rushed forward.


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    It''s on the shelves after 12 noon on Friday. It will break out at that time.


    Lying on Murphy''s shoulder, Kerry Mulligan was just crying. Tears soon wet Murphy''s clothes. He patted the girl on the shoulder, but he didn''t know what to say.


    Whether he lives on the other side of the Pacific or comes to the United States, he is a lonely man. He can see his heart clearly. He really wants to comfort a young girl, but he doesn''t know what to do.


    He has no experience at all.


    "All right, honey." Murphy patted Kerry Mulligan on the shoulder and whispered, "it''s OK. Everything''s going to be OK."


    Not far away, James - Franco vaguely heard this sentence, can not help but cover his forehead, this guy is not as smart as he thought.


    "I''m afraid, Murphy..." Kerry Mulligan finally looked up. "I''m really scared."


    Murphy squeezed out a smile. "It''s all over."


    This is Kerry Mulligan''s last play, and it''s passed.


    "Get up," Murphy nodded around. "They''re all watching. It''s not like a lady."


    "I don''t want to be a lady."


    To put it this way, Kerry Mulligan wrinkled her nose, gave Murphy a big push, stood up, reached out and wiped the tears off her face. She was wearing a needle tube, which looked very strange.


    "Beck! Jack Murphy said to the two men beside him, "take off Kerry''s make-up."


    With that, he patted Kerry Mulligan''s hand and walked toward the director''s monitor.


    Kerry Mulligan turned to look at him, his face was broken, the corners of his mouth involuntarily upward, this kind of feeling of being cared about is wonderful.


    Even if you let her scratch pig intestines once more Kerry Mulligan quickly shook his head, so the disgusting thing is better not to have the next time.


    After watching the shot just shot, Murphy asked the crew to move the venue and shoot other plays. Tobin bell, who plays the role of the jigsaw, also appeared on the set.


    Originally, Murphy wanted to find an actor to replace Tobin bell, but after audition for several people, the effect was not ideal. The preconceived idea sometimes had a deep impact on people. He simply asked Bill rosis to contact Tobin bell. Fortunately, the other party had played many small roles in the film, which was not very difficult to find, and the film payment was not high.


    Since the conditions are right, Murphy naturally has no reason to look for others, and in his heart, Tobin bell is the spokesman of the jigsaw.


    As time went by, it was the third week after the shooting, and the progress of the whole plan was only more than two-thirds. Maybe I was really weak. Murphy didn''t complete the shooting in less than 20 days, like the online materials she had seen.


    Another important reason is that he is not only the director, but also the producer of the project. Besides the work of the director, he also needs to be responsible for a lot of daily work of the crew.


    For example, the safety management and logistics management of the crew.


    For example, personnel safety, studio safety, equipment safety and funding safety, needless to say, each one is related to whether the crew can shoot smoothly according to the plan.


    This also makes Murphy understand the importance of a professional producer. He can be a director by name. If he wants to hold the actual position in the future, he will be tired to death if he changes to a larger project.


    Originally, he had a suitable candidate, but his project and company were too small, and the other party''s goal and ambition were too big.


    In the middle of May, an actor came to the crew and left one after another after shooting a few scenes. The crew, including Murphy, almost all the behind the scenes producers went on the stage to make a guest appearance. Murphy was ready to move back to Stanton studio to shoot. However, before that, he gave the crew two days off. After a long time of shooting, most of them were tired and tired And actors like lily, who hasn''t appeared for shooting, also need to use these two days for some necessary rehearsals.


    In the past two days, except for James Franco, who was rehearsing with several actors, all the other behind the scenes staff had a holiday. However, Murphy just had a lie in and still came to the warehouse set in Venice to deal with some work.


    He needs to check and sign the budget of logistics and finance, and adjust the shooting plan for the next few days according to the actual situation of shooting.


    Sitting in the office at the door of the warehouse, Murphy put aside the revised shooting plan, took a copy of the financial statement and looked through it. Up to now, the crew still has nearly $150000 left on the book, and the rest of the shooting can be completed within a few days. If the post production can guarantee the speed, the original plan of $800000 is very likely to complete the whole film .


    With the continuous depreciation of the US dollar, this film, which came out a few years in advance, and Murphy''s removal of some scenes such as chasing cars, basically controlled the budget.


    The door of the office was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Kerry Mulligan, whose hair was dyed golden, first put his head in and looked at it. After seeing Murphy, his eyes bent and he pushed the door and came in.Murphy looked up at her, said nothing, and continued to look at her financial statements.


    Kerry Mulligan took two bottles of mineral water from the box behind the door, came over and put one on Murphy''s desk, opened the other bottle, took two gulps, brought a chair and sat opposite Murphy.


    She just looked at Murphy, but did not speak, as if afraid to disturb his work.


    After a while, seeing Murphy close the pile of information, he said with a slight complaint, "I knew you wouldn''t rest. You should have a headache again."


    Murphy looks up at her, smiles, and puts the financial statements aside. "Isn''t it time to take a break?"


    "Really?" Kerry Mulligan opened his eyes, jumped out of his chair and turned to him. "Come on, let''s go out and have a look. The view of this small town is very good."


    She reached out, took Murphy''s arm and left.


    They have been working together since the last movie. Kerry Mulligan knows that once Murphy is too busy, his headache is easy to attack. This time, he comes here to catch him out and relax.


    "Don''t worry, just a moment." Murphy broke free of Kerry Mulligan''s hand, put all the papers away, locked them in the back cupboard, and then followed her out of the office.


    Just out of the door, the two looked at each other in surprise, and then turned to the warehouse set.


    Somebody!


    The warehouse has been simply rebuilt by the crew, but it is still dilapidated. Today, it is not filmed. The light on the other side of the set is dim. Looking from the office, it looks dark. Strange sounds come over. It seems that someone is crying and someone is laughing.


    "I''ll see."


    Murphy whispered, and as he walked that way, Kerry Mulligan came up and grabbed Murphy''s arm. "Don''t leave me behind


    They walked to the side of the set, and the sound seemed to come from a set near the back wall of the warehouse. After they got close, they could recognize that it was a little girl''s voice, and they were a little familiar with it.


    Kerry Mulligan leaned up to Murphy''s ear and said, "lily Collins."


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    "Lily Collins?"


    Murphy immediately remembered that this is the little actor recommended by bill rosis to play the daughter of James Franco. It seems that he is coming to rehearse today, but what''s the matter with this strange sound without turning on the light?


    After recognizing that the voice came from Lily Collins, Kerry Mulligan patted her chest and put her heart back into her stomach. Instead of letting go of the hand that held Murphy''s arm, she grabbed it more tightly and followed him along the wide passage to the place where the voice came from.


    Kerry Mulligan''s big talking eyes had already started to laugh, and obviously knew something Murphy didn''t understand.


    That''s not just a good girl.


    Around the corner, the voice is more clearly heard. It''s a girl''s groan. Murphy frowns. Lily Collins is only 12 years old. Isn''t it


    The set where the sound came from was surrounded by scenes, but there was an entrance for the camera to enter on the opposite side of the warehouse wall. Murphy stopped in front of the entrance and hesitated. Although he didn''t really hear the sound, he knew what it might mean.


    Are white girls so precocious?


    Just as he hesitated, Kerry Mulligan came out from behind, stuck his head to the set, looked inside, and quickly drew his head back, with an exaggerated expression on his face.


    Murphy stares at her and asks again. Kerry Mulligan curls up and says, "James Franco!"


    Fulan? Murphy can''t help but stare big eyes. When did this guy, who has always been a thief, act so fast?


    He stepped forward, put Kerry Mulligan behind him and took a quick look. The situation inside was not the same as he had imagined.


    In the set, Lily Collins sits on a high back chair, with one leg stretched out and the trouser leg pulled up to the knee. Her shoes and socks have been taken off and lie flat on the bent leg of James Franco, who is sitting on a low stool.


    James Franco grabs Lily Collins'' ankle with one hand and rubs the other hand up slowly. The little girl seems to enjoy the game very much. Whenever Frankie''s hand falls on her foot, there is always a strange sound between her mouth and nose.


    "Remember?" James Franco''s hand pinched a toe. "This little pig is on the market."


    His hand moved to the other toes, "this little pig stays at home, this little pig eats barbecue, this little pig is hungry, this little pig cries all the way home..."


    Lily Collins chuckled, "I like that."


    They seem to be rehearsing, but James Franco''s exuberant nature and Lily Collins''s laughter don''t seem to be rehearsing. [literature building]


    Murphy shakes her head and doesn''t want to see it again. When she is ready to leave, she hears Lily Collins urging her to say, "don''t stop, Dad! Go on. "


    He involuntarily fought a cold war, pulled up Kerry Mulligan and left, did not go to the office, directly out of the warehouse.


    "Why come out?"


    He took out the sun hat from his bag and put it on his head. Kerry Mulligan grabbed Murphy''s arm and complained, "what a wonderful play. It''s a pity not to watch it."


    Murphy took her to the car and said, "do you want me to find you a chair? You can sit at the door and watch."


    "What a shame." She was right behind Murphy. "Although I''ve seen both of them before..."


    At this point, she suddenly closed her mouth.


    "Before?" Murphy went to the Ford and looked at her. "When did this happen?"


    Reagan shakes his head. "I don''t know. I''ve been hiding in the corner for two times


    "From then on, I felt that they were not normal." She turned to the co pilot and said, "think about it, who''s James Franco? He won''t let Lily go. Oh, and... "


    She seemed to know a lot of things that Murphy didn''t know. After Murphy got on the bus, she opened the co pilot''s door, sat on the seat belt and said, "I once asked Lily what she thought of James. She said James was very good, just like her Dad


    "Er..."


    Murphy caught fire, but did not move, a burst of amazement.


    Leng for a while, he suddenly found that James Franco is not as stupid as he thought, it seems that he has found a breakthrough for Lily Collins.


    If you remember correctly, Lily Collins seems to have left her father since she was a child. She is also called father James Franco


    "What a chaotic relationship."


    Murphy''s mind flashed such a sentence: driving away from here, Hollywood has too many messy things to think about. Moreover, after such a long time of contact, we can see that James Franco is actually a smart man. He knows what to do and what not to do. Even if he wants to do those things that should not be done, he should find the right time and place Point."What do you think?" Seeing Murphy''s ecstasy and Ford''s driving on the main road, Kerry Mulligan quickly reminded him, "you''re going to crash like this!"


    Murphy quickly returned to his senses, "nothing."


    Kerry Mulligan loosened his seat belt. "I''ll be able to drop out in a few days."


    Murphy turned to look at her and asked in surprise, "did your parents agree?"


    "I don''t want them!"


    Seeing Murphy look over again, Kerry Mulligan nodded seriously, "I''ve convinced them."


    The word persuasion is very strange. Murphy is driving, but she doesn''t recognize it and doesn''t persuade any more. After all, her parents have agreed.


    Although he knew that there must be something he didn''t understand, it was no surprise that the Mulligans could compromise once and again.


    Kerry Mulligan saw Murphy''s silence, puffed up her cheeks, turned to this side and asked, "don''t you have any suggestions?"


    "Suggestions?" Murphy thought about it seriously for a while and said, "Kerry, ask Bill to contact an acting school or training class for you."


    "I''m just going to drop out of school and get my freedom back," Kerry Mulligan said. "You''re going to send me to school again."


    "Honey," Murphy said, not directly, but insinuated, "remember? You said I would be a great director and you would be the best actor. I''m working hard now. "


    Kerry Mulligan lowered his head. "I see. I have to work hard."


    Murphy reached out and patted her little head.


    The car drove into the downtown area of Venice, and they played for a long time.


    After a period of relaxation, the crew regrouped and ushered in the final shooting.


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    After shooting the family part of Dr. Gordon played by James Franco in Stanton studio, Murphy led the crew back to the warehouse set in Venice to continue shooting the remaining few parts. Although he saw that James Franco had a delicate relationship with lily Collins, he didn''t say much. Moreover, James Franco also paid attention to others It is rare to show the intimacy between the two.


    As for whether there will be more intimate contact between the two people, the shooting has come to the end, and the scenes of Lily Collins and James Franco are all over. Murphy no longer cares about these.


    He''s too busy with his own work to care about James Franco''s idiosyncrasy.


    Kerry Mulligan also left the cast and went back to school to deal with the drop out. Jonah hill and Seth Logan, who can detect some signs, have no time to watch. How can they break this delicate relationship.


    In the warehouse set, Murphy and the crew enter the last set. He stands behind the director''s monitor, next to the editor Jodie Griffith. They are watching the shot just finished.


    This situation is not only common in Murphy''s crew, but also common in Hollywood.


    "For post editing, just cut off the previous section of the jigsaw..." Jody Griffith pressed the pause button, pointed to the monitor screen, and said, "suddenly insert the screen he appears, it will have a terrifying effect."


    Murphy hands chest, head in accordance with Jodie - Griffith said automatic play interpretation again, gently nodded his head, "this is it."


    As Jodie Griffith left here, Murphy looked up and saw the deputy director Paul Wilson give him an "OK" sign and said in a loud voice, "attention, all departments. Now clear up and continue shooting."


    The people in the set come out quickly. Philip Raschel sits behind the camera on the slide. Murphy takes the camera from the camera assistant and goes to another preset position to prepare for close-up shooting.


    The recording microphone slowly fell from the air, and an Asian, an African and a white actor were ready.


    At Murphy''s command, the shooting starts again. The police officers played by the three actors confront Rabin bell, and behind them is Baker klebert, the prop master, who is tied to the knuckle prop.


    His limbs and head are fixed on a steel frame. Once the timing starts, the machine will twist his limbs 360 degrees and finally break his neck, causing a tragic death.


    Murphy uses a hand-held camera to capture Rabin bell, while Philip Raschel''s lens rotates in the opposite four people.


    Facing the three police officers, how could the vertical saw obediently submit? He pressed the remote control and started the knuckle rack. The microphone used for recording fell on the top of the homicide mechanism, recording the sound of knuckle rack rotation and Beck klebert''s panic.


    After more than three weeks of shooting, Murphy''s crew has developed a certain tacit understanding.


    The black man asked two police officers to rescue Beck klebert. He was staring at the saw. There was a bunch of keys behind the knuckle rack. The white police officer picked it up and tried to unlock it. But the unlocking was connected with the hidden shotgun. As soon as the key was inserted into the lock hole, the shotgun hidden behind Beck klebert rang


    When a gun goes off, a white police officer falls to the ground, and the black and another Asian police officer are distracted. The hacksaw takes the opportunity to give the black a knife and then escape


    Murphy stops, and the crew rearranges the scene. The actor who plays the white police officer has to make up to shoot a close-up to show his tragic death, so that the later editing can be cut together with the shot just taken.


    Beck klebert also got off the knuckle, and the command assistant and two interns tied the elaborate dummy to it.


    This killing device is not just a prop, but can really be activated. It may be very difficult to break the human skeleton, but there is no problem with the dummy made of broken resin.


    The shooting starts again. The Asian police officer drops the dummy to see the black police officer. The black police officer has ignored the victim behind him and asked him to pursue the saw. After the Asian police officer leaves, under his notes, the machine turns and the man''s hands and feet are twisted one after another. Facing the sound of bone fragmentation and the simulated sound of Baker klebert, the black police officer covers the knife with one hand The other hand raised the gun


    "Stop!" Murphy put down the camcorder. "This one''s gone! Go to the next scene. "


    The crew began to work on the transition, and he went back to the back of the monitor to watch the shot just taken.


    Many of them need to make choices when editing, especially if they can be shown in the cinema, they must be carefully selected, otherwise they will definitely become NC-17.


    There is no doubt that the knuckle rack comes from the design of the following films. Compared with the mechanisms in between, it is also more bloody and cruel. Murphy has not considered whether it is appropriate to do so, but now the future of this film is uncertain. Where does he want to consider the sequel.


    Even if there will be a sequel in the future, it will be after the success of this film.There is only one scene left behind. The Asian police officer chases the saw. After shooting, he thinks he hit the saw. When he approaches, he is ambushed by the mechanism and dies miserably.


    Murphy also made changes here. Previously, he had used the shotgun mechanism. Here, it was replaced with a giant nail stick. What the Asian police officer stepped on was not a thin line that might cross, but a flap across the whole corridor.


    In a word, even if the police officers use the action of hurdle, they can''t avoid turning the board, and they will be killed by a whole row of giant nail bars falling from the sky.


    He''s also one of the few ethnic minorities to die in the film, and he died when he dutifully pursued the jigsaw.


    When Murphy selects actors, he pays great attention to the fact that all the people who have been tried and died by a jigsaw have the same characteristics, pure white, middle-class or relatively rich background


    There are no black people, not to mention any ethnic minorities, on the bright surface and inside.


    Although it''s not sure whether the film can enter the cinema channel, Murphy is also following some common laws of cinema films. These laws are lessons drawn from countless films'' splashing on the street, and there are always some advantages to avoid them.


    He is not particularly clear about what is going on in North American society, but uniting ethnic minorities has always been the political right of Hollywood films.


    The transition work was soon completed, and Murphy then began the last shot. Asian police officers chased the saw to death, and blood flowed through the channel. The main camera gave the saw a final close-up. All the shooting work was officially completed.


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    It''s two shifts today. It''s on the shelves after noon tomorrow!


    In the last few days of shooting, Murphy has asked Bill rosis to contact a suitable post production studio. The one he used last time has to wait for three weeks to use. But what he wants most is time. Now at the end of May, post production needs time, and it also needs time to find a suitable publisher. If he continues to wait, he will waste some more time with the publisher I''m afraid that even if the film enters the cinema, it will be near September.


    Even if September is over, the film market will have a long buffer time to recover. For films like "electric saw", the buffer time is bound to be longer.


    On a street near Santa Monica in West Hollywood, accompanied by bill rossis, Murphy and Jodie Griffith walk into a five story building, take the elevator directly to the top floor, find the person in charge, and then walk around the fifth floor under his guidance.


    This is a post production studio owned by an advertising company, which is often rented out to film companies to make films.


    "How''s it going?" Bill - rosis asked Murphy, Murphy looked at the Da Vinci palette in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, "not bad."


    I have seen two studios in other places before, but they are not very satisfactory. The main point is the lack of Da Vinci palette.


    Quite a lot of Murphy''s lenses are shot in sufficient light, but the requirement for a film is dark tone. The Da Vinci palette is an essential equipment for post production.


    Since its birth, Da Vinci color matching system has been known as the standard of post production. The film staff who use Da Vinci color matching are all over the world. Many films, advertisements, documentaries, TV dramas and music TV productions can see Da Vinci color matching, and its finished product effect is incomparable with other color matching systems.


    Correspondingly, the price of this system is also very high, ranging from more than 100000 US dollars to millions of US dollars, and there is no other use except for color matching. Even in Hollywood, which is rich in money, some post production studios may not be equipped with Leonardo da Vinci color tables.


    In addition, this studio is also equipped with a software and hardware processing machine produced by Autodesk company, which can be specially used to process the image synthesis, modification and fine cutting of 35mm film. Although it is far less advanced than the blade server equipped with high intelligent digital technology software in the future, it is absolutely synonymous with efficiency in the post production of this era.


    Now digital technology is just rising, and film post production is not as comprehensive as it will be ten years later.


    In the last room of the studio, Murphy also saw the relatively rare glue to magnetic equipment of this era, which can transform the content captured with film into computer digital signals that are easy to store.


    Unfortunately, this device is of little use to him.


    At least until now, Murphy has no idea of using digital technology, film is his first choice.


    "When will Stanton studio have such a post production studio?"


    After the two sides discussed the rental fee for one month, when Murphy took the elevator to go downstairs, he felt a little optimistic, "instead of looking for a rental after each shooting, it also depends on other people''s time."


    "Don''t think about it for the time being!" Jodie Griffith patted him on the arm and pointed upstairs. "The equipment of this studio is not first-class in the industry, but it will cost at least one million dollars to build it up."


    Murphy shrugged and said nothing more. This kind of thing should not be thought about for a short time.


    When the elevator reached the ground floor, Bill rosis took the lead to go out. When he left the building, he handed the lease contract to Murphy and reminded him, "if the lease can''t be completed within the lease time, please say hello to me in advance."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy took the contract and stuffed it into his briefcase. "I''ll never forget that."


    The rental fee for just one month is as high as $50000. For Murphy today, anything related to money is a big deal.


    Three people go to their car, Murphy just about to open the door, the back of bill - rosis but out of his car.


    "Murphy!" He waved to this side.


    Murphy closed the opened door and looked back at him. "Anything else?"


    Bill rossis took two steps to the Ford. "Yesterday I helped Kerry out of school."


    "Well." Murphy nodded.


    He knew that Kerry Mulligan called as soon as he finished the procedure.


    "Bill..." Murphy remembers the phone call she made yesterday and says, "I told Kerry, and she agreed. You''d better help her get in touch with a suitable acting school."


    This age is often a critical period for actors. If you are willing to work hard and seize the opportunity, you will avoid many detours in the future.


    "I''m already in touch." Bill rosis hesitated for a moment, but said, "because of dropping out of school, Kerry moved out of Julian firos''s house."Although I don''t know what measures Kerry Mulligan used to force his parents and Julian firos to agree to drop out of school, I think it''s rather stiff. It''s no surprise to move out.


    Murphy didn''t think much about it. Many people in this country will move out of their homes when they are 16 years old.


    "Where is she going to live?" He asked Bill rosis.


    "This..." Bill rosis swallowed the words and waved his hand to leave. When he went back, he left a sentence, "you''d better ask Kerry yourself."


    Murphy scratched his head and took out his cell phone to make a call. Jodie Griffith in front of him just turned around and waved to him, "I''ll go first."


    "Goodbye." He waved, too.


    Open the door, Murphy got into the car, cell phone thrown to the co driver''s seat, intend to go back to call again, Kerry Mulligan since moved out, also not in a hurry at this time.


    It''s not far from the green area of Santa Monica, and it''s convenient to come and go during post production. Murphy drives back to Stanton studio, parks his car by the side of the road, carries his briefcase to the iron gate of flower art, and immediately raises his vigilance.


    After shooting, he took leave for everyone, including the studio. When he left here to see the later studio, he locked the iron door himself.


    Now the iron door is not only open, but the chain is still on the ground. It is obvious that someone has broken in.


    Murphy picked up her cell phone and subconsciously wanted to call 911, but thinking of what she had done before, she put it away and walked gently to the door of the house.


    The door of the house was open. Murphy went in and heard the sound of the stairs. It was the entrance to the storeroom


    "Is there a thief?"


    He slowly walked into the living room and looked around. In a corner, there was a steel pipe that was left to make props. He grabbed one and was ready to go to see who was so bold to break into his house and steal.


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    With his right hand gripping the steel pipe, Murphy gradually approached the stairs. One side of the stairs was the entrance of the underground storage room. The switch outside the door was also opened, and it was obvious that someone had entered. (see the latest chapter of Literature) www.wenxue 6. Com)


    in the basement storage room, there are the original camera and car mounted police receiver, as well as some office equipment he purchased from the original company after renting the house. It''s no surprise that people are staring at him.


    As he approached the door of the storeroom, Murphy raised his vigilance. Life here told him with countless living examples that America was definitely not a paradise once advocated by some people, let alone in the slums, and there were many criminal cases in the middle class community.


    When he came to one side of the stairs, he put out a hand and gently pushed open the door of the storeroom. A series of downward steps appeared. As expected, there were lights on below and the sound of turning things came up.


    But there was a corner at the end of the stairs, and a right angle was the storage room. Murphy stood at the door, unable to see what was going on inside.


    He put his foot in the lightest position and went down step by step. At the same time, he was ready to move at any time.


    Walking around the corner, Murphy sticks to the wall. Just as she wants to take a look, a shadow appears.


    The light was in the storeroom. He was hiding on the side of the corner. The shadow was moving forward. It was obvious that the people inside came.


    As soon as Murphy frowned, the steel pipe in his hand was raised. He had been in prison and knew that many thieves often carried guns and sometimes turned burglary into shooting.


    With her body glued to the wall, Murphy''s eyes fixed on the shadow on the ground, silently counting the time of each other''s appearance.


    The ventilation of the storage room was not good, and it smelled mildewy. Murphy suddenly felt itchy nose, forced down the impulse to sneeze, and was ready to take action.


    The sound of footsteps sounded. Judging from the shadow, the people inside had approached the corner. Just as the other party had just turned around, Murphy''s right hand was strong, and the steel pipe was ready to fall with the wind.


    "Ah..."


    The man who turned around seemed to be frightened by Murphy and let out a sharp scream.


    At the same time, Murphy had already seen who was turning around, and his right hand subconsciously turned outward. Fortunately, he didn''t want to hit each other''s head, but just wanted to make the thief lose his resistance ability temporarily. The steel pipe was twisted to the outside by him, didn''t hit people, and fell heavily on the corner of the wall with a bang.


    The storeroom had not been cleaned for a long time. The wall was smashed by Murphy, and the dust fell one after another.


    "Ah Chou..." Murphy couldn''t help sneezing at last.


    The person who turned out was completely frightened. No matter the dust fell on the golden short hair, he bent down and raised his arm and uttered a cry of panic, "ah..."


    Looking at Kerry Mulligan, who was frightened by himself, Murphy threw away the steel pipe in his hand, regardless of the pain in his hand, and quickly pulled her over.


    "Hey! Kerry, it''s me He lowered himself slightly, facing the baby face. "It''s me, Murphy!"


    Hearing these words and seeing the familiar face in front of him, Kerry Mulligan finally stopped screaming, but his tears were scared out. Two huge tears rolled down his dusty cheek and rushed out two black marks.


    She looked at Murphy and gasped. After a few seconds, she finally recovered. She grabbed Murphy''s hand and asked aloud, "what are you going to do? Do you want to scare me? It''s not fun at all. "


    After all, she''s just a 16-year-old girl.


    "Calm down, Kerry. Ah Chou... " Waving the falling dust, Murphy grabbed one of her arms. "This is not a place to talk. Let''s go up and talk."


    Half a minute later, the disheartened two men found two chairs and sat down at an old desk. After a brief adjustment, Kerry Mulligan was basically calm.


    "Why did you hit me?" She looked at Murphy, her face full of grievances, "where''s that Murphy who''s been nice to me? How could you be like this. "


    Hearing this, Murphy rubbed her aching right hand and couldn''t help scratching her head. Why did she beat her?


    He spread out his hand. "I thought a thief came in."


    Kerry Mulligan glared. "How could I be a thief?"


    Her face was more aggrieved.


    Murphy got up, took a towel from a shelf on one side, handed it over, and Kerry Mulligan took it and wiped the dust, but his sullen face was almost written.


    Back in his chair, Murphy pointed to the door. "When I came in, the iron door was open, the chain was thrown on the lawn, and there was the sound of turning things in the storeroom..."


    He opened his hand. "Honey, what do you think it''s like?"


    "Well This... " Just like a trick, Kerry Mulligan''s grievance on his face disappeared instantly. He scratched his gray blonde hair and said, "I remember I opened the door and hung the lock on the door. How could it fall off?"Probably aware of her fault, she gave Murphy an apologetic smile. "I''m going to the storage room. It''s a box with old clothes."


    Murphy frowned and asked, "how could you have a key?"


    "You forgot?" Her big eyes were full of innocence. "Once I helped Paul Wilson carry things and asked if you could give me a key. You acquiesced at that time, so I asked Paul Wilson for one."


    Murphy remembered that it was before the shooting, but he was too lazy to talk to her at that time


    This is just a small question, and there is another very important question. Murphy did not continue to ask, pointed to the storage room, "what are you doing with your old clothes here?"


    "Ah..." Kerry Mulligan looked pitiful, looking down. "Well, I dropped out of school with Uncle Julian Well, anyway, it''s just a conflict. I moved out of his house and always wanted to find a place to live. "


    She raised her eyelids and took a sneak look at Murphy. "You''re the best to me. I don''t have a place to live now. You can''t bear to let me live on the street, can you?"


    As if fearing Murphy''s disapproval, Kerry Mulligan added, "if I live outside, I''m also afraid of meeting someone like James Franco."


    Murphy frowned, apparently still thinking.


    "Ah Chou..." Kerry Mulligan sneezed and flicked the dust from her blonde hair. "Can I borrow the bathroom upstairs? I''m too dirty now. "


    It doesn''t mean that her golden hair is covered with dust. Her baby face was first washed by dust and then washed by tears. It looks really miserable.


    Murphy nodded her head slightly.


    Kerry Mulligan stood up, pointed to his hair and said, "you''re dirty, too."


    Touching her short hair, her hands covered with dust, Murphy stood up and headed for the stairs. "I want to wash it, too."


    Behind, Kerry Mulligan looked at his back, his eyes flashing.

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    Standing in front of the mirror in the bedroom, Murphy looked and saw that there was a lot of ash on his head, face and body. He just came back from the outside. The temperature in Los Angeles at the end of May was predictable. The sweat on his body stuck to the ash. For a tidy person like him, it was OK when he didn''t look. Now, the uncomfortable feeling seemed to penetrate into his bones.


    Just as she was about to take off her T-shirt, Murphy thought that Kerry Mulligan was still behind. She turned her head, looked at her and asked, "Why are you still here?"


    Kerry Mulligan blinked. "Are you sure the side bathroom works?"


    Murphy turned and went to the closet looking for clothes. "It''s sure to work."


    "All right." Kerry Mulligan looked at Murphy''s strong back for a moment, then said slowly, "I''ll pass."


    She went to the door of the room. After she went out, she closed the door with her backhand, but instead of lying on the other side, she stood outside and waited.


    When the sound of water came from inside, Kerry Mulligan first laughed and held his hand on the door handle, but then hesitated.


    But thinking of his support, understanding and all kinds of kindness to himself since he met Murphy, Kerry Mulligan felt that his heart seemed to be filled with honey. Although he had never been in contact with anyone, he knew it must be the taste of first love.


    She felt that Murphy''s feelings about himself should be similar. He always defended her at all times


    Because of dropping out of school, she has completely fallen out with her family. Her parents in London even want to sever their relationship with her. In this world, Murphy is the best and has never changed.


    Thinking of Murphy''s good things, Kerry Mulligan''s smile grew sweeter and sweeter, and finally gently opened the door.


    washed away the foam on his head, and Murphy touched two scars on his chest. These two scars were very shallow, and they were fading away over time, but they could never disappear. This was still left behind when he helped another person in prison. He thought that the once bad ass and then brilliant fellow seemed to be out of jail for too long.


    He remembers clearly that the guy was addicted to drugs and abused like a pig. If he had not seen the familiar face for help, the guy''s Chrysanthemum would have been exploded.


    Calculate the time, that guy is not too long away from prison, maybe he can help himself


    And in terms of that guy''s reputation as a drug addict and a drug addict, they should help each other.


    The water from the shower has been clattering, covering other sounds. Murphy himself is also in a trance, remembering what happened in the prison at the beginning. He didn''t notice at all. Another person pushed open the door of the bathroom and walked towards the bathroom step by step.


    Murphy closed the shower and wiped the drops on his face. Just as he wanted to reach for the bath solution, the glass door of the bathroom creaked and was pulled away from the outside. He turned back to look at it. Unconsciously, he opened his mouth slightly and stared at the opposite side. For a short time, he was stunned.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t wear any clothes, so she came in and showed her youth to Murphy.


    Life on both sides of the ocean adds up, and Murphy has never faced such a situation. Being slightly stunned is a natural response, but it doesn''t mean it will turn into wood carving.


    "Kerry?" He frowned slightly, but his eyes didn''t move, "you..."


    Before he finished, Kerry Mulligan fell into his arms and hugged him as if he would never relax.


    The innocent and lovely baby face was close to Murphy''s chest and looked up at him, "Murphy, I love you! I''ve been holding this sentence for several months. Today I want to tell you that I love you


    Although he has never faced this kind of situation, Murphy is a normal man. He lowers his head and their faces get closer and closer


    As night falls, the neighborhood is peaceful. The doorbell suddenly breaks the silence of Stanton studio. Murphy pulls a pair of slippers to the iron art door, shoves tips and meals to the young people outside, takes his takeout and strides back to the house.


    "Hey Dear... " "Here''s our dinner," he cried upstairs


    Kerry Mulligan walked out of the room, looked down on the stairs without changing his clothes, and went downstairs in Murphy''s T-shirt. He ran into the kitchen to get knives, forks and plates, and took two bottles of water from the refrigerator. Then he came to Murphy.


    Standing at a desk, Murphy has opened two takeout boxes, one for seafood pizza and the other for spaghetti.


    "Hungry?" He pushed to Kerry Mulligan. "Eat it."


    Kerry Mulligan opened his chair, just sat down, suddenly felt a pain, and quickly changed his posture. Seeing that Murphy seemed to want to ask something, he picked up a piece of pizza and stuffed it in front of his mouth.


    Murphy had to take a bite. Kerry Mulligan took back the pizza, looked at the place Murphy had bitten, opened his mouth and took a big bite."It''s so good to have a boyfriend." She muttered.


    With one hand out, Murphy squeezed her face. "You''re fine, too."


    "I haven''t finished..." Kerry Mulligan put the rest of the pizza in his mouth, swallowed it, and said, "it''s you who make me so happy."


    She looked at Murphy. "You''re my first love."


    Murphy''s left hand was on the chair, holding his chin and looking at Kerry Mulligan, "you''re my first love, too."


    "Really?" Kerry Mulligan had an unbelievable expression on her face. Murphy reached out and rubbed her blonde hair gently, without further elaboration.


    When he was on the other side of the ocean, he devoted himself to his professional study. Before he came here, he went to prison, where he had fallen in love with a girl.


    Although knowing that the relationship with Kerry Mulligan may be in trouble, Murphy will not regret it since she has done it.


    Besides, she is 16 years old, still British nationality, and here is the United States. Moreover, this kind of relationship is not uncommon in Hollywood. As long as the Mulligans do not pursue it, no one will care.


    According to Kerry Mulligan, the Mulligans are crazy enough to break up with her.


    In fact, Murphy understood that it was Kerry Mulligan who let the rigid and stubborn Mulligan couple down in order to pursue his dream of acting.


    Kerry Mulligan''s rebellious character sometimes makes people scratching their heads, but Murphy thinks he can handle the relationship between them.


    Anyway, he had his first girlfriend.


    As for how long this relationship can last, Murphy has never thought about it. This kind of thing doesn''t need to be considered. It''s the 21st century. This is Hollywood, and no one cares about it.


    This kind of thing only needs to grasp the present is enough. (to be continued). )

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    After the completion of the film production, Murphy first contacted bill rosis and sent the film to MPAA for rating through CAA channels. We must pay close attention to this aspect. MPAA''s rating system seems to be open, fair and transparent. In fact, there are many unknown aspects, the most typical of which is the time of rating.


    MPAA is the world of the six major Hollywood companies. The rating of the films produced by the six major Hollywood companies must be the priority. For example, if the films produced by Stanton studio do not use the CAA channel, just the rating may have to wait for a month.


    "At the evening party, Milton Johnson, who is in charge of distribution at Lion Gate, is sure to be there."


    Standing in the living room of Stanton studio, Kerry Mulligan was fixing Murphy''s bow tie. Bill rosis looked over there and said, "I''ve met him a few times before. I can introduce you."


    He looked down at the guest list he got through various channels and said, "there''s an executive of new line pictures. I''ll deal with him."


    Look at Kerry Mulligan again. Bill Rossi''s eyelids jump, but he doesn''t say much.


    After all, she is sixteen years old. She is beyond the most sensitive age. As long as she doesn''t want to, she won''t bring much trouble. Moreover, he has seen Murphy''s methods, and should be able to coordinate the relationship.


    It''s nothing in Britain or North America, and it''s Hollywood.


    Over there, Kerry Mulligan finished the dress for Murphy, and bill rosis said, "Murphy, you need to prepare more formal clothes. You can wear whatever you want at work, but you have to wear a suit to negotiate or attend such a formal party."


    "I will."


    Of course, Murphy can listen to this kind of useful advice. At present, he only has a formal suit. On the one hand, he has few occasions to wear. On the other hand, he has been short of money since he got out of prison, and has gradually developed the habit of being careful.


    Rosie, it''s time to look at the watch


    Murphy nodded and followed him to the door. As he approached the door, Kerry Mulligan, who was walking behind, called out.


    "Murphy..." She raised her face slightly.


    Turning back and kissing Kerry Mulligan on the lips, Murphy leaves Stanton studio and takes Bill rossis to Beverly Hills.


    Tonight, there is a charity party in four seasons hotel. There are many parties like this in Hollywood every month. This circle also shows its best side to the outside world in various ways.


    There is a certain threshold for such parties. If it is not operated by bill rosis, Murphy does not know whether he can enter. His purpose here is very clear, and he has no interest in the auction and fundraising before the party.


    With his current financial resources, he has no ability to participate in the game.


    At the end of the charity auction, everyone left the banquet hall and went to the lawn behind the hotel. A stage was set up in the center of the lawn, on which the band played soothing music. The charity party turned into a place of communication, as if this was the real theme of the party.


    Although he saw Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and other big stars, Murphy didn''t come up to talk about them. Now he just finds it boring. He has his own goals.


    "This way..."


    Seeing that there were fewer people around the target, Bill rosis quickly called Murphy and walked under the palm tree.


    Standing there is a man with gray hair. If Murphy is right, it should be Scarlett Johnson who has just finished talking with him and left. Although Scarlett Johnson is only a little famous now, it is not difficult to infer that she has a certain position in the industry from her respectful attitude.


    "Hi, Milton."


    Before he came near, Bill rosis took the initiative to say hello. The man also looked at him, but his eyes were strange. He didn''t seem to know Bill rosis.


    Behind him, a young woman seemed to come up and remind him, he immediately put on a polite smile, "Hello, bill, I didn''t expect to see you here."


    Seeing this, Murphy understood that the other party didn''t remember bill rosis at all. It''s not surprising to think that although Lion Gate pictures is not the top big company in the industry, it''s quite powerful. It''s very normal that the big people in charge of the company''s distribution business don''t remember such a small agent as Bill rosis.


    Bill - rosis also saw these, but all when did not happen, warm up to Milton - Johnson side, said some of the entertainment.


    Murphy stood quietly behind him and would not cut in at will. Before the formal introduction of bill rosis, it was quite unwise to cut in unless he met a very suitable opportunity.


    To put it bluntly, he doesn''t have any capital to intervene now.


    "There are a lot of young directors coming up now, which is a good thing for all Hollywood companies." Bill - Rossi without trace of the topic to Murphy, "I know one, very young, but very talented.""Oh?" Milton Johnson did not make any special remarks, just picked his eyebrows.


    In Hollywood, he sees too many people who claim to be talented every day.


    "Let me introduce you."


    Bill - rosis turned to look at Murphy, specially pulled out his company, "this is Murphy - Stanton, CAA is very optimistic about his future and talent."


    "Murphy..." He went on to say, "this is Mr. Milton Johnson from Lion Gate."


    Milton Johnson looked up at Murphy with strange eyes.


    "Hello, Mr. Johnson." Murphy quickly reached out and said, "it''s my pleasure to meet you."


    Milton Johnson gave his hand a little shake. "Hello."


    He seems to have heard the name somewhere.


    The young woman behind him came up again and whispered in his ear, "Miramax released a small production called" fruit candy "a few months ago. The cost of one million dollars has brought them nearly three million dollars. The director of the film is also Murphy Stanton."


    This woman was obviously his assistant, and she spoke very skillfully. These whispers were just right for Milton Johnson to hear, but they didn''t reach the people in front of him.


    Milton Johnson didn''t beat around the Bush and asked, "are you the director of hard candy?"


    "Yes." Murphy said calmly, "that was my first feature film."


    Although the other side''s face was still calm, he could hear that Milton Johnson''s tone had changed. (to be continued). )

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    In this circle, talent and genius are almost used up. No one will believe in the so-called genius. It''s very easy to win people''s respect and make some convincing achievements.


    Bill rosis left to look for a new line of people in the film industry. Murphy successfully got on the line with Milton Johnson. From their chat, he obviously felt that a so-called genius and a small director who can make the film company profitable have completely different positions in Milton Johnson''s eyes.


    The former is worthless, but the latter allows him to spend some time talking.


    "You''ve done a good job. Although I haven''t seen that movie, I can get income several times the cost, which is enough to explain a lot of problems." Standing under the palm tree, Milton Johnson said, "young man, work hard. It''s not easy to direct a full-length film at your age."


    Murphy''s attitude was rather modest. "Thank you. It''s my pleasure to be praised."


    Milton Johnson nodded his head gently. This young man has left a good impression on him so far. He is modest and polite. No young director thinks he is stupid after making a movie, and no director thinks he will be the center of the world when he is full of talent


    Yes, they need excellent directors, but no matter how good the director''s work is, it can''t spread to the whole world without the full support of the distribution company.


    Murphy has been observing Milton Johnson without any trace. Chatting on such occasions requires skills. You can''t just get to know each other and say what you want. Even if it''s more direct in North America, it will undoubtedly reduce the already low success rate.


    Did he say that I was a genius, and that if I made a film with a market value of tens of millions, Milton Johnson would look at him with new eyes? I''m afraid he will only be considered a lunatic and delusional person.


    Therefore, he has been patiently talking with each other.


    Seeing the other person''s tone and attitude getting better and better, Murphy felt that the time was almost right and said, "it''s not easy. If you want to succeed in Hollywood, you not only need to work hard, but also have the support of a big company like lion gate and people with rich experience like you."


    In this world, everyone likes to listen to compliments, including Milton Johnson, who has a little smile on his lips.


    Murphy continued, "an inexperienced person like me needs the advice of a very experienced person like you."


    "There''s no point in giving directions." Milton Johnson was obviously in a good mood and shook his hand. "If you don''t understand something, I can give you some advice."


    This is the most sensible young man he has met this year.


    "Thank you Murphy looked serious. "After making hard candy, I shot a small production. I just finished editing a few days ago. I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn''t find it out..."


    The smile on Milton Johnson''s face faded away.


    "If I mean if... " Murphy could see the change on his face, but the other party didn''t interrupt him or walk away directly. The words in front of him obviously played a role. "If you have time, can you go to see this film and guide my shortcomings? It''s very helpful to me... "


    Hearing this, Milton Johnson took a look at Murphy. He was not stupid at all. He naturally understood the meaning of these words.


    As usual, an unknown little director said these words, he had already directly refused.


    But the other party''s previous impression is very good. The important thing is that "fruit candy" makes Miramax get three times the cost of revenue, and this number is bound to increase over time. The million dollar level of profit, even for Lion Gate pictures, is not a small number.


    Murphy sincerely looks at Milton Johnson. As in the past, everything he does is for his own purpose. He knows that his strategy may fail, but also has a certain chance of success. After all, the achievement of "fruit candy" is there.


    He is not a director of empty talk, but has some qualifications. Although these qualifications are very humble, they can also play a role.


    Without "fruit candy" as the basis, he would never come to find boring.


    Milton Johnson thought for a moment, and finally asked, "what kind of film?"


    Choose Lion Gate, Murphy of course is intentional, "horror."


    "Oh?" Milton - Johnson''s interest a little bit more, "then see my time."


    It''s one thing to have a good impression of Murphy, but it''s another thing to have a good business. He won''t give any promises easily.


    It''s hard to say whether he accepted the invitation or not with such an ambiguous attitude. Murphy also saw that few of these people who have climbed to the top of Hollywood are idiots. They are basically guys who have mixed up. They are more cautious when it comes to business interests.


    He asked tentatively, "may I know your contact information? I... "Before he had finished speaking, Milton Johnson raised his hand and interrupted. He bowed to the assistant in the back. The assistant immediately came over and gave Murphy a business card.


    With a polite remark, Milton Johnson walks away. Murphy looks at the number on the card and smiles. He has achieved his goal.


    Since the contact information is left, the other party is likely to accept his invitation to watch the film.


    In the following time, Murphy wandered around the party and wanted to meet some famous people and create a network of relationships. However, his native place was unknown and he could not enter into a higher social circle without the introduction of corresponding people.


    Near nine o''clock, Bill - rosis found him, the two no longer stay, left the four seasons hotel.


    Out of the hotel, bill rossis immediately asked, "how''s it going?"


    Murphy nodded. "Got his contact information. Where are you?"


    Bill - Rossi did not answer, just shook his head, obviously the new line of film side is not ideal.


    Two people on the car, Bill - rossis to take Murphy back to Santa Monica, Murphy tied his seat belt, said, "can reach a intention has been very good."


    "Distributor..." He sighed softly.


    Bill rosis started the car and turned to the road. Seeing Murphy, he seemed to be thinking and reminded, "don''t forget to meet Jones Butler tomorrow. Don''t be late. That woman, like many black people, is sensitive in self-esteem."


    Murphy nodded.


    He values his cooperation with Miramax more and hopes more, but as he did tonight, he will not be hanged from a tree in Miramax. (to be continued). )

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    "Sorry,"


    in a cafe in Century City, Jones Butler found the seats where Murphy and bill rosis were sitting. "There''s a traffic jam. I''m late."


    Murphy said with a smile, "it doesn''t matter."


    Jones Butler said to the attendant, "a latte, thank you."


    "What have you been up to lately?" Bill - rosis timely opening, "long time no see you, last time I went to Miramax, want to talk to you, you are not."


    "What can I do?" Jones Butler adjusted his chair and said, "run around looking for valuable films."


    "What you''re doing is very meaningful." Murphy said, "it''s with you that a lot of little-known independent films with small cost can be seen."


    Jones Butler smiles. "Thank you."


    Murphy went on to get to the point, "do you have time recently? My new movie is finished. I hope you can give me some advice. "


    The waiter brought coffee, and Jones Butler waited for him to leave before he said, "what type?"


    She remembers very well that the other party took a million dollars from Miramax, and the cost of making the film was at that level at most.


    "Horror movie, the electric saw." Murphy confidently said, "a very interesting horror film."


    Bill - Rossi is also on the side to help, "it''s so much better than" fruit candy ". To be exact, I haven''t seen a better horror film in recent years."


    Hearing this, Jones Butler nodded. "I''ll be in Los Angeles for the next half month. You can call me any time."


    Although the profits brought by "fruit hard candy" are only one million US dollars, far less than the company''s revenue of some outstanding projects, this part of profits is completely unexpected, which has brought many surprises to the senior management of Miramax, and she has also been praised by the Weinstein brothers.


    And the revenue from hard candy is still growing.


    These are real data. There is nothing more convincing than this. Although there are not no directors who go to the street after a successful film, there are enough reasons for her to continue to pay attention to each other''s films.


    Hollywood has always believed that winners will continue to succeed.


    This is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, not only Miramax''s Jones Butler, but also Fox Searchlight''s Tony gusman.


    One sunny afternoon, hiding in his office, he just refused an invitation from a small production company to watch movies. Suddenly, he received a call from a strange number.


    "Hello, this is Tony Goodman from Fox Searchlight." He heard some strange names on the phone and thought, "Murphy Stanton?"


    Who is this? You don''t seem to have dealt with him?


    "Fruit candy, park city."


    Hearing the other party''s reminder, Tony gusman immediately rings out who Murphy Stanton is. He laughs and says politely, "director Stanton, congratulations. The first film is a big sale."


    He had some regrets in his heart. At the beginning, he failed to win "unexpected edge" and lost the project which he was also optimistic about. The whole Saint Denis Film Festival, he got nothing at all.


    Tony gusman was thinking and chatting with the phone. After hearing the invitation from the opposite party, he immediately concentrated on, "your new movie? It''s done? OK, I have time. You must let me know when and where you decide. "


    He missed one, and he didn''t want to miss the second.


    It''s true that the other party may be lucky for the first time, and he will make a super bad film for the second time. However, he has been successful once. It''s better to go to see his film than to see the works of those directors whose native place is unknown.


    After hanging up, Tony gusman thought about it for a while, and told his assistant to go to the market research department to see if he could find the latest market statistics of hard candy.


    He is a senior person of Fox Searchlight and has a certain position in the company. The assistant went there for a while and then came back with a piece of information. It was the company''s research department that just asked for him.


    "Get out." Tony gusman waved to his assistant and said, "there''s nothing important. Don''t disturb me."


    Waiting for the assistant to close the door from the outside, Tony gusman opened the thin statistics, and after browsing it, he felt more regret.


    Although he has worked on projects with a profit of tens of millions of dollars, it''s often possible but not desirable. In the independent film industry, professional film watchers and buyers like him, who can meet once in a few years, have been kissed by God. The profit of millions of dollars is absolutely not small.


    The last company of Fox Searchlight, 20th century fox, made only $100 million a year, not to mention the subsidiary of Fox Searchlight, an independent film with hairstyle.


    They can''t even match Miramax in this respect.According to the grapevine news Tony gusman got, he was not satisfied with the poor performance of Fox Searchlight in the past two years, especially in the first quarter of this year, which put great pressure on the company''s top management. If there is no improvement by the end of the year, the management will surely change a lot.


    And these buyers who are responsible for looking for the source of the film will inevitably be affected, and it is not impossible that they will be dismissed.


    He doesn''t think that he will be spared if he is the elder of Fox Searchlight. What can they count in front of capital?


    With a shake of his head, Tony gusman carefully browsed the data. Hard candy has been released from North America, and has appeared in some overseas markets.


    "North American box office - $1.48 million!"


    "UK box office - $1.86 million, not yet off the shelf."


    "Argentina box office - $970000, not yet off the shelf."


    "Australia box office - 870000 dollars, has been offline."


    "German box office - $690000, not yet off the shelf."


    "Spain box office - 550000 dollars, not yet off the shelf."


    "French box office..."


    Although in many countries and regions, because of the sensitive subject matter and large-scale content of the film, no distribution company has bought the copyright from Miramax, but in the overseas market that has appeared, "fruit candy" has won more than 4 million US dollars at the box office.


    According to Stanton studio, the production cost of the film is only $300000.


    Miramax has undoubtedly made a very good deal!


    Tony gusman continued to look down. Miramax also sold the North American TV and video rights to hard candy. The former received $150000, while the latter received $200000 without video sharing.


    These are all profits!


    Combined with the statistics, Tony gusman is determined to see the director''s new film. (to be continued). )

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    "Welcome, it''s a great honor for Stanton studio to be here..."


    At the door of a small theater in West Hollywood, Murphy, Bill rosis and Paul Wilson stood here to welcome the representatives of several companies who came to watch the film. When everyone came, he took the initiative to shake hands and put on the most enthusiastic smile, as if they were all in the presence of the Emperor.


    As long as we can wait to achieve our goal, Murphy doesn''t care that she has a stiff smile on her whole face today.


    Originally, he wanted to hold the audition in the conference room of the hotel. Later, for the sake of viewing effect, he rented the theater for one morning for 1000 dollars.


    Most movies, seen in the conference room, have completely different effects from those seen in professional cinemas.


    What Murphy has done is to sell her films as much as possible.


    More than a dozen people entered the theater. Murphy looked at her watch and asked, "bill, are you all here?"


    Bill rosis recalled for a moment, "all the people on the list are here."


    "Let''s go in." Murphy was the first to walk into the cinema.


    After entering the theater, Paul Wilson didn''t go to the screening hall. Instead, he went to the second floor. He, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill would take care of the screening copies all the way, even going to the bathroom in turn.


    Although both Stanton studio and the film are anonymous, Murphy will never let go of his precautions.


    This film has almost all his wealth, which is directly related to the future development. In case of a mistake, I really can''t cry.


    In the small screening hall, more than a dozen people sit in their respective positions. Tony gusman habitually sits in the back row. From his position, we can see many familiar faces in the industry.


    The black man in the middle of the third row is Miramax''s Jones Butler.


    The person on the left of the fifth row is like Ron Albas of DreamWorks.


    He was most surprised by the people in the front row, Milton Johnson, one of Lion Gate''s top executives in charge of distribution.


    There are still a few people he doesn''t know. It seems that they are buyers and viewers of some small distribution companies.


    It''s no surprise that many companies participated in this internal audition. Tony gusman was surprised that the small Stanton studio and the director of unknown origin could attract so many people.


    However, when I think of the data of "fruit hard candy", I am relieved that these people, including him, are realistic.


    Without the income data of "fruit hard candy" as the basis, he believes that no more than three people are willing to come here, and it still depends on the name of CAA.


    Milton Johnson sits in his seat and doesn''t look around at all. He only cares about the film. If this horror film can arouse his interest, he just sits here and continues to watch it. If not, he will walk away without hesitation.


    Since that little guy can bring Miramax a surprise income at the cost of $300000, he will not do worse the second time.


    Jones Butler is looking around, which is not uncommon. Directors with successful qualifications are more likely to attract the attention of the industry, and that Bill rosis also borrowed part of CAA''s energy.


    Then her eyes turned to the screen. No matter what Stanton studio and CAA do, the film itself is the key. If they don''t even have commercial selling points, these jobs are actually useless.


    Milton Johnson tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair, but his head was wondering if he could keep watching the film.


    He had seen "fruit hard candy" before. The film has certain value, but it is too small.


    The light on the screen is on, probably without adding the title. After watching the movie for only one minute, Milton Johnson unconsciously rubs his chin, which is his habitual action when he meets something he is interested in.


    In a secret room, there are two people who are locked in shackles, and there is a corpse who fell in a pool of blood and shot himself. It''s very concise and makes people wonder why they are locked here and why that person committed suicide?


    "Photography, lens use, color, editing, are obviously better than the last one." Tony - gusman gently nodded his head, "the operation of the suspense scene, as always excellent."


    There is more plasma than the last film, which makes Jones Butler frown somewhat. But after watching for some time, she has to admit that Murphy Stanton''s progress is obvious, and the quality of the film is much better than "fruit candy".


    Although it is a traditional American plasma tablet in essence, the suspense and ingenious killing mechanism are added in it, but it has a bright effect.


    Half of the movie, even if there is no amazing feeling, Jones Butler still nodded, pen in hand kept in the book to remember, this film can be listed as a selling point of too much content.


    "Extraordinary creative ingenious thinking, true description of the dark side of human nature, ups and downs of plot arrangement, unique treatment of the unknown, dark, claustrophobic, dying and other classic elements, interlocking details nesting, powerful ending, with appropriate plasma staining..."Her book is full of pages.


    More importantly, with years of experience, Jones Butler can clearly judge that this is not a super niche film like "fruit candy", but a popular type in horror films.


    This is very important, because it will directly reflect the market value of the film!


    No market value of the film, for her and Miramax, the meaning of existence is zero!


    Tony gusman also nodded, forming his own judgment in his heart. These judgments are still amazing. In the small cost independent films he saw this year, this horror film is definitely a five-star existence.


    This is definitely a small cost fighter!


    Milton Johnson''s eyes dropped slightly, but he was not interested in the film. Instead, he told the assistant beside him, "tell the people below to contact Stanton studio and take this film as much as possible..."


    Just as he spoke, the suicide man stood up in the middle of the secret room. He was the saw!


    This unexpected result, even Milton Johnson, who watched countless films, immediately widened his eyes. This outcome is really amazing!


    In his mind, he immediately overturned the previous view. If such a horror film is handed over to Lion Gate pictures with appropriate publicity


    "Call the Distribution Department and marketing department to have a meeting immediately after going out..." He whispered to his assistant, "you keep in close contact with Stanton studio, and I''ll push the company to buy out the film."


    Even if he can''t buy it out, this horror film has also brought him a lot of inspiration.


    It''s not just him who overturns the previous view. Tony gusman opens his mouth slightly and looks at the disappearing saw on the screen. He doesn''t seem to know what to say. It''s not just a five-star movie, but the existence of super five-star in a low-cost movie! (to be continued). )

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    Standing opposite the young director, Jones Butler found that he really underestimated him. His progress was not only obvious, but also amazing. Before the end of the film, she just thought it was very good, but after watching the end, the amazing feeling couldn''t be dissipated.


    The beginning and end of a film is very important. In Hollywood''s extremely mature commercial system, the beginning and end can even occupy more than 60% of the attention of the whole film. Her boss Harvey Weinstein once said that if there is a corresponding and brilliant beginning and end of the film, the middle content can be added at will. As long as it is not too bad, the audience will buy it The account.


    The beginning of the film is OK, and the end can''t be described as amazing. The middle content is not only not bad, but also brilliant.


    Jones Butler takes a deep breath. How much market value will this film have if it is run by Miramax?


    She can''t estimate it for the time being. It''s definitely much higher than hard candy.


    "It''s a wonderful movie, director Stanton." Jones Butler reached out to shake Murphy and looked at his watch. "It''s getting late. I have something else to do. It''s time to go."


    Murphy stood in front of the theater, not to stay, "goodbye."


    As Jones Butler drove away, Murphy looked back at the gate of the theater. It was empty. All the people invited by him and bill rosis seemed to be eager to wait. They said hello to him casually and left at a speed of running for their lives. The director of his film was like a jigsaw.


    "That''s a good thing." Bill rosis came over from behind and stood beside Murphy. "According to my observation, this film completely exceeded their expectations. A few people gave a very high evaluation in private. They should be back to the company."


    Murphy nodded. He has been in this circle for some time. He knows something about the operation of the film company. Except for a few top executives, any project involving millions of dollars or even hundreds of thousands of dollars can''t be decided by just shooting his head.


    From the attitude of Milton Johnson, Tony gusman and Jones Butler who left successively, he can also see that these people are very interested in the movie.


    Distribution companies occupy the upper level of the industrial chain, selling enough projects, but they can fully realize their own market value.


    Paul Wilson, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill shipped the copy out. Murphy waved to them, "go to the security company and save the copy. Let''s go to lunch."


    During the screening, he also saw the reaction of the crowd. Although it''s far from the time to celebrate, he can have a drink and relax a little.


    Just when Murphy saved the copy, called James Franco and several people walked into the restaurant together, many people from the marketing department and Distribution Department of Lion Gate pictures in Santa Monica rushed to the meeting room.


    The room was quiet, with more than a dozen people sitting around. Milton Johnson stood at the front of the table. "Do any of you know the director of Stanton studio and Murphy Stanton?"


    Everyone looks at each other. Where are the small companies and new directors? Never heard of it.


    Milton Johnson opened his chair and sat down, two fingers gently on the table, "from now on, you immediately look for information about him and establish a complete director file."


    Hearing this, many people are surprised to see that Milton Johnson, the director who can be set up a special file by Lion Gate, is a potential partner. Most of them have a bit of reputation in the circle. There are not no such completely strange directors, but the number is very small.


    "Jamie..." Milton Johnson looked at a middle-aged man, waited for the female assistant to deliver a business card, and said, "this is Murphy Stanton''s contact information. You can contact him as soon as possible, no more than three days at the latest. You must all see his new film."


    "His new movie?" Jamie winster was a little strange, but said, "I''ll do it after the meeting."


    "All of you Milton Johnson said very seriously, "after Jamie contacted Stanton studio for the screening, I ask you to put aside all your work for the time being, go to see the film, evaluate the film, and give me a complete report as soon as possible from the marketing department and the Distribution Department."


    Thinking that he might not be able to win the film, he added, "let the people in the editorial department also participate."


    Milton - Johnson said so, but also can not help these people do not pay attention, after the meeting began to busy.


    Just after the meeting broke up, the female assistant answered a phone call and went to Milton Johnson. "I asked my friend to inquire about Murphy Stanton, who had been in prison, had some disputes with the Los Angeles Police Department, and had offended summery Redstone..."


    "Well..." Milton Johnson just nodded, but didn''t care at all. "These are the things that the gossip media should care about, and have nothing to do with us."


    As for summerstone, lion gate is not a Viacom company. He doesn''t care if the director has offended summerstone with such a film that seems to have great market potential.In an office building near the fox building in Century City, Tony gusman was standing in front of a conference room anxiously walking back and forth, sometimes looking at his watch. The Fox Searchlight executives were having a meeting in it, and it was time to finish the meeting.


    The door of the conference room suddenly opened from inside, and serious executives came out. When they saw their boss, Godin Clyde, coming, Tony gusman quickly welcomed them.


    "What are you doing here?" The boss''s words are a little hard, obviously in a bad mood.


    He followed his boss into a secluded corridor. "I just saw a movie. In a small production cost of less than five million dollars, I think it''s worth five stars."


    "What?" The boss turned his head. He knew that Tony gusman was a veteran in the company. He was always cautious and seldom gave such a comment to a film, "are you kidding?"


    Tony gusman said with great seriousness, "when did I joke about work?"


    The boss nodded, "can you contact the other party to arrange another movie meeting?"


    The first quarter performance of Fox Searchlight, especially the Distribution Department, was so poor that there was no film that could win. The head office put great pressure on them. At the meeting just now, several big men of the board of directors were angry.


    He is the director of distribution and bears the brunt.


    Tony gusman took out his cell phone. "I''ll do it now."


    Jones Butler returned to the hotel, sat in the living room of the suite, recalled the movie he had just watched, looked at the record in his notebook again, thought about it seriously for a period of time, and finally made up his mind when he thought of the achievements brought by "fruit candy".


    She took the phone, pressed a few numbers, and when it was connected, she said, "boss, I have a movie here. If you have time, you''d better come and have a look." (to be continued). )

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    "Nine o''clock tomorrow morning? OK, no problem


    In the bathroom of the secluded dining room, Murphy listened to the voice from the phone and continued, "please prepare the projection equipment. OK, see you tomorrow."


    When he hung up, he breathed out, went to the washbasin, washed the handle, and cold water fell on his hand. Because of the four phone calls, some of his hot head gradually calmed down. Although Lion Gate pictures, Morris entertainment, Miramax and Fox Searchlight all called to hold a trial meeting inside the company, Murphy knew that it was far away from the movie The success of the film is far away.


    Walking out of the bathroom, Murphy found that on the head of the corridor, Kerry Mulligan was walking back and forth with her hands on her back, a little anxious on her baby face, obviously waiting for him.


    "You''ve come out at last." When she saw Murphy, she immediately welcomed him. "I''m ready to let Paul in for a long time."


    "What can I do for you?" Murphy pulled her out and said, "two more calls."


    Kerry Mulligan asked with concern, "is it still the issuing company?"


    "Fox Searchlight and Miramax." He raised his hand and looked at his watch. "Lunch can''t continue. Let''s go back and get ready."


    "Well." Kerry Mulligan knows the importance of distribution.


    Not only for Murphy, but also for herself. Although the first film was released, there were few fans who knew her. Even few people in the acting class thought that she had starred in a real feature film. When they talked about it, they thought that she was joking.


    Especially a disgusting English girl, always use this to ridicule her.


    Back in a semi open private room, Murphy sees that Seth Logan and Jonah hill are still eating Hesse, and bill rosis is whispering to James Franco. It''s not his only idea that he wants to dig a corner, but James Franco has never given a positive response.


    Murphy clapped his hand hard, and the other four looked over. He said, "this is the end of the last lunch. Miramax and fox searchlights also called. It''s time for us to go back and get ready."


    These people are not dissatisfied, but smile, especially the first time to participate in the film Seth Logan and Jonah hill, the two fat men raised their hands to high five each other, shouting, "yes!"


    With a down gesture, Murphy said, "tomorrow morning we''re going to two companies for a trial meeting."


    He looked at his agent. "Bill, if you have time, can you take a copy with Jonah to Morris entertainment?"


    Bill - rosis did not think about it, he nodded down, "no problem, give it to me."


    Although he is not a professional producer, he has seen the film several times since he finished the fine cutting and is very confident.


    Murphy looked at Seth Logan again. "You come with me to Miramax."


    It''s not difficult to see from the arrangement that Murphy has great expectations for Miramax, who has worked together once.


    "Hey! And me James Franco raised his hand. "Where am I going?"


    He felt as if he had been excluded from a small group, which was very bad.


    Bill rosis shook his head at Murphy. "Jonah and I are enough."


    Murphy waved his head to James Franco. "You''ll be my full-time driver tomorrow."


    Murphy took Kerry Mulligan''s coat off the hanger by the door, draped it over her, and said to the men, "hurry up, we have to get a copy."


    The community where Stanton studio is located is not very safe. The copy is deposited by Murphy in a professional security company, which has a very good reputation in Hollywood. Many film companies will also deposit copies of new films there.


    We''re going to Miramax at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The copy has to be taken out in advance.


    Murphy checked out the restaurant, made an appointment by phone, drove to Beverly Hills, took out a copy from there, sent Seth Logan and Jonah hill, who had no car for the time being, to the place where they had just shared a rent, and then returned to Stanton studio.


    After parking the car, Murphy asks Kerry Mulligan to open the door. He opens the trunk and moves the copy film inside.


    "I''ll help you," Kerry Mulligan clattered back, reaching for Murphy''s round film box. "Give it to me."


    "Go and have a rest."


    The film looks weightless, but it''s quite heavy. Murphy picks one up in one hand and walks towards the door.


    Kerry Mulligan looked at his back and the copy full of trunk. He didn''t think much about it. He lifted one, closed the trunk and followed Murphy.


    The copy is a little heavy. She clenches her teeth tightly and refuses to give up easily.


    Entering the living room and putting down the copy, Murphy hears the footsteps behind her. She turns to look. Kerry Mulligan''s white forehead is covered with sweat. She quickly goes to pick up the film box in her hand.He leaned over her forehead and gave her a kiss. "You..."


    Kerry Mulligan forked and gasped. "I just want to help you."


    "I know," Murphy said without saying much as she looked at the sweat on her forehead. She patted her on the shoulder affectionately. "Let''s go."


    Of course, he won''t let Kerry Mulligan continue to do such rough work. Among other things, the high heels she was wearing were not suitable.


    Opening the trunk, Murphy picked up two more reels of film, saw that Kerry Mulligan wanted to help again, and said, "you''re here to watch the copy. That''s all we have."


    Hearing this, Kerry Mulligan drew his hand back and nodded solemnly.


    After packing up the copies, they both sweat. Now in mid June, Los Angeles has entered the hottest season. After taking a shower in the bathroom, Murphy and Kerry Mulligan no longer plan to go downstairs and hide in the master bedroom on the second floor to enjoy the cool brought by the air conditioner.


    Kerry Mulligan sat on a sofa with legs bent up and knees in her hands. "I wish the movie could get into the cinema soon."


    "Anxious?" Murphy poured a glass of water, put it on the small table in front of her, pulled a chair, and sat opposite, "don''t worry, trust me, our film will definitely enter the cinema."


    "I just want to prove to those people in the acting class that..." She looked up at Murphy. "I''ve been the heroine of a real feature film."


    After hearing this, Murphy understood that it was the little girl''s show off mentality, reached out and pinched the lovely baby face, "when the film is released, please invite them to the cinema."


    "I have no money..." Kerry Mulligan frowned. "I''ve given all my pay to the acting school. There are too many people in the acting class. I don''t have enough money."


    "Ah, you can help me out." Murphy looked at the hem of Kerry Mulligan''s pajamas. "You have to figure out what to trade."


    Kerry Mulligan couldn''t understand this kind of funny words. He jumped up from the sofa, stepped across the table and jumped up. The whole person was on Murphy''s body.


    The night is long. When the sun rises again, there are more important things for Murphy to do. (to be continued). )

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    "Boss, they''re ready."


    In a small building in Burbank, Jones Butler accompanied a fat man to the drawing room and said, "I promise, the film will shine. It''s the best horror film I''ve seen in the last two years."


    Harvey Weinstein turned to look at Jones Butler. "Is that little director really improving so fast?"


    Jones Butler nodded solemnly, "it''s not appropriate, but I think the gap between" fruit candy "and" chainsaw thriller "is just like Spielberg''s" silly girl on the run "and" great white shark. "


    The film itself can not be compared, but there are some similarities between the two works in terms of the changes in the level of directors.


    Two people go to the studio, Jones Butler step forward to open the door, Harvey Waynes frankly go in first, there are Miramax film''s several market assessors in the studio, behind them the projector, the once met director is with a fat and a thin two people, doing the preparation work before the show.


    Murphy also saw Harvey Weinstein, for him, this is the real super boss in the industry, immediately put down the work at hand, and quickly welcomed up.


    "Hello, Mr. Weinstein." Harvey Weinstein''s appearance gave him some surprises.


    The fat man on the other side didn''t say anything, but just nodded to him. Jones Butler came over and whispered, "how are you getting ready?"


    Murphy didn''t think so, nodded, "you can start at any time."


    Jones Butler looked at Harvey Weinstein, and when the fat man sat down, he said, "let''s go."


    At Murphy''s signal, Seth Logan goes to close the curtain. James Franco turns off the light. Murphy stands behind the projector. The light on the opposite screen lights up.


    Including Harvey Weinstein, all the people in Miramax''s film studio focused on the screen.


    Murphy is at ease as a projectionist. Occasionally, he stretches his head to see the front. People in Miramax are concentrating on watching movies. Many people''s pens fall on their notebooks from time to time. The main object of his observation is Harvey Weinstein. He can''t see the expression of the fat man from the back, but he''s very straight. It seems that he hasn''t changed for a long time I''ve lost my posture.


    What does that mean? One is that he may fall asleep, the other is that he is totally attracted by the film.


    No matter what way you think about it, Murphy thinks that the possibility of the first item is infinitely low. This is the power saw. With his current ability, he may not be able to do much better than the former one, but it will not be too bad. In particular, the cross montage, which is widely used, throws out enough suspense and large-scale bloody scenes.


    In the East, these scenes are more disgusting, but the traditional horror films in North America are totally different from those on the other side of the ocean. The more plasma there is, the more terrifying it is.


    This is not Murphy''s own view, but an objective existence.


    A horror film, if it doesn''t even have the most basic atmosphere of terror, is bound to fail. His film won''t. when Kerry Mulligan''s character jumps into a sea of syringes, it''s obvious that several people can make a small exclamation.


    Jones Butler was breathing quickly in a low voice. Although he looked at it for the second time, it still seemed that the ten thousand needle hole was damaged.


    When Jonah Hill''s fat man appeared in the gill net maze, his blood, stomach juice, tears and saliva all flowed. It was like


    Harvey Weinstein finally changed his posture, subconsciously raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead. Unconsciously, he thought of himself from the fat man, and his fat body had a cold war.


    This movie is really scary.


    There is also a joint twisting frame at the back, which can crush a person''s body


    A few people turned their heads and looked back. They wanted to know how abnormal the director had to be to come up with these fancy ways of killing people.


    What they saw was a young, calm and serious face.


    When he saw the nurse break into the secret room, Harvey Weinstein gently nodded his head. This is a very good horror film. It can be said that it combines many advantages of Hollywood traditional horror film and skillfully makes up for many defects of traditional plasma film.


    Harvey Weinstein has a good understanding of the horror films produced by Hollywood. Many of them are the same kind of plasma killing, which is also the demand of the market, because the most widely spread, the smallest cultural gap and the most fans are always the kind of crazy killing feast that doesn''t need much thinking, especially those sequels, such as ghost street and star 13 Issue 5, Texas Chainsaw killer


    Even Miramax''s ace series scream can be summed up in this category.


    There is no doubt that these traditional killing movies all have certain defects. They often use a far fetched, abnormal or supernatural excuse to create a ferocious murderer. The biggest point is nothing more than a variety of death methods that challenge the limit.


    The biggest problem is the audience''s aesthetic fatigue, which directly leads to the depression of traditional horror film market in recent years.This movie is obviously different. Although it is violent and bloody, it is full of entertainment elements, mechanism traps, dark human nature, closed space and the answer to the real murderer.


    The dirty scenes, the chilling murdering organs and the cruel scenes all carry a strong sense of horror. They skillfully use the complicated clues of flash before flash and explain after flash, and the cohesion and nesting of plots are more exquisite than detective stories. Compared with B-level movies, it is a superb suspense movie, which can be watched, tasted and verified repeatedly, Even resonate.


    It''s a terrific film.


    Harvey Weinstein made a judgment, but the fat face remained calm, such a horror film is indeed rare in recent years, but it is not as exaggerated as Jones Butler said, right?


    But the next moment, he changed his mind.


    The nurse is not the culprit. The corpse lying in the secret room stands up. His body is bent and looks old and weak, but his eyes in the close-up are extremely sharp, as if he can see through everything in the world.


    Then the flashback of the cross montage appeared, especially the police said that "the killer likes to watch his masterpiece up close", so many people suddenly realized.


    Harvey Weinstein holds the armrest of the chair tightly in one hand, with a little surprise on his fat face. Despite the numerous movies, the ending is completely unexpected.


    He couldn''t help looking back at the projector. It was incredible that the young director had made such great progress in just a few months. (to be continued). )

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    As the screen returns to darkness, Harvey Weinstein sits there but does not move. Instead, he turns to look at Jones Butler and fully agrees with what she said. If the front of the film can be regarded as a first-class horror film, the final amazing ending will sublimate the whole film. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a super accurate small production. (see the latest chapter of Literature) www.wenxue 6. Com)


    his head turns again, and his eyes fall on Murphy, who controls the camera.


    Think about the movie "fruit candy" a few months ago. He is still a director who only knows one line narration, and even one line narration is not very good. He has to rely on sensitive themes to attract the audience. Now, all kinds of cross montages are skillfully used, and almost perfectly integrate the advantages of suspense film in the main plot, especially the final ending. It''s amazing.


    Film is not without defects, such as low-cost film inevitable rough, but excellent creativity and clever use of the lens to cover up these.


    Harvey Weinstein couldn''t sit down any more, didn''t ask Jones Butler to introduce him, and strode toward Murphy.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    He came over and offered Murphy a hand. Murphy stepped forward and shook Harvey Weinstein''s right hand. "Call me Murphy."


    Harvey Weinstein nodded and said, "I want to talk to you."


    Murphy just wanted it.


    Instead of referring to Miramax''s assessment, Harvey Weinstein beckoned to Jones Butler and led Murphy into a nearby reception room.


    Jones Butler made a cup of coffee for Murphy and put it on the coffee table in front of him. Harvey Weinstein looked at the guy in his early twenties, but did not rush to speak.


    They didn''t speak. Murphy kept silent except to say thank you to Jones Butler.


    Harvey Weinstein''s head has been spinning at a high speed. He has operated numerous films and has a certain ability to judge the possible market value of many films. These may not be accurate, but they rarely fail.


    If a film wants to reflect the real market value, operation and marketing are the key, but it will not ignore the role of the film itself. Those films that do not have selling points and do not meet the market, even if the publicity is excellent, they will inevitably hit the streets in the end.


    There is no doubt that there are plenty of selling points in this movie, which is of great operational value.


    Even, from this film, he thought of "scream" released by the company a few years ago, which were equally amazing in the type of horror films.


    The only difference is that Wes Craven, the director of scream, is a master in the field of horror films, while the opposite is an unknown new director.


    Harvey Weinstein''s face is calm, these ideas will certainly not appear in the face, he is thinking the most, or how to get the film''s copyright at the least cost.


    "A great horror movie." He leaned on the sofa and broke the silence. "Murphy, you''re making rapid progress. Are you interested in working with Miramax?"


    Murphy looked surprised. "If I can get the approval of a professional like you, my entire crew will go crazy."


    He pauses, swallows, and says, "I really, really want to work with Miramax."


    "Very good," said Harvey Weinstein with a smile on his face. "I can give you a guarantee that this film will be shown in no less than 500 theaters. Audiences all over North America can see this film and know you as an excellent director."


    "That''s great!" Murphy laughed happily.


    He smiles excitedly, but his heart is calm. Harvey Weinstein is using fame as a bait.


    How many people in Hollywood don''t want to be famous? The fat man sitting on the sofa knows this very well. He and Miramax don''t care about the name. What they want most is Lee.


    Harvey Weinstein has met countless new entrants to Hollywood, few of them who can resist the temptation of fame, to be exact, none of them, including Quentin Tarantino, who is popular with him.


    Hollywood has a lot to do with fame and wealth, but it''s not much for a new comer. As long as he wants more in name, he will naturally compromise with Miramax.


    Miramax is one of the top independent film distributors in the industry. Behind it is a group company like Disney. Harvey Weinstein believes that the other side must know this.


    Seeing Murphy''s excited expression, he also showed a smile. The self-confidence of a successful person was unconsciously brought out.


    "Murphy, make a price for this movie." He''s completely in charge.


    Miramurphy said with a smile on his face, "what''s the meaning of buying the film?"


    Harvey Weinstein gently nodded his head. It is obvious that only by buying out can Miramax operate freely and maximize profits.This difficult film road is not only for the unfulfilled film dream on the other side of the Pacific, but also for the better life. He is the only one who is most familiar with this road and is most likely to succeed.


    Miramax has outstanding independent film operation ability, which Harvey Weinstein said is possible. Murphy believes that as long as the film copyright is sold to Miramax, he will emerge in Hollywood like the former director.


    From this point of view, it is not unacceptable to sell out the copyright, but the price of selling out


    How much can an independent movie sell? Murphy doesn''t have too many extravagant hopes, and doesn''t expect the issuing company or people like Harvey Weinstein to find out their conscience.


    He thought for half a minute and said slowly, "thirty million dollars!"


    If Miramax is willing to offer such a price, Murphy can fully accept it. Such a sum of money is enough to make him carry out more plans and really have a foothold in Hollywood, so as to move forward step by step. If he is lucky, he may become a famous and profitable director like James Cameron or Steven Spielberg in the future.


    In the future, I can imagine Oscar winners.


    How many directors don''t want to get the best director xiaojinren? Maybe someone didn''t want to. Murphy asked herself that she really wanted to try to feel the little golden man.


    In a short moment, countless things floated in his mind, such as future success, future fame and fortune, future status, and future ability to stand in the film circle and look down


    In this commercial country, all this needs money as a foundation.


    Is there a precedent for us $30 million to buy out a small independent production? Murphy didn''t hear of it, but he still said the number.


    Others may think he''s crazy, but in Murphy''s mind, the film is worth the number.


    What''s more, it''s the most normal thing in the negotiation to ask for money on the spot.


    Harvey Weinstein''s back had left the sofa, and his eyes were as bright as the sun outside, looking straight at Murphy. (to be continued). )

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    On the other hand, Jones Butler, who has been negotiating with Murphy, has already looked at Murphy with incredible eyes. She thought that the other party would shout a high price, but she didn''t expect that the price was so high.


    This is 30 million dollars, not 30 million yen!


    Thirty million dollars. If Miramax wins the film at such a price, plus the publicity expenses, the global box office will be more than 100 million dollars.


    His appetite is too big, even if it''s just shouting a price conducive to bargaining, it''s too much.


    It''s just that there is a small production that can''t be any smaller, and it''s a little successful, so he forgets who he is?


    Harvey Weinstein looked at Murphy up and down like a young, reckless, and aggressive monster.


    Murphy sat there quietly, calm.


    It''s obvious that $30 million is not crazy. Harvey Weinstein can see that it''s not a temporary intention, but a good offer.


    Is such a horror film worth so much money? Can such a large investment have enough return? Harvey Weinstein is an old hand in operation. It''s not hard to draw a preliminary conclusion when you think about the content of the film and calculate Miramax''s distribution ability. As long as you have good luck, the film may have the strength to hit the box office of tens of millions of US dollars in North America. If the performance in North America is guaranteed, the overseas ticket office will not be very bad


    But no one can guarantee the success of a film, there is also the possibility of failure, 30 million dollars in a small cost horror film, unless he is crazy.


    Even if he doesn''t make such a big cut, he won''t have a big chance.


    It''s Miramax''s way of business to get a relatively high return in a relatively low way.


    "Do you think the film is worth the price?" Harvey Weinstein also did not wait for Murphy to speak, he gave the answer, "it''s not worth it! Young man, it''s not a game. "


    As he looked at Murphy, his eyes became sharper and sharper, and he seemed to want to exert pressure in this way. After a long time, he stretched out a hand, and one finger stood up, "five million dollars."


    Even if such a price can not enter the cinema, he is confident to recover his investment through the video market.


    Murphy frowned slightly. For a movie that costs only $800000, the selling price of $5 million is definitely not low. The return on investment ratio of at least six times is enough to make many people stare.


    But he wasn''t satisfied. "Mr. Weinstein, I don''t feel Miramax''s sincerity."


    "Sincerity?" Harvey Weinstein said with a sneer, "you can go to other companies and see if anyone is willing to accept your sincerity."


    I''m afraid that the six major companies in the first line of Hollywood are all dismissive of this kind of film. Although several distribution companies in the second line are competitors, just as the first line companies compete and cooperate, they also maintain some tacit understanding, such as squeezing those small film production companies as much as possible.


    Some things are invisible in Hollywood, but they are real.


    No one will offer a price of tens of millions of dollars for such a movie that doesn''t seem to cost too much. It''s one thing for a movie to be wonderful, but it''s another thing for risk control.


    After all, Murphy Stanton is an anonymous director, and "the electric saw" is not a sequel to any big selling series.


    Without enough qualifications, Murphy can''t have an advantage in such a confrontation. There are several grades between the two sides. He can''t deal with Harvey Weinstein with some dark means like he did in prison, can he? Then he can say goodbye to the film industry in advance.


    He was silent for a while, and then he said, "I think we can cooperate in another way instead of buying out?"


    Harvey Weinstein''s sneer is even more obvious, "sign the issuance contract? Pass on the risk of all distribution to Miramax? "


    If it''s Wes Craven or Quentin Tarantino, he can accept it, even if the director is Robert Rodriguez.


    Jones Butler looks at Murphy and suddenly shakes her head. Harvey Weinstein''s strong style is clear to her. Today''s negotiation is doomed to be fruitless.


    What''s more, her boss''s success in Hollywood today is not only by superficial means, just like Shakespeare in love defeated Saving Private Ryan at the Oscar. In order to achieve his goal, he always has many ways.


    Harvey Weinstein also knew that he couldn''t just put pressure on him. Without waiting for Murphy to say anything, he put up another finger and said, "I''ll add another million dollars, six million dollars!"


    The fat man''s meaning has been very clear. If he wants to cooperate with Miramax, buying out the copyright is the premise.


    This is the last way Murphy would like to accept. It''s a whole series. Selling the copyright is undoubtedly selling the future of the series.It''s true that it''s too early to say series without success, but it''s impossible for him to just give up.


    "I''m sorry, Mr. Weinstein." Murphy shook his head slowly and firmly. "I can''t accept such a condition, and I can''t explain it to my crew and the whole team."


    He said as if there was a whole team behind really looking forward to a high price for the movie.


    Of course, according to Hollywood practice, if the film is sold well, the producer will generally give the crew a bonus. In this regard, perhaps the whole crew also hopes that the film will have a better harvest.


    Few people like to see their films fail.


    For other films, Harvey Weinstein gave up long ago, but the impact brought by the film just now was very strong. He was very optimistic about the market potential of the film, and he could not resist some impatience and offered conditions again.


    "Miramax can sign a film contract with you."


    such conditions are not arbitrary. Harvey Weinstein can see the great progress of this young director from "fruit candy" to "chainsaw horror", as if he had just seen Quentin Tarantino at that time. "We invest in your future film and are responsible for marketing."


    Murphy is moved. Miramax has the advantage of issuing, but thinking that all these should be in their hands, and that he can only get six million dollars and a contract that may be questionable, Murphy inevitably feels unbalanced.


    He only knows the success of many films, but he doesn''t know the clear box office figures. "The electric saw is an exception. Although no one can guarantee whether it can achieve the original commercial value after changing the time and company, he still has confidence in the film he made.


    Everyone has greed and wants more, and Murphy is no exception.


    It''s far from the time when there''s no other choice, and he doesn''t have to hang from Miramax.


    "May I think about it?" Murphy spoke slowly.


    Harvey Weinstein stood up. "It''s better to do it as soon as possible. Miramax has a lot of projects to run."


    Murphy nodded as soon as he could, and I''d be able to tell you something


    If other companies do not have better conditions, Miramax may also be a good choice.


    At the end of the initial negotiation, Murphy joined up with Seth Logan and James Franco with copies, drove away from Burbank and onto the road to Santa Monica.


    "Six million dollars!"


    Hearing Murphy''s offer from Miramax, Seth Logan in the back seat couldn''t keep calm any more. He leaned down on James Franco''s co pilot seat and said, "that''s six million dollars! Our investment has increased sixfold. What else can we consider? "


    James Franco turns his head and stares at Murphy with idiotic eyes. "Can''t you see that? There''s something wrong with his head! It must have been broken by Kerry Mulligan! "


    Six million dollars James Franco, think about that pile of money. How many times does it take lily to sea?


    Several people have long been familiar with each other and have a good relationship with each other. Seth Logan leaned behind Murphy and said in a loud voice, "why did you refuse? Why refuse? With this money, you can expand the size of the studio and set up your own Distribution Department! "


    "Seth!" Murphy yelled, "don''t move my seat. Do you want us to have an accident?"


    "Sorry..." Seth Logan stepped back quickly and got behind James Franco''s seat.


    "Who said I refused?" Murphy turned around, and the car turned on the right side of the road. "Such a big deal, I need to think about it."


    Seth Logan scratched his head. "Yes, it''s time to think about it."


    Murphy added, "when you hear about six million dollars, you two forget that Miramax is not the only one interested in the movie


    James Franco patted himself on the leg. "I''ll call Jonah, the fat man, and ask what''s going on over there." (to be continued). )

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    "Is it over there?"


    Seeing James Franco hang up, Murphy quickly asked, "what happened?"


    Seth Logan at the back also moved closer.


    James Franco put away his mobile phone, "Morris entertainment is very interested in the film. In the negotiation, he offered a buyout price of $4 million, no matter how high..."


    He shook his head.


    Murphy photographed the steering wheel, not only to remind the two companions, but also to warn himself, "calm down, there are Lion Gate pictures and fox searchlights behind."


    Back at Stanton studio, Murphy had a detailed talk with Bill rosis, who came back later. Morris entertainment can basically give up. This small distribution company can''t offer a higher price and is not interested in the distribution of non independent copyright.


    The next morning, Murphy went to lion gate again. Milton Johnson and his team also had a high evaluation of the market potential of the film.


    Hollywood''s major distribution companies have mature evaluation systems. There are many factors that may affect the success or failure of a film, and they can''t make a completely accurate evaluation. However, there are still some abilities to see whether a film really has market value.


    The selling point of the movie is here. It''s impossible for a typical horror film production and distribution company like lion gate to fail to see its advantages.


    But they''re not going to give us much.


    "Director Stanton..." Milton Johnson sat behind his desk and looked at Murphy across the way. "Lion Gate has signed distribution contracts with other companies, which is not without precedent."


    He gently clasped the table, "30% of the issue Commission is our bottom line."


    As soon as Murphy was about to say something, Milton Johnson raised his hand to signal that he had not finished. "According to the company''s practice, lion gate still has to own 50% of the film''s copyright."


    This has completely exceeded the bottom line that Murphy can accept, even harsher than Miramax''s conditions.


    On the other side, bill rossis couldn''t help saying, "Mr. Johnson, you''ve seen this movie, and you should see that it''s the best kind of horror movie..."


    "Bill, you''re from CAA. You''re knowledgeable." Milton Johnson sat back in his chair, arms around his chest, and said with a hint of irony, "please tell me, will a wonderful film succeed? Is there really no risk for lion gate to release this film? Can you guarantee a profit? "


    No matter how cheeky bill rosis was, he didn''t dare say such a thing.


    Milton Johnson continued, "Lion Gate has to bear the high risk of publicity, and of course it has to have the expected high share! What else can I do to convince the rest of the company? "


    Murphy shook his head to indicate that there was no need to talk.


    He didn''t speak at all. Milton Johnson didn''t give them the chance to bargain at all. This kind of negotiation is the exploitation of one side to the other side. Milton Johnson is more tough than Harvey Weinstein, and there is no need to waste saliva.


    It''s impossible for the two sides to reach an agreement on such terms. He and bill rosis soon walked out of Lion Gate''s headquarters in Santa Monica.


    In the office, Milton Johnson made a phone call. "Jamie, backup plan is on."


    Murphy and bill rosis are in the same car. Murphy on the co pilot asks bill rosis, who is more experienced, "will they lower their conditions?"


    Bill rosis shook his head. "Unless you''re willing to sell out the copyright."


    Murphy said without hesitation, "Lion Gate is the last choice for the time being."


    After hearing the offer from Milton Johnson, he didn''t even have the interest of bargaining.


    Although it is normal for the small production companies in the downstream of the industrial chain to be squeezed by the distribution companies in the upstream, it is uncomfortable for the weak side of the negotiation to change into itself.


    "Thirty percent of the distribution fee." Murphy pushed down the window to let the air out blow away some of the annoyance in the car. "Isn''t this a distribution contract issued by a large distribution company for films made at home?"


    According to convention, Hollywood''s distribution fee is generally 5% to 20%.


    "It''s easy, your Stanton studio..." Bill rosis put two fingers together and made a small gesture, "and it''s impossible for other distribution companies to offer you too good conditions. It''s a common phenomenon in this circle that upstream companies squeeze downstream companies. Even if someone offers better conditions, they have room to adjust. What''s more, other companies offer 30% of the distribution Commission, which often includes publicity expenses, but lion gate does not


    Murphy''s idea of putting on his seat belt and releasing his own film has never been stronger.


    The issue of this kind of thing is not a short time can be successfully established, the establishment of a relatively perfect issue mechanism, also need a lot of money.


    How can we break this dilemma? For a while, Murphy couldn''t think of a good way. The distribution company''s almost dominant advantage in the industry, let alone now, won''t change even in another ten years.Can''t he sneak into the top management of these companies and threaten them with a knife?


    In fact, in the negotiation of "fruit candy", he thought about whether to find some inside information about Harvey Weinstein in exchange for better terms.


    But now is not the past, free journalists can do this, the director is impossible, this will only be rejected by everyone, in the future can not find a partner.


    Think about your goal. If you want to achieve it, it''s a suicide.


    As Bill rosis said, several distribution companies such as DreamWorks contacted Murphy. Murphy, like a hard-working ant, kept going in and out of these companies. However, most of the distribution companies in Hollywood seem to have unwritten conventions. They treat small production companies with similar faces.


    The selling out prices offered by these companies are not much different. Murphy has a film with a box office of more than one million US dollars as the basis. They can also contract to release, but the release conditions are basically similar.


    In contrast, Miramax''s buyout price and the terms of a contract are relatively favorable.


    "We are still facing some second tier companies, and the first tier companies are more tough."


    Bill rossis started the car and joined the traffic. He said, "after decades of growth, the giants not only monopolize the distribution rights of their own films, but also rely on their control over blockbusters to" deter "cinemas. In the competition of the same period, the films released by the giants will get more support from cinemas and publicity, so as to crowd out independent producers."


    He shook his head. "In such a market situation, independent producers have to try their best to choose giants as distributors - unless they don''t want to do large-scale production, which is a prerequisite for the film to get a huge box office."


    Murphy also knows that the status of Hollywood''s traditional big six in the distribution field can''t be shaken in a short time.


    Suddenly thinking of the rumor that he had seen on the Internet, Murphy asked, "I heard that the six major companies often use the distribution commission to manipulate some film data?"


    "Yes, it''s also common."


    I haven''t talked about this topic before. Now that I''ve talked about it, bill rossis simply said, "they have very good means. They know there''s a problem, but they can''t do anything about it." (to be continued). )

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    Although in CAA, bill rossis is only one of many humble agents, but the understanding of this industry, in any case, is Murphy this novice can not match.


    Murphy has seen the ability of bill rosis, and he still believes some of his words.


    He turned to look at Bill rosis and asked curiously, "tell me about it."


    "As you said just now, the six major distribution companies will charge up to 30% of the distribution fee for the films produced by their studios or their subsidiaries, which is different from the publicity fee for their external films. This is a pure Commission excluding the publicity fee."


    Murphy nodded. These are not secrets in the industry. Distribution means distribution Commission. Big studios usually charge 30% of the distribution fee for the films they invest in.


    Of course, they sometimes charge a 30% commission for the distribution of films by other small companies, but it basically includes publicity fees.


    Under normal circumstances, if the film is distributed as an agent, that is, the film produced by outside investors, in order to ensure that the film has a large enough audience size, they often negotiate with large studios on the percentage of distribution Commission. However, if they are not strong enough, they usually compromise to 15% to 18%.


    The publicity and distribution expenses of this issuance method are separately calculated.


    From the perspective of the proportion of distribution, this is a strange phenomenon. Distribution companies charge high distribution fees for their own films, and the proportion of foreign films is much lower.


    "According to Hollywood''s accounting practice, every self-made film released by the six major companies will set up an independent shell company..."


    Bill Rossi immediately explained this point, "in this way, 30% of the issuing Commission will be paid to the publisher as the cost item of the external entity, which is essentially the same company."


    Murphy is not a fool, and immediately understood, "the purpose is to let the production company pay a lot of fees for the film, so that the production company can hardly show profits. Even if the production company still has a surplus after paying the distribution fees, the writers, directors, actors and other film distributors can hardly see profits, except for the financial report They don''t see anything but the deficit on the chart? "


    Bingo


    Bill rosis raised his hand and snapped his fingers. "And it''s legal. Even in court, it''s hard for litigants to win the company."


    Murphy looked up at the top of the car. The circle was obviously more complicated than he thought.


    Thinking that Murphy didn''t believe it, Bill rosis then said, "I have a ready-made case here."


    Murphy had been intrigued. "Can you tell me if it''s convenient?"


    This is also a rare experience.


    Despite the harsh conditions offered by various distribution companies, the evaluation and attitude towards the film made bill rosis have higher expectations of Murphy.


    He thought for a moment and said, "last year, Disney''s bowey pictures released a movie called" 60 seconds in a hurry ", which was produced by Disney''s Jerry brookheimer studio."


    Murphy nodded and pricked up her ears, just like the movie making study she had never left behind. She listened carefully.


    With the experience accumulated now, we may be able to avoid big pits in the future.


    "The global box office of this film is about 240 million US dollars, and Disney should get less than 110 million US dollars from it."


    As he drove, bill rossis recalled the relevant statistics he saw inside CAA. "After the box office was divided, bowey began to deduct all kinds of expenses from it, including more than 90 million US dollars of publicity expenses, including 13.4 million US dollars of advertising expenses, 13 million US dollars of copy printing, and 600000 US dollars of insurance, shipping, customs declaration, check cashing and local taxes, That leaves only about $10 million at the box office. "


    Bill rossis shrugged. "And then, we start to split with investors, producers and actors - after the release of the cinema, the film with a cost of $13.4 million shows a deficit of about $90 million."


    "In addition to the figures rigidly prescribed by the trade union..." Murphy has an impression of the film, the protagonist seems to be Nicholas Cage, "actors, directors and screenwriters are simply impossible to get extra points."


    Murphy sighed, "only the distribution companies and the big studios behind them can make a steady profit in this business model."


    "In general," bill rosis nodded, "it also depends on the game between actors and agents. There is a lot of room for operation. If your card is big enough and the agents are strong enough, they will continue to cooperate. They will certainly divide some interests appropriately. Few of them will be foolishly waiting to get close to each other Kill me


    He added, "for example, Tom Cruise and Spielberg don''t sign such contracts with production companies at all. They ask for the North American or global box office share, not the profit share. The latter has much more legal space than the former.""It seems that if we want to cooperate with big companies," Murphy said in advance, "we must be cautious in signing sharing contracts."


    But then he said, "I''m a long way from being liked by big production companies."


    Bill - rossis encouraged to say, "as long as you can enter the mainstream film industry, there will be such an opportunity soon."


    Murphy never lacked fighting spirit. He nodded with a smile. Now it''s still a long way to go. He can always walk step by step.


    Just like in the beginning, he even became a problem in his most basic life. Now, he has not seized the opportunity to successfully enter Hollywood and directed two films.


    Although no publisher has yet been found for the second film, Murphy''s confidence is growing.


    On the third day after the audition, Murphy walked into the Fox Searchlight. The company agreed with him the latest time, and he didn''t have a good impression of Tony gusman. Strictly speaking, Tony gusman let him go.


    Of course, Murphy is not narrow-minded enough to have an opinion on Tony gusman and Fox Searchlight because of this. From the actual situation at this stage, he has to admit that the distributor is really a high-end existence for these little directors and small studios.


    Unless he doesn''t go through the cinema channel and throws the film directly into the video market.


    "Boss, as far as I know," a female assistant said to Milton Johnson sitting behind his desk in an office of Lion Gate pictures, "he has been to Miramax, Morris entertainment, DreamWorks A number of distribution companies have made an appointment with Fox Searchlight to hold a trial film meeting today. "


    Milton Johnson fingered the table. "It seems that he won''t accept our terms easily."


    As one of the senior executives in charge of the distribution business of Lion Gate pictures, what he has seen most in recent years is horror films, and what impresses him most is the power saw thriller, whose copyright is not in his hands.


    How can we win this film with the least cost, or use it to create brilliant performance?


    This is what Milton Johnson has been thinking about the most in the last two days.


    It''s OK to reduce the proportion of the distribution percentage appropriately, but the young director''s heart is obviously very big, which can''t guarantee that lion gate pictures will get the film. (to be continued). )

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    Milton Johnson thought for a moment and told the female assistant, "call Jamie winster."


    A few minutes after the female assistant called, a middle-aged man in his thirties came into the office and sat opposite Milton Johnson. Milton Johnson waved to the female assistant, who walked out of the office and closed the door.


    "Is there any progress in the negotiation with Stanton studio?" Milton Johnson asked directly.


    "Not for the time being." Jamie winster shook his head. "We''ve had several phone calls with Murphy Stanton, and he''s not sincere in his cooperation, and he wants too much."


    A new director, a shell company with only three regular employees, wants to open its mouth to lion gate just because a movie has some selling points? Does he have the strength and qualification?


    He also admitted that the film can bring a certain impact to people, but it can not hide the fact that it is a rough small production, and the risk of such production to the cinema market can not be ignored.


    Fingers habitually tapping the desk, Milton Johnson''s brow slightly wrinkled, "CAA?"


    Jamie winster quickly regained his mind and replied, "I called Bill rosis. These agents of CAA are greedy guys."


    One side wants to get a high return through the film, and the other side wants to lower the price to get the maximum possible benefits. If the two sides do not make a certain concession, the cooperation is impossible.


    Negotiation is often a process of compromise.


    Milton Johnson knows this, but is not ready to compromise.


    He rapped on the table faster. "Jamie, you saw that film, and the people in the editorial department also participated in the audition. How long can they write a similar script?"


    "Well The script is easy to say. " Jamie winster understood what he meant. "Two to three weeks is enough for teamwork."


    What''s the point of this kind of play? The film is outstanding more because of its shooting and production.


    Milton Johnson quietly calculated for a period of time. In his slightly old eyes, there was a twinkle, "how about shooting?"


    Jamie winster thought about it a little bit. "If it is made by a mature team who often works with the company, I think it will take about a month and a half from preparation to production."


    Obviously, from the very beginning, Milton Johnson was preparing for or planning something.


    He asked again, "what about the things I asked you to investigate?"


    "After hard candy came out, Murphy Stanton joined the writers'' Union, directors'' Union and photographers'' Union."


    Jamie winster had already found out about this. He quickly said, "the electric saw has been registered in the writers'' Union and the directors'' Union. It belongs to the trade union registration program."


    Milton Johnson''s tapping on the table slowed down. "It''s a bit of a hassle."


    Old age, thinking will be slightly conservative, although this backup plan was first proposed by Milton Johnson, but Jamie winster is more radical.


    "It does bring some trouble." He nodded at first, but then said, "Stanton studio is just a kind of small company at the bottom of Hollywood. Murphy Stanton, the director, except that his agent is related to CAA, is only very close to a few bad little actors. There is no network worth mentioning. Even if the guild troubles us, it''s just routine business..."


    He raised his voice a little bit, "and we can''t copy his films. There will be certain changes. The theme and content of Hollywood mainstream commercial blockbusters crash from time to time. What''s more, the production mode of plasma horror films is completely routine?"


    Lion Gate pictures will copy each other''s films unless they are stupid. Based on that film, they can make more excellent films.


    This kind of excellent also has an advantage, as long as it can be released first, the relatively rough film is more like a bad imitation.


    Milton Johnson nodded his head slightly, and the speed of tapping on the table was accelerated again. "I will propose this project at the high-level meeting. If we can''t get the" electric saw ", we will enter the project approval stage as soon as possible, and let the editorial department prepare a script outline."


    Jamie winster answered and stood up to leave. Milton Johnson said, "say hello to the legal department in advance."


    If this project really appears, the biggest counterattack of the other party is undoubtedly to sue the law. On the contrary, it is the means that these big companies don''t care about most. Let alone the numerous Hollywood car crash projects, it''s hard to explain the disputes. Even if the court accepts it, Lion Gate pictures can drag on. It doesn''t matter for a year or even two. The other party''s small company can stand it What happened?


    They can even find anyone to sue Stanton studio for copying his ideas.


    There are definitely a lot of such things in Hollywood. Think about the people who can''t wait to trouble James Cameron after Titanic''s big sale


    After Jamie winster left, Milton Johnson was still thinking about it. As a veteran in running horror films, he was really optimistic about this project.But the other side of Lion Gate film''s conditions can not accept, the other side''s great appetite, he also can not accept.


    Why should a lion talk so much when he is a nobody? Just because you have a movie that has a lot of selling points? Without proper channels, the value of such films can only be zero.


    Milton Johnson called the female assistant in again and told her to keep an eye on the project and keep him informed of the latest situation so as to adjust the strategy at any time.


    Similarly, he didn''t give up the idea of winning "the electric saw" completely. The previous plan was only a backup plan. If the other side ran into a wall one after another in Hollywood, there might be negotiation and cooperation between the two sides.


    At the end of the day, Milton Johnson didn''t think Stanton studio was qualified to work equally with lion gate.


    Both production companies and distribution companies are commercial companies. Commercial companies naturally pursue profits and maximize profits whenever possible.


    Lion Gate pictures is not the only company that is optimistic about the release of the movie. Murphy, who can offer a price to meet his psychological expectations, has not met any. Even Miramax, who has the most favorable conditions at present, is also thinking about how to get this movie that seems to sell a lot at the lowest cost.


    The minimum cost can also reduce the inevitable risks associated with investment.


    Harvey Weinstein stood by a French window overlooking the view of Burbank and asked Jones Butler behind him, "hasn''t Murphy Stanton answered yet?"


    Jones Butler took a step forward. "Not yet."


    Fat man''s face is not very good-looking, the other side is a little too high to see themselves, want to deal with Quentin Tarantino that kind of geek, but just a little money and a few promises.


    Now people who can be appreciated by him can take it as capital in the industry.


    What about Murphy Stanton? Instead of giving him any reply, he took the film to different distribution companies, hoping to sell the film at a high price with the help of bill Rossi''s little agent and the little capital brought by "fruit candy".


    It''s just wishful thinking. Hollywood distribution companies are just like him and Miramax. They eat people and never spit bones.


    However, Harvey Weinstein can''t guarantee that all distribution companies will maintain the tacit understanding of treating small production companies. After all, the selling point of "electric saw" is still very clear. As long as the operation is proper and no low-level mistakes are made, the profit should not be a problem.


    Based on his years of experience and understanding of the market, he judged that the probability of failure of the movie is very low. As long as the invested funds are well controlled, it is no more than a matter of how much profit is made.


    Harvey Weinstein''s biggest worry is that some companies, regardless of tacit understanding, rashly offer excessive conditions.


    "It''s time to put some pressure on him." He nodded gently.


    Harvey Weinstein turned, took a look at Jones Butler, strode back to his desk, sat down in his chair, and said without emotion, "you go to someone and put the message out."


    Jones Butler looked over there and pricked up his ears.


    "Miramax is working on a new project," Harvey Weinstein said of the fake project without delay. "The film is a plasma horror film, and some suspense will be added appropriately. The script has been written, and Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino will be invited to direct it."


    After thinking about it, he added, "call Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino and ask them to be interviewed by the media in the near future and mention it by the way."


    When he heard these words, Jones Butler just nodded and didn''t feel any surprise. His boss has always been very clever. Otherwise, he would not have made a murder case like Shakespeare in love, and would not have promoted an actor of Gwyneth Paltrow''s standard to the Best Actress Oscar.


    Although this may be the most watery actress in the history of Oscar, it''s also the real actress, isn''t it?


    "Go ahead." Harvey Weinstein waved to Jones Butler.


    Jones Butler left the office and began to operate these things. She didn''t need Harvey Weinstein''s orders. She also knew the scale of the matter. It couldn''t be too big, but it had to be spread to Murphy Stanton.


    This kind of work is not difficult for her at all.


    In any business activity, there is always a torrent of light and dark, some things you can see, some things you can''t see.


    Like Murphy now, after the trial of Fox Searchlight, he can see that Tony Goodman and the two Fox Searchlight executives he accompanied are very interested in the film, but he can''t guess the price they can offer for the film.


    These need to be decided through negotiation.


    Fox Searchlight is the last company. Murphy has made careful preparations for this. She also made a special phone call to Carla Firth, who is studying in New York. Through her relationship, she learned about the recent situation of this company. (to be continued). )

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    "This is Mr. Godin Clyde, the director of Fox Searchlight distribution."


    In the reception room, Tony gusman introduced Murphy. "This is Mr. Riley fields, director of Fox Searchlight market research."


    The former is slightly bald, about 50 years old; the latter is wearing a pair of black rimmed glasses, looking between 30 and 40 years old.


    Murphy and bill rosis said hello to them one by one. From their performance, we can see that Godin Clyde is in a higher position and should be the principal of the event.


    "I didn''t expect director Stanton to be so young."


    Sitting on the couch, Golding Clyde looked at Murphy. "It''s said that this is your second feature film?"


    "Yes." Murphy nodded.


    The other side looks a little surprised, it seems that he really did not expect that he is so young; he is also observing the other side, these people saw the end of the film before, obviously moved, but as soon as the film is over, they get rid of these emotions.


    People who can sit in the top position of Fox Searchlight will not let the sense of a film affect their negotiation too much.


    Frankly speaking, he would rather cooperate with idiots than negotiate with such people. He knows that there must be idiots in Hollywood, but they won''t be these people.


    Godin Clyde didn''t seem to be in a hurry to start the negotiation. Instead, he exchanged greetings with the nearby bill rosis, "Congratulations, bill, on signing such a promising young director."


    Bill - rosis pour also not polite, looked at Murphy this side one eye, "just good luck."


    "I had coffee with Brian Lauder of your company last month..." Godin Clyde seems to be just saying, "bly always complains that there is no potential new director in CAA. Now it seems that the situation is not as he said."


    He turned to Murphy and said, "the chainsaw is good. Stanton is a good director."


    "Thank you." Murphy, be polite.


    Bill rosis doesn''t look very good. It''s normal for Hollywood brokerage companies to dig corners with each other. There is also competition within the brokerage companies. Although they don''t want to rob each other of customers, the other side''s position in the company is far higher than him. Once he asks for cross management of Murphy, he will undoubtedly get a lot of credit in the future.


    Even in the cross management of the broker, he does not have the qualifications deep enough, may become a relatively close one.


    What does Golding Clyde mean? Bill - rosis slightly frowned, this is to warn yourself not to participate too much in the negotiation of this project?


    He is still frowning and thinking, but Murphy looks at Godin Clyde without any trace, and guesses some intentions of the other party. Unfortunately, these intentions are used in the wrong place. The negotiation of "electric saw scares" is always based on him, not CAA''s agent in the other party''s conjecture.


    "Director Stanton..." Golding Clyde turned to Murphy. "I heard you''ve been to a number of distribution companies?"


    "Yes." Murphy laughed, and the unsatisfied results came out of his mouth, and all of them changed, "they are very optimistic about the movie" electric saw ", Miramax has offered a buyout fund of 10 million US dollars, and as a director, I can also participate in the box office share of the film, and they also want to hire me as the director of Miramax''s next two projects."


    Godin Clyde slightly tilts his head, which is different from what he learned. Of course, he will not fully believe Murphy, nor will he fully believe the relevant information from other companies.


    These companies cooperate and compete. Murphy has fully understood this. Facing Harvey Weinstein and Milton Johnson, who leave no room for negotiation at all, their sophistry has no room to play. The other side directly throws out their terms, either accept them or not


    In those two completely unequal negotiations, even if he had three mouths, he could not play.


    From Kara Firth, Murphy learned that the Fox Searchlight is not in good condition


    And Godin Clyde''s work style is obviously different. Although he is also trying to lower his chips, he is not as tough as those two people.


    Bill rosis is silent, and Tony gusman is also silent. He knows the reason why Godin Clyde''s attitude is relatively mild. So far this year, Fox Searchlight has not released any films that can win at the box office. If it continues, the performance of this year will be worrying.


    Godin - Clyde''s pressure is very big, encounter "electric saw startle" this kind of can let a person in front of the eyes of a bright film, of course, do not want to let go easily.


    "Mr. Clyde," Murphy suddenly turned to Tony gusman, "Tony and I met at first sight in park city and have a deep friendship. Fox Searchlight is also the top independent film distributor in the industry. I really want to work with you."


    He said with a smile, "I think we can work together in the form of a contract issue."


    Without waiting for Godin Clyde to speak, Murphy said, "Lion Gate has offered me a distribution contract. Their North American distribution Commission is 25% of the total box office."Godin Clyde has a sneering smile on his lips, and 25% of his bonus is issued. Lion gate is obviously squeezing him. Can you tell me this?


    "This is the distribution commission including publicity expenses, printing copies and insurance contracts." Murphy''s talking again.


    Looking at Riley Fildes, Golding Clyde sees the same surprise as himself. When did Lion Gate find its conscience?


    In the negotiation between Lion Gate and Miramax, what Murphy feels is totally unequal. He is in front of them like ants and boots.


    Lion Gate pictures, in particular, had no intention of going on after listening to Milton Johnson''s words, because it was not negotiation at all. No matter how much he said, it was useless.


    Like a flying insect, he was caught in a transparent spider web and struggled desperately to get rid of it. It not only required his own efforts, but also found the weakest link in the invisible web.


    Now sitting here, the two senior executives of Fox Searchlight have heard so much from him, but they have not thrown a few conditions like Milton Johnson or Harvey Weinstein to make people choose to accept or not. He has already felt the difference.


    Murphy continued, "and DreamWorks, they are willing to release the film at a 15% commission. After the box office share arrives, they will deduct the advance expenses for publicity and distribution."


    "It''s a very good condition." Godin Clyde is just optimistic about the film, but he is not stupid, and can not be completely moved by empty words, "why don''t you agree?"


    "Because of the Fox Searchlight!" Murphy said seriously, "before I entered Hollywood, I worked with 20th Century Fox''s TV network. Your company once helped me. Carla Firth, deputy director of fox Los Angeles 6, was very kind to me and my best friend."


    This is completely beyond Godin Clyde''s expectation. He did not expect that the little director in front of him had something to do with 20th century fox.


    He raised a finger at Tony gusman. Tony gusman took out his cell phone and sent a text message. Naturally, someone would check it out.


    Murphy continued to say, "I have a great liking for fox. Since I have an agreement with you, I will not agree to the contract offered by other companies before the trial meeting. I want to cooperate with you in my heart. After all, I have a very happy cooperation with fox."


    Finally, he said, "therefore, I would like to sign an issuance contract with your company."


    What''s the meaning of this? Golding Clyde can tell that Fox Searchlight is not a distribution company that mainly buys out copyright like lion gate pictures and Miramax. It has its own system, but it doesn''t make much difference. They all squeeze as many lower level production companies as possible.


    The shaking sound of the mobile phone rings. Godin Clyde turns to look at it. Tony gusman nods slightly to him.


    What the other party said is true? He had something to do with Fox? Originally, Golding Clyde didn''t believe Murphy''s words, but now it seems that some of them are believable


    Murphy is not afraid of Fox Searchlight people to check. There is basically no way to check the words about the film company, and the companies he has contacted can not directly tell them their chips. Although "electric saw" is a small project, it is an indisputable fact that there is a competitive relationship between them. Even if there is no competitive relationship, this kind of thing will not be disclosed Words.


    What he said is processed on the basis of reality, not all lies.


    As for Carla Firth, because of the news, she was appreciated by Fox, so she had a chance to study. It must not be difficult to find out.


    "We want to work with you, too." Godin grad''s attitude is much better than Harvey Weinstein''s, "the way the contract is issued is acceptable for Fox Searchlight."


    He gave Murphy a smile, which was very friendly and beautiful, but what he said was not pleasant. "In North America, 30% of the distribution Commission includes publicity expenses. In addition, we want half of the copyright of the film and the revenue outside the box office."


    "It''s too high."


    That said, Murphy was a little relieved. What he said just now is still helpful. This distribution contract is a little better than the one provided by Lion Gate pictures and DreamWorks. The distribution Commission on both sides does not include the cost of publicity.


    He spread out his hand, "I estimate optimistically that if the film can get 10 million US dollars at the box office, you will have to draw 3 million US dollars. I also have to pay dividends to the actors and pay fees to the trade union. I can''t even recover the costs."


    Golding Clyde reminded him, "we''re only talking about North America, you have overseas and other copyright revenues."


    Murphy raised his voice a little. "You''re going to split up!"


    He held out two fingers. "Twenty percent! Copyright is extra. "


    "Impossible..." Godin Clyde shook his head. "Director Stanton, I believe the Fox Searchlight is the best price in all companies."


    If it wasn''t for the fact that the film really had a selling point, and the Fox Searchlight was in poor condition and needed to boost the company''s performance, it would not have been possible to offer such conditions.The negotiations between the two sides began to seesaw, and the first negotiation reached a deadlock. (to be continued). )

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    In Fox Searchlight company, seeing Tony gusman send Murphy and bill rosis out of the reception room, Godin Clyde asks Riley fields, "what do you think?"


    Riley Fildes is quite cautious, "although we can''t find the real price offered by several other companies, as far as I know, their internal trial will have a very high evaluation of" electric saw thriller. "


    The company''s performance is poor, and he, the director of the market research department, is also under great pressure. "I think this film has a clear target audience, accurate market positioning, at least a very smart work, and has operational value."


    Golding Clyde stood up and walked around. "The marketing department makes a forecast report."


    "I''ll finish it as soon as possible." Riley fields also stood up.


    It was sunny outside. Looking at the golden light reflected from the glass of fox building diagonally opposite, Murphy put out his hand to cover his eyes and followed bill Rossi to the front of Ford.


    As soon as he got on the bus, Bill rosis answered the phone and hung up after a few words. Then he turned to Murphy and said, "information from the company''s channels has come back. Fox Searchlight''s first quarter performance is very poor. 20th century fox is quite dissatisfied. It exerted pressure on them two weeks ago."


    After learning the relevant information through Kara Firth, Murphy also informed bill rosis that although he is an ordinary agent of CAA, he can also make proper use of the company''s resources and channels. Now he also confirms that Fox Searchlight is indeed facing some favorable situations for them.


    "Keep in touch with the Fox Searchlight." Murphy starts the car. In today''s situation, he not only has to fight hard, but also has to have the right opportunity, "in addition to Lion Gate pictures, don''t break the connection with other companies."


    Even in the face of Harvey Weinstein, he still has a little room for bargaining, and Milton Johnson''s tough style is beyond his expectation. This senior executive of Lion Gate pictures, who had a good attitude in communication, really doesn''t talk about business at all.


    Whether it''s the sincerity of negotiation or the price offered, Lion Gate pictures can only be the last choice.


    Take Bill rosis to the office building where CAA is located. Murphy looks at the time, sends a text message first, and then drives to the valley area of Santa Monica. He stops in front of a three story building surrounded by green trees, lowers the window and looks at the open iron door. There are already people coming out in twos and threes.


    This is a very common performing school in Los Angeles, but this one contacted by bill rosis has a very good reputation. Of course, the price is not cheap. In less than five months, the course has almost exhausted the remuneration of Kerry Mulligan''s two films.


    "Aren''t you with me, Kerry?"


    Two girls came out of a house, one with long blonde hair, and asked Kerry Mulligan, who had her hair cut short, as she walked, "we''re all here tonight, and you''re missing. Are you going to stand us up?"


    "I said I don''t have time." Kerry Mulligan''s eyes frequently looked at the iron door in front, and unconsciously stepped up the frequency at his feet. "My boyfriend is coming to pick me up."


    "Is it your directing boyfriend?" There are several girls behind who are faster. When they pass by, they hear Kerry Mulligan''s words. It''s very like a brown haired girl in the center. She turns her head and looks at her, "the one you blew to heaven?"


    There was an obvious irony in her words.


    Kerry Mulligan turned his head and his eyes became sharp. If it was a knife, the girl would have more transparent holes.


    "What do you mean?" Her tone is rather bad.


    Soon after they came to the performance class, they had a conflict. They were about the same age, and no one knew why they didn''t like each other.


    As soon as Kerry mullig''s words came out, the atmosphere on both sides changed. In addition to the brown haired girl who was the first to speak, several other people also looked at this side.


    The brown haired girl lifted up her curly hair, and her strong face became more ironic. "What a big director, the production cost of the film is as high as..."


    Her voice was sharp and high, as if she was afraid that other people would not hear her


    The other girls covered their mouths and laughed, as if it were a shame.


    Although also from the United Kingdom, but the other side does not like her, Kerry Mulligan also does not like each other, two people tit for tat is not a day.


    Otherwise, the other party will not make sarcasm after hearing it.


    Kerry Mulligan kept on walking, turned around and said, "300000 dollars is not much, but in exchange for 1.48 million dollars of North American box office, the return on investment ratio is as high as 5:1."


    A group of people came out of the gate, and Murphy, who was waiting in the car, saw them immediately and got out of the car to meet them.


    "A film with no more than 200 theaters," the girl continued, "is it a full-length film?"What did Kerry Mulligan want to say? The blonde came out to make it happen. "Kayla, don''t say a few words. Don''t always aim at Kerry."


    She turned her head to Kerry Mulligan and said, "Kayla is such a kind of character. Don''t worry too much about it."


    "Liz," Kerry Mulligan seemed to have a good relationship with her, "don''t you think she''s going too far?"


    Murphy happened to be with them at the gate. Hearing Kerry Mulligan''s words, Murphy took two steps to her side, looked at the apparently angry face with concern, and asked, "what''s the matter, honey?"


    Kerry Mulligan glared at Kayla fiercely. Obviously, he was very upset. However, he knew that Murphy was very busy recently. He didn''t want to be disturbed by such trifles. He squeezed out a smile. "It''s OK. Everything''s fine."


    Following Kerry Mulligan''s eyes and looking over there, a few feet away, four girls stood together, as if muttering. The one in the center, with a strong facial profile, was quite familiar.


    "Hello." The blonde looked at Murphy with interest. "Are you Kerry''s boyfriend?"


    Kerry Mulligan hugged Murphy''s arm and answered, "Liz, he''s Murphy."


    "Hello." Murphy looks at her, smiles politely, and introduces himself, "I''m Murphy Stanton."


    The blonde nodded. "Elizabeth Banks, Kerry''s classmate in the acting class, call me Liz."


    Murphy shook Reagan''s arm. "I''m sorry."


    "Nothing..." Elizabeth banks did not finish, was interrupted by the other side of the girl''s voice, "Kerry, this is your boyfriend?"


    She walked up to Elizabeth Banks and looked at Murphy. Her squinted eyes and the light irony in them made her feel rather uncomfortable.


    Murphy squinted at the familiar face and confirmed that he didn''t recognize the wrong person. Although it was only the first time we met, we didn''t say anything, but we could see that this person''s character was really not so good.


    The other side''s mouth quickly and incomparably curled, "in addition to high point strong point, nothing special."


    Kerry Mulligan was like a cat with its tail trampled on. She almost jumped up and wanted to say something, but she took a look at Murphy and swallowed those ugly words.


    This girl named Kaila didn''t mean to give up. It''s not the first time for them to fight each other. "Little actor and little director, you''re a good match."


    "You..." Kerry Mulligan''s cheeks are bulging.


    "Kayla..."


    Elizabeth - banks want to make ends meet, Kayla''s words are urgent and fast, "proud to think that he is a princess, in fact, just a sparrow."


    Her age is similar to that of Kerry Mulligan, and it is also the stage of prosperity. Kerry Mulligan has taken away a lot of the limelight that originally belonged to her, which always needs to be found back, "put away your poor little wings, and don''t show off here in the future."


    It wasn''t over yet. She raised her head and raised her sharp chin. "What do you compare with me? I''ve been in movies with a box office of $900 million, and you? "


    Murphy turned to look at Kerry Mulligan and asked what they had compared. Kerry Mulligan scratched her blonde hair and shook her head. Her eyes were full of doubts.


    What''s the matter with this girl? Murphy has frowned, even if Kerry and she have conflicts, don''t you have to be so reluctant?


    He knows that many contradictions between women are often unreasonable, but it''s too much to deal with Kerry like this.


    There were a lot of onlookers around. Apart from the original girls, someone came over. Murphy could vaguely hear "it''s Kerry and Kayla again". He probably understood that Kayla didn''t start talking about Kerry just now.


    Elizabeth Banks pulls Keira''s arm. Just as she wants to say something, she suddenly sees Murphy murmuring in Kerry Mulligan''s ear. Kerry''s eyebrows curl up.


    "I''m a little actor. What''s the matter?" Kerry Mulligan held Murphy''s arm tightly. "I''m playing my own role. I''m not like someone who doubles in a $900 million box office production. You don''t really think of yourself as Queen Amidala, do you? You''re just a stand in for Natalie Portman. We... "


    Her other finger pointed to the people around her, "everyone will remember, you..."


    "You''re just a stand in for Natalie Portman! This will not change in another 20 years! "


    As soon as he finished speaking, Murphy pulled Kerry Mulligan for a moment and said, "let''s go."


    This kind of thing let Kerry Mulligan export gas can, there is no need to let others continue to watch.


    Neither of them looked at the girl named Kayla and went straight to the Ford.


    Kyla''s face turned white and her teeth were clenched together, but she couldn''t say anything. It seemed that she was hit by Kerry Mulligan''s words.


    She breathed twice and looked at Murphy and Kerry Mulligan in the back.It wasn''t until the Ford started and left that she let out her choked breath. "Damn little director!"


    It''s obvious that Kerry Mulligan, who is always fighting against her, can''t think of such words, otherwise he would have said it for the first time, and it won''t wait until today. This is clearly the result of the little director''s whispering in Kerry Mulligan''s ear.


    Driving in the car, Kerry Mulligan came over and gave Murphy a hard kiss, "this is a reward!"


    Murphy smiles. As soon as she wants to say something, her mobile phone rings. Then she listens to it, and her face changes, "what? Bill, is that true? " (to be continued). )

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    After hanging up the phone, Murphy first sends Kerry Mulligan back to Stanton studio, and then returns to century city to find bill rosis, who is waiting in the resting place on the first floor of CAA office building. This CAA agent has been waiting here since he finished the phone call. When he sees Murphy coming in, he quickly waves him over.


    "This way, Murphy." He was sitting at an empty round oak table beside the glass curtain wall. Seeing this, Murphy went over and pulled back his chair. Before he sat down, he asked, "is the news reliable?"


    Bill - rosis extremely serious nodded, "Robert - Rodriguez''s public relations manager and I have a little friendship, two days ago I told her about the" chainsaw. "


    Murphy understood that bill rossis had a lot of relationships for this project.


    "She just called me." Bill rossis goes straight to the point, "Robert Rodriguez gave an interview this afternoon, claiming that he would temporarily put down the last part of the Mexican trilogy and work with Miramax on a horror film..."


    The thick eyebrows began to wrinkle, and Murphy''s expression began to grow dignified.


    Bill rosis is not much better than him, he continued, "Robert Rodriguez also revealed a little bit of the theme of horror films, the type of plasma and suspense!"


    "What?" Murphy was about to stand up. He controlled himself in time. "What''s Miramax going to do?"


    "I asked her to inquire..." Bill - rossis added, "at present only Miramax''s intention, the two sides have not any substantive negotiations."


    Although she wanted to go now and smash Harvey Weinstein''s fat head to see how many things were hidden in it, Murphy still forced herself to calm down. After all, any film project takes a certain amount of time from intention to preparation.


    What does Miramax want to do? He never believed that the so-called plasma plus suspense type of film had nothing to do with "the chainsaw.".


    Murphy looked at Bill rosis, and from his eyes, he could almost see questions similar to himself.


    Bill rosis was a little more angry than Murphy. "They seem to regard me as an agent!"


    "Has it happened before?" Murphy asked, frowning.


    "One movie is brilliant, and many follow-up movies follow. There are many such things in Hollywood." Bill rosis shakes his head and thinks, and some ideas gradually emerge, "Miramax doesn''t need to imitate at all, just learn from the highlights of" the electric saw ", with their strength..."


    Miramax can even be said to be the leader of Hollywood''s second tier companies. No matter in distribution or production, with their ability, if they really want to skillfully imitate a film, it''s not difficult to think about it..


    Will they really fight against such a film with uncertain future? Murphy knew that even if the other party did, and pushed his film into the cinema before he found a suitable distributor, he had not many ways to deal with it. Even if there was a trade union and there was too much difference between the two sides, the role of the trade union was not too big.


    What''s more, as Bill Rossi said, Miramax will only imitate completely unless all the people are stupid. They can make a lot of changes by learning from the idea and theme of the film.


    There are too many movies in Hollywood that look very similar and seem not exactly similar.


    Whether it is worth doing depends on the gains and losses.


    Murphy speculates from himself that if he gets along with Harvey Weinstein and sees that the movie to be sent to the door is "the shock of the chainsaw", he can''t help doing something.


    Thinking of this, he immediately found that it was not right. He knew what the movie meant, but Harvey Weinstein didn''t. He was optimistic about the movie from the perspective of the market, not cheating.


    How should I deal with it? Murphy didn''t notice. When he thought of this, his eyes gradually showed a trace of fierce light, because the fierce hidden by his career as a director unconsciously exuded.


    Bill rossis suddenly feels that Murphy has changed, just like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is out of the show, suddenly enters the role of T800


    As an agent, he knew his client, and he knew about Murphy''s going to prison. Then he quickly bent his finger and knocked on the table, reminding him, "Murphy! Murphy! What would you do? Don''t mess about


    He was really worried about this guy''s impulse to run to Harvey Weinstein''s house and blow his head out. Although the British director had a brain problem long after he was in prison, no one could prove that it was related to Murphy, Bill rosis was still worried.


    Murphy came back and said, "am I that stupid?"? He admitted that he had a similar idea, but knew it was the worst choice.


    "You''re a director now!" Bill rossis cautioned, "not free journalists!"


    "Hey bill, am I the kind of person who is impulsive and desperate?" Murphy opened up.


    Bill rosis thinks about it and shakes his head. Murphy''s initial funds are not very aboveboard. Although he doesn''t know what specific means he used, he knows something about it, and now it''s normal to think about it. A person who even has problems with his basic life often has more courage and lower bottom line than a normal person.This kind of person is often divided into two kinds, one is going farther and farther, and finally unable to extricate himself; the other is turning around in time, and then using reasonable, legal and reasonable means to continue to move forward.


    Murphy Stanton, whom he knew, was undoubtedly one of the latter.


    "I think of other things." Murphy put his hands across the table. "Why did Harvey Weinstein do this?"


    Bill rosis looks at Murphy, his eyes full of doubts. In Hollywood, some imitation of changing the shell is not a matter at all, especially for large companies and small directors.


    "I think there is such a possibility," he said, "chasing women is a young bird, and sometimes he can see people''s hearts more thoroughly." bill, Harvey Weinstein may have deliberately released these messages. "


    He laughed at himself, "Stanton studio and I are not worth mentioning at all in front of Miramax. When we hear such news, we will be flustered in general. If we are flustered, we will easily make wrong judgments and decisions. If Miramax talks with us again, under such heavy pressure, they will appropriately raise the price or other conditions..."


    Bill rossis understood and said, "we will probably sign their contract."


    Murphy nodded her head.


    Hearing these words, Bill rosis thought about it. It''s not only possible, but also very big. If Murphy wasn''t calm enough, he thought about it again. Maybe


    From Murphy''s performance, he thought of himself. After hearing about this, he called Murphy immediately. When he sat here waiting, his face was calm, but his anxiety was only clear to him.


    Murphy is thinking about how to deal with it. He may have guessed wrong. However, it takes time for such a film to be produced. Even Miramax can''t have the intention today. He can finish the film in a week, so there will be enough buffer time.


    If you''re right, you can continue to talk with Miramax to see how sincere they are.


    The safest way is to find a suitable distributor for the film as soon as possible. Now he is too weak to really deal with Harvey Weinstein. Only by signing an excellent distributor can he fight against Miramax, who does not know whether it is true or not.


    As for how to judge the truth


    Once you want to understand, Bill - Rossi''s thinking is still very agile, "as long as Miramax contact us to continue negotiations, and improve the conditions. Murphy, your guess is right


    "Focus on Miramax." "Don''t break the negotiation with Fox Searchlight and other companies," Murphy warned


    With conjecture, it''s much easier to find evidence.


    The next day, Robert Rodriguez''s interview appeared in the newspaper, and the content was roughly the same as what Bill rosis said. Then Quentin Tarantino also said at a media event that if Miramax and his good friend Robert Rodriguez can cooperate, he will also participate in the project, no matter the screenwriter, actor or producer.


    At the instigation of Murphy, Bill rosis called Miramax in the name of CAA and made a vague protest. Only two days later, Jones Butler of Miramax invited him and Murphy.


    In order to show his anger and uneasiness, Murphy refused and let bill Rossi represent himself. As he expected, after exerting pressure, Miramax threw another carrot and raised the buyout price of the movie to $7 million.


    Frankly speaking, it''s quite a good price. Murphy has been negotiating with other companies these days. In the negotiation with Fox Searchlight, the other side made an optimistic market estimate of the North American box office, which is 10 million dollars.


    According to their estimates, Murphy may not be able to get $7 million in the end, and there is a Miramax director''s appointment.


    A whole week after the initial trial meeting, there was still no suitable publisher for the movie. Murphy hardly heard a few good news, but bad news kept appearing.


    Bill rosis is a well-informed guy. I don''t know where to find out. Lion Gate pictures also intends to make a new horror film, and wants to integrate the color of suspense film in it. It is said that several senior executives have discussed it at the meeting.


    These complicated situations also spread to James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan. Since the Party of "Gang building", they have been very close to Murphy and come to Stanton studio specially, claiming to discuss countermeasures with Murphy and fight side by side. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 117

    The sky was dark and the temperature had dropped. In the small courtyard in front of Stanton studio, a table was placed in the middle. Murphy, James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill sat around and said something loudly. When Kerry Mulligan came with a fruit tray, his voice dropped rapidly.


    After that night, they gradually formed a small group.


    "If I become a star in the future,"


    when it comes to the news from Bill rosis, Jonah hill is very angry, "I will not cooperate with a garbage company like lion gate!"


    An empty beer glass fell back on the table, and there was a bang. Seth Logan, who looked very simple and honest, blushed with fat face, "count me in!"


    They just broke into this circle, and they didn''t lack the momentum at all.


    Kerry Mulligan stood up, took his glass, took a big drink, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and said gallantly, "and me!"


    She wants to kick all the high-level eggs of Lion Gate!


    Hearing these words, James Franco grabbed a grape and threw it into his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly found Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan staring at him.


    Avoiding Kerry Mulligan''s eyes, he nodded to the other two, lifted his glass and said aloud, "how can this not be my part?"


    "Thank you Murphy picked up his glass and motioned to several people one by one, "thank you for your support."


    He looked up and drank the rest of the wine in the glass, and the other four drank one after another.


    After living in prison, Murphy''s heart is hard enough. After hearing these words, he is still moved. The feeling of being supported and fighting side by side is much better than fighting alone.


    Even if they are beyond words, they can''t do anything.


    On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he was a lonely man. When he came here, he went to prison. Now he has a girlfriend and some like-minded friends. Undoubtedly, his life is changing step by step in a good direction.


    Although there are countless difficulties ahead like lion gate and Miramax, Murphy believes that he can go on to the top of the directing road.


    A glass of wine poured into his stomach, but Kerry Mulligan''s small face twisted, reminding Murphy, "Bill said that lion gate might be different from Miramax, they are very interested in making a similar film."


    She looked at Murphy, then at Seth Logan, the other three. "What are we going to do?"


    If you don''t worry about it at all, it''s impossible. She has made two films and has a deeper understanding of the industry. In case the movie "electric saw" hasn''t found a suitable distributor, the movie of Lion Gate will be advanced in the hospital line. Murphy will be greatly affected. It''s possible that she can''t recover the investment.


    Kerry Mulligan looks back. The dark house hides behind the lights. If the movie fails, she and Murphy will be homeless in the park


    Although it seemed romantic in the little girl''s heart, she was distressed to think that Murphy might suffer from the double blow of money and spirit.


    Yeah? What should we do?


    Seth Logan, Jonah hill, and James Franco look at Murphy and say something easy but not helpful.


    They know very well that it''s up to Murphy to solve the problem in the end.


    "It''s a common phenomenon in any country and any industry in the world that large companies in the upstream of the industrial chain crush small companies in the downstream."


    sitting on the back of a chair, with his left hand supporting the armrest and chin, Murphy''s tone is gradually relaxed. "In fact, it''s not difficult to solve this problem, as long as our films are advanced."


    He coughed, and Kerry Mulligan quickly handed him a glass of water. Murphy took a sip and continued, "let''s assume that lion gate is determined to make a similar film, but it will take more than 20 days from the preparation to the completion of such a film. We can enter the cinema during this period, and even if they are released immediately, they will become imitations "I''m not the one who is


    James - Franco understood Murphy''s meaning, nodded, "imitators, whether word of mouth or box office, are always not as good as before."


    Bingo Murphy snapped his fingers. "As long as we can get ahead of Lion Gate, the impact on us will be infinitely small. What about Lion Gate? If we really make movies with similar themes, their risks will at least double under the premise that we have just released them! "


    For a company like lion gate, which specializes in horror films, the risk of doubling it may not be high. I''m afraid that''s why they dare to discuss this project.


    This is Murphy''s own idea. Since Lion Gate has had a discussion among the senior management, it means that the project may become a reality.


    As he said, the best way to avoid the influence of lion gate is to push the movie into theaters as soon as possible.Of course, he and bill rossis are not sure exactly what Lions Gate is really going to do, but they have to be prepared.


    With miramurphy''s offer of $15 million, it''s not going to take long for him to get involved in the negotiation.


    However, for the sake of retreat, he always let bill - rosis continue to contact Miramax.


    DreamWorks, Morris entertainment and other companies, because of their big differences, have kicked Murphy out, or been kicked out by Murphy.


    The only thing that''s making progress is the Fox Searchlight.


    Maybe it''s the company''s business strategy, or maybe it''s affected by the super poor performance in the first quarter. They have paid a lot of attention to the film that their estimated volume in the North American market can reach tens of millions of dollars.


    As the owner of Stanton studio and the film copyright owner, Murphy has held five rounds of negotiations with Godin Clyde of Fox Searchlight. Just like the initial negotiation process, Godin Clyde''s style is relatively mild, always with a pleasant smile, but when it comes to interests, he never gives up.


    This kind of negotiation is doomed to be difficult. In the case of hopeless progress, Murphy even wants to accept Miramax''s offer.


    However, considering Harvey Weinstein''s face and Miramax''s style, he still takes the other side as an alternative, even if Miramax hears that a horror movie is about to be launched


    The biggest difference between Murphy and Fox Searchlight is undoubtedly in the issue cost. In the negotiation with Godin Clyde, he knocked down 0.1% of the issue cost. He also tried to classify all the expenses incurred in the announcement into the 30% of the Commission.


    Like some companies, if the distribution Commission is calculated separately and the publicity expenses are deducted from the box office, he might as well sign a sale out contract with Miramax.


    Venue fee, transportation fee, labor fee, insurance fee These seemingly unimportant, but actually not small expenses, are the seesaw points of the negotiation.


    It''s getting closer to the end of June. After several rounds of extremely difficult negotiations and the news that Lion Gate''s intention is changing to the script, Murphy finally reached an agreement with Fox Searchlight.


    In terms of the most fierce competition between the two sides for the North American distribution percentage, Murphy almost broke his tongue, from 30% to 25%. That is to say, if "electric saw" gets $10 million at the box office in North America, Fox Searchlight can get $2.5 million out of it.


    This condition seems rather harsh, but it''s actually quite good. What Murphy has done most successfully is that not only the publicity and distribution channel expenses of Fox Searchlight are included in this 25%, but also some miscellaneous small expenses such as storage expenses, transportation expenses, labor expenses, public relations expenses and insurance expenses.


    Stanton studio doesn''t have much to bear. The most important thing is the cost of making copies. Murphy has less than $100000 in hand and can''t afford the money. According to the supplementary agreement between the two sides, Fox Searchlight will pay in advance and then deduct it from the box office share.


    The money for making copies doesn''t seem to get much attention, but it''s actually very expensive.


    Even if a movie like "electric saw" is compressed to about 90 minutes by Murphy, the production cost of a copy is not cheap.


    A normal 4.5-minute film is about $150, 90 minutes is at least $3000, 100 copies is $300000


    Even if a large number of printing will be cheaper, but any one of the issuing companies will not casually bear such a fee.


    For a trade union filing project like electric saw, a fee has to be paid to several trade union organizations, which should be borne by Stanton studio independently.


    There is also copyright. For example, half of the copyright required by Fox Searchlight is of course impossible. Both sides have made a certain concession. Stanton studio retains 70% of the copyright, and the remaining 30% belongs to the distributor Fox Searchlight. That is to say, except for the box office revenue, the revenue of other surrounding copyright will be divided according to this proportion.


    Originally, Murphy would rather make some concessions in terms of distribution, and also want to retain the full copyright of the film, but Fox Searchlight is not stupid, and in the cooperation between Hollywood distribution company and small production company, it can be said that it is a convention to get certain copyright.


    This is the best condition Murphy can get in the negotiation with all the issuing companies.


    All the conditions have been agreed. With the notarization of the trade union, Murphy has signed a distribution contract with Fox Searchlight on behalf of Stanton studio. Fox Searchlight has made a market forecast and plans to push the "electric saw" into the cinema market as soon as possible.


    For commercial companies, time cost is also cost.


    During this period, the hottest summer season in North America is not over yet. However, after the beginning of July, major productions with huge investment have basically passed the hottest premiere period. Second line productions or even small productions that think they can get a share of the summer season will enter theaters to share the leftovers.Fox Searchlight plans to push the movie into the cinema in the middle of July. Before that, there was a two-week publicity period. For such a small film, such a long publicity period is very rare.


    They made a publicity plan and budget for this, and passed it to Murphy. It''s hard to tell whether it''s true or not.


    This plan will certainly have water, but the scale of investment is limited. When Murphy sees the figures on the publicity budget, he really wants to call Fox Searchlight and cut it to death! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 118

    It''s three o''clock today! Tomorrow, I will start the sprint training before subject three. I have no time to code for the time being. Tomorrow, I will be two shifts for the time being! In addition to monthly tickets and recommended tickets!


    Sitting in the study and office on the second floor, Murphy carefully looks at the budget report sent by Fox Searchlight. Hollywood has not only big productions, but also countless low-cost films with less than one million US dollars. After these independent films are produced, publicity and marketing are necessary to recover investment from the market.


    The film industry is not what it used to be. It''s no exaggeration to say that publicity and marketing play a more and more important role in the success of a film, even the key factor.


    The larger the scale of publicity, it means that more people will know about the film, and it also means that more money needs to be spent.


    Murphy knew for a long time that the promotion and marketing expenses of a movie like "electric saw" would not be high, but the number of fox searchlights was still lower than expected.


    In front of Murphy is a $260000 movie marketing plan, which details the estimated expenses.


    "Print media and newspapers - 50000 dollars."


    "TV promotion and Trailer TV - 100000 dollars."


    "Outdoor posters, materials and labor - 30000 dollars."


    "Large outdoor billboard rental and printing - $20000."


    "Official website and online publicity - 10000 dollars."


    "Promotional events, press releases and screenings - $30000."


    "Other expenses - $20000."


    The total is two hundred and sixty thousand dollars.


    These do not include the cost of making and shipping copies of the film.


    After reading these, Murphy''s brow immediately frowned. Although he didn''t expect Fox Searchlight to issue a million dollar level publicity budget, isn''t half a million dollars too much? It''s too little.


    Two hundred and sixty thousand dollars is enough for what?


    He picked up the phone and dialed Tony Goodman''s number.


    "Tony..." Murphy put down a little bit of impatience in his heart and said gently, "I just saw the marketing budget of electric saw, isn''t it less?"


    "Less?" The opposite voice was puzzled, "how can there be less? It''s a budget carefully made by the company on the market forecast. "


    He understood Murphy''s meaning and said very quickly, "Murphy, you should know that every company''s budget has strict system and audit, which is the basis to ensure the smooth progress of the project, and this is also the company''s regulation."


    "This is just a preliminary budget." Tony gusman''s voice continued to come out from the receiver, "if the public praise or market reaction after the pilot film is more than expected, the company will definitely increase the cost in this regard."


    After a few words of negotiation with Tony gusman, Murphy hung up the phone. After this time of buffering, he calmed down completely. It''s normal, isn''t it? There must be risks in the release of such an independent film, so that Fox Searchlight can avoid risks as much as possible. Although it is optimistic about the movie "electric saw", there are countless people who are optimistic about the movie and have high hopes.


    In the early stage, we only invest a small amount of publicity and marketing expenses to make the film click in a few cinemas. As Tony gusman said, if the situation is good, we can increase the publicity efforts, and if the situation is bad, the Fox Searchlight will not have too much loss.


    There are few idiots in these issuing companies, and risk control is also one of the foundations of a company''s survival.


    Murphy looked at the 260000 figure again, and suddenly realized that the publicity budget issued by Fox Searchlight is indeed the practice of independent film distribution companies. Isn''t 260000 US dollars exactly one tenth of the expected revenue of Fox Searchlight?


    This kind of budget is the most reasonable situation in the eyes of the issuing company. Of course, Murphy won''t think so. He looked at the specific expenses again. In other aspects, it''s good to say that the $10000 on the network expenses is too small, right?


    He didn''t know anything about the publicity investment and publicity methods of Lion Gate film, but he didn''t think it would be as low as this. The publicity link is too important for the success of a film. Murphy sat back in his chair, staring at the publicity budget, thinking all the time.


    "The electric saw" reposes a lot of hope on him. He doesn''t want the box office figures, but he will eventually bring more revenue than Miramax''s asking price. According to the news from Bill rosis, Harvey Weinstein is quite dissatisfied after learning that he signed a contract with Fox Searchlight, and angrily denounces bill rosis for his lack of sincerity


    The line he built with Miramax should be broken.


    If you want to have a smoother future, the movie must succeed, or better than Fox Searchlight expected.


    With her right hand gently patting the armrest of the chair, Murphy could not help but lament why none of the film company executives she met when she entered Hollywood were stupid, instead, they were fighting for their own interests as much as possible? Why is Hollywood not like what it used to see on the Internet? As long as a good movie comes out, the box office and word-of-mouth will automatically come, and the producers will be able to make both fame and fortune?He shakes his head, throws away these ideas, and continues to think about the possible situation of the movie. The insufficient publicity may bring some unexpected difficulties, which will directly affect the final results of the movie.


    After all, it''s still a matter of money. If he has money, he can hire a publicity and marketing team himself.


    Especially Internet marketing, the network in North America is developing much faster than the other side of the Pacific at the same time, with a large number of users.


    Thinking of the Internet, Murphy makes a call to bill rosis and makes an appointment to meet him in Century City.


    Hang up the phone, he left the studio, and soon rushed to century city. He met bill rosis in the appointed coffee shop. After ordering a cup of coffee, he didn''t talk nonsense, and directly expressed his views on the Fox Searchlight publicity budget plan.


    "The low-cost film marketing program focuses on TV and print media advertising in different regions." Bill - rossis that the budget is normal, "increase the number of media, will directly lead to an increase in the budget."


    "They ignored the Internet!" Murphy knocked off the table and stressed that "the Internet media has grown up and played an important role in film promotion. The witch Blair is the best example."


    Bill rosis nodded his head.


    Before Murphy came, he had an idea and suddenly changed the topic, "bill, do you know a company that specializes in Internet information?"


    Bill rossis shook his head, thought about it, and said, "I have a PR friend I might know."


    "Well," Murphy said, pondering for a moment, "can you contact me? It''s better to ask what to do


    Taking out his cell phone, Bill rosis made a call, wrote down the number provided by the other party, dialed again, chatted with the opposite person for a few minutes, and then put away his cell phone.


    "This is a company specializing in Internet public opinion. Don''t you know what it is for you?"


    It seems that if Murphy doesn''t understand, bill rossis simply explained, "this company cooperates with several public relations companies in Hollywood to delete the negative comments on some stars on the Internet, or reply some praise words behind the online reports of star activities. In general, it is to help public relations companies maintain the image of customers."


    Murphy nodded his head slightly. Isn''t this the water army or the rudiment of the water army?


    Presumably, with the rapid development of the network in North America, the navy is not a secret profession or a difficult type of work. It must have appeared earlier than that on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Strictly speaking, the viral marketing of "the witch Blair" on the Internet can be counted as one of the types of navy.


    "What do you want to do?" Bill - rosis thought crookedly again, "isn''t it aimed at Lion Gate and Miramax?"


    "Don''t worry, bill," Murphy made a pressing gesture. "You just put your heart back in your stomach. I can''t do my own work. I don''t have time to take care of them."


    He sorted out his previous ideas and said, "I want to hire some people who specialize in network work to send messages on major film and television websites. We don''t need to flatter the movie about" electric saw ". We intercepted some large-scale pictures of homicide organs, let them send them to several websites where fans gather, and then get some complete works of homicide organs It''s a topic that attracts people''s attention. "


    "Well For example, statistics of abnormal homicide organs, "Murphy said while thinking," the serial killers and the stories that homicide organs have to tell, and then connect these with the film to make the target audience interested in the movie


    Maybe this will arouse the disgust of some people who see the pictures, but those who like horror movies will not. Those abnormal homicide organs are likely to arouse their curiosity, which is often the driving force for buying tickets.


    These large-scale things can''t be used in public propaganda channels such as TV stations and print media, but there is no problem with the Internet. Although this is not the biggest selling point of the film, compared with the simple and crude killing of traditional plasma films, it can undoubtedly bring a lot of freshness.


    "There is a certain feasibility." Bill rosis frowned. "But, Murphy, it''s hard to talk about Fox Searchlight. The film company has a strict audit on every budget."


    "We don''t go through the Fox Searchlight channel." Murphy shook his head. "I still have some money in my hand, which can be borne by Stanton studio."


    "Bill..." He said, "make an appointment with the person in charge of that company to see me as soon as possible."


    When it comes to expensive expenses, Murphy is equally cautious, and a detailed talk with the other party can determine whether it is appropriate.


    Like Murphy, Bill rosis has high expectations and high work efficiency. One day later, Murphy met the person in charge of the Internet public opinion company, which specializes in cooperating with public relations companies. To be exact, they are not companies, just like freelancers. They are freelancers who rely on certain means to make a living.


    They talked for a long time, and Murphy finally concluded a $40000 cooperation agreement with him. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 119

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    "I''m back!"


    Push open the door and walk into the apartment on Long Island. Louis Gonzalez shouts to the kitchen. He puts down his briefcase, changes his slippers and enters the living room. He sits down on the couch and leans on the thick leather back. He looks listless after a day''s work.


    It took him a long time to sit upright, but the pressure of work and life could not be relieved.


    He is a Latin American immigrant. When he was a child, he yearned for the paradise like America. He finally came to New York successfully. After hard work, he also made a small achievement. However, he found that this is not the imagined paradise at all. A large number of expenses, such as housing loans, car loans, medical insurance premiums, real estate taxes and so on, are too much to breathe. As long as he loses his job, he will go bankrupt immediately.


    This also led him to be cautious and tolerant in the company. A Latino in a white dominated company is really not easy


    Fortunately, he could find the right channel to vent, otherwise he would have been unable to bear it.


    After dinner and chatting with his wife for a while, Luis Gonzalez sits in front of the computer, which is what he does every week. He checks the latest movies on the Internet, looks for his favorite horror movies, and buys tickets with other fans at the weekend.


    He joined a group of horror film fans in Long Island. A group of people would watch movies together every week, chat and boast, and exchange films of mutual interest.


    This is Louis Gonzalez''s biggest hobby, and it is also a channel to vent his pressure. Whenever he sees the white people on the screen being brutally killed, he can always find an inexplicable pleasure.


    As usual, Louis Gonzalez opened a forum movie website, found the horror column, and went in.


    I haven''t been here for a few days. There are many new posts here. Some people discuss when the next movie "scream" will be released. Some people reveal that the horror film expert Lion Gate pictures is preparing to make a new horror plasma film. Some people post the list of horror films that will be released in theaters in the latest month and the specific release date.


    Suddenly, a post caught the attention of Louis Gonzalez.


    "Use a movie to review the most incredible way of killing people in history! Bloody! Terror! The timid must enter


    The title of this post simply tells people like Luis Gonzalez who like horror movies to open me quickly. I''m the type you want to watch.


    Louis Gonzalez immediately opened the post, and the first picture appeared on it. The picture was not very clear, like a candid photo, but the content inside made him wide eyed.


    That is a white girl, struggling forward in a pile of needles flashing cold light syringes, wearing a strange head cover around her neck, countless needles stuck in her body, where the needles went in, skin swelling, blood oozing, and along with her forward, she would be stabbed by more needles, even if she had seen countless horror films of Gonzalez Feel a burst of bone damage.


    It''s worse than death! It''s a terrible torture!


    At the same time, he was curious, what kind of movie is this? How could there be such a perverse and cool way to torture people


    His wife came over at this time, only looked at the computer screen in the back, and quickly turned her head to one side, "damn! what is it? What a pervert


    She turned around and left. Gonzalez just laughed. His wife didn''t like horror movies.


    However, his curiosity and interest have been completely checked out. Just look at the first picture and the introduction of the ten thousand needle hole below, there are some real materials in this post about the most incredible way of killing people in history.


    He then looked down and saw pictures of murder organs and victims. The pictures were the same as the above. They all seemed to be taken secretly. The pictures were accompanied by simple text introduction.


    "See if you can escape from these incredible killing mechanisms!"


    There is a sentence on all the pictures. Thinking of the ten thousand needle hole above, Louis Gonzalez can''t help but fight a cold war and quickly shakes his head to look below.


    "Gill net Labyrinth: the victim is naked and locked into a huge basement labyrinth. If he can''t escape within three hours, the exit will be closed forever. There are sharp gill nets along the way to the exit, not to mention exploring the way. As long as he moves a little, he will be cut to pieces. Every step will be scarred and screamed repeatedly..."


    The fat man in the picture is hanging on barbed wire. The number of wounds on his body is not clear, especially in his stomach. What drips is obviously not blood, but gastric juice


    Seeing this, Gonzalez subconsciously touched his stomach.


    And then there''s


    "Claiming their weight: two people are imprisoned in two cages with closed electric drills on their heads. They must cut part of their body with knives and put the cut meat on the scales. After 60 seconds, those who cut less meat will be punctured by electric drills!"


    The picture shows a fat man and a woman. The fat man''s stomach is broken and the balance on his side is a mass of flesh and blood. The woman''s left arm is full of blood, and her left hand and half arm are being picked up by her. It seems that she wants to put it on the balance nearby.And then there''s the knuckles, the pitfalls


    It''s a vivid collection of murders. These strange ways of killing people are much more enjoyable than simple bloody slashing and chopping!


    Below all the pictures are the words left by the post.


    "I can''t help but see this movie in Los Angeles. I can''t help but see it in the last few pictures!"


    "The electric saw?" Louis Gonzalez thought about it for a while and decided that he had never heard of the film before. It should be a new one that hasn''t been shown yet.


    He has been aroused a strong interest by the post, and immediately landed on a search website, entered "electric saw" and found a series of related information.


    Director Murphy Stanton, who is this? Never heard of it.


    James Franco? It seems that I''ve seen this name somewhere. I don''t think it''s a famous actor


    Louis Gonzalez skimmed through it, focusing on the most concerned release date - July 13, 2001, a standard Black Friday!


    After turning off this page, he went back to the page where the search engine was located and found that there was a lot of relevant content. He opened a few articles and looked at them. Some were words and some were pictures. He was basically praising the film.


    "It''s terrible..."


    "I was directly scared to throw up..."


    "It''s the first time I''ve seen people cry in the audition."


    It seems that this film is really scary!


    Louis Gonzalez nodded slightly, impressed the date he had just seen in his mind, took the cell phone next to him and began to call some members of his horror film loving team.


    "I found a good film, which hasn''t been released yet. Here are some pictures of it. Look, it''s really scary."


    "Shall we go to the cinema next Friday? I found a good movie


    One by one, Louis Gonzalez called out. In just ten minutes, he made an appointment with nearly ten people, and some of his companions saw relevant pictures or words on other websites. They also thought that pictures alone were impressive, and it was impossible for them to pee their pants in horror.


    The timeliness and sharing of network information transmission is far from comparable to other media. Murphy has been paying close attention to the work progress of that network company. It''s not a clever way to use a nonexistent audition, but there is still no lack of attention in this era.


    In particular, a large film forum website, after the relevant posts appeared in the horror film column, in a short period of five days, the number of visits exceeded 100000, which represented the potential audience.


    Forum, film Statistics website, portal website, and even the websites of some large non-governmental organizations, as long as you can leave messages and post, many of them have the content related to "electric saw startles". At least the other party''s work makes Murphy, the employer, feel that the money he spent is worth it.


    That is to say, after the Nasdaq stock market crash last year, the Internet related industries are generally in recession, and they have not slowed down. Otherwise, this money may not be able to do so many things.


    Although from the number of views and replies of some posts, we can see that "electric saw" has attracted the attention of many horror film lovers, but the actual effect can only be seen after it is released.


    While Murphy is creating momentum for the movie, Fox Searchlight, as the distributor, has also started its marketing.


    Compared with internet topic marketing, Fox Searchlight is more conservative and traditional.


    They put up outdoor advertisements, put up posters in local media, played trailers in the late hours of TV stations, and held a press conference in the middle. Unfortunately, limited by the funds and the fame of the film''s creators, they didn''t make a lot of waves


    What Fox Searchlight does is the usual propaganda means of independent films. On the emerging Internet, it just makes a very simple official website as a routine.


    The publicity and marketing budget of the project is here. No one can expect that 260000 US dollars will bring sensational effect.


    Moreover, the r-level rating of the movie, as well as the publicity of traditional media, and the really attractive large-scale images, can not be too much a publicity gimmick.


    Little by little, after two weeks of small-scale publicity, Fox Searchlight finally pushed the movie into the cinema. However, the investment and publicity scale of the film are all here. Neither the cinema Company nor Fox Searchlight can afford too much resources.


    Like all independent films, "the chainsaw thriller" can only be drawn in the form of a point show, and there is no premiere. (to be continued). )

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    These sounds were unbearable. Daisy finally couldn''t hold on. She bent down and retched. The two boys next to her were scared and hugged together. They seemed to be shivering and didn''t know what to say or do.


    There was another retching sound in the cinema.


    On the side of Long Island, retching sounds like an infectious disease. There are a lot of retching sounds around Luis Gonzalez. These people are upset in their chest, but their eyes just refuse to leave the screen. They watch the doctor cut off their legs!


    The doctor climbed up to the body, picked up the pistol, looked at the bullets inside, and then fired at the shooter.


    According to the requirements of the murderer behind the scenes, he hit the camera stealer. It''s absolutely hard for him to kill. He cried again


    At the cinema near Columbia University, the show was a little slower. Carla Firth closed her eyes and couldn''t bear to see such a picture again. She admitted that she was scared too. She was thinking about how to find Murphy after more than half a year''s study.


    ¡°help£¡ help£¡ help¡­¡­¡±


    The woman''s cry for help suddenly rang out. It was obviously not from the movie, but from the front row. Carla Firth opened her eyes. In front of her, a black girl about 20 years old looked at the middle-aged man in his 40''s next seat and cried out for help.


    There were two of them in the front row. The middle-aged man leaned on the seat with his eyes turned up. He could only see the white eyes, and there was a little saliva in his mouth.


    "What happened to him?"


    Warm hearted people have jumped to this row, "what''s the matter?"


    The black girl rolled her lips twice before she said, "he was scared when he saw the leg saw."


    This side quickly became the focus of the movie hall. Other people, regardless of the struggle between the film''s nurses, doctors and the undead photographers, saw it, and several warm-hearted people came.


    One of the middle-aged women, who had probably learned the knowledge of nursing workers, went over to the man and said, "it''s OK, it''s OK, it''s just too scared."


    The rest were relieved.


    But Carla Firth felt a little sorry that she didn''t bring her camera and missed such a good news.


    She took another look and suddenly found that the stunned man seemed to be a professor at Columbia University.


    Several people gathered around the professor. According to the middle-aged women''s words, some raised their feet, some were comfortable, some were fanning, and some were busy. The professor who was stunned made a strange noise. His eyes were no longer completely white, and his face which was a little crooked was gradually returning to normal.


    "Damn it


    Several people around the professor''s eyes would look at the screen from time to time, and one of them suddenly said, "the murderer is not the nurse."


    The others immediately forgot the professor and looked at the screen. Because of the previous lens misleading, they all thought that the nurse was the real murderer, but the end was not


    The photographer found a video recorder from the dead nurse and pressed the play button. "Hello, Mr. Endor. He is called Sepp in the hospital. I want you to make a choice."


    This kind of sound has appeared several times before, and everyone knows that it is the sound of a vertical saw, which also means that the nursing worker is not a vertical saw!


    He''s not behind the scenes.


    Everyone was staring at the screen, watching the flashbacks, as if trying to get the answer.


    "You have * * in your body. Only I have the antidote. Are you willing to kill a mother and daughter to save yourself? If so, the rules of the game are as follows... "


    He is also the target of the trial of the jigsaw!


    Who would it be? Who would it be? Daisy scratched her cheek.


    It''s not him? Luis Gonzalez quickly recalled the main characters: the doctor sawed off his leg, the nurse died, the police died, and who else?


    Is it really Amanda? But it''s not like


    Just when everyone wanted to be the real murderer behind the scenes, a man slowly got up from behind the camera stealer. He tore off the camouflage on his head and opened his eyes like a god waking up from a deep sleep!


    The suicide body in the middle is a saw! Louis Gonzalez sat in his chair in shock, forgetting to breathe!


    The suicide body in the middle is a saw! On both sides of the black thin and white fat clenched their fists, even speak out!


    The suicide body in the middle is a saw! Daisy held her hands together unconsciously, and suddenly felt very cold!


    The suicide body in the middle is a saw! Carla Firth looked at the screen, the surprise in his eyes could not be hidden!


    The suicide body in the middle is a saw! All the audience were stunned by the ending!


    How is that possible? This is their reaction!


    Every scene in the film starts to flash back, and the film leaves enough clues. How can it be impossible? Obviously, they didn''t think of it!


    "He likes to watch his freak games up close!"A man suddenly called up, the voice is very loud, "in fact, the film has already told us the answer!"


    "Get out of the way!" Another voice behind him said, "get out of the way, you''re blocking me."


    A big hand stretched out, regardless of the man who had just helped himself, and directly pulled him aside, staring at the screen, saw the saw go to the door, but also did not care that he was just in a coma, and said aloud, "so he is a saw!"


    The comatose Professor patted his leg hard, "ah, I missed such a wonderful play!"


    He didn''t care about coma at all. Instead, he complained that he had missed the big show of jigsaw.


    The people beside them all laughed, and they were not much better than the professor. This ending was really shocking, completely beyond everyone''s expectation.


    This is perfect!


    "The game is over!"


    The jigsaw pulls the iron door, the screen turns black, the subtitles appear, director Murphy Stanton, screenwriter Murphy Stanton, producer Murphy Stanton


    At the end of the movie, Carla Firth picked up her handbag and was ready to leave the cinema. Only then did she find that everyone was still watching the subtitles on the screen. She didn''t mean to leave at all. Even many people were in a daze.


    Luis Gonzalez is also in a daze, remembering the last flash of the clip and slapping his forehead. Why can''t he think that the body in the middle would be a saw?


    There should be a lot of details ignored by myself. It seems that I have to take time to see them again.


    He was the first to stand up, first pulling the thin man on one side, then pulling the fat man on the other side, reminding, "it''s over, let''s go."


    "That''s it..." The fat man mumbled and stood up.


    Skinny seems reluctant to go, "why so short?"


    Some of them reluctantly looked at the screen, some were distracted to think, and others took three steps to get out of the cinema.


    ¡° fuc@k £¡¡±


    As soon as we got out of the cinema, someone said, "the director is so awesome. He''s fooled all of us."


    The fat man said, "but it''s beautiful! I''d rather be fooled by such a wonderful film than go to see a bad one. "


    "What''s the name of the director again?" The thin man stood at the gate of the cinema and felt his head awkwardly. "I was shocked by the end. I didn''t pay attention to the director''s name."


    Louis Gonzalez stepped out of the door of the theater. "Murphy Stanton, he''s still a screenwriter!"


    "I don''t remember a director like that in horror movies." Another person interface, "should be a new director, a new director..."


    He just thumbed up his right hand and said nothing.


    Raised his hand to look at the time, Louis Gonzalez reminded, "it''s getting late, let''s go back early."


    For those of them who have already worked, movies are relaxation, recreation and entertainment, but not life. People wave and go to their cars one after another.


    The skinny black man came to the end and said to Luis Gonzalez before he left, "I won''t go to the party tomorrow. Don''t forget to recommend the film to the party."


    "Never forget." Luis Gonzalez patted him on the back. "I want to share such a good film now."


    When he started his car, he was still thinking, is this Murphy Stanton really a new director? Can new directors achieve this level? When did such amazing new people spring up in the movie circle? I haven''t heard of it before.


    Daisy came to the cinema with a straight face. She left the cinema with a straight face. In the front, she was tired of looking for the cinema, but in the back, she was shocked by the movie.


    The director named Murphy Stanton didn''t follow the routine! The first movie let little red riding hood castrate the wolf, this movie let a pervert lie in the middle to enjoy his own killing game


    Is he also abnormal? Daisy jumped out of this idea, but shook her head again. Even if the director is a pervert, he is also a pervert with amazing talent.


    Though a little disgusted by the bloody scenes, she left contentedly.


    "Niubi''s director, Niubi''s screenwriter, is absolutely a turning point..."


    Listening to the discussion of people walking out of the cinema together, Carla Firth takes out her mobile phone, and she has also seen "fruit hard candy". In addition to Little Red Riding Hood''s fight against big gray wolf, it''s really ordinary. Even at the party later, she still wants Murphy to switch to the news industry, thinking that he is not suitable for the film industry at all, and it''s easier to succeed in the news industry.


    And now? She smiles, as if she was wrong. This horror film is really wonderful. You can see that by looking at the faces of those who leave.


    Carla Firth went to her car, leaned against the door, dialed Murphy''s number, and the bell rang for a long time before it got through.


    "How did you remember to call me?"


    Hearing the familiar voice, Carla Firth said, "I just saw your new movie."Murphy, standing in front of the studio, walked into the yard. "How do you feel? Isn''t it wonderful? By the way, is the attendance high? "


    "I saw this one with nearly 20 people."


    On hearing this, Murphy nodded. It was Friday morning after all, and Carla Firth over there said, "it''s frightening. A professor at Columbia University was stunned!"


    "Stunned?" Murphy raised her eyebrows. (to be continued). )

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    There may be many factors for someone to be stunned by a horror film. For example, the body is not very good originally. It may not be a good thing if it is another film that makes the audience faint. But a horror film makes people faint. Doesn''t it just show the horror degree of the film? At least that''s not a bad thing.


    Murphy''s head was spinning fast. "Do you have any impression of people who are stunned?"


    "What do you want to do?" Carla Firth over there was on the alert.


    Walking back and forth for two steps, Murphy said to her mobile phone, "I''ll talk to Fox Searchlight to see if I can find a media to interview you, and you can describe the situation at that time..."


    "And then a few words of praise for you?" There was a slight irony in Carla Firth''s voice. "Is that so?"


    Murphy didn''t have to hide. "Don''t you think it''s a good stunt? The cost of publicity and marketing is limited. "


    There was silence for a second, and Carla Firth''s voice rang out again. "The person who was stunned was a professor at Columbia University. Please contact the media and call me. I''ll help you to find out if he is willing to be interviewed."


    "I won''t say thank you." Murphy laughed.


    Hang up the phone, he stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, "chainsaw" has been pushed into the cinema, success or failure, depends on this weekend.


    Pick up the mobile phone, Murphy dials Tony gusman''s number again, and brings up the idea with the other party. It''s about 260000 dollars of publicity expenses. Maybe the statistics from Fox Searchlight are very good. Tony gusman says that he will keep up with the face-to-face communication.


    Towards noon, Tony Goodman walked into his boss Godin Clyde''s office, and things went well beyond his expectation. After he finished, Godin Clyde just thought for half a minute, then called the marketing department and the public relations department, and asked to contact Fox''s media to interview the stunned audience as soon as possible.


    "Oh, and." As he was about to leave, Tony gusman said, "Murphy Stanton hopes the company can send him a copy of the latest statistics on the electric saw."


    This was agreed when the two sides signed the contract. Golding Clyde nodded, took out a document from a document box on the right hand side, and handed it to Tony gusman. "This is the attendance statistics of 30 point screening theaters just received this morning."


    He waved his hand. Tony gusman left with the document, went into the Secretary''s room and went directly to the fax machine. He opened it before sending the fax.


    Now it''s noon Western time, and all theaters showing "the electric saw" have finished the morning''s screening. The data from computer network statistics also arrive here for the first time.


    A total of 60 shows of the movie were shown in 30 cinemas, with a total audience of 1500.


    I see! Tony - gusman suddenly realized, no wonder Godin - Clyde so happy promise, the original morning attendance is very good.


    With an average of more than 20 people per show, it looks average, but Tony gusman won''t forget it''s Friday morning!


    If the average ticket price is $6, the box office of "chainsaw" in North America has already reached $9000, and the box office of a single Museum has also reached $300.


    The attendance rate in the afternoon and evening is bound to increase significantly, which is the inevitable rule of the market, and the number of shows will be more. The box office of a single Museum on the first day may exceed $3000. As long as the film''s reputation is guaranteed, the box office on Saturday May increase again, so that the box office of a single Museum on the first weekend is likely to exceed $10000.


    In the next week, the show scale of the movie will be greatly increased


    Next, we need to see the film''s word-of-mouth, like this publicity project with limited investment, word-of-mouth word-of-mouth is very important!


    Since there are only 30 cinemas showing, Fox Searchlight has also found a survey and consulting company to do statistics at the screening site. The audience''s word-of-mouth can''t be truly reflected in the media. Sometimes it''s thousands of miles away from the film critics.


    Fox Searchlight did not specially invite professional film critics to participate in the screening. It is basically impossible for a plasma horror film to win the praise of these guys, and it will not measure the market response with their views. In that way, it can only get wrong judgment, and the view of the fans on the scene will be more important.


    There is a company in North America that specializes in market scoring, but Fox Searchlight can''t expect such a big company to focus on small-scale production.


    There are a lot of small productions like this, which are shown every week in North America. Most of them are three-day tours of theaters. Who will pay attention to them?


    Moreover, it doesn''t cost much to ask a research and consulting company to send a few people to do field investigation. Fox Searchlight can afford it. This is also the budget in the plan.


    Point mapping must be dominated by large cities.


    At the gate of a cinema in Long Island, New York, a fan recalled the movie he had just seen, "yes, I watched the movie" electric saw ", which scared me to death!"He patted his chest gently, and seemed to be a little scared. "I haven''t seen such a good horror film for several years. I''m going to take my brother to see it tomorrow. He''s always timid. I''m not sure he''ll be scared out of sleep."


    With a mischievous smile and a few words of praise, he left the cinema.


    In an independent cinema in Venice, Los Angeles, a black man was stopped when he walked out of the cinema. When he heard the question about the electric saw, he opened his mouth and showed two rows of white teeth. "I don''t think it''s too scary. Those killing devices are so cool! There is also the final outcome. The outcome set by the director is too unexpected! "


    A few people passed by, and they were also talking about the film.


    "What''s the name of the director and screenwriter? Oh, by the way, it''s Murphy Stanton. This guy is so mean. Isn''t that a joke? "


    "Cut!" Another person disdains this kind of saying very much, "is this to play a person?"? It''s the director''s ingenious design. Don''t you think Murphy Stanton''s movie has got rid of Hollywood conventions? "


    "Yes! That''s it People beside me echoed, "I''d like to be rinsed every day when I see such a new movie!"


    "The director is obviously talented and has ideas. Don''t attack people with your ignorance..."


    A noisy sound, with the footsteps away.


    After watching the movie and having lunch outside, Daisy went home, poured a glass of water, sat down for a rest, and came to the front of the computer.


    From the beginning of fruit candy, she found the director named Murphy Stanton very interesting. Although the bloody scale of this movie is a little big, it doesn''t completely meet her appetite, but the suspense color and plot structure are really excellent. Especially the scene that the last old man stood up and everyone in the theater was stunned is still fresh in my memory .


    It''s easy to win applause, but how many directors can dazzle the audience?


    After powering on and connecting to the Internet, Daisy skillfully opened the IMDB, searched it simply, and found Murphy Stanton''s section. After the hard candy was released, the other party already had his own IMDB number, but his exclusive section was deserted, except for a few sentences about the director''s personal information, the name of the film and im DB link, there is nothing else.


    However, Daisy found something different this time. Among his works, there are not only "electric saw" but also several people leaving messages in the discussion group.


    "It''s so cold. Am I the first one to leave a message? It seems so. Who''s the director, Murphy Stanton? Why isn''t there even a personal picture on IMDB? It''s mysterious, isn''t it? But I like this director''s work. I wanted to go to sleep after watching the movie in the morning, but I was scared to sleep. I was afraid that I would be caught by Murphy Stanton, a pervert, and play those horrible games. Well, also, can someone add a picture of him? "


    This is a message about 12 noon. At 12:20, someone broke in again.


    "I # @ #"


    A string of dirty words, blocked by the website, this seems to be very angry, want to find a place to vent, "where is the pervert director named Murphy Stanton? Why did he make this film so horrible? It scared my girlfriend to cry, and now she is still crying! I''m so angry


    The first person who left a message replied, "it''s so scary that you can''t watch it. Isn''t it torture?"


    But the man replied, "eyes can''t be separated from the screen. Originally, I saw her cry. I told her to close her eyes or leave early, but she didn''t agree with anything. She cried and watched! My body is shaking all the time! Well, I admit I don''t want to go either! Blame that damned Murphy Stanton. Why do you make a horror movie so good? It''s his fault that people are reluctant to leave and close their eyes! "


    The person who left the message was speechless, "er..."


    Further down, someone left a message, "this movie is really scary. It''s very scary. It''s a rare masterpiece in recent years. I think the most unexpected thing is not the ending of the movie. On the contrary, it''s such a masterpiece from an unknown director."


    This is all the messages, Daisy quickly read, although there are messages, but on the whole still lack of attention.


    She pulls the page up, and the picture next to Murphy Stanton''s name is still blank. What does the director look like? A fat guy like Hitchcock? A nice old man like Spielberg? Or a pervert like a jigsaw?


    After watching "fruit candy" and "electric saw", Daisy really wants to know what such a freak director looks like.


    Unfortunately, this guy''s reputation is still too small.


    She opened Murphy Stanton''s "chainsaw" link, flipped the page, and a scoring page appeared in front of her. (to be continued). )

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    Message board is a very popular feature of IMDB. Registered users can share and discuss information about movies, actors and directors on the corresponding message board. However, as one of the most famous movie websites on the Internet, IMDB is most famous for its scoring of movies.


    The threshold of scoring is very low, especially now, almost all registered users can score the intended films.


    Daisy has already registered an IMDB account and opened this webpage, of course, in order to give a score for the movie.


    It has to be said that IMDB has done a very good job in terms of immediacy after it was acquired by Amazon. Even for the movie "electric saw" which has just started small-scale screening, a special scoring section has been set up.


    Instead of scoring immediately, she looked at the existing ratings next to the movie poster.


    At present, 37 users score, the score is as high as 8.8!


    Needless to say, these 37 users are definitely fans of horror movies.


    Frankly speaking, Daisy thinks the score is a bit high. The film is really good, but 8.8 is too much. And


    I don''t know what that damned director looks like until now, so I can''t give too high score on this point!


    She gave an 8.5, and then typed down a line with resentment.


    "Maybe the scariest and bloodiest part of the movie is not the well-designed killing games, but the cruel and inhumane inner world of the perverted old man. A person''s psychology is twisted to the extreme, either to destroy himself or the world. In general, it''s going to be destroyed, and after the destruction, the perverted director Murphy Stanton can still survive Find a bullshit reason to help him hypnotize himself... "


    Daisy turned off the webpage and leaned back in her chair to see what the pervert director looked like.


    The night wind blows through the streets of Seattle, bringing a lot of cool in July. On the street near pike market, several young people rub their arms exposed on short sleeve T-shirts and walk towards the cinema in front of them.


    "As good as you say?" It''s a blonde boy.


    "Really, I swear!" A black haired half breed swore, "after watching the chainsaw, I promise you won''t be able to sleep all night!"


    He had just seen it in the morning and was eager to share it with others as if he had discovered a miracle of the world. When he returned to his university, he immediately brought all his friends who lived in the same apartment building.


    "If it doesn''t scare you," he added, "and you don''t think it''s unexpected, you''ll take my head off and kick it!"


    A few other people were skeptical and went to the cinema together. It was probably the closing time when they came across a lot of people. Like most of the audience who had watched the film, they talked while walking.


    "What a great director and writer!" Some people''s voice is still relatively high, "the last is absolutely Satan can think of a turning point."


    Someone said, "I really admire the dead director and screenwriter. How was the ending conceived and filmed?"


    "Let me remind you..." The other said, "the director and the screenwriter are one person. Just praise one person."


    "I''d like to praise both!" That person is very intoxicated appearance, "such horror film, such director does not praise, I also praise what kind of?"


    These words reached the ears of the Golden Boys.


    Seeing the men walking across from him, the blonde boy couldn''t help but wonder, "sorry to interrupt."


    Those people looked over, he quickly asked, "can you know what film you were talking about?"


    "Murphy Stanton!" The speaker was pulled by his companion and scratched his head awkwardly. "The director of the movie is Murphy Stanton."


    Like a child eager to share his own fun, he added, "if you like horror movies, I strongly recommend that you go to see this movie. It''s really wonderful..."


    After listening to the other party''s praise, the blonde boy can''t help but believe the words of the black haired half breed, and his expectation for the film is even higher.


    In the absence of sufficient publicity and marketing, though not as well known as mainstream commercial blockbusters, word-of-mouth effect is the most effective way to drive other people to buy tickets. Many horror film lovers get the information of the film from friends, colleagues or relatives, and then walk into the cinema, most of them will get it To be satisfied, to spread to their surroundings again


    This kind of news from the relatively trusted population is really slow to spread, but the actual stimulus to people buying tickets far exceeds the hype in the media.


    Kevin Harland is a freelancer who makes a living around the film circle. There are many people like them. For example, a movie star comes to Las Vegas to hold an event. They can be hired by some companies to act as the most enthusiastic fans. Some companies need to investigate the popularity or market prospects of their works in Las Vegas. They can also act as investigators.Hollywood feeds them, and they live closely around Hollywood.


    This time, he accepted the employment of an investigation company. He spent three days in the same cinema on weekends to investigate the data of a movie. He did his best for the salary of $300.


    This is a cinema in Las Vegas. Kevin Harland has been engaged in related work for a long time, and he has been familiar with the people in the cinema for a long time, otherwise he would not be able to take up the temporary job now.


    Late at night, the number of people in the cinema is decreasing. In the quiet smoking area of the cinema, Kevin Harland lights a cigarette to the person opposite. "How about the film I investigated?"


    This man is the director of the theater''s operation Department. He took a deep breath and said, "it''s almost the same as what you see. The audience number of the movie has been on the rise all the time. There are at least 60 people in the scene just entered!"


    "It seems that this film has great potential." Kevin Harland muttered, then asked the man across the street, "is this the last scene of the day? Should your box office statistics come out? "


    "I know it''s not good for you to ask me to come here." The head of the operation Department pointed to him and flicked his ashes. "Two shows in the morning, it should be about $270. It''s better in the afternoon. It''s about $1200 for four games. As you can see tonight, the attendance rate of the hall of 100 people has exceeded 50%, and there are at least 1600 US dollars for four shows, which should be around 3000 US dollars today. "


    Kevin Harland struck while the iron was hot and asked, "how was the result?"


    The director of the operation Department shrugged, "there is only one hall for the movie, but in terms of single Hall performance, it can be ranked third in the cinema after MGM''s legal beauty and Warner''s cat and dog battle."


    The first two movies are typical mainstream commercial blockbusters in summer season, and it''s normal for them to be followed by "electric saw". After finishing the dialogue with the director of operation Department, Kevin Harland went back to the hall, found a chair to sit down and sorted out the first-hand information he got today.


    At the end of the day, he consulted 125 audiences who had watched the movie, probably because the people who could see the movie were often lovers. These people had a very high evaluation of the movie, with a high praise rate of 90%. They were especially shocked by the director''s incredible storytelling skills.


    That director, Murphy Stanton, seems to be very good at horror movies.


    Unfortunately, the director should be an unknown newcomer, otherwise this level of film should enter more theaters.


    Kevin Harland shakes his head, shoves the sorted information into his briefcase, and goes to the front desk of the cinema to get a temporary investigation report for final inspection.


    This is a survey report on where the target audience learned about the film before they came to buy tickets.


    People who come to watch the film in the morning know that there are four main channels for the movie: one is the print media and newspapers, accounting for about one-third; the other is the TV ads and late night promotional films, accounting for about one-third; the third is the information on the Internet, less than one-third; the fourth is the temporary inspiration after coming to the cinema to see the posters and trailers, which is the least.


    In the afternoon and evening, a part of the audience rose rapidly from zero to nearly one-third of the audience!


    Although not a professional in this field, Kevin Harland often makes a temporary guest appearance and understands what it means.


    The audience who watched the movie "the shock of the chainsaw" got great satisfaction and was willing to share the pleasure with others, which unconsciously became the propaganda channel of the movie!


    This kind of film is often popular with the audience, and will get good results in the end!


    What about the electric saw? Kevin Harland knows that his current statistics of audience response can hardly be described as enthusiastic, but the film is only shown in 30 cinemas. The audience who can walk in is often fans of this kind of plasma film. It seems reasonable to give high praise. After the expansion of the screening, what will happen? Will more people see this film in a different way?


    There are many movies that vomit blood on the street after the expansion of Hollywood point show.


    At the end of this day, he has subconsciously classified the movie "the shock of the chainsaw" into the category that can expand the screening.


    turned around, Kevin - Harland looked at the poster posted in the cinema, and the strange name of Murphy Stanton did not bring him too much confidence.


    Just after collecting this survey report, there are footsteps and noises not far away. Kevin Harland looks at the time. Today, the last scene of "electric saw" is over. He doesn''t mean to go forward. He has done enough work today. It''s time to withdraw.


    In the crowd, a middle-aged man with a big round head attracted Kevin Harland''s attention.


    The director of the theater operation Department has seen the middle-aged man, who is as flexible as a rabbit and has gone through the crowd, "Mr. Mintz, it''s really you. I didn''t expect you to come to our theater. It''s our honor." (to be continued). )

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    Not only the director of the operation Department was trying to please the ugly middle-aged man, but also the manager on duty of the cinema came over when he got the news. Kevin Harland also stepped forward and said hello with a smile. Although the middle-aged man just nodded, he felt very proud.


    Watching the other party walk out of the cinema, Kevin Harland sighs that he would be satisfied if he could achieve one third of his achievements in this life.


    A middle-aged man named Mintz left the cinema. A car immediately came and stopped in front of him. He opened the door, sat on it, made a driving gesture to the driver, and then took out his mobile phone to make a call.


    "You ignored a movie!" His words are very serious, "from tomorrow on, we will do the market research on" electric saw startle ". In addition, set up an archive of Murphy Stanton, and his films will be in the attention of Cinescore


    Hang up the phone, the middle-aged man dials several numbers in succession, and frequently mentions the two names of "electric saw" and Murphy Stanton. It seems that he and his professional company have made great mistakes in these two names.


    His name is ed Mintz, the founder of the famous Cinescore company!


    This can be said to be the most authoritative film market analysis organization in Hollywood and even in North America. Ed Mintz''s investigation and analysis does not involve the art or other professional scores of films, but only focuses on the market.


    For the name of ED Mintz, ordinary fans and even senior fans are very strange. Only professionals in the industry know the ability of him and his company.


    He never attended any premiere ceremony, and the name of ED Mintz never appeared on the list of Hollywood power. However, he has made a great contribution to the whole Hollywood film industry in the past few years - the cinemascore film market research company he founded has provided immeasurable box office reference information for the whole industry.


    Unlike professional film critics or the media, Cinescore takes the market as a reference, and often conducts surveys immediately after the audience has watched the film. The ratings based on the audience''s word-of-mouth are also the best first-line market data.


    The score of cinema score is easy to understand, a is success, B is OK, relatively satisfied, C is bad news, which means that a box office tragedy is about to happen. Generally, audiences of newly released films rarely give a score below C. if they get a film, it basically means that it should not appear in the cinema at all.


    Although he is 60 years old, ed Mintz does not mean to retire. He also keeps the good habit of going to the cinema to see movies in person and experience the first-line market. However, besides watching many mainstream commercial masterpieces, he will also choose some low-cost movies to watch.


    The investment scale of mainstream commercial blockbusters is there, and there are always a lot of audiences. Even if the data released by the cinema score is accurate, it can not attract people''s attention. On the contrary, it is a small cost movie that lacks people''s attention. If we find a good work from it and make an appropriate market forecast, the box office of the movie will finally break out, which will highlight the professional ability of the cinema score.


    At that time, almost everyone thought it was a miracle that such a rotten film could have a box office of 50 million US dollars. The result surprised everyone. Ed Mintz also proved the strength of cinema score.


    A few nights ago, he saw the late night trailer of "the shock of the chainsaw". He thought it was a little interesting, so he took time to come and have a look tonight.


    "Sure enough, I''ve lived up to this trip!" He said to himself in the back seat, "if this kind of film can not achieve good results with proper publicity, it can only show that the taste of North American horror film lovers has changed 180 degrees."


    Unlike ordinary audiences, ed Mintz noticed who the director was at the beginning of the movie, but he didn''t know or remember him. He thought he might have been misled by the trailer. It was just a shoddy B-class production, but after watching it, his thumb stood up.


    "The director''s setting of the plot can cause the audience to imagine what will happen if they are in the role''s situation." While recalling the film, he thought, "this unknown element will arouse the audience''s interest in watching. They don''t know where they are and what will happen. Everything is out of control. This is the most terrible thing."


    Ed Mintz nodded and agreed with the film. The director named Murphy Stanton should have made a breakthrough. Compared with the traditional suspense horror film, he can mobilize the audience''s interaction and participation.


    "Murphy Stanton..." He repeated the name.


    This unknown director is too clever. He reveals it with his inner fear and merciless irony of human nature, and deliberately leads the audience to torture themselves, so as to stimulate their chill from the bottom of their heart!


    It''s a wonderful way to narrate and create a terrible atmosphere. I''ve never seen it in the last five or six years!


    Ed Mintz thinks that this is not a simple new director, which can be seen from the narrative technique of the film.The Amazing Cross montage, needless to say, is not easy just because the flashback is so natural, so ingenious, and perfectly combined with the forward narration.


    Murphy Stanton, the director, uses flashback technique to skillfully narrate the time and space of the police, criminals and protagonists, making the plot more compact and pressing step by step! In particular, the police and criminals fight wits and bravery, from the scene to clues to reasoning and then to verification, which makes people pay close attention.


    Even if it was him, that kind of on-the-spot tension all increased abruptly!


    Sitting in the car, ed Mintz''s head was full of the film and couldn''t stop.


    Each character in the film seems irrelevant in daily life, but they are so similar under a specific condition! When the answer is revealed, is it the actor or himself who is being tortured?


    He shakes his head, which is the cleverest part of the director''s work. He uses cruel human torture to find the so-called mission for the jigsaw, which makes his image look strange and sacred.


    "In the face of life and death, what is your choice? Life or death? "


    I don''t know why, ed Mintz thought of this question again. At first glance, he really asked a lot, but what if he attached additional conditions? What if it''s life and death? The ugliness of human selfishness disintegrates at this moment. Maybe only a pervert can come up with such a shocking theme


    "Murphy Stanton..." He whispered the name again.


    From the 1970s to now, he has seen countless films, including horror films. He has long been used to the unexpected final fright of resurrection of alien, Godzilla laying eggs, strange murderer killing and so on. However, the unexpected degree of the end of this film is close to the "sixth sense" two years ago, so that up to now, all he thinks about is this film, what do you think You can''t have a rest.


    Of course, there are many flaws in the film.


    For example, the background of victims in several cases should be described in more detail to help the audience understand the ending; for example, although the ending is unexpected and reasonable, it still lacks powerful foreshadowing, and the bottom card is highlighted in a little hurry; for example, the actors'' performances are too rigid and patterned, and do not make people feel bright at the moment, for example, the plot is too compact, and there is no emotion It can make people nervous all the time in 90 minutes, which is easy to cause fatigue


    Think of here, ed Mintz himself laughed, Murphy Stanton''s name he had never heard of, should be a new director, for the new director, he is still demanding so much? It''s not Sam ramie or Ridley Scott. Besides, the film itself is full of flaws. It''s definitely a wonderful work!


    Even if the film works well, it''s not impossible to become a classic in a horror film.


    As the car slowly approached an estate on the outskirts of Las Vegas, ed Mintz''s mobile phone suddenly rang, looked down at the number, and frowned slightly.


    He got through and said, "what''s up so late?"


    ¡°boss¡­¡­¡± At the other end of the line, he was obviously under the company''s staff. "I''ve arranged the staff according to your instructions, but this film will only be shown in 30 cinemas this weekend, and a survey and consulting company is counting the audience''s reputation."


    Ed Mintz asked, "do they have statistics?"


    "A little bit, not very accurate." The subordinate said as simply as possible, "in today''s statistics, the audience''s praise rate is close to 90%!"


    "Well," ed Mintz nodded, not surprised, "no matter what they do, from tomorrow on, do our work well!"


    As the car drove into the manor, ed Mintz went back to his room and simply cleaned up to get ready for sleep. After lying down, he couldn''t sleep. His head was full of pictures of the last saw standing up. Although he had judged that this scene was not well paved, the unexpected effect left him too deep an impression. In a short time, it was like being engraved in his mind. How could he wipe it No, I can''t.


    It''s not midnight on the west coast, and it''s already midnight in New York on the east coast. Louis Gonzalez''s bedroom is quiet. Suddenly, he sits up with a shout, and his hands and feet struggle unconsciously.


    "I choose to live! I don''t want to die He waved his hands in front of him, "don''t tie me to it. I don''t want my joints to be broken! Don''t push me down. I have a phobia. Those needles will kill me... "


    "Ah..." He let out a howl.


    This howl finally wakes her sleeping wife. She turns on the desk lamp, gets up, looks at the side, and slaps Louis Gonzalez on the back. Louis Gonzalez is excited.


    "Ah..." He was still shouting unconsciously, but his eyes were open.


    Seeing his wife''s familiar face in front of him, Luis Gonzalez realized that he had a nightmare. He quickly raised his hand and touched the cold sweat on his forehead, forcing out a smiling face.


    "Sleep!" The wife turned and lay down.


    Luis Gonzalez couldn''t sleep until dawn.


    The sun on the West Coast gets up later than that on the east coast. Murphy arrives at the Fox Searchlight early in the morning. According to the agreement between the two sides, there will be a regular meeting every morning during the screening period, so as to report the situation in time and make appropriate adjustments. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 125

    Today test subject three, very no confidence, or two more, ask for subscription and recommended tickets!


    Walking into the conference room of Fox Searchlight, Murphy found that there were not many people, except Tony gusman, who was in direct contact with him. Judging from the position of the conference table, their position in Fox Searchlight was lower than that of Tony gusman. After greeting these people one by one, Murphy sat next to Tony gusman .


    "Mr. Clyde is working on something else." Tony gusman whispered to Murphy, "just a moment."


    Murphy nodded gently.


    "Electric saw" is just a project of Fox Searchlight. It''s impossible for the other party to spend all their time and energy on it. Murphy understands this and sits here waiting.


    From the attitude of Tony gusman''s active explanation, he can see that Fox Searchlight seems to have changed itself, which should be the direct result of the film after the release.


    Just as Murphy was thinking about it, Golding Clyde came in. He first saw Murphy, and walked toward the top of the conference table, smiling and nodding to Murphy.


    Godin grad had a mild attitude in the past negotiations, but never had such a sincere smile.


    Murphy can tell whether the other person is a polite formula smile or a sincere smile.


    First Tony Goodman and then Godin Clyde, Murphy has felt that they and the Fox Searchlight they represent are releasing a certain amount of goodwill, and this change can only come from one aspect.


    "electric saw" in yesterday''s audition achieved relatively good results!


    At this time, Riley Fildes of Fox Searchlight marketing department hurried into the conference room. They saw Murphy and nodded with the same smile.


    The theme of the conference is just the beginning of the screening of "the electric saw", said a few words irrelevant, Godin Clyde directly turned to the specific data obtained by the film yesterday.


    "After one day''s screening yesterday," chainsaw thriller "won about 135600 US dollars at the box office on 30 screens in 30 cinemas, with a single performance of 4500 US dollars in a single day!"


    He was obviously in a good mood, and his voice was very clear. "What''s more important is that the feedback data from the audience at the cinema yesterday showed a high praise rate of 89% and a satisfaction rate of 72%. In addition to a very small number of people, very few people criticized the film badly."


    Everyone looked at Murphy. The film is still far away from success. Now there is no doubt a good start. His ability as a director has been preliminarily recognized.


    With the first day''s data as the basis, Fox Searchlight has more confidence in the movie. Godin Clyde added, "I applied to the company last night, and the company approved it early this morning. The publicity cost of the movie will be increased by $400000!"


    At this point, he turned his head and looked at a man in the top position of Tony gusman. "Mark, immediately inform the printing factory to start printing copies as planned. I ask that a thousand copies must be put in place before Monday morning!"


    The man nodded. "I''ll do it right away."


    Murphy understood the meaning of this sentence, and knew that the Fox Searchlight had only prepared more than 30 copies before lighting.


    A distribution company like Fox Searchlight must have a long-term cooperative relationship with a printing factory. The price offered by the other company is far from that of Stanton studio. Even if there is a discount for a large number of printing, the price of a copy can''t fall below $2000. How much is a thousand copies?


    How can Fox Searchlight invest such a sum of money rashly before it has passed the market test? Murphy knows that the failure of the movie is very small, but Fox Searchlight has to control the risk. Otherwise, once the film encounters bad reviews from the audience, the copies developed in advance will become waste.


    This circle is so practical. Is it possible for a new work by a director without any fame to invest huge resources in the distribution company?


    In a meeting like this, Murphy, a non Fox Searchlight member, has no voice at all. He is basically listening, and other people have no voice at all. Golding Clyde seems to have a mild work style, but in fact he has great power. He completely dominates the meeting. Most of the time, he is talking and others are listening.


    "Tony..." Golding Clyde looked next to Murphy. "Have you contacted the New York Post?"


    "Already contacted." Tony gusman said simply, "the head office''s public relations department contacted a deputy editor of the New York Post, who will send reporters to Columbia University today."


    He turned to Murphy next to him and said, "interview the professor who was stunned by the electric saw."


    Everyone laughed and turned their eyes to Murphy. They could frighten people out and prove the director''s ability from the side.


    If horror movies can''t even scare people, can they still succeed? That''s what they think.Godin Clyde made a downward gesture, and the conference room was quiet again. He said, "Morgan, you should keep in touch with the cinema, especially the three major commercial theaters. As long as the" electric saw "can achieve the expected single box office, I want 1000 theaters!"


    Morgan nodded. "I''ll do my best!"


    "Not to try!"


    Film has shown a certain potential, Golding - Clyde that has the value of adventure, "but must do."


    Hearing this, Morgan wiped the sweat on his forehead and nodded.


    One work is assigned by Godin Clyde, and Murphy, a bystander, can see that the release of a film is more complicated than he imagined. It''s impossible to expect some novices to do these work. Even with the Fox Searchlight of 20th century fox, we can''t easily get a large number of cinemas.


    Looking at these, he also scratched his head. Is it really necessary for a leather bag company like Stanton studio to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to set up a Distribution Department from scratch?


    These realities also made Murphy think about the feasibility. After all, the Distribution Department can''t be established by just a few people. The work involved in marketing, publicity, production, transportation, communication and other aspects is too cumbersome, which is far beyond the control of a director.


    Many times, ideas are good, but it''s not easy to turn them into reality.


    After thinking about it for a while, Murphy shook his head. It''s not the time to really think about it. The first thing to do is to watch the movie "electric saw".


    At the end of the meeting, Golding Clyde finally remembered that the director of the film was sitting here, and asked as a routine, "director Stanton, do you have anything to say?"


    "A little bit!" Murphy was not polite at all. He stopped for a moment. After everyone looked at it, he said, "in terms of the new publicity budget, I hope we can tilt to the Internet."


    Riley Fildes of marketing took over, "director Stanton, we''ve got plans."


    He looked at a statistical report in front of him, "the publicity you have done on the Internet is really very good. We have also got the relevant data, and the subsequent publicity will be inclined to this aspect appropriately."


    Godin Clyde also nodded to Murphy. When it comes to Internet publicity, he actually admires the young director. He pays out of his own pocket, and the effect is surprisingly good. The data from the survey and consulting company undoubtedly proves this.


    After Murphy reminded him, he stopped talking. Strictly speaking, he was just cheap with enough knowledge. He really wanted to talk about his practical operation ability, which was far from the professional.


    "That''s all for today." Godin Clyde took the lead to stand up, "break up."


    The others went out, Murphy was ready to leave, but Golding Clyde came.


    "Director Stanton."


    He stood opposite Murphy and offered his hand. Murphy laughed and took his hand. "Mr. Clyde."


    "Call me Godin." He took Murphy''s hand, as if to convey his sincerity. Murphy also made a little effort, "call me Murphy."


    They looked at each other and laughed at the same time, but they thought differently.


    Godin Clyde attached great importance to him, no doubt because "the shock of the chainsaw" showed enough market potential. Murphy knew this very well, and would not be carried away by the other party''s sudden release of good attitude.


    Murphy and Golding Clyde walked to the door of the conference room, and Golding Clyde said, "how old are you this year? Are you twenty-five? "


    "Do I look so old?" Murphy joked appropriately, then said seriously, "not twenty-two."


    "There are not many young directors like you." He reached out and patted Murphy on the shoulder. "Especially if you''re so talented."


    Murphy said modestly, "I''m just lucky."


    Stepping out of the conference room, Godin Clyde and Murphy are in different ways. He said, "I''ll buy you a drink when we''re done."


    This kind of polite words, Murphy naturally won''t take it seriously, said with a smile, "I hope it''s the celebration wine of our successful cooperation!"


    The two laughed again.


    After leaving the Fox Searchlight and returning to Stanton studio, Murphy dials Carla Firth and learns that the reporter of the New York Post has contacted her, probably to share the experience of being stunned. The professor of Columbia University did not refuse the interview request. The interview was arranged in the afternoon of Eastern time and will be published in the newspaper tomorrow morning at the latest.


    This is undoubtedly a good publicity opportunity and a gimmick to attract potential audiences. Murphy hopes that the more people interested, the better.


    As Fox Searchlight has not arranged any publicity activities related to the crew for the time being, Murphy spends most of his time in his studio, closely observing the latest market trends of the movie. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 126

    A good film, even with proper publicity, often needs time for its audience''s word-of-mouth to ferment. This is especially true for movies with limited publicity scale, such as "the electric saw". After one day''s release on Friday and word-of-mouth spread, coupled with the inevitable chain effect of weekend holidays, this film will be released on the next Saturday The attendance rate of 30 theaters in the United States has increased significantly.


    Because the film is very targeted in the market, the attendance rate of the movie on Saturday morning has been comparable to the prime time on Friday night. By Saturday afternoon, the audience in the movie hall of the movie continues to increase.


    Word of mouth may not be able to significantly increase the audience number of a large-scale film in a short time, but it can significantly improve the attendance rate of "electric saw" with only 30 theaters. Moreover, it can be attracted by the words of other people. Most of the people who come to watch the film are also horror film lovers. They often feel extremely satisfied after seeing the film, and then report to the audience People around you recommend it, which forms a virtuous circle.


    In addition, after the Fox Searchlight conference, the propaganda of "electric saw scare" is making further efforts. It is true that the additional fund of $400000 is not much, but it can also do something.


    On Saturday night, the average attendance rate of the 30 theaters showing "chainsaw thriller" was more than 60%!


    This kind of super high attendance, often only small-scale point show, audience reputation super high film can do!


    Although the weekend is not over, but the "chainsaw" has brought a lot of surprises.


    In this case, it can be imagined that the box office of the movie on Saturday was about 225000 US dollars from 30 theaters in 30 theaters. The box office of the movie was as high as 7500 US dollars!


    With the $4500 of the previous day, it took only two days for the three days of the weekend, and "electric saw" has broken through the weekend box office performance expected by Fox Searchlight.


    With such unexpected results and the feedback from the survey and consulting company, the project team of Fox Searchlight''s operation of "electric saw" is almost fully mobilized. It is bound to make the film appear in North American Theaters as much as possible at the beginning of the new week.


    "I''m asking for 500 more copies!"


    In Fox Searchlight''s office, Golding Clyde almost yelled out to the phone, "the 1000 copies that have been printed must be delivered in place before 6 a.m. on Monday. If you can''t, you can hand in your resignation report directly!"


    His style is relatively mild, and he can treat his subordinates with such an attitude. It can be imagined that the pressure brought by his poor performance and the surprise brought by "electric saw".


    Hanging up, Golding Clyde drank a cup of cold coffee as fast as he could and kept dialing the number of the person in charge of each theater company.


    Fox Searchlight is not a helpless small company. Behind it is 20th century fox, one of the six largest Hollywood companies, and up there is news Corporation, one of the strongest media companies in North America.


    As we all know, there are many ties between old companies like fox and cinema companies. As long as a film shows enough potential, some cinema companies will give priority to films from fox when arranging films.


    Not to mention those small cinema companies, even AMG, Emperor Entertainment and American artists, the three top commercial cinemas, Godin Clyde called to try to get more number of cinemas for chainsaw.


    Without enough cinemas and screens, no matter how good a movie is, it won''t get a high box office.


    On the other hand, "electric saw scare" still maintained a high attendance on Sunday. An interview with the stunned professor at Columbia University also appeared in the relatively prominent section of the New York Post. Moreover, with the help of Fox Searchlight, the news also appeared in the entertainment news of Fox TV.


    This kind of news will scare off some people, but these people will not like this kind of horror film; people who like horror films will only be attracted. How terrible is a film that can frighten people? Why not buy a ticket and have a good experience?


    Movies are always influenced by the social environment. The traditional plasma horror movies in North America can be regarded as the type with relatively small influence. The release of "electric saw" a few years in advance does not violate today''s social trend.


    Of course, if it''s delayed for a few months, even if it''s "chainsaw", it will make Murphy spit blood directly


    At the headquarters of Emperor Entertainment Group in kesville, Tennessee, as soon as he put down the phone, he pressed the phone and informed his assistant, "let Ronald come."


    Chris Wilder is a senior executive in charge of the cinema line of Emperor Entertainment Group. Today, he received several calls from Fox Searchlight, and even one call from a vice president of fox in the 20th century. They frequently mentioned to him a movie, the power saw!


    Chris Wilder didn''t have any impression of the film, but he was frequently mentioned by the people of the two companies, and asked the imperial cinema to give enough support in a very sincere tone. It must be a work that can win.A knock at the door interrupted his thoughts. After crisveld said please come in, Ronald with short chestnut hair came in.


    "Sit down!" Crisveld pointed to the chair across the desk, and when Ronald sat down, he asked directly, "do you know the movie" the power saw? "


    "Well." Ronald has also received several phone calls before. Someone has done public relations for him, and he also has quite a lot of data. "This Friday, a small-scale screening film of Fox Searchlight in North America has been shown in 30 cinemas, and now there are two cinemas in our cinema line showing this film."


    Crisveld nodded and asked, "what''s the response?"


    Cinema company is also a commercial company, if it is a bad film, he said nothing will let it appear in more cinemas.


    "It''s said that I was stunned and stunned."


    Seeing crisveld''s puzzled face, Ronald quickly explained, "this is a horror film!"


    Recalling the recent data, he said, "in the past two days, this film has already won a single box office of about 12000 dollars. Today, the most conservative estimate of this weekend is that its single box office will also exceed 15000 dollars!"


    After hearing the final figures, Chris Wilder was slightly moved. The size of 30 cinemas, the $15000 box office, and the types of horror films are already rare achievements.


    No wonder Fox Searchlight and 20th Century Fox people make frequent phone calls. It turns out that they have such confidence.


    For any distribution company, if the box office of a single studio is so excellent, it is inevitable to ask the cinema company to increase the number of studios, and the cinema company will not refuse. It can''t compete with the profits.


    Crisveld had already thought about adding a screening, and then asked, "who is the director? What about the stars? "


    Ronald thought, "the director is Murphy Stanton, a new director."


    Seeing the frown of opposite Chris wilder, Ronald immediately said, "he''s had a movie that cost 300000 US dollars to make, and has won nearly 1.5 million US dollars in North American box office."


    As if afraid of Chris Wilder''s lack of confidence, he added, "I''ve got news from two theaters that show the movie, and the cinema score people are also following the movie!"


    ¡°cinemascore£¿¡± Crisveld was puzzled. "When did they get interested in this little production?"


    Ronald explained in a timely manner, "I have a friend who works in Cinescore. I called him and asked him. It''s said that this is the job that ED Mintz personally assigned to me!"


    "He?" There was a certain solemnity in crisveld''s eyes.


    "Yes." Ronald nodded hard, "ed Mintz once in a while watched" the power saw ", immediately called the cinema score to conduct market research on the film, and asked to set up a special database of cinema score for Murphy Stanton!"


    Chris Wilder tapped on the table. "So, ed Mintz and Cinescore value the film, and Murphy Stanton?"


    Ronald nodded his chin again, which is a plain fact.


    "In this way, you can contact Fox Searchlight." Chris Wilder made a decision, "this weekend, the withdrawal of the cinema, some to the" chainsaw thriller "! If its market response is guaranteed, we can consider continuing to increase the number of museums. If it''s poor... "


    "I understand." Ronald stood up.


    Sunday''s day slowly passed, and night shrouded the vast land. Just like many special occupations, many people are still working and making a living.


    As the new week is about to begin, the North American film market is also making adjustments according to this weekend''s market. For films with declining performance and unsatisfactory performance, the number of cinemas will be reduced step by step or they will be directly eliminated from the screening market. Films with outstanding performance will often get the treatment of additional screening on the basis of maintaining the original number of cinemas.


    If you want to add the museum in time and appear in front of more audiences, the support of film copy is essential.


    In all large and medium-sized cities in North America, we can see Fox Searchlight staff and the people employed by the company. They take back copies from the air cargo company, rush into the cinemas of cities under the cover of night, and send the copies to the cinemas within the specified time.


    A copy of the movie "the shock of the chainsaw" is delivered to the destination, which means that the horror film will appear in front of more audiences after the start of the new week, and it will also usher in a real market test.


    In total, a thousand new copies were sent across North America.


    The box office of the first weekend of the movie is the main reason why the cinema companies are willing to expand the screening. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 127

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    The long night is ended by the rising sun, and the light returns to the city of angels again. Ten thousand rays of light fall from the sky and shine on the exquisite iron door, reflecting a golden yellow.


    A black Ford car slowly stopped in front of Tieyi door from far to near.


    The window glass fell, the door opened, and the clear and cheerful laughter floated out. The owner of the laughter gave Murphy a kiss on the face, pushed the co driver''s door open, got out of the car, went to the iron door, and waved his hand to this side.


    "I''ll pick you up this afternoon." Murphy nodded.


    "Well, I''m waiting for you!" Kerry Mulligan had a sweet smile.


    The black Ford car drove away until it disappeared. Kerry Mulligan turned to tieyimen. She always had a light and sweet smile on her face. Her lovely baby face was full of happiness. Even her short golden hair was shining in the rising sun.


    She walked into Tieyi gate, instead of going in, she came to the security room next to it.


    "Hello," she said, tapping on the transparent glass door. When the people inside came up, she asked, "has the premiere arrived?"


    The man glanced at her, took a magazine, opened the door and handed it to her. "It just arrived half an hour ago."


    Probably influenced by Murphy, Kerry Mulligan smiles sweetly, takes over the magazine and politely says, "thank you."


    As she walked towards the three-story building where the performance class was located, Kerry Mulligan took the backpack from the back and stuffed the magazine in. This backpack specially designed for girls is a little small. It''s impossible for the magazine to completely fit in, and it still shows nearly a fifth of the contents.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t care either. She put on her backpack and went on. The sunshine behind her fell on the bronze cover of the magazine. The title of "Premiere" was particularly eye-catching.


    Entering the small building, she went to the dressing room first. Because of the morning war with Murphy, Kerry Mulligan arrived late, and most of the people in the performance class arrived.


    Pushing the door open, the first thing Kerry saw was Kayla, also from England. As usual, she occupied the best position in the dressing room, surrounded by several envious girls. [literature building]


    in any case, Star Wars is something you can show off.


    "Forever double!"


    Kerry muttered, not caring about Kayla at all, and turned to his closet.


    "Hi, Kerry." Someone said hello.


    Taking off the backpack and putting it on the bench in front of the cupboard, Kerry Mulligan smiles at the people who say hello. "Hi, Liz."


    Elizabeth Banks had changed her clothes when she came to look at the sweet face of Kerry Mulligan and asked, "Why are you so late today?"


    Kerry Mulligan smiles sweetly, but doesn''t speak.


    "Oh..." Elizabeth Banks made a sudden expression, raised her eyebrows and said in a low voice, "this morning..."


    Before she finished, she leaned up to Kerry Mulligan and asked, "is Murphy satisfying?"


    "Yes, is it so obvious?" Kerry Mulligan unconsciously touched his face. "It''s been two hours."


    "Dear..." Elizabeth Banks tapped her shoulder. "It''s all written on your face."


    Suddenly someone knocked on the door of the dressing room, and someone came in again. Elizabeth Banks looked over there and said, "there''s a new man coming."


    Their performance class is not fixed, some people get the right role, may leave at any time, also some people will come in at any time.


    Kerry Mulligan followed her eyes and took a look over there. The girl who came in was in her early twenties. Her face was hard and her figure was pretty good. The most striking one was her rare red hair.


    "Why is she here?" Kerry Mulligan wondered, "isn''t she a top student at Juilliard?"


    Just as Kerry Mulligan looked at her, the other side also saw her, and then went straight to this side.


    "Kerry?" She didn''t seem to expect to meet anyone she knew here.


    Kerry Mulligan waved, "Hello, Jesse."


    It was Jessica chastan who came by.


    "Why are you here?" Kerry Mulligan, more puzzled, pointed to Elizabeth Banks, "there''s a cupboard available here."


    Jessica chastan went to open the cupboard, left a large backpack on the head of the bench, turned and said, "my friend introduced me."


    Kerry Mulligan stepped forward, leaned against the cupboard behind Elizabeth Banks and asked curiously, "aren''t you a top student at Juilliard college? Haven''t you studied acting specially? ""No way." Jessica chastan shrugged. "When I graduated in June, I went to auditions with several production groups. They all said that my acting style was too strong."


    "Oh, yes." Kerry Mulligan nodded.


    She roughly remembers that the other party''s major seems to be drama, which is definitely different from film.


    Then, Kerry Mulligan introduced Jessica chastan and Elizabeth Banks.


    There is still some time before class, and the girls in the dressing room are not in a hurry to go out. After changing clothes, just like on many occasions, several people gather together to form their own small circle, chatting about their own topics of interest. The words that pop out of Kerry Mulligan, Elizabeth Banks and Jessica chastan''s mouth are basically related to movies.


    Within ten feet of them, five or six girls, led by Keira, were talking about fashion.


    Unlike other people, Kayla, with long brown hair, would look at Kerry Mulligan from time to time, with obvious resentment, and her erect ears were catching the sound from there.


    The last time she was ridiculed by the other party, she was always trying to find a way to get it back. The 16-year-old girl was still very concerned about these things.


    "So you''re really with Murphy?" Jessica chastan was not too surprised. "Are you officially dating?"


    "Yes." Kerry Mulligan shrugged. "It''s been a while."


    Elizabeth Banks interjected, "Kerry loves Murphy, and Murphy is nice to Kerry."


    She turned to Kerry Mulligan and said, "I''ve only seen Murphy once, but I can see that."


    "I knew you had a good eye." Kerry Mulligan''s eyes were almost out of sight.


    Jessica - chastan squint at her, the girl looks smart, but in fact very silly, what kind of person is Murphy - Stanton? Would a guy who is full of ambition and deep-seated be completely attracted by a girl? Even if it can, I''m afraid it won''t last long?


    She worked as an assistant for the other party for a period of time and asked herself that she knew something about it.


    "Jesse! Jessie Kerry Mulligan asked, "what are you thinking?"


    "Ah..." Jessica chastan quickly recovered and said with a smile, "I miss the movie I saw yesterday. Murphy''s doing so well. He''s improving so fast! The ending of the film is really unexpected


    Thinking of the nearly full theater and the stunned audience last night, she suddenly felt that it was a wrong decision to leave Stanton studio, as if she had missed the most important growth process of a company and a director.


    It''s also the easiest stage to get in a good relationship.


    She turned her head and looked at Kerry Mulligan. This girl is a lucky girl. If Murphy Stanton''s film sells well, his position in the industry will certainly change. Will Kerry Mulligan change with it?


    "I really shouldn''t go!" There was a voice in Jessica chastan''s heart, "I really shouldn''t have gone back to New York!"


    She went back to New York to finish her last semester, and after returning to Los Angeles, she still accomplished nothing.


    What if we don''t go? She''s in touch with Paul Wilson, who turns out to be the deputy director of "chainsaw thriller"!


    Jessica chastan is in a trance again. Kerry Mulligan doesn''t pay attention to her anymore, but talks to Elizabeth Banks instead.


    "I hear Murphy''s new movie has a good response?"


    On the other side, Kyla, who pricks up her ears, catches the words of Elizabeth Banks, followed by the voice of the disgusting girl, "it''s very good. Murphy will be a great success this time!"


    "The amazing success of all?" There was a sneer on Keira''s lips.


    In fact, she is also following the movie promoted by Kerry Mulligan, waiting for the chance to bring back a city.


    After that day, she hated Kerry Mulligan as usual, but she hated the bastard little director who came up with the idea to attack her ten times more!


    In the eyes of most people in the acting class, she is the best girl who has ever played in a movie with a box office of 900 million dollars. In the other party''s mouth, she has become a so-called stand in? She was really pissed off!


    This anger also comes from fear, because her heart, knowing that the other person''s words may become a reality, will hang the name of Natalie Portman stand in all her life, living in the shadow of Padme Amidala, rather than Kayla Knightley.


    Fear and hatred also affected her friendship with Natalie Portman during the shooting. She did not reply to Queen Amidala''s recent letters.


    Queen Amidala''s alternative, Natalie Portman''s stand in, as long as you think of this, there is a flame burning in Kayla Knightley''s chest, especially the face of that bastard director will always appear, which makes her crazy.


    "Murphy works hard, for success..."


    "Help me to congratulate Murphy. Congratulations If there''s a celebration later, don''t forget to invite me... "Hearing Murphy''s name, Kerry Mulligan and Elizabeth Banks constantly associate it with success, and Keira Knightley bites her teeth.


    She inquired that the so-called "chainsaw thriller" was only screened in 30 homes. Today, she specially watched the latest weekend box office charts in North America. There was no name of the film in the top ten. Can it be regarded as a success?


    "The box office is very good. It''s unexpected..."


    When Kerry Mulligan''s words came back with some pride, Keira Knightley finally couldn''t help it. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    "I was just a little scared at that time."


    Kerry Mulligan told Elizabeth Banks about the shooting, "the needles are fake, but the pig intestines are real..."


    "Murphy is too cruel!" Elizabeth banks held her grievance, and Kerry Mulligan shrugged, "that''s a good effect."


    She went to her closet and was ready to pick up her backpack on the couch. Elizabeth Banks followed, just in time to see the "Premiere" title on the backpack and asked, "is this the latest?"


    Kerry Mulligan nodded and said generously, "take it if you want to."


    Elizabeth Banks was not polite either. She reached for the premiere and said, "haven''t you seen it yet? I''ll look up the box office charts last week and see what kind of Box Office figures Murphy can get for you! "


    "What film is so brilliant?"


    Just like Carey Mulligan before, a 16-year-old girl can''t control her emotions when she is impulsive. When she hears that Elizabeth banks has linked the name of Murphy with success, Carey Knightley can''t help but come over and squint at Carey. "Flattered by you two for such a long time?"


    Kerry Mulligan and Elizabeth Banks both turned to look at her.


    Jessica chastan also turned to look over, eyes full of curiosity, this Kerry Mulligan seems to be trouble everywhere


    Kayla Knightley''s words didn''t stop. She walked up to Kerry and said, "Oh, Congratulations, your boyfriend''s movie is on


    Her tone is aggravating, "it''s said that there are 30 theaters."


    Looking back, Keira Knightley pointed three fingers at her partner. "You know, there are actually 30 theaters in which the new film made by Kerry''s boyfriend is shown."


    With that, she began to laugh, as if she had met the funniest joke in the world, holding her waist with one hand.


    The girls in the back also gave out exaggerated laughter.


    They heard what they had just said, just like Keira Knightley. It''s shameless that the films released in 30 cinemas can still be so showy and flattered by those two people.


    The rest of the people in the dressing room also laughed. There was nothing to show off about the 30 cinemas.


    With an exaggerated smile, Keira Knightley put three fingers on the opposite side of Kerry, "thirty theaters!"


    Kerry Mulligan was very angry. There was anger on her baby face, but she could not help it. She remembered that Murphy said something after the last incident that if she was provoked by a fool, the other person would only be more proud.


    Elizabeth Banks frowned, and Keira Knightley was going too far.


    She looked down at the Premiere Magazine. Just as she wanted to say something, Keira Knightley''s shrill voice began to ring again. "Can you tell me what your outstanding Box Office figures are? Are you in the top 10 at the weekend box office


    The girl''s voice was urgent and fast. Kerry wanted to say a few words, but was robbed by her, "don''t tell me you''ve entered. I''ve seen the latest North American box office charts, and there''s no" chainsaw thriller "in the top ten!"


    Even if it didn''t look smart, Kerry Mulligan understood that the other side had been paying attention to Murphy and chainsaw, waiting for the opportunity to mock and fight back.


    "Miss Knightley!" Unconsciously, Kerry imitates Murphy''s tone, but as soon as she says it, Elizabeth Banks pulls her.


    She nodded at Kerry, grabbed the magazine and said, "Kayla, don''t go too far."


    This is in exchange for a sharp chin.


    Elizabeth banks has a good temper, but she has the limit of patience. She looks down at the numbers on the premiere and says, "Miss Knightley, don''t be too one-sided in your life!"


    "Hum..." Keira Knightley is obviously not the kind of person who can be easily persuaded. In the morning, she specially looked at the top ten box office charts at the weekend. In fact, she was waiting for the right opportunity. When the little director came, she said a few words of counterattack. Now she didn''t wait. It''s the same with Kerry Mulligan, "I really want to hear the number of that brilliant number, how amazing it can be..."


    Her voice rose so high that everyone in the dressing room could hear, "shock!"


    Because of what happened just now, Kerry Mulligan looked at Elizabeth Banks, who laughed, then turned to Keira Knightley, "you''ve made a few movies, I believe you can understand the meaning of these numbers."


    She picked up the premiere in her hand and lit it up in front of Keira Knightley. "This is the statistics of premiere, not me. Last weekend, three days later, saw thriller grossed about $510000 in 30 North American theatersKeira Knightley''s chin is still up, Elizabeth Banks''s face with a bit of ridicule, "weekend single box office as high as 17000 dollars or so! Of all the films shown in North America in the same period, it only lagged behind "pretty girl of law", the second highest box office in a single studio last weekend


    That cocked chin unconsciously lowered a bit, but Keira Knightley''s pride would not be easily lowered, "point? Does the point show the problem? "


    She looked back, as if to call on others to continue to laugh, but in addition to a few close friends, other people in the dressing room were staring at her, especially the older people, whose eyes were a little strange.


    It''s true that screening can''t tell whether a film can really sell well. There are a lot of films with the box office reaching tens of thousands of dollars when three or four cinemas are screening, and there are a lot of films with blood vomiting every year. However, the screening of 30 cinemas is different, which can show the real repercussions of some markets.


    Those people with strange eyes are not little girls like Keira Knightley. They are full of ups and downs in the circle and have much more experience than her.


    What''s more, Elisabeth banks, such a good man, completely fell in love with Kerry Mulligan and fought against Keira Knightley. There must be


    Elizabeth banks held the premiere directly in front of her, "cinema score released a Market Research Report on" electric saw thriller ", in which the audience''s overall evaluation of" electric saw thriller "was a!"


    Keira Knightley quickly dropped her mouth and muttered, "it''s not the highest a."


    Although she said that, her chin was getting lower and her heart seemed to be falling.


    "A is not high, but how many horror movies have a Cinescore of a?" Elizabeth Banks didn''t know. After deliberately saying this sentence, she said in a loud voice, "Mr. ed Mintz, founder of cinema score, made the North American box office forecast of the movie" the shock of the chainsaw ". It is estimated that the North American box office will not be less than $30 million after the expansion of the film."


    "What?" Keira Knightley didn''t seem to believe that.


    Elizabeth Banks said coldly, "don''t tell me you don''t even know who the cinema score and ED Mintz are!"


    Keira Knightley''s lips are tightly pressed together. She has been in the film industry for several years. How can she not know what these represent.


    This is the most professional market forecast!


    But How is that possible? How could Cinescore and ED Mintz focus on such small productions.


    It seems that she can''t believe it. Kerry takes the magazine from Elizabeth Banks and throws it to her. "Read it for yourself! Oh, and to remind you, Murphy''s investment in this film is only $800000, and the return on investment is more than your own. "


    After Kerry Mulligan''s words, the dressing room became silent, and even several close friends of Keira Knightley closed their mouths. Other people even looked at Keira Knightley who was standing there watching the premiere with the eyes of a fool.


    She has seen the weekend box office charts, but she has not paid attention to other aspects. This professional Premiere Magazine has not seen the weekend data of a series of films listed above. Now looking at these, Kayla Knightley''s chin has been completely flattened, and the impulse of a 16-year-old girl has been suppressed by these cold numbers.


    She''s just grumpy, but she''s not completely brainless. She entered Hollywood a few years ago, and of course knows the accuracy of the predictions made by the cinema score and ED Mintz.


    Kayla Knightley''s face is turning white, flat and undulating, and that annoying guy, who reminds her that she is a double, is really going to succeed?


    Why is that? Keira Knightley wanted to be crazy, but seeing the pride in the eyes of Kerry Mulligan and Elizabeth Banks, she took a few deep breaths and forbeared. Even if she was crazy, she could not be in front of these people or let them see her own jokes!


    Although it is known that the predictions of Cinescore and ED Mintz may not be 100% accurate, Keira Knightley is pale and can''t say anything more. She has lost a person once. Originally, she paid attention to "the electric saw" and wanted to get it back, but she didn''t see it on the box office charts. She thought it would be a good opportunity. Who knows


    Why is it always like this? Her teeth are all clenched. She is the one who has dyslexia. She is the one who doubles. She is the one who is shameful


    "Am I useless?" The thought sprang out of her heart.


    Until then, Kayla Knightley found that what she covered up under the arrogant appearance was actually a deep inferiority complex.


    "It''s almost time." Kerry didn''t even look at Keira Knightley. She insisted on Murphy''s strategy and took it as the air to greet Elizabeth Banks. "Liz, let''s go."


    She turned to look at Jessica chastan. "Jessie, together."


    Hearing what Elizabeth Banks said, Jessica chastan was in a daze all the time. At this time, she followed, "here, Kerry."She sighed in a low voice. When she heard the numbers, she knew that she might have missed an excellent opportunity to accumulate qualifications. Instead, she helped Paul Wilson. The brighter the box office number after the expansion of the show, the more Aura these people will have. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    The sun sets in the West. From the gap between the two buildings, a few rays of light shine on Murphy. He stands in front of the black Ford car. The light reflected by the window glass seems to form a strange halo on him. It looks dazzling and unreal.


    It''s like the opposite eye of Tony Goodman.


    Both he and Fox Searchlight are optimistic about the market potential of the movie, and they have also come up with an expectation of $10000 at the box office in the first weekend. As long as they can meet this expectation, the subsequent expansion of the show is inevitable. With appropriate publicity, the final box office in North America is likely to exceed $10 million.


    However, the final result is far beyond their expectation, and has nearly doubled.


    Thirty cinemas point to show, the weekend single Hall box office 17000 US dollars, can only say too amazing! In recent years, where have small-scale horror films achieved such results?


    Tony gusman now knows that he and the Fox Searchlight behind him underestimated the new director and his film!


    The person who has made achievements should be respected, so when the other party is ready to leave the Fox Searchlight, Tony Goodman sends him out.


    This has never been before!


    "Murphy, don''t forget our publicity plan." Tony gusman finished his advice and said with a smile, "if you have time, let''s have coffee together."


    "You can call me any time." Murphy opened the door.


    Just as he got into the car, Tony gusman came up and closed the door of the Ford


    Murphy looks at him through the window, nods a little, starts the car and drives up the road ahead. After a distance, he looks in the rearview mirror. Tony gusman is still standing there, as if still seeing him and his car off.


    "This is Hollywood." Murphy whispered.


    Tony Goodman is the best portrayal of fox''s searchlight attitude.


    Today, Murphy spent a whole day in the Fox Searchlight, and what he felt most was the change of attitude from the Fox Searchlight, just like Tony Goodman. Now the film has been expanded, and the Fox Searchlight has added publicity expenses again. The film has been shown in hundreds of cinemas in North America at the same time, and the subsequent copies are also being developed and transported, and continue to expand The scale is inevitable.


    More than 1000 copies are distributed in hundreds of theaters, which is not much.


    However, before Murphy came out, Fox Searchlight had just received the news. As of 4 p.m. this afternoon, "chainsaw thriller" had received about $1.5 million on 1030 screens in 650 theaters in North America.


    On weekday Mondays, the box office of a single screen can exceed $1000, which is very gratifying.


    All this shows that the movie is making steady progress.


    To meet Kerry Mulligan, Murphy drove into the Santa Monica valley. He arrived a little late. By the time he arrived, Kerry Mulligan had been waiting under a big palm tree near tieyimen.


    Beside her, Murphy saw another familiar figure.


    Ford pulled up slowly in front of the palm tree. As soon as Murphy pushed the door and got out of the car, Kerry Mulligan came over and gave him a kiss on the face. Then he took his arm, looked under the palm tree and said, "honey, look who I met today."


    Seeing the rare long red hair, Murphy recognized Jessica chastan, stepped forward, said with a smile, "Hi, Jessie."


    "Hi, Murphy." Jessica chastan also said hello with a smile.


    Kerry Mulligan whispered in Murphy''s ear, "she''s in the acting class now."


    Instead of asking, Murphy said, "where are you going? I''ll take you there by the way? "


    After looking at Murphy and Jessica chastan, Kerry Mulligan''s eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, but did not speak. She believed that Murphy was just a polite invitation.


    "It''s too much trouble." Jessica chastan shook her head and declined. "I''ve already called a taxi."


    "Yes." Kerry Mulligan said quickly, "Jesse just called a taxi. I think it''s coming."


    Murphy nodded, not insisting, "goodbye, Jesse."


    "Goodbye, Murphy."


    Watching Kerry Mulligan take Murphy to the side of the car, Jessica chastan bites her lip hard. Is this guy who can only stay in the slums before becoming famous?


    She couldn''t tell what it was like when the black Ford car went away. A thug, a person who didn''t receive higher education, a person who didn''t have professional learning experience, and a person who just depended on her own exploration, was about to succeed?


    What about yourself? A talented student of Juilliard College of art, who has accomplished nothing, even has to learn to perform with such a silly girl as Kerry MulliganThe world is really unfair. Why is there no one willing to appreciate talented people like her?


    Think of here, Jessica - chastan suddenly laughed out, it is a self mocking smile, this world is not it? She had been in Hollywood for a few months before. How many talented people did she meet?


    "Is opportunity really more important than talent?" She thought of something Murphy had said.


    But what about opportunities? Jessica chastan looked at the place where Ford had disappeared, and she was filled with admiration that she had never seen before. It was something she had ignored in the past.


    Murphy Stanton''s starting point is much lower than her. Didn''t she have a chance at the beginning? But he did not wait, nor complained about the injustice of the world, nor did he complain about the world. Instead, he created opportunities for himself!


    She worked as his assistant, knew something about his past, and knew what he had done for today!


    How long did it take for a gangster in a slum to complete his first film by some vulgar means of deception, and now become a director mentioned by magazines like premiere?


    Jessica chastan thought of the comments on "chainsaw" and Murphy Stanton in Premiere Magazine that she read today.


    "From the movie" electric saw ", Murphy Stanton, who is also a screenwriter and director, is not a newcomer at all. He is skillful, thoughtful and imaginative, which is amazing. In addition to the careful layout of the plot, he also reveals the good and evil of human nature and inquires into the philosophy of life behind the bloody scenes."


    "Although the film does not have big name actors and dazzling special effects, it gets rid of the stereotyped vulgar routine and comprehensively fires at the audience in terms of vision, intelligence and emotion. Murphy Stanton pushes the art of horror films to a new level!"


    When did Premiere Magazine give such a high comment to a new director?


    Looking back, Jessica chastan lowers her head. Only she knows her chagrin in her heart. She regrets leaving Stanton studio very much. The original decision is absolutely stupid!


    "You are as stupid as a pig!" She tugged at the corner of her dress.


    If she had a chance to come back, she would not leave Stanton studio for anything, and then she would have a great qualification, and she would not be as difficult as she is now.


    Is it useful to regret now?


    "It''s $1.5 million today?"


    Back in Stanton studio, Kerry Mulligan pulled a chair, sat down, broke his fingers and said, "last weekend was 510000 dollars, plus today''s box office of" chainsaw scare "in North America is more than 2 million dollars!"


    Two employees in the studio left after work. Murphy went to the water fountain, poured two glasses of water, went to give Kerry Mulligan a drink, took another drink, and said, "honey, it''s only two million dollars."


    Kerry Mulligan also took a drink, came to Murphy''s side, opened his eyes, deliberately put on an exaggerated tone, "it''s your box office record!"


    It''s true. Murphy shrugged and said, "every day there will be new records."


    Standing on tiptoe and kissing Murphy, Kerry Mulligan circled him. "You can change your name to Mr. record breaker."


    Murphy naturally heard the teasing. She bent her fingers and made a gesture to make a shudder. Kerry Mulligan quickly covered her head, stepped back, pointed to him and said wrongly, "Hey, I''m your girlfriend!"


    Murphy drew back his hand, pulled a chair, sat down at a nearby desk, and hooked his finger at Kerry Mulligan. "Bring me the briefcase."


    Despite his grievance, Kerry Mulligan went to the hanger and took Murphy''s briefcase. When he handed it to Murphy, he muttered, "is there any work to deal with again?"


    "Well," Murphy nodded, opened his briefcase, and took out a plan. "Fox Searchlight may arrange an interview for the crew, but it''s only after the box office is really strong."


    With the current box office figures, it''s hard to find an exclusive interview with the media.


    Hearing the interview, Kerry Mulligan''s eyes lit up immediately, and he came up and asked in a hurry, "is there me? Can I take part? "


    Murphy nodded, turned to her chair, and said, "I''ve talked to Fox about searchlights, and you''ll be there."


    "Wow, I knew that." Kerry Mulligan opened her arms and threw herself on Murphy. "You''ll always be the best!"


    After pinching the small nose in front of her, Murphy just wanted to kiss her on the forehead, and suddenly found that Kerry Mulligan was like a bone gone, sliding down his body, and the innocent and lovely baby face gradually fell onto his belly.


    With the sound of landing on both knees, Kerry Mulligan knelt in front of Murphy and buried his face deeply, just like a starving man who found the most delicious food in the world (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    It''s three o''clock today!


    As Kerry Mulligan said, every day when the movie is shown in the cinema, it will set a new North American box office record for Murphy. However, how high this so-called record will be depends on the performance of the film this week. [literature building]


    Murphy has always been in close contact with Fox Searchlight, always paying close attention to the latest box office progress of the movie.


    After a full Monday, the box office of "chainsaw thriller" rose a lot from $1.5 million to $1.99 million.


    This figure has also strengthened Fox Searchlight''s confidence, and made them believe that the film will perform better than expected. They began to increase the publicity investment. At the same time, they contacted the cinema to strive for more screens, and started copy printing again, preparing to put a large number of copies into the cinema market.


    By this time, Fox Searchlight has been unable to care with Murphy whether the advance payment for copy printing is too high.


    Cinemascore and ED Mintz''s prediction also affected the Fox Searchlight, and countless examples in the past have proved their ability.


    More large-scale screening work is still in preparation. The movie continues to be screened in North America with 650 courtyard lines and 1030 screens.


    Tuesday is a traditional discount day for cinemas in North America. Relatively cheap ticket prices often attract a lot of audiences, which makes Tuesday the best box office day for many film weekdays.


    Although it''s not the traditional screening schedule of horror films in North America, the word-of-mouth of "electric saw" has been widely spread in a certain range through word of mouth after several days of fermentation. Moreover, although the scale of Fox Searchlight''s publicity is not large, it has never stopped, and more horror film fans have been informed of the existence of such a film.


    Even though it was still a weekday, the box office of "chainsaw thriller" soared to $2.32 million on Tuesday.


    The total North American box office of the movie is close to $5 million.


    The film''s potential to be suppressed due to lack of cinemas finally broke out step by step.


    Wednesday, US $1.83 million; Thursday, US $1.79 million


    In the four working days of this week, the movie got $7.93 million!


    For those summer blockbusters, that''s not a lot, but "chainsaw thriller" is only shown in 650 courtyard lines, and the number of screens is only 1030!


    Facts have proved that this film has been widely recognized by horror film lovers.


    In IMDB''s "electric saw" section, only a few people scored before. In just one week, it has soared to nearly 10000 users. Although the more users scored, the score will inevitably drop, but the score of the film is still as high as 81 points!


    In a plasma horror film, it''s an absolute high score.


    "From the first minute to the end, the film seduces you, puzzles you, tortures you, until you are nervous and stunned. But it''s hard for you to be disgusted with the techniques used by the director. Instead, you will be fascinated. This young director named Murphy Stanton seems to have the ability to distort the world, and let the viewers have sympathy and favor for the jigsaw through the bloody massacre ¡£¡±


    Many fans gave ten marks and left a series of comments.


    "With excellent script and editing, it doesn''t look like the work of a new director. The name of Murphy Stanton is very strange, but it brings surprise!"


    "It''s because of movies like chainsaw that we like horror movies. Let me tell you, after watching it, I want to buy a ticket again, and watch it again! Because for a long time, what I saw was a really exciting story. This movie is very exciting and has a lot of goose bumps. If you are a timid person, please don''t watch this movie. It has bloody violence and horror scenes that make you jump out of your seat. Now I''m looking forward to DVD or video. I really want to buy it. "


    "This movie, in my opinion, is exciting, exciting and entertaining enough! This is the masterpiece of the new director Murphy Stanton. I have to say that he made a classic horror film worthy of it! I''ve got to give two thumbs up for "the chainsaw" and director Murphy Stanton! "


    Although some people have left comments such as "perverted movie, disgusting", the audience''s praise has occupied an overwhelming advantage, such as "the best horror film in recent years", "the smartest horror film", "a unique film that can create terrible memories" and so on. [literature building]


    good audience reputation is the best support for a film''s box office.


    Although horror movies are not a major category in Hollywood movies, "electric saw" is not a niche movie like "fruit candy". With the favorable support of data from all sides, Fox Searchlight hardly spent too much effort to win more theaters for "electric saw".


    Moreover, from this week, Fox Searchlight''s copy development work has been in full swing. On Thursday night, 1500 copies of "electric saw horror" have been transported to new cinemas.At the same time, the film''s promotion and marketing costs have been rising again and again. After the box office forecast was released on Thursday, the Fox Searchlight has increased to $3 million, and it will be invested again depending on the situation.


    Everything is ready for the new weekend.


    Although "Jurassic Park 3" will be released this weekend, there are obvious differences between the subjective groups of the two sides. Fox Searchlight has high hopes for this weekend.


    Limited to the type of film, coupled with the existence of Jurassic Park 3, the movie will not be shown in 3000 cinemas.


    With the efforts of Fox Searchlight and the support of good data after the one week screening of the movie, the movie will be shown in 2000 cinemas in the new weekend, and the number of screens will reach 2530, which is the highest in horror movies.


    There is no doubt that whether it''s the type and audience, or the investment and publicity, "chainsaw thriller" can''t compete with "Jurassic Park 3".


    The number of theaters of the latter is more than 3400!


    However, the popularity of "Jurassic Park" has reached the lowest level since its debut in North America on Friday.


    But this series has formed its own brand. For most audiences, especially the mainstream family audience, Jurassic Park 3 must be the first choice for this weekend''s movie viewing, rather than chainsaw.


    There are not many families that bring children to watch a horror film, but there are not many in the world.


    Most of the time, the type of film determines the audience, "chainsaw horror" is not a PG or PG-13 film with a wide audience, but a R-rated film full of bloody violence!


    "Jurassic Park 3" has boosted the film market this weekend, and other films can only look up to it.


    That doesn''t mean there''s no room for other films to survive.


    After the expansion of the screening, it is certain that the attendance rate of the movie will not be the same as before, which is the inevitable law of the market. However, there is no collapse of the attendance rate of the movie, and each theater has maintained a relatively stable attendance rate.


    Also on Friday, the film received $6.25 million from 2000 cinemas, the best one-day performance since the beginning of the film.


    The most important thing is that the audience reputation of the film has been relatively strong, and some of the audience who have seen it once will go to see it again.


    Early on Saturday morning, Daisy from Los Angeles and a group of friends walked into the movie hall of "chainsaw.".


    At noon in New York, the professor of Columbia University, regardless of the risk of being stunned again, called his friends and friends to buy tickets for "electric saw".


    Later, under the leadership of Louis Gonzalez, a long island horror film enthusiast group entered the cinema for the second time to watch this high-quality horror film rarely seen in recent years.


    Just like most films with strong public praise, the box office of "chainsaw" rose slightly on Saturday compared with that on Friday, winning $6.32 million a day. However, the one-day box office champion of this day still belongs to "Jurassic Park 3". The influence of this dinosaur series ensures that even if the film''s public praise is not good, it can still get a good box office number.


    This is also the biggest benefit of the series.


    There is also the potential of serialization in the movie, which can be seen by anyone with a clear eye, and the top management of Fox Searchlight is no exception.


    Today, the film has earned US $14 million in North American box office, which is much higher than expected, and the screening continues, and this number is bound to continue to grow.


    Godin Clyde, sitting in his office, has just looked up from the latest batch of data of the movie "the shock of the chainsaw". The audience of the movie has a strong reputation, and the results are gratifying after the expansion of the screening. He has come to a relatively clear conclusion that the prediction of cinemascore and ED Mintz is fundamentally wrong!


    The North American box office of this film will never be about 30 million US dollars, only more, not less!


    If this weekend''s box office is excellent and next week''s decline is small, it''s not impossible to exceed $40 million.


    This kind of performance is enough to make him stay in his current position for the time being, instead of worrying like before. However, in addition to his joy, Godin Clyde also has a slight loss on his face. He actually got only 30% of the copyright in the negotiation, which not only means that the peripheral income can only get 30%, but also the sequel, the biggest beneficiary will be Stan Dayton studio.


    As for the sequel, in Godin Clyde''s opinion, it is certain. There are still so many questions left in the film, such as the ending of the leg sawing doctor and the origin of the jigsaw, and he doesn''t believe that Murphy Stanton, who has to fight for half a day for a dollar, will easily give up making sequels.


    What a pity!


    Godin Clyde sighed a long time, as if to spit out all the loss in his heart. He thought he was very optimistic about the movie, but he underestimated the movie and the director!He shook his head and got back to work, ready to see what kind of miracle "chainsaw" could bring this weekend. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    In the early morning, the sunlight fell on the office through the glass, and the new week''s work was about to begin. Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside. A white man about 25 years old came in, with his briefcase in his hand. He walked a little fast. He habitually closed the door with a bang.


    "Rick People who had been in the office immediately looked here angrily, and the older one, who was gnashing his teeth, warned in a low voice, "what are you going to do? Do you want to kill us all? "


    "I..." Rick looks at the eyes of several colleagues. He''s just a newcomer. He doesn''t understand what''s going on What''s the matter? I That''s how I closed last week. "


    Another whispered, "last week was ok, but not this week!"


    Rick became more confused. "For Why not now? "


    Someone reached out and pointed to the left, where Harvey Weinstein''s office was.


    "Oh, I see." Rick suddenly realized, "is the boss in a meeting?"


    The first person to warn couldn''t help covering his forehead. He was worried about this guy''s stupidity. Rick still didn''t understand. He just put his briefcase away and sat down in front of his desk.


    In order to avoid being involved, or to vent the boss''s inexplicable anger on himself, the oldest man lowered his voice and warned, "Rick, don''t make any big noise on this floor today or in the last two weeks, especially close the door. Be sure to be quiet, otherwise, the boss..."


    He raised his hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck with a knife.


    "This is..." Rick still doesn''t understand, "why is that?"


    The old man shook his head, "because of a film, a film that the boss didn''t take and gave up."


    Rick suddenly realized, "can''t it be" chainsaw thriller "


    "Yes, that''s it." Another man answered in a low voice, and looked to his left, as if afraid that his boss would hear him. "The weekend just passed, the electric saw thriller got a good box office. When the boss came to the company today, he was obviously not happy."


    Another said, "when I came here, I saw Jones Butler in the marketing department being called over. He was expected to be the boss''s scapegoat and vent bucket."


    In one of the offices on the left, Jones Butler sat at his desk, his head slightly down, his dark face taut and silent.


    Opposite her, Harvey Weinstein sat back in the big boss chair, with no expression on his fat face.


    "Sorry, boss." Jones took the initiative to make a mistake in judging the market value of the film. "I want to let Butler know the value of the project."


    She is not a newcomer to the workplace. She knows some basic rules of survival. Today is Monday, when the new North American box office charts are released. From the moment she came here, she knew that Harvey Weinstein was angry because he lost the project of "the thrill of the chainsaw". No matter who led the negotiation at that time, who forced Murphy Stanton to transfer the copyright at a low price Who, this mistake can only be borne by her.


    If a subordinate makes a mistake, it must be a subordinate''s mistake. If a leader makes a mistake, it must also be a subordinate''s mistake.


    Jones Butler understands that it is common in the workplace all over the world.


    Her head has been slightly lowered, as if she was the one who made the mistake.


    Now, she is very clear that she underestimated "the electric saw" and Murphy Stanton, especially the latter. She even took the temptation of Miramax''s $7 million plus a movie contract and turned to the Fox Searchlight.


    This alone was far beyond her expectation.


    Similarly, she and Miramax''s marketing department have also studied the market potential of the film. They think that if it works well, the box office of tens of millions of dollars in North America should not be a problem. With the revenue from outside Shanghai and other copyright aspects, Miramax hopes to make eight figure profits. [literature building]


    but now it turns out that this is wishful thinking. I''m afraid that the final profit of the movie will be much better than expected!


    Even doubling or even doubling is not a problem.


    And this is still in the hands of Fox Searchlight, which is obviously not as good as Miramax''s distribution company. Fox Searchlight has invested very little resources in this film. The reason why "electric saw" can achieve such success is that it is in line with the market and the taste of horror film lovers.


    Thinking of this, Murphy''s face flashed in front of Jones Butler''s eyes.


    She admitted in her heart that she obviously underestimated the director''s ability and ambition.


    However, people who look down on Murphy Stanton are not only themselves, but also the people opposite, right?


    "This is a movie that should belong to Miramax!" Harvey Weinstein finally opened his mouth to break the silence. His voice was cold and stiff. "The marketing department and the film department should sum up why such a coming film will slip away from us!"Of course, the price you offer can''t satisfy Murphy Stanton''s huge appetite! The thought flashed through my mind, but Jones Butler would not say it foolishly.


    "Get out." Harvey Weinstein waved his hand casually.


    Jones Butler got up and walked slowly out of the office.


    Harvey Weinstein''s eyes fell on a report on the desk in front of him, and his face shook slightly.


    After all, he is Harvey Weinstein. How can he completely press this kind of mistake on his subordinates?


    Just seeing the latest statistics of the North American box office rankings of last weekend on the report, he felt a bit bored. He was about to eat the delicious steak in his mouth. Not only did he fly away, but someone behind him proved that it was actually the meat of Kobe cattle. How could this make people happy?


    Harvey Weinstein looked down at the latest North American box office charts.


    Top of the list was the third film in Universal''s signature Jurassic Park series, which won $50.7 million in three days over the weekend.


    And in the second place, is that let him feel very dazzling name - "chainsaw scream"!


    The production cost of this film is about $1 million. In the three days of last weekend, it took $17.27 million from North America and became the second place in the box office!


    His inner assessment of the film''s North American box office is only about $15 million.


    Facts have also proved that Harvey Weinstein has lost his eye sometimes.


    What''s the cumulative North American box office of the film, plus the previous box office?


    Harvey Weinstein quietly calculated in his heart for a while, and quickly came to the answer, 25.71 million dollars!


    Isn''t that amazing? About 20 times the return on investment Harvey Weinstein suddenly felt a little chest tightness, can''t believe such a large profit, even slip away from his hands.


    It''s only one week since the movie was shown. This is far from the final North American box office. Besides, there are overseas box office, video and television copyright revenues. What will the final profit be?


    Even though many excellent films have been made in recent years, the estimated figures still make Harvey Weinstein feel extremely heartache!


    In particular, the latter is like tearing his heart and lungs, laughing at his shortsightedness and ignorance of talents.


    Along with it, there is a trace of regret. If he had known such a result, he would have bought the film at a higher price, instead of squeezing Murphy Stanton with numbers.


    Harvey Weinstein felt even more uncomfortable when he thought of the name. The little director asked Bill rosis to drag him and Miramax, but turned around and signed an agreement with Fox Searchlight


    Harvey Weinstein was very uncomfortable because of the suffocation in his chest. He stood up and walked twice, came to the French window, breathed a long breath, and finally felt better.


    Murphy Stanton!


    This name appears in Harvey Weinstein''s head again. Now there is no one else here, and he doesn''t have to hide in front of his subordinates. He admits that he has lost sight. This little director, who has no reputation, seems to know how to grasp the market and has his own ideas.


    Will this be the next Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino?


    Harvey Weinstein holds his chest in his hands and looks into the distance. He can bring Miramax to his present position. He is definitely not a mediocre who only knows complaints and regrets. Instead, he understands the importance of excellent directors to the film industry.


    After discovering Quentin Tarantino, Miramax ushered in a rapid development. However, he can''t deny that Quentin''s films are a carnival for film critics and a small number of fans, but not for the public fans


    However, I don''t have to worry about all this. I have to see to what extent this young director can achieve this work.


    As the helmsman of an enterprise, Harvey Weinstein may have all kinds of quirks or inexplicable problems, but learning from the failure is the basic quality.


    Up to now, he did not say it, but admitted in his heart that he underestimated each other too much in the negotiation between "chainsaw scare" and Murphy Stanton, which directly led to the failure of this operation and made Miramax lose the profits of tens of millions of dollars that he might have got.


    Back at his desk, Harvey Weinstein put away the report, picked up his pen, and wrote down a line of letters on a blank sheet of paper - Murphy Stanton!


    He pressed the paper under the transparent glass layer of his desk, which is not only a reminder, but also a lesson!


    In the new week, with more copies of "electric saw horror" in place, the number of screening theaters of this horror film has increased again, reaching nearly 2000 theaters at one stroke. The increase in the number of screening theaters has also made the film appear in front of more audiences. Moreover, the success after the expansion of screening, as well as the publicity and marketing campaign of Fox Searchlight, have also attracted many critics We should pay more attention to it. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    "Freshness is down again!"


    In the study, Kerry Mulligan, sitting at the back of the computer, looked up and wrote almost all his depression on his face, "is this falling too fast?"


    With an interview process sent by Fox Searchlight, Murphy waved his hand indifferently, "honey, is the freshness of" electric saw scare "below 20%


    "Of course not." Kerry Mulligan looked down again. "Before last weekend, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was 60 percent. Now it''s 52 percent."


    Her words seemed to squeeze out of her teeth. "This week, more and more film critics have released their reviews on the movie, mainly negative ones."


    "Oh..." Murphy was indifferent, but said, "do you have the latest one? I''ll listen to some of them


    With the expansion of the film last weekend, the movie has naturally attracted the attention of critics, but different from the evaluation of horror film lovers, they basically hold a negative attitude towards the film.


    In fact, not only the rotten tomatoes, but also the IMDB score of the film is declining rapidly. After the expansion of the film, it will inevitably attract a considerable number of passers-by. For a film of such a large scale, fans of non horror films may like it infinitely low, and there will not be scenes of passers-by''s collective praise after watching it.


    If you think about it with your toes, there must be a lot of passers-by who leave the show early. Even if you can finish watching it, you won''t have a high opinion of the film. Those who can score in IMDB are absolutely impossible to get high marks.


    This is a very simple truth. After the expansion of the scale and popularity of a film, it will always attract the audience who are not such fans to watch it. Some of these people will be attracted, and others will become the source of negative word-of-mouth. This is an unavoidable problem for large-scale screening and widely spread films.


    On the contrary, the audience of those small independent films is limited, the scale of publicity is often very small, and the mainstream audience knows that it is not their own dish, so the possibility of entering the audience is very low. The viewers are often the real fans of this type of films, so it is only natural that they can get a higher rating.


    In essence, chainsaw is still a film with a relatively narrow audience, but after it has achieved outstanding results, it has gradually become a popular commercial film. In this case, it is impossible for its reputation to continue to rise all the way.


    Kerry Mulligan drags the mouse, looks at the latest film review, and says to Murphy, "Peter Travers of rolling stone only gave us five points. He says our film is extremely disgusting and has nothing else. "Chicago Sun''s Roger - Albert also gave five points, he thinks the film achieves the effect of terror and horror, it is really a bone breaking, but the audience is suffering, in the final analysis, it is not worth it."


    "Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald..."


    The crisp voice was filled with anger. Kerry Mulligan was obviously not as cultivated as Murphy. "He said that he only saw a group of shining idiots in the film. "It''s second only to the Chicago J.R. - Jones," he said


    "Hey, honey!" Murphy recognized the change in Kerry Mulligan''s tone and said, "isn''t there a good review?"


    "Yes..." Kerry Mulligan looks up at Murphy and holds his emotions in check. "King Newman of Empire says that you have successfully created a chilling atmosphere of terror. David Edelstein of New York Magazine thinks the narrative of the film is very clever... "


    Probably, after seeing the bad reviews again, Kerry Mulligan simply stood up from behind the computer and went to Murphy''s side. His small baby face was still depressed. "Why should the critics attack such a bad film with such a good reputation?"


    "Because critics never watch movies from the standpoint of ordinary audiences." Murphy put down the interview, thought about it and said, "in their eyes, the content and depth of the film are far more important than entertainment."


    Kerry Mulligan leaned over Murphy''s armchair and frowned. "But isn''t watching movies just for fun?"


    Murphy shrugged. "Some people can always find something tall in the film."


    "But..." Kerry Mulligan didn''t understand Murphy''s meaning. He asked, "but the narration, rhythm and editing of the movie are praised by many media. Why don''t critics like it?"


    "It''s easy to understand." Murphy reached over her shoulder and said, "few critics like this bloody movie."


    "Oh..." Kerry Mulligan tapped her chin.


    She turned her head and gave Murphy a kiss and said, "that''s what you told me about the difference between professional word-of-mouth and audience word-of-mouth."


    "That''s right." Murphy smiles. "The former is more likely to bring awards, while the latter represents the market for a film."


    "Can you do both?" Kerry Mulligan is still a 16-year-old girl, "if the professional reputation and audience reputation are good...""Of course." Murphy shrugged. "It''s just very difficult."


    Commercial achievement is the foundation of a director''s foothold in Hollywood, but if he wants to further improve his style, such films are indispensable.


    Unless it''s James Cameron who can crush everything with his business achievements.


    Kerry Mulligan gave Murphy a big kiss on the face. "I''m sure you can do it!"


    Murphy just laughs. With his present ability, even if he cheats, he can''t make such a movie. He still needs to continue to hone his career as a director.


    Back at the back of the computer, Kerry Mulligan looked at the screen and almost exclaimed, "the freshness of rotten tomatoes has dropped again, only 51 percent."


    She looked up at Murphy, "will this affect the box office trend in the future?"


    It''s impossible for film critics to say that they can''t influence the audience''s choice. Murphy also walked over and took a glance and said, "what we''re doing now is a commercial film. We don''t have to care too much about the freshness of rotten tomatoes."


    Kerry Mulligan was puzzled, "why?"


    "Because rotten tomatoes don''t come from the ratings of the audience. Strictly speaking, it''s not a rating system." Murphy simply explained to Kerry Mulligan, "the concept of freshness of rotten tomatoes is based on whether the film reviewers give positive comments on a film. For example, 80% of the film reviewers give positive comments, and the freshness of the film is 80."


    If we look into the problems of this system carefully, it is difficult for the freshness of a film to reflect whether it is really well received, because its standard is that a film review passes the pass score, which means it is fresh


    If a film has more than 80 freshness, but the average score of the filmmaker is no more than 6 points, is this film highly praised by the profession?


    The rotten tomato page of such good movies that people either love or hate, such as the electric saw, obviously won''t look good.


    in addition, the rotten tomato website itself is deliberately stirring up the water, giving the certifiedfresh label to movies with freshness above 75 and a film review base of 40, giving the audience the illusion that rotten tomatoes are "scoring".


    After Murphy''s words, Kerry Mulligan nodded.


    Murphy pointed to a bucket of popcorn icon behind the freshness number and said, "this popcorn index can better reflect the popularity of a film in the audience than freshness."


    The freshness of rotten tomatoes has dropped to 51, but the popcorn index is still as high as 88%.


    That''s why Murphy doesn''t care much about freshness.


    "So the freshness of rotten tomatoes is not very important?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding slightly, Kerry Mulligan scratched his face. "Where is the professional reputation?"


    She''s just a new Hollywood actress. She''s only 16 years old. She doesn''t know much about some things.


    "Do you know the Metacritic score?" Murphy said as simply as possible, "the industry pays more attention to serious Metacritic ratings than Internet media like rotten tomatoes, and how many of those old men in the Academy of film arts and Sciences, do you think, pay attention to the Internet?"


    Acritic scores also have websites, but they are mainly based on paper media. As the most qualified and professional college in this circle, its average age is over 50 years old. No one can expect such a group of people to be loyal Internet users, and even most of them have no use of the Internet.


    However, it also has its limitations. The Metacritic score includes the film reviews and scores of some veteran professional film critics, and its conservatism and old school can be imagined.


    In other words, all these ratings are just for reference, and can not reflect the market value of a film. There are not a few films with super high IMDB score or over 90 freshness of rotten tomatoes, whose box office and even subsequent copyright products hit the streets, and even bring down a film company.


    IMDB, in particular, has a lot of water in its ratings, and the scoring mechanism can only limit, rather than eliminate, the water army. The war between the dark knight and the godfather is the best example.


    With these simple words, Murphy gave Kerry Mulligan the information from Fox Searchlight. "Take a good look at the process. This is the first interview of the crew and your first media interview. Don''t screw it up."


    "Certainly not!" Carey Mulligan has a rare face of seriousness.


    As the movie "the chainsaw" won the second place in the North American box office last week, it has also become the focus of attention of many media. For publicity consideration, under the coordination of Fox Searchlight, a program of Fox TV will have an exclusive interview with the whole crew headed by Murphy.


    In the production list of this interview, Murphy also saw a familiar name - Kara Firth! (to be continued). )

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    As soon as James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan walked backstage, Murphy saw a familiar figure.


    With a fitting suit, a slender figure and curly blonde hair, Carla Firth is standing at the door of the director''s office with her chest in her hands. She is looking at Murphy with a faint smile on her face. It''s like a sudden reunion of a friend she hasn''t seen for a long time.


    Murphy tilted her head to smile at her, and immediately quickened her steps to go over, and actively extended her hands. Opposite Kara Firth also extended her hands, and they hugged each other.


    "Kerry..."


    Not far behind Murphy, Jonah hill, the fat man, asked in a low voice, "who is this woman? How spicy! How beautiful


    Kerry Mulligan''s eyes have been staring at the two people in front of her. She knows that before James Franco, Murphy had only two friends in Los Angeles. One of them lost contact because of some strange things, and the other was the woman opposite.


    She still remembers that when she didn''t associate with Murphy, Murphy said that this woman was the same kind of person as him.


    When shooting "fruit candy", she saw this woman often haunt the crew. At that time, she only thought she was Murphy''s ordinary friend. But now when she looks at the two people hugging each other, even though she knows it''s a courtesy greeting after the reunion between friends, she is still very upset.


    As a person who never knew how to hide himself, Kerry Mulligan''s emotion appeared in his face in an instant.


    But Jonah hill was a careless activist. Seeing that Kerry Mulligan didn''t answer, he continued to ask, "who is she? It''s a good relationship with Murphy. "


    James Franco gave him a pull from the back.


    Jonah Hill didn''t understand James Franco''s intention. Instead, he looked back and said, "Jim, what are you pulling me for?"


    He turned and looked at Murphy and Carla Firth separate. "Wow, wow, wow, she''s so beautiful! Absolutely the most beautiful woman I''ve ever seen. "


    Kerry Mulligan''s baby face has turned black.


    Jonah Hill wanted to say something else, but Seth Logan pulled her to the back. Seth Logan motioned to Kerry Mulligan with his eyes. Jonah Hill had been pulled back a big step and could only see her side face. But the gloomy expression that seemed to drip water at any time made him close his mouth.


    Because of the distance between the two sides, Murphy could hear Jonah Hill''s big mouth whispering, but he couldn''t hear exactly what he said. No matter what, he was in a good mood to see Carla Firth.


    Anyway, it''s one of the few friends he''s made since he came to Los Angeles.


    "When did you come back?" Murphy stepped back and slightly opened the distance between them. "Why didn''t you tell me?"


    "A few days ago," Carla Firth said, lifting a drop of golden curls, "I just saw that the program group wanted to interview you and give you a surprise."


    Murphy deliberately exaggerates, "what a surprise."


    "No sincerity!" Carla Firth slightly turned her mouth and let go of the door of the director''s room. At the same time, she said to Kerry Mulligan and others behind Murphy, "come in and talk."


    There''s still some time to go before the show starts, and there''s no need to rush to make up.


    "You''re in charge of the show now?" Murphy walked next to her and asked, "half a year''s study is complete? Transferred to Fox? "


    "This way for the time being." Carla Firth went to a glass round table, opened a chair, sat down, motioned to the others, and continued to answer Murphy''s question, "I''ve just come back. I haven''t decided my position yet. I''m waiting for news from 20th century fox. The producer of this talk show started taking maternity leave a few days ago, and I will be in charge for a period of time. "


    Murphy patted the palm of his hand. "We''re going to work together again."


    At this, Kerry Mulligan wrinkled his nose, looked at Murphy, then at Carla Firth, who was sitting opposite him, and snorted. [literature building]


    she felt that when Murphy saw the blonde, she completely forgot her.


    After a few words with Carla Firth, Bill rosis also came. Like other interview programs, more than 90% of the procedures and problems formulated by the program team have to communicate with the interviewees, which is an unwritten practice in the industry.


    After Bill rosis and Carla Firth finished talking, Murphy winked at her. "You''re not going to give us a problem, are you?"


    Carla Firth shrugged gracefully. "I''ll let Miranda dig you out!"


    Miranda is the host of the show.


    Murphy laughed, and so did Carla Firth. She nodded to the others and looked at Murphy. "I have something else to do. It''s time for you to make up."


    After Kara Firth left, Murphy and others, led by a staff member, went into the men''s and women''s dressing rooms respectively. While making up, Seth Logan, sitting next to him, whispered, "Kerry -..." I don''t seem very happyHearing this, Murphy looked over there in disbelief.


    Seth Logan made a show of hands, and Murphy, who had no experience in this field, didn''t understand what he meant.


    James Franco on the other side simply said, "you and Carla Firth."


    "Carla? Me Murphy pointed to herself and finally understood. She shook her head and laughed. "Kara and I are just friends. Kerry thinks too much."


    The other three looked at him and didn''t say anything. Murphy thought it was a trivial matter and didn''t pay attention to it.


    After putting on makeup, it''s not far from the beginning of the program. According to the established process, the two male protagonists James Franco and Seth Logan will take the lead to appear, interact with the live audience, answer a few questions from the host, and then Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan, representatives of the victims in the film, will appear.


    This program is live, and the time is prime time. Fox has given enough support to Fox Searchlight.


    Murphy has been standing at the entrance of the front desk, where the camera can''t capture, and he can see most of the scenes on the stage.


    James Franco and Seth Logan are sitting on the same couch, boasting for the crew and the film without changing their face. The two guys are probably like him and Carla Firth, who are born to shoot together, sing one song and show an unusual tacit understanding.


    Both of them have excellent talent for making jokes. Dozens of audience sitting under the stage often make them laugh.


    Daisy sat in the audience, laughing and crying. I didn''t expect that the two miserable people in the film were so interesting in reality.


    What about the director? Are you like them, too?


    It''s said that there was such an interview. She managed to get the ticket to see what the mysterious and abnormal director looked like and whether he looked like his movie?


    She is very curious about that guy, all the main characters in the film have been interviewed, only he has been hiding behind the scenes.


    Although she realized that this might be a propaganda strategy, Daisy was still a little dissatisfied.


    Why are you so mysterious? Is that guy too sick to scare the audience?


    While Daisy was thinking about this, there was a sudden exclamation around her. She quickly recovered and focused on the stage in front of her. A fat man was tied to a device similar to a cross and pushed onto the stage.


    People who have seen the film all know what this is - knuckle rack!


    There was a burst of applause, and then a man in a black robe who looked like a saw flashed out from behind the fat man. He pressed the remote control in his hand, and the fat man screamed


    The scene in the movie flashed by Daisy''s eyes again, shivering unconsciously.


    "Jigsaw! A jigsaw A few people''s shouts sounded on the left side, as if they were fans of the jigsaw, "jigsaw, kill him! Kill him


    The people around look at each other. Can these guys distinguish the movie from the reality?


    The knuckles on the stage are just props. Of course, it''s impossible to kill Jonah hill, a fat man. He was soon put down, but the jigsaw is still wearing the iconic robe.


    Daisy was up there. "Is this the director? Is it still so mysterious? "


    "Jigsaw! Jigsaw! Vertical saw... "


    Those admirers are still shouting, like crazy.


    A white hand stretched out from under the robe, gently took off the hood above, revealing conspicuous short golden hair. There was no expression on the lovely baby face, but it seemed so naive.


    "This is..." Daisy opened her eyes wide. "This is Amanda!"


    "Amanda..."


    Although her black hair turned to blonde, many people around recognized the girl''s role in the film.


    Daisy could not help scratching her head. It turned out that she was not a hacksaw or a director.


    But why does Amanda wear a jigsaw? Daisy thought it was a little strange. Did the crew arrange it on purpose? That''s the only way to explain it.


    At the beginning of the visit to Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan, Murphy saw a staff pushing Billy, the puppet carefully designed by the crew, at the backstage exit.


    As in the movie, Billy puppet was put on a bicycle, and someone came to Murphy to explain some precautions.


    Daisy didn''t have much interest in Amanda and the fat man who died in soy sauce. Just as she was waiting impatiently, the light on the scene suddenly went out. A grinding sound came from the other side of the stage, and something came to the dance stage in the dark.


    When the light is on, it is the puppet in the movie. Before the audience can respond, the puppet''s chin moves up and down, and the familiar voice rings out again.


    As long as you''ve seen "the electric saw is startling", you''ll have a deep memory of this sound.


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    a man suddenly appeared on the stage and grabbed the puppet from the small bicycle." his name is Billy, a puppet. "


    The audience was a little dazed and didn''t know who the new one was. They were all sure that there was no one in the main characters in the film.


    "Is it..." Daisy was staring over there. "Is that him?"


    The light on the stage was bright, and the figure of the man was clear.


    "But he looks..." When she saw the new people on the stage, Daisy frowned slightly, which seemed totally different from what she had imagined.


    Tall body as strong as a palm tree, white face seems to have a few scars, but there is no abnormal taste, but appears to be more strong, mouth with a smile, let the whole person look very sunny.


    What surprised Daisy most was his age, which was less than 30 years old? Just over twenty?


    When did Hollywood have such a young and excellent director?


    Thinking of this, Daisy shakes her head. Maybe it''s not the director, just an assistant or something. Maybe it''s the crew.


    A man in his early twenties is the director of a film with tens of millions of dollars at the box office in North America. It''s not a hyped film like "the witch Blair". On the contrary, the quality of the film is excellent enough. How can this be possible?


    She shook her head again. The director of the film should be like a saw.


    But the hostess Miranda''s words surprised Daisy to open her mouth.


    "Let me introduce you." Miranda left her seat, went to Murphy and said to the audience, "this is Mr. Murphy Stanton, the director of the electric saw."


    Murphy waved to the audience. "Hello, everyone."


    There was no applause, but a voice of dismay, "er..."


    Like Daisy, everyone, especially the fans of chainsaw, can''t believe that Murphy is the director of such a movie.


    How can it be so young? That''s what most people think.


    Daisy looked at Murphy in consternation. Her open mouth didn''t close all the time. All of a sudden, she felt that such a director was also very good. At least she looked very attractive, didn''t she?


    She likes the director''s style very much. If the director''s image is good, it''s OK to like the director by the way.


    Miranda could see the audience''s doubts. After inviting Murphy to sit on the sofa next to her, she immediately asked the four actors, "is he really your director?"


    Seth Logan lifted his glasses. "I promise it is!"


    James Franco nodded his head. "That''s right."


    Kerry Mulligan looked at Murphy. "That''s him."


    Jonah hill was the most exaggerated, as if he had been abused during the shooting, and cried out, "I swear, he''s the guy who hung me on barbed wire and made me dry meat!"


    There was a burst of applause.


    Daisy was able to see that the three actors were all funny.


    The applause became louder and louder, and all the audience looked at Murphy. It turned out that he was really the director of the electric saw!


    Miranda was laughing all the time. After the applause subsided, she watched Murphy''s official introduction. "This is Mr. Murphy Stanton, the director of the electric saw."


    "If it''s fake, it''s guaranteed." Murphy said a word according to the situation.


    I have a good sense of humor! Daisy was the first to clap her hands, and there was another round of applause in the audience.


    "Congratulations, Murphy." Miranda understood the purpose of the show and said, "the box office of chainsaw is close to $30 million in North America."


    "Thank you," Murphy said modestly, looking at James Franco''s four. "It''s the result of the hard work of the whole crew. Without Jim and them, it''s impossible to have the current" electric saw ". I want to thank everyone in the crew."


    "Sounds like you''re a very united team?" Miranda tilted her head slightly.


    "Very united." Murphy put away his smile and said seriously, "we have a common goal. We are all working hard for this goal. We all look forward and use our strength in one place. We have a tacit understanding in our work and solved all the difficulties we encountered."


    Miranda motioned down the couch and asked deliberately, "including them?"


    "Everyone!" Murphy turned to look at James Franco. James Franco said knowingly, "in fact, we are more like a family."


    Such solidarity, friendship and mutual assistance will be welcomed in the mainstream society all over the world.


    Daisy once again applauded with other audiences, feeling that the director was not only good looking, but also had a special personality charm.


    The program is still going on. Because the previous four actors have done enough preparation, the topic between the two sides soon entered into the "electric saw", which is also the main purpose of Murphy''s program."In the film, we can see a lot of very scary ideas." Miranda pointed to the knuckle stand on the stage and said, "this device, for example, is terrible. How do you think of it?"


    Murphy thought for a moment and said with a smile, "a lot of the ideas of the movie come from our real life, this knuckle rack..."


    "This is what I came up with when I saw some mechanical equipment," he said


    Miranda did not let go of the meaning, continue to ask, "can you know what other thrillers in the film from your real life?"


    "Like Seth''s Adam..." Murphy looked at Seth Logan, the fat man showed a simple and honest smile, "the scene of Adam reaching out to take out feces from the toilet comes from a friend in reality."


    "Has anyone really done that?" Miranda looked shocked.


    Daisy and the people around her pricked up their ears to hear who was so sick.


    "When I was in prison," Murphy said with a look of recollection, following the process, "I used to live in the same cell with a man who was arrested for taking drugs and hiding drugs. That guy didn''t know where he got the drugs. I secretly threw them into the toilet. As a result, when he was addicted to drugs, he rushed directly to the toilet and put his hand in the toilet You know the conditions inside, the scene at that time... "


    He shook his head and said no more.


    Miranda''s eyes widened and her mouth covered with one hand. It seemed that she was disgusted.


    In fact, these are all negotiated in advance. Murphy knows very well that his past will be picked up soon. It''s better to say so. Anyway, he can''t push away the confused things that his predecessor did.


    But that''s what happened, the guy he saved.


    Thinking of that man, Murphy suddenly felt that it was time to go to the state prison to see him.


    Before he and rose got out of prison, each other had vowed that they would give up drug addiction and stand up again.


    "Wait..." Miranda raised her hand as if she had just reflected, "you say it''s in prison? You Ever been to prison? "


    "Yes." Murphy nodded. "In fact, when I was 10 years old, I got into a lot of trouble and made a lot of mistakes, and I paid the price of losing my freedom. Later, I realized that I needed to make a change and could not continue to be ignorant. Then I broke up with the past and began to struggle for the future. "


    on the other side of the Pacific, he describes himself as a typical prodigal son who never changes his money.


    "Then why did you choose to be a director and make a movie?" When Miranda was a kid, he kept digging


    "No, the most important thing I thought about before I was a teenager was to fill my stomach." Recalling the memory of her predecessor, Murphy said, "my mother thinks that I can become a construction worker at most, because my grades are too bad, but my body is very strong. My father wants me to be an American football player, so that I can earn a lot of money, his future wine money and... "


    Murphy pauses on purpose, shrugs, and says, "it''s just money."


    Miranda laughed. "You''re going to let them down."


    "Maybe. "Murphy gave a smile, too.


    Daisy has been listening to Murphy''s words seriously, and more and more she feels that this is a person with a lot of stories.


    "How''s life in prison?" Miranda changed the subject at the right time.


    "It''s terrible, it''s hard, sometimes the description of prison in the movie is not exaggerated," Murphy said with a smile. "When you go in, you will find that you lose not only freedom, but more. There, you should always be vigilant. Everyone can be your enemy... "


    Things like smearing the federal government have always been the most popular thing for the public, the media and Hollywood. Murphy also adheres to this principle, because it can please the audience.


    California state prison, in his description, is an absolute hell.


    "Do you know why I can think of so many killing devices? It doesn''t come out of thin air. " Murphy said that there are robbers, murderers, serial killers and many unimaginable felons in prison. They are very willing to talk about what they have done, especially those extremely cruel methods


    Miranda''s lips were shaking. "This This Is that the source of the horror plot? "


    "Yes Murphy nodded solemnly, then pointed to his head. "There''s a lot of crueler things I''ve heard in it."


    Murphy''s voice was the only one on the show. It seemed that everyone was shocked by this.


    Daisy patted herself on the chest. Prison is really a terrible place.


    How did he get out of that place? She was very curious about this. Instead of being defeated, she learned from experience and achieved incredible success


    After a few more words, the topic of prison came to an end. The purpose of the program was to promote the film, and the topic came back to "electric saw".Miranda asked, "what''s your secret to such a great success in your second film?" (to be continued). )£¬¡£

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    "The secret?" Murphy shook his head. "I don''t think secrets help a lot in making a movie."


    Miranda on the other side showed a look of interest. James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan looked at her with the same interest.


    They know more about Murphy and his past. It''s impossible for them not to be curious about the change in a short period of time.


    Of course, Murphy has a secret, but he can''t tell others.


    After thinking about it for a while, he said, "before the project started, I was seriously studying the techniques of horror movies. As a result, I found that everything from content to form, such as claustrophobia, serial killers, haunted houses, psychic exorcism, doll curse, looming ghosts, sudden sounds and unexpected reversals, is Hollywood''s classic convention."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Daisy can''t help nodding her head when she thinks about the horror movies she''ve seen in the past. If she brings out the single scene of "electric saw", she can really find a familiar shadow in the past Hollywood movies.


    "These are just the basis of a horror film," Murphy knows how to say in order to achieve the best publicity effect. "If you want to make the film brilliant, you must carefully arrange these, carefully schedule the camera lens and sound, and place the location of the saw, the time of the mystery, and the rhythm of the flash back to impregnable."


    Many people in the audience are nodding, after all, Murphy is not empty talk, but a movie in the show as evidence.


    "I want everyone to have no time to relax their tight nerves from beginning to end and enjoy themselves to the last second." Murphy said sincerely, "build a brand-new movie with Hollywood''s stereotyped building blocks that can make everyone interested."


    Miranda clapped first and turned to the audience and said, "Murphy did it, right?"


    No one answered. The answer was warm applause like waves.


    "What he said was wonderful!" Daisy heard someone nearby saying, "this is a director who pays great attention to the audience, not the one who makes inexplicable movies."


    Another responded, "even for his words, I''m going to watch the movie again."


    Daisy also considered whether she wanted to buy tickets again?


    "I don''t think horror movies need big scenes, big stars and special effects to attract people." Murphy concluded, "horror movies don''t rely on flashy means, but on hard work."


    He looked at the audience, "it''s better to scare the audience out of their wits, but they can''t stop."


    There was a burst of laughter, followed by warm applause.


    These words are not Murphy said casually, but summed up according to the experience of the former director.


    Wen''s horror films have always been a model of low investment and high return in the industry, from the famous "electric saw" series to the later "Lurk" and "evocation" series, no matter whether he is a screenwriter, director or producer. He has never failed. His fierce market potential has won him a wide reputation and won the unanimous recognition of money oriented producers.


    James Wen is also one of the few Chinese American directors who can make it to the forefront of Hollywood.


    As Murphy is doing, these are not by mouth gun or genius, such as boast, but step by step to get.


    At the end of the program, Murphy and his party quickly returned to the backstage.


    "Well done."


    In a crisp voice, Murphy looked ahead, and Carla Firth came over. "I''m very interested in you and your film."


    Murphy opened her hand and laughed.


    Carla Firth came closer and said in a low voice, "it''s still your style to talk and do things. You haven''t changed."


    "What can I be?" Murphy turned and walked to the dressing room. "I''ll take off my make-up."


    James Franco. Seth Logan and Jonah Hill quickly followed.


    Kerry Mulligan takes a look at Carla Firth and walks to the ladies'' dressing room.


    After struggling in the workplace for so many years, Carla Firth can read something from her eyes, but she doesn''t care at all.


    With her identity and experience, how can she care about the thoughts and opinions of a 16-year-old girl.


    After taking off his make-up, Bill rosis negotiated the rest with the TV station. When Murphy and his party left, it was very late. Kara Firth took Murphy to the front hall where the TV studio was.


    "That''s all for today." Murphy waved goodbye to her. "You go back."


    Carla Firth nodded. "I won''t send you off. I''ll ask you to have coffee another day."


    Without looking at Kerry Mulligan, she turned and walked to the studio where the crew was.


    Just like before, she didn''t plan to do anything, so she didn''t have to worry about Kerry Mulligan.


    It was really late. After coming out, several people waved, got on their cars and drove in different directions.After finishing the uncomfortable seat belt, Kerry Mulligan''s unhappiness was written on his face from the time he got on the bus. At this time, he looked at the road ahead and didn''t say a word.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy gave her a look.


    Kerry Mulligan tilted his head and still didn''t speak.


    Although Murphy has no experience in this field, seeing Kerry Mulligan''s appearance, he can''t help thinking of Seth Logan''s words.


    He turned around, drove into the main road and said with a smile, "honey, you think too much. Carla and I are just friends."


    Although occasionally a little bit off the grid joke, but he and Kara - FES really just friends, and never want to further.


    "Really not?" Kerry Mulligan turned and looked here with wide eyes, as if interrogating a prisoner. "Or are you lying to me?"


    Murphy frowned and said, "when I met Carla Firth, I didn''t even have fifty dollars on me. Do you think someone as proud as her would like me?"


    Kerry Mulligan''s tight baby face did not relax at all, "but now you are not what you used to be!"


    She heard Elizabeth banks say that if a director is successful, many women will immediately post it and try their best to please him.


    "Don''t worry." Murphy reached out and pinched Kerry Mulligan''s face. "Even if she can see me, I can''t see her."


    As the tight baby face relaxed, Kerry Mulligan turned around, sat back on the co pilot and whispered, "I''ve fallen out with my parents, I''ve fallen out with Uncle Julian, and I don''t have anything to rely on but you."


    Murphy knows all these things, and the hard heart that has been tempered also gushes out a soft, "honey, as long as you want, I will always be your dependence."


    Kerry Mulligan turned, looked at Murphy close at hand, and nodded his head.


    In fact, Murphy knows that in this unpredictable world, grasping the present is the best way. No one can predict what will happen in the future. After all, the circle where the two live is called Hollywood.


    The program interview is just the beginning of a series of publicity plans for Fox Searchlight. The box office results of "electric saw" far exceeded expectations, which gave them strong confidence. Now that they have made such a box office, they naturally want to make more profits. From the next day, the crew headed by Murphy, led by Fox Searchlight professionals, opened the North American publicity campaign Brigade.


    There''s nothing special about these promotions. They''re basically Hollywood routines.


    Maybe it''s because of the expansion of the screening of the film again, or because the program of that day and the subsequent publicity played a role, the second week after the expansion of the screening, that is, the third week after the release of the movie, there was no huge diving drop. Instead, it continued to conquer the North American market in a relatively stable way.


    In the first four working days of this week, the box office in a single day remained around $1.5 million. Before the opening of the third weekend on Friday, the North American box office of the film industry reached as much as $31.28 million.


    That''s three times what Fox Searchlight and most companies expected in North America!


    Over the next three days of the weekend, "the chainsaw thriller" drew a beautiful box office chart rarely seen in horror movies. Compared with last weekend''s results, it fell by less than 40% and got $11.2 million, pushing the North American box office over $40 million!


    The box office of 42.48 million dollars is enough to blind many people.


    As last time, Stanton studios also announced that the production cost of the film is $800000, which seems that the return on investment of 50 times is more terrible than the film itself.


    According to Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks has fired two independent film buyers, and Morris entertainment has replaced its deputy director of distribution


    "Electric saw" has achieved much more than expected results, but it can not change the inherent defects of a small audience. After the new week, due to the expansion of the screening in the first two weeks, enough potential horror movie fans have been consumed, and the box office of the film has shown a downward trend.


    In seven days a week, after several ups and downs, the movie got more than $6.7 million, and the box office in North America was approaching $50 million.


    However, the number of cinemas of the film also began to shrink sharply. In the middle of August, less than 1200 cinemas were still showing. On August 14, Murphy and "the electric saw" ushered in a historic moment.


    After the movie won $720000 in a single day, the North American box office of this horror movie finally broke through the $50 million mark!


    Like all normal movies, the number of theaters and the North American box office of the movie are shrinking in the following time. As for what kind of figure the final box office will stay on, we can only rely on time to accumulate.


    Murphy and his party have returned to the city of angels. Fox Searchlight has prepared a grand celebration party, but before that, he is going to visit his drug addicted old friend in California state prison. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    Through the thick iron fence door, Murphy enters the interview room of California state prison. Under the guidance of a prison guard, he comes to the window which is divided into two worlds by the iron net, opens his chair and sits on it, waiting for the person to come.


    It''s probably due to working days. There are not many visitors here. Murphy turns around and looks like there are only four or five. It''s not as good as the number of prison guards standing here on duty.


    Not far from his left hand, two prison guards have been looking at him. From time to time, they will murmur that they should recognize him.


    At the beginning, he and rose were also well-known figures in this prison.


    Murphy sighed when the name rose appeared in his mind. Since rose proposed the investment, although the connection between them has not been completely broken, their relationship can no longer return to the state of prison.


    They are all on their own way.


    The sound of footsteps suddenly sounded, and gradually from far to near, a man in orange prison clothes came slowly to this side.


    Murphy looked in the twinkling of an eye, and there was no change in the other''s appearance, even in prison clothes.


    This is a middle-aged man between 30 and 40 years old. Although his dark hair has only a short stubble, he can''t hide his unique uninhibited temperament. In his eyes under his forehead, he is also full of melancholy.


    He should have seen Murphy. He could not help but quicken his pace and came here in a few steps.


    "You''re so bad. You''ve been out of prison for almost a year before you thought of coming to see me?" His first export is to complain, speak very fast, "I said right? You''re not a good person. "


    He opened the opposite chair and sat down. Murphy looked at him through the window and said sarcastically, "good people will know you in prison?"


    "I''m a good man!" He pointed to his chest, then to Murphy. "You''re a jerk!"


    Murphy is too lazy to tangle. When it comes to bickering, the three of them are not opponents of this guy.


    He took out a packet of cigarettes and threw it through the window. The man reached for it and just smelled it and threw it back. "I quit."


    "Quit?" Murphy''s face was incredible. "Donny, it''s not like you."


    The person opposite said seriously, "I''ve given up all the things related to smoking!"


    Murphy raised his eyebrows and didn''t believe him. If Robert Downey Jr. could give up all the smoking related things, there would be a nuclear war outside.


    "Really." Robert Downey Jr. doesn''t seem to be lying. "I''m getting out of jail. I can''t let drugs ruin me completely."


    "Quit!" Murphy nodded and chose to believe this guy. "I believe that the talented little Robert Downey will come back."


    Robert Downey, Jr. laughs. He looks like a fart.


    Murphy threw the cigarette to the left-hand C.O. and asked, "how have you been these months? Have the Hortons ever bothered you again? "


    "No, you scared them." Little Robert Donnie pulled up his stool and leaned over to this side. "I''m not a rookie who just came in. I''m also an old man here. Besides, you and rose are still famous. No one dares to attack me easily."


    He gave a stretch. "I''ll wait to get out of prison now and go back to my fancy world."


    "Taking drugs again..." Murphy mercilessly sneer, "and then get caught?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. stares. "I''m going to quit, and I''m trying! Can you stop hitting me? "


    Murphy opened his hand and shrugged again.


    "Where are you better than me?" Robert Downey, Jr. lowered his voice. "How many headless cases did you do in this prison during your year here? You''re not just a jerk, you''re a devil


    Murphy looked at him, but did not speak.


    Robert Downey, Jr. took two deep breaths, regained his composure, shook his head and sighed, "I know there are times in it to protect me, if it''s not for you..."


    He suddenly sighed. It would be terrible without Murphy''s help.


    In this prison, many people are still very interested in making a movie star.


    "I didn''t come here to fight with you." Murphy put his left hand on the armrest of the chair, tilted his head and said, "do you really want to see if you''re off drugs? Don''t forget what I said. I''m waiting for you. "


    "Waiting for me?" Little Robert Downey pinched his face suspiciously. "What are you waiting for me to do? By the way, Murphy, what do you do after you get out of prison? Don''t you really follow rose? "


    Murphy shook his head. "It seems you have forgotten that I''m not with rose. I''m in Hollywood now..."


    "What? Hollywood? " Little Robert Downey''s eyes almost fell to the ground in surprise. "Did you really go to Hollywood? Do what? Extras? Or a crew helper? ""Director!" Murphy light said, "I told you, I want to be a director."


    Robert Downey, Jr. was wide eyed. "Are you a director? Don''t be kidding... "


    Murphy didn''t argue. "You''ll know when you come out, or when old Robert comes to visit, you can ask him."


    "Can''t it be true?" Listen to what he said, Robert Downey, Jr. believes that Murphy he knows is a person who doesn''t like to joke, and doesn''t know how to joke. "My parole application is approved, and I''ll go out in a few months, and then I''ll know if what you said is true or false."


    "Is the date fixed?" Murphy asked. Robert Downey, Jr. said the time. He nodded. "I''ll pick you up then."


    As visiting time approached, Murphy frowned and whispered, "Donny, keep a low profile and don''t make trouble recently."


    "I know." Robert Downey Jr. stands up.


    In fact, from the beginning of meeting Robert Downey Jr., Murphy thought that it was not a simple thing for him to be sentenced to prison for possession of drugs. There may be more complicated factors behind it.


    In Hollywood, it''s not news at all for celebrities to take drugs. As for drug carrying, it''s absolutely not rare. But few of them were caught by the police in the end. It''s just that little Robert Downey was jailed for drugs more than once, which can''t be explained by coincidence.


    Maybe young Robert Downey was arrogant and ignorant, and offended too many people.


    After leaving the state prison, Murphy drove onto the highway leading to Los Angeles. Robert Downey Jr. can be said to be the best lesson. People can''t be carried away by success. Only when they are sober enough can they have a chance to move to a higher position.


    It''s not without a reason that he visited Robert Downey Jr. at the time of the great success of the chainsaw.


    Of course, Robert Downey Jr. is about to get out of prison, which is another major reason.


    If you want to make a classic film, the director is the key, and excellent actors are also essential.


    Now it''s inevitable that the movie will sell well, and Murphy''s next plan also appears in his mind. However, it''s mid August now, and everything will have to wait until 9 / 11 and its impact are over.


    Count the time. That''s when Robert Downey Jr. got out of jail.


    Robert Downey Jr. is full of negative news these years, so he is not suitable to be the first protagonist, and he will not have too many demands.


    Think about the former Downey, who was jailed again soon after he was released from prison. He is a god loathing in Hollywood. If Mel Gibson didn''t pull him, there might not be a super-a star behind him.


    It is undeniable that Murphy liked little Robert Downey when he was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, otherwise he would not have helped him in prison.


    Murphy has been thinking all the way, in addition to Robert Downey Jr., there are also heroine candidates. Although the next film is still black style, the first protagonist is a woman.


    And if the film wants to have enough appeal, the heroine must have enough appeal, or can cause a huge topic.


    This kind of actress is often paid a lot in Hollywood, star actor is not the best choice.


    When the car entered Los Angeles, Murphy suddenly thought of the superstar he met when shooting "fruit candy". Maybe this is a good choice?


    After leaving the highway, the traffic volume suddenly increased. Murphy threw away these ideas and focused on driving. The next project is far away, and there is plenty of time to consider.


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy and Kerry Mulligan went to order a new dress for the Fox Searchlight party at the end of the month.


    In addition, he is still keeping a close eye on the North American box office development of the movie.


    Because of the audience, the cinema life of horror films is often very short, and there are relatively few horror films that last more than 10 weeks. However, the movie "electric saw" is a typical American horror film. After several weeks of screening, the attendance rate has dropped sharply, and the number of single audience in many weekend shows has appeared a single digit situation, and the number of cinemas has gradually dropped to several hundred.


    By the end of August, there were less than 300 theaters in North America showing the movie, and the daily output was better than nothing.


    Murphy judged that in less than 10 weeks, the horror film would be taken off the North American cinema.


    However, it doesn''t matter, because that special period is coming soon. For a long time in the future, this kind of cruel and bloody film will be ignored.


    In addition, three days before Fox Searchlight held the celebration party at the end of August, the North American box office of "chainsaw thriller" successfully crossed the $60 million mark and slowly approached $61 million.


    Murphy is satisfied with all these. After all, the audience of the movie is limited. It''s not a mainstream commercial movie, nor is it a youth horror movie like scream. It''s just a dream to make the box office in North America exceed 100 million.


    Meanwhile, Fox Searchlight is excited about this much higher than expected achievement. In particular, a celebration party was held at the four seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, and some of fox''s media reporters rushed to the party. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    As the sun turns to the west, a lengthened black car bathes in the sunshine of Southern California, passes the red carpet like Rodeo Avenue, passes a fashionable business district, and slowly arrives in front of Beverly Hills four seasons hotel.


    It has become the center of the magnesium lamp.


    A reporter from Fox''s media got to the front of the car for the first time, and his camera was aimed at the door.


    A film with a production cost of only $800000 can earn more than $60 million at the box office in North America, which is enough to amaze many media.


    The young directors here, especially some of the non entertainment reporters, are also interested in fox.


    In the last Fox TV show, the other side revealed that they were only in their early twenties. With such an age and a box office of 60 million US dollars, they could attract too many readers.


    As for the other party who has been in prison, but not too much attention, Hollywood has been in prison people can find several dozen.


    A car in front just left, the limousine started again and stopped in front of the red carpet of the hotel.


    Walking at the end of the crowd, Paul Wilson looks back, his eyes full of excitement and disbelief.


    He didn''t expect anything. In his first year of graduation, he not only participated in the production of official films, but also became the deputy director of a film with a box office of 60 million dollars in North America!


    Such a brilliant qualification is enough to make everyone who graduated at the same time envy.


    At the beginning, when he was a free intern, many people laughed at him for being brainless and cheated by a cheater. However, he saw the efforts and persistence from the eyes of the younger man, and chose to gamble. In the end, he got such a huge return!


    "I''m really lucky!"


    Looking at the car surrounded by reporters, Paul Wilson sighed in his heart, "I must have been blessed by the goddess of luck, otherwise how could I meet someone like Murphy Stanton?"


    Makeup artist Jack Watson, photographer Philip Raschel, lighting designer David Robbie, art director Helena and others also unconsciously look back.


    Although all the reporters focused on the limousine that the leading actor and director took, they were not dissatisfied with it. On the contrary, they felt unreal.


    Are you really involved in the production of a $60 million box office production in North America?


    In fact, they all know that from this moment on, no matter their fame or qualifications, they will no longer be unknown in their respective professional circles.


    "Here we are." Murphy looks across at James Franco and Seth Logan. "Ready to be a star?"


    Seth Logan scratched the back of his head with a smile.


    James Franco picked up the little mirror and straightened his bow tie. "I was ready ten years ago."


    Murphy nodded to the two men and looked around.


    Kerry Mulligan was wearing a short white dress with shining short golden hair, which was well groomed. There was also a hair band on it, which made the whole person look more stable besides being naive and lovely.


    However, unlike the apparent calm of James Franco and Seth Logan, Kerry Mulligan''s small face was tense and obviously a little nervous.


    Patting her hand, Murphy whispered, "honey, this is your moment. Isn''t this your dream?"


    Kerry Mulligan turned her head and looked at Murphy. The deep eyes on the opposite side were full of calmness. This calmness also infected the people around her. She took two deep breaths in a row, and her baby face gradually relaxed. The past active Kerry Mulligan came back.


    Murphy saw her change and waved to the three. "Get out of the car. It''s your time."


    The door was pushed open by Seth Logan. He and James Franco got out of the car first. Kerry Mulligan walked down with the flashing magnesium lamp in Murphy''s encouraging eyes.


    The appearance of these three leading roles immediately attracted the attention of media reporters, especially James Franco and Kerry Mulligan. The former is handsome, chubby, and has an indescribable temperament; the latter is young and beautiful, with a unique baby face, naive and lovely, and full of flexibility.


    Even Seth Logan, a little fat man, is concerned.


    In contrast, Murphy, who finally got off the bus, did not attract much attention. After all, the director behind the scenes is different from the starring actor.


    Although the number of reporters here is not large compared with those popular mainstream commercial films, they are all experiencing this kind of battle for the first time. After the initial tension has passed, even if they are as calm as Murphy, their faces are excited.


    "Mr. Franco, do you think this film will change your previously unknown career as an actor?"


    "Seth! Seth! What do you think of the success of your first Hollywood movie? ""Miss Mulligan, from" fruit candy "to" chainsaw ", your performances are excellent. Can you know how your acting skills are refined?"


    "Director Stanton, it is said that you are not twenty-five years old. Is that true?"


    One by one questions were thrown over by the reporter, four people just politely answered a few words, under the protection of the staff, along the red carpet all the way to the main door of four seasons hotel.


    Reporters automatically divided into two parts, to accompany them on both sides of the red carpet, and constantly use the camera to record their every move!


    Is that what it''s like to be famous?


    Kerry Mulligan''s eyes were constantly swimming on both sides. After relaxing, she showed the most beautiful smile she had practiced countless times, and the reporters were willing to photograph her as if she were the center of the world.


    What a wonderful feeling! Kerry Mulligan is a bit intoxicated.


    Yes, she wants to be an actress! She wants to be a star actress! She wants to be the best actress in Hollywood!


    Kerry Mulligan was even more determined.


    Like all the best-selling movies, this is not only a celebration party, but also a publicity campaign. Although the box office of the movie will not increase significantly in North America, it will be followed by overseas shows, North American TV shows, and DVD and video sales


    When they got to the hotel, several fox reporters stopped them. According to the plan, the four of Murphy would give some routine interviews.


    Bill rosis is also here.


    He nodded to Murphy and took the initiative to go to Kerry Mulligan. Due to the lack of professional public relations personnel, these jobs can only be undertaken by his agent for the time being.


    Compared with the mature and steady Murphy, Bill rosis is worried that Kerry Mulligan will accidentally say what he shouldn''t say.


    The interview was very simple. The answers to the questions were all worked out before. Just like the Hollywood production line, they were very formulaic and answered a few simple questions. James Franco, Seth Logan and Kerry Mulligan took the lead in walking into the hotel, while Murphy, accompanied by bill rosis, came last.


    As he walked into the hotel and accompanied Murphy to the top floor open-air ballroom in the elevator, bill rossis said, "it was specially arranged by Fox searchlights. They think you are fully entitled to this treatment."


    As they turned out of the elevator, Murphy turned to look at Bill Rossi. "It seems that my position in the eyes of Fox Searchlight has risen a lot."


    "Yes, and it''s a very high one." Bill rosis looked into Murphy''s eyes, with an undisguised excitement, "well, you''re no longer a little unknown director. You''ve attracted the attention of many Hollywood companies."


    Before that, he thought that Murphy would succeed, and "the electric saw" might sell well, but he didn''t think of such a terrible achievement.


    That''s 60 million dollars! How many Hollywood directors can get $60 million at the box office?


    Let alone Fox Searchlight, even CAA, his agency, took Murphy''s information from him half a month ago, intending to establish a complete archive for him.


    Bill rosis can''t help but look dark. The success of the movie is completely beyond everyone''s expectation. CAA''s attention is of course, but it may not be a good thing for his agent, because it is very likely to attract the attention of other agents in the company, and then ask to share the management power of the agent


    It hasn''t happened yet, but it''s already bothering bill rosis.


    Murphy''s progress is so fast that his agent can''t keep up with him.


    Close to the entrance of the open-air banquet hall, Bill rosis deliberately slowed down and followed Murphy. Looking at the firm figure of the young director, he knew that this was the best opportunity since he was engaged in entertainment agency. If he wanted to seize this opportunity, he had to work hard.


    If a broker can''t keep up with his clients, he is doomed to be eliminated. He doesn''t want to be eliminated.


    As soon as he got to the door of the open-air ballroom, Murphy saw someone coming out. It was Godin Clyde, the Distribution Director of Fox Searchlight.


    Apart from some distance, Godin Clyde would pile up the most cordial smile and take the initiative to extend his right hand, "Murphy, you''ve finally arrived!"


    Murphy smiles and gives him a firm grip. Godin Clyde makes a gesture of "please." everyone is waiting for you


    In contrast to the media outside the hotel, in the eyes of the top management of these film companies, he is the leading role tonight!


    These are people in the industry who understand the importance of an excellent director to the film industry and the benefits that an excellent director may bring.


    The production cost of $800000 and the North American box office of more than $60 million are enough to change a lot.


    After all, Hollywood is not out of the business circle.


    Murphy walked into the open-air banquet hall. The applause was like a storm. Everyone on the scene was watching him and clapping at him.He is worthy of the leading role here! (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    "Congratulations, director Stanton..."


    "Murphy, I didn''t expect you to be so young."


    In the open-air banquet hall, since everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, Murphy was surrounded by people who took the initiative to say hello, including Fox Searchlight executives, 20th century fox film producers, media magazine editors, and some agents.


    Each of them has a bright smile on his face, and his words are sweeter than honey.


    Even Murphy, in such a compliment sound, also some floating, also feel as if he has really become a big man.


    If you change to other people of the same age, you may not know where you are, but Murphy''s intoxication is still intoxicated, and he still has enough sense and soberness in his heart.


    He knew that it was just the beginning, not the peak. There was still a long way to go. It was not the time to stop and enjoy.


    Godin Clyde had just left Murphy and was about to say hello to 20th century fox. As he passed the long dining table, a fat man suddenly appeared in front of him.


    "Hello, Harvey." Godin Clyde, of course, recognized Harvey Weinstein''s fat face. "I didn''t expect you to come too."


    Harvey Weinstein laughs. "Congratulations, Godin. It''s a good deal."


    "That''s very kind of you." Godin Clyde laughs brightly. "It''s the luck of Fox Searchlight to make Stanton studio satisfied."


    There''s competition between the two sides, and he''s not polite. "Thank you too, Harvey. If it wasn''t for the harsh conditions offered by Miramax, the box office of this movie would be... "


    Godin Clyde accentuated, "this $60 million box office movie will not be released by Fox Searchlight."


    Harvey Weinstein''s fat face was a little ugly, but he didn''t get angry. Instead, he said, "I admit that I''ve lost sight and underestimated Murphy Stanton''s ability."


    "We don''t underestimate Murphy. We''ve been supporting him." Golding Clyde was like telling the truth, "so Fox Searchlight is the winner now."


    He laughed a few times, then added a few polite words and walked away.


    Looking at Godin Clyde''s back, Harvey Weinstein looks up, drinks the wine in his hand, turns and walks towards Murphy.


    He knew that he had made a mistake. Although he would never admit it, he would correct it in private.


    If a director''s low-cost production can earn high returns at one time, it may be due to luck. What about the two times? It can''t all be explained by luck.


    Just like Quentin Tarantino at the beginning, falling water dog made him interested in investing, while vulgar novel fully proved the ability of director!


    Although the films produced by Murphy Stanton can''t compare with vulgar novel, they have a better grasp of the market than Quentin Tarantino, who has been in a slump in recent years.


    After struggling in Hollywood for so many years, Harvey Weinstein knows that those who pursue success are more likely to succeed. When a director is successful, he may go smoothly; when he fails, he may fail one after another.


    Murphy Stanton is obviously in the ascendant stage, that is, a stage of director Shunfeng Shunshui.


    This is also the most valuable stage of directing.


    Murphy was standing on the balcony outside the open-air banquet hall. After meeting a group of people, he just wanted to catch his breath and found a familiar fat man coming diagonally opposite.


    "Congratulations, Murphy." Harvey Weinstein went directly to him, holding the balcony railing in both hands and looking out at Beverly Hills, "you''ve brought me too many accidents."


    "Thank you Murphy also turned to look outside, modest smile, "in fact, I am also very surprised."


    His tone was calm, without any arrogance, as if he had achieved only minor achievements.


    Harvey Weinstein turned to see Murphy. Before he came, he was ready. He was young and might humiliate himself. Unexpectedly, it was such a scene.


    It''s very rare to maintain a peaceful attitude when you succeed, especially in the fickle place of Hollywood, where Harvey Weinstein values him another 10%.


    After all, Murphy is not a young Robert Downey or Tom Cruise. He does have a problem with Harvey Weinstein''s original squeeze, but he is not stupid enough to show it. Even if he runs Harvey Weinstein now, what''s the use of it except for being quick?


    He just looked at the night scene of Beverly Hills, overlooking the signs of Hollywood in the distance, and figured out how to use Miramax''s power.


    There is no need for a director to have a grudge with any film company. This is the most stupid behavior.


    Think about how Spielberg and universal made a scene for Schindler''s list and Jurassic Park. A few years later, did he cooperate with Jurassic Park 2?In this circle, smart directors will not have eternal enemies.


    Harvey Weinstein looked back from a distance and turned to look over. "Murphy, as long as I''m still in Miramax, an appointment will be waiting for you."


    Murphy didn''t expect Harvey weins to come over and say this, somewhat surprised, but politely said, "thank you."


    The fat man on the other side nodded and turned to leave.


    Looking at the fat figure behind him, Murphy thinks that Harvey Weinstein can become a big man in Hollywood. He is definitely not a simple person. A person who can make Quentin Tarantino and other geeks willing to work together for more than ten years, naturally has his extraordinary points.


    "What do you think?" A familiar voice came from the side, "so distracted that I didn''t even see it when I came here?"


    Murphy turned, and Carla Firth, in her black evening dress, was looking at herself with her right hand on the railing.


    "I just feel that this circle is very complicated." Murphy sighed.


    Carla Firth looked in the direction where Harvey Weinstein left and said, "it''s complicated to say it''s complicated, it''s simple to say it''s simple."


    Murphy leaned on the railing. "I''m going to ask your teacher for guidance."


    "I don''t charge for our friendship." Carla Firth made a rare joke, then seriously said, "all business circles cooperate because of interests, and split because of interests."


    "You''re a complete stakeholder!" Murphy shook his head and sneered.


    Carla Firth replied in the same tone, "don''t forget, we''re the same kind of people."


    Murphy turns to the outside. From here, you can see the night scene of Los Angeles, which gives you a sense of control.


    The sun had already set, and the night wind at the end of August was cool. Thinking of the time, Murphy suddenly asked, "are you still going to Columbia University recently?"


    "Didn''t I tell you?" Carla Firth, standing next to Murphy, was also looking out. "Half a year''s study has been completed. In recent months, I will stay in Los Angeles and not go anywhere."


    She turned her head and looked this way. "Are you going to treat me to a big meal?"


    "A big meal?" Murphy deliberately pointed to her tall figure, "if you eat again, you will become a fat woman."


    After coming back from prison, he contacted rose. He was a local snake from Los Angeles and would not go to New York. Carla Firth was busy and would not leave Los Angeles. James Franco discussed going to the Caribbean for a holiday


    And then there''s Kerry Mulligan. She''ll follow wherever she goes.


    Now there''s nothing to worry about. As for the twin towers, I''m sorry, there''s nothing he can do.


    He is not yet in a daze, knowing that such things must not be touched.


    Kara Firth didn''t respond to Murphy''s words either, and asked, "what about you? What are you going to do next? New film? "


    "No..." Murphy raised her finger and shook it. "I''m going on holiday."


    He is not Superman. He will feel tired when he is busy continuously. He plans to find a place to go on holiday when the movie "the shock of chainsaw" is released from North America.


    "Are you going on holiday?" Jonah Hill''s fat voice suddenly rang, and he and a group of people came from behind. "Why don''t you come with me to the Caribbean?"


    He obviously drank a lot of wine, and his tongue was a little big. He completely forgot that there was Kerry Mulligan beside him. He said with a smile, "there are a lot of hot Latin beauties there. I heard that they are easy to take the bait!"


    "Jonah! You idiot... "


    Seeing that Kerry Mulligan''s face was a little darker, Seth Logan quickly put a glass of wine in front of Jonah hill and said, "shut your mouth."


    Kerry Mulligan took a look at the two men, went directly to Murphy, took his arm and asked, "how can I hide here?"


    She pointed to the crew behind and said, "they all want to have a drink with you."


    Carla Firth looked around and said to Murphy, "I''ll go first. I won''t disturb you."


    She nodded to the only familiar James Franco and turned away.


    As the only person who is not a member of the crew leaves, others bring wine and glasses and drink to Murphy one after another. The success of such a film depends on these collaborators, and Murphy will not refuse them.


    Drink too much, talk less scruples, James Franco suddenly said, "Murphy, the four of us haven''t been together for a long time, we''d better go to the Caribbean for a holiday."


    He''s a little smarter than Jonah hill. "Ah And then there''s Kerry. "


    Murphy also has some heart, the scenery of the Caribbean has been rumored to be good, looking around at Kerry Mulligan, "honey, what do you think?"


    "I don''t want to go." She has always had a problem with James Franco, how can she agree that "the Caribbean is too hot."


    She looked out at the crowd, pointed to lighting engineer David Robbie and said, "we talked about fake things before. I think David''s hometown is very good." (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    "You three, go and have a drink..."


    Murphy waved to the James Franco trio, and then called out to David Robbie, the lighting engineer who was chatting with Paul Wilson on the other side, "David, come here, come here."


    "Here we are." David Robbie came quickly.


    "David," Kerry Mulligan said first, "when we talked about our vacation, you talked about your hometown. Murphy and I are going on vacation."


    "Are you going to Australia?" "It''s not the best season to travel in Australia right now," said David Robbie, pushing the cup to Jonah hill, who was walking away from here


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t care at all. Instead, he said, "I don''t like places with high temperatures. I''d rather stay in Los Angeles instead."


    After all, David Murphy doesn''t know where his hometown is.


    "David," he asked, "where is your hometown? Sydney? "


    "Oh, no," David Robbie said, shaking his dizzy head and waiting to wake up a little bit. "It''s a small city in Queensland, near the gold coast."


    The gold coast is a tourist attraction in Australia. Murphy has heard of it.


    David Robbie added, "my family is in the country. My grandparents have handed down a big farm. There are so many rabbits and deer there. Now it''s the best hunting season."


    ¡·With that, he looked at Carey Mulligan, and Carey Mulligan looked at Murphy, "I''ve never hunted before."


    Her bright eyes looked at Murphy expectantly. Murphy thought and nodded slowly.


    It''s also good to go hunting in Australia. After living on both sides of the Pacific for such a long time, I have never fired a gun.


    The celebration party lasted until early in the morning. When it was over, Murphy found that the paparazzi was behind the car. He thought that he was tracking others to make a living, but now he has become the goal of others to make a living. He still had some emotion in his heart.


    The world is always changing so fast.


    Although I''m going to Australia for a holiday, I can''t say I''m going right away. The movie has not been released from North America yet. There is still a series of work to be done between Stanton studio and Fox Searchlight. Moreover, the time is approaching. On September 11, Murphy also has some resistance to flying. Now the safest thing is to stay on the ground in Los Angeles.


    In the past few days, Murphy has been talking on the phone with his friends, discussing with James Franco about his painting and stealing skills, communicating with Jonah hill about how to make proper humor and jokes, and talking with Seth Logan about the use of a fat man in film shooting


    And carafes. Although they were busy with each other''s work and didn''t go out for coffee, they kept in touch by telephone. According to carafes, she is going to be promoted again and may enter the Los Angeles branch of Fox TV station to take an extremely important position.


    All in all, she was so busy that it was impossible for her to leave Los Angeles.


    Another is rose. Although they are estranged after going on different roads, Murphy has not forgotten him. Recently, rose seems to be in some trouble and will not leave the city of angels.


    As for Kerry Mulligan, Murphy doesn''t have to worry at all. She maintains the two-point and one-line relationship between the acting school and Stanton studio. She doesn''t go anywhere except to go shopping with Elizabeth Banks occasionally.


    All the people who are close to him will not appear in the wrong place at that special time.


    Even if Uncle Ladeng''s side may change due to the butterfly effect, it is unlikely to choose the city of angels, which lacks tall buildings, as the target.


    On an ordinary Tuesday morning, Murphy first sent Carey Mulligan to acting school, went back to Stanton studio, told telephone operator Rosa Rodriguez that there was no important thing not to disturb him, then went to the bedroom on the second floor, turned on the TV, and began to switch between major news stations frequently, hoping to see relevant news at the first time.


    He vaguely remembers that the attack seemed to have happened around nine o''clock, when a TV station was doing a program nearby, and it turned into a live broadcast.


    CNN, Fox News, CBS, NBC Murphy searched all the major news stations, and there was no report about the terrorist attack.


    Waiting for another half an hour, all that had never happened.


    Is it because of the appearance of his tiny butterfly that the world will change so much?


    Murphy''s brows are frowning. Will her influence be so great?


    He didn''t underestimate himself, but after he came to this world, he didn''t really do much. Even if there were changes, at best, it was just the fate of an individual, and it was limited to Los Angeles and even Hollywood.


    Until ten o''clock, Murphy stood up and went to the south window, looked up into the distance, the sun gradually turned to this side, the bright sun came down, with a peculiar heat of Southern California.


    Southern California? California? Thinking of this, Murphy could not help patting his forehead. Having been here for so long, he was still used to using the same time throughout the country, rather than distinguishing Western time from Eastern time.9 / 11 incident happened in New York, which is the east coast of the United States. I am in Southern California, which is located on the west coast. There is time difference between the two places!


    When he came here, he stayed in Los Angeles for the rest of the time except that he went out for a tour to publicize "electric saw scare". He simply ignored the existence of jet lag, and on the contrary, his old habits misled him.


    To understand this, Murphy went out for a walk, made a cup of coffee, sat in front of the TV and waited patiently.


    Just like the reports he had seen before, a plane crashed into the North Tower of the world trade center near nine o''clock Eastern time. All these reports came from the side, and the impact on people was not very strong. Then another plane flew over the TV picture and hit the South Tower of the twin towers, with flaming flames and thick smoke The fog immediately rose from the place where it was hit, and the TV pictures from the host to the people on the street to the rescue workers were in a panic.


    Not many people know what happened, let alone what impact it will have on the whole world.


    After about ten minutes, Murphy''s cell phone rang, and Kerry Mulligan''s voice was slightly alarmed. "Did you watch the news? New York seems to have been hit by a missile! It''s terrible


    "I saw it." Murphy comforted, "honey, God bless New York."


    He continued, "you stay at school and don''t go anywhere."


    Over there, Kerry Mulligan just hung up, and Murphy''s cell phone rang again, this time James Franco.


    "Hey, Murphy!" He asked aloud, "did you watch the news? Do you know what happened in New York? "


    Murphy tried to reply calmly, "it''s like a terrorist attack. There''s no definite news now."


    Just like this small group with Murphy as the center, this event has become the focus of discussion in the United States at the fastest speed. From traditional TV programs to emerging online media, forums and blogs, it is full of relevant information.


    Murphy only confirmed one thing. None of the friends he made here were in New York, let alone the world trade center.


    That''s enough for him.


    After that, everything happened. The Pentagon was hit, the twin towers of the World Trade Organization collapsed one after another, and no civil aircraft was allowed to take off in the US airspace. George W. Bush came out to speak and confirmed that this was a terrorist attack


    There is no doubt that this is the heaviest blow to the United States. The fairy tale of peace that America can stay out of the world has also been completely shattered, and another social change is about to begin.


    Seeing what happened on TV, Murphy couldn''t help thinking of Fahrenheit 911. If this documentary is made, it will become famous overnight, and even its name can easily spread across the United States and the world.


    But is it worth it?


    After only two seconds of thinking, Murphy shook his head.


    No matter how many times Washington authorities are hacked in the film, there is no doubt that the White House has the power to stand on the opposite side of the government in such an emergency.


    Yes, Fahrenheit 9 / 11 was once very popular and caused a lot of controversy, but it never became the mainstream voice of the United States. Even in Hollywood, which always liked the Mafia government, it was infinitely marginalized. Maybe only God knows how much the director was suppressed and where he fell.


    Even if Fahrenheit 911 is true, so what? The Bush family has a close relationship with the * * family. The whole 9 / 11 incident is a conspiracy. What''s your business?


    In these things, Murphy''s consciousness has always been very high. The United States does not give him a good impression, which is far from the paradise in the rumor. But this does not mean that he wants to be a pioneer in exposing the so-called truth.


    Great changes have taken place in the whole world. Hollywood is also changing. The impact on the film industry is the most direct.


    The United States is immersed in the atmosphere of grief, and few people go to the cinema. Those films that can be related to terrorist attacks or cruel killing are even ignored, and the public''s psychological tolerance for films has even dropped to the lowest point since the emergence of Hollywood.


    In the past September, the traditional North American horror film season was destined to be the Waterloo of many horror films.


    The reality created by 9 / 11 is too cruel. Few people are willing to accept the impact and torture of horror films in cinemas. Not only horror films, but almost all types of films have been seriously impacted. In cinemas, there has been a rare desolation in more than ten years.


    Movies of this type, such as "the shock of the chainsaw", have been the most affected. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, there were less than 200 cinemas left to take this movie off the shelves one after another.


    However, the final box office results of the film are amazing enough. (to be continued). )

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    Because of the impact of the September 11 incident, Hollywood was deserted in September. Few people paid attention to the release of any new films, and no one cared about which male star and which female star they had. The focus of the United States and even the whole world was on the ruins of Manhattan, New York. However, the films released in early September and now, regardless of the CASS and production scale, were not only on the streets There will be a rare exciting situation for Fox Searchlight this year, despite the desolation of the film market and the sadness of many distribution companies.


    Although the movie was forced to be released eight weeks after it was shown in the cinema, the dazzling results are enough to make many people excited and benefit at the same time.


    "Sit down, Tony."


    Seeing Tony Goodman walk into the office, Golding Clyde is extremely friendly. "What''s Murphy up to these days?"


    Tony gusman blushed as if he were a teenager younger. "In addition to asking us for a share of the box office, he was preparing for a new project."


    "Oh?" Godin Clyde was immediately interested. "Do you know the details?"


    "He didn''t disclose." Tony gusman shook his head. "I went to Stanton studio yesterday, and he said he would show us the script and the general plan when it was finished."


    "Keep in touch with Murphy!" Golding Clyde said firmly


    Obviously, Murphy Stanton is a rising director.


    "I understand." Tony gusman said.


    A low-cost horror film with a production cost of only US $800000 finally took us $61.89 million from North America, and it''s not the way of relying on the distribution company to take advantage of "the witch Blair". Such a director deserves the attention of any company.


    Just when Tony gusman thought so, Godin Clyde suddenly changed the topic, "there is a new position of deputy director in the marketing department."


    Hearing this, Tony gusman''s eyes lit up immediately. This is his chance!


    Sure enough, Golding Clyde said, "you are the first one to recommend chainsaw. You have made great contributions to the company this time. I have recommended you to the board of directors."


    Tony gusman was overjoyed. "Thank you, thank you, boss."


    Godin Clyde waved his hand. "Without you, there won''t be" chainsaw thriller, "and there won''t be a company with Murphy Stanton. You deserve it."


    He nodded his head hard. Tony gusman was overjoyed and suddenly thought of the name of Murphy Stanton. If he had chosen to cooperate with him when he was in park city and bought "fruit candy", he might have been promoted a long time ago.


    The opposite Godin Clyde stopped talking, and Tony gusman knew it was time to go out.


    Think of and Murphy - Stanton to maintain close contact, he left ahead of the boss, "Murphy has several times urged the box office."


    Golding Clyde frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "tell him that the money belonging to Stanton studio will not be less than a cent, but it will be paid in installments after the company has gone through the process. By February next year at the latest, all the money shared by the North American box office will be remitted to Stanton studio."


    This is already a relatively fast payment speed in the Hollywood industry. He and Fox Searchlight have no intention of tampering with each other. The box office in North America is relatively transparent, and Murphy Stanton is obviously in a period of rapid growth, so he is an excellent potential partner. Besides, the story of the electric saw is obviously not finished. There should be a sequel with Stanton studio It is not a wise choice to create irreconcilable contradictions.


    In other words, if the other director is directing a movie like "the witch Blair", he really needs to think about the number of shares and the payment time, a director who overdraw the market


    Although they may not be able to cheat, it is not difficult to delay for one or two years, which can also ease the liquidity pressure of film companies.


    Just like Golding Clyde''s consideration, Hollywood film companies always make appropriate adjustments according to different objects. This is a standard business circle. Business reputation is necessary, but there are also many ways to cheat.


    A week after the September 11 incident, Fox Searchlight sent a financial statement to Stanton studio, and Murphy''s lawyer Robert and accountant bill reviewed it. There was basically no problem. However, the North American box office split statement was sent, and the split payment had to be paid in installments, and it would take quite a long time to pay in place.


    This is a common practice between Hollywood distribution companies and production companies. When the strength and status of the two sides are quite different, sometimes the payment time can be delayed until it is collapsing. For example, it''s not without the fact that a debt default is finally brought to court.


    Murphy didn''t have much opinion on the half year payment period of Fox Searchlight. At the beginning, the contract between the two parties stipulated that the payment should be made within 10 months after the next filing in North America. Fox Searchlight was not delaying the payment, but releasing goodwill.


    Compared with the accounting period, he is more focused on the financial statements of "electric saw".The film made a total of $61.89 million at the box office in North America. After deducting various taxes, Fox Searchlight, as the distributor, got a share of $30.5 million. Some of the money has been paid in place, and some of it is still in the accounts of the major courtyard lines.


    However, the report from Fox Searchlight already has a clear proportion.


    Starting from the publicity period after Stanton studio signed the distribution contract with Fox Searchlight, Fox Searchlight has invested a total of 5.5 million US dollars in publicity and marketing expenses, and more than 500000 US dollars in miscellaneous small expenses such as storage expenses, transportation expenses, labor expenses, public relations expenses and insurance expenses.


    According to the contract between the two parties, these fees will be included in the 25% of the North American box office of Fox Searchlight. Stanton studio does not need to pay separately, and they do not need to deduct from the box office of the cinema.


    That is to say, the Fox Searchlight needs to intercept 25% of the $61.89 million from the $30.5 million, which is about $15.5 million.


    The remaining $15 million is not entirely owned by Stanton studios.


    There is a supplementary clause in the distribution contract between the two sides, that is, all copies of the movie will be printed by Fox Searchlight, and the cost will be paid by Fox Searchlight temporarily, and finally deducted from the North American box office share.


    Fox Searchlight adopted a conservative distribution strategy. At the beginning, there were only 30 copies. It didn''t start large-scale printing until "electric saw" showed enough market potential. The number of copies reached 2560 in the end.


    This statement is attached with a financial statement of the film printing factory. Because of the long-term cooperation with Fox Searchlight and the relationship of large-scale printing, the price of a single copy is not as high as the $3000 estimated by Murphy. The unit price given by the printing factory is $2450, which is basically the average level of large-scale printing in the industry.


    As a result, the cost of copying is as high as $6.27 million, which Fox Searchlight needs to deduct from $15 million.


    In this way, Stanton studio can get a North American box office share of about $8.7 million.


    But this is not a real revenue figure.


    After getting the financial statement of Fox Searchlight, Stanton studio also made an expenditure budget here.


    A considerable part of the $8.7 million will be spent on various expenses.


    Although the zero pay of Murphy made bill rosis unable to get a commission from his agent, he didn''t complain. At the beginning, he actively ran for the preparation and distribution of the film, on the one hand, because he was optimistic about Murphy''s future, on the other hand, because he could get a certain percentage of the box office.


    It''s not a high figure, but it''s three times his annual income in CAA.


    Bill rossis can take 250000 dollars.


    From the perspective of giving and reward, he is also worth the money.


    On the other hand, the movie has been put on record in the writers'' Union, directors'' Union and actors'' Union. It belongs to the trade union project. While enjoying the protection of the trade union, it also needs to pay a certain amount of money to the trade union. According to Hollywood practice, most of the money is paid after the film gets the actual income.


    The so-called trade union filing and protection is more like a routine for a small project such as electric saw. The trade union will not pay too much attention to it, and its role is actually out of the question.


    However, Murphy does not intend to default. Hollywood has formed mature rules of the game for a long time. It is better to follow these rules of the game before it has certain strength.


    After all, he is now a director, not a prisoner in prison, not a free journalist.


    The expenses are more than that. Philip Raschel, David Robbie, Helena and James Franco employed by Murphy are members of their respective trade unions. After the writers strike in 1988, several professional trade unions won the right to participate in the film revenue sharing for their members.


    Although the share ratio is very low, if you don''t want to get into trouble, this part of the money must be paid.


    In the production of electric saw, Murphy basically employs people who don''t have many qualifications, and the dividends that need to be shared with them are not much. In many A-class productions in Hollywood, if the production team is strong enough, it can often share half of the profits with the production and distribution company.


    This is one of the reasons why many Hollywood companies use some obscure means. No company wants to see its own costs piled up infinitely, and then its profit margin compressed to a very small level.


    In addition to other small expenses, after the Fox Searchlight payment is in place, the actual revenue of Stanton studio''s North American box office is about $8 million, not counting the extremely complicated corporate taxes that Murphy still can''t fully understand.


    Compared with the North American box office of US $61.89 million, this figure seems very insignificant, but the box office cake is far from being shared by the producers alone. Moreover, the investment of US $800000 in exchange for us $8 million in North American box office revenue, and the investment return ratio of ten times is absolutely amazing in the film industry.What''s more, it''s just the North American box office, followed by TV copyright, video and overseas markets. (to be continued). )£¬¡£

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    "Murphy, I suggest selling the overseas distribution rights of the film to Fox Searchlight."


    In the study on the second floor, Bill rosis holds a cup of coffee and talks with Murphy about the follow-up of the movie, "quite a lot of overseas markets are in chaos. We can''t supervise them as well as the North American market. This is where many distribution companies like to play tricks."


    Although Fox Searchlight''s North American accounts are beautiful and basically no problem, Murphy will not underestimate the temptation of profits for a commercial company, especially when it comes to overseas markets with different audit, issuance, share and tax.


    Moreover, the overseas market''s acceptance of such large-scale horror films is obviously less than that of North America, that is, a few countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, which have relatively broad markets.


    What''s more, the September 11 incident also has an impact on overseas markets. It''s hard to say what the overseas market of "electric saw" will be like.


    "Yes." Murphy nodded. "You talk to Fox Searchlight. Don''t worry. Talk slowly."


    If Fox Searchlight is not stupid, it should also know that the farther away this film landed overseas from 9 / 11, the better it will achieve.


    "And North American television and videotape rights." Bill rosis mentioned another source of income: "Fox Searchlight has already started to contact with the blockbuster chain."


    "They are the main negotiators in this respect." Murphy said.


    Thirty percent of the copyright of the film belongs to Fox Searchlight, and the cooperation between the two sides is in the honeymoon period. Even in order to improve their own profits, Fox Searchlight will strive to sell at a high price.


    Moreover, after so many years of development, some mature cases have long been formed in the North American film and its surrounding markets. The first round of television broadcasting copyright of the films that sell well at the box office is generally about one tenth of the total box office in North America, and the copyright fees for video tapes and DVDs are about the same.


    The difference between the two is that TV copyright can continue to collect fees through the second and third round of follow-up, and the follow-up revenue sources of video tapes and DVDs are mainly sales and rental Commission.


    In fact, it is not difficult to see from this aspect that Hollywood film revenue has got rid of the dependence on the box office and has many peripheral revenue sources, but this does not mean that the box office is insignificant.


    Just like TV copyright and video license fees, box office is often the basis of all peripheral revenue, which can most directly reflect the audience of the film. No one can expect a niche film with a box office of only a few million US dollars to compete with a mainstream commercial film with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars for peripheral revenue.


    Murphy and bill rosis had another chat. The treasurer of Stanton studio called. The first share of Fox Searchlight was $2 million.


    Murphy didn''t intend to keep the money completely, but directly informed the finance department. In recent days, according to the budget made in advance, he paid the labor union expenses and the share due to some members of the crew. Because the box office of "electric saw" is a big sale compared with the investment, according to the industry practice, Stanton studio will allocate US $5000 to US $30000 according to different positions Red envelopes ranging from yuan to yuan.


    During the shooting of the movie, Murphy was quite satisfied with most of the people behind the scenes. Except for a few positions that needed to be adjusted, he planned to continue to work with these people.


    A long-term cooperation can form a tacit understanding of the team, there is no doubt about the importance of a film director.


    In this extremely realistic circle, fame and wealth are always the best ways to motivate people.


    The phone rings again. After Murphy picks it up, Rosa Rodriguez''s voice comes from the receiver. "Boss, there''s a man named Ronan down there. He says he has something urgent to see you."


    Ronan? Murphy doesn''t remember the name.


    Rosa Rodriguez explained on the phone, "he''s a black man who''s coming from downtown and said it''s about your friend Rose."


    Hearing this, Murphy immediately remembered, "bring him up."


    In less than a minute, a black man was brought into the study by Rosa Rodriguez. Murphy waved Rosa Rodriguez down and looked at the black man''s bald head.


    This guy''s head is black and shiny, and his teeth are very white. Murphy knows him. When Stanton studio moved, he followed rose to help.


    "Mr. Stanton..." Without waiting for Murphy to speak, and regardless of bill rosis sitting next to him, this black man named Ronan spoke anxiously, "our boss has an accident, please help him!"


    Murphy immediately stood up and asked, "what''s wrong with rose?"


    His heart sank and he had a bad premonition. Was it


    "Last night, the FBI and the police raided the boss''s house." Ronan has turned into a mourning face. "The boss and many brothers have been captured by them. I asked a lot of people for help..."


    Hearing this, Murphy breathed a sigh of relief. It''s not as good as he imagined. At least rose won''t be in danger for the time being.Bill rosis knows something about Murphy''s past. When he looks at him, Murphy shakes his head and signals that he doesn''t have to go.


    Ronan was probably in a hurry. His words were quick and urgent, and his words were not clear. Murphy went to the water dispenser, gave him a glass of water, handed it to him, and said, "don''t worry, make it clear."


    After drinking a glass of water, Ronan stopped for a moment and said clearly, "the police arrested the boss on the charge of possession of drugs. I asked a lot of people for help, but we basically have a criminal record, and we can''t help the boss at all."


    His face again appeared anxious, "if not have no way, I also won''t come here."


    Murphy walked back and forth a few steps in the study, Bill rosis roughly understood. When Murphy''s eyes unconsciously swept this side, he shook his head slightly, trying to make Murphy refuse.


    This kind of thing is best not to touch, he generally knows that Murphy''s ex cellmate is engaged in some illegal occupation.


    After thinking for less than ten seconds, Murphy went back to the back of his desk, picked up the receiver and was ready to dial. Bill rosis, sitting opposite him, suddenly stood up, put out a hand to hold the phone, and shook his head to Murphy.


    Then he turned to Ronan and said, "can you go to the first floor for a while?"


    Ronan opened his mouth and left the study.


    "Murphy," bill rosis asked immediately, "is rose your cellmate?"


    "Yes Murphy nodded and said seriously, "he''s my friend!"


    Bill rossis asked, "is he engaged in some illegal activities?"


    Murphy did not answer, and would not answer, such questions.


    "Possession of drugs? Should it be more than that? " Bill rossis was standing all the time. "You''d better leave it alone..."


    "No way!" Murphy interrupted without thinking.


    "Can you hear me out?" Bill Rossi didn''t yell like any other agent. He knew it would be of no use to Murphy. "Do you want me to remind you who you are? You''re a well-known director who just made a box office hit! It''s not a penniless poor kid in the slum, and it''s not a reporter with a camera everywhere! "


    He bent his fingers and gently knocked on the table, slightly accentuated, "what you should do now is to make a clean break with the past you, to create a mature, stable, responsible and talented director image for the media and the public."


    "You can mess with men and women, and even have drug abuse scandals..." Bill rosis was afraid that Murphy would go to muddy waters, "but never have a close relationship with a drug dealer!"


    Looking at Bill rosis, who was anxious to get angry, Murphy didn''t retort. He knew that what the other side said was actually the best choice, and it was entirely from his standpoint.


    Seeing without hearing is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it, but can he do it?


    The prison scenes flashed into Murphy''s mind. He sat down in his chair and said slowly, "bill, do you know the feeling that someone is willing to help you when someone is in despair?"


    At first, if it wasn''t for Rose''s help, Murphy couldn''t imagine what would happen in prison. His maturity was polished step by step in that year, rather than born with it.


    "Although we have embarked on different paths, I will never forget those!" Murphy had already made up his mind, "I won''t stand by, I''ll help him as much as I can!"


    Bill rossis was a little angry and sarcastic. "You need to prepare a huge sum of money!"


    "We''ll call Philip, Jim, David and Helena." Murphy knows that no matter what way I go, it will take money. "If someone doesn''t agree, I still have some money in my bank account. I can pay out of my own pocket first. Two million dollars should be able to do a lot of things."


    "You..." Bill rosis didn''t know what to say. "You''re so irrational!"


    "Sorry, bill." Murphy''s mind has always been very clear, "some things even know that they are not good for themselves, sometimes have to do."


    Bill rosis sighed a long time, facing his hope. After thinking about it, he finally said, "I''d better meet Robert..."


    He seems very angry, "if there is media attention, you don''t answer any related questions."


    Fortunately, Murphy is a director hiding behind the scenes with one foot. If he is a newly famous actor, this is the real trouble.


    Then, Murphy dials the lawyer Robert''s number, help Ross is sure, but also as far as possible from the legal way above.


    In the afternoon, lawyer Robert heard that things were not as complicated as Ronan described. Ross was not a fool and would not put a large number of drugs in his home. In fact, the police did not catch any real and powerful evidence, but Ross was not clean. The police detained him for a long time, and it was hard to say what he would catch. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    Out of the detention room, rose saw a strange man. When he saw him, he met him, nodded and said, "come with me. [literature building] "


    Ross is a little confused. Although he has just signed some documents, he can''t figure out who bailed him out.


    Leaving the police station, he raised his tattooed hand to block the glare of the sun, followed the man and asked, "are you?"


    "A lawyer." Without looking back, the man led him to the parking lot. "You can call me Robert."


    "Robert?" Rose is sure he doesn''t know any lawyer named Robert.


    Moreover, all his bank accounts have been temporarily frozen by the police, and only he knows about several secret accounts. The charges of drug possession and drug trafficking definitely require a large amount of bail money. Who will pay the money for him?


    Those collaborators? Would they be so kind?


    Coming to a black business car, Robert opens the door, turns to Ross and says, "he''s on it."


    Rose looks askance and gets into the car. Robert closes the door and walks to his car.


    Robert didn''t feel any unexpected when he saw that the man sitting in the car was Murphy. All his doubts disappeared in an instant. He looked at Murphy and the blonde girl sitting beside him.


    "Kerry," Murphy gestured through the window to a Cadillac not far down, "help me to thank lawyer Robert, OK?"


    With a slight nod, Kerry Mulligan opened the door, jumped down, turned around and closed it again.


    Although she is young and rebellious, she is well-educated enough. She can''t like anything about rose, and she is very opposed to Murphy''s helping him.


    With the growth of age and knowledge, Kerry Mulligan''s innocent appearance has not faded, but her thinking is more mature. She has not said anything against Murphy''s help, but she can analyze that this kind of thing will only gradually widen the difference between Murphy and rose.


    Although she has never interfered in Murphy''s private life and interpersonal relationship, like most girls, Kerry Mulligan doesn''t want to see her boyfriend have a friend who is too complicated and unbearable like rose.


    After arriving at Cadillac, Kerry Mulligan opened the rear door and got on the bus. In addition to Robert in the driver''s seat, the co pilot also sat with her and Murphy''s agent bill Rossi.


    "Bill, is there a reporter staring at Murphy?" She asked first when she got in the car.


    "It''s much better than we thought." Bill - rosis face with a little tired, but relieved, "although there is a film big sale, but Murphy is still a humble director, itself is not high-profile, lack of attractive news, and most of the media''s attention is still on the 911 chain reports, tabloids and entertainment media are more concerned about the superstar''s related charity activities."


    To put it bluntly, he had overestimated the attraction of the director status of "electric saw" to the media reporters.


    Kerry Mulligan is still a little worried, "will it be turned over in the future? It is said that Murphy has a bad relationship with the Los Angeles police


    "Nothing." Bill rosis shook his head. "The effect of cold cooking is very small."


    The older Robert looked back. "You look down on me too much, kid."


    Kerry Mulligan relaxed and blinked mischievously, pretending not to understand.


    Robert smiles and turns his head.


    In fact, Kerry Mulligan knows that since Murphy has got a lawyer, he must have used legal means.


    In the other car, the atmosphere seems to be a little stagnant. Ross looks at Murphy, but doesn''t say a word. He doesn''t seem to fit in with their present position.


    In the past, he was always helping Murphy, fighting in prison, funding after he got out of prison


    Now, their positions have changed 180 degrees, which makes him feel very strange.


    It''s like a person in a dominant position who is suddenly robbed of the dominant position. It''s hard to tell what it''s like.


    He looked back, his eyes on the tattoo on the back of his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "thank you."


    "We don''t have to talk about that." Murphy has been thinking about the wording, some words he didn''t want to say, but had to say, "Ross, have you considered changing an industry?"


    Although drugs are rampant in the United States, it is really a road of no return.


    Rose frowned. "Thanks for helping me this time, Murphy. I''ll be more careful in the future."


    "Is it enough to be more careful?"


    Hearing this, Murphy''s words, which he held in his heart for a long time, finally jumped out. "I know that those who are in your business must have a tacit understanding with the police. This time, it''s the new big prosecutor who wants to establish his prestige. He doesn''t really want to do anything to you. What if he changes another person?"In the past, Murphy didn''t even have a guarantee for her life, so she couldn''t worry about anything else. "I grew up in a slum, too. I''ve seen the end of many people in this field!"


    He slapped down the armrest and said, "Ross, do you want me to collect your body? Or you disappear for no reason, and finally you can''t even find the body! "


    It''s something Murphy didn''t say when he came to California, even in the most difficult time in prison.


    "There are things you don''t understand, and you don''t understand."


    Not far away, a black car came up and stopped. The black bald head was very bright. Ross didn''t seem to be used to Murphy''s way of speaking. He pushed the door open and said, "we are people in two different worlds."


    As soon as he got out of the car and was about to close the door, he turned back and said, "bail?"


    Murphy didn''t speak, just shook his head. Now that he had paid the $300000 bail, he didn''t want to take it back.


    Rose closed the car door and walked towards the bald black man.


    Watching Ross get on the car, the car starts, and the black car disappears, Murphy slowly closes his eyes. Some things and some people are not what he wants to persuade.


    Open the door to get off, Murphy on the driver''s seat, the other side of Kerry Mulligan trot back, sat on the co pilot.


    With the seat belt fastened, Kerry Mulligan looked at Murphy curiously, but Murphy ignored her. She picked up her cell phone and dialed bill rosis, "I''ll drive the car first, and I''ll send it to the company another day."


    Hang up, start the car, and Murphy leaves the Los Angeles County Police Department.


    Kerry Mulligan turned his head to see that Murphy was in a bad mood, and seemed to be a little depressed.


    "What happened?" She asked tentatively.


    "Nothing." Murphy turned to her with a smile. "It''s just a little trouble."


    This kind of thing, Kerry - Mulligan know or the less the better, in his heart, the other side is still that naive lovely girl.


    I can see that the conversation between Murphy and rose should not be very pleasant. I scratched my face. Kerry Mulligan didn''t know how to comfort Murphy, so he had to learn what he said when he comforted himself. "Honey, everything will be OK."


    If everything is really going to be better, the world will not be so complicated, and a person will not experience so many difficulties, but it is obviously impossible.


    However, Murphy turned to give Kerry Mulligan a bright smile, as if to forget the trouble just now.


    Rose''s business has been put aside by him for the time being. It''s really hard to change a person.


    They have been together for some time. Kerry Mulligan can see that Murphy''s mood has not improved, so he simply stopped talking about it and took the initiative to change the topic.


    "When I came out this morning," she said, "Rosa told me that the ticket to Australia had been reserved."


    Murphy patted her forehead. "I seem to have forgotten to tell her to buy some."


    "Three orders." Kerry Mulligan deliberately said, "I know you''re busy. I specially told Rosa to have three business class tickets to Brisbane."


    If you want to go to David Robbie''s farm for a holiday, you can''t forget to buy a plane ticket for the other party.


    Kerry Mulligan added, "are we buying shotguns now? Or after going to Australia? "


    "Honey, you''re not eighteen." Murphy shakes her head and reminds her, "do you think you can still get your shotgun on the plane now?"


    "So it is." Kerry Mulligan grabbed his short blonde hair in annoyance. "Those terrorists, let''s all get into such trouble by plane!"


    With Kerry Mulligan constantly stirring up the topic, Murphy''s mood gradually improved, and as long as Ross paid attention, he should not have any trouble in a short time, so he put it aside and began to prepare for his first vacation.


    Although Australia is far away from the Western Pacific region, it belongs to the western countries in terms of traditional division. The two places are far away, but they are closely connected. Murphy doesn''t have to worry about any emergency, and the studio or bill Rossi can''t get in touch with him.


    In particular, Bill Rossi, who participated in the whole process of the "electric saw" was a great success, and he also got a lot of money. He was full of energy. On behalf of Murphy, he participated in the negotiations between Fox Searchlight and companies such as blockbuster and HBO, and he would pass on the situation to Murphy at the first time.


    There are also overseas distribution rights. Stanton studio sold all the overseas distribution rights and peripheral sales rights of the movie "electric saw" to Fox Searchlight for us $12 million, but this does not involve the copyright of the series.


    The money will not be paid immediately. Fox Searchlight has limited liquidity and will pay $3 million in advance by the end of this year. The rest will be paid in installments.


    Before Murphy boarded the plane, Fox Searchlight reached video and TV copyright agreements with blockbuster and HBO, respectively. The former''s 10-year video and DVD basic license fee was $6.5 million, while the latter''s two-year first round TV copyright fee was $3.5 million.Just like the box office, TV stations and video sellers pay by installments, which will not arrive immediately.


    Fortunately, after the first $2 million share of the movie, Murphy is not short of money for the time being, even if he has a lot of money to spend. He has enough money for him and Kerry Mulligan to play in Australia.


    9 / 11 completely changed the civil aviation industry. After extremely strict security checks, the Murphy three successfully boarded the plane and embarked on the journey to Australia. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    Pushing two people''s luggage, Murphy follows David Robbie out of the airport. Kerry Mulligan tightens his Beige coat. It''s different from the heat in Los Angeles. It''s in a relatively low temperature season in a year. Although it''s not cold, it can still make people feel cool when the wind blows.


    People come and go at the airport exit. Kerry Mulligan is holding Murphy''s clothes tightly. He is still murmuring, "it''s strange. It seems that suddenly from summer to winter."


    Murphy turned to look at Kerry Mulligan. Seeing that she was wearing thick enough, Murphy was relieved. She reached out to take off the baseball cap hanging on her waist and buttoned it on her dazzling short golden hair.


    "Be careful." "Don''t catch a cold," Murphy warned


    In fact, the temperature here is not low, but it is easy to cause discomfort from the hot Los Angeles.


    Kerry Mulligan stepped forward and pulled up the latch of Murphy''s coat. "You never know how to take care of yourself."


    As soon as Murphy said something, the car called by David Robbie in front of him came. He quickly picked up his luggage, put it in the trunk of the car, and then pulled Kerry Mulligan into the back seat.


    David Robbie, the co driver, told the driver a place name. The car didn''t go into Brisbane, and drove directly to the east coast of gold.


    "It''s a long way." David Robbie turned to Murphy and said, "go to sleep. I''ll call you when it''s time."


    Murphy nodded, he''s OK, next to Kerry Mulligan because of jet lag, has been yawning.


    "I squint." Kerry Mulligan''s head was tilted over Murphy''s shoulder.


    "Go to sleep." Murphy tightened her clothes for her.


    The car was running smoothly. Kerry Mulligan soon fell asleep. Murphy looked out of the window at the backward scenery and didn''t know when he also fell asleep.


    A jolt wakes Murphy from his dream. Next to him, Kerry Mulligan seems to have woken up long ago. He is fiddling with a Sony handheld game console. He turns his head and looks out of the window. There is no shadow of any building. All he can see is a large area of farmland.


    Perhaps due to the season, the farmland is a bit dilapidated, and occasionally some wild deer can be seen bouncing around.


    "Australia has no large carnivores in the wild, and it''s vast and sparsely populated." David Robbie in the co pilot''s seat noticed Murphy and looked at the deer. "These deer have no natural enemies, and they breed fast. Like rabbits, they are a problem for all farmers."


    Kerry Mulligan also looked out the window and suddenly said, "we forgot to buy a shotgun!"


    David Robbie laughed. "There are a lot of shotguns on the farm. You can choose whatever you want, Kerry


    "Great!" Kerry Mulligan is looking forward to the first hunting in his life.


    A few miles further on, a farm appeared at the end of the field. The farm was not very big, but as the distance drew closer, Murphy could see the stables near the farm, and the horse''s neighing came faintly.


    "It''s coming soon!" David Robbie''s face was full of the excitement of going home. "Murphy, Kerry, you''re going to love this place."


    Although this season can''t see the most beautiful scenery, Murphy is very interested in the endless fields and the unique farm.


    As the car approached the farm, David Robbie put down the window and seemed to be impatient.


    The horse hissed again. Suddenly, a horse came out of the stable and rushed directly to the car. Murphy turned to see that it was a pony that had not yet grown up. Its black hair was shining in the sunlight. The knight on the horse was not tall, wearing a equestrian helmet and a slightly worn jeans. He skillfully controlled the horse.


    There was still some distance between them. The knight on the horse grabbed the reins with one hand and lifted up with the other, saying hello.


    David Robbie shook his head and laughed. "I haven''t seen her for a year. She''s still so wild!"


    The car and the horse were getting closer and closer. Just as the two sides crossed, the horse turned a semicircle and came up from behind, running on the side of the slow car co pilot.


    Murphy then saw that the knight on the pony was not tall. He was supposed to be a child, and from the back of the equestrian helmet, he could see the golden hair like David Robbie.


    "Hey, David!" Immediately the knight''s voice was tender and clear, "I''ve been waiting for half an afternoon!"


    "Sorry!" David Robbie reached out and yelled, "the plane''s late."


    Kerry Mulligan looked over there enviously all the time, "there are still horses here!"


    "Can you ride a horse?" Murphy asked her, Kerry Mulligan quickly shook his head, "no, but you can learn."


    The car slowed down and finally stopped at the gate of the farm. David Robbie got out of the car first, and Murphy pushed the door open and walked down.The horse''s neighing sound sounded again. The black pony circled the car and stood firmly in front of the car. The knight on it turned over and dismounted, threw the reins and rushed to David Robbie. David Robbie opened his hands to embrace, but it was a small white fist to greet him.


    His fist hammered twice on his chest. It seemed that his strength was not small. David Robbie kept showing his teeth in pain.


    "Let you not go home!" Clear voice sounded again, "let you not go home!"


    David Robbie stopped hugging. He quickly stepped back, looked around and asked, "where are mom and dad?"


    The little Knight folded his fists, clasped his hands, looked at David Robbie from top to bottom, and said, "Dad''s on a business trip, mom''s taking Julie to grandma''s on the west coast, and they won''t be back until a week later. There''s only me and a group of employees left."


    She lit David Robbie on her chin. "I''m here for you, isn''t that funny?"


    Then he hooked his finger to David Robbie, "where''s the gift?"


    David Robbie takes a look at Murphy and Kerry Mulligan and reminds them, "we''ll talk about the gift later. There''s a guest."


    He took the knight to Murphy and said, "this is my sister Maggie."


    The little Knight looked wild, but he knew how to be polite. He immediately took off his helmet and laughed at Murphy.


    "This is Murphy," David Robbie continued. "This is Kerry."


    Although the other party is a child, but Murphy is a guest, or very formal greeting, "Hello, Murphy Stanton, from Los Angeles."


    "Are you the great director that David said?" First she opened her eyes, then she remembered and said with a smile, "I''m Margaret. You can call me Maggie just like David."


    Kerry Mulligan also said hello to her like Murphy, and then looked curiously at the black pony, "are you 15 years old? I can ride a horse. "


    "I''m almost twelve," Margaret said with pride. "I learned to ride a horse when I was eight."


    From the aspect of appearance, she is really in her early 10''s.


    "Well, don''t say it here."


    There was still a cold wind outside. David Robbie went to the trunk of the car and said, "let''s take the luggage in first."


    He said to his sister, "Maggie, come here and help."


    "I''ll do it." Murphy how good meaning let a child take things for themselves, quickly walked past, "we two enough."


    After taking off the luggage and paying the fare, the party dragged the luggage and walked towards the farm. Murphy looked around curiously as he walked. It was the first time he had seen such a large farm with his own eyes. He was more or less curious.


    The farm covers an area of two acres. Apart from the stables and living quarters, there is a large warehouse where many workers gather the harvested grass.


    Along the way, the little girl''s riding boots clattered on the ground, attracting Kerry Mulligan to keep looking over there.


    Murphy and David Robbie walk in front with their luggage, and the two girls fall behind.


    Seeing Kerry Mulligan looking at herself, Marguerite approached her, looked at Murphy in front of her and asked, "is he really a director?"


    Kerry Mulligan looked at the baby''s fat face. "Yeah, your brother is an employee of his crew."


    "So..." Marguerite thought for a moment and looked at Murphy''s back suspiciously. "Doesn''t it look like the directors are all bearded and white haired?"


    Kerry Mulligan is also looking at Murphy''s back, but in his eyes is worship, "there are always some exceptions, such as him."


    Walking into the farmhouse, David Robbie arranges the room for Murphy first. When she sees Kerry Mulligan and Murphy living in the same room, Margaret is shocked. "Are you guys and girls?"


    "Honey," David Robbie nudged her, "you''re so slow."


    Marguerite spat out her tongue at him, turned and ran downstairs, "I''ll take care of Emma! Remember to call me at the stable after dinner. "


    David Robbie explained to Murphy, "Emma is the little black horse."


    He looked at the time. "You have a rest. I''ll call you at dinner."


    Although sleeping in the car for a while, due to the time difference, Murphy and Kerry Mulligan were tired and refused. After David Robbie went downstairs, he closed the door and simply packed his luggage. Then they went to bed with the time difference.


    Until it was dark, they were woken up by the knock on the door. After cleaning, they came to the restaurant on the first floor, where there was plenty of food.


    Murphy, Kerry Mulligan and David Robbie were the only diners. The atmosphere was pretty good. Marguerite was a bit wild, but she was very polite. Most of the time, she could get together with Kerry Mulligan and mutter about girls'' topics.


    David Robbie knew what Murphy and Kerry Mulligan were most interested in. After dinner the next morning, he took them to the gun depot in the basement. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    The huge warehouse was brightly lit. A hound was lying at the door. His dark eyes looked curiously at David Robbie and Murphy standing inside.


    Walking slowly through the cabinet, David Murphy chooses a dozen shotguns and Murphy lies quietly behind him.


    "I heard you''re very good at shooting, and you''ve hit a stag?" Murphy stopped, opened the cupboard in front of him, and took out a small caliber single barreled shotgun. "David, I''m a novice who hasn''t fired. Can I teach you some experience?"


    "Is he good at shooting?" Marguerite took out a shotgun with a smaller caliber, and while examining it carefully, she exposed David Robbie''s background. "At the beginning, he shot indiscriminately. I grew up to see that he had shot hundreds of guns and hit the prey..."


    She put up a hand, deliberately forced sigh, also shook her head, "five fingers can count over."


    David Robbie was embarrassed, and Murphy and Kerry Mulligan laughed.


    "Just you David Robbie first checked Murphy''s gun, then went to pick up Margaret''s gun, looked at it carefully, and asked Kerry Mulligan, "is this OK?"


    Kerry Mulligan nodded. "That''s it!"


    She took the shotgun and made a aiming pose at the place where no one was. After dinner last night, David Robbie taught some theoretical knowledge about gun use, but theory and practice are not the same thing at all. Kerry Mulligan''s posture is very awkward.


    "Can you use a gun?" Marguerite next to her frowned.


    Kerry Mulligan shook his head. "This is the first time I''ve ever touched a gun."


    Margaret asked suspiciously, "don''t Americans go hunting a lot?"


    In some hunting states in North America, teenage gun hunters are everywhere, and occasionally there are stories of kids hunting bears in the media.


    "I''m not American..." Kerry Mulligan shrugged. "I''m British."


    Seeing that Marguerite didn''t mean to choose a gun, she asked, "what about you? Aren''t you going with me? You don''t need a gun? "


    "This thing has too much recoil. It hurts my shoulder." Marguerite turned to the door of the warehouse and patted the hound on the head. "I have Bob. He''s a top hound."


    As if in response to Marguerite, the hound cooped.


    David Robbie whispered, "my parents forbid Margaret to shoot before she is 15."


    After all, the shotgun is also a gun. Margaret is just a child.


    Pick up their own shotguns, and then take their own appropriate bullets, a few people out of the gun magazine, but did not immediately go hunting, David Robbie first took them to an open grassland in front of the farm, taught each of them to shoot a few shots, and once again stressed the safety issues and precautions.


    It''s unrealistic to expect two people who have never touched a gun to become a gun master in a few hours. Murphy also knows that this kind of hunting focuses on experience and fun, rather than the number of prey.


    After a whole morning of gun training and lunch, David Robbie drove to the hunting ground with a large displacement pickup truck.


    the hunting ground is actually the pasture land of the farm, but the pasture has long been harvested, leaving only some grass roots shivering in the wind.


    Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and many animals and plants maintain their original style. Due to the lack of large carnivores, there will always be an ecological crisis because there are too many animals. Except for a few animals, the restrictions on hunting activities in private territories are not particularly strict.


    The car stopped at the side of a path. Murphy got out of the car, put on his arms and equipment, and went into the pasture. His thick leather boots rustled on the short grass roots.


    Margaret is wearing a cowboy hat, leading the hound in the front; Murphy and David Robbie are carrying a backpack, holding a shotgun in their leather glove hands, and following step by step; Kerry Mulligan''s baseball cap completely covers her short golden hair, carrying a small caliber shotgun, and looking around excitedly.


    However, the prey is not as easy to find as expected. After turning in the harvested pasture for more than half an hour, except for the two rabbits who ran fast, no other animals were seen at all. As for the legendary wild deer, there was no shadow.


    "Bad luck today." Walking behind David Robbie, Marguerite took the kettle out of her backpack, opened it and took a drink. She pointed to the eucalyptus forest on her left, "a few days ago, a few deer often ran out of it and couldn''t get rid of them."


    Kerry Mulligan took off his baseball cap and looked over at what Marguerite said. "Didn''t you say yesterday that there were wild deer on the farm?"


    "That''s true!" Marguerite pushed the cowboy hat to the back, revealing her golden curly hair. "These deer are the animals we hate most. They eat a lot of crops every year!"


    Regardless of the two girls murmuring, Murphy picked up the telescope around her neck and looked out into the woods.This vast field is hundreds of feet long. It is connected with a hill covered with trees in front. On the left side is a river more than 20 feet wide. At this time, except for a few haystacks and low grass roots, the end can be seen at a glance.


    "In recent years, the population of wild deer near the beach in Australia has increased dramatically," David Robbie said to Murphy as he raised his telescope. "They often eat crops and threaten the ecological environment here."


    "Look, you two Kerry Mulligan''s voice suddenly grew louder. He raised his left hand and pointed to the front. "Look over there!"


    Bob, the hound, let out a low growl, and Marguerite hugged his head to comfort him.


    Murphy turned his head and looked along Kerry Mulligan''s hand. Not far away from the sparse eucalyptus trees, a group of wild deer ran over, stopped there and began to eat grass. From time to time, a few bucks would look up and look around warily.


    "Shh..." David Robbie made a silent gesture.


    He took a light step, cat waist to go there first, Murphy followed, Kerry Mulligan and Marguerite walked at the end.


    The field was empty, and even if the deer were not afraid of people, they could not be too close. After walking more than 50 feet, four people stopped and hid behind a tall cylindrical haystack, which had entered the range.


    Murphy and David Robbie take down their shotguns and load them. They each occupy one side of the haystack and aim their guns there.


    His right knee landed slowly, and his trunk bent into an arch. Murphy recalled what he had learned in the morning, and put on a fairly standard kneeling position to shoot. He quietly calculated the distance between the deer and his right index finger on the trigger.


    There was a birdsong in the eucalyptus forest over there. More than a dozen deer looked up and looked around at the same time. Murphy''s fingers tightened slowly, and several withered grass fell from the haystack.


    When one of them fell on his shoulder, Murphy pulled the trigger. The clear gunfire rang three times in a row. David Robbie on the other side and Kerry Mulligan on the right side also pulled the trigger. In a disorderly sound, the deer ran everywhere.


    "Bob, come on!"


    Marguerite patted the hound on the neck. After a long time, the hound finally barked and rushed to the deer.


    Murphy stood up in the pungent smell of gunsmoke. She turned her head to look at Kerry Mulligan on one side. She put away her shotgun and rubbed her shoulder with one hand. It was obvious that she was hurt by the recoil as she had done in previous gun tests.


    Seeing Murphy''s concern, Kerry Mulligan said with a smile, "it''s OK. I''ll be fine in a moment."


    The sound of the hound barking from far to near, Bob ran back, Marguerite took out a piece of dried meat and threw it, "come on, we didn''t hit it."


    It''s no surprise that three shots hit zero.


    A few people around the haystack, ready to go to the Eucalyptus woods, Bob suddenly called, Murphy quickly took off the shotgun just on his back, right in front of him, a rabbit like a headless fly rushed to this side.


    Maybe he was scared by the gunshot just now, or maybe there was something wrong with his eyes. It seemed that the hare didn''t find four people and a hound scattered on both sides of the haystack, and ran to Murphy regardless.


    "Load it quickly!" Kerry Mulligan yelled.


    The hare is less than 20 feet away from Murphy. Where can this fashion bullet come in time? Marguerite is holding Bob on the other side, but she hasn''t reflected yet. There is no bullet in David Robbie''s gun.


    Even if there are bullets, with their shooting method and the speed of the hare running, ten shots may not be able to hit.


    Murphy thought that the rabbit would turn. The hare is not a rabbit. No matter how brave he is, he should be afraid of talent.


    But the rabbit didn''t mean to turn at all. It seemed that he was really frightened by the three shots and ran to him. For a moment, Murphy suddenly felt like a tree stump.


    Wait for the hare The word came to mind, but Murphy was not slow.


    Even if the rabbit was scared, he would not hit him directly. He changed the position of holding the gun as fast as he could. He grasped the barrel with both hands. A trace of heat came from the barrel through the leather gloves, and then his arms suddenly forced


    At this moment, the shotgun was turned into a bat by Murphy. Just as the rabbit was about to run to him, Murphy saw the right time, seized the barrel and smashed it down. The thick and heavy walnut butt was smashed down by him with all his strength. With good luck, the butt was like a heavy mountain and hit the rabbit''s head heavily.


    "Bang!"


    The butt of the gun hit the hare first, then fell on the ground, making a dull noise.


    "Wow..." Marguerite pushed down the brim of her cowboy hat and opened her mouth slightly. "Is that ok?"


    "Yes! Hit it Kerry Mulligan cheered, jumped to Murphy to see the hare, just looked at it, and bent down. (to be continued). )

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    On the withered and yellow grass root, the gray body is still twitching, but at the front of the body, it is impossible to see that it is the rabbit''s head. In the bloody ball, the red liquid is constantly flowing out, and there are some white things in it.


    Just looking at it, Kerry Mulligan thought of the pig''s intestines he had touched. He felt something pouring up. He immediately bent down and made a sound of retching.


    Murphy threw away the gun, bent down and put out his hand to block Kerry Mulligan''s eyes. With the other hand, he touched his back, took the kettle and handed it to her. "Drink some water."


    Kerry Mulligan turned his back to the hare, took a sip from the kettle, and felt better.


    "I It''s OK. " She said nothing and never looked back.


    "Wow..." There was Marguerite''s crisp voice, which also exclaimed, "can you hit the prey like this?"


    Murphy turns her head. Marguerite leads Bob the hound and stands next to the dead rabbit. She tilts her head and looks at it curiously for a while. She seems to be used to this kind of scene.


    "All right!" She laughed, "this is our first harvest today!"


    Marguerite bent down, grabbed the hare by one of its hind legs, picked it up, looked at the smashed head again, shook her head gently, and came to Murphy. "Can you give me the rabbit?"


    The smell of blood was pungent. Murphy saw Kerry Mulligan pinch his nose and wave his hand. "It''s yours, Maggie."


    "Thank you." With a sweet smile, Margaret turned to her hound and said, "Bob, you have lunch."


    Then she threw the hare to the ground in front of the hound, and Bob jumped on it immediately.


    Fearing to stimulate Kerry Mulligan again, Murphy quickly gets in the way between her and the hound, and walks away.


    Twenty feet away, she looked back. Marguerite stood by and watched the hound bite and swallow the bloody rabbit.


    Maybe it''s the exercise of farm life. This girl is very brave and wild enough.


    After a while, Kerry Mulligan gradually recovered, Murphy asked her, Kerry Mulligan gently nodded, hunting continued.


    The four of them walked slowly towards the sparse woods at a little distance. Murphy and David Robbie''s thick leather boots stepped on the yellow leaves on the ground, making a slight sound of fragmentation.


    "Shh


    A few thousand feet on, David Robbie stops, leans behind an eucalyptus tree and points his finger at Murphy. Murphy hides behind the next eucalyptus tree. Kerry Mulligan and Marguerite slow down.


    The rustle of hooves trampling on the fallen leaves suddenly sounded, and it was getting closer and closer. Murphy stretched out her head and looked through the cracks in the woods. She could see some animals running.


    There are no large carnivores in the wild in Australia. These are obviously the existence of wild deer, and they are hardly threatened by natural animals.


    "Is it the group just now?" Murphy asked in a low voice.


    David Robbie shook his head. "It should be another group."


    As soon as his voice fell, Murphy took down the shotgun, loaded the bullet quickly, and looked at the deer that were getting slower and slower, looking for the right shooting position..


    David Robbie leaned against the eucalyptus tree and kept staring. When he saw that the deer had stopped completely, he took up his shotgun and aimed it there.


    A big step to another eucalyptus, Murphy relying on the trunk, gun aimed at the front, ready to shoot at any time.


    About twenty adult deer appeared in his field of vision. They were obviously very familiar with the forest, and they walked around flexibly, looking for food.


    "Shoot!" David Robbie yelled and pulled the trigger first.


    After that, Murphy and Kerry Mulligan fired two shots in a row, firing the ammunition in the barrel.


    "Bob!"


    Marguerite whistled again. The hounds rushed out frantically. The wild deer frightened by the gunfire ran everywhere. One of them could be seen leaning to the ground in the woods.


    "I hit it! I hit it Kerry Mulligan almost jumped up with a look of excitement. "I hit it


    "Good fight!" David Robbie gave her a thumbs up. [literature building]


    Margaret squinted and said, "good luck."


    Kerry Mulligan was very happy, but would not tell anyone that she aimed at a DOE and hit a buck.


    She just wanted to follow Marguerite to see her prey, but Murphy grabbed her and said, "wait here."


    Murphy didn''t want to let her see the bloody pictures again. Kerry Mulligan hesitated and stopped.


    "I''ll drive to the edge of the woods." David Robbie told me to turn around and walk the way he came.


    With Kerry Mulligan standing in the same place, Murphy didn''t go to see the game, only Marguerite walked behind Bob, standing in front of a pair of faint antlers, bored kicking the deer''s head.When the sun was about to enter the horizon, the cross-country pickup truck, accompanied by the roar of the motor, ran all the way back to the farm from the outside. The excited barking of the hounds and the faint smell of blood showed that the business had gained a lot.


    The darkness swallowed up the light. The clear night sky was dotted with stars. Under the stars, a big bonfire was burning in the open space in front of the farm, reddening half of the sky.


    A large grill and a temporary stove were set up at the edge of the campfire. The chefs and helpers in the farm turned out delicious food with game harvested in the afternoon. Barbecue, stewed deer with potatoes, rabbit soup and other dishes were sent to Murphy and others one after another.


    "Cheers."


    Murphy clinks glasses with David Robbie, drinks a big sip of beer, and talks about the movie. Next to him, Kerry Mulligan sits on Marguerite''s left side, whispering.


    "Let you eat our crops!" Marguerite, with a knife, was cutting meat on a roast rabbit leg, cursing, "I''ll eat you all up! Eat up all of them


    Kerry Mulligan grabbed a kebab and ate it politely. "Maggie, there are so many rabbits here. How many can you eat?"


    Marguerite''s knife was ferociously inserted into the rabbit''s leg of the baking tray, and she turned her head and asked, "what can I do then?"


    Australia''s rabbit disaster is world-famous, and there is no good solution.


    "Is there no good solution?" Kerry Mulligan pinched his greasy chin, thought for a while, and came up with a very unreliable idea, "can you poison them all?"


    Margaret rolled her eyes. "What about the cattle and sheep on the farm? And poisoned together? "


    Kerry Mulligan chuckled, and Marguerite said, "and the state doesn''t allow it."


    She asked casually, "Kerry, you can come and hunt every year. Let''s kill these damned rabbits together."


    "Good!" Kerry Mulligan, after all, is still young. "I like it here, too. Unlike Los Angeles, it''s very hot during the day."


    Murphy heard that and said to Marguerite, "Maggie, next year Kerry and I will be here on holiday."


    Marguerite curled her lips. "I invited Kerry, not you."


    She ignored Murphy and said to Kerry Mulligan, "tomorrow I''ll teach you how to ride."


    After spending four days on David Robbie''s farm, Murphy and Kerry Mulligan left. They came to Australia for a holiday. Of course, they couldn''t just stay in one place. Then they went to Brisbane and the gold coast for a turn, left Queensland and went all the way south to Sydney to continue their journey.


    Murphy is on vacation, while Bill rosis, who stays in Los Angeles, is busy.


    Although he has a lot of customers, since the box office boom of "electric saw", Bill rosis has listed Murphy as the primary customer, and all studios related to him will deal with it at the first time.


    In addition to the high return of money, he has seen a road to the top of entertainment brokerage from Murphy.


    This road is no longer long and far away. It seems to be in front of his eyes and can be touched at any time.


    Bill rosis arrived at the company early this morning to participate in the weekly meeting. Unlike other economic companies, CAA''s regular meeting starts earlier, and must arrive at 7:30 on time, so that the meeting can end before 9 o''clock, so as not to affect the normal work of brokers.


    Although the company''s agents must have a higher position, and the real flat management is only an ideal state, which can not be fully realized, at the regular meeting, all the agents, whether they are newcomers or bill Rossi, have the opportunity to speak, and as long as their opinions are to the point, they can often be heard in the ears of the management.


    At seven o''clock, Bill rosis opened the door of the conference room and went in. Although it was only a regular meeting of the film agency, there were many people in it. Many people were sitting behind long conference tables arranged in rows, many of them were talking with each other and exchanging the latest information.


    Bill rosis looked at it, went to an empty seat on the side of the fifth row, opened his chair and sat down.


    "How did you come here? Bill The people next to him turned their heads.


    "I went to bed a little late last night." Bill rosis took a bottle of water from the conference table, unscrewed it and took a drink. "I got up late this morning."


    A woman agent in the front row also saw Bill rosis. She turned around and said enviously, "bill is different from us. Now she is a busy man!"


    The man next to him nodded and agreed, "bill is really busy."


    "Mike, grace." Bill rosis put it in the water and shook his head. "Don''t tease me. I''m going to break up recently."


    The woman manager named grace made no secret of her admiration. "I want you to be so tired, but I don''t have a chance."


    It''s not just Hollywood directors and actors who need opportunities. They need opportunities as agents.When he heard the word opportunity, Mike''s eyes darkened. Once opportunity was placed in front of him, but he didn''t hold it like Bill Rossi did.


    He was one of the first people to follow Murphy Stanton. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    Looking at the tired but high spirited bill rosis, Mike''s jealousy grew like a plague, but he covered it up well, and his face was still congratulatory. [literature building]


    at the beginning, he and bill rosis went to the set of "fruit candy" in San Fernando Valley to specially investigate the director Murphy Stanton. Although the other party has some potential, he only thinks that he is an ordinary guy, just like all the people who come to Hollywood to seek their dreams, and he will disappear after a movie.


    When I first heard that Bill rosis signed the little director, he sat in the office and sprayed the coffee into his mouth on the newspaper in front of him, laughing at Bill rosis''s wishful thinking.


    But now? Bill Rossi has a director client with a box office of more than 60 million dollars in North America!


    These, not only is he, at the beginning comes out together from the mail room''s agent, everybody envies drooling!


    Because the director client named Murphy Stanton will directly change the fate of bill rosis, the agent!


    No! It should have changed!


    The company is about to move to the "Death Star" building not far away and bought the top eight floors. According to reliable information, the management has made a decision that Bill rosis will have an independent office on the second floor from the top!


    That is to say, he has become the second level agent of the company from many bottom brokers!


    I''m not sure there is a possibility of becoming a partner in the future.


    How can Mike not be jealous of the news? He used to be so close to Murphy Stanton that he could even sign him by invitation, but now he is so far away that he has nothing to do with himself.


    If Murphy Stanton had been signed at that time, it would have been Michael, not bill rosis, who was going to enjoy all this!


    Why didn''t you sign Murphy Stanton? Although he knew it was too late, Mike could not help regretting it.


    Murphy Stanton, the director, has changed the fate of bill rosis. Where are the clients who can bring changes to him?


    On the other hand, grace talks with Bill Rossi affectionately, with a smile more cordial than he treats the CEOs of six major Hollywood companies.


    She also knows the changes that Murphy Stanton has brought to bill rosis, and knows that such a client can almost decide the fate of an agent, and she wants such a client very much.


    However, CAA has strict regulations. In order to prevent the tragedy of William Morris''s decline in those years, Michael owitz prohibited vicious competition from the inside when he was first founded.


    However, grace also saw the opportunity. The box office of Murphy Stanton''s "chainsaw scare" exceeded 60 million US dollars in North America alone, and the global box office is likely to exceed 100 million US dollars. The company''s management can not turn a blind eye to customers of this level, let alone be managed by bill rosis alone.


    Like other well-known customers, CAA''s Cross management service for Murphy Stanton is inevitable!


    In this way, there may be four or six co management agents to provide brokerage services for Murphy Stanton, which is a mandatory requirement of CAA and bill rosis can not resist.


    Of course, Bill Rossi''s opinion is very important when CAA chooses a cross management agent, which is why she flatters the other party.


    Grace''s goal is very simple, to become Murphy Stanton''s co manager, in this already very attractive cake, bite hard to share delicious.


    Mike and grace have their own ideas. Even if Brian Lauder, the partner in charge of film and television business, enters the conference room to announce the start of the meeting, they are still thinking about their own affairs.


    For business companies, time is money. Unless it is necessary, no one will waste too much time on the meeting. Brian Lauder can take over the position of Jay Maloney, who committed suicide by taking drugs before. Naturally, he understands that the whole meeting is simple and direct, and it ends at 8:30.


    "Bill, you stay."


    At the end of the meeting, Brian Lauder, who was sitting at the front, called out bill rosis.


    Those who are going out, especially those whose status and qualifications are similar to those of bill rosis, look back with either envy or jealousy.


    They all know that Bill - Rossi suddenly jumped out of a very new director, even the company''s management are inevitably cast attention.


    Bill rosis went to the middle table and sat on Brian Lloyd''s left. The tall, strong, bald man nodded to him.


    Soon there was no one else in the conference room. Even the door was closed from the outside. Brian Lauder shook his bald head and said, "in Murphy Stanton''s business..."He looked at Bill Rossi. "You did a good job."


    Bill - rosis said, "Murphy''s own ability is excellent, his potential is more than that."


    Instead of answering him, Brian Lauder said, "when the company moves to the Death Star building, you will have an independent office, and most of the existing resources and networks of the company can be used appropriately."


    Although there is no promotion for the agent, Bill rosis knows that his position needs to be improved. The bet on Murphy has paid off.


    With his hands on the table, Brian Lloyd rubbed his left hand with his right. "Is there an internship contract between the company and Murphy?"


    "Yes." Bill rosis said quickly, "I''ve got to talk to Murphy. He''s on holiday in Australia now. When he comes back, he''ll talk to us about a new brokerage contract."


    "Take the time to do it," Bryan Lauder warned


    "I will." Bill rosis nodded.


    "Don''t relax. Any client may leave his agent." Brian - Lloyd topic suddenly changed, "I got the news, William Morris also someone interested in Murphy."


    This is not surprising for bill Rossi. A new director with a second film of 60 million US dollars in North America is bound to attract the covet of the agency.


    "Don''t worry, the company will give you full support. If you encounter difficulties, you can speak up."


    Having said this encouraging speech, Brian Lauder suddenly changed the subject, "this matter will encounter competition from other companies, so you should have more people to help you."


    Bill - rossis understand the meaning of this sentence, the heart is gradually sinking, but know it can not be avoided.


    Brian Lauder no longer beat around the Bush, "the company is going to equip Murphy Stanton with four agents. Of course, you will be the main agent. If you are the candidate, you will also refer to your opinions."


    Under the pressure of the restlessness in his heart, Bill rosis said calmly, "I will communicate with Murphy."


    What this takes away is not only the authority, but also the income of money. Even if CAA''s policy is special, how can four brokers get less than one.


    He sighed in his heart. What can he say? The company has always done this, not for one person, and Murphy''s achievements this time are really excellent, even for CAA companies, we can''t ignore it.


    But he thought, on the other hand, "Murphy might be in trouble."


    "Well?" Brian Lloyd looked at him suspiciously.


    Bill rosis thought for a moment and said, "Murphy didn''t know much when he was young. He used to make trouble in the family of summerstone."


    There are these in CAA''s database about Murphy, and Brian Lauder has read them. He smiles and says, "didn''t he get a year''s imprisonment for this? The price has been paid. Hollywood is so big, and paramount is not the only company. With Murphy Stanton''s current reputation and status, do you think it can attract the attention of summers Redstone? "


    Bill rosis didn''t say anything more. At most, they didn''t cooperate with paramount. As long as Murphy can keep the profit level of "electric saw", there will be many companies that want to cooperate with such directors.


    "I remember that his first two films were both self edited and self directed?" Brian Lloyd continued, "do you have a new plan?"


    "He''s preparing." Bill rosis thought about it and said, "it''s like writing a new play some time ago."


    "The sequel to the power saw?"


    Bill rosis shook his head. "I''m not sure."


    "When the script is finished," Brian Lloyd stood up, "remember to let him bring it to the company, and I''ll organize people to look at it and make a project estimate."


    Bill rosis also stood up. "I''ll let Murphy know as soon as possible."


    It''s obvious that even CAA will be interested in the terrible return on investment ratio of the movie.


    Brian Lloyd left the conference room, but Bill rosis stayed, took out his cell phone, found Murphy''s number, and dialed it.


    Great Barrier Reef, Victoria Ocean Road, desert wave rock, Blue Mountain National Park, Ayers Rock These places have left the footprints of Murphy and Kerry Mulligan. They throw away their work and worries, and are completely immersed in the relaxed atmosphere of vacation. For some time, they plan to drop by New Zealand.


    However, Murphy received a call from Bill rosis. Kerry Mulligan''s acting school course has not yet been completed. Ten days after they left David Robbie''s farm, they got on the plane back to Los Angeles in Melbourne.


    Back in the city of angels, Murphy pushes his luggage and a pile of souvenirs and Australian specialties bought by Kerry Mulligan. As soon as he walks out of the airport, he is stopped by a man who suddenly appears.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    This is a very gentle middle-aged man with glasses and a bit of Jewish features on his face. He seems to be waiting for them here. "Hello, Miss Mulligan."Murphy stopped and looked at him suspiciously. "Excuse me, are you?"


    The man laughed, handed over a business card, and then introduced himself, "I''m Martin Miller, from William Morris." (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    In the coffee shop of the airport, the waiter brought two cups of coffee and a cup of juice. Murphy tipped. Instead of touching the coffee, he looked at the agent who claimed to be from William Morris.


    Martin Miller is also looking at Murphy. His young partner is beyond his expectation. Although there are amazing young people among his clients, they are actors and directors. How many years has Hollywood never seen a young director who can get such a terrible box office result at such an age?


    If it wasn''t for the other side to create such a terrible return on investment and carry a broker''s contract similar to that of an intern, William Morris would not let him dig the corner of CAA.


    "Director Stanton," Martin Miller also did not watch the coffee, "William Morris sincerely invited you to join


    There is no need to cover up and beat around the Bush in such a case. He came here to wave his hoe.


    Kerry Mulligan looks at Murphy and remembers the phone call made by James Franco''s agent in Australia. He finds out that his boyfriend has become a hot commodity at some time?


    The agent of William Morris also specially checked the flights and ran to the airport to block them, as if for fear that Murphy would be robbed.


    Murphy laughed and said calmly, "thank you and William Morris for your kindness. I''m very happy with CAA now. I don''t have any plans to change the agency for the time being."


    "As far as I know, you are signing an internship contract with CAA?" Martin Miller, of course, will not give up. He continued, "CAA doesn''t attach importance to you, and in addition to your agent bill Rossi, the resources invested in you are basically zero."


    Listen to him say that, Murphy does not speak. He is really satisfied with Bill rosis, but CAA, UTA and William Morris have no special feelings. It''s no harm to look at their offer.


    It''s obviously impossible to move a person with empty words. Martin Miller is not stupid to know that Murphy is looking at his offer.


    "William Morris is very sincere." He sincerely said, "eight percent of the brokerage commission, we will focus on you to form a mature film team!"


    This is often the treatment of a famous director.


    Martin Miller continued, "the project behind you, William Morris will be fully operational, and as long as you need, the company will try to persuade its big stars to cooperate with you."


    There should be another sentence in the back, which is automatically added in Murphy''s mind, if his project can attract those big stars.


    "I can guarantee," Martin Miller said, "that my star clients will be involved in at least one of your projects."


    He is not an obscure agent like Bill rosis. His Jewish identity and many years of experience make him a top entertainment agent in the circle.


    "Oh?" Murphy seems to be interested, "including your cast clients?"


    Seeing the opposite Martin Miller nodding, he deliberately said, "Padme Amidala?"


    Martin Miller did not hesitate. "Of course!"


    Anyway, it seems to be sincere. A movie named "the electric saw" seems to have completely changed the situation faced by Murphy.


    Maybe it''s Hollywood. There''s a difference between a successful person and a new person, even though the new person may really be a genius.


    Murphy certainly won''t give an answer immediately. He thought about it. After half a minute, he said, "I need to think about it for a while. Mr. Miller, I''ll give you a definite answer next week. "


    It''s not a newcomer with no way, but a successful director with two films as capital. Martin Miller didn''t expect to move Murphy immediately. His appearance at the airport is more to erect a William Morris. He attaches great importance to his impression and shows a certain sincerity.


    "That''s good." Martin Miller stood up and held out his right hand. "I''ll wait for your call. I hope it''s good news."


    Murphy shook his hand. "I hope so."


    Martin Miller took the lead to leave the cafe. After Kerry Mulligan finished drinking the juice, Murphy took her to the airport check-in to pick up her luggage, called a taxi, left the Los Angeles International Airport, and rushed directly to Stanton studio in Santa Monica.


    In the taxi, Kerry Mulligan kept looking at Murphy. "You''ve become so hot. Bill should be worried."


    Murphy just shakes his head and smiles. If the conditions are similar, his first choice must be Bill rosis and CAA.


    Back in Stanton studio, Murphy was carrying his luggage. Before entering the house, he saw Paul Wilson coming out with Bill rosis. The former took a few steps and took the suitcase from Murphy.


    Paul Wilson not only officially joined Stanton studio after graduation, but also signed a brokerage contract with Bill rosis.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy asked, looking at Bill rosis.Probably heard the movement outside, the huge Rosa Rodriguez and the financial officer also came out.


    Kerry Mulligan could see that Bill rosis and Murphy had something to talk about and called out to the others, "I''ve got a gift for everyone. Paul, push the trunk in. "


    The others followed Kerry Mulligan into the house.


    Murphy walked towards the iron door, and bill rosis followed.


    Walking under a huge palm tree, Bill rosis said, "I heard Jim say his agent called you?"


    "That''s right." Murphy nodded. "A few days ago, I just met Martin Miller of William Morris at the International Airport."


    It wasn''t all said, but Bill rosis understood, "they''ve all invited you?"


    Murphy opened his hand. "I didn''t expect to be so popular now."


    Bill - rosis looked up at the palm tree, this one is very tall, "the brokerage company must choose the best."


    He looked back and looked at Murphy. "The management of the company has talked to me specially and is ready to sign a new brokerage contract with you."


    "A percentage?" Murphy asked directly.


    "The industry average is 10 percent." Answered bill rosis.


    This condition is neither good nor bad.


    Murphy thought about it and asked, "what else?"


    Bill - rosis laughed, "we are old friends, the conditions you open, I can promise to give you a reply now, can not promise to the company''s top response."


    "I need a team." Murphy said without hesitation, "I''m the center of the behind the scenes production team with strong competitiveness."


    A mature team is too important for the director.


    "Philip, Paul, Helena, David, Jack..." Bill rossis said a long list of names, "these last shooting when you like the candidates, are now CAA customers, their priority partner is you!"


    "If I need to." Murphy added, "CAA is going to run my project."


    Bill rosis nodded. "That''s what the company thinks."


    Murphy waved his hand, "other specific terms, you talk to Robert, I''ll call him."


    It''s a bit beyond bill rosis''s expectation, "is that all?"


    "For the time being."


    It''s not that he has no other ideas, but if his ideas are not in line with his actual status, it will only increase other people''s laughter.


    Murphy was ready to leave, but Bill rosis called him, "wait, Murphy."


    "Anything else?" Murphy stopped.


    Bill rossis breathed out and said, "I won''t be your agent in the future."


    Murphy understood what he meant and understood some of CAA''s operational strategies. "Do you want to cross manage me?"


    "It''s not management." CAA is still paying attention to these language expressions. Bill rossis quickly corrected, "it''s for your common service."


    "Is it necessary?" Murphy frowned.


    In his impression, this strategy is designed to prevent brokers from taking their clients to other economic companies.


    "It''s good for you." Bill rosis is reluctant, but the brighter Murphy''s future is, the better his future will be. "This kind of cross service can free you from worries. Every agent has his own advantages and will be responsible for a piece of business."


    He pointed to himself, "like me, I''ll be in charge of your movie business. But in addition to the film business as the core, you will have other troubles, and another agent will be responsible for solving them for you... "


    After a brief explanation from Bill rosis, Murphy understood.


    The reason why CAA can attract so many stars and directors to join is not only because of its business ability, but also because it can provide services beyond its core business, which are not available to other competitors in the past.


    For example, they pay attention to the concerns of their important customers after work, and provide auxiliary services in family accommodation, medicine, children''s school and even food, clothing, housing and transportation. Therefore, the management of CAA will assign special tasks to some brokers.


    In this way, every important customer has four to six brokers, which can not only increase the cost of "betrayal", but also better serve customers.


    Among CAA''s agents for Murphy, bill rossis is in charge of the core film business, and plans to have one for media communication and daily life, one for literary writing, and one for special opportunities.


    In fact, it''s normal for actors and directors to change their agents. For example, some of them have changed several times before they find suitable ones. However, such a comprehensive service is hard to make people feel disgusted. On the contrary, they feel that this company is very human and it will be more convenient and comfortable to stay here.


    At least Murphy thought it was good, "I have no problem, but if other agents are not suitable, I have the right to change."Bill rosis quickly left Stanton studio and Murphy returned to work to prepare for his new project. (to be continued). )

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    In a luxurious reception room on the top floor of the Death Star Building in Century City, Murphy sits behind a long conference table, turns to the last page of the contract, and after Robert, the lawyer next to him, points to the place where he needs to sign, swipes his pen and signs his name on it.


    After signing the contract in duplicate, Murphy exchanged contracts with Bill rosis and Brian Lauder, who represent CAA.


    I''ve been waiting here for a long time to take photos. Press the shutter of the camera to record this moment.


    "I''m very happy that we can renew this brokerage contract." Brian Lloyd, who is in charge of the film business, smiles. "CAA welcomes young talents like you!"


    Murphy shook hands with him and said, "it''s my pleasure to join CAA."


    There''s no harm in saying nice things on such occasions.


    The photographer was invited out, and Robert left, leaving only Brian Lauder, Bill rosis, and three other agents in the drawing room.


    Bill rosis took the initiative to make an introduction.


    "This is grace collind, responsible for media communication and your daily life services."


    "This is Gaby Ramos, in charge of your literary creation."


    "This is ringard waterwood, in charge of special opportunities."


    Murphy shakes hands with three people and nods his head gently. They are the agents selected by CAA according to bill rosis''s opinions. He doesn''t know whether they need to be replaced in the future, but also the test of time and work.


    The brokerage contract signed by both parties mentioned this point. Murphy will not hesitate when it is necessary to exercise this right.


    Brad Lloyd is an important partner of CAA. He has a lot of work to do. He appeared at the signing ceremony to show that he attaches importance to Murphy, a new director who is rapidly rising. Now the work has been completed and the gesture is in place. After a few words, he left.


    The other three also have their own work to do. In addition to grace, who is in charge of media public relations and daily life, the other two also walk out of the meeting room one after another.


    "Murphy," Grice said, already at work, "is there anything I need to do recently?"


    "Yes." Now that he has signed a new brokerage contract, Murphy is not polite either. "I need an independent house."


    In the past, living in Stanton studio was limited by the economic conditions. Now the economic situation has improved, and there is Kerry Mulligan. It is certainly inconvenient to continue to live there.


    Grace immediately took out his pen and book. "Do you have any specific requirements?"


    Murphy thought, "it''s better to be in Santa Monica, not too far from Stanton studio, valley or beach."


    He pondered for a moment, "it doesn''t need to be too big. Let''s rent it."


    After the last $2 million share was received, besides Rose''s $300000 bail, he also paid bill Rossi and other members of the cast who had not yet settled the payment. The remaining money is not much, and the next share will have to wait for some time.


    Before going to Australia for a holiday, rose asked someone to take a message. His account was still watched by the police. After the thaw, he would be given the money back. Murphy refused.


    Despite bill Rossi''s dissuasion and help Ross, Murphy is not stupid and knows not to have too much contact with Ross economically.


    "I''ll follow up on it." Grace put away his notebook and said, "I''ll get in touch with you if I have the right one."


    She stood up. "If there''s nothing else, I''ll leave first."


    "Goodbye." Murphy stood up and shook her hand, politely watching her leave.


    There was no one else in the drawing room, and Murphy felt relaxed. She turned the conference table and sofa chair, walked to the bright French window, and looked out. It was located in Beverly Hills, the top floor of the Death Star building, overlooking the whole of Los Angeles.


    "CAA chose this building," Murphy said to bill rossis in the back. "It''s something else, isn''t it?"


    Bill rosis came up, shook his head and said, "I don''t know."


    "This is the Death Star building! "Murphy guessed," with the office building named after the invincible death star in Star Wars, CAA has bought the highest eight floors. Isn''t it to stand at the top of the circle with an invincible posture? "


    Bill rosis laughed. "It''s about the person who offered to buy the building."


    Murphy changed the subject. "Shall we go to your office?"


    "Let''s go." Bill rosis leads the way from the safe passage to the next floor, to the far left, and opens the door of an office.


    This office is not big. The decoration can only be said to be ordinary. Murphy just looked at it and sat opposite the desk. She has an independent office or is on the upper floor. This is the symbol of her status in CAA.


    In the publicity to the outside world, CAA claims that all its brokers are partners. Of course, that is to say, today''s CAA is not the CAA when Michael owitz was founded. It is indeed a partnership system, but the one with the most shares is no longer the internal broker of CAA.Just like most entrepreneurs in the development will encounter financial difficulties and accept foreign investment, CAA also has foreign investors. TPG, one of the world''s largest private equity institutions, is the largest shareholder of CAA, holding up to 53% of CAA shares!


    Other shares are distributed among the partners in CAA.


    These partners constitute the management and superstructure of CAA, and they are also the top brokers in the company. Other brokers want to squeeze into this circle, and the conditions are not complicated. As long as they have super heavyweight customers in their hands, such as Tom Cruise''s agent Pai Kingsley, they are very likely to become partners of CAA.


    In other words, the quality of customers directly determines the position of a broker in the industry.


    So, what Bill rosis is most concerned about now is Murphy''s new plan. A director ultimately depends on his works.


    "Godin Clyde of Fox Searchlight called me a few times." He sat across from Murphy and said, "I want to make sure that the sequel to the chainsaw starts."


    "The sequel to the power saw?" Murphy didn''t remember mentioning the sequel.


    Bill rosis asked strangely, "isn''t your new movie a sequel to the chainsaw?"


    Murphy shook his head. "No."


    Bill rosis wanted to speak again. Murphy raised his hand to stop him and said, "there is a sequel to this series. A lot of stories and characters are not explained, but it''s not right now."


    "Don''t forget, the impact of 9 / 11 will continue for a long time," he cautioned


    Although the public is gradually recovering, such films will still be affected by the aftereffects. It is better to start the sequel plan next year.


    "9 / 11" is a relatively easy time for the entertainment industry in the past, and the movie industry needs to be in a more relaxed position than the entertainment industry in any recent period, The chance of hitting the street will multiply.


    It''s not that there is no market for movies like "electric saw", but that the market situation is not clear in a short time.


    Murphy would never know that there was a wall in front of him, and he would bump into it.


    One of the best choices for the next step is superhero movies. The occurrence of 9 / 11 has increased the public''s demand for omnipotent superheroes, and the films of personal heroism will have more market.


    The other is a typical American made film with a relaxed atmosphere.


    As we all know, the film and television market in North America is basically an insulator. North American audiences have never been very interested in non North American productions. After this incident, the market will be more closed. It will be more difficult for foreign products to succeed. Producers and consumers in the entertainment industry will prefer "made in America".


    In the past, some European films that were popular all over the world were given a cold reception in North America, and this situation will become more serious in the future.


    Murphy had thought it over before.


    He doesn''t reject pure market and popcorn superhero movies. The problem is that no one will ask him to make this kind of movie. Even if he has this idea, the copyright is also a big problem.


    With the release of "war police", marvel realized the power of its superheroes. In addition to the ones authorized, marvel began to cherish itself. It was easy not to authorize others. Now, the most famous superheroes can be moved to the big screen. The producers invited the first-line or quasi first-line directors.


    He is far from that standard.


    The so-called traditional American film making is his best choice.


    Because the styles of the first two films are similar, he has accumulated enough experience in black films, which is also the choice of new projects. Murphy knows very well that even now, his ability can not be said to be outstanding, and choosing the most familiar type can reduce the probability of failure.


    The problem is that most of the black films are cruel, contrary to the current social situation.


    Therefore, he intends to add comedy and absurdity to the new project to avoid the audience''s aversion to the film because it is too bloody.


    Murphy said these ideas to bill rosis, but the agent frowned, "Fox Searchlight is determined to continue the sequel of the electric saw, I''m afraid it''s difficult to pass such a project."


    "Find another company." Murphy would never hang from a tree. "We just signed a new brokerage contract. CAA won''t kick me away so soon, will it?"


    Bill rossis immediately came to the spirit, "are you going to leave the new project entirely to the company?"


    Murphy said strangely, "isn''t that the best way to save time and effort?"


    "You''re not going to continue to invest in your own films?" Asked Bill rosis.


    Murphy shook his head and said, "I have no money." (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    This is the actual situation. What Murphy said is no exaggeration. Compared with the investment in making a film, Stanton studio does not have much money.


    "Chainsaw thriller" is not a one-off sale like "fruit candy". It takes time to recover the funds. The box office in North America alone will not be paid off until February next year. The follow-up TV copyright fees and DVD videos are long-term revenue. Even if the overseas distribution rights are sold out, according to Hollywood practice, the funds will not be in place in one step.


    Even the most optimistic estimate is that it will be a year or even a year after the film is released overseas.


    As we all know, the film industry''s capital recovery speed is not fast, most of the films need a long time to achieve profitability.


    Murphy himself is not in a hurry. In the past two investments, it can be said that he is creating opportunities for himself in a difficult situation. Otherwise, how many companies are willing to invest in directors without qualifications like him?


    The box office sales in North America of electric saw thriller have fundamentally reversed all this. The $60 million box office in North America is enough to make many companies willing to invest in Murphy''s next project.


    Business performance is always the best qualification and evidence in this circle, and also the biggest source of confidence for investors.


    "Leave it to me." Bill rossis is confident, "this is what CAA is good at."


    Although he did not actually operate the one-stop packaging service, he has the support of the company. These are not problems.


    Murphy nodded, too. That''s what he meant.


    He is a director, not a full-time producer. He has been unable to take charge of these two aspects when shooting "the electric saw", and an excellent director needs to focus instead of being distracted by the mess. CAA''s packaging service can just help him solve these problems.


    It''s true that the one-stop service commission of CAA is a headache, but Murphy is short of funds and is not ready to invest in himself. There is no direct conflict between CAA''s Commission and his interests.


    The most important thing is that this kind of service can effectively help the director in his initial stage.


    Since bill rosis provided a wide range of services for the crew in the last film, Murphy has studied this kind of business strategy of CAA, and found that as long as the conditions are suitable, its disadvantages are far less than the profits he can get.


    As we all know, a lot of star production companies need to explore good projects.


    Since the early 1980s, CAA and New York literature brokers have formed a cooperation to help find good stories. Later, CAA hired famous writers to write the stories into scripts, so as to find stars and directors. Then, CAA used this combination package to negotiate with the studio.


    Hollywood studios, especially the medium-sized production companies, like this time-saving and labor-saving operation mode very much, so they pay a lot of money to buy this combination package.


    CAA thus represents all the stars, actors and behind the scenes staff in this bag, rather than a single person.


    In addition, the old habit of entertainment brokerage circle is individual to individual. CAA''s approach is to serve one person as a team, just like the service for Murphy.


    In this regard, the core logic of CAA is that when there are enough customers, the identity can be reversed, from the buyer to the seller.


    For example, the entry threshold of the original media industry is very high. If it doesn''t matter, you can''t do anything at all. When you have enough customers, you can package them in different forms to force those who control the threshold node.


    After studying these, Murphy has to admit that this is a very clever and talented business strategy, which has changed the entire entertainment brokerage industry.


    Of course, the development of anything is not plain sailing, even CAA is no exception.


    In the first five years, CAA could only focus on the field of television, without movies and music. Later, it changed from television to movies, starting from scratch.


    They bring ideas and information together, introduce customers to each other, and introduce customers to people who are not customers. [literature building] originally, artists who belong to the same attribute should not be signed, such as Robert De Niro and Al Pacino of CAA, but CAA thinks that it is better for these people to get together and know what they are doing with each other.


    In addition, CAA has created a department dedicated to finding ideas, such as digging stories from news headlines.


    In addition, every agent of CAA has to do things outside the company, such as finding inspiration in the school community and creating products for customers all the time.


    It''s no accident that this company can develop into a hegemony in the entertainment brokerage industry. Many of its strategies are in line with the needs of the market.


    For example, now Murphy, if he fights alone, even if he has the box office number of "electric saw" as his qualification, if he wants to attract enough investment, he still needs to go from company to company, to elaborate his creative ideas, to explain the possible market potential, and even to make efforts to establish a good relationship with the investorsThese will consume a lot of energy and affect his directing work.


    After talking to bill rosis about this, Murphy looked at the time and was ready to leave.


    "Murphy," bill rosis finally reminded, "don''t forget, after you finish the script, there''s a plan."


    "I know." Murphy nodded.


    Script and project plan are indispensable. CAA can''t go to a production company and tell them that its director has a project in preparation, and then pull the investment?


    It''s said that CAA''s agent went to the six companies and said that if I had a project, the other side would have a cramp in their head, like a treasure, and invest in it obediently Well, this kind of thing, Murphy, is just listening.


    If you think about it with your toes, do you know that the executives of the six major companies have to be mentally handicapped to do such a thing?


    Leaving the Death Star building where CAA is located, Murphy first goes to a car sales company in West Hollywood. A black Cadillac that he ordered some time ago has arrived.


    Yes, he is ready to change the car. Although the old second-hand Ford has no major faults, there are many minor faults, and it can''t continue to drive.


    Murphy did not choose luxury cars, temporarily bought an ordinary black Cadillac.


    In addition, after Kerry Mulligan met the requirements, she was asked to apply for an internship driver''s license. This is a car kingdom, and it is necessary to be able to drive.


    With the completion of the contract with CAA, the idea of other brokerage companies to dig the wall has been rejected for the time being. Without frequent interference from the brokers, Murphy has returned to the working state before the holiday. After finishing the first draft of the script, Murphy began to prepare more important project plans.


    The script is the foundation of the project, and the budget is the basic condition.


    Although the investment of the new project is far more than that of the movie, it is not as good as the mainstream commercial production in Hollywood. In a big way, it is still in the category of independent film.


    Making a budget is not enough to list all the possible expenses. It takes some skills to impress investors.


    It''s not hard for Murphy.


    When making independent films in Hollywood, there is never the so-called "right budget", but there is a "right way to calculate the budget".


    Before using this method, Murphy needs to consider writing a movie budget independently, just like writing a script seriously. His former tutor told him the knack of judging whether a movie scene is complete: if he deleted a word from the description of the scene, the whole scene would not be shot.


    This rule is also applicable to the initial framework cost budget of a movie. He needs to start with the lowest budget on the premise that he can make a movie.


    Under this budget, a movie can''t be made without a dollar.


    But Murphy will hide this amount, and will not mention it to anyone, even bill rosis. This so-called "anemia budget" is his little secret. This amount should be hidden in the back of the closet at home, or other places that no one can find for months, rather than publicized everywhere.


    Unless Murphy is really forced to have no way back, he will not easily come up with this budget to make a movie.


    The actual budget quoted is several times that number. It is impossible for this kind of film investment to be as much as the plan, and the intended investor will give it. No one is so stupid. We must set aside some bargaining space.


    With the budget and Murphy, we have to think about how to invest.


    He has certain qualifications, but it involves millions of dollars. Who can easily throw them out? To make investors willing to pay, we should let them see the expected return.


    It can be said that this is the most critical part of the project plan. Hollywood investors will not invest in a film because of art or other high goals. Their investment purpose is very simple - profit!


    The estimated initial profit is also directly related to the actual cost that Murphy can get.


    Murphy can assume that all resources are available, put forward the cost of film shooting in a perfect world, and then get the possible income of investors according to the market forecast.


    After the intended investors get this figure, they will cut the cost as much as possible based on this figure, and then subtract the estimated income that can be obtained through overseas film market sales. Moreover, the estimation of overseas market sales should take into account the actual political and economic situation. For example, in the current market environment, the income of China, Russia and India is basically the same It''s worthless.


    After deducting the cost of overseas income, plus the amount of tax rebate for film shooting based on the shooting location, it is roughly the actual investment of an independent film.


    This will also determine the actual location of the film.


    If the budget is less than US $1 million after deducting the overseas revenue, shoot in Los Angeles, California; if the budget is less than US $5 million, shoot in New Orleans, Louisiana; if the budget is more than US $10 million, consider buying a "Romanian fool tutorial" and applying for a passport. Hurry to Bucharest. (to be continued). £©For mobile users, please visit m.wenxue6.com for better reading experience.

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    In fact, the actual cost calculation of a film is very troublesome. The production costs shown by major Hollywood studios are often mixed with a lot of moisture, which is not consistent with the actual situation, and different situations will also cause changes in costs.


    For example, if Murphy''s film production is completed and the film company wants to participate in the film festival, the cost will definitely increase.


    For example, if you want to participate in a local film festival in the United States, you have to add about 100000 US dollars to complete the most basic preparation of relevant materials.


    There are also online costs, which are difficult to control.


    The contract cost of online cost, including screenwriter, director, producer, actor director, script copyright, administration and labor welfare, can only be fixed after the actual negotiation.


    For the next week or so, Murphy was basically busy in the studio, revising the first draft of the script, adjusting the project plan according to the needs of the script, and predicting the possible difficulties in future preparation, shooting and production.


    This project is much more difficult than "electric saw thriller", which is invested by Stanton studio, and Murphy is the only one. But this situation can not continue. The new project needs to invest more funds, which will come from other film companies, so he needs to make more preparations.


    There''s always something unpredictable going on in film making, but it''s always right to be prepared.


    The most typical is capital.


    Murphy also thought about what to do if the shooting encounters unexpected difficulties and the investor''s budget is really not enough?


    If there is no result after running for a long time to raise money, should he spend more time trying to raise money, and then still be stuck in the same place because of the limited cost? Or should we think of some innovative ways to make movies anyway?


    There is no doubt that he should be the latter director.


    It''s time to rummage through the back of the closet and find out the hidden "anemia budget" instead of thinking about spending 250000 dollars to rent a private plane and meet potential investors who haven''t made up their mind yet.


    The more money you have, the more you have to think about it.


    There is also the problem of actors. Directors in their infancy like Murphy also want to cooperate with big name actors. Big name actors bring not only attention, but also box office appeal.


    But it''s very difficult for a famous actor to cooperate with him.


    In Hollywood, in some cases, if a director''s project is attractive enough, it''s not impossible to attract famous actors, especially those who have played in independent films.


    For these actors, they know that independent films will provide opportunities that Hollywood commercial films will never provide. They can take advantage of these opportunities to show their outstanding acting skills.


    However, Murphy knows that there is no chance for actors to show their acting skills in the new project, and big stars will not be interested in such black films.


    So he''s more realistic. James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Kerry Mulligan, and Robert Downey Jr. are more suitable for the project.


    The most important heroine can also try to send an invitation to San Fernando Valley. The other party does not have the status of queen in the future. If she wants to make a formal invitation to the film, she is not likely to be rejected.


    The main beneficiaries of the last collaboration with Bill Murphy are also from behind the scenes. They hope that they can continue to work with Bill Murphy.


    After the establishment of these projects, Murphy is not in a hurry, and the most important thing to consider is funding.


    Film is a very tall art, but it needs a lot of money to realize it.


    He doesn''t plan to invest in the film himself, and Stanton studio doesn''t have enough money to invest. After all, there is a sequel to the movie "the electric saw", which works with Fox Searchlight. It costs a lot of money. Even if the director changes, the investment risk of this sequel is lower.


    The film does not come from his own investment. Murphy has to adjust his psychology. First, the power will inevitably become smaller, and second, the capital control will be more strict.


    The former is good to say, as a director who has experienced a formal education, Murphy knows that this is the producer responsibility system, while the latter has some troubles.


    However, it is not that there is no solution, which requires the director to be poor.


    It''s no big deal. As a director, you should be as transparent as possible and always tell the truth. But the reality is that you are enthusiastic, the crew is energetic, but you are short of money.


    A successful director should also use words, actions and plans to create confidence for investment before the completion of the film. As long as the investment is larger, the film will be better and the market return will be higher in the future.


    Persuading money owners to invest is never an easy job.In essence, it''s about getting investors to invest in an idea in their head.


    The idea is very vague and conceptualized. In order to attract investment, some directors or producers often shoot a short film first and use it to attract investors.


    But there are also disadvantages. If the short film is not amazing enough, it is difficult to attract investment.


    When doing so, we must be careful. There is a clear line between introducing the project to potential investors and making a promise of potential economic return. After all, this is a game under legal supervision. When making a promise of return, we must be careful not to deliberately distort the facts, otherwise we may be targeted by the judicial system for suspected fraud.


    Of course, Murphy doesn''t plan to make short films, and that''s not the way for him.


    From late September to early October, Murphy spent a lot of time and energy on the script and the business plan of CAA''s more important project.


    Even now, Murphy hopes that someone will appreciate his play, and then the other party will write a check enough to shoot the film. This is the common fantasy of all directors.


    It''s hard to achieve. If you want to make it a reality, the key lies in the business plan given to potential investors and customers, a well conceived and well investigated strategic plan on how to prepare, select roles, shoot and make films.


    After completing the plan, Murphy asked Bill rosis to submit it to CAA, not to mention that the film company would not rashly start a film project, and even CAA, the operator, would conduct an advance audit on the project itself.


    Although not Murphy''s head, as CAA''s top executive in charge of film and television business, a copy of the script and plan was also sent to Brian Lauder.


    Although this is not the expected sequel of "the electric saw", Brian Lauder nodded his head after carefully reading the plan. Not to mention the creativity of the project, the young director''s rigorous attitude and careful plan will leave a good impression.


    What''s more, this project is his black style. Even if it''s absurd, it''s also very interesting.


    Moreover, there are many gimmicks in scripts and plans. For the film industry, without gimmicks, there will be no selling points, and without selling points, there will be no box office.


    Script is the foundation, but a good business plan is the key to move the film company.


    Originally, Brian Lauder didn''t have much hope for the plan. After all, Murphy is a director rather than a professional producer. After the script and plan are submitted to CAA, he plans to let the company''s more professional people process them on this basis, so as to attract funds.


    Even projects thrown out by CAA are sometimes rejected.


    This is normal in business investment.


    Compared with the script that he read once, Brian Lauder put more energy on the plan.


    The plan is not particularly thick, and it has no specific provisions on the content and number of pages. The key lies in whether the content shows professionalism, whether the expression is easy to understand, and whether it contains all the necessary information without procrastination.


    In this plan, almost a film has everything from project preparation to post production, and the planning is clear, which makes the whole project excellent.


    Brian Lloyd looked at it one by one.


    "An overview of the objectives and overall objectives of the film business plan, a brief introduction to the script and production content, a copy of the copyright certificate of the script, industry trends and development trends, prospects of the film market and potential audience, box office comparison of films of the same type and budget..."


    All these are clear. People will feel that this is a reliable project, rather than those unreliable things that only have one script and don''t even make the simplest plan.


    And these are only a part, there are more detailed content behind.


    For example, the film production team, from the leading role to the director to the photographer and then to the producer, has a specific list. For the positions that have been determined, the plan has a resume attached; for the positions that have not been determined, there are four to seven candidate lists and their respective advantages.


    There are also expected production details, shooting site and production standards; cash flow statement, possible weekly basic expenses; management strategy in shooting and shooting; schedule of setting dates according to different stages of preparation, shooting and production of the film; copies of all rights agreements and trade union records; art works related to the project, such as a one legged beauty sitting on a motorcycle The poster on the car


    There must be some flaws in this investment plan, but it''s worth looking at from any aspect.


    After going through the plan for three times in a row, Brian Lauder specially marked the key points and shortcomings with pens of different colors, called the assistant to send them back to the audit department to finish the work as soon as possible, and then transferred the project to several suitable film companies. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse m for better reading experience.

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    In the morning, Harvey Weinstein just went to work. He opened the door and walked into the office. He came to the big desk, opened the boss''s chair and sat down. He took a sip of the coffee prepared by the assistant, nodded with satisfaction, and put his eyes on the neat documents to be processed on the desk, ready to start the day''s work. (please refer to the literature building for the latest chapters)


    the documents are divided into two piles, with only a few thin ones on the left and a thick one on the right.


    This is sorted out by the assistant according to his habits. Urgent or important affairs will be put on the left, and vice versa.


    At the top of the left is a plan. At the bottom of the plan is a copy of the script. Harvey Weinstein takes a look at the cover of the plan. It turns out that CAA sent it to Miramax!


    Although I don''t like that group of vampires, Harvey Weinstein knows the ability of CAA. At least the projects they sent to us will not be rubbish.


    There are not many things on the cover of the plan. Besides CAA, there is also the code of the project.


    This is the practice in the industry. Many films are just a code before they are officially approved or before they enter the publicity period.


    Code "after, there is a familiar name, project planner - Murphy Stanton!


    Seeing this name, Harvey Weinstein immediately thought of the movie "the shock of the chainsaw", which has been released from North America. What huge profits has this movie brought? But Miramax passed it by.


    Just like Murphy''s attitude after the party, he can''t say how to be angry.


    He turned his head slightly. Under the glass of his desk, Murphy Stanton''s note was still there!


    Harvey Weinstein is at least a qualified business operator who can drive Miramax to its present position.


    A new work by a director who can win high returns at a low cost twice in a row is also worth seeing.


    First, Harvey Weinstein took out the script from the bottom of the plan. When he saw the absurd setting of beauty fighting zombies, he could not help shaking his head and laughing. When he saw more than half of the script, he was sure that the content of the script was very ridiculous, and some places simply did not conform to the logic of normal people''s thinking.


    But this is obviously a cut project with black humor. If this book is not absurd, it will lose its attraction.


    Beauty, zombie, plasma, nudity As long as these things are handled properly, they are absolutely attractive to a considerable part of the audience.


    But to control the scale of investment! Harvey Weinstein immediately came up with this idea. After all, the audience range of cut films is here, and niche films are niche films, which can not become the real mainstream of the market.


    Harvey Weinstein unconsciously pats the table when he sees that the leading role of the beautiful woman in the script finally kills all sides. He smiles on his fat face and obviously feels that the play here is very interesting.


    If it''s a new director, it''s absolutely doubtful whether he can produce the effect of the script. However, Harvey Weinstein has some confidence in the author of the script. Hard candy and electric saw have proved that this is Murphy Stanton''s best style.


    With the script closed, Harvey Weinstein opened the plan of the project and read it more carefully than before.


    Obviously, this is a packaging project of CAA. The main staff behind the scenes, including Murphy Stanton, are all from CAA customers, and the project clearly indicates this.


    Harvey Weinstein can recognize that most of these people have participated in the movie, and their basic abilities are guaranteed.


    He is very slow to read the plan, and often stops to think about the feasibility of the terms written above, sometimes nods and sometimes frowns.


    For example, the heroine even plans to invite Jenna Jameson. Harvey Weinstein thinks it''s not right. There is a natural gap between San Fernando Valley and Hollywood. It''s better not to cross this gap.


    It took him nearly two hours to finish reading the plan. After closing it, instead of looking at other documents, he went to the French window to look at the distant scenery and think carefully.


    There is no doubt that this is a well planned, well thought out and highly feasible commercial film scheme, with a script of medium to upper level, which is quite operable.


    And it''s stated in the planning book that it''s not CAA''s plan, but from the project''s sponsor, Murphy Stanton.


    Harvey Weinstein knows that CAA does not need to play tricks in this respect, otherwise, with the fluency of information in the industry, any inquiry will be able to pierce.


    He attaches great importance to this. The project plan written by a director is more important than that made by a brokerage company.


    The director is the one who directs the project.He is a veteran of independent films. Compared with the producer centered system of mainstream commercial films, these low-cost independent films should be operated around the director. This is milamax''s experience in making and investing in independent films for many years. As long as the supervision is in place within the budget, the director has the right to control everything in the film, and in order to control the budget, the director has the right to control the film, All the staff around the director will play everyone''s initiative and wisdom, to ensure that every penny is spent on the blade.


    Therefore, the most important point is whether the director is worth the investment.


    Harvey Weinstein has enough determination, just as he spared no effort to support Quentin Tarantino.


    Walking back to his desk, he picked up the phone and dialed the assistant''s number. "Make an appointment for me with Bill rosis and Murphy Stanton of CAA. The sooner the time, the better! Also, transfer the project to the market research department and let them start analyzing it now. "


    Harvey Weinstein is not easy to make a blind decision, which may involve nearly ten million dollars of investment, even for Miramax level companies, it is also a huge number.


    He''ll get in touch with CAA and Murphy Stanton first.


    CAA has a huge network in Hollywood. The codenamed project and project plan were sent to a number of suitable companies, and Fox Searchlight also received one.


    On the same morning, Godin Clyde, Fox Searchlight''s marketing and distribution business, saw the script and plan in his office.


    "Isn''t it a sequel to the chainsaw?" He turned and frowned. "What''s Murphy = Stanton thinking?"


    The huge profits brought by the movie are just around the corner. How could Godin Clyde give up this series, and the other side has not finished telling the story. There is a sequel to follow. Now, instead of doing the sequel, he is going to do other projects


    New projects often mean new risks.


    Godin Clyde is more interested in the sequel to the power saw than in the beautiful new project that this proposal does.


    He thought about it, found a number and dialed it.


    "Hi, Murphy." When he got through, he said with a smile, "it''s me, Godin."


    On the other side, Murphy is looking at the house, letting Kerry Mulligan go on, and walking through the big living room of the house into the grassy vestibule.


    "Hello, Godin." He came under a palm tree and stood in the shadow. "What''s up?"


    "Well, I saw the plan for your new project from CAA." The opposite voice seemed to be discontented, "how can it not be the sequel of" the shock of the chainsaw "


    "I''ve only finished the script outline for the sequel so far." Murphy simply said, "it takes time to write the script..."


    Godin Clyde over there interrupted. "Are you still the director?"


    "No, No." Murphy shook his head. "I don''t have time right now. If the new project is set up, it may be delayed until next summer."


    What else does Golding Clyde want to say, Murphy said preemptively, "Golding, don''t you think it''s better to delay for a while?"


    The silence on the other end of the phone, Golding Clyde must also be able to see that the sequel is not suitable for release in the short term.


    A director also needs to have a good network. Murphy thought about it and said, "after the script is finished, I''ll pass it to you as soon as possible. If the investment is made, we can reach an agreement again. I believe it''s not hard to find a director of a horror film."


    There was silence for a while, and there was a voice, "for the time being, let''s keep in touch. If there are changes, we can communicate again."


    It''s only just the beginning of the release of the movie in the overseas markets of Britain, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. There''s really no need to worry about the sequel.


    Hang up, Murphy goes into the house, finds Kerry Mulligan, and continues to listen to the real estate agent.


    This is a four bedroom house, which is composed of two connected two-story buildings. In front of the house is a courtyard surrounded by green trees, surrounded by high white walls, blocking the rendering and peeping of the outside world. Behind the house is a small green space, surrounded by typical California vegetation such as palm trees, and there is a not too big swimming pool.


    "How''s it going?" Murphy asked Kerry Mulligan.


    It''s not the first time for them to come here. After seeing several houses, they are most satisfied with it.


    "Not bad." Kerry Mulligan is still looking with his hands behind his back. It seems that he hasn''t thought about it yet.


    Murphy is relatively satisfied.


    This house is not far from Stanton studio. It is located in the quiet valley edge of Santa Monica. It was built in the 1920s with typical Spanish romantic style.


    On the first floor, there are arched doors, arched ceiling, hand polished beams, stone fireplace, spacious entertainment room, hardwood floor and Saltillo floor tiles on the ground. Along the circular staircase on the left side of the living room, you can walk up to the spacious master bedroom and three secondary bedrooms.


    From the stairs on the side of the second bedroom, you can enter the auxiliary building. On the first floor of the auxiliary building, there is a gourmet kitchen. The kitchen is mainly made of granite and leads to the restaurant. From the restaurant, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the swimming pool and garden in the backyard, as well as the built-in barbecue facilities and warm courtyard beside the garden. It is very suitable for relaxing here after a busy day. (to be continued). )

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    "That''s it?"


    Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Murphy asked in a low voice. Kerry Mulligan thought, "let''s see the price first. It''s so big here. It must be very expensive. (see the latest chapter: Literature building) "


    the building area of this house is 350 square meters, plus the front and rear courtyards and two garages. The total area is close to 800 square meters, and it is located at the edge of the Santa Monica valley. Whether you buy it or rent it, it is not comparable to the house of Stanton studio.


    Kerry Mulligan is still looking around. He seems to be hesitant. The movie "electric saw" only gets a share of 2 million US dollars, and a considerable part of it has been paid. In addition to the expenses of auditions for other theatres and the expenses of daily necessities, there should not be much money left.


    She is also a little distressed. Since they were together, the remuneration for the two films has been paid for the tuition of the acting school. For such a long time, Murphy has been paying all kinds of expenses of the two alone.


    Although it''s not uncommon among Hollywood girlfriends and girlfriends, Kerry Mulligan knows it''s not good.


    Murphy looks at Kerry Mulligan and waves to the real estate agent standing near the door. It can be seen that of all the houses she has seen, Kerry is most satisfied here.


    The other party was a real estate agent specially introduced by CAA''s agent grace. Murphy didn''t beat around the Bush and said, "this house is OK..."


    "Murphy..." Next to her, Kerry Mulligan suddenly spoke. Murphy patted her on the arm and said with a smile, "I''ll deal with it."


    Kerry Mulligan hesitated, nodded and said nothing.


    "Hart," Murphy said, looking at the real estate agent, "if you buy it, how much will it cost."


    Generally speaking, Murphy is a director who has just made a big sale in the film. Kevin Hart has a warm smile. "The original price of this house is $2.78 million. I can make my own decision and win $2.6 million for you."


    Hearing the price, Murphy frowned and then shook her head.


    This house can be rented or sold. If you buy it now, the capital is a problem. Murphy thought, "what about leasing?"


    The real estate agent immediately said, "15, 000 dollars a month, a discount for long-term leasing."


    "Well," Murphy asked, nodding, "for a year?"


    "If you sign a one-year contract." The real estate agent gave the discount appropriately, "the rent for a year is 150000 dollars."


    The price is not low either. Murphy negotiated with him about the price, and finally decided to rent for one year at $135000.


    When the two sides sign a formal lease, he and Kerry Mulligan can move out of Stanton studio.


    Out of the courtyard gate, Murphy got into the driver''s seat of Cadillac. After the co pilot Kerry Mulligan tied his seat belt, he started the car and drove away from the valley area slowly.


    "What''s on your mind?" He turned to look at Kerry Mulligan''s baby face.


    In recent days, Kerry Mulligan''s mood is obviously not very good.


    Kerry Mulligan turned around and gave a smile. "No


    "Your mood..." Murphy pointed up at her. "It''s on your face."


    "Is it so obvious?" Kerry Mulligan rubbed his face. "Do I have such a secret?"


    She also knew that she was an emotional person.


    Murphy shook his head and asked, "are you homesick?"


    "Homesick?" Kerry Mulligan snorted, "I don''t miss them!"


    For her dream, she can cross all obstacles!


    "Bill contacted me for several role auditions, but none of them succeeded," she said, slightly drooping her head


    As Murphy knows, Kerry Mulligan''s audition didn''t go as well as she thought.


    "Honey." Murphy freezes her right hand and rubs her blonde hair. "The difficulty is only temporary. It doesn''t matter if we can''t pass the auditions of those cast members. We can continue to make movies together."


    Kerry Mulligan shook his head and muttered, "I can''t rely on you all the time, can I?"


    "Who else do you want to rely on?" Murphy put on a very nervous look, "do I have a rival now?"


    "No!" Kerry Mulligan looked up and snorted, "I just think that you can''t just play in your movies in the future, and And


    "Well?" Murphy gave her a puzzled look.


    "And with the exception of fruit candy," Kerry Mulligan was not a cover up, "I''m not a heroine."


    Murphy could tell that there was a little dissatisfaction in her words.


    "If this new film is approved," Murphy says comfortingly instead of paying attention, "you''ll be the second most popular one..."


    Kerry Mulligan chuckled."Do you want to be on the screen with one leg?" Murphy shook his head, and his voice became softer and softer. "Honey, this will damage your image, and it won''t help your future."


    Thinking of the one legged heroine, Kerry Mulligan had a cold war and said, "I don''t like that character."


    "So..." Murphy added, "the second most popular character is the one for you."


    Kerry Mulligan dropped his head again, "but I have to accept physical and movement training..."


    After a proper complaint, she said, "Liz told me that if you want to get recognition for acting, if you want to get awards as early as possible, it''s better to play in some independent films."


    "She''s right to say that." Murphy slowed down a little. "Starting with independent films and art films, he honed his acting skills and became an acting school. After gaining a certain reputation, he transformed into the mainstream film circle. When he appeared in commercial blockbusters, he didn''t forget art films, and then he won both box office and awards?"


    Kerry Mulligan nodded busily, "Yeah, Liz..."


    Murphy reaches out his right hand and interrupts Kerry Mulligan. "Honey, if it''s someone else, I''ll tell her that it''s a very orthodox way to develop Hollywood actors, but Kerry, you''re my girlfriend. I want to see you happy every day, satisfied, and your dream come true soon."


    "I know!" Kerry Mulligan recalled what Murphy had done and said with emotion, "I know you''re always thinking about me."


    "You know what, Kerry." Murphy turned to look at her. "It''s a very confusing way, too."


    In fact, a few months ago, when Murphy was considering a new project, Bill rosis warned him that if he didn''t want to waste time and make more detours, it was better not to consider artistic films and artistic value, but to put the primary goal on the market and box office.


    Murphy used to know something about it. After thinking about it for a long time, he found that many of the things publicized were unreliable.


    "I''m not good at art movies."


    When he said this, Murphy thought of himself. Generally speaking, most of the people who came from the Academy tend to be literary and artistic, but there are always exceptions. He is an exception. At that time, what he paid most attention to and studied was black movies, which is also a choice of personal interests. A person who does not love movies is often difficult to become an excellent filmmaker, and a person who does not like a movie People who are interested in this kind of film can''t really devote themselves to studying this kind of film.


    It is true that movies should not be divided into literature and commerce, but with the development of society, the division between literature and Commerce really exists.


    Even if Murphy doesn''t admit it, the gap between the two will not disappear.


    When he chooses movies, of course, he is the type he likes first. Although he doesn''t have a booffice mojo in his head, he can''t remember the box office figures of every movie, but the box office of the movie he can remember will not be very bad.


    First love is always beautiful, even if Murphy can''t avoid vulgarity, he wants to help the girl around, help her realize her dream as soon as possible.


    "If you choose this way, I can''t help you."


    Starting from the psychology of a normal man, he doesn''t want Kerry Mulligan to take this road. Everyone knows that the independent art circle is almost the most chaotic place in Hollywood, and even can compete with the rock circle, but Murphy won''t mention it. "This road seems orthodox, but it''s a waste of time. The chance of success is poor."


    Kerry Mulligan, who always believed in Murphy, looked at her and waited for a reasonable explanation.


    "So to speak, Kerry."


    Park the car to the side of the road in front of Stanton studio, and Murphy doesn''t get out of the car. "How many actors do you think Hollywood has in our time, who are as talented and pleasing as you? Or a beautiful actress. "


    Kerry Mulligan thought, "there are thousands of people, right?"


    She has been in acting school for so long, and she is not a little girl without any knowledge.


    "No less than ten thousand, I suppose?" Murphy said the conservative figure, "how many movies can Hollywood make every year? How many of them can find characters with lines? Most art films can''t enter the cinema market. Even if they enter the cinema market, the scale is very small and it''s hard to attract people''s attention. "


    He stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the girl''s blonde hair. "Most of the art films that can attract attention are the result of the film''s strong propaganda? And the awards you mentioned. There''s a whole Pacific Ocean between the awards and the performances in art films and characters. You should have heard bill mention that every year''s award season is a feast for public relations. "


    Some words don''t have to be all said.


    Kerry Mulligan nodded gently, knowing that Murphy would not cheat her.


    Murphy pointed to Kerry and then to himself, "we''re not qualified to join that game."


    He continued, "think about it, my dear. There are a lot of independent art films born every year. Only a few single digit films can really attract attention. How low is the probability? Can you meet us? The best art film projects are the tools used by big stars to win awards. How can we compete? ""Art films that focus on the emotions of characters can really hone their acting skills." Murphy shook his head. "But how long does it take to hone in it? Actresses have a short shelf life. Once they get older... "


    "Honey." Murphy turned to Kerry Mulligan and said, "do you want to be an actor or a star?" (to be continued). )

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    The answer to this question is obvious.


    "Kerry, if you choose art movies..." Murphy tried to analyze the pros and cons for her. "That means that there will be no attention for many years. In the next five or ten years, you can only be an actor. Even after the prime time of 35, you will still be an actor."


    How many other actresses are really famous in the independent film circle? There are even fewer to be a superstar.


    The new generation of acting stars are different from their predecessors. They have become popular in the box office movies and become household names in the United States. They have strong appeal. Then they turn to small literary and art productions with the hope of winning awards, elaborately creating roles and impacting professional awards.


    This is Hollywood. Even if the academies despise business, their popularity and business achievements can also become qualifications.


    And after becoming famous, they are still qualified to bargain with the film producers and distributors, and can strive for more prize resources for themselves.


    Compared with suffering in literary films, waiting for a very small chance is the real road to fame and fortune.


    Of course, it doesn''t matter if you just want to be an actor.


    "I see," Kerry Mulligan nodded. "With enough box office, even if I don''t get the prize, I can still be a big hit. Right, Murphy


    "You''re getting smarter." Murphy pinched her nose, the circle is too chaotic, he also hopes to protect his girlfriend, "my project is aimed at the market, I dare not say that every one can sell, at least enter the theater large-scale screening no problem."


    It''s much better than those films that can only enter the video market.


    "I hate it Kerry Mulligan knocked off Murphy''s hand, came up and gave him a kiss on the face. "Then I''ll wait for you to make me popular."


    Murphy laughs, but sighs at the bottom of his heart. In fact, the black style movies he is good at are not very suitable for female roles.


    But he can also make some changes. For example, in the new project, compared with the previous version, he has changed a role for Kerry Mulligan, with only fewer scenes than the male and female protagonists.


    "I''ll go back first." Kerry Mulligan pushed the door to get out of the car and told him before closing the door, "you drive slower."


    Murphy nodded and started the car again.


    Once upon a time, a lot of people specialized in the study of Oscar winners and movie queens. Then they were surprised to find that all Oscar winners or movie queens had played in art films, so they came to a strange conclusion that if they didn''t play art films, they would not get an Oscar at all.


    Is that really the case?


    If the same opportunity is placed in front of an actor who wants to become famous, one is the leading role of pure popcorn production, and the other is the leading role of art film, which one should he choose?


    If this person is Kerry, Murphy will try every means to let her take over the former.


    If the big production is successful, it is enough to make the protagonist popular and become a second-line or even more important star. If the latter is successful, unless it can really get an Oscar ticket, it still lacks attention.


    But how many films can compete for the Oscars every year?


    Even if it fails, the big production will be vigorous, causing countless people''s discussion; the literary film will only be unknown, as for the leading actor, who will pay attention to who he is?


    Stars need attention! Tina Brown, the editor in chief of vanity fair, said that it''s better to be talked about than not to be talked about.


    Hollywood is a business circle after all. All the official feature films invested and produced here point to the same target profit!


    After all, those who can bring profits will never lack support, and those who can''t will gradually disappear in this circle.


    What Murphy drives to meet is the person who once brought huge benefits to this circle, but now that he''s involved, the future of the other person can only be witnessed by time.


    The heavy iron door opened and closed. Looking up at the dazzling sunshine, Robert Downey, Jr. picked up a hat, put it on his head with short stubble, picked up his slightly worn luggage, and walked forward. Not far from him, on the side of the road, there was a black Cadillac, a man in sunglasses, standing in front of the door of the driver''s seat.


    Donny''s eyes twinkled and he recognized Robert.


    He stepped up and strode that way, "Hey!"


    Murphy took off his glasses, raised his right hand and waved to little Robert Downey. "Downey, this way!"


    "You''re funny enough, not like old Robert."


    Before he came, Robert Downey''s long winded voice came to this side. "He refused to come to pick me up, as if he hadn''t taken drugs. I''ll report him when I get back, and I''ll let him in to have a taste of prison. "


    He was not polite at all. He opened the rear door and left his backpack in his seat. He got into the co driver''s seat. When he saw Murphy, he opened the door and urged, "can you hurry, Murphy? I don''t know how many years I''ve been away from Los Angeles? I can''t wait to go back now, ah... "He opened his arms, as if intoxicated in his dream, "how many beauties are welcoming me back!"


    Regardless of little Robert Downey, Murphy started the car, drove out of the prison area, and drove on the highway to Los Angeles not far away.


    "It''s still a new car." Robert Downey, Jr. wakes up from intoxication and looks curiously at the interior of the car. "Where did you borrow it? Is it rose''s? "


    Murphy still ignored him.


    Little Robert looked at him with wide eyes. "Don''t tell me it''s yours!"


    Murphy shrugged, as if by default.


    "Can you afford such a car?" Robert Downey Jr. didn''t believe Murphy at all. "Don''t be kidding, man. You stick your head out. There''s a pig flying outside."


    They had been together in prison for a long time, and he said impolitely, "go and have a look! Pigs are flying in the sky


    "You forgot?" Murphy looked at the road ahead. "I told you on my last visit that I''m a director now."


    ¡° oh.my.god £¡¡± Little Robert Downey pointed to the empty sky ahead and exclaimed, "over there, look over there, there''s a cow flying in the sky, too!"


    This guy! Murphy had a sense of frustration.


    Little Robert Downey is undoubtedly a man who likes to show off. When he was in prison, he always showed off his star status. When he heard that he wanted to be a director, he was even more ironic.


    Murphy also wants to show off, find a place to come back, now the effect


    "You didn''t ask old Robert?" Murphy can''t help but look at him, out of prison Robert Downey is like a monkey back in the jungle, "didn''t pay attention to the news?"


    "You think I''ll believe what you say? How many people did you cheat in prison? " Little Robert Downey disdained smile, "so many beautiful women waiting for me in Los Angeles, I plan to date every day, where have time to care about your lies."


    he adjusted his seat backwards, raised his feet and put them in front of the windshield. "Say, Murphy. No shame. Who do you want to be a younger brother for now? "


    In prison, he needs each other''s protection, but out of prison, Robert Downey Jr. thinks it''s two different things.


    "Your feet!"


    As soon as Murphy''s finger was raised, Robert Downey Jr. took his foot off like a reflex and dropped it on the floor. Then he realized that he was afraid of this guy


    Little Robert patted his chest gently. This is not a prison, and Murphy can''t use those insidious means to treat him.


    "Here''s the premiere," Murphy said, pointing to the co pilot''s compartment. "You can watch it for yourself."


    "So mysterious..." Robert Downey, Jr. opens the storage compartment as he creaks. There is a magazine in it, which is very familiar.


    He took it out, flipped through it quickly, only to see the fourth page, showing an unbelievable expression.


    "How is that possible?" He almost cried out, "Murphy Stanton''s $800000 movie, the chainsaw thriller, finally pulled out of the theater with $61.89 million in North American box office!"


    "Someone has the same name as you?" This is Robert Downey''s first reaction.


    Murphy shook his head.


    Robert Downey, Jr. closed the magazine, looked at the front cover and the back cover, and after going through it several times, cried, "you paid for it, didn''t you?"


    "Am I so bored?" Murphy sneered, "I''m going to do this stupid thing that you can dismantle in a few hours? Or do you think I''m stupid? "


    "But..." Little Robert Downey''s words were in his throat.


    Murphy, whom he knew, was insidious and cunning. Even rose was afraid of him. He was interesting to his friends, but he was not a fool who did such boring things.


    Is this all true? He turned his head slowly, and the doubt in his eyes was turning into shock little by little!


    Robert Downey, Jr. points to Murphy with a finger. "The director No Isn''t it really you? "


    "Do I have to lie to you?" Murphy sped up. "I''ve told you many times that I want to be a director. You don''t believe me."


    "But you are a paparazzi!" He cried again.


    "A freelance journalist!" Murphy corrected.


    What bothers him most is little Robert Downey''s mouth, which makes people crazy.


    "Good, good, good..." Little Robert Downey opened his hand. "Even if it''s true, what''s my business?"


    He tilted his head and looked at Murphy up and down. "I got it! Murphy, do you want to show off in front of me? Well, you made it


    Little Robert Downey made a very exaggerated expression, "I''m shocked by you now!"


    And he put his head out.


    Murphy reached out and pushed his head back. "Donny, I''m telling you this. It''s business, of course." (to be continued). )

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    "Business?" Robert Downey Jr. pulled up his seat belt and adjusted to a more comfortable position. "Are you going to ask me to make a movie?"


    Murphy didn''t turn his head. "Can''t you?"


    Little Robert Downey showed a disdainful smile, "are you shooting a low-cost indie?"


    "What''s wrong with the indie?" Murphy''s tone turned cold and said mercilessly, "it''s good to have a film now!"


    Now little Robert Downey is not the future Little Robert Downey. His capital has been wasted in recent years. Even if old Robert Downey wants to get the role of heavyweight project, he can only think about it.


    Robert Downey Jr., who once became a top star after becoming popular, has made comments that independent films are useless. However, to his face, he has also played in a large number of low-cost independent films before becoming iron man.


    When he was on the other side of the ocean, Murphy liked little Robert Downey very much, and he knew something about his resume. The situation he faced after he got out of prison could not be described as difficult. Old Robert Downey really accumulated a network of relationships for many years, but when it comes to huge investment in film projects, no one dares to use a drug addict to play an important role.


    It''s not that Hollywood discriminates against drug addicts, it''s that no one knows if a guy like Robert Downey Jr. can really get the job done.


    Old Robert Downey''s relationship is not directly proportional to the risks that need to be taken.


    After being released from prison, Robert Downey Jr. found any role with a little weight. For a time, he had to play soy sauce in TV dramas. Until Mel Gibson, who had not been marginalized by Hollywood, made a move, it changed this situation.


    "What do you want to say, Donny?" Murphy turned to look at him and said sarcastically, "or did you get an appointment in prison?"


    These words immediately remind little Robert Downey of his own situation and give him an unnatural cough.


    Although some arrogant, but his head is not funny, how can not think that the next day will not be easy.


    "All the pyramid figures standing at the top of the film industry chain start from the grassroots, and most of them are small cost films." Murphy said without hesitation, "no film company or big investor will hire people like us to operate or play in big investment movies."


    He snorted, "so there''s no reason why you don''t love low-cost movies. The best way for you now is to prove your strength with independent movies, and then return to the mainstream film circle."


    The cynical smile on little Robert Downey''s face completely disappeared, perhaps because he encountered more difficulties in prison than he used to. Now he seems to know that it is not easy to climb to a relatively prominent position in this world, and that some things need to be considered rather than done on impulse.


    If the impulse continues, it may not take long to return to the back of the prison.


    One thing he knows very well is that with the passage of time, the reputation of Murphy and rose in prison is gradually fading away. If they enter the prison again, can he still save himself as before?


    A lot of people are still interested in movie stars, even if they are old-fashioned.


    Thinking of this, little Robert Downey''s face was a little gloomy, and he knew that he had passed away.


    "Donny, my last movie paid $800000 for more than $60 million at the North American box office." Murphy boasted without blushing, "my new project is fully operated by CAA, and now five film companies have expressed strong interest."


    Robert Downey, Jr. scratched his head and finally said, "I always want to see the script, don''t I?"


    "No problem," Murphy said with a smile. "You can see it when you go back."


    He took another look at little Robert Downey. This guy is not stubborn. If he can''t figure out his own situation and doesn''t really mean to cooperate, Murphy won''t force him.


    After returning to Los Angeles, Murphy found that the situation of Robert Downey Jr. was even worse than he had imagined. This man had been in prison for a long time. The original loan buyer had been forcibly recovered by the bank. When he was sentenced to prison, he was also fined a huge amount of money. After waiting for a year, the original brokerage company did not renew the contract after the economic contract expired.


    To be exact, Robert Downey Jr. today is a loner who doesn''t have a home, doesn''t have much money and doesn''t have a brokerage.


    The best place to get out of prison is to go home to old Robert Downey.


    But he''s almost 40 years old. If he goes home to old Robert Downey, there will be a joke in Hollywood.


    So, after arriving at Stanton studio, Robert Downey Jr. chose to stay here for a while, and then moved to the hotel after the negotiation account with the bank was activated.


    Throw the script to Robert Downey, Murphy tells Rosa Rodriguez to take care of him and keep busy with his own business.


    There is good news from CAA. Bill rossis has succeeded in poaching. James Franco has signed a formal brokerage contract with him. In addition, Murphy, Kerry Mulligan, Jonah hill and Seth Logan, who have signed contracts with CAA, are basically CAA clients.This is also the policy of CAA one-stop packaging service.


    After Murphy made the phone call on the original card, Bill rosis went to San Fernando Valley to talk with Jenna Jameson in person. Maybe it was the amazing success of "the shock of the chainsaw" that moved people, maybe the name of CAA was loud enough, or maybe the other side wanted to try to transfer to Hollywood. Jenna Jameson didn''t refuse the invitation , basically agreed to play the heroine of the film, only waiting for her new agent to arrive and the project to be approved.


    She has changed the agency, and will not discuss specific cooperation until the new agent is in place.


    The most important good news is that there are many film companies interested in Murphy''s new project.


    Harbor entertainment, DreamWorks, Morris entertainment and many other companies have contact with CAA, and most of Murphy has been handed over to bill rosis. CAA is far more experienced than him in operating such packaging projects.


    Murphy''s real personal contact is Miramax. Although he had an unpleasant experience before, Harvey Weinstein called him personally. The negotiation of the movie is entirely a commercial means and has nothing to do with personal conflicts. Moreover, in the face of sufficient commercial interests, these are nothing at all.


    Originally, Murphy thought that he could continue to cooperate with Fox Searchlight, but the other side focused more on the overseas release of "the shock of the chainsaw" and the sequel of this series, and was not particularly interested in new projects. CAA had contacted them several times, but there was no substantial progress.


    After Harvey Weinstein''s personal invitation, Murphy also came to Miramax''s branch in Burbank.


    "I didn''t work with you last time."


    in a huge reception room, Harvey Weinstein was full of sincere smiles, "I''m really sorry."


    Murphy took the coffee from a female assistant, said thank you, and looked at the fat face opposite, "Mr. Weinstein..."


    "Harvey Harvey Weinstein stressed, "Murphy, call me Harvey."


    The Jewish fat man stopped beating around the Bush, took Murphy''s script and project plan, and said, "I''m very interested in your new project."


    Murphy smiles modestly. "It''s my pleasure."


    "However, there are a few questions in the project." Harvey Weinstein opened the project plan and found his own standard. "I need a reasonable explanation."


    "Go ahead, please." Murphy said.


    This is a situation that almost every project will face before it is really established. The senior management of a film company will not decide to invest a huge sum of money just by listening to someone''s words, nor will they make a rash decision just by reading a plan.


    No company, no one''s money is windy, everyone knows that investment must be accompanied by risk.


    "Your first two films are both typical black style, more cruel and realistic." Harvey Weinstein pointed to the script, "this project is also a black cut type, but it''s more comic."


    Hearing this, Murphy organized a little language, "I think movies are always influenced by the social environment. What happened in September has a profound impact on the United States. Movies that are too cruel and realistic are not a good choice for the audience who have just suffered from psychological trauma. Appropriate comedy elements can dilute the blood and violence of movies."


    In fact, the bloody scale of the film he plans will not be as exaggerated as it used to be.


    Harvey Weinstein nodded and looked at Murphy again. The young director was smarter than he thought.


    It seems to be a very simple truth that movies are deeply influenced by the social environment, but some people just ignore it. They only know how to shoot movies casually, but they don''t know that even if the quality of some movies is good enough to go against the whole social situation, they can only end in failure.


    It''s really hard to understand such a truth when you are so young.


    From this point of view, the interest rate of his success and his project may be higher.


    "There is also the investment in the film."


    although some people appreciate this young man, Harvey Weinstein will not relax in the suppression, "the $12 million you proposed is too high."


    Murphy didn''t say much. The $12 million was meant to give both sides enough room to bargain.


    "If the location of the film is in Australia, you can apply for a tax rebate," Harvey Weinstein gave a figure. "Six million dollars is enough."


    This is a little higher than Murphy''s psychological expectation, but instead of saying more, he pushed it to the brokerage company, "Harvey, it''s better to talk with CAA about these."


    Harvey Weinstein nodded. After all, CAA was packing the project.


    He changed the subject and talked about some of Murphy''s choices. "I don''t understand. What do you think about the heroine?" (to be continued). )

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    "And Robert Downey Jr." Harvey Weinstein was puzzled. "If I remember correctly, is he still in prison?"


    "It''s out." Murphy explained, "I talked to him, too."


    Among other things, Robert Downey Jr. has no money now. Even for the sake of film payment, he will consider Murphy''s proposal.


    Harvey Weinstein closed the project plan, looked at Murphy and asked, "why the two of them?"


    Murphy spread his hand, "because this film needs gimmicks."


    He will never ignore the key role of publicity and marketing in the success of a film.


    Although the project does not come from the investment of Stanton studio, he is not the director who can just shoot the film casually and throw it to the producer. It is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of directing the film is closely related to his future, or even closely linked.


    The opposite Harvey Weinstein did not speak, but looked at Murphy, as if waiting for him to continue.


    "A star with enough market appeal plays a very important role in a film." Murphy tapped her finger, and while organizing the language, she said, "our investment in this project is limited, and it''s not for awards or art films that can show people''s acting skills. It''s impossible to attract big stars to join us, but Jenna Jameson is different. A film reward of 300000 to 400000 dollars is enough."


    He coughed softly, "her popularity in the United States is even comparable to that of Hollywood''s first-line stars. In the eyes of many audiences, especially male audiences, she has a special status."


    "You have a good idea," Harvey Weinstein said suddenly, "but have you ever thought that her identity will have a huge negative impact on the film?"


    The gap between San Fernando Valley and Hollywood is real and almost insurmountable.


    Harvey Weinstein knows this, and Murphy knows it as well. He added, "I think in most cases, Jenna Jameson''s identity will become a drag of the official film feature film, but this project is different. The heroine is originally a stripper, she is also a stripper, and the project is full of absurdity, and the whole film tends to be mischievous. ¡±


    it''s absolutely suicidal to use people like Jenna Jameson as protagonists in orthodox films, but Murphy''s very absurd project is an exception.


    To be exact, the stripper''s main attraction is to show off.


    Harvey Weinstein is thinking.


    Murphy continued, "and Donny, he''s not as good as he used to be, but he''s still talking. Compared with the negative effects of him and Jenna Jameson, they can cause more topics


    "In essence, this absurd film is a grand farce." He added, "adding more absurdity and mischief, I think it''s good and harmless."


    Harvey Weinstein pondered Murphy''s words as one hand raised his chin and the other turned over the script.


    Murphy has not stopped, "Miramax has always been superior in public relations propaganda. If we cooperate, I believe you can easily turn the topic into popularity."


    As we all know, the operation of media publicity needs skills. This can be said to be a master in this field.


    "Well, Murphy." Harvey Weinstein finally said, "I''ll think about it carefully. If there are any questions, we''ll contact you again."


    Murphy stood up, shook hands with Harvey Weinstein, politely said goodbye, and left Miramax.


    This is a project involving nearly ten million US dollars of investment. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax are normally cautious, and they don''t expect the other party to clap their brains immediately to cooperate with him with a short speech.


    Later, after Bill rosis talked about it, Murphy had contact with DreamWorks and harbor entertainment. It is impossible for both parties to discuss this kind of project once, and even if it is a CAA packaged project, the production company still has to make a lot of pre estimation and evaluation.


    These Murphy all know that they are not in a hurry and wait patiently, and the whole plan also needs time to improve. The submitted project plan may not be the final version executed by the director.


    In addition, while continuing to improve the new project, Murphy also has to write a script for the sequel of "the shock of the chainsaw". This series has a successful start, and the risk of follow-up is much smaller. He does not intend to continue directing, and has informed bill Rossi and Fox Searchlight to find a suitable new director.


    With the first movie as the basis, the subsequent shooting will be much easier. From the overall framework, it is enough to imitate the first movie. A large number of murdering organs, appropriate suspense and the final reversal seem to be the old routine of the first movie, but it is the most successful shooting mode with the least risk.


    Except for a few sequel films, almost all Hollywood films have the disadvantages of routine.


    It''s impossible to play more tricks in a series like "electric saw", and the investment scale of the film must be controlled. The audience of this type is limited, and if the investment scale is too large, the cost may not be recovered.As a matter of fact, both Murphy and Fox Searchlight know very well that, no matter how well they do, the box office in North America is unlikely to exceed $100 million.


    Niche film does not mean that small investment is niche film, but the audience is here.


    Just like Murphy''s new project, many Hollywood companies are very cautious. Even Miramax, who has the strongest intention of cooperation, has repeatedly reduced the investment cost in the negotiation with CAA.


    It''s all determined by the market.


    Some films are difficult to achieve box office success because of the lack of entertainment.


    The development of the film market in North America for many years shows that some subjects are usually difficult to achieve good box office results: first, sports movies, boxing and American football are the exceptions; second, psychological thriller movies, black movies, drama movies, etc.


    On the contrary, some films are popular in the market: horror films, love films, youth films, action films, science fiction films, etc.


    However, nothing is absolute. It does not mean that the film theme of minority can not achieve a good box office. It is just that the box office risk is too high, and some film companies and film crew can not bear the risk at all.


    Most of the time, avoiding the film theme of minority is a helpless move that film commercialization has to face.


    It is no doubt that Murphy''s trouble is much less when he hands over the project to the brokerage company. In his spare time, he also deals with a lot of personal affairs.


    After selling the used Ford car with constant small defects, he bought a business car as the work car of Stanton studio. He asked another agent grace to contact the relevant company and carefully tidy up the rented house. After finding a good moving company, he and Kerry Mulligan packed up the few things and moved in.


    The separation of working space and living space also gives them more private space.


    After the move, Murphy sends out an invitation to her friends and plans to hold a party, but not many people come in the end.


    Most of the time, work is too busy to help.


    For example, Kara Firth, after her promotion, was always busy day and night. When Murphy called to invite her, she found out that she had gone to Seattle to report an event, and it would take some time to return to Los Angeles.


    Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco came to the party in the same car. Little Robert Downey didn''t have enough money to go out and have fun. He also ran to eat.


    When night falls, a long dining table is set up beside the swimming pool in the backyard. Murphy and Kerry Mulligan greet four guests to sit on both sides of the table. The barbecue grill hidden in the room is running at full speed. Two chefs specially hired to cook a delicious Brazilian barbecue, and their assistants keep sending it.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t like meat very much, and Murphy asked the chef to prepare all vegetarian grilled vegetable kebabs.


    "Nice house."


    After a glass of beer, Robert Downey, Jr. looked into the backyard. "It''s only one grade worse than my original house."


    Jonah Hill swallowed the barbecue in his mouth and ran on him. "Can you stop talking about the beginning?"


    "We are looking at the present and the future!" Like Jonah hill, Seth Logan is also disgusted by Robert Downey''s constant talk about what he did. "Downey, you''re homeless like us now."


    "I..." Little Robert Downey wanted to retort, but thinking of the present situation, he had to swallow his words back.


    "Drink! Don''t get drunk tonight James Franco makes a comeback. "Congratulations on Murphy''s new home, and Kerry."


    "Congratulations Seth Logan and Jonah Hill both raised their glasses to Murphy


    Murphy and Kerry Mulligan had a drink. Robert Downey, Jr., sitting next to Kerry Mulligan, seemed depressed and poured a large glass of beer into his mouth.


    Recently, he is far less active than before, and even talks less. The comparison between before and after his imprisonment has made this guy who had a good time at first feel the cruelty of this circle.


    But Jonah hill was as active as ever. He wiped his mouth and said to Murphy, "why is my character so dead?"


    James Franco looked at him strangely. "You''re a villain. Are you still alive if you don''t die?"


    Jonah Hill shook his head. "I mean, my character died so fast! I''m going to get the heroine, but I suddenly hang up. Isn''t it worth it? "


    Murphy, a few of them laughed.


    "The heroine is Jenna Jameson!" Jonah Hill said discontentedly, "can you change it, and wait until I finish Jenna Jameson?"


    Murphy picked up a barbecue stick and threw it. "Go to hell, Jonah!"


    Jonah Hill pointed to Murphy and said, "you are not allowed to rob me. I''m here to warn you despicable guys. Jenna Jameson is mine!" (to be continued). )

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    "You think she''ll look you in the eye, fat man?" James Franco sneered, "Jonah, you have to know yourself!"


    The topic has turned to children. Kerry Mulligan knows that these guys, together with Murphy, often say some silly dirty jokes, so he just stands up and goes to the kitchen.


    "Isn''t that right, Jim?" After seeing her leave, Murphy turned to James Franco and said, "I think Jonah is likely to succeed."


    Jonah hill, with Murphy''s support, choked his neck and exclaimed, "don''t forget, that''s what she does!"


    "No, no, that''s not right!" Seth Logan held his glasses and said seriously, "as far as I know, their work and life are completely separated. I think Jonah''s chances of success are very low unless he is willing to make that kind of film with her."


    "Where is he going?" Murphy shook his head, completely without his own position, "which studio in San Fernando Valley dares to use him? Do you want the audience to see him full of fat? "


    "Hey, is there any mistake?" Jonah Hill pointed to Murphy. "Don''t you support me?"


    Murphy picked up the beer and said, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth more."


    James Franco and Seth Logan almost spewed out the wine in their mouths, and several people laughed. Even Robert Downey, who was depressed recently, pointed to Murphy and bent over.


    "You are so ignorant." As soon as he was in a better mood, Robert Downey Jr. took out his famous star fan again. "It''s just a shooting actress. Do you know that there are some very high-end parties in Hollywood? There are a lot of famous women on it. If you''re lucky, there are superstars. I''m talking about Hollywood female stars, not those in San Fernando Valley... "


    This is a topic that will never be out of date among men, which immediately attracted the four of Murphy.


    Jonah Hill swallowed and said, "tell me about it, Donny."


    "Ah..." Robert Downey, Jr. shook his hand. "It''s all in the past. It''s hard to talk about it again."


    "That..." Seth Logan scratched his head. "Just a few words, just a few words!"


    Little Robert Downey''s mouth has been put on a proud smile, but still a look of the past.


    Murphy grabbed a barbecue stick, pointed it to little Robert Downey''s throat, and threatened, "do you say it or not?"


    Little Robert Downey didn''t say it, so he stabbed him in the neck with an iron stick.


    Robert Downey, Jr. raised his hand in exaggeration! okay! I''ll just say it


    "In Hollywood, after a lot of events, there are some special companies holding special carnival parties," he recalled. For example, in the year when I was nominated for the Oscars, after the lunch of the nominees, a company called a mask party, and the admission fee was as high as $30000! "


    Murphy nodded her head gently. With the development of information, this kind of thing gradually spread out.


    "30000 dollars?" James Franco asked, "what kind of party? You''re going to pay 30000 dollars for admission? "


    "The organizers require masks." Little Robert Downey ignored James Franco''s words and said to himself, "you can come with or without a girl. At a party, if you meet people you are interested in, you can hang out with them as long as they don''t object, whether they are men or women. "


    Jonah hill and Seth Logan looked enviously.


    "If you have a date, you can also play the game of exchange." It seems to be an expert. Robert Downey, Jr. is familiar with these things. "As long as it''s not forced, under the conditions agreed by both parties, the game of three or more people is not a problem at the party."


    He winked at a few people. "If you''re lucky enough, you may meet some top female stars in it. Those female stars who like to play are also the targets of these party organizers and frequent guests."


    "But they all wear masks..." Seth Logan said softly.


    Little Robert Downey hummed and sneered, "many stars have physical features that can''t be concealed. Can''t you recognize them when you cover your face?"


    "However, the female stars who like this kind of party are only a few in the minority." He added, "it all depends on luck."


    Jonah Hill had stars in his eyes. "I can''t imagine what a wonderful scene it was!"


    As if he couldn''t find the right adjective, little Robert Downey thought for a moment and said, "have you seen Stanley Kubrick''s eye opener? It''s kind of like the one Tom Cruise had


    Seth Logan said enviously, "if you have a chance, you must go and have a look."


    Robert Downey, Jr. points to him and Jonah hill and shakes his fingers. "You''re not qualified. Murphy and Jim are about the same."


    "They can take us to..." Jonah Hill said only half of what he saw, and Kerry Mulligan had come over and stood behind Murphy."Come on, let''s keep drinking!" He picked up his glass, touched Seth Logan, and called Murphy, James Franco, and Robert Downey Jr. "cheers


    The next day was the weekend, and a few people didn''t have much work. The party lasted until nearly midnight.


    After a happy weekend, Murphy received good news just at the beginning of the new week. CAA and Miramax have made breakthrough progress in the negotiation on the new project. The two sides have basically reached an agreement in major aspects, and the last thing to be confirmed is the few details.


    Murphy is the director and sponsor of this project. CAA immediately sent the news, and then he joined in the negotiation led by bill rosis. After another week''s tug of war, Murphy, CAA and Miramax are sure to have an in-depth cooperation on this project.


    Cooperation is about to be reached, and the project cannot continue to be called "X". CAA and Miramax accept Murphy''s suggestion, and the project is officially named "planet of terror".


    Although it is full of blood and violence, it is not the style of "chainsaw", but full of American humor.


    In this regard, Murphy is very clear that he is not a good comedian. He specially called Seth Logan and Jonah hill to Stanton studio to work together for several days, in order to revise some funny passages.


    Several people said that they would help each other, and Murphy did the same. Even Jonah hill, a completely unknown guy, was still brought with him in the new project.


    Seth Logan and Jonah hill did their best to help Murphy revise the script.


    Jonah hill is a good playwright with a lively atmosphere, but his role in revising the script is limited. Seth Logan is different. After a few days'' work, Murphy can see that this guy is really very talented. He writes well in both scene construction and character lines.


    It''s no accident that this guy became a director later.


    In mid October, Murphy, CAA and Miramax formally signed the project agreement of "planet of terror" at the Death Star building.


    The CAA provides one-stop packaging service for Miramax. The main cast members are from CAA''s contracted customers. Just like other CAA packaging projects, after the film is released, CAA will get 7% of the total profit of "terrorist planet" as a service bonus.


    Miramax, as the producer and distributor of the project, will provide the production funds of the film through financing, and owns 100% of the copyright of the film. After a long period of negotiation, the final production cost of the film is 8 million US dollars.


    However, Miramax failed to pass the tax rebate quota applied by the Australian government, and the investment of "terrorist planet" and Murphy''s reputation are still too low to be favored by the Australian government.


    For example, Hollywood''s mainstream commercial productions with an investment of more than 100 million yuan, if they are filmed in Australia, often get 13% to 18% tax rebate!


    In this way, overseas filming of the film will only increase the cost. The crew will stay in Los Angeles to find a suitable set for shooting at the right price and scene. Moreover, under Murphy''s proposal, the huge abandoned warehouse originally used for shooting "electric saw" has been listed as the first choice of shooting places for some indoor scenes, with its wide area, relatively low rent, and the ownership of the warehouse Arm and other equipment are great advantages.


    In terms of fund raising, as Murphy has such a well-selling film as "electric saw", the film has also entered a number of overseas markets. Miramax not only absorbs funds from private equity funds and financial institutions to start the project in advance, but also raises funds for subsequent shooting through overseas pre-sale.


    Miramax has long-term cooperation companies overseas. Presale is to sell the distribution rights or other copyrights of the film to these companies in advance to raise production costs.


    This is Miramax''s plan for the time being, and how to do it depends on the future.


    In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially informed Murphy and CAA that they had applied for the participation of next year''s Cannes Film Festival for "planet of terror".


    This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attach great importance to him and this project. The original quota belongs to Quentin Tarantino and his new film. However, Quentin, a geek director, insists on waiting for UMA Thurman to make a new film after childbirth, and is doomed to miss next year''s Cannes Film Festival.


    After Harvey Weinstein communicated with Cannes, "planet of terror" became a substitute.


    Of course, this is just an exhibition, not a competition unit.


    It is said that Miramax will take part in the competition unit of the song and dance blockbuster "Chicago" which will be pushed vigorously next year.


    At the end of the agreement, it''s about the treatment of Murphy as a director. He has two positions in the film, namely, director and screenwriter. In a very formal Hollywood production group, his position means a corresponding reward. (to be continued). )

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    As a director and screenwriter, Murphy naturally has two salaries, but the total investment of the film is $8 million, so his salary can''t be too high. Moreover, in order to avoid excessive investment, Miramax will only pay his basic film salary for the time being. The director''s salary is $900000, while the screenwriter''s salary is much lower, only $100000.


    This is also the normal price in line with the law of the market. Because of the consideration of risk aversion, Miramax pressed part of Murphy''s film remuneration into the North American box office share.


    According to the director''s contract agreement, if the film''s North American box office exceeds $10 million, Murphy will automatically get a basic incentive of $100000, which is one percent of the North American box office.


    Similar to the contract signed by James Wen and Lion Gate, this is a step-by-step reward agreement. For every $10 million increase in the box office in North America, Murphy''s bonus will also increase by 1%. That is to say, if the box office in North America reaches $20 million, he will get a 2% bonus.


    But the agreement also has a supplementary clause, the maximum reward will not exceed 5% of the North American box office.


    In Hollywood, in order to avoid the risk of excessive investment in the early stage, and to stimulate the creative enthusiasm of the main creators, many Hollywood companies will use this strategy.


    In this way, the director and the project can be firmly tied together, and the more money the project will get.


    For now, it''s also the most common pay agreement in Hollywood.


    As for his other role as a screenwriter, there is no similar agreement except for the proportion of small dividends rigidly stipulated by the writers'' Union.


    Looking at Hollywood as a whole, screenwriters who can get production companies to sign real share agreements can count them with one hand.


    For small independent projects like this, it''s a good thing to say that Hollywood''s big production projects are mostly the collaborative products of an entire screenwriter team, and creativity and risk are almost equal. Mainstream commercial masterpieces rarely use the so-called genius creativity.


    The producers of the project are the Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein brothers, but Erika Steinberg, who is in charge of the production team, forms the film''s production team.


    In addition, since Miramax will only invest about US $2 million, most of the production funds come from financing or pre-sale, the project introduces an insurance company as a guarantee for the completion of the film, which is also a guarantee for those who are willing to pay for the film.


    Miramax will insure the project with the insurance company. If the film can''t be completed on time, the insurance company will compensate or find a new team to complete the project.


    This is also the Convention of Hollywood film production, and even an important part of Hollywood film financing.


    Completion guarantee first appeared in Hollywood studios in the early 1950s, and now it has been very mature in the global operation.


    Its main function is to guarantee that a film or television production can be completed according to the script''s predetermined time limit and budget, and sent to the distributor. As a "completion guarantee" organization, it should be very familiar with the film and television production process, and be able to understand the script quality, fund raising, the ability and quality of the film''s main creators, the control ability of the producer, and the distribution income after the completion of the film All aspects of the evaluation, the film production process monitoring, timely supervision and control of financial situation.


    In many movie shooting scenes in Hollywood, people from non production teams can often be seen holding various budget tables, schedules and production lists, communicating with on-site producers and art directors for a while. It''s not that this can be saved, that is to say, we need to speed up our progress today.


    Don''t be surprised, these are the people who are sent by the completion guarantee company to supervise the budget and progress of the film.


    Similarly, as an insurance company, it will send several representatives to the crew, which will limit Murphy as a director to a certain extent. However, this is not aimed at a certain director, but the mature system of Hollywood. Even directors such as Steven Spielberg and James Cameron have to work under this system.


    Completion guarantee can not guarantee the profitability of a film, the biggest role is to guarantee that a film can be completed within the budget.


    In addition, it is also very troublesome to deal with the investment from financial institutions and private equity funds, but these are the work of Miramax, and Murphy does not need to be involved in them.


    He just has to be responsible for the crew.


    With Murphy signing the director agreement, CAA has also settled the contracts with Miramax. Seth Logan, James Franco, Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan, who are Murphy''s team members, will all play important roles in it. Robert Downey Jr. has some troubles. First, his film pay is relatively high; second, Harvey Weinstein has doubts about his drug addiction Worry.


    However, after Robert Downey Jr. switched to CAA, Harvey Weinstein finally nodded after the coordination of Murphy and bill rosis.


    Correspondingly, it is an extremely strict contract for Robert Downey Jr. before the completion of the film, Robert Downey Jr. can only get one-fifth of the film''s remuneration. After the completion of the film, he will get another one-fifth, and the last three fifths will be paid after the film is released from North America.There is also a memorandum clause in the contract, if Robert Downey Jr. breaks out a drug scandal during this period, it will be regarded as giving up the remaining reward automatically.


    Despite Murphy''s own observation that Robert Downey Jr. really seems to have given up his addiction, such a limited contract is good for the whole project.


    As for the staff behind the scenes, they are basically those who have cooperated with Murphy.


    Assistant director and casting director are Paul Wilson, photography director Philip Raschel, art director Helena espora, lighting designer David Robbie, makeup artist Jack Watson


    These people have contracts with the crew.


    However, the propman is no longer Beck klebert. The other party is not CAA''s client. Bill rosis recommends a middle-aged man named Jedi Hutson for Murphy, who is better in ability and qualifications than Beck klebert.


    The editor is no longer Jodie Griffith. Although Murphy will participate in the whole post production and editing, he has no final editing right. The editor will come from Miramax.


    In fact, all the directors in Hollywood who have the final editing rights can be counted in one slap.


    Not to mention the current him, even today''s Redley Scott, David Finch and Quentin Tarantino directors have no final editing rights.


    With the help of CAA, the whole process of operation seems to be quite difficult, but it does not happen as expected.


    In an office of Burbank Miramax, Murphy, Bill rosis and Harvey Weinstein frown slightly. They are the three most important directors of the project. Erica Steinberg, who is actually in charge of the production of the crew, has just received bad news from the San Fernando Valley.


    "Eight hundred thousand dollars!"


    That''s a lot more than Murphy expected. "Are they crazy? How much can she get for a movie? "


    "Remember, Jenna Jameson just changed her agency," bill Rossi said, looking even worse. "William Morris signed a brokerage contract with her to push her to the top of the industry."


    Harvey Weinstein put his fingers on the armrest of the chair without saying a word.


    Murphy nods. From Erica Steinberg''s message, it''s not hard to tell that someone has analyzed Jenna Jameson''s real purpose of inviting her to play.


    No matter Murphy and CAA, or Miramax, they don''t mean to bring Jenna Jameson into Hollywood. They just want to use her identity and popularity to create topics.


    Maybe Jenna Jameson had some illusions before. Once she was reminded of her position and practical value, she would naturally open her mouth and ask for a high salary.


    This is what Murphy didn''t think of before. In his expectation, an invitation will be sent to the stars who are wandering in the San Fernando Valley. They can''t wait to post it. It''s true that things started to develop, but they won''t be foolishly used when they find their own value.


    Just like Jenna Jameson, her new agent paid a million dollars for the movie, and after a while, she didn''t give up on 800000 dollars.


    In the words of that agent, cooperation is good for both sides. Without cooperation, Jenna Jameson has no loss. She can''t enter Hollywood and change her identity.


    The negotiations were in a stalemate.


    "What do you think, Murphy?"


    Although Harvey Weinstein is a real decision-maker, he is old-fashioned and pays attention to the way he works, "about the heroine."


    Most of the time, the idea is always good, but there is a deviation in the realization. This matter has been out of the track of Murphy''s expectation. He has no hesitation. "Since the other party doesn''t let go in terms of film payment, we can change people."


    The other party''s biting pay is twice what he expected. Even if he cut down some more, it will exceed the budget, which is bound to reduce other expenses.


    Bill rosis also nodded. He didn''t want to use a client from William Morris as the heroine in his own project.


    Harvey Weinstein is very magnanimous, "Murphy, you are the director, the heroine or to your opinion."


    Everything will not be smooth. Knowing the simplest answer, Murphy immediately gave up the previous plan. After a little thought, she said, "hold an audition. It''s not hard to find a suitable actress."


    "I think so." Bill rossis agrees.


    Harvey Weinstein also nodded, "let''s have an audition. Murphy, it''s up to you. "


    "No problem." Murphy knows that the director''s opinions will affect the final choice, but it''s Miramax who makes the final decision. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 158

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    Compared with the previous preparation of "chainsaw horror", although the scale of investment in "terror planet" is larger, Murphy is only a screenwriter and director, and no longer a producer who co ordinates everything in the crew. On the contrary, it is much easier, at least not disturbed by some trivial chores.


    All his energy was on preparing for the shooting.


    This is a black absurd comedy in which beautiful women, handsome men and cheap men fight against zombies together. It doesn''t need actors to show how brilliant they are, or whether they have superb acting skills, let alone breakthrough genius.


    So, according to Murphy''s request, from the day of signing the actor contract, James Franco, Robert Downey, Seth Rogo, Jonah hill and Kerry Mulligan began the necessary rehearsal, so that they could pass the shooting faster.


    In particular, Robert Downey Jr. and Kerry Mulligan Jr. have a lot of action plays in the film. Besides rehearsal, they also need to do some fitness and physical training.


    In this respect, Murphy doesn''t need to worry too much. Quentin Tarantino specially invited yuan Heping''s action team for his new project Kill Bill. Because he had to wait for UMA Thurman, now the project of Kill Bill can''t enter the actual operation stage. Harvey Weinstein simply mobilized some people in Yuan Heping''s team here to take charge of horror The guidance work of the star action play.


    Murphy also communicated with Yuan Heping''s two apprentices. The characters of Robert Downey and Kerry Mulligan in the script are set as killers, so they can''t play fancy Chinese Kung Fu. He demands that the close combat scenes designed for them be more concise and practical, especially highlighting the characteristics of lethal strike.


    In the first two films, Murphy didn''t shoot much action scenes. There will be a lot of action scenes in this film. He is very modest and knows that he is the first brother in this field. As long as he can spare time, he will also discuss the shooting of action scenes with the two action directors.


    As we all know, Hong Kong films are indeed in decline, but Hong Kong Style action plays are very characteristic. In recent years, they have swept Hollywood and the whole North American film market. Even if they gradually withdraw from North America, they have profoundly affected the whole Hollywood action film production style.


    Like Hollywood''s eclecticism, Murphy has just started, and has never given up on the improvement of her own ability.


    In addition, Murphy is also considering cultivating an action guidance team suitable for his own style. In the future, Murphy will definitely enter the mainstream film circle. In many large-scale production films, action plays are extremely important parts, and action guidance is not just a team to adapt to his production style.


    Every director has his own style, even if Spielberg is involved in many types of films, there is no director without his own style in the world, of course, Murphy is no exception.


    He used to study black style films the most, and now he is good at this aspect. Other elements added to the film must conform to this overall style. The hodgepodge type films are not only in North America, but also in the whole world.


    "Philly, you''ve read the plan," Murphy said, looking at the director''s office opposite Philly Raschel, "this film, I need a dark yellow style of photography."


    Philip Raschel nodded, just about to say something, and suddenly there was a whoosh from the next room.


    This is the warehouse on the outskirts of Venice. After going through the rental procedures, the crew not only started to build the scenes Murphy needed, but also made appropriate renovation, with several rooms separated by wooden boards, including the director''s office.


    Next to Murphy''s office is a makeshift gym, where Kerry Mulligan and Robert Downey Jr. train.


    The overall conditions of the crew can''t compare with the big productions in Hollywood, but they are also much better than when they were shooting "chainsaw.".


    They are not new people in Hollywood. They always face all kinds of difficulties when they know that a film project enters the formal preparation.


    When the voice of Robert Downey next door was a little lower, Murphy said, "the whole film takes place at night, but the shooting will be in the daytime. You should pay attention to coordination."


    Philip Raschel frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "well, I''ll do something special with the film. First, I''ll take some experimental shots to see if I can meet your requirements."


    Murphy nodded. "Yes, I''ll ask Paul to help you."


    Not only the director of photography, Philip Raschel, but also Murphy called the props engineer, Jedi Hartson, the art director, Helena espora, and the lighting engineer, David Robbie, and put forward many specific requirements.


    These are more based on the most basic production concept of the film. In the follow-up, Murphy will take these people out to discuss the setting of the scene. The specific situation needs to be treated in detail.


    The preparation period of the film is more than two months, which will last from now until around the new year. Murphy plans to start shooting in 2002, because to participate in the Cannes Film Festival in mid May, all production must be completed before the end of April, which is relatively abundant.Later, a representative from the guarantee company came to discuss with Murphy about the expenses of some scenes.


    "Can we have less action scenes?"


    The only purpose of these people is to reduce expenses as much as possible. "There are also several bombings, which are too large in scale, and the risk is not easy to control. If the explosion spreads to the set, it may cause other losses."


    "Jin, the crew hired the most professional fireworks team!" Murphy put down his carbon pencil and looked at the old man across the desk. "The rest of the explosion is the key. It''s impossible to reduce it!"


    "Where''s the car?" This man, Kim cleman, is conservative and stingy. He''s a natural choice for the industry. "There''s a scene where you have to bomb five cars in a row, and you have to bomb the real thing. Even if you use scrapped cars, you''ll have to spend 10000 dollars more."


    Murphy wanted to get rid of the guy, but took a deep breath and said, "what do you think is the right choice?"


    "Set!" Kim cleman looks very professional. "The way of setting and props can save at least half of the expenses."


    "But that''s not what I want." Murphy spread out his hand, "Jin, can it be an effect to blow up the set and the real vehicle in the lens?"


    "Murphy, it''s going to cost more than that!" Kim cleman said seriously, "if you overspend on one scene, you will continue to overspend on the next few scenes, and then the whole movie will cost more than the budget. You can''t finish the movie with $8 million!"


    "Have you read the plan?" Murphy pointed to his forehead. "All the scene settings have been carefully thought out by me and the production team. Not only will they not exceed the expenses, but also I''ve specially given out a buffer of $500000 to $800000!"


    What else did Kim cleman want to say, but Murphy raised his hand to stop him. "Kim, if you have any objection, you can ask Erica or Miramax to respond instead of arguing with me here."


    "Well," Kim cleman stood up. "I''ll see Harvey Weinstein this afternoon."


    Murphy waved his hand casually, and didn''t want to say anything more. These guys are so annoying.


    ''s first two films, he himself has the final say, now increases these people, the differences between them are inevitable. Murphy is the director who spends money. But the Guarantee Corporation, which is represented by King clement, has to save as much as possible to ensure that the film can be completed within the budget of 8 million yuan. There is a natural conflict between the two sides.


    Kim cleman is a serious and responsible person, which is a good thing, but for Murphy, it is a certain trouble.


    Fortunately, although Murphy is young and vigorous, he knows how to compromise properly. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax still support him up to now. Even if Kim cleman finds Harvey Weinstein, it doesn''t help much.


    Most importantly, the movie Murphy plans to make is not exactly the same as the one he once made. As long as there is no big accident, 8 million dollars is enough.


    In the shooting and production of the first two films, he is absolutely a typical example of frugality.


    Kim cleman just went out. The door of the office was knocked from the outside. Kerry Mulligan pushed the door and came in. She was wearing a white training suit. Her short golden hair was wet with sweat and turned into wisps. While she was gently fanning with one hand, she came over.


    "Drink water?" Murphy poured her a glass of water. Kerry Mulligan sat in the chair opposite him, took a sip of the glass, looked back at the door and asked, "is that old man in trouble again?"


    Murphy shrugged. "It''s just work."


    They don''t have personal conflicts. It''s all about work.


    Kerry Mulligan turned her lips, but she couldn''t say anything. She changed the subject and asked, "I heard you vetoed Jenna Jameson? We need a new heroine. "


    "That''s right." Murphy took a banana from a nearby cupboard, peeled it and handed it to him. Kerry Mulligan took it, bit it and asked, "is there a suitable person?"


    Murphy picked up a grape and threw it into his mouth. "Ready for an audition."


    "Ah, so..." Kerry Mulligan''s eyes rolled. "You remember Liz, my friend at acting school."


    "Elizabeth Banks?" Murphy was impressed.


    "That''s her." Kerry Mulligan took another bite of the banana and muttered, "I went shopping with her yesterday, and she''s interested in the role, too."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "Ask her agent to contact Paul for an audition."


    Kerry Mulligan laughed. "I''ve always wanted to be in a movie with Liz."


    Murphy smiles. "She has to meet the requirements until the audition is over."


    Walking out of Murphy''s office, Kerry Mulligan can''t wait to dial Elizabeth Banks'' number. "Liz, I have good news for you..." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 159

    The music is full of passion, and the blonde woman in front of the camera tries her best to twist her body to make a hot dance. It seems that these hip twisting and chest lifting dances should not appear in the audition room of a film, but are exclusive to the midnight strip club.


    When the music stops, the blonde stops. She straightens out her scattered blonde hair and looks breathlessly at the people next to the camera.


    That''s the one who can decide her fate.


    In the middle is an acquaintance, Murphy Stanton, the boyfriend of good friend Kerry Mulligan, the director of the audition film. It is said that the producer has completely given him the right to choose roles.


    "Miss banks." Words from the other side reminded Elizabeth banks that she was auditioning. "What have you done in the past?"


    Elizabeth Banks showed a sunny and kind smile. "I haven''t been in a movie. I''ve played a cameo role in the intern."


    Murphy leaves the camera, looks at Elizabeth Banks and nods. The other party''s appearance and figure are more in line with the requirements of the role. As for acting skills, it is secondary. For such a coquettish role, the basic acting skills are enough.


    However, there are many large-scale scenes in the film, and Murphy asks, "Miss banks, what kind of nudity can you accept?"


    Nudity is very common in Hollywood movies. How many popular stars have never made dew point films?


    Elizabeth Banks said without hesitation, "as long as the shooting needs, I can."


    She knows the importance of opportunity. For example, Kerry Mulligan is not as good as herself in appearance or acting skills, but she has played an important role in two films in succession and gained some fame because she is lucky enough to meet a director like Murphy Stanton.


    Although there will certainly be no scenes in the films shown in cinemas, the restrictions on videotapes are much more relaxed. Moreover, if a film wants to go to Cannes Film Festival, how can it lack a large-scale green head?


    Cannes Film Festival is famous for its large scale films.


    "That''s all for the audition." Murphy nodded and wrote it down in his notebook. "Miss banks, we''ll let your agent know about the audition next week."


    Although the opposite director has no expression, Elizabeth Banks can recognize that she still has a great chance, and Kerry Mulligan can help her. It is said that pillow talk has always been very effective.


    Elizabeth Banks politely greets Murphy and others in the audition room before leaving.


    At the end of the audition, as soon as Paul Wilson went out, he received a call from Kerry Mulligan, saying, "the audition went well, and Murphy was very satisfied with your friends."


    "That''s great!" Kerry Mulligan is very interested.


    Murphy also walked out of the temporary audition room, walked through the scene being built in the warehouse, returned to his director''s office, and found bill rosis waiting for him here.


    "Satisfied with the audition?" Asked Bill rosis.


    "Not bad." Murphy threw his notebook on his desk and picked up a glass of water for himself. "It''s a friend that Kerry recommended. She met in the acting class."


    Bill rossis pointed to the outside door. "I just saw it, blonde. It looks very promising."


    Murphy pulled back his chair and sat down. "Are you interested in signing her?"


    "No, I''m not interested in her." Bill - rossis seems to mean, "don''t forget, I''m Carey''s agent, Carey is your girlfriend, I can''t sign an actress who is close to her future development path."


    Hearing these words, Murphy looked up at Bill rosis. "You mean, let me give up Elizabeth Banks?"


    Bill rosis nodded slightly, but he knew Murphy was a smart man and said, "from my point of view, I really don''t want to see you use a non CAA signing actor, and I have a candidate to recommend."


    Murphy knew that Bill Rossi had something to say, but just looked at him.


    "From your and Kerry''s point of view, I also suggest that you don''t use Elizabeth Banks." Bill - rosis gave a direct reason, "blonde, beautiful and pleasing appearance, acting is not very good, don''t you think they are very similar?"


    Without waiting for Murphy to reply, he added, "in Hollywood, blonde actresses are a special category, and the optional roles of this group are often limited to a certain range. Murphy, Kerry can''t only play in your films in the future, and your films are full of black style, which is not consistent with her own temperament. She will go out in the end. "


    Murphy thought for a moment and nodded slowly.


    "There is not a large group of really distinctive blonde actresses in Hollywood, and there are few outstanding actresses in recent years. Kerry has accumulated a certain popularity in your first two films, and there is still a lot of hope in the future." Bill rossis must know more about this circle than Murphy. "What if you''re sure Elizabeth Banks is the heroine?""Kerry may have another competitor in the future?" Murphy came to understand.


    Bill rosis nodded, "now Elizabeth banks has no fame and no chance. No matter what, it''s not as good as Kerry. Hollywood has so many opportunities for blonde actresses. If Elizabeth Banks becomes famous with this film..."


    He laughed, "you and I think the film can be successful and will sell well. As the absolute leading role, the actress must be the biggest beneficiary. This also means that Elizabeth Banks may be popular. Kerry has a few opportunities in the future and a strong competitor."


    Murphy took bill rosis''s words seriously.


    Not long ago, Bill Reagan became one of the top ten Hollywood movie stars in the United States.


    Among these potential actresses, she is also the only one with blonde hair.


    It''s true that hair dyeing can solve many problems, but Hollywood''s views or prejudices about a blonde actress are often deep-rooted. It''s a role that needs acting skills and explosive power. Under similar conditions, the crew often won''t choose a blonde actress.


    Most beautiful blonde actresses work as vases, which also leads to the fact that many blonde actresses have relatively few opportunities and resources after they become famous.


    This group is already in fierce competition. In the future, Kerry Mulligan will jump out of the limitation of his films. If there is one more competitor, it means one less chance.


    After all, the former Elizabeth Banks will hardly achieve much in the next decade.


    This kind of calculation is ridiculous, but Murphy knows how fierce the competition in Hollywood is, and often the one percent probability represents the difference between heaven and earth.


    People are selfish, Murphy is no exception, and it doesn''t take much to do.


    He made a decision in his mind. Instead of thinking about Elizabeth Banks, he asked, "what about you? Who do you recommend? Your new client? "


    Bill rosis shook his head. "A professor at the Juilliard School of art, Todd, found Brian Lauder and wanted to give her favorite students a chance. Now, in the projects operated by CAA, only planet terror is in the stage of casting, so bly called me."


    The interpersonal network in this circle can be described as intricate. Many auditions are not only about acting skills and appearance, but also the interpersonal network behind it, just like all business circles.


    It''s very simple. Under similar conditions, a production team will give priority to the actors recommended by acquaintances or related parties.


    "To be beautiful enough," Murphy also reminded him of the basic role requirements, "to be hot enough to accept large-scale shots, otherwise..."


    He shakes his head, does not meet these conditions, even if it is recommended by Brian Lauder, will refuse.


    "Don''t worry, you''ve met her." Bill rosis said, "an old friend of ours, she had so many setbacks that she was very open-minded."


    Old friend? Or from Juilliard? Murphy immediately thought of a name. "You''re not talking about Jessica chastan, are you?"


    "That''s her." Bill rosis nodded.


    Murphy wondered, "I hear Kerry say that she has run into a wall everywhere in Hollywood. How can she get on line with bly?"


    "I talked to her once, and the tutor was her last Bill - rosis legs up, "the other party should only help her once, if not to find any opportunity, she should not contact the mentor."


    Think about Jessica chastan, and look at the track of most Hollywood actresses. She is definitely a late bloomer. She must have encountered setbacks and difficulties at that time. Even the top students of Juilliard college, who can finally struggle out and become close to the first-line stars, spend a lot of time and even the whole youth.


    Before the other party also served as his assistant, Murphy recognized her working ability, but she didn''t know her acting skills.


    "Well, bill." Murphy opened the notebook and wrote down Jessica chastan''s name on it. "Ask her to come to the audition as soon as possible. And you tell Bligh that I can''t give him any guarantee. "


    Bill rossis certainly understands the unwritten rules of the industry. If Jessica chastan can''t meet the most basic conditions, he can''t use him. Let alone Murphy and Miramax, he can''t get through this.


    No one wants to use an actor who could lead to the failure of a project he is responsible for.


    Bill rosis stood up. "I''ll get Jessica chastan''s agent to contact the crew. I went through the ditch on Bly''s side before, no problem


    He quickly left the office, Murphy thought for a while, from the perspective of Kerry Mulligan''s future development, Elizabeth Banks is really not a good candidate.


    ...

 Chapter 160

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    "Hi, Murphy, long time no see."


    As soon as Murphy entered the warehouse in the suburb of Venice, she saw Jessica chastan. Her long red hair was as conspicuous as before, but her face was full of smiles.


    "Long time no see, Jesse." Murphy nodded to her, then turned to her, who was also the agent from CAA. "Hello, Mike."


    Michael''s agent quickly reached out and shook Murphy''s hand. He said with a smile, "I''m here with Jesse."


    Murphy, knowing that this is a good friend of bill rosis, smiles at him, then nods to Jessica chastan, "you go to the dressing room. The audition will start in an hour and a half."


    He looked at his watch. "I have something else to do. See you later."


    Jessica chastan waved to Murphy. "Goodbye, Murphy."


    Watching Murphy disappear at the door of an office, Jessica chastan is a little dazed. She doesn''t know what she is thinking. With the reminder of her agent, she comes back and follows a staff member into a temporary rest room, waiting for the makeup artist and costume designer to come.


    The new agent, Mike, is right next to her.


    "From what I''ve seen, Jesse," Mike said, twisting open a bottle of water and handing it to her, "Murphy has a good impression of you."


    Jessica - chastan has a self mocking smile, "how can I not see it?"


    "Don''t worry, this is the result of my careful observation." Agents are no doubt good observers. Mike also wants his clients to get a heroine, Bill rosis, who eats meat and drinks soup, right? He encouraged, "Bill told me that Murphy seems to be a person with interests first. In fact, he is a very nostalgic person. You can see that James Franco and Seth Logan are all old people who have cooperated with each other in the past, so Jesse, you have a great chance."


    "I know." Jessica chastan nodded, not confident.


    She has seen the other side of the other side many times. In order to succeed, she has done everything she can. If her audition effect is not good, I believe that guy will not show any affection at all.


    After finishing the last semester and returning to Los Angeles, Jessica chastan found that she had fallen behind a lot compared with Paul Wilson and others who had worked together before, but there was no way to fall behind. Even though she came from the Juilliard Institute of art, she was still struggling in the audition, and had no choice but to ask her tutor for help.


    The tutor is not her own tutor, and she has been away from Hollywood for a long time, so it is impossible to provide too much help. This is probably the only time.


    And she reluctantly found that after a big circle, she returned to the starting point.


    The only difference is that last time I was an assistant, this time I was fighting for the heroine.


    Can you get the role yourself? Jessica chastan turns to see the agent. Mike has already found a script for her from Bill rosis. She is also prepared for several auditions, but her heart is somewhat resistant.


    Sure enough, after the stylist and makeup artist came over, they took out the women''s dance dress which could only cover the key parts, and turned it into the most gaudy shape.


    Standing in front of the mirror, Jessica chastan looked at herself as a stripper in a nightclub and said nothing in silence.


    When she was in school, she was a genius and princess that everyone envied. When she came to Hollywood, she was full of talent, but there was no place for her. She could only fight for such an absurd role.


    Sometimes think about it, she felt really sad, is not it that some people say that here is a gathering place of genius, a paradise of dreams? Is heaven so miserable?


    "What do you think, Jesse?" Agent Mike knocked on the door and walked into the dressing room. Seeing Jessica chastan staring in the mirror, he quickly reminded, "time is almost up, don''t be late!"


    Jessica chastan nodded and gave a smile. "I''m going."


    After that, she put on her coat, put on a pair of leather boots with four inches of heel, went out of the dressing room and followed a staff member to the audition room.


    Murphy is the last one to come to the audition room. Erica Steinberg is free today and is here.


    Nodding to the producer, Murphy goes to the back of the camera, asks the assistant who controls the camera, and turns to look at Jessica chastan standing in front of the camera.


    Apart from her still dazzling red hair, she looks like a hot stripper.


    Murphy pulled up his chair and sat down. Murphy said, "miss chastan, I need you to perform a dance that can attract men."


    This dance is an opening play. The importance of the opening play is beyond doubt. If Jessica chastan can''t even attract the people who are doing it, the audition will be over.


    Murphy made a gesture, the music sounded, Jessica chastan in front of the camera quickly changed from quiet to wild.


    Her appearance is not the top in Hollywood where there are many beautiful women, but a woman shows her sexuality and charm in front of the camera by more than her face.In just ten seconds, Murphy could see that Jessica chastan was in excellent condition today. She was intoxicated with every smile and every twinkle of her body and waist was full of temptation. Especially after taking off her long coat and leaving only three-point short dance dress, her dazzling red hair matched with snow-white skin gave people a very special feeling.


    Murphy looks around. Paul Wilson''s eyes are wide open and he seems to forget that it''s an audition. Erica Steinberg''s throat is rolling and she seems to be swallowing. Photographer Philip Raschel holds his chin and his eyes are full of appreciation. The supervisor of the actors'' Union wipes the sweat on his forehead and his mouth is dry


    "Stop!" Murphy raised a hand.


    Others look here and seem to be very dissatisfied with Murphy''s stop this sexy and hot dance. Jessica chastan stands in front of the camera with two legs, one hand still supporting his waist, and his breathing is a little short. The short dance consumes a lot of physical strength.


    She doesn''t understand why he suddenly stops. Isn''t she good enough?


    For this possible audition, she not only practiced dancing hard, but also went to some underground stripteases to seek advice, which made many people think that she had degenerated to enter this field to make a living.


    For a moment, she felt cold and seemed to fall into the ice.


    "Good dance." Murphy said this lightly.


    Jessica - chastan took a long breath, unconsciously smile to Murphy, feel the moment from the ice cellar back to the warm Los Angeles.


    Murphy turned to Erica Steinberg. "Do you have any questions?"


    Erica Steinberg nodded and directly asked Jessica chastan in front of the camera, "there will be a lot in the shooting. Can you accept it?"


    Jessica chastan bit her teeth. "Yes..."


    What else did she have to say? Erica Steinberg raised her hand to stop. "We''ll talk to your agent about the specific terms."


    For this kind of project mentioned in the trade union, the audition of actors is supervised by the representative of the trade union, but that representative doesn''t say much from the beginning to the end. As long as they don''t violate the rules, they are basically air.


    With the development of Hollywood, except for those small productions with chaotic investment, almost no one will mess around in the audition room. This circle is really chaotic, but everyone is abiding by the rules on the surface.


    "I can do it." Erica Steinberg said to Murphy, "do you have any more?"


    Murphy shook his head and gave Paul Wilson a look. Paul Wilson said, "miss chastan, that''s all for today''s audition."


    "Thank you


    Jessica chastan smiles at Murphy and others, takes a coat handed by a staff member, puts it on her body, and walks out of the audition room.


    In the audition room, Murphy stood behind the camera, watched the audition video again, and asked the people standing next to him, "what do you think, ERI?"


    Erica Steinberg is also staring at the picture, "except for a little bad face, other aspects are good. I think so. "


    Murphy turned to look at the others, and Paul Wilson and Philip Raschel nodded.


    "Let''s look at the two candidates behind." He is not worried, "if there is no better, choose her."


    That afternoon, Murphy watched the auditions of two other actresses, and asked Paul Wilson to inform Jessica chastan''s agent the next day, as well as other people of the result of losing the election.


    Walking in the roddell street, Kerry Mulligan affectionately took Elizabeth Banks by the arm. They talked and laughed, and seemed to be in a very good mood.


    Passing an ice cream shop, Elizabeth Banks looked inside and suggested, "shall we have a cold drink?"


    "Good." Kerry Mulligan took her and walked that way.


    Stepping over the exquisitely carved marble floor and into the bright brass gate, Kerry Mulligan and Elizabeth Banks each asked for a glass of juice, found an empty table by the window and sat down.


    Elizabeth Banks is not as carefree as Kerry Mulligan. She is a little dazed when she sucks juice.


    "Still worried about auditions?" Carey Mulligan patted her hand comfortingly. "I didn''t ask Murphy, but I called Paul Wilson immediately after your audition. He was a casting director. He said Murphy was happy with you


    "Really?" Elizabeth Banks'' eyes were full of hope.


    "Of course!" Kerry Mulligan said confidently, "I really recommend you to Murphy."


    "Thank you, Kerry." Elizabeth Banks smiles gratefully. "I don''t know how to thank you."


    When the mobile phone rings suddenly, Elizabeth Banks takes out a look. It''s her agent. She thinks it''s good news. She presses the answer button quickly. After listening to a few words, her face changes, "what? I lost? Did the crew choose other actors? "


    "What failed?" Kerry Mulligan asked in a low voice, then realized what was going on, and suddenly raised his voice, "you lost? How is that possible? " (to be continued). )

 Chapter 161

    "Sorry, Kerry, I can''t go shopping with you."


    Elizabeth Banks put away her cell phone, with an irrepressible loss and depression on her face, "the agent will let me see him now."


    Then she stood up.


    "Liz, wait!" Kerry Mulligan held her, and her pretty baby face seemed more worried than the other, "how could it not be you? Paul said that Murphy liked you very much? Is there something wrong? "


    Elizabeth Banks also hopes that there is something wrong. Such a chance to play the leading lady is too rare for her.


    Miss this opportunity, she did not know how long the next heroine to wait.


    "Is there really a mistake?" Elizabeth Banks hopes so, too. She said hopefully, "Kerry, can you..."


    It''s hard to say that, but thinking about her future, she said, "can you ask Murphy for me?"


    Kerry Mulligan is his friend and the director''s girlfriend. Maybe


    Although she knows that the possibility of making a mistake is small, Elizabeth banks still wants to fight for it again. After all, her friendship with Kerry Mulligan is really good.


    "Well!" Kerry Mulligan nodded heavily, took out his cell phone and dialed Murphy''s number, but no one got through.


    She frowned and dialed again, with the same result.


    "What''s the matter?" Kerry Mulligan looked anxious.


    Compared with Elizabeth Banks, who is anxious and lonely but can keep her face calm, Kerry Mulligan, like in the past, is not good at hiding her emotions.


    In other words, she did not learn to hide in a short time.


    After all, she is still a 16-year-old girl.


    Seeing that Kerry Mulligan couldn''t get through to Murphy, Elizabeth Banks'' heart gradually sank and clenched her lips, "Kerry, I''d better see the agent first."


    Seeing her friend''s sad face, Kerry Mulligan scratched her short blonde hair anxiously. "You go to see the agent first, and I''ll go to Murphy and ask what''s going on."


    She was more anxious than Elizabeth Banks.


    No one is willing to give up this opportunity. Elizabeth Banks, with her last hope, nodded and said, "thank you, Kerry. I..."


    Kerry Mulligan stepped forward and gently hugged Elizabeth Banks. "We don''t have to say thank you."


    She picked up her cell phone and shook it. "Keep in touch."


    Two people went out of the cold drink shop and left separately. Kerry Mulligan dialed Murphy''s number again, but he still couldn''t get through. His eyebrows wrinkled with anxiety, as if the end of the world was coming.


    She first called a taxi and then called her agent. As soon as she got through, she cried out, "bill, what''s the matter? Why doesn''t Murphy''s number work? "


    It seemed that the opposite side was frightened by the rising voice. After a long time, a word came, "I just left the film set in Venice, and Murphy turned off her mobile phone..."


    Before he finished, Kerry Mulligan interrupted anxiously, "why?"


    "The cast announced the audition results today," the simple explanation over there, "some people asked Murphy for help. It''s very annoying. He turned off his mobile phone, just didn''t want to let those who lost the election disturb him."


    Kerry Mulligan immediately frowned. Who lost? Trust relationship? Isn''t this yourself and Elizabeth Banks?


    He''s avoiding me? Kerry Mulligan asked, "is Murphy still on set in Venice?"


    When she got a positive reply, she hung up. When the taxi arrived, she got on the bus and went to Venice to ask Murphy what was going on.


    "The photographic effect is dark and yellow, and it''s OK."


    in the office of Venice studio, Murphy sat in front of a monitor and looked at the experimental samples taken by Philip Raschel. He pointed to the snowflakes that represent the film''s scratches on them, "remove all these, and the picture must be clear enough."


    He is not Robert Rodriguez, and he will not deliberately pursue the g-day and hous color film style of the 1960s-1980s. The most direct effect of that is that the definition is not enough. For today''s alloy screen and projection equipment, no matter how well the film is made, it is a disastrous consequence.


    There are indeed many nostalgic people, but the times are developing, and the obsolete technology that has been eliminated is really not suitable for this era.


    "That''s the best way." Kim Kleiman, who represents the guarantor, fully agrees with Murphy that "this will eliminate the deliberate obsolescence of the film and save a lot of money."


    His biggest task is to control the cost and ensure that the film can be completed on schedule.


    Erica Steinberg nodded in agreement. "And get rid of the noise."


    He sits on the edge, but seldom speaks. When it''s not necessary, a smart producer will maintain the director''s central position in the set.The preparation and shooting of the crew are always led by the director, and a director can''t be separated from the preliminary preparation. He is basically satisfied with the work done by Murphy. The director is really young and inexperienced in some aspects, but he is a person who knows how to learn, and his mistakes will never be repeated.


    Murphy and several other people are still discussing to determine the final style of the film. Suddenly, the door of the office is knocked from the outside. Before Murphy can speak, someone pushes the door and comes in.


    Kerry Mulligan walked in with a worried face. It seemed that Murphy was the only one in his eyes. He didn''t look at other people. "How did you turn off your cell phone? I can''t even reach you! "


    "Oh, I turned it off." Murphy thought she couldn''t get in touch with her, so she was so worried. "Sorry, I forgot to tell you."


    Kerry Mulligan strode to Murphy''s side and asked, "is the heroine sure? Why not Liz


    She came in a hurry, inevitably with a trace of questioning in her tone.


    Erica Steinberg and Kim cleman look at Murphy, then at Kerry Mulligan, and finally at each other, wondering who Liz is.


    "Murphy, are you mistaken?" Kerry Mulligan didn''t notice other people at all. With her character, she didn''t care about those people. When she thought of something, she would say, "didn''t you think Liz was good some time ago? What''s going on? "


    "Liz? When did I say she was the heroine? " Murphy frowned and looked at the others. "Well, Kerry, I''ll talk to you later. You go out and wait. I''m working now."


    Kerry Mulligan was stunned. "You Are you going to let me out? "


    How can something be said on such an occasion? Murphy nodded. "You go out first."


    "Are you driving me away?" Kerry Mulligan pointed to himself, "my good friend is sad, you don''t give me a reasonable explanation, but also drive me away?"


    Her present mood is completely written on her face. Her baby face is gloomy and can drip water.


    Philip Raschel coughed and looked at Murphy. "Why don''t we get here today?"


    "No!" Kerry Mulligan also heard Philip Raschel''s words. She came in a hurry, just wanted a reasonable answer, at least a reason for her failure to explain to her good friends. Unexpectedly, it was this situation. Murphy, who used to hold her in the palm of her hand, wanted to drive her out!


    She stared at Murphy. "I''ll go!"


    "Kerry..." As soon as Murphy was about to say something, Kerry Mulligan turned and walked out of the office, slamming the door with his backhand.


    Looking at the closed door, Murphy frowned slightly. What''s the matter?


    Philip Raschel has a better relationship with Murphy than Kim cleman and Erica Steinberg, who have been watching good plays all the time. He points his finger at Murphy and reminds him, "what''s wrong? Go and have a look."


    Thinking of Kerry Mulligan''s rebellion under the cover of innocence, Murphy quickly stood up and said, "sorry, let''s stop here for a while today."


    With that, he quickly chased out, but for a while, Kerry Mulligan was out of sight.


    After asking two people in a row, Murphy found out that she had run out of the set and strode out of the warehouse. The warehouse was a little far away from the city, and the surroundings seemed desolate. Looking around, she could only see a car in the distance, and there was no one.


    He took out his cell phone, turned it on, and then dialed Kerry Mulligan''s number, which was hung up several times in a row.


    That''s not the way. Murphy calls bill rosis, drives his car in the parking lot, and turns around the warehouse.


    Murphy drives the car, remembering what happened just now, Kerry is the same as the former Kerry, and has not changed because of being with him. When she follows her, she is an innocent and beautiful angel. Conversely, she is still the rebellious girl.


    In the past, no matter what he opposed, he always tried to persuade her by beating around the bush. This time


    Murphy shook her head. At the wrong time, in the wrong place, in front of the wrong person, she asked such a question. How can he answer it?


    "Murphy the villain! Motherfucker Murphy


    On the co pilot of a car, Kerry Mulligan sobbed and murmured, "is that what you did to me? You are driving me away


    Tears had already flowed down her cheek. She was very sad and angry. Where was Murphy, who was considerate and could not even speak to her loudly?


    Kerry Mulligan felt that her sky had collapsed. She couldn''t help thinking about the difference between Murphy and her parents who fell out as actors?


    "What''s the matter, Kerry?" The driver said, "it''s not like you?"


    "Nothing." Kerry Mulligan wiped the tears from her face and sobbed, "I''m just in a bad mood."


    "Where are you going?"


    "Whatever." She looked ahead. "Mike, are you going back to Century City? I''ll go there. "Mike looked at her curiously. "What''s going on?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 162

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    "I''m sorry, Kerry."


    After hearing Kerry Mulligan''s sobbing description, Mike sighed with sincerity, "it''s my client who got the heroine."


    Kerry Mulligan immediately looked over, his eyes wide open.


    Mike had already figured out what to do. "You know her, Jessica chastan, Murphy''s former assistant. She''s my contract client now. "


    "She?" Kerry Mulligan''s gloomy face darkened. "You..."


    It seems that he didn''t see Kerry Mulligan''s face or hear her words. Mike said to himself, "Kerry, don''t complain about this kind of thing, and don''t go to Murphy. Jesse has worked for him for a long time..."


    He specially accentuated the words behind, "personal assistant, isn''t it normal for him to choose Jesse to give up others?"


    This immediately distracted Kerry Mulligan, who turned back and looked away in silence.


    "That''s what Hollywood is like." Mike added, "everyone will choose someone who is close to them."


    Kerry Mulligan sat in the co pilot''s seat, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he said, "Mike, can you take me to Santa Monica?"


    "Of course." Mike nodded without hesitation. If you remember correctly, Murphy Stanton''s new home is there.


    Among the agents who walked out of the mailroom together, he was the most promising one, and his ability was also recognized by the company and the public. Otherwise, Bill rosis would not have asked him to visit potential customers, but everything has changed recently.


    He knew what Bill rosis depended on for his present position.


    These may not be able to drag down Murphy Stanton, is bound to affect him, and he does not need to do anything.


    Leaving Kerry Mulligan in the valley of Santa Monica, Mike drives happily toward century city.


    After opening the door and returning home, Kerry Mulligan walked into the living room of the main building, kicked off his sneakers and saw Murphy''s photo frame on the porch. He grabbed it without thinking about it and threw it out. Fortunately, it was on the carpet, which didn''t break.


    Her cell phone suddenly rings, takes it up and looks at it. It''s bill rosis, the agent. After connecting, she hears a few words from the other side. Her gloomy face doesn''t get any better. "Just for these inexplicable things? Liz is my best friend! How can you do that? "


    Kerry Mulligan''s voice rose again, "don''t tell me what Hollywood really is like! I can see it myself! I''m not blind


    Hang up the phone, she immediately put the phone is still on the ground.


    Falling down on the long sofa, Kerry Mulligan''s face was buried in a pillow, and tears kept flowing down. He only felt deeply wronged and didn''t know how to explain to Elizabeth Banks.


    Liz is so kind to her. Although she only talked to Kayla Knightley when she had a conflict, she stood on her side after that day without hesitation and defended her.


    How could they treat such a good friend and such a good person!


    After receiving a call from Bill rosis, Murphy went straight home. When she walked into the small building, she saw Kerry Mulligan, sobbing on the sofa, sitting beside him.


    "Still angry?" Murphy caressed her shoulder.


    Kerry Mulligan looked up, his face was worn, but he glared, "I don''t want to talk to you!"


    "Hey, honey." Murphy had no experience in dealing with this situation at all, so he had to appease, "don''t be angry, OK? I didn''t mean to drive you away. The situation at that time was not suitable to talk about it. "


    How could a woman listen to these reasonable explanations at such a time? Kerry Mulligan turned over and sat up, with no more tears on her face, just a dark, gloomy face.


    Murphy said patiently, "bill called you?"


    Kerry Mullen still glared and didn''t speak at all.


    "I did the same..."


    "For my sake?" Kerry Mulligan interrupted Murphy. "People all over the world are for my good! Julian firos is like this! My parents are like this! So are you


    With that, she grabbed the pillow, threw it on Murphy, turned and ran up the stairs.


    When Murphy picked up the pillow on the ground, there was a huge sound of door closing upstairs, which seemed to shake the whole building down.


    Just wanted to go upstairs and explain a few more words, Murphy saw the mobile phone still on the carpet. After picking it up, she found that there were other things near the coffee table.


    The mobile phone was put on the coffee table and bent over to pick up the frame. Murphy turned over and had a look. The frame was not broken, but there was a big crack in the glass outside. It just passed through him in the photo and divided him into two parts.


    "Bang! Bang


    There was a loud noise upstairs. Murphy sighed, put the photo frame in place, picked up her mobile phone, and walked toward the stairs.This is the first time that there has been a real conflict between him and Kerry Mulligan. At the beginning, Murphy can patiently persuade him, but later, Kerry Mulligan has also aroused his anger. His experience on both sides of the Strait is only in his early twenties, which is also a time of youth. Moreover, from the perspective of him and bill rosis, Kerry Mulligan is more like making trouble out of nothing.


    In the next few days, when Kerry Mulligan got home, he locked himself in the master bedroom and did not speak to him. Murphy simply moved into a bedroom in the auxiliary building for the time being and planned to have a good talk when Kerry Mulligan calmed down.


    But the girl''s rebellion was just as Murphy had expected. In nearly a week, she didn''t say a word to him.


    At the beginning, Murphy was still creating and looking for opportunities to ease contradictions and make up again. But as time went on, there were more and more preparations for "planet of terror". Although there was no need to be a part-time producer, many things needed his personal participation as a director, and gradually put it aside for the time being.


    Together with Erica Steinberg, Kim cleman, Paul Wilson, Philip Raschel, David Robbie and Helena espora, he left Los Angeles for a wilderness on the border of California and Nevada to explore suitable location for shooting.


    Completely different from the previous two films, "planet of terror" has a lot of location shots, and quite a lot of action plays have to be shot on location.


    Two business cars stop at a bridge. Murphy is the first to get out of the car and walk to the bridge. Holding the rusty metal guardrail, he looks down at the blackened river. Then he looks to the opposite bank, where there is a piece of barbed wire, and behind it is a large typical open field. He can''t see the end at a glance.


    "Helen, Philip," Murphy said to them, pointing to the barbed wire. "How about the barbecue over there?"


    "There''s no problem with the scenery." Helena espora said.


    Philip Raschel looked up at the piercing eyes. "The sun is direct on this side in the afternoon, which will affect the long-range view and make the later color matching difficult."


    Murphy nodded. "Fine tune the plan and put the long shot in the morning."


    All the shots of this film take place in the dark, but the shooting will not do so. Basically, they will be shot in the daytime, and then the color will be adjusted through the Da Vinci palette later.


    Erica Steinberg also followed. After a simple discussion, four people decided that this is the first choice for the location of the barbecue.


    "What about the town?" Helena espora asked, "do we shoot in the background, too?"


    "No, no, no!" Standing behind four people, Kim cleman, who had not spoken for a long time, jumped out and said, "the cost of setting up a scene is too high, it will exceed the budget!"


    Any plan that may exceed the budget is the object of his strong opposition.


    He stood on the bridge and pointed to the East. "I''ve been here once before. There''s a small town over there. It''s a remote place, and there''s no one to repair it all the year round. It looks very dilapidated..."


    Seeing a few people looking at it, he said, "Murphy, I think that town fits your requirements."


    Prior to Murphy''s arrival, representatives of the guarantee company and one of Erica Steinberg''s location producers visited many places nearby.


    It''s better not to take the scenery. Murphy nodded and walked toward the car. "Let''s go and have a look."


    The town is about five miles away. It''s very small. Maybe it''s more suitable to be a small village. Murphy and his party made a circle in it and made sure it was OK. They got in touch with the management of the town. Unlike Hollywood movies, people in remote places are always hostile to outsiders. On the contrary, they welcome Murphy and his party very much and are very happy We agreed to cooperate with the shooting.


    In fact, the situation is not complicated. The crew is not shooting here for free. It will definitely bring a sum of money. Moreover, so many people eat and drink Lhasa, which can also bring some income to the town.


    After five days in California and Nevada, Murphy finished all the location shooting and returned to Los Angeles. Apart from continuing to prepare the film, he also met with the international distributors brought by Harvey Weinstein. After all, some of the follow-up investment in the film came from overseas pre-sale. It is also necessary to give these distributors some confidence.


    "Director Stanton, we''re looking forward to your new work."


    A representative of a film company from Israel showed great enthusiasm. "Chainsaw is very popular in Israel. If possible, when horror planet is on, I hope you can go to Israel with the crew for publicity."


    "I hope so, too." Murphy can only respond vaguely.


    This is a film invested and released by Miramax. Whether it will be publicized overseas or not, and if so, how it will be formed will be decided by Miramax.


    Seeing off these overseas distributors, Murphy gave the crew a Christmas holiday. The new year has just begun. Murphy led the crew out of Los Angeles and started the shooting journey. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 163

    The old road is full of cracks. There are weeds on both sides of the road. There is a rusty sign in the weeds. It is a military base two miles away!


    The notice board is located in the south of the road, and the opposite position in the north is a row of garbage cans. It seems that no one has cleaned the garbage cans for a long time. Not only the inside is full of garbage, but also there is no color on the outside, showing a kind of disgusting gray black, lying quietly on the grass side of the road.


    This is a basically abandoned highway. In the past, we couldn''t even see a human shadow, let alone vehicles.


    Today, however, there are a lot of people here. Five or six large trailer trucks and more than a dozen business vehicles are parked on the grass nearby. Dozens of people are busy around. Some are setting up cameras, some are checking the light, some are arranging the site, and some are doing the final inspection on several green military vehicles.


    Murphy stood in the shadow behind a trailer, listened to the information gathered by various departments, and looked at Jessica chastan standing nearby.


    "Relax," he could see that heavily makeup Jessica chastan was a little nervous, "just like when you''re on stage."


    Jessica chastan nodded and laughed.


    Paul Wilson came up. "Departments are ready."


    "Well, I see." Murphy picked up a bottle of water from a nearby high chair, unscrewed it, took a big drink, turned to the back of a camera, picked up the loudspeaker, and yelled, "start shooting in five minutes!"


    The crew entered the final preparation before shooting.


    Jessica chastan went to the garbage can. Under the command of Paul Wilson, she got familiar with the position again. Several military vehicles also drove nearby. An actor from CAA, wearing a colonel''s uniform, stood on the front one.


    In this production group, except for the past Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco, who has gradually become famous, there are no relatively high-profile actors, and they will not find actors who are paid more than ten million dollars as they used to. Just for the film payment, Murphy will save too much money than the former one.


    There is also film aging, deliberately blurred aging, also need money.


    Murphy has also given up this practice. A film must adapt to the development of society. Deliberate vagueness can really stimulate nostalgia of a few people, but it will drive more audiences out of the cinema. How many people enter the cinema to see vague and noisy films?


    He didn''t know exactly what the box office of the film was, but he vaguely remembered that the sales of video tapes were far better than the box office.


    It has to be said that in the past, the film''s treatment of the screen effect did not meet the needs of the cinema projection market, and was more suitable for home video audience.


    So, Murphy asked Philip Raschel to use a slightly yellowish style of photography, but rejected those who deliberately do the old.


    In the final analysis, he is not Robert Rodriguez. He has no special feelings for the type of film "g day and house". If we shoot in the style of Robert Rodriguez and invite some famous actors, the $8 million will not be enough.


    He remembers that "planet of terror" was originally released with "evidence of death" by Quentin Tarantino, and the cost and box office were calculated according to the sum of the two, but the result did not appear 1 + 1amp; gt; 2, or even 1 + 1 = 2.


    There is no doubt that Quentin Tarantino''s fame and achievements are far greater than that of Robert Rodriguez. However, in this film, which is collectively known as "prison", Quentin Tarantino has lagged behind, and "evidence of death" has been criticized, becoming one of Quentin''s few failed works.


    The cooperation between the two geniuses has come to an end.


    Of course, "planet of terror" is not a place that has not been criticized, especially when it is shown in cinemas, some things must be restrained, especially where it is too disgusting.


    Just like the movie, bloody and disgusting can''t be equated. The former can resonate with a large number of audiences, while the latter can make most people feel sick.


    It''s not long since 9 / 11. If the film is to be shown on a large scale in the cinema, it must be in line with the current social environment. Murphy appropriately reduced the scale of the film, especially gave up some disgusting content about the lower body organs of the human body. Instead, it added weight to absurdity and black humor.


    In his idea, this is a ridiculous black film in which beautiful women and handsome men fight together to kill zombies.


    When all departments of the crew are ready, Jessica chastan and the other actors are in place. Murphy nods to Chang Ji, who puts the Chang Ji card in front of the camera.


    "Planet of terror, outfield, scene one, act one, now on!"


    At the scene, two cameras were used to shoot at a 45 degree angle. Murphy and the director of photography, Philip Raschel, each operated one camera. Due to the good light conditions at the scene, no light distribution was used.


    As she walked slowly along the road, Jessica could not move forward with her short boots, and the one that protruded from her waist was her short leather jacket Scenery.One of the main selling points of such a low-cost, sexy and hot heroine is that in the North American film market, although zombie films are a small category, there are also many related films. Why should the audience buy this film?


    Zombies are similar, so we have to think about how to kill them and who will kill them.


    Sexy hot strippers kill zombies, of course, not the same as tough men, but also more attractive.


    Murphy''s camera lens is mainly aimed at Jessica chastan, while Philip Raschel uses panoramic lens to capture Jessica chastan and the road beside her.


    Several military vehicles suddenly burst into the camera without any deceleration, whistling past Jessica chastan. Jessica chastan seems to have been brought by the vehicle. She tilts and falls on the garbage can on the side of the road. The garbage can is immediately overturned and some miscellaneous objects bury her underneath.


    A recording assistant sent down the recording microphone with a pole.


    Jessica chastan, lying on the ground, uttered a series of curses. When Murphy heard them, she frowned and called to stop, "cut!"


    The busy crew stopped working immediately, and everyone looked at Murphy. Since the director called to stop, it means that someone must have made a mistake.


    "Jesse!" Murphy sat behind the camera and yelled to Jessica chastan in the trash. "You''re a nightclub stripper now, not a top student at Juilliard college. Do you know how strippers curse? It''s not as quiet as you are! "


    He gave a general request, "be vulgar!"


    With that, Murphy yelled, "rearrange the set and come back in ten minutes!"


    Throwing away the rotten vegetable leaves hanging on her body, Jessica chastan got up from the ground, rubbed her knee, and quickly walked towards the makeup Trailer. Time was limited, and she had to make up.


    As she walked along, she turned her head and looked at Murphy, who was sitting behind the camera giving orders. The once penniless gangster director had become the controller of the nearly ten million dollar cast, and she skillfully and orderly conducted the cast operation, and the past green almost disappeared.


    His growth rate is amazing, as if he was born to adapt to this industry.


    Back in the make-up trailer, Jessica chastan, at the request of the costume designer, changed into the same dress, but the costume seemed smaller, and felt that the gully in front of her chest was deeper, and the skin under her skirt was more.


    Thinking of the setting of the role and looking at her extremely gaudy look in the mirror, Jessica chastan always feels sad. Is this the film career she is pursuing?


    No one paid attention to her, and no one communicated with her. Everyone here, like every part of the assembly line, worked closely and busily to complete their own part of the work.


    The shooting soon resumed, and after another repetition, the first shot of planet terrors was announced to be completed.


    The crew cleaned up the set as quickly as possible. Before the sun turned to the south, they rushed to the bridge not far ahead. On the river bank opposite the bridge, Helena espora''s team had built a wooden barbecue shop. The barbecue shop was mainly set and model. Of course, they couldn''t get into it to shoot. Murphy was just the conductor to shoot some panoramic shots, The scenes in the barbecue shop will be filmed when they are returned to the warehouse in Venice.


    Helena espora takes people to finish the finishing work. Robert Downey Jr. and Kerry Mulligan, who arrived early in the morning, enter the make-up trailer and start to make up. An old truck is driven to the wasteland next to the barbecue by the props group.


    When the layout of the venue was almost finished, Murphy went to the women''s make-up Trailer. Kerry Mulligan had finished her make-up and was sitting in front of the mirror in a daze. Jack Watson''s female assistant had a good look. Seeing Murphy come in, she whispered and walked out of the make-up Trailer.


    Kerry Mulligan sat still, her eyes looking at Murphy through the mirror.


    "Hi," Murphy said, walking behind her, "what do you think?"


    Kerry Mulligan just looked at him through the mirror and, like this time, said nothing.


    Murphy frowned. "Honey..."


    "I don''t want to talk to you!" Kerry Mulligan finally turned her head, her face gloomy. "I don''t want to hear you! I can see that you, like Julian firos and my parents, talk about thinking for me, but actually don''t think about my feelings at all! "


    There was a bang at the door and someone outside reminded me, "director, the preparations are ready. It''s time to start shooting." (to be continued). )

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    A battered truck got off the road and slowly entered the path leading to the barbecue shop. After a while of turbulence, it stopped in front of the prop tap in front of the barbecue shop. The door was pushed open from inside and Robert Downey, Jr. jumped out of the driver''s seat.


    Murphy changed the camera and gave Robert Downey a close-up.


    He has scars on his face, and several tattoos can be seen on his bare arms. He exudes a strong temperament.


    On the other side, the copilot''s door was also pushed open, and Felipe Raschel also changed to a close-up shot. Kerry Mulligan was dressed in a similar costume to Robert Downey Jr., with short hair tied with a strap, and her gloomy baby face was full of murderous.


    This is the performance or the reality of emotion into the work, in addition to her own, no one knows, but just to meet the requirements of the role.


    She does not play the innocent and lovely little red riding hood, nor is she a drug addict who is subjected to the cruel test, but a strong female killer with high skill.


    This role is the younger sister of the hero played by Robert Downey Jr. it doesn''t exist in the original version. It''s Murphy who joined it.


    Due to the size of the investment and the limitation of the length of the film, Murphy does not intend to have too many leading roles in the film. The plot will focus on Jessica chastan, Robert Downey Jr. and Kerry Mulligan, and the other main roles will also be introduced by these three people.


    For example, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill''s roles as barbecue shop owner and sheriff, as well as James Franco''s role as doctor, have changed to a certain extent. Especially James Franco''s doctor, the scene will be much heavier, and there will be a dispute with ray brothers and sisters.


    As for the other people who join the zombie fighting ranks, they are basically soy sauce people with names.


    The reduction of roles can not only focus on several main characters, highlight the main actors who are closely related to Murphy, but also reduce the scene conversion during shooting, which can save a lot of money.


    From the very beginning, Murphy took this into consideration. For a film like this, it is necessary to reduce expenses.


    In particular, you can''t invite big stars, otherwise the cost will pile up to an extremely terrible number, just like the previous film.


    Among all the cast members, Murphy''s pay is the highest, followed by Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco. Now Robert Downey Jr. used to describe him as praising him. His pay is almost the same as James Franco''s, and both of them are reduced to less than $500000 by Miramax.


    This is also a true reflection of their market value.


    Murphy made great changes to the whole film, also from the perspective of cinema market.


    As for the actual effect, it depends on publicity.


    The scene was successfully completed. As the scene in the barbecue shop had to be shot in the warehouse set outside Venice, Jessica chastan, who had never taken off her make-up, joined the shooting again.


    Standing on the set, Murphy specially told the three actors to leave, and said, "Donny, Jesse, you should feel like you''re on the phone. Don''t be as dry as you were in rehearsal."


    Jessica chastan and Robert Downey Jr. nodded.


    Murphy turns his head and looks next to Robert Downey Jr. Kerry Mulligan is not as active as he used to be and rarely talks on the set.


    "Kerry," he said, "you and Jesse''s character will end up in conflict. Pay attention to the timing of the conflict, before you get on the bus."


    Hearing these words, Kerry Mulligan just looked at Murphy without saying anything.


    With a frown, Murphy didn''t say much. She turned away and walked behind the camera on the track, waiting for the crew to finish the final preparation.


    "She still won''t talk to you?" Seth Logan, who had no part in the play for the time being, came to Murphy''s side and said, "what''s the matter with you?"


    Murphy shook his head and said nothing.


    "Is she too headstrong?" Seth Logan looks at Kerry Mulligan over there. "It won''t affect work, will it?"


    In fact, he, Jonah hill and James Franco do not like this seemingly innocent and lovely, rebellious and capricious British girl, but they never show it for the sake of friendship with Murphy.


    "I don''t think so." Murphy patted Seth Logan on the shoulder. "Go ahead."


    He can tell whether others are bad or kind, and he can see that Seth Logan is complaining for himself.


    However, Murphy didn''t worry. Since Kerry Mulligan chose the way of actor, he must know when to do and what to do. He should also have the most basic qualities of actor.


    When the preparation is finished, Murphy shouts to start. Robert Downey, Jessica chastan and Kerry Mulligan walk towards the truck.


    Where the camera couldn''t shoot, an experienced recording assistant hung a recording microphone on a boom above the three of them and followed them."You want to leave without saying goodbye again?" Jessica chastan took little Robert Downey by the arm with one hand. "Where are you going?"


    Little Robert Downey turned and looked at Jessica chastan affectionately. "You know what I do. I won''t stay in one place for long! It''s no use for you to follow me... "


    "I came here to tell you!" Jessica - chastan mouth up, "last time I took the initiative to leave, I dumped you!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. was stunned.


    Jessica chastan went to the truck and turned around. "Now, I want you to give me a ride!"


    "You dream!" A slightly gloomy voice sounded, "I won''t let you, a disgusting woman, get in the car!"


    Kerry Mulligan came quickly and gave Jessica chastan a big push.


    According to the set position, Jessica chastan will fall on the grass beside the car. Although the grass is not thick, it can also avoid injury.


    But things didn''t go as they were supposed to. Kerry Mulligan came up to her and pushed her, not to the grass, but to the truck.


    She uses a lot of strength.


    Jessica chastan was unprepared. She was pushed by her white hands, and unconsciously stepped back for two steps. One side of her body directly hit the handle of the door. The protruding handle of the old truck made a close contact with her white shoulder.


    "Ah..."


    Severe pain from the shoulder above, Jessica - chastan can not help but issued a pain cry, the other hand over the shoulder and squat down.


    Looking at Jessica chastan, Kerry Mulligan felt a sense of happiness.


    Robert Downey, Jr. has already run past. It''s not that he sees something wrong, but that he is still performing. It''s not until he finishes his lines and is ready to help Jessica chastan stand up that he sees that her shoulders are blue and blue.


    "Doctor!" Robert Downey Jr. immediately yelled to Murphy, "we need a doctor here!"


    Murphy immediately called to stop the crew, asked Paul Wilson to call the crew equipped with the doctor to come, quickly walked past.


    He squatted down to have a look. Although there was no bleeding on Jessica chastan''s shoulder, the traces of cyan were very obvious. There were still beads of sweat on her white forehead, which was obviously very painful.


    ¡°*£¡¡± Murphy murmured and yelled, "is the doctor here?"


    Several other directors of the crew also came over. The doctor with the medicine box trotted out of the crowd and squatted in front of Jessica chastan.


    "Please get out of the way." He said aloud.


    Murphy waves around, and the others slowly disperse. He turns his head and looks for it. Kerry Mulligan leans against the front of the truck and stands there with her arms around her chest. It seems that what happened has nothing to do with her.


    "Fortunately," the doctor''s voice sounded, "it''s just skin injury, it should not hurt the bone."


    "Thank you..." Jessica chastan''s voice was very low.


    She turned her head, first looked at Kerry Mulligan in the front of the car, then looked at Murphy next to her, and let out a cry of pain.


    "Paul," Murphy called his deputy director over, "arrange a car to take miss chastan to the nearest hospital for examination, and inform Erica about this."


    He went to the door of the truck and was hit by Jessica chastan. The door handle was a little crooked.


    Maybe Murphy didn''t notice when shooting. Now it''s easy to find that this is not the set position at all.


    For scenes like this with possible injury risk, any crew will have strict fixation, and Murphy is no exception. He won''t let people bump into the metal of the truck. If an actor is injured, the delay will make people crazy.


    Murphy took a look at Kerry Mulligan and did nothing for the time being.


    A commodious business car came quickly. With the help of the doctor, Jessica chastan got into the car. Murphy went to the producer in charge of the crew''s life affairs and told him to get into the car too. The car drove out of the lane and rushed to the nearest hospital.


    A lot of people in the crew have been in Hollywood for many years. They have seen a lot of bad things on the set, and some people with vivid minds have frequently focused on Kerry Mulligan.


    But no one will be silly enough to stand up and say something. Although no one has ever made it public, everyone knows that the actress is the director''s girlfriend.


    "Paul, that''s all for today." Murphy told his deputy director, "now you''re in charge."


    As he walked to the front of the truck and passed by Kerry Mulligan, he said coldly, "come with me. Let''s talk."


    He walked towards the bridge. Halfway through, he found that there was no movement behind him. When he looked back, Kerry Mulligan didn''t follow her at all. Instead, he went to her make-up trailer, just like Murphy, the director, was in the air just now.


    Murphy turns and watches as Kerry Mulligan gets into the make-up trailer, thinks for a moment, and walks over. (to be continued). )

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    In the make-up trailer, Murphy looks at Kerry Mulligan sitting on the chair and slams the door behind him. The metal door slams against the car.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t even look here. Instead, she wore a smug smile on her gloomy baby face.


    In the past, Murphy was tolerant enough to her rebellion. Even if he opposed her, he would take a side attack. But what happened just now made him very angry.


    Jessica chastan''s injury will certainly force the crew''s work plan to be adjusted. If it hurts the bone, the situation will be more complicated.


    Murphy walked over, stood behind Kerry Mulligan, looked at her through her make-up mirror, and said coldly, "what do you want to do, Kerry?"


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t speak, but his sneering smile was more obvious.


    After the struggle with Julian firos and the opposition with her parents, the rebellion in her heart is far stronger than before. When a person always follows her, these will only be deeply buried under the innocent and lovely baby face. When the situation is on the contrary, it will burst out very strongly.


    Murphy saw her erupt, and it was the Mulligan couple in London who were hurt, Kerry Mulligan''s biological parents.


    "Do you know what you just did?" Murphy raised her voice. "You''re crossing the line, Kerry!"


    "Cross the line?" Kerry Mulligan couldn''t stand Murphy''s attitude and finally said, "what did I do? When you talk about the play, don''t you ask me to push Jessica chastan? I just follow the crew''s instructions... "


    "Do you think the whole crew is stupid?" Murphy grabs the armrests on both sides of the chair, turns the chair around with a little force, and Kerry Mulligan turns to face this way. He holds the armrests with both hands, leans forward, and stares at Kerry Mulligan from top to bottom. "Or do you think I don''t have eyes?"


    Looking into Murphy''s burning eyes, Kerry Mulligan did not dodge, just as he did in front of his parents, "I will be responsible for what I do."


    "You''re in charge?" Murphy straightened up. "How are you responsible?"


    He walked back and forth, took a deep breath, and suppressed the boiling anger in his chest. Anyway, Kerry Mulligan was his girlfriend, young and inexperienced, but a little too willful and impulsive.


    Further on, Murphy felt that she might lose control, so she went to the door, opened the door and said, "tomorrow you''ll go and apologize to Jessica chastan."


    Then he went out and closed the door.


    There was a falling sound in the make-up Trailer. Murphy saw Jack Watson coming over and said, "I''ll count the losses and inform Erica to deduct them from my pay."


    Jack Watson could see that Murphy was in a bad mood and nodded mechanically.


    Murphy looked at the set that had been basically cleaned up, turned and walked to the other side, came to the bridge, stood by the guardrail at the end of the bridge, looking at the distant wilderness, feeling unprecedented depression.


    Maybe he had to rely on himself since he was a child. He was never afraid of difficulties and dangers. Even if he just arrived here and had to go to jail, he was not as depressed as he is now.


    "This is first love." A lazy voice behind him said, "it''s sweet, but more painful."


    Little Robert Downey came up to Murphy and looked at him in sunglasses. "Isn''t it painful?"


    Murphy looked at the distance, wanted to deny, but could not say anything. She only felt something in her chest, which was very heavy.


    "Everyone does." Robert Downey patted him on the shoulder and said, "it was the same when my first love was almost over. I was more miserable than you at that time. I wanted to jump off the cliff of Malibu."


    No matter whether Murphy responded or not, he said to himself, "that kind of feeling is more painful than someone carving a knife on your bone, and more painful than a drug addiction attack. But if you don''t experience it once, your life will always be incomplete."


    "It''s like you''re very experienced." Murphy couldn''t help laughing.


    "Definitely more experienced than you." Robert Downey Jr. put on his pop star again. "I''ve been to more Hollywood women stars than you''ve ever seen."


    Murphy admits that he has never met a few Hollywood stars.


    Robert Downey''s words didn''t make him feel better, and Murphy''s face was full of gloom.


    "Didn''t you find out, Murphy?"


    Compared with James Franco and others, he knew Murphy earlier, and had less scruples about his own personality. "Your first love girlfriend is extremely rebellious, and you can''t hear any objection unless you use the way of side tapping no matter what you do to her as before."


    He didn''t seem to be joking. Instead, he was extremely serious in persuading, "can you keep more time by doing this? And don''t you feel tired? "


    Little Robert Downey looked at the sun turning to the West in the distance and suddenly became a literary youth. "You see, Murphy. The sun will always set, and will always rise, no one can change. But no matter what happens, tomorrow is a new day. "Tomorrow is indeed a new day, but there may not be a new situation in the new day.


    Jessica - chastan returned to the crew, she did not hurt the bone, itself is not a big problem, after a simple rest, back to the shooting.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t apologize to her either. Jessica chastan didn''t notice it at that time. Naturally, she speculated later. Although she didn''t say anything or do anything due to the director Murphy, she didn''t have a good face for Kerry Mulligan. Apart from the intersection of her work, they won''t say a word more.


    Murphy took the time to talk with Kerry Mulligan twice again, which did not play any role in easing the relationship between them. The only thing that helped was that Kerry Mulligan didn''t do anything in the later shooting.


    Of course, Murphy also has the limit of patience. If someone really touches his bottom line, it''s not impossible to change actors.


    In this way, the atmosphere of the crew always seems strange, especially the director Murphy. Many people can see that he is in a bad mood and his working state has been affected.


    Moreover, Murphy gradually finds out in her contact with Kerry Mulligan that she has classified him into the ranks of the Mulligan couple.


    Just as Murphy provoked her to play "fruit candy", in Kerry Mulligan''s eyes, Murphy has become a villain against her.


    Due to the influence of personal emotions, the shooting progress is behind the plan, which also makes Murphy bear more pressure. Erica Steinberg said that Miramax is still a firm supporter of Murphy for the time being, but Kim cleman, a representative of the guarantee company, frequently approached him and asked to speed up the plan so as to complete the shooting within the scheduled time.


    When the pressure fell on her shoulders, Murphy not only didn''t break down, but picked up her spirits again, put aside the matter about Kerry Mulligan for the time being, only regarded her as an ordinary actor in the crew, and devoted herself to the shooting at the back, which caught up with some progress.


    It took only a few weeks to get close to California and Murphy in the final three weeks.


    In a small town not far from the bridge, dozens of residents were recruited by the crew for $50 a day to take part in Murphy''s last scene here.


    Early in the morning, before the sun rose to the horizon, the temporary residence of the cast in the small square in the center of the town was full of voices. Jack Watson''s makeup was the busiest department. Dozens of extras were waiting here in line to turn into frightening zombies.


    Murphy directed the crew to set up the scene, coordinate with the local sheriff to use the police car, exchange views with two action directors from Hong Kong, and explain the precautions of Jonah hill and Robert Downey Jr


    He is the busiest person at the scene, and only when he is busy can he ignore the worries of these days.


    Fortunately, after Kerry Mulligan finished his part, he had already returned to Los Angeles first. Without seeing that gloomy baby face, Murphy was in a better mood.


    He didn''t know when Kerry Mulligan''s always gloomy face turned into trouble.


    "Don''t think about it."


    Just as Murphy was stunned, Jonah hill came over and said, "when we get back, we''ll have a party. Murphy, brotherhood is friendship that will never fade


    He was wearing a police uniform and carrying a prop shotgun. He looked funny.


    "Jonah finally said something reliable!" Little Robert Downey also came over and said with great experience, "when you have experienced more women, you will find that they are not reliable at all. Only your brother is really reliable!"


    He leaned over and put his arm around Murphy''s shoulder. Little Robert Downey exclaimed, "don''t think about that. We''re here!"


    He squeezed his eyes, deliberately lowered his voice, "as long as you continue to succeed, a successful director, what kind of woman do you want?"


    Murphy pushed him away. "You two, don''t talk nonsense here. Go back and get ready. We''re about to start shooting."


    Twenty minutes later, at Murphy''s command, the town turned into a doomsday world of zombies. The sound of banging guns also rang out one after another. The shooting site was shrouded in smoke. In addition to the zombies made of residents'' make-up, there were also a large number of zombies made of dummies. All of these zombies were extremely miserable, or were smashed or dried up by bullets.


    Robert Downey Jr. is shot by Murphy alone. He wants to use close combat. After explaining his idea clearly, Murphy gives the action shots to two action directors, who are responsible for the final audit.


    With the end of filming, Murphy led the crew back to Los Angeles, ready to start shooting again in Venice, but when he got home, it was empty waiting for him. (to be continued). )

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    Through the courtyard surrounded by green trees, Murphy goes to the door of the main building. On two tawny glass doors, there is a large movie poster, but the poster is pasted upside down. The white side faces out, and a line of crooked words written in carbon pen is very conspicuous.


    Just a look at that line of words, Murphy frowned, his heart was depressed by the work and anger, instantly rising.


    He went over, grabbed the poster and tore it off. The poster stuck on the door by the transparent tape made an ugly tearing sound. Four corners were still stuck on the door, and the rest fell into Murphy''s hands.


    After looking at the poster again, Murphy put down the trunk of his left hand, and with two hands, he tore the poster completely.


    The line on the poster is torn. Murphy Stanton, we''re done!


    Pushing open the glass door, Murphy went into the house, and turned around upstairs and downstairs. It was empty. Not only Carey Mulligan was not there, but also her clothes and suitcase were gone.


    It seems that after a period of conflict, the British girl has made up her mind.


    Back in the living room on the first floor, he takes out his cell phone and sits on the couch. Murphy dials Kerry Mulligan''s cell phone number. As before, he prompts no one to connect. After sending a text message, he thinks about it and dials bill rosis''s number.


    After a few words with Bill rosis, Murphy put down her cell phone and waited. Although she looked calm, her frown reflected her present mood.


    He has lived on both sides of the ocean for more than 20 years, which is his first love.


    Most people have an unusual attachment to their first love. Murphy''s experience is special, and she is still an ordinary person.


    Now, the first love has come to the verge of collapse, of course, his mood will not be good.


    A few minutes later, Bill rosis called, "I just learned that she moved from Santa Monica. Now she''s going downtown and lives with Elizabeth Banks. When I called, she asked me to help her find a suitable house."


    He advised Murphy, "you know her character, don''t do useless work, don''t let it affect your work too much. A few days ago, Erica Steinberg came to me. He didn''t say anything clearly, but he also hinted that let me remind you not to let personal feelings affect the whole crew. "


    As Murphy said, there are not many idiots in the cast. Jessica chastan, due to his director and the rare opportunity of the heroine, swallowed the dark loss, but it doesn''t mean that other people can''t understand the little action of Kerry Mulligan.


    In the final analysis, most people are selling his face as a director because of the success of the movie.


    Murphy turned his head. The poster he had torn up was lying on the floor. He could still see the word "finished". He slowly exhaled his long suffocation. It was time to make a decision.


    "Bill, I know what to do."


    When he said these words, he felt as if there was a needle in his chest, "you You help her as much as you can during this period, and I will be responsible for all expenses. If, if she wants to... "


    "Murphy, no ifs!" On the other side of the phone, Bill rosis was very serious. "You know her character, even her parents will fall out and don''t communicate with each other. Do you think she will regret it? Or do you think she''ll go back? "


    Murphy was silent.


    Over there, bill rossis gave him another warning and hung up.


    In the office of the Death Star building, Bill rosis frowned with sorrow. Murphy placed too much hope on him. He really didn''t want to see him hit.


    There is no doubt that this heavyweight customer of his always keeps a clear mind when working, has enough knowledge of most things or interpersonal relationships, can see the interest disputes in many complex events, and also shows enough potential and ability. Even in the internal meetings of CAA, he is considered to be the most potential year in recent years One of the light directors.


    Murphy, whom he knew, was very strong in heart and firm in character. He did not lack the efforts in learning and the motivation to pursue goals, and could hardly see any obvious weakness.


    Now, Bill rosis is worried about Murphy''s Eq


    In Hollywood, if you are too persistent in a relationship, the consequences are often quite serious.


    He is very clear that in this circle, feelings should not be taken too seriously. If they are taken too seriously, they will only hurt themselves.


    That afternoon, Bill rosis introduced a real estate agent to Kerry Mulligan. Unlike Murphy, he didn''t do his best to Kerry Mulligan. Instead, he lowered her future assessment by two levels.


    At the beginning, he became Kerry Mulligan''s agent because of his old friend Julian firos. Now Kerry Mulligan has fallen out with Julian firos, and he pays more attention to her because she is Murphy Stanton''s girlfriend.


    Now, because of something trivial, because Murphy didn''t follow her heart completely, she fell out with Murphy againAlthough it''s not sure if Murphy''s EQ is problematic, Bill rosis is quite sure that this English girl''s EQ is problematic.


    Such a person, even if the talent is amazing, can not achieve much, not to mention her talent is far from amazing.


    Compared with Kerry Mulligan, Bill rosis is more concerned about Murphy and worried that his current work will be affected by the blow.


    This is a production with an investment of up to $8 million. If Murphy messes up, he will fall into the abyss directly. If the film can get the North American box office that is twice or twice the cost, he will move steadily towards the position of second tier director.


    In this respect, he is as calm as Murphy, and the 50 times investment return ratio like "electric saw" can''t happen every time.


    The next day, the crew of "planet of terror" resumed filming in the warehouse set in Venice, and bill rosis rushed there as soon as possible.


    "David, your eyes are too bright."


    just after walking to the busiest part of the set, Bill rosis heard Murphy''s loud cry, "these are two dying people. Can you have such bright eyes? And Philly, have your assistant take a close-up of Jonah''s face! "


    "Jonah, Seth, this is not for you two to perform humor. You are brothers. You are going to die! Where is your brotherhood? "


    Bill - rossis still aware of the difference with the past, Murphy''s temper is obviously a little bigger.


    "Jack, make up the actors! Shoot again in ten minutes


    Seeing Murphy back behind the director''s monitor, bill rossis walked over and asked, "not so good today?"


    "Not bad." Murphy took a big drink from his glass. "Jonah and Seth are so relaxed. This is a movie, not for them to play."


    It''s true that this film has a lot of playfulness and absurdity, but as a commercial film facing the market directly, these must be more than enough. If it goes too far and gets out of play, the consequences will be quite serious.


    Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, who used to be in pursuit of these effects, are no doubt too deliberately. It may be exaggerating to say that they are playing off, but the repercussions affecting the market are real.


    After a few words with Bill rosis, Murphy started shooting again. After the shooting around the location, the crew adjusted their working state quite well, and the camera behind passed once.


    Jonah hill and Seth Logan, two fat men, also used Brotherhood to stir up feelings.


    In this regard, Murphy combines a lot of ideas from Jonah hill and Seth Logan, and uses a lot of bridge passages that have been verified by Hollywood and North American markets. To put it simply, it is vulgar spoof and brotherhood.


    Of course, these must be perfectly integrated with the film itself, Murphy also spent a lot of effort in this aspect.


    Then there are actors. No matter how well the director thinks about it, he also needs the right actors to show it. Jonah hill and Seth Logan are always very serious and funny, and then show a different kind of brotherhood in the funny.


    After finishing the play, Jonah hill and Seth Logan finish their work today. When they leave, they come to say hello to Murphy.


    "We''re going to have a party with Jim in the evening." Seth Logan knows some of Murphy''s habits, standing on the side of the monitor instead of coming up, "do you have time to go over?"


    Jonah Hill knew that Murphy had been in a bad mood recently and said, "go, we haven''t been together for a long time."


    "I also want to go," Murphy reluctantly shook his head, "but time does not allow, Miramax to confirm the itinerary of Cannes Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein to come in the evening."


    It''s serious. Jonah hill and Seth Logan both know it. The latter''s honest voice rings out again, "let''s go to your barbecue party another day."


    "Good!" Murphy responded happily.


    He knew that these guys were worried about themselves and obviously wanted to help him out of this difficult period.


    After nearly a year together, Murphy also recognized Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco very much. They did have their own faults and shortcomings, and they would even be disdained by some people with moral flags, but they were very loyal to their friends.


    Murphy values this more than anything else.


    Therefore, their small group not only continued, but also joined Robert Downey Jr., who was more despised by moralists.


    After lunch, Murphy continued to shoot. Harvey Weinstein came here without waiting for the evening. Besides him, he also brought another heavyweight, who was also the director Murphy used to like very much. (to be continued). )

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    When Harvey Weinstein walked into the warehouse set, the crew was shooting. Murphy just looked over there and went on with his work. The shooting was in progress. He couldn''t give up his work and say hello.


    In front of the camera, Jessica chastan is dancing in a short skirt and bust, with the lower part of her right leg wrapped in a green curtain.


    She is sexy in dress and hot in figure. She has a special style of dancing. Her dancing posture is askew, as if she has only one leg, which is very funny.


    This scene looks very funny, but the crew is shooting, no one dares to laugh.


    Standing next to Harvey Weinstein, Quentin Tarantino looks at the women dancing on the set and immediately remembers the script that she saw. In the script, this is a one legged woman dancing, and it''s also a striptease.


    Thinking of this, he can''t help but turn to the young man behind the director''s monitor. The script can''t explain too much, but he can also see that the other party has a very special idea.


    At the beginning, he was also a whimsical young man.


    Not long ago, after reading the script and the plan, Quentin had a strong interest in this project, especially the absurd setting, which was just too in line with his appetite. If it wasn''t for his own unfinished project, he wanted to take over and direct it himself.


    I heard that the crew came back to Los Angeles to shoot. He specially came to see if this interesting project will turn into an interesting film.


    In the middle of the afternoon, standing on the outskirts of the set, Quentin watched the crew shoot five or six scenes one after another. Whether it was a simple and powerful close combat, or the heroine''s shooting with fake legs and props gun, or the dialogue, it was not only full of strong ult style, but also seemed to blend into the comic style of some rotten gangster movies, which was extremely interesting.


    At the end of the afternoon, Murphy left Paul Wilson to clean up the set and went to Harvey Weinstein.


    "Murphy, let me introduce you." Harvey Weinstein introduced them. "This is Quentin. Quentin, this is Murphy. "


    "Hello." The two shook hands.


    Murphy took a look at Quentin Tarantino, the eccentric director, who looks more strange than the image in the media.


    The set was a bit messy, and Murphy took the two men to his director''s office.


    After a few words of conversation, the topic turned to the movie. Quentin was obviously very interested. "A beautiful woman with a broken leg can use M4A1 as a prosthetic limb and kill zombies. It''s a very good idea."


    Probably because of his personality, he said directly to Murphy, "if you didn''t start shooting, I would take your position as director."


    But Murphy didn''t answer him, "I heard you''re going to make a kung fu movie?"


    Quentin Tarantino nodded, and Murphy said, "if you grab it, it''s just right. We can change it."


    Hearing this, Quentin Tarantino seemed to be inspired and said, "otherwise, Murphy, I''ll direct a few scenes for you, and my film is about to start shooting. How about you go to my crew and shoot a few scenes then?"


    Opposite is the well-known Quentin Tarantino, a guy who is not even a bird in six major companies. Unless he meets something very interesting, he can''t show such enthusiasm at all.


    "Good!" Murphy didn''t even think, "I can''t wait."


    He thought about it and said, "actually, I''d like to add a few trailers, real or fake, before the movie" planet terrors "starts in the 1970s and 1980s."


    Murphy looked at Harvey Weinstein. "Harvey also supports my idea, but I didn''t find a suitable Trailer. Quentin, why don''t you take a fake Trailer and put it in."


    "For what?" Quentin Tarantino said, "aren''t you going to Cannes? By that time, I''ll have started shooting. I''ll make a trailer of Kill Bill and put it directly in front of planet terrors


    Harvey Weinstein looks at Quentin, smiles and nods.


    Only some geeks can''t be a qualified director at all. Quentin knows how to make use of it. Murphy Stanton''s previous film is a big hit. If this film is successful, the trailer will become an excellent advertisement. If it fails


    He shakes his head. How can the film he runs fail?


    Except that Mira has no real money to raise in the overseas production market, it has not been said that the follow-up production of "star of terror" has been put into the overseas market.


    He doesn''t want the horror planet to be as amazing as the chainsaw. As long as it has a certain quality, it should be easy to make profits with Miramax''s distribution and operation ability.


    In addition, Murphy Stanton''s electric saw thriller is very popular in many overseas markets. Now the director is also on the stage, and he has a certain popularity. All these are favorable to the situation of terror planet.Harvey Weinstein is thinking about the market operation. Murphy and Quentin Tarantino are both black film lovers. They can find quite a lot of common language. It''s too exaggerating to say it''s the same at first sight, but they talk happily.


    "Quentin, you can direct some action plays for me tomorrow." Thanks to Harvey Weinstein''s acquiescence, Murphy and Quentin quickly reached an agreement, "but there''s one thing you should pay attention to."


    "Don''t worry." Quentin Tarantino was in high spirits. "As you said just now, I won''t go too far."


    He just proposed that after Jessica chastan''s one legged dance, he add a scene that the zombie officer wants to grab, and it''s also a rotten zombie officer below.


    This kind of plot appears in the video tape is OK, put in the movie definitely not.


    "Don''t blow people''s eggs!" Murphy solemnly exhorted, "in the shot, there have been many scenes of exploding eggs."


    As we all know, Quentin Tarantino is very fond of exploding villains or protagonists in movies, and even has the tendency of bomb addiction.


    "Let''s talk about Cannes Film Festival and overseas distribution." Harvey Weinstein brought the subject back.


    However, the rest of the time, mostly he said, Murphy is listening, Miramax is the producer and distributor of the film, Harvey Weinstein came, that is, optimistic about the future of Murphy, do a routine notice.


    In particular, he told Murphy that after shooting and before post production, he would accompany Miramax to meet the film sales agent from Cannes Film Festival.


    The Cannes Film Festival is famous. Of course, Murphy knows it, but he doesn''t know how to sell a film.


    Ninety nine percent of the films take part in a film festival like Cannes. The most direct purpose is to sell at a good price.


    There are two kinds of film festivals in the world: Commercial Film Festival and audience Film Festival.


    Most of the well-known film festivals are commercial in nature and have a large film market. For example, Cannes is the most typical commercial film festival, especially in the exhibition stage, which is for distribution companies from all over the world to see.


    After listening to Harvey Weinstein''s introduction, Murphy learned that the most important role in the film festival''s distribution and venture capital system is the film sales agent.


    They are the people who help the participating companies sell their films, especially internationally.


    The film sales agent will get some power from the production company to recommend projects to international distributors, draft contracts, mail and send entity and video materials, and finally collect fees and return money to the film company.


    The international sales agents used by companies like Miramax are long-term partners. Because it may take years to promote projects around the world, the sales agents will help Miramax make marketing materials and make promotion plans for the film festival.


    Just as Harvey Weinstein asked Murphy to meet with his sales agent before post production, he may not be able to find sales after the film is finished. Now Miramax''s path to recover part of the cost through international pre-sale is completed through them.


    Murphy realized that finding a suitable sales agent is very important for companies participating in the festival. They will help a company''s films get into the A-level Film Festival. If a long-term cooperation is established, the film company can also find films similar to the projects sold, and then sell them.


    Of course, there is no free lunch in the world. To participate in a film festival is an artistic act on a big scale, but it has to be based on a huge amount of money.


    The service fee of the sales agent of Cannes Film Festival is between 10% and 15%. A relatively strong company like Miramax can reduce it to about 6% of the sales profit.


    Harvey Weinstein asked Murphy to meet these people. In addition to waving the flag for his film, he also needed to prepare a series of materials.


    These are part of Miramax''s marketing budget. They will sign an agreement with the sales agent, including cooperation time, authorized location, etc., and need to agree on a sales budget.


    This budget includes the cost of the film festival, even under the banner of art, if you want to show in the film festival, you have to pay! There are also transaction advertisements, posters and other publicity materials, travel expenses and other expenses.


    In this respect, the cost of Cannes Film Festival is quite high, which is definitely not comparable to the cost of Murphy''s participation in Saint Denis Film Festival.


    To participate in this kind of International Film Festival often means a large sum of money.


    At the lowest level, some international sales agents can take a film and its director to one or two B-level film festivals for a few shows and some basic publicity with about $50000. But for A-level film festival like Cannes, the cost is generally between $100000 and $250000, and they will not pay for the show, and they have to pay for all the shows themselves.


    After hearing these routine notices from Harvey Weinstein, Murphy realized that participating in the film festival is far from as simple as remembering. Money is the most basic stepping stone to these film festivals that hold high the banner of art. (to be continued). )

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    This once again made Murphy see the difficulty of film distribution. The naive idea that some people should set up a Distribution Department and then distribute their own films, which can not only sell well in North America, but also sweep the overseas market, is getting weaker and weaker. If this idea is really to be implemented, Stanton studio is likely to go bankrupt. +


    even Miramax has some limitations in participating in overseas film festivals and overseas distribution.


    Fortunately, Murphy doesn''t need to be too distracted by these things. After all, he is the director of the film, not the producer and investor. Many links related to the release are just a participant, not a decision maker. More energy is put on the shooting and production of the film.


    As agreed, in Hollywood, both actresses and actors are common, and the actors union has a clear regulation on this.


    Sometimes in movies, there will be such kind of bed play. The actors'' Union and producers'' Union have corresponding contract terms for this kind of special play before, during and after shooting to protect the interests of producers and actors.


    The actors'' Union has a relevant agreement on this, requiring the relevant actors or stand INS to sign a "Declaration of abstention from nudity" before they perform these scenes. This declaration is not only an actor''s prior declaration of his willingness to perform nudity and bed play, but also a description of the degree of nudity or physical contact, so as to ensure that he can perform according to the law in the later shooting process According to the agreement reached by both parties, the shooting will be carried out within the acceptance of the actors.


    Of course, if the actors renege after signing the declaration, they are also allowed to withdraw their declaration, and the producer will directly send a stand in on the stage. Without the actor''s consent, even a stand in can''t be used casually.


    Because of its particularity, in order to avoid being used by others and spread to have adverse effects on the actors, the actors union has strictly stipulated the shooting procedures of these scenes.


    In addition to the main actors and staff, the scene shall not be disclosed to any party, and no one is allowed to take stills of these scenes without the actor''s prior written permission.


    Sometimes, in order to prevent the producers from using the naked or bedtime scenes in other places, the experienced actors'' agents will use the prohibitive terms in the negotiation to dispel the producers'' possible ideas, so that they can not use these clips outside the positive film. Even if they are used in the positive film, they need to let the actors themselves in the sample film Enjoy the right to audit the appearance.


    In a word, this will never be like the outside imagination, the director or other people, can take advantage of the opportunity to shoot this part, make some messy action.


    Of course, there will be no director with brain damage to such a degree.


    Murphy concentrated all the large-scale blue plays on shooting in these two days. Except for Jessica chastan, who has just stepped out of the ivory tower, other actresses have been in Hollywood for quite a long time. This kind of play is just ordinary. The shooting lasted for two days and finally ended.


    After that, Murphy left Venice with the crew and went to a small abandoned airport between Los Angeles and long beach to shoot the rest of the final film.


    There are a lot of gunfight and explosion scenes here, which is also the most expensive part of the film. However, compared with the past stingy and fussy, Kim cleman, the representative of the guarantor, did not bother Murphy any more. Instead, he closed his mouth and just watched the shooting.


    The reason is very simple. By the end of the shooting, Murphy had not exceeded the planned budget, but saved some money. Although the money was only tens of thousands of dollars, Kim cleman also understood that Murphy was a frugal director.


    Explosion, fire, gunfire, beauty, Zombie These are essential elements for shooting. After a week''s hard work, when everyone''s ears are buzzing with the explosion, the shooting of horror planet is finally over.

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    No matter how busy the work is, it is also necessary to ensure a certain break time to complete all the shooting work. Murphy gave the crew a three-day leave, and most of the staff would withdraw from the crew after receiving part of the remuneration. Except for a few actors who need dubbing, there are not many people who are qualified to participate in the post production.


    These three days, Murphy basically hid at home, one is to relax the nervous after busy work, the other is not want to be disturbed.


    After months of noise, some things can''t be turned back, and at this point, Murphy doesn''t want to turn back.


    After hiding for two days, Murphy felt a little better about her depression.


    Then Bill rosis came to him.


    "I just talked to Miramax and Harvey Weinstein yesterday."


    by the swimming pool in the backyard, Bill rosis sat under the parasol and took a bottle of juice from Murphy. "The global Premiere of the film will be in Cannes."


    He looked across the room. Murphy''s face was hidden under a pair of oversized sunglasses. He couldn''t see the mood change.


    Although the shooting was successfully completed, bill rossis was very clear that something had affected Murphy''s work.


    It was nothing before. After thoroughly seeing the rebellious side of Kerry Mulligan, he really didn''t want her to disturb Murphy and affect his future.


    He looked at things first from the perspective of Murphy''s agent, not Kerry Mulligan''s agent.


    Murphy grabbed the cold drink on the small table in front of him and took a big sip. "Are you sure about the itinerary and the people going to Cannes?"


    "It''s settled," bill rosis nodded to Murphy. "You and producer Erica Steinberg are going to Cannes to go through some screening procedures before the festival begins. Harvey and I will be there before the premiere. "


    "What about the people?" Murphy asked again.


    Now that the cast is making its world premiere in Cannes, the main cast members will definitely need to get there.


    "The cost is limited, and there won''t be too many people." Bill rossis thought about it and said, "it''s mainly the front screen people. Donny, Jim, Seth, Jonah, and Jessica chastan


    Murphy''s eyes under his sunglasses close and open again. Then he takes off his sunglasses and looks at the pool next to his eyes. He shakes his head and seems to have thrown away a lot of things.


    Bill rosis looked at Murphy and added, "this is the list given by Miramax."


    From investment to production to distribution, the film comes from Miramax, and they have the real decision-making power of the film.


    Murphy nodded. "You take care of it."


    He stood up. "And, bill. In the last two months, I will devote myself to the post production. You can handle the complicated affairs for me. "


    "No problem, leave it to me." Bill rosis also stood up. "I have to go back to the Death Star building. Call me if you have something to do."


    Seeing off bill rosis, Murphy went back upstairs and sat in his study all afternoon. The three-day holiday ended and he began to work again.


    Busy work can also make him forget some unhappy things.


    With the full support of Miramax, this post production is quite different from the previous two. There is no need to rent the post production room. Miramax has a related studio in Burbank with complete equipment, which can fully meet the production needs of "planet of terror".


    However, Murphy has no final editing rights.


    This is also a natural thing. In the first two films, all the investment comes from Stanton studio. Murphy, the director and producer, has all the decision-making power. But this time, it''s different. Even if the director''s opinions and weight are heavier in the independent films, the producer is still the center.


    To put it bluntly, Murphy can put forward various ideas and suggestions in the post production, and deeply participate in them, but Harvey Weinstein has the right to decide the final film.


    Similarly, the editor is no longer Jodie Griffith, who Murphy worked with two times before, but Lars beinte, who Miramax hired.


    "Be careful in the selection of editing points!"


    In the studio, before the first cut, Murphy communicated with RASS beinte, "when I was shooting, I set aside enough editing points. I think editing according to these editing points will make the final effect smoother."


    Before the two had seen all the shooting materials, Lars beinte also had a general impression, and nodded to Harvey Weinstein on the other side.


    In fact, the editing point Murphy said is mainly used in the scene switching of different characters.


    For example, James Franco''s doctor opens the door, and the moment the door opens, the camera changes to Jonah hill in another scene.


    For example, Seth Logan turns on the tap, and the water just flows out, just in time to switch to the scene of little Robert Downey washing his hands.This is also a very common way of editing in Hollywood, so neither RASS beinte nor Harvey Weinstein objected.


    Especially Lars beinte, as an editor, participated in the whole shooting process and had enough communication with Murphy.


    He was very clear that Murphy Stanton, a young director, did not speak freely. The shooting of the film really prepared for the editing.


    Fundamentally speaking, the shooting process is for editing. The ultimate goal of shooting is not to shoot some good shots, but to serve the film narrative. Therefore, the director must shoot the shots needed for later editing, so that these shots can be spliced together to complete the whole scene and plot, complete a logical and touching product, and achieve the final goal The purpose of the project.


    This is a very simple shooting principle, but not many directors do it, many directors like Hu Pai.


    Lars beinte saw it very clearly. The director named Murphy Stanton had a clear idea and ordered shooting, and well implemented this principle.


    This kind of director is the favorite director of the editor, and also the favorite director of the production company.


    He looked at Harvey Weinstein and found that the other side could fully support Murphy Stanton, a young director. It was not blind trust, but the director''s actual action to win for himself.


    Harvey Weinstein and Erica Steinberg sat aside, never speaking, just watching Murphy lead the post editing.


    Like Lars beinte, they''ve seen Murphy Stanton get ready for post production.


    The film can only shoot one scene at a time, and each scene can only shoot one shot at a time. No matter how complex the production scale of the whole film is, it can only shoot one shot at a time. When shooting each shot, Murphy Stanton always keeps in mind the overall goal of shooting, so that this shot must be consistent with other shots, so that the whole scene can be stitched together.


    Continuity is a big problem in film production, and it is a problem that the director must be alert at all times. The error of continuity can easily make several hours of shooting become reactive, or lead to many problems in editing.


    Murphy Stanton managed to avoid these.


    In addition to strict requirements in shooting, Murphy and RASS beinte also paid great attention to continuity in the initial cutting.


    The first is the continuity of content, which is related to anything visible in the scene: clothes, hairstyles, props, actors, cars in the background, time on clocks and watches. Murphy and Las beinte must ensure that everything is continuous in different shots, and those shots that may make mistakes in shooting should be cut as much as possible.


    This kind of problem is very obvious, such as Jessica chastan wearing a red tight T-shirt in the main shot, but changing to a golden red one in the close-up shot.


    There are also some extremely small shots, such as a scene in which James Franco enters the camera with a cigarette that is almost finished, but the camera switches to a just lit cigarette.


    In shooting, although the script supervisor, on-site costume and props technician and the director Murphy are all trying to prevent these mistakes, people are not accurate calculation machines. Just like other Hollywood movies, this situation can not be completely eliminated.


    Therefore, Murphy and RASS beinte should try to avoid using these wrong lenses in editing. If there is a lens with continuity error during shooting, they must use it, and cut out the wrong pictures as much as possible. If they have no way, they can also use later technology to repair it.


    There is also continuity of action, which is more important than continuity of content for films like planet of terror.


    Any object moving in the lens must also move in the next lens. This is a seamless connection of motion. Whether it''s opening a door, picking up a book or parking a car, there must be no gap between the two lenses. Murphy must be very clear about how to clip the two lenses together. This is very important.


    During the shooting, Murphy made a well planned, safe and effective shooting of various types of motion shots, in order to avoid the situation that the later editing was stretched out, and the most important thing was to shoot all the movements overlapped.


    For example, in Venice, when Jessica chastanla opens the door, the scenario described in the script ends before she completely opens the door, but Murphy still asks the camera to shoot a few more seconds until the whole action is completed.


    Murphy is very clear, do not get stuck in the beginning of the action photography, give more advance and delay time, the complete action into the camera.


    These are very important for the shooting and post editing of a film, and even affect the success or failure of a film. Everyone knows that shooting is only a part of the film, and post production is more important.


    Good post production can sometimes turn bad shots into magic.


    However, these principles of continuity are not the core ideas of Murphy''s later studio, and his core ideas have never been publicized. (to be continued). )

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    In fact, the core idea of Murphy''s post editing is very simple: it can not cause confusion to the audience, distract them from the plot, or make them feel upset and depressed, but the overall plot framework is simple and easy to understand, which can make most people watching the film happy.


    This is also the essence of the wide spread of film.


    It took more than ten days to finish the first cut, and Murphy asked the special effects department to start adding special effects. Because zombies basically rely on make-up, the special effects mainly come from two aspects: one is Jessica chastan''s artificial leg, and the other is to darken the tone of all the lenses.


    In all the scenes of Jessica chastan''s broken leg, the right leg is wrapped with a green screen. It''s not difficult to remove the green screen and replace it with the corresponding wooden leg, M4A1 or Gatling. This is just a very simple post production technology in Hollywood, which can be easily realized in the early 1990s.


    The latter relies on Leonardo da Vinci''s palette to set all the shots taken during the day to the background at night.


    Again, it''s not hard work.


    While the special effects department is adding special effects, Murphy and RASS beinte continue their editing work. Not counting the later videos and TV stations, they also have to prepare two editing versions for the cinema, which are divided into North American version and European version.


    The former is mainly shown in North America, and the cyan lens is relatively convergent. The latter is mainly aimed at European cinemas, with larger cyan scale.


    In addition, Murphy also prepared a larger scale version, which not only contains the scenes of Jessica chastan and Robert Downey Jr., but also a large number of large-scale pictures of other actresses.


    This is a special screening version for Cannes.


    Cannes has always been at the forefront of the most famous international film festivals in the world. For example, the lens is too common. If we don''t make some large-scale cyan lens, we are embarrassed to say that we are the participating film of Cannes Film Festival.


    Murphy clearly remembers that a film named love 3D, with its amazing large-scale erotic content and 3D screening system, successfully refreshed the public''s three views on Cannes Film Festival. On the day of Cannes premiere, the screening was delayed for 30 minutes due to the large number of entrants. Once he saw the relevant reports, the film was hard to get a ticket, and even the queue to get into the film was not enough It''s more crowded than the New York subway during rush hours.


    Since the beginning of the 21st century, the scale of films on display at Cannes Film Festival has been increasing year by year.


    Gay, bisexual, S.M This is not a problem. Some Cannes film industry''s "small" rooms directly broadcast the whole process of women''s childbirth scenes, which is simply the rhythm that no one can match the sky!


    Maybe this is the movie art in some people''s eyes.


    "Our goal of participating in Cannes Film Festival is very clear,"


    sitting in the staff entertainment room on the first floor, Erica Steinberg said frankly, "use the film festival to improve the visibility and attention of the film and sell it at a better price!"


    It''s no surprise that Murphy and LARS beinte look at each other. Even Miramax, who is famous for producing art films and independent films, ultimately pursues commercial profits.


    "It''s said that the screening rights in several overseas markets have been sold in advance?" Murphy asked.


    "Our goal is not just the overseas cinema market." Erica Steinberg laughs and explains, "Harvey and I don''t think it''s possible for horror planet to surpass chainsaw."


    He looked at Murphy, Murphy did not mind nodding, his director is very clear, such as the "chainsaw" box office miracle can be met but not expected, he can not always achieve that terrible return on investment ratio, in most cases, the final box office of a Hollywood film can reach three to four times the production cost, can be said to be very successful.


    Miramax can''t expect the film to make 50 times the box office cost, unless the Weinstein brothers and the whole company are amused.


    "Revenue from other sources is also crucial to planet of terror." Erica Steinberg said without hesitation, "participating in, showing or arranging exhibitions in the film festival can make more potential buyers have recognition of the film, and can also receive the audience or media praise and other similar good news. To a large extent, it can help the film get more profits."


    "Unfortunately..." Lars beinte shook his head and joked, "I don''t have a chance to walk the Cannes red carpet."


    Murphy and Erica Steinberg laugh.


    "You can pay out of your own pocket," Erica Steinberg joked. "You can pay out of your own pocket to buy an invitation and go to Cannes to rub the red carpet."


    Rub the red carpet Murphy knows, but can you still buy an invitation?


    "Can I buy an invitation to Cannes?" He asked.


    "Of course." Erica Steinberg doesn''t seem to be joking, "if you are a star or other film worker supported by the sponsor of Cannes Film Festival, it''s easy to get an invitation. If not, you also have the opportunity to participate in Cannes Film Festival and appear on the red carpet."In Murphy''s previous cognition, Cannes Film Festival is absolutely a big existence. He thought that Cannes is the limit of commercialization, but he didn''t expect to get the chance to buy the red carpet.


    "ERI," he was interested, "can you tell me more about it?"


    "In fact, all these can be solved by money," Erica Steinberg did not refuse. "First of all, the seats on both sides of the red carpet that are easy to be photographed by the media and TV cameras, generally, the first class seats need 20000 euros, the second class seats need 15000 euros, and the second class seats need 5000 euros."


    "The price of walking on the red carpet is even higher." He continued, "basically more than 100000 euros, but if you are the spokesman of the official sponsor of Cannes, generally 10000 euros can be done."


    "There are also other public events in Cannes," said Erika Steinberg, a veteran with extensive experience. "For example, for some brand sponsored activities, you only need to buy a certain amount of the brand business to get the chance to walk on the red carpet."


    Murphy knew that a certain amount would be a lot of money.


    "Other Chopin''s nights, closing ceremonies, or premieres of popular films, if you''re willing to pay, you can get the red carpet invitation in Cannes," Erica Steinberg shrugged. "If you participate in a film festival, you''ll see that it''s almost a public auction. And it''s not just Cannes, but Venice and Berlin. "


    He added, "the Cannes Film Festival needs 15 million to 20 million euros for one time. If the organizers don''t find a way to raise money, the festival will be finished long ago."


    For ordinary people, it''s not worth walking on the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival at such a high price, but for stars, it''s a rare opportunity.


    According to Erica Steinberg, these money making methods launched by the festival are mainly aimed at stars who want to rub the red carpet.


    In his words, there are not only film sales agents but also "red carpet pushers" in many international film festivals.


    Red carpet promoters not only seek opportunities for stars to enter the red carpet of the film festival, but also package the stars and pay high prices to participate in the red carpet show.


    Even some companies or institutions in Cannes have launched similar services one after another. Even ordinary people can buy the opportunity to walk on the red carpet.


    This kind of "tall and tall" service also makes Murphy astonished, that is, I don''t know whether the stars can enjoy the discount; otherwise, it''s a waste to spend so much money just to go to Cannes to find a photographer to take a picture and report it in the corresponding media. It''s better to spend money on an exclusive interview directly, and it''s less tiresome to travel.


    He is a director who hides most of his body behind the scenes and can''t fully understand the ideas of the actors and stars.


    After talking so much with Erica Steinberg, the most useful information for Murphy is Cannes!


    The heavier the taste of a film, the more attention it can attract in Cannes Film Festival, which arouses the controversy among the media, audience and international film watchers. Most of the commercial benefits brought by the controversy exceed the damage.


    In the following clips, Murphy also appropriately released the scale of Cannes exhibition. As long as all the large-scale shots of the film are not in conflict with the overall plot, they are edited into this version in an appropriate way.


    After the completion of the few special effects, he called the actors to dub again. During the shooting, live recording was used in a large area, and there were not many scenes that needed dubbing, mainly focusing on the roles of James Franco, Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica chastan.


    In addition, this time, Murphy still used the old way to choose the right music from the existing music, and after paying a certain copyright fee, professional sound editing personnel added it to the soundtrack of the film. The soundtrack is mainly metal rock and electronic music, especially the final ending war. The soundtrack must be able to set off the atmosphere.


    After that, Murphy edited two more trailers and gave them to Miramax''s marketing staff. Miramax''s professionals will be responsible for the promotion and marketing of the film, and his director just needs to cooperate.


    Post production took two months. After the completion of three different versions, it was not the final film. The completed samples had to be handed over to Miramax, and the Weinstein brothers made the final decision.


    In other words, the edited version of Murphy is not the last movie to appear in the cinema.


    In the last two weeks of April, Harvey Weinstein and Murphy met frequently to exchange views on some scenes of the film. Now Murphy does not have the capital to ask for the final editing right, and is not paranoid. According to Harvey Weinstein''s request, some scenes of the film have been adjusted appropriately.


    In May, Miramax''s North American promotion of "planet of terror" has just begun. Murphy, Erica Steinberg and several other staff members, carrying copies of the film, set foot on the plane to France. (to be continued). )

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    When he came to Cannes, it was still some time before the opening of the film. What Murphy saw was a quiet and beautiful seaside town, rather than a noisy movie capital. He entered a reserved hotel, checked in, and lost the time difference for one day. Instead of taking a rest, he joined Erica Steinberg, a familiar producer, to work together for the movie "horror star" The final exhibition procedures are handled.


    It''s not a film director''s job, but Murphy''s willingness to work with Erica Steinberg can bring him valuable experience.


    They first went to the Organizing Committee of the film festival to apply for the pass of the film festival. With the pass, many things will be more convenient.


    After paying 2000 euros, getting two papers, and walking out of the office, Murphy looks at her blue pass and then at Erica Steinberg''s, which is pink.


    He guessed that the certificates of different professions would be different. On the way over, he vaguely saw people leaving. The media card, photographer''s card and professional certificate hanging around their necks were different.


    "Our passes are of different colors?"


    Walking out of the building where the organizing committee''s office is located and on the seashore Avenue, Murphy curiously looks at Erica Steinberg, "what''s your producer pass?"


    He picked up his blue pass and looked at it. It was just written with the ID card of the industry, and it didn''t mark the title of director.


    "The color represents the level of identification," Erica Steinberg said, looking down at her pink pass, beckoning Murphy to go to the rental car and explaining as she walked. "Your identification fee is only $800, mine is $1200."


    Murphy is even more strange. Miramax can''t be stingy enough to save the four hundred dollars, can he?


    "People in the industry don''t want to apply to get their ID cards. The organizing committee has a special assessment," he said. When he went to the car, Erica Steinberg took the lead in getting on the back seat. When Murphy got on the car from the other side, he made a driving gesture to the driver, and continued, "ID fee is also one of the sources of income for the festival. Take Cannes Film Festival as an example, the note of ordinary pass The registration fee is 399 euro, while the basic registration fee of 460 euro is required for the certificates of producers'' exchange meeting and producers'' workshop, and the fee will increase with each step up. "


    "That''s right." Murphy nodded gently. "No wonder Bill told me that big film festivals are still money games."


    Erica Steinberg smiles approvingly, and says, "different fees bring about the difference in the level of certificates."


    He pointed to Murphy''s blue pass and his own pink pass. "From high to low, the colors of the pass are white, pink with dots, pink, blue, and yellow, respectively. People who have been active in the film festival for a long time know that the level of a person can be judged from the color of his Cannes pass. Generally speaking, the pass color can be divided into the lowest yellow, a little higher blue, the dream pink and the white that most people don''t think about. "


    "I''ve been to several film festivals," he said with a self mocking smile. "I only got pink last year."


    As for the media pass, there is not so much emphasis. It is basically determined according to the amount of fees paid, which is also an important source of income for Cannes Film Festival.


    The importance of money to the success of Cannes Film Festival is self-evident. According to Erica Steinberg, although the finance of the French national film and Television Center, the government of the blue coast region of Provence and the Cannes municipal government will bear part of the expenses of the film festival, and there are many private and corporate sponsors, the film festival still needs to have its own hematopoietic function to maintain every year .


    This kind of pass that reflects the status is one of the hematopoietic links.


    Don''t underestimate the color of these documents, they can make the holder enjoy completely different treatment during the film festival.


    For example, in Cannes Film Festival, priority screening is usually conducted on the day before the red carpet premiere, so that people with pink or above certificates can see it first.


    In other normal shows, people with yellow or blue certificates have to line up outside in the early morning or even in the early morning; when the show time is approaching, people with pink certificates will line up next to the theater, usually in a relatively short line; when the show time is about to start, people with white certificates will directly enter the venue without queuing up, but when the show time is about to start, people with white certificates will not have to wait After that, the holders of powder certificate and blue certificate will be released in turn, and finally the holders of yellow certificate.


    Therefore, for those who hold blue and yellow certificates, they are likely to be unable to enter for a long time in vain.


    In addition to these general certificates, people like Murphy and Erica Steinberg can also get black certificates on behalf of film dealers on the day before the festival, but these certificates are only valid at the screening sites of "planet of terror".


    After running with Erica Steinberg for a day, Murphy''s biggest feeling is not that she feels artistic, but that she wants to participate in the regular exhibition of the film festival, which needs a lot of money.


    Compared with the Saint Denis Film Festival, which is still in the development stage, the cost of an exhibition film at Cannes Film Festival is too much.After collecting the documents, Murphy and Erica Steinberg mainly do two things.


    First, it signed a formal public relations agreement with a local media public relations company.


    The company was negotiated when Miramax confirmed that planet of terror would participate in the Cannes Film Festival and is part of a contract with the festival''s sales agent.


    The role of marketing and public relations in a film''s word-of-mouth, needless to say, Murphy also knows, he will not be silly enough to think that as long as a film is good enough, after the screening, it should naturally get a good media word-of-mouth, there are too many things in this commercial society are hidden under the surface of the bright.


    Public relations companies can handle the topic marketing, media interviews during or after the festival, and invitation letters for all kinds of activities during the festival.


    Then there is the production of publicity materials during the film festival.


    According to the regulations of the Organizing Committee of Cannes Film Festival, a lot of publicity materials for the films to be exhibited need to be submitted to the merchants designated by the Organizing Committee for production, and the cost is considerable. According to Murphy''s observation, it is about 10 to 15 percentage points higher than that of the films produced in North America and then transported here.


    However, if you want to participate in the festival, you should follow the regulations of the Organizing Committee of the festival. Since you choose the film festival to show, you must face the marketing link. The crew needs to formulate a complete marketing strategy and corresponding materials to assist in the publicity of the film, such as business cards, video posters, media releases and press conferences.


    Similarly, in the poster posting, media announcements and press conferences these links, the basic need to pay a certain fee.


    This is also the practice of large-scale film festivals. Basically, large-scale film festivals will charge participants and teams attendance fees and entertainment fees. If you want to have a booth in an international film gathering, you have to pay for it. It can be said that every inch of land is worth every inch of money.


    In addition, the box office revenue generated by the film during the exhibition period has little to do with the crew.


    There is an exhibition link, and naturally there is a box office. The films shown in the film festival are different from the ordinary films shown in the cinema. There is no box office division. All the box office revenue is controlled by the organizing committee.


    "Therefore, the film festival does not rely on the red carpet to earn a living."


    sitting on the balcony of the hotel room, Murphy took a cup of green tea, drank it, and then said to James Franco and others on the opposite side, "if you want to go to the opening red carpet, you should go straight and bring out good works, or cooperate with the film festival in the corresponding links, you can earn me money Everyone makes money, which is more real than the embarrassment of being a teacher without a name. After all, even if you rub the red carpet, no one will buy it. "


    Little Robert Downey is not used to green tea. After tasting it, he puts it on the wooden table surrounded by several people, turns his head to the shadow Festival palace, and says mercilessly, "you are just envious and jealous here because you are not qualified to walk on the red carpet."


    "I''m a director," Murphy shrugged. "I''m not a star who needs exposure."


    James - Franco a disdain, "who said the director does not need exposure?"


    "You just say envy," Jonah Hill said, pouring half a cup of tea. "We don''t go around preaching it."


    Seth Logan nodded busily. "I''ll keep it a secret."


    These guys are used to making a fuss, and Murphy doesn''t care about it. They don''t care what they say to themselves. They slowly taste their tea. Sometimes they look in the direction of the shadow Festival palace, and there will be a lot of noise coming from there from time to time.


    Today is the opening day of the 55th Cannes Film Festival. Murphy and others did not receive the invitation to open the red carpet, nor were they bored to buy the invitation letter and rub the red carpet, so they just sat here and tasted tea together.


    "Have you heard?" Jonah Hill suddenly changed the topic, "Monica BELLUCCI has a ten minute blockbuster in her new film" irrevocability ", which is said to be challenging the limits of human beings!"


    Challenge human limit?


    Hearing this, Murphy almost spewed tea out of his mouth.


    "Europeans like to play these flashy," Robert Downey Jr. has never been interested in art films. "Does she think she can get the best actress with a blockbuster play?"


    James Franco raised his finger and shook it. "Maybe it is


    "Well, Jim," Jonah Hill said curiously, his eyes wide open, "isn''t that a little girl you like? When did you have such a strong taste and become interested in this kind of strong woman? "


    "Jonah!" James Franco is like a cat with its tail guessed. "You don''t talk. No one thinks you''re a stone!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. didn''t care about the two mischievous guys. Instead, he asked Murphy, "have you seen the list of entries? Who do you think is most likely to get the palm of gold? " (to be continued). )

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    "Golden palm?" Murphy shook his head. "How do I know who''s going to win?"


    Jonah hill and James Franco end their quarrel, and Seth Logan look this way, Murphy scratched his head, "I don''t know who will win, I just know we won''t get the palms of gold."


    In response to him were several high middle fingers.


    "Planet of terror" is just a show, and did not participate in the competition unit, how can it have a relationship with palmetto.


    "Before we came, didn''t you and Erica go to several competition film exchanges?" Little Robert Downey didn''t give up. "Isn''t there any good work?"


    After going through the relevant procedures, Murphy did see many internal exchanges of the participating films, and also saw six or seven films, such as David conanberg''s butterfly nightmare, Marco belochio''s time of faith, and Jean Pierre Daney''s son of others.


    These films can not be said not to be excellent, but most of them are far from Murphy''s aesthetic.


    "Pianist..." Murphy finally gave an answer, "this is the most fluent movie I''ve seen in recent days, and the director is Roman Polanski. As long as the publicity of the film side doesn''t make a fool of itself, I think the chance of winning the golden palm is still very high."


    "He?" Seth Logan scratched the back of his head. "The palms of gold will be awarded to a strong..."


    "You are so naive! Seth Robert Downey, Jr. pointed to him and sneered, "do you think film achievement has anything to do with that?"


    Seth logan was puzzled, "but his reputation is too bad..."


    "None of this is a problem." Murphy took over the topic, "don''t say that this is France, one of Roman Polanski''s motherland. Even if pianist and other North American award seasons compete for the Oscars, I believe it is also one of the popular films."


    Other people have not seen the film like Murphy, and there is no way to judge whether what he said is true or not.


    Robert Downey, Jr. has been in this circle for the longest time. After thinking about it for a while, he agreed, "if you don''t think about the film itself, if Roman Polanski is involved in the Oscar competition, the past is nothing in Hollywood."


    He reminded, "don''t forget, he''s a Jew! Or a Jew who survived the Nazi concentration camp


    Hearing this, several other people shut their mouths. Although none of you here has anything to do with the Jewish clubs in Hollywood, everyone knows how powerful the Jewish forces are in Hollywood.


    It may be exaggerating to say that these Jewish forces determine the fate of some people in Hollywood, but it''s still very easy to engage in East and West.


    Especially when it comes to targeting one person collectively, the explosive power is really terrible. Think about it. Even Roman Polanski, who is wanted by the US Department of justice, can be regarded as the best director of the Oscars.


    Murphy can''t provoke them, and doesn''t want to provoke the biggest force in Hollywood.


    With the opening of Cannes Film Festival, Murphy also began to prepare for the screening of "planet of terror". In his spare time, he also went out for a walk. Compared with the quiet seaside town before, Cannes is now noisy.


    In addition to the film factors, the local government spends a lot of money every year and tries its best to hold the film festival.


    During the festival, celebrities, media, filmmakers and even ordinary people from all over the world will rush to the venue. These thousands of tourists can greatly promote the development of local tourism and other related industries, such as hotels and restaurants, and have an effect that can not be underestimated to improve the local attention.


    Cannes has a permanent population of about 70000, but it will attract at least 60000 film professionals and 200000 tourists during the film festival. The local hotels will be fully reserved half a year ago, and the catering industry and tourism products will also benefit a lot from it.


    Within 11 days of the festival, the direct economic value of Cannes International Film Festival is 200 million euro, and the indirect economic value is 700 million euro. During this period, 3000 jobs will be created, and the return will far exceed the cost. In just 10 days, some businesses can earn enough money for a year.


    Walking on the streets of Cannes, Murphy can see tourists from all over the world everywhere. You can hear strange language that you don''t understand at all, and the sound of talking about movies everywhere. When you hear that there is an excellent film coming out, it will rush away like a wave.


    No matter how much money the organizing committee makes, no matter what commercial elements are hidden behind the film festival, Cannes now belongs to the film industry. This is a season completely occupied by films!


    Passing by a cinema, Murphy saw a long line of people and stopped to watch it for a while. He learned that the new film "irrevocability" of Monica BELLUCCI was going to be shown in it. Due to the film''s early publicity, it was revealed that there was a real and cruel relationship between Monica BELLUCCI and a ten minute blockbuster. This film has attracted wide attention in Cannes Many fans want to see it.


    From the long line in the front row of the cinema, the film''s marketing is extremely successful for the time being.Similarly, this also reflects the Cannes good heavy mouth characteristics.


    Looking at the enthusiastic audience, Murphy hopes that "planet of terror" can also attract such attention.


    In fact, after signing a contract with a public relations company, "planet of terror" began its publicity in Cannes. It also early shot out the nude poster of the heroine Jessica chastan, and arranged an exclusive interview for the three leading roles of Jessica chastan, Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco.


    Maybe the zombie film doesn''t meet the taste of French and French media, and the effect of publicity is not very enthusiastic in Cannes.


    On the contrary, the British media, just across the sea from France, pay more attention to the film than how Monica BELLUCCI was forced to explode.


    Zombie films have a certain audience in the west, but the content and routine of zombie films are basically fixed, and only by playing new tricks can they really attract people.


    Before attracting audiences, the first thing the film should do is to attract buyers from distribution companies all over the world.


    Apart from the distribution rights of a few overseas markets, including Israel, which have been pre sold, the film festival agents cooperating with Miramax have contacted a large number of overseas film companies. If the film wants to appear in more overseas markets to make money, it is very important to attract these film companies.


    Even Miramax needs partners if she wants to extend "planet of terror" to as many overseas markets as possible.


    At the opening of Cannes Film Festival, it seems to be a routine for reporters to find Murphy, and the focus is not on him or "planet of terror". The questions asked are more related to his age.


    After all, it seems that there is a sharp contrast between the early twenties and the directors of Cannes Film Festival''s full-length films.


    This is also Miramax''s main propaganda point for Murphy. Super new work directed by 22-year-old genius!


    After the interview, Murphy went up the stairs and stood in front of the sponsor''s billboard to take a group photo with the crew. After the group photo, Erica Steinberg came over with several people who wanted to meet his young director. (to be continued). )

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    "Murphy, this is park Tae Zan, from South Korea."


    The steps in front of Lumiere hall are quite wide, which is an excellent platform for communication. Erica Steinberg introduces Murphy to those who are obviously International Film buyers one by one. "This is Mike Gerwin, from Australia. This is Peter Larson from New Zealand. This is Erlang Tanaka, from Japan. This is Nguyen, from Vietnam... "


    Introduced by Erica Steinberg, Murphy smiles and shakes hands with these people one by one.


    Generally speaking, these are his gold owners. It''s no harm to have a good relationship with these people. It''s easy to say a few nice words.


    "Director Stanton,"


    Mike Gwen from Australia talked to Murphy, "your last film is impressive and has a very good response in Australia. I''m sorry I can''t see its sequel."


    "Thank you," Murphy said politely, then pointing to the huge poster hanging on the exterior wall of Lumiere hall. "This new film won''t disappoint you, Mr. Gwen."


    Mike Gwen reached out and said, "I hope so, too."


    He looked up at the poster. The image on the poster was so unusual that he would never forget that a one legged woman''s broken limb was equipped with an M4A1 as a prosthetic!


    Just the image of the heroine, he thought it was a breakthrough, which was more attractive than nudity.


    When Murphy shook hands, Mike Gwen walked away. Murphy looked. Many people had already walked into the hall of Lumiere, and also entered.


    Lumiere hall is very large. There is a front hall outside the cinema. Many people do not directly enter the cinema, but stand in the front hall and chat with others. No matter where they are, this is a good opportunity for communication.


    Under Erika Steinberg''s introduction, in addition to those international film buyers, Murphy also met several people, such as German director UWE Bauer.


    "Murphy, I''m inspired by your chainsaw." This guy is a self familiar, although his English is not very fluent, but a few words came together, "I''m also going to shoot a horror film, I saw the trailer of" terror planet ", I think it''s good to add the element of zombie in it."


    "Is it?" Murphy pretended to be very interested, "then join."


    Wuwei Bauer hesitated for a moment, or brazenly said, "I just wrote the script, if you have time, can you help to see," the electric saw is amazing, you are a master in this field, can you give me some advice? "


    Bill rosis and a woman came over. Murphy wanted to get rid of him. He nodded casually. "No problem. Come to me if you have time."


    After Cannes Film Festival, he will return to Los Angeles, and the other party may not find him.


    Besides, this may be the polite speech of UWE Bauer.


    Wuwei Bauer also had a look, saw someone come to Murphy''s side, and quickly left.


    Bill rosis has come over. Murphy passes him and looks behind. It''s a woman with long dark brown to almost black hair. Her full lips and the same full, unconscious way to attract men''s eyes.


    This is a woman who is born with fatal attraction to men.


    But Murphy only looked at it once, and then looked away, because the other side was totally not in line with his aesthetics. From his eyes, the woman was not only plump, but too plump.


    "Murphy, I''d like to introduce you to someone."


    the name of CAA is not only in North America, but also in the world. Bill rossis looks at the woman behind him and says, "this is Miss Monica BELLUCCI, the most charming actress in Italy."


    "Monica, this is Murphy Stanton," bill rosis said unreservedly for Murphy, "the future Hollywood super director."


    "Hello, Monica." Murphy reaches out her hand. Monica BELLUCCI steps forward, shakes Murphy''s hand, tilts her head slightly, looks at him, and asks, "where have we met?"


    After hearing this, Bill rosis took a look at Monica BELLUCCI. He made a mistake and left with an excuse. In Hollywood, many actresses like to use this excuse.


    But Murphy can''t be wrong because they''ve seen it before.


    "About a year ago, in Warner studios." Opposite, Monica BELLUCCI still looks puzzled. Murphy smiles and reminds her, "I was distracted when I was walking. I bumped you by accident..."


    Monica BELLUCCI thought of it and immediately began to smile. "It seems that I''m sorry. Some assistants like to make a mountain out of a molehill sometimes."


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s OK."


    Monica BELLUCCI felt it was necessary to explain, "that assistant has long been dismissed by me."


    Looking at the watch, Murphy said with a smile, "it''s almost time, Miss BELLUCCI. Come into the cinema.""Monica!" "Call me Monica," stressed Monica BELLUCCI


    Murphy nodded, made a please sign, and took the lead in walking towards the cinema.


    In just over a year, Monica BELLUCCI''s attitude towards him has changed dramatically. Murphy doesn''t think it''s surprising that this is the way the world is, and her achievements are always more convincing than those of mouth gun.


    This is the global Premiere of "planet of terror", but it would be more appropriate to say that it is a movie watching by the industry and the media. There are few ordinary audiences. The people sitting in the cinema are basically media practitioners or international buyers from film distribution companies in various countries and regions of the world.


    Mike Gwen''s position is very good. He knows that it''s arranged by the film makers in the nearest middle. Australia is an important overseas market for Hollywood, and this kind of film with obviously large scale is also a popular type in the Australian market.


    On his left hand side is Peter Larson, a colleague from New Zealand, and on his right hand side is a Vietnamese. He can speak some English which is not very fluent. It seems that his name is Ruan.


    After saying hello to several colleagues, Mike Gwen waited with ease. Before long, the big screen was on, the ceiling lights were off, and the movie hall where there was a lot of talking was quiet.


    The beginning of a film is the most important. Mike Gwen knows this very well, so he focuses on the screen. On the screen, first of all, there is a trailer full of bloody violence, in which the heroine seems to be UMA Thurman. The scene of her killing everywhere is also very interesting.


    "This is Quentin''s new work?"


    Just when Mike Gwen thought so, "planet of terror" began. There was no long title. After Miramax''s logo, a hot stripper appeared beside the steel pipe. A pornographic dance appeared with the subtitles of introducing the cast members, but no one cared about those subtitles. Everyone''s eyes were focused on the stripper.


    The stripper has fair skin, hot figure, superb dancing skills, provocative movements, and even full of charm in her eyes. Even if her face lines are slightly strong, she doesn''t look very beautiful. After watching this scene for a short time, Mike Gwen still adjusted her sitting posture to avoid people nearby seeing her unsightly place.


    He specially looked at both sides of his eyes. New Zealander Pete Larson loosened his tie with his right hand and rolled his Adam''s apple, which seemed to be swallowing. Vietnamese Nguyen''s black face turned red and his small eyes widened


    This is the common striptease in nightclubs, but why is it so attractive in the film?


    Although he can''t understand this problem, Mike Gwen knows that it''s because of the director''s superb technique. The lens magnifies almost all the advantages of the heroine ten times, and just ignores her defects.


    It''s absolutely lucky for an actress to meet such a director!


    Mike Gwen nodded slightly, and it was a very successful start in any way.


    The director is not wordy at all. He makes it clear that he wants to use this striptease to attract the audience. This is a very low-level means, but it is also the most effective.


    He has rich experience in market research, and is very clear that the most popular elements of the film are nothing more than "pillows" and "fists". At the beginning, it can be said that it was a successful "pillow play". What about "fist play"?


    This kind of zombie film, fist play is also the key.


    After watching it for only 20 minutes, Mike Gwen was relieved. Just like the opening erotic dance drama, the fist play was not ambiguous at all. The director didn''t play with any profound and mysterious means. The action was fierce, bloody and direct. The blood and flying limbs were surging, and the adrenaline surged. He couldn''t help cheering loudly.


    Especially in the second half of the film, the heroine with broken leg is equipped with M4A1 as a prosthetic limb, killing all sides in the zombie group, which is absolutely amazing!


    When the heroine shot with her legs, she used a lot of striptease action, which was funny and exciting, but also gave people a hot and fragrant feeling.


    Mike Gwen looked forward and wanted to find the position of the director. He wanted to ask the young guy how he thought of such an exciting way of shooting?


    As a fan of this type of film, these scenes make Mike Gwen can''t stop!


    A small cost large-scale B-class film, can you play more exciting than this?


    However, there''s something better in the back than the shooting of the broken leg dancer''s prosthetic machine gun. When the helicopter tilts up and the screw machine cuts off the head of the zombie one by one, Mike Gwen finally slaps his leg hard!


    "I don''t know!" He scolded a dirty word and yelled from the bottom of his heart, "he''s just handsome!"


    At the end of the film, Mike Gwen was the first to stand up and clap his hands, then there was more applause around. (to be continued). )

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    At the end of the screening, most of the participants did not leave. Under the leadership of Miramax staff, they left the lumier hall and went to the banquet hall of a nearby hotel. The Weinstein brothers prepared a reception party here, which was also an important part of the premiere. The screening in the cinema was just the beginning, and the negotiation behind was the key. In addition to a few major markets, Miramax mainly sells overseas projection rights in most overseas regions.


    "Hi, Murphy,"


    shortly after the party started, many people found Murphy as a director, especially Michael Gwen from Australia, who was quite enthusiastic. "It''s a wonderful film, it''s really amazing."


    Murphy raised his glass and motioned to him, "thank you."


    "It''s a great idea!" Mike Gwen seems to be still immersed in the film, "it''s totally unexpected that he can kill zombies with these tricks. This is absolutely the best zombie film in ten years!"


    There seems to be someone behind to say hello to him, this guy said sorry, "I''ll leave first."


    "Whatever you want." Murphy nodded.


    This guy from Australia can be said to be the epitome of International Film dealers. Most of them greet Murphy with great enthusiasm.


    Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Nguyen from Vietnam doesn''t pay much attention to Murphy, and he''s not very interested in the right to show the movie "planet of terror.".


    This kind of film is destined to be loved by those who like it, and disliked by those who don''t.


    "See that man?"


    In a corner of the ballroom, Monica BELLUCCI put her glass on the table in front of her, leaned back, pointed a finger to Murphy, and said to her husband, Vincent Casso, "he''s the director of the film."


    "He?" Vincent Carson didn''t seem to believe it. "Are you wrong? Is it too young? "


    "It can''t be wrong, it''s him. [love ¡ü go ¡÷ small ¡ý say ¡÷ net wqu] "


    speaking up, Monica BELLUCCI felt incredible," you know? I met him in Hollywood more than a year ago


    Vincent Casso frowned. "Is he special?"


    "No, it''s not special at all." Monica BELLUCCI retracted her finger. "It''s just amazing!"


    She looked at the young director who was surrounded by several people in the center. "At that time, he was just a Well, how to say... "


    After recalling this period of time, Monica BELLUCCI gradually recalled her specific experience in the Warner studio. "At that time, he was not even a small person. My assistant could yell at him at will, and then look at the present..."


    Looking over there, Vincent Carson can recognize the French director Jean Pierre Sonne and Chinese movie star Mitchell young. They are not facing a small person at all.


    A film directed by a nobody can''t make Miramax Film Co. hold such a large scale premiere and reception party.


    Monica BELLUCCI sighed. In just over a year, she can climb from the bottom of Hollywood to her present position. This young director is really not simple.


    Especially compared with herself, there are more feelings in her heart.


    She went to North America several times to develop, wanted to really get into Hollywood, and also starred in such influential films as matrix 2. What happened? Americans still don''t like her, and few American film companies are willing to use her, not to mention the heroine. Even the minor supporting actress can''t get her. Up to now, her position in the world''s largest film market can''t even be compared with that of a second rate Hollywood star.


    It took her nearly ten years to make any breakthrough in her career in North America. What about the other side? Only more than a year, not only to a salted fish big turn, but also became Miramax in the eyes of such a heavyweight film company.


    As a last resort, she can only return to Europe. Although she is well-known in Europe, if she can play in the best-selling films all over the world, who is willing to strip and show off in some films with limited popularity?


    Looking at Murphy Stanton over there, Monica BELLUCCI only thinks that the world is really unfair. The other side is God''s favorite, and she is God''s abandoned child.


    Walking in the banquet hall, people kept saying hello enthusiastically, and Robert Downey Jr. regained his old feeling. At that time, he was in high spirits, just like the sun rising in the morning, about to radiate thousands of rays


    But all this eventually became illusory, and he, the star of Hollywood hope, became a prisoner in prison.


    "Donny, is that really you? You are so cool


    "You''re so cool. The Donny I know is back!""Well done, Robert, your performance is excellent!"


    Hearing these compliments around, little Robert Downey is a little intoxicated and takes it for granted that he has performed very well, isn''t he? This kind of praise is also deserved!


    As the crowd gradually dispersed, Robert Downey, Jr. picked up his glass and drank a glass of champagne. He felt that he had to reward himself. He turned to look at the crowd, intending to find the right target.


    But it was not the beautiful women who came into his eyes, but two fat men, followed by a thin man, Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco.


    These are the friends he made through Murphy after he got out of prison.


    "Hey, Donny."


    Jonah hill, the most talkative of the three, said, "won''t you have a drink with Murphy?"


    "Have a drink with Murphy?" Little Robert Downey didn''t quite understand him. "Why have a drink with him? We have a lot of chances to drink together. "


    Seth Logan came over and put a hand around Robert Downey''s shoulder. "Because the movie just finished."


    James Franco stood in front of little Robert Downey. "Aren''t you going to go now?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. suddenly realized that he really should go and toast the guy Murphy. "Come on, let''s go now."


    Many people from all over the world, including bill weinsburg and the brothers from all over the world, met in the central banquet hall.


    "What these people represent..."


    Standing at a dining table, Bill rosis looked at the people around Weinstein. "It''s a vast film distribution network."


    Murphy nodded and looked at the Wainstein brothers, who were all laughing and stiff in the crowd. He said with emotion, "social intercourse is not only a technical work, but also a physical work."


    Bill rosis laughed.


    A series of footsteps sounded. As soon as Murphy turned his head, a shadow came quickly. The other side stretched out his arms and rushed directly at him.


    Murphy could see that it was little Robert Downey. He didn''t understand what he wanted to do and let the other person come and hug him.


    Robert Downey, Jr. slapped Murphy on the back. "Now you''re my God!"


    Then he hugged Murphy again.


    "Your God is out of breath!" Murphy saw someone looking at him strangely, pushed little Robert Downey away, looked at him and asked, "what do you want to do?"


    "Nothing! It''s just doing something I love to do. " Robert Downey, Jr. is not straight at all. He exaggerates a few movements with his hands. He speaks faster than, "I want to hold you now. Don''t you agree, Murphy? It''s cruel to do that, especially for a believer like me who belongs to you, you can''t treat me so cruelly... "


    "Stop! Stop Murphy raised his hand to interrupt. He believed that if he didn''t stop, little Robert Downey would be able to talk all night. "Downey, can I help you?"


    "Hey! You guys Little Robert Downey snapped his fingers at the back. Seth Logan and Jonah Hill brought some wine glasses. After Murphy came, James Franco opened another bottle of champagne and poured wine for several people one by one. Little Robert Downey flicked the wine glasses. The laughter on his face disappeared long ago. Instead, he was serious. "Here''s to you! ¡±


    after that, he and Murphy touch the glass, and James Franco three people come to touch the glass with Murphy one by one, and then drink up the wine together.


    As soon as Murphy finished drinking, little Robert Downey put the glass on the next table and hugged him again.


    "It''s not a joke this time, you are my Savior."


    probably influenced by Murphy and others, now little Robert Downey is gradually back on the right track and can see a lot of things, "to me, you are the angel of salvation sent by God!"


    He let go of Murphy, stepped back, and looked at this, "Murphy, in prison, you saved my dignity; in Hollywood, you gave me a new life! I know you don''t like people to appreciate you. I know, in your eyes, it''s natural to help your friends. But I want to say, "thank you!"


    Murphy shook his head and laughed. "Donnie, you''re serious and strange."


    "Is it?" Little Robert Downey''s serious face immediately disappeared, and then changed into uninhibited free and easy, "how do you want me to thank you? Why don''t I call a party and find 20 models for you? Young, beautiful, big chest, long legs... "


    "Our film just finished its premiere." Murphy didn''t answer him at all. "I don''t know if the box office will succeed."


    "No matter what the box office is, you give me a chance to rise again." Little Robert Downey took the champagne from James Franco. "It''s something that old Robert Downey can''t do. I''ll have a good drink with you today."It''s impossible to have a good drink tonight. Murphy needs to spare enough energy to participate in Miramax''s negotiation with overseas distributors with Bill Rossi tomorrow. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Early in the morning, as soon as Murphy finished washing, Bill rosis came to the door. Besides ordering a breakfast for Murphy, he also brought a bunch of newspapers he could buy in Cannes. [love ¡ü go ¡÷ small ¡ý say ¡÷ net wqu]


    "sit down." In the suite, Murphy sat at the dining table, enjoying French buns and bacon fried eggs, and looked at a stack of newspapers that Bill rosis had put on the sofa. He was surprised and asked, "can I still buy English and Spanish newspapers here?"


    "You can''t buy it at ordinary times," bill rosis sat down and simply sorted out the newspapers. "Now it''s the Cannes Film Festival, and many famous European newspapers are issuing supplements here, which is also an opportunity for them to show their influence."


    He singled out one page of the newspaper supplements.


    Murphy put down his knife and fork, took a sip of coffee and said, "is this about planet terrors?"


    "That''s right." Bill rossis is still smoking newspapers. "It''s all about the reviews of our films."


    Looking up to see that Murphy''s breakfast was almost finished, he picked up a few portions and stuffed them. "If you''re interested, you can see for yourself."


    "Are they all good reviews?" Murphy, I''m not going to take my coffee


    "Will it hit you?" Bill rosis shook his head, did not speak any more, picked up the newspaper and began to read.


    This is only Murphy''s third film. Although it won''t be hit by bad reviews from the media, it''s impossible to say that it won''t be affected by media reviews.


    After flipping through a newspaper, Murphy just glanced at it and threw it aside. This is a newspaper from Spain. He can''t understand Spanish at all. He also threw the other newspaper aside. He doesn''t know French at all.


    Fortunately, the last few pictures are from Fleet Street on the other side of the English Channel. These Murphys can see clearly.


    Yesterday, many journalists attended the premiere of "planet of terror", as did many British journalists.


    What Murphy saw was a supplement to the Cannes Film Festival in the Daily Telegraph.


    "Planet of terror can be a great delight. Murphy Stanton, the director of the film, has put his thoughts into the sky. This film casts out the elements and scenes that the audiences like in the cut film without reservation The film is full of vitality, which mainly lies in the creation of Murphy Stanton''s atmosphere and scenes; the story is never a bit of procrastination, and it tells a horrible story straight to the point. The unconventional shooting scenes are very good. This is an unconventional American B-class film, which is not mainstream and unconventional, and its highlights will naturally be different! "


    Seeing this, Murphy nodded. The British are still on the road.


    He opened another "times" and easily found the content related to "planet of terror".


    "The dark yellow background and thick color used by the director make the film exude special charm, and it seems to put people in the story. Violence, blood and sex are just right but not disgusting. It''s like a tank running over a blood pool, where there are corpses, blood, decay and violence. Endless imagination is amazing and exciting."


    Both media gave "planet of terror" a high score of 5 points!


    Then he took away several Spanish and French newspapers he couldn''t understand. Murphy took a relatively professional magazine, the famous British magazine sight and hearing. Their special issue also had reporters'' comments on the planet of terror.


    "It can be said that the plot of this film is empty. Hollywood films have always been like this. The script is too bad to be worse, but the details are well taken care of and there is no lack of artistic sense. In fact, I seldom comment on commercial films, but I like to watch commercial films. After all, the visual effect and the sense of presence can not be brought by traditional art films. It''s also a great thing to enjoy literary films, explore human nature, and think about philosophy of life, and watch commercial films while cursing vulgar words. "


    "Terror planet is just this kind of commercial film. It focuses on details, and with perfect shooting processing, it is successful. Although a lot of bloody scenes are not real enough, they still give people a sense of pleasure, a sense of motivation, confidence and power to overcome all evils. "


    Compared with the two British media that Murphy had just read, sight and hearing only gave a score of 1.


    However, it''s hard for such a professional magazine to give a film with the selling points of sex, blood and violence more than seven points.


    This also shows that the evaluation of "terrorist planet" in the industry will not be very bad.


    Putting down the magazine, Murphy looked at the time, stood up and said, "let''s go to the eleventh floor."


    The negotiations between Miramax and international distributors will be held on the 11th floor one after another. This project is packaged by CAA, and it is normal for bill rossis to participate in the negotiations. However, Murphy does not have to participate in the negotiations, but he made such a request himself, because it does not involve any division of interests - the share he can enjoy has nothing to do with the overseas income of the film - brother Weinstein My brother also agreed to Murphy''s participation in the negotiation.It''s like running all kinds of programs at Cannes Film Festival with Erica Steinberg. It''s a rare experience for Murphy, a rookie.


    This is an opportunity to accumulate experience and increase insight. If you miss this opportunity, you still don''t know when you will have it in the future.


    Out of the elevator and into the corridor on the 11th floor, Murphy asked Bill rosis, "can you read French and Spanish?"


    "Understand a little." Bill rossis graduated from a prestigious university.


    "No wonder," Murphy nodded, and asked, "what do the French and Spanish media think of the film?"


    "The Spanish media are better, and the Spanish movies are also rich in this type of movies. They basically have a relatively positive evaluation," said Bill rossis frankly. "The French media have poor ratings, and most of them use..."


    He looks at Murphy and Murphy makes a gesture. Bill rosis goes on, "adjectives like disgust, cruelty, boredom."


    Murphy shook his head. "It seems that the French don''t like American plasma tablets very much."


    Bill rosis opened his hand. "All Hollywood knows."


    They walked into a conference room and sat down at Miramax''s side of the long conference table. After waiting for a while, Harvey Weinstein and Erica Steinberg came in together. Murphy had just finished greeting them. The other side of the negotiation, Mike Gwen from an Australian distribution company, also entered the conference room.


    This is a business negotiation. Time is money. After a few simple greetings, the two sides entered into the formal negotiation. Although Mike Gwen liked the director Murphy and his film very much last night, in the negotiation, it was as if it had never happened before. He did not give up on the issue buyout price.


    It''s one thing to enjoy a film, and another thing to do business with it.


    The negotiations didn''t go very well.


    "Mike, the four million dollar sale of Australian Copyright is the bottom line for Miramax!"


    On Miramax''s side, Harvey Weinstein is the leader. This fat Jewish man has a loud voice. "We have shown your company enough sincerity. If we really can''t get along with each other, Miramax can only change partners..."


    "We are sincere, too!" Mike Gwen frowned. "This movie is really interesting, but do you want to leave us some profit margin? If there is no profit, no company will do it. With such a large population in Australia, how much box office do we need for horror planet to make a profit? "


    Harvey Weinstein bit his teeth as if he were cutting meat. "Three and a half million dollars!"


    "Harvey..." Mike Gwen wants to speak again, but Harvey Weinstein interrupts him. "Mike, don''t forget, it''s not just the right to show the cinema, it''s also the right to video."


    The fat Jewish man suddenly stood up, walked a few steps behind Murphy, held the back of his chair, and cried, "I have to remind you that the director of this film is Murphy Stanton! His last film, the chainsaw, took nearly $7 million at the box office in Australia alone


    Murphy did not expect to become a bargaining chip of Harvey Weinstein.


    "Your cooperation with us is more than this time!" Harvey Weinstein takes Murphy as a bargaining chip. "Director Stanton is one of Miramax''s best partners and one of the most potential young directors recognized by Hollywood. His creative road has just begun, far from reaching the peak!"


    His voice is getting higher and higher, "in the future cooperation, we will give priority to your company for all the movies made by Murphy! Under the same conditions, your company must be our partner, which can be written into the contract! "


    Murphy looks at Bill rosis, who shakes his head to signal that there is no need for him to speak.


    "The electric saw! Planet of terror! From these two films, Mike, you should be able to find the style of Stanton director. " Harvey Weinstein completely took the initiative in the negotiation. "This kind of plasma cut film originated in Australia and has always been the most popular type in the Australian film market. As long as you have high-quality film sources, it''s easy to make profits!"


    Mike Gerwin frowned deeper, apparently thinking about Harvey Weinstein''s words.


    Of course, the negotiation was not so easy to reach an agreement. After another half-hour''s tug of war, Miramax and the Australian distribution company represented by Mike Gwen finally reached an agreement, and the two sides closed the deal at $3 million.


    This includes cinema rights, video and DVD rights, and television rights in Australia.


    In the following days, Murphy and bill rossis participated in more negotiations, Miramax also reached agreements with more overseas distributors, and the selling price far exceeded Miramax''s investment in this project. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    To participate in the Cannes Film Festival, Miramax is to create momentum for the film publicity, so as to sell at a better price.


    Although the evaluation of the local media in France is very general, the ratings of "planet of terror" in the media near France, such as the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany, are basically positive. The following auditions for the audience in a small range also get a good reputation among the audience. Moreover, the film has a simple structure, compact rhythm, clear selling points, and absolutely likes the heavy taste view Many dishes.


    Therefore, in addition to Miramax''s own major markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, and Australia, which has reached an agreement, distribution companies from New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and many other regions have signed a distribution agreement with Miramax.


    These agreements are mainly sold out, such as US $500000 from New Zealand, US $1 million from South Korea, US $1.3 million from Japan, US $400000 from the Philippines, US $300000 from Indonesia and US $400000 from Norway


    With Australia''s $3 million, Miramax has earned nearly $10 million from the overseas markets of nearly 30 countries and regions in this Cannes Film Festival!


    Overseas copyright alone, not only let Miramax recover all the costs invested, but also realized profits.


    Moreover, after Murphy and bill rosis withdrew from the negotiations due to fatigue, Harvey Weinstein and Erica Steinberg''s negotiations with other overseas distributors continue. These negotiations will continue until the end of the festival, and there is a strong possibility that the entry figures of terrorist planet will increase by several million dollars.


    As the agreement signed by Murphy does not involve the overseas market of the film, the income does not seem to have much to do with him. However, Murphy is very clear that the higher the entry number of "terrorist planet", the smoother his road in Hollywood in the future.


    This is a very simple truth. The director who can create profits is the director Hollywood really likes.


    And the income also let Murphy''s heart completely back to the stomach, the film can''t lose money, which also means that he continues to climb towards his goal.


    Of course, there are many distribution companies that are not interested in "planet of terror". For example, the one in Vietnam said frankly that no one would watch such a film in the Vietnamese market. A representative of a Venezuelan company also rejected such a large-scale film.


    The negotiations between Miramax and other companies are still going on. Murphy and other members of the crew have basically completed their work. They can go around Cannes and enjoy the atmosphere of the festival.


    Unlike Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica chastan, who specially went to the seaside road where paparazzi reporters gathered for publicity, Murphy was more likely to haunt the streets and alleys with James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan, and went to a cinema to see a Danish film. However, they were a little confused after they came out. They really didn''t understand the director What do you want to express.


    On the way back to the hotel, Murphy was surprised to find that a paparazzi followed them, and one of them ran to the front of four people to take photos.


    "Should we celebrate?"


    When he got to the door of the hotel, Jonah Hill looked very excited. "There are paparazzi with me! And the paparazzi on Fleet Street knows my name is Jonah hill


    James Franco raised his chin. "That''s because you''re walking next to me."


    "No!" Thermogen shook his head. "I think it was


    Murphy pushed open the revolving glass door. "What does it have to do with me?"


    The other three people all got in, and four people squeezed into a small space with a glass revolving door. They were uncomfortable in any way, and finally squeezed out. Seth Logan replied, "terror planet has created more than $10 million in trade figures at the film festival. As its director, how can the media not notice?"


    "That''s the truth!" Jonah Hill nodded, then gave James Franco a push. "You hear me, it''s none of your business!"


    Several people entered the lobby of the hotel. Just as they were about to walk to the elevator, a man appeared on the left and stopped in front of Murphy.


    "Hello, director Stanton,"


    the other person''s English is not very fluent, but the enunciation is still clear, "remember me? I was at the premiere of your film the other day. "


    Murphy just looked at it, recognized it, and took the initiative to extend his right hand, "are you director Uwei Bauer?"


    The peculiar appearance of the German director can still leave a deep impression on people.


    "Wuwei! Just call me Wuwei! " He changed the briefcase from his right hand to his left, squeezed it in Murphy''s hand, looked at the three men next to Murphy, James Franco, and suggested, "can we talk alone?"


    Although I don''t know what he''s going to do, it''s not a bad thing to think about it. Murphy said to the side, "go back first. Don''t wait for me."James Franco nodded and headed for the elevator. Murphy followed UWE Bauer to the lounge in the lobby of the hotel. He found two single sofas and sat down.


    "Urvey," Murphy asked directly, "what can I do for you?"


    "The other day, didn''t you promise to read the script for me?" "I wrote a horror movie script and added some zombie elements to it these days," UWE Bauer reminded


    As he spoke, he opened his briefcase, took out a play from it and handed it to Murphy.


    The other side handed over the crew, and Murphy took it. He opened it and looked at it. It was not German, but handwritten English. It should be written by the director.


    It''s a typical movie about murder, zombie, and death


    He was browsing very fast, and after about 20 minutes, he closed the script.


    UWE Bauer looked at Murphy as if waiting for his advice.


    It seems that the German director is also a newcomer, and so sincere to find his own head, Murphy also pertinently said, "in my personal opinion, there are many attractive elements in the script, such as haunted house and killing, but they are all separated, if they can''t be mixed together in shooting and post production..."


    "Is it?" UWE Bauer scratched his head. "I always thought there was something wrong with the script, but I couldn''t tell where the problem was."


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s just my opinion, UWE."


    "Thank you, Murphy." UWE Bauer seemed grateful to Murphy. "You showed me the problem."


    He sighed, "in fact, I know that horror movies are not the type I am good at, but they are low-cost and easy to recover costs and attract investment."


    Murphy did not speak.


    "I''ve been a director for several years, and now I haven''t found a film type that suits me," he said


    Seeing Wuwei Bauer in front of him, Murphy can''t help thinking of himself at the beginning. He knows how difficult a director is at the beginning and how many detours he may take.


    Maybe a little compassion, Murphy thought for a long time, slowly said, "Wuwei, have you ever considered directing some relatively unpopular movies?"


    After studying Murphy''s way of directing from scratch, Uwei Bauer found him. After listening to Murphy''s words, he immediately became interested and asked, "what kind of type? More remote than a plasma horror movie? "


    Murphy handed the script back to uvie Bauer and said, "game for movie!"


    "Er..." UWE Bauer scratched his hair. "Can Games be adapted into movies?"


    "Of course." Murphy nodded, "for example, the Super Mario Brothers were moved to the big screen by Hollywood in the early 1990s, but the adaptation effect is not very good."


    He thought about it and said, "I think some magic games are more suitable for film adaptation."


    UWE Bauer was interested. "Tell me about it?"


    "For example," dragon and dungeons, "which was once popular in the 1970s, Murphy recalled several games he saw last year," dungeon siege, "which was just launched last autumn, and Blizzard''s Diablo and Warcraft, I think that Filmization has a bright future."


    Although I vaguely remember that the films adapted by the German director destroyed one game after another, his ability to attract investment and continue to shoot at least proves that these films adapted are relatively successful in the market and business.


    "So..." UWE Bauer put away the script, stood up and said impatiently, "I''ll go back to see the games you said."


    Murphy nodded as Uwei Bauer left the hotel.


    After correcting the personality of the director on his own way, Murphy went straight upstairs, waiting for the Cannes Film Festival to end.


    Different from the opening ceremony, for the sake of publicity, Murphy and several major actors attended the closing ceremony of Cannes Film Festival. As Murphy remembers, "pianist" and Roman Polanski became the biggest winners of this film festival, easily defeated all opponents and won the highest honor of Cannes Film Festival.


    And Murphy can only be a spectator.


    Later came news that pianist and Roman Polanski will compete for the Oscars in the North American awards season.


    This type of film, in the Oscar will naturally occupy an advantage.


    With the end of Cannes Film Festival, Murphy returned to Los Angeles. As the film''s premiere in Cannes won good media reputation, he began to cooperate with Miramax''s plan, frequently participated in various publicity activities, and waved the flag for the upcoming North American screening of "planet of terror".


    The film will be available in North American Theaters in early June, and it''s not a point show. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    A car passed through the streets of Los Angeles and headed for the chief stone theater near Hollywood Avenue. Sitting in the car were two 20-year-old girls. They had been chatting all the way, but they didn''t stop. On the contrary, the more they talked, the more heated the discussion.


    "Daisy, you call me out in a hurry," the girl on the co pilot said to the girl driving, "just to see a B-movie?"


    "What''s wrong with B-rated movies? There are also high-quality products in B-level films! " Daisy turned around and turned into Hollywood Avenue. "I love the director Murphy Stanton very much!"


    The girl on the co pilot looked at daisy in surprise, "do you like the director? Those ugly men with big beards? When did your aesthetics go wrong? "


    "Cut!" Daisy gave the co pilot a middle finger. "I tell you, Murphy Stanton is definitely the youngest, coolest and most perverse director in Hollywood."


    The companion shook his head. "Do you like a pervert?"


    The car was parked in the parking lot near the chieftain''s stone theater. Daisy and her companions parked the car and walked into the theater. It was probably Friday morning. There were not many people in the theater and it seemed empty.


    As soon as she walked into the theater, Daisy pointed to a poster hanging in the hall and cried, "Claire, see? This is the movie we''re going to see!"


    Claire looked up, and her mouth trembled slightly. Suddenly, she felt that Daisy''s words about the director were very reasonable. The poster was a hot and sexy red haired girl, and one of her legs was a gun!


    Is this poster too special? Claire doesn''t know about the film, but this poster won''t be forgotten for a short time.


    She was staring at the poster in a daze. Daisy on the other side had already bought the ticket and pulled her into the screening hall. There were not many people in the screening hall. Daisy found a middle position and sat down and looked around. It was much better than last time when she watched the click of "the shock of the chainsaw". There were about twenty people sitting here.


    It seems that Murphy Stanton has gradually gained some fame and appeal.


    As a matter of fact, Daisy had known about the movie "planet of terror" before she came here. Compared with the movie "chainsaw", only a few cinemas started to draw in the way of point show. The number of North American Theaters on the first day of release this time has reached 2000, which is a very remarkable number.


    This situation makes Daisy very happy. On the one hand, it''s convenient for her to watch movies. On the other hand, her favorite director''s position in Hollywood and cinema companies is obviously improving.


    But while she was happy, Daisy felt a little uncomfortable. It was like the secret that only she knew was suddenly shared by others.


    It''s a strange feeling that I can''t say.


    Daisy always thinks that the director, Murphy Stanton, should be hidden by her, and slowly study, little by little, how many abnormal ideas there are under the cool and handsome appearance.


    What if he doesn''t let himself study? Daisy grabs her right index finger. It seems that those things in "the electric saw" are very good means?


    "Hey, Daisy," she thought of her companion''s dissatisfied voice, "what are you thinking?"


    "Oh, nothing!" Daisy quickly put down her finger, pointed to the people in the theater and said, "I wonder how many fans of Murphy Stanton are here."


    "I don''t know how many people like Murphy Stanton movies." Claire turned to the left of the front row. There were two men in their twenties. "One of them is definitely not a fan of your idol. He was just complaining about why he came to see this kind of rubbish movie."


    Daisy grunted twice and waved her hand. "These guys, if you don''t want to see them, just leave. No one asks them to see them!"


    It seems that she is either a fan or the director of the film.


    Miller Davis was brought to the cinema by his friends. When he saw the poster, he knew it was a B-class film. He had no interest in B-class films and had been complaining since he sat down.


    "Why not go to 007?" He asked his companion, "007 in the new episode is said to be very good!"


    "Don''t you think James Bond is always a routine?" When his companion saw that he was still complaining, he simply said, "you accompany me to see this film, and I will accompany you to see 007 in the afternoon."


    At these words, Miller Davis calmed down.


    The screening hall was quiet, and the film had begun.


    The first thing that came out was a trailer. Daisy could hear it, and someone was cheering, "Wow, is this Quentin''s new movie?"


    Quentin Tarantino? It''s even more boring to watch the film! Daisy turned her lips.


    The trailer was short, and "planet of terror" soon began to show.


    The heroine on the screen has not broken her leg yet. After a hot striptease, Daisy blinks her eyes. The heroine''s chest and buttocks are really charming. It''s a pity that she''s not a Lala and she''s not very interested in these.On the other hand, the men next to him are almost staring out of their eyes.


    Daisy has some disdain in her heart. She is really a perverted director. She specializes in shooting some perverted things for these perverted men.


    Claire is different from daisy. She is always serious about watching movies and has been immersed in them.


    Cherie is an erotic dancer in a strip club. She has white skin, hot body and excellent dancing skills. Every time her performance can always attract a large number of male audiences. Cherie can also earn enough money from them. She enjoys this kind of life very much and wears a sexy smile every day.


    That night, after performing striptease, Cherie got today''s money from her boss, grabbed a strange men''s coat, walked out of the striptease club and walked along a shabby road.


    Before walking out of Duoyuan, a long line of military vehicles drove by. These vehicles crashed and dumped Cherie in the garbage, causing her thigh injury.


    In the picture, there is a wound on the thigh, bleeding. Miller Davis swallows his saliva, and his eyes are focused on the sexy white leg behind the wound


    He suddenly felt that it seemed good to watch such a film. At the beginning, it was hot striptease, but now it''s sexy. The director of this film seems to know what they want.


    The picture follows the military vehicle into a military base. After a fire, it seems that poisonous gas and virus have leaked out.


    Is that where the zombies came from? Daisy nodded her head gently. The pace of the film is very fast and the story is very simple. It doesn''t need people''s thinking at all. It looks very relaxed and happy.


    As the army captain opens the door of the base camp, the picture switches again. A barbecue shop stands quietly by the river. Cherie simply wraps up the wound and walks into the barbecue shop. Inside the barbecue shop is a fat man who looks very simple and honest and always talks about taking part in the national barbecue competition.


    When he came out of the shop, an old-fashioned truck stopped in front of the shop. A man and a woman jumped from it. When the fat boss saw them, he was stunned, and then the screen switched.


    This man and a woman broke into a group of obviously bad guys and started to kill them. They were vigorous, sharp, and fierce. They were very fierce. They almost killed them without any effort.


    "Brother and sister ray Al and Jane al?" The fat man muttered to himself, "the deadliest and most righteous killer in this land!"


    These are simple plots that explain the background of the characters. They are also concise and easy to understand. There are no enigmatic scenes. Even Miller Davis, who doesn''t like B-class movies very much, can see them after just a few glances.


    Ray Al and Jane al are a pair of super killers with conscience!


    Among them, ray Al and the heroine Cherie are old. Cherie''s men''s coat originally belonged to ray Al, but Jane al didn''t like Cherie. When ray al invited him to get on the bus, she even gave her a hand.


    Cherie, ray Al and Jane al get on the bus and leave the barbecue shop. The fat boss finds that someone has come to the barbecue shop again. The camera flashes past these people''s faces. The protruding pustules and bloody rotten faces flash away.


    "Er..." Claire covered her chest unconsciously.


    Those who have obviously become zombies break into the fat man''s barbecue shop!


    On the other hand, ray al encountered a zombie when he was driving. He took it as a wild deer and made an emergency turn, causing the truck to roll over. Because Cherie was injured before, the zombie smelling blood rushed over and pulled her out of the car. When ray Al and Jane al went to the rescue, a zombie had already broken Cherie''s right leg, and the snow-white one was hanging with blood It looks very shocking.


    "Wow, there''s a one legged beauty!"


    There is no horror atmosphere in the movie hall, but it is full of joy. Posters and propaganda films have long predicted the appearance of the heroine, and those male audiences have long been waiting for this scene.


    Up to now, there is no lack of beauty, blood, violence and humor, and fans of B-level movies are very happy.


    Cherie''s injury is a lead, followed by a sick doctor and barbecue shop owner''s brother police, the sick doctor is also a hidden killer, but also with Jane - Al old love.


    The film is divided into two lines. Jane Eyre and the doctor are in the hospital to help Cherie with her broken leg. Ray Eyre is arrested by the sheriff who recognizes him and takes him to the police station.


    There are many large-scale shots here, especially the plot in the hospital. However, Murphy paid great attention to the scale between bloody and disgusting when shooting and making. Almost all the shots were controlled in the scale of bloody, which made people feel extremely bloody but not disgusting.


    Some plots, which appear on videotapes and in cinemas, are just two kinds of effects.


    Of course, there is no lack of black humor here. For example, doctors are good at throwing flying knives and needles with scalpels and syringes. Scalpels, in particular, can always accurately explode the eggs of the lost


    In addition, ray Al and the sheriff join hands to kill the zombies in the police station and come to the hospital for rescue. They install a chair leg as a prosthetic limb for Cherie. Cherie also uses this prosthetic limb to blow up the egg of a zombie blocking the road.When we see ray al undressed and having sex with Cherie, who is also undressed but with a wooden leg up, on the bed, the happy atmosphere in the cinema reaches its climax, and laughter starts one after another. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Go, my goddess!"


    After Jane Eyre refits an M4 assault rifle, ray Eyre puts it on Cherie''s leg. The former goddess becomes a superhero with beauty, sexuality and killing at this moment.


    Cherie instantly becomes super cool. A dancer with a broken leg is equipped with the prosthesis of an M4 assault rifle by her boyfriend, fighting with the zombie to death.


    The audience in the cinema fell into a special carnival atmosphere, which was a cool, dazzling and drag killing feast!


    In the last row, Todd McCarthy, the critic of Hollywood Reporter, nodded slightly. This strange film is just like propaganda. It''s really interesting.


    He came to see "planet of terror" at Cannes Film Festival because it was well received by his British counterparts.


    On the screen, after Cherie''s prosthetic limb was upgraded to a machine gun, she was invincible. When she saw people killing people, she saw Buddha killing Buddha. In particular, Cherie combined striptease action with killing, and dragged her machine gun to sprint, jump, shoot from high altitude, and shoot from the ground.


    Those B-level film lovers, have been hi to cry!


    Then, the heads of the zombies flew into the sky, and the helicopter propellers launched a terrible massacre of the zombies, with limbs, arms, viscera and blood flying everywhere.


    This completely pushed the atmosphere of the film to a climax!


    There is also a lot of noise in the movie hall. It seems that only in this way can those B-level film lovers express their happiness!


    This film is so direct, the purpose is very clear, is to make people cool, the focus of the film is not to create a terrible atmosphere, torture people''s nerves, but rely on a lot of plasma splashing, dismembering the living, mutant zombies, machine gun beauty and other stimulating pictures, let people experience the pleasure of killing.


    Brooke stern is a companion of Miller Davis. He is different from Miller Davis. He is a real B-movie lover. At this moment, he feels his soul is flying fast and cool!


    There are so many elements in this movie that it''s amazing!


    There''s no zombie in the beauty movie? It seems that in this type of film, the conflict between beauty and ugliness is more dramatic and more endurable.


    But the beauties in "planet of terror" are a little different: one leg is a lethal automatic rifle, slim body, killing zombies and special forces without breath. If some orthodox writers want to write a book on "* * *" and violence, the stills of the heroine are suitable for cooperation.


    She started as a weak woman, and her name was extremely ambiguous. Later, she was turned into King Kong by zombies!


    And the plot. Generally speaking, the plot of this type of film is very routine, but most plots of "terrorist planet" don''t play according to the card principle. For example, the biochemical weapons expert confidently led everyone to grab the plane. Before, he felt that this guy was very strong and stylish, but as soon as he showed up, he was beaten into a flat headed fly There are many similar plots, which can highlight humor and bring surprise.


    Of course, just like the companions around them, they only pay attention to the hot figure of the heroine and a few erotic scenes with electric leakage. There are some unsociable people, people who don''t like to watch fighting and killing, people who never listen to metal rock, people who are not interested in zombie movies and have no feelings, and people who hate B-level movies, "fear planet" is definitely not suitable for them.


    Compared with other fans who are still immersed in the cheerful atmosphere brought by the climax of the film, Todd McCarthy is very calm. He is a professional film critic, contributing to such a famous and high-ranking media in the industry as Hollywood Reporter. He has his own judgment on any film. Now he has just finished watching the film, and he remembers all kinds of plots in it Clearly, it''s the best time to write a professional film review.


    After leaving the chief stone cinema, Todd McCarthy returned directly to the studio not far away. When he entered the office, he immediately picked up the pen and manuscript.


    Although computers and typewriters have become popular, he is still used to writing in this most traditional way.


    Sitting at his desk, Todd McCarthy thought for a moment and wrote down the first line.


    "It''s the director''s mediocrity and incompetence to make a complicated and wonderful story into a cup of boiled water; it''s the director''s success to make a simple story exciting, funny and memorable. In this respect, the horror planet directed by Murphy Stanton is a success


    He stopped writing, took a drink from his glass and continued to write.


    "I don''t think the news from Cannes Film Festival is completely true. The script of this film is very solid and can be called the best script of all zombie films."


    "In the military base at the beginning of the film, the director laid a strong color of suspense, and then the first third described the relationship between the main characters. At this time, people are the center of gravity, not zombies. The middle one-third turns into the confrontation between zombies and characters. This is the most important and vulgar part of zombie movies, such as the zombies slowly shaking from the distance, the protagonists hiding everywhere, and the zombies suddenly jumping out of the dark to scare people. But the director Murphy Stanton has dealt with it very quickly and strongly. ""In this part, there are not only gorgeous scenes - frankly speaking, many plots here lack logic, but the B-level film itself does not need too strict logic - and the director obviously cut off the convergence paragraph which reduces the rhythm, and the fight against zombies is to skip the unarmed fight, and directly enter into the straightforward bridge paragraph which is shot to burst the head and smashed by a car."


    "The last third of the plot turns to people, especially in the military base. It''s a good setting that not only takes care of the beginning but also increases the difficulty of confrontation and improves the effect of the scene. The stunt machine gun leg beauty didn''t turn into success until then, and then killed, directly leading to the final climax of the play!"


    "Although this film is about zombies, the imitation of zombie films mainly focuses on the first two paragraphs. In a sense, the sense of darkness and terror of zombie films is not the focus, and the final climax is not to kill zombies like cutting melons and vegetables to attract eyeballs."


    "Director Murphy Stanton''s setting of the whole film is more like a disaster film structure. Whether the main characters can escape from the sky in the confrontation with the evil Corps is the last highlight."


    "In addition, the effect of special effects scenes is far more than that of B-level films, and even close to the level of quasi-a-level production, which makes people who only expect to see B-level films be shocked. Moreover, the director''s use of B-level films to tell the story is quite smart, which saves a lot of necessary big scenes and conventional personal heroism sermons in the middle of the beginning, and only focuses on the final scene and scene The best characters in the play, the film''s wonderful and personality is also obvious


    After writing this, Todd McCarthy checked it again, called his assistant and handed it to her, "pass it on to the Hollywood Reporter editorial department. This is my column for tomorrow."


    The female assistant took a look and found that the name of the film was a little strange. When she went out, she had some doubts. Her boss was one of the most famous film critics in the United States. How could she write a film review of this kind of film with little popularity in the column?


    When she returned to her position, she checked the movie "planet of terror" on the Internet and found that it was made and released by Miramax. It suddenly occurred to her that the boss seemed to have attended a party not long ago. The sponsor of the party should be the Weinstein brothers.


    Every year in the awards season, the boss seems to be a supporter of Miramax. She vaguely remembers that the name "Chicago" was frequently mentioned in the frequent correspondence between the boss and Miramax some time ago.


    She didn''t have much to do with it. The assistant stood up and went to the fax machine to send a fax to the Hollywood Reporter editorial department.


    may be the chain effect of the "chainsaw awesome" sale, or perhaps Mira Max''s propaganda is enough. Many occupation critics have noticed the typical B movie of the planet of terror, and a related comment has also been sent to different editorial departments of paper media on Friday.


    Compared with the paper media which can be published the next day, the timeliness and timeliness of the network are stronger.


    After watching the movie, she accompanied Claire around Hollywood Avenue until the sun fell below the horizon.


    Entering the house, she kicked off her high-heeled shoes, threw her bag on the sofa and rushed to the front of the computer.


    She really wants to see what kind of comments the abnormal director''s new abnormal work has triggered on the Internet.


    Moreover, as the first person who paid attention to Murphy Stanton and his IMDB section on the Internet, Daisy frequently left messages on it and has become one of the leaders of Murphy Stanton''s discussion group.


    Usually, she often comes to have a look. Now she has a new movie on the other side. Of course, she won''t forget it.


    Open the IMDB website and find the exclusive section of Murphy Stanton. Daisy looks at the picture of Murphy Stanton on the section and holds up her chin with one hand on the computer desk. She just feels that he is still so handsome and cool, and it''s not enough to see


    The main reason why she doesn''t think it''s enough is that she thinks that under the cool skin, there is a abnormal heart.


    That''s what attracts her most.


    After looking at the message board under the section, there are not many changes. Just like a few days ago, Murphy Stanton''s attention level is still relatively low, which can''t be compared with those famous directors.


    There''s more than one name behind Stanton''s horror planet.


    Click on "planet of terror", Daisy drags directly down to the comment bar. After only one look, she gets angry. At the top of the comment bar, there are two bad comments that only give one point!


    "It''s disgusting to see such a film!"


    "What a mess of rags, except disgusting exaggeration, it''s nothing to look at!"


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    Seeing the top two bad reviews, Daisy scratched her head. She remembered that when the movie was released, there were no bad reviews on IMDB in the first few days. In the following week, even if there were bad reviews, few people would score so low. Isn''t that a good phenomenon?


    Daisy didn''t care about the two bad reviews. She continued to look down, and the following returned to normal, with the majority of good reviews.


    "The plot that looks like brain damage, vulgar dialogue, and very yellow and very violent plot, after being combined by Murphy Stanton, is actually a very wonderful film. It looks really enjoyable and exciting!"


    The man gave a score of eight.


    "Concise lines, bloody pictures, bloody plots, and the performance of handsome men and beautiful women make this super brilliant cut film! It can satisfy not only men''s fantasy of obscenity and heroism, but also women''s desire of independence and romanticism. Murphy Stanton is so talented


    This one seems to prefer heavy taste B-level films, and gave 9 points directly!


    "The film is full of cult style, and Murphy Stanton shows his talent unscrupulously. The whole film is incisive and charming. In addition to the fantastic ideas such as machine gun with broken leg, and the sexy and hot performance of the heroine, it can be said that it is sexy and sensual!"


    Daisy also admits that many of the plots in the film are more likely to please male audiences.


    "It''s a gorgeous movie. Murphy Stanton is so skillful in playing zombie type movies. He has imagination in all kinds of blood spurting, breaking hands and thighs. The leading actor and heroine are very happy. Robert Downey, Jr. is so handsome. I can see that his eyes are wet at the end, but I laugh again when I see the gorgeous lift off of the heroine."


    A score of more than 8 points indicates that most of the audience who have seen the film like "planet of terror".


    But in the praise, we can see some bad comments from time to time.


    "It''s one of the worst and most disgusting movies I''ve ever seen. The theme is clear, but it''s a mess. It''s totally without plot, and it''s absurd. "


    These films have lowered the rating of the film.


    It seems that word-of-mouth differentiation is very fierce, right? Daisy pulled the website to the top. Now the score of the film is 2 points, which is neither low nor high for a new film.


    She thought about it, put her hands on the keyboard and typed out a comment.


    "Planet of terror is very, very vulgar, worse than the chainsaw! Once again, Murphy Stanton brought his perverted ideas to the big screen! However, his abnormal idea is what I have always loved, because I am actually a very vulgar person. " Pornographic and violent


    Murphy "Stanton" this "terror planet" is really very yellow and violent, but also very awesome, it is really awesome! Murphy is a schizophrenic pervert. He can shoot the lethal Lori of castration, or such a cut film with the smell of hormones and carrion blood. To say, I still love the yellow and violent Murphy Stanton


    "To paraphrase a popular saying, Murphy Stanton never plays sissy games. So, for a director like him, the movie should be used to play as he likes. If you want to kill at will, you have to have piles of zombies. If you want to have a hormonal burst, you need to have a sexy beauty and a cool guy who plays with a gun, and have sex and love. If you want to make a spoof, if you want to be unconventional, you have to make it dirty, if you want to do something disgusting, elegant and serious, you have to play at the same time! "


    "I guess that it must be very fun to shoot such a metamorphosis movie. Murphy Stanton has made awesome Pepo Robert brother Donny like this to be shot by a gun."


    "In a word, it''s really cool to watch such a cut film. It will make me such a boring working woman who is always in a perfect mood."


    "To think of it, a movie is a toy, a real utopia for Murphy. For people like him, Utopia is not only pure and beautiful, but also in a completely destructive form. All his love for movies is splashed in such movies by Murphy Stanton, which belongs to him personally but is loved by some people. "


    "What''s more, for a cut movie, those who understand it will understand it, and those who don''t need to understand it. Elegance is a kind of posture. This kind of vulgarity has technology, depth and entertainment, which is also a kind of posture. This is an era that needs you to pose the most, and it is also an era that needs you to pose yourself. The most terrible thing is that there are a group of people who are always pretending to pose, but they have no pose. "


    "Therefore, on a free morning on a working day, you can enjoy watching movies like this, focusing on taste adjustment, watching handsome men play cool, watching shooting, watching all kinds of beauties show their chests, thighs and waist, watching zombies being beaten to pieces, feeling the stimulation of spitting dirty words, watching plasma ketchup spraying, and watching a movie you love The perverted director of self film posture entertains himself Well, let''s go to work or anything. The planet that makes people feel terrible and happy at the same time will not be the cruel real world after all. "After writing this, Daisy didn''t feel like it, so she gave a very good score!


    Then, she went back to the Murphy Stanton section of IMDB, staring at the characters above.


    How abnormal is the director''s idea? She suddenly had the idea of communicating directly with each other.


    Open Google, Daisy input the name of Murphy Stanton, but how can not find the contact address, anxious to scratch the long brown hair, continue to search up, after a while, finally found out that his agency is CAA.


    Daisy found the pen and writing paper, held her chin for a moment, and decided to write a letter to the pervert director.


    "Hello, director Stanton, I''m a fan of you and a faithful believer of your abnormal ideas. Since I saw" fruit candy ", I''ve loved your large-scale heavy taste movies, especially all kinds of violent and bloody scenes in them..."


    Put the finished letter into the envelope she found. Daisy wrote a correspondence address of CAA company on the envelope and planned to mail it when she went to work tomorrow.


    If that pervert director can communicate with himself She was excited to think about it.


    "According to the current statistics, the reputation of terror planet has a trend of polarization."


    In Burbank Miramax''s office, Jones Butler put a report on the desk in front of Harvey Weinstein. "I''m afraid the media and audience reputation are not as good as" chainsaw. "


    Harvey Weinstein nodded, which was no surprise. From the day he decided to invest in this project, he knew that "planet of terror" was more like a B-class movie than "the shock of the chainsaw". People who like this kind of movie often like it very much, but they don''t like it at all.


    He asked, "how about attendance?"


    "This morning and this afternoon," Jones Butler just transferred to the marketing department, these jobs are not very familiar, looked down at the information in hand, "there are about 30 audiences per show on average."


    "Not bad." Harvey Weinstein looked calm. "It''s almost what we expected."


    The film should do as expected.


    He and Miramax did not think that "terror planet" could become "chainsaw scare". Hollywood could not produce a film with such a high return on investment as "chainsaw scare". If Murphy Stanton could make every film, he would not be a potential director, but God came to the world.


    Terror planet has made a profit. Now it just depends on how much profit it makes.


    Harvey Weinstein waved to Jones Butler, motioned her to go out, quietly reclined in her chair, let the time go by, as if waiting for the first day''s data.


    After returning to Los Angeles from Cannes, Murphy didn''t have any time to adjust. According to Miramax''s plan, he invested in the promotion of "planet of terror". He is the director of the film and signed a North American box office sharing agreement with Miramax. The higher the North American box office of the film, the more revenue he will get.


    "Director Stanton, it''s said that the film''s bloody scale is very large."


    Out of a notice scene, Murphy just walked to the car, and a reporter ran after him and asked, "will such a large-scale film cause some negative impact on the audience?"


    Murphy opened the door, got in the car, and said, "let me show you, this is black comedy! As for large-scale pictures, MPAA rated the film as R! "


    With that, Murphy got into the car. When he closed the door, Bill rosis on the other side signaled the driver to drive quickly. The car slowly left the circle of reporters and headed for century city.


    Bill rosis looked back at a dozen entertainment reporters behind him. "Your popularity has gradually opened up. As long as this film is successful, you can be regarded as a famous director in North America."


    "It''s just that," Murphy said with a smile. "I can''t cope with it."


    "Are you afraid of them?" Bill rossis turned around and looked at the reporters through the back window. "I heard Carla Firth say that you were a very good freelance journalist at the time."


    "It''s also one with very little morality and bottom line." Murphy laughed at himself.


    Bill rosis laughed and said, "I have good news for you. It''s a good day."


    Murphy nodded, but asked, "where''s the public praise?"


    "There are other voices in the praise," bill rosis said directly, without concealment. "There are some polarizations."


    "What about the professional reputation in North America?"


    Although the audience''s word-of-mouth can more directly reflect the market response of a film, everyone knows that the media will affect the public, and the evaluation of a film by professional media can more or less affect the box office.


    Bill rosis shakes his head. "The response speed of paper media is relatively slow. We have to wait for tomorrow." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    With the end of the day''s screening, the number of people who have watched "planet of terror" has increased, and the trend of polarization in the audience''s reputation has become more and more obvious. In a field audience survey report that Miramax received in the early morning, there are always some bad comments in the good reviews, and the number of bad comments is obviously more than that of the newly released "electric saw".


    This film is absolutely a masterpiece in the eyes of B-movie lovers.


    "Cool to silly, blood to laugh, beautiful to dirty, miserable to sad. It''s beautiful. Murphy''s the one who makes the most noise


    "That''s great. It''s the best movie I''ve seen this year!"


    "Unparalleled cut film, wonderful, it''s cool to watch!"


    Without exception, these people rated the live audience of the film a +.


    But for non-B movie lovers, especially those who are attracted into the movie hall by the unique beauty, most of them don''t have a good impression of "horror planet".


    "Playing zombie shooting for more than an hour is more interesting than this movie."


    "The film was rough enough and disgusting."


    In contrast, the evaluation of B - and C of these people is also their real feelings.


    However, different from the polarization of the audience''s word-of-mouth, "planet of terror" appeared on many media comment pages the next day, with far less negative comments than Murphy imagined. It seems that the North American media and professional film critics who have seen it are very willing to buy the film.


    Among the 37 North American film reviews collected by rotten tomatoes, 30 were well received, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes was as high as 84%.


    On the more authoritative media score, Metacritic included 35 media, with an average score of 77.


    Obviously, the media and critics all think that "planet of terror" is a good work.


    However, the media and film critics can only influence the market to a certain extent, and can not determine the future of a film. It is the market that really determines the future fate of "terrorist planet".


    On Friday, "planet of terror" was shown in 2000 North American Theaters, and finally closed for $6.85 million!


    It''s a relief for Murphy and bill rosis.


    In particular, the latter, "terrorist planet" is the first project he is responsible for. If the box office in North America does not meet expectations, it will certainly have a lot of negative effects on the future.


    "Miramax''s first week box office is expected to be between $12 million and $14 million."


    In CAA''s independent office, Bill rosis looks at Mike across the street. "The film has now won half of the lowest expected box office. The box office pressure in the next two days will be much less. As long as there is no cliff diving today, it will certainly exceed the expectation!"


    "Yes Mike''s mood looks good, "I finally have a client who starred in a film with more than ten million dollars at the box office in North America."


    On the one hand, he hopes to see the film meet the expectations, so that his Jessica chastan''s position in the industry will rise greatly, and at the same time, his agent will also rise.


    On the other hand, I don''t want to see the film succeed. If the film is successful, Murphy Stanton will surely climb to a higher position as a director, and bill Rossi''s weight in the CAA will naturally become more and more important.


    Now that Bill rosis has left him behind for a long time, Murphy standu''s continued success will make the distance between them more and more distant, and in the end they may never catch up with each other


    Bill rosis looked at the time, stood up and said, "come on, let''s go to the event in Santa Monica."


    Santa Monica Commercial Plaza is one of the famous commercial centers in Los Angeles. Many media or film promotional activities will be put here. When the crew of horror planet appeared on the Plaza in front of the commercial center, it attracted a lot of attention.


    Especially Robert Downey Jr. is the center of the media.


    In Miramax''s publicity and marketing planning, Robert Downey Jr. is an extremely important publicity point. From the past few days, some media and websites began to see a lot of news such as "Robert Downey Jr.''s prodigal son comes back", "the brilliant Downey is back", "the latest masterpiece of Robert Downey Jr. who quit drug addiction" and so on.


    The star standing in front of the curtain will always be the focus of media attention. Although Robert Downey Jr. has been out of breath before, with the support of Miramax''s plan and all kinds of relations secretly launched by Robert Downey Sr., and the screening of "planet of terror" at Cannes Film Festival before, it has created a certain momentum. It seems that the rising star of tomorrow at that time really is Come back.


    "Yes, I''m in the film because of Murphy."


    In the interview area demarcated above the square, Robert Downey, Jr. stands in the middle of reporters and talks. Compared with Murphy, who is also interviewed on the left, he is more suitable for this occasion. "On the day I got out of prison, Murphy personally took me back from prison to Los Angeles, giving me this opportunity.""Do you really appreciate director Stanton?" A reporter put out the microphone.


    Instead of answering, little Robert Downey made a gesture to the reporter on the left to get out of the way. Then he went to Murphy''s side and immediately took his shoulder.


    "Hey, brother!"


    On hearing this, Murphy stopped, turned to look at little Robert Downey, and gave him a smile.


    A large number of reporters surrounded the two people, pressed the shutter of the camera in their hands, and photographed Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., who looked very close.


    At this time, another reporter asked aloud, "I heard that you used to serve in the same prison?"


    Murphy didn''t open his mouth. Robert Downey Jr. said something better.


    "We lived in the same cell as well as in the same prison." Robert Downey, Jr. released the hand that held Murphy''s shoulder, pointed to him and said, "do you know how much Murphy has helped me? I can''t get rid of drugs without him! I won''t stand up again without him! Without him, I would not be here now! "


    He was very emotional and excited. "He was the dawn when I fell into the dark! He''s the angel who saved me from hell! He is my God... "


    Reporters around looked at little Robert Downey. Little Robert Downey took a step back and said, "he''s still my brother!"


    Then he stretched out his arm and hugged Murphy. Although Murphy was not an actor, he knew what to do at this time. He also hugged little Robert Downey.


    The sound of the shutter is continuous, and the light of the flashing lights seems to cover the sunshine of Los Angeles in June. This picture of brotherhood kills countless media reporters.


    This is another propaganda point set by Miramax - brotherhood!


    Murphy released little Robert Downey and waved to the other side. "Jim, Seth, Jonah, come here!"


    James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill all came to this side. Robert Downey pointed to them and said, "since I got out of prison, they have given me countless help and made me feel family and friendship. They are also my brothers!"


    "Stand in a row." Murphy whispered to James Franco.


    Five people each holding the people around, standing in front of the camera of the media reporter, like brothers.


    They almost attracted the attention of all the reporters on the scene. As the heroine, Jessica chastan, in this touching picture of brotherhood, lacks attention.


    Standing in the corner of the interview area, Jessica chastan turns to see her agent Mike, who is really looking at the five people with a frown.


    Jessica chastan sighed, but didn''t say anything. Anyway, through this movie, her way to Hollywood has been opened.


    The difference is that Murphy Stanton''s Hollywood Road is leading to the top, and there is chaos ahead of her.


    Although this kind of publicity can''t make the movie box office as big as Spiderman, which was painted last weekend, it can still attract some people''s attention. Moreover, old Robert Downey is also launching his own network to help his son. In the circle of Hollywood, there are few people who give charcoal in the snow, but there are many people who add icing on the cake.


    Little Robert Downey is obviously not the little Robert Downey he used to be. There is also a film that has a good response at Cannes Film Festival. Some people are willing to give old Robert Downey face by pushing it on without any effort.


    Miramax''s North American promotion and marketing expenses for "planet of terror" are only $4 million, but it has made a lot of momentum in the first week of its release, and even vaguely keeps up with 007: choose a day to die, which is also opened in North America this weekend.


    Of course, both Murphy and Miramax are very rational, knowing that this kind of B-class film with limited audience can''t be compared with James Bond who has built a gold lettered brand for decades.


    Friday''s box office also proved this point. The box office champion of that day was spider man, which was released in the second week, with nearly 20 million US dollars; the second was 007: die another day, with a single day harvest of more than 16 million US dollars; the $6.85 million of terror planet ranked third after the two films.


    Two days after the weekend, the ranking also maintained this position. The difference is that spider man''s word-of-mouth is strong, and the box office continues to rise in a single day; the polarization of the audience''s word-of-mouth of terror planet is becoming more and more obvious, and the box office in a single day is declining.


    However, this is also the normal rule of B-class films, and the decline is not very large, especially there is no cliff diving. In one day on Saturday, the box office only decreased by less than $1 million to close at $5.92 million.


    On Sunday, the box office of all the films will shrink, and the attendance rate of horror planet will continue to decline, but the decline is still healthy.


    When Sunday passed and the new week came, the latest North American box office statistics came out, and "horror planet" also got the box office number that Miramax expected. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "The newspaper you want, chief. A secretary came into the office and put a magazine on Kara Firth''s desk. Kara Firth nodded and took the magazine, "thank you."


    Seeing nothing else, the secretary left the office.


    Leaving the Premiere Magazine aside, Carla Firth was busy with her work. Although she was very concerned about Murphy''s new film achievements, she was more responsible for her own work.


    She was busy until more than ten o''clock in the morning. Her eyes left the computer screen. She stood up and went to the window. After watching for a while, she relaxed for a while. Then she went back to her desk and sat down and picked up the Premiere Magazine.


    She used to do social news, and she didn''t pay much attention to the entertainment industry, and she didn''t know much about the film industry. But since Murphy, a friend, changed his career to Hollywood, she not only paid attention to the news, but also had a deep understanding of the industry.


    On the cover of Premiere is Peter Parker, a famous little spider. Under the little spider, there is a striking Headline - "Spider Man" easily won the top box office in North America, "007: die some day" has a weak start, and the box office of horror planet has exceeded expectations in the first week!


    At the sight of this line, Carla Firth''s mouth lit up an imperceptible smile. That guy seems to have succeeded again!


    Open "Premiere" magazine, she directly found the weekly box office express, began to quickly browse.


    "Last weekend, three new films made it into the top five at the box office in North America, but none of them posed any threat to Spiderman. Finally, the superhero film produced and released by Sony Columbia Pictures won another $71.12 million, easily withstanding the new films, and once again won the top five at the box office at the end of the week. The cumulative results of this film in ten days reached $221.56 million...."


    After a brief look at the news about the box office champion, Carla Firth began to browse at a glance until she saw the news about "planet of terror". "Miramax''s alternative zombie movie" planet of terror "became the small winner this weekend. The box office of this low-cost B-class movie exceeded expectations, and its performance was stronger than that of another low-cost movie" secret of the holy sisters ". The box office of the first weekend in North America has exceeded its production cost line."


    "Last year, Murphy Stanton, the director of this film, released a movie with a return on investment ratio of horror like" chainsaw ", and this year''s" planet of terror "got $15.7 million in the first week of its release, which is close to double the box office cost line, proving once again his ability in genre films. At the same time, the film also beat the much anticipated "007: die another day" to become the best one of several new films this week


    "More than 58% of the audience is over 25 years old. In terms of gender, nearly 75% of the audience is male. The cinema audience rating of the film is "B +", and the audience''s reputation is good; the media evaluation of the film is mainly positive, with 81% of the 45 media included in the rotten tomato website giving good comments, with an average score of 8 points. The authoritative media Metacritic included 36 media with an average score of 72, far exceeding the pass line! "


    "In addition, Richard Chris, a special film critic of the magazine, thinks that the film is very conventional, but the director Murphy Stanton knows how to create tension on such subjects, and show the suspense and suffocating atmosphere in multiple levels, which brings a lot of cool action scenes at the same time..."


    Seeing this, Carla Firth put down the magazine. It seems that she has seen the media''s comments. Do you want to have a look?


    Think of here, she shook her head, or forget it, this kind of large-scale film is not her dish, "chainsaw" still has shadow.


    After clearing her desk, Carla Firth picked up the phone and dialed a number.


    Hearing a familiar voice over there, she said, "it''s me, Carla. Murphy, are you still in Los Angeles? It''s nothing important. I haven''t seen you for a long time. Why don''t you have dinner tonight? Well, you come to Beverly Hills. I''ll wait for you at Mr. Zhou''s restaurant at 7 p.m. and invite you to Chinese food. "


    On Monday morning, Erica Steinberg led Murphy and other major crew members to a live interactive meeting in Orange County. However, as a director, Erica Steinberg is not conspicuous and is not the center of publicity. There is not much work to be done. The whole activity is just like before, and the most prominent one is small Robert Downey.


    At the end of the afternoon, Murphy drove his Cadillac back to Los Angeles. At about half past six, he came to Beverly Hills and soon found Mr. Zhou''s restaurant.


    After parking the car and entering the restaurant, Murphy asked the waiter at the door, "which table is Kara faith''s?"


    "Miss faith has arrived."


    The waiter leads Murphy to the left, and comes to the place near the glass window on the left. Murphy sees Carla Firth from a distance. She is wearing a professional suit, and her face is still painted with delicate makeup. She is reading a magazine, as if she didn''t notice him."It''s been a long time?"


    Murphy walked across from her, pulled back her chair and sat down. Carla Firth put down her magazine. "It''s been ten minutes."


    She picked up the recipe and pushed it to Murphy. "Order. It''s my treat."


    "Have you got your order yet?" Seeing her nod, Murphy opened the menu and said, "I''m going to pick the most expensive one."


    "No problem." Carla Firth shrugged. "Next time you treat us, we''ll have golden caviar."


    After picking a few dishes, Murphy beckoned for the waiter, said a few words to him, closed the menu, returned to his head and asked, "golden caviar? What is it? "


    "Caviar with gold foil." Carla Firth was obviously joking, "it''s expensive food anyway."


    She raised her eyebrows. "But it''s not as expensive as you multimillionaire, is it?"


    Murphy opened his hand. "It''s not a problem what you want to eat."


    He squeezed his eyes. "How about this, I''ll order you a cake baked in dollars."


    Kara Firth gave him a pair of white eyeballs, and Murphy laughed. Just now, he was joking. Even if there is a lot of money on the book, he will not do it.


    Now it''s June 2002. As early as February, Fox Searchlight paid the North American box office share of the movie in accordance with the agreement. In addition, there was a sale out fee for overseas copyrights. Stanton studio''s book was not more than 10 million US dollars.


    However, this part of the funds will not stay on the book of Stanton studio for long. The sequel of "electric saw" has been approved. As the owner of most of the film copyright, Murphy is also ready to invest another sum of money in the sequel. He still has some confidence in this series.


    Like most B-rated movies, the box office of "chainsaw" is not particularly amazing, but it has been selling well in the video and DVD market, and it is definitely a stable source of revenue for a long time.


    And at his recommendation, a young Chinese named James Wen became the director of the sequel.


    Murphy''s heart, also has more confidence in the sequel.


    "According to you," after the dish came up, the two chatted while eating, and the topic also turned to the market around the film. "Is there still a lot to be done in the DVD rental and sales market in the future for" electric saw "and" terror planet "


    "I think so." Murphy always feels uncomfortable eating Chinese food with a knife and fork, but he doesn''t say anything. "The North American box office of" horror planet "can''t match that of" chainsaw ", but in the next five to eight years, the value created in the surrounding markets will definitely exceed the North American box office he can get."


    At this point, Murphy suddenly asked, "have you ever thought about switching to the film industry?"


    Carla Firth shook her head. "There''s no such idea for the moment."


    Murphy just casually asked, and then irresponsibly put forward suggestions, "I think it''s good for you to go to the film department of 20th century fox. With your current ability and qualifications, it''s very easy to become an executive. At that time, you can invest in my new film, and you don''t have to invest more than $100 million in one."


    "I''ll be fired soon, won''t I?"


    It seems that the food is not to the taste. After eating a little, Carla Firth put down her knife and fork and said, "if you invest hundreds of millions of dollars to make B-class movies, it''s estimated that Hollywood will go crazy."


    "Who said all my films would be B-rated?" Murphy''s eyes widened.


    Carla Firth shrugged. "Isn''t it?"


    Murphy scratched his head, thought about his plan, and sighed.


    Just as he wanted to say something more, Carla Firth''s cell phone rang. She picked up a few words, took her handbag and stood up in a hurry. "There''s something unexpected on the stage. I should go back."


    In the middle of the dinner, Murphy put down her knife and fork, picked up her napkin and wiped her mouth. "Shall I give it to you?"


    "I drove here." Carla Firth dug out the keys from her handbag.


    Murphy waved to her. "Go back."


    Carla Firth is also impolite, "remember to pay the bill, I''ll treat you next time."


    Maybe things are really urgent. She left in a hurry. Murphy bought the order, went out of Mr. Zhou''s restaurant, served her Cadillac, and was ready to return to Santa Monica.


    I have to get up early tomorrow to catch a plane with the crew to go to other places for publicity. Since Carla Firth has gone, he doesn''t want to stay here any more. He just went back to Santa Monica''s home early.


    Think of Kara - FES, Murphy are a little admire, this is a career of strong women, it seems that the work is always in the forefront.


    Perhaps this kind of talent can get the appreciation of the superior most, otherwise, Carla Firth will not become a senior executive of Fox TV station at a young age.


    The next morning, Murphy arrived at Los Angeles International Airport and joined the rest of the crew to embark on a North American publicity tour.


    However, the journey is very short, because the cinema life of B-level films is never long. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 182

    In the new week, with the crew''s promotion in major cities in North America, Murphy''s films continue to be shown in major cinemas. Moreover, due to the relatively good box office performance in the first weekend, the number of theaters in North America has also increased to nearly 2500, which is almost the limit of the number of theaters for a B-class film.


    As the weekend passes and the workday approaches, the box office of any film begins to shrink, and terror planet is no exception.


    On Monday, the one-day box office of the film fell to about $1.35 million from the $5 million level at the end of last week; on Tuesday, the traditional North American cinema discount day, the revenue rebounded slightly and closed at $1.46 million on that day; on Wednesday, it fell again and won $1.14 million; on Thursday, the one-day box office fell below $1 million and won $950000.


    In the four working days of the next week''s release of terror planet in North America, it received another $4.6 million, plus the $15.7 million it had already received. The cumulative box office in North America broke through the $20 million mark, reaching $20.3 million.


    This is close to three times the production cost line. Even if the income from overseas copyright during the Cannes Film Festival is not included, the $8 million production cost of the film can be said to be a success.


    It''s just that its success is not as amazing as the thrill of chainsaw. However, throughout the film history of North America, how many thrilling chainsaw movies have exceeded the expected revenue, which has also increased Miramax''s investment in publicity and marketing. The publicity materials of terrorist planet constantly appear in the late hours of TV stations, and the movie can also be seen on the websites where internet fans often gather The shadow of the film.


    This kind of publicity investment can attract a lot of audiences to enter the cinema, especially non-b-level film lovers. However, the increase of these passers-by audiences also causes the decline of the film''s audience reputation.


    IB above, the score has dropped to below 8 points, although there are still 7.9 points, but the proportion of negative comments in the comment column is obviously increasing.


    The polarization of audience reputation is an unavoidable problem for the terror planet. Although Murphy also expected this, and with the support of B-level film lovers, the film also got a good box office result, but just like all black style films with limited audience, when the next weekend comes, the box office will inevitably plunge.


    And the diving range is often more than those popular mainstream commercial masterpieces.


    In the three days of the next weekend, horror planet continued to show in nearly 2500 theaters, but the film arrangement rate dropped significantly. Coupled with the declining attendance rate, when the latest North American box office statistics came out this weekend, the box office of terror planet fell by 58% compared with that of last weekend, and it also fell out of the top five in the box office rankings In three days.


    Ten days after its release in North America, the box office has totaled $26.9 million, which is close to Miramax''s expected $30 million.


    However, this is an extremely competitive summer season. The box office slump of terror planet at the end of the next weekend also means that it is impossible for the film to continue to show in 2000 theaters. After the new week, the number of theaters has shrunk like a box office slump, falling to more than 1600.


    And between the end of June and the beginning of July, there are new films coming out, including famous works like Bourne''s identity.


    In addition, Miramax began to reduce its support for the terrorist planet after increasing certain investment in publicity and marketing. After all, this weekend, the New York Mafia jointly produced and released by Miramax and Touchstone Pictures will be released.


    No matter how, Murphy, James Franco, Jessica chastan and Robert Downey Jr. can''t compete with Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day Lewis.


    Film is an industry that relies heavily on publicity and marketing. A film with mixed reputation, such as terrorist planet, can''t keep its box office at a certain level without strong publicity support.


    In the four working days of the third week, the box office of terror planet fell to less than $500000 in one day, and only $1.7 million in four days, making a hard march towards the $30 million mark.


    Fortunately, the performance of the weekend has picked up. In the third weekend of the show, the box office of terror planet fell by more than 60%, but the $2.75 million box office gain finally pushed the total box office of North America over the $30 million mark.


    In the next four weeks, the number of theaters dropped to more than 1150, with a harvest of $1.95 million seven days a week.


    The market potential of this film is basically exhausted in the four weekends of its release. However, the film can still produce a certain box office figure and continue to be shown in cinemas, so it will not be swept out of the cinema immediately.


    Murphy and others also ended their North American propaganda tour and returned to Los Angeles.


    After coming back, Murphy went to Fox Searchlight first, met with the main members of the newly established chainsaw thriller 2 crew, and specially talked with James Wen. In the face of his victim, he was in a stable state of mind. When he did something, he just did it. Regret and guilt didn''t help.


    If it''s someone else, Murphy won''t pay attention to it, but the other person is a Chinese after all, which is one of the reasons why he strongly recommends to Fox Searchlight.Just like himself, any director is the most difficult when he starts. Although I don''t know how James Wen moved Lion Gate film, I don''t think it''s him who threw out a script. The management of Lion Gate film rushed up like a brain wreck and begged him to shoot.


    There must be some difficulties that people don''t understand.


    As long as there is the first step to success, the road behind will be much smoother. James Wen''s chainsaw thriller 2 has a great chance of success. In this way, he will not worry about no investment, and Murphy is not ready to continue to set foot in horror films. If everything goes well, James Wen will still be a master of Hollywood horror films.


    After exchanging some ideas with James Wyn, Murphy felt relieved about the project and went back to work on some of the things left over by Stanton studio and himself.


    He and Paul Wilson sorted out the basement storage room of Stanton studio, sold the camera and car police receiver that they had left behind, and sold some of the old desks, chairs and equipment that could not be used in the studio to the waste recycling station to replace them with new ones.


    Stanton studio is not a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. Murphy also needs some new equipment to improve work efficiency.


    Another is to appropriately improve the treatment of Paul Wilson, Rosa Rodriguez and the financial staff.


    In addition, Murphy also renewed an agency contract with Robert, a lawyer. No matter in the initial stage of capital accumulation or in the later stage of Ross'' bail, Robert showed enough ability, and Murphy did not want to rush to change an unfamiliar lawyer.


    The contract is also renewed by accountant David, who will fully assist Murphy and Stanton studio in tax affairs.


    The tax system of North America is very complicated. It is absolutely a country of ten thousand taxes. There are many differences in tax laws among states. There are also messy policies such as investment tax credit. It is necessary to have an excellent accountant.


    However, Murphy should have no less supervision measures. There are many cases of Hollywood being cheated by accountants or managers.


    In addition, Murphy moved out of the rental house for the time being. After a simple arrangement, she signed another one-year rental contract with the real estate agent, ready to start a new work and life.


    It''s been a few weeks since the completion of this project. In mid August, ten weeks after the release of terror planet in North America, it finally withdrew from the cinema market and officially went offline from all cinemas.


    After ten weeks of screening, although the horror planet did not become as big a hit as the electric saw, and its box office was not as good as Miramax''s, it still exceeded Miramax''s expectation, with a total box office of $38.75 million in North America.


    This is close to five times the production cost, compared with the North American ticket price, both investors and theaters are satisfied.


    Especially Miramax, Harvey Weinstein called Murphy directly and said that the cooperation between Miramax and Stanton studio would continue as long as he wanted to.


    It''s not hard to understand that Miramax not only recovered the cost, but also made a profit. Even if she had to pay Murphy a large share according to the agreement, the profit was still considerable.


    According to the original director contract agreement, if the box office of terror planet in North America exceeds $10 million, Murphy can automatically get a basic incentive of $100000, which is one percent of the box office in North America.


    This is a step-by-step reward agreement. For every $10 million increase in the box office in North America, Murphy''s bonus will also increase by 1%. That is to say, if the box office in North America reaches $20 million, he will get a 2% bonus.


    Now terror planet has $38.75 million at the box office, and Murphy can get 3% of the North American box office share, which is about $1.16 million.


    Even if Murphy has a lot of money now, it''s a lot of money.


    Of course, just like the previous electric saw thriller, Miramax will not pay the money immediately. After paying off the remaining $300000 of Murphy''s basic director''s remuneration, Miramax first paid the share of $400000, and the remaining amount will be paid in the next six months.


    After the film was released, Miramax, taking advantage of the warm-up, launched the director''s editing version V of the horror planet together with MasterCard, in which more large-scale shots were included. After the film went on the market, its sales volume was quite good, and it once broke into the top five in the sales and rental markets.


    However, all this has nothing to do with Murphy.


    His eyes will keep looking forward, and the Hollywood Road is just beginning. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

 Chapter 183

    It''s hot in Los Angeles in August. In front of Chandler Hall of the music center, what''s hotter than the weather is the madness of the reporters. They either hold microphones or hold cameras to fight for a better position, and they don''t hesitate to pull their shoulders out of the crowd.


    The suit is wrinkled and the tie is crooked, but no one cares. In the eyes of these reporters who specialize in entertainment news, these are worth it.


    Because on the red carpet in front of them, Steven Spielberg has just passed by, and Tom Cruise, who has just divorced, comes over with his new girlfriend Penelope Cruz. Behind them is Peter Jackson, a fat New Zealand man. These are Hollywood celebrities. The photos can be on the front page of tomorrow''s entertainment page. If you can interview them and ask for some exclusive information, That''s it.


    Even if there are too many reporters around them, there are still directors like Murphy Stanton who can interview them.


    however, if they can interview popular directors and stars, no one will come to Murphy Stanton.


    As a B-level film director, the readers concerned are still very limited.


    Probably due to the arrangement of the organizer, Murphy stepped onto the red carpet to find that he was caught between Peter Jackson and Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe, who are famous for the ring: ring guard team. Until the end of the red carpet, few reporters spoke to him.


    Murphy is also happy to be clean. Now that the planet of terror is out of gear, there is no need for him to use the opportunity of Saturn prize to win attention.


    He didn''t even enter the interview area. He went directly into the Chandler hall where the Saturn awards ceremony was held.


    This is the 82nd Saturn awards ceremony. It was originally held in early June, but at the end of May, the CIA and the FBI jointly issued a warning that Al Qaeda may launch a new round of terrorist attacks on the United States, and the large-scale activities of celebrities are the primary target. As a last resort, the Saturn awards ceremony has been postponed to the end of August.


    Walking into Chandler hall, Murphy, under the command of a staff member, quickly finds the location of the electric saw thriller crew. In the past, he finds James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill sitting together.


    "This way, Murphy," saisrogan beckoned to Murphy, and Jonah hill stood up and said, "come here"


    Murphy strode over, sat on the empty chair on James Franco''s left hand, looked at the frowning saisrogan and Jonah hill through him, and asked, "it''s urgent"


    "it''s not urgent." It was James Franco who said, "it''s the two of them who have found something that they think is very interesting."


    It''s still a while before the award ceremony, Murphy asked bored, "you two, tell me what it is"


    "Murphy, look over there." Jonah Hill pointed to the front seat on the left and said, "look who it is"


    following his hand, Murphy recognized the super handsome Hollywood guy with only one look. "Tom Cruise, it seems that there is a Spanish actress next to him. I can''t remember his name."


    "Don''t worry about the Latin woman," Seth Logan reminded, leaning this way. "Look at the seventh position on Tom Cruise''s right."


    In the twinkling of an eye, Murphy first saw curly red hair, which was different from Jessica chastan''s red hair. Red was mixed with more gold.


    Although he could only see one back and one unclear profile, Murphy recognized who the woman was, the ex-wife of superstar Tom Cruise, whom Jonah Hill had just shown him. One of them nominated for best actor and the other for best actress at the Saturn awards.


    "Did you say they would win?" Jonah hill was like discovering a new world.


    Seth Logan looked over there and fumbled for his fat chin. He said, "with the spontaneity of Hollywood, the organizers of events will surely give Tom Cruise the best actor first, and then Nicole Kidman the best actress."


    Murphy nodded with approval. "If I were the planner of this award ceremony, I would let Nicole Kidman present the award to Tom Cruise first, and then Tom Cruise present the award to Nicole Kidman. Only in this way can we have gimmicks, news points and ratings. "


    James Franco, who has been silent for a long time, can''t help but sneer: "it''s a waste of time for you not to be the director of the Saturn awards ceremony"


    Murphy shrugged his shoulders with a smile and said confidently, "I think so, too."


    "If I say that if they really meet on the podium," Seth Logan is still looking over there, as if hoping for this to happen, "what kind of expressions will they have"


    "calm awarding, calm receiving." Murphy didn''t even think about it and gave an answer, "smile relative, hug deeply, prove to everyone that we are still good friends even if we are apart."


    Jonah Hill didn''t seem to believe Murphy''s words. He questioned, "they can really do this"


    "nonsense, they do better than Murphy said," James Franco knocked down the arm of his chair and reminded, "you two idiots, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are the best actors in Hollywood."Jonah hill and Seth Logan were dubious about what Murphy and James Franco said. The award ceremony that started later confirmed what Murphy and James Franco said. When Nicole Kidman won the Saturn Award for best actress, Tom Cruise took the initiative to stand up and send congratulations to his wife after passing the seat where Tom Cruise was sitting Embrace deeply, just like the things that I wanted to kill each other a year ago never happened.


    Jonah hill has been staring over there until Nicole Kidman stepped onto the podium and sighed, "this is Hollywood"


    the biggest attraction tonight is undoubtedly Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the former couple, who won best actor and best actress respectively by virtue of vanilla sky and island soul.


    It''s a happy event. The winning films are all box office hits. There won''t be popular films that most audiences haven''t seen or heard. It''s a time of science fiction, fantasy and horror films.


    Different from Oscar''s appeal for both refined and popular tastes, and different from the artistic success of international film festivals such as Venice, the Saturn Award has always been focused on encouraging excellent sci-fi, fantasy and horror films. In other words, this is a completely mainstream commercial film award ceremony.


    It can be seen from the winners and the films that Tom Cruise, who was scorned by the Oscars, was the favorite here. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer''s stone won nine nominations. Peter Jackson won the best director award by virtue of the Lord of the rings: the ring guard team


    "dear Murphy, don''t be sad, don''t be sad." watching Peter Jackson, who received the best director award on the stage, Jan "It''s just the Saturn prize," musfranco said in a low voice. "One day, maybe you will become the best director of the Oscars."


    Murphy squinted at him. "Am I so stupid that I thought I could beat Peter Jackson and Spielberg with a chainsaw?"


    He looked at the awarding guests on the stage and said, "this is the prize we may get."


    On the stage, the sweet looking Jessica Alba is reading the nomination list of the best horror film for the Saturn Award, "the best horror film nominees for the 28th Saturn Award are: Island thriller, ghost children''s home, scary cannibals, 13th Street, chainsaw thriller."


    She smiles at the stage, sunny and pure.


    "It must be us, it must be us," whispered Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    James Franco also put away his playful expression, his face stretched.


    Murphy unconsciously holds his fist. This is the first time since he joined the film industry that he may win a heavyweight award. There is a Saturn Award next to him. It will be much more convenient for him to invest or find a distribution in the future.


    And his next plan also needs such a heavyweight award to increase persuasion, so that he can convince the famous stubborn guy in the cartoon industry as soon as possible.


    Before the award ceremony, Bill rosis and grace also did a lot of work. Murphy believes that he still has the hope of winning the prize.


    The biggest competitor is undoubtedly Kojima thriller, but this film has won the best actress. From the perspective of cake sharing, the winning hope of chainsaw thriller is even greater.


    "The winner is" Jessica Alba opened the envelope in her hand, with a typical sunny smile on her face, and said the final answer. "The electric saw is terrified"


    "wow" next to two strange cries, which are the excited voices of Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    James, Frankie, they need to be calm. They stand up for the first time, look at Murphy and clap their palms.


    The applause came from all directions and gathered to Murphy. Murphy''s clenched fist waved in his chest and stood up


    buttoned up his suit. Murphy hugged James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill one by one, and then walked to the stage.


    "This is the young director who sold two small films in a row." when Spielberg finished this sentence, he saw his assistant nodding and said, "let people stare at him, pay attention to his new project, and let me know if there is any news."


    On the stage, Murphy took the best horror movie trophy from Jessica Alba, opened her hand and gave the chocolate beauty a polite hug, then stood in front of the microphone in the middle of the stage, looked down at the trophy in her hand and said, "thank you" is not finished.

 Chapter 184

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    the champagne opens, bubbles come out, goblets are filled one by one, and then Jonah hill and Seth Logan scream, "Saturn Award for best horror film, we''ve got Saturn Award for Best Horror Film"


    the howling sound of their two wolves reverberates in the backyard. Fortunately, the residents here are far away, Murphy You don''t have to worry about affecting your neighbors.


    James Franco sat on the chair beside the swimming pool, picked up a glass of champagne and touched Murphy sitting opposite him. "Congratulations"


    Murphy drank it all in one gulp, "congratulations to us"


    anyway, he was in a good mood to win the best horror film award, which will also help the future.


    Jonah hill and Seth Logan, the two guys, were still howling, howling, drinking and twisting around the pool.


    In the new courtyard, there are two dirty looking men who are crazy and mean to howl at midnight.


    "You two" Murphy reminded them loudly, "the antiskid by the swimming pool has not been done, be careful not to fall"


    after all, this is a rental house. After a simple cleaning up some time ago, he moved back from the hotel.


    When they came back from the Los Angeles Music Center, they were all in a good mood. They just came here to have a small celebration party. After drinking a lot of wine, Jonah hill and Seth Logan got over excited and came back to sit beside Murphy and James Franco.


    After four more drinks, Jonah Hill suddenly asked, "I heard that your studio is going to add an investment promotion department"


    "I can''t just hang around in small productions." Murphy put down his goblet and shook his dizzy head. "The mainstream commercial production has a large investment, so it''s sure to attract advertising sponsorship. I also need an advertising department. But now it''s just a preliminary idea. "


    "What do you think of me?" Jonah Hill obviously drank too much and said difficultly, "I''ll be the manager of the investment promotion department for you"


    Murphy raised his eyebrows, "Jonah, I don''t beat you, will you sell?"


    Jonah Hill patted the table, "of course"


    "well" Murphy flipped in his pocket, took out a pen and threw it to Jonah You sell it to me


    Taking the pen from Murphy, Jonah Hill thought about it and said, "it''s made by Parker company"


    Murphy raised his hand and interrupted him, "it''s too old-fashioned"


    Jonah Hill scratched his head, picked up the pen and put it in front of his eyes. He didn''t know how to continue.


    After grabbing the pen, Murphy threw it back to James Franco and said, "Jim, sell it to me."


    James Franco took the pen, turned it around in his hand, suddenly picked up a napkin on the table and handed it to Murphy, "you are the director of Murphy Stanton. I like your movie very much. Can you sign it for me?"


    Murphy felt his pocket and took the pen again. "See, I need a pen now."


    With that, he threw the pen on the table.


    Jonah Hill blinked and understood what Murphy meant.


    But Murphy said directly, "even Jim is not suitable for this business. You all have the talent to be actors. You are more suitable to be directly involved in film production than to be a salesman. "


    Sethrogen picked up the champagne and filled it up for everyone. "Come on, let''s continue to celebrate"


    after another glass of wine, Jonah Hill belched, "today is a special time for us, you guys know"


    Murphy and others shook their heads. He secretly pulled out a small bag from his trouser pocket. "I had expected that the electric saw would win the prize, "Dangdangdang" he opened the bag and found four white pills in it. "No one is allowed to rob. There is only one pill for each person"


    James Franco picked up one and put it in front of his eyes to have a closer look. "What''s this"


    "Jonah Hill picked up one and was about to throw it into his mouth, but he was held by Murphy next to him," wait Wait, Jonah, are you going to go crazy here and drown in the pool "


    " Er "Jonah hill put the pills down again.


    "You guys" Murphy pointed to them, "don''t take drugs at will"


    Jonah hill and Seth Logan didn''t agree, even James Franco didn''t care much.


    Although a few people are friends, no one will listen to this kind of persuasion. This is Hollywood, where alcohol and drugs are rampant.


    Murphy advised a word, see three guys don''t listen, lazy to say anything, blind for net, stand up and announce, "the party is over, you can go to other places. Drug."


    "Hey, you''re so ungrateful," Jonah Hill yelled, "just throw us out"


    Murphy stood up and walked towards the main building, leaving only one last admonition: "life is precious, be careful with drugs"


    the party ended, and Jonah Hill, Seth Logan and James Franco left here together Murphy sent them out and said, "it doesn''t matter if you don''t listen to me, but you have to find a suitable place to use drugs. Don''t let me pick someone up in the police station tomorrow.""You are so wordy." the three men waved and left.


    Murphy shakes his head and closes the door to go back to rest. It''s hard for him to say anything about this. It''s just a low-grade drug popular in Hollywood.


    This kind of medicine is mainly used for insomnia in clinic. It can make people addicted after a long time and is banned in most countries and regions in the world.


    Murphy doesn''t touch these things, but it''s no surprise that there are so many such things after she has been in Hollywood for so long. In fact, not only the stars in front of the screen, but also many people behind the scenes are using this kind of medicine. Moreover, quite a number of people will use it together with alcohol, which can enhance the effect of alcohol and have the ability of delirium as a substitute for hallucination.


    Taking a small dose can make the users go from depression to extreme neuroticism and excitement. Long term use can form dependence and lead to toxicosis.


    The next day, as soon as he got up, Murphy couldn''t care about the head discomfort after drinking. He hung up the phone to the three guys and heard that they were all at James Franco''s house. Then he relaxed, washed and had breakfast. According to the previous agreement, he drove to the Death Star building in Century City.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    As soon as he walked out of the elevator, a CAA staff member came to meet him. When the other party saw him, he immediately stopped and said hello warmly. Murphy nodded, passed him and walked to bill rosis''s office at the end of the corridor.


    In the middle, I met two agents who could not be named. They all warmly greet Murphy, just as they treat their most important clients.


    As Murphy drifted away, the two agents murmured.


    "That guy bill is so far away that he has a client like Murphy Stanton."


    "Don''t you think Bill Rossi has average ability? He can have the present position because he is the agent of Murphy Stanton"


    "yes, the first time you operate the company''s packaging project, you can get huge profits. I don''t think it''s bill Rossi who does well, but the film directed by Murphy Stanton has a lot of selling points. Even if you and I operate the terrorist planet, as long as The director is Murphy Stanton, we can also make money "


    Murphy goes to bill rosis'' suite office, and an assistant immediately opens the door for him.


    Bill rosis, who was sitting behind his desk, got up and came over. "I thought you''d be late. Just sit down."


    He told his assistant to make coffee and sat with Murphy on two single sofas separated by the coffee table, "there was no Carnival last night"


    Murphy rubbed his forehead, "it''s over in less than a little. He drank too much wine and didn''t feel comfortable in the morning."


    "I heard you got the best horror film," bill rosis said with a smile. "The company''s top management called me early this morning. You can ask for any support you need later."


    Although the box office of horror planet in North America is far less amazing than that of chainsaw, its revenue has also exceeded expectations. For any work that can be regarded as a box office success, if a director can succeed continuously, he will naturally be paid more attention by the brokerage company.


    The assistant came in with two cups of coffee, put one in front of Murphy and one in front of bill rosis, and then backed out.


    "Well, it smells good." Murphy sniffed. "It''s nice."


    "From a friend in Jamaica." Bill rosis said to the outside of the office, "Nancy, get Murphy a bag of the new coffee."


    Just now, he said politely and casually, and Murphy didn''t refuse, "thank you."


    Then they turned to the topic. Bill rosis pointed to a box in the corner of the office and said, "this is a letter from the mail room. There are many crazy fans in it. Do you want to see it?"


    Murphy shook his head. "I don''t have time. Don''t you have a department dealing with this"


    bill rosis understood what Murphy meant, He suggested, "I''ll leave it to grace directly"


    "you can handle it." Murphy doesn''t care about this either. After all, he is a director, not a star in front of the screen. "It''s better to choose some answers."


    "I know how to do it." Bill rosis nodded.


    With these trifles, Murphy changed the topic, "what''s the matter I asked you to check some time ago? How is the copyright distributed"


    "the copyright of comics is mainly in C''s hands," bill rosis frowned. "If you want to impress C, you can bid high enough, but C has an agreement with the original author. If you want to adapt a movie, you must get the consent of the original author."


    He sighed. "You know, that guy''s hard."


    "Give it to me for the time being." Murphy thought, "you help me find out where he''s going to be recently. I''m going to visit Manhattan." It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    after discussing with Bill rosis at the Death Star Building for a period of time, Murphy asked him to contact photographer Philip Raschel and others, and then to find a relatively cheap special effects production company, he left Century City and went to the branch of Burbank miramax. Harvey Weinstein just left New York today Come here. He''s here to see this fat Jewish man.


    "Why, I''ve decided on a new project," Harvey Weinstein asked jokingly.


    "Harvey, do you remember the phone call I called you some time ago"


    sitting on the chair in front of the desk, Murphy looked at Harvey Weinstein across the desk, "that comic book, that comic book is my goal"


    "you mean" Harvey Weinstein immediately thought, "C is not easy to do"


    instead, he asked, "Murphy, why choose Z ¨¦ it The first three screenplays all came from you "


    & nbsbsg means a lot of royalties, and Harvey Weinstein certainly wants to get the most profit with the least expense.


    "Because this comic book boldly uses black and white to create, the strokes are disorderly and orderly, emphasizing the contrast of light and shadow, creating a unique black style, and breaking the reader''s appreciation inertia in favor of color comic books."


    After that, Murphy opened his hand and added, "it also has a unique black-and-white screen, strong cinematic scenes and traditional carving style, which has had an important impact on the comic world in the United States"


    it''s not enough to impress Harvey Weinstein, so Murphy added, "what''s more, it has a large number of loyal fans throughout North America, These are the potential audience of the film in the future "


    for the comic book, Harvey Weinstein also has some knowledge, and knows that what Murphy said is true, but it is not so simple.


    "Murphy, we don''t talk about the investment and return, nor the script and plan," he said, looking at the opposite, "Hollywood, you are not the first person to come up with the idea of this comic book, and Miramax is not the first company, but all of them have been rejected"


    since Z ¨¦ was chosen for the new project, Murphy certainly knew about it and nodded gently.


    Now Harvey Weinstein admires the young director very much and says patiently, "even if we can deal with C, what can we do to deal with Frank Miller, a stubborn old guy"


    "I''ll talk to Frank Miller," Murphy says. "Now CAA supports my idea, as long as I can Miramax can support me, and I''m confident to convince Frank Miller


    Harvey Weinstein put his fingers on the armrest of the chair slowly, thought for a long time, and then slowly said, "Murphy, as long as you can convince Frank Miller, we can contact with C. However, when it comes to investment, "he said," you know, I''m responsible to the head office of Walt Disney and other shareholders. I can''t promise you anything until I see the script and the specific plan. "


    "I know." Murphy nodded.


    If Harvey Weinstein promises to invest tens of millions of dollars in the future, Murphy will suspect that this guy has a brain problem or ulterior motives.


    Murphy stood up. "I''ll go first, Harvey."


    "OK," Harvey Weinstein stood up and took him out of the office, "keep in touch."


    Such a young director with a promising future naturally needs to keep close cooperation with him.


    It''s not easy to impress people like Frank Miller. The other party has already achieved success. Simple temptation of fame and wealth is not the best way.


    From the middle of August to the end of August, Murphy had a rest. However, unlike the previous time, he didn''t go on holiday. He was basically hiding in Los Angeles. In addition to fitness, visiting friends and relaxing, he was also taking Lu new projects.


    The two movies of electric saw and terror star have been successful in business. Wu I has given him more capital and more investment, even tens of millions of dollars. Therefore, he has focused on Frank Miller, a famous comic master.


    Frank Miller is an absolute God in the North American comic circle. He has created many influential works, such as Batman: the return of the dark knight, the city of sin, the night Devil: rebirth, the 300 warriors of Sparta and so on.


    He once profoundly changed Batman comics, saying that it is not too much for anyone who really brings the Dark Knight style to Batman.


    Of course, Murphy is not interested in Batman Series. He also knows that he doesn''t have this ability at all, and even if he wants to fight Batman''s idea, C and Warner won''t kill him.


    Murphy is interested in the work that has established Frank Miller''s master status in the comic circle, and it is also a work full of strong black style. Sin City


    this comic can be said to be a rare work that can perfectly combine violence and aesthetics.


    "Violence" and "Aesthetics" were originally two different words. However, some comic works have skillfully integrated them and gradually formed a well-known art form "Violence Aesthetics". It usually uses appropriate artistic means to exaggerate the realism and directly exaggerate or to euphemistically allude to the violence process and blood with formal symbolism Scene, so as to stimulate the senses at the same time convey the soul stirring aesthetic experience and thought-provoking theme connotation.Once upon a time, Murphy had studied this cartoon and the works adapted from it. The film sin city broke the Convention and created a unique aesthetics of violence by using flat and conceptual visual language.


    This film directly expresses a lot of violent process and bloody scenes with extremely artistic visual design techniques. Instead of disgusting vulgarity, it makes the naked violent scenes melancholy, sad and beautiful, with deep charm. It is actually an innovative masterpiece of violent aesthetic film.


    After choosing the target, Murphy has spent a lot of time watching and consulting the city of evil comics and other related materials. It can be said that the comics are born with the characteristics of film. The strong cinematic scenes and traditional carving style are very suitable for adaptation, even without too much deletion, as long as the style of comics is realized If so, it will become a very charming film.


    This has further strengthened Murphy''s determination to get the right to adapt the cartoon.


    Before the Saturn prize presentation ceremony, Murphy had a rough idea of the way of adaptation, shooting according to the original cartoon, with the least risk and the most support from Franco Miller.


    Without Franco Miller''s support, we can''t get the right to adapt the city of sin, and nothing else can be said.


    Even more, the project is more like a transition from comic to film than a complete film adaptation.


    Crime city cartoon mainly tells three interrelated Stories: crime city, sniper and yellow hybrid.


    These three stories all take place in the same fictional city, the evil city. In this city, bishops, senators and policemen, who should represent light and justice, are the root of evil.


    Darkness is the only scenery in the city, and violence is the only justice in it. In order to fit the plot and theme, almost all the stories of the cartoon


    are arranged to take place in the dark night, using simple and rough plane images and contrasting conceptual colors as visual language, trying to create a dark and terrible urban atmosphere.


    Among them, the flat scene style boldly omits the unimportant details of the picture, and even uses pure color blocks to reshape the visual image, which makes the theme of violence simple and straightforward, and makes the bloody plot implicit and deep.


    The adaptation of the film is bound to use this kind of conceptual color application, and mainly in black and white, combined with strong local color, to create a materialistic, corrupt, dark city image, so as to completely activate the evil city covered by darkness and violence.


    Although he hasn''t made a specific plan or got the script, Murphy has thought a lot about it, especially the shooting method of the film.


    There is no doubt that he must abandon the traditional film camera and switch to the latest digital camera, taking the green screen as the main shooting background and relying on the CGI technology to realize the cartoon scene. What have a unique style of


    comic edition? What is the essence of sin city? No I is its unique image and offbeat anti hero role. In a colorful cartoon world, Frank Miller adopted black and white style, but Hou has applied some striking colors to some special targets, which is quite fresh.


    To achieve these effects, it is not impossible to rely on the traditional film camera and special effects technology, but the cost is quite high, far more than the cost of using digital technology.


    Despite the continuous success of chainsaw and terror planet as capital, Murphy also knows that Hollywood producers are realistic. At his current level, it''s hard to get more than $50 million in investment. In this way, digital cameras and digital special effects are the best choice for visual effect.


    Visual effects can be found everywhere in movies, from the earliest frame by frame shooting, make-up technique, to real scene model shooting and mechanical special effects, to motion capture technology and 3-hybrid CGI. The technology of film industry is changing with each passing day. There are many kinds of technology in each category, such as mechanical, acoustic, electromagnetic, optical and so on Classification, and the final visual communication to the audience is the result of a variety of technical categories including the most basic use of photography lens.


    Therefore, as long as it can achieve the desired effect, Murphy does not care whether it is the traditional way or the latest digital technology.


    Whether it is the traditional live model and mechanical special effects, or the complete green and blue screen production; whether it is the traditional technology or the most advanced CG, it is ultimately for the production of film clothing.


    But before all this, Murphy has to convince Frank Miller. It''s not finished yet.


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 Chapter 186

    Perhaps influenced by his own experience, Murphy always believes that language is more persuasive than action, and language without action support is nothing more than words.


    If you want to persuade Frank Miller, you just find him and say what you will do. It''s useless. The other party is over fifty years old and is not a man without knowledge. It''s far from being moved by simple words.


    In addition to Frank Miller''s talent in comic creation, he thinks that he is a suspicious person in the company.


    In this world, nothing of value is readily available. If you want to persuade Frank Miller to get the basic conditions for opening the comic book copyright negotiation, Murphy must prove to Frank Miller that he can turn the soul, beauty and black-and-white phantom of the original into a movie.


    How can we prove that Murphy chose to shoot a short film level video related to comics to impress Frank Miller with real and convincing images.


    After Murphy talked with Bill rosis, Bill rosis called on his collaborators, such as Philip Raschel, Helena espora, Jack Watson and David Robbie, to experience the success of the two films in succession. These people also like to continue to cooperate with Murphy. Just as Hollywood companies are always chasing successful directors, they also tend to cooperate with successful directors.


    And the object of cooperation or familiar people.


    After receiving bill rosis''s call, these people quickly agreed.


    In addition to them, Murphy also needs an actress. Because it''s an experimental shooting, it''s impossible to pay much. Bill rosis found an actress who takes both model and actor routes from many contract clients at the bottom of AA.


    In addition, we also contacted a small studio in the digital field, responsible for making special effects for the pictures.


    Because this is a self financing experimental shooting, all the funds can only be paid by Stanton studio for the time being. With Stanton studio''s current financial strength, we don''t have to worry about the expenditure of more than 100000 US dollars at most.


    After that, Murphy gathered everyone in a meeting room of AA and had a communication before shooting.


    "Felix"


    in the conference room, Murphy stands at the front of the long conference table, "you need to use Sony''s h950s camera for shooting, you are responsible for renting it, you can do it in one day."


    "All right." Philip Raschel nodded.


    "Also," Murphy said, "this picture should be very stylized. In the black-and-white field of vision, it points out emotions and emotions through bright colors. The black-and-white tone is also a binary division of morality and human nature, but it also makes it responsible through color, which goes beyond the monotonous spectrum"


    the two people have been talking on the phone before, and Philip Raschel has also seen comics, which is very interesting None of this is a problem.


    "Paul," Murphy continued, "contact a studio suitable for green screen shooting."


    One by one, he said, "Jack, women''s costumes and make-up should be bright red enough, and a nude dress should be prepared. Helen, you need to design a cartoon style character background as soon as possible "


    finally, Murphy looks to the back left-hand side of the conference table, which is the actress bill rosis got, a British actress who was born and grew up in the United States.


    He looked at each other''s long blonde hair and said, "Ruth, you need to cut your hair short if you have any objection"


    for many actresses, long hair is their second life, and Murphy is not sure if the other person will cut her hair to match the image in the cartoon. If she doesn''t like it, change her person.


    Sienna Miller, who was sitting there, remained silent, knowing that she was not qualified to speak among these people.


    Now the problem is on her head, and Sienna Miller doesn''t hesitate, "I can cut my hair at any time."


    Although it''s only an experimental project now, if the project can be approved, her female role is likely to become an important role in the positive film.


    This is a rare opportunity.


    As for James Franco, who plays a male role, Murphy doesn''t say anything. With his acting skills and the style of the film, it''s just a small idea to deal with this kind of role.


    After the communication meeting, Murphy asked Stanton studio''s financial department to allocate 100000 US dollars for the experimental project temporarily. With enough money as support, the temporary production team also ran at a high speed. Philip Raschel completed the camera rental in half a day, Paul Wilson negotiated with Disney Studios for the studio, and Sienna Miller was in jackwall Accompanied by Sen, she cut off her long hair


    the most important post production background. After Helena espora took out the design drawings and modified them according to Murphy''s requirements, they went to the special effects studio in Venice and had a full day''s communication with the special effects director.


    Murphy also prepared a continuous storyboard as a reference for shooting and actors'' performance.


    Because of the original agreement, Frank Miller agreed to transfer the film copyright of sin city or invest in shooting by himself. In order to impress this famous stubborn guy, Murphy completed this experimental short film with the requirement of making a full-length film.After a week''s preparation, all the work has been ready, and Murphy''s temporary crew has also assembled in the Disney Studio. As the rental time is only one day, the shooting must be completed as soon as possible.


    In the morning, Helena espora''s team built a prop balcony, and set up a green screen around the balcony. The shooting will take the green screen as the background.


    As soon as lunch passed, the crew entered the stage of field shooting.


    There are only James Franco and Sienna Miller in the whole play. Murphy completely leaves the shooting to Philip Raschel. He sits behind the director''s monitor to watch the actual effect of the shooting.


    Before shooting, Murphy went to the venue to see Sienna Miller''s make-up effect. As the only character with strong color in the film, the red she represents must be gorgeous enough in the black-and-white world.


    Sienna Miller''s hair was cut short, probably because of her makeup. Her eyes looked very deep. Further down, her retro red lips were just stained with blood, and her clothes were also blood red.


    "No problem," said Sienna Miller, a little unsure.


    Murphy nodded to her. "Relax, you''re fine now."


    After that, he turned back to the director''s monitor and said in a loud voice, "start shooting in three minutes"


    everyone in the temporary crew is doing the final inspection, and James Franco and Sienna Miller are also in their respective positions.


    The shooting started on time. Sienna Miller was wearing a gorgeous red dress and walked towards the edge of the balcony. Filie Raschel gave a panoramic close-up from behind.


    Seeing this close-up, Murphy immediately raises her right hand and yells, "stop"


    Sienna Miller turns her head to Murphy''s side and doesn''t understand what she did wrong.


    However, Murphy didn''t take charge of the actors, and yelled to the makeup and costume group in charge of Jack Watson, "Jack, come here"


    Jack Watson immediately trotted all the way. Murphy didn''t talk nonsense and said directly, "the clothes are still not bright enough."


    "This is the reddest dress I''ve ever seen." Jack Watson scratched his head. "I''ll have someone look for it again."


    Murphy looked at Sienna Miller''s red dress again, shook her head and said, "in this way, I''ll let the special effects studio solve the problem through the later special effects."


    As soon as Jack Watson was about to leave, Murphy called out again, "Jack, red lips, change to nude."


    Since the effect of clothing and make-up can''t be achieved, it''s better to use digital special effects. Murphy is not stubborn and doesn''t know how to adapt, so he made a decision immediately.


    The shooting was not very smooth. Philip Raschel made two mistakes in his photography. After all, this was different from his previous photography style. After he found his state, James Franco and Sienna Miller also made mistakes in their performances. Fortunately, they were performing against the green screen, and they didn''t need to show their shocking acting skills. When the outside sun turned to the west, Murphy announced that this was only a few minutes This is the end of the minutes.


    A busy week, just for this short few minutes, the preparation work of film shooting is far more time-consuming than the shooting itself, and also more energy consuming for a director.


    One day''s shooting is just the most basic shot material. Murphy personally sent this shot to the special effects studio in Venice and told them to finish it as soon as possible.


    If you want to finish it as soon as possible, you have to pay enough. This is the simplest business rule.


    After Murphy paid half of the money in advance, the studio took out two teams to make and render the shot and background at the same time.


    After waiting for ten days, Murphy didn''t get the finished version of the scene until mid September. He reviewed it for the first time, and the effect was basically satisfactory. The picture also conforms to the style of the original cartoon.


    Then he ran to the Death Star building where AA was and found bill rossis.


    "Bill, help me confirm Frank Miller''s itinerary as soon as possible," Murphy said as soon as he walked into bill rosis''s office. "I need to know whether he''s in New York or Los Angeles."


    Bill rosis nodded, picked up the phone, dialed several numbers in succession, and waited patiently for a while. About 15 minutes later, a phone call came back. He picked up a few words, wrote down a place name in the book, cut it off and looked at Murphy.


    "Frank Miller has been in Los Angeles all this time," he said, looking down at his notebook. "He''s on vacation and doesn''t want to be disturbed."


    Murphy frowned, and bill rosis said, "he''s going to a party in Malibu tomorrow night, and I''ll find a way to get tickets for you." It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 187

    Under the command of the security personnel, the black Cadillac slowly stops in the parking lot outside a club in Malibu. Murphy and Paul Wilson, who are carrying a large briefcase, get out of the car, show the invitation to the security personnel, and under the guidance of each other, slowly walk into the door of the club. This is a typical private clubhouse, which covers a large area and is well arranged with many buildings.


    Along a long red carpet aisle, Murphy and Paul Wilson quickly arrive at the party.


    Although the night has come, Murphy is like entering the world of day. The fountain of British style is shining under the golden light, and the vast grassland is dotted with white star lights. Every building and every kind of decoration is emitting unique light. Mixed together, it is so harmonious and comfortable.


    There are those who come and go guests, all wearing formal evening clothes.


    After walking around the party, he hardly saw any familiar faces. Paul Wilson was a little strange. "It''s not like a party in the circle, is it?"


    They sat down at a rest table. Murphy looked around and said, "didn''t you hear that? Next year''s Miss Universe final will be held in Malibu, which is a preparatory party organized by Miss Universe''s organization. "


    He also saw Donald Trump just now. If the information he saw on the Internet is correct, he is one of the owners of the right to host the Miss Universe event, and the other party seems to be NBC.


    Murphy turned to see Donald Trump, a New York tycoon surrounded by celebrities, one of the central points of the party.


    And around him, Murphy saw Martin Miller, the agent of William Morris. He heard from Bill rossis yesterday that William Morris is is one of the service companies of Miss Universe next year.


    Not far from Martin Miller, Murphy also saw his target for the evening. Frank Miller, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, stood in the crowd and seemed to be listening to Donald Trump.


    "When will the finals be held next year?" Paul Wilson seems to be very interested in this kind of beauty contest, "is it beautiful women gathering?"


    "I don''t know." Murphy shook his head and replied casually, "you check the time. When you are free next year, we can come and have a look."


    If you have a vacation, it''s good to come and have a look. Malibu is not far away, and this kind of competition is really eye-catching.


    Murphy asked for two glasses of water from the waiter who passed by. They sat here with Paul Anderson, chatting and looking at Frank Miller, waiting for the right opportunity.


    "Hey, you''re not..."


    The voice of greeting suddenly rang out from the side, and Murphy quickly turned around. He and Paul Wilson paid too much attention to Frank Miller''s side, but they didn''t find a beautiful woman coming. When the woman saw Murphy, she seemed to think, "Hello, director Stanton, I didn''t expect to meet you here."


    The other side is slim and slender, with dazzling light brown long hair, and chocolate skin appears extremely smooth under the light.


    Not long ago at the Saturn prize presentation ceremony, Murphy stood up politely, stretched out his right hand, "Hello, Miss alba."


    Jessica Alba gave his hand a little shake. "Call me Jessie."


    Murphy nodded, motioned to the next chair, politely invited, "do you have time? Sit down for a while? "


    "Well..." Jessica - alba is not polite, open the chair to sit down, "last time on stage, forget to say congratulations to you."


    "That''s very kind of you." Murphy sat back in his seat and waved to a waiter standing nearby. "I didn''t expect to meet you here, either."


    He is not familiar with the other party, at best, he met once on the award stage, and he couldn''t find a common topic for a while.


    Jessica Alba smiles sweetly, "I''m the image spokesman of next year''s world series."


    "So it is." Murphy made a sudden realization, and casually complimented, "the event organizer has too much vision..."


    At this point, Murphy looked around. Although she had been talking to Jessica Alba, the rest of her eyes would pay attention to Frank Miller from time to time. Now Frank Miller left Donald Trump and came to the rest room. He sat down at a table not far to his left.


    Hearing Murphy''s compliments, Jessica Alba was still smiling, but Murphy suddenly changed her voice and said, "sorry, Jesse, I saw a friend who wanted to go and say hello."


    "Ah..." Jessica Alba was a little surprised by this impolite behavior. She said with a smile, "whatever you want."


    There is no doubt about which is more important, Frank Miller or Jessica Alba. Murphy nods to Paul Wilson, stands up and walks towards Frank Miller.Not far from the two tables, Murphy could see Frank Miller ordering a glass of wine and drinking there alone.


    He didn''t go there directly. He asked the waiter for a drink, and then walked to the table.


    "Excuse me, Mr. Miller." Murphy stood at the table not far away, and saw Frank Miller turn his head, in a tone of uncontrollable surprise, "it''s a great surprise to meet you here. I''m a fan of your cartoon."


    Frank Miller reached for his cowboy hat and said, "hello."


    "I heard on the grapevine that you''re creating a new Batman comic?" Murphy looked familiar. Seeing that Frank Miller had no disgust on his face, he pointed to the opposite chair. "May I sit down?"


    Before he could speak, Murphy pulled back his chair and sat opposite Frank Miller.


    "The comics you created accompany me to grow up..." Murphy tried to eliminate the strangeness between each other, the best way is undoubtedly Frank Miller''s most proud comic career, "I have experienced a very difficult time, but also your comic, let me forget the pain and stand up again and again."


    Even people in their fifties, at least, don''t feel disgusted when they hear these compliments. Frank Miller smiles. "I''m glad they work for you."


    "I don''t know how to express my love for those comics..." Murphy raised his glass. "For your classic comics!"


    He drank directly from the glass.


    Frank Miller also took a sip from his glass and was held by a super fan. It was very good.


    Unlike Jessica Alba before, Murphy investigated Frank Miller through CAA before he came here. He knew that he was a very conceited person, and he was proud of his achievements in the cartoon industry. Praising his cartoons made him happier than praising himself.


    Just like Murphy made a special experimental video, if you want to impress a person, you must have targeted research.


    After that, Murphy''s words never left Frank Miller''s comics, always revolved around "Sin City", "three hundred Spartans" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", and drank three glasses of wine with Frank Miller in a row.


    "Fran," Murphy said, as their strangeness faded away, "your comics have inspired me to work hard for them since I was a child."


    "Oh?" Frank Miller didn''t quite understand what Murphy meant and looked at him curiously.


    "In the ''90s, I thought, why can Superman and other Batman comics be adapted into movies?" Murphy said seriously. "Why can''t your comics be adapted into movies?"


    Frank Miller frowned slightly and looked at Murphy thoughtfully.


    Murphy calmly met Frank Miller''s eyes, as if what he said was just what he thought. "At that time, I was thinking, was Hollywood directors and film companies blind to those comics? So at that time, I decided to become a film director and make my favorite cartoons into movies


    It''s hard to tell the truth. Frank Miller didn''t say anything.


    "No matter what happens, I haven''t given up on these ideas." Murphy looked very honest, just like Forrest Gump. "I started to raise money to make movies more than two years ago, and honed my directing skills. I''m lucky and hardworking. After shooting three films, I''ve made some achievements, especially in directing. "


    He looked at Frank Miller very seriously. "I think I have the ability to adapt my favorite cartoons, so I decided to come to you."


    "Are you a director?" Frank Miller is very confused, the other side is also in his early twenties, how to look like.


    "Yes, I''m a director." His previous compliments made Frank Miller feel a little elated. He didn''t even notice that he didn''t introduce himself. At this time, Murphy formally introduced himself, "my name is Murphy Stanton, and I''ve made three official feature films."


    Frank Miller suddenly asked, "the winner of last month''s Saturn Award for best horror film?"


    "Yes, the chainsaw." That''s what the awards do. Murphy smiles. "This is my second film."


    Maybe Frank Miller had a good impression before, or maybe the name of the winner of the Saturn prize played a role. Frank Miller thought about it and asked, "which cartoon do you like about me?"


    Murphy didn''t beat around the Bush and said, "sin city!"


    On hearing the name, Frank Miller shook his head without thinking about it. "It''s impossible!"


    Seeing what else Murphy wanted to say, he raised his hand and said, "you''re not the first director to come to me. From the beginning, I thought it was not feasible to adapt the film from sin city. It''s not because the form of film is not suitable for these stories, but because, as far as I understand it, the film industry is bound to distort my works! "


    Sure enough, even if he said so much, Frank Miller did not waver his position. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Of all your works, the style of sin city is the most unique, because their visual style is bold and quite different from that of their peers. I''ve been caught by stories since I first saw them. I love all these interconnected stories, love stories around the dark city, and I think the city itself has become a character! "


    Frank Miller agreed with what Murphy said, but he was not moved.


    His idea is very simple, there is no need to hand over his works. He has always insisted on this idea, and always rejected Hollywood''s adaptation of his comic works, because he thought that the adaptation would destroy the style of the comic.


    It''s better not to adapt.


    Murphy is not in a hurry. All he has done before is to pave the way. After leaving a good personal impression on Frank Miller, he knows how to persuade Frank Miller. He must show the overall concept to each other.


    "Fran, I hope you can spare five minutes," Murphy said earnestly. "Take a look at a video I made, a short film based on the comic style of sin city!"


    There was a moment''s silence, and Frank Miller nodded his head for just a few minutes.


    Murphy waved to Paul Wilson, who immediately came over with his briefcase.


    After taking the briefcase, Murphy took out the laptop inside, turned it on and put it in front of Frank Miller. No matter where the party was held, he directly opened the movie clips stored on the desktop.


    Frank Miller was originally sitting in a chair, the first scene of the video appears, he immediately straightened up, his eyes firmly fixed on the computer screen.


    Out of the black and white hue comes a touch of bright red


    This is a cartoon scene of sin city!


    The killers on the rooftop and the women in red skirts are bathed in drizzle and kissing in the cold wind, which seems to bring the only warmth and romance to this troubled world. However, with the sudden cut in of black and white, this precious moment turned into a beautiful plot


    Seeing this, Frank Miller was immediately aroused interest. The video was very short, and it ended soon. He stood up, put his hand on the touch pad of his notebook, and chose to play it again.


    It''s not a movie at all. It''s a cartoon!


    If sin city needs a kind of image style, it must be this style!


    Frank - Miller Lengleng watching the film, although do not want to admit, but he has been fascinated!


    He slowly raised his head, eyes on Murphy again, I can''t believe that the other party can take such a scene!


    But seeing the confident and sincere smile on the young man''s face, Frank Miller suddenly realized that the director named Murphy Stanton had extraordinary creativity, at least for his cartoon!


    Although Frank Miller didn''t say anything, Murphy could see his approval of the short film and immediately said, "in my imagination, if the film is adapted from sin city, it doesn''t need a screenwriter. The cartoon is a script. We only need a little editing! I think the three stories of crime city, sniper and yellow hybrid can be the scripts to guide shooting! "


    Frank Miller suddenly felt that he was moved, but he still looked at the opposite side in silence. After so many years of persistence, how could it be easily changed.


    "Fran, I don''t think we can do without your help if we adapt it!" Murphy also did not stop, his attitude is firm, "you must participate in the film shooting and production, you participate in the film shooting can play an important role in loyal to the original! I don''t want you to be a comic writer or producer. Instead, I want you to appear on the production team as a deputy director, so that the actors and crew can hear your on-site guidance.... "


    After hearing this, Frank Miller is sure that the other party is sincere and thinks that he really wants to make movies in the style of comics.


    But he still did not say anything, the other side is the winner of Saturn Award for best horror film, yes, he has not seen the film he directed, and he does not understand his experience.


    Murphy pushed the notebook to the opposite side again. "Fran, we don''t have to work together now. I ask you to think about it seriously."


    He wanted to say something else. Someone came closer and closer from afar, and had already come closer.


    "Oh, isn''t that Murphy?"


    The people who came by met Martin Miller, William Morris''s agent, once before. "Ah, and frank."


    Then he went to the desk and looked at his notebook in surprise. Frank Miller seemed to know him and pointed to the chair beside him. "Sit down, Martin."


    Murphy stood up and said, "Fran, I have something else to talk to. I''ll leave first."He nodded to Martin Miller again. "Goodbye, Martin."


    "Goodbye, Murphy."


    As Murphy and Paul Wilson walked away, Martin Miller looked askance at Murphy''s notebook and asked curiously, "do you know him?"


    "Just met." Frank Miller buttoned up his notebook.


    He picked up his notebook and stood up. "I have something to do. I need to go back early. I''ll talk to you some other time, Martin


    "Well," Martin Miller said politely, "I''ll wait for your call."


    Frank Miller leaves, Martin Miller sits here and thinks, what does Murphy Stanton want Frank Miller to do?


    It''s not hard to guess. One is a new director who has become more and more famous in the circle recently, and the other is a famous comic master in the United States


    It seems that Murphy Stanton is interested in Frank Miller''s comics.


    Martin Miller soon had his own judgment, then turned around and looked around. Murphy Stanton was sitting at a table not far away, chatting with a sweet looking Latin woman.


    Thinking that he had been short of a significant director client, Martin Miller got up again and sat here for a while. Seeing the Latin woman leave, he stood up and walked over.


    "Hi, Murphy." Coming to the table on the edge of the lawn, Martin Miller opened a chair himself, looked at the direction the Latin woman was leaving, and joked, "what''s the harvest tonight?"


    Murphy laughed. "Just a few words."


    "A youth idol with a narrower road." Martin Miller said intentionally or unconsciously, "but it is said that she has a lot to do with James Cameron."


    "Is it?" Murphy replied casually.


    He doesn''t want to go after Jessica Alba. It doesn''t matter.


    Martin Miller looked at Paul Wilson and said to Murphy, "can we talk alone?"


    "What''s the matter?"


    Although he asked, Murphy nodded to Paul Wilson. When he left, he said directly, "Martin, you don''t want to take me to William Morris again, do you?"


    Instead of answering, Martin Miller said, "I just think it''s a waste of talent for you to stay in independent film."


    Murphy laughed.


    "I''ve seen three of your works," Martin Miller continued. "Murphy, you should go to the mainstream film industry and direct a billion dollar commercial blockbuster! You have the talent and the ability


    How many directors are willing to stay in the independent film industry? These words are really attractive.


    Martin Miller knows that young directors often have great ambition, "only when you go to the mainstream film circle, you can become a first-class director! It''s possible... "


    He accentuated, "take part in the Oscar race!"


    "It''s true." Murphy seems to be yearning, "I also want to touch the best director xiaojinren."


    "But what about CAA?" Martin Miller said, "has CAA ever made such a plan for you? As far as I know, no! "


    The agent of William Morris finally got to the point, "I can do this for you! A very long-term plan! "


    Murphy shook his head. "If you want to win a prize, I think it''s better to be in CAA."


    "Indeed, in recent years, CAA''s actors and directors are more likely to win awards than William Morris." Martin Miller lowered his voice and warned, "but have you noticed that the winner is either Jewish or his agent is Jewish!"


    He pointed to himself, "I''m Jewish! And your agent is not! In addition, I make friends with many heavyweight Jewish people in the circle. As long as you have no big problems with your ability and works, some things will be yours in time! "


    Hearing these words, Murphy immediately thought of Martin Miller''s Jewish actress, who was the first Oscar winner born after 1980. That''s the way the other side went.


    He can tell that Martin Miller is not just talking, and he really has a wide network of relationships in Hollywood Jewish circles.


    It''s impossible to say that he doesn''t want to move. However, after thinking for a while, Murphy still firmly shakes his head. For him who is in the rising stage, a stable and solid foundation is more important than these.


    "I''m sorry, Martin." Murphy declined again. "I''m having a good time working with CAA now."


    He raised his hand and looked at his watch. "It''s getting late. It''s time for me to go home and have coffee together."


    Martin Miller nodded, but the smile on his face disappeared. His expression was a little gloomy. It was not pleasant to be rejected all the time.


    Especially someone who just came out of the circle.


    As he watched Murphy join Paul Wilson and leave, he could not help shaking his head. This circle can not succeed if it has talent and ability.


    Murphy left the private club, drove Paul Wilson back to downtown Los Angeles, called Bill rosis, and then returned to Santa Monica''s home.For Martin Miller''s invitation, he didn''t care at all. Now the most important thing is to get the film adaptation right of "Sin City". (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    If you want to get the right of adaptation, it''s not only Murphy who persuades Frank Miller, but also bill rosis who gets in touch with Frank Miller''s agent and lobbies from the side of Frank Miller''s comic editor.


    In addition, Murphy''s new project was also submitted to the top of CAA by bill rosis. Just like all successful directors in succession, the project was supported by CAA with little effort.


    CAA is also in contact with Miramax and Black Horse Comics. As long as Frank Miller nods, he intends to promote this cooperation.


    After meeting Frank Miller for the first time, Murphy talked with him again. This time, Murphy brought a planning book to further prove to Frank Miller that he can turn the soul, beauty and black-and-white phantom of the original book into a movie.


    The multi pronged approach, especially Murphy''s persuasive short film, prompted Frank Miller to gradually change his original stubborn idea. A week after Murphy met him, Bill rosis got good news from Frank Miller''s agent population. Frank Miller agreed in principle that Murphy would adapt the city of sin into a film.


    This is absolutely exciting news for Murphy, but it doesn''t mean that he can easily get the right to adapt comic books.


    Frank Miller''s nod and agreement is a prerequisite for the transfer of copyright, but part of the copyright of the cartoon is in the hands of black horse cartoon. If you want to get the copyright, you have to negotiate with black horse cartoon, and the negotiation also needs to involve another party, that is, the company that can invest in Murphy''s new project.


    The price of the adaptation right of this cartoon is certainly high, and the production cost. According to Murphy''s estimation, the production cost is less than 30 million US dollars, and it is impossible to complete the film. Neither he nor Stanton studio have so much money, and their qualifications are too shallow to raise funds, and they are bound to disperse his energy as a director.


    Another thing, Murphy remembers that the film was highly rated, and the box office seemed not bad, but he didn''t know exactly how much.


    In any way, it is most appropriate to invest in a film company. Otherwise, the financing and pre-sale alone will make him a director who has no time to prepare the film.


    Miramax, who has just successfully cooperated, is the most suitable partner.


    But if you want to impress people like Miramax and Harvey Weinstein, you can''t just talk about it. You have to take action.


    CAA is still in contact with Miramax, and Murphy agrees that Bill rosis will continue to operate the project in the form of one-stop packaging service.


    He himself hid in Stanton studio and began to work out a plan for the project.


    During this period, Murphy and Harvey Weinstein made several phone calls. They were veteran and experts in the film industry. They knew that it would cost a lot of money to realize such a strange style comic adaptation, and they were most concerned about the budget.


    Hollywood''s film companies are far less comfortable than what they see and imagine. Like all commercial companies, they also want to exchange the minimum investment for the maximum profit.


    Murphy''s planning book for Franco Miller promises that every picture in the future film can correspond to the original picture in the cartoon. The film wants to use black and white like the cartoon, which is not as simple as creating a "nostalgic style", but there are some more complex and subtle treatments.


    This requires huge and complex special effects technology.


    Just like the short film he shot before, it''s not easy to restore a simple black-and-white image with a film lens, but with a lot of other effects, it''s almost impossible to restore the comic style with a conventional lens, and the latest digital camera is a necessary choice.


    In reality, it is impossible to achieve the visual and light effects in Frank Miller''s works. When shooting, the actors must stand in the background of the green screen, use the most advanced high-definition camera to view the scene, and then let the special effects Department add the computer-generated cartoon patterns to the background.


    All this will push up the budget of the film.


    To get Miramax to invest, to buy the movie rights of sin city from Black Horse Comics and Frank Miller, and to shoot them in his own hands, Murphy needs to come up with a convincing plan to make a recognized movie budget.


    For the former, his planning book has been very specific and needs only a little improvement, but the latter is more important.


    In Hollywood, there is also a saying that a director''s film making is better than his budget. Although this is a bit exaggerated, a director who has a script and an excellent plan and budget will undoubtedly add a lot of persuasion to the film company.


    If a director goes to a film company with only one script to brag about his projects, 200% of them will be sent out directly.


    Murphy knows that Harvey Weinstein must know that this project can''t work without tens of millions of dollars. Investing millions of dollars and tens of millions of dollars are absolutely two concepts. The former can make Miramax suffer some losses at most, and the latter can break their bones and muscles. Maybe the capital chain will break.


    Miramax''s attitude in contact with CAA is relatively cautious, which is also a normal reaction of a company.This time, the scale of investment is larger. Miramax is more cautious. Murphy also needs to come up with a convincing plan. At the same time, it also needs stronger professional ability.


    Under the coordination of bill rosis, CAA found two temporary assistant producers for Murphy to help him complete the project.


    Just like star actors, a successful director has the support of a whole team.


    Of all the plans, a film budget that allows Miramax to see where the money invested in the future is likely to go is crucial.


    Anyone who wants others to invest in you must tell the investors where the money will be spent and whether it is worth it.


    This is the simplest truth.


    Moreover, film budget is the basis and important reference for film investment, and also the premise of film management and market-oriented operation. High quality film budget is the guarantee for the smooth progress of film shooting, production and distribution, as well as the guarantee for the interests of investors.


    It includes film script fee, film props cost, film shooting cost, film participants'' salary, film post production cost, film marketing cost, and other additional costs.


    It took nearly ten days for Murphy to complete the budget with the help of two professionals.


    His production budget for sin city is divided into four categories.


    The first is online expenses, which mainly include the expenses for obtaining script copyright or writing scripts, the salaries of production departments and directors, as well as the salaries and extra rewards of actors; these expenses are also collectively referred to as "creative element" expenses.


    This part is very flexible. In addition to James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Robert Downey Jr. and Sienna Miller, other actors need to wait for the project to be approved before they are recruited. The salary of the main creative team can not be determined, and the range may be large.


    For example, if you want to find Bruce Willis, you may have to pay $5 million to $10 million more than ordinary actors.


    The second is offline expenses, which are mainly used for technical expenses, which is also the cost of every film.


    In the budget of sin city, offline expenses include the salary paid to the staff, the cost of using rental equipment, the cost of scenery, props, clothing, makeup, transportation, food, sound effects and editing, etc.


    The third is the recurrent expenses, which include other expenses such as rent, water, electricity and gas. Murphy specially planned 10% of the total online and offline budget as the recurrent expenses, which can cope with some matters that are easy to be ignored but will seriously affect the overall production progress.


    The last one is the buffer and emergency funds. If the project is finally completed, it will be the first time that he will direct the production with an investment of tens of millions of dollars. Although he has enough confidence, Murphy knows that he lacks experience in this field, and there will be unexpected situations when shooting. This money may save the whole project at the critical moment.


    Although this is a budget with an uncertain future, Murphy still takes it seriously, because if the budget is approved, Miramax will make the final budget on this basis. What he ignores may turn into a big hole for himself in the end.


    In addition to that, Murphy lists a number of factors that will affect the budget.


    First of all, the weather. A small number of scenes in the film will be shot outdoors. Climate and seasonal factors need to be taken into account. Sudden climate change may lead to the postponement or cancellation of the shooting plan, which will more or less affect the expenditure details of all aspects.


    On the other hand, it''s children. Nancy had to use underage actors when she was a child, and children are known as uncontrollable shooting elements.


    Most children are difficult to keep their attention for a long time. They may lose interest in shooting or become impatient in a short period of time, which will slow down the overall production progress and lead to additional cost and budget increase.


    Similar to the saying on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, to prepare for a movie, we must not move our troops and food first. A reasonable budget must be an important guarantee for the shooting, production and distribution of a movie.


    After completing all these, Murphy immediately asked the CAA to submit it to Miramax. He himself frequently contacted Harvey Weinstein by telephone. After the formal contact between CAA and Miramax, Miramax was also evaluating the risks and benefits of the project. After receiving Murphy''s plan and budget, he immediately pushed it into the audit process among.


    Murphy waited patiently for the unexpected good news. Miramax was sure to invest in the project.


    In this way, Murphy, CAA and Miramax can sit down and start formal negotiations with Black Horse Comics on copyright. It''s not finished yet.

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    After getting off the plane and leaving the airport in Milwaukee, Murphy sees bill Rossi. Because the headquarters of black horse comic is located in Milwaukee, the other party came here earlier than him and held several rounds of formal negotiations with Weinstein brothers and black horse comic.


    "Frank Miller has nodded," he got into the car, and bill rossis told the driver to drive. Then he said to Murphy next to him, "the black horse comic doesn''t mean to refuse. As long as the price and conditions are right, it''s not a problem to get the adaptation right."


    "What''s Miramax''s offer now?" Murphy asked.


    "Five million dollars," said Bill rossis, who had a headache when it came to the price, "and asked for a one-time buyout."


    Murphy frowned slightly, "what''s the reaction of black horse comic"


    the five million dollar buyout is a one-time payment of the copyright fee. Any profit generated by the film adaptation in the future has nothing to do with black horse comic and Frank Miller. This is a very favorable term for the buyer, but the seller rarely agrees.


    Sure enough, bill rossis said, "now the conditions offered by the two sides are far from satisfactory. Dark Horse Comics demands 8 million US dollars of basic copyright fees, and also enjoys 15% of the total film revenue."


    Hearing this, Murphy frowned more tightly, which was the lion''s big mouth.


    However, they do have the capital to do so. This is the current Hollywood environment.


    In the past five years, especially in the new century, the original Hollywood films have shrunk sharply, and the proportion of films adapted from literature or other works has become higher and higher. Last year''s box office winners Harry Potter, the magic stone and the Lord of the rings: the ring guard team are all adapted works, and the spider man who ordered this year''s box office champion in advance is not only from adaptation, but also from man Adaptation of the painting.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that what Hollywood is good at today is never original. Those literary or other works that have already had a certain influence are the targets of Hollywood production companies.


    For example, after the success of X-Men and Spiderman, Marvel''s superheroes have become the hot spots. Marvel itself has learned to be smart and refuses to sell the rights of famous heroes.


    There are also c comics, which are spreading in the circle recently. Warner Brothers and C comics intend to restart the Superman series.


    Although the popularity of sin city is not as high as that of Superman and Batman Series, and even wonder woman series, it also has a large number of fans and fans. It''s no exaggeration to say that it''s a popular IP to use a word once.


    This kind of negotiation will never be settled in a few words. From basic buyout fees to box office dividends to peripheral revenue sharing, there will be a fight for every inch of land.


    The car took Murphy directly to a hotel in the business district to enter the reserved suite. Murphy first made a phone call with Harvey Weinstein. As Bill rosis said, the negotiation did not go well.


    All the problems are not smooth. In fact, there is only one point. The price is not negotiable.


    Even after Murphy submitted the budget and project plan, Miramax is optimistic about the profit prospects of the project after research and prediction, and still does not want to pay too much cost.


    On the other hand, Black Horse Comics and Frank Miller also want to get more possible income.


    And besides income, they have more demands.


    In an office building in Milwaukee, Frank Miller sat on a chair and thought deeply. A fat man with gray hair on the opposite side reminded him that "the city of sin is too important for you, Fran. You can rest assured to give it to a young director less than two or thirteen years old like Murphy Stanton"


    speaking of the name, a big man suddenly appeared in front of him Zhang Lian, a young man who was ridiculed and rejected by him at the beginning, unexpectedly turned into a rapidly rising director


    he shook his head, shook the image of the other party out of his head, and continued, "I admit that the short film was really excellent, which was a reproduction of the cartoon scene, but don''t you worry, Fran? It''s strange that Frank Miller took off the cowboy hat." "What are you worried about"


    "Murphy Stanton didn''t shoot and make in the style of this short film" fat man reminded in an emphatic tone, "he just gave you the position of deputy director. When you get to his crew, you won''t have much say"


    touching the flattened hair on your head, Frank Miller''s face shows a look of thinking. This is Bruce Berman''s view Some words are not without reason.


    "Fran, a deputy director can''t guarantee the style of the adaptation you want." Bruce Berman seems to be thinking for his old friends, "you know where Hollywood is. It''s full of lies and fraud. You have to ask for more power"


    after thinking for a long time, Frank Miller agrees with his old friends and nods slowly.


    On the second day in Manhattan, Murphy, as the initiator and future director of the project, joined in the negotiation. However, just like the negotiation between terror planet and international distributors, he was a spectator most of the time, not directly involved in the director''s business, and had no voice.The negotiation is still around the price. Both sides have a certain sincerity and made appropriate concessions. Miramax''s bid has increased to US $6 million, and the black horse comic''s offer has also decreased to US $8 million. The US $2 million is not an insurmountable gap, but there are still huge differences between the two sides on the sharing terms attached to the basic adaptation fee.


    "15% of the total revenue share is unacceptable to Miramax," Harvey Weinstein stood up directly in the conference room when Harvey Weinstein raised this condition again. "There is no precedent in Hollywood, with a maximum of 3%"


    "3% of the total revenue share" is not acceptable to Miramax, "You don''t have the sincerity to negotiate at all. This negotiation can end here"


    the negotiation between the two sides suddenly reached a deadlock.


    Murphy wanted to say something, but it was very inappropriate for him to say it.


    He gave bill rosis a wink. CAA was the middleman to facilitate the cooperation. It was the most appropriate party to ease the negotiation atmosphere.


    in fact, Bill Luo Si Si also prepares to speak, before several contact negotiations, whenever the impasse, is he mediate in the middle.


    "In terms of negotiation, we need to talk about the conditions slowly," he said. He is one of the people who most want to promote the project. "The 15% income share is really high."


    As soon as nilek was about to say something, Bill rosis said, "the 3% share is really low."


    "Well," he suggested, "how about a 15% profit share"


    "it''s too low," nilek said.


    Harvey Weinstein looked at nilek and said, "it''s too high"


    although there are still differences between the two sides, the atmosphere eased down and the negotiation continued.


    From the future profits of the film to enjoy dividends, has also been recognized by both sides.


    Although they have found the common starting point of the negotiation, Miramax and black horse cartoon are still arguing about the percentage of shares, and there is no trend of reaching a consensus in this negotiation.


    Today''s negotiation is coming to an end, and both sides are ready to fight another day. Frank Miller, who has been silent for a long time, suddenly speaks.


    "I need to make it clear," he said, looking at Murphy. "If the cooperation can be achieved, I need to be on the production team and participate in the whole shooting process."


    Murphy exchanged a look with Harvey Weinstein and said, "no problem, Fran, I promised you that in the first place."


    Frank Miller laughs, remembers the suggestion from an old friend that the project can be carried out in accordance with the comic style, and says again, "I want to be one of the directors of the film and sign my name on the subtitles"


    Harvey Weinstein immediately asks, "the nominal director"


    Frank Miller nods, "that''s right, but I want to"


    " He turned his head and looked at Murphy, knowing that this is not a cartoon, and some things can''t be too much, "in terms of directing, I demand the power next to Murphy."


    Hearing these words, Harvey Weinstein and bill rosis both turned to Murphy. Frank Miller is the premise of cooperation. If he goes back on his words, there is no need for further negotiations.


    Although it''s rare to ask for a signature in the director, it''s not rare for the original author to ask for certain power in the adaptation group. Harvey Weinstein doesn''t think much about it. Even if he agrees to Frank Miller, it''s nothing. The filming of this group is definitely based on Murphy. His producer is enough to limit Frank Miller. The actual operation of the group is very flexible.


    In fact, Murphy was the most affected, after all, the other side asked to sign on the director.


    Bill rosis frowned, and Frank Miller''s request was completely unexpected. Murphy had promised to let him be the deputy director before, and now he also asked for the director''s right of signature.


    Murphy didn''t say anything, but was just thinking. From his point of view and the final style of the film, it''s nothing to give Frank Miller more power, the other side said so Most likely, he is worried about changing the style of the film.


    He turned to look at Bill rosis, who was shaking his head.


    "Fran," Murphy said, looking at Harvey Weinstein again, "we need to discuss and get back to you in a few days."


    Today''s negotiation is over. On the way back to the hotel, Murphy and bill rosis took the same car.


    "The power he asked for is easy to solve, and Harvey doesn''t object in principle," said Bill rossis. "It''s not hard to deal with him with your ability, and you originally planned to make a movie similar to comic style. The biggest trouble was that he asked the director to sign his name.

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    "director''s signature right" Murphy asked puzzledly, "even if you ask Frank Miller to sign his name, no one will think that he has actually directed this film, especially the media and companies in the industry, there must be some judgment"


    "these will not affect you." Bill rosis fully agreed with Murphy''s words, but then put forward the aspect that Murphy didn''t think about at all, "don''t forget, you are a member of the directors'' union"


    "Er" Murphy was more puzzled, "it has something to do with whether I am a member of the directors'' union"


    bill rosis nodded and said, "it has a very big relationship."


    When he saw that Murphy didn''t know it at all and explained it slowly, "the directors'' Union has a rule that the works directed by the directors'' union can''t sign two people''s names in the director column at the same time"


    Murphy suddenly realized, "so it is."


    Frowning for a moment, he added, "it''s a real problem."


    Murphy doesn''t know much about many of the rules of the director''s Union. He only knows that the director''s union can protect many of its legitimate rights and interests, but he doesn''t know that there are many restrictions.


    If we follow Frank Miller''s request, it is undoubtedly contrary to the regulations of the directors'' Union. But if we refuse Frank Miller, the negotiation may fall apart.


    Murphy had no choice but to look at Bill rosis, who undoubtedly had more insight and experience than himself.


    "Isn''t there a way to get the best of both, bill?" he asked.


    Bill rosis thought for a long time, then said, "it''s not without it. In fact, there are some things that the director''s Union only has regulations, but it doesn''t care much. Most of the time, it turns a blind eye."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. What Bill rosis said is not unreasonable. Even in North America, sometimes the rules are dead, but the executors are alive.


    "Such regulations as the director''s signature, the form of the film title and the director''s Union are very unpopular, and no one usually pays attention to them." If it wasn''t for bill Rossi''s reminder, Murphy would never have thought of this, "especially after George Lucas quit the directors'' Union because the title of the Star Wars movie didn''t meet the regulations, the union not only revised the title regulations, but also stopped specially examining these obscure regulations, and usually turned a blind eye."


    Murphy understood what Bill Rossi meant. "You mean we don''t have to care about the rules of the directors'' Union."


    "It''s not that we don''t care," bill rossis added. "We don''t want to make it public, we don''t want to publicize it, and there''s no need for the directors'' Union to pursue it."


    This is probably the meaning that the people do not raise officials.


    "It''s going to be a problem," Murphy said, not caring about Frank Miller''s signature director. "It''s going to affect the shooting in the future."


    Bill rosis thought about it and confidently said, "you have CAA''s support. What can you worry about?"


    he obviously has strong confidence in the brokerage company behind him, which is the common feature of every CAA broker.


    They''ve been taught too much about the power of CAA since they were interns in the mailroom.


    Murphy thinks about it. He''s just a humble director. It''s not the first-line production in Hollywood. The possibility of being targeted by the directors'' Union is very low. Even if he''s targeted, it''s time to crack down. CAA and Miramax who stand behind him are not vegetarians.


    "Bill," Murphy added, "you communicate with Miramax and Harvey Weinstein."


    Bill rosis nodded. "I''ll take care of this."


    After another deal with Frank Miller, the negotiation between the two sides continued. Although the negotiation process is still very difficult, there are also breakthroughs. The existence of Yuki Frank Miller is absolutely the key to this negotiation.


    Because the original agreement signed with Black Horse Comics, without Frank Miller''s nod, C comics could not sell the copyright of Frank Miller''s works, such as the three hundred warriors of Sparta and the city of sin.


    As we all know, comic itself can produce limited income.


    After the hard negotiation of number theory and the coordination of CAA, Miramax finally reached an adaptation agreement with Black Horse Comics.


    In this agreement, Miramax needs to pay $6 million in basic adaptation royalties to Black Horse Comics in three times. After the film officially enters the market, Miramax has to pay 15% of the annual profit share to Black Horse Comics in the year of its premiere. Of course, Murphy''s film is based on the free style, and there is no conceptual conflict between the two sides.


    And Frank Miller is not that kind of publicity person, to this position is more important to supervise, rather than create contradictions.


    In contrast, it was Harvey Weinstein''s demand for actors that made Murphy more embarrassed and opposed. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    "Harvey, you want to recommend Bruce Willis to play hardy"


    in a reception room of Burbank Miramax, Murphy frowned at Harvey Weinstein and objected without hesitation. "I don''t think it''s appropriate"


    "because he''s not a client of CAA," Harvey Weinstein asked.


    He owes Bruce Willis a favor to his agent. When he heard about the project, Bruce Willis, in particular, heard that it was Frank Miller''s cartoon works, showed great interest.


    "He''s not CAA''s client." Murphy doesn''t know this at all. To be honest, he doesn''t care if the actors used are from CAA. Let bill rosis and CAA package their own projects just because they can make him a director with less worry and effort. He added, "Harvey, it has nothing to do with whether Bruce Willis is a client of CAA."


    "Oh," Harvey Weinstein didn''t seem to believe it, "did he"


    Murphy couldn''t just object without reason. In just a few minutes, he thought out the reason.


    "I don''t think Bruce Willis is more suitable for the role of hardy than Robert Downey Jr." although Robert Downey Jr. is the last person to join, he also said that he should watch and help each other. As the leader of this small group, Murphy of course has to defend his own people. "Downey''s reputation is not very good in recent years, but after the terrorist planet, he has recovered a lot of popularity, and Bruce Willis is famous It''s louder than Downey, but Harvey, have you ever thought that he''s also out of breath "


    with this alone, it''s impossible to convince Harvey Weinstein. Murphy also said," what''s Bruce Willis''s possible salary? Will he play at friendship price "?


    this is not a prize winning film, unless Bruce Willis and his agent have problems.


    Harvey Weinstein didn''t speak. Murphy continued, "is it five million dollars or eight million dollars? Little Robert Downey''s pay is only a quarter or less of his"


    controlling investment is what Miramax and Harvey Weinstein have been doing.


    "If Bruce Willis can bring extraordinary performance, we can consider him." Murphy didn''t stop, "but Bruce Willis is never good at acting. I don''t think his acting is as good as little Robert Downey"


    after that, Murphy took a big sip of cold coffee on the coffee table. As soon as he was ready to say something more, Harvey Weinstein suddenly changed Idea.


    "You have a point," he seemed to agree with Murphy. "I''ve always supported you. Since you''re against it, I''ll turn down Bruce Willis''s agent."


    Harvey Weinstein was so convinced by himself that Murphy was a little surprised. He was ready to continue to find reasons and excuses


    when he walked out of the meeting room, Murphy was still very confused. He didn''t understand until he left the building and got into his car.


    Harvey Weinstein is a sly old fox.


    He came here to fight Bruce Willis playing Hardy.


    Hollywood is well-informed, and some things are easy to spread. Harvey Weinstein''s rejection of Bruce Willis can be put on his head, showing Bruce Willis and his agency that it''s not that I don''t want to use you, but my director''s strong opposition. I always have to respect the director''s opinions


    in this way, I can easily throw the villain to him, and Harvey''s Weinstein would hardly hurt his network.


    Even, his director has to accept Harvey Weinstein''s favor. After all, the other party finally listened to him and used Robert Downey Jr.


    This abacus is definitely not the best one.


    driving a black Cadillac to the Disney studio, Murphy sighed that none of these Hollywood bigwigs is simple.


    This kind of hindsight also reminds him that we must not relax some necessary vigilance just because the two sides are cooperating, otherwise we will be sold for money.


    After arriving at the Disney studio, Murphy transfers to a battery car and goes to Studio 2 and studio 3 rented by the crime city crew.


    In recent years, there has been a serious outflow of Hollywood studios, especially those of major commercial films, which have rarely been filmed in Los Angeles. Except for a few studios in Hollywood, most of them have become tourist areas. Disney studios are no exception. Only Studio 2 and studio 3 can see people in the studios of Norda.


    Crime city would not have stayed in Los Angeles if Miramax had not been able to apply for tax rebates from several popular shooting locations in other states and overseas.


    Although the slogan of supporting independent films in the United States is resounding, the priority of tax rebate subsidy is always the mainstream commercial films. The tax rebate policy in various regions is to stimulate investment and promote employment, which has nothing to do with the pursuit of film art. The role of commercial films with large investment and large production is undoubtedly more obvious.


    Entering the No.2 main studio, Helena is leading the set team to set up the green screen. Almost all the shots in the film will be shot in front of the green screen, and only a few shots need to be set up and put on the location, which will also reduce the workload of the set team and the production team in setting or selecting the venue.Murphy had just started the assignment. She had a few words with Helena in the past, mainly to listen to her opinions on the sketchpad.


    This time, the script is very simple, but Murphy uses comics as the blueprint and makes a large number of continuous drawing boards to guide the shooting. The drawing board also has its own advantages, which can make the shooting more conform to the style of comics and make the scene clear at a glance.


    The disadvantage is that it is too patterned and lacks creativity and flexibility.


    This has little influence on the shooting of sin city. Murphy just wants to reproduce the cartoon.


    Of course, he would not hesitate to make a change.


    In the crew''s office, Murphy meets Philip Raschel, and Frank Miller is here.


    "Murphy"


    "director"


    the crew took the initiative to say hello, and Murphy nodded to them one by one. Then he went to Philip Raschel and Frank Miller in conversation. After they finished, he asked, "Philip, do you rent the camera?"


    "I contacted nearly ten equipment rental companies, and none of them had the latest Sony digital photography "We have two companies to coordinate, and the cameras will be in place by next week at the latest, which will not affect our work."


    Murphy said, "you''re looking at this."


    "Well." Philip Raschel nodded.


    "What''s more," Murphy said, "I''ve told the action director team that they will cooperate with each other. When the camera is in place, you can shoot the high-speed slow motion lens immediately"


    Philip Raschel just wanted to say that it''s OK. Frank Miller took the lead in saying, "high speed slow lens Murphy, do you want to shoot the action lens with the high-speed slow lens


    "Fran" didn''t wait for him to finish, Murphy interrupted, "it''s not sure yet, it''s just experimental shooting, whether to use it or not, and whether we can discuss it until the effect of experimental shooting comes out"


    "this" Frank Miller hesitated for a moment.


    When he didn''t see the actual effect, he just spoke out against it. He really had no confidence.


    And after a long time in the crew, he can see that to achieve the style of comics, he needs a lot of film technology that he has never heard of.


    Up to now, he has to admit that he is a layman in film making, and his understanding of film making is still at least ten years ago. Shooting a film and drawing a cartoon with the style of film shots are totally different things.


    Murphy agrees that Frank Miller will join the production team and directly participate in the production of the film, which is based on CAA''s full investigation and understanding. As long as he gets the right of adaptation, even if Frank Miller wants to tell the story, he doesn''t know where to start. It''s too far from directing the production team to know some film knowledge.


    Even if Frank Miller wants to direct, there are a few people in the crew willing to listen to him


    there is a gap between making a commitment and actual implementation.


    Frank Miller didn''t object at last. He planned to wait for the effect of the experimental shooting to come out before deciding whether to support or oppose it.


    Murphy then went to studio 3. It has been confirmed that Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill, who are playing in the film, are working out, and they will receive professional training in motion guidance after working out.


    They all have action plays in the film. They will play police officer Hardy, big muffle, killer Kevin and Dwight respectively. Especially Jonah hill, who plays killer Kevin, must lose weight under Murphy''s order, at least.


    The action director, named woodwater, turned out to be a little-known figure. When he took part in the shooting of the two sequels of the matrix, he was inspired by Kung Fu and combined free combat with other fighting skills to create a more suitable action mode for Hollywood movies.


    It''s not unreasonable for CAA to sign him.


    Of course, the action routines suitable for film shooting have nothing to do with actual combat. When Woodward just entered the production group, Robert Downey, Jr., who had a fight with Murphy and rose in prison, had a simple competition with him. Woodward was not an opponent at all.


    No one is surprised. After all, everyone knows that fighting in the movie is different from actual combat.


    Murphy did not disturb the four people in the fitness. He found Paul Wilson, who is also the casting director, and asked about the audition registration.


    There are a lot of characters in the film, most of which will be solved through auditions.


    "The situation is much better than we expected. It should be that the cartoon is well-known and a large number of people have signed up."


    Paul Wilson gave Murphy an application form, on which Murphy saw many familiar names, such as cliff Owen, Sophia vegala, Jessica Simpson, and Jessica Alba. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    all the actors who participated in the audition, Murphy let them see Frank Miller''s original cartoon and his short films, in order to accurately know the concept of the film, and show the best performance in the audition, because the four main actors have been determined, the audition is mainly to choose the right actress.


    In this regard, Murphy adheres to a very simple principle that the appearance of an actress is the key


    in other words, the actress he wants must be outstanding, hot and able to accept large-scale nudity.


    Needless to say, the latter is not a problem for 99% of Hollywood actresses. The former is not particularly difficult, and there are many beautiful women in Hollywood.


    I''m afraid that since the 1990s, Hollywood actresses have their own characteristics. It''s hard to say that the more attractive they are, the longer they are.


    Hollywood has no secrets to speak of. Besides, it''s still a busy crew. Murphy just put forward the criteria for choosing actresses at the preparatory meeting. I don''t know how it got out. Disney Studio 3, which held the audition, immediately became a gathering place for vases.


    It''s probably that Murphy''s films have been sold twice in a row. Maybe Frank Miller''s comic book is too famous. From the audition, to be exact, purple''s image of hitting a woman in Hollywood is in line with the setting of meihui''s role.


    Seeing that Murphy didn''t speak, erikastenberg reminded, "this is the candidate recommended by a friend of Harvey. You should have heard his name. Avinivo is one of the investors in our project."


    "So it is." Murphy understood right away.


    This should be the American suitor of ziyizhang. She seems to be very interested in her.


    It''s not only in the entertainment industry across the Pacific, but also in Hollywood that big investors like this want to recommend people to the less important roles of the cast.


    However, most of the Hollywood cast members are very cautious. After all, most of the cast members have complex sources of capital, and they are not only responsible for one investor. If the recommended actors are really inappropriate, they will not be used easily.


    Since Harvey Weinstein can bring the information through Eric Steinberg, he obviously approves of this candidate, and Murphy does not reject it. After all, this is much better than Devon Aoki and Lucy Liu.


    What''s more, Eric Steinberg added.


    "Mr. avinivo will make an additional investment of five million dollars to the crew, and personally bear Miss Zhang''s film remuneration."


    "Let her audition." Murphy nodded first, and then warned, "if the audition doesn''t work well"


    erikastenberg understands Murphy''s meaning, Miramax won''t joke about tens of millions of dollars of investment, "that''s what Harvey and I think."


    If ziyizhang is not suitable for the role of meihui in the audition, Miramax will definitely refuse avinevo, even if he is a friend of Harvey Weinstein, who is very influential in the Jewish circle in North America.


    Send off Eric Steinberg, Murphy and Paul Wilson to continue the conversation.


    Apart from the role of Mei Hui, the actor of Gail, the red light district elder sister, is not sure. According to the image in the cartoon, Gail must be a black actress.


    In Murphy''s impression, beautiful and sexy black people often don''t look like black people, and the only beautiful black actress he can remember in Hollywood is Harry berry. But how much does it cost to invite the new best actress to play this role, 10 million dollars or 15 million dollars It''s too late.


    "This is Rosario Dawson." Paul Wilson gave Murphy another piece of information. "She played in the Catwoman band last year and the black super special police group 2 this year. I''ve seen her once, and her image is pretty good."


    Murphy took a look at the photo and nodded, "let her audition."


    Paul Wilson took the information from Murphy and stood up. Just as he wanted to leave, Murphy stopped him.


    "And Paul." Murphy thought about it and said, "there are a lot of sexy female characters in the film. You''re in charge of the audition. I said hello to Erica."


    "Ah, yes." Paul Wilson was obviously excited.


    From his first role as a casting director, he can feel Murphy''s trust, which is a very important position in the Hollywood crew and a position of invisible welfare.


    He has been following Murphy for a long time. He knows enough about his boss, what he can and can''t do, and where his bottom line is.


    However, the thought that many actresses and their agents are bound to revolve around themselves makes Paul Wilson happy.


    While auditioning for the main actors, Murphy also took into account other preparatory work, discussed with Helena the background setting of post production, filmed the action scenes of high-speed slow motion lens with Philip Raschel, discussed the shooting results with Frank Miller and finally determined them, and exchanged views with Jack Watson on the actor''s modelingThe whole preparatory work went well. Murphy accompanied Harvey Weinstein to meet with international distributors who were inclined to reach pre-sale, and explained their shooting concept and the final audio-visual effect of the film, so as to increase their confidence.


    The production cost of the film is tens of millions of dollars, which is not what Miramax can afford now. After investing a certain amount of initial start-up funds with avinivo, we must solve the later shooting and production funds through financing and pre-sale.


    International distributors are also willing to pursue the pace of successful directors. There are not many difficulties in this aspect. On the contrary, the selection of a few major actors has been delayed by the cast.


    For example, Jessica Alba participated in Nancy''s audition, and the audition effect was very good, but in the negotiation, she had a huge difference with the crew. It''s not finished yet.

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    "Hello, Mr. Steinberg."


    In the temporary reception room of No.3 studio, Jessica Alba greets Erica Steinberg, who has just arrived, with the sign of her agent. Just as she wants to sit down, footsteps come from the door, and the director who has seen her several times comes in.


    I''ve met a few times before, and I''m an acquaintance. Jessica Alba heard from her agent that due to the success of the first two films in succession, Murphy Stanton has a big say in casting.


    "Hi, Murphy." She gave a sweet smile. "We meet again."


    "Hello, Jesse." Murphy smiles, nods to her and sits next to erikastenberg, opposite her agent. "Nice to see you again."


    Seeing Murphy''s smile and hearing the familiar greeting, Jessica Alba smiles sweeter.


    The audition a few days ago was very smooth, and Murphy Stanton, who presided over the audition, was also very satisfied with her image and performance. Originally, Jessica Alba thought that this role must be her own, but unexpectedly, there was an accident in the brokerage negotiation.


    She looked at Murphy. From the first meeting with him, to the chat at the party night, to the contact in the audition, the other side had a very good attitude and seemed to appreciate himself very much. The excessive conditions in the negotiation should not be his idea.


    Thinking of this, Jessica Alba turns her head and looks at Eric Steinberg. These Jewis always like to do things and suppress black and Latin actors.


    Jessica Alba looked at Murphy again, thinking of the happy relationship before, "he should be his own supporter"


    "we have no objection to the previous negotiation of film payment,"


    undoubtedly, Erica Steinberg was in charge of the negotiation, and he took the lead in saying, "but the independent dressing room, one-on-one make-up artist and special bus pick-up strip required by Miss alba The budget of the crew is limited, which is unacceptable. "


    Hearing this, Jessica Alba gradually put away her smile, but didn''t open her mouth. This kind of negotiation itself is the place for the agent to play, and these so-called conditions are all for increasing bargaining chips, not necessarily.


    "The rest can be cancelled," her agent said. "But miss alba is not good at driving, and the crew still has to provide a special car."


    When the other side gave in, Eric Steinberg hesitated and nodded, "we can rent a car for Miss alba."


    These are small problems, and the differences are easy to solve. After negotiating these corners, Eric Steinberg turned to the most controversial issue between the two sides, that is, the size of roles and actors.


    "The film will be adapted strictly according to the style and setting of the cartoon," erikastenberg said without expression. "There are many naked scenes of Nancy in the cartoon, and the crew hopes to reproduce these scenes."


    "I''m sorry," the agent immediately refused, "Miss Alba will not play any role with dew point possibility, which is also inconsistent with Miss Alba''s own position."


    Eric Steinberg took a look at Murphy and shook his head. "It seems that there is no consensus in our negotiation."


    Hearing this, Jessica Alba suddenly interjected, "can I say a few words?"


    Eric Steinberg nodded and Murphy made a please sign.


    "I''ve seen the original comics, and I''ve studied all the scenes related to Nancy," Jessica Alba said in a crisp voice, which sounds very sweet and charming. "Those scenes are naked for the sake of nudity, not the necessity of the plot."


    She specially looked at Murphy and said, "even if it''s not naked, it won''t affect the plot, will it?"


    Murphy laughed and said slowly, "it really won''t affect the plot."


    Jessica Alba gives Murphy a very sweet and charming smile. It seems that he really supports himself.


    Seeing this charming smile, Murphy said, "but it will affect the audience''s interest in watching movies."


    No one can deny that in R-rated films, some of the beautiful naked scenes set up just right can touch the nerves of male audiences.


    Nancy is a character. Nudity is not for the sake of nudity, which is completely consistent with the identity and setting of the character.


    He said that. Jessica Alba didn''t expect it to come out of Murphy''s mouth.


    She always thought it was a request from the producer or Frank Miller, but now it doesn''t look like that at all.


    In an instant, Jessica Alba realized that she had entered a misunderstanding. She only saw that the other party seemed to get along well with herself, but she ignored that if there was no director''s insistence, how could Erika Steinberg not let go when negotiating.


    Sure enough, the young director opposite said, "Miss alba, I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible."


    Jessica Alba hesitated and said, "I refuse to shoot any nudity."


    Instead of looking at her, Murphy said to erikastenberg, "get in touch with Sophia vegala''s agent as soon as possible."With that, he stood up, left Jessica Alba and her agent alone, turned and walked out of the makeshift reception room.


    If you can, Murphy also wants to use Jessica Alba. Her appearance is excellent, but it can''t be accepted. I''m sorry, a beautiful woman is just right, which is a good point of publicity and hype. Especially for the V released in the later stage, there is no super large scale part, and there will be a lack of selling point.


    Although this is not the film he invested in, not to mention the sharing agreement signed, the higher the box office of the film in the future, the better the sales, the more favorable it will be for him as a director.


    Business is the best way to improve your status in Hollywood when you don''t expect to win heavyweight awards in the short term.


    As for Sophia vegala, she is less famous than Jessica Alba. She is also an actress with Latin blood. She doesn''t look as sweet as Jessica Alba, but she has the same sexy body. Her last audition was also good.


    If it wasn''t a preconceived impression, Murphy might have preferred her.


    As long as there is not much difference in appearance, Nancy in the cartoon is a key figure to promote the plot. Like other female characters, she is also attracted by Frank Miller''s large-scale pictures.


    Murphy has talked with Frank Miller before, and he also admits that, otherwise, why are there so many sexy female characters wearing S. leather and holding a rope or whip in the comics?


    as Murphy concludes, in some aspects, comics have some similarities with movies, such as fists representing violence and pillows representing large scale, which can attract people to watch Where is it.


    Of course, if Jessica Alba has super strong appeal or excellent acting skills, Murphy can also consider it, but even at the peak of Jessica Alba does not have these.


    It seems that Jessica Alba wants to go black in the style of sweet sister. Murphy can easily guess why Jessica Alba insists on not acting. It has nothing to do with her moral concept, but it is not consistent with her own and future positioning.


    It''s taboo to take the route of sunny and pure sweet sister and play in a large scale.


    To put it bluntly, her positioning for the present and the future is youth idol.


    Unfortunately, the limitation of such a line is too great, not to mention, the shelf life is also very short, even if it is a pure vase that can only show off its coquettishness, it has a longer shelf life than the youth idol.


    Back in the office, Murphy was still sighing that such an excellent vase would become narrower and narrower in a few years. Finally, she went to some small productions to make soy sauce.


    It''s a waste.


    Having seen Jessica Alba herself and her last audition with makeup, Murphy has to admit that the actress''s talent can''t be better. As long as the opportunity is right, she doesn''t need excellent acting skills at all, so it''s not a problem at all.


    If it can appear in some mainstream commercial masterpieces, it is not impossible to replace Megan Fox and become the number one vase in the universe.


    But if you want to do this, you have to be like Megan Fox, that is to show off the style. Sao, do everything possible to show off the style in the camera. Sao, do not mind playing in some large-scale plays.


    Of course, it also needs a director or producer like Michael Bay who knows how to magnify all the advantages of a vase actress.


    The phone rings suddenly, interrupting Murphy''s thoughts. He takes it up and looks at it. It''s Paul Wilson. He takes it up and presses the answer button.


    "Miss Alba wants to talk to you in private, boss."


    Did you change your mind? Murphy thinks it''s not possible. Now Jessica Alba''s career is on the rise. It''s said that with the help of James Cameron, she is far from finding a suitable role.


    Murphy thought for a moment, "let her come to my office."


    Hang up, wait a few minutes, knock on the door, Murphy said come in, Jessica Alba pushed the door and came in.


    "Please have a seat," Murphy pointed to the chair across the desk, "what''s the matter, Jesse"


    he said with a smile, as if it were his friend.


    But Jessica Alba will not see it like this any more. From the firm and resolute attitude of the other party during the negotiation in the guest room, she can see the shadow of James Cameron''s indiscretion.


    The difference is that James Cameron''s face tells the crew that I am a tyrant on the set, while the other side always has a sunny smile similar to his own, and the other side is completely hidden below.


    After the negotiation, she didn''t leave immediately. Instead, she sent her agent away and wanted to talk with Murphy alone again. From a competitor who won the last Max to the heroine who won the infatuated night, sometimes as long as she fought for another chance, the seemingly distant opportunity might turn around.


    And this role is very beneficial to her transformation


    she is indeed under the care of James Cameron, but in the past, she didn''t win the opportunity by herself.

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    "so, Murphy."


    At her desk, Jessica Alba sits at her desk and looks at Murphy in front of her very seriously. "Except for nudity, do you think I''m suitable for anything else?" she can see this from the audition.


    Murphy didn''t answer directly, just laughed.


    In fact, it is true that, regardless of whether it is preconceived or not, Jessica Alba has a great advantage in terms of appearance alone. She is sweet looking and sexy.


    "I think I''m very suitable for Nancy''s setting." Jessica Alba once again showed a sweet smile. A few years ago, she might feel inferior, but now her appearance brings her self-confidence. "I''ve participated in professional dance classes. Dancing is light and easy for me. I believe that even if I dance in clothes, I can attract a lot of people"


    in Hollywood Wu years of hard work, but also let her know the importance of self-confidence, if you do not believe in yourself, how to persuade others.


    But before she finished, Murphy shook her head. "Jesse, I really appreciate you. I''ve never covered that up since the audition."


    Jessica Alba was stunned, then nodded her head gently. She felt it right.


    "I remember you came from a child star." Murphy suddenly changed the subject.


    "Yes." Jessica Alba smiles confidently. "I''ve been in movies since ''93."


    These are her strengths.


    Murphy looked at her askew and said, "how old are you this year?"


    it''s an impolite question. Jessica Alba hesitated and said, "I''m going to be 22."


    "Twenty two," Murphy said with a different meaning, "twenty two is a very dangerous age for a youth idol."


    Jessica Alba''s eyes are drooping and her smile is diminishing.


    "Have you ever thought about it, Jesse?" if there is hope, Murphy still wants to use Jessica Alba, "how long can you go on the route of youth idols you are targeting"


    without waiting for Jessica Alba to answer, he continued, "I believe you know better than me that youth idols have a shelf life, and the shelf life is often very short, so it''s hard for youth idols to stick to the road until the 25th Years old. "


    Murphy is not in a hurry. Instead, she stops to let Jessica Alba think for herself. He is not talking nonsense. This is the situation that young idol actors will inevitably face as they grow older.


    "I don''t know if your agency ever reminded you," Murphy added, "Jesse, you need to change."


    The smile on Jessica Alba''s face is getting lighter and lighter. Why does she hold on to the role of Nancy? This film is aimed at adult audiences, rather than children.


    in recent years, few actors who have become famous as youth idols have been able to transform into successful ones. It''s very important to make a batch of youth idols, throw them away when they expire, and then make a new batch It''s a common phenomenon in Hollywood. Unless they have their own characteristics or excellent acting potential, most of the brokerage companies will not help the young idol type actors to make a perfect transformation plan. Instead of spending a lot of resources on the transformation with low probability of success, it''s better to re promote a number of young newcomers with good conditions.


    Hollywood will never be short of good-looking young men and women.


    After testing, Murphy can see from Jessica Alba''s reaction that her agent should not have done much planning in this respect.


    "Neve Campbell, Sarah Michelle, galea, Jenny flov, Hewitt, these popular Hollywood youth idols, now there are still a few people remember them"


    if they could not brush their sense of existence on the tabloids, these people would have been forgotten long ago, "Jesse, their biggest problem is that they didn''t make a decisive transformation and continued to eat when it was time for transformation Young idol of the old, when the age is really big, think about transformation has no chance


    Jessica Alba wondered, "is this related to the role of Nancy? It''s also a vase role"


    "but vases and vases are different. Some vases can play into their 40s," Murphy reminded. "Some can''t play after 25."


    Most of the roles of youth idols are limited to those around the age of seventeen or eighteen. If they are not born with baby faces, they seldom find suitable roles after they are twenty-three or twenty-four.


    "But" Jessica Alba has lost her self-confidence, "she''s old enough to play a mature role in a vase." Jessica Alba seems to be quite clear headed and knows that she''s not an acting school. Murphy shakes her head and says, "you can take a serious look. There are a few young idols out of this type of work If you can''t impress the adult audience, you will soon be "


    he shrugged and said," Jesse, why do you want Nancy, even if the contract doesn''t work out Don''t say it''s my reason. I''m a little director and I don''t have the appeal yet. "Jessica Alba''s eyes are everywhere. She just doesn''t look at Murphy, just like a little girl whose heart is seen through.


    "Because the audience of this film must be the adult audience over 17 years old, which can let you enter the non youth role that you have never touched before." through the words just now, Murphy has gradually grasped Jessica Alba''s psychology. "Nancy''s role seems to be a vase, but it''s a very important vase for the plot in the cartoon. It''s easy to leave a deep impression on people."


    He leaned forward and looked at Jessica Alba with her eyes in disorder. "Nancy is totally different from your previous role. Although she is a vase, she is out of the category of youth idol."


    Jessica Alba pursed her mouth, trying to deny it, but seeing the burning eyes in the opposite direction, she swallowed again.


    If it''s not that Nancy''s role is completely different from her previous role, she has been separated from the category of youth idol, and can maximize her own advantages, why does she chase this role to death


    she is not desperate


    but the naked shot Jessica Alba frowns slightly, and the reason why she refuses is that the naked shot will hurt her present life location.


    It''s a good way to have the best of both worlds to refuse the nudity play and get the role of Nancy. Even if the role of Nancy is not successful, it will not have much negative impact on the current career.


    "The earlier the transformation, the better," Murphy said again. "This will leave more room for buffer. Jessie, since you know your own situation, you should know that the preparation work of the films after leaving the youth idol restriction is like this, how to make it convenient for shooting. In addition to these, Murphy also frequently meets and communicates with the directors of the three studios that frequently go to Venice and sign special effects production contracts with the crew, and at the same time checks their advanced special effects models.


    As soon as the weekend arrived, the crew received a phone call from Jessica Alba''s agent, who agreed to take on the role of Nancy. However, there are still restrictions on nudity, including upper body and back lens, but not front lens. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    the press hall is crowded with hundreds of reporters. Their cameras are aimed at a group of people on the signing stage in front of them, and they keep pressing the shutter to capture every figure. Maybe some people on the stage are not well-known, but projects with investment cost of 40 million US dollars will naturally attract people''s attention.


    Although Hollywood has invested hundreds of millions of films everywhere, it is rare for an independent film to cost 40 million US dollars.


    This is the signing ceremony of actors in sin city, and it is also a media conference specially held by Miramax for publicity.


    Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Jonah hill, Seth Logan, Sienna Miller, Jessica Simpson, ziyizhang and many other actors who have already signed contracts with the cast have signed a formal contract again.


    Not a lot, of course, Jessica Alba.


    After Murphy consumed a lot of saliva, the Latino actress with angel appearance and devil figure finally signed her name on the actor contract.


    Although Hollywood vases are not hard to find, there are not many such conditions as Jessica Alba. Otherwise, with her poor acting skills, it is difficult to become a second-line actress as she used to be.


    Natural capital is sometimes a scarce resource.


    What''s more, when the main actors of the cast are seriously white, a Latino actor with enough weight can also reduce the criticism of the cast.


    Murphy had been in a lounge behind the newsroom, and Harvey Weinstein had brought a heavyweight this time.


    "Director Stanton," said a typical Latino, about 40 years old, "I''m very impressed by your first two films, and I''m sure you won''t let people down this time."


    "Call me Murphy." Murphy shook hands with him with a smile, and the man said, "you call me ivy."


    Murphy nodded, confident in his voice, "Ivy, your investment will not fail"


    Ivy Nevo laughed and looked very appreciative of him.


    This is the suitor of purple badge. He is not only Jewish, but also an Israeli of American nationality. Murphy heard Eric Steinberg talk about him before. Elvis Warren has a wide range of contacts and is one of the representative figures among the Israeli people in the United States. He has a wealth of at least several billion dollars. He is also a shareholder of Time Warner and is said to have been Harvey all the time Weinstein''s backers have invested in many of Miramax''s projects.


    There is no harm in making friends with such a person. Murphy also talked with him about the project for a while. Obviously, avinivo is not an investor who knows nothing about the film industry. He is also an expert.


    In fact, Murphy has also received some news that the conflicts between the Weinstein brothers and the management of Walt Disney, especially the chairman Michael Eisner, are becoming more and more acute. It is said that they have the idea of breaking away from the Walt Disney group. This rich man from Israel is their future potential investor.


    After the signing ceremony and press conference, the actors returned to the lounge one after another, and avinivo left behind Murphy and Harvey Weinstein to pursue his goal.


    Unlike the other actors, Jessica Alba first came to find Murphy.


    "Welcome to the cast."


    After that time, Murphy did not manage the negotiation between Jessica Alba and the crew. Jessica Alba folded her long hair and said, "thank you for giving me this opportunity."


    Now that she has decided to take over the role and sign an actor''s contract, she has put down her worries about her youth idol status.


    Jessica Alba walked away and went to Harvey Weinstein. James Franco and some other people came together.


    "Murphy, your second spring is here." Jonah Hill winked at him.


    James Franco looked at Jessica Alba not far away and said, "beautiful is beautiful, but the skin is not white enough."


    "Well, I don''t like this type," Seth Logan nodded. "I think Jessica Simpson is more beautiful"


    Little Robert Downey put his arms around his chest and asked seriously, "Murphy, are you interested in her"


    "what''s the meaning?" Murphy shook her head without thinking about it. "Don''t you think she''s too sweet? It''s not my type"


    she''s not my type


    Some things are hard to say clearly. Jessica Alba is really beautiful and looks like a standard silly white sweet. But just like before, Murphy appreciates her appearance, but she just appreciates it. And who really thinks of Jessica Alba as silly white sweet?


    after the press conference, the preparation of the crew continues. Murphy, Philip Raschel and Helena Eyre Spola walked around a few small towns near the outskirts of Los Angeles, looking for a suitable location with few shots. After returning to Los Angeles, he gathered all the actors together and had the necessary role exchange with Frank Miller.


    On the one hand, miranivo signed more pre-sale agreements with the Israeli film distributors, and on the other hand, the funding for the follow-up projects became more smooth.At the same time, the special effects production of the film is also in progress, especially the background effects, which replace the green screen, has started production before shooting. A studio under the digital field and two other special effects studios will work together to provide sufficient special effects technical support for the film.


    From the middle of October to the end of December, after more than two months of preparation, the production team gradually got ready. At Christmas, when the dawn of 2003 came, the preparation for the city of sin was coming to an end.


    many Disney girls look like they''ve been sitting on the farm for a long time, but it''s not like we''ve been sitting on the battery for a long time


    Along the way, David Robbie heard a lot of complaints from his sister, "Maggie, are you here to travel or complain"


    "well, it''s not easy for me to persuade my father and mother to come here on holiday," Margaret Robbie pointed to the dirty studio around the road, "is that all you want me to see"


    "don''t you want to see a movie?" David Robbie said My sister is also quite helpless, "have a little patience"


    "by the way," Marguerite asked curiously, "is Kerry also in the crew"


    "well," David Robbie thought about it and said, "she didn''t participate in the film, so maybe you won''t see her."


    Margaret scratched her face. "Isn''t the director Murphy?"


    "yes." David Robbie nodded.


    "Why didn''t she join in?" Margaret was puzzled. "I remember she said she would be involved in every Murphy movie."


    "Don''t ask so many questions, some things will be clear to you by then," David Robbie pointed to Studio 2 as the battery car approached. "This is the studio the crew took."


    When the battery car stopped, Marguerite gently pressed her seat with her right hand and jumped down. Her little boots fell to the ground, making a clear clattering sound.


    After parking the battery car, David Robbie takes Marguerite to the studio and tells her, "the shooting will start soon. Don''t talk when shooting."


    "Don''t worry," Marguerite said with a small hand. "I''m not a talker."


    Following David Robbie into the studio, Marguerite immediately opened her eyes, as if she had come to a green world. On the ceiling, on the ground, and on the surrounding walls, there were huge green curtains, and someone was busy surrounded by green.


    "Hi, David." The person who met said, "who''s the little beauty next to you"


    "my sister Maggie"


    when passing by a room that should be a makeup artist, a fat man came out. There were some strange things on the fat man''s face, which made him look very rough, ugly and even terrifying.


    "Well, David, why did you bring people here as extras?" the fat man asked.


    "No," David Robbie pulled Marguerite over. "This is my sister Maggie, who came from Australia for the summer vacation. I''ll show her around."


    He then introduced to his sister, "Maggie, this is Seth Logan, one of the stars of the cast."


    "Hello, Mr. Logan." Although Marguerite was born with some cowboy wildness, she was very polite. "I know you."


    Seth Logan looked at the beautiful little girl opposite. "You know me. I don''t remember we met."


    Marguerite looked at him, "aren''t you the fat man who died in the secret room"


    "yes, yes, yes," Seth Logan suddenly realized, "that''s me."


    David Robbie turned to his sister and said, "you peep at the video"


    "that''s the movie you''re involved in." Margaret didn''t shy away from her brother''s eyes and said, "I always want to see what my brother''s movie is"


    Seth Logan laughed.


    "I won''t disturb you," David Robbie looked at the time. "Keep busy, Seth."


    With that, he picked up Marguerite and was ready to leave.


    "David, wait." Seth Logan stopped him and reminded him, "you''d better go and say hello to Murphy if you bring someone here."


    Marguerite said preemptively, "we told Murphy yesterday. I know him."


    Seth Logan nodded, waved to them, and went back to the dressing room.


    David Robbie took Marguerite out of the logistics service area, went to the shooting site surrounded by the green screen, came to the warehouse of the lighting group, and said, "you stay here first, don''t run around."


    "David," Marguerite didn''t answer. Instead, she pointed to a man standing alone at the green screen. "May I go and say hello to Murphy?" she continued.


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    After telling Felipe Raschel what to pay attention to during shooting, and exchanging opinions with Franco Miller, Murphy enters the set surrounded by the green screen. Three photo assistants are setting up the camera. Helena espozera takes the assistant to make the final inspection of the set green screen.


    This kind of green screen shooting, which relies more on the special effects of later stage, undoubtedly greatly reduces the workload of preparation and shooting.


    Looking back from Helena, Murphy looks to her left and suddenly sees a familiar girl coming.


    Her golden hair is simply combed into a ponytail at the back of her head. She is wearing a small denim suit. Some of her hair is gray and old. With a pair of brown leather boots on her feet and a pair of eyebrows raised on her face, she shows her unique wildness.


    This is Murphy think for a while, finally remember, compared with the impression, she grew tall, with more wild.


    "Hi, Murphy," said the girl politely before she came up. "Long time no see. Do you remember me?"


    "you are" Murphy watched her getting closer and closer, "you are Marguerite Maggie"


    Marguerite walked to Murphy four feet away and looked at him askew. "I was on the phone with you yesterday."


    "Oh, I remember." Murphy apologized with a smile, "recently too busy, some things always forget."


    Seeing the opposite girl nodding gently, he politely asked, "how come I''m in Los Angeles"


    "I''ve had my summer vacation." Margaret curiously looked at the green screen around her. "Come here for a tour. I heard you are making a movie. Let David take a look. I haven''t seen a movie yet."


    She held out her hand and pointed to the wide green screen behind Murphy. "What are these used for"


    "instead of shooting the background?" Murphy simply said a few words and asked, "do you want me to show you around?"


    When he was in Australia, he was entertained by the other party, but now he comes to his site. Of course, he can''t wait.


    Marguerite thought about it, nodded her head gently, "OK."


    Murphy beckons Paul Wilson to find a female assistant to take Marguerite around.


    As soon as the little girl left, Murphy heard the sound of footsteps behind her. James Franco, who was not filmed today, came over in casual clothes.


    He stood next to Murphy, looking in the direction Marguerite left, and asked, "who''s this"


    "don''t think about it, Jim." Murphy warned, "she''s David Robbie''s sister."


    "Hey, Murphy, you think too much," James Franco said innocently, spreading his hand. "I''ve got lily. I''m not interested in anyone else."


    Murphy slapped him on the shoulder. He didn''t want to see his crew fighting.


    Soon, the shooting began. Today''s shooting is mainly an action play, about the scene of seisrogan''s muffle attacking the police.


    The shooting takes the green screen as the background, and the special effects are also added in the later stage. Unlike ordinary green screen shooting, Murphy will use high-speed photography technology here.


    In the early stage of preparation, he did experiments with Philip Raschel, and his experimental lens was also approved by Frank Miller.


    The style of the whole film will definitely be consistent with the cartoon, which Murphy will not change. However, the individual scenes will also be adjusted appropriately. For example, in the cartoon, the action play is completely fragmented. How to make it more attractive and more like the style of cartoon can bring people a different kind of stimulation


    in the final analysis, the film and cartoon still need to be improved It''s different.


    "Fran, action plays in comics are different from action plays in movies."


    standing behind the director''s monitor, Murphy and Frank Miller, the nominal director, said, "in the background of thick ink and heavy color, like black and white oil painting, the blood and windy corpses in the cartoon can bring stronger visual impact in slow motion. You can also see in these previous experimental scenes, and the effect is very good Good


    "I mean," Frank Miller raised his cowboy hat, "these scenes need to be properly controlled. After all, these are not the selling points of comics."


    Murphy nodded. "I know it''s going to be moderate."


    Without restraint, the film will not be R-rated, but nc17.


    Frank Miller is old and mature. He can see that the situation in the crew has exceeded his estimate. As long as the style and general direction of the film do not deviate from the track of comics, he rarely expresses his opinions recently. Moreover, no matter what changes are made, Murphy, the director, always consults with him for the first time and shows enough respect.


    What''s more, from the perspective of high-speed slow motion in the preparatory stage, the effect of the action play is really excellent.


    After the actors and other departments were ready, Murphy quickly called out to start shooting. The shooting seemed rather boring. The ugly looking Seth Logan and several stunt actors danced in front of the camera according to the routine of action guidance. Within a few minutes of shooting, they had to stop and readjust. In particular, Seth Logan''s make-up was very troublesome, and they had to make up if they touched it.According to Murphy''s request, the film crew''s Philip Raschel and two photo assistants operate three of the latest Sony digital cameras to shoot every shot in the end scene at a high frame rate.


    In fact, it''s not complicated. Murphy wanted to integrate the high-speed and slow motion camera shooting method used by the 300 Spartan warriors into the fight scenes of sin city.


    Although the Spartan three hundred warriors are more colorful than the city of sin, the background pictures of the two works are similar to some extent, and Murphy is far more restrained than Zach Schneider, only using this shooting method in action plays.


    Action drama is not the key to the success of a film, but it can attract the audience.


    Of course, the use of high-speed slow mirror way to shoot action scenes, is also more troublesome work.


    The slow shot in the film is not simply slow play, it is the most low-level way to produce slow shot effect. Murphy uses high-speed shooting with high-definition digital camera, and then slow play.


    The normal camera shooting is 24 frames per second, and the film is shown at 24 frames per second. However, when shooting the action scene of Seth Logan, the shooting speed of the two digital cameras is 96 frames per second, and the shooting speed is changed to 12 frames per second, so that excellent slow motion lens can be easily obtained.


    Of course, such a setting is not out of thin air, but is directly related to the recognition of the human eye.


    At present, the frame rate of movies is adjusted to 24 frames per second in photography and projection. This parameter is consistent with the time resolution of human eyes. Therefore, although the movie is not continuously projected, it forms a coherent image in human eyes.


    It is precisely because the human eye has such a limitation that the human eye can not fully capture some higher speed motion. At this time, it needs the help of external force to slow down the motion, so as to ensure the complete viewing of high-speed photography technology, which is the product of this.


    High speed photography is a kind of photography method with fast shooting speed and short exposure time. Depending on the technology of "fast shooting and slow playing", the fast changing motion process will be slowed down to the time resolution of human vision, so that people can observe. This also means that in high-speed photography, the shooting frequency must be synchronized with the speed of object motion change, and the faster the change, the higher the shooting frequency will be required.


    This technology is widely used in Hollywood, such as Michael Bay''s opening funeral in high-speed slow motion, and the bullet time in the matrix.


    At the end of two hours of shooting, Murphy called the crew to stop and let them rest for half an hour, while he and Frank Miller and Miramax''s editor Lars beinte checked the shot that had been shot.


    For Frank Miller, the background is full of green screen, slow motion without special effects. It''s really not good-looking. It''s far less than the scene that Murphy showed him when the knife passed through the human body with blood.


    But even a layman, Frank Miller knows that to achieve that effect, he has to go through more complicated post production.


    In fact, Murphy and rasbeinte are looking at it carefully. What they are mainly discussing is the editing point of the action lens.


    All action shots will be shot with multiple cameras to increase the editing materials from different angles. The editing points of action shots must be able to reflect and strengthen the emotional power of the action scene, which is also one of the basic principles of action shot editing.


    "The reaction and action guidance of the characters can certainly lead the plot to develop in different directions."


    Sitting behind the director''s monitor, Murphy watched the dozens of scenes repeatedly played on the monitor that muffle was killed because of his parole officer, and said to rasbeinte, "it should also help bridge the position and continuity of the fault, make the slow motion part lively, and skip the part you don''t want. Ideally, it''s best to clip the important people in the scene, including reactions from participants to bystanders, into the sequence. "


    Rasbeyin nodded. "I don''t think the camera shot by push-pull and shake can move at the same speed. If they are cut together, it will lead to worrying wrong scenes."


    "Well," Murphy fully agreed with raspeint, "pay attention to that."


    What else did he want to say? Suddenly he saw Paul Wilson come over in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.


    "Murphy," Paul Wilson tried to keep his voice calm, "there are two people outside who claim to be from the directors'' Union and say that our crew has violated the rules of the directors'' union"


    Murphy immediately stands up, looks at Frank Miller on the other side, frowns and says, "Paul, you go to inform bill and Erica." It''s not finished yet.

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    "Hello, Mr. Stanton."


    In the director''s office of Studio 2, a middle-aged man first showed Murphy his identity materials, then nodded to bill rosis and Erica Steinberg, and introduced himself, "I''m Harry Pierce, from the directors'' Union."


    Murphy looked at each other''s identification, passed it to bill rosis and Erica Steinberg, and asked, "Mr. Pierce, are you here on behalf of the directors'' Union, or are you alone?"


    "Director Union."


    An assistant brought coffee, Harry pierce nodded his thanks, and then indicated his intention. "The directors'' Union has learned that there are two full-time directors in the project book of crime city, is that right?"


    "Our situation is quite special," Erica Steinberg took the initiative and said preemptively. "The director union may not know much about it."


    Harry pierce shook his hand. "Before I came, the directors'' Union had done enough investigation."


    He opened his briefcase, took out a document and looked down. "The Union''s investigation shows that there are two full-time directors on the cast of sin city."


    Looking at Murphy, Harry Pierce said, "one is you, Mr. Stanton, and the other is Frank Miller, the original author of the cartoon."


    Closing the papers, he said to Murphy, "if we''re not mistaken, Mr. Stanton is a member of the directors'' Union."


    Murphy, Bill rosis and Erica Steinberg looked at each other, and their faces were calm. They had communicated for a long time, and they also speculated that this situation might happen. Now it appears, and there is no panic.


    Harry pierce spoke very fast and didn''t seem to want to give Murphy any chance to distinguish. "Director Stanton, as a member of the directors'' Union, you have violated the rules of the union. Your crew must suspend shooting and accept the investigation of the directors'' Union."


    "Pause?" Murphy frowned.


    This is the last thing he can accept.


    "Yes Harry Pearson said calmly, "you are a member of the directors'' Union. You and the projects you direct must comply with the rules of the union!"


    With that, he stood up and looked at the three Murphys. "I hope the crew can implement the Union''s decision."


    Harry Pearson announced the rules of the directors'' Union and left the Disney studio, leaving Murphy, Bill Rossi and Erica Steinberg in the office.


    "Is the crew really going to pause?" Murphy asked, looking at the other two.


    "Pause for a moment." Erica Steinberg knows more about this than Murphy. "Although the directors'' Union is just a union, we''d better not confront it openly."


    Bill rosis nodded in agreement. "It won''t be a few days. Didn''t we have plans before?"


    "Well," Murphy stood up, "bill, you can deal with the reason why I quit the directors'' Union temporarily. I''ll go to the crew and explain it."


    It''s very troublesome for the director''s Union to ask the crew to stop, but it''s not that there is no way to deal with it.


    At the beginning, Murphy and bill rosis assumed that they would also communicate with Miramax. If the director union didn''t pay attention, it would be OK. In case of being targeted, there must be corresponding countermeasures.


    It''s true that today''s directors'' Union pays little attention to whether someone violates these lonely rules, but Hollywood has never been a pure land, and the fight for fame and profit has been magnified several times in this circle. No one can be sure whether someone will stab the directors'' Union.


    Once that happens, the directors'' union can''t turn a blind eye to it.


    To deal with the current situation, it''s not only troublesome, but also simple.


    Since Frank Miller''s position as a director is the premise of this cooperation, and it is clearly written into the contract, he can''t break the contract. If he accepts the investigation of the director''s Union, even if he can pass it smoothly, how long will the crew be suspended?


    This solution is certainly not clear.


    The best way is for Murphy to quit the directors'' Union. Frank Miller is not a member of the directors'' Union. After he quits, just like George Lucas quit because the title of the Star Wars movie does not meet the requirements of the directors'' Union, the directors'' Union has no reason and position to continue to force the crew to stop.


    Of course, this may bring some negative effects to Murphy himself, but he doesn''t care. Moreover, Bill rosis has also communicated with CAA''s senior management. As the director that CAA is now focusing on cultivating, CAA''s public relations department will also start to eliminate these effects.


    After Murphy went out to announce the director''s Union''s decision and made an explanation, the crew suspended filming.


    "Sorry, Murphy." Frank Miller took the initiative to come over, "I don''t understand that the director''s Union still has such regulations. I didn''t expect to bring these troubles to the crew. Do Miramax and CAA have a solution?"After seeing Murphy, he said tentatively, "if it doesn''t work, I''ll go back to being a deputy director."


    "It''s OK," Murphy shook his head. "We have a solution."


    He couldn''t hear it. What Frank Miller said was the last resort. He didn''t want to give up the power of director at all.


    It can also be understood that his position in the crew was somewhat embarrassing. If he threw away the power stipulated in the contract, he would not be able to intervene once the future film shooting did not follow the style of comics.


    It''s not once or twice that Hollywood adaptations appear, that contracts are signed and the original author is thrown away.


    Murphy made a promise to him, but Frank Miller didn''t have social experience. How could he just believe in the promise.


    Bill - rossis for Murphy to deal with the matter of quitting the director Union, the crew suspended filming, but this does not mean that all work will stop.


    During the two days when bill rossis went through the formalities for the director''s Union, Murphy, Felipe Raschel and Helena espora got together to watch a small number of special effects backgrounds submitted for review. With the background as a reference, they continued to improve their future imaging effects and performances Picture style.


    Just like what Murphy asked and the cartoon showed, the background of several special effects that have been completed is completely black and white.


    But Murphy is not very satisfied, because the color contrast is not particularly strong.


    "Helen, these need to be redone!" In Miramax''s film studio, Murphy said to Helena espora, who is in charge of these, "I need to make the audience feel the strong visual impact, and the pictures should be good enough! Let a person see one eye and never forget! "


    "I''ll communicate with the special effects studio." Helena espora nodded.


    But Murphy said, "I''ll stress again that the color of the special effects background should be bright enough. In the black and white color processing, there must be a strong contrast between light and dark, so that the picture looks clear and bright. White should be white, and black should be black thoroughly!"


    Helena espora wrote down Murphy''s request one by one in her notebook.


    These close-up background pictures were originally experimental objects. The special effects working group submitted them to Murphy in advance. Murphy also pointed out that they did not meet the requirements.


    "The scene with color is not in place," Murphy said, pointing to a section with a bright red bed. "Red is independent of black and white, but it should complement black and white. Now the red is bright enough, but it is completely separated from black and white."


    "Don''t forget, color is a tool to reflect the feelings of characters and plots!" He never stops, "different feelings need different colors to express, red is conducive to the ignition and expression of passion; black and white reflect the sinister and dark of the city!"


    After finishing the special effects background, Murphy turned to the shooting related to the background. The shooting was not completely separated from the background and only depended on the green screen, especially the other directors and Philip Raschel''s photography guide. Even when they were facing the green screen, what they had in mind was the complete scene construction.


    "Felix, pay attention to lens transition when shooting." although this has more to do with editing, lens control during shooting is equally important. When shooting, reserve ingenious editing points for lens transition, so that the lens can be connected naturally and coherently, rather than abruptly broken. "In the eye guidance transition, language transition, similar object transition and action transition, you can review it again "It''s a photographic project."


    Careful people can easily find that these transition ways are commonly used in Hollywood movies. Through these ingenious transition ways, the narrative of the film will appear smooth and natural.


    Three days after the crew''s suspension, Bill rosis settled matters related to Murphy''s withdrawal from the directors'' Union, and the crew was able to start filming again.


    Now he and Frank Miller are not members of the directors'' Union, and the directors'' Union has no reason to interfere illegally.


    In Disney Studio 2, a lot of staff are preparing for the shooting. Bill rosis stands behind the director''s monitor with Murphy, watching the pictures of Philip Raschel''s trial shooting continuously transmit.


    "The company has also asked someone to investigate," bill rosis whispered. "The director''s Union suddenly interfered with us because someone reported it."


    Murphy turned to look at him. "Who''s the informant?"


    "It''s not clear yet." Bill rosis shook his head. "Brian Lauder speculated that it might be a competitor of the company."


    He sighed, "what I thought at the beginning was too simple. It''s not hard, let alone risky. Just making a report call to the directors'' union may attract attention."


    Murphy shook his head, too.


    And bill rossis said, "you''re comfortable shooting now, and I''ll take care of the rest."


    He understands Murphy''s character. This is not a man who has suffered a lot. He specially tells him, "Murphy, don''t think about it and don''t do much! What you need most now is to do your directing work well. With CAA and Miramax in, general problems will not affect you. As long as you keep going forward, go to a certain position, and have enough strength, these problems are no longer problems. " (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    With her eyes fixed on the monitor, Murphy didn''t turn her head, as if it was just a trivial matter. She asked casually, "if you find out who the informant is, let me know. Bill rossis takes a look at Murphy and nods his head slightly.


    The crew quickly arranged the venue. The most special part of the venue was the big bed in the middle of the green screen. The big bed was dazzling red, which formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding green screen.


    Jessica Simpson in the red dress and Seth Logan in the upper body are ready.


    Probably more than two months of fitness played a role, although Seth Logan did not lose weight down, but the body fat significantly reduced, the protuberance of the muscles are also quite type.


    On the other side, Jessica Simpson sat by the bed and asked the hairdresser to tidy up her slightly scattered golden curls. She didn''t wear any clothes on her upper body, and I didn''t seem to care about that. The contract signed didn''t ask for clearance. She just sat here in a big way and let some of her eyes scan.


    Although she hasn''t been in touch with movies before, she has worked hard in the circle for many years and doesn''t care much about nudity.


    And her more famous singing career is also sexy.


    "David, make the light soft!" Murphy yelled to the light crew, "change to hard light when Gotty dies!"


    When his eyes turned back from the lighting group, he saw Marguerite again and saw the busy David Robbie. Murphy was not surprised that she appeared again. David Robbie was so busy that he could not accompany her in Los Angeles. He could only bring her to the crew.


    However, she did not affect the filming of the crew.


    Maybe she grew up on a farm. She is very wild, but she is very sensible. She always plays alone in the corner that does not affect the shooting.


    Today is a little bit better. Luther Geer Hal, who took part in the shooting, and his 13-year-old son also came to the production group. With his peers, it''s not too boring.


    After the light adjustment, Murphy looked at the effect, and then nodded to the recorder.


    Chang Ji went to the camera, put the Chang Ji card in front of the camera, and yelled, "Margaret didn''t expect to get the answer from a humble old man in sin city. She asked curiously," how do you know so much? "


    Frank Miller laughed. "Because I drew this comic book."


    "So it is!" "What else?" Margaret asked curiously


    "You see," Frank Miller said, pointing to the makeup blood on Seth Logan''s face. "After muffle was injured, it was the very rare red blood in the whole film. This normal blood color is precious and unusual in the story scene full of white plasma. It not only reflects the theme of violence in the film, but also echoes with Gotty''s red bed, alluding to muffle''s revenge and connecting the whole plot of the story "crime city."


    I don''t know if I understand. Marguerite nodded mechanically and said, "I''ve been watching Murphy shoot for several days. I can''t understand some things. Can I ask you for advice later?"


    Old man, heart is soft, Frank Miller hesitated, or agreed to come down, "as long as I have time, you can come at any time."


    At the end of today''s shooting, it''s nearly 5:30. Without waiting for her brother, Margaret walked out of Studio 2 ahead of time and came to the quiet passage of studio 3 as agreed. Lein Hal has arrived. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    At the end of the day, Murphy leaves the job of cleaning up the set to Paul Wilson. She goes out of Studio 2 and is ready to talk to Robert Downey Jr., who is working out in studio 3. Tomorrow''s shooting is much more difficult than today''s, mainly because there are a lot of matches between Robert Downey Jr. and Nancy. As we all know, children''s plays are extremely difficult to control, which requires not only the director''s on-the-spot guidance, but also adult actors.


    Due to the limited number of small actors who have signed up for the audition, Murphy and the crew finally chose a blonde girl named Nicky Milton, who performed very well in the audition.


    The crew are still busy in Studio 2. When Murphy goes out, it seems very quiet outside. The two studios are not far apart, but in half a minute, he arrives at the gate of studio 3.


    Just as she was about to enter studio 3, Murphy suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the left side of the passage leading to the back of the Disney Studio. She could not help but stop.


    He stopped to listen for a moment, the original voice suddenly became loud, this voice is very familiar, it is clear that a person in pain.


    It''s like a man, no It''s a boy, to be exact.


    There was no underage boy in the crew. Murphy immediately thought about the son of reutegel Hal, rein Hal. Could it be that something happened to him?


    With that in mind, Murphy turned around and walked quickly along the wall of the studio. The closer to the passage at the corner of the wall, the more obvious the boy''s voice of pain.


    When he came to the corner, in addition to these, he heard a girl''s voice.


    The voice has a strong Australian accent, and only one girl on the set has such a voice, David Robbie''s sister Margaret.


    No matter how fast Murphy walked, turning around the corner, the first thing she saw was Marguerite. The girl turned her back to this side, put her hands on her waist, and looked down in front of her.


    "I''m a country bumpkin from Australia," repeated the crisp words with an accent. "I''ve seen a lot of people who think they are noble. They''re just selfish, hypocritical and useless rubbish!"


    As she spoke, she raised her leg and kicked the ground in front of her. Her brown boots fell on a curled up person.


    In front of Marguerite, a boy was like a cooked prawn, curling up on the ground with his stomach in his hands. He was the one who made the howl of pain.


    This kick on the body, the boy is a howl.


    "Maggie Murphy hurried over. "What are you doing?"


    Hearing the voice behind, Marguerite looked back and saw Murphy. She was not alarmed. She said naturally, "I''m teaching lain Hal how to be a man."


    Murphy didn''t care about her. She went over and squatted beside rein Hal, separating the two at the same time.


    "Yes Mr. Stanton... " Rein Hal saw Murphy, lying on the ground, turned his face and said in pain, "quick Help me... "


    Hearing this, Murphy let go. Rein Hal should be OK.


    "Can you get up?" Murphy took his arm. "What''s it like lying on the ground?"


    "I..." Lein - Hal''s eyes over the squatting Murphy, just to see the back of Marguerite, shrunk his neck, "I can get up."


    He followed Murphy''s pull and stood up, one hand still covering his stomach. He was hiding behind Murphy''s body. He seemed very afraid of Marguerite.


    Murphy looks at lein Hal and then at Marguerite. Lein Hal is nearly a head taller than Marguerite


    He shook his head and looked at Marguerite. "Maggie, what''s going on?"


    "She..." When lein Hal saw Murphy, he seemed to find a backing. Half of his body flashed out from behind, and he wanted to speak first. Marguerite raised her small fist and shook it. He opened his mouth and swallowed it back, looking very afraid of Marguerite.


    Marguerite folded her fist, met Murphy''s eyes, and said, "since we met today, he has been calling me a country bumpkin, showing his superiority in various ways."


    Murphy looks back at lein Hal with a slight frown. Rutger Hal is a gentle old playwright who makes a good impression on the crew, son


    If Marguerite had lied, it could be seen from lein Hal''s expression. Murphy shook her head slightly and turned back, "so you hit him?"


    "I''m really a hick," Marguerite said, holding her pockets in her hands. "Just do it in a hick way."


    She tilted her head and looked at Murphy''s back. "Who knows he''s so tall. He doesn''t fight at all. He doesn''t look like a man at all."


    Margaret grew up on a farm in Queensland with horses, hounds and vast farmland. She was like a cowboy."Well, si Director Stanton, "whispered Lane Hale in the back," you Can you Think you didn''t see it? "


    Looking back at him, Murphy wondered.


    "If If my father knew... " Lein Hal lowered his head.


    A 12-year-old, a 13-year-old, this is two children fighting, this kind of thing is very common in all parts of the world, Murphy is also lazy, "you two don''t have next time!"


    Lein Hal nodded and Margaret shrugged.


    "Let''s go," Murphy said, shaking her head as she worried about leaving. "Go back to the studio."


    Marguerite followed him, and lein Hal deliberately stepped a distance, patting the dust on his body as he walked, as if afraid that his father would see something.


    "Are all the boys in Los Angeles as motherly as he is?" Marguerite''s voice is not big, but she can be heard by Murphy. "She can only move her mouth and fire. When something happens, she turns into a turtle with a shrunken head."


    Murphy didn''t look back and said, "tell David yourself."


    Margaret has a very responsible look, "I do things, of course, will be responsible."


    Murphy took it as a fight between two children, and went directly to studio 3 to find Robert Downey Jr. and told her to drive the child actress when shooting the next day.


    But things didn''t go as smoothly as they thought. Children are emotional. Even if the child actor for Nancy is 12 years old, there is still a situation.


    Before the shooting, Nicky Milton was still in good condition, but as soon as Murphy called to start, she was surrounded by three cameras, her face turned pale and her body was stiff and unable to make any movement.


    "Stop!" Murphy called for the 15th time to stop the crew, and Robert Downey, who was playing with the girl, was already full of impatience.


    To be honest, he was also a little impatient. In order to reduce Nikki Milton''s tension, Murphy reduced three cameras to two. In the later shooting, he also cleared the scene to reduce the number of onlookers. In addition to the necessary personnel, few people in the crew could see the shooting.


    But she was a far cry from the audition.


    Murphy walks over and squats patiently in front of Nikki Milton. Nikki Milton is opposite him. Her hands are shaking and her lips are white


    "Hey, honey," she didn''t seem to see Murphy. She was stunned all the time. Murphy tried to slow down and said patiently, "you see, there are no monsters or other people here. It''s no different from your family. We''re just playing games. There''s a villain who wants to catch you, and he..."


    Murphy pointed to little Robert Downey. "He''s a good man. He''ll come out and save you. It''s a game."


    From morning to afternoon, there was no progress in the shooting, and Murphy''s patience was almost over. The little girl seemed to hear him and nodded her head.


    "Rest for half an hour!" Murphy yelled, then nodded to the girl''s mother and agent and asked them to come.


    Compared with their own strange director, these familiar people can make girls relax more.


    Frankly speaking, he really didn''t expect that the little actor who performed well in the audition would be so nervous when he went to the actual shooting scene. Not to mention that his director tried his best to guide her, and even little Robert Downey was driving her. The problem is that as soon as the shooting started, the other party''s nervousness turned to stone, and everything he had done before was useless.


    Murphy understood that when she auditioned, she only looked at the image and good acting skills of the little actors, but ignored that they were not adult actors and ignored the important evaluation of their psychological quality.


    Not every gifted child has stage fright like Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst and Christina Ritchie.


    Half an hour passed quickly. Nicky Milton was not nervous this time, but worse.


    As soon as Murphy started shouting, the camera turned to her, and the girl opened her mouth and began to cry. The cry was still very loud. It was far from being said that her mother and her agent didn''t help, and she obviously collapsed.


    "That''s not the way to do it," Robert Downey Jr. walked out of the set and found Murphy behind the monitor. "If we go on like this, we can''t finish a single shot in a day."


    Murphy nodded his head and said to Paul Wilson, "get Fran, bill and Erica."


    If you don''t say anything else, the representative from the guarantee company will come to make trouble.


    Frank Miller and Erica Steinberg came quickly.


    "We can''t drag on like this." Murphy frowned and said, "change people. If any of you have a familiar little actor, please contact one."


    Like most Hollywood drama groups, there are special remarks in the contract signed by the drama group and the young actors. Once the shooting is really impossible, the two sides can coordinate to terminate the contract.


    "I know Kristen Stewart''s agent." Bill rosis said, "but it''s hard to say whether the schedule is right or not."


    Murphy didn''t expect enough of the difficulties in this regard. If the little actors delay too long, it will certainly affect the shooting plan of the crew."Is there anything that can be coordinated this week?" He asked again.


    Bill rosis and Erica Steinberg both shook their heads, but Frank Miller suddenly said, "I have the right person." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 101

    Everyone''s eyes turned to Frank Miller, who has little contact with Hollywood.


    "I think it''s appropriate to have someone who doesn''t have to wait or delay shooting." Frank Miller seems to have thought about it when he came over, "there is a little girl on the set these days, who often asks me for some advice about film shooting Well, she''s very quick thinking about the cartoon of sin city. I think we can have a try. "


    Paul Wilson immediately thought of who it was. "Do you mean David''s sister?"


    Frank Miller nodded, "this character doesn''t need much acting, as long as it''s not nervous I don''t think that little girl has stage fright


    Murphy and Erica Steinberg exchanged views in a low voice and waved to the front, "David, come here."


    David Robbie put down the work at hand and immediately came over. Murphy simply said something to him. David Robbie seemed to be in a bit of a dilemma. "Maggie is wild. I don''t guarantee that she will agree."


    "Give it a try." Murphy said to bill rossis, "you should contact him to see if you can find the right person."


    Having made a mistake, Murphy certainly won''t continue hanging from a tree.


    Leaving the set, David Robbie quickly finds his bored sister playing handheld games in a corner of the studio.


    "Let me act?" After listening to his report, Marguerite''s face was full of surprise. "I haven''t learned acting yet!"


    "There''s something wrong with the little actors on the set," David Robbie advised. "Just let you go and have a try."


    Marguerite turned off the console and seemed to be thinking seriously.


    David Robbie added, "you should help me."


    Looking up at her brother, Marguerite nodded, "all right."


    She followed David Robbie into the set and saw Murphy first. Murphy nodded to her, "don''t be nervous..."


    Marguerite shrugged, as careless as ever. "I''ve never been nervous.


    go to Maggie and take her make-up Murphy called her makeup artist over. "She''s about the same size as Nicky Milton. She should still be able to use her costume. Bring it over after makeup. I want to see the makeup effect."


    It''s not easy to pull anyone over to make up for a movie. Nancy is a girl who has a close-up, not a passer-by who acts as a background plate.


    Murphy went back to the director''s monitor to discuss the next step, and David Robbie followed.


    He was still a little worried. When Murphy''s discussion was suspended, he asked, "Murphy, is Maggie OK? She''s never learned acting. "


    "I''ll see in a minute." Murphy looked at the watch. "If it doesn''t fit, let''s not force it."


    About 20 minutes later, Marguerite was brought out of the dressing room by Jack Watson. Her jeans disappeared and she was replaced by a light color dress with two shoulders. Her blonde hair, which had been casually combed into a ponytail, was also carefully taken care of and smoothed over her shoulders.


    Compared with the excellent audition effect of Nicky Milton, Marguerite''s eyebrows are a little less weak, with a unique strong.


    "Philly!"


    When Murphy greets her, Felipe Raschel immediately asks her photo assistant to come over and take Margaret to the camera. He operates a high-definition digital camera to shoot Margaret''s facial close-up, full-length close-up, long-range and close-up shots. The effect of the shot is immediately transmitted to Murphy''s director''s monitor.


    "Well..." Frank Miller first nodded when he saw it


    Murphy is not the only one with preconceived ideas, and Frank Miller is no exception. Moreover, this is the candidate he recommends, which must be supported at the first time.


    Having seen several scenes next to each other, Murphy thinks it''s just OK. Marguerite may have developed her temperament since she was a child. The effect of wearing makeup is not very good or too bad. According to the standard of audition, it''s a passing score of 60.


    "What do you think?" Murphy asked Erica Steinberg.


    Erika Steinberg didn''t want to waste any more time. She nodded and said, "the make-up effect is OK. Try it."


    Murphy pinched her chin, looked at Marguerite in the camera, and then clapped her palm. "Everyone, try one!"


    He left the directing position, went to the middle of the set and called Robert Downey Jr. and Riise, who played the son of the senator.


    "Maggie, I''ll try it later." Murphy looked at the girl. "These are your partners. He''s Robert Downey Jr. and he''s Riise oakson."


    Both actors said hello to Marguerite in a friendly way.


    Marguerite did not have stage fright at all. She just looked around curiously. Standing in front of the green screen background and camera lens, she felt totally different from watching outside."Maggie, you were captured by Riise," Murphy said to Marguerite, "and then you were rescued by Downey..."


    Explain the requirements of the role carefully, and he personally demonstrated the role of Nancy. There is no need for Margaret to move too much, just a relatively simple position change.


    Later, let little Robert Downey and Riise together, drive Marguerite familiar with a walk.


    Half an hour later, Murphy stood behind the director''s monitor and said, "trial shooting begins!"


    Locke, holding Marguerite in his arms, runs up to the green screen arranged in the shape of a pier stack bridge. Robert Downey, Jr. in a windbreaker, catches up with a pistol and blocks him on the bridge.


    "Rock, surrender!" Donny''s gun was pointing at Riise. "Let go of that girl!"


    "You can''t move me, hardy!" "You know who I am, you know my father''s identity, you dare not move me!"


    "I don''t care!"


    Donny''s gun is aimed at Riise. Riise screams, falls to the ground and releases Marguerite. Just as Murphy told her and the previous drill, Marguerite scrambles to the edge of the "bridge", hides by a round green screen pier and looks at the two men.


    Philip Raschel''s main camera immediately turned to give her a close-up.


    Seeing this scene on the monitor, Murphy shook his head and said, "stop!"


    Calling for a stop, Murphy walks into the set and waves to Margaret, who is confused and doesn''t know what''s going on, "Maggie."


    "Oh," Marguerite stood up and came over, "is it my fault?"


    She has been in the production group for several days. She knows that the director calls for a stop. Generally, there are problems in the shooting, and the actors have the most problems.


    Marguerite is just a novice who is temporarily pulled to try. Murphy calls her over and says, "Maggie, what''s the expression of a girl when she sees two men shooting each other with guns?"


    "Excited? Fear? " Asked Marguerite suspiciously.


    "Yes, it''s just fear." Murphy reminded, "you weren''t afraid just now."


    "I''m afraid..." Marguerite scratched her face and said, "I haven''t been scared for years. Think about it."


    Murphy gave her ten minutes to find a feeling. After all, Marguerite didn''t have any professional learning as an actor, and her shooting performance after ten minutes was average. But Bill rosis and Erica Steinberg didn''t get in touch with other actors who had auditioned, and they couldn''t find suitable actors in a short time.


    Children are uncontrollable factors in the cast, which is recognized by all cast members. Those little actors with good psychological quality and some acting skills are scarce resources in Hollywood.


    Hearing the news from Bill rosis and Erica Steinberg, Murphy is patient. Marguerite''s acting is really bad, but she is more suitable than Nicky Milton. She has no stage fright and doesn''t know what tension is.


    Like Nicky Milton, she does have some acting skills. The problem is that her psychological quality is not up to standard. When she faces one camera and several people in the audition, she behaves fairly well. When she comes to the real shooting surrounded by the cameras on the set, she has a direct emotional breakdown and can''t continue to use it.


    Fortunately, Marguerite has no acting skills, but she is a smart girl. She can find out the problem from her mistakes. When she tried to shoot the last time on this day, Murphy called for her approval directly. This one doesn''t need to be filmed again. It can be used as post production material directly.


    Of course, it won''t be used until the crew signs a contract with Margaret and her guardian in the United States, David Robbie.


    "Thank you both."


    Marguerite has a good and polite attitude towards those who are willing to help her. After the crew stops, she specially finds Robert Downey Jr. and Riise oakson Jr. "I''m dragging you down."


    "It doesn''t matter." In the face of a girl so sincere thanks, two people just smile.


    At the end of a day''s work, Murphy walked out of the studio and got on a battery car. Just as he was about to start and leave, a clear voice called out to him, "wait for me!"


    Marguerite leans against the wall on the left side of the studio. Seeing Murphy, she walks over and gets into the battery car.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy started the car and asked.


    He could see that Marguerite was waiting for herself.


    "Yes," said Marguerite, taking off her backpack and putting it on the seat beside her. "David has something to do. Go to the gate of the set first. Can you give me a ride?"


    Battery car speed is not fast, slowly toward the Disney studio door, Murphy did not speak, just concentrate on driving.


    "What do you think of my performance today?" Marguerite asked suddenly.


    Murphy replied casually, "it''s OK."


    "A few days ago, I watched other people take pictures. Today, I found that the performance was very interesting." Marguerite seems to be inspired by the interest, "in front of the camera, suddenly become another person, feeling very special, I think it is more interesting than riding in the farm.""Is it?" Murphy looked at her. Marguerite nodded and said, "I''ve heard that a good actor needs talent. What do you think of my talent?" (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Your acting talent?" Murphy frowned. Marguerite put her head in front of her. She looked at Murphy as if she wanted to know his answer. "Yes, yes. What''s my acting talent like?"


    "Sorry, Maggie." Murphy shook his head without hesitation. "I don''t see acting talent in you."


    "What?" Margaret''s voice immediately raised, "I don''t have acting talent? How is that possible? "


    She didn''t believe Murphy''s words. "I haven''t been in touch with performances before. Today, I just tried to shoot them a few times, and you just said yes!"


    "Because I''m very low on you!" Murphy is telling the truth, "Maggie, you haven''t been in touch with the performance, many emotions can''t be expressed in place, including the last time, I called through, because the film''s requirements for this role are not strict."


    "Really?" Margaret was a little disappointed.


    Murphy nodded seriously, "you have good psychological quality, no tension, no stage fright. I can give you ten points in this aspect, but when it comes to acting talent, you only have 60 points of normal level."


    He may lose sight, but the possibility of such estimation is still very high.


    Marguerite went back to her seat, somewhat depressed. "I also thought that if I can''t be a female rider, it''s good to be an actor in the future."


    "You can be an actor if you don''t have a good talent," Murphy said casually. "As long as you have a good chance, you can succeed."


    "Well, forget it," Marguerite waved. "I''d better wait until I grow up."


    In the subsequent shooting, Marguerite officially became the actress of Nancy. David Robbie asked Bill rosis to temporarily act as Marguerite''s agent and signed a formal actor contract with the cast.


    Just like Murphy said, Margaret''s acting talent is general, and her performance in the shooting is not very good. However, the role of girl Nancy is limited, and her demands are not high. As long as she is not as nervous as Nicky Milton and can''t help crying, even if some feelings can''t be expressed in place, she can pass the exam.


    After shooting the part of young girl Nancy, James Franco, who plays Dwight, also joined in. Due to the appearance of Murphy, the actor''s path of James Franco has changed greatly. The biggest change is that he didn''t play the little green devil in spider man. Instead, he continued to fight in independent movies with Murphy and several close friends.


    In the film, the three most important male characters are all different, just like celibacy. James Franco''s Dwight has the least monologue, which is just in line with the character''s cold character.


    When shooting, each character''s modeling design is also very characteristic. Everyone has an obvious feature to distinguish them from others, and it should be able to show the character''s personality characteristics, such as muffle''s strange face, Dwight''s red sports car, the cross shaped scar on Hardy''s forehead, and so on.


    However, the most eye-catching figure is the "yellow hybrid" of the second generation of officials in the city.


    This character takes nearly five hours to make up before each shooting, and needs a lot of makeup when shooting.


    The Yellow hybrid''s status is extremely prominent. The bishop dominates the city by controlling the church, and his brother is a senator. The family is powerful enough to make their only child, the Yellow Bastard, become the president of the United States. In this case, the so-called state machine has no justice, and there is no essential difference between the police and the gangs.


    When the Yellow hybrid raped and killed the little girl one after another, all the police, except Hardy, an old retired policeman with heart disease, decided to get rid of the harm for the people. Hardy''s assistant even shot him. When Hardy was seriously injured and rescued the young Nancy, Locke, the predecessor of the yellow hybrid, relied on his own power to sentence Hardy to the crime of raping the young girl.


    At the same time, a special effects team composed of three special effects studios also entered the Disney studio to deal with the scenes that Murphy had already shot. One of the most important tasks was color matching. All the shots taken by Murphy are color. If you want to realize the cartoon style of black and white as the keynote, you must do a lot of color processing.


    In the spare time of shooting, Murphy also frequently communicated with the special effects group to check their processing effect in time.


    As far as the production plan of sin city is concerned, if you want to express its creative concept, the use of color is undoubtedly an important factor for Murphy.


    There will be differences in the color tone and style of the scene in the film, one is for the needs of narration, the other is for the needs of visual style, and there are often great differences between them.


    The strong contrast between black and white required by Murphy, together with the scheduling of the lens and the angle of light, many lenses can be seen as an independent picture of the cartoon. In particular, the use of black in the film must be rich in layers, showing the original appearance of "Sin City", and even reaching the image texture that color film can''t get.Moreover, the advantages of the film in action scenes and the ease in the use of colors are far better than those of comics, which directly brings about sharp visual effects.


    "Most of the time, the lens is black and white, only the splashing blood is red and fierce, which makes the blood of the characters'' faces particularly shocking."


    In the special effects studio, Murphy talked to the special effects staff about the basic concept of color adjustment, "this kind of black and white throughout No, in fact, there are the extreme colors of red, yellow and green. Whether it''s the blood red sky, the golden monster, or the green beauty''s eyes, in the pure color world of black, gray and white, it''s even more imposing! "


    In addition to being able to fully fit the two-color world of the original comic book, the film also brings some effects that can''t be seen in the comic book. On the premise of not losing the visual impact, the film moderately reduces the negative effects of violent and bloody scenes on the audience, and even makes some bloody scenes appear quite silent. The film is easier to pass the R rating of MPAA.


    The overall shooting speed is not fast, and Murphy always firmly controls the rhythm of the crew. As part of the scenes that complete the color matching almost reproduce the scene of the cartoon, Frank Miller, who is another director, has not become a hindrance to the shooting. Although the crew is relatively large, they can still unite together and work towards the same goal and direction.


    In January 2003, Murphy gave the crew three days off, and David Robbie asked him for a few days off. After taking Marguerite to Los Angeles for a while, he sent her back to Australia.


    In February, the shooting continues to be busy, with more actors on the cast, such as Ziyi Zhang as meihui and Rosario Dawson as Gail, and more actresses, who will form the red light district of sin city.


    The crew also began to shoot more action plays. Murphy not only used a lot of high-speed and slow motion lenses, but also shot some fast motion lenses appropriately, so as to form a strong contrast between the speed of some action plays.


    However, there are not many things to see in the shot, and these shots are more dependent on the processing of special effects.


    For a week in a row, the No. 3 studio of Disney Studios has been full of women in sexy leather clothes, guns or whips. It''s absolutely salivating. According to the setting of the cartoon, the clothes on these female characters can''t be any shorter or less.


    As Murphy said before, he is not only not against nudity that can arouse the audience''s emotions, but also very supportive.


    During the interval of shooting, these sexy actresses dressed in front of the camera are also the focus of the crew''s private discussion.


    "I swear, Donny, I''m absolutely right!"


    During the lunch break, several people gathered in Murphy''s director''s office. Jonah Hill vowed, "the night before yesterday, after the crew got off work, you went into Rosario''s dressing room and stayed in it for at least 20 minutes!"


    James Franco found the mineral water from the cupboard, threw a bottle of it to Murphy, Robert Downey, Jr., Seth Logan and Jonah hill, and said, "it can''t be true, Downey. Your taste is too strong!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. did not deny it. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Jim, do I have your taste?"


    Hearing this, Murphy laughed. Jonah Hill also asked James Franco and Lily where they were going


    "You guys," Murphy took a sip of the mineral water and warned these guys, "don''t fool around during working hours."


    "Don''t worry, Murphy." Robert Downey, Jr. yelled, "we are all your strong supporters."


    "That''s it Jonah Hill coaxed, "even if I''m going to fool around, I''m at the end of the day."


    He turned to Seth Logan and said, "don''t you like Asian girls very much? How about that chapter. "


    Seth Logan touched his nose. "All right."


    "It''s best not to make up her mind," Robert Downey Jr. warned. "Her suitor is Ivy Nevo, a Jew who is deeply involved in Hollywood."


    James Franco also said, "we''d better not mess with the Jews. We can''t mess with them now."


    "I''m not confused," Seth Logan told himself. "I don''t like Zhang''s type. The Asian girl I like has deep eye socket and small nose..."


    After a while, James Franco said, "have you heard that Miss Universe, who participated in the Miss Universe final this year, has arrived in Malibu, where we need to train and publicize. If we have time, we can go and have a look."


    Murphy thought of the party lobbying Frank Miller and asked, "when''s the game going to be?"


    "You''re interested, too?" James Frank thought for a moment, "if you remember correctly, it seems that it will be soon, just a few months later."


    The five agreed that if they had time, they would go to the Miss Universe contest together.


    As time went on, the filming of the crew went to the end, and Jessica Alba also entered the Disney Studio. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The huge studio is dark, only a beam of light illuminates the studio. Under the cylindrical light, there is a pillar. On the solid pillar, there is a girl. The sexy and beautiful girl is naked. Under the light, her chocolate like skin is as smooth as the finest silk.


    The track used for shooting is paved with a big circle around her. A new Sony Digital HD camera glides slowly through the track. Felipe Raschel, who controls the camera, has been giving her a close-up. In addition to her smooth back and sweet face, the completely exposed and tied up by ropes is also the focus of shooting.


    Jessica Alba''s clothes can''t be less. She only covers the key parts of the shorts. It''s also a tight leather design. It highlights every advantage of her devil figure and seems to have the most fatal temptation.


    A girl who can make the Yellow hybrid remember, a girl who can arouse his sadism, of course, is a hot girl who can stir up the nerves of normal men.


    Unlike the original cartoon, Murphy and Frank Miller simply negotiated to determine the shooting tone of the scene.


    Not only for the needs of the plot, but also to increase the audience''s interest, so the Yellow hybrid from Locke is not only sadistic, but also fancy rope art.


    Jessica Alba beside the post is not simply tied up. After referring to many Japanese films, makeup artist Jack Watson gets the essence of them, and the binding highlights her strong chest capital.


    Originally, Franco Miller had some opinions, but at the end of the shooting, if Murphy and Erica Steinberg agreed, he couldn''t make much trouble.


    As for Jessica Alba, after signing the contract, just like all young actors who want to transform, the psychological bottom line for the actress has dropped to a very low level.


    Like a gaudy butterfly hanging on the beam, Jessica Alba''s face is expressionless, just like the character Nancy, with no resistance.


    The Yellow hybrid appeared behind her with a long whip in her hand. The camera lens controlled by a camera assistant immediately aimed at him.


    Murphy sat behind the director''s monitor, and still didn''t say anything. Up to now, the shooting of the play has gone smoothly.


    Jessica Alba excellently performs the function of a vase. When it''s time to show off her face, she can always show off her sweetest smile. When it''s time to show off her figure, the devil like figure can seduce any normal man to commit a crime


    No wonder Robert Rodriguez uses Jessica Alba, and then continues to let her be a vase in a series of B-level films. Her capital is really great.


    The Yellow hybrid took out his whip, which flew out like lightning, drawing a beautiful arc in mid air and making a clear sound.


    The high-speed digital camera captured all of this clearly and transmitted it to the director''s monitor in front of Murphy.


    Of course, the length of the whip and the position of the actor who played the Yellow Bastard were carefully calculated by Murphy. In any case, it would not hit Jessica Alba''s smooth skin.


    Murphy has always attached great importance to the safety of actors. Once an important actor is injured, the crew may be shut down.


    Jessica Alba frowned and burst into tears as the Yellow Bastard continued to wave the whip, as if in great pain.


    Seeing the picture on the monitor, Murphy shakes her head slightly. Jessica Alba really has no acting skills. The performance here is not ideal, and her appearance is too sweet by nature. With her very general acting skills, no matter what role she plays, that role will become Jessica Alba


    However, Murphy didn''t stop. The shooting of more than a dozen plays related to Jessica Alba has made him know enough about the Latin actor''s acting skills. He knows that even if he stops shooting more than ten or 20 times, Jessica Alba still shows this kind of performance.


    This film uses Jessica Alba, not to show her acting skills, Murphy''s intention is very simple, with a sweet face and hot body to seduce the male audience.


    This play, which he strongly demanded to change, also serves this purpose.


    ¡°cut£¡¡± Murphy called to stop shooting, got up from behind the monitor and said, "this one''s over!"


    He turned to the Yellow Bastard and said, "Larson, good job!"


    Jack Watson has come up to Jessica Alba to untie her. Next to her, an assistant brings a blanket and drapes it over her.


    Jessica Alba wrapped up the blanket, then turned to look at Murphy. Murphy nodded at her and said, "Jessie, you''re almost perfect!"


    He is not the kind of director who likes to reprimand actors. He always gives priority to encouragement. After all, the other director is Jessica Alba. Besides showing off, he can''t have too high demands on her.Just said the perfect, also mainly refers to the face and body.


    Jessica Alba smiles sweetly at Murphy and goes to remove her make-up.


    "Change the scene!" Murphy said in a loud voice, "change to location seven!"


    Venue 7 is also a bar, which is a rare scene for the crew to achieve through real scenes. James Franco and Seth Logan have been filmed before, and then Jessica Alba''s striptease scene will be filmed.


    Unlike previous films, because Murphy used rhetoric to get Jessica Alba to sign an actor contract with a character, the scene here will be closer to the setting of the cartoon. Nancy will not only dance sexy and hot, but also take off her clothes.


    According to the contract, Murphy announced the clearance. In addition to his director, only a few people participated in the shooting, including Philip Raschel and a photography assistant, lighting engineer David Robbie, makeup artist Jack Watson, and deputy director Paul Anderson.


    The audience watching Nancy''s striptease in the film scene does not exist in the actual shooting, and will be added through the later technology.


    "Philly!"


    While waiting for the actor to make up, Murphy called in her camera director and said, "try not to give Jessica Alba facial features here."


    "I understand." Philip Raschel knew what Murphy meant.


    Everyone in the cast can see that except for her sweet face and hot figure, Jessica Alba has few things she can hold, acting skills or even below the passing line.


    Fortunately, the setting of the role and the peculiar picture style of the film can cover up her huge defects in acting skills.


    So, except for the scenes just shot, there are not many close-up shots of Jessica Alba''s face. Murphy doesn''t need such shots either. Jessica Alba only needs to show off and finish 80% of the work.


    Unless he''s stupid, he''ll naively think that Jessica Alba can have a rare explosion of acting than God came to the world.


    This is also the case in the subsequent shooting. Felipe Raschel''s camera lens is always focused on Jessica Alba''s hot figure. In addition to her typical tight leather dress and the sexy parts exposed by throwing away her clothes at the back, this part of the play can be described as ten points of interest.


    And again, high-speed photography is used here.


    Think about it. How many men will have nosebleeds when the film is shown in front of the audience in a high-speed slow motion mirror?


    In fact, in the final analysis, Murphy does use comics as the keynote and style of the whole film, but unconsciously integrates a lot of personal ideas. For example, the discussion of sin and goodness in the camera is always superficial, and the focus of shooting and production is to attract the audience.


    This is what Murphy did not mention to Franco Miller. Sin city just continues the cartoon style, but its core idea changed at the beginning of the project.


    Murphy also has the strength to do so. He has the full support of Miramax and Dark Horse Comics.


    For Miramax, the total investment of 40 million US dollars brings huge risks and revenue pressure. Compared with DC Comics and marvel comics, Dark Horse Comics is relatively weak. In recent years, comic adapted films have become more and more popular. If you want to sell its comic adapted rights at a good price, you also need to adapt as many films as possible It can be a great success.


    Although these have never been formally discussed on the table, all parties have already reached a certain tacit understanding.


    After shooting Jessica Alba''s striptease part, the crew''s shooting has completely entered the closing stage, most of the scenes are basically completed, and the rest are scattered scenes.


    Murphy led the crew and began to move between Studio 2 and studio 3. All the main actors also concentrated on the crew, shooting a few scenes of intersection, especially a fight between Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    After several months of continuous fitness, these two guys have lost a lot of fat, gained a lot of strong muscles, and looked more like men.


    In the first ten days of February, all the scenes in the Disney Studio were completed. Murphy began to travel between the special effects studio in Venice and the location in Orange County. The former''s special effects production has reached a critical stage. As a director, he has to review every completed special effects shot. The latter''s part is not too much, but it''s also very critical. He can''t be careless.


    After finishing a car crash on a wilderness trail in Orange County, the shooting ended. Murphy didn''t relax. He gave the crew a holiday and immediately rushed to Venice to participate in the most important special effects production.


    All shots need to be processed with special effects. Even when the special effects are synchronized, there is still a lot of work to be done. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The biggest difference between the post production of this film and Murphy''s first two films is not that there are a lot of special effects shots, but that there are special sounders to tailor the right soundtrack for sin city.


    Murphy doesn''t know much about music and won''t participate in the creation of score, but if all the score wants to be added to the film, he must nod his head.


    Although Harvey Weinstein is the final decision maker of post production, this Jewish fat man is currently fully operating the Oscar public relations of "Chicago" and is only responsible for the final audit. The specific work still needs to be completed by Murphy and Erica Steinberg.


    Of course, there is Frank Miller. After several months of working together, Murphy has gradually formed a tacit understanding with him.


    Murphy keeps the lens of the film comic style, and Frank Miller turns a blind eye to what Murphy puts into the market.


    Although the old man is a bit stubborn and suspicious, he is not completely ignorant of flexibility. His cartoons can sell well in the United States, and he certainly knows that what is suitable for the market is the truth that can really spread.


    He and Frank Miller in shooting and production, there are contradictions, but always controlled in a certain range, there has been no fierce conflict.


    What''s more, Murphy agrees with the style of pictures Frank Miller cares about most.


    The initial images of all shots are color. At Murphy''s request, the first thing the producers should do is remove the color and turn it into a pure black-and-white image, but the color can return to the picture at any time.


    Murphy uses color as a weapon, which makes it a powerful narrative tool. For example, Gotty in the film has real skin color and blonde hair, and the mustard skin of the Yellow hybrid is particularly striking.


    If Murphy wants to highlight the pain of a character, he will make the blood return to bright red, just like a color close-up.


    Three special effects companies in Venice are responsible for making special effects backgrounds for the film. Each company is responsible for a story. The studio in the digital field is responsible for crime city. The other two companies are responsible for sniping and yellow hybrid respectively. Each story requires more than 600 special effects shots, and all the special effects shots add up to more than 2000.


    In the actual shooting, it didn''t cost too much. Most of the budget of production cost is actually for the post production of special effects.


    "Mitchell, the red is not bright enough!"


    In the special effects studio, Murphy stands in front of the big screen, holding his chest in one hand and his chin in the other. He looks at the clip that has just been sent to complete the adjustment of the special effects. This is the scene where muffle and Gordy get along with each other, and it will also be the scene with the most intense color contrast in the film. But the red rendering of the special effects does not satisfy Murphy.


    William said, "here''s the rich black-and-white background. He needs a black-and-white background."


    Murphy pointed to muffle and Gerty on the screen and said, "for a man as rude as a killing machine and ugly as muffle, he didn''t know what love was, but after his intimate relationship with Gerty, a prostitute, he fell in love with her deeply and regarded her as his goddess. Here, Gerty must use dazzling colors to highlight her golden hair, Snow white skin and red silk skirt, and the black background to form a strong contrast


    "I''ll take it back," Mitchell Williams said hastily, "and readjust it."


    Murphy took a look at him and said, word for word, fast


    Mitchell Williams vowed, "I promise!"


    The play of Gerty and muffle is the scene with the biggest color difference in the whole film. The lens is the language of the film, and color is one of the ways of expression.


    During the shooting, the bed where Gerty and muffle have a fish and water love affair is a huge red peach heart. At that time, Murphy took the opportunity to shoot from above, making the peach heart, a symbol of love, seem like a boat in a black ocean.


    In this way, after muffle wakes up, Gerty has been killed. Since then, muffle is wanted by both the police and prostitutes. Muffle, who has lost his beloved, is determined to take revenge. He goes out everywhere, not for his own safety, but to find the murderer who killed Gerty.


    In addition to color, Murphy is also strict with the light and shadow design of each lens post production. Murphy almost gave up color in the use of color, and used extreme black and white to show scenes of violence and crime.


    In this case, the role of light and shadow is highlighted, because there is no color as a distinction, the audience''s dependence on light and shade increases.


    In comics, painting techniques can be used to create shadows for characters and objects, but movies facing real people are different from comics after all. In shooting, Murphy gives up the real scene and does not hesitate to use high-definition cameras combined with special effects departments to make backgrounds and process pictures, which shows that he attaches great importance to light effects.


    Take the light and shadow design in the bar as an example.


    In the whole plot, the bar is an extremely important place, which is the intersection of three independent stories.At the same time, in this dark city, the bar is also a place of mixed and ambiguous. There are police, gangsters, drug dealers and prostitutes in and out of the bar. Most of the people are lusters who come to Nancy''s beauty, and positive people are also looking for the people they are looking for in the bar.


    Therefore, in the bar, the light is ambiguous. Under the smoke, the light of the whole bar is filled with a sense of depression.


    In post production, Murphy has been making a unique visual effect through the mutual penetration and influence of film language and cartoon language.


    Although the picture styles of film and cartoon come down in one continuous line, it is well known that cartoon and film are two different forms of artistic expression after all. Although Murphy relies on the original comic book and is extremely faithful to the original book in the picture, it does not mean that the color and light and shadow design of the film can be in an absent position.


    As an art director, Helena espora also played an important role in it.


    While improving the lens effects, Murphy also called all the main actors to dub in the post production studio. There was no live recording during the shooting. All the dialogues and narrations would be re recorded and added to the film.


    This is not animation dubbing, all actors have experienced the role of the performance, dubbing work is relatively easy to do.


    "Why do you think I write all the time?"


    In the studio, Jessica Alba looks at Nancy on the screen and says to the microphone, "I''ve always loved you, Hardy, for so many years. I''ve tried to fall in love with other boys, too! But I can''t Sleep with me, hardy! Have sex with me! I fell in love with you long ago... "


    Like all the cast, most of these recordings are made by one actor independently, even for dialogues. Jessica Alba is the only actor in the studio. She reads the dialogues like a monologue.


    Compared with shooting, recording goes much more smoothly.


    Towards the end of the day, Murphy comes out of the special effects studio and walks into the studio. All the dialogues Jessica Alba needs to record have been completed.


    Of course, she didn''t have many plays and her lines were relatively limited.


    "Hi, Murphy!"


    Seeing Murphy come in, Jessica Alba immediately smiles sweetly and raises her arm to wave to him.


    "Hello, Jesse."


    Instead of nodding to Jessica Alba, Murphy went up to the recorder and asked, "how''s it going?"


    The voice recorder whispered, "it''s OK. I''m much better at lines than acting."


    After that, he handed Murphy a headset. Murphy took it and put it on. After listening for a while, he nodded approvingly and said, "OK, that''s it. Here we are today."


    After finishing the recording of Jessica Alba, there are only a few minor actors left. After nearly two months of busy work, the post production is coming to an end.


    Murphy raised his voice and said to everyone in the studio, "that''s all for today. Let''s get off work."


    He left the studio, went to his temporary office, took a briefcase, walked out of Miramax''s office building and came to his car.


    Open the door, Murphy is ready to get on the car, in front of a burst of high-heeled shoes suddenly fell to the ground, accompanied by the landing sound, there is a crisp and sweet voice of a woman.


    "Wait, Murphy."


    Hearing the sound, Murphy turned to see jessica alba in tight pants coming quickly, waving her hand as she walked, as if afraid that he would leave.


    Murphy closed the door, waited for Jessica Alba to step in a little, looked at her and asked, "what''s up, Jessie?"


    "The car I called didn''t have time to come," Jessica Alba said as she came closer and closer, finally stopped near the front of Cadillac''s car and said, "can you take me to North Hollywood?"


    Back to Santa Monica, it''s a good way to go from there. Murphy nodded her head and pointed to the co pilot, "get in the car."


    "Thank you Jessica Alba went over and opened the door.


    Murphy also got on the car, started the car and drove onto the road. The speed was not fast. He drove steadily. He could no longer see that he had driven crazy after the murderer and the police.


    Like all successful people, he can''t see any craziness in accumulating original capital.


    "Murphy," Jessica Alba broke the silence as the car was about to enter North Hollywood, "what do you usually do after work?"


    "Go home, have a rest, and think about what you didn''t do today." Murphy looked ahead and said, "plan what you''re going to do tomorrow That''s about it. "


    Jessica Alba looks at him. Isn''t that boring?


    Cadillac suddenly stopped by an apartment building. Murphy looked at it and asked, "is this it?"


    "Yes, this is it." Jessica Alba smiles. "Thank you."She pushed the door open and got out of the car. Just as she was about to close the door, she turned around and asked, "would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?"


    Murphy turned to look at Jessica Alba. She had a sweet smile on her face and the invitation sounded sincere. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    What does it mean for a young girl to invite a man to her house for a cup of coffee?


    At least it means that she doesn''t dislike this man. Jessica Alba holds the car door with one hand and presses the other hand on the back of the co pilot. She looks down at Murphy with a symbolic smile on her face. The smile is not only sweet but also sincere.


    She is wearing a low cut T-shirt on her upper body. From Murphy''s side, you can easily see a piece of smooth chocolate skin in the collar of the T-shirt. It gives people endless reverie. A woman like her must have been the darling of God in her previous life. Otherwise, when she has a beautiful face and a hot figure, how can she have such smooth skin.


    After several years of living in North America, Murphy found that in most cases, the skin of European and American people is worse, but these do not apply to the mixed race children. Most of the mixed race children look as if they have been blessed.


    Murphy is a very normal man. It''s a fake to say that she is not interested at this moment.


    Maybe he will be wrong, or maybe Jessica Alba is just a simple invitation, but the other party will let him into her home, no doubt has a certain favor for him, even if we can develop something in the future, it is not impossible.


    For Murphy, the current Jessica Alba is like the other pole of the magnet, exuding a huge attraction.


    But Murphy turned back from there little by little, and politely refused, "I''m sorry, Jesse, I have another appointment this evening."


    Jessica Alba was disappointed. "Oh, another day."


    With that, she stood up straight with her hands. Murphy turned her head and looked over there. From the window, she could only see two long legs that were tight inside the body shaping pants.


    "Goodbye, Murphy." Jessica Alba''s crisp voice sounded.


    Murphy waved to the window. "Goodbye, Jesse."


    He started the car and Cadillac drove away slowly and onto the road to Santa Monica.


    In the evening, Murphy did have an appointment. Old Robert Downey invited him to be a guest, and Murphy also agreed, so he couldn''t break the appointment.


    On the other hand, he can''t say the reason and won''t mention it to anyone.


    Few men like Jessica Alba, who has an angel face and a devil figure, don''t like it. The men who don''t like it must have psychological problems.


    Frankly speaking, Jessica Alba, who always has a sweet smile, can win people''s favor, which is one of the reasons why Murphy insists on using her to play Nancy. She is one of the few Hollywood actors who can meet the aesthetic of the East and the West.


    However, some of the news that he had read was enough to alert Murphy. He didn''t want to get some messy diseases.


    Murphy didn''t know much about her experience. She only knew a lot of widely spread news on the Internet, such as the rumor that she was ill. This rumor has been circulating for many years and never dissipated, which is enough to show that she is reliable. It''s not entirely true weakness lends wings to rumours.


    Murphy can''t remember when Jessica Alba got sick or when the rumor first appeared.


    In any way, Jessica Alba is very attractive and can make many men do some crazy things, but Murphy knows that her health is far more important than temporary enjoyment.


    He came here and experienced so many things, and his willpower was not very bad.


    After returning home and changing clothes, Murphy gets a call from Robert Downey Jr. and tells him that he will arrive on time, and then goes out.


    Old Robert Downey''s home is not far from here. In a seaside villa in Santa Monica, the writer and producer, who had been wandering in Hollywood for many years, is now in retirement. However, retirement does not mean that he can save his mind. His son is even a jerk than when he was young, which breaks his heart.


    "Hello, Mr. Downey,"


    in an elegantly decorated living room, Murphy sees old Robert Downey. "I''m Murphy, Downey''s friend."


    "Hello, Murphy."


    Old Robert Downey shook hands with him. "You''d better call me Robert."


    Murphy nodded. He used to call Robert Downey Jr. Downey. This kind of situation is very common in North America, but he always felt a little uncomfortable.


    "Indio, come here," Robert Downey, Jr. called a boy about ten years old. "Meet your uncle Stanton."


    "Hello, uncle Stanton." The little boy is very polite.


    "Hello, Indio." Murphy took a small gift box from his pocket and put it in his hand. "You''re a handsome boy already."The little boy grinned shyly and ran to one side.


    Murphy exchanged greetings with old Robert Downey and was invited into the restaurant. It was also a formal dinner. According to little Robert Downey, his father hired an Italian chef to make the dishes for tonight.


    There were only four people at the table, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.


    Perhaps because of his appearance, not long after he helped Robert Downey Jr. for the first time from prison, Downey received Deborah falcona''s divorce agreement, and joined the ranks of bachelors earlier than ever.


    "Don''t you think the role of Hardy is too boring? This is not the type I like. "


    during the dinner, Robert Downey, Jr. was eating and chatting with Murphy beside him. He spoke very fast." I think the role that can make me brilliant is the type that talks a lot, is full of personal charm, and is very confident. "


    Murphy lowered his voice and said, "it should be the type of fart like you."


    He put the small piece of pizza into his mouth, swallowed it and said, "I think the most important thing you need to do is to get rid of the negative influence of the past and announce that the brilliant little Robert Downey is back through the work."


    Robert Downey, Jr. put away his laughter and nodded intensely, "I understand."


    Looking at the close conversation between Robert Downey Jr. and Murphy, and hearing the content of their conversation, the old Robert Downey''s heart, which he had been talking about, suddenly calmed down a lot. He can see that his son is very convinced of the young director, who is also a very calm person in terms of words and deeds.


    It''s good for Robert Downey Jr. to associate with such people.


    Moreover, he listened carefully to Robert Downey Jr. and later found out that Murphy Stanton played an extremely important role in the process of his son''s growing reputation from a prisoner in prison to now. It''s not too much to say that the key to it is that he is a prisoner in prison.


    It is his influence and drive that makes his son gradually transform from a jerk into a responsible man.


    Even, Robert Downey felt that his son''s last time in prison was not torture, but a kind of luck, lucky enough to meet Murphy Stanton, the key person who changed his life in prison.


    Without such luck, old Robert Downey can imagine that little Robert Downey will continue to take drugs and sink after he gets out of prison. Finally, no one will care about him and become one of the countless people forgotten by Hollywood.


    It''s true that he has worked hard in Hollywood for many years and has a relatively broad network of relationships, but those people can add icing on the cake and want to give timely help


    Thinking of this, old Robert Downey shook his head and looked into Murphy''s eyes more brightly. The most trustworthy person is the one who can stretch out his hand when his son is in the most difficult time.


    "Uncle Stanton," the voice of Indio interrupted old Robert Downey''s thoughts. The little guy was looking at Murphy and asked, "Dad always said he was the most handsome, charming and sexy in the world, do you think so?"


    Murphy turns to look at little Robert Downey. Unexpectedly, this guy is so mean to his son. Little Robert Downey feels embarrassed and smiles confidently.


    "When I first met your father, I didn''t think he was..." "I don''t think he''s fatally sexy or charming, from genius to tragedy to bad boy, and I don''t expect to save his tormented soul," Murphy said in a serious tone


    He put up a finger and stressed, "not at all!"


    Little Robert Downey couldn''t help laughing, and Murphy couldn''t help laughing, but continued to say to Indio Downey, "I just remember seeing him for the first time and thinking he was weird, very weird!"


    At this point, Murphy praised little Robert Downey, "he is an incredible mixture of many contradictory personalities, which makes him exude a charming temperament, never boring!"


    Indio Downey looked at his father and asked, "now?"


    Murphy thought about it and said, "now he''s absolutely eccentric but down-to-earth. He''s tasted all the bitterness of life, but he''s like a Peter Pan who never grew up!"


    With that, he began to laugh, and then the three of Donnie''s grandparents and grandchildren began to laugh.


    Looking at these three people, especially the adored Indio Downey, Murphy sighed, hoping that the tragedy that happened to old Robert Downey and little Robert Downey would not be repeated in Indio Downey.


    Once upon a time, it was like a family cursed by drugs. No matter Robert Downey Jr. or Indio Downey, it seemed that they were born with the gene of taking drugs, and finally they all took the road of taking drugs.


    It can only be said that the influence of father''s example in one''s growth is too crucial.


    It was undoubtedly an extremely warm dinner. As he was escorting Murphy out of the living room, old Robert Downey took his hand and said solemnly, "Murphy, if you need my help, just open your mouth."Murphy nodded with a polite smile.


    Robert Downey, Jr. sent him out. "This weekend, Ivy Neville had a party. I heard that he invited some contestants to miss universe through Donald Trump. Did you get the invitation? Shall we go together? " (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Noisy music, poor quality drinks


    wandering in the alley, looking for the entrance of the bar that no one usually cares about.


    This is not a Hollywood party.


    Hollywood celebrities have long been tired of the mediocre dance floor, the long team, and the same outdated equipment


    "Hollywood", a well-known name, but how many people really understand Hollywood. Is Hollywood just an autograph on the avenue of fame, a playboy mansion in a magazine, or an annual Oscar list and red carpet photo?


    In addition to these, Hollywood has a unique private party, which can make people experience unprecedented visual, auditory and tactile feast.


    Murphy got out of the car, crossed a road covered with stars, and came to a closed iron door. He handed an invitation with his name on it. The security personnel opened it and nodded to the back after confirming it. The iron door was opened from inside, and a waiter in a tuxedo came out immediately.


    "Welcome, director Stanton." The waiter was polite and made a please sign, "this way, please."


    This is Ivy Nevo''s private party. It seems a little different from the ordinary party.


    Following the waiter, Murphy entered the gate, and was immediately welcomed by a blonde in a short cheongsam, who was carrying a tray with a glass of colorful wine on it.


    The waiter immediately introduced, "this is a special cocktail to welcome distinguished guests."


    The blonde brought the wine to Murphy. Murphy took it and tasted it first. It was a little sweet and astringent. It didn''t seem special. Then she drank it all.


    Perhaps because of his family background, Murphy''s understanding of wine has always stopped at the stage of alcohol, without the beauty of tasting this cocktail.


    "Not bad." He made a casual remark.


    "Director Stanton..." The waiter looked at the blonde, "this is your one-on-one VIP service girl!"


    The blonde in the cheongsam came up and said, "Hello, my name is Mira Colston."


    She reached for the red carpet in front of her and said, "this way, please."


    Murphy nodded and walked down the red carpet, followed by the blonde.


    If every guest is accompanied by a full-time service girl, the money alone will be a huge expense. Ivy Nevo is really a big hand.


    Turning around a fountain, Murphy straightens her dress and tie. Looking not far away, there is a huge lawn in front of her. Now the lawn is full of people, colorful laser lights are rushing into the sky, and the sound effect of the matrix sound is amazing. The one who is singing on the front stage of the lawn, if not mistaken, is Christina Aguilera.


    Then, as he approached the lawn, Murphy saw more Hollywood stars. Will Smith was having a good drink with Don Chandler. Tom Cruise seemed to have a new lover. Julia Roberts was flushed and seemed to have drunk a lot. Catherine Zeta Jones was pulling Michael Douglas around. From the appearance of spring breeze, we could also see the Aussie she had just got Card''s best supporting actress made her happy.


    The most exaggerated thing is that Murphy sees Cameron Diaz holding a six liter bottle of champagne in his arms. At many parties in Hollywood, he can see DOM, Armand and many other famous champagne, but only at private parties in Hollywood can he see six liter giant champagne.


    For example, the favorite of Hollywood Nightclub, deep-water bomb and long island iced tea are the regular experiences here. The party also prepared a new way for guests to drink ice carved Chivas with nvti Sheng.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that the way of drinking here is unexpected and impossible.


    When walking through a special smoking area, Mira Colston introduces Murphy to a 20-year-old cigar workshop, which provides special services for the party. Each hand rolling girl has been trained by Cuban cigar craftsmen for more than 15 years. They use thigh cigarettes to serve smokers Provide extraordinary enjoyment.


    Taking Murphy around the lawn, Mira Kirsten asked, "director Stanton, what can I do for you?"


    Murphy thought about it and said, "take me to see Mr. Weinstein first, Harvey Weinstein."


    "This way, please." Mira Colston leads the way, and Murphy follows.


    The singing on the stage gradually quiets down. Christina Aguilera disappears. A singer Murphy doesn''t know appears on the stage, and her singing has become a more soothing love song.


    Through the wine tasting area where the stars gather, none of the stars around know Murphy, and Murphy doesn''t mean to talk to them. She just follows Mira Colston and walks into an area on the side of the stage, where there are relatively few people and it seems quiet.


    From a long distance, Murphy saw the fat man Harvey Weinstein. Next to him was the host of the party, Ivy Nevo. The purple dress Zhang from the other side of the Pacific Ocean seemed to have been occupied, one arm holding Ivy Nevo''s arm all the time."Hi, Harvey," Murphy stepped in a little, quickened his pace and went straight to Harvey Weinstein. "Long time no see."


    He offered his right hand, and Harvey Weinstein shook it. "Long time no see, Murphy."


    "I want to thank you for your support." Murphy said with a smile.


    In the ongoing post production, although he does not have the final editing right, the post production is still based on his opinions. Anyway, Harvey Weinstein has given him enough support in this project.


    Murphy then changed the subject. "Congratulations, too. Congratulations to Miramax and" Chicago "for the best picture


    "Thank you." Harvey Weinstein laughed.


    This is his most proud thing, Miramax''s Oscar record has added an extremely brilliant one.


    Two people said a few words about Oscar. Ivy Nevo over there finished the conversation with another guest. He came over and saw Murphy with a smile. "Murphy, you''re here at last. Let me wait."


    Of course, this kind of polite words can''t be taken seriously. Murphy said with a smile, "there are too many people coming to the party. Half of Beverly Hills is congested. I can only come late."


    "Ha ha..." Ivy - Nevo hearty smile, "today''s party is really more guests."


    He then changed the subject, "how''s our film going?"


    "I''m sure it will be finished on time." Murphy is confident that "the film will be released on time in late April."


    In fact, the post production of sin city has come to an end, and it won''t take long to complete.


    Avi Nevo turned to Harvey Weinstein and said, "the rest is about marketing and distribution."


    Harvey Weinstein pretended to be unhappy and said, "Ivy, are you doubting Miramax''s propaganda ability?"


    "Who doubts Miramax and Harvey Weinstein?" Ivy Nevo laughed.


    After making another Oscar tragedy and snatching the best picture from pianist, no one will doubt Miramax''s publicity and public relations ability. Even the whole Hollywood industry recognizes that Miramax has become the leader of the second tier film company.


    However, the most solid fortresses are broken from the inside. Now Murphy can vaguely perceive that the contradiction between Miramax''s management and the major shareholder of Walt Disney is becoming more and more acute, and Harvey Weinstein''s management is constantly changing jobs, which is not a good omen.


    It may not be long before the Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein brothers officially say goodbye to Walt Disney.


    Three people get together, the common topic is undoubtedly "Sin City" this film.


    As one of the investors, avi nivo''s focus is undoubtedly revenue, "Harvey, you have done some market research, what''s the expectation for the film?"


    Harvey Weinstein thought about it and said, "the first weekend in North America is 20 million US dollars, and the box office in North America is 70 million US dollars to 80 million US dollars..."


    He looked at Murphy and said, "I believe in Murphy."


    Ivy Nevo nodded. "I believe in Murphy, too!"


    Murphy smiles confidently. "I believe our film can do it, too!"


    The box office estimate of 80 million US dollars is not too high for a film with a production cost of 40 million US dollars in North America, but there is still pressure for such a film.


    However, Murphy knows that if he wants to get a higher investment in the future and enter the circle of directors with a production cost of 100 million, the North American box office of "Sin City" can not be less than 60 million US dollars at least.


    Ivy Nevo asked the waiter to bring a few glasses of champagne, waiting for Murphy and Harvey Weinstein to each take a glass, holding it high and saying, "I wish our movie a big sale!"


    "It''s going to sell out!"


    Murphy raised his glass and joined the others in the drink.


    "What''s the big deal?"


    With a strange accent, Murphy''s voice was clear and sweet. It was obviously a girl. "Uncle Nevo, what do you mean, big sale?"


    As she spoke, she came over and stood next to Ivy Nevo, opposite Murphy.


    This girl is very tall, slim and slim, which is in line with Murphy''s fusion of eastern and Western aesthetics. Maybe her age is not too big. Her face with light makeup looks a little green, but she can''t hide her beauty, sweetness and coquettishness. Moreover, she is obviously Jewish.


    She stood there, her long dark brown to almost black hair tied at the back of her head, Purple Bra with a gold shoulder strap, it was very beautiful, especially the straight legs under the short skirt, the length was amazing.


    From the perspective of Murphy, she looks like a beautiful sculpture from ancient times, with a slim waist, red lips and sharp chin. At the same time, she has a strong personality, and she is bold and sexy in her implicitness


    In any way, this is a very beautiful Jewish woman. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Uncle Nevo," the girl looked at Ivy Nevo with a curious face, "what''s the big deal you''re talking about?"


    She speaks with an obvious accent. Murphy has heard a lot of British and Australian accents, which is obviously not. Judging from the girl''s appearance, she should come from Israel.


    Avi Nevo is also an Israeli, but he has changed into an American nationality. There are many Jewish Americans like him in the United States.


    "It''s about the new movie I''ve invested in," avery Nevo said with a smile. "We''re all talking about whether this movie will sell for 80 million dollars in North America."


    The girl nodded clearly, "is that the film based on the cartoon? It''s called... "


    She frowned and thought for a moment, then finally shook her head. "I can''t remember my name."


    "It doesn''t matter." Ivy Neville motioned to Murphy. "Here, let me introduce you."


    "This is Mr. Harvey Weinstein, President of Miramax pictures," he looked at Murphy. "This is Murphy Stanton, the director of the film I invested in, the most talented young director in Hollywood."


    "Harvey, Murphy, this is Gail gado, the daughter of an old friend of mine in Israel, representing Israel in the 2003 Miss Universe contest," he said


    "Hello."


    "Hello."


    Several people politely said hello.


    Murphy talked with ivy Nevo and Harvey Weinstein a few more times. He saw a succession of guests come to greet Ivy Nevo. After he politely said goodbye, he left here.


    He left with Harvey Weinstein.


    As they walked to a quiet resting place, they were chatting about sin city.


    "The film must finish all the post work before April 20," Harvey Weinstein warned. "Before the film is released, we will hold a series of auditions to create a word-of-mouth effect for the later official release."


    Murphy nodded. "I''m sure it''ll be finished on time."


    The post production of "Sin City" has entered the finishing stage, and the rest are some fragmentary and easy work such as adding subtitles and further improving sound editing.


    After a short walk, just entering the edge of the lawn with dozens of small round tables, Murphy saw Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco Jr. surrounded by some beautiful women, talking and drinking together.


    "I''ll talk to you some other time." Murphy pointed to Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco, "I''ll go talk to them for a while."


    Seeing that Harvey Weinstein nodded gently, Murphy took his VIP full-time service girl Mira Colston and walked over. Before he got there, the voice of little Robert Downey came.


    "Hey, Murphy! You are late His voice was quite high, "three penalties for yourself!"


    James Franco opened his arms and motioned to the five beautiful women around him, "look, we''ve even found someone to drink with you!"


    The women let out a roar of laughter, then someone took the glass, someone poured the wine.


    Murphy asked Mira Colston in a low voice as she went that way, "who are these people?"


    After walking around the party for a long time, he found out that only a few guests have Mila Kirsten, a full-time service staff wearing cheongsam, and they are full-time employees of the party company with high personal quality.


    The women next to Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco Jr. are all wearing very short skirts, which are obviously not full-time service personnel like Mira Kirsten.


    Mira Colston, who had been keeping the right distance from Murphy, came closer and said in a low voice, "it''s a party girl hired by the company."


    Murphy nodded her head slightly, realizing that the so-called party girl is actually a special party girl.


    "Slow to death, Murphy!" Robert Downey, Jr. raises a glass and shakes Murphy. "When did you get so inky?"


    "I''m here, aren''t I?"


    Murphy goes to the table. Mira Colston pulls out a chair first. After nodding his thanks, he sits down, takes a brown haired girl''s glass, touches James Franco and Robert Downey, and drinks it down.


    Mira Colston was standing by, different from the noisy party girls opposite, keeping silent.


    "Go on! Go on


    Little Robert Downey leaned back in his chair, put his left arm around a brunette, and kept yelling, "come on, keep pouring!"


    Another woman picks up the bottle and fills it with Murphy, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr.


    This time, unlike the champagne I just drank, it''s obviously whisky. It''s absolutely hard to feel after such a whisky.Murphy is not a drunkard, the amount of alcohol is not very good, it is estimated that such a drink, even if he does not drill under the table, not much better.


    "Jim, when did you come back?" Instead of answering Robert Downey Jr., Murphy turned to James Franco and said, "don''t you think you''re going out on a holiday?"


    James Franco said vaguely, "her mother''s back. She didn''t go."


    Next to little Robert Downey, who was still trying to persuade him to drink, James Franco suddenly opened his eyes to the front and reminded him, "Downey, look, is that Miss Universe we just met?"


    Little Robert Downey immediately turned to look, "yes, it''s one of those miss universe. Seth, the fat man, has inquired about it. It''s like Miss Israel."


    Hearing this, Murphy turns her head slightly. A girl is walking to the rest place from a distance. Her short purple dress and long straight legs are very conspicuous. No wonder James Franco will notice her.


    This is Miss Israel who just met in avi nivo and participated in the Miss Universe contest.


    "Oh..." Little Robert Downey couldn''t seem to get his eyes back. "Those long legs are really attractive."


    He shook his head again. "It''s just a little smaller."


    There was a roar of laughter from the women around him. Little Robert Downey looked back, picked up his glass and touched the glass on the table in front of Murphy. "Come on, let''s keep drinking! Murphy, we agreed to have three drinks in a row


    Even three whiskies would be resisted tonight. Without thinking about it, Murphy stood up and pointed to the side little Robert Downey was just looking at. "I''ll go and say hello."


    "Do you know her?" Asked James Franco.


    Murphy shrugged. "Of course."


    Robert Downey, Jr. curled his lips. "You don''t want to go over there and chat up, do you?"


    Murphy ignored him, gave Mila Kirsten a look, told her to wait here, then turned and walked to her left. The Miss Israel was standing under a palm tree, looking at the carnival crowd in the distance.


    She soon found Murphy and saw him coming towards her with a slight frown. There were too many people chatting up today, otherwise he would not have come to this quiet place.


    "Hi, miss gado."


    Murphy goes to the palm tree and says hello. Gail gado smiles politely. "Hello, director Stanton."


    "How do you stand here?" Murphy said casually, "there will be mosquitoes under the trees."


    "It doesn''t matter." Gail gado said politely, "thank you for reminding me."


    Murphy pointed to a small empty round table not far away. "Go and sit down for a while?"


    Gail gado shook his head. "No, it''s late. I should be back to the hotel after standing for a while."


    "Oh, I almost forgot," Murphy suddenly realized, as if now thought, "I heard that there is a long time of training and preparation before the competition? It''s hard, isn''t it? "


    "All right," Gail gado said casually, "I''ve been doing body training since I was a teenager, and I''m used to it."


    A waiter with a tray passed by. Murphy beckoned and took a glass of wine. Just as he wanted to pass it, Gail gado shook his head without hesitation. "Alcohol is our taboo!"


    "Sorry..." Murphy nodded, put the wine back on the waiter''s tray, waved to him, and when the waiter left, said, "you''re like some Hollywood actresses. Alcohol is the enemy of keeping in shape."


    "Hollywood actress?" Gail - gado is puzzled to say, "I saw Hollywood actress at the party, are in a good drink."


    "Oh?" Murphy looked interested. "Who are they?"


    The strange feeling between two people is very obvious, he is trying to find the topic.


    Gail gado didn''t think much about it. He followed Murphy''s words and said, "Uncle Nevo just introduced me to Katherine Zeta Jones. She drinks a lot!"


    "So she looks a little strong and a little fat!" These have nothing to do with drinking, who knows, Murphy is pure nonsense, "in Hollywood actresses, absolutely belongs to the type of too full."


    "It''s true." Gail gado echoed, then said, "but she''s also very successful."


    "It can be said that it was very successful," Murphy said, moving a little to stand next to Gail gado and looking into the distance along her eyes, so that the relationship between the two people seems closer and helps to narrow the distance between them. "Not every actor can win oscca''s best supporting actress, nor can every actor become the leading role in the best picture of the Oscar ¡£¡±


    It can be said that Catherine Zeta Jones is at the peak of her career. In any way, she is a successful actress.


    "Oscar for best picture?" Gail gado seems to remember now, "you mean Chicago?"Murphy nodded. "Chicago" was one of the big winners of the Oscars that just ended.


    "Chicago..." Gail - gado tone with a trace of disdain, "you are a director, think" Chicago "should win?" (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    All of a sudden, Murphy saw a topic that she could continue to talk about. If two people she just met don''t have a common topic, it''s very embarrassing to stand together, and they won''t stay long.


    He followed Gail gado''s words and asked, "why? I think "Chicago" is very good. Both the choreography and the black humor in it have done extremely well. It can even be said that it is the peak work of song and dance films in the last 20 years. "


    "Compared to pianist?" Gail gado obviously disagreed with Murphy, "do you think" Chicago "is more qualified to win the prize than" pianist "? Is Roman Polanski''s masterwork not as good as a film adapted from a Broadway opera? "


    Obviously, she has a certain understanding of the film industry, but this understanding only stays on the surface.


    "Yes Murphy shrugged. "I think" Chicago "is better qualified for best picture than" pianist. "


    Gail gado was obviously surprised by Murphy''s answer, and suddenly a sentence that Murphy didn''t understand, probably her mother tongue is Hebrew.


    Then Gail gado realized that he had said something wrong and switched back to accented English, "why?"


    Before Murphy could answer, she said, "pianist reflects a real history! It is a reappearance of a nation''s tragic past! It''s also a whipping of Nazi extremists! Is such a film not good enough? Or are you an American director and inclined to American movies in your heart


    "Of course not!" Murphy immediately denied it.


    Gail gado looked at him as if waiting for a reasonable explanation.


    Murphy pointed to the empty table. "Let''s go over there and sit down and talk."


    Gail gado also felt a little tired when he moved his high-heeled feet. After a little hesitation, he nodded his head.


    When they reached the table, Murphy offered to open a chair for her. After Gail gado sat down, he waved to a nearby waiter.


    "Two glasses of water," Murphy specifically advised, "without any drinks, thank you."


    Gail gado took a look at him. The tall and strong young director seemed to be very careful.


    The waiter quickly gave the glass. Gail gado took a sip from the glass and continued the conversation. He urged, "why do you say that" Chicago "deserves the best picture more than" pianist "? There''s always a reason, isn''t there?"


    Her face is still full of unsophisticated youth, but her words are full of interest in the film industry.


    Instead of answering, Murphy asked, "Gail, why do you think pianist should win more?"


    Unknowingly, he is drawing the relationship between the two people closer.


    Gail gado''s focus is all on the topic, and he doesn''t care about these. Hearing Murphy''s question, he immediately said, "didn''t I just say that the pianist reflects a history that should never be forgotten in the most real way, and also nails the Nazi on the column of shame forever. It is also a witness of a nation''s strong pursuit of survival!"


    When it comes to Nazis, she gritted her teeth and grew up educated in Israel.


    At this point, Murphy understood that Gail gado only mixed personal feelings and likes and dislikes.


    "Gail, your words are biased," Murphy did not agree with the so-called reasons she said. "A film that reflects a history that should never be forgotten in the most authentic way should win the prize? Will the Nazi forever nailed to the stigma of the film naturally get the little golden man? Is the strong choice of a national Oscar judge


    He shook his head. Just as he wanted to continue, Gail gado suddenly said, "you What do you mean


    Her bright eyes were a little alert. "Don''t you think what happened to the Jews is not worth affirming?"


    "Of course not!" Murphy did not expect that the girl was young and sensitive like some traditional Jews. She said quickly, "Gail, I''m just talking about the matter."


    In Hollywood, though much better than black people''s glass heart, the Jewish delusion of victimization


    Murphy shook his head and said, "no one can deny that history, can''t they? We''re talking about the 75th best picture Oscar, not the history of the past


    Maybe because of history, some Jews are too sensitive, and the girl opposite seems to be the same.


    Gail gado put away the stab, nodded and said, "director Stanton..."


    "Murphy," he stressed, "call me Murphy."


    "Murphy," Gail gado continued, not insisting, "don''t play the game. Give me your reasons."


    Her slightly green face was facing Murphy, full of urging."The success of a film is not only related to the film itself, but also closely related to the social situation," Murphy did not let her continue to wait, giving her own reasons. "In terms of the social environment, it is less than two years since September 11, and the war in Afghanistan is still burning. The United States has experienced too much cruelty and pain. A film with the same cruelty is extremely beautiful What about "Chicago"


    He laughed and said, "song and dance, comedy, irony, cheerfulness It''s also a well-known traditional play adaptation with guaranteed quality, which is more popular with today''s Oscar judges than cruelty. "


    "But pianist still got the best director!" Gail gado retorts.


    "As you said," Murphy reminded, "Roman Polanski is Jewish, and pianist reflects Jewish history."


    He spread out his hand, "the following words you may not like to listen to, but they are universally acknowledged facts in Hollywood."


    Gail gado didn''t seem to mind. "Come on, I don''t mind."


    "As we all know, Jewish power is quite huge in Hollywood," Murphy said faintly. "With the support of many Jewish judges, it''s not too difficult to ensure that Roman Polanski gets the best director Oscar."


    "But this is Oscar..." Gail gado didn''t quite believe Murphy''s words, "Academy Awards..."


    "It should be fair, right?" Murphy shook his head with a smile. "Oscar judges are also people, and people will be affected. Oscar is not only a contest of the film itself, but also a competition of the comprehensive ability of a film company from publicity to distribution to public relations. Otherwise, how can Harvey''s company get so many Oscars in recent years? He''s a recognized PR master in Hollywood


    he looked at the awesome Gail, and said, "the best director and best actor can be given to Roman poles and Adrian Brody, but the pianist is not very good at public relations. Even if the judges are partial, they can not give all the cake to the film. Do they always have to give them to others?"


    "Chicago is the most popular one among the judges," Gail gado gradually understood Murphy''s meaning. "Is public relations the best?"


    "That''s it." Murphy nodded. "It''s my personal understanding."


    Gail gado thought for a moment and said, "it makes sense."


    Murphy shrugged. Ever since Harvey Weinstein and Miramax joined the competition for the Oscars, the competition for several Oscars'' heavyweight awards has become a public relations feast. It can even be said that public relations may not be able to win the prize, but if it is not public relations, it will not be able to win the prize.


    "Are you interested in the film industry?" Murphy asked suddenly.


    Gail - gado also does not deny, "is a little interested, but I now want to finish the game as soon as possible."


    Murphy took a drink from his glass. "If you want to get into Hollywood, you have a lot of natural advantages over others."


    "Because I''m a Jew?" Gail gado is not stupid, it is not difficult to analyze this from Murphy''s previous words, "will get a lot of people''s care?"


    "It''s not caring," Murphy shook his head. "But under the same conditions, a lot of crew and companies will give you priority."


    It''s almost the rule of Hollywood. Jewish actors get more opportunities in Hollywood.


    Of course, for non Jews like Murphy, this is not going to be liked.


    "Are you interested in entering Hollywood?" Murphy asked again.


    Hearing this, Gail gado showed his vigilance again. "Do you think I''m very talented?"


    At the party tonight, some people who call themselves directors came up to her and said that she has great acting talent and is suitable for the role of so and so in their cast


    Gail gado is not stupid, and ivy Nevo reminds us that they naturally know that their so-called talent is fake, and their interest in her body is real.


    In the discussion just now, she has a certain liking for the young director in front of her. Ivy Nevo said that Hollywood is a place full of lies. The other party is at least telling the truth, not just agreeing with himself against his will.


    Now, it seems that he is not much different from other people


    Murphy is very interested in this girl, otherwise he will not come to chat up with her directly. What he just said is also his real point of view. When Gail gado asks about talent, his answer is no exception.


    "We just talked for a while, and I haven''t seen your performance," Murphy shook his head again. "I''m not sure about your acting talent, but..."


    He looked at Gail gado''s aesthetic face. "I''m sure one thing, if you become an actor, because this face is beautiful enough, most people will be classified as a vase without acting skills, and it''s very difficult to get rid of this kind of title, especially if you have participated in a beauty contest."


    No one will be happy to hear that she is described as a vase, and Gail gado is no exception. But she praises Fang Ming secretly for her appearance, which makes her feel better unconsciously.She took a deep look at Murphy, as if trying to see through his purpose. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Although she is only 18 years old, and her face is still green and astringent, Gail gado always keeps enough vigilance because of the relationship between the country she grew up in and the education she received from childhood. When we just discussed it together, because of her interest, she really ignored other things. Now I think of it, it''s clear that after the other party''s deliberate exploration, she found the topic she was interested in, and then It led to this discussion.


    Holding up the glass, Gail gado took a sip without hesitation, and his eyes were always looking at the other side.


    There is no doubt that the young Hollywood director is very good-looking. He is tall and strong with a strong face, naturally with a sense of self-confidence. Under his peaceful appearance, he always shows a trace of strong air. It seems that under the director''s coat, he is a beast of choice.


    Growing up in a place like Israel, Gail gado has no interest in fancy men. It''s tough men who fit their taste.


    Her appearance is like a vase, but her heart is not.


    "I''m not interested in Hollywood for the time being," Gail gado continued. "After the beauty contest, I''ll go back to Israel to study at university."


    Of course, Murphy could hear the hint. Gail gado almost told him that she would return to Israel soon and was not interested in people and things in the United States.


    Murphy pretended not to understand. "I don''t know what major you''re interested in?"


    "The law..." Gail gado said casually, "in addition to body building, I''m most interested in law, and I''m going to enroll in law at university."


    "The law major at Berkeley College of the University of California is famous all over the world," Murphy seems to be just advising Gail gadoti. "Many famous law experts in the United States have studied there."


    "Thank you for your advice," Gail gado said with a smile, "but I prefer to stay in Israel."


    She looked at her watch. "It''s getting late. I should go back to the hotel, or I''ll be late for next year''s training."


    Murphy asked quickly, "how did you get here?"


    She didn''t come here in her own car.


    Sure enough, Gail gado said, "Uncle Nevo''s driver picked me up."


    As she spoke, she stood up, and Murphy quickly stood up. "I''m ready to go, too. Why don''t I take you back?"


    "That''s too much trouble," Gail gado said, shaking his head. "No more."


    "Well Ok... " Murphy said, "Gail, would you like to know your contact information?"


    "Sorry," Gail gado declined, "I don''t have a cell phone here."


    Murphy asked, "what''s the hotel number?"


    Seeing Murphy''s face with a sincere smile, Gail gado hesitated, opened his handbag, took out a business card of the hotel and handed it to Murphy. "If you want me, let the front desk turn to 701."


    Murphy takes it and puts it away. Gail gado waves to him. "Goodbye, Murphy."


    "Goodbye, Gail." Murphy replied with a smile.


    Gail gado turns around and walks to the place where Ivy Nevo is. Murphy looks at her tall and slender figure and stands still until Gail gado walks into the crowd and disappears.


    "This is Murphy''s second spring From behind came James Franco''s languid voice, "it''s really beautiful, except that the chest is a little smaller, there are almost no other defects."


    "Well! I also left a contact information for Murphy. "The voice is Robert Downey Jr." it seems that I have a good impression of Murphy. "


    Little Robert Downey stepped forward two steps, came to Murphy''s side, heavily patted him on the shoulder, "watch, go after, don''t hesitate!"


    Only a few of their close friends know that the previous relationship did have some negative effects on Murphy. The best way to get rid of a failed relationship is to start a new one.


    James Franco also came over, "do you want me to teach you?"


    Murphy gave him a middle finger with his backhand. "You''d better keep it for yourself. In this respect, he really has no experience. He just used all his skills. Even so, he can''t use James Franco''s unreliable methods. After all, Gail gado is not a minor girl.


    "In fact, don''t use novel methods to pursue girls. That will only scare them," Robert Downey Jr. seems to have rich experience in this field. He takes Murphy''s shoulder in one hand and says, "those handed down methods are all good ones that have been proved by countless experiences. I promise you with my own experience, It all works. "


    At this point, he added, "also, from time to time to send some girls like small gifts, the effect will be better."


    Robert Downey patted Murphy on the shoulder again. "You see, it''s very easy to chase a girl if you want to have a body, a face, and a lot of gold.""Donny''s right!" James Franco rarely agrees, "Murphy, I''ll take care of you!"


    Although he had a love experience, Murphy didn''t know much about how to pursue a girl. After listening to these two guys'' nonsense, he thought about it and asked, "then I start with sending flowers?"


    "Send 99 roses first," Robert Downey, Jr. came up with an idea, "and then continue to increase, choose a suitable time, for example, when she attends Miss Universe group training, send 999 roses directly Murphy will soon give up in front of her partner. I promise you that she won''t give up


    "Does it really work?" Murphy didn''t believe in Robert Downey Jr. "have you tried?"


    "Of course I have!" Little Robert Downey said without blinking, "that''s what I did with Indio''s mother."


    Murphy turns to look at James Franco, who nods to him as if he agrees with Robert Downey Jr.


    "By the way," James Franco suddenly asked, "which country is Miss Universe?"


    "Israel." Murphy replied.


    "Jews?"


    James Franco''s eyes crossed Murphy and looked at little Robert Downey, who was also surprised, "Miss Universe of Israel?"


    This seems to be a bit difficult.


    Murphy didn''t see the difference between the two and asked, "I''m going back. Are you going? If we go, we''ll go together. "


    "You go first." Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco both shook their heads. "You have to work tomorrow. We don''t have to work."


    The fine wine and beautiful women here are always unforgettable.


    After saying goodbye to Ivy Nevo, the host of the party, Murphy goes out of the luxury villa where the party is held, drives his car and leaves Beverly Hills. The first thing to do when he gets home is to ask grace, the agent in charge of life and public relations, to contact a florist and send flowers to the hotel on the famous movie tomorrow morning.


    After that, Murphy simply washed up and went to bed. As he said, there is still a lot of work to do tomorrow.


    The post production of sin city has entered the final stage. Murphy needs to review the work achievements of every department from editing to sound effects to dubbing, and then to dubbing. He also needs to continue to review the completed parts, so as to find out the possible shortcomings and make the film perfect as much as possible.


    Of course, there can''t be a perfect movie in the world.


    For the movie Sin City, perfection is to focus all the satisfying things in the world on one point. Is this point or moment perfect? When the violence in the lens is brought into full play, can it be said that it is perfect?


    In Murphy''s understanding, the most perfect violence in the film is numbness, which is the redefinition of life.


    Evil comes from greed and selfishness. When these sources radiate from the inside to the surface, the fictional city will naturally become black and white. Its beauty comes from the extreme ugliness, from people''s desire for ugliness itself, and from the desire to vent behind the hypocrisy in reality.


    Whether it''s shooting or post production, Murphy knows that "Sin City" is a movie made for men.


    Apart from cars, women''s hair and skirts, there are few colorful things in the film, and everything around is as hard as God''s position and situation of men in this world. Everything has to be fought for with his own fists, sweat and even blood.


    Although the three protagonists in the film, muffle, Dwight and Hardy, can not be regarded as good people in the full sense, they all use their own actions and persistence to show a man''s resistance and cry under the bad survival nostalgia and dark system. Although the personal resistance in this extreme environment is weak and helpless, it can still arouse the common concern of the male audience The sound of the song.


    Although the three main characters in the film only have a short meeting in the same room in the scene of a small bar, and they don''t know each other, it can''t change the idea that Murphy will focus on the three people in the final editing.


    The ending work is not much, but it is very scattered. It takes more time and energy than before. This huge investment is directly related to whether it can attract more investment in the future and whether it can enter the mainstream film industry. Murphy does not dare to be careless. In the following week, he left early and came back late every day. In Burbank Miramax''s studio, he was busy at the end of the film How to make it.


    Even, in addition to letting the florist send flowers to the hotel once a day, he temporarily left Gail gado behind.


    Based on the opinions of Harvey Weinstein and Frank Miller, once again perfect the editing, add the final score, and add the monologues of the three leading actors to the film


    Just in mid April, Murphy finished all the later work, but he still didn''t have much time to cooperate with Miramax''s publicity plan. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 210

    Miramax is fully responsible for the publicity and marketing of sin city in North America. As the production cost alone has reached US $40 million this time, the overseas marketing right has been taken away by Miramax''s former Walt Disney, and the overseas marketing right is in charge of by Disney brand Bowe international, which specializes in non children''s films.


    Just like the normal publicity of all films, Miramax started the publicity and promotion work in an orderly way from the beginning of the project approval. Posters, trailers, outdoor advertisements and Internet advertisements all came out early. Frank Miller also participated in several media interviews and praised Murphy''s shooting and post production It will be a milestone in the history of mangrove film.


    With the approval of the original author, comic fans will undoubtedly look forward to the film, and comic fans are the most basic audience of the film.


    Of course, Miramax will not ignore the ordinary passers-by. Whether it is Murphy or Harvey Weinstein, they are very clear that only relying on comic fans can not support the expected North American box office of $60 million to $80 million.


    For example, Miramax has published a 30 second short film about Jessica Alba. The content of the short film is the strip dance in the bar. Although there is no scene of dew point, the short film has attracted many people''s attention as soon as it appears on TV and the Internet.


    Moreover, Miramax also made a series of chain news on this topic to publicize the city of sin.


    Recently, many Internet and Internet media are also hyping relevant news. You can see the news about Jessica Alba everywhere. At Murphy''s suggestion, Miramax really takes her as a propaganda point.


    "Looking back on the striptease careers of Hollywood actresses"


    there are also such posts on some influential film and television websites and forums.


    The post first reviews a series of striptease performances of Demi Moore, Elizabeth Berkeley, Nicole Kidman, Meg Ryan and Salma Hayek, and then focuses on Jessica Alba''s striptease video.


    "In the upcoming Sin City, Jessica Alba plays the role of pure and sexy stripper Nancy. A video of pole dance at the bar is stunning. Many people who have seen the video say that Jessica Alba interprets the sense of sex, charm and passion with a new style and her body. If you have to find fault, it''s the cowboy Maybe the film can let us see more wonderful content "


    all of these have brought the topic to the film, and also successfully attracted the attention of many men. The city of sin was originally made for men. From the beginning of the project, it did not expect to attract a large number of female audiences.


    In addition to Jessica Alba, Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco, both of whom have been interviewed by the media, are also important publicity points.


    In the face of an interview with the Los Angeles Times, James Franco said, "at the beginning, Murphy said that he needed someone to help him win the trust of Frank Miller. I had never seen the city of sin series before. When I opened the album, I realized how cool the world of the city of sin was. I know that''s exactly what Murphy is good at. The men are all big and bloodthirsty, while the women are all wearing leather clothes and holding whip. It''s just like the old-fashioned black stories have reached a new extreme, and there are no similar works on the big screen. "


    When Robert Downey Jr. was interviewed by Hollywood reporters, he focused on the green screen shooting of the film. "At the beginning of performing in front of the green screen, it was very strange, because everything depended on your own imagination. I had to take my attention away from the green screen and concentrate on the world in the film, which was very interesting, special and interesting Fresh. I think Murphy is a wizard because he found a way to turn painting into special effects. He turned water into wine


    Now is not the era in which only relying on word-of-mouth can win. The characteristics of this era determine that if a film wants to be truly successful, it must do everything possible to promote it. One of the most powerful weapons of promotion is to create topics.


    The publicity and Public Relations Department of Miramax won''t miss any potential topics, especially Murphy''s withdrawal from the directors'' Union, which can attract many people''s attention.


    In the publicity, Murphy is absolutely a very selfless person, a director who can sacrifice his personal interests for the sake of the film.


    The magazine quoted Harvey Weinstein''s description of why Murphy quit the directors'' Association.


    "After getting the film adaptation right of sin city, Murphy still hopes that Frank Miller can play a role in the film shooting. At that time, he told me that Frank Miller''s participation in the film shooting can play an important role in being loyal to the original work. I don''t want Frank to become a comic writer or producer, but let Frank appear as a director, so as to establish Frank''s prestige and let the actors and crew listen to his guidance. Although this decision sounds simple, it needs Murphy to make sacrifices, because the Treaty of the American directors'' Union stipulates that each film can only be directed by one director. In order to make Frank Miller direct with him, Murphy has to quit the American directors'' Union. "After the media hype, this incident, which no one had paid attention to, immediately became very popular, and even had a certain impact on the fans. Many people who did not pay attention to Murphy and the city of sin also began to pay attention to such a director and his works who could quit the directors'' Union for the film.


    In order to increase the topic and continue to expand the popularity of the film, Murphy also gave an interview to Ying Ying after finishing all her later work, especially talking about this hot topic.


    "It''s a decision that I have to make to quit the American directors'' Union because they don''t want me to work with new directors, which is not in line with their rulebook. During the filming, the representatives of the directors'' Union came to us and asked us to stop work for investigation. I won''t let anything stop us. "


    In the face of a reporter''s interview, Murphy of course should put himself on the innocent side and attract attention at the same time. "In my heart, Mr. Frank Miller is not a new director. If you see his comic books, you will see that they are as good as the successful ones on the big screen. The plot, picture, action, editor and director are all excellent, but Frank uses the It''s not the cameras, the actors and the lights that matter, it''s the paper and the pen. "


    When it comes to flattery, Murphy never grudges his praise. "Like movies, comics are telling stories with pictures, but the directors'' Union firmly opposes it. So in order to make this movie, I have to quit. Sometimes, when you have to try something different, you have to break some rules. "


    These are all for the need of publicity and speculation. The images seen in the media are sometimes the images that people want to see in public relations and publicity.


    Everything that is bad for the promotion of the film will be covered as much as possible. Up to now, almost all the people involved in the production of a film want it to be a great success, and Frank Miller is no exception.


    He also gave an interview in response to the news hype about Murphy''s withdrawal from the directors'' Union.


    Of course, Frank Miller is also a clich ¨¦. What he said is also a word of praise. "I was shocked by Murphy in the whole shooting of the film. In all the comic adapted films, Murphy''s evil city is the best transformation of the original work, especially the black-and-white, fast and jumping cutting, which is almost to the level of perfection. Murphy achieved the goal with a new method This kind of effect, I believe cartoon fans and movie fans will be deeply surprised by the extraordinary of sin city. There is no fabricated realism here, it is more like a pure and fanatical dream. "


    With Frank Miller''s response, Miramax is more comfortable with the operation of this news point.


    This kind of publicity is not only for the upcoming cinema screening, but also for the V and video market after the cinema.


    Such a large-scale film, V market may appear explosive revenue figures.


    Murphy''s first two films also prove this point. Whether it''s chainsaw thriller or terror planet, they have been in the top three of the monthly v-leasing list in North America. Sales and leasing have created nearly ten million dollars in revenue, and this revenue is increasing over time.


    Especially for the horror planet, the box office of this film is far less amazing than that of chainsaw in North America, but it is very popular in the rental market. In a short period of six months, the income from leasing only one item has passed the million dollar mark.


    These can not only bring certain dividends to Murphy, but also become the capital to lay a solid foundation for him. With these, Miramax did not hesitate to pay as much as $15.0 million for North American publicity and marketing to the city of sin.


    Everyone knows that publicity needs money, not to mention the actors and actresses like Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., who are far from the front line, need to use money to move the media to build momentum. Even if the films of top stars like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio enter the publicity period, they have to invest a huge amount of publicity money.


    In the past, it was possible for one person to drive a film level explosion. Now, it is very difficult to achieve this in this era. Even James Cameron can''t do it. The film that will create a record in the future depends not only on his gold lettered signboard, but also on the cost of production and marketing.


    In the interview with Wan Ying, Murphy''s work has come to an end for the time being, and he can also take the time to continue his offensive on the other hand. It''s not finished yet. 8

 Chapter 211

    After a day''s training, dressing and changing, and walking out of the hotel room, Gail gado felt that there was something missing today. He stood in the corridor and looked around. For more than a week, the flowers disappeared every night. Did that guy just give up? It''s good that he quit in the face of difficulties, and he could have less trouble in the future.


    "Hi, Gail," a red haired girl came out of the side door and said affectionately, "are you going to dinner?"


    Among the people who were trained together, the relationship between them was the best. Gail gado asked with a smile, "together, Lisa."


    The girl, Lisa, also looked around and said curiously, "Gee, the flower sender didn''t come today"


    Gail gado turned her lips indifferently, "isn''t that good"


    "I just think it''s a pity," Lisa came over and pulled Gail gado to the elevator. "How can I say that''s a famous director, what''s his name By the way, Murphy Stanton, I''ve seen him in newspapers and on TV these days. Many famous American media are interviewing him. He''s very famous "


    " what''s the relationship with me? "Gail gado really doesn''t care." I''ll go back to Israel after the game, and I won''t stay here. "


    When they walked into the elevator room, there was an elevator coming. Gail gado stopped the elevator door first. Lisa in the back murmured in a voice as low as she could hear, "Gail, an innocent girl, doesn''t know how to seize the opportunity. It''s a waste of resources."


    Among all the contestants, Gail gado is the youngest. In her adult eyes, some things seem very childish.


    When the elevator arrives at the first floor, Gail gado and Lisa from New Zealand walk out of the elevator hall, ready to go through the hotel lobby and have dinner in the competition area on the other side. However, as soon as they turn out of the corridor and see the hotel lobby, they unconsciously stop and then open their mouths.


    "Oh. Y. go" Lisa covered her mouth and exclaimed in a low voice.


    Let alone her, even Gail gado, who was born in good condition, was a little surprised.


    The lobby of the hotel has become a sea of flowers. The floor of the lobby is covered with roses of various colors. A circle of red roses in the middle forms a big heart shape, on which a line is written with roses of other colors for the beautiful miss galgado.


    "Wow, Gail" Lisa grabs Gail gado''s arm and looks very excited, "it''s for you, it''s for you"


    people come and go in the lobby of the hotel, and other girls who are preparing to eat come down from the upstairs. Seeing this scene, they all gather in the lobby.


    A lot of people are pointing at that line.


    Unlike Lisa, who was excited beside her, Gail gado frowned and put herself in front of the public. She really didn''t like it.


    Lisa was still screaming excitedly, "God, how many roses are there? 999 no, it must be 9999. It''s a big deal"


    "where''s the hero?" she looked around, "why didn''t you see the hero"


    hearing this, galgado looked around too, and didn''t see the young director she had seen at the party.


    She frowned more deeply. Does he really want to pursue herself?


    Lisa finally saw Gail gado''s expression and asked in surprise, "aren''t you happy, Gail"


    "stereotype," Gail gado pulled Lisa up and left, "boring, showy"


    said a series of negative comments from her mouth.


    Galgado didn''t go to see the roses and walked through the lobby of the hotel without looking back. He was still wondering, is this the way that Hollywood''s new directors only use these boring and stereotyped methods?


    just turning into the secluded corridor leading to the special restaurant, galgado found a tall young man standing at the door of the restaurant not far ahead, tall and upright and well dressed He is not particularly handsome, but he looks like a statue of King David.


    The other side obviously saw her and immediately met her.


    "Hi, Gail," Murphy said with a smile. "Today''s call to your room has not been answered, so I have to come directly."


    "Hello, Murphy." Still frowning, galgado explained, "the phone in the room broke yesterday."


    She turned her head and motioned to the other side of the hotel lobby, with sarcasm, "what a big hand"


    "you said those flowers." when Murphy came in, she saw the roses, "that''s nothing to do with me."


    Galgado didn''t believe it at all, and doubts were on his face.


    "I did send a bunch of flowers every day before," Murphy didn''t have to deny. "It''s really none of my business today."


    When he came into the hotel, he was surprised at the great skill.


    This Israeli girl really left a deep impression on him. Murphy did not deny that she appreciated her beautiful appearance. From the party, she wanted to pursue her. Later, she followed the advice of little Robert Downey. Although she was busy and had no time, she asked the florist to send a bunch of flowers every day.As for the 999 roses and 9999 roses mentioned by little Robert Downey, Murphy thinks that they are even more unreliable suggestions put forward by a very unreliable person.


    "It''s really not you." Gail gado''s attitude towards Murphy is better.


    Murphy said seriously, "is it necessary for me to deny this kind of thing"


    it seems that he is not the only one who appreciates galgado. In fact, Murphy is not surprised by this kind of thing, and other beauty contests are not rare.


    The place where beauties gather is naturally the place where men haunt, such as himself.


    Another contestant of Miss Universe turned into this corridor. They looked at Murphy and galgado strangely. They thought Murphy was a flower sender.


    In this short moment, Murphy has seen a trace of impatience on Gail gado''s face, obviously not adapt to become the focus of attention and topic.


    "There''s an Italian restaurant nearby, which is very good. It''s mainly light vegetarian. Let''s have dinner together, Gail," he said


    Murphy looked at the older red haired girl next to galgado and said, "this beautiful lady, can you invite me to dinner"


    from the relationship between galgado and her, he can see that they should be very close.


    The red haired girl immediately introduced herself, "Hello, Murphy. I''m Lisa Hewitt from New Zealand


    She should be Miss Universe representing New Zealand. Murphy nodded and asked, "come on."


    Lisa Hewitt turned to look at galgado. Galgado hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded under Murphy''s sincere expression. "Well, we can''t be too late. We have to come back for fitness class in the evening."


    "You will not be delayed." Murphy leads the way. "The restaurant is very close to here."


    But five minutes later, he took galgado and Lisa Hewitt into a nearby Italian restaurant. Murphy had already made a reservation. Although there was no plan for Lisa Hewitt to come, it was very relaxed for three people.


    He sat on one side alone, Gail gado and Lisa Hewitt sitting opposite, probably afraid of excessive energy intake, they ordered very little food, meat is not the same.


    "Well, are you two confident of reaching the final?" Murphy also tried to turn the topic to the two people''s interests.


    Lisa swallowed the fruit and said, "it depends on luck."


    Gail gado did not care shrugged, "my hope is not big, it is estimated that the preliminaries starting next month will be eliminated."


    Murphy immediately asked, "why"


    it''s probably that I have to go on a diet. Gail gado quickly put down the tableware, heard Murphy''s question, and replied, "in the eyes of the organizers and judges, I''m an alternative. I''m often late for training, and I don''t take the initiative to please people"


    like all awards, Miss Universe is more than just about appearance.


    "I was lucky to get miss Israel," said gelgado, who seemed to pay little attention to the competition. "This time I took part in the final, I mainly went out for a walk to gain some insight."


    After a simple conversation, Murphy saw that Lisa Hewitt from New Zealand attached great importance to the competition and hoped to achieve the goal of carp leaping through the dragon''s gate with the help of the competition. Gail gado was different. Maybe she had a good family background and she didn''t pay attention to the competition, just like she really went out for a trip.


    I''m afraid only in this way can two people appear so close. After all, there is no direct competitive relationship.


    Under Murphy''s intentional guidance, the three chatted happily, the dinner atmosphere was also extremely harmonious, and galgado didn''t treat him as evasive as before.


    After going to the bathroom, looking at Murphy sitting there chatting with Lisa politely when she came back, Gail gado''s heart was slightly complicated. She was not a teenage girl, nor a person without knowledge. Her good education and precocious personality made her have a clear enough judgment of the things around her.


    Regardless of appearance, talent and achievements, this young director is absolutely the best among her peers. She does not exclude him in her heart, otherwise she would not have talked to him for so long at the party and now.


    Unfortunately, he will return to Israel after all, and he can''t leave Hollywood.


    If only he were a Jew. Gail gado shook his head and gave Lisa a wink when she went back. Lisa immediately said, "sorry, Murphy, it''s getting late. It''s time for us to go back to our evening fitness class."


    Gail gado also nodded, "it doesn''t matter if I''m late. It''s not good if it affects Lisa."


    "Well, I''ll take you back."


    Murphy asked the waiter to buy the order and accompanied them out of the restaurant. Because they were very close to the hotel, they didn''t drive when they came, so they walked slowly along the road to the hotel. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 212

    "This used to be a tribe of Indians, and it is said that Malibu''s name originated from the Indian language at the first time."


    as she walked slowly along the path full of palm trees towards the hotel, Lisa Hewitt was very conscious, and deliberately fell behind. Murphy and Gail gado in sports clothes talked about the city at her feet as they walked, "in Indian language, Malibu is the most beautiful city in the world It''s a noisy beach. ["


    with both hands in the pockets of his sports jacket, Gail gado slowly moved his long straight legs and followed Murphy calmly." indeed, sometimes I can hear the sound of the waves, especially in the quiet of the night. The waves here are very special. "


    "This may have something to do with Malibu''s geographical location," Murphy pointed to the mountain on the left. "Malibu''s back is against the Santa Monica Mountains and faces the vast Pacific Ocean. I think this may be caused by the lapping sound of the waves being pulled back by the mountains, which also makes Malibu''s waves and beaches world famous."


    "You know a lot," said Gail gado with a twinkle in his eyes. "I''ve done a lot of homework before I came here"


    Murphy shrugged his shoulders and said, "Gail, if you want to pursue an excellent girl like you, how can you not do enough preparatory work"


    Gail gado turned to look at Murphy, but took the initiative to turn away from the topic, "I heard that in Malibu There are a lot of Hollywood celebrities living here "


    " in the past, Malibu was a city occupied by wealthy elderly hippies in a low-key way, "Murphy said, following galgado''s topic." since the mid-1990s, there have been more movie stars, directors and producers living here than Beverly Hills. "


    He pointed around, "this city has no noise of Santa Monica, no luxury of Manhattan, no charm of Beverly Hills, but there are wild and free, and there are seagulls, wild ducks and egrets everywhere."


    Hearing these words, Gail gado laughs, "are all the directors as eloquent as you ''


    " almost, "Murphy also laughs," eloquence, in order to get investment for their own projects, to face the media reporters and paparazzi, not stage fright "


    the distance between the restaurant and the hotel is not far, then gradually close to the hotel, Murphy suddenly Asked, "Gail, you should have a rest at the weekend"


    Gail gado thought about it and nodded. From the first contact to now, she has been very happy with Murphy, and she has no aversion to this person.


    Walking to the side door of the hotel, Murphy stops, turns to look at galgado, and asks, "this weekend, my new film will hold a media and film critic audition. Are you interested in going to see it"


    "city of sin" sees Murphy nodding, galgado thinks about it for a while, and says, "watch the time."


    Murphy put a note into her hand and gestured, "here''s my number. I''ll wait for your call."


    Lisa Hewitt caught up with Murphy. She should have heard Murphy''s invitation and asked, "can I see it?"


    "of course." Murphy gave a positive answer, "a warm welcome."


    Gail gado gave Lisa a little bit and said, "it''s time we went back."


    "Well," Murphy nodded, "goodbye."


    "Goodbye." Two girls waved to him.


    Back at the hotel, the rose in the lobby is gone. When passing by the front desk, a waiter brings a card with the name of the person who sent the flowers. Gail gado just takes a look and throws it into the dustbin before she gets on the elevator. Murphy gives her a note, which she holds tightly in her hand all the time.


    Come to the floor, Lisa did not go back, but followed Gail gado into the room.


    Galgado closed the door, sat on the sand, looked at the number on the note, and his eyes began to wander.


    "Shall we go?" Lisa came and sat next to her. "I haven''t been to a movie show yet"


    "it''s an audition." Gail gado can tell the difference. "It''s not a movie that makes you stand out."


    "That''s not bad." Lisa seems to be looking forward to it. "Maybe she can meet some Hollywood celebrities. Go, go. "


    Gail gado turned to her and said, "did he buy you off when I went to the bathroom"


    "no, absolutely not." Lisa raised her hand and looked innocent. "I just feel sorry"


    "what''s the pity?" Gail gado shook his head and said again, "after the game, I want to go back to Israel."


    Lisa sighed and asked, "are you going this weekend? If not, I''ll go by myself."


    He opened the note in his hand and looked at it again. Galgado was still hesitant. After a while, he said, "go, why don''t you go?"


    Think of it as going to a movie.


    Like all the upcoming films, the city of sin will hold a trial screening meeting before it officially enters the North American cinema. The participants in the trial screening meeting are mainly relevant media reporters, film critics, representatives of the cinema and a very small number of audiences.


    This is Hollywood''s convention. Generally speaking, as long as the film is not too bad, it can get a good reputation in the trial run, which can let the industry continue to build momentum for the film.If the film is too bad, it is difficult to avoid bad reviews. Although bad reviews will definitely affect the box office after the release, they are not entirely bad. The producers and the industry can also improve the film in time according to the public praise of the trial, so as to avoid the complete failure of the film.


    Of course, word-of-mouth is only the reaction of a small group of people, which may not represent a wider audience. In the history of North American screening, there are absolutely not a few films with high word-of-mouth and high box office. The films with poor word-of-mouth but high box office sales can not be counted with two hands.


    In a word, word-of-mouth is just a reference data like a wind vane.


    If the quality of the film is guaranteed, it is Miramax''s promotion and marketing of sin city that can really determine the box office number after the release.


    For such a film, the North American publicity and marketing expenses of 15 million US dollars are quite sufficient. After making use of multiple channels to create topics, Miramax once again aimed at the director Murphy.


    The reason is very simple. The chainsaw ended all the overseas shows where the copyrights were sold, and the overseas box office also broke through the $60 million mark. In this way, the global box office figure of the film also successfully passed the $100 million mark, and Murphy also entered the global box office Club of $100 million.


    More than 90% of Hollywood directors can''t cross this barrier in their whole lives.


    This has also become the capital Miramax can use to promote.


    In addition, although the overseas screening of terrorist planet has not ended, it has also won nearly 50 million US dollars at the box office. The global box office of this film has exceeded 80 million US dollars, and the market performance is also excellent.


    As a result, the latest masterpiece by Murphy Stanton, director of chainsaw and planet of terror, has also appeared on the latest poster of sin city.


    Anyway, after directing three films in a row, Murphy also has his own influence, especially in a part of the cu1t fan group, which is quite popular.


    These fans, like the cartoon fans of sin city, are the basic audience of the film.


    Now in this era, the way of film publicity is more diversified, especially the rise of the Internet, which has made important changes in the film marketing.


    Miramax''s propaganda of the city of crime certainly can not ignore the important position of the Internet.


    In addition to traditional Internet publicity such as online news, videos, materials and posts, Miramax also launched a crime city map game with a game company. The game was officially launched before the film audition, warming up the market for subsequent screenings.


    This is an interactive map game which is unprecedented powerful and easy to operate. Through this map game, players can reach every corner of the crime city, and even further observe the people and things that live in these places. Here, they can see the whole structure of the crime city, as well as many complicated relationships between the characters.


    Through the map of sin city, the audience can get to those places full of temptation and sin, including Nancy''s apartment, Sin City Hospital, Gail''s residence, Sin City prison, Mimi Hotel, motel, wharf, farm, rock''s castle, old town, Cady bar, tar pit, Shelley''s home and other scenes involved in the film.


    When players enter these places, they can not only see all the things born here, but also see the people who have been here through the system, and understand their stories and the people and things related to them through these people.


    For example, players try to go to a corner of the city of sin. When they come to the "Cady bar", they can see all the things born here and learn about the people who have been here all the year round.


    If you want to know about muffle''s birth in the bar, you can click his avatar, and then the player can see the introduction of muffle. After the introduction, the player can enter a new menu, and continue to observe all the characters involved in the event in the selection bar at the top of the screen, or view other things born in muffle.


    By analogy, all the places, events and characters of sin city can be linked in this way. The whole link content never ends, and there are almost thousands of combinations. It''s up to the players to decide where to play and how to play.


    The launch of this highly interactive map game also declares that the pre screening publicity of sin city has entered a new stage.


    The focus of this stage, as well as the audition, is that Miramax has assembled a large number of journalists and well-known film critics. It''s not finished yet. 8

 Chapter 213

    A red BMW was parked near the theatre in Burban clarkley. Carafes in the driver''s seat unfastened his seat belt and said to a young woman in the co driver''s seat, "here we are. Here we are."


    "It seems that you have a good relationship with him," said the young woman, picking up her handbag, pushing the door to get out of the car, waiting for carafes to come. "She came to me specially for him."


    Carafes walked to the theatre first, saw the young woman coming up, and said, "Jennie, I''ve told you many times that Murphy Stanton and I are like-minded friends."


    Jennie picked her eyebrows, but did not speak.


    "And don''t you think his experience is a good fit for vanity fair to write a story," carrafes added.


    "Honey, if it''s not like this, how can I come here?" Jennie followed carafes a little faster. "A paparazzi who doesn''t even have a proper job"


    "is a free journalist running social news." Carafes stressed.


    Jennie had to say, "well, it''s a freelance journalist. A free journalist, who went to prison again, has no higher education or professional study, but has become a director with a total box office of nearly 200 million US dollars. This legendary experience is my favorite. "


    "Carla," she said with a smile, "you''ve known him a long time. You must know some unknown stories. Should you tell me something exclusive?"


    "Of course, I''m ready for you." What should not be said, carafes would never mention to others, it was just asking for trouble, "you see him first, see his movie, and then talk about the later."


    Jennie had arrived at the lakley theater. "I''ll see the director who has experienced a strange legend first."


    There are a lot of actors and actresses who come out of the slums and have no literacy in Hollywood, but there are few outstanding directors who have not experienced higher education and professional learning experience.


    Walking into the theater, kalafes quickly finds Murphy in the front hall and takes Jennie to the theater.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    "Hi, Carla."


    Murphy just got out of the party and saw carafes come and greet him. They are old friends and not so polite.


    "Murphy, I''d like to introduce you," carafes pulled Jennie over. "This is Jennifer Mona, a vanity fair reporter. Jenny, this is Murphy. "


    Jennifer Mona shook hands with Murphy and said, slightly surprised, "I didn''t expect you to be so young."


    Murphy laughed. "I''m tender."


    "Really?" Jennifer Mona didn''t take it seriously, but changed the topic, "do you have time for my interview"


    "Oh" Murphy looked at kalafes, nodded and said, "I''m afraid not today."


    "I don''t have time today, and I need to communicate with my agent," he said


    Jennifer Mona handed over a business card and said, "you can call me any time."


    She made no secret of her interest in interviewing Murphy.


    After finishing her business, carafes turned to Murphy and said, "don''t you introduce us?"


    when she first came over, she noticed the beautiful girl next to Murphy, who was beautiful in appearance, outstanding in temperament, tall and slim.


    With her eyes, it''s easy to see that the girl has experienced severe shaping.


    Gail gado also looks at carafes curiously. She just came here. Due to some unexpected events, Lisa Hewitt didn''t come. She wanted to say hello and just find a place to be alone. When the movie starts to go directly into the cinema, she didn''t expect to leave before two more people came to say hello to Murphy.


    Among them, the golden girl is not only sexy and beautiful, but also smart and tough.


    Even without much social experience, Gail gado can guess that this must be a strong career woman.


    Sure enough, Murphy introduced them, "Kara, this is galgado, Miss Israel, who participated in this year''s Miss Universe contest. Gail, this is Carla Firth, deputy director of social news at fox


    Kalafes and galgado smile and say hello. Galgado says to Murphy again, "you''re busy. I won''t disturb you."


    "I''ll find someone to show you around and introduce the people here." Murphy beckoned to a corner of the front hall and called grace, the PR agent. "This miss galgado is my friend. You''re here with her."


    Galgado declined, "don''t bother"


    "it''s OK." Grace said with a smile.


    Galgado had to let her accompany her around the front hall.


    As the director of the film, Murphy is one of the protagonists in today''s audition. She also needs to entertain the media and critics.


    There is no one to come, Murphy simply accompany carafes chat a few words, two people are usually busy, rarely meet chat time.


    Calafis is more interested in Gail gado than in work."Your new girlfriend," she asked.


    "Not yet," Murphy said, drawing back from galgado. "The future."


    "Really? You need to come on," said Jennifer Mona, who seemed very interested. "I believe the editorial department will be very interested in the story of Hollywood''s new directors and universal."


    Murphy shrugged and just wanted to say something. Right in front of him, Bill rosis is walking this way with a few people whose faces are very strange, but they are all old. The youngest of them looks over fifty.


    Carafes also saw these people, immediately said to Murphy, "you first busy, we will not disturb you."


    Before leaving, she whispered to Murphy, "those are some famous professional film critics. Dealing with them well will help your future."


    "I know." Murphy nodded her head.


    As soon as Jennifer Mona and carafes left, Bill rosis came over with those people and took the initiative to introduce Murphy.


    First there was a big guy with a little bald forehead, "this is Kenneth Turan, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times."


    Then he turned to a man with round glasses. "This is Todd McCarthy, the columnist for the Hollywood Reporter."


    At the end of the day was a short, fat, ugly man with glasses. "This is Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Albert."


    Murphy warmly shook hands with them one by one, his face was full of bright smile.


    After decades of exhibitions, professional film critics have long been an important part of the North American film circle. Although there are always people in the circle who say that only those who can only talk can be critics, no one can deny the influence of the top film critics. Their appreciation of beauty is really far away from the ordinary audience, but they have also accumulated a large number of readers in decades, and their influence can not be underestimated.


    In particular, the reputation of a film in their column can directly affect the judges of many Hollywood Awards. If you want to win the heavyweight awards in North America, the top professional film critics can''t get around the hurdle.


    That''s the main reason why Murphy is so enthusiastic.


    "I saw the last film directed by Stanton," said Todd McCarthy, a columnist for the Hollywood Reporter. "It''s an impressive combination of retro and black with a strong personal style."


    "But the personal style is too strong," Kenneth Turan clearly has a different view. "Some places place too much emphasis on personal style, there is a suspicion of showing off."


    "I don''t think personal style in movies is a bad thing." Murphy took the words and said with a smile, "movies need a hundred flowers in full bloom and various styles. If Hollywood movies, like some commercial movies today, don''t pay attention to stories and styles, but only rely on special effects, it won''t be long before mainstream Hollywood movies will be homogeneous. Without production companies and directors paying more attention to the styles and stories of movies, they will only pile up special effects, that''s all "Well said, very far sighted" Roger Abbott, who has not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, as if agreeing with Murphy''s point of view, "Hollywood needs stylized films and stylized directors"


    Murphy laughed at him and said, "thank you."


    "Before I came here, I saw your first three films," Roger Abbott added. "In every film, I can see your great progress, and some incredible use of lens"


    at this point, he raised his hand, took a heavy shot of Murphy''s shoulder, and said, "young man, I''m very optimistic about you, and stick to your style"


    " >


    just as his optimistic attitude is a great thing.


    Despite some embarrassment, Murphy didn''t show it. Instead, she laughed modestly.


    But in other people''s eyes, the picture of a person who is shorter than him patting his shoulder is really funny.


    Kenneth Turan doesn''t buy Roger Abbott''s account, and continues to insist on his own point of view that "personal style can exist, but it should not be too strong or abused, otherwise Hollywood''s film industry will lose its leading position in the world"


    "leading position" Roger Abbott said with a strong disdain, "use those films without any style to get the position, Don''t worry about it. "


    "According to your opinion, Hollywood movies will become European movies." maybe two people don''t get along with each other at ordinary times, but now they are just tit for tat, and Kenneth Turan doesn''t care about the occasion. "European movies that insist on and emphasize personal style almost lose 90% of the audience. Now you know better than me what situation they are facing"


    Roger Albert snorted heavily, He also said, "a director must forget the market when making a film"


    the two men suddenly had a dispute, which was completely beyond the expectation of Murphy and bill rosis. It''s not finished yet. 8

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    once there was a saying in Murphy''s life, where there were people, there were rivers and lakes, and the circle of professional film critics was no exception. With the title of Pulitzer Prize winner, Roger Abbott''s influence among film critics was truly unparalleled, but it didn''t mean that other film critics would act according to his face, just like Roger Abbott didn''t like some films So, Kenneth Turan doesn''t like Roger Albert.


    The dispute between the two people comes from their different ideas. It''s most difficult to eliminate such differences. Many people in the front hall pay attention to them, while Murphy follows bill rosis''s advice and keeps away from them.


    There is no need for him to agree with or oppose any party, and there is no need for him to participate in it.


    "They''re all so old"


    I don''t know when Gail gado came back to Murphy, "he''s still so hot tempered"


    "they have different ideas, but they insist on their own opinions," Murphy looked at her and said, "they have to earn a lot."


    Galgado''s eyes turned, "whose opinion do you agree with"


    "no one agrees with" Murphy answered without hesitation.


    "No position." Gelgado blurted out.


    "It''s not that I don''t have a position," Murphy said, looking at Kenneth Turan and Roger Abbott, who were still debating excitedly. "It''s my view and position that are different from them."


    Galgado immediately asked curiously, "your point of view"


    "I''ll tell you later," Murphy looked at his watch and reached for galgado''s hand. "Let''s go into the cinema."


    "Hey, what are you going to do"


    while he was talking, Gail gado earned his hand. Seeing that some people around him looked at him, he raised his hand and held his arm. Murphy shook his head and led her into the cinema.


    After paying attention to the dispute between Roger Abbott and Kenneth Turan, Murphy came in late and went to the front row. Robert Downey, James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba were all here.


    Next to James Franco, there are two empty seats. Murphy brings Gail gado here.


    "This" Gail gado looked around, all the crew members, "I''m not very good sitting here."


    Murphy pointed to the seat. "It''s for you. Other people have company."


    Galgado looked around. It was true that, as Murphy said, Jessica Simpson and Robert Downey Jr. were sitting next to each other.


    "Thank you." Galgado smiles at Murphy and sits down with her.


    As soon as Murphy sat down, James Franco next to him came up with a very low voice and said, "it''s very fast. Have you got it?"


    pretending not to hear what James Franco said, Murphy pointed to the big screen and said, "don''t talk. The show is about to start."


    Sitting in the middle of so many people, especially with curious eyes from time to time, Gail gado was somewhat uncomfortable.


    Murphy patted her arm gently. Gail gado turned to smile. I don''t know why. Seeing the caring expression on Murphy''s face, my heart suddenly settled down.


    Outside the theater, after Harvey Weinstein''s timely intervention, the debate between Roger Albert and Kenneth Turan is over, and they also enter the theater.


    For fear of another quarrel, Harvey Weinstein specially arranged for the two guys to sit far away from each other, and Roger Albert just sat next to Jennifer Mona.


    "Hello, Mr. Albert." Jennifer Mona immediately recognized him, and Roger Albert asked suspiciously, "you are"


    "Jennifer Mona, a vanity fair reporter."


    At this point, the movie hall suddenly darkened, the big screen lit up, and the show officially began. All the people who discussed ended their conversation and focused on the big screen.


    The picture is different from the popular movies nowadays, no matter in color or light and shade.


    in the dark, an open car is driving fast on the road, and the person on the car has a striking white cross scar on his forehead.


    at first glance, it looks like an old-fashioned black-and-white movie, but at a closer look, it''s different from black-and-white movie, it''s not a black-and-white movie The black in his face is more intense, and the white is more dazzling.


    at the moment of seeing the picture, Roger Albert forgot the reporter beside him, and drew a strong personal style into the sky. In his eyes, it''s even more comfortable than eating an ice cream in the hot sun of Los Angeles.


    he has seen comics, which is the style of comics, but how can the carrier of comics follow him Compared with the strong contrast on the screen, comic books are just dregs.


    indeed, Frank Miller endows the city of sin with the soul, but Roger Abbott knows that a movie is not a comic book. No matter how good a comic book wants to become a movie, it requires the director to have profound skills, not to mention such a comic book.


    Obviously, Murphy Stanton not only reproduces the style of comics, but also makes the unique style of comics more unique and fiery. If the original comics are as comfortable as the winter sun in New York, the current film is just the sunshine of Los Angeles in June, which can''t be ignored by anyoneAt the beginning of the film, Robert Downey Jr. plays Hardy to rescue Nancy, because Sienna Miller and James Franco both play important roles in the positive film, and Murphy does not put the experimental short film into the positive film.


    Quentin Tarantino, accompanied by Harvey Weinstein, watched this film with a strong personal style like his own. When he saw Nancy, a stripper, on the stage, he couldn''t help admiring her.


    "Murphy is too good at playing. The picture of the film is really comic style, but it contains the director''s distinct personal concept."


    As he continued to look down, he found that Murphy was actually making the film with comic as the blueprint and keynote, and basically followed the style of comic, but the lens of the film was more intuitive and exciting than Frank Miller''s comic.


    Up to now, the story scenes are mainly black, white and gray.


    In order to enhance the visual stimulation, Murphy obviously weakens the important gray in the cartoon as far as possible and replaces it with black. It is not difficult for Quentin to find that the appearance of gray and white is just to let the audience clearly distinguish the dead black, so as to create this dark and evil city.


    The only colorful scene in the film appears at the end of the story of "sniping". The girls in the old city stand on the tall buildings and kill the invading mobs in the street.


    At this moment, black, white and gray still dominate the big screen, while the sky behind the girl is dyed red with bright and dark lightning.


    The dark red night sky appropriately sets off the bloody streets on the ground, which metaphors the sound and tragedy of the Holocaust.


    "The extreme conceptualization of color application in the story scene not only implies the sharp social contradictions and fragile social order, but also reveals the simple and crude survival rules of the city of crime, which is highly consistent with the violence theme of the film."


    Todd McCarthy wrote this paragraph in his notebook with his pen.


    He thought of violence aesthetics from this film.


    The mainstream value of positive goodness is the beacon of the development of human society, which makes the fresh life get priceless freedom under the moral constraints of truth, goodness and beauty; and the bottom line of the audience''s psychological tolerance determines the realistic degree of bloody violence and the form of aesthetic art in the film. The two are related to each other and work together to draw a red line for the visual forbidden zone of violent aesthetic films.


    Appreciating the beauty of violence in movies and obtaining stimulating aesthetic experience reflect people''s desire for spiritual freedom. However, Todd McCarthy knows that it can never surpass the mainstream values of society and get involved in the visual forbidden area of violence aesthetics.


    It is not difficult to see from the city of sin that the excellent aesthetics of violence must be built on the highly artistic visual language. What Murphy Stanton uses is an art form in line with the mainstream values of society.


    The film seems violent and bloody. The young director obviously knows how to restrain and control. He doesn''t simply pursue sensory stimulation to overstep the psychological bottom line of the public.


    Those paranoid realistic bloody violence scenes, even if it will bring a strong visual experience, but it will also make people have a disgusting sense of guilt.


    This kind of film preaches the extreme violence of nudity, is the disregard of life and the blasphemy of freedom, has no aesthetic feeling to speak of, makes the audience hard to accept, and will eventually become a visual pollution.


    The city of sin is definitely not in this line. Director Murphy Stanton''s handling of violent scenes is extremely ingenious, which makes violence and aesthetics almost perfectly integrated.


    As the show draws to a close, Todd McCarthy has confirmed that Murphy Stanton not only reproduces Frank Miller''s classic cartoons on the screen, but also pushes forward a lot by combining strong personal style and violence with aesthetics on the basis of cartoons


    on the other hand, Kenneth Turan suddenly laughs, because he finds that Murphy Stanton is definitely not Luo Like his previous works, this film has a strong personal style, but it is not difficult to find that the independent director is quietly moving towards the mainstream film circle with the ideas reflected in many scenes.


    The high-speed slow motion pictures with flaunting skills, well-designed action scenes, and beautiful and sexy female characters


    there are too many necessary passages in Hollywood blockbuster movies, which are not available in the original comic books.


    If such a director, will be a die hard independent film and personal style of director, he would rather believe that God will come to the world tomorrow.


    Roger Abbott''s idea is different from his. The color, performance and monologue of this film, of course, can also be regarded as the ring structure, which is different from any previous cartoon film. Only the application of color is enough to make director Murphy Stanton in the history of film. It''s not finished yet.

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    On the screen, Hardy''s fist is like the hammer of Thor full of anger. It falls heavily on the ugly head of the Yellow Bastard. The yellow juice splashes everywhere. It stains Hardy''s fist and the gray land. Against a black background, it is extremely dazzling.


    The strong contrast of the color of the picture seems to have a special appeal, which makes Roger Albert feel sick when he smells the super odor.


    "If caricature is an extreme display of personal style, Murphy Stanton''s films push this personal style to the extreme"


    Roger Albert made no secret of his appreciation of this film. "Only if there are enough directors to pursue, can he make such an excellent film."


    These are not high whispers. They all fall in the ears of Jennifer Mona. She turns her head to look at the famous professional film critic in surprise. Although Roger Albert is not famous for his acrimony, it is not easy for a film and a director to get his praise.


    Listen to what I said just now, Roger Abbott doesn''t generally appreciate this film and Murphy Stanton, the young director.


    However, Jennifer Mona also saw the film from the beginning to the end, in addition to the very distinctive pictures and the fast and slow action scenes, she really didn''t see anything special.


    If it must be said that there is, it is also the scale of bloody violence and nudity is very large, which makes her feel a little disgusted.


    She has seen Frank Miller''s original cartoon, which is far worse than that of the film. However, the director has made special treatment for some large-scale scenes with pure black-and-white pictures, and has not directly presented them to the audience. However, this way of half covering and half revealing is more likely to arouse people''s imagination.


    Jennifer Mona is not a rookie reporter. She has been in trouble with Hollywood for several years. It''s not hard to see that the director has used many ingenious techniques in the film. The effects brought by these techniques are beyond the reach of comics.


    She wanted to ask Roger Albert what he really thought, but the old man was obviously still in the movie.


    "Kara," Jennifer Mona whispered to karafis on the other side, "what do you think"


    unexpectedly, karafis shook his head directly, "I don''t like it. It''s a very unfriendly film to women."


    It''s not only kalafes who has similar ideas, but also Gail gado who sits next to Murphy. Although her eyes are still staring at the screen, her mind has already gone to other places. She doesn''t like this kind of movie at all. Violence and blood are the second. The position of female characters in it is really unpleasant.


    Almost all the female characters are set off by men, and they are using relatively low-level means such as nudity to attract men''s eyes


    until the end of the film screening, Gail gado did not come back to herself, and then the applause rang out, Her wishful thinking was interrupted, and her attention returned to the cinema.


    The applause in the movie hall was very enthusiastic. It seems that this film is really popular.


    The crew had already stood up, and Murphy stood up beside him, but Gail gado was not a member of the crew. He hid behind the crowd and sat still.


    From the back of the line, Murphy followed Gail through the cracks of the crowd.


    These people have been introduced by the woman named grace before. They all sound like great people.


    They all said it was a masterpiece


    "it''s really so good," Gail gado was puzzled, "maybe these people are just polite compliments."


    With this in mind, she mingled with the crew, left the theater, went to a nearby hotel, followed Murphy vaguely, and walked into the banquet hall.


    Then she saw more and more people come to Murphy and say congratulations, which are similar, but they all think that he has completed a masterpiece


    the lights in the banquet hall are brighter, Gail gado can see more clearly, the smiles on his face are not polite, the content of his speech is similar, but it is not a formulaic entertainment, on the contrary, it sounds like some sincere words .


    "Hi, Murphy." Her familiar avinevo came over and said hello to Murphy. Her eyes immediately turned to her side. "Gail, I didn''t expect to see you here."


    Gail gado looks at Murphy and smiles.


    Murphy volunteered, "Ivy, Gail accepted my invitation."


    Avinivo nodded and said, "Gail is the daughter of an old friend of mine. Don''t bully her, Murphy


    "How can it be?" Murphy looked at Gail gado. "Gail and I met at first sight and are very good friends now."


    Hearing this, avinivo looked at galgado. Galgado didn''t know what he thought. Instead of refuting, he nodded his head.


    Avinivo looked at Murphy, then turned to Gael gado, and roughly guessed what was going on.


    "Murphy," avinevo went up to Gail gado, "I want to talk to Gail alone.""Well." Murphy pointed to the fat man standing in the middle of the banquet hall. "I''ll go and talk to Harvey for a while."


    "You" avinevo looked at Murphy''s back, "what''s the matter with you"


    "he''s after me," galgado didn''t hide, "Uncle Nevo, from the night you held the party."


    Avinivo turned back and said, "you accepted it"


    galgado shook his head. "No, but there was no refusal."


    "Over here," avinivo took Gail gado to a quiet place, "you like him"


    after frowning for a while, Gail gado gently nodded his head, "I think he''s a very interesting person."


    "Gail, when you grow up, you will always meet people you like, and I will not interfere with you," avinivo obviously cares about her. "There is only one suggestion. If you don''t plan to study in the United States or stay in the United States, you''d better not easily accept anyone''s pursuit here."


    "I" Gail gado hesitated for a moment, and his mind seemed not as firm as the other day. "I understand."


    Avinivo gently patted her arm, "you are a smart and mature girl, I believe you will make the most appropriate choice."


    At this point, he unconsciously turned to look at the center of the ballroom, where Murphy Stanton, like Harvey Weinstein, became the focus of the ballroom.


    Frankly speaking, he appreciates this young director very much, and even likes him too much. The other director not only does his job well enough, but also is confident, firm, modest and mature. He is the best of his age in terms of appearance, talent and wealth.


    Such a person is really qualified to pursue galgado. What he considers most is time and distance. Some things will not exist without admitting them.


    After a few words, avinivo didn''t want to interfere too much and changed the topic, "how do you feel about this audition for the first time"


    "it''s a bit boring." Galgado has no need to cover up avinivo, "I''m basically distracted."


    "This kind of film is not suitable for female audiences," avinivo laughed. "It''s normal that you don''t want the wonderful and wonderful in it."


    "Wonderful and wonderful" Gail gado thought of those who congratulated him earlier, "this film is really as good as you said"


    "this is the work of a master of violence aesthetics." avinivo was not stingy with his praise. "The finished film by Murphy has gone beyond the limit of comics, with extremely stylized images, the blood of B-level films and black films Gail gado''s eyes were a little dazed when he looked at avinivo. Since he was a teenager, he had heard him talk about movies more than once, but there were few such praises.


    "I like this film a little bit," said avinivo with a smile. "I''m an investor in sin city. Now I can feel that this film will be loved by quite a number of male audiences, even regarded as an absolute classic by them, and then bring me a lot of profits."


    He laughed so brightly that he seemed to have seen a lot of US dollars fall into his pocket.


    "No," Gail gado asked in a strange voice, as if he remembered something. "Uncle Nevo, I remember when I was a child, I asked you why you invested in movies. You said it was for art."


    "This" avinivo face somewhat embarrassed, "art is also part of my pursuit."


    Gail gado believed this when he was a child, but now he knows it''s just an excuse and a cover up.


    "I want to go, uncle Nevo." She begged, "let your driver take me back to the hotel."


    Avinivo motioned to the center of the banquet hall with his eyes, "you don''t wait for Murphy"


    "what are you waiting for him to do?" Gail gado took a blind look over there. Murphy seemed to be very busy.


    Although she has a good impression on him, it doesn''t need to be too obvious.


    As Gail gado saw, Murphy is very busy. Every media representative and every famous film critic can''t be ignored. Hollywood is far from a circle where making a good film will naturally win everything. Especially for a director like him who not only wants the market, but also wants to do something in professional awards, the support of some media and film critics is very important.


    Especially for well-known film critics, if they flatter themselves, the effect may be better.


    In addition to Kenneth Turan and Todd McCarthy, Murphy also got to know more professional film critics who live and live in Los Angeles under the introduction of bill rosis. Most of these people said that sin city is a work full of personal style beyond imagination, and the comments in the future will definitely be highly praised.


    Another movie critic, Roger Abbott, who Murphy valued, didn''t show up in the hotel until the party was almost over. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    "Murphy, take a broad view of the whole Hollywood."


    sitting at the same table, Roger Albert said to Murphy earnestly, "there are not many directors with unique and distinctive style like you. Every work you make can make people see progress. Hollywood movies need directors like you. Stick to your style, and you will reap rich fruits one day."


    "Only different styles can bring different surprises," Murphy said to Roger Abbott, holding up his glass. "A stylized movie will definitely find its own place and way out in Hollywood."


    Roger Albert took a drink from his glass. "Your existence proves that Hollywood has more than those seriously homogenized films."


    Murphy smiles modestly. "You praise too much."


    On his side, he''s talking to Roger Albert about the stylization of Hollywood movies. On the other side, Quentin Tarantino is sitting next to Harvey Weinstein, talking about him and sin city.


    "When shooting, Murphy told me that digital photography can achieve some special effects more easily. I doubt it, but now I believe it."


    speaking of this, Quentin Tarantino patted his thigh hard. "This guy is absolutely amazing. Murphy picked up something that Hollywood has given up for a long time. That kind of tough and extreme style must be changed this time However, it can bring a super brilliance "


    Harvey Weinstein drank a glass of wine directly and looked in a good mood." I can already foresee that he will succeed again. "


    "It''s not just about success," Quentin Tarantino said, shaking his finger. His words are more from the point of view of the director and audience. "With the support of digital technology, Murphy''s film making is as easy as drawing on a drawing board. Many people think that Murphy''s film making is just a reproduction of the cartoon, but the fact is that''s what they think There''s something wrong with all the bags "


    Quentin snorted with disdain, and then said," how much is the difference between film and cartoon? Without Murphy''s superb camera sense, and carefully prepared split lens list and drawing board draft, this film can achieve the present effect "


    " impossible "Harvey Weinstein shook his head without thinking about it.


    He fully agrees that without Murphy, there is absolutely no cool video and audio picture of the crime city that can be seen now. Frank Miller''s comics only provide plot and character setting, but it is Murphy who gives comprehensive guidance to the final film in terms of image style, lens movement and other details.


    Murphy even played a key role in organizing plot materials and controlling the rhythm of the film.


    "The control of the atmosphere and rhythm of the film, Murphy is very good, will originally appear a bit scattered cartoon story, the production rhythm is extremely compact."


    After taking a drink from the glass, Quentin continued to say to Harvey Weinstein, "Murphy has given the film super viewing power. There is no cold in two hours. From the beginning to the end, my nerves are always excited, and it''s too short to hate the end of the film."


    Harvey Weinstein smiles. He knows that Quentin likes Murphy very much because of their unusual style. There are endless common topics between the two.


    From the beginning of the project, in fact, there was a faint voice circulating inside the crew, saying that Murphy was not shooting a movie, he was just using the camera to make comics. As a director, he was nothing but a puppet of Frank Miller.


    But is this really the case? If Frank Miller was really assigned the position of director, there would never be this film now.


    a fool also knows that comic master and film director are two different things.


    "well, Harvey, Frank Miller''s comic stories are very scattered, and the rhythm is a bit slow, so it is not suitable to be directly turned into a film."


    Quentin talen Tino also heard some comments. After watching the movie, he naturally wanted to support Murphy. "You and I all know that Murphy didn''t copy the comics at all, but intercepted part of the story, and made the internal narration of each story very concise and simple. Many turns were amazing but not messy, and the fast pace didn''t give people the feeling of rushing or piling up."


    Of course, Harvey Weinstein knows what he said. He has seen the film five times since it was finished. The editing led by Murphy can be described as superb. The rhythm of the film is much more compact than the scattered comics.


    From the connection between the stories, "I talked to Kenneth Turan, Todd McCarthy and Roger Abbott," Harvey Weinstein said, "these three people like Murphy and the film better, so they should not give bad reviews."


    Jonas Bartley took out the book and wrote it down.


    "In terms of media reporters," she closed the book and said, "because of the time and occupation, we can only have a rough statistics. Among the 46 entertainment reporters who participated in the audition, 38 were highly praised, and nearly 20 of them thought the film was very wonderful, leaving a deep impression on them."


    hearing this, Harvey Weinstein gently nodded his head, As he expected, Murphy did well enough.


    "What about the audition audience?" he asked.Jones Butler immediately said, "there were 40 male viewers and 10 female viewers participating in the audition, the former more than 30 people gave the film a rating; the latter nine people gave the film below B rating, only one person gave a rating"


    this very clearly shows the main audience group of sin city.


    Therefore, Harvey Weinstein urged, "report this data to the Propaganda Department, give up all the propaganda measures for female audience, and increase the propaganda among adult men."


    Jones Bartley also recorded these, and then said, "in addition to the cinema, a total of 15 representatives from eight cinema companies participated in our audition. All of them believed that the film had certain market potential, and their companies were willing to invest enough screen."


    She thought for a moment, "Emperor Entertainment and American artists also expressed their willingness to increase the number of screens by 10% on the basis of the previous agreement."


    This is undoubtedly good news. The more screens there are, the higher the box office the film is likely to get.


    From the end of the show to now, Harvey Weinstein has been in a good mood. He stood up and said, "go to inform all departments. There is still a week between now and the premiere to do the final publicity and distribution work." It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

 Chapter 217

    On the second day of the audition, the number of theaters in the first week of sin city''s release in North America has been determined. The film will be released in the last weekend of April. The number of theaters in Murphy''s film has never been before, setting a new personal record. Miramax''s latest announcement is 2850 The number of theaters in China is incomparable, but Murphy is very clear that in 2003, this can be classified as the super large-scale release.


    Miramax uses almost all available resources in the North American market.


    CAA is also working hard. The film department of the company actively contacts the media, pushes publicity materials related to crime city, and constantly uses the opportunity to hype its four actors, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill. Of course, Murphy is also indispensable.


    The pictures and related news of the five people frequently appear on the paper media and Internet platforms, and the intensive propaganda bombing also makes their small group''s popularity spread rapidly.


    "I''ve already contacted Vanity Fair, and they really want to do an exclusive interview"


    in a reception room on the top floor of the Death Star building, bill rossis looks at the five people sitting lazily on the single sofa. "However, I think the exclusive interview arrangement will work best after the film is released."


    Next to the manager in charge of public relations and media publicity, grace also said, "bill and I have discussed that the film trial has a very good reputation. If after the official release, the market reputation and the box office of the first weekend can have a brilliant performance, we will take this opportunity to launch an interview, which will maximize the effect of the film for you."


    Murphy nodded. "I have no opinion. You are experts. You can handle this matter."


    At the end of yesterday''s audition, he talked to bill rosis about the interview with Jennifer Mona. Bill rosis immediately realized that it was a good opportunity. That night, he communicated with the company''s top management, contacted Tina Brown, the editor in chief of vanity fair, and finalized the interview as soon as possible.


    "I have a question," Seth Logan asked, scratching his back. "This is Murphy''s interview. What do you want us to do?"


    "because it''s not only Murphy''s interview, grace and I have made a plan." bill rosis took some materials, stood up and distributed them to five Murphy people one by one, "the team used in the propaganda of terrorist planet The publicity effect is very good. The public likes to see celebrities or brotherhood between you "


    hearing this, Murphy can''t help laughing. Robert Downey, James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill also laugh.


    "Of course," bill rosis added, "you have a good relationship. In this case, why not continue to show it to the public"


    this is not a false propaganda that will be punctured. As long as people know them a little, they all know that this is a small group of solidarity.


    Murphy exchanged eyes with the other four, nodded and said, "of course."


    In any way, it''s a good thing.


    "The plan that grace and I made," bill rosis pointed to the information in their hands, "you are still in a team situation this time, but this time the focus is not on Downey and Jim, but on Murphy."


    Little Robert Downey looked through the information and said without hesitation, "no problem."


    They don''t reject such propaganda.


    Later, grace explained a few points for attention, and asked five people to keep a high profile recently.


    "Now it''s in the publicity period of the film. Every time you appear in the news media, you may bring more attention to your works." the female agent is very good at news and public relations. "If you have girlfriends, you''d better take your girlfriends to go shopping in popular places. If you don''t have girlfriends, you''d better get some gossip. I''ll communicate with you in media photography and paparazzi ¡£¡±


    At the end of the business, Jonah hill stood up, stretched, and deliberately said, "I''ll go out with Seth"


    "that''s not news," James Franco sneered, "it''s a scandal"


    Seth Logan gave Jonah hill a pair of eyes, "if you want to make a fool of yourself, please don''t drag me."


    "You''re so ungrateful." Jonah Hill glared at him. Seth Logan shrugged his shoulders and said, "I''m not going to tell you. I''m going to ask someone to go around rhodel Avenue now. You go on."


    Murphy waved casually. "Let''s go."


    He said, "I''ll see you at lunch, and I''ll stand up for the premiere."


    "Hey, put on us," said little Robert Downey suddenly. James Franco touched his stomach. "I haven''t had breakfast, so it''s hard to take you out of the house."


    "you can go to the restaurant below," Murphy said of his briefcase. "Put it on Jonah''s account."


    "You''re so generous," Jonah Hill gave him a middle finger. "Did you ask that Miss Israel?" Murphy waved and ignored these guys, turned and walked out of the reception room, took the elevator to the first floor, left the Death Star building, drove into the car, made a circle in Century City, confirmed that there was no tail behind, and then drove toward the rhodel avenue of Beverly Hills Yes, he and galgado made an appointment to meet here early this morning.As a famous commercial street, roddell Avenue is not spacious. Murphy didn''t drive in. He found a parking lot to park his car, walked into the street, and saw Gail gado''s tall figure just under a coconut tree.


    Gail gado is wearing a sun hat. Under the sun hat, there is a pair of wide brimmed sunglasses. The brim and sunglasses cover most of his face. If it wasn''t for the long legs wrapped under the short tight T-shirt, Murphy would not have recognized them at the first time.


    At the fork of the road, Murphy was just opposite Gail gado. Gail gado saw him, raised his arm and waved to him. The smile on his face was brighter than the sunshine on his head.


    Murphy waved to her and strode past when the light was green.


    "Wait a minute"


    go under the coconut tree and Murphy hides in the shade where galgado is standing. "I can''t put off this morning."


    "I haven''t been here long," Gail gado said, shaking his head with a smile. "Work matters."


    "Come on," Murphy said, pulling up galgado. "I''ll show you around."


    Gail gado gently struggled for a moment, see Murphy did not let go of the meaning, followed by him.


    They walk slowly along the street, just like all young men and women. When they encounter shops or goods they are interested in, they turn in and have a look. Murphy wants to give Gael gado a gift several times, but she strongly refuses.


    "I just want to see this street," Gail gado said to Murphy seriously. "I don''t want to shop."


    However, at Murphy''s insistence, she accepted two souvenirs that were not very valuable.


    Murphy is also very clear that with the current relationship between the two people, sending too much valuable things will only have the opposite effect. They have been together for some time. He knows that Gail gado''s family is not bad at all.


    Most of the time, they are walking along the street side by side, and Gail gado is more interested in the decoration style of the shop than the goods inside.


    This avenue contains all the most expensive stores in Southern California, and each of them has its own unique architectural style.


    Of course, the famous saying here is: "don''t ask the price when you buy something, it means you can''t afford it."


    All the famous brand jewelry and costumes can be found in the most gorgeous exhibition center here. Each store is decorated with splendor, which is not only more powerful than other shopping areas, but also with great care in the design of each building inside and outside the city, reflecting the perfect combination of art and commerce.


    There are many famous shops on both sides of the street. Unfortunately, Murphy is not a follower of fashion. Many brands are too strange to him.


    "Tired"


    walking outside an ice cream shop, Murphy saw a lot of sun umbrellas standing on the side of the road. Under the sun umbrellas, there are tables and chairs for passers-by to rest. She pulled Gail gado to go, "you sit for a while, I''ll buy a cold drink."


    "I want water." Galgado reminds me.


    Murphy nodded, went to the cold drink shop, asked for two bottles of mineral water, and came back to sit opposite galgado.


    "I''m not very familiar here either," Murphy said, handing over a bottle of water. "I haven''t been here much before."


    "I can see that," Gail gado unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of it. "Someone has analyzed it. Men have a natural aversion to shopping."


    She said bluntly, "I learned from Uncle Nevo that you are a very hard-working person. Such a person is definitely not interested in shopping."


    "It''s not that I''m not interested," Murphy gently turned the water bottle in her hand. "My friends are all men now. I can''t pull men out to go shopping together. That''s too weird."


    Gail gado suddenly pointed to a table twenty feet away. Under the parasol were two men, still very intimate.


    She came a little closer, shut up, and said in a low voice, "don''t discriminate against comrades."


    Murphy raised her eyebrows and approached Gail gado, "don''t plant and frame"


    their faces were less than a foot apart, and their breath could be heard from each other. Gail gado could see some subtle scars on Murphy''s face, and Murphy could vaguely see her shadow from her bright eyes, just as he felt, step by step Into the girl''s heart.


    Two pairs of bright eyes finally on, just entangled for a second, Gail gado looked away.


    Murphy tilted his head slightly. Just as he was looking at the red lips, he suddenly found that less than 30 feet behind Gail gado, a man with a big beard raised his camera towards him.


    Because of her own experience, Murphy immediately judged that this is a paparazzi to be continued.

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    the famous shops on roddell Avenue are popular places for many Hollywood stars. Where there are stars, there are always paparazzi. Paparazzi also depend on the stars to eat.


    No need to look. Murphy knew that the bearded paparazzi recognized him.


    During this period of time, his news can be seen everywhere in media magazines and the Internet. Under the publicity of Miramax, he is even touted as the most potential and personal cut type director in Hollywood in the new century.


    A person with fame can not only attract public attention, but also attract people like paparazzi.


    Gail gado found that Murphy''s eyes suddenly left him, turned behind, subconsciously wanted to turn back.


    "Don''t look back." Murphy said calmly, "there''s a paparazzi staring at us."


    The paparazzi kept pressing the shutter of the camera. Murphy didn''t mean to cover it, and didn''t want to cover it. This is a process that almost all directors go through.


    As for Gail gado, from the perspective of paparazzi, only her back can be photographed, which will not cause trouble for the time being.


    "Let''s go," Gail gado pulled the brim down. "If I''m photographed, it''s going to be a lot of trouble."


    Murphy looked at her suspiciously, and Gail gado explained, "I didn''t go to training today because I was not very comfortable. If I was known, I might be removed by the organizing committee. Although I don''t attach much importance to the competition, I can''t get rid of it like this"


    the paparazzi took a photo of Murphy''s face and Gail gado''s back. It seemed that he was not satisfied, so he stood up and walked to the side Go.


    "Follow me" Murphy pulls up Gail gado, "hurry up"


    his body is just between the paparazzi and Gail gado. Gail gado steps forward with his long legs.


    Murphy followed, warning, "go where there are so many people."


    Gail gado sped up under his feet, turned the road ahead and walked towards a big shopping mall.


    "Still with us," she asked in a low voice.


    Murphy looked back. "It''s still following. We met a sticky paparazzi."


    According to his estimation, it should be related to Miramax''s hype during this period of time. He often appears in the media and naturally reveals a kind of information to paparazzi. At present, the news about him is very popular.


    It''s not good for shooting in crowded places, especially for shooting with clear goals. Murphy knows this very well, so she speeds up her pace, exceeds several pedestrians in a row, reaches in front of Gail gado, takes her hand, and runs towards a shopping mall not far away.


    "Here," Murphy ran to the door of the mall, pushed open the door, let Gail gado in, and then looked at the back. The paparazzi was still hanging them nearby, "very persistent."


    With a word of admiration, Murphy went into the mall and saw a security guard beside him. He asked, "excuse me, where is the other exit"


    the security guard raised his finger and said, "go this way, turn right and then left, you can see it."


    "Thank you." Gail gado nodded to the security personnel. Without thinking about it, he took Murphy''s hand and ran there.


    It''s just like there are ancient monsters following them. They trot all the way, attracting a lot of people''s attention. However, no matter Murphy or galgado, they just walk forward hand in hand, turn right and left, and then they see another exit of the mall.


    Murphy opens the door and goes out first, followed by Gail gado.


    The exit here is not on roddell Avenue. It''s a quiet street. The street is not wide and there are only a few pedestrians on it.


    They ran out of the street hand in hand and came to a quiet corner. Then they stopped.


    After running so far in one breath, Gail gado was a little panting. He bent down to support his leg with one hand, took off his hat and sunglasses with the other hand, hung them on the special buckle around his waist and said, "I''m so tired"


    holding out his hand, Murphy took her shoulder and said half jokingly, "do you need me to carry you?"


    "let''s go quickly," Gail gado shook his hand¡° Or I''ll be watched again later. "


    She straightened up and looked at Murphy curiously. "I didn''t expect you to be so famous."


    Murphy looked at the direction, saw no one coming, and said with a smile, "I''m the most famous new director in Hollywood"


    "what a thick skinned guy" Gail gado also laughed.


    The car horn suddenly sounded, and a van turned from the other side of the corner. The street was narrow. Murphy quickly pulled Gail gado back and almost stuck to the wall behind him. As the truck driver passed by, he nodded to them and expressed his thanks for giving way.


    "Very polite," gale gado muttered.


    The van stopped shortly after it left. The driver got out of the car and yelled a few words. With the sound of metal friction, a huge iron door was opened from inside. Four or five strong young men came out and came to the back of the car to unload.The narrow street was so quiet that Murphy and galgado looked at it curiously.


    The driver had already opened the door of the rear compartment. The young people resisted the white bags from the top and walked towards the iron door. As their feet vibrated, some white powder rose on the bags. The powder was blown by the wind and floated towards Murphy and galgado.


    "What do they do?" Gail gado obviously thought awkwardly, "is it drug trafficking"


    "drug trafficking" Murphy looked back at her, "Gail, where do you see it is drug trafficking"


    "your media have all said that drugs are rampant in Los Angeles," Gail gado held his hands and was still staring over there, "and the law and order are very bad, drug dealers are very dangerous Bold. "


    "Honey," Murphy said casually, shaking her head, "the law and order here is really average, but don''t think of the Middle East and Israel."


    "Israel" Gail gado immediately raised his eyebrows, "what''s the matter with Israel? I tell you, Murphy, Israel is the safest country in the world"


    Murphy knew that he had said something wrong, and quickly changed the topic, "do you want to know what they loaded and unloaded"


    Gail gado did not hold on to the topic just now, and asked curiously, "you know"


    "


    "Of course," Murphy gently tugged at her, "follow me."


    He turned his head and looked to the other side of the truck. Facing the small wind, he opened his mouth and took a breath. He immediately felt a light sweet smell.


    Gail gado learns from Murphy and takes a breath. "How sweet"


    "do you know what this is?" Murphy points to the other side. With the continuous unloading, a lot of white powder floats around the van, forming a white fog.


    Gail gado shook his head. "It shouldn''t be drugs."


    "It''s powdered sugar"


    when it comes to powdered sugar, Murphy suddenly has an idea and pulls Gail gado over there, "go and have a look."


    Galgado didn''t know what Murphy wanted to do, so he followed.


    They were not far away from the van, and soon came near. The driver, who was in charge of unloading, saw Murphy and Gail gado and said, "Hi"


    "Hi." Murphy waves back.


    As they enter the rising white fog, Gail gado releases Murphy''s hand, raises his arms, slightly raises his head, and takes a strong breath. He feels the sweet breath completely wrapping himself up.


    "Oh, how sweet"


    she stepped back and seemed to be intoxicated with this sweet breath.


    "Want something sweeter?" Murphy asked softly.


    Galgado turned to look at him, "of course"


    Murphy walked over, stopped close to galgado, and looked down at her. Her pretty face was powdered and looked very white.


    "I have to kiss you now." He said very seriously.


    Galgado was surrounded by powdered sugar, and felt sweet in every pore of his body. He asked unconsciously, "why"


    "you are in the storm of powdered sugar," Murphy said to her face. "You can''t do without kissing."


    What does this kind of kiss mean? Gail gado is very clear. It''s just the sweet smell coming from her nose and mouth, which goes straight to her mind. She completely ignores those concerns and forgets to go back to Israel.


    The sweet smell became stronger and stronger, and the falling white sugar powder whitened her face, and also whitened the tough faces of the opposite person, which were like Michelangelo''s carved faces.


    She stepped back, leaned against the wall and raised her face slightly. Murphy stepped forward. One hand fell on galgado''s face and gently wiped off the white on it. The other hand stood on the wall and bowed down to kiss the soft white lips.


    The sugar powder on his mouth sticks to galgado''s lips, and the sugar powder on galgado''s lips falls on his mouth. The sweet taste spreads from his lips to his heart.


    It was a very sweet kiss.


    Galgado closed his eyes, no longer to think about any problems, just want to feel the sweet taste of wrapping himself up, this taste is so wonderful that people do not know where they are.


    Feeling something coming into her lips and knocking open a pair of white teeth, Gail gado reaches out his hands, embraces the broad and strong body on the opposite side, and begins to respond slightly astringently. More and more sweetness is brought into her mouth, falls into her stomach, and spreads to every corner of her body


    Gail gado''s breathing is getting heavier, and Murphy slowly raises her head One hand continued to caress her face, looking into her bright eyes. "Be my girlfriend, Gail."


    Gently bit his lower lip, just the temperature and sweet seems to be still, Gail gado did not hesitate, looked up and Murphy, and then heavily nodded.


    Murphy reached for her, bowed her head and kissed her on the lips.


    After a long time, the van drove out of the narrow street. Murphy and galgado walked out hand in hand. Unlike when they entered, they were covered with white and became more intimate.


    "Let''s go to lunch." Murphy looked at the watch.Galgado shook his head. "I''m not hungry. I don''t want to eat. Let''s go around."


    "Well," Murphy said, not insisting, stopping to brush the powder off her body, "we''ll go around and pick a suitable dress for you."


    "What do I want the dress for?" Gail gado asked strangely.


    "It''s going to be the premiere of my new film soon. Don''t you want to take part in it?" to be continued. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    sin city has a grand North American premiere.


    At the audition, the media, critics and audience of the film had a good reputation. After that, the publicity went smoothly. Miramax had great expectations and confidence in the city of sin. Although she did not put the film in the highly competitive summer season, she also put it on the last weekend of April. She was very competitive with the super producers of the summer season State.


    Miramax also invested heavily in the premiere, which was also held at the Hollywood China Grand Theater, a landmark building in the Hollywood area.


    Sitting in the back seat of the RV, galgado watched the buildings on the avenue of stars flash through the windows, holding Murphy''s left hand tightly in his right hand.


    "Nervous?" Murphy asked, looking at her.


    Galgado first shook his head, then nodded, finally took a deep breath and said, "a little bit."


    "It''s normal," Murphy said, holding her hand back. "I''m a little nervous, too."


    "You''re nervous too," Gail gado didn''t believe.


    "This is the first big premiere I attended in North America," Murphy''s calm face showed a bit of nervousness. "I also want to make a good impression on people, as well as the repercussions of the film"


    galgado understood what Murphy was really nervous about and said with relief, "didn''t all the reactions after the audition be very good"


    Murphy shook it gently Head, "that is a small group of people after all."


    This film appeared a few years ahead of schedule, and he also made many changes of his own, such as the action scenes are mostly high-speed and slow motion, and the larger scale of female characters. The actual effects can only be known after a large-scale release.


    "You always look confident," Gail gado said, looking out of the window at Murphy''s beautiful side face. "There are times when you worry."


    Murphy laughed. "If I screw up a film with such a big investment. Gail, a lot of things I have gained before will become bubbles, and I can only continue to struggle in independent movie circles.


    "I believe you," Gail gado came up to him and gave him a kiss on his side face because of the makeup. "You''re the best."


    The car gradually approached the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood and slowed down. There were several cars waiting in front of it, and finally stopped in front of the Egyptian grand theater near the Chinese Grand Theater.


    "By the way," Murphy suddenly thought of what happened a few days ago, "the organizer of the event didn''t trouble you"


    the photo of him shopping with galgado was unexpectedly published in the newspapers. Several tabloids also printed the title of "Hollywood new directors find true love". However, the photo was full of galgado''s back, and the paparazzi didn''t take her front mirror Head.


    "No one can recognize me. What can they say?" Gail gado shrugged playfully. "But the coaches and directors in charge of my group are not very happy for me to ask for leave to attend your premiere. Others say that I will be eliminated in the first round."


    She didn''t care. "It doesn''t matter. I didn''t expect to get a good place."


    "That''s fine." Murphy didn''t care about Miss Universe at all. "Gail, remember the advice I gave you, Berkeley is great if you want to study law."


    "You were planning then," Gail gado said with a crooked head and a slight snort. "I''ll think about it for a while."


    It''s impossible to make a decision immediately. Murphy didn''t say anything more. There''s still time.


    A car stops in front of the red carpet, and a guest gets out of the car and walks onto the red carpet. In order to attract attention and win publicity, both Miramax and Murphy''s CAA have invested a lot of money.


    Katherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas have just passed by, and Gwyneth Paltrow is on the red carpet again. Behind her, Quentin Tarantino is helping UMA Thurman out of the car


    the most shocking thing is that CAA has invited Tom Cruise, one of its ace actors, to come here. As soon as Tom gets on the red carpet, there are overwhelming cheers on both sides, Holly WuChao A-class superstar''s fame and appeal are fully revealed.


    In contrast, the city of sin stars are much less powerful, but Robert Downey Jr., James Franco and Jessica Alba won applause when they appeared.


    The black RV finally stopped in front of the red carpet, Murphy got off the car first, and a large number of media reporters'' cameras were aimed at him.


    Although far less famous than Tom Cruise, he is, after all, the director of the film and one of the main characters of the premiere.


    Among the lights, Murphy turns around and puts out a hand to the car. Galgado takes his hand and gets out of the car.


    When she stood next to Murphy, the lights flashed more frequently.


    Murphy was dressed in a black dress, Gail gado was dressed in a white fishtail evening dress, and the hands they held tightly together, both of them told reporters clearly what their relationship was.


    "Who is this woman?"Many reporters muttered while filming, "it''s Murphy Stanton''s girlfriend"


    "I didn''t hear that he has a girlfriend"


    "is it a model with such a good figure and strange face"


    some reporters couldn''t help their curiosity and asked aloud, "director Stanton, is this your girlfriend"


    Murphy seemed not to hear it and laughed They beckoned, pulled Gail gado up the red carpet and walked to the front door of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    "She''s so beautiful"


    "she''s in great shape"


    under the protection of the staff, Murphy heard a lot of comments when she passed through the reporter''s place.


    "You hear that?" Murphy said to galgado. "They''re all praising you."


    "You''re not bad either." Galgado whispered with a smile.


    She has experienced rigorous physical training and participated in Miss Universe competition. Interest and make-up are compulsory items. After the tension of walking on the red carpet disappears, her appearance, temperament and smile are perfect.


    Walking on the red carpet hand in hand, she and Murphy really attracted a lot of attention.


    In the auditorium area, Murphy whispers to Gail gado, releases her hand, and walks to the auditorium. Many people hold up posters of sin city, and a few signs with Murphy Stanton on them.


    When preparing for the premiere yesterday, Bill rosis and grace told Murphy that they wanted to sign some of the audience.


    It''s a routine item on the red carpet. Signature is not important. It''s important to show the attitude of fans.


    "Murphy, here, here"


    there is a loud female voice. Murphy smiles at it, and then comes to the audience. Someone immediately hands over a fountain pen. After Murphy takes it, he marks his own name on the posters and signs that fans put in front of him.


    These fans are very enthusiastic and gossipy.


    "Murphy, are you married"


    "you''re really only 23 years old"


    "what''s the next movie? I love your cut movie"


    that high reputation once again sounded. This time, the voice was much smaller, and it was very clear in a male voice, "Murphy, is she your girlfriend"


    Murphy looked up at her, it was a second story A young girl in her early 10''s smiles and replies, "she''s my girlfriend."


    The girl put the poster in her hand, "can you write it for dear Daisy"


    "for dear Daisy" Murphy wrote the line directly on the poster and signed her name on the back. The girl said aloud, "Murphy, I love you, remember, my name is Daisy"


    put the fountain pen in her hand, Murphy stepped back, no longer signed and ordered the girl Nodding, turning back to Gail gado, he walked directly into the group photo area in front of the theater.


    The rest are routine activities, but Robert Downey, James Franco and others were surprised that Gail gado could come to the premiere.


    "Let me introduce you to you."


    after the routine group photo, Murphy called Gail gado over and formally introduced him to his friends, "this is my girlfriend, Miss Gail gado."


    "This is Robert Downey, this is James Franco, this is Seth Logan, this is Jonah hill, they are my best friends," he said


    When Gail and Murphy greet each other, they introduce each other.


    "Murphy, can I talk to miss gado alone for a minute?"


    Hearing Grace''s words, Murphy looked at galgado, nodded slightly, and said, "sure."


    The two men took the lead in entering the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, with Murphy and bill rosis behind.


    "Can you let me know about this later?" bill rossis looked at Murphy, with a clear complaint in his voice. "No agent likes such a surprise attack."


    Murphy understood that he was neglecting this and said, "I''m sorry, bill."


    He patted bill rosis on the back. "I''m just a director, and I don''t think this kind of thing will cause you too much trouble."


    After all, he is a director, not a star.


    Bill rosis nodded. "I''ll have to be informed of that later."


    "No problem." Murphy answered with a smile.


    As soon as she walked into the front of the theater, Murphy saw Gail gado slowing down, and bill rossis nodding, speeding up and coming to her.


    "What did grace talk to you about?" he asked.


    "Ask me if I''ve ever dealt with the media before," Gail gado took Murphy''s arm and followed her to the crew. "He told me not to open my mouth if a reporter or a paparazzi came to me to ask questions."


    Murphy doesn''t worry about this. Gail gado is Miss Universe from Israel. With some experience, they follow the crew and enter the main hall of the theater. It''s not finished yet.

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    the falling rain and the rising virtual lens turn the whole night into "n" letters. Loneliness, confusion, sin, love and primitive capital appear on the big screen.


    At the same time as the premiere, there are 2000 advance shows in 2000 courtyard lines in North America.


    In the past three movies, Murphy has a certain number of fans, such as Daisy who participated in the premiere, and Louise Gonzalez who walked into a cinema on Long Island with his friends. Besides Murphy, the actors also have their own supporters, which may be far less than Tom Cruise, and even a corner of Catherine Zeta Jones, but like Ronaldinho Bert Downey, James Franco, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba all have their own fans. These people and cartoon fans are also the basic audience of 2000 advance shows.


    The 2200 seats in the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood are full. As the front row is occupied by guests and media seats, the average audience can only sit in a dozen rows at the back. However, the super fans of the city of evil comics have no dissatisfaction, because this film is almost the best reproduction of comics


    the strong black and white color brings about a negative impact on the audience In addition to the lens scheduling and the angle of light, many lenses can be seen as a picture of comics. In particular, the use of black in the film is rich, showing the original appearance of "city of sin", and even reaching the image texture that color movies can''t get.


    not far away, Daisy is enjoying it, from entering the main hall of the theater, She found that there were very few women in the ordinary audience. It seemed that this was not a film for female audience, but the large number of violent scenes made her feel that the whole person was burning.


    Since the terrorist planet, Daisy has gradually realized that she has an extraordinary love for extreme violent movie scenes. She likes not only Murphy Stanton''s movies, but also other movies full of extreme violent scenes. However, the directors are not as handsome and cool as Murphy Stanton and can''t interest her.


    Therefore, many scenes in this film easily resonated with her.


    Kevin, the gentle cannibal devil, is always smiling. Even after his limbs are dismembered, he is still numb. Even if he is bitten by a mad dog, he is still indifferent. The vertical rain line and white blood make the killing so common, wanton and low.


    This made Daisy feel an extraordinary violence.


    In the next story, Jack, a police villain, breaks the rules of the old city because of his unusual behavior, and is beheaded by Mei Hui, a female assassin. However, Mei Hui teases him with a gun and shoots him in the head with a gun sleeve in his hand. Finally, Mei Hui cuts his throat to death.


    Meanwhile, Jack''s broken hand, his forehead inserted into the barrel of the gun and his neck cut off. From time to time, pure blood plasma with white light came out, and his death was miserable and funny.


    After the event, lightning streaks through the black night sky full of drizzle, making the white plasma form an extremely strong visual contrast with the dark streets. This almost extreme contrast of brightness indicates that the violent killing is coming, which has covered the old city with a layer of terrible haze.


    In order to preserve the fragile armistice agreement between the police and prostitutes and protect the girls in the old city from the war, the chivalrous murderer Dwight immediately drove to the oil well to cast his body.


    On the way, Jack''s body is paralyzed in the co driver''s seat. He is talking about the doubts and worries in Dwight''s heart and showing his cut throat with the rhythm of the car.


    It''s a black without any details, and together with the white plasma from it, it deduces a shocking horror image, revives the naughty soul of the villain policeman Jack in a magical way, and metaphors his abnormal psychology of infiltrating into the bone marrow. It is absolutely a great interpretation of violence aesthetics.


    Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein''s brother, is also sitting in this theater. He has never seen the film before. This is his first time to see it, but he just wants to use one sentence to describe the shocking effect of the film.


    there are a lot of plots on the screen that would be regarded as extremely unreasonable in normal movies, such as white lines of rain, Jack going to pick up his severed hand, and he died for a long time Chatter in Dwight''s car.


    However, the plot is extremely tense


    accompanied by Dwight''s chaotic and confused narration and the never-ending rain on the screen, from the encounter between Jack and Dwight to the final decisive battle in the street, the sound of the story is getting higher and higher, and finally with the shooting of bullets, it is pouring out like a torrential rain, dramatically under the vent of violence With the emptiness and sadness of the character''s heart,


    at that moment, countless young girls were shooting from the top of the roof, and the film''s unreal and absurd sense reached its climax.


    they reminded Bob Weinstein of the random and bizarre violent scenes in killing bill. If killing bill is a kind of moral disillusionment, the city of sin is divided into three parts It is not bad at all, and the distortion and madness of the living environment itself should be added.


    The violent scenes in the film are not angry, but full of bone chilling. The previous scene of Jonah hill and his ending make people feel extremely uncomfortable psychologically. I''m afraid many female audiences can''t survive the plot.The farm where he lives has appeared many times in the film, and the scene in the basement is almost a replica of hell. Although Murphy Stanton is on the spot, and even uses artistic means such as silhouette to avoid the bloodiest scene, the uncompromising violence is another peak after killing bill.


    "The only way to truly depict the madness of sin city itself is through violence and very untrue details. The only bright spot left in the black sky in the film is the humble and difficult love between several male characters and the people they care about, which is also the only thing worth looking forward to."


    At the end of the film, Daisy talks to herself.


    The three stories are intertwined with each other. They all take place in the virtual crime city. Here, the police and the mob are no longer different. Violence destroys everything and protects everything. Time is mixed, and finally they all return to the origin.


    The first story is crime city.


    Ugly and hot tempered, muffle meets Goldie, a blonde. One night stand gives muffle the warmth she never had. However, after waking up, muffle found Gordy lying beside him murdered, and he was facing charges of murder.


    Ugly face, can''t get the beauty''s favor, only Gotty is the best to him, but Gotty is unfortunately assassinated, the woman he loves died in his pillow, and then the killer called the police, trapped him in injustice. This strong man, suffering from the misunderstanding of Gerty''s sister Wendy, caused his heart and body trauma, but he was still so determined to revenge for his beloved.


    Muffle''s heart is ignited by the flames of anger and revenge. With the help of Wendy, Gotty''s sister, he investigates the truth and finds the murderer who killed his lover.


    Dwight was a criminal before. After plastic surgery, he became the boyfriend of sherry, a bartender, and helped her teach her a lesson from her tangled ex boyfriend, Jack, who was violent.


    Jack is a policeman, as dirty as the city. Dwight follows Jack and his gang to the old city ruled by the prostitute gang. Jack does not follow the rules and is killed by the prostitutes. Then they find out that Jack is a policeman.


    His death broke the agreement between the prostitutes and the police.


    Dwight and Gail, the boss of the prostitute Gang, are old friends. They must help them cover up their crimes and protect their rights.


    according to the rules of the old city, the police can get their free service when they have a party, in exchange that they can manage their own place, and they can clean up the police but not kill them.


    Jack''s death makes them panic. Dwight goes all out. With the help of MEIZHE, those crazy girls try their best to protect themselves. They don''t have to rely on themselves. They struggle hard to protect their rights and interests, even if they start a bloody killing.


    Story of three yellow bastards.


    Hardy is retiring due to heart disease. In the last hour of his police career, hardy received intelligence that the senator''s son Locke kidnapped 11 year old girl Nancy. Locke was the main suspect in several rape and murder cases, and fell into his hands.


    Hardy alone rescued Nancy, abandoned Locke, and seriously injured himself.


    For the next eight years, Locke''s father, a senator, used his power to put him in prison and force him to answer for Locke. Hardy never gave in, and Nancy''s letter, disguised as Corinthia, was the only consolation in her life.


    The sudden interruption of Nancy''s letter made hardy very upset. He had to give up his resistance and plead guilty in exchange for parole to protect Nancy.


    He doesn''t know that the monster yellow bastard who has been following him secretly will put him and Nancy in danger again


    the ugly muffle kills Dwight for the only woman who loves her in his life, fights for the people he loves, and Hardy shoots himself in the head in order to let the beloved woman live.


    These practices are lack of feasibility and credibility in the real society. However, in an unreal society, in an unreal way to protect their loved ones, it shows the only human brilliance in this dark world.


    As the film draws to a close, Tom Cruise takes a breath and returns to reality from the film.


    "Honey," said Penelope cruise in a low voice, "I haven''t seen you watch a movie so seriously for a long time."


    Tom Cruise shakes his head and smiles. This film is really unique.


    how to describe this film? Is it a pure color visual feast or a gorgeous appreciation of violence to be continued. ..


    ...

 Chapter 221

    In recent years, Tom Cruise''s career is not limited to the actors themselves, but has stepped into the ranks of producers, whether it is mission impossible or vanilla sky, whose name can be found in the producer column.


    This is not only the inevitable result of investment in films, but also the best embodiment of the status and power of super-a stars themselves.


    Although this kind of producer is more nominal, if Tom Cruise can get to his present position, he naturally knows that in a certain position, he must have the corresponding ability. Therefore, in addition to his career as an actor, he has some research on film production, shooting and production, and even director.


    In addition, he has been famous in the circle for 20 years, and he has almost never lost his leading role in a film, so he still has some basic judgment on a film.


    Black and white are used in the film. No, in fact, there are red, yellow and green which are extremely rendered. Whether it''s the blood red sky, the golden monster, or the green beauty''s eyes, in the pure color world of black, gray and white, they are all more impressive.


    In addition to being able to fully fit the two-color world of the original comic book, the director also has several advantages in reducing the negative effects of violent and bloody scenes on the audience without losing the visual impact, and even making some bloody scenes appear quite humorous.


    Nevertheless, the bloody index of the film is still appalling, with blood splashing and flying limbs and heads. The director seems to ignore the popular violence aesthetics, deliberately raise the boundary, and render the violence of the crime city with more pure visual and psychological illusion.


    Monologue is another feature of the film, the three protagonists more or less monologue low voice, show the audience character role at the same time, just with the film dark, cold and instant fanatical background.


    Among them, muffle has the most monologues, which is in line with his lonely character in the fallen city; Dwight has the least monologues, which is just his cold sign


    suddenly, Tom Cruise realizes that the film is not without problems.


    After a large-scale release, it is bound to be accused that the moral content of the film is not high. Apart from the meaningless images and the lack of connotation of the plot, the film does not seem to explain anything. It advocates violence. You know, even spider man tells the United States that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, the world needs heroes, and heroes also need faith.


    There are few heroes in the city of sin.


    Muffle lives and dies for a prostitute, and Hardy shoots himself through the head for the girl he loves. The film uses the most basic feelings of the characters, even to maintain subjective justice, which is not desirable in the moral view of the real world.


    It is precisely because of these criticisms that Tom Cruise thinks of this aspect. His past works are not like this. Some moralists always stand on the commanding heights of morality and attack them as violent rubbish that can only play handsome and show off their faces.


    So the problem is not what he learned after watching, what he was inspired by morally, but what he "enjoyed"


    thinking of this, Tom Cruise put a hint of sarcasm on his lips, to those moralists who always stand on the commanding heights of his x


    this film makes him enjoy, which is enough. On the screen, it is cool modeling and exaggeration It''s not like the violent roar of hysteria in punk music, nor is it like the ridicule of reality with imaginary world in absurd literature.


    The city of sin is perfect in this aspect. It tries its best to be faithful to the original cartoon. It puts the picture on the screen like a frame, and then designs more exquisite action lens and bloody scenes to bring visual impact, supplemented by excellent special effects and background music, and intensifies the performance of violence to meet the natural madness of human nature.


    How can the audience who like this kind of thing not be ecstatic


    "the film runs through the narration of three men. When they kill people, when their hands are covered with blood, or in the calm or confused or painful voice, they never forget the woman who once made them live like individuals."


    Sitting next to avinivo, ziyizhang can''t get rid of the impact of the film for a long time. Up to now, she can''t believe that the film she participated in turned out to be this kind of effect.


    her expectation of the city of evil is almost similar to that of the dried up North American box office in this spring. What fascinates her from the beginning to the end is the environmental design and mirror of the film style Head performance, can be said to be seen so far the film for the best restoration of comic art.


    Due to the strong contrast between black and white, the scheduling of the lens and the angle of light, many lenses can be viewed as an independent picture or even an art work such as oil painting. In particular, the use of black in the film is rich, even reaching the image texture that color film can''t get.


    Moreover, compared with comics, Murphy Stanton gives the film more advantages. The advantages of film in action scenes and the ease of color use are completely superior to the original comics, which directly leads to the sharp visual effect.


    Most of the time, the film is black and white, only the splashing blood is red and fierce, which makes the blood of the characters especially shocking.At the same time, all the associations related to love and beauty make red the director''s favorite, so in the film, there are red and crystal clear evening dresses on women''s white skin, flashing like the beautiful stars in the sky; there are young women with golden hair on red velvet heart-shaped bed, which seems to represent a kind of purity and love.


    Murphy Stanton gives the film a lot of similar inspirations. Nancy''s dark green eyes and the rotting smell of the Yellow villain after smoking constantly bring her sharp visual impact.


    The characters and stories in this film live in an unbridled and indistinguishable way, while the recklessness of violence catharsis complements the unreal scenes. The singularity in form sets off the black elements in the content. Many times, she can feel the extreme chill brought by the extreme violence in the similar vulgar novels.


    From the beginning to the end, the film has been in a state of unstoppable, just like UMA Thurman''s endless revenge journey in killing bill, and the violent storm in the city of sin, which finally brings her and the characters to a sudden end.


    At that moment, the snow fell quietly, all the bullets and blood, life and killing before, in exchange for helpless sadness.


    Can''t stand it? The people in the movie don''t think so, because that''s the real face of the city.


    "The old man died, and the young girl survived," flashed a sentence in ziyizhang''s mind, "tough and hard to survive."


    Not far from the purple badge sat Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones.


    When the movie subtitles fall, the couple, like others around them, stand up and clap their palms. Even if they don''t like this kind of movie, they know it will be a masterpiece


    "this movie," Michael Douglas said in a low voice to his wife while clapping, "is not the work of any moderate director. ¡±


    "when I was in Cannes, I met Murphy Stanton and talked to him once," Katherine Zeta Jones continued to applaud, but her head went up to Michael Douglas''s ear. "He joked that he wanted to use the planet of terror to vent his ruthless satire on the decline and disillusionment of social values. I think he was as crazy as Quentin Tarantino Film director. "


    "It''s obvious that this movie will never get the reaction of the fans and the audience," Michael Douglas continued. "They can''t have a mild attitude at all, either they like the movie in a rush, or they spit on it as rubbish."


    Catherine Zeta Jones nodded and agreed with her husband.


    At the end of the film screening, there was a continuous applause at the China Grand Theater in Hollywood, which was full of 2200 people. Gail gado also stood up with others and watched Murphy''s continuous applause. He didn''t want to stop even if his palms hurt.


    Her attitude is totally different from that of the audition, when she was just a spectator, but now she feels proud, proud of the people she loves


    this kind of pride becomes more and more as one celebrity after another comes to embrace Murphy.


    Tom Cruise, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, and a lot of people she looks familiar but can''t name.


    With sincere smiles on their faces and constant praise for the film they just released, galgado believes that their words are at least half true. It''s not finished yet.

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    It''s getting dark, the guests who attended the premiere have already left, and the lights are still shining in front of the China Grand Theater in Hollywood. Many reporters are waiting for the crew to show up.


    There are also some reporters who are ready to fight all night. Murphy Stanton shows up with his new girlfriend and where they will go next.


    after a period of contact and investigation, they have verified the identity of the girl. Miss Israel galgado, who participated in the Miss Universe contest, is also an explosive news. New Hollywood directors and ring The love story between Miss Qiu must also attract a lot of people''s attention, which is also a very big attraction.


    A caravan came and stopped in front of the China Grand Theater. A sharp eyed reporter found that this was the one Murphy Stanton took when he came.


    "They''re coming out"


    I don''t know who said that. All the reporters rushed to the theater and prepared their cameras.


    There are figures shaking in the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, and the two people are getting closer and closer. Some anxious reporters have pressed the shutter of the camera to capture the scene, while more reporters are ready to wait for the two people to appear


    at the next moment, everyone''s faces show disappointment, because it''s not the handsome and beautiful Hollywood new directors and the young women who come out Miss sele''s couple, on the contrary, are two men who look a little fat.


    "Seth Logan and Jonah hill"


    although a little disappointed, the two protagonists of the film came out, and a large number of reporters surrounded them. Seth Logan and Jonah Hill finally got out of the reporters'' encirclement and got on the black RV.


    The saloon car drove slowly away from the door of China Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    The reporters looked and waited for a while. No one came out of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. They understood that Seth Logan and Jonah Hill were the two fat people who came out to attract attention. I''m afraid they had already run away.


    Murphy, driving an ordinary black Ford, has entered the downtown area of Malibu.


    "No tail," galgado said, looking back in the rearview mirror. "We should get rid of them in North Hollywood."


    Before leaving the theater from the side door, there were also reporters and paparazzi there. Murphy''s new film had just been released, and it was time for the media to focus on it. Of course, they would not give up Murphy easily.


    However, Murphy, who has been in this business, knows more or less the style of these guys. He made a special tour in North Hollywood and got rid of those tails.


    The hotel where Miss Universe stayed appeared in front. Murphy slowed down and warned, "you may have some trouble these days. I''m afraid those paparazzi will chase you."


    "Don''t worry," Gail gado said with an indifferent smile. "I''m not a child who has never met the world. I can deal with them."


    In fact, from the last audition, she realized that if she agreed to Murphy''s pursuit, it would bring her some unexpected troubles, which is one of the reasons why she has been worried.


    After she agreed to be Murphy''s girlfriend, she also prepared herself for this. Moreover, she is Miss Universe from Israel, and has received a lot of media attention. She also has some experience in dealing with this.


    "By the way," Murphy thought of something special for people to prepare and said, "there is a handbag in the back seat, in which is Motorola''s latest mobile phone"


    "I"


    as soon as galgado wanted to say no, he was interrupted by Murphy. "You don''t have a mobile phone here. It''s very inconvenient for me to contact you. You can''t let me call the front desk every time ¡±


    from the beginning until now, the galgado that Murphy saw was a very independent girl.


    Unfastening his seat belt, Gail gado turned and took the bag for his cell phone. "I''ll take it."


    When the Ford car arrives at the door of the hotel, Murphy turns off the engine, turns to the other side of the car, takes out a dollar and hands it to the doorman who opens the door for galgado. As soon as he wants to enter the hotel, he sees the flashing light.


    More than a dozen paparazzi suddenly came out of the cars on the side of the road, beside the pillars and behind all kinds of covers. They were very fast, just like wolves smelling blood, and rushed over.


    As they ran, they pressed the shutter of their camera.


    Obviously, these guys had been ambushing here for a long time, but I didn''t expect that Murphy drove a very ordinary car. When they were found, Murphy and galgado had already arrived at the glass door of the hotel.


    Seeing the reporter crazy around, Murphy throws the car key to the doorman, and whispers, pulls Gail gado into the hotel, isolating the disturbance behind the glass door.


    Gail gado looked back and said, "they are waiting for us here"


    the reporter and the paparazzi couldn''t get through the door of the hotel, so they could only take pictures through the glass door. Murphy was relieved and said, "someone should have found out your identity."When they walked into the lobby of the hotel, Gail gado looked back again. The reporters and paparazzi didn''t scatter them. They were still waiting at the door of the hotel.


    "When you go out later," Gail gado looks at Murphy with concern, "be careful, these guys are crazy."


    Murphy pulls Gail gado into the elevator. "I asked the doorman to drive to the underground parking lot."


    He understands the rules of this industry. Reporters and paparazzi will never leave, just like he was waiting for Kobe Bryant, he will wait to see when he will go out and whether he will stay in the hotel.


    although he really wants to stay in the hotel, Gail gado''s competition organization is also here. Anyway, he should pay a little attention to the influence. He doesn''t care, he can''t be involved For these inexplicable reasons, galgado was removed by the Organizing Committee of the competition


    now that their relationship has been exposed, it will be a joke that will spread all over the country.


    There was a clear noise coming from the front. The elevator came down. Gail gado released Murphy''s hand, gave him a kiss on his side face, and turned to walk up the elevator.


    "Go back slowly." She exhorted.


    Murphy nodded and waved goodbye to Gail gado. When the elevator door closed, she turned and walked into the next safe passage to the underground parking lot. The doorman had already driven to the exit of the passage.


    "Mr. Stanton"


    when he saw Murphy, the doorman immediately met him and handed him the key. Murphy took the car key, took out a $100 bill and gave it to the doorman. He politely said, "thank you."


    The doorman took the tip and said politely, "this is what I should do."


    Murphy nodded at him, went to the car, drove out of the underground parking lot of the hotel, and saw some paparazzi and reporters waiting there when passing by the road in front of the main entrance.


    He slowed down and honked the horn. A few paparazzi immediately came to see him. Murphy stepped on the accelerator and drove south. Through the rear-view mirror, he could see that those fast-moving paparazzi driving motorcycles had caught up with him.


    To attract the attention of these guys, Murphy left Malibu, hoping that it would not cause too much trouble to Gail gado.


    As for himself, he used to run social news, but strictly speaking, he once walked with these guys and didn''t care about them at all.


    Even if they stare at him 24 hours a day, Murphy doesn''t care.


    Besides, he is just a director, not a star. When the publicity period of sin city is over, no one will hold on and continue to pay attention to him.


    Hollywood is a realistic place. The entertainment paparazzi who depend on Hollywood for survival are also realistic. They only pay attention to the directors whose bodies are hidden behind the scenes. I''m afraid these guys will starve to death.


    Unlike when he came here, Murphy didn''t make a detour on his way back to Santa Monica. He went to the valley with a string of tails.


    When he arrived near his home, he had a special look. It was probably because he had been in this business. Murphy could find that there were a lot of paparazzi around his home. These guys were obviously waiting here.


    However, the house he rented has an outside garage. Turning to the door, pressing the remote control, and waiting for the garage door to rise, Murphy drove directly into the garage and shut a string of tails outside.


    I believe that tomorrow''s tabloids will be full of his and galgado''s gossip.


    Back in the main building, Murphy changed her dress and took a shower first. Just after the shower, the phone outside rang.


    "You''re home." it''s galgado.


    Murphy sat on the sofa in a bath towel. "Don''t worry, get there safely."


    "That''s good," said Gail gado in a tired voice. "It''s getting late. Go to bed early. I have to get up early tomorrow."


    "You go to sleep," Murphy looked at the time. "I''ll wait a little longer."


    It''s the early morning of Western time, and Friday is coming. Now the movie statistics of all cinemas are all based on computer Internet system, which is convenient and fast. It may take a while to get the most accurate figures, but the approximate box office statistics of a movie can be obtained soon after midnight.


    This era of Internet penetration into all aspects of work and life, has been different from before, and the entire film industry is also undergoing significant changes because of the Internet.


    The most typical aspect is that the proportion of the cost of a film used in Internet publicity and marketing is increasing, and the new viral marketing evolved from the old viral marketing is based on the Internet.


    Now many film companies have set up special network departments, and the Internet water army has gradually come into the vision of major companies. It is a common phenomenon in North America to use the Internet to influence word-of-mouth and audience choice.


    As time passed zero, Murphy picked up his cell phone and looked at it. He leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes. After waiting for another half an hour, the bell rang. He picked up his cell phone and looked at it. It was Bill Rossi, the agent. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    after connecting the phone, Murphy went straight to the topic, "bill, the statistics come out"


    "Miramax just passed it to me." bill rosis knew what Murphy was concerned about, and quickly said, "two thousand advance shows, crime city got $4.12 million at the box office. [net >


    "not bad" Murphy nodded, unable to suppress the excitement in his voice, "very good"


    bill rosis on the other side also burst out a burst of hearty laughter, obviously in a very good mood.


    This kind of advance box office number, no matter from which aspect, can be described as very successful.


    After talking to bill rosis about the movie and the problems he and Gail gado might encounter later, Murphy hung up and stood up for a long stretch, so that he could have a good sleep tonight.


    Because there was no work or publicity task arranged on Friday, Murphy fell asleep until the next morning. Then she took out her mobile phone and looked at it. There was a text message from Gail gado at seven o''clock on it, telling him that she had gone to the training, that she would not call again in the morning, and that he must have breakfast.


    Murphy went downstairs and rarely went into the kitchen. He fried two eggs for himself. Then he found the leftover toast and bacon from yesterday morning and made a homemade sandwich. With the milk in the fridge, a good breakfast could be considered.


    Go to the mailbox outside the house to pick up the latest newspaper, and then carry the porcelain plate containing milk and homemade sandwiches. Murphy goes directly to the study on the second floor, sits behind the wide desk, turns on the computer, and plans to have breakfast while reading the latest news about the city of sin on the Internet.


    He went to Yahoo entertainment first, and the front page headline of Yahoo entertainment was the film of sin city. What Murphy didn''t expect was that Yahoo entertainment put pictures of him and Gail gado walking on the red carpet hand in hand in a very prominent position.


    "Miramax''s second blockbuster of this year, crime city, was released yesterday, and new Hollywood director Murphy Stanton went on the red carpet with his girlfriend"


    Murphy knew that the first movie was to Kill Bill, perhaps because of his influence, which was released in North America at the beginning of this year.


    There are related news headlines under the picture. Murphy just glances at it, then turns off the page and continues to look down the Yahoo entertainment page. There are many gossip topics, such as shocking: Murphy Stanton''s girlfriend is Miss Universe Israel, but he doesn''t mean to read them. Naturally, these gossip are extremely exaggerated. How can they attract people How to write.


    The things in the tabloids should not be taken too seriously, especially the parties concerned, otherwise it is not enough to vomit three liters of blood every day.


    Compared with her own gossip, Murphy pays more attention to the influence of online public opinion on the film, and the column of Yahoo entertainment has a good evaluation of sin city.


    "Unlike any other film, Murphy Stanton has created a city of crime with extreme style but exquisite artistic expression. The arrogant character is embellished with loneliness and tenderness."


    "Murphy Stanton, a maverick young director, offers us a rare comic adaptation masterpiece. Maybe the unique style of the film is greater than the significance of the content, but we can''t ignore the emotional factors in the film. Last night, many people had the same pleasure of rock and roll after watching the film. After a hearty discharge, there were still a few touching emotions I believe that after watching more than a few times, the audience will realize this really exciting factor delivered by Murphy Stanton, and hold this film as a bsp; the influence of Internet media in the public is growing, and the influence of online comments on the market prospect of a film is also growing, and the praise of Yahoo entertainment is also conducive to the publicity behind the film.


    However, the Internet is not only a place for professional media, ordinary fans can also share their feelings on the Internet.


    Murphy turned off Yahoo entertainment, turned on IB, found the city of sin, and opened the relevant links. The first thing that appeared was IB score. Maybe it was the relationship between the fans of this type of film and the audience who saw less in advance. Now the score is frightening, with as many as 9.3 points


    dragging down the web page, and the comment bar was highly praised


    "it''s beautiful Amazing, from the beginning of the first second, black and white on the combination of so clever, let my eyes can not do without the screen. About the abnormal crime, about the abnormal love, and the good performance of Robert Downey, let me despair. "


    "Weird, bloody, unique, black hymn"


    "each of the three stories has a kind of temperature. The first story is the ambiguous temperature, the second is the call of a touch of red warm body temperature in the endless darkness and confusion, and the third is the only story that makes me laugh and adrenaline rush, which is the hot boiling, every ketone body is so hot in the night "


    these people all gave the film nine points and ten points.


    Of course, some people are not fans of this type of film, but the evaluation is to the point.


    "In fact, the picture is quite cool, and it has a visual impact. The extreme style will make people like it very much, and hate it very much. After all, too strong a sense of form can easily make people ignore or cover up the real defects. I am neutral about such a comic film, because it is really good-looking and gorgeous, but it is not the type I like.""Cool is very cool, dazzle is very dazzle, the story is really great, there are some small connections between several stories, the expression form used by Murphy Stanton is also very tension, the whole film shuttles through the gray light and shadow, every time you see blood can give people a sense of stimulation. But it''s a pity that what''s behind the story hasn''t been fully conveyed. Maybe it''s also the reason for the theme, not my own dish. "


    Even if not very like people, basic also gave more than 6 points of pass.


    However, in the whole comment column, there are basically some comments like "the most shocking movie".


    There are also some praise actors, Murphy adhere to the use of Jessica Alba received widespread praise.


    "It''s a cool picture, a violent and bloody plot, and you can see the blood. Jessica Alba''s figure and beauty are at its peak"


    "Jessica Alba amazes me"


    Murphy drags the web page back, and now his name is also a link. With a light click of the mobile mouse, his IB column appears.


    "It turns out that IB still has this function"


    in the past, his English was not good, and he seldom paid attention to English websites. Now, he didn''t pay much attention to IB before.


    After flipping through his IB column for a while, Murphy now has a discussion group here. These are all his die hard fans. Their latest comments are all crazy about sin city.


    "It will definitely become a classic of cu1t film"


    "Murphy has applied color contrast to the extreme, which is absolutely unprecedented"


    "comparable to vulgar classics"


    "simple and crude, Murphy''s consistent style, the master of violence aesthetics three times"


    no matter how you look at it, these are his strong supporters.


    Like all directors, with the accumulation of the first three films, Murphy also gained his fans.


    This discussion group does not exist in a mess. It even has its own management girl. Behind Murphy, there is a post from the leader of the review group. The post has a direct connection with the city of sin. The leader of the group named "Daisy loves Murphy" introduces several highlights of the film.


    "First of all, Jessica Alba is so sexy and gorgeous that even as a woman, I''m drooling. Second, Murphy''s use of color is very vivid. The yellow blood of yellow hybrids is really disgusting. Third, the character modeling of yellow hybrid is also very unique, I think it''s cool. Fourth, Goldie''s red dress is really beautiful in black and white. Fifth, Sienna Miller''s blue eyes are too attractive. Sixth, muffle''s style is really cool. Seventh, Seth Logan, who plays muffle, also plays it incisively and vividly. Eighth, all the girls in the old city are too attractive. Ninth, the bullet through the head, blood splashing, hit the policewoman''s lens can not be more beautiful. Tenth, the black-and-white silhouettes appeared many times are so beautiful "


    " Daisy "


    the name seems to be familiar. After thinking about it, Murphy still has no specific impression, and he doesn''t care. Daisy is a very common name in the United States and Britain, and every city can find a lot of them.


    After browsing the Internet for a while, all you can see are basically good news. There is no doubt about Miramax''s public relations and publicity ability. Murphy is very clear that some good comments and positive news on the Internet must be the masterpiece of the water army.


    As he said before, the water army is not a mysterious thing. As early as the release of the witch Blair, Hollywood had the precedent of wide use of the Internet water army.


    How could Hollywood film companies ignore this low-cost way of guiding public opinion on the Internet?


    after turning off the web page, Murphy remembered that he had not eaten his breakfast, ate his homemade sandwich and finished his milk. He turned to today''s newspaper.


    Murphy has ordered one of almost all the newspapers in Los Angeles. As the largest movie to be shown this weekend, crime city is also the focus of the entertainment section of these newspapers.


    In the entertainment column of a newspaper, there are comments on the city of sin.


    "It''s not only a cartoon adaptation of the film, Murphy Stanton gives life to the comic book, but also" chicken blood, "commented Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times


    He went straight to the critics of New York magazine and said to sin city in an almost crazy way, "I like this masterpiece by Murphy Stanton. Or, it can be expressed in another way, I love it, I love it, I love it "to be continued. 8

 Chapter 224

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    "It''s very tired, but it''s like this every day."


    while on the phone, Gail gado walked to the front door of the competition restaurant, stood aside and continued to talk to Murphy, "I''ve been used to it for so many years. Paparazzi, I''m not going out of the hotel. What can they do? Don''t worry. I can deal with them. "


    Lisa Hewitt, who had stayed in the hotel lobby before, came up with a newspaper and whispered, "I''ll go first and wait for you in the old position."


    As she walked into the restaurant, Gail gado said to the phone, "I''m going to have lunch. Let''s talk later in the evening. Well, goodbye, Murphy


    Hang up the phone, put away the cell phone, Gail gado went into the restaurant, went to the window to pick up his own customized meal, carried it to the left, walked to the corner to stop, put down the lunch box and sat opposite Lisa Hewitt.


    Lisa Hewitt has opened the lunch box. The food in the lunch box is too scarce to describe. Gail gado is not much better. Outsiders can only see the extremely beautiful curves of these girls, but it is difficult to see the dedication and patience behind them.


    Gail gado picked up his fork, picked up a piece of vegetable without oil or salad dressing, put it into his mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed it.


    The remaining light of her eyes can see that several girls not far away are pointing at this side.


    Lisa Hewitt noticed there, too, and said, "don''t worry about them. They''re just a few fools who only know how to envy and envy."


    Gail gado smiles, takes his eyes back and continues to deal with the rough lunch in front of him.


    Yesterday, two South American girls who participated in the competition went to a nearby cinema to see the advance stage of sin city. They didn''t know what was going on. Starting this morning, rumors began to spread around the small circle of contestants.


    Many people are talking about her and Murphy. They say that Murphy is a director who does not know how to respect women and can only use women''s bodies to make fun of the audience, which is sexism at all. However, she, Miss Israel, is looking for such a man to be her boyfriend just for her future development in Hollywood. She does not even have the most basic self-respect and self love.


    listen to those rumors It was very harsh. Even though she was precocious and rational, she couldn''t help being angry after listening.


    "Well, honey," Lisa Hewitt reached out and patted galgado''s hand. "It''s not worth getting angry about that."


    "They say I''ll let it go." Gail gado''s face was a little angry. "She said that Murphy is a director who can only do vulgar things"


    she slapped her fork on the table and made a bang.


    Lisa Hewitt didn''t expect that Gail gado should care so much about her new boyfriend. She thought of the newspaper she had put aside. She quickly took it and turned to the page with a column.


    "They know that movies are just laymen and idiots. They don''t have to care." Lisa Hewitt took one out of the newspaper and put it in front of Gail gado, "look at this, this is the professional evaluation. The person who scored is Roger Abbott, the most famous professional film critic in the United States, the Pulitzer Prize winner, who gave Murphy''s film ten full marks"


    hearing this, Gail gado immediately put other things aside and focused on the film In the newspaper in front of me.


    The most prominent position in the newspaper page is the famous column of Roger Albert.


    "Murphy Stanton and the city of sin are extremely gorgeous in black and white"


    from the title, it is not difficult to see Roger Albert''s praise and appreciation for the film.


    "It''s a city that''s so cool that people are stunned. Black and white is its keynote, and cruelty is its core. Mephisto endows it with unique temperament, and even distinguishes it from Frank Miller''s original cartoon."


    "The city of sin is in the hands of Murphy Stanton, and its color is his sharpest weapon"


    "black and white, mixed with flowing rich colors, scarlet is bloodshot, bright yellow is disgusting, and blue is chilling. These colors tear the curtain wantonly, and turn the oppression and heaviness created by black and white into the ultimate brilliance of eyesight. "


    "Cruel, mixed with a complex battle between good and evil. No matter good or bad people, they are the same cruel. Ruthless and unscrupulous is the first and only rule of life here. "


    "In this city, there are three seemingly interrelated but unrelated stories with the same theme of killing. Director murphystando''s interpretation of extreme violence aesthetics is almost perfect, so that the three stories of crime city, sniping and yellow hybrid are no longer three tragedies about death, but three revelations of hatred. If you have not tasted them yourself, you will never understand their strange pleasure. "


    "There is also Jessica Alba, who wields the whip and twists her waist. This actress has given her most wonderful performance in her career. Under her flying whip, it is the sex appeal and tyranny that envelops a city."


    "Despite Frank Miller''s comics, this adaptation of Murphy Stanton is really amazing.""Even after watching a lot of films, his city of sin still shocked me for a long time. Violence aesthetics was indeed played by Murphy Stanton to a certain height. At the beginning, I kept watching while recording, but Kwai and his pen stopped. If I keep recording, I will miss too many shocking details, and when the film is over, I can''t help but be fascinated by it.


    "Every character in the film is the ultimate exaggeration of some characteristics of human nature. Under the guidance of Murphy Stanton, the actors perform with great personal charm, which makes these characters surreal and wonderful."


    "Murphy Stanton always has a strange ability to make a group of actors who participate in his films show extraordinary performances."


    "Besides, Jessica Alba, a beautiful young girl, has become a monster flower in the hands of Murphy Stanton. Her role as Nancy is sexy and naive, gorgeous and pure. Her acting skills and image are greatly changed than before."


    "Jonah Hill''s performance overturned his image of being fat and funny. Kevin, the cannibal in front of the screen, is mysterious, calm and vicious."


    "Seth Logan, who has worked with Murphy Stanton twice, has also changed his image. He has endowed muffle with vulgarity, ugliness, profligacy, sensitivity and affection."


    "And my two favorite characters are hardy and Dwight. Hardy, played by Robert Downey Jr., abides by the law, but he is tough and tender. James Franco, I have only heard his name before, and I don''t know about him, but Dwight fascinates me. He is cool and hot, fragile and flamboyant"


    "and this film, in addition to the comic style In addition, Murphy Stanton also gives us a thought-provoking practical significance


    "In the surreal story, I see the profile of a cruel real society. The crazy out of control of the characters'' behavior stems from the sad power expansion in the city. It is precisely because the power is pushed to a very high level that the law loses its binding effect, the social morality is completely destroyed, the people in power do whatever they want, and the ordinary people either let it trample or use violent means to die with it. "


    "Hardy is a typical one. He wanted to uphold justice and rules, but in the end he was tortured, lost his family, freedom and dignity, lost everything. Nancy, who has been saved by him and has been thinking about him all the time, has become his only sentimental attachment to the broken world. The love between him and Nancy is indeed against human relations, but it is a twisted flower in an extreme environment, and it even has profound compassion and desolation in the end. "


    "The society is out of control, and the old people who have a clear moral law in their heart are even more difficult to move. And finally, when he said that he had achieved this miracle, I could hit God with my fist, and I could hear the cruelty and helplessness of blood color. "


    "Finally, with the blatant aesthetics of violence and the implied social significance, Murphy Stanton will make this film a classic in the history of North American movies"


    after watching these, Gail gado is more comfortable than collapsing when he is extremely tired from physical training, and a very good cool feeling spreads from his eyes and brain to every corner of his body, even he can''t eat enough every day Her stomach seems to be propped up and she doesn''t feel hungry any more


    the joy in her eyes can even be seen by Lisa Hewitt on the opposite side.


    "That''s right, compared with the gossip, Roger Albert''s comments are more trustworthy and authoritative," gelgado told himself. "Their slanders against Murphy are all jokes in front of them"


    at the end of Roger Albert''s column, there are two iconic thumbs up, which gelgado heard from avinivo Obviously, in Roger Albert''s eyes, Murphy and sin city are the best movies, at least one of the best.


    "listen to me, right?" Lisa Hewitt suddenly said, "Gail, don''t worry about the rumors of those stupid people."


    "I don''t care." Galgado closed the paper and asked, "can I have this paper?"


    Lisa Hewitt handed the whole paper over. "They''re all yours."


    Galgado looked at the front desk of the Chicago Sun and shook his head. "I just want this one."


    With that, she folded the newspaper carefully, picked up her handbag and put it in.


    Lisa Hewitt sighed. A few days ago, Gail gado was adamant and said that she would not accept Murphy Stanton''s pursuit. Now she is his boyfriend, and she is not like herself.


    "Ah, after all, she is a little girl who has no love experience." She sighed in her heart.


    As Gail gado has seen, quite a number of professional film critics, including Roger Albert, have praised the city of sin. Although today''s film critics are divorced from the mass market, well-known film critics have built up a considerable appeal over the years, especially those over 40 years old. Many of them still have the habit of watching film reviews before choosing films.


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 Chapter 225

    On Saturday morning, as soon as the sun reached the horizon, Las Vegas, a desert city, felt the heat. Inside a manor on the outskirts of the city, ed Mintz left the golf course and walked slowly to his villa.


    As he grows older, he gradually decentralizes power in the company. Apart from listening to routine reports every weekend, he seldom directly interferes with Re''s operation.


    Entering the villa, ed Mintz took the towel from the servant, wiped his hands and entered the living room.


    A young man was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Seeing ed Mintz, he stood up quickly. Ed Mintz waved his hand and said, "Arthur, here we are."


    "Yes," said Arthur respectfully, "Mr. Mintz, I have the latest statistics from yesterday."


    "You go to the dining room first. Make yourself at home," ed Mintz went upstairs. "I''ll change my clothes and listen to your data later."


    Ten minutes later, ed Mintz, who had changed his clothes, was sitting in the dining room of the villa with a simple breakfast in front of him. A young man named Arthur was standing opposite him.


    Ed Mintz cut a piece of sausage, put it in his mouth, swallowed it and said, "tell me, what was the surprise of the North American film market yesterday?"


    Although the traditional summer program in North America will start next weekend, and the super blockbuster such as "X-Men 2" will be released, this week''s North American film market can not be underestimated either. Sin City, with an investment of 40 million US dollars, has been widely concerned in the industry because of its high reputation in the previous trial.


    Also, Joe Schumacher''s new film "sniper phone booth" was released this weekend. After the director brought the "Batman" series to a dead end, his career was almost finished, and he had to switch to independent small production. Whether he can turn over is also a big attraction in the North American film market this weekend.


    "Yesterday, there were only two large-scale films, namely, the 2850 movie" city of sin "directed by Murphy Stanton, and the 2418 movie" sniper phone booth "directed by Joe Schumacher


    At this point, young Arthur looked down at the information in his hand, "the audience reputation and professional reputation of the two films are good."


    Arthur knows ed Mintz''s habits, "other important statistics available at present, the freshness of rotten tomatoes in" sniper phone booth "is 73%, and the average score of IMDB is 7.6 points; the freshness of rotten tomatoes in" Sin City "is better, 84%, and the average score of IMDB is 8.8 points."


    "Well..." Ed Mintz nodded slightly, not surprised by the data. "What about our statistics?"


    Different from the auditions organized by some blockbusters, re''s survey is conducted immediately after the audience has watched the film, and the final box office predicted by these audiences'' word-of-mouth always shows amazing accuracy.


    "After the premiere and advance show the day before yesterday, the audience''s overall evaluation of" Sin City "was a +" and "sniper phone booth" was a +. " Arthur coughed softly, cleared his itchy throat, and continued, "with the expansion of the screening yesterday, the on-site evaluation of both films has declined. The overall evaluation of sin city is close to a, and the sniper phone booth is a -."


    With that, Arthur also put a piece of information in front of ED Mintz.


    "What''s the box office performance?" ed Mintz asked as he looked through the material


    "Counting the advance field," Arthur quickly replied, "the box office of sin city on the first day was $14.55 million, and the audience groups of the two films overlapped to a certain extent. The relatively poor reputation of" sniper phone booth "was impacted, with only $4.27 million on the first day."


    After hearing these box office figures and looking through the detailed information of the company''s survey statistics, as a film market forecasting expert with many years of working experience, ed Mintz immediately had his own judgment: "the audience score of" Sin City "dropped slightly fast, and the audience of the film was narrow. Miramax and Harvey Weinstein wanted to get $100 million at the box office in North America We need to think of some ways in terms of publicity and marketing. "


    Arthur, standing opposite, takes out a pen and a small book from his pocket by magic and records ed Mintz''s words accurately.


    "Joe Schumacher..." Ed Mintz shook his head. "It''s his misfortune that two R-rated films met at the same weekend. The North American box office of" sniper phone booth "is about 40 million dollars."


    He sighed softly. Joe Schumacher used to be a very talented director. Unfortunately, when he met Batman, it was not only Bruce Wayne''s misfortune, but also his own misfortune. He ruined the series, which also dragged him down.


    Compared with the old Joe Schumacher, Murphy Stanton is definitely a rising star in the directing field. His very personal shooting and production style makes him stand out in today''s highly homogenized Hollywood. On the basis of his personal style, he appropriately integrates Hollywood''s box office elements to ensure the market value of his films The style is too unique and marginalized by the market.


    The most important thing is his age. He is only 23 years old this year. He is far from entering the vigorous creative period of a director. It is not too much to say that he is still in the initial and exploratory stage of a director. However, he is quite steady at this stage, one step at a time, which has laid a solid foundation for the future.If he is older, his production philosophy and style are more mature, and he turns into the mainstream film industry, what kind of achievements will he create?


    Ed Mintz can''t wait to see. This young director has a bright future!


    Although "crime city" and "sniper phone booth" did not form a fierce competition this weekend, ed Mintz was completely in favor of the former, Joe Schumacher was on the decline, and Murphy Stanton was on the rise. There was no comparability between the two.


    However, if Murphy Stanton wants to really become a front-line director, there are still many problems he wants to solve. For example, the audience range of his film and style has always been a problem. If he wants to really enter the ranks of super directors, rather than like Quentin Tarantino, the audience of the film can never be ignored.


    Just as ed Mintz thinks, neither the former "planet of terror" nor the current "city of sin" is a popular film. Murphy knows this, but what he studies most is this type of film. At this stage, he can find the most suitable film, which is also "city of sin". With his previous qualifications, he wants people to invest 5000 yuan The production cost of more than 10000 US dollars is very difficult.


    Instead of going too far and causing a series of negative effects, it''s better to move forward step by step.


    The summer season is about to start, and most fans are ready to start, saving money and energy to prepare for the release of super blockbusters like "X-Men 2". The number of audiences entering the cinema this weekend is relatively small, which is not only related to the hot summer season coming, but also related to the style of "Sin City".


    The media and film critics have given the film super high ratings, and Roger Albert even gave a rare thumbs up. To a certain extent, these can attract a considerable number of passers-by to enter the cinema, but this can not change the fact that most mainstream audiences are difficult to accept the film.


    Crime city''s box office success on Friday was quite dazzling, but Miramax''s statistics soon spread to Murphy. According to the statistics from several survey agencies employed, the audience who walked into the cinema to watch the film on Thursday''s early show and on Friday''s day were cartoon fans, Murphy''s fans, Robert Downey Jr. and James Ford Jr LANCO, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba were the main supporters, accounting for nearly 70% of the audience.


    Murphy knows that in a broad sense, sin city is not only a typical genre movie, but also a fan movie.


    The North American fan movie of this era is not the future, and the R rating of sin city also determines that it can not become a typical teen fan movie like twilight and hunger game in the future.


    In the summer season in North America, under normal circumstances, a new, non fan oriented and sequel of the mainstream business masterpiece, because Friday is still a working day, often the next day of the show, Saturday, will become a single day with the highest box office output, but "Sin City" is not in this list.


    Since Saturday morning, the attendance of 2850 theaters showing "Sin City" has decreased to varying degrees. Fortunately, the proportion of decline has decreased, at least better than that of "sniper phone booth" on the same weekend.


    Murphy has also seen this movie of Joe Schumacher, which is quite good, but the movie is ill fated. The initial release date was set in November 2002, but at that time, sniper massacres occurred in Washington and Maryland one after another, and the public reaction was extremely strong. The risk of the movie''s release doubled, so fox had to move to this year in the 20th century.


    This is definitely a typical case that the film is affected by the social environment. Moreover, the schedule collides with "Sin City", which makes the road of this ill fated film even more bumpy.


    But the North American film market is just like this. Every year, there are so many films coming into theaters. If you don''t meet one, you will meet another. This is a very competitive market.


    Under the impact of crime city, which is also an R-rated film, and the audience reputation of sniper phone booth is not particularly prominent, the box office inevitably declined on Saturday, only getting more than $3.6 million on that day.


    Because the first day consumed a large number of fans, the output of sin city on Saturday was also declining. However, the reputation of the media, film critics and audiences was relatively strong, and the decline was not large, with a closing rate of $12.15 million.


    On Sunday, because the next day is a weekday, the night box office will be affected by tomorrow, and the box office of the two films will drop again. With the arrival of the new week, the morale of CAA, which provides packaging service for "Sin City", will rise sharply. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 226

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    On Monday morning, high-heeled shoes clattered in the inner corridor of CAA. Jessica chastan came to a reception room and knocked on the door. There was a voice inside. She pushed the door and walked in.


    "Are you looking for me?" She saw Mike, the agent in the high back chair. "What can''t be said on the phone?"


    "Sit down, Jesse." Mike stood up and gave Jessica chastan a glass of water. "How was the audition yesterday?"


    Jessica chastan opened a chair and sat down. She took the glass from Mike and said thank you. She put it on the table in front of her. She shook her head and said, "it''s not going well. I''m not sure about the effect."


    Mike sat back in his high chair and said, "I''ll try again for this audition. Jesse, why didn''t you fight for the role of sin city? I signed up for you at that time. "


    "I..." Jessica chastan''s eyes drooped. "I went to an audition, and I was wiped out in the first round."


    "Why didn''t you call Murphy?" When Mike thought of the movie, he was angry. "With your relationship with Murphy, it shouldn''t be a problem to win one of the female roles!"


    "No problem? Mike, it''s too easy for you to think! " Jessica chastan raised her voice slightly. "Do you know what Murphy Stanton is like? I just worked as an assistant for him for a short time, not even a friend. He thinks my image is not suitable. With his utilitarian style, is it useful to make a phone call? "


    Don''t say to call, with her understanding, as long as you think it''s not appropriate, even if you accompany him to bed is useless.


    Besides, she didn''t want to call at all.


    She watched with her own eyes how Murphy Stanton changed from a gangster in a slum to a director. She asked a talented student like her to seek a gangster who had no knowledge and no skills. Once, if she could, the second time, it would be very, very difficult. It would pierce her only self-esteem.


    "I have an appointment at noon," Jessica chastan stood up and didn''t want to keep pestering on the topic. "If it''s OK, I''ll go first."


    "Wait, Jesse!" Mike suddenly stopped her.


    Jessica chastan looks at Mike, who seems to be hesitant.


    After a while, Mike asked, "Jesse, you worked as Murphy''s assistant, and you know he used to live in a slum. Why did a poor boy in a slum suddenly have so much money to make a movie? Would it be so lucrative to sell news rights and LAPD rewards to TV stations? "


    Hearing this, Jessica chastan immediately felt not quite right, but also a little vigilant, but she was an actress after all, her face under the red bangs did not change, casually said, "what''s the matter, to ask the Los Angeles County Police Department and his friend Carla Firth, I just served as his assistant for a short time, how can I know these things?"


    Mike frowned slightly. If he could get information from other sources, he would not look for Jessica chastan.


    Some time ago, he carefully studied the history of Murphy Stanton''s rise, and found that there are many suspicious places. These are like mysteries, and there is always no real answer. For example, the Los Angeles County police department can find out that Murphy Stanton received a valuable reward, but the police department refuses to disclose the specific one.


    If you can find the answer, it may become a tool to your advantage, maybe


    Mike''s eyes narrowed. Maybe he could have a famous director client.


    "I''m going. Goodbye."


    Turning around, Jessica chastan walked towards the door, just calm face, can not help but show some doubts.


    After Jessica chastan left, Mike sat and thought for a while. He also walked out of the lounge and down the long corridor to his office. Like all the agents on this floor, he had no separate office and shared a room with the other three agents.


    Pushing open the office door, Mike went in and sat down behind his desk. He wanted to continue to think about what he had just done. But the comments of the other three colleagues made him uneasy.


    "Bill rossis made it again this time."


    "Yes, Murphy Stanton is going to be a second tier director."


    "If I want to have such a customer, I will hold it in my hand like Chengbao."


    "Well, if Murphy Stanton''s next film is a big hit, and the box office in North America is 200 million dollars or more, and he becomes a first-line director, will bill rosis be invited by the board of directors to become one of the partners?"


    This words, several other people fell into a short silence, partners will mean to become one of the top people in the company, but also their goal of these small brokers.


    "We''ll have a good relationship with bill in the future," someone suggested. "We can also put our clients in Murphy Stanton''s new series. Maybe they''ll be as popular as Jessica Alba one day."


    The other two nodded and agreed, "it''s OK to take part in a film like sin city. This first week''s box office is enough to attract a lot of media attention.""Mike, you have such a good relationship with bill," one man turned the topic to Mike. "Later, we''ll stop people and help to say a few words."


    "No problem." Mike tried to make a smile.


    Colleagues are still talking about Murphy Stanton, Bill rosis and sin city. Mike can''t do anything and his mood is greatly affected. After sitting for another ten minutes, he just stands up and walks out of the office.


    Walking into the elevator room, there was an elevator coming down from the top. Mike stepped into the elevator and found that the man standing inside was Bill Rossi.


    "Going out?" Mike asked naturally.


    "Yes." Bill rosis nodded. "Crime city won the box office title last weekend, and Vanity Fair has made a decision to interview Murphy and James Franco in the afternoon. I''ll go there and confirm the problem with them in advance."


    Mike said with a smile, "well, I''d like to congratulate you. If you can go on the vanity fair interview, Murphy will be even more famous."


    Bill rosis was obviously in a good mood and laughed heartily.


    Out of the Death Star building, they waved goodbye. Mike decided to go to the opposite coffee shop and sit quietly for a while. When he passed by a newspaper booth, he caught a glimpse of Premiere Magazine hanging outside the newspaper booth. Thinking of bill rosis, he bought a copy, stuffed it into his briefcase and entered the coffee shop.


    Find a quiet seat and order some coffee. Mike takes out Premiere Magazine with a close-up poster of crime city on the cover.


    The title of blood red on the black and white cover is very eye-catching -- the bloody box office of sin city!


    Opening the cover, Mike quickly saw the latest box office express.


    "This week, Murphy Stanton, a very personal young director who has achieved the miracles of" chainsaw "and" planet of terror ", is making a big comeback with his new film" Sin City ". The film has been released in 2850 North American Theaters at the same time. It has a bad background of R-class film, which means that countless young audiences will be blocked out of the screening hall. It earned more than $36.8 million in the first weekend and topped the box office list in North America. Murphy Stanton, who is called a mad director by some media, has also successfully fulfilled his previous promise to Miramax in terms of revenue. "


    "Sin city is adapted from Frank Miller''s cartoon of the same name. Murphy Stanton chooses three of the seven short stories to form the main story of the film. Unlike Warner''s Batman Series and 20th Century Fox''s X-Men series, sin city does not have the vulgar superheroes in most comic adapted films. The darkness, blood, violence and anti hero characteristics brought by Murphy Stanton make it more like a police and gangster film. "


    "Director Murphy Stanton himself is a loyal reader of the city of sin. In line with the principle of absolute restoration of the original work and faithful reproduction of the story, Murphy invited Frank Miller, the perverse cartoonist of the original author, to the directing group, which can be said to be like a tiger adding wings. "


    "It is understood that Murphy Stanton is not only a screenwriter and director, but also personally leads the post production and final editing of the film. On the basis of comics, the film also integrates his distinctive personality. Just like Murphy Stanton''s first three films," city of sin "has a distinctive" Murphy Stanton product "on its material, narrative, story and image ¡¯From the media''s fussy, confused and mixed feelings of praise and criticism, we can see the general situation. "


    "Chicago Sun''s gold medalist Roger Abbott has no hesitation to give the film two thumbs up, believing that the black-and-white film, which is completely made in front of the green screen, is epoch-making, while another film critic, William Arnold, has declared that" Sin City "is complete rubbish with his F-score. Although this polarization and mixed results often stimulate the curiosity of the audience, increase the novelty and topicality of the film, which is beneficial to the box office performance, but the R rating and relatively narrow audience style make it very difficult for sin city to break through 100 million US dollars in the North American box office. "


    "In addition, No. 2 at the box office is the ill fated" sniper phone booth ", which was released by 20th Century Fox and received $10.27 million last weekend..."


    Seeing this, Mike closes the magazine and turns his eyes to the Death Star building outside the window. He also wants to go up one floor and have his own independent office.


    He took out his cell phone, made a few calls, and finally dialed a number. When the other side picked it up, he began to smile, "Hi, Murphy, it''s me, Mike. Ah, it''s OK. I just want to say congratulations. You''ve done a great job


    On the other side, Murphy sat in the studio rented by vanity fair and said with a smile, "thank you."


    After a few words of politeness, Murphy hung up. Not long after hanging up, grace and bill rosis came in together and told him something to pay attention to during the interview. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 227

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    Standing under the magnesium lamp, Murphy constantly changes his posture according to the requirements of the photographer. The fit suit is worn on him, highlighting the sharp outline like a rock. The shirt inside has the top two buttons open. Besides his strong temperament, Murphy has a more uninhibited and free and easy attitude, plus a smile and bright eyes Eye, unexpectedly produced a kind of unusual attractive temperament.


    The photographer from vanity fair finished shooting the standing posture and asked Murphy to sit in a boss''s chair to continue shooting his sitting posture.


    Grace and Billy rosis are standing in the corner of the studio, looking over there.


    "On his terms," grace shook his head as he looked at Murphy in the spotlight, "it''s too wasteful not to be a star."


    "It''s a waste to be a star." Bill rosis didn''t agree with her, "he has the potential to become a top director. Why do you want to be a star?"


    Grace agrees with Bill rosis that "you have to rely on your talent if you can spell your appearance..."


    Bill rosis nodded and suddenly changed the subject. "How was your conversation with Gail gado yesterday?"


    "Although that Miss Israel is only 18 years old, she is smart and precocious."


    CAA will help important customers deal with all potential troubles. Grace also took the time to talk to Gail gado. "She is Miss Universe in Israel, and has received professional training in dealing with the media. According to my understanding, she has a very good family background and independent personality in Israel And it''s Murphy who pursues her on her own initiative, not the kind of girl who wants to make a fortune


    She and bill Rossi are very clear that Hollywood has never been lack of women with these thoughts, these women often cause great pain to the man, and even make some people down from now on.


    Murphy and Kerry Mulligan''s contacts are in their eyes. Murphy''s talent, mind and will are the best choice. Only EQ can''t be flattered, which is what they are most worried about.


    In order not to affect him, she and bill rosis took the initiative to block all news of Kerry Mulligan from Murphy in the past six months.


    "That''s good." Bill rosis let go and asked, "what about the others?"


    Grace thought about it and said, "I think the only thing that is more troublesome is that Gail gado''s home is in Israel. When I talked with her, she accidentally revealed that she wanted to go back to Israel to study in university after participating in the Miss Universe contest."


    "The United States can also go to university, and Los Angeles has many world famous universities." Bill rosis didn''t worry much. He told him, "you can communicate with Murphy in this aspect. As long as he can persuade her, it''s not a problem."


    Murphy''s future is closely tied to his future, and bill rosis doesn''t want to see any adverse factors that affect his progress.


    The shooting didn''t last long. Murphy was a director, not an actor who pursued the effect of being on camera very much. After the shooting, Murphy walked out of the magnesium lamp area, and immediately a makeup artist came to help him wipe his sweat. Bill rosis also came.


    After the makeup artist leaves, bill rossis accompanies Murphy out of the studio and walks to the interview room specially prepared for vanity fair.


    "Although I got through with the vanity fair editorial department," bill rosis said as he walked, "but with the vanity fair style, I''m sure I won''t follow the set questions. You should pay more attention. Grace and I are just outside the interview room. If we encounter any difficult questions, we will take a break. We will help you solve them. "


    Murphy nodded. "Don''t worry, I know how to do it."


    Compared with Gail gado, Bill rosis is not too worried about this interview. With Murphy''s ability, he won''t have too many problems dealing with Vanity Fair reporters.


    Walking into the interview room alone, a woman in a professional suit immediately welcomed her. She stretched out a hand and gave a warm smile. "Hello, Murphy, we meet again."


    Murphy gave her a soft hand. "Hello, Jane."


    The person who interviewed him was Jennifer Mona, whom Carla Firth introduced last time.


    This is not a place for greetings. They are sitting on two opposite single sofas across a small glass round table, ready to start their own work.


    In addition to her regular pen and notebook, Jennifer Mona took out a recorder and motioned to Murphy, "is that ok?"


    This is what we talked about before. Murphy made a gesture of "please."


    Jennifer Mona pressed the record button and the interview officially began.


    She put her big wavy hair behind her head and said, "Congratulations, Murphy. He won his first box office title in Hollywood last weekend


    "Thank you." Murphy smiles.


    The other side starts with the most proud and ostentatious thing recently, which is also expected. This is a common method used by reporters. First, close the relationship with the interviewee with a good attitude, build a bridge of smooth communication, and then set up those unknown secrets, or lead the interviewee out of control, so as to achieve their own goal.Although he has not received any professional training in this field, Murphy has worked as a freelance journalist and comes from an era of extremely developed information circulation. He knows some skills in this field.


    The smile on Jennifer Mona''s face became more enthusiastic. "How do you feel when you see the first week box office figure of $36.8 million?"


    "I wondered if I was dazzled. I didn''t expect to have $36.8 million at the end of the first weekend," Murphy said, exaggerating. "When I got a notice from Miramax in the morning, I yelled excitedly for a minute! Fortunately, my neighbor was considerate and didn''t call the police... "


    At this point, Murphy laughed. "This is my first box office champion. I''ll always remember that number."


    "Did a lot of people congratulate you?" Asked Jennifer Mona.


    "A lot of people, all the members of the crew, we congratulate each other," Murphy shrugged, "because we''ve done a great job. And my agents, my friends... "


    Speaking of friends, Jennifer Mona suddenly changed the subject, "you work with some actors in succession. Are you on a very good relationship?"


    "Yes Murphy nodded seriously. "I never deny that. Donny, Jim, Seth and Jonah, we are not only like-minded friends, but also brothers sharing weal and woe! They are very talented actors, and I am very proud to work with them continuously. "


    When Murphy said these words, she seemed to show her true feelings and seemed a little excited.


    Asked a few more questions about the small team, feeling that the time was right, Jennifer Mona suddenly asked, "I heard you met little Robert Downey in prison?"


    Murphy nodded. "We used to live in the same cell."


    "We have been informed that you are very famous in the state prison!" Jennifer Mona glanced at Murphy. "And it''s notoriety!"


    Is this the beginning? Murphy had been psychologically prepared for a long time. After a little thought, he said, "I''m helpless. It''s like this when I''m outside the prison. It''s like this when I''m inside the prison. Where is the prison? Jane, you don''t think it''s heaven, do you


    Jennifer Mona shook her head and Murphy pointed to herself. "A helpless person like me, who wants to protect himself in the dangerous environment of prison, of course, has to be tough and let others convince you..."


    He deliberately changed the tone of joke, "prison is not a place to convince people with virtue."


    "Er..." Jennifer Mona didn''t expect Murphy to answer like this. She was stunned. Fortunately, she responded quickly enough to ask the next question immediately, which just covered up her failure in this round of confrontation. "There was also news that you had contacts with drug dealers when you were in prison, and later the source of start-up funds was unknown."


    Murphy immediately retorted, "this is a frame up!"


    Jennifer Mona feels like she''s coming back and staring at Murphy to see how he explains.


    "I have a clear source of funds for shooting" fruit candy ", and all of them can stand verification," Murphy is not afraid of being investigated. "Before I entered prison, I was a free journalist. After I got out of prison, I went back to my old business. My start-up funds came from selling news videos. In addition, I was lucky. I once reported two indoor murderers to the Los Angeles police He won a reward, which can be verified. "


    This is Jennifer Mona, a friend of Carla Firth, who is ruthless in asking questions.


    As soon as the confrontation starts, it will not stop immediately. Jennifer Mona knows that since Murphy said so, this experience can stand the scrutiny of the media, and another sharp question has been raised: "it is said that you are going to prison to hurt a British director who is very popular in the Hollywood industry. That director still has problems in his head, and it is difficult to think independently What do you think of that? "


    "It was a accidental injury, and only a skin injury! Young people are passionate and impulsive. They always make some mistakes, "Murphy said, pushing them up to their age without any trace." I''m very sorry to do that, and I''m very sorry. I''ve paid for it. "


    "However," he said, "I don''t think the other party''s thinking problems are related to me. At that time, I just pushed him and caused a little skin injury on his face. He left the hospital only half a day and continued to prepare for the film. It was only ten months later that he had thinking obstacles..."


    "As far as I know, he fell from the director''s chair on the track when he was preparing," Murphy said innocently. "If you hurt a person by mistake, all the problems of this person in the future will come down to you? It''s unfair! "


    The British director does not have no family. If it is really related to him, will he be let go? Will you never get into trouble again?


    It''s obviously impossible!


    Murphy''s point of view, the other side and he had a direct intersection, that push may have a similar butterfly effect such as messy effect. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 228

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    Gradually, the topic of both sides turned back to movies. Jennifer Mona asked, "since you entered Hollywood, you have directed four films with a strong dark wind. Is this related to your own experience? Or is it the misfortune of childhood that affects your writing style? "


    "It doesn''t matter," Murphy denied directly. "It''s true that I grew up in downtown Los Angeles and was born in a slum, but I''m optimistic and cheerful by nature and won''t be easily influenced by negative emotions."


    "So, this style is just my personal preference, not my experience," he said


    Jennifer Mona frowned slightly, obviously didn''t believe what Murphy said. Of course, she also knew that few people told the truth in this kind of interview. Before the other party came, the agent or PR would do a lot of preparation.


    "Director Stanton, there are a lot of dark wind movies," said Jennifer Mona. She doesn''t intend to let him go easily. "But the scale of cruelty and bloodiness is as big as your four movies, and there are not many movies that can be shown on a large scale in cinemas. Don''t you think it will bring some negative effects to people and our society? In particular, it is said that the Texas police cracked a homicide earlier this year. The murderer used a mechanism similar to a knuckle rack... "


    "I don''t think so!" Murphy sat on the sofa with a steady and powerful voice. "Film is first of all an entertainment. All people with normal thinking can distinguish between film and reality. Those who have problems because of a film have problems themselves. Even if they don''t watch a film, we can ignore the existence of these problems?"


    "If someone blames a movie or a director for this kind of thing," he shook his head, "we can only say that our education and our society have failed too much..."


    It''s not just Jennifer Mona, it''s Murphy.


    After all, this is North America, and few people will really rely on this kind of thing?


    then, the sharp questions gradually reduced, and the interview atmosphere gradually eased down. Jennifer Mona began to ask some personal questions, "how long have you been with Gail gado?"


    In essence, "Vanity Fair" is a gossip magazine. Murphy knows this very well and is ready for it. She says, "it''s been a while."


    "How many girlfriends is she?" The other side is very inquisitive.


    Murphy is still vague response, "remember not very clear."


    Jennifer Mona''s gossip still revolves around Gail gado, "she''s Miss Universe in Israel now, will she enter Hollywood in the future?"


    "Not for the moment," Murphy shook her head. "The future depends on her personal will."


    Outside the interview room, grace and bill rosis have been looking through the glass wall at Murphy and Jennifer Mona inside. Everything goes smoothly unexpectedly. Murphy does not use the excuse of rest to interrupt the interview and comes out for help.


    "He used to be a freelance journalist," bill rosis whispered, "and he''s been to Kobe Bryant. He''s got as much experience as you and me."


    Grace nodded. "I''m worried about something else."


    Although she didn''t say it clearly, bill rossis could understand it, saying, "don''t worry too much. I''m sure Murphy will handle it."


    Fortunately, Murphy is just a director, even if there is something in the future, it will not make too much noise.


    The door of the interview room was pushed open, and Murphy came out. Bill rosis and grace immediately welcomed him.


    "How''s it going?" Asked Bill rosis.


    "Fortunately," Murphy pinched her eyebrows, feeling a little tired. "Dealing with reporters is more tired than shooting a short film."


    "You go back to rest first," bill rosis patted him on the arm. "Grace and I will talk to them again."


    This kind of special interview is not only to communicate before the interview, but also to communicate after the interview, so as to avoid possible adverse news.


    Murphy nodded. "I''ll go first."


    The interview will be published in the form of cover news on Vanity Fair in early May. Bill rosis and grace still have time to communicate and adjust. In the next two days, Vanity Fair will interview Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill respectively as a supplement to the interview.


    When he got to the parking lot and got into his car, Murphy took out his mobile phone and looked at the time first, then dialed the number of the mobile phone that was given to Gail gado.


    Maybe today''s training is over. The bell rings a few times, but it is connected.


    "Hi, Murphy," said Gail gado''s crisp English with an accent, "is the interview over?"


    "It''s done," Murphy said, feeling better. "Have you finished your training? I''ll pick you up? "


    "I''m already resting. You come here and I''ll wait for you," she asked again. "Where are we going for dinner? It''s better not to be too far away. We''ll have a physique class at eight in the evening.""In Malibu," Murphy said, holding the phone in another hand and starting the car, "I have an old friend for dinner."


    "Well, I want to meet your friends, too."


    After hanging up, Murphy drove around, into North Hollywood, got rid of the paparazzi behind him, and drove onto the coastal highway leading to Malibu.


    As the sun gradually leveled with the sea, his car stopped in front of the back door of Malibu''s hotel. Just as he wanted to pick up his mobile phone to make a phone call, Gail gado, who was fully armed, had come out from inside. She waved to this side, opened the door and sat on the co pilot.


    First, he took off his sunglasses, which could cover half of his face. Then Gail gado took off his baseball cap, simply arranged his long dark brown hair, which was combed into a ponytail, and came to give Murphy a big kiss on his side face.


    After kissing Murphy, Gail gado just wanted to go back, but he was caught by a strong arm. Murphy found the two red lips and printed them on it.


    Gail gado closed his eyes, moved closer, put his arms around Murphy, and began to respond enthusiastically.


    The kiss lasted for several minutes, until the car behind the hotel kept honking because it blocked the back door of the hotel, and the two separated. After Murphy started the car and drove onto the road, his breath was still a little short, Gail gado''s face was red, and his clothes in some places seemed to have just been washed and dried, and there were a lot of wrinkles inexplicably.


    "You''re wearing my make-up!" Gail gado stares at Murphy, opens the mirror on the windshield, takes his handbag, and twists his hand again. "Why are you so strong?"


    Then she rubbed her chest with one hand.


    "Hurt you? I''m sorry, "Murphy looked at the co pilot." I''ll give you a massage. "


    Hearing this, Gail gado immediately showed some vigilance, "I don''t know if there was a paparazzi just now! Do you want me to be the butt of tomorrow''s tabloids? "


    Murphy laughed, slowed down slightly, and said seriously, "I just miss you, Gail."


    "Well." Gail gado nodded his head heavily and looked at Murphy''s Marble face. "These days, I''ve been thinking about you. I always dream that I can''t sleep well at night. It''s all about you."


    Gail just looked at Murphy. When Murphy was driving, she turned to look at her from time to time. The car was quiet, but the sweet silence was better than a thousand words.


    It wasn''t until the car stopped near a luxury restaurant that Gail gado regained his mind. He quickly opened his handbag and said, "don''t go down. Wait a moment. I need to make up."


    she took out the foundation and lipstick, looked at the mirror on the shading board, and made up for herself.


    Murphy turned off the car, started the car and looked at her from a 45 degree angle. Gail gado''s side face couldn''t find the right adjective perfectly. In his heart, it was like Aphrodite walking down Olympia.


    However, another picture immediately appeared in his mind. The retro style body armor with ancient Greek fighting style, the leaky shoulder chest armor in a V-shape, constantly shrinking to the waist, giving people a kind of beauty of inverted triangle power. The exposed thigh skirt armor is full of rich details and stacking


    With bronze skin, flowing black hair, burning eyes and sexy sex appeal, the more mature Gail gado seems to be ready to emerge from the screen.


    This is either Aphrodite or Princess Diana Pulitzer, the unique Amazon Princess!


    Seeing that Gail gado on the co pilot closes the light shield, Murphy comes back, opens the door first, gets out of the car, goes to the other side to open the door for Gail gado, takes her into the dining room, whispers to the waiter at the door, and goes directly to the reserved place.


    Time is still early, and wait for a while, and Murphy arranged Kara - FESS just came.


    "Carla, this is Gail gado, my girlfriend."


    three people stand at the table, and Murphy introduces two women. "Gail, this is Carla Firth, my good friend."


    Gail gado shakes hands with Carla Firth and asks her to sit down. After Carla Firth sits down, she sits next to Murphy.


    A waiter brought the menu, and the three ordered separately. Gail gado and Carla Firth ordered so little food that they clearly knew that dinner was the enemy of keeping fit.


    From sitting down, Gail gado looked at Kara Firth without any trace. She didn''t mean anything else. She just felt that behind the woman''s beautiful blonde hair and delicate makeup, there seemed to be an extremely strong aura, which she was familiar with and often saw in her mother in Israel.


    And her mother is a standard career strong woman.


    Gail gado gently poked Murphy under the table with one hand, and Murphy immediately understood her intention, and introduced in detail, "Gail, don''t you always want to be a career woman? You can ask Carla for some experience. She is now the deputy director of Fox TV station one... "


    "It''s not anymore," said Carla Firth, smiling and shaking her head. "From next week, I''ll enter the 20th century fox..." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 230

    A director can no longer get the favor of investors more than box office data. If he wants to enter the mainstream film circle, he can still get some power, instead of being regarded as a puppet of shooting material, he has to produce enough convincing business data. Different from what Roger Albert said at the beginning, Murphy wants to go to the mainstream film circle, because only in this way can he become a film maker For Hollywood''s top directors.


    The box office of sin city in North America is good enough in the first week, but movies of this style are always faced with the dilemma of lack of stamina. Moreover, the fierce competition of summer season in North America is coming. Finally, if you want to get enough box office, you have to relax your marketing work.


    Murphy''s interview with Vanity Fair was mainly driven by CAA, and Miramax was also involved.


    Although this interview is more about promoting the director Murphy, it is also good for the film, and Miramax has never relaxed her all-round promotion and marketing of the film.


    Even so, after the new week, the one-day box office of "Sin City" still has the situation that all minority movies will face. Fortunately, the one-day box office of "Sin City" fell only 70% on Monday compared with last Sunday, and still got $3.15 million.


    Tuesday was a traditional discount day for cinemas, and the high attendance slightly boosted the box office, which closed for $3.2 million.


    This week, the film''s weekday box office seems to have stabilized at more than $3 million, with another $3.05 million on Wednesday.


    With the arrival of Thursday, may officially opens, which also marks the beginning of the summer season in North America, and the much anticipated super production "X-Men 2" will enter the North American film market on this day with more than 3000 advance screenings.


    May 1 is the international labor day, which originated in the United States, but it is not the legal labor day in the United States. This day is not only the release day of X-Men 2, but also one thing that has attracted many fans, especially the elite fans.


    On the cover of the latest issue of Vanity Fair released this day, a young director suddenly appeared!


    Murphy stood with her arms around her chest, her sharp eyes staring into the distance. Behind him, there were four men with different shapes!


    On the side of the cover, there is a line of big words. Murphy Stanton, a new Hollywood director, and his Stanton followers!


    Just like all the cover characters of vanity fair, after looking at the cover, the title page is followed by a large text description and introduction of the cover characters.


    "There is a kind of person who was born to tell the world that even if God created things unfairly, he can still fight for a piece of heaven and earth with his own hands and efforts! Only 23-year-old young director Murphy Stanton is such a person


    "This young director, who was born in the 1980s, was born in the slums of Los Angeles. His parents were drunkards and drug addicts. He died in a car accident and did not have a good education. He spent his whole childhood hanging out on the streets of Los Angeles. It seemed that he was recovering an unbreakable cycle. Later, he went to prison because of wounding people. It seemed that the whole society was in danger The path of life has been defined. "


    "However, after he got out of prison, he realized that he was determined to be a new man and completed the study of basic film knowledge and directing skills by self-study. After participating in the production of a documentary, he resolutely picked up the photographer, invested all his wealth and became a film director."


    "In 2001, a black film named" fruit candy "became Murphy Stanton ''


    "Every dollar he pays to investors, his return on investment is far higher than everyone''s imagination!" So says Harvey Weinstein of Miramax


    "Murphy Stanton is not alone in Hollywood. Apart from supporting his Miramax film industry, he has several good brothers."


    "On the way to becoming a director, Murphy Stanton has met Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill. These not popular actors and directors share the same film ambition, and they have cooperated with each other in several works to become friends."


    "They take Murphy Stanton as the center, form gangs, support each other, and participate in the same film with the posture of" one hero and three gangs ". This kind of team battle has achieved excellent results, and the films they cooperated with have won high box office at a small cost. At the same time, they have achieved their own film career. "


    "These people are closely around Murphy Stanton, and they are also called" Stanton partisans "by the Weinstein brothers of Miramax."


    "Technically, Murphy is very good. He rarely shows off his skills on the screen, but he has a bit of brilliance. He just catches me in with the rhythm of telling stories. Moreover, Murphy likes to let the protagonist be attracted by a kind of black power, like a whirlpool, gradually accelerating to * *. This is also wonderful, now there are few people who have such a good grasp of rhythm, he is one of the top! Robert Downey Jr. got to know Murphy in prison and worked on two movies in succession. His words are very representative! ""Murphy is one of the best and most ambitious directors. Every film is a masterpiece. It''s amazing! If I choose a director that I always want to work with, the answer must be Murphy! Because he is a real genius, in some ways, no one can! James Franco has never denied that it is because of Murphy that he has become a well-known actor step by step


    "Seth Logan from Canada has cooperated with Murphy for three times. He tells us in simple and honest words: Murphy is incredible, he has incredible balance ability, and his understanding of picture and lens combination energy is absolutely insightful. He''s so smart, I don''t think anything can embarrass him. If he gets the best director Oscar nomination in the next few years, I''m not surprised at all


    "I think Murphy can take the best director of next year, little golden man." Sin City "is wonderful, but I know it''s impossible, because Oscar and I are not the same taste. This is what Jonah Hill said to us: "the horror of the chainsaw creates a myth that belongs to the horror film, which is of great significance to all participants. To a certain extent, this film can not be copied, and other horror films are also difficult to achieve the height of Murphy, because other horror film directors do not have Murphy''s gifted thinking and ability."


    "The stantons have a lot of trust and admiration for their leader and brother, and believe that following him will surely realize their film dream."


    "How does Murphy Stanton evaluate himself? When we asked this question, he said, "I''m Murphy Stanton, an ordinary film director. I want to be as outstanding as my predecessor James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, and I''m not only a director, but also a person with whimsy."


    "We think that Murphy''s style is always to make the audience look forward to the next moment, but not to let the audience stay in this moment. The latter is the most gratifying thing. "


    Finally, it is the summary of the cover characters in Vanity Fair.


    "It is not difficult to see from his personal growth experience that there are two people in Murphy Stanton''s soul. One is a wanderer in the white tower, who wants to find the direction of the future, but always faces the flowers of evil poured out by the black blood, in which evil black witches will climb out, trying to drag him into the hell; the other is a brave and courageous knight, who is brave and brave The bottom layer climbs up, conquers all the way, cleanly kills the black wizard, and goes further and further in the direction of success. "


    This is just the first introduction to Murphy in Vanity Fair. Looking inside, there is also a large interview with him by Jennifer Mona. Because Murphy is outstanding enough in facing all kinds of problems, there are not many changes in the interview.


    Moreover, the communication and review between CAA and Miramax also ensured that the interview was basically true, and there was not too much embellishment to describe some untrue things.


    The appearance of this interview not only helps to publicize the city of sin, which is being released, but also makes Murphy really come into the eyes of the elite.


    In particular, many of the audiences of vanity fair are well-known figures in Los Angeles and New York. These two cities are also the places where the members of the Academy of film arts and sciences are most concentrated. The name of Murphy Stanton, who used to be relatively unfamiliar, can leave some impression on them, which undoubtedly has a lot of benefits for Murphy''s future.


    Since Tina Brown became editor in chief, Vanity Fair has completely got rid of the previous predicament, and its influence in the magazine paper media is growing. Especially in recent years, it has added a lot of content about entertainment gossip, and began to go deep into every corner of the society.


    Many ordinary fans will choose to buy one when they see their favorite cover characters. Daisy bought one on her way home.


    When she got home and saw Murphy''s sharp eyes on the cover, Daisy felt that she could detect the abnormal heart hidden under her eyes. She didn''t even care to eat. She nestled on the sofa and began to read Vanity Fair magazine.


    From the introduction of the cover characters on the title page to the interview with Jennifer Mona, she read every word carefully for fear of missing something. Moreover, she didn''t read it enough, so she went back to read it again, hoping to get more information about her favorite director.


    Unfortunately, except for knowing that Murphy Stanton started to fall in love, Daisy didn''t get anything that was too valuable for her.


    And as soon as she saw the name Gail gado, she felt a little uncomfortable. She put down the magazine and decided to continue to write to Murphy Stanton, even if her previous letter had never been answered.


    "Dear. Murphy..." (to be continued). )( )

 Chapter 231

    Sitting at her desk, Daisy held a pen in one hand and her chin in the other, thinking about how to write the letter.


    In the past period of time, she wrote at least 30 letters. After mailing them to CAA''s mailbox, she didn''t make any response. It''s not a good feeling that she has to wait for nothing.


    Daisy looked up and there was a poster on the opposite wall with a line on it - for dear Daisy!


    At the end of the line, there is a signature in bold English, Murphy Stanton.


    Seeing this poster, Daisy couldn''t help thinking of the director she saw at the premiere. Unfortunately, there were too many people at that time and there was no chance to communicate.


    "Ah..." Daisy gave a long sigh.


    She found that she seemed to like and adore Murphy Stanton more. How can she express this emotion?


    All of a sudden, Daisy had many pictures in her mind and shook her head. It was crazy.


    Looking down at the paper in front of her, Daisy dropped her pen on it.


    "I wrote so many letters before and didn''t reply. I don''t know if you can see this one. I am your staunch supporter and the leader of your discussion group in IMDB. Since I watched" the shock of the chainsaw ", I have a lot of ideas and want to communicate with you. If you still shoot this type of film, the killing methods I think of may be helpful to you ¡­¡­¡±


    Daisy found the letter and sealed it. She also wrote CAA''s email address on the envelope. Looking at the sun outside the window, she put on her backpack and went out to mail the letter.


    At the same time, Murphy''s Cadillac was parked in the parking lot near the back door of the Hollywood Theater.


    Get out of the car and go to the back door of the theater. Show the invitation to the security guard here. Murphy goes in, turns a few corners, and goes through a long passage to find the front hall of the Chieh feldspar theater.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    Murphy nodded at him and asked, "is Miss faith here?"


    "Here we are." There were a lot of people in the movie hall, and the staff pointed to a group of people, "Miss faith is socializing over there."


    "Thank you."


    Murphy looked in the direction he pointed to, found Carla Firth''s figure, and immediately went there. Before she got close, Carla Firth saw her, whispered to the people around her, and came over.


    "Why are you so late?" She asked, took Murphy to another place, "this way."


    "There''s something on Miramax''s side," Murphy said rather reluctantly. "I didn''t get out of Burbank until three in the afternoon."


    Carla Firth pointed to the people in front of him. "The 20th Century Fox executives and marvel people are here. I''ll introduce you."


    Walking around, while a few people finished a conversation, Carla Firth put in, "Hi, everyone."


    "Hello, Carla." Several people nodded to Carla Firth and Murphy.


    "Introduce a director to you." Carla Firth looked at Murphy and said, "this is my good friend, director Murphy Stanton."


    The men immediately looked over and clearly knew who Murphy was.


    Carla Firth also introduced Murphy, "this is Harry Allen, CEO of 20th century fox."


    This is a totally bald white man in his fifties with some Jewish features.


    Carla Firth continued, "this is Dave Scola, director of 20th century fox film production."


    This is a middle-aged man with eyes and Carla Firth''s main internal competitor in the future.


    Murphy shook hands with them one by one. On the surface, they were very polite, especially Harry Allen, CEO of 20th century fox. After the routine greetings, he said, "Fox and Stanton studio have been working together. I hope the cooperation can continue."


    Fox Searchlight and Stanton studio''s "chainsaw 2" has been released, because it''s too busy, Murphy didn''t pay much attention to it, and the box office of the film is OK. North America has got nearly 50 million US dollars, and the revenue of video and TV broadcasting copyright is also quite high, which is expected to bring Stanton studio a net profit of more than 5 million US dollars.


    The follow-up "our cooperation will continue." Murphy said with a smile.


    Harry Allen also laughed. "When, Murphy, can you direct a film for 20th century fox?"


    As soon as he said this, the next Dave Scola''s eyes were fixed, and he couldn''t help looking at Kara Firth beside Murphy.


    Carla Firth didn''t seem to see it, just laughing.


    Murphy nodded. "I''m sure there will be a chance."


    After greeting Harry Arens, Carla Firth introduces Murphy to two other people. First, the thin old man with brown glasses, "this is Mr. Stan Lee from Marvel comics, a legend in the American comic world."Then he introduced a man next to him who was obviously Jewish. "This is avi Allard, the CEO of marvel."


    Murphy came here to attend the premiere more because he was invited by Carla Firth. He didn''t expect to see two key characters of Marvel Comics here, but he didn''t think that "X-Men" came from Marvel pictures, so he was not surprised that they appeared here.


    Now marvel is not what it used to be. Spiderman and X-Men have become the focus of the United States.


    In this place, Murphy also had to socialize. Later, with the introduction of Carla Firth, she met Hugh Jackman, Ian McLean, and Oscar winner Harry berry. She also had a special chat with Bryan Singh, the personality director, and met Brett Ratner, who has been confirmed to direct the third film of X-Men.


    It seems that the whole director of "Murphy" just has a short time to talk.


    "I don''t know why?" With Murphy to leave here, Kara - FESS is also very strange, "Brian singer also don''t see him."


    Murphy didn''t understand, "it''s good for you."


    Carla Firth shook her head and changed the subject. "I''ve talked with Harry. If there''s a suitable adaptation or director, 20th century fox can consider splitting the X-Men series."


    Speaking of this, Kara Firth sees Murphy looking to the left in a corner where Marvel''s avi allad is whispering something to someone.


    "You want to talk to him?" She immediately guessed Murphy''s intention.


    Murphy nodded and said, "seeing him, I have a new idea."


    The people around avi Arad then walked away. Murphy waved to Carla Firth and walked alone.


    "Hi, Mr. Allard."


    He took the initiative to say hello, and avi Allard gave him a smile. "Hello, director Stanton."


    "Can you talk about it?" Murphy doesn''t plan to go around in circles. It''s very difficult, "about comics and movies."


    Ah Wei - Allard Leng next, still nod to say, "certainly can."


    Since she spent the first year in prison, she was basically in a state of no money for the next two years. Now she has a lot of wealth, but she missed the best opportunity. Murphy just came here with the idea of trying.


    After all, once he succeeds, he will make money. If he fails, he will not lose more than a little saliva.


    "My studio wants to buy the film adaptation rights of some comic heroes from your company."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, AVI Allard''s eyes immediately appeared a little vigilant, "I don''t know which cartoons are you interested in?"


    "Well..." Murphy pondered on purpose for a moment and said, "iron man, Captain America, black widow, Thor, and the devil."


    "I''m sorry, the copyright of the night demon is in the hands of 20th century fox." Avi Allard first politely said, and then said, "Marvel doesn''t sell any of the movie rights of other superheroes!"


    It seems that there is no room for negotiation.


    Murphy frowned and didn''t give up. "What if it''s just iron man? The conditions are easy to say. "


    Avi Allard shook his head without hesitation. "Marvel has made too many mistakes in film copyright. We will not continue to make mistakes."


    Seeing what Murphy wanted to say, AVI Allard raised his hand to stop, "Marvel will not talk to any company about the transfer of film copyright."


    Murphy nodded, stopped talking, and watched avi Arad walk away from him.


    Of course, he knows that as long as the price is high enough, marvel can certainly talk about the transfer of film copyright. The question is, what kind of price does it need to pay to move the current marvel?


    He can''t afford such a price at all.


    I don''t know when Carla Firth came up. "How was the conversation?"


    "It doesn''t work," Murphy shook his head. "Now Marvel isn''t the marvel of the ''90s."


    "Yes."


    although it is only a few days since fox entered the 20th century, Carla Firth has had a preliminary understanding of many works. "Since the first success of X-Men, they have asked to buy back the copyright more than once. There are also Paramount Pictures'' magic four and Sony Columbia''s spider man, which they want to buy back. "


    "Here''s a piece of advice," Murphy said. "Don''t give up the X-Men anyway."


    He suddenly changed the subject. "I heard avi Allard say that the copyright of" the devil of the night "is also in the hands of 20th century fox?"


    "It was supposed to be made into a film," Kara Firth said, "but when the company was put into the review stage, Ben Affleck, who led the project, suddenly withdrew, causing the project to be shut down. Now the company''s liquidity is tight, so it should not be restarted for the time being. Are you interested in "the devil of the night""I just want to see if I can raise chips to deal with marvel." Speaking of this, Murphy pointed to the entrance of the cinema. "The show is about to start. Let''s go in."


    With the official release of X-Men 2, crime city will have a huge impact this weekend. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 232

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    Which one is more likely to attract the general audience, a film made for the public taste or a film with a strong personal style? The answer to this question is obvious.


    Since Friday, "X-Men 2" has dominated this weekend. It has easily cut down nearly 26 million dollars in one day. It fully reflects the advantages of the sequel of the blockbuster film and the super commercial production. Looking back at Murphy and Miramax '' It''s less than a fraction of X-Men 2, less than five million dollars.


    After consuming a large number of fans and fans of black cut movies, "Sin City" is somewhat lacking in stamina.


    In the face of the impact of X-Men 2, the only thing that makes Murphy and Miramax happy is that the audience and professional reputation of crime city is generally better than that of X-Men 2.


    In particular, as in the past, the film critics generally hold a derogatory attitude towards a film with large investment and large production. The evaluation basically has the words of "vulgar and boring", which is in sharp contrast to the attitude of singing praises when "Sin City" was released.


    Generally speaking, although the word-of-mouth of "X-Men 2" is not as popular as "Sin City", it is not bad in summer popcorn movies, especially the fans and fans of "X-Men". Moreover, word-of-mouth is very important for a film, but it may not be the key factor to determine the box office of a film in many cases, otherwise, the ticket price will be increased every year The top ten movies in the real estate list will not be dominated by popcorn movies. They have already become the world of Oscar or other award-winning movies.


    Word of mouth can''t make up for the inherent defects of a film. For example, the audience of a film, why is a minority film called a minority film,? It doesn''t come from small investment. Its audience may increase because of word-of-mouth explosion, but it won''t change in essence.


    The most typical one is Quentin Tarantino''s vulgar novel, which only looks at the film''s reputation and status in film history. How can it be loved by the audience and blow up the box office.


    But in fact, when vulgar novel was released, the box office in North America was only more than 50 million US dollars. Two years ago, Miramax pushed into the cinema again, and the box office in North America barely exceeded 100 million US dollars.


    This kind of black film is Murphy''s favorite type, which can be seen from the type of film he chose to make after he came here. He was not angry for vulgar novel, and thought that such an excellent film should have a huge box office. After he came here, he realized how impractical and stupid this idea was, who stipulated a good film Must there be a good box office? The law of the film market will not be changed by individual will.


    "Sin City" is no doubt the same. It has been praised by the media and film critics, and it can not make this film a popular work.


    Under the impact of "X-Men 2", the box office performance of "crime city" has been tepid.


    On Saturday, "X-Men 2" consumed a large number of fans and audiences, but its box office slightly fell. The gross report on that day was close to 23 million US dollars. "Sin City" was not much better. It didn''t take the opportunity to rebound. The box office also fell in a single day, harvesting 4.3 million US dollars from 2850 cinemas.


    Although the three-day weekend box office can not be counted, but this kind of box office performance makes the final North American box office of "Sin City" several times more difficult.


    With the coming of a new week, the box office statistics of last weekend were released. There was no doubt that the box office champion, "X-Men 2" was firmly at the top of the box office list with 68 million US dollars. The two-week release of "Sin City" ranked second, with 13.4 million US dollars at the box office.


    This result is 65% lower than the first weekend!


    However, taking into account the box office of the previous four working days, the North American box office of crime city has reached 63.5 million US dollars, which not only crosses the total cost line of the film, but also will set a new record for Murphy''s highest North American box office.


    In the following week, the box office of "Sin City" dropped to a million dollars level on weekdays, and only gained 4.4 million dollars in four weekdays. With the arrival of the new weekend, and many films joined in the summer season, the number of theaters inevitably fell to 2100.


    In this case, the weekend box office of the film will inevitably decline again. In the third weekend, the box office of the film will fall by more than 60% compared with the next weekend, and the film will gain less than $5 million in three days.


    Crime city''s North American box office has reached 72.9 million US dollars, setting Murphy''s highest record in North America.


    However, such a box office trend is basically certain that the North American box office of the film is unlikely to exceed 100 million US dollars.


    Now, after all, it''s summer season. In addition to "X-Men 2", there are also such super masterpieces as "matrix 2: reloading" and "Nemo". The number of theaters and film arrangement rate of "Sin City" will only be further reduced.


    No matter how much work Miramax does, it can''t change this inevitable rule. Apart from other things, if you let the cinema choose between "matrix 2: reloading" and a film with a limited audience, fools know who to choose.In the past two weeks, Murphy also carried out routine publicity activities in some large and medium-sized cities in North America according to the publicity plan formulated by Miramax. After sin city got a good first week box office in North America, Disney''s brand Bowe international, which is responsible for overseas distribution, also pushed the film into several major overseas markets, such as Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco The leading actor also started an overseas publicity tour.


    But Murphy didn''t go, and the publicity was mainly about actors.


    Compared with North America, the overseas response of "Sin City" is much worse. Frank Miller''s comic influence is mainly concentrated in North America. The number of overseas fans is limited, and the scale of the film is too large. In some countries and regions, it is also rated as restricted. All these will significantly affect the overseas box office performance.


    The box office of the first week in Britain is only US $2 million, while that in France is slightly better, and it is only US $2 million or so. Germany, another major European film market, is worse. Perhaps the strong personal style does not conform to the aesthetic relationship of Germany, and it is only US $1 million or so in the first week in Germany.


    Australia, the birthplace of large-scale plasma films, has the best performance in the overseas market. People here are more receptive to large-scale films, and they even burst out $4.8 million in the first weekend.


    Generally speaking, the overseas performance of sin city is not very outstanding.


    When the film''s North American box office exceeded 75 million US dollars, "Sin City" had already won more than 16 million US dollars in 26 overseas markets.


    "The overseas box office is certainly not as good as the North American box office."


    by the pool side of his backyard, Murphy sat under the sunshade, and a pair of extra large black super covered half of his face. "I''m content to have 50 million dollars."


    He took a long stretch. "Bill, how much of my share has arrived?"


    "It''s all here." Bill rosis first said a piece of nonsense, and then said in detail, "Fox Searchlight has paid all dividends of" chainsaw horror ", and Miramax has basically paid dividends of" terror planet ". The rest of these two projects are long-term small proportion dividends."


    "Oh, yes." He added, "there''s also the Union''s mandatory share, but it''s a small number for you."


    Murphy nodded. Although he quit the directors'' Union, he was still a member of the writers'' Union.


    With these shares coming into account, plus the profits from the investment in chainsaw 2, he can be said to be a real multimillionaire.


    Where is the best place to get the money? It must be to buy the movie rights of those superheroes in Marvel comics, and finally let them fight together.


    After the premiere of "X-Men 2", Murphy didn''t give up completely and continued to contact marvel. Unfortunately, the result was very unsatisfactory. Marvel was extremely determined. It seemed to absorb the lessons of "Spider Man" and "X-Men" and said that he would not sell the film rights of his famous heroes.


    It''s those less famous comics. If Murphy''s price can make them interested, we can consider cooperating with Stanton studio.


    Like iron man, Captain America, Thor, black widow and other well-known heroes, Marvel Comics also offered Murphy a price of $1.5 billion for packing, which clearly means not to sell.


    Whether the money is worth it or not, Murphy has no place to collect such a large sum of money.


    But Murphy didn''t give up completely, looking for a lot of information about amazing superheroes, to see if he could find out the type of memory in the unknown ranks.


    "It''s very difficult for Marvel comics. They have been invested for a long time. Now they are not short of money. It''s said that they are also preparing their own superhero movies." Bill rosis tapped the armrest of his chair and warned, "Marvel lacks distribution channels!"


    Hearing this, Murphy sighed. Her films are all distributed by other companies. What can I do to impress marvel?


    Anyone with a clear eye can see that now even if he wants to sell himself, he will only sell to big companies with broad distribution channels and complete industrial platform, just like DC Comics.


    What can an individual like him or a company like Stanton studio bring to marvel?


    "Murphy, Harvey and Frank Miller talked to me yesterday," bill rosis suddenly changed the subject, "trying to push crime city 2 into the preparatory stage as soon as possible."


    "In such a hurry?" Murphy took off her sunglasses and asked, "what do you think?"


    Bill rosis said without hesitation, "I think it''s better to push it off!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 233

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    As long as it is possible for a big selling film to continue, both the production and distribution companies and the participating brokerage companies will try their best to promote the sequel. This is not only the case in Hollywood, but also in the film circle all over the world, because compared with the high risks inevitably attached to the original film, the sequel of a successful film is more likely to make a profit, or even more likely to make a profit Several times.


    In the movie "Sin City", Murphy just intercepts three segments of the cartoon. Frank Miller''s cartoon consists of seven stories, and there are a lot of content for adaptation and shooting.


    There is no doubt that all the film companies in Hollywood are commercial companies aiming at making profits. Nowadays, crime city is a big hit, and it''s normal for Miramax to put the sequel on the agenda.


    But Bill - rosis let Murphy refuse, but some accidents, after all, he has no special experience.


    Of course, Murphy doesn''t think that Bill rosis is prescient, let alone that his vision is so good.


    "This is not the right time!" Bill rosis quickly gave his own explanation, "as far as I know, the contradiction between Miramax''s management and Walt Disney is becoming more and more acute, especially between Weinstein brothers and Disney Chairman Michael Eisner. The contradiction has become too sharp to be reconciled. Weinstein brothers want to take Miramax out of Walt Disney Sney, but Michael Eisner will never let them go easily. This fight has actually affected the overseas distribution of sin city.... "


    Murphy nodded slightly. He had heard about the problem between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner, but he didn''t expect that it had developed to this point.


    "The conflict between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner may break out at any time," bill rosis continued, "which will drag down Miramax''s normal operation. If there is a problem with the distribution company, the film will be seriously affected."


    It is obvious that the ability of a distribution company plays an important role in the success of a film.


    Murphy thought about it for a while and said, "you find a good reason to push off the sequel."


    He had a general impression that Weinstein brothers did not lead Miramax, which was founded by themselves, to successfully leave Walt Disney. In the end, the two brothers had to sell their Miramax shares and re founded Weinstein pictures.


    It''s hard to say whether the latecomers will pay attention to the project they stay in Miramax.


    Murphy''s hard work in this situation, this unnecessary risk will not be mixed up.


    After another chat about Miramax, Murphy asked, "have you got the tickets for Miss Universe?"


    Miss Universe competition in Malibu will be held soon. Although Murphy doesn''t care if Gail gado can get a good place, and Gail gado doesn''t care about it, it''s necessary to cheer on the scene.


    "Grace has a reservation." Bill - rosis said, suddenly proposed, "Murphy, Gail''s appearance condition is very outstanding, you can persuade her to stay in Hollywood development."


    This is undoubtedly the best way for Murphy, much better than her going back to Israel to study in University.


    Murphy shook his head. "Let Gail decide for himself."


    Of course, if he wants Gail gado to stay in Los Angeles, he will also do some advice in this respect. Even if he is studying, there are many suitable schools in Los Angeles, but he will not make decisions for her.


    When Bill rosis was ready to leave, Murphy thought of another thing and asked, "I heard Warner Brothers just changed CEO?"


    "I changed it a few weeks ago. It''s about the same period that Carla Firth entered the 20th century fox." Bill rosis immediately asked, "Why are you suddenly interested in Warner Brothers?"


    Murphy has never worked with Warner Bros. or Warner Bros. companies.


    "Not interested," Murphy didn''t answer directly. "Help me collect some materials about Warner Brothers and DC Comics."


    Although don''t know Murphy''s intention, Bill - rosis still nodded down, the agent is to serve these customers, even CAA''s agent is no exception.


    Just after seeing off bill Rossi, Murphy suddenly receives a call from a strange number.


    "Hello, this is Murphy Stanton."


    "It''s me, Murphy." The slightly husky voice sounded familiar. "Do you have time? Let''s meet."


    He didn''t say who he was, but Murphy could hear it. It was Ross''s voice.


    Since he bailed rose out of the police station, the relationship between the two sides has been obviously estranged. The two people have taken different roads, and they will only go further and further on different forks.


    And Ross obviously cut off the idea of investing in his film money, and took the initiative to cut off contact.


    "Where?" Murphy didn''t think about it and said, "I''ll see you."


    "Downtown, where we had our last beer together."When he hung up, Murphy called a taxi to get a lift to the city center. After moving out of there, he never went back.


    What''s Rose going to do with him? That''s what Murphy thinks the most about on the road.


    He didn''t think rose would be bad for him. Although he refused his request for money laundering, he didn''t do anything substantive except what he said. Moreover, after he was released on bail from the police station, rose took the initiative to break contact with him.


    Others may think that rose has completely broken off his relationship with him, but Murphy doesn''t think so. There''s really no so-called "four irons" here, but sometimes the friendship fought side by side in prison is very reliable.


    Murphy speculated that after Ross saw that he was becoming more and more successful in Hollywood, he knew that he might become his own trouble, so he took the initiative to stay away from


    Unfortunately, it''s too difficult for rose to wash white, and he can''t wash white if he wants to. After all, Murphy''s predecessor grew up in a chaotic slum. He knows that the problem that rose can''t solve is just the upper family and the lower family.


    Moreover, if Roth controls most of the market in the downtown, if there is no one inside the police, Murphy will not believe it, and these people will not allow Roth to wash white.


    Murphy will not overestimate the quality of the U.S. police, crows in the world are generally black. This kind of thing is more than simple.


    After shaking his head, Murphy no longer thinks about these problems. With his current ability, he can''t solve these problems. If he intervenes rashly, I''m afraid it will only add to the chaos.


    The taxi is far away from downtown Los Angeles. Murphy''s thoughts turn to marvel and DC Comics. For him, both companies have treasures. How can they get involved and divide the cake?


    If you want to get the movie rights of the superheroes in Marvel, it''s obviously not feasible. With his ability and wealth, if you want to buy Marvel, it''s just like a fool''s dream.


    What about comics? The appeal of the three justice giants in the United States is far stronger than that of the Avengers of marvel.


    It''s not easy to impress DC Comics and Warner Brothers. From Murphy''s point of view, Superman is a pit. His almost perfect setting is doomed that no director will end up in it easily. Master Bruce Wayne is no better. Warner Brothers has frozen this series. If they want to restart, they need more than saliva.


    As for Princess Diana Prinz, when the feminist movement is far from being as good as the future, shooting a superhero film with women as the leading role, especially wonder woman, which is known as the representative of feminism, is to seek her own death.


    Thinking about these messy problems, Murphy got out of the car near old Chinatown, walked down an alley, turned a corner, came to a bar with a little bit of money, looked at the sign above, pushed the door and walked in.


    "Mr. Stanton,"


    as soon as he entered the door, a black man with a shiny bald head came up and said, "the boss is waiting for you in there."


    Murphy is still impressed with him, nodding into the bar, in front of the long bar to find Ross drinking alone.


    Pulling a high chair, Murphy sat down and said to the bartender, "a black beer."


    Hearing the familiar voice, rose turned to look at him. "Coming?"


    The bartender pushes the glass full of black beer. Murphy picks it up and signals to rose. Rose''s tattooed hand picks up the glass in front of him and touches it.


    Two people each drink a mouthful, Murphy put down the cup, found that rose''s face a scar, but did not ask, whether for him or for rose, the less he knows, the better.


    "There''s one thing you should pay attention to." Ross also no nonsense, directly say the purpose of looking for him, "someone is investigating you."


    "Who?" Murphy was stunned and asked, "paparazzi? reporter? Or the police? "


    "Neither." Rose shook his head and said, "a few days ago, my staff got the news that someone went to the community where you used to live to investigate. Later, he also contacted the Vietnamese in old Chinatown, as if to check whether you had a close connection with the drug dealers in the urban area."


    He took a sip from his glass. "I''ve had that man checked. He''s a private detective."


    Murphy frowned slightly. What did the private detective do? If it''s a media reporter, he''s not surprised. Even if the Los Angeles police are still staring at him, it''s normal. What do private detectives do?


    "Someone''s staring at you," Rose said, drinking out his glass, throwing a hundred dollars on the counter and standing up. "Pay more attention."


    Murphy nodded, "thank you."


    Rose shook his head again. "You''re starting to see out."


    Reaching out, Murphy patted him on the arm. "Then I won''t say thank you."


    Rose smiles, says nothing more and goes straight out of the bar.


    After drinking the beer in the glass, Murphy left the bar. The taxi was waiting outside. Before he got on the bus, he dialed bill rosis. "I got the news that a private detective was investigating me." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 234

    Leaving the city center, Murphy takes a taxi to Century City and goes directly to the Death Star Building of CAA headquarters. In a reception room, he finds bill rosis and grace who are waiting for him.


    "Is the message reliable?" Bill rosis asked first.


    "Very reliable, from my friends downtown." Murphy sat back on the sofa, frowning. "Who would hire a private detective to investigate me?"


    "Newspapers and the media have paparazzi to provide information," grace is also thinking, "there is no need to find a private detective. Murphy has no family in North America and can''t be a relative who wants to share assets. "


    Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of a person, while Murphy did not pay attention, Bill rosis made a few mouth shape, Bill rosis saw, directly shook his head, Kerry Mulligan is very rebellious, but the mind is simple, not so complicated mind.


    The three couldn''t think of an answer for a moment.


    "It''s up to me and the company." Bill - rossis finally told Murphy, "as long as you do yourself, do not mess."


    Murphy said that the friend who provided information, he can guess who it is. Now Murphy is a well-known director, so he can''t get involved with this kind of person too much.


    "Don''t worry," Murphy stood up. "I know what to do and what not to do."


    He was ready to leave, but grace stopped him.


    "Murphy, here''s the ticket to miss universe," she said, opening her bag and handing over a small paper bag. "If you''re serious, if you want to have a long relationship with that Israeli girl, let her stay in Los Angeles as much as possible."


    Murphy took the bag and stuffed it into his pocket. "I know what to do."


    He really wants Gail gado to stay in Los Angeles.


    "Oh, and." Grace added, "the mailroom has received a large number of letters from your fans, which have been passed on to me. You have never answered them in person. If you have time, you''d better go and have a look."


    Bill rossis also said, "although you''re a director, you can''t ignore the support of your fans."


    "Well," Murphy said to grace, simply sitting down again, "ray, can you pick up some now?"


    Grace stood up immediately. "Just a moment."


    Although Murphy said to take some, grace came back with a big bag full of letters from fans to Murphy in CAA''s public mailbox.


    "So much?" Murphy opened the bag and saw the pile of letters in it. "You won''t let me reply next to you, will you?"


    He did not expect that a director could receive so many letters from fans.


    Grace had already found a pen and a piece of writing paper. "Just pick some back."


    Murphy took out a few letters from the bag and opened them one by one. The contents of the letters were all kinds of things.


    Some fans thank him for making such a wonderful cut film and encourage him to continue in the future; some fans ask him what type of his next work is and whether she can let it out in advance; some female fans think he is very handsome and ask if she can consider looking for her as a girlfriend. In the letter, there are photos that I don''t know how many times he has made; and some fans scold him that his past films are rubbish and will only be treated as rubbish Blood to attract people


    The most outrageous is a female fan named Daisy, who wants to discuss with him some abnormal ways of killing people.


    This letter was first thrown aside by Murphy, and he did not intend to reply to this kind of inexplicable letter.


    After browsing more than 30 randomly selected letters, Murphy selected 10 reliable ones and wrote short replies one by one. Although the contents of the replies are different, the core meaning is nothing more than thank you very much for your letter and support. In the future, we will make more excellent and satisfactory films.


    It didn''t take long for Murphy to get ten replies, give them to grace, and say, "do the rest."


    He didn''t pay attention to this kind of thing, for example, the big stars in Hollywood often have special personnel in charge of this aspect.


    After leaving the Death Star Building and getting into the taxi waiting outside, Murphy took out the small paper bag and opened it. There were more than ten tickets for Miss Universe. Grace obviously spent a lot of money.


    With so many tickets, Murphy doesn''t know who to give. The other four guys, who are known as Stanton party followers by the media, have gone to overseas markets for publicity. The rest of the crew are on vacation, and few of them are in Los Angeles. These tickets can''t be given out at all.


    Grace got the first class ticket. It''s a pity to waste it.


    After thinking for a while, Murphy dialed Kara Firth''s number. "Where is it? Century City


    "In the company." Kara Firth''s crisp voice rang from the receiver, "are you in Century City, too?"


    Murphy motioned to the driver to wait. "I just came out of the Death Star building. I have something for you."


    There was a moment''s silence on the phone, and another voice said, "well, if it''s convenient for you, come to Fox building. I''ll see you in the coffee shop on the second floor in 15 minutes.""OK, I''ll see you later." When he hung up, Murphy said to the driver, "go to the fox building."


    Nowadays, there are no large film companies in Hollywood except Paramount Pictures. Most of the large and medium-sized Hollywood production companies are concentrated in Burbank. However, in the 20th century, fox did not move there. Instead, it moved its headquarters to Century City on the west side of Beverly Hills, occupying a whole building.


    Arriving at the coffee shop on the second floor, Murphy waited for a few minutes. Carla Firth, dressed in a professional suit, came over and directly opened his chair and sat opposite Murphy.


    "What good things have you brought?" Carla Firth asked.


    Murphy pulled out a ticket and pushed the paper bag to Carla Firth. "The Miss Universe contest will start in a few days. Here''s the ticket."


    Carla Firth is not polite. She picked it up and took a look at it. "Just in time, I can give it away to buy people''s hearts and cheer on your girlfriend by the way"


    "work is not going well?" Murphy immediately realized this. "A lot of difficulties?"


    "A woman, new to a position, is still faced with some old qualifications," Carla Firth obviously encountered many difficulties, frowning slightly, "and the director covetous, want to go smoothly have no way."


    "Are you afraid of them?" Murphy was just laughing, "I believe in your ability and means."


    Carla Firth shook her head. "This position is different from before. If you want to establish authority, you must have real achievements. The achievements of film production are not evaluated from many aspects like the news. It''s very intuitive. Without successful projects and box office in hand, new people like me will naturally be rejected."


    Compared with the previous journalism industry, the standard of film production is more simple and direct.


    Murphy knew that, too, and asked, "how''s the project you''re working on? The one where aliens and iron warriors come together. "


    "It''s not going very well. There are some obstacles in the Department." Carla Firth never let go of her brow. "I just found the director, Paul Anderson who directed biochemical crisis. Someone recommended him to me. What do you think?"


    "I don''t know him very well. I just saw biochemical crisis directed by him." Murphy recalled it well and said, "as long as the future film has the rhythm of biochemical crisis and the appeal of alien and iron soldier, it is likely to achieve good results."


    "Actually, my favorite director is you," Carla Firth sighed. "It''s a pity you''re not interested."


    Murphy laughed. "If I have the right project, how about investing with you?"


    "Don''t you work with Miramax?" Carla Firth asked in surprise.


    Murphy shook his head and said, "haven''t you heard that the conflict between the Weinstein brothers and Disney Chairman Michael Eisner is irreconcilable? At this time, working with Miramax will only get into the whirlpool of Disney''s internal disputes. "


    "Have you found the right project?" Carla Firth asked again.


    "I''m interested in Marvel and DC''s superheroes." Murphy rather helpless said, "but marvel does not look at me, DC Comics I have not contacted, estimated that there is no better."


    "Don''t you think about the X-Men?" Carla Firth immediately remembered the power she was fighting for. "Didn''t you tell me that you could split the X-Men and make some independent films?"


    Murphy raised her eyebrows. "Do you have such power now?"


    "There''s always a way to fight for it." Carla Firth deliberately said, "do you want me to make you a list of the roles of X-Men?"


    "I''d better go and see for myself some time." Murphy thought about it and said, "wait till I get in touch with DC Comics, OK?"


    Although the North American box office of crime city is growing slowly and the number of theaters has been cut down to less than 1500, the box office of crime city in North America has successfully broken through the $80 million mark and gradually moved towards $85 million. The overseas box office has also exceeded $25 million after continuing to expand regional screening, thus pushing the global box office over the $100 million mark.


    Among the three films directed recently, two of them have a global box office of more than 100 million US dollars, which can become the capital for Murphy to negotiate with DC Comics and make his words more convincing.


    It''s too hard to impress Hollywood studios that don''t get up early.


    Of course, Murphy is very clear that in addition to capital, he also needs a plan and a project book to be convincing.


    And he''s not buying the copyright, as long as he gets the project lead.


    If it goes well, Carla fiss can also be included in the project. The cooperation of big companies in Hollywood is also normal. As long as it is successful, she can also accumulate capital.


    Listening to Murphy''s simple talk about her plan, Carla Firth said with a smile, "then I''ll wait for your good news."


    She stood up, ready to go back to the company, Murphy reminded, "don''t forget to let your friends work as a support group for Gail." (to be continued). )

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    "Excuse me, where is the capital of Venezuela?"


    On the stage, facing the last question of the talent show, Gail gado thought a little and gave his own answer, "Caracas."


    "Correct answer!"


    after this routine judgment, there was a lot of applause in the competition hall. Murphy and Kara Firth, who was sitting next to him, were clapping hard. The support group that Kara Firth found nearby even made a banner that "Gail gado is Miss Universe".


    "If I choose," Carla Firth whispered, "Gail must be Miss Universe of this year."


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s a pity that the criteria of the judges are different from ours. It''s not just the performance on stage that determines Miss Universe''s ownership."


    Gail gado''s performance this afternoon can be called perfect. Although there is Murphy''s personal psychological judgment, she is not much worse than the best players. In the question session just now, she answered all the questions correctly.


    In addition to the previous swimsuit and evening dress, she can hardly find any other defects except a little green.


    But Murphy understands that, not to mention Miss Universe, Gail gado is unlikely to enter the next round of the top 15.


    As he said before, it''s not just the performance on stage, the usual training attitude and the spirit of striving for that determine Miss Universe''s ownership. All these will affect the final result.


    Gail gado is very ordinary in these aspects. Her usual training can be seen from her ability to sneak out and date Murphy. She basically takes three days to fish and two days to bask in the net, not to mention the spirit of active struggle. She just takes this competition as tourism and knowledge growth. This kind of emotion is also very obvious. If the organizer gives Miss Universe to her


    Think of here, Murphy sighed, in fact, Gail - gado is also very clear, even if eliminated, presumably will not be sad.


    Sure enough, two hosts stepped onto the stage and announced the results of the competition. There was no Gail gado in the top 15.


    That''s the end of today''s game. Murphy, like everyone else, stood up and was ready to leave.


    "I''ll be backstage later," he whispered to Carla Firth. "Are you going?"


    Carla Firth shook her head. "I asked Paul Anderson to talk about alien vs. iron soldier this evening."


    Her project has a lot of resistance, but it is also progressing steadily, and the title of the film has been determined.


    "I''m not going to the party tonight?" Murphy asked again.


    Carla Firth nodded her head. "No more."


    In the evening, the organizer will hold a thank-you party in the last club. Murphy''s first-class VIP ticket is also an invitation to the party. This party is a charity party, and all contestants must attend. Gail gado is no exception. This is written into their participation contract.


    After leaving the competition hall, Murphy went backstage. Many people came backstage to look for people like him. Ninety nine percent of them were men. After all, this is Miss Universe, not Mr. universe.


    Everyone was stopped and Murphy had to wait here, but Gail gado knew he would come and sent a text message first.


    "Give me five minutes."


    Don''t say five minutes, even five hours, Murphy will wait patiently.


    But just five minutes later, Gail gado, wearing a baseball cap and a white T-shirt and Capris, turned out of the backstage aisle.


    "This way." Murphy waved to her.


    Gail gado stepped up and trotted to Murphy''s side regardless of the other people''s eyes aiming at his long legs. Seeing his open arm, he first jumped on it, then stood on tiptoe and gave him a kiss on the lip.


    It''s not a place to talk. Murphy pulls Gail gado up and walks out, looking into her eyes.


    "What are you looking at?" Gail gado touched his face with the other hand. "Is it ugly without makeup?"


    "Of course not." Murphy head shake fast, "you don''t make up more beautiful, there is a fresh and natural beauty."


    He took another look at Gail gado and deliberately said, "I want to see if you''re crying red."


    "You think I''ll cry?" Gail gado squeezed Murphy''s hand. "Elimination is not the end of the world."


    They went out while talking, but they fell into a tight encirclement as soon as they went out.


    There are a lot of reporters gathered outside, and paparazzi can be seen everywhere in Los Angeles. When they see Murphy and Gail gado, they gather around like flies.


    "That man is Murphy Stanton, the director of" chainsaw "and" sin city. " Murphy has been recognized by sharp eyed journalists.


    And a well-informed man called out, "he must be next to miss Israel Gail gado."


    The cameras in these guys'' hands are faster than their mouths, and the flashing lights are all connected.Murphy knew that these guys were difficult to deal with. Once they got entangled, she couldn''t get away easily. Without waiting for them to get close, she stood in front of Gail gado and isolated her from the paparazzi.


    "Let''s go back." He said quickly.


    Now there''s no one to help. It''s really the same as Longtan tiger.


    From walking on the red carpet hand in hand with Murphy, Gail gado was harassed by paparazzi more than once. Knowing that these guys were very annoying, he withdrew under the cover of Murphy.


    Murphy follows Gail gado back to the theater, pulls her up and runs back.


    "Let''s go through the main gate."


    After running to the place where there were security personnel, Murphy stopped, took out his cell phone and dialed Kara Firth, "are you gone? If you don''t leave, come here. Gail and I will go to the hotel


    They turned back to the front hall of the theater and walked out with the crowd. This time it was quiet. Gail gado asked curiously, "haven''t you ever been a journalist before? Is this a crazy business? "


    Out of the theater, the reporters here pay more attention to those high-profile celebrities, and don''t notice Murphy and Gail gado in the ordinary audience.


    Murphy saw Carla Firth''s BMW, pulled Gail gado to the other side, and said, "entertainment paparazzi is always crazy. Social journalists are only crazy about it."


    Walking to BMW, Murphy first knocked on the co pilot''s lathe glass, then opened the rear door and entered with Gail gado.


    "You''ve also been a journalist," Carla Firth said, starting her car and driving away from the theater. "You didn''t know you had to follow the crowd at this time."


    Murphy shook his head. "I think too much."


    "Carla," Gail gadolfo asked behind Carla Firth''s seat, "don''t you go to the party tonight?"


    "I have something else to do." Carla Firth looked at Murphy and Gail gado in the rearview mirror. "I won''t disturb you."


    She and Gail gado visited the street several times and got along well. This Israeli girl is much better than that rebellious and impulsive British girl before.


    Drop Murphy and Gail gado at the door of the hotel, and Kara Firth leaves directly.


    Through the hotel lobby, into the elevator, probably the earliest to come back, did not meet other competitors, Murphy and Gail gado stand together, patiently waiting for the elevator.


    "Won''t you go back and change your dress?" Seeing Murphy''s T-shirt and sweatpants, Gail gado thought, "is that how to Party in the evening?"


    She has a good family education. It''s OK for her to dress up like this to attend a private party. It''s very impolite to attend such a charity dinner.


    "I rented a room on the top floor," Murphy pointed up. "The clothes are in the room."


    "Oh..." Gail gado''s eyes blinked. "How do you think of staying in a hotel?"


    When the elevator came, Murphy took her up the elevator, stood behind Gail gado and gave her a kiss on the back of her neck. "To get closer to you."


    Gail gado looked at Murphy through the smooth glass elevator door, but did not speak. When the elevator reached the first floor where she stayed, she turned to stop Murphy who wanted to get off the elevator together. "You go back and change your clothes. I''ll see you in the lobby in an hour."


    Listening to her, Murphy didn''t force her to leave. She went to the suite on the top floor and had a rest for half an hour. Then she changed her dress and went down to the lobby. She found a sofa in the rest room where she could see the exit of the elevator. She sat on it and waited.


    During this time, he also called for a car by phone. There was a red carpet ceremony in the charity line at night. It was more convenient to have a special car service.


    It''s probably a habit I''ve developed since I was a child. Gail gado is very punctual. When it''s five minutes away from an hour, he turns out of the elevator.


    She painted light make-up, a black evening dress that fell to half of her thigh, highlighting the inherent advantage of long and straight legs. She looked very charming.


    Although more green than the goddess in memory, Gail gado is almost perfect in Murphy''s eyes.


    "Honey," Murphy said, kissing her on the side of her face. "You''re beautiful."


    Gail gado, on the other hand, withdrew his face and warned, "don''t waste my make-up."


    Although it looks like a light make-up, Murphy knows that this kind of make-up is very troublesome. When his mobile phone rings, he looks down and says, "here comes the car. Let''s go."


    Taking Murphy''s arm, Gail gado follows him out of the hotel and gets on the bus to the party club.


    Before we get to the club, there are many cars on the road, and there are even congestion in some places. Many celebrities can be seen from the windows of some luxury cars.


    From the perspective of increasing popularity and publicity, the organizer set up a long red carpet in front of the club where the party was held. Many media reporters gathered on both sides of the red carpet.


    This is not the premiere of his own film. Murphy has no interest in cooperating. She quickly enters the club through the red carpet with Gail gado in her arm. In front of a large banquet hall, she sees Donald Trump, the party reporter convenor who welcomes guests. (to be continued). )

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    "Hello, director Stanton."


    As the host, Donald Trump and Murphy shake hands warmly, "young and promising, unlimited future. I really appreciate your work. It''s absurd and full of talent. "


    "Thank you." Murphy politely replied, "you''re the one with the talent."


    He went on to talk about the other party''s recent big move, "I believe that in the future Mr. trump will be able to take office in the White House and bring a different future to the United States."


    Donald Trump recently announced that he will participate in the next presidential election. Although the whole United States knows that he is engaged in self hype, he is still very proud. Hearing Murphy''s words, his smile has become more sincere.


    Perhaps, in addition to Donald Trump himself, only Murphy knows that this high-profile New York real estate tycoon is really planning to become the president of the United States, not only to do some reality shows and Miss Universe competitions.


    As if it was only one step away, Murphy and Gail gado walked into the banquet hall.


    "I heard uncle Nevo say," Gail gado is still discussing with Murphy about the New York tycoon, "that he wants to buy another 49% of the Miss Universe from Nb and completely own the event."


    Murphy nodded. "This man is ambitious and good at doing things. He is not as stupid as the media describes him to be."


    A staff member led them to a round table. Murphy sat down and looked around. It was a good position. It was not in the front row that attracted much attention, nor in the back. It was in the middle.


    "On the left," Gail gado suddenly nudged Murphy, "there''s a woman who''s been looking at you."


    Murphy looked around, first saw a dazzling red hair and abnormal white skin, the other side saw him look over, but also squeeze out a smile, nodded to him.


    Seeing Jessica chastan appear, Murphy smiles and nods in response.


    "She''s Jessica chastan," he said, turning to Gail gado. "The heroine of my third film."


    Gail gado suddenly realized, "no wonder it looks so familiar."


    She turned her eyes and suddenly asked, "I heard uncle Nevo say that some Hollywood actresses would try every means to please the director and producer in order to get the heroine."


    As if he didn''t want to give Murphy time to think about it, Gail gado turned his head, stared at Murphy and asked, "have you ever met him?"


    "Honey," Murphy said, shaking her head as she knew what Gail gado was thinking, "I''m not a good man, but I''m not."


    Gail gado shrugged playfully. "I''m just kidding."


    Murphy doesn''t care and laughs. This phenomenon does exist in this circle. The worse the cast members are, the more common the similar situation is. For example, when Julia Roberts auditioned for "pretty girl", she directly asked her agent who she wanted to sleep with to get the heroine.


    It''s not the hidden rules in Hollywood, it''s the rules of the game.


    If there are no rich relatives and friends, no Godfather like Spielberg, no Jewish descent can get some natural advantages, and even no director like him can take care of him, a helpless actor who wants to get a heavyweight role must think of some special ways.


    Let alone the actors who want to get ahead, even the people who have some fame and want to get into the film industry, if no one takes care of them, the road is not easy.


    Once upon a time, the crew of Transformers 3 went to the other side of the Pacific Ocean to do propaganda. A stewardess there said that she had witnessed Rosie Huntington Whitley, who was born as an angel of Vermeer, in the first class cabin with no one, having an unbridled relationship with the famous Michael Bay.


    Hollywood really has no hidden rules, because these rules of the game are put on the surface of the circle.


    Many Hollywood actresses with good appearance will always receive some invitation. Of course, those with background, fame and real market appeal will ignore it, because they represent a kind of scarce resource. For those little actresses who dream of becoming famous overnight, such invitation is often the best shortcut to the avenue of stars.


    In Hollywood, there is a saying that the end of the avenue of stars is a bed.


    Among the first-line and second-line actresses who are popular in the new century, the most popular one in this field is Rachel McAdams. Many people and gossip media are saying that she sleeps all the way.


    These people are helpless and have no innate advantages. Why do some troupes use such new people? With acting? Don''t be kidding.


    Like Jessica Alba, how good is she? His performance in "Sin City" has been highly praised by film critics and professional media.


    Therefore, acting is a very subjective thing, and the standard of judgment is often very vague. Just as Murphy chose Jessica Alba at that time, acting is not the decisive factor when many troupes use new actresses, and sometimes even the top three are not included.Back to the beginning, actors do not include the offspring of those celebrities in the circle and people with backgrounds. Like Julia Roberts in the initial stage, they dream of becoming famous and earning both fame and fortune. They are ordinary born, and often do not finish middle school. Their brains are not top-notch, and they have no special background and talent. They can''t find anything else except their bodies Use the power and tools, and they have nothing to lose except their bodies.


    What''s more, premarital sex is a common phenomenon in this country. Even when Paul Wilson changed his girlfriends, he said that he didn''t try more people. How do you know if he would have sex in the future?


    Some things, Murphy does not do, does not mean that do not know, although he will not do, but also will not intervene in others.


    In fact, Hollywood can use some words on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to describe that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are rules.


    "She seems to have something very difficult." It''s probably boring before the party. Gail gado has been observing Jessica chastan without any trace. "He''s always looking at you and hesitating when he wants to come over."


    She slightly lowered her head and asked curiously, "you..."


    Before he finished, Gail gado swallowed back. "She''s coming."


    As soon as that happened, Murphy''s left side began to say, "Hi, Murphy."


    Murphy turned and nodded to Jessica chastan as she came. "Hello, Jessie."


    Jessica chastan seems to have something to do. "Can you talk about it alone?"


    "What''s the matter?" The corner of Murphy''s eye flickered across Gail gado''s face. "Let''s talk about it here."


    Jessica chastan took a look at Gail gado and seemed determined. "We''d better talk alone. Someone wants to be bad for you."


    On hearing this, Gail gado immediately threw away that caution and whispered in Murphy''s ear, "go ahead, I''ll wait for you here."


    Murphy, remembering that a private detective was investigating his own affairs, stood up and nodded to Gail gado, and led Jessica chastan out of the banquet hall. They went out of the side door and walked along a long stone road.


    "I don''t know if you have found out. Someone may be investigating you recently." Seeing Murphy nodding, Jessica chastan was relieved. If the client didn''t believe it, her thoughts were useless. "Besides, you had a lot of trouble shooting" Sin City ", which came from inside


    "Oh?" Just as they came under a coconut tree, Murphy stopped and asked, "who is it?"


    For Jessica chastan, he is not very surprised. There is also fierce competition within the AA. Where there is competition, there will always be some dark or dark means.


    Jessica chastan didn''t answer Murphy. After stopping, she stood for a while, and then slowly said, "my agent Mike has limited ability, and can hardly win favorable opportunities for me. I think Bill is very good."


    Murphy immediately understood that this was a bargain with himself.


    Obviously, the difficulties of this circle have changed the proud girl in front of her and made her more realistic.


    "Bill and Mike are friends." Murphy frowned. "I''ll tell him, but I can''t guarantee anything."


    "Enough." Jessica chastan believed that the friendship between the two men would soon break up, "I..."


    She thought a little bit about the wording and said, as gently as possible, "if you have a suitable role in your new project, can you give me priority?"


    It''s not hard. Murphy nodded. "Who is it?"


    Jessica "chastan, after all, worked as Murphy''s assistant, and knew that he must be treated with enough," my agent Mike. "


    Murphy frowned. "How is he?"


    "I promise, there must be something wrong with Mike." Jessica chastan told her what Mike had asked her at the beginning, and then told her some of the details she observed later. She said, "it seems that Mike wants to use some means to dig you under his banner."


    After pondering for a while, Murphy said, "Jesse, don''t say anything about these things. You know, my promises will always be fulfilled."


    He doesn''t trust Jessica chastan completely. There''s something to investigate.


    Murphy also told Jessica chastan that if someone really wanted to deal with him, he would not wait to die. In other words, he would never be afraid of someone fighting or arguing.


    This conversation took a lot of time. Jessica chastan didn''t plan to go back to the banquet and left. Murphy stood under the coconut tree and called Bill rosis. They talked on the phone for more than half an hour to discuss the possibility of the matter and the corresponding countermeasures.


    "You''re not going back to Santa Monica tonight?" Bill rosis asked at last.


    "I won''t go back." Murphy did not hide, "I live here tonight." (to be continued). )( )

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    After leaving the club where the party was held, Murphy and Gail gado drove back to the hotel and got on the elevator together. Soon they arrived at the floor where the contestants of the Miss Universe competition lived. The elevator door opened with a click. Gail gado said goodbye to Murphy and wanted to go out, but Murphy stopped them.


    "Gail," Murphy invited, holding her hand, "it''s still early. Go and sit down with me."


    They are friends and girlfriends. What might be behind this invitation? Gail gado can roughly imagine that she is a girl who grew up in a typical Jewish family in Israel. She is both excited and hesitant.


    She''s sure she loves Murphy, but how long has it been since they were officially dating? Is it too fast to have substantive contact now?.


    Murphy stretched out his arms and gently hugged her. Gail gado was clinging to his chest. For a moment, he didn''t know what to do.


    Gail gado was still hesitating, but the elevator helped her make the decision.


    Because no one came in and out for a long time, the elevator door closed automatically, and then it restarted and went straight to the floor where Murphy''s room was.


    "Then go and sit down for a while."


    With this in mind, Gail gado walks out of the elevator and follows Murphy to a presidential suite. Murphy opens the door and says, "come in, my goddess."


    Although I don''t know why Murphy said that, Gail gado''s heart was filled with sweetness.


    She went into the room and looked at the luxurious living room. Murphy turned over the sign outside the door and asked please don''t disturb. She closed the door and came to the back of Gail gado. She put her hands around her slender waist and held Gail gado in her arms from behind.


    Gail gado turned his head back, but there was a hot deep kiss waiting for her. At the same time, he felt a big powerful hand passing through the skirt of the dress, landing on the bare thigh, swimming and rubbing on it


    Although they haven''t really contacted each other yet, some intimate behaviors between them have already been done many times. Gail gado also finds that Murphy is very infatuated with her most proud legs, and lingers on them every time, just like a child gets her favorite toy.


    The next moment, she realized that Murphy''s other hand had found the opening of her dress, and a buckle on it was instantly untied


    Entering this room, Gail gado knows what''s going to happen tonight. Since she loves Murphy and Murphy loves her, it''s just a matter of time.


    But she didn''t want to be so passive, waiting to be manipulated by this villain.


    Just as Murphy unties the dress, Gail gado suddenly breaks away from his encirclement and takes a step forward. The slight tearing sound of the cloth rings. Murphy has a torn dress left in his hand. Gail gado, who has only underwear and chest stickers, turns around and stands two meters away, smiles defiantly at Murphy, and then curls his fingers.


    At this time, nothing can be more powerful than action. Murphy goes over and gets involved with Gail gado.


    The long night seemed endless. It was more than 8 a.m. the next morning when Murphy opened her eyes after sleeping with the tired Gail gado in her arms in the early morning.


    He touched the side, no one, but Gail gado''s high-heeled shoes were still tilted on the carpet, the opposite wardrobe was open, and the women''s casual clothes were missing.


    There was a faint sound of footsteps outside the bedroom, and the voice of Gail gado on the phone. Murphy put down her heart, got up and went into the bathroom. After washing, she went back to the bedroom, found another set of men''s casual clothes in the closet, put them on and walked out of the bedroom.


    "Good morning, dear." He comes to Gail gado sitting on the sofa and lowers his head to kiss her forehead. Gail gado raises his hand without holding the phone and gives him a push in anger. Murphy raises his hands and sits on the sofa next to him.


    "I''m in the hotel. Don''t worry. I haven''t lost it," Gail gado said when he saw Murphy and was ready to end the call. "Don''t say it. You should go to the training. You must take the top three."


    After hanging up, Gail gado said to Murphy, "Lisa Hewitt of New Zealand, she was worried that I didn''t go back last night."


    Murphy nodded. "Hungry? What do you want to eat? I''ll get breakfast. "


    "I''ve already called," Gail gado stood up first and pulled Murphy up again. "It''s in the dining room."


    Last night spent a lot of physical strength, Murphy obviously feel empty, sitting at the table, took Gail gado''s plate with insulation cover, full of expectation to open the cover, which is an oatmeal, a vegetarian sandwich, and a little beans.


    In a word, there is no meat related food in it.


    Although he is not a person who does not like meat, after consuming a lot of food, the first food that Murphy thought of was meat.


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado saw that Murphy''s expression was a little strange and asked, "is it not to your taste? I specially ordered you an all vegetarian breakfast. "


    Hearing this, Murphy felt that she might have overlooked something in the past. She went to see Gail gado''s breakfast, a glass of oatmeal, and a small vegetable salad with very little salad dressing.She is a vegetarian.


    Gail gado asked again, "not to your taste?"


    During this time together, she can see that Murphy is not very particular about food.


    "Of course not." Murphy picked up a knife and fork, cut a sandwich and put it into his mouth. After swallowing it, he asked, "Gail, aren''t you a vegetarian?"


    "Yes." Gail gado nodded and said, "our family always adheres to the vegetarian tradition."


    She looked at Murphy. "Have you ever seen me eat meat before?"


    Murphy thought about it. It''s true that she didn''t, but every meal she had was either fruit or vegetable, or meal replacer. He thought it was a professional requirement and never considered it as a vegetarian.


    Although he doesn''t think much of vegetarianism, Murphy respects other people''s living habits, not to mention his girlfriend.


    Instead of talking about this topic, he brought up another thing: "Gail, I asked you what plans you had in the future. You said you would think about it after the end of the game. Now that the game is over, what do you think?"


    "I''m not going to continue to compete in beauty contests or engage in similar industries," Gail gado apparently thought long ago. "I haven''t finished my studies yet. I''m going to find a university to study law."


    "Back to Israel?" Murphy held out her hand across the small dining table and held Gail gado''s hand tightly. "I can''t bear you. If you go back to Israel, long-distance love will drive me crazy."


    Gail gado looks at Murphy and doesn''t want to leave. Murphy''s career is in Hollywood. If he goes back to Israel, he won''t follow him. Time and distance


    But her home is in Israel, and she never wanted to settle outside Israel.


    "My parents are all in Israel," Gail gado was also very ambivalent. He used the Miss Universe contest as an excuse, but he was just evading. He didn''t want to face this complicated problem. "Before I came to Los Angeles, I had already thought about the university to apply for, and..."


    At this point, she suddenly shook her head. There was no Jewish blood on the people opposite. It was impossible to understand their longing for the country.


    "Gail, I''m not asking you to leave Israel." Murphy really can''t understand some Jewish ideas, such as clubbing when you have nothing to do, and persecution delusion. "The educational resources of the United States are in the leading position in the world, and there are many universities in Los Angeles with world-famous law majors. You can come here to study."


    When he wants to come, as long as he stays away from Israel, Gail gado''s mind will naturally fade as time goes on.


    Seeing that Gail gado was still hesitating, Murphy continued, "don''t you think that the more you can learn, the wider the world you are exposed to, the more you can do in the future?"


    Hearing this, Gail gado''s head seemed to turn around. "What you said is reasonable. If I can learn to be an elite, I will definitely play a more important role and help my country when I return to Israel in the future."


    This completely distorted his meaning. Murphy looked at Gail gado in a daze, and suddenly admired Israel''s propaganda and education. In this country where all the people are soldiers, are most people as conscious as Gail gado?


    Of course, in his eyes, Gail gado, who grew up in Israel, must have been brainwashed by the terrible and huge Jewish propaganda machine.


    This is not a good thing. For the sake of their future, Murphy thinks it is necessary to correct Gail gado''s three views in the future.


    Murphy said earnestly, "Gail, can you take a serious look at the school and decide where to study?"


    Gail gado hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Well, you can walk around Los Angeles with me."


    Her attitude was obviously loose. Murphy took advantage of the heat, called grace to collect information about all the universities in Los Angeles with relevant legal majors, and encouraged Gail gado to move to his home in Santa Monica.


    Gail - gado did not refuse, the relationship between the two further, the feelings of heating up again.


    On the other hand, after reading the information sent by grace, Murphy and Gail gado visited the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and even the California Institute of technology.


    Finally, after Murphy''s multi pronged efforts, Gail gado decided to spend his college career in Los Angeles in the future and, if possible, try to apply for a law major at the University of California, Berkeley.


    After all this, it''s time for her to leave Los Angeles and return to Israel to prepare for her college application.


    Murphy took Gail gado to Los Angeles International Airport, and another friend she met here, Carla Firth, took her on a plane to Tel Aviv.


    Seeing off Gail gado, Murphy can also devote more energy to his work and prepare for the contact with DC Comics. (to be continued). )

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    After seeing off Gail gado, Murphy basically stayed in his Stanton studio for the next few days. Now this studio is a standard shell company, and there is no project that can be operated except for the "electric saw 2" cooperated with Fox Searchlight. Instead, the most important role is to use the government''s preferential policies on the film industry to help Murphy reduce taxes Tax burden.


    So far, Stanton studio has not expanded any more. After seeing the circle better, Murphy gradually gives up his previous unreliable ideas. With his ability and financial strength, if he rashly wants to expand Stanton studio without considering the actual situation, I''m afraid the bankruptcy crisis will not be far away.


    Hollywood, after all, is not a state prison. It can handle most people and things with the help of a few people''s fists and secret thoughts. The situation and rules in this circle will not be changed by individual will.


    Many situations don''t exist if he doesn''t think about them.


    It''s also good for Murphy to keep Stanton studio in the position of a leather bag company, so that he can focus on directing as much as possible.


    At present, there are only four people in Stanton studio, including Murphy himself, a financial staff, a receptionist and telephone operator, and Paul Wilson, who is also Murphy''s assistant.


    In a short time, Murphy has no plan to expand Stanton studio, and now his energy is mainly on directing career, preparing for the next step.


    Next, he''s targeting marvels and DC Comics.


    Marvel has been in contact with each other, and the situation is not optimistic. Since 2000, marvel has got rid of the bad situation in the mid-1990s. Although it is not as brilliant as the future, it is not something that people with such status and wealth as Murphy can move.


    After being frustrated by Marvel comics, Murphy naturally prepared to turn to DC Comics.


    Today''s DC Comics and marvel comics are actually different, and the situation they are facing is even reversed.


    Before the advent of the new century, DC Comics, which Warner owns, developed smoothly. When people mention superheroes, they first think of Superman and Batman. When it comes to superhero movies, they are exclusive to them.


    The scenes of Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne on the big screen are not comparable to the Avengers of marvel.


    But now, DC Comics and marvel comics can''t be compared.


    The former cooperated with Warner Brothers in Superman 4, which almost ruined Superman''s film series. Joe Schumacher''s two super cross dressing shows also brought Batman into a dead end, which forced Warner Brothers to refrigerate master Bruce Wayne.


    However, the latter has changed its decline. Starting from blade, after X-Men and Spiderman, it has become the mainstream of movies on the big screen. Spiderman has even become the first movie in the history of North America that grossed more than $100 million at the weekend.


    According to the news Murphy got, they are preparing their own film department to make superhero films that really belong to marvel.


    Whether it''s Murphy or other film companies, it''s hard to get the film adaptation rights of those first-line or even second-line comic heroes from Marvel comics. The marvel superheroes that can be adapted by other companies in the industry have all been copyrighted as early as "X-Men", "Spider Man", "night demon" and "magic four".


    In order to get rid of the decline, DC Comics are not without action. For example, it successfully digs the corner of "X-Men", makes Brian Singra the director of "superman returns", and cooperates with Oscar winner Halle Berry to create an extremely rare female superhero film - "cat girl".


    Thinking of these two films, Murphy subconsciously feels that they may become his own obstacles. These two films have a huge investment, especially superman returns. It is rumored that the production cost will definitely exceed Titanic and become the highest investment films in history. Even if some of the capital problems can be solved through cooperation, financing and pre-sale, it is not easy for Warner Brothers It is still a heavy burden and pressure.


    Sitting in the office on the second floor of Stanton studio, before making plans, Murphy must consider the current situation. The product or art situation of film is not divorced from social reality. Whether it is the current social environment or the situation of the company, it may have a significant impact on a film.


    Taking a piece of information from the filing cabinet, Murphy looked through it. It was sent by bill Rossi after the investigation. It included the recent situation of DC Comics and Warner Brothers, as well as the introduction of the management. Warner Brothers, in particular, recently changed its CEO. The new chief executive was Bruce Berman.


    Murphy thought for a long time about a name that seemed familiar, but he didn''t remember it. Then he gave up. Although his head is easy to use, it''s not a computer with automatic storage. It''s normal that some people who are not very important can''t remember it.


    He is more on the production strategy of Warner Brothers and DC Comics.There is no doubt that since DC Comics was acquired by Warner, it has started in-depth cooperation with Warner Brothers. Superman film and Batman Series are the products of cooperation, and the two companies have a tacit understanding. If DC Comics'' first-line superheroes are adapted into movies, Warner Brothers will be the leading Party.


    Although Warner Bros. sometimes introduces other partners to share the financial pressure and reduce the risk, the film copyright of Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne will always be firmly in hand.


    This also determines that unlike Marvel comics, which has just started and has no independent production and distribution company, if Murphy wants to cooperate with DC Comics, he will certainly not be able to buy the corresponding copyright.


    Fortunately, DC superheroes are now in the ice age. They are not as popular as Marvel comics. There is still the possibility of persuading them to restart the super series.


    What Murphy wants is simply to become a series director and get enough power as far as possible, so that he can enter the ranks of top directors.


    In the past, he didn''t have enough qualifications, so he couldn''t do a lot of things, and no one paid any attention to it. Now, the success of three films in a row undoubtedly gave him a certain persuasion. From being chased by paparazzi and entertainment reporters, we can see that he is no longer a little unknown director before.


    In particular, the achievement of "Sin City" has attracted more attention and made him famous.


    After nearly three months of screening in North America, the film has achieved a box office figure of 91.54 million US dollars. Although it has not broken through the 100 million US dollars mark, it has been put off the shelf. However, the North American box office alone has almost made Miramax recover 40 million US dollars in production costs and 15 million US dollars in total investment in publicity and marketing.


    In the past three months, Sin City has also appeared in more overseas cinemas. Although the overall response is not as good as that in North America due to the theme, it has taken more than 34 million US dollars from overseas, and the global box office is more than 125 million US dollars.


    This is also the highest global box office figure Murphy has ever received.


    In addition, Miramax''s negotiations with DVD distributors and TV stations were also concluded before. The results of the negotiations are not much different from the practice that the first round of TV broadcasting rights are about 10% of the box office in North America. It''s just that the scale of the film is too large and slightly low, but it also sold for as much as $8 million.


    The basic transfer fee of DVD is also US $5 million, and the subsequent sales and leasing will be charged accordingly.


    There is also the emerging transfer of VOD, even if it is not as expensive as TV rights, but there are two million dollars in the account.


    Even if it had to pay dividends to Black Horse Comics and Frank Miller, Miramax also easily realized large profits.


    These are the capital that Murphy can bargain with other companies on new projects.


    Of course, for him, the more direct benefits come from money.


    "Sin City" is basically offline from North America, and Miramax also sent a financial statement to Stanton studio, which clearly marked the director''s dividend that Murphy could enjoy.


    According to the director''s agreement signed by the two sides, Murphy can get a basic reward of $1 million each before and after the film starts shooting. If the North American box office of crime city exceeds the established production cost line in the future, he can get a basic reward of $1.5 million. If the North American box office reaches $50 million, he can get a basic reward of $3 million The $80 million is $4.5 million, and the $100 million is $6 million.


    As long as before the release of the film, Miramax had already paid the basic film remuneration of 2 million US dollars. The rest was mainly the North American box office bonus. The North American box office of the film exceeded 80 million US dollars, but did not reach 100 million US dollars. The North American box office bonus that Murphy could get was the 4.5 million US dollars stipulated in the agreement.


    In addition, the agreement also stipulates that Murphy will receive 1% of the copyright revenue of North American TV and DVD tapes of "Sin City" as a reward, and he will receive $80000 and $50000 from the first transfer fee, respectively.


    As for the long-term rental and sales revenue, that is the back.


    Miramax paid a total of 130000 US dollars in North American TV and DVD video rights a few days ago. As a big box office bonus, Miramax needs to wait slowly as before.


    But Murphy is not in a hurry. He is not short of money.


    In the next few days, Murphy began to develop project plans and plans for DC Comics and Warner Brothers. It''s not easy to impress these guys. At least, there should be a decent plan.


    After finishing the project plan and proposal, Bill rosis also got good news. Through CAA channel, he made an appointment with DC Comics and several senior executives of Warner Brothers. (to be continued). )

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    "Do you have the confidence to persuade them?"


    Walking in the hallway of Warner Building in Burbank, Bill rosis asked Murphy, "Warner Brothers have always been very cautious about this frozen series. They think they can''t stand another failure. %%%%E%%% F%%% e%%% F% d "


    Murphy was carrying a briefcase, but he didn''t have much confidence. He laughed and said," do you want to try it? "


    "I don''t have much contact with the top management of Warner Bros. at best, I just know each other." Approaching the door of the reception room, Bill rosis said, "this time it''s Brian Lauder. He and the other CAA executives attach great importance to you."


    "Well." Murphy nodded and headed ahead.


    Bill - rosis followed up, to tell you the truth, he very much hope that Murphy can get this series, because once successful, Murphy will undoubtedly become a second line or even a first-line director.


    He believed in Murphy''s ability.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    Before we got to the reception room, a Warner Bros. staff member came up and shook hands with Murphy and bill rosis. "Hello, Mr. rosis. Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris are already waiting for you in there


    With that, he pushed open the door of the reception room and went in with Murphy and bill rosis.


    As soon as he entered the reception room, Murphy took the lead in sweeping all of you.


    The reception room is more like a special place for negotiation. There is a long conference table in the middle, with five people sitting on one side. The two people in the middle seem to be the oldest and most powerful. They should be the leaders.


    Without waiting for the Warner staff member to speak, Bill rosis took the lead and introduced the two sides. As Murphy observed, the two people in the middle were Mr. Berman and Mr. Harris as the man just said.


    After bill rossis introduced, Murphy shook hands with the two men, then with the other four, and then sat on the other side of the long table.


    His eyes are also focused on the middle two. Bruce Berman is a typical fat man with gray hair and narrow eyes. He is the latest CEO of Warner Bros.


    Another man, Diego Harris, is the CEO of DC Comics and a heavyweight.


    Murphy didn''t expect that if he could contact these two people, he could only say that CAA and Brian Lauder had enough face.


    Of course, this also shows the importance of Batman Series to these two companies from another aspect!


    Yes, it''s the Batman Series that he wants Warner Bros. and DC Comics to get rid of. The dark quality of Lord Bruce Wayne suits the style he''s good at.


    After encountering the wall in Marvel comics, Murphy''s eyes focused on this series. Some time ago, he also made a plan, and through CAA channels, facilitated the direct dialogue with Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    "Director Stanton,"


    seeing Murphy sit down, Bruce Berman suddenly says, "long time no see."


    Murphy was stunned. He took a look at Bill rosis. Bill rosis shook his head slightly. He could not help looking at him again when he remembered the familiarity of seeing Bruce Berman.


    The familiar name and the impressive face immediately reminded Murphy that he had just stepped out of prison and wanted to develop in Hollywood. When he went to interview with the crew of the matrix, the producer who refused him mercilessly was the fat man on the opposite side?


    Murphy put on a polite smile. "Yes, Mr. Berman."


    Bruce Berman narrowed his eyes and said, "director Stanton is young and promising!"


    Without waiting for Murphy to say anything more, he went straight to the topic, "I heard Brian say that you are very interested in Batman Series, and you have developed a planning and project template?"


    If the other party''s plan really meets the requirements of the Batman Series, is similar to Warner Brothers'' idea, and is excellent enough, he doesn''t mind tearing off the seal of the series.


    "It''s true," Murphy said. He opened his briefcase and took out several copies. The staff member immediately came to pick them up and handed them out one by one to everyone in front of him. When all this was finished, he added, "the fans have gradually forgotten Batman and Robin. I think it''s time to restart the series."


    He looked at several people on the opposite side and continued, "Superman series and Batman Series are the works that really bring superhero movies into the mainstream. Now your company is preparing" superman returns ", so the brand-new" Batman "can echo with Superman, showing the advantage of group operations that Marvel does not have."


    Everyone else turned to Murphy''s information, but Bruce Berman didn''t touch it. Instead, he asked, "Batman can''t stand the next failure, otherwise the consequences will be very serious. I want to know, how do you plan to continue this series?""Not continuity!" Murphy shook his head. "It''s the overthrow and the comeback!"


    The others looked this way, as if they were shocked by Murphy''s words.


    Diego Harris, the CEO of DC Comics, frowned. "To overthrow and start over?"


    "Yes, I think if you want to save the Batman Series, you have to do it over again." Murphy said impolitely, "neither Tim Burton''s Gothic style nor Joe Schumacher''s cross dressing show is suitable for the current market, and the latter almost kills Bruce Wayne..."


    A few people nodded their heads. They have experienced the fall of Batman Series from peak to trough. They can still remember the box office and word-of-mouth defeat of Batman and Robin. If the series starts again, it will be a super disaster if it continues this style.


    "What do you think?" Bruce Berman looked at Murphy and asked, "what style do you want to give to the Batman movie? Are you good at the dark wind? "


    In this respect, the other''s style is really suitable for Batman Series, but


    Bruce Berman shook his head without a trace.


    "In the dark," Murphy said quietly, "add realism."


    Tim Burton is the first director who adapted Batman comics into a film. His style is cold and Gothic, absurd and exaggerated. After the success of the two films, the director Joe Schumacher continued the Batman Series, but the style continued to fail, making the Batman Series in a weak state. The last film of the series, Batman and Robin, was rotten to the extreme, which can be said to reduce the Batman Series to the lowest point in history.


    It''s not only Murphy who knows this, Bruce Berman and Diego Harris also know it. But when they hear Murphy''s words about realistic style, they both look at each other and see the negation.


    Are you kidding me, shooting superhero movies with realistic style? I''m afraid it''s more disastrous than Joe Schumacher''s cross dressing show.


    Murphy could see the disagreement between the two men, but knew that if he wanted to achieve his goal, he had to fight for it by himself. He still said, "my idea is that Batman is no longer a superhero, but an ordinary man with stronger body and fighting skills. To get this series out of trouble, we need to pull Bruce Wayne out of the altar and make him an ordinary man."


    No one thought that Murphy would say that. Even bill rosis didn''t expect that. Everyone looked at Murphy, and their eyes were full of doubt and inconceivable.


    "I want to create a realistic atmosphere to make the audience feel that Gotham is the metropolis of the United States they live in."


    despite seeing this, Murphy continues to elaborate, "the city is thriving on the surface, but it has already begun to rot in the dark. All social strata break and struggle with each other, and all kinds of interest groups are intertwined, like opium Little by little, the city has been eroded, and even the system has become the accomplice of evil. "


    Bruce Berman raised his hand and interrupted Murphy. "I''m sorry, director Stanton. I think the idea of turning Batman into an ordinary person is ridiculous."


    Although Bruce Wayne in the cartoon doesn''t have any super power, he is the strongest among ordinary people, which is so far away from ordinary people.


    Diego Harris was not much better. He shook his head. "A realistic superhero movie..."


    "I think Batman becomes an ordinary person, which is exactly the place that is most likely to attract the audience," Murphy did not give up. "Bruce Wayne is no longer superior. He has the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, he will be sad, he will be afraid, he will be weak, he will fail, he will lose his way, and even he will have mental problems. The emotions of these ordinary talents, which appear on him, can arouse the resonance of the audience! "


    "But the audience wants to see a superhero who can save the world," another Warner executive disagrees with Murphy. "They don''t want to see a trash like themselves..."


    Bruce Berman raises his hand to interrupt, signaling Murphy to continue.


    "Everyone has his own journey, and superheroes are no exception. Gao Daquan''s heroes are separated from the market and the audience, which makes it difficult for them to resonate with the audience. This is why Marvel superheroes are more popular today." Murphy cleared his throat and said, "Bruce Wayne is not born to be a hero. He will also be confused and lost. After he is lost, he also needs to find himself, complete his self-knowledge and self salvation. He must not be a perfect man. If he is as tall and complete as Superman and has no character defect... "


    Even Murphy didn''t pay attention to it, and unconsciously talked about Superman, "such a superhero movie is very difficult to succeed..."


    The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly cooled down. Murphy felt that, for example, Rosie poked himself, and quickly stopped to look at the opposite side. Warner Brothers and DC Comics executives looked at this side with sharp eyes.


    Only then did he realize that he only focused on increasing the persuasiveness of his words, but he accidentally said the wrong thing. [to be continued. ]

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    "Do you think Superman will fail?"


    Bruce Berman''s tone is not good. This is a project he promoted. His investment is not big, and he has encountered a series of difficulties. Now he is on the right track, but he is criticized face to face. He is bound to fail. He is in a bad mood.


    "Did I say that?" Murphy shook his head. "I don''t know anything about Superman return. Even if I want to comment, would you believe it?"


    "I''m talking about Christopher Reeve''s Superman 4," Murphy said, easing the atmosphere in the conference room


    "Well..." Bruce Berman nodded and turned to Batman. "I understand. Your idea is to break the tall image of Batman created by us and DC Comics for decades and let him fall to the bottom?"


    "It can be said that" Murphy has no need to deny it. If the ideas can''t be coordinated, there will be more problems behind it. "In addition to Batman''s disguise, Bruce Wayne is first of all a human being, a flesh and blood man with ordinary human defects."


    Bruce Berman doesn''t want to listen any more, which is completely contrary to Warner Brothers'' positioning of Batman, and also different from the first four films. The following is bound to be a super high risk, which neither Warner brothers nor Batman Series can afford.


    There''s never been a superhero movie like Murphy Stanton''s, and there''s never been a superhero movie with that style. Unless he''s crazy, he''ll take the other person''s ridiculous approach.


    He looked at Diego Harris, just as the other side looked at him, and they both shook their heads.


    What else does Murphy want to say? After all, if he can win the Batman Series, his future will be more smooth.


    But Bruce Berman stopped giving the chance and said, "director Stanton, we have a general understanding of your idea. That''s all for today. After the discussion between Warner Brothers and DC Comics, we will give you an answer."


    At this point, Murphy couldn''t say anything more. She nodded, packed her briefcase, and was ready to leave with Bill rosis.


    Unexpectedly, Bruce Berman asked the staff member to collect the previously distributed materials and directly push them to Murphy, "take these with you."


    This has been very clear, very determined to tell Murphy that Warner Brothers and DC Comics have no intention of cooperating with him at all.


    The two sides couldn''t reach an agreement on the most basic production concept, and there was no way to talk about anything else.


    "Well, Mr. Berman." Tucking away the information and stuffing it into her briefcase, Murphy stood up and reached out to Bruce Berman, "goodbye."


    "Goodbye." Bruce Berman shook his hand, and his squinting eyes suddenly opened again, adding, "I wish you a better career in the future."


    Murphy had been rejected by him, and immediately tasted something different from this sentence.


    "Thank you." He calmly smile, also added, "I wish you to promote the" Superman back "to sell."


    With that, Murphy bowed his head to Billy rosis, and they walked straight out of the reception room.


    He has seen that the two sides are not just incompatible in ideas. Bruce Berman obviously doesn''t like him very much. It''s almost impossible for him to cooperate with Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    After Murphy and bill rosis left, the room was quiet for a while, and then a man at the edge of a long table said, "really don''t think about it? I just read the plan and it looks good. "


    "Is it necessary to think about it?" Bruce Berman looked over there and said, "it''s just his own directing style, not to say that his setting of Bruce Wayne is unacceptable."


    He seems to be saying to everyone, "have you seen the four films he directed? With a strong personal style! Do superhero movies need personal style? The production cost of this kind of special effects is not less than one hundred million dollars in the 1990s


    "Bruce has a point," DC comic''s CEO Diego Harris fully agrees. "This is Batman Series, not sin city. Such a movie must be a mass movie, not a small cut movie!"


    "Murphy Stanton is really a very special director," Bruce Berman further said, "but the style is too small, he will only bring a disaster to Batman. If it fails, how many years will we have to seal the series for the audience to forget it? Ten years or twenty years? "


    Others nodded, and Bruce Berman and Diego Harris made sense.


    "And don''t forget our capital chain." Bruce Berman easily found a lot of very reasonable reasons to cover up his prejudice against a person. "Catwoman, Superman''s return and Troy have consumed a lot of our working capital, and we don''t have more money to invest in a giant system."After hearing this, the previous person nodded and said, "this is really not the best time to restart the Batman Series."


    However, his eyes under his tan glasses kept flashing. Obviously, he didn''t agree with Bruce Berman''s words, but he had a high weight on the position, which was not what he could fight.


    "Our focus is still Superman back!" Bruce Berman said boldly, "as long as this series can be revived, our superhero movies will surpass the surprise. Don''t forget, this is the most influential superhero Superman in the United States and even in the world


    Murphy Stanton is not optimistic about the project he is leading. This is a joke. Does a cut director know how to make mainstream commercial films? Warner Bros. has invested more than $200 million in production costs. He has also recruited Brian singer, who is good at superhero film production


    Even if the Batman Series is to be restarted in the future, it is necessary to find a director with successful superhero film experience like Brian singer, rather than a niche film director like Murphy Stanton.


    "Well, that''s it." Bruce Berman took the lead to stand up, "if CAA and Brian Lloyd call to ask, tell them that Murphy Stanton and Warner Brothers have different ideas, and the style is not suitable for the Batman Series."


    He also left the conference room.


    Outside the Warner Building, Murphy and bill rosis are in the same car.


    "I didn''t expect things to go so wrong," bill rossis said, starting the car and driving slowly into the main road. "Warner Brothers didn''t give us any room for further contact."


    Murphy threw his briefcase on the back seat and fastened his seat belt. "In fact, I had a bad feeling when I saw Bruce Berman in the conference room."


    Hearing this, bill rossis remembered and asked, "you''ve met Bruce Berman before, and I feel he''s aiming at you."


    "When I was just out of prison, I applied for a job with the matrix crew," Murphy said without concealing. "Bruce Berman seemed to have a lot of power and refused me."


    He told bill rossis about what he remembered.


    "So it is," bill rosis nodded after listening to Murphy''s description. "It''s not surprising that you''ve made achievements now. If it''s publicized, it will make some people underestimate his human vision. For a CEO who controls the major decision-making power of a film company, human vision is sometimes very important."


    "Of course," he said with a smile, "Bruce Berman might just look at you. However, I think it''s still you who accidentally talked about Superman, which may have aroused his deep disgust. "


    As we all know in the industry, Bruce Berman is ambitious and wants to recreate the glory of DC comic films, especially choosing Superman as the world''s first superhero as the breakthrough point.


    Murphy felt innocent. "I didn''t mean to allude to Superman''s return."


    He''s not stupid, how can he somehow allude to this masterpiece in preparation, which is actually about Superman 4, which led to the interruption of Superman series.


    "Warner Brothers and DC Comics refuse more firmly than Marvel comics," bill rossis drove to Beverly Hills. "Do you have a backup plan?"


    "Of course Murphy didn''t even think, "let''s go back to marvel."


    "Back to marvel?" Bill rosis shook his head. "They won''t talk to us, they won''t transfer the famous superheroes."


    "I know, so we don''t talk to marvel." Loosening the seat belt, Murphy looked ahead and said, "bill, you seem to forget that the copyright of marvel and many superheroes has been sold, but now you want to buy it back, but you can''t get it back. The copyright of our new goal is in the hands of 20th century fox."


    It''s just a back-up plan. If possible, Murphy would prefer Batman. The problem is that copyright is not something he can decide.


    "Let''s go to Fox building." Murphy said, "go to Carla Firth."


    When the car arrived in Century City, he called Carla Firth first, and then went directly to Carla Firth''s office.


    "Rejected?" It looks like Carla Firth''s secretary sent you two coffee plans to change again


    Murphy sat back on the sofa. On the coffee table in front of him, there were some information that Kara Firth had just read, which seemed to be related to crusades and so on.


    "Do you mind?" Murphy asked, pointing.


    "Whatever," Carla Firth came up and sat opposite him. "It''s a masterpiece fox is preparing for in the 20th century." (to be continued). )( )

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    "The director is confirmed?" Murphy looked at it for a while, then asked, "is there a script?"


    "The director has basically decided that it should be Ridley Scott," said Carla Firth, who went back to her desk and rummaged for a while. She came up with a play and handed it to Murphy. "It''s the first version of the play. It hasn''t been finalized yet."


    She sat down, raised her eyebrows and asked, "what? Are you interested in this project? "


    "It''s not your project, is it?" Murphy is not polite either. He opens the script and looks through it. Many of the clips are basically similar to those in his impression.


    "How did this kind of project fall on me?" Carla Firth shook her head. "It''s a project driven by department director Dave Scola."


    Murphy flipped through the script and gave it back to Carla Firth, "a little blacksmith''s Crusade..."


    "Do you think there is something wrong with this project?" Carla Firth knows Murphy.


    "No one knows if there''s a problem," Murphy said, shaking his head. "But don''t you think there are too many big epic films that Hollywood has followed since the success of gladiator and the Lord of the rings? Every time Hollywood follows suit, there will always be a lot of bad luck. "


    "It''s like That''s true. " Carla Firth thought, "as far as I know, the epic films invested in 150 million dollars include Alexander the great, Troy, King Arthur, and this project, and they are all concentrated in one or two years..."


    "It''s easy to cause aesthetic fatigue?" Bill rosis took over.


    "No one can say for sure," Murphy said, "but judging from Hollywood''s past, it''s very likely."


    When he saw the information just now, he came up with an idea, otherwise he would not ask Carla Firth. Then he said, "I heard that Dave Scola is a person who likes to interfere in his own leading projects very much?"


    Carla Firth nodded. "Yes, he''s very strong."


    "Even if the director is Radley Scott, surely he won''t give the final editing right?" Seeing that Carla Firth nodded again, Murphy raised her chin and said, "Carla, it''s not hard for you to instigate Dave Scola to intervene in this group without any trace, is it? As you know, Ridley Scott''s level is unstable. He always succeeds, one is bad, and if someone intervenes... "


    "That''s what I think," said Carla Firth, laughing, and sure enough, Murphy, who had the most tacit understanding with herself. "Otherwise, why do I look for these materials?"


    After hearing these words, Bill rosis looked at Murphy and then at Carla Firth. These two people are just like birds of a feather. Carla Firth, in particular, completely ignored the interests of fox in the 20th century and even used a large investment project to seek personal interests for himself.


    But he didn''t say anything. Anyone who wants to go higher has to face fierce competition. In commercial companies, this kind of legal competition is too common.


    "Bill," Murphy said suddenly, "remember Mike?"


    "Well?" Bill rosis was a little puzzled. He didn''t know what Murphy was doing. "It''s about Mike?"


    "The project is not ready yet." Murphy said flatly, "you can find a way to pull him in."


    Carla Firth looks at Murphy. "Is this Mike in conflict with you?"


    "He''s looking for a private detective to investigate me," Murphy said vaguely. "It''s the news I gave you at the beginning, and it may be the driving force behind the director''s Union''s investigation of sin city last time. But we have no evidence. We can''t do anything about him for the time being. "


    "Want to investigate us?" Carla Firth put on a sneer. "He''s too naive."


    There are too many things that can''t be seen in the media industry. There are only a few more than Hollywood, but few of them have been exposed. All companies have a tacit understanding in this respect, and they will guarantee their own secrets and the rights of news producers. Otherwise, the work of this industry can''t be carried out at all.


    "You mean, drag him into this project," bill rosis gradually understood, "and then, we''ll try to drag this project down?"


    "Not us." Murphy raised a finger and shook it gently. "It''s Dave Scola."


    He believed that Carla Firth had such ability and means, and also knew that she did things by all means to achieve her goal.


    After another discussion, the topic returned to the right track.


    "I was mercilessly rejected by DC Comics and Warner Brothers," Murphy and Carla Firth said without politeness, "so I can only come back to you."


    "Or marvel? What character do you like? " Carla Firth is also very direct, "X-Men? Or the magic four


    "X-Men!" Murphy stopped talking and said, "didn''t I tell you that? X-Men can completely split the shooting. "


    "You want to film Wolverine? Or magneto? Or Professor X''s movie Bill rosis doesn''t know which superhero Murphy is after.Murphy shook his head. "It''s not that. Dave Scola can''t let Carla get the first-line roles. What I want is Wade Wilson, death waiter


    Carla Firth thought about it before remembering the character, "that nag?"


    "Yes, the chatter and otherness in the X-Men," Murphy asked Carla Firth. "He''s only a second-line character in the X-Men now. Can you win the movie rights?"


    Bill rosis looks at Murphy. It''s not a whim, and there''s no interference.


    Hearing Murphy''s question, Kara Firth didn''t answer. After pondering for a long time, she nodded, "I''ll take care of the copyright!"


    Now, unlike in the past, she used to persuade Murphy to stay in the news industry, but after four films, she has enough confidence in his talent and ability in film.


    Their cooperation in the news industry has caused turmoil in the Greater Los Angeles area. Carla Firth believes that they can also succeed in the film industry.


    However, if you want to win the copyright, you can''t just rely on one mouth. Carla Firth added, "you always have to give me a script, a plan, to convince the people on it."


    Murphy nodded and said, "give me ten days."


    Agreed on the most important thing, Murphy left fox building and asked Bill rosis to send him back to Stanton studio in Santa Monica to prepare the scripts and plans that Kara Firth needed.


    Since it was founded for a short time, the popularity of death attendants can''t be compared with that of ten years later. However, among Marvel''s superheroes, they are absolutely unique.


    His ability is appalling because he is different from other heroes in two ways.


    First of all, he is a very, very talkative character. If you read the comics of the dead waiter series, you will have the illusion that you are not reading a comic book at all, but reading a pure text novel. Moreover, what you say is a lot of things that are not right and messy.


    This is because in the setting of death attendants, they are very fond of bullshit. Relying on their ability to die, they talk nonsense all day, which makes many heroes stay away from him. Their poisonous tongue skills can be seen.


    Another difference is that he knows that he is in the comic world, so he is in a state of "everyone is drunk, I wake up alone".


    In addition, the death attendant himself likes to enjoy, so he likes money very much. He always talks about "just give money". With this goal in mind, he also becomes "good and evil". He works for who gives more. In fact, in his series, he saves human beings many times, but many decent heroes are unwilling to admit it, and the death attendant himself doesn''t care about it So his reputation stinks in the whole hero world, but it doesn''t affect his foolishness.


    If you make a movie, the most important of all the abilities is actually the mouth gun.


    Therefore, it is very important to find an actor with a mouth gun type to act as the leading role of the dead man. If the two complement each other, it will greatly increase the charm of the role and the film.


    In fact, now is not the best time to make this movie. Once this alternative superhero movie was able to catch fire, which has something to do with the aesthetic fatigue caused by many routine superhero movies. When the audience is tired of the successive superheroes with "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", a superhero with "the greater the ability, the more irresponsible" It can bring them a different kind of visual stimulation.


    Today, the only amazing superhero movies that are really on fire are "X-Men" and "Spider Man". It''s not the era when Marvel heroes are flying all over the screen. Murphy knows very well that the completion of this movie will definitely be affected.


    From the success of spider man, we can also see that the mainstream aesthetic of the current market, Peter Parker himself is also a mouth gun, with dead attendants juxtaposed with Marvel comic two big mouth guns and unreliable, but spider man film in the market demand, has become a "hate big bitter deep" type, but also "the greater the ability, the more irresponsible" concept widely spread out.


    However, after several years of struggling in Hollywood, Murphy knows very well that films with black style, full of humor and large-scale pictures, such as "the dead waiter", have never lacked audiences in North America. Perhaps because of the time and environment, the film will not be as popular as it used to be. However, as long as the production quality and publicity distribution are guaranteed, there are not too many problems with big sales.


    Moreover, such a film does not need much investment, and the pressure of cost recovery and profit is relatively small.


    After the setback of marvel and DC Comics, Murphy wants to enter the mainstream film industry, and has no choice.


    In order for Carla Firth to win the right of adaptation, he must have a good enough script and plan. In the following time, Murphy spent almost all of his energy on it except talking to Gail gado on the phone once a day.


    The script he wants is different from the typical movie script. The latter is based on the story, but the former is based on the role! (to be continued). )

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    What''s the most important thing about such a film? Just as for the film, the most important ability of death attendants is the ability of mouth gun. It is not the story, logic or philosophical thinking, but the charm of the role!


    In other words, the role of death attendant on the big screen should show a very different and extraordinary charm!


    Therefore, in the script prepared by Murphy, the three elements of the film story are: role, role, or role!


    Other structures, rhythms and plots are secondary. Only when the role of the dead waiter is established, the audience will go on the journey with no regrets. If the role is not established, it will be impossible to tell a story that looks special but is in fact conventional. The audience will constantly struggle to see whether the logic is reasonable and find loopholes in various plots It''s hard to do that.


    Murphy first has to think about how the story will affect the protagonist - not the audience, not the production company, not himself - regardless of the category of the film, such as "what makes a good superhero movie?"


    On the contrary, Murphy thinks more about what kind of dispute the dead waiter should fall into, and then comes up with a feasible story, based on the role, to create a strong and clear story.


    What Murphy pays special attention to is that the creativity of the story must be active, and the story must be carried out by the protagonist of the dead waiter, whose actions and behaviors define the whole story.


    For creating a screenplay, there are many forms of inspiration: it can be a specific scene containing characters, it can be an exciting emotional impulse, it can also be an abstract idea about the concept of the story, such as the concept of the Star Wars prequel trilogy that "you thought you could fight against authoritarian forces, but these forces will eventually win.".


    Whatever the form of story inspiration, Murphy can use it to create a stable and feasible story as long as the germ of the story is obtained by the dead man.


    It''s just like a non-human, but Murphy doesn''t build stories around non-human. That''s not what a screenwriter should do. All good stories are constructed around human and conflict, not to mention that death attendants are just transforming people, including movies like "Nemo", "Bambi" and "Shrek", which hide their human nature in other biological forms Zi, when imagining the protagonist, we should also think clearly about the defects of the protagonist.


    Yes, defects are very important for a movie character today.


    Maybe other people haven''t seen this yet, but Murphy is very clear that the characters who are omnipotent and can easily solve their own problems are no longer suitable for the needs of movies of this era. Therefore, Superman movies are the most difficult superhero movies to shoot, and Batman has to fall from the altar to complete his salvation.


    Similar character defects are called "fatal defects" by Murphy, which are very important human characteristics that a character lacks. This is not something that the character needs or naturally carries in the film, but something that the director or screenwriter needs to give the character.


    This kind of "defect" may be addiction, or it may be the wrong goal, for example, the wealth and power in Wall Street wolf is always good; the hope in Hal the mediocre is popular, and so on.


    As the initiator and real implementer of the project, Murphy must "discuss" this deep-seated problem face to face with the protagonist when constructing the role of dead waiter, which will eventually bring a very important change to the end of the story.


    What is the defect of the dead waiter? Nagging, lustful, greedy, irresponsible


    Chattering needs a certain design, not unlimited nonsense, which will only arouse the audience''s disgust. In this regard, Murphy called Robert Downey Jr. and asked him to stay for a day. Robert Downey Jr. is a mouth type chatter. After communicating with Murphy, he took away a lot of comic books and outline templates about death attendants to design a mouth for death attendants The lines.


    Dead attendants are very erotic. No matter which cartoon works, as long as the female protagonist comes on stage, she has ever had a kiss and intimacy with him. Especially because she can''t die, she once fell in love with the goddess of death. Later, she was cursed by mieba, who also fell in love with the goddess of death. She became immortal and couldn''t be with her.


    Therefore, a beautiful and sexy heroine is a must, and two people to the same lust, you can set up a love scene, the two people a year time, hiding together lingering, changing the pattern of sex.


    Role defects can make the dead waiter closer to the audience, make him more attractive, and arouse the audience''s resonance. However, it is not enough to create such a character only with role defects. The dead waiter also has a path to satisfaction, that is, the role plan.


    In the script and film, Murphy must let the dead man set foot on his own journey and let the character feel pain in his heart.


    Correspondingly, because of love and cancer, Wade Wilson decided to carry out a dangerous human experiment and become a human ghost. Similarly, because love wants to get back his original appearance,


    there must be a lot of pain in the process.


    For example, in midnight cowboy, Joe buck decided to become the most successful male PR in New York. Is that really a bad idea? In fact, he learned more on this road than ever before.Similarly, the 18-year-old and pregnant heroine in "La Vienne Maria" gives up her job and has to make money quickly, so she decides to become a drug dealer.


    For movies and scripts, the role of such a very bad idea is absolutely right!


    The two protagonists thought they could control the ending, but they didn''t. their failure made the film a success.


    Therefore, Murphy will work hard here, and must let the dead waiter take a painful road. It will be cruel and rude, but it will also be compassionate. If the dead waiter embarks on this tortuous journey, it will cause some radical change or recognition.


    The road that makes the dead waiter meet but fail is the plot he needs, and also the map of the dead waiter and the audience to the new world.


    And these will also reflect the values a movie character must have.


    You can see familiar values in the movie, such as "love will find a way out", "be yourself", "connect with others", "money is not everything", "family can save you" and so on.


    In the past, Hollywood called this "information", which is the basic truth that the public tries to believe in in life.


    However, the values of the movie characters should not be preached or written by the priest, which can not be forcefully passed on to the audience. Instead, they should be expressed in dramatic ways such as activities, behaviors and discourses.


    And the value of the dead waiter is very special, which is part of the charm of the character.


    After setting up the defect, action journey and value orientation of the dead waiter, Murphy makes the action structure table for him.


    Through this table, Murphy combines the various settings of the dead waiter into a coherent story, which can be used as an extended version of the "promotion".


    In fact, once Murphy has completed the form, he can keep it in mind and give it to bill rosis and Carla Firth for a preliminary look.


    The action structure table is a collection of all the elements that form the basis of a script story. By doing so, Murphy can make people see the whole story immediately, such as "incitement", "call to action", "* *" and "determination" commonly used in Hollywood.


    He would refine his ideas into six to ten short paragraphs, no more than two pages of a normal play.


    It won''t be a list of events. Murphy doesn''t have to list the specific, actual scenes in the story.


    Action structure is a way to define main arcs and values. It doesn''t need to fill in all the details. For example, in the second act of the script, he can set "something bad happened" as a place holder, because these actions and events can be described in detail in the event table.


    This work is also much easier, Hollywood has a ready-made action structure table template to use.


    After that, Murphy can use it as a model to fill in the template situation and start to fill in the story content of the script. Moreover, the filling will not make unexpected content, and will develop according to the traditional three-stage structure.


    Although the whole story will be flashback, the rhythm is still in the standard Hollywood mode. The dead waiter must be an ordinary little person at the beginning, and then through some unimportant little things, he will intersect with other main characters, or even conflict with them. This is also a very common way for the script to stimulate events.


    As soon as the dead man inspires the event, he needs to make a decision. The decision in the script is not because of the plan of the character or the * * but the way that Murphy puts the dead man on his way.


    The next step is the journey and test of the second act of the three-stage structure. The simple story of death attendants as an ordinary person will also become complicated in this process.


    In this process, the reality of the combination of other characters and the bad decision of the dead waiter will bring more pain and complexity to the protagonist, force the character to struggle, push the plot forward, and make the story more complicated - if you don''t do something, the protagonist can''t move forward, and the protagonist has exhausted all means.


    Here, the second act can be concluded, and then the crucial third act.


    The third act is the protagonist''s decision and the whole story.


    Once an important decision is made, the leading role of the dead waiter will no longer struggle because of the main problems. The only thing Murphy needs to solve is the conflict between people and the values formed by the dead waiter.


    It is, of course, that the dead man decides to change and identify with his own defects.


    This is the value of the story. The characters finally understand why the original plan or "satisfaction" is a mirage, but they also gain something more important, a new understanding of themselves.


    This is the end of the script, and the whole story is officially completed. Then Murphy modifies and fills in some border boxes. For example, in addition to borrowing a part of the comic book, the lines of the dead waiter''s mouth cannon are also written by Robert Downey Jr., so as to be more in line with the current social situation.


    The black humor in it is also helped by Seth Logan and Jonah hill, both of whom are good at making jokes.


    After finishing the first draft of the script, Murphy, together with the plan, sent it to bill rosis and Carla Firth. If the project wants to go ahead, they need to fight for the copyright. (to be continued). )

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    Having a good looking script, or story model, is the basic condition that can move investors, but this is by no means the key factor. No film company has seen a single script and immediately decided to set up a project.


    For example, the "dead man" project promoted by Murphy is not the most common project in Hollywood where production companies set projects and then recruit directors or other positions. For example, for big movies such as spider man, there are projects first, and then writers and directors are recruited. This is also the most popular production mode in Hollywood. Instead, it is driven by directors and producers Besides the script, there is also a plan that can be seen through.


    A director like Murphy, who is not even a second rate director, throws a script to a film company without even the most basic idea. Why does the other party want to invest?


    Therefore, Murphy also specially prepared a plan for Carla Firth. The most important part of the plan is a budget. The initial budget of the film is $60 million.


    This is the result of his careful calculation. With the previous films as the capital, such investment is relatively easy to get. Moreover, we can''t expect fox in the 20th century to invest a lot of money in such a not particularly famous superhero.


    Murphy''s plays and plans were sent to CAA at the same time. With the success of the previous films and the increasing status of bill rosis in CAA, he won the support of CAA without much effort.


    At this stage, Murphy also needs the help of CAA. For directors of his level, CAA''s one-stop packaging service can save a lot of unnecessary trouble, effectively shorten the project preparation time and reduce the pressure brought by heavy work, so as to put more energy on film production.


    After talking to bill Rossi and Brian Lauder, director of CAA''s film and Television Department, Murphy agreed to continue to hand over the project to CAA.


    And with the help of CAA, Carla Firth will be more sure to get the film adaptation right of the dead man.


    Bill rosis also made every effort to assist Carla Firth''s high-level negotiation with Fox in the 20th century.


    In addition, he also sent some news about other aspects to Murphy. Mike was inspired by some people and rushed to hold Radley Scott''s thigh. Although he could not package the service for the project at all and had no such qualification, he was ready to participate in it extremely.


    Seeing such a big project, Mike has put the future of him and many of his potential customers on the line.


    The only exception is Jessica chastan, who is preparing to terminate her contract with Michael and move to another agent in CAA.


    Bill - rosis considered many aspects, did not accept Jessica - chastan, but helped her introduce another very good female agent of the company.


    Then there is the progress of fox in the 20th century. Carla Firth has formally submitted this project to the company, but it has been blocked by the film production director, Dave Scola. The competition between the two is almost obvious, and the strong opposition of the other side is no surprise.


    Carla Firth is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. Her own efforts are on the one hand, and the appreciation and support of the senior management of fox group is on the other hand.


    Her hands wandered around the two projects, X-Men 3, led by Dave Scola, and the kingdom of heaven, which has been definitely named, as if ready to reach in and grab a piece from them.


    Especially in "the kingdom of heaven", at a high-level meeting of fox in the 20th century, Carla Firth had a fierce dispute with Dave Scola about the director and producer of the project.


    "I don''t think it''s appropriate to introduce Redley Scott as the director of the project!"


    Carla Firth''s voice was loud enough to spread to every corner of the conference room. "As a director, there is no doubt about Radley Scott''s shooting philosophy and directing ability. However, in post production, he always makes some actions that are not in line with the market, especially the editing is too personal. Throughout his failed works, this is not the case!"


    "I want to say something!" Dave Scola immediately stood up, "these concerns are impossible to establish, the crew is the producer responsibility system, Redley Scott will not have the final editing right!"


    Carla Firth didn''t give up. "The producer you proposed also has problems. The project investment is so huge that the producer must be good enough. I think Jon Landau should be used!"


    Many people in the conference room, including Harry Allen, CEO of 20th century fox, are nodding gently. If Jon Landau escorts the project, the risk will be much less.


    Hearing that Carla Firth pulled out the producer who operated Titanic by hand, Dave Scola knew that the producer he listed could not be used. No matter experience and fame, or qualification and ability, there was more than two levels of difference between the two sides.


    But put the project in Jon Landau''s fat hands


    Dave Scola immediately denied the idea, the other side is extremely strong, if the project to his hands, they can control it?"Jon Landau has been resting in recent years and has been out of the market for some time," said Dave Scola, looking at Carla Firth. "I''ll personally be the producer of this project and control every step of the production process!"


    "This..." Carla Firth deliberately put on an unprepared look, bright eyes in the irony is fleeting, then turned the words back, "I don''t think Redley Scott is appropriate."


    "You object because you object!" Dave Scola is about to run away. "You''re a journalist. Do you know how to make movies?"


    "I''m not as good as you, I admit." Carla Firth is a serious and responsible attitude, "but the total investment of the project may reach 150 million US dollars, we must be cautious!"


    Dave Scola glared, "you..."


    "All right!" He was interrupted by CEO Harry Arens before he finished saying, "stop fighting!"


    Carla Firth and Dave Scola looked at each other and sat back in their positions.


    "It''s a huge investment." Harry - Allen light said, "continue to conduct preliminary research and audit."


    Hearing this, Dave Scola''s face turned a little black, and then he saw the opposite Carla Firth give him a proud look, like a winner.


    As soon as he walked out of the meeting room, Dave Scola found Carla Firth.


    Standing in the hallway, Carla Firth squints at Dave Scola, deliberately raising her chin a little bit. "What''s the matter?"


    "I want to talk to you." And Dave Scola doesn''t want to talk nonsense.


    "About the movie project," Carla Firth said rudely, "I''ve said all I have to say."


    Seeing that the people around him were almost gone, Dave Scola said in a low voice, "let''s talk about it openly."


    Carla Firth thought for a moment and said, "go to my office."


    She led the way, followed by Dave Scola, who walked into Carla Firth''s office.


    "Sit down." Carla Firth pointed to the sofa in the office, and regardless of Dave Scola, she sat in the boss''s chair behind her desk like a sharp and mean woman.


    Dave Scola frowned, but didn''t say anything. He came to solve the problem, not to delay his project indefinitely.


    "You do this," he did not sit down at all, standing at the conference table, condescending like a boss reprimanding subordinates, "will only let other departments look down on our production department!"


    "It will only represent the performance of the Department." Carla Firth doesn''t eat it at all, "not anything else."


    "What do you want?" said Dave Scola in a low voice


    "I didn''t think about it." Carla Firth opened her hand, shrugged her shoulders playfully, and naturally said, "you''re all against my project. You''re putting obstacles in my project. I''ll have to do it your way."


    "Do you want the movie rights to die?" Dave Scola snorted, "you''re so naive, Murphy Stanton''s cut director, directing a superhero movie. It''s ridiculous! He''s going to destroy the death guard, destroy the X-Men, and affect the whole company! "


    "Don''t be so righteous." Carla Firth didn''t seem to care at all. "You know, I know, it''s not about corporate interests, it''s just personal grudges."


    One wants to be in a higher position, and the other doesn''t want to be in a higher position. The contradiction between them can''t be reconciled at all.


    Don''t want to lose momentum in front of a woman, Dave Scola waved his hand and said, "as long as I''m the director, don''t even think about it."


    "Oh..." Carla Firth laughed. "The kingdom of heaven will be postponed indefinitely."


    Without waiting for Dave Scola to speak, she said, "I don''t care. Deadman is just a small project, and the estimated investment is only about $60 million. Murphy is full of black style ideas. Deadman is just trying to make a superhero movie. Miramax is still inviting him to direct crime city 2 Well, with my relationship with him, it''s not difficult for 20th century fox to make an investment in it. "


    "And what about your project?" Carla Firth''s sarcasm was not disguised. "The total investment is about 150 million dollars, right? Expected box office of $300 million in North America? The global expectation is 800 million US dollars? With your qualifications and contributions in the X-Men series, if you can operate such a film and win a big victory, and then even become the CEO of fox or get other positions, it seems that it is possible... "


    She stood up, her eyes glinting over Dave Scola. "Are you really going to cash out one of my little projects with such a project?" (to be continued). )( )

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    The office was quiet, and Dave Scola walked back and forth, frowning all the time. He was obviously thinking about Carla Firth''s words, which of the two projects was more important? One is a super epic with countless hopes, the other is just a second-line superhero


    He is full of confidence in his own project, and firmly believes that as long as the project is set up for shooting, it will definitely become a big hit film beyond Gladiator.


    In contrast, the script and plan submitted by Carla Firth is only a minor project. Superhero movies don''t have enough investment. It''s better not to even touch them. Moreover, the scale is so large that it is likely to be R-rated after the movie is finished, which will inevitably lead to the loss of the largest audience of such movies.


    What''s more, people like Murphy Stanton are suitable for superhero movies? Don''t be kidding. A director with such an obvious cut style is definitely a disaster for superhero movies.


    In this way, the project of "dead man" may not succeed, and even has a very high probability of failure. Kara Firth is a newcomer in the industry after all, and the help she brings is Murphy Stanton, a niche film director. Do these two people want to get his position together? It''s a joke.


    As one of the six major Hollywood companies, 20th century fox is not a small company like Fox Searchlight and Miramax. If you want to get a foothold in this kind of company, you have to have super production!


    In just a few minutes, Dave Scola made a decision.


    "For the development of the company, we don''t have to fight each other!" Compared with Carla Firth, Dave Scola is very righteous, "I''ll let the dead man project go."


    Carla Firth smiles at him. "I''m not going to interfere with your project of the kingdom of heaven."


    At this point, there was no need for the negotiation to continue. Dave Scola nodded to Carla Firth, turned and walked out of her office.


    When the door of the office was closed, Carla Firth, who was sitting on the boss''s chair, took a breath. She tried her best to achieve the present situation. Otherwise, how could the deputy of a department force the principal to be like this?


    In any case, she has achieved what she wanted. She has not only got the pass of the dead man, but also may push Dave Scola into the kingdom of heaven.


    What is the future of the kingdom of heaven? She believed in Murphy''s analysis and her own judgment from a pile of data.


    It''s not easy for a woman to be a senior executive of six major Hollywood companies. It''s even harder for her to go further.


    After pressing the phone on her desk, Carla Firth told her secretary not to be disturbed for a while. Then she picked up the phone and dialed Murphy''s number. It took a long time for someone to get through.


    "It''s me, Carla." She complained into the microphone, "what are you doing? So long to answer the phone? "


    "I was driving. I was just crossing the road." Murphy''s voice rang from the receiver. "I''m on my way to the International Airport."


    "The airport?" Carla Firth immediately remembered, "is Gail back?"


    "Well, the plane will arrive in an hour."


    Hearing this, Carla Firth decided to make a long story short. "I''ve got good news for you. I''ve basically got Dave Scola


    There''s more and more traffic on the road to the airport, Murphy said, "just a moment."


    He found a suitable parking place on the side of the road. After parking, he said to his mobile phone, "this is the second good news I''ve heard in recent days."


    "What''s the first good news?" Kara Firth''s question came from her cell phone.


    Murphy shrugged and said, "Gail''s back, of course."


    Although he has to make phone calls at least three times a day, he is not without worry. Gail gado changed his decision to stay in Israel after he returned.


    And I can tell from the phone that Gail gado''s mother doesn''t really want her to come to Los Angeles to study. Murphy also worries that family resistance will change Gail gado''s decision.


    On several phone calls, Gail gado obviously hesitated. Murphy even put her on a satellite phone with video function. Fortunately, she finally came back.


    "Well, I won''t disturb you." Carla Firth''s voice rang out again. "It''s just the first step to get rid of Dave Scola. I have to convince the top management of the company. There''s still a lot of work waiting for me to do."


    "Kara," Murphy reminded her, "don''t forget to inform bill and CAA."


    He is very clear that to get rid of Dave Scola is only to remove the biggest obstacle of the project. Even with the promotion of Carla Firth and CAA, it will take time for the project to really get the pass of 20th century fox.


    Like sin city, the copyright of this project is firmly in the hands of 20th century fox. Without the nod of 20th century fox, the project could not be established.


    Put away the phone, Murphy starts the car and continues to drive to Los Angeles International Airport.After arriving at the airport, he buttoned the baseball cap on the co pilot''s head. He looked at the time and came to the exit. No one noticed him. After the North American publicity of "Sin City" ended, Murphy''s surroundings gradually became quiet. The gossip news of those stars was more valuable than his.


    After waiting for a while, the mobile phone rings and Murphy takes a look. It''s a text message from Gail gado.


    "I''m off the plane. I''ll be right out."


    The airport is very big. It takes time to get here. After a full ten minutes, people come out of the airport one after another. Murphy stands in the front of a group of people picking up the plane and looks inside the airport. When the number of people coming out gradually decreases, he finally sees the familiar figure.


    Gail gado, dressed in a light casual dress, with her hair neatly combed behind her head, came with two huge suitcases. When Murphy saw her, she saw Murphy too. She raised a slender arm and waved to this side.


    Tall and long legged, she attracted the attention of many people around her, but Gail gado only saw Murphy. When she walked out of the machine, she threw away her luggage cart and almost jumped on Murphy who was waiting here.


    Murphy hugged Gail gado tightly and gave her another kiss on the cheek.


    "Every day I think of you." Gail gado''s face was buried in his chest. "I wish I could fly here."


    "Me too." Murphy kisses her white ear again.


    Although the flow of people at the exit decreased, it was not a place to talk. Murphy patted her on the back, "let''s talk in another place."


    "Well." Gail gado nodded gently.


    Walking to the railings of the exit, Murphy takes two suitcases from the cart and drags them to the parking lot. Gail gado takes up the rest of his backpack and follows him. His bright eyes never leave Murphy. He seems to want to make up for all the regrets that he hasn''t seen him these days.


    "You know what? Honey, "Murphy said as she walked," when you called and said that your mother didn''t approve of your coming to Los Angeles to study, I was almost scared. I wanted to rush there and get you back from Israel. "


    "Why didn''t I see that you were in a hurry during the video call?" Gail gado said on purpose.


    That''s what she said, but thinking of Murphy''s anxiety at that time, she still feels very sweet. He really cares about himself.


    Murphy pointed to his face. "You don''t know. Even if I''m worried, I won''t show it."


    Gail gado knows that Murphy is not the kind of person who shows his emotions.


    "You mean it." Gail gado deliberately put on his face, "it''s not in vain that I came to Los Angeles from Israel."


    At this time, Murphy pressed the remote control, opened Cadillac''s trunk, put two suitcases in, closed them, took Gail gado''s backpack and put them on the rear seat. They got on the car respectively. Murphy closed the door and raised the window glass with special film.


    Then, he turned his head and looked at Gail gado. Before he could say anything, Gail gado rushed up and seemed to have endured it for a long time.


    Murphy felt a pair of slender arms hanging on his neck like iron hoops. He held out his hands and picked up the delicate face with clear lines. He gave her a deep look in her eyes, lowered his head and printed it on the soft red lips. Then he felt Gail gado''s fierce response.


    Just like all lovers who meet again after a long separation, apart from language and spirit, they also need other ways to express and vent their pent up yearning.


    Murphy''s hand falls on Gail gado''s waist and touches the belt buckle with metal texture. Gail gado''s hand has already reached into the hem of his T-shirt


    Feel Murphy untie the waist buckle, Gail gado suddenly wake up, this is a parking lot!


    She leaned on Murphy''s shoulder and took a vicious bite. "Don''t be here. Go home quickly!"


    This and the pain in his shoulder also reminded Murphy, who drew back his hand and stamped it hard on Gail gado''s forehead, "yes."


    After simply cleaning up the clothes that Gail gado had crumpled, Murphy started the car, left the parking lot, drove onto the road, and rushed to Santa Monica''s home at a much faster speed than before.


    After Murphy bought the black Cadillac, it was definitely the first time that it ran so fast. The two people in the car did not speak, but they made frequent eye contact, as if they could see the burning flames among them.


    The car finally arrived in the Santa Monica valley area and went directly into the garage connected with the house. While parking, Murphy picked up a remote control and pressed it on the back. The garage door landed slowly. He no longer had any scruples. He unfastened his seat belt, got up and threw Gail gado on the front passenger.


    As if it had been waiting too long, Gail gado reached down and began to respond enthusiastically.


    The garage became a battlefield. (to be continued). )

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    Men and women in love only have each other in their eyes and don''t pay attention to others at all. Especially, Murphy and Gail gado still meet again after a long separation, and their demands for each other become more intense and even crazy.


    In the next few days, Murphy completely blocked the information from the outside world. Everything about her work was thrown out of the air. She and Gail gado were hiding in their home in the valley area alone. Their exuberant energy and crazy mood had surpassed the scorching sunshine in Los Angeles in August, and almost set the house on fire.


    The main building, the sub building, the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen, even the lawn, the swimming pool, the garage, the barbecue house, as long as the interest of Murphy and Gail gado comes, they will become happy venues.


    Even one evening, they climbed to the top of the top floor. Under the setting sun, Gail gado put on a straight horse posture and had a super difficult carnival.


    In the whole five days, there was only Gail gado in Murphy''s world, and there was only Murphy in Gail gado''s world. Except that they went to the supermarket to buy necessities once in the middle, they never went out again.


    On top of a huge floating bed in the swimming pool, Murphy and Gail gado have just finished a joyful exercise, hiding in a place covered by coconut trees and palm trees and whispering together.


    "That''s good." Gail gado was lying flat without any clothes on. "I really want to stay here forever."


    She touched Murphy''s face with one hand. "You''ll always be with me."


    "That''s what I think," Murphy said, holding her in her arms and sliding her hand down her ankle all the way through her long, attractive leg. "We can do something new."


    Hearing this, Gail gado seemed to be in a mood again. He thought of the script he had seen in his study and suggested, "wade Wilson and Vanessa can stay at home for a whole year. Why don''t we try?"


    "That''s good now!"


    But when he got to the bottom of the bed, Murphy and Garfield tried to make a little bit of noise.


    Even if they fell into the water, they had no intention of ending the war, and the war broke out again.


    Although Murphy and Gail gado both want to try to hide at home for a year, real life is not a cartoon after all. They can''t exist alone without the outside world.


    There is nothing important on Murphy''s side for the moment. With the efforts of bill rosis and Carla Firth, 20th century fox has pushed "the dead man" into the audit. What he needs to do now is to wait.


    Gail gado is different. This time she came to Los Angeles, not only because of Murphy, but also because she came here to study. Now it''s near the end of August, and she''s going to the opening season in North America. She also needs to go to the school that she applied for.


    After hiding at home for nearly a week, Murphy and Gail gado finally end their short seclusion and return to the real world.


    Driving the black Cadillac, Murphy drove Gail gado to the West wood district. He squinted at Gail gado who opened the light shield to look at him in the mirror.


    "I remember you have an Israeli driver''s license. Go and get an American driver''s license." He said.


    In this car country, especially in Los Angeles, where the public transportation system is not very developed, it is very inconvenient to have no car.


    Gail gado nodded, joking, "you want to give me a ride?"


    "What do you want? Porsche? Maserati? Or Lamborghini? " Murphy said casually, "or Hummer?"


    "Not at all." Gail gado could see that Murphy was not joking and shook his head. "I don''t like these."


    She changed the subject, pointed to her eyes and asked, "are there dark circles under her eyes?"


    Murphy looked around. "No, you''ve always been so beautiful."


    Gail gado ignored him and continued to look in the mirror. Murphy asked strangely, "you''ve been looking in the mirror since you got up this morning. What''s the matter?"


    "I see dark circles under my eyes." Gail - gado seems to be a bit distressed, "recently too uncontrolled, this will be rapid aging ah."


    Murphy is dumb. She''s only 18 years old. She''s far away from aging.


    "We''ve been over indulgent these days!" Gail - gado is very serious said, "in the future you don''t tease me, we have to be moderate."


    "Honey," Murphy felt particularly innocent, "half the time you''re teasing me."


    "Do you have one?" Gail - gado selective amnesia, ferocious looking at Murphy, "I have it?"


    As long as Murphy nodded, she would jump up and bite hard.


    For safety reasons, Murphy shook his head. "No, absolutely not!"


    two people wantonly laughing and talking, Cadillac entered the West wood area of Losangeles. The West wood area is located in the western part of Losangeles. The southern part of Sunset Strip is one of the elite areas in the great Losangeles area. It is also a safer and fashionable area. It is only five miles away from the Pacific coast. It is only ten minutes away from the most expensive residential areas in Losangeles, such as Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. It''s accessible.Gail gado applied to the University of California, Los Angeles, which is located here.


    Murphy also learned a while ago that he had an oolong. Berkeley College of the University of California is not in Los Angeles, but in Berkeley, San Francisco. Fortunately, Gail gado knows this. Otherwise, if they go to Berkeley College of the University of California, they will become long-distance lovers again.


    The location of UCLA is just right. In the west is a mixed commercial and residential area. In the East is Beverly Hills. In the southeast is century city. It''s just the place where Murphy often goes back and forth. Gail gado chooses this school, which is very convenient for him to take care of.


    Gail gado applied to law school here and is one of the most famous majors at UCLA.


    The school covers an area of more than 17000 square kilometers and is surrounded by the three richest districts in Los Angeles, which are divided into North and South campuses.


    Murphy stops Cadillac off campus, pulls Gail gado''s luggage and accompanies her into the north campus.


    The north campus is the center of the original campus of UCLA. Its architectural style is relatively old. All the buildings are covered with imported Italian bricks. It is the center of Arts, humanities, law, social sciences, law and economics.


    When passing Dixon square, the center of the north campus, Murphy suddenly felt very familiar. It seemed that she had seen it many times. After recalling it, she gradually remembered that the square surrounded by oak trees had appeared in many Hollywood movies.


    The two went directly to law school. Under the guidance of a staff member, they completed the admission procedures, and then went west along the long avenue to Gail gado''s dormitory.


    Originally, Murphy wanted Gail gado to live with him, and Gail gado was willing to enjoy the world. But she always understood why she came to Los Angeles. Being with Murphy was only one of the reasons, and reading.


    She not only has to complete her studies, but also become a legal elite, so that she can help her motherland surrounded by wolves in the future.


    Gail gado made great determination to refuse Murphy''s suggestion and decided to apply for the dormitory of the school. Anyway, it''s very close to Santa Monica. She can go there at any time if she wants to.


    The dormitory area of UCLA is located on a hillside in the west of the school. Gail gado keeps looking over there beside Murphy with a suitcase. As early as the days when she and Murphy were hiding together, grace accepted Murphy''s entrustment and applied for the best dormitory here.


    "Tired?" As he looked back, Gail gado saw the sweat on Murphy''s forehead. He quickly took out the cup from his backpack, twisted it open and handed it to Murphy, "have some water."


    Murphy took the glass, drank, and said again, "it''s so convenient to live with me."


    "We all need to make room for each other," Gail gado said, picking up his cup and walking on Murphy''s arm toward the dormitory area. "I''ll move to you at the weekend."


    Knowing Gail gado''s relatively independent character, Murphy did not say any more. She took him to the dormitory area and quickly found a small white building according to the signs on the instruction map.


    Like most buildings in Los Angeles, the small building is not high. It has only five floors. It looks a little old from the outside. But when you go in, you can feel the difference immediately. Although the interior decoration is far away from luxury, it is also exquisite. Of course, the price is also quite high.


    However, the money was nothing to Murphy or Gail gado. They just looked at it casually and went up to the third floor together. In the middle of the East corridor on the third floor, they found Gail gado''s room number.


    Murphy took out the key, opened the thick wooden door, dragged his luggage and went in first. Different from the chaos in the impression, the room was extremely clean and tidy, which looked like the room of a star hotel waiting to be checked in.


    "I''m going to live here in the next three years." Gail gado sighed that UCLA only provides three years of residence.


    Murphy looked back and forth, the conditions here are really good, it can be called value for money, the dormitory is a living room and a bedroom structure, the bedroom also has an open balcony, the basic furniture and appliances in the living room are also available.


    In addition, there is a small kitchen and a bathroom, which also has some basic equipment.


    There was a bang at the door. Gail gado, who was ready to pack, put down his suitcase and went to open the door. There was a young girl outside. (to be continued). )

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    Pull open the door, Gail gado see the girl outside, can''t help but Leng for a while, the opposite girl see Gail gado this some obvious Jewish appearance, also Leng Leng.


    "You Hello... " The girl spoke English with some accent, she pointed to the back door, "I''m your neighbor, I lived here last year, see someone new move here, want to say hello."


    She also introduced herself, "I''m Sheikh mesa Muhammad maktomu. You can call me mesa."


    "Hello." Gail gado''s voice was obviously a little stiff.


    Murphy could tell from the words that Gail gado saw the person he didn''t like and quickly walked over. She was also curious about who made Gail gado, a well-educated girl, unhappy when she met for the first time.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy went to the door. "Gail?"


    He looked out, saw the girl''s typical Arab appearance, and immediately understood what was going on.


    "Hello." Murphy nodded politely to the outside.


    The arab girl also nodded to him, "Hello, I live in the opposite neighbor, see someone new move here, want to know."


    Seeing Murphy coming, Gail gado took a better attitude and forced out a smile. "Hello, mesa. I''m Gail gado, from Israel! "


    At the end of the sentence, Murphy could only sigh in secret. He didn''t understand the feelings and grudges between the two nations, and he didn''t want to think about it. There was no solution to these problems.


    After that, Gail said, "even if you don''t have a slow smile, I can see that you''re not very busy."


    "Goodbye." Murphy waved casually.


    Gail gado just nodded and said nothing.


    Mesa went back to open the door and went back to her room. She saw the opposite door closed, and Gail gado closed it.


    "Bad luck." She murmured softly.


    No matter what, it''s all my girlfriend. People like Murphy always set their stance on being close and distant. Although they sighed in the bottom of their heart, they still said, "I''ll find someone to help you adjust a dormitory."


    As he said that, he had already felt out his cell phone, and Gail gadola gave him a look, "honey, don''t bother any more."


    She came up and gave Murphy a kiss. "I''m not going to be with her anymore."


    "Well." Murphy nodded, said nothing more, and helped Gail gado pack.


    Murphy is also very clear that everyone has his own position, and he is no exception. Just as he would feel uncomfortable when he saw the Japanese, he would feel uncomfortable.


    After cleaning up the room and having lunch with Gail gado in the school dining room, Murphy left UCLA alone and went to Century City in the southeast. In bill rosis''s office, she met Carla Firth, who had just come from the fox building.


    "Is it going well?" Murphy pulled a swivel chair and sat next to Carla Firth. "Any good news?"


    Carla Firth put her coffee cup on bill Rossi''s desk. "Is it good news that Fox''s project review in the 20th century is going well?"


    Murphy nodded. In the current situation, it''s only a matter of time before death attendants officially set up the project.


    Bill rosis said, "CAA has decided to set up a project team for deathwatch under my leadership, which is specially responsible for all the business related to deathwatch."


    It seems that CAA is also full of confidence in the 20th Century Fox project "the dead man".


    "I''d better say something bad." Carla Firth turns her swivel chair to Murphy''s side. "The review and evaluation are going well now, but fox in the 20th century can''t invest 60 million dollars in production costs."


    She explained, "the total production cost of the two projects, X-Men 3: back water battle and the kingdom of heaven, is more than 350 million US dollars. In the 20th century, fox has a huge financial pressure and will face many financing problems."


    Murphy knew that and said, "Carla, I have to guarantee 50 million dollars. I can''t finish the film without it."


    "If it doesn''t work," suggested bill rossis, "can we consider introducing external funds?"


    Carla Firth pursed her lips and thought it over.


    "Bringing in external capital?" Murphy said, "Stanton studio can invest, I can bring money into the project."


    It is not uncommon in Hollywood for film studios that direct or star in their films to participate in investing in their leading films, such as "Troy" which Brad Pitt and Warner Brothers are cooperating with, and "mission impossible" series which Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures jointly own the copyright, etc.


    "You can''t get the copyright." Carla Firth reminds Murphy, "twentieth century fox can''t give the copyright of the X-Men series to anyone.""I didn''t think about copyright either." Murphy understands that film copyright is a forbidden area that major companies can''t touch. For example, the contradiction between Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise in recent years is actually a chain reaction caused by the copyright of mission impossible series. "I only need to enjoy the same proportion of achievements as the investment."


    Carla Firth thought about it for a moment and said, "I''ll put your proposal to the board of directors."


    "If 20th Century Fox wants to," Murphy said, looking across from him, "bill, you have full power to negotiate with them on my behalf."


    It''s not a problem for Stanton studios to invest $10 million or even $15 million in this film.


    In the 20th century, fox not only faces huge investment pressure, but also the same huge financing pressure because of the two projects of "X-Men 3: back water battle" and "Kingdom of heaven". This is a high-risk film industry. Financing seems very simple, but it is not easy for Fox group to raise such a large sum of money.


    It''s really a good opportunity to invest, and with Carla Firth in it, Murphy doesn''t have to worry that 20th century fox will do too much on its books.


    If "the dead man" can achieve his expectation, it will make a lot of money just by dividing the box office into one item.


    "By the way, one more thing." Carla Firth said, "because the company''s recent financial pressure is too big, if the project goes on, you and other major members of the crew can not get a very high basic film pay, the project audit team has given me a clear answer, your film pay will only be 30% to 40% of the basic film pay, plus later income sharing to pay."


    Murphy took a look at Bill rosis. "I don''t have a problem with the payment method."


    This is the most mainstream payment method in Hollywood, which can not only reduce the early investment pressure and investment risk, but also tie the crew members firmly to the project, forming a whole of good and bad.


    As for the amount of film payment, we have to wait until the project is approved and see the specific negotiations.


    "What about the people?" Carla Firth turned and asked Bill rosis, "has CAA thought about it in detail?"


    Since CAA will provide one-stop packaging service for the project, the main creators of the crew will surely come from CAA''s customers.


    "Murphy has drawn up a list and I''ve been in touch with a lot of people." Bill rosis is not only speaking to Carla Firth, but also to Murphy, who has not been informed. "Little Robert Downey is still writing lines for the dead waiter. He will add his own spoken style to his lines, so it''s basically no problem to play this role."


    "If the heroine," he said, looking at Murphy, "I met Jessica Alba''s agent and talked to her on the phone. She''s very interested in imitating the cat."


    These two actors are designated by Murphy. He has also communicated with Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba Jr. before, and they basically have no problems participating in the project.


    "What about the other leading actors?" This time it''s Murphy. "Do you have the right person to recommend?"


    "If you are a villain, I have contacted dawn Johnson, who has just been signed by the company. He played the Scorpion King in Mummy series."


    Hearing this, Carla Firth asked, "is that the actor who turned from professional wrestling?"


    Bill rosis nodded, "that''s him. He has promised to participate in the audition if the project is established. I also contacted another professional boxer to audition for the villain


    "Yes." Murphy recognized bill - Rossi''s approach, "when they come to audition."


    He added, "this time Seth Logan will be my deputy with Paul Wilson. This guy has the ability to develop into a director. You all know that I don''t have enough humor cells. I also need him to help me deal with some black humor."


    As long as the project can pass the 20th Century Fox review, these are not problems.


    Murphy, Carla Firth and bill rosis exchanged a lot of opinions and opinions on the project. They had differences, but under the common goal, they could eliminate the differences and find a way to reach a consensus.


    They talked until 5 p.m. when they were ready to leave, Carla Firth suddenly thought of another thing.


    "Dave Scola will personally be the producer of the kingdom of heaven." She said faintly.


    "If X-Men 3 fails to meet expectations, there will be problems with the project." Bill - rossis know Carla - Firth''s mind, "Dave - Scola''s position certainly not stable."


    He suddenly said with a smile, "Carla, Brian Lauder, let me tell you that he is very optimistic about your future."


    Murphy rolled his eyes, CAA can have today''s status, not only by packaging services and other strategies, but also by extensive network and early investment.


    Carla Firth looked at Murphy, and they exchanged a tacit look. She also laughed, "I also like working with Murphy and CAA." [to be continued. ]

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    In front of the whole huge fox group, CAA is really nothing, but it is beneficial and harmless to win such a huge force''s support. Moreover, the project winners of CAA service are far more than the losers, and it is not a bad thing to cooperate with them. On the contrary, they can get a strong help outside the company.


    For CAA, a director of the production department of the six major film companies who are more inclined to cooperate with them can enable them to continue to maintain their dominant position in the industry and even further expand this advantage in the face of fierce competition from many competitors.


    Bill rosis and Carla Firth are not surprised by Murphy''s reaction, especially CAA''s attitude. Now they have lost the strength of Michael owitz when they were in office in the face of the six major Hollywood companies.


    You know, it''s not only other brokerage companies that compete with CAA, but also some people who are transferred from the entertainment brokerage industry.


    When Murphy and Carla Firth leave bill rosis'' office and go down to the hall of the Death Star building, such a person suddenly appears.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    A middle-aged man stands in front of Murphy and Kara Firth and introduces himself, "I''m Maher drakles from the artists management group. I''ve brought Mr. Michael owitz''s greetings."


    Hearing this thunderous name, Murphy was somewhat surprised, but nodded calmly and said, "hello."


    The man, Maher de lacqueres, looked at Carla Firth and said, "can we talk alone?"


    Before Murphy could speak, Carla Firth took the lead in saying, "we''d better have dinner another day. I''ll go first."


    Murphy nodded. "I''ll call you another day."


    As Kara Firth walks out of the Death Star building, Murphy takes her eyes back and turns to the man opposite.


    "This way, please?" Maher de la CREIS leads the way, and Murphy follows. They go to the coffee shop on the second floor and find a quiet stand near the window. After they want coffee, they are looking at each other.


    Few people who work hard in Hollywood in this era don''t know the name of Michael owitz. This can be said to be a Hollywood legend in the 1980s. CAA, founded by himself, is the absolute overlord of the entertainment brokerage industry. For the sake of the company''s business, I can not only pucker up and dance on the dinner table to please the company''s super customers, but also run into the CEO''s office of six major companies Office.


    The mid-1990s is the dividing point of Michael owitz''s life and career. In order to become a real Hollywood superpower, he gave up the CAA he founded and turned to the CEO of Walt Disney. But this time, he failed. The CEO of Walt Disney and Michael Eisner became his Waterloo.


    However, Michael owitz, who left Walt Disney, also saw his own abilities and advantages thoroughly, founded the artist management group, and returned to the entertainment brokerage industry.


    Murphy speculated that the purpose of their coming to find themselves was very simple, just to dig the corner of CAA.


    Sure enough, Maher drakles said his intention directly and clearly, "director Stanton, Mr. owitz appreciates your ability and your potential very much. I''m here to invite you to join the artist management group."


    "I''m very proud and honored to have Mr. owitz''s praise." Murphy politely said, and then politely declined, "I have a very happy cooperation with CAA, and I have no intention of leaving CAA at present."


    "You don''t need to leave CAA." Maher drakles took a look at Murphy in doubt, understood immediately, and quickly said, "you join the artist management group and are not in conflict with CAA."


    "Er..." Murphy has no idea when the talent brokerage Act allows two brokers to sign up at the same time?


    Seeing that Murphy had misunderstood, Maher de lacres explained, "the artist management group has long given up its brokerage business and is now a manager management company."


    "So it is."


    In this way, Murphy made it clear that he had been in Hollywood for several years. Of course, he knew that agents and managers were totally different.


    Different from the entertainment brokerage industry on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, in Hollywood, strictly speaking, brokers and managers jointly undertake the complete work content of the industry employees.


    According to California law and Trade Union regulations, brokers and managers can be said to have a clear division of rights - brokers can get jobs for clients, their job is to reach as many jobs for clients as possible; managers'' responsibility is to design and plan clients'' career, build clients'' career path, and improve their competitiveness The job is to provide their clients with career advice, and to provide advice and suggestions on career choices offered to them by brokers.


    In other words, the broker provides employment opportunities for the client, while the manager suggests which opportunities the client should accept."Director Stanton, we''re not asking you to quit CAA." Maher - dracres timely said, "just want to represent your manager business, for you to plan a better career."


    Murphy doesn''t know much about the industry of managers. Of course, he won''t agree or refuse immediately.


    "I need to think about it." He said.


    According to his own judgment, when CAA has four brokers, it seems that there is no need to add another manager, right?


    Moreover, in terms of broker''s bonus, if a manager is added, his income will be reduced by 5% to 10%.


    Michael owitz''s name is indeed very loud, but today''s Michael owitz is far from the original CAA''s Michael owitz, and it doesn''t have so much attraction for him.


    It is indeed a kind of honor to be liked and sought by Michael owitz. It can even become the capital to show off, but this is a business in essence. No matter from any aspect, he should choose the more successful partner now.


    After leaving the coffee shop, Murphy thought for a moment and dialed the number of Robert Downey Jr. he is a veteran of Hollywood and an acting family. He must have a deeper understanding of managers.


    Indeed, Robert Downey Jr. knows a lot more about the industry than he has been in the industry for a few years.


    He also gave Murphy''s suggestion that if he was still in CAA, he would not need a manager. If he wanted to accept a manager, it would not be long before there would be a conflict between the manager company and the brokerage company, and he must make a choice between the two.


    Because now Hollywood managers are doing a lot of work within the scope of brokers under the banner of managing companies. As early as ten years ago, the two were not complementary, but became competitive.


    Later, Robert Downey, Jr. came out to have dinner with Murphy and explained the situation between the two.


    In Hollywood, any person or company who is engaged in or employed in the production and distribution of films, or has any interest in any production or distribution company, shall not directly or indirectly engage in the broker business or enjoy the broker interest, whether it is a person or company.


    California''s "talent brokerage act" is a special industry law to regulate the entertainment brokerage industry. The act emphasizes that only brokers can obtain jobs for relevant employees, and through a series of provisions to protect them from the invasion of their agents in the process of business practice, such as prohibiting brokers from providing customers with wrong or misleading letters about their job opportunities It is forbidden to send clients to work in unsafe places; it is forbidden to hire "jinv", gamblers and alcoholics; it is forbidden to provide illegal job opportunities for ethnic minorities; it is forbidden to share Commission with clients'' employers.


    The legislative spirit of this law is to maintain and strengthen the distinction between brokers and managers to protect the interests of clients. It stipulates that "no one can work as a broker without a license granted by the Commissioner for labour."


    The law clearly shows that the agent of relevant employees must obtain the broker''s license before they can go to work.


    In other words, if the manager''s job as a broker is illegal, the artist can report to the Commissioner for labor and seek compensation. After the Commissioner for labor finds out, all contracts signed between the manager and the artist will be revoked, and the illegal income in the past year will be confiscated.


    And Hollywood''s major trade unions also stipulate that entertainment agents must hold photos, authorized by them.


    Under the dual regulation of state law and industry regulations, the entertainment brokerage business has become a privileged and strictly protected profession, but there are strict restrictions under the "privilege".


    For example, when Murphy signed a contract with CAA, the first contract was valid for one year, and the longest extension period was three years;


    for example, the agent''s Commission was limited to 10%;


    for example, the agent was forbidden to make or enjoy the work achievements of his clients, and the agent was not allowed to directly or indirectly enjoy the production company or distribution company of any film Any person or company who is engaged in or employed in the production and distribution of films, or has any interest in any production or distribution company, shall not directly or indirectly engage in the brokerage business or enjoy the brokerage interest, whether person or company.


    These strict restrictions are to avoid the "conflict of interests", that is, if the broker obtains the job opportunities for his clients that he is the employer in fact - the broker is entrusted by the client to seek the maximum income of his clients while seeking the job opportunities, and the remuneration of the Commission is also set to make the interests of the two be consistent, but if the broker is the employer, the Commission will be set up The goal of filmmakers and producers is to control costs and maximize profits in the future, which is contrary to the goal of brokers, that is to say, it will bring loss to customers.


    "But you know, where there are interests, there are disputes," Robert Downey Jr. put down his knife and fork and looked at Murphy opposite. He said, "the rules are dead, and people are alive. Managers use these silent tacit understanding to erode the brokerage business on a large scale." (to be continued). )

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    In North America, it seems that the laws and regulations are perfect. The government, the judiciary and various industry associations are all doing things according to law. However, society is made up of people after all. Just like Bill Rossi and Carla Firth can reach a cooperation agreement that actually violates the rules in private, there are certain grey areas in any industry.


    As Robert Downey Jr. said, even in North America, many rules are dead, but people who operate are alive.


    "In fact, the reason why Michael owitz came to you is very simple. You have shown enough potential now. If you can invest in his manager company, he will try to attract you."


    It seems that Robert Downey, Jr. knows a lot about this. He takes a napkin and wipes his mouth. He says, "when you have a liking for the artist management group and become dependent on it, they will encourage you to leave CAA and not use an agent in the future."


    "No broker?" Murphy asked suspiciously, "do you mean that as managers, they can represent the brokerage business?"


    "It''s not allowed by law and industry regulations," Robert Downey Jr. said in the affirmative, "but it''s possible in practice."


    Murphy looks at little Robert Downey, waiting for him to give a more detailed answer.


    As we all know, managers other than brokers can engage in work without a license, but relevant laws and regulations stipulate that managers should not engage in activities to obtain work for customers and should not have conflicts of interest with brokers.


    Similarly, there is no strict contract term and commission cap for managers.


    "Managers have more power space than agents."


    it''s rare to show off in front of Murphy. Robert Downey, Jr. stinks and says, "managers can enjoy or partially enjoy the work of clients, including being a producer. Traditionally, because managers'' responsibility is not to get jobs for clients, but to plan their careers, there is no conflict with brokers. "


    Murphy put her arms around her chest and waited for little Robert Downey to say it himself.


    The best way to deal with a chatterbox who wants to pour his words out is to try not to answer his words. He can''t hold his mouth, and he will soon pour out his inventory.


    Seeing that Murphy didn''t ask any more questions, little Robert Downey pinched his nose, lifted his glass and drank.


    "You know what, Murphy? The current Hollywood agent industry is facing a huge challenge! "


    Sure enough, Robert Downey, Jr. can''t help but start to fall out. "Today''s agents are more to represent those well-known and attractive clients, and they want to look for someone like you no matter how hard it is..."


    He pointed to himself, "or a client that I''ve shown enough potential for."


    It''s very realistic, but it''s also the actual situation. If it wasn''t for the great progress made in shooting hard candy, would bill rosis sign Murphy? If it wasn''t for the big sale of electric saw? Will CAA renew the brokerage contract with Murphy?


    Murphy understood what little Robert Downey meant. Seeing that he was no longer such a stink, Murphy also said, "so, those new people who are not famous, who seem to have little potential and need to develop will not be favored by brokers, and managers will become the just needs of this part of the market?"


    "That''s right." Robert Downey, Jr. nodded his head, but Murphy shook his head and asked, "do you want managers to get jobs for clients who don''t have agents?"


    Previously, Robert Downey Jr. said that for managers, they usually take over a lot of so-called "problematic" customers, either new comers or customers with no market power. Managers need to invest a considerable amount of time and money to incubate and develop these customers, so that these customers can gradually attract employers power.


    Therefore, managers usually need an extendable contract term and a high commission ratio to encourage managers to develop "problematic" customers for a long time, continuously and with risks.


    That''s why Murphy''s invitation to Michael owitz is not so popular. No one wants to be exploited again.


    "Yes, the manager!" "That''s the basic conflict between managers and brokers," Robert Downey Jr. If a manager goes to obtain a license, he will be limited by the validity period of the contract and the upper limit of the Commission, and his development of customers will face great risks. If a manager does not hold a license but "gets a job" for his customers, he will have to take the risk that the Labor Commissioner will cancel the contract and forfeit his income for violating the regulations. "


    But he shook his head, "the fact is far from that, as long as the customer does not report, generally no one will pay attention to these. Even if someone reports it, it''s not a problem now. Before I was arrested, the California Labor Court dealt with a lawsuit against the manager. The result of the penalty not only failed to deal with the defendant''s manager, but also expanded the boundary of the manager''s "getting a job."


    "Oh?" Murphy came interested, "what kind of penalty is it?""In that case, the labor court set an exception for the manager to" illegally "obtain a job," Robert Downey Jr. immediately gave the answer. "As long as the manager plays an active role in a production project, he can bypass the restriction of licensing and directly employ his clients, that is, he can legally seek a job for his clients!"


    Murphy was more or less surprised. "What else can I do?"


    Such an exception almost confirms the legitimacy of a manager''s "getting a job.".


    It''s too simple. Even if he is a layman, he can think of a way for the manager to obtain legitimacy. According to the law, the agent can''t directly participate in the film production, but the manager can. A manager can first operate himself as the producer of a production group or one of many producers, which is in line with the requirement of "playing an active role in a production project" It''s legal and reasonable to ask for a job for your clients.


    It has to be said that if people play with such things as law, they will also have quite different effects.


    Robert Downey Jr. added, "some managers also invest in and take shares in the projects of production companies, which will have a great influence on the film projects, and even get the leading power. This means that some managers and producers have enough strength to develop the production projects that can work for their clients, and are not interfered by other producers ¡­¡­¡±


    "Of course, this will affect the interests of brokers, further amplifying the conflict of interests between the two."


    He shrugged. "In the past, brokers and managers were complementary, but now they are competitive. Basically, the situation now is that managers can do whatever brokers can do - and even more, more and more managers have the essence of brokers. "


    Murphy suddenly remembered, "I''ve heard bill mention it. It seems that a manager company has approached him."


    "That''s normal." Robert Downey Jr. is not surprised. "The current trend has led to the outflow of a large number of brokers from brokerage companies to managers'' companies, which in turn further blurs the once clear demarcation line between brokers and managers. Many managers and managers'' companies are also providing customers with services of" getting jobs "in a practical sense."


    "But brokers have their own advantages." Murphy frowned and said, "managers don''t get the agency of superstars."


    "For the moment, it is, but not forever." From a traditional performing family, Robert Downey Jr. is far more well-informed than Murphy. "In the days when you and Gail gado were hiding at home, Michael owitz''s artist management company had already taken care of Robin Williams. Robin Williams fired his brokerage company. In the future, it will completely rely on his manager to complete all kinds of transactions, and he will be a good artist The artist management company is targeting Leonardo DiCaprio


    This is CAA''s super-a customer.


    The times are changing, the environment is changing, an industry is also producing a variety of changes.


    Judging from what Robert Downey said, with the blurring of manager boundaries, many entertainment brokerage companies headed by CAA and William Morris are bound to suffer a huge impact, and even lose their dominant position in the industry.


    But Murphy clearly remembers that even ten years later, the market size of CAA in Hollywood did not shrink, but continued to grow gradually, only the growth trend became extremely slow.


    Although his understanding of the industry is far less than that of Robert Downey Jr., an old man with family tradition, Murphy is not a fool. He just thought about it for a while and then figured it out.


    CAA to maintain a strong fundamental or one-stop packaging services and cross management services!


    Although the law explicitly stipulates that agents are not allowed to participate in film production, from another perspective, the packaged transaction of agents is actually a producer.


    The traditional broker model is becoming more and more passive. Being locked up by the Commission ceiling, their income can not compete with the managers. However, the one-stop packaging service has broken through this limitation. In fact, the packaging transaction is similar to the production. Although the brokers are prohibited from becoming producers by the trade union, they are not prohibited from packaging customers together for trading.


    Murphy said what he thought, but Robert Downey, Jr. was not surprised. He took it for granted that "this is another point of conflict of interest between agents and managers. This kind of packaged transaction makes agents actually become producers, which will affect the production mode of managers. Of course, there will be conflicts of interest."


    Robert Downey Jr. said that Murphy has fully understood that the one-stop packaging service is highly praised by brokerage companies, which not only can attract customers and earn more profits, but also can continue to maintain its position in the industry in the competition of managers.


    Moreover, the cross management service of CAA''s multiple brokers to customers not only increases the cost of job hopping, but also the integrated service from work to life and then to special opportunities.


    Attracting customers, mastering upstream resources and obtaining higher profits by means of packaged services and integrated services -- being forced to be a manager by a "broker" in the disguise of a manager, this is the real portrayal of the current Hollywood brokerage industry. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 249

    "In fact, CAA is providing us with manager services."


    Robert Downey, Jr. is very clear about this. He strongly suggests, "there is really no need to join Michael owitz''s artist management company. The tug of war between the two will involve your energy and choice, and will affect your status in CAA. It will not benefit the resources and treatment you will enjoy in CAA in the future."


    Although he''s just an actor, he knows the importance of staying focused for a director. Murphy has been taking care of him, and he doesn''t want to see Murphy make the wrong choice.


    In Hollywood, sometimes if you take a wrong step, you may go into the abyss.


    "I''m looking for a manager''s company, not to add more people to share my rewards?" It seems that Murphy didn''t think about the future of cooperation with CAA, just didn''t want more people to share his reward, "I''m afraid there will be 10%? Then I won''t do it! "


    Then he began to laugh.


    Robert Downey, Jr. gave him a middle finger with disdain, but he was also relieved.


    He is also a client of CAA now. If Murphy leaves CAA, it will affect him.


    To a large extent, Murphy is not only a friend of his, but also a friend of his. He also hopes that the two can continue to work together to create their own glory.


    "It''s almost time." Little Robert Downey looked at his watch and suggested, "if it''s OK, let''s go to Depp''s bar for a drink?"


    Murphy shook his head. "I''m going back to bed early. Carla Firth and I have an appointment to go to 20th Century Fox tomorrow morning to do marketing consulting for the project."


    It''s very important for the project to be approved. He must keep enough energy.


    Out of the restaurant, and Robert Downey, respectively, Murphy drove his car, slowly toward Santa Monica, passing the West wood District, but also made a special call to Gail gado.


    "Honey, what are you doing?"


    Just after he asked, Gail gado''s tired voice came from the receiver, "I''ve just cleaned the dormitory thoroughly, ready to take a bath."


    Thinking of Gail gado''s slender body, Murphy''s heart was burning. "Wait for me to come with you?"


    "Are you sure you want to come?" Gail gado''s words are full of abuse. "Men are not allowed to stay in dormitories. You can''t get in at this time."


    "Why don''t you come out," Murphy suggested, "and come home with me."


    "I I... " Gail gado over there was also very interested, but her childhood education also gave her enough self-control, "I''d better wait for the weekend. I just came here to get familiar with the environment and classmates, and..."


    She stopped for a moment and said, "we''ve been indulgent for almost a week. I''m overindulgent and have dark circles under my eyes. Be moderate."


    "All right." Murphy sped up. "I''ll pick you up at the weekend."


    With a few more intimate words, he hung up and drove home.


    Perhaps the indulgence of a period of time ago really consumed too much physical strength and energy. Murphy had a good night''s sleep. In this world, any investment of more than 50 million US dollars will not be easily achieved, let alone seeing a script being fooled into making a decision.


    After dealing with 20th century fox, Murphy went to San Francisco with Gail gado over the weekend, patiently waiting for the outcome of 20th century fox, not only the film project, but also the investment of Stanton studio. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 250

    It wasn''t until early September that Murphy waited for the exact reply from 20th century fox. After a series of preliminary investigation, evaluation and audit, the audit committee of 20th Century Fox finally signed the project plan of "dead man", and the project was successfully submitted to the top management of fox, and then passed.


    Later, Bill rosis, who negotiated with 20th century fox on behalf of Murphy and Stanton studio, also came with good news. The two sides reached an agreement on the investment of "dead man". 20th Century Fox agreed Stanton studio to inject capital into the project.


    Such a result is also expected. X-Men 3: the battle of backwater and the kingdom of heaven have made huge investment. Another project promoted by Carla Firth, alien vs. iron soldier, has also begun to be prepared. It also needs a lot of funds. Fox in the 20th century is facing huge financial pressure.


    Financing is a necessary choice to solve the problem of fund source of these projects, and the director brings the capital into the group, which is also a necessary choice to solve the problem of fund and reduce the risk.


    Murphy, on behalf of Stanton studio, and Kara Firth, on behalf of 20th century fox, soon signed a specific investment agreement.


    With a total production cost of $60 million, Stanton studios accounts for a quarter of the total investment, or $15 million. Correspondingly, Stanton studios also enjoys a quarter of the box office profit.


    In terms of TV copyright, DVD video copyright and VOD copyright, Stanton studio has also reached an agreement with 20th century fox. Among all the copyright revenue in the first five years of the film, Stanton studio also enjoys a share of revenue equal to the proportion of investment.


    There is also a memorandum clause in the agreement, all the investment and income will not involve the copyright of the film, that is, Stanton studio will not own any copyright of "dead man".


    This is the basic premise for Stanton studio to negotiate with 20th century fox, and it is also the practice in the industry. Both sides have no objection.


    In addition, such as dead hand play, dolls and image authorization, etc., have nothing to do with Stanton studio.


    However, Murphy is quite satisfied with this. He doesn''t have much capital yet. He talks with companies like 20th Century Fox about some harsh conditions.


    Then, 20th Century Fox held a large-scale press conference for the project.


    This is, of course, the result of Carla Firth''s efforts.


    "This is a new chapter in X-Men."


    Facing so many reporters, Murphy said, "it will also be a different superhero movie. Because of the confidentiality treaty, I can''t disclose the details of the movie too much, but it''s an R-rated movie!"


    R grade movie! R family superhero movie!


    This news immediately caused a lot of discussion in the news hall, and the reporter was not very surprised. When Carla Firth announced that Murphy was the director, many people expected such a result.


    "It''s just part of the X-Men''s big plan." Carla Firth doesn''t mind throwing out some material to win attention. "20th century fox will be committed to creating a unique X-Men universe!"


    The view of movie universe has existed in Hollywood for a long time, but it has never been formally mentioned. It belongs to the view of cartoon.


    The X-Men universe thrown by Carla Firth, combined with the publicity of fox''s media, soon attracted a lot of people''s attention.


    Bruce Rosenblum, the current Vice President of Warner Bros. home entertainment, is one of them.


    "X-Men universe..."


    In the office, he put down his newspaper and muttered to himself, "a movie space with superheroes."


    Such a concept is quite new in Hollywood and the film industry, but there are too many such spaces in the comic book industry in North America.


    For example, in the multiple universes created by DC Comics, Superman is the superhero to save the earth in this parallel space, and another parallel space may be blackened and degenerated.


    He habitually twists his fingers and continues to think about the news.


    In the 20th century, fox united with Murphy Stanton to create a superhero film of death watch. According to the news revealed by the media, this is a R-class film full of dark wind.


    Bruce Rosenblum can''t help but think of the meeting some time ago. Murphy Stanton not only proposed to Warner Bros. to build a humanized Batman, but also submitted a plan and story model that he looked very reliable. However, he was very quiet and didn''t have much say in front of the new CEO, Bruce Berman.


    Now, Murphy Stanton is looking for marvel and 20th century fox. It seems that he wants to create a super movie with his own ideas.


    The phone connected to the Secretary station suddenly rings, Bruce Rosenblum presses the answer button, and the Secretary''s voice comes over, "boss, the news you just asked me to inquire about has the result. The X-Men universe is not Carla Firth''s idea. There is definite news that this formulation originated from Murphy Stanton!""I see."


    Bruce Rosenblum turned off the phone and sighed, "Murphy Stanton again!"


    Obviously, this is a very, very thoughtful young director.


    At the beginning, Murphy Stanton''s plan was highly implementable and likely to revive the Batman Series. However, when the other party commented on Superman, he also deeply believed that a supernatural Superman was completely separated from the real audience.


    The sense of substitution in superhero movies is very important. Can a superhero who is separated from the audience succeed on the big screen?


    He doesn''t like Superman back.


    Superman series need not return, but restart!


    "It''s not just Superman, there are other superheroes." Bruce Rosenblum himself said to himself, "since X-Men can create a movie universe? Can''t DC''s superheroes? DC Comics have a famous justice alliance


    Superman, Batman and wonder woman, the three giants of justice, are by no means comparable to the X-Men.


    Thinking of this, Bruce Rosenblum''s heart is very hot. He wants to make an executable plan immediately, but the word "plan" just appears in his mind, and his hot heart becomes cold again.


    It''s easy to say, but it''s too hard to do. DC''s comic hero movies have been silent for a long time, so long that movie audiences almost forget them.


    It is not easy for them to regain their brilliance, and they should not rush on like superman returns. Instead, they should have a long-term and complete plan.


    "Planning..."


    Bruce Rosenblum presses the phone and informs the Secretary, "keep a close eye on the dead man. New news is coming to me as soon as possible."


    If Murphy Stanton can prove that his style is suitable for superhero movies with "dead man", he may be a good partner.


    The chain reaction of X-Men universe in the media has exceeded Fox''s expectation in the 20th century. Many media are discussing the feasibility of transplanting the original comic creation concept into the film industry.


    The discussion of the media will affect the readers. There are a large number of potential audience among the readers. The news of the project has been widely spread among the public in the fastest speed and intensive way. For the early publicity of the film, it has achieved the goal.


    With the formal approval of the project, the team Murphy worked with in the past has also officially entered the production team. After the cooperation and tempering of three films, Murphy has become a relatively mature shooting and production team.


    Except for Chen Hu, Yuan Heping''s apprentice, who was specially invited from Hong Kong to act as the action director of the film, all the other department heads who participated in the last shooting will join the cast of "dead man" and continue to cooperate with Murphy.


    This film will not focus on big scenes and special effects. The action scenes of all the characters, especially the death attendants and villains, ganglish and sand angels, will be mainly realistic.


    In terms of action guidance, although Hollywood is catching up, there is still a certain gap from Hong Kong''s action guidance. The last film "city of sin" did not focus on action drama, and most scenes were shot in the way of high-speed slow motion lens, so the requirements for action guidance are not high. Murphy used the action guidance of CAA''s one-stop training.


    However, the other side''s ability still needs to be improved, and it can''t fully meet the requirements of directing the action play "the dead man". To be on the safe side, after communicating with Bill rosis and Carla Firth, Murphy still chose to hire yuan Heping''s team with high salary from Hong Kong.


    Hollywood is indeed ahead of the declining Hong Kong films in all aspects, but Hong Kong films still have their own advantages in action drama.


    Moreover, since Yuan Heping and John Woo entered Hollywood, their actions and gunfight styles have obviously influenced Hollywood. It''s not too much to say that they have profoundly changed the shooting and production mode of these scenes in Hollywood.


    Murphy''s career as a director began in Hollywood and was also influenced by many Hollywood concepts. For example, like most Hollywood directors, he doesn''t care where talents and skills come from. He will use them as long as they are beneficial to himself and the projects he directs.


    Many actors in the crew need special training before shooting.


    After the film was approved, the crew took the lead in negotiating four actors, namely, Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba as the leading actor and heroine, and Donne Johnson and Gina carrano as the villain.


    As Carla Firth said, these actors'' pay will be composed of lower basic pay and different later dividends.


    At the same time, after a seesaw negotiation, Bill rosis also negotiated the salary of Murphy as a director and screenwriter. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 251

    In the death watch group, Murphy holds three concurrent positions, namely director, screenwriter and producer. The director is the main position, the screenwriter provides the necessary additional script, and the producer, as the initiator of the project, needs to ensure his voice in the group as much as possible.


    Hollywood has a mature industrial system. If there are actual positions in the cast, they will get a corresponding salary.


    The total remuneration of the screenwriter is US $300000. Since Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to participate in the writing of the dead man''s lines and Seth Logan to co design humorous scenes, although they will not sign their names in the column of screenwriting, they will share the US $300000 remuneration.


    On the producer side, Murphy is more of a celebrity, but also has a $100000 reward.


    His salary is mainly reflected in his own job as a director. As it was previously determined that the director''s salary would be composed of a lower basic film salary plus later dividends, Murphy''s basic film salary is only $3 million, which will be settled in three stages: the start of the film, the end of the film and the next stage in North America. This aspect is not the focus of the negotiation. Bill rosis and 20th Century Fox The key to success lies in the proportion of box office share and whether it involves the global box office.


    As we all know, after entering the new century, the box office share of Hollywood superstars and first-line directors has not been limited to North America, but has expanded to the global box office. In particular, in the next few years, some superstars will be able to get $50 million in box office dividends from the movies with the global box office boom.


    But now Murphy can''t compare with those super-a stars and first-line directors, and can''t get such a high proportion of dividends in any case.


    Bill rosis''s idea is to try his best to make Murphy''s box office share based on the global box office of the film, or even reduce the share appropriately. In most cases, the 1% bonus of a big selling film''s box office in North America is less than the 0.5% bonus of the global box office.


    However, in the 20th century, fox was not stupid either. It was only after nearly a week of negotiation that the two sides reached an agreement that they kept the dividend within the scope of North America.


    What Murphy finally signed is still a ladder like dividend agreement.


    The agreement takes the production cost of 60 million US dollars as the basic point. If the future North American box office can reach the cost line of 60 million US dollars, the director will get 1% of the North American box office as a reward. Once the North American box office rises to 100 million US dollars, this proportion will increase to 1.5%, and 150 million US dollars will increase to 2%, 200 million US dollars That''s up to 2.5 percent, and 250 million US dollars is 3 percent.


    There is also a remark clause in the back. Once the North American box office of the film exceeds 300 million US dollars, the director Murphy will get 5% of the total North American box office as a reward.


    It''s just an incentive clause. From Bill Rossi to Carla Firth to 20th century fox, no one would believe that such an R-rated film would make more than $300 million at the box office in North America.


    Today, the box office record of R-rated films in North America is nothing more than the $280 million that matrix 2 has just created this summer.


    In terms of post copyright, Murphy can get a 2% share of North American copyright revenue, and Hollywood film companies will not make concessions in terms of post copyright share. As time goes by, a film can produce far more revenue than can be seen on the surface.


    These are Murphy''s personal rewards, not directly related to Stanton studio''s $15 million investment share.


    In today''s Hollywood, it''s nothing for a top director to get 20 million US dollars. As long as the box office and follow-up revenue are guaranteed, some second-line directors'' single film revenue can exceed 10 million US dollars. In this regard, Murphy is close to becoming a second-line Hollywood director.


    He is struggling in the independent film circle. He doesn''t want to make a reputation as an art director by relying on independent films. He is just accumulating capital for his turn to the mainstream commercial film circle. After accumulating four films, he not only successfully entered the mainstream commercial film circle by relying on the project of death watch, but also qualified to compete with 20th Century Fox for personal treatment.


    Step by step, Murphy''s steps are extremely steady. He is neither conservative nor radical, with clear goals and high morale.


    After the contract was settled, another news came from 20th century fox that they had won a tax rebate from New South Wales, Australia, for the dead waiter. The film had to be shot in New South Wales. The plays in the studio could be put in Fox Studios in the suburbs of Sydney. The location plays needed to be inspected by the crew.


    Murphy sent Paul Wilson out for a preliminary investigation.


    Paul Wilson has cooperated with Murphy for many times and assisted Murphy to complete the script and plan in Stanton studio. He is the most suitable person.


    In the 20th century, fox was able to get a special tax rebate from the Australian government for a film with an investment of 60 million dollars, saving millions of dollars in investment for the film. It also shows that fox is one of the six major Hollywood companies. When Murphy and Miramax worked together, the Weinstein brothers were all over the world, but the ordinary tax rebate was not available.The brothers have had a hard time recently.


    "Their conflict with Michael Eisner has become public."


    At night, Bill rosis sat by the pool in Murphy''s backyard and said to several other people, "fortunately, we didn''t continue to work with Miramax, otherwise we would have a lot of trouble."


    Murphy leaned back on the white chair, picked up the beer glass in front of him, motioned to several people around the big round table, took a drink, and said, "we''d better not jump into this kind of mire."


    Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged. "You didn''t jump in the mud, but you got into another vortex."


    Everyone''s eyes are open, and naturally you can see the fight between kalafes and devcola.


    "With his character, how can karafis be left alone?" James Franco stretched a long stretch. "I can easily watch you play a good play this time."


    He''s got a comedy with Jonah hill that won''t be on the death watch crew.


    "Why don''t you help Kara"


    Gail gado, who was wearing a loose sportswear, came up with a large fruit tray in his hand, put it on the table, sat back beside Murphy and said, "everyone eat fruit."


    She took a small piece of watermelon and handed it to Murphy. "Have some fruit. They said don''t drink on an empty stomach."


    Hearing Gail gado''s seemingly complaining but actually caring words, several people around laughed.


    "Murphy, I envy you." Jonah Hill always said, "Gail is more beautiful and gentle than that"


    before he finished, Seth Logan put a banana into his mouth and said, "eat a banana."


    On some of Murphy''s past things, Gail gado had some understanding, and didn''t care much. He just gave a big smile.


    "All right, you guys, stop messing about." Murphy timely transferred to tonight''s topic, "today I''m looking for you to come here not only to drink, but also to help you to supplement the lines and humor field in the script, especially when the dead waiter uses his mouth to brush celebrities. The project will soon be pushed into the completion guarantee process, so the final draft of the script must be determined as soon as possible."


    In fact, all the scenes and plots of the script have been basically determined, and what is missing is the lines of the dead man.


    Murphy asked Robert Downey Jr. to write something based on his own characteristics, but it''s not enough. He believes in the wisdom of the group, especially the other four members of his small team. They are all funny.


    "I''ll tell you first. Besides the lines I''ve already written, I''ve come up with a good idea." Robert Downey Jr. took the lead in saying, "when Wade finally took off his mask to face Vanessa, I thought he should put a picture of Leo as Leonardo DiCaprio on his face. Well, Wade''s house can also have a poster of me and Leo walking hand in hand


    He gestured to make a phone call. "I''ve got a channel with Leo."


    Hearing this, Murphy can''t help but make up the soundtrack of the poster in the film, that is, Hai Ke Kui Shi can be rotten, the sky can be broken, and the ground can be cracked. We hold hands hand in hand, hand in hand


    he just wanted to write it down. Gail gado, who was next to him, had already taken pen and book, wrote down the words of little Robert Downey, and specially added the words that Leonardo DiCaprio had agreed to tagging.


    "We can make fun of Bush, too." Seth Logan held his glasses and said, "the last scene you put in the power plant reminds me of a passage by George W. Bush. The root cause of California''s power crisis is that there are not enough power plants, and then there is not enough power to send to power plants to generate electricity. It can be changed appropriately."


    "He said something so illogical," Gail gado asked curiously.


    Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged. "Our president has said too many things that are not reliable."


    "Well, we can also add a paragraph from his anti-terrorism speech to make fun of him." He thought back and said, "with a proper change, Wade can say that my enemies have always been resourceful and innovative. But I don''t lose to them, their leaders will constantly come up with new ways to bring disaster to the country and the people, and I will do the same "


    later, people said a series of jokes, including Master Yoda and Luke Skywalker, and Murphy followed suit, determined to join in the banter on Skywalker, and even used the famous joke when Wade Wilson and Vanessa loved each other Master Yoda''s classic action of riding Luke Skywalker on his back remains to be continued.

 Chapter 252

    Although many blockbusters in the past can''t be used because of the times, in Murphy''s plan, the tone of the film won''t change. Death watch is not only to satisfy the comic fans of the original book, but also to please the mainstream audience. It has to be broken from time to time. Of course, not all film projects can be guaranteed by insurance companies, and Hollywood''s unreliable premature film projects are not without, such as If there is a problem in a project, it will be a big trouble for the insurance company.


    Just like the Hollywood film companies will review the investment projects, every commercial company will not let go of the green light on business activities, and will not guarantee a project with only one script.


    In order to obtain the support of AIA, so that the crew can pre sell and finance as soon as possible, Murphy and Kara Firth submitted a series of basic documents to AIA to evaluate the project.


    The first is the final script that has been finalized, which is the premise for the crew to shoot.


    During the shooting process, unless the director and investors reach a consensus on major changes, only minor changes can be made to the script submitted and confirmed. Projects like sunglasses king that start shooting without a script can not get a guarantee for the completion of the film. However, when Sunglasses king comes to Hollywood to make a film, he also needs to have a script first.


    The second is the budget table of online and offline costs. In this respect, Murphy''s plan has been formulated, and 20th century fox has made some revisions on this basis.


    The third is the shooting plan of 20-100 days. Too short and too long is not conducive to risk control, and it is difficult to pass the internal audit of the insurance company.


    Hollywood''s film shooting cycle is generally between 30-80 days, and the shooting plan provided based on it is very accurate, so as to ensure the accurate operation of shooting. For investors, the overdue and overspending out of the plan may cause the project to be beyond recognition in the final financial book, which means that the investment risk increases sharply.


    Murphy''s plan is to finish shooting in two months, which is no problem at all.


    Finally, the shooting budget.


    The more detailed the budget statement during shooting, the more favorable it is for the completion guarantee company to evaluate the rationality of the project. The completion guarantee company will monitor the implementation of the project by comparing the daily report during shooting. If there is any change, the completion guarantee company will first communicate with the producer and director to see how to complete the plan in the remaining shooting.


    However, if the problem is very serious and the contradiction is irreconcilable, the guarantor will freeze the co managed bank account or even take over the whole project.


    Because Murphy and Carla Firth are well prepared, and "the dead man" is a project from 20th century fox, the crew soon signed a formal agreement with AIA.


    It''s probably a personal relationship. For the first time, Murphy took this agreement very seriously, especially the part that will have a significant impact on his director.


    During the shooting period of "death watch", the completion guarantor will send representatives to the production team to supervise. The producer and the director team must submit daily reports, relevant information of the production team and the shooting plan for the next day. The completion guarantor will check whether it is consistent with the plan to ensure that it is carried out according to the expected goal and setting.


    According to the agreement between the two parties, in order to effectively make Kara Firth''s production department and Murphy''s creative department implement the budget on schedule, the completion guarantee company will establish a joint management account with the Bank of the crew, and the investment funds of the presale and investors will be paid into the joint management account after the completion guarantee Party confirms the producer''s performance.


    AIA can not only show transparency, but also restrict the crew''s withdrawal of investment funds with the bank account of substantial intervention. Once Murphy and Carla Firth violate the plan to overspend or delay, which endangers the interests of investors, the completion guarantor has the right to freeze the account and take over the film according to the completion guarantee agreement, including changing the director and producer The finished film shall be delivered to the distribution company to bear the expenses for the completion of the film after taking over and protect the interests of investors.


    Of course, this situation is only the bottom line of the completion guarantee agreement. Unless it must be triggered, the completion guarantor will not exercise it.


    With this kind of supervision and restriction on the producers and the crew, Hollywood does not lack a steady stream of investment.


    Murphy and Kara Firth seem to have found a sword of Damocles for their own crew, but in fact they have set up a guarantee for investment. This is a real commercial society, whose money is not blown by the wind, and investors are not fools. (to be continued). )

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    After completing the guarantee for the film, Murphy returned to her job, making a shooting schedule, drawing sub shot drawings and scene Sketchpad, communicating with the director of photography, Felipe Raschel and art director, Helena espora, analyzing the roles with the four actors, including Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Alba, dawn Johnson and Gina carrano, and pointing out The scene design of Chen Hu''s coordinated action to guide their training. All these tasks make Murphy extremely busy. The importance of preliminary preparation is self-evident, and the director and producer are the core of it.


    So far, the crew has received $5 million from Murphy''s Stanton work and $10 million from 20th century fox. Although the money is only a quarter of the total production cost, it is enough to ensure the smooth progress of the crew''s preparatory work.


    In addition, after AIA was taken as the completion guarantee of the project, the stagnant financing work of fox in the 20th century made a breakthrough immediately. Two private equity funds and one bank have agreed to inject 20 million US dollars into the cast, and three other funds are under negotiation.


    Since 20th century fox has a wide distribution channel both in North America and overseas, most of the overseas distribution work of the film will be in the charge of the overseas branches of 20th century fox. The overseas copyright pre-sale of the film can only be said to be better than nothing, and the production funds of the crew are more from various financing sources.


    Large film companies, especially those with distribution capabilities, are undoubtedly safer for investors.


    The so-called channel is king. The production companies with this element undoubtedly have the biggest competitive advantage. Under the condition of controllable market, the risk of film investment is also greatly reduced.


    Companies with strong distribution capabilities like 20th Century Fox have inherent advantages in penetrating the upper end of the industrial chain. They have cultivated their keen judgment ability in a large number of actual battles facing the market and facing away from the production companies. For large film companies, whether private or institutional, distribution is the backbone of the whole industrial chain and the middle of dumbbells part.


    With this as a guarantee, the film market-oriented access is undoubtedly the most open.


    There are many ways of film financing, the most common is undoubtedly to bank loans, which is not much different from ordinary commercial loans, and does not involve the copyright of the film.


    The most complicated ways of financing a film are private equity and tax financing.


    Just like Murphy''s Stanton studio, private equity funds do not invest in a film for the sake of interest. The raising of film private equity funds is usually completed by private equity funds attracting investors with different risk tolerance with different kinds of financial products, such as high-yield bonds, low-yield bonds and preferred stocks. They are burdened with huge interest pressure and must be pursued More revenue.


    The purpose of their investment is not only to share the profits of the film, but also to enjoy the copyright income of the film.


    However, the copyright of a film is forbidden by big Hollywood companies. Generally, they will not share the long-term income of a film with private equity investors. Generally, they will agree with the investors to buy back the shares of the financing party within a specific period of time, which will not only preserve the integrity of the film copyright, but also ensure a good exit channel for the investors.


    With sufficient financing channels, the follow-up investment of "the dead man" will be guaranteed. After Paul Wilson passed on many location information suitable for shooting from Australia, Murphy took Philip Raschel, Helena espora, David Robbie and several producers to go directly to Australia to investigate and determine the location that is really suitable for shooting.


    Originally, he wanted to leave the affairs of the crew in Los Angeles to Carla Firth. Carla Firth also wanted to go to Australia to handle business and chose to pass with him. Murphy had to temporarily hand over the auditions of some less important roles to Seth Logan, who was his assistant director this time.


    "I''m going to Australia to deal with tax incentives."


    Inside the first-class cabin, Carla Firth unbuckled her seat belt and said to Murphy sitting next to her, "it''s part of the investment."


    "Tax incentives are investment?" Murphy wondered, "is that what you bring so much information for?"


    When he went to the airport together before, he saw that Carla Firth was carrying a lot of information and contract texts.


    "Before filing for tax benefits, I must prepare a sufficiently attractive business plan and project description, director''s autobiography, main creative team list, as well as candidate list, script, plot overview and star or star candidate list."


    Carla Firth replied, "only with these materials can we really get preferential funds from the Australian government."


    Murphy nodded. In fact, from the beginning of the film project, Carla Firth didn''t take charge of the crew, directly involved in the preparation of the film, and basically left it to him to deal with. Instead, he was doing more supporting work for the crew, such as raising funds.


    There are many kinds of financing methods for movies, and each crew needs to find several financing methods that are most suitable for their own projects.Now the situation is good. North America is gradually recovering from the trauma of 9 / 11. The federal government vigorously promotes the real estate industry and adopts the strategy of stimulating the economy with real estate. House prices are rising steadily in all parts of the United States, and bank related loan business is also booming. The economy of the United States is booming.


    With the guarantee of the big environment, the financing of Hollywood is also relatively easy.


    However, Murphy knows that this situation will change in a few years. When the economy is in recession, financing is a daunting thing. Investors will certainly talk about risk aversion in the industry, which means less and less money is willing to invest in film shooting.


    "Kara, if there''s an economic crisis," Murphy asked, "do you think it''s as easy as it is now to finance movies?"


    "The economic downturn will definitely affect the decision-making of investors."


    Compared with Murphy, who is basically ignorant of the economy, Kara Firth seems to have studied, "I think that Hollywood can still attract funds even in the economic crisis. The most important thing is to do two things well."


    Seeing that Carla Firth is holding up her water glass with a gesture of concern, Murphy hastens to make a gesture of please.


    "First, whether it''s an economic crisis or not, a great project and marketing strategy will always make your project stand out." Carla Firth took a sip of water and put down her glass. "The second point is up to you. You are the object that investors deal with. You are the executor who helps them make profits. As long as you can move them, investment is not a problem."


    After arriving in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Murphy and Kara Firth split into two groups. He led his team to inspect the shooting site. Kara Firth took lawyers and accountants to negotiate with the relevant departments of the Australian government.


    After staying in the hotel for one night and simply reversing the time difference, Murphy went to Fox Studios with his photography director, Philip Raschel, and art director, Helena espora, to inspect the studio. In the following period of time, the set, props and art director team of the crew will take the lead in Sydney to arrange the shooting scenes in the studio according to Murphy''s needs.


    As we all know, Australia is one of the most important overseas shooting bases for Hollywood. In order to attract investment from Hollywood drama groups and boost local employment, the Australian government has also formulated many policies, such as tax rebate.


    Fox Studios in Sydney is an important project for the Australian government to attract Hollywood investment.


    Rather, it should be called fox studio in Australia. It is a major film studio in Sydney, Australia. It is located at Moore Manor in the former Sydney exhibition hall.


    The studio, of course owned by News Corporation, opened in May 1998 and is one of the three largest film studios in Australia.


    Murphy chose to shoot here, not only because he is one of the investors and can get the corresponding tax rebate, but also because he can provide a lot of advanced equipment here.


    It can''t be denied that most of the studios and studios in Hollywood and Burbank are dilapidated due to their construction years, and the equipment is very old. Fox studio in Sydney has not been built for a few years, and it can provide the ideal advanced production facilities for screen, TV, advertising, music and other related works, and this studio has been responsible for many years It is responsible for providing the main TV program recording studio for fox in the 20th century, which is also conducive to the publicity of the film.


    Fox studio has a special office area. In the 20th century, fox has reserved more than ten offices for Murphy. Among the numerous studios, Murphy also chose a large studio and a small studio as the indoor setting shooting site.


    Of course, similar to Hollywood studios, there is also a tourist area, where you can see many huge posters of films shot in Fox Studios, including many famous works, such as "the matrix", "Moulin Rouge", "prequel to Star Wars: the attack of the clone", and "prequel to star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", etc.


    At Fox Studios, after joining Paul Wilson, Murphy also met with the head of an entertainment agency. In the future, a lot of Australian extras and staff will be used for the production of "dead man".


    This is mainly based on two considerations. First of all, we need to use people to upgrade our budget. We also need to know that the labor cost of the film industry in Los Angeles is much higher than that in Sydney. Moreover, it is expensive to transport a large number of extras and staff from North America to Australia just for air tickets and accommodation.


    On the other hand, the Australian government''s preferential tax rebate policy stipulates that since they give large amount of tax rebates to films, they certainly do not want to please Hollywood, but must also benefit Australians.


    In the office area, he reached an agreement with the head of the entertainment agency. When Murphy went out, he met a person he saw when he went to Warner Bros. last time in front of the office building. [to be continued. ]

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    This is a middle-aged man with gold glasses. He looks like he is in his early 40s. His Mediterranean hairstyle and square face like Seth Logan make him look natural and honest, but his bright light blue eyes project brilliance. Although the two sides have only met once, Murphy clearly remembers that this person is a senior executive of Warner Bros. it seems that he is a person in charge of the TV program production department. His name should be Bruce Rosenblum.


    When Murphy sees Bruce Rosenblum, Bruce Rosenblum also sees him.


    And unlike Murphy''s insipidity and calmness, Bruce Rosenblum immediately smiles and walks over to Murphy.


    "Hi, director Stanton." Bruce Rosenblum said, "I didn''t expect to see you here."


    "Hello, Mr. Rosenblum." Murphy also responded politely.


    "Call me Bruce." Unlike Warner Brothers, Bruce Rosenblum said with a smile, "can I call you Murphy?"


    Murphy nodded. "Sure."


    Bruce Rosenblum looked at Murphy and Paul Wilson, who was following him, and suddenly suggested, "do you have time? Find a place to talk? "


    For Bruce Rosenblum''s proposal, Murphy is a little confused, but now there is no urgent matter, should come down.


    Not far from Fox Studios is Sydney''s central business district. Bruce Rosenblum and Murphy went out of their way to find a quiet coffee shop.


    "You come here," Bruce Rosenblum asked, looking at Murphy, "to investigate the set for the dead man?"


    This is Fox Studios. I want to know why Murphy is here.


    "The dead man will be filmed in Australia," Murphy said with a smile. "It''s no secret."


    Instead, he asked curiously, "I didn''t expect to meet you at Fox Studios."


    "Superman returns is the most important project at Warner Bros right now," Bruce Rosenblum said immediately. "I''m here to make a promotional feature."


    "Murphy will be back in the studio soon, too?"


    "Yes." Bruce Rosenblum nodded, sighed and said, "now the Warner movie world on the gold coast is more like a tourist area, not suitable for shooting."


    Australia is an important overseas shooting base for Hollywood. Not only does 20th Century Fox have a film set here, but Warner Brothers also built it earlier. Warner world, just built on the gold coast, has become an amusement park for tourists just like this tourist attraction.


    After chatting about Fox Studios and Warner movie world, Bruce Rosenblum suddenly asked, "Murphy, last time at Warner Brothers, you didn''t like Superman back?"


    Superman returns is a project that has been planned for many years. It has experienced many twists and turns, such as changing screenwriter, director and investment. There is a lot of information circulating in the market.


    "Not good?" Murphy shook his head. "I don''t know the specific content of Superman''s return. I can''t make a correct judgment just by relying on the news circulating in the circle."


    Bruce Rosenblum sat up a little bit. "What if I say most of the information circulating in the circle is accurate?"


    "Including the modeling and setting of Superman?" Murphy asked.


    "Yes." Bruce Rosenblum nodded.


    Murphy stares at Bruce Rosenblum for a while, and gradually has his own measure in his heart. After considering for a while, he says, "I''m not optimistic. I just think that now it''s the 21st century, and Superman has to wear underwear outside. This kind of aesthetic is terrible. The aesthetic judgment of the audience is changing, but the shape of Superman hasn''t changed."


    "And Superman is too perfect." He repeated the old saying, "if new Superman continues to resemble Christopher Reeve''s style, as it has been said, it turns out that..."


    Murphy shook his head.


    After hearing Murphy''s words, Bruce Rosenblum moved in his heart and asked, "what would you do if you were a director?"


    "I''ve already said that." Murphy opened his hand. "It''s similar to Batman that I said, pulling Superman down from the altar and exploring the sexual side of others."


    Bruce Rosenblum frowned, "but Superman is different from Batman. Bruce Wayne was not born Batman, but Superman was born Superman."


    "Yes, Superman is born Superman." Murphy nodded with approval, then shook his head and said, "don''t forget, he''s still Clark Kent. Superman doesn''t land on the earth, but becomes Superman immediately. There''s a process for him to become Superman."


    "One..." Bruce Rosenblum asked, "what kind of process is it?"Murphy pondered that "Superman: the body of steel" is not really a success, but Zach Schneider does give Superman more humanity, and the process of searching for and surpassing himself is also something that Superman movies in the past did not have, even in addition to a series, other superhero movies lacked.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that if it wasn''t for the Batman trilogy, especially the dark knight, Superman: the body of steel would have gained a higher reputation and success, but with that trilogy, Superman: the body of steel is just a Zach Schneider imitation, which is not particularly successful.


    Today''s situation has changed because of him. If there is no big accident, the new Batman trilogy will probably not appear.


    These three "Batman" films have achieved a new height in the word-of-mouth and connotation of superhero films, and also made DC superhero rise again. However, from a large strategic level, "Batman: the moment of war", "Dark Knight" and "Dark Knight rise" have severely limited the development of DC superhero film universe.


    Batman has reached an unprecedented height as a superhero, but to a certain extent, it has dragged down the whole DC series.


    Murphy is very clear that if he wants to become a super director, he will never be able to do it in this era only by making small independent films and art films. Today''s Hollywood and even the global film industry is not what it used to be. Without the support of the global super production, how can he stand at the top of the director industry?


    Maybe you can change DC''s movie universe?


    This idea inevitably appeared in Murphy''s mind. Since he came to this world, he certainly wanted to make something different.


    Of course, it''s not easy, especially Warner Brothers and DC Comics don''t buy him as a little director at all.


    Maybe cat girl and Superman will change that.


    Murphy didn''t answer Bruce Rosenblum''s question, shrugged, "I didn''t think about it either."


    Bruce Rosenblum took a look at Murphy and felt as if he had some ideas about Superman, just didn''t want to say it.


    After a few polite remarks, Murphy left Sydney''s central business district on the pretext that she had work to do.


    Now is not the right time. With the development of computer special effects, superhero movies give people a new visual experience. But in the future, it will inevitably lead to visual and aesthetic fatigue for many audiences. The vast majority of such movies pay too much attention to the visual and ignore the drama, which leads to too monotonous stories.


    So, if you want to make a different superhero movie, you have to make a breakthrough in the story.


    The former Warner Brothers, the early Superman and Batman movies, remade over and over again. Marvel extrapolated from one hero series to another, and finally formed a team to brush the monsters. Warner Brothers was sober.


    Up to now, Superman and Batman have always been unit dramas, and no other DC heroes have been found.


    The day after the meeting with Bruce Rosenblum, Murphy went to the photography section of Superman''s return. There was a set and there was not much to see.


    He also thought that before "cat girl" and "superman returns", there would be no more connection with Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    But what about Batman? Without the core characters, the series is likely to disappear.


    Murphy didn''t have much time to think about it, and then he and his team members began to explore suitable locations in Sydney. Under the guidance of Paul Wilson, they almost ran all the suitable locations in Sydney. After a whole week''s comprehensive consideration, they finally determined seven important locations for location shooting.


    "Helen, the style of the film is mainly realistic."


    Before leaving, Murphy specially called Helena espora, the art director who stayed here to design and set up the shooting scene, and said, "never use the background style of the last film, and pay attention to the cold dark color system."


    Having worked with Murphy on three films, Helena espora was able to grasp his ideas and intentions and said, "don''t worry, I''ll talk to you by video phone every day."


    During these days in Sydney, Murphy not only keeps in touch with Gail gado, but also learns about the situation of the crew in Los Angeles through video and telephone. It is impossible for a director to leave the early preparation of the film.


    After finishing the preparatory work in Sydney and meeting with Carla Firth who has completed the tax refund procedure, Murphy and his party set foot on the plane back to Los Angeles.


    Unlike Murphy''s complicated work, because she was well prepared, Carla Firth finished her work quickly, and then she was wandering around Sydney.


    After getting on the first class flight and seeing Carla Firth again, Murphy asked curiously, "is the Australian government so easy to deal with? Your work is done fast enough. "


    "A local agency in Hollywood has provided services for us."


    putting down her magazine, Carla Firth shrugged. "They are long-term partners of 20th Century Fox and have close ties with government departments."Murphy nodded. It seems that such intermediary companies exist in most countries.


    "How much is the tax credit?" He asked casually.


    Carla Firth, on the other hand, came up with an incredible figure: "8.4 million dollars.". )

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    "US $8.4 million"


    Murphy simply can''t believe that the total investment in the film is only US $60 million, and the tax rebate in Australia is so high, "how did they calculate it"


    "remember that we made a statement of our intention to hire Australian staff and die at Fox Studios in Sydney?" karafes knows Murphy''s understanding of this No, simply use the simplest way to explain, "and the entire shooting and consumption plan of the crew in Australia in the future."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "I''ve seen a very detailed and rigorous plan."


    He actually participated in the formulation of many things in these two materials.


    "The simplest way to calculate it," karafis said as succinctly as possible. "In Australia, for some film companies and film projects that are in line with the policy of shooting films locally, the highest tax rebate rate in Australia can reach 40%. In the 20th century, fox cooperated with the Australian government for many years and invested in the construction of fox studio in Sydney, That''s the movie company. "


    When she saw Murphy asking questions again, she quickly said, "I''m not talking about 40% of the total production cost of the film. I''m talking about 40% of the remuneration and total consumption of the crew in Australia."


    Murphy understood and nodded. If it is 40% of the production cost of a film, it would be an exaggeration, and the Australian government is not a big wrongdoer.


    "Now I''ve got the money," Murphy asked, "there''s no need to wait for the shooting to be finished so soon"


    "I couldn''t get it. It''s only when the crew finishes shooting in Australia that this part of the tax refund will be paid." But my company and I sold this tax rebate to a local telecom company in Sydney and got $7.5 million in cash


    That''s fine. Murphy found that he didn''t understand the rules of the six companies'' game.


    After struggling in the independent film industry for some time, he thought he had enough knowledge of Hollywood. Now he has entered the mainstream commercial film industry and found that he is still a rookie.


    On the way back to Los Angeles, Murphy consulted kalafes enough. Although kalafes has only recently entered the Hollywood circle, she has a deeper understanding of the game rules of the six major companies because of her position.


    In other words, if she doesn''t understand all this, what does she use to compete with the director of devcola.


    In order to attract overseas film production funds to invest in the Australian market, the Australian Film International Cooperation Agency and the Australian government have promoted a "film production incentive plan", which can provide a series of tax rebates for projects approved by them, A maximum of 40% consumption refund is provided for eligible film projects in Australia, but the compensation must be tested by the Australian content Commission.


    During this period of time in Australia, kalafes was mainly engaged in this work.


    According to kalafes, the tax rebate of death server is nothing among the six major companies. In order to attract the super giants of the six major companies, many overseas countries and some states in the United States sometimes offer preferential policies that can reach 30% of the project production cost, which is a very amazing proportion.


    However, just like the duty-free allowance for dead attendants and the funds kalafes got, if he doesn''t want to wait for the end of the project shooting, but wants to transfer this part of the funds into the production investment as part of the financing, he still needs some other operations.


    According to the regulations of the 20th century, there is no tax-free Commission for the resale of the project to the relevant third-party brokers.


    The local company, that is, the telecom company, who bought this part of the tax preference, only needs to pay 90% of the tax allowance, and the other 10% of the difference becomes the tax they can reduce.


    Generally speaking, it is a good thing to kill a few birds with one stone. Since the Australian government has launched this policy, it is certainly beneficial to the local development.


    Therefore, the part of the funds that kalafes got became the so-called tax financing.


    This is also one of the financing methods of mainstream Hollywood commercial films.


    Of course, this is not the mainstream way. The number of preferential tax rebates for films in each country is limited, which is often the target of many companies. Even if they are as strong as the six major Hollywood companies and have a broad network of relationships, many of their projects still can''t get tax rebates.


    If it wasn''t for carafes''s fight, the dead waiter would not get it either, and the price she paid would be another project: Alien war, iron soldier, becoming one of the projects that fox didn''t enjoy tax rebate in the 20th century.


    People are always biased, especially people like Murphy and carafes. The standard of judging a thing is absolutely impossible to be fair and just. They always start from the distance of the relationship.Back in Los Angeles, after a day''s rest, Murphy got involved in the preparations for the death party.


    First of all, he reviewed the actors of some unimportant roles determined by the audition hosted by Seth Logan. In most films, it doesn''t matter who plays the passers-by actors or the soy sauce crowd of some lines. The selection of these actors by the crew is basically based on the personal image, whether there are recommendations and the price of the film.


    Dead attendants are no exception. Murphy looks at the list, looks at the audition video, signs the cast, and sends it to carafes for final review.


    All the documents he signed, as long as they do not involve a large amount of funds, karafis will basically pass.


    Then, I had a special exchange with Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Alba, dawn Johnson and Gina carrano. The most important thing was to see them and their stunt doubles'' training results.


    Like all the action plays in Hollywood action movies, which involve highly difficult and dangerous action scenes, stunt doubles will be used. Even if the actors want to go on the stage in person, Murphy and the crew will not allow them.


    If stunt doubles are injured, they will lose money, and then find another candidate. If the leading actor is injured, it will waste not only money, but also more precious time.


    Although 20th century fox has not yet finalized the release time of the film, according to Murphy''s own plan, it will not exceed next year''s summer release at the latest.


    As there is still a big wave of films to be released next year, fox in the 20th century is not in a hurry. In their eyes, a film like death watch must carefully choose a suitable schedule, otherwise it will be affected if it collides with super production.


    In addition, another thing that needs to be accepted by Murphy is the shape of the dead waiter.


    The modeling group headed by Jack Watson has fully absorbed the characteristics of comics, and created a set of superhero uniform that belongs to the dead waiter alone according to the requirements of Murphy. The characteristics of this uniform are charm and enchantment, playfulness and cute.


    After determining the shape of the dead waiter, Murphy immediately arranged the cameramen of the crew to shoot publicity materials for Robert Downey Jr., and asked karafes to contact 20th Century Fox for the first time, so that these films could be pushed as the latest film publicity, and appeared on paper media, TV media and Internet media as soon as possible.


    The box office and word-of-mouth have been very popular, and the ingenious publicity and marketing have played an extremely important role.


    Today''s social media is only widely spread by blogs, which certainly can''t achieve the overwhelming effect in the future. However, traditional media is also not as declining as in the future. Proper use of traditional media is also a way to make up for it.


    And since 9 / 11, blog''s influence on the Internet can not be underestimated.


    The crew''s propaganda team has long established a blog for the dead waiter, and Robert Downey Jr. has his own blog.


    After the official make-up fixing, both of them updated a new make-up fixing photo, which was also reproduced by many traditional media under the careful control of the Publicity Department of fox in the 20th century.


    "Robert Downey Jr. reveals that the dead waiter''s make-up photos lie in front of the fireplace with enchanting and moving eyebrows, one high and one low, and playful and cheap"


    in the latest Premiere Magazine, the make-up photos taken by Robert Downey Jr. for the dead waiter have become the cover, on which the dead waiter lies in front of the fireplace with enchanting posture and one high and one low eyebrows, showing his "cheap and cute" characteristics.


    "Recently, Robert Downey Jr., the star of the dead waiter, has exposed a fixed make-up photo of the dead waiter on social media. The uniform is faithful to the original work, and the enchanting reclining position in front of the fireplace shows the characteristics of the dead waiter.


    "In the photo, the red and black uniform is very consistent with the original character''s setting, while the dead waiter with a high eyebrow and a low eyebrow shows a playful and cheap look, lying on the side of a bear skin, with extremely charming posture."


    "It is reported that the director of the death watch will be Murphy Stanton, and this young director will continue his consistent style. The film is bound to be a large-scale R-class film, which can also restore a real death watch as much as possible"


    taking this opportunity, 20th Century Fox also increased the publicity of the film, striving to let the vast majority of people know that the humble is coming.


    On the other hand, in an interview, Robert Downey Jr. also said that the death watch movie will have an intersection with the X-Men series, and he is very looking forward to showing the various abilities of the death watch on the big screen, especially the ability to shoot through the fourth wall.


    After a period of preparation, Murphy also gave a special interview when the crew was going to Australia. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    Under the leadership of a young man named Paul Wilson, Haley olbert from variety shows walks into a warehouse in the suburb of Venice. The warehouse is very large, but it looks a bit shabby. It doesn''t look like a temporary residence of a drama crew, it looks more like a waste dump.


    As Haley olport saw, the warehouse is packed with many items, including clothes, weapons, props, photographic equipment, and many people are busy packing these items, as if ready to be transported away.


    Before she came here, Haley olport knew that the cast of "the dead man" was going to Sydney, Australia, and she estimated that she was the last one to interview the cast in North America before filming.


    Although she met Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba, two famous actors in the warehouse, Haley olport didn''t stop at all. Instead, she followed Paul Wilson and went directly to a temporary office.


    She came here for a clear purpose, to interview the film''s director, Murphy Stanton.


    The young man in front knocked on the door, and there came a slightly hoarse and magnetic voice, "please come in."


    The door was pushed open and Haley olport went in and saw a tall young man standing up from behind his desk.


    "Hello, miss olport." "Hello, director Stanton," said Haley olport, gently shaking his outstretched hand


    At the same time, her professional keen eye quickly swept over him, only to find that this is a very difficult man to describe.


    He is very young. He looks like he is in his early twenties, but he has a temperament that belongs to a mature man. He has a sunny smile, and there seems to be something hidden behind the sunshine. He has a gentle manner. The scars on his face show that his past experience is not as simple as his manners.


    It is difficult for Haley olport to give him a specific description and conclusion. This person seems to be a complex of contradictions.


    "Please sit down," interrupted the voice. "Please sit down, miss olport."


    "Thank you."


    With a polite smile, Haley olport sits opposite his desk and decides not to worry about those. She came here today for an interview. For her, Murphy Stanton is a very young, successful and promising film director.


    Taking out her pen and notebook, Haley olport asked, "can we start?"


    "Of course." The man opposite nodded.


    Haley olport looked at the problem in the notebook and went straight to the theme, "in the huge world of Marvel comics or X-Men, the death attendant is not an orthodox hero. Why do you choose to shoot such a superhero movie? Or R? "


    "Deadman is not an orthodox superhero. Orthodox superheroes are like this."


    Hearing this, Haley olport raised her head, and Murphy Stanton put on a superman flying style. "Orthodox superheroes are always full of positive energy, and the dead waiter looks more like a complete ruffian and hooligan. Some people call the dead waiter the cheapest superhero, and sometimes he shows off. I think it''s a very real and street character. He''s closest to the audience. "


    "What about R-rated films?" "Don''t you think R-rated movies are too risky for a superhero movie?" asked Haley olport


    "Do you know the dead waiter?"


    Without waiting for her to answer this question, the opposite side gave the answer, "the ability of a dead waiter is not enough. He can''t die any more. He''s a pervert. He''s a nagging and cheap talker. No one wants to be too close to him. Whoever gives more money can work for him. He''s notorious. He''s a dead enemy to Wolverine. He knows he''s a cartoon character and has nothing to talk to the audience to make fun of the screenwriter; He likes to stroll around, and what''s most unbearable is that he always goes to other comics and kills people everywhere. Although he dresses like Spiderman and is stronger than wolverine, he has no sense of responsibility at all. "


    "A lot of the villains in the movies are not as extraordinary as the death attendants. But I have to say that he is very interesting. He has both the superhero side and the free side He spread out his hand, "such a role, without an R-rated film, how can it be made? And this is a film for adults. In recent years, Hollywood has made too many films for young audiences, especially superhero films. Adults also need superheroes. Everyone has a hero dream in their heart. This is a more realistic adult superhero film. "


    After writing down what the other party said, Haley olport added a comment at the end - clear goal, mature idea!


    "What about the box office?" She looked at the opposite, "there has not been a R-class film that has been popular. This film has set a record since you entered Hollywood, with a production cost of $60 million. If the box office of the film is still like your previous films, I''m afraid it''s hard to recover the investment."


    Haley olport deliberately said, "do you really think there will be a market for big scale superhero movies?""Yes, I think so." The voice sounded with confidence, "I firmly believe that the box office of this film in North America will exceed 100 million dollars at least!"


    "If not, what about failure? She continued.


    The opposite answer is very calm, "my directing career will be a major blow, I''m afraid no one will ask me to shoot high input films in the future."


    Haley olport wrote quickly in her notebook: either subvert the box office or be subverted by the box office!


    In the subsequent interview, Haley olport turned the question to the director''s personal aspect according to the plan, asked some gossip, and finally left contentedly, ready to go back to the editorial department to write a report that was eye-catching enough.


    This is an interview arranged by Fox in the 20th century. Murphy knows this very well, so he has been cooperating with us all the time.


    Most of the time, whether the film is made well or not is a matter of the director. Whether the first shot can be launched depends on the marketing.


    For the sake of "the dead waiter", Murphy wants to achieve the ultimate in publicity and marketing, and suggests that fox in the 20th century formulate some publicity techniques with no lower limit and no moral integrity in accordance with the characteristics of the role of the dead waiter.


    In the past few years, the importance of network publicity to a film has been proved by a large number of examples. Since the initial plan was made, fox in the 20th century accepted Murphy''s suggestion and strongly launched the publicity materials of the film by using the cross use and mutual influence of multimedia platforms such as network media, print media and television media.


    According to the plan made in advance, since Robert Downey published the photos of his dead attendants on his blog, fox in the 20th century has been using various means, such as online media, motion pictures, outdoor billboards, videos and public service advertisements.


    In the past Hollywood commercial films, advertisements were everywhere, including children''s TV station, adult TV station, day, night, subway, restaurant As long as you can advertise, you can see advertisements for big movies.


    But restricted movies are not allowed to do so, and the relevant laws in North America do not allow it.


    In the 20th century, fox is an extremely mature production and distribution company. From the beginning, it has determined the strategy of "Publicizing the image of the characters, not mentioning the specific plot", and decisively made use of its own advantages to produce a large number of TV, digital, graphic, blog and network publicity contents for the role image of "dead server", which is not suitable for children.


    Whether it''s the current advance publicity or the following pre show publicity, most of the contents of all publicity materials are focused on promoting Robert Downey Jr.''s role as a death servant to the audience all over the United States, but it''s only related to this role, never revealing the large-scale plot in the film.


    As the role player of the dead waiter, Robert Downey Jr. has also tried his best to expose himself and the cute face of the dead waiter frequently in various media. Murphy asked Philip Raschel''s photography team to take countless photos and videos for him and let him post them on his blog.


    In addition, Robert Downey Jr. also participated in a large number of film promotion activities.


    Since signing his contract to play the dead man, he has promoted this "* * type" superhero to fans and fans in various ways.


    Before leaving Los Angeles, Murphy specially recruited a few little actors to shoot a two minute publicity special for Robert Downey Jr., which was pushed into many cinemas, TV stations and Internet media by 20th century fox during the Halloween period.


    At the end of this month, when North America is celebrating Halloween, many stars are visiting relatives and friends, putting on holiday costumes to make funny. How can this theme be less famous for making funny? That night, the painstaking little Robert Downey once again put on his death uniform, visited the community and led the mutant children to celebrate the festival.


    But the action of saving the world is very unreliable.


    Although he says that he wants to save the world, the death attendant is not an image of a teacher. After ridiculing the children around him, he was stabbed at the pain point where he used to be a drug addict and was in prison. The whole teaching process was full of all kinds of dirty words and corporal punishment. This superhero with mosaic and silencing effect further promoted the "children" through this promotional video The image of "unsuitable" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.


    This is not necessarily a PG-13 commercial film with serious homogenization in Hollywood. Murphy knows that if this film wants to succeed, it must have its own characteristics. The whole creative team should bring a deep love in the process of shooting and production, and should not be afraid of taking risks.


    With this idea in mind, he led the entire crew to Sydney, Australia, ready to set up the scene in the fox studio, to start the shooting work of "dead man".


    As everything was going according to plan, Carla Firth, who came later, also brought the latest news of 20th century fox. They decided the release time of the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 257

    "I''ve fought for it, but the company still doesn''t want to put death watch on the summer file. In the studio of Fox Studios in Sydney, when Murphy is busy and returns to the director''s monitor, Carla Firth finds him, stands beside his chair and says, "I don''t have a say in distribution."


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy looked at the setting and gestured to Philip Raschel to change the angle of camera 2. Seeing that he understood his intention, he turned to Carla Firth and said, "April is also good. My best film was released in April."


    It''s Murphy''s original idea to squeeze into the summer camp and compete with a group of super producers. Unfortunately, the director has no say in this aspect than Carla Firth. The release time of a film depends on the arrangement of the distribution company.


    Even if Stanton studio doesn''t have a Distribution Department, Murphy knows that distribution is not a simple matter of contacting the lower house line company to determine a time for its release. It''s also a systematic project.


    "It''s good for us. At least there won''t be so much competition pressure."


    Like Murphy, Carla Firth has never been afraid of any competition. However, the reality is here. Fox in the 20th century can''t ignore it. She is sure to put the most competitive films on the summer archives. "The company left the schedule for the day after tomorrow in May and crazy dodge ball in June ¡·The resources in July should be close to me and the robot, and the dead man can only be put in April


    "Well..." Murphy nodded and asked, "which weekend in April? What are the competitive films in the current week, and the weekends before and after? "


    The box office performance of a film depends not only on itself, but also on its competitors at that time.


    It''s also a superhero movie. What will happen if "dead man" and "Spiderman 2" hit each other for a weekend?


    No matter how arrogant he is, he will not think that "dead man" can compete with the super hot "Spider Man" series without being impacted.


    "The second weekend of April." Carla Firth has investigated the relevant situation. "Judging from the current situation announced by major companies, there were no films of the same magnitude released at the weekend. However, the previous weekend, there will be revolutionary company''s "hell Baron"; the next weekend, Warner Bros. will play a major role this year.... "


    She looked at Murphy and said, "cat girl will be on next weekend."


    "I remember..." Murphy was a little surprised. "Warner Brothers first put this film on the summer release?"


    "It''s said that Warner Brothers has doubts about female superheroes. They think that cat girl, whose main role is female, is not suitable for the fierce competition of summer season, so they put the schedule up to April."


    "Women..." She sighed.


    Although the words behind didn''t say, but Murphy can understand her meaning, stretch out a hand to comfort type to pinch the next Cara - FES shoulder.


    Both of them know very well that Hollywood is the biggest anti discrimination slogan, but it also puts all kinds of discrimination into the biggest circle.


    A lot of discrimination can be ignored, but they don''t exist without pretending to be invisible.


    Some time ago, the advocacy organization for media, diversity and social change of Ann Arbor School of communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California released a survey report on Hollywood''s diversity. The report focuses on 414 films and TV plays produced and released by 10 media giants, including Sony Columbia, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Walt Disney and twentieth century fox The author thinks that the American film industry is a typical "white straight men''s Club".


    In addition to ethnic groups of color, middle-aged and elderly people, women and LGBT - lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups have not been fully demonstrated.


    Sexism is widespread in this circle, as can be seen from the proportion of actors and actresses entering the $20 million club.


    After a few more words, Murphy is no longer in charge of Carla Firth and can concentrate on his work.


    The work confirmation of each department has been passed one by one.


    "The camera team is in place!"


    "The lights are ready!"


    "The props are ready!"


    "Action team ready!"


    Most of the departments are ready, except for stunts and actors.


    Murphy asked Seth Logan to go to the make-up team to urge him. Before long, Robert Downey, Jr. in his death uniform, and his two stunt doubles walked into the studio.


    Robert Downey, Jr., in his playful red uniform and exaggerated looking headgear, went to Murphy and asked, "is there anything else to pay attention to?"


    Murphy took a look at the guy and said, "take out 200 percent of your mouth gun and tongue."


    "What kind of person am I?" Robert Downey, Jr. seemed to be warming up, and said with an exaggerated expression, "am I the one who''s blowing my mouth? When have I ever attacked people with poisonous tongue? You can''t categorize me and him into the same kind of person just because I took the role of death servant. It''s unfair to me? If you think back, when you were in prison, you told me to shut up, I would shut up... ""Stop! Stop Murphy quickly interrupted him, "I still need to shoot. If you have anything to say, go to Seth."


    Robert Downey, Jr. has been trying to figure out the role of the dead waiter recently. It seems that he is somewhat affected and wants to say something more. Murphy waves his hand, and Paul Wilson comes to him and pulls him away.


    As Robert Downey Jr. walks into the set, Murphy shouts to Philip Raschel, and the crew begins to test shoot the set scenes in the studio, so that he can find out the defects that may have been overlooked.


    What is built in the studio is a wall with a door, and the walls are surrounded by green screens, so that other CG cameras can be added later. If anyone who has seen "X-Men" comes to visit, they will certainly find some familiar feelings in the scene.


    This is the X-Men''s base, which is Xavier''s gifted youth school.


    Because of the pay, it''s impossible for Murphy to invite well-known characters who have appeared in the X-Men series to guest star, so it''s the same as before. Here are two people, ganglish and black spider.


    The actors who played the two actors soon appeared on the set. One of the Russian actors was covered with motion capture devices, and ganglish would use motion capture for shooting and production. The other girl actor''s face was painted with smoke makeup similar to the overall style of the film, and her hair was cut short, which was a little exaggerated. This is Lily Collins recommended by James Franco.


    Since it''s the person recommended by James Franco, Murphy certainly won''t refuse. As for the state of the strange relationship between the two people, he is not very clear.


    When all departments are ready, Murphy asks the actors to get familiar with their positions again, and then nods to the notes.


    "Death attendants, scene one, act one..." Chang Ji put the Chang Ji card in front of the camera and said, "start now!"


    In the set in front of the camera, Robert Downey Jr. has already put on a red hood. Hearing the sound of the beginning, he immediately runs towards the door. During the running, he keeps jumping and twisting his hips. His movements look very playful and unorthodox.


    He jumps to the door which is installed in the half wall, raises his hand and just wants to knock on the door. The door is pulled from inside by lily Collins on the other side, looking up at the dead waiter.


    "Oh Are you Ripley from alien 3 Little Robert Downey said immediately, "but you look really old-fashioned. It''s a shame to ray!"


    It''s obviously about alien 3 and Ridley Scott.


    Lily Collins inside gave him a middle finger, and a few words with "F" as the beginning to greet the waiter.


    Little Robert Downey let out a more exaggerated laugh, or all kinds of wrong, "I''m kidding. I mean, don''t treat yourself too badly. If you have time, make more sunglasses and leather clothes. Don''t be the same as Neo. "


    He continued, "you X-Men have your own uniform. Why do you want to imitate neo?"


    In the cartoon, the popular uniforms of the X-Men are not like those in the two X-Men movies. It is widely spread in the market that the costume of X-Men is designed as dark leather clothes, which refers to the modeling of many characters in the matrix.


    "What are you doing here?" Lily Collins, regardless of the teasing, asked directly, "what are you doing here? Want to have breakfast together? "


    "What''s the point of having breakfast with you? If you want to eat, you have to go with the bald man in the wheelchair. Is he in? Are you going back to England for a holiday


    Robert Downey patted himself on the head and muttered, "I forgot that X-Men 3 went to Canada to shoot. He''s definitely not here."


    Lily Collins was puzzled.


    Sitting in his director''s chair, Murphy looks at the screen of the director''s monitor and is very satisfied with the performance of Robert Downey Jr. this role is too easy to show the characteristics of Robert Downey Jr. among the actors he has met up to now, no one is more suitable to serve him.


    In front of the camera, little Robert Downey stops talking and turns to the main topic, "the villain you let go has captured my girlfriend. You must help me get my girlfriend back!"


    Because it was a live recording, the actor who was involved in the action capture yelled, "Wade, is that you?"


    "Yes, that''s me!" Little Robert Downey tilted his head and looked into the house. "Do you hear my invitation? Don''t refuse me, or the house will explode again! "


    It''s another way of molesting X-Men. Xavier''s gifted youth school has been destroyed countless times in comics.


    With these words, little Robert Downey turned back and broke the fourth wall again. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 258

    Turning around and walking out, Robert Downey, Jr. twisted his coquettish butt and said, "why is such a big house empty? Why are there only two X-Men"


    "Oh" he once again made an exaggerated voice. This time, even the producers won''t let it go. "It must be that 20th century fox didn''t invest enough money to hire more X-Men."


    He seemed a little angry in his words, "the biographical film made for me is actually a small production"


    originally, the lines should end here, and Murphy was ready to stop, but little Robert Downey didn''t mean to stop. He held out a finger and pointed to the camera, "Hey, director Bai Chi, if you mess up, I will make you look like me"


    "cut" ¡±


    seeing that Robert Downey Jr. stopped talking, Murphy called to stop the crew. After standing up, she gave a thumbs up to the other side of the set and said, "well done, Downey"


    although the on-the-spot performance of Robert Downey Jr. just now was not included in the script plan, the shooting was originally flexible, and excellent actors often had some on-the-spot performance because of their roles Moreover, as long as it is beneficial to the film, the director will not reject it.


    This time, Murphy thinks that Robert Downey Jr. has done a very good job.


    In most cases, breaking the fourth wall in a film like death attendants is a taboo in film making. It''s easy to let the audience play, so no other film will try it easily. But death attendants are different. They are not only based on the setting of comics, but also meet the needs of the overall style of the film. Breaking the fourth wall is beneficial and harmless.


    , however, Murphy knows that even if this movie is a dead man, we should pay attention to the opportunity and quantity when breaking the fourth walls. Otherwise, this crazy Tucao will also make complaints about the audience.


    The first scene was shot very smoothly, and the purpose of the built scene is over. It took several days to set up, just for a few minutes of shooting, which is very common in film production.


    Murphy calls for a change of scene, and the crew doesn''t go far. In front of another green screen, they shoot the black spider played by lily Collins and ganglish played by the Russian actor.


    make complaints about this.


    "Every time I get a chance, I''ll let the dead waiter join us"


    at the beginning of the shooting, the Russian actor named Krakow only said half a sentence, but Murphy called him to stop, "cut"


    Lily Collins stood in front of the green screen, turned to look at Krakow, and knew that it was him who made the mistake.


    Sure enough, Murphy exclaimed, "what do you mean by American English or French English? I want Russian accented English"


    Krakow, who was covered with motion capture devices, immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly said, "sorry, director, I will pay attention to pronunciation."


    Ganglish is from Russia in the cartoon, otherwise Murphy would not find a Russian actor to use motion capture.


    "Departments back," Murphy yelled.


    Other departments don''t need to move too much. The main reason is that Philip Raschel''s production team needs to be readjusted. Because of the use of motion capture shooting, and the actual height difference between the two characters in the film is quite large, there are not so many actors, so it is definitely impossible to use ordinary shooting methods.


    Murphy used a popular method in the industry. In the past, Hollywood had many solutions to this kind of shooting that reflected the character''s height difference. But a few years ago, Peter Jackson made quite a lot of improvements when he shot the Hobbit part. It is very mature and can be used for shooting after making appropriate adjustments.


    This is forced perspective.


    The so-called forced perspective is the use of optical and visual illusion of confusion, making the subject deformation, closer, larger, smaller and so on, using the illusion of human visual perception, making the subject and the surrounding environment have the wrong relativity, plus the photographer''s creativity and camera angle changes, shooting a scene with a completely different proportion from the fact.


    When Felix Raschel put a series of equipment back in place, shooting began again.


    In the script, this is the dialogue scene of ganglish and black spider walking together. Now, Lily Collins and Krakow are quite far away from each other, and they are completely in different green screen environments.


    Murphy and Philip Raschel have discussed all the scenes of steel Rex, and he has also made relevant plans.


    When shooting, he will deliberately change the front and back feeling and guide line of the picture to make the lens produce illusion, so that the proportion of the characters can be exaggerated.


    According to his requirements, Krakow is alone in the green screen space next to Lily Collins'' main scene. The main camera used for shooting will be closer to him, but far away from Lily Collins, so as to create a tall effect. In the later stage, the background will be removed with CG, and then the appropriate CG background will be added.


    Lily Collins and Krakow are in different positions, walking side by side. In addition to the main camera, Murphy has set up a second auxiliary camera for shooting.


    Due to the use of track, boom and other equipment during shooting, Murphy makes the main lens move continuously. Therefore, during shooting, he uses the computer to control the second position. The second position is also located at the end of Krakow, but it will not move in a large range like the main lens. Instead, he will shoot slowly on a very short track.When the system of the second position receives the instruction message from Murphy, it will shoot according to the setting. Because the camera lens is closer to Krakow, it will move less.


    And Murphy''s director is in the middle of two cameras, can see the shooting effect very clearly.


    There is another point in the shooting. Murphy asked Krakow to slow down a little bit. When a huge object moves slowly, its credibility will increase. In other words, the audience is more likely to accept slow-moving beasts, giants and so on. So the giant animals in the movie, such as Godzilla, are always slow in every step.


    The two actors were far away from each other, but due to the need of live recording, when the microphone for recording fell down, Krakow said again, "every time I have a chance, I will let the dead waiter join us, but he behaves like a child who has not grown up and is still a fully armed child."


    what he did what he said to Lili and Collins was, "when will he be mature enough to realize the benefits of joining x police force"? What''s the advantage of


    ? Lili Collins started to make complaints about it. "The ugly tight fitting shirt is the house that was blown up every few years." br>


    , "please," Krakow defended. "Bombing the house is to create a character and not blow up our own. How can we make complaints about how bad the villains are? How can we make the actions of our x officers justified? They are popular. It is for the sake of safeguarding the beauty and peace of the world. "Many people in the


    group are laughing. Since the movie will intersect with the X police officers, the X police are naturally flirted and tucked up the most.


    "Stop" Murphy didn''t pass the call, "do it again"


    many times, even if the shooting meets the requirements, his director will continue to shoot to see if he can get better shots. Moreover, shooting a few more times can also make more materials available for later editing.


    Shooting is never for shooting, just like the preparation for shooting, shooting must serve for post production.


    This is almost a full green screen scene, and post production still needs to be synthesized. For the scene of ganglish and black spider driving a stealth jet, Murphy neither plans to shoot it nor use CGI to synthesize it.


    Carrafes has obtained permission from 20th century fox, and the death attendants can properly use the scenes of X-Men who don''t have specific actors.


    The two films are not only a series, but also belong to the same company.


    Of course, Murphy won''t use a lot. At present, only gunex and black spider are planned to use the camera to fly the fighter plane from the genius youth school in Xavier.


    although the first day of the play was filmed, the shooting process was quite smooth. Especially Pepo Robert and Donny, all kinds of God Tucao were flying everywhere, so that the words on the paper surface became vivid. If Murphy was not a mature team with enough experience, I would probably make complaints about the film.


    At the end of the first day''s shooting, Murphy didn''t leave work immediately. Instead, he asked carafes to call the heads of various departments and hold a brief meeting.


    In addition to the directors Murphy, Paul Wilson and Seth Logan, as well as the heads of various departments such as Philip Raschel, Helena espora, David Robbie and Jack Watson, representatives of AIA in the cast also attended the meeting.


    This representative belongs to a relatively silent type. He has been stationed in the production team as early as in Los Angeles. As long as the production team goes according to the plan, he is a completely invisible person and will not give any opinions easily.


    In addition, because this time he didn''t work with Miramax, the crew also changed a new editor. Jodie Griffith, who initially worked with Murphy, was pulled into the crew by karafis.


    Jodie Griffith is an old subordinate of caraffith, and his ability is also recognized by Murphy, who is qualified as the film editor.


    Moreover, unlike shooting and producing the horror planet and the city of sin, because the producer is karafis, Murphy can get more effort, and the post editing is completely under his control. Jodie Griffith and the editing team are more like hands fulfilling his will.


    This kind of meeting is a routine meeting. Murphy asked Paul Wilson, who is responsible for planning and reporting, to submit today''s work diary and tomorrow''s shooting plan to the representative of AIA, and specially emphasized one point.


    "This is a superhero film with a distinctive black style, but the style of the film should not be too black" to be continued.

 Chapter 259

    At the beginning of the production, Murphy talked with all the main creators about this idea. During the shooting, Murphy reiterated it for further emphasis, so that the heads of all departments should not forget this.


    He has worked with this team to make three typical cut style black films, namely "chainsaw", "horror planet" and "Sin City". The style of these films will definitely affect everyone involved in the shooting and production, but Murphy does not want to make "dead man" like the first three films.


    The reason is very simple. The producer of the film is 20th century fox, the investment of as much as 60 million dollars and his first film entering the mainstream commercial film circle determine that "death watch" can not be those films.


    No matter how to say, "chainsaw", "horror planet" and "Sin City" are typical genre films, or the audience in genre films is relatively small. Their investment is relatively limited, and the audience is also a small group of people with very clear goals.


    But "dead man" is different, this is a typical commercial film, Murphy has more box office expectations for this film.


    As a director, it seems that talking about the box office is a very indecent and low artistic force, but in Hollywood, the director who doesn''t talk about the box office is a hooligan.


    At present, the mainstream commercial films in Hollywood are facing a very good era. Although in Hollywood, the standard of a director''s success is never single, the box office is an extremely important basis. In the extremely commercialized and industrialized film industry circle of Hollywood, whether it is art film director or commercial film director, it can even be said that there is no box office and market price There is no possibility of being a director.


    At first, Murphy''s favorite superheroes were Marvel Comics and Batman, which are more suitable for this era. But the reality will not be shifted by his personal will. In the end, Murphy can only aim at the alternative role of deadman.


    The film "dead man" bears too much hope for him. Murphy knows very well that if he first moves to a mainstream commercial film, he will be beaten back to the independent film industry if he fails, and he may not find a good opportunity for a long time in the future.


    This also determines that the style of "death attendants" must make a compromise to the business, not too small and dark.


    To put it bluntly, Murphy just wants more audiences to watch "dead man" and contribute to the box office of the film.


    Therefore, the black style of "dead man" is more reflected in the color design and black humor than in the content and theme. For example, the color of the film will be gray, dark, cold and other extensions made in black.


    In Hollywood films, tone is often a direct embodiment of the film and the protagonist.


    For example, the black that Murphy has always been good at using has many meanings, such as negation, power, * * *, mystery, fear, anonymity, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, regret, anger and so on.


    As long as the tone of the film does not deviate, shooting will be relatively smooth.


    From the next day, Murphy added a lot of action scenes to the shooting, and continued to use some high-speed slow lenses to set off the fast. When shooting action scenes, he would also become an auditor, leaving the pure action scenes to the action guidance team.


    However, all the action shots taken must be in accordance with his idea, and his action plays should also set off his character.


    In the next few days, Murphy will listen to Seth Logan''s advice when shooting some humorous scenes. He asked Seth Logan to join the crew as an assistant director in order to help him shoot some humorous and funny scenes.


    There is no omniscient director in the world, and he is no exception. For example, verbal humor can be expressed by actors like Robert Downey Jr. Murphy is really not good at some typical American body humor. He is neither good at funny nor growing up in this country, nor can he understand and control American body humor.


    For example, American humor frequently mentions sexual organs, and uses body movements to show large-scale sexual cues. Murphy finds it not funny at all, but some people can''t stand up.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that his laughing points are not on the same plane as those around him.


    By contrast, Murphy found some of Robert Downey''s lines more interesting.


    Among those who have designed the lines for the dead waiter are Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Logan and Jonah hill, and even a scene in which Wade Wilson confesses to Vanessa is accompanied by a passage from Gail gado.


    These lines can be said to pollute to a new level. In the whole script, there is basically no "clean" and straightforward "F" lines. In the script, the little cheap and cheap come with open mouth, and the Yellow jokes of various levels of connotation pop up every now and then.


    In the words of little Robert Downey, watching this movie will definitely be a grade test to test the "dirty power level" of friends around him. The audience who laughs the most frequently and loudly is definitely a "dirty power level 10 scholar", because this person will definitely get all the Yellow jokes from straightforward to obscure to super obscure, and only know how many "f words" appear in the movie The audience, they are already very stupid and naive people.However, no matter how yellow the story is, it''s just a verbal effort. If you want to pollute a new realm, of course, Murphy should let the dead waiter match it with action.


    There are all kinds of passion plays. In a large-scale shooting, the hero and heroine not only tease Master Yoda and Luke Skywalker, but also spend a whole year in bed from Valentine''s day to Christmas.


    And with the filming and success of sin city, Jessica Alba, who plays Vanessa, no longer refuses to shoot large-scale action plays.


    However, for the sake of grading consideration and being able to appear in more overseas markets, Murphy has converged too much compared with sin city, and the picture is not too much. At most, Jessica Alba is naked, and Robert Downey, Jr. keeps the front and back of the key points For example, Murphy then filmed a play and asked Jessica Alba to pop chrysanthemums for little Robert Downey No, it''s Vanessa''s Chrysanthemum.


    In this kind of play, even if there is a bottom line of the visible scale of the lens, the content of the lens "left blank" can absolutely make the audience "dirty eyes"!


    The exact situation can be said that, although the camera is not completely shot, but xiaojianjian is definitely the first superhero on the screen to be "attacked by the Queen".


    Among all the films that have been shot, in fact, Murphy is still very careful to control the scale. As a director, he knows very well that he is going to make a popular film instead of the pure black cut films before.


    So, Murphy still makes the whole film dirty and warm, full of the so-called mainstream aesthetic of the North American audience, just like the humble, full of all kinds of non hero characteristics, but ultimately must run all the way on the hero''s road.


    He will let all the yellow, violent, dirty, cheap mix together, and then form a very warm and touching core.


    There is no doubt that the so-called "die cheap" way of getting along with children is the most sincere way.


    Half a month after filming at Fox Studios, Murphy led the crew to a bar contacted by Paul Wilson, hired a large number of strong, ferocious looking Australian extras, and began filming the part of mercenary bar.


    That''s where the dead waiter and Vanessa met.


    The bar is crowded with people, full of alcohol and impulsive smell everywhere. One extras after another come out of the dressing car outside and walk into the bar. Then they are taken to their respective positions by Seth Logan and Paul Wilson, and tell them what to pay attention to when shooting later.


    David Robbie is showing people to set up the lights; Helena espora adjusts the background of the bar to cover the whole white wall with a slightly shabby and gray set; Jack Watson stands beside Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba, directing two makeup artists to make up for the leading actor and actress.


    Murphy was standing in the corner of the bar, discussing the shooting with Philip Raschel for a while.


    "I don''t need a jittery shot." He rejected Philip Raschel''s proposal to "give up hand-held cameras and switch to stannikon."


    Philip Raschel nodded, "yes."


    "I also need your main camera to take the panorama." He pointed to the bar counter. "After the heroine comes out, stannikon follows her and shoots in a semi-arc trajectory."


    The shooting must be based on the actor''s position.


    After communicating with Felipe Raschel, Murphy went over to Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba Jr. and announced the shooting as soon as all the preparations were ready.


    "Oh, oh, oh, baby..."


    In front of the bar counter, Jessica Alba, dressed as sexy, turned out from behind little Robert Downey, with a hand on his body, in a provocative tone, "do you want to shoot them all?"


    A camera assistant with stanicon on it has been focusing on Jessica Alba.


    This line also shows the identity of Vanessa, a woman who lives by selling her body.


    Jessica Alba turned to Robert Downey Jr. "are you going to spend all your money?"


    "Hard..." Robert Downey, Jr. first gestured vaguely and then asked, "do you know who I am?"


    "Who are you?" Jessica Alba put one hand on little Robert Downey''s chest and rowed down, "you''ll tell me who you are."


    She was the first to say, "I''m Vanessa."


    Robert Downey Jr. replied, "I''m Wade."


    Is the introduction of the leading actor and heroine a little dull? Some don''t fit Wade Wilson''s character? Thinking of this, Murphy yelled, "stop!"


    Then he waved, "Donny, Jesse, you two come here."


    Murphy is going to add a paragraph to the scene. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Donny, you''re free to perform. After whispering a few words to little Robert Downey and Jessica Alba, Murphy asked Jessica Alba to go back first, and then specially told little Robert Downey, "you are responsible for driving Jessie''s mood."


    Robert Downey, Jr. nodded. "I understand."


    Murphy waved to him, and Robert Downey Jr. returned to the bar, ready to practice with Jessica Alba a few times.


    Although acting is a very subjective thing, it is easy to see if the difference is very obvious. Jessica Alba''s last film was highly praised, which has something to do with the setting of the role itself. However, Vanessa in this film imitates the cat in the cartoon, but there is no variation factor in the film, which is a standard vase.


    Although the vase is relatively easy to make, Jessica Alba still has some difficulty in dealing with the scenes that require her to bring some explosive acting skills.


    In this way, Murphy''s temporary intention to add a play, if she wants to do well, it is very important for her to be led by Robert Downey Jr., who plays the opposite play.


    The shooting starts again soon. Wade Wilson, played by Robert Downey Jr., graciously invites everyone in the bar to drink, which attracts the attention of Vanessa, who lives by selling her body. Then, as before, Jessica Alba turns to Robert Downey Jr.


    "What do you do?" She asked, "mercenaries like them?"


    "No, I''m not a mercenary." Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "I do research."


    Jessica Alba''s face was a bit surprised and exaggerated. In other cases, Murphy would definitely stop. However, this exaggerated expression is also suitable for a prostitute who seduces customers.


    She shut up and asked in surprise, "do research work? Where is it? "


    Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged. "Mental hospital."


    "Er..." Jessica Alba didn''t expect him to answer like this. After a pause, she asked, "what can I study in that place?"


    "Being studied." Robert Downey, Jr. replied.


    The next shooting was very smooth. It took another two days for Murphy to complete all the scenes in the bar. The crew returned to Fox studio again to shoot the indoor scenes in the rebuilt set.


    make complaints about the film. Pepo Robert, Donny, including Lili Collins and Krakow, has all been successful in the art of Tucao master, make complaints about the movie''s atmosphere.


    In addition to shooting, Murphy also has to take into account some other work. The venue for the climax of the production is still being set up. Because fox studio has not such a large space, when he came to visit last time, he specially selected an abandoned factory which is a little away from Sydney for some proper reconstruction, and then made it the final shooting site of the film.


    Due to sufficient preparatory work and Robert Downey Jr. in a very good state, the shooting went very smoothly, even a little faster than planned. At first, Murphy planned to complete the shooting within two months, but now it is very hopeful to complete it ahead of schedule.


    "Judging from the current situation, as long as Downey''s status is guaranteed," Murphy enjoys his lunch of roast beef and potatoes in the studio restaurant, while chatting with Kara Firth opposite, "I will finish shooting in 50 days, and we can go back to Los Angeles to start post production before Christmas."


    Carla Firth nodded and thought, "we''ll have four months to finish the post production. It''s plenty."


    "I can finish the film by the end of March at the latest." Carla Murphy has to rely on the 20th century publicity. He''s not very confident


    With the development of the film industry, there are no films that can sell well without publicity and marketing.


    "Don''t worry about that." Carla Firth took a sip from her glass. "I''d like to see the movie sell more than you do."


    She put down her glass, wiped her mouth with a napkin and asked, "when will the car you sent to pick up Gail arrive?"


    "I just called before lunch." Murphy looked at her watch. "We''ve got Gail. She''s going to the hotel to get jet lag first."


    Gail gado flew to Australia at the weekend, but Murphy''s shooting didn''t stop, and the crew didn''t have a holiday. Because of his work, he sent a car to the airport. When he finished his work, Gail gado got off the plane and got on the car.


    Carla Firth said suddenly, "Gail is a good girl."


    "Well, she''s very good." Murphy fully agrees with the saying, "independent, cheerful, generous, beautiful..."


    "She has so many advantages that I can''t find enough adjectives," he said


    Of course, Gail gado also has some small problems, but like him, everyone has shortcomings, and there are no perfect people in the world.Murphy put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth. Just as he wanted to say something, he suddenly saw a strange looking man coming over, but his goal was not here. He just passed by with his plate, and then he came to a position in the corner.


    This is a superstar who used to be a member of Hollywood''s 20 million club.


    "Nicholas Cage..."


    Seeing this, Murphy thought of a series of action blockbusters in the 1990s, and asked, "he''s at Fox Studios, too? What kind of films are you going to make? "


    This is a film set and an important overseas shooting base for Hollywood. There are always stars coming in and out.


    "Don''t you know?" Carla Firth seems strange.


    Murphy shook his head. "I''ve been working on our projects lately, and I haven''t focused on anything else in the circle."


    "Warner Bros. is still working on the Superman return project," warns Carla Firth


    There are too many troubles in the preparation period of this project. It is said that the shooting will not be started by the beginning of next year.


    "Oh? Who does he play? " Murphy got a little interested, thought of Nicholas Cage''s hairline that was getting closer and closer over time, and guessed, "is it Lex Luther?"


    Nicholas Cage''s weird appearance and neurotic performance make it a good choice to play that lunatic, at least better than one of his curls.


    "No Carla Firth first shook her head, then came up with an incredible answer, "Nicholas Cage is the Superman chosen by Warner Brothers."


    ¡°what£¿¡± Few news can surprise Murphy so much that he can''t help looking over at Nicholas Cage. "He''s superman?"


    This picture is really hard to imagine.


    Carla Firth shook her head. "Who knows what Warner Brothers and Brian singer think."


    Murphy tried to recall that there were only many famous stars who had participated in the audition of Superman return, but there was nothing about Nicholas Cage. However, she remembered that many famous stars refused the role in the end. Obviously, she knew the disadvantages of playing Superman. In the end, it should be a less famous actor who got the role.


    Superman has more fixed image than any superhero, which is likely to cause irreversible damage to the famous actors in the rapid rising period of their career.


    However, now Nicholas Cage is not the king of rotten films, but there is no better choice.


    It''s just cage playing Superman If you think about this picture, Murphy will feel goose bumps.


    But looking back, the crew has encountered so many twists and turns just in the early stage of preparation that Nicholas Cage may not be able to become Superman in the end.


    According to Kara Firth, Bruce Berman has been intervening in the project. Before Brian Singh took over, the cost of just changing scripts and directors was close to $50 million.


    The success of this project is good. If it fails, it is difficult for the person in charge to find someone to carry the pot for him. Moreover, such a large sum of money can not be borne by any one of the pot bearers.


    After lunch, Murphy and Kara Firth leave the restaurant and go straight back to the main studio where they shot "the dead man.".


    As soon as Murphy walked into the studio, he saw Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr. chatting with a girl near the door. Although the girl''s back was to her, she was still easily recognized by her slender figure and slender legs.


    Just when Murphy saw Gail gado, it seemed that he was telepathic. Gail gado suddenly turned his head and caught Murphy for the first time.


    Their eyes collided in the air, and a fire immediately flowed out of their hearts, showing excitement and excitement at the same time.


    Although they have to make at least two phone calls every day, Murphy and Gail gado have been separated for almost a month. For lovers in love, such a long time brings more than endless missing.


    Murphy stepped up to Gail gado, raised a hand and gently stroked her delicate face with obvious fatigue after a long flight.


    "Why didn''t you go to the hotel?" Murphy said with a bit of blame, "didn''t you say to jet lag first?"


    Gail gado smiles and rubs Murphy''s palm with his face. "I miss you."


    This sentence is better than any explanation.


    Next to him, little Robert Downey holds his chest in both hands and seems to be waiting for a good play. Seth Logan pulls him for a while, and little Robert Downey reluctantly follows him away.


    "I''ll bet you $100," he said without stopping. "Murphy will go back to the hotel with Gail right away, or he''ll find a trailer to spend some time alone."


    He didn''t believe the two men could stand it.


    After getting along with these unreliable bad friends for a long time, Seth logan was infected and immediately said, "OK, I''ll bet with you. I think Murphy will continue to work and will not go with Gail until the work is finishedThe whole crew is staring at Murphy. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    As a director, of course, it is impossible for Murphy to leave the whole crew behind and go to have fun with Gail gado on his own. Not to mention other aspects, the representative of AIA in the crew alone will call him like crazy, so that he will be harassed even if he is alone with Gail gado.


    So, he chose to continue working. As soon as the shooting in the afternoon was over, he threw the crew to Seth Logan and Paul Wilson and took Gail gado back to the hotel.


    Murphy and galgado are in love. They haven''t seen each other for nearly a month. There is only one result after they are in love.


    In the hotel suite, Gail gado is lying on the soft carpet, and Murphy is pressing on her back from the back. Because they were in the underground garage of the hotel before, they have had an extremely fierce car shock, and now their actions are very gentle. From time to time, he will whisper a few moving words in Gail gado''s ear.


    "Dear" Gail gado props up, kisses Murphy with her head, gasps and says, "it''s not fun like this"


    maybe it''s because she''s seen Murphy''s play. After adjusting her breath, she says, "ride me like Master Yoda rides Luke Skywalker, please ride me like Master Yoda rides Luke Skywalker"


    "I will, ¡±Murphy grabbed galgado''s shoulder and pulled her up. "I''ll ride you all night like Master Yoda did on Luke Skywalker"


    galgado straightened up and stood on the carpet with Murphy''s arm around his shoulder. The whole person quickly entered a state of excitement and yelled, "no, no, I don''t want a night, I want a whole year"


    "I''m happy to help you." Murphy increased the frequency. "My goddess."


    It''s not realistic for a year, and it''s impossible for a night. After sending Gail gado to the cloud again, Murphy also felt tired. She took Gail gado to the bathroom to take a bath. They put on big bath towel, took red wine and two cups, sat on the balcony of the suite, enjoying the night view of Sydney, and poured out their thoughts.


    At noon, they didn''t speak much, so Murphy went to work. In the afternoon, when he returned to the hotel, the war broke out and there was not much verbal communication.


    Now it''s summer in Sydney. It''s very hot during the day and cool at night when the sea breeze blows. From the balcony, you can see the brightly lit Sydney lover''s harbor.


    "I dream of you every day."


    Sitting in a high back rattan chair, Gail gado put his feet up and put them on Murphy''s opposite legs. The bath towel dropped from his waist, revealing two long, white and sexy legs. "But you never dream of me."


    "Honey, you don''t know," Murphy gently kneaded Gail gado''s slender legs with both hands, and walked upstream from time to time. "I''m busy and tired at work. I fall down every day and sleep like a dead pig."


    Hearing Murphy''s self mockery, Gail gado couldn''t help laughing, but then he began to smile again. This long separation brought her endless yearning and insecurity that she had never felt before.


    Murphy''s hand slipped to the upper part of the long legs, gently rubbed, and said, "didn''t you just feel how much I miss you"


    galgado raised his foot, deliberately pressed it on Murphy''s belly, but didn''t say anything.


    Her family was close to avinivo and knew there were too many temptations in the circle.


    However, Gail gado is a smart person after all. Instead of mentioning this topic head-on, she mutters, "who knows how long this feeling can last"


    in fact, she can feel that Murphy has a crazy infatuation with herself, which is the reason why she has a sense of insecurity.


    Murphy leaned over and gave a kiss on galgado''s delicate face. His hands continued to swim on his long legs, and he gently bit off the white ear beads. "They can fascinate me for ten years."


    Galgado dropped his mouth, but said, "you can talk."


    "It''s a bit cold outside," Murphy said, bending galgado''s knee in one hand, taking her by the shoulder in the other. "Let''s go back."


    Today''s work is not easy. In addition to the two wars after coming back, Murphy obviously felt a little tired. After lying down in her bedroom, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.


    Galgado leans on the head of the bed and hears Murphy breathe evenly and long. He picks up the remote control, turns up the temperature of the air conditioner a little, pulls a blanket over Murphy, who is lying on his thighs.


    Seeing that Murphy is still holding his leg even when he is asleep, Gail gado can''t help shaking his head and smiling. Now Murphy is like a child, and only in front of him is he not the mature and resolute director who appears to the outside world.


    In her deep sleep, Murphy has a dream. In the dream, a woman pinches a baby with sand on the beach, prays to the sky, and the sky sends blessings. A gust of wind and thunder appear. The baby pinched by sand suddenly lives and cries. Decades later, he appears on the island and meets the baby girl, but the baby girl has grown up and is very happy It''s the look of galgado.She was wearing red and blue retro armor, a very short blue dress, and two slender, light and moving legs. When she walked, she always played one by one, which fascinated him.


    Then they got together. He hid on the island and played with his long legs year after year, which made him forget everything.


    However, after waking up, Murphy is still the sober Murphy, who knows that he still has important work to do and has a long way to go.


    Due to the full schedule, Murphy still has to take responsibility and work hard for the dead man''s shooting, except for taking a morning tour with Gail gado to the Sydney harbor where the Sydney Opera House is located.


    Don''t say it''s a normal shooting. After work on a normal working day, Murphy is also the latest group of people to leave.


    After shooting every day, he plans how to complete all shooting in such a short time. Half an hour after work every day, he either decides his work schedule or is in a meeting with other departments.


    A director of a production group will never be idle. If you want to find a leisure job, don''t be a director.


    Among them, Murphy put a lot of energy on the shooting and production of the action plays of ganglish and the angel of dust, especially ganglish. The crew did a lot of preparatory work, such as the static dialogue play with the black spider, which can also be shot easily by using the perspective method, but the action play can''t be used.


    Murphy and the production team need to calculate and arrange the actions of ganglish. Considering that ganglish is more than 2 meters high, it is far more difficult to put him and the dust angel on the same screen to shoot intense action scenes than to force perspective shooting.


    Although Krakow is 193cm tall, he is still far from his height. The action drama team plans to continue to use double track shooting and switch back and forth according to the scene to simulate his height.


    The battle of ganglishi is the most difficult point in shooting. The shooting of the fight between a giant more than 2 meters high and a woman 1.7 meters high is very challenging.


    Before shooting the final climax of ganglish and sandangel, Murphy can use the small duel between deadman and ganglish to let the team practice in the highway chase.


    During the shooting, all the car chasing scenes were finished in front of the green screen of fox studio, and the opening fight scene of the dead wait was also shot in the studio. Murphy used two studios of fox studio, in addition to one large studio with multiple scenes, the other small studio only built a highway bridge in front of the green screen.


    This part of the construction time and cost are very much, but compared with the cost of road closure shooting, this kind of shooting method is more economical, otherwise Murphy will not use it.


    The total investment of the film is here. Murphy must consider the reasonable arrangement of scenes and shooting methods.


    There are also the scenes of waiting for a taxi, which are all shot in the studio. The crew has gone to Detroit in advance to shoot all the necessary background materials.


    In order to use these materials, Murphy asked the props engineer to set up nine Le panels around the car. This setting is very good. When shooting, he can use these lights to perfectly restore the subtle changes of light and shadow on the road. He also adjusted the lights according to the scenery materials in Detroit, and used the light changes to simulate the changes of road conditions.


    The whole shooting process is quite crazy. In the expressway, the crew has nearly 250 scenes to shoot, so there are a lot of things to do every day. Murphy plans to shoot 200 scenes in a week, which is a very difficult task. The crew doesn''t even have time to eat, let alone go out to play with friends in the evening.


    The freeway scene is definitely a highlight of the movie. Murphy attaches great importance to this scene, so the crew must try to do it perfectly.


    Murphy''s use of Le panel to make light and shadow changes also helps the lens to better integrate the background. The whole scene is shot with a digital camera. Because there is no time, suitable place and sufficient funds for location shooting, the crew should use the background shot in Detroit and the foreground familiar with shooting to synthesize.


    This sequence is also important because it is one of the few scenes in the movie that has a city background.


    Murphy and Helena ESPO spent a lot of time designing the city where the story took place in the early days. At the beginning, they set it as a Gothic city combining Detroit and Sydney. The crew needed to find a balance on the expressway between the two cities. In order to make the world look real, they spent a lot of time on the streets and expressways There are also texture materials for overpasses and buildings.


    Compared with Murphy, Gail gado, who came to Sydney, felt like he had nothing to do. After two rounds around Sydney, he simply went back to the studio to work with Murphy.


    On the third day of filming on the highway, she went back to the studio and met a little girl who looked very interesting. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    "You are Gail gado"


    Gail gado is standing in the corner of the studio door, looking at the bridge built in front of her. Murphy directs the crew to shoot an action play. A girl with a cowboy hat suddenly appears in front of her. The girl raises the brim of the cowboy hat, revealing her golden bangs and bright blue eyes, and asks, "that guy Murphy "You are" Gail gado looks at each other suspiciously. The girl is shaking in front of her and seems to be looking at herself.


    She is about the height of her shoulders. She not only wears a cowboy hat with mesh on her head, but also wears a short cowboy dress. Her upper body is a cowboy T-shirt with half sleeves, and her lower body is a riding pants from trouser legs to knee. Her feet are staring at a pair of obviously old brown leather boots. She is a rural ranch girl.


    "My name is Margaret Robbie." The little girl introduced herself, "Murphy''s good friend, David Robbie''s sister."


    Gail gado nodded. "Hello, I''m Gail gado."


    She heard Seth Logan mention that David Robbie, the director of the lighting group of the cast, has a wild boy sister, which seems to be the one in front of her.


    "You are so beautiful." Marguerite kept shaking in front of galgado. "No wonder Murphy wants to be your girlfriend."


    She looked up at galgado and said, "you''re Jewish"


    "that''s right." Gail gado is very proud of his identity, "I am an Israeli."


    Marguerite turned her mouth and murmured, "it''s really from a nation that specializes in robbing other people''s things."


    "What are you talking about?" gelgado heard Marguerite mutter, but did not hear what she said.


    "Nothing." Marguerite raised her hand and pointed to galgado''s face. "I said you look Jewish."


    Although she has a wild personality, Margaret knows how to be polite on some occasions. Because of Carey Mulligan, she doesn''t like this Jewish woman, but she won''t say it directly.


    She had been in touch with Carey Mulligan, and naturally she had prejudice against Gail gado.


    But Marguerite is almost 14 years old, so she doesn''t make some strange moves. She knows that her brother depends on Murphy. If she directly mocks galgado, and if she goes to Murphy to sue him at the head of the bed, doesn''t her brother have bad luck?


    galgado is not stupid either. She can vaguely feel that this girl is a little targeted at her, but she doesn''t care about a child It won''t be in her heart.


    With her arms around her chest and her eyes away from Margaret, she continued to look at Murphy, who was directing the shooting. Frankly speaking, she only cared about the opinions of Murphy and a few of his friends in the whole studio.


    Seeing galgado ignoring herself, Marguerite Robbie was a little bored, but she didn''t leave. She turned around and stood beside galgado, as if she was watching the filming. However, her beautiful blue eyes kept turning around in the studio, obviously not very interested in shooting.


    Turning her eyes to the rest of the crew, Margaret Robbie saw the film''s heroine Jessica Alba standing there in plain clothes watching the shooting. She thought that her Carey Mulligan would write to her every month, and the relationship between them was good. An idea suddenly appeared in her mind.


    She spent some time in the crime city group of Los Angeles. She also played the role of Jessica Alba in the early childhood version. She knew something happened during the filming.


    What''s important is that all these things happened in real life, and it''s nothing for her to say. Anyway, she doesn''t intend to do anything more, just to make Kerry Mulligan feel aggrieved.


    "Gayle, no," Marguerite Robbie quickly said, "can I call you Duoduo? That''s a good name for you."


    "Duoduo"


    called by a little girl, Gail gado got goose bumps, but didn''t bother to retort, "it''s up to you."


    Marguerite Robbie didn''t seem to see the coldness on galgado''s face at all. She said, "Duoduo, you are more beautiful than Jessica Alba, the heroine of the cast. I like you all."


    Gail gado looked at her, but did not speak. Instead, he wanted to see what the strange little girl was going to do.


    "No wonder Murphy turned down a beautiful woman like Jessica Alba." Margaret Robbie seemed to be really admiring galgado. "I would choose you as my girlfriend, too."


    She took a look at Gail gado and said, "don''t you know, Jessica Alba is one of Murphy''s personal requests to sign up for the crime city crew, so she doesn''t hesitate to fall out with his last girlfriend, Kerry Mulligan."


    Hearing this, Gail gado frowned slightly. Of course, she knew who Carey Mulligan was, but she didn''t care much.


    She gets along very well with some of Murphy''s friends, such as kalafes and Robert Downey Jr. from their information, it is obvious that Murphy''s friends don''t like the Englishman very much.


    As a precocious and intelligent girl, Gail gado never despises the influence of friends on a man. If friends don''t like a person''s girlfriend, either the person is alienated from his friends or he will break up with his girlfriend.Murphy is obviously not the former, and Carey Mulligan will not pose any threat to her.


    "It''s like Murphy drove Jessica Alba home several times while filming sin city." Marguerite Robbie seems to be completely casual, "I was playing in Los Angeles and listening to others."


    Gail gado sneered, "Jessica Alba can''t drive."


    "Well, yes." Marguerite Robbie nodded gently, but she said, "I''ve heard that Murphy is the one who asked her to be Jessica Alba as the heroine this time."


    "Miss Robbie" Gail gado looked away from the set and turned to Marguerite, "you know Carey Mulligan and you''re friends with her"


    "this" Marguerite didn''t expect Gail gado to ask.


    Gail gado shook his head, turned and walked toward the set. He took two steps and said, "provocation doesn''t work for everyone."


    She walked away with her long legs. Marguerite was not embarrassed at all. She said to herself, "if I were Murphy, I would choose her. Kerry Mulligan is a fool compared with her."


    After another look at Gail gado''s back, Marguerite Robbie took off her cowboy hat, gave a strong fan twice, and muttered, "OK, it''s OK to be here. I''ve done something for Carey Mulligan, and I''m worthy of her monthly letters."


    "I''m still very loyal." She did not hesitate to put gold on her face.


    On the other hand, Murphy is still busy shooting nervously. Helena espora, as the artistic director and artistic director of the crew, has been communicating with Murphy all the time. Not only the director but also the whole special effects art team she is responsible for should follow up.


    After the scene shooting, all the shots will be temporarily handed over to her special effects art team for preliminary processing. It is not required to be perfect here, but to find out the shortcomings in the action capture shooting of ganglish as soon as possible.


    Helena espora has a unique vision of animation background creation and movement. Murphy has learned a lot from her in his work. He has been trying to find the best way to help guide the scene and ensure that his ideas can be understood by everyone.


    In order to complete the shooting according to the plan, the working time is very short and the intensity is high. Murphy must try his best to ensure that the shooting of one shot will not last too long.


    The crew''s design of steel Rex is faithful to the original cartoon, which means that in the film he must be huge and full of metal. Murphy insists that steel Rex is not made of chromium. He has carefully seen several characters made of chromium in X-Men films, and he really doesn''t like those effects, so he vetoed them.


    Referring to a large number of comic books, Murphy designed costumes and character details. In the early stage of preparation, he went to a metal manufacturing company to investigate, brought back a bunch of metal samples and discussed with the team members which was better. Finally, he decided to use cold-rolled steel model to make steel Rex''s body, and use darker hot-rolled steel model to make hair, so that the character''s metal texture was not good It''s so bright, it can look a little heavy.


    These constitute the initial model of steel Rex. These models come from CG design. The shooting uses motion capture, which will directly put the actor''s actions and expressions into CG model through the computer system. If you want to see the performance effect of Krakow, you need CG model to determine the appearance lines of steel Rex.


    A special effects team from Vita studio was responsible for the construction of gunex''s motion capture model. After Murphy determined the basic structure of the model, they processed his appearance lines as quickly as possible.


    With smooth facial and body lines, the actor''s action capture performance becomes the key. In addition to Krakow, Murphy has also prepared a stunt stand in of more than two meters in height to facilitate the shooting of steelex''s action play.


    In the shooting of the expressway scene, Murphy asked the stunt double to put on 20 cm thick soled shoes and a hat, and then pasted a capture point representing the eyes in the appropriate position, so that he could fight on the liftboard and the sundry box.


    This is a huge mixture of motion capture. Murphy has to plan carefully. In the battle drama, he tried his best to shoot. Fortunately, there are not many action plays between ganglishi and Dieshi. After many experiments, the crew also found some ways.


    However, in order to make sure that both of them fight fast and strong enough, Murphy asked Chen Hu to carefully design every action between the two actors.


    Unlike ganglish, who is always careful in his action play, Murphy demands that his action play be more open, and that he must make some fantastic actions, such as attacking with his butt, and large-scale bloody killing. He should be cruel to others and himself. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    In the studio, two cameras are placed on the same side. Murphy and Philip Raschel operate one camera each. The cameras are all aimed at the handcuffed dead waiter and steel Rex. Krakow handcuffs little Robert Downey on his arm with a pair of props and drags him forward. A flatbed tractor clings to the built highway bridge and is dragged by the electric motor in front of him, Pulling little Robert Downey sitting on it to follow Krakow.


    Philip Raschel''s main camera slides along the track to catch up with Robert Downey Jr. and Krakow Jr. and is mainly responsible for capturing close-up shots of dead attendants. Murphy controls the auxiliary camera in place to take panoramic shots of Robert Jr. and Krakow Jr.


    "In the Empire counterattack, Luke Skywalker''s arm was cut off by Darth Vader, and then he had a prosthetic hand that could be controlled by the force."


    At the end of the shooting, little Robert Downey turned on the muzzle gun mode again. "Now it''s time for the spoiler, and my hand will be broken, but I don''t need a prosthetic hand, because it can grow again"


    Little Robert Downey took out a knife from his back and cut the prosthetic hand hanging on Steel''s wrist.


    Lily Collins takes a look over there, and Murphy follows her to the dead waiter.


    "Lily Collins said a bunch of dirty words," disgusting "


    as little Robert Downey took out the knife, the flatbed tractor under him was pressed up by the pressure device, and Krakow also raised his arm according to the drill routine. From the perspective of the camera lens, little Robert Downey was like hanging on Krakow''s arm.


    "Honey, this is Yan. Shoot, enjoy? God, are you there? Come out and have a look, I''m Robin, I''m Yan. Shoot Batman"


    "stop" Murphy called, "this one''s passed."


    As he called through, the shooting ended temporarily, but the crew did not stop running, and began to prepare to shoot the lens of ganglish with a broken wrist.


    The fight scene on the viaduct was filmed by Murphy until the eve of Thanksgiving. After spending Thanksgiving together, galgado also ended his Australian journey and flew back to Los Angeles.


    During Thanksgiving, fox launched another campaign to publicize the death waiter in the 20th century, focusing on Robert Downey Jr. and the death waiter himself.


    On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, the dead waiter posted promotional photos on both his official blog and Robert Downey Jr.''s personal blog. In the photo, the dead waiter was lying on the Thanksgiving dinner table, with Turkey and other food behind him. The gesture was very ecstatic. There was an attachment: "I forgot, is the turkey stuffed with three pieces of meat or four pieces? Happy Thanksgiving.".


    At the same time, Jessica Alba also accepted an interview with an entertainment program of Fox TV station. In the interview, she revealed that her role will run through the whole film, and said that "the relationship between Vanessa and the dead waiter will occupy a certain proportion in the film." At first, the prostitute Vanessa just wanted Wade Wilson to pay for the party, but after chatting with each other, they began to fall in love with each other.


    And just after Thanksgiving, a video began to spread on the Internet, and the dead waiter once again triggered a big discussion on the Internet.


    The theme of this time is "death attendants teach you how to touch your own eggs to prevent cancer"


    in the video, the death attendants sit on the chair and gesture to teach people how to prevent this disease.


    "How much do you know about your spring bag? Take turns holding your two flesh berries. Don''t get too excited. Please remember to pinch two small tomatoes before rolling cucumbers"


    these filthy publicity materials spread rapidly through the interactive media platform of the Internet.


    Death wait is one of the few R-class superhero movies. So if you want to have a high box office, you must work hard on marketing.


    In the case of the astonishing effect of the early publicity, the 20th Century Fox fully accepted Murphy''s suggestion, and the following series of publicity were all around the role of death servant.


    The best advantage of role publicity is that the audience can learn about this role through publicity during the publicity period. Especially as a new and less well-known role, after all, the history of serving this role is too short, and now it is not a super hero at all.


    The pictures and videos in this series of publicity are all devoted to the direct dialogue with the audience, which can arouse the sympathy of fans and arouse the curiosity of passers-by. The Publicity Department of 20th Century Fox also thinks that Murphy''s method is very effective. This kind of publicity with the attribute of "dead attendants breaking the fourth wall" can be called a magic stroke.


    Deadman is not afraid of self darkness, nor is it a serious superhero, nor is it a traditional superhero movie like Superman Batman Spiderman.


    At the end of the film shooting, there are many advertisements on large billboards and buses. In addition, the video of breaking the fourth wall and the pornographic Internet poster can''t bear to look directly at it. Most of the audience can get the news about the film.


    Then, in the 20th century, fox released another big move. Many bloggers on the blog released photos one after another. The photos are the expression billboards of dead attendants, which are composed of skeleton excrement. The skeleton stands for eat, which is poo. Together, it is "eat pool".This kind of initiative from black move, is undoubtedly quite clever trick.


    At the same time, Murphy''s filming in Australia has entered the final stage. He led the crew away from Sydney, where Fox Studios is located, to an abandoned power plant in New South Wales to start filming the final climax.


    There are many destructive scenes in the final battle place. The disproportionate size of Robert Downey Jr. and Donne Johnson Jr. and the close combat together, together with the continuous firing of muzzle guns, can also create a sharp contrast.


    make complaints about the role of dawn Johnson, who is more serious than the character of the dead man.


    The power plant was abandoned for a long time, and the crew spent a long time here to rearrange it. Murphy''s plan is to mix part of the set with the full CG environment to make the background.


    After the shooting, when the dead waiter and Ajax began to fight, Murphy used a variety of set pieces to mark the lens, so as to add more blasting scenes in the later CG.


    In addition, most of the bloody scenes in the fight will not be reflected in the shooting, mainly using CG to add the flying blood.


    This movie is bloody. Murphy has always stressed that it is a very important part of the death watch. The crew really needs to let the audience into the world of the movie, but it can''t give people its unrealistic feeling. Improving the lens brightness is an effective way for him to deal with the fighting scenes.


    So at the beginning of the preparation, Murphy discussed with all the crew the tone of the dead waiter and many bloody scenes. Improving the brightness of the lens is a common way in Hollywood, and now it shows very good results. It''s also an interesting way to present blood and internal organs.


    And then when shooting, he also used a lot of high-speed slow lens shooting methods.


    Shooting into December 2003, the weather in New South Wales is getting hotter and hotter, and the shooting of death watch has entered the final stage.


    "Jesse, you run to Downey"


    in the finished scene, Murphy stands in a pile of scrap steel in front of the green screen and tells Jessica Alba the key point of the next play, "you have found that the dead waiter is Wade"


    he follows the planned route, not far in front of little Robert Downey, and then points to a place covered with soft sand, "you''ve got to go I''m going to fall here. "


    "Fall" Jessica Alba followed Murphy all the time and asked, "why do you fall?"


    Murphy looked at her and explained, "this is to increase your character''s charm. Jessie, you have to fall in the sexiest way, understand "


    although Jessica Alba is not the top smart, she is not stupid. She immediately understood," I know what to do. "


    In fact, she was not stupid at all. She knew that her last film was highly concerned and praised, not because of her acting skills, but because the character gave full play to the advantages of appearance and figure.


    If you want to be the biggest vase in the universe, it''s not enough to just have empty beauty. You need to be an avant-garde woman in the 21st century, but it''s not enough to be avant-garde. You need to have a fearless spirit and persistent eyes at the critical moment.


    In recent times, Murphy needs such an actress, and Jessica Alba is the best choice.


    Of course, if you want to be Hollywood''s top vase, you have to create it in the film so.hot It''s just a moment.


    In the previous shooting, Jessica Alba has already understood some of Murphy''s ideas. In order to show her amazing beauty, she never stings to pose in front of the camera in a provocative posture that does not conform to human mechanics.


    So, after Murphy designed such an opportunity for her to enlarge her moves, Jessica Alba resolutely carried them out.


    After the recording, Jessica Alba quickly ran towards little Robert Downey. When she ran to the specially arranged sand, she fell down at a very suitable time in a way that did not conform to the normal laws of physics.


    Under the cover of ruins, the first vase in the universe is not afraid of not seeing the road ahead clearly. She falls to the ground with her head thrown. Her hips and plump chest hanging down from the opening of her skirt are instantly captured by the camera lens in the sexiest posture. The purpose of such a plot is to show off her figure and attract men''s eyes.


    Outsiders simply don''t understand the first vase in the universe, in addition to show their good figure, why to dive.


    Murphy''s voice was heard on the "cut" set, "well done, Jesse is perfect"


    more than that, he also plans to put out a poster for this scene for later promotion.


    Jessica Alba wants to be the biggest vase in the universe. She still has a long way to go. If she doesn''t win several awards, how can she say that she is the biggest vase in the universe. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    If you want to be a top vase, not all beautiful roles can be accepted. Some beautiful female roles are harmful to the development of the vase''s career, and the typical representative is Xiaobaihua green tea whore.


    The road to the vase is far from as easy as people outside the circle and fans see. For those actors like Jessica Alba who, under the guidance of Murphy, realize what kind of route they should take in the future and have enough ambition, the first factor in choosing roles must be beauty


    roles must be carefully selected, sunny, positive, sexy and independent Autonomy and so on, such a role is the first choice of the flower vase actors.


    As long as you get this kind of role that can put the advantage of your body and appearance to the maximum, acting skills are secondary, even if the eyes, movements and overall feeling are really consistent for several years.


    All the key points are the top vases. We must play the female vases loved by everyone and only play the roles loved by everyone forever.


    To be a vase that people love, no matter how much rain and frost they have experienced on their cheeks, the role presented to the audience must be as sexy as one day for ten years.


    Yes, that''s right. It''s about beauty and sex.


    However, there are many female stars and vases in the world, but few of them can be called cosmopolitan vases.


    If you want to be a cosmopolitan vase, it''s not enough. If you want to show the status of cosmopolitan vase, there are few nominations for the golden raspberry award and at least one trophy for the worst supporting actress or the worst heroine of the golden raspberry, which is not worthy of the name.


    For those actresses who are regarded as acting school, the golden sour plum award is absolutely poisonous, but for the vases, it will only make them more famous.


    Murphy is very satisfied with Jessica Alba''s performance. No matter from which aspect, the appearance of this Latino actress is top-notch. What she needs is the right role and the right opportunity to give full play to her advantages.


    After Jessica Alba falls at the right time and in the wrong way, the crew continues to shoot Robert Downey Jr. just as they said at the beginning, he is pulled down by Jessica Alba and pasted a close-up photo of Leonardo DiCaprio on his face.


    Wolverine independent film has not been born, and Hugh Jackman has not cut off Wade Wilson''s head in the film. Some of the original stalks can''t be used here. Anyway, Robert Downey Jr. has won the consent of Leonardo DiCaprio, and Murphy won''t hesitate to make fun of it.


    At the end of the shooting, Murphy asked the crew to rearrange the scene, and Donne Johnson, who had finished his make-up, also joined the shooting. This is the last shot of the whole shooting, which is also a long shot.


    In this shot, if you want to be a hero like the X-Men, or continue to be a rogue, the death attendant is faced with a choice.


    When everything is ready, the last shot starts shooting.


    Two cameras shoot around the set from different angles. In front of the camera, little Robert Downey is riding on dawn Johnson on the ground. As soon as Murphy shouts, he takes out a small pistol from behind and aims at dawn Johnson''s bloody face.


    Robert Downey Jr. seems to pull the trigger at any moment.


    Just then, a loud Russian accent sounded, "wade"


    Krakow, who was full of motion capture devices, strode over and said in a cadenced voice, "four to five critical moments"


    "what do you say?" Little Robert Donny turned his head and asked.


    Murphy waved to a photo assistant. He immediately took stannikon to the opposite side of Krakow. He was afraid of his close-up. Krakow''s voice seemed to be a Russian version of Shakespearean actors in a stage play, and the way he said his lines was a little exaggerated.


    This is the effect of Murphy''s deliberate pursuit, but also to set off the choice of death.


    "There are only four or five moments," Krakow said aloud. "Come on, Wade, be a hero. Many people think that this is a full-time job. They wake up to be heroes, brush their teeth or go to work. It''s not so. There are only four or five really important moments in one''s life, that is, when you are faced with a choice, sacrifice yourself, overcome your shortcomings and save your friends.


    Krakow turns to the positive side of little Robert Downey, "and, leniency Forgive the enemy. At this moment, everything in the world is fading, and the world is witnessing us. Our "


    " bang "gunfire rings, and the prop gun in little Robert Downey''s hand emits a burst of smoke. Krakow bends down, starts to vomit to the ground, and asks loudly," why "


    " you can''t stop talking. "Little Robert Downey opens his hand and looks innocent, "Well, I do look like an Italian sausage, but ugly people don''t automatically heal because you say good things"


    after Robert Downey Jr. talks a lot, Murphy stops the crew, and that''s it.


    After the shooting, Murphy left the follow-up matters to Paul Wilson, and rushed back to North America with Robert Downey Jr. and the shot materials. It''s mid December now, and a new round of dead man publicity is about to start.From the beginning of Halloween, under the careful planning and operation of fox in the 20th century, the dead waiter burned his enthusiasm all the way to the severe winter. In order to celebrate the Christmas holiday, the dead waiter vowed to act as Santa Claus for a while, giving 12 full-weight gifts to fans all over the world one a day.


    On the official blog of dead server, a special Christmas zone has been set up. Many bloggers with high views have been encouraged to forward it actively. The entertainment news of Fox TV station pays close attention to the report every day.


    In the 12 day video specially shot by Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. still wears his signature uniform and talks endlessly. There is no movie that pays so much attention to the positive interaction with ordinary audiences, but the death waiter has opened up this position and constantly "Amway" himself to fans, which can be said to be full of provocation.


    From December 14 to Christmas, every day, death attendants will throw out new materials as gifts. 20th Century Fox also launched a number of media to support this campaign in turn.


    On the night of Christmas Eve, the so-called "dead waiter" didn''t boast and released a new poster in the name of entertainment weekly.


    On the poster, the crotch is full of equipment, the pistol is loaded and placed in the crotch, and the slogan "wait a minute, you see me" is attached. It is a pun, which continues the style of witty words in the original comic book, in order to win the attention and scream of fans.


    As galgado temporarily returned to Israel to spend his holiday, Murphy and a few bad friends enjoyed the Christmas holiday together, immediately joined Jodie Griffith''s editing team and went to the fox building in Century City to start the post production of the film in the studio kalafes had already prepared.


    A movie can''t be called a movie when it hasn''t been edited out. A script is like a blueprint. Shooting is collecting raw materials. It doesn''t really become a movie until the movie is cut out. Therefore, editing is a key step in the post production of a movie. It brings everything together to form a story.


    If we take the arrangement of a movie as an example, editing is actually all about the arrangement and combination of shots, and the meaning created by the connection between these shots.


    At the beginning of the later rough cut, Murphy first picked out a play, finished the editing in person, and played it to all the staff involved in the editing, so as to elaborate his own editing concept.


    This is a scene of wade in a bar. The doctor tells Wade that he can cure Wade''s cancer and turn him into a superhero.


    When Wade walks away and sits down alone, Murphy''s clip easily makes the viewer feel uneasy, and then the next shot switches to wade sitting by the window sleepless, it''s raining outside.


    He connected these two sets of scenes together, so that people can immediately understand that what the "doctor" said to wade was torturing him like a bone. This jump cut was not written in the script before, nor was it intended to be shot like this. It was born in the editing room with Murphy''s hands.


    During the shooting, Murphy and Jodie Griffith initially thought it was redundant. According to the structure of the original script, Wade didn''t have to sit there alone.


    At that time, Murphy shot this scene as a backup. Later, he vetoed the original part of the play. When he watched the shot again, he found that "suggesting" that Wade was troubled by those words was helpful to help the crew make up for the lost part of the play, and the effect was better after the editing.


    In fact, this also shows that when shooting, the director sometimes can''t determine which shot is necessary, and shooting a lot of material is necessary.


    In addition, the shot material is full of a large number of action scenes, and there are also many comedy clips, whose effects are extremely dependent on the accurate sense of rhythm in the clip.


    Unlike in the past, Murphy went into action editing in person. The more he cut, the more he learned. There was a strong sense of rhythm and rhythm in the editing of action plays. At the beginning of cutting, he thought, "I want to find the best clips, the best doubles, pile them up, cut them so that they look special, and then it''s done.".


    But often when you do this, you will find that the rhythmic sense of action is not satisfactory emotionally.


    A movie is a journey, with characters winning or losing, like an arch bridge, so sometimes Murphy has to rearrange his splicing to show this appropriate, rhythmic movement.


    The comedy scene pays great attention to the details, such as the rhythm of the joke and how long the reaction lens of the character needs to be given; sometimes it doesn''t work, and Murphy has to change a line to shake off the burden; the deadman often jokes and shakes the burden during the action or at the climax of the plot, and his problem becomes "to shake off the burden at this laughing point" How funny can it be before the slot point "


    after Murphy finished the rough cutting, he cut out a trailer from it and gave it to Vita studio to make special effects for playing on the upcoming Super Bowl. It''s not finished yet.

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    like the previous publicity plan, the highlight of Super Bowl''s advertising promotion film is still the role of serving the dead, and the super bowl will definitely be broadcast on public TV stations, which requires that the scale of the advertising film should not be too large, and whether it is rude or action scenes, it should be limited to a certain range, which requires that Murphy must be careful when editing Choose the lens carefully.


    After the new year, Murphy did not complete the editing of the AD until mid January. Then a technical team of Vita studio specially added special effects. The super bowl will be held in early February. Time is a little tight. Fortunately, the special effects are more about cutting out the green screen and adding the actual background processed by special effects. It''s not particularly troublesome, so we can catch up with the Super Bowl ad Time of submission.


    It''s not easy to get the Super Bowl advertising opportunities for films with investment scale like death watch, and karafis has made great efforts for this.


    Since independence day appeared in the Super Bowl midfield advertising time, and after the super sale, the Super Bowl midfield advertising has become Hollywood''s routine publicity time. Every year, the biggest and most popular super blockbusters invest heavily in the super bowl.


    Nowadays, the advertising cost of the Super Bowl half-time is as high as $50000 per second, and any 30 second movie advertisement will cost more than $1.5 million.


    Correspondingly, it is also the incomparable influence of Super Bowl advertising. Whether it is online blog, TV station and outdoor advertising, or the NBA finals or even the football World Cup finals, the advertising effect that can be achieved in North America must be admired under the super bowl.


    When Murphy lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the super bowl was also nicknamed "American Spring Festival Gala". The number of viewers of each super bowl in the United States can easily exceed 100 million. What''s more, the peak of audience always appears at the half-time, not the game itself.


    For many years, the super bowl has been the most watched TV program in the United States, and has evolved into an unofficial national festival, which has long been out of the category of competition.


    The high cost of advertising doomed Murphy to make this ad carefully.


    In Murphy''s busy life, the Super Bowl comes on time on the first day of February. As an unofficial traditional festival in the United States, many companies will humanize their employees'' holidays, and the death watch crew is no exception.


    After the morning, Murphy announced that today''s work was over. Everyone could go home and hold the TV.


    He also returned to Santa Monica early in the morning. Gail gado, who had just started school and had no classes in the afternoon, also came back and prepared lunch for Murphy.


    "Well, it smells good."


    Back home, he found Gail gado in the dining room of the main building. She was putting a plate on the dining table. Murphy came to smell it. "Corn soup, with carrots."


    Put the plate, see Murphy to sit down, Gail gado pushed him, "first wash your hands."


    "I''ve already washed it." Murphy opens his hand innocently. Gail gado nods and turns to sit opposite him. "Try it. I don''t know if it''s right for you."


    Murphy first tasted the corn soup, then broke off a baguette from another plate, dipped it in the special sauce, put it in his mouth and nodded, "yes, much better than my craft."


    "Your craft" Gail gado suddenly sounded. One morning, the eggs were fried into black by the fire, one day the potatoes were stewed into mud and stuck to the bottom of the pot at noon, and one night, the carbonized vegetables were roasted. That was a terrible memory. "Honey, do you think you can eat what you make? It''s a craft"


    "I swear, Gail." Murphy swallowed the soup and swore, "I''m just not used to the cooking here. I''ll make a big meal for you in the future."


    He can still cook several courses of Chinese food.


    Gail gado didn''t believe it at all. She shook her head. "Forget it. I don''t believe in your cooking skills. You don''t have the talent in this field, and you like to put animal fat"


    speaking of this, she changed the topic, "eat quickly, I''ll walk with you after eating, and then you go to sleep for a while. You are too tired these days."


    "Will you come with me?" Murphy asked, raising her left eyebrow.


    "You need to rest" Gail gado seemed to complain, "I need to rest, too. Were you not enough last night"


    Murphy suddenly reached over the table and took Gail gado''s hand. "Honey, it won''t be enough for a year in a row"


    Gail gado glared at him and raised an eyebrow, "do you have the ability, eh"


    she said Never denied that the tacit understanding between the two people in that respect is perfect, and it makes people unconsciously want the next time after each time.


    "Do you want to try?" Murphy certainly won''t give up.


    "Eat quickly." Galgado quickly changed the topic, "who do you think will win the game in the afternoon"?


    Murphy said without thinking about it, "of course, it''s the New England patriot."


    Galgado doesn''t know much about American football. He asked curiously, "why not the Carolina Panther?""Because in both teams," Murphy shrugged, "I only know New England patriot quarterback Tom Brady."


    Apart from soccer, he didn''t know much about sports. He knew Tom Brady more because of Giselle bunchen.


    After lunch, they went to the backyard for two turns. Then they went back to the master bedroom upstairs and had a nap. Then they came to the living room together, turned on the TV and waited for the super bowl to start.


    At this time, the valley area is quiet. It seems that everyone is waiting for this moment.


    In a Chic French villa, Martin Smith and his friend Anderson Williams prepared beer and popcorn early to watch the game while enjoying the excitement of alcohol.


    Although they were only 18 years old, they were not in public and didn''t worry about drinking.


    The game was very fierce. Under the instigation of Tom Brady, the New England Patriots frequently used short, flat and quick passes to score, and the kalerona Panther showed no weakness. Their ground attack was quite sharp, which made the New England Patriots unable to defend. The score of both sides was in a stalemate state, even at the half-time. At the end of the


    competition, Martin Smith and Anderson Williams went to the toilet once and then returned to sit down, concentrating more than they had just done, preparing to watch the essence of the super bowl.


    First there are commercial advertisements, the advertisements of major manufacturers are extremely wonderful, and then there are Hollywood movie trailers, which are also the most concerned parts of Martin Smith and Anderson Williams.


    First broadcast of the monster Shrek 2 ads, two people have no sense of animation, directly ignored.


    Then Spiderman 2, Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban make them slightly interested, but Catwoman''s strange s shape and black heroine are simply unacceptable.


    "More and more depraved." Martin Smith shook his head. "What''s all this about? It turns Serena Kyle into a black Warner Brothers man. Is there any water in her head? Is there any mistake?"


    "My happy cat girl," Anderson Williams said with a sad face, "is like this. I will not see this movie."


    Martin Smith suddenly asked, "what''s the next advertisement"


    "my clothes are red, so the bad guys can''t see my blood"


    on the TV screen, I saw a pair of red arms sticking out from the back of a rollover car. What they said was very strange, with a feeling of flat, "this brother is very smart, his pants are brown The camera points to a man with a gun in brown trousers.


    Hearing these banter words, Martin Smith and Anderson Williams'' unhappiness caused by the cat girl instantly disappeared, and their nerves tensed with discontent and anger immediately relaxed.


    Tucao has just ended, a red like a nut like funny guy, jumped from behind the car to kill the enemy, a gun burst a head, the method can not be more fierce


    make complaints about the head, at the same time, the mask under the mask mouth, spit out a series of attacks.


    This guy not only uses weapons to carry out physical attacks, but also carries out mental attacks through his humble broken mouth.


    When attacked by the enemy, he would scold him first, even if he had a big hole in his arm.


    In just a few pictures, this guy''s character is clearly explained. Martin Smith can easily see that he is not invulnerable. He just doesn''t care about pain, and then he can heal like Wolverine.


    "It''s the deadman," Anderson Williams said. "It''s the deadman"


    Martin Smith didn''t pay much attention to it before. He could not help asking, "it''s the new film fox expanded the war police in the 20th century"


    Anderson Williams nodded, "that''s right"


    the commercials are still going on, and the deadman has become a slaughterhouse for bad people wherever he goes, Only the cheapest can survive.


    "It''s like," Martin Smith scratched his head. "It''s like the commercials are better than the Catwoman."


    He confirmed his view, "it''s really much better."


    "If you only watch commercials." Anderson Williams still nodded, "better than cop 2." After


    , make complaints about a young girl wearing a comic style police uniform. The cool short hair and punk dress are terrified and cold. The name is still dead, with a special shape and


    tucking up with Ridley Scott. Then the two people are shocked.


    "The producer is too stingy to invest so much in my biography film. The director is also a novice who has never made a superhero film. If the production is not good enough," he said, wiping his neck at the camera, "I will definitely take the director and the producer"


    this is the feeling that the protagonist is talking to the audience or the director It''s so strange.


    Countless viewers who saw the commercials had such an idea. The comics fans who were waiting for them were OK. After all, he had the ability to break the fourth wall in the comics. Others were more curious.Curiosity is one of the effects a film needs to achieve.


    After that, the super bowl was not the focus of heated discussion. It''s not finished yet.

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    "after watching the trailer of the dead waiter, I found that I was too pure."


    The half-time of the super bowl is still going on. In an online chat room of film and television, some people have begun to discuss the dead wait.


    Although the super bowl is far from being able to live on the Internet, the Internet and computer penetration rate in North America is very high. Many people can sit in front of the computer and watch TV, which will not prevent them from discussing what they have just seen in the Internet forum or related interest chat room for the first time.


    From the beginning of Halloween to the present super bowl, the 20th Century Fox adopted Murphy''s suggestion to promote the unique style of the dead waiter, which has aroused wide attention. This advertisement fully shows the cheap and cute character of the dead waiter, which is a spiritual boost for many people.


    "Wow, it''s better than a single talk show."


    "Sure enough, it''s a little cheap. Just the ability of the mouth can make the enemy fly."


    "If only I could see it in the cinema now."


    "A ruffian is better than a dressed animal like Professor X. I like a real servant."


    It seems that the character and role setting of the dead waiter are very pleasing to the ordinary audience. After seeing the first video publicity material released, the chat room is basically full of expectation.


    But the next moment, the whole chat room changed the subject.


    "Hat"


    some people seem to be very surprised, as if they can''t believe what happened in the TV picture.


    "this is too crazy"


    "God, Justin Blake pulled off Jennifer Jackson''s Bra"


    "dew. Order it, there''s dew. Order the performance on the super bowl"


    in a moment, again No one paid attention to the ads and movie trailers just now. Everyone''s attention was attracted by Jennifer Jackson and Justin Timberlake.


    Just in the performance, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson sang in chorus¡° rock.your.boy ¡±At the end of the competition, she pulled off a piece of cloth from Jane Jackson''s jacket to expose her right chest in front of the global audience, turning all the news focus from the tense schedule to gossip topic


    let alone the ordinary audience, sitting on the TV Murphy in front of the plane was a little surprised, only to think of the extraordinary performance of the two in the super bowl.


    "What are they going to do?" Gail gado holds Murphy''s hand, completely unable to understand the behavior of the two front-line singers. "Don''t they know that there are still a large number of children watching the program"


    she looks at Murphy in a twinkling of an eye, her face is full of indignation, "they will take away all the pages of the entertainment media"


    Gail gado is concerned about, which is not true It''s Israel. She doesn''t care if American children will be polluted.


    Murphy nodded, and what galgado said is bound to turn into reality. No matter who took away the wenwensloan bady cup, no matter how much creativity and money were spent in the ads of Porsche and Coca Cola, no matter how much people expect from films like spider man 2, Harry Potter and prisoner of Azkaban, the media headlines of tomorrow are only One, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson,


    Gail gado is not stupid, and says, "they did it on purpose"


    "it''s possible." Murphy said he didn''t believe that boss Jia pulled off Jennifer Jackson''s bra on the spur of the moment. "They will be the focus for a long time in the future."


    "It''s a super bowl," galgado was still a little confused. "When it''s still live on public television, they''re not afraid of the voice of public opinion drowning them out"


    "what''s the matter?" Murphy shrugged. "It''s a big deal. After the media hype is over, I''ll make a public apology. Moreover, Jennifer Jackson is a black man. If the media attack him fiercely, there will be black groups coming forward Come on, when it comes to racial discrimination, Hollywood is like this. "


    This kind of thing certainly has more advantages than disadvantages. As for whether it is planned or not, only Justin black and Jennifer Jackson and their agents and public relations managers know.


    Sure enough, the next day, whether it was the New England patriot who won the super bowl or the highly acclaimed deadman in the ad, they were completely robbed of the limelight by Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson. They became the front page headlines of numerous social and entertainment media. Although they were mainly criticized and attacked, they won three major newspapers in the United States in a short time The industry and the four major TV networks continue to pay attention to the report.


    Compared with Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson, the wave caused by the death wait can only be said to be a big one.


    At that time, there were more than 110 million people in the United States watching live TV, including many children. This incident led conservative viewers to find examples to accuse Hollywood of polluting children''s vision. Then Justin black apologized for the "clothing accident", while Jennifer Jackson said it was an "accident".


    However, the media storm caused by this incident is not so easy to pass.


    This incident has a profound impact on the entire television industry in the United States.The Federal Communications Commission of the United States quickly began to investigate the breast exposure incident which shocked the whole American society. CBS TV station, which broadcast the live broadcast, and TV station, which planned the performance, unanimously called it an "accident" and expressed deep regret.


    Later, the Federal Communications Commission issued a $550000 fine to CBS, but Viacom, the CBS''s boss, did not pay for it. Instead, he dragged the Federal Communications Commission to the federal court.


    now is the award season for the entertainment industry in North America. In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, a series of live programs, such as the Grammy Awards ceremony and the Academy Awards ceremony, will be approved It is necessary to extend the time difference between live broadcast and live broadcast, so that the distance between live broadcast and live broadcast can be extended to at least five seconds. When swearing or "not suitable for children" actions appear on the stage, the TV broadcasters can silence or edit them.


    Although Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson completely stole the limelight, they didn''t affect Murphy too much. The post production of dead attendants is still in an orderly way. Valentine''s Day is getting closer and closer. Murphy recalled Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba Jr. to the crew and made a new set of Valentine''s Day promotional albums.


    In the week before Valentine''s day, 20th Century Fox released its latest poster on the Internet, magazines, newspapers and outdoor billboards.


    In the poster, Robert Downey Jr. is still dressed as a "dead waiter" without revealing his true face, with double knives on his back, his head tilted and his hands compared to show love. The slogan of the advertisement is "Valentine''s day, feel love".


    In another version of the poster, the heroine Jessica Alba appears for the first time, which is totally different from the previous heavy taste of black humor painting style. Wade Wilson and Vanessa look at each other affectionately, with the slogan "I love you, Wade Wilson", and the hazy halo around them even exaggerates the sweet and romantic atmosphere of the poster.


    In another version of the poster, Jessica albalin''s little girlfriend nestles next to wade Wilson, and the slogan "true love never dies" gives people the illusion of watching pure love movies.


    In fact, after the super bowl, some people also questioned the classification of death attendants. After all, superhero movies are exclusive to famous teenagers.


    In the 20th century, fox has done a lot in this regard. Before Valentine''s day, it released another promotional album, aiming at the poor Walt Disney.


    Of course, in this case, it''s certainly not the official appearance of 20th century fox or death watch. It''s not difficult to find a suitable network water army.


    A well-known blogger imitated the tone of a dead waiter and published a blog.


    "Kids who want to see my movie, go away. This film is for older children. Let your mother take you to see Disney


    At the beginning, the film was rated R, which made the fans of death comics very happy. Murphy never thought of changing such a film to PG13. He knew that some people''s so-called moralists always like to stand on the commanding height of morality and shoot people indiscriminately, but they never care whether the place they stand is clean or not.


    After soliciting the opinions of grace, Bill Rossi and the Publicity Department of 20th century fox, and getting their support, Murphy made a promotional video specially for the rating of the film, which was released on Fox TV and the official blog of death watch at the same time.


    In the short film, an arrogant host is facing the camera, talking about the bala grading system. He sneaks behind him quietly and punches quickly. The host punches into the street.


    At last, the dead waiter took out a simple and funny hand-painted painting by Murphy himself, and showed to the camera that his attitude must be r level


    "it''s settled, fans can open the champagne."


    "Wow, the dead waiter is rated R"


    the fans of the dead waiter reveled, as well as some supporters attracted by Murphy''s past films.


    Why do they fall into this kind of unruly fanaticism? It''s because he is the most boring, shameless and unreasonable character in the comics.


    Murphy also rarely updated his blog, "r-level is standard, if the standard is lowered, death attendants will not think death attendants. My idea has always been r-level, unchanged. The world is ready for a different superhero movie, death attendants is a miracle for us, let it be divided into r-level lonely and bravely"


    after busy with these, it''s over On the day before Valentine''s day, Murphy finished her work early that afternoon, called grace and confirmed that some of the gifts had been made. She left Century City and went directly to the West wood district. She picked up Gail gado from UCLA, and then returned to Beverly Hills. She came to a studio specializing in custom-made film costumes and props to give her a gift My girlfriend made a suit as one of the gifts for this Valentine''s day. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    eax; "This is"


    in the studio, galgado looks at the stacks of paintings and says, "what are these"


    although Murphy''s painting is very ordinary and looks very stiff, she can see that the protagonist in all the paintings is herself. The question is why should she be painted as a strange looking warrior and an ancient Greek female warrior >


    what is he going to do? With this doubt, galgado looks across the street, and Murphy takes out a pile of paintings from her briefcase.


    "Dear"


    there is no one else in this waiting room now. Murphy pushes the painting to Gail gado, "tomorrow is Valentine''s day."


    Gail gado nodded, "didn''t you say you wanted to give me a car"


    originally, Murphy wanted to give Gail gado a Lamborghini or a Porsche 911. Such a car seemed too ostentatious and expensive to her. From the beginning until now, Gail gado has always given Murphy too expensive gifts.


    "It''s just a very ordinary Chevy." Murphy understands that Gail gado is an independent character and basically does not depend on others, and says, "this is our first Valentine''s Day"


    anyway, he very much wants Gail gado to stay in Los Angeles for a long time in the future, instead of returning to Israel to serve her country after finishing his studies.


    This is indeed selfish, but even now, there is no progress in his so-called brainwashing work. Gail gado grew up in Israel, and his idea of being influenced by propaganda is not so easy to change.


    However, Murphy can also see that Gail gado is a very emotional person. Coupled with their extraordinary harmony, deep feelings may change her future choice.


    It''s very difficult to read the law. Murphy also learned later that there are many restrictions on studying law in the United States. Galgado is only studying the relevant preparatory courses that will enable him to enter law school in the future. If he wants to return to Israel after finishing his studies, he still has several years to go. He still has time in the future.


    However, he will not relax because of this. His radical strategy will only lead to a conflict between the two people''s completely different perceptions of Israel and Jews. After all, in his childhood education and news, Israel is not funny.


    Murphy''s strategy to deal with gelgado, a native Israeli, is to change little by little and use a long time to win the battle between personal feelings and the country.


    Gail gado took a look at the painting he had just received. It was based on Murphy, which was completely consistent with his own style, especially the clothes. They were all lovers'' clothes.


    "I want to commemorate our first Valentine''s day in a special way." Murphy''s heart has some unspeakable secrets, "so, I designed this dress."


    He stretched out his right hand, covered galgado''s left hand, and gently stroked the smooth back of his hand, "let them be the witness of our love."


    "Well," Gail gado nodded her head, put down Murphy''s painting and picked up her own. She always thought something was wrong, and frowned, "but why should it be designed like this"


    in the painting, she was wearing a retro style corset, with a typical ancient Greek fighting style. The leaky shoulder breastplate was V-shaped and constantly contracted to the waist, giving people a kind of inverted triangle strength In addition, there is an ancient bronze shield on the left arm, and the right hand stretches to the back, drawing out a simple long sword.


    Of course, this is the dress of wonder woman, but in this era, Princess Diana in the cartoon is still wearing a star striped dress. People will only think that this is the dress of ancient Greek soldiers.


    Murphy certainly can''t tell the truth, otherwise Gail gado can accept it.


    "Dear," he thought of the reason, "you grew up in a land of war, but never fear and retreat, you are my God of war, female god of war, so I have such an idea."


    This was all in galgado''s heart. She grabbed the hand that Murphy had put on the back of her hand, put it on her face, rubbed it back and forth with a happy smile. "Then make it to order."


    She has been dating for some time, and with these words, galgado thinks that he sees her very clearly. Murphy never regards her as a vase, let alone a man''s vassal. Instead, like she thinks, he always thinks that she is a strong and independent woman.


    Murphy stood up and reached for Gail gado again. "Let''s go find Jack."


    The actual owner of this studio is Jack Watson, who was not a glass stylist with any qualifications. After working with Murphy for four films in a row, and gaining considerable fame and funding, he also has his own studio.


    After meeting Jack Watson, Murphy explained to him that his painting skills are limited, and his painting can only be a more intuitive response, which can not be used as a design draft at all. There are many details that need to be finalized, and they also agreed to communicate in time.


    Later, staff came to measure the body data for Murphy and Gail gado. After that, they left Jack Watson''s studio.They didn''t stop at Beverly Hills any longer. They went straight back to Santa Monica. Not long after they got home, someone from the sales company sent a brand-new red Chevy car, which was one of the Valentine''s gifts Murphy gave Gail gado.


    This is a very ordinary Chevy car, worth less than $20000. Gail gado''s driver''s license has also passed the examination. If there is a car, it is also convenient to get in and out of Los Angeles.


    The public transportation of Los Angeles is not developed, which is not in line with the city''s reputation. It is very inconvenient without a car.


    The house had two garages. Murphy parked the Chevy in another garage, and galgado went to the main building, carrying a large bottle of champagne and a box of plain pizza.


    Then, they didn''t come out all night. This brand-new Chevy car carries the flaming flames of the two people and the desire that can''t be eliminated with the most intense actions and ways.


    Because Murphy gave the post production team a holiday, they hid at home with Gail gado on Valentine''s day. They are crazy about this kind of game, which is hidden at home and can be lingering no matter when and where they are interested. Almost every corner of the house in Santa Monica Valley has left their mark of madness.


    In fact, Murphy is also considering whether to buy a house recently. The lease term of the house is coming soon. If it is renewed, grace will have to talk with the owner and the intermediary company. Due to the limitation of the contract, he is unable to redecorate the house according to his own idea.


    However, he has some problems in terms of funds. For example, many of the sub accounts of sin city have not yet been paid in place, and a lot of the money he got before has been invested in the project of death attendants. In a few years, it seems that the real estate in the United States will fall sharply


    he does not remember clearly, but it should have an impact.


    Most importantly, galgado lives in school most of the time, only coming over on weekends or holidays, and it''s not very urgent now.


    After Valentine''s day, Murphy and galgado return to their respective work and study. Especially Murphy, the post production of death watch has reached a critical stage. The film will be released in the second weekend of April. He must ensure that all the work will be completed on schedule and reserve a certain trial time for 20th century fox.


    Although the first cut has been finished for a long time, Murphy will watch a lot of lens materials repeatedly every day. Sometimes, it may be a magic stroke to clip a bad lens into a suitable clip. Of course, it is more important to select and edit those very good performances, such as Downey''s material.


    It has to be said that Robert Downey Jr. is very good at his performance. His height is hard, but it''s too easy to solve the problem of the actor''s height when shooting, and his performance in other aspects is perfect. No material can''t be used. He gives Murphy a lot of choices, so it becomes "which one is right here? Which one is more funny, or what is more funny This should be more sincere "


    however, these materials are not simply arranged and combined. Many times, some clips are funny when they are viewed alone, but if they are put into the context, they will feel a little too much.


    Murphy knows very well that the dead waiter should be a typical popcorn movie, but at the same time, the most charming characteristic of the character is his craziness and indecency.


    Therefore, the editing is actually loyal to the character and does not let him deviate from the destination of the story.


    After adding a lot of post effects, Murphy and Jodie Griffith reduced the two-and-a-half-hour editing of the first edition to about one hour and 55 minutes.


    That''s not enough. The length of the positive film in Murphy''s plan is only one hour, 35 minutes to 45 minutes.


    This requires him and Jodie Griffith to continue editing.


    Murphy first cuts off some dispensable lens, then it is invalid, then it is redundant.


    In the meantime, he may want to cut off some of his favorite scenes, with the purpose of "for the better, for the better".


    By the end of February, the editing was basically completed, and Murphy''s work was a little easier, more in supervising and auditing the production and addition of special effects, recording and dubbing, and dubbing.


    Bill rosis, who has been busy with the award season, is also disappearing. After a period of time, he returns to Murphy''s vision and comes to the post production room of fox building to find him.


    "Academy announced the Oscar nomination, public relations work to go underground, I will not be so busy."


    Looking at Murphy, Bill rosis sighed, "originally, the company and I wanted to fight for a golden globe or Oscar nomination for you. It''s a pity that things are going on now. " It''s not finished yet.

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    "don''t worry about these."


    Compared with Bill rosis, Murphy is more calm. "I''m still young, and I guess the old men in the college don''t like me either."


    Bill rosis shook his head. "It''s up to you."


    The professional reputation of crime city can be described as "explosion". A large number of professional film critics, led by Roger Albert, are eager to blow the film to the sky. Naturally, he has more ideas. If Murphy can get the Oscar nomination, even the Golden Globe nomination, his position in the industry will undoubtedly rise by a large margin, and he will be an agent as early as possible Japan is moving towards the goal of CAA partner.


    In the past few months, he has made a lot of attempts and urged some CAA personnel to invest some resources properly, but things are far from as smooth as he thought.


    One of the most important points is the lack of support from film production companies and distribution companies. Miramax and Weinstein brothers are busy fighting with Walt Disney. They don''t want to concentrate on Oscar pr.


    "It''s a pity," bill rosis seemed unable to let go, "he missed a good opportunity."


    He can see that Murphy''s directing style is becoming more and more commercialized. In terms of his dead wait style, it will be more and more difficult for him to get the nomination of heavyweight professional awards in recent years.


    As for the Saturn prize or something, that kind of prize won''t help Murphy much.


    "I have a long way to go." Murphy sat back in his chair without any regrets. In Miramax''s normal time, maybe sin city can win several awards nominations for heavyweight awards ceremony. Now it''s not surprising that he can''t get them. "One day we''ll have an impact on the Oscars."


    Some people may disdain the Oscar for best director, the little golden man. They think it''s full of copper smell, and it''s not as big as the top awards of the three major film festivals. But Murphy never thinks so. The mainstream film awards in the world, whether they are from the two sides of the Pacific or the west, are essentially the same. Public relations propaganda has already penetrated into the bones of the awards Inside the marrow, you can''t cut it if you want to cut it.


    Now that the Oscar nomination has been announced, it doesn''t matter whether it''s a pity or not. Bill rosis sighed again and then changed the topic. "I just met with the heads of fox''s Distribution Department and publicity department in the morning. They all said that after the Oscar ceremony, the media resources of Fox group will be inclined to the dead man."


    That''s good news. Murphy nodded. "I saw the feedback data that karafis got. The publicity effect was very good. It was basically within our expectation."


    The film company''s publicity of a certain film will not only focus on painting the water army and advertising, but also carry out targeted investigation, so as to adjust the strategy in time according to the feedback.


    "The Super Bowl ad has been very well received," bill rosis shook his head. "If Justin black and Jennifer Jackson hadn''t used such a large-scale means, the dead waiter would have received more attention."


    "It''s good now." Murphy was very contented, and then asked curiously, "is there any latest progress on Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Jackson"


    up to now, even in the past half a month or so, there has been continuous media attention.


    These two people''s public relations and publicity managers are absolutely masters. They keep releasing news to the outside world, such as what doesn''t participate in the Grammy, what is just an accident, and what Justin Blake deliberately retaliates against Jennifer Jackson.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that these two people took away the limelight of the Oscar nominees luncheon just held.


    "Their agents are ready," bill Rossi seems to know a lot. "Jennifer Jackson will hold a press conference soon to reveal the truth."


    Seeing that Murphy was a little curious, he explained, "this matter was agreed by Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Jackson and their agents at the last rehearsal. It was a premeditated and planned hype."


    Murphy nodded. "It''s true."


    A few people will believe things like this if they are not planned in advance.


    Sure enough, on the third day after Bill rosis came, Jennifer Jackson called a press conference. She and Justin Timberlake once again became the front page headlines of the entertainment media. People have to admire their ability to grab the headlines.


    However, not many people in the industry think there is a problem with this method, which is nothing for stars and their agents.


    Murphy continued his post production. Although he did not have the final editing right in name, karafis trusted him enough to take charge of his post production.


    As March approached, the work of adding special effects was gradually completed. Murphy began to add and edit all kinds of sound effects together with the sound effects engineer. In addition, he also inspected the soundtracks created by the sounders, and specially selected some suitable songs with Seth Logan and Paul Wilson to add to the films.


    Unlike the previous Sin City, Murphy does not intend to use the original soundtrack entirely.At the same time, in the 20th century, fox released Murphy''s first official trailer, which is still in the style of being funny and cute, and appropriately added some action plays, especially the scene of being funny and cheap while playing, which is highly praised by fans.


    Because the trailer is broadcast on public television, the scale is certainly not very large.


    But then, the official blog of Death Watch released a second official trailer, which was much larger on the Internet than on TV stations.


    "You look like Freddy, that monster and the Utah topographic map have sex."


    It may be difficult for fans outside North America to understand such a large-scale noise, but it is not difficult for fans in North America.


    The vast majority of American fans can immediately understand that Freddy is a villain in ghost street, and Utah is famous for its potholes.


    Under the trailer, there is a special message from fans, "this sentence is very good, ha ha"


    this trailer has aroused strong repercussions on the Internet. From the data obtained from Fox statistical survey in the 20th century, it is not difficult to see that the waiting time of dead attendants has been in a straight rising state.


    In the middle of March, when Murphy finished the post production of the whole film, Spider Man 2, the most popular superhero of this year, officially released the main poster of the film. Next to Peter Parker and Mary Jane, the belief of spider man became the slogan of the film and poster. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility All over the world.


    Then, 20th Century Fox also released the latest poster of the dead man. The more eye-catching the slogan on the poster, the less responsible it is.


    Yes, Murphy and 20th century fox are using Spiderman for publicity, and the effect is surprisingly good.


    Now it''s 2004, not 2002, just after 9 / 11. The audience''s demand for superheroes who spend all their time saving the world is no longer so urgent. Even if the situation faced by the dead waiter is far from being as bad as that film, it''s not too bad.


    There are some homogenizations between the dead man and Spiderman in the comics, such as the same mouth gun. However, in Sam ramie''s films, Toby Maguire''s Spiderman and the dead man are quite different roles. Their opposite concepts form a sharp contrast, and are highly discussed by the media and fans.


    Film publicity is not afraid of discussion, but no one to discuss.


    Deadman and Spiderman are both part of Marvel comics, and there are many intersections in the comics. In fact, this promotion is not the individual behavior of Fox and Sony Columbia in the 20th century, but the tacit understanding reached under the coordination of Marvel comics.


    When it comes to marvel comics, the company''s intention to make superhero movies on its own is becoming more and more obvious, and Murphy is also dead. He tries to dig out the copyright of several famous superhero movies from there, and the contact between the two sides ends in unhappiness.


    Similarly, Murphy didn''t invite Stan Lee as he used to, and he wasn''t interested in finding Marvel''s emperor.


    After a series of publicity campaigns, the dead waiter became one of the most anticipated films in April, as well as Warner Bros. and C comic''s cat girl.


    However, Catwoman''s popularity is obviously lower than that of the dead maid. The black heroine seems to be in line with the political correctness of the North American film market. The new work after the Oscar can also keep the media''s attention, but it can''t change the comic fans'' complaints about turning Selena Kyle into a black man.


    Due to the earlier completion of the production, Catwoman took the lead in holding the audition, and then the negative comments from the media and audition audience, even Warner Bros.''s positive public relations, could not be suppressed.


    Warner Bros. has also made adjustments according to the audition, to seize the last time to re edit, and appropriately lowered the box office expectations of cat girl, reducing the box office from US $50 million to US $35 million in the first weekend, and adjusting the box office in North America from US $180 million to US $130 million.


    In contrast, the two auditions of deadserve were praised, and the major theater companies of the North American commercial cinema alliance were even willing to increase the number of premiere theaters from 2800 to 3200, which rarely received R-rated films.


    20th Century Fox also increased its confidence, and then adjusted its box office expectations for deadserve, and the box office of the first weekend was raised from $30 million to $45 million The target has also changed from US $100 million to US $150 million.


    Eighty eight percent of the reporters in the audition media received good reviews, 16 professional film critics scored an average of 8.2 points, and 380 ordinary audiences who participated in the audition scored a on the spot. All of these made Murphy feel relieved. After all, the film appeared so many years in advance that it would certainly face different situations.


    He has always been very clear that the dead attendants can not get the results of that class, even if there is little difference in the number of viewers. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    The North American cinema is still expanding. The number of theaters and screens of "dead man" now may be compared with that ten years later. Even if the film may have a better response, the attendance rate will soar, and the audience number in North America is close to or even more than that of the previous film, the North American box office still can''t compare with it.


    Indeed, compared with before, the cost of watching an ordinary film in North America has not increased significantly. In the next decade, the price of ordinary tickets will not increase significantly.


    But it doesn''t include 3D!


    don''t forget the number of 3D screens ten years from now, and IMAX, which is generally one third to one fourth higher than 2D, let alone higher.


    This part of the situation does not exist when Murphy chooses to turn a blind eye to it, and the impact of this objective condition on the film is not something that a person or even a film company can change.


    How many 3D screens are there in North America now? Even if we add up those for experiment or teaching purposes, we may not be able to make up 200 yuan.


    Judging from the word-of-mouth of the trial and the actual publicity effect, Murphy is very confident in the film, but also keeps enough sense.


    After the audition, "the dead man" entered the rush stage of pre screening publicity, and Fox began to make an article on the audition word-of-mouth in the 20th century.


    Many comments from the audience are widely spread on the Internet.


    "They''ve made a great and exciting movie called" the dead man. "It''s so different." ¡ª¡ªThis is what an average viewer, Lucas singel, said.


    Another big boy, Eddie Bedell, said, "the dead man is amazing.


    Behind with the approval of the audience''s signature is endless, "death attendants" great! It''s so ridiculous and funny that it could be one of my favorite movies. "


    The trial release of "the dead man" has also been passed to the publishers of "the Baron of hell" released the week before and "the cat girl" released the week after, revolution Corporation and Warner Brothers. Love, go, talk ¡¿


    the former is just a small Hollywood company, unable to compete with 20th century fox, while Warner Bros., one of the six largest companies, is always paying attention to the dynamics of "dead man". The next weekend of this film coincides with the first weekend of "cat girl". Both films are super hero films, and there will be competition both in the audience and in the cinema.


    However, the competition among the six major companies has long formed a tacit understanding, which will be maintained to a certain extent. Most of them also use reasonable and legal means, rather than without a bottom line.


    For example, on the media and the Internet, some negative news about Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. is circulating, saying that they are not only friends, but also drug friends. In particular, Murphy is connected with the drug trafficking gang in downtown Los Angeles, and is likely to be one of them.


    It''s clear that those private investigations against Murphy turned into tabloid gossip after they failed to get any evidence.


    "This kind of news won''t have much effect," said two producers who were actually in charge of the production of cat girl. They walked into a conference room of Warner Bros., where several Warner Bros. executives had been waiting. They first saw Bruce Rosenblum, director of TV Department, and then Bruce Berman, CEO of Warner Bros.


    It''s no surprise to see Bruce Berman waiting here in person. "Cat girl" is a project that Bruce Berman pushes forward in spite of internal opposition, which is directly related to whether he can hold this position.


    "Sit down." Bruce Berman nodded to the two men.


    This is the beginning of a brief meeting.


    "What''s good for us now is that it''s still a long time before it''s released," said a middle-aged man on Bruce Berman''s left. "We can complete the re editing of cat girl."


    He coughed and said, "the disadvantage is that the audition of" the dead maid ", which was released one week earlier than us, has a very good reputation. Its box office and film arrangement in the second week may affect" cat girl. "


    The conference room is quiet. The actual situation of word-of-mouth is definitely different from that of publicity. For example, Warner Bros. has made some efforts for the word-of-mouth of cat girl, but the negative news has still spread. In this era, it is impossible for film companies and even any media to completely block the bad news of their own films, and it is also impossible There may be no limit to exaggerating the good news.


    From this point of view, the super high audition word-of-mouth of "death attendants" has at least 70% authenticity.


    Everyone''s face is a little serious. It''s hard to say what the effect of the re editing and adjustment of "cat girl" will be. In case the box office of "dead maid" is as big as its audition reputation, "cat girl" can withstand its impact?


    "Can it be so?" This time, Bruce Berman''s right-hand side said, "let''s think of some ways in MPAA''s rating, so that" dead waiter "will be rated NC-17, so that" cat girl "will be basically no threat.""Absolutely not!" Bruce Rosenblum suddenly retorted, "we are members of MPAA, so is 20th century fox, and they have been in MPAA for a longer time and have more influence than us, which is difficult to achieve."


    "Well," Bruce Berman nodded hard, "it''s the worst choice. Let''s not talk about the scale of the dead waiter. What if 20th Century Fox did the same thing in our films?"


    Just now that person slightly embarrassed shut up.


    Everyone looked at Bruce Berman and waited for him to make up his mind.


    "Do a good job in the second editing of cat girl," Bruce Berman did not ask them to wait, saying, "actively contact the cinema, strive for more opening cinemas and film arrangement rate for cat girl, and let the media under him further hype Murphy Stanton..."


    At the mention of the name, Bruce Berman frowned and said, "hype the bad news about Murphy Stanton and Robert Downey Jr."


    These are the conventional ways of competition. Bruce Berman is very clear about some of the rules of the Hollywood game. The six major companies compete and cooperate with each other. In a big way, they are also a community of interests to jointly suppress the emerging forces. It is impossible for each other to have unlimited vicious competition. This will not only lead to competition between each other, but also drag the group companies behind them into the mire .


    The atmosphere in the meeting room was a little cold, and it seemed that everyone had little confidence in cat girl.


    Bruce Berman stood up and said in a loud voice, "everyone, I think you should all know that the word of mouth of the audition does not mean everything. The first audience for the audition of death watch must be comic fans. This is a minority group, and their reaction may not represent the market. Film critics, oh, they are out of the audience, and Murphy Stanton''s niche style is good for critics, but it''s not the style that mainstream audiences always like


    His eyes swept over the faces of the people in the conference room one by one, and he said confidently, "I firmly believe that" cat girl "will succeed. It will knock down the box office of" dead man "next weekend and become one of the best commercial films of the year."


    "That''s right!"


    "that''s it!"


    there was a echoing sound in the conference room.


    Bruce Rosenblum is also laughing and echoing Bruce Berman''s words, but he is sneering in his heart. From the word-of-mouth of "cat girl", he has seen the possible crisis faced by Warner Brothers and DC Comics. These people, who clearly have the opportunity to revive DC''s superhero film, have given the opportunity to 20th Century Fox in vain.


    That''s good. Only when Warner Brothers is in crisis can he have a chance.


    Warner Brothers invested hundreds of millions of dollars in cat girl. Of course, they didn''t want to see an accident in the film. Then they stepped up their publicity efforts. On the other hand, the revolutionary company''s "Baron of hell" has been tepid and seems determined to make as much money as possible.


    In the 20th century, Fox also increased the publicity of "dead man" before its release, even if the film rating was released.


    "A few days ago, the superhero movie" dead waiter "released in half a month has been officially rated as R level! Since the beginning of filming, the rating of this movie has always been the focus of attention. Today, MPAA has finally come to an end, and this superhero dead waiter, who is famous for his rude remarks and yellow jokes, can finally play a humble role on the screen..."


    This is not the end. Due to the clear positioning of the target audience group, 20th Century Fox also pulled out the rating comments of MPAA for the dead waiter as publicity materials.


    "The American Film Association believes that" dead man "has a lot of violence and language, sexual content, direct nudity and other acts, and officially rated the film as R (viewers under the age of 17 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians to watch it.)"


    There is no doubt that "the dead man" is mainly aimed at the male audience over the age of 17, but the female audience can not be ignored. Hollywood has done a targeted survey. Men rarely go to see female movies. Even if some people go to see it, the proportion is very low, but women can often watch male movies


    In the 20th century, Fox also produced film advertisements for female audiences.


    The form of the advertisement is similar to the previous one, which is to say hello to the audience through the camera. However, this time, we took the rose to the female audience and said, "you may think it''s a superhero movie, but I''ll tell you that you''re lucky, it''s actually a love movie!"


    in the back, there is a special section of Robert Downey and Jessica- Alba shot the scene of a year''s intimate relationship with Vanessa. The love scene is absolutely exciting and hot.


    After intensive publicity and tight release preparation of 20th century fox, April moved forward step by step and finally arrived at the second weekend.


    Like most of the films premiered in Hollywood, the North American Premiere of "dead man" was at the Hollywood China Grand Theater. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The predecessors of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood have heard a lot. Countless fans wearing red hoods are like terrorists, surrounded on the red carpet around the theater, but no one thinks they will be a threat, because they are all dressed as dead attendants, the strange characters who have been fired in recent years and have no bottom line.


    Murphy came to the interview area in front of the theater through the red carpet early, standing side by side with Robert Downey Jr., to be interviewed by reporters.


    "Dead attendants are always impolite, impatient and clumsy, with a little bit of psychosis. These qualities are in his bones."


    When a reporter asked about the crazy behavior of the role of the dead waiter, Murphy replied, "so other people are more normal than the dead waiter, so they have to separate him like a madman."


    Fox reporters came up and asked, "Murphy, Donny, why do you two make a superhero movie on such a large scale?"


    Murphy nodded and motioned to Robert Downey Jr. to speak first.


    "I see Hollywood commercial movies, and no one dies." Robert Downey, Jr. started a poisonous tongue performance, "everyone is under fire, but just like the old TV series of" Tianlong special attack team ", bullets hit the ground. So we can highlight the killing skills of death attendants in the story - Super destructive power plus the joy of mercenaries. And we also have a rare opportunity to make a movie that doesn''t just cheat children. There are a lot of pornographic scenes, which are fun when shooting. "


    He reached out to Murphy, and the reporter immediately asked, "why did you choose Donny? We all know that you haven''t auditioned for the character


    Murphy thought about it and said, "if you know the character, you will know why you chose Donnie to portray the character, and Donnie joined in during the script writing period. Most of the lines of dead attendants were written by him, so when you create a character like him later, it''s almost according to his model. He''s really close to being a death Waiter - his sense of humor is consistent. He''s a bit out of place with everyday life, just like in a movie


    With that, Murphy nodded to the reporter and patted little Robert Downey on the shoulder. Instead of staying in the interview area, Murphy turned and walked to the door of China Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    Before entering the theatre, he looked up again and shook his head.


    In Murphy''s eyes, the style of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood is nothing but nondescript.


    This is a typical Chinese and Western Landmark building. The cement floor in front of the theater also gathers the fingerprints and footprints of nearly 200 filmmakers.


    But these footprints are different from the stars on the avenue of stars. It''s more business to leave footprints here. It''s relatively easy to leave footprints here.


    Because there is no particularly clear and strict standard for the printing of Hollywood Chinese theater, when some movies hold the premiere in the theater, the leading actors will leave fingerprints, footprints, and even nose prints. Not only the film creator, but also the props in the movie can be printed, such as the magic wand of the three leading actors in the Harry Potter series


    And since the beginning of the new century, the number of people who stay in India has increased sharply. Many of them are paid by film companies or foreign stars to achieve the purpose of publicity and speculation.


    The last time Murphy held the premiere of "Sin City" here, he hurried by. This time, he walked a lot slower and took a close look at the famous Hollywood landmark.


    At the gate of the theater, the first thing you see is two huge red pillars made of coral, each inlaid with a wrought iron mask. The two red pillars support the upper copper roof. Between the two red pillars is a 9-meter-high stone carving with a Chinese dragon carved on it.


    Up to now, two stone dogs originally from China are still guarding the entrance of the theater.


    Murphy walked into the front door of the theater, chatting with the people who came to say hello, and looking around. The interior design here is dazzling and has a strong oriental flavor.


    In the hall, there is an elaborate wall. The mural on it tells about the life of the East, but the life imagined by the people who built the wall


    There is also a glass cabinet at the west end of the hall, in which there are three wax figures from the Hollywood Wax Museum, wearing Chinese costumes.


    "Some filmmakers often come to Chinese theaters before they decide to start a new shooting plan," a man suddenly comes up, points to the wax figures in the glass cabinet, and says, "they will touch these wax figures with their own hands. They believe it will bring them good luck. "


    "Hello, Murphy."


    He offered a hand, and Murphy politely shook it. "Hello, Dave."


    The people who came over were Dave Scola, Carla Firth, the biggest competitor, or stumbling block, within fox in the 20th century.


    "The film''s trial run has such a good reputation," said Dave Scola, who obviously didn''t come here to make up. "It''s no problem that the film will sell well. The company will have another profitable new series. Murphy, how about the next step? "He doesn''t mention the specific partners, but it''s unlikely to be a project led by Carla Firth.


    Murphy smiles and says nothing.


    "I''ve been inspired by your death watch, and I''ve decided to separate Wolverine from the X-Men series." Dave Scola also laughed. "This is not a project with tens of millions of dollars. The budget can reach about 150 million dollars. How about that? Another cooperation? This is Wolverine


    "Thank you for your kindness." Murphy politely refused, "I''m going to take a break after the work of the dead man is over."


    Dave Scola was forced up again, "Wolverine and I can wait for you."


    "No need." Murphy shook his head. "Carla and I have plans. I don''t think I have time for the next four to five years."


    The atmosphere between the two quickly stagnated. After a while, Dave Scola nodded and said with a pun, "well, I wish your project success all the time."


    As he turns and walks away, Murphy shrugs. He has been involved in a war by Carla Firth.


    Behind him there was the familiar sound of high heels falling to the ground. He didn''t look back and said, "he didn''t make trouble with our project?"


    "It''s not on the surface," said Carla Firth, who came by. "I''ve done a lot of small moves behind my back, which didn''t cause me much trouble."


    After listening to what Kara Firth said, Murphy knows that she has spent a lot of energy in this open and secret fight. Almost everyone thinks that the smooth progress of the project is due to him as a director. However, he knows that Kara Firth''s role is not visible, but more important.


    "What were you talking about?" Carla Firth stood beside Murphy and asked casually, "I saw Dave Scola leave unhappily."


    "He invited me to direct Wolverine''s indie film." Murphy shook his head. "I refused."


    Carla Firth said deliberately, "you hurt his kindness."


    Murphy turned to look at her. "Do you want me to promise?"


    They both laughed at the same time.


    Later, the topic of Murphy and Kara Firth turns to the wax figure in the glass cabinet in front of him. After listening to Kara Firth''s introduction, Murphy knows that there is a very special existence with strong Chinese flavor on the second floor of Hollywood China Grand Theater.


    He also turned around for a special look.


    On this two-story Chinese classical building, there is a huge banner with white characters on a red background, on which the Chinese character "Pan Jinlian restaurant" is written, which complements the Chinese theater.


    Judging from the font of "Pan Jinlian restaurant", the font of Song Dynasty is not standard, not symmetrical and a bit skewed. It is said that this "Pan Jinlian restaurant" has been moved to the Hollywood Screen several times. The landlady of the restaurant is a female star who once played Pan Jinlian in the film.


    Back in the anteroom, Murphy saw that the rest of the crew had come in, and James Franco and Jonah hill, who were not in the film, also came to support.


    "Why didn''t you see Gail?" Jonah Hill asked curiously.


    Next to him, James Franco whispered to Lily Collins, as if there were no friends in his eyes.


    "She''s in class this afternoon," Murphy said, looking back from James Franco and Lily Collins. "There''s a tutorial class in the evening. There''s no time."


    Jonah Hill shook his big head. "She''s making herself too tired."


    Murphy nodded. Gail gado''s efforts were beyond his imagination.


    Several people said a few more words, and then, under the greeting of Carla Firth, they walked together to the hall that could hold 2200 people.


    "Good news for you." Carla Firth whispered to Murphy as she walked, "the box office performance of" Baron of hell "is not good on weekdays. The three major commercial theaters will reduce the film''s film arrangement rate from tomorrow morning. If our advance box office is excellent, it may reduce by more than 10 percentage points."


    "We''ll make it." Murphy is confident.


    He has learned before that the production cost of "Hellboy" is 60 million US dollars, but the box office of the first weekend can only be said to be relatively average. He took more than 23 million US dollars from more than 3000 cinemas, and then the box office of the next working day dropped rapidly to the level of one million US dollars a day, with a very obvious downward trend.


    This film can''t bring too much trouble to "the dead man". As long as the performance of "the dead man" is good enough tonight, it will give "hell Baron" a diving super drop.


    It''s not just the North American Premiere of "dead man" tonight, it''s also accompanied by 2500 advance screenings. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Due to the popularity of the audition, both the ordinary audience, the media and film critics have a good reputation for the film. In some areas, fox adopted the strategy of exclusive screening in the 20th century.


    As the name suggests, exclusive screening is a strategy agreed by Fox and cinema companies in the 20th century that only one film "the dead man" is allowed to be shown in some cinemas, and no other films are allowed to be shown. This strategy is aimed at the two competitors of "the dead man", the Baron of hell and the cat lady.


    "Exclusive screening" has existed for a long time in American Theaters and has been controversial. It is a consensus reached by theaters and distributors, which gives exclusive broadcasting rights to new films of individual theaters in specific regions, prevents other competitors in the same region from broadcasting the same film at the same time, and then achieves the effect of dominating one side.


    For film producers, "exclusive screening" can reduce unnecessary waste of film arrangement or dilute the audience.


    This is the usual method used by the six major Hollywood companies, and it''s also a strategy for them to control the cinema. Nowadays, almost all the super popular films are distributed by the six major companies or their subsidiaries. Now, this strategy alone makes it difficult for small companies to get ahead.


    Hollywood has its own rules of the game, and Murphy is not qualified to have a real voice in the actual distribution.


    After the crew members and guests participating in the premiere entered the theater one after another, the ordinary audience with relatively backward seats gradually entered. The fans who can specially participate in the premiere of the film are either the fans who are waiting for the premiere, or the supporters of one of the crew''s main creators. Their clothes almost dye the hall which can hold more than 2200 people red.


    And it''s the shitty red of the dead man.


    "Don''t make a mess


    At the entrance, a girl took off the headscarf, showed her long golden hair and delicate face, and yelled at the back, "don''t mess! I''ve contacted the organizers and they''ve set aside two rows of seats for us. "


    "Daisy!" One of the dead attendants in the crowd behind raised his thumb and said, "you''re really capable!"


    As he tried to arch forward, Daisy called out, "don''t move. Come in one by one!"


    This entrance is specially open to organized fans. It was only after she contacted CAA several times that she got preferential treatment.


    "A little bit of order, everyone!" Daisy was still shouting, "this is the first group activity of our discussion group. Don''t screw it up!"


    As the leader of the discussion group of Murphy Stanton on IMDB, Daisy still has a certain appeal. Nearly 50 people who came together didn''t arch like the previous dead waiter. They walked into the cinema one after another orderly, found the seats they had contacted before, and sat close to the front and back rows.


    "These people seem to be fan organizations."


    Seeing the first two rows of people sitting down one after another, Martin Smith said curiously, "Anderson, who do you think are their supporters?"


    "It must be Robert Downey Jr." Anderson Williams pointed to the red clothes the men were wearing and said, "don''t you see they''re all dressed in death clothes?"


    "Everybody shout with me..."


    All of a sudden, a clear female voice came over. Because of the entrance, there was some confusion in the theater. All kinds of voices were buzzing, but the girl''s voice was very clear, "Murphy is the best!"


    "Murphy is the best!"


    There was a uniform sound, and immediately the order maintenance staff went over


    "So they''re Murphy Stanton supporters."


    Martin Smith and Anderson Williams suddenly realized that the young director had so many fans.


    More and more people came in, like the two of them in casual clothes. Most of them were more or less carrying one or two of their signature items.


    "The publicity of fox in the 20th century was very successful." Anderson Williams University is learning marketing major, "the film has not been shown, peripheral goods have been sold so much."


    Martin - Smith looked around, quickly nodded, "dead waiter''s outfit has become the standard for watching movies here."


    Just like the two of them said, before the film was released, 20th Century Fox united with a number of manufacturers to launch a series of peripheral products, especially clothing, double knives and other peripheral products that can cosplay. The sales volume was amazing.


    As time goes by, as the seats in the back are gradually full, the voices of discussion are getting lower and lower under the reminder of the staff. When the big screen lights up, it disappears instantly.


    After the titles of 20th century fox, Stanton studio and Marvel Comics passed, the originally quiet audience changed in an instant, and bursts of laughter broke out in Hollywood''s China Grand Theater.


    "What else can I do with the title?"Martin Smith was almost out of breath with a smile, and Anderson Williams was not much better. One finger pointed to the big screen all the time, "this Ha The director is so talented. "


    The subtitles on the screen are absolutely the ones they have never seen in movies for so many years. They are funny, funny and interesting.


    "A jerk''s movie."


    Behind the title, which is full of self mocking style, is a list of cast members.


    "Death attendant: God made perfect fool Robert Downey Jr."


    "Vanessa: a hot, sexy girl, Jessica Alba."


    "A villain from England."


    "Seth Logan, a crazy playwright from Canada."


    "A moody girl, Lily Collins."


    "It''s all computer-generated characters, ganglish."


    "Carla Firth, an idiot producer who is reluctant to spend money."


    "Murphy Stanton, a waste director who doesn''t do anything with money."


    A very common beginning, but easily mobilize the mood of the audience, the whole Hollywood China Grand Theater in a joy.


    Daisy covered her mouth and laughed. "Murphy, you know how to laugh at yourself The


    movie is officially started. Daisy has found out that her mouth is not fit today. From the first minute, she was constantly make complaints about her constant death, and all kinds of joys with self ridicule and ridicule.


    In the whole theater, laughter came and went, almost converging into waves.


    What''s more, the film is not only funny, but also inherits the consistent large scale of Murphy''s films, which Daisy is very sure that the film has a clear and visible Murphy Stanton style of black.


    There are many violent scenes in the film, such as plasma splashing, limbs flying, and erotic scenes with chest, bird and buttocks. Countless words with f or s as the beginning appear from the humble mouth. His yellow jokes break the fourth wall from time to time. From George W. Bush to 20th century fox, and then to Leonardo DiCaprio, they are all mischievous The superhero of upright youth is the dirty demon king in the movie!


    Especially when the poster of Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio walking forward hand in hand appears in the house of the dead waiter, the score changes suddenly, and Daisy can''t understand the song, but listening to the tune seems to be a love song.


    "Is this the soundtrack that you sent people to China to get access to?" Kara Firth whispered to Murphy, "what does that mean?"


    Murphy lowered his voice. "It''s not easy to explain."


    In fact, it''s not something profound. It''s the song he thought of at that time - "the sea can wither, the rocks can rot, the sky can collapse, the ground can crack, we can hold hands hand in hand and shoulder in hand..."


    It''s very suitable, isn''t it?


    It doesn''t matter if you don''t understand this kind of stem. As long as the film can arouse the audience''s interest, naturally someone will look up this kind of stem, and the Chinese language is not profound. Surely someone will understand it.


    Maybe someone will sing this song when Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio Jr. appear on an occasion.


    Just like this Terrier, the film brings endless joy to the audience. Even for the serious guy, ganglish, his lines are full of jokes.


    He said to the spider seriously, "the mouth of the dead waiter is his biggest weapon. He will talk nonsense all the time until you surrender or are annoyed by him to commit suicide."


    Martin - Smith and Anderson - Williams waist almost straight up, this dead waiter is simply invincible existence.


    Even when he was tied to the operating table to take office by the villain Ajax, he also talked nonsense. He not only lied to Ajax that his teeth were stained with vegetable leaves, but also ridiculed his real name Frances after he walked along the famous brand of Ajax.


    Even if it''s with a girlfriend, it''s still the piss.


    The proposal on Christmas Eve sounded so romantic that he made do with a ring candy - not to mention that the ring candy was hidden in his chrysanthemum a moment ago.


    Even if it was the final battle, he could not stop his humble steps. He pulled out his underwear from his crotch to make a white flag, and pieced the corpses of the soldiers into the real name of Ajax The picture of Vanessa, the female ticket, being knocked down by Ajax and gasping to the ground is really beautiful, but she ignores the villain and makes heart to heart gestures to her with the pink filter in her brain and lyric BGM


    At the end, ganglish told him to put down his pistol, forgive the enemy, and be a hero. He still shot Ajax in the head without hesitation and sneered, "it''s a pity that this is not a superhero movie of that type."


    Of course, there is the fourth dimension wall that can''t be ignored.


    The subtitles drop a few lines. When everyone thinks the film is over, the waiter jumps out of the bathroom.


    He continued to play cheap in front of the camera, "you must want to see my sequel? Maybe we can''t see it, because fox in the 20th century was too stingy to give us a budget! " (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    At the end of the movie, Martin Smith and Anderson Williams mingle in the crowd and walk out of a side door exit of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    "The dead waiter''s mouth is really not ordinary. He even teased David Beckham like that."


    As they walked and chatted, Martin Smith often watched soccer and imitated the tone of a dead waiter, "have you ever heard David Beckham talk? It''s like he''s just been with a can of helium... "


    Anderson Williams didn''t seem to hear Martin Smith''s words. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, drew one, put it on his nose and took a strong breath. He was totally intoxicated with the smell of cigarettes. "Make sure to have one tonight."


    There are a lot of people like them around, as if the lines of dead attendants are all in their hearts.


    In front of Martin Smith and Anderson Williams, Daisy is also walking out with a group of IMDB discussion group members. Her team is very large, about 50 people. These people are fully aroused by the film, and they are all talking with high interest.


    But more people will always cause some trouble, especially when the brain is in a high state of excitement.


    As she urged the procession forward, Daisy suddenly heard the noise coming from ahead.


    She hurried to the front, but there were too many people to pass, and the place where the sound came from was also wrapped up by the onlookers. Fortunately, the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has already come out here, otherwise it will definitely cause more congestion.


    Through the crevice of the crowd, Daisy could see that she was a member of her own team, arguing with a black man with a strange face.


    "What did you bump into me for?" The black man had a fierce look on his face.


    This side of the people are not good stubble, see each other''s vicious words, straight neck, "I hit you, what''s the matter? Do you think I want to bump you? Look at your ugly picture. It''s like a avocado rapes another older and more disgusting avocado! Your face is a nightmare


    now make complaints about blacks, and he also bluntly uses the Tucao in the movie to fight back. "You look like a long toothed testicle! You''re Freddy Kruger from ghost street, who made a geological map of Utah with his face


    two people instantly become inmate, just make complaints about the dirty words and Tucao from the movie just now, as if they did not want money, and they fell towards each other''s face.


    "Let''s go, let''s go!" Daisy finally squeezed out of the crowd. "Let me through!"


    People around her let her go. Some of the onlookers thought that this beautiful little girl was trying to stop the dispute which was developing towards hands-on direction.


    But how could a girl who would be fascinated by all kinds of abnormal killing methods in the movie, and who could write letters continuously to discuss with the director how to innovate killing methods, come out and be a good mediator?


    If Daisy can become the leader of the discussion group in the Murphy Stanton section of IMDB, she will certainly have a certain appeal and influence. There is no doubt about this. Otherwise, she will not be able to organize such a collective film viewing activity.


    She looked at the guy who raped another older, more disgusting avocado, raised her hand, pointed the dark face with one finger, and yelled to the other members of the discussion group who were still in the onlooker stage, "I want this guy to perform dog poop, he deserves it!"


    It seemed like an order. Four or five members of the discussion group dressed up as dead attendants rushed up with their swords drawn from behind. The black avocado became the target of the siege.


    "We''re the freak tooth fairy, but we''re only responsible for knocking out the teeth on the testicles that have teeth," Daisy said aloud, bending up


    The chaos on this side immediately attracted the attention of the theater staff, which is the only way to get out of the theater. So many people''s encirclement has affected the order of the ending.


    "Well, what are you doing?" Someone yelled.


    Daisy was not stupid at all. She knew that if she went on, she would call in the police. She yelled, "this disgusting avocado has seen our hard part in the most miserable way. Let''s go!"


    In just a few minutes, the discussion group led by Daisy quickly left and disappeared into the streets of Hollywood. There was a little accident here, which affected the speed of closing. At the other side door exit, Clark Brown is in the most busy stage.


    He is an employee in Los Angeles. His main task this weekend is to chase Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba for most paparazzi and reporters who have just watched "the dead man". Especially Robert Downey Jr. as long as the reporter''s eyes are all right, he can see that after the release of "the dead man", the former prodigal son is scared I''m afraid it''s really going to turn for the better.


    those gods make complaints about... Don Murphy shakes his head. It''s indescribable.Dead waiter and Robert Downey Jr. are a perfect match.


    amazing Marvel has three big words, plus the master of Tucao, the first is the dead server, the two of them make complaints about Spiderman and iron man.


    Open the door, Murphy went in, the house is dark, he borrowed the moonlight, to the main building of the glass door.


    Today is Thursday, tomorrow is Friday. Generally, Gail gado comes over on Friday night. They spend the weekend together, and she goes back to school on Monday morning.


    Murphy sighed. "It''s going to be a sleepless night again."


    He pushed open the glass door and entered the dark main building. Just as he wanted to touch the switch beside the door, he suddenly felt something put on his neck. Judging from the feeling coming from his skin, it was long and flat, with obvious metal touch, like a long knife


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    Feeling that it might be a knife pressing on his neck, Murphy''s body tensed instantly, thinking that a burglar might have aimed at him, ready to look for opportunities, but the next moment, his tight body relaxed again.


    Because a very familiar female voice sounded in the dark.


    "Ares," still full of charm in his voice, "you are not alert at all. Let the title of God of war come out."


    "Absolutely not!" Although some doubts, but Murphy into the play very quickly, "the head can be broken! Blood can flow! The name of God of war can''t be lost! "


    A slender figure took a step towards him and emerged from the darkness. Murphy turned her head and looked at him. She made a little effort, and the sword in her hand pressed tightly on his neck.


    "Surrender Gail gado''s face, hidden by the darkness and long drooping hair, loomed, "Ares, I''ll give you a good time!"


    Murphy straightened his neck, looked up, and said, "you can kill me."


    Then he pressed the light on the porch and felt the light on the porch for a long time.


    She subconsciously closed her eyes. Murphy seized the opportunity, lowered her head and waist, hid the sword on her neck, and flashed to Gail gado with a flash of lightning. One hand firmly grasped her right hand holding the sword, and then her eyes kept on the strange body.


    Gail gado is wearing a very fitting bronze tight armor, with snow-white shoulders completely exposed. Under the reflection of the light, there is a dazzling halo. Under the bronze armor, there is a short blue skirt, which just covers the hip. With long boots over the knee, a pair of long and smooth thighs appear very attractive.


    Murphy saw from top to bottom, then from bottom to top, and finally fell on her beautiful and delicate face. Her face was covered by long black hair on both sides. It was small, exquisite and well-defined. On her forehead, there was a dark red stone inlaid on the golden crown, which made her face more white and charming.


    "Dear..." Murphy almost forgot where he was. "You''re a masterpiece of God."


    Unconsciously, his hand almost let go of Gail gado''s.


    "Wrong!" Gail gado easily broke free of Murphy''s hand, raised his hand and put the Vulcan sword across his throat. "I accept the blessing of Zeus."


    "Er..." Murphy came back to herself, remembering that when she came in, she was talking about Ares.


    Gail gado pointed to the living room. "Do you think your evil plan is secret, Ares? It''s careless to put it on the coffee table in the living room. "


    She stepped forward and approached Murphy, a few strands of black curly hair gliding across the tip of Murphy''s pen, forcing her to ask, "say! How long have you had this evil plan. "


    "For a long time," Murphy said truthfully, "I''ve been dreaming."


    "Hum..." Gail gado gave a cold snort. He suddenly stepped back and opened the distance between them. He pointed the Vulcan sword at Murphy, then the tip of the sword tilted up and raised his chin. "Today, either you die or I live."


    Murphy raised his hands together. "Diana, we need a fair fight."


    "Tell me..." Gail gado stands up, in the light of the reflection, the body of retro Greek armor, let her as if the goddess of war as proud, "what kind of fairness do you want?"


    "One on one, of course." Murphy step forward, Gail gado obviously afraid of the props in his hand sword hurt Murphy, slightly step back, "show your ares hammer, Ares."


    "my pleasure, my royal highness."


    As he spoke, Murphy untied his coat, took it off and threw it directly to the ground. He tore open his shirt again. The broken buttons were splashing around like raindrops. "Please wait a moment, Diana."


    He took off his shirt and was still on the ground. His bare upper body muscles were twisted, which made him look very strong


    Then Murphy put his hands on the belt buckle.


    "You..." Gail gado looks like he doesn''t know what to do. "What are you going to do?"


    "It''s a one-on-one fair fight, of course!" Murphy took out his belt and took a step forward. "Is my princess highness more equitable than a close fight?"


    Gail gado looked at him. In her bright eyes, water seemed to drip. She bit her teeth and said, "OK! I will defeat you and win the title of God of war


    "Dear Diana," Murphy said, grabbing the sword of God, jumping to Gail gado, holding her up and entering the living room. Gail gado showed no sign of weakness, and once again put the sword across Murphy''s throat, threatening, "I''ll take the lead in the first round."


    Murphy went to the sofa near the living room and laid down Gail, "it''s my pleasure, your highness."Gail gado throws down Vulcan''s sword, pushes Murphy''s thick chest with both hands, and Murphy falls on the sofa.


    "Come on, Ares." Gail gado lifted the leather dress and sat down on Murphy. "Let me see how strong you are!"


    The battle between the God of war and the female god of war broke out.


    Since it''s a battle for the throne, it''s not so easy to end. After the first round, Murphy also put on the custom-made men''s version of ancient Greek armor and continued to fight with Gail gado.


    It took Jack Watson''s studio quite a lot of time to make these two tailor-made clothes. It was only today that they were finished. Gail gado finished the tutorial class and decided to go there to get them. On Murphy''s side, he saw two sketches about Diana Prinz that he had forgotten to collect on the coffee table in the living room. This is the reality show behind.


    Gail gado is very smart. She knows that Murphy has a crazy infatuation with herself, otherwise she would not pursue her like that when she meets for the first time. However, she knows more about the temptation Murphy may face in Hollywood. If they want to go hand in hand, the freshness and excitement in this aspect are very important.


    What''s more, she also likes this kind of game which can bring other excitement.


    They were too crazy to play. They both forgot the time. When they felt tired, they simply lay down on the sofa in the living room and went to sleep. The two specially made armor had been thrown all over the living room.


    Maybe they were too tired. Murphy and Gail gado slept so sweetly that they didn''t even hear the sound of their cell phones.


    It was not until the sunlight came in through the window and fell on the two people that Murphy, lying on the sofa, opened her eyes. As in the past, Gail gado was not around. He looked up and saw that the mess of the living room he had made last night had been tidied up. It was obvious that Gail gado had already got up.


    "Dear..." Murphy lifted the blanket that Gail gado should have covered him with, picked up the household clothes neatly placed on the single sofa next to him, casually put them on him, barefoot and looked at him four times, "honey."


    No one in the room answered. Gail gado is not here.


    He opened the door and went into the yard. Just as he wanted to shout again, the front door was pushed open. Gail gado, dressed in sports shorts and running shoes, came in with two lunch boxes and some newspapers.


    Her hair neatly tied in the back of her head, white forehead with beads of sweat, as if she had just come back from exercise.


    Seeing Murphy, Gail gado gave a sweet smile. "You''re up. I bought breakfast."


    "You go to exercise..." Murphy went over and took what Gail gado was holding. "Why don''t you ask me to come with you?"


    "I called." Gail gado went to the glass door of the main building, "but he couldn''t wake up."


    She turned her head and looked at Murphy. "Are you tired lately?"


    Murphy shakes his head. In terms of recovery speed, men are far behind women in this respect. Moreover, he is really too busy recently. Just the public relations publicity of "dead waiter" makes him want to be divided into two.


    Two people walk into the dining room. Gail gado goes to the next bathroom to have a wash. Then she sits opposite Murphy and has breakfast together. Her breakfast is still very simple. It only looks like vegetables and fruits.


    Even so, Gail gado ate up to half and put down his fork.


    Murphy frowned. "Honey, you should eat more."


    "That''s enough." Gail gado shook his head. "If it wasn''t for last night I don''t need to eat that much, either. "


    Knowing that Murphy was worried about herself, she reached over and gently shook Murphy''s big hand. "You can rest assured that my diet is specially formulated by a nutritionist, which is enough for me to maintain my body."


    Like most men, Murphy appreciates being slim, but Gail gado is too slim.


    "You are too thin." Murphy still said, "it should be appropriate to increase some nutrition."


    "Well..." Gail gado nodded casually. Instead of paying attention to Murphy''s words, he changed the subject. "At seven o''clock, bill called you. I saw you sleeping soundly. Bill said there was nothing important, so I didn''t call you."


    "Normally, I get up at six o''clock to exercise." Murphy also put down the fork in his hand. This all vegetarian food is not suitable for eating now. "Last night..."


    "Last night! Hum... " Gail gado interrupted. "Are you already planning?"


    After all, Murphy certainly won''t deny, "you know, I came up with this idea when I was studying the comics of DC and marvel some time ago."


    He chuckled, "I just want to add some fun to our life."


    "I''ve satisfied you," Gail gado agreed. "Next time I have a good idea, you''ll satisfy me."


    "No problem." Murphy nodded busily.


    Gail gado made a surreptitious gesture under the table and asked, "well How about next time, let''s play a game that Vanessa and the dead waiter did on International Women''s day? " (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "The game of the dead waiter and Vanessa on International Women''s day?"


    The director of this film is Murphy. He just thought about it and knew what kind of game it was. A little sweat oozed from his forehead. He quickly changed the topic. "Honey, you just said bill called me. Didn''t he say anything?"


    Gail gado did not intend to give up, but did not go on. Instead, he asked Murphy, "I almost forgot."


    She got up and ran all the way into the living room. After a while, she came back with a fax in her hand.


    "This is a fax from bill." Gail gado gives Murphy a chair and sits next to him. "Congratulations, honey."


    The numbers on the fax are absolutely good news for Murphy. Murphy''s good news is just like Gail gado''s good news.


    When Murphy took the fax, the first thing she saw was a black and bold figure - $7.52 million!


    This is the box office revenue of "dead man" in all early shows in the United States. It''s also a terrible number.


    Seeing this figure, Murphy''s first feeling is to relax. The feeling that the pressure disappears instantly brings a kind of real relaxation, followed by a certain joy. Although this figure is not as good as the former "dead man", it is really rare for an R-class film without high ticket prices of 3D and IMAX.


    Moreover, the fax also noted that the $7.52 million advance box office was only the second highest advance box office record of R-rated films in North America, which was just behind matrix 2: reloading.


    "Oh, yes." Gail gado said, "before I went out for a run, I looked at the Internet. At that time, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was as high as 86%, and the one in the back..."


    She scratched her head as if she couldn''t remember.


    "The popcorn index that the audience wants to see?" Murphy cautioned


    "Yes, it''s the popcorn index." Gail gado recalled, "the popcorn index is 99 percent. And IMDB, a score of seven. "


    She looked at Murphy, "as if the film''s reputation, box office are better than" sin city. "


    Murphy had put the fax aside, nodded and said, "it''s going to get better and better, of course."


    He took the paper Gail gado had brought in before and began to read it.


    Just like Murphy, at this moment, countless people in North America got today''s newspaper, and saw the $7.52 million advance box office revenue of "dead waiter" on the front page of the entertainment section of the newspaper. They were attracted to read the relevant comments in their respective newspapers.


    "Los Angeles Times" commented: Murphy Stanton''s excellent personal style and the role of the dead waiter together, brought a very interesting superhero movie, you can''t imagine this movie is so interesting, this pleasure is difficult to copy, feel "X-Men" series is difficult to surpass this film''s works.


    With a full score of 100, the Los Angeles Times gave the dead waiter 88.


    The New York Times also scored 88. They also spoke highly of the film: "the dead man" is a kind of film that will fail if you don''t pay attention to it. The film is full of self-knowledge humor, but it is serious enough in its love story and revenge story to keep the audience engaged.


    Premiere, a famous film magazine, also gave the film a score of 80 points: loud and obscene, original and outrageous. "Dead man" is a pleasant experience. The credit is mainly due to the courage of Murphy Stanton and the whole team.


    Even the new Yorker, who has always been famous for its acrimony, gave a high score of 75 points. They commented that "the dead man" is a special superhero movie, full of blood, violence, and black humor. Murphy Stanton has made some changes to the plot of the cartoon, but these changes can make it easier for ordinary fans to understand the plot of the film, and the movie is full of humor There are a lot of comedy elements and bloody and violent scenes. The action play is very fast and has a clear rhythm. As a cartoon adapted film, "dead man" not only grasps the essence of the characters, but also supplements it.


    "Shall we go to see the film in the evening?"


    In Redmond''s headquarters, a programmer stealthily read the newspaper and asked his fans who were browsing the website beside him, "the newspaper is almost full of praise, which seems to be much better than last weekend''s" Baron of hell. "


    "Go! Why not? " The companion in the baseball cap nodded and said, "IMDB and other websites are also highly praised. Moreover, my review group went to the premiere last night and thought the film was great."


    "There are also comments from the comment group." Be not of the common sort, Murphy make complaints about his hero. He make complaints about the hero of Stanton Stanton. He knows that you can never say anything that is so unkind. You can still listen to everything that he knows and then applaud. However, such a down-to-earth waiter doesn''t want to be tall to save the world. He just wants to continue to unlock all kinds of postures with the female ticket, and thus embarks on the road of fighting against the evil unlicensed clinic. It''s enough to see the spider man''s various tall buildings next door, and then look at this bitch, I feel so fresh and pleasant. "The programmer over there also opened the website to search for the audience comments of "dead man". Similar to the professional film reviews in the newspaper, the Internet is also full of praise.


    "The action design is crisp, beautiful and exciting. The dialogue is cheap and endless, but it''s really interesting. The special effects are really good. It''s amazing every minute. Death attendants are too funny. They force one, but so what? They can become heroes and get true love. "


    "It''s cheap to be dead. The whole film is full of swearing, and the narrative and editing techniques are refreshing, which will not make people uncomfortable. There are a lot of bloody pictures, which often make people uncomfortable. "


    "from the beginning to the end of the subtitle, all the time, the tucks are everywhere. They may be on the stalk at any time, and make complaints about their blood and humour. This film has won the essence of comics and characters, and its entertainment is also the best of its kind. "


    After reading these reviews, the designer just felt itchy and impatient. I wish it was the weekend now, so that I could go out and watch the film immediately.


    "Man!" He said to his partner in a baseball cap, "nothing can be said today. We''ll leave after work."


    "I''ll go home first." The baseball cap pointed to his clothes. "You can''t wear this to see it, can you? I bought the uniform of the dead waiter the other day. "


    "Well, see you at the cinema!"


    "See you at the cinema!"


    The direct result of good word-of-mouth and enough guaranteed media publicity is that since Friday afternoon, the cold situation since the Oscar ceremony has ended in the major cinemas in North America where "the dead man" has been shown. Quite a large number of audiences have entered the cinemas with the main goal of the same film.


    Although most of the cinemas are not likely to queue up, it''s no exaggeration to describe it as a din of voices.


    Jr Jones, a famous film critic, sits in the waiting area of an imperial cinema in Chicago''s affluent District, waiting for his movie to start.


    As a professional film critic, he can enjoy the treatment of watching the film for free. As soon as the time comes, he goes into the cinema and randomly chooses a relatively backward position, so that he can exit at any time after the film starts.


    In front of him, there are two ordinary fans. It seems that one of them has seen "the dead man" and is talking to the other.


    "First of all, to be frank, I don''t think much of the dead man in advance. Therefore, after the release of the film, the praise of the majority of word-of-mouth, some unexpected


    Hearing this voice, Jr Jones took out his notebook and pen, ready to write down the fan''s point of view, "until I watched this film in the cinema in the morning, I have to admit: such a comic character who is not like a superhero is really fun."


    That fan seems to be very willing to share with others, "the fun of death attendants lies in one word: cheap.". If it''s three words, it''s super cheap. "


    Jr Jones is also very happy to record the views of his fans, because it will save him a lot of trouble. "Dead waiter is a complete chatter, and it''s a very poisonous chatter, which damages people''s bitterness and pleasure."


    "It''s Murphy Stanton''s quoting of popular culture that makes the vicious tongue of death attendants more amusing, from movies to comics, from real politics and stars. What''s more interesting is that there''s more than one person in the movie who has a bad tongue. His best friend has a worse tongue than the one who has a bad tongue... "


    The big screen in front of him suddenly lights up, and the cinema is quiet. The man in front of him also stops talking. Jr Jones shrugs his shoulders and stops his pen and notebook. After watching the beginning of the meeting, he goes out of the cinema and plans to go to the manager''s office to have a drink with the familiar manager on duty. When the film is about to end, he will come back to see the end and write a professional film review .


    He and more than 80% of his colleagues basically work in this way.


    Most of the time, he and his colleagues from other newspapers and magazines will meet in the cinema. Usually, they just brush the blog website, drink together, leave the cinema together and go to the nearby bar. Then at the end of the movie, they either stay in the bar waiting for the audience to come in or go back to the discussion of the audience in the Theater Hall.


    They take notes of the discussions, ask people what they think is the best and worst part of the film, and nod and agree as if they feel the same way.


    However, Jr Jones thinks that he is more professional than these people. What he often does after becoming famous is not only go to the cinema to see the beginning, but also go back to the end responsibly. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    In this case, Jr Jones didn''t feel anything wrong. This is the general environment of the film review industry. If you don''t do it, it will be different. Moreover, the editorial department of the contributing magazine or newspaper often has specific requirements for their film reviews.


    For example, the editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune, which he contributed, always tells him what kind of reviews he wants, good reviews or bad reviews, every time a popular film is shown.


    Of course, big newspapers like them also have a bottom line. If the public praise of a film''s trial run is too bad, no matter how much public relations work they do, the newspaper''s comment column can not give real praise.


    However, films that do not exceed the bottom line of the editorial department, have good word-of-mouth, and will not seriously affect the reputation of newspapers often have restrictions on the position and direction of the critics.


    In JR Jones'' opinion, it is more important for him to keep his job than to tell the truth.


    The most sad part for him is that he really can''t watch too many movies that need to be commented on, because he is very afraid that his feelings will be completely opposite to the comments he is asked to write. He would rather lie that he has seen the movie than be forced to tell others that the movie he loves is bad.


    The repercussions of "dead man" are really good, but it may not be in line with his appetite. Fox had a long communication with the editorial department of the newspaper in the 20th century, and he had to write a good review.


    Jr Jones goes directly into the office of the manager on duty. When the film review is over, he can get material from the audience. He can get money after all.


    In fact, Jr Jones occasionally conscience, also want to remind fans: directly ignore those reviews, for any experience in your life, the only real comment is your own feelings.


    But it''s directly related to the job, just thinking about it.


    When the film was about to end, Jr Jones went to the screening hall again and stayed until the end of the film. He walked in the crowd and talked with several people specially. Then he left the cinema and went home. He opened his notebook and looked at the things recorded above and organized a review in his brain. A film review was published quickly . Open your laptop and Jr Jones has a striking and attractive title.


    "The dead man, the trailer, the movie? Better look


    Although he only saw the beginning and the end, the professional habit that Jr Jones has developed for many years makes him feel as if he had studied the film carefully in the film studio. Wensi is like a spring, and his hands and ten fingers are flying on the keyboard.


    "The dead man is a very special superhero film and one of the most anticipated films this year. I watched it in two cinemas one after another, and the screening hall was full of jubilant fans."


    "Why are they so happy? The reason is very simple, this film is very good-looking


    "Originally, I was cautiously optimistic about this movie because of the trailer of" dead man. ". It''s not hard to make a two minute trailer, but what about a full hour and a half movie? I''m not sure. Fortunately, after watching the film, the answer I gave was yes. The "dead man" trailer is a good representation of what you will see on the big screen: a lot of action elements; a lot of comedy elements; a lot of bloody and violent scenes; a lot of nudity and sex scenes; and a big surprise, it has a heart


    "Yes, this film shows the worst superhero who saves the earth, which gives the whole film the central idea it needs. In the film, you will see that everything is so bad, or crazy, or the plot is too easy to go straight down, but there is a heart behind all this, which can pull you back on the right track. "


    "I was surprised by the comic elements that Murphy Stanton added to the film. I thought it would be an interesting movie, but I didn''t expect it to make me laugh so often and so loud. It''s a very funny film, which can be said to be the most humorous film I''ve seen in the past few years. These comic elements can also help you alleviate the many bloody and violent scenes in the film. "


    "It''s hard for you to think of the bloody scenes in the film at this time. This is a film worth watching many times, just to catch all the laughs in the film - some of the jokes in the film are really flashy, and before you understand them, they are already drowned in bursts of laughter. The ability to break the fourth wall is also well integrated into the film, which is often reflected in the way of a narration or blink of an eye. From the perspective of the whole film, it is not against the law. "


    "Murphy Stanton gives the film its own unique black style, which is really full of all kinds of bloody violence, absolutely crazy, absolutely exaggerated, absolutely bloody. However, these scenes are carefully designed. Some action plays are very fast and good-looking. You can''t stop looking at them for fear of missing an incredible shot. These action plays look impressive, and they heat up with a good rhythm, from a familiar opening to the end of the blockhouse. ""All in all, it''s a very interesting film, and it''s also a very original, very Murphy Stanton film!"


    Later, he sent the film review to the editorial department of the newspaper, which passed smoothly. It will not only be published in the newspaper, but also be put on the official website and official blog.


    There are still a lot of publicity and public relations like this after the release of "dead man". Fox used all the publicity means that were not very expensive in the 20th century.


    The advance box office of the film seems to be a shot in the arm. Fox in the 20th century can fully see that the film has great potential.


    From the producer to the main creator, the crew also took turns to win the attention of fans with practical actions.


    The first one to jump out is Kara Firth, the producer.


    Since Spider Man 2 will be released in the following summer season, under the coordination of Marvel comics, 20th Century Fox once cooperated with Sony Columbia in the early promotion of deadman. Now deadman has shown great momentum, and Sony Columbia has no objection to the cooperation promotion again.


    On Saturday, during a publicity campaign in Burbank, Kara Firth released a surprising news.


    "I was with Murphy this morning, talking to Sam Remy."


    Sitting in the news hall, Carla Firth said, "we discussed the possibility that deadman and Spiderman could appear in a movie!"


    As soon as the words came out, there was an uproar in the news hall.


    The combination of death attendant and spider man? It''s normal in comics, but it''s amazing in movies, isn''t it?


    Countless reporters did not wait for roll call, and asked in a noisy way, "have you got the result?"


    "When will the movie of deadman and Spiderman be released?"


    "Do these two people talk to each other in the movie?"


    Kara Firth took a picture of the microphone, and the hum made the news hall quiet.


    "I''ve talked to Murphy many times. We''ve all grown up watching comics. If we can really meet Spiderman and deadman, we''ll be very happy." "She said," but she did not mean that we has the final say. It depends on the top guys at the top of the food chain to decide that we are only responsible for the implementation.


    The demand of fans is always unlimited. Like Murphy, Kara Firth knows that they not only want to see the combination of deadman and Spiderman, but also want the characters of surprise and DC to cross on the big screen.


    However, it is not difficult to achieve such a cross in comics, and there are many problems in movies.


    She released this kind of news, more for publicity, in order to win attention, now "Spider Man" is hot, Sony Columbia will not let people easily intervene in this big selling series.


    However, there are always differences between propaganda and facts.


    Later, Sam rami also talked about deadman and Spiderman in an interview, saying that the top management of Sony Columbia Pictures did have such considerations.


    This news, with the fastest speed, formed a network hype.


    In the evening, Murphy appeared on a live show of fox prime time, revealing a lot of so-called secrets.


    In order to attract attention, he did not hesitate to pull Warner Brothers and DC Comics out of the water.


    "Before planning the project of" dead man ", I found DC Comics and Warner Brothers and wanted to shoot the superhero series of DC Comics. For this reason, I made a detailed plan and a completely different story template from today''s superhero movies. Unfortunately, DC Comics and Warner brothers had doubts about me and lacked confidence in me, so they rejected me directly, and then I turned to death "I''m sorry..."


    This interview was not only broadcast on public TV, but also popularized on the Internet by Fox in the 20th century. It was all for the sake of attracting attention and getting more attention from the dead man.


    But Warner Bros. and DC Comics didn''t have any awareness of cooperation. They updated targeted news on their official blog early Saturday morning.


    "We don''t have any plans for R-rated superhero movies. The audience of superheroes is teenagers first, and large-scale content is not conducive to the growth of teenagers. After the premiere of "the dead man", there was a group fight outside the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. It is understood that the fight was caused by the two sides abusing each other with the large-scale lines of the dead man in the film. Murphy Stanton should reflect on whether his R-class super hero plan is really suitable... "


    A debate through the Internet also opened the curtain.


    On Saturday morning, when Carla Firth got the news, she was in a good mood. She had a journalism background and knew the importance of debate for publicity.


    Stepping out of the elevator with high-heeled shoes, everyone who met piled up the most enthusiastic smile and said hello to Carla Firth.


    "Good morning, Miss faith."


    "Good weekend, Carla."


    It seems that everyone in the fox building has become a supporter of Carla Firth. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Dressed in a suitable Beige professional suit, she has four inches of hate sky high on her feet. Her long golden hair is scattered behind her head like silk. She walks through the corridor of fox building which belongs to the production department floor with high spirits. Kara Firth does not hide her feelings. She wants everyone to see that she is very successful and strong. This department will change one soon Female director!


    This is not only a matter of character, but also a strategy, because Carla Firth knows very well that Dave Scola, who is on the same floor of the office, can definitely see this.


    She is putting pressure on the other side. Only when the pressure is big enough, can Dave Scola do more actions and make more mistakes.


    Passing by the door of Dave Scola''s office, Carla Firth walked all the way to the end of the corridor and turned into her own office.


    "Hello, Miss faith."


    In one of the rooms outside the suite office, the female secretary welcomed her. She could see that her boss was in a very good mood today. She followed her into the office inside. Carla Firth turned to the back of the desk and sat down. She took a drink from her glass. As in the past, the temperature was just right.


    The secretary took an A4 from the folder, put it on the table in front of Carla Firth and said, "this is your itinerary today."


    Carla Firth picked up the itinerary and looked at it. The Secretary continued, "bill rosis, director Stanton''s agent, just called and asked us to continue to put pressure on the propaganda department to further heat up the topic with DC."


    "Well, I see." Carla Firth nodded. "I''ll communicate with CAA people."


    The phone rings suddenly. Kara Firth looks at the company number. He picks up the phone and says, "Hello, this is Kara Firth."


    "It''s me, Lee." The person in charge of the market research department called, "Congratulations, Carla. The first shot started when I came to the company."


    "Thank you." Carla Firth gave a faint smile. "It''s Murphy who did it well."


    The other side said, "it''s your cooperation. It seems that the other party made a special call to say congratulations, and then hung up. The call seemed to be the beginning. In the later time, the telephone rings on Carla Firth''s desk one after another, and almost all the heads of most departments of the company made congratulatory calls.


    The other office not far from this office is a lonely one. It''s also a suite office. The Secretary sitting outside feels like he is sitting in an ice cellar. In the room of his boss, there is a kind of extreme cold that seems to freeze people.


    She sat here quietly. She would never enter the office without calling. No one would like to be someone else''s vent tool.


    In the office, there was no expression on Dave Scola''s face, because he knew very well that he would really face the strong competition of a woman.


    He originally knew that Carla Firth was a very powerful woman, otherwise she would not be where she is today, but she was just a novice in the film industry. It was a daydream to squeeze him out and become the director of the production department.


    Although Kara Firth has made some troubles in the project of the kingdom of heaven, those who can make troubles may not be able to make a successful film. Moreover, deadman himself is only a second-line comic hero with limited influence. Needless to say, the total investment of the film is only 60 million US dollars, which is nothing.


    In addition, a few months ago, he also learned about a situation. Because of the lack of budget, Murphy Stanton and Carla Firth, the crew, in the final part of the film, made a funny scene in which the dead waiter left his backpack full of ammunition in the taxi, so as not to shoot a big scene which cost a lot of money. They just used some dirty hand to hand combat instead.


    At that time, he almost laughed. He wanted to run to the two guys and ask them, are you making a movie or playing a family game?


    What happened? This so-called joke, not only did not affect the "dead man" film in the audience''s reputation, but has become a hot topic on the Internet.


    On the computer screen in front of Dave Scola, there was an eye-catching comment from the audience, "the biggest obstacle of the film is actually the final showdown. The waiter left his weapons and ammunition in the taxi and forgot to take them, which saved the crew the cost of making a big show. Murphy Stanton is too smart to be admired!"


    "Agreed!"


    "Murphy Stanton is typical of big things with small money."


    There is a voice of approval and agreement under this comment. It seems that all fans are brainwashed by Murphy Stanton and Kara Firth.


    Even if it''s obviously shoddy work, can we amuse ourselves with it? Do all the fans who like "dead man" have problems with their heads? Were they all hit by pigs? When it''s raining, there''s no umbrella and water in it?


    Dave Scola looks puzzled. What''s wrong with the market? This is not the North American film market I know?He closed the page to reveal the official blog of entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times below. The most striking part of the blog is the box office statistics on the first day of the weekend.


    Even if the audience is suspected of having brain problems and flooding, it''s an indisputable fact that they pay for the dead man.


    "& amp; lt; the dead man topped the box office in North America on Friday, breaking the box office record on Friday in April and the opening record of the first day of film production in North America in April!"


    In just one day, Murphy Stanton and Carla Firth joined hands to break two North American film history records!


    The top management of the company can''t turn a blind eye to this. All these will become the competitive capital of Carla Firth!


    The following is a detailed description of the box office. Dave Scola didn''t want to see it, but he was tired of it and forced himself to watch it. Only when he knew enough about his competitors could he be invincible.


    "The North American film market, which has been silent for several weeks, finally ushered in a heavyweight masterpiece this weekend. The R-class superhero movie" the dead man ", produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Murphy Stanton, a young director with distinctive personal style, opened on a large scale in the North American market on Friday. It easily won $7.52 million in advance on Thursday and another $2.08 million in one day on Friday According to the calculation rules of the current market, the box office of the first day is included in advance. In this way, the box office of the first day of the premiere of "dead man" easily cut $27.6 million, becoming the new holder of the box office record on Friday in April, and breaking the first day opening record of the North American film market in April.... "


    This number makes Dave Scola feel very dazzling, because it''s only one day''s box office, and it''s still Friday, and generally it''s going up on Saturday.


    "Los Angeles Times" also made a prediction below, those numbers are not dazzling, but gouge out the heart!


    "We expect that by the end of this weekend," the dead man "is expected to make $75 million at the box office, which is far higher than the $30 million to $45 million forecast of 20th century fox."


    This estimate almost keeps up with the box office of "X-Men 2" in the first week. You should know that "X-Men 2" is a sequel to the blockbuster series, while "death watch" has no fan base before!


    Dave Scola''s biggest hope is that the box office of "the dead man" will drop sharply this Saturday, presenting a joke of high opening and low going.


    However, the following statistics make him clear that the so-called hope is just wishful thinking. Since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, which film has not both audience and professional reputation burst at the same time?


    "While the box office of" dead waiter "is rising, its reputation is also strong. The cinema score gives a + rating, and rotten tomatoes are 86% fresh. With the help of word of mouth, the box office of xiaojianjian will continue to rise in the future... "


    Will continue to rise! Will continue to rise


    This line is like a knife, deeply engraved into his mind through the eyes of Dave Scola. The freshness of rotten tomatoes doesn''t matter. The important thing is that the Cinescore gives a + live audience rating, which almost means that "dead man" will not only go high this weekend, but also have great stamina!


    Dave Scola''s heart began to stir up unconsciously. The box office of "dead man" in North America will definitely not be $150 million! How much would that be? 200 million dollars? Or Higher?


    Different from before, at this moment, Dave Scola deeply felt the threat. The success of a film is nothing. What if Carla Firth succeeds continuously? It''s bound to threaten your position.


    With his help, Carla Firth is likely to continue to succeed.


    When Dave Scola closes his eyes, Murphy Stanton''s resume is very clear in his mind. This young director, who is just 24 years old, has not only made every film a big seller since he entered Hollywood, but also obtained super high returns at relatively low cost.


    Kara faith has Murphy Stanton''s help


    "It''s not without the benefit of the big sale of the dead man," said Dave Scola, turning off the computer. "At least it shows me where Carla Firth is strongest and where she is most deadly."


    "Murphy Stanton!" He bent his fingers and tapped on the table. "Murphy Stanton..."


    As long as we can break up the combination of Carla Firth and Murphy Stanton, the future situation will be very different.


    Dave Scola gradually regained self-confidence, "a film is only a success, as long as I can continue to succeed, the position of director is still mine!"


    He turned his head slightly and looked to the wall on one side of the office. It was an elaborate poster with a medieval look of Orlando Bloom and Eva Green.


    Although this year there is no super production led by him, but next year there will be such a huge production as "the kingdom of heaven", which is bound to pull back one city.


    "In order to prevent accidents," Dave Scola also made a decision, "I want to be further involved in the production." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 277

    The production cost of "the kingdom of heaven" is more than twice that of "the death attendants". Dave Scola decided to put "the death attendants" aside for the time being and put all his energy on the production of "the kingdom of heaven". As long as the film achieves the expected success, all the problems will no longer be a problem.


    On the other hand, the publicity after the release of "dead man" has not been relaxed at all, and has been attracting public attention in various ways.


    In particular, Murphy and DC Comics are frequently pushed into hot spots on the Internet.


    It''s all for the box office of "dead man," or, more recently, for the first weekend.


    As we all know, today''s mainstream Hollywood commercial films are released with intensive propaganda bombing and large-scale screening, in the fastest possible time, to drive potential audiences into the cinema.


    Especially on Friday and Saturday of the first weekend, it is usually the two days with the highest attendance and the largest audience of a film.


    Some films with mediocre quality but full of gimmicks will attract the audience''s attention with ingenious publicity, and then create an explosive box office number on the first day of release, but the audience is not stupid, especially the North American market is relatively mature. Once the audience''s reputation is poor, the film will consume the attention gained by publicity, and will experience diving and diving again from Saturday noodles.


    What if the film has both publicity and quality assurance? Non sequels like "the dead man" are bound to earn more on Saturday than on Friday.


    Obviously, it belongs to the afterlife.


    "How much do you think yesterday''s box office will be higher than the day before yesterday?"


    On the quiet road in the valley, Gail gado throws his ponytail back and asks Murphy, "how many points higher can it be?"


    "At least ten percentage points." Murphy replied breathlessly.


    He looked up and saw that the morning sun had climbed into the sky, and the air was getting a little hot. He motioned to Gail gado, turned a corner at an intersection, and ran to his home along the path full of coconut trees.


    Both of them are not slow. Gail gado has long legs and thin waist. Exercise is a required course every day. Although Murphy occasionally breaks down due to work, she still keeps the necessary physical exercise after she comes out of the state prison and no longer worries about her livelihood.


    Turning another corner, you can see the main building of your home. Murphy and Gail gado tacitly slow down, from fast running to jogging, and then to fast walking.


    Murphy looked at Gail gado, who had wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Honey, you''re stronger than I thought you were."


    Gail gado is not modest at all. "How else can I draw with you every time?"


    "That''s our tacit understanding!" Murphy certainly knows what Gail gado is talking about, "we have a fit from the body to the soul!"


    "Well!" Gail gado nodded, as if Murphy''s words had entered her heart. "I think so, too."


    She never thought, two people together, can have so beautiful, can have so wonderful, can have so hard to part.


    Now, she can''t imagine if she can get used to it without Murphy.


    Along the path made of checkered bricks, as they approached the door, a few paparazzi jumped out of nowhere, grabbed the camera and took pictures in front of Murphy and Gail gado.


    Gail gado raised one hand to cover his face, took off his hat with the other hand and put it on his head. The long brim covered most of his delicate face.


    "What a nuisance She complained, "can''t they just leave us alone?"


    "I can''t help it. The dead man just came out." Murphy picked up Gail gado and walked quickly toward the door. "There will be a lot more like this."


    Fortunately, the paparazzi understood the tacit understanding between Hollywood and media practitioners. They just filmed near and far away, and did not directly come to harass them.


    "I''m almost a celebrity in the Academy." Gail gado complained a little, "not because of myself, but because I''m your girlfriend."


    Murphy opened the door, pushed Gail gado in first, then went in by himself, closed the door completely blocking the view outside, and accompanied Gail gado to the door.


    "That''s good." He deliberately mischievous, "can declare to the whole world my female god of war has a master."


    Gail gado turned her head and glared at him. Of course, she knew the meaning of the so-called God of war. The battle that the God of war participated in was not a competition of real swords and guns, but a real close fight.


    Back home, Murphy and Gail gado go to the bathroom to have a bath, come out for breakfast, and get a call from Bill rosis.


    "What''s the matter?" Seeing Murphy hang up, Gail gado asked with concern, "about work?"


    "No Murphy shook his head, then laughed. "Bill has some good news for me. Yesterday, we got the box office statistics on Saturday. "After spending so much time with Murphy, Gail gado knew the importance of box office to a Hollywood director and immediately asked, "how many? Is it going up again? "


    "Well." Murphy said, "it''s 16 percent higher than Friday."


    Gail gado was very quick, "that''s about $32 million."


    She went over and gave Murphy a good kiss on tiptoe. "Congratulations, honey, the North American box office of" dead man "is more than 50 million dollars No, it''s about to break the $60 million production cost line. "


    "Is that the only reward?" Murphy pointed to the place where she had just been kissed by Gail gado. "That''s not enough."


    Then he pulled Gail gado over, and a hand had fallen from his slender waist.


    "Dear..." Gail gado pushed Murphy. "Have you forgotten? You also have to go to Nokia Plaza to participate in a publicity campaign. "


    "Damn it Murphy patted himself on the forehead. "I shouldn''t have promised Kara yesterday!"


    Now that he has agreed to Kara Firth, Murphy certainly can''t break his appointment and appears on the Nokia Plaza on time.


    And in the following activities, he continued to uphold the style of never surprising, once again aimed at DC Comics.


    "What did you say? "The new movie superhero and Warner Brothers?" Facing many reporters, he deliberately said, "yes, I''m not optimistic about the cooperation between DC Comics and Warner Brothers at all. They didn''t make enough preparations before, and they didn''t have weekend plans like" dead waiter ". The management of Warner Bros. now sees that the two series of "X-Men" and "Spider Man" have succeeded one after another, hastily pulling the two projects. It is said that they completed the script of "cat girl" in only three weeks, which is unthinkable for a film with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. "


    In the 20th century, Fox and Murphy both decided to drag DC Comics and Warner brothers into the water. The more controversial, the more interesting.


    However, just like what he said, it''s all a means of competition within the rules. In the 20th century, Fox and Warner Brothers will fight each other, but they will not fight without a bottom line.


    moreover, Warner brothers saw that the two series of "X-Men" and "Spiderman" succeeded one after another, and then hastily launched the long shelved "superman returns" and people who don''t know which one has a cramp The black version of "cat girl" is the truth.


    Publicity can''t just focus on one topic. While DC Comics and Warner Bros. created topics on foxra in the 20th century, they never relaxed the Internet marketing of "dead man".


    The scale of the film is here. There are countless lines beginning with f or S. there are always many restrictions on public TV stations or traditional media, but there are no restrictions on the Internet.


    In the 20th century, fox hired a large number of online water army, which roamed around the Internet. The real word-of-mouth of the film is here. Under the guidance of the water army, countless audiences who have seen the film have joined in the ranks of sharing the joy of watching "dead man" with others.


    There are too many positive news and anecdotes about "death attendants" from the audience.


    "Invincible mouth gun, people love bitches."


    "Take stock of the N wonderful flowers that the movie has been waiting for..."


    "The whole world is waiting for this bitch''s movie? I tell you, it''s beyond imagination! "


    "His mouth is cheap, dirty and lustful. Such a hero is loved by so many people."


    "A dead servant who doesn''t open a yellow tune and doesn''t play cheap? No way


    Like this, spontaneous comments from movie fans emerge one after another on the Internet, which plays a very positive role in the promotion of the film. These can also directly affect the audience''s word-of-mouth of "dead man", which is also an important reason why the audience''s word-of-mouth is always strong after two days of release.


    While paying attention to the audience, fox in the 20th century did not neglect the professionals, especially some professional film critics at the top of the industry.


    In the latest issue of "Albert and rope see a movie", Roger Albert focuses on "dead man".


    "This is an unprecedented superhero movie."


    He first determined his position that "the success of the dead man lies not only in being faithful to the original image, but also in Murphy Stanton''s skillful use of comic elements to make irony in the X-Men series, rather than breaking away from the X-Men to make irony as an outsider. The two are different."


    "In comics, the dead waiter consciously understands that he is a comic character and often talks directly with readers. Murphy Stanton is also very clever to catch this feature. The character often breaks the fourth wall and yells at the audience directly. While laughing at the concept of superheroes, he keeps the point of view of this type of theme, bringing a funny, funny, action thrilling, and limit level index breaking movie. It not only satisfies the comic fans who pursue the true presentation of the original character, but also flatters them to find a lot of laughs It''s a mainstream audience of unexpected and wonderful action scenes. "


    As the next day is a weekday, the box office on Sunday night will be significantly affected, and the box office from Saturday to Sunday will experience a diving process, but the strong reputation of "dead waiter" keeps the diving range in a very small range. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 278

    Sitting in the car, looking at the eye-catching headlines in the entertainment section of the newspaper, C comic''s CEO, Diego Harris, immediately flashed a young face in front of him, who had taken the initiative to find C comic and Warner Brothers to save Batman Bruce Wayne Young director.


    As the car left the International Airport and approached Burbank, Diego Harris sat back in the car seat, not knowing what he was thinking.


    After a long time, he sighed and said to himself, "maybe comic C and Warner Brothers really missed a good opportunity."


    The success of death watch is completely beyond his expectation. It''s incredible that Murphy Stanton has brought such a bold but interesting superhero movie.


    What makes him feel incredible is not only the unexpected box office figure of the film, but also the adverse word-of-mouth that will soon be praised by the audience, media and professional critics.


    The young director seems to be holding Harry Potter''s magic wand in his hand. Just a little bit, he can turn decay into magic.


    Then he thought of Catwoman, who worked with Warner Bros. in C comics, and immediately began to look sad. "Do I really push a person who can save the heroic movie of C comics into the arms of surprise"


    no wonder he thinks so. It''s really Catwoman''s reputation is so bad after several auditions. Now the freshness of rotten tomatoes after several auditions is only 13%< After all, the film critics are far away from the audience, but the popcorn index on the rotten tomatoes is only over 50%


    before the film was released, this happened


    he bowed his head and put his eyes on the newspaper in his hand.


    Murphy Stanton, a 24-year-old director with a unique dark style, is the first person after Quentin Tarantino. In the 20th century, fox chose a director with strong personal style as the director of a mainstream commercial film Unexpected. "


    "However, Murphy Stanton perfectly integrates his own style with the characteristics of the dead waiter. The film has scenes with black style such as cyan, violence and blood, and also has the playful and cheap features of the dead waiter given by comics. It brings a superhero film with peculiar style to the homogenized Hollywood and North American film markets."


    "Let''s talk about the box office of the film. On Thursday night, he landed in some cinemas in North America ahead of schedule. That night, he made $7.52 million and performed well. In R-rated films, this achievement is only inferior to that of matrix 2: reloading. The film began to be released across the United States on Friday with a revenue of US $2008 million that day. It easily won the one-day championship and broke the record of the first day of April for R-rated films and the one-day box office record on Friday in April. "


    "On Saturday, the box office rose 16% to close at US $32 million, which was quite excellent in R-rated films. On Sunday, the inevitable decline was US $24.2 million, which made its opening weekend performance reach US $83.8 million and won the weekend championship by an overwhelming majority."


    "The opening performance of death watch has greatly exceeded the expected value before the release, and compared with the box office of the first weekend of X-Men 2 released last year, it is only 2 million US dollars. However, it has a better reputation and is bound to draw a stronger trend. It is likely to become the highest box office X-Men series. Considering the excellent reputation evaluation of this film, its box office in North America is expected to hit 250 million Ten thousand dollars. "


    "Cinema audience ratings for films cinea.score With a popcorn index of 98%, the audience has a high reputation. Most of the media reviews were positive. 86% of the 98 media reviews included in the rotten tomato website praised the film, with an average score of 7.8. The authoritative review media, etactic, has scored 47 media, with an average score of 75, which is the highest of the three X-Men films


    "Driven by the dead waiter, the North American market recorded $180 million this weekend, up 215% from the previous week when Hellboy won the title"


    "due to the unexpected performance of the dead waiter, Hellboy, also adapted from comic books, suffered a serious impact, and the box office diving rate reached 68% at the end of this week"


    seeing here, the car stopped In front of Warner Building, Diego Harris put down his newspaper, got out of the car and went straight to Bruce Berman''s office.


    In the office, Bruce Berman, who had been on the phone before, was also waiting for him.


    "I suggest contacting Murphy Stanton immediately." This is the first sentence Diego Harris said when he sat down, "he''s very, very capable"


    Bruce Berman looked at him and said nothing.


    "A film with an investment of only 60 million dollars," said Diego Harris, who really wanted to save the C comic film. "In just one weekend, the box office in North America exceeded the production cost, and the high reputation was rare in commercial films."


    "For surprise," Bruce Berman said coldly, "not for C.""Bruce" Diego Harris didn''t expect that he would say that. His eyes widened. "Can''t it tell us that a second-line non mainstream hero''s film can be made as it is by Murphy Stanton? I think the plan he submitted at the beginning is feasible."


    "Batman who''s been knocked down may be followed by Superman who''s been knocked down." Bruce Berman''s face is a little gloomy. "Don''t be kidding. This is not the superhero movie C and Warner Brothers want."


    He denied Murphy Stanton at the beginning, and now he invites the other party back. Isn''t it a slap on his face to show his CEO''s dignity?


    "the cat girl has already been like this." Diego Harris was distressed. "Now think about Murphy Stanton''s words, I think Superman''s return is also a problem. Bruce, we have to face up to the problems, not avoid the possible problems. "


    "Possible problems" Bruce Berman stood up. "It was me who had been shelved for many years before Superman''s return"


    he pointed to his fat chest, "it was me who put Superman''s return on the right track, and he also found the best superhero film director for it, which can''t be changed"


    Bruce Berman said firmly, without any discussion You don''t have to worry about Superman''s return. I''ll take full responsibility. As for the cat girl, I will also think of ways in terms of publicity and marketing. "


    "But" Diego Harris still wants to fight, "Murphy Stanton"


    hearing the name that may affect his reputation, Bruce Berman rushes up, can''t help raising his voice and interrupting Diego Harris, "enough, I''m the CEO of this company"


    after looking at Bruce Berman whose face seems to be almost blue, Diego ha Reese shut up, nodded and walked out of the office.


    A series of negative comments flashed through Diego Harris''s mind. He had a kind of subconscious feeling that the C comic hero movie might really be hopeless.


    In a hurry from New York, he got such a result that Diego Harris was somewhat resentful, especially Bruce Berman insisted on using Halle Berry on the cat girl, so he did not hesitate to offer $20 million for this, and asked the screenwriter to adjust the role to a black man, which really made him very angry.


    It''s not exactly what Catwoman originally planned.


    Originally, Bruce Berman strongly supported Warner Bros. to restart the C comic hero movie. He thought that the time for C comic to turn over in Hollywood had come, and he also stood beside Bruce Berman from time to time and regarded him as his best ally.


    Now it seems that I made the wrong decision and chose the wrong person.


    With that in mind, Diego Harris went down to the lobby, ready to leave, and went back to the hotel to have a rest.


    "Hi, Diego." Suddenly someone called to him, "wait a minute."


    Diego Harris looked back. Bruce Rosenblum, who had just been promoted from vice director of television to director, came over from the elevator.


    "Hi, Bruce." He said hello with a smile.


    Although they are not friends, they are acquaintances.


    "Do you have time?" Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the cafe on the side of the hall. "I want to talk to you about something."


    For a moment, Diego Harris nodded and followed Bruce Rosenblum into the cafe.


    "Diego, you are the most experienced person in the management of C comics. You are also recognized as the most emotional person to C comics." After a few words of gossiping, Bruce Rosenblum got to the point, "Catwoman''s audition reputation is so bad, the production cost of Superman''s return is more than 250 million dollars, in case of failure"


    he looked at the opposite Diego Harris and thought about it.


    Bruce Rosenblum was able to find him. Naturally, he made a targeted understanding, "did C think about the serious consequences there"


    Diego Harris showed a wry smile, "C comic films will not be able to turn over in the next many years."


    "The risks of these two projects are already very high." Bruce Rosenblum then asked, "have you made any plans in case of failure"


    in the past, Diego Harris would have thought that such words were nonsense, but now some things are imminent.


    The two men started a long conversation in the coffee shop. In the office upstairs, Bruce Berman first called the person in charge of the company''s publicity department to urge him to step up the publicity of the cat girl, but he still felt that he could not rest assured.


    He likes to do some things by himself, so that he can experience the feeling of power in his hands.


    He made another call to Halle Berry and his agent, and the three parties also finalized a very targeted publicity strategy. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 279

    "This is your first commercial masterpiece to really play the leading role."


    In a mansion in Beverly Hills, a black man with a bald head was persuading a black woman who didn''t look like a black man. "Hally, the Oscar winner is the honor. It''s the basis for you to get the cat girl and 20 million dollars. But don''t forget how realistic this circle is. Don''t forget how difficult it is for a black man to maintain his current position. If this film falls too hard, You''ll never find a second chance to be a superstar on your own. You''ll never be a superstar


    Halle Berry walked back and forth in the living room, as if pondering these words.


    She knew that she was lucky to get the Best Actress Oscar, which was more caused by the external environment. The industry itself didn''t take her as the best actress seriously. After all, some things are clear in the inner circle.


    In spite of the opposition of 20th Century Fox and marvel comics, we temporarily threw away storm girl and switched to Warner Brothers and DC Comics to take over the role of cat girl?


    Other companies and producers won''t give a black woman a chance to take the lead, only Warner Bros. reaches out.


    To be exact, it took her several weeks of hard work to get this opportunity, a chance that she hoped to become a real superstar.


    Everyone knows that an Oscar heroine will make an actress''s career move forward, but it can''t guarantee to become a superstar. It''s totally different to win an Oscar and the market appeal that a superstar must have.


    But this opportunity Halle Berry''s speed of walking back and forth is faster, which also shows some impatience in her heart. The audition of "cat girl" has a bad reputation.


    "Can this film be saved?" Halle Berry seems to have no confidence, "all kinds of early scores are too bad."


    "Trial and release are two different things." Bareheaded black people urged, "there are a lot of films that failed in the trial and were successful in the public. Now we need to attract the attention of potential audiences and draw their eyes from the dead man."


    Halle Berry sighs, walks over and sits opposite the agent.


    The bald black man coughed in a low voice and continued, "to say the least, even if" cat girl "really may fail, it can''t be a big failure like the audition, so your career will be finished, and you will be limited to the role of storm girl all your life. Don''t try to make any more breakthroughs."


    "So..." Although the head is not very smart, but Halle Berry also understood the agent''s meaning, "I want to fully cooperate with Warner Brothers and Bruce Berman, as far as possible to step on the" dead man ", hold up the" cat girl ", attract public attention."


    "That''s it." The bald economic man nodded.


    Halle Berry was still puzzled. "Is this really OK?"


    "Don''t forget, we''re black!" Bareheaded black people sneer, "in Hollywood movies, it''s natural for black people to play an important role, but not racial discrimination!"


    Halle Berry scratched her head. How can racial discrimination be understood?


    The bald black man came over and patted Halle Berry on the shoulder. "We can''t afford the consequences of a serious failure."


    At the beginning of the new week, the topic between Murphy and DC Comics can be seen everywhere on the Internet. After the box office plunge of hell Baron was easily given by the dead man, the media constantly compared it with the upcoming cat girl. It is inevitable that both sides are super hero movies.


    On Monday afternoon, new forces joined the regiment.


    Halle Berry''s personal blog has been updated, and its content is directed at Murphy.


    "Some people should really shut up. When a film is sold, they will be overjoyed and attack others'' painstakingly produced films. Their quality is too low! I would like to remind you that this director is still a problematic director. Please recall that black actors play an important role in "fruit candy", "chainsaw", "planet of terror" and "Sin City"? It is said that among these groups, Murphy Stanton really has the right to decide the actors! "


    As soon as this blog was published, it immediately attracted the attention of the media.


    On Tuesday''s entertainment edition of many media, a specially bold news headline was added in a prominent position: "is Murphy Stanton suspected of racial discrimination?"?


    In Hollywood, racial discrimination not only exists, it can even be said that it is quite serious, but the real existence is one thing, and the manifestation is another.


    Just like this so-called free and democratic country, the anti discrimination slogans are resounding. The world knows what the actual situation is.


    Such a topic must be responded positively.


    "Some people say I''m involved in racism? It''s really funny. "


    Murphy immediately gave an interview, "count how many Asian and Latino actors and other non white actors are in my film and crew!"


    Under the contact of bill rosis, Jessica Alba stood up for Murphy for the first time, "I haven''t heard anything funnier than this. Look at me. Am I a white actor? Is the heroine of "Sin City" and "dead man" meChen Hu, who is well-known in North America, also accepted the interview. "I don''t know what some people think. Should all the important jobs in the cast be left to black people? If you don''t, it''s racial discrimination? "


    He pointed to himself. "I want to ask, if we should all be replaced by black people, are they suspected of racial discrimination?"


    Indeed, because he had been in a certain province in the southeast for a long time, Murphy didn''t discriminate against the black uncles, but he didn''t think they were black brothers with the feelings of virgin Bosch. Some ideas were deeply rooted and would not change when he came here from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.


    But Murphy also knows that in the circle of Hollywood, the theory of black people is very wonderful, which can''t be measured by the normal way of thinking.


    It''s racist for a large cast not to add black roles to the important actors; it''s racist for a villain to add important roles; it''s racist for the director to denounce the poor performance of the black actors in the cast; it''s racist for the director not to direct the black actors and shoot their plays casually; there are no black people in the Oscar nomination list It''s racial discrimination; there are too few black people in the nomination list, it''s racial discrimination; there are enough nominations, but they don''t get the Oscar nomination for the performance award, it''s racial discrimination; they get the nomination for the performance award, but they don''t get the gold medal, it''s racial discrimination


    These are the status quo of Hollywood. Since the 1990s, quite a number of black actors have understood this, including such famous figures as Will Smith and his wife.


    It seems that in Hollywood, what black people want but can''t get is racial discrimination.


    Sometimes, Murphy really doesn''t know where they put the Asian and Latino actors who are worse off in the circle.


    Therefore, as long as some characters can use Asian or Latino actors, he will never use black actors.


    He never denied that he preferred Asian actors to the so-called politically correct black glass heart in Hollywood.


    In addition to "fruit candy" with only two main actors, Murphy has used a large number of Asian and Latino employees in the cast since the beginning of "chainsaw", especially after that, she has made great efforts to cultivate Jessica Alba, a Latin American Super vase that has begun to be famous in the United States. To a certain extent, she is afraid that some people will pull a hat and put it on the wall On his head.


    Think about it. Even Spielberg''s Saving Private Ryan, a typical American theme film, can be attacked as a racist film by those black people with unique ideas in the circle because there is no black person in the rescue team.


    And they never considered that it was a realistic film of World War II, what the actual situation was like at that time.


    As for Asian and Latino actors, black people often ignore them. They always have a certain superiority in treating these ethnic actors, and seem to despise them at all.


    It''s no surprise to Murphy that Halle Berry ignores Hispanic and Asian actors in her films, which is in line with the thinking characteristics of some black people in the circle.


    This kind of racial discrimination can''t be established in the face of facts. CAA and bill Rossi just contacted several long-term cooperative media and resolved the so-called racial discrimination easily.


    But coming and not going has never been Murphy''s style.


    However, he didn''t stand up for himself. In the 20th century, Fox and CAA had a large number of water forces to use. In addition to continuing to stir up the topic and promote "dead waiter", he also suppressed "cat girl" within the scope of rules without hesitation.


    Once the box office of "cat girl" breaks out, not to mention the audience''s choice, just the film arrangement rate in the cinema line will impact the exclusive screening mode of "dead attendants". After all, it can only be used in a few cinemas in individual areas, and it can not become the mainstream distribution mode.


    This is a very simple truth. If the quality of a film is not too bad, the wider the scope of screening and the more screens it has, the more audiences it will attract and the more likely it will get a high box office.


    No film layout, no screen, no matter how good the film is, it is impossible to have an explosive box office growth.


    "The cinema will not cut down on our number of cinemas," bill rosis said to Murphy, who was sitting askew in front of the floor to ceiling window of his office. "After the Catwoman was put on the front stage on Thursday, it will be shown in nearly 3200 cinemas from Friday, and the layout of the dead man will certainly be affected."


    This is inevitable. Although the number of screens in North America is growing, the total number will be so large in the short term.


    "Have you come up with the right way to fight back?" Asked Bill rosis.


    Murphy stood up and put up a finger. "The feedback from the preview of cat girl is very clear. We just need to grasp a little bit!" (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 280

    There are some things that can''t be said by the media, and the media is not so stupid. At this time, the Internet water army is needed. The current Internet management is far less than that in the future, and the bad things in the entertainment industry are also difficult to attract the attention of the regulatory authorities. The water army that has gone around has become a weapon for Murphy and CAA to fight back.


    For example, this kind of counterattack, instead of expanding the scope of attack, is better directed at one point. The best-selling movies are often the perfect integration of many elements loved by the audience, and the failed movies are enough as long as they are a little disgusted by the audience. Make complaints about the role of


    , the performance of actors, the unreliable plot, etc. make complaints about audiences.


    Even if the cat girl in the script is not named Serena Kyle, Halle Berry is still criticized by countless comic fans. Just like "the dead waiter", comic fans are the most basic audience group of a newly emerged film.


    If even these people can''t please, and the trial of "cat girl" itself has a bad reputation, we can imagine the way of future screening.


    make complaints about the big cats in the days before the cat and dog show. Tucao make complaints about the fact that the cat and woman are black.


    Accompanied by the appearance of Halle Berry''s SM dress of Catwoman.


    make complaints about the network of Tucao under each network, including the guidance of the Navy, but make complaints about ordinary Internet users.


    "Why do you want a black man to play cat girl? Did the producer get water in his head? "


    "I really want to throw up after seeing this shape!"


    "It''s insulting the cat girl''s personality to find a black man. By the way, it''s insulting our intelligence quotient!"


    "Halle Berry''s appearance is so stupid. I''d like to ask how many times she did it for Warner Bros. executives before they brainwashed her into the role of Catwoman."


    almost everyone is in Tucao Haley Berry''s cat and girl modeling, even if some people agree, nor make complaints about the role, just think Haley Berry''s figure is very good.


    A film, if even the most basic protagonist modeling is completely rejected by the audience, the consequences are terrible.


    Warner Bros. is also working hard to reverse the negative influence of Halle Berry''s modeling, while diverting fans'' attention with other aspects of publicity and speculation.


    They are aiming at Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., who have been the focus of fans'' attention since the hit of "dead man". Attacking them can not only divert fans'' attention, but also curb the hot trend of "dead man".


    As a result, a lot of negative news about them was published on the Internet and many paper media.


    "Murphy Stanton, a drug dealer director who came out of a slum, and Robert Downey Jr. are loyal drug friends..."


    Under the title of this horror, there is a string of descriptions that are hard to distinguish between true and false.


    Murphy, bill rossis and Carla Firth all predict the possible counterattack of Warner Bros. and Halle Berry. They have 20th century fox as their backing, and they are not afraid of the means in these rules. They continue to fight back, and the counterattack is always held firmly to one point.


    "The cat girl is a black man!"


    They constantly use this to remind the audience that although it may attract some black people to watch, it will lose more audiences.


    The two sides took the Internet and entertainment newspapers as their positions. During the period before the release of cat girl, the war of words completely escalated.


    "Murphy Stanton has an ambiguous relationship with Jessica Alba, and his current girlfriend moves out of his house in Santa Monica. This cross-border love is about to break up..."


    Everything that can be used to build momentum will not be easily let go.


    But Murphy''s side has always been one.


    "The cat girl is a black man!"


    "Robert Downey Jr. is addicted to drugs and puffs in a nightclub..."


    "The cat girl is a black man!"


    "Murphy Stanton is suspected of racial discrimination..."


    "The cat girl is a black man!"


    "To decipher the real relationship between Murphy Stanton and Stanton clique, they are actually a group of homosexuals..."


    "The cat girl is a black man!"


    Different from the other side''s wide-ranging attacks, Murphy focuses on one point and constantly reminds the audience not to forget that a black man actually plays cat girl through the Internet.


    Some female characters, through their own play, or to enlarge their own advantages, can bring significant help to the film, such as Jessica Alba''s Nancy in sin city; while some female characters, with their own negative aura, are born to lower a film by two grades.


    If Halle Berry and cat girl are separated, there is no problem at all. When they are combined in such a wonderful way, they are undoubtedly very close to the latter.Moreover, the film "cat girl" has only been shown for several times, but before it is officially released, the reputation on the Internet is completely destroyed, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is reduced to 13%, the popcorn index is only 50%, and the IMDB audience score is directly below 6%.


    In sharp contrast, the Internet reputation of "dead waiter" has always been strong. Even after the first weekend, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is still as high as 84%, and the IMDB score is 4.


    In particular, the theater audience rating, which directly represents the market response, has been standing firmly on the height of a +.


    What this brings directly is that the box office trend of "dead waiter" is unusually stable.


    On the first weekday, the box office on Monday was only 40% lower than that on Sunday, and it got more than most movies'' three-day weekend box office figure - $14.52 million.


    On Tuesday, the discount day rose slightly to close at US $15.38 million. On Wednesday, it fell to US $13.86 million. On Thursday, when cat girl began to land in North American Theaters, it received another US $13.74 million.


    In four working days, "dead man" earned 57.5 million US dollars from North American Theaters, pushing the cumulative North American box office of the film over 100 million US dollars, as high as 141.3 million US dollars.


    Before the end of the second weekend, the North American box office of "dead man" is about to reach the $150 million expected by Fox in the 20th century.


    The excitement of fox executives in the 20th century can be imagined. This is a 250 million dollar film. Their attitude towards Murphy is also changing quietly, which can be seen from the strong support of the previous war of words.


    In line with the box office, there are also peripheral products, such as death attendants'' hats, uniforms and double knives, which have become essential items for many fans to watch movies. The sales volume has been rising all the time. After the box office of 20th century fox was released in the first weekend, it also launched the hand-made dolls of death attendants and Vanessa, which are quite popular.


    In a week, the products related to death attendants have brought nearly $17 million in revenue to 20th century fox. With various kinds of licensing, the peripheral revenue of the film easily exceeds $30 million.


    All of these let the 20th Century Fox executives see Murphy as if they saw the dollar.


    In Hollywood, it can be said that there is no more direct and effective way to improve a director''s status in a film company than box office revenue and revenue.


    The box office performance of "dead man" in its second weekend depends not only on itself, but also on its new competitors. If the competitors are too strong, it is bound to form an impact.


    Before the sun rose on Friday, Halle Berry got up early in the morning and went to the small garden of the villa. She couldn''t settle down. She went to the dining room to drink a glass of milk and went back to the living room. She sat on the long sofa and waited patiently.


    At yesterday''s premiere, judging from the reaction of the audience, the film didn''t seem as bad as she thought. She also observed that there were almost no audience who left early, and the applause after the screening was warm enough.


    This may be a polite response from the premiere audience, but Halle Berry prefers to think that they are attracted by the film and the characters.


    If other advance shows, like the premiere, "cat girl" does not say that the box office is super hot, at least the number won''t be ugly.


    Although the war of words was suppressed by the other side''s words, Halle Berry still had hope in her heart. After all, there were not only films with poor reputation in the audition, which were generally not expected before the screening, but also box office blockbusters. They also created miracles in Hollywood. Wasn''t the situation of Titanic very similar to that of cat girl?


    She believes that "cat girl" will make a comeback.


    Sitting here, uneasily waiting, Halle Berry picked up her mobile phone several times. Half an hour later, the ring of the mobile phone finally rang.


    Halle Berry took a look. It was the phone call from her agent. She pressed the call button of her mobile phone and put it in her ear. "It''s me, Halle. Has the box office statistics of the advance show come out yet? "


    "Just got it." The voice inside the receiver was interrupted for a while, and Halle Berry''s heart began to sink. Every time the agent informed her of something bad, she used this way to make her mentally prepared, "a little lower than expected."


    Warner Bros. is expected to be $3.5 million in advance. It''s good to have $3 million. Halle Berry just came up with the idea, and was shocked by the voice in the receiver, "about $1.7 million."


    About $1.7 million! 1.7 million US dollars. It''s not even half of the expected result!


    Halle Berry didn''t know how to hang up. She sat on the couch and didn''t want to do anything or say anything. She had only one idea in her head. It''s over. My superstar road is over


    Will anyone find themselves to play in A-class production in the future? Is it possible that in the future, we can only get along with each other in small investments, and then brush our sense of existence by relying on the lukewarm role of storm girl?


    After a long time, she gradually recovered, hands together, devout prayer, the audience go to see this film!A large-scale film, even if it''s bad, will be watched by the audience. This is an inevitable situation in every film market. Only the reaction of the audience can''t be guaranteed. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 281

    In a chain cinema in Brooklyn, New York, people in twos and threes are sitting sparsely in more than ten rows of seats. They are extremely quiet and try not to disturb each other. They are just busy with their own affairs. When there is light flashing on the screen, their godless eyes will show the focal length and just glance at the screen.


    On the screen, Warner Bros. and DC Comics are showing their superhero masterpiece cat girl.


    Below the screen, the audience is so numb that they seem to forget that they are watching a movie except for the occasional drool on Halle Berry''s sexy and hot figure.


    The audience with poor tolerance chose to leave early. Less than half of the film was shown, and one fifth of the audience had already left.


    More people stay, not because the film is so interesting, or because they have to respect the efforts of the creators. They don''t have such awareness, they are just bored to pass the time.


    Christopher''s companion had already left the scene to find his girlfriend. He was single and had nothing to do, so he simply stayed. Unlike most people, his eyes were always bright.


    "Well There are 17 rows of 32 seats in each row. There are 48 lights on the ceiling. Oh, no Christopher looked up and counted carefully again. "It''s 50 lights!"


    Then, he fixed his eyes on the big screen. "There''s a black spot in the bottom left corner of the screen that always appears. The frequency is about 1 minute 35 seconds."


    A black man sitting in the same row suddenly stretches and looks up at the screen. He feels that every time he wakes up, the film seems to have just begun.


    "This movie is for the seats in the cinema!"


    make complaints about it. The black man finally can''t help but stand up and leave the field in advance.


    At this time, a man in the front row couldn''t help saying, "this movie is really bad!"


    Just finished, the man in front turned and glared, "do you have any quality? Can you respect others? What are you talking about! Don''t you see everyone else sleeping? "


    Next to this man, a girl sleeps soundly.


    The girl''s name is Lina. She had insomnia for several days before, but now she can finally fall asleep.


    In front of him, a man just woke up from his sleep and looked around in a trance. Finally, he thought that he was in the cinema and asked his companion, "how about the movie cat girl?"


    The companion blinked, "popcorn is crisp."


    "Anything else?" Seeing the empty popcorn bucket, he asked, "is that all?"


    "Ah..." The companion pointed to a player in front of him and said in a low voice, "the power on password of his latest version of Nokia mobile phone is 789477. From the beginning of the movie to now, he has sent 12 short messages and played the Pac Man game to the end of the day!"


    People who wake up understand that this guy didn''t go to the cinema at all!


    There was a curse in front of me. It turned out that the guy who played with his mobile phone turned off his mobile phone automatically. "X, the mobile phone is dead, and the movie is still playing!"


    He really wants to reach out and move the mouse to see how long the rotten movie will be over. Unfortunately, it''s a cinema, not his own computer.


    The movie is finally over. Morrison ends his suffering and shakes his tired head. This is not caused by watching the movie, but by the guy in front, who has been looking around, up and down, and let him follow him bored. Since he sat down, this guy has watched his watch every one to two minutes, a total of 72 times.


    This number is absolutely right.


    "Morrison, is this the movie you asked us to see?"


    After hearing the angry questions from the two companions nearby, and looking at the number of dollars on the movie ticket, Morrison''s tears almost came down. He invited two good friends to see the movie and invited them to dinner to make amends. Is there any reason?


    "I don''t know if it''s finished?"


    Behind a sleepy voice sounded, "why didn''t you wake me up?"


    Said the companion, Yi can see his spirit so rotten


    The companion nodded painfully, "well, I''m done. [love ¡ü go ¡÷ small ¡ý say ¡÷ net wqu] "


    " I wipe, you''re so awesome, I''m convinced you! " He took out his wallet, took out $100 and handed it to him. "You win. Here''s the $100 we bet. Here you are."


    But the companion didn''t answer it and pushed it back directly. "Forget it, I don''t want it. Don''t tell people that I''ve seen this film..."


    At the end of the show, Christopher walked out of the movie hall and met an investigator. He stuffed a hand puppet of a cat girl and said, "can you talk about the movie you just saw?"


    Christopher looked at the puppet in disgust, nodded and said, "yes. In a word, it sucks! It sucks! Super rotten


    Then the other side asked about the score, he did not hesitate to give a D score.Before going out of the cinema, Christopher happened to meet a trash can. Without thinking about it, he threw a black skin cat doll into the trash can.


    Quite a number of fans with extreme dissatisfaction out of the "cat girl" cinema, they need a place to vent, the film and television website, led by IMDB, has become the most suitable platform.


    "Halle Berry is not a Catwoman at all. She''s just selling meat."


    "All kinds of procrastination, all kinds of boredom, all kinds of posturing."


    Only half a day on Friday, the IMDB score of "cat girl" plummeted to 1, and all kinds of bad reviews were just terrible.


    In sharp contrast, the "dead waiter" next door has a strong reputation. Even if it is shown for a week, it will be popular in terms of attendance and audience figures.


    When this Friday passed, according to the fresh one-day box office statistics, "the dead waiter" beat "cat girl" by $5.02 million with an absolute advantage of $17.25 million, and easily won the North American box office champion of that day.


    The cat girl is in a slump.


    The most direct response is the cinema. From Saturday, the major theater companies immediately lowered the film arrangement rate of "cat girl". As a new blockbuster with a production cost of 100 million US dollars, its film arrangement rate dropped to 30%. On the contrary, the film arrangement rate of "death attendants", which has a strong reputation and a steady box office growth, increased to 35% It has become a comprehensive transcendence of cat girl.


    "Theaters also need to make profits..."


    In a club in Burbank, Bruce Rosenblum leans on the sofa and says to Diego Harris opposite, "they can''t throw away a lot of revenue for the sake of their relationship with Warner Brothers."


    Diego Harris nodded and said, "20th century fox has a good relationship with the cinema."


    "Cat girl..." Bruce Rosenblum sighed. "It''s hard to turn it over."


    As the CEO of DC Comics, Diego Harris didn''t want to see this situation, but knew Bruce Rosenblum was telling the truth.


    DC Comics are sure to make a big hit on cat girl.


    "As far as I know," Diego Harris said, "Bruce Berman has been calling the executives of three cinema companies from last night to this morning, and the effect is..."


    He snorted and shook his head.


    "The advantage of the dead man is too obvious." Bruce Rosenblum said, not to mention, "Bruce Berman despised Murphy Stanton too much."


    Diego Harris is silent. Isn''t he the same?


    "I think," he said with a heavy heart, "we should find a way to save Superman back. If Bruce Berman is allowed to continue to operate, this project is likely to become cat girl again."


    After all, cat girl is only a subsidiary of Batman Series. But if superman returns, the consequences are unimaginable. Superman is not only the benchmark of DC Comics, but also the most famous superhero in the world. It is the trump card of DC Comics and Warner Brothers.


    "How to save it?" Bruce Rosenblum asked back, "Diego, it''s not the first day you met Bruce Berman. You should know that he works in a dictatorial way, has a strong desire for power, and wants to intervene in any work. He won''t let us really participate in the Superman return series."


    "What should we do then?" Diego Harris was worried. "Can we just sit and watch Superman fail again?"


    "Bruce Berman is the CEO and has a lot of supporters at the top of the company and the group," Bruce Rosenblum shook his head. "How can we fight him? Unless he''s no longer Warner Bros. CEO. "


    "It''s hard," said Diego Harris, who regretted that he should not have supported Bruce Berman to become the CEO of Warner Bros., a talented and ambitious comic hero who didn''t match his ambition. "His tenure is still very long..."


    Bruce Rosenblum suddenly looked up and said, "what if he makes mistakes in two big projects? Especially superman returns. "


    The production cost of this film alone is more than 250 million US dollars. If it fails, it will not be borne by several senior executives of the company after class.


    "But..." Diego Harris has been working in DC Comics, and the hero of DC Comics is true love, "this This will cause irreversible damage to Superman. "


    "But his stepping down can win a real turnaround for DC Comics!" Bruce Rosenblum stood up and said, "at the beginning, you didn''t pay attention to Murphy Stanton. You didn''t pay much attention to his statement and idea. You didn''t read his plan, so you followed Bruce Berman''s request to return it, but..."


    He pointed to his chest. "I saw it! That was still theory at the time, and no one could prove that Murphy Stanton''s plan would succeed. Now, "the dead man" has proved his ability to us"You think he can save the movie?" Asked Diego Harris in a hurry.


    Bruce Rosenblum shook his head. "It may be exaggerating to say that salvation, but I think he can reverse the decline of DC series." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 282

    "But Murphy Stanton is working with marvel."


    Diego Harris still has a lot of doubts about this. Marvel and DC Comics have always been competitors.


    Bruce Rosenblum laughed. "I''ve learned that he doesn''t have a good relationship with marvel, and he refuses Stan Lee''s request to be a guest star in the dead man."


    "If death watch hits the box office all over the world," says Diego Harris, who knows what to do, "I support working with Murphy Stanton."


    "I think so, too." Bruce Rosenblum added, "it''s not too late to make a decision until we see what''s going on in the market."


    The film market development in the following weekend, just like the past Friday, has no suspense at all. No matter the attendance and audience number, or the word-of-mouth and film arrangement rate, "dead maid" has exploded in several streets of "cat girl".


    In the office of Warner Building in Burbank, Bruce Berman''s face was grim, and the back of his hand holding the phone was blue. It seemed that blood vessels would burst at any time.


    "Inform our production department," he said in a cold voice, "to cross out Halle Berry from the list of first-line partners. All the leading actresses of Warner Bros. A-level productions will not be allowed to use Halle Berry in the future."


    He added, "and the director, pitiful, Warner Bros. is not allowed to work with him in the future."


    The failure of "cat girl" can not be reversed. Someone must be responsible for it. The actor and director are the best targets.


    Bruce Berman never thought that the failure of this film had something to do with his promoter. Of course, the failure was the responsibility of others.


    Almost at the same time, the six major Hollywood companies have reached a consensus that they can no longer take the risk of using Halle Berry as the heroine of A-class production.


    "That''s the reality of Hollywood."


    Murphy got the relevant news that it was Monday morning. He looked at Gail gado, who packed his backpack and was ready to go back to school today, and said, "even after the Oscar, it''s hard to withstand such a painful blow."


    "But that''s not the case with other Oscars?" Gail gado has doubts.


    "Because they''re not black." Murphy said, "they have more opportunities."


    Gail gado went to the water fountain and took a glass of water for himself. "Can''t Halle Berry really play the heroine of super production anymore?"


    Murphy shook his head, "very difficult, in addition to the image of the storm has been solidified, not to mention the heroine, she will be very difficult to appear in A-class production."


    Halle Berry''s pay can''t be reduced casually. Now that "cat girl" is screwed up, no one will ask her to be the heroine of A-level production, not the role of the heroine, and few drama groups are willing to spend such a high pay.


    Turning to look at the wall clock, Gail gado cautioned, "time''s up. It''s time for you to go."


    Murphy nods, goes over and kisses Gail gado on the face, mentions the suitcase that had been put in the porch, pushes the door open, and Gail gado follows him all the way to the garage.


    Helping Murphy pack, Gail gado grabs him and reminds him, "remember to call me every day. In addition, eat on time every day, don''t use busy work as an excuse, be careful of those crazy fans, don''t be too aggressive, and don''t be too tough when it''s time to be gentle... "


    "Don''t worry." Murphy hugged her, gave her a deep kiss, and then got on the bus. "Goodbye, honey."


    "Goodbye."


    Watching Murphy drive away to Los Angeles Airport for this overseas publicity trip, Gail gado stood in front of the garage for a while, until the black Cadillac completely disappeared, then closed the garage door and went back to the main building.


    There was no class in the morning, and she was not in a hurry to go. She sat on the sofa, picked up the newspaper on the tea table, turned to the entertainment section, and read it again.


    It''s full of good news about Murphy and the dead man, and she''s never tired of it.


    "The dead maid easily won the North American box office list, and the poor opening of the cat girl turned into cannon fodder!"


    Although he told Murphy not to be aggressive, Gail gado saw the title, but his heart was filled with a sense of happiness. Those who blocked his boyfriend''s way would be swept away like garbage!


    "Due to the weak firepower of the newly painted cat girl, the champion of this week''s list is still dominated by old films. The R-class superhero action film" death attendants ", directed by Murphy Stanton, won another $45 million at the end of the next weekend and won the weekend champion relatively easily. The cumulative revenue of the film in two weeks is as high as $186.3 million, temporarily ranking the first in this year''s box office list!"


    "Under the impact of" dead man ", Warner Bros.''s" cat girl "had a very poor performance in the first weekend, and only got 14.8 million US dollars which was seriously lower than expected in three days. The box office in North America is bound to be unable to exceed 50 million US dollars, which is far from the production cost line of 100 million US dollars. We can only rely on overseas box office performance to try to recover the cost.""In addition, different from the box office and word-of-mouth outburst of" dead man ", the movie" cat girl "failed at the box office, but its word-of-mouth was also terrible. The audience rating of the movie was D, and the popcorn index dropped to 22%, which meant that the audience''s word-of-mouth was extremely poor. The media evaluation of the film is all occupied, and only 10% of the 78 media included in the rotten tomato website gave good comments on the film, with an average score of 1 point.... "


    Even a layman, Gail gado can see that "cat girl" will no longer pose any threat to "dead waiter". This is not a film of the same level.


    Although Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. went to London to prepare for the upcoming European premiere of "the dead man", the publicity and marketing of fox in North America in the 20th century are still going on. The topic of the film is hot enough. They are still creating topics to attract more passers-by.


    "The cumulative box office of" dead man "in North America is close to 200 million US dollars, and the cheap hero dominates the North American April film market!"


    "The dead man is the big box office winner in North America this year!"


    Similar news and topics are constantly thrown out by 20th Century Fox through its huge media platform and group company.


    Carla Firth, who stayed in North America, also accepted the interview and continued to throw out strong materials, saying that "the dead man" has become a big box office winner, which is completely beyond the expectation of fox in the 20th century. They originally estimated that the box office of the film was only $60-65 million, but what Murphy Stanton did made the film have a qualitative change!


    However, the film''s R-rating, high-density yellow jokes and all kinds of fancy banter have also brought some troubles. When Murphy arrived in Britain, he got the latest news from fox in the 20th century. This film is not in the Chinese market that Hollywood is vigorously developing.


    It''s no surprise that "the dead man" can pass the censorship of the scissors. Even if fox stepped up its public relations in the 20th century, there is no hope that the film will appear on the Chinese screen. With all the pornographic elements of the plot, how can the scissors start? Can''t you really cut a ninety minute movie into ten minutes?


    Of course, it''s just Murphy''s wishful thinking when he was bored. He didn''t expect "dead man" to enter the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean through the cinema channel, and so far, all his films can''t be shown in the cinema there.


    Every country has its own situation. Murphy doesn''t feel much about the existence of scissors. Film and cultural censorship are common all over the world, and it''s not exclusive to a company on the other side of the Pacific.


    These are not in Murphy''s consideration for the moment. Since he came to Europe to promote films, he inevitably had to be interviewed.


    The next day in London, Murphy was interviewed by the times.


    Fleet Street guys are not easy to deal with. Their first problem is very sharp.


    "Director Stanton, some people have commented before," the young British journalist is not polite, "that the success of" dead man "depends not on the film itself, but on some indecent elements such as sex, vulgar language and yellow jokes."


    "It''s insulting to say that deadman makes money by being dirty." Murphy knows what British journalists are, and is not as reserved as when facing the media in the United States. "The dead man" is a completely different type of hero story. These stories only happen to the dead man, which are different from Superman, spider man, Wolverine and so on. "


    He organized the language a little bit. "These people are born to be bright, but death attendants are born to die. To put it bluntly, not every superhero is suitable to pull down his trousers and trample on his integrity. "


    The reporter said, "can you tell me more about it?"


    "Take Wolverine in the world of X-Men as an example. He is violent and has been transformed into a killing machine, but Wolverine has and only rebellious. In movies and comics, most of the time, Wolverine''s expression is..."


    Murphy crossed his hands and made a classic Wolverine fury gesture, "burst, burst, burst of all kinds of body, the same is to destroy the world, wolverine is to go after a fight, handsome, pull the wind.". And the dead waiter will kill himself and leave a middle finger for the world before he dies. "


    "This kind of humor that tears itself and sprinkles salt on the wound is the key to win popularity." Murphy shrugged. "You know, for today''s movie stars, self blackening is the most economical way to save powder."


    The reporter didn''t seem to think that Murphy could come up with such a theory. He was a little stunned.


    It''s not over yet. Murphy needs more material on Fleet Street the next day. He says, "most of the mainstream commercial movies in Hollywood can be classified as hero movies. There is always a hero who can save the world or other heroes, but there are too many such movies in Hollywood, and the audience is tired of the hero''s routine The appearance of the dead man opens a new world for the audience. As a director, I can responsibly say that from the first minute, spoof to the last minute, the whole film is not positive, which is just the favorite of the audience now. "


    Whether this kind of love can expand from North America to Europe depends on the performance of "dead man" after it is released overseas. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    In today''s era, the information is fluent enough. Except for a few areas that are almost separated from the existence of the earth, the news of a Hollywood film''s explosion in North America will soon spread all over the world.


    With the development of the global film market, Hollywood films are the only ones that can really be widely circulated in the world. Even those who don''t like Hollywood films can''t deny this. In particular, the most popular films in North America, except for a few types, are very popular in most overseas markets.


    The death attendants is no exception.


    In the three days of its first weekend in the UK, "the dead man" made an outstanding performance of US $15.2 million, which also set the best record for R-rated films in the UK film market in April.


    At the same time, this weekend, the dead man also landed in many overseas countries and regions, especially the places deeply influenced by western culture.


    In Germany, the film cut $8.65 million in the first week; in sunny Spain, it made $3.9 million in three days; in France, it made $9.1 million; in Australia, it made $10.15 million; in Brazil, it made $5.37 million; in Mexico, it made $6.1 million; in South Korea, it made $7.5 million


    Looking at the global film market, this is a weekend of "dead man". Even if the box office figures in North America are not counted, the film''s revenue in 37 countries and regions around the world is also $112.5 million!


    This is also the biggest overseas box office gain of a single film since Murphy entered Hollywood.


    At the same time, Murphy also left the UK and went to Paris, the capital of art, to continue her publicity journey in Europe.


    Fleet Street reporter''s question is very simple, but British and American culture has a lot in common, and the film industry is no exception. So although the reporter interviewed Murphy at that time had a very sharp question, he did not question or deliberately upset Murphy about the film.


    But France is different. This is the birthplace of film. Many filmmakers have a special sense of superiority. It''s good for clear minded people like Luc Besson. Those filmmakers who are immersed in their own literary world often disdain Hollywood commercial films. Whenever Hollywood blockbusters are popular, they always face each other with nostrils.


    This trend naturally spread to the French film critics and related media practitioners, who never take Hollywood commercial films seriously.


    However, Murphy doesn''t care about these people''s views. There is a saying on the other side of the Pacific Ocean that different people don''t work together. Since the most basic film concepts are different, there is no need to contact them.


    Apart from two routine publicity activities, he did not stay in France at all, let alone have the interest to communicate with his French counterparts.


    It''s true that French films have almost become the standard bearer of films in continental Europe, but what about that? Hollywood films are developing in the direction of a wider audience. On the contrary, the shooting and production style of films in continental Europe is becoming smaller and smaller.


    Looking around the world, the decline of European films is an indisputable fact.


    When it comes to the mature and perfect film industry, the first reaction of normal people should be Hollywood. It is not difficult to see from the overseas box office explosion of "dead man", that only Hollywood has the ability to produce such a large scale film industry, with highly typed, technical support of action movies and stunt movies, and the ability of global distribution.


    "Why can Hollywood occupy so much overseas market share?"


    On the plane, Jessica Alba, sitting opposite Murphy, asked curiously, "Murphy, what do you think is the key factor?"


    Murphy took a big look at the box office of "the 20th century drama" because it was specially used to rent the windows of "the 20th century drama".


    Seeing that Murphy was silent, Jessica Alba asked, "is it the advantage of industrialization?"


    "That''s one side." Murphy took the glass in front of him and took a sip. Then he said, "I think it''s Hollywood''s ability of global distribution, which is the purpose and the core power."


    "Er..." Jessica Alba''s eyes showed enough curiosity, "can you tell me about it?"


    It will take some time to fly from Paris to Rome. Murphy thinks about it and nods.


    "This is my personal view. The outstanding global distribution ability determines that Hollywood, not other countries, can form such a complete industrial system."


    His words also represent today''s mainstream view, "and it is precisely this factor that makes Hollywood film industry occupy the global market for so many years after World War II. Although there are twists and turns in the middle, the overall situation has never changed."


    Murphy reminds us, "think of the six major Hollywood companies. Can you find a distribution company of this size in any country in the world?"


    "Er..." Jessica Alba thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No way."


    She grabbed her long brown hair and said, "does this ability seem to have no difficulty for the current top six?""It looks simple," Murphy said, shaking his head. "It''s really hard to do."


    "It''s hard." Robert Downey''s voice suddenly rang out, he came from behind with a cup, "otherwise there would not be only one Hollywood in the world."


    He sat next to Murphy, took Jessica Alba''s question, and said, "because to maintain the real global distribution capacity, we need to have the same high level of understanding of global markets, and be able to balance the understanding deviation caused by different cultural differences in the same film."


    Murphy nodded, fully agreeing with Robert Downey Jr. "that''s right."


    Jessica Alba was more like a beautiful listener, blinking her curious eyes and continuing to look at Murphy.


    Seeing her expression, little Robert Downey said again, "but like" dead waiter ", it makes the global audience get the same laugh point, makes the global audience agree with the same idea, and makes the global audience like the same character. Such a natural thing that requires talented or master artists has become a standardized production and operation mechanism in Hollywood, so it''s not surprising that Hollywood can have its present scale. "


    "You know a lot, Donny." Murphy patted little Robert Downey on the shoulder, stood up and said, "I''ll go and talk to Seth for a while."


    Leaving his seat, Murphy went to the back row. Seth logan was sitting in his seat, reading seriously.


    He sat opposite Seth Logan and looked askance. "Elements of the movie?"


    Seth Logan noticed that Murphy put down his book and scratched the back of his head with a simple smile. "I bought it before I got on the plane."


    "You go on." Murphy thinks it''s better not to disturb him.


    From the beginning of shooting "the dead man", he noticed that Seth logan was not only acting, but also learning about directing. He was a very motivated guy.


    There''s no doubt that Seth Logan and Jonah hill are both good comedians. It''s a waste of time not to develop into comedy movies. Jonah hill can forget it. This fat man likes to play too much and has no idea other than actors. Besides, he''s already making a new film with James Franco and rotten boy gang.


    Their relationship is very good, so Murphy also knows these people very well. Seth Logan has the ability and perseverance. In the future, he may not be as successful as Robert Downey and James Franco, but he may become a good comedy director.


    Now Seth Logan has just served as assistant director for him, and his ability in this aspect is far from enough. If he does improve in directing in a few years, maybe he can push it.


    Looking at Seth Logan who picked up the book again, Murphy naturally flashed this idea. He was not good at comedy, but also studied a few comedies. Moreover, the investment was small, the risk was relatively small, and he could attract external capital investment. If he could succeed, the return would not only help Seth Logan, but also make a lot of profits.


    At that time, you can put all your small groups in


    Thinking about the mess, Murphy closed his eyes, and a flight attendant brought a towel and covered him.


    "Thank you." Murphy opens her eyes, nods to her partner, then closes her eyes and falls asleep.


    In his sleep, James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Robert Downey Jr. and himself suddenly appear in the mansion that Robert Downey Jr. has just bought from Beverly Hills villa. They drink and revel wildly, dance and fool around with countless female stars, until the outside falls apart and the flames are raging


    When the plane was about to land, Murphy was woken up by Seth Logan on the opposite side. The business plane landed smoothly at Rome''s Fiumicino airport. After the crew got out of the airport and got into the car from a crowd of fans and reporters, Murphy got the latest North American box office statistics just passed by 20th century fox.


    In the past weekend, "dead man" not only made a big overseas box office boom, but also had no rivals in the North American market which had been released for four weeks. The trend was extremely stable. The North American box office in the past three days only dropped 40% compared with last weekend. While it got $27.6 million, it also achieved the third consecutive top in the North American box office list!


    This is the first time that Murphy has won three box office titles in a row, and "dead man" is also the first film in North America to win three box office titles in a row this year.


    Before that, the film had already made $186.3 million in North American box office. This weekend''s $27.6 million plus four working days'' $19.88 million, the cumulative North American box office of "dead man" has reached $233.78 million.


    Add in the $112.5 million that the film gained overseas this weekend, and the global box office of the film easily exceeded $300 million, reaching $346.28 million.


    By the time Murphy and other people finished their trip to Rome, "the dead man" had no doubt broken through the $350 million mark.


    But this is not the end. The storm caused by this film has not yet come to an end. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Apart from the relatively cold reception of the media in France, this overseas publicity trip is the focus of local entertainment news everywhere the crew goes. Countless fans are also crowding around the hotel where the crew stays, expecting to meet the leading couple Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba.


    The big sale of "dead man" has attracted the attention of the media and fans.


    Although Murphy is also well-known, he is a director after all, far less famous than Robert Downey Jr. and Jessica Alba. Especially Robert Downey Jr., whose acting career was almost destroyed by drug abuse, drug possession and imprisonment, has not only returned to the right track, but also reached a height never before.


    Compared with Robert Downey and Jessica Alba, Murphy is more popular in the media and fans.


    Bill Rossi, who stayed in Los Angeles, has been invited by many film companies and project directors since the box office boom of the first weekend of "dead man". If he signs all these director contracts, his work in the next ten years will be full.


    There are some big production projects, such as Sony Columbia and MGM, which plan to replace a 007 actor and are also looking for suitable new directors. In the 20th century, fox is ready to launch the "die hard" series again, and also wants to try to persuade him to accept the sequel


    It''s not suitable to make a decision immediately. Murphy didn''t refuse or promise. Everything will wait until he returns to Los Angeles.


    Murphy and his party left North America, flew to Southeast Asia and Australia, and "dead man" continued to ravage the global market. By the end of April, the number of overseas screening countries and regions had increased to 58, and in the latest past week, they had taken away 75.28 million US dollars from the world.


    In North America, the summer season has finally arrived, and the situation of "dead man" dominating the North American box office three times in a row has been ended by the newly released films.


    On the first weekend of the summer season, and the fourth weekend of the release of "dead man", cheap girl, released by Paramount and starring the popular youth idol Lindsay Lohan, won the new North American box office title with a weekend box office score of $24.4 million.


    However, because "cheap girl" is a typical girl and youth film, and there is a clear difference between its audience and "dead man", Murphy''s film has not suffered much, let alone a diving decline. The decline of weekend box office is still controlled within 50%, with a harvest of 14.88 million US dollars, ranking second in the box office list.


    With more than $8 million in the box office on weekdays, "dead man" took a huge sum of $254 million from North American Theaters in four weeks.


    By the time Murphy arrived in Australia, the global box office of "dead man" was close to 430 million dollars.


    With the production cost of 60 million US dollars, in exchange for such a huge box office figure, plus more than 80 million US dollars won by various peripherals and licenses, fox has made 500 million US dollars in revenue in the 20th century.


    "I said, Harry!"


    In an office in the fox building, Carla Firth said with high spirits, "if you give Murphy a chance, he will give us a miracle!"


    "Yes, miracle!"


    Harry Allen, the CEO of 20th century fox, held on to his gold glasses. "It''s a marvelous miracle!"


    Carla Firth laughed and asked, "what do you want me to do?"


    "Well," Harry Allen nodded and said seriously, "I''ve heard that many companies are talking to bill rosis. It''s said that Murphy Stanton has other projects in his hands. I hope he can continue to work with 20th century fox."


    He looked at Carla Firth, "not hope, you have to take his new project."


    "I called Murphy a few days ago, and he was very happy with the company''s strong support for the dead man." Carla Firth didn''t really care. "As long as we can fully support his company, it''s not a problem to continue to cooperate."


    "Well." Harry Arens was relieved. "That''s good."


    Kara Firth said a few more words, and then left. Harry Allen opened a profile. In the upper right corner of the profile is a photo of Murphy. Here is a resume and introduction.


    He took a look, and in a column at the bottom left, he standardized an a.


    The significance of this a representative is very clear. After the review of the 20th Century Fox audit committee and the signature of his CEO, Murphy Stanton will be a class a co director of 20th century fox in the future.


    It''s always been like this until he messed up a big production.


    The hottest summer festival in North America has opened, with the release of such masterpieces as Troy, the day after tomorrow and van Helsing. The death watch has been significantly impacted. By the middle of May, the number of cinemas in North America has dropped to 2000, but the audience has not abandoned the film. The average daily box office output in North America is still close to one million US dollars.On May 19, "the dead man" reaped 880000 US dollars from North America. The cumulative box office in North America of the film reached 282.11 million US dollars, surpassing 281.57 million US dollars of "matrix 2: reloading", becoming the most popular R-class film in North America!


    This record also makes Murphy reach the peak of his career, and naturally become a favorite in Hollywood circle.


    The media are all good hands at steering the boat. When a person goes with the wind and the water, the wind is always with the wind. Now the entertainment media seem to have a tacit understanding. They are all praising Murphy, but they don''t have enough power, because people with clear eyes can see that "death watch" can still take a lot of money from North America every day under the pressure of many summer blockbusters Box office numbers, beyond "matrix 2: reloading" is definitely not the end of the film.


    What''s more, overseas is also very hot. Although it''s not as crazy as it was at the beginning, after a number of small markets joined in the screening, the overseas box office of "dead man" easily passed the $200 million mark, and the global box office has been close to $500 million.


    All the media are waiting, waiting for the right time to burst out all the enthusiasm.


    But the Hollywood Reporter made a related comment after death attendants finished surpassing matrix 2: reloading.


    "Murphy Stanton, a new power of Hollywood, a super potential stock!"


    "In Hollywood, there is no lack of fresh blood. However, in today''s film industry, where sequels and remakes are dominant, creative and personal directors are urgently needed to counteract the weak creative situation. The emergence of Murphy Stanton is the gospel of Hollywood, but genius has always been tempered. "


    "As far as Murphy Stanton is concerned, the road of directing is extremely steady. If you have laid a good foundation and prepared well, the olive branch will come naturally. In 2000, Murphy Stanton''s "fruit candy" won dozens of times of returns with ultra-low cost. Since then, he has a small and broad aura on his head, and his directing career is also booming. He has successively directed such low input, high output and strong personal style films as "electric saw", "terror planet" and "Sin City"


    "In this process, Murphy Stanton learned the secrets of commercial blockbuster production from the cooperation with Fox Searchlight and Miramax. At the same time, his own bad taste and creativity made him different. All these laid a good foundation for his directing" dead man. "


    "It was not until this year that Murphy Stanton''s fame and success came out of the film adaptation of Marvel comics" the dead man. "


    "Once released, this heavy taste restricted masterpiece" the dead man "has been popular all over the world, and has broken many box office records of R-rated films in a row. Murphy Stanton not only satisfies the fans of the original comic book, but also flatters the mainstream audience, and the setting of R-class also makes the film full of topic


    "This collaboration between Murphy Stanton and Kara Firth is undoubtedly full of risks. Low budget, script change, only two months of shooting cycle and other creative restrictions make the film difficult to start shooting. However, it is precisely these restrictions that make" dead man "so unique. Now the film is making a lot of money in the world, and it has a good reputation at the box office- Stanton also made his way to Hollywood director smoother by making a big hit


    In addition to "Hollywood Reporter", more media are eager to try. Grace, who is in charge of Murphy''s media and public relations business, has almost exploded her mobile phone. According to the news Murphy heard from Bill rosis, the female agent is going through a difficult period in recent days. Her boyfriend has proposed to break up because grace is constantly being interviewed by media reporters It''s a phone call, and there''s always a name on the phone - Murphy Stanton!


    Her boyfriend really put up with enough, through the voice of mobile phone receiver infiltration, hear the voice of media reporter flattering like request to interview Murphy Stanton, can''t help but want to get angry!


    Fortunately, these things did not affect Grace''s work, and all the interview requests were temporarily suppressed by the female agent.


    Because after Murphy finished the overseas promotion of "dead man", he went to the Caribbean for a holiday with Gail gado, who started his summer vacation. All the interviews had to wait until he came back from his holiday.


    Some islands in the Caribbean are very suitable for vacation. Murphy and Gail gado went to a private island, accompanied by Robert Downey Jr. and his new girlfriend Susan Levin.


    To be more precise, Murphy and his wife came with Robert Downey Jr. because the owner of the island was his friend Leonardo DiCaprio.


    When Murphy arrived, Leonardo DiCaprio, who was busy with "the pilot", was not on the island. However, when he got the news that Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. were coming, he came by helicopter. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The white yacht is moored on the smooth sea like a mirror, and the laughter is constantly floating out from the top of the yacht. Three men in large swimming trunks are sitting around a small round table in front of the guardrail to have a good chat. At the back of the deck, which is a little far away from them, three beach chairs are laid out in parallel, on which lies a beautiful and sexy woman.


    "What are they talking about?" Susan Levin looked over there curiously. "So happy."


    Giselle bunchen, who was lying on the beach chair in the middle, put on his sunglasses and said, "apart from movies and women, what else can they talk about"


    after a few days together, the three women are familiar with each other and don''t have so much scruples when talking.


    On the other side, Gail gado is sitting on the beach chair, tying up her long hair. Hearing Giselle bunson''s words, she says, "isn''t all men in Hollywood like this"


    three women nod at the same time. Movies and women are always the topic of Hollywood men.


    "Donny, you finally put my head on your face"


    at the table in front of you, Leonardo DiCaprio seems to be settling with little Robert Donny. "If you tell me in advance, I won''t let you use it."


    "Hey, hey, Leo," Robert Downey, Jr. opened his hand and pleaded, "I''m not using Leonardo DiCaprio. I''ve made it clear that it''s Jack Dawson. Even if I infringe the copyright of 20th century fox, it''s not up to you to come to me."


    With his character, he can''t stop talking. "Besides, I''m also giving you a chance to show your face. Think about how rare it is for you to appear in a blockbuster that is about to exceed 300 million US dollars in North America and 500 million US dollars in the world. You should thank me"


    "go to hell." Leonardo put up a middle finger for him directly, "next time." For the first time, I''m going to use your picture as toilet paper in the movie "


    Little Robert Downey raised his hand," I don''t mind. "


    He pointed to his face again. "This face is for constipation."


    At this point, little Robert Downey approached Leonardo and deliberately lowered his voice, but it happened that he could let Murphy hear, "Leo, are you constipated"


    finally, Murphy couldn''t help laughing. Leonardo pointed a finger at little Robert Downey and had nothing to do with his mouth.


    "Drink." Murphy raises the glass.


    Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio also picked up the glass and together killed the little beer left in it.


    "Is the pilot finished?" Murphy turned to the movie, "when will it be released"


    "making the final clip." Leonardo said, "if it''s on, it''s December at the end of the year."


    Murphy nodded, "hit Oscar"


    "well." Leonardo does not deny, "my goal is the best actor."


    Robert Downey, Jr. said suddenly, "Leo has nothing else to pursue except for the best actor Oscar and the long legged blonde."


    Leonardo didn''t want to talk to him, so as not to attract more poisonous words. He said to Murphy, "your production style is very interesting, and the strong dark wind is very personal."


    "Without the dark hue, I''m afraid I won''t make a movie." Murphy laughed at himself first, then said casually, "if you are interested, we can cooperate in the future."


    "Cooperation" Leonardo pinched his chin and thought about it, "you have a plan"


    Murphy was just chatting. What''s the plan? I didn''t expect that Leonardo wasn''t polite and seemed to take it seriously. After thinking about it, he said, "it''s a very dark and depressing movie, a crime movie about New York, but it''s just a preliminary idea, specific"


    he shook his head "I haven''t thought about it yet," he said


    "What about the tone?" asked Leonardo.


    With a slight frown, Murphy takes a look at Leonardo, and suddenly realizes that the success of death wait brings not only box office and reputation, but also invisible aura.


    After just a few seconds of thinking, he guessed the mind of Leonardo DiCaprio. This superstar who has been able to maintain his super-a status for more than ten years is not only supported by the agency and film company, but also the brain behind the handsome face.


    It''s necessary for a director to have a better relationship with Steven Spielberg than with an actor.


    He is now a super potential director touted by the media. In the past, several films were both popular at the box office and word-of-mouth. It''s normal to arouse the interest of people like Leonardo.


    There is Robert Downey, a mutual friend on both sides. It''s no harm to be closer.


    "I want to use a black crime movie," Murphy''s mind gradually became clear, "to explore some people, laws, beliefs and chaos, and so on. I want to wrap them in a thick black element."


    "It sounds like fun." Robert Downey, Jr. was the first to say, "when do you have these ideas? Why don''t I know you have these ideas? You should talk about them with me. Otherwise, how can I help you?""You shut up" Leonardo was fed up with his broken mouth, picked up a can of beer and threw it away. "Drink and don''t talk"


    he turned to Murphy, "if you finish the story, can you let me see"


    "of course." Murphy opened his hand. "I''ll let you know the first time, and we''ll discuss it then."


    Little Robert Downey opened the beer and said, "I''m better at writing lines"


    "shut up"


    Murphy and Leonardo pointed their middle fingers at little Robert Downey at the same time.


    It has to be said that sometimes the role also affects the actor, especially the role similar to himself. Now Murphy also finds that little Robert Downey''s mouth is more broken than before.


    "sometimes he make complaints about it. It''s really a headache."


    At the end of the deck, Susan Levin was lying on the beach chair, covering her forehead with one hand. "Once James Franco and Seth Logan came to our house, and he talked a lot, which scared James and Seth away."


    She sighed. "Some time ago, when he proposed, he talked for half an hour, from God to Satan, from Murphy to Paul Wilson. That''s the point. I stood there waiting for him, my feet were numb."


    "Next time he says useless nonsense, you go away." "Murphy and James, they''re both like that. It works," gelgado suggested


    Giselle bunchen nodded and said, "Leo has a headache too, Donny."


    "Donny proposed to you," Gail gado looked at Susan Levin enviously, then turned to Giselle bunchen. "I read in the newspaper that Leo proposed to you too"


    "for a while." Giselle bunchen''s eyes were hidden behind his sunglasses, "but I didn''t promise."


    This answer is completely beyond Gail gado''s expectation. She is really precocious and intelligent, but she is in love. She has a natural yearning for the love around her.


    "Why?" Gail gado asked suspiciously.


    She can see these days that Leonardo DiCaprio really cares about Giselle bunchen.


    "What do you think Leo cares about most now?" before Gail gado and Susan Levin could speak, Giselle bunson said to himself, "what he cares about most is the best actor in the Oscar, not me."


    Gail gado opened his mouth, but didn''t say it. It''s not a bad thing for a man to be enterprising.


    "Can you believe that the day before Leo proposed to me, he was still hanging out with a vermeen supermodel angel." Giselle, bang Chen, stood up on the beach chair and sat up and looked at the three men in front. "They are all successful men in Hollywood. They will face many temptations every day. You will never know how many beautiful women''s lipsticks are on their lips before they go home to kiss you."


    Susan Levin seems to have the same feeling. "The temptation they may face every day is totally beyond imagination."


    "They may think only of you." Giselle bunchen pointed a finger between his legs, "but the things here are often not controlled by the brain. No one can know when it can control a man''s brain."


    Hearing these words, Gail gado''s sunny face became a little ugly.


    She opened her mouth and asked, "if, I mean if, what do you do with this situation"


    "honey, don''t trouble yourself." Susan Levin can roughly guess what galgado is thinking. "As far as I know, Murphy is a very determined guy in this respect, unlike Donny"


    she sighs, "as long as I don''t catch him."


    "You want to drive." Giselle bunchen suddenly smiles, but it''s a little bitter to Leonardo''s smile. "I can only choose to ignore it, maybe"


    she shakes her head and doesn''t go on.


    Galgado understood, bit his lower lip, thought about it, and laughed.


    This kind of thing, and did not happen, their own random doubt what to do that really become trouble.


    She didn''t think about it any more, and she didn''t plan to continue to think about it. Later, she just relaxed and enjoyed playing with Murphy here.


    Galgado knew that Murphy had been busy for a long time and needed to relax.


    After a ten day tour of Leonardo DiCaprio''s private island and nearby waters, Murphy and galgado took the lead to leave here, took a cruise ship and went south to Costa Rica. Later, they took a turn in several island countries with good law and order in the Caribbean.


    It was not until July that the two of them left the Caribbean and returned to Los Angeles. After sending Gail gado to Israel, they had shown the dead man in North America for 17 weeks, and it was time for the next show. It''s not finished yet.

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    From its release in April to the end of July, the film market in North America has always been the focus of attention. The steady box office performance of high opening and high going has surprised countless people. Even during the screening period, after the impact of several summer blockbusters, it has drawn an extremely stable and beautiful box office trend.


    Due to the limited number of screens in this era and the fact that dead attendants have not been shown in any of the three cinemas and screens, the opening box office of the film is far lower than that of the previous film. However, because of the existence of carafes and Murphy''s four previous experiences, dead attendants are far more valued by Fox in the 20th century than ever.


    This kind of attention brings more investment in publicity and marketing, especially in the traditional media.


    Another aspect of investment is also greater, that is, the word-of-mouth marketing of fox in the 20th century.


    As we all know, there are many factors that affect a film''s word-of-mouth. Audience and media are the most important aspects, and public relations can also play a role.


    In this era, Hollywood has a clear concept for a long time. The word-of-mouth of commercial films is caused by marketing. Marketing is not a derogatory term. This is what a large-scale film must experience. Moreover, the first element of word-of-mouth marketing is that the quality of the film itself should be too hard, and it should be recognized and even welcomed by the majority of the audience.


    In this respect, there is no problem at all.


    From the beginning to the end, due to the strategic downgrading of fox in the 20th century, the audience rating of cinecore cinema has always stood firm on a, and never dropped. On the two most representative data ratings of the Internet, even by the end of July, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 85%, and the IB score is also 8.4.


    In any way, fox in the 20th century has fought a beautiful word-of-mouth marketing war, which directly brought about the super stable box office trend.


    Since the first weekend, the box office of the film has never dropped by more than 50%. This trend is very terrible, and it also ensures that the box office of the film in North America has finally steadily crossed the threshold of $300 million.


    $307.25 million


    the final North American box office figure, like countless absent air, spread all over Hollywood in an instant.


    Bruce Berman, CEO of Warner Bros. $307.25 million, sat in his office and was silent for ten minutes. He knew that he would have another reason to be attacked in the future. He also had some regrets in his mind. If he had accepted Murphy Stanton, would this success belong to him?


    but he would not talk to anyone He said that he would not admit that there was such an idea for a moment, but would firmly follow his own path and let Superman return to clear away all doubts and criticisms.


    Bruce Rosenblum, seeing the figure of $307.25 million, couldn''t help laughing. His judgment was correct. It was a brilliant young director


    Diego Harris, who was in New York with $307.25 million, suddenly wanted to fly to Los Angeles and have a good talk with that young director about how to work together.


    Harry Allen, CEO of 20th century fox, has lost his eyes and brought a series of big sales to fox, hasn''t he.


    The $307.25 million CAA is redecorating bill Rossi''s office with an extra assistant.


    Robert Downey, Jr., who came back from the Caribbean island with $307.25 million, received an invitation and was offered a new reward of $13 million.


    the final North American box office figure of $307.25 million will affect many people and directly change the fate of some people, most notably Murphy himself.


    Representatives of Sony Columbia and MGM went directly to him and bill Rossi, formally invited him to direct the new 007 series, and offered a huge reward of 100015.


    That is to say, if directing this series, Murphy can get a basic salary of $10 million, plus 15% of the North American box office share


    this figure represents not only the income of money, but also directly reflects Murphy''s current status in Hollywood


    however, Murphy declined Sony Columbia''s invitation.


    But he is not only interested in Hollywood film companies, there are countless entertainment and film professional media.


    Any media will not miss any chance to win attention. A 24-year-old director who has achieved such outstanding results is hard to attract people''s attention.


    It seems that the major mainstream media in North America have made an appointment. They are crazy about reporting and hyping everything about Murphy, hoping to blow him up to the sky.


    "It''s hard for you to imagine that at the age of Murphy Stanton, he could become the most popular R-rated film director in North America. He is the director of the present and the director of the future."Los Angeles Times


    "no one can do what Murphy Stanton has done at such an age, even Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, who have the same unique style"


    " New York Times


    "before, Murphy Stanton was a seriously underestimated director. He was born for the big screen. Only the big screen can show his charm. In ten years, he will be the next Spielberg"


    Washington Post


    for a moment, Murphy felt that he had become the favorite of the United States, but he eventually experienced a super explosion of information In today''s era, understanding the media is a kind of guy whose moral integrity falls to the ground and is even more broken than he falls, whether it''s on the other side of the Pacific or on the other side of the Pacific.


    If he messes up the next film and hits the streets, the wind and stance of the media he just touted will turn 180 degrees and attack him for his lack of talent and so on.


    Take a look at these flatteries and just entertain yourself. Don''t take them too seriously. What''s more, you can''t really think that you are just like the flattery of the media. It will only make people lose their way.


    The super explosion of dead attendants also brings another effect. Murphy''s house is surrounded by paparazzi. As a young director, Murphy has aroused strong curiosity from the media and the public. What has he done before? Has he ever had a girlfriend married? What is his parents'' family condition? What is his educational level? Has he ever had sex with little Robert Downey As a hot topic, the tabloids even dig out all the things that he beat his teacher at school at the age of 12, was banned from smoking marijuana at the age of 15, and almost committed suicide at the age of 16 because of confusion in his life


    originally, Murphy didn''t do these things. He didn''t have any impression of himself. The media can dig them out and really use their mind.


    As for his association with galgado, the tabloid is almost a serial novel.


    This is how Warner''s gossip website TZ describes his first meeting with galgado.


    "Once upon a time, Murphy Stanton walked wantonly on the road, carrying something he didn''t know, just like a little gangster. All of a sudden, I saw a beautiful girl in front of me. Murphy Stanton rushed forward to dress up as a little fan and asked for autograph. The beautiful girl was Gail gado. So Gail gado joined the gang and began to walk wantonly with Murphy Stanton. "


    Paparazzi and gossip are harassed not only in the United States, but also in North America. Gail gado, as far away as Israel, is harassed by entertainment paparazzi from the United States.


    Like Murphy, who was eager to succeed at that time, sometimes I had to admire the perseverance of these guys.


    Murphy also received a special call from Gail gado.


    "My mother saw about us on the news and got angry. She asked me if it was true." Gail gado was a little worried. "I told her. My mother was very unhappy."


    Murphy frowned and said to the phone, "well, I''ll book a ticket now and go to Israel right away."


    "Don''t, don''t" Gail gado quickly stopped, "you come here will only make things worse, you can rest assured, I can handle it, you don''t come here."


    She lowered her voice a little. "My mother doesn''t like my association with non Jews."


    "It''s the 21st century." Murphy had an urge to cover her forehead.


    And galgado said, "I''ll be back in time. Don''t worry."


    After a few more words, Gail gado hangs up, and Murphy sits in bill rosis''s office, shaking her head and sighing.


    "Gail is a good girl." Bill rosis heard something. He took a glass of water and handed it to Murphy. "But sometimes we really don''t understand what the Jews think."


    Murphy took a drink from the glass. "It doesn''t matter. This is the United States, not Israel. As long as Gail can stay in Los Angeles, these are no problems."


    The Jewish people in North America and Israel have different ideas. Bill rosis knows this. As long as galgado stays in Los Angeles, it will not bring trouble to Murphy.


    Murphy didn''t pay much attention to these things. During this period, she has other work to do, such as promoting the upcoming v.


    In the 20th century, fox took the initiative to withdraw from the North American cinemas before the popularity disappeared, in order to take advantage of the opportunity to launch V, so as to get more revenue from the window period after the film was launched. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    In Hollywood, v industry is becoming more and more important. It''s not too much to say that V has saved some film companies.


    Most Hollywood movies can''t recover their costs from the box office, and there are few people who can make profits. There are dolls, hand-made and peripheral licensing that can bring in revenue for failed movies like cat girl. But this is a patent for adapted movies or super large productions, which can''t be found in those movies with only a few million dollars or even hundreds of thousands of dollars invested.


    Videotape, TV and TV broadcasting have become the way for these films to make profits, and also the profit point of most Hollywood films.


    V this kind of media, which is cheaper and easier to circulate than video production, has even saved some big Hollywood studios to some extent.


    The most typical one is Sony Columbia Pictures. After Spiderman was released from the cinema, Sony entertainment immediately released the V of the film. The price of the ordinary version was as high as $19, and the price of the luxury suit was as high as $39. In the first week alone, it sold more than 5 million sets, with a sales volume of more than $120 million. In the year of release, the V sales volume was as high as $215.3 million Sales volume in one place.


    High box office movies, in today''s era, bring almost all super high sales.


    For example, in the first week of last year''s big hit animation "Nemo", V disc sold more than 150 million US dollars, far exceeding the box office of North America in the first weekend.


    Murphy clearly remembers that these years are the best years of V. with the rapid development of online video on demand and download, V will decline rapidly.


    There is no doubt that Dieshi has met a good time.


    At the end of July, 20th Century Fox officially launched its "V" into the North American market, with Wal Mart, start, aazon and other large organizations as the main sales carriers, and also on eBay, Amazon and other e-businesses.


    As for sales, it can only be described as hot.


    Although V-Disc is not as good as Spiderman and Nemo due to its size, the weekly sales figures are also gratifying, easily breaking through the $100 million mark, reaching as much as $112 million.


    Compared with the box office figures need to be divided layer by layer, the profit of V is actually higher.


    In the 20th century, fox can get the most profits. The wholesale price of a V studio sold to the seller is not low. Depending on the situation of the film, the price ranges from $10 to $20. The price of a dead server is $15. The price of a luxury suit is $25. The cost of a V studio is low, often only one percent of the price.


    Almost all of this money goes back to the studio, but generally the studio will provide the underwriter with a sum of about 5% or less, not more than 10% of the promotion funds.


    This is just the short-term and long-term leasing of V. Hollywood has an extremely mature operation mode in this aspect.


    Compared with simple and clear sales, V leasing is more complicated.


    First of all, the renter will give the studio a reserve price. That is to say, no matter whether the film is rented or not, the studio can get a sum of money from the renter. Depending on the box office price of each movie, it''s about $310. The higher the box office price, the higher the reserve price.


    There are several ways to rent a disc. If you don''t rent a disc, you can automatically deduct $0.52 from the sales price. For example, if you don''t rent a disc, you can rent it at the same time If it''s sales, there''s also a high percentage of each card, which is about $510.


    The rental fee is not always included. According to the contract, there is a valid period of about 2580 weeks. The higher the box office, the longer the period.


    When it is due, the renter must destroy a certain proportion of the V and return the rest to the studio or buy it for $1 each.


    In addition, all bad debts, bad credit, promotion and mailing expenses will be deducted from the income share.


    For a single movie, if it''s a big selling movie like death watch, the studio can earn $5008 million from a single renter. This is only the rental part, and the proportion of sales is more than this. That is to say, for a movie with a big box office, Hollywood can earn tens of millions of dollars from V rental, and this income is almost net profit.


    At the same time, 20th Century Fox also negotiated the first round of TV broadcasting right transaction, sold the first round of TV broadcasting right of the film for five years at a high price of 25 million US dollars.


    All of these incomes are closely related to Murphy. His contract as a director stipulates that he can get dividends from them.


    After negotiating the television copyright fee, 20th century fox first paid Murphy the last one million dollars of the director''s basic remuneration of three million dollars.


    Then, Robert Murphy''s lawyer and David Murphy''s accountant began to urge 20th century fox to fulfill the sharing terms in their contracts on time.


    In Murphy''s directing contract, there is a step-by-step incentive clause.The agreement takes the production cost of 60 million US dollars as the basic point. If the future North American box office can reach the cost line of 60 million US dollars, the director will get 1% of the North American box office as a reward. Once the North American box office rises to 100 million US dollars, this proportion will increase to 1.5%, 150 million US dollars will increase to 2%, and 200 million US dollars will rise to 100 million US dollars Two and a half percent, and 250 million dollars is three percent.


    There is also a remark clause in the back. Once the North American box office of the film exceeds 300 million US dollars, the director Murphy will get 5% of the total North American box office as a reward.


    No one would have imagined that the box office in North America would break the $300 million mark.


    In the 20th century, fox signed such an agreement not to gamble with Murphy, but to encourage the creative team with the director as the core to go all out. Although Hollywood films have many sources of revenue, the box office is the basis of all this. Just like V''s sales and leasing, there is no high box office to lower the price.


    What''s more, the $300 million and $250 million box office in North America are very different for fox in the 20th century.


    Murphy can make 5% of the box office in North America, that is, 15 million US dollars. With 3 million US dollars of basic film salary, his director''s income in death watch is as high as 18 million US dollars.


    This is a very high number. Only the directors on the front line can get the single round income.


    On the other hand, he can get 2% dividends from all kinds of North American copyrights, which are long-term income.


    After fox got his share of the North American box office in the 20th century, Murphy not only asked the other party to pay his personal remuneration on time, but also asked him to pay off the return on Stanton studio''s investment in the next two months of the film.


    The production cost of dead watch is $60 million, and Stanton studio has invested $15 million of it, which is a quarter of the profits of the film after all kinds of costs are removed.


    In the 20th century, fox still wants to continue to cooperate with Murphy, and with carrafes in the studio, Stanton studio has not encountered much obstruction. In the treatment of investors in the industry, Hollywood companies will not be as blatant as they are in the treatment of foreign funds.


    What''s more, now everyone can see that Murphy is a big potential stock, and continued cooperation may bring more profits.


    After deducting all kinds of taxes, 20th Century Fox got a total of 150 million dollars of North American box office share from the cinema.


    As we all know, this part of money is not profit.


    In the 20th century, fox first took its own distribution Commission, which accounted for 10% of the North American box office, more than $30.7 million. Then it paid the publicity and marketing expenses, up to nearly $40 million. Then it paid the copy production expenses, up to $15 million. Now the digital projection technology has not been popularized, and the copy production expenses are still high.


    In this way, fox will take 85 million dollars first in the 20th century.


    The box office share of Murphy''s main creators also needs to be calculated. At the beginning, almost all the main creators signed the basic film payment plus share agreement. Although other people didn''t share as much as Murphy''s share, the total share was more than ten million dollars.


    In addition, the storage, travel, insurance, legal and accounting expenses incurred in the screening process should also be included in the cost. The film is a trade union filing project, and a certain proportion of the expenses need to be paid to the trade union. Although it is not much, it can not be delayed, otherwise it will be a big trouble.


    These bits and pieces add up to nearly five million dollars.


    The total cost of a film is quite expensive, far from being as simple as the production cost. Apart from the 85 million dollars of 20th century fox, the rest add up to 30 million dollars.


    The remaining $35 million will be shared by Stanton studio and 20th century fox in proportion to their investment.


    Distribution companies have an absolute advantage. Even if it''s such a super selling film, Stanton studio can''t recover the investment cost only through the North American box office, but the North American box office is only a part of the film''s many revenue sources.


    Today, the global box office of the dead waiter is close to 560 million US dollars, and the overseas box office is more than 250 million US dollars.


    Although different countries and regions have different share policies and taxes, the share ratio fox can get in the 20th century is also different, but in general, the distribution company can get about a quarter of the overseas box office, and Stanton studio can also participate in the share of the revenue.


    The box office is only a part of the film''s revenue, as well as the surrounding revenue. In North America alone, the dead V and TV rights have sold terrible figures. Apart from the fees paid to marvel and other costs, Stanton studio can also take a quarter.


    In early August, 20th Century Fox paid Stanton studio its first investment share under the contract. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 288

    Since the beginning of the new century, the investment of Hollywood commercial blockbusters has become higher and higher, resulting in more and more pressure on the return of capital. As a result, they have been constantly criticized by a group of anti Hollywood people led by the media in the European mainland. If we look at the return ratio of investment at the box office alone, it seems that these voices are not unreasonable.


    A film with a production cost of 50 million US dollars, the box office reaches 100 million US dollars, and the final profit can lose 20 million US dollars to 30 million US dollars.


    This is almost universal in Hollywood.


    However, Hollywood did not collapse and investors'' enthusiasm was not reduced. On the contrary, more big productions and high investment were produced.


    All this is because the film can generate more revenue offline besides in the cinema.


    Just as video recorders and tapes Saved Hollywood studios in the 1980s, Hollywood is now enjoying the full dividend of DVD popularity.


    Stanton Studios is also enjoying the dividend.


    In the share paid by Fox in the 20th century, the amount of North American box office is less than $9 million, while the first North American DVD share is as high as $20 million! There are also TV copyright sharing, peripheral doll sharing


    This is the first settlement between Fox and Stanton studio in the 20th century. Stanton studio received a total of $35 million!


    It''s enough to double the investment amount of companies to 15 million dollars in more than one year.


    "That''s not enough to buy a luxury yacht."


    In a brand-new mansion in Beverly Hills, Robert Downey''s voice is very loud. "Without yachts, you can''t get top girls."


    He walked back and forth in the spacious living room and said to Murphy, "Gael gado is the only stupid girl who would follow you. If I had such good conditions, I would have kicked you!"


    Murphy didn''t bother to talk to him, but raised his left hand high and put up a middle finger at little Robert Downey.


    Robert Downey, Jr. didn''t care. He went on, "I don''t care. You''re going to have a party, a big celebration party!"


    Murphy was ready. "In a week, Gail will be back from Israel, waiting for her to come back."


    "Never..." Jonah Hill jumped up from the sofa in a hurry. "Susan has gone to England, Gail has returned to Israel, Lily has gone to find her father. We are finally free. How can we arrange the Carnival Party after they come back?"


    He pushed Seth Logan, who was whispering to James Franco, "do I have a point?"


    "It makes sense." Seth Logan held his glasses. He didn''t know what he was saying. He just nodded and said, "do what you say best."


    Jonah Hill went over to Robert Downey Jr. and looked at Murphy. "Fifty beauties, blondes, long legs, models or TV commercials, or actresses from San Fernando Valley. I''m not demanding, am I?"


    "Are you not afraid of AIDS?" Murphy is not polite to sneer, "I heard that many women in the circle are not very clean."


    "This..." Jonah Hill scratched his head. "What do you say?"


    "Find a girlfriend," Murphy gave a bad idea. "Vimy''s supermodel suits you very well. If you don''t like one, you can find one, kick one, change three a year. It''s much safer than having a party."


    He remembers clearly that not only some people in Hollywood are not clean, but also a famous actor once found out that he had an affair with many actresses in the circle.


    For some things, it''s better not to go too far.


    "In ten days, there will be a party at my house." Murphy added, "some of the 20th Century Fox executives will also be here. Come along."


    James Franco understood Murphy''s intention. "You guys, let''s go together."


    "I''ll be there on time." Robert Downey Jr. also knows that Murphy is helping them create an opportunity to get closer to the top management of 20th century fox, "with Susan."


    Some parties are not suitable to bring girlfriends or family members, but some parties are easier to build trust with family members.


    "And the yacht?" Seth Logan asked Murphy, "do you want to buy any more?"


    "What do you want?" Murphy stood up. "I''m planning a new movie."


    Then he looked at James Franco. "Is your comedy finished?"


    James Franco shook his head. "It won''t be all finished until September."


    Murphy calculated, "in time, I''ll give you a Book later. You can see it first. It''s still a black film. The theme of this film is black. If you''re interested, let''s talk about it."


    "Isn''t it the black outside and the warm inside in the dead waiter?" Robert Downey Jr. is interested. "Even the theme is black?"


    "Well..." Murphy nodded, "Hollywood always likes to promote some of the so-called mainstream values, always wrapping the United States in an extremely beautiful shell, family and family can always overcome thousands of difficulties and obstacles in the film."He spread out his hand. "But actually? Huh? As we all know, many families in North America have problems. It''s not as beautiful as the film shows. "


    James Franco understood what Murphy meant. "So you''re going to peel off this beautiful skin?"


    "No Murphy shook his head. "It''s just a gimmick, a topic, an attractive tool."


    A unique topic can create enough topics.


    "It''s the style of Murphy Stanton." Jonah hill stood up and said, "always use different content to attract audiences who are tired of commercial films."


    In fact, some films that seem to be non mainstream can sometimes trigger a lot of topics.


    Looking at his watch, Murphy said to little Robert Downey, "I have an appointment for the evening. I''ll go first."


    After saying goodbye to a few people, he left Beverly Hills and entered the city center. Rose called last night and made an appointment to meet him today. The meeting place was the old bar.


    After parking, Murphy enters the bar. In the old position of the bar, he sees rose sitting there alone.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    As he passed, the familiar bald black man sitting nearby said hello to him. Murphy nodded, "long time no see."


    Coming to the bar, Murphy sat in a high chair next to rose and snapped at the bartender, "have a black beer."


    "What''s the matter?" Ross won''t come to him if it''s OK.


    The bartender brought the beer. Ross picked up the glass, touched it, took a big sip of it, and then said, "your investigator is a man named Mike snow, from CAA."


    "I know." Murphy nodded.


    Jessica chastan had already told him and bill Rossi about it, and they buried a big hole for Mike.


    "And..." Rose took out a picture and pushed it to Murphy. "My people heard that they were conspiring."


    Murphy took the photo and looked down. The two people on it were very familiar. One was Michael from CAA, and the other was Martin Miller from William Morris.


    This is really interesting.


    He can''t help shaking his head and smiling. Is this Mike going to change his job? Or is Martin Miller coming to CAA?


    The latter is not likely, the former has a certain probability, the problem is that Mike has a heavy customer in his hand, right? What else would William Morris do with him?


    "In fact, their goal is you." Rose looked at Murphy. "My people overheard their conversation. The one named Mike wants to be your agent, and the other wants to poach you into his company."


    "Er..." Murphy was stunned for a moment.


    When did you become a hit?


    He coughed softly and said, "they check my background. I guess they want to hold me?"


    Rose nodded. "I guess so."


    Taking up the bar, Murphy took a swig. "What can they find out? Even if I find you, it''s no use. "


    He doesn''t care if the other party finds out these things at all. Not to mention that the LAPD has long chosen to keep secret of what happened. Just because of his relationship with rose, at most, he was pulled out to hype, and his reputation as a director became worse.


    The director is not a star. This reputation doesn''t matter at all. Moreover, he is only related to rose and has no knowledge of his various activities. There is no economic and interest relationship between the two sides. Even if someone really wants to do something, there is no substantive evidence.


    What''s more, he and bill rosis are not just passive people.


    "Be careful of yourself." Rose drank the beer from his glass and stood up. "It can''t be easier outside than in prison."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy made a joke on purpose. "I know the truth of being wise."


    Rose turned to look at him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Suddenly he thought of something, and the smile stopped, "Murphy..."


    "Well?" Murphy looked at him suspiciously. "What''s the matter?"


    "Nothing..." Rose finally did not say what he thought. He raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Take care in the future."


    "You too." Murphy also stood up.


    Rose nodded, said nothing more, motioned to the bald Negro, and walked out of the bar with some of his men.


    Murphy knew these things for a long time, and didn''t need to take specific measures. She just called Bill rosis the next day, and bill rosis didn''t pay much attention to them.


    Just like Murphy, the position of the station is different, and the small actions made by some unimportant people will only become jokes in their eyes.


    In the following days, Murphy continued to deal with a series of accounting work with 20th century fox with the assistance of accountant David. It was not until this weekend that he finally got a clue.Gail gado also returned to Los Angeles from Israel this weekend.


    "You don''t know, my mother was very angry at that time."


    After making out, Gail gado came out of the bathroom, wiped her hair and said to the cloakroom, "I almost couldn''t come back."


    She looked at the time and pointed to the large handbag on the cupboard at the door of the cloakroom. "Honey, help me get my cell phone out."


    After changing into sports shorts, Murphy comes out and opens her handbag. The first thing he sees is a book. He takes out the book, puts it aside, and finds Gail gado''s mobile phone. He is going to give it to her, but he is attracted by the name of the book that suddenly intrudes into her sight. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "After getting off the plane, I haven''t called home yet. Mom should be worried. When Murphy suddenly stops, Gail gado puts on the big towel, walks over in his bathrobe and pushes him, "honey, what are you doing?"


    "Oh, nothing. You call first." Murphy came back, pressed the power button, handed the phone to Gail gado, picked up the book, looked through it, and then asked, "did you buy this book?"


    "Yes, I bought it in a duty-free shop near Jerusalem airport before I got on the plane." Gail gado put down her cell phone, came to Murphy and took the book from him. "When my mother and I were attending a pan world Jewish gathering in Jerusalem, we met a friend. She recommended this book to me. When I came here, I was bored and bought one."


    She seemed to think of something again. "By the way, she also worked hard in Hollywood. When she came back, she went to the airport with me, but the flight was different."


    Murphy nodded as Gail gado said, "introduce me if you have a chance."


    Just as Gail gado always treats his friends like little Robert Downey, James Franco and Carla Firth warmly, he will not ignore his friends.


    And it''s not a bad thing that Gail gado has an American friend.


    "She''s gone to New York and will come to Los Angeles in a few days." Gail gado thought for a moment and said, "aren''t you going to have a celebration party? Why don''t I invite her to join us? I think she''ll be happy to meet you, too. "


    "Good." Of course, Murphy has no opinion. "If you still have friends who want to join, you can invite them together."


    Gail gado thought, "let me ask some of my classmates. They may be interested in participating."


    With that, Murphy turned to the book and asked, "have you read it?"


    Gail gado shoved the book to Murphy, took him to the sofa, sat down, picked up the glass and drank water, and then said, "it''s not my taste to turn it on the plane. Some places are too bloody and pornographic. I don''t like it very much."


    At this point, she suddenly woke up, "you won''t like this novel, will you? Want the right to adapt? "


    As a director, the purpose of a novel is obvious, that is the right of adaptation, which Gail gado certainly understands.


    Moreover, the scale of some plots in the book is so large, and the overall style tends to be dark. It''s no surprise that Murphy can take a fancy to it.


    "Yes." Murphy didn''t have to hide from Gail gado, but he said something roundly, "I''ve read this book before, but I forgot its title. Today I see it and think about it again. I like the style of this book."


    With that, he put his novel on the tea table in front of the sofa, and the big words on the cover of the book were very eye-catching - "song of ice and fire: game of power"!


    "You always like to make some big scales..." Gail gado picked up the book and flipped through it. "When can you make a movie that''s perfect for women?"


    Murphy scratched his head. "This It''s difficult. You know I''m not good at this kind of subject matter. "


    However, he then remembered one thing: "I think there is a good theme, which can fully reflect feminism."


    Gail gado became interested. "What subject?"


    Murphy leaned up to her ear, deliberately lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "the game we played."


    "You''re always full of that." Gail gado gave him a disgruntled push, but stood up. "I''m going to change my clothes. Where do you put my armor and Vulcan''s sword?"


    "This way."


    Throw the book aside, Murphy takes Gail gado and runs to the cloakroom.


    The next morning, Murphy went to CAA to find bill rosis and asked him to find a way to meet George R. Martin and get the right to adapt the novel.


    "I know this series, and I''ve read it before."


    After reading the novel, Bill rosis said, "I don''t think it''s wise to take its film adaptation right. This book belongs to fantasy type, and its content is too large and complex. Peter Jackson''s Lord of the rings is in front of it. If you want to make it into a film, it will be used for comparison..."


    "No, no movies." Murphy shook his head. "My goal is TV series, big scale TV series on cable!"


    With the current situation of the North American film market, if this novel is adapted into a film, the type of epic film is bound to encounter a lot of difficulties. As Bill rosis said, it will certainly be compared with Peter Jackson''s "Lord of the rings" trilogy. Moreover, fans will certainly have a lot of appetite when they have the "Lord of the rings" movie first.TV series are different. The scale of TV series broadcasted by cable stations is larger, which is easier to attract users, and the audience''s expectations for TV series and movies are also completely different.


    The name of this TV series used to be heard like thunder. Even non American drama lovers like Murphy have listened to people around them talk about it for countless times. Relevant news can be seen everywhere on the Internet, and he also tries to see it. Although like many people, the focus is on song of ice and grass, which leads him to just drag his mouse to browse it Time and again, but still left a deep impression.


    Murphy has never read a novel. The impression and sense of "game of rights" all come from the original fast forward browsing.


    Although it is also a literary work of fantasy series, song of ice and fire: the game of rights is quite different from Tolkien''s Lord of the rings.


    The former has a clear distinction between good and evil, and is totally childish. The Lord of the rings was originally written by Tolkien for his children.


    The latter is completely adult, and there is no clear division between good and evil. It mainly describes a series of court struggles, battlefield battles, adventures and magic struggles in a fictional medieval world. In terms of content and style, "song of ice and fire" is a mirror of real life, a true portrayal of human nature, and a typical serious fantasy system A series of novels.


    Although it''s a fantasy series, Murphy''s impression is that in the "magic" color, George r-martin follows his idol Tolkien''s practice and never easily uses magic, making it just an element needed to render the atmosphere of the novel. It seems that in the TV series he watched, almost none of the main characters can do magic, which has no essence with human beings in reality The difference between them.


    Leaving the Death Star building where CAA is located, Murphy first went to a nearby bookstore and bought a set of published books of "song of ice and fire". Then he returned to Stanton studio and put aside other work for the time being to read carefully.


    In the afternoon, Bill rosis got the news that he had made contact with the shortfoot book publishing company, the publisher of the song of ice and fire, and made use of CAA''s resources to inquire in the circle. Probably influenced by the great success of Peter Jackson''s Lord of the rings, Hollywood producers now prefer British works in the type of epic series Instead of being written by Americans with little history.


    For example, the Narnia saga series and the Golden Compass series have become the focus of Hollywood producers.


    According to the information handed down by bill rosis, although the series of songs of ice and fire has become a little famous, it is far from reaching the height it used to be. In the late 1990s and early new century, some people asked about the copyright adaptation. After George Martin refused because the price was too low, the adaptation right was basically ignored.


    Even if he doesn''t have much time to devote to the long shooting and production of a TV series, Murphy knows it''s a good opportunity to invest.


    Stanton studios can also have a long-term business.


    Since its establishment, Stanton studio has been a real shell company. Murphy was ambitious before. For a while, he thought about whether Stanton studio could be built into a production and distribution company that could compete with the six major Hollywood companies. However, after cooperating with other film companies, he slowly found that it was just a delusion, and in the six major Hollywood companies Under the strangulation of the division and the group behind them, there is no such possibility in a short time.


    The most important thing is that he has no capital and no network of connections. Even if he wants to raise money, how many capital groups are willing to invest a lot of money in him?


    To tell you the truth, except for some film knowledge, he is not as good as any of the big three DreamWorks, or even half as good.


    Of course, dreams can exist, but they should be controlled within the scope of ability, otherwise it is not a dream, but a fantasy.


    If we can get the right to adapt the song of ice and fire, Stanton studio can expand appropriately. In the future, apart from helping him avoid taxes, the company can devote all the remaining energy to the production of this series of TV series.


    With good luck, Stanton studio can become the top earning TV production company in the industry by virtue of this business


    Murphy''s ideas and plans are beautiful, but it is not easy to realize them. The first thing is to buy the right of adaptation.


    After Bill Rossi''s initial contact with Bantam Books, Murphy personally met with George R. Martin.


    Strictly speaking, George Martin has also been in Hollywood. He once worked as a screenwriter of the brave lion. However, the status of Hollywood screenwriter in the production group is not high, and his income in the 1980s is not ideal. He simply left Hollywood and went home to become a writer.


    In CAA''s reception room, Murphy met the professional writer with large glasses and beard. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    After a simple understanding, Bill rosis found an excuse to ask George Martin''s agent out of the reception room. There are only two of them left. When negotiating formally, the agent needs to be present, but this kind of private meeting is not necessary. Moreover, George Martin''s agent is not a fool. Since he left here, he must have a meeting with Bill rosis Let''s talk about it alone.


    Just like Murphy''s negotiation on "Sin City", the negotiation on copyright has never been easy, and no author or agent would listen to people''s swindle. He would not even pay for the adaptation, just like a mentally handicapped kid, to let out his own copyright.


    As we all know, Hollywood has never been good at original, and as time goes on, more and more emphasis on adaptation.


    George Martin, who has been in Hollywood, is no stranger to this circle.


    Without waiting for George Martin to speak, Murphy said, "I think song of ice and fire is the" anti traditional pioneer "in fantasy literature. It is not a fictional fantasy novel in a complete sense, but a realistic world."


    George Martin has been nodding one after another. It''s obvious that Murphy''s words are in his heart.


    Although song of ice and fire was created as a fantastic epic, in which the fantasy factors such as court struggle, battlefield fighting, travel and adventure, and magic confrontation are fascinating, he also admits that such a huge fictional "overhead world" must rely on the embedding of realistic factors, so that readers can feel the real existence of the "second world" and make it a reality This epic has its practical significance. Murphy Stanton''s words are straight to the point. He has completely grasped the main idea of this series, and it sounds like he has a lot of research on this series.


    Unconsciously, George Martin subconsciously had a considerable identity with Murphy.


    "I think this series should appear in front of more people," Murphy said without stopping. "It should spread in a wider range, not just in a small group of fantasy readers."


    Although George Martin no longer nodded, he could see the recognition on his face even a few years old.


    From the last negotiation to capture Franco Miller, Murphy summed up a lot of experience. Sometimes these literary creators are a little lonely. They often need recognition more than ordinary people, and they like to show what they are most proud of and good at.


    Therefore, Murphy asked timely, "George, after reading the first trilogy, I always have a question, how do you think of such a huge world outlook and plot structure? Or, where did you get your first inspiration? "


    He laughed. "I''m not only a director, but also a screenwriter. Sometimes my inspiration dries up and I want to pry my head open."


    "The exhaustion of inspiration is really worrying."


    it seems that Murphy''s words just hit the itch, and George Martin kept on saying, "I wrote a short story before. In the process of writing, I suddenly conceived such a scene: an ice wolf was stabbed in the throat by a antler and died, leaving a few coyotes, and then the coyotes were carried away and caressed by a group of children Keep... "


    He cleared his throat and said, "this image became more and more intense in my mind, which ignited my long lost passion for creation. From then on, it became uncontrollable, and then came the game of power."


    "It''s really strange." Murphy said with a smile.


    George Martin nodded. "Sometimes I find it incredible."


    Murphy and George Martin talked about the novel, and then gradually led the topic to adaptation.


    "If we adapt TV series, we should move closer to company of brothers." Of course, he can see that George Martin also wants to make his works appear in front of more people. The audience of TV platform is undoubtedly wider than that of novels. "My idea is that adaptation must have large investment and production, so as to reproduce the scene of novels."


    "Yes." George Martin sighed heavily.


    When someone contacted him a few years ago, he couldn''t see the investment scale alone.


    "George, we can make game of Thrones into ten episodes." Murphy deliberately put himself and George Martin on the same front, "with a total investment of no less than $50 million, making movies in the way of mainstream Hollywood movies..."


    George Martin ignored everything else and was completely attracted by the $50 million figure.


    In fact, he is very clear that the audience of fantasy TV series is not wide in North America, and there are no successful fantasy TV series in the past, which is why the people who contacted him at the beginning were not willing to put in a lot of investment. If they did not put in enough investment and were not popular TV series, the possibility of adaptation failure would be very high.


    If he fails, his hope and waiting will be lost.


    Although this figure is far less than the investment of brothers company, it is amazing that a TV series that has not passed any ratings test can invest 50 million US dollars in ten episodes.For a moment, George Martin wanted to nod his head.


    But he is not a fool after all. He can''t make any promise when he knows that the agent is not present.


    After that, Murphy stopped talking about this, instead, he talked about some interesting things in Hollywood with George Martin. After showing enough sincerity, he can''t be too anxious, which is also bad for him.


    About 15 minutes later, Murphy voluntarily ended the interview. When he sent George Martin out, he invited him and said, "George, I have a formal party at home this weekend to celebrate the sale of the dead waiter. Do you have time?"


    George Martin just wanted to agree, but after thinking about the time, he said apologetically, "unfortunately, I''m going to New York at the weekend. My sister has something to do."


    Murphy seemed very sorry. "It''s just too bad."


    The agents of bill rosis and George Martin over there also came out of the other drawing room. Four people said a few words, and Murphy and bill rosis saw them off.


    As George Martin and his agent walked away, Murphy stood at the door of the Death Star Building and asked, "how was the conversation?"


    Bill - rosis shrugged, "it''s going well, his agent can''t wait to sell the adaptation right, a lot to get some commission."


    Murphy looked at his watch. "That''s all for today. I''ve invited grace to the party company. Don''t forget to be on time for the weekend."


    "I''ll be here before everyone else." Bill rosis said with a smile.


    As I said to Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco, Murphy is going to hold a party at home after Gail gado''s return, which can also be regarded as thanking friends and partners for their support. It''s not a rotten Carnival Party in Hollywood, but a formal party with dinner.


    Murphy invited not only a single person, but also their family members and girlfriends. This is CAA''s suggestion. They have conducted in-depth research on it. On the basis of establishing certain cooperation or friendship between the two sides, they can bring their families together to participate in the party, which can significantly shorten the relationship between them.


    In this regard, Murphy also believes in CAA''s vision. Grace is in charge of party preparation. Hollywood also has a special company like this.


    The party was on this Saturday night. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 291

    The endless night shrouds Santa Monica, and the light shines on the back garden like day. The guests invited by Murphy come out of the banquet hall of the auxiliary building and chat around the pool and garden in twos and threes. As hosts, Murphy and Gail gado first went to the vestibule to see off a group of guests. Several senior executives representing 20th Century Fox and Miramax have begun to leave one after another after attending the formal dinner.


    Before he left, Bill rosis received a phone call and said to Murphy, "Brian asked me to convey his apology. He is dealing with Leonardo DiCaprio in Spain and can''t make it."


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy smiles indifferently. "It''s enough for you to represent CAA."


    "For the time being." Bill rosis smiles at Gail gado. "I''ll leave first, and I won''t disturb you to continue the carnival."


    This kind of formal dinner is difficult to last for too long. Most of the people with their families won''t stay too late, so Robert Downey, Jr. with his fiancee, just left.


    Seeing Bill rosis off, Murphy and Gail gado head for the backyard.


    "Listen to bill," Gail gado asked curiously. "Is Leo really going to leave CAA?"


    "It''s possible." Murphy pulls Gail gado around the main building and into the backyard. "Even if we don''t change jobs now, it''s hard to say that we won''t in the future."


    He vaguely remembers that Leonardo DiCaprio later left CAA.


    Although CAA uses a variety of ways to increase the cost of stars to leave, in fact, many stars who become a or super a choose to leave CAA.


    Murphy speculates that this may be related to different positions and different mindsets.


    Walking into the backyard, there was a table on the other side of the pool, surrounded by many people. Seth Logan, Jonah hill, James Franco, Paul Wilson and Philip Raschel all stood or sat nearby, shouting and cheering.


    Two waiters from the party company, each with a dozen beers, delivered them.


    Surrounded by the crowd were David Robbie and Jessica Alba, sitting opposite each other, pouring a can of beer into their mouths as if they were fighting.


    Jessica Alba finished first, smashed the can on the table and said, "come on, go on!"


    Immediately a waiter delivered the beer to her.


    "She''s joking about her figure." Gail gado looked over there and said, "I''m drinking with a man."


    "Not everyone has self-control like you do." Murphy picked her up and walked to the other side of the pool. "Jesse should be a system that doesn''t get fat easily. She often drinks like this."


    There are so many female stars in Hollywood who are addicted to alcohol that not everyone is out of shape because of alcohol.


    Jessica Alba likes to play, and she loves to play. She''s not fighting with the crew once or twice.


    On the other side of the pool, Murphy and Gail gado say hello to Helena espora and Jodie Griffith, who are whispering here. Suddenly, Murphy remembers something, "didn''t you invite a friend you met in Jerusalem?"


    "She has something to do tonight." Gail gado gestured to make a phone call. "Let me know in the afternoon. I''ll be late."


    Murphy nodded, and just about to ask again, Jonah hill across the pool yelled, "Hey, Murphy, come here, come here."


    He called and waved.


    "Come on." Gail gado looked across the street. "I''m going to talk to Carla."


    Carla Firth sat not far ahead, chatting with grace.


    Murphy walked around. Jonah hill and Seth Logan, who were no longer paying attention to Jessica Alba and David Robbie, were standing on the outside of the crowd, ready to settle accounts.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy asked strangely.


    George Hill slapped in front of Murphy and said, "excuse me, director Stanton, where are my fifty beauties?"


    He pointed to Seth Logan next to him. "He could have fewer, but how could he have ten?"


    "I''ll call the nightclub now." Murphy knew that Jonah hill was joking, "let them clear up and wait for the two of you."


    "Forget it." Compared to Jonah hill, Seth Logan is a little bit more honest. "I can''t enjoy the girls in the nightclub."


    Murphy knew they were calling for more than just fun and asked, "what else can I do for you?"


    Seth Logan raised his glasses and said, "Downey and Susan are getting married soon. Downey invited the four of us to be the best man. According to Downey''s plan, one of the best man will speak on behalf of us at the wedding ceremony. Jonah, Jim and I just voted for you to be our representatives.""Me?" Murphy pointed to himself and asked, "why didn''t you inform me when you voted? How can you represent me? "


    Jonah Hill opened his hand, looked at Murphy and said seriously, "is it useful to inform you to vote? Will you vote differently? "


    Murphy was stunned, and then pointed to the two guys. He didn''t want to say anything more, so he turned around and left.


    Behind came Jonah Hill''s triumphant laughter. Murphy raised his right hand and lit up a middle finger to the back, but saw Gail gado coming up with a woman in front of him and quickly put it down.


    Murphy doesn''t care about making these indecent gestures in front of familiar people, but it''s too impolite in front of guests.


    The woman walking next to Gail gado, although also wearing high heels, is at least five inches shorter than her. Her strong facial lines are slightly rough, and there is a small mole on each cheek on the left and right sides, which sets off a kind of exotic style, seemingly uninhibited but quite elegant.


    When Gail gado came by, she was still holding her arm and chatting intimately. Murphy could not help shaking her head. She did not expect that her girlfriend''s new friend would be Natalie Portman.


    But when I think about it, I''m not surprised. Natalie Portman is a Jew. She seems to have graduated from Harvard. She seems to have gone to Israel to study. With her reputation in Hollywood and her mother''s influence, she is sure to participate in some high-end Jewish activities.


    "Murphy, let me introduce you." Gail gaddora came up with Natalie Portman. "This is Nate, Natalie Portman, a friend I met in Jerusalem."


    And she said, "this is my boyfriend again."


    "Hello, Murphy." Natalie Portman offered her hand, and Murphy gave it a little shake. "Nice to meet you, NAT."


    Natalie Portman showed her face with a smile, which was kind and noble, just like a lotus under the white dress.


    After Murphy and Natalie Portman have exchanged greetings, Gail gado takes Murphy''s arm and makes no secret of her appreciation of Natalie Portman.


    "NAT and I met at a dinner party. Her talk, knowledge and temperament..." Gail gado is like a fan of Natalie Portman. "It''s embarrassing. I haven''t met a woman in her twenties who is as mature and steady as natt."


    Seems to be Gayle - gado said sorry, Natalie Portman shy smile, "Gayle, where do I have you say so good?"? You''re not talking about me


    "No, who else could you be?" Gail gado went over and took Natalie Portman''s arm. "You are the best woman I''ve ever met since I''ve been in the United States for a long time. From the end of the dinner to the next few days when we visit Jerusalem together, I find that you can be my role model and goal."


    Hearing this, Murphy''s mouth beat slightly. Gail gado is good at learning from anyone. Don''t take this as an example.


    Gail gado continued, as if to let him know how good her friend was.


    Murphy can see that during her time together in Jerusalem, Natalie Portman left a very good impression on Gail gado. Gail gado is really precocious and intelligent, but he is only 19 years old. If the rumors about Natalie Portman are generally half true, Gail is really far behind him.


    After a few more chats, Gail gado said to Murphy, "I''ll introduce Nate to someone else."


    Murphy nodded, and Gail gardola took Natalie Portman to Jonah hill and Seth Logan, who were standing together and muttering.


    Turning his head, Murphy picks up his pocket and looks at Gail gado, suddenly worried.


    If three to five years later, he believes that Gail gado is no worse than anyone, and can see something hidden under the nobility through the appearance. But now, she is still in a period of rapid growth.


    Thinking of this, Murphy suddenly laughed and muttered to himself, "it''s just Natalie Portman, not a monster."


    Both of them are Jewish. Gail gado''s family is better off, but Natalie Portman is not bad either. Especially her mother''s side, her influence can not be underestimated. Maybe these two people come together just because of their affinity and friendship.


    And Gail gado is only studying in Los Angeles, and there is nothing that conflicts of interest with Natalie Portman.


    In Hollywood, it is generally acknowledged that female stars are more difficult than male stars. In the news we have seen, Natalie Portman is the top one among all the difficult stars, because there are so many things that interests and friends turn over.


    Now Gail gado and she will not have a conflict of interest, may be friendly to get along. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 292

    As the night gets deeper and deeper, the valley area is completely quiet. Murphy and Gail gado send off the last group of guests and return to the living room of the main building. There is a rustling sound in the backyard. It''s the cleaning staff of the party company cleaning the backyard. It''s different from the whole day''s layout before. They will restore the backyard to its original appearance as soon as possible.


    Galgado went to the back window, opened the curtains, looked at it, and said, "they''re very professional."


    "Grace is looking for the best party company in the circle. She''s watching. There''s nothing to worry about." Murphy walked over and stood behind Gail gado, looking out of the window. "Don''t worry. They''ll leave when they''re done. Let''s take a bath."


    "Well." Gail gado nodded.


    When they come to the upstairs room, they take a bath together. Gail gado is sitting in front of the dresser to blow his hair. Murphy is sitting in front of the desk with his notebook and easel. He looks at what he wrote the other day and looks for the continuous thoughts interrupted by the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    This is the new project he talked about to James Franco.


    The copyright negotiation of song of ice and fire is still going on, and it is impossible to complete in a short time. Even if the copyright is successfully obtained, the production of TV series is also very complicated, especially such fantasy series.


    Murphy doesn''t have a TV station, and Carla Firth, who really has a relationship with the TV station, has left Fox News for a long time. Her previous relationship is basically in the current news industry, which is separated from TV production and broadcasting.


    Just like movies, TV series are not made by you, and TV stations will rush to break their heads. Even if the quality of TV series is good enough, it''s useless. Almost all new American TV series have to go through trial broadcasting, and the trial broadcasting response is too bad, which basically means that no one will ask.


    Although Murphy doesn''t have much research on American TV series, he also knows that the quality and evaluation of American TV series are excellent, but the ratings are extremely poor, which leads to many people being cut down. The dog''s blood is boring, and professional evaluation can be stepped on the ground, but the ratings are also numerous.


    Song of ice and fire: the game of power is a long-term plan for him and Stanton studio, not a rush.


    "Murphy." Gail gado over there turned off the hair dryer and asked, "you seem to have a special opinion of Nana."


    She could see that her boyfriend didn''t seem to like her new friend very much.


    "I just got to know her. What''s my opinion?" Murphy decided to remind Gail gado. "Her personal comments are polarized in the circle, and they are more polarized."


    Gail gado came over with long hair and looked at Murphy doubtfully. He didn''t quite understand what he meant.


    Murphy shrugged, "some people in the circle, just like ordinary fans, think that she is beautiful, elegant, intellectual and clean, and she is a typical good girl with outstanding ability."


    This is also Gail gado''s view. In their interaction, Natalie Portman gave her the impression of these advantages.


    "What about the others?" she asked.


    "Just the opposite." Murphy just said it in general.


    Apart from some news that he had seen on the Internet, he also heard a little rumor about Natalie Portman. In fact, to sum up, it''s the virgin of the white lotus.


    "Oh" what Gail gado lacks is experience. He is not stupid at all. He knows more clearly that Murphy has never been the kind of person who likes to gossip. He frowns slightly and shows a kind of thinking look.


    She simply pulled a chair over and sat behind Murphy, watching him tap the keyboard and remembering every scene she had with Natalie Portman.


    Some scenes of two people getting along with each other flashed through my mind one by one. Gail gado found that Natalie Portman was perfect. Such a perfect woman, even better than her powerful mother, could easily win people''s favor.


    Mother is a very clever and cunning fox.


    she glances back and sees that Gail gado is thinking. Murphy is basically relieved. No matter what kind of person Natalie Portman is, Gail will not suffer too much for her cleverness as long as she is on guard.


    However, the name of Natalie Portman reminds Murphy of the time when he lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. There were a group of very strange Hollywood stars who had a very strange situation there. Strictly speaking, Natalie Portman could be involved.


    These stars are more popular in the Pacific than in North America. Among them, Jessica Alba and Avril Lavigne are the most typical.


    Natalie Portman is also much more than her status in Hollywood, the reason is that the role of Matilda.


    The role of killer Leon has a huge influence in Europe and East Asia. On the contrary, in North America, it has not been popular. It is not too much to say that it is the type of mainstream media criticism. Natalie Portman himself rarely mentions her first official film role, and occasionally mentions words like regret.


    Since the role of Matilda appeared, quite a lot of media and audiences in North America have regarded her as a synonym for Lolita for a long time. Natalie Portman, who is determined to take the mainstream route, will definitely avoid it. If she is a Hollywood actor with ambition and bright future, she will not mention her childhood more and even act in it I''ve played such a role of being splashed with sewage by countless people, and from the public''s point of view, it''s not unreasonable that these sewage are splashed.Different cultures and social environments in different countries tend to create such a totally different situation.


    It can be said that there are many, some even extreme, Hollywood stars in Greater China who are more popular than the mainstream audiences in Europe and the United States. Murphy once saw a typical case on the Internet. Because of his role in rocky in the Avengers League, Tom sidleston, who is known as Johnson, has won the support of many Marvel fans. When he and Tyler are together, they are very popular When Swift made up a couple, Marvel fans were so powerful that they discussed Taylor Swift''s status and fame in the United States enthusiastically on Weibo.


    at that time, Murphy was quite speechless. Even if he didn''t know much about the pop music industry in North America, he knew that Taylor Swift was already the top one.


    The fact is that in terms of career, achievement, wealth accumulation, fame and so on, the woman''s crush on the man is terrible. In the Forbes celebrity wealth list released that year, Taylor Swift ranked first with absolute superiority. What''s the concept of the first? Except for the big guys in the business circle, the world celebrities across sports, entertainment, culture and many other circles, Taylor The total income created by swift is the first. Not to mention Tom sidleston, who can barely be ranked in the second tier of Hollywood, but also Leonardo DiCaprio, Messi, Chloe, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Giselle bunchen and Tom Brady need not be taken too seriously. After all, that couple is like a self-made and self directed public relations relationship.


    Thinking about this, Murphy can''t help but be distracted, and the original typing hand automatically stops. Of course, he knows that the rumors about Natalie Portman may be false. In Hollywood, there are so many bad things because of jealousy and envy, and when one person becomes popular, there will be more positive and negative things around.


    For example, since the crime city and the death attendant, there has been little talk that he and Robert Downey Jr. are drug friends and have an indistinct relationship with drug dealers in Los Angeles


    there is no lack of gossip around every celebrity.


    Murphy reminds galgado that it''s just a basic precaution for her. It''s better to be prepared than to be cheated in the future.


    Unable to hear the sound of Murphy tapping on the keyboard, Gail gado wakes up from his memory and sees that Murphy is as distracted as she is. He looks at Murphy first, then looks askew at the laptop screen. That''s a passage that Murphy has just typed out.


    "Love is the most indescribable Impermanence in the world. It has various incarnations: love is intertwined with lies, resentment, and even murder. The blooming love cannot escape hatred. It is a delicate rose, emitting a touch of blood."


    After reading this passage, Gail gado first looked at Murphy in amazement, then puzzled. For the first time, she felt absurd: how could he have such an idea? If he evaluated love in this way, what was the matter between him and himself


    but then her idea turned around. Was Murphy''s new work a love movie


    "what''s the matter" Murphy saw Gail The expression of Ricardo.


    Gail gado didn''t say anything. Instead, he turned his mouth to the laptop screen.


    "This one." Murphy understood immediately and explained, "this is Tony Kushner''s line in the stage illusion, and it''s the keynote of my new film."


    Gail gado nodded and asked, "it''s a love story"


    "it''s not." Murphy shook his head directly. "It''s not a love story. It''s different from the popular values in Hollywood movies."


    When the phone rings, Murphy picks it up and says, "grace, they''re gone. Let''s have a rest."


    After lying down, Gail gado felt a little tired today, but when she turned over, she saw Murphy sitting beside her, and seemed to be thinking about something.


    "Why don''t you sleep?" Gail gado went into his arms.


    "Donny''s going to have a bachelor party." Murphy hugged Gail gado tightly. "He used to talk so many times to me. I was thinking about what kind of unforgettable gift to give him at the bachelor party." It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 293

    "What gift have you prepared for Downey"


    in the famous Viper Club in Hollywood, James Franco leans on a post near the door and asks Jonah hill, "are you and Seth planning so long? Isn''t that special?"


    Jonah hill shakes his head and says, "it''s a secret until the answer is revealed"


    James Franco looks at Murphy again, "How about you"


    Murphy looked at his watch. Robert Downey, Jr. should be here soon and said, "you''ll see it soon."


    He stood up and said, "anyone want to go out and have a look together"


    "I''ll go." Seth Logan jumped up first.


    Then James Franco, Jonah hill, Paul Wilson and David Robbie followed.


    As they went out, the huge Viper Club was quiet for a moment.


    Robert Downey, Jr. has wrapped up the nightclub for his bachelor party.


    A Porsche 911 gallops on Sunset Boulevard. Robert Downey, the driver, is in high spirits. His waiting for him makes him turn over completely. He also touches the threshold of a first-line star and is about to marry Susan Levin. It can be described as a double harvest of love and career.


    He didn''t invite many people to this bachelor party, mainly a few close friends, and then a few people who got along well with the crew.


    The motor of the sports car roars. While driving, little Robert Downey is still thinking about what programs those bad guys will prepare. The best friends will certainly not miss the opportunity to tease themselves. He knows that his poisonous tongue has taken advantage of his usual relationship, and those guys will definitely get back.


    Sunset Boulevard, like the tentacles of octopus, extends to the distance. Coming out of Beverly Hills, Robert Downey, Jr. first goes to the company that helps to prepare the wedding and solves some small troubles. Then he goes to the sunset area where the Viper nightclub is located.


    The red Porsche goes all the way along the northern boundary of the University of California. Tall and straight palm trees and row upon row of movie billboards on both sides of the avenue flash by one after another, and soon arrive at the prosperous area known as the sunset zone.


    Although many of the famous nightclubs in Hollywood, such as Odysseus and angel cafe, were once regarded as the center of Hollywood nightlife.


    In recent years, Johnny Depp has sold his shares, and the nightclub has little to do with him besides its name.


    Far away, little Robert Downey saw Murphy standing at the door, with a group of bad friends behind him.


    These people were waiting for him. What did they prepare? Little Robert Downey was on the alert.


    But what he should face is to face it after all, and he doesn''t mean to escape. Anyway, these guys are not married, and he will have a chance to get back in the future.


    Robert Downey, Jr. is skillful in driving. Turning the steering wheel gently, the red Porsche stops at the roadside in front of the nightclub.


    He opened the door and got out of the car. He waved to Murphy. "Hi, everyone."


    Murphy ignored him, put his hands on his chest, and looked like a good play. Other people could guess that the good play he was preparing would be on the stage.


    Is this about to start? Little Robert Downey scratched his head and found that Murphy and others were still standing there. He couldn''t help looking carefully at the road from his side to the door of the nightclub to see if these bastards had dug a trap and waited for him to jump inside.


    After looking back and forth twice, he didn''t find any abnormality. With twelve points of vigilance, he looked at Murphy again.


    If he quarrels and talks, he is not afraid of the twelve Murphys, but if he takes action


    Little Robert Downey suddenly thinks of some pictures in the prison. Those unfortunate guys, who are killed by the silent Murphy Stanton, are as bad as dead.


    I''ve been talking a little bit about him recently, but he shouldn''t use those mean and insidious means. Little Robert Downey is full of doubts now. This kind of waiting, which knows that there is a terrorist event to happen, but doesn''t know how it will happen, is the most terrible.


    Murphy points to Robert Downey Jr.''s new 911.


    "Robert Downey Jr. turns back.


    A black man with a big beard ran to the red Porsche, jumped on the front hood, unfastened his trousers, took out a mass of black things, and aimed at the windshield of the Porsche.


    Little Robert Downey closed his eyes and yelled from the bottom of his heart, "Murphy Stanton, wait. I''ll have a chance to get this place back."


    The bearded black man, without scruple, helped Robert Downey Jr. clean the front windshield of his Porsche in public.


    Murphy is holding a smile, just looking at little Robert Downey. This level of mischief is nothing to them. At most, little Robert Downey will seize the opportunity to mischief again.


    "Cool, he''s cool"


    Jonah hill, who was immediately behind Murphy, yelled excitedly, "yes, just do it and give him more to go on. Don''t stop. It''s really exciting."Obviously, Murphy wasn''t the only one who had been hit by Robert Downey Jr.


    James Franco and Seth Logan point there and laugh. Paul Wilson doesn''t know where to find a small camera to shoot. David Robbie and several others are gloating.


    At this moment, Robert Downey Jr. became their public enemy.


    The black man finally put on his pants, jumped out of the car and swaggered away. Little Robert Downey reluctantly opened his hand. "You guys, don''t be proud now, and I won''t let you go in the future."


    Murphy knew what he meant and gave him a fatal blow. "Sorry, Donny, I never thought about having a bachelor party."


    Pepo Robert and Donny returned to the path with great ferocious intent. "Is this what you has the final say? Murphy, even if you don''t hold it, I will call you a",


    , when he said this, he stopped, and Murphy turned around and walked into the nightclub.


    "Donny, hurry up," Jonah Hill yelled, "we''re all in a hurry"


    now that we''re here, of course we can''t run away. Little Robert Donny, sticking to his head, goes into the Viper Club.


    Jonah Hill followed Murphy closely and asked, "where did you find such a good one?"


    "I asked Paul to pay 500 dollars." Murphy knew what he was asking.


    "You''d better do it." On the other side, Seth logan was obviously poisoned by Robert Downey''s venomous tongue. "It''s so vindictive"


    when he found a place to sit down, Murphy asked them, "what show have you prepared"


    "secret" Jonathan hill still refused to say.


    James Franco said, "it''s going to make Downey unforgettable."


    When little Robert Downey comes in, the music on the stage of the nightclub suddenly starts, and a bunch of sexy and hot strippers come on. The originally quiet nightclub immediately turns into a golden cave.


    But tonight''s theme is not that. Although the party participants are reveling, their main energy is still focused on spoofing little Robert Downey.


    This single party is more like a revenge meeting.


    The bartender brought the cocktail Robert Downey Jr. asked for. He just took a sip and sprayed it. The wine was written by Seth Logan, and the contents were described by Seth Logan as the top dark drink from the Canadian farm.


    With this experience, little Robert Downey didn''t dare to touch and drink again. He didn''t eat at night. He picked up a pie that looked and smelled delicious. Before biting, he specially looked and smelled, and opened his mouth without finding any abnormality.


    But after a few bites, he found that the pie was not like that at all. It was clearly a bunch of worms.


    "It''s high protein," Jonah Hill exclaimed excitedly. "I''m looking for someone to bring Downey from Holland. Don''t waste it. It''s very nutritious."


    Little Robert Downey unconsciously let go of his hand, and the remaining half of the pink insect pie wrapped under the beautiful appearance fell off.


    This kind of food is not as terrible as it looks. It''s just Tenebrio molitor.


    "Jim, Jonah," Murphy said out loud on purpose, "when you eat, you say how many worms are the most terrible"


    "ten"


    "one hundred"


    "the more, the more terrible"


    in a messy reply, Murphy looked at little Robert Downey and said clearly, "half a worm is the most terrible"


    like little Robert Downey Such a smart man naturally understood what Murphy meant and could not help it any more.


    "Ouch"


    he made bursts of vomiting sound, directly spit out the things in his mouth, and flew to the bathroom.


    "Finished." Paul Wilson closed his eyes sympathetically.


    When I came here this afternoon, James Franco, the first one, told everyone one by one that if you want to go to the bathroom, you must go to the second floor and never go to the men''s room on the first floor.


    Murphy and others are gloating, waiting to see Robert Downey''s joke.


    Before long, little Robert Downey turned out of the bathroom. Unlike his neat clothes when he went in, he turned white from head to toe, just like the legendary snowman.


    "Jonah, Timothy, I''ll make you single." Jonah, Timothy yelled.


    James Franco shrugged. "It''s just plain cream."


    In the end, little Robert Downey left the Viper Club in a very embarrassed shape, and the prank of Murphy and others ended, because the next step was little Robert Downey''s wedding. To be continued

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    The bachelor party is so spooky that the news of Robert Downey''s marriage inevitably spreads. However, Robert Downey has been prepared for a long time. In order to avoid paparazzi and unnecessary trouble, he specially rented a luxury yacht and put the wedding on the sea.


    Since the big bang, he not only returned to the mainstream media vision, but also received more attention than before.


    On this day, the weather was fine and the sea was calm. Murphy, James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill all put on stiff suits. They stood behind little Robert Downey as best men. There were also three bridesmaids on the bride''s side. Two of them were Susan Levin''s friends and the other was Gail gado.


    Guests gather on the top deck of the yacht, and a priest who often marries Hollywood stars is ready.


    Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Levin stand opposite the priest, waiting for the ceremony to begin.


    "What did you say to the priest before?" Murphy asked Jonah hill in a low voice.


    Before the wedding, Jonah Hill went out of his way to the pastor to say something. He was worried that this guy might go too far. This is a wedding, not a bachelor party.


    Seth Logan and James Franco are also paying attention.


    Jonah Hill winked at the three and said mysteriously, "I changed the priest''s lines in the name of Downey."


    "Changed the pastor''s lines." Murphy looked at Jonah hill, his eyes like sword light.


    "Don''t worry, don''t worry," Jonah Hill said hastily. "There''s no mischief. I promise it won''t go wrong."


    The wedding began soon, and Murphy heard Jonah hildt''s words after he had asked the priest to change them.


    "Mr. Downey, whether the bride is poor, rich, sick, disabled or ugly, are you willing to love her for the rest of her life"


    Robert Downey, Jr. said without hesitation, "I am willing to"


    the priest who is the MC should ask the bride Susan Levin again, but instead of doing that, he continued to ask, "Mr. Downey, if you become poor in the future Poor, disabled, sick, ugly, would you like to let the bride live "


    Robert Downey Jr. obviously didn''t expect such a problem to pop up suddenly. He nodded and said," I do "


    although Jonah Hill had a little accident, the wedding was generally very smooth. After the swearing in ceremony, the father of the bridegroom and the bride were both happy He made a speech, and then it was Murphy''s turn to represent the best man.


    This was decided before, and it was also voted by the other three best men on a show of hands.


    Unlike previous parents'' speeches, the main purpose of the best man''s speech is to activate the atmosphere, express his best wishes to the new couple on behalf of his friends and guests, and invite everyone to raise their glasses to celebrate.


    As the best man is usually close to the bridegroom, he can deliberately "slander" the bridegroom''s past words and deeds in his speech. If he can skillfully bring "slander" back to the bridegroom''s love for the bride, it is a good move.


    It took Murphy a whole night to write this speech.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, family, friends." Murphy looked across the deck to the sea not far away, where some speedboats were cruising. You don''t have to guess it was paparazzi, so he added, "there are others."


    Many people looked back and could guess that the other people Murphy said were reporters and paparazzi.


    "Little Robert Downey, my friend; little Robert Downey, my brother. When he asked me to be the best man, I was very confused, because when the bridegroom invited the best man, he would always look for "


    Murphy to look at the place where James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan were standing," to find someone who is not as good-looking as themselves, not me. "


    Robert Downey, Jr. lowers his head and laughs. Susan Levin covers her mouth. There''s a burst of laughter on the deck.


    "This guy," Jonah Hill rolled his eyes, and James Franco whispered to Seth Logan, "he learned a little humor from it."


    Murphy made a downward gesture, and the laughter faded.


    "I admit that at first, I didn''t realize that he was asking me to be the best man, but then I understood. I said to him that I am honored and surprised, but I promise to do my best to complete the task. It''s a more challenging and difficult task for me than I''ve ever done before. In addition, thank you very much for his trust in me. To some extent, I was moved "


    " I met Downey in prison. We lived together, fought together, worked together, and forged a stronger friendship than the Rocky Mountains. At the same time, I also saw many outstanding talents of little Robert Downey. "


    Robert Downey, Jr. looks at Murphy. What is this guy going to do? He doesn''t think he will praise himself.


    "Downey is a man who loves art and has outstanding talent." Murphy said very seriously, "I still remember that when he was bored in prison, he used mud to pinch a lot of inappropriate works of art, which gave people a great artistic feeling when they were depressed"


    there was another burst of laughter.


    This kind of joke is used to liven up the atmosphere. When I saw it, Murphy suddenly changed her tone."Donny, you come out of the dark and find a good girl to love. Susan, Downey is a bit headstrong, a bit poisonous, but full of Chicheng. But I don''t want to congratulate you now "


    this has caused a lot of people''s consternation. Galgado looked at Murphy and knew that he was making a mystery.


    "Downey is one of my most important partners, not only in life, but also in work." Murphy glared. "You know, he told me that I would not work for at least half a year after I got married, but I would travel around the world with Susan, which made me very angry. I lost a partner for a long time"


    old Robert Downey, who was sitting in the front row, looked at Murphy with obvious gratitude in his eyes. If it wasn''t for this young director, he would be a disheartened child I don''t know how far I''m going to turn over. It''s this bastard who''s lucky to meet Murphy Stanton.


    "I find a helper on the journey, not out of emotional need or whim, but because of some of his own good qualities."


    Murphy''s tone became more and more solemn. "What I want to say is that I used to be the most disgusting, the most rude, the most ignorant person, and the most thoroughly annoying person. It''s a misfortune for anyone to meet me. I despise virtue, don''t see beauty, and don''t understand happiness. So if I don''t understand why I want to be the best man, it''s because I never thought that I would be a good friend of anyone, and of course I didn''t think that I would be a good friend of the bravest, smartest and most talented person I''m lucky to know. "


    I don''t know why, Gail gado felt that his eyes began to get wet. Murphy Stanton had experienced too much suffering before, and thanks to these friends, he could survive.


    "Donny, I''m a ridiculous person. But saved by your passion and loyalty to friendship. Although I''m your good friend, I don''t want to congratulate you. "


    He looked at Susan Levin. "But I want to congratulate you. Susan, you deserve this man. That''s the highest compliment I can give you


    Susan Levin was nodding her head hard, like she agreed with Murphy.


    Murphy picked up the glass that had been put here for a long time, held it high, and said to all the guests, "ladies and gentlemen, fill your glasses and stand up to drink together. Today is the beginning of the romantic journey between Susan Nicole Levin and Robert John Donnie Jr


    He took the lead in drinking the wine from the glass, and when the guests on deck finished, he said, "Susan, Donny, I''ve never been able to understand that people have spent their whole lives searching for another human to spend their whole lives with."


    Murphy looked at galgado. "I didn''t realize how great it was until later. So I wish you more happiness in each other than all of us give you "


    " thank you "Murphy nodded slightly.


    There was a big round of applause on the deck.


    Murphy knew that he was not the protagonist today. After stepping down, he stepped aside and stood with James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan.


    "It''s so moving," Jonah Hill whispered. "It''s so moving. If I didn''t know you, I would have suspected that you and Donny were true love."


    Putting a middle finger straight in front of Jonah hill, Murphy said, "you don''t talk. No one treats you like a stone."


    James Franco pulled Jonah Hill aside, came up to Murphy and said, "it''s a wonderful speech. It makes Downey the best man in the world. Well, let''s discuss something. If I get married in the future, you must speak as the best man, just like today. "


    "Are you and Lily? She''s going to be a big girl," whispered Seth Logan


    "I didn''t ask you, Seth," James Franco said maliciously, "shut up"


    Murphy looked at the three guys, "shut up all of you"


    while she was speaking, a friend of Susan Levin''s gave a simple speech as a bridesmaid. After her speech, the wedding ceremony was all finished.


    I''m too lazy to deal with these three unreliable guys. Murphy just leaves here and finds little Robert Downey.


    "Congratulations, Donny."


    He went over, reached out and hugged little Robert Downey, and whispered, "Ross can''t come. Let me say congratulations for him."


    Although not with Murphy so deep friendship, but at the beginning in prison, little Robert Downey and rose are quite familiar.


    He nodded. "Ross called me last night."


    With that, Murphy looks at little Robert Downey, who finally looks good.


    "Hey, Murphy."


    At the sound of calling himself, Murphy turned his head. Bill rosis came up to him and said, "I just got a call from shortfoot book publishing house. They and George Martin are willing to negotiate with us on the adaptation right of the song of ice and fire." It''s not finished yet.

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    After attending Robert Downey''s wedding, Murphy temporarily interrupted his work and turned his energy to negotiation, preparing to win the adaptation right of song of ice and fire as soon as possible. He and Paul Wilson made a lot of preparations for this, and even worked out a TV series adaptation plan of song of ice and fire: the game of power in the shortest time.


    Bill rossis also met frequently with Bantam book press and George Martin''s agent and confirmed that they were sincere.


    The adaptation of the novel into a wider range of film and television works, for publishers and authors, there must be a huge interest to map.


    The two sides already have the basis for negotiation. With the assistance of bill rosis, Murphy, together with a team composed of Paul Wilson and lawyer Robert, started a seesaw negotiation with Bantam book publishing house and George Martin.


    Just as Murphy thought, today''s Hollywood relies heavily on adaptation, which leads to the direct result that Hollywood will pay a high price to get the right to adapt excellent literary works. Even for some works that are not very popular, the copyright fee is not a small number.


    Now the song of ice and fire is not super hot, but it also has considerable sales and influence. It is impossible to get the price of cabbage.


    This era is better. With the shrinkage of original film and television, Hollywood will pay higher copyright fees in the future. Murphy vaguely remembers that universal pictures once spent more than $100 million on Gray''s 50 shadows, a love story that originally existed as the Twilight series with humanity.


    After a few years, I don''t know if Stan''s studio will have the chance to get the right to adapt the song of ice and fire. Even if we can get it, the price will be several times higher than now.


    Therefore, Murphy does not want to delay the negotiation for too long. His goal is to sign a formal agreement with Bantam book publishing house and George Martin as soon as Stan''s studio can afford it.


    The negotiation didn''t go smoothly. Bantam book publishing house and George Martin started a series of "the second, biochemical crisis: when will Apocalypse be released?" Murphy remembers seeing the trailer some time ago.


    "September." Paul Anderson is not a director, but a producer. Seeing that Murphy seems to really like the series, he tentatively asked, "can I invite you to the premiere at that time?"


    milajoovic also said, "you can join Carla."


    "My pleasure." Murphy said rather politely, "as long as time permits, I will certainly participate."


    After all, time is far away, and he can''t give a definite answer now.


    Another person came to say hello to Paul Anderson and milajoovic, and Murphy carafes simply left and walked into the screening hall together.


    After sitting down, kalafes asked with concern, "is there any progress in the negotiation"


    "there are some." Murphy knew that she was asking about the song of ice and fire, "but the price is still too high. Bill is still talking to them recently."


    Kalafes asked curiously again, "when did you become so interested in TV series production? Fantasy series are different from fantasy movies. They are always a small audience."


    "There will always be works to change that." Murphy seems very confident, "in the past, superhero movies were also a small category of Hollywood movies"


    "if you can get it down," carafes seems very concerned, "when do you plan to start production"


    "wait for a while." Murphy thought, "this series is huge, my investment is limited, the first power game can''t be more than ten episodes, then I will shoot an episode for trial."


    At this point, Murphy turned his head and looked at kalafes. "Help me get in touch with Fox cable then."


    This kind of large-scale TV series can not be broadcast on public TV stations. Cable TV station is a necessary choice. Fox cable TV network is a subsidiary of fox in the 20th century. It specially challenges the scale of program censorship to attract the dissatisfied audience, especially the young audience.


    Due to the bold scale of the program, the series broadcast by Fox cable TV network has always been the favorite of young audiences and advertisers.


    After a few words of chatting, Murphy turned to the upcoming film, "I remember the script you showed me, the heroine is not a black, how to change to milajoovic." It''s not finished yet. Campus Belle, look at sexy models, look at the beauty of the school flower, watch the star photo, please pay attention to WeChat official account, beautiful island search einvao123, hold down for 3 seconds to copy

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    "Black actors are too troublesome, too difficult, too glass hearted."


    In front of Murphy, karafis did not hide, "the important thing is that I don''t like them at all. Paul Anderson also recommended milajoovic, so I changed the screenwriter into a white man."


    Like Murphy, she doesn''t pay much attention to Hollywood''s so-called political correctness.


    "What''s your new project?" kalafes mentioned the new movie that Murphy had put aside for a while, "when to continue"


    Murphy thought about it for a moment, and said, "after the negotiation of ice and fire song is completed, if the negotiation doesn''t progress next month, I''ll leave it all to bill."


    Kalafes also heard Murphy talk about the content of the new project and asked strangely, "why did you choose such a theme"


    "I''m so famous because I''ve been waiting for such a big sale, and many people think that I''m the most promising young director in Hollywood." Murphy''s voice is steady, completely telling the truth, "but there will also be negative reactions. If I am regarded as a complete commercial director by the college''s old men, it will be more troublesome."


    Kalafes understood. "You''re still obsessed with Oscar winners."


    "In this circle, there are a few directors who don''t want to get the best director," Murphy pointed to himself. "I really want to. I never deny that."


    "So, you''ve chosen a subject that''s not very commercial," carafes asked.


    "It just looks less commercial on the surface." Murphy shrugged. "In fact, it''s very entertaining. I can''t do business at a loss."


    He laughed. "I asked myself that without the ability of James Cameron, you can''t make those old men bow by business alone. You have to have a choice in the subject matter."


    If the old men of the students completely orientate him as a Michael Bay like business or a director, I''m afraid that he may not be able to get the Oscar winner until his hair turns grey.


    The obsession with Oscar winners is not only from now on, but also from the past.


    Many employees in the film industry across the Pacific have a deep attachment to Oscar, and once he would inevitably be affected.


    Moreover, because of his personal interests, his concept is somewhat biased. He always thinks that the weight of Oscar winners is far more important than the top awards of the three major international film festivals.


    Many people will certainly scoff at his cognition, but everyone has different views on different affairs.


    He is not very interested in the three major international film festival awards, but the Oscar winners are eager to get them.


    Most of the directors can get the Oscars by more than the film. Even if many directors work hard, they will be ignored by the Academy elders.


    Undoubtedly, the representative is the typical commercial film director and the director of advertising background.


    Murphy is very clear that the Oscars are always the right ones, not necessarily the right ones.


    Therefore, while shooting commercial films, he will also choose some films that do not look very commercial, but are actually commercial.


    At the same time of earning commercial profits, it can also show to the outside world that Murphy Stanton is not a pure commercial director, but has a lot of pursuit.


    Although the theme of the new project is relatively dark, and even three outlooks are not correct, it can continue the style of his previous independent films, showing a distinctive style.


    Today''s Hollywood movies are seriously lack of creativity. It''s not that there is no creativity, but creativity is almost equal to risk. Few companies are willing to take huge risks, so they can always see Hollywood adaptations, sequels and remakes running rampant. On the annual investment list of the six major companies, there are very few original works.


    Alien vs. iron soldier is not a sequel, but an epic collision between Hollywood''s two famous screen monsters. Although this film has encountered many protests from its fans before, the gimmicks and Paul Anderson''s production above the passing line have attracted many viewers to the cinema.


    In the three days of the first weekend, the alien warrior took more than 41 million US dollars from more than 3400 cinemas in North America, and successfully achieved the goal set before the screening. This first weekend box office basically means that the film can enter the ranks of the 100 million dollar club in North America.


    The two films promoted by one hand sold well one after another, and kalafes fully established himself in the 20th century fox, and showed his strength.


    This is undoubtedly extremely beneficial for her to continue to move to a higher position.


    After cheering for carafes, there was no good news from Bill rosis. Murphy simply picked up the work she had thrown away before, wrote the script outline, made the project plan, and drew some continuity drawing boards.


    When Murphy finished the script outline and began to fill in the outline template, galgado became the first reader.


    "When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. I imagine opening her lovely head, studying her brain, and looking for answers"


    after just one sentence, Gail gado feels creepy. You don''t have to look down to know that the man who says this is definitely not a normal man."Is this a wife killing movie?" Gail gado immediately thought of the Simpson wife killing case that shocked the whole country.


    He looked at Murphy sitting in front of the drawing board. Well, his boyfriend is normal.


    However, galgado sighed and murmured, "why does he always like to focus his eyes on the dark side of human beings"?


    sitting in a chair, holding up his chin with one hand, galgado watched Murphy painting there, vaguely seeing the faint scars on his side face, with a look of thinking on his face. After a long time, he slowly nodded Nod.


    She has lived a good life since she was a child, and has never encountered any problems in survival. Unlike her, Murphy grew up in a slum. In his own words, there are also very bastard and unforgettable youth and youth. Later, she went to prison and stayed for a whole year before she came out.


    in fact, what he saw from childhood to adulthood are some things It''s dark things. After experiencing the circumstances she can''t imagine, the environment will inevitably affect people, which leads to the theme he chose when he became a director.


    Gail gado shook his head, and his heart was also a little thankful that Murphy''s dark side was always shown in the film, and his life was always full of sunshine and positive.


    Seeing that Murphy put down her carbon pencil, galgado stood up and walked over. The sketchpad was a picture. Although Murphy''s painting skill was not flattering, she could see that it was like a woman falling into the water with her head.


    "It''s really about wife killing," gelgado asked.


    "No Murphy shook his head. "Honey, what you see is the illusion of confusing the audience and arousing their curiosity."


    Gail gado stood behind his chair and straightened Murphy''s disordered hair. "Can you tell me something about it?"


    in the early stage of a project, it must be kept secret to a certain extent, but Gail gado was not in this group. Murphy organized a little bit and said, "this is a movie about a couple from different social strata, which is based on modern urban life It''s a black humor and suspense love movie that loves and kills each other, controls each other, and is finally inseparable. "


    "Why" Gail gado is still puzzled, "why do you write and draw things like a husband planning to kill his wife now"


    "the needs of future movies, to be exact, are the needs of attracting audiences." Murphy put down his carbon pen, took out a wet towel, and wiped his hand. "A good movie, you can''t help but fall into it, and wishful thinking believes that those exquisite pictures, accurate scheduling, hand cutting clips are all for telling the story well, rather than deliberately showing off skills, so that the sense of form of the movie goes beyond the story itself. These are what we will serve in the future ¡£¡±


    Gail gado nodded. "So what I see is the illusion in the future film, not the killing of my wife."


    "No Murphy shook his head. "It''s a love hate story."


    "Well," Gail gado glanced at the drawing board again, found a small line of words in the corner of the painting, and asked, "this is the name of the future film"


    "well." Murphy threw the wipes into the garbage can beside him. "If there is no accident, the future will still be called the lost lover."


    Gail gado''s cell phone suddenly rang, she ran out to see a look, "my mother."


    With that, she turned and walked towards the window. Murphy stopped talking and stood up to clean up.


    The lost lover, a film with a dark theme and three wrong views, is his new project.


    The film used to be adapted from the novel of the same name, but now the novel has not appeared, so Murphy does not have to consider the copyright and adaptation issues, and is ready to make a script directly, and then invest in shooting.


    Without the original novel, it will have some influence on the film, but it won''t have a great influence. The former novel is only a third rate work. If it hasn''t been adapted into a film, even in North America, I''m afraid it will be submerged in the huge literary world.


    This film can be said to be a case of a typical third rate novel adapted into a first-class film, and as Murphy said, this film shows him that he is not a pure commercial film director, but also has enough entertainment.


    Entertainment is very important to the commercial return of the film in the future.


    In addition, from the beginning of planning the film, Murphy thought of matching marketing plans. Without the shackles of novels, the implementation of these plans will be more smooth. If they are operated well, they can even have a sensational effect.


    From the end of August to the beginning of September, he was busy with these tasks. After finishing the first draft of the script, Bill rosis also got good news. It''s not finished yet.

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    After a long period of seesaw negotiation, the two sides are getting closer to reaching a consensus. Murphy once again participates in the negotiation with Bantam book publishing house and George Martin, and finally reaches an agreement after three fierce bargaining.


    Stanton studio will pay the Bantam book publishing house and George Martin a one-time fee of up to $15 million for the copyright adaptation, but the scope of the copyright transfer is no longer limited to the song of ice and fire: the game of power, but includes the dispute between kings and the storm of ice rain.


    In addition to the basic royalty of $12 million, Bantam Books and George Martin also enjoy a 10% profit share in all aspects of TV series revenue.


    This is also the most heated part of the negotiation. One side wants to share the whole income, but the other side doesn''t want to give it. Finally, they reach an agreement on the profit sharing.


    For Hollywood, which relies heavily on sequels and copyright adaptations, such a deal is not a big deal.


    At a high price, Murphy certainly won''t let go of George Martin easily. According to the agreement, as long as the TV series is set up, George Martin must participate in the screenwriting work, and the screenwriting fee will not be paid separately. Moreover, Stanton studio has the absolute preemptive right to buy the following Novels and the parts that George Martin is working on and hasn''t started yet.


    Originally, Murphy wanted to do it all at once, but the other side was not stupid. He knew that once the TV series had a good response, there would be room for bargaining with Stanton studio.


    With little media coverage, Murphy, on behalf of Stanton studio, signed a formal contract with Bantam book publishing house and George Martin in the Death Star building where CAA is located.


    However, the project will not start preparation immediately. For such a huge fantasy epic, the preparation time is far longer than that of ordinary movies. Moreover, compared with commercial movies, they don''t attach much importance to scripts. In the production of American dramas, scripts are extremely important.


    George Martin originally worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. His ability and experience in this field are not a problem. However, Murphy will not blindly trust him. Writing a script and writing a novel are totally different things. In addition to being personally responsible for the script review, Stanton studio will also recruit suitable screenwriters, and then spend at least a year to a year and a half to polish the script and formulate the most suitable script Elementary photography sketch.


    Murphy has figured out that Stanton studio''s work for a long time in the future is to prepare and shoot the power game series, but this is a long-term plan. According to his plan, Stanton studio will complete his new project before the power game.


    After finishing the copyright of ice and fire song, Murphy transferred Paul Wilson, who had been involved in the negotiation, back. At the same time, Seth Logan also offered to be his assistant again. The three men completed the first draft of the script and the project plan as soon as possible.


    These were sent by Murphy to bill rosis and carafes, and they were also submitted to CAA and 20th Century Fox departments.


    After a long time, Murphy''s work in Hollywood is different from the past. The new project is invested by Stanton studio, and CAA is responsible for packing. The work is going smoothly.


    The share structure of big Hollywood companies is complex, the internal power is restricted by each other, and there is also a set of perfect operation mechanism. Any work can not be set up casually by someone who says it can be set up. This will ensure the return on investment and reduce the possible risks, but on the other hand, the operation is a little slow. Uu1,


    Stanton studio''s shareholders are only Murphy, but he actually has the final say in investing. Although in the eyes of outsiders, this way of operation is low in risk and has a lot of investment blindness. But running a movie project is really convenient and fast compared to the large company with large volume of Pang Dahe.


    After finalizing the first draft of the script, Murphy first went to 20th century fox, because the film needs a suitable distributor, and he also wants to introduce part of the investment of 20th century fox. The most important reason is that the film depends on 20th Century Fox distribution, and the second is that after spending a huge amount of money on the adaptation right of song of ice and fire, even now he is very happy I feel great financial pressure.


    It is impossible for him to put all his funds into one basket. This is the simplest truth. Investment is accompanied by risks. The benefits of introducing 20th century fox as a partner far outweigh the disadvantages.


    And with kalafes, cooperation will be more convenient.


    In the 20th century, Fox also had the intention to invest, and there were not many problems in the issuance. After they promoted the investment review process, Murphy specially called Bill rosis and carafes together and had a serious talk.


    "I''ve contacted everyone on your shooting team."


    In the living room, Bill rosis took the coffee from Gail gado and said, "they''re ready to join the project at any time."


    This is the advantage of having a habitual shooting and production team, which can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble and make the preparatory work more concise.


    "Where are you?" Murphy looked at carafes.Carrafes is holding a glass of lemonade that gelgado gave her. He said, "there''s no problem with the issue. The cost of the issue will be 10%. Other aspects need to wait for the approval before making detailed negotiations. However, in the 20th century, fox''s huge investment in the kingdom of heaven and X-Men 3: backwater battle can''t be recovered in a short time, and devcola is pushing King Kong Wolf independent film project, now financing is a big problem, investment can not reach half of your expectations, only one third at most


    "15 million dollars" Murphy frowned. The production cost of his plan is about 45 million dollars. If fox reduces investment in the 20th century, Stanton studio will face more investment pressure.


    He needs a certain amount of cash reserves as working capital, at the same time, he needs to deal with some unexpected events, plus the one-time payment of ice and fire song''s copyright fee. The pressure of 30 million US dollars is still considerable.


    Maybe we can borrow money from the bank. With his reputation after his death, it must not be very difficult.


    We can also consider introducing some private equity fund uu2;


    in short, after going through the initial difficult stage of obscurity, it will not be very difficult for a director with a global box office of more than 550 million US dollars to get investment.


    Murphy nodded. "Fifteen million dollars."


    Kalafes put down his glass. "I will urge the company to complete the audit process as soon as possible."


    "I need you to be producer again." Murphy is not polite, directly said, "my energy needs to be as much as possible on the director''s work, I need a person who can fully trust."


    "Yes." Carafes answered first, and then said, "I have no problem this time, but I can''t do this kind of specific work in your film every time. Murphy, you need to find or cultivate a trusted producer. "


    "I know." Murphy sighed. This kind of person is scarce in Hollywood.


    He also knows that calafes is a senior executive of fox in the 20th century, and has the goal of going up. It is impossible for him to engage in specific work in a production group for a long time.


    "Oh, yes." Murphy changed the subject. "I''ve come up with a marketing plan that suits the theme and plot of the film."


    As soon as he said this, galgado, who has always been an audience, stood up and took out two pieces of information from the bookshelf, which had been prepared for a long time, and gave them to kalafes and bill rosis respectively.


    Murphy smiles at galgado and says, "you see first."


    Carafes and bill rosis quickly read it. They have seen the script before. It is not difficult to see that it is a marketing idea based on the plot.


    "I think it''s operational." Bill rossis was the first to say, "but it depends on the platform of fox in the 20th century."


    Stanton studio, a shell company, simply does not have the ability to carry out such a plan.


    "It''s not operational." Carrafes totally disagrees with Bill Rossi. "It''s a very, very good marketing idea." Uu3;


    after all, she has a background in social journalism. "As long as the measures are taken, Murphy''s plan is likely to cause a social sensation and discussion, and it will be very difficult for our film to get attention unprepared."


    Bill rosis thought about it, nodded heavily, "feasible"


    "in that case." Murphy said to his two partners, "make it a real plan as much as possible."


    Galgado looks at Bill rosis and carafes, and finally his eyes return to Murphy. These three people, well, they are just like each other. They don''t care about Murphy''s plan, which may involve false propaganda and bring a lot of negative effects.


    Listening to these three people continue to discuss the improvement plan, Gail gado suddenly found that he was really simple, very kind, and a real good man.


    "Bill, Carla, one more thing." Murphy has stood up. "In addition to the business and box office, I want this film to do something in the awards season."


    "You mean" bill rosis understood immediately, "academic awards"


    carafes also came to be interested, "it''s really a pity that such an interesting film, without stirring up the award season, is made for the sake of awards."


    However, it''s all next year''s business. The three of them just mentioned it and didn''t worry.


    Bill rosis and carafes leave here soon, Murphy sees them off, and Gail gado is ready to go out.


    "Can I bring a copy of the script?" she said before she left. "I told Nate about your story the other day. She was very interested and wanted to see it."


    The script has been put on record in the writers'' Union and registered in the Copyright Bureau. Murphy nodded, but still warned, "don''t show it to too many people, remember to bring it back."


    "Honey." Gail gado came up and gave him a big kiss. "Thank you." It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read. Indoorsman seckill 95 hip campus Belle otaku male WeChat please watch the official account of the beauty of the beauty Island search einvao123 hold down for 3 seconds to copy.

 Chapter 298

    Just after seeing Gail gado off, Murphy received a phone call from Bill rosis. A private film fund, which was set up some time ago, heard the financing news of the project specially released by CAA, and just contacted him. He wanted to make an appointment with his director and project planner.


    Of course, Murphy won''t refuse to let bill rosis fix the time and place of the meeting as soon as possible.


    After several phone calls, nearly an hour later, Murphy and the person in charge of the film private equity firm decided to meet in Century City in the afternoon.


    Among them, the active contact of bill rosis played an important role, and CAA''s work efficiency has always been known for its high efficiency.


    After that, Murphy calls Gail gado again. She''s on roddell street, having coffee with Natalie Portman.


    In a cafe on roddell street, Gail gado buckled his cell phone.


    Natalie Portman, sitting opposite, turned her eyes away from the script and looked to Gail gado, "Murphy"


    "well," Gail gado nodded gently, "he''s going to talk about investment with the head of a private equity fund in the afternoon. Let me go back in the evening."


    "Just right." Natalie Portman laughed and said fondly, "we haven''t seen each other for a long time. We can hang out a little longer."


    Gail gado pointed to the outside of the cafe, "if there are not so many paparazzi to follow."


    "As the girlfriend of a popular director." Natalie Portman deliberately said, "you''re not used to it yet"


    "probably never will." Gail gado shrugged.


    "It''s just a long time." After taking a sip of coffee, Natalie Portman changed the subject, pointed to the script that Gail gado had brought, and asked, "you just said that Murphy went to see the investors, it''s this project"


    "it''s it." Gail gado raised an arm and chin. "This is Murphy''s new project. He plans to start filming before the end of the year."


    "Murphy is a really thoughtful director." Natalie Portman muttered.


    Gail gado didn''t quite understand her meaning. He looked at the other side in doubt.


    Natalie Portman picked up the script and shook it in front of Gail gado. "Don''t you think the settings in it are very wonderful, especially the heroine"


    "I just saw the beginning." Gail gado shrugged slightly, "such a story is too dark, I don''t like it very much, so I don''t continue to look down."


    She asked curiously, "Murphy''s plays tend to be dark, and the lost lover is really as good as you said"


    Natalie Portman is obviously very interested in the play, saying, "it''s a play involving marriage, emotion, media, justice, class and cultural differences, and there are many problems worth discussing."


    Galgado looked at Natalie Portman and said, "isn''t this a dark love story"


    "is this really a love story?" Natalie immediately gave the answer, "yes, but not really. It''s not so much a love story as a woman''s story, a story of women''s self growth, destruction and reconstruction. "


    "Everyone has seen this play, and it is estimated that few people like the heroine. Although she is wearing the halo of Harvard, omnipotent, excellent and even beautiful goddess, her arrogant, paranoid, neurotic and crazy to morbid personality makes people shy away. She feels chilly and secretly prays to let such a madman stay away from his own life."


    It seems that she is completely attracted by this role. Natalie Portman closes her eyes. If she plays the role herself, how should amy be portrayed? This role will be disgusting, but it will produce incomparable attraction, especially the contrast between before and after. She needs explosive force in performance. As long as the level of director and actor is guaranteed, the role will naturally make people uncomfortable Often very brilliant.


    Isn''t that what she has been looking for? Isn''t it what the old men of the Academy of film arts and sciences like?


    the most important thing is Amy''s role setting, which is similar to her


    thinking of this, Natalie Portman gently nodded her head. If she plays Amy, she just needs to release her heart and perform naturally It''s OK. This kind of performance is also the easiest to be brilliant. As long as the director doesn''t make too many mistakes, she can even leave a classic role.


    Is the level of director guaranteed? Natalie Portman has seen several films of the other party, read reports about him from the media, and her agent Martin Miller has always been optimistic about him


    all these can make her form a very clear judgment.


    Natalie Portman suddenly lost her mind. Gail gado gradually saw something, but she didn''t pay much attention to it. From the media reports and Murphy''s mouth, she also heard some excellent actors with pursuit. When she met her favorite role, her performance would be quite surprising.


    After a while, seeing Natalie Portman open her eyes, galgado looks at her and asks, "you''re very interested in the heroine"


    "well." Natalie Portman nodded, "this is the most brilliant role I''ve ever seen since playing Padme Amidala."She closed her eyes again. "This is a woman who lives in her own world. She is beautiful and charming. She has a high education and a good family background. She has the perfect conditions in other people''s eyes. She has a clear judgment of herself, which makes her believe that even if she doesn''t have to go through it, this kind of talk from others, such as marriage is to compromise with each other, work hard, then work harder, communicate and compromise, and then do another round of business, can become the preconceived motto of her marriage life. "


    Gail gado only read the beginning of the script, the others are not very clear, but in this case, he is still a qualified audience.


    Natalie Portman went on to say to herself, "this kind of woman has the ability to convince herself of something that doesn''t exist by constantly repeating and strengthening it in her consciousness, and make it a reality through infinite imagination and concrete practice. The only purpose of her doing this is to retaliate, and this kind of retaliation comes from her inner uneasiness and undeniable jealousy. Moreover, when she makes some sacrifices against her own will, it will further stimulate her ability to reach the explosion point. At the same time, she will gradually find her original self in the process


    Just looking at the script, the role strongly aroused her emotional resonance. Those emotions that were concealed in the deepest part by public relations, publicity, acting and affectation in the past had a strong resonance with Amy.


    She suddenly felt that with her ability and the setting of the role, she could even impact the little golden man


    "Gail" Natalie Portman opened her eyes, her just fluctuating mood was instantly calm, and she returned to the state of intelligence, wisdom, beauty, generosity and kindness, "can you help me make an appointment with Murphy"


    her William Morris Company The CAA where Murphy Stanton is located is a direct competitor, and the agent Martin Miller seems to have some misunderstanding with Murphy Stanton. Taking the agent route is definitely not the best choice.


    However, Natalie Portman glanced at Gail gado without any trace. She knew the little girl in Jerusalem, but she didn''t think it was useful.


    "About Murphy" Gail gado slightly frowned, "you are"


    Natalie Portman didn''t hesitate. She seemed very straightforward to her friends, as if she had no reservation at all. She said very directly, "I like the role of Amy, I want to play the role of Amy."


    With that, her eyes are big and round, just like facing Marion''s Matilda, looking forward to Gail gado.


    But her brain is turning fast. This girl from Israel is her admirer and regards her as a very good friend. She is young and inexperienced. Although she is precocious and smart, she is a standard stupid girl compared with herself.


    Natalie Portman is confident that Gail gado will agree next second, and will help herself to win the role.


    "sorry, NAT." With an apologetic smile on his face, galgado said, "if it''s about the character, I can''t help you."


    "Er" Natalie Portman was slightly stunned.


    What''s the matter? How did she refuse herself? Why did she refuse herself?


    Gail gado doesn''t seem to have any change with her just now. She seems to be a stupid girl who adores and likes the Jewish actress opposite. She just says something in her mouth, but she doesn''t mean to help Natalie Portman.


    "Murphy doesn''t like interference in his work." Gail gado sighed, a look of regret, "I am no exception, he will show me what he wrote or photographed, but never like to listen to my advice."


    These words are the same as the truth.


    Natalie Portman, after all, was Natalie Portman. She was just stunned and came back to herself.


    "It doesn''t matter." She went back to her perfect appearance, "I''m negligent, and I can''t because of this"


    she suddenly accentuated a little, "this trivial matter affects the deep feelings between you."


    Gail gado''s hand under the table suddenly grabs the handbag on the next chair. He has the impulse to grab the bag and turn around. He sighs in his heart that he is still too stupid and naive compared with Murphy, a cunning old fox.


    I''m afraid the woman opposite didn''t treat her as a friend at all. Maybe she was a friend before, but when she refused, the so-called friendship had been thrown away.


    She just said this, what is a trivial matter, what is the impact of deep feelings, really think of themselves as a fool, not to be continued.

 Chapter 299

    "Can I leave this copy"


    looking at galgado''s delicate face full of apology and regret, Natalie Portman closed the script and asked, "is that OK"


    "I''m really sorry." Gail gado doesn''t write everything on her face like a girl of this age. She conceals her emotions very well. "Before I came here, Murphy specially told me to take back the copy of the script. Now the project is still in the confidential stage"


    Natalie Portman pushed the script over, "it''s OK."


    Galgado, with an apologetic smile, picked up the script and put it in his bag.


    After drinking the coffee left in the cup, Natalie Portman suggested, "let''s go out and have a look."


    At this moment, Gail gado wanted to find an excuse to leave. Instead of facing the perfect face, he went to find Murphy to tell him what happened today.


    But she nodded and said, "come on, I''m dying to buy some clothes. Please give me some advice."


    Two people talk and laugh, and when they come, they seem to have no difference and walk out of the cafe together.


    After visiting the meeting street and having lunch together, Gail gado has never been more energetic than he is now, and his fighting spirit is higher than when he participated in the Miss Universe contest.


    She''s independent, and the idea of going back to Murphy just goes around in her head and is thrown into the Rockies.


    Gail gado is very clear that Murphy is preparing to disappear. She is extremely busy. She should not let this little thing disturb him. She can''t live forever under the protection of her mother and Murphy. She always has to learn to grow up and mature. With Murphy''s more and more success, people like Natalie Portman will definitely encounter difficulties in the future. She can''t get into trouble and get rid of them She knows that Murphy is never afraid of trouble or fighting, and she is not afraid either. Now that she meets such a woman, it''s time to hone herself and gain some experience.


    Besides, compared with Natalie Portman, she has nothing to lose.


    With Gail gado walking into one fashion shop after another, Natalie Portman is very patient. She also uses what she has learned from stylists to point out Gail gado from time to time. She looks like a good friend who takes care of people.


    While trying on the clothes alone in the fitting room, Gail gado gets a call from Murphy.


    "You''re out," she said with a smile. "Nate''s shopping with me"


    "well, I''m here."


    In CAA''s reception room, Murphy sat on the sofa. "Bill''s out to meet someone. He''ll be back in a minute."


    He asked with concern, "are you all right"


    in the past, galgado may not understand, but now he understands the meaning of Murphy''s words, "we''re fine, you can rest assured."


    Even if Natalie Portman wasn''t around, she didn''t say much and obviously didn''t want to let the trivia disturb Murphy.


    Hang up the call with Gail gado. After waiting for a while, the door of the reception room was pushed open from the outside. Bill rosis came in with a man.


    Murphy stood up and looked over bill rosis to the familiar face behind him, who was so young that he seemed younger than himself.


    This is the guy who is interested in investing in his own film


    bill rossis has come up with the young man with short golden brown hair and offered to introduce them, "David, this is Murphy, Murphy Stanton, the most promising young director in Hollywood. Murphy, this is David, David Ellison, founder of the sky film foundation. "


    "Hello, David." Murphy offered his hand. David Ellison was not as green as his age. He stepped forward and shook his hand. "Hello, Murphy, I''m your loyal fan, your city of sin and planet of terror. I''ve seen each one more than three times."


    Murphy laughed. "It''s my pleasure."


    While speaking, Murphy saw Bill rosis make a gesture to him and nodded slightly, indicating that he knew who the young man was.


    "Let''s sit down and talk." Bill rosis asked the two of them to sit down and have three more cups of coffee delivered.


    Sitting together, the three people chatted for a while. The topics involved were basically movies and private equity funds. Murphy could see that David Ellison was different from the super rich second generation in his impression. Although some ideas were very green and even naive, they showed some ambition and ambition, and did not have the arrogant and arrogant words and deeds.


    Maybe David Ellison in private will be a different image, but people who have received elite education since childhood will never act like an ignorant and different fool in this situation.


    "Murphy, Bill showed me your play and plan." David Ellison tried not to act like a rookie. "It''s a very interesting story. I can imagine that it will become a great movie in your hands."


    "We have enough confidence in this project," Murphy said. "My Stanton studio and my partner, 20th century fox, are in a tight financial chain, so they are ready to raise funds."Bill rosis added, "we''ve been approached by a number of banks and foundations."


    This is the real situation. Murphy''s new work will naturally be expected by many people. Investors are no exception. Many investors and foundations have contacted Stanton studio, but this is only the initial intention. Murphy has to choose the most suitable one.


    David Ellison has a huge amount of money, but he can''t find a suitable investment project. After many introductions, he got to know Bill rosis. Although he is young, he studied in the Film Academy of USC. He also has a little understanding of the situation in this circle. He knows that Hollywood has never been short of liars. There are a lot of strange drama groups who cheat money with projects.


    Therefore, he is more cautious in choosing the project. With CAA and Murphy Stanton, there will certainly not be too many problems in this project.


    But while considering the safety of investment, he also has some ideas of his own.


    "Director Stanton, I want to ask." David Ellison wrinkled his nose and said, "can you add some flying scenes to the film?"


    hearing this, Murphy had an impulse to roll his eyes, while Bill rosis looked at it.


    "It''s a feature film," Murphy refused without hesitation, "not a flying war film."


    He frowned slightly. If the other party insisted on this kind of request, he could only be ruled out. Although he would lose an unjust leader who is willing to invest, it is not difficult to find other investors with his current reputation.


    "Oh," David Ellison scratched his head. "Do you have any plans to make war movies in the future, especially those with airplanes and air battles?"


    This guy is really not so persistent about airplanes.


    Murphy shook his head. "I don''t think so. I''m not good at war movies."


    David Ellison patted the armrest of the sofa, as if regretfully.


    But after the emotional side, he showed his rational side. After he dropped out of the film school of USC in the first half of this year, he took a huge sum of money and wanted to enter Hollywood ambitiously. However, the situation is far from as simple as expected. The famous projects of the six major companies are not lack of funds, the projects of small companies are not guaranteed, and there may be investment traps and sky film foundation The foundation has been established for more than three months, and even a suitable project has not been found.


    Finally, my father asked an old friend for help, and the other party introduced him to CAA, so I met such a reliable project.


    It''s just that there are no air battles and no airplanes in the project, which makes him dissatisfied.


    But airplanes and air battles are less important than opening up and really going into Hollywood.


    Thinking of this, David Ellison turned to the topic, "Murphy, I heard that there is still a $15 million funding gap for the lost lover. My sky film fund intends to invest."


    "There is a funding gap." Murphy thought about it and said, "the project also needs external financing to solve the problem of remaining funds."


    Looking at the young David Ellison, Murphy''s thinking is constantly turning. This is undoubtedly a real local tyrant. I vaguely remember reading some news on the Internet. It is rumored that Larry Ellison handed over hundreds of millions of dollars to David Ellison when he dropped out of school and entered Hollywood, in order to make him start a career.


    David Ellison later did quite well, but in the early stage, every investment can be called a big failure. It seems that in order to open up the situation, he kept throwing huge sums of money, but he didn''t pursue returns, which was ridiculed by many people.


    It was in the failed investment that David Ellison accumulated valuable experience, which made him successful in the later stage.


    Murphy feels that the bottom line of this person''s early investment may be very low, as long as the project is relatively reliable and not too profit-making.


    Thinking of this, he decided to test it out. "David, I have reached an agreement with karafis, the director of the 20th Century Fox project. The external funds introduced by the disappeared lover are mainly in the form of loans."


    The loan also means that the investor will not participate in the profit sharing of the film, but get the interest stipulated in the contract.


    This is also common in Hollywood investment. After all, no one can guarantee that a film will be profitable. Loans are more stable and safe than income sharing.


    David Ellison wrinkled his nose again, as if thinking.


    "You''ve seen the script, and you should see that it''s a little plot oriented project," Murphy continued, winking at Bill rosis. "The main direction in the future is also the award season, so it''s impossible to offer too much interest." It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

 Chapter 300

    On hearing what Murphy said, David Ellison didn''t respond immediately. Instead, he raised his chin and fell into thinking.


    He has a huge sum of money in his hand. It''s really easy to get the money, but it doesn''t mean that he can spend it without restriction. His father took out the money in the hope that he can start a career. If he invests recklessly, especially if he falls into a ridiculous investment trap, I''m afraid that he will lose not only the money, but also the trust from his father. I''m not sure he will even be a regular person Any good plan for Hollywood will be affected.


    To do anything, the first step is the most difficult. David Ellison knows this very well and knows that he must take the first step well.


    If you can invest in a film that is likely to make a profit and make a difference in the award season, it will surely make many people who laugh at him shut up and make his father look at him differently.


    At present, among all the projects he can contact, Bill rosis, Murphy Stanton and the lost lover are the most reliable and most likely to succeed.


    Murphy Stanton, in particular, has made some understanding before he came here. From entering Hollywood to becoming a director, he has directed five films, including fruit candy, electric saw, horror planet, crime city and death watch, which have not only achieved great success, but also achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.


    this is undoubtedly a very good first step.


    "Murphy, bill." David Ellison pondered for a second and said, "I need time to think about it."


    "I hope to hear your good news." Murphy knew that it was impossible to make a decision immediately, and said, "but as soon as possible, my project is progressing smoothly. It has been confirmed that AIA will be the completion guarantee, and the project will be officially approved soon. I can''t wait too long."


    "Three days." David Ellison said quickly, "I''ll give you a definite answer in three days."


    Murphy thought, "well, that''s it."


    David Ellison stands up, shakes hands with Murphy and bill rosis one by one, and leaves. Murphy and bill rosis send him out of the reception room.


    Watching David Ellison turn into the elevator, Murphy turns and walks back to the meeting room. David Ellison is obviously thinking about his words. He doesn''t refuse directly. Undoubtedly, there is a great possibility that he will agree.


    It''s worth waiting for a period of time to get an investment that doesn''t participate in the film''s revenue sharing but only calculates the loan interest.


    Even, Murphy is considering whether it is possible to appropriately add a few scenes with airplanes in the film.


    "A friend of mine got the news," bill rosis closed the door and followed. "David Ellison got a lot of money from his father, Larry Ellison. He dropped out of USC film school to start a career in Hollywood. I think he might agree." Uu1;


    "it''s the best money to get him." Murphy took a sip of cold coffee. "And don''t give up contact with other people. We can''t put hope on one person."


    Bill rosis nodded. "I''ll keep in touch with them."


    "Now the work is going smoothly, and the team will soon sign a work contract." Murphy put down the empty coffee cup, "I plan to officially set up the project in October and start shooting around the new year of 2005."


    "There should be no problem." Bill rosis thought for a moment and asked, "if the actors want to make an impact on the award season, their acting skills must be guaranteed, and this time the heroine is very complicated, and Jessica Alba is not suitable."


    "I didn''t want her to play Amy either." If Murphy''s head goes wrong, she will think about Jessica Alba. "I''m going to let James Franco be the leading actor, and his schedule is appropriate, but now it''s not completely sure. Jim is reading the script, and I need him to try on his make-up."


    He stood up and walked around. "I need an actress with a very strong aura to be the heroine. It''s better to be a famous actor with guaranteed acting skills, and it''s better not to be a newcomer, unless the audition effect is excellent."


    "Any specific requirements?" asked Bill rosis.


    He needs to consider the candidates, and then contact the other party. If there is no specific requirement, it must be very hard to do.


    "Be good at acting." This is a prerequisite, Murphy also has a requirement for appearance, "height must be more than five feet seven inches, to have a delicate and noble appearance and ethereal unique voice."


    Hearing this, Bill rosis frowned slightly. Hollywood actresses are not very good in appearance. If they are too good in appearance, even if their acting skills are not bad, they will be ranked among the vases by the Academy''s old men.


    Murphy walked up to the French window, walked up and down a few steps, and said, "after the project was approved, you invited some people to audition on my behalf."


    After some deliberation, he said, "Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway and Jessica chastan."


    Apart from Jessica chastan and Anne Hathaway, all the other actresses are famous in the circle.


    "Three Oscar winners" bill rosis shakes his head unconsciously.


    "That''s all I think about for a while." Murphy looked back and said, "if you have the right person, you can also send out an audition invitation." uu2;He had been in a relationship with kalafes before, and would try his best to hire a top actress who could hold the role.


    Compared with actresses, Murphy is a little worried about James Franco. Ten years later, with the strength of James Franco as a super freak, he may not be inferior to any actresses. But now, Fulan is still a little young.


    But Murphy chose to believe him, and in the future films, the hero should look weaker than the heroine, so as to meet the needs of the role setting and plot.


    After explaining some other things, Murphy left the Death Star building where CAA was, went to 20th century fox in Century City, and met kalafes.


    "It seems that everything is going well."


    Murphy ignored karafes''s words from behind her desk. She found a glass for herself, took a glass of water for herself, sat down on the chair in front of her desk, and said, "OK, just wait for the news from 20th century fox."


    Karafis showed his head from the back of the computer, "the matter of capital has something to look forward to"


    "today I met a rich second generation eager to enter Hollywood." Murphy cocked his legs, said the specific investment conditions, and then said, "he wants to succeed as quickly as possible, and get the recognition of his elders. I should have talked him into it."


    "Who is it?" kalafes wondered.


    "David Ellison." Seeing carrafes'' puzzled face, Murphy explained, "the son of Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle."


    "It''s really a super rich second generation." Carafes nodded. "Fifteen million dollars should be nothing to him. It''s not a problem for them to exchange such a sum of money with a sum of interest for the reputation of a very likely successful investment."


    Murphy asked casually, "you''ve dealt with people like this"


    David Ellison is one of the top rich second generation in the world.


    "Rupert Murdoch''s youngest son and I used to be classmates." Kalafes shrugged. "I''ve seen them pay money we can''t imagine for the first step."


    "I wish David Ellison would do the same." In this respect, no one can guarantee, Murphy then changed the topic, "I heard bill say that twentieth century fox can buy film at a relatively low price"


    kalafes nodded, "fox is one of Kodak''s biggest customers."


    "Buy me some." Murphy thought, "no less than 1000 discs. I''m going to use film this time."


    "How to change the film?" carafes didn''t quite understand. "Digital technology is the trend of the future."


    "Don''t forget, we''re not just targeting the market." Murphy reminded carafes, "there''s also the awards season. Academy Awards, film film will have a congenital advantage, several large awards above, the judges are not very popular with digital technology


    "Well," kalafes understood, "it seems so."


    As a matter of fact, apart from the Golden Globe Awards and the Film Critics Association Awards, which boast themselves as the wind vane of the Oscars, the most important trade union awards and the Oscars are all determined by a group of aging old men.


    It''s a general rule that people will naturally be conservative and nostalgic when they are old. Those judges who have been shooting and watching film movies are full of feelings for film movies. In addition, with the rapid development of digital technology, it seems that film technology will be kicked into the pile of history at any time. They will certainly not see the data technology flourishing after the new century It can also be said that film is an open secret.


    Let alone now, even in the years to come, there are very few digital films that have won the most important award nominations. More than 90% of them are film films.


    If you want to make a difference in the award season, at least get a few nominations of heavyweight awards, Murphy must not let the film appear huge defects in the first day.


    Just like filming with film, Murphy''s preparations were completed one by one, and David Ellison replied in two days. His sky Film Foundation invested $15 million in the lost lover.


    To be exact, it is a loan of 15 million dollars to the lost lover at a slightly higher interest rate than the bank.


    At the same time, as part of the reward and agreement, Murphy also agreed to let David Ellison be one of the producers, but he doesn''t have much real power compared with carafes.


    Everything is ready. After entering October, the disappeared lover officially set up the project. It''s not finished yet. WeChat campus Belle, the real beauty of the children. Please take a look at WeChat official account. Look at beauty beauty Island search einvao123, hold 3 seconds to copy


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 Chapter 301

    At the beginning of October, after Stanton studio, sky Film Foundation and 20th Century Fox''s start-up funds of 5 million dollars each were in place, Murphy''s preparatory studio officially started, and the crew''s office was temporarily placed in the warehouse in the suburb of Venice. As several films were shot here in succession, the warehouse has become a temporary studio for many small crew.


    A week before Murphy brought people here, there was a small crew here who had just finished filming and left.


    The production group was not big, but it made some changes to the warehouse, especially the director''s office in the temporary office area.


    The original director''s office was temporarily built from a large office room in the warehouse. Now it is separated from the middle and becomes an office suite with two rooms inside and outside. What separates the suite is a special glass wall, which can be seen from the inside but can only be used as a mirror outside.


    "The director of the previous production group," Paul Wilson said mysteriously as he accompanied Murphy around the rebuilt and decorated office, "has some special hobbies. I heard that he likes to call actresses into the office inside, look at the assistant directors outside, and give them special guidance."


    Paul Wilson didn''t give any special explanation. Murphy also understood what it was. He pushed open the glass door on the glass wall and went in to have a look. The contents were not completely removed. There was also a huge desk and high back swivel chair.


    Paul Wilson also followed in. "I''ve had the office cleaned carefully. The back of the chair can be lowered as a folding bed for temporary rest."


    Murphy took a look and came out again. "Put all my things out here."


    He has little interest in that boring hobby.


    Then, under the leadership of Paul Wilson, he went to the warehouse for shooting area, which is probably due to the increasing number of shooting crew in recent years. This is no longer a warehouse, and it has become a huge studio under constant transformation.


    In the future, most of the indoor scenes will be shot here.


    The preparation has just begun. Each department officially put into work a few days ago. A large number of staff constantly brought in all kinds of equipment, and the warehouse was extremely busy.


    However, compared with the vigorous publicity campaign that started when the dead man was preparing, the current crew is much quieter and basically has no media attention. Murphy and calafes do not plan to launch publicity now. For publicity and marketing, they have had in-depth exchanges with 20th century fox. Only at the right time can they launch an extraordinary publicity campaign.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Murphy turns his head and David Ellison walks in from the outside with two handbags. He''s full of excitement and says, "I''ve finished the negotiation"


    Murphy is surprised. "So soon"


    "I''ve reached an agreement with Nokia, and the relevant documents will be sorted out and sent to you tomorrow." David Ellison came up to him and stood beside him. "They agreed to be the advertising sponsor of our project."


    Then he handed Murphy the paper bag he was holding in his hand. "This is the Nokia 6670 concept machine, which has a very rare video recording function. It is said that it can support recording a video for more than 10 minutes. They sent some prototypes."


    "I don''t need it." Murphy shook his head, just about to say give it to someone else, and David Ellison said, "I didn''t say give it to you, it''s for Gail."


    Murphy thought about it, and then said, "thank you for me."


    Different from the previous films, the lost lover was temporarily named g because of the need of publicity and marketing. Because the background of the film is modern society, it is natural to introduce some advertising sponsorship. His previous films have all sold out at the box office, so it is not too hard to find some advertising sponsors with cooperative intention.


    As a producer, David Ellison also joined the production team and volunteered to negotiate with the advertising sponsor. After consideration, Murphy and carafes agreed. Anyway, he was not the only one involved in the negotiation, as well as Murphy''s lawyer Robert and 20th Century Fox professionals.


    What I didn''t expect is that David Ellison''s performance in business negotiation is not only not bad, but also quite excellent. The disadvantage is that he doesn''t have enough experience, but on the whole, it is quite good. In the negotiation with Volvo, which was concluded at the earliest time, he got the sponsorship car and at the same time, he also drew up as much as $3 million in advertising sponsorship fee.


    The result of the negotiation with Nokia is also good. In order to make a number of mobile phones including Nokia 6670 appear in the film, Nokia has offered us $3.5 million for advertising.


    "We got $6.5 million back before we made the film." David Ellison was very excited when he actually participated in the preparation and shooting of an official film for the first time. "After signing a formal contract with Nokia, I will look for sponsors of alcohol advertisements, especially the wine used by the heroine to abuse herself. I must talk about a high price."


    "Well done, David." Murphy gave him a smile and said, "if you let go, Carla and I will support you. I will keep a close-up of the wine used by the heroine for self abuse."David Ellison was born in a family full of business atmosphere. He was very active in thinking. He immediately thought of the audition that the crew would hold in the next stage. He couldn''t help saying excitedly, "if you can sign a first-line actress to play Amy, I will have more confidence in negotiation. Think about it. A bottle of wine that can walk through the back door of Best Actress Oscar winners such as Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron will definitely impress the audience. "


    "Good idea" Paul Wilson on the other side kept laughing and exclaiming, "good idea is really a very good idea."


    This guy, Murphy, takes a look at David Ellison and nods in agreement. He likes the placement ad very much.


    However, the actress may not accept it. It depends on how to talk about it.


    Bill rossis has sent screenplays and auditions to many famous actresses including Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Julia Roberts according to the list he said. Julia Roberts has declined. She wants to take part in Steven Soderberg''s Rohan series. There is a conflict of schedules.


    Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron have yet to give a clear answer. It seems that they are not particularly interested, and they are deliberately hanging the crew.


    The former has just entered the 20 million Hollywood club and is a real superstar; while the latter is not a first-line superstar, she has just won the Best Actress Oscar. Her identity and status are closely related to those of Jessica Alba and Jessica chastan, who have worked with Murphy before. They have enough capital to choose their favorite scripts and roles.


    No matter what happened in the past, at this level, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron are extremely scarce resources in the circle, totally different from worrying about fighting for roles.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that the scripts and auditions that their agents receive every month can be piled one foot high on their desks.


    Of course, Murphy also knows that these two seem to be very famous, influential and impressive. In fact, their future development is extremely not smooth. Uchi Kidman''s vision of choosing scripts and roles is really beyond praise. She will gradually become a little worse than Nicolas Cage''s Queen of rotten films. Finally, she even has to mention her ex husband Tom Cruise Brush presence.


    As for Charlize Theron, she has been very famous since she won the Oscar. Her fame is definitely the level of a superstar. But when you look at the films, roles, box office and the pay you can get, it is at most a bit higher than the level of Hollywood''s second tier. It is only ten years after she won the best actress that she really carries a film on her own At the box office.


    Apart from a few other factors, both of them have a bad eye for choosing films and characters.


    In fact, Murphy''s favorite object is Charlize Theron. Even if the South African American diamond won the Oscar, she never proved herself in business because she didn''t have a masterpiece before, and the film payment is the level of one million dollars. On the contrary, Nicole Kidman is already a member of 20 million clubs, and now she hasn''t stinked herself. She doesn''t have a film payment of 15 million dollars I''m afraid it''s hard to impress her.


    Murphy invited her to audition before, mainly because Nicole Kidman is also CAA''s client. If the script and the role can make her feel very good, it''s not impossible for her to play at a reduced price.


    Compared with the confirmed actor James Franco, Murphy thinks more about the heroine.


    After a busy day, Gail gado came to the warehouse at the end of work. She said hello to the crew and walked into Murphy''s office all the way. Murphy was still discussing the photography style of the film with Philip Raschel and handed her the mobile phone that David Ellison had sent to show her to wait for a while.


    Gail gado simply went into the suite inside and sat on the office chair to fiddle with the new mobile phone.


    It wasn''t until half an hour later that Murphy called out for her. The sound insulation effect of this apartment was not good, and the words from outside could be heard clearly inside.


    "You can go now," Gail gado asked after going out.


    "Let''s go." Murphy picked up the briefcase and nodded, "let''s go home."


    Gail gado came over and took his arm. As she walked, she said, "NAT is going to have a party in the hotel tomorrow night. She wants me to invite you to join her. She will call you."


    As they walked out of the warehouse, Murphy asked, "I remember you were going to a school event tomorrow night"


    "yes." Galgado turned on the camera function of his mobile phone and aimed at the sky. "I don''t have time to participate."


    She recorded a short video, watched it, and said, "it''s not bad. It''s better than I thought."


    "It''s a trial payment from the sponsor." Murphy went to the car and helped Gail gado open the door. Suddenly, her mobile phone rang and took out her eyes. It was a strange number.


    Gail gado, next to him, saw it and said, "this is NAT''s number." It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 302

    "Murphy, can you come to my party tomorrow"?


    hearing the invitation on the phone, Murphy looks at Gail gado sitting on the co pilot. If Gail gado has time, he can certainly accompany his girlfriend, but Gail gado will not be able to go tomorrow night.


    Go alone, although EQ is not high, but Murphy is not so stupid.


    Without any hesitation, he declined immediately. "I''m sorry, NAT. I have an appointment tomorrow night to talk about the role. I don''t have time."


    Hearing this, Gail gado looks at Murphy, and her nervous tension relaxes instantly. Obviously, Murphy is very concerned about her feelings.


    At the same time, she has more and more negative feelings about Natalie Portman.


    As early as a few days ago, she vaguely revealed that there were activities at school at the weekend, and then she would go to San Francisco with the club. As a result, Natalie Portman chose this time to hold a party and invited Murphy


    there were some things galgado didn''t want to think about in the bad side, but she was not the kind of happy, carefree and thoughtless child in Natalie Portman''s eyes Stupid girl, some things are not difficult to see behind the appearance of some may exist ugly.


    Why did Natalie Portman focus on inviting Murphy? If she thought Murphy was good enough, she would naturally attract the attention of other women.


    But after seeing the other side of Natalie Portman, she won''t think so. How can a woman like this, who is completely different from the inside, burst into such a boring flower mania


    there is only one possibility. Natalie Portman is optimistic about Murphy''s new film and thinks it is very likely to succeed, while Amy''s role will make her shine.


    After that day, Gail gado went out of his way to read the script. He had to admit that Amy''s role was not pleasant but impressive.


    It''s just a script. If it''s put on the big screen, she believes in Murphy''s ability to shape characters, and Natalie Portman''s acting skills should not be a problem. Isn''t her various performances in daily life good enough?


    for a while, galgado was worried about whether Murphy would use her if Natalie Portman won''t, even if Murphy won''t help her Poor sense.


    I don''t know why, she doesn''t like Murphy''s cooperation with such people very much, but she never mentioned that Murphy''s work should not be interfered by external factors such as her.


    But Gail gado soon let go, Murphy delineated the heroine list, there is no Natalie Portman''s name.


    Sitting on the co pilot''s seat, Gail gado remembers the reminder of the night when the party was held that Murphy saw through Natalie Portman''s disguise for the first time.


    anyway, Murphy refused the invitation directly because she didn''t go to Natalie Portman''s party alone.


    After staying in Los Angeles for a long time, she has heard all kinds of stories and rumors about Hollywood. She knows that many actresses who are eager to climb up can often do a lot of things for a chance and a brilliant role.


    She had never thought of Natalie Portman in this way before, and now it seems that the other side may not be much better.


    In the suite of Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Natalie Portman put down her cell phone, her face was uncertain, and things didn''t seem as smooth as she thought.


    "Nate," Martin Miller, sitting in the living room of the suite, said, "according to you, that role is really good, and Murphy Stanton''s ability is not a problem. The future of this project is really worth looking forward to."


    He shook his head. "My relationship with CAA is not good. If I fight for it for you, the result may be worse."


    "It doesn''t matter." Natalie Portman stood up and walked a few steps back and forth. "I''ll fight for it myself."


    Agent is more often looking for opportunities, some opportunities need actors to fight for, she is no stranger in this aspect.


    Even George Lucas can handle it. It should be easier for a young director like Murphy Stanton.


    "In fact, the new role I found for you is also good." Martin Miller suddenly added, "you can think about it, too."


    "The director with sunglasses from Hong Kong," Natalie Portman shook her head without hesitation, "how can he compare with Murphy Stanton Martin? You should have heard about Murphy Stanton''s new film, CAA and 20th Century Fox''s goals and award season."


    Martin Miller sighed and said, "honey, you''re in such a hurry. As long as the time comes, what belongs to you will be yours."


    "I''m twenty-four years old." Natalie Portman was obviously in a hurry. "So far, she hasn''t got an Oscar nomination. I think this role is a good chance."


    She''s Jewish, and it''s a lot easier to get an Oscar nomination as long as the role is guaranteed.


    "Amy is the best character I''ve had since I became an actor," Natalie Portman stressed


    She won''t give up the role so easily.


    The audition invitation for the heroine of the cast was not smooth. Murphy soon got the news from Bill rosis. Nicole Kidman was really interested in Amy, but she didn''t want to make too many concessions in terms of film remuneration. The $8 million film remuneration offered by the cast simply couldn''t satisfy her appetite.Nicole Kidman''s agent sent Kingsley for $12 million plus 10 percent of the North American box office.


    Such conditions far exceed the psychological expectations of Murphy and carafes. With the remuneration of him and James Franco, if Nicole Kidman is promised, the crew will have to invest more, which is a very troublesome thing.


    He and carafes can only passively exclude Nicole Kidman.


    Another candidate, Jessica chastan, was rejected by Murphy after an audition. Although her appearance was good, she didn''t have the cool and ethereal beauty that the character needed.


    Jessica chastan didn''t expect to get the role either, and then she took part in the audition of a female police officer. Since the terrorist planet, she never got the leading lady, and her psychological expectation is relatively low. After a comprehensive evaluation, Murphy basically decided to give her the role.


    Throughout October, Murphy was extremely busy, and the preparatory work was not easy compared with shooting. Gail gado took part in the school activity and went to the San Francisco area with his club. He had to stay there for at least half a month.


    During this period, Murphy received several calls from Natalie Portman under various pretexts, but all of them declined.


    He is not a fool. He thinks that Gail gado has shown her the script, and gradually comes to understand that Natalie Portman should have taken a fancy to the role of Amy.


    If some of the rumors you have seen are true, the Jewish actress is likely to do anything to get her favorite role.


    In order to avoid the uncontrollable situation, Murphy thinks it''s better to disappear.


    It''s true that Natalie Portman''s acting is excellent, but her appearance has decided that she is not suitable for Amy. To put it simply, she is not beautiful enough.


    Even if it''s suitable, Murphy doesn''t want to use it. There are too many rumors about her polarization, some of which can''t be ignored. After all, many things are so crazy that they can''t be completely empty.


    When she once lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Natalie Portman was a goddess in the hearts of many movie fans and even some of Murphy''s film majors. It''s no exaggeration to say that she was a winner in life.


    At that time, Murphy also liked her very much, but a very wonderful film called pick up the gun Jane shakes his position.


    It''s Natalie Portman who took up the gun. After getting the Oscar and production, in order to prove that she is not only at the level of the leading lady of Raytheon series, what is the potential purpose of self production? It''s said that in fact, it''s to crack down on all kinds of insiders in the industry and the media who look down on her former closed public relations Face.


    Just like the rumor that Tom is glass, Natalie Portman won the Best Actress Oscar with black swan, and all kinds of rumors are flying.


    The biggest rumor is that Jews, who don''t need to elaborate, actually understand Hollywood.


    Compared with these unreliable views and the reality in the circle, other rumors are more lethal and have a certain degree of authenticity.


    Murphy also saw it and was affected by it, because according to his judgment, such rumors about specific events can not be completely false.


    It is said that black swan was originally written by director Darren Aronofsky for his ex-wife Rachel Vichy a long time ago. As we all know, there is a long time between the script and shooting of the film. Natalie Portman saw the script and the role, and thought that the role is very brilliant, which may help her make a big step forward in her career. She wants to get the role, but At that time, Darren Aronofsky was fascinated by Rachel Vicky, and there was no one else in his eyes. At first, he didn''t plan to use Natalie Portman.


    People like Natalie Portman never give up easily, just like when Matilda''s audition was finished, she could go to director Luc Besson. She always had a way to get what she wanted.


    So, she chose the curve to save the country, tried her best to catch up with Darren aronovsky, and robbed his people and script.


    In the later development, just like most of the gossip in Hollywood, the furious Rachel Vichy, in order to revenge, takes on Daniel Craig and finally divorces Darren Aronofsky.


    If that''s the case, Natalie Portman''s practice is beyond reproach. There are too many similar things in Hollywood. It''s not a shame and a scandal that can be widely attacked to get the role by colluding with the director.


    It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 303

    In a circle full of temptation and competition for fame and wealth, there are bound to be a lot of rumors, some of which are true and some of which are false, but which can be widely spread. In the end, almost all of them have been proved to be true.


    For example, nowadays, it is popular in Hollywood that Anne Hathaway is a very artificial person who is popular with the princess diary. Her current boyfriend seems to have some problems. Others may think that this is just a rumor that people are popular, but Murphy, who has a strange experience, knows that at least seven of the rumors about Anne Hathaway in Hollywood are true.


    Murphy didn''t know if what he had seen was true, but it did affect his sense of Natalie Portman.


    After getting involved in the marriage of Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Vichy, and leading the former to get rid of the latter, and constantly criticizing the latter for her poor Kung Fu, Natalie Portman succeeded in getting the role she wanted, but she was not a professional dancer, and the heroine''s large number of dance parts inevitably required special dance doubles, and a large number of doubles would be used It seriously affected Chong Ao. While she finished a small part of the dance, she declared that she had finished most of the dance. At the same time, she signed a tyrant contract with the dance stand in, forbidding the other party to tell the truth, so as not to hurt herself.


    In order to make the whole play go according to her expectation, Natalie Portman finds her good friend Mira Kunis as a supporting actress, but things will not always follow her idea. During the black swan crew''s participation in the Venice Film Festival, Natalie Portman finds out that Darren Aronofsky is having an affair with Mira Kunis at the same time.


    At the Venice Film Festival, Natalie Portman got nothing, while Mira Kunis won the best newcomer in Venice with this film. The relationship between the two people in private is broken.


    Of course, in front of the media and the audience, they are still good friends and sisters.


    Most people will be angry when they encounter this kind of thing, and then leave Darren Aronofsky. But Natalie Portman''s goal is Oscar. She has chosen forbearance and made up with mirakunis on her own initiative.


    Even a smart person like Natalie Portman can''t control everything. During the Toronto Film Festival, she found that she was pregnant with Darren Aronofsky''s child.


    Killing a child is undoubtedly the most appropriate choice. However, being as smart as Natalie Portman, she makes accidents a factor that can be used. Pregnant women can get more sympathy and favor than ordinary people. When the North American award season is about to begin, Natalie Portman decides to keep her children in order to fight against Annette bening, the most important opponent of the season.


    However, Darren Aronofsky is not a reliable choice after all, and once it is reported that he has an affair with the director, he is bound to get involved in the rotten affair between Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Vichy, and become a third party. That is not to pull points, but a scandal.


    Natalie Portman, in order to avoid being involved in the breakdown of Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Vichy''s marriage , decided to find a suitable partner, and then aimed at the bisexual dance director Benjamin Miller.


    If someone attacks her for being unprofessional, she will be recognized by the chief dancer of the New York ballet.


    However, Annette bening is not easy to deal with either, and then there was a storm of Wuti exposing Natalie Portman. Darren Aronofsky wanted to recover Natalie Portman. At her request, Darren Aronofsky, who thought he had a chance to get back together, tried his best to ensure that Wuti didn''t start to make a big noise until the end of orska


    so far, Natalie Portman has taken her opponent Annette back Bening played around and squeezed the value of Darren Aronofsky to the maximum. She safely broke away from Darren Aronofsky and made use of the advantages of love and pregnancy to further attract votes, leaving Annette bening helpless and finally succeeding in the post of orska.


    When Murphy saw this, she was surprised and admired. If all this is true, Natalie Portman and the team behind her are the best learning objects with careful consideration and efficient planning.


    This is definitely a classic case of the Oscar campaign. Compared with Natalie Portman''s various PR methods, Harvey Weinstein''s PR methods are absolutely simple and crude, and have no technical content.


    In this respect, Murphy felt that he would be willing to take the lead. Now he is not in the same rank as Natalie Portman.


    However, there is no impermeable wall in the world. After winning the Oscar, the people who were crushed by Natalie Portman began to rebound strongly. With the uproar of dancing and her boyfriend''s personality and sexual orientation in the dance industry being stripped out, the reasons for the breakdown of the marriage between Rachel Vichy and Darren Aronofsky were stripped out. In addition, her sense of existence in Raytheon 2, the most failure in Marvel Universe, was also revealed It''s amazing that she''s weak, but during the publicity period, she was forced to fight with another actress Kate Dennis


    all kinds of adverse news pushed her to the forefront.


    As a result, Jane, who picked up the gun, appeared. However, all kinds of scenes were added to her role. In addition, she constantly changed the play and increased her role. As a result, actors such as Michael faspin and Jude Law ran away one after another. The project took a long time from preparation to release, which can also be regarded as a big gossip in Hollywood.As for whether Natalie Portman finally proved herself, well, whether it''s the story of love and darkness, or Jane who picked up the gun, the box office and word-of-mouth are terrible.


    As a director who likes to be in charge of the big picture, Murphy certainly doesn''t like to work with actors like Natalie Portman.


    With the audition of the cast, the actors of each role are determined one after another. Murphy also agrees to let James Franco''s younger brother, Dave Franco, play an unimportant role.


    To the extent possible, Murphy will definitely give priority to and help his own people.


    The heroine has never been sure, and Anne Hathaway has also auditioned for the cast. But now Miss Anne is not in the future. She can''t meet Murphy''s requirements except for her youthful and beautiful appearance.


    As for the little actors who participated in the audition, let alone Murphy, even the casting team headed by Paul Wilson couldn''t pass. Maybe some of them are not inferior to the famous actors in acting skills and appearance, but they are too weak.


    The aura is invisible, but it really exists, especially when an actor appears in the camera.


    Murphy even let people find the original heroine Pei Chunhua, but now Rosa Mande Peck is just a vase.


    Hollywood is really the role of the achievement of the actor, but an excellent role, also need to have a matching actor, similar to Amy such a role, not just to find a good-looking actress can control.


    In the audition situation has not been ideal, Murphy from Bill rosis got Charlize Theron''s contact information, personally called her, the South African Diamond did not refuse, promised to meet with Murphy to have a detailed discussion.


    In the coffee shop of Death Star building, Murphy met the famous South African diamond.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    This blonde is wearing a white shirt and seven point jeans, with a hint of laziness in her cold beauty. She definitely belongs to the kind of woman who won''t easily forget.


    "Call me Murphy." Murphy shook hands with her, and Charlize Theron also knew that he was not facing nobody, and he was one of the most promising young directors in the circle. He also said politely, "my friends call me Sally."


    Looking closely, Murphy found that Charlize Theron''s image was different from that in magazines, media and movies.


    Charlize Theron is absolutely the most incredible species ever seen by Murphy. There is a great contrast between the characters in and out of the play. The characters can be either male or female, ugly or beautiful, handsome or curved. Long hair, short hair and even hairy inch can hold.


    But the opposite woman, extremely tall, wearing high-heeled shoes, is even taller than him. Besides being tall, she is also exceptionally bulky.


    Murphy only glanced at it and could see that, unlike the slim and slim in the camera lens, Charlize Theron''s shoulders were so wide that he could almost match them.


    "Sit down, Sally." Murphy motioned to the opposite seat, asked her and asked for two cups of coffee, then went straight to the topic, "since the day I asked Bill rosis to contact you, I''ve been waiting for your reply, and I haven''t waited until today."


    "I''m sorry." Charlize Theron apologized. "It''s my fault."


    Murphy tilted her head slightly and asked, "Sally, have you seen my script?"


    Charlize Theron nodded his head gently. "I saw it the first time you had it delivered."


    A director who is going to be popular recently asked someone to send her a script for the role. How could she suddenly say, "Amy is a very good role. When I saw her, I thought of Irene wonos."


    Although her cultural accomplishment is not high, she still has a certain ability of discrimination after participating in so many films. The role of Amy is really comparable to the serial killer who made her the best actress in the Oscar.


    "So," Murphy didn''t plan to beat around the Bush, "Sally, you like Amy very much"


    after a little hesitation, Charlize Theron nodded again, "the character is very charming, exuding a strange charm."


    "Can I invite you to play the part?" Murphy asked.


    Charlize Theron shook his head. "I can''t give you an answer now."


    Murphy looked at her, can you know why.

 Chapter 304

    "Magic female warrior drama group invites you to be the heroine"


    hearing the answer given by Charlize Theron, Murphy frowns slightly, which is different from what he learned from CAA. In the message given by CAA, Charlize Theron is in contact with the northern storm drama group, which has been delayed for some reason, and wants to win the heroine in it. What he did before he came here is also aimed at this preparation.


    This caught Murphy off guard, but his head turned quickly.


    Charlize Theron straightens her short blonde hair a little and looks at Murphy. Frankly speaking, Amy is more attractive than the heroine in the magic Woman Warrior. It''s a standard vase role, and it doesn''t need her to perform hard. The role itself has almost no attraction.


    The role is not attractive, but it does not mean that the crew is not attractive. The salary offered by the magic Woman Warrior crew is the highest so far, and it is also an irresistible number. Her role as Irene wonos is not only for the sake of Oscar, but also for her personal price after she got the Oscar.


    Her previous film salary was only 3 million US dollars. The PR publicity in the last award season cost a lot, not to mention other things. Just asking Roger Albert to say that it would be the biggest scandal of Oscar not to award the best actress to her would cost her a lot.


    To get the best actress xiaojinren, these investments are worth it, but also hollowed out her pocket, want to put on the show after the Oscar, want to maintain a bright life, all need huge costs, for this reason, she even borrowed a sum of money from the bank for emergency, now she urgently needs to earn back the money invested in the Oscar, and want to earn more .


    Charlize Theron''s short silence, Murphy also temporarily did not speak, he is thinking about how to persuade the South African diamond.


    Although the role of Amy is not her only choice, among the actors who can be found in a short period of time, Murphy thinks that Charlize Theron is the most suitable one, and her pay is relatively low.


    Why does she choose the magic Woman Warrior instead of the lost lover? This is the question Murphy is thinking about. Judging from her previous works, Charlize Theron''s vision in choosing films is really not good. If it wasn''t for her outstanding appearance and sense of fashion, she would have been lost in the public for a long time. But what is the magic Woman Warrior? It''s a big rotten film, isn''t she It will not be noticed at all


    and Charlize Theron told him before that the director is still a woman. Up to now, Hollywood has never had a female director directing a commercial film that can sell super well.


    Charlize Theron couldn''t see this, and her agent didn''t know it.


    Murphy knew enough about it before she came here. Charlize Theron fired her first agent who brought her into Hollywood because she couldn''t get rid of the image of vase. It was the current agent who tried to persuade her to play in the film of female devil, and then she had the glory of Oscar.


    Such an agent can''t be a short-sighted person. The news that Bill rosis got is also his agent''s lover who tends to disappear, but Charlize Theron himself prefers to take over the magic Woman Warrior.


    Murphy shook his head irretrievably. In addition to the lack of Hukou book, Charlize Theron is no worse than those top Hollywood actresses. However, she is always half red and not purple. In addition to the female devil, for a long time, there are no representative works in the past, present and future, which can only explain one thing.


    Her choice of film is not directly proportional to her appearance.


    Frankly speaking, this short contact made a very good impression on Murphy. He was a very open-minded person with a natural power, bright, beautiful and awe inspiring.


    It''s no exaggeration to call her "Venus of Hollywood" with her figure comparable to a famous model and face like a sculpture. No wonder Hawking once said in an interview program that even in the infinite parallel universe, you can''t date Charlize Theron


    but these have nothing to do with film selection and role selection.


    It is no exaggeration to say that Charlize Theron is also a person who has won the Oscar curse. Why is there such a thing as Oscar curse? It does not consider the audience''s factors and only depends on the actors themselves. One of the important points is undoubtedly that after getting the Oscar, these actresses who have reached the peak of their career, in order to get a lot of high salaries, tend to watch them before they take over I don''t know how to read characters and scripts.


    Just like Julia Roberts, she would go to a pure male film and play a supporting role for a group of men. What''s the most important reason that can move her to do so?


    the answer is obvious, which can be analogized to Charlize Theron.


    In just a few seconds, Murphy had a clear analysis and judgment.


    "It''s a pity that I can''t work with such a good actress as you." Murphy sighed as if he was very sorry. "I was thinking that we could cooperate in the awards season next year. 20th century fox will give me the greatest support. You have this experience again"


    he shook his head. "What a pity."


    Charlize Theron''s eyes were flashing, but Murphy didn''t stop. He said, "bill recommended a lot of people to me, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, but I rejected them. They are not my favorite actors."Charlize Theron has heard about it, which is also the reason why she has never agreed to participate in the audition. In order to participate in an audition, actors have to do a lot of preparation, but in the face of the competition between Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman, these preparations are likely to become useless


    now it sounds like Murphy has rejected them.


    "Sally, you said about the magic Woman Warrior before." Murphy continued, "the heroine must be a vase."


    It''s obvious, and Charlize Theron doesn''t have to deny it. He nods his head. "It''s true."


    "How many years did it take you to get rid of the vase image?" Murphy stares at her. "Why do you have to turn around and go back to the old way again"


    "me" Charlize Theron doesn''t seem to know what to say.


    In order to get rid of the vase, she did not hesitate to fire the first agent who was very good to her. If she turned back, would it be worth it


    "you said that the director of the film was a female. Up to now, no female director in Hollywood has been able to achieve success in the field of commercial films." Murphy is just telling the basic truth, "you may face a huge risk, the failure of the film will inevitably involve the leading role."


    Murphy pointed to himself, "my first five films were all successful, and both box office success and word-of-mouth success"


    Charlize Theron''s face is more and more thinking. Even if she doesn''t speak, Murphy can see that this South African diamond is more hesitant than before.


    Murphy continued to add weight, "Sally, you get the Best Actress Oscar, the outside world has been questioned, that you are not the victory of acting, but play some smart, vote for the Academy judges. These doubts are ridiculous, but also very hurtful. If your next film fails, this kind of voice will appear everywhere. You want to see this situation. Don''t you want to use a character and film that can fully show your acting skills to slap these people in the face "


    Charlize Theron nibbled his lower lip.


    "It''s true that the lost lover''s investment in the whole project is limited, and it''s impossible to offer you such a high salary as the magic Woman Warrior." Murphy knows that what she said before can only make Charlize Theron waver, and the real key is still here, "but Sally, please think about it carefully, can you really only rely on the film remuneration"


    without waiting for Charlize Theron to reply, Murphy said, "the film you starred in is successful, the role has great influence, and will continue to consolidate and improve your position in Hollywood, what can you do Sally, you are a movie star, and your works and roles are the foundation of everything. "


    He smiles and confidently says, "the magic Woman Warrior will increase your income in a short time, but the lost lover will help you throughout your acting career"


    in a situation like Charlize Theron, even if you are short of money, you can''t be short of Nicholas Cage.


    "Murphy, you have a point." Charlize Theron just felt a little upset, his brain is not enough to use, want to find a quiet place, think about it, "can you wait for me for a few days, I need to think about it."


    "Of course." Murphy took out the business cards of himself and bill rosis and handed them to Charlize Theron. "You can make these two calls at any time."


    Charles Theron took the card, put it in the bag, and left.


    Seeing the South African Diamond go away, Murphy thought for a moment, took out his mobile phone and dialed bill Rossi''s number to let him continue to contact Charlize Theron''s agent and the people around him. Multi pronged approach is the best way.


    Just after hanging up with Bill rosis, Murphy''s mobile phone suddenly rings. Seeing the caller ID number, he frowns slightly. This is the call from Natalie Portman.


    After hesitating for a moment, Murphy didn''t answer and hung up.


    "Fu#k"


    in the Hilton Hotel not far from Century City, Natalie Portman put away her mobile phone and hammered the sofa hard. From taking advantage of her cleverness to get the role of Matilda, to getting George Lucas to become Queen Amidala, she has never been so rejected.


    "If you don''t answer the phone, I can go to you"


    it''s related to her career and future. She doesn''t give up so easily. "Speech is not a woman''s only weapon. There is one between her legs. Every woman should learn to use it. Once she learns, a man will become your sword like a stupid Medieval Knight, and both kinds of swords are free.".

 Chapter 305

    A taxi stopped near the gate of the warehouse on the outskirts of Venice. Galgado got out of the car, took a suitcase out of the trunk and pulled it into the warehouse.


    "Hi, Gail."


    As soon as she entered the warehouse, the man on duty at the door said hello to her. Gail gado put on a smile and waved to her, "long time no see, John."


    Along the way, she met a lot of people, no matter who she knew or who she didn''t know. As long as someone said hello, galgado would respond warmly. Most of them showed sincere smiles. Although she was not a member of the crew, her popularity was obviously very good.


    "Gail, how come you''re back now"


    when you meet Paul Wilson in the office area, Gail gado stops and says, "there''s something wrong with the club''s plan. There''s not enough money, so we have to go back to Los Angeles ahead of time."


    She pointed to the front, "Murphy is in the office"


    "well." Paul Wilson nodded. "You go."


    In front of Murphy''s office, Gail gado knocks on the door. When the familiar "please" sounds inside, he pushes the door and walks in.


    "Visual effects are an important part of the post production process."


    In the office, Murphy is communicating with the person in charge of the digital field who provides special effects services for the project, "I have more than 200 Post special effects lenses to make"


    seeing Gail gado come in, Murphy nods to her. Gail gado called before, but did not go back to school, but came here directly.


    Galgado waved to several people in the office and said with a smile, "go on."


    With that, she dragged her suitcase to the glass wall of the suite, opened the door and went in, trying not to disturb Murphy''s work.


    After closing the glass door, Gail gado puts away the trunk, takes out the Nokia mobile phone that Murphy gave her, and looks at some photos taken in San Francisco. From time to time, he looks at Murphy through the special glass.


    The sound insulation effect here is very poor. The sound from the outside comes in clearly. It''s almost Murphy talking, and other people are listening.


    "We''ll use film all the way."


    This is Murphy explaining something to Philip Raschel. "To some extent, the mystery of film is the reason why I love it deeply. But at the same time, digital photography can also reduce the technical problems that film will encounter in the development. Maybe numbers won''t surprise you from time to time, but it can''t deny that it will reduce a lot of risks. It can make you sleep well You don''t have to wake up at 4 a.m. and call the washing room to ask if he needs to deal with some problems today. But it doesn''t mean that your work will be less or easier. You still have to put the lights in the right place and make the right choice. "


    Put down the mobile phone, Gail gado holds up her chin and looks at Murphy across the glass wall. They have been dating for more than a year. With the passage of time, the hot passion does not fade, but accumulates more and more in her heart


    "well, let''s stop here for the moment."


    When the meeting outside broke up and the others left, Murphy stopped. Because he thought it was interesting, Jonah hill, who came to the crew and was ready to act as assistant director, said, "Jonah, wait a minute."


    Seth Logan patted Jonah hill on the shoulder. "You''re going to be used by Murphy."


    "I''m going to be exploited by him," Jonah Hill muttered.


    He has just finished the post production of a comedy film and has nothing to do for the time being. Besides, Seth Logan and James Franco are here, so he just joined the cast.


    Unlike Jonah hill, Seth Logan went out of the office, immediately found Paul Wilson and an assistant producer, walked out of the warehouse door, ready to go to the location together.


    Outside the door of the warehouse, there are many paparazzi and entertainment reporters. Paul Wilson frowned when he saw them.


    "Why are these guys here?" he was quite puzzled.


    The crew has always been very low-key, and because of the need of publicity and marketing, they always implement the most stringent confidentiality system, which has never attracted the attention of the media.


    Those reporters'' target is not the crew. When they see Paul Wilson and Seth Logan coming out, they just take a look and ignore them.


    Seth Logan shrugged. "We''re ignored. What are they waiting for? Are they waiting for Murphy and Gail "?


    obviously, these reporters and paparazzi are here specially.


    "No Paul Wilson shook his head. In the right direction, a red ford car came slowly. You can see from the front windshield, driving a very familiar star face. He said, "they should be waiting for her."


    The Ford car was parked in the parking lot on one side of the warehouse. A petite woman with light make-up and plain clothes pushed the door and came down. The paparazzi reporters, like an appointment, swarmed around her in the middle, and the shutter of the camera was pressed repeatedly like money.


    "Natalie Portman" Seth Logan, of course, knows this woman. "It''s Queen Pamela Amidala. No wonder these reporters and paparazzi are waiting here."Paul Wilson looked back, not interested in this kind of drama, which was obviously directed and performed by himself. He reminded, "let''s go. Don''t delay. We still have several locations to see."


    Although most of the plot of the film takes place in Missouri, Murphy doesn''t plan to go to Missouri to shoot on the spot because he can''t get tax rebate and other related preferential policies. The crew will basically stay in Los Angeles to find a suitable location.


    Seth Logan took a final look over there. Natalie Portman got out of the car and was surrounded by reporters and paparazzi. However, the order between reporters and paparazzi was very good.


    "Miss Portman, Stanton''s new film is being prepared here."


    A reporter put the microphone in front of Natalie Portman and asked in a loud voice, "are you here on purpose to work with director Stanton"


    "Murphy is a great director." Natalie Portman praised, "it''s the honor of every actor to cooperate with him. The heroine of his new work is really wonderful. I''ve never met such a brilliant role before. I came here to discuss the possibility of cooperation with him."


    Another reporter asked, "can you reveal it?"


    Natalie Portman shook her head. "I''m sorry, I can''t do this until the crew officially reveals it."


    A script is often widely circulated in Hollywood, and it may be handed over by many people. It seems that the specific content can be circulated at any time, but it rarely happens. There has been an unwritten consensus within the circle for a long time, and no one will take the initiative to disclose the content of the script he sees. If he does, the consequences will be very serious, and he will be rejected by the whole circle.


    As actors, especially well-known actors, they can see many scripts. If the content of a movie is disclosed to the public, what will the crew who wants to cooperate with them think about giving the actors the role scripts, they will inevitably have doubts about whether they will leak the secret.


    Natalie Portman is a smart person and certainly won''t do anything to become a public enemy in the circle.


    "What do you think of this cooperation?" the reporter asked as if the two sides had cooperated.


    "I''ll fight for it." Natalie Portman smiles. "I admire director Stanton very much. His style is so unique that I dream of working with him."


    Turning around, Natalie Portman walked towards the door of the warehouse. The reporters and paparazzi not only didn''t block her, but also let her go to both sides, just like sending off the queen, watching Natalie Portman leave.


    There was no one in front of her, and the warm smile on her face disappeared instantly. Natalie Portman used the media to create momentum, which was also her usual way to get the role. Everyone said that it was appropriate. In addition, the next carefully prepared, Amy''s role was not captured by hand.


    even Luc Besson and George Lucas, who were famous figures, were not captured by her It can be done, not to mention young directors like Murphy Stanton,


    she had done some understanding before she came here. From the analysis of the information she got, it is not difficult to see that Murphy Stanton is not the exclusive boyfriend in the eyes of galgado''s silly girl. Before she went out with galgado, she also went out with an English girl. It seems that Jessica chastan''s intervention led to the breakup, Then it came out that the relationship between Jessica Alba and him was not clear


    what the Hollywood circle was like. Of course, Natalie Portman knew that 99% of such rumors were true.


    "You are, you are Padme Amidala." the person on duty at the door was wearing a star wars T-shirt, and his eyes were straight when he saw Natalie Portman. "No, you are miss Natalie Portman."


    "I''m looking for Murphy." Natalie Portman made a warm smile.


    The officer on duty immediately said, "this way, please. Director Stanton is in the office."


    The face became a pass, and Natalie Portman found Murphy''s office with little effort, then tapped the door.


    "Come in, please."


    Hearing this, she pushed the door and went in. Murphy was sitting behind a simple desk, talking to a fat man with his back to her.


    "Hi, Murphy." Natalie Portman waved. Murphy didn''t think it was her, but nodded. "Hello, NAT."


    Jonah Hill turned his head and waved to Natalie Portman. He turned back to squeeze Murphy''s eyes and stood up. "That''s all for today. I have work to do. Let''s go first."


    With that, he laughed at Natalie Portman again and walked out of the office quickly. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 306

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 Chapter 307

    "That''s what happens to you all the time?"


    Just as Natalie Portman walked out of the office, Gail gado stepped out of the suite and stood next to Murphy. Murphy shrugged and said calmly, "today is just a special case. I didn''t expect that she wanted the heroine so much."


    Gail gado took a step this way and held his arm tightly. "I''m so sorry, Murphy."


    She sighed and dropped her head a little. "I''ve brought you so much trouble."


    If we didn''t make friends with Natalie Portman in Jerusalem, if we weren''t bewildered by everything outside her, if we didn''t show her the script because of this seemingly illusory friendship, we wouldn''t have such troubles today.


    Gail gado really regretted that he was too inexperienced in recognizing and seeing people.


    From Natalie Portman, she can''t help thinking of some of Murphy''s friends. Compared with Natalie Portman, who has a good public image, Robert Downey Jr. is a prodigal and former drug addict, James Franco is a pedophile, Jonah hill is full of yellow jokes, and Seth Logan is a little more honest


    But these guys with a bad public image now look 100 times more beautiful than Natalie Portman. They help each other with Murphy. They are both friends and brothers.


    "It''s all right, honey." Murphy patted her on the back. "Who hasn''t made a few bad friends by mistake?"


    Gail gado, still unhappy, shook his head and said, "I would have been a fool if you hadn''t reminded me."


    Murphy leaned over and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "My Gail is the smartest."


    After all, the people who are born with keen discernment are the few in the minority, and most of them are accumulated and trained little by little.


    "She Natalie Portman, "Gail gado suddenly asked," will it do something bad for you and the crew? "


    "Who knows." Murphy shrugged, pulled Gail gado up and walked in toward the glass door of the suite. "Leave her alone. I''m dying of you."


    Rosa Rodriguez, like a warden escorting prisoners, escorts Natalie Portman to the door of the warehouse set.


    Natalie Portman looked at the fat Latin woman, snorted coldly in her heart, and went out without looking back.


    On the way from the office area to the gate of the set, her anger after being rejected and her resentment after she thought she had been humiliated were pushed down a little bit. From playing matiel in "this killer is not too cold" to now, she has never suffered such insults from anyone.


    Especially after the fiery feeling on her face subsided, the knee on the floor came bursts of pain, which reminded her that she had been humiliated by a little director who was not as good as Luc Besson and George Lucas!


    This kind of thing is impossible to smile casually, then turn over to the past, change into anyone is impossible.


    Although she thinks so, Natalie Portman also knows that she can''t go too far. What she just did is common in Hollywood, but no one jumps out to admit that she is the leading role.


    Of course not.


    Walking out of the semi closed door, the blazing sunlight falls from the sky and shines on her. Natalie Portman can''t help but raise her hand to cover her. Then she sees that there are some entertainment reporters waiting nearby, which she specially asked people to contact before she came here, in order to create momentum on the media, give people a sense of established fact, and affect Murphy Stanton It''s our decision.


    But now? It''s like a self directed joke.


    However, Natalie Portman is extremely smart after all. After seeing the reporter, her mind turns slightly, and an idea jumps out uncontrollably.


    I''m Jewish. Murphy Stanton has heard about racial discrimination before, and has been hot talked about by some media. Can I make some comments on this?


    Her mind turns very fast. When the reporters gather around, they have already figured out what to do.


    This is the media reporter contacted by her public relations team. She will definitely be biased in her position. As long as the first wave of momentum is created, many media will follow up.


    Moreover, she knows the mentality of her own ethnic group very well, so she doesn''t need too clear evidence at all. As long as there are rumors about this, those old men who are deeply paranoid of persecution


    After all, this is a circle in which Jewish forces have a great advantage.


    In an instant, Natalie Portman''s face changed from gloomy to mixed with grievance and anger, as if she had been treated unfairly.


    Her acting is absolutely excellent, and she can be regarded as the best of the young generation in Hollywood. She immediately passed this emotion to those reporters who are getting closer and closer through her expression.


    "Not so well, Miss Portman?" A reporter asked immediately.


    Natalie Portman stopped, her eyes began to turn red, and she seemed to be greatly wronged. "It''s very bad. I can''t cooperate with Murphy Stanton."And someone asked, "why? You are so wonderful... "


    "Director Stanton is biased against me." Natalie Portman is very clear, some words should not be directly from her mouth, just said inductively, "personal prejudice dominates this meeting, director Stanton thinks that Jewish actors like me are not suitable to appear in his crew."


    "Jewish actors are not suitable for his cast..."


    This slightly accentuated tone made the reporters and paparazzi on the scene wide eyed. They were born to chase gossip, hoping that all Hollywood would be scandals.


    "Miss Portman, can you be specific?"


    Natalie Portman''s words completely ignited the enthusiasm of these guys who were supposed to do business. They threw out one question after another, "do you mean Murphy Stanton is biased against Jewish actors?"


    "He doesn''t like Jewish actors?"


    "Murphy Stanton has heard of racial discrimination before. Is your prejudice related to it?"


    Although these questions are guided by her own words, Natalie Portman never opens her mouth and never answers any questions. The wronged silence is more effective than the endless responsibility.


    She got into her car and walked slowly, surrounded by reporters and paparazzi.


    Looking at these guys who are easily transferred by themselves, Natalie Portman has the feeling that everything is under control again. She also has a burst of inexplicable pleasure in her heart. With her good image and excellent public reputation in the past, she is bound to attract a lot of media attention. The hot media speculation will surely affect the Hollywood circle. There are countless people standing on the top floor of the circle Even the important partners of the CAA where Murphy Stanton works are Jewish.


    When the car finally got rid of the crowd, Natalie Portman stepped on the accelerator and left with the roar of the engine.


    In only half an hour, a reporter''s blog has updated relevant news - Murphy Stanton is suspected of being a Jewish actor!


    Then he quoted Natalie Portman''s interview.


    This kind of reporter is a bit of professional ethics, but with suspected words, it is more true to restore Natalie Portman''s original words. On many entertainment gossip websites, it is directly given sex - Murphy Stanton discriminates against Jews!


    With the passage of time, more and more relevant news appeared on the Internet, and the reporter who took the video at that time sent the content to the video website.


    I have to say, Natalie Portman''s reputation is so good, the public image is absolutely perfect.


    In contrast, Murphy''s films are too much worse. The films are full of violence and blood, with a strong black theme, which naturally gives people a bad feeling. In addition, some tabloids have speculated that he discriminates against black people before, and there are always rumors that he is involved with drug dealers, which makes his public image very general.


    It is conceivable who the majority of the public and the media will stand on when this happens.


    Murphy didn''t know these things because she was preparing for the film. Rumors on the Internet soon affected the real world. Natalie Portman''s agent accepted an interview that afternoon, claiming that her employer had been unfairly treated by some directors with bad reputation.


    Murphy and the team behind him never thought about these things until the paper media regularly informed CAA before deciding to publish the news the next day, and grace and bill Rossi got the news.


    However, the reverse of public opinion is completely biased towards Natalie Portman, especially on the Internet. Murphy has become the target of criticism and attack by many fans of Natalie Portman.


    "What''s the right of a drug addict and drug dealer to discriminate against Natalie?"


    "He attacked my goddess like this, and I swore that I would never see any movie about Murphy Stanton and Stanton gang."


    "This man is rubbish, rubbish, rubbish!"


    Seeing these offensive remarks in the laptop, Gail gado only feels angry. How can a person be shameless to such a degree?


    If it wasn''t for Murphy, grace and bill rosis, who were still working on solutions, she would really want to drop the laptop.


    Since she became an adult, Gail gado has never been so angry. Since she has memory, she has never met such a person who is completely opposite to her heart!


    "It''s very bad for you."


    Grace is still analyzing Murphy over there, "Natalie Portman is a Jew with a very good image, and she didn''t attack you head-on, but she gave enough hints to the media..."


    She turned to Gail gado and said, "fortunately Gail is your girlfriend, which will help you get back some public opinion."


    Murphy has been silent, considering whether there are better coping strategies.


    "In the office at the time," bill rosis asked, "do you have anything else to prove?""Er..."


    This sentence suddenly reminded Gail gado, Bill rosis did not say she forgot, "I have!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 308

    Early the next morning, the tabloids, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, were full of voices denouncing Murphy. The big newspapers were more restrained and cautious. They did not make random reports before they had specific news. However, the tabloids were different. They liked news that could stimulate readers'' nerves most. This event was undoubtedly one of them.


    "Racists..."


    "Shameful discriminators..."


    "Lack of the most basic respect for women, there is serious gender discrimination..."


    Similar titles, as if they don''t need money, are thrown on Murphy''s head by tabloids, which is sharper than the attacks of Natalie Portman fans on the Internet.


    It seems that these tabloids will not be satisfied if Murphy is not dragged into the abyss.


    Sitting in bill Rossi''s car, Murphy put down the tabloid in his hand. He was in a very stable mood. He didn''t expect that Gail gado would have such key evidence in his hand, but he didn''t rush to announce it. After reading it last night, he called Santa Monica, a person in charge of the Propaganda Department of Carla Firth and 20th century geofox, to fight back At the same time, to create the first wave of publicity for the film in preparation.


    Of course, the publicity will not reveal the specific name and content of the film, but will focus on Murphy Stanton''s new film.


    In addition, after going back last night, 20th Century Fox also actively mobilized some resources. Today, news like "Natalie Portman was frustrated when she wanted to play in Murphy Stanton''s new film" appeared in some newspapers and on the Internet.


    For Natalie Portman, Murphy is really angry. She is pushing him to Mel Gibson.


    He really didn''t expect that Natalie Portman would have done this. If Gail gado hadn''t been on guard for her and wanted to take some pictures to disgust her, I''m afraid it would have been very troublesome this time.


    Maybe it really hurt her self-esteem that she didn''t play according to the Hollywood routine?


    Murphy shakes her head and smiles, but she also praises Natalie Portman''s intelligence. Although her words are instructive, she doesn''t directly say that he is racist or anything like that. The rest is the hype of the media.


    Such a woman shouldn''t be in Hollywood. She should go to Washington and compete in the more shameless election game.


    "There are also Jewish militant groups that have made statements," said Bill rossis, the driver. "They want you to apologize immediately."


    Murphy snorted and said nothing.


    As soon as the car stopped at the entrance of the warehouse, a group of paparazzi reporters immediately gathered around. Fortunately, the security personnel of the crew were waiting here to help Murphy isolate a fairly safe passage.


    "Director Stanton, are you a racist?"


    The reporter could not get close to him, but could ask aloud, "don''t you respond to miss Natalie Portman''s remarks?"


    "You discriminate against Jews. What does your girlfriend think?"


    After hearing this question, Murphy really wants to ask these guys if there is something wrong with their heads. If he really discriminates against Jews, will he ask Gail gado to be his girlfriend?


    But some people just want to see what they want to see.


    Just as Murphy was about to enter the gate of the warehouse set, a reporter with glasses crowded nearby and asked aloud, "don''t you think you should apologize?"


    Murphy suddenly stopped, looked at the reporter, and snapped, "why should I apologize? To whom? Who did I hurt? On one side, you are ready to convict me? "


    When reporters around saw his response, they rushed up like crazy, but Murphy stopped talking and went directly into the door.


    The comments on the media and the Internet also affected the crew. Murphy didn''t explain anything to anyone, and he still made his own preparations step by step.


    These people who have been following Murphy for a long time have a better understanding of him, and they have been little affected. The normal work of the crew has not been greatly affected.


    The most obvious influence is the negotiation on the choice of the heroine. After Charlize Theron participated in an audition, Murphy decided in principle that she would play Amy. The negotiation between the two sides also proceeded smoothly. It was basically determined that the South African American diamond''s film remuneration was composed of the basic remuneration of $5 million plus 5% of the North American vote bonus.


    Originally, they were ready to sign the contract these days, but when Murphy and bill rosis came to the set, they received a call from Charlize Theron''s agent. The other party temporarily delayed the signing on the pretext of something temporary in Charlize Theron''s advertising endorsement.


    This is a very normal situation. Charlize Theron is not Murphy''s friend. When this kind of racial scandal suddenly breaks out and the specific situation is not clear, he certainly does not want to wade in this muddy water.


    Murphy would have done the same.


    But his friends, however, strongly support him, even if they don''t know the real situation.


    "I don''t think Murphy would say that, do these things." James - Franco in front of the reporter''s microphone, position is very clear, "someone told a lie in this matter."


    When we wanted to interview Jonah and Portman, she said, "we didn''t want to think about it directly, but we didn''t think about it She''s the most vicious woman I''ve ever seen"I just want to say that some people look gorgeous." Robert Downey Jr. gave a special interview in Europe, "it stinks more than rotten meat."


    Seth - Logan also appeared in front of the reporter, "some people lie even can''t blink, Hollywood all know, there is a woman who graduated from Harvard is famous for her appearance."


    Even reporters and paparazzi blocked Gail gado in front of UCLA.


    "She never regarded me as a friend, and I didn''t have such a friend." Gail gado directly uses Murphy''s words, "real people like to be innocent, pure and shy. Only women can see who the real people are."


    After seeing that scene from the set office, she didn''t hide her dislike for Natalie Portman any more.


    The media and the public like such topics, especially tabloids and gossip websites. They like to attract attention with such things. They are divided into two groups by tacit understanding.


    One faction, from the standpoint of Natalie Portman, accuses Murphy of being a racist. Because of her Jewish identity, she is excluded from becoming the heroine of the new film.


    The other side thinks that Natalie Portman is lying


    They''re not really in the same position as Murphy or Natalie Portman, but that''s what attracts the most public attention.


    In addition, along with disputes, Murphy Stanton''s new film appears frequently in the media. It seems that the new film is very confidential, with only one code name of "g".


    This has also attracted a lot of fans'' attention. What kind of role and crew can actually attract Natalie Portman and Murphy Stanton.


    The uproar of the incident must have attracted the attention of those Jewish bigwigs in Hollywood. Several Jewish leaders of CAA also called Murphy to ask what was going on. But after Bill rosis sent a copy, he chose to ignore and keep silent.


    This attitude was quickly passed on by CAA. Now Murphy can make a lot of profits for CAA every year. Since he didn''t say that, of course, they won''t see the most potential young directors of his company backing up.


    At the same time, as Murphy''s staunchest ally, Carla Firth is also active in the 20th century fox, actively preparing to fight back.


    If there is evidence to support it, 20th century fox will not let one person''s words bring down a large amount of investment.


    After three days of media hype and argument, the topic of the new film is hot. Murphy can''t let the topic go on without compulsion. Many reporters and paparazzi gather at the gate of the set every day. It''s good to say that, but from noon on the third day, some sporadic groups of protestors also began to appear, with banners and signs, attracting more people to participate.


    If it continues, it is bound to seriously affect the preparatory work of the crew.


    On the afternoon of the third day, Bill rosis and grace, in the name of CAA, invited the major media in North America to participate in Murphy''s upcoming press conference, saying that Murphy would respond to the "racial discrimination" incident.


    The press conference not only invited print media, but also network media and TV stations. Considering the fight for Kara Firth and the publicity of 20th century fox, Fox TV also announced that it would broadcast the news conference live through the entertainment channel.


    Murphy''s blog and the official blog code named "g" will also be broadcast live.


    "They''re going to hold a press conference?"


    In the suite of Hilton Hotel, Natalie Portman looked angry. "Do they want to argue about it? Martin... "


    She looked at Martin Miller, the agent who had just entered the door. "Can these things be explained clearly? Didn''t you contact Jewish organizations in the circle? What do they have to say? "


    Martin Miller''s face was very serious. "They have chosen silence."


    "Why?" Natalie Portman''s voice was very sharp.


    "Some of them saw something in CAA, so they decided to keep silent." Martin Miller looked at Natalie Portman. "NAT, tell me the truth. Did Murphy Stanton say that? Or have you ever expressed a relevant intention? "


    He knew that his client was not generally difficult.


    Natalie Portman opened her mouth and said nothing.


    Martin Miller added, "Murphy Stanton obviously has evidence. You''d better go and apologize to him and reach a settlement." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 309

    In a lounge behind the press room of Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel, Murphy is still exchanging views with grace, who is in charge of publicity and public relations. The door leading to the corridor is pushed open from the outside and bill rosis comes in.


    "Natalie Portman''s agent, Martin Miller, just called me." Bill rosis comes to Murphy. "He and Natalie Portman want you to cancel this press conference and have a private talk with you."


    Last night, the other party contacted him through the channel of William Morris, but Murphy refused. The situation was stirred up by Natalie Portman. Murphy didn''t want to make a private settlement, but still asked, "what kind of terms did they offer?"


    Although I don''t know what evidence he has in his hand, those two should not be stupid. They can guess that the situation is not good for them.


    "Natalie Portman apologizes to you face to face..." Bill rosis looked at Gail gado, who was quietly with Murphy, and said, "she can apologize to you in private in a very serious way."


    Murphy snorted coldly, then asked, "isn''t it a public apology?"


    Bill rosis shook his head. "No."


    He coughed and said, "they don''t know what we have."


    It''s not just him who''s been hurt, but Gail gado, who started with Natalie Portman as a close friend. Murphy turns to her and asks, "honey, what do you mean?"


    Gail gado smiles. "You make up your mind."


    Murphy stood up, arranged his clothes, and asked Bill rosis, "how are you getting ready?"


    "It''s all set." Bill rossis understood Murphy''s meaning, and no longer persuaded him. Anyway, the other side is an important customer of rival William Morris, and CAA also supports Murphy. "Reporters, well-known bloggers and Fox TV are ready, just waiting for the start."


    Murphy said without hesitation, "let''s start."


    There are hundreds of reporters in the huge news hall, and two cameras for live broadcast have been set up early. Many people are talking about it, trying to see what kind of response Murphy Stanton can make.


    Many well-known bloggers have prepared their laptops, looking at the projector screen hanging in front of the news hall, constantly updating their blogs.


    "The press conference is about to start, and Murphy Stanton walks into the press room..."


    Murphy entered the news hall on time, and fox''s entertainment channel ended the advertising time, and immediately switched the screen to the news conference.


    In the suite of Hilton Hotel, Martin Miller watched the live TV, his face was not very good.


    "He refused?" Natalie Portman''s voice was sharp, like a sharp metal across a harder metal. "Why would he refuse? Are we not offering enough? "


    "Calm down, NAT." Martin Miller sighed and said, "they could be bluffing, too."


    "Am I flustered? I''ve always been calm. "


    Although she said that, Natalie Portman''s restlessness betrayed her mood at the moment.


    The media hype in recent days has also attracted a lot of attention, especially the fans of Natalie Portman.


    Jurgen Minster and his cousin Lisa Adriana are both fans of Natalie Portman. Seeing the news conference on the Internet, they all sat in front of the TV early to see the guy who insulted Natalie and how to quibble. After seeing it, they can continue to attack him on the Internet according to his remarks.


    "During this period, a lot of comments about me and my new film" g "spread everywhere."


    In the news Hall of Four Seasons Hotel, Murphy sat in front of many reporters, looking very calm, as if he was not the main character in the whirlpool. "Someone slandered me as a racist. I don''t want to make too many excuses. You all think I''m sophistry, don''t you? "


    He snapped at Bill rosis, who controls the projector. "Let''s go."


    With that, Murphy stepped off the news station and stood aside to avoid blocking the line of sight of reporters and cameras.


    The reporter and the camera shot simultaneously aimed at the projector screen, and then a not very clear, but enough to distinguish the video appeared on it, the protagonist of the video is Natalie Portman.


    Due to the limitation of shooting and the influence of picture effect, the entertainment channel of Fox TV changed the picture and began to directly broadcast the video just sent by Carla Firth.


    "This is Natalie?"


    Although the picture on TV is not clear enough and there is a lot of noise, Jurgen Minster recognized her idol at a glance. She recognized that this is Natalie Portman. The two small moles on her face are too recognizable.


    Leah Adriana saw the other person in the video, pointed to the TV and said, "that''s Murphy Stanton."The two of them immediately realized that this might be a video of the conflict between Murphy Stanton and Natalie Portman.


    Jurgen Minster and Lisa Adriana were both wide eyed, eager to know what had happened.


    In the suite of Hilton Hotel, seeing the video of herself in Murphy Stanton''s office on TV, Natalie Portman opened her mouth subconsciously, stepped back several steps, and fell into the sofa.


    "How could there be a video?" She was all hoodwinked. "I looked at it carefully at that time. There was no camera in the office. How could it be like this?"


    Natalie Portman was completely stunned.


    In the news Hall of Four Seasons Hotel, many journalists and bloggers were stunned. They didn''t expect that Murphy Stanton came up with such strong video evidence.


    In the video, Natalie Portman repeatedly hinted at Murphy Stanton in words, and finally said the sexual suggestion directly


    Is this still Natalie Portman in the media?


    When watching Natalie Portman squat down and reach for Murphy Stanton''s belt on TV, Jurgen Minster and his cousin Lisa Adriana are completely shocked. This How is that possible?


    How could their goddess, their idol, do such a thing? How could Stanton still want to get a role without shame in this way?


    ¡°fu#$k£¡¡±


    Seeing this scene, Natalie Portman couldn''t bear it any more. She picked up an ashtray on the coffee table and threw it at the TV set


    "This..." Lisa Adriana looked at Jurgen Minster and felt that the world seemed to have collapsed. "This It''s not true. "


    She covered her face with one hand, as if afraid to watch the TV picture that destroyed her three views.


    Jurgen Minster, who is older, a boy and more receptive, mumbled a few times and said, "I don''t want to admit it, but But it looks like it''s true. "


    Lisa Adriana stood up and asked aloud, "do you mean Natalie lied?"


    "Yes, she''s lying."


    It''s not easy to admit that her idol is a liar. Jurgen Minster closed her eyes and said, "if the video is OK, she''s not only lying, she''s a real watch!"


    It seems that I didn''t expect my cousin to say such words. Lisa Adriana was stunned and stood here, unable to say a word.


    Her eyes flashed, two tears rolled down, it is the idol after the destruction of sad and sad.


    But sadness and sadness are followed by anger, a kind of anger after being cheated by the person you love most.


    "How could she do that!" Lisa Adriana suddenly woke up and exclaimed, "how could she do that! Is that clean? In order to play a role, after being rejected repeatedly, he took the initiative to give it to others blow.job £¡ She has no shame! She cheated all the people in the world


    After the video on the TV was played, it was switched back to the press conference.


    "This video was taken by my friend, without any editing and processing."


    Now that she is ready to fight back with CAA and 20th century fox, Murphy has no intention of staying, "my crew has prepared a video copy for every media friend present, and you are welcome to go back and verify it."


    This kind of practice can almost kill some questions that will inevitably appear later.


    Some staff have started to distribute copies in the press hall according to the prior list, and the media reporters have focused on the copies. Murphy took this opportunity to leave the press hall.


    Just like Natalie Portman before, Murphy doesn''t need to do anything more to achieve this. The waves of media and Internet are enough to carry on the following things.


    And the big waves, presumably can also bring a huge impact to Natalie Portman.


    "Since he said that, he must have enough confidence." Jurgen - Minster is not difficult to analyze, "since dare to video to such a multimedia, it must be true."


    Listening to the murmur of Jurgen Minster, Lisa Adriana, who was hit by the disillusionment of her idol, gradually recovered and sneered, "is there any fake? Natalie Portman... "


    She spit at the trash can. "It''s disgusting!"


    Lisa Adriana saw the end of the live news conference and walked toward the computer. "I''m going to go online now. I''m going to go to Natalie Portman''s IMDB section, her blog, and all her related websites to expose her, so that everyone can see the true face of this strange and disgusting person!"


    The feeling of being completely cheated by idols is not good at all. Some people may continue to follow idols blindly, while others will turn black. Jurgen Minster is also the type behind.He jumped up and exclaimed, "I''ll go too!" (to be continued). )( )

 Chapter 310

    "Starting with the revelation of Natalie Portman, we''ve been discovering the truth of the world over the years!"


    Whether in traditional media or on the Internet, Natalie Portman has become the focus of the media for a short time. Similar news emerges in an endless stream. Not to mention the mainstream media that have obtained tangible evidence, even the tabloids that were previously divided into two groups have united their front, and intend to drown Natalie Portman with their saliva.


    It''s true that Natalie Portman is Jewish, and she has some influence in her mother''s family. However, with the promotion of Fox and CAA in the 20th century, and the real video evidence in Murphy''s hands, she can''t wash away at all.


    After all, she is an ordinary Jew, and the media has no obligation or mood to help her clean up.


    "Natalie Portman seduces the director in order to get the heroine of Murphy Stanton''s new film..."


    There is also a lot of news like this. Murphy is not only for counterattack, but also for propaganda. Under the clever guidance of people who want to do something, his new film g, like Natalie Portman, has also become the focus of media attention.


    The public is also curious about what kind of film G is, which can not only attract the magnificent queen Padme Amidala, but also make her leave all her shame to offer her sacrifice to Murphy Stanton blow.job ¡­¡­


    Of course, some Jewish bigwigs in the circle expressed their dissatisfaction to Murphy through CAA channels.


    After taking a bad breath for himself and Gail gado, Murphy communicated with Bill rosis and Carla Firth. The media they contacted and the subsequent hype didn''t stay on Natalie Portman for long. It was mainly to make the scandal associated with the new film and arouse curiosity.


    Even so, Natalie Portman''s reputation has been greatly affected.


    "What should I do?"


    In the same apartment, Natalie Portman was completely lost. "Martin, what should I do?"


    "Don''t show up, don''t talk, don''t respond." Martin Miller said faintly, "wait for this thing to pass quietly."


    Natalie Portman said anxiously, "isn''t it a long time since I can''t pick up work?"


    Martin Miller nodded. "Don''t show up in public for at least six months."


    "Then my career..." Her thick eyebrows were twisted into embarrassing words, "our Oscar plan..."


    "It can only be delayed!" Martin Miller had no hesitation. "The best choice is to disappear for a short time now."


    Natalie Portman is silent. As long as she can calm down, her mind is still relatively clear. Now, even her fans have lost a large range without talking about the media. There are almost abusive voices on her blog. The messages she wrote are extremely ugly. She doesn''t even want to read them, and even wants to shut down her blog directly.


    It is the best choice to dilute this matter with time. Natalie Portman knew this, stood up, took a long breath, and said, "Martin, help me get in touch with the school in Jerusalem. I''m going back to Israel to study."


    "Very smart choice." Martin Miller gave a compliment.


    Natalie Portman gives an ugly smile. In this way, she can not only avoid Los Angeles and Hollywood as the center of right and wrong, but also use this way to prove that she attaches importance to Jewish identity without any trace, so as to win back the favor of some big men in the circle


    She went to the window and looked to century city. The Death Star building was visible.


    "Murphy Stanton!" She squeezed the name out of her mouth.


    After the press conference, Murphy no longer specifically involved in this matter, completely left to bill rosis and grace, the two agents in charge, and returned to his own work.


    With the change of wind direction, Charlize Theron responded immediately. Her agent called and asked to sign a contract with the cast as soon as possible, so that Charlize Theron could join the cast as soon as possible to prepare for Amy''s role.


    There was no press conference, no publicity, no signing ceremony. For the need of later publicity, the two sides quietly signed an actor contract in Murphy''s office.


    "Welcome to the cast."


    Murphy took the initiative to sign the contract, and the leading actress and I finally stood up to witness


    "It''s my pleasure to work with you, Murphy." Charlize Theron gave him a firm grip on his hand. "I''m glad I can join an excellent team."


    The signing was officially completed, and the rest was the work of lawyers and brokers. Charlize Theron showed a bright smile, "can you show me around? I also want to get to know the people in the cast earlier. "


    She knows that the previous hesitation will certainly leave some bad impression on Murphy. Unlike most Hollywood directors, Murphy is only a puppet responsible for shooting scenes, but a director with real power. It is necessary to have a good relationship with him.Although he is an Oscar winner, but Charlize Theron is not dazed, the other side has the full support of 20th century fox, can not be regarded as an ordinary young director.


    In Hollywood, unless you can bully the director, you''d better have a good relationship.


    "Let''s go." Murphy led the way out of the office, waited for Charlize Theron to follow, and said, "I''ll show you the other stars, and my crew."


    After Charlize Theron signed the actor contract, all the main actors on the lost lover crew were confirmed.


    He took Charlize Theron around the set, and finally came to the rehearsal place. He met James Franco and Amanda severide, who played "Qing Ren" of Nick Dunn, and gave a brief introduction to both sides. He accompanied Charlize Theron to watch the rehearsal.


    Murphy pointed to the short hair that Charlize Theron had when he last met and said, "you need to wear a wig when you shoot."


    "No problem." Charlize Theron nodded first, then said with a little doubt, "is there any trouble with the close-up?"


    "In post production, the special effects team will decorate all of your wigs." Murphy doesn''t worry at all, "digital technology will make you perfect."


    Because of the need of the plot and special editing, the heroine Amy''s appearance must be liked by the audience. Now Charlize Theron has short hair with hard style, so Murphy asked people to prepare a long wig for her. In the future, almost all the wig lines in her lens will be decorated with post effect technology. Since Shakespeare''s time, the wig technology has not improved much, In this movie, Murphy didn''t think of any good way, but fortunately, there is digital post technology.


    When the rehearsal of James Franco and Amanda severide is over, Murphy gives Charlize Theron to James Franco and continues to do his work.


    Murphy has put aside the outside disturbance. Even bill rosis is in charge of the cooperation of "electric saw 3". George Martin and Stanton''s studio hired two screenwriters to write the outline of the first episode of "game of Thrones" are also temporarily pushed aside by him. All this is to concentrate on preparing "lost lover".


    Murphy won''t leave the crew to the deputy director or producer, and no successful director will do so. He needs to be involved in everything from props to scene layout to location selection. Although he doesn''t have to do the specific process, he will certainly be responsible for the final review.


    In addition, some scenes of the script still need to be polished. After all, this is not a pure love movie. Since it has a strong color of suspense, the fewer bugs, the better.


    No matter how hard a movie tries, it is impossible to completely eliminate bugs, but fatal bugs that affect logic are better not to.


    For example, when Amy is imprisoned by a rich ex boyfriend, Murphy adds a little dialogue. The rich ex boyfriend will tell Amy when she just enters the mansion that the monitoring system is just started, and there is no monitoring camera in the bathroom, bedroom and other private environment.


    There are some things that can be explained through the white, so as to reduce the confusion or doubt of the audience.


    Murphy pondered over a lot of dialogues in the film, and asked Seth Logan and Jonah hill to find loopholes and perfect places together. At the same time, she also listened to the suggestions of the stars who started rehearsing.


    The dialogue of this film is very important.


    Murphy is very clear that dialogue is the most obvious element in the film, because when the dialogue unfolds, the audience''s attention is all focused on it. The most fundamental role of dialogue is to promote the plot development and explain the role of the film.


    There is also a big problem in the creation of interpretative dialogues like this. It is difficult to write lines that can make the audience agree and believe. The core problem is that in the real world, two people who have a certain relationship do not explain to each other what they know together.


    So a lot of the time, it''s much more effective to convey information to an outsider in a movie than to ask the character to retell what he knows.


    Every word of a finely polished character can reflect their own characteristics to the audience, but Murphy also knows that movie dialogue is different from chatting: in real life, chatting dialogue is loose. So what he needs is not real chatting, but concise but undistorted dialogue.


    In the final analysis, the quality of dialogue is determined by the characters in the play, which is why it is so important to show the characters in the dialogue. If the characters are carefully polished, what they say must be reasonable.


    Due to her rich experience in preparation, after the disturbance caused by Natalie Portman, the preparatory work of the crew went very smoothly, even exceeding the original plan. By mid December 2004, Murphy was ready to start shooting. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 311

    Like his previous habit, Murphy started shooting from the scenes in the studio, but different from before, he was more demanding on shooting.


    ¡°cut£¡ Jim, you don''t have the right expression. "


    "Sally, your smile is not pure enough. Do it again!"


    "The light just shook. David, don''t have another one! "


    From the beginning of shooting, everyone in the crew felt a different atmosphere from the previous shooting. Murphy almost became a perfectionist. Some of the scenes that could not be passed in the shooting of "dead man" or "Sin City" were rejected by him and had to be filmed again.


    James Franco and Charlize Theron''s first shot, shot six times in a row, Murphy is still not satisfied.


    It''s just a seemingly simple scene of Nick and Amy meeting at a party and chatting together.


    It''s really not difficult to play. Murphy keeps calling a halt. On the one hand, he wants to get the best shooting effect. On the other hand, he wants to establish a different shooting atmosphere from the previous shooting, so that everyone can understand that the shooting effect he wants is more perfect.


    ¡°cut£¡¡±


    Once again, Murphy took off his baseball cap, threw it on the director''s monitor, crossed the camera track and entered the set. He stood opposite James Franco and Charlize Theron. "Jim, Sally, you two have problems with that one."


    James Franco pinches his eyebrows and takes the lead in getting rid of the role. Charlize Theron walks two steps back and forth and plays.


    "What''s wrong with me?" James Franco wondered, "isn''t nick from munna?"


    "We don''t need Muna now." Murphy shook his head and turned around James Franco. "Nick''s munna was born with laziness. Now he just met Amy and was attracted by Amy..."


    He turned his head and looked at Charlize Theron, who was listening.


    "Nick needs to attract Amy, not expose his nature." Murphy said, "he has tested Amy and has a general understanding of Amy. Now he is what Amy wants to see."


    When a director tells a play to an actor, he should never tell the actor directly what kind of specific expression you should use and how you should act. That is a very amateur practice, which will make the actor''s performance rigid and patterned.


    In a film that doesn''t need acting skills very much, it can be done properly, but in the shooting of the lost lover, it''s a disaster. Murphy needs James Franco to show his best, not be limited by him.


    Therefore, he can analyze the character''s current state for James Franco, but he won''t say how to do it.


    Anyway, when it comes to acting, James Franco doesn''t know how many streets to dump him.


    "I see." James Franco nodded. "Give me a few minutes. I need to feel."


    Murphy waved to him and looked at Charlize Theron. "Sally, you have the same problem."


    "Well." Charlize Theron nodded gently.


    "Just now you are really beautiful, and you look pure enough, very attractive." Murphy looked at the hairline of her wig and raised her voice, "Jack! Readjust Sally''s wig


    He turned the subject back. "Nick Dunn likes not only beautiful, but also cool. His favorite is cool girls."


    Charlize Theron instantly understood, "so I''m going to give Nick Dunn a cool girl."


    "That''s it." Murphy put up a finger. "Show your cool side."


    With these words, Murphy quits the set. Like James Franco, Charlize Theron needs to find a new feeling, and as the leading actor and heroine, they also need to communicate again.


    Back behind the director''s monitor, he looked at the previous shots one by one, and then called in the director of photography, Philip Raschel.


    "The range of motion is still a little large." Murphy pointed to the monitor screen and said, "in this way, the next shooting will make the camera as quiet as possible, cancel all the mobile shooting, and put the No.2 Machine on the tripod, and don''t move."


    Philip Raschel nodded. "I''ll make the adjustment."


    He understood what Murphy meant. In the previous preparatory work, they had enough communication. This shooting of "lost lover" is completely different from the previous shooting of "dead man". It basically doesn''t need violent sports lens, and it needs to make the scene displayed quiet.


    That''s what Murphy means. The language of this film''s lens is typical. It''s better to be quiet than to move.


    Nowadays, the mainstream commercial films in Hollywood are all about heroes saving the world or fighting monsters. When it comes to the use of lens, the audience''s mind is full of cool shots or special effects that make people blind, which directly leads to the popularity of photographers who are good at shooting crazy sports lens.


    Among other things, the last time Murphy shot "the dead man", he used a lot of operational lens.However, these shooting methods will make the most basic mistakes when they are used in the film "lost lover", which is totally inappropriate.


    The content, theme and emotional expression of the film decide that it is best not to use violent exercise scenes.


    It can even be said that for the lost lover, other shooting methods are wrong.


    It seems that this is different from Murphy''s style in the past, but it''s not something to do.


    In fact, people with a little film culture will understand that the director is not conventional. The highlight of the film lies in the fact that 100 people have 100 ways to tell stories, that is, to see who is more brilliant.


    There is an interesting phenomenon among filmmakers. The more scenes they direct, the easier it is for them to control the details of the story scene. Many people think that the power of directors lies in how they shoot magnificent scenes, crazy scenes or images with strong personal style.


    Often these classic scenes or shots will be imitated as soon as they come out, and these classics do have a strong visual impact. Many directors think it''s these that let the audience understand the thoughts of the characters in their films.


    But different types of films have different requirements. Compared with the lens with strong visual impact, Murphy is more concerned about the information that the lens can convey to the audience. Many other directors like to create suspense when telling stories, but he wants to control the drama brought by suspense when the characters get new information.


    For example, in the scene where Nick and Amy meet for the first time, they seem to be attracted to each other and fall in love at first sight. It seems that they are a natural couple. But is this the real situation?


    Do they really have what they can interest each other?


    Murphy needs to extend this information by shooting the lens. When the audience sees the plot behind, they will find that it''s just what the other party wants and what they want to show.


    Hollywood can shoot everything possible and impossible. The problem faced by a mature director like Murphy is actually "what you don''t shoot", not what you shoot.


    Therefore, according to the theme and emotional needs of the film, Murphy has long defined what not to shoot.


    Murphy is the kind of director who likes to put the camera on the tripod. He hates the hand-held lens. Even if he needs to be followed by others, he also needs stannikon, which is used to stabilize the lens, rather than the violent shaking hand-held shooting. This film needs more stable lenses. Most of the lenses he wants to shoot are as solid as a rock, just like the damn tripod.


    The second is that at present, many directors like to add some camera shaking and some suggestive actions. In this film, Murphy demands that this situation be completely eliminated, and the audience must not be aware that a breathing human is controlling the camera.


    His camera needs to appear here peacefully and without any flaw, and then move there. Everything needs to be as perfect as possible without being noticed. It needs to be calm and objective to show what is happening now and what will happen soon.


    Another thing is that the close-up of this film must attract people''s attention. For example, Charlize Theron of this film will give people an amazing feeling as soon as she appears, making the audience feel that she is as cool as Murphy requires. The illusion brought by this close-up should be extended to the middle of the film, so as to achieve the dramatic effect when the second half of the film is reversed.


    At the same time, Murphy also has to control the number of close-up, unless it is really necessary, the close-up will appear.


    This is a film with a strong color of suspense. Every time the director cuts a close-up, the audience will immediately make up for it by themselves. Look, the truth is like this.


    So he decided to be very careful when shooting close ups.


    What Murphy wants is to skillfully switch the lens of different angles to show a dramatic moment with great weight, instead of using close-up, so as to try to show what is happening and what the characters see under objective conditions.


    In this shooting, Murphy set a lot of strict requirements for himself and the whole crew: no hand-held, no traces of human operation of the camera, no unnecessary close-up, no camera movement without motivation?


    the shooting started again soon, abandoned stanicon, and completely fixed the camera. Murphy needed to readjust the operation of the camera, Two more shots were taken in a row. James Franco and Charlize Theron in front of the camera also found their state. Everything seems to be back on the track of the previous smooth shooting.


    "So..." Charlize Theron leaned against the wall with a bottle in his hand and asked coolly, "who are you?"


    "I''m the one who saved you." James Franco, holding the wall behind Charlize Theron with one hand, "keeps you away from all terrible things."


    At the end of the scene, Murphy stands up and yells, "stop!"


    Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, waiting for the director to pass, but it was Murphy who yelled to Philip Raschel, "shoot again, Philip, two cameras capture sally at 45 degrees left and right!"


    This sentence is like an order. Everyone in the crew is busy, except for one person, who is the representative of AIA, the third-party guarantor. (to be continued). )

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    As the representative of AIA in the crew, Kevin Pulis''s most important job is to ensure that the shooting can be completed according to the plan. But for the first one, Murphy did not say in the morning, but continued in the afternoon. Now he has to shoot again, which is far beyond the time of the plan.


    The crew is preparing for the remake, and he finds Murphy quietly.


    Kevin Pulis is definitely not a newcomer to this position, and no insurance company will use this position to train newcomers.


    Therefore, he pays great attention to ways and means.


    As Murphy picked up his cup for coffee, Kevin price came up to him and said, "director, how long will this one be shot?"


    "It depends." Murphy looked at him. "This one''s important."


    "I know." Pulitzer, though, whispered, "it''s beyond the plan."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy put down his coffee cup. "We have 100 days to shoot. That''s enough."


    Different from the short and quick shooting method of the dead man, he set aside a 100 day shooting time for the lost lover.


    After two more shots, Murphy called for approval. However, after setting the tone of the shot and James Franco and Charlize Theron gradually found their state, the rest of the shooting went smoothly. By the end of the evening, all the shooting contents planned for today were completed.


    With the growth of Murphy''s age and work experience, he is more and more proficient in lens design and shooting.


    One day''s work of the crew is finished, but Murphy doesn''t get off work. It''s not the weekend now. Gail gado is at school, and there is no one home. It''s better to stay here and continue to work.


    With a well-designed plan in place, the shooting of "lost lover" will go according to the plan, and Murphy will be able to divert some of his energy and turn to the synopsis of George Martin''s "game of Thrones".


    It''s impossible for a TV series to follow the line of a novel. It''s only stupid if the people in the production company are all in the water. Let alone Murphy. Even George Martin, the original writer of a Hollywood screenplay, knows this.


    The story of the script is more compact and suitable for shooting than the original. Of course, the story is still closely around those families.


    The office door was pushed open and Carla Firth came in. "Why haven''t you left yet?"


    Murphy shrugged. "There''s nothing to do back."


    Carla fissa took a chair, sat opposite his desk, and said, "a person in charge of the company''s public relations department has just called me, thinking that the anti family and anti marriage tendencies in our film are too obvious, and the public relations publicity in the future award season will face more difficulties."


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy closed the script outline and said, "this is not a mainstream commercial film. The negative impact will be much smaller."


    If there is no negative impact, it is absolutely impossible. But Hollywood''s so-called mainstream values of film are more suitable for commercial production than for films with strong personal style.


    "If I had shot a commercial masterpiece, I would not have chosen such a theme." Murphy stood up, went to the coffee machine, and received a cup of coffee for herself and Carla Firth, "but it would conform to the normal Hollywood value orientation."


    Carla Firth took the coffee from Murphy and asked suspiciously, "like what?"


    "In the most typical case, the background of the hero is the divorce of the husband and wife, the child and the mother remarry. At the beginning of the film, the third party eventually dies. Even if he saves the life of the protagonist''s family several times, the husband and wife will get back together."


    Murphy took a sip of coffee, pacing and saying, "if the man remarries, the woman''s third party won''t die, but she will exit in disgrace."


    "Although the United States seems to be a pluralistic country, the mainstream values have always been the same." Murphy continued, "the status of a family is extremely high. A good man must defend his country, love his wife and children, love the people and his motherland, be loyal, hardworking, optimistic and have a firm belief."


    Carla Firth almost blew the coffee out of her mouth. "Why didn''t I see it on you?"


    She sighed and said, "no matter how avant-garde a film is, no matter how beautiful it is in Cannes, Berlin and Venice, it''s hard to enjoy the" negative energy "in Oscar."


    Bingo Murphy snapped his fingers. "So, Oscars, especially in the last decade, always choose the right ones, not the good ones."


    "Our film is not right." Said Carla Firth.


    "Our goal is not to get an Oscar!" Murphy seems not to care, "this film can''t get the gold medal, I just want to tell those old men through this award season that I''m not a pure commercial film director, but a stylized director, don''t let them have too much prejudice against me, so as to prepare for the future."


    The theme of the film is not very flattering to the Oscar judges, but it''s not so serious. After all, the heroines control each other rather than destroy other people''s families.In Hollywood movies, destroying other people''s families is really hated by God. Although there are countless cases of destroying families in Hollywood in reality, it''s easy to be publicized in the movies. Even if they are handsome like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Dawson, they still want to fart in the end.


    In addition, Murphy has seen part of the script of "superman returns" being produced by Warner Bros. from CAA channels, and Brian singer, who has shot "very suspect", dare not violate this rule in commercial masterpieces.


    Louis Lane, the famous green tea in the world, has an affair with Superman''s noumenon and transfiguration. Then he has a husband. The child is of super life. Because he is of mixed blood, he has to take a bunch of pills for a long time. In fact, the husband soon realizes that, but in order to maintain the child''s tender heart and the integrity of his family, he is determined to continue to be a father silently


    Finally, the child drew a picture of a family of three plus Superman.


    Put down the coffee cup, Murphy continues this boring topic, which can be used as a relaxation after work, and also as a reminder of Carla Firth''s minefield when making films in the future.


    "This often imperceptibly affects many aspects of mainstream commercial films." He also said, "for example, in the youth horror films, the first ones who are convenient must be the girls with bad private life, while the last ones who fight back are the kind-hearted girls with integrity."


    "It''s like..." Carla Firth thought for a moment, then nodded her head. "It''s like that."


    She was extremely smart and immediately connected to the social reality through the film. "Family and marriage are also valued by the society. No matter how dissolute she was before she got married, she was ok, but once she got married, she had to take responsibility. Cheating or something is also very popular in the real society. For example, presidential candidates must show that they have a perfect family, so that they can be favored by voters. "


    Murphy laughed. "So Hillary Clinton, who wants to be president, has never divorced Clinton."


    They laughed for a while. Anyway, they didn''t have to worry that this kind of private joke would have a negative impact on themselves when it spread. They took the big figures in Washington for a few words, and the topic returned to the film.


    "Actually, I''ve always been a little worried about this film." Carla Firth said suddenly.


    Murphy didn''t understand, "because of what I just said?"


    "Those are part of it." Carla Firth did not hide, said directly, "there is always a positive hero in the best-selling films, but our hero is a waste."


    "So you''re worried about that." Murphy made a joke on purpose. "Although I''m poor and rude, I know I''m a good man. Real trash has a good job, considerate, handsome and well dressed. My woman is just blind for a moment and cheated by a hypocrite. Only I know who is the real woman... "


    "You..." Carla Firth pointed at him and laughed.


    Murphy opened his hand and said, "it''s impossible to succeed with such a man as the leading actor, but Nick Dunn is not such a man. After Amy left, from being in a muddle to self salvation, and then to the Manifesto in the TV interview, he has become the nick Dunn that Amy wants to see. He works very hard."


    Carla Firth rolled her eyes. "Stop making jokes. I''m serious."


    Although she has been fully supporting Murphy since she knew that she had the script, her worries have always existed.


    Award season is good to say, after all, there are too many factors affecting the awards, but can such an anti mainstream film really sell at the box office?


    "There is no lack of entertainment elements in this film, and there are many scenes that audiences like to see and hear."


    Seeing Carla Firth nodding, Murphy said seriously, "don''t forget our special publicity plan. Even if they are excluded, there are still many favorable factors. "


    "Is it true that most mainstream Hollywood audiences don''t recognize the value of touch?"


    Without Carla Firth''s reply, Murphy gave the answer, "after so many years of mainstream Hollywood movies, this kind of old bridge and old stem movies have just reached the general level of Hollywood production line at most. This kind of Hollywood style theme plot makes people feel particularly boring when they watch too much. It''s a deduction of sub items and the performance of the playwright''s laziness. They want to please the audience, but they don''t have good ideas. If there are no other bonus items in the film, the level of this kind of film is doomed not to be higher than mediocrity. "


    Murphy said confidently, "and what about our film? It will bring a new and completely different stimulation to the audience who has been hypnotized to numbness by this mode


    "You have overlooked another point!" Murphy raised a finger. "Our film has a natural audience, and it will resonate with them." (to be continued). )( )

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    "I''ve got special survey statistics from several professional companies before. In this period of time, Murphy is not blind in choosing such a film, just like the six major Hollywood companies do certain market research before each project is promoted, he also has certain data support, "from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, the divorce rate in American society has exceeded 40% These people who have been hurt by marriage, as well as the grown-up children who have been hurt by broken marriage and broken family, will become our potential audience


    In fact, as we all know, it is one thing to publicize some values, but it is quite another thing for ordinary people to accept or not. Even if these people accept the so-called mainstream Hollywood values, they will not reject the views on marriage in the film.


    Carla Firth, on the other hand, was lost in thought. After a while, she said, "according to you, marriage is terrible. It''s wise for me to choose to be single."


    Murphy shrugged. "Maybe it won''t be long before you meet someone who wants to marry and think my words are nonsense."


    But Carla Firth said nothing.


    "Let''s go back to the movie." Murphy brought back the topic of deviation. "I also got another statistic. The divorce rate in Hollywood movies is even more amazing. The divorce rate on the screen is as high as 95 percent."


    "So high?" Carla Firth was a little surprised.


    "Only high but not low, which is another trend of Hollywood movies." Murphy explained in detail, "there is also a kind of anti family and anti emotional selling point in Hollywood movies."


    Carla Firth asked, "like our movie?"


    Murphy nodded. "In addition to playing the warm family card, Hollywood writers are also good at writing" horror movies "about marriage and family. While a large number of writers rely on their families to earn tears, there are also many writers who tear down the stage. They say that this kind of "family tragedy" is for the "Post-70s", "post-80s" and "post-90s."


    "These people are now the main force in the film market, and nearly half of them have experienced the breakdown of their families and marriages," he cautioned


    Kara Firth found that Murphy''s work was so careful that he did more than the Market Research Department of fox in the 20th century. No wonder he was always able to earn high returns at a low cost.


    "It''s getting late." Murphy looked at her watch. "Let''s go."


    Two people continue to talk about these topics about the film, together out of the door of the warehouse set, on their respective cars, left the small city of Venice.


    On the way back, Murphy was still thinking about the conversation with Kara Firth before. In fact, there was an extremely important point in choosing "the lost lover". Most of the Oscar winning films he had only seen, rather than studying them carefully like his studies. Seeing and studying them as academic studies were two concepts.


    The former is sure to be forgotten after a long time. How many people can remember the specific scenes of the film they saw a few years ago? The latter is much more impressive.


    Because of his personal preference, what Murphy studies most and deeply is the film with distinctive black style, which is also the film route he is now taking and the style he is best at.


    It''s impossible for him to put aside what he''s good at, and run to get the works of Oscar''s industrial assembly line.


    There are also differences between Oscar best director and Oscar best director. Some directors with ulterior motives deliberately apply the Oscar mode to shoot and produce films, so as to win awards. Undoubtedly, their influence and the level they can promote are very limited.


    Because he didn''t grow up in this country, Murphy didn''t have a high recognition of what the Oscar model advocated. Originally, he didn''t study this type of films. Instead, he made a more in-depth study of a few films that were nominated or won awards by virtue of their strong black style films.


    Frankly speaking, these black films are more likely to become classics than Oscar''s works.


    This is not Murphy''s own point of view, but later recognized.


    Since the end of 1990s, not only Hollywood commercial films have completely entered the production line mode, but also films competing for Oscars.


    In the past two years, after October in the North American film market, if you go to see all kinds of films, you can see more convergence than difference. A new type of film has been born, which can be called "Oscar entries".


    In the early years, Thanksgiving to Christmas in North America was a beautiful term. It could cheer up independent movie fans and professional media, and hope for some different movies. After the intensive film exhibitions in early autumn, those independent productions from Venice Film Festival to dolando Film Festival and finally back to New York Film Festival let Hollywood down for a short time The commercial visual blockbuster of summer program is adjusted to another channel to let people see another ecology of Hollywood movies.


    However, driven by the glory and benefits brought by the Oscar Awards, the long screening cycle from late autumn to the beginning of the next spring has evolved into a "Awards review" period, which is as big as the summer program, and even covers the traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas programs in North America.In the end, the movie judges have enough space to maintain the main character''s taste and value There is no accident in the way actors perform. They must be trained by the method school.


    Also, to play the drama, do not laugh.


    The most representative of these films is undoubtedly biographical films. The popularity of biographical films is due to the very realistic "safety" considerations of Hollywood film makers, because most judges want to see familiar faces and play familiar roles.


    Apart from a few of these Oscars with a strong personal style, if you carefully analyze them, they are not fundamentally different from summer blockbusters. They are industrial assembly line products that specially take care of some people''s appetites. They are as plain as boiled water.


    As Murphy said, in most of the Oscars, the right ones are chosen first, and then others are considered.


    This directly leads to the entry of the film must be smooth, and smooth often means insipid.


    How can a person with such a character as Murphy like plain movies? If he doesn''t, how can he talk about research?


    Similar to summer movies, which always like to impact the audience with visual effects, most of the Oscar films are always produced with the taste of the middle-aged and elderly white judges in the college. They are not only as stable as eight legged essays, but also bring another consequence, that is, like summer movies, the differences between films are disappearing.


    No one will deny that Oscar has gradually become a proposition composition.


    Of course, there are no exceptions to the Oscar competition, but most films, especially those that can appeal to the judges, are becoming more and more homogeneous.


    In fact, in the new century, if you go to the three most important film festivals in North America before the Oscars, namely, triliuride, Toronto and New York, and then look back at these film festivals, what you will remember is not how different the films are, but on the contrary, most of the films are similar. It is much easier to sum up the trends than to find the differences.


    When the commercial productions and youth films are more and more close to the stereotyped themes such as comic adaptation and hero saving the world, the films that originally participated in the award season are a kind of resistance to the stereotype, but with the efforts of the Oscar judges for many years, this kind of resistance has finally become another kind of stereotype.


    Similarly, there are a number of leading and supporting actors competing for the performance award.


    On the way to the movie king and the movie queen, men are not normal people, either as geniuses or patients. Women are suffering, suffering, passive, one by one need to be saved or self saved.


    These also form a template for reference.


    For example, the roles of Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron, such as Leonardo DiCaprio''s self destructive image and so on.


    As a matter of fact, there has been a consensus in the North American performing arts circle for a long time. In the selection system of Oscars and Hollywood as a whole, the measurement of acting skills is limited in a narrow field of vision. The methodological performance in the 1960s is still the gold standard for judging acting skills.


    On the way to the movie king and the movie queen, we should play a role that looks very different from ourselves, transform our appearance beyond recognition, and play a character with abnormal behavior.


    It''s really hard to win a prize as a normal person, or a geek like James Franco.


    To be honest, Murphy would rather see a film like "no country for old men" than some propositional compositions.


    Especially female characters, do they need to be saved or self saved? In the direction of award-winning, he thinks that movies like "lost lover" which can make a little noise are more difficult and interesting.


    Maybe after the film is released, some people think that putting the inner darkness and madness of women under the microscope in the context of Hollywood advocating "Virgin Mary" and "heroine" is probably against the historical trend.


    However, Murphy would like to see a lot of noise in the cinema more than those consistent and stable award-winning films.


    That''s his Oscar philosophy.


    Whether it''s because he didn''t do research or because of his personal hobbies, he prefers to use movies with the ultimate style to attack the little golden man, rather than eight part essay writing.


    For the rest of December, Murphy spent the rest of his time hiding in the studio in Venice, quietly shooting scenes in the studio. After the Christmas and New Year holidays, the studio needed to be set up again. He took the crew to a small town in Orange County to prepare to shoot location scenes.


    There are bound to be onlookers when shooting location plays, but Murphy didn''t expect that the residents of this small town are so curious about the shooting that almost half of the people in the town gather around the crew to watch, which brings quite a lot of trouble to the shooting.

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    A dark brown house is located on the quiet roadside, surrounded by lush grass. The grass has been carefully pruned and looks extremely beautiful. On the road below the grass, there are lots of vehicles with satellite receivers. This is a news interview car borrowed by carafes from Fox TV station for shooting.


    Around the car, there were reporters in Fox and other TV stations'' waistcoats. Their cameras and camera lenses were all aimed at the dark brown house.


    Just as a few of the actors in Murphy''s house have been filmed alone, they may not be able to keep a low profile.


    Originally, several shots for reporters and broadcasting cars were taken smoothly, but as the sun climbed into the sky, the town woke up from a deep sleep, and the shooting order was in chaos, a large number of onlookers appeared.


    One after another townspeople appeared around the shooting site without warning. In this secluded Town, there were not many collective entertainment activities. The shooting of the crew was obviously regarded as a good play for them to watch.


    More and more people appear around the location. Some of them drag their families around, and the whole family goes out. What''s more, some of them move chairs. It seems that they want to spend all day here.


    "Cut"


    near the door of the dark brown house, Murphy''s voice sounded, and he called to stop the crew, "take a ten minute break."


    James Franco and Charlize Theron are still making up in the trailer at the back of the house. What Murphy is shooting now is the lens of the media and reporters. All of a sudden, so many people are involved, completely disrupting the plan.


    It was also an unexpected situation.


    "Murphy," Paul Wilson came over, "do you want me to get rid of them?"


    "Too many people." Murphy can see hundreds of people, and the crew needs to shoot here for quite a long time. If the relationship with the local residents is tense, it will be a very troublesome thing. He thought for a moment, "no, we just regard them as the onlookers in the film."


    In the film, Amy''s disappearance causes a sensational social event, and it''s normal for people to gather around to watch.


    However, this is a country with relatively perfect copyright, and so is the right of personal portrait. If these people are allowed to appear in the film without permission in the final film, it will also be very troublesome once someone investigates.


    However, it''s normal for Hollywood to be surrounded when shooting location. It''s possible that the onlookers will be filmed in the camera. Each crew has mature coping strategies.


    "Ask the production assistant to make an agreement." Murphy also said to Paul Wilson, "go to the official organizations in the town and ask them to accompany them to go door-to-door for autographs."


    There are a lot of location shooting in the back, and there will certainly be people watching, which can solve these problems at one time.


    "No problem"


    after Paul Wilson left, carafes came over and said, "onlookers will not affect the shooting"


    "in fact, it''s not bad to have onlookers. In the movie, the media needs to put on a farce."


    Murphy pointed to more and more small town residents with folding chairs. "This is almost exactly the effect I wanted. What I wanted to present was similar to the scene of Nicole Brown Simpson''s house on Gretna Green street when the Simpson case happened.".


    He turned to the direction of the make-up trailer behind the dark brown house and said, "during the rehearsal, I also asked Jim to refer to the Simpson case."


    "But the two cases are different after all." Carafes stood next to him and looked at the grass below. There were more and more people around him. It seemed that people in half the town appeared, "do you think the public reaction in the film setting is logical?"


    instead of answering directly, Murphy said, "what you did before was social news, you should know better than me."


    Kalafes nodded, "the guidance of media public opinion to public opinion, and the public always want to see what they want to see and believe what they see."


    "Like this, the crowd on the square." Murphy pointed to the crowd of onlookers, "if incited, there will be only the most excited cheers and the most despicable accusations."


    He shook his head. "Since Amy came back to look for her husband and took out the best they wanted to see with Nick, they would rather believe that the fairy tale was true."


    The location set has already been set up. When James Franco and Charlize Theron are finished putting on their make-up, what they are going to shoot is a very, very important part of the film. Amy kills her ex boyfriend Collins and returns to Nick.


    Murphy specially gave the play a name, blood reunion


    there will be nothing to do, the crew are waiting, Murphy also talked with karafis a few more words.


    "It''s said that fox in the 20th century will combine the film production department with the television production department," he asked with interest. "Is that true?""It''s being planned at the moment." Kalafes nodded. "It''s expected to merge after this year''s Emmy."


    "Then you don''t have more power"


    "but you also face more competitors." Carafes laughed. "I''m going to do something about TV series production, too. It''s going to take a long time for your power game to start."


    "Well," Murphy frowned. He really didn''t know much about American TV series. If it wasn''t for the power game with the name of "killing and sucking song", he wouldn''t drag it around. He couldn''t help much in this aspect.


    He and carafes are both very good friends and firm strategic allies. We can see the full operation of carafes from projects such as death watch. As long as Murphy can do it, of course, he also wants to help carafes.


    What''s more, if carrafes really goes to the top position of fox in the 20th century, it will only be good for him, a Hollywood director.


    The game of power is still in the stage of writing scripts, and the preparation is extremely complicated. It is impossible to shoot and produce immediately. Is there anything else?


    suddenly, Murphy thought of what she had just said.


    "Kara, what do you think of the story of Simpson''s wife killing?" Murphy said thoughtfully. "From a different perspective, shoot this case that shocked the whole country into a mini series."


    Hearing these words, carafes also fell into thinking, "it seems that there is a certain feasibility."


    "You can get a professional to evaluate the project." Murphy just mentioned it, and he didn''t know if it would work.


    However, with the sensational nature of Simpson''s wife killing case, if the quality of the drama is guaranteed, there should be no lack of audience.


    Even passers-by like Murphy have heard of the great impact of this case in North America.


    In 1994, OJ Simpson, a former American football star and then movie star, was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole brown and his friend Ronald Goldman. Because of Simpson''s star status and the careful planning of the star defense team he hired, the murder trial quickly evolved into a news and entertainment event that rocked the United States. Under the circumstances that the public prosecution had a large amount of evidence, he went through a lot of trials After eight months of trial, the jury finally found Simpson not guilty.


    This "century trial" had a profound impact on American culture and left a deep impression on every American in those years.


    Even more than ten years after the case was sentenced, the truth is still inconclusive, which is a good opportunity for TV dramas to mobilize various means to express their "ambiguous" intention.


    Murphy''s words can only be regarded as a proposal. There are still too many ways and procedures to go if we want to really become a TV drama project that can be shot and produced.


    After James Franco and Charlize Theron show up in front of the house, Murphy puts them down and continues filming.


    James Franco and blood stained Charlize Theron get to know each other before Murphy starts shooting.


    Like the shooting in the studio, Murphy doesn''t need any hand-held shooting or shaking lens. The two cameras are set up behind the door and on the left side of a black Chevy car at an angle that will not interfere with each other. They are used to shoot Charlize Theron and James Franco respectively.


    The shooting started soon.


    First of all, the picture that came to Murphy''s director''s monitor came from James Franco captured by unit 2.


    He pushed the door open and came out. He saw the Chevrolet car parked in front of his house. At the same time, he noticed the woman in the driver''s seat inside. He was stunned. His eyes were full of disbelief. It seemed that he couldn''t understand. How did Amy disappear? She suddenly appeared.


    Murphy nodded, although there is no advantage brought by Ben''s natural facial paralysis, James Franco''s acting is better, and his present state is good enough. There is no past laughter on a pretty face, which fully shows the mentality that Nick Dunn should have.


    Opposite him, Charlize Theron pushes open the car door, shakes her body and walks to James Franco. Her eyes look straight at him as if she saw the big boy she once fell in love with.


    The extras immediately followed, with cameras aimed at Charlize Theron, especially the dark red blood on her white pajamas.


    The two men came closer and closer, but their faces were different.


    James Franco is still in a daze, Charlize Theron has cried out, like a lost child to find a home in general, rushed to James Franco''s arms.


    Camera number one immediately turned to close-up.


    "You damned watch," James Franco said at last.


    Reporters around raised their cameras and photographed the pictures of the two people embracing each other.


    "Stop" after Murphy called to stop, he quickly walked up to James Franco and Charlize Theron. "This lens doesn''t work well. I need to redesign it." to be continued. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    Taking a temporary break from filming, Murphy called key members of the production team, including Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Paul Wilson, karafis, Philip Raschel and Helena espora, as well as James Franco and Charlize Theron, to the center of the set to discuss how to redesign the scene.


    "Nick and Amy meet again, and then just sneer at each other and go back to the house. It''s so peaceful."


    Standing in the middle of everyone, Murphy said as she gesticulated, "I want this scene to be more powerful and impressive. The meeting of the leading actor and heroine is not only a reunion, but also a play played by Amy to the media, a play that shows her deep feelings for Nick Dunn and the family."


    The original design of the scene is really too flat.


    Murphy looked around. "Let''s see if there''s a better idea."


    When he finds a problem, he may not be able to solve it immediately. At this time, collective wisdom is far more effective than one person''s meditation.


    "Can you do that?" Jonah hill has always been an activist. He was the first to say, "Amy and Nick Dunn have a deep kiss. The camera is 360 degrees around"


    "no" Seth Logan shook his head. "This is not a romantic love movie. 360 degrees is not suitable for shooting."


    Jonah Hill scratched his head, thought again, and said, "well, it''s not so good."


    "The motion lens doesn''t meet the shooting requirements." Murphy also vetoed the proposal. "It''s more suitable for love comedies than for feature films."


    The set fell into silence for the time being, and no good idea came up in a short time.


    "Murphy, do you think so?" James Franco suddenly said, "the reunion of Nick and Amy needs to have impact. Amy wants to convey the signal she wants to convey to the media and express the deep feelings between her and Nick. Can she use a classic bridge?"


    "Go on." Murphy said.


    Everyone looked at James Franco and knew him. Jonah hill and Seth Logan knew that this guy had some bad ideas.


    "You''ve seen the classic poster of gone with the wind"


    all the old people in this field were present. Which one did James Franco say? He nodded one after another. James Franco went up to Charlize Theron and continued, "after Amy appeared at the scene, she came up to me and fell into my arms. Then we put on the poster of gone with the wind With that, James Franco made a gesture, "I want her to fall down. After that, she''ll fall back. Then I''ll hold her and give the media an unforgettable moment."


    Charlize Theron held his chin and said, "I think it''s very good."


    "I think this picture will be the best photo for people magazine in the next 15 years," said James Franco, beaming with approval after seeing the Oscar


    The hero and heroine look at Murphy at the same time, only he has the final decision.


    After only ten seconds of thinking, Murphy nodded and said, "OK, that''s it. Let''s try it first."


    Everyone around him scattered, and he stayed to discuss with James Franco and Charlize Theron what to do.


    Ten minutes later, the crew had a rehearsal. When Charlize Theron tilted and James Franco held her, Murphy finally found the feeling she wanted. However, the ordinary parallel shooting on the ground could not achieve the best effect of the lens.


    He brought in the director of photography, Philip Raschel.


    "Philly." Murphy said directly, "get the boom ready and hang a 21mm lens under the boom."


    It takes a lot of time to prepare the boom, choose the right shooting angle, and take a test shot, but it''s all worth it.


    After the shooting officially started, Charlize Theron fell back, the crowd was excited, and then the camera gave her and James Franco a high angle close-up in the sky, which was perfect.


    After filming, when Murphy shows Jonah hill and Seth Logan the picture, they act like what''s going on in this shot


    it''s an intoxicating moment, because they finally find out how schizophrenic the third paragraph of the film is, and it''s also a moment of sudden realization. When Murphy shows this segment to other people, they will be interested in it immediately Realize what effect Murphy wants in the end.


    One of the most difficult scenes was solved. The location shooting of the crew in the small town became smooth. Although Murphy''s voice amplified through the loudspeaker would be heard from time to time on the street, the shooting was carried out as planned.


    It has to be said that James Franco has made great progress in recent years. He is like a tube of endless toothpaste. When he thinks he has reached the limit and will not produce anything again, Murphy will exert himself again, and then he will spit out a large part.


    This geek''s acting is no worse than any actor of Oscar level.


    As for Charlize Theron, she won the Best Actress Oscar before. Makeup and image change really played a very important role, but her acting skills have been separated from the stage of vase. This extremely beautiful role, if not well controlled, will definitely be played as a vase. She didn''t give Murphy any feeling of vase in the shooting, which makes her an elegant and crazy character Through the quality of the abdominal black female deduction incisively and vividly.Even if the two stars do not play well in some places, Murphy can give enough guidance.


    After shooting so many films, as a director, he has accumulated a lot of practical experience. The specific performances he used to teach the actors are certainly unqualified, but it is not difficult to guide the actors to perform the state they need.


    Of course, Murphy also knows that he is not the king of sunglasses. He knows that the director''s influence on the live performance is relatively limited. More things, as early as the rehearsal in the early preparation, he communicated with James Franco and Charlize Theron.


    His guidance is mainly based on two aspects: the actor''s performance deviates from the effect he wants, and the scene needs to be redesigned just like a bloody reunion.


    Most of the time, the director''s on-site guidance must give way to inspiration.


    At the scene, Murphy is more good tips, like a team coach as flexible.


    After rehearsal and a lot of shooting, now the crew has adjusted to the best state, not everyone is the king of sunglasses. After three to five repetitions, the actors'' attention will start to be distracted, and Murphy will try to enter the new content shooting before the actors feel tired.


    The full rehearsal in the early stage saved the crew a lot of trouble at this time.


    The improvisation of the shooting scene has a strong subjective color, and the improvisation content belongs to the part of the performance, which can instantly make the actors charming. Looking at the lighting effects, props and photographic equipment, Murphy needs to find beautiful inspiration from the actors.


    Besides shooting, Murphy also pays attention to let the crew create personal space for James Franco, Charlize Theron and other actors.


    A good director can always consider how to strive for personal space for the actors as much as possible. That is a box. The actors lock themselves up to complete the molding and enhance their faith.


    It is very necessary to ensure that the actors are not disturbed during the shooting interval or when the actors encounter the "character wall".


    In addition to the cast, Murphy also limits the scope of the crew''s activities.


    The moving lighting equipment, the chaos and noise of the transition will affect the attention of the actors. There are always many idle staff, actors'' assistants or agents at the scene. Once there is a gap in the shooting, these people come up to gossip. The actors are coerced into unnecessary consumption, and they neither get rest and relaxation, nor keep their focus on the role Note.


    At this time, Murphy''s shouts will reverberate everywhere. Usually, not everyone can understand this kind of behavior, but he does need to build a box for the actor. Whether he can get in or not is his own business, but the crew needs to put the box there.


    On the other hand, Murphy also needs to keep the actors in good shape. Since the shooting, James Franco and Charlize Theron''s state has been constantly improving, and their emotions fully meet the requirements of the role. He must let them continue this kind of emotion.


    In this respect, the first is to rely on the actors themselves, and the second is related to the director''s shooting plan.


    In the rush to play, many drama groups will focus on shooting a certain role, thus destroying the continuity of the actors'' emotions. Crying in one scene and laughing in the next, extreme emotional changes are normal in the shooting, but few actors can successfully perform the two emotions in a short time.


    Even the actors of Oscar winner level are ordinary human beings, not emotional expression machines.


    Murphy will only break the continuity of actors in a play unless he has to.


    It doesn''t matter to shoot a movie in such a short time as death watch. Actors don''t need to perform with explosive force. However, different lovers disappear, and a little bit of difference in actors'' performance may affect the effect expressed in the whole shot.


    In actual shooting, even if it slows down the overall progress, Murphy will try to take care of the shooting sequence between related scenes. If this kind of shooting that destroys the continuity of emotion is unavoidable, for example, he needs to focus on shooting all the single shots of a character in a certain room, and then turn the scene, he will try his best to let the actor get about 10 minutes of personal time between each scene .


    Throughout January 2005, the cast stayed in the small town of Orange County, and the residents of the town cooperated with each other and signed Paul Wilson''s agreement one after another, which means that their images can appear in the future films at will, which also saves a lot of money for the cast to hire extras.


    With the development of filming, more and more actors joined the cast, and Amanda Seyfried, who plays Nick Dunn''s student lover, also came to the town. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    The dark room is very quiet. Murphy and others are hiding in the corner. The camera is aimed at James Franco. A sexy and hot girl pours on him and kisses him like a goat in heat.


    "Cut," Murphy called to stop. "This one''s over."


    James Franco stepped back and sat down on the sofa. Jack Watson went to make up for him. His assistant came to Amanda Seyfried to make up for the girl, who was less than 20 years old.


    "Well done, Amanda." Murphy gave a thumbs up.


    This is his consistent style. He always praises actors more than criticizes them. Especially for young actors, as long as their performance is not too bad, he will help them build up self-confidence.


    Amanda Seyfried''s performance should be quite good among girls of the same age. When the role is quiet, she has a kind of pity that can move people''s hearts. When the role should be as crazy as just now, she looks extremely sexy and coquettish.


    Just like the split of the character itself, Murphy finally chose Amanda Seyfried in order to use her to alienate the audience.


    He likes this way of introducing characters. Amanda Seyfried''s Andy sneaks in through the back door like a werewolf and pours on Nick Dunn, who obviously doesn''t resist.


    When Murphy was looking for Andy''s actor, it was very clear that he wanted someone who could immediately divide the audience into two groups. It was like waving a big sword to split the theater in half from the middle. Women would cross their arms in disgust, lean back on the back of the chair and say: he''s a real jerk, while men would feel their chin and lean forward to respond: Yes. However, this is understandable.


    In the audition, Amanda Seyfried showed this ability. The shot she just shot also proved that she has this ability. On the one hand, she makes people feel that she can fully understand the reason why Nick Dunn cheated, on the other hand, she feels that this kind of deviant behavior is rotten and must be severely punished.


    This role seems simple, but it''s not easy to grasp. Murphy will give Amanda Seyfried enough guidance. The shaping of a successful role is often the result of the joint efforts of the actor and the director.


    As a comprehensive art, film is bound to go through a long period of running in, controversy and sparks in the process of creation, and the director will adjust the state of the actors; the actors'' ideas stimulate the director''s inspiration, and sometimes use their own charm and energy to change the director''s original intention, producing better results than expected; and the director may process again according to the shooting materials in the later stage.


    In a movie, the writer is the soul, the actor is the soul, and the director is also the soul. A classic movie is the result of these souls'' unreserved wisdom and blood.


    In this process, any link is indispensable.


    Having filmed a series of scenes about Amanda Seyfried, Murphy pulled the whole crew out of town and began filming scenes where Amy''s fans set up a search team to search her tracks.


    Shooting is also in the cross, the search team''s shooting, he mainly on the golden time shooting.


    Prime time¡° golen.hour ¡±, also known as¡° agic.hour ¡±To describe it with "gold" and "magic" is enough to see the value and magic of this period. It lasts for a short time, and its color is mainly golden. The shooting time is after sunrise in the morning and before sunset in the evening.


    When the sun is close to the horizon, the light will become warmer and richer. At this time, the atmosphere through which the light passes will absorb most of the blue light in the light, leaving behind the warmer components in the spectrum, showing the charm of golden light.


    Golden time light with gold, can show the ordinary scenery a new look, so the picture is very charming.


    Unlike the warm yellow artificial lighting under the fluorescent lamp, the outdoor natural light in the prime time is warm, soft and hierarchical. At this time, the sun just appears on the horizon, so the shadow left is longer and deeper, which can add a lot of shooting possibilities visually.


    However, Murphy and the crew have to do a lot of preparation for this.


    The golden shooting time is very short. Murphy will lead the crew to arrive at the venue several hours before the golden time, and get all the equipment ready. In this way, a lot of time that will make mistakes will be saved. If the shooting can''t be finished at one time, ng many times, a lot of time will be wasted.


    When shooting, he will let Philip Raschel face the light and use the wide-angle lens to shoot the search team. The light conditions in golden shooting time can make any shooting scene look beautiful, show the details and shape the layers. When shooting with close-up or long focus lens, the advantage of golden shooting time will be covered up.


    In the whole shooting, Murphy was in the middle of coordination, and now he is rarely directly involved in specific work.


    Different from photography, lighting, art and editing, directors need to consider from story, scheduling and editing to actors, scenery, recording and music. They need to master the skills and knowledge of each specific type of work, as well as the expression of aesthetics, so as to meet the director''s personal aesthetic, political and world views.As a director, Murphy not only has the ability to control the details, but also has the ability to control the story, scheduling, editing, actors, scenery, recording, soundtrack and so on.


    After the shooting of sosu team, the crew left the town and turned to a nearby lake villa to shoot Amy imprisoned by his ex lover Collins.


    Here, Murphy shot a lot of large-scale scenes, not only the scene of Charlize Theron exploding chrysanthemums with a wine bottle, but also the scene of dew point.


    It must be an R-rated film. Murphy knows it very well, so as early as when he signed the contract, it was indicated that the actors and actresses would show their roles. James Franco is not a problem at all, and Charlize Theron is no exception.


    In the past films of South African American diamond, dew point scenes are not two in one place.


    The most important scene here is that Amy makes false evidence, accuses Collins of kidnapping her, and then kills Collins.


    For many lines here, Murphy has polished many times to reduce logical loopholes. For example, when Amy came in, Collins told her that the monitoring system had just been started, and the monitoring system was mainly aimed at the outside of the villa and near the door, not the inside of the house.


    No one likes to live under surveillance, even Collins, who is equally controlling.


    As for Amy''s ability to get the wallpaper knife when she''s tied up, Murphy keeps it. This loophole is deliberately shown to the audience, so as to echo the anti Hollywood emotion and the naked ridicule of the media.


    He deliberately exaggerated this part of the play with artistic techniques.


    At the beginning, Murphy didn''t want to make this part close to reality. Instead, he deliberately let amy be imprisoned in the anti killing play, which is too exaggerated to be true. It will be more weird later, but he likes the shooting process of this part.


    It''s not that two people live together happily, but that one of them gets what he wants, and the other becomes a sacrifice to achieve his goal. When shooting this scene, it''s more troublesome than expected, not because of the content, but mainly because of the problem of cleaning up.


    Murphy filmed for two days, and changed the wardrobe, bedding, and pillows more than 30 times, because every remake, all the items stained with props blood need to be replaced.


    "It''s a shame that a person is killed like a lamb in the process of mating, but it needs someone to complete it."


    Gail gado, who came to visit the studio, stood near the director''s monitor and watched the shot just finished with Murphy. It seems that there has been a lot of pressure recently. Murphy seems to be nagging. "Amy is trying to use these video records to create a new incident and add a new pen to her victim''s resume. So she''s going to mess up his hair, pull open his shirt and let him bleed. Of course, she''s also going to let him have a hair. She''s going to take him on the road. "


    However, from the shot, only blood can be seen, and there is no scene of Collins'' broken throat, which needs to be added in post production.


    Gail gado had read the script before and asked curiously, "if you cut your throat, you will die"


    "that''s one of the reasons why Amy asked him to do it. After strenuous exercise, people''s blood flow will speed up."


    After a little thought, Murphy said, "if you want to kill someone in prison, you will always be on the playground, because your heart beats faster after strenuous exercise. At this time, you will hurt your main blood vessels, and it will only take a few seconds to die. It will be too late to call someone."


    Hearing this, Gail gado suddenly felt heartache. He approached Murphy and gently hugged him. Only she knew that in the dead of night, Murphy would often wake up from nightmares. Some memories in prison really had a profound impact on him.


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy can feel Gail gado''s concern. No matter it''s on the set, she kisses her gently and continues the topic just now. "Amy''s setting is a very knowledgeable Harvard student, who knows this truth well, so this dramatic treatment is very in line with her psychopath character."


    Every time gelgado sees this character, his back is chilly. If there are such women in the real world, it would be too terrible.


    Frankly speaking, she has never been a fan of Murphy. Murphy''s films have never been in line with her aesthetic standards. This one is typical.


    This is a script that makes her feel aggrieved, because it doesn''t give people a serious vent in the end. Has Amy been brought to justice? No. Did Nick expose her? No. In the end, the marriage locked them both tightly like a cage, which was worse than at the beginning.


    At least at that time, although they complained about each other, they still had the possibility of divorce. Now they have to pretend harmony while hating, and show it to others. It''s more painful than death penalty.


    Gail gado''s eyes turned to Murphy. "This guy always likes to take pictures of the dark things in human nature." It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    Standing aside and quietly watching Murphy directing the crew to continue shooting, Gail gado can''t help but think of a joke Murphy told Kara Firth during the preparation period. Now seeing that the text of the script has become a real picture, he suddenly feels that those banter words may become a dark reality in some people.


    At that time, Murphy jokingly called the possible impact of the film, and set the goal of "ending 15 million couples or couples".


    Gail gado clearly remembers that Murphy deliberately told Carla Firth at that time that the biggest dream of shooting "lost lover" was to "make this film the kind of dating film that can let couples all over the country break up after watching it. Maybe when people go out of the cinema after watching a movie, they think, "maybe I really don''t know if I know you enough..."


    Now she remembers, "it''s a movie about how much you know about your partner. We are all addicted to popular culture and the switch of different roles. How can you accompany another person to accept the truth that originally exists in this relationship? This story just makes this problem more exposed. "


    From watching the script to filming, Gail gado doesn''t particularly feel that this story has a lot to do with marriage. Even if two people don''t get married and live together, they will gradually find the truth hidden behind each other''s appearance.


    Some people have said that this kind of thing is not love, the opponent is too bad, lazy to move, the opponent is too good, afraid to play, no opponent, and feel empty, the opponent is dispensable, it is better to have no opponent.


    No matter how superior and confident people are, everyone has such a fear: when you finally reveal your true self to your lover, the other person doesn''t like you.


    No one wants to put themselves in that situation unless you meet an opponent with equal energy.


    It''s very, very rare to meet an opponent with the same energy. Fortunately, she is one of the lucky ones.


    At the end of the day, Murphy leaves the rest of the crew''s work to Paul Wilson, takes Gail gado to a restaurant in the villa area for dinner, and turns leisurely along the lake path.


    The night by the lake is very quiet and charming. On the side of the path, there are tall and straight trees. A breeze blows and the leaves rustle, which makes people relaxed and happy. Murphy leads Gail gado along the path to the lake and stands on a small wooden pier. The silver moonlight falls down and weaves a soft net, which covers both of them noodles.


    "Is it almost over here?"


    Standing by the fence on the dock, Gail gado asked with concern, "when will you be back in Los Angeles?"


    "The actual shooting was less than planned." Murphy gently hugged Gail gado from behind and put her body on her delicate back. "I expect to go back in early February and finish shooting in mid February."


    Gail gado held his hand as he swam between his waist and abdomen, and looked back at Murphy. Murphy squeezed her chin and made a strong impression on the red lips.


    Feeling the heat coming from his hips, Gail gado opened his mouth, nibbled Murphy''s lips and said, "honey, do you want us to be watched?"


    Although she had a good time with Murphy in private, Murphy was not allowed to fool around in this kind of environment.


    "Good, good." Murphy held her tighter. "I''m not moving."


    It''s warm to lean against Murphy''s arms, but Gail gado knows what to say to divert Murphy''s attention. She knows that she has a fatal attraction to her boyfriend.


    The best topic is undoubtedly the film, especially the film being shot.


    "When I came here in the morning, I saw you filming Amy''s self abuse." She moved forward a little. "Charlize Theron is hitting her face with a hammer. If it''s to prove her husband''s domestic violence, that is to say, she plans to return to the public view. In this way, all the false signs of death she caused are not tenable?"


    "Honey, you didn''t read the script carefully. Love, go, talk ¡¿¡±Murphy knows that Gail gado doesn''t like his own movies, but he still explains in a low voice, "Amy''s initial plan is to enjoy enough indulgence, then commit suicide, and blame her husband for killing his wife. Her diary contains hints of domestic violence, so she has to hit her face with a hammer to prove domestic violence when her body is found As evidence of old wounds. "


    Murphy leaned closer to Gail gado. "But then she changed her mind. She decided not to die because she killed herself for the sake of a man''s mistake. She didn''t think it was worth it, so from that moment on, some of her previous arrangements have changed."


    "Are you going to Jack me into the lake?" Gail gado said discontentedly. Murphy took a small step back. "I just miss you so much."


    Gail gado turned and looked at Murphy. "So Let''s go back. ""Good." Murphy picked her up and left. "Let''s go back to the hotel."


    It''s far away from the hotel, and they can''t go back for a while. Gail gado noticed that Murphy seems to become a beast of choice at any time, but occasionally someone passes by on the path by the lake, and then she takes her hand safely.


    The path gradually away from the lake, the surrounding grass inside the sound of crickets disorderly call, gradually close to the lake villa area, came up with a tall floating woman, her short golden hair, in the moonlight, particularly prominent.


    "Hi, Murphy." She waved to Murphy first, and Murphy responded with a smile, "Hi, Sally."


    The path is not wide, two sides just meet, Murphy pull Gail - gado over, "Sally, this is my girlfriend Gail - gado. Gail, this is Charlize Theron, known as a South African diamond. "


    "You are so beautiful." Gail gado doesn''t seem to be flattering, "I haven''t seen an actress as beautiful as you."


    "Thank you." Charlize Theron said with a smile, "you''re beautiful, too."


    She exchanged a few words with Gail gado and left voluntarily.


    Looking at Charlize Theron''s tall figure, Gail gado is a little strange, "she seems to be very cold to people."


    Turning around, she picked up Murphy and went on toward the hotel. "I''m not very enthusiastic about you as a director, is it because of me?"


    "It''s none of your business." Murphy could see the meaning behind the words and said, "except for a few of her friends, she was a little cold to most people, maybe because of her experience."


    Gail gado asked curiously, "what experience?"


    If it''s privacy that hasn''t been exposed, Murphy won''t talk about it. However, after Charlize Theron won the Oscar, it has been hyped by numerous big and small newspapers over and over again. That is to say, Gail gado is not very interested in entertainment gossip, otherwise he must understand what he is talking about.


    Murphy motioned to the back with her eyes. "Do you think she''s beautiful?"


    "Very beautiful." Gail gado said without hesitation, "it''s not only beautiful, but also has a very special temperament. It''s totally beyond Jessica Alba''s pure vase."


    "His father used to want to invade her." Murphy is more sympathetic to this kind of experience, "like when she was about 15 years old."


    Gail gado''s eyes widened. "How could there be such a jerk?"


    "But her mother protected her." Murphy sighed. "Killed her father."


    Gail seemed surprised to hear that. Gado''s mouth was wide open.


    Murphy pulled her. "Everyone has his own misfortune."


    Gail gado nodded slightly, but said nothing more.


    Approaching the hotel where the crew stayed, Murphy turned to see the sound of knowing something. However, the two actors in the crew ran out to fight in the field. Their vague bodies were strange, and they were obviously not familiar.


    "Really..." Gail gado also saw it, "and is not afraid to be seen."


    She blinked and suddenly asked, "did they do that before, Donny?"


    "No!" Murphy shook his head firmly. "They''re going to open a room."


    This kind of not famous actor is OK, for famous actors, the risk of doing so is very big, no one knows how many paparazzi lurk near the crew.


    Just like before, he seems very impulsive, but in fact he won''t do anything. At most, he will kiss and hug Gail gado outside.


    Once upon a time, Kristen Stewart''s scandal impressed and taught him too much.


    Kristen Stewart was caught cheating with the director and playing in the wild woods when she was making snow white and the hunter. In fact, it''s normal for an actor to "develop a relationship" with the director after making a play. Even if she has an object, she often doesn''t care. Unfortunately, she was filmed


    So we can''t save money on housing.


    This kind of thing is nothing in Hollywood.


    When shooting "the dead man" and chatting with each other, Jessica Alba told Murphy that she was in love with the hero when shooting "the end of the world". As a result, they were so loud in the RV that the whole crew heard


    In addition to having sex, people in the cast often like to get together to take drugs. Jonah hill is a typical example of this. Although Murphy has never participated in it, he will not stop it. This is a common thing not only in Hollywood, but also in American society.


    Although drugs, including marijuana, are illegal in most states, as long as they don''t sell drugs, don''t cause riots or casualties because of drug crimes, don''t gather people to use drugs, and don''t smoke marijuana in front of the police, it won''t matter.


    Bad luck like little Robert Downey, it''s just someone doing him. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The orange light was shining on the bathroom door, and the glass sliding door suddenly sounded "bang". A white and slender hand patted on the transparent glass door, and then wiped it hard. The water vapor on the door gradually dispersed, revealing Gail gado''s delicate face.


    She closed her eyes tightly and clapped her other hand on the door. It seemed that there was an irresistible force behind her. Then she threw herself on the transparent glass and stood here rhythmically.


    As time went on, the steam in the bathroom gradually dissipated, and Murphy, who was close behind her, also showed her face.


    More than ten minutes later, Murphy walks into the bedroom with galgado wrapped in a bath towel.


    Put Gayle gado on the couch, and Murphy goes out to get a bottle of Bordeaux wine and two glasses. When Gayle gado sees the bottle, he immediately thinks of a segment in the script, Amy uses the bottle to forge the damage caused by Collins'' chicken tip


    After looking at Gail gado, Murphy guessed what she thought and suddenly said, "shall I go out and buy a bottle of lubricant?"


    "Buy a bottle of lubricant?" Gail gado, wrapped in a bath towel, sat on the sofa. "What do you buy it for?"


    Murphy picked up the bottle, signed it, and said, "let''s try?"


    Gail gado immediately understood, picked up a pillow, threw it over and said, "don''t even think about it!"


    It''s just a joke. Murphy opens the wine, pours a glass for each, hands it to Gail gado, and sits next to her.


    "You and Downey have been trying to find out who was behind his imprisonment."


    Thinking of the topic of discussion when entering the hotel, Gail gado asked curiously, "what do you find?"


    "There''s something about it." Murphy took his glass and took a sip. "But there''s not enough convincing evidence."


    "Who is it?" Gail gado''s curiosity is not much different from that of girls of this age.


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s just a circle. It''s hard to say who it is. Pepo Robert has returned to the right track with Donny and wqu, and has moved to a higher position than ever before, and his position in the circle is getting higher and higher. Two people have already started secretly investigating some things that seem very confusing.


    There are so many people taking drugs and hiding drugs in Hollywood. Why is Robert Downey Jr. arrested?


    If it''s just a coincidence, let alone Robert Downey Jr., Murphy won''t believe it.


    But this kind of thing, it is difficult to find practical evidence, if someone really behind the push, will not be stupid to stand up in person.


    Murphy and little Robert Downey are just eyeing a famous performing family in the circle. Now they are more skeptical than sure.


    Even if it''s certain, forbearance is the best choice for him and Robert Downey.


    They don''t really have the strength to fight back.


    Although Murphy was not directly involved in this incident, he was still involved in it. Even James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan made it clear that they would firmly stand up with Robert Downey Jr.


    Stanton party members are not a combination of interests like the rotten boy Gang, and the words of unity and mutual assistance among friends are not just words.


    "Fortunately, Downey had a little background," Murphy sighed. "If it wasn''t for the other side''s concern about the Downey family, he would have been worse."


    "This circle also depends on the background." Gail gado has some emotion.


    "Of course." Murphy shrugged and, for example, "you know Gwyneth Paltrow?"


    Gail gado nodded, "the famous Oscar queen."


    "Gwyneth Paltrow saw Shakespeare in love for the first time when she went to her good friend Winona Ryder''s home. The original heroine of the group was Winona Ryder, but Gwyneth Paltrow saw the play and the role."


    This kind of thing is so common that Murphy just said casually, "unfortunately, Winona Ryder doesn''t have a godfather like Steven Spielberg and a producer father. Now even if she meets in front of the camera, Winona Ryder doesn''t talk to Gwyneth Paltrow."


    "That''s the difference between a background and a background." If he had a background at the beginning, he would not walk so hard step by step. "Although we all think Gwyneth Paltrow''s winning is a joke of the Oscar, look at the difference between her and Winona Ryder."


    In the circle of Hollywood, a lot of things are to be robbed, and you can''t wait.


    That''s why Murphy has a plan for the whole movie, from shooting to marketing.


    Since February, the publicity plan of "lost lover" has been standing still. After the speculation of the Natalie Portman incident, the second round of publicity has been quietly launched. However, the second round of publicity has nothing to do with the real title and content of the film. Everything is under the most stringent confidentiality plan.In order to achieve Murphy''s goal of "ending 15 million marriages", 20th Century Fox specially produced a propaganda website "secret Lake".


    On this website, netizens can anonymously answer "what do you hide from the people you love?" and netizens'' answers will "float" on the website.


    This website is not related to the lost lover for the time being, but this is just the beginning of the plan.


    After the shooting of Lake Villa, Murphy completed all the location scenes, led the crew to leave Orange County and return to the warehouse set in the suburb of Venice. The scene has been rebuilt here, and he can shoot the last few scenes.


    Except for the first few days of adjusting the cast and actors, Murphy''s shooting efficiency has been higher than planned, and by the middle of February, it was almost finished.


    On the one hand, the crew has a tacit understanding, and James Franco and Charlize Theron are in good condition; on the other hand, Murphy''s plans are always from the most difficult point of view, and with the increase of shooting experience, most of the possible problems can be considered by him, which is far longer than the shooting time.


    As time goes by, other people''s roles end one after another, and only a few plays of Charlize Theron and James Franco are left.


    In the penultimate shot, Murphy replayed 15 times. This scene of Amy''s return and conversation with Nick Dunn in the bathroom almost drove Charlize Theron crazy.


    What Murphy wanted was this kind of effect. Charlize Theron, who was almost in a crazy state, gave him the most impressive shot in the whole shooting process.


    When Charlize Theron is in the bath, the close-up captured by the camera is sent to the director''s monitor in front of him. Murphy knows that this will be his favorite shot of the whole film. Anyone can see that the character created by Charlize Theron shows strength, beauty and Madness at the same time under the beautiful appearance like sculpture!


    This is a scene that people can recall when they sleep.


    After shooting this scene, Murphy finished a day''s work ahead of time and let Charlize Theron go back to have a good rest so that he could shoot the last scene with energy the next day.


    The last scene to be shot is the ending of the film.


    Murphy began to shoot the show after only one walk and one trial.


    The tall Charlize Theron walked to the door, dressed in elegant clothes to set off her slender and straight figure, fondled her smooth hair, white neck, sharp eyes and words.


    "I don''t have to teach your kids to hate you!" She said darkly, "he will do it himself!"


    James Franco turns around and looks at Charlize Theron angrily. He can''t help his anger and unspeakable depression. He grabs Charlize Theron and presses him against the wall.


    "You son of a bitch!" He''s about to lose control.


    Charlize Theron let out a cry of pain, but not afraid to look at James Franco, "I am you married bitch!"


    Her voice also has a special ethereal sense, "when you like yourself in your life, it''s just when you try to be what a bitch like me might like. I''ll never give up halfway. I''m such a bitch


    James Franco was stunned, but unconsciously let go of Charlize Theron. Charlize Theron continued, "I killed people for you. Who else would do that for you? Do you think those sexy young girls are true love? no I''m your destination


    ¡° fu@k £¡¡± James - Franco will Nick now crazy mood performance is just right, he held his head, abnormal pain said, "you have paranoia! You are very sick! Why do you want to continue this marriage? "


    He looked back at Charlize Theron. "I loved you, but then everything we did was control and hate each other! It brings us only pain


    Charlize Theron looked at him and said calmly, "this is marriage!"


    The set is immersed. Charlize Theron turns and walks out of the door. James Franco is in a daze. He doesn''t know what to do.


    Seeing the camera finally aiming at James Franco, Murphy stands up from behind the director''s monitor and says, "stop! This one has passed! "


    Everyone in the crew took a breath.


    Then Murphy announced that "project G is all finished!"


    The title of "lost lover" is known only by the core team of the crew, and has been replaced by "g".


    The completion of filming also means that the work of the crew can move forward. After Murphy temporarily disbanded the crew, 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios pushed the film''s publicity work to the next stage.


    A set of picture novels based on real people and true stories appeared in the book market. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 319

    Since the beginning of March, fans who follow Robert Downey Jr. have found that a book has been recommended on his latest blog.


    "I just came back to Los Angeles after my vacation. When I went to the bookstore on Sunset Avenue, I found a very interesting picture novel, which seems to be adapted from a certain character. It''s a story about a magical girl. It''s very interesting."


    This is a blog written by Robert Downey, Jr. and also written by Murphy and 20th century fox.


    In addition to the words on the blog, Robert Downey Jr. also published a picture of the cover of a picture novel, with a striking line of words - "magic Amy".


    "Here it is. This bookstore has."


    Two girls walked into a bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. The one with long black hair said to the girl with short blonde hair, "Daisy, here''s the picture novel by little Robert Downey."


    "Come on, let''s look for it."


    Daisy first entered the novel sales area of the bookstore, and soon found the picture novel on a bookshelf. She opened it and saw that it was really a story about a magic girl. "It seemed very good."


    "Well, I''ve seen it. It''s pretty good." The black haired girl nodded with approval. "I just don''t know which character is adapted from. The archetype of Amy in the book must be a super genius."


    A boy with glasses next to him was attracted by their words. He couldn''t help coming up and asked, "excuse me, can you tell me what book you''re talking about?"


    "This one." Daisy picked up the book and shook it in front of him. "Amazing Amy."


    "Thank you."


    The glasses man nodded politely to the two girls. He took the same book and stood there for a while. Then he took it and went to the cashier.


    Daisy looked at the cashier. "Let''s go, too."


    She''s going to go back and have a look. If it''s really good, she will recommend it in her blog and discussion group.


    At the same time, quite a number of well-known bloggers in North America are recommending this picture novel called "magic Amy" on their blogs, and this novel has even been published in the supplement of the New York Times.


    As a part of fox in the 20th century, a tweet program of Fox TV station also focuses on the recommendation of "amazing Amy".


    When the program was broadcast, the host made a key recommendation.


    "We often say that a person''s appearance as an adult is often derived from her childhood. There is a girl who had an unusual childhood. The unusual thing is that she has a pair of writers'' parents, who created a picture novel called "the magic Amy", and the prototype of the protagonist in the book is said to be their daughter Amy. "


    "Although Amy and her parents choose to keep their personal data secret because they don''t want to be affected by books, we can still see from the picture novels that the magical Amy is a gifted girl."


    "Amy was an all-a student with excellent grades since she was a child. She began to study violin at the age of five and won the top three amateur competitions held by her state. She began to play volleyball at the age of ten and didn''t give up until she entered Harvard University. When she graduated from University, Amy got a double master''s degree in psychology and sociology and raised a dog..."


    "Until she gets married, the amazing Amy is the winner of her life."


    The female character in the book is very pleasing. After the promotion of the media, the Internet and some columns, the picture novel gradually opened up sales. Although it did not appear on the North American bestseller list, it also sold more than 100000 copies in more than one month, attracting many fans.


    Some fans even set up their own blog for the amazing Amy.


    Some people on the Internet summed up Amy''s various advantages. The amazing Amy always handed in a beautiful report card. She was an amateur music master, and her violin skill was comparable to that of a professional player. When she was 16 years old, she won the State Youth Volleyball Championship. She was a top student graduated from Harvard University.


    With the increase of sales figures of picture novels, some fans and other Internet users, under the guidance of some Internet public opinion, keep asking questions on the Internet - who is the mysterious archetypal character of Amy?


    Quite a lot of people have called the publishing house, but the reply given by the publishing house of News Corporation is that it has signed a strict confidentiality agreement with the original author and can not disclose any information.


    The more mysterious it is, the easier it is to attract curiosity and exploration.


    I don''t know when a blog suddenly appeared on the Internet, which attracted a lot of people''s attention. From the appearance of the blog, there is only one purpose - where is the magic Amy?


    Due to the lack of the support of the original work and the anti Hollywood emotion of the film, if the lost lover wants to get enough box office results when it is released, it must use more ways in terms of publicity.


    In terms of publicity and marketing, Murphy and Kara Firth, together with the relevant departments of 20th century fox, have determined a complete plan as early as the beginning of the project. Now they are implementing it according to the plan, and the feedback from the market is also good.However, Murphy is mainly finishing the post production of "lost lover".


    After finishing the editing of the first edition, he first took out the opening and ending pictures separately and reprocessed them. The first and last pictures are played by Amy Dunn by Charlize Theron.


    And after processing, it will be a single frame.


    Compared with the whole film, a single frame rarely attracts attention, but the first and last frames of the film can leave a deep impression on the audience. Murphy starts and ends with very similar pictures, which is of great significance and represents the development direction and theme of the whole story.


    Murphy also added James Franco''s post dubbing to the single frame at the beginning and end.


    "When I think of my wife, I always think of her head. I imagine breaking her lovely head, combing her brain, trying to find the answer, the first answer to any marriage problem: what are you thinking? How do you feel? What have we done to each other? "


    This monologue, which is easy to arouse the audience''s suspicion and echoes the first half of the passage, is put at the beginning by Murphy.


    I wake up beside her and look at the back of her head carefully, trying to figure out Amy''s mind. For the first time, I didn''t feel like I was staring at the dazzling sun any more. I finally caught up with my wife''s madness, because I could feel that she was changing me again: I used to be a baby, but later I became a man of mixed good and bad, and now I am at least a leading role - in our endless marriage war, there are still people I''m waving the flag and shouting. I can accept that. Hell, by this time, I can''t imagine my life without Amy. She''s my match forever. "


    After finishing the beginning and the end, Murphy and Jodie Griffith continue to polish the content of the positive film.


    Before, Murphy shot enough material for editing. His usual shooting method is to ensure that there are enough shots to choose through the home shooting method. Generally, he shot a distant view as the main shot, and then shot close-up shot, reaction shot, cut in shot and cut out shot respectively.


    Shooting is for editing. Of course, Murphy plans to use a typical editing method. In many scenes, the first shot is the long-range shot, giving them a guide, followed by a medium shot containing the main plot, and finally a close-up shot that separates individual actors or performances.


    Sometimes, he will add a positioning lens, which is usually placed in front of the panoramic lens to explain the background of the plot to the audience.


    Because of many times of cooperation, Jody Griffith can better understand Murphy''s intention, and Murphy also gives him power, and he needs experienced Griffith to provide himself with some different editing ideas.


    When it comes to fine cutting, Murphy gives Jodie Griffith more authority to deal with rough cutting materials instead of sticking to himself. The excellent and cooperative editor will organize the materials, look for highlights, and study whether breakthrough methods can be adopted to make the director spend less time.


    However, Murphy will not only see the pictures cut by Jodie Griffith, but also have a fixed time to communicate with him in the morning and night. If the director is always busy and can''t get through a phone call, it''s difficult to cooperate. The editor needs to communicate with the director at the right time to get the director''s feedback, ideas and encouragement on the editing results in a centralized way.


    Murphy is also very direct in communication.


    If an actor''s performance fails to satisfy the director, the director may euphemistically say, "do it again with feeling", but if he says to the editor, "this scene lacks a sense of power." But it''s enough to make them hurt. To say "cut these five frames of this paragraph and transfer them to XXX" can make the editor understand the essence of the director''s idea better.


    In addition, Murphy has never been stingy to share his ideas with Jodie Griffith.


    In the positive communication between the editor and the director, if the director can share more nutrients about film shooting, narrative structure and flexible creation, it is not only meaningful to the editor himself, but also helpful to the editing work.


    Compared with the shooting much faster than planned, the late editing of "lost lover" can only be described as tortoise speed. There is no doubt that editing is important for a film, and this film is especially critical. Due to sufficient time, Murphy does not want to rush.


    From February to early May, the post production was drawing to a close, and Murphy accepted the invitation of 20th century fox to attend the premiere of the kingdom of heaven. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 320

    In the 20th century, fox had great expectations for the kingdom of heaven, far more than last year''s dead attendants, which can be seen from the schedule arrangement. The kingdom of heaven was not only put on the traditional strong commercial summer program, but also released on the first weekend of the summer program at the strong request of devcola.


    "This schedule can''t be better."


    Standing in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, kalafes looked at devkla in the interview area, "there are no films of the same class on the weekends before and after. It will be until May 19 that he will be an opponent in the sense of integrity."


    Murphy beside her looks relaxed, "you mean George Lucas''s Star Wars prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith"


    in this era, there are not a lot of blockbusters. After the release, few two films with an investment of more than 100 million dollars will directly collide on the same weekend, and even many big films have moved to June and July in order to avoid George Lucas''s last star wars For example, Warner Bros.''s Superman return moved from the end of May to the end of July.


    Carafes suddenly changed the subject, "it is said that the heroine Natalie Portman once again refused to attend the premiere."


    "Well, I heard." Murphy light said, "with the excuse of studying in Jerusalem to refuse, very smart choice."


    "Why do you say that?" carafes was a little puzzled. "She was not afraid to offend George Lucas by doing this"


    "she didn''t care. I heard that Padme Amidala would die in this movie. She couldn''t play star wars in the future." Because of the past, Murphy can see more clearly than carafes, "George Lucas is not a member of the directors'' Union, and he is not liked by the old men of Oscar, and he will not be an obstacle to her future impact on Oscar."


    "A woman as realistic as we are." Carafes seemed to have a little admiration. "If she hadn''t been so dazed and had come with you, I would have known her."


    She turned the topic back, "how do you feel after watching the audition of the kingdom of heaven"


    "it''s very bad." Although the film is different from the one in memory, it''s no better than the previous version. Coupled with the big environment faced by the epic war film, it''s not hard for Murphy to come to the conclusion, "I don''t think we should talk about cost recovery in the short term."


    He pointed to the interview area, where Orlando Bloom and Eva Green were being interviewed. "The two actors that devcola insisted on using were terrible."


    Murphy heard from carafes that Redley Scott''s original favorite actor and heroine were other candidates, but with the strong insistence of devcola, he was forced to use Orlando Bloom and Eva Green.


    "Orlando Bloom in any commercial film, will be a very good embellishment, but let him prop up a hero." Murphy shook his head, even if many actors can rely on their faces to eat, but the role is so thin as a little blacksmith, it will affect the audience''s perception, "and Eva Green, her appearance" uu1;


    It seems that she can''t find the right adjective. After thinking for a while, Murphy said, "it''s very distinctive. It''s unforgettable. It''s great for her to play some weird roles, but the heroine of this film is too different from her appearance and temperament."


    "The hero and heroine I chose is so worthless"


    a loud voice suddenly rang out behind me. Before Murphy turned back, Dave corra, who was still in the interview area before, did not know when he came over. "Director Stanton is not optimistic about my film"


    Murphy did not talk behind his back about the embarrassment of others being heard Awkwardly, shrugged slightly and said calmly, "it''s just my personal point of view. I''m also on the matter."


    Dave corra snorted.


    "I don''t know what your first weekend expectation is." Murphy didn''t realize it.


    Hearing this, devcola wanted to say 100 million dollars directly, but he still said a conservative figure, "50 million dollars."


    Murphy nodded, no longer speak, with the current environment, coupled with the film really general quality, want to get this number, need a miracle.


    "How about we make a bet, Dave?" carrafes won''t let him go easily. "If the box office of the kingdom of heaven in North America can meet your expectations at the first weekend, I''ll quit all the positions of 20th century fox. If it can''t meet your expectations, how about you quit your present position"


    after 20th Century Fox invested a lot of money in the kingdom of heaven, she certainly won''t Stupid enough to do things again, but believe Murphy''s judgment.


    "I" Dave corra looked at the smiling and confident carafes and swallowed the second half of the speech.


    He''s not a kid in kindergarten. How can he agree to such a stupid bet.


    Looking at Murphy, then at kalafes, devcola nods and turns away.


    At this time, no matter how much is redundant, when the first week''s box office results of the kingdom of heaven come out, he will smash the box office report in the face of this pair of dogs and men. "You just believe me," Murphy said, leaving devcolla alone, "not afraid to lose in the end.""Will you lose?" carafes didn''t care much. "Even if you lose, you won''t see me wandering on the street"


    she looked at her watch. "I won''t tell you. I''ll talk to Alan Harris."


    Murphy waved her hand, indicating that she was free to take care of herself.


    Most of the people who attended the premiere began to walk into the China Grand Theater in Hollywood, and Murphy was also mixed in. As he walked forward, a reporter suddenly came over.


    This is a female reporter who has interviewed her before. Her name is Murphy. I only remember that she is a reporter from Hollywood.


    "I met you at the audition of this film before." The female reporter was not polite at all and asked directly, "I think there is something wrong with this film, director Stanton. What do you think of it"


    "there is no doubt about the ability of director Redley Scott. He has proved himself countless times in the past." Murphy has never been a good person in the standard sense. Speaking of this, he stopped for a moment and suddenly said, "as long as it is not interfered by external factors, Redley Scott''s works are the guarantee of quality and box office."


    Hearing this, the female reporter was stunned, her pace slowed down unconsciously, and the distance between her and Murphy was getting farther and farther.


    "Don''t be interfered by external factors" she said to herself, as if she had grasped something, "is there any inside story about this film that the media don''t know"


    the female reporter came to the spirit immediately, so that she could dig up some materials.


    If the film is successful, of course everything is good. If it fails, it''s still interesting to believe in the things behind the scenes.


    Because of the release of the Heavenly Kingdom, Murphy has long been concerned about this weekend. Although he came to attend the premiere of this film, he is still concerned about another film, which is also the seed of this year''s Oscar.


    The crash, directed by Paul Haggis, was also released this weekend. If he remembers correctly, the film reflecting American social and ethnic issues won the best picture at next year''s Oscars. Uu3;


    this is another film released in the first half of the year after Gladiator, which can win the best picture Oscar.


    Schedule is very important to the impact of Oscars, but whether the content of the film is good for many white middle-aged and elderly judges is more important.


    The lost lover will not be placed in the Thanksgiving Christmas season near the awards season, but in August. At this time, the summer season in North America has entered the end, and there is no super commercial competition, which is more favorable for the film market.


    This weekend, in addition to the car crash, there is a film showing Paris Hilton in the horror wax museum.


    Because of the widespread video, Murphy and galgado went to the cinema to watch the film. There were not too many surprises and disappointments. This is a typical American horror film.


    Compared with the busy post production period in May, Murphy is doomed to disappear.


    In the three days of the weekend, the kingdom of heaven beat the car crash and horror wax museum, which was released at the same time, and won the top of the North American box office. This was originally good news, but the cumulative box office of the three days of the weekend was only a pitiful $18 million, not to mention reaching the $50 million expected by Fox in the 20th century, not even half of it.


    If the box office fails at the end of the first weekend and the word-of-mouth is enough, we can still count on the long term, but the reputation of the media and the audience of the kingdom of heaven is also in a mess.


    "In the two-hour film, there is one battle after another, and these battles are mixed together. Apart from old clothes and long dirty hair, the audience can''t expect anything else in the film."


    This is the most representative comment.


    According to the consensus of the outside world, many professional forecasters, even the most optimistic one, believe that the box office of the film in North America is unlikely to exceed 50 million US dollars, and the global box office is up to 200 million US dollars.


    This means that the kingdom of heaven is not only far from meeting expectations, but also will become a film that will cause huge losses to fox in the 20th century.


    For such a huge failure, someone must take responsibility.


    After several times of additional investment, the total production cost of such a work reached 150 million US dollars, and the cost of publicity and marketing exceeded 70 million US dollars. As a result, the first shot of this year''s summer program in North America went to a standstill. Of course, it also attracted wide attention from the outside media.


    In particular, the female reporter, who was vaguely reminded by Murphy, has been looking for the truth through the surface, and has obtained quite a lot of inside information. It''s not finished yet. Making friends in the city, 5 minutes, do not make any circles, meet the city quickly, make the appointment easier. Please pay attention to WeChat official account {the same city love search tcay2016, hold 3 seconds to copy}


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 Chapter 321

    "After the director''s editing version of the film was completed, Dave corra, the director of 20th Century Fox production, asked to re edit it according to his wishes, but Redley Scott had to do it. In the end, it backfired. The box office of the first weekend of the film was less than $19 million, which was a total failure compared with the high cost. "


    Sitting in the office, devcola put down the Hollywood Reporter in his hand, but his ugly face showed some thinking.


    The media attributed the failure to him. Of course, he was very angry. But when he participated in the high-level meeting before, he was unanimously criticized, which had aroused his anger to the top, but now he gradually calmed down.


    Especially at the thought of carafes''s slightly sarcastic face, devcola had to force himself to calm down.


    The failure of the first weekend box office of the kingdom of heaven has put him in a very disadvantageous position. If he is carried away by anger, it will only be more disadvantageous to him.


    After standing up and walking back and forth for two laps, devko frowned and strained his brow. The scenes from kalafes'' entry into the company filtered through his mind. Why is such an experienced old man forced to step back by such a new comer as kalafes?


    indeed, kalafes is a very difficult opponent with deep mind, outstanding ability, and other talents The support of the senior management of the group, but he is not without, these are not the key.


    What''s the key? Devkora stopped, took a long breath, and thought of the plain face at the premiere, the remark that he didn''t like the film.


    Murphy Stanton everything is Murphy Stanton, the key is Murphy Stanton.


    The real decisive factor in the competition between him and carafes is Murphy Stanton


    whether he can start from Murphy Stanton and cut off the biggest source of support for carafes


    devcola has seriously considered this issue, and the loss of the Heavenly Kingdom''s box office can not be reversed, if the lost lover that carafes participated in succeeds


    think of it Here, he shakes his head. After fox officially injected capital into the kingdom of heaven in the 20th century, kalafes did not do anything again. He really wanted the other party to be stupid enough to continue to cause trouble, but the woman was quite smart.


    In the same way, if he''s tampered with his lost lover and is exposed, there''s no need to wait for carafes to compete. I''m afraid the board of directors will take the lead in withdrawing him.


    Sitting back in his chair, devcola only hoped that the other party''s ingenious marketing campaign would fail.


    Kyle Dunst stands at a bus stop in Brooklyn, patiently waiting for the bus.


    "The kingdom of heaven sucks!" two people were saying, "it''s definitely the worst film of Radley Scott."


    His companion nodded, "well, it''s the worst movie I''ve seen this year. It''s a bad box office. It''s been on for three weeks, and it''s less than $30 million. 20th century fox is going to lose money this time."


    "It''s their turn." The first speaker seemed to be gloating. "Last year''s waiters, they used that little cost to get more than $300 million at the North American box office. It''s very lucky. It''s time for them to make a transshipment."


    "I don''t think it''s luck." "Murphy Stanton"


    didn''t seem to find the right word. He stopped for a moment and said, "Murphy Stanton is a very powerful young director. I think he will surpass Radley Scott in the future."


    As they spoke, they looked around. The first person who spoke suddenly made a surprised voice, "Hey, what''s this notice for finding someone"


    the other person also came over, "it seems that a girl is missing."


    Then, more surprised than his companion, he said, "Wow, if someone can provide a valid clue, there''s a $50000 reward."


    This aroused Kyle Dunst''s curiosity. He turned his head and looked at it. His feet moved unconsciously. He went over and stood behind the two men. He saw the notice.


    The notice is printed on a very large poster, which is very eye-catching.


    "Amy Dunn, a 33 year old woman with long blond hair and a mole on her neck, is missing from her Missouri home recently. If you see anyone who is missing, please contact Nick Dunn. If the clue is valid, you will be offered $50000 in return."


    "Contact: Nick Dunn. Contact number "


    at the top right of the text, there is also a black-and-white picture, but the picture is like a copy of a manual drawing, which is not very clear and rather vague.


    How to find Kyle Dunst can''t help shaking his head. A bus just came by. He got on the bus, went to the back car and sat down. He found that there was a notice for people on the platform in the eye-catching position of the bus.


    Kyle Dunst looked around. Many people are curious to see the notice. For these office workers, 50000 dollars is still full of temptation.


    I don''t know who will have this kind of good luck. I bumped into this lost Amy Dunn, but even if I met her, I''m afraid it''s hard to recognize her with the blurred head above.When the bus arrived near the subway, Kyle Dunst got off the bus, and there were a lot of people around the platform.


    "Fifty thousand dollars, the missing one is a rich man"


    "look more when you walk, maybe you can bump into her."


    "The image is too vague. Does Nick Dunn not want to find her"


    "what''s the relationship between them, brother and sister or husband and wife"


    after hearing these comments, Kyle Dunst knows if he doesn''t look at them, but if he looks at them all, he''ll find someone.


    He shook his head, left the bus stop, turned a corner, and arrived at the entrance of the subway station. When he walked into the subway, he had to pass through an advertising billboard. There was another familiar thing similar to the sea newspaper on it. After only one glance, Kyle Dunst could see clearly. It was the notice again.


    On the platform, Kyle Dunst found that some people gathered around and were still talking.


    "I don''t think it''s better to look for the notice"


    he stood on tiptoe and looked at it, and it was not surprising that the missing person was not only a rich man, but also a big man. Otherwise, the notice would be overwhelming


    as night fell, downtown Los Angeles would become a haunting place for demons, drug dealers, robbers, gangsters and so on Flashed through the streets, and even in some places, sometimes there will be dull gunfire.


    If it''s not for the residents of this area, it''s a great risk to take to the streets alone, and the general work will stop when the night comes.


    However, today''s Los Angeles is different. A large number of guys with tattoos and swearing all over their bodies do not look like serious people. They walk on the streets of the listing center and disperse to various important positions. Most of the hooligans see them, not only do they have no intention of provoking them, but they also retreat one after another.


    "Paste it quickly"


    near the old Chinatown, a bald black man commanded five or six people to put up huge posters at the eye-catching position on the street corner, "hurry up, all of you. Remember not only to paste it, but also to pay attention to it, so that these things can be kept for as long as possible."


    "Boss, we''re bad guys," a young Latino with a short inch turned around and said discontentedly, "when I change my career and do good deeds, I''ll post a notice to find someone"


    "if I ask you to do it, you can do it." the bald black man walked over and slapped the back of the Latino''s head, "hurry up, there''s no such nonsense."


    Frankly speaking, he was also curious about when the biggest gang in downtown Los Angeles turned to the job of looking for people. However, this job was ordered by Rose himself.


    at the end of the next morning, bareheaded black people drove around the streets to check, and the most eye-catching places were basically posted with uniformly printed notices of looking for people.


    Amy Dunn, a bald black man, is still puzzled that the boss''s mistress does not mean that the boss''s true love is Robert Downey Jr.


    "I don''t understand."


    For his simple mind, these things are still too complicated. Since he can''t understand them, he doesn''t want to think about them any more.


    Santa Clara Valley, California, is home to the top computer and Internet companies in North America and even the world. It also has the highest Internet penetration rate in the world.


    In an office building near Stanford University, there was a short break after lunch. Many employees were browsing around the Internet, and mobikstani was one of them.


    He sat in front of his computer, reading the blogs of some well-known bloggers, occasionally scratching his hair strangely.


    Many well-known bloggers, in their own blog, forward a search notice, as if some important person is missing.


    Mobikstani frowned and said to himself, "Amy Dunn, I haven''t heard of any important person''s name."


    Open Google, he put the name into the search bar, hit the Enter key, and then a large number of related web pages appeared. There are quite a lot of content related to Amy Dunn. It seems that her disappearance has aroused many people''s attention.


    The notice spread all over North America as quickly as possible, not only on posters and the Internet, but also on TV stations.


    Fox TV network has inserted a message in many local TV programs.


    as time went by, more and more people in Missouri came to know that Amy Dunn was missing.


    But no one knows who Amy Dunn is. It''s not finished yet.

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    Who''s Amy Dunn?


    it''s hard to attract people''s attention to the search notices all over the streets, the Internet, TV stations and paper media, especially in many media. Five days after the first search notice appeared in North America, many people in North America asked who the missing woman was A woman named Amy Dunn is missing and her husband is looking for her.


    It''s impossible to keep the heat of anything for a long time. As time goes on, the heat of this matter is also declining. But just when everyone is used to the existence of this notice and is about to ignore it, new news appears on the Internet.


    "The missing Amy Dunn is the archetype of the magic Amy heroine that was popular some time ago"


    the 20th Century Fox''s entertainment gossip website just disclosed this news, which was reprinted by quite a number of blogs, and then a person in charge of the publishing house that released the magic Amy admitted that the magic Amy really lost contact when accepting the New York Post.


    At the beginning, these news only spread among the readers of the magic Amy, but the previous large-scale search notices have made the name of Amy Dunn the focus of many people''s attention. After the emergence of the latest news, it has attracted their attention again.


    Many of them are very interested in the identity of the archetype of the protagonist in the novel. They naturally search for relevant materials, then buy books and become new readers.


    "The magic Amy is missing"


    "looking for the magic Amy"


    "where is the magic Amy"


    this kind of news soon spread from the 20th Century Fox and News Corp''s media to other media.


    Compared with an ordinary rich man, the archetype of a novel heroine can undoubtedly attract more media attention and hype.


    On Google, the amazing Amy has become a popular search term.


    At the same time, a blog registered as Nick Dunn also appeared in the eyes of the media and the public. This husband, who claimed to be Amy Dunn, wrote for the first time in the blog situation, admitting that his wife Amy Dunn is indeed the prototype of the magic Amy, and asking the readers of the magic Amy to help him find his missing wife.


    There is also a magic Amy''s official website on the Internet, which is said to be built spontaneously by fans. The website calls on fans to retrieve our magic Amy.


    every step of the publicity and marketing work is going according to the plan, and the feedback results are better than expected. After finishing all the post production work, Murphy began to edit the first one with Jodie Griffith trailer.


    Because the trailer will be released very late, they have enough time to do a lot of experiments and have some arguments.


    About the trailer editing debate, Murphy and Jodie Griffith spent some time. At the beginning, they had different opinions. In the first few days, Murphy could not make the more traditional Jodie Griffith fully agree with him.


    Of course, Murphy can push forward his ideas, but he patiently convinced Jodie Griffith that both sides are long-term partners, and there are differences in age and growth environment. It''s normal to have different ideas. It takes a process for Jodie Griffith to fully understand that advertising is a series of viral marketing services.


    In the whole clip of the trailer, Murphy insists that the clips starting from revealing the truth of Amy''s disappearance can''t appear in the trailer. Amy in the trailer can only appear in the form of flashback. He doesn''t want to see Amy showing another face in it.


    Murphy only put in the scene of Amy sinking into the water, which is not only the need of publicity and marketing, but also the suspense that he likes to decorate. Suspense can also give people an illusion: did Nick really kill his wife? It''s not what happened to his wife, but whether he killed her or not.


    this clip can help the film point out Almost everyone agrees that we can''t reverse the plot to the spoiler.


    However, some people in 20th century fox are worried about what to do in case of publicity problems and no one comes to the premiere.


    "you must agree to this plan. If you don''t hide that reversal first and publicize the play as the story of a fool and his crazy wife, then we have no reason to make this movie."


    Carrafes convinced the management of 20th century fox to reach a consensus in the trailer that "we must leave the fun of telling the truth to the audience"


    everything should be carried out according to the advance plan. Whether it is the advance notice, the official version of the preview or the TV Preview, the crew only uses the contents of the first half, and the second half can''t be touched.


    So the focus of future publicity is: did Nick Dunn kill his amazing wife.


    In the trailer, Murphy explains to Jodie Griffith the necessity of doing so. "The audience will reject the characters because they think the blonde will die. When you promote a movie, you have to try to attract the audience into the cinema. Sometimes you have to give them hints about the direction of the plot, but sometimes you''re done. The audience will certainly come into the cinema with preconceived expectations. "As July approaches, more and more people pay attention to the mysterious Amy''s disappearance, and the number of visitors to the official website of the mysterious Amy has also increased dramatically.


    I don''t know whose proposal it was, but a message on this website was put in the most eye-catching position and went to Missouri to find our amazing Amy


    this activity was approved by quite a few people.


    A week later, an activity called "looking for the amazing Amy" was officially launched in St. Louis, Missouri. More than 1000 people attended to cheer and set up a coordination committee.


    At the same time, some people consulted the police, but the answer given by the police was vague, saying that no one had officially reported the case.


    In addition, the parents of Nick Dunn and Amy Dunn, who were confirmed to be present at the event, also disappeared.


    This caused a lot of dissatisfaction from people who really wanted to help Amy.


    But then, a letter signed by Amy''s parents appeared on the official website of magic Amy. They apologized to the helpers and said that they didn''t show up because there was a more important delay, which was that they suspected that someone had murdered their daughter Amy Dunn The neighbor came to us and told us that Amy often suffered from Nick''s domestic violence and was pregnant before she disappeared. She suspected that Amy had been killed or murdered by mistake "


    this letter was first reprinted by 20th Century Fox''s gossip website and media, and then quickly appeared in many multimedia pages.


    "The magic Amy is not missing, but murdered, and the murderer may be Nick Dunn"


    with the help of the Internet platform, this information spreads like a virus, and more and more people pay attention to the magic Amy and whether she is missing or murdered


    then, the people who signed as Amy''s parents released it again through the Internet, and strictly followed Li accuses Nick Dunn of damaging all Amy''s photos with ulterior motives, including taking away the part in their hands when they don''t pay attention. They only have some incomplete photos of Amy published to seek the support of the media and the public.


    In the end, nearly ten photos were attached, in which the girl''s face and neck were all scratched, and only her tall and sexy body could be seen.


    the Internet public opinion was completely stirred up. Under the guidance of a group of people, the Internet has become a hot trend that has never been seen before this year.


    "Why don''t the police go to check Nick Dunn"


    "Nick Dunn is such a jerk that he rapes Amy at home."


    "Kill this bichiyang"


    at the same time, a not too clear video appears on the magic Amy website. It can be seen in the video that two policemen are interrogating a pregnant woman who claims to be Amy''s best friend.


    "Since moving here, Amy''s life has become very bad. Nick has lost his job and can only drink and play games at home. He can''t take the responsibility of his family at all. He has become irritable and often quarrels with Amy. I have come to find Amy several times when he is not at home. I have seen the scar on Amy''s face. I asked Amy, but Amy doesn''t want to say it, but I know she is sure It''s a domestic violence "


    this video focuses directly on Nick Dunn." some time ago, Amy told me that she wanted to leave Nick. A few days later, I saw a new scar on Amy''s face. I felt very unworthy for her. Their house, their car and their daily expenses are always in Amy''s charge. Once Amy leaves, Nick will become a penniless pauper. "


    "By the way, Amy is pregnant, and Nick probably doesn''t know. Some time ago, I saw a new life insurance contract on Amy''s desk, and the beneficiary of the contract is Nick Dunn"


    as soon as the video appeared, all the people concerned were in an uproar, and the amazing Amy has become the No.1 Internet celebrity in North America this summer.


    "But the red man never had a positive picture."


    At Santa Monica''s home, after reading the relevant information on the Internet, Gail gado asked Murphy, "no one doubts it"


    "of course, some doubt it."


    How can no one doubt this kind of thing? Up to now, except for a few life photos of Charlize Theron which his own characteristics have been erased, other people in the event have only heard of it, but Murphy has great confidence in this marketing campaign. "The public opinion created by Fox in the 20th century, especially the Internet public opinion, has already coerced most people. That''s the voice of doubt The sound can''t make waves at all. "


    He laughed. "We''re going to do something new before the question gets louder." It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    "This is fox entertainment from Missouri."


    In the TV picture, a reporter is standing on a small earth bag in the field. Behind her is a large piece of wasteland full of green grass. Nearly 100 people are searching in the wasteland. It seems that they are looking for something important. Facing the camera lens, the reporter said, "in order to find Amy Dunn, the prototype of the magic Amy, a search team has been officially established. They are searching near a river where Amy may disappear"


    taking back their eyes from the TV, Murphy nodded with satisfaction. This is an activity that has been planned for a long time, but it is different from some readers of the magic Amy before In St. Louis, the search team was hired by the crew under strict confidentiality contracts.


    These activities to attract attention and attention will not allow the public to easily participate.


    Murphy and 20th Century Fox have made a rigorous plan. At present, everything is going on according to the plan. From the media to the Internet to the public reaction, the effect far exceeds their expectations.


    Although it has not become a hot event in the United States, the attention that the amazing Amy can attract is enough for a film.


    However, just as foreign personnel are not allowed to enter the so-called search team, Murphy and 20th century fox will also pay due attention to the degree.


    It is undeniable that this way of publicity and marketing has its drawbacks. The overwhelming news about the magic Amy will inevitably arouse some people''s disgust. When the truth is revealed, some people will denounce it. This is deception, but compared with the attention and discussion that can be aroused, these are worth it.


    Any marketing will have gains and losses, such as Apple''s hunger marketing, but also lead to the loss of some impatient potential customers.


    The most important thing to choose the right marketing method is to see the gains and losses.


    Compared with the lost, the lost lover can get more. No matter how artistic the film is packaged, today''s era is the standard entertainment industry. What this industry fears most is never to be discussed, but to be ignored.


    This kind of propaganda mode, which is separated from the network viral marketing, is rare now, and will soon become a common means of Hollywood. For example, Murphy once saw that the clover archives spread the news of monster attack in New York, District 9 made posters to hunt down the aliens hidden in human beings, and the most excessive is 2012, when Sony entertainment used its The media, desperate propaganda of the end of the world, even caused some social panic.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that there is no moral and bottom line in these propaganda, but when did Hollywood have a bottom line


    what Hollywood films want is high box office and high profits. The so-called mainstream values in the film serve these. As long as there are enough profits, Hollywood film makers can publicize "three fat" in the film, and ultimately rule the world and bring global peace There will definitely be companies to do it.


    This kind of publicity and marketing can not continue for a long time. In the middle of July, 20th Century Fox organized an internal audition, and all the people who participated in the audition praised the film. This also strengthened the determination of 20th century fox to continue to increase the investment in publicity and marketing.


    The production cost of the lost lover is only US $45 million. However, in the 20th century, fox has added US $10 million in publicity and marketing expenses on the basis of the previous one. The publicity expenses of the whole film will be as high as US $30 million.


    With the release date approaching, it''s time to change the marketing strategy.


    Just in late July, someone broke the news on the Internet, claiming that he had got the picture of magic Amy in New York before, and posted it on the blog, which immediately aroused the attention of countless people.


    The next day, this photo also appeared in many paper media. After previous publicity, the mysterious Amy''s disappearance has attracted public attention in North America.


    However, on the blog of the pop photo, a sharp eyed person left a message, "how do you look like the young version of Charlize Theron"


    not only netizens, but also the media have publicly questioned, "Amy is a replica of Charlize Theron when he was young."


    There are also well-informed media denouncing that "magic Amy is a fraud"


    with the explosion of photos, the public''s attention to magic Amy has reached a new height.


    That''s a picture of Charlize Theron at ballet school, and the technician made some adjustments to make her look specious.


    There are things that attract more attention step by step than one answer at a time.


    Later, the so-called friend of Amy Dunn, who had been interviewed, said that he had found a group photo of her and Amy from home. However, the photo was overexposed, so he could not see Amy''s face clearly, but the small mole on her neck was clearly visible.


    The tabloids get the best of it, take out the photos of Charlize Theron and Amy, and compare them. Then they are angry about their duty. All the events about the magical Amy are the propaganda plot of a movie.


    This has aroused the disgust of many people, but more people are still paying attention to the progress of the event.Then, Nick Dunn appeared, and his signed blog updated his picture and explained that he didn''t murder Amy Dunn


    "Fuk, isn''t this James Franco"


    "it''s really a propaganda trick"


    at the same time, the website named "secret Lake" was officially changed to "disappeared lover", and all the people floating on the website The above questions all become what Nick Dunn has concealed from Amy Dunn


    the answer to the mystery has also been completely revealed. On the official website of the magic Amy Dunn, in the blank picture column representing Amy Dunn, the picture of Charlize Theron suddenly appeared


    the pre screening propaganda bombing of 20th Century Fox also started.


    The trailer first appeared in Fox News prime time.


    "Famous director Murphy Stanton''s suspense thriller, the lost lover, today officially released its first poster and trailer. In the movie, James Franco is trapped in the puzzle of killing his wife. The trailer is combined with a classic notting hill theme song she, which interweaves melancholy and weird atmosphere in the picture of memory and reality. The movie will be officially released on August 5, 2005. "


    "Judging from the trailer, Murphy Stanton still continues his symbolic dark and treacherous image style. The music of the film is sad and depressing, and the atmosphere is full."


    "At the beginning of the trailer, Nick Dunn, played by James Franco, held a press conference to announce that his beloved wife disappeared three days ago. After that, Nick recalled the sweet time with his wife. The audience can see the mysterious smile of Amy Dunn, played by Charlize Theron. It seems that there is something hidden behind it. At the same time, it turns out that The police, together with the news media, are looking for Amy''s plot. "


    "Nick''s situation has also changed with the deepening of the investigation. The bitterness and even guilt of his personal life have changed with the intervention of the media. What''s more, Nick is suspected of killing his wife Amy "


    with the appearance of the trailer, the truth of the previous series of events is certain, all of which are propaganda planning.


    On the Internet, in the media and among the public who pay attention to the amazing Amy incident, like all the films that use this marketing method, there are a lot of abusive voices. Many people swear that they will never go to see the liar''s film.


    But the disappearing lover has steadily occupied the front page headlines of most entertainment media. In the feedback from the 20th Century Fox survey, only a few people really care about this incident. Most people are still intrigued. As long as conditions permit, they will go to see what kind of films can make such a noise.


    If the film is bad, it goes without saying that Murphy and 20th century fox will be drowned in a lot of spitting.


    This way of publicity and marketing is not suitable for every film. If you want to use it, the most basic point is that the quality of the film itself should be excellent, which has been confirmed by the success of the klover archives and District 9.


    In the 20th century, fox was able to agree with Murphy''s proposal, which was not based on nothing, but on his continuous success in the past.


    Now that the film has been screened internally, fox in the 20th century is full of confidence, although it will not hold an external audition due to confidentiality reasons.


    The disappearing lover is so hot that it completely takes away the spotlight of Superman''s return, which was released at the end of July in order to avoid the Revenge of Star Wars prequel 3: Sith.


    Subsequently, fox released a series of posters in the 20th century. Because of the previous popularity, the film undoubtedly became the focus of media attention.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film: the lost lover has released four new posters. In these four new posters, we can see in turn the tool knives collected by the police, as well as the underwear of the heroine Amy Dunn, the burnt note, and the group photo of the family in Amy Dunn''s film. All kinds of clues seem to reveal the truth of the heroine''s death, but they are separated Broken details still can''t give people a complete answer. "


    More and more people are paying attention to the film, whether it is because of the hatred after being misled or the interest aroused.


    Murphy also came forward to be interviewed by fox.


    "It''s a story of love, marriage and murder in suspense." "This is a movie that husband and wife can talk about after watching. I believe men and women will have different opinions after watching it. I think it''s going to be the best dating movie


    Since the lost lover will be shown two weeks after Superman''s return, the reporter specially asked, "after directing a superhero movie, why did you choose such a movie?" to be continued. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    Since the early 1990s, if a film wants to sell well, it can no longer rely on the self generated word-of-mouth effect. Publicity and marketing have become more and more important. In the new century, if there is enough publicity for a good quality film, the final market performance can be said to be quite different.


    Murphy is very clear about this, so when he needs it, he never mind going to the blog in person in order to get attention.


    "Superhero movies are easier to get good market results, but a director can''t confine himself to only one type of film, which is too unproductive."


    Then, Murphy talked about the upcoming "lost lover." it seems that the audience doesn''t like this kind of movie. They want to see the whole movie in the 90 second trailer. This is also the reason why superhero movies are popular. They are uniformly packaged products with the same ingredients, and they are highly sustainable, so that the audience can easily accept them. "


    He shrugged, "once the film enters a fixed mode, it will become very boring. It''s not easy to find superheroes as interesting as death attendants in the comic world. Superhero movies are becoming more and more routine and patterned. Some movies don''t think about innovation, but instead move out the superhero movies of the 1970s and 1980s... "


    Murphy shook his head and didn''t give a specific name, but everyone knew which movie he was referring to. "I think this kind of old-fashioned movie is boring. I want to make a movie that makes the audience think, analyze or guess. Some film companies are too naive to see the audience. They think that there will be a market for the audience if it is a big production. As a result, the films they make are just fast food. "


    It turns out that what Murphy said is not a lie.


    In late 1970s, Warner Bros. and DC Comics jointly produced an ambitious work, which DC used to re prove that he was the boss of the rambling film "superman returns" was released on time.


    This blockbuster not only carries the expectations and ambitions of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, but also creates a series of records. For example, the production cost announced to the public is an unprecedented $270 million in Hollywood. For example, for the first time, there is a film in the North American film market with more than 4000 theaters.


    According to Murphy, Warner Bros. has also invested nearly 150 million dollars in the promotion and marketing of the film.


    This also means that superman returns has won a billion dollars in the world, and it can''t rely on the box office to recover its capital.


    Warner Bros. is ambitious, especially CEO Bruce Berman. In the interview, he directly believed that "superman returns" will set a new weekend box office record in North America. The final box office is expected to be $400 million in North America and $1 billion in the world.


    But when the film came out, it all became a joke.


    Three days after its release, "superman returns" only got one-third of the box office expected for the first week, only $50 million.


    For other films, 50 million is a great success in the first weekend, but for superman returns, it''s less than a fraction of the production cost.


    Not only did the film lose at the box office in the first weekend, but it also met with the same bad comments from the audience and the media.


    This directly led to a 60% drop in the box office next weekend. By the time "lost lover" was about to be released, North America had just broken the $100 million mark.


    "Did you hear that? There''s something wrong with Warner Brothers. "


    In a private club, little Robert Downey waved his club and pushed the white ball into the hole. "I heard it has something to do with you."


    Murphy, sitting under the parasol on a high hill, feeling the cool sea breeze, said, "what does it have to do with me? "Superman returns" will inevitably lead to huge losses of Warner Brothers, which is the normal internal accountability mechanism of Warner. "


    Judging from all kinds of information he got, Bruce Berman''s CEO position is definitely lost.


    The failure of the film not only brought about huge losses, but also ruined the ambition of DC''s free film to rise again.


    Little Robert Downey put away the club, walked back and sat opposite, "there are a lot of blockbusters that have failed this summer."


    "As Hollywood invests more and more. Murphy poured a glass of water for little Robert Downey. "There will only be more blockbusters in the future."


    In the 20th century, fox''s "the kingdom of heaven" was forced to go offline after only ten weeks in the theater. The box office in North America was only more than 40 million dollars, which was no better than "superman returns".


    After a short sip of the glass, Robert Downey Jr. said, "Marvel has sent me an invitation."


    Murphy looked at him suspiciously, "what invitation?"


    "They''re working on a blockbuster." Robert Downey, Jr. hesitated. "Invite me to audition for Tony Stark."


    He himself wondered, "don''t they know that I''ve played the part of the dead waiter?"


    "Maybe it''s your performance in the dead waiter that moved them." Murphy thought about it, but didn''t feel surprised. "The X-Men series has been sold to 20th century fox by Marvel comics, and they have been mercilessly refused to buy back several times. Maybe poaching you is also a reward for 20th century fox.""Do you think I should accept the invitation?" Robert Downey Jr. hesitated.


    "If it''s another character, I''ll definitely suggest you refuse." Murphy said seriously, "but Tony Stark, you can try it."


    He pointed to little Robert Downey''s mouth. "It''s too wasteful here if you don''t go."


    Anyway, the sequel of "the dead man" has been temporarily shelved by 20th century fox. It''s not unusual for Robert Downey Jr. to have a try. It''s not unusual for the same actor to act as a different diffuse superhero.


    Moreover, if the future "dead waiter" is restarted, it''s a big deal to change an actor. At that time, it''s not difficult to make the dead waiter disfigured even more severely, and it''s not difficult to see the specific image of the actor.


    To put it bluntly, the superhero characters like death waiter and iron man are more important than the face under the mask.


    As for whether Robert Downey Jr. can pass the marvel audition, it''s beyond his control.


    No matter how much or less the audition has had a negative impact on Robert.


    After talking about the movie, Murphy turned to another question.


    "That," he knew little Robert Downey could understand, "is there any progress on your side?"


    "I hired three private detectives and bribed the famous Hollywood eye." Robert Downey, Jr. frowned, "but there''s no evidence that they''re involved."


    "It''s hard to find evidence for this kind of thing." Murphy put her arms around her chest and said coldly, "there''s no need for proof."


    Robert Downey, Jr. was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "I really don''t need proof."


    He said with a sudden gnash of teeth, "this pair of hypocritical father and son! I will not let them go


    "Don''t worry about something, Donny. We''re still weak." Murphy reminded him, "don''t forget that they are not only the rare Oscar winning father and son in Hollywood, but also in this circle for decades. If we are too anxious, it will only backfire."


    "I know." Robert Downey, Jr. grinned. "It''s just Just thinking about what I''ve been through, I can''t wait to let them have a taste. "


    "There''s a chance." Murphy squinted slightly. "We''ll have a chance later."


    Little Robert Downey nodded slightly. He knew that Murphy was more mature than himself. Now is not the right time.


    They chatted for a while, went to drill a few holes, and then prepared to leave the club.


    "Don''t forget, Donny."


    Walking into the parking lot, Murphy reminds little Robert Downey, "bring Susan to the premiere."


    "I can''t forget it." Little Robert Downey nodded and asked, "where''s Gail? Is it back in Israel? "


    "Well..." Murphy opened the door. "I don''t expect to be back until the end of the month."


    Robert Downey, Jr. seemed sympathetic and said, "she has a deep affection for Israel. Your work is not good enough."


    He also opened the door. "You have to work hard, Murphy."


    Murphy waved to him, got into the car, and on the way back to the Santa Monica Valley, went to a fashion shop to pick up the latest custom-made dress, which was specially prepared for the upcoming premiere.


    "Lost lover" has been on the North American film market since this Thursday. Because the film is rated r by MPAA, it is impossible to win the horror cinema line of "superman returns". However, 20th century fox has invested considerable resources. The film will open in North America with 3500 cinemas, and the number of premieres and advance shows on Thursday is as high as 3000 Home.


    In a rental house in Brooklyn, New York, a young black man came out of his room and yelled to the other room, "Hey, Kyle, are you going to the bar tomorrow night? There are some friends from New Jersey. Let''s get together. "


    "I don''t have time." Kyle Dunst opened the door and came out. "I''m going to the cinema tomorrow night."


    "Going to the movies?" Black people don''t know. Kyle Dunst is not a fan.


    "Yes, a new movie is coming out." Kyle Dunst explained, "just a while ago, the missing Amy Dunn we were concerned about..."


    The young black man suddenly realized and patted his forehead, "I remember, amazing Amy!"


    He had paid attention to it before, and immediately said, "well, you can book five tickets for me. I''ll have dinner with my friends first, and then go to the movies. Some of them are fans of" amazing Amy "and almost went to Missouri to join the search team at that time."


    Kyle Dunst made an OK gesture. "No problem."


    From the east coast to the west coast, from Miami to Alaska, quite a lot of people who have paid attention to the amazing Amy incident have become potential audiences of the film. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    On Thursday afternoon, the North American Premiere of "lost lover" kicked off at Hollywood''s chief stone theater on time. This is Murphy''s most special premiere so far.


    On both sides of the red carpet, a large number of fans hold up the posters of Charlize Theron. It seems that they have become fans of South African diamond. When Charlize Theron walks onto the red carpet with her boyfriend Stuart Townsend, they burst out the cheers of Shanhu tsunami Gang, even though Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio are popular.


    But the sound of "Amy Charlotte" is a bit embarrassing.


    After a series of reality and film publicity, more and more people began to call her Amy.


    Compared with Charlize Theron, James Franco, who walked on the red carpet behind him, was given a cold shoulder, and "murderers" were heard one after another in the crowd.


    In this society, not only can reality affect movies and the Internet, but the reverse also works.


    James Franco is more open-minded and doesn''t take this seriously.


    At the end of the red carpet ceremony, Murphy walked through the red carpet and came to the front door of the chief stone theater. Not far away, there were a lot of voices and people holding banners.


    The protestors appeared.


    "Liar!"


    "Shameless!"


    "Boycott Murphy Stanton!"


    "Refuse to watch the lost lover!"


    These voices are coming from there. Excessive marketing will inevitably bring some negative effects.


    "Don''t worry." Carla Firth came up. "It''s just a small group of people."


    Murphy shrugged. "I''m not worried. Any over marketing will have a negative reaction."


    Pointing to the other side, he said, "I thought there would be hundreds of people. Now it seems that there are not even 100 people."


    Carla Firth gave him a pair of white eyes. "I''m worried for nothing."


    She gave Murphy a push. "Go for an interview."


    Hollywood is not only a film production line, but also a premiere. With the development of this industry, it''s more and more difficult for Nicole Kidman to play new tricks these years, except that Nicole Kidman mentions her skirt at the premiere of "eye opener" and deliberately exposes her underpants once to surprise the fans.


    Like the movie "lost lover", all the tricks have been used in the promotion and marketing, and the premiere is like a steady template.


    Interview with reporters, take photos with crew members, take photos with sponsors, and greet guests


    Entering the front hall of the theater, Murphy greets some of the 20th Century Fox executives, and sees David Ellison coming along with a young girl.


    "Hi, Murphy." He volunteered, "this is my sister, Megan. Megan, this is Murphy. "


    Murphy reached out and said, "Hello, Miss Ellison."


    "Call me Megan." Megan Ellison threw a strand of hair behind her head and said politely, "I love your movie."


    "Thank you." Murphy could tell it was polite.


    "I heard there was a protest outside?" David Ellison came in early and didn''t see, "will it affect our film?"


    "There will be a little, but it can be ignored." Murphy doesn''t care about the people protesting outside. "More people will be attracted to the cinema by our propaganda."


    "Didn''t you tell me that the box office pre-sale in the first week was about $15 million?" Megan Ellison, the speaker, seems to know a lot about the industry. "This kind of pre-sale performance seems to rank in the top three films released this year."


    David Ellison smiles at Megan Ellison. "This is my first investment. It''s normal to be a little nervous."


    "Let''s talk." Megan Ellison waved to him, "I''m going to take a picture with the heroine."


    As just said, David Ellison really cares about the investment. "Murphy, the pre-sale is $15 million. How much do you think the box office will be in the first weekend?"


    "At least double that." It''s hard for Murphy to say, "it could double."


    "It''s better to double it." David Ellison said to himself, "I have two more investments. Can I give you some advice later?"


    "Yes." Murphy nodded.


    Such an investor who does not pursue high returns for the time being, has a large amount of money in his hand, and will not interfere with the crew casually is very rare in Hollywood.


    moreover, David Ellison is not poor in his ability. He is responsible for advertising negotiations, which can bring the crew up to 12 million dollars in advertising sponsorship.


    Most of the sponsors sign floating advertising sponsorship terms with the crew, all of which are based on the box office. If the box office of "lost lover" in North America can exceed 200 million US dollars, it will automatically trigger the maximum payment agreement in the terms, that is, the total advertising sponsorship fee of 12 million US dollars.Although most of the money will not be paid until the film is released from North America, it is no exaggeration to say that "lost lover" has not been released, and nearly ten million dollars of investment has been recovered.


    The North American box office of 200 million US dollars depends on the specific effect of advance marketing, but Murphy is confident to get 150 million US dollars.


    But he said, "you''re ready to invest in another TV series?"


    "Song of ice and fire: the game of power." Murphy didn''t hide it. It''s not a secret. "The script has just been finished. It may take a while to prepare."


    He raised his eyebrows. "You want to invest?"


    David Ellison scratched his head. "We can continue to work in the same way we did before."


    Hearing this, Murphy understood that David Ellison wanted to continue to take his own ride.


    "We''ll talk about that later." Murphy thought about it and said, "Stanton studio will continue to work with 20th century fox. If you have an investment intention, let someone talk to bill."


    After a year, the script of "song of ice and fire: game of power" has been basically completed, and the rest is to continue to polish the details. Murphy has also discussed with Carla Firth and the top management of 20th century fox, and will work with 20th century fox to produce the series. The specific negotiation will be launched after the release of "lost lover".


    Choosing 20th century fox, on the one hand, can help Carla Firth, on the other hand, Murphy has no TV station.


    It''s impossible for him to directly launch a TV series like this to sell DVD. That''s a suicide. It''s even more impossible to put it in the cinema. The requirements of large screen works and small screen works are quite different. This is a big joke.


    There must be a wireless station with enough users as a platform for broadcasting and promotion. Murphy knows this very well, so he will basically choose fox cable TV network.


    David Ellison was in a good mood and made a phone gesture, "I''ll wait for your call."


    Murphy reminds us, "David, when you invest, don''t be obsessed with airplanes and air battles."


    Looking at David Ellison, Murphy shakes his head and walks away. If he reminds David Ellison to invest in those inexplicable movies, it only means that he really needs to spend money to buy lessons.


    It''s almost time. Murphy leads the crew into the theater and goes straight to the front row.


    The originally noisy hall gradually quiets down. Whether it''s a media reporter, a professional film critic, or an ordinary audience, they are all waiting for the film, which has caused so many waves throughout the summer, to start showing.


    As a staunch Murphy Stanton fan, Daisy also sat in the premiere theater and was attracted from the beginning of the film.


    It''s a film that suits her taste very much. In a word, it''s how to distinguish between zhenbi and zhuangbi.


    The answer is super simple. Amy is the former and Nick is the latter.


    When Nick, a mortal in disguise, first met Amy, a genius in zhenbi, he made a merciless mockery of the stupid masses and told Amy, "I''m not a mortal like you.".


    It''s even more obvious that Amy has to attend a boring party to be interviewed by a group of silly reporters. Nick once again behaves as "different". In a way that makes others embarrassed, he pretends to interview and praises Amy''s behavior, so as to rescue Amy from the low-level and stupid social life.


    After getting married, the genius Amy finds that Nick has become a mere mortal. In other words, Nick''s only genius lies in his outstanding "show" ability, which is also the only place where the genius Amy appreciates Nick.


    After getting married, Nick lost the desire to show off.


    For example, Nick moved back to his hometown Town, which is even more vulgar and intolerable. Big New York, which is full of psychosis and exotic flowers, is always the best destination for talents and different people. For example, the small town where they live in the United States, a small town with more than ten books, seems out of place.


    As a little girl who runs bars, plays games and has no brains, Nick has become like an ordinary man without any "difference". This is the reason why the genius Amy can''t stand it.


    It''s funny that when Nick refuses to have children, he still uses "being different" as an excuse: "we''re not ordinary people who depend on children for marriage.".


    That "different" genius Amy was forced to become a vulgar mortal, she wanted to revenge.


    In the plan, talented Amy everywhere reflects the crushing and disdain of neighbors, media and police intelligence - how can such a person integrate into the life of small town.


    And when the genius Amy saw Nick''s outstanding "show" performance again, she felt that Nick she loved was back: that''s it! Good performance! Use your charming smile to bewitch those stupid silly people! Cheat them! Fool them! Turn them around! Crush their IQ just like me! This is you!! That''s what I love about you!So she did a little trick, killed the rich second generation spare tire, changed her plan, and returned to Nick. And Nick has to continue to do what he is good at and become a model couple with Amy.


    Nick is a mortal after all. He is afraid of the public opinion and dare not leave Amy. He stays with Amy for the sake of his father''s responsibility. Fame and responsibility make him have to stay with Amy. From time to time, he also makes use of his "show" skills. Talented Amy keeps mortal Nick around like a pet, which is exactly her plan. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Maybe you should thank her."


    On the screen, the middle-aged lawyer patted nick on the leg, "but remember, don''t piss her off!"


    There was a burst of laughter in the cinema, which was extremely loud. From Amy''s plot reversal, this kind of laughter appeared more than once.


    "This couple..." Kyle - Dunst back and forth, "it''s too much, really a perfect match ah!"


    "Ha ha ha..."


    There was laughter all around.


    If only from the perspective of laughter, this is definitely a laughingstock reaction of a big bad movie. However, as the show is approaching the end, no one even exits, and no one is dissatisfied or mentions any words related to the bad movie.


    This movie is very dark, this movie is very happy!


    The most interesting part of the film is that there is no villain in the film, and the story itself is a villain.


    Amy is both the perpetrator and the victim. The media always pays attention to the victim, so they give her both attention and sympathy. After Kyle Dunst knows the truth, Nick becomes the victim again, so his feelings move to him again.


    "In fact, marriage is not so different. No one is clean. Everyone is both the perpetrator and the victim."


    When the subtitles fall, Kyle Dunst hears a middle-aged man in the front row say that he is not married yet. He can''t feel this kind of experience. He just thinks that this is a very interesting film. The director mocks marriage, love and the media in a subtle way, which is just cursing.


    At the end of the film, there was a lot of joy in the cinema.


    "Such a film with a dark theme." The young black man told Kyle Dunst, "the director is really good at making such a good entertainment."


    One of his friends chimed in, "it''s really amazing. This movie is absolutely amazing."


    Another man opened his mouth and said, "watch with dog, forever."


    The light on the ceiling lights up, and the audience starts to leave one after another. Kyle Dunst finds that most of his faces are smiling, obviously enjoying the movie "the lost lover".


    After watching the premiere, Daisy didn''t smile. Instead, she felt something had been touched.


    An hour before watching the film, she felt comfortable: "you see, marriage is just like a dog, men are so fucked, only three or five years will be cheating to find a little sister, can''t divorce cold violence, good rub fire."


    One hour later, she was surprised and turned around.


    James Franco''s Nick Dunn is so pathetic that when he holds Amy''s hand and practices saying I love you over and over again, Daisy feels like she''s going to throw up.


    The most terrible thing is that Daisy finds that she is a little like Amy, although it doesn''t match her realm - beautiful, sexy, smart and cool.


    But that kind of bichi''s strength is really similar, both paranoid and more real, but also sensitive. In high school, someone described her as Lori face bichi heart, and she remembered the ugly word bichi from then on.


    Murphy blackens the scene of marriage with humor. In the face of the dinner crisis, Amy doesn''t pick up the crumbs. Instead, she smashes the whole table and splashes her husband''s face with blood. Her husband is forced to admit his life.


    At the end, Daisy sympathizes with Nick. Although it seems that men can conquer the whole world, in fact, his free will is always dominated by women


    Walking out of the chief stone theater where the premiere was held, Daisy looked back, as if It seems that Murphy''s directing skills have improved again.


    She was the first person to see Murphy''s films. She also watched him grow from a green little director to the present situation step by step. Naturally, she had a different feeling in her heart.


    In almost every film, she can see Murphy''s great progress.


    This lost lover is absolutely a model of a feature film. Murphy''s grasp of the plot is perfect. It perfectly combines the warmth of the appearance with the coldness of the reality. The segmented narration in the first half integrates with the truth in the second half, which is very ingenious.


    Daisy never thought that marriage could evolve into such a situation. From love to deception, the couple had to play a very clever game.


    And Murphy doesn''t really like the media, does she? After watching this film, it is not difficult to find how easily the public is captured by the media and appearance. The "enthusiastic" crowd in the film has become the background of the cold truth several times.


    "Is marriage really like this? Is it just a system set up by human beings to reproduce the next generation? A kind of bondage in the name and intention of love? Why does it end up like this, controlling and utilizing each other? "


    Think of here, Daisy fought a cold war, marriage or something, the most terrible, or do not touch.


    "How''s it going?"


    In a movie theater in Santa Clara Valley, California, a brown haired girl accompanied mobik stani out, "are you still so angry?"


    "It''s not necessary." Mobik stani shook his head. "It''s worth seeing such a wonderful film, even if it''s temporarily blinded by some propaganda means."What does it mean to be misled to see such a special film?


    But when he saw his girlfriend in the twinkling of an eye, the expression on his face was somewhat unnatural.


    The film conceals the point of view under the appearance of entertainment, which is too sharp. It can make people re-examine marriage. It can make people who are afraid of marriage more afraid of marriage, and the cracks in marriage can not be repaired.


    Most importantly, the far-reaching suffocating depression also makes the suspense atmosphere of the film perfect.


    A black car drove away from the chieftain theatre. Robert Downey, the driver, had a smile on his face and couldn''t stop. Susan Downey, sitting on the co driver''s seat, frowned and seemed confused.


    "Is that funny?" She looked at little Robert Downey and asked, "is the marriage problem reflected funny?"


    "Marriage problems?" Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "Honey, don''t be fooled by that guy Murphy. This so-called marriage problem is just his personal bad taste."


    He turned to look at Susan Downey. "Now that you''re out of the theater, how much does this have to do with real life?"


    For a moment, Donnie shook her head slightly - Susan thought.


    "Murphy has made great progress in comedy and humor."


    With the character of little Robert Downey, once the chatterbox is opened, it will not be closed easily. "Didn''t you find that the comic elements in this film can''t be ignored. During the watching process, the audience behind will laugh once a while, and many characters have humorous conversations. I like this way of interspersed comedy in suspense, which can be well adjusted The atmosphere, however, has not gone too far into nonsense. The fan of Murphy''s black comedy has really come out. "


    "Well." Susan Downey nodded.


    She''s also a filmmaker, and of course she can see these things.


    "Murphy''s use of subtext has been phenomenal." Robert Downey, Jr. said with emotion, "I think the lost lover can become a textbook work in this field."


    He stopped for a moment, coughed twice, and then said, "the negative example of this aspect is Moulin Rouge. Although it''s also a good movie, the central word" love "appears too many times. There''s no room for subtext. I''ll help you speak it all."


    "Look at the lost lover." He said endlessly, "there are a lot of Murphy''s subtext, but they are all presented to you, not just thrust to you by the lines."


    Knowing Robert Downey''s nagging character, Susan Downey agreed with him and said, "Murphy''s satire on the media, his banter on the truth, his criticism of the false happiness, and his despair of marriage all come naturally after watching the film."


    "So..." Robert Downey, Jr. uses Murphy''s words, "so it''s very compelling. There''s a good theme, but it''s ordinary movies that throw these big principles on your face. Good movies let you understand and experience them on the premise of having a good theme. "


    "As long as Murphy doesn''t go astray." Susan Downey sighed, "there''s no limit to the future."


    Looking back at the end of the movie, she said, "the narrative technique used by Murphy is absolutely classic. It''s like boiling frogs in warm water to create a suspense and repressive atmosphere. It doesn''t seem abrupt. These repressive elements really surround the viewers, devour people''s thinking, and make people unable to escape. The meaningful ending left by the film is a fatal blow. It completely penetrates the repressive elements into the audience''s heart. "


    "Honey." Robert Downey, Jr. took out a hand and patted his wife on the shoulder. "I said that''s Murphy''s bad taste. Don''t be influenced by him."


    Seeing Susan Downey''s expression, little Robert Downey suddenly feels that it is necessary to go to Santa Monica to settle with Murphy tomorrow.


    "Honey," Susan Downey said suddenly, "you''ve made a wonderful friend."


    Robert Downey, Jr. could understand her subtext, shaking his head and saying, "you don''t understand our friendship. We are not only friends, but also best brothers."


    Susan Downey really can''t understand this kind of relationship between men, especially in Hollywood, where the relationship between their small team is very good.


    "The tragedy of love is not life and death, but indifference."


    I don''t know why. Sitting at the dinner table the next morning, David Ellison thought of the movie he saw last night, and this sentence popped out of his mind. While eating, he muttered in his heart, "some people seem to be born for the movie, and their works are also born for the movie, just like the lost lover."


    After all, he studied at the Film Academy of USC. "The story that Murphy created, even if interpreted from many different angles, is still memorable."


    With this in mind, David Ellison looks at a number on the paper next to him. This is the box office of "lost lover" - 6.2 million dollars, which Stanton studio just called to tell him!David Ellison then received a call from his father. Larry Ellison told him to go back to San Francisco early tomorrow morning. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 327

    A black Mercedes Benz drove out of the airport and headed for the San Francisco Bay area. David Ellison was sitting in the back seat with a green face. He was full of excitement and joy after success. It was the first time that he had been so happy since he left USC film school.


    It''s like swallowing a bowl of ice water in the hot summer No, it''s better than that!


    "Are you so happy?"


    Sitting next to him was Megan Ellison. Tired of David Ellison''s smile, the girl said sarcastically, "Hey, look in the mirror yourself. David, you laugh like a fool. "


    "Is that exaggeration?" David Ellison rubbed his face.


    Megan Ellison turned his head and didn''t want to see his smirk again. "The look on your face is more exaggerated than I said."


    David Ellison coughed, shook his head and tried to look serious, but he couldn''t hide the excitement, excitement and smile in his eyes.


    "Isn''t the box office good on the first day?" Megan Ellison said with disdain, "is that necessary?"


    "What is good?" David Ellison stares at his sister and corrects, "that''s great! It''s called explosion! It''s a big sale! It''s called harvest! It''s a big profit


    Megan Ellison still looked scornful.


    "That''s 18.4 million dollars! "Lost lover" earns $18.4 million a day! " David Ellison first drew one and then eight, but Megan Ellison didn''t like the number, or the disdain and lack of interest expression. He had a feeling of being defeated, full of excitement and joy of success. He didn''t know who to say it to, and waved his hand, "forget it, tell you, you don''t understand."


    "Why don''t I understand?" Megan Ellison was unconvinced. "The lost lover''s first day''s $18.4 million doesn''t mean that the box office in North America will definitely break the $40 million mark in the first weekend, or even hit $50 million?"


    David Ellison pointed to her Stinky Face. "So you still do that?"


    "I do it because of two points!"


    Megan Ellison raised a finger and said, "first of all, it''s only 50 million dollars. How can this money be put in your eyes?"


    She shook her head and raised her second finger. "It''s totally Murphy Stanton''s project. As far as I know, it''s almost dominated by Murphy Stanton from script to preparation to publicity and marketing. You just get a ride."


    "That''s all?" The disdainful person changed into David Ellison. When the car passed a crossroad, he also put up a finger. "First, the $50 million and even higher box office figures behind represent the success. There are my investments and profits higher than the bank interest rate. The money does not come from the family foundation or any other form of grant, but from myself I earned it by hand


    "Honey, when you enter Hollywood in the future, you will understand that it''s not easy to make money and develop in this circle. Ellison''s surname is easy to use in Silicon Valley, but in Hollywood, few people care whether we are the children of Larry Ellison."


    Speaking of this, he put up his second finger, "without Murphy, I would not have succeeded in this investment. I did get a ride with Murphy, but looking across Hollywood, there are countless people who want to get a ride with Murphy Stanton. Why can I get a ride with Murphy Stanton? And not someone else? "


    After opening her mouth, Megan Ellison didn''t know how to retort.


    Even if she has just entered the Film Academy of USC, she has heard about Murphy Stanton, one of the most promising young directors in Hollywood, even the top three. The premiere she saw the night before yesterday also proved that he really has such strength.


    The other side''s film is not lack of connotation, also not lack of entertainment factors, it is a perfect combination of thinking and business.


    Think about when you are sitting in the cinema, the film from the beginning of the suspense, to gradually solve the problem, the process is really sweat.


    Where is the disappearing lover? According to the general thinking, it must be the murder of her husband. However, if it goes on, it is nothing more than a crime story of an ordinary murder case. But will Murphy Stanton let the audience go so easily? No, this film is merciless and cruel, and it can cool the backs of couples all over the world.


    In retrospect, in the whole process of watching the film, her mood and thinking were firmly controlled by the director Murphy Stanton, and she could only devote herself to the development of the plot and the characterization


    The most attractive or the best part of a movie lies in its suspense. If the suspense is set well, the plot conflicts and the relationship between the characters are complicated, the story will be interesting.


    There is no doubt that "lost lover" is better than suspense. The laying of Murphy Stanton layer by layer is reasonable but unexpected. It seems that people can see the ending, but it always turns around.In a word, Murphy Stanton is like holding a kite by the hand, grabbing the thread in people''s heart and bringing it into the trap he set time and again, which makes people want to stop.


    Megan Ellison turned back and looked at David Ellison again. There was only one feeling that his brother was lucky!


    Seeing his sister calm down, David Ellison stopped talking. Instead, he went to read a bunch of newspapers he had bought before, especially the section commenting on "the lost lover". The words praising Murphy Stanton and the film were like praising him.


    New York Times: Murphy Stanton has always been a bold and fearless film director. He believes in the audience''s understanding, not to mention arousing the audience''s enthusiasm for the film in their blood. After watching the lost lover, we feel that we have experienced the same four films, not just one.


    Out of 100, the New York Times gave such a score -- (100 / 100)!


    Variety: Murphy Stanton''s directing is as precise as surgery. The film is cold and interesting. The two hours from the beginning to the end are fascinating. This intense and forthright psychological thriller represents the extraordinary integration of film production and suspense setting. (100 / 100)


    Los Angeles Times: Although the film has many implied meanings, the most attractive thing about the lost lover is its narrative process. After two plot reversals, director Murphy Stanton boldly makes the film absurd, humorous, tangled, and even turns it into a black fable, sublimating the whole film. It can be said that the young Murphy Stanton shot a unique literary style of the type of thriller and suspense this time, but it was very good-looking. Murphy Stanton, a young director, deserves his reputation. (100 / 100)


    Hollywood Reporter: "the lost lover" is not Murphy Stanton''s best work, nor is it the most satisfying traditional film, but it perfectly represents the excellent craftsmanship of Hollywood. (91 / 100)


    Premiere: the lost lover is a work of art, but also entertaining. It is a thrilling thriller, a determined film popular with the general audience. (88 / 100)


    since yesterday, all the comments David Ellison can see in the media have been applauding all the way. Whether it''s media word-of-mouth or film critics'' word-of-mouth, it can be described as bursting.


    When he left Los Angeles this morning, he went to Stanton studio specially. Although he didn''t see Murphy Stanton, he got a special word-of-mouth statistics from Paul Wilson.


    The audience rating of the cinema is "a +", and the popcorn index is as high as 94%.


    In terms of audience proportion, female audience accounted for nearly 60% on the first day, and audience over the age of 25 accounted for nearly 70%. In terms of media reviews, most of them were well received. Rotten tomato website included 98 media reviews, with an average of 6 points, and Quanwei media included 49 media reviews with an average of 81 points.


    It has been more than a year since he dropped out of the Film Academy of USC and entered Hollywood. David Ellison has a basic understanding of Hollywood, especially the film industry. He knows that word-of-mouth can not be completely linked with the box office of a film. However, he is quite clear about what will be brought about by a film with good box office revenue on the first day and excellent word-of-mouth.


    That''s not only the first weekend''s box office revenue in North America, but also an exceptionally strong aftereffect, as well as the overseas film market that can also trigger strong repercussions.


    At present, the company''s North American box office forecast for the lost lover has not been officially released, but David Ellison''s special client has inquired about it. It is said that the professional investigation department thinks that the final North American box office of the film can''t be less than 180 million US dollars!


    That''s four times the $45 million production cost!


    David, no doubt, takes his father''s eyes to Hollywood, but he doesn''t think of them as rich or brainless!


    Mercedes Benz stopped in front of a yacht club in the bay area. David Ellison and Megan Ellison got off and walked into the club.


    "Hello, David."


    An assistant like man was waiting for him at the door. "Mr. Ellison is waiting for you in entertainment room 15."


    "Well." David Ellison nodded, followed the assistant and went to entertainment room 15.


    Thinking of his father''s harshness and his sarcastic remarks, David Ellison seems a little timid. But thinking of his first Hollywood investment and the possible follow-up cooperation with Murphy Stanton, he can''t help but slightly hold up his head and fill his whole body with confidence he never had before.


    He''s a success now, not the loser he used to face his father. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    "Well done, boy."


    As soon as he walked into entertainment room 15, David Ellison heard his father''s loud voice, which was different from the usual sarcastic tone. The voice was full of praise, "you''ve taken the first step to success!"


    "I..."


    Seeing Larry Ellison''s rough face, David Ellison didn''t know what to say.


    Megan Ellison looks sideways at Larry Ellison, as if his father praised David for the first time?


    Larry Ellison walked up to David Ellison and patted him heavily on the shoulder. "You''re smarter than I expected. I thought you had to pay tuition for the first three to five years..."


    He nodded with satisfaction, "you have done very well. You have chosen a very good partner to continue to have a good relationship with him. The immediate income is not the most important. Take a long view."


    David Ellison quickly said, "I understand."


    "You''ve grown up and grown up." Larry Ellison seems to have made a decision. "It''s time to get the full authority of your foundation."


    "Really?" David Ellison was quite excited. "Is that true?"


    Megan Ellison turns his eyes. Is David really capable? Is it true that the foundation will not lose all its money? Hum


    She snorted coldly. If she didn''t continue to cooperate with Murphy Stanton, this guy would lose his job and run back to his father for help.


    His success is not his own ability at all, but a free ride of Murphy Stanton''s success.


    "Are you really going to continue working with David Ellison?"


    In 20th Century Fox''s office, Carla Firth puts a cup of coffee in front of Murphy. "Don''t you think about kicking him out?"


    "Why not cooperate?" Murphy leaned back on the swivel chair and supported the armrest with both hands. "I talked with David Ellison before. He would cooperate with us in the way of investment in the lost lover. Stanton studio only needs to pay a loan interest, and it doesn''t need to sell the copyright and dividends. How can I refuse this kind of kindness?"


    Carla Firth thinks, "he seems eager to prove his ability with some successful projects."


    "I guess I can''t help it. I was born in a family like Ellison and had such a successful father. When he entered the society..." Murphy shook his head. "Most people and the media, even those around them, will look at him with colored glasses. Even if it were me, I would like to prove that I am not a brainless rich second generation who only depends on my family and father. "


    Carla Firth nodded her head.


    "At the moment, David Ellison is a good investor."


    In the cooperation of the lost lover, this rich second generation left a very good impression on Murphy. "I have a lot of money in my hand, and I am willing to invest in it. I don''t interfere in the operation of the cast, but I still help the project within my ability. I haven''t seen such a good investor so far."


    It''s hard to say what will happen in the future, but now David Ellison is eager to prove himself and doesn''t care much about the profit of investment.


    If he doesn''t like such investors, what kind of investors can he like?


    "How much loan is he going to give you?" "Song of ice and fire: the game of power," Carla Firth asked curiously.


    "20 million dollars to 30 million dollars." Murphy picked up the coffee cup. "We have to talk about the details, and the interest."


    Carla Firth nodded. "In that case, your Stanton studio doesn''t need much investment."


    Murphy took a sip of coffee and said, "bill is ready to negotiate with Fox on behalf of me. Your department will also join in the production. Now the biggest problem is the investment ratio and copyright of both sides."


    Looking at Murphy, Carla Firth didn''t speak.


    "My bottom line is that Stanton studios must account for 51% of the investment and copyright." Murphy wants Carla Firth to send this message to the 20th Century Fox executives: "filming and production should also be based on my opinions."


    "After the negotiation, I was the direct director of 20th century fox in this TV series." Carla Firth doesn''t need to hide anything from Murphy, "but everyone knows my relationship with you. The negotiation team of 20th Century Fox excluded me. I can''t participate in specific negotiations."


    Murphy smiles. "I know."


    20th century fox was neither a fool nor a charity, and he was not surprised to do so.


    It is true that the two sides are working closely together, but no one will easily give up the profits they can compete for.


    Although unable to participate in the negotiations, but Kara - FES said, "do not worry about negotiations, it is best to wait for a meal."


    "It''s going to be a while." Murphy pointed to his head. "It''s a set plan."When the lost lover gets a better box office result, Stanton studio will undoubtedly be in a better position in the negotiation.


    With a few more questions about follow-up cooperation, Murphy walked out of Carla Firth''s office.


    "He''s out."


    In another office on the same floor, an assistant who pays attention to the corridor movement sees Murphy come out, goes back to the office and says to Dave Scola in the suite, "Murphy Stanton is coming."


    Dave Scola immediately got up from his chair and, without thinking about it, was ready to go out and meet Murphy Stanton.


    He has to do something to change the current unfavorable situation.


    "The kingdom of heaven", which carries numerous ambitions, is only in the box office of more than 40 million US dollars in North America, which puts him under great pressure. What''s worse, the direct competitor is responsible for the first day of the sale of "the lost lover", which is likely to get an extremely beautiful data in the first week.


    All this almost made him stand on the edge of the cliff.


    Since the first weekend''s box office failure of the kingdom of heaven, Dave Scola has been thinking hard. Now he finally understands that there is only one way to suppress the aggressive Carla Firth.


    In his eyes, one of the most important reasons why Carla Firth can press like this is that she has the support of Murphy Stanton and doesn''t have to worry about performance at all.


    Why can''t such a promising young director form an alliance with himself?


    It''s true that the friendship between Murphy Stanton and Carla Firth is well known, but how many friendships in the world can really stand the test?


    Out of the office, Dave Scola didn''t walk directly to Murphy. His intention was too obvious. Instead, he turned and walked into the elevator. Standing here for a while, Murphy came in with clear footsteps.


    "Hi, Murphy." Dave Scola took the initiative to say hello.


    Murphy nodded with a smile. "Hello, Dave."


    "Coming to Carla again?" "Do you have time?" Dave Scola said casually


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy frowned. "I''m going to CAA."


    When the elevator came, Dave Scola went to the elevator first, and then made a please sign to Murphy, warm and respectful like a hotel doorman.


    Despite some doubts, Murphy got into the elevator, and then Dave Scola came in.


    "The first floor?" He asked.


    Murphy nodded softly, "one layer."


    Dave Scola pressed the button on the first floor, waited for the elevator door to close, and said, "can you talk to me, Murphy?"


    "I''m going to CAA." Murphy said.


    "It won''t take you much time." Five minutes. "That''s enough, Dave."


    Murphy thought and nodded her head.


    Out of the elevator, Murphy follows Dave Scola to the rest room on the first floor of fox building. He finds a place where no one is sitting down to see what the 20th Century Fox executive is going to say.


    In the past, Dave Scola didn''t pay much attention to Murphy, but now he has enough knowledge to know that he is a straight person.


    "Marvel just founded Marvel pictures." He found out that Murphy wanted to get the movie rights of Marvel heroes more than once. "Kevin Fitch, as CEO, is my good friend."


    He stares at Murphy. "If I recommend it, it''s not hard to be the director of Marvel movies."


    Frankly, it''s very touching, but Murphy just smiles.


    "In 20th century fox, I will give you my full support. No matter what your project is, I will help you to pass the audit."


    As if very confident, Dave Scola added, "I guarantee that you will have the final editing rights for any project you work with 20th century fox."


    He suddenly showed an inexplicable smile, "there is also the right to choose actors, you can according to your own preferences..."


    "Choose the heroine!" he added


    Hearing this, Murphy raised her eyebrows and seemed interested.


    "Money, power, actors, scripts, what you want to shoot..."


    Seeing the expression on Murphy''s face, Dave Scola laughed. "I can promise you all this, as long as We cooperate


    Why is Murphy Stanton so determined to cooperate with Carla Firth? Dave Scola has thought about this question carefully, but seeing the beautiful appearance and sexy figure of Carla Firth, he thinks that he has found the answer. Surely the friendship between Murphy Stanton and Carla Firth is not as simple as friendship?


    Kara Firth is really beautiful, but Murphy Stanton is no longer the previous little director. As long as the lost lover can meet the expectations of fox in the 20th century, it will surely enter the ranks of second-line directors. What kind of beautiful women can''t be found when the director comes to this position? I''ll hold on to Carla Firth''s tree.Murphy put her arms around her chest and looked like she was thinking.


    Dave Scola laughs more brightly, "cooperate with me, your interests can get the biggest guarantee." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 229

    It provides you with wonderful novels to read.


    Since he wants to persuade Murphy, of course, he will investigate and study him. From the large amount of information collected, it is not difficult to see that this is the growth process of a stakeholder. Since he entered Hollywood, all his cooperation and decisions are in pursuit of the greatest interests.


    Such a person is difficult to deal with, because he has few obstacles and is very realistic; such a person is also easy to deal with, because what he wants is very clear.


    Therefore, in the most direct way, devkla put forward a series of conditions with huge interests.


    Murphy clasped her arms and brows, as if thinking about this series of conditions.


    Seeing Murphy''s look, devcolla''s smile grew stronger and stronger. He didn''t expect Murphy Stanton to promise anything immediately, as long as he was excited.


    After that, he can make a series of actions to make this young director with unlimited potential become a chessman of fox''s higher level in the 20th century.


    "Chess piece, you should have the consciousness of chess piece." He whispered in his heart, "don''t try to decide the position of the player in reverse."


    Murphy''s brow is more and more tightly locked, and the smile on devcola''s face is more and more prosperous. Even the crow''s feet at the corner of his eyes are clearly visible.


    "He must have been moved." Dave corra is quite sure of that.


    "How can we change the views of those lovers whose disgust disappears due to over marketing?" this is the question Murphy has been thinking about all the time. "How can we make them into the cinema and become the audience contributing to the box office"


    Murphy didn''t answer immediately when he heard what Dave corra said, but he was still thinking about it. He coughed in a low voice until the other person''s face was smiling And bring your thoughts back to this conversation.


    "I''m really a stakeholder," Murphy stood up directly, "but sometimes, interests are not the most important thing to me."


    The smile on devcola''s face suddenly hardened, as if time had frozen.


    After a look at the stunned Dave Cora, Murphy was too lazy to say anything more. He shook his head and walked away. He left fox building and went to the Death Star Building in Century City to discuss with Bill rosis what he had just considered.


    The lost lover has been highly praised by both the media and the audience, but in the eyes of some people, it is the object of disgust, which is the negative effect of excessive marketing.


    In a short period of time, there is no particularly good way to change these people''s perception. Apart from public opinion, the people who can affect them most are their friends, classmates or colleagues.


    Fortunately, the film''s reputation is really good enough. Although the restrictions of R-rated films will prevent many people from entering the cinema, the good reputation spread by word of mouth still attracted a considerable number of audiences on Saturday.


    According to the feedback from the cinemas of 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios, the film arrangement rate, attendance rate and ticket issue rate of the disappeared lovers are far higher than those of all the films released in cinemas in the same period.


    Good word of mouth, and more and more people who have seen the film have become firm supporters, have also changed the attitude of some passers-by, viewers and detractors.


    "You really want to give up a very wonderful movie for this inexplicable reason"


    in an Internet chat room, Daisy is speaking quickly, "Kate, I swear, if you don''t watch this movie, you will regret it."


    "But" the person named Kate seems to be a little angry, "Daisy, don''t you think it''s shameful to use this kind of deceptive propaganda"


    "it''s just a business operation." Daisy didn''t want to say anything more, so she sent a new message directly, "let me send you some real comments from the audience."


    She found IB''s audience comments column and sent comments from ordinary viewers to the chat room.


    "It''s not easy to make a feature film with such ups and downs, even thrilling feelings. It can be seen from this that the director Murphy Stanton''s narrative skills and the excellent performance of the actors, especially the heroine Charlize Theron, the elegance, the coldness, the purity, the cruelty are cleverly integrated."


    "The annual moving blockbuster, the interpretation of romantic love, dating is the best choice. Friends who have not seen it, please take your lover to the cinema to experience the true love of the world before they are released from the cinema."


    "It''s a well-designed masterpiece, covering the themes of life, love, loss, guilt, etc. It''s also a fascinating and outstanding film."


    Daisy''s series of push has changed the views of some girls called Kate. She left a sentence in the chat room, "I''d better go and see the comments myself."


    In a detached house in San Diego, a brown haired girl named Kate quit the chat room, frowned and thought for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed her cousin.


    "It''s me, Kate." She said directly to the phone, "Dante, didn''t you go to see your lost lover yesterday? How do you feel"


    "great" there was a loud cry in the receiver, "great"Kate frowned, "don''t talk about these useless things. Be specific"


    "ah, OK." There was no voice on the other side. It seemed Dante was thinking about what to say. After a while, Kate heard his very organized words, "let me tell you something."


    "First of all, what a pervert, how nice to see, how I like it"


    he repeated this for many times, which made Kate frown a little, but soon he went on.


    "Second, this kind of story, which we have been looking forward to for a long time, is abnormal in our daily life, and we feel human nature in abnormal life."


    "Third, the disappearance of the lover brings a high degree of mental excitement, after reading that a week can not return to God."


    "Fourth, Murphy Stanton must have a special liking for perversity, and I think he appreciates women from the bottom of his heart, and deeply loves the trick of taming you like a sheep and finally biting you back."


    "Fifthly, I don''t think there is any over praise. Now I care about the immaturity of directing skills when I watch movies. On the premise that the director''s technology is mature, we can discuss style, excellence and other issues. The lost lover is a mature TV that I haven''t seen for a long time. Murphy Stanton is a mature director. I don''t think many directors can compare with him at the same level. "


    "Sixth, a director like Spielberg likes to crush all living beings with grand propositions, but he lacks evil taste and nihility. I like the theme chosen by Murphy Stanton. Although the film itself is full of control and is controlled by Murphy, he often shows his attitude of relying on me and what all this is for. I think the film should make people doubt life, especially the seemingly ordinary life and the unified and flat outlook on life. "


    "Finally, I''m looking forward to Murphy''s next work"


    after listening to this, Kate was stunned. Did she really miss something?


    "you haven''t seen it yet?" the voice in the receiver seemed to be shouting, "you haven''t seen it yet, Kate, you''re so out of date"


    Kate hung up the phone and opened the web page again, but she didn''t choose IB, that''s OK Li is a famous online water army gathering place. Who knows whether the above scores and comments are true or not, she landed on a relatively unpopular film website and soon found a section related to the disappeared lover.


    At the bottom of the section representing the lost lover, there are also many messages. Compared with IB, there are fewer restrictions here.


    "This is the best of all the films I''ve seen this year. Murphy Stanton is a personality director"


    "so cool that he doesn''t need friends, so crazy that he doesn''t need companions. The story of a dog biting a dog, no one is innocent. When the man asks why we want to destroy each other and hurt each other, the woman answers without expression, because this is marriage. The ending, the ending, I thought one of the two people would kill the other, but I didn''t expect that Murphy Stanton gave a more terrifying ending in such a personalized way. "


    "Director Murphy Stanton is worth five stars: clean, cool, refreshing, compact and relaxed. The soundtrack of the climax scene is wonderful and full of visual impact. The plot is unexpected, with obvious social satire. In addition, some people wonder why people are laughing in the cinema. After 70 minutes, I''m going crazy until the end of the laugh. I''m also the best at comedy. "


    After seeing the crazy praise, Kate sighed. The feeling of missing something was getting stronger and stronger. Finally, she couldn''t help it.


    "No matter how much." She turned off the computer, picked up her wallet and ran out of the house, "I''ll go and have a look now. If it''s not so good, I must join the group of lovers protesting the disappearance"


    Kate went to the nearest cinema. After two and a half hours, she didn''t have any joy on the Internet, but she was dignified.


    When she came to the cinema hall, she was just about to leave when she was stopped by a middle-aged woman, a field investigator from cinecore.


    "What do you think of the movie of the lost lover"


    seeing Kate''s dignified face, middle-aged women think they can get an extremely rare audience comment on the movie. Who knows what the girl says is totally different from the expression on her face.


    "Recently, after watching too many lukewarm art films, Murphy Stanton was shocked that she couldn''t get back to the real world. The heroine is a white lotus flower of the highest level. She is beautiful, ruthless and ruthless. She has focused on high-level personality distortion for decades. Since the middle part of the play revealed that the heroine is self directing and self acting, my stomach agitation and back brain numbness have never stopped. What''s the outcome after layers of turns It''s really cool to take a breath "


    she took a long breath," Murphy Stanton, in addition to praise, it''s really speechless. "


    After a short period of word-of-mouth fermentation, more and more audiences like Kate have turned from disgust to supporter. As the box office of the film''s word-of-mouth has gone up, the popularity has been increasing, which has also attracted more and more people''s attention. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 330

    In the Film Academy of USC, twos and threes of students walk into a studio style classroom. With one shoulder bag on his back, Akers comes to an empty seat, sits down, takes out his pen and notebook, and is ready to review the contents of the previous class. However, the comments around him make him uneasy.


    These people seem to be talking about a movie?


    Unable to review at ease, Exxon simply closed his notebook. This is the Film Academy of USC. Films that can be discussed publicly are definitely not mediocre.


    "A friend of mine knows Paul Wilson." The speaker was a girl. "She got some tickets for the premiere. I went to see it. God, this is incredible. This new Murphy Stanton movie is incredible


    Another boy nodded, "well, I haven''t seen such a wonderful drama in recent years. It''s not a mystery. The first reaction after you''ve seen it is that you want to laugh, but after you laugh, you will feel chilly."


    Next to the boy was a Latino, who said with admiration, "among the younger generation of Hollywood directors, Murphy Stanton is absolutely the best!"


    "You''re not right!" The first woman to speak first retorted, then put up a thumb, "he is the leader of the younger generation of directors!"


    Where there are supporters, there is often no shortage of opponents. A young white man snorted with disdain and said, "you''ve blown too much. He''s just a director who only knows how to play tricks."


    Others glared, and the young white man said with disdain, "how many basic mistakes have you made in the lost lover


    "The most basic mistake?" The second speaking boy was unconvinced, "why didn''t we see it?"


    The white youth pointed to his eyes, "because you don''t have my burning eyes."


    Seeing that other people were not convinced, he sneered, "I''ll tell you about it. First..."


    He put up his right index finger, "why didn''t the man immediately find the police for help when he found the gifts in the cabin? When the police came to check, he had to say that the gifts could be destroyed during this period of time!"


    Another finger stood up. "Secondly, the woman owner''s money was stolen, but she had no choice but to find her ex boyfriend for help. In order to return to her husband, she killed her ex boyfriend and made up a false fact. If the money was not stolen, she would not find her ex boyfriend. How could she return to her husband? From the plot, the woman owner just wanted to control her current husband, while looking for her ex boyfriend seemed accidental, but she could feel it Jue Nu Zhu has designed it from the beginning. "


    Finally he raised his ring finger. "Third, how could the public believe her trick so easily? Does the director really treat everyone as a fool?


    The most fundamental mistake of white youth''s eloquence was to stand up before others spoke.


    He has also seen this film. Although it is not as flattering as those people before, he also thinks it is a masterpiece. The white youth''s ignorance also aroused his dissatisfaction.


    "Your so-called mistakes don''t hold water at all!" With the same cold hum, Exxon began to refute one by one, "one is the gift. When Nick found the gift, they had been paid attention by the media. There are basically journalists near their home. At this time, if we don''t deal with these things, we just move out, it is estimated that they will be found by the media."


    "Second, it''s not planned to find an ex boyfriend because he was robbed in an accident. It''s not in the plan to go back to her husband. The plan is to commit suicide and frame Nick. So she found her ex boyfriend and decided to go back after seeing her husband''s hint in front of the TV. All these are her temporary plans. "


    "Third, it''s about the trial of public opinion. The basic group is a mob. They are only willing to believe what they believe. Under the pressure of the trial of public opinion, add some bureaucratic habits, and strive to close the case as soon as possible, so as to avoid greater negative social impact. Those less obvious loopholes are basically ignored, and Murphy is obviously using this irony The media. "


    As if telling the most basic facts, Exxon''s tone was extremely calm. "Finally, Amy actually wanted her husband to die at the beginning, so she was ready to commit suicide and frame him. It was only after watching Nick''s performance on TV that she found that this was the same Nick I loved, so she wanted to go back. But at this time, it was not so easy for her to leave, but for the sake of her life I can kill a man when I go back... "


    He shook his head. "This is really true love."


    "Well said!" A few others echoed, "Exxon, you''re absolutely right!"


    Looking at the white youth, Exxon said with a sneer, "don''t use your superficiality and ignorance to measure a director with a unique style like Murphy."


    The eyes of the people around them looking at the white youth were obviously mocking.


    Murphy Stanton, though not an academic director, is the object of their worship.


    "I don''t know when the college will invite him to give a speech."


    Someone murmured, but got a response.Excellent publicity and marketing, well-known media audience, fast spreading hot topics, the preferred movie for dating lovers


    These are the favorable factors of the lost lover, and they are also constantly driving the attendance of the film.


    According to the current practice, counting the box office of a film on the first day will include the box office of the advance show, and the more than $6 million of the advance show will be removed. The actual box office of "lost lover" on Friday is more than $12 million.


    It''s impossible for movies with such themes and ratings to have a big bang on the first day. Murphy knows very well that it''s the strong stamina that really determines the final result of the lost lover.


    In fact, Murphy and 20th century fox are a little worried. The lost lover created a lot of topics in the early publicity. Many passers-by were attracted into the cinema by the topics on the first day, which led to such excellent box office results. However, after one day, the topics created by the publicity and marketing must have been consumed a lot. In the following days, the audience will be attracted by the topics The next day is the real test of the lost lover.


    Just like the hot topic about the magic Amy before the release, the popularity of "lost lover" after the release has increased. In particular, the topics such as "the first choice movie for dating", "the movie of destroying marriage", "if you want to test your lover, go to see" lost lover "and so on, which were thrown out by Fox in the 20th century, have ensured the success of the film The film continues to receive attention.


    With Sunday coming, Murphy also got the box office statistics for Saturday.


    Over the course of a day on Saturday, "the lost lover" had a higher rate of film production and attendance than it did on Friday, when it closed at $19.2 million.


    Compared with the actual $12 million on Friday, the film shot up 50% on Saturday.


    This almost indicates that the lost lover will have a strong reputation.


    In order to make a strong box office for the film, 20th Century Fox used all the conventional propaganda methods that could be used. Even Roger Albert, who has just undergone surgery and is in the recovery period, was invited out.


    No one can deny the influence of the name Roger Albert among the fans.


    Of course, Roger Abbott didn''t promise anything to 20th century fox. At this point, he won''t be moved by ordinary petty profits. His agent''s reply to 20th century fox is very simple. We''ll wait until we see the film.


    With Roger Albert''s physical condition, it is impossible to go to the cinema by himself. In the 20th century, fox specially sent a copy to his mansion in the suburb of Chicago.


    In the 20th century, foxken did this mainly because he had enough confidence in Murphy''s films, and all along, Roger Albert appreciated Murphy''s production style.


    Roger Abbott was accompanied by his personal doctor and agent to watch "the lost lover" in the private cinema of the mansion.


    Then, the famous film critic locked himself in his study until a few hours later, his agent got a film review and left in a hurry to the editorial department of the Chicago Sun.


    The film review won''t be published until the next day, but it appeared on the official website of the Chicago Sun and Roger Abbott''s personal blog that afternoon.


    "This is Murphy Stanton''s best and most representative film so far. It''s cold, secretive, precise, and has a strong integration of story and rhythm. This is Murphy Stanton!"


    "It''s not easy for a movie to vividly show the flat, happy, sick and crazy aspects of marriage life in a limited time, and deeply reveal the truth of marriage. Murphy Stanton has achieved it in the lost lover, which is a perfect creation! Of course, it''s not just a marriage story. Fundamentally speaking, it''s a suspense and reasoning movie. "


    "Murphy Stanton not only uses images to show a series of twists and turns, wonderful and meticulous plots, but also skillfully stir up the primitive desire in everyone''s heart and reach the darkest corner of human nature, creating a magical, eye-catching and interesting film. Some people say that "Murphy Stanton is the kind of director who can make a 50 point story into a 100 point, or even 120 Point movie."


    "Few people, like Morpheus Stanton, can give the audience a real movie and a complicated and conflicting ending - not totally happy or totally unhappy. "The lost lover" is simple and concise in technique, powerful but not straightforward in lens, half covered by pipa, revealing something at the last moment. "


    "Whether you are disappointed or happy, excited or disgusted after watching the film, Murphy Stanton''s film is quite deep and meaningful compared with other films. It is a very purposeful and far-reaching film. No matter from dramatic conflict, social metaphor or cultural level, the lost lover is an outstanding and fascinating work


    Finally, it''s an iconic thumbs up!


    As I said before, Roger Albert''s influence, especially on older fans, is beyond doubt. His film reviews can also pull many people into the cinema.All this has brought extremely positive effects to the film, and the most direct response is the box office figures. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 331

    "I''ll be back on Wednesday. Are you in Los Angeles?"


    On the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, Gail gado gets out of the car, talks to Murphy on the phone, and walks to a newsstand. "Honey, what''s the box office of the new film''s first weekend?"


    Without waiting for the opposite answer, she said, "I''d better not say it. I''ll go and see it myself and keep a little surprise."


    After a few more words, Gail gado hung up and walked to the newsstand.


    "Do you have Premiere Magazine?"


    Gail gado saw a Hebrew newspaper from the salesman, shook his head and said, "it''s the latest Premiere Magazine in the United States."


    "Ah..." The salesman patted his forehead, turned around, took a magazine and said, "is that it?"


    Gail gado saw the cover of the magazine with a poster of "lost lover" and then paid, "that''s it."


    When she bought a magazine, she looked at the time, came to a car by the side of the road, drove away from the street, turned two intersections, and came to her residential area.


    A few years ago, her family moved to Tel Aviv from Roche Ayn and chose this settlement, which is famous for its safety.


    The black cars shuttled between the houses with unique shapes, and soon came to the villa closest to the central area. Even in this area full of Jewish rich, the villa is still very prominent. It covers a very large area. Although it is not as large as the huge manor in North America because of the land area of Israel, it is also very small More than an acre.


    Driving into the garage of the villa, Gail gado picks up the magazine on the copilot, goes out of the garage, and goes directly into the living room of the villa along a passage.


    "Don''t you have an appointment with a friend?" Over the sofa in the living room, there came a female voice full of magnetism, "why did you come back so soon?"


    "She''s on the spot." Gail gado, carrying the magazine, walked over and sat on a single sofa. "Mom, is it so late today?"


    Her mother, who runs a huge chain of hotels, is usually very busy and seldom stays at home at this time.


    On the sofa opposite Gail gado, there is a middle-aged woman who looks about 40 years old. She has similar appearance and hair color to Gail gado, but she looks more mature and smart.


    "There is no itinerary today." The middle-aged woman looked at Gail gado. "I''m waiting for you to come back."


    Gail gado gave a puzzled smile. "What are you waiting for me to do?"


    The middle-aged woman''s eyes gradually become sharp, "did you book the ticket back to Los Angeles yesterday?"


    "Yes, mom." Gail gado chuckled. "School will start soon, and I have to go back in advance to make some preparations."


    "It''s not just about getting ready for school, is it?" Middle aged women don''t need Gail gado''s answer either. They just say, "there''s something else."


    Gail gado understood her mother''s meaning and did not hide, "I miss Murphy."


    Speaking of Murphy, she had a sweet smile on her face.


    All this fell into the middle-aged woman''s eyes. She sighed and knew that she had to take time to talk to her daughter today.


    "Gail, you''ve been a very reassuring girl since you were ten." Middle aged women know how to communicate, "mature, intelligent, stable, inherited all the advantages of our nation."


    She took a look at Gail gado and continued, "I rarely interfere with you, because I know you know what you''re doing and what you want. Even if you go to miss universe, mom hasn''t stopped you."


    "Yes, mom." Gail gado looked at her mother gratefully. "You''re the best mother in the world."


    "But, dear..." The middle-aged woman sighed, "you''re embarrassing your mother. You spend more and more time in Los Angeles and less time at home every holiday. This time, you''ve only been in Tel Aviv for less than half a month, and you''re ready to leave."


    Gail gado bit his lip and didn''t seem to understand his mother''s subtext. "I''m very sorry. I''ll stay with you in Tel Aviv next holiday. The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "honey, you know that''s not what I''m talking about."


    What does mother say? How can she not know? Gail gado was silent for a while, but he didn''t shrink back. This is what he has to face after all.


    Gail gado frowned. "Mom, why are you always against me and Murphy? I haven''t thought about it until now. "


    "I got to know him a little bit." "He was a middle-aged woman from a slum in Los Angeles before he was 19 years old," he said


    She looked at her daughter. "Do you think these can be erased?"


    "I don''t care." Gail gado opened his hand. "Murphy was a jerk when he was young, but that was before, and now he''s totally different.""Have you ever thought it was his disguise?" The middle-aged woman looks like she can see through the world. "Moreover, he has a bad reputation now. He is involved in drug trafficking and racial discrimination..."


    "Mom!" Hearing this, Gail gado was a little anxious, "it''s all tabloid hype!"


    The middle-aged woman held out a hand and made a downward gesture. "Well, this is hype, but he''s in Hollywood. Do you really want to go into that vanity fair with him?"


    Gail gado did not waver. "I can face any complicated situation."


    "Will he come back to Israel with you?" The middle-aged woman finally took out her trump card and said, "honey, why did you choose to go to Los Angeles for college? Have you forgotten your original intention? "


    "I..." Gail gado opened his mouth, but was interrupted by a middle-aged woman. "His career is in Hollywood, which is the center of the world''s film industry. Do you think he will give up his career and go back to Israel with you in the future?"


    Gail gado is silent and left Hollywood. Is Murphy still Murphy?


    Seeing that her daughter is thoughtful, the middle-aged woman ends the conversation at the right time. If she says too much, it''s not good.


    But before she got up and left the living room, she said, "don''t forget, he''s not Jewish after all."


    The last words, echoing in Gail gado''s ears, also remind her of the place she didn''t want to touch subconsciously in the past.


    Yeah, she''s going back to Israel. What about Murphy?


    Moreover, from every bit of her daily life, she can feel that in Murphy''s heart, Jews are no different from Arabs, Slavs or people of any other ethnic group. He doesn''t have any idea of Jewish supremacy. Even if he comes to Israel with her in the future, can he integrate into the class of his family?


    Besides, how could she let him give up his career and follow him to Israel? This is not his stage.


    Sitting on the sofa, Gail gado thought for a long time, but never thought of a good solution.


    "Forget it, don''t think about it." She shook her head hard and threw it all out of her head. "I''m going to stay in Los Angeles for a long time. I can always find a solution."


    Thinking of this, Gail gado felt that he should do something to divert his attention. Seeing the Premiere Magazine he bought, he took it and looked for it. He turned to the website related to Murphy and read it carefully.


    "The lost lover won the North American weekend box office, and Murphy Stanton recreated the box office and word-of-mouth miracle."


    Seeing this, Gail gado''s confused thoughts gradually calmed down, and her troubles were quickly replaced by the joy of her boyfriend''s success.


    "Excellent production, charming stories, cold black humor, all set off a disturbing atmosphere." the lost lover "will make you restless and completely out of breath. This is Murphy Stanton''s new masterpiece for North American fans last weekend


    "Among the younger generation of Hollywood directors, Murphy Stanton is an excellent example of balancing business and art." the lost lover "brings surprises and also reaps in the North American film market. On Friday, it made $18.4 million in 3500 Cinemas (including $6.2 million in advance on Thursday night), easily won the one-day championship, and the box office heat continued on Saturday , another $19.2 million, and won $49.9 million from North America in the first three days of the painting, making it the No.1 box office in North America


    "The comprehensive score of the film media is 84 points, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes is 87%. 185 people throw fresh tomatoes, and 27 people smash rotten tomatoes. The score is a, and the harvest is not bad!"


    "Our special film critics also highly praised Murphy Stanton''s film, believing that" Murphy Stanton''s director is impeccable. Apart from fantasy and illusion, he once again proves that he is a young director with unique style. He is better than any director born after 1980s in Hollywood, just like the most radical film nihilist in Contemporary times By definition, this is a great dating movie from hell. Everything shows that when the director and the theme match perfectly, there will be such a great movie as "lost lover."


    Closing the magazine, Gail gado stands up, walks through the living room into the back garden, takes out his cell phone and dials Murphy''s number.


    "Honey, I see it."


    As if things had been completely forgotten before, she said with a smile, "Congratulations, your new movie is going to sell again."


    "Isn''t that normal?" The voice over there was a little Robert Downey like stink, but then it turned to a low voice, "I''d like to see you congratulate me face to face."


    Hearing this, Gail gado felt soft. "I''ll be right back. The tickets are all reserved."


    There was a lot of noise on the phone. She asked curiously, "what are you doing?"


    "Doing publicity." Murphy raised his voice as the noise grew louder. "I have a publicity campaign for the airport." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    After hanging up the phone with Gail gado, Murphy walked into the activity and was immediately surrounded by countless reporters. His continuous success has covered him with a aura, which naturally attracts the attention of the media.


    It''s a media and fan meeting in the San Francisco area, and one of many promotional events for the lost lover in North America.


    To attend this kind of activity is inevitably besieged by reporters.


    "Directed by Stanton, the lost lover has a typical black style."


    When Murphy left, a reporter struggled to his side and asked aloud, "throughout all the films you shot and produced, they all have a distinctive black style. Why, as some media said, did your unfortunate life before you entered Hollywood affect your creative style"


    "all my films have never been written The sweetness of society reflects some practical problems. "


    Since he came out for publicity, of course, Murphy would give the media something to publicize and hype. He turned to the reporter and asked, "don''t you think the black film is very beautiful"


    he didn''t need the reporter to answer, and continued, "the black film is the most beautiful black pearl in the crown of film art. The main idea of the black film is to explore the depth of our human nature Dark, evil, to explore the alienation of society how to human nature in the good side of the overwhelming, engulfed. Billy Wilder''s Sunset Boulevard, John Houston''s Maltese eagle, Roman Polanski''s Chinatown, the Cohen brothers'' absent-minded barber, and David finch''s seven sins are all classic works. I also want to make such a classic black film. "


    Murphy then threw out a sentence, "black movies, can let us see the darkness of reality, see the tact of story arrangement and the beauty of visual impact, discover and reveal the evil of human nature and the darkness of society. For me, this is a kind of good."


    In fact, now, he also found that he had gone in the wrong direction when he was studying film making on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. At the beginning, he only considered his personal hobbies and interests, but ignored that there was almost no room for black films to survive there.


    These answers not only failed to meet the needs of journalists, but also made them more crazy.


    Another female reporter asked, "as far as we know, many couples have problems after watching the film. Will your views on love and marriage be too negative"


    "how fragile is your love for those who say they don''t believe in marriage and love after seeing the disappeared lover"


    the film has been shown, and Murphy certainly won''t say that What about breaking up 15 million couples in North America? This kind of stunt is suitable for pre show publicity, but it''s not suitable for the present. Therefore, he changed his tone and said, "isn''t this a positive energy hot blood movie to enhance the happiness of ordinary couples"?


    after that, Murphy stopped answering the reporter''s questions and turned to the car.


    It''s all part of the publicity plan for the lost lover.


    With the film through the hottest first weekend, 20th century fox has promoted a series of publicity and marketing programs, and the Internet as the main carrier.


    Any hot topic that can arouse attention is the focus of Fox and Internet water army in the 20th century.


    For example, on the blog, there is a topic that is difficult to distinguish between true and false.


    "It is reported that 20th Century Fox and Murphy Stanton are pushing forward the sequel of the lost lover. The theme of the sequel will be Nick Dunn''s attack on Amy. If the man is you, how to attack the woman with black belly"


    20th century fox is not aimless. Such an interactive topic can arouse the greatest enthusiasm of fans.


    On any web page that reprints this topic on the Internet, you can see a large number of fans'' replies. They racked their brains and actively participated.


    "Increase your insurance limit, pretend to be killed by an accident or something, and when your wife gets the insurance money, she will appear in various places secretly, deliberately looking for someone to take photos and expose it. It''s better to spread that his wife has a bad feeling about his extramarital affairs and can''t let go of it, so he is forced to take the path to make up for it and let the rumors flow, but no one can find the evidence of cheating, so he has to change his name I''m a student. He can take revenge with public opinion and avoid his wife, but the difficulty coefficient is so high that Nick Dunn''s lazy little head can''t hold it


    "There are two best ways for a man to counter attack. The first is to become a lost boy, so that she can never be found again. You go on, I don''t care about being disgraced or anything. I completely put everything aside. The second one writes about his experience on his blog. Naturally, some people in Hollywood will shoot his autobiography. So it''s not a matter of counter attack, it''s that he didn''t want to counter attack at all. "


    Whether it''s Charlize Theron''s performance or the setting of the role itself, Amy leaves a deeper impression on people, and Nick Dunn''s mediocrity really doesn''t arouse people''s favor, and few people think he can counter attack.


    "In fact, I would like to say: counter attack is risky, and you need to be cautious. The man''s lawyer has finally made a statement that he should not offend his wife if he has nothing to do in the future. Ordinary people want to counter the Ivy League bully, really, usually only think about it. It''s not a school of high intelligence. If you want to fight wisely, it''s true "


    " where can you counter attack the female leader? She is proficient in psychology and sociology, and can grasp the male leader''s psychology and the guidance of public opinion. How can such a scum male leader have the ability to counter attack? He can only compensate for the happiness of the next half of his life for one mistake, and live in perfect harmony with the female leader who has not loved for a long time, and raise the calculated child "It''s not like I''m going to be here"Why go against their marriage? It''s a combination of whores and dogs. The husband has an affair and the wife has a spare tire. It''s a match made in heaven. Don''t blame anyone. They are perfect match. After such a toss, they restrict each other and control each other. Why not counter attack? "


    the lost lover is backed by strong media and audience reputation, but if they want to maintain a certain popularity, such participatory publicity is essential.


    In the 20th century, fox has a mature operation system. When this system operates normally, the energy it can exert is quite amazing.


    The box office of the first week of the film also convinced them that Murphy could be big and small again.


    The Internet is full of all kinds of topics related to lost lovers, as well as all kinds of so-called analysis, which is the grand occasion after the release of the matrix.


    "Ask experts to help explain the doubts about the lost lover"


    "why Amy hates Nick so much, and still has to come back to him"


    "on Murphy Stanton''s three different views from normal people in the lost lover"


    "who is the real victim, Nick Donne and the magic Amy"


    "is marriage really like what the lost lover said"


    " r> Such a topic spreads all over the Internet. Everyone makes an analysis according to their own opinions. There will be 100 Hamlets in 100 people''s hearts. Most people think that they are the most correct. They want to persuade those who have different opinions. In order to list and find evidence, some people will go back to the cinema.


    Different from pre show publicity, this is the internet widely used in North America, especially since the late 1990s, there have been films relying on the Internet to achieve success, Hollywood used some publicity and marketing means.


    This method may not be very clever, but it is quite practical.


    Due to enough topics created in the early stage of publicity, no special way was used in the later stage of publicity.


    However, there are also criticisms on the Internet, many of which are aimed at Murphy, which is unavoidable for any film or director.


    However, some remarks directly point to Murphy''s educational background.


    "Throughout all the films directed, Murphy''s plot structure and lens feel great, but too little reading, empty vision, poor skills are enough, that is, too little reading, too much thinking, is a typical American director from the bottom, lack of enough cultivation."


    There are even people who drag Murphy out to compare him with another dark wind director, David finch.


    "After watching David finch''s movie, I will first lower my head and pretend to be forced. I don''t show my expression. I feel very cool. I will go back to watch the movie review secretly and study the plot. The next day, I will tell others how cool the movie is."


    "After watching Murphy Stanton''s film, you don''t have to bow your head. I feel very excited. I immediately start to discuss with my friends. My face is full of excited smiles."


    This comparison has aroused the dissatisfaction of quite a few David finch fans. They think that how can a director like Murphy compare with David finch?


    when a fan who has watched his lost lover left the cinema, he was asked this question by a reporter, and the answer can be described as a shot in the arm. "Murphy''s problem is that there are so many people he likes, which makes literary and artistic youth feel that he is not strong enough It''s over. "


    Whether it''s the debate about the lost lover or the discussion about Murphy, all of these keep the film hot, especially after the start of the working day, the box office trend is extremely stable.


    On the first working day of Monday, it was only 45% lower than that of Sunday, with a steady harvest of US $6.9 million. On Tuesday, it was slightly higher, with us $7.15 million.


    After the traditional North American cinema discount, the box office continued to maintain a steady downward trend, closing at $6.75 million on Wednesday and $6.6 million on Thursday.


    The lost lover was shown in North America for a week and easily won $77.3 million.


    For a feature film that costs only 45 million dollars, it''s not easy to get such a box office figure in a week.


    After all, it''s not a super blockbuster with special effects as its selling point, and it doesn''t have fans as its basic audience. Murphy is also very satisfied with such achievements.


    Then, the lost lover ushered in the second weekend after the start of painting in North America. In this weekend, the decline of the film was so small that many people were shocked. It''s not finished yet. If you like this work, welcome to the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read.

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    This weekend, there are two films in a wide range of release, but whether it is released by Paramount Pictures, or produced by Warner Brothers, it can not bring a real impact on the disappeared lover.


    As for the return of Superman, which has been shown for several weeks, the box office of the fourth weekend has dropped to more than $5 million. Warner Bros.''s ambitious work, which started with $50 million, is not particularly bad, but the subsequent precipitous decline directly killed all the fantasies of the producers and distributors.


    Compared with these films, the lost lover is a surprise to everyone.


    As everyone expected, the lost lover won the North American box office rankings in a row, and also won the second box office champion after the release. However, unexpectedly, the box office of the next weekend only dropped 29% compared with that of the first weekend, which not only received $35.4 million, but also created the smallest drop in the next week of more than 3000 large-scale films in the past five years It''s a new record.


    The outstanding box office of the next weekend also helped the disappearing lover break through the $100 million mark in North America, reaching as high as $112.7 million.


    Murphy led the crew to continue their publicity tour in North America, and fox in the 20th century also continued to create topics.


    "For the rest of August, there were no other films of the same magnitude except the green brothers of Timon pictures."


    In a suite of the Waldorf hotel in New York, Murphy hugs Gail gado wrapped in a blanket, sits in front of the French window, looks at the night scene of Manhattan outside, and talks about the movie, "this schedule is very beneficial to the lost lover."


    Gail gado returned to North America last week, because Murphy was running around to publicize and came directly to New York.


    She curled up in Murphy''s arms, white teeth from time to time mischievous from the majestic chest across, only occasionally respond to Murphy''s words with nasal voice.


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Gail gado raised his head slightly and pursed his mouth. After Murphy had a kiss on it, he said, "how much do you think the North American box office will be in the end"


    Murphy held Gail gado more tightly, hoping to melt him into his body. "I hope it''s 500 million dollars"


    "dream" Gail gado bit him a little hard on the chest One bite, leaving two rows of fine teeth marks, struggling for a moment, "dear, do you want to strangle me"


    "how can I give up." Murphy relaxed his arm, looked down at Gail gado''s delicate face, "don''t leave me for such a long time in the future, OK?"


    "I" Gail gado just wanted to nod his head and promise, but what happened in Israel before came to his mind, hesitated for a while, and then said, "well, I don''t want to leave you for such a long time."


    With that, she put up her body, put her hands around Murphy''s neck, and took the initiative to kiss him. The two people were kissing madly again. Murphy''s hands also habitually grasped the two charming long legs, from top to bottom.


    The war between the two broke out again.


    Generally speaking, the new movies in the last two or three weeks of the summer season in North America are not very popular, and this year is no exception. In the rest of August, there is no new movie showing Murphy''s impressive name.


    20th century fox will almost certainly be proud of the whole August schedule with the release of the lost lover.


    The focus of all film media and magazines is naturally on the lost lover.


    CAA and Stanton studios, taking advantage of the current popularity, set the publicity target for the award season at the end of the year.


    "In addition to earning a lot of money, the lost lover is one of the hottest players in the Oscars season. The freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 88%, the mainstream media''s etcore score is 84, and the IB user score is 8.7. It can be seen that both film critics and ordinary audiences are recommending the film with hematemesis. The film is also ridiculed by the audience for its sharp discussion of gender topics, which is the most likely to lead to breakup. Even so, the lost lover, because of her good reputation and hot theme, continues to attract the audience to have a look. "


    If you want to make a difference in the award season, you must take action in advance. Strictly speaking, the disappeared lover has lagged behind other films that set their target for the award season because they have to cooperate with the early publicity and marketing strategy.


    Hollywood films often set their own goals before they are prepared. Films that are oriented as commercial productions will be heavily invested and produced, and they will be crowded into the summer archives as much as possible; films that aim at the award season will be in full swing after the last Academy Awards ceremony to carry out the whole Olympic Plan.


    The films that hit the Oscars often start from Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, and then go through multiple film festivals or film viewing and film drawing meetings to build momentum.


    Strictly speaking, the pace of disappearing lovers'' impact on the award season is a little slow.


    After the publicity campaign in New York, Murphy did not go overseas with James Franco and Charlize Theron, but accompanied Gail gado back to Los Angeles. He not only discussed with Bill rosis about the impact of the award season, but also prepared for the next stage of the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    "We really don''t have any advantage."In Santa Monica Stanton studio and Murphy''s office, Bill rosis kept walking back and forth. "We''re all at a disadvantage in terms of subject matter, age, qualifications and release time."


    He turned his head and looked at Murphy, "but we also have two advantages. CAA will fully support you. In the past ten Oscars, CAA clients have taken 65% of the nominations and 40% of the small golden men. We have more media resources, richer experience and wider network of contacts than other brokerage companies."


    Murphy nodded his head, which he fully recognized. There is no doubt about CAA''s ability in the award season. The things he saw are undoubtedly the best evidence of bill Rossi''s words.


    "Second, there is no lack of supporters for your style within the college." bill rossis has obviously done a good job as an agent. "Black style movies have always had a group of strong supporters in Hollywood and within the college. Although these people can''t guarantee that you will get the gold medal, as long as you do enough work, the nomination is still very promising."


    Finally, he added, "20th century fox will also invest appropriate resources in the award season."


    Murphy didn''t pay much attention to this. In the 20th century, fox only accounted for one third of the investment and copyright of the film, and there was no high distribution share as a temptation. It''s hard to say what resources they could invest in the award season for their lost lovers.


    Even if fox had invested in the 20th century, it would not have been much.


    "Twentieth Century Fox is something we can''t control." Murphy thought, "I''ll make the studio work with you and grace."


    If you want to make a difference in the awarding season, there is only one basis for everything


    money is needed for media publicity, for holding film drawing meetings, for hiring public relations companies, for organizing canvassing parties, and for giving small gifts to the judges.


    if you don''t invest the corresponding funds, you''d better not play the game of prize charging.


    "The time period of our films is a disadvantage." Bill rosis added, "I''ve got a deal with 20th century fox. Movies will be shown in cinemas as long as possible, especially in New York and Los Angeles."


    Murphy nodded, "it''s better to stick to it until the end of the year. We can give up the North American box office share in ten weeks."


    Bill rossis also understood that without actual interests, it is difficult to move the 20th Century Fox and cinema merchants, "I will communicate with 20th Century Fox and related cinemas."


    "The slide shows and canvassing parties of the awards season," Murphy cautioned, "try to plan as early as possible."


    "Don''t worry." Bill rosis is full of confidence, "I''ve contacted the relevant companies, and there will be professionals to prepare for it, and there will also be a special Oscar PR to canvass for you."


    Murphy knows that winning a prize can be very small. It''s all for the Oscar nomination.


    "I''m going back to the company." Bill rosis is ready to leave. Before leaving, he said a joke, "I hope the box office of the disappeared lover will not be too high, otherwise our public relations work will be more difficult."


    Murphy said nothing more, just waved to him.


    Of course, he knew that there was a certain truth in bill Rossi''s seemingly joking words.


    He has not carefully studied how the Oscars were long ago, but in recent years, the high box office has often become an obstacle to winning awards and nominations. Quite a few films that finally hit the Oscars look good at the box office, and most of the box office is often won after being named or won.


    High box office is often naturally associated with business and the public, which is not the Academy''s favorite Oscar label.


    But the fact is just the opposite of bill Rossi''s joke. The trend of the disappeared lover in North America is stable, which can only be described as terrible. The box office decline in the third weekend increased slightly, but it was only 33%. With the amount of 23.7 million US dollars, it made the North American box office top three in a row.


    The decline widened to 35% at the end of the fourth weekend, but $15.4 million was enough to ensure that the film won the Fourth North American box office title in this relatively cold season.


    By September, the lost lover had spent five weekends in North America, and the decline of each weekend was controlled within 35%. Even the fifth weekend, he had won 10.1 million dollars.


    Plus all the weekdays, five weeks after the show, the total box office of the disappeared lover in North America is as high as $191.9 million.


    It is inevitable that the North American market will exceed 200 million US dollars.


    Overseas, since mid August, the lost lover has successively landed in many international markets, such as Britain, Germany, France and Australia. However, limited to the subject matter, the response is worse than that in North America. Up to now, the overseas box office has reached nearly 130 million US dollars, and the global box office has successfully exceeded 300 million US dollars.


    Two films in a row are super popular, which also makes Murphy get much attention. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    "Strong personal style, excellent script writing ability and wonderful editing are the personal labels left by Murphy Stanton. He is definitely one of the most successful directors in Hollywood under the age of 30"


    when a director is continuously successful, there must be a hymn in the media, especially CAA and Stanton The studio is behind the scenes, and a public relations war on Oscar has begun.


    Bill rossis has specially told Murphy that from now on to the official announcement of the Oscar nomination list, he can no longer be as low-key as before, he should often appear in front of the media, have a certain topic, and be able to continue to receive the attention of the industry, etc.


    The publicity and speculation of these media is undoubtedly a good way to maintain the exposure.


    "Murphy Stanton''s films are better than good ones. He focuses on the darkness of human nature and society, and brings the audience more profound experience and reflection while advancing the story layer by layer. At the same time, he successfully tells one story after another, even death, with the flowing rhythm of the story, skillfully designed lines and the perfect use of gloomy tone This kind of vulgar works, on the basis of respecting the original works, have well restored and even enriched the original works to a certain extent. The strong Murphy style and wonderful original works have produced wonderful chemical reactions. "


    "In the history of film, there are always some favourites who are favored by heaven. They not only display their artistic talent wantonly, but also reap both commercial and public praise. The so-called success is enviable. Murphy Stanton has now become one of the representatives. "


    The reports in the media have attracted much attention of Murphy, and a comment by a Hollywood Reporter has made him the focus of the media and the industry.


    "His style is unique in Hollywood; his works, like Martin Scorsese, are classics with strong personal style; his editing style is fast and smooth, but the color is gloomy and low; there is no sunshine in his movies all the year round, but it is always related to homicide and violence, which makes people feel cold from inside to outside; he firmly believes that people are a species with abnormal heart, but only dark and overcast Only Sen''s story can expose this abnormality to the audience. In recent years, as the director''s technique matures, his style becomes more and more obvious. His latest work let Charlize Theron push off his own film to act as the heroine. This film is called "the lost lover."


    Cinema film is a very delicate object, we must treat her well, not neglect every link, but also rely on good luck to succeed. Murphy is very clear about this, and will not miss any good opportunity.


    At the same time, the lost lover continues to reap a lot of box office from the North American market. Although it is impossible for a film to maintain a high popularity for a long time, and there is only a weekend drop of more than 30%, and the attendance rate, film arrangement rate and the number of cinemas of the film have been significantly reduced since the sixth week, the North American box office is still relaxed before the sixth weekend Break the $200 million mark.


    This is also the fourth film in North America that grossed more than $200 million this year after Star Wars prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith, World War II and Charlie and the chocolate factory.


    The first three directors are George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton. It''s hard for Murphy to stand side by side with them.


    By the middle of September, the box office of the lost lover in North America had exceeded 210 million US dollars. Stimulated by the excellent box office results in North America, more overseas countries and regions had signed distribution agreements with 20th century fox. The feature film also appeared in more markets around the world, with a total of more than 70 countries showing it.


    This type of film, of course, can not cause a sensational response overseas like superhero films or other films with visual wonders as the selling point. The overseas box office did not explode, but it was not bad. It soon reached 200 million US dollars.


    The global box office of $400 million is enough to make Murphy a second tier Hollywood director.


    After years of internal strife and endless struggle, the Weinstein brothers finally lost the competition with the management of Walt Disney, represented by Michael Eisner, and officially left Miramax film, ready to take the dimen film as the foundation To establish a new film company, Weinstein pictures.


    Timon pictures was just a company under the name of Weinstein brothers, which was dedicated to the distribution of low-cost horror films. It can''t afford the business model of Weinstein brothers, which mainly aims at the award season and Oscar, so as to make profits. It is imperative to set up a new film company.


    "Walt Disney left behind more than the mess of Miramax."


    In the seaside cafe of a private club, the well-informed Robert Downey Jr. said to Murphy, "there is also a huge library of seven hundred Miramax films, and Miramax will be completely owned by Walt Disney in the future."


    "Michael Eisner is making trouble for himself." Murphy banged his legs. "Miramax will soon turn to recession."


    "Why do you say that?" Jonah hill is good at funny, but not very good at it. "Is Walt Disney worse than the Weinstein brothers?""Think about it, what is Walt Disney good at?" Murphy asked first, and then gave the answer. "All age movies, even Pirates of the Caribbean, are made by Disney and tend to be younger. As for Miramax, they have never made or released this type of movie in the past."


    "One more thing." James Franco added, "Miramax used to be a relatively independent and distinctive film company, but now it''s completely one of the many brands of Walt Disney."


    "Both Murphy and Jim have a point." Robert Downey, Jr. agrees with them that "Miramax used Oscar as his operation strategy before. After the management left one after another and the Weinstein brothers left, this strategy can only become a thing of the past. The new management is bound to face the problem of transformation. A film company wants to successfully transform"


    he makes a face and shakes his head.


    Seth Logan, who has been enjoying dessert, looks up and says, "the Weinstein brothers just sold their shares and left, taking nothing but the management"


    "who knows." Murphy shrugged.


    When it comes to being well-informed, he''s far behind Robert Downey Jr., who says, "I heard that Harvey Weinstein took the copyright and proposal for two projects."


    Harvey Weinstein''s eyes are well known in the circle, and Jonah hill can''t help but ask curiously, "do you know what he has taken"


    instead of answering, Murphy looks at little Robert Downey. If any of them can get some inside information, it''s little Robert Downey.


    Sure enough, Robert Downey Jr. is well-informed, "there is another film copyright of the novel reader created by Ben hadslink in 1995, which seems to have something to do with George VI, the former king of Great Britain. No matter how specific, I don''t know."


    After hearing the two projects mentioned by Robert Downey Jr., Murphy has a general impression that they used to be almost standard Oscar style propositional compositions, which not only won the favor of the Oscar judges, but also made a lot of profits from the cinema, television, Internet and V market with the help of the titles of the Oscar winning films.


    In those years, it can be called the peak of Harvey Weinstein''s public relations Oscar. Some media even said that the name of Oscar had changed to Weinstein.


    "Ah, there''s more." Robert Downey, Jr. seems to think of something again. "The Weinstein brothers are financing abroad, preparing to set up a new Weinstein film industry. If you have spare money, you can try to invest."


    "Donny has a point." Murphy reminded his friends, "instead of spending money on eating, drinking and playing, it''s better to invest in companies like Weinstein pictures."


    Although he has no plans to invest, the rest of the people invest in Weinstein pictures, which is far wiser than throwing money away and devaluing it in the bank.


    James Franco nodded. "I''ll go back and think about it."


    Seth Logan shook his head. "I just signed up for a director training class, and now I don''t have the money."


    Investment can''t be forced. Murphy just reminds them that these guys are adults. Even if they have a good enough relationship, they can''t interfere in everything. This is North America. No one likes others to interfere in their private life.


    "Fortunately, we didn''t promise to make Sin City 2."


    Thinking of Miramax''s chaotic situation in recent years, Robert Downey, Jr. felt lucky, "otherwise, it would be associated with bad luck."


    Jonah Hill looked at Murphy and said, "this guy always makes wise judgments."


    "If you can''t do that." James Franco said, "how can we be the party leader of us"


    "the party leader of Stanton" Robert Downey Jr. raised his chin, "well, this position is very good."


    He turned to Murphy and said, "Mr. leader, when do you plan to lead us to the White House"


    Murphy made a crosscutting gesture, "when you shut up completely."


    He stood up, looked at the sea and said, "what I''m going to do now is not to think about marching into Washington, but to ask Walt Disney for his salary"


    last year, Miramax defaulted on his share of sin city and didn''t pay. At that time, Walt Disney was still fighting with the Weinstein brothers, so he put it aside for the time being, and now the fight is over Well, Miramax is completely owned by Walt Disney. It''s time to ask for the bill. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    At the weekend, Murphy set out from the valley on time and soon arrived at the gate of UCLA. Because the school refused foreign vehicles, he parked his car near the school gate and walked towards it.


    Originally, Gail gado wanted to come out to pick him up, but he refused. In Murphy''s opinion, since she is the vice president of the film club, she will be busy, and it''s not very good to leave without permission.


    Although she hasn''t studied in university here, Murphy thinks it''s necessary to have a good relationship with her classmates on either side of the Pacific Ocean.


    More than two years ago, Murphy once sent Gail gado here, which has some impression, especially in the dormitory area. However, this celebration party is not in the dormitory area, but in a large restaurant where the school often holds parties.


    He hasn''t been to the dining area. When he talked to Gail gado on the phone before, he just heard her say that if you go in the door and turn left, go to the first intersection and then turn right, then cross a square and turn left again, you can see the main door of the restaurant. Moreover, the main door of the restaurant is very easy to identify with Party banners.


    It''s just getting dark. The street lights on the campus are still on. Murphy turns left, right and left according to galgado''s directions. She still doesn''t see where the restaurant is.


    Back on the square, Murphy looked for a slightly higher place, looked around, and still didn''t find anything.


    "It seems that we are going the wrong way." He realized this at once, turned and walked to his right side. When he just looked around, he saw a young girl coming, like a student from the University of California.


    "Excuse me for interrupting." Murphy walked over and asked, "how can I get to restaurant one?"


    the girl turned to look at Murphy and said curiously, "you''re going to restaurant one"


    Murphy nodded her head gently, and her eyes swept over the girl''s face at the same time. This is a girl with a certain Nordic look. She has a deep nose and deep eyes, which is very beautiful, with a beautiful blonde hair behind her head It highlights the three-dimensional features.


    "I''m going to restaurant one, too."


    This is inside the campus, and the girl is not worried. She says, "come with me."


    "That''s good." Murphy followed him down a slate road. "Thank you."


    "You''re welcome." The girl turned to smile at him and asked, "you''re going to the party over there"


    "that''s right." Murphy answered as she walked, "you''re a member of the Academy Film Club."


    "No, I was invited, too." The blonde takes Murphy around a corner and points to the back of a coconut grove. "The restaurant is over there."


    Two people separated by a distance, toward the other side, Murphy took the initiative to introduce himself, "I''m Murphy Stanton, Californian."


    "Murphy Stanton" girl seems to have heard the name, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly showed a surprised expression, "you can''t be the Murphy Stanton in Hollywood"


    "as far as I know." Murphy shrugged. "There doesn''t seem to be a second one."


    Although the blonde girl was not surprised, she also laughed happily, "Oh, oh, oh, I didn''t expect to meet a famous Hollywood director here."


    Murphy smiles and asks politely, "may I have your name, beautiful lady"


    "ah, I''m sorry." The blonde girl, obviously well-educated, rushed to introduce herself, "I''m Elizabeth Holmes, from Palo Alto, California."


    "Nice to meet you." Murphy said politely.


    Elizabeth Holmes also said, "I''m glad to meet a Hollywood director like you, too."


    While talking, they have come to the door of the restaurant.


    As soon as she got to the door of the restaurant, Murphy saw Gail gado coming quickly. She seemed to be a little worried, "why did you come so long and not get lost"


    "you said it right." Murphy opened his hand and said helplessly, "I''m really lost."


    He turned and said, "this is Miss Elizabeth Holmes. She brought me here."


    "Thank you." Gail gado said thank you and introduced himself, "I''m Gail gado, a member of the film club. You''re mossen''s cousin"


    "hello." Elizabeth Holmes said with a smile, "I just came to Los Angeles on a business trip and accepted Mosen''s invitation."


    She pointed inside. "I won''t disturb you. I''ll go first."


    As she walked into the restaurant, Elizabeth Holmes looked back at Murphy.


    "Let''s go in, too." Gail gado took Murphy''s arm and walked into the dining room with him. As he walked, he said, "I told them that you just have to show up and answer a few of their questions in private. Nothing else."


    Murphy tilted her head and gave her a kiss. "I''ll listen to you tonight."


    Now that he''s here, he certainly won''t let Gail gado have any embarrassment.


    However, the actual situation was still beyond Murphy''s expectation. He just entered the restaurant where the party was held, and he didn''t understand what was going on when he heard someone shouting that Murphy was coming. Then the order of the party was completely disordered, and countless people gathered around him. It''s hard to say that there would be no chaos if several directors of the film club didn''t stop outside.Murphy had no idea that she was so popular in the University.


    It''s impossible for him to stay in the restaurant normally. Who knows what''s going to happen in the back? What''s more, the situation just now makes Gail gado a little angry. The chaos just happened may hurt Murphy. In that case,


    when the order is better, Gail gado will not hesitate to pull Murphy into a rest room nearby.


    "I knew that." She leaned on the door, as if afraid. "I won''t let you come by anything I say."


    "Hey, honey, calm down." Murphy went over and took her shoulder. "I''ve faced more complicated and chaotic situations."


    This situation often appears in the publicity after his film is released.


    There was an aggressive knock on the door. Gail gado leaned on the door and didn''t move. He didn''t mean to open the door at all. A boy''s voice came from the outside, "Gail, it''s me, John, only myself."


    Murphy patted galgado on the shoulder, and galgado pouted, which led him aside to open the door.


    A brown haired boy came in and apologized, "sorry, director Stanton, we didn''t expect this to happen."


    "It doesn''t matter." After all, this is Gail gado''s classmate in the club. Murphy shook his head indifferently. "I like your enthusiasm very much."


    The boy scratched his head in embarrassment, "it''s all my bad work, director Stanton"


    Murphy raised his hand and interrupted him, "call me Murphy."


    Although the words are very polite, Murphy is not ready to go to the restaurant to ask for trouble. It''s not like when there are special security personnel nearby.


    When chatting with the leader of the club named John, Murphy gradually understood that the era of information explosion has come. Most of the directors who hide behind the scenes are no longer unknown before. Some big directors, especially the popular ones, will gradually move to the front of the screen.


    In the last century, the kind of publicity films that first consider the actors will change. Some famous directors'' films will also have a striking title such as a director''s work.


    "He''s so popular among you"


    in the dining room, Elizabeth Holmes looks at the lounge over there and asks her cousin moss, "you''re like crazy."


    "You haven''t seen dead attendants and disappearing lovers." seeing his cousin nodding, moson said with admiration, "a crazy cute, a crazy fascinating, Murphy''s style is so unique."


    He raised his thumb and said, "among the young directors under 40 years old in Hollywood, Murphy''s ability is absolutely the first, and his income is also the first. He is the best object of worship for those of us who dream of making movies"


    Elizabeth Holmes automatically ignored the rest of Morson''s words, only remembering that "income is also the first"


    "absolutely." Because he was a classmate''s boyfriend, moson knew something about it and knew a lot about it. He quickly said, "I read from the authoritative media that his early films were all about $4 million in basic film pay plus a certain amount of box office share. It is said that the North American box office share alone was close to $20 million, and he also accounted for four percent of the total investment One third, the box office of this film alone is close to 600 million US dollars. How much money can he get from it "


    Elizabeth Holmes is thoughtful when she hears Mosen''s words.


    "Why, you''re interested in him," moson is very gossipy. "You want to pursue him. He has a girlfriend."


    "I''m not as boring as you think." Elizabeth Holmes waved her hand. "I''ll talk to Murphy Stanton."


    Mossen asked curiously, "what are you talking about"


    Elizabeth Holmes shook her head and went straight to the rest room without saying a word.


    In the lounge, Murphy was very polite to galgado''s classmates. "John, if you have any questions, you can come here and ask me, and I won''t go out."


    "OK, OK," John said, standing up and excited. "I''ll tell those guys right now."


    Murphy smiles and nods to him. John says goodbye to the two and leaves the lounge.


    As soon as he left, the door of the lounge was knocked again from the outside. Gail gado looked at Murphy and stood up to open the door.


    "Hi, Gail." A blonde girl smiles and waves her hand. "We meet again."


    Galgado naturally remembers her, "Hello, Miss Holmes."


    "Call me Liz." Elizabeth Holmes politely asked, "is Murphy in"


    "in it" Gail gado, though curious, stepped aside, and Elizabeth Holmes said, "I want to talk to Murphy about something." It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 336

    The screenwriter recruited by Stanton studio once participated in the adaptation of the Lord of the rings trilogy. Although he was not signed in the end, he was also recognized by the industry. What Murphy invited him specially was his successful experience in the trilogy.


    Anyway, George Martin has been far away from Hollywood for many years, and he is not a successful screenwriter. It''s OK for him to grasp the trend of the plot and the fate of the main characters, but some details of the script need to be presided over and completed by more professional screenwriters.


    In the past nearly a year, the writer assisted George Martin to complete the script outline and the first draft of the script, and gradually gained the dominant position in the whole writing team headed by him and George Martin.


    However, as Murphy completes the production of the lost lover, the hottest stage of the film is over, and he turns his energy to the planning of the song of ice and fire: the game of power. The screenwriter naturally loses his past dominance. Moreover, Murphy requests to change the amorous nature of the script he wrote, especially the setting of the little devil Tyrion Lannister.


    I don''t know how the screenwriter moved George Martin to change the little devil Tyrion Lannister into a complete jerk, in line with the tradition that Hollywood freaks must have freak ideas.


    To adapt such a charming character like this, Murphy would not agree and asked for revision, but met the resistance of the screenwriter. Of course, these boycotts were just a mantis, but the relationship between the two sides inevitably deteriorated.


    This screenwriter thinks that he has the successful experience of writing the Lord of the rings trilogy and the partial support of the original author George Martin. In addition, 20th century fox has obtained half of the investment rights and copyrights. He also thinks that with his own experience and the production tradition of Hollywood TV series, he can move 20th Century Fox and set off a power tour within the project Drama.


    But he was obviously too confused by the tradition of Hollywood TV series production, and ignored who was carrafes in charge of the project in 20th century fox.


    There is no suspense about the outcome. He was fired by Murphy and carafes.


    The penalty stipulated in the contract is not high. Naturally, the screenwriter refused to leave with more than 100000 dollars. He also asked Stanton studio and 20th century fox to pay for the copyright of his adapted script, which was also rejected by Murphy and kalafes.


    There is a remark clause in the contract between the two parties, which specifically states that the copyright of anything related to the song of ice and fire: game of power created by the other party during the period of employment shall automatically belong to the employer.


    This is also the Hollywood convention, the screenwriter is more unwilling.


    Murphy knows that, like the industrial assembly line of the film industry, Hollywood TV series production also has a mature system.


    Hollywood has recognized that TV play is the art of screenwriter. A screenwriter with sufficient qualifications will often expand his authority in his creation and adaptation of TV play, become the operator of the whole TV program, and supervise the work of other departments. His focus is not only on the script, but also on all aspects of TV play production, from performance to editing.


    They can even become the chief executive officer of TV drama production and also act as the producer. Their names are usually signed as executive producer, which appears at the top of the signature of TV drama


    different from the film industry, the production process of TV drama needs the continuous participation of the screenwriter.


    Therefore, the negotiation content of the TV play script agreement includes not only the remuneration for the creation of the trial script, but also other additional terms, which are set according to the high position of the screenwriter in the set production and TV play project.


    But in this project, Murphy is the only one in the leading position. He will respect George Martin''s opinions and reasonable suggestions of other writers, but he will never let others take the lead.


    In some ways, this is also brought about by the differences between the film industry and the television industry. In the film industry, even the gold medal screenwriters can''t really fight against the directors, but in the television industry, the position of the screenwriters is equally important, even more important than the directors.


    In order to avoid trouble, Murphy simply let George Martin be in charge of the whole writing team, and let the remaining new writers become the tools of their own and George Martin''s will.


    Just like commercial blockbuster production, the production of TV series will also employ a group of screenwriters to assist in script creation and TV production under the command of TV producers.


    Later, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox jointly registered and established a production company called ice and fire studio. All the businesses related to the song of ice and fire: the game of power were attached to the name of this studio, including the contracts with other new writers of the screenwriting group.


    Ice fire has signed a new contract with writers other than George Martin to improve the treatment of these people, but this is a typical scriptwriter package agreement.


    When a production company or TV station signs a screenwriter on a contract basis or in the form of signing a package agreement, they will pay the screenwriter a lump sum as the package fee during the contract period. The contract period is usually one to two years, and sometimes it may be renewed for another year or more. The screenwriter writes for the production company or TV network company The labor of creating and producing TV series is exclusive, and the writer can''t work elsewhere.In addition, the contract also stipulates that the screenwriter should adapt at least a certain number of scripts for Murphy to choose during his working period.


    This agreement can only be used for writers who are not well-known. Ice & fire studios only need to pay a one-time fee. They can not participate in the later stage share as those writers who dominate the production of TV series.


    Maybe the agreement will change in the future, but in the early stage of the project, Murphy will not offer high salary to these people.


    In the next two weeks, Murphy took all the screenwriters, including George Martin, to the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and rented a large conference room, which was specially used for script revision without outside interference.


    Among them, the most important modification is about the plot of the little devil Tyrion Lannister. In the hands of the former playwright, the little devil Tyrion Lannister becomes a complete jerk, completely losing the charm of the role itself.


    Little devil Tyrion Lannister is not a good person. There is no doubt about this. However, there are many shining points in this role. As long as the person is suitable and the plot is set in place, it is definitely a very popular role.


    When Murphy was browsing the TV series quickly, he saw a dialogue between Jon Snow and the little devil Tyrion Lannister, which left a deep impression. He had forgotten the specific content of the dialogue for a long time, but he just remembered the words of the little devil Tyrion Lannister. To sum up, this is the meaning. If someone as frustrated as him doesn''t read and think seriously, it must be true There is no future.


    This plot can fully reflect the other side of the ugly appearance of the little devil Tyrion Lannister.


    In a word, one of the most important tasks of this script revision is to make the little devil return to the right track and show the charm of a "villain".


    It''s hard to write about bad people who are hateful, and it''s even harder to write about bad people who are compassionate. The little devil Tyrion Lannister is not an inexorable scum, but has something to blame morally or in some way.


    The revision process is completely dominated by Murphy, who uses Hollywood''s usual play skills of whitewashing tainted characters. Of course, "whitewashing" refers to whitewashing script characters, which is not suitable for life.


    Complex human nature, different positions, interest involvement and other factors will affect a person''s view of others. In the aspect of story characters, because this is a TV series broadcast to adults on cable TV network, the audience has long been away from the simple aesthetic of good and evil. The flat characters of "black or white" and binary opposition are not controversial and credible, and can not be maintained for a long time The vitality of spreading.


    In Murphy''s own words, as the representative of the virgin white lotus, Bai Suzhen also flooded the Jinshan Temple for her own sake, leading to the destruction of life, not to mention those who participated in the power game.


    Not only the little devil, but also other characters can''t be distinguished by a simple point of view of right and wrong. It''s obviously too fake to write the character Gao Daquan. It''s only suitable for the adult audience in North Korea to watch. Proper defects or defects can make the characters more full and vivid. But in this way, it''s easy for the audience to lose favor, and the writing will collapse if they are not careful.


    In the first episode, Murphy uses the technique of "overpowering and overpowering".


    The first scene of the little devil appearing alone is to fool around with a prostitute, and then ridicule the characters in the north and Jon Snow''s illegitimate child status.


    To put it simply, first write a lot of shortcomings of the little devil Tyrion Lannister, and don''t be afraid of the audience''s disgust. Then write the flash points of the characters to surprise the audience with "he''s not bad, he''s not so bad.".


    In fact, it goes without saying in detail that the audience has very low moral requirements for the character with the appearance of the little devil, so we can first write his bad side, let the audience lower their expectations, and then write to the good side, which can double the audience''s favor.


    In addition, Murphy and George Martin had a few more secret talks, firmly weakening the aura of the protagonist in the drama as far as possible. When it''s time to kill an important role, we must not be soft handed.


    In Murphy''s words to George Martin, "all characters serve the plot, not one character."


    Modify the plot of the little devil, and then polish the setting of the leading role.


    The idea of this aspect is very clear. Every character in the play is contradictory and real. Everyone shows the dark side of human nature while fighting against fate, but it is hard to hate. It''s not finished yet.


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 Chapter 337

    In Murphy''s understanding, all the characters in the game of power, just like the people in Hollywood, even including himself, can''t be distinguished by a simple concept of right and wrong. Human nature is complex, and so is the real society.


    In the whole two weeks, Murphy and George Martin led the whole crew to basically finish the ten episode script of the first season, and then gave everyone, including himself, a holiday to cope with the busier work in the future.


    In the past two weeks, the lost lover''s enthusiasm almost completely subsided, only getting more than $6 million, and the cumulative box office in North America was close to $220 million.


    As it continues to appear in more overseas markets, the overseas box office of the film continues to grow. Thanks to the performance of the overseas market, the global box office of the film has successfully exceeded 450 million US dollars, which is also the fourth highest film in the world so far this year.


    "Another Murphy movie is over $400 million"


    on the campus of UCLA, Gail gado walked out of the dormitory building with a bag on his back. A girl came up behind him and said, "he''s doing great. Gail, your friend must be a super director in Hollywood in the future."


    Galgado turned to her and said, "thank you."


    The girl followed her closely and said, "you have a good eye."


    She really admired galgado for finding such a man as her boyfriend. I don''t know how many people in the whole college are envious of this Israeli girl.


    "Minna" Gail gado slowed down. "I''m not dating Murphy because he''s a Hollywood director. He''s just Murphy Stanton."


    If she chooses her boyfriend according to her wealth, she can find many better people in Israel than Murphy.


    But others didn''t know that. The girl named Minna rolled her eyes a step behind galgado. "Yes, I know that."


    If it wasn''t for Murphy Stanton, Gail gado would have been a man of the year in the whole college. She didn''t believe that she could have such a good living condition.


    Even if she doesn''t look back, Gail gado can guess what the people behind her will think, but she doesn''t care. Anyway, the other person is just her classmate in the school film club, not a friend, and as long as she understands why she falls in love with Murphy, that''s enough.


    If you constantly care about the views of the people around you, you don''t know how much boredom will increase in your life.


    Instead of worrying about these things, it''s better to spend more time and energy on study.


    "What''s the matter with them looking for me"


    walking down the hillside where the dormitory area is located, Gail gado asked Minna behind him, "I specially asked you to come here."


    Because of Murphy''s reasons, when she chose the extracurricular club, she chose the film club. The last time she went to San Francisco, she also went with the club to shoot an amateur documentary. But those guys, like her, were really amateur. They didn''t anticipate the difficulties before the preparation. Before the shooting was finished, they ran out of money and film, so they had to go back to Los Angeles ahead of time That led her to the disgusting scene of Natalie Portman.


    "Nothing special."


    Gradually approaching the small building where the film club is located, Minna said with a smile, "the club is preparing an anniversary party. John and Morson want to discuss with you, the vice president."


    "Come to me," Gail gado shook his head. "When I was pushed to this position by you, didn''t you say that I would participate in club activities on time, but I would not be responsible for specific affairs."


    Of course, she knew that it was Murphy who made them vice presidents.


    "This is the most important activity of the club every year." Minna persuades from the side, "you are the star and representative of the film club, of course, you can''t be absent."


    Now that I have joined the film club, I can''t ignore these activities even for the sake of my future credits. Gail gado nodded and walked into the small building first.


    "Hi, Gail."


    "Gayle, here we are."


    As soon as I entered the room where the film club was located, there was a voice of greeting. Gail gado also nodded his head with a smile one by one, which was impeccable in politeness.


    After going to the study room later, Gail gado looked at his watch and said to the two leaders of the club, "John, Morson, listen to Minna say you''re looking for me, what''s the matter"


    a boy in his twenties with short brown hair said, "well, the club is holding an anniversary party this weekend. Besides club members and school classmates, we plan to invite them Invite some guests to come


    Galgado immediately understood that John should have set his goal on Murphy.


    John turned to another blonde boy and said, "mossen invited his cousin Elizabeth Holmes, you see"


    he was relatively reserved. On the other side, the blonde boy named mossen said, "can you invite Murphy to the anniversary party? We are a film club. We always want to ask professionals in the industry for some questions, but we can''t find a chance.""Gail" John also said, "our club has not been established for a long time. Many students from the school of literature and the school of art are interested in developing that in Hollywood in the future. Can you invite Murphy to come up and say," yes, Gail. I''m from the art school, John and moson are from the literature school. We all love movies very much, but we can''t get in touch with Hollywood''s winners. Can you ask Murphy for us, too "


    another girl is also helping," we promise we won''t make any trouble. "


    "Gail, please." John is the director of the film club, earnestly said, "please help us"


    there are more than a dozen people gathered in the room, and they all gathered around for a while. Standing beside him, they talked to Gail gado, and Gail gado sighed, knowing that if he didn''t contact Murphy, he would really offend everyone.


    Although she doesn''t particularly care about these, she will stay in this college for a long time in the future. It''s impossible to make a mess of the most basic classmate relationship.


    "Everyone, be quiet" Gail gado saw that his words didn''t have any effect, so he had to raise his voice and said, "everyone, be quiet, will you?"


    hearing the clear and loud words, the room gradually quieted down. John, Mosen and Minna all looked at Gail gado, and they knew that their hopes were pinned on this Israeli girl.


    These people are still students in the ivory tower, and they don''t have much thought. If they really want to play a game, they may not be the opponents of Gail gado. Compared with them, Gail gado has followed Murphy in and out of all kinds of Hollywood parties for many times and met many masked people.


    They are all film lovers. Although they have missed professional colleges such as the Film Academy of USC and the film Research Institute of New York University for various reasons, they will not easily give up their dreams. Only on their last trip to San Francisco, they have really felt the gap between dream and reality. They are eager for someone to show them the way.


    Even if the front is chaotic, there can be a more correct direction.


    It''s not a day or two to join the film club. Gail gado knows that most of these students are idealists and pure film lovers.


    She sighed, took out her cell phone and motioned to the crowd, "I''ll call Murphy now."


    "Yes"


    "wow"


    "long live Gail"


    "Duoduo is the best"


    there was a cheering in the room. Until everyone was quiet again, Gail gado said, "I can only convey your invitation, promise or not, I can''t make any guarantee."


    She doesn''t want to directly interfere in Murphy''s decision, even if she knows that her phone call is in the past, it represents an attitude.


    Gail gado opened the door and went out. He went out of the building and found a quiet shady place. Instead of dialing Murphy directly, he sent a short message. After getting Murphy''s reply, he dialed his number.


    "Hi, honey." Murphy waved to bilrosis and grace, then went to the French window and said, "what''s up?"


    Gail gado''s "um" came from the receiver, and then she said, "I joined a club at school."


    She didn''t tell Murphy which club she joined, but explained, "it''s the movie club here."


    "Oh," Murphy joked, "I''m interested in movies, too."


    Gail gado rolled his eyes. "I just want to have more in common with you."


    Murphy could not help but say in a low voice, "thank you, dear."


    "My club will hold an anniversary party on the weekend," gelgado said without answering Murphy. "Several leaders want to invite some important guests."


    Murphy suddenly realized, "so they found you and wanted you to invite me."


    Galgado did not deny it, but said, "well, that''s about it."


    With this sentence, she did not speak again, so as not to affect Murphy, just waiting for his decision.


    "Just a moment." Murphy turned to bill rosis and asked, "is there any plan for this weekend?"


    "there''s an event." Bill rosis looked at his daily schedule and said, "you don''t have to."


    "Then I won''t go."


    Murphy is very clear that if she refuses, she will make it difficult for her girlfriend to do among her classmates. She says to the phone, "it''s OK at the weekend. I have time, so I can go to the party."


    "Well," said Gail gado from the receiver, "I''ll tell them."


    "Ah, yes, and." Murphy added, "remember to tell them that there''s something you can discuss in private, not in public."


    Students are always full of passion, and sometimes it can be a headache.


    "No problem." Galgado was ready to hang up. "I''ll see you at the end of the week."


    Murphy also said the last word to the phone, "well, see you at the end of the week." It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 338

    The birth of my daughter was so busy that several chapters were confused. Yesterday, I contacted the editor in charge to revise it. The editor in charge took a vacation this week. I''m sorry. Besides, because I can''t code, I have almost no manuscript. For the time being, I can only make two shifts every day. Those who sneer at 13 will break even TJ, can accept it.


    At the weekend, Murphy set out from the valley on time and soon arrived at the gate of UCLA. Because the school refused foreign vehicles, he parked his car near the school gate and walked towards it.


    Originally, Gail gado wanted to come out to pick him up, but he refused. In Murphy''s opinion, since she is the vice president of the film club, she will be busy, and it''s not very good to leave without permission.


    Although she hasn''t studied in university here, Murphy thinks it''s necessary to have a good relationship with her classmates on either side of the Pacific Ocean.


    More than two years ago, Murphy once sent Gail gado here, which has some impression, especially in the dormitory area. However, this celebration party is not in the dormitory area, but in a large restaurant where the school often holds parties.


    He hasn''t been to the dining area. When he talked to Gail gado on the phone before, he just heard her say that if you go in the door and turn left, go to the first intersection and then turn right, then cross a square and turn left again, you can see the main door of the restaurant. Moreover, the main door of the restaurant is very easy to identify with Party banners.


    It''s just getting dark. The street lights on the campus are still on. Murphy turns left, right and left according to galgado''s directions. She still doesn''t see where the restaurant is.


    Back on the square, Murphy looked for a slightly higher place, looked around, and still didn''t find anything.


    "It seems that we are going the wrong way." He realized this at once, turned and walked to his right side. When he just looked around, he saw a young girl coming, like a student from the University of California.


    "Excuse me for interrupting." Murphy walked over and asked, "how can I get to restaurant one?"


    the girl turned to look at Murphy and said curiously, "you''re going to restaurant one"


    Murphy nodded her head gently, and her eyes swept over the girl''s face at the same time. This is a girl with a certain Nordic look. She has a deep nose and deep eyes, which is very beautiful, with a beautiful blonde hair behind her head It highlights the three-dimensional features.


    "I''m going to restaurant one, too."


    This is inside the campus, and the girl is not worried. She says, "come with me."


    "That''s good." Murphy followed him down a slate road. "Thank you."


    "You''re welcome." The girl turned to smile at him and asked, "you''re going to the party over there"


    "that''s right." Murphy answered as she walked, "you''re a member of the Academy Film Club."


    "No, I was invited, too." The blonde takes Murphy around a corner and points to the back of a coconut grove. "The restaurant is over there."


    Two people separated by a distance, toward the other side, Murphy took the initiative to introduce himself, "I''m Murphy Stanton, Californian."


    "Murphy Stanton" girl seems to have heard the name, frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly showed a surprised expression, "you can''t be the Murphy Stanton in Hollywood"


    "as far as I know." Murphy shrugged. "There doesn''t seem to be a second one."


    Although the blonde girl was not surprised, she also laughed happily, "Oh, oh, oh, I didn''t expect to meet a famous Hollywood director here."


    Murphy smiles and asks politely, "may I have your name, beautiful lady"


    "ah, I''m sorry." The blonde girl, obviously well-educated, rushed to introduce herself, "I''m Elizabeth Holmes, from Palo Alto, California."


    "Nice to meet you." Murphy said politely.


    Elizabeth Holmes also said, "I''m glad to meet a Hollywood director like you, too."


    While talking, they have come to the door of the restaurant.


    As soon as she got to the door of the restaurant, Murphy saw Gail gado coming quickly. She seemed to be a little worried, "why did you come so long and not get lost"


    "you said it right." Murphy opened his hand and said helplessly, "I''m really lost."


    He turned and said, "this is Miss Elizabeth Holmes. She brought me here."


    "Thank you." Gail gado said thank you and introduced himself, "I''m Gail gado, a member of the film club. You''re mossen''s cousin"


    "hello." Elizabeth Holmes said with a smile, "I just came to Los Angeles on a business trip and accepted Mosen''s invitation."


    She pointed inside. "I won''t disturb you. I''ll go first."


    As she walked into the restaurant, Elizabeth Holmes looked back at Murphy.


    "Let''s go in, too." Gail gado took Murphy''s arm and walked into the dining room with him. As he walked, he said, "I told them that you just have to show up and answer a few of their questions in private. Nothing else."


    Murphy tilted her head and gave her a kiss. "I''ll listen to you tonight."Now that he''s here, he certainly won''t let Gail gado have any embarrassment.


    However, the actual situation was still beyond Murphy''s expectation. He just entered the restaurant where the party was held, and he didn''t understand what was going on when he heard someone shouting that Murphy was coming. Then the order of the party was completely disordered, and countless people gathered around him. It''s hard to say that there would be no chaos if several directors of the film club didn''t stop outside.


    Murphy had no idea that she was so popular in the University.


    It''s impossible for him to stay in the restaurant normally. Who knows what''s going to happen in the back? What''s more, the situation just now makes Gail gado a little angry. The chaos just happened may hurt Murphy. In that case,


    when the order is better, Gail gado will not hesitate to pull Murphy into a rest room nearby.


    "I knew that." She leaned on the door, as if afraid. "I won''t let you come by anything I say."


    "Hey, honey, calm down." Murphy went over and took her shoulder. "I''ve faced more complicated and chaotic situations."


    This situation often appears in the publicity after his film is released.


    There was an aggressive knock on the door. Gail gado leaned on the door and didn''t move. He didn''t mean to open the door at all. A boy''s voice came from the outside, "Gail, it''s me, John, only myself."


    Murphy patted galgado on the shoulder, and galgado pouted, which led him aside to open the door.


    A brown haired boy came in and apologized, "sorry, director Stanton, we didn''t expect this to happen."


    "It doesn''t matter." After all, this is Gail gado''s classmate in the club. Murphy shook his head indifferently. "I like your enthusiasm very much."


    The boy scratched his head in embarrassment, "it''s all my bad work, director Stanton"


    Murphy raised his hand and interrupted him, "call me Murphy."


    Although the words are very polite, Murphy is not ready to go to the restaurant to ask for trouble. It''s not like when there are special security personnel nearby.


    When chatting with the leader of the club named John, Murphy gradually understood that the era of information explosion has come. Most of the directors who hide behind the scenes are no longer unknown before. Some big directors, especially the popular ones, will gradually move to the front of the screen.


    In the last century, the kind of publicity films that first consider the actors will change. Some famous directors'' films will also have a striking title such as a director''s work.


    "He''s so popular among you"


    in the dining room, Elizabeth Holmes looks at the lounge over there and asks her cousin moss, "you''re like crazy."


    "You haven''t seen dead attendants and disappearing lovers." seeing his cousin nodding, moson said with admiration, "a crazy cute, a crazy fascinating, Murphy''s style is so unique."


    He raised his thumb and said, "among the young directors under 40 years old in Hollywood, Murphy''s ability is absolutely the first, and his income is also the first. He is the best object of worship for those of us who dream of making movies"


    Elizabeth Holmes automatically ignored the rest of Morson''s words, only remembering that "income is also the first"


    "absolutely." Because he was a classmate''s boyfriend, moson knew something about it and knew a lot about it. He quickly said, "I read from the authoritative media that his early films were all about $4 million in basic film pay plus a certain amount of box office share. It is said that the North American box office share alone was close to $20 million, and he also accounted for four percent of the total investment One third, the box office of this film alone is close to 600 million US dollars. How much money can he get from it "


    Elizabeth Holmes is thoughtful when she hears Mosen''s words.


    "Why, you''re interested in him," moson is very gossipy. "You want to pursue him. He has a girlfriend."


    "I''m not as boring as you think." Elizabeth Holmes waved her hand. "I''ll talk to Murphy Stanton."


    Mossen asked curiously, "what are you talking about"


    Elizabeth Holmes shook her head and went straight to the rest room without saying a word.


    In the lounge, Murphy was very polite to galgado''s classmates. "John, if you have any questions, you can come here and ask me, and I won''t go out."


    "OK, OK," John said, standing up and excited. "I''ll tell those guys right now."


    Murphy smiles and nods to him. John says goodbye to the two and leaves the lounge.


    As soon as he left, the door of the lounge was knocked again from the outside. Gail gado looked at Murphy and stood up to open the door.


    "Hi, Gail." A blonde girl smiles and waves her hand. "We meet again."


    Galgado naturally remembers her, "Hello, Miss Holmes."


    "Call me Liz." Elizabeth Holmes politely asked, "is Murphy in"


    "in it" Gail gado, though curious, stepped aside, and Elizabeth Holmes said, "I want to talk to Murphy about something." It''s not finished yet.

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    In the lounge, Gail gado sits quietly next to Murphy, looking at the girl who is not a few years older than herself. Her eyes are full of curiosity. Murphy and she just meet by chance, and there is no special intersection. She is not a movie lover like Morson and John. What do you want to do with Murphy?


    Of course, she will not be silly enough to think that the other party has a crush on Murphy. In the eyes of people in the film industry, Murphy is absolutely priceless, but this girl has nothing to do with Hollywood.


    Gail gado heard that this talented cousin just dropped out of Stanford University last year or the year before last. She didn''t drop out because of poor academic performance, but because she wanted to start a business!


    According to mossen, conservatively, the other side should also have millions or even tens of millions of dollars.


    "I''ve read a lot about you, Murphy." Elizabeth Holmes looked across and said with a smile, "your experience is definitely a miracle of entrepreneurship."


    "Er..." Murphy was stunned for a moment. "It''s the first time someone has said that about me."


    "Isn''t it?" Elizabeth Holmes opened her hand and said, "your Stanton studio has been involved in making many successful films and investing in the dead man. Isn''t this a successful start-up?"


    Murphy didn''t speak and couldn''t figure out what the other person meant.


    Elizabeth Holmes seemed excited that "any successful entrepreneur deserves respect."


    "Well, it is." Murphy nodded, gradually grasped some of Elizabeth Holmes''s ideas, and deliberately asked, "Liz, you must be a successful entrepreneur, too."


    "Yes, although my career has just started, it has entered the stage of harvest." Elizabeth Holmes appears quite confident.


    Murphy takes a look at Gail gado. Gail gado immediately becomes a curious girl and asks, "do you know what you''re doing?"


    The answer given by Elizabeth Holmes made Murphy and Gail gado stare. "I hope to build a medical system that can completely change the status quo of health care. I don''t want to improve some existing technologies, but want to invent a new technology that can benefit all people regardless of region, race, age or gender."


    This ambition is really not so big. It seems that Austria and black carbon all fell down on the medical reform later, right? Murphy became more and more curious.


    "The year before last, I started a company with my saved tuition." Elizabeth Holmes seemed to be talking about something extraordinary. "At the beginning, I could only rent a room in the basement of the college and work while studying. But after a semester, I officially dropped out of Stanford University and started to start a business wholeheartedly, and developed into a company that has been published in technology and financial magazines for several times Division


    "Oh..." Gail gado nodded politely. "It''s amazing."


    Unlike Gail gado, Murphy did not take the initiative to speak, but continued to look at Elizabeth Holmes curiously until Elizabeth Holmes could not bear his burning eyes.


    "Liz is a direct person." Murphy didn''t want to pester here. He simply said, "I believe your time is precious, too."


    At this point, Elizabeth Holmes is no longer in circles, "my company is financing outside, looking for suitable investors."


    This is not a particularly unexpected answer. Murphy just frowned, pointed to himself and said, "do you think I''m the right investor?"


    Elizabeth Holmes asked, "isn''t it? Do you need me to list your successful investment cases? My company will be your next success. "


    Don''t know why, Murphy faintly smelled the smell of Uncle Joe from her.


    On the contrary, these words aroused his more curiosity, "can you talk about the specific projects your company is doing?"


    "I set up an innovative blood testing company. Elizabeth Holmes should be in urgent need of foreign capital injection. She said very carefully, "there are many loopholes and deficiencies in traditional blood testing. For example, when a blood test is needed, the nurse always draws a large tube of red liquid from the patient''s arm. Some patients who are not in good health may not be able to afford to draw blood again and again. If they encounter a person who is blood sick, they will be even more deadly. In addition to causing double discomfort to people''s body and psychology, traditional blood testing has a more serious problem, that is, manual testing will cause errors in blood data, so it is often unable to completely test the virus in blood


    Seeing Murphy listening carefully, she said more vigorously, "according to my idea, when testing blood, you just need to take out a drop of blood gently with the tip of a needle on your finger as a sample. Don''t underestimate this drop of blood. Through the equipment being developed by my company, you can test hundreds of indicators in the blood."


    Elizabeth Holmes laughs, "in this way, people who have blood sickness will not worry, people who have chronic diseases will not worry, and people who need to regularly test their blood will not worry. More importantly, with the help of the machine, the accuracy of blood detection will also be improved."Although there is no comparability, Murphy can see that this young girl, like Gail gado, is so "different" among her peers.


    As if to make her words more convincing, Elizabeth Holmes continued, "Murphy, you must know something about the terrible health care system in the United States. How can such a convenient, cheap and accurate blood test service not be popular with the government and the public?"


    "That sounds pretty good." Murphy nodded.


    If Elizabeth Holmes''s research is successful and patented, the service will definitely make her company a star.


    The question is, can she make it?


    It''s not Hollywood or the film industry. Murphy doesn''t understand it at all. It''s no exaggeration to say that it''s a layman who invests in projects he doesn''t understand. He must be cautious.


    And Elizabeth Holmes brings that kind of female version of the feeling of Uncle Joe, also always let Murphy feel that something seems very wrong.


    From Murphy''s face, Elizabeth Holmes faintly saw the heart, and said, "my goal is to raise $100 million for R & D, and then at the right time, the company will go public."


    Murphy nodded again, as if completely moved by Elizabeth Holmes.


    Gail gado reaches out a hand without any trace and twists Murphy''s back slightly, trying to remind her boyfriend not to listen to the so-called empty talk of listing and financing.


    "A lot of people have expressed their investment intention." Elizabeth Holmes is trying to woo Murphy as much as possible. "If you invest $10 million now, you can definitely become a $400 million company share in the future."


    On the other hand, Murphy gently pinches Gail gado''s hand. Gail gado immediately puts down her heart and knows her boyfriend can distinguish priorities.


    "Well, Liz." Murphy didn''t completely block the road, and said, "send a copy of your company and research project information to Stanton studio. If it''s really as promising as you say, I will invest."


    "That''s good." Elizabeth Holmes was happy. "I''ll get someone to do it as soon as possible."


    She''s looking around for investment, and of course she won''t miss any opportunities.


    Murphy laughed. "I''ll wait for your good news."


    Elizabeth Holmes had another chat with Murphy before leaving the lounge.


    "Are you really interested?" Gail gado looks at Murphy. Murphy shakes her head. "I just want to see what kind of company this is."


    He doesn''t know much about investment, but he knows some very simple things. The more extravagant projects are described, the more serious problems are unknown.


    This is not necessarily the case with Hollywood''s film projects and the investment in the business circle.


    Shortly after Elizabeth Holmes left, John knocked on the door again and came in. He said a few words to Murphy. After earning his consent, he went out and brought in more than a dozen men and women.


    These people all have the same identity, a fanatic film fan and a member of Gail gado''s film club.


    "Murphy, this is Morson, this is Minna..." Gail gado introduced Murphy one by one, "this is Chris, this is Alston..."


    Anyway, these are Gail gado''s classmates in the club, and compared with Hollywood, these students in the ivory tower are too simple and lovely.


    After a simple conversation, Murphy also found out that they found themselves through Gail gado. In fact, their purpose was very simple, and they didn''t have any complicated ideas. They just wanted to know something about Hollywood and the current situation of the industry, and how to really enter Hollywood out of their love for film production.


    It can be said that these people''s love for film making is pure, more out of love.


    In the face of these relatively simple people, Murphy also put away those complicated thoughts. On the basis of the facts, when talking about Hollywood movies and industry, he appropriately added a little decoration to avoid hitting the love of these people.


    "Those great filmmakers were born with a high sensitivity to the art of film. For this kind of talent, we can only look forward to it. We just want to constantly improve our skills and enrich our experience in the process of film production again and again. But even today''s greatest and most legendary filmmakers, such as David Finch, Quentin Tarantino or Wes Anderson, stand on the shoulders of giants to achieve today''s achievements. "


    After listening to Murphy''s words, John asked the first question, "what do you think is the most important thing to make a movie?" (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    It''s really a rookie question, but Murphy''s answer is very serious.


    After thinking for a while, he said, "there are countless stories and legends in the world, and human beings are the best storytellers. Every object has its own story, everyone has his own story, we perceive the story, we are very interested in the story. And for me, the most important thing is how to tell a story, how to tell a special story in an appropriate way. "


    John understood, "the story is the most important to the movie?"


    "Photography, performance, editing, post production, clothing are all equally important. All the factors that make up a film are equally important." Murphy said with a smile, "but all this is for telling good stories."


    Just like Hollywood movies nowadays, the story is getting simpler and simpler, and the special effects are getting better and better. It seems that as long as there are visual effects, everything is not a problem, but it won''t take long to cause aesthetic fatigue, and it will go from bad to worse.


    Many times, it''s very important to tell a good story.


    Suddenly a boy with black hair raised his hand. Murphy nodded, "make yourself at home."


    Gail gado took a look at Murphy and said, "Murphy''s here to talk to you. Don''t be so formal."


    The boy with black hair grinned shyly and said, "I want to ask how to tell a good story."


    "Every director''s style and manner are different, and there will be differences."


    When someone moved a chair, Murphy said thank you and sat down first. When people around me also sat down in their chairs, they said, "when I''m making a movie, I always use one or two words to summarize the theme of the movie. I clearly use one word to summarize the theme and core of the movie I want to express. It''s very important for a director to have this concept, because the most common thing a director does is to decide whether the character has long hair or short hair? Dress or pants? With or without a beard? So, when you don''t know how to choose, thinking about the theme can often help you make a choice. "A good movie should have a cause, a process, and a result, but it doesn''t have to be arranged in this order," Murphy said to these curious and enthusiastic guys


    The men, led by John and Morson, were thoughtful, and the lounge fell into a brief silence until the girl named Minna, who was sitting behind them, spoke.


    "I''m an actor in the club." She first introduced herself, and then said, "I heard that Hollywood actors have a low status, is that so?"


    "Star actor status is not low, who think Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio status is low?"


    Looking around, everyone was shaking their heads. Murphy suddenly changed his tone. "If you don''t get to the top, the actors are really the disadvantaged group compared with the directors."


    This is a common scene in the industry.


    "Well Then... " Minna hesitated. With Murphy''s encouraging smile, she settled down and said, "there are many directors in Hollywood There''s a bad rumor between the director and the actor. You Do you, as a director, bully the cast


    Hearing this question, many people turn their heads to Minna, especially John and Morson. Their dissatisfaction is almost written on their faces.


    Gail gado frowned and Murphy patted her on the back of her hand comfortingly, saying, "most of the actors are actually a disadvantaged group. They are very worried that their performance will be criticized, humiliated and worthless. So on the set, I try my best to create a harmonious atmosphere, let them know that even if the performance is not satisfactory, it doesn''t matter - I hope they build their own style and confidence. "


    In the shooting, Minna asked, "do you pay special attention to the actors?"


    "When making a movie, the director needs to pay attention to all the details of the set, but it doesn''t mean that he needs to focus on them." Murphy has never been an actor''s guide, and will not only focus on one aspect. "When the camera starts to rotate, I rarely go directly to watch the actors'' performances, but focus my attention on other places. In this way, when something goes wrong in the process of shooting, I can immediately feel it. Looking away doesn''t mean that you need to keep a close eye on it. It''s just like looking at things


    "In that case," Minna was very puzzled, "doesn''t the director help the actors?"


    "Yes?" She is not the only one who has the same problem. "Doesn''t it mean that the director''s guidance is also very important to the actors?"


    Now that she''s sitting here, Murphy is patient. "Directing actors is a part of the director''s work, not the whole thing. The director''s job in this respect is to clearly know what kind of emotion his actors need to convey in this play or line, and to cultivate the ability to explore the actors'' maximum potential and let them give their best performance. We should have a thorough understanding of an actor''s character and his advantages and disadvantages, so as to help them solve some specific problems and help them realize their potential. ""So it is." Minna murmured and resumed her silence.


    "Murphy." The person in charge, named Mosen, suddenly raised his hand and asked, "what kind of characters can make a movie better?"


    "The more the villains shine," Murphy shrugged, "the better the movies tend to be."


    No one expected Murphy to give such an answer. There was a lot of laughter in the lounge.


    A bald young man stood up and said, "Murphy, as you said, the director needs to be responsible for the overall situation. What''s your favorite job on the set?"


    This is no longer a movie topic, it''s going to be a media interview.


    Murphy didn''t mind either, and said with a smile, "I''m very lucky, because I like everything that a director does. And the director''s task is extremely important, because if one or two places do not meet the expectations, the whole work will be defeated. So, you have to be involved in every part of the production process, and you have to remember the original intention in every choice you make. "


    With that, Murphy also thought of her experience in recent years and said with great emotion, "once you see something right in front of you, such as an actress with proper clothes, proper lighting and pictures, and touching speech, you will almost faint with excitement. So you need to co-ordinate the whole scene, you need to have a clear requirement for lighting, sound effects, actor''s movement and other details, and you need to constantly adjust during the shooting process to achieve the best effect. You need to understand that these are the jobs you need to do. You have to constantly compare reality with imagination, and clearly judge when it is feasible and when it is not. "


    These rookies are constantly nodding. It''s not difficult to answer their doubts with Murphy''s experience.


    Murphy opened his hand and said, "the relationship between the director and other members of the crew should be a cooperative relationship, not a leadership relationship. Leaders of each department have their own skills, so directors should be good at listening and accept their professional opinions in the field with an open mind. They are filmmakers, just like directors. "


    Morrison raised his hand again. "Which do you think is more important, script or star?"


    "There was a time when every Hollywood director was striving for a good script, but now," Murphy sighed and shook his head, "people like to fill the picture with close-up shots of all kinds of stars, as if they want to put them next to the president on Mount Rushmore."


    After listening to Murphy''s talk about scripts, moson became more active. "In recent months, I''m working on a script. If I want to impress Hollywood production companies, what should I pay attention to?"


    "Don''t fall into the trap of the basic principles of screenwriting advocated by sidfield."


    Seeing what he said, many of these relatively simple minded students were puzzled. Without waiting for them to continue asking questions, Murphy explained, "as we all know, Syd field wrote a book to guide script writing. For some reasons, it has become a supervisor rather than a Scriptwriter''s Bible."


    Murphy coughed in a low voice. "I''m not talking about the screenwriter, but the people who develop the outline, supervise the script and give instructions. They took Sid field''s class, bought his books, and began to criticize the script. "


    He spread out his hand, shrugged his shoulders and said, "for example: Well, you know, the first turning point should be on page 12, and yours should be on page 17, which obviously doesn''t work! Sidfield''s rules are so ridiculous. If there is a formula like what he said, wouldn''t every movie be very popular? As long as a, B and C are connected, an excellent film can be created. Audiences will flock to it, but not every film will be very popular. Many films created according to his rules can be thrown into the toilet. "


    There was another brief silence in the lounge, and then there was a lot of talk. Murphy was very open-minded and didn''t care.


    Later, these guys asked questions about photography, scheduling, site selection, art guidance and other types of work. Some of them were ridiculous, but Murphy also answered them one by one.


    Compared with the celebration party in the restaurant, the seminar ended later. It was past midnight when Murphy and Gail gado walked out of the mess restaurant.


    "So late." Murphy took Gail gado''s hand and didn''t mean to leave. "Can''t you drive me back?"


    It seems that they have never tried to revel in the dormitory of the school.


    Gail gado clasped Murphy tightly with his backhand, and obviously didn''t want to let him leave. He pulled him toward the dormitory. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    The cool sea breeze blowing from the West brings a few fresh feelings. Gail gado takes Murphy out of a corridor with steps and comes to the dormitory building where Murphy still has memory. Although the night is deep, most of the windows facing the dormitory building are on, reflecting the men and women around.


    UCLA has strict management. This small building is only for women, while men are limited to stay.


    However, similar to most schools in the United States, regulations and enforcement are always different things. As long as the black woman in charge of the small building doesn''t catch her directly at the door, it''s OK.


    "This person is greedy," Gail gado said to Murphy, who was holding her hand. "But this person never admits it. It''s always a sham. If you give it to her by hand, she will definitely refuse to pass it. There''s no interest in it. However, the loyalty of potential customers to him is extremely limited. CAA only sent a notice, and they are very satisfied Can''t wait to draw a line with him.


    With the loss of potential customers, Mike lost the final value, and now he is waiting to be swept out.


    Michael with the box came closer and closer, and the huge glass window could see not only from the inside but also from the outside. But Bill rosis stood firmly here, his eyes fixed on Mike, and he didn''t seem to want to avoid it. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Standing behind the big glass window, Murphy could see it, and Mike''s eyes also moved. However, like Bill rosis, he had no intention to dodge. He didn''t care or need to. Mike couldn''t threaten him at all. Now he is nothing at all.


    But Bill rosis is different. Mike was his friend at the beginning, and this kind of injury is often the most painful.


    In the mailroom, besides Murphy and bill rosis, there are many interns. Like most CAA agents, these interns are also the new force of CAA in the future.


    A few people, seeing that Murphy and bill rosis had been looking out, were also standing behind them, paying attention.


    "Mike was fired by the company," a young girl asked.


    "You deserve it." next to her was a tall white man. "It''s just a loser."


    Murphy looks back at what''s going on. The people look at Mike with disdain, not sympathy.


    In the words of the other side of the Pacific, this is a circle where winners are winners and losers are losers. If Mike''s series of plans succeed, he will naturally become a model of successful job hunting and job hopping for agents, and become a model for many latecomers to learn from.


    Failure is needless to say, now is the best explanation, even the interns in CAA mail room despise him.


    Mike gets closer and closer. If he wants to go through the corridor to the elevator, he has to go through the mailroom.


    Bill rosis takes a look at Murphy. Murphy doesn''t say anything. He opens the door, walks out of the mailroom and stands right in front of Mike.


    "Mr. rossis." The security personnel behind Mike say hello quickly, which is very different from the attitude towards Mike.


    "Well," bill rosis nodded to them, "I have a few words with Mike."


    Two security personnel quickly back a few words, "no problem, just say, we can wait."


    They are not idiots. They know that Bill Rossi, who has a potential super director client, has a bright future. Why do they have to deal with him because of this little thing


    as for Mike, who cares about him.


    "Why?" Mike looked at Bill rosis with a sneer on his face. "He came to see my jokes"


    "yes, I just came to see your jokes." Bill rosis is much more cheeky than Mike thought. Mike is no longer his friend, but his enemy. He doesn''t have to be merciful. "Look how you lose face and get swept out by the company."


    "I''m a loser," Mike snorted coldly, "are you a winner"


    if you don''t have enough cheek, you can''t be an entertainment agent.


    "I''m going to be at the top of the company in the next two or three years," said Bill rossis, pointing up his index finger, then his thumb, and turning down. "And you''re going to have to get out of this business."


    "Yes, it''s me who''s going away now." Mike knew that he had been swept out by CAA and had no customer resources in his hands, so it was difficult for him to continue to work in this industry in the future, but before he left, he didn''t intend to make Bill rosis feel better, "but before long, you will be added to the people who are going away"


    his eyes moved a little, and he turned to Murphy behind the glass window, "his future is infinite, his ambition is infinite, do you think you want to go Can you control him? You think you will always be his agent. Now you can ask Murphy Stanton if he has contacted with companies such as William Morris, and if he wants to leave CAA. "


    No matter whether Murphy answers yes or no, it will have a negative impact on the relationship between them. If Bill rosis doesn''t ask, he will have other thoughts in his heart.


    Mike knows that his failure is a mess, but he is willing to make trouble for bill rosis.


    "It''s so simple to sow dissension," said Bill rossis, holding his chest in both hands and smiling coldly than Mike, "do you think I can''t see it, or do you think I''m still the simple minded fool before"


    with the improvement of his status and the increase of people and things he has contacted, his experience and analytical ability have improved significantly, which has long been out of the way of Mike''s cognition One position.


    "Your trick" bill rosis shakes his head, "it''s too low now"


    the sneer on Mike''s face gradually disappears, his face turns black slowly, his eyes stare like light bulbs, and he stares at Bill rosis fiercely, just like a bear that chooses people to eat.


    But he didn''t do anything, because the two security personnel in the back were standing there.


    "Did you get your success?" he said, obviously exasperated. "Without Murphy Stanton and bill rosis, you would be worse than a dog in Vietnam. Your success is given to you by Murphy Stanton. If you have a customer like Murphy Stanton, you will only do better than you, not worse than you "


    to some extent, these words are reasonable, but they are all wrong.


    Now that he is involved, Murphy doesn''t plan to continue to watch, so he just pushes the door and comes out, "isn''t the broker tied up with the client?"He went up to bill rosis and stood with him, "your head again"


    Murphy shook his head and said nothing.


    Sometimes, it is more lethal to say half of what you say and leave some space for imagination than to say it all.


    Murphy doesn''t need to think about who to choose between Bill rosis and Mike. Moreover, Bill rosis has played a lot of roles in his success. No matter what aspect, he is an excellent entertainment agent.


    "Murphy Stanton"


    when he heard that he had a problem with his head, Mike almost jumped up and said, "don''t think I don''t know what you''re doing"


    "go ahead, then," Murphy pointed around. "You can talk to all the reporters and paparazzi. They''ve reported it countless times"


    speaking of this, Murphy shrugged, "you can go ahead Go and bite me


    Bill rosis looked at Murphy gratefully. Not everyone would help his agent at such a time.


    He knew that Murphy was a very loyal friend, otherwise he would not still have contact with rose in downtown Los Angeles, and would not continue to support the stantons.


    Such a customer will fire himself casually, and he doesn''t believe it.


    What''s more, the contract renewal conditions offered by CAA to Murphy are not bad at all. The whole company is optimistic about the future of this super young director, and the Commission is directly reduced to 5% of that of the first-line directors.


    what else does Bill rosis want to say? Murphy taps him on the shoulder, shakes his head, turns around and walks into the mailroom. Bill rosis thinks about it and follows in.


    Mike looks over there coldly, like a dog.


    "What are you looking at?" one of the security personnel came up and pushed Mike hard, "hurry up, don''t delay time"


    probably because the security personnel used a lot of strength, and Mike didn''t have any preparation. He was pushed so that he was crooked before, and he didn''t lose his balance. The paper box he was holding fell to the ground, and all kinds of things were scattered on the ground.


    Mike stood firm, looked back and glared, and the security staff said, "what are you looking at? Don''t put away your things quickly and get out of here"


    they don''t need to be polite to people who are swept away by CAA and whose reputation will stink.


    "Wait, you wait," Mike said bitterly, "you''ll get my lawyer''s letter"


    "Oh, lawyer''s letter." another security guard came up, "if you want to go the legal way, you need evidence."


    The man looked around and said, "who do you think will testify for you here"?


    "you" mcton choked.


    He is not a real fool, who will testify for himself when he sees these people at the scene


    Mike lowers his head, just like the lowest beggars who rely on picking up junk food to feed their stocks, picks up things and puts them back into the paper box, finally takes a look at the mail room, and is unwilling to be taken out of CAA.


    "Don''t look, bill. I''m gone."


    In the mailroom, Murphy patted bill rosis on the shoulder again. "He has no future."


    Bill rosis nodded his head gently. "He used to be my friend, but"


    with a long sigh, he said, "why can''t I feel the pleasure of defeating the enemy at all"


    Murphy didn''t expect that Bill rosis would make such an artistic remark and make a joke on purpose, "it shows that you are still a normal person, not just a man An interested broker. "


    "Are you praising me?" bill rosis gave a smile.


    "Whatever you think." Murphy reminded him, "let''s talk in your office."


    When they come to bill rosis''s office, they put down Mike, mainly talking about the progress of the award season.


    Although the awarding season has not yet begun, some of the seed contestants have shown their true faces. For example, the car crash released in early May has been praised by film critics and recognized by college members. Brokeback Mountain, which has participated in major film festivals in Europe and North America, has also become one of the most popular films on the Oscar list with its special themes and the support of a large number of comrades .


    Bill rosis and CAA have also done a series of work for the lost lovers, such as attending the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival one after another, inviting some veteran members of the students to go to the cinema to watch the film, and those who do not want to go can also receive a copy with watermark, so as to ensure that these people can see the film as much as possible.


    After the box office of the lost lover reached 226 million US dollars in North America, it basically lost the room to increase the box office. However, the film continues to be shown in several major cities, led by New York and Los Angeles, which are carefully selected by Murphy and 20th century fox, and also the residence of Oscar judges.


    From the feedback, this atypical Oscar movie has a fairly good response.


    When Murphy leaves the Death Star building, in another building not far from the Death Star building, Mike meets his Savior. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 343

    Because it''s just at work time, there are not many guests in the quiet coffee shop, only melodious piano music floats back and forth. In a card seat near the window, Mike looks at the Jewish man opposite expectantly.


    "Martin, I''ve done what you said." Mike seemed a little excited. "Now it''s time for you to keep your promise. You promised me that you would introduce me to William Morris and give me at least two second-line actors as co management clients."


    Opposite, Martin Miller is holding a cup of coffee and tasting it leisurely. He looks like he''s enjoying it. He doesn''t seem to hear Mike at all.


    Mike curled his fingers, tapped the table and said again, "I don''t have a contract with CAA now. I can join William Morris smoothly."


    "No contract," Martin Miller put down his coffee cup. "To be exact, you''ve been terminated by CAA"


    "yes." Mike didn''t deny it, but added, "I was terminated by CAA to help you."


    "No, no, that''s not true at all." Martin Miller kept shaking his right index finger. "Please understand that everything you do is for yourself."


    You''re kidding. At the beginning, I just wanted to dig Murphy Stanton, but I didn''t do too specific things. It was his idea to make small moves behind his back and find a private detective. It didn''t have much to do with me.


    Martin Miller wanted to get away from himself.


    Through the incident of Natalie Portman, he can see one thing. Murphy Stanton is not easy to deal with. If he is only regarded as a simple director, it will be those who want to do something in the end.


    Such a person is not sure of winning. It''s better not to provoke him.


    Through a lot of events, Martin Miller has seen it clearly enough.


    The excitement on Mike''s face disappeared little by little, "what about our agreement"


    "agreement" Martin Miller''s face was full of doubts, "do we have an agreement"


    "you" mchor stood up, "you said you would introduce me to William Morris."


    "Oh, well." Taking the coffee and tasting it slowly, Martin Miller said faintly, "I''ll call the personnel department of the company. You can go to the interview at any time."


    With that, he took out his cell phone and seemed really ready to make a call.


    "And then," Mike was not stupid. Gradually he saw that things were not what he imagined, "what position would I get"


    "I said I would introduce you to William Morris." Martin Miller made a more puzzled expression, "I''m going to call the personnel department immediately, what else do you want to do"


    Mike stared at Martin Miller, "what resources do you promise to give me"


    Martin Miller seems to know nothing, "what resources do I not remember?"


    He shook his head. "People can''t be too greedy. Any good entertainment agent, including me, starts from the mailroom."


    At this point, if Mike doesn''t understand that the other party doesn''t intend to help him at all, all these years will be in vain.


    "You despicable bastard," he pointed a finger almost to each other''s forehead.


    "Don''t be naive, what are entertainment brokers?" Martin Miller didn''t mind saying that. "Don''t you know that"


    super thick skin is just a ticket to the entertainment brokerage industry.


    Standing in the card seat, Mike was furious, especially after the humiliation he had just suffered in CAA. His last hope was still shattered. His blood almost rushed to his head, and his white face turned red. It seemed that he could bleed at any time.


    Once upon a time, Mike was ambitious and wanted to be the top agent in the circle. Just like Michael owitz before him, he once thought he had such ability, so he wanted to do everything to climb up.


    However, Martin Miller''s words basically mean that his last hope has been dashed. Even if there are small entertainment brokerage companies that will accept him, customers who do not have enough weight in their hands almost have to start from scratch. How long will it take to return to their previous position in CAA


    although they are only one of many ordinary brokers in CAA, they also participate in the kingdom of heaven Such a huge project


    regret, anger, unwillingness, jealousy, for a while, all the negative emotions poured into Mike''s heart.


    "You''re a Jewish bastard." when people are controlled by negative emotions, they tend to lose their senses. Mike finally burst out, "you Jewish ghosts are raised by their cousins. Why didn''t you die clean at the beginning? You''re the source of chaos and deception in Hollywood. You should go to hell to see Satan."


    Like all the Jewish people in this circle, Martin Miller stood up when he heard Mike''s words, but he didn''t have time to do anything or speak. A cup of fragrant coffee poured on his face.


    Although the temperature was not high, some drops splashed into his eyes. Martin Miller immediately covered his face and opened his eyes for a long time. The opposite Mike had disappeared without a trace."Fu2k"


    Martin Miller uttered a rude remark and yelled, "waiter, waiter"


    soon, a waiter brought a towel. After a simple wipe, Martin Miller immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed the police station.


    After leaving CAA, Murphy soon forgot about Mike. It was only three days later that bill rossis told that Mike was summoned by the Los Angeles police on suspicion of intentional injury, which seems to have caused some trouble.


    "The victim is no stranger to you."


    Turning the swivel chair back and forth, little Robert Downey had a good time, and said to Murphy, "it''s your acquaintance, too."


    Murphy has been drawing the opening draft of the song of ice and fire: the game of rights. Without looking up, he asked, "I know a lot of people in Hollywood, who is it in the end"


    "Martin Miller from William Morris, the guy who once wanted to dig you." Picking up a carbon pencil, little Robert Downey looked at it, put it back on the penholder, and continued, "a typical dog bite."


    "Bite," Murphy said, taking off a drawing board and putting on a new one, while drawing the family emblem of the stark family, "bite me to death. Hollywood lacks explosive news recently."


    Robert Downey, Jr. took the previous draft, looked at it and said, "isn''t it big news that Hollywood''s most popular young director, instead of making a movie with high artistic content, is going to make a TV series based on fantasy novels"


    he looked up at Murphy and asked, "do you really want to make a TV series"


    "what''s the point "Murphy shrugged," I''m not the only film director to shoot TV series, and I''m just a guest star. The first season''s broadcasting effect is excellent, and if I can continue to make the second season, I will definitely change the director. "


    There will be many seasons when a TV series is finished. He can''t spend too much energy on it.


    "Don''t you think that" Robert Downey Jr. has made several meaningless gestures in succession, "is it harmful to the style of a film director"


    "No." Murphy is very sure of this, "I''m not sure I''ll win more supporters because of this TV series."


    He then asked, "how''s your audition going?"


    Little Robert Downey shook his head. "They just have an intention now. The project is still far away from the start. It depends on the future."


    "Call Gail next week." He offered to invite, "let''s go out to sea and go fishing for sharks."


    Murphy thought for a moment, "I don''t have time. Next week I''m going to participate in the publicity campaign for the sale of my lost lover''s CD. There are two stops in Los Angeles. I can''t be absent."


    With the passage of time, the attendance rate and filming times of the lost lover in the world are significantly reduced. After the global box office has increased to 465.2 million US dollars, the growth rate has become extremely slow. Due to the theme and intention of the film, many countries and regions have not introduced it.


    In any case, films with this theme are sensitive in many countries, and it is almost impossible to release them in public.


    Both Murphy and 20th century fox are well aware that the disappearing lover is powerless to hit the $500 million global box office, especially in North America. Apart from a few cinemas in major cities, most of the mainstream commercial cinemas have basically gone out of business.


    After entering the new century, the window period of Hollywood movies is getting shorter and shorter. Most movies will launch VCD immediately after their short journey of cinema. Just like before, they are now in the golden age of VCD.


    Selling CDs also requires publicity. The best way is to add shooting gags and the so-called director''s editing version to the CDs to attract fans'' attention with fresh content.


    The lost lover''s CD-ROM is no exception. It''s divided into $19.9 and $29.9 ordinary and luxury clothes. They all add fresh scenes correspondingly, especially the length of the v-movie, which is more than three hours.


    Only in this way can the audience who have just seen the film pay for it.


    This is the most common and effective method used by Hollywood studios.


    In the first week of its launch, V sold quite well. Although it can''t compare with movies such as deadman or spider man, it also gained more than $45 million. In the following week, nearly $20 million came in. It''s not too much to describe the market performance of this movie as a big sale.


    At the same time, Murphy also completed the song of ice and fire: game script modification, Sketchpad drawing and lens segmentation of rights. Together with 20th century fox, Murphy is ready to officially launch the series. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 344

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    After David Ellison''s loan was in place, Stanton studio injected capital into the ice and fire studio established with 20th century fox. The first capital of 20th century fox was also in place. The song of ice and fire: the game of power was officially approved, and the preparation of this fantasy series was also announced.


    Of course, preparatory work has been going on for a long time. More than a year ago, Murphy and George Martin were polishing the script.


    At the same time, Murphy also issued a call order to his team. Although he didn''t understand why he suddenly changed from making a movie to directing a TV series, everyone responded positively.


    After long-term cooperation, they also found that following Murphy, both fame and fortune are within reach.


    Working with familiar people can undoubtedly reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.


    Because of the investment, the song of ice and fire: the game of power is mainly divided into two parts. The Stanton studio is led by Murphy, and the 20th century fox is in the charge of kalafes.


    This can also maximize the guarantee that the crew can work in the predetermined direction.


    Murphy and carafes will also have some friction in their work, but they will not affect their personal relationship. The two people with the greatest power in the crew can cooperate sincerely, and the contradictions among the people below will be reduced accordingly.


    Moreover, in the 20th century, fox was more involved in production and distribution, and it was Murphy''s team that was really used for actual preparation and shooting.


    There is no change in the heads of all departments in the team, but people like Philip Raschel and Helena espora are very clear that they must keep up with Murphy''s progress, otherwise they can only be eliminated, so they have made some adjustments to their respective responsible staff.


    For example, Philip Raschel''s shooting team dismissed a photographer who had been involved in the shooting of the lost lover and the dead waiter, and recruited three new photographers. The number of main photographers of the whole shooting team reached five, so as to meet the shooting needs of the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    Helena espora''s art and setting team is no exception. Murphy has never shot anything similar to fantasy in the past, and many people in her team don''t have much work experience in this field. Recruiting new people is a necessary choice.


    There is also David Robbie''s make-up, clothing and modeling department. They not only need to recruit new staff, but also need to study some clothing characteristics of medieval Europe, and then synthesize the descriptions in George Martin''s books to design clothing and character modeling that meet Murphy''s requirements.


    In this process, many old employees who have worked with Murphy several times have left the big team, and more new people have joined in. One of the most effective ways to maintain competitiveness is to let go of the old and accept the new.


    The fierce competition in Hollywood, even if outsiders have heard of it, is a normal natural change. While Murphy is competing with other people and projects in the market, he must also let the team have a good competitive atmosphere.


    Everyone''s peaceful and steady work is just an ideal state, which is not suitable for Hollywood with fierce competition.


    Song of ice and fire: the game of power is a drama, a work full of fantasy elements, and the crystallization of the cooperation of all. It is also a huge project highly dependent on location, design and photography to make the illusion come true. Because of its huge "physique", it needs the cooperation of many hands.


    Murphy is always aware of this. To complete such an epic TV series, a close team is essential.


    Before deciding to shoot digitally, preparations for the first season were in full swing. After testing by Murphy and Philip Raschel, the crew chose Sony F35 as their camera.


    The reason why we chose this digital high-definition camera is that the Aleksa digital camera made in Germany did not appear in this era, and also because Sony F35 can present the clothing and materials in front of the lens.


    Frankly speaking, Murphy is very impressed by the German arri company''s Aleksa high-definition digital film camera. Unfortunately, it will be several years before it comes out.


    Since fox won a tax rebate of up to $6 million from Northern Ireland in the 20th century, Murphy did not hesitate to set the main shooting base of the show in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after an investigation with karafitch. Meanwhile, it is basically certain that he will shoot the scenes of Westeros in Belfast.


    In addition, several location investigation teams headed by Paul Wilson also set out in advance to find suitable location shooting sites in Europe and the United States.


    There is not only one shooting team in the crew, but also Paul Wilson and Seth Logan, who are sure to join the crew, will be responsible for a shooting team to shoot some regional plots, which can also effectively improve the work efficiency of the crew.


    After several times of cooperation and long time of joint work, Murphy still has sufficient confidence in Seth Logan and Paul Wilson.


    Of course, he also solemnly warned Seth Logan that the crew didn''t need too many humorous scenes.


    This is also a good opportunity to train Seth Logan. No matter what kind of theoretical study, more practical operation experience is needed in film production."In recent years, a large number of popular dramas have emerged in North America, but fantasy series have never appeared on prime time TV series."


    A huge conference room in fox building was full of people. They all looked at the front. Murphy stood in front of them and said, "our song of ice and fire: the game of power can fill this gap. It will be a work containing sword, dragon and magic."


    This is a preparatory meeting of the crew. Except for the actors who have not yet been identified, the heads of all departments have come to 20th century fox to participate in this meeting.


    Since there has never been any successful fantasy TV series in the past, although these guys who have been with Murphy for a long time choose to continue to cooperate with him, it is hard to avoid beating the drum in their hearts.


    Murphy called this meeting, mainly to elaborate some ideas, and strengthen the confidence of his team.


    If the people in the team do not believe that their fantasy series can be successful, it will certainly affect the actual work effect.


    As a producer representing 20th century fox, kalafes sat on the left side of the conference table, but he didn''t say much, leaving the stage entirely to Murphy.


    She knows exactly when she is and what she should do.


    "In terms of the incredible popularity of fantasy themes such as the Lord of the rings trilogy and Harry Potter series, fantasy series is the most successful film theme."


    Standing at the front end of the conference table, Murphy is holding the table with both hands, looking confident and full of momentum. "But in the past, there has never been a fantasy series of TV series. If anyone dares to try, it must be us. We are a team that can shoot any black theme"


    Song of ice and fire: the game of power has a typical dark wind, whether it is painting or not Face color, or plot direction, is it not so.


    That''s why Murphy chose this series. What he''s good at is this style.


    "But fantasy subjects often mean high production costs."


    Murphy has never thought of shooting some messy content to fool the audience, which will easily destroy the appeal he has accumulated over the years. However, the production cost is also a problem he needs to consider, and he must come up with a practical solution. "The high production cost is usually a big reason why fantasy series can''t be released. When we shoot the game of power Will pay more attention to the development of characters, characters and plots, and avoid those large-scale war scenes. "


    Large scale war scenes cost a lot of money. After all, it''s not a summer commercial film, but a TV series that pays more attention to the plot. In addition, it''s the first season. Instead of spending money on war scenes, it''s better to further polish the plot.


    In fact, in the original book, the full-scale outbreak of war did not appear until after the first volume.


    Murphy straightened up, walked back and forth two times, and said, "this is not a story of tens of thousands of ORC armies crossing the prairie like the Lord of the rings, because the most expensive production is the creation of non-human creatures. In the first season of the game of thrones, there are not many of them. "


    Without those fantasy creatures, the huge cost of CG production can undoubtedly be saved.


    If he is just an ordinary director, Murphy will definitely ask the producer to continue to invest more, but he is not. In addition to the director and producer, he is also one of the major investors in this series, and he must consider the return on investment.


    The investment of tens of millions of dollars is definitely not a small amount for Murphy. Once the investment fails miserably, even now he will be hurt.


    After all these years of struggle, he just accumulated tens of millions of dollars.


    "We''re not shooting movies that tend to be teenagers like the Lord of the rings trilogy"


    even if he is a fan of this series, Murphy can''t deny that the Lord of the rings series has some childish style, which is absolutely not suitable for power games. "What we shoot is a work watched by an adult audience, and my ideal finished series is extravagant It''s gorgeous, bloody, dark, weird and sometimes even amazing. Malice and goodwill are intertwined, just as unpredictable as life. "


    His voice is more and more loud. "I want the audience to watch this series for various reasons, such as the tension of the plot, death and hope, the ice wolf of fate, fantasy elements and fantasy space, family disputes, temptation of power, deviant and cruel violence."


    Murphy''s eyes swept over everyone in the room and said, "and the most important thing is to remember the core idea and ultimate definition of the series." It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 345

    Whether it''s a movie or a TV series, if you want to succeed, you must have a core idea and a clear theme. If you can''t do both well, you can say that you have already failed half way.


    From the initial script making to the informal preparation after the disappearance of the lover, Murphy and George Martin have enough communication. The TV drama gathering continues the core theme of the series of novels.


    Today''s meeting is attended by the heads of all departments of the crew, who must understand the theme of the project.


    "All our shooting and production will focus on this theme." Murphy said straightforwardly, "there is no absolute justice, only eternal power"


    kalafes took a look at Murphy. Undoubtedly, this project can truly reflect the cruelty of the world, rather than a childish game.


    In the play, every character tells people that kindness and justice are good people, and that there will be good rewards. He just portrays everyone''s choice and human struggle in the face of big events. It''s not perfect heroism, it''s not cunning. Maybe only ned Stark is loyal and kind from the beginning to the end. Others, whether cersei or tywin or the devil or Elia, all have complex human side.


    There''s nothing more fascinating about the play than this, and it''s also different from other TV series.


    Murphy was basically speaking alone in the meeting, and there will be a specific exchange meeting in the future. This meeting will soon end, but Murphy did not leave the fox building, but went to her office with kalafes.


    When passing by a big office, Murphy meets Dave corra. Unlike in the past, this 20th Century Fox executive has been too lazy to say hello to him. He just blacked his face and watched him and caffeius walk into the other office.


    "He seems to have lost his hair recently." Murphy pulled up a chair, sat back on it, and said lazily, "it''s going to be the Mediterranean."


    "Because I don''t want him to feel better." Carafes pressed the phone and asked the assistant to bring two cups of coffee. "As long as he''s still in my way, his hair will be less and less."


    The Secretary delivered the coffee quickly, and Murphy took it and said, "I heard that more and more people on Fox''s board of directors in the 20th century were dissatisfied with him"


    kalafes took a sip of coffee and said, "it''s not a small thing for any film company to screw up a movie with a cost of 150 million dollars. If it''s not for the success of the X-Men series, Devco La''s gone a long time ago. "


    She sneered, "but the company has high expectations for the release of X-Men 3: backwater battle next year, and has invested more than 200 million US dollars in the production cost. If the box office of the film in North America does not reach the expected 300 million US dollars, and the global box office does not reach the expected 600 million US dollars, it will be very troublesome."


    "He thought the film would meet expectations," Murphy asked.


    "Well." Kalafes nodded. "As far as I know, devcola''s box office target is $800 million."


    Murphy was not surprised to hear what kalafes said. X-Men 3: after all, backwater is not the beginning of an original film or series. It''s based on the previous two films with high reputation and box office sales. It also plays the slogan of the end of the trilogy. If the quality of the film is guaranteed, 800 million dollars may not be impossible.


    The production cost of the film is more than 200 million US dollars, plus the necessary distribution, publicity and marketing expenses, I''m afraid that the figure of 800 million US dollars can only be recovered through the box office.


    If that''s the case, devkla is quite conservative.


    "It''s a pity," Murphy said, shaking her head before drinking the coffee. "Everyone thinks that they are the protagonists of the world. In fact, they are just the dust of history."


    Carafes laughed. "You''ve got a lot of experience polishing the script with George Martin."


    "It''s true." Murphy raised a coffee cup to her and said, "the old man has rich experience and life experience. Although he is now an otaku, he has encountered many things before and has a thorough view of the world. Many views have merits."


    George Martin''s thoughts are fully reflected in his works. For example, everyone thinks that he is the leading role of the world before he dies. In fact, only history is.


    It seems that everyone only pursues the realization of self-worth, at the same time, they unconsciously promote social progress together; good people and bad people are the same person, smart people and fools are the same person, friends and enemies are the same person; stratagem and integrity can help you fly high, also can make you die fast; doing the same thing will have different results, leading to bad results It''s not something wrong, it''s just luck; everyone has their own advantages and limitations; life likes to joke with everyone, it doesn''t only aim at any one person; persuading a person to do with you can be in many ways, such as religious brainwashing, justice, coercion and inducement, emotional blackmail, etc., and different methods are adopted according to different objects; ideals and honor are not important to protect relatives, love is not important And fantasy is not as important as reality.


    The reason why a person becomes himself is caused by the times, family, environment and experience. All his choices seem accidental, but in fact they are inevitable. History is the past and the future.If you don''t adapt, you die.


    In fact, after reading the script adapted by George Martin, Murphy felt more than the original. Now he is undoubtedly in a power game belonging to Hollywood, and some things can still resonate.


    These power games are often used all over the world.


    For example, Murphy is a stakeholder, but he never makes all the choices only for his interests.


    Interests can unite a lot of people, but not everyone. Terror can deter a lot of people, but not everyone. Praise and honor can inspire a few people, sometimes few, but not all.


    In the script, the delicate balance that can be achieved by the game of power is the result of the two pillars of interest and terror, not honor, because the rules of the game in this world are actually recognized by most people. This rule is called self-interest, also called bullying, also called quitting when it''s good. These are rooted in human nature, and there is no lack of selfishness and jealousy in human nature Narrow, although these words have antonyms, but antonyms are only tributaries, long night, since ancient times.


    Of course, there are always people who maintain honor. They become the laughing stock of the winners and the new gods that the rulers try to shape. They are not to let everyone learn Buddhism, but to let everyone believe in Buddhism.


    "Your fight with devcola," Murphy said directly, without being polite to carafes, "is also a game of power."


    "Yes." "So, I''ve been chasing him all the time, and I''ll never relax until he quits," he said


    "Don''t give up." Murphy encouraged, "there is only a thin line between kindness and weakness, and only the winner deserves to say kindness."


    Kalafes raised his eyebrows. "Do you think I''m a kind person?"


    Murphy looked at her seriously. After a while, he said, "not at all."


    So there''s no need for him to worry about carafes.


    They said a few more words, and the topic turned back to the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    "The investment and crew have been basically determined." Karafis is more like Murphy''s logistics minister. "We''ve been preparing for a long time, but have you thought of a specific candidate for the cast"


    "I''m going to invite Sean bin to audition for ned stark. He has a certain reputation, his acting skills are OK, and the film pay is not high."


    It''s one of several actors in Murphy''s limited power game, "and I''ll invite Linna Heidi, who played the green brothers this year, to audition for cersei Lannister."


    He had never seen much of this TV series, and his biggest impression of cersei Lannister was that she and her twin brother could remember to play the actress, because Lina Heidi also played the queen of Leonardo among the 300 Spartan warriors.


    Although these two people have not given a clear answer, but from the feedback from Bill rosis, their participation in the audition should not be a problem.


    "In the first season, there are 17 main characters involved in the plot." Karafis frowned. "Other actors are easy to say. It''s never hard for Hollywood to find the right actor, but"


    her frown is tighter. "It''s hard for Tyrion Lannister, the devil."


    "Well." Murphy nodded, "it''s not good to find the actor."


    Maybe it''s not hard to find dwarfs in this world, but I''m afraid it''s not hard to find dwarfs with acting skills.


    "Use the forced perspective method to shoot," carafes asked with concern, "or find a stand in actor to change face with CG technology"


    "look for it, see if you can find the right actor."


    Murphy, who used to be a little devil, doesn''t remember his name. All he knows is that he later starred in X-Men: reversing the future and many other films. He is definitely a very successful special actor. "I''ve asked Bill to look for it through CAA channels."


    It should not be difficult to find such special talents.


    The song of ice and fire directed by him: the game of power, except for a few actors, will definitely change face. Besides not remembering who the vast majority of actors are, another reason is time.


    Those young actors and children''s actors who used to be, I''m afraid they are just children now. It''s impossible to say that someone has not been born yet.


    Not everyone is Sean bin, age is not a problem, can also be Murphy this ring king fans remember clearly.


    "Where''s Dennis tangorian"


    it''s almost the existence of a heroine, and carafes is still quite attentive. "Do you have a candidate for dragon mother?" to be continued.

 Chapter 346

    Murphy had considered danylis tanglian''s choice of actors as early as she bought the right of adaptation. There are many large-scale scenes in this role planning. She must find an actress with beautiful face and sexy figure.


    As for the former actress, Murphy also asked Bill rosis about the relationship between the ages. Hollywood can''t find a little famous actress named Amelia Clark. Maybe the other party is still hanging out at the bottom of Hollywood, or maybe they haven''t made their debut. It''s very troublesome to find out.


    Instead of spending a lot of time and energy looking for an unimportant actress among the huge Hollywood underclass, it''s better to invite some suitable candidates to hold an audition for Denise tangorian.


    "Are you really going to audition?"


    In a small villa in West Hollywood, a middle-aged man with eyes looked at the chocolate beauty walking back and forth in surprise, "Jesse, don''t forget, you are a movie star now and have a lot of prospects. Why do you want to participate in the audition of a TV play? This is retrogression! "


    How many popular movie stars are going to play in a TV series? Or is it a large-scale fantasy play with uncertain future? This is self destruction.


    The middle-aged man also stood up and said, "Jesse, think about doomsday. How long did it take you to get rid of the solidified image of a teen idol? Do you want to go back? I don''t know what you''re thinking! "


    It seems that she didn''t hear the agent''s words. Jessica Alba just walked back and forth on her own.


    "Jesse!" The middle-aged man was a little angry and yelled, "what are you thinking and why do you want to audition for a TV series?"


    The voice was loud enough for Jessica Alba to look back at her agent and say, "why? Because this is Murphy Stanton''s project! "


    For her, that''s enough.


    It''s all because of his movies that he can get rid of his teen idol and become a popular female star in Hollywood.


    Jessica Alba believes that even in the production of TV series, Murphy Stanton is still the miracle Murphy Stanton.


    "You don''t have to say much." Jessica Alba''s attitude is quite firm, "I will take part in the audition of Denise tangorian, and strive to get the role."


    "You have lost your head!" The agent was very angry, "Murphy Stanton really helped you, and you really became popular with his films, but Murphy Stanton was so confused that he ran to make a fantasy series. He wanted to ruin his future, so you didn''t have to accompany him!"


    "Self destruction of the future?" Jessica Alba seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. She couldn''t help laughing twice and said, "you don''t know what kind of person he is. Since he has decided, it means that the probability of success is far greater than failure."


    The agent wants to speak again. Jessica Alba raises a hand, stops him, and says, "even if a failed project is put into Murphy''s hands, it will become a successful work. There is no successful precedent for fantasy TV series, but he is Murphy Stanton, and he will certainly change this situation."


    Looking at Jessica Alba who keeps mentioning the name of Murphy Stanton, the agent suddenly feels that it''s really a waste for the young director not to do brainwashing.


    But Jessica Alba doesn''t have any idea of this. Murphy Stanton is the incomparable sun that can light up her way!


    The sun may be overshadowed by dark clouds and fall below the horizon for a while, but none of this can stop it from rising again and illuminating the whole world.


    Jessica Alba always believes that Murphy Stanton is her own sun!


    "Can a director have such a profound influence on an actor?"


    At this time, the agent can naturally see something. What Murphy Stanton has done can give Jessica Alba such blind faith.


    "Success! Continuous success The agent immediately understood, "it must be Murphy Stanton''s continuous success that has affected Jessica Alba."


    This young director seems to be the belief of Jessica Alba.


    "Jesse..." Agent or not give up, Jessica Alba is the most important customer in his hands, should not bear the risk of fantasy TV series, "you have to think carefully! I... "


    "No need!" Jessica Alba looked at her agent. "Your next job is to help me get in touch with Bill Rossi and the cast of song of ice and fire: the game of Thrones. I want the role of Denise tangorian!"


    It''s not a wonderful feeling to be interrupted so hard, even if the interrupter is a beautiful woman like Jessica Alba.


    The agent didn''t speak, and his face was not very good-looking. He didn''t like this feeling. As the agent of CAA, being manipulated by female clients, he didn''t have face.


    Whether he has face or not is completely out of Jessica Alba''s consideration. After missing the popular and box office hit lost lover, Jessica Alba knows very well that she doesn''t need such a icing on the cake as an invisible woman, what she needs is such an impressive classic role as Nancy."I have four agents in CAA, and you''re just one of them." Jessica Alba, though not too smart, can see the meaning of the gloomy face on the other side, but she has no intention of giving in. She says directly, "if you don''t want to do it, I can find someone else."


    After hearing what Jessica Alba said, her agent opened her mouth and realized that after two successive collaborations with Murphy Stanton, Jessica Alba is no longer Jessica Alba, who used to be a little actor. She is a really popular second-line actress. She is no longer a puppet manipulated by her agent, and she has changed from a former controller to a new one Become a server


    According to the rules of CAA, if Jessica Alba is dissatisfied with his agent, she can ask for a replacement.


    "Meet Murphy Stanton and change your life?"


    I don''t know why, but the agent said, "Jesse, believe me, I''m thinking about you."


    It seemed that he was worried that his words would be interrupted by Jessica Alba again. He spoke very fast. "I''m going to contact the cast of bill rosis and Murphy Stanton now."


    After enough communication with Murphy and getting the relevant Sketchpad, Helena espora''s team first went to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, to inspect the studios and studios there, design the background drawings according to the actual situation, and then set up the shooting scene.


    Paul Wilson''s location team also sent back a large number of samples and local landscape materials. After comprehensive consideration, Murphy basically decided to take the Mediterranean country of Malta as another location for shooting, mainly for shooting scenes related to the south.


    In terms of photography, Felipe Raschel has contacted five Sony F35 HD digital movie cameras, and ten other small digital cameras for the crew to choose from. Because Murphy doesn''t like hand-held photography with camera shaking, stanicon equipment is also a must-have for the crew.


    In addition to costumes, Jack Watson''s team designed a large number of costumes, armor and weapons according to Murphy''s suggestions and the original description, and produced a batch of samples in the fastest time.


    Most of the samples were approved by Murphy and George Martin, and went to the actual production stage. Jack Watson also took a team to Belfast after Helena espora.


    In Northern Ireland, Jack Watson leads a team of weavers, embroiderers and armor craftsmen. Most of the clothes will be made from scratch. Any individual thread, button, boot or bracelet will be made by the craftsmen he leads.


    According to Murphy''s request, Jack Watson and his team must get into the world of game of thrones, read George Martin''s books, and study the scripts provided by the writers like an anthropologist. They can figure out what the characters will wear everywhere, such as the gray joy family near the sea and their ruthlessness, indifference and drenching in the iron islands What do you want to wear in your home? What do you like to wear in the relatively sunny climate of King''s landing.


    These seemingly unimportant side effects can actually affect the final success or failure.


    It is no exaggeration to say that the costume and props design of "game of Thrones" is crucial to the success of the show, and it is also the embodiment of the hard work of the craftsmen working with Jack Watson.


    As a result, Murphy and Kara Firth have decided that some of the costumes, props, armor and weapons in the shooting will participate in a roving exhibition in the future.


    This is not only a kind of recognition, but also a gimmick of publicity and speculation.


    However, Murphy didn''t ask Jack Watson to design clothes according to the description in George Martin''s book. After all, words and images are two completely different carriers. When some clothes with no problem in words appear on the screen, it may be a disaster.


    The most obvious thing is that the armor of the Imperial Guard depicted in George Martin''s book is white. Murphy thinks it''s too much. The color of white doesn''t match the whole picture of the play, and it will also affect the shooting. So Jack Watson made a change, and of course kept some white elements, such as cloaks and other less influential decorations.


    During this period, Murphy kept making video calls with Jack Watson. David Robbie was careful and responsible, and the results of his work were obvious to all.


    Busy, David - Robbie suddenly found Murphy, want to let him help a little. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 347

    The crew is located in the temporary office on the beach of Santa Monica. Recently, a large number of entertainment agents have been around. Some of them can still find Murphy''s office door, but they are stopped by Rosa Rodriguez, who is acting as the assistant to the temporary director. This Latin woman with an extremely strong body, frightens those entertainment agents with different purposes and the actors and actresses who come to speculate.


    Since the project was officially approved, quite a number of people who have been involved in the relationship all want to get into the cast and get a place.


    Some even called in the name of distant relatives of Gail gado.


    This is very common in Hollywood. It''s hard to avoid the human relationship. The best way is to avoid it. So Murphy specially asked Rosa Rodriguez to guard the door.


    Of course, this is only for outsiders.


    As the head of the lighting group, David Robbie can easily see Murphy, but this time he didn''t come here for work.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy sat at the back of his desk, looking at David Robbie, who was full of words. "David, just sit down and let me know."


    In his team, David Robbie may not be the best, but he is relatively simple and honest, as well as Seth Logan.


    David Robbie pulled up the chair across the desk, sat down and said, "well, Murphy, isn''t the crew recruiting a lot of actors?"


    "Yes." Murphy nodded, understood his purpose, and said with a smile, "do you have someone to recommend? Just say it. "


    In terms of familiarity, this side is very similar to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Murphy is not a person who does not understand the world, especially the main members of his team. He will at least give an audition to the candidate he recommends.


    "Someone wants to recommend..." David Robbie scratched his head in embarrassment. "My sister took a long vacation to Los Angeles to study acting. It''s been a while, but she doesn''t have actual acting experience. Can you give her a small role?"


    In the shooting, there are a large number of background painting characters who only show their faces without lines. There is not much difference between them, and there is no dilemma in this kind of thing.


    Murphy didn''t even think, "take her to Seth Logan."


    "All right." David Robbie stood up. "Thank you, Murphy."


    "That''s very kind of you." Murphy smiles, frowns, and asks, "your sister? Margaret? "


    He can still vaguely remember the blonde girl who rode a pony on the farm, and later played Nancy as a girl when she was shooting "Sin City".


    I haven''t seen each other for so many years. I gradually forget the specific appearance of each other.


    Seeing that Murphy remembered her sister, David Robbie said, "it''s her. It''s Marguerite."


    Anyway, it''s someone I know. Murphy thought a little and said, "tell Seth to find a better role for Marguerite."


    With that, he returned to work, and David Robbie happily went to see Seth Logan.


    The preparation of "song of ice and fire: game of power" is going forward step by step according to the plan. At this stage, the most important work is casting. Like David Robbie, Murphy uses the candidates recommended by friends or acquaintances in many roles, such as Geoffrey byrashien. The crew has decided to play Dave Franco, who is James- Franco''s brother.


    Although a little older, but Dave - Franco was born with a baby face, coupled with appropriate makeup, the problem is not big.


    Another confirmed candidate is Sean bin. The British actor did not think about it for long before he took part in the audition. He is also one of the most famous actors in the future.


    Of course, his film pay is not poor, a single episode of 400000 dollars.


    This is the normal market situation. The boom of the Lord of the rings trilogy has not yet subsided. Boromir has also been sought after by many people. Now it can be said that it is the peak period since Sean bin became an actor.


    Another important male role, Jon Snow, Murphy, through a large-scale audition, identified a little-known new actor under CAA.


    Under the same conditions, Murphy will of course give priority to his own people.


    There''s nothing wrong with all of Hollywood doing this.


    Two of the most important female roles, Lina Heidi has not appeared in "three hundred Spartan warriors", her own qualifications and fame are limited, and the crew did not spend much effort and cost to get rid of the British actor.


    Murphy also left danielis tangurian''s choice to acquaintances.


    In order to attract male audiences as much as possible, use familiar but not raw, and the actor''s positive response, Murphy decided that Jessica Alba would play the role after two auditions.


    Although Denise tangorian in the original novel is petite and delicate, Jessica Alba is not particularly tall, and she doesn''t look like Charlize Theron, who is quite burly, slim and sexy. She is also very suitable for the requirements of this role, and George Martin has no objection.As for acting, that''s not a problem. Small screen acting doesn''t need explosive power like movies. Jessica Alba is enough to cope with it, and the role doesn''t need excellent acting skills.


    In other words, Murphy does not have much impression that the former danilisi tangorian is not necessarily better than jessica alba in acting.


    In addition to the preparation of the actors and other aspects, Murphy also worked with George Martin to make the final revision of the script. The main part of the revision basically came from one role, that is, Denise tangorian.


    The plot of her main line will not change, and the character setting is also based on the original work. What Murphy wants to change is too obvious a phenomenon of opening and closing.


    In the communication with George Martin, Murphy learned that this is one of his favorite characters, and it''s inevitable to be biased in his creation. Compared with the almost invisible aura of the main characters in other main characters, danelis tangorian can be described as frequently hanging.


    From the beginning, the other protagonists have been in constant misfortune and tragedy. There is no worst, only worse, and they have never been lucky. Compared with them, danylis tangorian''s life is like sitting on a rocket. If she is a little unlucky sometimes, the plot will help her to open a bigger hook to compensate her later.


    Compared with other protagonists, danielis tangorian''s line is easy to produce a considerable sense of imbalance.


    Of course, Murphy is mainly responsible for making comments and reviewing, and the specific amendments will respect the opinions of George Martin, the original author.


    If this series can be on the right track, there is still a long way to go. There is no need to have too many conflicts with the original author, which is harmful and unhelpful. In many cases, compromise can achieve better results.


    George Martin is not the kind of person who has been stubborn. He has also appropriately adopted some of Murphy''s suggestions, which will make the road of danielis tangorian a little more difficult.


    With the passage of time, most of the major actors have been basically determined. Apart from Sean bin and Jessica Alba, Murphy does not use other well-known actors. Most of the cast members are those who have been around for many years and have not become famous. This can save money on film remuneration, and more money can be put into shooting and production.


    After several consecutive business meetings, Murphy also confirmed that after the initial break in, the crew would be divided into three shooting groups, one big, two small. He would give Paul Wilson and Seth Logan the right to shoot independently.


    The crew''s preparations in North America are coming to an end. After finishing the final work, Murphy is ready to fly the whole crew across the Atlantic Ocean to Northern Ireland on the other side.


    Because of Murphy''s continuous success, many people and companies in Hollywood are paying close attention to him. When they heard that Murphy threw away the movie and chose to direct and produce a very unpopular fantasy TV series, most people were watching coldly, waiting for this new Hollywood director who didn''t know how powerful he was.


    "Do you think he will succeed?"


    In his luxurious office on the top floor of Warner Building in Burbank, Diego Harris looked at Bruce Rosenblum, the new CEO opposite him, and said, "fantasy TV series have never been successful."


    He wondered, "why did he choose this theme?"


    "This person''s idea will never be the same as ordinary people." Bruce Rosenblum held his chest in his hands. "Can you imagine that he would choose to be a marginal comic character after he was rejected by Warner and DC? Can you imagine that "dead man" will eventually sell for 300 million dollars in North America? "


    Diego Harris shook his head. "I can''t think about it."


    Bruce Rosenblum added, "and. Can you imagine that after "death watch", he directed "the lost lover", ridiculing Hollywood''s golden rule of values. Under normal circumstances, such a film will definitely be resisted by the audience, and the result is... "


    "The lost lover has sold for more than $220 million in North America, proving to us that the so-called value orientation of Hollywood movies can also be broken."


    "People like this..." Bruce Rosenblum raised his voice slightly. "Even if he chooses the most popular theme and the film''s value orientation is against the mainstream, I think he has a high chance of success."


    Diego Harris thought and nodded his head.


    "You didn''t take that plan seriously." Bruce Rosenblum continued, "I''ve only had a rough look, and I still think that Murphy Stanton is the one who can lead DC superhero movies out of the trough and back to glory!"


    The tragic defeat of "superman returns" made him the CEO of Warner Bros., and the film changed the future of Bruce Berman, which is also related to his future.


    "What are we going to do next?" Asked Diego Harris.


    Bruce Rosenblum said calmly, "I''ll go to Murphy Stanton and talk to him again." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 348

    Before leaving Los Angeles, Murphy received a call from Bruce Rosenblum himself. The new CEO of Warner Bros. wanted to meet him at a seaside club in Santa Monica.


    Although I don''t know why Bruce Rosenblum wants to see him, Murphy can guess a little, but doesn''t refuse. The day after receiving the call, he arrives at the club at the appointed time, and meets Bruce Rosenblum in a reception room.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    As soon as he entered the reception room, Bruce Rosenblum met him with a big smile on his face. "Long time no see. I heard you''re working on a big project again?"


    Murphy reached out and shook him. "Hi, Bruce."


    They met several times before and talked about some of them. They were not strangers to each other.


    A waiter brought black tea and coffee. Murphy asked for a cup of tea at will. He sat on the delicate cane chair and tasted the tea. If Bruce Rosenblum had something to do, he would take the initiative to say that he didn''t have to worry.


    "This is the best Darjeeling black tea," Bruce Rosenblum said, holding up his cup. "It''s specially airlifted from India. I specially asked people to prepare it."


    "Oh, I''ll try it." Murphy took a sip slowly, but he was a layman among the laymen. He couldn''t taste the tea at all. He just said, "the taste is fragrant and mellow, very good."


    Black tea is obviously not the theme of today. After a few words, Bruce Rosenblum put down his tea cup and talked about the film.


    "Murphy, I came to you today," Bruce Rosenblum said seriously, "mainly because of one thing."


    "Just say it." Murphy said casually.


    "Remember what I told you last time we met?"


    Seeing Murphy''s puzzled face, Bruce Rosenblum reminded him, "about your DC superhero film project."


    He added, "it''s your plan that Bruce Berman, who was ousted by me, totally rejected."


    Murphy frowned and asked, "are you interested?"


    "Very interested." Bruce Rosenblum said without hesitation, "I think it''s very executable. It can bring Warner Brothers and DC movies out of the doldrums."


    "With all due respect." Murphy didn''t have to dodge, just said, "are you sure Warner Brothers and DC Comics can accept such a dark and gloomy superhero film adaptation plan? Your three justice giants can''t be compared with death attendants. If I take them for experiments, I will definitely encounter great resistance. "


    At this point, Murphy spread his hand, "a project is unstable internally, and the possibility of failure will multiply."


    Although the words did not say, Bruce Rosenblum still recognized Murphy''s refusal.


    He won''t give up easily. "The management of Warner Brothers and I will support you."


    Murphy smiles and says nothing.


    At that time, he was in urgent need of a super blockbuster film to prove his commercial ability, so as to enhance his position in the industry and the reputation of the media public. Now the two films "dead man" and "lost lover" have been sold one after another, which fully proves his commercial value. That DC blockbuster film plan has been approved It doesn''t matter.


    Sometimes, the saying of "one time, another time" is just as effective in movies and directors.


    Besides, it''s impossible for him to throw away song of ice and fire: the game of Thrones and turn to making comic adapted films.


    Bruce Rosenblum knows that Murphy is different from the past. Now it''s not easy to impress him. "I can not only guarantee Warner Brothers'' full support for you, but also you can get the final editing right of the cooperation project. You can shoot and make DC movies according to your dark style."


    It''s too difficult to get the final editing rights in a super commercial blockbuster in Hollywood. All Hollywood can count it in one slap.


    This condition alone can attract countless directors.


    At this point, Murphy can only refuse in a more euphemistic way, "Bruce, you should have heard that I am shooting and producing a fantasy series of TV series, and there is no schedule for a long time in the future."


    Bruce Rosenblum immediately said, "I can wait for you, DC Comics can wait for you, Warner brothers can wait for you."


    It seems that Warner Bros. put all the treasure on Murphy.


    But Murphy won''t take it seriously. Warner Bros. still has Harry Potter series. It''s not time to burn the boat.


    "I just want you to think about my invitation urgently." Bruce Rosenblum won''t give up easily either. "Call me if you need anything.


    "Wait until I finish song of ice and fire: the game of power." Murphy shook his head. "It''s too early to say that."Bruce Rosenblum knew that it might be counterproductive to go on, and immediately said, "well, I''ll keep waiting for you."


    Later, Murphy did not give any answers. Now is really not the time to consider these.


    Murphy left the club and went directly back to the temporary office of the crew not far away. Because there are auditions for several important roles today, the office has changed from the past desolation, and it seems that there are a lot of people in it.


    Along the long corridor to an audition room, Murphy didn''t look at a woman who was obviously dressed as an agent. She asked a staff member in front of the audition room in a low voice, "how''s the audition going?"


    "Just started." The staff pointed through the door to the inside, "just finished the audition for an actor."


    Murphy stood here and waited for a long time. It was not until a young girl came out that he knocked on the door and went in.


    The work is not going very well. Sansha stark needs a young and beautiful girl with certain acting skills. These two conditions are not easy to find.


    "You go on." Murphy gestured to Seth Logan, sat behind the director''s monitor and watched the performance of the audition actors carefully.


    Another girl came in and auditioned for the same role as Sasha stark.


    However, the girl''s appearance is very beautiful, and her acting skills are better than nothing.


    Without Murphy, Seth Logan just crossed the girl''s resume.


    After seeing the auditions of two actresses, there was no type Murphy wanted. After the third audition, the staff member suddenly came in.


    "Director Stanton," he said respectfully to Murphy, "Mr. bill Rossi just came and said he was waiting for you in your office."


    "I see." Murphy nodded and said to Seth Logan, "you stay in charge."


    He left the audition room and soon returned to his office, where Bill rosis was quietly waiting.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy asked.


    "About the impact of the award season." Bill rosis opened his briefcase, took out a document from it and gave it to Murphy. "This is the latest statistical data. The situation is not good for the lost lover. Many old members of the college feel very good after watching the film, but the theme reflected in it does not please them."


    He saw Murphy frown, "but don''t worry too much. There''s still hope that we can hit the nomination list."


    This matter, Murphy basically to Bill - rosis in charge, Bill - rosis has been rotating, there are related affairs to deal with, soon left.


    Seeing off bill Rossi, Murphy opens the document and looks at it. The contents of the document are mainly the summary of bill Rossi''s work during this period, as well as the survey data of him and CAA on controlling the discourse power of Oscar.


    From these survey data, we can see that "lost lover" is not very popular with the old men.


    Among the members of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, 94% are white, 77% are male, 86% are over 50 years old, and the average age is 63 years old. The recognized country clubs are more diversified than them.


    And then refined to "lost lover" this film, it is a story about love and marriage on the surface. But in essence, it''s still a thriller and suspense film with strong colors. Compared with the exploration of love, it''s a murder case and a strange case caused by N top-notch products.


    For those who don''t like Murphy, it''s hard to avoid feeling that the film is just a "stunt" of bad taste again. Without love and feelings, it''s impossible to eat Murphy''s style with college aesthetic.


    Fortunately, what Murphy is looking for is not a small Oscar winner, but a nomination list. As long as "lost lover" can get several Oscar nominations, it will be a huge victory.


    In this respect, Murphy has always kept a clear mind, and the requirements are not high. Moreover, he has the full support of CAA, and he is willing to invest a lot of public relations and publicity expenses. It is very likely that "lost lover" will win one or three Oscar nominations.


    Close the information and put it in the file box on the desk. Murphy leaves the office again and plans to go to the audition room to continue to review the cast candidates for Sansa stark and Elia stark.


    Close the door of the office, and Murphy goes up the stairs. In the middle, there are several other departments'' offices, including the lighting group.


    The office of the lighting group is close to the bathroom. As Murphy passes by, a girl comes to her face. When she sees Murphy, she waves first.


    "Hi, Murphy." The girl''s voice is crisp, with a unique Australian accent, "long time no see."


    Seeing the blonde girl standing in front of her, Murphy didn''t recognize her for a moment. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 349

    "You don''t know me?" The blonde girl standing opposite looked at Murphy askew and shrugged, "big people are really forgetful."


    Although she didn''t recognize her at the moment of meeting her, after taking a look at her more, Murphy already remembered who this girl was. Although she grew a lot taller, she took off her old jeans and changed into a body shaping casual suit, and became a big girl with concave and convex shape. However, the outline of her face and long golden hair became few, which was enough to remind him that this was the University of Australia Leah''s old friend.


    "You''re David''s sister, Margaret Robbie." Murphy said with a smile, "Maggie, you''ve grown up."


    "Only fifteen." The little girl suddenly corrected, "I''m not Marguerite now. I changed my name according to the American pronunciation."


    Murphy frowned and thought, "Margot Robbie?"


    "Well." The girl shrugged again. "You can continue to call me Maggie."


    After another look at her, Murphy shook her head slightly, probably because of the relationship between her age and what she didn''t pay much attention to. I really didn''t see that this little girl was a clown.


    Although she took off her jeans, she left the impression of Murphy as the little girl on horseback.


    "Why did you suddenly come to Los Angeles to study acting?" Murphy vaguely remembers that when filming "Sin City", she was not too interested in acting. "Don''t you want to be a cowboy?"


    Margot Robbie blinked, "I saw my role in sin city, and found that acting was very interesting, so..."


    It''s normal for little girls to change their interests, but Murphy doesn''t find it strange.


    Murphy raised his hand and looked at his watch. Everyone familiar with him knew that it meant to be ready for the end, but Margot Robbie didn''t know. He still stood in front and didn''t intend to get out of the way.


    "Maggie," Murphy said, "anything else?"


    "No," Margot Robbie scratched his face. "It''s OK. I haven''t seen you for a long time. I want to talk to you."


    She said a lot, "last time I saw you, you were a little director, but now you have become a famous big director all over the world. Even that stupid David is famous. I''m very curious about how you do it."


    "Can we talk about it later?" Murphy pointed to the stairway. "I have work to do."


    "Ah..."


    Unlike when she was a child, Margot Robbie even showed a embarrassed expression, "sorry, Murphy, I didn''t know you were busy."


    With that, she hurried to one side.


    Murphy nodded to her. "Goodbye, Maggie."


    "Well..." She waved with a smile. "Goodbye, Murphy."


    Down to the first floor, Murphy met an agent from AA. Due to Grace''s relationship, he had a chat with him. The other side also had clients participate in the audition, but the audition role is Elia stark.


    Of course, he wants to let Murphy give the green light to his clients, but Murphy will not make any decisions and promises easily before seeing Seth Logan''s suggestion and audition video. Even if the agent suggests that his small client''s parents are super rich from Britain, they can provide a lot of convenience to the cast in Northern Ireland, and even sponsor part of the expenses.


    When he sent the agent to the audition area, today''s audition work was over, and Seth logan was also ready to send people to find him to participate in the audition seminar later.


    For major roles like Sasha stark and Elia stark, the final choice of actors is up to Murphy.


    In the temporary drawing room, it was dark, and the audition videos of the little actors were played by the assistant in turn. When the screen dimmed again, Murphy and Seth Logan, sitting near the window, opened the thick black curtains, and the drawing room returned to the light.


    There were only four people in the office, Murphy and Kara Firth, besides an assistant and Seth Logan.


    "Seth, you''ve been in charge of the audition." Murphy looked at the honest looking fat man, "tell me what you think."


    "I think there are two outstanding candidates that you can focus on." Seth Logan stood up, went to the projector, adjusted it, played a video of a little actor audition, and said, "this girl''s name is Carla Deway, from London, England, born in 1992..."


    He pointed to the large screen in front of the picture, "she has a very strange wild temperament, very similar to Elia stark."


    Murphy looked at the screen, gently nodded her head, the little girl is not very beautiful, but seems quite confident, in this year''s - Joe - Osmont and other little actors.


    Throughout Hollywood, there are very few such actors.


    "There are also two little actors, similar to Kara divai''s audition effect." Seth Logan knows he''s not the decision maker, but he just repeats the facts as much as he can. He pushes his glasses and says, "but I recommend Kara divai."


    Murphy looks at Seth Logan. He says that it must be the other side''s conditions that are very suitable for the needs of the crew."If we decide to use Kara divai, her parents can offer a lot of convenience to the crew in Northern Ireland and a lot of sponsorship." To a certain extent, Seth Logan is also affected by Murphy''s style, "which can''t be compared with the other two actors."


    Hearing Seth Logan say so, Murphy immediately thought of the agent of AA he met before. He found the information of Kara divai and looked over it. It was the small client mentioned by the other party.


    "What do you think?" Murphy asked Carla Firth.


    "It''s a seven figure sponsorship." Carla Firth said naturally, "we have no reason to refuse, do we?"


    She and Seth Logan are looking at Murphy, waiting for Murphy to make a final decision.


    It''s not hard to make such a decision. After watching Kara divai''s audition video and profile again, Murphy thought about it a little bit and said, "then make sure that Kara divai plays Elia stark."


    He turned to Seth Logan and said, "let Carla divai''s agent be informed as soon as possible. I need her to prepare for the role as soon as possible."


    The actors of other leading roles have already been determined, and they have also got their own scripts. Some of them even went to Belfast in advance to start rehearsal. Murphy, the remaining actor candidate, also needs to make a decision as soon as possible.


    Seth Logan wrote a note in his notebook and said, "I recommend Margot Robbie for the cast of Sasha stark..."


    At this point, he added, "Maggie is really wonderful, the audition effect is absolutely a surprise."


    Carla Firth asked curiously, "is that David Robbie''s sister?"


    Seth Logan nodded. "It''s his sister. She once played Nancy in sin city


    I''ve just seen the audition video of Margot Robbie. It''s really good. It''s very suitable for the pure vase role of Sansa stark. In addition, the relationship between David Robbie is here. She''s almost the most suitable choice.


    Although David Robbie doesn''t have such a strong relationship with Robert Downey, he is also a good partner and friend. Since Margot Robbie''s basic conditions are suitable, Murphy will not give up her other candidates.


    Just like Steven Spielberg''s godchildren and goddaughters, it''s very common in Hollywood to get roles through relationships.


    "Does she have an agent?" Murphy asked again.


    Seth Logan thought, "there seems to be, and David should use the same agent."


    "That''s good." Murphy stood up. "You should let them know as soon as possible."


    The last two actors are determined, and the crew is ready to go to Belfast. The rest of the work can be continued on the Northern Ireland set.


    With the arrival of November 2005, Murphy led the main cast members to fly to Northern Ireland by charter plane for the final preparations, and then strive to officially start shooting before December.


    The plane landed at Belfast International Airport, which is different from other cities. This airport is located in the center of the city. When taking a special bus to the hotel, Murphy saw many famous scenic spots along the way, such as Queen''s University of Belfast and Titanic Museum. The ship a century ago was built here.


    When he came to Northern Ireland, Murphy didn''t have much time to rest and adjust the time difference. He put himself into the work nonstop, especially gathered filie Raschel, Helena espora and David Robbie to run one by one on location to discuss the problems that might be encountered in actual shooting.


    The main shooting site of the crew will be the oil painting Hall of the Titanic studio in Belfast. For example, the bedroom of bran and the Council Hall of the black castle are actually built in this huge film studio, which used to be the workshop of Harland and wolf shipyard, with enough space for the crew to carry out the scene reconstruction.


    In addition, Murphy also took people to Glasgow, Scotland, to inspect an ancient castle here.


    The castle, called Dunn, is located 40 minutes away from Glasgow. It was built in the 14th century. It will be used as the exterior view of the stark family''s residence in winter city in the future. It is also the first scenic spot in the plan.


    Although post production will use a lot of G synthesis technology, as long as the lens can be shot in real time, Murphy will try to shoot in real time.


    The preparatory work went smoothly. When the middle of November was almost over, part of the preparatory work had been completed, and Murphy was ready to start shooting at any time. The rest of the scenery and clothing production could be done while shooting. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 350

    After shooting in Belfast, the first thing Murphy did was to adjust the shooting style of all the photographers in the film crew through a large number of field shooting. These frequent scenes were mainly extras and scenery aerial scenes. Each group of photographers took turns to take part in the shooting. Then Murphy and Philip Raschel called them together to watch the video Material, solve specific problems.


    Different from the commonly used two or three slot shooting in film shooting, because the crew will be divided into three after shooting, no matter the number of photographers or the number of shots shot, a film can''t compare.


    Although Murphy and Philip Raschel focus on the issue of shooting style when recruiting photographers, no two photographers in the world have the same style and work style, especially those photographers who cooperate with Murphy for the first time. If they want to meet the requirements of Murphy, they must have a process of adaptation.


    Nowadays, Murphy''s reputation is here. It''s only good to cooperate with him. Photographers try their best to pay attention to their work, so as to ensure the fit of their shots.


    There are no two photographers in the world with exactly the same style, but with enough communication and working together, they can become a team of close cooperation. At the same time, the shooting materials can be very similar visually, so Murphy and the whole team have been adhering to the idea of close integration.


    Before shooting their own parts, the photographers, at the request of Murphy, constantly compared their own shooting logs, and also used the pix system online sample platform to preview each other''s samples through a secure connection. In the words of Philip Raschel, "game of Thrones" has become a super cooperative "interconnected giant."


    Although everyone knows the importance of communication in shooting, in fact, Murphy and the photographers are busy all the time, so there is no guarantee that they can take time to chat every day. However, they still try to read their own shooting logs and often watch other people''s photos on PI.


    Just like the whole crew, the photographers share the same team.


    In the first week of shooting, all this helped photographers understand what they were doing and what they needed to do, and how to do it.


    For example, when Seth Logan filmed a night play, the crew hung a huge moon shaped box under the crane as a luminous body. Murphy came to the set to have a look at it, expressed that he liked the device very much, and decided to use it in some of his night plays.


    This kind of learning from each other is widespread in the crew, and Murphy and all the photographers try to keep the camera consistent


    in the period before the crew was divided into three parts, Murphy effectively united the photographers together, so that they can learn from each other and make progress together.


    During the shooting, for all the location scenes with good lighting conditions, Murphy tried to let David Robbie use natural light sources to adjust the lighting, so as to make the shooting lens more close to the natural reality. These natural light sources, whether from sunlight or fire, have more expressionism in saturation and color, and look more prominent and dramatic.


    After half a month''s adjustment, the crew got on the right track step by step. Murphy also got quite a lot of extras and scenery materials. Then the main actors arrived at the Titanic Museum in Belfast one after another. The complicated relationship between the major families in the Westeros requires Murphy to use the camera lens in the next three months The head is clearly displayed.


    In the huge open-air studio, under the command of several assistant directors of Murphy, dozens of staff are busy with their work in an orderly manner. Two cameras are set up on the preset track, another camera is hung under the long boom, and the microphone for live video recording is also installed on the boom. Two recording engineers and their assistants are constantly debugging, To achieve the recording effect Murphy wanted.


    Most of Murphy''s shooting will be done in the later part of the day, just like in the night.


    "Philly, the lens of unit 2 is down 15 degrees."


    Sitting behind the monitor, Murphy looked at the test shot and yelled to Felipe Raschel, who was in charge of the crew, "lower the boom by another three feet and shoot from a 30 degree angle! The track of unit 1 moves outward two feet, and the lens angle remains unchanged. "


    It takes some time for each scene to adjust the camera lens and angle. Philip Raschel adjusts the camera according to Murphy''s requirements. Murphy leaves her directing position and goes to the two actors who have just entered the set. She asks them to make a trial walk and check the details of their costumes at the same time.


    Clothing and modeling, any items with modern social marks, are to be eliminated.


    Any epic film or TV series can not completely eliminate all the bugs, but in practical work, the director must not use this as an excuse for carelessness, and try every means to reduce the existence of bugs.


    To make sure that there is no problem with clothing and modeling, Murphy''s focus is on the two actors, who are about to shoot a dialogue between Jon Snow and the little devil Tyrion Lannister. The two actors are tall and short, forming a sharp contrast.The actor who plays Jon Snow is a newcomer from CAA, an Englishman named Hahn jotter, who performed wonderfully in the audition.


    As for the little devil, because of the external conditions, there are not many candidates for Murphy to choose. After some efforts of bill rosis, he successfully found Peter dinlaki.


    Although Peter dinlaki can''t be compared with the mature stage after many big productions, this type of actor is too hard to find. Murphy doesn''t want to use forced perspective in a large area, which means more money and time will be spent. So he chose this special actor who is extremely scarce in Hollywood.


    Because he suffered from achondroplasia when he was young, Peter dinlaki could only be "inferior" all his life, but this did not affect him to embark on the road of performance. Unlike many half-way monks, Peter dinlaki graduated from the performance Department of a regular college and is a real class.


    As a student, he had already shown his talent and talent. He was a top student in the class, and he began to write plays in college. Murphy was deeply impressed by Peter dinlaki''s "academic" style and rigorous attitude in his audition, which is also the main reason for his final choice.


    When the two actors finished their walk, Murphy patted her hands and waited for Hahn chott and Peter dinlaki to look at them and wave to them.


    "Hahn," Murphy looked at the young actor first, "your character is still very green now. You don''t need to exert too much."


    The young actor has good savvy, which is one of the reasons why Murphy chose him.


    "Well..." Hahn Kate nodded his head hard.


    Then Murphy takes a step back and looks at Peter dinlaki.


    This step back can make the two people''s vision more equal. Murphy will not despise anyone, even the black actors he does not like. The two sides will cooperate for a long time in the future. He will not be stupid enough to talk with Peter dinlaki in a way of looking down or condescending.


    Special people like Peter dinlaki often feel extremely sensitive. When they see Murphy''s action without leaving any trace, they don''t show it on their face, but their liking increases greatly.


    Getting along with each other is a very deep knowledge.


    "Peter, Tyrion is a very complicated character," Murphy said seriously. "He has both the right side and the evil side. You need to balance his complexity."


    "I seriously studied the role." Peter dinlaki is very clear that he is limited by innate conditions. If he wants to succeed, he must make more efforts. "I think everyone is like this to a certain extent. People are very complex creatures. Unfortunately, sometimes we are too narrow-minded. For example, there are only good and bad people in the novel. One of the highlights of the script is that the characters are blurred. What do you think I think it''s very interesting to have sympathy for some characters who have done bad things. Tyrion is a good person who has done bad things, and there are many bad people who have done good things in the play. I think it''s very interesting. "


    Murphy did not expect Peter dinlaki to think so much. He asked, "what do you think is the greatest charm of Tyrion?"


    Peter dinlaki did not hesitate or think too much. He said directly, "his sense of justice, the spirit of speaking for the weak, is very brave, even if his family has always turned a deaf ear."


    "Not bad." Murphy gave Peter dinlaki a thumbs up. "Now I''m looking forward to your performance."


    He thought about it and said, "I''ll shoot this scene from Tyrion''s POV perspective first."


    As an ugly dwarf and deeply disgusted by his father, Tyrion Lannister has a complex personality. Generally speaking, he sympathizes with the weak and is good at strategy. Because of his bad reputation, he is often misunderstood as a scapegoat.


    He''s quite special in the whole series.


    Tyrion Lannister''s life can be regarded as an endless psychological abuse, but his POV perspective will not make people feel sad, but only excited, because his counterattack is also the most powerful.


    His father threw his first wife to the soldiers as a camp prostitute, and he finally shot him to death in the pit; his prostitute lover sold him out in public, and he strangled her in bed with the prime minister''s chain.


    So Murphy will let fate abuse him a little harder. "Revenge of the little devil" will be one of the ultimate killing skills of the whole series (to be continued). )

 Chapter 351

    "Song of ice and fire: game of power, scene 15, Act 1, now on!"


    With the sound of the recording, the shooting officially began. This is the first time that the crew has played a major role in the film for 10 days.


    Murphy stood behind the director''s monitor, looking at the monitor screen, staring at the digital high-definition images coming from the camera lens.


    "Your uncle is a night watchman far away!"


    The camera turns to a low arch, and the first empty camera comes to Murphy. Then the camera moves down, and the little devil Tyrion Lannister''s Peter dinlaki appears in the monitor screen.


    Peter dinlaki walks towards Hahn CHOT, who plays Jon Snow, and Hahn CHOT changes direction and walks towards him.


    "What are you doing here?" Jon Hart asked.


    "Get ready to spend the night with your family." Peter dinlaki walked around Jon Hart.


    A camera moves slowly on the slide, following Peter dinlaki and occasionally taking close ups of him.


    Peter dinlaki leaned against a wooden post, took a sip from his bottle and said, "I''ve wanted to see the Great Wall for a long time."


    The main camera is aimed at Peter dinlaki. Jon Snow has only one back image. This is a very simple lens conversion. The POV perspective has fallen on the little devil Tyrion Lannister.


    "Are you the Tyrion Lannister?" Hahn chott, with his back to the camera, asked, "the Queen''s brother?"


    Peter dinlaki looked down at himself and said, "that seems to be my highest achievement."


    The camera zooms in again to give a close-up of Peter dinlaki''s face. Peter dinlaki looks up and says, "are you ned Stark''s illegitimate son?"


    Hahn - jot looked at Peter - dinglaki angrily, turned and left, Peter - dinglaki said behind, "did I offend you? I''m very sorry. "


    He walked slowly toward Hahn Choate. "But you are a bastard."


    "It''s not wrong that Lord ned Stark is my father." Said Hahn chott.


    Peter dinlaki said, "and Mrs. Stark is not your mother, so you are an illegitimate child."


    "Illegitimate son, let me give you some advice." It doesn''t sound like any malice, "never forget your identity, because the world will never forget that if you use it to arm yourself, no one can use it to hurt you."


    With that, Peter dinlaki turned and walked away, the camera slowly retreating in front of him.


    Hahn jotter frowned. "How can you understand the feeling of being an illegitimate child?"


    Peter dinlaki stopped, leaving one last sentence: "dwarfs all over the world are illegitimate children in their father''s eyes."


    They left separately.


    The two cameras on the slide quickly returned to their positions. Murphy raised his hand and said in a loud voice, "take a 15 minute break and do it again, this time from Jon Snow''s POV perspective."


    Murphy is very strict about shooting. Although there are many differences between TV series and movies, and the shooting and production of TV series are generally not as good as movies, he still takes out the attitude of shooting movies to ask the whole crew.


    Sometimes the shooting will be delayed because of mistakes, sometimes it will be remade because of Murphy''s personal request, and it will also change the perspective of shooting, so that there are more materials to choose from in post production.


    Due to the style of the whole drama, most of the shots, especially the relevant scenes and scenes in Beijing, are dark in color and light, and there are a lot of night scenes.


    As I said before, most of the night plays are shot in the daytime. During post production, they are adjusted by Da Vinci palette and computer technology. However, a small number of night plays require special shooting at night or other special time.


    In the following audition, Murphy shot night scenes in real scenes, mainly using three processing methods: night scene, evening scene and day scene.


    When shooting some night scenes at night, due to the limitation of real scene space, it is difficult to set up lights, and it is not allowed to use more lighting equipment. Therefore, the most convenient method is to use high sensitivity lens and low illumination. Murphy makes full use of the existing light of environmental light source, and then carries out a small amount of artificial light processing.


    He asked David Robbie to enhance the intensity of the existing light sources in the environment, such as replacing the 60W incandescent lamp with 300w-500w, thickening the oil lamp wick for shooting, or using "multi wick" lamps, sometimes replacing the oil lamp wick with a small electric light source to increase the intensity of the light source, so as to directly use the light source as the main light for the environment and people.


    In a few night shooting, Murphy also uses artificial light to illuminate the wall near the camera, imitating the reflected light of the environment to use as the auxiliary light of the environment and characters.


    This method is not only convenient, but also saving equipment, practical and realistic.


    Some special night scenes need to be shot at dusk in order to achieve the best effect through post production.


    It''s necessary for Murphy to shoot at dusk when he can see outdoor scenes through doors and windows.If the outdoor space is small, such as courtyards, houses, walls, doors, trees, flower beds and so on, you can use lighting to shoot at night; but if the outdoor space is wide, such as mountains, fields, castles, distant views and so on, you can''t use lighting. Murphy must use the afterglow of the sky at dusk to shoot.


    Shooting night scene in real scene dusk is similar to shooting night scene in outdoor scene dusk. First, the lighting effect of indoor night scene should be arranged, and then the sky scattered light should be dark to a certain extent.


    Of course, among all night scenes, the number of daytime scenes is the most, accounting for 85% of all night scenes.


    Although Murphy and the crew have rich experience in this field, they also encounter some difficulties. It is difficult to shoot the night scene with the scenery outside the window. The key is to reduce the brightness of the outdoor scenery through the doors and windows to meet the requirements of the night scene brightness.


    Murphy''s method is to use a large gray filter, cover the doors and windows to block the brightness of the outdoor scene in the dark room, and the indoor lighting can be easily realized by taking the night scene at night.


    To achieve these night scenes shooting, high-definition digital movie camera plays an important role.


    Even if Murphy is not a technologist, many films use film shooting, but also have to admit that film shooting and production need not only art, but also technology, such as high-definition digital camera, which can effectively solve many problems encountered in shooting.


    In contrast to Murphy''s technology, which is good for his own project, he uses which technology, regardless of the directors in the film and digital dispute. A considerable number of people in Hollywood stubbornly believe that digital photography will destroy the art of film.


    These people feel that the equipment is more and more advanced, and the people who shoot and make movies will be more and more lazy.


    However, Murphy never thinks so. Even if he is not a technologist, he also knows that digital technology is the inevitable result of the development of the times, just like silent movies to audio movies, black-and-white movies to color movies.


    And from the perspective of an ordinary director or someone who once dreamed of becoming a director, is technological progress really bad?


    The answer must be No. the convenience provided by digital technology is definitely a good thing. In the past, there was a high industrial threshold in this industry. Whether it was taking photos or making movies, there were too many industrial thresholds. Now, the whole trend is to gradually let every ordinary person master these imaging equipment through simple learning. Only in this way can the so-called "image life" come true This is the beginning.


    For example, when Murphy was a child, he always thought that the photographer was very mysterious. Now the operation on the computer is more and more simple, but it doesn''t mean the decline of creation, on the contrary, it means the freedom of creation.


    Also in this era, every year, some wonderful video works are shot by some people who are not very professional, which may have some impact on the traditional practitioners, but now the threshold is lowering, which enriches the image vision.


    Of course, no matter how simple the equipment is, it also needs professional requirements. Murphy can''t ignore the aesthetic quality requirements of the image because the equipment is more and more easy to operate.


    In the past, when it was easy to shoot images, it did bring a lot of randomness. When Sony F35 came out, it was very mature. This kind of digital recording can be shot unlimited, which liberates users technically. However, as time goes on, it will gradually be found that what matters is not the equipment, but the professionalism of the equipment users.


    If users have strong professionalism, they can provide better art support. For example, in some areas with complex operation and working environment, there are also places where large teams can''t get in, or when shooting complex super large projects such as "song of ice and fire: game of power", digital high-definition cameras can play a very efficient role.


    For more and more advanced equipment, professionalism will make it good use rather than abuse.


    In all the shots taken by the crew using the digital high-definition camera, Murphy and the crew maintain sufficient aesthetic judgment and creativity. They will never shoot casually because it is relatively easy, which will only become a tragedy in the end.


    In this era, equipment is getting better and better, changing faster and faster, which also makes creators more and more labor-saving. But the most important thing is to learn how to use these equipment and how to use them to express what they think in their minds.


    In a word, no matter what equipment and technology are used to serve for film shooting and production, as long as they can achieve the desired effect, why care whether they are old technology or new technology.


    Digital equipment is not only a consumer goods or equipment, but also can be used to solidify classics like film.


    In the Titanic Museum studio, the shooting fell behind. The crew was divided into three groups. Murphy led the largest group to continue shooting in and around the three British Islands. Paul Wilson and Seth Logan each led a group to go to Malta and Croatia to shoot some feeder scenes.


    The location shooting started, Murphy''s crew also ushered in a group of special actors, six huskies were brought into the crew by a professional organization. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 352

    There is no doubt that the stark family in lindongcheng is a very important family in the whole series. It is the Lord of the Northern Territory. The clan emblem is a silver gray ice wolf on the white snow plain. The clan language is "winter is coming". Sometimes the word "running wolf''s blood" is used to express the wild and unrestrained character of some stark family members.


    Therefore, the ice wolf is a very important supporting role in the role of stark family members.


    Animal actors often appear in Hollywood movies, and there are also special companies and institutions to provide relevant services. Some star level animal actors are paid quite high.


    Ice wolf is an important symbol of ned Stark''s children. It will appear frequently in game of thrones, and the crew has contacted a special animal actor company for a long time.


    It''s not realistic to play with wolves. Dogs that look like wolves are the best choice.


    Six huskies, accompanied by professionals, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Belfast, but what Murphy didn''t expect was that with huskies on the set, there were some people who liked to make trouble.


    "At present, there are three private organizations in the UK targeting our cast."


    In an office on the set, Kara Firth, who came to Belfast with husky, frowned a little tight. She obviously encountered some things that even she was worried about, "they are the British environmental protection organization, the animal protection organization, and the dog lovers Association."


    Murphy sat back in her swivel chair, her brow locked more tightly than Carla Firth. "It''s a good thing for environmental protection organizations to say that we have hired a special service company, and the cleaning of the location shooting site will not be a problem, the latter two..."


    He shook his head. "Animal protection organizations and dog lovers'' associations are the trouble."


    Hollywood has a perfect system, which is not only reflected in the clear rules and regulations and strong trade union organizations to protect the rights and interests of workers, but also the concern of some people about animal actors.


    Many troupes using animal actors have to work under the supervision of relevant protection organizations if they don''t want to cause too much trouble and welcome some people''s protest.


    Just as the actors who join the actors'' Union sign contracts with the crew under the supervision of the union, the agreements on the use of animal actors are often signed under the supervision of relevant organizations.


    Of course, this is not a compulsory measure, but if it is not done, there will be more trouble.


    "No way." Carla Firth shook her head. "It''s the usual practice in the industry. Let''s get there quickly."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy sat quite quietly. "Let them wait a little longer."


    The crew has long signed a formal agreement with the owners of the animal actors, but the agreement has to be filed with the animal protection organization and the dog lovers Association, and the director Murphy and the producer Kara Firth need to sign on the record.


    "You..." Instead of persuading, Carla Firth picked up a budget and looked at it patiently.


    On the other hand, Murphy closed his eyes and had been busy all morning. He was also a little tired. He took this rare free time to rest.


    It took half an hour before Murphy opened her eyes, motioned to Carla Firth, walked out of the office, walked through a small open-air set, and came to the seemingly shabby theater conference room.


    Two middle-aged men are waiting here. The crew who is in charge of receiving them are just sitting near the door. They don''t seem willing to take care of them.


    Seeing Murphy and Carla Firth enter the conference room, the two listless middle-aged men, as if seeing class enemies, immediately perk up and look over.


    The staff member stood up and introduced Murphy and Kara Firth, "this is Richard Dennis from the British animal conservationists, and this is James Morse from the dog lovers Association."


    Murphy nodded to the two men and sat across from their conference table with Carla Firth.


    "We will use animal actors according to relevant regulations." Murphy didn''t want to waste time on these unrelated people. He said very directly, "they will have the same rights as all actors in the crew."


    "No!" The middle-aged man named Richard Dennis shook his head. "Director Stanton, you are wrong. Animal actors, that is six huskies, should be given more protection and more effective care."


    On hearing this, Murphy''s lips quivered a little, but said nothing.


    "Although you have animal actor contracts with Husky''s owners." The speaker became James Morse of the dog people''s Association. "But your production is based in the UK, and you have to abide by the provisions of animal protection organizations and dog people''s Association, as well as the relevant laws in the UK."


    "Go ahead, please." Murphy made a please sign.


    "According to the regulations," James Morse is extremely serious, and seems to be afraid that Murphy, the director, will abuse his sweetheart. "Animal actors should not work more than 45 minutes at a time, and their daily action time should not exceed three and a half hours. It is forbidden to abuse, beat and abuse animal actors..."In just a few minutes, the other side said a long string.


    To exaggerate, it''s more detailed than the agents of Hollywood a-coffee and super a-coffee fighting for special treatment for their big clients.


    Finally, James Morse, who is crazy about dogs, said, "we will supervise the use of animal actors by the crew, and effectively protect their rights. If the crew violates the rules, we will immediately report to the association and relevant government departments, and strictly stop the relevant actions."


    According to Murphy''s understanding, the crew did not find six huskies at all, but invited six parents to come.


    Compared with Murphy, Kara Firth was a little impatient. "What about the people who take care of husky? Are there relevant regulations on their working hours and working environment? "


    It seems that he didn''t understand Carla Firth''s implied taunt. James Morse naturally said, "what we care about and protect is dogs, not humans!"


    There was a flash of disdain in Carla Firth''s eyes.


    This kind of words, let Cara - Feisi quite speechless, even if she also has a pet dog, still can''t understand this mentality.


    Murphy is too lazy to talk to these people, "can I sign the memo now?"


    "And Husky''s accommodation..."


    James Morse wanted to speak again, but Murphy raised his hand and interrupted, "there are clear terms in this aspect. If you don''t understand, you can go to see the relevant actor agreement. We''ll continue when you''re finished."


    "Ah No more James Morse and Richard Dennis respectively pushed the two memos in front of them.


    These had been examined by lawyers before. Murphy opened them, signed their names with Kara Firth, nodded to the two men, stood up and walked out of the meeting room.


    Carla Firth followed, "Why are you so happy? It''s not your style. "


    Murphy walked toward the studio and said, "Rosa Rodriguez and two security guards will accompany them all the way instead of me!"


    "So it is." Put it down, carlas.


    In any way, Murphy doesn''t like those two guys. He really can''t understand the mentality of those guys who love dogs more than humans. What James Morse just said is that the six huskies are much more important than the people who take care of them.


    If it''s a movie or TV play with animals as the main characters, Murphy will definitely kick those two people away and will not sign the memorandum at all. However, the appearance time of ice wolf in "game of Thrones" is limited, and there are not many scenes to shoot, which basically will not exceed those harsh requirements.


    At the door of the studio, Murphy suddenly stops. Now it''s just the beginning of the series. In the future, ice wolf will continue to appear. If these guys keep haunting the crew, even if the director behind is not him, it''s really annoying.


    "Kara, write it down for me." Murphy reminds Kara Firth, "from season 2, all the ice wolves will use G as much as possible."


    Even if husky continues to be used as an ice wolf, we need to use GI technology to make some modifications. It''s better to use G directly.


    Entering the studio, Murphy threw these behind her head and began to prepare for the afternoon shooting.


    What is about to be shot is the part related to the ice wolf. Husky, who will appear, is also brought into the studio by professional trainers. A makeup artist under Jack Watson will decorate it.


    As we all know, children''s actors and animal actors are recognized as the two most uncontrollable factors in Hollywood.


    These two factors are full of in the "game of Thrones" crew. Compared with the scenes that have been shot by several small actors, the shooting of ice wolf is more difficult.


    Little actors have their own professional teachers or parents for guidance, and their performances are at most good and bad. After husky appeared, Murphy fully understood why he was called one of the three fools of sledge.


    In fact, it''s really hard to shoot wolves with husky. If the animal actors don''t have professional training, they will shout again and again. It takes a short time for Murphy to shoot, but the film ratio is very high. He shot a lot of materials, but few of them have the right light, shape and action. He tried his best to integrate the appropriate materials with the atmosphere lens, Create a relatively "wolf" husky.


    As for the rule of no more than 45 minutes at a time, Murphy completely threw it aside when all parties acquiesced and the two dog lovers were entangled.


    As a direct result, when the scene was almost finished, husky was really tired. He put out his tongue, tilted his head, looked at the camera, quickly closed his eyes and put on a dead pose. The cute whole group couldn''t bear to wake him up. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 353

    (I''ve been in a mess recently. After my daughter''s drinking, she will gradually return to the third shift. Everyone understands that when I was a new father, my life and biological clock are in a mess.)


    "Protest! I want to make a solemn protest against your overtime use of animal actors! "


    During the break, Murphy goes to the outside of the set to communicate with Husky''s trainer. James Morse, who is stopped by the security personnel led by Rosa Rodriguez, is almost shouting, "you must stop shooting immediately, or the dog lovers Association will be involved..."


    The voices were so disturbing that Murphy couldn''t communicate with the trainer at ease. He frowned and took the husky trainer with him.


    "Director Stanton," James Morse saw Murphy, as if he had killed his father, struggling to break through the block of the two big waisted security personnel. Unfortunately, his body was too poor to rush over, so he had to continue shouting, "I want to make a solemn protest to the crew..."


    "Protest against what?" Murphy laid hands on the two security guards.


    Those two people let go of James - Morse, but also stare at him, who knows what these lunatics will do under impulse.


    In their eyes, James Morse can be classified into the unreasonable category.


    James Morse saw Murphy, his voice a little bit restrained, "protest against your overtime use of animal actors!"


    "Overtime use?" Murphy shook his head disdainfully. "The filming of the crew is in full compliance with the laws and regulations of this country."


    "But..."


    This obnoxious guy wants to speak again, but Murphy interrupts him directly. "Mr. Morse, please come up with concrete evidence, and then communicate with the legal adviser of the crew."


    James - Morse lengxia, he can enter the studio, the most basic condition is to temporarily turn in any recording and camera equipment.


    There is no actual video material, just his mouth, there is no convincing, other people in the studio


    He looked around, with hostility in their eyes.


    However, when James Morse glanced over Murphy''s side, he saw the trainer who followed him. It was like discovering the new world. He pointed to the trainer and exclaimed excitedly, "he! He can testify for me! "


    He looked at the trainer, and as long as the other side was willing to testify, the dog lovers Association and animal protection organizations would soon be able to intervene.


    Murphy didn''t turn his head and asked, "Gibbs, did the crew use your Husky actors overtime?"


    "No! Absolutely not The trainer, Gibbs, immediately swore, "I''ve been counting the time. The shooting just took 43 minutes, definitely not more than 45 minutes."


    James Morse did not expect that the trainer would talk nonsense with his eyes open. He was stunned for a moment.


    Murphy didn''t want to look at his stunned expression, gave Rosa Rodriguez a wink, turned and walked toward the set, followed by trainer Gibbs.


    James Morse looked back at Murphy and Gibbs angrily, as if they had killed his family.


    Back on set, Murphy nodded to Gibbs, "let''s go on."


    He didn''t worry about the problem of trainers. Hollywood has its own set of operating rules. These companies that provide animal actors are also part of Hollywood. If they break the Convention and stand on the opposite side of the cast, other cast members in the industry will certainly have quite a lot of concerns when they cooperate with them in the future.


    It''s normal for any crew to work overtime and delay.


    What''s more, in the agreement signed by the crew and all parties of husky, there is also a reward for completing the work according to the date set by the crew, which is the same as the actor''s reward, and the amount is also expensive.


    In the face of these, in fact, there is no need for Murphy and the crew to mention anything, and the trainer will not be stupid enough to stand with those guys whose brain circuits are different from ordinary people.


    To get rid of this little trouble, Murphy continued to shoot the ice wolf.


    Although Murphy has tried to turn husky into a fool before shooting, it''s not easy to make husky into a fool.


    Moreover, there is no such strange creature as the ice wolf in the real world.


    Murphy first made an article on Husky''s photography. Silhouette shooting is a universal concealer. He lets people pour big backlights with headlights at the far end of husky. The details of hash''s face are well hidden, retaining only the form of wolf shape. In the use of scenes, the camera crew is also cautious, taking some dynamic local close-up and shadow. It also helps to shape the sense of mystery and deterrence.


    The second is motion control. During shooting, Murphy will make Husky''s owner use bait to tease the dog, and let husky make tongue sticking, jumping, mouth opening and other actions at an appropriate time. Slow motion camera is used to capture these actions. There are many shots in each shot, which can always be used. In addition, the actor and husky are in the same picture, focusing on the actor and husky In turn, the actor''s performance and tense atmosphere are used to make up for and create the illusion of wolf;There is also essential material processing. The shot will be preliminarily processed on the set. For all the scenes related to wolves, Murphy will use a relatively fast shot switch to keep husky calm. At the same time, the flashback and symbolic shot of real wolves will be cut into the clip to form a conflict paragraph with the running horses, the tense eyes and tense dynamics of actors .


    In the final post production stage, the sound effect processing link is added, and the dull wolf roars through it. With the rhythm of editing and the intense background music, the image characteristics of wolf can be effectively shaped.


    The husky part was filmed until mid December, and then the trainer left Belfast with the dog and went to Malta to join Paul Wilson and Seth Logan, who were filmed there with a team.


    After finishing the part about the ice wolf, Murphy began to let the main actors into the group in a large area, preparing to shoot a few action plays.


    Although it''s a fantasy series, magic, martial arts, duels and wars are all for the plot, and limited to investment, Murphy will not shoot those super scenes, and action plays are relatively few.


    Westrow is a fictional country. If the whole drama wants to have a feeling of being in the middle ages, the magic color must be very weak. At least in the first season, the magic elements can''t be much.


    Like the original novel, the collection of Murphy''s plan, the ghost and the legend of the tangrian family dragon, will be the most magical place in the whole series.


    "The exquisite presentation of details and background will make the whole play maintain the greatest degree of authenticity. The body, talent and fighting skills of the characters of all ethnic groups are not set with exaggerated super power, which is almost the same as the real characters."


    At the business meeting before shooting the action drama, Murphy said, "a kind of real fantasy will make game of Thrones both real and fantasy."


    There is also the issue of scale. This is only the first season, and it will be broadcast on Fox cable in the future. Not to mention the novel, the large-scale lens will make the whole series more attractive. Each episode of "game of Thrones" will inevitably have several bold scenes.


    As long as novelists feel that it is necessary to take measures to maintain readers'' declining interest, they will let the characters go to bed. They can question the heavy taste scenes in the play for the same reason, and they can also use the background of the story to excuse them. Similar to the medieval culture, it is not civilized enough. There are wild and uncontrollable instincts, which all urge the novelists to go to bed Murphy, as he used to be, retains a large part of the character.


    However, Murphy will also make appropriate adjustments. All these scenes can not affect the solemn tone of the whole show. For example, when modern people look back at the civilization left by the middle ages, they will feel strong, fresh and happy.


    The carrier of the film is the big screen, which can present the picture epic, and the carrier of the drama is the small screen. Compared with the film, it has a natural defect in presenting the grand scene.


    During the whole process of shooting game of thrones, there was no scene of large-scale war. For the large-scale war involved in the plot, Murphy would adopt the way of "drowning dog", that is, only describing the cause and effect of the action scene.


    Although the production cost of the crew is expensive, it can''t be compared with the big commercial films in Hollywood. It''s better not to shoot them than to be hard pressed.


    Instead of creating spectacles, we can give full play to the advantage of length, create epic stories, and present the details of characters and events.


    Murphy intends to make "game of power" a good case in this respect, and make it a real epic with unpredictable narration.


    Then there''s the specific action design. It''s a typical Western Epic like the Lord of the rings trilogy. It certainly can''t use the Kung Fu based action design popular in advanced Hollywood. Murphy specially recruited several traditional movie swordsmanship masters to train the actors with action, and personally took charge of most of the action shooting.


    In short, what Murphy wants is a simple and rough fight, not a fancy action design.


    With the start of action filming, more and more actors began to enter the cast. Jessica Alba also came to Belfast from Los Angeles. In fact, Hollywood''s top actors are not essentially different from those on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and they often wear a lot of people when they travel.


    Jessica Alba, for example, brought her new boyfriend to the Belfast set.


    As long as it does not affect the normal shooting of the crew and is not in the period of confidentiality, Murphy will not prohibit the actor''s relatives and friends from visiting the crew.


    But when Jessica Alba introduces her new boyfriend to him, Murphy always feels that this man seems to have some impression, and this impression comes from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 354

    During the break, Jessica Alba went out of her way to find Murphy and introduced her new boyfriend to him.


    "Murphy, this is my boyfriend dreckett, shortstop for the New York Yankees." "This is Murphy Stanton, the best young director in Hollywood," she added


    "Nice to meet you, Murphy."


    The tall, strong man in front of him reached out and Murphy shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, Drake."


    Although they are very polite, they lack common topics. Although baseball is the second largest professional sport in North America, Murphy knows nothing about it. After a few words of greeting with Drake kit, he has nothing to say.


    "I have something else to do." Murphy pointed to the set and said to Jessica Alba, "take Drake around."


    "Well." Jessica Alba nodded and assured, "I''ll rehearse from tomorrow."


    Murphy smiles and turns to the set.


    Back at the back of the camera, he said a few words to Philip Raschel, and then asked a master of Western swordsmanship, who was acting as an action director, to exchange the notes of the next action play. When he sat back in the director''s chair, he saw Jessica Alba walking out of the studio with the shortstop named dreckett.


    Murphy sighed. To a large extent, he changed Jessica Alba''s way as an actor, or even her fate, but dreckett still appeared.


    He would not be stupid enough to interfere in Jessica Alba''s private life. It was a hard and thankless thing. Since she chose dreckett, she would have to bear the corresponding consequences.


    The break soon ended, the shooting started again, and Murphy threw it aside and threw it all into work.


    In front of the camera, Sean bin, who plays ned stark, and Miller Clayton, who plays James Lannister, wave two big swords. However, their actions are not coherent at all. Sometimes they will be stopped by Murphy after only one chop. The action play without editing is absolutely not as wonderful as the film.


    Even if the shooting is occasionally extended by a few seconds, the actions of Sean bin and Miller Clayton are a little clumsy by Hollywood standards, but that''s what Murphy wants.


    But more often than not, the stunt doubles of the two are on the stage.


    The play lasted nearly half an afternoon, ending with ned stark being stabbed in the thigh by a small fish soldier.


    In many epic movies or TV dramas, the protagonists are always enemies of thousands of people. Even if they are besieged by countless people, they can cope with them calmly. Even the sneak attack from a dead corner behind them can not cause any threat to them.


    But this way is not suitable for power games. There won''t be super characters like Legolas in this series.


    To be exact, there will be super experts in the series, but good skills are only relative.


    Once the song of ice and fire had a nickname in North America: a song.of.kill . an.fuck Among them, kill seldom ends up with chivalry, most of them are sadistic, and few of them are full. Love, most of them are rape.


    The so-called super experts, in fact, are not much more powerful than ordinary soldiers. There are absolutely no such scenes as ten thousand enemies. So when the experts are in trouble, they are often badly abused.


    For example, James Lannister, recognized as a top-notch master, was captured alive by several mercenaries because he was tired of fighting with Britney. He was also beheaded, and Britney was almost killed.


    Britney was also a real Imperial Guard, but when she saw eight soldiers of the enemy in good condition, she was in despair and was bitten off by a mercenary.


    Hounds are the king''s number one bodyguard, which is also a first-class expert. They fight with his brother''s personal soldiers. Although they kill all the enemies, they are fatally injured and abandoned by Elia.


    This is also one of the reasons why many people don''t like Danielle stangelian. It''s because in this very realistic and abusive world, she is the only one who drives the plug-in all the way, invincible, invincible and superior.


    Of course, Jon Snow is also very buggy. No matter where he goes, people with him are all killed or abused. However, he is very lucky and has a safe journey.


    In other words, no matter how close to reality, this is still a TV series after all, it is impossible to have no leading role aura.


    After the transition, the action play continued, and Murphy began to shoot some close combat scenes, just like the previous shooting, using stunt doubles in a large area.


    It''s very simple to distinguish which scenes are performed by the actor himself from stunt doubles. The action scenes with positive close-up are often performed by the actor himself. Those who can''t see clearly are almost stunt doubles.


    Careful people can also find that, whether it''s a movie or a TV play, almost 90% of the time in an action play is hard to see the face clearly.


    The fighting scenes of power games are not necessarily difficult to shoot, but in order to show real fighting, it must cost a lot of money.Because of the investment, Murphy has to shoot excellent action plays at a relatively low cost. In his previous cooperation with tiger Chen, he has learned a lot, and there are not many problems in dealing with these action plays.


    What Murphy used is the simplest way to shoot action drama, which is mainly divided into two types. One type can be collectively referred to as simple fist, and the other type can be named as ruthless blow.


    Simple one punch is a general term for some of the simplest shooting methods of action drama. It is widely used in the film industry all over the world, and the effect is quite good.


    For example, David finch''s fight club, Edward Norton used this simple technique in his first punch. Later, the film used this method in many places.


    In the shooting of the power game, all the actors are willing to do such a performance, because this special effect does not need too many skills, as long as they can accurately grasp the time, in the words of Sean bin, "it''s very enjoyable."


    The basic method for Murphy to shoot a hard punch or sword is very simple. Let an actor hit the key part of the opponent''s head and neck with an empty fist or a long sword.


    Of course, it''s not difficult for outsiders to guess this little trick, so the director can''t choose the wrong lens. In that case, the result will be ridiculous, and the illusion of borrowing will be completely ineffective.


    In order to make this simple punch, Murphy uses a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens has the effect of compressing space. Using the telephoto lens, the distance between objects will look shorter than the actual distance.


    It''s also a general term for many shooting methods. To sum up, sometimes, with a heavy fist or a long sword, the character can directly bring down the villain.


    All of Murphy''s action plays don''t last long. They usually take several rounds to decide the outcome. He needs to strike hard at this effect.


    To get this kind of action shot, he, the director, must make sure that the actor''s strike is very powerful and perfect.


    such shooting techniques also need to be changed. The camera must move closely with the action of the actor''s fist or sword to show the speed and strength of the strike.


    The angle of the camera is very important. It must be close to the victim and in the direction of the protagonist''s attack. If a telephoto lens is used, the camera should not be too far away from the actors. Murphy should make sure that the lens just catches two actors at the same time.


    However, the camera should not be too close to the actors. If it is too close, the victims will take up most of the shots. When shooting from this angle, the audience will feel that they are victims, and they will not be able to feel the joy or cruelty of the protagonist''s attack.


    So when Murphy uses this method to shoot, he always remembers that the attacker is the key point. When shooting, he uses center view, and the effect will be quite good.


    As long as the shooting is done well, a strike without any strength in reality will become handsome and heroic.


    Although Murphy''s shooting in Northern Ireland was exhausting, the team was still orderly and calm. No matter when and where he was shooting, the crew''s cameras never swayed without any reason.


    After shooting the action part, the crew encountered some problems when they moved the transport to the glacier, and finally had to choose to shoot a group of shots outside the hotel. A rock more than 1000 feet high nearby formed an icicle, but none of these stopped Murphy from shooting.


    It''s December now. The weather in Northern Ireland is unforgettable, but Murphy feels very comfortable with the crew''s working attitude and equipment operation.


    Whether it''s Northern Ireland with relatively poor conditions or Maltese with pleasant climate, Murphy''s three production teams, code named "dragon", "wolf" and "Lion", are shooting much more smoothly than planned.


    In Murphy''s eyes, the theme, shooting location, complete production plan and budget, as well as the superb skills of the photographers and the efforts of the actors are the key to the success of the work.


    The busy work continued until around Christmas in 2005. The crew only gave two days off to the unemployed. Most of the other major cast members, under the leadership of Murphy, still took Belfast as the center and shot in the snow season.


    Since Murphy was unable to return to Los Angeles for Christmas, galgado, who used to return to Israel at this time of the year, did not fly to Tel Aviv. Instead, he followed the latest group of people from the crew and took a special charter flight to Belfast.


    As in the past, Murphy didn''t go to the airport to meet her. Gail gado himself came to the location by the special bus of the crew.


    Unlike a person in the past, this time with Gail gado, there is another girl. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 355

    A black business car drove out of the International Airport in the center of Belfast, left the city all the way north, arrived at a seemingly ancient town, and stopped near a castle made of rocks.


    "It feels so strange."


    The car door was opened from the inside, a girl wearing a cotton hat jumped down first, looked up at some gloomy sky, there are fine snowflakes falling on her face, she quickly rubbed a cold face with her hand, "can see the snow in December, it''s really special."


    Several people came down from the car. Many of them looked at her like idiots, but the little girl didn''t care at all. She just felt the snowflakes in December that could not be seen in Australia.


    The last person got out of the car and stood right next to her.


    Gail gado stepped on black long leather boots, wrapped in a dark blue windbreaker coat, and pulled his hat down. He just came from warm Los Angeles. He really didn''t adapt to the cold and humid weather in Northern Ireland.


    "Here..." The little girl reached out and pointed to an open space on the right side of the castle, where hundreds of people were busy, "they''re over there."


    "I see it." Gail gado nodded gently.


    At a distance, she saw Murphy standing on top of a truck with a loudspeaker.


    "It''s all said. I''ll make peace with you." The girl next to him muttered discontentedly, "why is it still this cold attitude?"


    "Thank you." Gail gado rubbed his red hands, put them in his pocket and walked to the location set. "Margaret, you can wait in the car."


    "Wait for me." Margot Robbie immediately followed, walking and saying, "call me Maggie."


    Outside the set, someone waved to Gail gado with a smile. Gail gado immediately stopped, found a place to see the inside of the set, and waited patiently.


    She knows Murphy''s work habits and won''t disturb him at this time.


    Margot Robbie followed her like a little tail.


    Gail gado squinted at her and said nothing.


    Although the little girl stirred up the relationship between Murphy and her when Murphy was shooting "dead man" a long time ago, she was on the plane this time, and the other side''s attitude was quite good. It seems that she has passed the stage of rebellion and ignorance.


    At Gail gado''s age, she will not take the words of a 12-3-year-old girl to heart. Even if Margot Robbie has any thoughts, she is confident that she can deal with them easily.


    Seeing the golden hair under Margot Robbie''s cotton hat, Gail gado suddenly remembers Murphy''s words when he talks about CAA''s dismissal of Mike. Tigers don''t care about Fox''s tricks.


    The set is still busy shooting. After watching it carefully for a while, Margot Robbie feels a little bored and says to Gail gado, "why don''t you be an actor? If you''re an actor, it''s easy to succeed. "


    Gail gado knew what she meant and shook her head. "I''m not interested in that."


    "If the interest is not in this aspect..." Margot Robbie''s blue eyes rolled. "How did you join the school film club?"


    On the plane when they came, the seats of the two people were next to each other, and she heard a lot about each other.


    "Because I feel like doing this..." What Gail gado can let Margot Robbie know is to let her know, "it can further increase the common topic between the two."


    "Oh, so..."


    Around Gail gado, Margot Robbie suddenly said, "don''t you think that if you enter Hollywood, you will have more topics and closer distance with Murphy?"


    Gail gado has been paying attention to Murphy on the set. Hearing this, he can''t help but look back at Margot Robbie. This girl is quite like her at the beginning. She is very precocious and intelligent.


    "Half an hour off..."


    There was a faint voice coming from the set. Gail gado asked Margot Robbie next to him, "will you go and have a look?"


    "Of course." Margot Robbie didn''t recognize a student at all. He took Gail gado and walked to the set. "I played a very important role. I came here in advance just to get to know the crew."


    Gail - gado face helpless flash, was Margot - robila into the set.


    "The effect of plasma needs to be increased a little bit."


    In the studio, Murphy is still discussing with the props department about the shortcomings of the shooting. "I want the blood to come out directly and fly to..."


    He turned to Peter dinlaki, who was obviously shorter than the others. "He could fly to Tyrion Lannister''s face."


    "I see." The props division busy nodded, "I''m going to prepare."


    As soon as the propman left, an assistant director came up to him and said in a low voice, "miss gado is here.""Gail?" Murphy waved to the others. "Go ahead."


    He looked in the direction of the assistant director. Gail gado, wearing black boots and dark trousers, was being pulled this way by Margot Robby.


    Murphy immediately went up.


    "Hi, Murphy." Margot Robbie saw him and waved, "we''re here."


    Although she is very enthusiastic, Murphy''s eyes at the moment are only Gail gado, stride to her side, first saw her open front windbreaker, quickly helped her pull, told, "this is not Los Angeles, nor Israel, you should pay attention to keep warm."


    "Nothing." Hearing this concern, Gail gado showed a sweet smile, "I''m not cold."


    Instead, she reached out and touched Murphy''s red face. "You''re freezing red here."


    "It''s just the wind." Murphy pretended not to care and said, "nothing. The weather here is not as good as Los Angeles. It''s always a bit uncomfortable."


    Margot Robbie looks at Murphy and Gail gado. At this moment, it seems that there is only one another in their eyes, and there is no room for anyone or anything. In their ears, they are all concerned about each other, as if there are only two of them in the world.


    She suddenly felt that she was totally redundant.


    Looking at the two men, Margot Robbie put his arms around his chest and said nothing. It was a good play.


    It''s a pity that the good play was not seen at all. Murphy immediately turned his head and said, "Maggie, what''s the matter with you?"


    Her play won''t start for a while.


    "I''m here ahead of time," Margot Robbie grinned. "Get used to the weather and the crew, get in shape as soon as possible."


    She came over and took Gail gado''s arm. "And there were flowers on the road with me."


    "Blossoms?" Murphy''s mouth quivered slightly.


    Gail gado pulled back his arm without any trace. Margot Robbie didn''t seem to be aware of this. He still said to himself, "I talked with dodo very speculatively. After I left Australia to study acting in Los Angeles, I haven''t met such a good friend as dodo."


    Seeing Murphy''s puzzled look, Gail gado shrugged slightly, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.


    "Did she really change when she grew up?" Murphy felt that Margot Robbie was so different from the one she had seen on the farm in Australia, at least externally.


    In my impression, Margaret Robbie is still the small cowboy who rides and gallops and dares to feed her hounds with bloody rabbits.


    However, he also knows that people will always grow up, and some changes will happen in the process of growth because of this or that situation.


    After looking at the time, Murphy pointed to the trailer parking area not far from the left and said, "I have to continue to work. You go there and find a warm place to stay for a while. The crew leaves work at 6:30 and then we''ll have dinner together."


    He had said this to Gail gado, and Margot Robbie included herself in it, and immediately said, "OK, let''s go to eat English food in the evening. I''ll try how bad English food is."


    Murphy and Gail gado look at each other, but they are helpless. Especially Murphy, Margot Robbie is David Robbie''s sister. When he went to Australia, he also received each other''s hospitality. Now David Robbie has gone to Malta with Paul Wilson, so it''s right to take proper care of his sister.


    "Then I''ll wait for you." Gail gado said with a smile, and Murphy gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Go."


    The filming of the film crew is quite intense and busy. Murphy shoots as much as 6tb of lens material every day. The environmental conditions in Northern Ireland in winter are quite poor, especially in recent days, snowflakes will fall from time to time in the sky. Cold is definitely one of the biggest enemies of the film. Fortunately, the film crew uses high-definition digital cameras, which have not been affected much.


    Every film or TV series has its own shooting and production technology. For song of ice and fire: game of power, Sony F35 HD digital camera is much more practical than film shooting. Murphy doesn''t need to worry about sending the film to another country''s studio and waiting for several days to see the sample film. There is no delay in shooting this time, he said You can watch the shooting content in your room at any time, which greatly reduces the variables that may appear in the shooting.


    No director likes to see a sudden situation in shooting, because it often means that the work is moving in an uncontrollable direction.


    Maybe Gail gado brought good luck. After several days of continuous overcast, the sky suddenly cleared up and the sun came down. Murphy immediately asked Philip Raschel to change the shooting method and increase the number of hand-held camera lenses. However, all hand-held cameras must be installed on the stannikon equipment used to stabilize the lens. He does not need those shaking lenses.


    Murphy asked the crew to shoot in the sun. The photographers tried to capture the sun as much as possible. Now it''s the end of December. The sun will stop at a very low position and the light will not be particularly strong.When shooting sunlight, the lens will give a star like flickering effect, very clear, not blurred at all.


    The shooting continued until 6:30, when it was completely dark, Murphy led the crew back to the hotel. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 356

    As Gail gado and Margot Robbie want to taste authentic English food, during dinner, Murphy specially chose a traditional English restaurant near the hotel. Although this is Northern Ireland, not England, most of the traditional classic English food can still be found here.


    The purpose of the three men was to have a taste, so Murphy ordered a lot of dishes, such as fish and chips, Jack potato, York pudding, Royal cream chicken and so on.


    Almost all dishes have the same characteristic of high calorie.


    As a result, the three of Murphy are more tasting than eating.


    "I feel OK." Margot Robbie was the first to put down his knife and fork. "English food is not as bad as it''s said."


    Gail gado nodded. "It''s not as good as French food and Italian food, but it has its own characteristics."


    She didn''t eat much either. She just tasted it. She picked up her napkin and wiped her mouth gently. She said, "the biggest disadvantage is that the heat is too high. It''s a woman''s natural enemy."


    It''s been a while since I came here. Murphy also went to enjoy English food with several local people of the crew, and heard them give a brief introduction. Now I can just take it out and talk to the two girls opposite.


    "English food can be described as simple in one word. There are only two ways to make it: bake it in the oven, or cook it in the pot, and don''t put any seasonings when cooking. " Murphy pointed to the pile of saucers on the table. "When you eat, add some salt, pepper or mustard, spicy soy sauce, etc. according to your personal preference."


    Margot Robbie and Gail gado look at the sauce on the table, but they don''t have any appetite.


    Murphy added, "eating English food is like falling in love. Taste and love are all of your own choice. You don''t judge the taste with your tongue, but with your heart. In British food culture, British food is very rich, and all kinds of nutrients needed by the human body will be met from these different foods. The standard of British breakfast only includes bacon, black pudding, fried eggs, bread, tomato, tea and so on. "


    "You seem to know a lot." Margot Robbie turned his eyes and asked, "where do you see that?"


    "No Murphy shook his head. "Sean Bin''s treat the other day. I listened to him."


    Gail gado laughed. "Honey, you buy and sell now, too."


    Murphy shrugged and concluded, "English food is not as good as French food and Italian food, but it has a long history and has its own characteristics."


    All kinds of rumors about British food are widely spread all over the world. According to his personal feelings, although there are not so many kinds of British food, it is not so bad.


    Of course, some things are compared. Without comparison, there will be no harm.


    Once upon a time, Murphy saw a joke on the Internet on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The biggest depression in life is: Taking Chinese wages, marrying an American wife, eating English food, living in a Japanese House


    "It''s almost everything to me..." Gail gado picked up his tea cup and took a sip. "I only eat vegetarians and I have to control my diet. I don''t feel any special flavor."


    "Honey." Murphy timely advised a few, "animal protein nutrition is sometimes plant protein can not replace."


    Margot Robbie agreed with Murphy and immediately said, "well, well If you don''t eat meat, it''s terrible. You might as well die. "


    Gail gado just shook his head at Murphy, but said nothing.


    Murphy sighed and stopped persuading them. They''ve been together for so many years. Vegetarianism, then vegetarianism.


    At the end of the dinner, Murphy and Gail gado decline Margot Robbie''s invitation to her room and go straight back to the suite on the top floor.


    Although Gail gado has come to Belfast, they don''t have much time to be alone except for the night. Murphy wants to finish shooting all the scenes in 100 days, so time is still very precious.


    Gail gado is different from most girls in this age group. She is not a kind of rambling type at all. She is mature and steady. She spends most of her time on the set watching Murphy busy. Occasionally, Margot Robbie has time to hang out in Belfast together.


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    Back in the new studio, a shot was stopped by Murphy. He waved Peter dinlaki over, "just now you are too serious. I don''t need a serious little devil. Think about what kind of expression and attitude the little devil should use when talking with Jon Snow."


    Peter dinlaki was standing there, much shorter than Murphy sitting there, but his mind was not what it looked like. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I see, a lazy and cynical expression."


    A smart director never tells the actors what to do in a specific performance. He just guides them as he did just now. Instead of answering Peter dinlaki directly, Murphy says, "let''s shoot it again, have a try and see the effect."He picked up the loudspeaker and yelled, "all departments reset and start shooting again in five minutes."


    Peter dinlaki went back to the set and exchanged a few words with Hahn chott, who plays Jon Snow, and also made preparations.


    As soon as the time came, the crew started shooting on time under Murphy''s order.


    This is a short shot in the combination lens, the dialogue is not long, and the focus is also on the little devil Tyrion Lannister.


    With a book in his hand, Peter dinlaki leans on the porch pillar and looks at it leisurely. Hahn chott, who plays Jon Snow, comes over from the other side. When he sees Peter dinlaki, he asks curiously, "what do you do with so many books?"


    Looking away from the book, Peter dinlaki looked at Hahn chott and said in a lazy voice, "brother has his sword, and I have my head. A good head needs books, just like a sword needs a grindstone. That''s why I keep reading, Jon Snow."


    "Stop!" Murphy is very satisfied with Peter dinlaki''s performance, "this one is too much!"


    He then called out to the whole crew, "now turn around and go to open air one."


    All Peter dinlaki''s scenes in Northern Ireland are over. After removing his make-up, he will rush to Belfast International Airport and fly to Malta to join Paul Wilson and Seth Logan.


    Hahn CHOT, who plays Jon Snow, simply mends his make-up after the transition, and stands under the prop tree with several other actors who play the night watchman. Around the prop tree is the camera track. In addition to capturing Hahn CHOT''s main camera, Murphy will also let people use the track surround shooting method to record the whole scene.


    There is nothing to say in this play, just a group of rookies join the oath ceremony of the night watchman.


    "The long night is coming. I will watch from now on until I die. I will not marry, I will not seal land, I will not have children. I will not wear a crown, I will not fight for glory. I will do my duty and die here. I am the sword in the dark, the guard on the Great Wall. I am the flame against the cold, the light at dawn, the clarion call to awaken the sleepers, the shield to guard the kingdom. I dedicate my life and glory to the night watchman. It''s like this tonight, every night... "


    This very solemn ceremony, Murphy only shot once, and then changed the scene again.


    In the No.2 open-air studio, a "wall" has been erected temporarily. Dave Franco, who plays Geoffrey, and Margaret Robbie, who plays Sansha stark, are also ready to wait for Murphy to bring the crew to shoot.


    This scene is a little terrifying. Gail gado stands on a high platform outside and looks over there. He can see that several Spears on the wall are strung with heads. Although he knows it''s just a prop, the realistic modeling still makes people feel chilly.


    But instead of looking back, she looked at Margot Robbie from a distance. Recently, due to Murphy''s busy shooting, she had no spare time. Basically, this Australian girl accompanied her around Belfast.


    Gail gado is not that kind of narrow-minded person. After solving the initial misunderstanding, their relationship has improved a lot, and they even tend to become friends.


    In her eyes, Margot Robbie is not as arrogant and vain as the girls often seen in Los Angeles. She always says what she thinks and does what she thinks. She has a kind of wild nature and rare simplicity. After a long time, she can''t help feeling good.


    Gail gado also knows that this Australian girl''s brother is an important assistant and partner Murphy trusts, and it''s no harm to get closer to her.


    Margot Robbie went shopping with her, and she also came back to film with her, and there was Murphy on the set, so she would not feel bored after a long time.


    Although Gail gado has a lot of privileges in the crew, she has never used it. As long as the crew is working, she always stands far away to watch and never disturb Murphy and his work.


    This time is no exception. After the shooting, she just looked at it seriously and didn''t say a word, even though there seemed to be something wrong on the set.


    Gail gado skimmed through the script and soon found that it was a play of willful and crazy Geoffrey punishing Sansha stark. He not only let Sansha stark see her father''s head cut off, but also let the guards slap her in the face.


    The play was stopped several times by Murphy. When it passed for the last time, Gail gado always felt the slap of another actor on Margot Robbie''s face.


    It''s too far away, and she doesn''t really see it.


    So, as soon as the shooting was over, Gail gado went to the make-up trailer and found Margot Robbie. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 357

    Entering the make-up trailer, Gail gado sees Margot Robbie sitting in a daze in front of the make-up mirror. Her long golden hair has been dyed the red of Sansha stark, neatly coiled in the back of her head. Her white cheeks are flushed, and there are faint finger marks. It''s obviously not the effect of make-up. It seems that she was slapped twice by someone''s vicious bow.


    "Maggie..." She hurried over, pulled a chair, sat down next to Margot Robbie, looked at her red cheeks and asked, "what''s the matter?"


    Hearing Gail gado''s voice, Margot Robbie said, "it''s OK."


    Said, she slightly frowned, a hand unconsciously to touch the face, as if there is still very painful.


    Gail gado quickly stood up, found a brand-new towel and basin from the makeup trailer, poured hot water on the towel, wrung it out and handed it to Margot Robbie, "it''ll be better if it''s on your face."


    Taking the towel, Margot Robbie gave an ugly smile. "Am I ugly now?"


    Any normal girl will be very concerned about their appearance.


    Gail gado patted her on the shoulder comfortingly. "You''ll be back to normal soon. You''re still that beautiful little girl."


    She helped Margot Robbie spread the towel, covered her red cheeks, looked at the girl''s frown and asked, "what''s going on?"


    Hollywood''s crew are generally fake hit, rarely such a situation, Murphy is not inexperienced new director.


    "I haven''t played this kind of slap before. I don''t work well with actors." As a result of the hot towel, Margaret Robbie said, "the shooting didn''t stop..."


    She was obviously depressed. "I made a mistake on my own and the whole crew had to do it again. At last, I discussed with the actor and let him fight twice instead of hiding."


    "You..." Gail gado shook his head. "You''re such a silly girl."


    "David told me that Murphy gave me this chance." Margot Robbie covered his face and continued, "if I don''t do it well, other people will say I''m a relationship partner and an idiot. I don''t want to hear that or embarrass David."


    Gail gado turns her eyes slightly. She knows her boyfriend''s work style. David Robbie says that it''s better to keep an opportunity to sell Murphy. If Margot Robbie doesn''t meet the role requirements, Murphy won''t turn on the green light.


    As the towel cooled, Margot Robbie took it off and threw it aside. Gail gado picked up her red face and asked, "does it still hurt?"


    Originally wanted to shake his head, do not know why, Margot - Robbie suddenly changed to nod, "a little pain."


    Looking at the poor little girl, Gail gado gave her a little hug. "Don''t do such stupid things again."


    Margot Robbie leans in Gail gado''s arms and feels extremely warm, because David Robbie is very busy. Since she came to Los Angeles, she has to face all kinds of problems on her own. She can''t find anyone to talk to when she is in a foreign country. Even though she is more masculine, she is only 15 years old after all, and often needs a support.


    I can''t say why, Margot Robbie in Gail gado''s arms, actually realized this feeling.


    "Gail," magot Robbie looked up, "you feel like my sister."


    Gail gado smiles and says nothing.


    In the middle of January 2006, Seth Logan, who was the least filmed, took the lead in completing his work. He came to Belfast to join Murphy. Murphy temporarily assigned Seth Logan to take charge of all the crew, and he returned to Los Angeles with Gail gado. The award season in North America is in full swing. The prize winning PR of "lost lover" has reached the most critical point Although CAA and bill rossis presided over the overall situation, it is impossible for Murphy not to attend any publicity activities.


    Even if Murphy''s goal is only to win the Oscar nomination, there can be no relaxation. None of the nominees like crash, Brokeback Mountain, good night and good luck, Munich and Capote are easy to deal with.


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy was busier than shooting "song of ice and fire: game of power" in Belfast. All kinds of publicity activities, pull shows and canvassing parties were going on and on, and the whole person had to go on and on, and sometimes even catch up with three activities in one night.


    No pay, no return. Murphy always knows that if she wants to get a share in Hollywood''s most authoritative and influential awards, it''s not enough to rely on her excellent films.


    There will always be relative fairness in this world, even the prestigious Academy Awards are no exception.


    In addition to the huge profits made by the main organizers, the Oscars will also bring a huge reputation to the nominators and the winners. The reputation is almost as much as the money spent. According to Hollywood''s agency estimates, the next movie payment of the actors who win the Oscar performance category awards will be increased by at least 30%.


    For example, what Murphy remembers most clearly is that after winning the award for "black swan", Natalie Portman''s film remuneration rose rapidly from a million dollars to tens of millions of dollars.In addition, even if the film does not win the prize and only has the chance to get the nomination, the film will get attention again because of being nominated.


    Murphy Chong Ao, is also divided into two purposes, one is for their own fame, the other is the film''s market value.


    The marketing value of Oscars has been recognized for a long time, and the studios who are good at using Oscars for marketing know how to make use of them. They often arrange their most potential films to be shown at the end of the year, so as to improve the box office by making use of Oscar nominations.


    Where there is a selection, there will be canvassing. The form of canvassing for Oscar selection is nothing new.


    In order to make its films win the favor of the Oscar judges, every year during the selection period, the film company will spend a lot of money to carry out public relations publicity activities to show their skills.


    According to information obtained by Murphy, the total funds invested in Oscar public relations activities by major studios this year are about $100 million. In order to get nominations in key awards, some films have spent more than $3 million on basic public relations, and there will be companies specially responsible for public relations activities.


    Stanton studio also hired a PR firm to run the Oscars.


    Since Murphy''s return to Los Angeles, the company and CAA have stepped up their efforts to tackle the key problems of "the lost lover", and canvassing activities and publicity campaigns have been staged one after another.


    CAA and the public relations company first held a special screening of "the lost lover" that invited many Oscar judges to participate in. At the meeting, a special person was responsible for lobbying these judges. Stanton studio also prepared some small gifts, such as porcelain and other gifts with various logos related to the film.


    Of course, these are so-called souvenirs, not gifts that violate the rules of the college.


    As we all know, not all the Oscar judges will go to the cinema to watch movies, so sending DVDs to the judges has become an important means of publicity for Murphy. These DVDs will be marked with the words "for your reference". Stanton studio will also attach special gifts, such as declaring "lending" to the judges'' high-end DVD players to show their different opinions Creativity and sincerity.


    In addition, in the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood report, the New York Times and other newspapers, Murphy has bought a large number of pages. Advertising is a common means of Oscar promotion, and of course he will not let it go.


    Many of the readers of these newspapers and magazines are Oscar judges. For example, Warner Independent Film Co., Ltd. spent 100% US dollars to accompany the Los Angeles Times with a book about the film in order to promote good night and far away.


    In the traditional media propaganda, Murphy''s Stanton studio also threw more than one million dollars, which is not the most money among the candidates for the Oscar nomination list.


    In addition to the newspaper ads, the PR company Murphy hired also put outdoor billboards in areas inhabited by Hollywood filmmakers, such as Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. At the same time, it also began to conform to the trend of new media and build websites and blogs to canvass for the lost lover.


    Many people regard canvassing as the "black screen" of Oscars and scoff at it. They think that if the film is good enough, it can kill everything. However, the Academy of film arts and Sciences encourages canvassing public relations within the prescribed scope, believing that it is the embodiment of free competition will.


    In order to promote the disappearance of the protagonists and actresses of "Franz Murphy" and "Carmichael" in every minute, they want to help the media to make their nominations disappear.


    In order to stand out from a number of strong competitors and get the ideal results, Murphy did not hesitate to take some excessive actions. He advertised the whole page of the New York Times and advocated that "lost lover" was "the best film of the year".


    It''s also a propaganda campaign. It''s more economical and effective to directly target College members who have the right to vote.


    To this end, Stanton''s work and public relations company spared no effort, in addition to filling the judges'' mailbox with the relevant graphic materials about the lost lover, they also kept the judges'' daily activities.


    In the most intense stage of "Chong Ao", Murphy''s business place near the college has also become the forefront of the election. In Beverly Hills, where the college is located, several restaurants where the judges often go to eat have their Wallpapers replaced with posters of "lost lovers", to ensure that the judges who eat nearby are surrounded by publicity and public relations attacks even when they eat.


    All this is to ensure that "lost lover" will not only appear on the upcoming Oscar nomination list, but also get several more heavyweight nominations.


    In the face of his first trip to the Oscars, Murphy basically used all the means in the rules. As for the result, it will be announced at the luncheon of Oscar nominees. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 358

    The sun was shining brightly on the palm trees near the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. A black Bentley car sped by, made a circle from the left, arrived near the main door of the hotel and stopped steadily.


    A large number of reporters gathered in front of the hotel. When they saw that the door of the Bentley car was pushed open from inside, they immediately gathered around and aimed at Murphy who came down from the car. They frantically pressed the shutter of the camera, and fast-moving people rushed to Murphy. Although they were stopped in time by the security personnel arranged by the organizing committee, they did not hinder the microphone in their hands.


    "Director Stanton, you think you can get a breakfast date with Ang Lee, the director of Brokeback Mountain, have lunch with Philip Hoffman, the hero of Capote, and have a drink with George Clooney, the director of goodnight. This sounds like a fantastic schedule. It''s just an Oscar judge''s choice during the award season All day.


    Stars, food, comfortable environment and pleasant conversation are just the "prologue" of winning votes in Oscar public relations activities. Ambitious guys like Murphy know very well that these investments are meaningful because they are favored by the academy and the judges, and the nomination of works and even winning the Oscar can bring great economic returns.


    The re screening of films, the sale and reprint of DVDs, the sale of surrounding films, and even the investment of other films of the company will become a matter of course. This is the "reputation" effect.


    Since Harvey Weinstein joined the fame and fortune game called Oscar in the 1990s, the bottom line of the game rules has undoubtedly been lowered a lot.


    Behind the scenes of Oscars, many people are saying that "no award is authentic", "everything has price and reward", "everything can be paid to win", "Harvey Weinstein completely changed the rules of the game of Film Awards" The ever-increasing public relations activities have completely changed the way the film is promoted in the award season, becoming more "active" and "effective" and looking more like a political campaign.


    Every Oscar winner has one thing in common. He should make full use of his own advantages and rights, and bring them into full play within the rules!


    Therefore, as long as you are willing to actively work hard in publicity and public relations, you can always get some votes from the judges. What you don''t get is that other people''s conditions are better than yours.


    Of course, the premise of all this is that the film must have the most basic competitive strength


    Murphy''s publicity and public relations work is not the best of all competitors, but it is also quite in place. The theme of "lost lover" is a bit wrong, but it is not particularly big. In addition, the quality of the film is guaranteed enough. When the nomination list is announced, how many points can I get It''s a heavyweight nomination, and it should not be a surprise.


    "Lost lover" won four nominations for the 78th Academy Awards, including best director, best actor, best actress and best original script.


    Although the number of nominations is small, each one is a heavyweight Award nomination, especially the best director, best actor and best actress nominations at the same time, which has greatly exceeded the expectations of Murphy and bill rosis.


    The biggest winners of the nominees'' luncheon were crash and Brokeback Mountain.


    The former won six Oscar nominations, including best director and best picture, while the latter won eight Oscar nominations at one stroke with huge topic coverage and comrades'' support.


    Obviously, this year''s Oscars is a contest between crash and Brokeback Mountain.


    Murphy vaguely remembers that "crash" took the best picture, and "Brokeback Mountain" put Ang Lee on the best director''s throne.


    Many people once thought that it was a big scandal for Brokeback Mountain to lose its best film. At that time, he also thought so. However, it has changed now. Not to mention that the theme of crash is more American and the white judges like it, only from the public relations situation Murphy now understands, crash is more likely to become a winner than Brokeback Mountain.


    Some time ago, quite a number of well-known film critics unanimously criticized Brokeback Mountain, believing that if such a film wins the best picture, it must be an Oscar scandal. Although the comrades support the film and North Hollywood has a rainbow flag parade in support of Brokeback Mountain, the Oscar judges have always been divorced from the public.


    Behind the critics'' criticism, whether someone is operating or not, no one can say clearly, but it can actually affect the choice of some judges.


    In addition, "crash" has set a new record in the award season during the public relations period. The producers and distributors have sent out more than 160000 copies of DVD. In addition, in the name of film materials, the DVD package also comes with a small gift,


    which is absolutely unprecedented in the history of Oscar public relations. According to Murphy''s estimation, Crash will cost more than two million dollars on this alone.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that from the judges and staff of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, to the slightly famous film critics in North America, to the influential media and journalists, the producers and distributors of crash have all taken into account, at least to ensure that they have the DVD and gifts of the film in their hands.Don''t underestimate these things. People''s hearts are often the most difficult to estimate. A small profit that seems insignificant will prompt them to make biased choices.


    The public relations investment of "crash" far exceeds that of "lost lover" and "Brokeback Mountain". High investment may not guarantee certain awards, but it is the basic condition of today''s Oscar games.


    "Thank you, Murphy."


    In the lobby of the Hilton Hotel, Charlize Theron looked at Murphy gratefully. "I don''t know what to say."


    "Then don''t say it." Murphy joked casually, "as long as the next time I invite you, I can give you a 50% discount."


    Charlize Theron laughed and seemed very happy, but he didn''t mean to take Murphy''s words.


    Murphy is just joking, nodding with Charlize Theron, ready to leave with Bill rosis, but a woman suddenly appeared in front of him.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    This is a young woman who is very fashionable and exquisite. She obviously came to find Murphy. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 359

    This is a hot and sexy blonde. She is less than 30 years old, but her face is strange. After seeing her, Murphy confirms that she has never met her before. This is not any famous Hollywood actress or actress who will be popular in the future.


    She has exquisite makeup, luxurious clothes, impeccable manners, seems to have a very good upbringing, or engaged in a very high-end career.


    Such a blonde stopped in front of him, Murphy really some doubts, he will not be stupid enough to think that he is a machine that automatically sends out hormones, or born with a halo of mental retardation, can let the other party take the initiative to chat up.


    "Hello, director Stanton." The blonde took the initiative to introduce herself. "I''m Michelle Braun. You can call me Misha."


    Out of the most basic politeness, Murphy nodded to her, "Hello, Misha."


    Bill rosis looked at Michelle Braun and stepped back. He seemed to know the woman, but he didn''t say anything.


    Brokers had better not interfere too much in the private life of clients, which is often the source of contradictions.


    "You just won your first Oscar nomination, don''t you need to celebrate"


    after hearing this sentence from Michelle Braun, Murphy thought it was a PR staff of a senior party company, but Michelle Braun went on to say, "I called an Oscar Carnival Party in the evening two days later to celebrate the upcoming grand party and win the best actress award The famous Reese Witherspoon and Keira Knightley, the best supporting actress nominees Michelle Williams and Rachel Vichy have all agreed to my invitation


    She didn''t mention any male names. All she said were famous Hollywood female stars.


    It seems that Murphy''s first reaction is very wrong.


    Michelle Braun saw that Murphy was a little confused and knew that he was a first brother. She said with a smile, "the party is very grand and can meet any of your requirements, director Stanton"


    and she took out a business card from her bag and handed it to her. "If you are interested, you can make this call, and someone will provide services for you."


    Murphy took the card and looked at it. There was only one phone number on it. She nodded subconsciously. "I''ll make this call if I need to."


    Michelle Braun smiles at him again and leaves here gracefully to find George Clooney on the other side.


    Seeing this and thinking about what the other person said, Murphy gradually understood what was going on, and could not help shaking her head. Now she really has a very attractive character, which is not only for the film and fans, but also a target in the eyes of some special Hollywood characters.


    After getting out of the hotel gate and being surrounded by reporters, he got into the Bentley car. When the car started and drove onto the road, Murphy turned to bill rosis next to him and asked him, "who is she?"


    bill rosis knew that Murphy was asking Michelle Braun and said, "the second Heidi Frith, the first pimp in Hollywood today."


    "Then her party," Murphy pointed to the Hilton Hotel in the back, "is what Downey said"


    "that''s right." Bill rossis knows a lot about most things in the circle. "Tickets alone cost 30000 dollars."


    Murphy nodded. Previously, he heard Robert Downey Jr. mention that this kind of masked Carnival Party is always held near the Oscars. Participants have to wear masks. There is only one theme in the party, that is, sex. As long as the other party doesn''t object, participants can participate in the carnival in any way. There is no lack of famous Hollywood actors and famous movie stars, or even even Hollywood stars Many actresses are also fans of the event.


    Michelle Braun just mentioned the names of several famous Hollywood stars, but Murphy won''t take them seriously. Michelle Braun is very likely to attract potential customers in this way. Maybe when inviting female stars, such as he and George Clooney, they will also become tools used by each other to create attraction.


    According to Robert Downey Jr., most of the people who provide services at this kind of party are senior call girls or some little actors and models who are in urgent need of money.


    "Why," bill rosis asked deliberately, "you''re interested"


    Murphy shook his head, "just curious."


    This is deeply hidden in the other side of Hollywood''s bright appearance, which can stimulate people''s gossip heart.


    "After Heidi Freis was put into prison, Michelle Braun rose rapidly. It is said that she had more than 70 senior Ying Zhao girls or Mr. Ying Zhao."


    Seeing that Murphy was really curious, bill rossis briefly introduced a few words, "including fashion models, Hollywood actresses, actors, Playboy magazine cover girls, etc., to provide special services to celebrities from all walks of life. The fees are frighteningly high. Her response is to call girls to provide one-day accompany tour service, which costs 8500 US dollars, and provide one night sex. The service charge is up to 50000 US dollars Yuan, the most expensive meat gold in the world. "


    He added, "it is said that Michael Tyson is now the most senior Mr. Zhao in her hands."Murphy is not surprised. The black champion''s head has never been very smart. At one time, he almost went to San Fernando Valley to make movies.


    After attending the nominees'' lunch, Murphy flew to Northern Ireland that night. When the plane landed at Belfast International Airport, he didn''t even go to the hotel. Instead, he went directly to the studio and put himself into work.


    In addition to continuing shooting, he also needs to take time to review the shots taken by Seth Logan. Since he left, the crew''s work has slowed down rapidly, only maintaining some of the most basic shooting work. After two films in a row, plus his good talent and hard work, Seth Logan has no problem in dealing with some simple shots.


    In all the shots he shot, Murphy was basically satisfied. A few types with defects can be put into post production and then modified appropriately.


    Even if there are a few scenes that don''t conform to his mind, he doesn''t have the idea of reworking the shooting. He plans to think of some ways in the later editing. One''s energy is limited, and he can''t let the shooting of Northern Ireland and the impact of the Oscars cover everything. Since he has gained from the Oscars, it''s normal for the studio to lose something.


    On the Oscar side, Murphy completely left it to bill rosis to deal with. The goal of winning multiple heavyweight nominations has been achieved. When it is almost impossible for him to win the best director, he will not blindly invest a lot of money and resources. That is just a waste.


    However, Murphy did not give up completely. There is no possibility of best director, best actor and best actress. There is still room for another lighter award.


    Although the Academy clearly stipulates that all public relations activities must be stopped after the announcement of the Oscar nomination list, and the public relations activities on the surface will indeed stop, but the private activities will not stop. Until the closing of the Oscar voting, there will be people competing for the Oscars jumping up and down to make the final effort for themselves.


    As long as it is not too excessive, the college will turn a blind eye to it. Even if someone does too much, they will often set an example to others.


    Throughout the history of Hollywood, there have been several times when famous actors or directors have been publicly investigated by the Academy.


    as for Michelle Bryan''s party invitation, Murphy has long forgotten it. He has no time or energy to play these games.


    No matter from which aspect, Murphy is not a good person, but behind his heart on Gail gado to do this kind of thing, or disdain to do it.


    Murphy''s whole energy is on the shooting of the remaining parts of the song of ice and fire: the game of power. Paul Wilson has successfully finished the shooting and returned to Belfast to join him. The crew will try their best to shoot the last few scenes of the main plot and strive to finish all the shooting work in mid February.


    As before, Murphy led the crew to shoot location changes in Northern Ireland and Scotland. In the middle, they also went to Iceland to shoot camera materials for scenes outside the Great Wall. Iceland, which is covered with ice, is also very suitable for location outside the Great Wall.


    Murphy also informed carafes that Iceland would be added as a main location base in future shooting.


    After more than a week outside, Murphy led the crew back to Belfast, preparing to shoot the last important scene in which ned stark, an important character in the first film, was killed.


    This is also an extremely important play in the whole series, which is directly related to the trend of the plot in the next season. Regardless of cersei Lannister''s obstruction, Geoffrey kills ned stark madly, which also means that the Lannister family can no longer make peace with the stark family, and the two sides can only go to war in the end.


    A game of power has just begun.


    A large number of extras will be used in the play. In addition to the necessary personnel, the crew will make up and stand on the small square of the open-air set to act as the spectators of the killing of ned stark.


    At the same time, it''s Sean Bin''s last scene.


    "Stop this one"


    with Murphy''s high pitched voice echoing around the set, all the shooting work of the song of ice and fire: the game of power is over. After three long months of suffering, all the crew members, including Murphy, are physically and mentally exhausted and are looking forward to a holiday.


    With some staff left to deal with the rest of the crew''s chores in Belfast, Murphy returned to Los Angeles from Northern Ireland on the crew''s charter plane with the main crew carrying the shooting materials themselves.


    The crew has a long vacation, but Murphy has to discuss with carafes about the follow-up production and publicity. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 360

    TV series are different from movies, but they are the same in some places. For example, if they want to sell well, they all rely on publicity and marketing.


    With the end of filming, the crew is about to move into the post production stage. Murphy and Kara Firth have agreed with Fox cable that the epic series will be officially launched on Fox cable at the end of April to accept the audience''s subscription. In the previous two weeks, they will hold a trial of the first episode.


    As Murphy mainly adopts live action shooting, there are few special effects shots that need post production, and the main work is still on editing and soundtrack, so the crew does not need too long post production time.


    Moreover, unlike movie screening, fox cable adopts the traditional way of broadcasting American dramas. Murphy only needs to finish the editing of the first few episodes first, and there is no need to worry about the next few episodes at all.


    This also has the advantage of timely adjustment according to the feedback of the audience.


    The crew is on holiday now, and post production will start later. However, Murphy and several major actors are not idle. Under the influence of 20th century fox, they began to work hard for the publicity and marketing of the show.


    Especially Murphy, Stanton studio has invested a lot of money in this series. Success can make him rich profits, and failure can directly hurt his muscles and bones.


    Stanton studio first announced on the official production blog of "song of ice and fire: game of power" that all shooting of the series has been completed, and it is about to enter the post production stage.


    Fox cable then released news in prime time that "song of ice and fire: game of power" will be officially broadcast on the last Friday at the end of April.


    Then, Murphy put out the first poster on her blog, with only one line of big words on it. April 28, 2006, winter is coming!


    In the 20th century, fox has also been building momentum for the TV series on its multi-media platform.


    "For ten years or more, people who are fascinated by the song of ice and fire series seem to have absolute strong willpower and confidence in all kinds of cruel news and attacks, just like northerners. Finally, fox cable TV station will broadcast the fantasy masterpiece song of ice and fire: game of power at 21:00 p.m. on April 28 this year. It can be said that the whole world is waiting to be captured, shocked and influenced visually by this story. "


    Such propaganda also appears in many mainstream media.


    "We''ve been following this program from the beginning until it''s about to be broadcast. Whether you have read a book or not, you should pay attention to this drama, because although it takes place in a fantasy continent, its expression and thinking of human nature and behavior is like a miniature of today''s world, which is vivid, intuitive and cruel


    "Song of ice and fire: the game of power" has a $15 million marketing budget behind the final $50 million production cost.


    Since it is not far away from the broadcast date, Stanton studio, together with 20th century fox, started various publicity activities.


    In addition to the release of stills, posters and behind the scenes production, we also organize fan activities, make various souvenirs, and even make ice and fire special food for people to taste


    At the same time, Murphy also released a second poster. Sean bin on the Iron Throne plays ned stark with ice in his hand. He frowns tightly and looks down as if he is struggling in pain.


    The poster was marked with "lure" in red win.or "Lure. Die", or win, or die, this is no matter in which world must abide by the rules of the game.


    As the promoter and director of the project, Murphy also received an exclusive interview with fox.


    "We are very cautious in dealing with this series to a certain extent," Murphy said in front of the camera in the studio of Fox TV station. "We have two major screenwriters, including Martin, who are very talented, talented and smart. That''s why they have a huge and irresistible impact It''s a great attraction. "


    The host asked, "is this the TV version of the Lord of the rings trilogy?"


    "Absolutely not. It''s more realistic and cruel. It''s really a game of power," Murphy said, knowing the audience to face in the future. "This theme resonates throughout human history. I promise, you''ll soon forget where you are, and you''ll soon find yourself trapped in the whole story. "


    The fans of the original novel in North America will be very helpful to the audience, but things have two sides, which also increases the pressure of the producers.


    "The audience is desperate for the show," Murphy said, "so it has to be big and small, and everyone is looking forward to it. And the level and tone of your own novel is there, so if you want to do it, you have to do it well. "


    Since the main line of the first season is based entirely on novels, fans are the most basic audience group, and Murphy also specifically mentioned this aspect.


    "It has been ten years since the first novel of George Martin''s series, song of ice and fire: game of power, came out, and now the TV series is finished. But for ice fans, it''s like a flash."In the first season, there is a very necessary reason to pay so much attention to the fans of the original book. It was only after the shooting of the TV series that Murphy found that the fans of the original book were much more than he imagined. After all, this series of novels did not appear in recent years. It has been nearly ten years since it was published. Although the sales situation is not very hot, it is not bad. Naturally, a group of fans can be cultivated.


    And this fantasy novel, which is popular all over the world, has a large number of obsessed readers, which is undoubtedly good news for Murphy and the TV series.


    During the shooting, these people always pay attention to every move of the whole crew, and even go to visit the forest in Belfast. For these, Murphy and Kara Firth can''t help paying attention to them.


    In this not peaceful fictional continent, palace struggle, battlefield fighting, travel and adventure, the growth of teenagers, the maintenance of love and family No matter from the grand setting, the trend of the story, or small plot changes, the future will be the focus of attention and comment of fans.


    So, the whole crew headed by Murphy is extremely cautious in this respect, and has discussed every detail in countless meetings. The language creation Department of the crew has even created a language for drogo and his people.


    "You''ve always been a filmmaker," the host asked. "Why not consider making this series a movie?"


    "After finishing the first script outline, I really don''t know how to make it into a movie."


    After a moment''s thinking, Murphy said in detail, "if I make the first book into a three hour movie, I''ll cut almost 90% of the content out of the book. I''m very familiar with adapting scripts from novels. Sometimes I have to be cold-blooded. But in this plan, I like every story line and every character. Cutting them off is like amputating a beautiful woman, so the only way to do it is to make it a series


    At the end of the interview, Murphy said, "April 28, fox cable, winter is coming."


    For the rest of February, during the post production of song of ice and fire: the game of power, Murphy frequently appeared in the media and actively promoted the platform.


    Compared with Murphy''s busyness, Gail gado has more free time recently. Apart from the weekend evening gathering, Murphy doesn''t have much time to get along with her. However, Margot Robbie also transferred to Los Angeles after shooting. They often go shopping together on weekends, and their relationship is getting better and better.


    "I don''t think this black one is good..."


    Margot Robbie stood behind Gail gado in a fashion shop on roddell street in Beverly Hills. She looked at her black evening dress and said, "Gail, you look good in everything, because of your figure, but have you ever thought about it?"


    Gail gado turned, looked back in the mirror and asked, "what are you thinking about?"


    "What you''re going to leave is the Oscar red carpet. Murphy will definitely choose a dark dress." Margot - Robbie a pair of expert style, "you as his girlfriend, and then wear black is not appropriate, my advice is White


    "When did you not study horseback riding," Gail gado asked curiously, "but fashion instead?"


    "Here you don''t know..." Margot Robbie was a little proud. "I left my hometown farm and first received professional modeling training from a friend of my mother''s. fashion aesthetics is a necessary part of it."


    "Well, you have a good eye." Gail gado said to the salesgirl standing next to him, "do you have a white one? Well, I''ll have a try. "


    When the salesgirl went to get the same white version, Margot Robbie came over and said, "is it right for me to come with you? I said, "I can help you."


    "Maggie, I think you forgot." Gail gado put his hands around his chest and said, "I''ve participated in Miss Universe competitions and received professional training in this field..."


    Margot Robbie opened his mouth slightly. "Er..."


    The salesgirl took the dress. Gail gado tried it on and decided to take the short one that could show her legs.


    "It''s good to have long legs."


    Looking at Gail gado''s long, straight legs, Margot Robbie said enviously, "no matter what you wear, it''s beautiful."


    Gail gado was most satisfied with these legs. He pulled Margot Robbie out of the store and said, "you''re still growing, and soon you''ll have long legs."


    "Of course! "Margot Robbie looked confident and asked," where are we going next? "


    "To the men''s store." Gail gado went first. "I''m going to pick out an Oscar dress for Murphy." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 361

    The film circle in North America needs Oscar, and Hollywood needs Oscar. Oscar is the brightest side of the circle, which can create huge economic value while attracting people''s attention.


    Hollywood and even the media industry need such a grand, colorful, glittering and hot event to promote their production industry and American culture in North America and even all over the world. Maybe the American public is not necessarily interested in Oscar winning movies, but the big stars appearing at the ceremony will still arouse many people''s enthusiasm.


    Even though this year''s Oscars lack enough films with audience base, the obvious weakness can not be reversed, but the Academy of film arts and Sciences has also made some positive efforts. In order to improve the audience rating of the Oscars ceremony as much as possible, they delayed the date of the ceremony to avoid a collision with the Winter Olympics held in February, and also reduced the red carpet ceremony from half a year Time is extended to one hour, and the acceptance speech is strictly controlled within 60 seconds


    In addition, the Academy invited Jon Stewart, a popular TV host in the United States, who is famous for the news program "Daily Show", hoping that Stewart''s influence can attract more young audiences for the Oscars.


    "The college is really fighting for the audience rating."


    Walking on the gorgeous red carpet, Murphy waved to the fans and reporters on both sides and walked forward with Gail gado in his arm. "If you don''t work hard, the Oscar will fall out of the top three in the United States."


    Gail gado ignored his words and said, "look at the reaction of the reporters."


    From the two of them stepped onto the red carpet, the camera lens in the reporter''s hand was like crazy, constantly taking pictures of them.


    "The dress I chose for you not only highlights your height and strength," Gail gado said with a little complacency, "but also matches my clothes. How nice."


    Before coming, Murphy complained to her several times that the dress was too tight and uncomfortable.


    However, Gail gado still insisted on his own opinion, let him put on his carefully selected dark dress.


    Now that they are together, she knows very well that because of the work Murphy is engaged in, they can''t avoid the media and reporters. Since they can''t avoid it, they should show it to them.


    Unlike other people, Murphy walks faster on the red carpet, which is almost the same as normal walking. During the whole process of walking on the red carpet, he just routinely asks media reporters to take photos, sign autographs for fans, and finally almost steps on the tail of Sean bin in front of him to enter the media interview area.


    Sean bin, nicknamed uncle Douzi, was able to walk on the red carpet as a result of the operation of Stanton studio and 20th century fox. He was invited to be a guest of honor at the award ceremony. His biggest purpose is to promote the upcoming song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    When Murphy walks past Sean bin, who is being interviewed, holding Gail gado in his arm, he also hears him touting song of ice and fire: the game of power to reporters.


    "The investment in the production of game of Thrones is incredible, and it''s not used for any other films I''ve ever seen, including the Lord of the rings series. It''s amazing. Of course, I''m very proud to be one of them. And the pursuit of details, huge scale and exquisite craftsmanship in game of thrones, whether it''s on the indoor or outdoor set, really impresses me: everything is so detailed and big, which requires a lot of preparation work.... "


    Just passing by Sean bin, Murphy was stopped by the reporter. In fact, the interview here will not have any new ideas, basically asking about the awards.


    These questions, Murphy is also a routine answer, but constantly to the topic of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" above.


    The result of "lost lover" in this year''s Oscar ceremony has been doomed, no matter how much it will not change, it is better to look forward and do everything possible to build momentum for "song of ice and fire: game of power".


    After dealing with the reporter, Murphy pulls Gail gado and is about to enter the Kodak Theater when he sees an incredible scene.


    Not far from his left front, a male reporter was interviewing Scarlett Johnson in a red dress. Due to the distance and the noise of the scene, Murphy couldn''t hear what they were saying, but saw that the male reporter stretched out his hand without warning and pinched her plump face a few times. He probably didn''t expect that the other side would do so Scarlett Johnson was stunned.


    Not only Scarlett Johnson, but also Gail gado beside Murphy.


    This is the red carpet ceremony of the Academy Awards ceremony, which will be broadcast live all over the world. Unlike her and Murphy, everyone pays great attention to their own manners and posture for fear of making any inappropriate jokes, but the male reporter


    She really can''t understand this kind of behavior.


    Especially when Scarlett Johnson was stunned by the attack on her chest, she shook her head.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy saw her move.


    "This reporter," Gail gado said rudely, staring over there, "is so shameless."Murphy also saw the scene just now, "in order to win attention."


    Scarlett Johnson, dressed in red, is still in a daze. She doesn''t seem to know what to do. Although the actress likes to play crazy, she has never experienced such a scene. If five years later, she will give the male reporter two slaps in the face, and finally lift her feet.


    This male reporter Murphy met before, vaguely remembering that his name was Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer, actor and host, and an open gay in Hollywood.


    You don''t have to guess that Murphy knows that this guy uses his public gay identity to deliberately make things to attract attention.


    Sure enough, Isaac Mizrahi walked away from Scarlett Johnson and found Hillary Swank, Jennifer Garner and others. These popular actresses were harassed by him to varying degrees.


    "Here comes the guy."


    As he was about to leave the interview area, Gail gado gently squeezed Murphy''s arm and motioned to the right with his eyes. "It''s like it''s coming for us."


    Murphy turns to look over. Isaac Mizrahi comes with a microphone in his hand and a photographer with a camera on his shoulder.


    This guy didn''t seem to see Murphy. He came to Gail gado.


    Murphy doesn''t care about other people, but his girlfriend can''t let this kind of guy harass him. He takes a step to the right and gets in front of Gail gado.


    Seeing Murphy''s mountain like figure covering his goal, Isaac Mizrahi subconsciously slowed down and his eyes slowly fell on Murphy''s face.


    Murphy looked at him with a smile, her arms drooping naturally, her wrists shaking gently, as if she were warming up before doing strenuous exercise.


    He doesn''t care if Isaac Mizrahi is gay or not. In his eyes, homosexuality is nothing special.


    A person who can think of using this method to win attention at the Oscar red carpet ceremony is definitely not a fool. Seeing Murphy''s face with a smile, Isaac Mizrahi immediately remembered that this is not an ordinary Hollywood director. It seems that he has been in prison. According to the tabloid, he is also a prison bully in prison


    Isaac Mizrahi''s head turns quickly to weigh the pros and cons. Being beaten by people like Murphy Stanton will surely attract more attention. It seems that it''s also a good way to hype


    But just as he thought of it, he suddenly remembered that the other party''s imprisonment was a problem in the head of a British director! Now I can''t take care of myself!


    Remembering this, Isaac Mizrahi quickly stopped, turned his head and walked away, as if Murphy were an ancient monster who chose to eat.


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado showed his head from behind Murphy. "I''m going to kick him."


    Murphy shrugged and said complacently, "I must have scared him away."


    Gail gado rolled his eyes and took his arm. "Let''s get in quickly."


    Entering the Kodak Theater, Murphy did not stay in the crowded hall. Instead, he went directly into the theater and soon found the location of the lost lover crew. There were not many people in the crew, only less than ten. Most of them were sitting at the back. Only Murphy, James Franco and Charlize Theron were sitting at the front.


    Before sitting down, a fox executive came to chat with Murphy. He was promoted by Carla Firth and was in charge of the live command of the Oscar broadcast.


    Although the audience rating of Oscars is declining year by year, the advertising expenses are only rising.


    This year, an average of $1.7 million has been advertised for each ad in the Oscars live broadcast, with 30 seconds for each ad, equivalent to an average of $57000 per second. Advertising alone can bring fox more than $70 million in revenue.


    Of course, whether it''s selling ads to make money or entertaining the public, Hollywood is actually the biggest Oscar winner.


    Music suddenly sounded, Oscar is about to open the curtain, and then Gail gado''s hand, holding Murphy tightly.


    As in previous years, there will be a video before the Oscar ceremony to introduce the nominated films and hosts. The theme of this year''s Oscar video is to find the host of the award show.


    "Brokeback Mountain" tent opened, Billy - Christo first showed his head, "this year I don''t host, didn''t see I was busy in love."


    Amid the laughter of the theater, the camera was aimed at the door of the black movie star ubby Gordon castle''s room. The queen said impolitely, "get out! I really don''t have time. I''m so busy at home! "


    Finally, the scene falls on a bed. Jon Stewart, the current host, is sleeping and wakened by a phone call.


    "God, do you want me to be an Oscar host? Oh, it''s not a dream, is it? How can I see Halle Berry lying on the other side? "


    At this time, the sexy Harry is lying next to him, Stuart quickly said, "let me close my eyes again."When he woke up, next to him was George Clooney in his pajamas. "Go, get dressed and host the Oscars."


    The award ceremony began. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 362

    In order to boost the audience rating, the Organizing Committee of this year''s Oscars has tried every means, for example, Jon Stewart''s jokes have been opened to the public on a larger scale.


    "Oscar is the place where you can see the most stars, and you don''t have to donate money to the Democratic Party."


    "Don''t look at piracy! Look at these stars, you see piracy is stealing their things! Look at those actresses. They are so poor that they can hardly cover themselves. How do you like to watch piracy? "


    "Hundreds of millions of people are watching this year''s Oscars live Half of them are waiting to be adopted by Angelina Jolie. "


    Politics, female stars and Angelina Jolie, who has been hot recently, have become the target of Jon Stewart''s ridicule. The latter''s sidelights include not only her love affair with Brad Pitt, but also her adoption of children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and other places


    But the effect of these jokes is much worse than that of Billy Crystal''s personal opening show in the 1990s and the early 20th century. These jokes are most directly reflected in the not so loud laughter and applause in the theater.


    In addition, the organizing committee once again presented the heavyweight best supporting actor to the audience. It may also hope to use the heavyweight awards to arouse the audience''s emotion.


    George Clooney, a famous Hollywood man, was the first one to appear on the awards stage. After directing and acting "good night, far away", he finally ushered in the turning point of his career and won the recognition of the Oscar.


    "Good night, good luck" is just the second film directed by George Clooney, which, like "the lost lover", has been nominated for many awards, including best director and best picture. But in the final analysis, George Clooney''s reputation is more about actors than directors. The academy has given him the best supporting actor, which almost means that he has no chance with the best director behind him.


    George Clooney also understood this. Therefore, his first words on stage were that since I got the best supporting actor, I would definitely not get the best director xiaojinren


    This sentence seems to be the best portrayal of this year''s Academy Awards ceremony. The keynote of the following awards and equalitarianism is extremely clear.


    The best supporting actress was given to British actress Rachel Vichy, and the film is immortal gardener, which is the only award this film has won.


    Peter Jackson''s last year''s masterpiece "King Kong" was thought to dominate the technology category in advance, but only won the best sound editing, best sound effect and best visual effect awards. Disney''s "Narnia legend" and DreamWorks''s "Memoirs of a Geisha" shared the best makeup, best photography, best costume and best art director awards.


    Half way through the awards ceremony, the biggest thing on Murphy''s side was watching.


    During this period, the biggest attraction was Jennifer Aniston. Despite Jon Stewart''s constant ridicule of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, she couldn''t arouse her emotion at all. She was dressed in plain clothes, and read the nomination list without expression. Without a word, she presented the best dress award to the "memories of Geisha" After the fashion designer of the film, he quickly stepped down.


    She is definitely the most depressed award winner on this Oscar night.


    As there are only four nominations for best editing, best original script, best actor and best actress in the lost lover, according to the tradition of Oscar, the awarding time of these awards is generally relatively late, and the awarding ceremony is more than half completed. Murphy and the whole crew are basically watching others fight.


    Next, in the award of best editing, the name of "lost lover" appeared for the first time, but it could not avoid the fate of running with him. The best editing golden man was collected by the crew of "crash".


    "According to you," Gail gado whispered to Murphy, "if you get the best clip, you have a very good chance of taking it."


    "The best clip is generally recognized as the wind vane of the best picture." Murphy nodded gently. "Crash is ahead of the best picture race."


    "Brokeback Mountain is less likely to win the best picture," Gail gado asked


    Murphy whispered, "it''s normal that it doesn''t get the best picture."


    According to the normal operation rules of Oscar, "Brokeback Mountain" won the best picture is an accident.


    To a certain extent, the value of brokeback mountain lies in catching up with a good time. This film puts forward an appropriate theme at an appropriate time this year. If this film wins, the outside world has nothing to complain about.


    However, according to Oscar''s consistent aesthetic standards, "crash" is more pleasing than "Brokeback Mountain".


    Oscars have their own criteria of judgment. It does not mean that if the audience thinks they should win the prize, the film will win. Otherwise, those who can win the best film will become box office blockbusters that are popular with ordinary audiences.


    Scarlett Johnson took a big envelope to the stage, stood in front of the microphone and said, "it takes a lot of talent to create a great story and eventually turn it into a great play."


    Just like Hollywood''s mainstream film script writing, Oscar has a large group of screenwriters who will write lines for each part of the award ceremony, and the crosstalk of the award guests is also a part of it.Crosstalk is by no means what you want to say. James Franco is also one of the award winners of this year''s Oscars. When participating in rehearsal, the producer hired by the Academy clearly reminded all the award winners that they would prepare their lines. If you accept the lines, rehearse them. If you don''t accept them, please quit as soon as possible.


    This is the Academy Awards ceremony, and there will never be a shortage of people who want to show their faces.


    People who think they are smart and humorous, suddenly change their mind on the stage, and act according to their own ideas, will only be on the Oscar blacklist, and it is difficult to serve as the awarding guest in the future.


    James Franco once told Murphy that the producer of this year''s Academy Awards ceremony, accompanied by the president of the Academy, has clearly told some big prize winners, including him, that if the live broadcast starts, you will turn back and start talking to yourself, and you will not be a guest of the Academy Awards in the future.


    In Murphy''s opinion, there may be James Franco''s embellishment. The organizers of the Oscars should not be so direct, but they will also warn the awarding guests in some obscure ways.


    Standing on the stage, Scarlett Johnson said the string prepared by the organizer without delay, "few people have this talent, but this year there are many excellent screenwriters who present wonderful stories on the screen."


    As she said this, she turned to the big screen. "The best original screenplays shortlisted are crash Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco," good night, good luck "George Clooney," Sirina "Stephen garhan," squid and whale "Baum Bach," lost lover "Murphy Stanton..."


    Murphy looks at the stage. It''s the only prize that can hit the golden man in the lost lover, but it''s also very difficult. After all, in terms of theme, "crash" has an absolute advantage.


    But I hope not. His popularity is far greater than Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco, and the stylized director and screenwriter are always very famous. In addition, in the later stage, he concentrated resources on public relations instead of distributing resources and votes to awards such as best picture and best director, as in crash. The gap between the two is not like watching TV It''s that big.


    Scarlett Johnson opened the envelope, looked down, looked around the audience, and finally fell on Murphy. "I''m honored to announce that the Oscar winner is Murphy Stanton''s lost lover."


    The whole room was silent. It seemed that everyone didn''t expect this result. Many people also looked at Murphy.


    Especially on the other side of the "crash" crew, there was obvious confusion and anger in their eyes.


    This is a small gold man they are sure to win, but it was taken away by the people who killed them on the way. No one would be reconciled.


    However, this is the Oscar. The film itself is always the most basic condition for winning an award.


    All the members of the Oscar team, especially the members of the Oscar team, got up to celebrate today!


    "Congratulations, dear!"


    Gail gado stands up and hugs Murphy first. Murphy taps her on the back, turns around and hugs bill rosis on the other side.


    "At last


    Bill - rosis also appears quite excited, continuous months of fighting, and finally enjoy the sweet fruits of victory, since then he is also worthy of the name of the Oscar class agent!


    "Man..." James Franco came over and, without waiting for Murphy to say anything, slapped him heavily on the arm. "Well done!"


    Murphy reaches out and James Franco slaps it hard.


    Two high fives to celebrate!


    Later, Murphy hugged Charlize Theron and others one by one, and then stepped onto the Oscar stage.


    Scarlett Johnson has been waiting on it with the little golden man. After Murphy came on stage, she handed the little golden man, "congratulations."


    "Thank you."


    After taking over the little golden man, Murphy and Scarlett Johnson give each other a polite hug. At such a close distance, he can see a lot of puncture holes on Scarlett Johnson''s nose, lips, eyebrows and ear cartilage.


    It''s not hard to imagine that the black widow in her girlhood must be wearing rings.


    Because of the black widow, Murphy took a look at Scarlett Johnson, quickly withdrew his eyes, stood in front of the microphone, and took out a note from his pocket. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 363

    Holding the heavy little golden man in one hand, Murphy unfolded the note in the other.


    In order to make the awards ceremony more compact and improve the drawbacks of the slow and lengthy Academy Awards, the academy only gave each winner 40 seconds to deliver his acceptance speech.


    "I''m sorry..." Murphy took the time to start his acceptance speech, but don''t forget that although there are a lot of gay groups outside supporting Brokeback Mountain, there are also many opponents. Oscar can''t ignore the signature of more than 100000 people from the anti gay alliance.


    What''s more, "crash" tells the story of racial confrontation in Los Angeles, and quite a lot of Film Academy judges are either Los Angeles people or live in the Los Angeles area. Under similar public relations conditions, it''s conceivable that these people will make a choice.


    This year''s Academy Awards ceremony ended, and Murphy won the first Oscar winner in his life. However, many media questioned the best original screenplay winner, believing that there must be some shady scenes in the victory of "lost lover" over "crash".


    However, this kind of voice is rare, because the mainstream media focus on "crash" and "Brokeback Mountain".


    Unlike Murphy''s whole team, which is very united, with the uneven distribution of the spoils on the Oscars, there are serious infighting between the two groups.


    Bob illy, one of the producers of crash, was not selected to speak at the Oscars, so he sued the producers'' Union, Academy of film arts and Sciences and the crew at the same time, because according to the rules of the Oscars, the best picture award winning works can only send two representatives to speak on the stage, and the producers'' Union and the crew chose the best picture award winner Paul Haggis, the screenwriter and director of the film, and Cathy hurman, another female producer, failed.


    However, illy, the "plaintiff" who caused the trouble, as well as Sherman, the female producer of the defendant''s speech on stage, subsequently sued him for "fraud, breach of contract" and other reasons.


    "Brokeback Mountain" didn''t go to court, but the leading actor and the director turned against each other directly.


    Heath Ledger, who played the leading role, was very angry that he didn''t get the best actor. His personality was eccentric. He directly bombarded director Ang Lee in the media, saying that he didn''t help himself in shooting, and he also left him aside when charging for the award. The final acceptance speech was even more important I didn''t even mention him.


    In fact, there have been rumors about the discord between the crew. Many media have reported that Heath Ledger has stopped talking to Ang Lee since the publicity period.


    However, Ang Lee has won the best director xiaojinren, and he disdains to worry about this kind of thing. He doesn''t make any response at all. He can''t clap a slap, and Heath Ledger soon stops.


    But the Oscars did not bring the end of the trouble, the federal internal revenue service seems to be not lively enough, also joined in a foot.


    (Heath Ledger did bombard Ang Lee.) (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 364

    It provides you with wonderful novels to read.


    All the disputes about Oscar are about fame and fortune.


    In addition, even the IRS intervened in the battle for fame and wealth of the Oscars. They wanted to draw taxes from the gift bags presented by the academy to the awarding guests.


    since 1989, the Academy began to give gift bags to the Oscar guests, which has become an Oscar tradition. In addition to the winners, the awarders can also get a share to show their appreciation for attending the Oscars free of charge Thank you.


    Under the commercial hype, this tradition has become a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In this year''s Oscar gift bag, a bra and underpants inlaid with diamonds, a 22K gold leaf and a hammer made of crystal are worth nearly 100000 dollars, which is only part of the gift bag.


    Although the contents of Oscar gift bags vary with the recipients, such as the gold and diamond underwear of "Victoria''s Secret", which is worth 15000 US dollars, only the actress can get it.


    In addition to the gifts for attending the awards ceremony, the Oscars also specially prepared gifts for the winners of the leading actor and director awards, which will be given after the awards ceremony. In the gift bag of this year''s Oscar losers, there is a three-day free accommodation ticket for the Las Vegas high-class hotel to comfort the injured soul.


    It''s really enviable for Hollywood stars to participate in the awards ceremony with unlimited starlight and receive gifts at the same time, but the IRS has focused on it this year.


    The day after the awards ceremony, the IRS said that the stars who received the Oscars must pay taxes for these gifts. Its spokesman said in a statement that when the global attention is focused on these stars, they should also know that they have the same tax liability as the general public, and hope that these stars can also pay taxes in the same way There is no way forward.


    Only death and taxes are eternal.


    In a tax resistant country, paying taxes is definitely a top-level problem. Although Murphy received the Oscar gift package and gave it to the driver who provided services for him, he still told the accountant not to forget the gift package when filing tax next month.


    The reputation of the country of ten thousand taxes can be seen from this gift bag.


    As the controversy over the Oscars gradually subsided, Murphy threw the little golden man into the safe and started his work again. This little golden man represents the past, not the future.


    He needs to continue to work hard in the future.


    Song of ice and fire: the late work of the game of power continues.


    Before that, Murphy had already completed the initial cut of 10 episodes with Joel Griffith, and temporarily assigned the fine cutting work to the editing team. He went to Venice to supervise the special effects production in the digital field.


    In the whole series, there are not many images generated by computer CGI effects. The three young dragons hatched by Denise tangorian in the last episode are undoubtedly the representatives.


    This is also one of the two most important services in the field of game making: ice and fire.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, the dragon in the Western legend is a giant lizard with wings, or a dinosaur with wings.


    Therefore, the special effects team, according to his requirements, initially designed the model with reference to quite a number of images of juvenile dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.


    But this is only a reference. To make a memorable dragon, it is absolutely not enough to put a pair of wings on the dinosaur. It needs to determine its core and skeleton on the basis of reference.


    Murphy just put forward the idea and the goal that should be achieved, and how to do it needs the careful elaboration of the professional team in the digital field.


    The "carving" in the digital field is carried out from the inside out, first building the skeleton, then wrapping the muscle, and finally covering the skin.


    Taking Murphy''s dragon as a flying dinosaur as the core concept, they decided that the skeleton structure of the dragon design was similar to that of birds. Therefore, in order to build the original skeleton of the dragon, the special effects team found the "easiest bird to find", a chicken without hair.


    This chicken that has lost its life has been endowed with important value.


    The special effects team made a comprehensive scan of it, and then pasted controllers on key parts such as wings to track the dynamics of bones and muscles during movement. Then it changed into the muscle movement of a juvenile dragon during crawling in the special effects software.


    The observant special effects artists also found that when the wings of a chicken are open, the skin at the junction with its body is almost transparent, so when the Dragon stretches its wings in the play, it is also treated as a translucent film.


    This chicken without hair can provide the special effects engineers with the muscle and bone movement of the dragon, and the appearance of the dragon is a headache for the special effects team.


    In fact, in order to make the fictional dragon more realistic in appearance, the special effects team studied more than 100 kinds of animals. Just to find suitable skin texture and scales for the "young dragon", the special effects team referred to more than 10 kinds of lizards.


    And the dragon in the play is dynamic. When interacting with the outside world, the appearance changes also need to be dynamic. For example, the Dragon breaking out of the shell in the egg, the state of the droplets dropping along the scales, and the various colors and reflections of the dragon''s eyes and skin in different light require the special effects teachers to achieve the authenticity of every small detail.To deal with the little lizard with wings, Murphy has assembled a special effects team of up to 25 people to make the title of the whole series. They need to deal with the design concept and the final effect as soon as possible.


    "The beginning of the film is only 90 seconds, why not do something that can''t be done in the positive film"


    before the production, Murphy called all the producers together for a short meeting, "if it''s done well, the audience will know the development of the role."


    There are many things that can be done in the beginning of a TV play. In addition to bringing the audience into the plot, it can also tell the audience the information of time and space that they are about to see, and create their own world.


    In the beginning, everything is very simple, no animation effect, are flat things.


    The special effects design team came up with an original opening script as fast as possible. A crow flew from King''s landing to winter''s landing. But Murphy always felt that it would make the audience confused about the story in what kind of environment.


    The special effects team also produced five maps, suggesting that these maps can be cut out as soon as the TV play changes places. It seems that the effect is very good, and it can clearly know where it is now, but it seriously interferes with the narrative of the drama.


    This way of changing the map will cause extremely serious obstacles and interference to the narrative. Murphy simply asked to put the map in the title of the film to become a part of the title.


    However, there will also be a problem. What else is beyond the map?


    Murphy has been thinking that the crew has enough budget and excellent technicians. He can do what he wants and how to do it at this time.


    his choice is to create the most complex and exquisite map that human beings can imagine.


    These will form the beginning of the show.


    It''s not easy to make the most complex and exquisite maps. Murphy led the special effects team to make enough efforts from design to production.


    The first is to create maps that act like real objects. With each map comes the family emblem of the controller.


    According to Murphy''s idea, Helena espora, the artistic director of the crew, referred to Leonardo da Vinci''s mechanical design manuscripts. The design in the manuscripts has a kind of eternal beauty. The world in the TV series looks simple and unsophisticated, but there is also the complexity to make it vivid. The emblems of various families must not be the product of modern society, and the things in them should be wood It''s made of metal, leather and cloth. It''s all hand-made anyway.


    What the crew should do is to look like real things, instead of making people feel like CG effect or the product of magic camera.


    Murphy thinks that we should use the camera with motion control system to shoot the film title. The reason why we use the camera with motion control is mainly to make it look real.


    Later, Murphy asked people to make a sketch of the Red Castle. The Red Castle is one of the main buildings in the city of King''s landing. The special effects team made a template of the Red Castle on the CG board, and then showed it to Murphy.


    Murphy was quite satisfied, and the team of 25 began to get into shape.


    Secondly, we should be loyal to the original work to a certain extent.


    up to now, Murphy has a map of westero and a hand-painted map of ursos, both of which are very good-looking. George Martin painted them by himself. The special effects team put these two maps into Photoshop and adjusted their sizes until they match each other.


    The size of the map, the distribution of the locations and the boundaries are strictly in accordance with the original version of George Martin''s map. Another key point is that Murphy works so hard to respect the original work, because he finds that since the project was established, after the vigorous publicity and hype of fox in the 20th century, like the Harry Potter series of that year, there are more and more fans of the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    It was not until April that the 90 second title was actually made.


    In the beginning of the film, the astrolabe is constantly moving, moving around the hot center. The heraldry on the astrolabe shows the history of the story, lifelike.


    Then, a complex map came into view, overlooking the whole map from the perspective of a regulator. With the rotation of gears, the city states of various countries emerged on the map. War and politics promoted the growth and change of these city states.


    From the Red Castle in King''s landing to the Shenmu forest in winter city, and then to the storm prone narrow sea, the 90 second film title will lead the audience to overlook the seven kingdoms from the air, which also contains a lot of information about the game of rights.


    The first three episodes of "song of ice and fire": the game of power have been basically finished, and the following episodes have taken shape. However, Murphy is not in a hurry. TV series are different from movies after all, so we can wait for the audience''s feedback before finishing the final work.


    As winter approaches, Stanton studio and 20th century fox are stepping up their publicity campaign. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 365

    "The marketing plan is complete."


    In the conference room, Carla Firth stood at the front of the long table. "The rest is execution."


    She looked at Murphy on her left. Murphy just nodded slightly, but did not speak.


    Just as Kara Firth always takes him as the main player in the set and post production, Murphy will also take Kara Firth as the main player in such an occasion to show the authority of the producer.


    What''s more, they have had enough communication in private, and there is no need to repeat it in the meeting.


    Kara Firth asked the assistant to distribute a copy of the materials to the person in charge of the publicity work of song of ice and fire: game of power, and explain one by one. Although the quality of the TV series is guaranteed, publicity and marketing is still the key to win enough support.


    This kind of working meeting will not last too long. Everything is based on the principle of effectiveness. In only half an hour, Kara Firth announced the end of the meeting and walked out of the meeting room with Murphy.


    "I won''t send you."


    Coming to the elevator, Carla Firth said to Murphy, "I''ve got people contact fox reporters. They''re waiting for you outside the building. Remember to say something."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy waved his hand. "I''m ready for what I have to say."


    Now entering the publicity period, he has become high-profile again and appears frequently in the media. For example, this kind of encounter with media reporters has been arranged several times before. Every time, Murphy will throw out some new news to win attention.


    This time is no exception. Just after walking out of fox building, Murphy was surrounded by several reporters. Unlike before, the topic he talked about this time mainly focused on George Martin.


    With Fox''s publicity of song of ice and fire series in the 20th century, George Martin is famous and even called "Tolkien of America" by some media.


    "All the adaptations are true to the original. Martin has been involved in the production since the beginning. If you read Martin''s blog, you will know that his excitement is very infectious."


    In the face of the camera lens, Murphy did not hesitate to start flattering, "game of Thrones" is adapted from a really great work. George Martin weaves an extremely complex story, which covers thousands of miles and shapes many characters, spanning thousands of years of history. This makes Martin known as "Tolkien of America" by time magazine


    He added with a smile, "I don''t mean to trigger a war of words or think he''s the end of fantasy. It''s just to show how good his work is."


    This interview with Murphy also announced the beginning of a series of crazy publicity.


    From the beginning of the broadcast, the article also made a special summary, saying that Sean Bin''s acting in the film is very tragic, with various kinds of death, including being buried alive once, shot seven times, blown up once, dismembered once, decapitated once, hanged twice, cut throat twice, stabbed twice, fell twice, shot once, crushed once


    It''s too tragic to look directly at.


    On the 16th day, the dining car with the theme of "game of Thrones" stops on the streets of New York and Los Angeles, and plans to provide "street food" for the people who come here in the next month. The delicacies sold by these vans are all from the description in the book, including roast rabbit, roast duck, venison, lemon cake and so on.


    On the 15th day, half a month before "song of ice and fire: game of power" was launched on Fox wireless TV network, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox held a trial meeting for the first episode, which was attended by professional media reporters and a small number of fans.


    After the show, all kinds of gossip began to spread on the Internet, but most of them were good for the show.


    "A lot of people took part in the audition, and the praise gathered like a tide, forming a huge momentum. Some people wrote various reasons to praise the drama, but no matter what kind of praise, you can''t be too much, because you will be impressed by its wonderful story, broad world outlook, delicate characterization and various allusions to history. It makes you think and enjoy; it makes you surprised and obsessed. In the end, no one said he regretted it


    Some of the people who participated in the trial meeting were Murphy''s fans, and they also spoke highly of them.


    "You may watch the show for various reasons, such as the tension of the plot, death and hope, the ice wolf of fate, fantasy elements and fantasy space, family disputes, the temptation of power, deviant sex, love, cruel violence In any case, it has Murphy''s style, appearance and blood, as well as dark DNA


    From the trial meeting, the publicity and marketing of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" has entered a stage of frenzy.


    However, even with such a large-scale bombing, Stanton studio and 20th century fox are still targeted.


    After all, it''s a drama broadcast on cable TV station. If you want to be successful and win more attention with high reputation, you must first take care of the users of cable TV station.


    Generally speaking, TV play is a very popular product of popular culture. Compared with well-made and artistic movies, it is almost indisputable that TV play has a lower figure.However, since the beginning of the new century, under the impact of American cable TV and cable TV series such as brothers, this law has been gradually overturned.


    Cable stations originally rely on subscribers to obtain major commercial benefits, so there is no need to compete for ordinary audiences like wireless stations. For cable stations represented by H-wave, AMC and fox cable network, the customers who are willing to pay for their programs are generally middle and upper class American citizens with high economic and social status. To serve them well is the way for cable stations to settle down Wang Dao, as for the audience rating, the total number of users of cable stations is there, which is not as important as that of wireless stations.


    Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the trend of elitism and heavy taste of some cable TV series. The broadcasting strategy of "song of ice and fire: game of power" is also quite clear. First, the high-end audience is locked in the cable station, and then the heavy taste sensory stimulation is used to attract their eyes, creating considerable public praise and momentum, and spreading to a wider audience group, in order to replay and release DV D and VOD complete a wider range of dissemination, become a real hot drama, and achieve huge profits.


    Whether these can be realized or not will not be known until "winter is approaching" on the opening day. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 366

    "Love and hate, ice and fire, life and death, yes, these seemingly extreme words can be used in every one of us, because they are opposite to each other, and extreme happiness leads to sorrow and extreme prosperity leads to decline. That''s what I want to say. As long as I come to this world, a person will have his own happiness and pain, joy and sorrow, and even more passion in his character It''s different from indifference, but it also has to experience life and death. "


    Just after dinner, kratenberg sat in front of the TV. He switched to Fox cable, which only started ordering last year. Although it was not time for "song of ice and fire: game of power" to start, the warm-up program started early.


    At the beginning of this year, he saw the fantasy novel "song of ice and fire" from a twitter supplement, tried to read it, and then became a crazy fan. After learning that the novel has been adapted into a TV series, he has been looking forward to seeing the TV series as soon as possible.


    He doesn''t worry much about the quality of TV series. In terms of screenwriting, the original author George Martin personally controls the situation. The director is Murphy Stanton, the leading new generation director in Hollywood. There are also famous actresses like Jessica Alba in the cast


    "TV plays should be good." Kratenberg thinks so.


    Compared with the fans, Daisy, who is also waiting in front of the TV, has no interest in the original novel. She is waiting for the TV series to start, just because it is the work of Murphy Stanton.


    While the TV is on, she also keeps communicating with the discussion group through social software. With Murphy''s two consecutive films selling well and winning the Oscar nomination for best director, the size of the discussion group is expanding like a balloon. These people are closely watching the launch of "song of ice and fire: game of power" tonight.


    After years of hard work, Murphy also has a large number of fans who are quite supportive of him. Instead of walking into the cinema on Friday night, they stay at home.


    However, if you want to see the song of ice and fire: the game of power, you need to have a certain entry threshold. Unlike public TV stations, cable TV stations have to pay a lot of fees every month.


    Daisy, for example, just bought the fox cable service this month.


    "It''s worth seeing Murphy''s new work."


    On social software, she told people in the discussion group that quite a number of people agreed with her, saying one after another, "Murphy''s products must be boutiques!"


    Some people don''t understand, "why did Murphy go to make a TV play? Isn''t it true that popular directors seldom make TV dramas


    Because of Murphy''s choice to shoot TV series, Daisy knows something about this. She bangs her fingers on the keyboard and makes a reasonable explanation.


    "It''s also fun to do TV dramas. You can keep yourself busy and see the results of your work soon."


    After her words were sent out, someone echoed, "yes, when the series you developed is selected by the TV station, then you can see the ratings and results in seven or eight months. Compared with movies, it may take years to wait for the birth of a story. "


    Daisy rapped again, "time should be a life factor that big directors can never ask for. From the conception and preparation of a film to the start of shooting, to the release date and publicity Spielberg''s "Schindler''s list" took him 10 years, and George Lucas spent his whole life entangled with "Star Wars". Investment, actors, technology and even the weather sometimes become the "Godot" that big directors have to wait for. How many good stories are buried, delayed and taken to the grave because of these factors... "


    Although it makes a lot of sense, Daisy is an outsider after all.


    One of the deputy leaders of the discussion group was a Hollywood insider, who seldom spoke at ordinary times. At this time, he also jumped out.


    "A movie is like a woman. It''s too expensive, and it requires a lot of care, love and sincerity. In the end, you still need a lot of time to know whether the outcome you are waiting for is the happy" pretty girl "or the unbearable" superman returns " In this era of rapid consumption economy, people''s patience is really limited, and there are few infatuated seeds that can wait for 10 years all the time. "


    The man seemed to have some emotion. Daisy had just finished that paragraph, and then he sent out a longer one.


    "Compared with movies, TV series do have less investment and quick results. In addition, large film and television groups now have their own film and television production studios, and the personnel often exchange what they need, which provides more convenience for film directors. For example, Spielberg and company of brothers, it''s not uncommon for big directors to put down their positions and devote themselves to the production of TV dramas in Hollywood. Few people insist on living in the ivory tower, and they are more willing to use their works to communicate with more people and express themselves. Who is it that the form is television rather than film? "


    "Small pictures can also reflect big ideas. With big directors like Murphy and Spielberg leading the way, more and more people will step on this unusual road. Of course, we will always benefit our enthusiastic and loyal audience."


    It''s getting closer to 21 p.m. and more and more people are gathering in front of the TV.There are also many people gathered in the film studio of UCLA film club. Because of Gail gado''s relationship, quite a number of club members pay close attention to Murphy''s dynamic.


    The event, which was called by John and Mosen, attracted many people. Gail gado didn''t return to Santa Monica because he had a class tonight. Instead, he came here as soon as class was over, waiting for "song of ice and fire: game of power" to start.


    Although she has never liked Murphy''s style works, she will do everything possible to support her boyfriend.


    It''s still some time before 21 o''clock, and fox is still using the last time to build momentum for the game of Thrones. Two famous drama critics sit on the sofa of the studio, vigorously advocating the fantasy TV series.


    "The song of ice and fire: the game of rights" is actually an epic of troubled times. It is a wonderful life story of people who have different personalities but have deep connections with fate. They try to live hard in this turbulent and changeable world and try to find their own ultimate life path and significance. Here, people''s identities can be divided into high and low, but they have their own way of life But they will never go smoothly. Everyone has to work hard to think, to struggle, to choose, and to try to find their own way of life. In this difficult process, everyone has his own joys and sorrows and joys and sorrows... "


    Near 21 o''clock, the host made the final mobilization.


    "It is such people who build up this world of ice and fire, and write their own unique stories and history of this world and this era, and each page of them is saturated with too many people''s blood and tears, love and hate, life and death, so no matter you are reading a book or a play, please read and taste it well, because it''s a wonderful story, although I love you However, I can''t tell you the whole story as well as an excellent bard, but I also want to experience the laughter and tears with you, and feel the value and impermanence of life, so let me start with you now! "


    At 21:00, "song of ice and fire: the game of power" is on the air on Fox cable!


    Kratenberg can''t help but stare at the cup as part of the TV play.


    "Yes! That''s how it feels! "


    At the beginning of the TV series, the story and style in the prelude of the original work are continued. First of all, three night watchmen, as the great wall of despair, cross the wall and go north. At this time, the surrounding environment and atmosphere make kratenberg feel so cold and dark. The iron rope is slowly pulled up, the heavy wooden door is slowly raised, and three people walk by the long road with torches, which makes him feel as if he didn''t have time There is an end to the corridor.


    When the last gate was raised, the heavy snow, which was completely different from the previous black heavy feeling, came to everyone''s eyes. Obviously, it didn''t bring much relief to people, because the great wall of despair was originally built by civil ice to resist the invasion of evil and barbaric forces in the vast northern wilderness, and it was the last "you" to defend the whole kingdom To walk out of the great wall means to be in a dangerous environment with too many unknowable factors. We must always be careful and vigilant, and pay attention to the situation around us.


    Daisy temporarily closes her laptop, turns her chair and stares at the TV. At the beginning of the TV series, she looks very nervous. It seems that something bad is going to happen.


    Sure enough, soon, one of the three young men, who seems to be very smart, noticed the rise of a light smoke in a low-lying area not far away. He got off his horse and crawled hard in the snow. Finally, when he climbed to the small mountain where he could observe, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately became extremely panicked.


    The lens moved slowly like his eyes, and finally fell into the small depression. Then Daisy was excited to see the bloody body fragments, a scene of hell surrounded by tragic images. Just as the man turned around in a hurry, she saw the body of a little girl nailed to a tree.


    For one minute, Gail gado sighed and shook his head. Murphy really wanted to carry out his "yellow, violent and dark" style to the end!


    For a moment, her heart, liver and lungs were about to spit out.


    Different from Gail gado, people around him are full of interest. Even those who don''t know the original work are caught by these large-scale dramas. (to be continued). )


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 Chapter 367

    Although she didn''t like it very much, Gail gado watched patiently. She supported Murphy more than all the people present.


    The three night watchmen decided to find out, but when they arrived at the terrible little depression, the strangest thing happened. All the bodies disappeared, leaving no sign that the bodies had been laid out here.


    When the old knight dug out a piece of red cloth and was shocked, from behind another night watchman, kratenberg saw a man with creepy blue eyes standing up. Then he only heard the painful scream of a blunt weapon cutting himself. The young night watchman who went to investigate in the distance was in an open field surrounded by trees, and he was dead This mood is already extremely scared, and then look up, a small figure has appeared in the distance, it turned out that it was the little girl who had been nailed to the tree, who should have been dead, she actually stood on the ground


    her eyes are also ice blue, which can make blood clot, the night watchman frantically fled, accompanied by the poor man is a shadow of black figures.


    All the young night watchman can do is kneel in front of the "man" with blue eyes and wait for his companions in despair. The same tragic fate will also come to him. All he hopes is that all this will end quickly, because he has no way to escape.


    Song of ice and fire: the prelude to the game of power is over.


    Kratenberg moved his bottom. Compared with the original novel, this prelude is not losing points at all. On the contrary, because of the image, it makes him feel extra nervous and exciting.


    Daisy has long forgotten to turn on the computer to communicate with people, staring at the TV, nervously waiting for the first episode to officially start.


    At this moment, millions of fox cable users across North America are waiting for the first episode of the song of ice and fire: the game of power to start.


    The opening song, as well as the whole structure and creativity, didn''t disappoint those who pay attention to this TV series. In the broad and powerful music, but without losing a trace of beauty and sadness, the song of ice and fire: the game of power uses exquisite continental and urban models to roughly unfold and introduce to everyone several places where this season''s story will take place.


    The bailahien family, whose family emblem is the golden and black Baoguan stag, is the capital of the king on the Iron Throne. The gray ice wolf running on the snow covered land is one of the main core of the whole story, which is the capital of the stark family. There is no representative, it only guards the border for the whole kingdom, and does not participate in any rights The Great Wall, the site of the night watchmen''s army, and the free trade city where the tangurian family can only live now, with the three red fire dragons on a black background as their family emblems.


    With the end of the intense music, the story of bucks, ice wolves, lions and fire dragons, as well as the power disputes and fierce battles among various forces and families, sounded the clarion call.


    Fox cable network is also paying close attention to the dynamic of the TV series, especially the number of viewers.


    Before the warm-up program, the audience number was about one million. When the prelude began to play, it rose rapidly to more than 2.5 million. By the end of the first episode, the number had become three million.


    For the first cable TV series, the number of viewers is quite good. At least the first episode will not end in indifference.


    Murphy and calafes are standing in the workshop of fox cable''s Los Angeles branch, where they can count the number of viewers for the first time.


    The show is still playing, and the family has arrived in winterfall from King''s landing. The stark family is facing a challenge.


    "Don''t worry, it''s just the beginning."


    Compared with Murphy, kalafes has a better understanding of the operation of cable stations. "HBO''s brother even had only 3 million viewers when the first episode premiered."


    Instead of answering her, Murphy pointed to her face and asked, "where do you see that I''m worried?"


    carafes turned to look at Murphy. His strong face was so calm that he rolled his eyes and said, "I know you won''t frown even if the San Andreas fault collapses."


    Murphy shrugged and said nothing.


    In the early stage, the publicity and marketing are quite in place, and the quality of the drama itself is guaranteed. He is not very worried about the audience and response of the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    Another important story is also unfolded on the TV screen. Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow have their first meeting. They have their first conversation about the word "illegitimate child".


    "The number of viewers is close to 3.5 million"


    a staff member specially responsible for statistical data, loudly transmitted the latest news to Murphy and kalafes. Only half a minute later, he said, "now it''s over 3.5 million"


    kalafes gently nodded his head and looked at Murphy. They both looked very calm.


    "Boy, remember that although dwarfs all over the world may be regarded as illegitimate children, illegitimate children are not necessarily regarded as dwarfs."On the TV screen, when the short Tyrion Lannister opens the door, the indoor light sprinkles his back clearly in the courtyard.


    At that moment, Daisy seemed to feel that Tyrion Lannister''s figure stood up like an emperor.


    This is a very brilliant character. She hasn''t seen the original work. She doesn''t know how the original work is. If only judged by the TV series, Murphy''s portrayal of this character is comparable to Amy Dunn in the lost lover.


    However, kratenberg saw some differences, perhaps in order to pave the way for the gradual development of the relationship between the two people, their personality and space limitations, so Murphy Stanton did not shoot the latter scene in the original.


    Looking at the picture and thinking about it, kratenberg found that Murphy Stanton''s doing this was actually a very smart choice. If it was filmed, many people would guess that the relationship between the little devil and Jon Snow would have a further benign development, and it would be meaningless.


    In the play, just as the little devil wants to express, there is not much difference between the two people in identity. As a member of the Lannister family, the little devil seems to have a noble identity. It is clear that all kinds of people will make different comments on him after his predecessors. Jon Snow has experienced a lot, although it is a little better, but he still has some experience For Jon Snow''s feelings and ideas, he can see more clearly than many outsiders. At this time, his advice to Jon is his experience as a passer-by.


    Maybe it means that he is in sympathy with each other, so after a relatively mild challenge, the little devil gives this very valuable and sincere advice, revealing his hard to see true and kind side, and Jon Snow obviously will not be inspired, especially now he is in such an extremely important but extremely difficult period, so he needs someone very much Give yourself some light and inspiration. The little devil wants to tell him that it is undoubtedly helpful, that is, as an illegitimate child, he should become stronger and learn to face his identity calmly, because even the identity of an illegitimate child can not affect his pursuit of the life he can or wants.


    From this play, gelgado can see that the stark family doesn''t like the Lannister family, but as a special member of the stark family, he has an intersection with another special Lannister family, which is absurd but full of some sincerity and good magic intersection, and what does it mean on earth


    such doubts are not only about her, but also a lot of electricity There are people in front of the camera, which can make people continue to follow.


    At this point in the plot, the challenge to the stark family has officially come.


    They have to make the final choice: to stand up for the king or to stay away from him to save themselves


    while listening to Caitlin''s fierce opposition and the calm advice of bachelor Lewin, the expression on ned Stark''s face is heavy, facing the problem of protecting the whole family or being responsible for the whole kingdom and the king first In terms of choice, perhaps when the two are formally listed and compared, Ned''s choice is self-evident.


    Seeing ned Stark''s choice, Daisy turned her lip. "It seems so wise, but in fact it''s just stupid."


    Finally, the first episode is coming to an end. As expected, Ned stark still decides to accept the post of former Prime Minister and go to King''s landing with the king to protect the king and find out the truth about Jon Ailin''s death. When he hears the king''s apology and thanks, all he can do is smile and thank the king for his letter Ren.


    Just before he left to hunt with the king and his family, he was smiling for the last time at his still healthy and lively son, branstark, because when he came back, bran, whom he saw, was in a deep coma and was lying in bed motionless.


    Bran saw something he shouldn''t have seen. The twin brothers and sisters, James Lannister and cersei Lannister, brought disaster for themselves and opened up the feud between the stark family and the Lannister family.


    In fox cable''s Los Angeles office, Murphy and carafes watch the subtitles fall from the big screen, and the first episode of the game of ice and fire: power ends.


    Relevant statistics were sent to him and kalafes for the first time. By the end of the first episode, although the highest audience of the show did not break the 4 million mark, it was as high as 3.9 million people


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 Chapter 368

    The subtitles flash on the TV screen. Kratenberg takes the remote control and turns off the TV, but people sit here for a long time. Even in her eyes, she can''t see where the show is really brilliant.


    After dealing with the students from the film club, Gail gado went out of the building and prepared to go back to the dormitory area. However, thinking of the first episode of "song of ice and fire: game of power", he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Murphy. After seeing Murphy''s message, he dialed him.


    "Hi, honey." She walked slowly along the path. "It''s me. I just watched song of ice and fire: the game of power."


    "How do you feel?" Murphy over there asked.


    "People around think it''s good." Gail gado, to be honest, "but I don''t see any good."


    She then asked, "are the ratings counted?"


    "Not bad." The sound from the receiver seemed very pleasant. "At the peak of the first episode, there were about 3.9 million viewers."


    Probably knowing that she didn''t know very well, Murphy over there explained a few more words, "this is the best grade in the new play launched by cable TV."


    "That''s good." Said Murphy, hurry to go home. Don''t worry. I have to go back to work. Don''t let him know


    Gail gado hung up when he heard a heavy reply from the other side.


    From the reactions of the people around her and the data Murphy said, she knows very well that the first episode of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" is likely to be a great success.


    Gail gado looked at the bright stars in the sky and muttered to himself, "the only thing you can''t be sure about is word of mouth."


    Before that time, the ghost like Margot Robbie introduced to her that the high audience rating of the first episode of the TV series shows that the director and actors have strong appeal, and the publicity and marketing work is good enough, but if the audience''s reputation is not good, it will soon be revealed.


    Movies directed by Murphy are synonymous with high reputation, and TV series are no exception, are they?


    It''s not just Gail gado who has this idea, but also most of the people in the discussion group that Daisy sees when she turns on her computer.


    "It''s really produced by Murphy Stanton. It''s very yellow and violent. It''s beheaded in two places and naked in three places. In the first episode, there are a lot of characters, a huge amount of information, and almost not enough brain. It''s violent and explicit. It''s a bull''s fork in capital."


    Just entering the chat group on social software, Daisy saw such a message.


    "The dead deer represents the king. The death of the mother wolf leaves six pups, which indicates that ned is killed and leaves six children Murphy''s foreshadowing is early and wonderful. Winter is coming. "


    Probably after watching the TV series, more and more people in the discussion group returned to the chat group and expressed their opinions one after another.


    "It''s a shocking epic feeling, isn''t it?"


    "Beyond expectations, such a simple four words have surpassed all praise."


    "The details are too delicate to be true."


    There is also a kind reminder, "the screenwriter and the details are incomparable! However, as far as the speed of the first episode is concerned, the amount of information in each episode is very sufficient. Those who have not read the book should be patient. "


    Of course, this is Murphy''s fan support group, and all kinds of praise are like spilling out without money.


    "The epic first episode that meets all needs: Jessica Alba, a beautiful woman with light, Sean bin, a man suffering for thousands of years, Zhengtai, sadomasochism, heavy taste, ghost, zombie, conspiracy Murphy Stanton said, "you have everything you want."


    "Excellent production is not enough. Perhaps the greatest significance of this episode is that Murphy shows a way to survive for the declining family of magic themed movies and TV dramas. The scenes of magic monsters are floating clouds, a soul stirring story, a group of bright and rich characters, and a hazy but complete world outlook are the kingcraft."


    "After the first episode, it''s good. Although it doesn''t feel like it''s based on a fantasy novel, it''s rather like a European Medieval Knight''s work, but the first episode has planted many seeds of fantasy, and the next few episodes will take root. "


    After reading so much, Daisy nodded slightly, turned off the chat group, opened IMDB''s website, found the entry of "song of ice and fire: game of power" and clicked in.


    Although the first episode has just finished, there are hundreds of people who have scored, and those who can score at this time are undoubtedly Murphy''s staunch supporters. Without exception, they gave a super high score, with an average of 9.5 points.


    As the discussion group leader of Murphy Stanton in IMDB, Daisy will naturally leave her own mark here.


    She recalled the drama she had just seen and soon left a comment.


    "At the beginning, I really didn''t expect that the scale of the first episode was so large. Seeing so many naked men and women on TV, especially Jessica Alba, was still a little uncomfortable.""But by the end of the first episode, this kind of maladjustment has completely disappeared. On the contrary, there is a very amazing feeling. Although the multi view linear time narration is a bit confusing at the beginning, with the deepening of the plot, we will find that the plot is meticulous, closely linked, thrilling, tense and mysterious. The huge world outlook structure is quite charming, especially the first shot of the Great Wall in the north is shocking Surprise


    "The highlight of the first episode of the series lies in the fact that Murphy shows the epic like massiness and oil painting like texture of the original work, which is different from the intensity and wanton of the Lord of the rings trilogy, but is gloomy, profound, mysterious and fascinating..."


    As Murphy''s brain powder, Daisy did not hesitate to give the first episode of "song of ice and fire: game of power" a full score.


    There are a lot of people like her.


    The most basic audience of song of ice and fire: the game of power is Murphy''s supporters besides the readers of the original. The number of these people is comparable to that of the original.


    And quite a few fans of the original book are reluctant to buy the service of fox cable TV station and quietly wait for the DVD to go on sale. Murphy''s supporters are more eager to join the customer group of fox cable TV station, so that they can see the latest works of their favorite directors at the first time.


    The times have changed. With the development of the film industry, no one can underestimate and ignore the influence and appeal of a well-known director.


    In particular, the director is not only young, but also has a very strong personal style.


    In the early stage, quite successful and effective publicity and marketing, a certain number of readers of the original work, together with the appeal of the director and actors, all contributed to the excellent performance of the premiere of the first episode of "song of ice and fire: game of power".


    At 11 p.m., people like Daisy and kratenberg didn''t fall asleep or go out, but stayed in front of the TV, waiting for the replay of the first episode of song of ice and fire: game of Thrones.


    The statistics of the replay are also gratifying. In the data transmitted to Santa Monica Murphy house at midnight, the 11:00 replay once again contributed nearly 1.9 million viewers to "song of ice and fire: game of power".


    This is a very remarkable proportion in the replays of all TV dramas, including public stations.


    In the daytime of the next day, fox wireless TV station carried out the second replay according to the Convention. Due to the daytime, the replay was not as popular as the first one, but it also attracted more than 1.2 million people.


    So far, the total number of viewers of the first episode of "song of ice and fire: game of power" has exceeded 7 million.


    This achievement has surpassed the data of the same period when the first episode of H-wave''s classic series "brothers company" was played. It is absolutely the existence of super bright.


    However, the media didn''t immediately send praise songs, and most of the critics didn''t send them. After all, this is the first episode of the series. It is too obviously influenced by the original work, publicity and personal appeal. The plot has just started, and it can''t explain too many problems.


    Although a good beginning often means half the success, just like many Hollywood movies, after a good beginning, there is no doubt that there will be a shit like plot development.


    Everyone knows that if we really want to evaluate this series in line with the reality, we will have to wait until more episodes are released later. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 369

    With song of ice and fire: the game of power, "the U.S. Postal Service wrapped the envelope with a plastic bag when delivering the script. The plastic bag had the words" sorry for the damage to your package. "These words were pre printed." George Martin also gave a detailed description, "but they didn''t give any explanation when they submitted it to Stanton studio. One end of the envelope was opened and both scripts were lost, although a letter I sent in the script was still there."


    In his blog, George Martin also urged his fans to contact him immediately if the script surfaced.


    "I have thousands of eyes, and that''s my fan." "So let''s wait," he wrote


    This incident has attracted the attention of many fans of the original book and other viewers, and some of them have also called the U.S. Postal Department to question.


    In short, with the fermentation of time, the heat caused by the first episode of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" successfully extended to the second episode''s broadcast day.


    Under the active operation of fox in the 20th century, a new issue of fashion magazine published in May has three important male characters in Song of ice and fire: the game of power as its cover characters: Sean bin as ned stark, Hahn CHOT as Jon Snow and Peter dinlaki as Tyrion Lannister.


    Vogue also praised the service design in Song of ice and fire: the game of power, believing that on the basis of reproducing the style of the middle ages, the cast also formed a unique style belonging to the continent of Westeros


    On the first Friday in May, the second episode of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" started at 21 p.m. on time. As soon as the prelude of fox cable''s Los Angeles office was finished, the staff monitoring real-time data sent good news to Murphy and Kara Firth.


    The broadcast has just begun, and the number of viewers has reached 3.5 million. When the official content of the second episode began, the number of viewers was constantly adding up to more than 10000 people per minute, which soon equaled the 3.9 million at the peak of the first episode.


    For a TV series with a certain fan base, famous directors and stars, the first episode will often be popular, but if the quality is not good, the second episode will have a corresponding decline in ratings.


    "From the current situation," Carla Firth''s face has been covered with a smile, "the second episode of the audience will not be a problem


    Murphy nodded. "We''ll see if we can break the 4 million mark."


    "Certainly!" Carla Firth said confidently.


    Now it''s may, and the summer season in North America has begun. X-Men 3: the battle of the back, led by Dave Scola, will be released on Memorial Day at the end of this month. From the comprehensive information, the quality of the film is worrying. It''s very difficult for North America to achieve the expected box office of $300 million to $350 million, and the box office in North America can reach a high level A production cost of up to $210 million would be nice.


    The future of Dave Scola can be said to be tied up with the film, but it''s not a matter of course that Carla Firth wants to replace him. He still needs outstanding performance.


    If song of ice and fire: the game of power can keep such a large audience, it will become an important capital for her competition.


    Kara Firth looks at Murphy next to him. Compared with himself, Murphy is still so calm.


    "Good news!" In front of the staff voice with uncontrollable excitement, "the latest statistics, ratings exceeded 4 million!"


    "Good!" Kara Firth nodded her head heavily. When she turned around, Murphy had already stretched out a hand. She patted it heavily. The clear high five sound was like the joy of success.


    The number of 4 million is not the end, and the audience is still increasing slowly. By the end of the second episode, it reached the peak, close to 4.3 million!


    Fox cable has only 17 million subscribers in North America, which means nearly a quarter of its subscribers have watched song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    After the 11 o''clock replay and the daytime replay on Saturday, the popularity of the second episode did not decrease, and again got nearly 3.5 million viewers, and the total number of viewers of the second episode was close to 8 million!


    This figure was quickly disclosed by Fox in the 20th century, and supported by professional ratings research companies, everyone has realized that a phenomenal cable TV series is about to be born! (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 370

    "Song of ice and fire: game of power" has only played two episodes, and it has achieved an extremely rare outstanding performance in recent years on Fox TV. However, Murphy and Kara Firth have not relaxed at all. After all, this is only the beginning. If we want to form user stickiness, we can''t miss anything in the next few episodes.


    Different from movies, TV series will form a unique user stickiness to the audience, which is also the guarantee of stable audience.


    Because the total number of users of fox cable TV station is there, it is impossible for the audience of "song of ice and fire: game of power" to have an explosive growth. However, when the following episodes such as episode 3, Episode 4 and Episode 5 are broadcast, just like the previous episode 2, the audience shows an obvious trend of steady increase.


    In the third episode, 4.5 million people watched the premiere and 7.9 million people watched the replay; in the third episode, 4.8 million people watched the premiere and 8 million people watched the replay; in the third episode, 5 million people watched the premiere and 8.2 million people watched the replay


    It''s no exaggeration to say that "song of ice and fire: game of power" has become the number one program of fox cable this year after half of the first season!


    With the spread of the audience, more and more people join the audience of song of ice and fire: the game of power, and the original novel of George Martin is also sold wildly.


    "Well, honey, don''t look."


    A car stopped in front of a performance school on the outskirts of Beverly Hills. Gail gado in the driver''s seat pushed the blonde girl in the co pilot''s seat. "Maggie, you''re at the station."


    "Well, well, well..." Margot Robbie nodded as he put away his "the dispute between kings" in his hand, stuffed it into his schoolbag, pushed the door open, got out of the car, and shook his hand to Gail gado. "Goodbye, dodo. Thank you for coming to see me off."


    Hearing the nickname, Gail gado gave her a pair of white eyes and started the car to leave.


    Margot Robbie watched as the car turned away from the intersection ahead, then turned and walked into the school, across a mall and straight into the dressing room.


    This performance school has a certain entry threshold. If her brother David Robbie didn''t pay for it, she couldn''t afford it. The design of the dressing room is exquisite and elegant. Maybe she came a little late. There are many girls in the dressing room.


    Because of the relationship from Australia, Margot Robbie''s popularity is not good, and no one greets her, and she is too lazy to take care of these guys with eyes on her forehead. She comes to her closet, opens it, puts on the clothes prepared by the school, sits quietly in her armchair, waiting for the arrival of class time.


    Generally speaking, the dressing room is quiet, only a few people are whispering. The two girls on Margot Robbie''s left side are chatting with each other. They are very enthusiastic.


    Because of their close relationship, their words inevitably reached Margot Robbie''s ears.


    "Did you see it last night?" It was a blonde girl who said, "the little devil really has great wisdom."


    "Well, I''m crazy about him." Another brown haired girl said, "this character is so charming."


    The blonde girl seems to have a lot of ideas, "I think he is a mature and wise power player."


    The brown haired girl nodded with approval. "The stark family are very childish in front of him."


    Hearing this, Margot Robbie couldn''t help saying, "you have a point. I agree."


    The two girls looked over, and one of the blondes asked, "did you see it last night?"


    "Yes." Margot Robbie nodded. "I watched the 11 o''clock replay."


    The brown haired girl asked strangely, "are you old? Does your family care? "


    "Age? Do you think I''m not old enough? " Margot Robbie straightened out. "You don''t think I''m 17?"


    The two girls took a good look at her. The girl opposite is tall, with a chest and a buttock. She is not a minor in any way.


    Over the past six months, Margot Robbie seems to have entered a stage of rapid development. Her originally flat chest and buttocks have become plump, baby fat has gradually disappeared, her face has grown open, and her figure has also increased. Otherwise, the two girls will definitely recognize her as the role player of Sansa stark at a glance.


    There is no doubt that common topics can shorten the distance between each other. After a few words, the three people moved their chairs and formed a small circle to continue to discuss TV dramas and topics about power.


    Compared with the two girls, Margot Robbie, who had been on the set for a long time and spent all day with such delicate people as Gail gado, had a more mature mind.


    "Power is by no means a simple thing. From ancient times to the present, authority and violence have always been the two pillars of power. If power is compared to a magic wand, then the top of the magic wand with a diamond is called authority, which means the legitimacy and dignity of power; the sharp spines at the end of the magic wand are violence, and when necessary, it will show the cruelty of power. "These views from the script and Murphy''s sub lens notes easily subdued the two girls. Margot Robbie was quite complacent, and continued, "in terms of the understanding of power, I think Murphy Stanton''s play is obviously more thorough and further than the original work - it does not leave a virtual world for those who seem most worthy of living, such as ned- Stark, from the plot of last night''s episode, it''s not difficult to see that he will die. He doesn''t understand the deceitful mode of power operation, and doesn''t understand the possible disastrous consequences of not abiding by the rules of the game of power. "


    The blonde nodded busily, "although there are not many, the willfulness and sentimentality of the stark family in the power struggle are exposed."


    "It''s undeniable that Ned''s family is full of warmth and trust." Margot Robbie added, "but this makes his children lack at least vigilance in the subsequent series of power struggles and power games. Growing up in the greenhouse, they don''t have a deep understanding and experience of real life and human nature. They either believe others casually or tend to idealism, hoping to love the world and save the world."


    All of a sudden, she felt as if she had been influenced by someone for the past six months.


    "It''s not in the show yet." The brown haired girl suddenly took out a book, shook it, and said, "but in George Martin''s novels, there is a story about Sansa stark, who has been dreaming of" marrying a prince "and only knows how to sew and sew. Many people play with her in the palm of her hand and bed. In Westeros, men and women have the same inheritance rights. If Ned''s sons die, then Sansha is the undisputed guardian and legal successor of the Northern Territory. Her great value in power makes her manipulated and exploited by many people all the time. "


    When it comes to Sansa stark, look at the blonde girl with bright eyes and teeth in front of her. The brown girl always thinks something is wrong.


    My brother is busy with his work. Except Gail gado, Margot Robbie can''t find many people to talk with.


    "Value or not is the most important criterion in the snobbish circle of Westeros with a long history and numerous families." She can finally speak freely now, "and class is the fundamental origin that determines whether you have value or not. Only people with political value can enter the game; people without value can''t enter, and they can''t touch the core of its dark secret."


    The girl with brown hair on the other side was a little stunned by what Margot Robbie said. She didn''t expect that this seemingly young girl could sum up such impressions and reasons from it. It was as if she had actually participated in the production of the drama and knew the core theme very well.


    Core theme? Participate in production?


    The brown haired girl suddenly woke up. She looked Margot Robbie up and down.


    "What''s the matter?" Magrid Robbie was a little uncomfortable with the look.


    It should be true, but the age is not very good. It seems to be a little older than Sansa stark, but this age group develops very fast


    It''s no surprise that an actor who has played an important role appears in front of her. This is a well-known performance training school in Los Angeles. Not to mention some young actors who have just joined the industry, there are also big stars who occasionally appear in the school.


    "You..." She asked tentatively, "are you Sansa stark?"


    "What?" Another girl didn''t quite understand, "who is she?"


    Although Margot Robbie had never publicized it, there was no need to deny it. She nodded her head gently. "I''m Margot Robbie. I''m really playing Sansa stark. You can call me Maggie."


    The brown haired girl offered her hand. "Hello, Maggie. You can call me Anna


    Unlike her, the blonde girl looked at Margot Robbie in surprise, only when the brown haired girl gently pulled her, did she come back to herself and asked, "so you know Murphy?"


    "He''s a director, I''m an actor." Margot Robbie nodded. "Of course I do."


    The blonde girl seemed very worried. She stood up and said, "can you get me a signed photo of Murphy?"


    She looks obsessed. "I''m a fan of Murphy. I went to see song of ice and fire: the game of power. That''s why Murphy is the most handsome and talented of all directors. I admire him very much..."


    The girl pulled a chase, which embarrassed Margot Robbie and the brown haired girl.


    The blonde took Margot Robbie''s hand. "Can you help me? Please


    "I don''t know when I''ll see Murphy again." Margot Robbie can only tell the truth, "our cooperation has come to an end."


    Although Gail gado said that she would take her to the premiere of "X-Men 3: back water", where she would definitely meet Murphy, she was not so stupid. It was not worth troubling Murphy for such a thing. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 371

    On May 26, 2006, the traditional memorial day in the North American film market was scheduled. The No.1 film of the 20th Century Fox this year, "X-Men 3: the battle of the back", held a huge North American premiere at the China Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    As Gail gado came into the theater through the back door with a small tail, Murphy walked on the red carpet of the premiere alone. However, he mostly came to watch the show. He didn''t mean to be a platform for Dave Scola at all. He walked on the red carpet as a routine and soon entered the Theater Hall.


    Before that, he had accepted the invitation of the 20th Century Fox executives to participate in a trial screening of "X-Men 3: back water battle". This film is really a big investment and production, and the big scenes and visual effects are far more than the first two films. But now it is not the last century, and the film has long been unable to sell well if the special effects are good enough.


    In particular, the main plot of the film is similar to his impression. Because of the fans, the box office of the first weekend of the film will not be too bad, but if there is no accident, the future box office trend is worrying.


    Entering the hall, Murphy saw the enthusiastic greeting of Dave Scola, who didn''t lean over there at all. Carla Firth had already walked over, and it was enough to have her to hit each other. She was still standing in the back to cheer on.


    "With Kara''s ability and development momentum." Gail - gado with Margot - Robbie came, "if Dave - Scola no more outstanding performance, fox production director position, will soon be replaced."


    She was obviously not speaking to Murphy, but to Margot Robbie.


    Margot Robbie first waved to Murphy, then pointed to the other side, "they should be the real version of the game of power, right?"


    Gail gado just smiles. It''s hard to judge his good friend like this in front of Murphy.


    Murphy did not have so many scruples, directly said, "it''s just the rudiment of a power game, losers just quit, but they won''t lose their heads."


    "Oh..." Margot Robbie nodded and said, "but I think their fight is cruel, too."


    "The cruelty of business competition is self-evident." Gail gado said, "but it''s far worse than the fight for political power."


    Murphy nodded. "It''s hard for the power struggle in society to be like that described in TV dramas and books any more."


    Compared with him and Gail gado, Margot Robbie undoubtedly lacks social experience and is full of curiosity.


    If we can dig out more from Murphy and Gail gado, she can be the center of the school discussion.


    She looks at Murphy suspiciously.


    Now there is nothing to do, Murphy simply said, "in the past, for example, in the middle ages, which is similar to the background of the novel, the game of power tested the limit of human nature, and the limit of human nature lies in: brothers are fratricidal, brothers are fratricidal, fathers use their children, and children assassinate their fathers. So human nature is the most untenable thing with no lower limit. "


    Hearing this, Gail gado gently tugs at Ramsay. In her eyes, Margot Robbie is still an underage girl.


    "It doesn''t matter." Margot Robbie took Gail gado''s arm, looked at Murphy, and begged, "go on, OK?"


    "Let''s talk about novels." Murphy also doesn''t want his girlfriend to complain. "The game of power thinks that the most reliable thing is the blood and the relationship between mother and son. Children are the future of mother. They are extremely strong in the consistency of interests, just like cersei and Caitlin''s love and protection for their children. This kind of relationship is given by nature and God, so it goes beyond many rules of the game in the secular world."


    "Then..." Margot Robbie frowned for a moment and asked, "will the game of power end?"


    Without thinking about it, Murphy shook his head. "As long as the greed and desire of human nature are still there, the game of power will never stop and end. Except for piles of corpses and victims, it will not really leave a living. All victories are temporary, and the winner will lose in the protracted war of power and give way to the next strong. This is the iron law of nature. "


    Seeing Gail gado beside him, he added, "it''s also the invariance law on the so-called fantasy continent westero."


    He has also read several volumes of novels written by George Martin from beginning to end. Of course, the power in them can not be applied to the real society, but it is also a real response to some situations, especially those authoritarian and war-torn countries.


    In short, what is power?


    Power is not fear, so the small skinned Ramsay and the ghost army who are good at scaring others and with fierce means will not be the final winners; power is not power and court deceit, and the narrow pattern of cersei and James are not the final winners; power is not metaphysics and magic, so Stannis belassian who always wanted to take shortcuts died in the battlefield; power is not equal to justice, Therefore, the bishops, the great sparrow and the flag less brotherhood, who represent the public opinion at the bottom, are so shallow; power is not morality and honor, which is why the stark family, the king of the northern frontier, is close to extinction.Even if Jon Snow is so good-looking and good-looking, the game of power still stabs him to death in the snow, like a public exhibition of the art of killing.


    Power is bloodthirsty and always yearns for blood and life; power is cruel and always looks forward to war and killing; power is greedy and its appetite will not be full no matter how many corpses it eats. Power is just a reincarnation of desire, it has a beginning and no end, as long as human nature and greed are still there, it will not stop turning, swallowing a sacrifice.


    "What are you talking about?" Carla Firth came up and looked at Margot Robbie curiously. "Are you David''s sister?"


    "Hello, Miss faith." Margot Robbie is not as polite as he was when he was a child. "I''m Margot Robbie. Call me Maggie."


    Carla Firth nods to her, greets Murphy, and walks up to Gail gado to discuss which fashion store to visit this weekend


    After a few words, Murphy watched the movie for almost the same time. He asked several people to walk into the screening hall together. Unlike other guests, they came here to watch movies.


    Many changes have taken place in the details of X-Men 3: back water battle, but the main plot is basically the same. In the second episode, the dead Jean grey comes back to life and turns into an Omega mutant fenghuangnv. Then she kills both the enemy and the enemy, good and evil. Even the highly popular laser eye and Professor X are killed by Wolverine


    The big scenes and special effects can really stimulate the eyes, but this kind of plot is not to the taste of the audience. The more fans of the X-Men series, the more dissatisfied they will be. Especially when fenghuangnv kills Professor X, there is a sound of curse in the audience at the end of the screening Hall.


    Murphy clearly saw that many ordinary audiences chose to leave early.


    Watching the movie, he can''t understand what Dave Scola and director Brett Ratner think. Do they think this kind of plot will have more impact?


    Like this type of film audience, psychological acceptance is often relatively low.


    Is the X-Men series going to end without Brian singer?


    According to Carla Firth, the replacement of Bryan singer by Fox in the 20th century is not only the director''s intention, but also other considerations. For example, Bryan singer is one of the many homosexuals in Hollywood. He always uses his power to hook up with young actors in casting and shooting. If it''s your wish, it''s OK What? It''s just the most common thing in Hollywood, but he also targets some underage boys and uses some harassment and obscene means to make them comply.


    It''s true that most actors will choose forbearance, but not all of them. The crew has to appease many people every time, which is also a headache for fox in the 20th century.


    Bryan Singh and Brett Ratner have some connections.


    In fact, Brett Ratner was the director selected by 20th century fox to move "X-Men" to the screen. But at that time, 20th century fox could not determine the start date of shooting. Because Brett Ratner, who had a contract, started shooting "rush hour" as required, which contributed to Bryan singer''s success in "X-Men".


    What''s more interesting is that Brett Ratner was elected as the director of "superman returns" by Warner Bros. the intervention of Bryan Singh just made them turn around, and also made Brett Ratner complete the hand in hand with "X-Men" series five years late.


    But holding hands this time is not pleasant.


    Memorial day schedule promotes the box office of the film obviously. This public holiday on Monday every year can form a three-day long holiday.


    "X-Men 3: back water battle" has no rival in this holiday. In the three days of the weekend, it took 100 million US dollars from North America. Even last Monday''s Memorial Day holiday, it took 120 million US dollars from North America.


    Everything looks good. It seems that the North American box office of the film will go straight to 350 million dollars or even 400 million dollars.


    However, compared with the previous two films, the sharp decline in word-of-mouth has become a drag on the follow-up box office trend of the film.


    Such as "the most ugly one", "rotten director''s rotten film", "can only casually watch" comments emerge in an endless stream.


    This directly leads to the lack of follow-up box office and premature ejaculation as soon as the working day arrives.


    Especially at the end of the second weekend, the box office of "X-Men 3: back water battle" dropped by 70% and only got $30 million, which surprised everyone. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 372

    The meeting room on the top floor of fox building was solemn. Almost all the members of the board of directors were present. Today''s topic is only one, about the director of production department, Dave Scola.


    The box office of "X-Men 3: back water battle" will drop sharply next weekend. Even the most optimistic prediction is that the box office of the film in North America will not exceed 250 million US dollars. Even if the trend continues to drop sharply, it will be a big question whether it can break through 200 million US dollars.


    In the 20th century, fox had high hopes for the end of the X-Men series, but Dave Scola obviously failed to meet their psychological expectations. After he messed up such a huge film as the kingdom of heaven, he and X-Men 3: a battle against the back may face the situation of not being able to recover the cost.


    In the two projects, 20th century fox has invested a lot of money, so someone must be responsible for the loss.


    "I agreed to terminate Dave Scola''s contract ahead of schedule." Lang Sheng, a gray haired independent director, said, "choose another person with outstanding ability to take up this position."


    A middle-aged man next to him raised his pen in his hand. "I agree, too."


    "Agree..."


    "Agree..."


    Echoing voices continue to ring, although there are still a series of company procedures to go, but the fate of Dave Scola''s early termination of his term of office has been unable to change.


    Sure to fire Dave Scola, asked Alan Harris, who presided over the meeting. "I have a proposal for a new successor."


    Others are looking at the CEO of 20th century fox.


    "I propose that Carla Firth, deputy director of production, take over as director." Alan Harris said directly, "this is the most suitable person the company can find at present."


    "I object!" The gray haired independent director heard that the successor was a beautiful young woman and shook her head without hesitation. "She is too young to have enough qualifications."


    "Qualifications?" Alan Harris immediately retorted, "do you know Carla Firth?"


    Without waiting for the other person to answer, he said, "she has successively brought the success of" dead man "," alien vs. iron soldier "and" lost lover "to 20th century fox, especially the two films cooperated with Murphy Stanton, which have led to the company''s outstanding reputation and huge profits."


    Alan Harris coughed in a low voice, and then said, "let''s not talk about this far, let''s talk about the recent. Last weekend, Kara Firth''s" song of ice and fire: the game of power "aired its eighth episode, with a premiere audience of nearly 6 million! About a third of fox''s users watched the show


    "Song of ice and fire: game of power" has become a phenomenal TV series, which no one here can deny.


    But how can there be no objection to such an important position?


    Another middle-aged man suddenly sneered and said, "is this Carla Firth''s achievement? It''s Murphy Stanton who does all this


    "That''s another point I want to make." Allen Harris did not retort and said calmly, "since Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood, no film has failed, and all the success has been achieved at a lower cost in exchange for a super high return. I think you have no objection to that?"


    Other people looked at each other, and no one spoke to refute. The facts and data are here. If they refute each other, they will only become the laughing stock of others.


    Alan Harris looked at the others and said, "20th Century Fox needs to continue to work with such a successful director. We need a bond."


    Everyone knows what he means, and knows that Carla Firth has not only outstanding personal ability, but also the unlimited support of future directors like Murphy Stanton, and the position of production director


    "It''s just nepotism!" The opposition''s disdain grew stronger.


    "If the candidate you propose also has such nepotism..." Alan Harris stares at him and says, "I''ll think about him, too."


    The opponents opened their mouths, but they didn''t know what to say.


    If he can become a director of fox in the 20th century, he is certainly not a fool. He knows that networking is also a part of his ability, but also a very important part.


    Although there are many people who support Carla Firth, today''s topic is mainly about Dave Scola. The selection of director of production department is only a nomination, which can only be decided later.


    There is no doubt that "song of ice and fire: the game of power" is one of the capitals of Carla Firth''s competition.


    This series of plays has continuously created the ratings records of fox cable TV station in the past five years. When the eighth episode was finished, the total number of viewers of the premiere and replay of the eight episodes easily exceeded 50 million, which has brought great influence.When the ninth episode and the audience met on the screen on time, fox cable set a new record for the number of viewers of a single program since the establishment of the station, and the number of viewers exceeded 6.5 million at one stroke. With the following two replays, the total number of viewers of this episode reached 10 million.


    When Episode 10, the final episode of the first season, was broadcast, the number of users of fox limited TV station increased by 3.5 million compared with that before the broadcast of "song of ice and fire: game of power", which was almost attracted by the titles of Murphy and "song of ice and fire: game of power".


    "Song of ice and fire: game of Thrones" won more than 8 million viewers that night.


    This figure was revealed by Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox for the first time, and instantly became the focus of entertainment news.


    "The game of Thrones finally set up a cable TV rating record, and the death of the Duke of Lindong City touched people''s hearts!"


    Similar headlines appeared on the front page of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times and many large print media the next day.


    "Putting a protagonist to death doesn''t make game of Thrones a bad audience. On the contrary, it helps the show a lot. The final episode of the first season of game of thrones, which was broadcast last night, got the highest number of viewers in the whole season, with more than 8 million viewers paying attention to the end."


    "The number of 8 million viewers has set a new record in the history of fox cable TV network!"


    "In addition, the replay after the premiere of the final episode at 11:00 p.m. also received an additional 4.9 million viewers, which made game of Thrones a total audience of 12.9 million. In the 20th century, fox said that if all the replay and viewing methods were counted, the average audience of game of Thrones could reach 9 million, which can be said to be the same The situation is in proportion to this epic drama. "


    Although the broadcast of "song of ice and fire: game of power" on Fox cable TV station has ended, the media hype Carnival has just begun, and Murphy and Kara Firth also need such hype, which can significantly increase the weight of the show and sell it at a good price in subsequent sales.


    "Song of ice and fire: game of power" wants to achieve huge profits, the follow-up copyright sales is the focus.


    In the premiere, fox cable paid the producer $2 million for each rally, and Stanton studio would get $1 million of that, or $10 million for ten episodes, which is far from enough to recover the investment.


    As for the accounts between Fox and fox cable in the 20th century, that''s not Murphy''s concern.


    Therefore, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox also need the media to continue to build momentum.


    The quality of the show is guaranteed enough, and the media''s position is firm enough, and there is no need to feel guilty.


    "With the song of ice and fire: the game of power, Murphy Stanton broke the magic spell, which is hard for magic drama to succeed, with a high attitude of" creating a miracle ", subverting the creative level of all Hollywood magic TV dramas, and becoming an insurmountable peak in the magic film and television industry."


    - Los Angeles Times


    "the game of power gives actors, directors and screenwriters infinite possibilities of creativity. With its infinite and orderly creative space, it includes thousands of full image characters, weird and unique imaginative customs, and its complete space, rich details and arbitrary narration make people sigh."


    - "New York Times"


    in today''s influential Internet, countless fans of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" have directly regarded this drama as an extremely rare masterpiece.


    "The game of power is undoubtedly an epic. It has heroic legends, grand events, a span of time spanning a hundred years, and a span of space stretching thousands of miles. There is no shortage of conspiracy, war, honor, faith, betrayal, growth and so on. In appearance, it completely meets the standard. The production of the whole play is excellent, and the actors perform well. They don''t walk into the mire of being big and useless with a magnificent shell. "


    "The characters described solemnly may die in the next moment. The overall setting of the plot does not violate the traditional routine of justice defeating evil, but it is difficult to know what will happen in the next moment. The blurred justice and evil, unlike the South and North in the film, are warm and bright in one place and gloomy and cold in the other. There is a big junction between justice and evil. Justice collapses unexpectedly at a certain moment, and evil blooms human nature at a certain moment. They all have a kind of attractive power to excite or bewitch people. "


    All of these are making song of ice and fire: the game of power get continuous attention. Just like Hollywood movies, the TV series that are hot in North America can always affect overseas regions. Many overseas film makers and TV stations have contacted 20th century fox to get overseas broadcasting rights in their respective regions.


    A negotiation team headed by Murphy and Carla Firth also flew to the UK to negotiate with a British TV station. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 373

    When they flew to London, Murphy and Carla Firth got involved in intense negotiations. Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox also put the European negotiation of "song of ice and fire: game of power" in Britain. Besides a British cable TV station, some companies in France, Germany, Spain and Portugal also expressed strong interest.


    People with an eye can see that many of the settings in Song of ice and fire: the game of power are based on the history of the Middle Ages in Europe. In the history of the seven countries of westerot, we can see the shadow of many former European traditional powers.


    Compared with other American dramas, "song of ice and fire: the game of power" is naturally suitable for broadcasting in Europe, while North America''s excellent ratings and high reputation are the guarantee of high selling price.


    Murphy and Carla Firth first face the British buyer, but in the negotiation, Murphy is more a participant, and the negotiation is mainly about Carla Firth.


    Carla Firth has more experience in this area than he has.


    The progress of the negotiation was a little smoother than expected. After a week''s negotiation with British television, a formal agreement was reached. The other side bought out the television broadcasting rights and Internet on demand rights of the three British islands for three years at a price of US $2.5 million per episode.


    There is also a supplementary clause in the agreement that the British TV station will have a preemptive right under the same conditions in the second quarter of the future.


    On the British side, Murphy and Carla Firth led a negotiation team to enter into negotiations with other European companies and TV stations. TV dramas with good enough quality and tested by the North American market are just like Hollywood movies that sell well in North America. They don''t have to worry about the overseas market.


    In ten days, after many negotiations, Murphy and Carla Firth have reached agreements with TV stations and distribution companies in many European countries and regions, signing formal contracts to convert the TV and Internet broadcasting rights of song of ice and fire: the game of power into large revenue figures in the next three years.


    Germany, like the United Kingdom, has US $2.5 million per episode in three years; France is slightly lower, but it has US $2 million per episode; Spain and Portugal have US $1.5 million and US $1 million per episode respectively; Italy has US $1.2 million per episode


    On this trip to Europe, Murphy and Kara Firth took a total of 125 million US dollars in copyright transfer revenue.


    There is no doubt that the great success of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" will bring terrible profit figures to Stanton studio and 20th century fox.


    It is with this kind of profit guarantee that Murphy and Kara Firth will increase their production investment in the second season, and will not completely abandon the war scenes. They plan to shoot Stannis and Lannister''s epic battle in King''s landing at the end of the second season.


    If Murphy didn''t make such a good profit, it would be cut off.


    "At present, the development of peripheral games is being discussed with companies in Silicon Valley."


    Following the passage to the flight to Los Angeles, Carla Firth talked to Murphy about the latest developments in North America, "peripheral products such as T-shirts, dolls and toys will also be on sale as soon as possible, and no later than DVD."


    Murphy listened most of the time and nodded.


    In North America, popular TV series will drive a large number of additional industries, not only the film entertainment industry line flow, but also the TV series. For example, the TV series "song of ice and fire: the game of power" is a huge money making machine.


    "Welcome to this flight..."


    As soon as he got on the plane, the stewardess of the American alliance welcomed him with a smile. Murphy nodded politely and entered the first class with Carla Firth. They sat on two adjacent seats by the window, waiting for the plane to take off.


    I don''t know why. After waiting for a long time, the plane didn''t take off. It seems that it was delayed for some reason. Murphy and Kara Firth were a little bored. They wanted to come to the newspaper with the stewardess of the American alliance and read it.


    Probably recently, his negotiation with Carla Firth has attracted a lot of media attention in fleet street. There are many comments and reports on "song of ice and fire: game of power" in the entertainment section of the newspaper.


    However, the British Empire is always on the shelf. The more influential the media are, the more obvious they are, such as the times'' comments.


    "The game of Thrones is too realistic and gloomy. I don''t know what to look at."


    It can be seen from the title that some British media habitually attack cultural products from Hollywood.


    "After watching the first season of" song of ice and fire: game of power "in the United States some time ago, I felt that it was too realistic and gloomy. Except for the stark family and some night watchmen, almost all the other characters in it were thick black spirits, with no faith and principles, only eternal self-interest, what honor, what responsibility, what friendship, what kinship They admit that they are cheap, insidious and shameless, but they have a clear conscience, because they will say: This is the reality, I have to work for the reality, so I can live like a dog, and I don''t care about the rest. ""I admit that reality is very frustrating and oppresses us to give up our ideals, beliefs and principles. But we have tasted these tragedies in reality, but why should we suffer again in TV dramas? "


    "Ned stark, a symbol of the good side, died in such a terrible way, which made people have no time to recall. What''s more, he made people sweat for the future fate of his children. Since you can make an important role bearing our sustenance and expectation easily live in the darkness of reality, what else do you have for his children What can''t be done? "


    "A TV play needs realistic factors, but it also needs positive factors to let people see hope, otherwise what are we going to watch?"


    "If a play, in the name of reality, delights in the darkness, conspiracy, cruelty and ruthlessness Again and again, we lay out our visual dining table, and let the goodness and beauty in human nature and our expectations and hopes die bloody in front of us, so that we always can''t see the end, and then painstakingly tell us that this is the reality, so I want to ask, is this kind of poor point worth seeing? "


    Although this is a critical comment, it is not unreasonable. The abuse of "song of ice and fire: the game of power" has indeed reached a new level since the birth of TV series.


    "Why?" Carla Firth looked at Murphy. "See the criticism?"


    Murphy shrugged and said, "there''s a little bit of truth in it."


    He handed the paper to Carla Firth. Carla Firth took it and handed her back. "Look at this review. The Chicago Sun. Roger Abbott published a rare play review."


    Although we know that Roger Abbott''s ability to publish a review on song of ice and fire: game of power is certainly related to the promotion behind fox in the 20th century, he will not easily take risks with his reputation in his current status. He is willing to give high praise to this series, which is also quite recognized.


    After Carla Firth''s paper, Murphy saw Roger Albert''s column.


    "On the whole, the adaptation of game of Thrones has not seen any" neuroschism "so far. Murphy Stanton''s idea is very consistent, that is, to make the TV series more concise and focused on the premise of maintaining the flavor of the original work. Most of the new plots in TV series are clear and reasonable, and there are masterpieces in the dialogue from time to time. All these are praiseworthy, and are rare in adapted films and TV works. "


    "The magic wave led by the Lord of the rings has been popular in Hollywood in recent years, but it has not made much noise on the TV screen. Now Murphy Stanton has finally created a new era with the play of power. Most people think that there will be a lot of war, magic, action and scenes in this play, but after the broadcast, they find that this play is not the main one Some visual and audio stimulation gimmicks, but focus on the plot and the role


    "Although each episode has three or four story lines going hand in hand, the plot is not scattered at all, but rather compact and wonderful. The technical links of photography, clothing, scenery and art are also extremely meticulous. The whole play is simply a beautiful work of art."


    "Murphy Stanton directed a TV play that can be called a masterpiece of the world, which can let the audience into this huge and illusory world view, but the seven kingdoms and nine families in the play are as close as real existence. At least for now, this is the peak of a fantastic TV series that is extremely difficult for Yu Yue to use. "


    Seeing Roger Albert''s unreserved flattery, Murphy can''t help scratching her head. It seems that the Pulitzer Prize winner really likes his dark style.


    "Maybe most of Hollywood''s movies and most of its directors are too homogenized today." Murphy can only think like this, "maybe it''s his own PR work that is really excellent?"


    After thinking for a while, there was no definite answer to these things, and Murphy was too lazy to think about it again. It was a good thing to have Roger Albert''s praise.


    No one can ignore the influence of the Pulitzer Prize winning film critic.


    Put down the newspaper, Murphy looked at the time and found that the flight was half an hour late, but it didn''t mean to take off.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy looked out the window.


    Carla Firth was even more straightforward. She took out her mobile phone and dialed a phone. After a few questions, she said helplessly, "the protesting crowd occupied the runway." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 374

    "What happened?"


    It''s not just Murphy, it''s a common question of many passengers on the plane. As the incident just happened, Kara Firth only heard that someone had occupied the runway of London City Airport. It''s not clear what happened.


    Murphy wanted to see what happened, but because of the angle of the plane, the window on his side could only see the terminal. When he asked people on the other side, he was confused.


    More than 20 minutes later, the flight was still not ready to take off. An older stewardess, who seemed to be a purser, came to the first class instead and made a simple explanation to the passengers here. At the same time, she also apologized.


    "I''m very sorry that this flight will be delayed."


    No matter whether it''s their own reason or not, the purser''s attitude is very good. "The runway of the airport has been occupied by some protestors in an organized way. At present, there is a confrontation with the police. We can''t take off in a short time..."


    There was an uproar in the first class.


    "We have reported the situation to the company, and the American Federation will provide you with the next free ride." The purser is calm and calm, "if the stay time is too long, Allianz will also provide you with free accommodation..."


    It''s hard to say that the attitude and service of the American alliance are not as good as the reality. Murphy and Kara Firth look at each other, ask the assistant to inform the people in the business class, and then take the lead to get off the plane.


    Now that there has been a protest against the occupation of the runway and there has been a confrontation with the police, I am afraid it will not be solved for a while.


    Back inside the terminal, Murphy found that the situation was more serious than he wanted. The whole London City Airport had been forced to close, all kinds of flights were cancelled, and thousands of passengers were stranded in the terminal.


    Through the glass window of the terminal building, he could see a lot of people gathered on the runway of the airport. Because it was too far away, he couldn''t see clearly.


    "It looks like," said Carla Firth, shaking her head, "I can''t leave for a short time."


    Murphy nodded. "I''ll call Gail and tell her not to pick us up at the airport."


    He took out his cell phone, dialed Gail gado''s number and simply said a few words to reassure Gail gado. Then he hung up and asked Carla Firth, "shall we go back first or continue to wait?"


    The negotiation has been completed, and there is nothing urgent for them. Carla Firth said to her assistant, and then to Murphy, "let''s go back to the hotel first, and leave tomorrow."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "It''s not the way to wait here. Go back first."


    After returning to the hotel, Murphy continued to pay attention to the airport incident, occupied the runway of the airport and temporarily closed the airport. It was no small matter in any country, and the British side could not block the news even if the incident was so big.


    Sure enough, the live broadcast cars of BBC and Sky TV have already passed by. In the evening, they can understand the whole story of the occupation. Murphy and Kara Firth look very strange when they watch the reports on TV. If they find a word from the other side of the Pacific to describe it, they can only be confused


    It is no exaggeration to say that Murphy and Kara Firth are extremely determined people. Even if the crowd occupying the airport runway is the Windsor family led by Elizabeth II, they will not be so surprised. However, this fact is beyond imagination and is too simple for normal human beings to understand.


    In any way, they are both normal human beings, but the people who occupied the airport can''t be said to be normal human beings.


    The protest lasted nearly ten hours, long enough for fleet street and TV stations to understand the cause and effect of the incident.


    The crowd who occupied the runway came from the British branch of black life is life.


    This is an organization dedicated to promoting the rights and interests of black people. The slogan "black people''s life is also life" originated from the continuous incidents of police shooting black people in the United States. It aims to fight against racial discrimination and emphasize the equal rights of black people.


    There is nothing wrong with fighting for equal rights. Even the extreme way of occupying the airport is understandable. The problem is that their reasons are too strong.


    Why did a black rights group protest at London airport? Because their logical slogan today is: "global warming, especially racial discrimination!"


    With this slogan, a group of black uncles from "black people''s lives are also lives" drive rubber boats through the unguarded Thames River, rush into the city airport and appear on the runway.


    They set up tripods on the runway and locked themselves up, claiming to "protest against the violation of black rights at London City Airport!"


    But what does global warming have to do with racism? How can the airport recruit them and provoke them? In their official statement, they gave the reason: the airport has caused the climate crisis, and the black people are the biggest victims of the climate crisis, so the global warming climate crisis is a crisis of racial discrimination!


    In a word: climate warming is racism!Seeing this reason and logic, Murphy, like all normal people, has a breakdown in his heart.


    Especially seeing the interview picture of the leading black uncle on Sky TV, Murphy just felt that his head was not enough.


    "The average annual salary of passengers at London City Airport is 136000 pounds, and 63% of them work in business and finance. This airport is set up for the rich! At the same time, 40% of the population in Newham, where the airport is located, earn less than 20000 a year and can barely survive. "


    In front of the camera lens of the TV station, the leader looked righteous and awe inspiring, "you built the airport here, that is to enjoy a rich life on the land of the poor! In Britain, black people are 28% more likely to be exposed to air pollution than white people. That''s why black people are the biggest victims of environmental pollution. If you destroy the environment, you will make us unequal in the environment and racial discrimination! "


    They also said that the damage to the environment in the UK is global. When the global climate warms up, what is the hottest? Africa! Who are the people in Africa? Black people!


    Seven of the world''s 10 largest countries affected by climate change are located in the Sahara periphery of Africa. Who are the people living there? Black people!


    Therefore, when a small group of elites fly around through London City Airport, there are countless black people in Africa who have died because of the heat. They can''t escape the local heat because they can''t get a cheaper and more convenient way to survive.


    In this climate crisis of racial discrimination, black people can not be the first to emigrate, they can only be the first to die.


    This is the seed! Family! It''s not the same! See!


    The annual salary of frequent airport passengers, air pollution, environmental damage, climate refugees, and then black people die first, so you are discriminating against us black people


    Murphy didn''t quite understand the logic.


    What he could see clearly was that thousands of passengers were forced to stay at the airport because of the inexplicable protest, anxiously waiting for the reopening of the airport and the updating of flight information.


    this unbelievable protest is so incredible that it is not in line with the normal human behavior. It can only make complaints about a crazy Internet tuckus feast.


    After spending an extra day in London, Murphy had nothing to do but watch.


    And then they said, "how do we talk about racial discrimination at the airport? Well How about the pollution? Let''s call pollution racial discrimination


    make complaints about the strange logic of black uncle, and the Internet is not surprising.


    "It''s really strange that pollution doesn''t automatically distinguish race. How can it become racial discrimination?"


    "Ha? Are blacks more vulnerable to air pollution? That''s interesting. It''s the first time I''ve heard about it. "


    "Is it funny to say that the airport is open to the rich and the elite? A discount ticket to Madrid costs only 35 pounds, and it''s not hard to buy. Black people can''t afford it. They can only say that they don''t work hard, can they? "


    "I learned something new today: pollution is racial discrimination!"


    "I don''t know why the police have been negotiating with them for so long. It''s called illegal invasion. Just pick it up and drive it away?"


    Some people specially answered this question, "if we really drive them away as illegal invasion, the blacks will really have the reason and excuse for racial discrimination."


    The incident lasted until the next day, and the black people of that organization could always find countless reasons. As for the legitimate rights and interests of thousands of passengers stranded at the airport, they were not considered at all.


    Moreover, with the peculiar brain circuits of the black uncles of this organization, it is estimated that they will not take it seriously at all, because these people on the plane are discriminating against the black people!


    Although many ordinary people are politically correct and usually keep quiet about race issues, they will start to feel bitter when they sit in front of the keyboard.


    It has to be said that in European and American society, many people are disgusted with the activities of black groups in various fields and their "sensitive nerves".


    Even a lot of normal black people can''t understand the behavior of their compatriots.


    Inexplicably, the negotiation team led by Murphy and Carla Firth was forced to stay in London for one more day. Fortunately, they had no important work to do. Those who were busy with work and business either chose flights from other airports or admitted bad luck.


    At noon the next day, Murphy got on the flight to North America. After arriving in Los Angeles, she took a two-day break, adjusted her time difference, and immediately put into the latest promotion of "song of ice and fire: game of power".


    Although the show''s broadcast on Fox cable is over, the follow-up peripheral sales have just begun, and the publicity and marketing will continue.


    Before the DVD came on the market, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox held a special fan meeting for the sake of sales. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 375

    The event specially selected a banquet hall of Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel to be held as a buffet. The media reporters are indispensable guests, and the fans invited also have certain pertinence. To be more precise, they have relatively high access threshold.


    This kind of meeting is almost zero distance contact with the crew. It is impossible for anyone to sign up for it. The selected people must be targeted.


    First, there are representatives of original book fans, as measured by Bantam Books, and then there are supporters like Murphy, Sean bin and Jessica Alba.


    For example, all these supporters are iron fans, and then the heads of various fan organizations, to ensure that nothing unpleasant happens at the meeting.


    "Unfortunately, I don''t have many supporters."


    Looking at the people coming and going in the banquet hall, Margot Robbie, dressed as a fresh young girl, said with some emotion, "silly white sweet seems to be unpopular in this play."


    Standing next to her was Robert Downey Jr., who shrugged, "your image is more suitable for Hollywood commercial films."


    They had seen each other several times before and were familiar with each other. Naturally, Margot Robbie understood the meaning of little Robert Downey''s words, "let me be a silly white sweet vase?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. doesn''t deny, "wait until you grow up and become a real blonde."


    "Damn it Margot Robbie is like a cat with its tail stepped on. "Can you stop using that word for me?"


    She rolled her eyes and looked at the center of the banquet hall. Murphy was surrounded by countless media reporters and said enviously, "it''s good to be a director."


    There was no answer. Margot Robbie turned to look. Robert Downey, Jr. didn''t know when he had left. He was courting a blonde actress not far away.


    "A guy who can''t pull his legs when he sees a beautiful woman." Muttered Margot Robbie, walking to Murphy''s side, intending to hear how he dealt with the press questions.


    A large number of reporters are surrounding Murphy. The interview has obviously lasted for a period of time, but the number of questions asked by reporters has not decreased at all.


    "Director Stanton, you''re self-taught." A reporter with the Hollywood Reporter sign on his chest asked, "what do you think is the advantage of self-study compared to going to film school?"


    If there are conditions, who is not willing to go to a regular film academy, most of the self-taught directors are basically forced.


    But it''s not appropriate to say that to a reporter. Murphy thought for a moment and said, "self study means being able to understand everything about making movies in the most primitive way. I''m very interested in every aspect of making movies, because in my own movies, I always like to do a lot of things, from recording at the same time to recording in the studio, to editing and soundtrack, which has played a great role in my overall control of the whole film. All this means that I''m doing everything out of passion and curiosity. "


    He stressed, "you know, interest is the best teacher."


    The order of the interview was very good. After Murphy finished answering, another reporter asked his question, "in your early works, you have done script, photography, editing and scene design, but you have never been an actor. How do you communicate with actors?


    "I will try to meet their demands." Murphy never ignores the importance of actors to the film, nor does she think that, as some people think, any actor can fit the role. "Sometimes these requirements may not be what they really need, or even the opposite, but I will try my best to help every actor. I will let them work in a comfortable environment, so as to help them show their best. You should have heard many directors deliberately embarrass actors, but I will never, I will make them believe that the role is tailor-made for them. "


    The reporter of Premiere Magazine handed the microphone to him and asked, "how can you avoid shooting so many films and the more onerous song of ice and fire: the game of power, but you''ve never made up a shot?"


    "Yes, I never make up shots, everything can be done in editing. First of all, Murphy agreed with the reporter, and then said, "I will stay with my editor all day, ponder over the shot material, carry out basic editing, delete some unnecessary pictures, and remove too much shot language. When I write a script, I always write more, so there will be a lot of space to delete some unnecessary pictures or dialogues in the final editing. The amazing thing is that sometimes the audience may not understand the same thing when they say it three times, but they will understand it when they say it once. So, for me, the most important thing in shooting and editing is to be concise and clear, and guide the audience straight into the right direction. "


    Whatever the problem, Murphy takes it easy.


    Later, a reporter from the official magazine of the Academy of film arts and Sciences asked a question, "in the film industry, what are you most concerned about now?"Murphy took a look at the reporter, and suddenly remembered that the college was carrying out vigorous anti piracy activities, and sued many companies and websites in court.


    This is undoubtedly a hot topic, especially for colleges.


    "Copyright theft is a very serious problem. When the film studio is still indifferent to it, I am very pleased with the leading role of the Academy. I think both the director and the studio should realize the importance of protecting copyright."


    What kind of position you stand in, you will consider the problem from the corresponding position. Murphy is awe inspiring. "You can find a few friends and make a movie without spending much money. But when someone pays you money, when you make a living by making movies, you have to hire some talented people to help you complete your works, and the cost is often huge. The only way to ensure that you have money is to distribute the money well. Those who steal others'' copyrights must be charged, put in prison and compensate others for their losses. There are many laws in this area, so the problem now is to implement it effectively. Judges and juries should understand what it means to steal copyrights. "


    It''s a fan meeting, and it''s impossible to give all the time to the media reporters. With grace''s reminding, Murphy timely ended this well ordered joint interview, and turned to his supporters'' community to make the most direct contact with them.


    In fact, it''s nothing special. Most of the time, Murphy is repeating two things, taking photos with fans and signing them.


    Compared with the media reporters who often throw away some difficult questions, Murphy is more relaxed to deal with these people. Undoubtedly, those who can enter the banquet hall are the hard core fans who are carefully selected. It''s not too much to say that they are brain powder. Moreover, with the more peaceful atmosphere of the scene, they can''t do too crazy things.


    After signing and taking photos, Murphy''s biggest feeling is that her hands are tired and her face is stiff


    He was about to find a place to rest when a blonde girl suddenly appeared in front of him.


    This is a blonde girl in her early twenties. Although she is not as attractive as Gail gado, she has bright eyes and white teeth. She is quite delicate and beautiful, and she will never be more than 25 years old.


    "Hi, Murphy." She took the initiative to say hello, and the enthusiasm on her face was almost fanatical. "I''m so happy to meet you!"


    "Hello."


    Murphy saw that the blonde girl was eager to try, and seemed to rush over with her arms outstretched and her right hand outstretched. "It''s my pleasure."


    It seems that I didn''t expect Murphy to be so friendly. The blonde girl was stunned for a moment, then scratched her face. She hurriedly held out her hand and shook it on Murphy''s right hand. She was probably too excited. Her hand was a little shaking, and she didn''t know what to say for a moment.


    To his supporters, Murphy is still very friendly and patient, and asks, "can I have your name?"


    "I I... " After several breaths, the blonde finally calmed down and said, "I''m Daisy cruise, your IMDB Forum..."


    Hearing this, Murphy immediately thought of a super die hard supporter organization that grace had mentioned to himself, and couldn''t help saying, "you''re the leader of the IMDB discussion group, aren''t you?"


    "You know me?" Daisy looked surprised. "Murphy, do you know me?"


    "Of course!" Murphy nodded solemnly. "I know you are my most staunch supporters."


    "Wow Wow... " The girl''s face is completely incredible expression, excited to stand in the opposite circle, "God! Jesus! Allah! Murphy knows me. Murphy really knows me


    "Hey Seeing how excited she was, Murphy reminded her, "calm down! Calm down


    "Yes! Calm down Daisy took another deep breath and calmed down a little. "I need to calm down so I can have a good talk with you."


    This is the leader of an important supporter organization. Of course, Murphy won''t ignore it. She beckoned for a photographer to take a group photo for the two and talked to her about the IMDB discussion group.


    After just a few minutes of conversation, Murphy can see that this blonde girl named Daisy is his brain powder in any way. Speaking of his movies and gossip, some gossip even he doesn''t know when the tabloids have hyped it.


    Murphy talked to her for about five minutes, ready to end the conversation. After all, he is one of the protagonists tonight and can''t spend all his time on daisy alone.


    "I''ve sent you a lot of letters." Daisy said suddenly, "but there''s no answer. I''ve always wanted to discuss some film issues with you..."


    Reply to fan letters has been done by CAA''s special staff. After listening to her, Murphy said that people who know CAA may have ignored her and comfortingly said, "what''s the problem, we can discuss it now." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

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    Hearing Murphy''s words, Daisy''s eyes lit up immediately. She sent so many letters, but there was no reply. So many ideas couldn''t communicate with her idol. Disappointment was inevitable. Now she has such a good opportunity to speak those ideas to Murphy face to face. Is there anything more joyful than that?


    "Murphy, I love your movies very much."


    When she talked about her thoughts, Daisy immediately calmed down, and her words became very organized. "Especially in the series of" electric saw, I like it very much. "


    Murphy can''t help but look at her. A young girl likes such a large-scale film, which is rare even in North America.


    However, he did not interrupt, but let her go on, to see what she wanted to say.


    The excitement on Daisy''s face turned into calmness, which was gradually replaced by fanaticism. "After watching the movie, I had a lot of ideas and thought of some ways to make people die more cruel and exciting. I think it might be helpful to this series."


    She kept saying, "for example, I read a book about ancient Chinese torture, on which there is a kind of red burning copper column, which can scorch prisoners into coke."


    Is this what a beautiful young girl should think? Murphy looked at the opposite girl with a little surprise.


    What she wanted to say had been held in her heart for a long time. When she said it, Daisy felt like the flood had found the outlet. "Besides, you can bury a person in the ground and let him show his position above his chest..."


    "Daisy!" Murphy couldn''t help interrupting her, saying, "your idea is very interesting."


    "Is it?" Daisy didn''t recognize Murphy''s perfunctory behavior at all. She said, "as long as I can help you, I can think of more and more interesting ways to kill people."


    Murphy frowned slightly. The girl didn''t seem as simple as she looked. After thinking about it, she said, "well, daisy. I''m very busy today. I''ll ask someone to send you the email of Stanton studio later. If you have any ideas, you can send me an email. "


    "Really?" It was totally beyond Daisy''s expectation, and there was a little excitement in the frenzy. "Great! I''ll definitely email you. "


    Murphy nodded, gave the staff a look, and left.


    Daisy got an email address from the staff and looked at Murphy''s back. She felt very tall and excited. Could her wonderful ideas finally appear on the big screen?


    Her hand trembled as she thought of the strange ways of killing people.


    This discussion group leader named Daisy is definitely the one who impressed Murphy most tonight. However, the next day, he forgot that there was too much work to be done recently. It was impossible to be distracted by such a matter that he didn''t care much about.


    First, all kinds of peripheral products of "song of ice and fire: game of power" are officially on sale in North America. T-shirts, mugs, dolls and all kinds of products have appeared in many stores and e-commerce websites in North America. Fans of ice and fire who have been waiting for a long time have untied their pockets and exchanged a lot of money for their favorite peripheral products.


    In addition, a number of manufacturers have also purchased relevant licenses from Stanton studio and ice fire studio, which is jointly established by 20th century fox.


    From the end of June to the middle of July, the song of ice and fire: the game of power has earned nearly 50 million US dollars in total in North America.


    The cost of this part of income is not high, and the profit margin is frightening.


    With this popularity, in late July, 20th Century Fox officially released the First Season DVD of "song of ice and fire: game of power" through its own channels. In addition to ten TV series, it also included more than 60 minutes of behind the scenes videos, some of the contents of the second season, the whole strategy of Westeros, the inside story of the night watchman and so on.


    The regular DVD set costs as much as $39, and the deluxe Blu ray set costs as much as $99.


    The DVD sales of TV series can''t match Hollywood''s blockbuster movies, which Murphy knows very well. However, in the first week of its launch in North America, 1.65 million sets of DVDs were sold, with sales of as much as $60 million.


    This is just a week''s sales, not including the follow-up sales and DVD rental income.


    According to Fox''s most conservative estimate in the 20th century, the first season of "song of ice and fire: game of Thrones" will generate more than $100 million in revenue for producers with only one North American DVD.


    At the same time, "song of ice and fire: game of power" also landed on Hulu video website, which was just established by Fox in the 20th century. Such TV series, which mainly focus on cable stations, are very helpful to attract high-end brands because of the relationship of paying users. BMW, Mercedes Benz, Cadillac, Chanel, Dior, Microsoft and Samsung are all advertisers of this series, and this is the reason Noodles can also bring tens of millions of dollars in advertising revenue.


    At this time, no one has questioned the ability of "song of ice and fire: game of power" to attract money. Vanity Fair magazine even raved that "probably no TV play can make as much money for its TV network as" game of power ". Just one season paid off well and became a global phenomenon. This fantastic masterpiece is a beautiful but extremely successful gamble of Murphy StantonBefore you know it, Murphy''s Stanton studio has taken as much as $100 million from the first revenue share of song of ice and fire: game of Thrones.


    This not only allows Stanton studio to get back the high cost of investment, easily repay David Ellison''s loan, but also achieve a large profit.


    "A lot of money is in hand, it''s useless but devaluation."


    On a cruise ship off the coast of California, Murphy sat under the sun umbrella on the top deck and said to a few friends, "so the best way is to invest as soon as possible."


    "Murphy has a point!" David Ellison, who borrowed the yacht, said, "the depreciation of the US dollar is as fast as the collapse of the world trade center."


    Jonah hill, James Franco, Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr. gave a burst of hearty laughter, which attracted the women not far away. Carla Firth came back with Gail gado, Megan Ellison and Susan Downey, and sat at a table near a big parasol.


    "Congratulations, Carla!" James Franco was the first to lift the beer can to Carla Firth.


    Robert Downey Jr. also said, "what''s it like to be the director of production?"


    "It must be very good." Jonah Hill said.


    Seth Logan shook his head. "It''s getting more stressful."


    "Stop talking nonsense." Murphy also raised a beer can at Carla Firth. "Anyway, Carla''s becoming production director is good news for us."


    David Ellison is not the first chick, echoed, "of course, it''s good news."


    He asked Carla Firth tentatively, "is your department short of money for production? If you don''t have one, you can consider my sky film foundation. "


    "I will." Carla Firth nodded seriously.


    She and Murphy have similar views. David Ellison is definitely a high-quality film investor at this stage.


    After everyone had a drink together, Gail gado suddenly said, "don''t be busy congratulating me. I''d better help Carla think about how to solve the problem."


    "What''s the problem?" Robert Downey Jr. asked curiously, "how can we defeat our strong woman?"


    "The latest task I face when I take office is forced down from above." Carla Firth did not hide, but said directly, "the box office results and public praise of" X-Men 3: back water battle "are seriously lower than expected, and the whole series may face collapse. I must revitalize this series in the next two to three years."


    It is well known that "X-Men 3: back water battle" has a bad reputation and much lower than expected box office results in North America and the world. This is also the direct reason why Carla Firth can take over the post of director of production department. However, it is very easy for a series to fail, but it is very difficult to win back the audience''s heart.


    Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill, who are always talkative, are silent at the same time. They are very clear that such a problem is beyond their ability.


    James Franco was drinking beer on his own, and he knew he couldn''t help at all.


    Seth Logan is thinking about what to do if he is the director or producer of the series?


    David Ellison shakes his head, investing in what he''s good at, revitalizing his reputation in the rotten film series, and he''s a layman.


    Everyone''s eyes finally fall on Murphy. Now, the best box office and word-of-mouth movie in the "X-Men" series is his director''s "dead man".


    "In the next X-Men movie, we can consider overthrowing the current trilogy and starting over." Murphy thought about it and said to Carla Firth, "you''d better get Brian singer back. Instead of following the current setting, the new work focuses on Charles and Eric when they were young to tell some stories about their youth, so as to bring the mutants into the past influential historical events, such as whether the Cuban missile crisis is related to mutants £¿ Was John Kennedy assassinated by magneto? Doesn''t that bullet have a weird trajectory? It''s very consistent with magneto''s setting... "


    After listening to Murphy, Robert Downey nodded first and said, "it seems very good."


    Carla Firth''s eyes sparkled with thought. "It''s really good."


    David Ellison also came to the interest, "I can provide financial support."


    "I''m sorry, David." Carla Firth shakes her head firmly. "After" the dead man ", in principle, 20th Century Fox no longer agrees that foreign funds should intervene in its own trump card series."


    "David, do you want to invest?" Murphy suddenly said, "I have a comedy project." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 377

    "Comedy movies? Hearing what Murphy said, other people''s eyes show an incredible look. This guy, who is seriously short of humor cells and whose works are mainly dark and cruel, can make a qualified comedy film? Are you going to make a comedy movie? " Robert Downey, Jr. immediately questioned, "just you? Do you know what humor is? I''m not talking about you, Murphy, you Stop! Donny Murphy interrupts him. If this guy goes on, he''ll talk a lot. He opened his hand and said, "when did I say I directed? Speaking of this, he turned to Seth Logan, a fat man from Canada, pushed his glasses and said, "when filming song of ice and fire: the game of power in Belfast, Murphy told me about a comedy idea. If I can come up with a perfect script and plan, let me direct the project. Jonah Hill raised his hand. "And me, Seth and I have finished the first draft of the script this month, which has been approved by Murphy. Murphy reminded, "you two need to continue to revise and improve. Seth Logan and Jonah Hill nodded at the same time, not half of the frolic on their faces. As early as a few years ago, when Seth logan was just beginning to learn and practice directing, Murphy thought of a piece of shit suitable for him. It was a Hollywood comedy film that he had not seen and studied a little, but he didn''t remember much. In Belfast, he just told Seth Logan the general framework, and the specific content still needed to be filled by himself. As for the complete shooting plan, he also needs to make his own. RN completed the filming of "song of ice and fire: game of power", Seth Logan called Jonah hill. Although this guy is not good, it is undeniable that he has some good ideas in terms of funny. At present, the script and budget plan of RN have been sent to Murphy''s hands. Unlike the large Hollywood companies with complicated rules and regulations, Stanton''s studio is the only one who has the final say. Although RN will fully support Seth Logan, he is a novice after all. In order to share the risk, Murphy has long decided to introduce foreign capital, otherwise he would not mention the project in front of David Ellison. David Ellison and Murphy have cooperated for several times in a row, and what they have seen is the great success of small and broad, which is the easiest way to build confidence for investors. As long as it''s about Murphy. " David Ellison thought about it for a very short time and said directly, "I''ll always invest. Count me in On the other side, there was a clear female voice. The crowd turned to look. Megan Ellison raised his hand. "I just got a sum of money. I''m looking for the right investment channel. Her eyes quickly swept from Murphy''s body, the fool will let go of this obvious opportunity to make money. OK, give it to 20th century fox. " Carla Firth also said, "I can help you get in touch. Although there are still many procedures to go for fox in the 20th century, Murphy has basically finalized the investment and action plan for this comedy project in an extreme time. RN is like Uncle Joe and apple in the future. The aura of a successful person is invisible but dazzling. There''s one more thing Seth Logan stood up and said, "when Jonah and I were creating characters He pointed to Murphy, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. "with some of your qualities, none of you can run. Robert Downey was the first to say, "no problem. Murphy and James Franco also nodded. They are stantons. They said they would watch and help each other. No one would hesitate about that. As it was getting late, a group of people got off the top deck and walked towards the dining room. Carla Firth walked up to Murphy and asked, "what about you? No plans recently? Murphy understood what Carla Firth was asking and shook his head. "Not for the time being. I''m going to take a break. Recently, he has done a lot of things, such as settling the revenue of song of ice and fire: the game of power with 20th century fox, renewing an agency agreement with lawyer Robert, discussing with AA about the future chongao plan, and looking for a new residence. The long-term rental house in Santa Monica valley will expire next year. He doesn''t intend to continue to rent it. Now it''s not as tight as before. Bill rosis and grace have contacted real estate agents to find suitable houses in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Burbank and Malibu around Los Angeles. Although RN doesn''t want to admit it, Murphy knows very well that he didn''t buy a house before. In addition to economic reasons, he has no sense of identity with his country and his identity in this country. Even now, even in the future, RN still doesn''t have any sense of identity here, but he knows that he can''t leave North America. His career is here, his friends are here, and his girlfriend who wants to go hand in hand is also here. If you don''t admit some things, it doesn''t mean they don''t exist. After entering the restaurant, all kinds of delicious food were sent up like flowing water. The owner of the yacht is Larry Ellison, and the yacht is the famous "sunrise". In David Ellison''s words, his father''s yacht was born because of a war between men. According to Murphy''s understanding, the yacht size dispute among the rich seems to have reached a white hot level. The original planned length of this yacht was 393 feet. Later, the German manufacturer received a modification notice from Larry Ellison to increase the length to 452 feet, because Larry Ellison heard that the octopus of Microsoft EO Paul Allen, which was being built at the same time, would be 413 feet long. In that case, the Octopus would become the largest yacht in the world, and the sunrise would be the second largest yacht at birth. After the delivery of the rising sun, Larry Ellison directly told the media to interview him that men still need to speak in terms of size! After eating and chatting for a while, they gradually turned to the comedy film project they just talked about. Especially after Seth Logan and Jonah Hill briefly talked about the main plot and main characters, the focus of discussion changed to the collocation of actors and characters. All Stanton party members, including Murphy himself, will be on the project''s role list. In addition, because Murphy has agreed to act as the groom with fewer roles, Gail gado, inspired by Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco, has also agreed to act as the bride with fewer roles. Even David Ellison is going to play the role of a gangster boss who exists for the sake of being funny. After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms. David Ellison followed Megan Ellison into her room. Why do you want to invest in Murphy''s project? " He closed the door and asked suspiciously, "does father know? This is my foundation''s money, and I have the right to use it. " In private, Megan Ellison didn''t pay much for David Ellison. "Since my father gave me my foundation, of course, he acquiesced that I had the right to decide. Before David Ellison could speak, she said, "why not invest in Murphy Stanton? My head is neither stupid nor stupid. Can''t I see how terrible his project profit is? I got the news that "song of ice and fire: the game of power" has brought more than $150 million in profits to Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox so far! After listening to what Megan Ellison said, David Ellison was relieved. He didn''t come to stop Megan Ellison from investing. He was just worried that his sister would suddenly get such a large sum of money and blindly make a random investment. Now it seems that she has a clear judgment. With a few more words, David Ellison left and went back to his room. Do you have time to film? " In the other room, Murphy gave Gail gado a glass of water. Gail gado took a drink and said, "I''ve seen that play. The bride''s play is not much and relatively concentrated. Murphy nodded. Gayle gado looked at him and asked, "are you worried about my performance? I was also a member of the film club in my school. I played some experimental short films they shot, and I still had a little experience. How could you worry about that? " Murphy took her hand and sat on the sand together. "Honey, I''ve been thinking, can we work on a movie together? But Sorry, Murphy Gail gado leaned his head on his shoulder. "In the past, I did some things more willful, without considering your feelings. She tilted her head and gave Murphy a kiss on the cheek. "It''s been fun for me to make movies these two years in the film club. Gail gado always remembers what Margot Robbie said. She knows that love needs to be managed, and sometimes no matter how deep the feelings are, they can''t stand the consumption of time. At this time, they need to find new fun. In this regard, it would be a very suitable way to participate in Murphy''s struggle. Murphy didn''t speak. She lowered her head on the two red lips, and a hand fell below, brushing over Gail gado''s long, straight leg, curled up beside him. Like the intimacy in the past, he never concealed his infatuation with these long legs. Gayle gado also adjusted his posture to make Murphy more convenient and comfortable. Just as their hands gradually reached into each other''s clothes and wanted to move further, the mobile phone thrown on the sand rang out of time. Murphy didn''t take care of her mobile phone and continued to explore Gail gado''s long legs. Gail gado looked askance and panted to remind her, "yes It''s bill. With a slight frown, Murphy reaches for Gail gado''s mobile phone and presses the answer button. Bill Rossi calls at this time. There must be something important. Bruce Rosenblum of Warner Brothers wants to see you (to be continued). )8...

 Chapter 378

    The next morning, Murphy and galgado returned to Los Angeles by helicopter on the "sunrise", and the plane landed directly in a private golf club with an apron. Then Murphy met Warner Bros CEO Bruce Rosenblum again in a reception room.


    Unlike the last meeting, Bruce Rosenblum was accompanied by Murphy''s agent bill Rossi.


    "Hello, Murphy. Hello, miss gado


    Seeing the two enter the reception room, Bruce Rosenblum takes the initiative to shake hands. Murphy and galgado politely respond.


    However, Gail gado knows what to do, and acts as an invisible person after greeting.


    "Murphy, do you remember our appointment last year"


    after sitting down, Bruce Rosenblum went straight to the theme without any circles, "Warner Brothers and I have been waiting for you for a long time."


    "Last year" Murphy first showed doubts on his face, then shook his head, "I remember we didn''t reach any agreement at that time"


    Bruce Rosenblum didn''t answer him at all, instead, he said, "when Bruce Berman rejected you, I read your plan, and I always thought that only you could save C superhero movies."


    He said earnestly, "Bruce Berman has been kicked out of Warner Bros. by me. We can continue to cooperate."


    Murphy was just listening, but he didn''t give any response. The adaptation plan of C superhero movie was corresponding to the situation he faced at the beginning. Through the efforts of recent years, now he doesn''t need that plan very much, and after being rejected by Bruce Berman, he has been thinking about it and has some other ideas.


    Although these ideas are not very mature, they have gradually formed a prototype in Murphy''s mind. If we continue to cooperate with Warner Brothers and C comics according to the original plan, the prototype may only stay in the stage of imagination forever.


    Bruce Rosenblum knows that it''s not easy to impress Murphy, a director with a certain reputation and influence in Hollywood. The six major Hollywood companies are very strong, but they have to be specific. In recent years, Warner Bros. has not made any films that can win except the Harry Potter series, which is a huge loss caused by Superman''s return Damage and shock, to this day is still a profound impact on the company''s internal, C comic film as if into an endless winter in general, always unable to find the pace of spring.


    More importantly, Marvel comics, the No.1 competitor of C comics, established its own film company this year after the unprecedented success of Spiderman series, and successfully collected a huge amount of money to make a superhero movie that really belongs to marvel comics.


    In addition, he vaguely heard that Marvel CEO Kevin Firth has made a complete plan for the marvel superhero movie. It is said that as long as the first iron man can succeed, the follow-up movie plan will be laid out in ten years.


    These news will undoubtedly make things worse for Warner Brothers. Especially before 2000, when it comes to superhero movies, the world only knows that there are Superman and Batman. Who will go to see amazing superhero movies? Now, the situation is completely reversed.


    When he took over as CEO, he made a promise to the group company that he would revive C superhero movies.


    Bruce Rosenblum''s courage to do so stems from Murphy''s continuous success and the plan that he carefully read at the beginning.


    If anyone can change the depression of C superhero movies in the shortest time, it''s Murphy Stanton who believes it.


    So he said, "Murphy, Warner Brothers and I are very cooperative."


    At this point, Murphy could not keep silent. He thought for a moment and said, "Bruce, if it was three years ago, I would definitely cooperate with your company, but now"


    "it''s not too late." Bruce Rosenblum answered with a smile, "there are no barriers to cooperation between us. You should have heard that Marvel has made a series of plans for itself, and C should have a corresponding competitive strategy. "


    Of course, Murphy knows that Robert Downey Jr. is almost certain to play Tony Stark. He knows more about some news than Bruce Rosenblum.


    Bruce Rosenblum is really sincere, "Warner Bros. can give you the final editing right, all the actors have the right to choose, the script is based on your framework, and we can also provide you with the remuneration of a first-line director"


    after spending so long in Hollywood, Murphy can see whether the other party is sincere. Bruce Rosenblum is really sincere Only a few top Hollywood directors can enjoy the offer.


    "Bruce, you must know." Murphy sighed. "Marvel has planned a big series for its superheroes. C wants to get back its own glory and continue to suppress marvel. A single Batman Series is impossible."


    Bruce Rosenblum is sincere, and Murphy rarely gives a more real word, "and the Batman trilogy I proposed, once successful, will not only help other C superhero movies, but also become a burden to them.""So," Bruce Rosenblum laughed, "Warner Brothers is willing to pay a lot. Please make a long-term plan for the C superhero movie."


    That''s his real purpose.


    Murphy hesitated for a moment, "can I think about it for a while"


    Bruce Rosenblum said without hesitation, "of course, I''ll wait for your good news."


    Murphy, galgado and bill rosis left the golf club soon. Bruce Rosenblum''s proposal really needs to be considered. Originally, he planned to take a break and start work at the end of the year.


    Now Bruce Rosenblum has shown great sincerity.


    Later, led by Bruce Rosenblum, Warner Bros. and the top management of C comics contacted Murphy several times, and the offer, especially the remuneration, was hard to resist. Especially as a director, Warner Bros. promised that if Murphy''s C superhero movie''s global box office could exceed three times the production cost, it would give him 100% of the global box office and V sales 20% as bonus.


    Warner Bros. is really fighting to revive the C superhero movie.


    This situation is not very strange. Peter Jackson took 20% of the global box office from King Kong, but it can only be described as rare for Murphy, a second-line director.


    Murphy is just a determined FanTai. It''s absolutely false to say she doesn''t move.


    In other words, if the box office of the film reaches US $700 million, how much dividend will he get? This is not the profit share, but the real global total box office share


    there are several people who can not be moved in the face of such conditions


    of course, Warner Bros. is not the big loser. Behind these conditions, Murphy needs to plan a clear C The superhero film series, and Murphy will not ignore the global box office more than three times the production cost of the restrictions.


    To achieve such conditions basically means that the film will be a great success.


    Now that the superhero movie series is coming out, Warner Brothers also wants to come up with corresponding strategies to fight against it.


    The internal voice of Warner Brothers is not completely unified. Bill rosis has heard that the justice alliance led by the three justice giants has a great influence in comics. Just make movies according to the rhythm of comics. Why do you pay such a high price to ask Murphy, a young director, to tell you what to do.


    But not all heads and brains are so simple. If this can be done easily and successfully, there will be no tragic defeat of Batman and Robin cat Superman.


    More and more people understand that it is precisely because of the disastrous defeat of Superman and Batman movies that it is difficult to revive C superhero movies. Warner Bros. and C comics need a shot in the arm from the outside world instead of similar cold words.


    The management of Warner Bros., led by Bruce Rosenblum, has been actively contacting with Murphy and bill rosis, trying every means to impress him, and even some people have gone to work for Gail gado, hoping that she can give Murphy a pillow.


    Unfortunately, galgado never interferes in Murphy''s work, and this time is no exception.


    Although he is quite interested in the conditions offered by Warner Brothers and Bruce Rosenblum, Murphy also keeps enough caution. If he wants to make a perfect C movie universe plan, the previous Batman trilogy plan can not be used, and there must be a new plan.


    Moreover, one of his future goals is the best director of the Academy Award. There are certain concerns about making a fully commercial film. The film with completely popcorn, simple plot and tending to be young is definitely not the most appropriate choice.


    If he is invited by Warner Bros., he will prove to the outside world, especially the Academy, that even the popcorn superhero movie can be shot and produced differently, with a strong black personal style that has long been labeled as Murphy Stanton, as well as enough themes to make people think.


    It''s not easy to get rid of the Batman trilogy, and it''s even a problem to do it in superhero movies.


    Warner Brothers is still passing on their sincerity through various channels, and Murphy is gradually thinking about it.


    taking three days off, Murphy locked himself in his study, seriously recalled some of the C superhero movies, and decided to have a face-to-face exchange with Warner Brothers on his own ideas. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 379

    The early morning sunlight from the window, lit up some of the dark conference room, Bruce Rosenblum''s face is much better than before for a long time, Murphy Stanton can sit down, face to face with them to exchange some of the most basic film style and concept issues, indicating that he has been inclined to cooperate with Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    However, there are inevitable differences between the two sides in the concept, which need to be solved step by step.


    Like all film companies, Warner Bros. and DC Comics really want to introduce Murphy to save DC superhero movies, but they will not completely lose their opinions and stand and become the vassal of a director.


    Especially in DC Comics, the great success of "dead man" makes them think that this is the production template of superhero movies.


    This is also an important reason why they keep inviting Murphy.


    "Murphy, I totally agree with your proposal to take the restart of Superman as the forerunner."


    Next to Bruce Rosenblum, DC comic''s CEO Diego Harris put his hands on the conference table. "Superman in the past was too rigid. I think we can apply some of your ideas in" dead waiter "to the new version of Superman, increase the silent elements of the film, and make the film more fun, more interesting and more interesting."


    "Do you mean to add more jokes to the film?" Murphy looked at him and asked.


    "Yes, that''s it." Diego Harris nodded busily, "humor can make movies more interesting."


    "I think the opposite!"


    If we can''t reach an agreement on the most basic concepts, there is no need for cooperation at all, so Murphy said very directly, "I think to minimize the jokes and humor in the film, DC superhero film should establish its own style and label, instead of becoming an ordinary summer youth popcorn."


    He strengthened his tone, "build a serious wind of darkness!"


    Diego Harris frowned. "Without enough humor and jokes..."


    Murphy interrupted him directly. "I''m not a fan of comics, but I''ve seen some Batman comics, Superman comics and Justice League comics. Do you know what''s in these comics that I don''t care about?"


    Before Diego Harris and the man opposite Warner Brothers could answer, he gave the answer, "humor! Of course, there are some subtle witticisms and occasional light moments everywhere, but these characters and plots are not created by humor! "


    In fact, most superheroes don''t make their fortune by humor. In addition to deadman and Spiderman, even Spiderman just tells jokes between fights.


    "It''s necessary for me to explain this new Superman Movie!"


    Speaking of this, Murphy stood up, "this is not Spiderman, it''s not a dead man, it''s Superman! The ability of a god level existence is more terrible than that of a nuclear bomb. His battle must be earth shaking and super destructive. What kind of consequences will such a battle bring? How many people will be injured by mistake? Can the characters in the film face such scenes and casualties with a smile? "


    Murphy added, "who would want to see this new version of Superman with a lot of casualties and expect it? You''d better play it for me?"


    Bruce Rosenblum took the lead in shaking his head. Like Superman''s fighting style, it was doomed that it could not be relaxed and happy.


    He can see this, his eyes only stare at the successful Diego Harris and others in "dead man" and "Spider Man", but they are still hesitating and thinking.


    "How could anyone expect that from a superhero movie?" Murphy reminded, "do you remember what happened the last time someone tried to make a funny Batman movie? We saw Batman and robin


    In fact, this is not only for the sake of reaching an agreement with Warner Brothers and DC Comics, but also for his own consideration. The serious popcorn and juvenile oriented superhero movies are not good for his future.


    Murphy needs deep, serious and very personal style of the film to add points for himself, at least not to reduce points.


    If we put it off five years later, this style may have a big problem. But now that superhero movies are not really popular, especially when none of Marvel''s own series of movies has come out, the situation is completely different.


    Now Marvel has not been acquired by Walt Disney, lack of super media group''s support, far from being compared with the heyday.


    Besides, Murphy has never thought of making a pure fan movie, let alone being as unfriendly to the passers-by as DC superhero movies used to be. In his hands, comic books are just the basis of adaptation and will never be the key.


    He is not a comic fan himself, and it is impossible to make a film from the perspective of a comic fan.


    Fan movies do have a lot of selling points, and many of them can also break out impressive box office and market repercussions. But just like Sam Rami''s drastic adaptation of Spider Man series, an adapted movie really wants to sell well, and it can''t be limited to fans.Especially in North America, many fans may pay for a film, but can fans really be so powerful that they can completely ignore passers-by?


    In fact, the movie "Warcraft" that Murphy once experienced is the best example. How many fans in North America are willing to pay for this movie after it is abandoned by passers-by?


    On the one hand, Murphy has reached a consensus with Warner Bros. and DC Comics for a long time. Now the top management of these two companies are not stupid. They know that copying comics and reproducing some classic scenes in so-called comics will not bring explosive help to the film.


    The biggest difference between them and Murphy is that the future DC superhero series, especially Murphy''s proposal to restart the version of Superman as the beginning, should be more fun.


    Whether it''s the dark style that Murphy is good at or for the future, Murphy is quite sticking to his position.


    "Is Christopher Reeve''s Superman Movie fun? Of course, Lex Luther is a stupid cartoon villain with a bunch of stupid cartoon thugs, which is obviously the weakest link in those movies. " Murphy was standing all the time. "These easy passages are embarrassing to death. Even if I love Christopher Reeve''s Superman series, I want to be honest."


    Frankly speaking, Murphy''s current situation is not so bad. The most important thing is that the reward offered by Warner Brothers is really exciting.


    Murphy wants to buy a new property, but the high-end properties in North America are not cheap at all. Moreover, some time ago, a real estate agent introduced by bill Rossi recommended a super luxury house in Beverly Hills, which covers an area of more than two hectares. He was quite moved after seeing it.


    Of course, such a luxury house is expensive


    That''s one of the reasons why Murphy was moved by Warner Bros.''s offer.


    "Super British movies don''t necessarily need humor." Murphy simply cited two examples: "look at the movies X-Men and blade, which have really created a new situation for today''s superhero movies. They are two very serious, cold and dark movies."


    He said seriously, "a lot of movies are just for fun, but ignore the theme. They are only eager to achieve certain targets, and they don''t care about the story and characterization at all. They try to make movies so "fun" that they ignore the fact that people can enjoy the fun of movies, even if there is no humor in them. "


    Everyone knows that there are too many films that sell well. In fact, there is no so-called fun and humor.


    Audiences go to see crime movies, horror movies, thrillers, spiritual movies or other movies. These movies have entertainment value. They are all "interesting".


    But this kind of "funny" doesn''t mean that a joke every two seconds makes your villain lose energy, or that you can smooth out a major crisis with an extremely funny doll like violence scene and a sharp phrase.


    After being baptized by countless young movies, more and more fans are reaching an agreement on this. Humor is diluting the tension and seriousness of some movies, because many producers are now willing to use humor rather than reasonable plot means.


    Murphy also likes to watch various forms of humor in the film, but also knows that "humor" is not a simple witty joke or farcical fight.


    Humor can be an implicit satire, or visual juxtaposition, such as a small villain against a huge, deterrent muscle hero, some things are not the kind of fun that makes you laugh.


    And frankly speaking, apart from going to see comedies, how many audiences go to the cinema with the purpose of seeing the so-called "humor"?


    "So I plan to get rid of the childish elements as much as possible." Murphy then explained, "if it''s just a superman movie, it doesn''t matter, but don''t forget, marvel pictures is creating a marvel hero universe..."


    Speaking of the confirmed news, Bruce Rosenblum and Diego Harris have sad faces. DC has been left behind by surprise. The only thing to be thankful for is that they are not far behind, but they also have to catch up.


    "What we want to create is also a universe with superheroes." Murphy''s words did not stop. Since he has the intention to do it, he is sure to achieve a successful result. "If we want to make the audience recognize such a universe, we must make them feel that it is serious, realistic and completely believable."


    Bruce Rosenblum said, "Murphy has a point."


    Murphy nodded to him and asked Diego Harris, "if a superman like superpower appeared among us, beside you, how would you react? Is it lucky to tease yourself in a humorous tone? " (to be continued). )


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 Chapter 380

    (I''m tired like a dog recently. I have to toss about for three hours every night. I can''t sleep at all. My head seems to explode during the day. This kind of happiness is very tiring! Give me some recommendation and monthly pass to encourage you.)


    Like a superman like person standing or sitting beside him, what kind of reaction will he have?


    Calm face? Glad the world is protected by heroes? Like a fan, I used to sign a group photo? Or


    Think of here, Diego - Harris himself shook his head, put in the cartoon, these very normal plot, get the real society, is the existence of a joke!


    It only took him a few seconds to think of his only reaction panic!


    Yes, fear, panic, bewilderment, and the consequent vigilance and rejection.


    "Man needs God!" Murphy said, word for word, "but you don''t need God to come to earth!"


    "That''s right." Diego Harris said slowly, "what you said is very reasonable."


    "Just as genius and madman are often separated by a thin line, the ability to go beyond the norm is inherently multiple." Murphy''s voice gradually slowed down, "Clark Kent with super power can become a God or a devil."


    The dark style is doomed to the complexity of Superman, and a simple and symbolic Superman can only bring about the tragic situation of Superman''s return. Murphy is very clear about this, "even, it can be said that Superman is both heaven and hell. Super power is the source of Clark Kent''s complex situation. Only in the short time when he lost his super power, can he show some vulnerability and pity, and people will treat him as a kind and give him pity and sympathy. "


    He coughed in a low voice, and then said, "the public is afraid of him because they need him. The result of this demand being magnified infinitely is that human beings lose their sense of security. An omnipotent God decides human life and death and everything. Human beings need a God, but they don''t need God to come into the world. This is the eternal paradox of human beings. "


    Murphy added, "what we desire most, which is far away from us, may not be as beautiful as we think, but it will eventually bring fear and even call out the devil in our heart. This is the tragedy of the paradox of human nature."


    "It''s human instinct to repel others, and it''s the eternal theme of human history to fight against others with the same party."


    Finally, Murphy solemnly and forcefully said, "the emergence of consciousness makes human beings become the primates of all things, and also loses the nature of inner harmony and mutual dependence in nature. Superheroes can only live in human heads and imagination, but haze is floating between our mouths and noses."


    In this interview, Warner Bros. and DC Comics basically reached an agreement with Murphy on the style and concept of the film. Compared with others, this is the basis for the cooperation between the two sides. In addition, Bill rosis and Warner Bros. need to discuss a series of conditions in the future.


    After settling the basis of cooperation, the negotiations in other areas became much smoother. After about a week of formal negotiations, Bill rosis, who represented Murphy, reached a series of cooperation agreements with Warner Bros.


    First of all, Murphy wants to make a clear development framework for DC superhero films, just like the former Marvel superhero films, but also to determine a unified style for the whole series.


    This aspect is relatively easy to solve. Naturally, the series is Murphy''s best dark style. As for the justice alliance movie universe, of course, it should be built around the three justice giants centered on Superman, Batman and wonder woman.


    Superman and Batman are lucky to say that Murphy thinks most about the time when wonder woman appears. If the role is successfully created, it will definitely attract countless fans.


    Second, the agreement requires Murphy to personally direct the new Superman film, which is the beginning of the series, as well as play and produce the project.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that after being convinced by Murphy, Warner Brothers and DC Comics put almost all the hopes of reviving DC superhero movies on Murphy alone.


    Finally, it''s the power and revenue that Murphy can have.


    Like all Hollywood cast members, oral promises are always hard to believe. They must be written in the contract one by one. For example, Murphy''s final editing right and actor determination right in the cast members are all clearly stipulated in the contract.


    Then there''s Murphy''s remuneration. His three positions as director, screenwriter and producer together will get a basic remuneration of US $10 million, plus 5% of the global box office share without any additional conditions. When the global box office of the film reaches three times of the production cost, he can automatically get up to 20% of the global box office share and DVD sales share Rewards.


    It''s all the money a leading Hollywood director can get. When Peter Jackson directed the new version of "King Kong" after the "Lord of the rings" trilogy, he signed a director''s contract with Universal Pictures.


    In early August, Murphy signed a formal agreement with Warner Bros. with the signing of the agreement, script writing, which is the basis of the whole project, has also been put on the agenda.


    Murphy completely ended his vacation and hid in Stanton studio to finish the script as soon as possible.Despite his efforts to complete a superhero movie with distinctive style, Murphy knows that the unique dark style is compared with the summer popcorn movie which is seriously young. No matter from which aspect, this brand-new and unnamed superhero movie will still be completed under the extremely mature Hollywood framework which has been proved by numerous movies Yes.


    Hollywood may not be the greatest film production base in the world, but it must be the film base most popular with audiences all over the world. Since the establishment of the producer centered system in the 1920s, Hollywood has been exploring ways to attract audiences into the cinema and pin them on the armchair. The era of big studios in the 1960s came to an end, but "movies must attract audiences." It seems that "attract the audience" has remained in Hollywood as a golden rule. No matter commercial directors or independent talents, they all understand its importance.


    If you want to make future films popular with the audience, you can''t extricate yourself from the plot. Of course, when Murphy writes scripts, he will follow the Hollywood script mode that has been proved countless times.


    The story of this film should be complete and easy for ordinary audience to understand.


    Hollywood''s best-selling movies, which are usually called "big plot", all have a clear beginning of contradiction and an end of dust. There is suspense and climax in the story, and every scene and scene has climax. This is the "integrity" that Murphy wants. The dramatic conflict of the movie should be clear at a glance and be welcomed by the target audience.


    In terms of script narration, Murphy follows the narrative principle of three "s", which is the most effective invention of Hollywood movies in script and one of the magic weapons to win the box office.


    The so-called three "s" principle is that at the beginning of the film, the audience should be surprised and surprised to attract the audience; at the beginning of the film, the audience should be able to set the suspend color, suspense and delay, so as to retain the audience; at the end of the film, the audience should be satisfied and satisfied, so as to comfort and reward those who have paid for tickets.


    Although it is set in a cruel dark style, Murphy will not forget that this kind of commercial film pursuing high return is essentially adult talk.


    Since the establishment of Hollywood film industry system, the division of labor of film production has become more and more detailed, and the assembly line operation has become more and more mature. Most of the mainstream films in Hollywood are illusory and daydream like secular myths, which is related to Hollywood''s long-term positioning of films in the commercial entertainment industry.


    No matter how much attention is paid to the distinctive style, it is always a typical entertainment film.


    In addition, as the absolute protagonist of the film, Superman must be strong and able to gain the audience''s identity.


    Whether the audience can identify with the Superman image on the screen is the key to the success of the film. In the first part of the script, we must design an event to show the initiative and strength of the protagonist Clark Kent.


    Taking this as the criterion, after completing the framework and outline of the script, Murphy carefully thought about Batman vs Superman: Dawn of justice when filling in the specific content of the story, in order to avoid making similar mistakes.


    Among these mistakes, the most important point is not to be too fan oriented, and not to directly introduce the plots and scenes that a few comic fans are fond of talking about and all kinds of tricks into the film, which will be extremely unfriendly to the ordinary audience. If this film wants to be a real success, it must avoid becoming a fan movie.


    As for the specific story, it needs to be tempered repeatedly, and Murphy always has an idea. Can we introduce wonder woman into this new Superman Movie?


    No matter how the movie develops, storytelling is actually the key to a movie. Superhero movies have a natural "advantage" in storytelling. In fact, the audience does not have a high demand for the storytelling of such movies.


    No matter how the fans of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice argue, they can''t ignore the defect that the story is not well told.


    As for the stories made up, flaws are almost inevitable, which will inevitably make the audience have a negative feeling of watching the film. Choosing the appropriate editing method can cover up these flaws to a great extent. But in the end, it''s about storytelling skills.


    But in dawn of justice, before the audience can understand why Batman hates Superman so much, they fight; before they can understand why they fight, they stop; before they can understand why they stop, a new round of fighting begins


    There is no sharp conflict of values. Just because of a misunderstanding, the most powerful hero and the most intelligent hero in the history of Meiman began to tear. The reckless Batman carefully planned a duel. The reckless Superman gave up the explanation and chose to be just positive. A century war, which is widely expected, recklessly started and ended in a hurry. In addition to knowing that Superman is not so good Can play, Batman IQ arrears, comic fans outside the audience nothing.


    In fact, the audience''s expectations of superhero movies are often very pure. (to be continued). )


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 Chapter 381

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    People''s expectations of superhero movies are pure.


    These are the reasons why the audience pay for the tickets. If you add a basic logic that can be mixed in, and the scene of blowing up from the beginning to the end, you will enjoy it, such as the former "Avengers League". If we can add a little philosophical thinking to the wonderful scene and rhythm, we will get a masterpiece, such as the dark knight.


    Murphy thinks very clearly that we must avoid discussing the same profound proposition as "Dark Knight" with the same rough narration as "the Avengers alliance" in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice ". For the audience who want to see" Dark Knight ", dawn of justice can not satisfy them in the depth of thought; we hope to see" Avengers " The audience of "alliance" and the drama more than an hour before "dawn of justice" are too lengthy.


    In addition, since this film is the first work that leads to the whole justice alliance universe, it will inevitably involve other superheroes, especially Batman and wonder woman, who are also the three giants of justice. It is also necessary to carefully consider how to properly lead them out.


    Similarly, "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice" uses a lot of subtle ways to add colored eggs to the plot, which is also a typical negative lesson.


    A lot of endless cool scenes and lines are "randomly" distributed throughout the movie. DC Comics fans will whistle at the beginning of the movie because lux lesser knows the identity of Superman, while the ordinary audience will be confused. For the scenes Bruce Wayne dreams of, DC Comics fans will scream and point out to you that they are flash point and the alliance of unrighteousness ¡·In the foreshadowing of the return of the dark knight, the big "¦¸" on the ground is the super villain duckside, while the ordinary audience is muddled. When they see the founders of justice alliance appearing in the video, they will burst into tears: "there are no Mars hunters, but there are steel bones. Where is the green light?" At the end of the movie, because of Lex Luther''s "death knell warning" and full of expectations for "Alliance for justice: War", the average audience may have run away from the screening hall.


    Only with the "common sense" of fans, taking parallel universe and time travel as the basis of understanding the world of Meiman, can we keep up with the strange narrative rhythm of the film. These carefully designed passages have become the secret between the director and other DC comic fans. They are excited to whisper together and imagine the future in the DC Universe together The unlimited possibilities, and the audience''s expression of bewilderment has become an excellent background for them to show off their knowledge reserves and beliefs.


    It is obvious that such eggs will not only not let the people with unknown backgrounds buy it, but also greatly increase their viewing obstacles. When the story of the film is so thin and the rhythm is so dull, for ordinary audiences, these two hours are tantamount to a kind of grinding.


    Ordinary audiences who know little about DC Comics almost agree that it''s a rotten film, and this kind of negation eventually ferments into "disdain" under the show off of some brain damaged DC fans


    It''s really unacceptable that a commercial film should be so harsh on the audience. Many iron fans say that they are willing to pay for tickets even if they see Batman playing for two hours on the big screen.


    Yes, Murphy believes Superman also has such lovely fans, but also believes that DC and warner are very clear that such fans alone can not resist the fierce surprise and Avenger universe.


    Just relying on comic fans can''t support a super popular film, such as this kind of typical market-oriented film, even if the style is unique, we should take the initiative to adapt to the market demand.


    In addition to completing the script of the new version of Superman, Murphy also needs to determine a general justice alliance movie universe plan for DC Comics, which requires him, who is not a fan of comics, to see and study the justice alliance comics, including the three justice giants.


    However, all the comics are the basis of adaptation, not the key.


    Speaking of the justice alliance, people are most impressed by Superman Clark Kent, Batman Bruce Wayne and wonder woman Diana Prinz. By the standards of Murphy, these people are far less famous than the members of the Avengers alliance.


    The main reason for this is that the superhero films created by Marvel film are more popular and can be accepted by passers-by besides fans.


    But from the history of comics, to a certain extent, the Avengers alliance is just a replica of the justice alliance.


    In 1960, DC Comics gathered its own heroes to form a team called "justice alliance". Inspired by this, Marvel Comics also launched its own hero team "Avengers alliance" in 1963. These two teams gathered the top experts of their respective companies, the elites among the elites.


    The significance of doing so is not only to enable Superman and Batman and other heroes to fight side by side, but also to ensure the overall continuity of the stories produced by the same company within a certain range. Events do not only happen in one person''s story, but all characters in the same world may be affected. This is the concept of "universe".Warner Brothers and DC Comics want to bring "justice alliance" to the screen. Murphy needs to unify the superheroes in a world view, which is quite difficult.


    The unified universe has brought greater challenges to film production. It''s not hard to see that special effects are becoming omnipotent in CG. Now, it''s not a problem to produce superheroes with various magical abilities.


    The problem is how to make the audience accept the universe where gods, aliens and human beings coexist, and how to balance their abilities. The setting of each film can not be contradictory. Moreover, the role of DC Universe is more unrestrained, so it is not easy to create a unified world view.


    The track of Marvel''s film series was very clear: first, the story of each character was filmed, and then the hero team "Avengers alliance" was filmed. In this way, the setting of each film was unified, and the foreshadowing of mutual connection was also laid in each film, forming a unified world view, and then extended from this world view, gradually moving other heroes to silver The curtain.


    At that time, DC did not have a clear strategic plan due to its late start. Although Christopher Nolan''s Batman Series was very successful, only one was published in three or four years. Moreover, the whole world outlook had its own system, which was not as good as Marvel''s step-by-step and full bloom.


    Now it''s different. DC and marvel start almost at the same time. They can take a step-by-step strategy to build their own universe view films step by step, accumulate audience and market, and finally assemble to fight for a general outbreak.


    This is undoubtedly the least risky and safest way, and also the main component of Murphy''s plan.


    Although the contract with Warner Bros. only explicitly stipulates directing the first film as the beginning of the series, and Murphy has no doubt that joining the series is for a high salary, but since he takes the job, whether it''s due to his sense of responsibility or for the sake of reputation, Murphy will try his best to make this new Superman film a success for the whole series Make a good start.


    After the script entered the actual content writing stage, DC Comics CEO Diego Harris took two editors to Stanton studio to ensure that the two sides can communicate in the first time.


    Murphy also understands the importance of communication for the success of a film, and will not be so arrogant as to write and change casually. Before many drastic adaptations, both sides will sit together and negotiate peacefully to achieve the most ideal effect.


    This kind of communication also turns most of Murphy''s adaptations into practical plans on paper. In this restart, many of Superman''s classic settings will be boldly subverted, and new elements and visual aesthetics will inject new life into this old superhero.


    The first is the change of Superman''s image. Murphy will remove the red underpants that he always wears outside. Superman''s bright blue combat suit will also turn into black blue. The sky when he appears is no longer blue, but dark clouds.


    This setting is just one of the details of Murphy''s adjustments to create a realistic Superman. This time, the Superman costume can be called "the least colorful in history". When communicating with Diego Harris, he made it clear that the audience can see Superman''s heart this time. He is no longer a God that people look up to. The audience will take risks with him, and the clothing is his outside It''s a kind of performance.


    In addition, Murphy also worked with the script to draw several concept drawings. Because the theme of the film itself tends to be dark, the use of dark color is inevitable, which is his style all the time.


    Of course, Murphy also knows that this dark style has both advantages and disadvantages for the film. The picture style is not bright and bright, and the corresponding narrative style is more serious. The work will show a sense of sadness and solemnity, which is very different from the relaxed and humorous style of other popcorn movies, and will inevitably lose a number of audiences.


    But "Superman" series has been "Superman back" into a dead end, it is not too much to say that it is about to completely rot, without a huge to earth shaking change, this series of films may only have a failure.


    Therefore, Murphy is more aware that the use of this dark tone will also give superhero movies a completely different vitality. Superman''s battle clothes will be dark and his underwear will no longer be worn out, which will make the rebooted version of Superman more effective and complex. It can wash the dull feeling of "superman returns" directed by Brian singer.


    Last but not least, Murphy officially proposed to bring Wonder Woman Gail gado into the film. (to be continued). )


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 Chapter 382

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    It''s not difficult to persuade Warner Brothers and C comics to make wonder woman appear in this new Superman. This is not an independent Superman Movie, but the beginning of the whole series. It will undoubtedly be very helpful for the next film plan to introduce the justice three in a suitable way.


    Not only wonder woman, Warner Bros. also suggested that Murphy try to introduce Batman into the film.


    Murphy will also consider carefully, but the first thing is to determine the role of wonder woman and make her look consistent with the style of the whole film.


    It''s quite easy. Murphy has played hand-to-hand with Gail gado in armor many times. He''s experienced.


    Therefore, the future wonder woman is bound to take off her gorgeous red and blue clothing. At the same time, for the sake of the global market, the star spangled banner will disappear from her. It will be changed to the ancient Greek Gladiator shape specially made by Murphy for galgado. At the same time, it will also have a metallic feeling and the inevitable de vase design.


    These are the most basic existence of a film. If you can''t lay a good foundation in the early planning stage, how to shoot and make a film, let alone the complicated situation that you will inevitably face, you can''t even pass Warner Brothers and C comics.


    They really rely on Murphy, but they don''t have any restrictions on anyone''s fooling around, and the money they invest doesn''t fall from the world.


    In a serious and responsible manner, Murphy not only completed the script, but also developed a detailed plan. After submitting it to the investor, it was quickly recognized, and Warner Bros. approved the project with the fastest speed in the program.


    What is the most indispensable part of the project? Of course, money is needed.


    Warner Bros. plans to invest $200 million in the production cost of the new Superman film. This is the first time that Murphy has directed a project costing more than $100 million since he entered Hollywood.


    This cost also means that in the future, the global box office of the film must reach at least 600 million US dollars, and Murphy can get 20% of the global box office bonus.


    With the completion of Warner Bros. audit, this brand-new Superman film also has a formal title. Because of the failure of Superman''s return before, as well as the theme of the film itself and the characteristics of the beginning of the whole C series, Murphy completely abandoned the taboo of Superman in the title, and the title was directly determined by him as the body of steel.


    However, the name of this film is just the same as the previous one. Murphy is not a fan of C comics like Zach Schneider. The script is only based on comics, and the content has little to do with comics.


    At the same time, under the promotion of Murphy, and in order to match the new movie image, C comic will re integrate a parallel universe of justice alliance. In this comic universe tentatively designated as "new 52", wonder woman will take off her star stripe and become an ancient Greek warrior, and Da Chao will take off her red underwear once and for all.


    The joke that "the only difference between Superman and me is that I wear my underpants inside" once circulated among fans will become history.


    Iron and steel has officially set up a project. Murphy will call his team together again, and all the key members will show up. In this cooperation with Warner Bros., only Paul Wilson, who has already prepared for the second season of the game, and Seth Logan, who is still revising the comedy script, are excluded.


    As the two were promoted to be directors of a project, CAA was also selecting suitable deputy directors for Murphy.


    Warner Bros. will also send its own producer to the crew, but in terms of film shooting and production, Murphy is the leader. The producer is more cooperative with his work and handles the chores of the crew.


    After a simple business meeting, Murphy led his team into the preparatory work.


    The script is basically determined. For the sake of shooting later, he took the lead in getting two assistant directors to help him draw the storyboard with split shots.


    This work is to draw the screenplay on the storyboard to make the complicated film shooting more vivid, accurate and simple.


    Murphy''s storyboard drawing is like drawing a comic book. It is a process of converting text language into visual language. It not only needs to show the structure of the picture, the expression of the characters and the position of the machine clearly, but also needs to mark the dynamic elements of the scene through the arrows.


    In this way, the scope of painting is no longer confined to the frame. Most of the time, it is necessary to draw the whole scene on paper to show the way some elements enter the picture and the perspective relationship.


    Although Murphy is not good at painting, he is very good at using meticulous picture cards to modify his video and control the shooting process, so as to ensure that his original ideas can be completely transformed into films.


    In addition, there are candidates for actors. Superman definitely can''t choose a cream boy. It must be a muscle man. The former actor doesn''t know where he is now. Instead of spending time and money to find him, it''s better to hold an audition for Clark Kent.


    And then there''s Diana Prinz.


    Think of wonder woman, Murphy''s mind immediately appeared a picture, wearing retro style tight armour with ancient Greek fighting style, leaky shoulder breastplate V-shaped continuous contraction to the waist, giving people a kind of inverted triangle power beauty, revealing the thigh skirt armour is full of rich detail depiction and stackingWith bronze skin, flowing black hair, burning eyes and sexy, the more mature galgado seems to be ready to emerge from the screen.


    This is Princess Diana Pulitz, the unique Amazon Princess


    "beautiful"


    in the bedroom, Murphy looks at galgado walking out of the cloakroom, holds his hands on his chest, nods constantly, and says, "perfect"


    galgado is wearing the classic ancient Greek style tight armor, with the sword of the God of fire on his back and a sword on his left arm Standing at the door of the cloakroom, Gail gado didn''t move. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Murphy, raised her long eyebrows, and said, "you''d better be honest. Did you have this idea long ago?"


    she knew that Murphy was planning C''s superhero movie before It has something to do with the big three of justice, so I didn''t feel particularly surprised when I talked about her playing Diana Prinz tonight.


    "No," Murphy quipped, "I just thought of you when I added Diana Prinz to the film."


    He spread his hand, very innocent, "honey, who is more suitable for wonder woman than you, you have played countless times."


    Hearing this, Gail gado''s mouth can''t help but curl. She has played wonder woman many times, but it''s all in the privacy with Murphy, and it''s also to add some fun to them.


    Seeing his girlfriend''s silence, Murphy stepped forward two steps, walked across from her and asked, "so you agree"


    galgado looked at him without nodding or shaking his head.


    This is different from the comedy that Seth logan was promised to play in. After all, the bride''s role is very limited and she is more like a guest star. However, wonder woman is an extremely important member of the justice alliance. If she agrees to Murphy, it means that she will embark on the path of acting.


    "Didn''t you say last time that if you wanted to make a movie, you would only cooperate with me?" Murphy deliberately mentioned what happened on the rising sun. "Do you want to go back now, honey, we are only guest stars in Seth''s movie, that''s not really cooperation."


    Frankly speaking, marvel woman is not a must for Gail gado. Murphy insists that the most important thing is not to consider the film and the role itself, but to do so, Gail gado will be less likely to return to Israel in the future.


    Although in his judgment, even after finishing his studies, galgado is unlikely to return to Israel to settle down, Murphy will not underestimate the impact of Israel''s huge state machine and brainwashing propaganda since childhood on a person. He does not want to take any risks.


    Indeed, in movies and countless literary works, time and distance are floating clouds in front of true love. Maybe there are also such examples in real society, but few of them. At least Murphy has been on both sides of the Pacific for such a long time and has never seen them.


    He is a very realistic person from the beginning to the end. He knows that time and distance hurt his feelings. The distance between Israel and Los Angeles is not so far away.


    Murphy brings Gail gado close to his team. Besides emotion, it will undoubtedly increase the influence of his career. When a person''s emotion and career are in Los Angeles, the possibility of leaving North America and returning to Israel will become infinitely low.


    In some ways, Murphy''s mind is more complicated than galgado''s, but in the past few years, galgado never said that he would stay in Los Angeles in the future, but occasionally mentioned the idea of doing something for Jews or Israel.


    With the progress of her studies and the increase of her age, Murphy even has a sense of crisis.


    He was infatuated with galgado, and Murphy never denied that. He never thought that one day they would be on their own, and then their feelings would fade, and finally they would go on different paths.


    "It''s different from being a guest. It takes a lot of time and energy." Galgado was still a little hesitant. "I studied law"


    "didn''t you choose market economy? Are you still studying entertainment law?" Murphy pulled out the prop sword from her back, "and joined the film club. Why don''t you think about it"


    he said seriously, "I''ve been short of a producer who is in charge of the overall situation. I used to be Carla, but now I''m not She''s the director of fox''s production department. It''s impossible for her to continue to play this role. "


    Galgado understood what Murphy meant, pointed to his nose and asked, "you want me to play this role in the future"


    "that''s right." Murphy opened his hand. "Many Hollywood directors'' producers are their partners. You can take actors as your hobbies in the future, and then" it''s not over. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    In the face of Murphy''s endless talk, Gail gado is also moved. It seems very good to work with Murphy and help him.


    However, she also knows that she still has a long way to go if she wants to be like Carla Firth.


    To be a qualified producer, you have to have the support of people like Murphy and the ability to match them. Gail gado knows that he is not enough in this aspect.


    There is no accident. The dialogue ends with Gayle gado''s final nod. As this is a project invested by Warner Bros., although Murphy has the right to decide the actors, it is impossible for Gayle gado to become an actress of wonder woman. It is necessary to have a procedural audition.


    On the other hand, Gail gado will join the production team as assistant director and personal assistant of legal adviser Robert in order to accumulate practical work experience.


    Murphy is not a fool, will not rashly let Gail gado as an important position, that is not responsible for the crew, but also for her personal irresponsibility.


    Gail gado is indeed very smart, with high IQ and EQ, but it''s still a long way to go from Carla Firth, a strong career woman.


    It can be said that Murphy has planned a common career for the two.


    There are many Hollywood director and producer couples like this, even forming a mature model, such as the former Catherine Kennedy couple, Peter Jackson couple, Christopher Nolan couple, Zach Schneider couple and so on.


    In Murphy''s view, the future is bright.


    An excellent film needs a brilliant role, which not only depends on the script and director, but also has the right actors and good enough to play.


    If the director wants to make his film have a higher pursuit, the main role is not as some people say, any actor can be drawn, even if the role of wonder woman is very vase, it is not just to find a vase actress to achieve the desired effect.


    The director is very important to a film, and so are the actors.


    Because, for example, Superman actors have to prepare for the role very early. After basically finalizing Gail gado''s role as wonder woman, Murphy''s most important task is to finalize the candidates for the main actors as soon as possible, apart from making the storyboard and shooting plan.


    In the past, Paul Wilson, who was in charge of casting director, was working hard for the second season of game of Thrones. Murphy was only in charge of casting the main actors, while the casting of other small roles was handed over to an assistant director who had been following him.


    Of course, with Paul Wilson and Seth Logan becoming directors, this Germanic descendant named Ghent was promoted from assistant director to deputy director.


    The actors Murphy is going to select and audition are mainly from four roles. In addition to wonder woman, there are Superman Clark Kent, famous actress Louise lane and villain Lex Luther.


    Clark Kent and Louise Lane will have a large audition. Murphy also asked Bill rosis to inform CAA that he will give priority to CAA''s actors under the same circumstances.


    "My idea is that Superman and Lois Lane don''t have to be big stars."


    In the Warner studio''s office, Murphy bil rosis said, "some young actors with good personal image and many roles in the circle are very suitable candidates."


    Hearing Murphy''s request, Bill rosis wrote it down carefully, and then said, "I''ll tell the company to select the right actors and send their information as soon as possible."


    "The sooner the better." Murphy thought, "before next weekend, I''ll hold up my first audition for these two characters."


    "And lex Luther?" Bill rosis asked again.


    "The role is in its youth in the setting." The setting and charm of villains are extremely important for a film, so Murphy solemnly said, "I need young actors who are good enough to act, so..."


    He thought a little, "in my name, you send auditions to Heath Ledger, Jack gillenshire, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey..."


    At this point, Murphy suddenly thought of an actor he liked very much, "and Nicholas Cage."


    If Uncle cage accepts the audition invitation and finally wins, he can modify the setting of Lex Luther in the script appropriately.


    Anyway, his plot and many settings are basically separated from comics, and there is no need to worry too much about it. Moreover, the justice alliance "new 52" universe, which DC Comics will soon launch, will also be like the new shapes of Superman and wonder woman. The plot will change dramatically, and many aspects will learn from and follow Murphy''s settings in the script.


    For other roles, Murphy was handed over to Ghent, who would review them after the audition.


    Originally, Warner Brothers wanted to put together a five-star lineup for Murphy. For example, Superman''s biological father and adoptive parents were all Oscar rated middle-aged actors, but he refused.Instead of spending a lot of money on these minor supporting roles, it''s better to find some old actors with good acting skills and put the money saved into shooting and special effects production.


    The special effects and action scenes of this film will not be limited to a very small scope like "dead man".


    Seeing off bill Rossi, Murphy found his own action director and special effects team. The two sides have discussed the special effects scenes for many times. This kind of communication will run through all stages from preparation to shooting to post production.


    Special effects production is undoubtedly one of the key points of body of steel. At first, Murphy wanted to be in charge of the digital field that he had been cooperating with. However, this special effects studio in Venice has been concentrating its manpower and material resources recently. It is too busy with Michael Bay''s transformers to draw up enough manpower.


    Therefore, Murphy found the industrial light magic, and the industrial light magic formed a huge special effects team to cooperate with the crew in the whole process.


    In addition, there is action design. For all the action plays in the film, Murphy gives up the action routines based on Kung Fu which are popular in Hollywood recently. All the fights between Superman and wonder woman will return to the original. On the basis of showing speed and power, they will be assisted by huge destructive power.


    This kind of movement is not Murphy casually pull, but after a pair of investigation.


    According to the feedback he got, more than 80% of the general audience saw people fighting on the screen mainly because of a mixture of two aspects of psychology.


    On the one hand, it is the catharsis of violence.


    There is a way of catharsis in psychological counseling. It is believed that when people are angry, they will find a sandbag to beat them. However, many studies later found that negative emotions such as "aggressiveness" actually contain physiological reactions. The more you beat sandbags, the stronger the physiological reaction. After beating sandbags, the more aggressive they are.


    But in any case, the physical response to violence is very similar to the pleasure after exercise.


    On the other hand, in reality, a fight can only aim to knock down the other side, but in a fight on the screen, it is necessary to make a gesture, whether the fight is aesthetic or not, which is also valued by the audience. When they use the screen to vent their violence, they should also meet their own aesthetic needs.


    So fighting is not only violent, but also elegant. It''s a twisted combination.


    To satisfy the side of catharsis, you have to have enough strength to fight; but if you use too much force, it may be difficult to give consideration to the aesthetic feeling of the action. If the strength is too convergent, the pleasure of violence will be reduced. It''s better to watch dancing than to watch a fight that is elegant but weak.


    Generally speaking, good-looking fighting should find the best balance between strength and elegance, and combine hardness and softness.


    In the past, when Hollywood hard action movies were popular, all the people fighting on the screen were muscular men. They had more strength but less elegance. They could only stimulate hormones, which was difficult to meet the aesthetic needs.


    Later, Yuan Heping''s Hong Kong martial arts got to Hollywood, and the atmosphere changed.


    Before going to Hollywood, these martial arts fingers had already done it perfectly and found a balance between strength and Elegance: from the 1980s to the mid-1990s, there were many martial arts and martial arts masterpieces with beautiful and violent action scenes. However, once martial arts fingers arrived in Hollywood, without the cooperation of martial arts stars who had been trained since childhood, their action strength would be greatly reduced.


    It''s a little better to pull actors like "the matrix" after a while of practice. As for "Thunderbolt baby", it''s not so much a fight as a dance that contains fighting action.


    You have to beat the sandbags hard to vent the violence. How can you feel happy when you touch the sandbags?


    In the setting of "body of steel", Superman''s super power is not as changeable as that of "war police". In addition to heat rays, it is basically pure physical attack. Super power is nothing more than higher, faster and stronger physical destructive power, so only strength and speed need to be expressed.


    To show superman''s speed and power, Murphy doesn''t intend to beat around the Bush, let alone show subtle and precise action details. Instead, he will adopt the opposite choice to speed up and show strength.


    As for elegance, Superman is better. Wonder woman can add a little more appropriately.


    It''s just a little bit. The action of wonder woman is also based on speed and power, and the speed and power reach the level of the two people in the setting. The so-called fancy skills are all floating clouds, and the most direct attack method is the most appropriate choice.


    Who can imagine that with the speed and power of Superman and wonder woman, it is necessary to draw out some tricks to attack the opponent with the real in the virtual?


    It was definitely a disaster more terrifying than superman''s earth shaking fight. (to be continued). )


    ...

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    To put it simply, no matter superman or wonder woman, there will be no special pattern in all the attack methods of physics department, that is, simple, rough and direct.


    Determine the most basic concept of action design, there are two superhero modeling design.


    As the actor has not yet been determined, now the most important work in modeling design is undoubtedly fashion design.


    The ancient Greek Gladiator costume of wonder woman is not a problem at all. The armor used by Murphy and Gail gado is made in Jack Watson''s studio. Based on this, they can make some appropriate modifications.


    Superman''s new uniform will have a huge change, this change in addition to the shape, as well as manufacturing technology and materials.


    It must be admitted that everything about "Superman" is the most difficult design. It''s really not easy to reshape a character whose shape has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Paramount Pictures has announced that Michael Bay''s "Transformers" shape, which cost a lot of money to reshape, has been questioned, not to mention the classic image of "Superman", which is well known all over the world.


    In order to restart the Superman series, Murphy let the concept designer reshape the Superman classic s logo, and on this basis, let Jack Watson design the new Superman image.


    According to Murphy''s sketches, Jack Watson designed and produced the first version of the costume. The classic "s" logo on the chest of the blue and black robe is no longer sewed with cloth. The stacking of different materials makes it have the three-dimensional sense of relief.


    In addition, the new uniform is no longer lusterless "autumn clothes and trousers". The complex texture and details make it look more design and technological.


    Murphy also gave a technical explanation for this Superman robe at an internal business meeting. "There are many scenes in" body of steel "that will be carried out in the sun. I don''t want Superman''s clothes to look too bright to reflect the sun, so I deliberately reduced the saturation of the clothing color. In addition, the sun is Superman''s energy source, and I also want to show that through this suit. "


    In contrast, Murphy will all use digital technology to shoot. If such a film uses film photography and traditional special effects, it will cost a lot of money. Just the time, it can only be described as horror.


    From the start of the project, the media can''t be unaware of such a big move made by "body of steel", but now there is no news of special value. Most of the media just mention it in the entertainment news, and a few tabloids ridicule it. The new version of "Superman" hyped by Murphy will suffer the same bleak end as "superman returns".


    These Murphy are ignored, the director ultimately depends on the film to speak.


    As more and more news appeared in the media, Warner Bros. also officially launched the early publicity of "body of steel".


    Warner Bros. and DC Comics held an event in New York Times Square at the end of August to celebrate the opening of the website: man. O. steel. Murphy also appeared at the event to tell all fans that his new film "body of steel" has been launched.


    The newly established "man.o.steel" is a slightly public welfare website, through which fans can buy Superman themed goods. In particular, after buying gift goods, fans can get a right to share their "Heroes" and deeds by uploading pictures and writing words.


    Christopher Reeve, a superman who is more prominent on the website, is the "hero" with the most stories shared by fans on the website. He played Superman in four Superman films in 1978, 1980, 1983 and 1987.


    In fact, he has made remarkable achievements in various fields, especially after he was paralyzed by horse wrestling, which inspired many people. Reeve was also publicized as a "hero" by the website.


    The "hero" of the website is not only limited to big people like Christopher Reeve, but also ordinary people, as long as fans think this person can be called a "hero".


    Soon, fans built a "hero wall" on the website in such a way to pay homage to the hero.


    In fact, most of the heroes in the hearts of netizens are ordinary, including soldiers killed in Iraq, neighbors, teachers of students, and even their own relatives.


    At the same time, the products on the website are sold in the form of gift bags, ranging from $4.99 to $149.99. In addition to the theme products such as Superman T-shirt, hat and water cup, the gift bags also have some unique membership rights. The website will donate all the income from the products sold to Clark Kent foundation, which is established to assist patients with spinal cord disease.


    It is an effective way of propaganda to transmit the positive energy of Dachao through charity.


    "The biggest function of Superman''s existence is to convey hope."


    When entering Warner studio, Murphy also gave an interview and talked about the charity activity specially. "What I feel is full of positive energy. I hope the spirit of Dachao can be passed on forever."


    Today, there is an audition for Superman. After a few words, Murphy entered the studio and went to the studio where the audition was held. The representatives of producers and actors union representing Warner have arrived, just waiting for him as the director."Let''s go." Murphy sits behind the monitor and nods to the camera assistant, who immediately turns on the camera.


    There are many young actors sitting in the studio outside the audition room. These actors have similar characteristics, that is, they are quite handsome. It is no exaggeration to say that except the agents or assistants in suits who accompany the actors, the rest are all first-class handsome guys.


    However, no staff member has taken a look here, even the most obsessed female staff member is no exception.


    They are all old people who follow Murphy. They haven''t seen many superstars in recent years, but what kind of good skins have they not seen? There is no lack of handsome men and beautiful women in any large Hollywood drama group.


    "Haicheng, I got the name list of all the actors who took part in the Superman audition through my relationship."


    In a relatively empty bench, an agent like man is telling a handsome young actor, "of all the people, you are the most famous and the best in appearance."


    He is no doubt in his customers to boost confidence, "I and the company have done enough work, your hope is also the biggest."


    "Well!" Haicheng Christensen nodded casually and said confidently, "I''m not a little actor. Those people should know how to choose."


    Compared with other people, he undoubtedly has more capital who has played in the Star Wars Trilogy, and some members of the crew have revealed that Superman actors must have excellent appearance.


    Speaking of external conditions, how many people can match him?


    Haicheng Christensen specially looks at herself in the big mirror in front of her. She is slim, slim and handsome It''s definitely a pretty girl.


    The agent said, "I''ve done PR, you will be the first one in the audition. As long as you play normally and leave a good impression on Murphy Stanton, the people behind will not pose too much threat."


    As long as Haicheng Christensen can leave a deep impression on the director, the performance of the people behind will naturally be reduced.


    "Don''t worry." Haicheng Christensen is full of information, "Superman is mine!"


    Like most famous young Hollywood actors, he is inevitably overconfident, even a little arrogant and arrogant, but he does have such ability. Now it''s only more than a year since Anakin Skywalker.


    The audition started soon. Some staff came to inform him to go to the audition room. As this is the first audition, he will not wear makeup.


    Haicheng Christensen said to his agent before he left, "I''ve prepared enough for this role."


    High spirited To be exact, Haicheng Christensen, a young and frivolous man, followed the staff and walked into the audition room.


    Standing in front of the camera, Haicheng Christensen looks opposite. In the middle of a row of people, she easily finds Murphy as the director and knows that this is the person who can really decide the role of Superman.


    This is the first audition, everything is relatively simple, the important thing is to look at the personal image, Murphy looked at Haicheng Christensen''s slender body, slightly frowned, the actor recommended by CAA is really very handsome, even more handsome than Anakin Skywalker in the "Star Wars prequel" trilogy.


    "Introduce yourself." Murphy said casually.


    "Haicheng Christensen, from Canada." The young actor on the opposite side is extremely confident. "He has played in" the attack of the clone "and" Revenge of the Sith "directed by George Lucas, and the role is Anakin Skywalker."


    Murphy nodded her head gently. With such a brilliant resume, she really has the ability to be confident.


    "In a word..." He added, "describe your personal view of Superman."


    Haicheng Christensen had been prepared for a long time. He raised his head slightly and said something very literary.


    "When you look up and show your jaw lines, or face 45 ¡ã north to show your beauty and sadness, a UFO draws a beautiful parabola, and then disappears at the end of the horizon What''s that? A bird? A plane? ufo£¿ It''s all wrong. It''s Xiaochao who wears underpants and accidentally flies out of the metropolitan area... "


    After hearing this, Murphy turned to Warner Bros. producer, who happened to see each other. They both saw a kind of emotion called puzzling in each other''s eyes.


    He did not expect that Haicheng Christensen was still a literary youth.


    Although Haicheng Christensen used to be a box office poison, since he came here, Murphy would not look at him as he used to. He asked a few questions and finally said, "please take off your coat."


    Haicheng Christensen, without any hesitation, quickly took off his upper body. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 385

    The pictures taken by the camera are fed back to the director''s monitor in front of Murphy for the first time. The skin of the people inside is very white, just like the snow on the Canadian mountains. Because of the white skin, the beautiful facial features look very bright, especially the lips, which are almost as pink as rouge.


    There is also a tall figure, quite slender, enough to make many actresses envy.


    Beautiful, young, sunny, young, handsome, beautiful These comments flashed through Murphy''s mind and finally became a word!


    He shook his head, Haicheng - Christensen''s face is OK, figure or forget it.


    Opposite Haicheng - Christensen seems to want to show that he is still very strong, one breath on the ground to do 30 push ups.


    "Well, Mr. Christensen." Murphy stopped him from going on. "You can get dressed. We will inform your agent of the result of the audition within three days


    Haicheng christenser stands up, puts on his clothes, takes another look at Murphy. Seeing that he doesn''t make any special remarks, he turns and leaves the audition room.


    Murphy took the audition list, drew a fork directly on his name, and wrote a comment: his figure is too thin, lack of sharp carving sense, not suitable for the leading role, so he gave up further examination.


    To be exact, Haicheng Christensen does have a protagonist''s face, but he doesn''t have a good figure that should belong to a man. Put it on the stick side, maybe he will be very popular, but forget it in North America.


    If such a person plays Superman, I''m afraid the comments of Niang Pao in the future will be highly praised.


    Hollywood does have a lot of vase like actors, Tom Cruise in the distance and Orlando Bloom in the near future.


    But if these people take off their clothes, or put on tight clothes, they will show a strong muscle profile, rather than Haicheng Christensen''s slender as a woman.


    Different from the popularity of Asian style men, most audiences in North America still pay more attention to muscle men. More and more male stars are training themselves to be full-bodied and healthy. Not only in action movies, but also in "Wenxi", even if they are dancing, their moves are all the same, and they are also powerful.


    Especially in these years, in life movies and love movies, the good figure of male stars is more and more valued, even more than the consideration of their appearance.


    Of course, you can''t choose a fancy man to play a role like da Chao.


    Many young actors came in to audition one after another, and people who looked like Haicheng Christensen were not without them.


    In Hollywood, there will always be some young actors like Haicheng Christensen, who think they are handsome, have excellent physical conditions, and are lazy to work hard, but there is no lack of very smart type.


    When Murphy asked them to take off their clothes to show their muscles, and then looked at them for a few minutes with a serious left and right eye, and frowned slightly, there was no need for him to speak. Those ambitious young people already knew that they should sign a contract with the fitness club soon.


    However, Murphy didn''t have time for them to build strong muscles.


    This audition is relatively simple, mainly depends on the appearance conditions, and the efficiency is also very high. Murphy delineated a lot of people to enter the second audition, but did not see the kind of bright young actors until the end of the audition.


    "I''m Chris Evans, born in 1981, from Boston, Massachusetts..."


    A very strong looking young man with brown hair stood in front of the camera lens. "He played thunderbolt fire in the magic four before."


    After a brief self introduction, followed by a routine display of muscles, Chris Evans''s strong and well-defined physique, although still a little far from the requirements of the big super, is one of the most muscular young actors Murphy has ever seen.


    To be simple, Chris Evans is a typical American handsome guy with good figure and high face value.


    At the end of the audition, Murphy highlighted a circle on his name.


    As for the difference between the hair color and height set by Superman, it''s extremely easy to solve small problems in film shooting.


    In total, Murphy has selected six actors to enter the second audition. Naturally, some of them are not reconciled. For example, the agent of Haicheng Christensen finds him through his relationship with CAA. But now Murphy is not a little director before, and he has more power in the project of "body of steel". Of course, the protagonists like Superman will not compromise.


    Over the next two days, he auditioned for Lex Luther, the villain of the film.


    Now heath ledger is a young artist and refuses the invitation directly; Jack Gyllenhaal is too young to have the mature and sophisticated temperament of the role; Jared Leto is totally different from the personality actor in his impression, and he is still a rock youth; Matthew McConnell has an inappropriate schedule


    After a turn, Murphy finally finalized Nicholas Cage and revised the script for him, changing Lex Luther''s setting to middle-aged.Although he is not interested in rescuing the fallen Hollywood stars, Murphy also helps uncle cage who is deeply in financial crisis.


    It''s really nice for a nervous actor to play a crazy role.


    Superman''s second audition soon began. After seeing the results of the audition with makeup, Murphy quickly decided on Chris Evans. Although some people have doubts about his role as thunderbolt in the magic four, the movie didn''t explode, and the role of thunderbolt itself didn''t leave a deep impression on people, just like the American team, Choosing Chris Evans won''t have a negative impact.


    After Chris Evans was confirmed, Murphy made it clear to the actors and agents that they need to work out as soon as possible under the guidance of the nutritionists and fitness coaches of the cast to increase their muscles.


    Now Chris Evans is still a little thin and weak. Before shooting, he should at least have the muscle and body of the former big chest beauty team.


    Superman is a super muscular man, and that won''t change.


    Gayle gado also took part in the audition of wonder woman. The producer from Warner Bros. has doubts about her. Undoubtedly, the key point of doubt is completely inconsistent with wonder woman. However, Murphy has absolute power in the selection of actors. Under his strong support, Gayle gado finally decided to play wonder woman.


    Superman, wonder woman, Lex Luther and Lois Lane are the four main characters. So far, three of them have been confirmed, and the rest of Lois Lane''s audition is at the end.


    I don''t know what happened. An executive director of Warner Bros. board recommended Amy Adams to Murphy, but he refused.


    Murphy doesn''t pay for other people''s profits.


    Compared with wonder woman, Lois Lane is the real vase in this film. In Murphy''s eyes, Amy Adams is a little lower in height and beauty, which is not a qualified vase.


    Maybe her acting skill is better than that of ordinary flower vase actors, but Murphy doesn''t need much good acting skill to set the role.


    If it wasn''t for the wrong complexion and the second season of game of thrones, Murphy would have asked Jessica Alba to play the role.


    However, he also aimed at another super vase and asked people to give an audition invitation to Megan Fox, who just appeared in "Transformers". Michael Bay''s "Transformers" won''t be released until next year, and Megan Fox''s film salary is not high.


    Similarly, Megan Fox and her agent also gave a positive response and will participate in the audition next week.


    As for Margot Robbie, who came to Warner studio a few days ago to offer herself, he refused without hesitation. She was too young to have the working female temperament of Louise lane.


    What''s more, she will also take part in the shooting of the second season of game of Thrones.


    With most of the main actors and all the staff behind the scenes determined by the cast in place, Murphy also held a formal project approval meeting. At the meeting, some matters needing attention in the preparation, shooting and production of "body of steel" were emphasized.


    This "body of steel" is different from any Superman film or TV series in the past. It must inherit the tradition and bring forth new things at the same time.


    At the meeting, Murphy said to all the participants, "you can think about it this way: suppose we finally get the chance to make a movie we''ve always wanted to make, and we haven''t made any movies about Superman before. Whether it''s style design or story level, we will respect the tradition of Superman, but we can''t be comic books or" pre works. " "A slave to me."


    "Superman is a constant in the universe," Murphy further stressed. "If we shoot Superman right, at least we treat the subject with respect, we will feel that we can shoot it very well in the end. On the other hand, this theme is virgin land, no one knows what Superman is about. Superman is the most famous superhero on our planet, and also the least understood. What is he? There are all kinds of preconceived ideas about Superman, but maybe they''re all wrong. "


    As for the style orientation of body of steel, Murphy said directly, "I want to change Superman''s usual style of exaggeration and caricature, and pursue the style of dark realism of science and technology."


    Although it''s too early to say and uncertain, Murphy has been telling producers that he wants to make "body of steel" his darkest realistic film.


    "It may sound strange, but I think it''s cool and interesting." Murphy finally said, "it could be fun, too, because the most realistic film I''m going to make is superman. Maybe it shows how crazy my other films are. I think Superman is a credible character, and you can bring a credible sense of reality to this character, both emotionally and visually. "


    With the end of the conference, people like Gail gado and Chris Evans have devoted themselves to fitness and related training, while Murphy, at the invitation of Robert Downey Jr., participated in a cocktail party in the circle. (to be continued). )...

 Chapter 386

    As night falls, Robert Downey''s mansion in Beverly Hills is full of lights. The huge garden in the backyard is full of guests. Bottles of champagne are sent to the rectangular swimming pool, which is the center of the reception. Then they are poured into the glass by the waiter and sent to every corner of the garden.


    It''s a celebration party for Robert Downey Jr. to win Tony Stark, the hero of iron man, for eight million dollars.


    Friends like Murphy will not be absent. After congratulating little Robert Downey, they will not be polite. James Franco and Lily Collins are hiding in the corner whispering. Seth Logan and Jonah hill are sitting at a small round table by the pool, busy discussing the new film.


    On the contrary, Murphy, who came alone, had nothing to do for a while, so he pulled a chair and sat at another empty table next to Seth Logan, listening to him and Jonah hill talking about the preparations for the new film.


    However, Murphy didn''t take part in the opinions casually. Since he chose Seth Logan as the director, he will give the other party enough trust. Unless there is a serious mistake, he won''t intervene easily. Moreover, Seth Logan''s proposal also makes him quite satisfied.


    This fat man from Canada seems to be honest and funny, but in fact he is a very responsible and talented person.


    Robert Downey Jr. is the absolute protagonist tonight, surrounded by a lot of people. Murphy also saw Marvel''s avi Allard, Marvel''s Kevin Fitch, and Stan Lee wearing the iconic sunglasses.


    Because of the previous relationship, his relationship with surprise is not good, or even contradictory. Murphy has no intention to say hello to those people. This is a party hosted by little Robert Downey at home. If there is anything unpleasant between the two sides, it will only make little Robert Downey look ugly.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    A tall blonde suddenly came up to say hello, a familiar look, "always want to know you, but Donny didn''t have time to introduce, so I had to recommend myself."


    "Can be approached by Gwyneth Paltrow..." Seeing the heroine who is going to play with Robert Downey Jr., Murphy stands up and shakes her hand. "I''m sure all the men here will be jealous."


    Gwyneth Paltrow closed her mouth and chuckled a few times. "I hear you have a very good relationship with Downey?"


    Murphy shrugged. "We''re good friends."


    They are not familiar with each other. Gwyneth Paltrow just came here to get to know Murphy. In the future, we can''t say when we will use each other. The relationship network is woven little by little, not made up casually.


    "To be a director of a film with an investment of 200 million dollars is something to celebrate." Gwyneth Paltrow is pretty good at saying, "when you have a celebration party, don''t forget to invite me."


    "Certainly not." Murphy said with a smile, "congratulations on getting the heroine."


    "Forget about the heroine." Gwyneth Paltrow seemed dissatisfied and could not hide her disappointment. "Seeing Donnie''s pay and my own, I''m going to cry in despair. Donnie''s pay is five times as much as mine. Marvel pictures is too unfair."


    To her surprise, Murphy just laughed, but didn''t answer.


    There is a huge difference between men''s and women''s film pay, which is the norm in the industry. For actors with the same fame and appeal, the film pay of male stars is often twice that of female stars.


    As for Gwyneth Paltrow''s film salary is so much lower than that of Robert Downey Jr., it''s also a true reflection of the market appeal. Although she is an Oscar winner, she doesn''t have any box office blockbuster works. In recent years, she can only maintain her exposure by brushing the fashion style.


    After a few words of conversation, Gwyneth Paltrow politely said goodbye, looking for the next person who could become a network.


    This kind of party with a little formal atmosphere, communication is the theme that will never change.


    Murphy sat back at the table, ordered three glasses of champagne, and asked the waiter to deliver two of them directly to Seth Logan and Jonah hill. He looked around bored.


    In the whole garden, the most active person is the host of Robert Downey Jr., followed by Gwyneth Paltrow, the heroine of the film. The former activist Jonah hill has no time to play around at the party, and James Franco is also entangled by lily Collins


    These stantons are relatively quiet. On the contrary, Meryl Streep, who is said to be a guest star of Tony Stark''s mother in the film, is different from what Murphy thinks and the good wife and good mother described in the media. She talks with many male stars at the party and can be called a good friend.


    "Why?" Seth Logan and Jonah Hill turned to his table. The latter followed Murphy''s eyes, looked at Meryl Streep and joked, "it''s so strong. Do you like her?"


    Murphy looked back and took a sip of the champagne. "Am I so bored?"


    "You''re really bored." Jonah Hill seems to have used all the words he saved all night. "Meryl Streep is not boring. Although she is old, she is said to have no appetite at all...""What?" Murphy didn''t quite understand.


    Seeing Murphy''s puzzled face, Jonah Hill said mysteriously, "don''t you know? Her gossip is flying around Hollywood. "


    Murphy shakes her head. She has never heard of Meryl Streep''s gossip. She has always been a good wife and mother.


    Seeing that Murphy really didn''t know, Jonah Hill coughed twice, and then said, "it''s said that when Meryl slim and Jack Nicholson cooperated, they used to openly drive cars in the crew..."


    Murphy thought it was something, shrugged, and didn''t bother to talk to Jonah hill.


    Opposite the swimming pool, there are also some small round tables for guests to rest. Beside one of the round tables, there are two people, a man and a woman. The woman is young and beautiful. She seems to be either a model or an actor. The man in suit and shoes is an entertainment agent.


    From time to time, the two men''s eyes swept over Murphy''s table.


    "That''s Murphy Stanton." The agent reminded the young woman opposite, "Amy, Lois Lane''s audition will be held next week, he is the key..."


    Looking over there, Amy Adams gently nodded her head, and Murphy Stanton, who had the right to choose the role, totally rejected her.


    "Want to get the role." The agent added, "you have to impress him first."


    Now Amy Adams is not in the future. She can only play some minor supporting roles, such as the heroine in this kind of big production. She doesn''t even have to think about it. She won the support of an executive director of Warner Brothers and passed the news to Murphy Stanton. She didn''t get any commitment about the role. As a result, she even had an audition I didn''t get a chance.


    After paying so much, Amy Adams didn''t want to give up easily. He negotiated with his agent and appeared at the Party of little Robert Downey.


    It''s not easy to impress a director, and it''s even harder to get a director''s approval. Amy Adams knows very well that at the level of Murphy Stanton, she can''t solve it by taking off her clothes. For a director like this, as long as she wants or has similar ideas, what kind of actress is there?


    If you want to impress Murphy Stanton, the first choice is to attract his eyes and attention. If the other person doesn''t even look at himself, no matter how much he does, it''s useless.


    "Go ahead, Amy." The agent encouraged her, "come up with the best of you."


    Amy Adams stood up, across the 20 foot wide pool, and looked at Murphy again. He was talking to two fat men, not looking at them at all.


    She and Murphy Stanton are separated by a swimming pool!


    Looking down at the pool, the water was clear, about three and a half feet deep


    How can we make a director with great personality pay attention to it? Amy Adams believes that if she said hello in the past, she would be treated politely, just like Gwyneth Paltrow. In fact, it represents politeness and distance.


    She had to make Murphy Stanton remember her!


    Without hesitation, Amy Adams kicked off her high heels and jumped into the swimming pool with a plop in the agent''s surprised eyes.


    The clear sound of falling into the water instantly attracted the attention of countless people.


    "Wow..." Seth Logan, who was facing the pool, said, "a beautiful woman fell into the water."


    Murphy turned to see. In the swimming pool opposite, a blonde just stood up from the water. Her long hair was completely wet by the water. Her light colored dress had been soaked through. Under the bright light, she could see the skin inside, especially the chest. There was probably no chest sticking. The two protruding points were very obvious.


    "What is she going to do?" Jonah - Hill found that the woman seems to be looking at his side, deliberately pointed to his nose, "will be in love with me."


    "She''ll take a fancy to you pig?" Seth - Logan mercilessly sarcastic, "do you think she is also a pig?"


    Jonah Hill didn''t mind. He pointed across the pool and said, "look, she''s coming to us."


    There was a lot of discussion around the swimming pool, and most people gathered around to watch the good play.


    "What''s the situation?" When Robert Downey heard about it, he took a few steps to the pool and looked inside. He shook his head. Susan Downey next to him sighed and whispered, "a little actor for Murphy."


    In the swimming pool, Amy Adams wiped the water on her face and saw the opposite Murphy looking at herself. Without hesitation, she moved her steps and waded into the chest deep water. Under the gaze of countless people, she walked toward the opposite side with difficulty. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 387

    It seems that there is nothing around the pool, and all eyes do not exist. Amy Adams looks straight at Murphy and comes step by step. She doesn''t care even if the clear pool water is completely wet through the light colored dress, leading to the skin on her chest looming. She is just like a brave Dragon Slayer, and doesn''t care about the views of the bystanders.


    Seth Logan raised his eyes and said to Murphy, "it''s really for you."


    In spite of all kinds of absurd scenes in Hollywood, there are few ways to jump into the swimming pool to attract people''s attention. The scene of the party quiets down instantly, and the swimming pool and the people in the swimming pool win the audience and become the protagonist tonight.


    The woman opposite is getting closer and closer to the center of the pool. The light in the garden is bright enough. Murphy can see the woman''s face. She knows that Seth Logan and Jonah hill are right. She''s really coming for herself.


    Although the blonde''s hair is completely wet, Murphy can still recognize it. This is the young version of Amy Adams. It''s not hard to guess the target of the other side who has come to the audition because she canceled her audition not long ago.


    For others, maybe they will continue to watch it and talk with Amy Adams, but Murphy is not interested in it. Amy Adams is not in line with the setting of Louise Lane''s super vase. This defect is born, not made up by acting.


    He stood up and said to Seth Logan, "I have something else to do. Go ahead and say goodbye to Donny for me."


    "How can you go?" Jonah hill was still waiting to see a good play. He pointed down the pool with his chin. "What do you want her to do when you''re gone?"


    "Is it about me?" Murphy saw that Amy Adams was getting closer and closer, and waved to them directly, "I''m going."


    Seth Logan nodded. "Leave it to me."


    Murphy left the pool without looking back. He didn''t have any consciousness and interest to cooperate with Amy Adams.


    Seeing Murphy leave, it''s hard to avoid some disappointment in the eyes of the onlookers. Amy Adams in the swimming pool stops and is completely stunned on the spot, which she never thought of before.


    Murphy Stanton just left! Not even a chance to talk to her


    "A very young director has a personality." Avi Allard, holding his chest in his hands, looked at the woman in the pool and said to Kevin Fitch, "it''s totally different from ordinary people."


    "Who would pick up the new version of Superman?" Kevin Fitch looked to the side where Murphy left. "Now the directors who dare to go to the muddy waters of DC superhero movies are not ordinary people."


    "Don''t look down on him. A young director just over 25 years old has never been able to do this in Hollywood." Avi Allard seems very serious, "who dares to say that his new version of Superman will not succeed? Won''t save our competitors? "


    Kevin Firth is not the first brother. After hearing this, he was silent for a short time. All those who used to sneer at Murphy Stanton were finally puffed up by the high box office and public praise of his works.


    After more than ten seconds, he suddenly said, "should we do something? In the current situation of superhero movies, as long as "body of steel" is not super popular, there is no possibility of a turnaround. "


    "For what?" Avi allad asked.


    "Didn''t you hear?" Kevin Firth smiles faintly. "Murphy Stanton has decided to let his girlfriend Gail gado play wonder woman."


    "She?" Avi allad has an impression of this Israeli girl who is famous for Murphy Stanton. She is slender and has a combination of eastern and Western beauty.


    Gayle gado is very beautiful. Avi Allard admits that she is a first-class beauty even in Hollywood. But she plays wonder woman? It''s funny.


    Kevin Firth pointed to his own, AVI Allard nodded, and the two showed a tacit smile.


    "Some things have gone too far..." Avi Arad is still a bit hesitant, "easy to cause DC and surprise vicious competition."


    "We don''t have to do much." Kevin Firth shook his head. "The news and the picture of Gail gado are out. Just a little bit of wind can make Murphy Stanton''s crew burn their heads."


    They looked at each other and laughed.


    Just when Murphy held an audition for Louise lane and officially decided that Megan Fox would play the role, it suddenly broke out on the Internet and some newspapers that Gail gado would play the role of wonder woman and make her relationship with Murphy clear.


    naturally, Gail make complaints about DC''s manga fans, especially the more flat ones.


    emerge in an endless stream of make complaints about the more liberal Internet.


    "She is too thin and has a peaceful chest, which doesn''t match the image of wonder woman in the cartoon."


    "Weight is a hard injury, the original version of such a strong body is impossible to practice in a short time.""Her figure is too skinny. After all, the characters in the cartoon are turbulent."


    "I don''t have any interest in wonder woman. I don''t know how to choose this role. I feel totally wrong."


    "This girl is so thin and weak. Can she play a female Xia? Let''s go to breast augmentation."


    "The difference of chest circumference is too big, how to play it? Do you rely on CGI? "


    also make complaints about Murphy.


    "If the director wants to be selfish, he can hold up his girlfriend, but he doesn''t want to destroy wonder woman."


    "Murphy Stanton, the superhero movie is over."


    Even worse.


    "This couple of dogs and men are going to destroy the movie..."


    make complaints about these crazy Tucao, which make complaints about the body of steel. Especially the most crazy people in Tucao are basically DC fans of the cartoon, and the basic audiences of future movies.


    Since she encouraged Gail gado to play this role, Murphy was certainly prepared. After communicating with Warner Brothers, Murphy took advantage of the public opinion boom to start a wave of early publicity of the film, and took the lead in publishing a make-up photo of wonder woman.


    In the poster, Gail gado is wearing a cloak and coat, with gentle and quiet eyes. However, the headdress on his forehead and the ancient Greek style armor and arms are the symbols of his female warrior status, showing a retro flavor.


    Under the fixed make-up photo, there is a corresponding slogan: "born nearly 75 years, wonder woman is finally on her way!"


    At the same time, Murphy specially took Gail gado to an interview with Warner''s variety magazine.


    "Wonder woman is one of the most powerful female characters and a heroine loved by fans in the DC world."


    In the face of reporters from variety, Murphy was full of praise, "Gail is a great woman, she also has a magical temperament, which complements the role."


    He added, "I think it''s killing two birds with one stone to bring wonder woman to the big screen. On the one hand, we can have a good box office guarantee, and on the other hand, we will have a very powerful heroine from now on."


    As the publicity of this early stage is on wonder woman, the focus of this interview is Gail gado.


    A simple answer to a question, Murphy did not say anything, grace has given Gail gado a lot of attention before coming, with her intelligence and maturity, it will not be too difficult to deal with.


    "Variety" reporter is not polite, directly asked Gail - gado, "this is your first role? Why wonder woman? "


    "Wonder woman is an independent female character, which is very important to me." Gail gado is very calm, "she does not depend on any man, the meaning of her existence is not to construct a love story, she does not serve others in the film."


    She stopped for a moment, waited for the reporter to finish recording, and then said, "I really appreciate wonder woman''s power, ability and intelligence. I think women who can bravely express their feelings are extraordinary. I appreciate such women very much. I don''t think women should hide their feelings in order to look strong. If I say, we should all express our true selves and take this as our strength. "


    "So..." The reporter asked timely, "are you a feminist?"


    It''s a tricky question, but it can''t beat Gail gado. "Feminism is about equality. I hope everyone has equal opportunities and can get the same treatment in the same job. I realize that I''m doing what I want to do. Because of the foundation laid by women in the past, without their previous efforts, I can''t be a girl who follows her dream, gets a good education and has a job. "


    Later, the reporter asked about the most heated topic at present, "some people think that you are too thin for this character. In the cartoon, wonder woman is very plump. What should we do?"


    "I''m a wonder woman in the new world. It''s not a matter of bust." Gail gado had been prepared for a long time and said slowly, "and wonder woman is from Amazon. In history, Amazon female hunters only have one breast in order not to affect archery. So if I really want to restore the characters in comic books, it''s really annoying."


    Murphy couldn''t help laughing. He didn''t expect Gail gado to be so clever.


    "So you''re not going to gain weight and change your eating habits for this role?" The reporter asked again.


    "What I''m starting to do is prepare for fitness. This is a very strict training system, including fighting, boxing, fencing, Brazilian jujitsu and so on, a lot of training projects With a playful shrug, Gail gado was comfortable. "I''ll put on some weight in the end, too."


    These interviews can add points for Gail gado, but it''s not enough. Anyway, the fact that she is Murphy''s girlfriend can''t be changed, which will also be criticized by many people.


    Therefore, Gail gado also has to show his hard work for the role. (to be continued). )...

 Chapter 388

    Under the operation of CAA and bill rosis, Gail gado quickly opened her own personal blog, and uploaded some fitness photos from time to time to tell everyone that she was working hard for the role of wonder woman.


    In fact, as Gail gado said, in addition to fitness, she also carries out a lot of training in fighting, boxing, fencing, Brazilian jujitsu and other events. After all, the wonder woman is not Superman. Although fighting is basically straightforward to show strength and speed, the characteristics of the goddess of war also determine the need for certain skills.


    For Gail gado and Chris Evans, the most urgent task is fitness and training.


    After the final draft of the script and the split shot Sketchpad are determined, the special effects production of "body of steel" has started before shooting. In order to cope with the time-consuming and labor-consuming special effects production, Murphy will also start shooting the action scenes after completing several promotional shots.


    Different from the previous shooting, this film will use more than 2500 special effects shots. Murphy plans to build a green screen in the studio to complete all the shooting involving special effects shots. As for the final battle of big boss, he also found the Russian actor who played ganglish at the beginning to shoot and produce in the way of motion capture.


    During the long preparation period, in addition to all kinds of busy work, Murphy will also make people jump out from time to time to disclose some information, so as to maintain the topic of "body of steel".


    For example, in mid October, Chris Evans spat on the media in an interview, "I exercise two hours a day, which is cruel. I usually like to exercise, but this time it''s different. I feel like I''m going to throw up. I think I hate that coach, I hate this movie, and I want to go home and sleep for a week. It''s really cold-blooded and merciless. I have a fast metabolism, and I''ll lose weight, so as soon as I eat it, I''ll get fat again. "


    He added, "it''s disgusting to practice, it''s disgusting to eat. I can''t even look at fried chicken. I''m going to swell up in practice, but at the same time I have to consume protein. It''s a real dilemma."


    Although it''s for publicity, it''s no exaggeration. Chris Evans has made great efforts to be competent for the role of Superman.


    Accordingly, Gail gado, who plays wonder woman, will not be easier than him.


    She has a very high metabolism, which makes it difficult for her to maintain her weight. She has to increase her food intake, especially high protein. She trains for about two hours each time. She only focuses on two muscle groups. By increasing the amount of exercise, using faster speed and from every possible angle, she constantly stimulates her muscles until she reaches her set fitness goal.


    By early November, Gail gado had gained 15 pounds of muscle.


    Two weeks later, Murphy led the crew to leave Los Angeles for the location of San Jose. After a long and busy preparation, the filming of "body of steel" officially began.


    On an ordinary Monday morning, just after dawn, dozens of trailers and trucks drove to the outskirts of a small town. Under the command of Murphy, they began the intense preparation before shooting.


    As a lot of work has been completed yesterday, now more is to set up lights and adjust the camera position.


    While waiting for Philip Raschel to adjust the camera, Murphy asked Gail gado standing behind him, "is the reporter contacted by Warner brothers here?"


    Gail gado nodded his head. "On the way. It''ll be there in a minute. No more than five minutes."


    Now she looks a little fuller and stronger than before, but not so thin. The increased muscles make her more symmetrical.


    In addition to the guest role of wonder woman, Gail gado works more as an assistant producer. She has fully accepted Murphy''s words and specially asked for internship leave from school to study in the cast.


    Just as Murphy encountered many difficulties when he started, there is a big difference between learning and practice.


    "Let Ghent coordinate with the press." Murphy carefully confessed, "I want to shoot the first, and then put reporters in to take pictures."


    The crew''s preparations are still in progress, Murphy continues to be busy, not far from the periphery, some reporters have got off the car.


    Seeing the busy set ahead, herstein raised his camera to shoot, but a staff member stopped it.


    "I''m sorry, sir." The staff is quite polite, "the crew will start shooting soon, there will be a unified media photo time."


    In this regard, Hollywood has always had a tacit understanding with the media. Helstein did not insist and put down his finger on the shutter.


    After waiting for a minute, his eyes suddenly tighten as he looks at the set. Chris Evans, dressed in a tight blue suit, appears in front of the camera, as if communicating with the director Murphy Stanton.


    Almost at the moment of seeing Chris Evans, herstein realized that he could get the big news today!


    The shooting of the crew is very simple, just two scenes of Superman walking. Soon after the shooting is finished, when the deputy director comes to inform us, all the reporters, including herstein, rush to the set like a swarm of bees. They can realize that there will be a series of arguments around the new Superman in the set.All the cameras were aimed at Chris Evans, who was still on the set, as if at the super-a stars in Hollywood.


    Camera shutter sound, many reporters only photographed Superman dressed Chris Evans, regardless of other, rushed out of the set, rushed to their cars, took out the notebook, with the fastest speed to the pictures and typed out the text, to the Scriptwriter''s side.


    Nowadays, the timeliness of news is more important than before.


    Just half an hour later, the most prominent position on the home page of IMDB was the latest report on body of steel.


    "Superman''s classic modeling has changed dramatically," body of steel "unveils explosive news


    To the right of the title is a picture of Chris Evans'' new Superman.


    IMDB news: body of steel, which is being shot in the suburb of San Jose, California, recently exposed a group of set photos. Different from the previous irrelevant pictures, the protagonist of this outflow photo is superman. What''s more shocking is that it reveals a very explosive news to us. The new version of Superman will bid farewell to the iconic plug-in red underwear


    "No matter the official stills or the exposure photos, due to the dark light and long distance, we didn''t find any significant difference between the new and old Superman costumes. However, today''s close-up shows us the great secret. Superman''s iconic red underpants are gone! We can''t help but admire the courage of director Murphy Stanton for using such a different outfit from the classic cartoon


    "In addition to the red underpants, we also found some other changes in Superman''s shape. The clothing chose a similar scaly texture, which not only fits the body, but also highlights the actor Chris Evans''s well-defined body. In addition, we also found a belt ring like decoration on Superman''s waist. It is not clear whether it is for other purposes or just for clothing However, with such a subversive shape, the disappearance of curly hair on the forehead and the increase of the S-Mark on the chest, we can''t help wondering whether this is the familiar Superman? "


    The shape of Superman is not a change, it can be said that it is a drastic change.


    There is no doubt that all these are for the publicity and marketing of "body of steel". Since the preparation entered the late stage, Murphy has no longer involved in the publicity and marketing, but left all the responsibilities to Warner Bros. and turned all his energy to the film shooting and production. Even the publicity related to shooting is also in line with Warner Bros.''s publicity plan.


    After the news of the great changes in Superman''s classic style came out, Warner Brothers also handed a survey data to Murphy. Most people are not averse to Superman''s new style, and quite a number of Superman fans still have expectations.


    There are also critics, which is inevitable.


    Of course, more people are more interested in the plot of "body of steel". In the past five Superman movies, the story of Superman has been modeled. Even "superman returns" directed by Brian singer is just a new bottle of old wine. In addition to the use of new technology, that movie is not essentially different from Christopher Reeve''s Superman series.


    A superhero movie like this, as long as there are no big problems in logic and technology in a specific setting, even if there are some defects in the story, the audience will generally have a good evaluation.


    "Is Superman back that bad?"


    On the plane to Alaska, Gail gado looked at Murphy sitting next to him and asked, "do you think it''s very bad, too?"


    "It''s worse than I thought." So Murphy shrugged his shoulders to avoid the mistakes I made


    Gail gado looks at Murphy and doesn''t quite understand what he''s saying.


    This is the closest person to him. Murphy doesn''t hide his words. "In the movie superman returns, I can only say that a gay director is shooting his own" God of men ". Every shot is looking up and every shot is a delicate close-up. In addition to keeping up with the times in special effects, in fact, it''s still a remake of the old version of Superman. Brian singer has completed a self satisfaction, but the Superman series is facing a more severe situation. "


    In other words, in some ways, he would also like to thank Brian Singh. If it wasn''t for the failure of Superman return, he would not have the super high treatment.


    The plane landed in Juno, the capital of Alaska, and Murphy led the crew to the snowy plains in the far north, ready to shoot the part of wonder woman vs Superman. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 389

    Tiny snowflakes mixed in the cold wind, falling from the air, like a sharp knife cutting people''s faces. The snow trucks of the crew are scattered in the vast snow, and each staff member is wrapped in thick down clothes, such as lights and cameras. Murphy even made people specially deal with the cold and antifreeze before coming.


    Now the weather is not the coldest, but the crew from warm Los Angeles, suddenly appeared in the environment below freezing point, a little bit uncomfortable.


    "Keep the three actors warm." "There should be at least three assistants for each of you. Down jackets and hot coffee are always available. If they have a cold, don''t ask for any bonus for all of you," Murphy told an intern who was an assistant


    The intern nodded busily.


    The rest of the crew can be wrapped in thick down jackets, but Chris Evans in Superman''s uniform and Gail gado in wonder woman''s costume will face the ice and snow here after shooting. They are playing superhuman, but they are not.


    Murphy regretted that galgado would wear the ancient Greek armor to shoot in this environment, so he should put these plays in front of the green screen of the studio


    but when the crew came, he could not change his decision, otherwise he and galgado would become the biggest laughingstock of Hollywood.


    His thick leather boots fell on the white snow, creaking. Murphy went to the temporary lifting platform, looked up and asked the camera''s guide, "Philip, is it all right?"


    "everything is OK" Philip Raschel made an OK gesture.


    The progress of technology brings the convenience of film shooting. In this harsh environment, film and film cameras may face considerable challenges, but digital cameras can easily cope with it without worrying about whether low temperature will affect the quality of imaging.


    This is not the first time that Murphy has worked in such a low temperature. When he filmed the song of ice and fire: the game of power, he also led the team to shoot in the snow of Iceland, which is also some experience.


    After walking around the departments of photography, props, lighting and recording, Murphy went to see Chris Evans, Megan Fox and Gail gado. They had been psychologically prepared for this harsh working environment. Gail gado told Murphy that this cold was nothing.


    As for Megan Fox, who looks pretty and has been tortured by Michael Bay, it''s not a problem to deal with such an environment.


    Out of the make-up trailer, Murphy goes back to his work position, stands on the elevated platform, and looks around. Except for the busy crew, there are no more people on the vast snowfield.


    However, the original scenery looks quite charming.


    At the end of his line of sight is a vast primeval land, which is covered by endless forests and interspersed with mottled snow mountains. Continuous magnificent glaciers, winding crystal streams and dazzling snow light are all in it. All kinds of natural and pure things created by the hand of God gather here.


    After seeing the almost original scenery of Alaska, Murphy returned to work. After more than an hour''s busy work, the crew''s preparations were announced and the shooting could begin.


    Based on the principle from simple to complex, Murphy first shot some personal scenes of Louise Lane played by Megan Fox. Compared with Chris Evans and Gail gado, the only thing she needs to do is to show off her figure and face as well as possible in front of the camera.


    The down jacket prepared by the crew for Louise lane is a tight design, which can highlight Megan Fox''s good figure even in the ice and snow.


    These scenes are very simple, with the experience of shooting transformers, Megan Fox is also handy, and Murphy soon completed this part of the shooting.


    After that, Chris Evans and Gail gado appeared in front of the camera, their hair was dyed black, and the action director took them to walk with the familiar movements, and the shooting began.


    The shooting of these action plays is also divided into countless pieces. Murphy seldom takes long shots. The longest shot of a group of action scenes is only 20 seconds.


    And it''s really cold. He also needs to consider the endurance of the actors. Every shooting period, he will let the crew rest. Gail gado and Chris Evans can also put on down jackets and drink some hot coffee to get rid of the cold.


    This will make the shooting more slow, but if the actor falls ill, it will be more troublesome. Besides, there is Gail gado in it.


    Fortunately, not all the action plays will be done by them. Two people only need to show their faces. For the rest, Murphy will use stunt doubles.


    "Scene 15, act 22, now start"


    the voice of the episode starts, another scene starts shooting, camera 1 is suspended under the slowly lowered boom, and the close-up picture is sent to the director''s monitor in front of Murphy. Gail gado is lying on the snow in his guchrian style armor, and the camera first takes the shield and Vulcan''s sword The sword, then turned to galgado''s face.


    Just in the shooting, Gail gado''s stunt double has been knocked down on the snow by Superman. Next, the female god of war will stand up and fight back.In the snow, Gail gado wiped the corners of her mouth. Maybe it was a flash of inspiration, and she suddenly laughed.


    In the video transmitted by the monitor, Murphy can see that Gail gado is smiling with pride.


    "cut" Murphy immediately stops and says in a loud voice, "all departments return to their seats and remake in ten minutes"


    in the set, an assistant immediately drapes Gail gado''s down coat, and another assistant delivers hot coffee.


    Galgado first tightened his coat, then took a sip of coffee and turned to look at Murphy. The smile he just had wasn''t what he had.


    Murphy came over and said directly, "why laugh"


    "this is just me." this is just the first official role of galgado. She can''t seem to find the right adjective.


    "Improvisation," Murphy asked.


    Gail gado thought for a moment, nodded his head gently, "I just suddenly feel that in this case, wonder woman might laugh."


    Just like the director will suddenly jump out of inspiration in shooting, the improvisation of actors is also a common situation in filming.


    "Why do you laugh?" Murphy liked the effect, but wanted to know what galgado thought. This is often the dividing line between excellent actors and ordinary actors.


    Gail gado pointed to Chris Evans, who was communicating with the movement director not far away. "Because that muscular man angered Diana, she would not give up the fight easily, and she knew she would win."


    She looked at Murphy and saw the encouragement in his eyes. She continued, "although wonder woman is a pacifist, she is also a goddess of war. When she needs to fight, she will fight to the end. She is a soldier who enjoys adrenaline stimulation."


    Murphy nodded, agreeing with galgado, "let''s do it again."


    He also warned, "this kind of performance can also be used for the scenes of the final war."


    It''s working time. Murphy didn''t tell galgado. She went back to her work place and started shooting again soon.


    Just like Superman, marvelous woman in the body of steel has changed a lot compared with the previous comics. The justice alliance "new 52" universe that C comics is preparing will also adopt Murphy''s setting in the film.


    In this film, Diana Prinz''s external career is a successful antique dealer, who is very worldly and knows men. In the independent film of wonder woman, which C has begun to plan, Diana Prinz will tell her growth story and describe how she became wonder woman. At that time, she was very pure and even naive, idealizing the world, men and women I have no idea how complicated everything is.


    And Diana Prinz''s background will change accordingly.


    In Murphy''s setting, she abandoned the setting of "made of clay and then given life by God", and changed to be born by Hippolyte, the queen of Amazon, and Zeus, the God of heaven, which made her a demigod.


    The marvelous woman in the cartoon has the strength not to lose to Superman. She is described as having the beauty of Venus, the wisdom of Athena, the agility of mercury, and even stronger than Hercules Hercules. She always wears a magic bracelet to resist physical attacks, a truth lasso to force people to tell the truth, a headdress and an Amazon sword.


    The background of Diana Prinz has changed many times according to different versions of the cartoon. The old version assumes that all the female soldiers on Paradise Island will live forever, while the new version of Murphy does not. The longevity of wonder woman will come from the setting of demigod.


    In the body of steel, wonder woman won''t have any part in love. Murphy didn''t pull this role into the film to get a vase to fall in love with the hero.


    As Gail gado said in an interview, the film will interpret the independence of wonder woman. This role does not just appear for the sake of falling in love. She does not need to rely on men, but is still full of emotion and love.


    To some extent, Murphy will emphasize the feminist significance of this role, and the independent and tough stance of wonder woman.


    Compared with the previous comics, the wonder woman in this series will become stronger. Murphy knows that this feature will make her controversial, but it will also enable her to gain more recognition and indispensable status.


    It should be said that the hardline wonder woman, the pacifist Superman and the cynical Batman form a complementary Trinity alliance.


    After finishing the scene in Xueyuan, Murphy led the crew back to Los Angeles and began shooting in front of the green screen. Compared with the previous location scenes, the scenes in the studio were more dependent on special effects technology. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 390

    Back in the studio in Los Angeles, the shooting is entirely around the Superman played by Chris Evans. In all previous shooting, Superman does not have a red cape. Such a Cape will cause a lot of trouble in reality shooting. Murphy simply asked the special effects team to add it in the post production.


    And the film will also explain why Superman needs such a big red cape, not to match, but to assist balance in flight.


    Almost all the shooting in the studio is put in front of the green screen. Chris Evans can''t understand the specific intention of Murphy''s asking him to do some actions, but Murphy doesn''t need him to understand, as long as his director and special effects engineers from working light and magic know which digital special effects these actions should correspond to.


    The shot can be said to be a very rough initial product. The completion rate is not even 10%. The remaining 90% basically depends on the post production of special effects.


    This is Murphy''s most digital and CGI movie to date.


    During the whole shooting in December, Murphy led the shooting of the crew in the morning and afternoon, and stayed with the special effects engineers of industrial light and magic before 12 pm. Although he did not understand the specific content of CGI special effects and digital technology, he could communicate in time so that he could make the desired results in the shortest time.


    It''s not easy to turn the shots in front of the green screen into the final effect of the movie.


    In the action play, Murphy gave up shooting the scene of the fast and slow transition when he was dead, and took a fight at the speed of an hour. At the same time, he asked the team of industrial light and magic not to have the feeling of being unable to see clearly when adding special effects. Every action and cut should be able to see clearly.


    This is by no means easy to do. Murphy and the action directing team have specially designed the action shooting.


    In particular, the ending part of the film being shot in front of the green screen, after galgado joined, together with the former Chris Evans and the Russian actor of the action capture villain OSS, became a real fight.


    Often in this kind of chaos, Hollywood will make the characters into different colors in order to let the audience distinguish each character. It sounds very retarded, but it''s really useful. For example, Murphy has seen transformers and Avengers alliance many times.


    The Autobots in the transformers are colorful, while the Decepticons are all dark metal. The same is true in the Avengers League. It''s not so much about creating characters as it''s about being lazy.


    In the body of steel, although Superman''s clothes are different from those of villains, the color is dark. In the fast fight, the audience can distinguish them at a glance without visual illusion. In the completed shots, there is no such situation. Murphy''s follow-up shot is indispensable.


    From the start-up to now, Murphy has hardly used aerial photography, hand-held photography and shoulder photography, which are the standard shooting methods for blockbusters. What he wants is a very smooth lens, rather than a shaking picture, so he mostly uses the guide rail and stannikon to follow the camera, which can not only cut the lens frequently in post production, but also bring stable close ups Photography choice.


    Finally, we can use a large number of smooth shot information to form the macro perspective of the fighting scene, and start with small points to develop the whole level of the fighting scene.


    Another major feature of Murphy''s shooting is that Philip Raschel frequently uses the large zoom lens to auto zoom. The basic principle of this technique is that the large zoom lens can be easily switched before the full scene and close-up, which is used very much in news events and will have a sense of presence.


    This shooting technique can significantly increase the realism of the film.


    In Murphy''s words, "the technique in the body of steel is a rigorous on-the-spot reporting mode of breaking news. To show the overall situation in a wide angle and quickly push the news protagonist to highlight the main points, the whole action scene must be full of such a way."


    He came up with all kinds of ways to bring Superman, a seriously untrustworthy comic hero, down to the altar and let him land. It can be said that he had good intentions.


    As the film is due to be released in the summer of next year, it''s very tense for special effects production. After Murphy finished shooting the action play of the ending war, he suspended the shooting work. Instead, together with Jodie Griffith and the special effects team of industrial light and magic, he took the lead in adding special effects to this part of the play.


    After adding special effects, the completion of these lenses can reach 60% to 70%, but it is still a long way from complete completion. As long as people who know a little about special effects production know that the top 80% of special effects production will only cost 20% of time and money, while the remaining 20% will use the remaining 80%


    many small shots For movies with investment and five cent special effects, they usually complete the first 80% but ignore the remaining 20%. The audience seems to think the special effects are poor.


    The end of the war completed 60% to 70% of the shots, which also did not look very good, and some people at Warner Brothers complained that the action design did not conform to the action mode developed based on Kung Fu in North America and Hollywood, and would be divorced from the basic aesthetic of the audience.


    in their eyes, the end of the war eliminated the wonder woman Share, it''s just bumping around. Maybe it is.But Murphy is in power, and with the support of Warner Brothers'' board of directors, he insists on his own approach.


    Just as in the original design, for a character like Superman to play those fancy fights would be insulting to the audience''s intelligence. In addition, Murphy would add some appropriate patterns to the paragraphs that emphasize the destructive power.


    The action scenes set by Murphy, the places criticized by Warner people, and the destructive power of Superman and wonder woman.


    Although the completion of this shot is still relatively low, the amazing destructive power has been demonstrated. This is not only very serious in sense and vision, but also in fact.


    For example, Wayne group''s mansion in metropolis will collapse like paper in the fight between Superman and villain, and a large number of buildings will be destroyed by three amazing characters.


    This is the effect that Murphy deliberately pursues. He wants to make the action scene of the body of steel break the "moral bottom line" of Hollywood heroic movies.


    In the studio, several people sit together and drink coffee during the break time. Gail gado, who is barely in Hollywood, asks curiously, "is it true that there is a moral bottom line in the action scenes of mainstream commercial films in Hollywood?"


    "yes," replied the quirky looking Nicolas Cage, "I can responsibly tell you that it''s true, even if I''ve ever been there Those R-rated action movies that I shot also have the moral bottom line of action scenes. "


    Chris Evans knew that Nicholas Cage knew much more about this circle than they did. He asked, "can you tell me more about it?"


    "for example," Nicholas Cage thought about it, gestured and said, "you can recall a lot of destructive scenes in mainstream movies. Although they are full of momentum, there are few scenes about innocent people directly victimized, such as bombing." The ground must be sea or wasteland, the people in distress will be rescued, and the objects of destruction must not indicate the existence of people. "


    Galgado has seen a limited number of films and is still remembering. Chris Evans has already begun to nod his head.


    Nicholas Cage continued, "these can be called the moral bottom line of action scenes, but our film"


    at this point, he shook his head, "murphyry broke all these."


    In the script, a large number of innocent people are implicated.


    Gail gado sighed in a low voice. As soon as he wanted to say something, an assistant director suddenly came to inform him that due to the latest problems encountered by Murphy when he went to the special effects department to communicate with industrial light and magic, today''s shooting is over, and they can get off work.


    When going to the make-up trailer to change clothes, Gail gado sent a text message to Murphy, and the reply was to ask her not to wait at night. He didn''t know when he would be able to go back.


    Galgado had to leave Warner studios first. She knew that if Murphy went to the special effects department, she would be very busy at night.


    When Murphy went to communicate with the special effects department, he came up with a new problem. There are a lot of special effects lenses in the body of steel, but the production and use should be restrained to a certain extent. It can''t be turned into Michael Bay''s naked dazzle.


    It''s not that this kind of dazzling technique is not good, but that the dazzling technique is not consistent with the theme and atmosphere of the film.


    Most of the commercial film directors in Hollywood have the habit of showing off their skills. Murphy thinks that many directors are like this. Showing off their skills has a growing process. It''s like expecting to have money when they have no money. When they are really rich, they should have a good time. Well, it''s the upstart mentality.


    When it comes to special effects, it''s about making special effects "visible" to the audience or the boss of the film company. I really spend my money on the place. When they have almost finished playing, they will begin to learn how to make good use of special effects.


    But those dandies who are "rich" at the beginning do not have this process, such as a few directors such as Spielberg.


    The special effects of body of steel can be divided into biological special effects for vitality and non biological special effects as background props.


    In terms of abiotic effects, Murphy doesn''t plan to use any breakthrough technology. Basically, they are general rigid body collision, particle system, synthesis and so on.


    But in all high-speed action scenes, there is little space for these special effects. Whether superman or wonder woman, the speed is too fast. In addition, Murphy doesn''t plan to use high-speed slow lens, so the picture will run at high speed with Superman.


    This is a huge difference from the previous action movie special effects. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 391

    Ask for a monthly ticket!


    In recent years, with the development of digital technology, movies with many special effects have to slow down in almost any place where special effects are displayed, for fear that the audience can''t see the delicacy of the model, the details of the texture, and the power of ray tracing rendering. But when they slow down, they seem fake. This is the consequence of dazzling technology.


    Murphy sometimes thinks, is this the problem of the director or the special effects company? The special effects company will dazzle its technology in order to show its technology. If it is a director, it should always be clear that technology is a means of telling stories, and the biggest role of special effects is to complete the ideal shot in the mind of a director.


    If a director wants to show off his skills, he''d better shoot an advertisement.


    "David, turn the light 30 degrees to the left and dim it down."


    In the studio, Murphy observes the light intensity of the shooting scene through the camera lens. When David Robbie adjusts to the right angle, he immediately says out loud, "OK! Keep the effect as it is now. The actors are ready to shoot in five minutes. "


    When the time came, the shooting began again, and Nicholas Cage, with a shiny bald head, appeared in front of the camera.


    "Who am I? I am the one who ends you In front of the green screen, he looks at Chris Evans in Superman uniform. "I''m Lex Luther, a billionaire! BusinessTycoon! philanthropist! Inventors


    He looked a little crazy, like crazy, "the smartest man on the planet!"


    Chris Evans put his arms around his chest and looked at him. "You lost!"


    "Do you think I''m going to put human hope on a machine?" Nicholas Cage was even more crazy. He raised his finger and shook it. "No!"


    There was no movement on the other side, and Chris Evans still had that look.


    "Don''t look at me like that." Nicholas Cage suddenly returned to normal, shrugged, "I will not put the hope of mankind on you..."


    He pointed to Chris Evans and exclaimed, "on an alien monster!"


    "You don''t belong in this world!" It''s all part of Nicholas Cage''s performance, "you''re here, the biggest threat to the earth! Your existence weakens human potential! "


    In the shooting, Nicholas Cage''s performance is extremely unstable, always good one bad one, and then break out another.


    There is no doubt that this is the greatest moment of human evolution


    He suddenly turned his head and pointed to the back, "I have found the password for human re-entry through the key sent by your world. Human beings need faith, but don''t want the God of faith to appear!"


    Nicholas Cage turned to the main camera and said, "since kryptonians can''t kill kryptonians, let the evolved humans do it for them."


    "The perfect combination of genes." With his arms outstretched, Nicholas Cage raised his head and said, "he was born to destroy monsters like you on earth."


    He turned to Chris Evans and said, "it''s judgment day for you and all the monsters!"


    "Stop! This one has passed. " Murphy left behind the camera and said to the following assistant, "turn around and shoot the next scene in 30 minutes."


    The scenes in the studio are quite compact, and the crew quickly transferred to another studio nearby, which has been built into a senior headquarters of the US Army.


    Thirty minutes later, after Murphy nodded, one of the reporters put the card in front of the camera and said, "well, I think so, too."


    In order to play the role of wonder woman, Gail gado read relevant comics, "whether it''s Catwoman, or Ares and the witch, the sense of existence is too weak, and the villains such as silver swan and angle man appear too few times, they are just passers-by."


    Chris Evans suddenly looked to Gail gado''s back and said, "here comes Murphy."


    As he spoke, Murphy came to Gail gado, opened a chair, sat down, beckoned for the waiter, ordered some Italian food, and asked, "what are we talking about? I''m glad you talked about it. "


    "The old enemy of wonder woman..." Gail gado said it briefly.


    When she finished, Murphy shrugged. "Let me summarize why wonder woman has no old enemy." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 392

    "In fact, there is only one truth..."


    In a joking tone, Murphy cut her throat and said, "with the setting of wonder woman, how can we allow people like Lex Luther and the clown to be presumptuous and turn over and over and die?"


    Gail gado and Nicholas Cage both laughed, and Chris Evans later realized, "they were all killed."


    Although it can''t be generalized, and it''s also a joke of Murphy, to a certain extent, wonder woman is stronger than superman and Batman.


    The wonder woman is a pacifist, but she has another status as the goddess of war.


    When it''s time to start and kill, she is far more decisive and ruthless than superman and Batman. Maybe in other words, wonder woman is not bound by many rules like those two.


    However, wonder woman is a guest star after all, and the key content in the film is also a few action plays. The whole film is still around Superman.


    Although this is a film about the origin of Superman, Murphy did not shoot any scenes about krypton. Before becoming Superman, Clark Kent was always so bearded and hairy.


    In this way, Murphy is to integrate the story of Superman into the realistic environment. The specific way of integration is to emphasize the influence of the day after tomorrow from the story setting, and focus on depicting the story of an alien child who grew up on the earth, rather than the story of a god like existence coming to the earth.


    The difference lies in the fact that the former adapts to extraterrestrial abilities with a human mind, while the latter is just the opposite.


    To put it bluntly, this is a story about how Clark Kent changed from human to "Superman". It is Murphy''s version of "Superman''s initial cultivation". The key is to "be cultivated by human beings", and then become Superman, which is worshiped by some people and hated and feared by others.


    This can also show that Superman has more humanity than divinity, and human is always complex.


    After the crew spent the New Year holiday in 2007, Murphy''s shooting entered the final stage. All the main shots have been shot, and the rest are scenes reflecting passers-by.


    Although no protagonist will appear in these scenes, Murphy''s demands are not relaxed. No matter how great a hero is, he needs the foil of ordinary people.


    While filming, Murphy also had to take into account the equally important special effects production. The remaining few scenes were delayed until the middle of January.


    "Yes, all the shooting of" body of steel "is over."


    On the day when the crew finished all the shooting, Murphy cooperated with Warner Brothers'' publicity plan and specially accepted the interview of media reporters. The main problem he faced was: why is it called "body of steel" instead of "Superman"?


    To this point, Murphy said to a reporter of Empire magazine, "we decided not to call it Superman after careful consideration. I decided to call it" body of steel "because I wanted to draw a line between the old Superman and the new Superman. We always know that we can use Superman symbols and symbols when naming it, but we hope to use "body of steel" to represent the new image we create. First of all, because he is a person, but he is not a person made of blood and meat, so I use "body of steel" to describe him. That''s why we name him like this. "


    Murphy''s words are very straightforward, and it is also the first time for the crew to admit that "body of steel" is a completely different movie from the old Superman Movie. The Superman image in it is also completely different from the old version. Although it has a similar "s" sign, it can also represent different meanings.


    Shortly after the shooting, Murphy took Jodie Griffith''s editing team, together with special effects, sound effects and color matching departments, to post production.


    Due to the completion of some lens splicing at the same time of shooting, the rough cutting of the film is relatively easy. In addition to determining the main plot, Murphy also needs to determine the world outlook that belongs to this series.


    Unlike ordinary films, "body of steel" is the opening work of the whole justice alliance series. Since Murphy has signed a contract, he is sure to pave the way for the following films. In addition to the amazing woman who appeared as a guest, there are also the signs of Wayne group in the close-up, especially the Wayne building in the metropolis that collapsed in the final war.


    However, Murphy has done so much. Now, unlike in the past, Marvel''s "Iron Man" will not be released until 2008, which is later than "body of steel". As long as the film can succeed, Warner Brothers and D comics will be able to lay out the whole series of films calmly.


    As for whether Warner Brothers will continue to invite him to direct, that''s not something Murphy can control. After all, his reward is really high, and it''s hard to say whether the other party is willing to give up.


    "Body of steel" Warner Brothers offered him $10 million plus 20% of the global box office and DVD sales share. According to Hollywood rules, if the contract is renewed, it can''t be lower than that.


    In the face of such a high salary, even the six major Hollywood companies should consider it carefully.Murphy will not put too much content in the film. The lesson of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice" is in his mind. Except for the justice big three, "body of steel" will not mention any other superheroes.


    Therefore, in addition to the proper bedding, Murphy''s rough scissors mostly show a brand new and different world with Superman.


    In the old version of Superman movies, there is such a phenomenon: Superman comes, Superman appears, Superman saves people and the earth, and then people very consciously think that the appearance of Superman is natural, without the slightest doubt and fear.


    But is that logical? Obviously not, because from the perspective of human history, human beings have a natural fear of strange things, they will not easily believe a powerful stranger with super power, and these are exactly the places where "body of steel" will be obviously different from the old version of Superman film, which is exactly the darkest part of "body of steel" film.


    When human beings face Superman, just like people in Gotham face Batman, Superman is not a hero, but a monster that they can''t control and understand. Therefore, ordinary people''s cognition of Superman is very simple: I don''t know you, you make me afraid, you don''t belong here!


    The world view of body of steel is first of all realistic. Murphy assumes that the real world of human life really appears. What will happen to a man who is invincible but himself is also a body of steel, and this man is an alien and originally does not belong to human beings.


    It is obvious that Murphy is to let Superman spend the whole film in human doubt and fear in "body of steel".


    After finishing the rough cut, the focus of the next work is to add various special effects to the corresponding lens, the most important of which is undoubtedly the action special effects.


    It has to be said that Christopher Reeve''s version of the Superman Quartet, after all, lived in the 1970s and 1980s, which is too long. Because of this, who can''t blame the seemingly crude film technology and the seemingly poor fighting scenes of that era.


    and the 2006 Brandon Ross version of superman returns uses ima3d technology, but it is because the awesome villain has caused the entire movie''s combat effects to be suck. This is why superman returns are criticized by many fans.


    IMA and 3D technology have existed for many years, but they haven''t been popularized yet. Some people suggested that Murphy use ima technology, but he didn''t use it. After all, there are too few ima cinemas now.


    As for 3D, unless he has a brain problem, he will use 3D technology in a dark film.


    3D has a very obvious damage to the brightness of the film, even ordinary films. However, Murphy''s style is doomed not to be suitable for 3D. The color of "body of steel" is mainly dark cyan. However, Murphy also pays attention to that this is a commercial film. First of all, the audience''s feelings should be taken into account. The theme of the film will be put in the daytime, not in the dark night .


    Especially in action plays, it''s all day.


    As for the editing and special effects work of the action play, Murphy also added the digital doubles of Superman and wonder woman.


    Action doubles are common in the film industry all over the world, that is, when dangerous scenes or back images are taken, famous stars usually use doubles, which is very common in traditional action movies. But in the digital era, all kinds of scenes that can''t be shot in real time or in some specific scenes will use digital doubles.


    In the fight scene of body of steel, almost all the medium and long-range action scenes, Murphy uses the addition of digital doubles, and even some close-up of superman or wonder woman in non fight scenes, whose back is not a real person.


    Then there is the score. At Murphy''s request, Warner Bros. invited Hans Zimmer. Although the score master''s position in the circle is not as good as John Williams, he is more suitable for commercial production. His best hand is the electronic symphony. The melodious melody matches the rhythm of the drum, which is quite matched with "body of steel".


    Murphy also specially asked Hans Zimmer to prepare a piece of background music for wonder woman. Whenever Diana Prinz appears as wonder woman, she will bring her own BGM.


    All this work continued until February. Due to the unfinished special effects work, body of steel missed the advertising time of the new super bowl. However, all kinds of publicity work of the film continued. Warner Bros. paid as much as US $150 million for the promotion and marketing of the film.


    At the end of February, the post production of the film came to an end temporarily. Murphy gave Jodie Griffith the job of fine cutting for the time being. He and Gail gado went to Universal Studios to participate in the shooting of the film directed by Seth Logan. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 393

    "Welcome..."


    As soon as he entered the studio, Murphy saw Jonah Hill coming up to him. "Murphy, Gail, it''s great that you''re here in time."


    "Hi, Jonah." Gail gado greets him, and Murphy goes over and asks, "is the shooting going well?"


    "Not very well." Jonah Hill shook his head slightly. "The crew has been shooting for 12 days, and the shooting speed is three days behind the plan. Seth''s talent is good, but not as good as the original you."


    Murphy shook his head. "Not necessarily."


    If you let him make a pure comedy movie, it''s bound to screw up. Murphy has self-knowledge, which is far inferior to Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    When they arrived near the set, Seth logan was directing the shooting. James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. in front of the camera seemed to be saying something funny. As a result, they laughed directly and the shooting could only be suspended temporarily.


    Seth Logan is very busy. Murphy just goes to greet him and walks into the set. The set is decorated as a luxurious presidential suite, which looks extremely luxurious. However, an old hand like him can see that these are just gold and jade, and most of them are props worthy of the name.


    Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco are talking about the problem just now. Without interrupting them, Murphy goes directly to the dressing room with Gail gado under the leadership of a staff member.


    After putting on his make-up, Murphy is also involved in the shooting. This is his first official role. Naturally, his performance will not be very good. Since the lens he joined, all kinds of situations emerge one after another.


    ¡°cut£¡¡± Seth Logan called to stop and said to Murphy in a daze, "look! Murphy, look on your face


    Murphy raised his hand to the director''s monitor. "Give me five minutes. I''ll find out."


    Five minutes later, when the shooting started again, Murphy couldn''t find the feeling at all. It has to be said that there is a big difference between the director and the actor. It''s one thing to watch an actor''s performance from the camera lens and give targeted guidance. It''s quite another thing to perform in person.


    "Stop! Murphy, you''re out of your way! "


    This first shot became a difficulty, Murphy kept making mistakes.


    "You are so stiff! Be natural. "


    "Don''t block James''s face, we need him to be handsome!"


    This guest performance is not as easy as you think. After more than a dozen pieces, Seth Logan reluctantly passed. Compared with Murphy, the following scene of Gail gado''s appearance is only finished after two shots.


    "Talent, talent!" Robert Downey patted Murphy on the shoulder and shook his head. "Your talent as an actor is basically zero!"


    It''s not easy to catch the chance to attack Murphy. Where can these bad friends be easily let go? James Franco also came over and said, "it''s a negative number at all."


    Murphy is too lazy to defend. Defending will only make these guys more excited. Seth Logan has talked with him just now. He will make some changes to the groom''s setting to make it easier for him to act.


    This kind of comedy doesn''t need to dig deep into the characters, and it''s impossible to shoot repeatedly for an actor. Especially, Murphy doesn''t have so much time, and "body of steel" still has a lot of post work waiting for him.


    To put it simply, in the process of shooting this film, the roles are clearly divided. Jonah hill is responsible for selling butt, James Franco is responsible for playing handsome, Seth Logan is responsible for selling cute, Robert Downey is responsible for selling mouth, and Murphy is a natural fool.


    Murphy is a guest star, and she doesn''t have much drama. Gail gado is even less. After only two days in the crew, she finished her drama and returned to school.


    According to the plan, Murphy''s part will end in five days. However, his acting skills are so mediocre that NG''s situation is far beyond expectation. In the end, it has to be added to one week, and he has to go to Las Vegas with the crew.


    "The real tiger?"


    Murphy hears a faint roar from a rented Las Vegas estate and asks, "did you really get a tiger?"


    "Rented from the circus." Seth Logan pointed to a van not far away. "Renting is not expensive. It''s cheaper than using CGI."


    Murphy nodded. "Let''s go and have a look."


    Walking up to the truck, Murphy saw a strong black man. Of course, he recognized Michael Tyson. Seth Logan explained, "of all the sports stars he contacted, he was the most famous and offered the lowest price."


    Michael Tyson is no longer the champion Michael Tyson. Like most black sports stars, retirement is also the beginning of bankruptcy.


    Murphy didn''t have the interest to say hello in the past, went to the iron fence on the side of the truck, looked at the tiger inside, and left.


    The tiger then joined the filming.


    Because she couldn''t stay in the group named "hangover" for too long, Murphy soon ushered in her last scene, which was more like a pure puppet than the previous shooting.On the top terrace of Caesar Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, the crew of "hangover" has made all the preparations before shooting.


    "Game 141, act 11, now."


    With the sound of the recording on the platform, the shooting officially began.


    "Doug!"


    "Doug!"


    Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco Jr. yell. A camera aims at the iron door at the exit of the platform. The door is suddenly pushed open. Robert Downey Jr., James Franco Jr., Jonah hill and Seth Logan rush out of the platform.


    "Doug, are you here?"


    Jonah hill, who ran at the back, was a little excited. He specially found a stone to block the iron door to prevent several people from being locked up.


    Several people spread out to look around, the camera follows Seth Logan along the slide, and Murphy''s long legs appear in the camera.


    "Everybody, Doug''s here!"


    Seth Logan pointed to Murphy, turned to the others and yelled, "Doug''s here!"


    Murphy sat on the floor, leaning against a wall, sheltering Las Vegas from the blazing sunshine with the only shadow. His strong face had been tanned by the makeup artist, as if he had been exposed to the sun for a whole day.


    At Seth Logan''s request, Murphy sat motionless, like a stone carving.


    Robert Downey, James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan ran to Murphy one after another. James Franco squatted down, grabbed Murphy''s hand and said, "great, he''s OK. We finally found him!"


    Murphy raised his head, as if he had been fooled by the sun, and looked at the four people without expression.


    Robert Downey, Jr. dragged him up. "Well, we don''t have time to waste. We have to go now!"


    "I''m married today..." Murphy is acting like a fool, which is the best he can do, "I want to get married today, send me home quickly!"


    "Don''t worry!" James Franco swore, "it''s all up to us!"


    ¡°ok£¡¡± The deputy director, who temporarily replaced Seth Logan, yelled, "very good. This one''s over!"


    Hearing the sound, Murphy was relieved and waved to the rear. Immediately, a crew member brought a water cup. He took two mouthfuls of it, which made him feel much better. Although he wasn''t really roasted by the hot sun for a day, the desert climate in Las Vegas was not very pleasant. After such a long time, it was inevitable for the population to dry up Dryness.


    Several other people were also drinking water. After a while, Jonah Hill stretched out and said to Murphy with regret, "it''s a pity that you''re going back in the afternoon. We''re going to have a carnival at Caesar Palace in the evening. You can''t join us."


    Murphy returned the glass to the staff member. "I wish you lost your underwear."


    He looked at the time, "don''t tell you, I''ll go to remove makeup."


    Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco Jr. knew that Murphy had to catch up with a Warner Bros. publicity campaign in the evening. They didn''t say much, but nodded to him.


    Murphy waved to some bad friends and walked towards the exit. She went down to a suite on the top floor, which served as a temporary dressing room. She asked the make-up artist to unload her make-up as quickly as possible. She simply watched her belongings. She went downstairs to take the car provided by the hotel and arrived at a nearby helicopter airport. Then she transferred to a helicopter to fly to Los Angeles.


    This kind of rush to the market publicity is actually very tiring. Murphy took a simple sleep under the huge noise of the helicopter and wearing earplugs. When she arrived at the four seasons hotel of Beverly Hills, where the event was held, her dizziness completely disappeared and her whole body was refreshed.


    Before entering the hotel, Murphy was stopped by several reporters. Now it''s not a formal occasion. He specially talked about the comedy film he invested in.


    "It''s really nice to be an actor. It''s totally different from the director."


    Faced with the media reporter''s question about his role in a film, Murphy said, "the shooting of" hangover "is really a pleasant thing, the actors are very energetic, and there are so many interesting scripts."


    He can say that he worked hard to promote the film he invested in. "There is also a baby actor in the cast. It''s really pleasant to shoot with the baby, because the children themselves have a factor that makes people feel happy and warm. As long as you try to stay with the baby all day, you will be able to be happy in your heart."


    After answering several questions about "hangover" mentioned by reporters, Murphy walked into the press room of the hotel, ready to start a new fight. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 394

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    The news hall is full of people, and there are signs of newspapers, TV stations, entertainment movies and other websites on their chest. Their goal is to sit in the front of the four people. Anyway, this is a superman movie, which naturally attracts the attention of the media and the public.


    Media reporters have different attitudes towards different people.


    They asked Chris Evans about how it felt to play superman, Megan Fox about the differences and similarities in their cooperation with the two major directors, and Gail gado about it!


    Yes, even today, the media still question why such a slender Jewish girl with no qualifications and no more than C can get the important role of wonder woman?


    All media reporters actually have the same answer, because Gail gado''s boyfriend is the film''s director Murphy Stanton!


    Although questioned and difficult, Gail gado is smart enough to become mature and capable in recent years, and deal with it appropriately.


    "Director Stanton..."


    Finally, the reporter''s question focused on the director Murphy, "according to all kinds of information revealed at present," body of steel "will be a very serious work? Why? "


    Murphy adjusted the microphone and said, "in the real world, people don''t joke all the time, just like those movies in recent years. Those works are more artistic, but I don''t think it''s bad to be serious."


    "Body of steel is the cornerstone of the whole justice alliance series?" Another reporter asked.


    I don''t know if it''s intentional. Warner Brothers intends to build the whole "justice alliance" series, so Murphy''s "body of steel" is the killing weapon of Warner and DC.


    This kind of news also makes DC''s comic fans ecstatic.


    Compared with Warner Brothers'' high-profile publicity and marketing, Murphy is more cautious and reserved, "if you can make a good shot of" body of steel "and shape the role of Superman, you can hope to do more" justice alliance "series, so we should first let the audience accept" body of steel ", which is our greatest hope, and take a good road in front of us, that''s all. ¡±


    "body of steel" has been scheduled to be released in the summer season in May. After this announcement, the film has officially entered the stage of pre release publicity. Warner Bros. and the crew began to release relevant publicity materials and information.


    "Los Angeles Times News: Warner Bros. recently announced the official plot introduction of" body of steel ", the whole story will focus on the cognition and search of Superman''s self-identity


    "In the superhero camp, Superman has always been the most recognized and sought after one. Clark Kent appears to be an ordinary young man in his 20s, but there is an unknown super power hidden in his body, which makes him and others always have an invisible barrier, and this super power that can destroy everything just comes from the krypton planet where he was born. "


    " Clark is the orphan of the high intelligence alien planet. Without his biological parents, his identity has always been a puzzle for him. The Kent couple who adopted him had a deep influence on his growth, and the judgment of how to use his super power and this kind of value is also inherited from this kind couple. Is he really able to stand up when the world''s survival is on the line


    This so-called plot introduction, will not cause any spoiler, but can effectively attract the attention of fans.


    Meanwhile, "Hollywood Reporter" announced the top ten blockbusters of this year''s summer program, among which "body of steel" and "Spider Man 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", "Transformers" and other films were all listed.


    Because "body of steel" chose "Spider Man 3" to be released the next weekend after its release, the two films are also regarded by many as a super competition between Marvel superhero film and DC superhero film.


    There was still some work to be done in the later stage of body of steel, and Murphy went back to the studio of Warner studio to continue his work.


    He first reviewed some of the scenes cut by Jodie Griffith. The editor, who has worked with Murphy for many years, undoubtedly knows what effect the film needs to achieve. Except for a few places, Murphy is quite satisfied with the clips cut by him, and Jodie Griffith can continue to be responsible for the later fine cutting.


    The second is special effects production. Most of the special effects production of the film has been completed. However, in order to meet the requirements of Murphy, the special effects production team of Industrial Light Magic needs to continue to improve and render.


    Then there is the soundtrack. Hans Zimmer completed the first version of the main soundtrack. Just like Titanic, the soundtrack of mainstream Hollywood commercial films will take a song as the keynote, and then evolve into soundtracks suitable for different plots and scenes.


    Hans Zimmer''s ability goes without saying. In addition to the main score, he also submitted two different pieces of background music about wonder woman to Murphy. Finally, Murphy chose a score full of exotic style, with obvious rhythm in electronic music, and let Hans Zimmer further increase the appeal of the music, and strive to let people who hear this background music enjoy the music When you see the wonder woman on the screen, it will burn up for the first time.After that, the post production work is more than half done, but Murphy has no time to relax. There are still a lot of work to do, such as dubbing, color matching and sound editing.


    What''s more, Chris Evans''s personal image will also be fine tuned so as to be more in line with the comic superhuman image. Problems such as hair color and skin color are not a problem at all in the face of today''s film technology.


    After the Academy Awards ceremony this year, Warner brothers continued to make efforts in publicity and marketing. The crew signed a contract with Burger King, Coca Cola and Gatorade to jointly launch new products with superhuman image. Burger King also specially launched krypton meal named after Carl al.


    At the same time, Murphy also let the crew release the first official poster, the protagonist of the film is Superman, and the poster is also Superman.


    This poster has spread all over the Internet at the fastest speed, and appeared in many TV stations and paper media.


    The "Superman" on the poster shows its side face in the dark, shining the huge s logo on the chest of "Superman". Fans can clearly observe the changes of "Superman" shape in "body of steel": the small curly hair on Superman''s forehead has disappeared, the s logo on his chest has become larger, the blue tights also have the texture of scales, and the biggest change is that the bright red of the chest logo and Cape has become chestnut red.


    "Every character in the film brings a credible sense of reality.". Murphy also updated his personal blog with the poster, "Superman is the Pearl in the crown of DC. When we have finished shooting the Superman series, there is nothing impossible."


    He also alluded to the "body of steel" through the "justice alliance" series.


    At the same time, the new version of Superman''s logo, the brand-new "s" logo, continues the dark tone of various publicity materials delivered by the crew before, and there are more complex lines in the "s". Many people speculate that this version of Superman will encounter all kinds of difficult and tortuous obstacles.


    On the first day of April 2007, Warner Bros. released the first edition of body of steel through a number of public TV stations and Internet media.


    The preview of this exposure is divided into two versions. The two versions are completely the same in terms of the picture and the score. The originality lies in the narration. Murphy specially uses the way of narration to tell the audience some characteristics of this copyright Superman in the extremely short trailer.


    The narrator in the first release of the official blog was read by Jonathan Kent, Superman''s adoptive father of the earth: "you are not ordinary people. One day you will face a choice. You will decide what kind of person you want to be. No matter who you become, good or evil will change the world. "


    And NBC''s announcement was whispered by Superman''s biological father Joel al: "you have to give people an ideal to pursue. They will follow you. They will fall and fall. But they will eventually follow you in the light, and you will work miracles. "


    Although there are all the differences between the two versions, the messages of the two Superman fathers are not the same, but they are inspiring enough.


    In the video, Murphy claims that "Superman is the father of all superheroes and a Rosetta stone tablet to interpret the unique theme of" superheroes ". I am full of respect for Superman, and will show this respect in the film. I am very proud to direct "body of steel", and I believe that the film''s unique style and excellent quality will conquer the audience. "


    With the release of the video of body of steel, the long-awaited fans began to gather on Superman and Murphy''s official websites and blogs to express their expectations for the film.


    "This trailer is awesome. You can score more than 9 points after watching the trailer. I can''t guarantee that the movie is bad, because the director is Murphy Stanton..."


    "I was completely shocked. Under the magnificent soundtrack, the son of krypton, who is ready to go, appears. Two unique narrations seem to indicate that the story is more tortuous and unforgettable, and the ideal Superman seems to be coming back Look forward to it


    Of course, in Murphy''s serious fans, everything is the best for him.


    "After watching the trailer, why do I think the director is more handsome than the main character?"


    "Murphy''s screenwriter and director, picture, plot, style, music are absolutely perfect! We have to look forward to it


    On the one hand, it''s Superman''s fame, on the other hand, it''s Murphy''s reputation and appeal that have been established for a long time. A large number of fans are looking forward to "body of steel".


    But there are also many people who look down on the bad. Their reasons for attack are quite concentrated.


    "A flat chested wonder woman? Are you kidding? I''m not going to see this film at this point! " (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 395

    A disgusted character is enough to bring a huge negative impact to a film. Murphy knows this very well, and also knows that from traditional media to Internet platform, there has never been a break in questioning Gail gado, but no matter how much this kind of thing is defended, it is not as touching as the final image effect.


    In mid April, Murphy released the first trailer of body of steel, and the wonder woman appeared for the first time.


    "After watching the trailer, I want to see wonder woman."


    "Wonder woman is the biggest highlight in the trailer."


    "I''ll give nine points for the trailer and seven points for the part where wonder woman comes on the stage."


    The Internet about Gail gado and wonder woman has begun to change the wind, although a trailer can not make wonder woman attract too many people, but how much changed the view of the actor.


    "It''s a good start."


    In Murphy''s office at Warner studios, Bruce Rosenblum, who has just finished editing "body of steel", looks in a good mood. "Our film will definitely bring a distinctive commercial blockbuster style to Hollywood!"


    "Certainly." Murphy is confident, too.


    After the two sides talked about the film, Bruce Rosenblum suddenly said, "Murphy, can you add one more stop to the overseas publicity after the film is released?"


    Murphy looked at him suspiciously, "where?"


    Bruce Rosenblum came up with a name that surprised him, "China."


    Hearing the name, Murphy suddenly fell silent.


    "I''m going to get bill through..." Bruce Rosenblum is very sincere, "but he refused because your schedule is too full. I think we can''t ignore the Chinese market. This country has more than one billion people, and now the film market is also developing at a high speed." body of steel "may not get a good box office result, but it can lay the foundation for the subsequent" justice alliance "series."


    Strictly speaking, Murphy''s contract with Warner Bros. is only "body of steel". How about the follow-up of alliance for justice? In fact, the relationship between Murphy and him is not particularly big. Moreover, members of alliance for justice, apart from Superman and Batman, are quite strange to Chinese audiences


    "No!"


    Murphy suddenly found that he had entered a misunderstanding. He was thinking about the current problem with the previous point of view.


    In addition to Superman and Batman, superheroes like sea king, steel bone, lightning man and green light man, including wonder woman, are really unfamiliar to Chinese audiences. But what''s better about Marvel comics, which is still called Marvel next door?


    There are Superman and Batman, two world-famous heroes in DC, while the copyright of spider man, the most famous one in surprise, is in the hands of Sony entertainment. Several members of the Avengers alliance, such as iron man, Raytheon, Captain America and black widow, are not as famous as Superman and Batman at home and abroad. The reason why the Avengers alliance has a future situation is that they are not as famous as Superman and Batman It''s completely created by Marvel pictures and Walt Disney step by step.


    Now, DC and marvel can be said to start at the same time. Due to the first release of body of steel directed by Murphy, the justice alliance is even one step ahead of the Avengers alliance. It is undoubtedly ridiculous to consider the current and future situation of the two superhero movies from the previous point of view.


    The number of overseas publicity sites is stipulated in the contract. Murphy thought for a moment and said, "well, I''ll say hello to bill, and you''ll send someone to talk to him. In my publicity itinerary, I''ll remove another country and add China."


    Go back to the other side of the Pacific.


    This kind of thing, as long as Murphy expresses his intention, the specific affairs will naturally be handled by bill rosis. After Bruce Rosenblum left, he went back to the studio and continued to do the rest of the work of body of steel.


    The post production of "body of steel" has reached the end stage, only a small part of the soundtrack, dubbing and sound effects have not been added, and of course, there are also subtitles at the beginning and end of the film.


    Although there is no proper way to show the content of "Mervyn''s eggs" in the movie series, it will not be used in the movie series.


    The post production of the whole film lasted until late April. After adding the titles of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, "body of steel" was completely completed.


    The completion of the production stage of the film also announced that the publicity and marketing work before the release has reached the final sprint stage.


    A new summer program in North America is about to open. In the past three months, several films with an investment of more than 10 million US dollars have been shown on almost every weekend. The most popular weekend program is the position of super production.


    For example, Spiderman 3 will be released in the first weekend of the North American summer program. The next weekend will be DreamWorks Animation Studio''s blockbuster Shrek 3, followed by Warner Bros. and DC Comics'' heavily invested body of steel.


    Later on, there will be memorial day and Walt Disney''s fairy tale adventure "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"Every weekend in May is packed with blockbusters, and June is no exception. For example, movies released in June include magic four 2, rat king, spy 3 and fake god 2.


    In July, the movie "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" will be on the show.


    It can be said that if you want to enter the summer season, you have to face many competitors. If you want to be easy to release without any strong competitors, you should not choose the summer season.


    This is the first time that Murphy''s film has entered the summer season. It''s no exaggeration to describe it as a wolf before and a tiger after.


    In order to ensure the competitiveness of the film, high-intensity publicity is essential.


    At the beginning of May, just after the opening of the summer program in North America, a number of entertainment media broke news at the same time that new Superman Chris Evans and Megan Fox, who plays Louise lane, appeared shopping on Manhattan''s Fifth Avenue, officially announcing the "love affair".


    The two also admitted that it was "body of steel" that made them bond.


    Such news undoubtedly made their films receive more attention. In an interview with reporters, Murphy and Michael Bay also sent their best wishes to Chris Evans and Megan Fox, believing that they were made in heaven.


    Of course, this love affair is just for the sake of publicity and public relations. It''s not true. With the help of the crew and their respective agencies, the two actors, who can still be called newcomers, agreed to this.


    It''s killing three birds with one stone. In Hollywood, whether it''s propaganda film or personal propaganda, public relations and romance are the usual means of propaganda, and the effect is often very significant.


    The new issue of entertainment weekly magazine also selects the "couple" as the cover character.


    Before the movie was released, Chris Evans and Megan Fox have become the most popular Hollywood new actors.


    In addition to using social media such as the Internet and emerging blogs to create momentum, "body of steel" has not given up traditional propaganda positions such as TV stations.


    Warner Bros. managed to get the rating of the film smoothly, and "body of steel" got PG-13, which is also the first non-r film since Murphy entered Hollywood.


    The rating of PG-13 is enough to ensure that the promo of "body of steel" appears smoothly in the prime time of public TV stations.


    After Warner Bros. paid a lot of money, Disney''s "Roger Albert and rope see a movie" program also highlighted the latest countdown notice of "body of steel".


    "It''s not difficult to see that the trailer has continued the style and strengths of the behind the scenes creator, fully embodies the charm of the details of the grand narrative, and the excellent visual effect and Murphy Stanton''s personal style have been well integrated."


    In the TV, Roger Abbott does not hide his appreciation of Murphy and the trailer of body of steel. "In the trailer, Superman Clark''s experience and transformation from childhood to adulthood step by step towards his own destiny, and the summit duel is imminent. I think this will be the most authentic and reliable version of Superman in history. "


    Just before the first weekend of the summer program, Murphy and Warner Bros. held a preview for body of steel, which was attended by some professional media reporters, well-known film critics, DC cartoon fans and Murphy''s fans.


    The scale of the audition was not large, but after the audition, the film reviews without exception gave good comments, saying that "it not only has a typical Murphy Stanton style of darkness, but also has extremely outstanding visual effects", and the film''s standard can be called "the best film of the year".


    The Internet is full of comments from ordinary viewers who participated in the audition.


    "In terms of the audition, body of steel is above the Murphy Stanton average."


    "This movie not only has Murphy Stanton''s dark style, but also has outstanding action scenes and visual effects; there are a lot of action plays in the movie, and wonder woman will play a role of surprise."


    "The film CG is of high standard and looks very enjoyable. Gail gado''s amazing woman is extremely dazzling and far beyond expectation."


    All of these make the fans look forward to it even more. Some passers-by also pay close attention to it. They want to see what''s different in the rebooted version of Superman.


    However, there is fierce competition in summer season. If "body of steel" wants to achieve good results, it should not only be excellent in itself, but also be able to withstand the impact of other blockbusters released in the same period. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 396

    "Although the story of Spider Man 3 has not been reduced to that of Batman and Robin, it obviously makes people feel that the increase of characters leads to the dispersion of clues and the weakness of some plots. There are loopholes in many places. The design is far fetched and lacks the necessary auxiliary cushion."


    In the first weekend of the summer program, Spider Man 3 put a squib on professional word-of-mouth, media word-of-mouth and audience word-of-mouth. The IMDB score three days after the first weekend was even 4 points.


    But the summer season is different from Thanksgiving Christmas season. It has its own rules. The word-of-mouth of a film can''t determine the final box office performance. Looking at the summer season in North America in recent ten years, bad word-of-mouth and high box office often appear in the same film. Compared with other seasons, the impact of word-of-mouth on a film in summer season is undoubtedly the smallest.


    Moreover, "Spider Man 3" has the first two films as a foreshadowing, which has accumulated enough fans. In addition, Sony Columbia announced before the release that this will be the end of the trilogy, which can naturally attract a considerable number of audiences into the cinema.


    In a piece of negative comments, the box office of the film did not converge at all. In the first three days of the weekend, the film collected more than $151 million from North America, creating a new North American weekend box office record.


    Spider Man 3 has undoubtedly achieved a huge market success, which belongs to both Sony Columbia Pictures and marvel comics.


    "The success of Spider Man 3 proves one thing to us."


    In an office of Marvel pictures, which was founded a few years ago, Kevin Fitch sat in a high back chair, looked at avi Allard and Stan Lee opposite and said, "Marvel superheroes are more popular with movie audiences."


    "That''s right." Although Stan Lee is old, his heart is not old at all. "My children will occupy more big screens."


    Avi Allard gently nodded his head, "we can have more expectations for iron man. As long as this film is successful, the whole Avengers alliance plan will be carried out smoothly."


    Stan Lee laughed, his eyes almost gone, "superhero movies will be our world!"


    Kevin Fitch and avi Allard agreed, but Kevin Fitch''s head was still clear, and he reminded, "don''t forget, the DC Comics plan has started, and it''s one step ahead of us."


    ¡°dc£¿¡± Stan Lee shook his head and said with disdain, "DC''s superheroes are out of date. Warner Brothers have long forgotten how to make superhero movies."


    Since 2000, Warner Bros. has not invested in superhero movies, and the final result is no better than Batman and Robin, which can be called a super disaster.


    Unlike Stan Lee and avi Allard, who stay in the comics circle all the year round, Kevin Fitch knows more about the film industry.


    "Don''t look down on Murphy Stanton." He said solemnly, "Murphy Stanton has been in Hollywood for so many years and has never failed."


    Stan Lee didn''t pay any attention. "Kevin, you look at him too much. Don''t forget that this is the most difficult Superman Movie to make. This series has fallen off the cliff. Just Murphy Stanton, a little director who has never proved himself in the field of commercial production, can save Superman Movie?"


    He shook his head. "Superman is dead. Murphy Stanton will pay for himself."


    This is the age of Marvel superheroes. The glory of DC superheroes on the screen came to an end in the 1990s.


    No wonder Stan Lee has such an idea. The great success of the Spiderman series proves the popularity of Marvel superheroes on the screen.


    No matter the decline of word-of-mouth or the hype of film critics, Spider Man 3 can''t stop its huge box office success. In just ten days, the box office in North America has exceeded 240 million US dollars, which is definitely a super money collector. Love, go, talk ¡¿


    similarly, Shrek 3, which was newly released this weekend, has created the worst reputation and new scores of the whole series so far, but the box office has not been dragged down. Instead, it has gone all the way up. In the three days of the weekend, it even got more than 120 million US dollars, which is unprecedented in the history of North American animated films, creating a new North American film industry A new record of animated films in American film history.


    The separation between the word-of-mouth and the box office of the summer commercial masterpiece is vividly reflected in spider man 3 and Shrek 3.


    With the start of the new week, "body of steel" is ready to count down with one hand and fingers.


    Copy delivery, premiere location, publicity, inviting guests, developing process Don''t worry about Murphy. He and the crew just need to cooperate with Warner Bros. plan.


    Although in recent years, Warner Bros. has seen few blockbuster films except for the Harry Potter series, as one of the six traditional companies, it is still easy to operate these aspects.In the last period before the release, Murphy''s eyes paid more attention to the box office pre-sale of "body of steel".


    In the summer season, in the face of the fierce competition from so many blockbusters, the box office of the first weekend is very important to get a good result. It can not be said that the key is too much. The box office of the first weekend of most successful summer movies often accounts for one third or even more than half of the total box office in North America.


    There is not a successful first weekend, in the face of the new films coming out, unless the quality of a film is good enough or other films are bad enough to a certain extent, it is difficult to get a big box office number.


    Producers and distributors will also try to attract most of the audience to the cinema in the first weekend.


    Nowadays, with the Internet becoming more and more developed, e-commerce has begun to go deep into every corner of North America, and the film industry and cinema companies are no exception. There are quite a number of movie ticket pre-sale websites in North America. The traditional IMDB and the two major movie websites have also opened similar businesses.


    Fans can book the tickets of the first week of the interested film in advance through the relevant sections on the website. The booking results can directly reflect the possible box office results of the first weekend of a film.


    "Body of steel is certainly not as good as the sequels like Spiderman 3 and Shrek 3."


    In a black Bentley driving to Lincoln Art Center in heavy rain, Murphy said to Gail gado sitting beside him, "but the first week''s pre-sale of $16 million can also rank in the top five in North America."


    Gail gado took his arm and said with a smile, "honey, you''ve always had a strong appeal."


    "It''s the appeal in a particular fan group." Murphy knows that the style of his choice will also be rejected by a considerable number of fans. "At any time, we don''t have to doubt the appeal of Superman. As long as the audience response of the film is not bad, it''s not difficult to achieve the expected results."


    Warner Brothers has invested so much money and resources in "body of steel". Of course, they want to get an excellent box office figure. According to their company''s internal expectation, the box office in North America will be about 100 million US dollars in the first weekend, the final box office in North America will be no less than 250 million US dollars, and the global box office will reach 600 million US dollars.


    Judging from the final box office results of Superman''s return, it seems that such figures are difficult.


    However, since Murphy intentionally took over the project, he knew that Superman is really a very difficult superhero movie to make. However, with the large number of fans, it is absolutely easy to kill other superheroes. As long as the film quality is not bad, it is not too difficult to meet Warner Brothers'' expectations.


    Besides, he still has some confidence in himself.


    As the Bentley approached the Lincoln Art Center, the North American Premiere of "body of steel" was held by Warner Bros. at the New York State Theater of the art center.


    Lincoln Center, located in the upper west side, is the largest art venue in the world. The composer Bernstein''s famous musical "the story of the West City" is based on this place. Before the completion of the construction of Lincoln Center, this area was a slum in New York, but now it has become an important stage for performing arts and the most coveted residential area in New York.


    Lincoln Art Center is not only the highest level art activity place in the United States, but also has a high recognition of its high standard and artistic influence in the world art palace. Outstanding artists all over the world are proud to perform here.


    This afternoon, a large number of reporters and fans gathered here to welcome the release of "body of steel".


    However, today''s weather is not beautiful. It began to rain in the morning. After noon, it began to rain more and more. When Murphy''s car was about to reach the red carpet, it finally turned into a pouring rain.


    Despite the torrential rain, it did not affect the premiere as scheduled. Warner Bros. has long been ready. The premiere of the red carpet was arranged in the awning. On the narrow and crowded red carpet, the stars were in a hurry.


    Chris Evans, who is regarded as "new Superman", caused the crowd to scream as soon as he appeared. The classic grey suit showed a strong "body of steel", and a handsome face expressed awe inspiring righteousness. Megan Fox, who accompanied him, was much more low-key. She appeared in a black dress with brown hair and red lips, which was slightly conservative but hard to hide her beauty.


    Murphy and Gail gado walked on the red carpet later, but their appearance caused a sensation. Media reporters were frantically around, desperately pressing the shutter of the camera in their hands; the cheers of fans on both sides of the red carpet came one after another, which was no less than that of Hollywood''s first-line stars.


    Of course, there are also some reporters who are whispering, waiting for "body of steel" to encounter Waterloo, watching the jokes of Murphy and Gail gado, and even typing the abdominal manuscript well.


    But in the eyes of ordinary fans, Murphy is the guarantee of film quality. They are looking forward to seeing a wonderful film. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 397

    "It''s funny to make a superhero movie dark and heavy."


    In the front row of the hall of the State Theater in New York, Stan Lee, with a disdainful smile on his face, said to Kevin Fitch, "does he think he''s making a crime documentary?"


    Kevin Fitch just laughs. Marvel has made a relaxed and funny route for its superhero movies, which tends to be younger. This is a relatively easy and successful commercial film mode. Although he has some doubts about the dark route chosen by DC Comics, he knows what type Murphy Stanton is best at, as long as the other party can compare Superman with the one he is good at It''s hard to say that "body of steel" won''t succeed because of the fusion of styles.


    Moreover, judging from the repercussions of the trial, it seems that the evaluation of the film in all aspects is quite good. Even though there is a lot of water mixed with Warner Brothers, the low proportion of bad reviews always shows some problems.


    Even if he hasn''t seen "body of steel", Kevin Fitch is surprised that the superhero movie may face fierce competition in the future. The avenger alliance without X-Men and Spiderman may not be able to beat the justice alliance with the whole line-up.


    "What''s Spiderman?"


    In the back row of the audience, a young boy excitedly said to his companion, "you didn''t go to see the trial of" body of steel ". Let alone the action scenes, you just killed all the superhero movies."


    The other boy next to him didn''t believe it and said, "Doug, just blow it!"


    There are more and more people entering the hall of the State Theater of New York. In the front row, there are many colleagues from the industry, followed by hundreds of media reporters and well-known film critics, and in the end, there are the largest number of ordinary audiences.


    There was no accident. The State Theater of New York, with nearly 3000 seats, was full.


    At the same time, "body of steel" is still showing in 3500 cinemas in North America. After today, tomorrow''s Friday will be extended to 4250 cinemas in North America.


    The attendance rate of all premieres in North America is not low. Theaters in some popular commercial areas of big cities, such as Manhattan, Santa Monica business center, Hollywood Avenue, are also full.


    As Murphy said, after all, this is the top superhero in the world, no matter in terms of fame or qualifications. Superman never lacks fans. Even the failed superman returns, the initial attendance rate is not low. It''s just that there is something wrong with the film itself, which can''t avoid serious high opening and low going.


    For those summer blockbuster sequels, the impact of word-of-mouth is not particularly great, but the Superman series is absolutely an exception. The past failure has brought scars to superman that can not be erased. If there is not a film with box office and word-of-mouth at the same time, it is difficult to eliminate the negative impact of Superman 4 and Superman return.


    Since the premiere was held in New York, Daisy did not attend the premiere. Instead, she stayed in Los Angeles and organized a discussion group with nearly 100 members to watch the film at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    In the State Theater of New York, many film critics have come up with books and pens, which is their professional habit. Compared with Spider Man 3 and Shrek 3, body of steel has attracted more attention from the film critics.


    "Murphy Stanton is a very thoughtful director."


    In a manor on the outskirts of Chicago, Roger Albert, who is recovering from a serious illness, sits in his private cinema and says to Richard Roper beside him, "although this is a summer commercial film after all, do you think he will only make an ordinary popcorn film?"


    Richard rope shook his head without thinking about it. "Murphy Stanton is a director with outstanding personal style and pursuit. How can he only shoot an ordinary commercial film?"


    Roger Abbott looks back. Two Warner Bros. staff are making the final preparations for the show. He turns back to the screen ahead and says, "the answer will be revealed soon."


    Because of his poor health recently, Roger Albert can''t go out, but his reputation and status are here, and countless producers will take the initiative to send the film to the door.


    Although there is a very obvious time difference between the East and the west of the United States, all the advance shows of "body of steel" are selected at the same time.


    On the big screen of New York State Theater, the titles of Warner Brothers and DC Comics flashed by, and the film officially opened.


    Under the black sky, a group of people stepped onto the land under development in the metropolis. One of them was very bald. They took the elevator to the bottom of the geosyncline, and then a dark gray spaceship appeared.


    Naturally, the bald head is Lex Luther. In a few simple conversations, the film tells us that he has a strong government background and is studying a project about human genes. This mysterious spaceship is very important to his whole group.


    Lex Luther opens the spaceship and finds a woman in black armor inside


    Rising to the ground, Lex Luther told the people around him, "build the new Lex Luther building here."At the same time, there is a flash of light in the sky. It seems that there is a meteor. Lex Luther looks up, and the picture switches to his first perspective. When he switches back, the owner of the perspective has become an extremely beautiful woman standing on the terrace.


    Tall, slim, beautiful, sexy Doug saw her, pouring out a string of adjectives, as if to see Aphrodite down Olympia.


    The tall woman with black hair stares at the meteor in the sky and seems to see something unusual.


    "Miss Prinz..." A waiter came up behind her. "The art auction is about to begin."


    In a short line, this woman''s dual identity is revealed. People who know DC a little know that this is Diana Prinz, the wonder woman, and she is an art dealer.


    Diana Prinz walks into the auction house. When she comes out through the door, the picture changes to a black colonel in a military uniform and walks into the boss''s office.


    "We have detected a meteorite entering the atmosphere." "But no trace of its fall was detected," he reported


    The composition materials of meteorites are very complex. This situation was not absent in the past, and the boss did not pay attention to it. He just regarded it as an ordinary meteorite.


    Kansas in the dark, a fireball suddenly fell from the sky, breaking the calm of a huge farm. A very ordinary couple found the falling place and found a small dark black spaceship. When they opened the spaceship, there was a baby in the spaceship. Next to the baby, there was a dark blue dress. The upward side of the dress was a huge "s" ¡±£¡


    From far to near, the picture finally becomes a close-up of "s", and then the title appears "body of steel".


    I can''t see too much at the beginning, but the amount of information is enough. When Superman comes to earth, his adoptive parents find that the villain of the film must be Lex Luther, the beautiful wonder woman, who makes a stunning appearance.


    The content is not much, but enough to attract people to continue to read.


    This film is about the origin of Superman, the former part of the nature is to Clark Kent from anonymity to become Superman as the theme.


    Clark Kent, who appeared at the beginning, was not only extremely strong, but also ordinary and no different from ordinary people. However, what he did kept reminding the audience that he was not an ordinary person.


    When you meet a burning building, you can save people by your own efforts; when you are bullied by a truck driver in a bar, when the truck driver comes out, he finds that his truck turns into Mahua


    All this reminds the audience of the difference between Clark Kent.


    When Clark Kent does these shocking things, his first choice is to leave as soon as possible, because he knows that his existence will cause fear and trouble to most people.


    Where does this cognition come from?


    Clark Kent went all the way north, and every thing he did was followed by a period of childhood memories.


    Anyway, it''s not a literary film. In order to make it easy to watch, Murphy uses color to distinguish the past from the present.


    Now the sky is completely overcast dark blue, childhood Clark Kent''s sky is full of sunshine.


    With each episode of childhood memories, the sunshine of the next episode of childhood memories will be significantly reduced, and the sky will correspondingly become darker.


    "Use hue to metaphorize Clark Kent''s world." Roger - Albert nodded, "Murphy Stanton is really smart and sophisticated, childhood Clark Kent is also full of sunshine, rather than hiding like now, why did he end up in such a predicament? What is the root of all this? "


    Not only Roger Albert, but also the ordinary audience can feel this. Daisy easily judges that the source of Clark Kent''s dilemma is his unique ability. Every time this ability appears, people around him will look at him more strangely.


    But he can not get rid of this situation, can only constantly hide and escape.


    The camera follows Clark Kent all the way north. He helps others and leaves in a hurry again and again. In his childhood, he shows different things again and again, and even saves a whole school bus from the river


    However, what they get is not praise and recognition, but panic.


    The students in the school are afraid of him, which leads to his encouragement and isolation; the teachers hate him and think that he only brings disaster; the parents are afraid of him and worry that such a monster will hurt their children


    Except for his adoptive parents, Clark Kent can''t get any equal and kind treatment from the people around him. As he grows older, he begins to doubt and loathe his differences, but these can''t help him.


    After saving his adoptive father from a tornado, the panic of people around him about Clark Kent reached a peak. After the conflict between father and son suddenly broke out, Jonathan Kent told the story of Clark Kent and took him into the barn where the spaceship was hidden.


    Clark Kent got a set of krypton costumes and a key with a family emblem from the spaceship. According to the information displayed by the spaceship, the spaceship was launched at an extraordinary moment, and the content of the record is limited. He needs to find a spaceship with a life origin warehouse launched by kryptonians tens of thousands of years ago, so as to unlock his life experience It''s a mystery.The confused Clark Kent is on his way. He needs to find his true self. (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 398

    Superman is born Superman, there is no doubt about this, but just as human growth needs a process, Clark Kent, who grew up in the human world, needs time and training to become an omnipotent Superman.


    It''s not only Clark Kent and his adoptive parents who know that there are some superpowers in the world. In those days, the location of krypton spacecraft has become the R & D center of Lex Luther group. After more than 20 years of research, Lex Luther has cracked a lot of knowledge in the spacecraft and reached a cooperation agreement with Fiona after awakening.


    Before Fiona wakes up, she receives a message from the universe that krypton has been destroyed. Her boss, general Zod, is banished because of the rebellion. Before the banishment, general Zod informs his subordinates to search for the life origin storehouse that kryptonians sent to their respective planets tens of thousands of years ago, so as to cultivate new krypton as soon as possible Star Warrior, so that when he gets out of the cage, he can build a new krypton.


    Lex Luther can cooperate with Fiona, but he also has his own purpose. He needs the origin of life to complete a revolutionary evolution of human beings.


    He hired a large group of mercenaries to look for relevant information.


    At the same time, there are two women paying attention.


    Diana Prinz, who is anonymous, is the goddess of war on Olympus. She has been guarding the world. She has killed countless monsters from different worlds. After discovering the trace of the falling meteorite more than 20 years ago, she is also heading north.


    Unknown Lois Lane, a reporter for the planet daily, got information from an informant that a dangerous mercenary organization seemed to be engaged in covert activities in the Arctic Circle of Las Vegas.


    So far, the film has been shown for more than 20 minutes without any jokes and sense of humor. Whether it is the dark color picture or the theme highlighting Superman''s dilemma, it is quite heavy. It is not as easy and funny as a superhero movie.


    To be exact, "body of steel" is not like a normal summer commercial masterpiece at all, and the topics discussed in it are rather heavy and serious.


    However, the theme is easy to understand, even for the 13-year-old audience, it is not difficult to understand. Anyone who has read in school knows that being different often leads to exclusion and isolation.


    "Do you use a superhero movie to reflect real social problems?" Richard Roper rubbed his chin and said, "it''s worth thinking about Superman''s childhood and adolescence."


    Roger Albert next to him nodded his head. "So far, Murphy Stanton''s rhythm, narrative, picture and thinking are all very well handled, and quite excellent."


    It''s clear that Murphy Stanton gives body of steel a depth that superhero movies in the past have never had.


    A commercial film, which is shown in the summer season and costs as much as 200 million US dollars to produce, is not enough in depth, but also in scenes that can ignite the audience''s emotions.


    So, Clark Kent uses the key of the family to find the spaceship with the origin of life storehouse, sees his father''s phantom, finds out the origin of himself and krypton, puts on the family uniform, and wants to fly into the sky.


    But Superman''s first leap ended in failure!


    Superman jumped up from behind the small snow mountain to meet him, not the vast sky, but a bronze round shield. The shield bounced back after colliding with Superman. Superman, like a plane crash, fell to the ground and hit the top of the snow mountain.


    ¡° oh.my.god £¡¡±


    At the same time, countless cinemas in North America sounded a cry of surprise, because the power of Superman falling is too amazing!


    Superman hit the snow mountain as if a comet had hit the earth. The snow on the snow mountain splashed everywhere, filling every inch of the space of the panoramic lens. Although the snow mountain was small, it was directly smashed half of the mountain.


    "It''s not human at all!"


    A boy can''t help exclaiming, and Doug next to him said with disdain, "who told you superman is an ordinary person?"


    In the State Theater of New York, the ordinary audience in the back row gradually realized something. This version of Superman seems to be very powerful


    Just as many people thought so, a figure in a dark cloak suddenly appeared on the ground. The shield that hit Superman just now was hanging on her left arm.


    "Wonder woman!" Daisy was so excited that she almost cried out, "it''s wonder woman!"


    "Wow..." Inside the cinema, someone already exclaimed excitedly, "Wonder Woman vs Superman!"


    Sure enough, the wonder woman jumps a few times and rushes to Superman''s side. In the face of visitors from the strange world, the female god of war is not polite. Now Superman is still a first brother, and is forced to be a little flustered by the wonder woman. Although their fight is not earth shaking, it''s also full of power, and it''s mainly based on speed and power.


    Such a movement, alerted the nearby Lois Lane, also alerted the mercenaries hired by Lex Luther, the two sides directly collided, Lois Lane was about to be killed, the Superman rushed into the sky like a child to save people, regardless of the magic woman''s attack, just jumped in front of Lois Lane, blocked the bullets shot at her.This action also made Diana Prinz delay her attack. She was mature and wise enough to feel that the visitors from this strange world might be different from those she met in the past.


    The mercenaries carried cameras with them, and the scene was immediately transmitted to lex Luther''s Research Center


    These mercenaries naturally attack together with Superman, but Superman''s counterattack is very limited, just to knock them out. The wonder woman is different. She has experienced too many wars. Although she pursues pacifism, she knows that peace depends on struggle. She treats these mercenaries with bloody hands and shoots innocent people without mercy.


    But she killed several times, but was stopped by Superman.


    When the mercenary is knocked down, wonder woman doesn''t continue to attack Superman. Instead, she makes a simple communication and turns away.


    She has decided that Superman is not a villain who does everything wrong, but the opposite.


    Many comic fans are disappointed to see wonder woman wearing a robe and leaving without revealing the scene under the robe. The design of the action play is wonderful. It''s a fly in the ointment for wonder woman to cover up.


    Then there is the classic scene of Superman learning to fly and overlooking the earth from the sky, which makes people intoxicated.


    The rhythm of the film is very compact, and the narrative is not tardy. After being rescued by Superman, Louise Lane tries her best to find the real identity of Superman and is ready to expose it. She asks many people Clark Kent helped in her childhood, most of whom are full of fear rather than gratitude for Clark.


    On the other hand, Lex Luther has mastered the location of the life origin storehouse hidden deep in the glacier. He needs Kryptonian gene in it to complete the key step of human research. However, Fiona is not under his control. She takes a step to find the life origin storehouse and wants to cultivate strong Kryptonian soldiers as soon as possible. However, she finds that after the last Superman launch, the origin storehouse wants to start The family key in Superman''s hand is needed for the process of cultivating the animal.


    So, a war broke out naturally.


    Fiona uses the information provided by Lex Luther to take the lead in finding Superman''s adoptive parents and killing Jonathan Kent. When she is ready to kill Martha, Superman finally comes back and saves his adoptive mother.


    The two sides have a fight of life and death in a nearby town. The angry Superman wants to avenge his adoptive father. Fiona needs to kill Superman and get the key


    Then, the U.S. military also gorgeous appearance to play soy sauce, while Superman and Fiona are listed as targets.


    But neither the cannon nor the director had any effect on the two tough kryptonians.


    At this moment, almost all the cinemas in North America showing "body of steel" were silent. All the people held their breath and looked at the action scenes on the screen, which can only be described as earth shaking.


    Superman pushes Fiona all the way across the farm. The corn field is like being ploughed by an oversized plow. There is a deep trench. They directly bump into a supermarket in the small town. They bump in from one side of the supermarket and out from the other. The supermarket collapses like paper paste, and countless civilians flee.


    Murphy tells everyone with such a simple lens that it is impossible to avoid accidental injuries in such a fight.


    The town naturally fell into panic. The source of panic was not only Fiona, but also Superman, even though he saved many people in the fight regardless of his own safety.


    The fight between Superman and Fiona is entirely at the level of strategic missiles. Every time they make a move, they always cause houses to collapse and the ground to burst.


    Besides, they didn''t make any fancy moves. They attacked with speed and strength. Murphy didn''t use any high-speed and slow lens. Instead, he frequently used high-speed lens to show the sense of speed in the competition.


    Just like the magic woman vs. Superman, Superman is just a junior brother now. At the beginning, he completely fell behind, but gradually turned back to the situation. Finally, under the attack of the US Army, he killed Fiona.


    When the superman who killed Fiona walked out of the ruins of the town, he was welcomed not by gratitude or worship, but by the hatred and angry eyes of countless people and the encirclement of US tanks and planes.


    Clark Kent is not an earthman, but he was raised by the earthman and has earthman''s feelings. He looks back at the ruined town and the innocent people who died under the ruins and feels guilty.


    However, human beings are already on the opposite side of him.


    Superman didn''t surrender. He learned from Fiona that there was a human careerist in metropolis who wanted to make use of the origin of life.


    He flew away, leaving behind a mess and countless hate eyes.


    Such an earth shaking fight, the government can not hide, the media quickly exposed, Superman naturally became the villain, the military also began to want him.


    Especially after a video of Superman and Fiona spread to the Internet, countless people felt panic (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 399

    There is no lack of careerists in this world, and women are no exception. Lois Lane is a typical one. She has been close to Clark Kent infinitely, and spent a lot of time and energy to find out the identity of Superman on the earth. After the exposure of the battle between Superman and Fiona, for a female journalist who has ideals, pursuits or ambitions and wants to make a career, There is no doubt that the best opportunity has come.


    Louise Lane''s disclosure of Superman and the true identity of Superman''s adoptive parents made her famous for a while, while the object she disclosed fell into endless troubles.


    Countless people attacked Kent''s farm. Anger and abuse were inevitable, and attack was inevitable. At the critical moment, the military arrived in time to stop the incident from developing in an irreversible direction.


    The military is not all a loser, and there is no lack of insight. A black general persuades Martha to persuade Superman to cooperate with the US government


    Government, public, Superman, victim The attitudes of all parties appear one by one in the big screen.


    The battle between Superman and Fiona saved a lot of people, but led to a lot of deaths. The attitude of the media and TV stations towards Superman is very clear. The murderer!


    But Superman now has no time to pay attention to these, after some inquiry, he found Lex Luther, found that the other side is using krypton technology and Fiona''s body obtained from the military to carry out a series of experiments.


    Lex Luther knows that there are many forces on earth that human beings don''t understand, and human beings must evolve in the future, so he wants to use krypton technology to complete a revolutionary initiative.


    However, after all, he is an earthman, not a Kryptonian who can completely control the spaceship. There are major problems in the experiment. Just when Lex Luther talks with Superman about human society and evolution, a powerful monster with human, Kryptonian and inexplicable elements was born.


    "Today is the day of destruction for you and all the monsters!"


    It''s not without a reason that Lex Luther conducted such an experiment. He knew for a long time that the earth had some unconventional existence.


    Superman vs. doomsday battle broke out, the battlefield is the lex Luther research center in the metropolitan business district!


    This is a battle play in which Superman is growing up.


    "No action play in a movie has reached this level!" Daisy was stunned. "It''s the destructive power of a nuclear bomb."


    On the screen, the ugly and terrible destruction day knocks Superman down, grabs his foot and throws it out. The camera follows the flying Superman to a stretch. Superman bumps into the building in the distance. All the glass of the building is shattered, and the surface shows cracks like cobwebs.


    Superman directly smashed the wall, penetrated the whole building, and then hit another building in the back. The top half of the building in front collapsed, and the side of the building in the back against Superman was also broken, and countless building fragments fell one after another.


    One of them is superman. After falling, Superman smashes a big hole in the ground and has no response for the time being.


    On the other hand, annihilation day was severely damaged, which led to the attack of the US Army. More than ten armed helicopters surrounded the day, and machine guns and rockets were launched for free. Annihilation day was not injured at all, but became more powerful, launching a huge shock wave


    The camera follows the shockwave and turns into a live video on the TV screen. Diana Prinz stands in front of her TV set in the metropolitan apartment. Seeing that the live video completely disappears, she resolutely enters a room and walks out to the apartment with a big bag.


    Annihilation day has evolved. As he stands on the lex Luther building and roars, Superman rushes out from below and flies into space with annihilation day.


    Then, the happiest nuclear bomb launch in the history of the film appeared.


    Unlike any Hollywood movie in the past, the U.S. military and the federal government launched nuclear bombs cleanly into Superman and annihilation day in space.


    Annihilation day falls to the earth, falls to the metropolis again, Superman has no response


    The U.S. military has discovered a terrifying fact that every time it is hit by a hot weapon, it will enter the day of annihilation, just like surviving on energy.


    Instead of killing annihilation day, the nuclear bomb let it go into a state of fury. Annihilation day ran rampant in the metropolis, launching shock waves continuously. The tall buildings of the metropolis were no better than paper in front of it, and were destroyed one by one.


    Annihilation day rushed to the nearby star daily building, emitting heat rays again, but was blocked by a figure falling from the sky.


    Later, wonder woman appeared again, but different from the previous one, this time she took off her robe and showed her ancient armor of hope.


    There is also a piece of electronic background music with intensive drumming accompanying wonder woman. The rhythm of this background music is compact, and it can easily arouse the mood of the audience by matching with the wonder woman in military uniform in the picture.


    The picture turns to space. Under the continuous illumination of the yellow sun, Superman suddenly opens his eyes, and his shriveled body returns to normal


    On the ground, wonder woman has launched a war with annihilation day no less than its fight against Superman.The architecture of the metropolis is totally vulnerable to them.


    Although he saw the previous audition, Doug''s mood was aroused again when he saw wonder woman. When she appeared on the stage, she was so inflamed that she came down from the sky with a shield and a sword in her hand, dressed in super short armor and appeared in front of him


    It''s true that the magic woman''s chest is a little smaller, but the two long legs are too eye-catching.


    It''s not only the male audience, but also young girls like daisy. She is suddenly jealous of Murphy and feels like she has a tendency to bend.


    At this moment, countless audiences cheered for the amazing woman in the cinemas showing "body of steel" in North America.


    "As soon as the goddess is in combat, her own BGM wants to kneel Ah! Ah! Ah! Scream for the justice alliance


    "This miss Israel is beautiful with a shield in her hand!"


    DC Comics fans who had previously lashed out at Gayle gado''s role as wonder woman immediately changed their stance.


    "This is absolutely the best wonder woman in history!"


    "Laughing while playing is charming, which just reflects the character of the God of war


    "Murphy chose Gail gado not because she was a girlfriend, but because Gail gado was so suitable for the role!"


    Although Roger''s special effect is a magic way to attract the audience before this movie, it''s still a magic way for him to make the most of it!


    Yes, the extra point is for wonder woman alone!


    After the recovery, Superman returned to the metropolis and joined in the battle to fight the annihilation day with wonder woman.


    The film''s dark style and fierce action play are undoubtedly the two factors that can attract the audience most.


    No matter what the theme of a summer film is, if you want the film to be brilliant, you must push the audio-visual effect of the action scene to the extreme. The fans who have long been entertained by the early publicity are most concerned about the action drama.


    This action play of Superman plus Wonder Woman vs doomsday can only be described as doomsday.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that no matter in the history of Hollywood superheroes or science fiction action movies, no one has ever used such a destructive lens to show the action scenes of several characters.


    "The action scene will give it full marks anyway." Roger Albert took up his pen and quickly scratched on his notebook. "This time, Murphy Stanton is different from the dead waiter. He doesn''t play slow motion. He pays attention to speed and destruction when fighting."


    Richard lope, as a partner, is very clear about Roger Albert''s mind and whispers, "although action drama is a new attempt, Murphy has done a very good job, bringing the visual effects of sci-fi fighting to another height. In addition to special effects and explosions, the use of lens and narration are also very important. Murphy is also very good at this aspect. The speed of Superman fighting is very fast, so it is easy for people to not see clearly, and they can''t feel the pleasure of fighting. But the director is very good at using the lens and the destruction on the sidelines, so that people can see Superman fighting fast, and at the same time, they can also feel the ferocity and the pleasure of fighting. Superman is also more handsome. "


    At the end of the action scene on the screen, Superman can clearly see a building named Wayne building collapse after being injured by mistake.


    "It''s a preparation for Batman''s appearance, isn''t it?"


    Even people who don''t know much about DC Comics will think of Batman when they see the name Wayne.


    Although a junior Superman and a mature wonder woman have suffered enough on the day of annihilation, they are not without the ability to fight back. After turning half of the metropolis into ruins, the wonder woman finally tied the day of annihilation with the lasso of truth, and Superman completed the fatal blow to the day of annihilation.


    With the help of wonder woman, he flew to the top of the head of doomsday and twisted off the head of the failed Lex Luther experiment. At the same time, he was wounded by the deathbed counterattack of doomsday. However, with the help of wonder woman, he successfully left the metropolis.


    The metropolis was quiet, but the ruins and the panic of ordinary people remained.


    With the end of the battle, the film also came to the end, Lex Luther was arrested by the federal government, put into prison, the metropolis also began to their wounds.


    A piece of documentary news appeared on the big screen, and the TV station released a statistics of the federal government''s war on the metropolis.


    "About 130000 people will become cannon fodder in this war, plus 250000 missing and more than 1 million injured. The casualty effect is equivalent to 20000 ton nuclear bomb air explosion, and the direct physical loss exceeds 750 billion US dollars..." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 400

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    Superman has saved a lot of people and the metropolis, which has been seen by many people. Compared with the victims of the metropolitan war, these people are still the majority. To some extent, they recognize Superman as the hero of saving their own city.


    At the end of the film, the ruins of the battle between Superman and annihilation day in the metropolis have been cleaned up and turned into a memorial square. In the center of the square, the worshipers of Superman pull down the curtain of a statue. The statue of Superman stands out and becomes a real hero of the metropolis.


    However, as soon as the camera turns, there are countless protest banners standing in the crowd blocked by the police outside the square. Words like monsters and killers can be seen everywhere, and some people are burning Superman uniform style clothes.


    In the face of Superman, the people inevitably split up, some people worship Superman, some people hate Superman.


    This is the end of body of steel.


    In the private screening hall in Chicago, Roger Albert stood up with the arms of his chair and clapped his hands. The applause was monotonous, but it represented his attitude.


    How can a powerful alien who has not yet fully learned self-control be a perfect hero?


    "It''s the best superhero movie I''ve ever seen." He said directly to Richard lope, "dark, deep, restrained, heavy..."


    Richard lope nodded and said, "in the past superhero movies, the damage caused by fighting was always ignored, but is this really a good way to deal with it?"


    Although this is a question, his answer is obvious.


    In the State Theater of New York, the applause was like a tidal wave, lasting for a long time. While clapping, Doug said to his partner, "how do you feel?"


    "The scene is not, it''s quite textured and stylized." The people nearby couldn''t stop praising, "Superman and wonder woman battle annihilation day is quite hot, especially the part of the bridge where wonder woman comes on stage with BGM. But after watching it, I always feel that I''m still in the mood. I really want to see the justice alliance as soon as possible."


    Doug laughs, and his companion laughs happily. Seeing such a great movie, of course, he will be happy.


    In the front row, Murphy and the main members of the crew dealt with the crowd as usual, and entered the news hall from the VIP passageway reserved in front.


    Unlike the previous premiere, Warner Bros. arranged a press conference after the screening.


    In the film, Chris Evans is the leading role, but at the press conference, almost all the media reporters'' eyes and questions turned to Murphy. Even if they are not professional reporters of film and Hollywood, they can see that this is definitely a different film.


    "Body of steel" is not like any superhero movie that has appeared, nor is it like the summer popcorn movie that has been seriously homogenized. It is so different and exudes a dark but charming temperament.


    "Director Stanton, we''ve just seen a reshaped Superman who is different from the past films and the cartoon characters."


    A reporter from Premiere Magazine took the lead and said, "can you tell me why you want to create such a superman?"


    There is something wrong with the microphone in front of Murphy. He signals to Gail gado, who is next to him. Gail gado changes his microphone to Murphy.


    "Superman is really a very difficult superhero to shoot. Many people know him, but they don''t know him."


    After adjusting the height of the microphone a little, Murphy looked at the press room full of reporters below and said, "for me, the most challenging part of Superman''s film creation is how to show people that this role is regarded as a God, has a sense of identity, and can go deep into people''s hearts. When Warner Brothers executives found me, I realized that this was a great opportunity Yes, we can see Clark Kent''s struggle, let people see their own shadow from Clark, so as to really know him; we can be aware of the great responsibility he has to face and undertake together with Clark, and become the superhero and Superidol together with him. "


    He thought about it and said, "reshaping Superman is one of the reasons why we made this movie. He has always been a great idol. Everyone knows something about him, but when you realize that there are so many things you don''t know, the experience will be very special."


    A reporter for the Hollywood Reporter stood up and asked, "what do you think of Miss Gail gado and the wonder woman she plays?"


    "Her performance was perfect."


    In view of her relationship with Gail gado, Murphy did not intend to say more, but simply said, "she played a very important role in this film, which is the introduction of other heroes in the Justice League."


    There are not many heroes involved in the film. Except Superman and wonder woman, Batman is the only one who can find traces. The reporter with entertainment weekly hanging tag on his chest took the microphone and asked, "can you see from the film that the Wayne building of metropolis was destroyed by Superman and annihilation day in the war? Is the next superhero film related to Batman. ¡±"Sorry..." Murphy shook his head. "I''m just the director of body of steel. You''re going to ask Warner Bros. and the planning team of DC Comics about how the subsequent series will develop."


    Anyway, up to now, Murphy has not received any news that Warner Bros. has renewed the follow-up film director agreement with him. According to bill rosis, Warner Bros. executives are still very concerned about his high film remuneration.


    Murphy couldn''t lower his demands. He took "body of steel" for a high reward.


    In front of these problems, Murphy is easy to deal with, but soon someone put forward the problem.


    A British female reporter stood up and said, "in the last battle between Superman and doomsday, why did Superman choose the battlefield in metropolis? He doesn''t know it''s going to hurt? He was extremely irrational in the battle, and he didn''t have enough experience.... "


    "I''m surprised at your question..." Murphy''s face showed an incredible expression, "because for me, this is a part of Superman. Every superhero should not appear out of thin air. Anyone dealing with crisis needs to learn and accumulate. Even Superman needs to grow up."


    Another reporter from the Wall Street Journal also questioned that "Superman''s duty is to protect civilians. He is fully capable of leading the fight to the wilderness where people rarely visit, rather than fighting in the downtown area, resulting in such terrible casualties."


    "Superman is just a new brother who has just experienced two battles." Murphy said without hesitation, "what I showed in the film is very clear. The whole battle is always dominated by the natural killing machine annihilation day. Superman and wonder woman have no choice of battlefield."


    There is no doubt that "body of steel" shows how much damage will be done to civilians when the power is out of control. The civilian casualties that break through the inherent pattern of Hollywood shown in the film are the focus of many media reporters.


    While change brings fresh stimulation, there will never be lack of doubt and criticism.


    Just like the views of the people and the media on Superman in the film, the media reporters in reality have also divided into two camps for this kind of setting of "body of steel", but there are only a few doubters.


    Compared with the media, tonight''s audience have a relatively unified view of the film, especially the people who can go to the premiere and the early show are either Superman''s iron powder or Murphy''s supporters


    In the past, Superman movies lacked unique style and characteristics, but now they undoubtedly have this and have won the hearts of many Superman fans.


    Even though some people are somewhat dissatisfied with the creation of such a serious and repressive role, they are still highly praised when they are interviewed by reporters and inquired by investigation companies.


    When Doug went out, he met the on-the-spot investigators of the company. After receiving the small gift from the other party, he said, "a +! It must be a +! "


    "It''s not a happy movie, but Murphy takes the comic hero movie to a new height. The deep style and inner confusion add to the heavy feeling of DC hero," he continued


    Just a dozen feet to his left, a male audience was interviewed by a TV station.


    "Murphy just gave Superman the dark and heavy feeling I love so much!" The fan''s face was still a little excited, "wonder woman is blind, the soundtrack praises kidney explosion, live up to expectations! Hang up on Spider Man 3, which was released some time ago


    In North America, a number of viewers who watched the advance show and the premiere accepted the on-site consultation of the company. These scores and comments were immediately sent to the headquarters of the company, and then they were taken out one by one to refine, so as to get the specific forecast data.


    "Special effects, fighting scenes, music, shock, fire! Boom! As D brain powder, still excited now! The visual effect is shocking


    "I like it very much. I know Superman is too dark, but I''m shocked by Murphy Stanton''s excellent design."


    "After watching it, my mind is full of wonder women! So handsome! The game between people, power, media, villains and superheroes is also OK. Murphy''s personal style and Superman are almost perfectly integrated. "


    "This is definitely the best Superman and even the best superhero movie in history. Although there is a slight wound in the plot, the destruction day of Superman and wonder woman completely turns Spiderman, X-Men and magic four into all kinds of dregs."


    "The strongest fighting play in the history of science fiction, this film truly reflects the oppression brought by the great disparity of biological forces at the far end of the evolutionary chain. The rhythm of the whole film is as compact and gratifying as the trailer, which can be called the most worthy science fiction film for the trailer." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 401

    A film, especially the type with a large number of fans, will inevitably be opposed by a group of staunch supporters if it makes any change. Human history has witnessed this for countless times, no matter in politics and economy, or in the film industry.


    At the premiere and early show, Cinescore also got some negative ratings, especially a few Superman iron powder on underpants, which lashed out at "body of steel".


    "Lack of the most basic logic, but also some pictures make me sick, destroy all kinds of buildings of aliens, distracted countless times on the way, massage their forehead countless times, a waste of my time and money."


    "How bad a superhero movie can be, just look at Murphy Stanton''s body of steel."


    "It''s ridiculous that Murphy Stanton destroyed Superman, a character full of sunshine, and turned into a lost ordinary man in his hands."


    Although it''s midnight, the lights of the company are bright. Every weekend is their busiest time. A data fax from all over North America often makes the company work all night.


    The sky just turned white, and two managers on duty working in the same office got the same data. According to the operation rules of Cinescore, they need to sign on the data page at the same time, so that the statistics can be officially released.


    "Ha, that''s interesting." Among them, the older one looked at the statistical report and said, "82% of the people we surveyed and consulted gave a super high score of a +, but 12% gave a very low score of D -."


    The younger man helped his glasses and said, "the reputation of" body of steel "may split into two extremes."


    "Very likely." Older people agree with him, "from the statistics, there will be a small number of people who do not approve of this new Superman film."


    He suddenly asked, "what do you think of the box office?"


    "The box office won''t be bad." The glasses man thought for a moment and said, "throughout North America, there are still many people who like dark and deep movies."


    Older people quite agree with him, "Murphy Stanton''s previous" lost lover "and other films have also proved this point."


    This type of film has never lacked audience, and Murphy''s appeal is also increasing year by year. As soon as the sun climbed Santa Monica mountain on Friday, he got the premiere and advance box office delivered by Warner Bros.


    On Thursday night, in the lead up to 3500 theaters showing at the same time, "body of steel" won $13.8 million.


    This box office figure is not as good as that of Spider Man 3 released two weeks ago, but it''s a good enough start for Murphy and Warner Brothers. The most important point is that spider man 3 has a bad reputation both in the media and in the audience, while body of steel is just the opposite.


    Although there were some bad reviews after the early screening, positive reviews still occupied the majority of the reviews of "body of steel".


    In terms of professional film critics, most of the well-known film critics, led by Roger Albert, have given good comments. Maybe the tune of the film is really to their taste.


    Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times commented that "although body of steel is a film adapted from a cartoon, it is also a dark and highly complex feature film."


    Almost all the well-known film critics, for the first time or in the newspaper column, or in their own blog, published comments on "body of steel".


    "In the compact action plot design of body of steel, Murphy Stanton uses more angles and broader perspectives to shoot. The almost perfect picture shocks the audience. If you were lucky enough to enjoy this film last night, you will be more surprised and excited. The extraordinary feature of this film is that it tells the audience about the life experience of a hero And growing up in fear and nightmare. "


    - Richard Chris of the New York Times


    "it''s no exaggeration to say that" body of steel "is the most sophisticated and ambitious work of its kind. In terms of conceptualization, creation, performance and directing, it goes beyond all Superman series and even all comic adapted superhero films. This Superman restart by Murphy Stanton is a dark, complex and disturbing film, at least because it grafts the comic hero on the blueprint of real reality, rather than just creating a superman in elastic fiber clothing. Although such a difference may not be very different for those who are looking forward to the return of the sky knight, I am not It can be said that "body of steel" is the first cartoon adapted film that has made great artistic achievements so far


    Roger Albert, Chicago Sun.


    The former Pulitzer Prize winner not only gave "body of steel" a super high score of nine points, but also gave two thumbs up!In addition to the columns of film critics in the media, magazines such as premiere, Hollywood Reporter and film weekly are also full of praise.


    "In the film viewing report of body of steel, there is a fierce debate between human nature and divinity. The superhero has gone through the vicissitudes of the world, and the amazing woman is beautiful and eye-catching."


    "This is the absolute model of Hollywood Superhero film, representing the highest level of Hollywood film production art. Murphy Stanton has brought a work of infinite charm."


    "This film continues the excellent elements of Murphy Stanton''s works. The gloomy atmosphere, the ups and downs of the story and the interesting characters make this two-hour blockbuster look very exciting."


    "Body of steel is a dark and heavy film, which has far exceeded the weight of a superhero film. Its global box office may not catch up with Spider Man 3, but it may be the best superhero film. Compared with the defects of heroes and the weaknesses of mortals discussed in body of steel, Spider Man 3 is really a child "


    " through body of steel, Murphy Stanton for the first time makes us believe that melodramas from popular culture can also have the charm comparable to Greek mythology. "


    During the day of Friday, as a newly released film, "body of steel" easily surpassed "Spider Man 3" and "Shrek 3" in terms of audience number and attendance, becoming the most popular film of the day.


    As a famous supporter of Murphy, Daisy spoke in the IMDB discussion group one after another, calling on members of the discussion group to go to the cinema as much as possible to support "body of steel".


    "It''s a movie worth watching repeatedly. It''s not only a possibility, but also a necessity. From the design of the film, this adrenaline stimulation is far from being completely satisfied at one time. With the racing rhythm, the shocking sound effect, the blood gushing background music and the roller coaster like plot, I believe that no one can watch the film for the first time without blood boiling! "


    Just like Titanic, it''s important to attract as many new audiences as possible for a box office blockbuster, but it''s also important to let the old audience come into the cinema and watch it repeatedly.


    Nowadays, no one can deny that the promotion of Warner movies is an indispensable part of Warner''s marketing.


    By Friday night, all kinds of scoring data that can be counted have been sent to Murphy''s hands. It is no exaggeration to say that although "body of steel" has encountered some audience''s resistance and ultra-low scores of poor reviews, its overall reputation is still rising, obviously showing a trend of high opening and high going.


    On the IMDB website, 18957 users participated in the scoring, with an average score of 8 points; the freshness of rotten tomatoes reflecting the population monument of professional film critics was 85%, the comprehensive score was 2 points, and the popcorn index was 92%; according to the statistics of Cinescore company on Friday, even though many people gave d-scores, the audience''s ratings were still high above a +


    Almost all of this indicates that "body of steel" will be a box office blockbuster, at least in the first North American region, the box office will not be bad.


    It''s true.


    Early on Saturday morning, Warner Bros. delivered the box office statistics of "body of steel" for Murphy on the first day in North America. The film opened in 4250 cinemas in North America at the same time. According to Hollywood''s calculation rules, the box office of "body of steel" was $13.8 million on Thursday. The total box office of "body of steel" was $46.2 million from North America on the first day.


    There is a big gap between this figure and the first day box office of Spider Man 3 in North America, but Warner Bros. is very excited. With only one day''s box office gain, body of steel has almost kept up with the total box office of Superman return in North America in the three days of its opening weekend!


    The total North American box office of US $46.2 million can basically guarantee the box office revenue of "body of steel" at the opening weekend, and it can''t be lower than the lowest expected US $100 million of Warner Bros.


    In this respect, body of steel has achieved considerable success.


    The word-of-mouth and box office figures on the first day of "body of steel" are inevitably taken out by Warner Bros. as a gimmick for publicity and hype, which can indeed attract some passers-by. The excellent performance of the film also cheers DC''s fans. In recent years, DC Comics have been constantly hit in the field of film adaptation, not only losing its absolute position in the field of free film The ruling area is also surpassed by the dead enemy marvel.


    On the Internet, there are many amazing fans who laugh at DC.


    This time, DC fans are finally elated. Of course, they won''t miss the chance to fight back the surprise fans.


    "Look at the depth of body of steel, and then look at Spider Man 3. The two sides are not at the same height at all. Take the action scenes, for example, in front of Superman and wonder woman, spider man, X-Men and magic four are just primary school students'' appointment!" (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 402

    Even in North America, there is a long-standing contradiction between some DC fans and some surprise fans. The "primary school students'' Appointment" once again intensifies the contradiction between the two fans, which is directly reflected on the Internet.


    From Friday night, DC fans and Marvel fans began to attack each other crazily around the Internet.


    Amazing fans "after the movie was released, it got a super high user rating on IMDB, which is the highest since the superhero movie came out. But at the beginning, the rating of IMDB was only given high marks when fans occupied seats, so it doesn''t mean anything to boast about" body of steel. "


    "To tell you the truth, I''m very happy to see the premiere of" body of steel ", but don''t forget Spider Man 3 and Shrek 3. When they premiered a few weeks ago, they were also highly praised. None of them had bad reviews. They all boasted that they were the best summer movies in history. In the end, they all became shame play."


    "The premiere is mostly for fans. It''s normal to brush high praise. The real Lu population monument will take a long time to appear. But what I can''t understand is that the public are tearing up this issue. I don''t understand why we have to let the media decide for you whether to like or hate this film before you watch it? The so-called media evaluation is just a vane. No matter how high the score is, there will be water. In other words, whether the film is excellent or not will ultimately be decided by the viewer himself. Don''t let any external factors affect his basic judgment on the quality of the film. "


    "The story without nutrition and the repeated monotonous explosion have become the pronoun of" body of steel ", so here I would like to congratulate Murphy Stanton on becoming a more terrifying destructive maniac than Michael Bay. 70% of the time of the film is CG special effects display and" gorgeous "fighting. The long lens zooms many times. I thought Murphy Stanton would integrate some diversity into the film Values to provide some depth, did not expect to play a few topics on just a little bit, and then created his worst film


    This is an Internet marketing event carefully planned by Murphy for Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Of course, such a bad comment will not exist in isolation. Where this comment appears, most of them will follow the refutation.


    "The fighting scene is too bad. It has a strong sense of power. The lens is also very good. It has a strong sense of attack, especially the scenes with eye emission lines, which are very destructive. There are a lot of shots, direct screen capture performance should be even better than the propaganda picture! Just looking at these fighting scenes is worth the ticket price! "


    "Super violent! All kinds of buildings have been destroyed. It pains me to see that the whole metropolis has been destroyed. Superman and wonder woman fight freely, but it also shows that the enemy is a great threat to the earth, and the determination to do whatever it takes really explodes. "


    "Superman''s uniform is great. The texture is very delicate. I feel that the former uniform was too cheap. This time it''s a high-grade one. The swordsman''s armor is also full of domineering. It''s really cool."


    Since it continues to cause disputes between the two sides, some so-called "surprise fans" will be added to the rebuttal.


    "The plot is slow, the rhythm and editing are very bad, the picture is dark, I can''t see clearly, the fight is long and boring, and I pee a lot."


    There are also views of passers-by and audience.


    "Super high speed fight, escape from heaven, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swi


    This way of creating controversy is more suitable for the Internet. In addition to the Internet, Warner Bros. will certainly not let go of traditional media. On the traditional media, it is mainly boasting.


    For example, Premiere Magazine, which has a great influence among movie fans, has successively published several high praise articles. Time Warner''s time magazine even takes Superman as the key cover figure in May.


    "Body of steel, directed by Murphy Stanton, should be the best work to balance the hot-blooded exaggeration and realistic emotional story in all comic hero adapted films so far. The audience may still not believe that Superman can live in reality, but when the war began, the new version of Superman speeded up in Hans Zimmer''s extremely sensational and hot-blooded music When flying and fighting, nothing matters, the rest is just excited goose bumps dancing. For a summer movie adapted from comic books, we can''t and shouldn''t ask for more. "


    "In terms of visual impact alone," body of steel "is definitely the best of the year. Murphy Stanton makes full use of the lens to narrow the visual and psychological distance between the audience and the film. The battle in the last few minutes, the scale and the destructive power of the film make people feel that" this is really cool. ". There is not a slow lens, which emphasizes the speed and strength of Superman and his opponents; a large number of zoom tracking lenses let the audience directly experience the magnificent momentum of the battle; as the connection between the action scenes, one or two relatively static pictures with beautiful composition are often interspersed to further enhance the visual shock. "


    "Although this kind of movie is predictable because it can''t jump out of the setting that Superman will win in the end, Murphy Stanton at least makes people feel fresh excitement and tension in the action scenes. In an era approaching" blockbuster aesthetic fatigue ", it''s not easy to do this."Just like what is said here, ordinary audiences think that the action scenes are fresh and exciting enough, and those who like the heavy theme of the film are overjoyed by the dark color from the picture to the theme. So when the new week begins, it''s no surprise that "body of steel" will be the box office champion.


    (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 403

    It''s very hot in New York this year. Just at the beginning of the new week, the sun is shining down from the sky, baking big apples, and creating a rolling heat wave among the districts of Manhattan.


    In Marvel headquarters, air conditioning is opened earlier than in previous years. It feels fresh and fresh, as if it is in another world.


    However, these refreshing feelings did not dispel the boredom of AVI Allard, Kevin Fitch and Stan Lee. They sat in a lounge, staring at the TV screen in front of them. It seemed that the last thing they wanted to see happened was widely publicized.


    "We just got the news that the Warner / D superhero blockbuster body of steel, produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Murphy Stanton, has made a high box office since it was released last Thursday. Unexpectedly, it has surpassed the previous two weeks of Spider Man 3 and Shrek 3, ranking first in the North American box office."


    After hearing the sentence "Spiderman 3", AVI Allard and Kevin Fitch, although they don''t look very good, can always keep an ordinary heart. After all, this is a film produced and released by Sony Columbia. Strictly speaking, their relationship with Marvel comics is not very deep.


    Compared with these two people, Stan Lee''s face is much more ugly. Although he is very old, his wrinkled face has become extremely dark.


    It''s an unspeakable feeling. No one wants to see D''s bad luck more than him. Stan Lee has never said it to others, but his psychology is quite clear.


    He is known as the father of wonder superheroes, but he knows how many characters in it have borrowed the setting of D superheroes?


    In recent years, Stan Lee''s children have been conquering the city on the big screen. They have been searching for their teeth in the superhero movies. He is quite intoxicated by the sense of achievement that the once criticized students have defeated their teachers in the field where they are best at.


    Since the decline of superhero movies and the rise of superhero Marvel on the big screen, fewer and fewer people or media have mentioned the original things.


    As long as the marvel superhero continues to succeed on the screen, and the D superhero movie continues to fail, these criticisms will eventually become the dust of history. In the future, what the world will remember is the Avengers alliance and the father of the marvel superhero. Who cares how many of them evolved from the D superhero?


    Things are also moving in the direction that Stan Lee would like to see most, until the release of "body of steel.".


    Even if Stan Lee is reluctant, he is still staring at the TV picture.


    "As the foundation work and the most crucial link of Warner''s whole" justice alliance "plan," body of steel "was jointly completed by Warner Brothers and D comics, together with the famous young director Murphy Stanton. The production cost is as high as 200 million US dollars. In his own superhero movies, the spider man series has been successful one after another and marvel comics has officially established a film company Now, D comics and Warner Brothers are under a lot of pressure. "Body of steel" has a crucial strategic position in Warner''s film plans in the next few years, and it can almost be said that it can only succeed but not fail. "


    "The film opened in 4250 cinemas in North America on Friday. As expected, Murphy Stanton, who was regarded as the Savior by Warner Bros., led" body of steel "to blow down $46.2 million on the same day. Then, with the help of excellent audience and media reputation, he drew a beautiful curve at the box office on Saturday, earning $51.45 million a day and $43.55 million on Sunday, In the first weekend, they slashed $143.2 million in three days, easily crushing the $29.21 million of Spiderman 3 and the $47.66 million of Shrek 3, which were released for three weeks and two weeks, dominating the North American box office


    "With the box office coming out in the first weekend," body of steel "is now the highest opening work of director Murphy Stanton and a group of leading actors. It''s also worth mentioning that according to the statistics of Wall Street professional organizations, about 31% of the $144.2 million North American box office in the first weekend came from Murphy Stanton supporters! "


    "Judging from the audience composition of body of steel, 41% of the audience are female, and 64% of the audience are over 25 years old, which indicates that the stamina is healthy and stable. In addition, judging from the "a +" rating of RE, there is no doubt that the film has reached the level of high-quality commercial production. With good audience reputation and a good start, it is expected that the final North American box office of the film will easily reach more than $300 million. "


    Hearing the number on TV, Stan Lee looks even worse. The $300 million box office of "body of steel" is bound to arouse fans'' interest in D superheroes


    "Let''s take another look at the media evaluation of body of steel. The freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 83%, which is almost unanimously praised by film critics, with an average score of 7.9 points. The comprehensive score of 87 media on the meta day, which represents the authoritative media, is 77 points, which can be described as a burst of professional reputation."


    Stan Lee suddenly closed his eyes. Never before has a surprise superhero movie gained such a high reputation.


    He didn''t want to watch any more, but the sound of the TV still reached his ears."The New York Times comments that, unlike the escapism of Spiderman and Warmen, Murphy Stanton''s" body of steel "is an artist level introduction to a screen hero we think we know"


    "the famous evaluation of" body of steel "is a powerful redefinition, which has been used badly in the summer archives in recent years "The word" epic "in Chinese


    "Empire magazine thinks that" body of steel "may not be strong enough in depth, warmth and sense of humor, but it is already a spectacular sci-fi blockbuster, grand, sad, with opera style, unforgettable. Murphy Stanton tells the story of the origin of Superman in our era, and opens a popular super series."


    "USA Today highly praises the film''s dramatic, dark, heavy and thought-provoking storytelling. Director Murphy Stanton not only brings the burly and handsome appearance needed by Superman, but also the human side matched with his super ability!"


    At last, the show stopped. Avi Allard, with the remote control, turned off the TV. It seemed that he was talking to Kevin Fitch about "body of steel", but Stan Lee didn''t listen at all. He was just thinking about the idea that suddenly jumped into his mind.


    Even if he is not a professional in Hollywood, Stan Lee knows that at this stage, "body of steel" has won both box office and word-of-mouth.


    He counted forward and looked back, and found that no superhero Marvel movie could do the same as "body of steel.".


    "Why is body of steel so successful?" Stan Lee asked himself in his heart.


    A few years ago, the return of Superman made Warner Brothers and D comics spit blood directly. How many years has the movie of D superhero failed? As far as Stan Lee can''t remember when the last successful comic hero movie was released.


    "Why has the D superhero movie fallen into a cliff suddenly gained a new life?"


    That''s what Stan Lee is most concerned about. He''s definitely one of the last people in the world to see a superhero movie succeed.


    But things have happened. He doesn''t pretend that if he can''t see it, it doesn''t exist.


    So, just like when comic D took the absolute advantage and marvel fell into the trough, Stan Lee once again began to think carefully, but compared with that year, the answers to these two questions are not complex, or even simple.


    In fact, there is only one answer to the two questions!


    Stan Lee''s mouth opened, the name didn''t come out, but he turned Murphy Stanton back and forth between his lips and tongue!


    Yes! It''s Murphy Stanton! This young Hollywood director, with his own strength, perfectly integrates Superman into his dark style, leading the D superhero film to complete a turning point!


    "If you don''t succeed in a commercial blockbuster with such a strong personal style..." Kevin Fitch''s words then reached Stan Lee''s ears, "once successful, it will be a great success."


    Avi Allard also agrees with him, "Murphy Stanton has led Hollywood another successful model of commercial films with" body of steel ". Summer commercial masterpieces are not just popcorn, dark, deep and heavy You can also be successful. "


    "What Murphy Stanton brings to" body of steel "is not the box office, but the style and reputation." Compared with AVI Allard, Kevin Fitch, as the CEO of Marvel pictures, has a better understanding of the film industry. "D superhero movies can get rid of the previous confusion and be produced according to the model created by Murphy Stanton. The whole justice alliance series can also be built on the basis of a unified style."


    At this point, Kevin Fitch suddenly regretted that he should not have refused Murphy Stanton''s hand of cooperation at the beginning, otherwise there would be no success of "body of steel".


    And word of mouth. According to his understanding, Sony Columbia Pictures has completely cancelled its sequels because of its poor reputation for Spider Man 3, so as not to exhaust the potential and popularity of this series.


    In contrast to "body of steel", Murphy Stanton''s great reputation will surely lay a good audience foundation and produce a considerable number of supporters. When other films of D series are released, the basic audience will be guaranteed. If Murphy Stanton continues to cooperate with Warner Brothers, every film will have a certain quality guarantee, and go step by step to reach the goal of "justice" I''m afraid there will be an incredible burst of energy in the league?


    "Kevin, AVI..."


    All of a sudden, Stan Lee, who has been silent, interrupts Kevin Firth''s thinking. "I have some new ideas about iron man in preparation." (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 404

    "Is there something wrong with the style of the surprise superhero movie we''ve planned?"


    Looking at Kevin Fitch and avi Allard, Stan Lee said seriously, "is the style and theme too young?"


    Hearing what he said and thinking about the success of "body of steel", Kevin Firth and avi Allard also showed a look of thinking.


    "X-Men" series and "Spider Man" series are quite successful on the whole, but they also know that these successes have little to do with Marvel itself. The producers and distributors of the two series are 20th Century Fox and Sony Columbia respectively. All of them are members of the six major Hollywood companies. Undoubtedly, they have extremely rich experience in film operation The operation experience is far more than that of the newcomers like Marvel pictures.


    Stan Lee sighed and said, "Murphy Stanton has proved that commercial films with black and serious themes not only have audiences, but also have a wide range of audiences. Our amazing superheroes also have depth and thickness. Why can''t we take this route?"


    He shook his head and said, "do we have to turn our heroes into talk show Clowns? Why can''t we make superheroes more meaningful and tall like Murphy Stanton


    Avi Allard frowned. "Is this imitation really good? Follow suit... "


    "What''s wrong with that?" Stan Lee doesn''t care. "Surprise and DC are just imitating each other. They started from comics decades ago, and now movie imitation is nothing."


    He stressed that "X-Men 3 and Spiderman 3, as the ending chapters of the trilogy, have serious problems in terms of word-of-mouth, which will greatly affect the follow-up works of these two series. Facts have proved that similar models can not take a long time! In contrast, Murphy Stanton, since he entered Hollywood, all the works he participated in have a typical dark style, and they have been successful all the time, which fully proves the market potential of dark movies. Why can''t we use this proven successful model? "


    "You have a point." Avi Allard nodded his head.


    Although "body of steel" has been badly appraised by some audiences, the number of these people is too small, and the reputation of this Superman''s new work is beyond comparison. The two best-known Marvel hero movies "Spider Man" and "X-Men" are far from comparable.


    This super high reputation will bring huge benefits to the future of the whole series, even if Murphy Stanton has laid a solid foundation for the follow-up series of DC.


    "I don''t think that''s right!" Kevin Fitch doesn''t agree with Stan Lee, "we''re not likely to succeed in this way."


    Stan Lee looked at him. "Why?"


    Kevin Fitch gave the answer directly, "because we don''t have Murphy Stanton!"


    He looked at Stan Lee, "we have rejected Murphy Stanton before. If we want to cooperate with him, we must pay great sincerity. Are you willing to invite him in person?"


    Stan Lee is silent.


    "Murphy Stanton only signed a contract with Warner Bros. to direct" body of steel. " Avi allad reminded.


    But Stan Lee is still silent. He is good at imitating and learning from others. He puts down his old face and invites a hairy boy. It''s impossible to say anything.


    It''s true that Murphy''s contract with Warner Bros. is only for the film "body of steel". Strictly speaking, the contract between the two sides has expired.


    However, Marvel comics has no problem, especially Kevin Fitch is always sober, Murphy Stanton''s style may not be suitable for Marvel''s superhero movies.


    "Will we continue to work with Murphy Stanton?"


    In an office of Warner Building in Burbank, Diego Harris put down his coffee cup, looked at Bruce Rosenblum across the desk and said, "according to his old style, we should start to prepare new works soon, if we don''t start to negotiate with him in advance..."


    "No!" Bruce Rosenblum shook his finger. "Warner Bros. won''t work with Murphy Stanton on this series any more."


    This answer is obviously a bit unexpected, Diego Harris puzzled, "why?"


    "Diego, our marketing department has re estimated the market for body of steel."


    Hearing this, Diego Harris looked at the opposite curiously. Bruce Rosenblum continued, "according to the reputation of the film and the box office of the first week in North America, the final box office of" body of steel "in North America can''t be less than 350 million US dollars, and the global box office has a great chance to exceed 800 million US dollars."


    Diego Harris understood the meaning of Bruce Rosenblum''s words. Warner Brothers and DC Comics have achieved great success, but they also have to pay a heavy price.


    Sure enough, Bruce Rosenblum said directly, "we have to pay 20% of Murphy Stanton''s global box office as a dividend, as well as DVD sales, which will reach tens of millions of dollars. Warner Brothers is likely to pay more than 200 million dollars for Murphy Stanton in the next period of time."It''s too much money!


    Diego Harris still has some doubts, "without his words, the following series..."


    "From the current situation, body of steel can lay a solid foundation for the whole series." Bruce Rosenblum said confidently, "it also brings a unique style and theme to DC superhero movies. As long as we follow this model, the later movies will not be a problem."


    He laughed. "We can find the right person from some less famous directors with similar style, so as to avoid paying too much."


    "What about Murphy Stanton?" Asked Diego Harris.


    "He''s a very smart man, and he should have realized that when he first negotiated with us." Bruce - Rosenblum also simply, "that''s why he offered such a terrible reward. He took this series, not for other reasons, but for money."


    In fact, Bruce Rosenblum saw very clearly that Murphy took over the director of "body of steel" for high pay.


    It''s not hard to say that the director really needs to have a higher artistic pursuit, but the director is also a person. He also needs to eat, wear, live and travel, and pursue a more quality life. In today''s society, if he can enjoy these things, no one can deny that money is the most basic condition.


    Frankly speaking, Murphy doesn''t think the Warner Brothers will continue to work with him.


    However, now he has no time to think about these, there are more important things to do.


    The sun was blazing down from the palm trees. There was a clattering sound from the cobblestone path. A tall figure in long boots walked slowly into the sparse palm forest. She had a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left arm. Her long black curly hair was scattered on the retro Greek armor. The legs under her blue skirt were amazing in length


    Her bright eyes were on the alert, as if the wonder woman was on guard, ready to deal with the sudden attack of the enemy.


    "This guy..." The female god of war''s face was a little red, with a little strange anxiety in her expression, "where have you been? I''ll find him later. I''ll... "


    Speaking of this, she thought of the inevitable battle. She was more itchy and anxious. After so long preparation, it was not easy to brew today''s atmosphere


    She can''t help swearing secretly that she will try her best to drain the guy completely in the next hand to hand combat!


    "Who?"


    The palm forest was not big. The goddess of war saw behind the biggest tree, revealing a chestnut red cloak, and said in a loud voice, "come out, surrender, Clark, you can''t run away!"


    After a gust of wind, the Cape behind the thick trunk became more obvious.


    Gail gado curled his mouth and said to himself, "this fool, thought he was hiding well."


    She drew the Vulcan sword from her back and strode over in her hand. As she walked, she planned to catch the guy Murphy. First, she used the long sword to whip his ass, and then tied him to the tree with the truth Lasso, so that she could do whatever she wanted


    Think of here, Gail - gado''s eyes are bent with a smile, the water inside seems to be able to Qin out at any time.


    As soon as she got to the tree, she speeded up abruptly. Because of the systematic training before, Gail gado''s speed was not as fast as that of the real female soldier. Almost between two breaths, she rushed to the tree, then turned the tree, raised the sword of Vulcan, and prepared to put it on the neck of the man behind the tree.


    "Er..." Gail gado''s sword stopped in mid air.


    There was no superman behind the tree, only a chestnut red cloak wrapped around the tree.


    Just then, an arm came out of the back quietly. Gail gado had just seen the dark blue uniform on it, and her arm had gently clamped her long white gooseneck.


    "Be careful," said the familiar voice behind, "Princess Diana Prinz."


    "When did Superman learn to sneak attack?" I don''t know whether it''s intentional or unintentional. Gail gado''s words are full of indignation, "it''s so despicable!"


    "Give me your sword..." A threatening voice came from behind.


    Gail gado obediently handed the sword of Vulcan to his opponent. Then he felt a hand rub on his waist. He looked down to see that the truth lasso hanging on the armor was taken away by the people behind him.


    With the sword on his back, the voice of the command rang out, "go!"


    Feel the sword of Vulcan gently poke on the armor behind, Gail gado walked forward to the left with cooperation, until he came to a very smooth pillar 20 feet away, and the voice behind sounded again, "stop! Lie on it (to be continued). )


    ...

 Chapter 405

    Three huge palm trees stand around the pillars, creating a rare cool place in the blazing sun in May. The wonder woman Diana Prinz has no resistance and intention in front of Superman Clark Kent. The guy in the dark blue tight Superman uniform binds herself to the smooth wall with the lasso of truth in the posture of embracing her hands On the top of the pillar.


    Miss Diana Prinz looks pitiful. Her arms are tied, her upper body leans forward slightly, her buttocks are covered under her blue dress, and she sticks to the specially polished post. She cocks up high, drawing an almost perfect arc.


    At this time, Gail - gado is still valiant, but there is no strong magic woman on the screen.


    Standing behind Gail gado, Murphy tugs at the dark blue collar. This Superman uniform looks very handsome and can highlight his strong lines, but the tight design makes people feel less comfortable.


    He stepped forward, his mouth to Gail gado''s ear, took a heavy bite on it, and then snapped, "Miss Prinz, why did you break into my house?"


    How to arouse the greatest interest of oneself and lover? Gail gado had done some research, so he raised his head slightly, as proud as a real wonder woman, ignoring Murphy''s problems.


    "Say..." Murphy stepped back, slapped Gail gado on his upturned hip, made a crisp noise, and then forced him to ask, "what''s your purpose?"


    "No way!" The goddess of war is not afraid, "I will not be afraid of you."


    As she spoke, her suggestive eyes fell on Murphy''s Vulcan sword.


    Murphy immediately understood Gail gado''s meaning, changed the sword from left hand to right hand, raised his hand and hit her with the sword body.


    "Say it Murphy snapped, "what are you here for?"


    "I..." Gail gado tries to turn his head and look at him. Murphy slaps her on the ass again. Gail gado''s firm eyes gradually melt, "I am..."


    She gasped for two breaths, and her eyes seemed to be running out of water I''m here to take your punishment, Clark


    Of course, there won''t be any scripts for this kind of fun game. Gail gado''s answer is somewhat unexpected, but he still cooperates and asks, "what kind of punishment will you accept?"


    Gail gado once again motioned with his eyes to Vulcan''s sword, "just use In the same way as before. "


    There was an irrepressible desire in her words.


    Murphy waved, and the sword fell on Gail gado''s raised hip again, making a clear sound.


    "A little harder!" Gail gado''s face gradually became excited, "fight harder!"


    "With pleasure!" Murphy took a step forward, undid the blue dress, and shot a sword on it. "My royal highness, Princess!"


    Then, the crisp sound continued to ring.


    This crazy game lasted until the evening. Gail gado was finally carried back to the villa by Murphy. They simply ate, took a shower and soon fell asleep.


    It took too much energy for them.


    However, the next morning, Murphy and Gail gado got up on time, took a car to vanity fair for an interview in a studio in Santa Monica after breakfast, Warner Brothers and CAA contacted Vanity Fair in order to promote "body of steel", and Gail gado will be the cover character of the new issue to be launched soon.


    Murphy drove his newly bought SUV out of the Santa Monica valley. Gail gado on the co driver seemed to be very unstable and often changed his sitting posture.


    "What''s the matter, my dear?" Murphy asked with concern.


    Gail gado glared at him fiercely. "What''s the matter with you?"


    Murphy was confused and looked at the co pilot''s side. Gail gado said angrily, "you hit me so hard yesterday. I still have a pain in my butt!"


    "Er..." Murphy was speechless for a moment, but his head turned and he said, "honey, do you remember what happened yesterday?"


    Gail gado looked at him again, but said nothing.


    "Yesterday you urged me to hit hard." Murphy felt very innocent. "I listen to you..."


    "What are you doing?" Gail gado thought of yesterday and felt that he was too ridiculous, but he couldn''t tell the truth She quickly shook her head and said abruptly, "why don''t you refuse? I want you to fight, you fight? "


    It''s a woman''s privilege to make trouble. Murphy just shut up. In that case, how can a normal man refuse?


    Since the cover photo has been taken before, this time it is mainly an interview.


    When Murphy and Gail gado arrive at the studio, grace, who is in charge of public relations, is already waiting here.Now that he has entered the film industry, an excellent agent team is essential. In this regard, Gail gado made the same choice as Murphy and signed a formal agent contract with CAA. Naturally, the agent is Bill Rossi, and grace is responsible for public relations and publicity.


    In fact, Murphy also knows that Gail gado''s mind is not entirely on the actors. Playing wonder woman is more because of some tacit ideas of the two people. After the dissolution of the cast of "body of steel", she not only continued to read and learn entertainment law, but also served as temporary assistant to Carla Firth, so as to get familiar with the industry as soon as possible and become a real producer.


    With the help of grace, the interview was relatively smooth, and Gail gado could not be defeated by some difficult questions raised by vanity fair reporters. She coped with the past more easily.


    Subsequently, this issue of Vanity Fair was officially put on the market, and Gail gado, as the cover character, attracted a considerable number of people''s attention.


    This is also a part of Warner Bros. post show publicity, which focuses entirely on Gail gado and wonder woman.


    Their two figures also appeared in more multimedia.


    On Warner Brothers'' famous TMZ website, a related news is extremely hot.


    "From the 18th line beauty pageant to wonder woman, tell you a different Gail gado."


    The role of wonder woman is just a guest role in "body of steel", but it has been a great success, attracting countless fans, and Warner is not stingy of all kinds of praise to Gail gado.


    "Although she doesn''t appear many times, every time she comes on stage, she brings her own aura, and even makes the heroine Louise Lane become the foil. She is the amazing woman of Gail gado''s version, and she is amazing every time she comes on stage. Looking at her, the popcorn that the audience has been sending to their mouths has stopped. The eyes and the back of the audience are alluring. Even if they are women, they will be haunted. "


    "Don''t think it''s a simple vase girl. Gail gado said in an interview that she wants to express through the film that women are also full of strength and strength. They don''t need to be saved by some so-called male heroes. They can take care of themselves through their own talent and strength."


    "What Gail gado wants to convey has been vividly reflected by her performance in body of steel, the feeling that women can also be cool, confident and control themselves."


    "Some people think that the most attractive thing about Gail gado is that she can skillfully swim between sexy, elegant, domineering, lovely and naughty, but her heart is always firm, believing that women can be independent and full of power."


    "In the face of Gail gado, you have to sigh that sometimes God is so eccentric, not only his appearance and figure, but also his beauty and wisdom."


    After all, all the publicity legends serve the film market. Under the escort of strong word-of-mouth and intensive publicity, the North American box office of "body of steel" has achieved a smooth transition from the high opening in the first weekend to the healthy decline in the working day.


    After winning $143.2 million at the North American box office in the first weekend, body of steel is on a weekday trip.


    The box office drop on weekdays is inevitable for every movie, no exception to any one. However, the drop is large or small. The box office of "body of steel" on Monday fell 50% to close at US $21.5 million.


    It''s ideal for a superhero movie.


    On Tuesday''s traditional discount day, the box office of the film rose slightly, with an easy gain of $22.6 million. However, on Wednesday, "body of steel" had a big fluctuation after the weekday release, with only $18.9 million.


    Generally speaking, this is also a normal phenomenon. It is impossible for such a large-scale summer production to require it to operate at a high level every day.


    And after that day, the North American box office of "body of steel" officially exceeded $200 million, reaching $206.2 million.


    On Thursday, the film made another $18.2 million from North America, bringing its North American box office to $224.4 million a week after it was released!


    Subsequently, "body of steel" ushered in the second weekend after its release in North America. As the next weekend is the traditional memorial day schedule in North America, several super big productions have been squeezed into that time period. As a result, no film with an investment of more than $100 million has been released this weekend. The only big production is "phantom murderer" released by MGM There is no real impact on body of steel.


    However, both Murphy and Warner Brothers are very clear that due to the corresponding screening strategy, a considerable number of audiences have been rushed to the cinema before, and "body of steel" can not draw such a stable box office trend as Murphy''s previous "lost lover".


    As long as the decline remains within 60%, there will be no diving decline. For a superhero movie, the trend is absolutely stable. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 406

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    In today''s era, if a film with large investment and large production wants to win more than 200 million US dollars in North American box office, it is not too difficult to achieve as long as the box office in the first weekend is booming. However, if the box office in North America exceeds 300 million US dollars, it is not enough to make a big bang in the first weekend, and it will be healthy and stable in the next two to three weeks at least The trend of the market.


    In the 1980s and 1990s, for Hollywood films, the box office of US $100 million was basically a watershed. However, since the Titanic, large investment and large production has become the norm of mainstream commercial films in Hollywood. There are many films with a box office of more than US $100 million in North America every year, and the box office explosion is undoubtedly corresponding It''s the height of the world.


    Murphy, Warner Bros. and C comics all have high expectations for the box office performance of iron and steel.


    Just like the box office boom in the first weekend, steel''s box office in the next weekend didn''t disappoint them either. Despite the fact that the popularity of fans was consumed by a large amount, the attendance rate continued to decline. The box office decline in the second weekend was controlled within 60%, which was only 56% lower than the $143.2 million in the first weekend. It closed at $63 million in three days Yuan.


    So far, the steel body has been released in North America for ten days, with a nearly crazy momentum, taking $287.4 million from 4250 cinemas


    there is almost no suspense. The North American box office of this film has surpassed Spider Man 3, which was released two weeks in the morning, and temporarily stood at the top of the total box office list in North America in 2007


    in the first four days of the following week, the steel body has won the first prize It slowed down the rate of collecting money, but it also brought in $24.5 million in four working days.


    In the next third weekend, North America ushered in memorial day, and Walt Disney''s blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean 3: the end of the world was officially released.


    This series has a large number of fans, which has brought a considerable impact on the films that have been shown. Iron and steel is no exception. This weekend''s decline was as high as 60%, and finally closed at $25.2 million.


    Combined with the $24.5 million earned in the previous four working days, the box office of steel body in North America has reached $337.1 million.


    There is no doubt that the body of steel will become Murphy''s most successful commercial film.


    After more than ten busy days, Murphy also ended the film''s North American promotion and returned to Los Angeles.


    Originally, he and Gail gado wanted to hold a party at home, inviting James Franco, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Logan, Jonah hill and carafes to get together. However, other members of Stanton clique went to Las Vegas because Seth Logan found some shortcomings in post production and wanted to make up some scenes for his hangover. Murphy only went to Las Vegas Carafes was invited alone.


    In addition, Gail gado also invited her little follower, Margot Robby.


    After lunch, Murphy invited a few people to the back garden to have afternoon tea and chat.


    "I watched the first two episodes of season two that have been aired."


    Filling three women with black tea, Murphy poured himself another cup of coffee and said to magtrobe, "you''re doing very well. You''re much better than the first season."


    "Thank you." With the growth of age, it''s hard to see the Australian cowboy temperament in magtrobe. First, she politely replied, and then sighed, "Sasha Stark is still a fool, when can this role become smarter?"


    Hearing this, Murphy and carafes, sitting opposite, began to laugh.


    Gail gado shook his head and reminded, "Maggie, in the complex environment of King''s landing, can Sasha stark survive without pretending to be a fool"


    magtrobe immediately replied, "of course not."


    "So," Gail gado laughed, "she''s not stupid at all."


    Magturobi thought for a moment, and finally nodded his head and agreed with galgado.


    After a sip of coffee, Murphy asked carafes, "what''s the audience rating of these two episodes"


    "it''s not bad. The premiere has more than 5 million viewers." Calafes is obviously very satisfied with the ratings, "although there are a few criticisms, Paul Wilson is doing well, better than I expected."


    "His ability is not a problem." Since Murphy chose Paul Wilson, of course, he was recognized, "mainly due to lack of experience."


    Kalafes nodded, "experience is accumulated, I believe he will do better in the third season."


    Murphy has enough confidence in this.


    After a year''s shooting and production, the second season of power game was broadcast on Fox cable two weeks ago. Due to the busy publicity work of iron and steel, Murphy didn''t participate in this project much, but the second season''s performance was quite good, and more and more fans were accumulated.


    This series of fantasy TV series will become Stanton studio''s long-term profit-making tool.As for Paul Wilson, it''s probably the first time that he''s independently in charge of a project. He''s very happy in the second season and has decided to continue directing the following third and fourth seasons. Murphy doesn''t have to worry about the director of this series for the moment.


    "I heard bill say," carafes looked at the swimming pool next to the garden, and suddenly changed the topic, "you''re ready to change your residence"


    "the rental contract here is due at the end of the year." Murphy pointed to his backyard. "I''m not going to renew the lease."


    Carafes asked with concern, "have you found a suitable house"


    "I have a good view of the manor at Beverly Hills." Murphy continued to fill the tea for several people. "The owner of the manor intended to sell it last year, but he has been dragging it on until now. According to the information provided by grace, it may enter the auction process in the second half of the year, and I am ready to participate in the bidding."


    He shrugged. "Fortunately, it''s delayed until this year, otherwise I wouldn''t have got so much money."


    "Oh," karafis asked, "the real estate agent''s estimated price"


    gelgado said, "the transaction price should not be less than $100 million."


    Murphy nodded. If it''s an ordinary property, it would be more appropriate to buy it in two years. However, the number of big estates in Beverly Hills is limited, and they are all hot goods. There is no shortage of buyers. If the owner hadn''t been delayed by his family, he would not even have the chance to enter the auction.


    There is no doubt that a $100 million estate is a bit extravagant, but Murphy turns to Gael gado. Naturally, such a manor has other uses.


    "You have to work hard to earn money." Carafes made fun of him.


    Murphy said with a smile, "I''ve been working hard."


    In order to earn money, Murphy stayed in Los Angeles for a few days, then flew to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and came to the kingdom of Great Britain to participate in the European premiere of iron and steel.


    Maybe Superman''s return was too hard hit, or maybe he had enough confidence in Murphy. The body of steel didn''t show in the global market at the same time. It wasn''t until the box office and word-of-mouth in North America broke out that Warner Brothers pushed the film to the main overseas market.


    Due to the deep, serious, dark and heavy nature of the film, steel body has won the unanimous praise of the media and professionals in Europe.


    The mainstream media in Europe have praised the "new Superman" for taking off again.


    "Murphy Stanton''s huge, grand, detailed and serious film not only takes the lead, but also promotes the development of this kind of film. In this dimension, it''s hard not to bow down to it," the times said


    According to the Figaro newspaper in France, Murphy Stanton has done a highly praiseworthy job. He wrote the whole Superman story twice. "


    The famous German Bild commented: "the theme and story of the film have been perfectly expressed by Murphy Stanton, and the actors are equally excellent, especially the amazing woman starred by galgado, which is very dazzling."


    Spain''s Marca newspaper also praised galgado: "galgado is a very good choice, and the interpretation of wonder woman is convincing."


    Judging from all kinds of comments, body of steel is a film full of personal charm and unique style.


    The box office results of the film in Europe are just as good as the media comments.


    In the UK, iron and steel made $18.9 million in the first weekend, while in other European markets, France made $14.75 million, Germany made $16.74 million, and Spain made $11.75 million.


    at the same time, the film also appeared in many cinemas in ticket markets outside Europe, and the first week revenue in most regions was extremely bright, especially in Australia Over 12 million US dollars in Italy, 7.8 million US dollars in Brazil, 13.71 million US dollars in Mexico and 8 million US dollars in Russia this weekend, the iron and steel body was shown in cinemas in 65 overseas countries and regions, with a total box office revenue of more than 221 million US dollars.


    With more than $27 million in North American Theaters in the new week, the global box office of steel has reached nearly $600 million


    at this time, both Wall Street and Warner Bros. have raised the global box office expectation of the film to $1 billion.


    These people have bright eyes. The body of steel has not yet entered many markets such as Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. There is still considerable market potential overseas. Although North America has gone through the hottest stage, the number of cinemas and the film arrangement rate have been declining continuously under the impact of other big production films, the decline rate is extremely stable every week and every day, and it can still take the lead in the future When the number of box office revenue.


    In the next week, Murphy led the crew to move to major cities in Europe. After the new weekend, with more overseas markets joining in the show of iron and steel, the global box office not only successfully broke through the $600 million mark, but also slowly approached $700 million.


    After the publicity work in Europe, Murphy did not return to North America. Instead, according to the contract, Murphy and part of the crew flew to the film market that Hollywood recognized as having boundless potential. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 407

    After getting off the plane and walking out of Hongkou International Airport accompanied by Warner''s staff in China, Murphy specially looked around. It was totally different from what he expected. There were no media reporters'' flashing lights outside the airport, and no crazy fans rushed up to ask for autographs. Except for a few Mercedes Benz business cars, everything seemed very ordinary.


    Before coming here, if Murphy didn''t expect anything, it must be false.


    Seeing this unknown scene, Murphy still felt a little lost, although she didn''t show it on her face.


    "It seems that you are not very famous here." Gail gado, who was holding Murphy''s arm, seemed to be able to see through what he was thinking


    Murphy shrugged and began to feel relieved that he was a second-line director in Hollywood after all, and the market and influence of black films here is far less than that of ordinary commercial popcorn.


    Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that the Chinese box office of "body of steel" may not be much better.


    Of course, it''s only 2007 now, but the Chinese film market has just entered the track of development, far from being as crazy as later.


    "Let''s go." Murphy pulled Gail gado for a moment and said, "get in the car."


    Gail gado nodded, but didn''t get on the bus immediately. Instead, he asked the staff nearby to help buy a Chinese newspaper. Then he got into the business car.


    Murphy squinted at the familiar square on the newspaper. "Can you read it?"


    "I don''t understand." Gail gado shook his head and handed over the paper. "Don''t you brag that you can read Chinese?"


    "It''s not bragging. I can really understand it."


    Murphy took the newspaper and took a look at it. Gail gado only said to buy a newspaper at that time, but he didn''t explain what kind of newspaper he would buy. The staff member probably thought that people in the entertainment industry were interested in entertainment newspapers. What he bought was an entertainment journal here.


    He opened it and saw some news about himself in the front of it.


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado asked with concern.


    Murphy pointed to the poster image of "body of steel" under the news headline and said, "news about us."


    "I know. The picture is very clear." Gail gado deliberately said, "don''t you know Chinese? Is it OK to recite the specific contents? "


    "No problem."


    "Superman: the body of steel" is the creator of Shanghai International Film Festival, and the famous Hollywood director Murphy Stanton greets Chinese fans


    Since Chris Evans has gone to South Korea, Megan Fox is doing the pre promotion for transformers. For the time being, only Murphy and Gail gado are the main creators here.


    "Why add Superman to the title of body of steel?" Gail gado didn''t quite understand, "didn''t you take Superman''s name off the title?"


    Murphy shrugged. "It''s for business, isn''t it? I''m afraid few people here in body of steel know what they''re talking about. Superman''s words are still very influential. "


    Even if you haven''t read comics, many people here know that America has a superhero who wears underwear and likes to save the world.


    actually, many naming methods of the Chinese film group are very much make complaints about others. The most famous is that the animated films produced by Pixar Animation Studio are almost always called the general mobilization. But from the commercial perspective, the Chinese translation of most films is just like the Superman: the body of steel, which is more suitable for the market situation here.


    "Do you want to hear more?" Murphy motioned to the press in hand, and Gail gado nodded, "go on."


    Murphy had to turn into a newscaster again.


    "Our news: Warner Brothers'' annual superhero masterpiece" Superman: the body of steel "is about to land in the mainland of China on June 20. Murphy Stanton, a new Hollywood director, said hello to the Chinese audience through a short video recently, and revealed that he will go to Shanghai this week to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival. Meanwhile, the new Chinese version of the poster will also be exposed."


    The poster is the one under the title. It''s all about Superman. As early as in London, Murphy specially recorded a promotional video and showed a bit of Chinese in the video. I believe it can win the favor of many Chinese fans.


    "In the short film, Murphy reveals:" I am very excited to come to China to promote our new film Superman: the body of steel. We are looking forward to meeting Chinese audiences in Shanghai next week. " It is understood that the Shanghai publicity schedule of "Superman: the body of steel" can be described as a combination of strong and strong. The director Murphy Stanton and Gail gado, who plays the role of wonder woman in the film, will jointly appear in the Shanghai International Film Festival, aiming to form the strongest film combination and do their best to promote the film. "


    After reading this, Murphy stops. The following is all for publicity. There is nothing to say. Moreover, he fully proves to Gail gado that he is proficient in Chinese.After the bus arrived at the Hilton Hotel and arranged accommodation, Murphy declined a banquet. Just after a long flight, he and Gail gado needed to rest and adjust the market.


    However, what we saw and heard along the way, as well as the plans made by Warner China, all show that we attach great importance to this market.


    Just like those famous trans companies and big groups, the six big companies in Hollywood are not fools. How can they not see the potential of the Chinese market.


    "There is a large population here, and the demographic dividend brought by economic development is not difficult to analyze," Murphy said to Gail gado, who asked about it. "Of course, it will attract Hollywood''s prying eyes. Think about it. There are 1.3 billion or more people here. Today''s economy is developing rapidly. As long as one tenth of the population can become regular customers of cinemas, what kind of outbreak will happen in the future? "


    "Well." Gail gado nodded. "By the way, it''s said that Walt Disney has been operating the Disneyland in this city. Is it also planning the market here?"


    "That''s right." Murphy thought for a moment, and then said, "Disneyland can be said to be a stepping stone of Walt Disney group. If such a huge investment is implemented, they will certainly be given preferential treatment in some aspects."


    The treatment of Disney''s films and a series of products here has undoubtedly proved this point.


    It is true that most of the world''s Disneyland, if only looking at the ticket revenue, is almost in a huge loss, and it is difficult for Shanghai Disneyland to get rid of this situation in the future, but Disneyland is more than selling tickets. As Murphy said, its role is mainly reflected in other aspects.


    From preferential policies to copyright revenue to peripheral products, if these are included, it is not difficult to find that Walt Disney is the real winner of film industrialization.


    Although Murphy thinks that the style of "body of steel" is not suitable for the current Chinese market, and it will not achieve much good results, Warner Brothers, together with China Film Group, made a great effort to promote the film, and specially put the premiere in China on the Shanghai International Film Festival, so as to attract more Chinese audiences'' attention.


    In fact, Murphy is very clear that Warner Bros. is more about the future layout of the series. After all, any market or film is not natural. Behind the success of the big bang, there is no lack of careful planning and operation.


    Due to the fact that there are two days to go before the Chinese Premiere of "body of steel" and the Shanghai International Film Festival, Murphy, after the jet lag, went around several famous places in Shanghai with Gail. Naturally, the focus is on the films shown during the festival, especially China film.


    What impresses him most is Director Tian Zhuangzhuang''s Wu Qingyuan. It''s not the good content and plot, but the impressive photographic style of the film. After all, it''s hard to say that it resonates too much in other aspects for a person who doesn''t know go at all.


    Another gain is that Murphy finds that his fame here is really not very big. Maybe those fans who like movies very much know that Hollywood has such a unique director, but the general public doesn''t know him.


    Not to mention the general public, Murphy also met several reporters specializing in entertainment during this period, and the reporters here did not recognize him.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that his reputation here can''t even compare with that of Nicholas Cage who plays Lex Luther.


    Murphy knows what terrible fame and appeal Nicholas Cage has here, so he specially pulls uncle cage over, but he can''t get to Shanghai until the premiere day.


    Murphy doesn''t know much about other films. He only knows that any film starring Nicholas Cage, no matter how bad the film itself is or how bad the box office is in other parts of the world, can basically appear in cinemas in the Chinese market as long as it doesn''t involve the sensitive issues on this side.


    This is definitely a very strange place in the Chinese film market. Anyway, Murphy didn''t understand it, but still can''t understand it now.


    Maybe the rumor that a big man here is a big fan of Nicholas Cage may be true.


    On June 20, Nicholas Cage arrived in Shanghai. According to information obtained by Murphy, hundreds of fans went to the airport to pick up the plane, and even fanatical fans accompanied Nicholas Cage''s special car all the way from the airport to the premiere of "body of steel".


    On this afternoon, Murphy was no longer ignored. The film named Superman: the body of steel by China Film Group, the distributor here, officially held its premiere in China at Shanghai Film City, the main venue of Shanghai International Film Festival. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 408

    "Good afternoon, audience friends. This is a live report from Shanghai International studios by sunshine satellite TV."


    Although today''s Shanghai International Film City is far from comparable to the opening of this film festival, it can also be described as a sea of people. Although Murphy is not well-known, Superman is also a famous role here, especially Warner China has invested considerable manpower and material resources for the premiere.


    Let sunshine satellite TV live coverage of the premiere, you can see.


    In front of Shanghai International Film City stands a huge Superman statue. Opposite the statue, there are many cameras. The female reporter of sunshine satellite TV stands here.


    "Half way through the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai has ushered in another Hollywood blockbuster. This evening, Warner Bros. and DC Comics CO produced the superhero film Superman: the body of steel, which was premiered in Shanghai. Two favorite film makers, Murphy Stanton and Nicholas Cage, came to Shanghai to make the film Now, in front of the Shanghai International Film City, a large number of media and fans gather. The atmosphere is very warm. Although the weather is muggy and there is rain forecast, it never rains, which gives the film and the two creators face enough... "


    Murphy and Gail gado walked on the red carpet hand in hand, which attracted the attention of many fans. Media reporters also focused on the two people, especially Gail gado in purple evening dress. It''s no exaggeration to describe them as gorgeous. Naturally, they are the center of the red carpet ceremony.


    However, these are floating clouds in front of Nicholas Cage.


    As soon as Nicholas Cage appeared on the red carpet, he ignited the enthusiasm of the fans on both sides of the red carpet. He was also close to the people throughout the whole process, and satisfied the fans'' signature requirements one by one. It took nearly half an hour for the media at the end of the red carpet to finally show up. Facing the camera, uncle cage was dressed in a suit, tall and straight, and waved to the media frequently, fully showing a Hollywood spirit The demeanor of a superstar.


    In the interview area, many Chinese reporters surrounded Murphy and separated him from Gail gado, asking questions one by one.


    "Director Stanton," a female reporter asked in English, "is this your first visit to China?"


    "Yes, it''s my first time here." Murphy''s answer is in Chinese, "although I just have a general look, I have fallen in love with this beautiful and fashionable oriental metropolis."


    As soon as this remark came out, almost all the reporters around were stunned. No one could think that a director from Hollywood could speak Chinese so fluently. Although he could not compare with Dashan, I''m afraid he could not find such a director among the 100 foreigners learning Chinese?


    These reporters who can participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival are definitely not rookies. They all have considerable insight. At the beginning, they were a little surprised, but they soon reflected it.


    In the final analysis, this is not a closed era before. The existence of the Internet has narrowed the distance of the whole world. It is true that there are few foreigners who speak Chinese fluently, but they are not very rare.


    "I didn''t expect that!" The female reporter of sunshine satellite TV handed the microphone to Murphy and asked in her native language, "director Stanton, you can speak so fluent Chinese."


    "I like Chinese culture very much." Murphy replied casually, "so I learned a little."


    The story about Chinese was just a small episode in the interview. The question soon returned to the film itself. Murphy gave a detailed answer to the questions of Chinese reporters one by one, and finally said, "I like China very much. I''m glad to be in Shanghai."


    It''s enough to release goodwill and be friendly to China. Murphy knows very well that with her directing style, the future films may have limited achievements in the Chinese market.


    After the routine group photo, Murphy took Gail gado and walked into Shanghai International Film City. In the hall of the film city, the person in charge of Warner China introduced him to several big men of China Film Group, the distributor. He didn''t know anyone else, but he knew a little about the famous Zuoshan sculpture. After all, the other person was definitely the best in the film circle here There is something else.


    Unlike the people friendly attitude towards movie fans and media reporters, Murphy has changed his official attitude. In any way, both sides now belong to two completely different circles.


    This is also the most normal way of diplomacy. If you think you can speak a few words of Chinese or think you are a Chinese American director, China Film Group or Zuo shandiao will give the green light. Then Murphy can go to the mental hospital.


    A figure like a mountain sculpture is definitely a human spirit among the human spirits.


    It has been said that most of the elites in the United States are concentrated in the business circle, while most of the elites here are in politics. This is not unreasonable.


    Is it a fool that the mountain carving can climb such a high position?


    Frankly speaking, as a director of Hollywood, it is impossible to establish an extremely close relationship with China Film Group. Not to mention how Murphy himself is, if he and other Hollywood companies trust China Film Group, he will be sold.


    Before coming here, Murphy had a certain understanding. Although several major Hollywood companies are paying attention to and developing the Chinese market, and actively cooperate with China Film Group, at the same time of cooperation, the contradiction between the two sides is also escalating, even rising to the national level.And all these disputes originate from interests.


    Since the beginning of this year, Hollywood Reporter and other American media have published articles saying that since the end of last year, China Film Corporation has been "defaulting" on the box office share of the six Hollywood blockbusters. The reason is that China film requires Hollywood blockbusters to bear the extra 2% VAT due to the changes in China''s policies, which has aroused collective resistance from the six Hollywood blockbusters, Most of the tickets have not been settled.


    The American Film Association (MPAA) has asked the US government to formally investigate the matter, saying China has been suspected of violating relevant WTO regulations.


    Of course, the reports of Hollywood Reporter and other media must be based on the interests of Hollywood companies, and the matter is far more complicated than the reports.


    However, it is undeniable that more and more Hollywood blockbusters in the Chinese market have encountered the problem of sharing accounts. The six major Hollywood companies have reached a consensus to collectively fight against China Film Group.


    According to the latest news, the American Film Association (MPAA) has come forward and asked the "US trade representative" to investigate China''s suspected violation of relevant WTO agreements. If it is true, it will raise individual business disputes to a higher level.


    Some people think that the whole dispute may be settled this summer, while more people hold a negative position.


    In the final analysis, this is a dispute of interests. This dispute will not change because of individual differences. China Film Group will not compromise with Hollywood just because the director of a Hollywood film is Ang Lee or other Chinese directors. That is ridiculous. As for Zuo shandiao himself, who thinks that he can change the WTO agreement between the two countries?


    Just like Warner Bros. and China Film Group continue to cooperate, this kind of dispute based on commercial interests ultimately depends on negotiation. The six major Hollywood companies are also negotiating with China Film Group, but little progress has been made. The biggest problem is that the film market here is still in its infancy, and there are many vague areas in the relevant policies.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, the biggest difference between the two sides lies in the 2% VAT after the tax reform.


    The Wall Street Journal has previously reported that the six major Hollywood companies refuse to bear the 2% because in other countries, VAT is deducted from the total box office revenue before the film production companies and cinemas split accounts, and the operation mode of China Film Group will cause them to lose tens of millions of dollars in China in the next few years.


    Although there is a regulation on the transfer of film copyright here, the definition of film copyright income is very vague. It all depends on the operation of China Film Group. In the conventional sense, if Hollywood companies want to sell off the copyright to China Film Group, it is called transfer of copyright, but is distribution a transfer of copyright? Is authorized screening a transfer of copyright?


    There is no clear definition of the relevant policies, which also leaves a vague operational space.


    There''s also something that makes Hollywood companies angry. At present, the domestic film production companies cooperating with China film have not paid the 2% tax.


    Therefore, Murphy thinks what a Chinese film industry expert said is very reasonable: "due to the lack of clear regulations, how much tax foreign film companies need to pay depends on their ability to negotiate with China Film Group."


    No one should underestimate the pursuit of profits by capital, even if the capital comes from the national level.


    Fortunately, Murphy will not be able to deal with China Film Group directly in the future, and his Stanton studio does not have the strength to participate in these troubles.


    When the time came, Murphy invited everyone into the cinema.


    Before the show, there was a small ceremony. Now that the contract was signed, Murphy was going in full accordance with the procedures set by Warner Bros.


    In addition to the three main creators of the cast, Warner China also invited some Chinese movie stars to help. One of them, a handsome actor, stood on the stage before the screening and listed the seven most popular movies of Superman: the body of steel!


    One "most": the "most" handsome; two "most": the "most" evil villain; three "most": the "most" luxury team; four "most": the "most" cruel plot; five "most": the "most" explosive vision; six "most": the "most" summer energy; seven "most": the "most" Superman.


    As for the darkness, seriousness, heaviness and depth highly praised by the media and fans in North America and Europe, we didn''t even mention them here. Warner obviously knows the market situation here. These are not selling points at all.


    It doesn''t mean it doesn''t exist. Body of steel has a deep impression of Murphy''s style. Even if the scissors move several scissors, it can''t change this.


    Therefore, it can be expected that after the release of "body of steel", the response in the Chinese market can only be said to be general. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 409

    For the first night of the premiere, the monthly ticket and recommendation ticket


    is also the new world cinema city, one of the main venues of the Shanghai International Film Festival. In the largest hall, the Superman: the midnight of the steel body, the audience of less than three hundred times, is not as high as expected.


    This can be said to be Superman: the body of steel is a microcosm of the whole Chinese film market. The attendance and box office figures of the film have not met the expectations of Warner Brothers and China Film Group.


    "In the past, the theme of punishing the evil and promoting the good in superhero movies is basically very obvious. The audience can digest it as popcorn movies. But this time, superhuman: the body of steel is born, and the director Murphy Stanton will never easily spare the audience''s brain cells. In addition to the visual shock, the story of the film will also focus on Superman''s life experience and his understanding of his self-identity, and explore the human side of this classic superhero as never before. Are you ready to be abused "


    although Warner China and China Film Group launched a round of publicity campaign from the next day, the echo of Superman: the body of steel can only be heard It''s mediocre.


    From the first day of its release in the Chinese market, Superman: the body of steel has shown a certain degree of acclimatization. Compared with other purely visual popcorn films, it is really not the dish of the mainstream audience in today''s era.


    As this is the last stop of overseas publicity, Murphy stayed here for a few more days and took Gail gado around the Yangtze River Delta. It was not until the box office of Superman: the body of steel in China was released in the first week that Murphy got on the flight back to Los Angeles.


    Superman: the body of steel got 36.57 million RB from China in the first week. Because there is only one month''s schedule, the final box office of the film in China is bound to be difficult to exceed 100 million RB.


    In the past, Murphy''s films have never been shown in Chinese cinemas. It''s unrealistic to let fruit candy, chainsaw, horror planet, dead attendants and disappeared lovers appear in these cinemas. As for the song of killing and damning, it''s even more impossible.


    To put it simply, he lacks the appeal of the director, and the theme of the film is too heavy. Superman, who was originally regarded as the super Savior, is quite forced in the film, and it''s normal to be acclimatized.


    Although the box office results can only be described as insipid, Warner brothers did not relax its publicity. The body of steel is the beginning of the whole series. No one can expect it to be super popular in every market. Moreover, the box office of the film is average, but its reputation is excellent.


    At present, the score of iron and steel body in Douban film is 9.3 points, and the score of other film websites is more than 9 points. In the reputation of the media and film critics here, the praise voice also occupies an absolute dominant position.


    "The Superman created by Hollywood young director Murphy Stanton with 200 million US dollars: the body of steel, the dense and grand scenes of fighting and explosion, is absolutely necessary to go to the cinema to see the big screen to enjoy the movie. Men can be obsessed with the upside down houses, and girls can be obsessed with the sexy chest hair exposed by the collar of Superman tights," the Beijing News said


    Film critic Tao Tao Lin Gao said: if you look back on the superhero movies in recent years, you will find that Superman: the body of steel has many differences. Its focus is not to bombard, but to pay attention to the character''s heart, Superman''s confusion and growth, and the tone is also a little depressing. There are few jokes and jokes in such entertainment movies, so it wants to talk about a superhero seriously The hero story.


    The comments of time.com hold that Superman: the body of steel is the model of genre films that Chinese screenwriters should study seriously. The story is very simple in three sections: the homeless seek their roots and hometown, and finally find that the place where they live all the time is the destination, so the genre film story should be simple and universal.


    However, the praise of the media and critics did not ignite the excitement of the Chinese audience.


    After Murphy arrived in Los Angeles, the box office results of Superman: steel body in the mainland are still tepid. According to the data provided by Warner China, Superman: steel body''s national film arrangement in China has been greatly reduced, and the box office will also be directly affected.


    As an old Meiman superhero, "Superman" is almost a household name in China, but this market has not really started for a few years, and the body of steel has encountered aesthetic embarrassment as Murphy expected.


    Compared with other superheroes, "Superman" is somewhat special. The nearly 70 year old "Superman" represents the most traditional American cultural spirit: he is basically a perfect person, rarely kills people, but has super power that can almost destroy the earth, and even can fly at the speed of light to reverse time. This is a character close to God.


    Superman, who is confused in the body of steel, heavy in heart and rejected by quite a lot of people, can''t meet the demands of Chinese audience for superheroes. In the eyes of most Chinese audiences, Superman is still an old-fashioned guy, even a bit out of date. It''s far less attractive than it used to be.


    And Superman''s popularity in mainland China is not consistent.


    In 1987, Superman 2 was shown on the screen. At that time, the audience had little contact with Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters, and the Chinese audience was also willing to admire heroes like Gao Daquan. At that time, the film won a win-win situation at the box office and word-of-mouth in China.


    Until 2005, Superman returned to the big screen. During this period, there was an 18 year gap in cinemas. Superman''s fans in mainland China also had the problem of age gapIt''s getting closer to the end of June 2007. After six weeks of screening, the box office in North America of iron and steel has officially crossed the threshold of 400 million US dollars, and it''s almost certain that it will win this year''s North American box office ranking.


    Overseas, the iron and steel body is also fierce, with the box office breaking through 450 million US dollars, and the total global box office is as high as 878.9 million US dollars.


    And there are some countries and regions that will be released next, and the total box office of the film is steadily moving towards a billion dollars.


    There is no doubt that Warner Brothers and C comics have become the super winners of this summer program. Murphy, who entered the summer program for the first time, is also the super winner.


    This film is very popular, and all kinds of peripheral products are also sold very well. However, Murphy''s share agreement does not involve this aspect, and does not care much about it.


    People are very popular. This sentence is very suitable to describe Hollywood stars, and it is also suitable for a super hot film.


    Steel body is a great success. It''s not only the director Warner Brothers, C comics and Murphy who want to make money from the film, but also some guys who don''t seem to have anything to do with it.


    It was also at the end of June that American vivid entertainment group, headquartered in San Fernando Valley, officially announced that it would launch the steel body XXX on July 1.


    Warner Bros. and C comics took the American vivid entertainment group to court for the first time. The lawsuit lasted less than half a month and ended in an out of court settlement. According to the information obtained by Murphy, the American vivid entertainment group did not pay much.


    According to bill rossis, the judge in charge of the lawsuit repeatedly said that 3x film is also a form of speech, which enjoys the protection of the first amendment of the US Constitution. Although the version of steel body can not achieve the terrorist income of authentic steel body, it is expected to become the film with the highest rental rate and the first sales this year.


    The production cost of steel body XXX is more than 500000 US dollars, which is not only one of the most expensive films, but also a great hero of "rejuvenation" in the industry.


    Kenneth, a senior editor of Cheng Ren video news, believes that over the years, the film industry has been caught in a cold winter under the attack of piracy, illegal downloading and plain video tapes, which has reduced the industry with an annual income of up to 12 billion US dollars a few years ago to about 7 billion US dollars today.


    Now they are focusing on Superman, Spiderman and iron man. As these superheroes "die" one by one, they may be able to save the industry.


    It''s like someone always comes out and yells that a film infringes on its copyright and creativity years ago. It''s an unavoidable trouble for Hollywood''s big selling films.


    In other words, there are also 3x versions of Murphy''s other films, such as death watch, terror planet and the lost lover. The copyright of the first two films is not in the hands of Stanton studio, and there is no need for him to worry. The lost lover has long been authorized by him to a company in San Fernando Valley at a low copyright fee.


    He didn''t expect to make much money from it either.


    In July, Murphy went into the studio of Warner studios to make necessary preparations for the V version of the body of steel with Jodie Griffith. They were mainly responsible for editing a few behind the scenes scenes scenes.


    In a week, Murphy completed two pieces of GAGs included in the ordinary V suit and the luxury Blu ray V suit.


    In order to achieve the perfect shooting effect and visual impact, actors such as Chris Evans and galgado received highly concentrated physical training, while the duel between annihilation day and Superman also experienced the test of layer upon layer shooting and technical requirements.


    More of these gags will also be included in the two 74 minute behind the scenes production gags included with the disc, so that the audience can have a deeper understanding of this summer super hero movie.


    To complete this, Murphy''s remaining work is to wait for the global box office of steel to cross the billion dollar mark, for the subsequent v-sale, and for the real estate agent''s notice to see the house. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 410

    "Hello, director Stanton."


    As soon as Murphy got out of the car, a middle-aged man in a suit came up to him and offered him his right hand. "Nice to see you again."


    "Well..." Murphy nodded to him, then shook his hand. "Hello, belby."


    This middle-aged man named belby is a real estate agent introduced by grace, who specializes in providing services for the rich and celebrities in Los Angeles. In the hands of the real estate sales company behind him, he also holds the right to sell a considerable number of luxury houses, which can be said to be the spokesman of luxury houses in the whole Southern California region.


    "Shall we begin?" Murphy pointed to a huge manor behind belby.


    "Oh..." Belby made a please sign, "this way."


    He took Murphy along the flat sidewalk of Mount Hobel to the gate of the manor.


    Murphy stood at the gate of the manor and looked inside through the open iron gate. Facing the gate was a straight driveway, which was at least 200 yards long by visual inspection. On both sides of the driveway were the vestibule gardens, probably to maintain a certain degree of secrecy. There were no flowers in the garden, on the contrary, tall trees were planted in the garden, which blocked the view of the outside world.


    From this side, the only thing you can see is the small square at the end of the driveway and a huge two-story villa building with white as the main color.


    Compared with the photos he and Gail gado had seen before, the real object looked more delicate and elegant.


    "This is the most luxurious house on sale at Beverly Hills," belby said in a timely manner


    Real estate agents like them, who are dedicated to serving the rich, will certainly know enough about their clients so that they can know their needs and purchasing power.


    So, belby is very clear that this manor is expensive, but the young Hollywood director in front of him has the strength to win.


    Murphy nodded gently. He had seen a lot of real estate information before, and chose this manor called "flower of LISS" as his primary target from a number of luxury houses in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Malibu.


    Beverly Hills, where the manor is located, is a famous high-grade residential area in Los Angeles and even in the world. Beverly Hills is not just located on Beverly Hills, but a platinum triangle composed of three small hills: Beverly Hills, bellelle hills and holbe hills.


    Then, led by belby, Murphy walked into the huge luxury manor, and the real estate agent gave him a detailed introduction.


    Located on more than 5 hectares of land, the former owner of the "LISS flower" is Susan Saperstein. She and her then husband David Saperstein, a super rich man from Texas, commissioned a special person to customize the manor in 2002.


    The residential area of the manor is composed of several connected small buildings. The two-story villa building facing the driveway is used for the owner''s residence. It has 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a dance hall, two kitchens and an indoor swimming pool.


    The auxiliary building on the right has an indoor tennis court, a large banquet hall that can accommodate 200 people to eat at the same time, and a semi underground garage with 9 parking spaces.


    In the rear of the auxiliary building, there is a very special large theater decorated with silk, which can hold 50 seats.


    After a long drive in a battery car, Murphy and the real estate agent walk into the two-story villa building. The magnificent living room inside is decorated with arches decorated with mirrors. The design inspiration comes from the mirror Hall of Versailles Palace. The ceiling is decorated with luxurious chandeliers and ceiling paintings.


    The design of this manor is inspired by the Versailles Palace of Louis XVI. Of course, it also includes all the modern equipment, including Italian marble wall, French limestone floor, gold leather wallpaper, outdoor spa swimming pool, huge back garden, helicopter apron and 1200 meter long fitness track, all of which are top-level equipment.


    According to belby, a real estate agent, "the flower of LISS" was a gift given by David Saperstein to his wife Susan in 1996. It was completed in 2002. However, within two years, the Saperstein couple ended their marriage. After divorce, Mrs. Saperstein obtained the estate and began to sell it at the beginning of this year.


    Murphy also knows a little about Susan Saperstein. In the words of vanity fair, Mrs. Saperstein "may be the largest customer of high order fashion and 18th century antique furniture in the world.".


    After reading it, though satisfied, Murphy''s face didn''t show that "body of steel" is going to bring him huge dividends. It''s not a problem to win the manor''s capital, but it''s going to face competition from some people.


    Like this kind of super housing, when it is unsalable, it is often ignored, and when it is hot, it can attract countless rich people.


    According to Murphy''s knowledge, many Hollywood stars were thinking of "flower of LISS" after the divorce of the sapersteins, including the top three money makers on the Forbes celebrity income list.


    Leaving Beverly Hills, Murphy drove West to UCLA, where she was very close, and found Gail gado for lunch."Is the area too large?"


    In a Chinese restaurant, Gail gado was eating all vegetarian western Chinese food and asked Murphy, "and the price is a bit high."


    "Honey," Murphy said, putting down her chopsticks, "this is where we''ll always live. It''s our future home. How can we be careless?"


    When Murphy talks about home, Gail gado feels sweet.


    Some time ago, he had gone to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Murphy knew that it was impossible for him to go back to the past. Now, both his career and life are completely fixed in Los Angeles. More importantly, Gail gado was influenced by him and joined Stanton studio. His career was also set here, and he did it with relish. He never mentioned going back to Israel again The settlement of Tel Aviv.


    The relationship between the two is stable and growing. He never thought that it would be necessary to set up a home in Los Angeles.


    Indeed, the purchase of such a luxury manor as "Lisi flower" is not only a large amount of money, but also the daily maintenance cost, which is also an expensive expense.


    There''s also the property tax in the United States that people hate. There''s no such thing as the age of land here, but the expensive property tax is also a headache. Once you can''t pay the property tax and owe the tax bureau a debt, it''s not a big trouble


    However, Murphy thinks that these are small problems for himself. Today, he doesn''t have to consider the maintenance cost and property tax at all.


    "What''s next?" Gail gado picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. "What''s your plan?"


    She knew that Murphy would not let herself be idle.


    "Last year''s holiday was occupied by Warner Brothers and DC Comics. I want to take a two month break." Murphy also finished, "I saw a novel recommendation from the New York Times, and asked Bill to contact the adaptation right."


    The reading supplement of the New York Times is now Murphy''s must read newspaper. It recommends many novels and has produced a large number of popular movies.


    For example, in the Twilight series, Murphy has contacted Stephanie Mayer for a long time, but Hollywood is interested in more than one company. Facing the competition from Pinnacle entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Lion Gate pictures, leather bag companies like Stanton studio have no competitive power.


    Stephanie Meyer is not stupid either. It''s too simple to choose a bag company or a powerful film company.


    Hollywood has never been good at originality. Except for well-known directors, producers and a few projects, originality is rarely favored by Hollywood production companies, while adaptation is different, which can be said to be the mainstream of Hollywood movies.


    In fact, how many original films can be found in the top ten box office charts of North America every year?


    An original script or a project of unknown directors and producers. If you want to attract a large amount of investment, the big Hollywood companies will tell you: forget it.


    in the past two years, the film strategies of major companies in Hollywood have become more conservative. Their efforts are absolutely not to open up a new world with new ideas, but to minimize the risk of mistakes and minimize the consequences of errors.


    Just like in the past, Walt Disney couldn''t stop on the road of live action classic animation, and forced Pixar studio, its most innovative studio, to continuously launch sequels to the general mobilization series. The same is true of other series. Before the existing resources are proved ineffective, Hollywood will drain it first!


    Let alone originality. With the shortage of adaptation resources, Hollywood will soon throw away its so-called creativity and innovation and focus on the successful projects more than a decade or even decades ago.


    As a result, sequels such as Jurassic world, independence day 2: a comeback, Nemo 2 and so on appeared, as well as the remakes of classic movies such as Prometheus, Ben Hur, brave seven dragons, super dare to die, snow white and the hunter, Cinderella, and so on¡¶ The magic spell of deep sleep and other familiar calls are reinterpreted


    Everyone knows the risks of remaking classic movies, but Hollywood would rather spend a lot of money on remaking these movies than look at the original projects of non famous directors.


    Similarly, Stanton studio has also received some scripts from new writers. After Murphy''s simple reading, people will receive the ashes from the storeroom. His money is also not from the strong wind. Why do not invest in projects with relatively small risks and take these big risks?


    "It''s time for me to go back to school." Gail gado looked at his watch and stood up. "Where are you going this afternoon?"


    "The iron man crew is shooting in the studio at Hughes Aircraft Factory. I''m going to see Downey." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 411

    In the afternoon, Murphy arrived in Burbank. There are many studios here. The giant studio reconstructed from Hughes Aircraft Factory is one of the best. Its area, height and volume are all the best in all Burbank studios. It is very suitable for building some tall and wide scenes.


    Without much effort, Murphy went into the studio, because the crew was shooting. Instead of looking for little Robert Downey with the motion capture, he just stood outside and watched quietly.


    This is obviously an action scene in which a red haired woman in a tight black uniform constantly shows off her sexy figure in front of the camera, and then replaces her with a shorter male double to complete a series of difficult fighting actions.


    "Black widow. Woman?" After all, Scarlett Johnson''s face is not strange at all. "Is there a black widow in iron man?"


    He''s a little confused.


    The footstep sounded from the side. Murphy turned to look. Robert Downey, Jr. with the motion capture device, probably saw him and came over.


    When he comes to him, Murphy points to Scarlett Johnson in front of the camera. "She''s playing the black widow?"


    "That''s right. It''s the black widow." With little Robert Downey''s character, even if Murphy didn''t ask, he would take the initiative to say a lot of crosstalk, "agent Natasha normannoff decided to join in at the end of May."


    He raised his hand and tried to pat Murphy on the shoulder. Seeing the dark blue motion capture suit he was wearing, he put it down again and went on, "Hei duo. I''m in this movie because of you."


    Murphy took a look at Robert Downey, but did not ask the specific reason. Even if he did not ask, Robert Downey would take the initiative to say.


    Sure enough, little Robert Downey couldn''t stop. "After your" body of steel "was a great success, Gail''s wonder woman was highly praised and became a recognized highlight of the film. Marvel pictures thought this model could be used for reference, so it found..."


    He motioned to Scarlett Johnson with his chin. "Get that New York girl to play agent Natasha normanov."


    Murphy looked back at Robert Downey Jr. "how does it feel to be Tony Stark?"


    "Tired, very tired!" Robert Downey, Jr. sighed, "it''s torture to have to work out two hours a day for this role."


    "I''m still not the worst." He pointed to Scarlett Johnson, who came to the camera again. "Her role is temporary. For this role, she has to spare four hours a day to exercise and practice some fighting routines. It seems that her arm is injured."


    In front of the camera, Scarlett Johnson makes a roll on the spot, then poses a sexy poss


    No matter what the actress''s comments, during the time Murphy watched, she worked hard enough.


    In the inherent concept, compared with those actresses who are good at acting in literary and art films, it seems that the vase in commercial films is always easy to handle the role, and can become famous without paying too much, but in many cases, this is not the case at all.


    How long did Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore train for the vase role in angel of the thunderbolt?


    Orlando Bloom for Legolas for a few months of archery and fitness training, and even a hamstring strain.


    How much did the former vases, such as Megan Fox, pay to shoot transformers? The feeling of running thousands of feet in the sky is only clear to the person concerned.


    In this circle, people who can become famous are all lucky people, but behind the luck, there are efforts that others can''t see.


    In the same way, even if there are two stunt doubles, Scarlett Johnson wants to play agent Natasha normannoff well, she will not pay less or even more than her performance in art films.


    After chatting with this long winded guy again, Robert Downey Jr. was called away by the staff to prepare for the next shooting. Murphy followed the transition crew to the other side of the studio. In the past, she walked far away from Scarlett Johnson, who was going to take off her make-up. Both sides nodded slightly.


    Although I didn''t know about it before, Hollywood has such a large circle that I don''t know whether there will be work intersection in the future.


    However, Murphy''s greatest feeling is that he can influence the trend of Marvel superhero movies in an alternative way.


    The shooting starts all over again. Standing far away from the outside, Murphy looks and thinks. Combined with some words he just talked with Robert Downey Jr., it''s not difficult for him to find that Jon fereau''s power as a director is quite limited.


    , like Murphy, is a minority director. The initial filming capital comes from himself. How to shoot has the final say of him. When he really directs a big company project, he has already had considerable qualifications and will not be restricted like the new director.Jon firu''s limitations on the set are not obvious, and only Murphy, who is also a director, feels the same way. For example, when you stand here and look at it, the legal adviser of the crew will take advantage of the shooting gap to question Jon firu.


    In Murphy''s crew, Robert would never do that.


    Of course, no one can deny the importance of a good legal adviser to the Hollywood crew.


    As Murphy has mentioned before, big companies in Hollywood are always cautious. In order to eliminate all the factors that hinder the realization and recycling of the commercial value of films, the caution of big companies is also reflected in the importance they always attach to the law.


    No company wants to face a lawsuit because the film project involves personal rights or defamation. No matter how high the cost and complicated the process is, it is necessary to conduct a round of legal review on the film content to minimize the litigation risk.


    Take a script for example, every element, whether it is a character, event, scene or dialogue, will at least be clear: what does this element show or describe? Is it a real person or fact? If it is true, is there any hidden danger that may cause legal disputes?


    Apart from that, it''s not hard for Hollywood watchers to notice that one thing that often causes trouble for film companies is the phone number.


    For the problem of whether the phone number in the film coincides with the real number, in the past, the production company would try to test and verify it, or simply open a new number, otherwise the actual owner would be annoyed, and they would have to bear the impact and loss caused by it.


    That''s why most of the telephone numbers appearing in Hollywood movies today begin with 555, and the number between 555-0100 and 555-0199 is reserved, which can be understood as a special number for film and television.


    In addition, for films adapted from real people and true stories, film companies will adapt, modify, add or delete part or all of the information provided by the story and any movie character archetype. In order to avoid trouble, sufficient legal protection must be introduced in this respect.


    Smart lawyers will remind studios to sign a "waiver" for movie character prototypes, stating that they will give up possible litigation rights in the future. As consideration, they can get certain compensation or licensing fees, and some popular characters can even participate in the share of the film''s net profit.


    In addition, newspapers and periodicals in reality also need attention. Robert reminded Murphy that it is not difficult for the careful audience to find that all the newspapers in Murphy''s past movies are very strange, with no date and no specific event, and the content is the same. There is a bust of a smiling lady, a man wearing a hat, which is a man without copyright or other rights The movie props of the problem.


    Seeing little Robert Downey on the set, Murphy regained his mind and concentrated on the shooting of iron man. Jon fereau is a new director. It''s right, but every director has his own merits, and there are other people''s worth learning.


    The studio, reconstructed from the large hangar of Hughes Aircraft Factory, is arranged in the shape of a cave. The three cameras are skillfully set up on the reserved photo space with no influence on each other. The focus of the lens is the gaunt man standing in front of the old workbench.


    Murphy watched the performance of Robert Downey Jr., a talented Hollywood actor in the early 1990s, whose experience is quite similar to that of Tony Stark now.


    Both of them are geniuses and have experienced the low ebb of life. They both choose to save themselves in the end.


    In the set, little Robert Downey picks up the hammer and knocks heavily on the metal plate in front of him. His expression is dignified and his eyes are firm. He is not only the terrorist in the setting, but also seems that even if Satan comes from hell, he can''t stop himself from saving himself.


    The hammer struck the sheet metal, and it seemed to enter the world of Tony Stark. Robert Downey, Jr. waved his hand very forcefully, and the sound of knocking spread to every corner of the studio


    Murphy stayed until Robert Downey Jr. finished filming and left the studio at Hughes Aircraft Factory with him.


    Robert Downey, Jr. gave his sports car to his assistant and got into Murphy''s SUV. As the car drove out of Burbank, he suddenly said, "the person who framed me is almost clear."


    Murphy didn''t turn his head. He asked, "is there any evidence?"


    "No Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "Didn''t you say that this kind of thing doesn''t need proof?"


    "Well..." Murphy nodded and asked, "what are you going to do?"


    "Revenge, of course!" "I want them to pay the price as soon as possible," said Robert Downey, Jr! These two bastards! I''ll give them a taste of being abused! "


    He turned to Murphy. "Don''t you agree?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 412

    Slowing down a little, Murphy neither agreed nor disagreed. Instead, he asked little Robert Downey to explain what he had learned in detail, and then thought about it for a few minutes.


    "Donny, we''re either not moving." Murphy turned to look at Robert Downey Jr. on the co pilot and said, "if you want to move, you need to get to the bottom of them!"


    For Murphy''s words, Robert Downey, Jr. fully agreed and nodded without hesitation.


    "What''s the point that they can be caught by us now?" Murphy asked directly, "you know what?"


    Little Robert Downey shook his head. Compared with the father and son, his so-called Hollywood family is nothing.


    "I''ve been to China some time ago, and I heard a sentence there. I think it''s very reasonable."


    Turning to look at little Robert Downey, Murphy said, "as long as a person has the perseverance and perseverance to revenge, it''s not too late to wait and look for opportunities even in ten years."


    "I I see If Robert Downey Jr. realizes, "I''m looking for the right opportunity."


    "Well." Murphy nodded, then shook his head. "It''s not you, it''s us!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. didn''t say any polite words. He knew Murphy and knew that with their relationship, Murphy couldn''t stand by.


    After dropping Robert Downey Jr. at Beverly Hills and refusing his dinner invitation, Murphy went straight back to his home in the Santa Monica valley. The lease of the house, which has lived for several years, will expire at the end of this year. Before that, he has to settle down, or he will have to go to a hotel for a while.


    After a simple dinner, Murphy makes a phone call to grace, asking her to collect more information about the "flower of LISS". This manor has left a deep impression on him. If there is no other inappropriate place, Murphy also wants to buy it as soon as possible.


    Grace gave him bad news.


    "There are a lot of people who are interested in buying this manor," she said on the phone. "The owners and agents may hold a public auction to maximize their interests."


    "Public auction?" Murphy frowned.


    If the "flower of LISS" enters the auction process, the price may rise again.


    Of course, this may also be a gimmick made by the agent sales company, and the purpose is to earn more money.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "grace, try to get in touch with the owner of LISS flower and have a good talk with her. I can give her an ideal offer."


    "Well." Grace agreed.


    Now it''s rare that there is no busy work to disturb. Murphy relaxes and has a good night''s rest. The next morning, he goes to the warehouse on the outskirts of Venice. Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox have reconvened the production team headed by Paul Wilson and started to prepare for the third season of "Song of ice and fire: game of power".


    Due to the excellent response of the first season, the TV series has not adopted the name setting of each book in the series of novels, but has been using "game of power" as the title.


    "Overall, the preparations went well."


    For example, Paul Wilson and others are busy with their work. Murphy just saw it. As the general director of the project, Carla Firth accompanied him around the studio and said, "with the preparation, shooting and production of the second season, Paul Wilson has accumulated a lot of experience and made great progress."


    Murphy deliberately said, "the people I bring out are absolutely top talents."


    Carla Firth rolled her eyes, walked him into the rehearsal room and said, "you''re lucky to meet someone who''s talented and hardworking."


    Although she said that, she knew that the people around Murphy had been greatly influenced by him and had gradually grown into the top talents in Hollywood.


    For example, Paul Wilson, after the second season of "game of Thrones" hit, many film companies asked him to direct films, but he declined.


    In the rehearsal room, the actors are all in intense rehearsal. Murphy just talks with the familiar Margot Robbie and Jessica Alba, and then pulls Kara Firth out.


    They went to the rest area of the studio, bought two cups of coffee from the vending machine, sat at a table and continued to chat.


    Because of their work, Murphy and Kara Firth haven''t seen each other for quite a long time besides their last dinner.


    After talking about work, the topic gradually turns to Murphy''s plan to buy a house. Carla Firth is a little surprised. "Are you going to buy the flower of LISS?"


    Murphy nodded. "The house I see is the flower of LISS."


    Carla Firth knew something about LISS flower and said, "you need to prepare 100 million dollars. Do you need my help?"


    "Not yet." Murphy shook his head again.


    "So it is." Carla Firth suddenly laughed, "not to mention that the box office bonus of" body of steel "will soon be in place. The profits you get in the first and second seasons of" game of Thrones "alone are enough to pay for it.""I want to thank you for that." Murphy raised his coffee cup to Carla Firth. "If it hadn''t been for you, 20th Century Fox wouldn''t have paid off that part of Stanton studio''s profits so soon."


    Carla Firth took a sip of coffee and said, "it''s none of my business. Working with Stanton studio is a basic operation strategy of fox in the 20th century."


    After Murphy put down her coffee cup, she asked, "the board of directors of the company asked me to ask you, the director agreement you signed with Warner Bros. and DC Comics has been completed. When will you continue to cooperate with 20th century fox on new projects?"


    Murphy didn''t refuse the kindness released by 20th century fox, saying, "do you want me to take a break first?"


    Speaking of rest, Carla Firth suddenly thought of another thing. She put down her coffee cup and asked, "after finishing the script of the third season, George Martin said that he would have a rest for a while. Now the novel" song of ice and fire: game of power "has not been finished, and his health has not been very good. If he has not finished the novel yet..."


    She didn''t say the following words, but Murphy understood them and said, "don''t worry."


    In the past, the progress of the TV series of "game of power" exceeded that of the novel itself. George Martin was really old, and he was not in good health. He had to work part-time as a screenwriter of the TV series, which seriously affected the creation of the novel itself.


    Now "game of Thrones" has become a joint project between Stanton studio and 20th century fox, which started earlier than ever, and the TV series will soon surpass the progress of the novel.


    George Martin''s age and body are really worrying. In fact, not only Carla Firth, but also a considerable number of people, including Paul Wilson, have expressed their worries to Murphy. Some fans have joked on the Internet that George Martin is using his life to delay the manuscript


    There are too many aspects involved in this TV series. The benefits created alone will make every participant earn a lot. It''s normal to have such worries.


    "It''s not just us, but George Martin himself is worried that he might die before he has finished this series."


    Murphy talked to George Martin a long time ago, so he was calm. "Carla, don''t worry, George Martin has written down the direction of the story and the ending of the whole story..."


    "Really?" Kara fee interrupts Murphy and asks, "who''s on the iron throne in the end?"


    Hearing this question, Murphy can only reluctantly spread his hand, "I''m very sorry, I don''t know who became the master of the iron throne in the end, who won the power game."


    Carla Firth looked at Murphy with doubts in her eyes.


    "The outline of the story that George Martin wrote and the final ending were not given to me." Murphy explained in detail, "after he did justice, he stored it in the safe of Swiss bank and gave me the key to the safe."


    Murphy took a sip from her coffee cup and continued, "if you want to open the safe, you have to wait until after George Martin''s death, or..."


    He shook his head. "The end is still a secret."


    Frankly speaking, Murphy also wants to see the ending, but George Martin has his own principles, and there is no secret between them.


    If he knew the ending, wouldn''t he talk to Carla Firth now? And if Gail gado asks, can you pretend you don''t know? Tell Gail gado, her new best friend Margot Robbie asked about the fate and ending of Sansha, Gail gado is also very difficult to refuse, right?


    Therefore, George Martin chooses to lock in the safe. He can successfully complete the end of the series of novels of song of ice and fire, and the things in the safe will be void. If not, Murphy and the whole crew will not let the plot get away from his idea.


    On the one hand, it can ensure that no matter how the main plot of TV series can go according to his ideas, on the other hand, it is also the most basic professional ethics.


    George Martin has been performing the adaptation contract signed between the two sides, including Stanton studio''s priority to obtain the subsequent adaptation right. Generally, no one will suddenly change the partner.


    Of course, price increases are essential.


    When the film or TV series adapted from the novel is popular, and the original copyright owner creates a new sequel, the price will be increased if he wants to buy it. For the production company, he will certainly think of this possibility in advance. In the first copyright purchase contract between the two parties, it is agreed that "if the copyright owner creates a sequel, he shall inform the production company, and under the same price, the production company shall have the right to purchase the sequel Priority shall be given to the right of adaptation and production of sequels. "


    The contract between Stanton studio and George Martin contains such a clause.


    "Game of power" is on the right track, and it is bound to provide a lot of profits for Murphy in the future. However, at this stage, it is "body of steel" that can lead Murphy to a huge income. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 413

    Since the release of Michael Bay''s transformers in North America in July, "body of steel" has lost its popularity. Although it can still stay in the top ten box office charts in North America every weekend, the daily box office increase has fallen to the level of one million dollars, and even dropped to less than one million dollars on some weekdays.


    Summer blockbusters, no matter how hot they are, are always hard to get rid of the crazy rule of going fast. More than half of the total box office in North America is usually produced in the past few weeks.


    "Body of steel" is no exception. After the cumulative box office in North America exceeded the $400 million mark, the number of cinemas and the film arrangement rate in July continued to decline. By the end of the month, the number of cinemas in North America had dropped to 1200, and the film arrangement rate was less than 5%.


    After a long month''s screening, "body of steel" took more than $37 million from North America, and the total box office in North America reached $4455 million!


    With Spiderman 3 and Shrek 3 dragged down by the audience''s reputation, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: the end of the world is no longer as brave as pirates of the Caribbean 2 was, and transformers is still the first song, the box office figure of 444.55 million US dollars is enough to ensure that "body of steel" will win the North American box office list this year, "see you on the set of" body of steel " When we arrived at Murphy Stanton, we saw that he was a young man full of energy and creative desire. He was tall, strong, elegant and handsome. It seemed that his career was an actor, but he chose the director who didn''t need to rely on appearance


    "When he speaks, his voice is very light, his accent is not heavy, and sometimes he is a bit mocking. He took every question seriously, as if he had never heard of them before. He didn''t have any answers that he had practiced before, and he couldn''t talk about them


    "Like other great artists, Murphy Stanton''s thinking about life and the world has not become a burden to him, but an opportunity to him, which has stimulated his curiosity and his desire to explore."


    "He is a director who likes to communicate with people. He is smart, funny, and sometimes modest. Of course, he is proud of his films, whether they are black entertainment films or dark films that can make people think deeply."


    "Although he is twenty-seven years old, he can still see that childishness, even a kind of innocence."


    "However, when we enter the working state, what we see is a director who is completely different from that in his spare time. Murphy Stanton is in full control of the overall situation of the film. He said that if there is light, there must be light, no matter what method is used. At the same time, he also firmly believes that human beings will not suddenly evolve to a certain stage, and then immediately hand in hand singing world peace and world harmony, and peace must be achieved through higher level armaments and force. This deep-rooted concept endows Murphy Stanton''s works with unique elements, deep, dark and serious... "


    "In the movie world of Murphy Stanton, he is the king, and fate accidentally brings this once lost youth into the movie world, which undoubtedly opens Pandora''s box. What he wants to do is impossible."


    There is no doubt that the media can guide public opinion. After the media''s crazy singing of praise, Murphy''s fame and reputation have reached a peak, especially in the industry.


    At the same time, in the major cities of North America, various Murphy Stanton fan associations have sprung up one after another. In the discussion group of IMDB, they have also entered the top ten of all directors and stars.


    Bill rossis is also very busy. Warner Bros. and DC Comics have had a very box office turnaround through "body of steel", which is seen by everyone. Although the two sides did not renew a new director contract because of the high remuneration, it does not prevent other Hollywood film makers from chasing a successful young director.


    A film appointment was sent to CAA, including the invitation of other five companies. Murphy also asked Bill rosis to pick out some good invitation and send it to him. If there is a suitable type, he doesn''t mind signing a contract, provided that there is a corresponding director''s remuneration.


    Because there is no discovery for the time being, Murphy will give these to bill rosis first, and he will participate in an auction with Gail gado to bid for the "flower of LISS". (to be continued). )

 Chapter 414

    "Hello, director Stanton."


    As soon as Murphy and Gail gado got out of the car, a uniformed staff member came up and politely said, "this way, please."


    The auction, which was called by Susan Saperstein, was held next to a seaside club in Santa Monica, and was named as charity. The "flower of LISS" is just one of many auction items. According to the sales agent, most of the proceeds from the auction will be used to help black children who have lost their families in the black community of the United States.


    At first glance, this charity auction is really good.


    But people like Murphy and other rich people can see the trickiness at a glance. Not to mention the other antiques that Susan Saperstein produced, the "flower of LISS" alone is of great value. How can the IRS let go of this income? Charity operation has always been one of the best means of tax avoidance. Auction is named as charity. Through proper operation, Susan Saperstein can undoubtedly save a lot of taxes.


    If the seller was Murphy, he would also hold such a so-called charity auction.


    Entering the auction venue, Murphy and Gail gado greet Susan Saperstein standing at the door. They don''t know each other, which is just a polite greeting.


    Then, led by a staff member, he walked to the seat arranged by the organizer.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Not long after he went out, someone stood up to say hello to him. Murphy went to see him in a twinkling of an eye and welcomed him with a smile. "Hi, Leo."


    It was Leonardo DiCaprio who said hello.


    After a brief chat, Murphy asked warily, "Leo, aren''t you interested in the flower of LISS?"


    Leonardo DiCaprio shook his head. "My eyes are on some famous 18th century paintings by Susan Saperstein."


    He gestured to the left with his eyes. "She''s your main competitor."


    Murphy followed Leonardo DiCaprio''s eyes and saw a plump half blood woman, the famous butterfly Maria Kelly. "


    " a strong competitor. " Murphy sighed.


    "Isn''t she out of breath? Is it rich? " Gail gado asked.


    Leonardo DiCaprio shrugged, "these top singers, one by one, are very rich."


    After a few words, Murphy and Gail gado went to the back, waiting for the auction to begin.


    Murphy also looks at Maria Kelly. If she also likes "the flower of LISS", it''s really troublesome. The financial strength of these Hollywood singers is often far beyond the movie stars of the same rank.


    "If you can raise money, this is the only one in the manor..." There was a voice next to him. A tall black man and a taller white man came up to him. It was the black man who said, "in my name, I''m sure I can get a bank loan."


    After listening to these words, Murphy knew that it must be for the flower of LISS. The two men were sitting at a table on his left, quite close to each other.


    Murphy turned to look over there, just as the black people also looked over and looked at each other. Murphy nodded and laughed first, but the black people on the opposite side were embarrassed and embarrassed.


    "What''s the matter?" It all fell into Gail gado''s eyes. She looked at the familiar black face, then at Murphy, and asked curiously, "what happened between you."


    Although her boyfriend never said it, she knew that although Murphy didn''t discriminate against black people, she didn''t like it.


    Murphy touched his nose. "There''s a little misunderstanding."


    He didn''t elaborate. After all, the kind of thing he did at the beginning was not glorious. Just tell others. Gail gado had better not know.


    In other words, Murphy never regretted or had a bad conscience when he got a key start-up fund from Kobe Bryant. If he did it again, he would make the same choice. At that time, he did not have any start-up capital. If he did not take risks, he might not have the current situation.


    Yes, that tall black man is the NBA basketball superstar Kobe Bryant who made a key contribution to Murphy''s career in the early stage.


    They were only five feet apart, and since they met, Murphy said hello.


    "Hello, Kobe." He said to the other side with a smile, "we meet again."


    There was no expression on Kobe Bryant''s black face. He nodded mechanically, "hello."


    Murphy shakes his head and smiles, but he doesn''t care. It''s just the most basic courtesy. He doesn''t think Kobe Bryant will have a good impression on him. After that, he turns back and continues to chat with Gail gado.


    Under the table, Kobe Bryant''s fist has been clenched. Of course, he knows who the asshole is. Even if the other party burns to ashes, he can smell the insidious and mean smell from it.A few years ago, he kept that experience in his mind. He also knew that this bastard named Murphy Stanton entered Hollywood and became a director.


    At the beginning, he followed each other, waiting to see Murphy Stanton''s unfortunate joke. What happened? It''s more than disappointment. It''s like hitting him in the face. Murphy Stanton has been successful and has become the hottest young director in Hollywood


    These are disgusting. He wants to vomit blood.


    Occasionally, when I think of the events of that year, Kobe Bryant also wants to disclose the news to the media, but when it comes to his own disgraceful side, he can only endure it. This kind of situation that clearly grasps the opponent''s black material, but can''t use it, can''t be described as suffocating.


    Hearing the name of Murphy Stanton and seeing the letters of Murphy Stanton, he had the impulse to go crazy.


    Kobe Bryant looked at an empty chair next to him and began to think about whether he had hit Murphy Stanton in the past.


    "Kobe, do you know Murphy Stanton?" There was a voice full of surprise. The speaker was the tall white man with him. "You know the famous Murphy Stanton!"


    "Luke Wharton..." Kobe Bryant just wanted to say something, but the white man named Luke Wharton was so excited that he snapped, "Murphy Stanton is my idol! What a wonderful film he made! Gone lover, body of steel One is better than the other


    Kobe Bryant''s face was suddenly gloomy, but his face was black. Luke Walton didn''t find it at all. Instead, he stood up and ran to Murphy Stanton to sign his name!


    His little brother became a fan of his nemesis, which made Kobe Bryant speechless.


    After all, it''s an auction house. Luke Walton quickly came back with his signature. Kobe Bryant was just about to get angry, and the excited Luke Walton got ahead of him again.


    "Kobe, it''s not so easy." After Luke Wharton sat down, he said seriously, "Murphy Stanton is also going to bid for LISS flower. I advise you to give up."


    Holding up the water cup on the table in front of him, Kobe Bryant drank it all in one breath. The water fell from his throat into his stomach. The cool feeling temporarily suppressed the rising anger.


    He looked at Luke Wharton and asked, "why give up?"


    "Your income gap is too big." Luke Wharton is very considerate of Kobe Bryant, "you can''t compete with Murphy Stanton."


    He also took a drink and said, "you may not know that it''s all over the media now. Warner Brothers and Murphy Stanton have signed a 20% global box office sharing contract. The global box office of" body of steel "has exceeded one billion US dollars, and he can get 200 million US dollars of dividends! And game of Thrones. I forget which newspaper or TV station reported that Murphy Stanton''s personal income in the first two quarters was no less than $100 million at least. "


    Luke - Wharton is still on the list, Kobe - Bryant''s head is about to explode, that bastard can make so much money! Why can he make so much money?


    The problem from his head around, and back to the starting point, Kobe - Bryant quickly thought, all this is probably because he was the money pit ah!


    Even if Murphy Stanton''s rise is not entirely based on that money, he believes it has played a crucial role in it.


    His enemy has achieved great success with his own funds. He has to look at his face and act. Is there anything more depressing in the world?


    Kobe - Bryant only felt a breath blocked in his throat, let him chest tightness, panic, breathless.


    But the younger brother in the team, who always takes his lead, keeps talking about the good and success of Murphy Stanton


    "According to authoritative media statistics, Murphy Stanton has a fortune of at least $300 million." Luke Wharton is still saying, "it''s easy to come up with 100 million dollars..."


    Kobe Bryant stood up and looked at Murphy angrily.


    This prickly look was immediately felt by Murphy. He turned his head and looked at the standing Kobe Bryant with a smile, very relaxed and comfortable.


    Only Gail gado next to her felt that her boyfriend was suddenly tense, just like a lion in danger. She had no doubt that if someone offended her, Murphy would beat him to the point where her parents didn''t know him.


    She heard little Robert Downey say that Murphy did a lot of things in prison, and knew that Murphy was never afraid of things.


    Luke - Wharton has stopped, even if again dull, also can see in the atmosphere is not quite right.


    A lot of people''s eyes also fell on Kobe Bryant, and some people followed his eyes to see Murphy, and the staff of the organizer came over for the first time (to be continued). )

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    Kobe Bryant didn''t do it in those years, and now he is more mature, and even if he does, he may not be able to get a little cheaper.


    In other words, when two staff members are in the middle, it must be a fool to start again.


    This kind of occasion is to face, even sports stars are no exception.


    "Kobe" Luke Walton looked at Murphy and Kobe Bryant in bewilderment, and said, "what''s the matter with you"


    his fist slowly loosened. Kobe Bryant gave Murphy a deep look, raised his hand, slapped heavily on the back of Luke Walton''s head, and there was a dull sound.


    "Let''s go" he didn''t seem to want to see Murphy for a moment. He walked out of the ballroom and urged Luke Wharton, who was left behind. "Idiot, hurry up"


    Luke Wharton touched the back of his head and left behind Kobe Bryant.


    "You" Gail gado looks at the back of the two sports stars and asks Murphy again, "what happened between you"


    Murphy thinks about it. This is the person who has the closest relationship with him. There is no need to hide it.


    "When I started." He didn''t feel ashamed at all. "Kobe Bryant sponsored a sum of money."


    "Sponsored you a sum of money" Gail gado looked at Murphy, eyes full of disbelief, "is it really sponsored"


    she heard Murphy talk about how most of the start-up funds come from.


    Murphy shrugged and simply said, "well, that''s about it."


    "All right, honey." Gail gado sighed. "You started harder than I thought."


    After that, she grabbed Murphy''s hand and held it hard. Murphy''s efforts were far beyond her imagination. 99.9% of the people in his situation at that time were afraid that they would sink completely. That is to say, Murphy had a firm will and excellent ability. He bravely opened a way to climb up and made great efforts to climb up.


    "These are nothing." Murphy saw that Gail gado was a little depressed, knew that she was worried about herself, grabbed her hand and said, "really, it''s nothing. Honey, if I don''t work hard, how can I meet you? How can I have the best girlfriend in the world? "


    People like Murphy always do more and talk less. There are few times when their feelings are exposed. Gail gado turns her head, looks at Murphy and nods her head. She knows how lucky she is.


    The auction was held in the form of a dinner party, and soon some meals and drinks were sent up. Most of the people who didn''t come here, like Murphy and galgado, had specific goals and didn''t have much interest in catering. What they paid more attention to was the so-called charity auction.


    The organizers didn''t ask them to wait any longer. The auction started soon. At the top of the list were all luxury goods and works of art collected by Susan Saperstein. Murphy didn''t have much interest in them. Gail gado routinely sold one for several thousand dollars.


    The charity activities to save those miserable black children in the United States are indeed praiseworthy. Unfortunately, only a little of the money from this auction will be used for this purpose. The others are selling dog meat with sheep''s heads, which will eventually flow into personal pockets.


    To be frank, Murphy can''t have much affection for black people.


    Although he didn''t like black people before, he didn''t dislike them. He just treated them like other ordinary people instead of treating them as so-called special elements. In addition, when filming the body of steel, Murphy also used Lawrence Fishburn, a black actor, in the role of director of the planet daily, who also left a good impression on him.


    This cool looking black actor has a common heart, not the glass heart of some black actors in the circle. In the cast, just like David Robbie, Philip Raschel, Chris Evans and other employees, he just regards himself as an ordinary member of the cast, and does not think he is special just because of his skin color.


    Lawrence Fishburn changed some of Murphy''s views on black actors with his actual performance, and began to consider that when shooting other films in the future, he could continue to use black actors. If his personality and cognition were as common as Lawrence Fishburn''s, it would not be impossible to play the leading role.


    But soon after this idea appeared, Murphy gave up completely, and decided that the main role in his own project would never use black actors.


    It is needless to say that something must have happened to make Murphy change his mind, which stimulates his nerves like steel and makes him angry.


    In fact, it''s not complicated. A few months ago, a famous black rapper in the United States released a new hip-hop song. The song is called meet robbers, and the content is to incite the criminals to rob the rich Chinese in North America.


    This music video describes in detail how to rob Chinese and Chinese people. "First of all, you find a house in a Chinese community because they don''t believe in bank accounts." the lyrics also describe in detail the specific process of how to steal from Chinese people''s residence. They even suggest that "don''t take large screen LCD TVs and laptops. It''s more cost-effective to steal jewelry boxes Pawnshop can be realized on the same day. ".This black rapper is an important member of a black rights organization.


    maybe the average American doesn''t think it''s anything, but how can Murphy have a good impression on these people because of his special experience.


    in this world, there is always a kind of people who, when you just have some expectations for them, will smash all your expectations with extremely poor performance, Let your sense of them fall directly into the abyss.


    Of course, Murphy won''t just look on. He finds a Chinese lawyer from the transferor. The other party has already reported the case to F. f has also formally filed the case and arranged a special investigation. In short, the black uncle will never have a good time.


    "What we are going to shoot now is the flower of LISS manor in Hobel hill of Beverly Hills"


    after waiting for a long time, the auctioneer on the front auction table of the banquet hall finally mentioned the only auction item that Murphy was interested in. After a brief introduction, the auctioneer said in a loud voice, "the starting price of LISS flower manor is 60 million US dollars, with an increase of no less than 1 million US dollars each time Yuan. "


    It seems that the reserve price of 60 million US dollars and the minimum increase of 1 million US dollars are not high, but it is also an auction skill, which can often attract more people into the auction competition and become potential buyers unconsciously.


    "61 million"


    in the front row, a sign has been raised.


    He then held up another sign, "62 million dollars"


    at the beginning of the bidding, Murphy didn''t act and waited patiently. Now it''s not time for him to make a deal, and it''s impossible for lishihua to make a deal at the price of more than 60 million dollars.


    When he came in, Leonardo DiCaprio''s main competitor, Maria Kelly, was quiet, and Murphy didn''t see her raise her card.


    "US $70 million"


    it''s about US $1 million each time I''m impatient. A middle-aged woman in Murphy''s first two rows directly raised the price to a higher level.


    Murphy is still watching, not in a hurry.


    "71 million dollars."


    The first one in the front row who asked for the price seemed to be quite persistent.


    The competition for the flower of LISS was very fierce, and it quickly climbed from $60 million to $80 million.


    This price is a super deal anywhere in the world.


    "The real estate industry has always been good at creating miracles." Murphy whispered to galgado. Galgado shook his head and said, "you''re being ironic"


    Murphy shrugged, neither admitting nor denying.


    Anyway, the real estate industry once created a myth in Japan. At the most crazy time, the land price of one Tokyo was enough to buy the whole United States.


    The economy of the United States recovered from the trauma of 9 / 11, and the real estate industry also contributed a lot. The federal government invested too much in this industry, and the real estate industry also gave them enough returns. The subprime mortgage crisis


    "85 million dollars"


    in the position that Murphy paid attention to, a sign was raised.


    No need to distinguish carefully, Murphy also knows that the person holding the card is Maria Kelly, the famous butterfly finally shot.


    "US $86 million"


    the first bidder in the front row raised his card again.


    Almost at the end of the bid, Maria Kelly''s sign was raised again, and the whole auction house fell into an extremely quiet atmosphere.


    Although some appraisal agencies have valued lishihua for hundreds of millions of dollars, the appraisal and the actual sale are totally different. Throughout North America, few of the luxury houses sold can be sold for appraisal.


    Ninety million dollars is already a very high figure for the flower of LISS.


    "90 million dollars for the first time"


    the auctioneer yelled, but no one raised the sign again. Most of the people sitting at the scene were rich and celebrities from Hollywood and some overseas countries. 90 million dollars was not a small number for anyone. "90 million dollars for the second time"


    Murphy took his sign from galgado''s hand and raised it, "US $91 million"


    "US $95 million" Maria Kelly raised the price again.


    After a look over there, Murphy also raised his card again, "100 million dollars"


    he doesn''t know much about the so-called auction skills, and Maria Kelly can''t be the sponsor''s trust. In this way, the two sides will undoubtedly compete for who has more money.


    As Susan Saperstein asked the buyer of LISS flower to pay in full in one lump sum, to be exact, whose cash and working capital are more abundant in this auction is still to be continued. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

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    As we all know, the amount of wealth and wealth can''t be equated with working capital. Fixed assets such as real estate, airplanes, yachts and stocks can all be included in the list of assets, but they can''t immediately become working capital, especially stocks. This is just a digital wealth game on the book. It''s often difficult for some people who own tens of billions of dollars of stock rights Take out 100 million dollars in cash.


    There are many people sitting in the ballroom to participate in the auction, who are worth more than Murphy. After all, he is just a new force in Hollywood.


    But compared to the amount of cash and liquidity, few people are rivals.


    This month, part of the revenue from the first and second quarters of game of Thrones has just been transferred to Stanton studio. As it is not fully divided, it is impossible to have hundreds of millions of dollars, but there are still 50 million dollars.


    In addition, at the beginning of next month, according to the original director contract signed, Warner Bros. will pay Murphy the first share of the North American box office revenue. Referring to the actual box office revenue of "body of steel", the total North American box office revenue of the first share is as high as $400 million, which means that Murphy can get 20% of it.


    In addition, the first division of overseas box office is also $200 million, and Murphy can also get 20%.


    In addition to a small part of these funds used to repay the loan provided by David Ellison''s sky film fund, Murphy has no plan for the time being and can use them completely.


    When it comes to the cash flow in hand, he can absolutely kill 99% of the people present.


    When the price of "US $100 million" is called out, the banquet hall is silent. US $100 million and US $95 million are just like the difference between 99 yuan and 100 yuan in commercial promotion. The psychological feelings they bring to people are totally different, which is the difference between hundreds of millions and tens of millions.


    The former represents astronomical figures, while the latter is still controllable.


    Murphy looked to the front of the main competitors, butterfly Maria Kelly also fell into silence, there is no movement.


    It seems that the overall situation has been decided.


    "Director Murphy Stanton has offered us $100 million! On behalf of the black children who have lost their families, I thank him for his kindness


    The auctioneer''s words broke the silence of the banquet hall. Many people turned to look here. Murphy nodded slightly. Then the auctioneer yelled, "100 million dollars for the first time! One hundred million dollars for the second time! $100 million for the third time... "


    The mallet fell heavily, making a clear sound, and the auctioneer announced in a loud voice that "$100 million of Lisi flower has been sold! Congratulations to director Stanton


    There was a warm applause. Like the winner of the previous "charity" auction, Murphy stood up and bowed slightly, looking very cultured.


    After sitting down, Murphy suddenly thought that in this theme charity auction, spending a huge sum of money to buy "LISS flower" has a very big advantage. He has already paid a huge sum of $100 million for the black people. If there are still people attacking him for racial discrimination in the future, he can take today''s auction sheet and hit them in the face and ask them about the so-called non discrimination black people Can human beings spend 100 million dollars to help black people?


    As for whether the $100 million donation is really used to help black children who have lost their families, it''s Susan saberstein''s responsibility, and it has nothing to do with him.


    "The flower of LISS" is the last auction item. With the deal falling, the charity auction ended.


    "Congratulations on being the biggest buyer tonight."


    At the end of the show, Leonardo DiCaprio came over and said, "when do you have a party to celebrate?"


    Murphy patted the palm of his hand. "When I''m done moving."


    After chatting with Leonardo DiCaprio, Murphy and Gail gado, led by the staff, come to the rest room and go through some necessary procedures.


    No auction involving a large amount of money requires settlement on site, and this time is no exception. Murphy only needs to pay the first $40 million in the next 10 days, and the remaining balance has two months to go.


    However, Murphy plans to settle the bill at one time and get the ownership of "Lisi flower" as soon as possible. Now the rental house will expire at the end of the year, and "Lisi flower" must be renovated before moving.


    And the name "flower of LISS" will certainly be abandoned by him.


    Murphy also put down the energy involved in this aspect when she photographed this luxury manor. Gail gado will be responsible for the decoration work after delivery. She is full of expectations for their new home.


    In September 2007, Murphy unconsciously entered his life, and "body of steel" continued to be shown in the major commercial theaters in North America. However, after 15 weeks of screening, there were less than 300 theaters left, and the film arrangement rate was nowhere to be found. The number of shows in North America would not exceed 400 every day.


    In this way, there is no need for "body of steel" to continue to be shown in North American theaters. On September 4, the film was officially released from the North American cinema market, and the North American box office remained at $458.96 million.At the same time, the film is also released in most overseas regions, with a total global box office of US $1.075.45 billion, more than US $1.060 billion of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: the coffin of the gathering souls", ranking second only to "Titanic" and "Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king".


    No matter how critical people are, they can''t deny that "body of steel" is a great success.


    This kind of success not only comes from the box office, but also from word-of-mouth and evaluation. When "body of steel" came down from North America, the IMDB score was still as high as 8.9, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was 87%, and the comprehensive score of professional media was maintained at a high level of 78.


    It is no exaggeration to say that "body of steel" is a film with good reputation and box office.


    Even some media began to speculate that "body of steel" is fully qualified for a best picture nomination at next year''s Academy Awards, and Murphy should also be nominated for best director.


    But Murphy knows it''s almost impossible. Anyway, body of steel is still a superhero movie in essence.


    With the film coming down from North American cinemas, Warner Bros. has been preparing for a long time for the DVD of "the body of steel" to be officially distributed to all sales outlets. From major e-commerce websites to Wal Mart Supermarkets, we can see that various DVD versions of the film are on sale.


    Warner Bros. is still following the normal practice of the DVD market in North America. The DVD package of "body of steel" is divided into a $19.9 regular version, a $39.9 luxury Blu ray package and a $99.9 super "s" logo package.


    In addition to the behind the scenes gags, the supreme set also collects a large number of exclusive gags, deleted fragments from the cinema version, and many secrets behind the screen. In addition, there is also a very precious gag, so that fans can enjoy the modeling of Superman and wonder woman from 360 degrees, and show the details of the two characters with enlarged lens. At the same time, the majority of fans of the original comic book can present the character images of the comic characters in the form of short films.


    In the first week of its launch in North America, the DVD sets of various versions of "body of steel" sold as many as 8.52 million sets. The sales volume was terrifying and surpassed a series of competitors. The sales volume in the first week was also second only to the 9.49 million sets of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: the coffin of gathering souls", ranking second in the first week sales list of North American movies.


    With the rise of Internet on demand and download, 2007 and 2008 were the last crazy years in Hollywood disc market. In the first week alone, the DVD of "body of steel" sold nearly 200 million dollars, even more than the box office of the film in the first week.


    However, DVD sales can not be hot all the time. Hollywood has summed up certain market rules over the years. The final sales volume of DVD in North America, which is a big movie, is generally double the sales volume in the first week.


    In other words, the North American DVD of "body of steel" will eventually sell about 17 million sets.


    This is also a terrible figure. The sales volume of about 17 million sets can be sold for almost $400 million. Unlike the movie itself, DVD has very low cost of suppression except for a small claim cost. All the profits generated can reach more than 80% of the selling price.


    Therefore, it is not unreasonable for many people to say that DVD has saved Hollywood after the new century.


    However, just like the former videotapes, DVD will not be brilliant forever. The past two years have been the watershed of Hollywood DVD sales. Especially after the launch of transformers DVD next year, the North American DVD market is gradually shrinking and will never be the same again.


    The DVD sale of "body of steel" is undoubtedly a profit feast. Warner Brothers and DC Comics are the biggest beneficiaries of this feast, and Murphy can also participate in the sharing of the feast.


    At the beginning, Murphy signed a director''s contract, in addition to $10 million as the basic film remuneration, and 20% of the global box office and DVD sales as a bonus.


    It''s clear that Murphy will get more than $30 million in dividends in the first week of the DVD sale of "body of steel".


    Although the biggest winners of "body of steel" are Warner Brothers and DC Comics, Murphy is also very profitable. In the face of this huge dividend, it''s just a small idea to buy the "flower of LISS" manor.


    This huge amount is also the biggest obstacle for Warner Brothers not to sign a new contract with him, and Murphy can''t give up his due benefits and take the initiative to reduce his remuneration foolishly to serve Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    In early September, Warner Bros. paid Murphy its first North American and overseas box office dividends, totalling $120 million.


    Naturally, the accounting and tax issues of this fund will be handled by professionals. As long as Murphy does a good job of supervision, the rest will not be too bothered. Moreover, a new Premiere is still waiting for him to attend.


    "Hangover," directed by Seth Logan, was officially released on the second weekend of September. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 417

    Before the official release, "hangover" also had a trial screening, and the response of film critics was flat. This kind of typical shit comedy can not win their praise. Similarly, the typical vulgar comedy has little influence from professional film critics. Unlike film critics, the ordinary audience who participated in the trial screening gave it a very high evaluation.


    Even in July, hangover won the comedy director of the year award at the Montreal comedy film festival.


    However, the film has been criticized for one thing, that is Murphy.


    "I think acting is a new challenge."


    In the interview area at the end of the red carpet, Murphy stood in the middle of a group of stantons and answered the reporter''s question about the first movie role, "the role of the groom is very difficult..."


    Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill have been the first to laugh, as have James Franco and Seth Logan.


    "I admit," Murphy said rather reluctantly, "I''m not a good actor. I''ve suffered enough for the director Seth on the set."


    After that, Jonah and James are the real protagonists in the film.


    Others continue to be interviewed, and Murphy finds David Ellison standing in the back.


    "I hope the film will sell well." David Ellison, who is the same age as him, has a sad look on his face. "It can make up for the loss caused by my last investment failure."


    Murphy patted him on the shoulder. "Don''t care, David. Investment, there are always successes and failures. "


    David Ellison didn''t listen to his advice and invested in the hero of the air war. Although the hero is no longer James Franco, he is still in a mess. It is definitely a huge disaster in the Hollywood film circle this year, and even listed as a typical failure negative textbook by many production companies.


    "But you always succeed!" David Ellison frowned even more.


    "Come on, you''re going to compete with Murphy?" Megan Ellison just came by, heard David Ellison''s words, and said sarcastically, "what do you compare with Murphy?"


    David Ellison scratched his head. He didn''t know what to say. Except for his family background and a good father, he didn''t seem to be as good as the other person.


    When it comes to investing in movies, the other party has never failed. When it comes to fame, the other party is like the sun at noon in Los Angeles. Even if it''s a girlfriend, she just finds a vase. The other party''s girlfriend is beautiful, generous, smart and mature, which can be regarded as a great help to her career


    Thinking of this, David Ellison is somewhat depressed and knows that he has to work hard.


    As soon as the time came, Murphy and others walked into the Hollywood China grand theater where the premiere was held, waiting for the film to start showing.


    Seth Logan and Jonah Hill have a lot of experience in vulgar comedies. The film production is excellent enough and there are a lot of jokes. What''s more important is that in the happy atmosphere of comedy, some suspense color is properly integrated.


    Although Seth Logan and Jonah Hill have done a lot of refinements and changes, the main plot of the film has not changed.


    In a few days, Murphy''s character is about to enter the church and marry his beloved woman. After hearing the good news, several of his best friends are sincerely happy for him, and decide to have a Pre Wedding bachelor party for him. So the characters played by James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Robert Downey Jr. drive to Las Vegas together Vegas, they are going to spend a crazy, confused farewell night together


    Under the stimulation of alcohol, five people fell asleep, and when they woke up, they had no impression of what happened last night. It''s OK, but the most troublesome problem is that there are only four people left in the room, and the protagonist of the party, Doug, played by Murphy, is gone! What''s more strange is that there is a tiger in the bathroom, and there is a baby who looks less than one year old in the closet!


    In the face of such a chaotic situation, James Franco four people completely helpless, but they know that time is running out, they have to find out what they did last night, and the wedding is about to take place, they have to find Doug in two days, otherwise more trouble will come.


    So the three people began to search for the truth of last night by mistake, but with the development of things, they are facing more and more difficult things


    To put it simply, this is a comedy in Las Vegas. The four best men and the bridegroom who is going to have a wedding get drunk at a bachelor party. When they wake up, they find that the bridegroom is missing. So they have to remember what happened last night to get their new man back and have a successful wedding.


    Maybe Seth Logan is naturally suitable for this type of film, or maybe he is more comfortable with his own people. The film Murphy sees is better than the one he once saw.


    It has to be said that Seth Logan has great talent in this aspect. The use of a few tips makes the film easier to please the audience.


    First, he used a completely civilian perspective.The film is completely about the story of ordinary people, highlighting the story and human feelings, which can stir the heartstrings of most people. Different from the film directed by Murphy, "hangover" represents the universal values of the public, and represents all living beings in American life.


    The four protagonists all belong to the type characters. The first characteristic of the type characters is that they are easy to identify and be remembered by the audience. They are polite dentists, unconventional middle school teachers, somewhat claustrophobic Allen and mean mouthed bad friends. It seems that they are all neighbors living in the community.


    Another major feature of type characters is that they are easy to win the audience''s recognition because of their clear personality orientation. Everyone has a variety of psychological wishes, and many type characters are easy to be recognized and loved by the audience just because they meet their psychological wishes.


    Secondly, the element of suspense is fully integrated into the atmosphere of comedy.


    Suspense is one of the most important elements of all narratives in a movie. It can make the audience expect the later part of the narrative because of curiosity, anxiety, uneasiness or sympathy. When the audience sees a complicated time or finds an unresolved problem, they will naturally have the "puzzle solving" effect.


    "Hangover" belongs to the Eleventh "interpretation of the fans": we must solve the suspense, otherwise we will encounter disaster.


    "The theme of this" hangover "condenses the subconscious content of psychoanalysis, and shows the tendency of generation to seek stimulation and Carnival due to mental depression. In terms of creative skills, the film adopts a civilian perspective, applies suspense to the extreme, truly records the language of life, and brings visual and psychological pleasure to the audience. "


    After the premiere, the comments of the entertainment edition of the Los Angeles Times can be said to be very similar to Murphy''s views.


    The film then landed in more than 3000 cinemas in North America under the operation of fox in the 20th century. To everyone''s surprise, the film''s reputation after its release was quite different from that during its trial release. Except for a few media who continued to give bad reviews, most media gave the film good reviews.


    Although film critics continue to attack this kind of vulgar comedy, they can''t stop comedy lovers from buying tickets to watch it, as well as the general praise after watching it.


    "The film Salon" thinks: "the hangover goes beyond the routine of ordinary comedies, looks refreshing, and the friendship between men revealed in the film is also very credible." The San Francisco Chronicle said: "this is the funniest comedy so far this year!"


    In terms of evaluation, 2924 viewers of IMDB gave 8.5 points, 21 media comprehensive judges including Yahoo entertainment gave nre2296 viewers a comprehensive evaluation.


    On the other hand, the day after the premiere, cinre made a very bold prediction that the final North American box office of "hangover" would exceed $200 million!


    Now, even if someone boldly predicted that "hangover" would take $150 million at the North American box office, no one believed it, but cinre thought that the film would take about $230 million at the North American box office.


    "You can''t predict how far a film''s box office will go by just relying on a score," a cinre spokesman explained. "You need to make a comprehensive comparison by putting a number of factors together, including the film level, type, audience distribution, and the box office of similar movies in the past with similar scores."


    Every year, there are always some films in Hollywood that are not favored by all parties before they are released, and even criticized by the media and film critics during the trial release. However, after they are released, they can get a very unexpected box office, and "hangover" will undoubtedly become one of them.


    Three days after the first weekend, Seth Logan and Jonah hill, who had been fed up with criticism from the media and film critics, were finally elated. The hangover opened in 3560 cinemas, and the box office on the first day of Friday actually reached $19.54 million. The total box office in North America on the first weekend was as high as $54.88 million, with an average of more than $15000 per studio, and the production cost was only $3000 The box office of the movie is so good that it''s flying.


    "A surprising movie", "no new plot and hilarious dialogue", "the whole person is intoxicated in the movie and can''t extricate himself from it, and all the passages are constantly in the mind", "the movie itself is really funny, it doesn''t deliberately act, it doesn''t moan, but its expression is also surprising", "it''s really a great satisfaction!" Although the media evaluation is generally conservative, the public praise given by the audience has already shown that this R-class comedy must be seen.


    The audience''s support is an important reason for the film''s popularity. Of course, no one can ignore it. Now Stanton''s followers have a strong market appeal.


    , however, not all Stanton members make complaints about the film. Some people are really not performing well. Unfortunately, Murphy has become a representative, and he has been crazy about the fans. (to be continued). £©


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 Chapter 418

    In a comedy film, there are no strict requirements on the performance of actors. Comedians often perform in a very exaggerated way, which can also add points to the film.


    But Murphy''s role is the opposite.


    "If the performances of Stanton''s followers are all adding points to the film, Murphy Stanton, as the leader of the party, has obviously lagged behind. He has at least lowered the score of the film by 0.5 points."


    A comment from IMDB is very targeted and can be said to hit the nail on the head.


    "Although the role is a natural fool, it doesn''t take much effort and good acting skills, Murphy Stanton didn''t complete his task at all."


    make complaints about the role of Murphy, the groom Doug, who plays the role of Tucao.


    "Seeing the role of Murphy, it really makes people play every minute."


    "I think Murphy will win the golden sour plum next year?"


    is not just a fan of movies, but even Murphy''s fans are Tucao, he doesn''t make complaints about Stanton''s real party who are crazy about the media. Michael Tyson, who has guest appearances in the movie, has swept away the previous decline.


    Because of the indulgence of his former life and the lawsuits in recent years, Michael Tyson wasted nearly $300 million and owed a lot of debts in the past 20 years. When he declared bankruptcy before he took part in "hangover", Michael Tyson only had more than $5000 in his account. In recent years, he has been fighting for his comeback. Unfortunately, he gradually grew older and began to gain weight. He was a champion in the past He was knocked over by his opponent again and again.


    When shooting, Michael Tyson once said: "for money, I can fight anyone, even a lion."


    Now he can''t fight any more, so he has to find another way to survive. It''s a good way to enter the entertainment industry.


    Murphy is also asking Stanton studio to investigate the residual value of Michael Tyson. If there is market potential, Murphy plans to invest in a documentary about Michael Tyson.


    During this period, the dividend payment of "body of steel" was in place, and Murphy completed the transaction of "flower of LISS" and officially became the owner of this super manor.


    "When will you move in?"


    In the office on the floor of CAA in the Death Star building, Bill rosis looks at Murphy sitting opposite and asks, "is there anything I can do for you?"


    "Contact a professional decoration team." Murphy is not polite, "let them go to Gail."


    As previously planned, Murphy won''t move to LISS flower for the time being. Instead, he will make appropriate decoration adjustments. In this regard, he won''t take care of it. All of it is in Gail gado''s charge. Except for a few places that Murphy specially ordered, the manor will be sorted out according to Gail gado''s idea.


    Bill rossis did not refuse, said, "CAA has a special cooperation company, I will contact them in the afternoon."


    Murphy nodded and had to say that with a brokerage company like CAA, a lot of troubles in life will become simple. The broker''s service is not only the brokerage business, but also the needs of customers.


    One of the most important reasons is that there is no idea of cooperation between the two parties.


    Not every Hollywood agency can provide such a comprehensive service to its customers.


    "By the way, did the writers'' Association contact you?" Bill rossis changed the subject.


    Murphy nodded. "One of their representatives called me the day before yesterday."


    "You didn''t promise anything, did you?" Asked Bill rosis.


    "No, until it''s clear..." Murphy is not that stupid. "I''d better be a spectator."


    What they said is not complicated. At the end of this year and the beginning of next year, a series of contracts signed by the producers'' Union and the major types of work associations in Hollywood are about to expire. At present, the situation in Hollywood is turbulent. It is likely that the most serious strike since 1988 will be brewing, especially the writers'' Union. They want to take this opportunity to completely change the production process and profits of the writers in Hollywood The status of profit sharing.


    Murphy is also a member of the writers'' Union. The writers'' Union will certainly not let such a member go.


    But Murphy is not just a screenwriter. Naturally, he is not stupid enough to serve as a gun to the writers'' Union.


    As we all know, the status of screenwriters in the Hollywood system is relatively low. Compared with other trade unions, their income is limited. Except for a few gold medal screenwriters, most of them are unable to enjoy the DVD and other revenue sharing of the film.


    Uneven distribution of interests can be said to be the biggest reason for the outbreak of this strike.


    According to the last agreement reached by the writers'' Union and the producers'' Union, the six major film companies will pay a minimum of $106000 for original scripts, and the major TV networks will offer about $21000 for prime time comedies and $31000 for prime time plots.Many screenwriters earn a lot more than that. Big movie companies pay at least several hundred thousand dollars for screenplays, while well-known screenwriters may get one million dollars for each film.


    Last year, the average annual income of Hollywood screenwriters was $200000, which is very high compared with the average annual income of Los Angeles County residents and most Americans.


    Writers will not look down. They are looking at actors, directors and producers. When writers compare their income with that of actors, directors and directors of film and television companies, they will naturally find the interest demand for a big pay rise.


    According to the Writers Association, the growth rate of its writers'' income is less than half of that of the whole entertainment industry. Many writers also complain that they are dispensable in the eyes of big companies.


    This time, the writers union''s eyes focused on the new media income, of which the most prominent is the percentage of DVD and VOD dividends.


    As we all know, the U.S. DVD market and the emerging network pay on demand are quite large. How can the major film and television companies behind the producers'' Alliance compromise easily.


    This strike is bound to happen.


    Strictly speaking, Murphy''s position is more inclined to the producer alliance, so he won''t easily participate in it.


    After discussing this topic for a while, Bill rosis suddenly remembered something and said, "an old friend of yours is injured. It''s said that he is seriously injured and has been sent to California medical school." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 419

    After leaving the Death Star building where CAA is located, Murphy went to the California Medical School in the afternoon and made a simple inquiry. He went to the ward area on the third floor and found his friend. He had just had an operation three days ago, and he really woke up yesterday. The doctor''s visit time was extremely limited.


    On entering the ward, Murphy saw a tall woman with curly golden hair and a director with long dark brown hair in the living room of the suite.


    The former is of German origin, while the latter is obviously of Italian origin.


    Although he did not have direct contact with them, Murphy knew them. The Germanic was UMA Thurman, and the Italian was Sophia Coppola, the daughter of Francis Coppola.


    "Hello, Miss Thurman. Hello, Miss Coppola


    Murphy politely said hello to them, because they are not too familiar, and did not say anything, just under their leadership, into the ward.


    "Is this your ex girlfriend and your current girlfriend?"


    Entering the ward, seeing the famous ruffian lying on the bed, Murphy couldn''t help thinking like this.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    The patient on the bed saw him come in and took the initiative to raise his hand. Murphy went to the side, pulled a chair and sat down to watch the strange looking ruffian director.


    "What happened?" Murphy frowned and asked Quentin Tarantino, who had a broken leg hanging from him


    The man lying on the bed was the famous Quentin Tarantino.


    Although Murphy no longer cooperates with the Weinstein brothers, he has always been in touch with Quentin, because they have a lot of common views on film language, and their relationship is quite good.


    "Don''t mention it..." Quentin Tarantino shook his head. "This time, I''ve lost my life."


    He briefly said that Murphy also made it clear that this guy joined a flying club under the introduction of Harrison Ford, and successfully got his flying license. This time, he actually flew a small plane and had an accident when taking off. The plane rushed out of the runway, resulting in a comminuted fracture of his right thigh.


    "Bad luck." This guy lay down and scolded several words beginning with ''f'', "the famous Quentin, who broke his leg by a small plane, will be ridiculed."


    Murphy comforted, "it''ll be all right soon."


    "A year!" If Quentin wants to get back to work, it will take me at least a year


    No one wants this kind of accident to happen to himself, but when it happens, he can only recuperate quietly.


    Murphy didn''t know how to comfort Quentin Tarantino when he heard that it took such a long time to heal. In other words, he was not the kind of person who would comfort others.


    Of course, Quentin doesn''t need sympathy and comfort.


    "I can''t afford such a long time." Quentin Tarantino looked at Murphy thoughtfully, "I signed a film contract with Weinstein pictures and 20th century fox. If I can''t finish it on time, I''m going to have bad luck..."


    Murphy laughs, taking the relationship between Quentin Tarantino and the Weinstein brothers as an example, saying that bad luck is too exaggerated, and that at most it is just some trouble.


    Quentin Tarantino specifically mentioned this matter in front of him. Murphy guessed that Quentin wanted to use the good relationship between him and 20th century fox to eliminate the pressure from 20th century fox as much as possible.


    This ruffian director is so miserable now, Murphy doesn''t mind helping him.


    But what Murphy didn''t expect is that Quentin Tarantino mentioned something completely different.


    "I heard that you have no work plan recently and are resting?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding, Quentin Tarantino said, "the project I signed with Weinstein pictures and 20th century fox has completed the script outline..."


    "Stop, Quentin!" Murphy understood what he meant, raised his hand to interrupt him, and asked, "don''t you want me to fulfill this directing contract for you?"


    "Not for you!" Quentin Tarantino stressed, "I recommend you as the director of this project. All the income related to the director belongs to you. This project has nothing to do with me except the script."


    Murphy frowned and asked, "what kind of director contract did you sign?"


    "I asked for the highest investment I''ve made since I was a filmmaker." Quentin Tarantino is also helpless. "Correspondingly, there are many restrictions on me in the contract. In the contract signed with 20th century fox, if I can''t complete the project on time, I''m afraid I will pay a large amount of liquidated damages."


    Murphy nodded her head.


    Hollywood is still a business circle in the final analysis. The more you ask for, the more you need to pay. It can make Quentin Tarantino feel a headache. Presumably, the liquidated damages will not be a small amount.


    "20th century fox wanted me to persuade Robert Rodriguez to take over the project."After a pause, when Sophia Coppola got the water and Quentin drank it, he said, "but Robert is preparing for machete kill. The schedule and time are not suitable. Seeing you just now, I think you are the most suitable person to take over."


    Although the relationship between them is good, Murphy can''t get down immediately.


    Quentin Tarantino continued, "with your relationship with 20th century fox, they will have no objection. Our two styles are quite similar. I can rest assured that we will give the project to you."


    "Hey..." Murphy joked on purpose. "You''re saying it like a last word."


    The guy on the bed didn''t smile. Instead, he said seriously, "if you don''t help me, I''ll really give you my last words."


    It''s rare to see Quentin be so serious. Murphy thought about it and said, "let me know what kind of project this is?"


    "A story about World War II and Hitler." Quentin Tarantino saw that Murphy''s attitude was loose, and said, "I''ve finished the outline of the story. You can see how to write the script. As long as you can help me fulfill this contract."


    World War II and Hitler? Murphy looks at Quentin, still thinking.


    Quentin Tarantino finally caught a suitable candidate, where can easily let go, "if you don''t help me, I can only tell you my last words."


    "Let me think about it."


    This kind of thing involves all aspects. Of course, Murphy can''t promise it here.


    But Quentin Tarantino didn''t give up, then let his agent find Murphy and bill rosis, and sent a script outline with a frame.


    There is little difference between the main line of the story and Murphy''s memory, but there are only a few hundred words. If you want to become a qualified script, you still need to continue to write.


    After a few days of consideration, Murphy agreed. Bill rosis, together with Quentin Tarantino''s agent, started negotiations with 20th Century Fox and Weinstein pictures. Both companies have cooperated with Murphy and have enough confidence in him. In addition to the relationship between Murphy and Quentin and the two companies, the three parties have successfully reached an agreement.


    In this project, Quentin Tarantino will not participate in the production of other aspects except the nominal screenwriter and the story outline. Murphy will be in full charge of the project. As for the remuneration, Bill Rossi needs to continue to negotiate with the two companies.


    However, there is a problem in the fund-raising of the project, and it is not this project that causes problems in the industry. It seems that Hollywood has suddenly encountered a crisis.


    Murphy knows something about the crisis.


    For more than a month, Hollywood has been in frequent turmoil. On the one hand, the economic crisis has emerged, and has affected the film and television industry. As a traditional force, blockbusters are shrinking their battle lines.


    On the other hand, a series of events have taken place in the field of investment and financing of film production. Behind these seemingly isolated cases are the emergence and accumulation of new capital and power in the industry, as well as the evolution of Hollywood industrial pattern.


    Although the sustained growth of box office in recent years has stabilized the foot of the film industry to a great extent, on the other hand, the traditional business pattern and business model of the film and television industry are gradually being broken. As early as before the economic crisis appeared, DVD, once the largest revenue, has been regarded as a sunset industry. Even the launch of Blu ray products has failed to recover the decline of the audio-visual industry.


    In addition, the impact of new media makes TV broadcasting and other existing businesses also face transformation.


    The old order and pattern are gradually changing.


    First of all, the big factories at the top of the food chain have chosen to streamline their management and shrink their battle lines, even Disney, which has gone against the market. As a result of several large-scale transactions in the past two years and huge expenses, Disney is also cutting operating costs and investment in its companies.


    In this case, the independent companies that once undertook the literary and foreign language film business for the blockbuster factories are in a rapid position. For example, Disney has pinned its future hopes on Pixar, and its former pride Miramax has become a chicken rib.


    In mid September of this year, cook Dick and Michael Eisner, who had been in power for many years, stepped down; in October, there were also high-level changes in the world, and both of them left; MGM, which was deeply mired, was once again on the verge of bankruptcy, and its debt had soared from $2 billion to $3.7 billion.


    These have seriously affected the stability of the industry circle. In addition, the trade unions of various industries are working with the brewing general strike, which has broken the fragile business balance of Hollywood, such as the temporary shortage of funds and projects with other problems. Fortunately, some films that have been cut off directly make people who have worked hard for a long time cry.


    The project that Murphy took over from Quentin has also been impacted. Fortunately, 20th century fox is full of confidence in him and promises to follow up the project as soon as the capital and financial situation improves slightly. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 120

    "There''s something wrong with the company''s financing channels."


    In a French restaurant in Burbank, Carla Firth sits opposite Murphy and Gail gado and talks about the new project. "Limited by the theme, Twentieth Century Fox and Weinstein will not invest more than $80 million in production."


    Although this is a project of cooperation between the two companies, but because of Quentin Tarantino''s accident, 20th Century Fox undoubtedly dominated.


    "Well..."


    Murphy just nodded and didn''t say anything more. This can be regarded as a temporary project. He is still sorting out the clue to complete the most basic script of the project. The specific amount of investment can''t have an overall concept until the script and project plan are completed.


    "Quentin''s style..." Carla Firth seems to be worried. "In the past, it''s obvious that his style is sometimes too absurd and biased towards B-level films. This style will win the hearts of some fans, but drive away more fans."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy laughed. "Quentin and I have promised, and our agreement is very clear. Quentin is a screenwriter who provides outline and story line, and other aspects will not participate. This is my leading project. My style is very similar to Quentin, but there are also great differences."


    In addition to the unrestrained play on "planet of terror", although his film is also a typical black style, it is different from Quentin''s absurdity and more serious.


    Of course, you can''t expect a film that directly killed Hitler to be too realistic. There must be some absurd elements in it. However, these elements should be properly controlled and should not be unrestrained.


    Moreover, the more serious the content and theme of the film, the stronger the black humor effect.


    Since he has resisted the burden of Quentin, Murphy will not follow Quentin''s route completely. Especially for the long digressive dialogues that non Quentin film lovers can''t stand, he will restrict them when he arranges the script.


    In any case, it is necessary for the film to make some appropriate changes and adjustments according to his wishes.


    After talking about the unnamed project, Carla Firth and Gail gado turned to the topic of fashion, from clothes and accessories to this year''s Paris fashion week, and from the fashion week to some celebrities in the fashion world.


    Women always have endless topics to talk about fashion. Gail gado has experienced professional training as a model. Strictly speaking, she used to be a member of the fashion circle. As for Carla Firth, you can know her fashion sensitivity by looking at her delicate makeup and carefully matched clothes every day.


    Murphy became a complete listener.


    Fortunately, Carla Firth and Gail gado had a turn, and finally returned to the movie, but it was still about fashion.


    "Gayle, have you read the book and the play?" Carla Firth suddenly asked, "how are you, interested?"


    "I think..." Gail gado frowned slightly. "There seems to be something wrong with the heroine''s thought. She has a strange understanding of fashion and the world. I don''t think I can play such a role."


    Murphy, how can I become a qualified producer


    Carla Firth sighed softly, "there are some problems with the heroine, but this character..."


    At this point, she shook her head again. "You''d better continue to be a producer. I''ll find someone else."


    "What are you talking about?" Murphy looked at Gail gado, then at Carla Firth, "why can''t I understand?"


    "A movie," Gail gado succinctly replied, "and a character."


    "Because of my competition with Dave Scola, I had an adaptation project in my hands for two years." Carla Firth said in detail, "I originally wanted to invite Gail to play the heroine, but forget it, the heroine''s thought is strange, and it''s not suitable for Gail."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "It''s a project called the adaptation of the devil in Prada. It''s said that it was adapted from the experience of Anna Wintour, editor in chief of fashion magazine," said Gail gado


    After what she said, Murphy remembered that she had never heard of the release of devil in Prada. Combined with Carla Firth''s words, this film was undoubtedly under the control of Carla Firth, who had the power of fox production in the 20th century.


    This is the indirect change he brought.


    Seeing that Murphy''s face was a little different, Gail gado asked, "have you read that novel?"


    "I''ve seen a little." In fact, Murphy knows that Gail gado''s current interest is not in the actors at all. Instead of asking her to play in the film, she asks, "why do you say that the heroine has a strange mind?"He vaguely remembers that Anne Hathaway, the former heroine, was robbed by Meryl Streep and Emily Bronte with a very low sense of existence. He does not remember her strange performance.


    "I don''t agree with the original interpretation of Anna Wintour or Miranda."


    As a former member of the fashion circle, Gail gado said without hesitation, "fashion depends on pickiness to survive, but we can''t regard pickiness as the original sin of fashion. The successful people in the fashion circle I know, those designers and magazine editors, are very picky about details, sometimes to the point of unbearable, but this is a professional requirement, it''s their professional requirement It has to be done. "


    Maybe he once was one of them. Gail gado obviously has a different understanding from the movie in Murphy''s memory. "Fashion is a very delicate and sensitive career, which cannot be separated from the improvement of details. In other words, we often say that details determine success or failure!"


    The opposite Carla Firth also agreed with Gail gado and said, "Gail is talking about the survival rules of fashion. Those fashion practitioners often bring this kind of top pursuit of career into their daily life and become the devil in the eyes of their subordinates."


    Listen, if this is totally different from the theme of that movie, Murphy doesn''t know what to say. His understanding of fashion is too limited. He can only say that his stand is different, and his view of things is different.


    Gail gado laughs. She knows Murphy doesn''t understand this and doesn''t say anything.


    But Carla Firth said, "let me give you the basics. Have you read that novel? "


    As he had just said what he had read, Murphy had to nod.


    Seeing Murphy nodding, Carla Firth said, "in the novel, when Andy''s colleagues take out two belts, he says they are very different. At the same time, Andy smiles. She thinks the two belts are not different."


    "This is a typical layman! Although the two belts have the same color, their waistband heads are different. They have different matching senses. Matching the same dress will have different effects. To distinguish these differences and find out the best matching is the subtlety of fashion details. Although in the eyes of ordinary people, there is no difference at all in these details that designers care about, but they can''t find any difference In the eyes of designers, it''s quite different. This is the difference between professional vision and non professional vision. "


    Carla Firth took a sip from her glass, and Gail gado thought about it and joined in.


    "For example, if you choose the blue striped sweater, you think you are serious about choosing the dress according to your meaning..." She talks about a dialogue in the novel, "and this kind of sky blue has produced millions of dollars in profits and countless job opportunities, as well as the incalculable hard work for it..."


    Gail gado said seriously, "I think this is a good description of the fashion industry."


    Hearing this, Carla Firth nodded in agreement, "every industry has its own characteristics."


    "How does fashion affect the world? How does fashion spread to everyone step by step from its cutting-edge haute couture? How does fashion influence the lives of ordinary people? "


    In the face of Gail gado''s extremely serious and beautiful face, Murphy has no choice but to spread out his hand. In this respect, he is a real layman.


    "Every quarter, designers will explore some new ideas, new ideas and new colors, which are extracted from many inspirations and materials. For example, the sky blue just mentioned is selected from nearly 100 kinds of blue on the color card and dozens of its similar colors."


    Because of his experience in this field, Gail gado obviously knows something about it. "Then designers make clothes and promote the color; if other designers notice, they will achieve cutting-edge small area popularity; then media magazines will judge what may be popular in countless quarterly publications, and then the blue will be recognized by them I noticed


    Now that she started, she said in detail, "the media will convey the message that blue is going to be popular to the public, and these messages will spread quickly, and the major stores will follow up quickly. This has become a popular trend. If this blue is recognized by the public, it means that it has generated tens of millions of dollars or even more profits and countless job opportunities. Then, some of the popular things in the season will continue to deepen. After the blue becomes popular in fashion, it will develop in depth. "


    Murphy nodded her head, still confused.


    Gail gado rolled his eyes and said, "therefore, no one should think that he has nothing to do with fashion. Every choice he makes is a product of fashion. In fact, all his choices are based on the choices offered by others. And often, the choice of a designer or editor in chief of a magazine determines what kind of clothes ordinary people can wear. "


    "It''s really complicated." Murphy murmured.


    "Of course! Do you think it''s easy to dress up? "


    In the face of Carla Firth''s problem, Murphy can only shake his head. His style of dressing strives to be concise, but for women, it is absolutely not the case. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 421

    Some people say that a woman is 20 years old than face, 30 years old than figure, 40 years old than charm, 50 years old than health, 60 years old than wealth. It seems that this is the truth. But no matter what age, a woman with temperament is always more attractive than other women. Although every woman may not be particularly beautiful and has average figure, she must have the temperament set off by fashion.


    This kind of words will not be seen in the eyes of men like Murphy, but it is regarded as the golden rule by most women.


    Therefore, Carla Firth is quite proud to say, "it''s a very sensitive tactile test to pick out the popular things from a lot of clothes and accessories. Not good-looking things will be popular, but the popular things are new and special things. But not all the new and special things will be popular. It must be able to attract the greatest attention in the world. ¡±


    "I think..." Murphy deliberately said, "you''ve been the focus of fox in the 20th century."


    Gail gado laughs. "Carla''s fashion taste is first class."


    "Kara..." Murphy timely changed the topic, "you just said that there was something wrong with the financing channels of fox in the 20th century?"


    Carla Firth shook her head gently. "It''s not 20th century fox, it''s Hollywood. Almost all the producers will face financing difficulties next."


    "A new economic crisis has taken shape." Gail gado seems to have studied, "the consequences of the U.S. government''s excessive dependence on the real estate industry have emerged. The collapse of the real estate industry will affect the financial industry, and then..."


    She doesn''t say that Murphy and the two understand that there must be a crisis in the whole industry.


    But along with the crisis, there must be opportunities.


    Murphy asked Carla Firth directly, "I want to invest in the devil in Prada project you just mentioned. Should 20th Century Fox accept my investment?"


    "I promise..." Carla Firth said with a smile, "Fox''s financing department will welcome your investment with both hands."


    Murphy nodded. "If the project goes on, please send me a copy of the specific plan."


    "No problem."


    Now, in the 20th century, fox is investing everywhere, and Carla Firth knows that Murphy will be very popular.


    Of course, it''s not so simple to invest in a film. It''s just a preliminary intention. The plan of fox in the next 20 century and the director he chooses will affect whether the investment can be made or not.


    It''s a good venture, but Murphy knows the risks of such a project.


    "The devil in Prada" used to amaze everyone, including the people who made the film. The film was originally aimed at the female audience market, and then from its release to the box office boom was very unexpected. It is difficult to be classified into any type of film works, and it is also difficult to be imitated by later generations.


    This is not a conventional type of film, not a romantic comedy about young women''s choices, nor a biographical film, nor a revenge film. It is more like an inspirational fairy tale with the background of adult career. It tells a story about the process of young people''s just taking office and constantly looking for self positioning.


    There are few blockbusters in Hollywood that focus on women and describe the workplace rather than love. It''s like women''s "Wall Street".


    Therefore, before seeing the actual plan, Murphy only has the intention to invest, and the specific investment needs to be discussed slowly.


    With the passage of time, the impact of the economic crisis has become increasingly obvious. Today''s Hollywood has long been tied to Wall Street and can''t be alone.


    Hollywood has a myth. In every economic crisis, Hollywood is a place where the storm can''t spread.


    During the great depression in the 1930s, a quarter of Americans lost their jobs. People still count the steel bars to see the latest movies. People hide in the cinema because of escapism. The film industry is unique. Hollywood is thriving instead of being hit.


    The financial crisis, which began in August this year, is the most serious one since 1930. The economic downturn caused by it has gone through several months, but there is still no sign of ending. The houses of the poor have been taken back by the banks, and the rich have begun to auction their valuable goods, from their wives'' handbags of $4000 to their private airplanes of $500000.


    Can Hollywood really remain a safe haven when the property market avalanches, the stock market plummets, 64000 companies declare bankruptcy, and the unemployment rate is as high as 7.2%?


    Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of the last century. The major production and distribution companies have become part of the media group one after another. The media group with complex industrial revenue can not escape the financial storm.


    When Wall Street plummeted, the entertainment industry stocks were not spared. The overall decline of the entertainment industry stocks in the United States was as high as 40%, and the media group stocks of each major film factory suffered a heavy blow.


    Time Warner AOL, which Warner Bros. belongs to, is the largest media group in the world. The market value of the whole group has evaporated $25 billion.Viacom group, Paramount''s owner, is the biggest loser among the five major media groups in the United States. Its stock has dropped from a peak of $45 a share to $12 a share. Some financial magazines speculate that Viacom''s Somer Redstone "may be embarrassed that he is no longer a billionaire.".


    In terms of DreamWorks, Spielberg has been reduced to waiting for Indian money


    Like 20th century fox, which is short of money, Hollywood has no big movie company to live with.


    For the time being, Murphy put the new projects aside and asked people to go around and find out the projects that each production company lacked money for, so as to select the right type and prepare to participate in them.


    Although we spent a huge sum of $100 million on the "flower of LISS" transaction, the revenue from the two seasons of "game of Thrones" is enough to pay for it, and the huge dividends from "body of steel" undoubtedly need to find a suitable investment channel.


    What Murphy is most familiar with is the film industry. Of course, the investment focus is also on the film.


    By December of 2007, Murphy had contacts with many film companies. The large amount of money he held was undoubtedly the biggest capital for negotiation. Moreover, Murphy''s conditions were not harsh. Apart from the box office share, any investment, as long as the corresponding share of other income of the film in the next three to five years, would not involve the copyright regarded as the lifeblood of Hollywood companies.


    Since it has been unable to wait for Indian funds, DreamWorks film studio first reached a formal agreement with Murphy, and the confirmed Transformers 2 will accept Stanton studio''s investment of up to US $50 million to make up for the huge funding gap of DreamWorks in this project.


    At the same time, DreamWorks Animation Studio, which is even more short of liquidity, has signed a contract with Stanton studio. Jerry carsenberg has agreed that Murphy will invest 40 million US dollars to participate in the project how to tame your dragon.


    Universal Pictures'' restarted "speed and passion" series is also facing the dilemma of shutdown due to lack of funds. After signing a formal contract with Stanton studio, a huge sum of up to $35 million will be transferred to the completion guarantee account of the crew one after another.


    With Wall Street funds and private film funds withdrawing from Hollywood one after another, universal pictures also agreed that it would give priority to Stanton studio''s investment in case of external financing behind the "speed and passion" series.


    The other most important investment is that Murphy has a dream opportunity.


    In the 20th century, fox''s capital chain was tense. Private equity funds and Wall Street raised funds had problems, especially the latter. Several major investment banks went bankrupt one after another, which directly led to the large amount of funds that had been previously agreed not to be available. James Cameron, who was furious, went in and out of fox building almost every day, chased Kara Firth and several other senior executives for funds.


    As the head of the production department, Kara Fitch is very annoyed. In her words, James Cameron is forcing her to jump into Malibu


    Then, on the recommendation of Carla Firth, 20th Century Fox and James Cameron went to Murphy''s Stanton studio. Under the background of the economic crisis, the three parties also signed an investment contract after repeated seesaw negotiations. The contract also does not include the copyright of the project.


    It''s enough to give up copyright, invest, and get the possible return.


    If these projects invested by Stanton studio can be successfully produced and released, Murphy believes that he can get a considerable return in the future.


    There are a large number of super rich people in this industry. Not to mention the investors or the owners of cross industry media groups, there are Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in the directing industry alone. They are also the top directors in North America.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, Steven Spielberg has a wealth of at least $1.5 billion to $2 billion, and the cost of his latest yacht is as high as nearly $200 million!


    George Lucas has accumulated more than three billion dollars for himself by virtue of the Star Wars series.


    In this commercial country, wealth is undoubtedly a symbol of identity and status. Murphy doesn''t know much about other aspects, and the most sure thing is the film industry.


    To deal with these investment issues, Murphy''s energy gradually turns back to the new project, and just like the former title, before writing the script, he officially named the project "shameless bastard"!


    He also determined the overall idea of the film, a group of hooligans try their best to turn over a big hooligan!


    After that, Murphy temporarily put aside other things and began to concentrate on writing scripts and making project plans. But to his surprise, Nicholas Cage found him. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 422

    It provides you with wonderful novels to read.


    In the bright and spacious office, Nicholas Cage sat on a sofa and didn''t even look at the coffee on the coffee table beside him. Although his facial expression was still trying to maintain calm, his hands still showed that he was a little worried.


    But he came here to ask for help. It was hard for him to say anything. He had to wait patiently.


    After taking a sip of his coffee cup, Nicholas Cage sighed. In order to maintain his calm, he had to divert his attention and look up and down in the office.


    The decoration of the office is very simple. There are no other things on the walls except some fruit candy, electric saw, horror planet, dead attendants, lost lovers, games of power and hardcover posters of steel body.


    Even so, Nicholas Cage still has some feelings. With these films, Murphy Stanton brought a shell film company from a humble rental house into the luxury business building of century city.


    He also heard that when Stanton studio moved into the building next to 20th Century Fox last month, not only the news media gathered, but also the board members of 20th Century Fox almost arrived.


    In Hollywood, who doesn''t know the value of Murphy Stanton


    this 27 year old director not only makes a lot of money by investing in his film company, but also accumulates a lot of wealth. It is said that he has hundreds of millions of dollars. He is definitely a rich man among Hollywood directors.


    Nicholas Cage shakes his head. Even when he is at his best, he can''t compare with Murphy Stanton, not to mention now


    now he is in deep trouble. After many times, he hopes to get a glimmer of hope from Murphy Stanton.


    Thinking of this, Nicholas Cage looks at a large poster of steel body hanging on the wall and stands on the side of Superman. Last time he cooperated with Murphy, he got along well. Maybe these can help him.


    The door of the office was suddenly pushed open. Nicholas Cage turned to see that Murphy had come in.


    Seeing Nicholas Cage, Murphy handed his file bag to his assistant and said with a smile, "long time no see, Nicholas."


    Nicholas Cage quickly stood up and came over, offered his hand, "yes, Murphy, long time no see."


    Murphy shook his hand, pointed to the sofa and said, "sit down."


    When Nicholas Cage sat down, he sat down on a sofa next to him, his face motionless, but he was more curious about the purpose of the other party.


    He and Nicholas Cage got along very well when shooting the body of steel, but this kind of good relationship is only limited to work, and they are not friends.


    Well, there''s no difference between Nicholas and cage, if they really like the opposite movie.


    This kind of thing, Murphy always likes simple and direct.


    "Looking for me in such a hurry" he looked at Nicholas Cage and asked, "Nicolas, is there anything urgent?"


    Nicholas Cage was in a bit of a dilemma. It''s not easy for any Hollywood superstar and the former 20 million club members to open such a mouth. However, the situation is urgent and he has run into a wall everywhere. Now he can only take his chance.


    "Well, Murphy." Nicholas Cage took a deep breath and said, "I''ve had some financial problems recently. I''m having a temporary cash flow problem"


    he raised his hand and coughed in a low voice.


    Murphy understood what Nicholas Cage meant and said, "when everyone is in trouble, I''ll say hello to my accountant tomorrow and ask him to transfer a million dollars to you first."


    Although he is not a friend, Nicholas Cage still has great commercial value in his eyes. There is no harm in maintaining a good relationship. Besides, it is only a loan, not a free offer.


    "This" Nicholas Cage suddenly didn''t know what to say. This money was not enough to fill his black hole.


    He hesitated for a moment. After all, his face is not as important as the reality. He said, "my capital gap is about tens of millions of dollars."


    Murphy frowned slightly, "tens of millions of dollars"


    this is totally different from a million dollars.


    Seeing Murphy''s sudden silence, Nicholas Cage took a deep breath and said, "I''m in a lot of trouble. I need at least $20 million to turn around."


    Murphy looked at Nicholas Cage and said nothing.


    Nicholas Cage continued, "Murphy, I promise that I will repay the money as soon as possible, at no less than the interest rate of the bank loan"


    "wait a minute." Murphy raised his hand and interrupted Nicholas Cage, "Nicholas, I don''t know if you''ve heard, I just invested hundreds of millions of dollars, and I don''t have so much liquidity in my hand."


    Hearing this refusal, Nicholas Cage''s face darkened. He could not help sighing about the reality of Hollywood. No one was willing to pull himself into the mireMurphy''s brain is spinning fast. He knows that the reward of the iron body has not saved Nicholas Cage. The Oscar winner must have met great difficulties now. He may not be on the verge of bankruptcy as he once knew.


    He looked at Nicholas Cage. If he put it five years later, he would never mind these bad things. But now, Nicholas Cage is not the king of bad movies. He still has a large number of fans and considerable market appeal. It''s not too much to say that he is a leading Hollywood actor.


    Such a person undoubtedly has great value, which is also the main reason for Murphy to seriously consider. After all, Nicholas Cage is not James Franco and Robert Downey Jr.


    Nicholas Cage looked at Murphy, probably feel no hope, ready to stand up and leave.


    Murphy said, "Nicholas, twenty million dollars is not a small number."


    Subconsciously nodded, Nicholas Cage just want to raise the bottom, back to the sofa.


    "I have basically invested all my working capital." Murphy said seriously and sincerely, "I need time to raise money."


    He only said to raise money, but he didn''t say anything about borrowing money.


    But this has made Nicholas Cage see the hope, and his face shows some gratitude, "thank you, Murphy, thank you very much"


    "I need to think about it and get back to you in a few days." Murphy said.


    Nicholas Cage nodded busily, "no problem, I can wait."


    After running in Hollywood for such a long time, Murphy was the first to show his willingness to lend tens of millions of dollars.


    Later, Nicholas Cage left with a lot of hope, but whether the hope can come true depends on Murphy''s will. This kind of thing involving a huge amount of money, he will not be an idiot to make a decision just by slapping the forehead. He plans to let people do a specific investigation first, and then make a decision according to the actual situation.


    In less than two days, a detailed investigation report was handed over to Murphy, and Nicholas Cage''s situation could not be described as bad.


    To put it simply, extravagance and investment failure forced Oscar winner Nicholas Cage into a situation of huge debts. After he repeatedly sold part of his real estate at a low price last year, he was unable to pay the loan again. Recently, his mansion in bellelle, Los Angeles, was forcibly repossessed by the bank and held a public auction.


    Nicholas Cage initially intended to sell the property for $35 million, but no one was interested. Although he greatly reduced the price to 19 million US dollars and 17.5 million US dollars, he did not attract any buyers. As a result, the house was recovered by the creditor''s loan bank and forced to be auctioned off.


    In recent years, cage''s financial situation has gone from bad to worse. Last year, he was deeply involved in tax arrears, and was pursued by the IRS for personal income tax as high as $6.257 million. According to the survey data obtained by Murphy, his amount of tax arrears was as high as $14 million.


    As a superstar of Hollywood, Nicholas Cage used to be the biggest real estate owner in Hollywood.


    In his heyday, he owned 15 palaces around the world, including a gothic Castle and an island in the Bahamas.


    In addition, his personal belongings include four yachts, jet planes, 40 famous cars, a large number of jewelry and countless works of art. A few years ago, he and Leonardo DiCaprio competed for a dinosaur skull and finally bought it for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Moreover, he also invested a lot in comic books, with a collection value of more than 1.5 million dollars.


    At present, cage is suing Sam Levin, the former business manager, for alleged loss of his own assets. He has taken the other side''s suggestions, used different means to avoid taxes, and also invested in high-risk investments with all his heart at the instigation of the manager. As a result, he was affected by the financial tsunami.


    Of course, cage''s bad habit of making more money and spending more money is also the reason why he has no money now.


    As a result, the Hollywood superstar''s money has been tight recently, and there has been a constant storm of tax arrears and bankruptcy. Real estate in various places has been sealed up. Several luxury houses in California and Las Vegas have been auctioned off by the court, and they can no longer be redeemed.


    It''s a good thing to say that, at most, Nicholas Cage is burdened with a huge amount of debt, but it''s a terrible thing to owe taxes.


    Tax evasion and tax evasion in a country born of tax resistance is absolutely a terrible thing. Anyone knows that they should not provoke the tax bureau. Once they are targeted, it will be a huge trouble.


    Knowing this, Murphy called Nicholas Cage in person, and then asked his agent to talk with him. He would provide the Oscar winner with an interest free loan of 20 million US dollars, so that he could make up for the huge amount of tax he owed.


    This huge sum of $20 million can be regarded as Nicholas Cage''s life-saving money. He should pay something. It''s not finished yet. For mobile phone users, please browse. Read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 423

    If a friend is in trouble, Murphy will not hesitate to help, but a person who has only cooperated once is another matter, even if the other person is a Hollywood star he once liked very much.


    In any way, Murphy is not a person with universal feelings, let alone the lofty ideal of helping the world.


    It''s a simple rule for people in his class to give something in return.


    So, while offering Nicholas Cage a loan, Stanton studio signed a formal contract with him.


    According to the contract, the 20 million US dollars is the advance payment made by Stanton studio to Nicholas Cage, who will play an important role in three films invested by Stanton studio in the future.


    The average price of each film is less than $7 million. It''s very cost-effective to invite Nicholas Cage, a famous star, especially if he doesn''t become the king of rotten films.


    Then, Murphy thought about his upcoming project and decided not to use Nicholas Cage in shameless bastard.


    The script and project plan of shameless bastard are also the focus of Murphy''s next work.


    He went to the hospital to see Quentin Tarantino again, and had some simple exchanges on the project. This was the first meeting between Murphy and Quentin Tarantino after the negotiation. The ruffian director also reminded Murphy of many precautions.


    Leaving California Medical School, Murphy first asked 20th century fox to deal with these potential troubles.


    Quentin Tarantino initially hoped to make the film an "Italian macaroni western", and he also planned to make the film "the past of occupied France", but later gave up and decided to adopt "shameless bastard".


    There''s something wrong with the title. In 1978, the English translation of an Italian film "meritorious deeds" released in North America was called "shameless bastard".


    In order to minimize the possibility of copyright disputes, after Murphy''s communication, 20th Century Fox people found the director of that film. Enzo castillari, the director of "meritorious deeds", agreed to Murphy''s use of the name "shameless bastard" at the cost of showing a small face in the film.


    This condition is nothing at all, Murphy and twentieth century fox are very happy to agree down.


    In terms of script writing, Murphy will definitely take the outline provided by Quentin Tarantino as the main line, but this project has been directed by him. Of course, it is impossible to shoot and produce in Quentin''s way. The styles of the two people are just a little similar, not identical.


    So Murphy hired a team of five writers to help him finish the script of shameless bastard as soon as possible.


    As long as he can control the team well, he can also provide more creativity for script writing when there are many people.


    Creativity is the ability of both self-expression and problem-solving. In these two aspects, Murphy needs to gather a lot of fantastic ideas, but good ideas will not come out of thin air. It takes a lot of time and energy. It''s just the so-called book time.


    In order to get good ideas and stories, the most common way for screenwriters is to brainstorm. Teams get together to discuss solutions to problems.


    But this kind of so-called brainstorming can''t spread without restriction. It must be suitable for the film, and Murphy must give proper restriction and guidance.


    Murphy needs to make the whole writing team clear about the first step. The first step is to make clear the idea, theme and situation of the script. Confusion and anxiety are often caused by the unclear theme.


    Seeing the theme, the writers will naturally have their own ideas. To record these ideas, the writers never lack of ideas, but they lack good ideas suitable for filming. Everyone in Murphy''s team has many novel ideas every day, especially in the evening.


    So he asked every screenwriter to carry a pen and a notebook with him. He was no exception when he was sleeping. When they suddenly had an idea, they would write it down at any time.


    Everyone''s ideas are different, which will cause contradictions and conflicts. After recording enough ideas, Murphy brings all the writers together to have the smoothest face-to-face communication. This is the so-called brainstorming of the Hollywood team''s screenwriters.


    Brainstorming is a good opportunity for thinking exchange and collision. When Murphy discusses problems with his friends, he will use a tape recorder to record the discussion process. No matter what the idea is, he will write it on paper and pin it on the wall. Every 15 minutes, the team will share a solution in turn. In the last 15 minutes, he will check all the discussions and problem lists and find many problems .


    After brainstorming, people who can really make decisions are needed to make decisions. Murphy is definitely responsible for this work. This is also a personal brainstorming. He needs to think about the results of the team brainstorming.


    Thinking will find problems, he will solve problems, as far as possible in-depth research problems, from all angles, calm down to find problems and different.Work can''t ignore rest. When Murphy has a general plot and scene design, he can stop to have a rest and do something completely different. Inspiration always flashes inadvertently, such as taking a bath or Superman fighting wonder woman.


    At the same time of rest, Murphy also pays attention to keep exercising. Proper exercise can make the blood burn. Aristotle is known as the "carefree philosopher" because of his violent walk in teaching and brainstorming.


    No matter whether it''s useful or not, Murphy will record every idea in time.


    During this period, he had some crazy ideas, but he didn''t abandon them or limit his thinking to the rules. Because of the relationship between the theme and content of the film, he let his ideas go crazy! Regardless of whether these ideas are silly or impossible, just follow the pace of thinking to fly freely.


    Many questions are not without answers, but because I dare not think about them.


    If you think too much, you will have doubts in your heart. If necessary, Murphy will ignore the doubts in your heart.


    When he encounters problems, there will always be a voice in his heart telling him "this idea is not good, this thing will not work.".


    It is this voice that hinders the pace of work. It will never stop. You should know that this is not the work of "it", its work is to question and criticize.


    A successful director must learn to distinguish and listen to the good voice in his heart, the young, energetic, daring and more creative voice.


    Finally, Murphy is going to transform Quentin Tarantino''s story


    for every movie he sees or book he reads, he can rethink it from three different aspects, such as the beginning is not like this, or the story takes place elsewhere, and then at the end of the movie or story, he can imagine three different endings, tragedy and joy Drama or open ending.


    In this way, Murphy led the writing team to finish the first draft of "shameless bastard" as soon as possible. The first draft writing is like walking barefoot through the grass, keeping romantic, naughty and absurd, and making an ending for it.


    Next, there is more detailed modification work.


    As a director and screenwriter, Murphy also wanted to try a new model.


    In some ways, there are two types of directors in Hollywood: those who write their own scripts and those who don''t.


    It''s rare to have both, and to be able to alternate between a movie you wrote and a movie you didn''t write.


    This is not to say that one type of director is more commendable than another. They are just different. If they write their own scripts, they will get a film with personal characteristics. A style will soon emerge, and some points of interest will often reappear.


    Therefore, in the face of this kind of director''s work, the audience is more in contact with a personality.


    If a director adapts a screenplay written by others every time, he may be very good at directing. If the script is good, a great film may be born. However, he will never have the personal qualities that an author has.


    Similarly, if you write your own script and make a film with personal characteristics, but you can''t say anything interesting or new about the film, then such a film will never be better than a film adapted from a good script by a director.


    "Once this distinction is made, I think all directors should make films for themselves. Their responsibility is to make sure that no matter what obstacles they face, the film is their own from beginning to end."


    At Santa Monica''s home, Murphy sits next to Gail gado, who looks through the first draft of the script. He says, "the director must always be the master of the film. Once he becomes a slave, he will be numb."


    Gail gado looked up and said curiously, "you mean you don''t care about the audience?"


    "No!" Murphy shook his head without hesitation. "I mean, the first thing to make a movie is to satisfy yourself. I don''t mean to make you despise the audience. My personal feeling is that if you make a film that suits your heart and it works well, the audience will like it, or at least some of them will like it. "


    "Mm-hmm..." Gail gado nodded, his eyes fell back to the script, and when he saw the end, he couldn''t help laughing, "what a feast of revenge for the Jews."


    She turned and looked at Murphy. "Thank you, honey."


    Murphy shrugged, but did not answer her. This so-called Jewish revenge feast is just for the needs of the film, which has nothing to do with Gail gado''s ethnicity.


    Gail gado went to see the end. Murphy shook his head and said, "why didn''t the Jews resist?"


    "What?" Gail gado immediately looks at Murphy. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 424

    Gail gado was dissatisfied with the questions asked by Murphy. Then he thought about the environment in which Murphy grew up, and then he was relieved.


    She is very clear that in Murphy''s eyes, no matter what kind of people, white, Asian, African, Jewish and Latino, are the same people, and there is no difference. He will not give any special treatment to black actors and characters because of Hollywood''s so-called political correctness, nor will he treat Jews differently because of his suffering history Look.


    At the beginning, she had some opinions on Murphy''s attitude, but with the increase of time, she found that Murphy didn''t discriminate against anyone, just treated everyone as ordinary people.


    Gail gado is also very clear that perhaps it is because of his education that his boyfriend knows very little about western history.


    For example, the following projects will involve an important period of history. The plot basically depends on thinking, which has nothing to do with the past history.


    After thinking about it, Gail gado thinks it''s time to popularize what he knows about that period of history for Murphy.


    "Here''s what happened," she said to Murphy seriously. "At first, people thought Poland would not lose the war; then, when the Germans came in, people thought they could continue to live; then, they passed laws forbidding Jews to sit on public benches or go to parks and other places; then, they said that Jews must wear the star of David Armbands; then they said that all Jews must be concentrated in one district; then they surrounded the district with walls, and there was not a critical moment, and there was not much possibility of reaction and organization... "


    Gail gado shook his head and continued, "why didn''t the French resist immediately when the Germans came to France in 1940? The situation is the same. At every stage of this complicated situation, people will say, "this will pass, it will pass, and the situation will not get worse..." But it''s a big mistake. It''s worse, worse, worse! In the end, most people were killed. "


    Hearing Gail gado''s words, Murphy gave a rare and serious thought, then nodded her head.


    His understanding of Western history is very limited, but he is familiar with some historical events on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.


    "I''m sorry, dear." Murphy volunteered.


    Gail gado came up and gave him a kiss on the face. "It''s OK. I know you didn''t mean it."


    The two naturally changed the topic and discussed the preparation and shooting plan of "shameless bastard". In this project, Gail gado will act as Assistant Producer and continue his own learning path.


    Murphy, however, talks about the history of the Jews from Gail gado, thinking about the film.


    Of course, he is not interested in the Holocaust and other subjects. He just thinks that the way the Germans treat the Jews can be applied to the film. This kind of gradual feeling is also very important for a film. When this feeling accumulates to a certain level, the final outbreak will undoubtedly be more enjoyable.


    In this film, after the foreshadowing of many small climaxes, the final climax is not only to kill Hitler, but also to whip his corpse, so that the audience can vent freely.


    If you change to another role, you will undoubtedly take a great risk. But Hitler''s words are all right. Anti Nazi and anti Hitler are completely politically correct. They are 100 times more correct than the so-called black political correctness.


    In the social and political public opinion environment constructed for decades, it''s stupid to clean up Adolf Hitler.


    In recent years, Murphy has been further polishing the script of shameless bastard. Every director has his own ideas. Quentin Tarantino''s way of telling stories is definitely not suitable for him.


    For example, in many transitional plots of the film, Quentin Tarantino likes to use a lot of dialogues that deviate from the theme of the film, while Murphy never likes to be wordy in the film, and will use every minute to create a breathless tense rhythm for the film as much as possible.


    This is not to say that Quentin Tarantino''s shooting and production methods are not good, but that every director will have his own style. Every famous director will form his own style, even Steven Spielberg, who is recognized as the most model of shooting and production, is no exception.


    In the completed script, Murphy does not use the usual Hollywood moves to create a tense atmosphere, but considering the physiological reaction of the audience, he will try some small routines appropriately.


    For example, to create a tense atmosphere in a script is to exert pressure on the audience of the film, and the only thing that can make the audience suffer from both psychological and physical suffering is time. Here, Murphy needs some strategies to determine the duration of the whole scene and how to show the tense rhythm freely in the whole scene.


    In other words, in film shooting, we should skillfully grasp the drama, atmosphere and rhythm tension, with a certain degree of relaxation. It is difficult for the audience to predict which second there will be climax.


    There are also scenes that reflect characters or other backgrounds.People who have seen Quentin Tarantino''s films will certainly have an impression on this aspect. When the plot of the film needs to explain the background of a person or an important prop, the ruffian director often uses some simple and crude ways, the most typical of which is to insert a narration and the corresponding picture directly into the film.


    But Murphy has never used this technique and does not intend to use it in the future.


    Of course, this is only due to personal interests, no one can deny the reasonable use of this way.


    In many cases, the background story is so complex that it will take too long if it is presented as a real scene.


    Therefore, narration is often used in the first act to account for the background story, so that the audience can catch up with the progress of the story. Some writers do not like to use narration, and think it is a lazy way to tell a story.


    This idea is usually right, because the use of narration on some illustrative pictures has almost become the standard mode of the first act of comedy, which is a rather formulaic opening.


    Nevertheless, it is wrong to think that this writing method negates the value of the whole play. When this method is used correctly, narrating the background story with narration can not only guide the audience, but also make the audience enter the story in a lively and stylistic way.


    The completed scripts, including the introduction of flammable and explosive film made of nitrocellulose, will be hidden in the story of the whole film by Murphy instead of being specially explained.


    The background story reveals the important information of the character''s identity, and also provides the basic elements of the conflict in the story. How the director and the screenwriter express the background story in the film will determine the structure of the whole script to some extent.


    Whether or not Murphy chooses to tell all the background stories in the first act, or weaves them in the process of story development, the relationship between a character''s background story and identity development should always be closely linked.


    Most of the time, it is useful to keep some important background story information, which can make the disclosure of this small amount of information consistent with the development of the story or the self-development of the character.


    In addition, Murphy will use the method of identity diffusion in the introduction of Hugo, a German officer who is a member of the bastard team.


    The other side of the story and the action of Hugo''s character are not designed.


    All these are due to the different styles and personal interests of Murphy and Quentin Tarantino.


    Let him make a movie exactly the way Quentin Tarantino did, and Murphy is sure that his chances of failing are far higher than his chances of success.


    In mid December, Murphy basically decided on the final draft of the script. Good news also came from 20th Century Fox and Weinstein film. The two companies will jointly invest up to $80 million in the project to make the film.


    As the current project is completely dominated by Murphy, 20th Century Fox also occupies an absolute dominant position in the cooperation with Weinstein film. It will not only be the North American and overseas distributor of shameless bastard, but also get 51% of the investment share of the film.


    In other cases, Weinstein pictures may give up the project, but the candidate Quentin Tarantino has found is Murphy. The Weinstein brothers clearly remember how terrible profits Murphy has created for them. Even if they are mainly operating in pursuit of Oscar, they can''t refuse the temptation of profits.


    At the same time, Bill rosis also completed the negotiation with the two companies on behalf of Murphy. The great success of "body of steel" undoubtedly made Murphy stand firmly in the position of Hollywood first-line director. Moreover, compared with other first-line directors, the investment profit ratio of the films directed by Murphy is undoubtedly higher, and it does not cost too much effort. Bill rosis is the first-line director of Murphy Got the treatment that matches his current status and appeal.


    This is still an advance payment plus revenue sharing contract.


    According to the contract, Murphy will get an advance payment of $12 million three times. After "shameless bastard" is released from the North American and overseas markets, as long as the global box office can exceed three times the production cost of $80 million, he will automatically get 20% of the box office share. If the North American box office of the film can exceed $500 million, the share will rise to 10% Twenty five percent


    Of course, in the 20th century, Fox and Weinstein relied on a successful director like Murphy, but they were not stupid. Murphy''s dividend did not involve the DVD and TV revenues of Hollywood companies.


    However, Murphy has explained before that Bill rosis talked about 15% of the future pay on demand, download and rental income of "shameless bastard" as a dividend.


    Perhaps this part of income is not particularly high at present, but the contract term is as high as 10 years, and the future potential is unlimited.


    After that, Murphy began to build a production team. His shooting and production team was ready-made. As long as he issued a call order, he would consider actors most, especially SS captain Hans. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 425

    With Murphy''s style of acting, the project directed by him will definitely give priority to his own people, so he immediately informed other people of Stanton party. He held enough power in his hands, and Stanton party members also proved their popularity with success time after time. As long as James Franco and others have the right schedule, they can appear in this film and take it away A lot of money.


    This kind of call is not mandatory. If they have other better opportunities in hand, Murphy certainly won''t let them miss it.


    First of all, the schedule of Robert Downey Jr. is not suitable. Not long ago, he just finished shooting iron man, and then he took on "Sherlock Holmes", which is adapted from Leonard Wigram''s cartoon of the same name by Guy Ritchie, and will play the famous Sherlock Holmes.


    Seth Logan and Jonah Hill also have no time. The super boom of "hangover" makes the two people who lead the project hot. They plan another comedy film and get the investment from David Ellison''s sky film fund.


    The only one on schedule is James Franco. Murphy has already communicated with him and is basically sure that James Franco will play Lieutenant Aldo, the leader of the jerk team in the film.


    In the remaining important roles, Murphy needs a young actress who can''t see any Jewish features, Jewish or non Jewish; a strong Jewish actor who wants to work with Donne Johnson, but this one seems to have some problems in appearance; a typical German blonde who seems to have some problems in this aspect The best candidates are UMA Thurman or Diane Kruger. The former is taking good care of her best friend Quentin, and certainly has no time. The latter has asked Bill rosis to send out an audition invitation


    All of these can be solved through auditions.


    For the other two important roles, Murphy couldn''t think of a more suitable person for the moment, and asked someone to send an audition invitation to Michael faspin and Christopher waltz.


    In the past two years, Michael faspin has gradually become famous in Hollywood, and Murphy has also seen his details in CAA. This type actor can move him, on the one hand, because of his preconceived ideas, on the other hand, because of his life experience.


    Born in Germany, Michael Fassbender is a descendant of people from Germany and Ireland. Although he now lives in London, he speaks fluent German. In fact, German is his first language, English is his second language, a German with a British accent and this role is a perfect match.


    As for Christopher waltz, almost everyone once asked, "who''s that Nazi officer?" after seeing him for the first time in shameless bastard


    It''s no exaggeration to say that before the film, the fans knew nothing about him. Even in Austria or Germany, he was not a famous first-line star. After he became famous, the fans could find only a few films of mediocre quality, in which he played the role of an artistic and miserable green youth.


    Almost immediately after the invitation, Murphy received a reply. Both Michael faspin and Christopher Waltz agreed to take part in the audition, and would immediately come to Los Angeles to prepare for the audition, even if they had not seen any script about the role.


    This is the appeal of the first-line directors. For those actors who dream of becoming famous, this kind of invitation is just like a heaven sent opportunity.


    Before Christmas, the cast of "shameless bastard" was officially set up in Los Angeles. All kinds of work of the cast are the old people who have been with Murphy for many years. A close cooperation team is also the most basic condition for making an excellent film.


    With Fox and Weinstein''s first $30 million transferred to a third-party guarantee account in the 20th century, the preparations for "shameless bastard" began.


    The first choice is the location. Two deputy directors and Harvey Weinstein went to Paris to investigate the possibility of shooting in Paris.


    The second is film, which is different from the previous "body of steel". As Murphy said, no matter what kind of medium, it is always for the film in his hands. This time, Murphy chose to use film completely.


    The reason is very simple. The film will be released before the next award season. What he considers is not only the box office, but also the impact on the Oscar. In the eyes of those conservative Oscar judges, film will always be the best carrier of the film. If digital shooting technology is used, it will naturally reduce at least one level in the Oscar competition.


    Then there are actors. The crew first identified James Franco as Lieutenant Aldo, and a comedian as Hitler.


    Originally, Jonah hill was very interested in the role of Hitler, but his schedule was not suitable, and his body shape was not suitable.


    Compared with the previous stage of the film, the preparation of the film is relatively simple, and the scope of the film is relatively large.In Murphy''s words, it''s not history that ever happened, it''s a universe for assholes.


    In fact, Quentin Tarantino''s works can form a universe of their own. Anyway, it is always full of blood and violence, and all the characters are a group of complete jerks.


    "What''s the main purpose of Murphy taking over this film?"


    Inside a restaurant in Century City, Margot Robby, wearing a golden ponytail, looks at Gail gado sitting opposite. "You know what?"


    Gail gado shook his head. "I didn''t ask Murphy."


    "You, always." Margot Robbie took a drink from his glass, shook his head and said, "Gail, I''m not talking about you. You always focus on Murphy. You''ll lose yourself."


    "I think it''s good now." Gail gado smiles. "Happy."


    Margot Robbie shrugged, did not continue the topic, and turned back to the question just now, "Murphy is your boyfriend, you guess his purpose."


    "Honey." Over the past two years, the relationship between them is very good. Gail gado completely regards Margot Robbie as his best friend and has no scruples in speaking. "If you ask such a question, you must have your own idea. It''s better for you to guess."


    Margot Robbie was also impolite and said, "for the friendship with Quentin Tarantino?"


    She then shook her head. "No, as Murphy is, he''ll do it for you and the stantons, but Quentin Tarantino hasn''t been that far."


    Although it has never been mentioned, Gail gado knows what kind of person Murphy is. In fact, he also knows some of Murphy''s thoughts when he takes over the film. He nods his head and agrees with Margot Robbie''s words.


    "To make money?" Margot Robbie shook his head again. "I''ve seen the script. It''s not a typical popular film. Even if the box office is booming, it can''t be like" body of steel. "


    Gail gado also took a drink. "Maggie, you know more and more."


    "Don''t always think I''m a wild boy from rural Australia." Margot Robbie is now exquisitely looking and well dressed. Where is the Australian cowboy look?


    At least not from the appearance.


    "You are a beautiful girl now." Gail gado praised, Margot Robbie showed a bit of surprise, "do you really think so?"


    "Of course." Gail gado nodded gently. "People who say you are not beautiful must be blind."


    She remembers clearly that Margot Robbie is now 17 years old and has gradually grown up. She is tall and sexy, has a delicate and three-dimensional face, and is full of the temperament of a young girl. She is definitely a top blonde.


    Don''t say it''s a man. Even if she''s a woman, she''ll feel excited.


    Margot Robbie deliberately put on a proud expression, which made Gail gado laugh again unconsciously.


    "I can''t guess." Margot Robbie turned the subject back. "You must know!"


    She looked at Gail gado. "Isn''t it? Tell me


    "I can guess some, but you don''t have to take it too seriously." Friends always exchange secrets, and Gail gado is no exception. She said, "on the one hand, Murphy took the film because of his friendship with Quentin. Quentin gave him a lot of help at that time. Murphy could not have watched him be sued for breach of contract by 20th century fox. On the other hand, Murphy was made for the judges of the Academy..."


    "The judges of the Academy." Margot Robbie has been in this circle for some time, and a brother like David Robbie, with his brain smart enough, immediately understood Gail gado''s meaning and said in a hurry, "I know!"


    "Ah..." Thinking of Gail gado''s ethnicity, she was a little embarrassed, opened her mouth, and swallowed the next words back to her stomach.


    Gail gado could guess what Margot Robbie was trying to say and laughed, "Maggie, it''s OK."


    "Then I''ll be straight."


    Seeing Gail gado nodding, Margot Robbie vomited her words. She had seen the script, and what she said was also based on the plot. "When Murphy made this movie, he could tell the Jewish bigwigs in Hollywood: do you like it when I make a movie to make the Jews scalp the Nazis? Not enough? Then the whole group of stupid Nazis make a fool of themselves, and another fool Hitler, shoot him a hundred times, a hundred times, and then close all the high-level Nazis. Is it enough to set fire in the cinema, sweep the machine gun, and then blow up the dynamite? Can you get an Oscar, or can you give it to some little golden men? "


    "You..."


    After listening to Margot Robbie''s joking words, Gail gado began to laugh, not only not caring, but also in a good mood.


    Margot Robbie was very happy to see Gail gado, and he also laughed. Then he timely said, "Gail, there is a Jewish girl in the play who is not Jewish..." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 426

    Asking for monthly tickets and recommended tickets


    after listening to magtrobe, Gail gado did not say anything. It is obvious that magtrobe may have seen the script from his agent or David Robby, and become interested in the most important female role in it, even the heroine sosana.


    She took a look at MAG Trobe. In the script setting, sosana is a blonde Jewish girl who can''t see any Jewish characteristics from her appearance. In terms of image, although MAG Trobe''s facial lines tend to be strong, it''s not impossible.


    After all, some Jews have been mixed for so many years that they can''t tell from each other in appearance.


    "Gayle, let me hear from David," magtrobe added, "you are the producer of this production group"


    the producer has great power. If your best friend can be the producer of the shameless bastard production group, she will have great hope to get the role.


    "Not a producer." Gail gado shook his head. "Assistant Producer, an internship."


    She laughed. "I still need to learn now. I can''t take an important position in the crew."


    "Oh," magtrobe nodded.


    Anyway, it''s all my friends, and Gail gado can see that magtrobe''s idea is relatively simple. He just wants to help himself. He doesn''t have those messy ideas.


    She thought for a moment and said, "Maggie, let me tell Murphy that on your terms and with the relationship Murphy and you have known for many years, there must be no problem in audition."


    Even if she didn''t say it, if David Robbie spoke, with Murphy''s character, he would not refuse.


    "Really?" magtrobe reached for Gail gado''s hand. "Thank you, Gail."


    "Don''t be too busy saying thank you." Gail gado''s mind, of course, will put some words in the front, "I can only recommend you audition, want to get the role, rely on yourself."


    MAG Trobe is not a fool, quickly nodded, "well, I will do well."


    As if determined, she gave gale gado a firm hand.


    Gail gado shook his head and laughed, saying nothing more.


    Even if she is a best friend, her help is limited. She can only do it here, and she will not interfere in the rest. It is Murphy, not others, who can really decide this kind of main role.


    From the very beginning, Gail gado knew that even if she had deep feelings, like her and Murphy, there was a line between some things. It was better not to cross this line.


    Feelings need to be managed carefully, not used to sell people.


    What''s more, there is a silly example and lesson here, how can she be stupid


    she will help MAG Trobe, but only for an audition, not for a major role.


    Let go of galgado''s hand, magtrobe suddenly sighed in his heart. His friend seems to be happy, but in fact he is just a slave of love.


    "Gail paid too much for this love." She whispered in her heart, "I''ve lost myself."


    Marguerite Trow knew Murphy earlier than Gail gado. Limited by her age, she didn''t have a deep impression on him at that time. On the contrary, she had a good friendship with his first girlfriend at that time. Although she gradually lost contact with the British girl as time went on, she inevitably associated Murphy Stanton with her irresponsible image in her mind.


    In the past two years, when she came to Los Angeles and entered Hollywood, she fell in love with Gail gado and became a close friend. She often participated in various parties held by her and Murphy Stanton, so she had a chance to observe and understand them carefully.


    Gail gado is mature, beautiful, beautiful, generous, elegant and fashionable, which can be described by all the commendatory words she can find.


    This is not only her good friend, but also the object of her study and worship.


    But there is one thing about her that Marguerite Robby always finds hard to let go of and thinks it is the biggest defect.


    Galgado attaches too much importance to love and cares too much about Murphy Stanton''s feelings. Sometimes, in order to take care of Murphy Stanton, he often ignores himself.


    Of course, Murphy Stanton is also very good to galgado, but his efforts seem out of proportion to galgado''s.


    MAG Trobe can''t help feeling aggrieved for his friends.


    Looking at Gail gado drinking from the opposite cup, I don''t know why, Marguerite Robbie suddenly felt that Gail gado was thinner than last time, and seemed to be haggard


    she really paid too much.


    There was a feeling of heartache in magtrobe''s young girl''s heart.


    "Gayle, if you have time." She suddenly suggested, "why don''t we go on a global tour together"


    after hearing this proposal, Gail gado became interested. "Global tour, I''ve had this idea before, but"


    after a little thought, she said, "it''s going to find the right time."Marguerite Robby laughed happily. "There will always be a squeeze of time."


    Gail gado nodded his head slightly. It''s a good idea to travel around the world. Maybe he can call Murphy together. I just don''t know if he can spare some time. Now he''s obviously more and more busy.


    The two girls had a heated discussion, but their ideas deviated early. Magtrobe wanted to plan a trip for two, and Gail gado thought more about how to get Murphy together.


    If they can be friends, they can find many common languages in some ways, but there is no doubt that there is a huge difference between galgado and magtrobe in this respect.


    However, these will not affect the relationship between the two, the lunch can be said to end in a jubilant atmosphere.


    "You really don''t want to go to roddell street with me"


    as she walked out of the restaurant, magtrobe seemed reluctant to separate from Gail gado, took her hand and said, "we haven''t gone to the fashion shop together for a long time."


    "Next time." Gail gado still firmly refused, "after the decoration of Lisi flower last week, Murphy took over and asked people to make the final changes. We made an appointment to have a look in the afternoon."


    "All right." Magtrobe was the first to leave.


    Galgado also drove his Chevy into Beverly Hills and drove towards holbe mountain.


    On the south slope of holbe mountain, Murphy arrived in front of the newly decorated manor ahead of galgado, stopped his car by the straight road, stood in front of the French iron gate and looked inside. The white villa building at the end of the line of sight took on a new look, and the plants in the front hall were carefully taken care of, showing vitality. The asphalt road leading to the villa from the gate was replaced by a flat one Tan''s bluestone board is more in contrast to the green trees in the vestibule garden.


    This huge luxury manor has changed a lot, the biggest of which is the iron gate. The line of Lisi flower on the iron gate has been taken down and replaced with Murphy''s own name.


    After waiting for less than ten minutes, a Chevy car slowly stopped next to Murphy''s SUV from far to near. Gail gado pushed the door to get off.


    "Hi, honey." Murphy waved to her.


    Gail gado steps over and takes Murphy''s arm. As in the past, her eyes are always on Murphy, and she doesn''t see the change at the gate of the manor.


    "How do you stand here?" she asked strangely. She took Murphy''s hand and walked towards the gate of the manor. "Take me to see what you have changed."


    Murphy will be responsible for the renovation after she bought it. She''s not sure what to do.


    Murphy gave Gael gado a gentle pull, stopped and said, "there''s no change in it."


    Gail gado is very smart, "that''s the outside has changed"


    she said. She looked near the gate, and just looked at it, she saw that the letter of Lisi flower on the French iron gate disappeared, and she got a new name instead.


    Looking at that line of letters, Gail gado was stunned. She had no idea that Murphy would name their new home in this way.


    She nibbled her lower lip and turned to look at Murphy. Almost all her excitement was in her face.


    "Dear"


    Gail gado didn''t know how to express his feelings at this moment, so he just stepped forward, hugged Murphy tightly and gave him a deep hug.


    "I" she wanted to find something more suitable to say, but Murphy patted her on the back. "This is our home. You are the hostess here."


    Gail gado nodded her head, full of sweet heart, she has never paid in vain, every one of his pay, got a response from Murphy.


    Gripping Murphy''s hand tightly and nestling beside his tall body, Gail gado goes to see the big words wave Manor on the iron arch again


    her boyfriend named the manor after her own name, their new home and their future


    Gail gado turns to see Murphy again, and Murphy cares more about the relationship between them than she thinks, She knew that Murphy didn''t know anything about Hebrew, and had never mentioned it before, but she didn''t expect that he knew the meaning of his name in Hebrew.


    "I plan to move in before Christmas." Murphy said about her plan. "What do you think of it"


    "OK," Gail gado nodded and said, "our house over there is about to expire."


    Before Christmas, Murphy moved from Santa Monica Valley to Beverly Hills, and let grace through the relationship of CAA, equipped with the corresponding service personnel for the manor, CAA will provide a full range of services.


    After moving home, Murphy was all set on the preparation of the shameless bastard. It''s not finished yet.

 Chapter 427

    World War II uniforms and weapons, Hitler''s modeling, Kodak''s 35mm film, corresponding photographic equipment All these preparations are ready one by one. Helena espora also went to Paris early to set up the studio there. Murphy, with Felipe Raschel and Gail gado, flew to Paris three times to inspect the shooting site.


    In the past few years, the ability of the whole team has been honed, with tacit understanding, skilled, the whole preparatory work in an orderly manner.


    But some accidents, or affect the normal operation of the crew.


    This month, the writers'' strike in Hollywood broke out completely, and many production teams had to stop. However, Murphy''s script has been finalized, and the preparation for the production of shameless bastard is still going on.


    Of course, it is impossible to say that the writers strike has no influence at all. The cast is somewhat unstable.


    Fortunately, the key members of all departments are old people who have been with Murphy for many years. They are not too affected by the situation in Hollywood for the time being.


    However, several screenwriters employed by Stanton studio naturally joined the strike. The trade union provided protection for them. In turn, they had to fight for corresponding rights for the trade union.


    There is more than one union with strike intention, but the director Union and the two actors union quickly reached an agreement with the Producers Union, but the requirements of the writers union could not be met.


    In fact, this also proves one thing from the side. The status of screenwriters in the film industry is really not high. The conditions put forward by the writers'' Union are far lower than those put forward by the directors'' Union and the actors'' Union, and they are still rejected by the producers'' Union without hesitation, just like the writers are not worth the price at all


    Under the industrial assembly line system of Hollywood, the importance of screenwriters has been reduced to a very low level. Looking at several strikes in Hollywood in recent 20 years, the strike of screenwriters in 1988 and this year was the most powerful.


    If we want to solve this kind of problem, we can only sit at the negotiation table, but there are some big differences between us.


    The strike quickly spread to the whole of Hollywood, with 12000 screenwriters taking part in it, and many others taking to the Hollywood avenue to protest.


    The last collective strike of the writers'' Union was in 1988, which lasted for 22 weeks and brought more than 500 million US dollars to the whole industry. This strike is bound to bring more pain, because the entertainment industry has grown into a giant now. Even if the surrounding industries are not included, it can create tens of billion US dollars of output value every year.


    If peripheral industries are included, they can almost account for about 8% of the total economy of the United States. According to the latest statistics obtained by Murphy, the total salary of Hollywood film and television industry practitioners last year exceeded 100 billion US dollars!


    From this we can see the huge value of this industry and the great value it can produce.


    Although the writers'' Union has made a big noise, considering the overall strategy of the future, Hollywood manufacturers, with the six major companies as the main body, will not easily compromise, and they are united enough in this respect.


    Not to mention the big six companies, even the third tier production companies such as Stanton studio, even if the screenwriters involved in the shameless bastard project go on strike, Murphy will not easily make concessions in his interests.


    It''s OK to give some sweets, but you can''t make a big concession. Once you do, you can''t stop it.


    Capital has always been born for the pursuit of interests, even if Murphy is such a tiny capitalist is no exception.


    As a result, a number of films and TV plays inevitably become temporary victims.


    On the day of the strike, all talk shows were shut down immediately. Then 24 hours announced that the season would be canceled, making it the first unlucky TV series. The shooting of angel and devil, a sequel to the Da Vinci Code, was delayed, making it the first unlucky movie. 007: quantum crisis was also suspended, joining in DreamWorks play Tintin Adventure is also on hold


    Negotiation is a must. As the owner of Stanton studio, Murphy temporarily put aside the preparatory work and handed over the production team to Kara Firth. Together with representatives of other production companies, Murphy formed a negotiation team to negotiate with the writers'' Union.


    In this respect, the interests of all Hollywood production companies are the same.


    Although the writers strike is in full swing, the negotiation team still shows a tough attitude. Even if they sit back at the negotiation table, they will not give in easily, and the strike continues.


    Murphy spent most of his time watching. As a Stanton studio, he didn''t have a lot of say, and he didn''t need to come out. It was enough to go with the flow.


    In 2008, there is no happy New Year atmosphere in Hollywood, and the shadow of strike covers the whole of North America.


    The Golden Globe Awards ceremony was cancelled and changed to a press conference.


    Everyone began to worry about next month''s Oscars. If the Oscars were cancelled, it would not only be a loss of money, but also the face of Hollywood


    Even Wall Street issued a warning that if the strike lasted for five months, the economic losses would be as high as $30 billion.It is the consensus of all that the strike can not last. Although the $30 billion figure is pure Wall Street bullshit, if the strike lasts too long, it will definitely affect the interests of all Hollywood companies and practitioners.


    The negotiations between the two sides are still going on. In addition to preparing "shameless bastard", Murphy also participated in the most important negotiation between the producers'' Union and the writers'' Union in late January.


    Of course, Murphy, like the owners of many small Hollywood companies, spent most of his time watching the negotiation.


    In terms of producers'' alliance, News Corp President Peter shelney, Disney CEO Robert egger and producers'' Alliance chairman Nick canter are the main players. They have a direct confrontation with the chairman of the writers'' Association Veron, the executive director of the West Coast writers'' Association David young and the head of the association''s coordination Committee John Bowman.


    The strike showed the dawn of an end.


    Unlike the negotiations between Hollywood''s major production companies, which are not slow and fight for every inch of land, the film industry is most worried about the suspension of the Academy Awards ceremony, which is Hollywood''s biggest decorative facade. No one wants to see the suspension happen.


    To this end, the Academy of film arts and Sciences canceled the lunch for nominees and directly changed it to a press conference to announce the nomination list.


    Before, there were many media for "body of steel", advocating that this superhero film should be nominated for best picture or best director, but the Academy of film arts and Sciences has always been stubborn, and the discrimination against superhero films and science fiction films has not been formed in recent years.


    Among the newly announced nominations for the 80th Academy Awards, "body of steel" won five nominations for best photography, best visual effects, best art direction, best sound effects and best sound editing.


    There are a lot of nominations, but all the nominations are from technology awards, and none of the heavyweight awards are shortlisted.


    After the announcement of the nomination list, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was very worried that the Academy Awards ceremony would be closed due to the strike of screenwriters. They made preparations for it. If the strike continues, the Academy will start an emergency party.


    In addition, the college also sent a special person to participate in the negotiation, urging both sides to reach an agreement as soon as possible.


    The Washington authorities are also making efforts. The fragile economic situation of the United States absolutely can''t stand the torture of a long strike. Hollywood has been tied to Wall Street since a few years ago. Hollywood''s accidents will not only cause problems in the entertainment industry, but also aggravate the turbulence of Wall Street.


    Except for the first two times, the writers'' Union did not come back to Murphy. Everyone knows that he is the boss of Stanton studio. In fact, it''s very easy to judge which side of his ass will sit in such an event.


    As the strike goes on longer and longer, it has more and more influence on Hollywood and its surrounding industries. Even in the previously stable cast of shameless bastards, people are in a state of panic. Murphy simply gives the cast in preparation a week''s holiday, waiting for the strike to end before they start to work again.


    The only way to end the strike is for both sides to make some concessions, and there is no other way.


    Murphy knows that, as do the writers'' Union and the producers'' Union.


    If any industry wants to operate normally, both employers and employees have to abide by the "rules of the game" of mutual recognition and fairness. It seems natural for the entertainment industry to share the profits of tens of billions of dollars a year with screenwriters.


    However, capital naturally pursues profits. The cake of mobile business groups is undoubtedly to dig meat from capitalists.


    The main difference between the two sides is that the producer demands to pay part of the remuneration after recovering the cost of movies and TV programs, while the screenwriter demands to improve the treatment of screenwriters on movies, TV dramas and reality shows, and requires the producer to pay the DVD share of screenwriters, which is up to 3%. In addition, the income share of downloading programs on demand on the Internet should also be paid by the producer Zero to 4.5 percent.


    This condition is absolutely unacceptable to the production company and the producer alliance, which is tantamount to robbing investors like Murphy.


    In the middle of February, a preliminary agreement was finally reached through the seesaw negotiation between the producers'' Union and the writers'' Association. Major Hollywood production companies made some concessions, and the writers'' Association and the producers'' Union signed a three-year temporary contract.


    The contract not only improves the basic salary of the screenwriter, but also obtains 1.5% of the revenue share of DVD and 3% of the revenue share of VOD for the screenwriter. This not only includes the works from now on, but also can extract a certain proportion from the previous works.


    The writers'' strike ended temporarily. The writers'' Union sent an email to each member, calling on everyone to return to work immediately.


    "The strike is over. Tomorrow, the writers will be in their places and everything will be back to normal."


    Murphy''s crew also returned to normal. After auditioning for Michael faspinder, Christopher Waltz and Margot Robbie, he flew to Paris with the whole crew and settled in a set in the suburbs, ready to start shooting. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 428

    In a studio of montage studio in the suburb of Paris, countless people are quiet after busy, and their eyes are all turned to the camera lens.


    The camera is aimed at a film set which is decorated as a farmhouse. A dialogue is being staged between a man dressed as a SS officer and a farmer.


    Two cameras shoot from different angles, and the assistant with stannikon squatting in the pre reserved photo space, waiting for Murphy''s order to take photos at any time.


    "If you want to compare the Jews to an animal, it''s a mouse." The SS officer opened his hand. "The propaganda of the Fuehrer and Goebbels is similar, but our conclusions are different. I think this comparison is disrespectful."


    He pointed to the set window. "Let''s look at the world as a mouse. It''s really a hostile world."


    It''s a long shot play that relies on excellent personal acting skills. Although it''s a trial shot, Christopher Waltz''s performance is extremely wonderful up to now. He looks at the farmer and says, "if a mouse runs away from your front door in a panic, are you hostile to him?"


    The No.2 camera of the farmer actor immediately changed to a close-up. The farmer hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it will."


    "What has the mouse done?" Christopher Waltz asked with a smile, "have you provoked any hostility?"


    The farmer grabbed his pipe and said, "rats spread diseases and bite people."


    "If a mouse comes in from the outside now..." Christopher Waltz pointed to the set door. The smile on his face was put away and his grim expression flashed away. "Will you still let your beautiful daughter pour him milk?"


    Although Christopher Waltz''s grim appearance only stayed on his face for less than a second, the reaction was very clear in the camera lens. Murphy raised his hand and cried out, "stop!"


    It''s not just Christopher waltz, but there''s something wrong with the lighting, but this is a trial shoot. Murphy didn''t interrupt Christopher Waltz until the Austrian actor made a mistake.


    Murphy didn''t talk nonsense either. He said, "Chris, I just tried too hard."


    Christopher Waltz nodded, and Murphy stressed, "remember, in this play, you always have to show grace and grace."


    Although he is also a Nazi killer, Col. Hans Landa is quite different from Amun in the list of sindera. He is definitely a man who looks elegant and elegant.


    Even, he can be said to be the hero of the film, showing the appearance, is simply synonymous with elegance.


    Elegant appearance and the devil''s inner, this strong conflict, will make the role full of charm.


    In the film, the more elegant Christopher Waltz''s performance is, the suspense behind whether he will force the farmer to tell the truth and the fate of the Jews under the floor will also make the audience feel more intense.


    If a fierce Nazi officer pressed the farmer, the scene would feel completely different. Although too fierce performance can lead to more dramatic tension, sometimes tension is harmful to the atmosphere of the story.


    The endless feeling of pain, panic and conflict will suffocate the audience. Only by contrast can we feel the sense of suspense, the cohesion of pressure, the release of energy, the re cohesion of pressure and the re release of energy. This is the rhythm of the film.


    Pressure creates conflict. After the problem is solved, energy is released, and new problems appear again. Think about diediele. When you draw the building blocks, you will be very nervous. If the tower is not collapsed, you will be relieved.


    The rhythm of this movie is tension, relief, tension, relief.


    In addition to the actor''s performance, there was a problem with the lighting just now. Murphy called David Robbie over.


    "David, it''s a long shot." Murphy said to David Robbie seriously, "I can''t set aside time for you to adjust the lighting during the shooting. You need to set it in place at one time."


    Long shot often brings interesting real-time scenes, so that the audience can fully immerse in the drama, but the shooting of long shot is also very challenging, especially the lighting problem.


    Although he doesn''t have any interest in the so-called one shot, and he doesn''t use this kind of intercom story, which has no essential improvement in dazzling technology, it doesn''t prevent Murphy from shooting some long shots for several minutes, especially in the dialogue between Colonel Hans Landa and the farmer. A long shot can undoubtedly condense the needed tension.


    It''s really troublesome to shoot with long lens. It''s a big test for photography, performance and lighting.


    In terms of performance, farmer is a veteran from France. With the shooting of several plays, Christopher waltz has gradually found his state and showed his excellent acting skills. In terms of photography, Murphy and Philip Raschel have made enough plans, which is not a problem


    Different shooting angles need different light, which has become a relatively difficult problem.


    If there is a problem, it has to be solved, and Murphy is not in a hurry. Anyway, the film won''t be released until next award season. He has enough time to shoot and make it.Murphy called Philip Raschel and David Robby together to experiment with various effective solutions.


    Within a certain shooting length, Murphy can make David Robbie prepare for the setting and hiding of lighting equipment according to the actor''s position and scene layout on the shooting site. However, when shooting a long shot, careful preparation should be made in advance, because the actor may move to many positions in the continuous long shot, so it is difficult to set and hide the photo at one time It''s time for the equipment.


    These are in Murphy''s hands, not without solutions.


    He asked Philip Raschel to pay attention to the camera frame of the crew. The photographers need to know where the shot ends, and also pay attention to the movement of the camera and the main vision.


    At Murphy''s request, all the photographers take notes of the shooting scene, the lens frame, the moving track of the whole lens, and plan, drill, and walk in advance until everything is ready.


    Then set up the lighting.


    Among all the lighting equipment used by the lighting group, the first thing to deal with is the mobile light source. Murphy asked David Robbie to convey that the light can be moved in time.


    In the case of safety, if the lens moves, David Robbie can move the main light source of the set, he must do so. Sometimes, what he needs to do is to shift or tilt the main light source of the film set. Of course, sometimes he can also move the main light source by using portable or portable led.


    Meanwhile, Murphy asked David Robbie to hide the lighting in the frame of the lens.


    This is the most commonly used technique in long shot shooting. In the shooting scene, looking for a barrier to hide the lighting equipment can reasonably improve the space utilization of the shooting site, especially in the case of limited shooting space in this kind of farmhouse setting, this technique is more useful.


    Among them, the lighting equipment on the ground is a very practical method, because in the actual shooting, you don''t have to shoot to the ground, but if you have to shoot to the ground, you can hide the lighting equipment through chairs, cabinets or other furniture.


    In addition to professional lighting, Murphy also asked to use all available light sources when shooting.


    In his shooting scene, there is a real light source, an electric lamp hanging on the top of the farmhouse, which can also become a small skill to make the shooting light source.


    During the shooting, Murphy asked the staff to place reflectors, and at the same time, let the staff around wear white shirts, so that they can make perfect use of the light source of the shooting scene.


    In this way, the lighting equipment of the shooting scene can be reduced, and the lighting effect can be achieved even without lighting.


    Murphy also appropriately adjusted the sitting position of farmer and Christopher waltz, as well as the moving route, so as to make better use of the floor and the corner to lay out the light source. This skill requires the director to first clarify the scene layout and the actor''s position.


    If there are floors, corners and so on, the director can let the lighting team use the blind area in the lens to hide the lighting equipment. Of course, the same is also applicable to curtains, false walls and other on-site settings. Any on-site items that can block the lighting equipment can be used.


    In addition, it''s a good way to hide the light in the darkness of the farmhouse. In order to prevent the light frame from reflecting, Murphy asked people to use dark textiles to coat the light frame.


    In this scene, Murphy''s design relied on several long shots, which took five days to shoot. Especially in the shooting, Murphy added a daughter for the farmer to arrange for an actress to be put in by the investor.


    A French film fund sponsored the film for as much as 3 million euros. An actress named Leia Saidu was attached with conditions.


    No one will refuse such a large sum of money, and Murphy is no exception. However, he will not break the balance of the crew. He will also find an important role for the other party, just one of the farmer''s daughters who serves as the background painting, with only one front shot and not a single line.


    As the crew came to the open-air set, more actors including Margot Robbie joined in the shooting.


    Someone asked Murphy what he expected of actors, and his answer was simple: "I expect them to do well!"


    When filming, Murphy would rather not talk to them more, but some people need to talk to them Some people need what people call "motivation.".


    What is the greatest motivation of actors? Murphy''s answer is also very simple, their motivation is to become famous and reward.


    In Hollywood, there is nothing more motivating than these two things, even Murphy.


    The crew went to the open-air set to shoot, and it was also media day, which was part of the routine propaganda. Anyway, the next film was just the farmer cutting firewood, and Murphy didn''t mind letting the reporter contacted by Fox in the 20th century watch it. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 429

    After getting out of the car, Montreal showed his identification and, under the leadership of a staff member of the cast of "shameless bastards", walked towards the outdoor studio in the studio. However, it was impossible to bring in such equipment as cameras and cameras. They had to stay in the deposit room for the time being and take them away when they came out.


    This is the rule of studios all over the world, and most media reporters will tacitly abide by it. Before becoming a reporter, Montreal was also a graduate of the film school of the University of Southern California. He served as an assistant director in a production group. Later, he couldn''t find a way out, so he had to change his career. Unexpectedly, he became a movie in Entertainment Weekly Chief reporter of the page.


    Interview Murphy, a leading Hollywood director, and watch the shooting of his new project on the spot. Of course, a reporter with equal status in the industry is also required.


    In the open-air studio, a large area of temporary grass was laid. In front of the grass, Murphy met the reporter contacted by Fox in the 20th century.


    This kind of interview can not ask too much, Montreal only asked a few simple questions.


    "Director Stanton..." He handed a recorder to Murphy and asked, "is the shooting going well?"


    "In the first two to four days, we were close to crazy because everything happened so fast."


    Due to the need of publicity, Murphy specially said a few more words, "I''m fighting with jet lag almost day and night, including staff deployment and accounting problems, which I''m dealing with. Because we all know that we are fighting for a special day project, what we need to focus on is the attention of all the people involved. If we can''t assemble a good team, we can''t finish the production of the film on time, and what we really have is an extraordinary and unusual behind the scenes team. "


    Montreal asked again, "how do you evaluate the work of an actor? And your job? "


    "I think up to now, the work of an actor is instinctive." Murphy said in detail, "the more instinctive it is, the better the result will be. The director''s job is more rational. When directing, you have to think about it, explain it to the technicians and actors, and then it will happen. "


    Gail gado came up from behind and said to Murphy. Murphy said sorry to Montreal and went back to the set to discuss the setting with Helena espora.


    Murphy went to the camera lens for long-range shooting, looked at the set, shook his head, and said to his art director, "Helen, the scene needs to be adjusted."


    In front of the building, there is a green field, the farmer''s field is not finished, and there is an outdoor scene in the distance


    Murphy frowned, thought for a moment, and said to Gail gado, who was following, "call David Robbie."


    In the crew, Gail gado does not have any preferential treatment, and she never takes herself as a special member. As an intern, she participates in every link of film shooting and production.


    A qualified producer may not be as proficient in professional technology as Murphy and Philip Raschel, but he must have an understanding of all aspects of the industry.


    Gail gado is almost the fastest way to find David Robbie.


    "Helen, position the cow thirty feet to the left."


    Time doesn''t wait, Murphy said as simply as possible, "David, I need you to use low intensity light to enhance the texture of the grass. Philip, increase the contrast when shooting, so that houses and cows leave slender shadows in the lens. "


    Then Murphy pointed to the uneven grass in front and said to Helena espora, "I need a lot of open foreground to show the vastness and provide a sense of space, especially when the grass in the foreground is almost level with the farmer."


    "And," he pointed to the back of the house, "I remember the scenery of the distant mountains? I''ll set it up later. "


    Helena espora nodded, and the mountains in the background helped a lot.


    These preparations started immediately, and an hour later, Murphy''s shooting started on time amid the shouts of the recording.


    Accompanied by two crew members, Montreal stood in the observation space specially reserved for the film set to watch the shooting process carefully.


    Due to his professional study, he was once a deputy director of a production group. Maybe his practical ability is not strong, but his professional quality is beyond doubt. This is also the biggest capital that he can get the film chief reporter of entertainment weekly.


    Compared with the layman of media reporters, Montreal can be regarded as a movie expert in the field of journalists.


    Standing in this relatively high observation position, the location used for shooting is clear at a glance. After only one look, Montreal nodded with approval. The house, cows, distant mountains and trees on the set have reached a good balance, which also makes the actors smaller.


    Then, he looked at several camera positions not far away, and quickly judged that Murphy Stanton used triangular composition shooting technology. There was a large reflection source to reflect sunlight on the actor''s face. The farthest camera was obviously shooting in a wide angle, which easily highlighted the remoteness and loneliness of the scene.Shooting one by one, the whole crew and set are completely under the control of Murphy Stanton. This young director shows super professional ability, no worse than those big Hollywood directors with professional background, and even more active thinking. Some adjustments made on the scene have finally proved to be some masterpieces.


    For example, he temporarily used a reflector to fill the light. When the shooting was finished, the large depth of field effect of the relevant lens in Montreal was quite outstanding.


    Yes, at the end of the morning, he saw Murphy Stanton''s partially completed shot.


    Montreal originally held a try attitude and asked the crew if they could see part of the scenes after shooting. After all, his background and professional ability are quite famous in the circle. When he is interviewed by many crew members, he can often achieve this goal.


    Stan and Murphy agreed to make no exception to the content of the video, and they did not want to see it directly.


    In doing so, the crew also wants to use the pen of Montreal to better carry out early publicity.


    The lens without post-processing is actually very rough, but standing in front of a monitor, the first lens I saw left a deep impression on Montreal.


    Montreal knows it''s a rare opportunity to see Murphy Stanton''s film scenes before others, so it''s very serious.


    In the lens, a girl is drying the bed sheets. Whether it is the girl herself or the light colored bed sheets hanging on the clothesline, they do not exist as separate individuals, but all actually participate in the expression of the plot.


    The sheets are cleverly used as revealing elements and eventually pulled back to show the soldiers in the distance are approaching. The dark chocolate brown clothing and the white sheets create a lovely contrast, which temporarily distracts people from the background and what is about to be revealed. Simple items like baskets can help balance the composition, or they may be cleverly placed here, Cover the bottom of the drying pole.


    The clothes are brown, white or gray, consistent with the overall tone of the lens.


    Then, it''s time to reveal! The effect is really good. The soldiers'' remote location lets people know how long it will take for them to arrive. The beautiful S-shaped lines lead the direction of vision, which is reflected in the winding roads and fields.


    The second shot is a panoramic picture of the house. As soon as it is shown on the monitor, Montreal sees the farmer walking towards the house.


    "Murphy Stanton''s composition is so clever!"


    Even if it is well-informed, Montreal also issued a sigh.


    In the monitor picture, the stump in the foreground helps to balance the picture. Its size contrasts with that of the house and the actors, adding depth of field. The handle of the axe standing on the stump leads to the house.


    The whole composition is also based on the triangle, which perfectly reflects the stereoscopic sense of the lens.


    Then, several girls appeared near the house. The color of the girl''s clothes matched perfectly with the blue stone and the purple red plants? Set off their skin color is also very beautiful, the girls look very healthy.


    I don''t know if special processing technology is used. The sky in all the pictures is a little dark, which is in line with Murphy Stanton''s consistent picture style. However, if the sky is blue, there should not be such a sharp color contrast.


    If you decompose the lens into a depth of field plane, you will find the composition is exquisite. The distant mountains and the position of the camera relative to the house make the composition better.


    If this shot was shot by other directors, it would not look so beautiful.


    Montreal can see these two scenes, but after watching these two scenes, he thought about them carefully, and then watched them again. Maybe he was afraid of forgetting them for a long time. He pressed the button of the recorder and said in a low voice, "the pace of these two scenes is so perfect that the tension of Murphy Stanton''s lens construction is almost overflowing! The performance of the actors is also very good, outstanding completion of Murphy Stanton almost genius like lines. I hope he doesn''t mind if I share something in the media: well done, Murphy


    He will submit this recording to the public relations review of the crew, and then publish it in Entertainment Weekly. I believe there will be no problem.


    In the shooting of shameless bastard, although Murphy still maintains the consistent style of the picture, he also appropriately balances the colors, and pays more attention to the depth of field and details than ever before.


    In his spare time, Murphy went back to Los Angeles to attend the upcoming 80th Academy Awards. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 431

    As the 80th birthday of the Oscars, the award ceremony naturally needs some commemoration and review. Before almost every important award is presented, montage clips of past winners will be shown. In addition, clips of many famous winners will be interspersed, especially those Oscar couples.


    Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, for example, were chatting in front of the big screen on the stage. The organizers gave them more than a minute, which seemed to be setting up Hollywood model couples.


    Among the people present, only Murphy knows that in a few years, the conflict between the couple will intensify, especially Michael Douglas''s remarks almost push the couple to the point of divorce.


    Murphy still vaguely remembers the biggest gossip in Hollywood around 2010. When Michael Douglas, who recovered from laryngeal cancer, was interviewed, he claimed that the main cause of his cancer was oral sex with women infected with HPV virus. He also said that continued oral sex was helpful to his illness, which made the outside world suspect that his movie star wife Katherine Zeta Jones might be infected with HPV virus, indirectly causing him to get cancer


    And Michael Douglas''s eldest son, who also seems to be a drug addict?


    Looking at the couple on the Oscar stage, Murphy suddenly felt that this might be their chance?


    What is the best way to start with drugs and return them?


    Murphy frowned slightly. This kind of thing should not be done too quickly. Just as he told little Robert Downey, be calm.


    Then, Frank Pearson, the rotating chairman of the Academy, stepped onto the stage and made a brief explanation of the Oscar evaluation process with the help of the large screen. In recent years, the voice about Oscar becoming a game of money and public relations has become more and more loud. It seems that the Academy wants to rectify its name in this way.


    It is also interspersed with the words of many judges, such as George Clooney, John Travolta and Michael Bay. If we understand according to these people''s words, the Oscar is absolutely fair and open.


    Unfortunately, for people in the industry, we all know that under the bright appearance of Oscar, there are lots of transactions such as sex, money and contacts. Excellent works and characters are just the most basic admission conditions.


    Brad bird, one of the interviewees in the video, also shows a funny scene. He covers his eyes and throws his pen at the list full of nominations


    He explained the well-known voting method of voting with feet.


    "A secretary prints out the final statistics, seals the envelope, pulls her out and shoots her. We take the envelope, and the result is absolutely confidential."


    Amid the laughter, this session ended and the award ceremony was back on track.


    The awards move out one by one. Although "body of steel" is limited to science fiction and superhero types, it is bound to be despised by the Academy. However, the film''s reputation and box office results are here, and they can''t ignore it at all. After all, it''s Hollywood.


    There is no accident. In terms of technology awards, "body of steel" has successively won the best visual effect and the best sound effect, which can be called the big winner of technology awards.


    As for the heavyweight awards such as performance awards, there is no actor dead in "body of steel", so naturally there is no chance.


    It''s too difficult to expect a pure commercial film to win the Oscar performance award. Although the Academy continues to attract new members, it is an indisputable fact that the core group of old men are getting older day by day. In the future, they will only be more conservative. The results of previous awards also prove this.


    They will be influenced by public relations and various exchanges, but only if they are in line with their aesthetics, or at least close to them.


    Oscar''s position is eccentric. It wants audience rating and keeps a distance from business. It wants art but does not dare to overdo it. It can only be ambiguous. They are called academies, but what is academies? Maybe ghosts know, or maybe they don''t know.


    Murphy only knows that they are also kitsch, just in a conservative way.


    For example, the industry has been calling for an increase in the award of best stunt coordinator before. After all, this position has become an almost indispensable part of Hollywood movies, but the old men on the Executive Committee of the college never agree.


    Although the old men at the core of the Academy always say that they appreciate the contribution of the stunt coordinators to the film, they are not willing to make any changes. Even if the stunt coordinator staff will make concessions and accept the award before the non live TV Oscar ceremony, they still insist that they will not set up this award.


    Stunt coordinators play a very important role in the film, and have their own unique contribution to the film production.


    In the troupe of Murphy''s type of director, the stuntman is always a very critical existence.


    They are specially responsible for designing all kinds of complex and dangerous action scenes in film and television works, including car chasing, fighting, blasting, underwater operation, high-altitude diving and so on, which are then completed by stuntmen or professionals.


    Up to now, the awards ceremony has not been very lively on the stage, and the reaction from the audience is a little cold. If there were no cameras watching, I''m afraid many people would yawn.As time goes on, the judges who were still young in the 1990s are getting older. As a result, the 80 year old Oscar is getting older and older year by year. Perhaps the academy is aware of its own problems, so it specially recruited Jon Stewart, a popular host among young people, but still failed to save the award ceremony, which is doomed to be boring ceremony.


    "The Oscar ceremony is going downhill year by year. The judges are not even willing to think about a better idea. They probably want to go home to sleep after the award."


    Hearing Megan Fox''s boring complaint, Murphy thinks it''s not unreasonable.


    If the academy and Oscar don''t actively reform and save themselves in the future, it won''t be long before they can even slip out of the top five or even top ten ratings in North America.


    How embarrassing would this be for Hollywood?


    After years of evolution and rehearsal, the Oscars have basically achieved the surface of wine and food. Every star seems to love peace and all mankind, and constantly thanks the judges and parents.


    Under the procedural scene, the rules and hidden rules are unified to a certain extent, and people in the circle have nothing to say - even if a box office hit film fails to win, the winning art film will definitely win, and vice versa.


    But the audience doesn''t want to see these. What they need more is the stimulation of freshness and surprise. What they need is that the films and actors recognized by themselves can win awards.


    However, the Oscar will not be changed by the audience''s choice. It is not the "youth Choice Award" or "people''s Choice Award" after all.


    "Director Stanton."


    A staff member came up and whispered to Murphy, "it''s almost time for the award of the best art director."


    "Thank you." Murphy stood up, buttoned his suit, followed the staff through the special passage and walked backstage.


    He is the guest of the best art direction award tonight.


    After entering the backstage, Murphy gets an envelope and a string of words from the director. He takes a look at it, quickly jots down the string of words, and then listens to the director explain a few points for attention. He follows the staff to the entrance of the front desk.


    Just like the lines of a movie, what Hollywood guests say is carefully prepared by the program organizers. It''s a taboo for Oscar to talk nonsense. Basically, all guests will interpret the prepared lines in their own way.


    Many producers of the Oscars often warn those stars who have just become famous and are eager to show off that if they don''t speak according to the prepared string, they should not be the awarding guests.


    Hearing Jon Stewart''s voice in front of her, Murphy stepped onto the stage at the right time. The classic scenes of gone with the wind appeared on the big screen in the background of the stage. Murphy waved frequently and walked up to the front of the stage full of vitality, turned slightly, looked at the background picture of gone with the wind, and said, "gone with the wind is the first film that includes the best and the most beautiful If a film wants to become an unchanging classic, it must show the story through the visual concept and design situation, and be given life by the art director and photographer.... "


    He pauses a little and says, "then there are masterpieces such as Ben Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, Schindler''s list and Titanic that won the three prizes..."


    These are the words carefully prepared by the organizers, Murphy almost no change, "this year, there are four films nominated for more than three awards, so let''s start."


    His expression turned to seriousness. "The nominees for best artistic direction are Robert stomerberg of American Gangster, Stephanie Macmillan of barber Todd, Eve Stewart of blood is coming, Jess gondrow of golden compass and Helena espora of body of steel."


    After reading the nomination list, Murphy opened the envelope directly. "The winner is Helena espora of" body of steel. "


    It''s a pity that Helena espora set up a venue in montage studio in Paris and didn''t attend the award ceremony. Finally, her agent accepted the award on her behalf.


    Murphy left the stage, walked backstage, and returned to his seat at the end of the ceremony. The Cohen brothers became the biggest winners of the Oscars. As he remembers, the two brothers won the best director and best picture awards for "no country for old men".


    After the award ceremony, Murphy did not go home. For publicity reasons, he went to the Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel to attend the Oscar night party hosted by vanity fair, and continued to make a high-profile appearance in front of the media.


    At the party, he also met Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglas. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 432

    "What a coincidence, Murphy."


    Sitting at the same table, Katherine Zeta Jones took the initiative to say hello to Murphy. They met as early as when Miramax film was running Chicago.


    "Yes, Kate." Murphy nodded to her with a smile. "Long time no see. You''re more beautiful."


    "Thank you."


    She introduced Michael Douglas to Murphy, "this is my husband..."


    "Oh, I know." Murphy stood up and offered his hand to Michael Douglas. "Hello, Michael. Nice to meet you."


    There was a smile on Michael Douglas''s long face. "Nice to meet you, too, Murphy."


    His smile only stays on the surface, old Robert Downey is very annoying, little Robert Downey is even more annoying, and his best friend Murphy Stanton is also annoying.


    Murphy''s face is wearing a warm smile, and his calm eyes hide the sharp that others can''t detect. Seeing Michael Douglas, who is also wearing a warm smile, he can only think of two things: poison and Robert Downey Jr. in prison.


    But Murphy is very clear that the Douglas family is deeply rooted in Hollywood and can not be easily shaken. If we really want to do something, we must carefully plan with Downey.


    "Michael, I admire Mr. Kirk Douglas very much." What Murphy said seemed to be true. "May I visit him?"


    Michael Douglas frowned slightly, then let go and said politely, "of course, my father is always very hospitable. He likes your black movies very much. He is a loyal fan of you and will welcome you. "


    Murphy made a surprise: "it''s my pleasure."


    At the same time, his head turned quickly, thinking about the father and son, trying to find a place to use, the final conclusion is still poison.


    During the whole dinner, Murphy and Michael Douglas talked and laughed, but at the bottom of their hearts, they had been thinking about how to deal with Douglas and his son.


    Although Robert Downey Jr. has no concrete evidence to prove that all this is related to them, this kind of thing does not need evidence at all.


    After the banquet, due to the relationship between Catherine Zeta Jones, Murphy and Michael Douglas walked out of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.


    There are still a lot of paparazzi and reporters outside the hotel. They see an English Rose, an Oscar winner and a new first-line director come out together and surround them like flies smelling blood. All kinds of problems are thrown at them like money.


    Facing these guys'' questions, Murphy answered seriously, "yes, Michael and I are very good friends."


    Michael Douglas was standing next to him, smiling in front of reporters and paparazzi.


    Murphy reached over Michael Douglas''s shoulder and replied to another reporter''s nomination, "of course I want to work with an Oscar winner. It''s absolutely a pleasure to be able to make a movie with a performer like Michael."


    Katherine Zeta Jones looks at Murphy and Michael Douglas. She always thinks that something is wrong. Is it too fast for them to get familiar with each other? Is it really so congenial?


    It''s good to meet a big director! She looked at Murphy, two of them are now obviously on the decline, to get to know a director who can even save little Robert Downey. The advantages are more than the disadvantages.


    In the face of media reporters, Michael Douglas''s acting skills are no worse than anyone else. He patted Murphy on the shoulder and told reporters, "the homogenization of Hollywood movies is becoming more and more serious. There are too few directors with unique style like Murphy. It is every actor''s dream to work with such directors."


    Murphy and Michael Douglas look at each other and smile brightly.


    At midnight, Murphy returned to Beverly Hills. The next morning, he called Robert Downey Jr. to make an appointment. Then he contacted rose and made an appointment to meet him in the afternoon near old Chinatown.


    After lunch, Murphy drove away from Beverly Hills and returned to the familiar downtown slum, which is still dilapidated, showing the real side of America.


    Black SUVs cross the narrow streets of old Chinatown. There are fewer Chinese signs on both sides than before. Murphy heard that old Chinatown has become the world of Vietnamese.


    "The Vietnamese are ambitious and unruly."


    Still in that old bar, Murphy met rose, who had not seen him for a long time. He talked about some situations in the city center. "The Vietnamese also want to intervene in the underground arms trade and the Gu Ke alkali trade in the city center. They have had several conflicts with my people."


    Murphy was just listening and didn''t express any opinions. He didn''t know why. He thought this friend was talking more than before.


    The door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a bald black man came in. He first gave Murphy a simple smile, and then said, "here comes Wade Wilson."Ross looked at the bald black man in doubt, obviously did not understand who he was talking about.


    Murphy reminded, "here comes Donnie."


    Hearing this, the black man laughed and touched his bald head.


    "He won''t be Wade Wilson next," Murphy joked with the Negro. "He''ll soon be Tony Stark."


    While he was talking, someone came in. Robert Downey, Jr. was wearing a suit, a pair of sunglasses, and his hair was carefully combed. This formal dress always makes people feel special.


    He stood under the headlights in front of the pub, like the protagonist of the movie, spread his hands and said, "Hey, you two dark guys, are you waiting for me? In fact, I''ve been here a long time. I just don''t want to sit here waiting for you. I want you to wait. So I went around old Chinatown and met a Vietnamese "


    " shut up, Donny. " Murphy, not interested in who he met, interrupted the wordy guy, pointed to rose and asked, "why, don''t you know him?"


    "Of course." Little Robert Downey looked at Rose and put away the laughter on his face. "How can I forget rose? We were called the three heroes of the state prison at that time."


    "Hi, rose." He waved to rose, "you still look as fierce as before, and how many people''s heads have been smashed. I think your experience can be made into a movie. You see, it''s directed by Murphy and starred by me. We don''t charge you a cent. You go to Hollywood and ask. Is there anything cheaper? "


    Rose didn''t interrupt little Robert Downey. He took a deep look at him. He stood up and walked over. He stretched out his hands and gave him a hug. Little Robert Downey was a little surprised, but he also gave rose a hug.


    Next to him, the bald black man looks at Ross and little Robert Downey holding each other. He keeps touching his shiny bald head. It seems that people have heard before that the true love of his eldest brother is Downey.


    Now it seems that there is such a thing.


    "Well, you two will talk about it later," Murphy interrupted Ross and Robert Downey Jr. "we''ll get down to business now."


    Rose and Robert Downey, Jr. sit in front of the bar like Murphy. Murphy asks the bartender to pour them two black beers and says, "Downey has found out the man behind the scenes who framed him for drug trafficking."


    The smile and frivolity on little Robert Downey''s face disappeared, replaced by the cruel and venomous, "I won''t let those bastards go! I''m going to ruin them


    Later, he told rose about the lack of evidence he found. Rose nodded his head gently and said, "at that time, I thought it was strange that you were in prison. Nine of the ten Hollywood stars were drug addicts. Why did the Los Angeles police find your head? With your capital at that time, this is not a big deal But the prosecution has been chasing after you until you are sent to prison. There must be someone behind the scenes


    "There was a real conflict between my father and Kirk Douglas." Robert Downey, Jr. looks gloomy. "That old fox has made a decision on me..."


    At this point, he shook his head. If he hadn''t given others the handle, there would have been nothing later.


    In fact, being sentenced to prison is not a bad thing. He met Murphy in it, and then his whole life changed. The former little Robert Downey disappeared completely, and a new little Robert Downey was born


    If it wasn''t for this special experience, it''s hard for little Robert Downey to say what he will do in the future? It may sink into a sea of poison, and it''s hard to extricate itself


    Rose thought for a moment and asked, "what do you want to do?"


    He didn''t say much. He has decided to participate in it. Although it''s not Murphy''s business, he has the same friendship with little Robert Downey.


    "At the Oscars night party last night," Murphy said faintly, "I met Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglas and talked to him for a while."


    Robert Downey, Jr. said, "the picture of you and him has already appeared in the newspaper."


    "If you want to beat a man, you have to know him first." Murphy burst out laughing. "Michael Douglas is a great actor."


    "Michael Douglas and his ex-wife have a son, not for Catherine Zeta Jones, but for him and Kirk Douglas..."


    Murphy didn''t say it, but rose and little Robert Downey understood it.


    Three people will be bald black and the bar inside the waiter all out, had a secret conversation, until two hours later, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. out of the bar, separated.


    After another day in Los Angeles, Murphy returned to Paris to continue shooting. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 433

    As soon as he returned to Paris, Murphy was back in the shooting of "shameless bastard", and James Franco also came here to participate in it. His role as Lieutenant Aldo is undoubtedly an extremely important role in the film.


    For the Nazis, Lieutenant Aldo was the bastard of a bastard.


    "I''m Lieutenant Aldo Reiner!"


    In the dark Airport setting, James Franco stands with his hands akimbo in front of a series of teams aimed at by the main camera lens. He is serious and dignified. With the terrible scars on his neck, he makes the whole person look very powerful. "I want to build a special team, I need eight people! Eight Jewish Americans! "


    Although there are still eight actors on the set, it''s totally a one-man play of James Franco. "You may hear that the allies are preparing for a counterattack, but we have to start early."


    He kept walking in front of a group of people, "we are going to be airdropped to France, disguised as civilians. When we enter enemy occupied areas, as guerrillas, we are going to do one thing, and only one thing!"


    James Franco turned his head, looked at the main camera, gritted his teeth and said, "kill the Nazis!"


    "I don''t know all of you, but you were transported by the military from American prison to British airport, across thousands of miles of water, across the Atlantic Ocean, parachuting down from the plane, not to explain human nature to the Nazis. The Nazis have no human nature, they are anti Jewish massacrer soldiers, what they need is death, so we see anyone who wears Nazi uniform Asshole, you''re going to die. "


    He pauses for a few seconds, waiting for the main camera to switch to close-up, and goes on, "I''m a direct descendant of the pioneer Jim Bridger, which means I''m Indian, our battle plan is like Indian resistance, we''re cruel to the Germans, they''ll see our cruelty, they''ll see evidence of our cruelty, that is The deformed enemy corpses left by us are short of arms and legs. The Germans can''t help but imagine how we cruelly treat their comrades in arms. Imagine our boots and knives. The Germans will tremble for us, turn pale in conversation, and fear us. When the Germans close their eyes at night, they will be tortured by the crimes they have committed... "


    James Franco said solemnly in the end: "to work under my hands is to be in debt, to be in personal debt. Everyone under my hands owes me 100 Nazi scalps. I want my scalps. You all have to give me 100 scalps from the corpses of Nazis. If it''s not enough, keep looking."


    "Stop." Murphy stood up from behind the director''s monitor. "This one''s over."


    He gave James Franco a thumbs up, "well done, Jim! Keep it up. "


    James Franco smiles at him, takes the cup from his assistant and walks to the rest area.


    Murphy turned to the assistant director behind him and said, "notice the transition. Get Christopher Waltz and Margaret Robbie ready


    He took the lead to bypass the set of the airport and walk towards the opposite side. The set there has been set up as an old French restaurant. Many members of the crew are making the final preparations. A deputy director is directing a large number of extras to be in place in order to be qualified for the background painting when shooting.


    "David!" Murphy snapped his fingers at David Robbie. "The lights are brighter. It doesn''t need to be too dark here."


    He looked at the background of the seats of the two characters for a while, and then said to Helena espora, "remove the bookshelves. The background color of Colonel Hans should be brilliant."


    Helena espora nodded. "I''ll do it now."


    Murphy also told Felipe Raschel a few points for attention when shooting. The two absolute protagonists of the play, Christopher Waltz and Margaret Robbie, walked into the studio one after another.


    Seeing them, Murphy said to Jack Watson, who came out behind the two actors, "well done


    Then he told the two actors, "Chris, Maggie, don''t mess up your look. I want that feeling."


    Christopher Waltz carefully gestured, "don''t worry."


    Margot Robbie nodded to Murphy. "I''ll pay attention."


    Murphy takes another look at these two people. It has to be said that after years of training, Jack Watson''s modeling level has risen sharply. It''s not too much to say that Hollywood is first-class.


    Soon after the shooting, Christopher Waltz continued to perform at a high level.


    He is not tall enough, looks ordinary, slightly raised shovel shaped chin is not consistent with the aesthetic standards, but he put on the SS uniform appeared in the camera, just like you met an obscure strange man at the dance, he invited you to dance a waltz, you find that he talks humorous, elegant, let you like a spring breeze, perhaps also gave birth to some ambiguous illusions Yes, but when the music stops, he bows to you politely, hiding in the dark, and showing his venomous ferocity.


    In contrast, Margot Robbie''s performance is still in the stage of appearance."After you." Christopher Waltz graciously motioned for the pie on the table.


    Margot Robbie opened his eyes wide, nodded his head gently, took a knife and fork, cut a piece of pie and put it into his mouth in a rather elegant and beautiful posture.


    Christopher Waltz asked again, "how does it taste?"


    "Very good." Margot Robbie was as relaxed as the character never knew Colonel Hans.


    Looking at the screen in the monitor, Murphy shook his head and decided not to wait any longer. He just called out, "cut!"


    With his stop call, the crew immediately stopped.


    Murphy specially waited for half a minute for the two actors to get out of the role, then walked into the middle of the set and stood opposite Margot Robbie.


    Needless to say, Margot Robbie knew he had made a mistake.


    Although she met Murphy as a teenager and has a good relationship with her, she is still waiting here. New actors like her can only listen to Murphy as a director.


    "Maggie," Murphy looked at Christopher waltz, "what''s he like in the movie?"


    "Butcher! The executioner Margot Robbie said without hesitation, "the Beagle! The murderer of fame


    "How would a normal girl react to such a person?" Murphy asked again.


    Margot Robbie immediately understood, "nervous, scared, pretending calm..."


    Murphy nodded, said nothing more, walked out of the set and said, "shoot in ten minutes!"


    Maybe Christopher waltz is too good, and Margot Robbie is very green. The shooting is not smooth. Every one of them is stumbling. It took the crew three and a half days to complete this seemingly simple dialogue.


    It''s a day and a half longer than Murphy planned.


    Fortunately, the film won''t be released until the end of the year. In the later stage, there is no need to deal with complicated digital special effects. Murphy has plenty of time to shoot his ideal shot.


    In the interval of shooting, in line with the publicity needs of 20th century fox, the cast members will also be interviewed by the media in a timely manner.


    After the shooting of the part in the banquet hall, Christopher Waltz and Margaret Robbie attended the latest public meeting with the press spokesman of the crew.


    "I''m crazy about Murphy''s screenplay, really. He''s a genius, and I''d like to devote myself to his movies unconditionally. "


    Facing the reporter''s question about cooperation with Murphy, Christopher Waltz said directly, "Murphy is a pure director, every nerve fiber is serving his identity as a director."


    Of course, reporters will not let go of the young, sexy and beautiful Margot Robbie. Compared with Christopher waltz, Margot Robbie''s answer is more from the perspective of actors.


    "Murphy is the kind of partner that actors dream of." Her smile looks very charming. "He never guides the actors casually and asks them how to do it. Instead, he gives them proper guidance and allows them to understand and play by themselves. Maybe it is this kind of laissez faire that allows an actor to burst out all the energy he has accumulated."


    Since most of the reporters came from News Corporation and 20th Century Fox''s media, they were relatively restrained in asking questions. Christopher Waltz and Margot Robbie were basically free from difficulties, and the news conference was successfully completed.


    Leaving the press room, Christopher Waltz and Margaret Robbie head for the make-up Trailer.


    "Miss Robbie, are you a Jew?"


    During the shooting, they didn''t have much contact with each other except for work, and Christopher Waltz didn''t know much about Margot Robbie. "My son is a devout Jew."


    Margot Robbie took a look at Christopher waltz, didn''t quite understand what he meant, but rather politely said, "I''m not Jewish, and I don''t believe in Judaism. I''m Australian and Catholic. "


    Christopher Waltz was very gracious. "I took the liberty."


    He thought that the director would find a Jewish or Judaic actress to play sosana. Now it seems that he was totally wrong.


    Margot Robbie could see that Christopher Waltz didn''t mean anything else. He gave him a polite smile and walked into his make-up Trailer.


    She knows that there are some gossips about herself in the cast. In fact, this is normal. After all, her relationship with the director and David Robbie is not secret. Naturally, some people will envy her when she gets the role.


    But who cares about them? Only losers will hate to spread those boring things.


    Margot - Robbie is very clear that what he needs to do is to play well, seize this rare opportunity to make his role more brilliant!At least we can''t shame Gail gado who introduced her to the audition.


    Everyone will have their own problems when facing work, Margot Robbie has, and Murphy is no exception. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 434

    Any director will do whatever it takes to find a suitable theme, instead of waiting for the right project to come. All along, Murphy can be said to have "nowhere to find", but fortunately, sometimes there will be "no effort at all" luck!


    Like the injured Quentin Tarantino and shameless bastard, Murphy is really lucky sometimes.


    But good luck is only one aspect. If you want to succeed, you have to make corresponding efforts.


    So far, almost all the scripts of Murphy''s films have been written by him, or at least deeply involved in them.


    The reason why he wrote scripts for all the films he directed, or actively participated in the writing of scripts, was not to become a dictator of a film, but for purely technical reasons. In Murphy''s production style and mode, scripts are already a part of directing.


    A play is not a book, not a novel, but a guide, an instruction.


    In this shooting, whenever Murphy comes to the shooting scene, he will have a clear plan and idea for the scenes he shoots every day. If this is an action play, everyone must know what will happen before the work starts. Therefore, he often makes a "plot demonstration board" because it is necessary to make the technical personnel and all the crew familiar with the requirements for them.


    If it''s for other plays, Murphy doesn''t like to use "plot board", especially those that need actors to have explosive performance, because it will tie hands and feet and rigidly follow his draft, which can never be comparable with the colorful reality


    It''s like asking a fashion master to make a dress, and then go to the person who wears it.


    Obviously, we should do the opposite: find this person, measure his size, and then ask someone to cut it. And until the end, we have to see if there is room for improvement


    Therefore, in the preparation period and shooting, Murphy let the actors rehearse, even at the beginning, they didn''t intervene at all. Those actors with good understanding will naturally choose the right position.


    After so many years of work accumulation, as long as Murphy observes the situation, he can clearly know how to do better.


    In addition to the necessary guidance, Murphy never shows the actors what they should do. Those people are much better than him in performance. A smart director will not foolishly guide the actors in their specific performance. That is putting the cart before the horse.


    Many directors tend to over direct their actors, and the actors are also addicted to it, because they like to be over directed, they like to discuss the role endlessly; they like to make a pure rational inquiry into the whole process of shaping the characters.


    Usually, they are so dizzy that they lose their spontaneity or talent.


    Many people always think that every director is James Cameron on the set and always squeezes the actors. In fact, on the contrary, most directors work like Murphy. As long as the actors don''t have any problems, they will basically create conditions for the actors so that they can play their best.


    It''s also part of the director''s job.


    From the beginning of the shooting, Murphy knew which way was suitable for a group of leading actors. It was useless that they would not interrupt their good working condition easily.


    Instead, they should be made easier to work


    Every director has his own style and working habits. This habit has both advantages and disadvantages. The most typical one is Spielberg. This super director can shoot any subject matter, but it is not difficult to find that any subject matter is made in the same mold as long as it is carefully distinguished.


    Therefore, if you want the film to maintain its own style and not become a model product, then every film, from photography to sub lens, scene design to editing style, must make something new. Otherwise, no matter how good the director is, if he makes a film every year, he will be bored by the audience in a short time.


    Spielberg is also a typical example of this.


    Just as death watch adds humor and quick editing, vanishing lover merges suspense and horror, and body of steel gives superheroes a heavy theme, in addition to the black humor and the shameless power transmitted to the bones, Murphy also uses a lot of brains in the shooting and design of each scene.


    When Murphy shoots some special scenes, he tries to use a single lens, or do so as far as possible. As long as it is unnecessary, he does not switch, and never shoots the same scene from different angles.


    In this way, actors can avoid doing the same thing over and over again, keep freshness and spontaneity, and try a lot of different things. They may perform the same scene in different ways every time, without worrying whether it will match other scenes.


    As far as directing is concerned, this kind of black film, which integrates black humor into the whole theme, plot and scene of the film, but does not highlight jokes, is a highly demanding and strict type of film.


    If you pull out a single lens, it''s difficult to find a suitable laugh point, but put it in the theme and background of shameless bastard, these hidden black humor will become a favorite joke for the audience.From the beginning of preparation, Murphy knew very well that "shameless bastard" is not "body of steel". Nothing in the final film can hinder the audience''s deserved laughter, and nothing can divert the audience''s attention from the place where they should laugh.


    If he moved too many cameras and edited too fast, he would risk killing laughter, and it would be difficult for him to make a wonderful black film about World War II.


    The final effect of "asshole" is simple and clear.


    What Murphy wants is actually a kind of detailed, concise and slightly dark picture. He wants to see everything when he works, and he wants to see the actors do what they should do. He doesn''t want to damage the timing, because timing is very important to the film.


    His last movie was a very serious black film, so there was always an impulse to shoot. His head came out to try something, enjoy the fun of the camera, and enjoy the fun of moving.


    But it''s not "body of steel." during the filming of "shameless bastard," Murphy had to suppress this impulse.


    In addition, Murphy must try to avoid many mistakes in all her work.


    The first thing to avoid is not doing anything that doesn''t help shameless asshole.


    This often happens. In the process of shooting, Murphy suddenly comes up with an idea that he thinks is very smart, or wants to try something, but this idea is not suitable for "shameless bastard", so he must put it away immediately.


    Of course, this does not mean rigid obstinacy, on the contrary, rigid obstinacy is wrong.


    In Murphy''s cognition, the film "shameless bastard" is like a plant. Once it sows seeds, it begins to grow. If he wants to see it grow, he must grow at the same speed, take into account all kinds of changes, and open up to other people''s views.


    As a director, it''s absolutely different from a screenwriter. When a screenwriter writes, he stays in the room alone and thinks he can control everything he writes. It''s quite another matter for the director to come to the set with the script. The director should have the right of control and need the help of other people and the whole team to achieve his goal.


    Any director must understand, accept and attach importance to this. They should use their own resources to work.


    For the director, firmness is a quality, but not compromise is definitely a mistake.


    The second is that the director has a lot of power on the set and is likely to expand, thinking that he knows everything about the film, but this is a joke.


    Many directors think that the audience will like a certain character, but they are not interested in him at all. On the contrary, they like the characters that the director hardly cares about. The director thinks that they will laugh at a certain moment. As a result, they actually laugh at the things that the director never thought were funny


    This kind of situation, as long as people who watch movies often know, is really too common.


    But that''s why directing is so magical, so fascinating and so fun. If Murphy thought he knew everything about movies, he would have stopped making movies.


    Murphy likes this job. This job can not only bring him money, but also spiritual enjoyment. He is willing to do this job. This is not only what he is good at, but also what he is interested in. Every time he makes a film, he will be deeply immersed in it.


    Even in the face of difficulties, the process of overcoming those difficulties can lead to a kind of spiritual pleasure.


    For example, when shooting the scenes of many Nazi high-ranking officials in the cinema, due to the consideration of the award season, Murphy used 35mm film, which is no longer as convenient as digital lens in tone processing. In order to reduce the trouble of post production, in many places, setting and scene dimming are used.


    The movie theater is dark and depressing. If you want to shoot in a low light environment, you will naturally encounter many problems. Murphy has made sufficient preparation and a lot of experiments for this.


    Weak light shooting often needs to constantly try to find the most appropriate way to achieve the ideal effect.


    Therefore, the shooting process usually takes a long time, and the preparation work before shooting is also necessary. Murphy leads the crew to arrive at the scene at least two hours in advance every day to prepare the shooting equipment and arrange the lighting. At the same time, he thinks about the composition in his mind, and uses the lens to express the painting he wants.


    This traditional shooting method using film is extremely time-consuming and labor-consuming, but it is necessary to impact the award season and get better results.


    For the two films with similar situation, the college will choose film or number, and the answer is very obvious.


    Although film shooting will bring some trouble, it is always within the controllable range. In the later stage of shooting, Murphy encountered the real big problem of using film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 435

    Ask for monthly and recommended tickets


    "with your current shooting efficiency and speed, I''m afraid the amount of 35mm film prepared by 20th century fox is not enough."


    During the interval of filming, Gail gado, who has already started part of the crew''s work, found Murphy and talked about a situation just reported by the crew, "I contacted Kodak''s dealers in Paris, but they are short of stock."


    Murphy nodded his head and said, "you should contact Carla Firth immediately. There should be stock in 20th Century Fox''s warehouse. Let them fly over as fast as possible."


    "I''ll do it now." Gail gado was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and reminded Murphy, "I heard some rumors that Kodak is in bad condition and may go bankrupt at any time."


    "I see." Murphy frowned slightly and said, "go and help you."


    Kodak is facing bankruptcy, which is not good news for all directors who like to use film to shoot. This famous film company has been in a bad situation since it entered the new century. The development of digital technology has almost driven them to a cliff. The economic crisis of last year and this year will surely bring huge impact. Even if it does not break the production capacity, it will be difficult to pass this barrier In a few years.


    Then Murphy asked Gail gado to pay special attention to some news in this aspect. After all, the situation of Kodak will be related to his future filming choice.


    According to the information provided by Gail gado, Kodak can hold on for a while, and the film production related to the whole film industry will not stop. Moreover, Kodak has reached a new agreement with the six major Hollywood companies, which will continue to provide Hollywood with high-quality film. Directors such as Quentin Tarantino, David Finch and Ridley Scott still say they will Film your next work.


    In the media, there was also the news that "Hollywood directors join hands to save Kodak film", pushing Hollywood film company to reach an agreement with Kodak to ensure the production and sale of a certain amount of film.


    As the world''s largest film producer, Kodak''s film sales have fallen by 92% since 2004.


    Even though Murphy himself often uses film to shoot, he knows that it is an irreversible trend for digital technology to completely replace film, and the rest is only a matter of time.


    In particular, people in the industry are not optimistic about the efforts of several Hollywood directors. They say that although this can save Kodak for a while, it will eventually be replaced by more convenient digital shooting. It''s only a matter of time. For young directors, film will increase their shooting cost, and digital shooting is more suitable.


    Of course, as a director and film lover, Murphy doesn''t want to see the film disappear.


    A faint sour smell, that is the smell of film, a projector that can support two turntables, a round film box, under the reflection of a piece of white cloth, focus into light and shadow Once upon a time, that was all Murphy remembered about movies.


    Since the emergence of digital technology, the debate on which is better between film and digital technology has never stopped. The beauty of film and the coldness of digital form two completely different aesthetics.


    For hundreds of years, the world of image has been based on film as the time axis, and film has witnessed the development history of film. However, with the advent of high-speed and advanced digital technology era, the film era, which is hand projected and carries countless warm memories, has collapsed.


    Frankly speaking, the desolation of film is the result of technology and economy.


    In recent decades, every innovation in the film industry has been spawned by a series of industry standards dominated by Hollywood. 35mm, 24 frames per second, wide screen technology, 3D It''s all the same.


    However, Hollywood film makers like digital films not because they are superior to film in image, but because they are cheap and of good quality.


    Think about it. For a 90 minute movie, the length of the film is about 3000 meters, and it needs five or six copies, each of which weighs about 25 kg. It needs to be delivered manually in cinemas one by one. And digital movie, an encrypted digital hard disk or even a U disk is enough. It can be directly transmitted to the cinema through satellite without leaving home.


    The cost of making a film copy is more than $2000, but a digital copy is only a few hundred dollars. In this case, it''s self-evident what kind of choices Hollywood and even the world''s film makers will make.


    As long as the development of technology continues, there will always be obsolete old technology. However, in the eyes of some directors, the replacement of film by digital technology is not progress in essence, but an illusion of progress at most. They think that when the color restoration and saturation of film are still better than digital technology, it will be forced into museums and warehouses, which inevitably makes people feel aggrieved.


    The shortage of film storage did not affect the shooting. After Gail gado contacted Carla Firth, 20th Century Fox used its own stock to fly enough 35mm film directly to Paris.


    With the support of a big company like fox in the 20th century, there are many problems in the process of preparation, shooting and publicity, which are not really problems at all.


    In the 20th century, fox has become one of the leaders of Hollywood with its integration strategy, which includes horizontal and vertical dimensions.The integration strategy can establish a certain connection, achieve resource sharing, and achieve cooperative combat effect, which will ultimately reduce costs and improve efficiency. News Corporation''s media companies span radio, film and television, newspapers, publishing houses, Internet, etc., and the excellent manuscripts owned by its subsidiaries are uniformly distributed and provided to subsidiaries all over the world.


    Horizontally, 20th century fox has acquired and expanded to own fox cable TV, Fox TV and Fox News, fox music and fox film.


    In terms of vertical competition, 20th Century Fox company is not only a film producer, but also an exhibition company of many film marketing businesses. It further expands from the film business to the theme park built according to the task scene in the film, DVD business of the film, Internet business and related consumer products industry.


    These business expansion makes the business of the enterprise closer to the ultimate film consumer.


    Stanton studio can not match such a broad platform as fox in the 20th century. This advantage is not established in a short time, but after a long period of development and accumulation.


    Even a fool knows that it is not a dream to set up a new film company in this era, just by shooting some excellent films, and want to beat the top six of Hollywood and become a leader in the industry.


    It''s a mental problem.


    With a series of hot movies, Lion Gate once seemed to become the seventh largest company in Hollywood at any time. But then it fell into silence. It also showed to the outside world that the new company in Hollywood could not solve the problem by relying on film alone.


    With the arrival of 35mm film from fox in the 20th century, Murphy''s crew solved the final problem and shot in an orderly manner. Except for the final theater explosion, there will be no big scenes in the film. As long as the main actors such as James Franco, Christopher Waltz and Margaret Robbie are in good condition, the shooting will go on smoothly, By mid April, the work that had been behind schedule had gradually caught up with the progress.


    After more than three months of shooting, by the end of April, the crew finally ushered in the final part.


    As the scene of the play does not coincide with the previous shooting, Murphy put the end of the film at the end of the shooting.


    James Franco, Christopher waltz, and Christopher Waltz''s stand in models were soon ready. Murphy checked the lighting, props, background and camera positions of the location one by one. After satisfied with everything, Murphy gave the order to start shooting.


    This quiet grove ushered in a super duel between hooligans and hooligans.


    Murphy makes a gesture to Philip Raschel, whose main camera moves along the slide to the side of James Franco and Christopher valds.


    Although there are four actors in the pine forest location, it is undoubtedly a confrontation between the characters of James Franco and Christopher waltz.


    "Yutevich and I have heard your conversation with the general. The war will end tonight..."


    James Franco, with a serious face, said to some frantic Christopher valds, "I''d like to make such a deal, too."


    Christopher Waltz had a bad feeling, no longer as elegant as before, exclaimed, "you will be punished!"


    "It''s a very good deal." James Franco didn''t care what he said and said to himself, "as for your shameless request, I think you can consider it for the sake of your willingness to bring the Nazi high-level to the top."


    Christopher Waltz looked at James Franco as if he couldn''t see what he was going to do next.


    "When you get a house from the U.S. government, you take off your Nazi uniform, don''t you?" Repeated James Franco, "isn''t it?"


    Christopher Waltz didn''t answer, but the corners of his mouth shook.


    "I think so, too!" James - Franco gradually revealed a big asshole temperament, "this is what I can''t stand!"


    He leaned to Christopher Waltz''s ear, "if I''m successful, you''ll never want to take off this uniform in your life, but I know it''s unrealistic. You always have to take off this uniform, so..."


    James Franco drew a knife from his waist. "I''m going to give you a Nazi mark you can''t get rid of!"


    The shooting ended temporarily, and then replaced with his family, James Franco carved a deep Nazi mark on the masked head of the dummy.


    "Shameless bastard" also ended all the shooting work, Murphy returned to Los Angeles the next day with the film to start post production. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 436

    Back in Los Angeles, after a short rest of three days, Murphy went to a post production studio in Century City of 20th century fox to start the post production of shameless bastard.


    Post production also needs the coordination of multiple departments and teams, and the basis of all this is undoubtedly editing. It is no exaggeration to say that the shooting of Murphy and even any director serves for editing.


    This time, it''s still Jodie Griffith''s editing team that works with Murphy.


    Before editing, to be exact, as early as when writing the script, Murphy had a very clear idea. Quentin Tarantino''s films would play a lot of tricks in editing, especially the famous chapter style. Although Murphy is not the kind of director who relies on traditional editing, but different from Quentin Tarantino, this film will not use Chapter style In other words, the final film of shameless bastard will be presented as a multi line narrative.


    This post production, all the work will be around editing, Murphy also made careful preparations for this.


    Some people say that "the best editing is to let people not find the traces of editing."


    This is really the biggest misunderstanding of editing. It should be said that the editing that people can''t find is the editing that "let the ordinary audience have no information acceptance obstacles", but it''s not the best editing. After more than 100 years of development, editing has a variety of aesthetic standards and possibilities, and the connotation is very rich.


    Of course, as a commercial film, and as far as possible to face the public fans, Murphy must keep the editing fluency.


    The editing that does not "let the ordinary audience have no barriers to information acceptance" is not a pretentious show off skill, nor is it obscure and difficult to understand.


    In order to maintain the smooth editing acceptable to the public, the first thing is to determine the appropriate editing point for all shots.


    Clip point is the transition point between two shots, including sound or picture. Accurate grasp of the clip point of the shot can ensure smooth shot switching. Therefore, the selection of clip point is the most important and basic work of Murphy and Jody Griffith video rough cutting.


    The editing points of all shots in shameless bastard can be simply divided into two categories: the first category is the splicing points of picture, action, emotion and rhythm; the second category is the splicing points of sound, including the splicing points of dialogue, music and sound effects.


    In a movie, most of the clips are based on the action of the characters. The action here does not mean fighting, but the action of the characters.


    Action editing point is the coherence of the main action. Although action editing is also for clear narrative service, it focuses more on the coherence of the action outside the lens, which can increase the sense of fluency between the lens.


    Murphy and Jodie Griffith are very important for the selection of action editing points, which will directly affect the final film effect.


    Murphy and Jodie Griffith divide the rough cut of shameless bastard into two parts.


    The first step is to spell, that is to say, to use the combination of some lenses to produce a different kind and give people a different feeling.


    Then the second step is to cut, specifically to control the rhythm, the rhythm and emotion of the whole film.


    It''s very important for you to control the rhythm of moods in movie Griffith.


    In the process of editing, Murphy hopes to keep a more objective state as far as possible, and really regard himself as an audience, to really feel the changes of various rhythms and details in the middle, whether the play is good or not, and so on.


    "Shameless bastard" is suitable for what kind of technique he and Jodie Griffith use to cut, so that the audience can watch when they can enter the play.


    Relying on these, Murphy and Jodie Griffith spent nearly half a month to finish the rough cutting, and the next fine cutting is more important, which will directly determine the quality of the film.


    It can be seen from the name that fine cutting is much more complicated than rough cutting.


    Murphy needs to make sure that the cutting is tight enough, the editing is tense, but the scene is not too short, which means that unnecessary pauses in the actor''s dialogue need to be cut off, the blank space in the middle of each sentence can be shortened, and even the lengthy and unimportant dialogue can be subtracted.


    Most movie audiences generally spend less than 150 minutes to concentrate, which is equivalent to the length of mainstream commercial movies. The rough cut version of Murphy and Jodie Griffith has more than 300 minutes, which needs to be compressed to about 120 minutes in the fine cut. If the film is as long as two and a half hours or even longer after the fine cut, it needs "major surgery" ¡±It''s too late.


    Unlike the previous clip, Murphy''s clip also uses temporary background music as an aid.


    This method can be used in special films such as shameless asshole, but it can never be used as a normal way of editing. Once you like temporary music in the editing, it is difficult to find the right music. Murphy is usually more willing to edit a powerful film scene and make it perfect through proper editing. If a scene can stand on its own, The soundtrack will be icing on the cake."Shameless bastards" is just one exception.


    In fine cutting, we should take into account many aspects that are difficult to take into account in rough cutting, such as the coordination between the action and the picture. One of the editing methods is to use the actor''s gesture, props, line of sight or walking position. The best way is to let the emotion show naturally, or to cut out a smooth narrative rhythm, but the technical editing is not the key.


    The editor''s job is to get the audience involved in the plot.


    In shooting, there are a lot of pure action shots, many action scenes, Murphy uses the mobile lens to shoot, these also need to be processed through fine cutting.


    Moving lens is the main way to shoot action scenes. Murphy has used orbital camera, revolving arm camera, camera stabilizer and stannikon successively. The action scenes in the film must present a tense atmosphere. He and Jodie Griffith edit when the lens is moving to ensure that one lens after another is in motion.


    In this way, the action play is more compact, which makes the audience dizzying.


    In this shooting, Murphy used pure single shot shooting for some scenes, but this is only a part. For most other scenes, he continued his usual style of shooting with multiple cameras and multiple angles.


    When a multi angle shot is edited into a movie, it can''t be cut back to the same angle mechanically all the time, or reread the same series of mirror positions used not long ago.


    Of course, there are only two angles in a conversation between Lieutenant Aldo and Colonel Hans, so it is difficult to avoid repeated editing.


    This kind of multi angle lens switching scene also needs to be processed. Murphy is in groups of three, and it can be longer at least for 1.5 to 2 seconds.


    For example, when sousana enters the banquet hall in Goebbels and looks around the scene, Murphy takes three as a group of editing point of view lens, which can directly show the audience the whole scene that the protagonist sees, imitate the real world, and let the audience immerse themselves in the scene.


    Among these multi angle shots, the actor''s eyes are the key point of editing. The actor attracts attention by his face on TV, in movies and on stage, but the most important thing is the actor''s eyes. When editing a heated dialogue scene, Murphy pays great attention to the actor''s eyes. Do they convey appropriate emotions? How did the actors react to the play? The actor''s performance determines the editing.


    Sometimes, Murphy is more focused on the main actor of the conversation and cuts out the reactions of others.


    That''s to get rid of the unimportant side effects of the actor''s performance.


    Murphy likes a tight clip rhythm, which is obvious from the beginning. Exclusion is necessary to keep the rhythm.


    Most actors exaggerate their performance beyond the appropriate level. They will emphasize pause, make more mistakes than the script requires, and perform stuttering for a longer time. At this time, they need to make the performance return to normal through appropriate editing, and cut off the lengthy actions and dialogues to make the film real rather than artificial.


    So, if an actor wants to win the performance award, the director and the editor are also the key.


    These methods are all for the film to form a story to serve.


    It is said that there are three types of films in the world: script type, shooting type and editing type. No matter which type of film is edited, we should pay close attention to the story context and not be afraid to change the script or shooting content, as long as it is meaningful.


    Murphy has been using screenplay to record and visually present the story, which can help Jodie Griffith determine the most smooth logic to present the story to the audience.


    Finally, Murphy asked Jodie Griffith to make his own choice.


    Although they have cooperated for many times, they certainly have different views on some plots and scenes. Moreover, a successful director needs the assistance of an excellent editor, especially to inject some differences into it and correct mistakes that the director does not notice.


    The film has always been a product of teamwork, and the director is just the helmsman. If there are problems in other links, they may also fail.


    In other words, is there anyone in this world who doesn''t make subjective mistakes and doesn''t pay attention to them?


    A director like Murphy doesn''t review every shot in post production, but modifies it according to the version of Jodie Griffith''s clip performance, whether or not he appreciates the actor''s performance.


    If he does appreciate the different performances of an actor, he will suggest modifying the clip or finding the right part from the viewfinder. The more refreshing and convincing the editing scene is, the more the director will agree with the editor''s technique.


    Murphy and Jodie Griffith continued their work in this area until the end of May, and then finished the first edition of the fine cutting, which will take a lot of time and energy to continue to repair later. However, Murphy has to put down his work for the time being to participate in an extremely important Premiere of Robert Downey Jr. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 437

    The sun has moved to the west, but it''s still brilliant. The red carpet is far away to meet the main creators and guests. Not only Murphy, James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill, but also Gail gado and Suzanne Downey. James Franco is accompanied by 19-year-old lily Captain America: the civil war, which was published by Li Collins in 2006, is a big event in American comic circle.


    "Kevin, I''m telling you for sure that this series will be dark and dead." Murphy doesn''t look like a joke at all. "A lot of people will die, including Steve Rogers. A lot of heroes will die in the civil war."


    "This..." Kevin Fitch felt his face shaking.


    Since the success of body of steel, marvel has also planned a whole series, and ruled out Stan Lee''s opinion, decided to unify the style of Marvel series, that is, relaxed, simple, funny, humorous and appropriately funny, which is completely inclined to be young.


    Even if it is to bring the extremely dark civil war in the cartoon to the big screen, it can''t kill the main characters! It''s a crime to let a group of teenagers see their favorite hero die! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 438

    Looking at Kevin Fitch, Murphy said seriously, "the war between Captain America and iron man is very suitable to give dark color and show a kind of heavy and deep tragic epic."


    "Kevin!" Murphy said confidently, "if you trust me, this series can become a new benchmark for black movies and superhero movies."


    However, Murphy''s sincere reply to the invitation made him realize that he didn''t know how to reply.


    Civil war cartoons are tragic in nature. No one can deny Murphy''s grasp of this heavy subject matter. Maybe this series can really surpass "body of steel", which is regarded as the benchmark of superhero movies, in his hands.


    For a moment, Kevin Fitch really wanted to nod.


    However, he is the CEO of an enterprise, not a child playing home games. The whole series has a clear plan. If one link goes wrong, it may lead to the collapse of the whole series. Dark style is not impossible, but it must not be as heavy as body of steel.


    In addition, people from Walt Disney have been in touch with Marvel comics, and the other side has revealed its intention of acquisition. The platform of media group is incomparable to any single film company. Once Marvel Comics gets the capital injection from Disney, it will soar to the sky.


    Even for the sake of Walt Disney''s acquisition, he can''t let the series have heavy themes.


    It''s a trial to invite Murphy Stanton. If he can change his style slightly and reduce his pay, marvel pictures will consider him.


    Now it seems that this kind of temptation is purely unnecessary.


    The amazing Avenger series must be a juvenile film, and must not become the type of "body of steel". Only in this way can it be promoted around the world with Walt Disney as a platform in the future.


    Since he came to test himself, Murphy was not polite and asked aggressively, "Kevin, what''s the matter with you? I promise that we can let the Avengers die one after another in a planned way, and each death will bring a huge spiritual shock to the audience. "


    In other words, superheroes are really powerful, but their enemies are beyond the scope of ordinary people, such as the kind of large-scale group warfare, if the undead


    This is the style of Walt Disney.


    It is also worthy of anyone''s admiration that we can make a film into a well-made series and attract a large number of young audiences.


    If the former "Captain America 3: Civil War" can kill several front-line heroes, it will undoubtedly deepen the theme and make the whole film more shocking.


    But Disney will always be baby dee


    Murphy asked again, "how are you thinking, Kevin?"


    "I I''ll think about it... " Kevin Fitch thinks it''s better to go first. "I''ll get back to you another day."


    With that, Kevin Fitch turned and left, never giving Murphy a chance to speak again.


    "Have you heard?" Watching Kevin Fitch''s back as he left, Gail gado leaned up to Murphy''s ear and said, "marvel is in contact with Walt Disney. It is said that Disney intends to buy all marvel."


    "So," Murphy shrugged, "even for the sake of this acquisition, Kevin Fitch won''t agree with my dark Avenger proposal."


    The main audience groups of Dibao are small babies and underage big babies.


    Murphy looked at the time. "Let''s go into the cinema."


    He and Gail gado walked towards the cinema. A man in front of them was standing on their way. He seemed to be waiting for him. The man looked at Murphy and welcomed him.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    "Long time no see, Diego." Murphy smiles.


    It was Diego Harles, the CEO of DC Comics, who came by. He nodded to Gail gado, then said to Murphy, "I just saw you talking to Kevin Fitch for a long time. Is this going to take part in the amazing Avenger project?"


    "They invited me, but I didn''t agree." Murphy made it up casually, "their plans are totally opposite to my style."


    Diego jares moved his heart and said, "let''s go back to DC''s justice alliance series. We need you to be the producer and steer the whole series."


    "Yes, I''ve always been willing to." Murphy never turned down Warner Bros.''s offer to make him a producer. "You can always talk to my agent, bill rossis, about the pay."


    After hearing this, the smile on Diego jares''s face disappeared instantly. Bill rosis''s offer was very clear, and the super high pay of ten plus ten was unacceptable to Warner Brothers in any case.


    Murphy''s bottom line is his $10 million base pay plus 10% of the global box office share, which is the biggest difference between him and Warner Bros.As in the past, this brief trial and negotiation did not produce any results.


    Murphy originally took over this series for the sake of high reward, but he continued to stay in this series for the sake of high reward.


    However, after all, he made a very successful start for the Justice League series, and he didn''t want this series to be trampled on by the Avengers series, so he specially reminded Diego jares.


    "Say a few words of my personal advice," Murphy thought for a moment, and said to Diego hares seriously. "According to the plan I submitted at that time, I will use individual films to lay a solid foundation for the whole series. When the justice alliance is assembled, success will become a water to water thing. In addition, the dark style is not suitable for all superheroes. It is necessary to control them properly, especially for the dark style movies except Batman. It is better to put the fighting scenes in the daytime. "


    He and Warner Bros. are just ordinary business cooperation. It''s very kind of him to say more. As for whether DC and Warner Bros. executives can listen, that''s not something Murphy can control.


    Murphy is no longer in charge of the thoughtful Diego jares, and Gail gado walk to the screening hall.


    It''s probably the relationship that delayed this period of time. When they went in, "Iron Man" had already begun to show.


    This is a film with many changes compared with Murphy''s memory. As Robert Downey Jr. said, under the influence of the addition of wonder woman in "body of steel", agent Natasha normanov appeared in this film ahead of time.


    However, the theme of the film is simple, the atmosphere is relaxed, the forces of the pros and cons are distinct, the villains are seriously Facebook, and their strength is greatly weakened compared with that in the cartoon. It can be said that the typical once Marvel style never considered digging deep into the theme of the film and paid more attention to the entertainment function.


    Moreover, the film explicitly mentions the plan of the Avengers alliance. For example, the film mentions several times that Howard stark once fought side by side with us captain Steve Rogers, such as Natasha normanov''s secret meeting with agent Colson.


    The heavy theme of the film is a style, and the relaxed and happy is also a style. As long as you do well enough, you can arouse the enthusiasm of the audience. "Body of steel" belongs to the former, and "Iron Man" belongs to the latter.


    Therefore, the film also has a very dramatic ending.


    At the press conference, Tony Stark didn''t follow agent Colson''s draft. He announced to the media that I was iron man!


    The press conference was a sensation. The reporters were as crazy as they were. The cinema was also a sensation. The audience was aroused in an instant.


    From the beginning of the film to the present, the role of Tony Stark has brought a completely new kind of superhero. The role is full of personal charm. At last, the identity of iron man is made public, pushing this charm to the top!


    In Hollywood''s superhero movies, no one has ever publicly announced his identity.


    Those traditional superheroes, all hide their heads, live a life of two-sided people, Tony Stark is a completely different type.


    But this alternative brings them a new experience, a new stimulation.


    This is definitely one of the biggest surprises of the film. How can one not love Tony Stark and iron man?


    Therefore, it''s natural for iron man to win the favor of ordinary audiences. The first weekend of the film was released for three days, and it took nearly 110 million US dollars from more than 4100 cinemas in North America. The amazing Avenger series was as successful as body of steel.


    At the same time with the box office, there is also the popularity of the film.


    "I''m tired of saving the world with superhero movies, but I have to admit that iron man is really cool! It''s the best visual effects I''ve ever seen. It''s the best visual effects I''ve ever seen! The house, the things in the laboratory, the robot arms that can understand people''s words, the sports cars, the power of the missiles, the air test flight of the new armor, and the first battle are all cool! "


    "The production process of iron man is full of the beauty of metal, which is very cool. The exquisite special effects have no sense of disobedience, making the film have an excellent viewing experience. The plot is very smooth, without delay and obvious loopholes, which is attractive enough. "


    Since his release from prison, Robert Downey Jr. has returned to normal faster with the help of Murphy. The great success of iron man, together with his previous accumulation, has completely freed him from addiction. The image of a gentleman has steadily stepped into the ranks of Hollywood superstars.


    This undoubtedly gives little Robert Downey more capital and confidence to face the past.


    Murphy, rose and Robert Downey Jr. meet again at a bar near old Chinatown, and a targeted plan begins. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 439

    As night falls, the sign of Moby''s bar just rings, and the huge motor roars from far to near, a fiery red Ferrari sports car drives like lightning, and finally stops in front of the bar.


    It was a brown haired young man about 25 years old who stepped out of the sports car. The parking boy at the door of the bar obviously knew him very well and took the initiative to get close to him.


    "Hi, Cameron." Parking younger brother took the initiative to extend his hand, "is it still the old rule?"


    A young man named Cameron threw the key and shoved a dollar in his hand. "I''m still leaving at the same time."


    "Don''t worry!" Looking at the large dollar, the parking boy said excitedly, "there''s enough time. I''ll let people wax the car again."


    Cameron waved his hand and walked into the bar.


    The light in the bar is dim, probably because of the earlier time. The band is preparing, and the deafening heavy metal hasn''t sounded yet.


    Cameron found a place to sit down, asked for a bottle of wine, took out a cigarette box, put it on the table, and drank slowly.


    A bony young white man saw him, walked over and sat directly opposite.


    "Small card, out of stock again?" The two sides were obviously acquaintances. "I''ve got the best goods that just came from Mexico."


    "Try one." Cameron snapped his fingers and said boldly, "as long as the goods are good enough, money is not a problem."


    The thin man took out a cigarette box, a homemade cigarette and handed it over.


    Cameron took it, sniffed it under his nose, put it in his mouth and took out the lighter.


    "Boss, that''s him."


    In a corner not far away from Cameron, a short man with glasses motioned for Cameron with his eyes and said respectfully to the person opposite, "he comes here every few days. He has no less than five luxury sports cars, and his hand is very generous. He should come from a family with money."


    "Well." The man nodded.


    He was a stout black man with a shiny bald head.


    The bald black man took a look at Cameron, made sure he didn''t find the wrong person, looked back and asked the dwarf, "are you sure you can''t find your head?"


    "Absolutely not!" The dwarf swore, "I didn''t do much."


    He looked at the thin man opposite Cameron. "This guy is a big fish. Those bastards who go offline have long wanted to pull him into the water. From him, I''m sure they can make a lot of money."


    The black people nodded their heads again. Compared with these people, those at the end of the network are basically unskilled little gangsters. They have no principle in doing things, dare to do anything for money, and rarely consider the consequences.


    That''s good. Some things are more convenient to do.


    Cameron took a deep breath, and slowly spit out the smoke in his mouth. He closed his eyes and seemed to be completely intoxicated with this feeling of ecstasy.


    "How''s it going?" Skinny asked at the right time.


    "Good product!" Cameron didn''t even open his eyes, so he put up a thumb, "yes, much better than the last batch! How much do you have? I''ll take them all! "


    "You want these?" Thin suddenly changed tone, "this is the thing that the woman sucks, I still have better, want?"


    Cameron opened his eyes and looked at the thin man. His brain, paralyzed by excitement, gradually realized what the thin man was saying.


    The thin man kept shaking his head and threw the cigarette box on the table in front of Cameron. "You don''t just smoke this kind of thing for women, do you?"


    "I..." Although Cameron''s head is a little dizzy, he has not completely lost his mind. He knows that touching those things is totally different from sucking big numbness. "I can''t move those things, otherwise my grandfather..."


    "Little card." A little disdain appeared on the thin man''s face, "how old are you? Depends on your grandfather''s face? You go back and ask your grandfather, how many people in that circle don''t smoke? Did he smoke when he was young? "


    Without asking, Cameron knows what the answer is.


    The thin man pointed to the cigarette box on the table and said, "that''s a totally different feeling. It''s a hundred times stronger than this."


    Cameron is a little excited, but still hesitant.


    "Just go and have a look, taste and try. If it''s not suitable..." The thin man shrugged, "don''t touch it in the future, and no one can force you, right?"


    After twitching his nose a few times, Cameron fainted and the nerve in his brain began to beat.


    Just like all addicts. At first, Cameron hesitated a little and said, "well OK, I''ll see. "


    The thin man stood up and walked to a private room in the bar. Cameron followed him closely.


    "Boss, the fish has taken the bait."


    In the corner, the dwarf said to the bald black man, "the atmosphere inside is very influential. Unless he is determined, he will definitely smoke under the influence of the environment."


    The slick black man nodded with satisfaction.The dwarf continued, "Cameron, a big, numb addict, has no willpower at all."


    The black man habitually touched his bald head, stood up and said, "keep an eye on this matter, and let me know if there is any new situation."


    "Don''t worry, boss." Dwarf put away the appearance of laughter, "I will put down other things this time, just stare at this guy."


    The night became darker. In a temporary parking lot outside the bar, the red Ferrari had been quietly parked in a parking space, never moving, as if the owner had completely disappeared.


    Warner Brothers and DC Comics feel the pressure from the popularity of iron man. They take the initiative to contact CAA. The target of this negotiation is not Murphy, but Gail gado.


    Gayle gado''s brilliant performance in "body of steel" and numerous fans make the film more attractive. At the same time, it also brings problems to Warner Brothers and DC Comics. Because there is no long-term contract signed, if Gayle gado wants to continue to play Diana Prinz in the subsequent "Wonder Woman" independent film, he has to start a new round of negotiations with CAA.


    Murphy didn''t get involved in this matter. It depends on Gail gado''s own meaning.


    Apart from occasionally caring about Ross''s progress, he devoted most of his energy to the rest of the post production work of shameless bastard.


    Because it was not until the time of fine cutting that Murphy found that there was a problem with the shooting of the projection room in the explosion scene of the cinema. It took a lot of time to call the actors to remake. He simply concentrated the staff of the post production department to adjust this section through editing, color matching and lens overlap.


    Murphy and Jodie Griffith first re edited the play.


    "I need the airtight space of the projection room to create a stage like dramatic scene, and even to see the light and shadow effect of the place where the German soldiers fall like a stage chasing light."


    After the editing, Murphy explained to the colorist, "the moment that sosana looks back at the soldier, the soft side light shines on her golden hair. In a moment, she feels like the Virgin Mary is possessed. The Jewish beauty who was still shooting the dead soldier a second ago has a soft look at the dead soldier."


    This is going to be the most beautiful part of Margot Robbie in this film.


    After that, Murphy gives the clip to the colorist for rendering.


    Looking at the whole Hollywood, the outstanding color matching artists are rare and high-end talents. The later stage of the film is an important factor to increase the sense of film. The most direct modification of the screen is the color matching of the film.


    The main work in this area is to change the exposure, saturation, contrast and hue of the material, color some parts of the picture, remove unnecessary noise and highlight what needs to be shown, which is equivalent to the "makeup artist" of the film.


    One of the difficulties in film color matching is to give consideration to both quality and efficiency, because color matching is the finishing link in post production. The editing and special effects departments in front of them have already wasted almost all the time, and the time left to the color dresser is not enough.


    In any Hollywood movie, it is conservatively estimated that there are 1500 + shots. After tuning in a month, the average number of high-quality shots per day is 50. If there are a lot of special effects shots or movies with a very tight schedule, the intensity of work will be even higher.


    That''s why colorists are expensive.


    However, Murphy allowed enough time for the colorist, and it wasn''t much.


    A week later, he and Jodie Griffith saw the results and were quite satisfied with the woman, Susan Charles.


    With the clips of Murphy and Jody Griffith, the effect of this episode is amazing.


    In the light and shadow interlaced in the projection room, and the black and white images of the play inserted from time to time, the red dress of sosana is particularly moving, with the red color of blood, temptation and revenge. At the moment of the gunshot, it turns into a withered flower, mixed with blood dust, like the black feather flying all over the sky at the end of the dream traveler.


    And the soldier in white uniform is a shameless bastard who one second said he couldn''t bear to see the killing picture, and the next second took "three hundred bodies lying in Italy, proving that I''m not the one you should refuse" because of his anger.


    "For the evil characters with young people''s pure impulse and conceit, and never forgetting to make up a shot when they are dying, white is more suitable than the black and green of Nazi high-ranking officials, and more suitable for his" hero "identity that night."


    Murphy makes some conceptual explanations for Gail gado, who stays quietly beside him. "The color contrast between red and white makes the whole picture have romantic beauty, although he shows the death of two extremely young lives. The wood floor has a brownish red texture, an old-fashioned projector that keeps flashing, and a young red and white body. The whole picture presents the texture of a classical oil painting. "


    Compared with other violent scenes, the rhythm of this section is relatively slow. Murphy has used seven shots to show sosana''s expression. Slow shot is not only a matter of speed or rhythm, but also a way of observation. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 440

    Due to the need to complete the editing of "shameless bastard" in his own style and form, rather than presenting it in a typical Quentin Tarantino style chapter style, in the final process of fine cutting, Murphy was quite strict, and any dissatisfaction in the lens was redone, resulting in a long delay in the whole post production.


    Fortunately, he has plenty of time to polish carefully to minimize the defects.


    Until the end of July, when the post production of "shameless bastard" came to an end, Murphy could spare no effort to cooperate with the publicity and marketing of 20th century fox.


    Murphy began to work closely with Fox''s media to release publicity materials in a planned way.


    "Recently, James Franco''s appearance in Murphy Stanton''s new film" shameless asshole "has been exposed. This fixed makeup photo shows that he plays a character nicknamed" asshole "in the film, Lieutenant Aldo Reiner. From the exposure photos, we can see not only the overall shape of James Franco, but also the obvious scar on his neck


    The report from Fox TV station focused on the promotion of the film.


    "It is reported that the story of the film takes place during World War II. A group of American soldiers who committed crimes were supposed to be sentenced to death, but they were allowed to commit crimes and perform meritorious deeds in extraordinary times. James Franco plays a leading role in this group of soldiers. He leads this group of soldiers into Nazi occupied France to carry out a dangerous task - killing Nazi members by cruel means, so as to create a panic atmosphere in the Third Reich. "


    With this as the start, the pre screening publicity of "shameless bastard" has entered an intensive stage, and all kinds of materials are continuously transmitted from Murphy and the crew to the major media platforms.


    After the exposure of the model drawing, James Franco lost his low profile and appeared frequently in public with lily Collins. This combination of golden boy and girl attracted enough attention and became the focus of many gossip media.


    It''s also good for the marketing of shameless asshole. At the same time, James Franco and Lily Collins, with the cooperation of 20th Century Fox and the agency CAA, put on a big play, which created the biggest gossip scandal in Hollywood at the end of July and the beginning of August.


    The two of them are also willing to cooperate. In fact, it''s not difficult to find that this pair can''t be measured by the normal way of thinking.


    How can a paedophile and a girl who is willing to fall in love with paedophilia be measured by ordinary people''s standards?


    In the first stage of the pre screening publicity of "shameless bastards", James Franco is the core of the publicity. Although Frankie is not as popular as Robert Downey Jr. after "Iron Man", it is not too much to say that he is in the front position of the second tier star.


    Such actors naturally have a certain popularity and appeal.


    However, the publicity and marketing work of any film can not be carried out around one person. If the time is too long, it is easy to turn into cold food, and the publicity work of the crew is also pushing forward one by one.


    In mid August, Murphy asked the crew to release three warning posters, showing a strong style of violence. There were no characters on the posters, only close-up pictures of blood stained sticks, rifles, daggers and other weapons. The pictures were full of killing and full of visual impact.


    "These three posters are typical of Murphy Stanton''s dark style, and the evil classic style of shameless bastard has finally come into being."


    The comments in the media and on the Internet also hit the nail on the head.


    With this popularity, fox released the first trailer of "shameless bastards" in the 20th century. The trailer is only one minute and forty seconds long. In order to match the previous publicity plan, this trailer is basically a personal show of James Franco, and most of the scenes are a lecture from lieutenant Aldo Reiner, who plays him, to the bastard team.


    Of course, on the Internet version, there are also bloody and violent scenes, which show the fans that the bloodthirsty Murphy is back. Love, go, talk ¡¿


    from the original "fruit candy" to the later "dead man", then to "game of power" and "lost lover", all of these films directed by Murphy have almost crazy scenes of violence and blood. Only "body of steel" converges because of its classification, but it also turns blood into violence, which makes Superman and wonder woman to be destroyed There is a super demolition war against Japan.


    "Body of steel" is also Murphy''s only PG-13 rated film. The release of the Online Trailer of "shameless bastard" will undoubtedly announce to the fans of cut film that Murphy has returned to the ranks of R-rated films.


    These are the conventional ways of publicity. In today''s era, Hollywood''s publicity has become more and more diversified.


    In mid August, some large media in North America reported that "Murphy Stanton''s new film shameless bastard was boycotted before it was released because it was too violent and bloody."


    In the 20th century, fox''s water army deliberately released a short script on the Internet, and instigated a protest overseas, which attracted the attention of quite a number of movie fans all over the world.The media in North America, especially those controlled by Fox and News Corporation, are widely hyping and reporting the protest.


    "The script of Murphy Stanton''s new film" shameless bastard ", which is scheduled to be released in the second half of this year, has recently leaked. James Franco, the leader of the Jewish bastard soldier Rangers, is very cruel, and a family organization from Australia is trying to boycott the release of the film in the country."


    "Judging from the leaked script and the released trailer, Murphy Stanton continued his black, violent and bloody style in" shameless bastard ". Lieutenant Aldo Reiner, the" bastard leader "played by James Franco, organized a small team of Jewish Soldiers to sneak into Nazi occupied France and assassinate the Nazis. At this time, France was active A lot of people who were persecuted by the Nazis. "


    "The distributor of the film also released three posters. There were no characters in the posters, only blood dripping daggers, bats and rifles, full of vicious killing."


    "However, there is a more murderous script on the Internet. There is a scene where Lieutenant Aldo Reiner, played by James Franco, stands on a huge stone and tells Jewish Soldiers to be cruel to the Germans and let them know who we are. Each of you owes me 100 Nazi scalp. Now, I''m going to take my scalp. There is also a plot in which a soldier played by ley Roth blows a Nazi''s head with a bat. The scene can only be described as brain splashing. The bloody scenes of submachine gun shooting at close range are also frequently shown in the trailer.... "


    "According to Fox News in the 20th century," shameless bastard "is expected to be shown for the first time in the world at the Toronto Film Festival in September. The film will be released from the traditional Thanksgiving to Christmas season in North America, and the release date in Australia is also December."


    "The Victorian Family Council from Australia has publicly said that James Franco is a young people''s behavior idol. Such a bloody and violent role would be a bad example. Some Jewish organizations are also worried that the film is too violent and think that this new film of Murphy Stanton does not reflect the facts."


    "But Murphy Stanton himself said in an interview with Empire magazine that the actions of these" bastards "are similar to those of the heroic and warlike North American Apache people. Even if the defeat is decided, they will still fight to the last moment. They are bastards, and even more soldiers!"


    To meet the needs of publicity, Murphy also made a special response to the protest and gave an interview to the premiere.


    "Should Movies be responsible for social violence? I think it''s a very broad topic, which I can''t answer completely as a director. "


    With the attitude of not surprising, Murphy first threw out a gimmick, and then said, "we now have perfect legal protection, and the rating system can prevent minors from entering the cinema showing" shameless bastards. "


    He then threw out a big news: "shameless bastard" tells about a group of American Jewish soldiers who committed crimes and were originally to be sentenced to death, but in extraordinary times they were allowed to commit crimes and make contributions, go deep into Nazi occupied France, and engage in sabotage. However, there may be a little misunderstanding here that needs to be clarified. The story is actually centered on soxana, played by Australian actress Margaret Robbie


    The next step for Murphy is to attract the media''s attention to help her.


    Today''s Margot Robbie is not an unknown actress. She has been playing the important role of Sansha stark in the "game of Thrones". This series has always maintained a high popularity, and the main actors have received no less attention than before.


    In particular, Margot Robbie is younger and more beautiful than the once stout Sansha. He is also more intelligent and naturally more popular.


    Especially in the third season of May, the nearly crazy "bloody wedding" shocked countless audiences and media. It got a super high score of 9 points on a number of scoring websites, and was even praised by some media as the highest scoring episode in the history of human TV series, which directly pushed "game of power" to a peak.


    The actors also benefited a lot.


    If you want to arouse people''s appetite, you must not throw enough bait at once, you must add it again and again.


    "Miss Robbie''s sosana is the key role." Murphy constantly throws out new topics, "she is not only an ordinary female character, but also a crazy Nazi killing asshole."


    After the post production of "shameless bastard" was completed, Murphy, like other well-known members of the crew, began to make high-profile appearances in various activities and attended the Saturn Award ceremony this month.


    He was not accompanied by Gail gado, but by Robert Downey Jr.


    "I''m the prize winner." The reason for Robert Downey Jr.''s presence is simple: "Michael Douglas is also a prize winner." (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 441

    "Before the release of an excellent science fiction film, it places the hope of all the members of a production group, especially the director."


    Standing on the stage of Chandler hall in Los Angeles Music Center, Robert Downey Jr., as the prize winner, said in a serious way, "director, is very important to a science fiction film. In the 1960s, Hollywood had Stanley Kubrick''s 2001 Space Odyssey, George Lucas''s star wars in the 1970s, Robert zemikis''s back to the future in the 1980s, and Steven Spielberg''s Jurassic Park in the 1990s. "


    Little Robert Downey''s speaking speed is not fast this time. "Entering the new century, a large number of excellent science fiction films have emerged, especially in the past year."


    He looked down at the card and said, "the best director nominees for this year''s Saturn Award are Sam Remy for Spider Man 3, Michael Bay for transformers, Murphy Stanton for body of steel, Gore vipinski for pirates of the Caribbean 3: the end of the world, and Zach Schneider for three hundred warriors of Sparta."


    These are all commercial films that sold well at the box office last year. The Saturn prize has nothing to do with professional reviews and media reputation. It pays more attention to the popularity of the film in the audience, and Whether the nominees will come to the scene to receive the prize.


    If one of the nominators of the two films in similar situation is willing to come to the scene to receive the award, the organizer will give the award to him.


    In fact, it''s not just the Saturn awards. In North America, there is also such an unwritten but well-known rule for awards like the Teen Choice Awards and the MTV Movie Awards.


    The biggest stars of tonight''s Saturn Award ceremony are Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas, and the biggest director is Murphy. Who will get this award? There''s no suspense when you walk on the red carpet.


    "Saturn won the best director award..." Little Robert Downey opened the envelope, looked at it, opened his mouth, and said with a smile, "Murphy Stanton! Congratulations, Murphy


    He raised his hands and clapped hard on the stage, and the applause below also rang out at the same time.


    Whether or not there are other reasons for winning the award, Murphy''s taking away the best director with "body of steel" is worthy of most people''s eyes.


    "Body of steel" brings not only high box office, but also high reputation, as well as the depth and thickness that superhero movies in the past did not have.


    "Murphy Stanton has proved to Hollywood that black style can also be sold worldwide."


    Below the stage, a senior executive of Sony Columbia Pictures said to another person, "heavy themes can make superhero movies more attractive. Can commercial movies also consider such production, such as the new 007 series and the Spider Man series that we plan to restart?"


    The man nodded. "I think it''s feasible. If you look at Murphy Stanton''s current style, you can see how many fans in North America and around the world like this style."


    In a burst of applause, Murphy got up, walked to the stage, went on stage, hugged little Robert Downey, then took the trophy and stood in front of the microphone.


    "I''m very happy to stand here. This award is the biggest affirmation of my work last year. Thank you!"


    After the routine thanks, it''s time for the advertisement, which is the reason why Murphy attended the award ceremony. "The support of fans is always the most proud thing for a director. You have recognized" body of steel ". I hope you can also recognize" shameless bastard "next!"


    He lifted the trophy and left the last, "thank you."


    Regardless of the reaction, Murphy turns around and walks to Robert Downey Jr. and under the leadership of the staff, walks out of the stage and goes backstage.


    Except for some tacit things, he and Robert Downey Jr. attended the Saturn prize presentation ceremony for publicity.


    Murphy is promoting the upcoming release of "shameless bastard", while Robert Downey Jr. is promoting the upcoming "Iron Man" disc and Blu ray DVD.


    Just like the two of them, in most cases, the purpose of big name actors and directors attending this kind of award ceremony is not simple.


    As they were not interested in the awards ceremony, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. entered the backstage and were not in a hurry to go out. Moreover, the organizer arranged a routine interview activity to simply deal with the reporters. They stood in the interview area and chatted.


    Murphy and Robert Downey didn''t come to the awards ceremony at the same time. When they walked on the red carpet, they were arranged by the organizers, with many people separated.


    "Body of steel is off the line from the final screening site of gibraltarian?"


    Seeing Murphy nodding, Robert Downey asked, "how much is the global box office, more than $1.2 billion?"


    Murphy shakes his head. How can there be a box office explosion in the last few markets where "body of steel" was released? The most populous countries have less than one million people?"You overestimate the volume of these small markets." He patted little Robert Downey on the arm. "The final global box office is far from $1.2 billion, only $1.132.47 billion."


    "So..." "I''m still waiting for you to overtake that old bastard James Cameron," said little Robert Downey


    Murphy shrugged. "I''m afraid he''s the only one who can surpass James Cameron."


    How many directors are willing to spend years researching and experimenting with new technologies for a film, like James Cameron? He can''t do it himself.


    After chatting a few words, they left the interview area to return to Chandler hall. As they turned into the next passage, Robert Downey, Jr. seemed to have missed a familiar figure, looked back and held Murphy in the quiet passage.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy asked suspiciously.


    "I wanted to wait for the award ceremony to end, but now I met..." Robert Downey, Jr. chin the interview area. "Michael Douglas is coming."


    Murphy didn''t say much, just pointed to Robert Downey Jr. at a surveillance camera in the distance.


    "Don''t worry." Robert Downey, Jr. took a deep breath. "It''s been a few years. I''m not that impulsive."


    Standing here, Murphy and little Robert Downey waited for a few minutes. The crisp sound of shoes landing sounded, and Michael Douglas in a gray suit turned from the entrance of the passage.


    Michael Douglas obviously didn''t expect that there was someone in the passage. He was stunned to see the faces of Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.


    Little Robert Downey looks at Michael Douglas, and Michael Douglas looks at little Robert Downey.


    Michael Douglas didn''t even look at Murphy. He probably didn''t want to provoke Murphy. He walked five feet in front of little Robert Downey and suddenly laughed.


    "Donny, how many years have we not seen each other?" His smile seemed to have a different meaning. "The last time we talked face to face like this, or before you went to prison Oh, yeah. Why didn''t you let me know when you got out of jail? Look at our two families... "


    He suddenly accentuated the tone, "for the sake of deep friendship, I''ll go to pick you up."


    Robert Downey looked at Michael Douglas, but didn''t immediately fight back.


    "Oh, yes." Michael Douglas made no secret of his aversion to the surname of Downey. "Mr. Downey, I heard that you''ve succeeded in detoxification. It''s certainly not true..."


    "Of course, I''m not as serious as when your mother gave your father a green hat." Robert Downey, Jr. finally began to fight back. He spoke so fast that Michael Douglas could hear him clearly. "Maybe you don''t understand the meaning of green hat. In Chinatown, it''s used to describe a woman''s cheating on her husband and other people..."


    Without waiting for Michael Douglas to respond, Robert Downey, Jr. went on, "Mrs. Douglas was beautiful and charming at that time. She was the first-rate socialite in Hollywood."


    What this word describes in Hollywood is very clear to everyone present.


    "Your father paid a terrible price..." Michael Douglas squeezed a word out of his mouth, but before he finished, he was robbed by Robert Downey again.


    He shrugged playfully. "I can tell you responsibly that old Robert Downey is still relishing Mrs. Douglas."


    In the past, Murphy didn''t know much about the grudge between the Douglas family and the Downey family. Now he gradually understands that it seems that old Robert Downey made a mistake first, and then incurred the Revenge of Kirk Douglas. The latter is probably not enough to solve the problem. He joined hands with Michael Douglas to lay out a plan to pit little Robert Downey.


    Of course, it was just a guess. He didn''t bother to know exactly what was going on.


    Is it important to know the cause and effect? What if it''s old Robert Downey who made the first mistake? Murphy always knew that his friend and brother was Robert Downey Jr., not Douglas.


    In Hollywood, it''s very simple to make a stand. It''s intimacy.


    However, looking at Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas, Murphy has no intention to help from the beginning to the end. If Robert Downey Jr. can''t win Michael Douglas in a war of words, all these years of practice will be in vain.


    Moreover, compared with the mouth gun, Murphy always thinks that action has the real lethality.


    As for Kirk Douglas, one of the two men''s focuses, Murphy knows that he was the top power figure in Hollywood at that time. Let alone old Robert Downey, even Stanley Kubrick didn''t dare to provoke him.


    But that was not now.


    (Donny and Douglas are all for the plot. Don''t take it too seriously.) (to be continued). )

 Chapter 442

    The atmosphere in the passage is dignified and seems to burst at any time. I don''t know if these voices have spread to the outside. Other people don''t want to join in the direct conflict between the two stars. Since the confrontation between Robert Downey and Michael Douglas, no one else has come.


    It''s just Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Michael Douglas.


    Compared with the other two, Murphy is more like a spectator, but a fight is enough for Robert Downey Jr.


    "If I can meet Kirk Douglas, I''ll definitely suggest that he take you for paternity testing." Little Robert Downey''s mouth didn''t stop, "it''s amazing to make a mistake about your own son."


    How can Michael Douglas be Robert Downey''s opponent in the fight? If he wants to fight and see Murphy next to him, he can only bear it. His face is almost green.


    "Michael, look at your face. Kirk Douglas must have taken you for a paternity test. He doesn''t trust you and your mother so much. He''s just an old bastard. Don''t you hate him?"


    As we all know, the father son relationship between Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas is not very good. It has gradually improved in recent years, but just like Gwyneth Paltrow''s father, old Paltrow, actively canvassed for his daughter in the Oscar battle, no one can ignore the love of parents for their children.


    "Oh, yes, and your wife, Catherine Zeta Jones." Little Robert Downey''s mouth is really unforgiving. "When she was fighting for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, I heard that she was willing to do anything for Harvey Weinstein. Michael, you''d better take your children to have a paternity test. What if it''s not your own? That''s a big joke! "


    Michael Douglas''s old face turned red until Robert Downey, Jr. was a little tired and took a breath to rest.


    "You''re a junkie! Your parents are addicts Michael Douglas''s insidious voice was like a curse. "Your son will still be an addict!"


    "Addiction can be given up." Robert Downey, Jr. seemed not to care at all. He retorted, "if you put on a green hat, you will never take it off."


    "You..." What did Michael Douglas want to say? He was interrupted by Robert Downey again. "You''d better take Catherine Zeta Jones to have a check. She plays with so many people. You''re infected. It''s not good."


    Michael Douglas breathed, pointed one finger at little Robert Downey, and seemed speechless with anger.


    Murphy frowned at Michael Douglas. In this case, the other party was really angry, and Robert Downey Jr. couldn''t get away with it. He reminded, "OK, let''s go."


    Little Robert Downey is not the same kid as before. He smiles at Michael Douglas and follows Murphy to leave this quiet passage.


    Such a conflict broke out at the Saturn awards ceremony, of course, can not be kept secret. The next day, rumors began to spread in the tabloids and the Internet that Robert Downey Jr. was not compatible with Michael Douglas, and several Los Angeles Local tabloids believed that Robert Downey Jr. was involved in Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta -Jones'' marriage led to the conflict.


    "It can''t be true, can it?"


    A thin man put down the gossip newspaper, put his cigarette into his mouth and took a deep breath. After spitting out a piece of smoke, he looked at the young man who pointed the straw at his nostril on the other side and asked, "Cameron, isn''t that true?"


    Cameron took a breath. The white powder on the foil got into the straw. He frowned and said after a while, "how can I know?"


    "Aren''t you Michael Douglas''s son?" "Catherine Zeta Jones is your stepmother," the skinny man asked


    "Don''t talk to me about Cameron''s sudden fury." it''s all that slut! If it wasn''t for him, how could my father kick me out of the house? If it were not for her, I would live 10000 times better now! "


    He Huo stood up, probably the white powder inhaled played a role, shouting, "I''m going to kill her! I''m going to rape her! I''m going to kill her


    The marriage of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones is the direct cause of Cameron Douglas''s degeneration. The skinny man has got the information in this respect, and he knows it very well, which is also deliberately mentioned.


    He looked at the angry Michael Douglas and said, "those who look beautiful and pure should take off her skin!"


    Cameron Douglas is floating now. Hearing the thin man''s words, there seems to be a voice echoing in his heart, "since that man drove you out of your home, why don''t you retaliate?"


    Skinny and timely said, "small card, you are not afraid of Catherine Zeta Jones, right?""Screw you Cameron Douglas became more angry than he had just been. He yelled, "don''t mention the name of that man in front of me. Will I be afraid of her? How could I be afraid of her! I''ll kill her one day


    Hearing these words from Cameron Douglas, the smile on the corners of the thin man''s mouth is fleeting. Poison can soften people''s will and make people vulnerable to the encouragement of others


    The midday sun is a little hot, but it is the best time of the day for the old man who is a little cold.


    The old Kirk Douglas is sitting on the balcony of his house on the south hillside of Beverly Hills, enjoying the pleasant sunshine and the warmth that can dispel the cold at the bottom of his heart.


    When people get old and think of what they have done, it''s hard to avoid feeling chilly.


    Next to the cane chair where he was sitting, Michael Douglas was browsing through several newspapers.


    "Are you in conflict with that bastard?" Asked Kirk Douglas suddenly.


    "It was his initiative." Michael Douglas didn''t look up. "He seems to know something."


    "What if I know?"


    Although the man is old, Kirk Douglas''s momentum is still there. He said in a voice, "old Robert Downey is a fool, and little Robert Downey is also a fool. The Downey family will always be trampled under our feet!"


    With Kirk Douglas as the backing, Michael Douglas felt stronger and stronger. "Little Robert Downey hasn''t learned the lesson before. Shall we give him another round?"


    "It''s not just him. We have to teach the Downey family a deeper lesson." Kirk Douglas''s narrowed eyes suddenly opened. "I heard that little Robert Downey has a son?"


    "Well." Michael Douglas is also a well-informed person in the circle. "His name is Indio Downey. He is also said to be a very restless young man."


    Kirk Douglas nodded. "It''s best to be restless."


    Speaking of Robert Downey''s son, Kirk Douglas suddenly thought of another man and asked, "what''s Cameron doing recently? Why haven''t you come to see me for a long time? "


    Like most of the old people''s parents, he loved Cameron Douglas very much.


    "I..." Michael Douglas had no idea what his son was doing, so he casually replied, "he might be a little busy."


    "Your father should care more about him!" Kirk Douglas is too lazy to say anything else. "Don''t worry about specific things. I''ll let people do them."


    Although he is old, he has always believed that he was still strong.


    "It might be a bit of a problem." Michael Douglas hesitated for a moment and said, "Robert Downey Jr. has a good friend, and he''s joined in. The circle says he''s very difficult."


    "It''s Murphy Stanton, isn''t it?" Kirk Douglas is obviously not a fool. "I''ve heard about him. He''s a tough guy."


    "Hum!" He snorted coldly and said, "don''t take him too seriously! Isn''t his goal Oscar for best director? It''s not so easy to get an Oscar. "


    Michael Douglas nodded his head. "If it hadn''t been for Murphy Stanton in the back, little Robert Downey would have been finished."


    "I''ll try to make him soft." Kirk Douglas sneered and said, "we''re Jews. Never forget that!"


    It wasn''t until late in the evening that Michael Douglas left.


    Meanwhile, another father son conversation is taking place in a wealthy neighborhood in Santa Monica.


    "Murphy is not a good man, deep in mind..." Old Robert Downey sat at the dinner table and said to little Robert Downey, "but he didn''t have to say to you that he was the kind of friend you could trust and give."


    "We''re brothers," said Robert Downey, Jr., very seriously


    Old Robert Downey nodded. "I''m relieved to have him to help you. You have to remember that the old fox is not easy to provoke. "


    "We know." Robert Downey, Jr. suddenly changed the subject. "I found a bad thing."


    Without waiting for old Robert Downey to ask him, he said, "Indio is taking Da ma. I''m worried about you and me. It will happen to him again."


    This kind of worry is not superfluous. After all, he is the son of little Robert Downey and will naturally be more tempted than ordinary people.


    Old Robert Downey also frowned and took Da ma. It''s really nothing here, but will the experience of little Robert Downey happen to his grandson again?


    "What do you want to do?" He asked.


    "When I came back from Chandler hall last night, Murphy gave me a piece of advice," said little Robert Downey (to be continued). )

 Chapter 443

    Hearing Murphy Stanton''s suggestion, old Robert Downey immediately took it seriously. Compared with his unreliable son, Murphy Stanton''s work is more than reliable?


    Since he gave Robert Downey Jr. some advice, it must be very targeted!


    Thinking of this, old Robert Downey couldn''t wait to ask, "what did Murphy say?"


    "He suggested that Indio study abroad for a period of time." Robert Downey, Jr. said seriously, "go to China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, where the crackdown on drugs is very severe, and the power like the Douglas family on this side has no influence on that side at all..."


    Old Robert Downey thought for a few minutes and nodded slowly. "It''s really the safest way to let Indio stay there for a while."


    He looked at little Robert Downey and said, "you go ahead and let Indio go as soon as possible."


    Little Robert Downey nodded. "I''ll talk to Indio tomorrow."


    As the night gets darker, Beverly Hills is as quiet as ever. In the big living room of the main building of wave manor, Murphy just walks over from the dining room and sees Gail gado, who came here before, explaining to housekeeper Catherine some living facilities that she still needs to buy.


    "In the three servant rooms, remove the double beds for the upper and lower floors."


    Gail gado is very adapted to her role as a hostess. She has completely moved from UCLA, and her studies have come to an end. After studying and working, she keeps this huge manor in good order, "all of them are replaced with new single beds for new comers."


    Katherine is a middle-aged woman from England who is generally fat and has received professional training in housekeeping. She is also recommended by CAA. Gail gado thinks she is the most suitable one.


    "I''ll have it done tomorrow." She said.


    Gail gado added, "by the standards before."


    She saw Murphy come over and wave to Catherine, who turned and walked out of the living room.


    Murphy poured a glass of water for himself and Gail gado, and sat next to her. Gail gado continued his previous conversation in the restaurant, "how do you suggest that Indio Downey go to China on the other side of the Pacific? The culture and living environment there are totally different from here. "


    "But he''s the least likely to be lured by drugs over there." Murphy took a sip from his glass. "He''s Downey''s biggest weakness."


    Others don''t know. He clearly remembers that three generations of the Downey family fell in front of drugs.


    Gail gado frowned, "but we don''t know anything about that side, and in the news..."


    "I''ve been there with you, dear..." Murphy reminded her, "is the situation over there the same as described in the news here?"


    Gail gado shook his head.


    Murphy went on to say, "no matter how discredited the media in North America is, China across the Pacific is one of the countries with the best social security and the most severe crackdown on drug control in the world."


    After living here for many years, especially struggling at the bottom, he realized how good the social environment was.


    Since Murphy said that, Gail gado no longer cares about this aspect. Instead, he said, "I understand, Michael Douglas is OK. Kirk Douglas used to be a very powerful figure in Hollywood. It''s not easy to deal with. You should be careful."


    "We know he''s hard to deal with." Murphy leaned back on the sofa, "or we wouldn''t have had it for so long."


    Although Murphy didn''t say it clearly, Gail gado knew that "we" in his mouth meant the whole stauntons.


    Gayle gado finally reminded, "Kirk Douglas is a senior member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a Jew."


    Murphy nodded. "I know."


    If you follow the normal way of thinking, a director who intends to win the best director Oscar, it''s better not to provoke people like Kirk Douglas. It''s easy to add some unnecessary obstacles to his future award.


    But in front of brothers and interests, James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan all choose the former, and Murphy is no exception.


    A lot of things in this world can''t be done in the usual and normal way sometimes.


    By universal standards, James Franco, Jonah hill, a pedophile, and Robert Downey, Jr., a drug addict, are despicable. Seth Logan is the only one who seems to be a good man. But in reality, they are not only Murphy''s good friends, but also their brothers who help each other.


    "You have to pay attention to the degree." Gail gado is still worried.


    "Don''t worry." Murphy patted Gail gado''s hand. "We No one, including Downey, was involved, and even if it was out of control, it couldn''t be found on us. "Not to mention him and little Robert Downey, even rose and his staff, I''m afraid it''s hard to be linked.


    Gail gado takes a look and sighs. Most of the time, Murphy is a very nice person, but in some cases, he becomes a devil.


    Such a person is her choice. She knows what kind of person he is from her acquaintance, but she still chooses him.


    Because she knows that only such a person can protect her and himself in this dangerous society.


    Growing up in Israel, the country is surrounded by wolves. Gail gado knows that it is not easy to live a good life in this world.


    "Let''s go for a walk in the garden." Murphy suggested.


    Gail gado stood up. "Good."


    The two left the White main building and went through the back door into the garden at the back of the manor, which had been carefully managed. Apart from the sparse coconut and palm trees, most of them were evergreen shrubs and seasonal blooming flowers.


    Walking along the granite path, Gail gado looked at the blooming flowers around him and said, "it''s almost unthinkable to have such a private garden in Israel."


    Murphy deliberately said, "honey, your dream has come true."


    Gail gado gave his arm a deliberate squeeze.


    Among all the flowers in the back garden, the most eye-catching are hundreds of birds of paradise, which is one of the most common flowers in Los Angeles and the city flower of Los Angeles.


    Gail gado noticed Murphy''s eyes and suddenly asked, "you''re a native of Los Angeles. Do you know the origin of this flower?"


    Murphy may know how to shake his head.


    Gail gado dropped his mouth and said simply, "the bird of paradise, also known as the Strelitzia Regina, is native to southern Africa. This kind of flower is top born, with peculiar shape and eye-catching color, just like a crane overlooking from afar. Therefore, it is also called Strelitzia Regina and regarded as a mascot, which is deeply loved by people."


    Murphy nodded and asked, "how did it become the city flower of Los Angeles?"


    Gail gado added, "Los Angeles has both marine and desert climate. Thanks to the Pacific sea breeze and sunshine, it has a warm winter and is a paradise for tropical and subtropical plants. This environment is very suitable for the growth of Strelitzia regia. So in Los Angeles, the birds of Paradise can be seen everywhere, so the birds of paradise have become the city flower of Los Angeles. "


    "You know so much, dear." Murphy gave a timely compliment.


    After so many years of love, he is not the first super rookie. Although his EQ has not been very high, he is not a super fool.


    In this period, Murphy''s energy is highly concentrated. Apart from always paying attention to the news from Ross, he has to continue to work hard for the propaganda of "shameless bastard".


    Just in late August, before entering the fox building in Century City, Murphy specially answered a few questions from reporters in order to maintain the topic of shameless bastard.


    "I didn''t expect to talk about" shameless bastard "with you now, because just a year ago, you were still talking with Quentin about taking over the project. Isn''t it too fast?"


    Hearing this question from the reporter in front of him, Murphy said directly, "if you work my way, it''s much easier. You can spend more time shooting a scene, and every director wants to. However, some examples tell us not to do this, such as giving you three days to take a shot, but often not finished. If it''s done so slowly, the traces of acting on the screen will be obvious. I''m glad that I finished it very quickly this time. "


    Another reporter then asked, "does it bring a lot of pressure to make a movie like this?"


    "Every time I drive back to the hotel at the end of a day''s shooting, I think, it''s so cool, what should be shot today is shot in time." Now Murphy, answering this kind of question hardly needs too much thinking, "but I can''t relax, because there''s something to shoot tomorrow, and this kind of working state will last for several months. To be honest, I really enjoy this way of filming. "


    After answering two questions, Murphy, with the help of several security personnel, squeezed out of the reporter''s encirclement and entered the fox building.


    In the next few days, Murphy not only continued to cooperate with Fox in the 20th century to promote "shameless bastard", but also paid close attention to the news from Ross. From a series of news, it is not difficult to see that the fish who had eaten bait not only got hooked, but also bit more and more tightly, and was following the fishing line, gradually approaching the place where the fisherman wanted him to reach.


    Although there are some bad voices in Hollywood Jewish circles, Murphy didn''t want to flinch. Finally, in late August, she got the exact news from Ross that fish is going to act!


    After planning for such a long time, he also wanted to see the final results, so he specially called on several other people to wait for the beginning of a good play. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 444

    A brand new commercial car without official license plate passes through the downtown area of Malibu and slowly approaches the villa area where the rich live.


    There were five people in the car. Murphy was driving. Robert Downey Jr. was on the co pilot. James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill were in the back. All the Stan partisans arrived.


    , "are all of you idle?" Little Robert Downey, ignoring Murphy, said to the back, "what''s up with you?"


    "How can we miss such a good play?" Jonah Hill took the lead and said, "if you don''t let us come, it''s not interesting enough."


    James Franco nodded. "Jonah has always been unreliable, but this time he''s right."


    Seth Logan added, "the three of us can''t help much, but we stand together at all times."


    Murphy slows down when the business car drives to a small villa area. The street is very broad, surrounded by low villa buildings, and the vision is quite broad. When the car passes by the villa with a coconut tree at the door, little Robert Downey stares at that side through the window.


    "Here it is." He said.


    James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill in the back also turn to look over there. It seems that this is just the most common rich man''s house in Malibu.


    According to the news from Ross, the target setter and the target Watcher will be here this morning.


    The car drove a few hundred meters forward. Murphy turned around and came back. He stopped at a place where he could see the door of the villa clearly.


    He had just parked the car when Jonah Hill said, "it''s too far here. Move forward."


    Murphy looked back. Jonah Hill pointed out his right hand to a public phone booth not far ahead. "It''s better to stop there."


    Murphy started the car and drove that way.


    Seth Logan didn''t understand Jonah Hill''s intention, "why stop there?"


    "There''s a public phone for us to call the police." Jonah Hill looked upright. "We are good citizens who abide by the law. How can we sit back and watch the crime happen. "


    James Franco gave him a middle finger.


    The car stopped next to the phone booth, and they waited patiently. Only with enough patience can they see the wonderful play.


    About half an hour later, a fiery red Ferrari car passed by Murphy''s car in the roar of huge motors and stopped in front of the villa they were watching.


    "Is that him?" Asked James Franco, looking over there.


    "Yes, that''s him!" Robert Downey, Jr. looked over there and said, "this is the car."


    In the fiery red Ferrari sports car, the young Cameron Douglas has an unnatural flush on his face, and his expression is still in a trance. However, when he looks at the villa, there is an obvious hatred in his eyes.


    Long ago, he used to be the owner of this villa. After the woman took a fancy to him, he had to move away from here


    Now he''s back, he''s Cameron Douglas back!


    Take out a small paper package from his pocket. Cameron Douglas takes it apart and reveals the tin foil inside. There are some white powder on the paper. As usual, he skillfully sucks these things into his nose.


    "Ah..."


    After a long time, Cameron Douglas, who frowned and shrunk his head, let out a comfortable groan, feeling that he had become an omnipotent God.


    As long as he wants, he can punish anyone; as long as he wants, he can do anything; as long as he wants, the world can no longer restrain him


    Not even Michael Douglas!


    What he inhaled gave Cameron Douglas infinite confidence and strength, but also gave him enough impulse.


    He opened the car door, got out of the car, and walked towards the villa door. According to the information provided by his friends, there should be no one in this period of time, and his good stepmother would not come until some time later.


    Cameron Douglas shook his head and leaned against the locked iron door, waiting patiently like a hunter waiting for a fox.


    "Sure she''ll come?" Jonah hill and others are a little worried, "will there be a temporary situation?"


    "I don''t think so." Murphy looked at his watch. "It''s still a while before 9:30."


    Towards 9:30, a red BMW appeared at the end of the line of sight of Murphy and others. It came from the opposite distance, and the speed was quite fast. Just when little Robert Downey said "coming", it was almost at the door of the villa.


    Jonah Hill immediately came to the spirit, "good play begins!"


    From the place where they are, we can clearly see the scene at the entrance of the villa. The red BMW was stopped by Cameron Douglas, and Catherine Zeta Jones got out of the car, as if shoutingBecause of the distance, Murphy couldn''t hear Catherine Zeta Jones and Cameron Douglas.


    At the door of the villa, Catherine Zeta Jones seemed very angry, staring at Cameron Douglas, who stopped her, and asked, "who asked you to come here?"


    Cameron Douglas looked at her with his arms around his chest, with a sneer on his lips.


    "Come on Catherine Zeta Jones had never liked the stepson, and was even disgusted, "I don''t want to see you!"


    "Bitch!" Cameron Douglas had an abnormal flush on his face and was extremely excited. "You Katherine Zeta Jones from England can''t believe what Cameron Douglas said," what do you say? "


    Cameron Douglas took a step forward and said word for word, "I say you''re a bitch!"


    Under the stimulation of drugs, his reason has been reduced to a very low level.


    After fully hearing what Cameron Douglas said this time, Catherine Zeta Jones was furious, "how dare you scold me?"


    "I will not only scold you." Cameron Douglas went directly to Catherine Zeta Jones, raised his arm and slapped her face. After the crisp voice, a red palm print appeared on Catherine Zeta Jones''s white cheek.


    "I''ll hit you again!" He added viciously, "give back all the things you gave me at the beginning!"


    With that, he raised his arm again.


    Over the years, Catherine Zeta Jones has never thought that Cameron Douglas would be so many. She was fooled for a moment.


    "Pa!"


    A crisp sound sounded at the door of the villa, and a red palm print appeared on the other side of Catherine Zeta Jones''s face.


    "You You... "


    Catherine Zeta Jones was finally awakened by the burning pain on her face, but in the face of an angry adult man, her first reaction was not to fight back, but to retreat.


    Because she saw that Cameron Douglas had pulled out a folding knife from his pocket.


    In addition, she is familiar with the flush on Cameron Douglas''s face. Many people in the circle, even herself, have had this kind of situation. It is clear that after taking drugs, she is too excited to control herself


    In the past, when she was in such a state, at most she would mess with men, but what would a man who hated her very much and held a knife do?


    Catherine Zeta Jones had a personal experience that reason does not exist in this situation.


    "Go to the police!"


    In the business car, Murphy said casually that Jonah hill was the first to open the door! I''ll go


    Seeing Jonah Hill get out of the car, Murphy doesn''t look there any more. From a moral point of view, all the people in the car, including him, are bastards who have no moral bottom line and should be despised.


    But they don''t care. If they have moral cleanliness, they won''t go to Hollywood or become good friends.


    Murphy himself admits that all the stantons, except Seth Logan, are good people. In some cases, they are just like the film they just made. They are a group of shameless bastards.


    Catherine Zeta Jones has stepped back to the edge of the door of the red BMW car. One hand from the bag touched the wolf spray, but Cameron Douglas''s courage was not as big as she thought, nor was he as big as he expected.


    Cameron Douglas just looked at Katherine Zeta Jones viciously, "you bitch, you bastard..."


    Although he had called for Catherine Zeta Jones to be treated, when it was time to do it, Cameron Douglas''s courage didn''t grow up even after taking drugs.


    Even Catherine Zeta Jones didn''t see her. This seemingly ferocious stepson finally chose to curse like a woman


    She Leng Leng, this just remember, quickly took out the mobile phone, ready to call the police.


    "You''re a slut who can go to Hollywood..." Cameron Douglas seems to want to marry his father to Catherine Zeta Jones. His resentment of being driven out of the house is all vented. He never stops saying, "let men line up for the Oscars..."


    He didn''t care what he said, he was in charge of venting.


    Listen to these ugly words, Catherine Zeta Jones heart once again disdain, this is a man without eggs after all.


    Then, sadly, she found that she had forgotten to bring her mobile phone


    On the other hand, Jonah Hill had already stood in the public phone booth and pressed 911. When the phone was connected, he said in a choked voice, "there''s a knife robbery here!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 445

    This is an area inhabited by rich people. In the United States and even all over the world, the public security situation in this area is excellent. Two police cars appear almost at the same time. In the face of a "murderer" like Cameron Douglas, it took little effort to control the situation at the scene.


    The sound of the police siren also attracted other people. There were several onlookers nearby. Some of them, who were dressed as sanitation workers, realized that this was a good opportunity to make money. They immediately took out their mobile phones and dialed the paparazzi who had been looking for them.


    In Hollywood, where there are many stars, entertainment reporters are almost the best informed. No matter where any star has some unexpected situation, they can always get the news from the people around them.


    If you make a phone call, you can get a lot of income, which is very attractive to quite a lot of people.


    The four policemen are not stupid either. Seeing Catherine Zeta Jones''s face, they know that there will be trouble. They immediately call the front desk for help.


    "Miss Jones..." The man with the highest police rank came up to the red BMW and asked, "are you ok?"


    "Nothing." Catherine Zeta Jones nodded her head.


    She took a look at Cameron Douglas, who was controlled by the police. Her disgust flashed away. She specially reminded him, "he seems to be taking drugs."


    "We think so, too." The policeman first laughed at Catherine Zeta Jones, then turned to a young officer behind and said, "go and search him and his car."


    The young officer nodded, spoke to the two policemen who controlled Cameron Douglas, and then walked to Cameron Douglas''s red Ferrari.


    "I''ll ask the lawyer to contact you later..." Catherine Zeta Jones has regained the style of a big star, "I will be strict after all..."


    Just faced with such a threat, how can she easily let Cameron Douglas go? If she doesn''t know how to grasp this opportunity and send this obnoxious guy in for a few years, she is not Catherine Zeta Jones.


    "Cliff!" In front of the Ferrari sports car, the young policeman waved to this side. The man with the highest police rank said sorry to Katherine Zeta Jones and quickly walked over.


    In the trunk of a Ferrari sports car, a backpack marked with Cameron Douglas has been opened by young police. Inside, there is a transparent plastic bag the size of an adult''s palm, full of white powder.


    At a glance, the highest ranking officer picked up his walkie talkie and called for support again.


    This time, they seem to have caught a big fish. If everything in the bag is true, it''s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!


    Even in Southern California, close to Mexico, it''s not a small case.


    The supporting police cars arrive one after another, and the rest will go according to the police procedures. Murphy has no need to watch any more.


    "Let''s go." Murphy started the business car. "Let''s go back."


    Little Robert Downey nodded, feeling that some of the evil spirit that had been pressing on his chest for several years had finally come out.


    As the police left, the crowd gradually dispersed, but there were paparazzi who arrived in time and took photos of Catherine Zeta Jones.


    But Katherine Zeta Jones temporarily ignored these, after borrowing a mobile phone, she immediately contacted her lawyer.


    On the way to Malibu police station, she solemnly said to the lawyer, "I''m sure Cameron not only took drugs himself, but also had no less than 100 grams of Gu Ke alkali in his car. I want you to put pressure on the police. I want him to stay in prison for a few more years!"


    How could Cameron Douglas be willing to pay more for such a thing?


    The incident was sold by paparazzi and reporters at the fastest speed, and was exposed by buyers on some entertainment websites. However, the reporter did not take a picture of Cameron Douglas, and Cameron Douglas himself was not a well-known figure. On the Internet, it is said that Catherine Zeta Jones was robbed, and the contradictions within the Douglas family involved are unknown for the time being .


    Catherine Zeta Jones didn''t immediately inform Michael Douglas. She took notes, and the police tested Cameron Douglas''s blood. Basically, when all the evidence against Cameron Douglas was almost collected, Cameron Douglas woke up from the excitement of taking drugs and thought of finding himself a lawyer


    At this time, it''s too late to do something else.


    In addition, Malibu police department is also under the pressure of Catherine Zeta Jones and her lawyer, and some secret channels also have news delivered to Malibu police department to let them handle the case fairly.


    Anyone familiar with this land knows that the so-called judicial justice is also a joke in America.


    In fact, the police do not need to do anything beyond the rules. They just need to do it according to the legal procedures. This can be said to be a way of handling without making any mistakes.Murphy and others are still paying close attention to this incident after they leave the scene. Their goal is never just to send Cameron Douglas to prison. Such a little boy is not worth their efforts. This incident is just a fuse, a fuse that can ignite the whole Douglas family.


    After having lunch together in an Italian restaurant in Century City, Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr. did not separate. Instead, they took part in a promotion of iron man disc and Blu ray DVD in the afternoon to help friends on the platform and cheer on.


    Since the DVD discs of various versions of "Transformers" sold more than 6.8 million sets in North America in the first week, the sales of DVDs launched by Hollywood blockbusters began to decline all the way. Even Warner Brothers'' ace series "Harry Potter" is no exception. Most people are very clear that, just like the decline of videotapes, the golden age of DVD is far away.


    However, the sales volume of DVD in Hollywood is still considerable, especially compared with other revenue such as box office, the revenue input of DVD is small and the output is high, which is a typical high profit revenue.


    Due to the actor contract signed with Marvel pictures, Robert Downey Jr. enjoys a certain amount of DVD revenue dividends, so he is still very hard on promotion activities.


    Murphy, Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco are just volunteer helpers.


    During the event, Murphy and others were also interviewed by the media. When the reporter asked how he thought of little Robert Downey, they all spoke highly of him.


    "Robert Downey Jr. has amazing charm and influence." Murphy is not stingy of praise, "he hugged himself in the difficult times in the past. He is like Tony Stark, the" Iron Man "in the entertainment industry. He is a gifted actor, a man who loves his family, an interesting conversation object, and a best friend and brother who takes off the mechanical armor."


    These words represent not only Murphy''s current views, but also some of his past feelings.


    Iron man was originally a second-class influence character in the cartoon, not to mention the popularity of DC''s two big demons, even in Marvel''s own heroes.


    Relying on such a character with no particularly good original basis, he can make the movie popular and then lead marvel to revive. Robert Downey Jr. can be said to have contributed a lot to playing the living iron man.


    Many people always say that roles make actors. This is not wrong, but it does not apply to all roles. If any actor plays a once popular role, it can achieve almost the same effect, there must be something wrong with his head.


    That''s what iron man is like. Tony Stark made Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Downey Jr. made the role as well.


    Sometimes, even Murphy can''t tell the difference between Robert Downey in reality and Tony Stark in the film.


    In fact, Tony Stark is a second-class comic. If he is a first-class comic with a large number of fans of the original, it is impossible for anyone to get such recognition for his performance.


    Who can imagine Batman, Superman and Spiderman, such super classic comic characters, being assimilated by a living person?


    So from this point of view, iron man''s second-class position benefits Downey.


    This is an event belonging to iron man. The focus of the media is, of course, Robert Downey Jr. after answering a few routine questions, as planned before, Robert Downey Jr. is ready to fire on the hometown where the first-hand director went to prison.


    This kind of firing in the face of media reporters, of course, can not be as blatant as Michael Douglas before. It must be based on real events that the public does not know.


    "Donny..." A reporter yelled, "what do you think of Jeff Bridges who worked with you?"


    Hearing this question, Robert Downey thought about it for a moment, and then said, "Jeff Bridges is an excellent actor with high reputation. He always helps young people. Many young actors in the cast have been helped by him. He is an old actor who deserves respect and young people will respect spontaneously."


    At this point, Robert Downey''s voice changed, "Jeff Bridges is the model of that generation of actors, is the example of young people to learn from, he is more worthy of respect than some actors who are older and more famous than him!"


    This is almost to tell the reporters, ask quickly, ask quickly.


    Little Robert Downey''s mouth is famous in Hollywood and media circles. Immediately, a reporter asked, "Downey, who do some people mean? Can you tell me?"


    "Of course! There''s nothing wrong with that! " Robert Downey, Jr. said immediately, "like Kirk Douglas, he is a typical example of moral corruption!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 446

    In Hollywood, it''s not uncommon for stars who don''t like each other to face the media directly. However, if they can''t stand the test, it''s only themselves who become the laughing stock.


    Robert Downey, Jr. does have a lot of off key words, but of course he doesn''t open his mouth at this time.


    "In the 1990s, I worked with Natalie''s daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, in a movie called two women and a man, and learned something about how Kirk Douglas treated Natalie Wood."


    Now, Robert Downey Jr. is in the tone of a accuser, "Natalie Wood was raped by Kirk Douglas and abused madly..."


    Jonah hill, standing outside the press circle, shrugs helplessly to Murphy. Murphy gently shakes his head. Little Robert Downey''s breath has been held in his chest for too long. How can he not vent?


    Although he, Jonah hill, James Franco and Seth Logan all disapprove of Robert Downey Jr.''s exposing this old story to the media, because it can''t make much practical influence on Kirk Douglas, they haven''t stopped it, because Robert Downey Jr needs a channel to vent his anger.


    Later, Robert Downey, Jr. briefly mentioned the disgraceful past between Kirk Douglas and Natalie Wood, which Murphy had heard from Robert Downey, Jr. before.


    In the 1950s, there was a rumor in Hollywood that "Natalie Wood could do anything to get a role in a movie". Natalie Wood, born as a child star, had starred in "34 Street" and "ghost and the undead" at the age of 9. This rumor originated from the fact that Natalie Wood wanted to get a rebellious girl role in a movie, and eventually died Something happened with the married director of the film. The legendary film is called "resistance without cause".


    Of course, this is a rumor, the truth is not known, but in the eyes of Kirk Douglas at that time, it was not so simple.


    The next day, Kirk Douglas invited Natalie Wood to the hotel to discuss the film audition. At that time, Natalie Wood was just in the red, while Kirk Douglas opposite was a top figure in Hollywood with a strong voice.


    Natalie Wood, who is on the rise in her career, accepted the invitation.


    After she came to the room, the drunk Kirk Douglas didn''t discuss any topics related to the film, but immediately began to tear Natalie Wood''s clothes. Natalie Wood declined and said she had something to go first, but Kirk Douglas forcibly stopped her and began to push and scold, which eventually turned into a violent beating, in which she took off Natalie Wood Lee Wood''s clothes, in the madness of violence and desire


    Well, in Robert Downey''s words, Murphy''s audience can give full play to their imagination.


    In addition, Kirk Douglas forced Natalie Wood to drink his water. As for other S.M. behaviors, there was no need to elaborate, and he threatened not to tell what happened today. This incident repeated many times in the following month, which left a permanent scar in Natalie Wood''s heart.


    What''s more surprising is that Natalie Wood''s mother didn''t get angry when she got home. Instead, she blamed her for making Kirk Douglas unhappy, which would ruin her acting career. At that time, how prominent was Kirk Douglas''s position in Hollywood, so powerful that she could fire Anthony Mann in one word and then invite Stanley Kubrick, who didn''t dare No.


    The so-called golden age of Hollywood, which is missed by the old men of the college, is far more chaotic than it is now. Things like Kirk Douglas are not too rare, but it will certainly cause a lot of negative effects on an old actor with high reputation.


    But it''s impossible to expect such an old story to have a huge impact on Kirk Douglas.


    As Murphy and Jonah Hill thought, it was a pure act of Robert Downey Jr.''s anger.


    During this day, a series of events happened. What Robert Downey Jr. said, the media reporters need time to sort out the reports, and the news from Cameron Douglas has not been widely spread.


    For example, Kirk Douglas, who looks old and thinks he is as powerful as ever, has not been informed of the accident of his baby grandson.


    He made an appointment with Sid Ganis, who had been with him, to come home for afternoon tea.


    "But I haven''t seen you for a year..."


    In the garden of the mansion, Kirk Douglas poured a cup of black tea for an old man with white hair sitting next to him. "I didn''t expect you to have white hair, and you''re old."


    Sid Ganis took a sip from his teacup. "I''m almost seventy, too."


    Kirk Douglas laughs and talks to Sid Ganis about the past. The atmosphere in the garden is very good, just like two old friends who haven''t seen each other for a long time.


    Compared with Kirk Douglas, who is almost completely retired, Sid Gannis has an unusual status in Hollywood. He is the current chairman of the Academy of film arts and Sciences.Sid Gannis''s real career in Hollywood is a producer. He used to be the chairman of Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures respectively. He has also been the senior director of the college, responsible for public relations and marketing. He is also a member of the board of directors of marvel and DC Comics. In addition to the status of chairman of the Executive Committee, he is also the director of the visual effects Technology Institute of the college Responsible person.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that this is a big man at the core of the Academy of film arts and Sciences.


    "We are all old!" Some of Kirk Douglas''s ideas can''t be realized by his own hands, and he can only rely on the relationship network he built in those years, "it''s not good to refuse the old, it''s the world of young people now."


    Although both Jewish, but Kirk Douglas is what kind of person, West Germany Gannis is very clear, the other party to him, certainly not for tea and reminiscence.


    He laughed, Ying he said, "yes, young people nowadays are more and more amazing."


    "Well, it is." Kirk Douglas gradually turned the topic to the side he wanted. "Last year, a young director in his twenties got the third place in the global box office, which was unimaginable in our time."


    "You mean Murphy Stanton?" Sid Gannis can naturally guess who Kirk Douglas is talking about. In Hollywood and even the world''s film circle, only Murphy Stanton, a young director, is so outstanding. "He really did a good job."


    Speaking of Murphy Stanton, Sid Ganis sighed, "it''s very rare for him to shoot such a depth and thickness with an ordinary commercial and free changing theme."


    With the homogenization of commercial films becoming more and more serious today, Hollywood needs a director who is different, has his own unique style and works can be widely spread.


    His appreciation within the college is no less than that of Quentin Tarantino, or even more.


    Today''s Hollywood, let alone commercial films, even the films competing for the Oscars are gradually modeled. As the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Academy, Sid Ganis certainly knows that in the long run, the influence of Hollywood will be weakened.


    Movies that are too commercial and pay attention to visual effects have no inner space, just a bunch of beautiful digital codes; movies that pay attention to inner space and art can only be spread in a small range, which is not in line with the influence of Hollywood globalization, and can hardly be spread in the public


    Murphy Stanton has used his past films to fully prove that he can combine the two perfectly and create a unique and memorable popular film.


    This kind of movie may not be the choice of Oscar, but it is badly needed by Hollywood!


    Like other members of the Academy who supported Murphy Stanton, Sid Gannis admired the young director because of his position.


    "Murphy Stanton has a unique style and I love his films." Kirk Douglas took a sip of tea, put down his cup and said slowly, "but he''s not our own man."


    Sid Ganis looked at him as if he didn''t understand what Kirk Douglas meant.


    Kirk Douglas didn''t look up and said, "as far as I know, he''s a racist and discriminates against us Jews!"


    When he dominated Hollywood, he said that if someone discriminated against Jews, the other party must be discriminating against Jews. The development of Hollywood circle is bound to be subject to many restrictions, especially in the Oscars


    Although the times are different, Kirk Douglas thinks his words are still very important.


    If Murphy Stanton is a racist or not, Sid Gannis doesn''t care at all. Who cares about the black gang''s life or death? If it''s not for the sake of fairness and justice, solicitation and charity, a white judge who accounts for more than 90% of the awards will let the black people get the Awards?


    As for Murphy Stanton''s discrimination against Jews, it was the funniest joke he had ever heard.


    "Kirk, do you know Murphy Stanton?" The disdain in Sid Ganis''s heart didn''t show on his face. He asked calmly, "are you kidding me?"


    Kirk Douglas tensed his face. "Do I think I''m going to make fun of this?"


    Hearing this question, Sid Ganis frowned slightly. How many years have passed, and Kirk Douglas still bossed him?


    In different positions, naturally there will be different mentality, West Germany - Gannis was not the little man who needed to be promoted in those years, now is the president of the Academy of film arts and Sciences! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 447

    Before he found Sid Gannis, Kirk Douglas talked with a number of elderly Jewish people in the circle, and many people said they would consider it. After all, it is impossible for everyone to appreciate Murphy, especially those who have struggled for many years, especially those who are not used to this kind of young generation who have both fame and wealth.


    This is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, otherwise there would not be the so-called "sucky school".


    Kirk Douglas is convinced that as long as he is in the middle, as Robert Downey''s accomplice, Murphy Stanton, in the next 10 or 20 years, he will not want to get involved in the Oscar for best director.


    But what he didn''t expect was that Sid Ganis didn''t seem to pay much for his old face.


    Just as Murphy can''t win everyone''s approval, Kirk Douglas''s past style will be disgusted by some people, even those he once supported.


    What''s more, his style of bossing and leading big men in the circle may be able to frighten others. As the president of the college, Sid Ganis has enough confidence not to buy it.


    Throughout the past presidents of the Academy of film arts and Sciences since its birth, although most of them are Jewish, none of them are top influential figures in the circle.


    "West Germany..." Kirk Douglas put on his old style again, "do you think what I said is false?"


    A big man in the circle used to treat his younger brother unconsciously, but he ignores his position in the circle.


    "Well, Kirk, I have my own judgment."


    Sid Ganis, who is also the president of the Academy, is also held by countless people. How could he like to hear this tone? He shook his head and said, "do you really know Murphy Stanton and the people around him?"


    How could Kirk Douglas know Murphy.


    "Murphy Stanton has a girlfriend, Gail gado. They are stable and should get married soon."


    Seeing that Kirk Douglas was puzzled, Sid Ganis said in detail, "Gail gado is not only Jewish, but also a native Israeli. He came to Los Angeles only in recent years. Last year, Murphy Stanton spent 100 million dollars to buy the" flower of LISS "of Beverly Hills, and renamed the manor in Hebrew..."


    Despite Kirk Douglas''s gloomy face, Sid Ganis continued, "Murphy Stanton''s best friends are not Jewish in the traditional sense, but they are more or less Jewish."


    He looked at Kirk Douglas, with a slight disdain in his voice, and asked, "you say that such a person discriminates against Jews, are you kidding


    Hearing these retorts, Kirk Douglas was speechless.


    When the people around him ignored his prestige in those years, he had no other good way to move each other.


    Just then, his housekeeper hurried into the garden. It was obvious that there was something very urgent.


    The housekeeper went directly to Kirk Douglas. Sid Ganis, conscious, stood up and walked aside to enjoy the flowers in the garden.


    "What''s the matter?" Asked Kirk Douglas.


    "Just got the news." The housekeeper said quickly, "Cameron has been arrested by the police."


    Kirk Douglas frowned. "What''s going on?"


    "Carmelo Jones, the steward of Carmelo, was found in the car this morning," police said


    "What?" Kirk Douglas stood up on crutches and asked hastily, "is there a large number?"


    The charges of taking drugs and hiding drugs are totally different, and the degree of trouble is also quite different.


    "No less than 200 grams!" The housekeeper added, "Miss Catherine Zeta Jones is said to have made a formal record for the police, which is very bad for Cameron!"


    "That bitch!" "What does she want to do? Want to kill Cameron? "


    A stream of blood rushed to the brain. Kirk Douglas quickly took a deep breath to stabilize his mood. His age is here. His blood pressure and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems were detected by the hospital several years ago. If his mood changes violently, it may cause more serious consequences.


    "Have you informed the lawyer?" The housekeeper is an old man who has been with him for many years. "Find a way to get Cameron out quickly!"


    "When I got the news, I called the lawyer first." Housekeeper obviously has a certain degree of autonomy, "he happened to be in Malibu to handle some affairs, and now he has gone to Malibu police station."


    Kirk Douglas walked back and forth a few steps, then asked, "where''s Michael?"


    The housekeeper replied, "I''ve also informed him that he''s in Orange County and is on his way back."


    "Call him again and let him take care of that english slut!"


    Mentioning Catherine Zeta Jones, anger surged to Kirk Douglas''s head. "If it wasn''t for that bitch, would Cameron be what he is now?"The housekeeper took out his cell phone and just wanted to call Michael Douglas, when the bell suddenly rang.


    "Lawyer Phelps." He took a look and said.


    Kirk Douglas nodded, and the housekeeper answered. After a few words, he exclaimed, "what are you talking about? Cameron''s broken hands and legs? "


    "What?" Kirk Douglas felt his ears buzzing. "What''s on the phone? Tell me quickly


    When it comes to the issue of Kirk Douglas''s baby grandson, the housekeeper also dare not neglect him, saying, "the lawyer just arrived at Malibu police station, and the police informed him that Cameron was in the custody cell. He had a serious conflict with the two criminals who had just been locked in the afternoon, and they were beaten by each other, and his right hand and right foot were all interrupted..."


    Kirk Douglas couldn''t believe what he heard. "How is that possible?"


    But the housekeeper can''t tell lies. He knew it must be true in an instant. He felt his head buzzing, and then unconsciously contacted Catherine Zeta Jones. It was this cheap guy from England that led to Cameron


    "Cheap man!" The crutch in his hand poked hard at the ground! I won''t let you go! I must... "


    The blood rushed straight to the forehead. Kirk Douglas felt as if something had flowed out of his nostrils. In front of him, it was dark. His body shook two times. His hand unconsciously loosened the handle of his crutch, and he could no longer stand. He fell to the ground.


    Fortunately, the housekeeper was so close that he helped him as soon as he saw that the situation was not good.


    "Mr. Douglas!" The housekeeper hugged Kirk Douglas, his eyes closed and his body twitched, and cried out, "Mr. Douglas, what''s the matter with you?"


    Hearing this sound, Sid Ganis, who had been walking away, turned around and looked at him. He immediately trotted over, looked down at the unconscious Kirk Douglas and reminded him, "make an emergency call!"


    The housekeeper carefully laid Kirk Douglas flat on the ground and dialed the emergency call.


    Although he didn''t know what happened, Sid Ganis looked at the unconscious Kirk Douglas with almost no sympathy in his heart. This old guy didn''t do anything bad when he was in power. Even if he is almost forgotten now, he doesn''t forget to put on a big posture to design and frame a young director with unlimited future.


    Is this self inflicted?


    Sid Ganis can''t help shaking his head. In the words of a book he read about Buddhism, maybe this is karma?


    The scorching sun in Los Angeles made people panic. Michael Douglas stopped the car in a hurry and almost ran into the outpatient building of the University of California medical school. After a few simple questions at the consulting office, he even had no time to wait for the elevator and rushed up the stairs.


    Soon, he turned into the emergency floor passageway and saw his father Kirk Douglas''s housekeeper.


    "Rod..." Before Michael Douglas could walk over, he asked anxiously, "what''s the matter?"


    "Mr. Douglas had a stroke." The housekeeper looked at the emergency room next to him and said, "we are rescuing in it."


    Without waiting for Michael Douglas to ask, he said, "Mr. Douglas heard that Cameron Douglas was arrested by the police..."


    "What?" Michael Douglas''s eyes widened, apparently without any information.


    The housekeeper told Michael Douglas everything he knew and what Kirk Douglas said before his stroke. He didn''t like Catherine Zeta Jones either. When he said these things, he inevitably mixed his likes and dislikes.


    In the past, this did not affect Michael Douglas at all, but now the situation is different. His father Kirk Douglas had a stroke, his eldest son Cameron Douglas was arrested by the police and broke his hand and foot. In addition to Catherine Zeta Jones''s usual attitude, Michael Douglas was furious.


    "How could she do that!" Michael Douglas gritted his teeth. "How dare she do that!"


    "I just got a call from the lawyer and miss Zeta Jones is coming," the housekeeper reminded


    Michael Douglas blinked and said darkly, "I know!"


    An unimportant passer-by passed through the corridor, clearly heard these words, he turned out of the corridor, took out his mobile phone to dial up, just the situation and information was immediately vividly passed out.


    After several rounds, the news appeared in the phones of Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.


    "You are always so thoughtful. It''s hard to be admired."


    In a study of wave manor, little Robert Downey said to Murphy with emotion, "take Cameron Douglas as a fuse and ignite the whole Douglas family..."


    Murphy shook his head. "We''re just lucky enough."


    In the end, he didn''t think that even God was on their side today."Catherine Zeta Jones is on her way..." Little Robert Downey stood up and walked around. "I really want to see what''s going to happen next." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 448

    "Go to the scene?" Murphy looked at the wall clock and said, "is that necessary? It''s enough to know the final result. Why go to see those people


    Robert Downey, Jr. scratched his face. "How do they know who did these things if they don''t go and show them me? They don''t know who did it... "


    "The pleasure of revenge is not strong enough," he said


    After hearing this, Murphy almost spewed out a mouthful of coffee, but on second thought, it was the same. He hated a person and beat him up. If the other party didn''t know who was beating him, the feeling of the person who hit him would be greatly reduced.


    Murphy shook his head. "Whatever you want."


    "I''m just talking about it." Little Robert Downey just wanted to be happy for a moment. "I''m going home later. Old Robert Downey is still waiting for me."


    The clock''s hand points to the hour, and the door of the study is knocked on time. After Murphy calls to come in, Gail gado and Susan Downey, who were sent by him and Robert Downey, push the door and come in.


    "Have you finished talking?" Gail gado asked with concern.


    "It''s done." Robert Downey, Jr. stood up. "It''s getting late. It''s time for us to go."


    Susan Downey smiles at Murphy and Gail gado.


    There are not so many gifts between the two families. Murphy and Gail gado don don''t say a word and send little Robert Downey and Susan Downey out of the villa building. A servant of the manor has driven little Robert Downey''s Bentley car.


    "Keep in touch with me all the time." Murphy told Robert Downey Jr.


    Robert Downey, Jr. nodded seriously, took the car key from the servant, and returned to his unorthodox appearance.


    "Murphy, you are good at everything." Robert Downey, Jr. opened the door for Susan Downey, turned back to Murphy and said, "it''s just too big. Every time you come in, you waste a lot of gas. It''s not in line with the current concept of energy conservation!"


    "That''s easy." Murphy immediately gave a solution. "I''ll have someone at the door with a sign that says Robert Downey Jr. is not allowed to drive in. You can park your car outside and walk in by yourself."


    "It''s really special."


    Get in the car, don and Murphy go on with the joke.


    Back in the living room of the villa, Gail gado poured himself a glass of water, and then asked, "how''s it going?"


    She is not very clear about what Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. have done, but she has seen some relevant reports from today''s media. They seem to have used a lot of means.


    "Don''t worry." Murphy didn''t want Gail gado to get involved in all this crap. He just said vaguely, "everything''s under control."


    Gail gado saw that Murphy didn''t want to say anything and didn''t ask any more. He told him to go to his study on the second floor and continue to study the theory of producer course.


    She has been working hard to help Murphy as soon as possible.


    Maybe it was too much energy today. Murphy felt a little tired. She went upstairs to take a hot bath and had a quiet rest.


    Murphy enters a state of rest, but little Robert Downey is in high spirits. After leaving wave manor, he does not go directly home, but goes to Santa Monica first. Old Robert Downey is still waiting for him.


    "How can you make that old bastard look like this?" Robert Downey Sr. apparently got some news as well, "Congratulations! Very much to celebrate


    Little Robert Downey just laughed and didn''t talk as much as he did in the past, because he knew that if Murphy didn''t help to plan this incident, it would never have happened now, and he had nothing to boast about.


    Old Robert Downey is naturally happy to see his former enemy''s misfortune, and he is looking forward to Kirk Douglas going to hell to see Satan


    "No, it''s too cheap to go to hell, such scum!" He then changed his mind, "should let him hemiplegia, become a vegetable, hanging alive, continue to live to suffer!"


    "How did he plan it?" Old Robert Downey knew his son, and little Robert Downey, though mature and capable, couldn''t make such a wonderful hand, so he asked, "what did Murphy do?"


    Little Robert Downey thought for a moment and said, "he only planned one thing."


    "Well?" Old Robert Downey looked at little Robert Downey doubtfully. It didn''t look like a thing.


    "He just managed to create a conflict between Cameron Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones."


    Facing his father and the arch enemy of the Douglas family, Robert Downey, Jr. said, "we have done a detailed investigation before. After Catherine Zeta Jones married Michael Douglas, it directly led to Cameron Douglas''s independence, or being driven out of the house. There is a deep contradiction between them, and Cameron is a..."Little Robert Downey sighed. "It''s similar to me at the beginning. In a word, I''m a young little bastard, but I''m less daring. So I''ll give him courage in some ways to face Catherine Zeta Jones."


    Old Robert Downey nodded his head.


    "Catherine Zeta Jones has a bad relationship with Kirk Douglas. I''m very vindictive." Robert Downey, Jr. continued, "if Cameron Douglas does something against her, the British woman will not let him go! But Cameron Douglas is Kirk Douglas''s favorite grandson, which is bound to arouse the contradiction between Catherine Zeta Jones and Kirk Douglas. It is said that Kirk Douglas''s cardiovascular system is not very good. If Cameron Douglas is retaliated seriously... "


    Robert Downey, Jr. shrugged and didn''t go on. The outcome of the event was there. He didn''t need to elaborate.


    He pauses for a moment and says, "although Kirk Douglas is obviously at odds with Michael Douglas, everyone in the circle knows that the relationship between the father and son has always been good. Kirk Douglas has problems because of this incident. Even if it''s not the case now, I''m afraid the relationship between Katherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas will end, which will make things worse Michael Douglas, with his declining industry, fell into the abyss faster


    "But it turned out better than you expected?" Asked old Robert Downey.


    "Yes." Robert Downey nodded seriously and said, "the situation is Murphy''s most optimistic prediction. Today, God is with us."


    "Well." Old Robert Downey nodded.


    I don''t know why, he suddenly felt a bone chilling feeling filled his whole body. Fortunately, little Robert Downey and he are good friends!


    It seems that there is not much to be done, but all the potential contradictions of the Douglas family are taken into account, which only ignites the fuse of Cameron Douglas, and the Douglas family has exploded


    It''s the depth of the city and the complexity of the mind that can make such a person


    Old Robert Downey shook his head and sighed. No wonder Murphy Stanton has achieved great success in such a chaotic and complicated circle of Hollywood in just a few years. Besides talent, he is also the key.


    Can a simple minded idiot who thinks he can achieve great success in this circle only by virtue of his talent achieve the success of Murphy Stanton?


    For old Robert Downey, the answer to this question is obvious.


    "Since you are friends, let''s fight with him." Old Robert Downey suddenly told little Robert Downey, "Hollywood will always remember your name in the future."


    As night falls, the residential area of Santa Monica becomes extremely quiet. Generally, the outpatient building of the University of California medical school will become quieter at this time, but today is an exception. At least the corridor of the emergency floor is absolutely not quiet.


    "Cheap man!" Michael Douglas slapped Katherine Zeta Jones in the face. "Do you want the Douglas family to go to hell?"


    Catherine Zeta Jones was furious in an instant when the palm print that she had been hit in the morning had just disappeared and her face was hit again. But before she could do anything, Michael Douglas slapped her on the other side of the face with his backhand.


    "Pa..."


    The clear sound reverberated in the long corridor. Those who didn''t know what happened were in a daze. They didn''t know what the Hollywood superstar couple was doing?


    "Cameron is my son!" "How dare you do this to him!" exclaimed Michael Douglas


    Catherine Zeta Jones slowly put down her hand to cover her face, and her eyes gradually fell on the old man Michael Douglas. All her former affectionate feelings were beaten by these two slaps, but they were replaced by resentment and anger!


    A pair of Hollywood superstars fight in public, even the hospital staff are stunned, forget to stop them.


    Instead of swearing like a shrew or rushing to fight with a man, Catherine Zeta Jones swallowed her anger and turned to her assistant and said, "call the police! Arrange someone to examine me and inform my lawyer that I have been subjected to domestic violence! "


    She turned to look at Michael Douglas, but without saying anything, turned and walked away coldly.


    It''s not over. In the morning, Cameron Douglas threatened with a knife. Now Michael Douglas is not only turning his face, but also directly starting


    Catherine Zeta Jones makes up her mind as she walks. She''s finished with Michael Douglas. She''s going to settle this account with the Douglas family!


    Also, these two notes on her face will surely help her get more property! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 449

    "This newspaper has received definite information that Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of former Oscar best actor and Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas, was arrested by the police recently for possession of drugs and drug trafficking. It is reported that he may face more than 10 years'' imprisonment, which makes Michael Douglas burst into tears."


    In a cafe, Carla Firth looks at the newspaper in front of her. She knows that the news above has a lot to do with Murphy sitting opposite.


    "What makes Michael Douglas even more sad is that on the first day of his arrest, Cameron Douglas took part in the gang conflict in the temporary cell, and was broken his arm and femur..."


    Carla Firth shook her head. Compared with the troubles of the Douglas family, these were nothing.


    "According to the source, most of the prisoners know that Cameron Douglas was beaten by the gangs for a reward, which broke his fingers and femur, and even implanted steel nails into his femur. However, he told the police and medical staff that he was accidentally injured by falling. Therefore, Cameron Douglas was injured this time, and no one was punished by the prison side. "


    Looking away from the newspaper, Carla Firth took a sip from her glass, looked at Murphy opposite and said, "you''re the same Murphy Stanton. There''s never been a change in the bone."


    "What?" Murphy didn''t seem to understand her. "What hasn''t changed?"


    "Cruel and cruel!" Carla Firth in front of Murphy does not need to worry, said directly, "unscrupulous."


    Murphy took a sip of coffee and shrugged, "these have nothing to do with me. I just want to find someone to give him courage. The later things are that the Douglas family has accumulated too many conflicts and take this opportunity to break out."


    Carla Firth curled her lips and asked, "how many years will Cameron Douglas get?"


    "I don''t know." Murphy shook his head. "It should have been more than five years. No one cares about him now."


    Cameron Douglas is just a starter and a fuse. Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. never target him.


    "I know." Carla Firth said with emotion, "the two people you care about are miserable now."


    Now, who in Hollywood doesn''t know that the Douglas family seems to have been cursed by the God of bad luck and encountered a huge crisis. Although it has not completely collapsed, it can no longer be compared with the past.


    First of all, Kirk Douglas was sent to the medical school of the University of California for rescue after a stroke. Although he was out of danger, his brain was short of oxygen for a long time, leading to unconsciousness and hemiplegia. In the future, he will spend the rest of his time on his bed and in a daze. Hollywood man of the moment is now more than dead.


    Next is Michael Douglas, who is luckier than his father. At least he didn''t suffer any physical damage, but the pressure from the mental aspect made him ten years older.


    Catherine Zeta Jones is determined to divorce him, and has evidence of domestic violence. Once the divorce case is pronounced, it is likely to take half of Michael Douglas''s property.


    Such a divorce case is bound to drag on for a long time. Paparazzi and entertainment reporters pile up in front of Michael Douglas every day, and all kinds of hype emerge in endlessly. In addition to the situation of father Kirk Douglas and son Cameron Douglas, the former Oscar winner is said to have collapsed several times.


    What''s more striking is that several of the cast members who signed contracts with Michael Douglas ended their cooperation with him one after another because of the domestic violence scandal initiated by Catherine Zeta Jones.


    The superstar''s career has plummeted, and it can no longer live up to the previous grand occasion. Some media have pointed out to the point that when Michael Douglas deals with this series of scandals and returns to his career, he may not even be a second rate Hollywood star. He is no better than Mel Gibson, who was blocked by Hollywood.


    Carla Firth knows that the Douglas family, which once flourished in Hollywood, is basically dead.


    "Is it worth it for little Robert Downey?" She asked suddenly.


    "It can''t be measured by what''s worth and what''s not." Murphy said calmly, "Kirk Douglas used to be in tandem, preaching some bad news to me in Hollywood Jewish circles."


    They talked about this again, and Carla Firth took the initiative to change the topic. "20th Century Fox canceled the trip to Toronto Film Festival. Have you been informed?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded, but a little strange, "temporary cancellation? What''s going on? "


    After all, the temporary cancellation of participation in the film festival is not unique, but it is also relatively rare.


    Carla Firth did not hide, saying directly, "20th Century Fox and the Organizing Committee of the Toronto Film Festival had differences on some matters and decided to boycott this year''s Toronto Film Festival."


    Speaking of this, she suddenly laughed, "20th Century Fox intends to let" shameless bastard "go to East Asia for the global premiere."


    Murphy wondered, "to East Asia?""East Asia''s market share is getting bigger and bigger." Carla Firth simply explained, "but the market performance of 20th Century Fox over there has not been very good in recent years. I hope to use your films to stimulate the enthusiasm of East Asian fans."


    "You''re not going to China, are you?" Murphy frowned slightly. "My market appeal in China is not high, eh It''s bad


    "It''s not China. Except for body of steel, none of your films have been shown in Chinese cinemas." Carla Firth laughed. "How could fox choose China in the 20th century?"


    "A film company in South Korea has invited a famous director and a blockbuster to Seoul for the world premiere. At present, Twentieth Century Fox is considering several films such as" shameless bastard ", but it has not made a final decision yet," she said


    Murphy frowned tighter and asked, "what do you mean? Do you want the film to premiere in South Korea? "


    Carla Firth shook her head. "I''m against it. How can such a film be suitable for a global premiere in East Asia?"


    "I think so, too." Murphy thought for a moment, "as always, the world premiere should be in North America."


    Although he has enough power in this project and is now a front-line director, he basically has no voice in the issue, which is the exclusive power of the distribution company.


    "Well..." Carla Firth leaned back to make herself more comfortable. "Shameless bastard" is just one of the objects to be considered. The top management of the company is not an idiot. They should not make stupid decisions. "


    Since Kara Firth said that, Murphy no longer worried about it, asked about the release, "how was the discussion with the cinema?"


    "Almost." Although she is not responsible for the distribution, Carla Firth knows something about it. "The Distribution Department has reached an agreement with the North American cinema alliance. There are about 3500 premiere theaters. The company has taken your opinion and will not hold a small-scale point show, but a large-scale public show."


    "We''re not just fighting for prizes." Murphy is also for their own revenue considerations, "as well as commercial revenue," shameless bastard "is ultimately a commercial film."


    There are also cinemas. 3500 cinemas are quite different from "body of steel", but it is quite good for a large-scale R-class black film.


    In this regard, R-rated films with the same investment scale can hardly be compared with PG or PG-13 films.


    MPAA''s film rating system can be said to be an important factor for Hollywood films to be so prosperous.


    At the beginning, the hierarchical supervision system of Hollywood films came into being and developed continuously. The original intention of improvement was to help parents choose suitable programs for children or teenagers. At the same time, it also provides reference for content creation for project manufacturers to guide the use of such lenses as * * and violence.


    But with the advent of the information age, the classification system also brings more benefits: production companies and distribution companies can grasp the age of the audience and make targeted arrangements accordingly, which is not only conducive to meet the viewing demand and obtain higher business returns, but also conducive to offline marketing and obtain more peripheral income.


    However, the classification and identification of a film is indeed a troublesome work, far less convenient than one size fits all.


    Carla Firth looked at the time and stood up to say goodbye. When she left, she specially reminded, "you''re almost busy. Next, cooperate with the company''s publicity of shameless bastard. Now there are some gossips inside fox in the 20th century, thinking that I treat you too favorably."


    "Would you care?"


    If Murphy said so, Carla Firth didn''t really care, but still said, "don''t worry, I''m a very professional director."


    They are good friends who have known each other for many years, and they are not so polite to each other. Kara Firth waved her hand, "I''ll go back to Fox building first, you pay for it."


    Murphy also waved to Carla Firth, drank all the coffee in the cup, took out a dollar and put it on the coffee table. He was ready to leave and go back to the Stanton studio in Century City.


    "Are you director Stanton?"


    A puzzled voice suddenly sounded from the side. Murphy turned to see that a young man of about 25 years old had just come over and said, "you are really Stanton director!"


    Murphy thought that he met his fans, nodded to him, showing a warm smile, "Hello, I''m Murphy Stanton."


    Stanton took the initiative to shake Murphy''s right hand in his briefcase


    The young man looked excited, as if he had won the grand prize, and said hastily, "I''m a screenwriter and director. I''ve written a script myself. Can you take time to have a look?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 450

    This is century city. There are not only movie companies like 20th century fox, but also a number of entertainment agencies, large and small. In the eyes of those who want to go to Hollywood, it must be a place full of opportunities, especially those who are full of talent and full of fantasy about the future. They need an opportunity extremely.


    In the past, Murphy has encountered this kind of situation, so when he heard that young people introduced themselves as a screenwriter and director, he slowly put away the warm smile he would have when facing fans.


    "My name is Krishna Wilkinson, from Massachusetts..." Young people continue to do self introduction, and the words are full of confidence, "I have experienced professional study in the Film Institute of New York University, majoring in screenwriting and directing."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. There are not many famous Hollywood directors who came from the Film Institute of New York University. The most famous one he knows is undoubtedly Ang Lee.


    There is also a saying in Hollywood that compared with the school of film of the University of Southern California, which is closer to Hollywood, the students from the Film Institute of New York University are often not very practical.


    In a place like Hollywood, if you don''t follow the actual situation and only rely on your own imagination, you can imagine the result.


    Although he thought so in his head, Murphy didn''t show it. He just looked at the young man named cletna Wilkinson. Anyway, he had plenty of time today and wanted to see if the other person could really surprise him.


    Cretna Wilkinson is very young and looks about 25 years old. He has a trace of unassailable pride on his face and speaks confidently. "When I was a student in the Film Institute of New York University, I wrote and directed three experimental films, each of which aroused strong repercussions in the school. Therefore, I was co recommended by five professors..."


    Murphy frowned slightly. Cletna Wilkinson was too wordy. If he hadn''t had time today, he would have been impatient.


    Krishna Wilkinson is still talking about the capital he accumulated in school. Unfortunately, Murphy is not interested at all. Any Hollywood producer would not be interested.


    There are many excellent film students who graduate from professional universities every year, but few of them can make it.


    A fool will only listen to him live a few words, look at his brilliant experience in school, think that this is a super genius.


    So, Murphy interrupted Krishna Wilkinson and asked, "what can I do for you?"


    Hearing Murphy''s question, cletna Wilkinson swallowed hard, pressed those brilliant experiences back to his stomach, opened the brand-new briefcase, took out a stack of binding and printing paper from it, and handed it to Murphy.


    "This is a play I wrote." Krishna Wilkinson explained, "director Stanton, please have a look."


    The executives of other film companies will not take over at all, but Murphy is different. After all, he has experienced the situation of no one at the bottom. He knows that it is not easy to start a project. If the project can really move him, he is willing to give opportunities to young people.


    Murphy took the script, pointed to the opposite seat, "you sit first, I''ll see."


    "Well!" Krishna Wilkinson obviously had confidence in his script, sat opposite and waited with ease.


    Open the script, Murphy with a very fast speed to browse up, but only read three pages, frowned, the script is not linear narrative!


    After turning back more than 20 pages, his brow wrinkled deeper, which is still a science fiction type of subject matter!


    Based on years of experience, Murphy immediately came to the conclusion that special effects should be widely used, and a large number of special effects also means super high investment.


    Science fiction, non-linear narration, obscure plot, relatively high production cost


    These are completely equated with super large risks!


    No investor will like the huge risk, Murphy is no exception, especially behind the risk, there is no corresponding huge return.


    He closed the script and just wanted to give it back to Krishna Wilkinson. Unexpectedly, Krishna Wilkinson was the first to speak.


    "Director Stanton..." The young man was really full of self-confidence. "If you want to buy this script, I''m the most basic premise to be a director! Otherwise, I will not sell it! "


    "Er..." Murphy was not only stunned, but even a little surprised.


    He has been in Hollywood for so many years. It''s not that no screenwriter or director has come to sell his own project, but this is the first time that he has encountered this strange situation.


    Maybe he was infected by little Robert Downey. Murphy was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked with evil taste, "do you have any other conditions? You say it together. "


    "Of course "If your company wants to invest in my script, I have to work as a screenwriter and director at the same time. I don''t need to pay for the director''s work..."This is the most reliable sentence that Murphy heard from kritna Wilkinson.


    But the other party''s next words made him wonder if he had met the legendary "super genius"!


    "My condition is that your company and I sign a gambling dividend agreement." The film''s North American box office is more than 25 million dollars, one percent of which belongs to my dividend. More than 50 million US dollars rose to 2 percent, 75 million US dollars was 3 percent, and 100 million US dollars was 4 percent. "


    Krishna Wilkinson looks at Murphy. According to his ideas and his understanding of Hollywood from the Internet, facing such an excellent script, Murphy Stanton and the Stanton studio behind him will certainly agree, because he is confident that the film will succeed, and the other party should also be able to think that the film will succeed in the future, and Stanton studio will take it away It''s absolutely no problem that he takes away a small part of the big income.


    No matter the students in the school, or the professor in the Film Institute of New York University, or most of the audience who have seen his experimental film, all think that he is a genius!


    These people can see that he is a genius, and Murphy Stanton is no exception!


    Of course, he called out such a high price, but also to leave room for the other side to bargain. As long as Murphy Stanton''s sincerity is enough, he can not give in appropriately.


    Even if Murphy Stanton doesn''t agree, it doesn''t matter. With such an excellent script and his own super talent, Hollywood''s major companies are still scrambling for the door-to-door sales?


    Murphy is quite speechless. He really doesn''t know whether his IQ is wrong or that of the opposite genius


    He pushed the script to Krishna Wilkinson, who asked, "director Stanton, is my script OK? Can we work together? "


    "Script..." Murphy shook his head and said, "since you are going to direct this film, can I see your project plan?"


    Krishna Wilkinson was stunned by Murphy, "project plan?"


    A screenwriter and director who has come to Hollywood to raise money to invest in his own project does not even have the most basic project plan. Is it true that Hollywood''s production companies are charities?


    Murphy didn''t even have a basic project plan. He had only one script in his hand, so he came to invest in directing. It was really a genius.


    What''s more, the script is too creative. He doesn''t want to take the risk of creativity and new people. It''s estimated that 99% of Hollywood producers won''t take it.


    In addition, even the most basic project plan is not available, and the remaining 1% is not in suspense.


    "That''s all for today." Murphy stood up and said, "I have something else to do. I''ll leave first."


    Cletna Wilkinson was stunned. He didn''t seem to understand what Murphy meant. When Murphy stepped out of the card, he woke up.


    Murphy Stanton doesn''t want to work with him! Krishna Wilkinson immediately realized this.


    But he didn''t move. He just looked at Murphy, picked up the script and put it in his briefcase, with more pride on his face.


    Maybe I didn''t expect to come in with Murphy Stanton from the outside and wait so long to get such a result. Krishna Wilkinson muttered subconsciously, "a director doesn''t know how to respect art! I don''t know the importance of talent creation. It''s not worthy of the name! "


    It''s like talking to yourself, but it can be heard by Murphy.


    Murphy didn''t look back. If she had the same insight as such a "super genius", she would turn herself into such a "super genius".


    Like Krishna Wilkinson, who thinks that with a script he can get investment, even without planning or anything else, as long as he has a mouth, Murphy really doesn''t know whether he is naive or an idiot.


    After leaving the coffee shop, Murphy no longer cares about this young man named cletna Wilkinson. Hollywood has countless young people with beautiful dreams coming here every day. Although there are few successful people, such naive people as cletna Wilkinson can only be described as extremely rare.


    If Krishna Wilkinson comes up with a routine script, a detailed plan, and no unrealistic conditions, Murphy may consider it.


    As for each other''s talent and creativity, these have never been lacking in Hollywood.


    Many people think that as long as they are talented, they will shine in Hollywood, and good stories and good movies will kill Hollywood and even the whole world. However, after nearly ten years in Hollywood, Murphy''s head was broken at first, and now he is climbing to the top of the circle, and he has a profound understanding of this.


    Hollywood is really a place about art and talent, but in fact, making movies is a business, not an art. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 451

    Hollywood film production companies, big and small, receive quite a lot of scripts every year. Stanton studio is no exception. There is a special room in the floor of the new century city building rented by the studio to hold the scripts received. After the scripts are mailed, they can be easily browsed by Paul Wilson or even Rosa Rodriguez Was put here, and


    Like most Hollywood companies, these scripts will be ignored for a long time.


    Since there is nothing to do today, and there is the appearance of cletna Wilkinson, after Murphy returned to Stanton studio, he specially asked Rosa Rodriguez to send some scripts.


    He wants to see if there are projects worth investing in.


    After looking through dozens of scripts, I was very disappointed. Some of them were full of ideas and ideas. However, these ideas and ideas are not suitable for making movies. The risk of investment is not directly proportional to the return.


    How did Rodriguez get these scripts? How did she get them back.


    These scripts are certainly not only delivered to Stanton studios, but Murphy has never heard of the relevant projects in the circle. Even though many of the scripts in the circle have better creativity and artistic creation than most of the scripts in Hollywood, they still do not get the attention of Hollywood companies.


    The reason is very simple. The so-called innovation risk of these new works far exceeds the routine and assembly line mode, and there is not enough return. Of course, no one will invest in them.


    In the final analysis, Hollywood is a business circle, and the related industries are also known as "performing arts" and have never been "performing arts".


    Maybe there are always people who think that Hollywood is looking for talents. In many TV programs, Hollywood agents and film companies can always tell the audience in front of the camera that we are looking for talents in film. This is one of the biggest lies in Hollywood.


    In fact, if someone believes what they''re saying and calls some of Hollywood''s biggest brokerage firms to tell them that it''s the talent they''re looking for, they won''t react or even hang up.


    What Hollywood needs is not a talented mind, but a brand with marketing potential, such as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.


    Whether it''s producer, author, actor or director, what Hollywood values is not talent, but profit potential. Many times, an aspiring young man in the film industry, such as Murphy''s journey, impresses the Hollywood company not by the artistry of his works, but by the profits that his works can obtain.


    When a person''s name has the ability to attract the audience, or the money in the audience''s pocket, then he is the so-called "genius" Hollywood is looking for.


    People who can enter Hollywood are not all gifted, but they must know or someone knows how to package themselves and make their name a brand. To some extent, this is also a talent.


    In this commercial paradise, there is a great need for creativity and stories, but everyone knows that creativity and stories are the least valuable. The stories of Hollywood blockbuster movies are very simple, such as "Independence Day", "Titanic" and many other works. In terms of the accident of the script, at most it is the level of second rate or third rate screenwriter.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that this kind of story has no originality. If a new person takes this kind of story to the film company, no one will pay attention to it.


    Hollywood thirsty for talent? Is Hollywood a place where talent will be valued and shine? Don''t be silly.


    As many people hear about Hollywood, their first reaction is that it''s a place to make movies.


    Indeed, a large number of films are produced here every year. The major Hollywood companies, as well as the directors and investors including Murphy, also hope that the public will only regard Hollywood as a place to make excellent films.


    But the fact is that film production only accounts for a small part of Hollywood. This is an industrial area for film marketing, not a creative production paradise.


    Like those so-called low-cost big selling films, are their costs really low?


    Their production cost is only about one hundred and two hundred thousand dollars, but how much is the cost of marketing?


    In Hollywood, people will use more resources for film marketing, which is about twice to three times or even more than making films.


    Movies in the sense of Hollywood are not what the director shoots in his own camera and clips later. At best, they can only be called films, while movies are films that can finally be shown in cinemas after a series of marketing activities.


    The biggest difference between these two concepts is that movies don''t make money, but movies can make money.


    When a film can be advertised in the media and publicized to the public, it will realize the transformation from "film" to "film".


    Of course, many artistic and idealistic directors will choose the way of Film Festival.But in fact, if you want to participate in most of the film festivals, including the three major European film festivals, you need not only works and art, but also a lot of money!


    If a film wants to participate in the film festival, just like Murphy''s participation in the Saint Denis Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival, the producer needs to submit an admission fee to the film festival, which is often expensive. Then there are various expenses to be submitted, such as the cost of printing publicity materials, transportation fee, staff salary, expenses during screening, public relations expenses


    If you are lucky, the film will meet distributors who are willing to buy at the festival. At this time, the film will have nothing to do with art. All the discussions will focus on "profit", "sales" and "distribution".


    Doesn''t that sound particularly "artistic"?


    To put it bluntly, whether it''s a person or a film, if you want to be valued in Hollywood, you must first prove that you have value and can bring benefits.


    Otherwise, no matter how much you say, you will be rejected, rejected, rejected again, just like Murphy did at first


    Can one story and one idea attract investment? Talent will be valued? This dream is really beautiful.


    Before I have proved myself, all stories and ideas are illusory.


    Although Murphy advocates that movies should have their own styles, rather than the serious homogenization of Hollywood movies nowadays, many real things do not exist when he pretends not to see them.


    These things will not be transferred by personal will at all. A person''s strength and ideas are very small in front of the huge industrial chain.


    The most typical question is, for film production and distribution companies, what kind of films are good? The black style he chose must be a good movie?


    Is it a good movie with a professional score of more than eight? Is it a good movie that reflects the social reality? Is it a good movie to think about human nature and humanistic care? Is it a good movie that can''t make people think? Is it a good movie that scares people at the end? People can''t sleep in the middle of the night. Is it a good movie to speculate on the director''s technique and intention?


    The answer is obviously No.


    How to classify movies?


    Movie smart, movie smart? Commercial film, inspirational film, art film or independent film?


    In fact, in the eyes of Hollywood production companies, these films are not complicated. There are only two kinds of films - blockbusters and non blockbusters.


    Even Murphy, who thinks that box office and commercial income are not the only criteria to measure a film, can''t ignore this reality.


    As a director and investor, if he ignores such objective reality, he will fall down miserably or even lose his fortune.


    It''s never the result that Murphy wants to win a good reputation or not. What he wants is that the film''s reputation will not be bad, but it will also sell well.


    If you want a film to sell well, you can never ignore the publicity and marketing.


    Therefore, during the period before the release of "shameless bastard", Murphy was actively cooperating with the publicity and marketing plans formulated by 20th Century Fox and Weinstein.


    Time slowly into November, "shameless bastard" closer and closer to the release, all kinds of publicity activities in full swing.


    First, Murphy revealed in the interview that the title of the film was not set by himself, but was originally made by Quentin Tarantino, who was being cultivated. Quentin Tarantino was also interviewed by the media reporters. In the face of the reporter''s questions, the director, known as "film ruffian", gave a very funny answer.


    As for the meaning of the film''s name, Quentin said that the death squads in the film are all rude people with low education level. They are not heroes in the traditional sense. It is because they can do all the bad things that they can defeat the enemy.


    In order to attract more fans, whether it''s Murphy or 20th Century Fox and Weinstein, we will never forget Quentin Tarantino.


    Then Margot Robbie appeared on the cover of entertainment weekly and was fired as Murphy Stanton''s New Goddess.


    Later, a large number of photos of Diane Kruger during a publicity campaign came out and became the focus of the gossip media.


    ¡°¡­¡­ German actress Diane Kruger has a lot of scenery behind her, and the size of her open back dress is amazing. Kruger, who once played the role of the first beauty Helen, said that being selected as the heroine by director Murphy Stanton was as lucky as winning the lottery. However, she also regretted that there was not enough intimacy between the film and James Franco, and that the experience of being beaten by the other side in the film was very exciting. She explained that being abused by James Franco, probably many girls are not willing to refuse. "


    The German actress knows a lot about hype and how to cooperate with publicity to attract attention.


    It can be said that "shameless bastard" is definitely one of the most popular movies from Thanksgiving to Christmas.


    In the 20th century, Fox also held a small-scale trial for the film, but the evaluation was mixed. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 452

    It''s definitely not good news that the audition is mixed, but Murphy and 20th century fox didn''t care too much, because the praise media are mainly the mainstream newspapers in North America, and the critics are mostly journalists from France.


    This country, which regards itself as the birthplace of film and the holy land of art, most of the film directors and the relevant mainstream media have different ideas from most of the film industry and its related practitioners in the world. It''s strange that such spoof of French and Hitler''s films will be given preferential treatment by them.


    Variety magazine in North America praised "shameless bastard" for making people feel "surprise, tension and courage in turn. It is Murphy''s unique new work which combines American popular culture and European strong amorous feelings"; in that wing, Figaro newspaper in France criticized "shameless bastard" for nothing, and commented that "shameless bastard" is very bad, boring, passionate, and neither A realistic war movie is not a fictional war story with entertainment elements. "


    Murphy''s new works are always warmly sought after in North America, but for his strong personal style, there are many people who love him deeply, and there are also many people who scoff at him.


    No matter what the media says, "shameless bastard" was officially released in North America one weekend after Thanksgiving in 2008.


    In the end, 20th Century Fox did not let the film go to South Korea for its global premiere. Instead, it put the premiere in North America. This is not only for the consideration of the film''s North American market, but also for the preparation of the awarding season. Whether it is the major film critics'' awards or the union awards in Hollywood, most of the judges live in North America, especially Los Angeles And New York, where the judges live.


    This time, the 20th century fox will be "shameless bastard" premiere in New York Lincoln Art Center.


    On the afternoon of the premiere, a large number of stars appeared on the red carpet in front of Lincoln Art Center.


    Stanton''s followers and film creators were all present, and actors Lindsay Lohan, Julia Roberts, Robert Rodriguez, Sam Rockwell, chase Crawford, Gail Garcia Benner, Ben Kingsley, Emma Roberts, Terrence Howard and many fashion people came to the scene, which is a star shining.


    The red carpet ceremony reached a climax when Murphy appeared on the stage. Gail gado temporarily returned to Israel because of family affairs. Murphy accepted the publicity suggestions from fox in the 20th century, and walked on the red carpet together with the two main female characters of the film, Margot Robbie and Diane Kruger, causing a sensation in an instant.


    Diane Kruger is wearing a silver white embroidered fishtail evening dress, which shows off her good figure trained in her modeling career; Margot Robbie is wearing a pure white body shaping suit, which highlights the feminism color, with her gorgeous face and tall figure, which also wins the applause of the whole hall.


    As for Murphy, he was envied by countless fans.


    With Diane Kruger in his left hand and Margot Robbie in his right hand, he seemed to be in a good position.


    But that''s what it looks like. All this is for publicity.


    Among other things, Margot Robbie is Gail gado''s best friend, Murphy''s head has a problem, and Diane Kruger has become famous for a long time, although she is not a first-line actress, but more than a second-line.


    In today''s Hollywood, it''s hard for an actress to force her to do something unless she volunteers.


    Of course, Murphy didn''t have the heart to cooperate with the publicity plan of 20th century fox in order to attract attention.


    Next, there are some routine activities of each premiere, interviews with media reporters, group photos with sponsors, and group photos with the crew


    Entering the New York State Theater at Lincoln Art Center, Murphy also simply greets many guests invited by 20th Century Fox and CAA, especially Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts, who are the important customers CAA has recently found.


    Julia Roberts also introduced Emma Roberts to Murphy.


    "Murphy, this is my niece." Julia Roberts focuses on introducing Emma Roberts to Murphy, "if you have the right chance in the future, please take care of it."


    Holding out her hand and shaking Emma Roberts, Murphy said with a smile, "no problem."


    Although it''s just a polite way to deal with it, Murphy still has enough respect for Julia Roberts in his attitude. He is indeed a front-line director in the circle now, but he will not ignore the energy of Julia Roberts as a superstar, even if she is a little out of breath now.


    Once upon a time, Murphy lived there. In some rumors on the Internet, as long as a director hooked his finger, no matter what kind of person he was, an actress who wanted to play a role would take off her clothes and let the director do whatever she wanted. It seems that the existence of Julia Roberts, who has become famous, is no different from the passer-by who wants to become famous at the bottom of Hollywood.


    Murphy originally thought that it was possible. After all, the role became an actor. But after entering this circle, she found that it was not the case at all.


    Any beautiful vase, undressed and yelling¡® come.on ¡¯Which director or producer will take tens of millions of dollars of investment risk? How many other actresses are worth so much investment?If you mess it up, you will lose not only the investor''s capital, but also your reputation and position in the circle, and even no one will pay attention to it ever since.


    Maybe the peak of Charlize Theron or Julia Roberts is worth the risk. After all, the psychological feeling of keeping a superstar down is extraordinary. The question is, can a superstar be obedient?


    Even Murphy can''t deny the fact that first-line stars such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio may find it difficult to find books or roles that are very suitable for them, but they will never lack scripts and invitation in the hands of A-class stars or super-a stars.


    For example, Julia Roberts and Judy foster, the former''s disgraceful audition scandals almost all happened in the early stage of the actor''s career. In her heyday, she didn''t need to flatter any director, producer or even production company with her body. The latter happened when she grew up from a child star and was in urgent need of transformation The surface of fame is clean.


    These a''s and super a''s themselves mean great value.


    There is also Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been cooperating with Martin Scorsese one after another. People outside the circle think that he is holding Martin Scorsese''s thigh, and even providing special services for old Martin, so old Martin can support him like this


    In fact, on the contrary, Leonardo DiCaprio is also a producer in these cooperative projects. A considerable part of the production cost of the film comes from his production company. Martin Scorsese should respect the opinions of this superstar in many aspects.


    It is no exaggeration to say that Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are the two giants in those projects.


    According to Robert Downey, who has a deep friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio, the reason why Leonardo DiCaprio continues to invest in Martin Scorsese is that, on the one hand, it is very likely that the other side''s films will recover costs and achieve profits, and on the other hand, it is to use old Martin to complete its own plan for charging Austria.


    When Martin Scorsese can not reach the idea of Leonardo DiCaprio, the cooperation between the two people will inevitably come to an end, and Leonardo DiCaprio will definitely turn to invest in another director who is more valuable to him.


    Murphy''s memory of Leonardo DiCaprio''s road to Austria undoubtedly confirms these statements of Robert Downey Jr.


    In some ways, the cooperation between Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese is not led by the director Martin Scorsese, but by the super actor Leonardo DiCaprio.


    On the other side of the Pacific Ocean where Murphy used to live, there is a saying that "carp leaps over the dragon''s gate." this saying is very appropriate for actors.


    The kind of throw a book and role, Hollywood a and super a bigwigs will come together, as other people''s playthings, not fantasy, but the madness of people in the madhouse.


    Superstar and actor are two kinds of creatures, just like Murphy, the director from no one to now hot, as long as climb the superstar position, everything will be different.


    Hollywood''s a and super-a celebrities will not hesitate to fool with others because they have the right eyes, emotional or physiological needs, but it''s a joke to use a book or role to lure a or super-a to be someone''s plaything. To put it bluntly, even Spielberg and James Cameron can''t do it.


    Rachel McAdams is such a well-known female star who sleeps from the bottom all the way in Hollywood. But after her popularity, she has become a very pure actress. Even those directors and producers who have slept with her before admit that it is very, very difficult to hook her up again.


    For the time being, Murphy hasn''t cooperated with the first-class stars who are not stantons. Naturally, stantons are so convenient and cooperative. Actors such as Diane Kruger and Christopher Waltz have paid enough attention to him as a director in shooting and production, rather than as a small role that can be wantonly played by the director.


    Of course, some actresses will also be interested in directing, such as Jessica Alba, who Murphy worked with before, and Emma Roberts now.


    "Hi, Murphy..."


    Just as Murphy was about to enter the screening hall, Emma Roberts suddenly ran after him, gave him a note and said with a straight smile, "call me when you have time. Let''s have coffee together." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 453

    Entering the screening hall, Jonah Hill got out of nowhere and walked to the front row with Murphy. Jonah Hill kept looking at the back as he walked, as if something could attract him.


    "That chick is good." He said suddenly.


    Murphy just nodded to one of the greeting people. For a moment, he didn''t understand Jonah Hill''s meaning. He asked suspiciously, "who? Who''s good? "


    "Julia Roberts'' niece." Jonah Hill hastened to remind him, "the girl who just stuffed you a note."


    The theater can accommodate more than 2000 people, and the area is quite large. Murphy is still some distance away from his seat, so he said a few words to Jonah hill.


    "You say she." Murphy didn''t pay attention to Emma Roberts at all. After Jonah Hill reminded him, he remembered that he still had a note in his hand. He didn''t even read it. He just gave it to Jonah hill, "here you are. You can do it yourself."


    Jonah Hill immediately opened his mouth and said with a smile, "when Gail comes back, I''ll say more good things for you in front of her."


    Murphy shook his head and was about to give him a middle finger. Remembering the occasion, he took back his hand and said, "don''t beat my flag, Joe, or I''ll kick your butt."


    "What kind of person am I?" Jonah hill first defended himself, then came up and said mysteriously, "do you think Emma Roberts is really Julia Roberts'' illegitimate daughter?"


    "You''d better ask Donnie about that." How does Murphy know whether it''s true or not? "He''s the best gossip."


    With that, Murphy went to the line where the crew was, leaving Jonah hill alone.


    In other words, everyone has the heart of gossip. Jonah Hill''s question also aroused Murphy''s curiosity. He also wanted to know if Emma Roberts was Julia Roberts'' illegitimate daughter?


    He didn''t have to ask. If Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill Jr. got the exact news, the rest of the stantons would soon know.


    Although this rumor is not very reliable, the voice that Emma Roberts is Julia Roberts'' illegitimate daughter has never disappeared in Hollywood circles over the years. Maybe only Julia Roberts and her brother can make this issue clear.


    Soon, Murphy put down these ideas and waited for the movie to start.


    In addition to the premiere at Lincoln Art Center, 20th Century Fox also set 3000 advance shows for shameless bastard in North America.


    This is quite different from other films that want to make a difference in the award season. Most films aimed at the award season will not have such a large-scale premiere.


    The typical screening mode of award season is to show in no more than ten cinemas, and only attract fans of this kind of films as far as possible. These people will naturally have a higher evaluation of their favorite film types by one or several levels, and it is very easy to create a good reputation.


    In the following period of time, this kind of film will not blindly expand the screening scale, but strive to create a word-of-mouth effect. When the word-of-mouth ferments to a certain extent, it will appropriately expand the screening scale, and continue to attract audiences who generally like this type of film, so as to maintain the word-of-mouth evaluation.


    Build up word-of-mouth, limit the size of the show, all for the purpose of creating a good word-of-mouth


    It is undeniable that the reputation of a film is one of the key factors affecting the award season.


    It''s self-evident that this kind of point show and small-scale show is good for word-of-mouth marketing. When the vast majority of passers-by audience is excluded, the number of people who see the film is limited, and most of the viewers are fans of this type or supporters of directors and actors, word-of-mouth performance will naturally improve.


    On the contrary, if a film is shown on a super large scale, it will attract a large number of audiences, and the word-of-mouth will become difficult to control.


    This is also an important reason why even if summer commercial films are excellent, their scores are often lower than those of some ordinary art films. The number of viewers of the former is too many, several times or even more than ten times that of the latter.


    When the quality of the film is not too bad, word-of-mouth can also be created through marketing, such as the top 250 of the IMDB rating charts of the former "Dark Knight" and "Shawshank Redemption". In order to let more audiences see the opening story and sit patiently in the cinema with interest, rather than being defeated by the chatterbox scenes, Murphy joined a team after the bastard team entered France It''s a fight scene. Fighting is not only to attract audiences with black, killing and blood, but also to shape characters, especially bat killers.


    It''s a quick and bloody raid. The bastard team mercilessly killed the Nazi army. The blood and the head were almost up to the limit of R-rated movies. It also made the adult audience who could enter the cinema enjoy themselves.


    The action drama represented by "fist" and the passion drama represented by "pillow" are always the most powerful weapons to attract the audience.


    After the end of the battle, the bastard team treats the enemy mercilessly, even the corpses have to be cut off. The super head blow of the bat killer is a killing feast.Lieutenant Aldo Reiner''s carving art has also aroused admiration.


    Different from Spielberg''s Saving Private Ryan''s reflection on war and Quentin''s ridicule, Murphy does not give any reflection to the fighting scene, which is a feast of killing the Nazis!


    He never worried that it would cause a strong controversy. Anti Nazi is one of the most basic political correctness in the western world for decades. There are no white washing people or movies for the Nazis, but they never make it to the stage.


    After the intense black killing, the color of the film is a little brighter, and the narrative is naturally transferred to the side of Colonel Hans Landa and the farmer. Except for the lines, there is no quentinian wordiness, and the plot here is a little simpler. Murphy does not make too many changes. The farmer completely collapses before Hans Landa''s clever means, and the Jewish family hidden under the floor They were mercilessly slaughtered, and only their daughter escaped.


    At the end of the war, the Allied forces began to counterattack. In the past few years, the bastard team also gained such a reputation, even spread to Hitler''s ears.


    Hitler is still a clown like image in the film. Of course, Murphy is not stupid enough to give any respect to the Nazi leader in the film.


    Sympathizing with and leaning towards Hitler''s position is undoubtedly a suicide.


    The whole film is divided into two main lines, one is the bastard team, the other is the escape of sozana.


    In fact, there is no direct contact between the two lines from the beginning to the end of the film, but there are many indirect contacts between the two lines. The first is that both sides are Jewish, and the protagonist of the whole story is also Jewish. The killing of the German army comes from the Revenge of the German army killing the Jews. The second point is that a very important character in the film, Colonel hanslanda, is the SS As a famous detective, the development of the two main lines are closely related to him. The third is the common goal of both sides - to make a fire or a big explosion in the cinema, and to kill all the German Nazis in the cinema.


    The British also took part in the operation. They sent a former film critic officer to France, but it turned out that he was only a mouth gun after all. He said that the street safety of the underground tavern would not be noticed by the German army. As a result, it was full of Nazis. He took the initiative to deal with the Nazis, but in the end, he did not have any real skills except mouth gun. Finally, he exposed himself with a gesture Share, lead to a fire and the outbreak of


    Michael faspinder''s role is definitely the most unreliable one in the film.


    Then, the two lines of the film gradually come together to prepare for a surprise assassination of the high-level leaders led by Hitler.


    Among them, Murphy also made many changes. For example, the employee and boyfriend of sosana are no longer black, and the guards in front of Hitler''s and cinema''s doors have been added to make the assassination more difficult.


    Of course, the outcome of killing Hitler will not change, and in order to create a more outstanding visual effect, the final strafe will be accompanied by countless blood gushing.


    After killing Hitler, Murphy used a close-up camera to tell Jewish Soldiers to shoot at Hitler''s corpse until they beat Adolf Hitler to pieces.


    If it wasn''t for grading, Murphy would make the scene more violent and bloody, which is one of the most exciting places for the audience.


    Blood and revenge, this is the prominent theme of Murphy''s film. Since this film is going to impact the award season, why not kill Hitler and the Nazis more ruthlessly?


    It''s a dream for many people to kill Hitler. Although this real bastard died more than 60 years ago, it''s still a dream for many dreamers to solve him by themselves, because it''s really a feat.


    As for captain Hans Landa, the end will not be much better. Asshole and asshole collide with each other, which is more shameless than who of course. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 454

    "Art comes from proficiency..."


    Looking at James Franco on the screen like a sculptor, carving bloody Nazi marks on the head of the Austrian actor, Robert Downey, Jr. can''t help shaking his head. James Franco''s performance in the film can only be said to be normal, far less brilliant than Nick Dunn in the lost lover.


    The two most brilliant characters in the film are the Nazi officer played by the Austrian actor and the Suzanne played by David Robbie''s sister.


    The former is obviously an old playwright. With Murphy''s guidance and excellent performance, it seems normal. What''s the name of David Robbie''s sister? Oh, Margot Robbie.


    Before this girl gave him the biggest impression is a vase, there is not much acting skills to speak of, did not expect that in the hands of Murphy, the vase can also make the role glow touching charm.


    Robert Downey Jr. holds his chest in both hands and raises his chin, obviously thinking with the help of the last moment before the end of the film.


    In the whole film, Margot Robbie''s role can be so brilliant, perhaps because she played the three fools in Murphy''s words for several years, and her acting level has improved somewhat, but more or less the director uses special scenes to depict the role, which almost completely covers up her own shortcomings in acting skills and gas quality.


    Looking back on all the plots I''ve just seen, the most profound part of the portrayal of sozana, the female owner of the cinema, is the minutes spent alone with sergeant York, the German war hero, in the projection room. York shot and killed more than 300 Allied soldiers, which is highly respected in Germany. Hitler even attended the premiere of the film starring him.


    Everyone is proud of him, but he feels uneasy when he looks at the constant killing on the screen, so he goes to the screening room alone to find the right sousana, who is shot in the back by her.


    When sosana looks at York lying on the ground, the music is no longer as light and humorous as before, but turns into a sad melody. When York moves, sosana knows that he is not dead, and even has a trace of reluctance and expectation.


    However, just as she leaned over to touch him, York suddenly turned around and fired at her.


    She shot him three times, and he tried his best to make up for it before he died. Quentin Tarantino himself is a "jerk", a lovely "movie jerk". If someone says that he is a master of film directors, he doesn''t even recognize himself. The title of "master" doesn''t suit him, not that he doesn''t deserve it, but that the title doesn''t describe him accurately, exactly He is a unique Movie Monster!


    His films have never been elegant, even the classic vulgar novel and the drowning dog.


    He is a movie player. He has always faithfully infused his whimsical thoughts and maverick behavior, including some bad taste rejected by some people, into his movies.


    But when the subtitles fall, Quentin finds that Murphy Stanton''s "shameless bastard" is skillfully contained in the dark, cruel, bloody, cruel, weird, dark and multi clue plots.


    Even if he filmed it himself, it would never be better than this one. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 455

    As the subtitles fell, applause broke out in the cinema, and Quentin was clapping, as was a Latino next to him.


    "It''s become a Murphy Stanton movie."


    Sitting next to Quentin Tarantino was Robert Rodriguez, who, while clapping, whispered to Quentin, "Murphy Stanton has appropriately blended some of your styles, but this" shameless bastard "is more of his label."


    Quentin Tarantino nodded his head slightly. In fact, the whole film is very different from him in style except according to the story outline he provided.


    However, there is nothing to say. After all, Murphy Stanton has done well enough. If he had done it himself, he would not have done better.


    What''s more, the other party not only guaranteed the quality of the film, but also avoided being held accountable for his breach of contract.


    Of course, Robert Rodriguez also knows this. The film has just ended. In his opinion, no one can ask more of Murphy Stanton on such a subject.


    Films like "shameless bastards" are not suitable for everyone to watch, or to be exact, serious audiences who want to find a profound theme will not like such films, because Murphy Stanton''s works never seriously highlight a passionate and upward mainstream value theme. It is Murphy Stanton who has a unique way or dark and heavy Only those who like these people like such movies.


    In this respect, Murphy Stanton and Quentin still have something in common. Robert Rodriguez nodded his head slightly. The real fans of Murphy and Quentin will not pursue the theme of the film, because it is meaningless to ask for trouble, but like his narrative style and technique of expression, which is the key point.


    In his opinion, "shameless bastard" is a "farce" first of all, because the story in the film is completely contrary to the historical facts. It can be said that it is a Quentin''s lust revealed by Murphy Stanton''s unique way.


    It''s a dream for many people to kill Hitler. Although the real bastard died more than 60 years ago, it''s still something that many dreamers like to fantasize about, because it''s really a feat. Obviously, it''s not only Quentin, but also Murphy Stanton himself.


    Fortunately, Murphy Stanton is a director and a famous film director. Under his guidance, a group of people with this dream got together to make such a farce between black comedy and historical drama. Judging from the final effect of this farce, "shameless bastard" is no worse than other Murphy Stanton films.


    But Robert Rodriguez can also see some of the bad things. Compared with Murphy Stanton''s past films, shameless bastard has a lot of new things in the black tone, but it is far from a breakthrough.


    Blood and violence, if one day Murphy Stanton''s film is less blood, then he is the real transformation or breakthrough, but not at present. Robert Rodriguez also knows that many people do not want him to change on this point, especially those film companies that support him. After all, this is one of the best ways to attract audiences.


    Of course, Robert Rodriguez also fully agrees that Murphy Stanton does this in this film. Even if the Nazis are killed in pieces and Adolf Hitler is suddenly turned into a piece of rotten meat, he believes that the vast majority of the audience also like to see Murphy Stanton do this.


    Nazi is a bad person, and everyone can be killed. This is generally accepted by the world. If Spielberg is replaced, he may depict this problem more deeply and discuss more about human nature. But now it is Murphy Stanton who is in charge. What he wants is to vent, even if he is cruel and bloody.


    Robert Rodriguez recalled that the theme of serious theme seems to have nothing to do with Murphy Stanton''s film. Unrestrained emotional catharsis and black tyranny are what he is keen to pursue. Even if he is criticized as being too violent and bloody, this is exactly why many people like Murphy Stanton.


    In this respect, he knows enough that watching movies is actually a kind of emotional catharsis to a large extent. That''s why many people like horror and violent movies. Even women who look tender and delicate can''t avoid it.


    Another feature of Murphy Stanton''s films is sharp editing and majestic soundtrack, which can''t be easily ignored whether the content of the film is wonderful or not.


    After all, Murphy Stanton is Murphy Stanton. The title of the first person in Contemporary Hollywood black movies is not a rice particle stuck on his head. After a long time, he will be killed and fall off uninteresting. For Murphy Stanton, this title is like the night of the world. Maybe the light will disperse the darkness for a short time, but the black nightclub will come and occupy the world.


    Thinking of this, Robert Rodriguez suddenly has a feeling that every type and theme in the world, Murphy Stanton can make it into an excellent black film.


    At the end of the movie, Robert Rodriguez didn''t go to the front row to congratulate his old friend Quentin, who was not very convenient to take care of. Instead, he walked out of the screening hall with Quentin along the special passage left for the crew."What do you think is the biggest difference between me and Murphy?" Quentin suddenly asked, "as far as this film is concerned."


    "Let''s talk about the similarities first. You two are shameless bastards." Robert Rodriguez thought for a moment and said, "the difference is that you''re a rascal and Murphy Stanton is a killer. You can only laugh and scold, and he can really kill people. "


    I don''t know whether it is to describe the movie or the reality, but Quentin Tarantino can''t say anything against it.


    In some ways, he''s just a punk focusing on irony, and Murphy is really a killer.


    After joking, Robert Rodriguez said seriously, "in fact, the biggest difference between you and Murphy Stanton in the film" shameless bastard "is the rhythm of the film. A very tense story like this one is not what you are good at


    Quentin Tarantino nodded gently.


    Robert Rodriguez knows Quentin very well. He knows that his story has always been famous for its slow fire casserole. The plot unfolds slowly and the rhythm is very slow. The narrative of shameless bastard is completely different from Quentin. From the beginning, two parallel clues vie with each other. The characters and objects in the play are closely intertwined. The tension of the plot is so intense that people often forget to breathe


    The premiere is over, and the advance shows of all the major cinemas in North America are over. Murphy is also interviewed in the news Hall of Lincoln Art Center. In the Internet age, all kinds of comments on "shameless bastards" have been rampant on the Internet.


    As the most important and famous discussion group leader of IMDB Murphy Stanton, Daisy did not attend the premiere of the film, even though she received an invitation from CAA.


    She clearly remembers that the last time she had a face-to-face conversation with Murphy Stanton, the world''s best director in her mind promised to exchange some special killing methods with her through e-mail, so as to apply them to the sequels of "electric saw".


    At that time, she was in high spirits and full of passion. She not only wrote down her carefully planned way of killing, but also learned how to draw pictures with software to match words with more intuitive images


    However, to Daisy''s disappointment, her e-mails were like raindrops falling into the sea, and she didn''t get any response. In the sequels to the power saw, she didn''t adopt any of her designs and ideas.


    This makes Daisy very frustrated, even quite sad, the world''s best director obviously did not take her fans too seriously.


    Although Daisy must be very busy finding a job for him and no longer be in charge of the sequel of the chainsaw, there are still some resentments in her heart. When she dreams back in the middle of the night, Murphy Stanton even becomes the protagonist in her way of killing


    So this time, although she also wanted to see the idol''s new work for the first time, she put up with it.


    But this kind of suffering is extremely painful and irritable. When the time comes to the end of the film screening, Daisy can no longer bear to turn on the computer and want to see the relevant evaluation. If the evaluation is not good, she will not go to see Murphy Stanton''s film.


    Daisy habitually went to IMDB first. As soon as she started the section of "shameless bastard", the score of 9.1 of 1278 users hurt her eyes. It''s obviously a good film.


    Drag the page down, and Daisy sees the comment bar below. Like Murphy''s past films, it''s almost well received.


    "Murphy''s new film is shameless, talented and jerky. It''s really like this. When I see the whole film, it''s like watching an oil painting full of dark wind. The scenery is extremely perfect everywhere, and the rhythm is just right. It captured my heart from the beginning."


    "I''ve never been so absorbed in watching such a long film."


    "Just after watching the movie, I have to say that Murphy conquered me once again. Every actor in the Bureau''s performance is so tasty, the characters depicted are vivid, and the plot is also breathless."


    "The feeling of whipping Hitler''s corpse is so cool!"


    What about whipping the corpse? Or Hitler? Seeing this, Daisy''s heart was like countless ants crawling, itching a little bit unbearable.


    "This" shameless bastard "is the best movie I''ve ever seen about World War II. In addition to maintaining its black style, Murphy also has a strong sense of history. The story of this film is advanced intensively and orderly, the priority is handled well, and the use of music is almost seamless. Last spoiler: Hitler was killed, burned and blown up by killers in the movie


    Seeing this, Daisy felt she couldn''t bear it any more. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 456

    The next Friday morning, Daisy went out to the cinema nearby. She parked her car and bought some newspapers. When she came to the emperor cinema, it was only 8:30 in the morning, but the cinema was already open, and there were many fans who came to watch early.


    This is also a tradition in North America. For Hollywood films, Friday is the beginning of a new weekend. For fans, it also means that a large number of new films have just been released.


    With a newspaper and a backpack, Daisy went to the ticket window. It was probably too early. For the time being, there was only one window to sell tickets, which was just the beginning. A dozen fans were waiting here.


    "Twilight, a picture." A girl said, "thank you."


    The girl took the ticket and walked away contentedly. One of the two boys in the back handed a dollar bill, "shameless bastard, two!"


    "Shameless bastards, three!"


    "Twilight, a picture!"


    People in front of daisy, without exception, chose these two films. "Twilight" was released before Thanksgiving, and now it has passed the hottest stage. Relatively speaking, more people buy tickets for "shameless bastard".


    What''s more, she found that most of the people who went to see Twilight were women, and all the boys bought tickets for shameless bastards.


    After buying a ticket for the movie "shameless bastard", Daisy went to the rest room, found a seat, opened the newspaper and waited quietly.


    Daisy has no interest in news such as current affairs and politics. She always turns to the entertainment page when reading newspapers. First of all, a copy of the Los Angeles Times is on the front page of the entertainment page. You can easily see the comments on several films just released this weekend, the most prominent of which is Murphy Stanton''s new film shameless bastard.


    "Shameless bastard" is an intensive, extremely complex and lawless film. In this crazy world, Hitler and a group of Nazi leaders were killed freely, as if nothing bad. Yes, the acts of war between nations turned into personal revenge. Hitler died only once more. Cleverly, Hitler died in the cinema, before the burning screen, which shows Murphy Stanton''s ambition: the film is no longer a tool for power to play with, on the contrary, it becomes a weapon to execute evil and achieve justice. Then let Hitler die happily in the cinema. "


    There''s something hidden in the film. Daisy scratched her head and opened another copy of the New York Times.


    "Shameless bastard" is a cool movie with a mix of postmodern and old-fashioned styles and excellent entertainment effects. It can be said that when Murphy Stanton made this film, he showed all his skills, including unforgettable characters, intensive and nutritious dialogue, amazing turning scenes and visual style. With his unique black style, Murphy Stanton had a World War II dream of his own


    Daisy nodded her head slightly. It was not only the audience''s word-of-mouth on the Internet, but also the professional word-of-mouth on the media. Murphy''s films can always please a large number of audiences and win the applause of the media and critics.


    "The story of shameless bastard is messy, not flawless, and very self-contained. But Murphy Stanton also brings great enjoyment to the audience. The film is full of blood but glory. Murphy Stanton''s war fantasy may make history full of smoke, but his film is an outstanding contribution to the Holocaust film of World War II."


    "Washington Post" evaluation is also excellent, "shameless bastard" at the same time to win three major newspapers in the United States unanimously praised, but also firm Daisy put down that unhappy, will go to see the film.


    Finally, Daisy opened the Chicago Sun and found the film review column of the famous film critic Roger Albert.


    "Murphy Stanton can perfectly integrate all kinds of elements into his black style. With his unique film talent, he can always make a film different from the past. The latest film, shameless bastard, is dark and tyrannical. It''s vivid, smooth and cautious. It''s full of historical facts and wishful thinking, realism and surrealism, real characters and fictional characters, famous historical events and infamous evil deeds. Movies, novels, war history, memoirs, photos, music and paintings, all about the popular cultural factors of World War II, Murphy used them for his own use, and finally created a World War II marvel


    At the end of the film, Daisy also sees Roger Albert''s trademark thumbs up.


    Obviously, the famous film critic also likes Murphy''s new film very much.


    When the cinema began to check tickets, Daisy entered the screening hall with great expectations. The film did not disappoint her. Not to mention other places, the only thing that made the audience climax in the whole screening hall was that the ending broke through Hitler and the Nazi high-level.


    She couldn''t find any adjectives except cool and cool.


    If we say that "body of steel" creates a sense of fatalistic epic with a heavy and oppressive theme, then the film is like a farce, killing all the Nazi high-level officials with almost farce, highlighting the cool and cool!Sitting in her seat, watching the subtitles fall, Daisy suddenly finds that her previous dissatisfaction with Murphy Stanton has disappeared. How can a director who can make such a wonderful film not be loved?


    Of course, any film can not win everyone''s love, often how many people like, there will be how many people hate.


    What''s more, "shameless bastard" is still not suitable for all fans, even if it is changed to be more popular by Murphy.


    There is no lack of criticism on the Internet.


    "If" shameless bastard "is not a bad film and Murphy Stanton is not a bad director, then the world will be crazy. Go on and boast about your" unique taste. ". What I see and feel is a big bad film made by a bad director, because few bad people can really push the bad film to our eyes. "


    But these voices are not mainstream after all, and it is difficult to affect too many people. After Murphy has been in Hollywood for so many years, people who don''t like his black style just don''t like it after all, which is also a hard reality to change.


    On Friday, "shameless bastard" easily surpassed the previous release of "Twilight city", with the attendance rate and film arrangement rate far ahead, becoming the one-day box office champion of the day without any suspense.


    "Even last Thursday''s advance show was only $18.9 million..."


    In the back garden of wave manor, Margot Robbie saw her golden ponytail behind her and said to Gail gado, who was walking with her on the stone road, "the box office won''t exceed 100 million dollars in the first weekend."


    "You''re too demanding and unrealistic, Maggie." Gail gado took her arm and said, "how can a R-rated film with this theme make a box office of more than 100 million in the first weekend?"


    Margot Robbie came closer and said with a smile, "I know it''s impractical, but I think it''s Murphy''s movie. It always works wonders."


    Gail gado shook his head helplessly. "He''s just an ordinary man."


    It''s not a miracle, it''s a fantasy, that R-rated films with this kind of theme box office more than 100 million at the first weekend.


    Walking through the garden, they saw some people sitting under the palm trees drinking afternoon tea. James Franco waved to them first. Gail gado and Margot Robbie hurried over.


    "What are you talking about?" Gail gado sits in the chair next to Murphy, who pours a cup of black tea for her and Margot Robbie, and replies, "Jim has officially invited us to his and Lily''s moving party."


    Gail gado looks at James Franco. "When?"


    "The weekend before Christmas." James Franco said, "you and Murphy must come."


    Gail gado knew the friendship between the stantons, and without thinking about it, he said, "we''ll be there on time."


    "Yes, it must be On the other side, Jonah hill put down his tea cup and reminded, "don''t forget, I have a very special gift for you."


    James Franco shrugged. "I hope it''s not something that ruined the party."


    Jonah Hill gave him a middle finger.


    Hearing these words, Margot Robbie first looked at James Franco and then at Gail gado. Gail gado understood her meaning and gave her an encouraging look.


    "You Is it going to be a party? " Magate Robbie asked tentatively, "can I join?"


    "Of course!" James Franco immediately said, "I''ve sent an invitation to your brother David to come with you next weekend."


    "Well!" Margot Robbie nodded and laughed.


    For James Franco and Lily Collins, this is undoubtedly a very important party, and Murphy knows that it is not easy for them to get together.


    And Lily Collins seems to have a way to make a pedophile stop looking for new goals and hang on to her. More importantly, the two have been blessed by lily Collins'' mother.


    Faced with this situation, Murphy can only say that Hollywood lovers are extraordinary.


    Next week, Murphy decided to attend the moving party of James Franco and Lily Collins. Then, Murphy began the busy publicity work after the film. Shameless bastard has already had a good first day box office performance. No matter from what aspect, he hopes that the next harvest will be better.


    The box office and commercial revenue of this film can''t be compared with "body of steel", as long as people with normal brains can see it.


    After the box office of $18.9 million on the first day, "shameless bastard" received another $22.1 million on Saturday. The increase in the box office of the next day also indicates that the film will have a pretty good opening figure in the first weekend.


    (to be continued). )

 Chapter 457

    In this period, more films are accumulating energy for the awards season, and the films aiming at the awards will hardly be painted in a large scale. In the first seven days of release, Twilight: new moon, the representative of fan films, has basically consumed the enthusiasm of fans. Without the support of fans, this kind of film is bound to have a sharp drop in attendance .


    "Shameless bastard" does not have to face the fierce competition of summer season as Murphy''s previous film "body of steel". On the contrary, it does not have a strong competitor. The Thanksgiving to Christmas season in North America is not as fierce as the competition of summer season.


    In the past weekend, shameless asshole ranked first in the North American cinema market in terms of word-of-mouth and evaluation, attendance and film arrangement.


    "On the appeal of the market alone..."


    In the living room, Quentin Tarantino put down her newspaper, shook her head and said, "I''m not as good as Murphy."


    Tall UMA Thurman put a cup of water on the coffee table in front of him, and Quentin Tarantino said, "even if I didn''t get hurt and directed the film myself, the box office results in the first week would never reach such a high level."


    UMA Thurman poured herself a cup of coffee, sat down next to Quentin Tarantino and said, "it''s unfair. Your films never make it to the box office."


    When it comes to understanding Quentin Tarantino, a ruffian director, few people in the United States can match her.


    Quentin Tarantino''s films have never been particularly outstanding at the box office. Even vulgar novel, the best box office movie in North America so far, only broke through the $100 million mark in North America after being screened twice in the 1990s and the new century.


    As for other films, no one in North America has taken more than 100 million at the box office.


    Although she thought so, UMA Thurman took the newspaper Quentin Tarantino had just read, which had the North American box office express of last weekend. She scanned it as fast as she could.


    "This week is the most cheering week for the fans who like black movies since November. Thousands of fans who have gradually cultivated since 2000 have witnessed the style director Murphy Stanton once again to complete a beautiful battle:" shameless bastard "topped the North American box office list with a score of $57.6 million three days in the first weekend of its release, which has created a new era This is the highest opening weekend box office record in North America in the fourth week of November, and it is also the highest opening weekend box office record of all the films that Weinstein film company has ever invested and produced. "


    "At the same time," shameless bastard "has also become the highest box office R-class movie released in November. Due to its distinctive Murphy Stanton style and excellent reputation and evaluation," shameless bastard "has considerable box office potential and DVD distribution potential."


    "In the first week of the film, 68% of the audience are male, 75% of the audience are over 25 years old, and most of the audience like black films are adult male. Cinema audience rating of the film cinema.score There is a +. The popcorn index is 91%. The audience has a good reputation. The film should have a good stamina, and its final box office in North America is likely to be about $200 million. "


    "The media evaluation of" shameless bastard "is also excellent, 82% of the 139 media included in rotten tomato gave the film high praise, with an average score of 7.8; the authoritative media Metacritic included 44 professional media, with an average score of 76, slightly lower than Murphy Stanton''s last work" body of steel. "


    Closing the newspaper, UMA Thurman looked at Quentin Tarantino. "Don''t think so much. The quality of a movie can''t be measured by the box office."


    But Quentin shook his head and said, "it''s very intuitive."


    In other words, he regretted that he found the director who helped him to complete the contract, but he didn''t follow his way of thinking. Apart from the name of the screenwriter, this shameless bastard has no relationship with him at all. It has a distinctive brand of Murphy Stanton from the beginning to the end.


    If he had another choice, he would not have chosen Murphy Stanton to help.


    But now, with the contract here, apart from watching, Quentin Tarantino can only watch.


    The box office revenue of "shameless bastard" is beyond all his previous films, whether in North America or overseas.


    It was also this weekend that "shameless bastard" appeared in theaters in 39 countries and regions outside North America. Although it was not the box office champion in many places, it also won more than 45 million US dollars in overseas box office, making the global box office of "shameless bastard" easily exceed 100 million US dollars.


    This kind of box office achievement is also what Murphy is happy to see. Stanton studio, 20th Century Fox and Weinstein films have never relaxed their publicity and marketing of the film, and the publicity and marketing work is divided into two parts, one is aimed at ordinary fans, the other is to face the award season and the Oscar.Murphy, in particular, needs to accumulate qualifications for his future.


    In any way, Murphy knows that he is not Sam Mendez''s kind of director who naturally appeals to the Academy of film arts and Sciences. His works and style are mixed with too many commercial elements, which is bound to be rejected by the most conservative and core group of old people. It is difficult to easily get a best director.


    Just like the Academy''s rejection of directors who were born in advertising, we should never underestimate this kind of rejection. Otherwise, Redley Scott and David Finch, two big directors, have not won the best director Oscar.


    Also, even Murphy himself can''t ignore that the value orientation of his films is always not so mainstream and politically correct


    All of these will affect his Oscar trip.


    Although it''s only the end of November, the final goal is that the competition for the Oscars has already started.


    Every year at the end of August and the beginning of September, Hollywood''s summer commercial blockbusters come to an end, and Oscar contestants will come on stage one after another. In the next more than six months, blockbusters and production companies will make preparations for the campaign -- advertising, open screening, DVD distribution, media dialogue and a series of carefully planned activities The overall planning and complexity of this process is no less than that of the presidential election in the United States. Even the planners of some activities themselves are the public relations directors of presidential and legislative elections.


    Due to the natural advantages of "shameless bastards", the public relations team with Weinstein brothers as the core didn''t hire some special personnel at a high price. It''s not difficult for this film to get the nomination because of its theme, and it''s almost impossible to win a heavyweight award.


    Even so, it takes a lot of money to get a nomination.


    An old publicist in the team who has participated in the Oscar campaign for more than 20 years once said to Murphy that the Oscar can''t be bought with money. However, none of the films that have won the Oscar has never done a costly campaign.


    So Oscar can''t be bought with money, let alone without money.


    Although the 8.5-pound, 24K gold-plated Figurine actually costs only 900 US dollars, which is the price of a pair of Valentino Liuding shoes under many women''s feet, it is almost impossible to "buy" it directly in front of the current Oscar rules.


    Compared with other international film festivals, the complexity of the selection process and the details of the rules of the game of Oscar are quite different. This is also the reason why the former has always been relatively fair and difficult to manipulate.


    Most of the international film festivals in the world adopt the jury system, that is, to find a few bigwigs as judges. According to the different themes of the festival, bigwigs discuss and choose a favorite film.


    Some small film festivals are like Golden Globes in Hollywood. There is little pressure from the media. They have a good relationship with the judges. It''s very convenient to operate in the dark box.


    But the Academy of film arts and Sciences has more than 6000 members, belonging to 17 different departments, including director, photography, editing, clothing, props and so on. All of them have worked in Hollywood for many years.


    In the first round of voting, each of the more than 6000 members will vote through his own department, and each of them can vote for the corresponding awards and best picture awards of his own department. The college will not lobby for any films, nor will it disclose the list of members to a third party.


    So, if you want to buy it directly, it''s just a delusion.


    In this way, it''s impossible for the buyer to spend money directly, but in the process of reconstruction, it''s even more impossible to spend money without proper channels. In the process of running for the election, we have to spend money to do a series of publicity activities. After the film quality is basically guaranteed, how to stand out from many contestants and be nominated, and how to win the little golden man? This is a series of standard actions and creativity of Oscar public relations Movement plays a key role.


    Those who believe that wine is not afraid of deep alleys, or are not familiar with the routine of Oscar competition, after reporting their names, they quietly become spectators on the sidelines and stand aside dejectedly. In the United States, a society that believes in selling melons, all kinds of awards need to make a sound with money, not to mention the most dazzling Vanity Fair in the world.


    Every year, six major film studios and small film studios employ a group of professional Oscar campaign planners or public relations personnel to formulate a series of activities for their films. They will start the whole public relations campaign from the Venice Film Festival at the end of summer to the Toronto Film Festival in September. According to the type, characteristics, cast and story of the films themselves, they will participate in the public relations campaign And so on, select the most suitable time for publicity.


    In these ways, shameless bastard has lagged slightly behind its competitors.


    However, Murphy, 20th Century Fox and Weinstein will also spend a lot of money in a series of activities. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 458

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    Now Murphy has a film that is basically qualified to compete for the award season. In the end, if she wants to achieve the result she wants, she has to think again.


    These methods include not only publicity and public relations, but also some personal factors.


    Among them, the most typical is the pregnant trick used by Natalie porter. Pregnant women are more likely to win people''s sympathy and favor than ordinary people, which is a common law of human society. Natalie Portman not only proved that it was effective in the process of charging for the Olympics in black swan, but also in the later first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, who played in her role, was highly praised Just before the awards season, Natalie Portman was pregnant again


    If one is a coincidence, the other two can not be explained by simple coincidence.


    This Jewish actress can be said to be a typical example of the operation of the Oscars.


    Murphy''s focus has shifted to the award season. The performance of shameless bastard in North America and overseas markets is enough to reassure him.


    In the North American market, the box office of "shameless bastard" is as high as 7.5 million US dollars in the first working day, and the trend is quite stable. Before the coming of the next weekend, it will win 26.2 million US dollars in four working days, and the North American box office will be close to breaking 100 million US dollars.


    The next weekend, the film maintained a stable trend. The box office of the next weekend was only 45% lower than that of last weekend. It received another $31.7 million from the North American market. The North American box office easily broke through the $100 million mark, reaching $115.5 million.


    It was also this weekend that shameless bastard appeared in more overseas markets, especially in major overseas markets such as the UK, France, Germany and Australia. In addition to the previous countries and regions, shameless bastard made 65 million US dollars from overseas.


    The global box office of "shameless bastard" is steadily moving towards 300 million US dollars. Anyone can see that it is only a matter of time before it breaks the 300 million US dollars mark.


    At the same time, Murphy and Harvey Weinstein cooperation, more energy into the impact of the award season.


    Now it''s December, which is different from the previous year''s "don''t care, but ask". In fact, Murphy felt more atmosphere of prize charging and public relations when she participated in the award season.


    In this special period of time, the city of angels not only concentrated the film workers in North America, but also poured in a large number of overseas film makers.


    Spending money on advertising is just a prelude to a series of activities aimed at Oscar. According to the requirements of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, all films competing for the Oscars must be shown in Los Angeles.


    This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revised the rules to require all participating films to be shown in cinemas in Los Angeles for seven consecutive days before the end of the year, at least three times a day, with at least one showing in prime time between 6 pm and 10 pm.


    This requirement of "entering the competition" has greatly increased the difficulty of many independent films participating in the competition. It is also a great expense to find a distribution company to do this screening activity.


    Of course, there''s no difficulty for Murphy or shameless bastard.


    In the whole process of the Oscar competition, most of the crew''s activities cost about $5 million to $15 million, which is divided into two parts. The first part is before the nomination, about half of the cost is spent. The second part is after the nomination, in order to win the prize, the final sprint.


    In preparation for the award season, 20th Century Fox and Weinstein, the film''s copyright owners, have set aside up $10 million for "shameless bastards.".


    In addition, Stanton studio will spend $2 million on CAA''s nomination for best director.


    In the first stage, the expenses of "shameless bastard" are mainly focused on media advertising, making DVD and small gifts for more than 6000 voting members, and inviting the creators to participate in various activities.


    20th century fox, Weinstein pictures and CAA, the agency of Murphy, set a publicity period for the film, which focuses on the end of November and December. The cost of a page advertisement for shameless bastard in Hollywood Reporter is about $700000. In order to keep the exposure in the media, all the industry publications, roadside billboards, billboards, etc Social media coverage, the overall advertising costs to reach about two million dollars.


    In addition, it will cost more than $1 million to print the DVD of "shameless bastard" and supporting publicity materials, plus the corresponding small gifts, and mail them to the voting members.


    In addition, Harvey Weinstein called a screening meeting for the film, and invited guests to do questions and answers after the screening meeting - if some actors and directors happen to be shooting other plays in this link, then all hotel tickets, board and lodging should be provided to the actors and directors. Meeting with the media is the most effective publicity, and it is also the hedge prize publicity, showing the greatest attention and sincerity.


    All in all, it takes money.


    Although Murphy''s goal is not xiaojinren and it''s difficult to get xiaojinren, he can''t relax in any work.If we say that the first stage is devoted to media publicity, the film quality is really excellent, and we are lucky to be nominated in the end, then we should start the second stage activities.


    In addition to continuing to advertise on various platforms, the cost of this stage is more spent on various media activities attended by the creators themselves.


    For example, with all kinds of TV talk shows, interviews and interactions with people in the industry, including lavish dinners and star studded parties, Hollywood studios will try their best to build up the popularity of the film and the favorable impression of voting members on the film and the creator.


    it is said that after last year''s "old man''s absence" got many Oscar nominations, Cohen brothers in New York''s Michelin 3-star''s Japanese restaurant. kappo.masa For dinner, a tuna roll there costs 68 dollars.


    In order to win the favor of the audience and voting members, Marion godia flew from Europe and Hawaii to Los Angeles and New York many times in a month to participate in the publicity activities of the film. Whenever she got off the plane, she would put away her tiredness and smile forever. Finally, she won the Oscar with a small production of rose life Best actress.


    But starting this year, the Academy of film arts and Sciences has banned voters from participating in any non screening activities, gatherings or dinners related to films in order to make the voting process fairer and unaffected by these publicity activities - but the gatherings and dinners attached to the screening activities can still be luxurious.


    It is no exaggeration to say that there is no absolute justice and no absolute profession in the Academy Awards.


    The selection of Oscars is also often criticized. For example, black actors will appear in most years to protest against the "discrimination" of Oscars against people of color, and most of the winners are white, etc.


    However, it is undeniable that in the past two decades, although the Oscar has been greatly influenced by public relations propaganda, there are few doubts about the possible fraud in the selection of the Oscar. Even though this award has a distinctive color of "old white", the multi-level threshold set by more than 6000 voters and several links has enabled this opaque evaluation mechanism to work Always face the inspection of the public and the media without showing timidity.


    Perhaps, as Harvey Weinstein said to Murphy, Oscar''s procedures and methods are more important than ideas, and are the cornerstone of relative justice.


    Let''s just say that if someone, including Harvey Weinstein, can manipulate the Oscar voting process, it''s a joke.


    More than 90% of the 6000 members of the college are white, and most of them are men over the age of 50, so basically the mainstream group is a group of white old men.


    To put it another way, a group of unorganized and undisciplined old white people can vote, which can affect them, but who can force so many people at one time? Who can control them? It''s impossible to manipulate the whole voting process. The only way to win votes is to impress them with movies and related activities.


    Moreover, there are two rounds of Oscar voting. The first round is to select the nominated films. When the nomination results are obtained, a new round of voting will start.


    The whole voting process is carried out in an extremely strict environment. The votes are sent to the Los Angeles and London offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers by members first, and are checked manually by a small team of full-time staff who have taken an oath - not a public notary office, but a for-profit accounting firm, whose professional ethics and skills are actually more convincing.


    The place where they check in is very secret and never made public.


    "These places are equipped with biometric locks, and only people who have taken the oath can enter and leave."


    After a busy day, when Murphy and Gail gado chatted together, they gave her a brief introduction to the process of vote generation. "There is no network communication facilities at the scene, and all the votes are screened by hand. After the final nomination results or selection results come out, they will not write the results in any place. Even the cards with the name of the winner will be printed by the factory. After receiving the cards, they will pick out the winner''s card and put it in the letter to seal it. The remaining cards will be burned and all the votes will be burned. "


    Gail gado is searching the email recently received from the manor mailbox. Since she moved here, the addresses of her and Murphy have been completely exposed to the public. The manor mailbox is inevitably filled with letters from many fans.


    These letters can''t be disposed of because of this. Once they are thrown away, they will bring endless troubles. Gail gado usually turns them over and gives them to CAA''s special personnel.


    "On the day of the award ceremony," Murphy continued the topic just now, "two accountants from PwC will travel in different cars from different..."


    Listening to Murphy''s words, Gail gado was attracted by a letter on the desk with a bloody knife painted on it.


    She picked it up, immediately found that there was more than a letter in the envelope, and quickly said, "Murphy, this letter is not quite right." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 459

    There are always some messy things in the letters sent by fans. The most common ones are postcards, photos of herself, and some small gifts. Gail gado has seen them all. But across the envelope painted with blood knife, she found a small oval hard object.


    She immediately had a bad feeling in her heart. Without waiting for Murphy to say, she tore open the envelope. A pistol bullet rolled out of it and fell into her hand.


    For ordinary girls, they would have screamed and thrown away the envelopes and bullets, but Gail gado grew up in Israel. Although he did not receive professional military training, his mind hardened by the surrounding environment was strong enough.


    She frowned, took a deep breath, and said, "Damn it! Is this man crazy? "


    "Mail bullets..."


    Although he was a little surprised when he saw the bullet, Murphy was calmer than Gail gado. "Some people don''t like me."


    As he spoke, he took the bullet from Gail gado''s hand and put it in front of him to have a good look. "It''s a boring threat."


    "It''s no small matter!" Gail gado stares at Murphy. Although she doesn''t think so, when it comes to Murphy, how can she not worry, "let''s call the police."


    "First, what does the letter say?"


    When he was in the state prison, Murphy had never seen such a vicious criminal. In his eyes, the threat of mailing bullets was just a circus trick. He took the letter and found a piece of writing paper in it. "Could it be from one of my admirers?"


    Compared with Murphy, Gail gado should pay more attention to, "honey, it''s about your personal safety!"


    Murphy is no longer joking. He turns over the letter and takes a look. Gail gado also comes over and looks at the white letter with concern.


    There''s only one sentence on it - Hey, Hitler!


    The signature is a bright red, which seems to be a Nazi mark painted in blood.


    "The Nazis..." Gail gado became more important. "Is it a Hitler admirer? They''re all fanatics. They... "


    At this point, she worried to see Murphy, Murphy is still that does not care about the appearance.


    Murphy shrugged. "It could be a prank."


    "I don''t care if it''s a prank or not!" Gail gadoho stood up. She never refuted Murphy like this. "It''s about your personal safety. We can''t take any risks."


    "Dear..."


    Murphy was about to say something when Gail gado interrupted, "Murphy!"


    She pointed to her heart. "Do you know how worried I am now?"


    Gail gado''s brow was locked, his face was serious, and his hand was still shaking slightly.


    Seeing that she was so nervous about herself, Murphy put aside her indifference and said seriously, "let bill know first."


    "I''ll call now!" Gail gado rushes to the phone, dials bill Rossi''s number, and when he gets through, he explains the whole thing in the most concise way. Bill Rossi will come as soon as possible.


    Half an hour later, Bill rosis and grace walked into Murphy''s villa.


    After reading Gail Murphy''s description carefully, bill and Murphy took it seriously


    He thought for a moment and said seriously, "this kind of thing may be just a prank, but no one can guarantee that the threat is not true, even if there is only one in ten thousand chance, we can''t take such a risk!"


    Grace said at the same time, "I think the same as bill."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. If nothing else, he couldn''t make Gail gado worried all day, could he?


    "A little bit, bill." "The police can''t be around Murphy 24 hours," Gail gado cautioned


    "That''s my second point." Bill rosis suggested, "let''s find a professional security company for Murphy..."


    He looked at Gail gado. "And you, 24-hour protection."


    Gail gado wanted to say something, but Bill rosis said, "if the threat is not a prank and the other party can''t find an opportunity in Murphy, he will definitely choose the person he cares about."


    Hearing what Bill rosis said, Murphy nodded without hesitation, "that''s it."


    Just as Gail gado worries about him, he worries about Gail gado.


    Early the next morning, Murphy and bill rosis reported the case to the Los Angeles County Police Department. Then they met the police in the reception room of CAA in the Death Star building.


    In a country like the United States of America, the identity of the reporter directly determines the importance of the police. It is not an ordinary police officer, but a sheriff, who came to see Murphy and bill Rossi.


    "Hello, director Stanton."This is a middle-aged white man who said hello to bill rosis and grace and came to Murphy. "I''m Sheriff Gatling Collins of the Los Angeles County Police Department."


    He offered a hand, and Murphy gave it a little shake. His eyes glanced over the familiar face and said, "Hello, Sheriff Collins."


    Speaking time, Murphy has remembered where he met the middle-aged white police, "we meet again."


    Compared with Murphy, Gatling Collins knew from the beginning that he was coming to meet an old acquaintance. "Yes, Mr. Stanton, I''m very happy that after so many years, we can talk face to face again."


    Gail gado has been standing next to Murphy. She looks at Murphy and then at Gatling Collins. The relationship between them sounds rather complicated.


    Murphy''s lawyer, Robert, was also here. He had been involved in that year. He had already remembered who the sheriff was. He deliberately interrupted and said, "Sheriff Collins, we''d better deal with our report first."


    Gatling Collins takes a deep look at Murphy, nods, and takes his assistant to a conference table with the letter Gail gado opened.


    Let his assistant read the letters and bullets. Gatling Collins seems to be staring at them, but his attention is always on Murphy on the other side.


    "Do you know this Sheriff Collins?" Gail gado whispered curiously.


    Murphy nodded. "I''ve done something before. He was one of the officers in charge of the investigation at that time. I don''t think he''s very impressed with me."


    Listening to him, Gail gado immediately understood that it must be when Murphy started to accumulate primitive capital.


    The light from the corner of Gatling Collins'' eyes sweeps over Murphy again, and his white face is a bit more gloomy. This despicable, insidious and cunning guy has not been punished as he should be, but has become a social Celebrity


    Not to mention the others, this is the biggest injustice only for a few colleagues who are seriously injured and disabled!


    "I really didn''t see their faces clearly, so I couldn''t see them clearly in the dark, but I could record a person''s body shape, and make judgments based on their body shape and walking style, plus they were carrying Guns


    "What I do is a journalist. That''s my duty. My duty tells me that I can''t ignore such news, let alone let the public miss such news. They have the right to know the news."


    "You have colleagues who are seriously injured. I understand why you think so, but it''s not true. I didn''t do it, and my professional ethics don''t allow me to do such a wrong thing. "


    He always remembers what the other party said at the beginning, and never forgets it.


    It''s ironic that a liar, a shameless person and a murderer should become a world-famous super director!


    Frankly speaking, he said nothing could connect the director Murphy Stanton in front of him with the asshole he used to be, and he didn''t expect that the little gangster at that time would become so successful.


    A penniless villain in the Commons has become a Hollywood director, let alone him. How many people can believe him?


    This is the most unacceptable part of Gatling Collins.


    At that time, he was staring at each other. Who would have thought that such a shameless bastard, when he was most proud, had put down his seemingly booming paparazzi career, stuck to the boundaries of the law, and would never do anything that might violate the law again, which made him a man who wanted to find opportunities for a long time in vain.


    Indeed, he knew that the other party had a good relationship with rose in downtown Los Angeles, but no matter how he checked, he did not participate in those underground transactions.


    All these make him have no place to bite. He can only watch a bastard at the bottom become a rich and famous person with influence in the United States and even the world.


    Is there anything more depressing?


    Although he gave up pursuing after that, and the Los Angeles police did not mention what happened in those years, now they see the deep memories of Murphy Stanton and Gatling Collins resurface.


    The deeper you hide, the longer you accumulate, the more resentment you have.


    Turning to Murphy, Gatling Collins swore to himself that he would bite this shameless bastard if he had a chance.


    Police processing is generally routine, but under the pressure of CAA and Robert''s lawyers, the Los Angeles police will not relax. Rich celebrities and ordinary people enjoy the same treatment as the police in this country.


    The police will trace the source of the letter. CAA also helps Murphy contact a security company and employs the best security personnel to provide 24-hour protection for Murphy and Gail gado.


    At the same time, Bill rosis also repeatedly told Murphy not to be careless. If some public activities can be cancelled, it''s better to cancel them all.


    Gail gado also convinced Murphy with practical actions. Murphy withdrew from some publicity notices and public relations activities of shameless bastard.But when a person is not going well, there will always be more problems. Even if Murphy is hiding in the wave manor, there is still trouble. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 460

    In the middle of December. Murphy, Quentin Tarantino, 20th Century Fox and Weinstein pictures have also received subpoenas from the California district court. A so-called well-known writer who came out of nowhere sued them at the same time, claiming that "shameless bastard" used his ideas and ideas more than ten years ago, infringed his copyright and demanded $10 million in compensation.


    When the news reached Murphy''s side, he threw it directly to agent bill rosis and lawyer Robert. At the same time, he hung up Quentin and them. The ruffian took a similar approach to him.


    As for 20th Century Fox and Weinstein, they both have departments dealing with such incidents.


    In recent years, Hollywood similar incidents emerge in endlessly, and the major film companies headed by the big six are also formulating targeted measures.


    Murphy is also considering whether Stanton studio should set up such a department. After all, it''s not the first time he has encountered such an incident.


    It''s easy to say that movies such as comic book adaptations and novel adaptations have relatively clear ownership of copyright and rarely cause copyright disputes. But the original film is different. Because of the lack of other electronic works as support, as long as the original film can sell well, someone will jump out and say that the producer has stolen their creativity.


    In recent years, this situation has become more and more serious. There are only a few original films that can be sold in Hollywood, but almost everyone behind them is chasing for compensation, as if these films really steal their creativity.


    As everyone knows, this kind of people just want to be famous and make a lot of money. As early as the 1950s and 1960s, this kind of situation happened.


    However, in recent years, the flooding of this situation is also directly related to the improper handling of major Hollywood film companies. In the face of these guys who do not know where to jump out, the production companies headed by the six major companies often adopt the way of out of court settlement in order to avoid too much trouble. Out of court settlement also means paying more or less to those people. Although it will save a lot of lawyers'' fees and litigation costs, it provides fertile soil for the continued proliferation of such incidents.


    To some extent, this is an obstacle to the original film. A director''s painstaking efforts to create a film, but being followed by people shouting plagiarism, must be very annoying.


    No matter how other people react, Murphy doesn''t intend to settle out of court. With Quentin''s character, she should not intend to settle.


    A few days later, a message came from the Los Angeles County Police Department. They found the origin mailbox of the threatening letter. The email address was located in the public area of downtown area. They had no way to find out the specific sender.


    The police also took the letter and carried out a technical survey. There were no fingerprints of anyone except him, Gail gado and two postmen. The postman obviously noticed this.


    There is a trend towards a headless case. Besides strengthening the protection measures around him, Murphy has no good way.


    In other words, he always thought it was a prank of a boring person. Could it turn into the tragedy of John Lennon, or the next absurd incident of John Hinkley and Judy foster?


    Of course, if this person can kill the stupid pig sitting in the White House for him, he will clap and cheer. This is true love!


    However, Murphy was able to listen to the advice of the people around him and didn''t attend the publicity activities and public relations parties of shameless bastards. Although this will drag down the impact of "shameless bastard" on the Oscar plan, it will not have much impact on the box office and market reaction of the film.


    After three weeks of screening, "shameless asshole" has maintained a steady and healthy trend in North American theaters. The box office decline for two consecutive weekends remained within 50%. The box office in North America broke through the $150 million mark without any suspense, and directly hit the $180 million mark, reaching a total of $182.4 million.


    With the popularity of films in North America, more and more overseas countries and regions have joined in the screening of "shameless bastard". Although this film can''t trigger a fanatical market reaction like "body of steel" because of its theme, style, violence and blood, its overseas box office has steadily exceeded 150 million US dollars.


    Almost without too many obstacles, the total global box office of "shameless bastard" exceeded $300 million, up to $338.6 million.


    This figure easily meets the expectations of 20th Century Fox and Weinstein films, and exceeds three times the production cost. The remark clause in Murphy''s contract will automatically trigger. 20% of the total box office revenue and Internet revenue of shameless bastard will become his dividend.


    At the same time, the film''s reputation is as strong as the box office.


    The freshness of rotten tomatoes in "shameless bastards" has been maintained at more than 80%. Although the score of IMDB inevitably dropped to below 9, it also had 8.6 points, which made it into the top 100 of IMDB''s top 250 list.Other professional word-of-mouth, "shameless bastard" is also basically good.


    It''s also good for the film''s plans to hit the Oscars.


    Although some of the Academy Awards judges think "shameless bastard" is too farcical, many of them also think it is an extremely brilliant World War II film.


    In fact, this situation is very normal. Even the most popular James Cameron films in the world are black, not to mention the stylized directors like Murphy.


    Moreover, no one can deny that some people''s blackness comes from their inner jealousy.


    With the passage of time, the first important award of the North American film awards season, the New York film critic award, was officially announced, and the North American awards season from 2008 to 2009 began.


    Since it is called the award season, in recent months, the film related awards are definitely not only the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscar Awards, which are the two most well-known awards in the United States.


    In Hollywood, it is generally accepted that the award season starts on December 1, when the New York Film Critics Association Awards and the Gotham independent film awards are announced.


    Subsequently, a large number of awards, such as the golden Satellite Award, the National Review Award, the Washington Film Critics Association Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the Boston Film Critics Association Award, and the American Film Association Award, will be announced or announced.


    These can be said to be the wind vane, and the most influential outpost awards are basically after the new year.


    Editors union award, Producers Union award, writers union award, American Photography union award, fashion designers union award, directors union award, visual effects union Award


    These trade union awards, due to the wide overlap between the judges and the Oscars, can be called the real outpost awards.


    Of course, the British Academy of film awards, commonly known as British Oscars, can not be ignored. Because there are a large number of British judges in the Oscars, this award can also directly affect the final voting results of the Oscars.


    As for the Golden Globe Award with great reputation, it can not bring more practical effects except to increase the reputation of the winners.


    From these aspects, the Golden Globe Award, the most well-known "Oscar weathervane", seems to be less worthy of the name. The award held by the Hollywood Association of foreign journalists itself has no intersection with the school. To put it mildly, it is the consensus of the Hollywood Journalists Association. To put it mildly, it is a group of journalists who are on the edge of Hollywood, In order to have dinner with the stars, the big party is called "Oscar weathervane". In order to improve the accuracy, the awards are divided into two categories: "drama" and "comedy / music". But in fact, the probability of "Guessing" the little golden man''s ownership is not as high as that of casting a coin blindfolded.


    Of course, if you use it as a warm-up for the Oscars, it''s funny.


    Trade union awards are really known as the "wind vane" awards. The reason is very simple: the voters of trade union awards are the top professionals in all aspects of film production, and their professional opinions on their respective aspects can not be underestimated; and the most important thing is that the voters participating in the trade union awards have different degrees of overlap with the voters of Oscar Awards.


    Since its inception in 1995, the actors'' Union awards, which have the lowest voting threshold and the most powerful awarding momentum, have "predicted" the performance awards of the Oscars 57 times, and the coincidence rate with the Oscars in the past 10 years has been as high as 90%. The "best picture" awarded by the filmmakers'' Association has been the same opinion of the judges of the Academy for eight consecutive years.


    As Christmas approached, most of the film critics'' associations basically announced the results. British director Denny Boyle and his Slumdog Millionaire became the biggest winners, winning the best director and best picture awards of many film critics'' associations.


    Although he didn''t get any important awards from the Film Critics Association, "shameless bastard" basically appeared in the nomination list of these Film Critics Association Awards. From the perspective of Murphy''s personal goals, it can also be said to be a victory.


    It is said that in the next one to two years, the number of best picture nominations will be increased to a maximum of nine, so as not to miss those excellent films.


    Murphy has been staying at home, only through the phone and the news to understand the situation outside, but Gail gado also put aside other things, and stayed at home with him. Until the weekend before Christmas, the two ended their short stay at home. They left wave manor and Beverly Hills, and prepared to go to the seaside villa of Santa Monica to attend the Jameson Festival The moving party of Franco and Lily Collins.


    The two invited many relatives and friends to attend, and Jonah Hill specially prepared a big gift for James Franco, Murphy and other friends. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 461

    James Franco and Lily Collins'' new home is located on the beach of Santa Monica. It is composed of one or two white buildings and a large area of green grass. Murphy stands by the window of a room on the second floor, where he can see the blue ocean. The sea breeze blows head-on, making people feel refreshing.


    Before going upstairs, Gail gado was left downstairs by lily Collins and other women. Only men gathered here. To be exact, apart from stantons, it was Leonardo DiCaprio.


    He also accepted James Franco''s invitation.


    "Hey, Murphy!" James Franco called out, "you''re not here to see the sea, are you?"


    Murphy turned to the table where James Franco and others were, took a drink from it, shrugged and said, "I want to see what your new home looks like first."


    The party was in the afternoon, just by the window, which is the best place to enjoy the sea scenery.


    Maybe it''s a habit that Murphy developed on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The first thing Murphy wants to do when she goes to her friend''s new home is to look at the house.


    "For me! It''s me


    Leonardo DiCaprio came from behind, stood next to James Franco, picked up the ice on the table, glanced at it, threw it out, and the ice fell into the glass at the other end of the table with great accuracy.


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    He waved his fist hard, then turned to Murphy, "don''t you try?"


    "Good!"


    Murphy squeezed his hand, moved his lower arm, stood in Leonardo DiCaprio''s position, picked up ice from the stainless steel bowl and glanced at the glass six feet away.


    "Bet! Bet now


    Robert Downey, Jr. straightened his tie and yelled, "it''s open. Take the bet. Murphy''s one for one, one for two."


    "I bet Murphy won''t make it." James Franco took out a $100 bill and gave it to Robert Downey Jr. "he''s always a bad judge!"


    Seth Logan, who had been watching, took out a hundred dollars, handed it to little Robert Downey and said, "I can''t beat Murphy!"


    "Murphy..." Leonardo DiCaprio opened his hand and shrugged again. "Since everyone says that, I can only beat you to lose."


    Robert Downey, Jr. took the $100 he had handed him, looked around and said curiously, "where''s Joe, that bastard? Didn''t you go to get us presents? Why haven''t you come back yet? "


    "You all beat me to miss?" Murphy looks at these guys who like to fall into the pit, takes out his wallet, draws a hundred dollars from it and throws it to little Robert Downey. "Downey, I can hit it myself."


    With that, he picked up the ice and threw it out directly. The ice drew a parabola and fell into the wine glass accurately.


    Just as the ice fell into the glass, Robert Downey, Jr. announced loudly, "the thrower himself can''t participate in the bet..."


    Murphy turned to look at him and gave him a middle finger. "Donny..."


    "You threw it too fast!" Little Robert Downey said seriously, "I haven''t had time yet..."


    "Here I am! Here I am


    There was an excited voice outside. Then Jonah Hill opened the door and ran in. He held a small transparent glass bottle high and said, "I''ve got it! Look, I''ve got it! "


    James Franco looked over there and asked curiously, "what''s this?"


    "The best medicine in the world!"


    As he spoke, Jonah hill came up to him. He stood at the table, asked little Robert Downey to bring a disc, unscrewed the cap and emptied the contents of the bottle.


    Pill after pill fell on the disk, which looked like aspirin.


    But Murphy knew that Jonah Hill couldn''t have brought a bottle of aspirin as a great medicine.


    "What did you get, Joe?" Murphy knew it must be something like poison. "Is that what you''re going to give James?"


    James Franco took one, looked at it carefully, shook his head and said, "Joe, you''re so insincere. It''s just normal sleeping. Don''t you have a lot of these? Just bring any one of them and it''s a surprise? "


    Little Robert Downey, holding his chest in both hands, unconsciously stepped back one step after another, as if afraid that he would not be able to withstand the temptation and confusion. He took another step to the left and stood beside Murphy, as if Murphy could strengthen his will.


    On the contrary, Leonardo DiCaprio walked over with great interest, picked up one and looked at it carefully.


    "You think it''s normal sleeping. Keto?" Jonah Hill said with disdain, "a bunch of ignorant idiots."


    He picked up one and threw it directly into his mouth. "This is the original from India. It''s ten times more effective than those imitations!"As if to prove it, Jonah Hill added, "you''ll see it in a moment."


    "Good!" James Franco gave Jonah hill a thumbs up. "Joe is proving it to us."


    "You wait!"


    Jonah Hill shook his head and sat down in a nearby chair, his eyes beginning to blur.


    Sleeping ketamine was invented by a doctor in India in the 1950s. It was initially used as a sedative, mainly for housewives who suffered from insomnia due to excessive pressure. However, it was soon found that if they could not sleep for 15 minutes after taking the medicine, they would get considerable pleasure.


    So it wasn''t long before sleeping ketone began to be abused. As early as in the early 1980s, Washington authorities officially banned sleeping ketone, as well as other countries.


    Similarly, their remaining quantity has become extremely limited. Although some drug dealers and drug trafficking gangs are copying them, their efficacy is far less than that of the products produced by the original regular pharmaceutical factories.


    After a few minutes, Jonah Hill sat there drowsy with his head down. Murphy and James Franco were too lazy to talk to him. They left Jonah hill there and continued to play their throwing game.


    Several people''s topic unconsciously turned to the award season and the upcoming Oscar voting.


    "Don''t worry, Murphy." Leonardo DiCaprio vowed, "I''m going to vote for you and shameless bastard."


    He has been a member of the college for a long time and naturally has the corresponding votes in his hands.


    Compared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Murphy does not have such a good treatment. Since he quit the directors'' Union, like George Lucas, he no longer has the basic qualification to become a member of the Academy of film arts and Sciences.


    Similarly, except for Robert Downey Jr., other Stanton party members are not members of the college.


    "He''s crazy about the best director Oscar." How could Robert Downey, Jr. miss the opportunity to tease Murphy? "In Murphy''s mind, Gayle is in the first place, Oscar best director is in the second place!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. looks sad. "Murphy, you''re chilling us."


    Everyone laughed, except Jonah hill, who was sitting in a chair, staring at the ceiling, drooling unconsciously.


    It seems that the fat man is no longer in the world.


    "It''s not just Murphy who''s obsessed with Oscar."


    James Franco was about to say something when there were a lot of footsteps outside the room, the door was pushed open again, and Dave Franco, with short hair, rushed in.


    "What''s the matter?" James Franco asked his brother, "didn''t I ask you down there to help with the guests?"


    "I''ve been doing it." Dave Franco pointed to Jonah hill in his chair and said, "Joe told me that if the guest he invited arrived, let me come and tell him that Emma Roberts is here now..."


    "Oh..." James frankerton was interested. "Is that chick really here?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. put down his glass and was ready to walk out. He said to Murphy, "come on, let''s see what kind of woman Jonah likes."


    Murphy was also interested in Jonah Hill''s speed and efficiency. As he walked out behind Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio, Murphy asked Seth Logan, "Joe got it so quickly?"


    "No Seth Logan shook his head. "Emma Roberts just promised him to come to the party."


    Several people turn out of the corridor and follow the stairs to the hall on the first floor. There are many guests in the hall. They see Murphy and James Franco saying hello one after another. Murphy looks to the door of the villa. Lily Collins, Gail gado and Susan Downey are standing there, talking to a petite girl.


    The girl is Emma Roberts in full dress.


    Murphy and his party were just about to say hello when there was a noise of things falling down from behind. Jonah hill came running from behind, with an abnormal look on his fat face.


    "Hot girl..." He stumbled over, a pair of eyes staring at the door of Emma Roberts, it seems that other people in the hall do not exist in general, "too beautiful!"


    It''s clear that Jonah Hill''s best sleeping pills are beginning to work.


    Come to Murphy and others next to Emma - Roberts position, Jonah Hill suddenly stopped, across more than ten feet to Emma - Roberts waved.


    Emma Roberts also saw Jonah hill. Now she can be said to be from a famous Hollywood family. When someone greets in public, she will smile politely.


    Just when she gave Jonah hill a warm and charming smile, Jonah hill, who had been stimulated by sleeping ketone, suddenly made an amazing move. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 462

    The spacious hall was silent, and dozens of guests were stunned. Even Emma Roberts, who was standing opposite Jonah hill, was stunned. She was at a loss and didn''t know how to deal with it.


    As if he was the only one in the world, Jonah Hill untied his belt, put his hand into his crotch, and hit Emma Roberts, who was invited by him, in public!


    It seems that Emma Roberts is not a living person, just a heroine in his favorite San Fernando Valley film


    Murphy is the fastest one to wake up. He slaps the stunned James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. who wake up immediately. Murphy grabs Jonah hill and drags him to the nearest lounge.


    "You, you bastards!" Jonah hill was in a good mood. He was not willing to leave. He struggled desperately. "Let me go, let me go quickly!"


    He broke free from James Franco with one hand and touched his crotch again.


    Murphy shook his head. His right hand clamped Jonah Hill''s back neck like a pair of pliers and pushed him toward the lounge. Jonah hill was like a chicken in his hand. Without any resistance, Jonah hill was pushed into the lounge.


    "Close the door!" James Franco followed him into the lounge and said to the last Robert Downey, "close the door quickly."


    The door slammed shut by Robert Downey Jr. with a bang.


    In the rest room, Murphy had already pressed Jonah hill on a high back chair, but this guy was extremely excited by sleeping ketone and struggled.


    In order to prevent Jonah hill from doing more ridiculous things, Murphy greets James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. to "find something and tie him first."


    James Franco just wanted to find the rope. Little Robert Downey quickly walked to Jonah hill, who was firmly held by Murphy. He reached around his waist and pulled out a black leather belt two or three times. James Franco also came to help. Three people used the belt to tie Jonah hill to the high back chair.


    Now Jonah hill, of course, can''t understand the actions of Murphy. He keeps yelling, "are you going to rob my woman? I''m going to fight with you! See if I don''t... "


    A stream of foul language came out of his mouth.


    James Franco dug out a bundle of wide adhesive tape from a drawer in the lounge, tore it without hesitation, and stuck Jonah Hill''s big mouth with little Robert Downey.


    Outside the lounge, the party was a bit chaotic. Lily Collins, the hostess, was obviously inexperienced. For a moment, she didn''t know how to explain and deal with it.


    Especially how to deal with Emma Roberts.


    "Those guys like to play around." Gail gado took the initiative and said, "it''s a prank again."


    Susan Downey said, "well, they''ve been messing around, regardless of time or occasion."


    Lily Collins smiles apologetically at Emma Roberts when she hears two of her companions help her.


    In fact, Gail gado is very clear that this explanation is very reluctantly. As long as Emma Roberts has a brain, she will not believe it, but she did not intend to let the other party believe it. As long as Emma Roberts can live with her face and does not want to fall out because of such a thing, this chapter will be revealed.


    Emma Roberts put a smile on her stiff face. "It''s OK."


    In the hall, Seth Logan thought about the wording and said to the guests who were at a loss, "we just saw that the atmosphere here is too dull. Jonah wants to activate the atmosphere. Let''s go on, go on."


    Is there anything strange in Hollywood? With Seth Logan''s shield, the party soon returned to normal.


    Lily Collins, Gail gado, Susan Downey, Seth Logan, and Leonardo DiCaprio all made excuses to get rid of the people around them and walked into the lounge one after another.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Gail gado walked up to Murphy and asked, "what''s the matter with Joe?"


    Jonah Hill leaned back in his chair, his wrist strap loosened, and the ketamine had gone to sleep.


    Murphy shook his head. "This guy''s on drugs. It''s still more effective."


    Gail gado sighed helplessly. Jonah hill has been taking drugs for a long time. No one can say much about this.


    "It''s better not to touch this medicine." Robert Downey, Jr. reminded everyone in the room, "it''s too effective. When Joe wakes up, everyone will persuade him."


    After another look at the unknown Jonah hill, Murphy went to the other door of the lounge, opened the door, and said to James Franco, "take Joe upstairs to the bedroom. I don''t think he''ll wake up in a short time."James Franco nodded and asked Seth Logan to join him in putting Jonah Hill upstairs.


    Seeing that Jonah hill was taken away, Lily Collins was relieved that her party had not been ruined by Jonah hill.


    "Don''t worry." Gail gado used to comfort him by saying, "some of them are off-line from time to time. It''s good after a long time."


    Lily Collins nodded her head slightly. James Franco was not very reliable in this respect.


    Susan Downey came along, too, and the three women got together and whispered.


    As the room quiets down, Leonardo DiCaprio looks at little Robert Downey, who seems to be answering the phone and comes to Murphy''s side.


    "What a mess." Leonardo DiCaprio said with emotion, "you advise Jonah hill, drugs and drugs destroy too many people."


    "We''ll find a way." Murphy also knows the danger of these things, but the extreme pursuit of personal freedom here, even with the friendship between Stanton party members, this kind of thing is not easy to say too much.


    Just as Murphy thought about this, Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly changed the subject.


    "You got the film rights to an autobiographical novel two years ago." He''s talking about movies, "Jordan''s autobiography."


    Murphy turned to look at Leonardo DiCaprio and said, "I do have the film rights to his autobiography."


    Although not a good friend, Leonardo DiCaprio had many contacts with Murphy and knew him a lot, so he didn''t beat around the Bush and said, "can I transfer it to me?"


    Murphy shook his head, and Leonardo DiCaprio said, "the royalty is easy to say."


    "Leo." Murphy laughed. "It''s not about money."


    Instead of beating around the Bush, he said, "are you interested in working with Stanton studio once?"


    "This..." Leonardo DiCaprio thought, "let me think about it, OK?"


    "Of course." Murphy gestured, "don''t forget to let me know."


    Leonardo DiCaprio nodded, turned and walked out of the lounge.


    The film copyright of this autobiography was specially bought by Murphy two years ago. Of course, it won''t be easily transferred to other people.


    Of course, this Jordan is not Michael Jordan, but Jordan Belfort.


    Jordan Belfort has played many different roles in different stages of his life: salesman, financial swindler, rich man, prisoner, writer, speaker In the 1990s, he was jailed for two years for the crime of stock market fraud involving hundreds of millions of dollars. After he got out of prison, he wrote two memoirs about his experience, and became famous for his eloquence and charm.


    At first, Jordan Belfort knew little about finance. He went to dental school, dropped out and sold frozen lobsters and steaks door to door, and then sold ice cream on the street.


    With his eloquence, Jordan Belfort defrauded investors of funds and trained a group of subordinates to carry out fraud in the same way. After his imprisonment, his inmates were very interested in his story and encouraged him to write it.


    In 1998, Jordan Belfort was suspected of fraud and bid up the stock price, resulting in the loss of nearly $200 million to investors. Later, he was convicted of securities fraud and money laundering and sentenced to four years'' imprisonment. However, by promising to cooperate with the FBI and jointly accuse his partners and colleagues, Belfort was eventually relieved of his sentence and released after serving 22 months in prison.


    In prison, he didn''t waste his time. He transferred his passion for the financial industry to writing. He carefully studied Tom wolf''s the bonfire of vanity and learned the role play, dialogue and tone in the book. Then he imitated wolf''s writing techniques to tell his personal experience and finally wrote two memoirs.


    But he''s not doing very well now. Even if he gets a large amount of autobiographical copyright income from Murphy, the money he can keep is limited.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, half of the money Jordan Belfort earned will be used to repay 1513 investors who were cheated by him, and the compensation amount is as high as $114 million.


    In any case, this can be regarded as a legend, especially the ups and downs of life, naturally suitable for adaptation into a film.


    Leonardo DiCaprio needs time to think about it, and Murphy is not in a hurry. Now "shameless bastard" is still on, and it''s too early for the next show.


    After the Party of James Franco and Lily Collins, 2009 will soon come. The North American box office of "shameless bastard" has successfully broken the $200 million mark, and the global box office is also moving towards $400 million


    Soon, the time came for the new Academy Awards nominations to be announced. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 463

    The whole awards season has been going on till now, everyone knows that "shameless bastard" won''t be the biggest hit of Oscar, but it is definitely one of the best films of last year.


    Among the top ten films of 2008 selected by Hollywood Reporter, shameless bastard is also on the top ten list of Empire magazine. It is also one of Roger Albert''s top 20 films of the year, ranking sixth among the top ten most influential films of the year released by BBC.


    If the box office of "shameless bastard" is now as high as $212.6 million in North America, and the cumulative global box office of $422.71 million represents the choice of a large number of audiences, that proves the professional reputation of the film.


    Although "shameless bastard" didn''t get too many awards in the award season, it didn''t get nothing either. Christopher Waltz won the Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as captain hanslanda. At the just concluded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, "shameless bastard" also won two awards: Best Director and best picture.


    So although this film is not the most popular Oscar, it is also recognized as one of the most likely to appear in the nomination list.


    In mid January 2009, the nominees luncheon of the 81st Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Regent Hotel, weisher street, Beverly Hills. Because of the threat of bullet letters, Murphy did not attend the nominees luncheon. Bill rosis, who attended instead of him, came with good news just at the end of the luncheon.


    "Shameless bastard" won eight nominations for best director, best film, best supporting actor, best photography, best film editing, best original script, best sound effect and best sound editing.


    However, Murphy is very clear that it is OK for this film to hit some awards that are not very important. However, due to the relationship between the theme, there is basically no hope to make a difference in the two awards of best picture and best director.


    Slumdog Millionaire, which almost swept the award season, is the real hot one. It is said that the film has spent nearly 15 million dollars on public relations promotion in the award season. If the film fails to win the heavyweight award in the end, the producers and distributors will have to cry.


    Sometimes, the Oscars are fair. How much input is how much output.


    With the announcement of the Oscar nomination list, Murphy has achieved the goal of accumulating qualifications for himself. As there is little hope of getting the best director, he has temporarily put aside the Oscar and is ready to start negotiations with Leonardo DiCaprio, who has expressed his hope for cooperation.


    Before the negotiation, Murphy had disclosed the project to Carla Firth. With his current reputation and achievements, there is no accident. After going through the routine procedures, 20th century fox will also be the investor and distributor.


    Bill rosis and the agents of Leonardo DiCaprio have made several contacts at present. There are many differences between Murphy''s Stanton studio and the production company under the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, many of which can not be solved by the agents, and they need to negotiate with each other in person.


    As Murphy knows, Leonardo DiCaprio''s production company has been investing in his films in recent years, including several projects he has worked with Martin Scorsese. To be exact, the directors of these projects are Leonardo DiCaprio''s tools for winning the best actor Oscar.


    Of course, this kind of cooperation is beneficial to both sides. An excellent actor needs the same excellent director to improve, and an excellent director also needs the same excellent actor to help, but the director is more dominant, especially the director who has the final editing right.


    No matter how well an actor performs in the shooting, if he is cut by the director in the late editing, the worst side of his performance may be presented in the end.


    Leonardo DiCaprio, born as a child star, has been working in the circle for more than 20 years. He knows these things very well, so he always strives for the most power in his films.


    This is one of the biggest differences between Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio. The other difference comes from the investment and future income distribution ratio of the two companies.


    It can be said that this is relatively difficult to solve.


    Therefore, the negotiation about Jordan Belfort''s autobiographical film finally falls to Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio.


    "Murphy, no matter how much you calculate the production cost."


    In a reception room at the Death Star building, Leonardo DiCaprio, a client of CAA, told Murphy, "I want to make 60 percent of my investment."


    Murphy frowned slightly. This investment ratio means that in the future, Leonardo DiCaprio will be the only one. If five years ago, in order to cooperate with super-a stars like him, he would not hesitate to agree, but now he will give up the dominant position, unless Leonardo DiCaprio makes a huge concession in terms of income, Otherwise, it''s impossible.


    "The distributor of this project is 20th century fox, and they are also interested in investing in this film." Murphy''s words are more euphemistic, "60% of the investment ratio is impossible."Leonardo DiCaprio thought for a moment and said, "50 percent, that''s the bottom line I can take."


    "Yes," Murphy agreed unexpectedly. Leonardo DiCaprio''s face brightened, but before he could smile, Murphy added, "this 50% investment income includes your film payment."


    Murphy''s meaning is very clear, even if Leonardo DiCaprio takes part in the film, what he gets is the income as an investor, not the remuneration as a Hollywood superstar.


    "It''s impossible," Leonardo DiCaprio said. "How can he accept this kind of self depreciating condition and watch Murphy not give in." of course, my pay has to be calculated separately. "


    Murphy frowned deeper. Leonardo DiCaprio is a very professional investor at the moment. He didn''t consider the friendship between them at all.


    In other words, he did not consider these when he proposed the conditions just now.


    "What''s your pay?" Murphy asked directly. "The number your agent told bill?"


    "That''s right." Leonardo DiCaprio nodded and said, "2 + 2 is my bottom line."


    Leonardo DiCaprio, without any concession, has gradually given up Murphy''s idea of cooperating with the superstar. The 2 + 2 film payment is not $4, but $20 million of basic film payment, plus 20% of the global box office share.


    This also means that if the project takes shape, the vast majority of future income will fall into the pocket of Leonardo DiCaprio. If he is more lucky, it is not impossible for him to get the best actor nomination of OSK, which can be described as both fame and fortune.


    Murphy can only sigh, Xiao Li is not only a superstar, but also a successful businessman!


    Seeing that Leonardo DiCaprio refuses to give in, Murphy is no longer reluctant. He really wants to cooperate with superstars, but if the conditions are not suitable, it doesn''t matter whether he cooperates or not.


    After a few more words, Murphy said timely, "that''s it for the time being, Leo. I need time to think about it."


    Leonardo DiCaprio nodded his head and said with a smile, "I hope I can wait for your good news."


    Murphy smiles, shakes hands with Leonardo DiCaprio and leaves the reception room first.


    Seeing Murphy''s figure disappear at the door, Leonardo DiCaprio can see that Murphy is very repellent to his conditions, but he is not ready to give in, especially in terms of film pay. A concession may bring chain reaction, which may lead to lower film pay in the future.


    Out of the reception room, Murphy did not leave the Death Star building, but went to bill Rossi''s office.


    "How''s the conversation going?" Bill rosis saw Murphy come in and asked with concern, "how''s the conversation with Leonardo DiCaprio?"


    Murphy went to bill Rossi''s desk, opened his chair, sat down, shook his head and said, "the result is not ideal. From my point of view, the negotiation has broken down. "


    " how could this happen? " Bill rosis was a little surprised.


    In fact, he and Leonardo DiCaprio''s agent want to promote this cooperation, CAA also want to promote the cooperation of its two largest customers.


    "Leo''s conditions are too harsh." Murphy also knows CAA''s unspoken ideas, "I can''t accept them."


    He added, "20th century fox, as the distributor, is not acceptable."


    In any case, Murphy can''t accept Leonardo DiCaprio''s terms. No matter what the investment is, the high pay alone makes him quit.


    Although he really wants to promote the cooperation between Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill rosis knows that even if he gathers the strength of the whole CAA, he can''t force the current Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio. They can only make a match in the middle. If they really want to force their class a customers, the consequences will be very serious.


    At their level, brokerage companies will become real service providers.


    Bill rosis asked again, "can''t we talk about it any more?"


    Murphy shook his head without hesitation. "There''s no need."


    "What about the actors?" Bill rosis asked with concern, "is there a suitable person?"


    "Don''t worry, my script and plan are not ready yet." He looked at the watch, stood up and said, "I have to go back to prepare the script for the new project. If you have something, please call me."


    Leaving CAA''s office area, two bodyguards immediately followed and escorted Murphy to the Stanton studio in Century City. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 464

    Back at Stanton studio, Murphy went through Jordan Belfort''s biography again. He couldn''t remember how many times he had read it. In order to write the script and make the plan, he had to be clear about it.


    In addition to biographies, he also had people collect a large number of third-party information about Jordan Belfort for use by himself and the writing team of Stanton studio.


    In this script writing, Murphy still adopts the way that he provides the outline template, and other writers are responsible for different content writing. As long as the communication channel is smooth, this pipeline script mode is more conducive to the future film shooting.


    A person will always have unexpected places, brainstorming can still bring some benefits.


    In the course of his work, Murphy will also neglect not only the script writing, but also other aspects.


    He ignored Leonardo DiCaprio''s fame and influence on the original author, Jordan Belford, when he worked out the script outline.


    "Director Stanton, I''d like to take back the film adaptation rights of my biography Wall Street wolf."


    Standing opposite Murphy was a middle-aged man with short dark hair. He was not tall and looked very smart. "I''ll make it up to you."


    As he poured a cup of coffee for Jordan Belfort, Murphy sat on the sofa next to him. "Do you know why?"


    "You know about me."


    The former financial fraudster made no secret: "I need money very much now. Someone has offered a higher price. Besides the copyright fee, I can get a considerable amount of box office and DVD sales share."


    Although Jordan Belfort didn''t say it, Murphy could guess who was behind.


    Jordan Belford said directly, Murphy did not beat around the Bush, "are you going to tear up the contract?"


    "Since you bought the film adaptation right of Wall Street wolf, it hasn''t been made into a film." Jordan Belfort knew that it was not easy to recover the copyright, and he had the corresponding psychological preparation. "In view of this situation, I have the right to recover the adaptation right. I hope we can reach an agreement instead of going to court."


    Murphy frowned. "My studio is working on this film."


    If he could, he didn''t want to have an irreconcilable conflict with Jordan Belfort.


    Jordan Belfort thought for a moment and said, "I hope Leonardo DiCaprio is the most suitable person to play me in the film."


    "But I don''t think so." Murphy vetoed directly. "This project is still in its infancy, but I can assure you, Mr. Belfort."


    He has seen that things can''t end simply, and it''s no longer as tactful as just now, "my film can''t be directed by others!"


    Jordan Belfort was not a good man either. He stood up and shrugged. "Then we''ll see you in court."


    "Mr. Belfort," Murphy finally cautioned, "I hope you can think it over. You know the financial market well, but the copyright in Hollywood and North America is not what you think."


    These words, of course, Jordan Belfort such conceited people do not listen, just leave.


    A film adapted from a novel or other works, if not supported by the original author, especially falling out with the original author, will be a very troublesome thing. However, Hollywood is not without such a precedent. In those days, the original author of Forrest Gump, Winston glum, had completely fallen out with the producer, but there was no way to stop the film shooting And the show.


    The situation of Jordan Belfort is different from that of Winston glum. The latter is a fictional novel, while the former is adapted from his own experience.


    Maybe Jordan Belfort doesn''t know much about this.


    The entertainment law of the United States clearly stipulates that the facts on which film adaptations are based do not belong to the scope protected by copyright or trademark law, and the parties concerned do not have rights to the facts they have experienced.


    Although production companies often use "authorized by the parties" as a gimmick for film promotion, in fact, the federal law of the United States does not explicitly require that the film adapted from real people and true stories should be authorized by the parties.


    Making a film is the freedom of Hollywood and the production company, but the premise is that the legitimate rights of individual citizens can not be violated. For artistic and commercial reasons, the film may disclose the protagonist''s private life, make up some eye-catching plots, create or upgrade contradictions between the protagonist and others, and so on.


    Of course, these distortions of reality can easily lead to the damage of the personality interests of the parties, and the production company will be sued to the court if the coordination is improper.


    At first, Murphy didn''t want to cause some unnecessary trouble when he bought the copyright, but now the trouble has arisen. Stanton studio''s films can be adapted based on facts instead of autobiography.


    As for the degree, his lawyer Robert has a deep study of entertainment law. As usual, he will continue to serve as the legal adviser of the future crew, and naturally avoid minefields as much as possible.Since determined to promote the project, Murphy also asked Robert to make a targeted plan in advance, mainly for the trouble Jordan Belfort may bring.


    In the judicial practice of the United States, the parties'' trouble with the production company is nothing more than those fixed routines.


    The first is the crime of defamation. If the adapted film makes up or improperly uses the plot that has a negative effect on the parties, such as extramarital affairs, drug abuse, etc., which makes the parties feel that their reputation and social status are damaged, it constitutes the crime of defamation.


    The second is the right of privacy. In order to enrich the content of the story and attract the audience, adapted movies usually include many unknown information of the parties. If the information they do not want to disclose is disclosed without the consent of the parties, resulting in mental pain, it constitutes an infringement on the privacy of individual citizens.


    When Murphy is writing a script, he tries to avoid these minefields as much as possible. If Jordan Belfort really does something, he won''t wait to die, just like someone always comes out and says that big selling movies infringe his copyright. Hollywood also has systematic measures in this regard.


    The accusation of defamation is aimed at fictional plot, and the true fact is obviously a defense to defamation. The constitution of the United States gives "true speech" special protection. As long as the plot in the film is proved to be true, the responsibility of defamation can be exempted.


    The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution stipulates freedom of speech. As a way of expressing speech, film is naturally protected by it. If the material used in a film comes from public records, such as news reports, public information and official registration information, its creation will not be restricted.


    In addition, if a film can get the authorization of the reporter who reports something, it also has legal copyright.


    That''s enough for Robert, an experienced lawyer, to make the right arrangements.


    Jordan Belfort''s entrance undoubtedly means that the negotiation between Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio has officially broken down.


    In Hollywood, many directors are willing to give in if the original author strongly demands it, but Leonardo DiCaprio obviously doesn''t realize that Murphy is not in this group.


    Even without Jordan Belfort, Murphy can''t cooperate with Leonardo DiCaprio. His super high film payment is the biggest obstacle.


    Murphy''s director''s pay is a headache for many Hollywood studios, but his films always give investors more returns, so there is no lack of partners.


    The high pay of the stars is a thorn in Hollywood''s back.


    Today''s Murphy is not only a director, but also an investor. Last year, with the help of the economic crisis, he invested in a number of films. Stanton studio has been cooperating with other film companies in the "chainsaw thriller" series and the "game of Thrones" series. The high pay of the actors also gives him a headache.


    It''s a good thing to say that a major character in the series of electric saw thriller won''t survive for a long time, but the game of power is different. This series has made many actors popular, and also made them become the spokesmen of their respective roles. With it, the problem of large salary increase that can''t be avoided in every hot American drama.


    Actors like Jessica Alba and Margot Robbie have been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for each episode. In the latest season of game of thrones, the salaries of the cast members account for 30% of the total production costs.


    But this is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, and even the law of the industry. Murphy can''t solve it alone. Those actors are human beings and have desires. They can''t work for him for a good role or so-called artistic pursuit.


    These people are good enough to say that those superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio, the pay is terrible.


    But this kind of thing a slap does not make a sound, even if they pay super high, there are still companies willing to use them, this is the superstar.


    Because their names have magic effect in "money talks" Hollywood, which can influence the decision-making of studio owners. In the final analysis, it is a word of money. With their participation, investors are willing to spend money on shooting and audiences are willing to pay for tickets. This is entirely due to the supply and demand relationship under the guidance of the invisible hand of the market mechanism.


    Because of this, Hollywood''s star film pay has repeatedly broken through the ceiling. Not only the basic film pay is as high as $20 million, but also it has to participate in the box office bonus, ranging from 10% to 25%.


    For example, in 2003, Keanu Reeves, who ranked first in the history of star film pay, earned $30 million for "matrix 2" and "matrix 3", with a total income of $156 million plus box office bonus; Arnold Schwarzenegger''s film pay for "Terminator 3" was $20 million, plus 20% of the box office bonus, while the film''s The total global box office is more than 430 million US dollars, 20% of which belongs to Schwarzenegger.


    This can also be said to be a game between labor and capital. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 465

    The game between employers and employees has penetrated into all aspects of the business society. Of course, Murphy and his Stanton studio are no exception. As he said before, few fools tremble when they hear people blow their mouths. They are willing to serve people for nothing as if they meet God.


    For example, his shooting and production team has been following closely over the years. In addition to the fame Murphy can bring to them, there is also a high income in the circle compared with the same industry.


    Leonardo DiCaprio is indeed worth 20 million dollars, but Murphy''s previous idea is that Li Zi is anxious to attack the best actor in the Oscar, and maybe he will cut his salary, so that he can also profit from it. However, facts have proved that Leonardo DiCaprio is not stupid either.


    Both of them want to profit from each other, but they don''t want to make too many compromises. The negotiation only breaks down.


    Of course, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Murphy want to work with a superstar can not be separated from the mind.


    When the negotiation broke down, he threw away all these ideas. The $20 million film reward is better than that for Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Murphy decided that the protagonist of this autobiographical film had better use the people in Stanton''s party.


    After entering February, the time for the 81st Academy Awards ceremony is getting closer and closer, and the news related to the Oscars is now hot.


    "Are you going to the Oscars?"


    In the restaurant, Gail gado is eating his own vegetable salad and chatting with Murphy. Both of them have their own work to do now. Especially when Gail gado is studying producer course, he has to prepare his graduation thesis. However busy they are, they will have dinner together. They need time to communicate and gather their feelings, even if the topic of conversation is gossip.


    Gail gado put down his knife and fork and looked at Murphy. "The police haven''t heard from him yet?"


    Murphy shook his head and swallowed the food. "No, it''s hard to find out?"


    He thought for a moment and said, "I''m not going to the awards ceremony."


    Hearing Murphy say this, Gail gado laughs happily. No matter whether the threat is a prank or not, Murphy can always make her feel relieved if she doesn''t take risks.


    Murphy took the initiative to change the topic, talking about the gossip in the circle, "you know, the hottest entertainment news right now is not Oscar."


    Gail gado also came to the interest, "Oscar has been robbed of the limelight?"


    In February and March every year, the topic center of Hollywood is basically the Oscar ceremony. But with the decline of the influence of the Oscars in recent years, some people always come out to grab the limelight of the Oscars at this time.


    "Who is it this time?" She asked curiously.


    Murphy picked up her napkin, wiped her mouth and said, "Tom Cruise."


    "He''s getting divorced again?" This is Gail gado''s first reaction.


    It''s no wonder that she has such a reaction. It''s widely spread in Hollywood that Katie Holmes is not Tom Cruise''s own choice at all, but his wife carefully selected by his science religion.


    Murphy knows why Gail gado thinks that.


    It is said that Tom Cruise has been controlled by the "Science Church" for nearly 30 years, and even three wives have been selected by the church.


    "Don''t make any jokes about homosexuality. Don''t add a spoof title to Tom Cruise''s films, such as top gay, mission impossible¡® marriage:impossible ¡¯(marriage without music); don''t talk about Mr. Cruise''s male friends with anyone; must live according to the rules of the Galactic Federation ¡­¡­¡±


    These strange and harsh terms are the details of Tom Cruise''s prenuptial agreement with Katie Holmes that are widely spread in Hollywood.


    In addition to being astonished at the number of thousands of agreements, the circle also expressed confusion about the "science education" provisions in the agreement. For example, "once Xenu returns to earth, Katie Holmes must accompany Tom Cruise on the aircraft carrier or ship of his husband''s choice, or all his property will be confiscated."


    At present, the most popular saying is that the marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes is just a play to get what they need. The only purpose of Tom Cruise''s marriage is to express his loyalty to science education and avoid homosexual rumors.


    Although the prenuptial agreement can not be verified, it does push the science religion, which is full of "cult" color, to the front stage.


    Even Murphy heard more fantastic stories.


    It is said that shortly after making the film "Magnolia" in 1999, Tom Cruise received an invitation that he could not refuse. The invitation came from the management of science education. They politely invited him to attend the so-called "possible source of trouble / oppressor" training class.


    The purpose of the course is to consolidate the belief of believers and find out exactly the cause of the problems in the life of believers, that is, the "oppressor". It is precisely because of the existence of the "oppressor", the Scientologists can not smoothly embark on the journey to the "bridge". In the eyes of the high-level Scientologists, the source of Tom Cruise''s trouble is his second wife, Nicole Kidman.The alarm began in an interview with Nicole Kidman by Newsweek in late 1998. "I believe in a little Buddhism, a little science," Nicole Kidman said in an interview. But I''ve been a Catholic since I was a child, and I''m still a Catholic to a large extent today. "


    In the view of the high-level of science education, this is not a good phenomenon, because Nicole Kidman married a living sign of science education, and her impure faith made her a "possible source of trouble".


    As a result, everyone can see the following results.


    Similar rumors also exist between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.


    In 2005, in order to respond to the speculation that Tom Cruise is gay and save his healthy and powerful hero image among fans, science education began to secretly find suitable marriage partners for him among Hollywood female stars, including Scarlett Johnson and Sophia vegala. The church also privately promised to bring something to Tom Cruise''s new lover Huge returns and financial benefits in the industry.


    Many rumors are not groundless. It''s hard to tell the truth from the details of some rumors. Murphy heard Robert Downey Jr. mention that will smith, a Hollywood star who is also a believer in science, first introduced Sophia vegala to Tom Cruise, who was not very famous at that time. She felt good about Tom Cruise.


    Later, Sophia vegala was arranged to visit the "science education Hollywood celebrity center" in Los Angeles. However, this trip completely changed Sophia vegala''s view on this marriage. She thought science education was very boring and said she was not willing to join it.


    The marriage fell through.


    But "science education" did not give up. It was also in this year that Tom Cruise personally served as the producer of "Mission Impossible 3". Science education hopes to use the heroine of the film as a bait to attract Hollywood stars who have not really become popular.


    Scarlett Johnson and now Tom Cruise''s wife Katie Holmes are all shortlisted. The final result is that Scarlett Johnson has no interest in Tom Cruise and science education, and doesn''t make any response at all. Although Katie Holmes didn''t get the heroine of the film, she became the object of Tom Cruise''s Association.


    Katie Holmes is not the prettiest or the youngest of them, but most importantly, she can accept and support science education and promise to sign the secret agreement of science education.


    "Tom Cruise has not been very successful these years." Gail gado also knows a little about the Hollywood superstar. "It is said that he also has conflicts with science and education, and has a bad relationship with Paramount Pictures, which he has been cooperating with all along."


    "Just this morning." Murphy said of the gossip that can take away the limelight of the Oscar, "summers leishidong personally announced that Paramount Pictures has ended its cooperation with Tom Cruise."


    Gail gado thought for a moment and asked, "haven''t they been working together for more than a decade? Why did it burst all of a sudden? "


    Murphy shrugged. "Like my negotiations with Leonardo DiCaprio, it''s about the distribution of interests."


    Paramount Pictures has broken off its partnership with Tom Cruise for more than a decade, which has brought great shock to Hollywood.


    This marks the beginning of Hollywood''s big and medium-sized film companies, including Stanton studio, to show their swords to the spoiled stars, and then the domino effect appeared. ABC TV station cancelled a production deal with Harrison Ford''s DreamWorks on the "holocaust" mini series, and Morgan Crick production company also paid tribute to female star Lindsay Rowe Han''s bad performance on the set angered him and directly changed the actors; Stanton studio also changed two actresses in the game of Thrones one after another, especially the role of Natalie domer, who was shouting for a big increase in salary inconsistent with her status, died directly in the new season


    Superstars are a kind of scarce resources. However, when superstars ask more and more high prices and take away more and more profits from manufacturers and distributors, the capital pursuing profit maximization finally chooses to restrict the superstars in this era of declining appeal.


    Hollywood has the final say that what''s enough is the star''s arrogant price, which eventually leads to a huge reversal of the industry pendulum: what constitutes the star''s strength, how big the star power can be, and what is not the final say of the brokerage firm, but the investor and the actual market appeal.


    In this era of serious homogenization of Hollywood commercial films and focusing on visual effects, the pulling effect of superstars on a film has undoubtedly decreased significantly. More and more commercial productions are abandoning first-line superstars and using relatively cheap actors instead.


    Tom Cruise is the inevitable victim of this reality.


    As for why to take advantage of him, in Murphy''s view, who will the production companies and investors choose if they don''t take advantage of him? (to be continued). )

 Chapter 466

    There is almost no sign. In the period before the Oscar ceremony, Hollywood''s larger companies reached a tacit agreement and decided to cut the stars'' pay substantially. Stanton studio is also one of them. Due to the studio''s participation in many projects, Murphy has temporarily given up her screenwriting work and frequently participated in the meetings between producers'' alliances Discussion.


    In this regard, Hollywood management undoubtedly has the same interest demands.


    Just as CAA''s agents have changed from being powerful in the Michael owitz era to being relatively moderate now, all the major Hollywood film companies are no longer separate production or distribution companies, but part of the media group, responsible for providing crucial "content" to the whole group!


    Any commercial company is willing to reduce the income of the carvers and improve its profits.


    Therefore, Tom Cruise, who was the first to be operated by Paramount Pictures, Viacom group and Somer Redstone, has temporarily become the most unfortunate one.


    Although many media reported in last year''s economic crisis, due to the sharp drop of stock price, Somer Redstone may no longer be a billionaire. After all, he is the chairman of the board of directors and the largest individual shareholder of Viacom group. It''s not hard to mobilize the media and unite some people to deal with Tom Cruise.


    What''s more, other companies have the same demands in this respect, so they will naturally support Paramount Pictures.


    Murphy didn''t know if he remembered himself, and he couldn''t do it. He was basically watching the change with the tide.


    It is undeniable that a superstar is still and has always been a member of the top level of Hollywood. But it will be very difficult to easily get a 2 + 2 contract as before, unless the sequel of a fixed image and several blockbuster works prove their market appeal.


    In the process of the producers'' Union, which represents the interests of the production company, openly suppressing the star''s film pay, unlike the high pay incident of actors he once reported crazily across the Pacific, Murphy has never seen the government, or even heard the voices of the associations, guilds and trade unions, which is a kind of commercial behavior of industry strength game.


    And the final determinant is the market and the audience, because in a mature and sound industrial structure, the reason why a star becomes a star is entirely due to its own market appeal.


    But audiences are forgetful, especially those who like summer commercial films. They pay more attention to the visual effects and some elements that they like. The stars have to line up in the back.


    To some extent, except for the iron powder, most of the audience is a smart and ruthless group who can vote with their feet.


    Paramount Pictures and summers Redstone are the first to choose Tom Cruise as a superstar rather than other stars. The audience is one of the important reasons.


    At the time of the release of "Mission Impossible 3", Tom Cruise''s anomie behavior led to the loss of many female audiences and the transformation into Hollywood''s language. This is money, and money is Hollywood''s principled position: no matter who you are, if you delay me making money, you have to leave.


    No matter the strength of stars, directors or other forces, the film industry is ultimately built in the commercial jungle. The value of all parties in the game can only depend on their game strength in the commercial level. When a star overestimates his own strength or ignores the change of his own strength and can no longer let the employer "see the money", when his own machine is reasonable for making money When the star machine is no longer working properly, if it doesn''t want to correct it, it will be abandoned.


    On the other hand, Tom Cruise did leave enough and widely accepted reasons for Paramount Pictures.


    Before the release of Mission Impossible 3, in order to cater to the science education and show love to Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise did not hesitate to jump on Oprah Winfrey''s interview program; in order to maintain his science education doctrine, Tom Cruise did not hesitate to attack bogey Xiaosi to use drugs to treat postpartum depression, and had a verbal conflict with Matt Raul, resulting in his popularity plummeting; and It is because of these, for Paramount parent company Viacom''s boss Sumner - ray stone East left behind a solid.


    On the surface, the reason for Tom Cruise''s abandonment, as Somer Redstone said, is that "his recent behavior has not been accepted by Paramount Pictures". But the crux of the problem is that people in the circle like Murphy know it well, and in the end, it is still a struggle for interests.


    In the past ten years, according to the cooperation agreement between Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise, Paramount Pictures had to pay an annual fee of US $10 million to Tom Cruise''s cruise wagra company to obtain the first choice of all the film projects it developed.


    This $10 million has nothing to do with the pay and investment. It''s a fixed fee that Paramount Pictures has to pay every year.


    In addition, Tom Cruise not only pays for the traditional movies, but also insists on participating in the box office and DVD sales.


    Although Tom Cruise''s previous "Mission Impossible 3" box office was not a failure, compared with the previous episode''s $545 million box office, it was a big drop.The $393 million box office of the film sounds like a small number, but the production and publicity costs of the film are as high as $250 million, and there are still cinemas to share the box office. As far as the box office of cinemas is concerned, Paramount Pictures will definitely lose everything.


    If not for the surrounding and downstream output value, Paramount Pictures could be said to be working for Tom Cruise.


    Moreover, even the DVD sales revenue, Tom Cruise also took 25%.


    According to the exact information Murphy got from Kara Firth, Paramount Pictures has been busy with the project, and Mission Impossible 3 has brought them only $800000 in profits, while Tom has collected nearly $100 million.


    If you let Murphy say it, it''s "uncle can bear it, but aunt can''t bear it.".


    therefore, in order to save costs, Paramount Pictures insisted on reducing the annual fee of Cruz wagra company from $10 million to $1 million, and Tom Cruise of course did not do it. Finally, the two sides collapsed.


    If this kind of thing happened ten years ago, any studio would inevitably have to face a long-lasting lawsuit, because summers leishidong not only ruined Tom''s job, but also publicly insulted his personality.


    Somer Redstone is a businessman, a brilliant businessman. Everything he does is not accidental, but a prudent decision.


    Generally speaking, news about star dismissal, such as variety weekly, an American industry journal, will be the first choice, and the wording will be very tactful or even regretful. It only needs to be disclosed by the CEO of the studio.


    Both sides show their sincerity: we can''t reach a satisfactory agreement with Tom Cruise, but we wish Tom all the best, and Tom Cruise will respond that we have always cooperated very well, so much.


    This time, however, it was summers leishidong who came out in person, and he also pointed out Tom Cruise''s mental state and misconduct in the front page of the Wall Street Journal, the top financial newspaper in the United States. At this time, Tom Cruise, who was trying to fly alone, claimed to raise money from Wall Street.


    Although the methodology is suspicious, it really cheers other studios who are troubled by the super high pay of stars.


    Tom Cruise''s grotesque behavior is undoubtedly a public relations disaster. Paramount Pictures has always believed that if it was not for Tom Cruise''s mischief, the box office revenue of Mission Impossible 3 would have increased by at least $100 million to $150 million.


    This is definitely not a small sum of money for Somer Redstone, who is not a billionaire anymore.


    Therefore, he must make this heavy fist, to Tom - Cruise hurt fans high-profile clear line position, lest further harm to their own interests.


    Later, Murphy did not attend the Academy Awards ceremony, summer - leishidong and publicly threw out the remarks against Tom Cruise.


    "He didn''t do anything on the set, just took 10 million dollars, so I fired him, and all the studios understood me and supported me."


    Indeed, as he said, Hollywood producers are almost uniformly supportive of Paramount Pictures.


    Murphy watched the Oscars at home, and "shameless bastard" won eight nominations, but only Christopher Waltz got back the best supporting actor.


    However, the actor highlighted Murphy in his interview.


    "One day, my agent in Los Angeles told me to go to an ordinary audition. What''s unusual is that before the audition, I received the script of the whole play. After reading the script, I felt that the role of Hans Landa was lifelike. Then I went to see the director named Murphy Stanton. For me, it was a historic meeting, and then everything was different. "


    "I''m crazy about Murphy''s movies, really," said Christopher waltz, who was interviewed by many media reporters. He''s a genius, and I''d like to devote myself to his movies unconditionally. "


    Best of all, he said, "Murphy is a pure director. Every nerve fiber of him serves his role as a director. He never directs the actors how to do, but tries to let the actors understand and play by themselves. Maybe it''s this kind of indulgence that makes my half life performance energy gush out... "


    Of course, in praise of Murphy at the same time, clever Christopher Waltz will not forget to borrow the east wind, by the way to praise himself.


    In fact, when Christopher Waltz raised the little golden man at the award ceremony, he also gave special thanks to Murphy, a fearless pioneer who sailed with this great ship in a unique way and finally led us here to win. This is the gift you gave me. I can''t express my gratitude!


    More than flattery, Christopher waltz has accepted Murphy''s offer to play in his next film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 467

    If he wants to launch a new project, Murphy must first work out the script plan, especially the script. Even the Hollywood streamline script is one of the bases of a movie.


    This will certainly have some adverse effects on the script.


    However, Murphy quickly found a way to deal with it. Jordan Belfort''s counter attack did bring him restrictions on the main role. If the protagonist is highlighted, it may not all be reflected in the protagonist. It can also be set off by his supporting roles.


    If Murphy is a moral model, he will not be close friends with Jonah hill, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr.


    In Hollywood''s screenwriting philosophy, it can be said that it is to create a brilliant partner for the protagonist.


    In successful movies, the characters bear or highlight certain archetypes of characters, and each archetype has a specific behavior and thinking mode, which is easy for the audience to understand and accept.


    This archetypal theory holds that everyone has a deep-seated and diversified character, and many different factors weave together to form people''s character. Of course, among these characters, there is a dominant feature.


    Therefore, when Murphy creates a supporting role for the protagonist, he needs the partner to show some archetypes, so as to create a reliable ally for the protagonist.


    Carl Jung, a Swedish psychologist, has summed up 12 archetypes of characters: the naked son, the hero, the outlaw, the magician, the prodigal son, the ordinary man, the lover, the guardian, the ruler, the explorer, the inventor, and the realist.


    All filmmakers, including Murphy, will add these personality characteristics to the protagonists more or less when they write scripts, but Murphy is not limited to these archetypes, because it is difficult to extend the depth and three-dimensional sense of the characters.


    For example, in traditional Hollywood movies, most of the protagonists are good people, or become good people in the end, but Jordan Belford is not in this group. Murphy''s plan is to further highlight the character''s love of money and dark crazy side, so the supporting role beside him must not be a good person.


    To be exact, most of them are real bastards.


    Due to certain legal restrictions, Jordan Belfort can''t play freely. When the protagonist can''t finish his own story alone, Murphy needs some supporting roles to support and oppose them, so that the story can continue and be fuller.


    Of course, the supporting role has irreplaceable role, such as very pleasing, with comedy effect or help the audience reveal the riddles in the film and so on.


    First of all, Murphy set up Jordan Belfort''s most important assistant, also can be said to be the film''s male number two Donnie Azov.


    In Murphy''s play, this would be a typical clown supporting role.


    If such a character believes that he can only live once in life, and is proficient in eating, drinking, gambling and smoking, then he''d better be a clown.


    This kind of character''s life goal is to be happy and have fun in time, to enjoy happiness, to be afraid of boredom, to always like to make jokes and make fun and pranks, to pursue some seemingly not so exciting things in life, and the most important thing is to be careless and clumsy.


    Doni Azov is undoubtedly very suitable for such a role, and while setting this role, Murphy naturally thinks of who is most suitable for such a role. Even if the role changes, just like Martin Scorsese''s choice, Jonah hill is undoubtedly the most suitable person.


    When Murphy sets this role, he adds humor and humor to Jonah Hill''s prototype, and uses humorous dialogue to resolve conflicts or crises, so as to increase the fun of the clown character.


    The other supporting role is Doni Azov, founder of the 20th century shoe tycoon Steve Madden company. In the script, Steve Madden''s career is still in its infancy, and his appearance is simple. On the surface, he will be a naive supporting role.


    The appearance of naive supporting role needs to be very childish, and it is also the purest type of supporting role, at least on the surface.


    For example, Xuebao in ice and snow, which Murphy once watched, is a very successful naive supporting role. He doesn''t know that he will melt in the sun, and he also wants to have a "sun bath" Not only that, Xuebao also belongs to the pleasing role, bringing all kinds of joy to the audience.


    This kind of supporting role will try to do things in the "right way" no matter how the heart does not match the appearance, and the belief is firm.


    Another important supporting role is Jordan Belfort''s nemesis, the federal agent who didn''t bribe him and sent him to prison.


    This FBI agent, Patrick Dunham, is responsible for investigating the illegal fraud of Stratton Oakman company. He is not affected by Jordan Belfort''s money bribery attack, but insists on finding out the truth.


    Patrick Dunham is undoubtedly an exploratory supporting role. This kind of character always tries to knock down or break all the obstacles that block him, and can become a great character to highlight the main character.On the set of characters, apart from the fact that Jordan, a real agent who investigates Murphy, is able to draw lessons from it, Murphy also refers to George Martin''s depiction of the little devil Tyrion lanitt in the game of power.


    Tyrion Lannister, the "little devil" in the game of thrones, is a typical exploratory character. Although he is short, he is very ambitious.


    In the first season, he went to the northern Great Wall to visit the night watchman. In the eyes of the people around him, he felt that this was not in line with his noble status as a prince. Moreover, he is still a hero in the game of thrones, and has become the right arm of "dragon mother" Denise.


    In most films and TV works, this type of supporting actor likes to experience real and full life, eager to explore the freedom of the world and find his true self, afraid of comfort and being troubled by the secular world, avoiding being disturbed by the secular world and the outside world, trying to maintain himself, eager to learn and looking forward to long-distance travel, and may be a very unsocial or aimless person.


    After finishing Jordan Belfort''s supporting role, Murphy went to meet his accountant David, and entrusted him to invite several professional stockbrokers from Wall Street to assist his writing team in completing the more professional content about finance and securities in the script.


    It''s not surprising, but at least we can''t make fundamental mistakes.


    There is no specific operation and technique in the script. Although the protagonist has a strong ability to bewitch people, there will be no detailed operation, which can also reduce the probability of making such mistakes.


    "If it''s as described in the film, it''s really a group of local ruffians who sell marijuana and become experts in operating funds?"


    As one of the future executive producers of the film, Gail gado was the first to see the first draft of the first half of the script that had been completed. For many things, she was puzzled and asked Murphy, "didn''t that hit the financial practitioners in the face?"


    "The way they do it is called pump.and.dump ¡£¡±


    As a matter of fact, Murphy doesn''t know much about this either. A small part of what he knows is the impression left by watching various Wall Street related movies in the past. What he knows more is what David''s Wall Street friends learned these days. He basically buys and sells now. "This is mainly for small and micro stocks, which have a very small market value. You can see it in the script The legendary leading enterprise of the future communication industry in the United States is actually something like a toilet on the side of a remote rural road. "


    This movie seems to be close to comedy, but the core set by Murphy is black. He doesn''t intend to whitewash Jordan Belfort, let alone show the bright side of Wall Street. Instead, he will focus on the side behind.


    Not to mention Jordan Belfort''s information, after the Oscar, Murphy had people collect a lot of well-documented information about Stratton Oakman company. Compared with these guys, Stanton gangsters are really a group of good people.


    In those years, those guys deceived strangers, packaged themselves as a Wall Street elite, and then boasted about this broken company. The most important thing is that they lied about mastering the legendary inside information. For example, after two days, the stock market will soar. "Please give me two days, just two days, and your money will not be in urgent need in two days." it is generally said that ¡­


    Then the customer bought it. Because the market value was very small, the price really went up quickly. Then they used this as a successful case and continued to trick more people into coming in: I said two days ago that the stock would go up, and he did go up in two days. I''m very sorry that I couldn''t contact you two days ago, but it''s still too late


    And then it gets bigger and bigger like a balloon, so it''s called a pump.


    Until one day, I feel that the time has come. Generally, it may be because I''ve had enough fun, or the stock has been targeted by financial tycoons. These people are afraid that their gold will be taken away, so they throw away all their holdings and say nothing about the stock. It''s just like taking out the garbage, that is, dump.


    Those who haven''t sold deserve it.


    As for Gail gado''s idea that a group of thugs who sell big money and hemp have become experts in operating funds, according to Murphy''s understanding, this situation is really not uncommon. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 468

    In the imagination and understanding of quite a few people in this world, the financial industry and the securities industry are relatively mysterious, and the practitioners are basically synonymous with high education and high intelligence, and they are all a big existence.


    This is a cognitive bias. According to those professional senior stock brokers, finance doesn''t need to be multi-disciplinary, but it needs to be very smart. If intelligence is not used on the right road, it means that local ruffians become financial elites. It''s nothing special. Finance and securities are industries that are easy to go astray.


    In fact, the threshold of financial industry at the bottom of Wall Street is very low. What the bottom employees do is manual work, and those who can do technical work are the elites at the top.


    If you think about it, what special technology is needed to pull customers? Every day is to call and pull customers, financial background just can use some professional terms to deceive customers when pulling customers, it sounds professional and easy to pull customers.


    Reliable companies will have a technical team to analyze, and there is a basis for buying and selling. Unreliable companies will let customers buy and sell as much as possible after they get customers, and take their own handling charges. Of course, the more the number, the better.


    So don''t think that in the financial industry, the elite, especially the customer managers, from the ordinary dog who pulls customers to the customer manager, is from cheating to cheating.


    In the 1970s and 1980s in the United States, because of the lack of government supervision and scientific and technological restrictions, Jordan Belfort''s situation was a very common situation, which was an absolute financial fraud. However, the investigation was too difficult, and the relevant laws and regulations were not perfect.


    Just like Jordan Belfort, how to regulate communications, how to regulate accounts and account assets in an era when even major transactions are done with paper money and telephone?


    But since the middle and late 1990s, especially since the new century, the rapid development of electronic computers has made this way completely obsolete.


    In particular, the new high-frequency trading strategy, through the most cutting-edge computer, trades at one tenth, one percent, one thousandth or even one millionth of a second. Jordan Belfort''s fraud and trading method has basically become history.


    "Jordan Belfort intermediary company is not the most elite in the financial industry, because they are strictly only intermediaries, earning Commission."


    After Gail gado finished reading the script, Murphy said, "there is a saying that" only those who are close to money can make money. "So it is said that this kind of intermediary will never make the most money on Wall Street. However, the myth that they win in stability and get rich overnight is that most of the owners are which trader, which fund manager, which private placement and which VC. But overnight bankruptcy is also about this group of people. The elites in the real financial sector are typical of those who make a lot of money. They are a private placement with a scale of hundreds of millions of dollars. Besides practitioners, even many practitioners have never heard of it. "


    Gail gado nodded and said, "I remember there was a saying in Jordan Belfort''s original book," when big companies like Merrill Lynch come in, we won''t have a chance. "


    "They can''t compete with Merrill." Murphy is not stupid enough to think that this "wolf of Wall Street" will really dominate Wall Street.


    Although Jordan Belfort has achieved a considerable scale, the amount of fraud in the end is only more than $100 million. Even considering inflation, it will not exceed $500 million at most, which is much worse than that of a real financial giant.


    Finance is a kind of redistribution of wealth, not wealth creation. It is a zero sum game. To put it bluntly, it is how to put money into one''s own pocket from other people''s pocket.


    Murphy still remembers that when he was in college, he used to read the stock market and finance in three words: high, big and high.


    An alumni who graduated before him couldn''t find a suitable job in the film and television industry because of the general relationship of their school. Later, he was approached by a friend and was pulled to a securities company as a broker.


    During his internship, he got a base salary of 1800rmband didn''t get a commission in the first three months. He worked for one year and nine months, earning 60000 yuan in one month at the most. At the worst, he was chased by customers and didn''t dare to eat out.


    The first job of that man was to make a phone call. He made a phone call according to the list provided by the company. The list was bought from real estate companies and automobile 4S stores in the first and second tier cities. After two months of calling, he was transferred to serve as a customer service, and the penguins were fooling around.


    The company has a group of former operators, such as Jordan Belfort, who are called mentors


    In some ways, there is nothing wrong with Jordan Belfort''s autobiography - ruffians, rascals, thieves, swindlers


    In the words of the other side of the Pacific, deception has always been a very lucrative skill.


    In any case, with the help of Wall Street professionals, Murphy and his writing team successfully completed the play about finance and securities.


    Murphy has also set the tone of the film of the future - a black comedy full of wildness and satire.


    In the following time, the hired playwrights continued to fill in the framework of the outline he set, while Murphy modified the beginning of the script, changing the original narrative sequence into the flashback technique. It has to be admitted that such a biographical film is more suitable for flashback narration.Generally speaking, the opening shot is to describe the beginning of the film story, but just as there is flashback in the narrative technique of the narrative, there is also flashback in the opening shot of the film.


    Some films deliberately cut a segment in the middle of the story development and put it at the beginning. As for the later story, it slowly transits to this segment and tells the follow-up story of the segment, which is quite meandering.


    The advantage of this method is that it can enrich the story structure of the film, create more dramatic conflicts and tension, and also help to mobilize the audience''s thinking, so that the audience will not feel bored because the plot is simple and easy to understand.


    At the same time, Murphy is still considering for the actor. After several communication with Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill, they are basically determined to play Jordan Belfort and his best friend Doni Azov respectively.


    However, the specific payment will be discussed in detail after the project review of 20th Century Fox and the formal determination of the investment amount of the film.


    With Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill''s worth, 20 million dollars is enough.


    It was busy until mid March when the first draft of the script was announced to be completed. Since Murphy only provided the outline template, most of the actual content was in the charge of the hired screenwriters. This kind of pipelined screenwriting can undoubtedly greatly improve efficiency and save time, but the final review must be checked by Murphy, so as to find out the problems in time.


    For example, the script produced by this kind of assembly line must be self checked by the leader.


    The first item of self-examination is the protagonist. Murphy will check all the protagonists'' scenes and whether the protagonist Jordan Belford is active enough in the plots written by the writers. The protagonist of a film must firmly grasp the control and never give up the fight. A passive protagonist can never attract the audience.


    It can be said that this is one of the bases for shaping the role. Even Frodo Baggins, who was cheated by Gandalf, became active in the meeting of King Elon.


    Let alone Hollywood, whose industrial chain is extremely mature, even the other side of the Pacific Ocean knows how to follow this basic principle. For example, in the famous pleasant goat and grey wolf, grey wolf is very popular because he has a personality characteristic of becoming a popular protagonist: never give up, take the initiative, always adhere to his goal, never waver, that is to catch the sheep .


    Even if he is hit, interrupted and obstructed by various things, grey wolf will not give up the goal of catching sheep. Therefore, there will be a voice in the market that if he marries someone, he will marry grey wolf, which is actually inseparable from his relatively successful character building.


    The second aspect of self-examination is that Murphy should make sure that Jordan Belfort is always in the audience''s sight. Even if he is not in some scenes, he is still talking about things related to him.


    If the supporting actor and the audience have more time to meet than the protagonist, then it''s time to consider writing a script for the supporting actor alone, and the film may also hit the streets.


    Then there is the dialogue of all the characters, that is, the lines. Murphy asked each screenwriter to read the lines he was responsible for writing out loud, not only for him, but also for themselves. If all the dialogues sound like a person talking, the script definitely needs to be overhauled.


    If you have seen the leading role, you can''t ignore the supporting role. This is what Murphy explained when setting the outline template. Even the supporting role should have a specific character to attract the audience, which will greatly improve the overall level of the script.


    Finally, Murphy has to let attorney Robert examine the script to find out what touches the legal issues related to Jordan Belfort.


    The other is to avoid some copyright conflicts.


    Script writing itself is a kind of commercial behavior. The writing process is not completely original, or clean, and the possibility of personal inspiration spark is very small. Hollywood script is streamlined, and the structure of most works are similar. For example, a very weak protagonist, after efforts, gets all kinds of opportunities and finally stands To the high end of society


    There are no new and old patterns and routines, only differences in details, such as the protagonist''s personality, behavior pattern, opportunities, and how to present them to the audience.


    With Robert, an experienced lawyer, there are not many problems.


    After examining the script, Murphy was immediately sent to Carla Firth, who went through the audit process by 20th century fox. Before the audit was completed, someone specially found Murphy to invest in the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 469

    "This manor is very nice."


    In the reception room, a brunette complimented Murphy politely, "very tasteful."


    "It''s all Gayle''s work." Murphy answered, then asked directly, "what can I do for you, Megan?"


    It was Megan Ellison, David Ellison''s younger sister, who came to visit. He heard David Ellison mention some time ago that Megan Ellison, like him, had dropped out of the film school of USC and was ready to enter Hollywood.


    Megan Ellison''s purpose, even if she doesn''t say, he can guess some.


    David Ellison, through cooperation with him, got rid of the dilemma of newcomers and was recognized by Hollywood. Now he is one of the few investors with huge capital in the circle.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that David Ellison succeeded.


    Megan Ellison, of course, knows that. He also knows that Murphy doesn''t like to beat around the bush when talking about work. He also says directly, "I hear you''re preparing a new film? Or the Autobiography of the financial fraudster, Jordan Belfort? "


    Murphy nodded. "The project is now in the hands of 20th century fox."


    "How is the project funding going?" Megan Ellison asked tentatively, "can I invest?"


    She added, "it''s just part of the investment. I won''t interfere in any work of the crew or you."


    How did David Ellison succeed? Megan Ellison saw very clearly that investing in Murphy''s project was simply the best financial plan.


    Compared with Hollywood superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio, who will demand the right to invest, Murphy does not exclude investors like David Ellison and Megan Ellison, who have no ability to intervene in the operation of the cast.


    But this is not something he can decide unilaterally.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "do you know Carla Firth?"


    "Yes." Megan Ellison met her before, "director of production and distribution at 20th century fox."


    After taking the pad from the side, Murphy wrote down Carla Firth''s personal phone number, tore it off and gave it to Megan Ellison, "you contact Carla Firth, and you have to talk to her about it."


    Megan Ellison instantly understood that Murphy did not exclude her investment. She quickly put away the note paper and said with a warm smile, "thank you, Murphy."


    "You''re welcome." Murphy shook his head. "You''re David''s sister. David used to help me."


    Hearing this, Megan Ellison''s smile froze and then recovered. She knew that she had no friendship with Murphy. If it wasn''t for her brother David Ellison, she would not have been introduced to Carla Firth.


    She stood up. "I''ll leave first."


    Murphy nodded, stood up and took her out of the drawing room.


    Probably hearing the sound in the corridor, Gail gado on the same floor opened the door of his study, took a look at Murphy''s side, and then came over.


    "How''s the paper going?" Murphy asked with concern.


    This year is Gail gado''s graduation season. After several years of preparatory and formal study, she will graduate from UCLA law school this year.


    "I didn''t write..." Gail gado shook his head. "I''m not in good shape today. I''ve been looking up information on the Internet and watching the news."


    As she spoke, she took Murphy into the lounge and talked about the news she had just seen.


    "I just saw the news on the Internet." Gail gado took the glass from Murphy, took a sip, and said, "Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise''s cruise wagra have reached a new cooperation agreement. This morning, they just issued a joint statement."


    Hearing Gail gado''s words, Murphy immediately looked thoughtful.


    "What are the new conditions for their cooperation?" He asked.


    Gail gado recalled, said, "the statement was not published, but the website that released the news said that Paramount Pictures canceled the annual fee of cruise wagra, and Tom Cruise will definitely reduce the film pay and bonus in the next cooperation with Paramount Pictures, and the proportion may not be small."


    "I don''t think so." Murphy nodded.


    Paramount Pictures is very smart in using this method of fighting first and then pulling. Summers leishidong is really an old fox.


    There is no doubt that even now that the appeal of superstars is far less than that of the 1990s, superstars like Tom Cruise still have considerable value. It is impossible for summers Redstone and Paramount Pictures to give up Tom Cruise completely. The main way to fight first and then pull is to reduce the remuneration of Tom Cruise.


    This is also the real purpose of Hollywood''s major production companies to suppress the stars.


    Murphy sighed softly in his heart, "summers leishidong is a media giant after all."


    Such a person has strength, brain, ability and social experience. Once he stands on the opposite side, it is undoubtedly a headache.According to Murphy''s conjecture, summers leishidong hasn''t bothered him for so many years. It may be that the big man didn''t pay attention to that little thing at all, or the other party has long forgotten it. After all, summers leishidong is absolutely busy with affairs, and it must have consumed a lot of time and energy to fight with his family these years.


    But people''s heart is the most difficult thing to measure. Who knows when Samuel leishidong will pay attention to himself and remember that little thing?


    Even today''s Murphy will not underestimate the energy of summerstone. Although the other party was hyped by the media in the last economic crisis, he may no longer be a billionaire, how much credibility can he have?


    If you take the media hype seriously, it''s really a fool.


    However, Murphy is no longer Murphy before. He works closely with 20th century fox, and even if he really wants to do something, he will have some worries.


    It''s hard to guess how this kind of thing will develop. After all, the initiative is not in Murphy''s hands, and Murphy can''t go to the east of summerstone and admit his mistake foolishly. At this stage, the best way is to pay more attention.


    Gail gado talks with Murphy about Tom Cruise''s relationship with Paramount Pictures, and suddenly comes up with another thing.


    "Are you going to buy property in New York?" She asked.


    "Just the idea." Murphy simply explained, "we''ll stay in New York for a long time to work. It''s more comfortable to live in our own house than in a hotel, and it''s not expensive now."


    Gail gado nodded gently. "You just make up your mind about this kind of thing."


    Murphy added, "we can''t just live in Los Angeles, can we? It''s good to experience the flavor of big apple occasionally. "


    Gail gado rolled his eyes. "Honey, do you want to experience the traffic jam?"


    "New York and Manhattan are not particularly congested." Murphy shrugged.


    In the past, he experienced more congestion. At that time, he lived in a city famous for its spring water, whose road congestion could not be described simply by parking lots, and even surpassed the first tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, ranking the first in China in terms of congestion rate for several consecutive months.


    Moreover, this kind of congestion is more of a man-made disaster. Every spring, more than a dozen main roads are built together, a north-south main road is built, and other roads used for diversion are built at the same time. As a result, the whole area is a little bit windy, and more than a dozen nearby roads are directly turned into parking lots.


    The most exaggerated thing is that a road in the center of the city was repaired and excavated three times in a short period of more than half a year due to the problem of laying pipelines. At that time, Murphy often passed by there. Like people living nearby, he was shocked by the super high communication efficiency in the information age.


    Of course, it''s nothing. After all, it''s just congestion. It can be explained in one sentence - how hard it is to prosper the city!


    Congestion is unavoidable in all major cities in the world.


    Later, Murphy asked Grace to contact several real estate agents in New York, who provided a lot of homes in Manha section, including several in the famous upper east side, which is also the priority area for Murphy to buy real estate.


    Manhattan''s Upper East District starts from 59th Street in New York in the south, 96th street in the north, Fifth Avenue in the west, eastriver in the East, and North-South boulevards. Starting from Fifth Avenue adjacent to Central Park in the west, it is Madison Avenue, Park Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Third Avenue, second Avenue, First Avenue, York Avenue and east end Avenue.


    East from Fifth Avenue and West from Lexington Avenue are the most expensive and popular residential areas in New York, known as the "Gold Coast" of New York. The richest people in New York live here, which is the real rich area.


    Some people say that the upper east rich area of Manhattan not only represents the community of the richest people in New York, but also has the taste of money and conservative values in the air. It has a sophisticated charm tempered by capital and time. Its many famous museums and world-class designer stores show the urban taste of an international metropolis, and the best design Private and public schools subconsciously create the concept of class


    Even after the brokerage crisis, the price of the upper east side is still very high, and an ordinary four bedroom apartment costs at least $3 million.


    Murphy has set aside a budget of $15 million to $25 million for grace to find a suitable upper east side property for him.


    Although Murphy and Gail gado are not the kind of people who like to buy land crazily, at their level, owning a residence in New York and Los Angeles, the two largest cities in the United States, can only be said to be the most basic configuration.


    After grace got the relevant information, Murphy made a special trip to Manha to see the house on the one hand and the possibility of field shooting on Wall Street on the other.


    When he returned to Los Angeles, good news came from Carla Firth. 20th Century Fox completed the review of Jordan Belford''s film project and decided to invest in the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 470

    At the same time that fox set up the project in the 20th century, Murphy''s new project was officially named "the wolf of Wall Street". Although Jordan Belfort himself caused some troubles, Stanton studio holds the copyright of autobiography, and the terms are clear and unambiguous, just like Winston glum did to Forrest Gump Ben couldn''t have shaken the film.


    After the project was approved, 20th century fox, Stanton studio and Megan Ellison''s foundation held tripartite talks and formally determined that the production cost of the film was US $100 million. Among them, 20th Century Fox accounted for 60% of the investment, Stanton studio accounted for 25% of the investment with adaptation rights and part of the investment, and Megan Ellison''s foundation accounted for 15% .


    Compared with the investment, Murphy focuses his profits on the director''s salary. His basic film salary is US $15 million, and he enjoys 20% of the global box office and 20% of the DVD and VOD revenue.


    Meanwhile, Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill also accepted Murphy''s invitation to play the two most important roles of Jordan Belfort and Donnie Azov respectively.


    Just the three of them make up as much as $35 million, accounting for more than one third of the production cost. Coupled with the expenses of Murphy''s entire production team, the salaries of the crew will certainly reach nearly half of the total production cost.


    This also means that it is impossible for the crew to offer high salaries to other actors, which makes it impossible to attract big name actors.


    Of course, some people come to Murphy Stanton, such as Christopher waltz, who guest stars as Jordan Belfort''s leader on Wall Street for a symbolic $10000 reward.


    And Margot Robbie, who offered himself to Murphy to play the second wife Naomi of Jordan Belfort.


    "I heard David say, do you want to audition for the role?"


    In the office of Stanton studio, Murphy looks at the girl friend sitting opposite and says, "Maggie, there''s something I need to tell you in advance."


    Anyway, he and Margot Robbie have known each other for many years, and each other is David Robbie''s sister and Gail gado''s good friend. Even Murphy will consider these relationships as appropriate, and Margot Robbie''s conditions are not bad.


    "Murphy, I''ve seen a little bit of the script from the agency." Margot Robbie flicked her blonde hair back. "I think I''m still a good fit to be a sexy model."


    Then she began to laugh.


    Margot Robbie knows where her advantage is. Under the same conditions of audition, she must be the first choice.


    "You''re very confident." Murphy mocked, and Margot robinus said, "what I''ve learned most from Gail is confidence."


    She laughed even more at the thought of Gail gado.


    Murphy shook his head, stopped talking about these unimportant things, and gradually turned to the point, "Maggie, there are some things I hope you know enough before the audition."


    "Well!" Margot Robbie used it and nodded.


    "The character was paid only half a million dollars." Murphy didn''t beat around the Bush and said, "no matter who wants to get the role, the $500000 film will be low or high."


    The actor''s salary will be reduced to tens of thousands of dollars if he doesn''t have fame.


    There were not many choices for Margot Robbie to play this role, but now Margot Robbie is different. Sansha and suosana in the last film have made her famous to a certain extent. With her current status, her salary of 500000 dollars is really low.


    "Film reward..." Margot - Robbie hesitated, or said, "I can accept the pay, I will tell the agent."


    She then put on a serious expression, "who let this be your movie?"


    "I haven''t finished yet." Murphy went on to talk about other requirements, "this character will have a lot of drugs, and You''d better be prepared for the naked play. "


    Margot Robbie opened his mouth. "Er..."


    In the scale of "song of ice and fire: the game of power", she plays shansa stark without missing a point.


    Therefore, Margot Robbie still has some concerns.


    Murphy didn''t have time to wait for her to think about it here and said, "well, I''ll ask someone to reserve an audition for you. If you want to participate, call bill."


    It''s already a big deal.


    "Well." Margot Robbie nodded, stood up and said, "I''ll go first. Goodbye, Murphy


    Murphy asked her secretary to send Margot Robbie out of Stanton studio.


    After calling 20th century fox to talk about the funding situation, Murphy also left Stanton studio. He joined stylist Jack Watson and art director Helena espora to go to several famous brand companies for help and support.Since Jordan Belfort lived an extravagant life at that time and used top luxury goods, and it has been a long time since now, it is not easy to find relevant props on the market.


    Murphy''s idea is to borrow the original samples from some brand companies. If they don''t have them, they hope they can provide information such as fashion design patterns for the crew to make their own production, and guarantee to destroy all relevant props after the film shooting.


    This can also be regarded as advertising for these brands, and there is no advertising fee.


    If you change to Murphy five years ago, no one will pay attention to him, but now he has almost finished the company where most of the brands are located without much effort.


    It is no exaggeration to say that these are one of the bases of film shooting, because if Murphy wants to restore Jordan Belfort''s extravagant life, it is impossible to use some cheap goods in the film shooting.


    Murphy has previously explained to Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill Jr. that their roles also have many large-scale scenes. For the sake of the next award season, they''d better play in person.


    The scene of the film may bring some trouble, but it is an essential part of Murphy''s plan.


    Money, betrayal and sex are always intertwined. Sex needs money as its foundation and ends in betrayal. Money and betrayal are good brothers.


    The large-scale plot in the autobiography, Murphy did not want to delete, but will try to restore, even if it can not appear in the cinema version, it can also be added in the subsequent director''s editing version.


    Women''s haircuts, men''s self abuse, and the mad agitation of pyramid schemes, as well as the unbearable scene of drugs and sex everywhere in the office after making money are the key points.


    This line of empty handed White Wolf means very much, since it does not provide specific labor products, it must burn their own desire, and then let their desire ignite customers, in order to let them enter the market.


    As a matter of fact, the wolf of Wall Street in Murphy''s plan will be full of the smell of drug abuse, mass abuse and even mass abuse.


    In fact, after all, what Murphy wants to shoot is still an interesting film that can attract audiences.


    It''s true that Jordan Belfort is not a good man, even worse than Murphy and Stanton''s followers. But there is one thing that can''t be denied. Many people yearn for Jordan Belfort''s life!


    Not to mention anything else, Jordan Belfort''s situation is what many people dream of. He seems to be easy to achieve, which is even more desirable.


    There are many examples of such sudden wealth, but the personal charm of Jordan Belfort that the actor can show is the reason why he becomes different. Although his difference is not the awe inspiring spirit of justice or the unique talent, his difference is a kind of charming evil, burying his life in sex, drugs, alcohol and deception, he is by no means the representative of this society Liang Zhicai, however, is undeniably "wonderful".


    He will party at home, on the yacht or even in the office, his time is in the carnival, in addition to the infectious speech, he will be crazy for a small pill, he may not be anyone''s example, can only provide a different life, there is no room to learn, there is no possibility of replication.


    To some extent, Joanne Belfort is a lunatic, even mentally ill.


    At the beginning, Murphy thought that it would be appropriate for the film to be renamed "Wall Street psychosis".


    Shallow charm, exaggerated expression, constant pursuit of material and drug stimulation, habitual lying, strong desire for control, never feel shame for their own behavior, irresponsible, indifferent, no self-control, promiscuous sex


    These are what the film is going to show, so Murphy set the emotional tone of the film as soon as he set the script outline.


    Any film will have its own feelings, which is the common sense of film making, such as the heavy tragedy of body of steel and the absurdity of the lost lover


    But in this film, Murphy doesn''t intend to show any real and normal emotions. All the analogues that normal people call friendship, love and family love exist in the film, but they are all false under money and desire.


    What held Jordan Belfort''s empire together was the worship of one common Idol: money.


    Murphy''s idea is very simple. Jordan Belfort''s employees who are always like chicken blood worship not Jordan Belfort himself, but the lifestyle that money can buy. In the final analysis, what they worship is money.


    As in the past, Murphy focused more on polishing the script and other preparatory work, such as the actor''s first audition and the preliminary location list, which were still handed over to the heads of various departments.


    For the role of Naomi, the cast decided to have a audition. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 471

    Generally speaking, Murphy seldom takes part in the first audition. Except for the stars he invited, Paul Wilson was always in charge of the first audition of some other important roles. Now Paul Wilson is directing "game of Thrones". Billy Van Horn, who was also an intern from the Film Academy of Southern California and later an assistant director, was killed by Murphy Promoted to the position of casting director.


    This is also the old man in Murphy''s team. He has been following him since he made the second film.


    In Hollywood, as long as the ability is OK, cronyism is a normal thing.


    Naomi can be regarded as the heroine in the film. Due to the extremely limited budget, Murphy did not invite famous stars, but prepared to hold a large-scale audition.


    As for Margot Robbie, because the environment has changed, at the suggestion of the agent, he has dropped out of the competition for this role.


    Billy Van Horn was in charge of the first audition, while Murphy flew to Rhode Island to see if a yacht club there was suitable for location.


    Billy Van Horn, who is in charge of casting, just like Paul Wilson, has become the focus of many agents.


    Because of the large-scale audition, Billy Van Horn adopted the strategy of fishing for fish by casting a net, which is often used by Hollywood crew. The actors who can pass his assistant''s preliminary examination will be arranged to take part in the first audition in the warehouse set in the suburb of Venice. The first audition is more like a beauty contest than a performance and lines, focusing only on appearance and figure.


    Murphy''s request is very clear. The actor who plays Naomi can perform very well, but the appearance must be excellent. How can a young female model who is not beautiful and sexy make people like Jordan Belfort fall in love at a glance?


    The crew specially assigned two assistants to Billy Van Horn to assist him in the audition work. The longest time for the two assistants to join Murphy''s team is more than two years, which can be said to be new.


    In the circle of Hollywood, the relationship between agents, film companies and production teams is complicated. Many people, including Murphy, are affected by external factors. These two assistants who have not been in Murphy''s team for a long time also selected a British actress into the first audition list.


    On the day of the audition, Gail gado, the executive producer of the film, and Carla Firth, the producer, also came to the Venice studio, but they were more watching than interfering in the cast''s casting.


    The first audition was put in a photo studio on the northernmost side, which was one of the earliest places where the warehouse was rebuilt. Although it is more suitable to call this audition audition audition, it can be divided into three, six, nine and so on.


    Actresses without any fame or qualifications are singled out by two of Billy Van Horn''s assistants. They will enter the studio in groups to be investigated by the crew.


    Of course, the premise of doing so is not to look at acting skills or lines, and other aspects of professional quality, but only to examine the external conditions.


    "There are so many beautiful actresses in Hollywood..."


    Sitting in the corner of the studio, looking at the five actresses who just came in, they have red hair, black hair, brown hair, and golden hair, but all of them are beautiful and sexy. Gail gado is quite emotional, and says to Carla Firth beside him, "it''s faster than the Miss Universe beauty contest."


    "So..." Carla Firth leaned up to Gail gado''s ear and said, "it''s not easy for Murphy."


    Gail gado gave her a pair of white eyes, "you..."


    She shook her head, also know in Murphy''s current position, it''s really not easy, their pay is full of returns.


    This circle is really chaotic, but different people will choose different lifestyles. Gail gado knows that Murphy chooses himself.


    "There aren''t many beautiful actresses in Hollywood either," Carla Firth said. "This time, because of the audition conditions announced by the cast, they made specific requirements. Those with limited appearance, even if they sign up, will be brushed down when reviewing the materials."


    Gail gado gently nodded his head, "most of Murphy''s requirements for actresses are just at the stage of vase."


    "It''s not his problem." Carla Firth knows more about Hollywood. "It''s the status quo in the circle. The biggest significance of the existence of Hollywood actresses is actually the vase, which has been better in recent years."


    "Yes." Gail gado sighed, "it''s like a commercial film, leaving little room for the actress to play."


    Carla Firth suddenly changed the theme, "Warner Brothers and DC Comics have not been in contact with you, I hope you can continue to play wonder woman? It''s said that they have planned an independent movie about wonder woman


    "I want to be a better producer than an actor." Gail gado also did not need to hide in front of Carla Firth, "Warner Brothers chose to interrupt the cooperation with Murphy, and I''m not interested in playing wonder woman again."After thinking about it, she said, "Warner didn''t know what to think. Instead, he found a pure visual director and gave up the route Murphy had planned for them. He was ready to let Batman, Superman and wonder woman fight in the second movie."


    Carla Firth laughs. "Maybe it''s the success of Marvel" Iron Man "and Walt Disney''s upcoming acquisition of the whole marvel that put too much pressure on Warner Brothers."


    At this point, she sighed, "Zach Schneider''s style is a bit like Murphy''s, but he''s just like Murphy on the surface. Maybe when something goes wrong with the new DC superhero movie, Warner Brothers will come and ask Murphy again. "


    Due to the explicit refusal of Warner Brothers to play wonder woman, Warner Brothers'' latest film has become a melee between Superman and Batman, and Gail gado doesn''t want to see Warner Brothers change Murphy''s plan and achieve great success.


    "I''ll encourage Murphy to kill Warner Brothers and DC Comics," she whispered with a smile


    If this Superman and Batman film really goes wrong, the opportunity to fall into the well should not be missed. They need a stronger material foundation to live happily in this country.


    Living beside Murphy for a long time, influenced by Murphy''s behavior style, Gail gado has changed a lot unconsciously.


    As long as there is something wrong with Warner Brothers'' DC superhero movie, they can only go back to the starting point and seek the help of people who have brought a very successful start before.


    But this kind of help is not free anywhere in the world.


    Gail gado and Kara Firth just glanced at the actors in and out of the studio from time to time, and did not express any opinions. Apart from groups of unknown actors, they also met many famous actresses.


    For example, Sophia vegala, Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan, Rooney Mara, Jennifer Lorenz and so on


    Although the pay for this role is limited, the attraction of the heroine in Murphy Stanton''s new film is still very great for those actresses who are not very famous.


    Especially the new actress, if you can get such a heroine, life will undoubtedly take a big step forward.


    Let alone new actors, even some actresses who have been in Hollywood for nearly a decade are aiming at Naomi.


    A black business car drove out of Venice city, gradually approached the warehouse set, and finally stopped in an open space in front of the set gate.


    There are so many cars here today, and there are so many beautiful women going in and out of the gate of the set. It seems that there is a world scale beauty contest going on here.


    Looking at the door, once so familiar, now so strange, with a short blonde hair, Kerry Mulligan sat on the back seat, a little stunned.


    In recent years, her development has not been smooth. Even if the media and fans occasionally mention her, her representative works are still the original two films "fruit candy" and "electric saw", and few people remember the later films and roles.


    Even within the agency CAA, her position has plummeted.


    At that time, she was a potential actress favored by CAA, but later she was abandoned by bill rosis


    "Kerry, I managed to get this opportunity."


    Next to her, wearing glasses, is her agent, also from CAA. However, her position in the company is more than two grades lower than Bill rosis. He encouraged Kerry Mulligan, "as far as I know, Murphy is a nostalgic person. Now the heads of all departments in this production group are also your old acquaintances. I believe..."


    Kerry Mulligan looked cold. "I know what to do!"


    She does not want to see the company''s new arrangement of small agents, pull the door to get off, regardless of the agent behind the Hello, selfishly toward the door of the set.


    After a few words with the security personnel unfamiliar with the set, Kerry Mulligan walked in. It was no longer the dilapidated place it used to be. After being bought by Stanton studio, it was renovated to a certain extent and has become a complete studio.


    She was also a strange staff member. She and her agent were led to a rest room and sat in the same room with other actors. After waiting for about an hour, someone came to inform her that she could go to the back studio for an audition.


    "Kerry, come on!" The agent cheered her up.


    But Kerry Mulligan didn''t pay any attention at all. She got out of the lounge, walked along the sign, and entered the long corridor. Gradually, she felt familiar.


    Especially in front of the small studio that serves as the audition room, a memory comes back to Kerry Mulligan''s mind. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 472

    In front of the studio door, Kerry Mulligan didn''t go in immediately. Instead, she stopped to have a good look. Although there were some changes in the studio built in the warehouse, she still remembers that it was here that she and Murphy Stanton witnessed James Franco''s pedophile playing taboo games with teenage Lily Collins.


    James Franco and Lily Collins just announced their relationship this year. She didn''t expect that they could get together.


    What Kerry Mulligan didn''t expect is that Lily Collins, who was not so popular at the beginning, is already quite well-known among the new generation of actresses. Compared with her, what is she? Nothing


    With a long sigh, Kerry Mulligan walked into the studio and finally saw an acquaintance.


    The assistant photographer, the representative of the actors'' Union, some strange faces, and then the person who should be in the position of casting director facing her, has a familiar face, which is obviously the old man of Murphy Stanton''s production team.


    Looking at the still young face, Kerry Mulligan quickly recalled who he was.


    This person seems to be Billy Van Horn. It seems that he was an intern introduced by Paul Wilson to Murphy Stanton''s production team.


    Then, more memories come up. This man named Billy Van Horn has worked as her temporary assistant on the set several times, in the roles of serving coffee, pouring water, delivering towels and carrying chairs.


    Kerry Mulligan vaguely remembers that he had a very good attitude towards himself at that time. He was as respectful as a superstar in Hollywood.


    In an instant, her psychology had some subtle changes, and she tried very hard not to show them on her face.


    No one can tell the fate of life clearly, sometimes there are always some wonderful changes.


    Just as Kerry Mulligan came in, Billy Van Horn recognized him. After all, he was a very special member of the team.


    Then, Billy Van Horn turns to Gael gado in the corner. Gael gado doesn''t seem to notice the new Kerry Mulligan and is still whispering to Carla Firth.


    Billy Van Horn frowned slightly and asked the assistant next to him, "who invited her?"


    The assistant is a newcomer. He doesn''t know what happened many years ago. He says, "this actress is CAA''s client..."


    "Get rid of her." Billy Van Horn said without hesitation, "she''s not suitable for the role, nor for our crew."


    Those who can be assistants and get some autonomy are undoubtedly smart people. Although they don''t quite understand what''s going on, the assistant keenly captures that the last sentence of Billy Van Horn is the key.


    Take another look at Kerry Mulligan. Billy Van Horn didn''t say much. He just asked Kerry Mulligan to do some routine movements that can show her figure by twisting her hips and lifting her chest.


    Although he was reluctant to be directed by his former assistant, Kerry Mulligan made some progress over the years. He didn''t fling his face away. He resisted his unhappiness and made several postures one by one to meet Billy Van Horn''s requirements.


    Billy Van Horn himself did not expect that one day he could command a big man who could only look up to before.


    While looking at Kerry Mulligan, he also has a kind of feeling. Maybe this is the difference between following Murphy and leaving Murphy.


    Thinking of this, Billy Van Horn unconsciously looked at Gail gado in the corner, and this action just fell into Kerry Mulligan''s eyes.


    It''s probably that Gail gado and Carla Firth are sitting in the same place, and the studio is a little big. Kerry Mulligan didn''t notice them at all before. At this time, following Billy Van Horn''s eyes, he just saw Gail gado''s delicate and beautiful side face.


    Murray saw it in the newspaper. She recognized it in the newspaper.


    In spite of all these years, her eyes were somewhat complicated.


    Two people in a row looked to their side, and Gail gado also felt it. She first looked at Billy Van Horn''s side, and found nothing unusual. Then she turned to the temporary set of the audition, which happened to collide with Kerry Mulligan''s eyes.


    The baby face instantly reminded Gail gado who it was. She smiled and nodded politely to Kerry Mulligan.


    Kerry Mulligan looked away and gave Gail gado a cold face.


    Gail gado can''t help shaking her head. She directly plans the threat value of the other party to zero. This kind of person is hard to make Murphy feel good, even if she comes to a dozen, she can easily get rid of it.


    "After all these years," whispered Carla Firth, "she''s still this wayward look."


    At this point, she also shook her head. When Murphy agreed to give Kerry Mulligan''s friend an audition, she didn''t say that she had to use the other person. In the end, she chose a more suitable actor. This woman didn''t listen to Murphy''s and bill rosis''s explanations. She really didn''t know what to say in order to fall out with Murphy for an outsider.Gail gado looked back and whispered, "do you know her?"


    "Of course." Carla Firth nodded. "Before she knew Murphy, Murphy and I were friends. We were willful and rebellious girls, but now we don''t know."


    With no relationship with Murphy, she is too lazy to care about this kind of woman''s life.


    "Never mind." Kara Fitch patted Gail gado on the shoulder. "Everyone has a history that they don''t want to recall, and Murphy is no exception."


    Gail gado didn''t care. Seeing Kerry Mulligan leave after audition, he just shook his head and laughed.


    For many people, it''s destined to be a busy day.


    The warehouse set on the outskirts of Venice didn''t change because of the appearance of Kerry Mulligan. It still operated as planned. More and more cars carrying audition actors were parked near the set. A humble black Ford car gradually approached the business car that Kerry Mulligan took when he came, and finally stopped dozens of feet away.


    Stop the car and turn off the engine. Sergeant Gatling Collins, dressed in casual clothes, stares at the business car.


    Since he took over the case of Murphy Stanton''s bullet threat letter, the old memories of the past have come back to his mind. Night after night, the idea of teaching the culprit a lesson has been constantly tormenting Gatling Collins, which finally prompted him to decide to re investigate in private.


    However, there was no evidence against Murphy Stanton in the case at that time. After so many years, it is more difficult to find evidence again.


    Sergeant Gatling Collins knows that the woman named Carla Firth must be the insider, but he wants her to talk On the other hand, the identity of fox Group executives makes him have scruples.


    It''s impossible to get anything from there, so Gatling Clint focuses on the two people who first appeared next to Murphy Stanton - Jessica chastan and Kerry Mulligan.


    The former he contacted once, and the other claimed that he only knew about Murphy Stanton''s film business when he started; the latter was still looking for the right time to contact.


    After a period of investigation, Gatling Collins thinks that today is a good time for Kerry Mulligan to audition for Murphy stead. If the result is not ideal, it can be called a new hatred


    "How''s it going?"


    Seeing Kerry Mulligan back in the lounge, the agent rushed up and asked, "when will the crew give you the news?"


    Kerry Mulligan''s face is not very good-looking, "give up the role."


    The agent frowned, "why?"


    "I said it Kerry Mulligan unconsciously raised his voice, "give up the role!"


    A lot of people waiting for the audition in the foyer came to see it. The agent quickly took Kerry Mulligan out. Maybe there were more people working in the crew. On the way out, they met many people, many of whom looked at them with surprise.


    The agent had no choice but to go out of the warehouse with Kerry Mulligan, look around, go to the commercial car and give an order, take Kerry Mulligan across the road and enter a cafe opposite.


    Just entering the cafe, Kerry Mulligan heard an old voice, "isn''t this miss Mulligan?"


    An old man flashed out from behind the coffee bar and stood in front of Kerry Mulligan and his agent.


    "You are..." Kerry Mulligan looked the old man up and down.


    The old man straightened his untidy hair and asked, "don''t you remember me?"


    Kerry Mulligan was full of doubts, how could he know such a humble little old man? Stop joking.


    Just then, the glass door behind was pushed open from the outside, and a clear and magnetic female voice rang out, "old Lynch, what are you doing?"


    Then, a woman''s voice sounded, "don''t be in a daze, give us two glasses of lemonade, the old rule."


    Old Lynch turned to the waiter behind him and said, "Gail, Carla, sit down."


    Kerry Mulligan looked back. Two tall women came in, especially the woman with deep hair. Her long straight legs were very eye-catching.


    This is the Israeli woman she saw in the audition room.


    "Miss Mulligan, you really don''t know me?" Old Lynch had a lot of perseverance. Seeing that Kerry Mulligan didn''t remember himself, he sighed and said, "the first movie you starred in," fruit candy, "was shot in my old coffee shop."


    After such a reminder, Kerry Mulligan gradually remembered, just nodded, but said nothing more.


    Old Lynch sighed again, turned to the bar, but his face was a little unhappy. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 473

    Old Lynch used to help Murphy, so he couldn''t get along near the old Chinatown. When he found him, Murphy helped him open this cafe. Although the business here was not very hot, because the studio of the warehouse never stopped shooting, there were no competitors around, and the customer flow was not small, it was more than enough to maintain the life of the old Lynch family .


    Compared with the nostalgia of Murphy and Carla Firth, Lynch was not happy with Kerry Mulligan''s behavior of not nostalgia.


    He used to be a little guy who was hanging out at the bottom of the society. If he was upset, he would naturally vent his anger.


    "Some people are always forgetful." Old Lynch walked back to the bar and said to himself, "there are so few good people like Murphy who are nostalgic."


    These words reached the door clearly.


    Gail gado can''t help shaking his head, deliberately interrupted the old Lynch''s words, "Kara also wants a plate of dried Hawaiian fruit."


    Carla Firth may have eaten something with such a high fat content, but she didn''t say anything, because it can be seen that Gail gado deliberately interrupted old Lynch''s words, so as not to make Kerry Mulligan more embarrassed.


    "Let''s go in." She called to Gail gado and headed for a card holder in the corner.


    Gail gado followed her. As she passed by Kerry Mulligan, she found that the other person was looking at her. She turned her head to smile at Kerry Mulligan and nodded to say hello.


    She was still welcomed by a expressionless baby face.


    It seems that they didn''t see this. Gail gado and Kara faith came to the cassettes. As soon as they sat down, two glasses of lime water and a plate of dried Hawaiian fruit were sent by the waiter.


    "She may not lead you."


    Carla Firth looks at the door. Kerry Mulligan is sitting at a coffee table in front of her. Her agent is sitting opposite. They seem to have an argument.


    At the same time, the light in her eyes saw the door of the cafe open again and a middle-aged man came in.


    Gatling Collins walked into the cafe and saw his goal. He glanced at Kerry Mulligan, sat down on the adjacent coffee table and said to the attendant, "a latte."


    With that, out of his professional habit, he quickly scanned the cafe, and got a simple understanding of the situation in the cafe, except for the people hiding in the card seat.


    There was the sound of a chair moving. Gatling Collins looked back and looked over. The little actor, Kerry Mulligan, left his seat and headed for the card seat area behind the cafe.


    He frowned slightly, but he didn''t follow. If he did, his intention would be too obvious.


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t know what he thought, but just like when he was young, some ideas came out and he didn''t want to press them back.


    She went straight to the casket where Gail gado and Carla Firth were.


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado, who faces this way, sees her first.


    Kerry Mulligan nodded and said to Carla Firth, "Carla, I want to talk to miss gado alone."


    At that time, Carla Firth had a bad impression on her and ignored her. Instead, she looked opposite and stood up after Gail gado nodded her head.


    "I''m right next to you. Call me if you have anything." She walked away.


    "Sit down, please." Gail gado motioned to the opposite chair and said politely, "would you like something to drink?"


    Kerry Mulligan refused, "no more."


    Gail gado couldn''t guess what the other party was looking for and stopped talking, waiting for Kerry Mulligan to take the initiative.


    "When are you going to get married?" Kerry Mulligan asked suddenly.


    "Marriage?" Gail gado couldn''t figure out what she was saying, "what marriage?"


    "It seems that Murphy has no intention of marrying you." Kerry Mulligan''s expressionless face, suddenly appeared a smile, "he will break up with me, also will break up with you."


    Gail gado put away his polite smile, with a pair of dark brown eyebrows slightly wrinkled. He felt that Carla Firth was right. Kerry Mulligan said what he thought and did what he thought. He didn''t care what other people thought. He was willful, rebellious and Simple mind!


    Such a person even ran to her to provoke, was she and Murphy''s happy life stimulated, or in a fool?


    "Miss Mulligan." Gail gado sat back in his chair, arms around his chest. "You need to be more clever!"


    Kerry Mulligan''s face turned ugly again.


    For those who want to stir up her relationship with Murphy, Gail gado will not have any good feelings. Instead of talking to Kerry Mulligan, he stands up, waves to Kara Firth on the other side and walks towards the door of the cafe.


    Gatling Collins was a little surprised to see Gail gado and Carla Firth coming from the block, but he realized that it was the best time to think that Kerry Mulligan had just gone to meet Murphy Stanton''s current girlfriend.Gatling Collins immediately left his seat and quickly went to the card seat over there. But as soon as he wanted to say hello, a voice came from behind.


    "Who are you?"


    Previously, the guy who accompanied Kerry Mulligan should be the agent. After a few steps, he stood between him and Kerry Mulligan.


    Gatling Collins ignored the agent and said, "Miss Mulligan, I have something to talk to you about alone."


    Kerry Mulligan was in a bad mood. How could he take notice of such a person who jumped out of nowhere and refuse directly, "I''m not interested."


    "With Murphy Stanton..." Gatling Collins pauses, adding a name, "related to his girlfriend Gail gado."


    The agent was not confused and reminded, "Kerry..."


    "Come here." Kerry Mulligan didn''t care about the agent at all, pointed to the opposite seat and said, "sit down."


    Then, he said to the agent, "you wait for me for a while, I''ll talk to him."


    The agent wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Kerry Mulligan, "I''m here to talk to him. What can I do for you?"


    Kerry Mulligan stares at the broker. The broker has no choice but to return to the previous coffee table. After sitting down, he takes up the cold coffee and drinks it all. Facing the client who does whatever he wants and doesn''t care about the consequences, he is not a general headache. He even serves her for only a few months and has already felt haggard.


    "Who are you?" Kerry Mulligan asked directly.


    Gatling Collins had done some research before, and had a general understanding of Kerry Mulligan''s character. He knew that if he wanted to impress her, he had to trust her first.


    He took out his police card and put it in front of Kerry Mulligan. "I''m Sheriff Gatling Collins of the Los Angeles County Police Department. I''m investigating an old case about Murphy Stanton many years ago."


    Of course, he won''t say it''s a private act.


    In the absence of evidence, it is not easy for the Los Angeles County Police Department to restart the investigation of such rich and famous people as Murphy Stanton.


    "The old Murphy Stanton case?" Kerry Mulligan knew that Murphy had been in prison. "What about him in prison?"


    "No Gatling Collins shook his head, saw that the other side did not refuse, and said, "it was the year he was released that killed several people and seriously injured three policemen."


    Kerry Mulligan interjected, "and then you don''t have any evidence of Murphy?"


    "That''s right." Gatling Collins thought that Kerry Mulligan knew something, and deliberately said, "so the police decided to restart the targeted investigation."


    He went on to talk about the case briefly. Kerry Mulligan had already come to Los Angeles and heard about the case.


    Gatling Collins asked sincerely, "Miss Mulligan, do you know that Murphy Stanton did something special at that time and did something you can''t understand?"


    Kerry Mulligan thought about it. "No, I don''t remember Murphy talking to me about it. As a matter of fact, he never mentioned to me what he had done except for the film. "


    "Can you recall it carefully?" Gatling Collins didn''t believe Kerry Mulligan didn''t know anything about it. He couldn''t help adding, "it''s very important!"


    Kerry Mulligan glanced at him, but did not speak, with a faint impatience on his face.


    Again, Gatling Collins stressed, "this is very important to the police..."


    With Kerry Mulligan''s character, how can you listen to the words in this tone, and then a face chills down, "I''m British, and I don''t have the obligation to cooperate with you American police!"


    With that, she gave Gatling Collins a cold look, got up and walked away.


    Gatling Collins didn''t expect this at all. He was stunned for a while until Kerry Mulligan joined up with his agent.


    But it''s obviously inappropriate to ask again now.


    Kerry Mulligan and her agent left the cafe and walked toward the business car. The agent looked at her and said, "no matter who it is, don''t do anything against Murphy Stanton."


    Kerry Mulligan didn''t respond to these words.


    The agent continued, "Murphy Stanton is one of CAA''s top clients, and it''s not good for him, it''s against the whole company. And if an actor is bad for a big director and the news gets out, he will be rejected by the whole Hollywood! "


    "Enough!" Kerry Mulligan broke out without warning, stopped, turned and looked at the agent angrily, "I''m fed up with you! Are you going to finish all this crap? "


    The agent opened his mouth, but he didn''t know what to say.


    "You''re fired!" Kerry Mulligan yelled, "I don''t want to see you again!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 474

    Although she makes several phone calls every day, Gail gado doesn''t tell Murphy about her meeting with Kerry Mulligan. She knows very well that some words are not suitable to be said from her own mouth. There are many people who know Kerry Mulligan in the warehouse set, old Lynch in the coffee shop is also a person who can''t hide words, and Kara Firth. These people are more suitable than her to describe the situation at that time Scene.


    And Gail gado is very confident, these people''s words will be biased to their own.


    Old Lynch has a bad impression on Kerry Mulligan. It seems that Carla Firth has never liked the British woman. As for the people in the cast, she will soon become one of the directors of the production team.


    No woman likes to see someone who threatens her feelings, even if she is as smart as Gail gado. She knows that her feelings need to be maintained, and more importantly, they need to be maintained.


    Murphy visited a yacht club in Rhode Island, and then came to New York. When talking to Carla fiston on the phone about the availability of project funds in 20th century fox, he heard Carla fiston talk about Kerry Mulligan. However, he knew that he was not suitable to be involved in Kerry Mulligan.


    Just as he did not recognize Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Mulligan was not suitable for Naomi.


    At that time, he was just a rookie in emotion. His EQ was really a little low. Now, although it''s not very high, he always makes progress. Unless he has a problem with his head, he will use Kerry Mulligan foolishly.


    Some things, past is past, Murphy will not look back.


    When he came to New York, Murphy went directly to Manhattan. First, he went to Wall Street with Philip Raschel and Helena espora. They came once before and communicated with the New York authorities. If possible, some location shots should be taken on Wall Street.


    After all, this seemingly insignificant Street represents an extraordinary significance.


    New York is the location of many films, and Wall Street has appeared on the big screen for countless times. As long as we follow the relevant regulations, shooting here is not a big problem. Murphy once again talked with people in New York and basically reached a shooting agreement.


    Later, he went to see a photographer who wanted to join the team with Philip Raschel.


    Just like Murphy, once people in other industries make achievements, they are also faced with many temptations and puzzles, as well as other companies and projects. David Nagel, deputy of Philip Raschel, left Murphy''s team this year and joined another production group, officially becoming a photography director.


    This kind of thing can''t be avoided. After all, Murphy can''t promote another person to be a photography director with Philip Raschel, and the other person can''t stay in the production group as a deputy without a bright future.


    He doesn''t bring his own aura of brain damage.


    Since entering Hollywood, many people have followed Murphy and stayed, but some people choose to leave to pursue the future they want.


    This is the most normal business cooperation.


    People keep leaving, and Murphy is constantly recruiting new members, which is also conducive to maintaining the vitality of the team.


    Murphy spent a total of three days in New York. On the third day, there was no important work, mainly for personal affairs.


    He met grace, who came here specially, to meet with the appointed real estate agent, and went to the upper east side to have a look at the selected houses.


    After seeing two apartments in a row, Murphy was not very satisfied. Because she was used to the manor style houses in Beverly Hills, she could not help feeling that these apartments were too small.


    When he saw the last set, he thought it was better.


    "Located on the top 73rd to 75th floors of cityspire luxury apartment building on West 56th street in Manhattan, this apartment is known as the" crown jewel "of the building. It covers an area of 8000 square feet, with six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a media room, a restaurant for 20 people, a formal Gallery and a conference room."


    When taking the apartment elevator up, the real estate agent vividly introduced to Murphy, "the master bedroom is located on the top floor, occupying a whole floor. Except for the building elevator we take, the apartment also has its own private elevator, which runs between the upper and lower three floors."


    Murphy nodded her head. It sounded nice.


    Before the elevator arrived, the agent quickly said, "on the 72nd floor of the apartment, there is an employee''s dormitory and a wine cellar with 1000 bottles of wine. In addition, each floor of the apartment has 360 degree balconies, which can be said to be the highest balconies in Manhattan. Standing on the terrace, you can see the whole picture of Manhattan Island. "


    "And the price?" Murphy asked.


    Don''t think about it. It''s expensive.


    "Forty five million dollars." The real estate agent took a look at Murphy, with a smile on his face. "However, the original owner heard that the buyer was the famous Murphy Stanton director, willing to sell for 40 million dollars."


    Now I''m just listening to the real estate agent''s talk. Murphy hasn''t seen the house yet. Of course, she won''t come down.The elevator reaches the 73rd floor. Murphy and grace follow the real estate agent out of the elevator and enter the super luxury apartment which occupies three floors.


    In Manhattan, New York, where every inch of land and money is spent, skyrocketing mansions are everywhere. Even if it''s just a penthouse apartment of a high-end residential unit, the price can often reach tens of millions of dollars.


    Manhattan is the center of New York City. Anyone who knows a little about it will know much about the extravagant life on the upper east side of Manhattan. Elward Linda, former artistic director of fashion, a famous fashion magazine, once said: "when you really live on the top floor of Manhattan skyscrapers, you will feel like you are in the center of the world."


    Here, the unexpected top floor apartment provides not only comfortable life enjoyment, but also a symbol of status and wealth.


    Murphy walked into the upper east side penthouse, which covers all floors 73 to 75.


    Led by a real estate agent, Murphy and grace have a good look around the apartment.


    In fact, out of the special elevator, it is already inside the apartment.


    At the exit of the two elevators is the toilet, which connects with the art exhibition hall. The spacious living room is connected with the library. Three groups of giant double windows in the middle face the street. You can have a panoramic view of the Metropolitan Museum and the central park not far away.


    Walking out of the library and into the kitchen, Murphy sees large glass windows, customized luxury fine furniture, black granite frosted flow table, and the main dining room next to the art exhibition hall.


    Then they went upstairs. The main bedroom on the 74th floor is equipped with a main bathroom and a cloakroom for both the male and female owners. The second bedroom is designed as a spacious ordinary suite with a complete set of dressing rooms and bathrooms.


    On the 75th floor, as described by the real estate agent, the whole space is designed as a huge luxury bedroom. The bedroom is equipped with several bathrooms with different configurations. All bathrooms are paved with specially customized marble, equipped with the most advanced bathing equipment today, and all the bathrooms have windows. Even when taking a bath, you can enjoy the whole Manhattan The scenery of the island.


    After a turn, Murphy found that the apartment has some other features: in the art exhibition hall, you can look directly at the Metropolitan Museum, remote control UV protection system, remote control bedroom shading system, embedded amx system, integrated touch screen, remote control audio, video, lighting, temperature adjustment device, customized dressing room and built-in private storage room.


    In this way, it also means that after he bought it, Gail gado only needs to make some appropriate superficial adjustments according to his own ideas, instead of smashing everything and renovating it.


    It can save a lot of unnecessary trouble, which also makes Murphy prefer.


    At last, led by the real estate agent, Murphy and grace climbed to the top of the building. All the areas on the top belong to the apartment.


    The roof is mainly designed into two functional areas, a huge helicopter apron and an exquisite roof hanging garden.


    The helipad has nothing to say except that it can lift large helicopters. On the contrary, the roof garden is designed with a top-level garden that makes Murphy''s eyes shine. It connects the roof garden and the apartment with a vertical space, providing users with an excellent place to enjoy Manhattan.


    This eco-friendly top-level garden contains all kinds of man-made and natural materials, such as carpet, recycled glass, recycled walnut wood, plants, etc., blurring the traditional clear-cut boundaries between interior and exterior, nature and man-made.


    Although she liked the apartment, Murphy didn''t show it and left.


    "Grace, focus on the last one."


    On the bus back to the hotel, Murphy said to grace, an agent in charge of life and public relations, "isn''t the real estate market in a slump now? Try to keep the price down as much as possible. "


    His money doesn''t come from strong winds, so he must save where he can.


    "Don''t worry, Murphy." Grace swore, "I''ll take care of it."


    For grace, Murphy is more at ease. As the elite of CAA, her ability is beyond doubt.


    After finishing the apartment business and confirming the use of the photographer with Philip Raschel, Murphy left New York on a flight and went to London again to confirm the location for shooting in London before returning to Los Angeles.


    In the 20th century, the follow-up funds of Fox and Megan Ellison have been put in place one after another, and the preparation work of the crew has gone smoothly. In the second audition of the heroine, Murphy has decided that a young actress named Dakota Johnson will play Naomi, and has basically finalized the list of the main actors of the film.


    At the beginning of another summer program in North America in early May, Murphy didn''t join the fight and led the crew to shoot "Wall Street wolf" in the warehouse set in Venice. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 475

    On May 1, 2009, the wolf of Wall Street officially started shooting. However, for the sake of publicity, before shooting, the crew held a short press conference in the open space in front of the warehouse set. As Robert Downey Jr. needed to make up in advance, Murphy was the only heavyweight who really attended the press conference.


    Inevitably, Murphy became the focus of the media siege.


    After Kara Firth, the producer, gave a brief introduction to the film, the question session began, and all kinds of questions from media reporters were thrown at Murphy.


    The reporter from the Wall Street Journal was the first to stand up and ask in a loud voice, "Murphy, do you know why your new work will choose a film related to Wall Street? Or such a notorious character as Jordan Belfort? "


    "Because I love this story so much, I got the right to adapt Jordan Belfort''s autobiography Wall Street wolf in 2007."


    Murphy couldn''t help asking such a question. He thought about it and said, "I also collected a lot of first-hand raw materials related to Jordan Belfort. This is because I have come across books or stories that I am very interested in before. I think the story of Jordan Belfort is very alarming


    Some words, Murphy said on purpose, pause a little, and then said, "another point is the global financial crisis around 2008. Although the culprits of Wall Street are hateful, greed, as an eternal virtue, is rooted in the hearts of all people in the United States and the world. On the topic of greed, it is impossible to blame the specific historical period, civilization stage or even some people at a certain time in the past. This is the most basic feature of survival. Nowadays, the world is changing dramatically, and human beings seem to be omnipotent. Unfortunately, human beings and human hearts have not evolved much. "


    "Director Stanton," another reporter asked, "will you reflect a real Wall Street?"


    Murphy shrugged. "I can only say that, after all, the film is based on the original story


    After that, Murphy answered a few more routine questions and went back to the studio, ready to shoot.


    In front of the two cameras that have been set up, there is a large office set. After Murphy came in, he first walked around the set, then went to Philip Raschel to see the trial shooting of the camera, and picked up the light meter to see the light distribution.


    "David!" He waved to the light crew, and when David Robbie came, he said, "the light is too hard, softer."


    David Robbie nodded and went back to rearrange.


    Soon, the makeup of Robert Downey and a group of extras came to the big office, little Robert Downey suit, looks very handsome, like a successful person.


    Murphy put down the light meter, walked over and asked, "Donny, how are you getting ready?"


    "Very good!" Robert Downey, Jr. is confident, "great! Just wait and see. "


    "You don''t want to make this part Tony Stark." Murphy added.


    In the early rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr. unconsciously brought Jordan Belfort into Tony Stark many times. These two roles have some similarities, but there are essential differences.


    All departments are ready, Murphy finally told Robert Downey, "body language, expression, gesture, intonation should be in place, to show a kind of confidence from the bone."


    Robert Downey, Jr. nodded his head hard.


    In addition to worrying about Robert Downey Jr. bringing in too much of Tony Stark''s qualities, Murphy is very relieved of him.


    Robert Downey Jr. sits in front of a group of extras in the background, and Murphy announces the start of filming.


    The main camera lens moves from far to near along the paved slide. First, it gives a panoramic view of the office, and then it switches to a close-up. The focus of the lens turns to the little Robert Downey who is making a phone call.


    That''s why Murphy finally said that.


    The cast has done a full investigation before. In a speech, the audience''s memory of what the protagonist said may not exceed 30% except the beginning and the end. However, the audience will have a deep memory of the expression, gesture and intonation that the protagonist "plays".


    And in the telephone communication, even if the other party can''t see you, you should also keep passion, use all the gestures and expressions, which will be naturally reflected in your language and give the other party a sense of trust.


    "A few weeks ago, you sent a postcard to my company to inquire about the stocks with very broad prospects but low risks. Do you remember?"


    With the experience and lessons of rehearsal, Robert Downey Jr. showed the confidence that the character needs now with his confident expression and sufficient body movements. "I just saw a stock, which is the best one I''ve seen in half a year. This is a high-end technology company, right in the Midwest. The approval will be passed soon. This is a new generation of radar detector, which will be widely used in military and civil fields. Your profit is that as long as you invest 6000 dollars, you can get 6£¡ Ten thousand! Beautiful! GoldMurphy looks at little Robert Downey on the monitor. His face is a little dark.


    Little Robert Downey himself is not white, now the shot picture, looks much darker than me, which is not in line with the requirements of Murphy and the film.


    ¡°cut£¡¡± Murphy immediately stopped the crew and said, "there''s something wrong with the light!"


    He raised his voice and yelled, "David, the light is still hard! A little softer! "


    As a director, we must consider the skin tone according to the actual situation.


    In shooting, if the actor''s skin color is dark, a large area of soft light must be used to shine on the actor''s face, because the dark skin absorbs light. Hard light source will produce a very hard highlight, it is easy to appear dead black.


    In this face watching world, it is undoubtedly a challenge to shoot characters with dark skin. The skin color problem of actors can be solved by makeup, and the skin exposure can be well controlled during live shooting, so as to make actors look whiter in the lens.


    When it comes to skin color, in addition to the actor''s own skin color, we should also consider the character''s image. He may be pale, or full of vitality, or suffering, or optimistic and healthy, or as well-dressed as Jordan Belfort in Wall Street wolf.


    Partial white skin color, is in line with Jordan Belfort''s overall image.


    After the adjustment of the lighting, the shooting started again. Now Robert Downey Jr. is full of passion, which is the best time to shoot these speech plays. So after this, Murphy immediately led the crew to transfer to the other side of the set with the interior of Stratton Oakman company.


    More extras joined the filming, and Robert Downey Jr. continued his crazy speech.


    "See these little boxes? They''re called phones. Now I want to tell you a secret about phones. They don''t know how to dial. Without you, they are just a useless piece of plastic, just like the M-16 without trained Marines. "


    Standing on the front platform of the company, Robert Downey, Jr. faced hundreds of extras including crew members, holding the microphone and yelling, "it''s up to each and every one of you, my well-trained Strattons, my uncompromising killers, my fighters, to buy our stocks from your customers, or You will never hang up the phone before the death of the victim


    Three cameras shoot at the same time, one always takes a panoramic view, one takes Robert Downey Jr. in the speech, and the other mainly captures Jonah hill, who is also full of passion below.


    These people don''t behave like normal people.


    Robert Downey Jr.''s excellent performance led to the play. After only one shooting, Murphy announced that it was approved, and then the venue and the actors, and then another inspiring speech by Jordan Belfort.


    The lines of these speeches are not written at will, but the result of collective labor by many writers in combination with the social reality of the United States.


    This speech is always related to the audience. Lack of money leads to being driven away by the landlord. Lack of money leads to being looked down upon by the girlfriend. Lack of money leads to These are the most common problems in real society.


    Jordan Belfort puts forward the solution, which can naturally stimulate the maximum potential of employees.


    Today''s in addition to a little light problems, other aspects are very smooth, especially little Robert Downey, the state is incredible.


    Perhaps, like Tony Stark, this role can give full play to Robert Downey''s eloquence.


    As Murphy said, characters make actors, but characters also need the right actors to make a difference.


    "In this world, it''s disgraceful to be poor. I''ve been rich and poor. I always choose to be rich, because at least when I''m rich, even if I''m in trouble, I''m still sitting in the back of a luxury car, wearing a $2000 suit and a $14000 gold watch!"


    Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. is in excellent condition, Murphy simply leaves the shooting to Philip Raschel. He also stands among the extras and acts as an employee of Jordan Belfort. When he stands down and looks at it, the speech of Robert Downey Jr. has more impact.


    "If someone thinks I''m superficial or materialistic, go to McDonald''s and get a job, because that''s where you belong. Before you leave this room full of winners, I want you to have a good look at the people around you, because in the near future, when you drive a tattered Santana and stop at a red light intersection, that person will drive a brand new Porsche and stop next to you with a big breasted wife, and the one next to you will be a disgusting old cow who hasn''t washed her hair for three days and wears a sleeveless shirt... " (to be continued). )

 Chapter 476

    In the first few days of filming, the smooth degree exceeded Murphy''s expectation. Robert Downey Jr. was in amazing good condition, just like bad condition would infect. The good condition of the leading actor also led to other actors. The crew showed a kind of efficiency that seemed to be brought by Spielberg. All the scenes about Jordan Belfort''s speech took less than a week, It''s all over.


    Then the heroine joined in the filming.


    Murphy''s request for the heroine is very simple, showing off as much as possible, and when signing the actor contract, he clearly tells the other party that there will be a positive play.


    As long as the relevant contracts are signed, nudity has never been a problem for Hollywood actresses.


    Dakota Johnson, who won the heroine through the audition, didn''t care much about this aspect. The contract didn''t even stipulate to clear the scene for shooting.


    Her passion plays with Robert Downey Jr. were filmed, and many people in the crew were impressed by her devotion.


    For example, in many passion plays, the usual practice in Hollywood is to use doubles, but Murphy has previously stated that all large-scale plays require actors to appear in person, even Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill Jr.


    "This woman has a lot of ideas."


    At the end of a passion scene, Robert Downey, Jr., in his bathrobe, comes to Murphy and says, "and dares to think and do it."


    Murphy shrugged, not taking little Robert Downey''s words to heart, and said, "it''s the quality of an actor."


    At this point, he took a look at Dakota Johnson, who had just put on his clothes. Maybe the background of her insiders made her understand the importance of opportunity.


    Dakota Johnson is not an unknown little actor. She was also recommended to the cast. When she was ten years old, she played in "crazy Alabama" directed by Antonio Banderas. Her mother was once Hollywood superstar Melanie Griffith, her father was Don Johnson, and her stepfather was Antonio Banderas.


    Compared with other new actors, Dakota Johnson undoubtedly has a better background.


    Although it is always said that people are born equal, realists like Murphy are very clear that people are divided into three, six and nine grades when they are born. The advantage of birth is often extremely huge. The key recommendation of CAA and bill rosis is also one of the reasons why Murphy finally chose Dakota Johnson.


    The next scene will soon start shooting. This is the scene of the heroine Naomi molesting Jordan Belfort. No matter Robert Downey Jr. or Dakota Johnson, they are very involved. After shooting a few scenes only once, Murphy yells to pass.


    Seeing this passionate play between Robert Downey Jr.''s overbearing president and Dakota Johnson''s beautiful girlfriend, Murphy suddenly thought of something.


    He waved to the back, and Gail gado, who was discussing things, came over.


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado asked quickly.


    Murphy nodded and said, "I remember you saw twilight?"


    This kind of film and novel, has always been a woman''s favorite, Gail gado is no exception.


    "Well, I thought it was OK at first." Gail gado thought that Murphy had some ideas about the series and said, "but it''s a bit boring after watching too much. Girls under 20 should prefer it. I think it''s a very good fan movie."


    "You have to find out." Murphy recalled that she couldn''t remember the name of the original novel, so she had to say, "collect all the novels about twilight on the Internet, especially those about Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen."


    "All right." Gail gado nodded and suddenly said, "what are the big shame novels?"


    Murphy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, it''s better to be the S.M type."


    Gail gado stares at Murphy. "What do you want to do?"


    "I want to learn." Murphy suddenly lowered his voice. "See if we can use it."


    "This..." Gail gado bit his lip and seemed to be excited. "Let''s go back to work now."


    Murphy restrained a smile and said, "well, we''ll talk about it when we get back."


    After ten days of shooting in Venice''s warehouse studio, Murphy led the crew out of the studio and began to shoot in the nearby location and built-in scenes. With more actors and diversified scenes, the shooting was no longer as smooth as before.


    In particular, the crew will shoot in different environments, times and light conditions, some of which are still night scenes, which will bring some difficulties.


    So Murphy decided to mix a variety of shooting techniques: Super 35mm film for the day, and digital cameras for the night scene, green screen lens, and experimental shutter speed.


    Jordan Belfort, the protagonist of the film, indulges in alcohol, drugs, sex and all kinds of stimulation, showing the audience the ups and downs of his life.In order to deeply depict his extremely confused state after taking ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.


    Then, Murphy uses 360 degree shutter angle to shoot 12 frames per second, and then develops and prints each frame twice. This method can make some deformation and motion blur of the picture, which makes people feel very loose, just like Jordan Belfort''s sinking heart.


    At Murphy''s request, the crew mainly used different lenses, lighting styles and color schemes to show different stages of the story, Jordan Belfort''s mood as a guide, and super 35mm film and digital camera lenses alternately to achieve different degrees of depth, angle and clarity.


    During this period, photography director Philip Raschel also suggested that Murphy use negative film to enhance the contrast between Belfort''s mood and occasionally add some ambient smoke.


    Among the relevant shots that have been obtained, the part that belongs to the beginning of the story of - Jordan Belfort, the picture is softer and slightly cloudy, indicating that he has not found himself, and he is still confused and awed by Wall Street.


    Murphy describes the first stage of Jordan Belfort''s career with a small depth of field and shallow distortion.


    Then there is the shot of Jordan Belfort before he started his own business. His first job was in the stock brokerage company. Murphy''s shooting here mainly used green and gold lights to remind people of "the wealth of the old world."


    The color scheme was inspired by a photo provided by David Robbie of a stock exchange company in the 1980s.


    "The stock company eventually went bankrupt, and Jordan Belfort found himself out of work," Murphy told Helena espora, who was in charge of setting the scene on set. I only shine in through the big window on one side of the room, which makes the office feel like a cave, a place where he gets into the dark. "


    In order to specify appearances for different times and places in Jordan Belfort''s story, Murphy also creates certain appearances to evoke the emotion and / or mental state of the characters. For example, in order to highlight Jordan Belfort''s continued drug use, Murphy developed "hypnosis," that is, the camera should be close to Robert Downey Jr. and be intimate with him when the fans are staring.


    After shooting in Los Angeles, Murphy led the crew to New York. Because the Rhode Island Yacht Club did not meet the shooting requirements, the crew set up a green screen yacht scene in the Steiner studio in Brooklyn.


    To shoot here, the crew had to create realistic, dark and stormy daylight scenes, so Murphy decided to shoot at night to better control the lighting. Because the model yacht was built on a swaying universal joint, the track operator had to bind Philip Raschel and his photography assistant to keep them upright while they were shooting.


    That''s enough for photographers.


    But film shooting is like this, there are always many difficulties need customer service, if you want plain sailing, then do not choose this industry.


    Although this kind of green screen shooting is much easier than the real shooting of yachts, there are still many problems to be solved. Murphy needs David Robbie''s team to create a soft ambient light, the special effects team uses buckets and water cannons to send water to the bridge on the scene to simulate the waves that eventually sink the cruise ship, and the film team uses underwater cameras to shoot the scene of Yuanwang bridge, so that the water can really face the water The camera is toppling.


    For other scenes on the yacht, Helena espora''s art department built a replica of the ship''s upper deck at the studio at Kaufman doff studios.


    There, around all the actors and crew, on the deck of the yacht, a semicircular green screen about 50 feet high and 80 feet wide was assembled on the scene, and it was set up on a dedicated track so that the team could slide to adapt to the camera without adding green fill to the rest of the scene.


    Beyond the shooting range, according to Murphy''s request, the crew also put up a huge white curtain to create soft fill light behind the camera.


    Generally speaking, the shooting is relatively smooth. Even if there are problems that are difficult to solve, Murphy will work together and use the strength of the whole team to solve them. Good cooperation is always the key to making a successful film. To make a film, we should know how to find the talents of the people around us and understand that the director can never complete a film by himself.


    Film is a team sport.


    With the deepening of filming, the publicity of fox in the 20th century has not been relaxed. In this era, social networking is quite active, and many major members of the cast are constantly updating their social networking sites as planned. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 477

    "I learned a lot from Murphy."


    as the hero of the film, Robert Downey Jr. is the focus of many fans. He wrote on his twitter, "I also remember the first time Murphy and I sat down to look at the lens list. Just listen to him explain why we need to use a static camera in a specific place, why we need to use a mobile camera in different scenes, why we need to use a relatively large rocker arm to move something, all of which are very valuable. I think I''m talking to a great professor at some amazing seminar. It''s very interesting to be able to build a role based on his ideas. I''m very happy to work with such a smart person. "


    Just like "the witch Blair" and viral marketing, Hollywood has always been very sensitive to new media. Social networks have just gained some influence and immediately become Hollywood''s propaganda tools.


    This kind of social networking sites, such as twitter, has quickly become an active way to communicate with Hollywood stars and make movies in a short time.


    In the underdeveloped era of social media, the price of photographic equipment has not yet become popular, and the information of various film festivals has not been so popular. The filmmakers in that era may be relatively happy. They only need to take their works to various small film festivals to get attention, and then they can get relatively considerable feedback.


    However, in the current era, if we only use the original method to apply for several film festivals after the completion of film production, and then completely ignore the previous budget investment and box office issues, this is not applicable in the current film industry.


    The ultimate goal of making a movie in Hollywood is to make a profit. The only way to make a movie is to invest in it, and the only way to make a movie is to have an audience. At this time, the use of social media will show up, it can help find the target audience, then the investment will come accordingly.


    In fact, in the proposal submitted by Murphy, there are relevant suggestions in this respect. At the same time of shooting, he also communicated with Kara Firth for many times and formulated detailed publicity plans. For example, through the theme of the film itself, he thought about who the target audience was and further came up with measures to find these target audiences.


    In fact, from the first day of the movie''s pre production, "Wall Street wolf" began to use social media for publicity.


    In this way, the story of the film itself can be affected emotionally, and the establishment of the target audience will start from their friends and family.


    For this purpose, the cast set up a department in charge of Kara Firth and Gail gado. They set up a schedule for the content they need to publish every day. Different social platforms operate in different ways. For different platforms, they distribute different content.


    For example, Facebook, a social network, gets much more attention when it publishes videos than other platforms, and Facebook can publish more words than twitter. Therefore, for Gail gado and Kara Firth, they must design the content composition according to the characteristics of each platform.


    The content of a movie used for social network promotion is not just random, but based on the actual investigation.


    Murphy has asked people to do a detailed survey before. More than 45% of the audience want to know more about the behind the scenes information of the film when they see a big investment in the film shooting. For the ordinary audience in the non film industry, the workers in front of and behind the scenes of the film production are very mysterious. Regularly releasing some information about the film production process will keep the audience happy Curiosity behind the scenes and trust in the success of the film.


    Therefore, we should regard our social network home page as a service provider and provide the audience with interesting, participatory and knowledge content. We should not only provide a certain kind of information, enrich the published content, and let the followers maintain continuous attention. Gail gado also found that e-mail is the most direct way to reach the audience. She ensures the number of users by allowing the audience to register their home page account with their own mailbox to follow the information, and can send reminders through the user''s mailbox, so that they can arrive on time and effectively In the hands of all potential viewers of Wall Street wolf.


    At the same time, the promotion attaches great importance to the function of labels. Now every social platform provides users with the function of adding labels to pictures, even up to 10 labels. The function of labels can label important information and play the function of keywords. Descriptive language as long as no more than 140 words, as far as possible detailed description of the content behind the picture.


    The crew maintains close interaction with the audience through social networks. On the interaction platform of major online media, the interaction between the two sides of mutual concern can play an important role. Murphy asked people to make a list of the core media and users involved in Wall Street wolf. In each release related to the news of the work, they regularly interact with the accounts on the list to produce benign results The interactive relationship between them.


    Of course, there is another point that we must pay attention to in the promotion of social networks, that is, the user name must be unified, and do not change the user name on every platform.In this way, the crew can easily get in touch with the core audience in the publicity. If the theme is related to a certain group of people and events, the correct audience can get unexpected help for the film in terms of acceptance. For example, the target audience of children''s films must be children and their parents, so in the publicity, children''s related brands can be put in the publicity pictures , or label it to get more attention from relevant audience, long-term attention and interaction, and form a good cooperative relationship.


    And then, let the events that are happening in the society have a connection with their own projects, play imagination, use the right strategy, will give their own movies a huge attention effect.


    For example, in the 20th century, fox is preparing a super discussion about whether Wall Street has taken away your wealth.


    This also comes from Murphy''s suggestion. He vaguely remembers that since the 2008 economic crisis, Wall Street has become a thorn in the eye of ordinary people. It seems that there have been actions to boycott and occupy Wall Street. As long as we can make good use of the public mentality and the current social environment, "wolf of Wall Street" may be able to get the expected market response.


    As for whether the United States will really lead to a movement to occupy Wall Street, it has nothing to do with Murphy. On the contrary, movies are always an entertainment product and will not be casually associated with social violence and other things. Even if someone is really associated, the mainstream media will not care at all.


    What''s more, Wall Street itself doesn''t care. They never care about their vampire image.


    Any film born, almost will face favorable and unfavorable situation, these are the favorable side of the film is likely to enlarge, and avoid the adverse side.


    The same is true in shooting. After shooting location scenes around New York and on Wall Street, Murphy led the crew back to Los Angeles in June and went back to the warehouse set in the suburbs of Venice to continue shooting. James Franco, who is out of schedule, also came to the crew to complete his guest role.


    He plays the naive supporting role in Murphy''s play.


    Although Steve Madden is definitely not a simple character, according to Murphy''s request, he looks quite naive in the film. The only scene with lines is also to highlight Jordan Belfort of Robert Downey Jr.


    For his two old friends, Murphy was reassured enough. When shooting, he simply said that they were basically free to play.


    A large number of extras gathered again, and James Franco, wearing a baseball cap, stood in front of the crowd.


    "Hello, is there anyone who doesn''t know me? My name is Steve Madden."


    In the face of so many people, James Franco seemed a little shy. He said a few words slowly, took out a pair of shoes and said, "believe it or not, Marilyn and marijane are actually the same shoes, but they all use black leather..."


    His words didn''t stir up any momentum. On the contrary, the following people, under the leadership of Jonah Hill''s Doni Azov, kept making noise. Several actors in the front row even made some rather obscene moves.


    This is a contrast scene, in addition to the role of the plot, the role of Steve Madden is to highlight Jordan Belfort.


    Next, Robert Downey Jr. appears on camera.


    "I want to take a moment to tell you why Steven is so awesome, because he is a creative genius! This ability, his talent, is not only to find the most popular trend of women''s shoes, but also to create the trend! Do you understand? "


    He plays Jordan Belfort, who holds Steve Madden high. "A genius like Steven comes out only once every ten years. I''m talking about famous brands like Armani, chanel and Lewis! Steven is now the hottest woman in the shoe industry, and his orders have broken through the roofs of every shopping mall in North America! He''s in our office right now! We should thank God for letting this man stand here! We should kneel down and blow the flute for him! Like this, okay? Steven, I''m going to play Xiao for you


    He even exaggerates to make a similar action.


    The shooting went well, and at the end, James Franco found Murphy.


    "The bodyguard has been watching you," he pointed to the two strong men not far behind Murphy. "The threat letter hasn''t come out yet?"


    "No Murphy shook his head. "It''s an old acquaintance of mine who''s in charge of this case. I''m afraid it''s hard to find out."


    When Murphy and James Franco talk about Sheriff Gatling Collins, the police officer who has a plan is waiting for a redhead in a cafe in Burbank. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 478

    Since contacting with Kerry Mulligan, Gatling Collins has privately used various means to look up what Murphy Stanton has done in recent years. Behind some disputes in Hollywood, he seems to see a sinister, cunning, mean and shameless shadow, but no one and any evidence can associate this shadow with Murphy Stanton.


    Gatling Collins intuitively believes that there are Murphy Stanton''s black hands behind Kirk Douglas''s brain infarction, Cameron Douglas''s broken hands and feet after drug trafficking, and Michael Douglas''s feud with Catherine Zeta Jones.


    But intuition can''t be used as evidence, and it can''t be trusted. If he says intuition can prove Murphy Stanton guilty, I''m afraid it''s just as ridiculous and ridiculous as Murphy Stanton says that his intuition can prove a movie can sell well.


    So, the only way to show the dignity of the law is to collect evidence that can send Murphy Stanton to prison.


    This is a society that stresses the rule of law. Those who break the law should be punished.


    Unfortunately, the girl named Kerry Mulligan is just unreasonable, because what he said that day was a little heavier, and she never talked to him again


    "That woman has not only a baby face," Gatling Collins said, shaking her head as she squeezed her coffee cup. "She hasn''t even grown up."


    In this way, Kerry Mulligan should not know what Murphy Stanton had done in those years. How could such a simple minded woman see such complex things Murphy Stanton had done.


    After a turn, he focused on a woman he had met before, who had worked as his personal assistant in Murphy Stanton''s early Hollywood career.


    It''s a position worth considering, especially if it''s held by a beautiful woman.


    The sound of high heels landing suddenly sounded, and Gatling Collins looked up. Jessica chastan, dressed in long red wavy hair, had come.


    "Hello, miss chastan." He stood up and offered his hand. "We meet again."


    "Hello." Jessica chastan didn''t shake his hand, just nodded and sat opposite Gatling Collins. Gatling Collins didn''t care either. After sitting down, she asked, "coffee or juice?"


    "No more." Jessica chastan shook her head and asked directly, "officer Collins, what can I do for you?"


    She has played several police roles in recent years, and she also knows some legal knowledge in this respect. It should be against the rules for a police officer to contact her in private.


    Gatling Collins did not beat around the Bush and asked directly about last time, "how are you thinking?"


    The other party said last time that they should think about it.


    Without thinking about it, Jessica chastan said, "it''s too short for me to think about it."


    It has been several weeks since we last met. Gatling Collins frowned slightly. "Miss chastan, I represent the Los Angeles police. This is a society ruled by law after all. Those who violate the law should be punished!"


    "I also want to do my duty as a citizen."


    Speaking of beautiful words, Jessica chastan is no worse than Gatling Collins, "and also wants to contribute to this society ruled by law But I don''t recall any violations of the law by Murphy Stanton


    On the contrary, what I see is a model of law-abiding


    This almost made Gatling Collins spit out the coffee in his stomach. Murphy Stanton, a shameless man, turned into a good man in the other person''s mouth. Are you kidding


    He knows that it''s hard to say these empty things work again. Hollywood stars are only interested in fame and wealth. How can they understand the importance of the rule of law?


    Jessica chastan looks at Gatling Collins and doesn''t continue to talk. She is also a client of CAA. She was taken care of by Murphy Stanton in those years. Although in recent years, the two sides have gradually broken off contact, and the previously dull relationship has disappeared, she is not as stupid as some actresses in the circle. She is stupid enough to provoke CAA for some inexplicable things Top customers, as well as the first-line directors in the circle.


    Gatling Collins picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and suddenly said, "miss chastan, I don''t know if you''ve heard of it. The Los Angeles County Police Department has a close relationship with Hollywood."


    Although I don''t like to see this Gatling Collins sergeant, but Jessica chastan know that the other side is telling the truth, can''t help but gently nod her head.


    After all, having experienced higher education, she has far more insight and knowledge in this field than other Hollywood actors, and even has a clearer understanding than many producers.


    The U.S. government''s help to Hollywood is not only reflected in the macro level of law, policy and diplomacy, but also in the actual operation of the film industry. For example, the U.S. government will provide financial support to the film industry through the semi official institutions controlled by it. The typical representative is the national endowment for the arts, which was established by the U.S. Congress in 1965 and is responsible for the development of the film industry It is responsible for providing financial support to artistic undertakings throughout the United States, including Hollywood films.This can help Hollywood films get full publicity and display, attract the attention of the global media, and film producers can use the film festival to negotiate business with films from all over the world.


    The U.S. government''s funding has been spent on improving the global influence of Hollywood films.


    In addition to the national foundations, there are also government supported art foundations in various states of the United States to support the development of the film industry. The funds provided by these foundations also play an important role in building an exchange and sales platform for the film industry and training new film talents.


    In addition, many U.S. government departments, such as the Federal Bureau of investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of defense, the aeronautics and Space Administration, and the newly established Department of homeland security, are willing to help the film industry. These departments have offices specially responsible for contacting Hollywood. They will review the scripts submitted by various film projects, and the plot settings of these scripts are in line with the corresponding departments Once the script is approved, these departments will provide all kinds of support, including script consultation, equipment and personnel. Most of the films assisted by each department are related to their functions.


    Among them, the US military has cooperated with Hollywood for the longest time, and each branch of the armed forces has set up a special office in Los Angeles to be responsible for contacting Hollywood.


    In other words, if the subject matter is appropriate, as long as you apply, you are likely to get the help of the military.


    The Department of homeland security mainly helps movies with the theme of anti-terrorism, while the connection between the CIA and Hollywood is more secret. During the long cold war, they carried out a number of cooperation with Hollywood, but often in secret. It was not until 1991 that the CIA began to raise its openness that some news of cooperation with the entertainment industry surfaced.


    In the mid-1990s, the CIA also set up an open media liaison office, whose duties include vetting Hollywood films for assistance.


    In addition to these national government departments, most of the local governments in each state also have film departments to provide convenience for local film shooting, such as dispatching police to maintain traffic and public security during shooting, using public facilities, etc., some also provide economic incentives, and even police and firefighters who need to be dispatched to shoot films on public land in this state And other public services are paid by the government.


    Los Angeles police also has a special Hollywood Affairs Office, which has participated in and assisted Hollywood in shooting many police and bandit films.


    In this regard, the most famous film Jessica chastan knows is undoubtedly "speed of life and death" starring Keanu Reeves.


    "At present, the LAPD and Hollywood have a number of projects to cooperate, including large-scale production with investment of commercial dollars."


    Since we are looking for Jessica chastan, Gatling Collins must have made some preparations, "miss chastan, you are a veteran Hollywood actor. As far as I know, you have also played in police and bandit films. You should know that if you don''t have the support of the police, this type of film will encounter many difficulties."


    Jessica chastan nodded again, but other thoughts came into his mind. The Los Angeles County Sheriff''s chief wanted to deal with Murphy Stanton. His goal was very ambitious, but his intelligence seemed to be very loose.


    Throughout the United States, the police department is not a specialty or patent of Los Angeles, and because of the policy of each state, there are fewer and fewer film crews in California. It''s almost the same for the other party to cheat those ignorant women who only know how to soak in male models and luxury goods all day long


    In my heart, Jessica chastan didn''t show it at all. Instead, she showed the appearance of listening carefully and gave full play to her acting skills honed over the years.


    "Miss chastan, if you can cooperate with the police..." Gatling Collins finally threw out his bait, "the police will recommend you to a number of projects with Hollywood cooperation, you have a great chance to get two or three heroines of big investment films."


    "Is that true?" Jessica chastan was like a fish lured by bait. "Are you kidding


    "Of course it''s true!" Gatling Collins swore, "I''m guaranteed by the reputation of the Los Angeles County Police Department and my professional ethics."


    Jessica chastan seemed to be moved and pressed her lower lip, but hesitated, "well I... "


    Gatling Collins laughs. He knows that the other party is moved. He can''t rush fishing. He always takes his time.


    "May I think about it again?" Jessica chastan asked tentatively.


    "Well..." Gatling Collins thought for a moment and said, "yes, but not for long."


    Jessica chastan nodded again, and the two sides chatted for a while. Gatling Collins left the cafe first.


    Then, Jessica chastan also went out, in the blazing sunshine of California, returned to her car, called her agent, and learned that Murphy was filming in the warehouse in Venice.


    "Maybe I should go to his class?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 479

    Parking the car in the open space in front of the set, Jessica chastan walks to the gate with her bag. She just walks to the gate, but is stopped by the security guard at the gate.


    "I''m sorry, miss." The security guard was very polite, "you can''t go in here because a movie is being made here."


    Jessica chastan said quickly, "my name is Jessica chastan. I''m visiting here."


    Hearing this strange name and looking at each other''s clothes, it is clear that they are also members of the Hollywood circle. The security personnel immediately raised their vigilance. In recent years, there have been dozens of beautiful strange women who came to the set to look for Murphy. Such people are strictly forbidden by the crew.


    "Whose class are you in..." Asked the security guard.


    Jessica chastan knew a lot about the strict management of Hollywood studios and explained patiently, "Murphy Stanton."


    Hearing this name, the vigilance of security personnel is even heavier.


    "You are..."


    While they were talking, another man came up. The young man looked at Jessica chastan and said with a little surprise, "are you Jessie? Long time no see


    Jessica chastan turned, saw Paul Wilson''s familiar face, gave a smile and said, "Hello, Paul."


    The security personnel naturally knew Paul Wilson, looked at Jessica chastan, and cleverly closed his mouth.


    After greeting Jessica chastan, Paul Wilson looked at the security guard and asked, "are you looking for Murphy, Jesse?"


    "I have something to do with Murphy." Jessica chastan said with a smile.


    Paul Wilson understood and said to the security guard, "miss chastan is Murphy''s friend. I''ll take her in."


    Since Paul Wilson knew her, the security personnel would not stop her, but Jessica chastan was puzzled when she went in with Paul Wilson.


    "This one looks like an actor." He said to himself, "I''m friends with Murphy Stanton. Murphy''s friends are all very popular with him. Why isn''t this famous?"


    Walking in the warehouse set, Jessica chastan talks to Paul Wilson and looks around, but her eyes return to Paul Wilson.


    At that time, the free porter turned into the director who could take charge of the project of "game of Thrones". Sometimes, people have to feel the fate.


    Looking at the high spirited Paul Wilson, an idea flashed in Jessica chastan''s mind. If he didn''t want to be a star and stay by Murphy Stanton''s side as his assistant, he might have become a number of producers in the industry now.


    "It''s a pity," Jessica chastanwei shook her head. "There''s no regret medicine in the world."


    After entering the studio, Paul Wilson and Jessica chastan lightened their pace at the same time. Not too far away, a group of actors headed by Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill are having a crazy carnival. Murphy is standing behind a camera and seems to be filming the party scene himself.


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    Murphy''s loud voice is heard in the set, and the crew stops shooting. Jessica chastan looks back from there and finds a tall and beautiful Jewish woman coming.


    "Paul, why do you have time today?"


    Seeing Gail gado, Paul Wilson first said hello with a smile, and then said, "I have nothing to do over there for the time being. Come and have a look."


    The new season of "game of Thrones" is coming soon. Apart from the necessary publicity with Stanton studio and 20th century fox, he is not as busy as he was when he was preparing to shoot.


    Gayle gado nodded and asked with concern, "how''s the preparation for the next season?"


    "I''m worried about the pay of the actors." Paul Wilson sighed with a long sigh, "many of the main actors are asking for a raise, and their agents are going crazy. Some of them are asking for double pay or even several times pay."


    He shook his head. "I''m afraid it''s going to be a long negotiation."


    At this point, Paul Wilson remembered that Jessica chastan was still standing by and said, "Gail, this is Jessica chastan, who used to be Murphy''s assistant."


    Then he introduced Jessica chastan, "Jessie, this is Gail gado."


    Gail gado nods and greets with Jessica chastan. Jessica chastan looks at Gail gado without leaving a trace, and makes a comparison with Kerry Mulligan in her memory.


    Due to the lack of contact, she can only judge from the surface that this Jewish woman is quite introverted and warm-hearted. From these two points alone, she is more mature than Kerry Mulligan, who does not know the importance of things.


    "Jesse came to visit us." Paul Wilson said timely.Jessica chastan smiles at Gail gado. "Actually, I have something to ask for Murphy."


    "It''ll be a while." Gail gado pointed to the busy set and said, "Murphy is still shooting. I''ll tell him to come to you next time we have a rest."


    "Thank you." Jessica chastan said politely.


    Gail gado returns to the set. When Murphy returns to the director''s monitor, he tells Murphy about Jessica chastan''s coming to him in his spare time before shooting.


    "She?" Murphy is a little strange. Although Jessica chastan is his former assistant, they haven''t contacted each other for a long time. "What can I do for her?"


    "I don''t know." Gail gado shook his head and said, "Paul brought her in."


    Murphy was not surprised by this. At the beginning, his two most important employees were Paul Wilson and Jessica chastan.


    Unable to think of what Jessica chastan wanted to do with herself, Murphy put it aside and went on with her work.


    The set is ready. Shooting starts again.


    A group of actors headed by Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill once again entered the state of carnival. Especially Robert Downey Jr. sucked in all the white powder spread on the table with a straw.


    Of course, it''s not drugs. It''s impossible for Murphy to let the actors take drugs. When the actors shoot drug scenes, they actually suck the crushed powder of vitamin B into their noses, which not only makes the film look real, but also makes the actors very active.


    There are still a lot of scenes like this.


    "Money, sex and drugs" is Murphy''s main line throughout the film. Of course, it is also the selling point of the film, especially the bold description of sex and drugs, which is not found in any previous film describing Wall Street. Many people may think that it is exaggerated, but according to Murphy''s understanding, these films are not only real, but also the tip of the iceberg of the whole wall street.


    These three words are the most common part of Wall Street''s amateur gossip, and they are really people''s excitement.


    Money, needless to say, is the driving force of Wall Street and the most important yardstick of this materialistic financial center.


    As for the sex and drugs that really attract people''s attention, do the elites of Wall Street really need these two things to fill the void? The answer Murphy learned from Wall Street is "yes, and no".


    For example, Jordan Belfort''s tutor said that many white Wall Street brokers have worked in their working hours to balance excitement and stress, and many of them have worked at their desks.


    It''s true that the gossip on Wall Street often talks about who slept with whom the other day. The managing director of a certain department, the female secretary and even the male secretary went to the parking lot to "rest" for XX minutes. A certain "mattress woman" rolled over dozens of handsome men in a month. A plaque on the wall of a company''s conference room is a masterpiece of two people. It''s very explicit and funny Question.


    But this kind of gossip is not for obscene peeping and ridicule, but more for laughing and relaxing. And most of the time, these sex is not a kind of trade or compulsive behavior, just to relax and relieve pressure.


    As for drugs, it was a matter of the last century. They may have prevailed in the 1980s and 1990s. Nowadays, there are few upper class people on Wall Street. On the contrary, more civil servants in New York smoke marijuana. According to Murphy''s conjecture, they may work boring and empty


    A word Murphy often hears from those Wall Street professionals is energy.level In his understanding, it is "hyperactivity".


    People on Wall Street have to be excited if they want to maintain super fast and high thinking flexibility. Most of the people working on Wall Street belong to the type of long-term extreme excitement. Women on Wall Street are usually slightly better than men, but they are more aggressive than men. Moreover, most of the people on Wall Street insist on exercising every day in their busy schedule in order to maintain this kind of excitement.


    In this way, a group of people who are in a state of daily excitement have a stronger demand for sex than normal people, just like the quadrennial Olympic Games is also a global gathering of prostitutes and women.


    It''s said that it''s quite common for * * to entertain senior customers or bribe them in disguise on Wall Street. Middle and high-level men''s private parties are occasionally called to play tricks. Wolves are actually gregarious animals. There''s a reason why Wall Street highly values team spirit.


    As for junior employees, in Manhattan, where supermodels and beauties gather in the world, it''s also very normal for them to pick up their girls in bars after work.


    In fact, Murphy''s idea is that people who have a huge demand for sex or lower level drugs are still people like Jordan Belford who have not yet gone into the superstructure of Wall Street. Most of the most successful people on Wall Street are not too obsessed with these two things. The number of money accumulation and career games belong to the exciting point of higher level In front of it, the first two are not so attractive.


    The same applies to him.During the break time, Murphy asked for Jessica chastan. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 480

    Mostan Murphy just sat in the office with a frown, but he said nothing at once.


    "Jesse," Murphy said at last, "are you sure it''s sheriff Gatling Collins?"


    "Yes Jessica chastan said firmly, "I''m absolutely sure of that!"


    Murphy stood up and walked back and forth two steps, as if thinking about countermeasures.


    Jessica chastan first looks at Gail gado, her brow is locked, then she looks at Murphy, this is not her way to highlight the protagonist of little Robert Downey in the camera.


    Of course, shooting is not a simple list of shots. Most of the time, it requires a variety of shots to shoot continuously. Now Murphy has a good mastery of all kinds of shots. By constantly changing the shooting position, he can use wide shot, close-up shot, over shoulder shot, and finally close-up shot for continuous shooting. All at once, there is no pause.


    After a day of shooting, Robert Downey and Jonah hill came over instead of removing their make-up.


    "You did a good job." Murphy put down the work at hand and said to both of them, "especially the passion show, it''s better than I expected."


    "No way, the film is the sublimation of reality, but reality is more exaggerated than the film." Robert Downey shrugged his shoulders and said, "you let us have more contact with the middle and low-level people on Wall Street in the preparation period. What we see..."


    He shook his head and said, "a female student bully I admired in high school now works in a peripheral company on Wall Street. She can be at 3. P on Wall Street."


    Jonah Hill echoed, "I''ve had similar contacts. I talked with the account manager of a small company. He said that the company had a meeting. A group of people gathered around the round table to have a video conference with the boss. When the boss was talking on TV, one of the analysts called a young lady in and started on the spot. Everyone was very calm."


    Murphy is not surprised, any place full of money, there is no lack of some messy things.


    "By the way, Joe and I are going to the nightclub in the evening." Robert Downey, Jr. invites, "together?"


    "No," Murphy shook his head. "I''ve got a date with bill and Robert this evening."


    He packed up and was ready to go to Gail gado. Jonah Hill suddenly said mysteriously, "I''ve learned a big secret from people on Wall Street!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 481

    "What secrets can wall street have?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. looks at Jonah hill. Wall Street is full of secrets, but it''s not something outsiders can understand.


    In addition to the seemingly dark and ugly side, he also saw another side in his contact with people on Wall Street.


    What is the real wall street like? If you let him use a word to describe it as "bee busy", everyone is busy like a little bee who is not tired and has been stimulated. They build their own "Hope" by selling "Hope" to others. Moreover, everyone is as busy as a bee. The dedication and efficiency of Wall Street are really unparalleled in the world.


    The reason why Wall Street guides the world''s economic pulse is not only because money is concentrated here, but also because there are a large group of the world''s smartest minds and the most stimulating competition, the speed and leading degree of Wall Street''s financial innovation, and the application of the latest academic theories in various fields such as mathematics, computer, finance, etc., which are beyond the imagination of ordinary people It is not clear whether the side effects of the powerful and unmatched groups will break out again like the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008.


    Then, Robert Downey turned to his own movie, the life background of the main characters of Wall Street wolf, what is that? Once upon a time, they were all in debt collection and debt evasion. There was no way to go to heaven and no way to go down to earth. They suffered from extreme poverty and enjoyed being looked down upon by others. What could they do except to make fun of themselves every day?


    Do people live for pleasure in pain? That''s the privilege of the weak!


    All the lines Murphy wrote for the wolf of Wall Street hit people''s hearts. I was once poor and I was once rich. If you let me choose once, I will choose to be rich every time!


    In the view of Robert Downey Jr., in a special place like Wall Street, as long as he is satisfied with his job on Wall Street and gets paid every year, he will not be so crazy. However, as long as he lives in the United States, he still wants to have a bit of success, drive BAOSHIJIE, wear Armani, go to the south for vacation every winter, and go skiing in the mountains in summer Must never be satisfied.


    Murphy''s adaptation of the "wolf of Wall Street" script, he can only say that it is the tip of the iceberg, everyone is crazy about money, this is the business empire.


    As for the rest, xxoo and escort are nothing at all. On the road of accumulating money, many times, a person''s ideas of society, self-discipline, self sacrifice, role models, moral laws and regulations are not as convincing as those green bills.


    In the words of those Wall Street professionals he contacted, if you have played with indexes, commodities, foreign exchange and derivatives, you will know that sex and drugs are really weak compared with the tension and stimulation brought about by the ups and downs of trading.


    However, little Robert Downey knows that Jonah hill, unlike him and Murphy, doesn''t care about these at all, and a lot of his mind is on drugs.


    Sure enough, when Murphy asked about the secret, Jonah Hill said it.


    The fat man looked as if he knew the biggest secret in the world. "I got a secret recipe from a stockbroker."


    Murphy looks at Jonah hill with his arms around his chest. He has similar ideas with Robert Downey Jr.


    "Don''t look at me like that. I said I would get rid of drugs!" Jonah hill was particularly innocent. "It''s just about painkillers."


    He squeezed his eyes and said mysteriously, "put the painkiller in the beer and drink it together. Very, very hi!"


    Murphy shook his head. Without answering Jonah Hill''s words, he packed his things and said, "Hey, you two. I''ll go first."


    Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill waved to him.


    After meeting Gail gado, Murphy left Venice and went back to Beverly Hills. There was a traffic jam, which delayed him a lot of time. When he got home, Bill rosis and his lawyer Robert had already arrived.


    However, there are housekeepers and chefs specially employed by Murphy in wave manor. Dinner is basically ready, waiting for Murphy and Gail gado to come back.


    "The chef was hired by Gayle exclusively from France."


    In the restaurant, while enjoying dinner, Murphy said with Bill rosis and Robert, "not only French food is very good, but Italian food is also good."


    "It''s really great!" Bill rosis put a piece of French Roast foie gras into his mouth, and Robert, who had just swallowed food, echoed, "it''s different from the restaurant outside, it has a different flavor."


    "Thank you." Gail gado said with a smile, "this is actually what grace recommended to me."


    At the beginning, she had a general sense of CAA''s agent, but the service provided by the other party was really meticulous, and she regarded customers like Murphy as God like existence, which was hard to disgust people.


    At the beginning of the dinner, Murphy described what Jessica chastan said to bill rosis and Robert. Several people talked about food and gradually turned to business."What this Sheriff Collins did..." Bill rossis asked Robert, a professional, "is it illegal?"


    Robert didn''t even think about it, so he replied, "it''s definitely not legal."


    In fact, the U.S. police, the FBI, the homeland security agency and other agencies have done a lot of similar things, but they can not see the light, especially for a celebrity. Once exposed, the consequences will be quite serious.


    After hearing what Robert said, Murphy decided that her plan should be feasible.


    Robert then said, "at the legal level, I can put pressure on the Los Angeles County Police Department to make it easy for Gatling Collins to suspend."


    "In terms of media, we can also make some articles." Bill rossis added, "the media like the scandals of public officials. They will rush to report them. Gatling Collins is bound to be abandoned by the Los Angeles police."


    If Murphy is still a little guy at the beginning, and is targeted by such a sheriff as Gatling Collins, it will definitely make him sleep and eat uneasily. He has never overestimated the quality of the American police, and he always calls for the rule of law in his mouth. In fact, what?


    But now it''s different. If you want to target a leading Hollywood director who is famous all over the United States, even if the police want to do something, you also need practical evidence. A sergeant''s private behavior is impossible to shake him.


    There is no one else who can prove what happened in those years except him.


    In other words, if we could get the evidence, LAPD would have taken action long ago.


    Moreover, since he got the start-up funds, Murphy knew that he was on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to do anything out of line. Even if he was involved in something, he would not be able to contact him. He would never be stupid enough to break the law and let the Los Angeles police catch hold of him.


    In the case of poverty and nothing to lose, Murphy can take a chance to gamble. With capital, he will naturally become a good law-abiding citizen.


    Murphy was still thinking. Seeing that he didn''t speak, Bill rosis asked, "what do you think, Murphy?"


    People like him who have been in contact with Murphy for a long time know that Murphy has always been a very independent person.


    Robert also looks at Murphy. He has been working for Murphy for nearly ten years, which is one of the most important clients of his law firm.


    When it comes to money, Murphy can''t match the super rich, but like Tom Cruise to science, Murphy is also a trademark of their law firm.


    "Just do what you say."


    What Bill rosis and Robert said is the most simple and effective method. Murphy agrees with them, but still says, "the start time should be pushed back."


    Robert nodded. "Well, I need time to gather some evidence."


    "Back up?"


    Bill rossis knows Murphy better than Robert. "You mean With the movies we''re shooting now? "


    "Exactly." Murphy did not hide his idea, and said directly, "if we can let the media hype this matter on a large scale, why not put it in the most important pre screening stage of" Wall Street wolf "? Media hype will attract a lot of attention for the film. "


    Gail gado looked at Murphy and resisted the impulse to cover her forehead. Isn''t that the consistent style of her boyfriend?


    "Good idea!" Bill - rosis clapped the palm of the hand, "this can bring each other trouble, the most can be transformed into our actual benefits."


    Robert smiles and doesn''t speak. He just needs to do legal affairs. The people in CAA are better at these publicity.


    "Bill." Murphy added, "you contact Carla Firth with grace and come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible."


    He just put forward ideas and plans, how to do it, and relying on those professionals, with the resources in the hands of CAA and Robert''s law firm, it should not be difficult to realize these plans.


    "Well." Bill rosis always pays attention to efficiency. "I''ll call Carla Firestone when I get back, and tomorrow I''ll go to 20th century fox."


    "Murphy," Robert said, "I''ll take care of the law and the investigation."


    After working with each other for so many years, Murphy trusted their abilities and said, "well, I''ll wait for your good news."


    Several people talked for a while and agreed on more details. It was not until ten o''clock in the evening that Bill rosis and Robert left wave manor and drove out of Beverly Hills to deal with this matter as soon as possible.


    Later, Murphy asked Gail gado to get in touch with him. He put more energy on the shooting of Wall Street wolf. After nearly three months of shooting, the crew nearly finished the shooting work at the end of June. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 482

    In a small studio closest to the south of the warehouse, with 14 extras in place one after another, Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Waltz in proper suits sit at the double dining table in front of the green screen. They look very handsome and full of passion in retro clothes.


    Especially Christopher waltz, even sitting there saying nothing, Murphy looked through the camera and felt that he was full of drama.


    Although the evaluation of acting skills is a very subjective thing, he has to admit that if Christopher Waltz and Robert Downey Jr. play normally, the latter can hardly compare with the former.


    However, acting is only part of the charm of stars and even actors.


    Seeing the actor in place, Murphy raised her hand from behind the camera and motioned to the recording.


    "Scene 219, act 22." Chang Ji put the Chang Ji card in front of the camera and said, "start now!"


    With the sound of "start", the crew immediately began to tell the operation.


    "Mr. Hannah, you can take drugs during the day..." Robert Downey''s face was both curious and open-minded, and he said, "can you keep working at the same time?"


    "Or is there another way to do the work?" Christopher Waltz shrugged. "My friend, if you want to work properly, of course, you have to have Gu Ke alkali and prostitute girl."


    "Yes." Robert Downey, Jr. can only smile and say, "I have to say that I''m very excited to be a member of this company. All the customers of the company..."


    "Go to his client!"


    Little Robert Downey''s words were not finished, was interrupted by Christopher waltz, "customers are a group of idiots!"


    He shook his head. "The only thing we have to do is take the customer''s money out of his pocket and put it in our pocket."


    "If we can make money for our customers at the same time..." Robert Downey Jr. is naive both in person and in his words, and the crew makes him look much younger through makeup. "Then everyone can make a profit, right?"


    "Wrong!" Christopher Waltz completely rejected Robert Downey Jr.''s statement, "the first rule of Wall Street is that no one, even if you are Warren Buffet and Jimmy buffet, can know whether the stock is going to rise or fall, roll over or play in circles. At least all stockbrokers are like this. These are fake."


    Murphy''s camera is always taking a panoramic view of Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Waltz Jr.


    ¡°ok£¡¡± He got up from behind the camera and said, "Donny, Chris, good job!"


    Robert Downey Jr. immediately made a winning gesture to his side.


    Before he could put his hand down, Murphy said aloud, "but it''s not good enough! I need you two to be more explosive. "


    Murphy is no longer in charge of these two people. As a director, he makes more requests and then lets the actors complete them. With the ability of Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Waltz Jr., he can do better.


    He left behind the camera, went back to his director''s monitor, and said to Felipe Raschel, who had just sat here instead of him, "rearrange the camera, and then shoot the dialogue with positive and negative shots."


    Felipe Raschel nodded, handed the director back to Murphy, went back to his crew, and began to set up a camera on the left side of Robert Downey Jr. and the right side of Christopher waltz, as planned, to capture the two people''s scenes in close-up mode.


    The shooting started very soon. Machine 1 was responsible for capturing little Robert Downey, and machine 2 was responsible for shooting Christopher waltz. Later, through some simple editing, we can get the positive and negative shots that often appear in the dialogue of characters in the film.


    In order to avoid dazzle, Murphy uses the simplest forward and reverse lens shooting, using only two cameras. According to the axis principle, the two cameras are arranged on the same side of the 180 degree line by Philip Raschel, and each camera is aimed at an actor, so that the shooting can not affect each other.


    When shooting, Murphy also asked Philip Raschel to use mostly over shoulder lens. The former lens indicates the existence of the protagonist Jordan Belfort, while the next lens can turn to Christopher Waltz''s over shoulder lens as a reaction lens, or make Christopher Waltz''s scene a little smaller.


    In this way, by using at least two cameras to shoot the same performance, Murphy can freely choose the editing point in the later editing, which also makes the film look better.


    Positive and negative shots are not very good shooting skills, but they have been proved to be the most effective way to keep the rhythm in conversation by countless films. For example, the dialogue between little Robert Downey and Christopher Waltz shot by Murphy is very intensive, which will seriously slow down the rhythm of the film, and the fast switching of positive and negative shots can save it.


    This kind of shooting technique has a long history. In the first 15 years of film production, it has not been used as a style strategy. At that time, the so-called character scene modeling style was popular, which used a single shot to show the whole scene.By the end of the decade of the 20th century, it had become commonplace in American feature films. Soon after that, the positive and negative splicing was adopted by the whole world.


    This kind of shot editing will give the audience a sense of continuity of the film, as if it happened with the real time line.


    In the words of Robert Downey Jr., "the wolf of Wall Street" is a crazy movie. The meeting between Jordan Belford and mark Hannah, played by Christopher waltz, can be said to be the top priority of the opening play. Murphy specially puts the characters on both sides of the camera to keep the dialogue flowing.


    In the following shooting, Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Waltz performed very well, but Murphy was still not satisfied with the shot.


    So, Murphy made some changes during the shooting. In the initial stage of shooting, he gave Christopher Waltz a very wide lens and explained the surrounding environment. Then when the first line of Christopher Waltz ended, the lens tilted forward and became a close-up lens.


    This method can keep the action in the background and keep the viewer at the same distance as Jordan Belford, so as to keep the conversation private.


    It''s always like this when shooting. It''s impossible to go according to the plan in advance. There are also some places that can''t be considered in the plan. Every time Murphy shoots, he always meets some situations that are beyond the plan. This requires him and the whole team to respond in time and achieve the ultimate goal at the least cost.


    Sometimes, in order to achieve the goal of shooting, there may be more than expected consumption of time and money.


    However, after years of directing, Murphy not only accumulated rich experience, but also established a high reputation and prestige. Moreover, she has a good reputation in terms of capital consumption. She is also a director that the third-party guarantee company is very willing to cooperate with.


    Today''s Hollywood, as everyone knows, is a very reliable thing to cooperate with Murphy Stanton. In the internal list of major Hollywood companies, Murphy is also at the top of the green class.


    This kind of green class is the division within the Hollywood production company, which is mainly based on the box office results of two or three films made by a director in the past five years. As long as the directors with two films in succession can bring high commercial profits, they will be divided into the green class.


    A director like Murphy, whose box office of one film is more than one billion US dollars in the world, and whose box office of other films is almost five times the cost, is naturally one of the best.


    However, although his classification level is very high, there are not many production companies that invite cooperation. Murphy''s high remuneration and dividends will also make many people shy away.


    Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox have been very happy to cooperate. To paraphrase Murphy''s words when he was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, they have established a relatively strong strategic cooperative relationship.


    After shooting four times, the dialogue between Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Waltz was finally approved by Murphy, and the shooting of the whole film ended.


    After announcing the completion of filming, Murphy temporarily handed over the crew to Gail gado. With Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill Jr., Murphy walked out of the warehouse set to be interviewed by media reporters invited by 20th century fox.


    The end of shooting not only means that the post production is about to start, but also indicates that the film''s publicity and promotion will be more and more powerful.


    Facing the media reporters, Murphy three people one by one talked about some feelings about the shooting.


    "The most difficult thing is the lines. I''ve never seen such a long monologue in my life. There''s a whole four page monologue. Murphy''s writing is really great!"


    People like Robert Downey Jr., whether chatting or interviewing, will never be short of saying, "that kind of emotional ups and downs is like bungee jumping. I really feel like I''m going to vomit. I should have made a passionate speech in front of many people, but in the end my throat seems to be blocked."


    "Up to now, I''m still nervous about filming. Being a director is a terrible and wonderful thing." Compared to Robert Downey Jr., Murphy simply said, "but I enjoy it, especially being able to work with my friends."


    Jonah hill, on the other hand, took the interview seriously. "I love different types of films, and I like to show my comedy side very much, but playing" the wolf of Wall Street "is the best opportunity in the world, and it''s basically true. There are many paragraphs in the real film that you can put into the comedy."


    After that, the film moved to post production. Bill rosis brought Murphy good news and a special invitation as soon as this stage of work began. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 483

    After a two-day break from filming, Murphy joined Jodie Griffith and hid in the professional studio of 20th century fox. But on the first day of his post work, Bill rosis rushed to the door.


    "A good news and an invitation."


    In the temporary office, he picked up his glass and asked before drinking, "Murphy, which one do you want to hear first?"


    Murphy didn''t even think about it, so he said, "let''s start with the good news."


    "I''ve talked to the company and Carla Firth. You don''t have to worry about the media. We have enough resources in this area."


    Bill rossis was obviously talking about the Gatling Collins sheriff. "Robert''s evidence collection is pretty good."


    "Good." Murphy nodded gently.


    "We''re waiting for you and 20th Century Fox now." Bill rosis drank, put down his glass and said, "as long as this public opinion offensive is launched, we will certainly create enough momentum."


    Murphy thought about it for a moment and said again, "we should cooperate with the publicity and marketing of Wall Street wolf."


    Although the theme of the film and the hero naturally have a strong appeal, and the 20th Century Fox also prepared a lot of publicity and marketing costs, but the development of the film industry to the present, some unconventional means of publicity, for the film''s box office, is still very important.


    Talking about money, it seems particularly vulgar, but in Murphy''s view, all propaganda not for the purpose of selling tickets is playing hooligans.


    But the ways and methods of propaganda and marketing are changing with the times.


    How can publicity be more effective?


    This problem also represents the strategy of the vast majority of film companies. First of all, the promotion and marketing of art films and cartoons must not follow the traditional promotion package mode, but must be refined marketing, otherwise 80% of the publicity will be wasted, ineffective and without conversion rate.


    For a long time, Hollywood''s traditional propaganda mode is to spread channels, such as TV, plane, Internet, outdoor, radio and so on. Now, after the network has occupied an important channel, it subdivides the network into several channels, such as social networking, portal, forum and so on, and publishes articles and makes several recommendation places. Everyone publicizes according to this mode, but no one raises any doubt Q. is this effective? And can the effect be quantified?


    In this era when the Internet is gradually moving to the mobile end, whether a film has a topic is becoming more and more important.


    Of course, the so-called topic publicity should first ensure the quality of the film.


    After nearly a decade of visual effect blockbusters, the audience''s enthusiasm for films that only focus on visual effects but ignore the real content has gradually decreased. Commercial films with guaranteed content can often detonate the audience''s pockets, that is to say, film reputation has become particularly important.


    It won''t be long before the film is very bad, and if it costs tens of millions of dollars for publicity, it will be difficult to really leverage the box office, because in the mobile Internet era, bad films only have three days to steal money, and in the future they will be even shorter, only one day or even a few hours. As soon as the film is released in the morning, the reputation will be bad in the afternoon, and fewer people will go to see it.


    There is a saying in traditional marketing: half of all advertisements are wasted, but you never know which half.


    The purpose of film publicity is to sell tickets. Nowadays, more and more audiences begin to buy tickets online. What they are fighting for on the Internet is the user conversion rate. The film distribution tends to be in line with the game distribution. How much money they spend to buy a user can be counted. Publicity reduces blindness and uncertainty.


    But why are there still many films to do some publicity without user conversion rate? For example, spending tens of millions on a grand press conference does not help the box office much.


    However, no investor, actor or director will say that. They need to publicize themselves.


    There is another reason to do so. Like Murphy and 20th century fox, they form a chain of interests.


    In Hollywood, there are many such interest chains. Sometimes it''s clear that some films can''t have a high box office. As a result, the operators also encourage the film makers to invest more. For the directors, they should spend more money to promote their works. As the film is well-known in the market, it will be relatively easy to finance the next step.


    In the final analysis, the promotion and marketing of films are comparable to the big projects of shooting and production, and sometimes more important.


    Murphy''s plan is not specific, but professional.


    Just like the Gatling Collins incident in preparation, Murphy only proposed to apply it to the publicity and hype of "the wolf of Wall Street". How to do it depends on the professional teams of bill rosis, Robert, Carla Firth and 20th century fox.


    Murphy never thinks of himself as a genius, let alone an exaggerated all rounder. He knows the importance of teamwork very well.


    Having agreed on Gatling Collins, Murphy asked, "bill, what''s your invitation?"


    General invitation, Bill - rosis will not specifically come."I don''t know if you''ve heard of it?" Bill rosis didn''t answer directly, "there is a film forum in Hollywood and across the Pacific every year. It will be held in a top university in China in September this year. The theme of this session is to discuss film and culture. The organizer and MPAA have invited you."


    Murphy remembers that there was such an activity between China and the United States. I can''t remember the specific name. It''s probably what Bill rosis said.


    Bill rosis continued, "as far as I know, some of the top directors, producers, playwrights and academic professors on both sides of the Pacific are involved in this event."


    "Do you think I should take the invitation?" Murphy asked.


    This is a very obvious thing, otherwise bill - rosis would not have said in such detail.


    "I think it''s good to take the invitation." After a few seconds, bill rossis said, "this forum will be held in the top universities on the other side of the Pacific. The government and..."


    It should be that he didn''t know the specific name of the scissors, he simply said, "the film audit department attaches great importance to it. Murphy, apart from "body of steel", none of your films can be shown in the cinema over there, and the Chinese market has a very broad prospect, we can''t give up. "


    Murphy gradually understood what Bill Rossi meant, and accepting the invitation was also a show of attitude.


    "This event, whether official or media or non-governmental, is of great concern." Bill rosis thinks it''s a rare opportunity. "Your appearance may change the situation your film is facing over there. The transformers series has proved the box office productivity of that market."


    At this point, Bill - rosis looked at Murphy, Murphy did not speak, but fell into thinking.


    First of all, Bill rosis said that the difficulties faced by his films on the other side of the Pacific Ocean could not be solved by attending a Sino US film forum.


    It''s easy to delete the large-scale lens of the film, but few of the films directed by him are correct. This is definitely not something that can be solved by deleting the lens.


    If he is playing hooligans on the screen, the same is true on the theme.


    How can such a black and politically incorrect theme pass the scrutiny of scissors? For example, if a film like "Wall Street wolf" wants to meet the standards for showing there, it is estimated that only a few minutes will be left.


    However, some things can not be considered only from this aspect. If this is the film forum of the United States and France, the film forum of the United States and Britain, and the film forum of the United States and any other countries, he will not hesitate to refuse.


    This is, after all, the other side of the Pacific Ocean, which is of extraordinary significance.


    "Murphy," bill rosis said sincerely, knowing that he could not ask Murphy to do anything, "can you consider this invitation?"


    "No need to think about it."


    After listening to Murphy''s words, Bill rosis thought he was going to refuse, but Murphy went on to say, "promise this invitation, but we have to fight for two places. Gail and I will go there for a trip and a vacation."


    Gail gado is just starting to work as a producer. It can be said that he has no fame, and bill Rossi can''t guarantee it.


    He thought for a moment and said, "I''ll try my best!"


    Murphy nodded and said, "after you''ve determined the time and quota, you can help me make the itinerary."


    "No problem." Bill rosis stood up, ready to leave. "I''ll contact MPAA, and I won''t disturb your work."


    He left the office first, and Murphy then went out and went back to the color room, where he continued to direct a group of color engineers to adjust the colors of all the shots.


    Although it can also be classified into the category of black films, "wolf of Wall Street" is different from the films that Murphy shot in the past, which is mixed with a lot of comedy elements, so Murphy will not make the color of the film too dark, but will slightly turn it up, showing a retro orange and blue color.


    On the one hand, it is the relationship between the theme and the time background of the story.


    Careful people can easily find that in the past 20 years, or even earlier, orange and green color has been popular in Hollywood movies for a long time.


    Whether it''s the previous film or this "wolf of Wall Street", the shot tone is not the final result. It basically needs a process of color matching. Because the film is too complicated in form, and there are MPAA and R-class light cards, Murphy can use a lot of shots when editing, so instead of waiting for the film to be finished, he is cutting it Before editing, let a group of colorists use the Da Vinci palette to adjust the colors of all the shots.


    This work will last for several weeks, and it will take a lot of time for the colorist to color a film that is about two hours long and sometimes needs to tune frame by frame. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 484

    It took three weeks to finish the color matching of all the shots. Murphy and Jody Griffith started the later editing. Due to their cooperation, they were very familiar with each other and the editing work went very smoothly. In the whole process of the first cutting, they hardly encountered too many problems.


    With the development of post production, the publicity of the film is also increasing, especially on the social network which is gradually valued by Hollywood, and the content related to Wall Street Wolf appears frequently.


    "The wolf of Wall Street revealed that Robert Downey, Jr. is half naked and flirts with a bikini girl."


    After entering August, many users of Facebook and twitter reprinted this news one after another.


    "A few days ago, Murphy Stanton''s new film" wolf on Wall Street "released a series of stills again, in which the No.1 man, Robert Downey Jr., shows his romantic nature. Sometimes he is naked and flirts with a bikini girl, sometimes he lies in a Lolita style pink girl''s room, sometimes he pastes the bikini girl all over with money, and then he looks at it with pride. However, after he changed into a suit, he became a financial tycoon with elegant demeanor, which shows the multifaceted nature of this role.... "


    Then, the crew''s official accounts on Facebook, twitter and many other social networks exposed more stills related to little Robert Downey, basically large-scale content, and even nude photos of little Robert Downey with mosaic.


    Since playing iron man Tony Stark, Robert Downey''s appeal has greatly increased. With the box office success of Sherlock Holmes this year, he has been firmly on the top of Hollywood.


    Such a powerful front-line actor, who plays in such a large-scale film, naturally can attract the attention of many fans.


    Then, a person familiar with the matter told the media that "Robert Downey Jr. will appear in the new film" the wolf of Wall Street "with Murphy Stanton. There will be a very large-scale drama involving four men and three women!"


    Another person revealed to the media: "in addition to the heavy taste drama such as naked, games and passion, there is also the drug use drama of Jordan Belfort played by Robert Downey Jr. in the film. Gu Ke alkali and tranquilizer are his good friends, and Robert Downey Jr. will truly restore the tangled life of the wolf in Wall Street."


    For a moment, the Internet is full of rumors about Robert Downey Jr. and the wolf of Wall Street.


    But such rumors will not only not hurt the film, but also attract a lot of attention.


    As for little Robert Downey, few actors care about this kind of thing, which is very common in Hollywood.


    Murphy heard Carla Firth say an anecdote about Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Jack and Ruth had a large-scale bed play in "revolutionary road" last year.


    The director of this film is Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet''s husband, who makes a large-scale bed with his wife in front of the director. It must be a rare experience, but neither Sam Mendes nor Kate Winslet cares at all.


    The hype about making publicity stunts with Robert Downey Jr. as the center is not a single existence, but a series of plans.


    Murphy also launched his own official twitter and Facebook, which he updated when the news and Internet began to question that "Robert Downey Jr. may have used a stand in.".


    "Robert Downey Jr.''s" wolf of Wall Street "scenes and all the large-scale plays are done by himself. There are no doubles!"


    His strong evidence can not only keep the hot topic created before, but also help his friends, so that Robert Downey Jr. can make a series of best actor nominations in the award season later.


    There may be people who are indifferent to fame and wealth in Hollywood, but Murphy has never met them. Even Daniel Day Lewis, who is basically isolated from commercial movies, can go on stage in person in order to compete for the Oscars, not to mention he and Robert Downey Jr., who are immersed in the game of fame and wealth.


    Although the award season will start in December, Robert Downey Jr. has seen Murphy''s first cut of nearly four hours of samples and is already preparing for it.


    In mid August, he specially held a party at home and invited many friends in the circle to attend. Compared with those unpredictable votes in the future, such as Murphy and Stanton, and other friends of little Robert Downey and old Robert Downey, it is the basis for little Robert Downey to get the best actor nomination.


    Others are PR, Murphy. These people are friendship.


    "Donny, it''s a waste of time for you to invite Murphy."


    Standing in the banquet hall, Jonah Hill looked at Murphy and said to Robert Downey Jr., "I, Seth and James, have accepted the invitation of the academy this year, become a member of the Academy, and have the right to vote for the Oscars, but Murphy is not!"


    Seth Logan, James Franco, Lily Collins, Robert Downey Jr. and Gail gado all laughed. They knew that, strictly speaking, Murphy was not even a member of the directors'' Union.Murphy shrugged and didn''t answer Jonah hill.


    Robert Downey, Jr., was cooperative and said, "what should I do?"


    Jonah Hill looked at Murphy seriously and said, "get Murphy out of here and let him drive down the road."


    "You are so bad!" Lily Collins is fighting for Murphy. "Joe, you''re the one who should go out and crush the road."


    She winked at Susan Downey and said, "Susan, you''re not afraid of Joe''s brain again..."


    Lily Collins scratched her head, didn''t know what Murphy said to describe Jonah hill, and looked at Gail gado as if for help.


    "Brain cramps," Gail gado cautions


    "Yes, brain cramps!" Lily Collins had not let go of Jonah hill, and continued, "just like last time. Susan, that would ruin the party. "


    Seth - Logan seems simple and honest, but to catch up with a knife, "I think it''s possible."


    Murphy said, "I don''t have a problem."


    "As long as you speak, Susan." James Franco moved his arm. "I can throw this guy out any time."


    "There''s no mistake." Jonah Hill looked aggrieved. "I''m not on drugs today."


    Everyone''s faces, including Murphy and Gail gado, were full of disbelief.


    Jonah Hill could only keep shaking his head and sighing, as if he had been greatly wronged.


    "Donnie." Murphy saw another person coming in at the door of the ballroom and warned, "another guest is coming."


    All the people around were talking about themselves, and little Robert Downey didn''t say much. He took Susan Downey away to greet other guests.


    There are more and more people in the banquet hall. Murphy turns around with Gail gado, greets the people he knows, and returns to the Stanton clique. They form a specific small circle, and it is difficult for people outside the circle to join in.


    "Gail, you look thinner."


    Lily Collins affectionately took Gail gado''s arm. "What''s the secret?"


    "There''s a secret."


    Seeing Lily Collins''s curious face, Gail gado said directly, "the secret is to take part in the actual work of films like" the wolf of Wall Street "while taking care of both academic studies and graduation thesis. It''s easy to lose weight."


    In the role of wonder woman, she gained weight and muscle. She didn''t look as thin as before. But after graduation season, she returned to her original state.


    "Hi, what are you talking about?" The greeting came from the left, and Gail gado looked around and laughed. "Here you are, Maggie."


    "Well." Margot Robbie also came, "I came with David."


    Her brother, David Robbie, has a good relationship with Robert Downey Jr.


    Margot Robbie greets Lily Collins and asks Gail gado, "I hear you and Murphy are going to China next month?"


    "Go to a film forum." Gail gado lowered his voice. "In fact, it''s to do some public relations for Murphy''s future films to enter the Chinese market."


    "So..." Margot Robbie nodded, chatted with Gail gado, and said, "there are some acquaintances. I''ll go and say hello."


    "Go ahead."


    Gail gado is very clear that Margot Robbie is different from her. She has Murphy as her backer. Her development in this circle is very easy and hardly meets the resistance of the outside world. Although Margot Robbie is David Robbie''s sister, a successful lighting engineer can''t compete with Murphy in any way. Besides her care, Margot Robbie is still very busy We need our own efforts.


    James Franco didn''t know where he was. Murphy chatted with Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    "Downey''s goal is to be nominated for best actor." Jonah hill put away the frolic. "I''m also going to try to win some of the best supporting actor awards in the awards season."


    "I support you!" Murphy encouraged.


    Seth Logan also said, "I support you, too."


    "I hear Joe and Jim say, are you preparing for a new project?" Murphy looked at Seth Logan and asked, "is it still comedy?"


    Strictly speaking, Seth Logan is the most hardworking one among them, and he is quite ambitious.


    "Well, a new project." Seth Logan didn''t have to hide from Murphy, saying, "I''m going to combine comedy with horror."


    At this point, he was embarrassed to smile, "just an idea, there is no script yet." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 485

    "James came up with the original idea."


    If you want to build a "15" project, you must have Murphy''s support, Seth Logan said in detail, "he thinks that combining some appropriate comedy and thriller elements may bring unusual effects. I think it''s also good. I''ve considered the story theme of the new project before. If we can integrate these two elements, the effect may be better. "


    In this regard, Murphy does not believe in James Franco, some of his ideas are often off-line, but Seth Logan is still very reliable.


    Horror and comedy? Movies related to both? Murphy instantly thought of that wonderful movie to kill three fat, but did the fat man come on stage?


    He really can''t remember.


    "And the story?" Murphy asked. After all, the political risk of killing sanpang is really great.


    Seth Logan scratched his head and said, "there''s no specific story. It''s just some of my wishful thinking."


    He pointed out the door. "I was thinking, what if there''s a disaster like an earthquake or a fire in Beverly Hills?"


    What kind of movie is this? Murphy didn''t remember and said, "you get the script as soon as you can."


    "No problem." Seth Logan nodded. "I''ll get the script to you as soon as I finish it."


    He is very clear that it is because of the existence of Murphy that they can get more development opportunities in Hollywood than others.


    "No problem with what?" James Franco came back and asked curiously, "what are you talking about?"


    "Your new project with Seth." Jonah Hill said preemptively, "the one you''re going to destroy both Murphy''s and Downey''s homes."


    "What do you mean we''re going to destroy Murphy and Downey''s home?" James Franco understood what Jonah hill was talking about and retorted, "destroying Beverly Hills!"


    Jonah hill is right, "but Murphy and Downey''s house is in Beverly Hills."


    "You..." James Franco didn''t know what to say. Seth Logan suddenly raised his hand and interrupted them


    Seth logan was never a talker, Murphy knew that, Jonah hill and James Franco also knew that since he said that, he must have thought of something, and the three men shut up at the same time.


    "Destroy Murphy and Downey''s home Destroy Murphy and Downey''s home. " Seth Logan murmured a few words, then clapped his hand. "That''s a good idea!"


    Without waiting for Murphy to say anything, Seth Logan said hastily, "I''ll leave first. You can say sorry to Donny and Susan for me."


    "You go ahead." Murphy knew Seth Logan couldn''t stay, "remember the script."


    "I can''t forget it."


    As he spoke, Seth Logan turned his head and walked away. James Franco looked at him and shook his head. "This guy..."


    Inspiration is very useful for film creation. They all know this, so they don''t care about Seth Logan''s early exit.


    "Seth has a lot of ideas." James Franco said with emotion.


    Jonah Hill added, "you''ve got a lot of ideas, too. Comedy and horror go together."


    "I''m just talking to Seth." James - Franco appears particularly innocent, "who knows Seth this guy when really, but also pull me to do."


    "Aren''t you going to help him?" Murphy asked.


    As a couple of them, they don''t have to turn around.


    "If you play, it''s no problem. Everything else is hard."


    Shaking his head, James Franco said, "you know, I''ve never been good at writing and planning, and my schedule doesn''t allow it."


    Hearing this, Murphy became interested. "Which movie did you take?"


    "A film based on extreme mountaineers," James Franco said briefly, "directed by Denny Bauer, I''m pretty sure I''ll play the leading actor Alan roston."


    Murphy had never heard of the name and asked, "Alan roston? Is it famous? "


    "You know too little." Jonah Hill said preemptively, "now he''s famous and his autobiography is selling well."


    Seeing that Murphy still didn''t know, he said in detail, "a few years ago, Alan roston encountered an accident when he was exploring the valley in Utah. His right arm was caught in a crack in the rock and he couldn''t move. He had to rely on his body''s strength on the cliff of the Valley. After supporting for five days, his water ran out. He came up with an incredible way to cut off his arm with a knife, and successfully rescued himself. After six hours of amputation, he was rescued by helicopter... "


    After listening to Jonah hill, Murphy gradually got an impression that James Franco was also nominated for Best Actor Oscar for this film.After another chat, Murphy plans to go to the bathroom. After talking to Gail gado, he turns away from the banquet hall and goes into the next bathroom. When he comes out, he stands by the common sink to wash his hands.


    Behind him, there was a sound of shoes clattering on the marble floor. A blonde woman went to another lavatory outside Murphy and turned on the tap.


    After washing his hands, Murphy pulled out a paper towel from the side and wiped it. She straightened her waist and straightened her coat. The woman next to him glanced at him and suddenly showed a strange expression. However, Murphy didn''t notice that side and turned to leave.


    The strangeness on the woman''s face flashed away. Seeing that Murphy was about to leave, she just straightened up and turned around.


    Being on the outside of Murphy, closer to the exit, she turned and took a step, half of her body in front of Murphy.


    Murphy stopped to avoid hitting each other.


    The blonde quickly said, "I''m sorry..."


    The sound was so sweet that Murphy stepped back and took a look at the blonde.


    To be exact, this should be a girl. She doesn''t look more than 20 years old at most. She is extremely tall. Even in flat shoes, she doesn''t seem to be shorter than Gail gado. She also has a rare instant noodle head. Her hair is dyed white gold. A pair of long eyebrows are raised high, which is very similar to what Murphy used to say about the hanging eyebrows and the eyes under the eyebrows Eyes do not know is born or make-up reason, always with a special hook people''s feeling.


    Just as Murphy looked at it, the blonde girl just looked at Murphy, and her smart eyes seemed to be able to speak, clearly conveying a kind of surprise emotion.


    "You are..." She looked at Murphy with a look of surprise that didn''t seem to pretend, "are you Murphy Stanton?"


    Murphy nodded and said politely, "hello."


    Speaking at the same time, he unconsciously took a step back, the girl''s reputation was too bad.


    "God! God The girl seemed to be very happy. She clenched her fist with her left hand and covered her mouth with her right hand. "It''s incredible! It''s amazing! I saw Murphy Stanton


    As if afraid of Murphy''s leaving, the blonde girl took a step without any trace, just standing in front of Murphy.


    "I I I''m so happy... " As if she didn''t know what to say, the blonde girl said incoherently for several times, then stretched out a white slender right hand, "I I''m your fan. My name is Taylor Swift. Can I call you Murphy? You can call me Alison... "


    She said a few wordy words, and Murphy gave her hand a little shake and a polite smile. "Hello, Miss swift."


    Taking back her hand, Murphy could feel the water on her dry right hand. Her eyebrows stirred slightly. She immediately thought that the girl opposite was not a little white rabbit.


    "Murphy," she said, as if she knew it from scratch, "can you sign it for me?"


    At this point, Taylor Swift seemed to remember that he was wearing an evening dress, without a pen and a book. His pure face collapsed immediately, "I don''t have a pen and a book! I really hate myself. How can I forget to bring my pen and notebook? "


    Murphy did not speak, just watching the opposite girl play.


    Taylor Swift looked at Murphy, begging in his big eyes, "Murphy, can I have your contact information? I want to take a picture with you, you are my favorite director! I can''t forgive myself for missing such an opportunity. "


    "Well." Murphy finally said, "are you here for the party? I''ll ask the waiter to send the signature to you later. "


    "I''m here for Mr. Downey''s party." Taylor Swift did not answer the question, "I''m with my agent. Haven''t I seen Mr. Downey yet? It''s said that you are very good friends with him. Can you introduce me? "


    Murphy looked at the watch, Taylor Swift suddenly realized, "sorry! I''m so sorry I stopped you here. "


    Then she let her go. Murphy nodded to her and walked out in a few steps. Behind her, the sound of shoes landing again came Tyler swift.


    She looked at Murphy''s tall and generous back, and her inspiration seemed to erupt at any time. She had this feeling when she saw the young director from the washstand.


    Taylor Swift knows what this feeling means. As long as he can grasp this rare opportunity, the new song in trouble will soon break through. Maybe he will be able to write a popular new song by hiding in the room for half an hour, just like he did when he dumped his last boyfriend.


    This is her most effective way to find inspiration, and a song about her and a big director can naturally create a sensational topic. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 486

    Since his debut, Taylor Swift has been popular all the way. 16? Is an ex gossip boyfriend who is hard to count in both hands, as well as many songs written for ex gossip boyfriend. This mode is undoubtedly extremely successful, and Taylor Swift is still copying it.


    However, with her popularity, her rumored boyfriend began to shift from a little star and singer in the third and fourth tier to a big star in the first and second tier.


    This model can not only create media hype topics, but also inspire inspiration. Taylor Swift never wanted to give up.


    What''s more, her management team and record company are also encouraging this model.


    In the first half of the year, she has just experienced a relationship between the former man and the woman that is worth reading in the new songs. With the release of the new record coming in December, Taylor swift and her production team have never found a suitable main song. She probably hasn''t been in love for a long time, and lacks the stimulation of male hormones. Her self creation is extremely not smooth.


    For the sake of the new record to be released in December, for the sake of the main song of the record, Taylor Swift wants to start a new relationship very much. After becoming a country girl, if she wants to find a more famous person to have a short but vigorous love, the new record


    In a very short time, Taylor Swift''s head, flashed a long string of ideas, no matter from which aspect, walking in front of Murphy is the best target.


    On the other hand, the appearance of the other party is quite good. Whether in Hollywood or in the United States, the reputation is excellent. It seems good to have a public relations relationship with such a person.


    Tyler swift takes a few steps and catches up before Murphy turns into the ballroom.


    "Murphy, I''m also interested in making movies." Determined the target, Taylor Swift chose to take the initiative to attack, "can I go to the set and see you make a movie?"


    If it''s someone else, Murphy may nod her head casually, and then find an assistant to accompany her around. But Taylor Swift still doesn''t care. From a series of performances just now, we can see that the girl is young, but she has a strong purpose. It''s not hard to find that she and the team behind her are good at hyping from the news he once read.


    It''s not stupid to know that the other party wants to use himself as a gun and bump into him. It''s called idiocy.


    Murphy smiles politely. "My film is finished."


    Tyler swift wanted to talk. Murphy stopped and said, "I''m sorry, Miss swift. We''ll talk another day. I have something to deal with."


    "Good!"


    Tyler swift nodded quickly. Just as she wanted to get in touch with Murphy, Murphy turned her head and walked into some friends of little Robert Downey, laughing and chatting with others.


    Although she doesn''t care much about fame, it has become a hot topic in other people''s songs. Murphy has no interest in it. Boyfriends and other people have no qualification to judge. But she uses her boyfriend to write songs


    Taylor Swift''s reputation in this era is very good. The names of country girl and pop princess are widely spread among fans, even synonymous with xiaoqingxin. But later her reputation became worse and worse, and she was even nicknamed "bus mildew".


    It''s an exaggeration. In Murphy''s opinion, Taylor Swift is just one of the best ex girlfriends in the world.


    After Robert Downey''s party, Murphy returned to the studio of fox building and continued to be busy with the post production of Wall Street wolf. What he didn''t think about was that Taylor Swift didn''t know where to get the news and took the initiative to find it.


    Murphy is busy with the most important finishing work, and even Gail gado doesn''t pay much attention to it. What''s more, Taylor Swift, who has a bad impression, pretends that he is busy with his work and finds an assistant to send her away.


    The post production of Wall Street wolf lasted until the end of August. As the film was scheduled to be released in November, after Murphy finished cutting and adding special effects, 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios gathered a large number of audiences and media reporters to hold a trial screening for the film.


    For this kind of theme and type of film, the audience naturally enjoyed their eyes. After the trial screening of 20th century fox, the audience''s approval rate reached 95%, which can be said to be quite good.


    In terms of media reporters, they also praised the film, especially Robert Downey Jr. some Internet media reported that his performance was shocking.


    Most of the media participating in the trial, in the subsequent comments, gave the film high praise.


    , Rolling Stone magazine, said: "Murphy Stanton has brought awesome screenplays, and the director has completely released his hands and feet. The film is not cool, and the scenes and circumstances are quite powerful."


    "Wall Street wolf" is a modern epic black farce. It shows us how lovely Murphy Stanton is when he is in a funny mood, "the Los Angeles Times commented


    The Hollywood Reporter said: "the film''s depiction of greed and unconsciousness is magnificent and brilliant, with the double style of opera and comedy.""The performance of Robert Downey Jr. was electrified enough to wake the dead from their graves," the magazine said


    These are good publicity materials, and the media''s hot reviews can also attract the attention of ordinary audiences. Besides, many audiences who participated in the audition also expressed their strong views on the film on their social accounts. In this era of almost transparent entertainment information, it is extremely easy to spread both good and bad word-of-mouth.


    Word of mouth marketing is only a part of the marketing plan of Wall Street wolf. Murphy and 20th Century Fox also prepared a piece of material before its release.


    However, the film''s negative news is not without, several media also gave poor comments after the trial.


    "The wolf of Wall Street is a good-looking, occasionally interesting, and certainly not boring movie, but it''s bloated, superfluous, vulgar, and meaningless," the new Yorker said


    "Yahoo entertainment" said: "Murphy Stanton is not in the state, the film appears to be fragmented style, far below his normal level."


    It is impossible for a film to be well received. Even in the homogenized Hollywood, Murphy''s style is outstanding and becomes the favorite of the media and critics. It is impossible for every film to be unanimously recognized by all media.


    A small number of bad reviews are not trouble. It''s Jordan Belfort himself who really makes trouble. Since the beginning of the publicity of "Wall Street wolf", the film has been claiming in a high profile that the film has not been authorized by him. The content of Murphy''s shooting is disorderly arranged, which is not consistent with his actual experience.


    However, Murphy holds the contract signed by both parties, with the support of fox in the whole 20th century. The trouble caused by Jordan Belfort is not much trouble, but more conducive to the expansion of the film''s popularity.


    As for Leonardo DiCaprio, who once supported Jordan Belfort, he took the initiative to withdraw his hand when he saw that something could not be done. These are Jordan Belfort''s personal behaviors, which can''t cause much trouble.


    The release time of Wall Street wolf is getting closer and closer, and Murphy is still doing the final improvement work. More stills, promotional films and trailers have been released by 20th Century Fox one after another, which is in line with the previous publicity. These materials are full of various large-scale scenes.


    In the past, Murphy''s films have never avoided violence and passion. With the increase of materials exposed, many media are promoting that he may have a qualitative breakthrough in the scale of eroticism.


    This kind of hype will arouse the interest of many fans, and also attract some people''s criticism.


    Looking at the whole United States, there has never been a lack of people who like to stand on the height of morality and speak out against others. These people naturally stare at the wolf of Wall Street and criticize Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. for their complete mischief and indecency.


    Since someone has come forward to take the initiative to fire, how can Murphy let go of this opportunity to fight? If it''s a fight, Robert Downey Jr. is the most suitable person.


    "All the scenes I did in Wall Street wolf were personal, and I didn''t use doubles." Robert Downey, Jr. was specially interviewed. As to whether this action is indecent, he replied: "when I perform the role of Jordan Belfort, what I want most is to accurately interpret the essence of the role. I interpret other people''s lives, which is not me."


    Mouth fight is to be intensified step by step. As soon as it comes up, the audience will lose interest. Robert Downey Jr. can be said to be a top player in this field.


    After Murphy added the beginning and end of the film, he submitted it to MPAA for rating. Of course, his goal is r grade, and only R grade and below can be released on a large scale.


    Sergeant Gatling Collins'' incident is controlled by bill rosis, Robert and Carla Firth, and the quarrel is in the charge of Robert Downey Jr. naturally, the grading audit of Wall Street wolf is watched by 20th century fox as the distributor. After finishing the later work, Murphy has entered a relatively relaxed stage.


    He took a five-day holiday for himself. He borrowed a yacht from David Ellison and took Gail gado out to sea for a few days. He specially tried sea shock and boat shock. What we have to say is that it''s also a kind of happiness to have Gail gado, a tall, slender, beautiful girl with long legs, to accompany him to try all kinds of fresh "shocks".


    After returning from the sea, bill rossis sent the ticket and two formal invitation letters to Murphy. Murphy and Gail gado boarded the international flight to China and prepared to go to the other side of the Pacific Ocean to attend the upcoming Sino US film forum. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 487

    Near the international flight exit of Hongkou airport, a few people who are not very old are waiting here quietly. On their hands, there are large posters of Murphy and Gail gado, on which the names of two people are written in Chinese and English respectively, which is quite eye-catching, just like a pink pick-up.


    But they are not fans, just from the organizer of this Sino US film forum, the staff of a top university in Shanghai. The purpose of standing here is to welcome Murphy and Gail gado.


    "Murphy Stanton is famous. Is it big?"


    A woman with glasses didn''t seem to have heard the name very much, and asked, "let''s send out six business cars at a time?"


    "Don''t you know Murphy Stanton?"


    Seeing a woman with glasses in a daze, the man with glasses next to him felt that he had seen an alien creature, "ignorant!"


    Glasses female dissatisfied, stare up an eye, "what do you say?"


    "Even Murphy Stanton didn''t know, how do you like to participate in the reception work of this film forum?" Instead of shutting up, the glasses man said, "are you a fan? Have you seen any American movies? Do you know Hollywood? "


    "All right, all right."


    Next to a chubby man came out to make ends meet, "why did you quarrel again?"


    "I haven''t seen that Murphy Stanton movie..." Glasses woman seems very aggrieved, "is not a fan?"


    "You look at all the nutritious popcorn, don''t you?" The glasses man sneered again.


    The fat man said quickly, "shut up! Not every Chinese fan has seen Murphy Stanton''s film. What''s so strange about not seeing it? His movies don''t show much in our cinemas. "


    The glasses man and the glasses woman both shut up. After a while, the glasses woman came up to the fat man, pulled down his clothes and asked in a low voice, "what movie did Murphy Stanton make? The famous one... "


    "That''s a lot." The chubby man touched his chin. "As far as I know, among quite a number of Chinese fans, the name of Murphy Stanton is God like."


    The glasses woman looked at him with curiosity in her eyes.


    The chubby man quickly said, "the movies he made, um There are three movies in the movie, including the classic movie, the death of the iron, the classic movie, the death of the iron


    "I''ve heard of body of steel." Glasses woman finally heard the familiar name, "a few years ago in the cinema."


    She asked, "he didn''t get an Oscar, did he?"


    "Two best director nominations." The chubby man thought about it and said, "the little golden man who got the best original script."


    "Oh..."


    Hearing the Oscar, the glasses girl immediately attached importance to it and unconsciously raised her voice. "No wonder the college let us receive it with the highest standard."


    This is much higher than just now, and it fell into the ear of the man with glasses. He snorted and said, "that''s the top international director. Can the school pay attention to it? I''m afraid there are more than a dozen of his assistants, bodyguards and entourage alone. I don''t know if the six business cars we have come here are enough. "


    The eyeglass girl did not retort this time, but nodded her head in favor.


    The two of them always like to bicker, but most of the time they are right things and wrong people.


    The chubby man also agreed with the glasses man and said, "the actress named fan who I received yesterday is really popular in the past two years, ah When I came out, it was like the visit of the president of the United States. There were nearly 20 assistants and bodyguards, yelling at each other


    "Don''t talk about the stars." The glasses girl also sighed, "this morning, I received an expert from the domestic cultural circles. There were six students fighting for him."


    Colleagues nearby nodded their heads one after another. Recently, they received these domestic celebrities who participated in the film forum. They really found that the shelves of celebrities were so big that they were scared to death, and there were so many followers.


    "How many followers do you think Murphy Stanton will have?" The glasses girl suddenly asked.


    "Bodyguard plus assistant plus agent..." Glasses man pushed his glasses, said, "conservative estimate, not less than ten."


    Someone nearby answered, "I think twenty of them are possible."


    "Well..." Some people agree with him, "it''s a leading director in Hollywood, and has been nominated for best director in two Oscars."


    "Isn''t that a bigger shelf and more followers?" The glasses girl regretted participating in the reception work. "These foreigners are more difficult to serve."


    The glasses man and the chubby man are silent. Others shake their heads and sigh. It''s not a good job to receive these celebrities.


    The arrival of the plane suddenly sounded, the fat man reminded, "hurry up, they will come out soon, ready."


    Despite some complaints, the eyeglass girl held up her brand. The Chinese and English names of Murphy Stanton and Gail gado were very eye-catching. Anyone who came out of the machine could see them.Maybe there are not many people on this flight, but few people come out. After waiting for a long time, the man with glasses saw two familiar faces. He often watched Hollywood movies, and recognized them as Murphy Stanton and his girlfriend Gail gado.


    "Here we are." The man with glasses reminds his companion.


    As he spoke, the man and the woman came closer and closer. When they saw these two people, including the glasses woman and the slightly fat man, all the staff members who met them were suddenly stunned.


    Gail gado, wearing dark sunglasses and grey body shaping casual clothes, walks in front. Her long legs and thin waist naturally attract everyone''s attention. What''s more remarkable than her figure is the two big bags on her back.


    Behind her, Murphy pushes a cart with two large suitcases on it.


    Everyone looked behind Murphy again, there was nothing, nothing, empty, no one


    "This It''s not scientific. " The eyeglass girl murmured, "how can this be possible?"


    What about the entourage? What about the bodyguards? What about the agent? Why not? Those domestic famous people always come with a team of people. How can such an international director not even have an entourage?


    This is absolutely unscientific!


    In a flash, the two men had come out of the machine, and the chubby man was the first to come back, "what''s the matter? Don''t go and help as soon as possible


    "It''s not reasonable!" Glasses man also murmured.


    The chubby man ignored the man with glasses and took the lead in walking towards Murphy. He was the first to come to Murphy.


    "Hello, director Stanton." He immediately introduced himself, "I am the receptionist of this China US Film Forum..."


    After hearing this, Murphy nodded with a smile and said in Chinese, "Hello, nice to meet you."


    Fat first Leng Leng, and then changed to Chinese, "director Stanton, your Chinese is wonderful."


    He said to the people in the back, "come and help director Stanton and miss gado with their luggage."


    Several people came over, Gail gado waved his hand and said in English, "no, we can do it ourselves."


    Murphy knows that different countries have different customs. It''s the best choice to do as the Romans do. Here, he is always full of enthusiasm for guests. In order to avoid the other party''s feeling that the hospitality is not good, he whispers in Gail gado''s ear. Gail gado nods and gives other luggage to those people except his handbag.


    The group walked towards the outside of the airport. The glasses girl walked beside Gail gado and kept looking back. It seems that they still can''t believe that Murphy and Gail gado are just two people, and there is no other entourage.


    Unable to suppress her curiosity, the eyeglass girl summoned up her courage and asked in a low voice in less proficient English, "miss gado, can I ask you a question?"


    Gail gado turned to her and gave her a smile, which was very easygoing. "Yes."


    The glasses girl said immediately, "you Do you and director Stanton have no entourage? "


    "Attendant?" Gail gado didn''t understand her.


    Originally, Murphy did hire several bodyguards, but did not let them follow. Murphy said that the last thing to consider here was personal safety.


    "I''ll help you with your luggage." The eyeglass girl pointed to the cart.


    "We don''t need it." Gail gado laughed again. "We usually do that."


    Hearing her saying this, the glasses girl looks at Murphy in front of him. He is walking and chatting with the fat man. It seems that there is no airs of a big director.


    Out of the airport, Murphy and Gail gado were sent directly to the peace hotel on the Bund by the reception staff, where the organizers had already made a reservation.


    "Director Stanton, take a break first."


    The fat man and others first sent their luggage to Murphy''s and Gail gado''s suite, and then came down to Murphy who went through some formalities and said, "if you need anything, please call me at any time."


    Murphy nodded and said, "thank you."


    The fat man and the glasses girl leave soon. After going through the formalities, Murphy and Gail gado come to the elevator. When they wait for the elevator, a woman next to them seems to recognize Murphy and mumble Shanghai dialect, but Murphy doesn''t understand. However, seeing the paper and pen taken out by the other party, she knows it''s for signature.


    He and Gail gado signed Shanghai woman''s name one after another. After a while, the elevator arrived.


    Two people entered the elevator, and as there was no one else, Gail gado asked, "aren''t you proficient in Chinese? She doesn''t speak Chinese? "


    "It''s a dialect in Chinese." Murphy simply explained, "this should be a sea woman."


    It seems that Murphy''s mouth to hear some different meaning, Gail gado asked, "Shanghai woman is very special?"


    "It''s special, of course." Murphy shrugged. "Shanghai is an international metropolis. The Aboriginal women living in this city naturally have their pride." (to be continued). )

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    After entering the suite ordered by the organizer, Murphy simply looked around, and then helped Gail gado pack. They continued the topic just now.


    "Every big city girl has her own pride." Gail gado hung his dress in the closet. "For example, girls in New York always like to laugh at girls in Los Angeles. Girls in Los Angeles will laugh at girls from other smaller cities."


    "Regionalism," Murphy said, picking up the shoe box and handing it to Gail gado, "exists everywhere."


    "Is there anyone who discriminates against girls in big cities like Shanghai?" Gail gado took the shoe box and put it on the shoe rack under the dress.


    Murphy shrugged. "Last time I came here for the premiere, I heard a story about Shanghai girl."


    "Oh?" Gail gado was interested. "Tell me."


    "There are only two kinds of people in the world who will go after Americans." Murphy put up two fingers, "Shanghai women and Taliban men."


    Gail gado couldn''t understand this kind of "worshiping foreign countries and fawning on foreign countries" at all. After thinking about it, he asked, "what do you mean? Do Shanghai girls like American men very much? "


    "That''s about it."


    This kind of words explains quite tedious, Murphy simply nodded, continued to help Gail gado carry luggage.


    After packing up, they went to the bathroom to have a simple wash. Murphy was lying with Gail gado in her arms, and soon fell asleep.


    In the following day, Murphy and Gail gado were jet lagged. Before the event, they went to PDX district to have a look. Although the construction has not really started here, the Shanghai Disneyland, which Walt Disney cooperates with here, has been confirmed. In the face of such a huge investment, the films and related peripheral products of Walt Disney in the future will undoubtedly be better than those of other places Other big Hollywood companies can enter this vast market more quickly and easily.


    Even in the future, most of the PG and PG-13 major commercial films of Walt Disney will be released simultaneously in China and the United States.


    In these ways, Walt Disney is ahead of all the Hollywood companies.


    Compared with Disney''s children''s films, it will be extremely difficult for his films to enter the market. It can even be said that as long as the basic standard of scissors remains unchanged, it will be difficult for Murphy''s films to be shown in theaters here, and the distribution of legitimate DVD and Internet versions will also be restricted.


    In fact, most of the films here can only rely on the box office to make profits. The sales of peripheral products can not be ignored, but also very few. This is true for domestic films here and Hollywood films with complete industrial chain in North America and Europe.


    "Strictly speaking..."


    "In the next five years, or even longer, the market here will be closed for me," Murphy told Gail gado on the bus to the venue of the China US film forum


    Gail gado was puzzled. "Honey, why are we here?"


    "This is..." Murphy didn''t know how to say it for a moment. He couldn''t tell the truth. That was too stupid. After hesitating for a while, he said, "it''s a very complicated thing."


    "Well." Gail gado nodded, but did not ask.


    She knows Murphy very well, and has long seen that Murphy has some secrets. No one knows them except himself, but he doesn''t say them, and she never asks, who has no secrets in the world?


    The car drove into a top university in Shanghai, and then stopped in front of an auditorium that can accommodate hundreds of people. Murphy and Gail gado walked in through the side door. In a lounge, they met people from the United States who participated in the Sino US film forum.


    Most of them are not very famous people, with the exception of a fat man.


    "Murphy!"


    The little fat man saw Murphy and immediately stood up to meet him. "It''s great to see you here."


    Then he looked at Gail gado. "It''s better to see a beautiful miss gado!"


    Murphy went over, reached out and shook the little fat man. "Joe, I didn''t expect to meet you here."


    He didn''t know exactly who would attend.


    The short fat man shook hands with Murphy, then with Gail gado politely, and then said, "no way, propaganda needs, Cameron is not willing to participate in this kind of activity, only me."


    The chubby guy is Jon Landau, the producer of Titanic and avatar, and a longtime collaborator of James Cameron.


    Listening to Jon Landau''s words, and also cooperating with 20th century fox, Murphy understands that Jon Landau''s purpose of participating in this activity is not simple. I''m afraid that a considerable part of it is for the upcoming "Avatar".


    After a few words of conversation, someone informed him that a seminar would begin. The Sino US film forum lasted for two weeks. It was impossible for Murphy to stay in the sea for such a long time, so this seminar was the focus of his participation.Led by Murphy and Jon Landau, seven or eight people from American film circles stepped onto the rostrum of the auditorium.


    As soon as they came to the stage, there was a sudden silence in the chaotic auditorium, followed by thunderous applause. Murphy and Gail gado sat in the two adjacent seats, looking down. Not only were the seats full of black people, but also there were people standing in the corridor and aisle.


    These people''s faces look quite young. According to Murphy''s guess, most of them should be students from this university.


    People from the American film circle sat on the left side of the rostrum, opposite the empty seat, and soon sat on the film people from China.


    There are about ten people over there. There are several faces that Murphy is very familiar with, such as Jiang Xiaojun and Feng Daya, who are very recognizable. The others he doesn''t know, should be the same as his own. They may be some playwrights.


    There was another round of applause in the auditorium, but after these people sat down, Murphy found that there were two seats left on their side.


    Gail gado came up and whispered, "there must be some important people who haven''t come, right?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded.


    According to the custom here, there must be another heavyweight who hasn''t arrived.


    The organizer made sufficient preparations in advance. Although the scene was very warm, the order was always very good.


    Then, a man in his sixties came out from the backstage and walked towards the front chair of the row opposite Murphy. This man seemed very unusual. Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun met him with a smile. He just nodded his head with no expression and put on a shelf.


    Murphy didn''t know who he was, and the students didn''t know who he was. When the host introduced "welcome to Cheng Baoguang, honorary vice president of the film association, vice president of the Writers Association, famous playwright and Professor," there was almost no applause.


    There is always talk about seniority here. Murphy immediately knows that this must be a veteran in the industry and has countless ties with the official.


    Cheng Baoguang, a man named Cheng Baoguang, turned to look under the rostrum. He seemed dissatisfied with the sparse applause, and his unhappiness flashed away.


    At this moment, the students under the rostrum suddenly stood up, looking quite excited, and even some people were shouting. Cheng Baoguang was just gratified, thinking that these young people had not forgotten him, a famous figure who specialized in writing red movies and works. Who knows, the shouting came up with applause, which made him embarrassed.


    "Yan Binbin! Bingbin


    Obviously, these shouts and applause are not for Cheng Baoguang.


    Cheng Baoguang turns his head and looks back. A fashionable woman has stepped onto the rostrum, constantly turning around and waving around, causing more enthusiastic responses.


    Thinking of the coldness when she was on stage, and looking at the current craze, Cheng Baoguang was very shameless, especially as the woman turned around, there was almost no cloth on the back of her skirt, and the naked and exposed snow-white skin made him feel rather dazzling.


    At the same time, Cheng Baoguang''s proud self-esteem, which has been held by people in the circle, such as Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun, is stinging.


    When is it that he, as a master, spin, law writer, professor and expert enjoying the national, family and social benefits, can''t compare with a female actor?


    Cheng Baoguang sat on the chair with a gloomy face.


    The atmosphere in the auditorium was high. Someone went over and advised the female star. The female star also knew that the occasion was wrong. She first nodded to the people in Murphy''s row with a smile, then went back to make amends with the people in her row, and sat down in the back chair.


    It took a long time for the staff and hosts of the organizer to make the enthusiastic audience quiet down.


    "She''s very charismatic." Gail gado whispered to Murphy.


    Murphy nodded. "Well."


    Although her works are not popular, she is really on the way to a superstar, which has been criticized by countless people. However, Murphy has been in Hollywood for so many years, and even worse stars have seen her. What she does in Hollywood is nothing at all.


    There are also many Hollywood stars like her who are not popular in their works, such as Jessica Alba, Kate Beckinsale, Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow and so on. They all sound famous, but few of them are really influential. The latter two are better. At least they have won the Oscar, and the former two are well-known here It''s better than North America.


    After the translation was in place, the discussion finally began.


    A bald host with glasses, holding a microphone, stood in the middle of two rows of people. After a long talk, he said, "today we have invited many outstanding film workers from China and the United States to discuss film art together..."


    "We''re talking about film art, right?"


    A slightly old voice interrupted the bald host''s words. The host was embarrassed, but seeing Cheng Baoguang standing up, he had to nod and say, "yes, film art.""Good! Since we are talking about film art... " Cheng Baoguang stretched out his hand and pointed to the back of his row, "what qualifications does a performer have to participate in!" (to be continued). )

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    After all, there are so many people who are going to the forum to discuss the meaning of the words. It''s really hard to know when the words are going to be translated.


    Being called this kind of address, Yan Binbin''s face sinks in an instant. For an actor, especially a star actor, there is almost no difference between pointing his nose and swearing.


    But she can''t attack. Cheng Baoguang''s reputation is not well-known, but her position in the industry is quite high. Her series of red works have been praised by the highest level, and have complicated relations with the government.


    Just enjoying the national, family allowance and subsidy will make many actors give up.


    Bingbin can only endure, anyway, with her face, this kind of accusation is nothing.


    However, this is just the beginning.


    Cheng Baoguang seems to be very dissatisfied. He doesn''t shut up and goes on to say, "such a good academic seminar on film must have the identity threshold of" there are great scholars talking and laughing, and there are no white men coming and going ". It''s just nonsense to force the actors to come in and make a mess."


    That''s a bit wrong. It doesn''t sound like it''s aimed at Yan Binbin. Murphy can see that Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun''s faces on the opposite side are also ugly. After all, they have played more than one role, more than one film, and they can also be classified as "actors".


    But they, like bingbin, obviously have some scruples and can only sit there, doing nothing and saying nothing.


    "Are they fighting against each other?" Gail gado couldn''t understand, but he could see, "what''s going on?"


    Murphy can only judge according to what he sees. Mr. Cheng Baoguang is obviously dissatisfied with the fact that Yan Binbin has robbed himself of the limelight. He deliberately attacks as if his status is unusual. Yan Binbin, Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun can only listen and dare not jump out to fight back.


    Even if you put all this aside, just looking at Cheng Baoguang''s words, this moralist feels that it''s natural for him to regard artists as "actors". The retro and atavistic attitude of "everything is inferior, only reading is high" seems cute and sour in the 21st century.


    He turned his head and looked at the young translator standing behind Gail gado. His face was not full of words. Looking into Cheng Baoguang''s eyes, he seemed to have disdain. Murphy waved and called him over.


    "Who is Cheng Baoguang?" He asked in Chinese.


    "A writer who specializes in red plays and red works." Speaking of this, the translator remembered that Murphy might not be able to understand, and quickly explained in a low voice, "red play is..."


    "I know what it is." Murphy interrupted. "Go on."


    "Well!" The translator nodded, "he wrote a lot of classic red plays, enjoyed special state subsidies, and was praised by the top leaders as a top artist with both virtues and arts."


    Hearing this, Murphy understood that Cheng Baoguang should be an official, and he was famous at the top level. No wonder people like Fu Binbin, Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun don''t fight back.


    Maybe when he was young, Jiang Xiaojun had long been hairy, but he had experienced such ups and downs, and the edges and corners were almost ground.


    Just when Murphy asked questions, the organizer went over and said something to him. He stood up and left the rostrum.


    The unhappiness and unhappiness of bingbin''s departure can be seen by anyone.


    The organizer also found an excuse as soon as possible - bingbin''s fans were too fanatical for safety.


    From the host''s mouth out of such a declaration, also can be regarded as to leave the final face.


    Objectively speaking, any place where there are stars may cause potential small chaos. The enthusiasm of fans gathering together always makes people fear the possibility of losing control. If it''s really out of the comparison between this prediction and their own security ability, the undertaker wants to leave bingbin in order to ensure safety.


    To be honest, it''s not polite, but politeness is more important than safety.


    However, everyone present can see that this is not for safety, but to take care of some people''s seemingly strong but actually fragile self-esteem.


    "I think this man is very annoying! It''s disgusting


    The translator finally found time to say Cheng Baoguang''s words to Gail gado. Gail gado was obviously unhappy, "he''s insulting all the actors!"


    Murphy also heard the English translation just now. The young translator didn''t add to the story, but objectively retelled Cheng Baoguang''s words in proper English.


    Like Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun, the term "actor" makes everyone who has been an actor feel unhappy, and Gail gado is no exception.


    Cheng Baoguang''s face also disgusts Murphy. Such an expert professor is really


    At this moment, Cheng Baoguang''s eyes swept over from this side, and then fixed on Gail gado''s body, in which the disdain and contempt, even the translation behind Gail gado can see.Gail gado, of course, felt it. She turned to Murphy. "Can I talk?"


    "Say whatever you want," Murphy said of course, not to stop her girlfriend. "I''m the one."


    However, even at this time, Gail gado still waited for the host to finish his crosstalk and temporarily enter into a pause to adjust his breathing before he stood up.


    "I''m sorry to interrupt you." Gail gado didn''t have a microphone, so he just raised his voice and said, "someone just spoke freely, and I have a few words to say."


    Murphy stood up to accompany Gail gado, took the initiative to do a Chinese translation, and then looked at the host.


    He is one of the most important guests in this event, and he comes from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. In this country, he will bring some indescribable advantages.


    The host is still hesitating. Jon Landau takes two microphones next to him and hands them to Murphy. Murphy hands another one to Gail gado. Gail gado picks up the microphone and looks at Cheng Baoguang.


    "I can''t agree with what you said just now, sir."


    Gail gado said in front, and Murphy translated it into Chinese. His voice was loud enough to make the whole auditorium hear clearly. "According to common sense, any kind of appellation has different meanings, just as you can call a black man ''African American'' instead of ''nigger''. If you use the latter, you will have to pay a price. Similarly, you can call that young lady an "actor" or an "artist", but you can''t say that she is an "actor". In today''s context, "actor" is a stigmatized term with a clear meaning of derogation and contempt. It is a discriminatory language in the industry. In the United States, she will be prosecuted and may also bear criminal responsibility! "


    Cheng Baoguang listen to these words, long face instantly pulled down, just because of the crime Binbin was forced to leave, to find the self-esteem, almost Gail - gado smashed.


    A person from Hollywood, who blames the film circle here, may be attacked by the crowd in the past, but now the whole audience looks at Cheng Baoguang with a black face, only schadenfreude in their eyes.


    "This woman is good." Jiang Xiaojun leaned up to Feng Daya''s ear and muttered, "I really want to clap her."


    "He should have!" Feng Da Ya whispered back, "someone should treat him well. He knows how to use the official background to bully us. He''s the master from Hollywood. What else can he do?"


    Cheng Baoguang doesn''t seem to know how to refute Gail gado. Use his own identity to suppress it. Will a person from Hollywood eat this?


    He held his breath in his chest for a long time before he said, "you are not qualified to talk to me!"


    "Do I have the right to speak to you?" Murphy''s anger only went up, attacking Gail gadobi, attacking himself, but also making him angry, "Mr. Cheng, I don''t know that I''m qualified to be a film director with..."


    He deliberately accentuated his tone, "do you want to talk to an old artist like you


    Because of Cheng Baoguang''s identity, the filmmakers on this side of the stage can only resist laughing, but the students on the other side of the stage don''t care about it. When they hear the word "virtue and art", they burst into a burst of ironic laughter.


    This is a formal occasion, this kind of irony is not suitable to say too much, want to make their own words stand, it is necessary to put the facts and reason.


    "I can speak fluent Chinese, and I know something about it." Murphy didn''t give Cheng Baoguang a chance to continue to talk. "As far as I know, the identity of performers here has undergone subtle changes. After 1949, artists and many bottom-level workers were grouped together and re included in the ranks of" working people ", because their bottom-level identity was given lofty justice again."


    As Murphy said, he seems to really know this side very well. "With the complete involvement in institutionalization, the individuality of artists has completely disappeared. Instead, they become part of the huge national machine as" performing artists "and are required to be dignified, decent and virtuous."


    It seems to agree with this point of view, only Murphy''s voice echoed at the scene, "this kind of situation without real labor and market pricing creates a state of no hurry and no delay, eliminating secularization desire, which is recognized as the most appropriate style of performance practitioners. But with the rapid development of marketization, artists quickly return to their original working mode and social status, and more importantly, they get rich material returns. This seemingly easy way of acquiring wealth and being sought after by others have created a serious psychological imbalance for many people, especially those whose identities have declined rapidly in the process of marketization. " (to be continued). )

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    Even if Murphy doesn''t say it clearly, everyone can recognize that the psychological imbalance refers to Cheng Baoguang. When the new generation of stars enjoy the applause of the young audience, and they are left out in the cold, his performance is really virtuous and artistic.


    There are always some experts and professors who want to get rid of the secular world in the name of learning, and become the most elegant people in the world. Seriously, when these experts and professors compete for titles, take projects and divide houses, why don''t they want to be outside the secular world and show their integrity with refined elegance?


    Frankly speaking, it''s not good for Murphy to have a conflict with Cheng Baoguang, the so-called "virtuous and artistic" older generation of red artists. No one knows which line the other party is connected with. It''s very difficult for Murphy''s films to enter the cinema market here. If Cheng Baoguang can establish a relationship with the film Bureau, his films will enter the market here in the future It''s going to be harder.


    From the perspective of interests, Murphy should choose to watch, rather than jump out of Cheng Baoguang''s face.


    Some things can''t only consider interests. Murphy is indeed a stakeholder, but as I said before, sometimes interests don''t matter to him. Gail gado''s unhappiness has come out, and of course he won''t keep silent.


    Feng Daya, Jiang Xiaojun and Fu Binbin are afraid of Cheng Baoguang, but Murphy doesn''t have any scruples. Even if Cheng Baoguang has the ability, what can he do? Come and bite him? Or use their so-called high-level relations to embarrass him? If they can move, even if they can, the senior management can''t control them. Even if they are interested in going to complain to aoheitan, it''s useless.


    Cheng Baoguang was livid and could not say a word. The host seemed to want to make a comeback. However, seeing that the speaker was a leading Hollywood director, he didn''t know how to make a comeback for a while.


    The host knows very well in his heart that once he makes mistakes in his speech, he may be promoted to the diplomatic level. Anything involving the diplomatic level is not a small matter for the officials here.


    So he chose to wait and see.


    "Look at that old man''s smelly face, it''s so cool!" Jiang Xiaojun went to Feng Daya''s ear again, and he didn''t hide his feelings at all. "That foreigner said so well!"


    Feng Da Ya nodded gently. "Cheng Bao Guang really thinks he is the king of heaven. Now a foreign master bares his teeth. What can he do?"


    Lose face! Lose face! Cheng Baoguang''s mind is full of these words. He knows what he has to say and do to save face, but what should he say and do?


    He looked up at each other with a high nose and deep eyes


    Since Murphy opened his mouth, he didn''t intend to stop like this. "With the development of society, some people''s psychological imbalance is inevitable, and their way to fight against the imbalance is not to re locate themselves, but to elevate themselves through useless ways of dealing with each other''s stigma."


    He stares at Cheng Baoguang and says, "this time Mr. Cheng calls Miss Fan an actor, it''s just the manifestation of such an unbalanced mentality!"


    Speaking of this, Murphy simply went to the center of the rostrum, faced hundreds of audience below, and said loudly, "these old and young people of the pre market era have created a pure intellectual Utopia in their minds, and preserved their imaginary spiritual chastity like jade. In their hearts, the presence of actors is like a woman in the dust When you enter your own boudoir, the outside world will have doubts about your virginity. "


    There was a burst of laughter, followed by a burst of applause.


    Even kindergarten children know that laughter is for Cheng Baoguang and applause is for Murphy.


    "Good! Well said There are people in the front row cheering loudly, "some people just like to rely on the old to sell the old!"


    "Thank you Murphy first smiles and nods to the audience under the podium, and then says, "these people are about to yell," it''s a mess. It''s bad manners. " In the eyes of some people, it seems that the world should still abide by the principle of hierarchy. "


    He suddenly raised his voice, "excuse me, is this contrary to the spirit of your constitution and the moral norms advocated?"


    Under the podium, there was a tsunami like response, "yes!"


    Feng Daya and Jiang Xiaojun look at each other. In addition to feeling happy, they also feel that this foreigner seems to be very proficient in his own national conditions. He is also very good at bewitching people and easily mobilizes and even controls the audience''s voice.


    "You are the audience of a movie, the audience of a movie. A movie can''t be called a movie without an audience. It can really determine the art of a movie..."


    Murphy pointed to the front, constantly empty point, seems to speak to everyone, "it''s you, it''s you, it''s you, it''s you, it''s an audience like you!"


    These words made the young students'' mood rise instantly, and also made them ignore Murphy''s appearance and stand in the same position with him.


    "You movie audiences are the ones who really judge the art of film." Murphy asked aloud, "I want to ask you, should Mr. Cheng leave?"Hearing Murphy''s words, the host yelled that it was not good. As soon as he wanted to pick up the microphone to speak, there was a uniform voice in the auditorium.


    "Exit! Exit! Exit! Exit! Exit... "


    After seeing Cheng Baoguang''s face turn red, Murphy turns and walks back to see Gail gado look over and squeeze her eyes.


    Gail gado also gives Murphy a look. She knows that Murphy is not that kind of sharp person. Even if she wants to do something, she will not jump to the stage in a hurry. Today, it''s all for her own sake.


    "Exit! Exit! Exit... "


    Once the emotions of the young students are aroused, it is difficult to be suppressed. The whole auditorium is in a mess, and only the voice of Cheng Baoguang''s exit can be heard.


    "Everyone be quiet first!" The host can only stand up and shout into the microphone, "please be quiet!"


    "Exit! Exit! Exit... "


    His voice was completely silenced by the students'' voices.


    The organizers and the film organizers may not want to continue the discussion until now.


    Murphy and Gail gado leave the podium and return to the backstage. While waiting for the vehicles to come, Gail gado can still hear the voices of the students in the auditorium in front of him aiming at Cheng Baoguang.


    "We''re guests, too." She leaned over Murphy and helped him take off his suit coat and put on his original casual coat. "Isn''t that too much?"


    "Nothing." Murphy shook his head, turned and pinched Gail gado''s delicate white face. "Anyone who offends you should go to hell."


    Hearing this, Gail gado felt very sweet. He came over and pecked Murphy''s lips. His right hand slipped down his chest. Two slender white fingers swept the sensitive part intentionally or unintentionally. If it wasn''t for the wrong occasion, she might do more.


    "Let''s go back quickly." Gail gado can''t wait.


    Murphy took out his cell phone and dialed a number. The fat man who had received them knocked on the door and came in. The car was ready.


    On the business bus, Murphy and Gail gado drove back to the peace hotel on the Bund.


    The discussion of the Sino US film forum was temporarily cancelled due to unexpected events. As the organizer did not set a date for the next meeting, Murphy and Gail gado simply put it aside and regarded the trip as a leisure vacation.


    In addition to lingering in the hotel, they also visited several famous cities near Shanghai in the next two days.


    The debate about "actors" was also reported by the media. At that time, not only the ordinary audience but also many media reporters were sitting under the rostrum.


    When playing, Murphy also simply paid attention to this aspect of the news. The voice of the official media was relatively neat. He thought that Cheng Baoguang said that it was wrong to offend Binbin, but he was worse as a Hollywood director. He was arrogant, rude, contemptuous and hurtful


    As reported by the state media, Murphy Stanton is definitely not a good friend here.


    The voice on the Internet is more complicated. There has never been a lack of indignant youth in this land. A foreign director with a deep nose openly provokes and attacks an old artist who is both virtuous and artistic. It is definitely the former''s fault. There are endless abuse words against Murphy.


    Of course, there is no lack of rational voice on the Internet. There is a camera on the spot. Although the official version sent to the Internet was soon deleted due to some pressure, many videos still spread. Most of the netizens who saw these videos also had a lot of people who applauded Murphy.


    In a word, Murphy''s reputation here is mixed, and even more than that, which is inevitable.


    But Murphy doesn''t care too much. The market here is really vast, and any Hollywood company is salivating for it. But for him, this market will have little effect for many years in the future.


    Moreover, the credibility of the official evaluation in the public is not high, which is very similar on both sides of the Pacific.


    After touring around the surrounding cities, Murphy and Gail gado returned to Shanghai and received a notice from the Chinese side that the new seminar would be held in three days, hoping that they could attend on time.


    Along with the invitation letter, there were also some words of persuasion. With a calming attitude, the organizer cancelled Cheng Baoguang''s qualification to participate. However, I also hope that Murphy and Gail gado can be cautious in the next discussion and stop making those voices that hurt the friendship between the two sides.


    "They are restricting freedom of speech!"


    Gail gado is quite dissatisfied with the organizer''s admonition. At the same time, Murphy receives an urgent call from Bill rosis. The wolf of Wall Street has an unexpected situation and needs him to return to North America immediately. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 491

    As soon as he got out of Los Angeles International Airport, Murphy saw Bill Rossi. He and Gail gado got into the business car driven by bill Rossi''s driver, ignored the questions from reporters around him, and sped toward the fox building in Century City.


    In the car, Bill rosis used the fastest speed to tell Murphy the details of the troubles encountered by the wolf of Wall Street.


    It''s not too complicated. The preview of "the wolf of Wall Street" was held before, and the response was quite good. In the 20th century, Fox also launched word-of-mouth propaganda for the preview.


    Everything is going well in this respect.


    Before leaving Los Angeles to attend the Sino US film forum in Shanghai, Murphy sent the edited version of Wall Street wolf to MPAA, which is commonly known as the American Film Association, for review and grading. The scale of the film is large. He and 20th Century Fox did not expect to be Rated PG-13, which is obviously impossible. The original target is r.


    Only in this way can the film be shown on a large scale in North America.


    The trouble lies in the film''s rating. The review committee of the American Film Association issued a warning to 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios at the same time. If the final film remains in the version submitted by Murphy for review, Wall Street wolf can only be rated NC-17!


    This means that the film can not appear in the mainstream cinema, the box office will be completely on the street.


    Although MPAA is not an official organization, it is only an industry association, and film rating has never been written into the specific law, almost all film dealers and cinemas are complying with such industry regulations, including Murphy and Stanton studios.


    Even Ross, who sells drugs and illegal guns, has to follow certain rules, not to mention the legal industry of the film industry.


    Murphy met Carla Firth at Fox house, where she also saw the official announcement about "Wall Street wolf" issued by the American Film Association.


    The content of the notice is very simple. The audit committee of the American Film Association warned him that if he did not delete and modify the "Wall Street wolf" scenes of sex and nudity, the film would be rated NC-17.


    According to the classification system of American films, they will classify films released in cinemas into g-level, pg-level, PG-13 level, r-level and NC-17 level. Among them, grade g stands for films that people of any age can watch, such as "robot story", but NC-17 is the most stringent level in the classification system. Because such films involve sex and violence scenes, people under the age of 17 (including 17) are forbidden to watch.


    Limiting the age of the audience will naturally affect the screening scale and attendance rate of the film. Murphy''s original planning of R level is only restricted level. This level does not completely prohibit people under 17 years old from watching, and the screening scale of the film will not be greatly affected.


    This kind of film covers a wide range, and any film with more action and explosion scenes or more realistic scenes may be rated as this level.


    "The best way is to cut." Carla Firth, holding her chest in both hands, walked back and forth in the office, and said to Murphy, "if you cut down some scenes properly, and the company can think of some ways, the R level will be OK."


    Murphy nodded. "That''s all I can do."


    It''s an industry rule, not a personal force. He''s not stupid enough to ignore the warning from the Motion Picture Association of America. Proper deletion is necessary, but he doesn''t need to delete all large-scale scenes. 20th century fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America and has a certain say in the review and rating.


    Strictly speaking, the American Film Association represents the interests of the six major Hollywood companies. Its main members are Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Sony Columbia, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and 20th century fox.


    From this aspect, we can also see the strength of the six major companies in this industry. As long as we have a normal head, we can see the absurdity of the so-called new companies challenging the status of the six major companies and dominating Hollywood in this era.


    To a certain extent, many of the existing rules of Hollywood movies are made by the six major companies. Within the rules made by others, do you want to defeat them? Nothing else, MPAA is enough.


    It''s true that movies don''t need to be graded. There is no law in the United States to enforce this. However, 99% of North American cinemas will not show movies without grading. There is no box office figure as the basis, and the subsequent peripheral revenue is empty talk.


    Indeed, unlike the scissors on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, MPAA''s grading audit has only one basic standard, which will be criticized by countless people for its high and low performance. However, the audit takes time. MPAA''s audit can be completed in the shortest time or in the longest time, which can easily affect the release and schedule of a film.


    The six major companies rarely use such low-level means, because they can''t use them at all. They firmly control the distribution channels, and this alone can hold the throat of countless small film companies and new film companies.


    In the past two years, Lion Gate has been booming with some fans'' works. Just like DreamWorks in its heyday, it seems that it will become the seventh largest company in Hollywood at any time. However, people at the top of the industry pyramid know that when these fan series are finished, Lion Gate will be beaten back to its original shape, even better than DreamWorks.Murphy clearly remembers that lion gate soon got into a dilemma and even prepared to sell shares to some enterprises across the Pacific in order to obtain the necessary financing.


    "How long can you finish the revision?" Carla Firth looked at Murphy and asked, "do you need to change the schedule?"


    It''s going to be October soon. The film was originally scheduled to be released in early November. If it takes too long to revise, the schedule must be revised ahead of time. We can''t wait for it to be released soon. The revision and review of rating have not been completed yet. It will be ten times more troublesome than it is now to temporarily change the schedule at that time, and it will really affect the box office revenue of the film.


    It''s a big deal for any film to modify the schedule. Murphy thought about it seriously for a while before saying, "well, you can communicate with MPAA to find out which scenes need to be modified."


    Carla Firth nodded. "I''ll take this."


    "Only when you ask about the situation can I decide how to change it."


    For example, the deletion of a movie lens is not just a simple and rude deletion of a sensitive lens. Murphy, from the nearly 1000 minutes of lens material, went through three procedures of initial cutting, fine cutting and review editing, and then came to the conclusion that the film was sent to MPAA for review. There are not only connections between the lens and the lens, but also echoes in many places, even for large-scale lens, some of them are not It''s going to move the whole body.


    If you cut a key shot of the hero and heroine, maybe the whole play and the whole paragraph will have to be edited again.


    Editing is always time-consuming.


    Murphy said to Carla Firth, "I''ve decided how to change it so that I can determine the time needed."


    "That''s good." Kara Firth also knows that it''s not realistic to ask Murphy to give an answer, "Murphy, I''ll contact the company''s representative in MPAA now. Later, you should give me a specific time as soon as possible. "


    "Well." Murphy nodded seriously.


    If the schedule needs to be changed, the earlier the time, the smaller the negative impact.


    If it''s not a last resort, neither Murphy nor 20th century fox want to change the schedule of Wall Street wolf.


    In Hollywood, there has long been a very mature system for film arrangement. Since the dispute over the summer season of Spielberg''s great white shark in 1975, the arrangement of films in various periods every year has become a must-have skill for Hollywood executives and a required course in the competitive market.


    Most of the distribution companies will determine the specific schedule of the blockbuster half a year or even a year ago, so that they have the opportunity to spend more time planning the whole marketing operation strategy. Just like the publicity influence of each Murphy film, they can carefully plan different ways and channels at each time point to build momentum for the film publicity, so as to achieve box office success.


    "Unless you have to," Murphy told Gail gado on the bus back to wave manor, "film companies rarely change their schedules."


    Gail gado nodded and asked, "is there always a reason?"


    She''s on her way to becoming a producer and wants to know enough about every part of the industry.


    "In short, there are two reasons."


    Murphy talked about this from Gail gado''s actual needs. He pointed up a finger and said, "first of all, if the previous schedule has been known by many audiences, changing the schedule will bring them a lot of trouble. The audiences are looking forward to the weekend when they find that the film is delayed. Such disappointment will become a disaster of film public relations through the spread of social networking sites ¡£¡±


    First put up the second finger, Murphy said, "secondly, changing the schedule will make the film''s marketing plan chaotic. Generally, the film will release the trailer a few months before the release, buy out the TV advertisement three or four weeks before the release, and increase the firepower and multi platform publicity a week before the release. The change of schedule will make the film company''s marketing department have to redo the plan, which will consume time and money."


    In any way, Murphy doesn''t want to change the schedule of Wall Street wolf, but many things won''t be changed by his own will. After receiving a fax from Carla Firth, he found that many sensitive scenes involved are more critical. If you delete them directly, it will certainly affect the fluency of the whole scene, and the parts involved in these scenes will be reviewed New clips are inevitable.


    Fortunately, there''s no need to make major adjustments to the whole film, which means that Murphy doesn''t have to spend months editing as he did in post production.


    Call Jody Griffith, Murphy talked with him all morning, determined that the film adjustment will take about 25 days, plus MPAA''s approval rating, "the wolf of Wall Street" would be very unrealistic to release in early November. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 492

    In the post editing room of fox building, Murphy watched the whole movie again against the information provided by Kara Firth, and then turned off the monitor.


    "How''s it going?" Carla Firth is not only the director of fox''s production department, but also the head of the Distribution Department. "Can you give me a specific time?"


    If there is no specific completion time, 20th century fox will not be able to set a clear release date for Wall Street wolf.


    Murphy is very clear that the delay will have an impact on the film. If a new release date is not set as soon as possible to match the most important pre release publicity, "Wall Street wolf" may hit the box office.


    The box office movies don''t need to count on the offline peripheral income. He doesn''t want to spend more than ten or twenty years to recover the cost like some movies.


    "Twenty to twenty-five days!" Murphy thought for a moment and said with certainty, "I promise it won''t be more than 25 days at the most!"


    Carla Firth calculated the time. Now it''s early October, and the release of the film seems to be postponed for at least 20 days.


    "It''s on Thanksgiving." She made a decision at once.


    In the United States, every November "talk about it." Carla Firth is interested.


    Murphy is just a rookie when it comes to the practical ability of publicity, but she knows that Murphy can always put forward some practical suggestions.


    "Send the media announcement to MPAA." Murphy thought for a moment and said, "do you think ''the largest R-rated movie in history'' can be hyped?"


    Carla Firth said, "good idea!" without thinking about it


    She walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "I''ll ask someone to formulate relevant strategies, you have to cooperate."


    Murphy shrugged. "No problem."


    Like ordinary R-rated movies, such as action movies, this is undoubtedly very risky, but "wolf of Wall Street" is not for 17-year-old or even young people. The biggest R-rated movie gimmick in history will attract the attention of many adults.


    Even in North America, large-scale plays are a powerful tool to attract audiences.


    These things will naturally be in the charge of the professional team of 20th century fox. Murphy put more energy on editing, which is almost as expected. This adjustment between him and Jodie Griffith took 23 days and was not announced to be completed until the end of October.


    Then, the wolf of Wall Street was sent to the American Film Association for rating again by 20th century fox. Although the scale of the film is still very large, Murphy showed a positive attitude towards revision. Coupled with the influence of 20th Century Fox within the American Film Association, the film finally got r rating.


    This also means that the last obstacle to landing in the cinema market has been removed.


    In November, fox launched an intensive propaganda campaign for the wolf of Wall Street in the 20th century. The first wave of the campaign was about classification.


    "The reason for the change of Wall Street wolf has been exposed. Murphy Stanton has been warned by the American Film Association because of the large editing scale, and has been forced to adjust the film!"


    Similar news began to circulate in all media and websites related to movies.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film Wall Street wolf broke through the sky and was ordered to change by the American Film Association!"


    "The wolf of Wall Street is forced to change its schedule because of its large scale. Will it become the Waterloo of Murphy Stanton?"


    "The American Film Association has finally decided to punish Murphy Stanton. His new film" the wolf of Wall Street "will become a victim!"


    Although the release time of "the wolf of Wall Street" was forced to be pushed from early November to the end of November, in the early November period, with the fame and strong appeal established by Murphy over the years, as well as the strong operation ability of fox in the 20th century, "the wolf of wall Street" easily occupied the entertainment headlines of many media.


    With the emergence of media hype, there is another propaganda force based on the Internet. They are everywhere in traditional forums and emerging social media, which is a part of the Internet marketing era that no one can ignore.


    The Internet water army, combined with the publicity of fox in the 20th century, spreads all kinds of large-scale news related to Wall Street wolf on the Internet in a unique way, and successfully attracts the attention of fans.


    In the 20th century, fox took the opportunity to hold a trial screening for the latest version of the film, and then twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites were full of relevant news, which was forwarded by countless fans.


    "Many people who saw" Wall Street wolf "at the audition thought it was a bit incredible that the film could get the R rating. There were too many scenes of drug abuse and eroticism in the film."


    "It''s said that Robert Downey, Jr. was very nervous when he was shooting a passion movie with Joanna Linli, a former Bond girl in her sixties, which led to a total of 26 times of shooting that movie."


    "I swear," the wolf of Wall Street "has been used in dialogues so far¡® f@uck ¡¯The most non documentary, this word appeared in the film at least 500 timesThis kind of news spread rapidly and attracted more and more people''s attention. When fox held an audition for "the wolf of Wall Street" again in the 20th century, the number of people who signed up for the audition exceeded the capacity of the audition theater by nearly a thousand times, so they had to choose the audition audience by random selection.


    On the day of the audition, in addition to hundreds of ordinary audiences entering the cinema, there were nearly a thousand people outside, which made many media reporters think that "Wall Street wolf" was released ahead of time.


    It is undeniable that the large-scale lens alone can not completely attract the audience, otherwise there will not be the tragic defeat of the films of "yanwugirl", "yanwugirl" and "instinct 2". For example, if this kind of film really wants to win the public praise and get the continuous attention of the audience, the story content above the level line is the basis.


    There is no doubt that "wolf of Wall Street" has attracted the audience''s story, and the large-scale lens has become the icing on the cake.


    At least that''s what it looks like to adult male audiences.


    "After watching the audition, I found that people around me were as excited as I was, and wanted to find a place to roll my hair!"


    "This life, this rhythm, it''s so cool!"


    As a result, Murphy''s slogan was also released and widely spread on social networks.


    "Wall Street wolf, the largest R-rated film since the establishment of the rating system!"


    Although this slogan can''t be used in movie posters, it has attracted countless eyes once it appears on the Internet.


    The American Film Association has relevant regulations on the official posters and slogans of public films. Some images and slogans with too large scale can not be used, but no one can limit the information released by the water army on the Internet.


    With the passage of time, the influence of Wall Street wolf has spread rapidly, and it has become one of the most anticipated films in the Thanksgiving Christmas season.


    As a big fan of Murphy, Daisy has been paying close attention to the film. Although she didn''t go to the audition because of her work, she sent a question on her Facebook after the news of the biggest R-rated film came out.


    "How big is Wall Street wolf?"


    Less than 20 days before Thanksgiving, she came up with the original question, and a large number of people who participated in the audition filled the reply column with answers.


    "Every word is accompanied by f-point, lu-point, office and prostitutes. It''s a long period of little Robert Downey and his wife''s bed. The most important thing is that Downey keeps calling. Bed!"


    "I think the biggest thing that makes me feel the scale is that Robert Downey, Jr. in the beginning of the film, put ? on ? prostitutes ? women ? and then smoked them, and then beat them after that. Prostitutes, prostitutes and women yell out loud. Sometimes the scale does not mean how much they are exposed, but something that makes people feel more unexpected."


    "It''s not just big, it''s sudden. After three minutes of watching the titles of the production company, my chin almost fell off. I added, "in fact, the scale is very big, but I feel that it is very big with a kind of bad taste."


    "In fact, what I remember most is that little Robert Downey was dropped wax and exploded with candles by a prostitute named Venice. Ju, Downey Are you worthy of your wife? "


    "Whether or not * * can''t be the only standard of scale, it''s mainly the unbridled and random operation in the film, which makes you defenseless."


    Seeing this, Daisy immediately understood that after the violent demolition in "body of steel" was brought to the limit, Murphy wanted to play eroticism into the sky within the rules of classification!


    "I''m looking forward to it!"


    She muttered, turned off the page, and then flipped through Facebook. Suddenly, she found a person''s inside story on the hot spot, which was also related to Murphy! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 493

    Daisy won''t miss any news about Murphy. She just glances at the headline and clicks in.


    "Murphy Stanton is suspected to be secretly investigated by the Los Angeles police, which may involve a number of criminal activities!"


    The news headlines are so creepy that it''s hard to attract Daisy''s attention. However, when she sees the actual content, she still has some feelings about the headlines.


    In the job description column of the owner of the Facebook account that released the news, it was marked as a journalist. Daisy and her party looked at it, but this person did not list any evidence.


    "I have a friend who is an insider in Hollywood. Some time ago, I heard her mention that a Los Angeles County Sheriff came to her and asked her about Murphy Stanton. Although the sheriff didn''t make it clear, he also revealed that Murphy Stanton was involved in a number of criminal investigations, and that he was likely to face greater trouble next."


    Murphy is being investigated by LAPD? Daisy scratched her face to guess the director from the movie. Murphy would be a crime wizard. If he really committed a crime


    Daisy shakes her head and guesses that this is the gossip. After all, someone once said that Murphy was related to the drug trafficking activities in downtown Los Angeles. There was a shooting case in Los Angeles. At that time, many media, especially tabloids, were crazy about it. But in the end, there was no evidence to prove that Murphy was related to this.


    In her opinion, either these things have nothing to do with Murphy, or Murphy is too clever to find evidence.


    Turning off the computer, Daisy raised her face, looked at the dark LCD screen and began to think.


    If the report I just saw is true, what crime will Murphy have to do with? She blinked her eyes. It''s better to use the killing mechanism in the electric saw to kill people. If it''s true, can she form a crime duo with him?


    Although I think so unconsciously, Daisy''s reason tells her that the news is more like the random hype of unscrupulous small media.


    With the release time of "Wall Street wolf" getting closer and closer, Daisy pays close attention to the news related to Murphy every day. More than half a month before the film''s release in North America, she saw the news of the Los Angeles police investigating Murphy from a big newspaper!


    This time, it''s no longer a relevant person''s disclosure or boring speculation. In the report, Jessica chastan directly told reporters that she had received an informal interview from a Los Angeles County police chief, who said to her that he was investigating Murphy Stanton on behalf of Los Angeles police!


    Is Murphy really a criminal genius?


    I don''t know why, the first time Daisy saw the news, she was not angry, but excited, that kind of excitement from the bottom of her heart.


    Better be true! Her inner expectation is not to be told.


    "How are you getting ready?"


    In the garden of the wave manor, Murphy sat down and sipped afternoon tea. He asked Bill rosis, "and Robert."


    Bill rosis put down his white porcelain teacup and said, "don''t worry. Everything is ready. We can put on a reversal at any time."


    Carla Firth, who had just poured herself a cup of tea, looked up at Bill rosis and said, "this reversal makes the best sensation."


    Murphy nodded, and Robert Downey, Jr., sitting next to him, suddenly said, "we''ve all fought for the promotion of Wall Street wolf."


    Everyone laughed. From the initial hype of Robert Downey Jr.''s large-scale play to the fact that Murphy is being investigated by the police, they used almost all the publicity means they could to attract attention.


    Robert Downey, Jr. said to Carla Firth, "this awards season, 20th Century Fox doesn''t invest resources in this film, so we''ll just call."


    "Donny, put your heart back in your stomach." "I''ve got enough support for this film," Carla Firth said with a smile


    At this point, she was the first to stand up and say goodbye. "I''m going to contact Fox''s media to build momentum. Let''s go first."


    It''s not just Fox''s media in the 20th century. It''s the most important publicity campaign before the release of Wall Street wolf. Even News Corp''s multimedia will join in.


    Although these media did not know what happened, they were all asked by the group company to follow up the incident closely.


    On the second day after Murphy was investigated and reported by the Los Angeles police, many media and newspapers across the United States began to focus on this incident, just as they had agreed in advance. Even many tabloids reported the rumors of Murphy before the hype. It seems that the direction of public opinion is very unfavorable to Murphy.


    Even, there are some websites that directly give Murphy the title of "crime director"!


    In the afternoon, the door of Beverly Hills wave manor was blocked by reporters from all media in Los Angeles. Many tabloid reporters and paparazzi tried their best to get into the wave manor. Unfortunately, Gail gado had already prepared to hire a professional security team, and paparazzi could not get in.However, Murphy and Gail gado are completely exposed in front of the camera, and there is no privacy in a short period of time. Some paparazzi specially search the garbage bin near the wave manor, so as to infer the number of intimacy between Murphy and Gail gado according to the number of condoms found.


    This is a problem that almost every celebrity will encounter. Murphy and Gail gado predicted before, and they didn''t bring much trouble to their lives.


    Murphy not only did not avoid, but also a pair of security personnel and grace, accompanied by special out of the gate of the manor, on the matter for an interview.


    Because grace came out first to communicate, when Murphy came out, the scene was a little chaotic, but not out of control.


    However, the reporter''s question is like a Gatling machine gun bullet, frantically sprayed out.


    "Director Stanton, what do you think of the LAPD investigation against you?"


    "It''s been rumored that you''re connected to drug gangs in downtown Los Angeles. Is that true?"


    "Why did the LAPD investigate you? What illegal things did you do?"


    "Will you go to jail for that? Like your good friend Robert Downey Jr


    "Are all the stantons involved in your crime? Will they be investigated by the police? "


    Most journalists are people who are afraid that the world will not be in chaos. They ask questions like Murphy will be in prison for this.


    "Be quiet! Everyone be quiet


    Among the security personnel, there was a man with a very loud voice. Murphy specially equipped him with a high-power loudspeaker. At this time, he cried out, "quiet! be quiet! Everyone be quiet


    When the loud voice was only half heard, the door of wave manor was quiet. All the reporters looked at the security personnel holding the loudspeaker in surprise. The quick responders immediately realized that Murphy might have to respond. They immediately took out the tape recorder or recorder to record the crucial news.


    Murphy took the loudspeaker from the security staff and said calmly, "dear friends from the media industry, I know why you are gathering here this afternoon, but I can''t give you a clear answer, because when I read the news that I was investigated by the Los Angeles police in the newspaper, I was just as shocked and curious as you, and I don''t understand what I did It''s going to be in LAPD''s eye. "


    Speaking of this, the reporter at the door gave out a burst of laughter, and the atmosphere in the field eased down instantly. Then Murphy just made a gesture of pressing his hands down, and the door of the laughing wave manor gradually became quiet again.


    "Now I''m thinking, maybe there''s too much violence and crime in my movies, and the LAPD may be investigating whether I''m guilty of abetting."


    With a little joke, Murphy took a serious attitude and said, "before I came out, my lawyer and agent had rushed to the Los Angeles County Police Department to find out the specific situation. Miss Jessica chastan, who had previously disclosed the news to the media, had been an assistant before. She also told me that it was a sheriff named Gatling Collins who investigated me."


    Countless reporters wrote down the sheriff''s name firmly.


    Finally, Murphy said out loud, "I don''t know whether this investigation is the personal action of sergeant Gatling Collins or the legal action of the police. As long as my lawyer has the latest information, I will update my official social account as soon as possible. Thank you


    With these words, Murphy did not wait for the reporter to ask questions. Under the cover of a pair of security personnel, he quickly returned to the manor.


    "Does the police have any inside information about Murphy''s investigation?"


    Immediately a reporter realized some of the meanings of Murphy''s words, "or is this not a legal action of the police?"


    A fast-moving reporter has picked up the phone and dialed, "go and find out if there is a sheriff named Gatling Collins in the Los Angeles County Police Department right now? If so, I want his details! "


    At the same time, there are meetings within the LAPD.


    "I object to admitting that this is an operation authorized by the police department!"


    At the very front of the conference table, a middle-aged police officer stood up and said in a loud voice, "this is a very stupid act! The whole Los Angeles police are going to be discredited for one''s stupidity! What Gatling Collins investigates is not an ordinary person, but a billionaire and famous director all over the world


    There was silence in the conference room, and everyone knew that these identities and difficulties were equal.


    The middle-aged police officer''s voice was higher, "gentlemen, don''t you think about the consequences? If we admit that we are going to make a series of frauds, with Murphy Stanton''s financial and social influence, we will certainly reflect this situation to other law enforcement departments. Do you want to force all the top officers of the Los Angeles police to resign? "


    One of the officers sitting opposite him sighed and said, "if Gatling Collins is doing what''s right and legal, we can protect him. The problem is that he broke the rules first."


    "This..." Sitting at the front of the conference table, the police chief didn''t want to give up his men, saying, "let''s see the situation and make a decision." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 494

    In today''s era, once the news is exposed and widely concerned, it is very, very difficult to press down. If there is a strong media force behind it, such attractive news will become the focus of social attention in a few days.


    There is no doubt that Murphy''s investigation by the Los Angeles police was soon hyped to the extent of widespread concern.


    After "body of steel", no one would doubt Murphy''s ability and status in Hollywood, as well as the appeal established through nearly a decade of efforts.


    Just like Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and George Lucas, this appeal is not only for the fans, but also for the public and the media.


    Especially the media. In recent years, the media has given Murphy a lot of titles, such as "one of the top ten Hollywood directors since the new century", "leader of the younger generation of Hollywood directors", "the youngest billionaire in the field of directors", "natural winner", "director who can''t make bad movies", "Hollywood''s most personal director in the last 20 years", etc.


    Either of them is dazzling enough to attract wide attention.


    Therefore, there is no doubt about the power of the media in the big news about Murphy.


    Mainstream big media are objective, just reporting what they already know; tabloids and gossip websites are different, they start to ridicule Murphy early, and they are going to have bad luck soon.


    But it''s not up to them if Murphy''s going to have bad luck.


    After a day''s fermentation, this news has become the number one search volume on Google recently, and the number one tweet and Facebook have been forwarded in the past 24 hours!


    It can be said that the purpose of the first round of publicity and speculation has been achieved.


    Later, Bill rosis, Murphy''s agent, and Robert, a lawyer, jointly convened a news conference at the Death Star Building in Century City, officially announcing that according to what they learned, the Los Angeles police investigation into Murphy was illegal and not in accordance with the regulations, and was promoted by some other people.


    They also announced on behalf of Murphy that they would file a complaint with the state prosecutor''s office about the incident and have already called the FBI.


    The media reporters suddenly blow up their nest. In today''s judicial justice era, the Los Angeles Police dare to openly and illegally investigate a famous director and public figure. This It''s a big news that can shake the whole country and the whole world!


    As for whether this will smear the face of the United States, no reporters care. What they need is sensational news. The leading role of the news is the authority of the government, which can attract more attention.


    For the sake of publicity, Murphy and 20th Century Fox have decided to stimulate the mood of the whole society.


    In many government departments, the police direction has been the focus of media attention in recent years, especially in recent years, there have been many shooting incidents, and many media are staring at every move of the police, and everyone from slums to high-end residential areas is now very clear that the American police have done a lot of dirty things under the banner of the rule of law.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that in most parts of the United States, the police have a bad reputation at all.


    In the next few days, California prosecutors officially launched an investigation into the Los Angeles police. A head of the Los Angeles Police Department admitted that the Los Angeles County Police Department had never decided to investigate Murphy.


    As the key figure leading to the incident, Jessica chastan received a joint interview with many media, which is a very rare treatment for her now.


    "The sergeant Gatling Collins who met me at that time was a person. The place we met was not a police station, but a coffee shop. I didn''t know much about the law in this respect. He showed his identification at that time, and I thought he was a legal investigation. Relevant legal documents? No, I''m sure he didn''t show it to me! Yes, I''m quite sure he didn''t show anything legal. "


    Although this will definitely put her on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police, Jessica chastan is very clear that this is good for her career in Hollywood. Not to mention that her name and pictures will be frequently published by various media in this incident, just defending Hollywood directors will win a lot of favor in the film circle.


    any circles will always show a consistent position in the face of external forces. Today, the police will secretly investigate Murphy, and tomorrow they will be directed at another director or producer. This position is undoubtedly the right choice.


    Media reporters are basically looking forward to big news. Now that they have big news, they don''t need to arouse their enthusiasm at all. In the 20th century, fox''s media only give a little guidance, and other media follow up like a swarm. Reporters and paparazzi can be seen everywhere in Los Angeles where they can relate to the police.


    Even Robert did not use the evidence in his hand, the media reporters obtained a series of hard evidence that Gatling Collins secretly and illegally investigated Murphy.


    "According to our news, Murphy Stanton recently accepted the Federal Bureau of investigation and California prosecutors asked, the impact of the incident is growing, I do not know whether it will affect his new film" Wall Street wolf. "


    Along with Murphy''s name is frequently mentioned in the media, as well as "Wall Street wolf"."Murphy Stanton is involved in the Los Angeles Police Scandal, and the future of Wall Street wolf is unclear."


    "During the filming of Wall Street wolf, Murphy Stanton was illegally investigated by the Los Angeles police. It is very likely that there are still behind the scenes in this incident..."


    Along with Murphy and the Los Angeles police, "the wolf of Wall Street" has also become a social hot spot.


    With the passage of time, whether it is the direction of public opinion or the results of the investigation, it is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Los Angeles police. Murphy and Wall Street wolf occupy the first place in the Google search list for five consecutive days!


    Even o''heitan in the White House, at a recent White House news conference, expressed his views on the incident, saying that judicial justice is one of the cornerstones of the founding of the United States, and the law should first protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people.


    Although such words don''t play a very important role, and aoheitan can''t actually manage California, his special talk about it has undoubtedly further increased his attention.


    Not only in the United States, but also with the Internet and TV programs, the incident spread to the whole world. In a short time, Murphy Stanton became one of the most mentioned names. Four days before Thanksgiving, some media got data from twitter and Facebook. According to the report, Murphy has become the most fans in the world just because social media pays attention to the number of users He is one of the five men in the world, and the only one of them is male!


    In a short period of time, Murphy''s popularity is the same, and more people pay attention to his works.


    In less than 10 days since the outbreak of this incident, the online pay per click of all films directed by Murphy in the past has soared, DVD sales have suddenly increased by 45%, and rental income has directly doubled.


    Compared with the media, because of the classification of internal opinions, the Los Angeles police has always been silent and has never given any positive response to the outside world.


    "Since the police dare to do it, they should bear the responsibility!"


    In Los Angeles, Daisy stands up on the back of a pickup truck, looks at the dark crowd in front of her, holds up her megaphone and yells, "guys, we''re going to the Los Angeles County Police Department to protest! We may face the explosion-proof police, there may be tear gas, but for Murphy, are you afraid? "


    "We are not afraid!"


    Following Daisy, the latest IMDB discussion group took the lead in yelling, "we''re not afraid!"


    Daisy yelled again, "are you afraid?"


    "We are not afraid!" Led by the discussion group, hundreds of people roared together, "we are not afraid!"


    "We''re going to protest to the police! The police have to apologize to Murphy! "


    After that, people from the Murphy Stanton fan association in Los Angeles distributed the flags, slogans, posters and other items made in advance.


    Led by Daisy and the director of the Murphy Stanton fan association in Los Angeles, the hundreds of people marched toward the nearby Los Angeles County police station, accompanied by dozens of reporters and cameramen sent by 20th century fox.


    Of course, the police are indispensable for such gatherings, but with the attention of many media, they can not do much except to maintain normal order.


    "There won''t be explosion-proof police, there won''t be tear gas."


    The head of the Murphy Stanton fan association in Los Angeles whispered to Daisy as he walked, "I''ve got definite information that the position of the high-level Los Angeles police on this incident is divided."


    Daisy understood immediately, "so they couldn''t make the same voice all the time?"


    The person in charge nodded, "it should be like this."


    In view of the fact that someone specially disclosed information to himself, he can feel that this incident is quite complicated, not as simple as it seems. It seems that there is an invisible big hand controlling all this. The Los Angeles police are like a marionette and can only be manipulated.


    But what does it matter to you? He shakes his head, supports the director he likes, and relies on the fan association to earn a lot of extra money. That''s what matters to him.


    Meanwhile, Murphy and Gail gado are sitting in the garden, drinking tea and chatting.


    "The protest team should be approaching the LAPD, right?" Gail gado looked in the direction of the LAPD and said, "don''t you worry?"


    "What are you worried about?" Murphy shook his head and said, "Robert''s message is that the internal opinions of the police are very different. They are divided. The people supported by Robert''s law firm also want to use this incident for their own interests."


    In fact, just like the other side of the Pacific, those large law firms also have complicated relationships within the law enforcement and judicial departments.


    Murphy also looked over there, "protest can attract more attention." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 495

    As the director of the fan association said, when she arrived near the gate of the Los Angeles County police station, Daisy didn''t see the riot police in the brigade, let alone tear gas. While a large number of media reporters were accompanying and filming, only some ordinary police were waiting for them to maintain order.


    Hundreds of people were blocked in front of the police station as banners were printed, protest posters were raised, and occasionally slogans were chanted in support of Murphy.


    However, reminded by the director of the fan association, both members of the IMDB Murphy Stanton discussion group convened by Daisy and other Murphy fans who came here spontaneously were more restrained. They did not make any excessive moves except for banners, posters and slogans.


    As time goes on, more and more people joined in the protest. At the beginning, the people who joined in the protest were mostly Murphy''s fans. Behind them, many human rights organizations also became part of the protest. The slogan of the protest was no longer just for Murphy. People like freedom and democracy were also held up by these people.


    In just one day, more than 2500 people sat in front of the Los Angeles County police station to protest, and the number of media reporters concerned rose to more than 100. Fox TV and CNN news directly drove the live TV van to the front of the Los Angeles County police station.


    At the same time, California''s prosecutors showed super high efficiency. After nearly ten days of investigation, they officially announced that the investigation of Murphy by Sheriff Gatling Collins, a subordinate of the Los Angeles Police Department, had not gone through any formal and legal procedures. It was a violation of police regulations and civil rights.


    After the results of the survey were released, it caused a big stir in Hollywood. Such a thing can happen to Murphy today, and it may also happen to them tomorrow.


    Hollywood stars and celebrities, on their social accounts, denounced the Los Angeles Police''s behavior. Some big stars, such as Robert Downey Jr. and Leonardo DiCaprio, called on Hollywood to hold a public protest.


    Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio is almost the first time to stand in support of Murphy''s camp.


    The reason is simple. He obviously wants to ease the relationship with Murphy.


    The situation of "wolf of Wall Street" can''t be reversed again. Leonardo DiCaprio can''t get any profit from this project, so naturally he won''t conflict with Murphy any more. It''s not only Murphy''s unwillingness to do something that doesn''t benefit, but also Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Now that the previous events have passed, for future consideration, he certainly does not want to completely quarrel with Murphy. It is necessary to release goodwill and ease the relationship between the two sides in some ways.


    Murphy doesn''t have time to pay attention to Leonardo DiCaprio. With the release of Wall Street wolf coming soon, he and Gail gado fly to New York to prepare for the film''s premiere.


    It''s a film about Wall Street, and the premiere was held again at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Art Center.


    Unlike the relatively small production cost of 80 million US dollars, the wolf of Wall Street has attracted wide attention from the public to the media. The event called "investigation gate" by many media has fully met the expectations of Murphy and 20th century fox.


    Murphy and Gail gado arrived in Manhattan ahead of time, didn''t go to the hotel, and for the first time they officially stayed in the newly decorated upper east side apartment. However, in New York, Murphy is still paying attention to the situation in Los Angeles. Whether through the news media or bill rosis, they can understand some of the latest situation.


    Once things rise to the height of freedom and democracy, it''s not so easy to completely calm down. The number of people protesting in front of the Los Angeles County Police Department is increasing almost every day, and quickly spread to the whole world through the news media, and then aroused widespread attention.


    This "investigation gate" incident is no longer limited between the police and Hollywood, and has become a hot topic of public concern.


    Due to the internal division, the Los Angeles police have been unable to come up with a completely unified voice. Under the pressure of the public, prosecutors, lawyers and many other levels, the attitude of the Los Angeles police who originally supported Gatling Collins has quietly changed.


    It''s not the only thing on the other side of the Pacific to do about "giving up troops to protect commanders.".


    "You put a lot of pressure on the entire Los Angeles police force!"


    In a luxurious office, the director in glasses looked at Gatling Collins, who was promoted by himself, and said, "who are you going to investigate? You have to target a person who is famous in the United States?"


    Even if he is only famous, he is still very rich. In this country, money means a lot of things. And through what happened during this period, he can see clearly that the young Hollywood director has been tied up with some media groups, which is a community of interests.


    The police may not be afraid of them. The problem is that there are also many people in favor of them in the police station


    Thinking of this, he shook his head. "Stupid! What a fool you areGatling Collins stood there with his head down, not saying a word. During this period of time, he was under great pressure and almost became a mouse exposed to the sun. Everyone chased and yelled. If he didn''t hide in time, he would be torn up and eaten by those crazy fans of Murphy Stanton.


    Well Plus those reporters who are afraid that the United States is not chaotic enough, he will not even have any bones left.


    "What do you think?"


    Hearing the director''s words, Gatling Collins raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot and white, as if he were a teenager.


    "I will be responsible for..."


    "Are you in charge?"


    Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by the director who was suddenly furious. The director helped his glasses, stood up, put his hands on the desk, and scolded angrily, "can you bear the responsibility? Now, California prosecutors, the top law firms in the United States, the Federal Bureau of investigation in Los Angeles, and the governor''s office are exerting tremendous pressure on us! "


    The director straightened up, walked back and forth for two steps, pointed to the outside of the office and said aloud, "are you responsible for the thousands of protestors outside?"


    "The current governor has called me three times to inquire about the specific situation!" The more the director said, "did you know he was born in Hollywood?"


    Finally, he looked at Gatling Collins and said, "without any evidence and high-level support, you little Sheriff dare to investigate people who should not be provoked!"


    Today, how can Gatling Collins not know that his impulsive behavior has caused great trouble!


    "But..." What else does he want to say.


    "No, but!" The director raised his hand and interrupted him. "Whenever there is a little evidence, we will not let Murphy Stanton go, but we have no evidence that Murphy Stanton did those things in those years!"


    Some words, he will not say clearly that those things did not happen during his term of office. Why should he investigate a person who would bring great trouble to himself for something without any evidence.


    The law does say fair and just, but there will always be some bias in terms of money, fame and interests.


    "In this way," the director suppressed his anger, and now his anger can''t solve the problem at all. "You hand in a resignation report, and I''ll find a way to transfer you to the police stations in other cities when this matter is over."


    "I..." Gatling Collins opened his mouth and was interrupted by the director. "That''s it. You can do it as soon as possible."


    After a look at the director, Gatling Collins knew that things could not turn around. He gently nodded his head and walked out of the office.


    Out of the office door, Gatling Collins suddenly thought, he still has a large amount of mortgage to pay, lost his job, mortgage how to do?


    He wrote a resignation report as fast as he could, and then left the police station through the back door, ready to go home to avoid the limelight. The mortgage problem can only be solved when it subsides.


    Two days before the premiere of Wall Street wolf in North America, Murphy got news from Bill rosis. Los Angeles police called a press conference on the same day and made the first official public response, saying that there was indeed a Gatling Collins sergeant who was illegally investigating Murphy, but this was only his personal behavior. The police did not know the situation. At present, Gatling Collins is still in the process of investigation He has also resigned.


    Although this public response could not completely quell the "investigation gate", it also calmed many people''s emotions, especially gave Murphy an account. News from the Los Angeles police through some channels showed that they had given up Gatling Collins.


    "Will he do something impulsive?"


    In the cloakroom, Gail gado tied Murphy''s bow tie and said, "a former sheriff, if..."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy picked up the black jacket and put it on. "He didn''t have the time, he didn''t have the energy. He will be overwhelmed by the investigations of the California prosecutors, the FBI and the Department of justice alone. Robert is constantly exerting pressure. Strictly speaking, Gatling Collins has been involved in duty crimes. "


    Murphy doesn''t know much about this aspect of the law, and it''s not very clear which party should be responsible for the investigation of the criminal acts that Gatling Collins may be involved in. However, Robert told him that the other party can''t withdraw completely.


    That''s enough for him.


    However, just in case, Gail gado invited the former bodyguards back again. Although Murphy didn''t care, she didn''t dare to let him take any risks and gave them a long-term appointment.


    After dressing up, Murphy and Gail gado get on the Bentley car driven by the bodyguard and head for the Lincoln Art Center. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 496

    Today''s Lincoln Art Center is packed with people. Countless fans and journalists gather in front of the State Theater in New York. Every time they see a star walking on the red carpet, there are always bursts of cheers.


    "There are so many people here today."


    Standing in the media area, Morrison Cole, a reporter from the New York Times, told Amanda Djoko, a reporter from the New York Post, "there are at least thousands of fans coming."


    Amanda Djoko threw his brown ponytail behind his shoulder and said, "it''s still for safety. Didn''t you see it when you came in? On the outskirts of Lincoln Art Center, there are tens of thousands of people, all of them with the slogan of supporting Murphy Stanton. "


    "Fox was brilliant in the 20th century." Morrison Cole asked, "Amanda, the New York Post and 20th Century Fox belong to News Corp. do you have any inside information?"


    Amanda Djoko shook his head, "I''m not very clear about the details, but the newspaper has received instructions from the group company, let''s focus on this incident."


    They are all old journalists who have been engaged in the news industry for many years. Even without any factual basis, sometimes they can feel that there is a certain connection behind some hot news events. When they can''t see the truth behind the scenes, they just need to see who is the real beneficiary of the event, and they can guess some.


    There is no doubt that "the wolf of Wall Street" and Murphy Stanton are the biggest beneficiaries of this "investigation gate", especially "the wolf of Wall Street", which is not a special commercial theme, can attract the attention of more than 500 media from all over the world at its premiere, which can not help but benefit a lot.


    But this kind of thing will only exist in people''s hearts. Neither Morrison Cole nor Amanda Djoko can easily say it. Now the public opinion in the United States is on the side of Murphy Stanton, which is very unwise to go against the mainstream public opinion.


    "The North American box office and even the overseas box office of Wall Street wolf should not be a problem."


    Looking at a black Bentley parked in front of the red carpet, Amanda Djoko said, "I just don''t know if I can get hundreds of millions of dollars in the end."


    Morrison Cole nodded and said, "Murphy Stanton is a natural winner."


    "Is there a natural winner?" Amanda Djoko didn''t agree with Morrison Cole. He watched Murphy Stanton lead his beautiful and tall girlfriend to the red carpet and said, "it''s all his efforts."


    Morrison Cole smiles and doesn''t speak any more. As Murphy Stanton and Gail gado get closer and closer, the media area packed with hundreds of people is boiling. He also raises his camera in the middle to take a picture of the most famous couple in the United States in the last half month.


    These two people walk on the red carpet faster than ordinary stars. They soon walk into the interview area. Like other reporters, Morrison Cole and Amanda Djoko rush to these two people. Even if they can''t get close to them, they have to listen to what they say.


    "Be quiet! Be quiet


    A staff member behind Murphy kept shouting to maintain order, and four bodyguards also formed a human wall to keep Murphy and Gail gado firmly behind.


    However, there are too many reporters coming here today. The scene seems a little chaotic. After a while, it was a little quiet.


    With the support of the staff, some reporters finally asked questions in order of priority.


    "Director Stanton, I''m Morrison Cole from the New York Times."


    Taking advantage of the confusion, Morrison Cole, who crowded in front of him, asked aloud through the security personnel and Murphy''s bodyguard, "what do you think of the illegal investigation of you by the Los Angeles police?"


    Hearing this question, Murphy pondered a little and said, "it makes me understand one thing. The world is not as clean as I imagined. But only when I know ugliness, can I understand what is beautiful and cherish it more."


    On the question of "investigation gate", Murphy''s answers are very sharp. This is not the other side of the Pacific Ocean, which stresses modesty and the doctrine of the mean. Being bullied to the head, Murphy has to say something that doesn''t matter. That way, he will only be regarded as a soft egg, and more people will come to trouble later.


    Hollywood and even any business circle are full of intriguing competition. Those who want to get ahead of them can not be white saints, nor can they completely avoid being taken as articles about things they have done. When someone writes a composition, it will bring a completely different result to be tough and to be a modest saint.


    The latter is undoubtedly more likely to cause more trouble than the former.


    "Murphy, I''m Emile Ferrara from the Los Angeles Times."


    A female reporter tried her best to get her recorder closer to Murphy and asked, "the pre-sale of Wall Street wolf has reached $27.2 million, setting a record for R-rated films. What do you think?""Thank you for your support." Murphy said solemnly, "I will work harder to make the films you like."


    By noon today, tickets for the first weekend of "Wall Street wolf" had sold for $27.2 million in advance. That is to say, in any case, the box office of the film will not be lower than that.


    This can be said to be the most direct feedback from the "survey gate". There are still some that can be revealed later.


    For example, due to the large scale of the film and the relatively small audience of its subject matter, the number of theaters fox contacted in the early 20th century was only 3560. However, after the fermentation of "investigation gate", several major commercial theaters in the North American cinema alliance increased the number of theaters showing "Wall Street wolf". Although the total number did not exceed 4000, there were 3950.


    This is the highest number of premiere theaters that R-rated movies have been able to get in recent years.


    After the reporter''s interview, there were some routine activities. After the crew took photos together, Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Jonah hill, James Franco and Seth Logan walked towards the State Theater of New York.


    "You''ve helped so much with our business."


    James Franco sighed and said to Murphy, "we can''t do anything about you except to say something in line with your position."


    Murphy patted him on the shoulder. "We don''t have to talk about it."


    "Yes." Jonah Hill said, "I can''t help you with Murphy, but I''ll be his as long as he needs it!"


    "Screw you!" Robert Downey, Jr. gave Jonah hill a nudge. "What does Murphy want with your fat body?"


    Seth Logan deliberately said, "you can squeeze oil."


    Murphy and the others burst out laughing at the same time. While laughing, they also walked into the front hall of New York State Theater, where many people had gathered.


    "What are you laughing at, so happy?" Carla Firth and Megan Ellison came together. "Don''t you share?"


    Jonah Hill shook his head busily. "No, absolutely not. It''s not something to share."


    He changed into a mysterious tone. "It''s a secret between stantons!"


    "What else do you have?" Megan Ellison came up and said, "don''t say it now, waiting for a book in the future?"


    "That''s a good idea." Jonah Hill immediately widened his eyes. "In the future I can


    Pointing to Murphy and James Franco, he said, "write about you in the book and I''ll have my pension."


    Several people laughed again. After laughing, they gradually dispersed. Megan Ellison said something to Murphy and was ready to leave. Murphy suddenly thought of something and stopped her.


    "Wait, Megan."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Megan Ellison stopped, turned back and asked, "anything else, Murphy?"


    In fact, she really wants to trouble herself when Murphy has something to do. In this way, it means that she can continue to cooperate in the future.


    A fool doesn''t want to cooperate with Murphy Stanton. If you look at the pre-sale of Wall Street wolf, it almost indicates that the film will be successful. The only question is how much profit it will make.


    "Introduce someone to you." Murphy first said to Megan Ellison, then to Gail gado, "help me get Jessica chastan."


    Just now, he saw a red haired Jessica chastan, not far from the left. He wanted to come and say hello to him. When he saw someone nearby, he was waiting there.


    Gail gado nodded, walked a few steps to Jessica chastan, muttered, Jessica chastan followed her back.


    "Jesse, introduce a friend to you." Murphy said directly, "this is Megan Ellison. Although she is young, she is an excellent film investor."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Jessica chastan immediately understood that Murphy was helping her.


    Murphy also introduced Megan Ellison, "this is Jessica chastan, who was my assistant at the beginning, a very good actress."


    Two women said hello, and Megan Ellison said, "I know you. You starred in Murphy''s planet of terror."


    Jessica chastan helped. Naturally, Murphy will not forget that he has a good reputation in this respect, which is why Jessica chastanken fell back on him, because she knows that what she has done can be rewarded.


    Murphy said to Megan Ellison, "I heard that you are going to invest in several projects. If you have the right role, don''t forget Jesse."


    Megan Ellison smiles. "No problem."


    Jessica chastan quickly said, "thank you."


    Murphy nodded to Jessica chastan and said, "time''s up. Let''s go in."The screening of Wall Street wolf is about to begin. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 497

    The premiere in New York has just begun, and more than 3000 advance shows across the United States have come to the end. After countless scenes of nudity, drugs, sex and betrayal, Jordan Belfort is finally arrested by the police. Justice seems to be about to be done, and the law will also play its due role.


    However, as Jordan Belfort betrayed Doni Azov and others who had been in prison for only 22 months, Jordan Belfort came out and became a lecturer who taught sales techniques. It seems that he has changed his ways and become a good man.


    But Murphy is not Martin Scorsese, and has been in a row with Jordan Belfort. Of course, he won''t be gilded. As early as before preparing the script, people found a lot of material with practical evidence, and put it into the film.


    So, after two and a half hours of screening, the last ten minutes of the movie are still about betrayal, and Jordan Belford is still a complete jerk.


    He wanted to repay the client who cheated at the beginning, but the income from his speech was transferred through multiple channels, which led to the investigation of the US Department of justice and the Federal Bureau of investigation. In the face of lawyers and the FBI, Jordan Belfort was still the guy full of lies and was fined by the Department of justice.


    The film ends in a trial of Jordan Belfort with an additional penalty.


    In court, Jordan Belfort made a solemn claim that he would not let money occupy his head. He admitted that he was a new man after he was sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2004.


    "We are not the product of our past mistakes, but the result of learning from them. I''m not happy to think that I used to be a bad person, but my original intention is not to be a bad person. " Jordan Belfort pleaded in court, "on Wall Street, it''s easy for you to get out of touch with what you''ve done. I shouldn''t take other people''s opinions seriously, but I know I''m a good person, so I really mind


    But the prosecution''s lawyer scoffed at Jordan Belfort''s remarks and retorted, "if you want to portray yourself as an honest person who just does the wrong little thing, you are very wrong. Jordan Belfort, you''re a guy who''s been waking up every morning for years thinking, "what bad can I do today?"


    The FBI agent who testified in court also said, "I have met bad people who have done bad things, and good people who have made mistakes but will not make them again. Jordan Belfort is obviously a pure bad person."


    This ending almost gives Jordan Belfort a certain sex, and Murphy is not afraid of Jordan Belfort''s trouble, because this is the real scene in the trial of additional fine after Jordan Belfort''s release from prison. Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox have obtained the relevant legal authorization.


    Although the scene of taking over the court at the end defines Jordan Belfort''s life after he is released from prison as still a jerk, generally speaking, Murphy does not stand on any position in the film, does not criticize Jordan Belfort clearly, and does not praise the honest FBI agent. In this aspect, it is more like a documentary, floating everything with a real and extraordinary lens Hua was in the bag, aiming the bag at the audience, so all the corrupt things on the surface poured out, completely drowning the audience in the nearly three hours of film length.


    "Human nature is driven by money to wolf nature," Todd McCarthy, a Hollywood Reporter columnist, wrote in his little book at the end of the show. "This is the story of human instinct of desire conquering rationality."


    After leaving the cinema, Todd McCarthy immediately rushed back to his studio and updated his social media for the first time.


    "In terms of comedy effect, visual effect, plot arrangement and performance, Murphy Stanton''s Wall Street wolf is absolutely worthy of his great fame. Some people may think that the scale of the film is too large, but the money, beauty and drugs are the core and soul of the film. Wall Street''s craze for money is also like its dependence on drugs, rather than on drugs The dependence on drugs and the temptation of beauty are not progressive relationships, which not only constructs the corrupt life of wall street people, but also highlights their wolf nature. "


    " the wolf of Wall Street is a bloody knife that completely abandons warmth and chicken soup in the 21st century. Murphy Stanton uses it to pierce the flashiness and stab the evil heart of the times. "


    After tweeting and Facebook, Todd McCarthy wandered on these two social networking sites. Unlike those obstinate film critics, although he is older, he also knows that if professional film critics don''t want to be eliminated in this era of instant information sharing, they have to keep up with the pace of social development.


    Todd McCarthy is not the only film critic with such insight. He soon saw film reviews from his peers on social networking sites.


    "In the film" wolf of Wall Street ", Murphy Stanton''s lens is accurate, luxurious, but not pretentious; the scheduling is exquisite, entertaining, but not frivolous; the picture is bold, the visual impact is strong, but not superficial, which pushes the mood of the film to climax again and again.""We can''t help crying out for these advantages of hitting the heart. Despite the large-scale lens, I''m going to embrace the movie, Murphy and Downey. Who says that if we face the greedy desire and the dripping evil, we can''t make a good movie?"


    Even critics of the cynical new Yorker have praised Murphy Stanton and the film.


    Todd McCarthy continued to browse the social networking sites of his peers he followed. He saw his old friend Kenneth Turan, a full-time film critic for the Los Angeles Times, also update Facebook.


    "After watching the wolf of Wall Street, I''m afraid the most talked about scenes are those showing the crowd of the elite club of Wall Street. That''s right. Murphy Stanton has a wonderful rhythm between these colorful scenes. One little climax is pushed to another, and all kinds of nudity, dew and ugliness are shown naked, naked and undisguised. These beauties and ugliness come together to form a huge chorus of absurdity. One suite goes into the next. It is dark, humorous, exciting and full of entertainment effect. "


    Obviously, he also takes a positive attitude towards Murphy Stanton''s film.


    Finally, Todd McCarthy opened Roger Abbott''s official blog. He didn''t have much hope. After all, Roger Abbott''s health has been getting worse and worse in the past two years. Unexpectedly, Roger Abbott, who has been recuperating, also watched Wall Street wolf and updated his official blog as soon as possible five minutes ago Blog.


    Of course, he also knows that behind Roger Abbott, there is a whole team of support. The film review may not really come from Roger Abbott, but it will be watched by him. It also represents the view of the winner of the Pulitzer Prize.


    "It''s an atypical Murphy Stanton film, full of passion and energy, and a magical black comedy: swift, funny and extremely despicable."


    "In the film, young Murphy Stanton describes the crazy and greedy life of Wall Street stockbrokers with realistic techniques, and Robert Downey Jr.''s indulgent passionate performance shows the ugly side of wall street full of sex and drugs to the audience without any guarantee, which makes the film as long as nearly three hours full of many climactic wildness and distortion, which makes people feel sad I''m fascinated by it. "


    "In addition, under the ingenious lens of Murphy Stanton, Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill mix the scene of drug abuse with music, which is full of mischievous fun. Their absurd and exaggerated behaviors caused by drug abuse make the film crazy to the extreme, and also make people experience the shocking effect of roller coaster in three hours of watching experience."


    "On the whole, Murphy Stanton''s new film is worth a thumbs up!"


    After watching Roger Abbott''s film review, Todd McCarthy thought that the recent series of public opinion related to Murphy Stanton could arouse Luo Abbott to watch it for the first time, which is not very strange.


    During this period of time, a series of disturbances, coupled with the original appeal of Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., as well as a series of regular publicity of fox in the 20th century, the wolf of Wall Street attracted a large number of audiences to watch in the cinema on the premiere day. Although Murphy has not got the specific statistics, he returned to the cinema after the premiere After his apartment on the east side, Gail gado showed him the latest news from twitter and Facebook, two social networking sites that were almost wiped out by "Wall Street wolf".


    "I never thought that Murphy''s" wolf of Wall Street "would be so interesting, such as the direct and rude erotic party life, the drug use culture in the industry, several new drug use experiences, and Robert Downey''s crazy prodigal performance, which is afraid of waking up and taking drugs. Those speeches vividly show the super leadership and appeal of the characters. These elements make the film full of super power High entertainment, at least for me, is worth the aftertaste. "


    "This film can see that from the director Murphy Stanton to the stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill, they are almost crazy. This is probably the one that Murphy uses faker most, and the scale of dialogue and content breaks through the sky. No wonder the first version will be NC-17. The tone of the whole film is consistent with the propaganda. What an incredible life and a group of people! Five stars for directors and actors


    "This biography is a crazy comedy, not a kind of shit, but a kind of noble erosion. The director is Murphy! Most of the time in front of the film is the erosive life of this group of people, from the beginning of Wall Street to the end of prison, how the desire expands step by step, how the human nature degenerates a little bit. Also, you never have to expect to see the right three views from Murphy''s films, and what you want to learn... " (to be continued). )

 Chapter 498

    "The early evaluation is very good."


    Murphy looked at the computer, Gail gado has been brushing the latest Apple phone, "a lot of praise on the Internet."


    She leaned over to Murphy and said, "now the rotten tomato has collected 45 professional reviews with 92% freshness and an average of 8.9 points. IMDB has 8250 users, currently 9.1. "


    "Not bad." Murphy nodded.


    Gail gado added, "both the number of IMDB users and the number of professional film reviewers have exceeded the number of the previous film in the same period."


    In this case, Gail gado is not hard to come to a conclusion, "based on this calculation, the audience watching" Wall Street wolf "is much more than" shameless bastard "


    Murphy shrugged. "Otherwise, how much of our operation would have been useless."


    That is to say, Gail gado is very clear that the use of "investigation gate" hype can really attract people, but can not get so much praise.


    They didn''t sleep. After taking a bath, they sat in front of the computer until midnight. Then Murphy got a call from Kara Firth.


    "I see."


    Kara Firth over there just said a word, and Murphy nodded and hung up.


    See Murphy put down the phone, Gail - gado some anxious asked, "is the advance of the box office statistics out?"


    "Fox got the rough statistics in the 20th century." Murphy didn''t beat around the Bush and said, "it''s about $9.4 million, and the difference won''t be more than $200000."


    "Good!" Gail gado sighed with relief. "If we calculate by this figure, it should not be too difficult for the first weekend box office of Wall Street wolf to exceed 50 million dollars."


    Fifty million dollars is only Fox''s expectation for the first week of the 20th century. In fact, after the pre-sale of movie tickets for the first weekend, everyone knows that this figure is just a trifle for the wolf of Wall Street.


    Of course, no one expects the box office of such a film to break through the $100 million mark in the first weekend. There is basically no such opportunity for R-rated films and Wall Street themes.


    Gail gado is still calculating the box office of the first weekend of the film in North America based on word-of-mouth and advance box office. Murphy suddenly holds her up and walks towards the bedroom.


    "You..." Gail gado grabbed Murphy''s neck and asked, "what are you going to do?"


    "Honey," Murphy kicked open the bedroom door, "don''t you think we should celebrate?"


    "Good!" Gail gado gave Murphy a strong kiss, then leaned up to his ear and said seductively, "there''s a candle in the bedside cupboard on the left. You light it."


    "With pleasure."


    Manhattan is still brightly lit at night. For entertainment on this island, the difference between day and night is not so obvious. On many commercial streets, Manhattan has a large number of 24-hour cinemas. Although it is late at night, there are an endless stream of people entering these cinemas, of which more than 80% of the audience has only one goal¡ª¡ª Wolf of Wall Street!


    From Friday morning the next day, the North American film market, which seemed to be in a limited depression throughout November, finally ushered in a burst of time. The cinemas with better locations in North America were not crowded with audiences, but there were also an endless stream of people going in and out to buy tickets and watch movies. According to the data that Fox kept spreading to Murphy in the 20th century, most of the audience chose this day It''s all Wall Street wolf.


    By Friday night, Murphy got the latest statistics. At present, the film arrangement rate of Wall Street wolf in North American cinemas is as high as 54%, the attendance rate is 33% on average, and the ticket purchase rate of audience cinemas is more than 50%!


    There is no doubt that "Wall Street wolf" dominated the North American cinema market on this day.


    So when Gail gado saw an excellent box office statistics express on Saturday morning, he didn''t feel surprised at all.


    "The wolf of Wall Street grossed $31.6 million at 3960 theaters in North America on Friday, making it the top box office in North America on Friday, far exceeding expectations!"


    Just seeing the title of the box office express, Gail gado felt comfortable from the top to the bottom of her feet, which reminds her of Murphy''s fast-paced sprint on it last night and the stimulation of dripping wax oil on her chest. She is just as comfortable!


    "In the fourth week of November, the North American film market ushered in Murphy Stanton''s" Wall Street wolf ", a blockbuster film. The film''s box office performance also swept the weak state of the North American film market from early September to now."


    "The wolf of Wall Street, released by 20th century fox, grossed US $31.6 million at 3960 cinemas in North America on Friday, which was the top box office in North America on Friday, far exceeding expectations. Moreover, the cinema score of the movie was a +. According to the prediction of cinema score, the total box office in North America is expected to reach US $70 million in the first weekend. According to this rhythm, the movie is expected to be a success "The wolf of the street" will be Murphy Stanton''s third best film in the first weekend, just after "body of steel" and "dead man."Seeing this, Gail gado gently rubbed her body, and suddenly had a burning feeling. This feeling was very strange. First, she felt pain. Then she thought of the pattern Murphy played on her body, and produced a kind of unspeakable excitement. In the excitement, she aftertasted the taste of last night, and even her soul seemed to tremble.


    Gail gado, close your eyes. Maybe you can play more tricks with Murphy later?


    People are group animals, especially when choosing movies, they always follow blindly. The better the box office of a movie, the more audience it will attract.


    This is not Murphy''s point of view. The conformity effect can be explained in many disciplines. In marketing and psychology, it is a kind of blind behavior of following others unconsciously. Most ordinary people in the world will be affected by the conformity effect. In a big environment, they will be influenced by most people and lead to following the crowd.


    But in today''s age of highly fluent information, in order to make some people who are not interested in the movie enter the cinema, the wolf of Wall Street needs not only high box office, but also excellent word-of-mouth, especially the word-of-mouth that obviously belongs to the ordinary audience.


    The strategy of word-of-mouth marketing is very important after the release of a film. Murphy and 20th Century Fox know this very well. Therefore, they focus on the social network with more and more users, and combine the traditional blogs, forums and professional websites of the Internet to continuously launch the word-of-mouth offensive, and let the audience praise the film and continue to win Appear in front of more Internet users.


    A blog article published by ordinary audience has become the focus of fox''s promotion in the 20th century.


    "On the second day of Thanksgiving, I went to the cinema with my girlfriend and chose Murphy Stanton''s new film Wall Street wolf. When I saw the trailer before, I thought it would be a gorgeous commercial film. After watching it, I found that it was a biography film. The biography film was based on the Autobiography of Jordan Belfort, a wonderful stockbroker on Wall Street I''m going to talk about some of the highlights of the film


    "It''s nearly three hours long, but there''s no urine in the whole process, and each laughs. From the script, shooting technique, script, camera performance and the performance of each actor, Murphy Stanton makes the film appear very "rigorous" exaggeration. It won''t be long before it makes the audience laugh, but it''s not abrupt and promotes the development of the plot. Robert Downey Jr.''s passionate performance will make people forget that he once played Tony Stark, the iron man, and other actors It''s the stantons, it''s Christopher waltz, it''s the people who are playing with their lives to make sure that every character is in the right place


    "The film has gone from director, screenwriter to every actor: Murphy Stanton uses the most of his career as a director f@uck And sex, ooxx lens is about to catch up with the length of A. film. Naked scenes, Robert Downey Jr. and his rich body performance, super large lines, red face and blue veins, n times all. Naked out of the country, and ooxx scenes didn''t use doubles. Moreover, there are many scenes of drug abuse in the film, I think they can choke the actors, ooxx scenes can kill the actors.... "


    "It''s really a miracle that this piece is rated as R rather than NC-17. It''s full of drugs, money laundering, unreserved sex, gay, alcohol, luxury cars, helicopters, and private yachts. It''s a Wall Street jackal."


    "In a word, Murphy Stanton has brought another marvelous film. He and his films are wonderful flowers that I love very much."


    Now that the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis has not been completely eliminated, Wall Street is undoubtedly the focus of public attention. In the 20th century, fox will naturally not forget to drag wall street into the water to attract more attention.


    "This is a masterpiece by Murphy Stanton on behalf of countless people who have been cheated and abducted by Wall Street against Wall Street and American financiers and financial institutions. It also inherits the excellent tradition of his previous works: beating the face to death, leaving no room."


    "It has to be said that Murphy Stanton has created a new genre of black humor face slapping, which can be said to have achieved a new height in criticizing the face slapping activities of Wall Street, financiers and financial institutions."


    "In addition, when you watch the film, whether you regard the wolf of Wall Street as a political film or a biography film, it has a very brilliant place."


    The high first day box office and excellent word-of-mouth are constantly attracting people to watch in cinemas, especially those passers-by, who also buy tickets one after another. But the scale and plot of the film are here. With the increase of passers-by, it is impossible for everyone to think it is a good film.


    In a cinema on Long Island, New York, just after the screening of "the wolf of Wall Street", a gray haired member of the Academy stood up, completely ignoring the presence of many other audiences, and directly scolded, "Murphy Stanton, I''m really ashamed of you!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 499

    The audience in the screening hall has not finished yet. The words of the former Hollywood producer, Steve pound, immediately attracted a lot of hostile eyes. Knowing that this is not a place for him to abuse wantonly, he quickly left the cinema and drove home as fast as he could.


    As a member of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, although Steve pound is in his seventies, unlike those who like to vote with his feet, he always cherishes his Oscar votes and goes to see the Oscar candidates every year.


    The impact of the Oscar Awards is a series of projects. At the beginning of the project, a film often decides whether it is aimed at the award season. If it wants to make a difference in the award season, the producers and distributors will definitely invite the judges of the Oscars to enter the cinema after the film is released, and the judges of the Oscars will also enjoy free tickets, if the weight is heavy enough If the judges, there will also be studios who will send the copies or DVDs of the participating films to them early.


    This can be said to be the entry condition for awards. Even if the judges vote with their feet, the films that the judges have never heard of will not be nominated.


    Steve pound is old enough to go to the cinema in person, but he is not a core member of the Academy.


    However, Steve Pound himself never saw it that way. He actively participated in every year''s Oscar from nomination to final evaluation.


    After receiving the invitation from 20th century fox, he went into the cinema specially, only to see the film. Instead of surprise, he felt angry. A famous American director, who was praised by numerous media and fans, and highly praised by the industry, actually made such a shameless film!


    Yes, Steve pound thinks the film is completely shameless. What is Murphy Stanton preaching?


    He is indeed a typical black style film, and the value orientation in the film is not so correct, but it is not as devious as "the wolf of Wall Street"!


    Steve pound turned on his computer, quickly updated his twitter, and wrote a big article, which focused on two points: after three hours of torture and making such a film, I feel ashamed for you!


    Although he is not a core member of the Academy, Steve Pound''s age and qualifications are listed here. He also has a wide network of relationships in Hollywood. As soon as the film reviews are published, they are forwarded by many people.


    With more and more passers-by watching Wall Street wolf, some negative comments inevitably begin to appear on the Internet.


    "The wolf of Wall Street is the worst movie I''ve ever seen!"


    "Apart from the fact that the director and leading role of this film are big names, it''s a super bad film. It has no connotation, negative energy and * * lens. It''s totally social pollution. I can''t figure out how my iron man Tony Stark would choose such a script."


    These voices quickly attracted the attention of the media. As one of the purposes of "Wall Street wolf" is to focus on the award season and the Oscars, Steve pound is not the only Oscar judge invited by 20th century fox to the cinema for free. Other Oscars also dislike the film.


    Especially in Los Angeles, on Saturday night, a special Oscar show was held in prime time. Many Oscar judges who knew each other watched the film together in a cinema in Beverly Hills, directly turning the show into a special show for middle-aged and elderly people.


    When Dale was close to 70, she was "three years old" when she was interviewed by the media.


    Adele also said that many of the Oscar judges, including her, didn''t like the film, but she also admitted that other Oscar judges gave applause when they showed it. The video of


    ''s interview appeared on the top of woodlouse oil and was forwarded by many viewers who didn''t love Wall Street wolf and Oscar judges.


    The rise of social networks not only facilitates the topic of film production and publicity, but also facilitates the rapid spread of good word-of-mouth.


    In the same way, if there is any adverse sound to the film, it can often be spread out at the first time.


    Forty or fifty Oscar judges have published or forwarded the negative comments of Wall Street wolf through social networking sites, and their avatars show that almost all of them are gray haired elders.


    Such comments were naturally seen by the media everywhere. By Sunday morning, some paper media had carried out comments and reports on the matter.


    "The good news is that in one day on Saturday, Wall Street wolf got 27.4 million dollars."


    In the restaurant on the upper east side, Gail gado put his breakfast in front of Murphy and sat opposite him with his porcelain plate. Looking at the newspaper in front of the plate, he said, "the bad news is that negative comments have spread through social networking sites, and our online water army can''t be controlled.""It doesn''t matter." Murphy nodded, cut off a piece of fried egg, put it in his mouth and said, "it''s delicious."


    "Thank you." Gail gado laughed sweetly.


    Murphy said while eating, "it''s no longer faster than before. The news on the Internet has spread faster. It''s really instant sharing, and we can''t affect all social networking sites."


    Gail gado shrugged, stuffed a piece of vegetable into her mouth and swallowed it without knowing what it was like. Fortunately, she has been used to this diet for so many years.


    After eating half of the vegetable salad, Gail gado looked at the front newspaper, pushed it to Murphy''s side and said, "have a look."


    Putting down the knife and fork, Murphy took the newspaper and scanned it quickly.


    "The wolf of Wall Street, directed by Murphy Stanton, has been released, and a special film tour has been specially arranged in Los Angeles, where the Oscar judges gather, in order to build momentum for next year''s grand prize competition. Unexpectedly, this screening has been criticized by the Oscar judges, and quite a number of Oscar judges are very dissatisfied with the scene of abusive remarks and drug abuse In view of this situation, the Oscar progress of Wall Street wolf is quite uncertain... "


    After watching these, Murphy can''t help shaking his head. It''s just dozens of Oscar judges. The number of judges who give the film high praise is more than ten times of these people.


    After breakfast, he saw more negative comments on the Internet. For those conservatives, "the wolf of Wall Street" is definitely a hard to swallow poison.


    The conservative media, film critics and Oscar judges believe that "Wall Street wolf" is an extravagant "crazy show", "starts with a group of demons, and constantly rushes to the crazier limit", "the whole film is a disgusting scene, constantly repeated".


    Later, when Murphy went to a propaganda activity, he was interviewed by reporters on this matter.


    "The film itself just shows the experience and behavior of the character as original as possible, and objectively describes the process of all this without any sympathy or criticism."


    In the face of a large number of reporters, he did not think there was a problem with the film. "The characters in the film are just like that: they do everything evil and are extravagant and corrupt, and they never feel that they have done anything wrong, and they are not willing to apologize for their behavior. My team and I do not want to use the traditional method to make the film and tell such a story And I hope that through the experience of watching the film, I can bring the audience into that experience, and then wake up at the end and realize the final destruction. "


    Murphy is not surprised that "wolf of Wall Street" has been treated like this. Now the Academy Awards judges are more aging and conservative. According to the analysis of the Los Angeles Times, the average age of 6028 Academy Awards judges this year has risen from 62 to 63, and the aging trend has intensified.


    Frankly speaking, his new film is nearly three hours long, and there are many scenes of abusive remarks and drug use. For some old-fashioned Oscar judges, it seems too disharmonious to be recognized by them.


    However, this does not mean that the journey of Wall Street wolf to the Olympics is broken ahead of time. On the one hand, the Oscars are constantly adding new blood, and there are also many people who enjoy such films.


    On the other hand, it''s not the first time that Murphy''s films have been publicly denounced at the screening of Oscars. Previous films have also been criticized for being too violent and dark, but this time it''s a little loud.


    When a reporter asked about the excessive scale of the film, Murphy said frankly, "this film is not for 14-year-old children, it will not meet everyone''s taste."


    More and more reporters gathered around him. A bodyguard came to remind him that Murphy was ready to leave. Just as he was about to get on the bus, a reporter with a "Los Angeles Times" sign on his chest got in front of him.


    "Hello, director Stanton. I''m Amanda Ferrara, the reporter who interviewed you at the premiere."


    The female reporter put the microphone in front of Murphy for the first time. Murphy nodded without expression. It was so chaotic at the premiere. How could he remember who she was.


    As if afraid that Murphy would run away, the female reporter quickly asked in a loud voice, "what do you think of the shame of some Oscar judges and Film Academy members criticizing your film?"


    "The reason why the judges shrugged their hands is that they didn''t want to explore the dark side of life," Murphy said


    With that, he stopped giving reporters the chance to ask questions and turned to get into the car.


    It''s true that there are Oscar judges attacking him, but there are still a large number of people supporting him and the Wall Street wolf. (to be continued). £©For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.

 Chapter 500

    At the present stage of Murphy, there are some things that he doesn''t need to do in person, such as this kind of negative news. As long as it appears on the Internet or any other media, naturally his supporters will refute it. These supporters are not only a huge fan group, but also a large number of professional film critics.


    No one can deny that in today''s increasingly homogeneous Hollywood films, Murphy, a very stylized director, is the favorite of many professional film critics and the conscience of Hollywood commercial films.


    With the proper operation of CAA and 20th century fox, these people will naturally stand up and help Murphy.


    Just when the negative news flooded the media, Roger Albert''s partner Richard lope published a commentary in support of Murphy and the wolf of Wall Street on behalf of him and Roger Albert in the column "Roger Albert and lope see the film".


    In response to Murphy''s attack, Richard ropey published a book entitled "this is why we can''t have good movies: the Oscar judges'' anger at the Wall Street wolf", in which he wrote: "the Oscar Awards will never return to the golden age of the 1960s and 1970s. Now all members of the Academy of film arts and sciences are beginning to be cautious Conservative, safe and politically correct. Although several excellent works have been selected in recent years, this is also an extremely individual phenomenon. This film award still focuses too much on the works showing the goodness of human nature. "


    "Does Wall Street wolf react disgustingly? Damn, those things must be disgusting, but it has nothing to do with the movie and Murphy Stanton, because this movie shows the extravagant life of American billionaires. Isn''t it disgusting for these billionaires to earn money from the middle class? The mistake of the Academy Awards is that the judges believe that movies should be an ideal version of life, rather than exploring the dark side of human nature. That''s why it''s increasingly difficult for us to see good movies in this era. "


    "In this way, owning Murphy Stanton and his movies is the luck of the times."


    With Richard lope leading on behalf of Roger Abbott, more film critics began to stand up for Murphy, such as the new Yorker, who has always mocked the world with a sharp attitude, and also published a column review for this.


    "Behind the ostentation, extravagance and absurdity, Murphy Stanton gives" the wolf of Wall Street "more realistic critical significance. The film is full of cynicism about today''s money society. It seems that there is a problem in the value orientation. In fact, many things are worth thinking about."


    "What the film shows is the United States. As long as you have money, all legal, illegal, moral, immoral, beneficial, harmful, normal and abnormal, as long as you need it, you can get it. This is the American dream now. As long as you have money, you can have what you want, as long as you have money!"


    "This is the so-called American dream. Murphy Stanton takes off his bright appearance to let people see what''s inside. Many people are greedy, so Jordan Belfort can make a fortune. If these people are not greedy, how can Jordan Belford take advantage of it? If Jordan Belfort is not greedy, how can he find these greedy customers? The American dream is to make all people greedy and greedy for money. They have nothing but the smell of US dollars. "


    "With money, Jordan Belfort has nothing to do every day except sex and drugs."


    "This is the American style of drunkard, all kinds of drugs, grils, alcohol and parties. This is the way of life of the young rich in the United States. They don''t use the money to do more useful things, and their image is not as tall as the legend. The film also mentions the reasons why these rich people donate money to charity organizations, just because they think it''s fun or even better Just do whatever you want, but the money he donates is just a drop in the bucket. "


    "Murphy Stanton wants to tell you through this film that this is the world you yearn for: America and the American dream. You have a good look. Open your eyes and see what kind of world this is. This TM is a world that abandons all morality, ethics, faithfulness and ideals. If you want to come to this world, cocaine and other things are indispensable. It''s still a dream It''s entry-level. There are many things behind it. "


    "So it''s really sad to live in a country like ours!"


    Seeing the comments on the new Yorker, Murphy can only say that there are 100 Hamlets in 100 people''s hearts, and everyone''s understanding of the film is different.


    Compared with these professional film critics with big brain holes, the ideas of Murphy''s die hard fans are much simpler. Murphy''s films are always good. Some people don''t understand or think it''s not good. That''s because of the IQ problem, not the film problem. To oppose Murphy and his films is to fight against these fan groups.


    The Murphy Stanton fan association in Los Angeles, like the Murphy Stanton discussion group in IMDB, is the largest team organization supporting Murphy in North America. However, unlike the latter, which is loosely connected by the Internet, the former has a more rigorous structure. The head of the association not only has a close relationship with CAA, but also has a different organization outside Beverly Hills The big fan association is resident in the office.These seem to be spontaneous organization of fans, but the back is not as simple as the surface.


    "Now there are a lot of people in black Murphy, especially those self righteous Oscar judges!"


    In the office, the head of the Murphy Stanton fan association in Los Angeles said to a dozen core members, "we can''t just sit back and let it go. We have to fight back."


    "Yes


    A young man looked quite angry. "We must fight back!"


    Others echoed.


    "In this way, we don''t have a say in professional reviews, so we leave it to the media and film critics who support Murphy."


    The person in charge looked at his subordinates and said very seriously, "after you go back, mobilize as many fans as possible to publish comments supporting Murphy and" Wall Street wolf "on Internet forums, portals, rotten tomatoes, IMDB and other websites, especially social networking sites. The more the better, the more powerful the better!"


    "No problem."


    "Leave it to us."


    "Don''t worry, we''ve all started."


    More than a dozen core members seem to be quite active, even more concerned about their own family affairs.


    After explaining the matters needing attention, the person in charge said, "don''t hurry to leave for a while. We''ll have lunch together at noon and take away your activity funds by the way."


    Those people all laughed happily.


    After lunch, they also received funds for the activities. These people were full of fighting power. They immediately launched fans and became active on the whole Internet with social networking sites as the center.


    The head of Murphy''s fan association also went to the war in person.


    "I really admire Murphy. In nearly three hours, the camera and little Robert Downey are as crazy as dozing off drugs. All kinds of wine and meat, all kinds of drunkenness, all kinds of extravagance, all kinds of drug abuse, basically can''t speak without XXX, all kinds of lack of integrity, all kinds of no lower limit!"


    "I feel like I''ve gone through a complete depravity with Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. in the whole movie. No wonder some Oscar judges are so uncomfortable after watching it that they criticize Murphy and say it''s disgraceful. In fact, I can think of Murphy''s arrogance when he sees these attacks. He will be absolutely proud of it, because it means he''s not old, because he''s not conservative A society sings praises, because he can always be acutely aware of the dark side of the country, because he dares to put this side in front of everyone


    "It seems that Murphy''s pursuit of selfishness and despondency is the test of many people''s greed and desperation when they see the film. In fact, the test of Murphy''s pursuit of selfishness and desperation is that many people can''t see it on the surface


    "In a word, the best movie I''ve seen in the past six months is" the wolf of Wall Street ". Although the scenes of doing. Love, group. P and taking drugs account for nearly half of the total, only one¡® f@uck ¡¯I''ve said it hundreds of times, but it''s indispensable! "


    "I don''t understand why so many people criticize this film. You say this film is full of poison and sex and lacks criticism? wrong! This film is full of drugs, money and body, so it is particularly critical! It deeply reflects the alienation of human beings! "


    In just one afternoon, the voice of cheering for Murphy on the Internet, just like the professional film critics in today''s newspapers, showed an overwhelming advantage. The most direct response was the score of IMDB. In just a few hours, the wolf of Wall Street had thousands of more than nine scores, which directly raised the score from 8.7 to 8.9.


    Different from the online water army, these scores come from many old qualified accounts. Even if IMDB goes to screen, it can''t pick out any problems, because they all come from real fans.


    Of course, among the cheers, the voices of black Murphy and Wall Street wolf will not disappear.


    To be honest, everyone and things, some people like it, others don''t. the stars are public figures, and the directors have gradually come to the stage. Some people like their films, and naturally some people don''t like them.


    But this time, black Murphy, especially Wall Street wolf, is a little loud.


    "It''s not normal this time."


    On Sunday night, bill rossis went to Murphy and said, "black you and Wall Street wolf don''t sound spontaneous."


    "Not spontaneously formed?" Murphy immediately grasped the key of bill Rossi''s words, "is that organized?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 501

    This circle is full of disputes. No one can tell whose interests may be touched by a big sale of a film. As Bill rosis said, this is not a spontaneous smear case. This circle is neither the first time nor the last time. No one can count how many times it has appeared since Hollywood was soaked by business.


    For example, Taylor Swift, whom he once met, everyone knows that countless dog blood incidents happened between him and Katie Perry later.


    Of course, it''s hard for others to say whether the two people really discredit each other or reach a tacit understanding, deliberately hype and create topics.


    Murphy suddenly thought of a person, "bill, could it be Leonardo DiCaprio?"


    People like him never mind seeing the fierce competition in Hollywood with the worst eyes, and the experience of these years also tells him that this is by no means a pure circle.


    It''s true that this idea is suspicious, but the sage''s idea is definitely not suitable for Hollywood.


    "I don''t think so." Bill rosis shook his head. "As far as I know, Leonardo DiCaprio wants to repair his relationship with you, and he doesn''t have any competition with you in this award season. There''s no profit in doing such a thing."


    Murphy thought for a moment, nodded his head and agreed with bill rossis.


    The contradiction between him and Leonardo DiCaprio is not a dispute of morale, but a dispute of interests.


    Bill rosis took a piece of information from his briefcase and handed it to Murphy. "I guess it''s someone who''s also interested in nominating for the Oscars, who belongs to a professional black powder."


    When Murphy took over the information, he said, "these are some of the negative comments I''ve collected recently, which are very similar to the handwriting of professional black powder."


    After opening the information, Murphy quickly browsed it. Unlike the spontaneous voices of those who don''t like his films on the Internet, these negative comments are not abusive, but are analyzed one by one, which seems very convincing.


    "The wolf of Wall Street is a lousy film. I have a reason to say that!"


    "The first is the script. The theme chosen by Murphy Stanton is very good, but there is no starting and ending story, and there is no final outbreak. It tells the life of a stock swindler flatly."


    "The second is the soundtrack. None of the soundtracks are brilliant, or even bad. This is the weakness of all Murphy Stanton films."


    "And then there are supporting roles. They find a lot of cute characters who look like doughnuts to play supporting roles, and make a movie full of money crimes into a comedy of losers."


    "There are also lines. The lines of Robert Tang''s speech are really wordy. It''s not that shouting loudly can set off emotions on the scene."


    "The last is the boring voice over, which interprets the inner state from time to time. It''s not like Murphy Stanton''s style. I don''t know which literary director is coming..."


    Just read a few, Murphy agreed with Bill rosis, "where''s our fan team?"


    The best way for this kind of thing is not for the main creator to jump out and say something, which will only make it more and more dark, but for the general public to stand up and suppress these negative news with a higher voice.


    "I''ve asked the company to notify the Los Angeles fan association." Bill rossis said, "they''ve launched it today."


    Murphy nodded. "Can you find out who raised the black powder?"


    Bill rosis shook his head. "It''s hard."


    Holding up her chin with one hand, Murphy began to think. Now the times are different, do you want to set up a more professional black powder team?


    Most of the directors in Hollywood stand in front of the big black stars, according to their understanding.


    Most well-known figures in Hollywood are well-known. In this case, whether they like it or not in the public will be magnified infinitely. The expression of "don''t like" in various words is black powder.


    However, not all black powder is what Murphy calls professional black powder.


    For example, passers-by black, the other side of the Pacific also known as keyboard man, this group is relatively large, black celebrities to a bit arbitrary. For example, if a friend of a public figure dies and the public figure doesn''t post a blog or tweet to mourn, the strong moral sense in the hearts of passers-by will drive him to severely condemn the public figure.


    Of course, there is no principle for passers-by to be black. Once the limelight turns, they can turn black into powder. Relatively speaking, their combat effectiveness is not strong.


    There is also a kind of professional black, which is powerful and can be divided into several categories. First, they can''t control their aversion to a certain celebrity. They are spontaneous, organized and planned to blacken the stars. For example, he often gives malicious bad comments on the star''s works to guide passers-by by with negative comments, or makes a detailed analysis of a celebrity''s past history, which can be called "Sherlock Holmes" in the black and pink world.


    The other is the professional black this time. This is the fighter in the black powder. They often collect money to do business and do assembly line work. When they receive money from the gold owner, they pour dirty water according to the instructions of the gold owner.No one usually pays attention to this profession. Many people think that whether it''s black powder or iron powder, it''s naturally formed. In fact, it''s not. As Murphy only knows, there are thousands of people engaged in similar professions in Los Angeles.


    Several thousand refers not to the quantity of black powder or iron powder, but to the head of this kind of studio, which can also be called powder head.


    On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, there is a saying that if you are willing to work hard, even if you are a black powder, you will be able to make a career.


    For example, Bill rosis once mentioned to Gail gado that it''s not uncommon in the black and pink world to earn more than 100000 dollars a month.


    The business scope of most black fans highly coincides with the topic of Hollywood celebrities on social networking sites. For professional black fans, a comment or a forwarding is about 20 cents. If you add some opinions and some literary talent, the charge is about 50 cents.


    Although the unit price is low, it''s better than the business volume. Don''t forget, this is the angel city full of stars. You can meet some famous Hollywood actors in a slightly better location.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, black powder has become an industrial chain. Once the business reaches a certain number, some professional black powder heads will not do it by themselves, and will pull some offline, often with students in school.


    First of all, they make up a copy, go offline, take tasks from various information groups, distribute them to various communities, and both sides settle their wages according to the workload.


    There are usually hundreds of offline accounts with strong "combat effectiveness". Although they can only get a few cents by sending one, they can still earn tens to hundreds of dollars a day.


    This kind of black powder looks good, but it''s not safe. It''s likely to be exposed and lead to a fire.


    As a result, Hollywood''s first-line stars with strong financial resources almost all raise "professional" black fans.


    The black powder hired with money is not easy to use. There is also the risk of being exposed. Therefore, it has long been an open secret in the Hollywood circle to "support" the black powder troops.


    For example, some stars will spend money to raise some close fans to carry out the work of black powder on their behalf, which can save costs and make it harder to get caught.


    This kind of fans have a clear division of labor. Some of them will sneak into the fans of their competitors to spy on the military situation and sow dissension. The most important thing is to grasp some tricks and use them as black materials. Others will organize their fans to go to forums and social networking sites to black competitors.


    Just like black Murphy and Wall Street wolf, abuse is the most low-end means. They usually have a special person to collect black materials, organize people with writing style to write long articles, throw out a topic, and then arrange follow-up, targeted disclosure, and guide passers-by.


    Then, Murphy and bill - rosis exchange their ideas, Bill - rosis think that it is necessary to raise black powder.


    "With the rapid development of social networks, the Internet has become a completely uncontrollable element." He gave his own advice, "even if you don''t take the initiative to attack others, raise some black powder, at least when attacked by competitors, quickly do Internet crisis public relations."


    Bill rosis pauses for a moment, and then says, "in addition, if you want to make a difference in the award season in the future, if your competitor has a scandal, let the black powder fuel the flames, it''s a good chance to improve your chances of winning."


    After thinking about it, Murphy nodded her head. A few years ago, Julia Roberts was involved in a scandal. Five or six actresses of the same level sent black powder down the well at the same time to fight for contracts and endorsements. She not only had a lot of fun, but also gained a lot.


    In this regard, the higher the level of Hollywood celebrities, the more willing to spend money.


    Just as I said before, fans need to operate. Not to mention the professional black powder team to be set up, Murphy''s annual operating expenses for fan organizations like the Los Angeles fan association are as high as nearly $2 million, of which a quarter are used by CAA to train the directors of these fan associations on how to effectively support Murphy.


    Among his former fans, Murphy naturally left the job of absorbing and cultivating black powder to bill rosis and CAA. He simply asked Bill rosis a few basic questions about how to cultivate black powder.


    It''s not easy to become a "high quality" black powder.


    In the words of bill rossis, even if you are a black powder, you should be a black powder with ideals and feelings.


    Therefore, it must be distinguished from the "brainless sprayer" on the Internet.


    This is not something everyone can do. First of all, we should love the Internet and entertainment, both of which are indispensable. If we are humorous and good at Internet language, and are too black to refute, we will be able to win over many passers-by. Naturally, we will get twice the result with half the effort.


    With such a team, coupled with years of training in the Internet water army, Murphy believes that in the future, if there is an internet war of words with anyone, he will not fall behind.


    Sunday''s day ends in chaos, and Monday, the new weekend box office statistics, is coming. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 502

    On Monday morning, Daisy walked into the office on time. Because of her leisure work and her location in the corner of the big office, she turned on her computer and looked at her work email. She also forwarded several messages on Twitter and Facebook that her boss forced her to forward. Then she quietly typed in "Murphy Stanton" and "Wall Street wolf" on Google''s website It''s a name.


    Tap the Enter key on the keyboard, and a large amount of relevant content appears in front of Daisy''s eyes. Many of them are comments on Wall Street wolf, good and bad.


    Daisy gritted her teeth when she saw the comments about "bad movies". She wanted to drag those guys to her face through the Internet and the screen and beat them up.


    It''s not enough to beat them severely. You should hang them on the hook, put them in the electric oven and bake them. When they are slightly scorched, they should be dragged out, smeared with oil and salt, and then continue to bake.


    It must be roasted 18 times in a row to let those guys out of breath, and finally make them become charred outside and tender inside, and drag them to the market to sell barbecue!


    As her eyes moved away from the comments, Daisy was attracted by the title at the bottom of the page.


    "The wolf of Wall Street hit the box office in the first weekend, and Murphy Stanton''s new film has no suspense to reach the top of the box office in North America!"


    Daisy just looked at the title of the line and then clicked on the link, which was obviously the first weekend box office statistics of Wall Street wolf.


    This is the latest North American box office express. Daisy put aside other ideas for the time being and took them seriously.


    "Wall Street wolf landed in North American cinemas ahead of schedule on Thursday night and won $9.4 million that night. This achievement not only surpassed Murphy Stanton''s last film" shameless bastard ", but also set a new North American R-class film advance box office record. Then it expanded to 3960 cinemas on Friday and won the box office champion of that day with $31.6 million."


    "The film received another $27.4 million on Saturday, which is higher than the box office of the first day of Friday. It shows a good box office trend, and then received another $20.25 million on Sunday. The box office in North America will reach $79.25 million three days after the film''s opening, easily winning the top of the box office in North America. Murphy Stanton continues to show strong box office appeal!"


    "Men account for 77% of the audience in the first week of the film, occupying an absolute dominant position; 58% of the audience in the first week of the film are over 25 years old, showing a relatively clear age level; 46% of the audience support the Murphy Stanton brand, and 31% of the audience consider themselves fans of the starring Robert Downey Jr ¡£¡±


    "In terms of word-of-mouth, the audience rating of Wall Street Wolf£¨ cinema.score £©Its popcorn index is 93% and the audience has a high reputation. According to the public praise of the audience, the film is expected to hit 250 million US dollars in North America. "


    "The media evaluation of" wolf of Wall Street "is also mainly positive. 90% of the 225 media included in rotten tomato gave the film high praise, with an average score of 8.2 points; the authoritative media Metacritic included 49 media, with an average score of 81 points, with a good professional reputation."


    See here, Daisy slightly dazed, Murphy Stanton or that Murphy Stanton, film talent is really amazing.


    She suddenly shook her head, thinking of the protest at the Los Angeles Police Department, raising some dissatisfaction with Murphy Stanton.


    They supported him so much and launched a massive protest. What happened? The sheriff was only expelled by the Los Angeles police to accept the investigation of whether it was related to job-related crimes, which was far from what she expected.


    How can you let the sheriff go? Daisy shook her head and whispered to herself, "it turns out that Murphy Stanton is not as tough as his film shows. He''s just a soft guy!"


    The sheriff should be arrested and the smallest scalpel should be used to cut his flesh piece by piece until the skeleton is left!


    Thinking of this, Daisy made a decision to go back to find out some of the "chainsaw thrillers" in the evening and watch them from beginning to end. Maybe she could think of a better way to torture those bastards!


    Well, that''s the decision! She took out her cell phone and added this item to her itinerary.


    With the release of the box office of the first weekend of "wolf of Wall Street", the dispute between the media and the Internet has become more lively. There are many people who have hacked the film, more people who have spoken well for the film, and some onlookers are cheering on. It''s not too big to watch the excitement.


    Although dozens of Oscar judges are still fiercely criticizing the film, the core group of old men in the academy are still quiet. All of them are Hollywood elite. After decades of mixing in Hollywood, they haven''t seen anything messy, and they can easily show their own position.


    In fact, all these disputes are for Oscar.


    No matter who is the black wolf of Wall Street, no matter how much praise the voice is, these disputes for the Oscar, summed up only one sentence: raise yourself, belittle your opponent!


    In a way, it''s like the presidential election of the United States. Similarly, in the publicity and public relations of Oscar, it''s also allowed to slander opponents to a certain extent.In the past Oscar, there have been many more exaggerated situations. Compared with those unscrupulous slanders, Murphy and Wall Street wolf are not criticized at all.


    In the 1940s, hurst, a media tycoon, was angry at the insinuation of Citizen Kane. He not only launched all his propaganda machines to block the film, but also threw money at the studio in an attempt to destroy the film. After that, he even attacked the director Orson wells personally. He did not hesitate to arrange minors in the latter''s hotel room in an attempt to make the director Orson wells angry Sen wells was ruined.


    Thanks to the kind-hearted police informed in advance, Orson wells was able to retreat, but Citizen Kane was not so lucky, and finally hated the Oscar.


    As for the recent, that''s more, the most typical is Harvey Weinstein, who Murphy worked with before.


    In fact, Harvey Weinstein has been known as "the most unscrupulous pusher" in nearly two decades of Oscar games.


    It can be said that since he joined, the relatively calm Oscar evaluation process has become bloody.


    Shakespeare in love is undoubtedly Harvey Weinstein''s most classic achievement and his most infamous "black PR".


    At that time, Spielberg''s "Saving Private Ryan" was the most popular. However, at the critical moment of the second vote, which is about to decide the ownership of the award, many negative news about "Saving Private Ryan" appeared in the media, such as the British World War II veterans, questioning the false depiction of Omaha beach scene at the beginning of the film, and so on.


    In the end, "Shakespeare in love" won the best picture, but later became the object of ridicule in the test of time.


    To be fair, Harvey Weinstein''s public relations strategy is not as excessive as Hurst''s. His most common tactic is to disclose his opponent''s black materials to the media and drag his opponent''s back with the help of the media.


    For example, when Harvey Weinstein was still in Miramax in 2003, rob Marshall directed "Chicago", and PK was the powerful "pianist". According to Hollywood standards, "pianist" undoubtedly occupies an absolute advantage in the best film.


    But in the award season, many media began to hype the personal history of pianist director Roman Polanski, and finally Chicago won the best picture.


    So far, Harvey Weinstein''s most popular criticism is not Shakespeare in love, but that he used to do everything when he was "black" and "beautiful heart". For a while, he said that the film deliberately concealed the homosexual tendency of the protagonist Nash, for another time, he said that Nash was "anti Jewish".


    Considering the powerful influence of Jews in Hollywood and even the whole United States, the latter is particularly vicious in "distorting facts".


    However, Harvey Weinstein can''t cover the sky at all. Oscar is not Weinstein''s game. Beautiful heart also has a strong producer and distributor behind it, and finally won the best picture.


    In order to avoid an unnecessary war, Harvey Weinstein had to call Universal Pictures, the publisher of beautiful heart, to apologize.


    Compared with other rumors, this has become Harvey Weinstein''s only confirmed "black PR".


    The academy does acquiesce that it can appropriately slander its opponents, but it is not unlimited black. The Academy of film arts and Sciences is not a decoration. Now, including Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood studios have learned a lesson from the "beautiful heart" incident, and "black" has become more cautious. Just like Murphy this time, it is difficult to see who is the real behind the scenes.


    "The problem is that the public relations behind the Oscars have a long history and are no secret to the American media or the public."


    Sitting on the plane back to Los Angeles, Gail gado asked curiously, "why should the college allow it to exist?"


    "This is the same as the political campaign. Public relations represents the will of the campaign and the spirit of winning."


    In this regard, Murphy has enough understanding, "although there may be deviation in the application process, the lack of public relations means that he does not even have the most basic competitive posture; in this country which advocates free competition, he will be regarded as unqualified competitors."


    In his judgment, in the foreseeable future, the public relations behind the Oscars will continue to provide gossip for the people, just like the presidential and legislative elections.


    Bill rosis has flown back to Los Angeles ahead of time to prepare for the award season of "Wall Street wolf" with 20th century fox. Murphy is still increasing his exposure, which can not only increase the box office, but also attract the attention of the judges of various awards.


    After arriving in Los Angeles, Murphy received a piece of good news that could stimulate the box office of the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 503

    Just in the 20th century, Carla Firth and bill rosis came to fox.


    "On the phone when I came here, you said there was good news." Murphy got Gail gado a glass of water, sat next to her and asked, "what''s the good news?"


    "Of course, it''s the good news that can stimulate the box office of the movie, the real-life version of Wall Street wolf." Carla Firth bowed to bill rosis. "Bill, you''d better tell me."


    Bill - Rossi did not shirk responsibility, said directly, "the New York Post just got an exclusive news today, a Wall Street investment bank executive with an annual salary of nearly ten million dollars, in order to attract customers, forced his wife to play breathing games with each other."


    "There are such people." Gail gado was a little stunned.


    Instead of speaking, Murphy frowned and thought.


    "It''s not just people like that." Carla Firth shook her head. "They have two children. They look like a very happy couple."


    Gail gado can only sigh, "reality is more exaggerated than film."


    "The news hasn''t been published yet, has it?" Murphy asked suddenly.


    "No Carla fisra sat down in a chair and said, "a deputy editor in chief of the New York Post has some friends with me. When she got the news, she thought it might be helpful for my film project and immediately called me."


    Murphy nodded and asked, "is the source reliable?"


    Carla Firth shrugged, her face brightened. "It was the wife of the investment bank executive who told them."


    It''s more realistic than a movie, and that''s what Murphy thinks.


    "The realistic version of Wall Street wolf is really a good topic for speculation." He certainly understood what Carla Firth and bill Rossi meant, "to attract more people to watch our movies."


    At this point, Murphy stood up for a few steps and asked, "can we collect some information in this regard, and lead by the New York Post and fox''s media to do one or several special reports on Wall Street?"


    "I think so." Bill rosis agreed.


    Carla - FESS also nodded, "should be able to, this is not difficult, but it''s best not to involve those real big people, otherwise there will be trouble."


    "Well." Murphy agrees with Carla Firth that this is to create momentum for the film speculation, rather than to create a fuse for war, "find more people like the executives of small investment banks you said."


    "How many more?" Carla Firth raised her eyebrows. "Murphy, you''re greedy."


    "Don''t you think so?" Murphy laughed. "Greed is not only a sin, but also a virtue."


    Carla Firth tilted her head slightly. "Aren''t you criticizing greed in the film?"


    Murphy spread his hands and said innocently, "that''s just the critic''s own opinion. When did I say I would criticize greed?"


    The investors on Wall Street are indeed insatiable, but greed, as an eternal virtue, is rooted in the hearts of all people in the United States and the world.


    On the topic of greed, it is impossible to blame the specific historical period, civilization stage or even some people at a certain time in the past. This is the most basic feature of survival. In today''s era, the world is changing dramatically, and human beings seem to be omnipotent. Unfortunately, human beings themselves have not evolved much.


    This kind of thing needs to rely on the power of fox in the 20th century. Carla Firth can''t make a decision alone. It takes a little time to brew.


    Monday passed quickly. Compared with Sunday, the box office of the first working day of "Wall Street wolf" fell by 70%, with a daily entry of US $6.2 million. Although the decline from holiday to working day is not a cliff jump, the decline is still relatively large compared with Murphy''s past films.


    However, all these are within the scope of Murphy''s and 20th Century Fox''s psychological expectations. After all, the previous "investigation gate" has greatly aroused the emotions of the audience in North America, thus driving the box office of the first weekend of the film. When this enthusiasm is vented, the number of audiences will definitely drop sharply, and the direct response in the box office is a relatively large decline.


    The theme of the film is here, which is not a typical commercial type with an extremely wide audience.


    Murphy is very clear that if the film wants to maintain a stable trend, it must be stimulated by new topics, and the Wall Street scandal is undoubtedly a very suitable type.


    Carla Firth was quickly supported by 20th century fox, and no commercial company would refuse the temptation of visible profits.


    What''s more, they don''t mess with big names. They only target executives of small investment banks.


    The New York Post launched the first round of publicity.


    "Wall Street executives play the real-life version of Wall Street wolf, forcing their wives to play the game with each other in order to attract customers. Strictly speaking, the New York Post is not a mainstream newspaper, but such frivolous gossip can only stay on the less important page. However, this time, the New York Post directly put it on the front page of the story, with the information provided by the informants themselves It''s a picture of me.The photo shows the family of four of the informant. She is holding her little daughter, and her accused husband is carrying her eldest daughter. It looks like a very happy family of four.


    This happy family photo is in sharp contrast to the content of the report.


    "An investment bank executive with an annual salary of US $7 million, tall and handsome, with a perfect family, looks bright. Now his wife reveals that he is a" Wall Street wolf "! In order to attract important customers, the Wall Street executive not only forced his wife to have sex with each other, but also took drugs such as cocaine


    "Sacchi Kelly, 42, head of health care at Jeffrey investment bank, is in the middle of a divorce lawsuit. According to court documents available to the media, his wife, Christina, accused her that her husband had forced her to play with mark bill, the boss of a pharmaceutical company, and his girlfriend and take drugs


    "Mark bill is an important client of Jeffrey investment bank, which is related to the career of Sacchi Kelly."


    "A few days ago, Christina told our reporter the details of the incident: six of us got drunk in the bar of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Boston that night. In addition to me and Sacchi, mark bill and his girlfriend were present, as well as senior vice president of Hengke bank, Mr. kirky, and Bill''s eldest son. Except for Bill''s eldest son, all five of us took cocaine, and then Koch opened a luxury room in which Bill''s girlfriend took a strip dance


    "Christina recalled that mark bill was harassing her all the time. She tried to ask her husband for help, but Kelly told her to let go, and finally the four of them played * * and * * games together."


    "I know what Kelly''s purpose is. He''s for his job because Bill is a potential important client. If he''s not sure about bill, he may lose his job. So I became a victim - Christina said angrily


    "According to Christina, this is not the only time that she can''t stand this kind of absurd life and decides to sue the court for divorce. What''s more shocking is that in the indictment, Christina also lists the names of a group of high-ranking Wall Street executives who used to take drugs with her and her husband and had sex with each other. Ben lorello, the boss of Kelly''s investment bank, is in her name In the middle of... "


    As soon as this report was published, it immediately aroused widespread concern. In this era of traditional newspaper industry''s decline, the New York Post has rarely been out of stock.


    The emergence of this situation is closely related to the wide attention caused by the wolf of Wall Street.


    In turn, this report has aroused more people''s interest in the secrets of Wall Street, so they went into the cinema to watch the wolf of Wall Street.


    As a direct result, the box office of "Wall Street wolf" soared 20% on Tuesday compared with that of Monday, with a harvest of $7.7 million on that day.


    But this is not over. The attention will last for a while, and the publicity and speculation on Wall Street caused by this will not stop.


    Subsequently, a Facebook rebuke of Wall Street executives was widely reprinted.


    A waitress named Laura Ramadi accused a hedge fund manager, Brian Lederman, of frequently touching his buttocks during meals. In his response on Facebook, Brian Lederman not only didn''t deny it, but also claimed that she had secretly touched the buttocks of thousands of girls, because doing so would make him feel happy and have more passion to work .


    Then, a well-known blogger published a blog post on his blog, in which anonymous Goldman employees gave interns promotion advice, which once again attracted people''s attention.


    There are many pieces of advice in the blog, which are full of sexism and conceit: go to bed with an intern, and then show it off to colleagues to gain respect; never make racial jokes, you just need to repeat the racial jokes made by other interns and tell them from whom


    These are also reprinted by the traditional paper media. Many unknown aspects of Wall Street gradually appear in front of the public through media reports, which not only makes people want to spy on more secrets of Wall Street, but also further stimulates the public''s growing dissatisfaction with Wall Street after the subprime crisis.


    Although these tidbits of news can only one-sided spy on one or two of Wall Street, Wall Street''s gossip and negative news are everywhere. Rich places can''t do without right and wrong. What''s more, the desire, farce and human weakness caused by money are all concentrated on Wall Street, the global financial center.


    More and more people flocked to the cinema, "the wolf of Wall Street" has become the most direct beneficiary, and the deception of the wall street economy shown in the film has been further spread over time. Many people who suffered heavy losses and even went bankrupt due to the subprime mortgage crisis began to attribute their tragic situation to the deception of Wall Street.


    Some inexplicable emotions began to breed among them, and then spread like a virus. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 504

    Murphy doesn''t care about the chain reaction caused by "the wolf of Wall Street" and a series of hype related to it. As long as the benefits are big enough, some risks are worth taking. The performance of "the wolf of Wall Street" in the second week of its premiere also proves that what he has done is not futile.


    Stimulated by a series of insider scandals about Wall Street, in the three working days starting from Tuesday, the North American box office of "Wall Street wolf" did not slow down as usual, but continued to rise.


    $7.85 million on Wednesday, $8.25 million on Thursday


    This kind of box office trend does not conform to the normal market rules, and also surprised many professional forecasters.


    Although the public opinion environment is very favorable for Wall Street wolf, in order to continue to increase the topic of the film on Friday night, Murphy specially accepted the Fox TV interview.


    The interview was on the first floor of fox building in Century City. It was a one-on-one interview between Murphy and the host.


    Murphy is interviewed by a middle-aged male reporter named Jesse waters, one of the trump reporters of Fox TV station. The O''Reilly element he hosts is the evening social current affairs talk show of Fox News Network, which is one of the news programs with the highest ratings in the United States.


    In the 20th century, fox brought Murphy to this program, naturally, in order to get more focus on Wall Street wolf.


    "Hello, Murphy."


    Seeing Murphy sitting in the opposite chair, Jesse waters nodded slightly and asked, "can we start?"


    "Of course." Murphy made a please sign.


    As this is a live broadcast, the director of the program made them wait for a while. As soon as the time came, they began to talk.


    The three cameras used for live broadcast are respectively placed on the same side of the 180 degree line at the angle of panorama, Murphy and Jesse waters, just like Murphy shooting dialogue scenes, so that no one camera will affect the shooting of other cameras.


    Under the right armrest of Jesse waters''s sofa chair, where the camera can''t shoot, there is a piece of paper that has finished writing questions. After a series of opening remarks, he solemnly introduces Murphy to the camera. He looks at the note without any trace and asks the first question.


    "Murphy, as we all know, you are good at making many kinds of films." Jesse waters was puzzled, "why choose a sensitive subject like Wall Street wolf?"


    "Making and making any film is a passionate process, and I have always been driven by the motivation to find the inner spiritual core." Murphy had been ready to answer many questions for a long time. "For me, the movie is to explore the meaning of the world, but in the process of shooting, I feel that the theme is more and more profound, and I only touch the surface I''m obsessed with finding a spiritual core of life - and that''s the theme of most of my personal movies, like Jordan Belford''s emptiness and Clark Kent''s search for self. "


    Jesse waters'' second question immediately came out, "but many people are questioning the values reflected by Wall Street wolf, which is contrary to our universal values."


    Listening to the other party talking about the common values of today''s American society, Murphy said without hesitation, "maybe everyone looks at things from different angles. The world I see is extremely selfish materialism, and many people are driven by the" pursuit of happiness. "


    He specially stressed that "they are not driven by ''true happiness'', but by the process of'' pursuit ''. "The wolf of Wall Street" can be seen as an exploration of the fatal evil of greed


    In front of reporters, Murphy''s words are completely different from those of Carla Firth and Gail gado, "I think materialism and selfishness are the signs of the decline of contemporary American society."


    He pointed to his feet and said, "this is a greedy land! This is also the reason why I shot "wolf of Wall Street". It''s not to show this greed, but to let everyone fall into it, become one of them, enjoy its charm, be seduced, and finally become a part of being destroyed by greed. "


    "Greed is really terrible, it will destroy a person!" Jesse waters first held Murphy high, then asked a sharp question, "recently, the media pointed out that your film has two major crimes, what do you think?"


    "Two crimes?" Murphy didn''t seem to have heard of it at all. "I''ve been so busy with my work recently that I haven''t seen two crimes yet."


    Jesse waters takes a look at Murphy. It''s not a matter of coordination between the two sides in advance, but a matter he specially prepared. However, he can''t see if Murphy really doesn''t know.


    "One of the crimes," Jesse waters still looks at Murphy, "is that they think the film magnifies a distorted value."


    "People who say that don''t take the movie seriously."


    Facing the live camera, of course, Murphy doesn''t say that he doesn''t care about the so-called political correctness and three outlooks correctness. Instead, he throws all the problems on Jordan Belfort. "The archetype of the protagonist is a man who is possessed by a demon. He is completely desperate to get rid of all the constraints. How far can he go? How interesting, if people have such a force, then what will happen This story may be about the darkness that exists in each of us? The idea has always fascinated meHe stopped for a moment and said, "I want to be as Frank as possible about the character and what happened to the character, not to evaluate the person, but to let the audience take his part and follow him. In the capitalist system of free market, the rule of the game is to climb to the top at all costs It''s not about making a good person or a bad person. "


    Jesse waters grabs the point and asks, "so it''s Jordan Belfort who inspired you to make this movie?"


    "What interests me is the character''s rich life, like being able to mix colors on canvas." Murphy made no secret of this. "His behavior is so broad, involving all fields, all kinds of places, all kinds of human interaction. In addition, it is the dark side of all this: criminal acts that harm many people, and the parties may not be aware of this. "


    He shook his head and said, "is this a phenomenon peculiar to the United States? I ca n''t be sure. As like as two peas, I am told that such a person is everywhere. If our chances are slightly different, we may make the same mistake as them. This is a kind of universal human nature, we need to face it, not escape! "


    Hearing these words, Jesse waters unconsciously felt that among the many public figures he met and interviewed, Murphy Stanton was absolutely the best at packaging himself. It''s hard to make people admire these words.


    Thinking so, he did not stop, "do you know what the second crime is?"


    "Let me guess." Murphy shrugged. "Should it be the scale of the film?"


    Jesse waters nodded and said, "a lot of people think that" Wall Street wolf "is the rating of R-rated film, the scale of NC-17. As a large-scale film, is the scale a little big?"


    "I don''t think so." Murphy shook his head and said, "when I make this film, the first thing I think of is'' blasphemy '', the'' blasphemy ''relative to'' Holiness'', and the ''licentiousness'' relative to'' appropriateness''. But not deliberately naked. "Blasphemy" and "debauchery" are the real qualities of a particular culture. "


    "MPAA asked you to modify it?" Jesse waters asked.


    "MPAA and I are old friends." Murphy doesn''t shy away from this point. "Since I made films, I have been dealing with this organization. My films have a large scale, and" body of steel "is no exception, but they have never been violent for the sake of violence, naked for the sake of nudity. Nudity. Nudity!"


    Watters says, "is there such a quick response to the scene of a married prostitute in beltford''s buttocks


    "This shot can''t be seen alone, it should be put in the whole scene."


    Speaking of this scene, Murphy laughed, "what I''m saying is that Jordan Belfort''s wife is very angry with him, but Jordan Belfort doesn''t even know where he is or what he''s doing, and he lies to his wife, so I want the audience to see what he''s doing. So when the prostitute dropped a candle on Jordan Belfort''s back, he suddenly cried out, "Oh, right! Oh, yes! I remember! " It''s very extreme here. What we want to show is that he''s really confused. The technique is actually humorous. "


    "Well..." Jesse waters nodded and finally asked, "money and drugs have broken all Jordan Belfort''s moral bottom line. It''s obvious that the audience can''t like such a protagonist. Do you think they will still enjoy the film?"


    The answer to this question is obviously different, but Murphy won''t pull the box office out. Oscar needs style, so he said, "Jordan Belfort is different from Bernard Madoff and Jeff skilling - the latter two people are not as good as running to crash the helicopter. By contrast, Jordan Belfort''s image is more entertaining. He entertains himself to death Typical. "


    Murphy finally stressed that "shooting without judgment is a key part of the director''s production."


    The live show soon came to an end. Shortly after leaving fox building, Murphy received relevant data. A total of 7.5 million people watched the live interview tonight, which is quite good viewing data.


    As for how much can be reflected in the box office of the film in the end, it depends on the response of the weekend two days. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 505

    On Monday morning, Jordan Belfort, who has been paying close attention to the box office trend of Wall Street wolf, welcomed a lawyer recently hired at his home who understands Hollywood and entertainment industry.


    The box office of "Wall Street wolf" is so red that it makes him drool. Even if the income he gets is used to repay the debt decided by the court, he can still pay off a large sum. If he can win more, he may be able to buy a villa again and move out of this small three bedroom house.


    But he knew it was not easy, so he got a professional lawyer.


    After taking the contract from Jordan Belfort, the lawyer looked at it one by one. After a long time, he said, "Mr. Belford, frankly speaking, it''s not easy for you to earn more money from Wall Street wolf."


    Jordan belfothood stood up. "But I deserve it! "Wolf of Wall Street" took nearly $40 million at the box office last weekend, with a total of $142.75 million in North America! I deserve more income! "


    "I need to remind you, Mr. Belfort." The lawyer seems to be quite professional. "The copyright transfer contract you signed does not involve any dividends. The $3 million copyright fee you get is a one-off sale. In other words, the follow-up income of the film has nothing to do with you."


    "I was cheated!" Jordan Belfort said hastily, "I was cheated by Murphy Stanton, who promised to let me participate in the screenwriting, and the screenwriter can enjoy the dividend..."


    The lawyer opened his hand and said, "there are no such terms in the contract."


    "These are verbal promises!" Jordan Belfort stressed, "verbal commitment!"


    The lawyer didn''t say anything, but he didn''t believe what he said. He was a lawyer who had been working in the Hollywood industry. He knew that Murphy Stanton had a very good reputation in this respect and always followed the unwritten principle of "pay and pay". In contrast, he was a standard liar to this notorious guy.


    If it wasn''t for Jordan Belfort''s considerable legal fees and the fact that this matter has certain operability according to the practice of the industry, he would not take it.


    Jordan Belfort is who, immediately read the expression on the lawyer''s face, nose almost not angry.


    "I''m a liar, aren''t I?" He raised his voice. "How much did I cheat? If you look at Murphy Stanton, body of steel got more than $200 million in personal dividends from the audience, and shameless bastard got more than $100 million, right? He''s the real fraudster. I''m nothing in front of him. "


    "It really doesn''t matter."


    The lawyer flashed this idea in his head. Although he didn''t say it, he still said, "no matter from what aspect, what you say is legal income."


    On hearing this, Jordan Belford said, "are you my lawyer or Murphy Stanton''s lawyer?"


    "I''m just talking about the matter." Lawyers are neither humble nor overbearing.


    "You..." Jordan Belfort unconsciously held out a hand and pointed to the lawyer. He just wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by the lawyer. "Mr. Belfort, let''s get down to business."


    Jordan Belfort forced the words back into his stomach, sat down on the sofa and said, "well, I don''t want dividends or anything! But Murphy Stanton and Wall Street wolf violated my legal rights. "


    The lawyer took out his pen and book and asked, "what are the details?"


    "The final part of the play!" Jordan Belfort stressed, "it''s not in line with my autobiography, and I''ve reformed, but he still portrays me as a liar! It''s damaging my reputation. I can sue him! "


    "You do have that power."


    At this point, the lawyer reminded, "but Mr. Belford, the entertainment law of the United States clearly stipulates that the facts on which film adaptations are based do not fall within the scope of copyright or trademark law, and the parties do not have rights to the facts they have experienced. No law clearly stipulates that the film adapted from real people and true stories should be authorized by the parties concerned. "


    "What?" Jordan Belfort didn''t know about this before, and said in surprise, "how could it be! Murphy Steinman has clearly violated my legitimate rights and interests. Can''t I pursue it? "


    "It''s the premise of the legal rights of the individual and the company to make movies, but it can''t infringe upon the rights of the individual and the company."


    When he heard the lawyer say that, Jordan Belfort nodded his head. That''s right. That''s good for him.


    However, the lawyer went on to say, "the first amendment of the US Constitution provides for this. As a way of expressing speech, film is naturally protected by it. If the material used in a film comes from public records, such as news reports, public information, official registration information, etc., its creation will not be restricted. In addition, if a film can get the authorization of the reporter who reports something, it also has legal copyright. "


    Jordan Belfort''s relaxed expression immediately tightened again.The lawyer continued, "as far as I know, Murphy Stanton collected enough information about you to prove that the plot of the film is true. In the end, this paragraph not only got the authorization of the reporter and the newspaper, but also got the support of the court. If you want to rely on this aspect to sue him, the chance of winning is very small, not only can you not win If you get the money, you may lose a lot of litigation costs. "


    This is not the era when Jordan Belfort was rampant, nor the financial industry he was familiar with, nor the support of interest groups behind him.


    After thinking for a while, Jordan Belfort gradually calmed down and said in a cold voice, "can''t I do anything with that shameless liar Murphy Stanton?"


    "That''s exactly what I can offer." The lawyer said confidently, "Mr. Belford, that''s what you came to me for, isn''t it?"


    Jordan Belfort was silent for a long time, then nodded his head and said, "what can you do?"


    The lawyer said slowly, "we still Sue Murphy Stanton and his adaptation of Wall Street Wolf for violating your legitimate rights and interests, and then ask for an apology and compensation."


    "Well?" Jordan Belfort didn''t know much about Hollywood. He couldn''t figure out what the lawyer wanted to do. He asked, "didn''t you refuse what I said before?"


    "Because you''re suing for litigation, and I''m not suing for litigation!" The lawyer can see that the former Wall Street wolf is out of date, so he has to explain, "the purpose of our lawsuit is to force Murphy Stanton to make concessions, make an out of court settlement with you, and pay you a certain amount of compensation."


    Jordan Belfort opened his eyes wide. "Is that ok?"


    "Of course." The lawyer nodded, "in recent years, the number of lawsuits against Hollywood directors and producers for infringement is increasing. Many directors have been sued for true or false infringement, but I have studied most of the cases and found one thing in common."


    "What do you have in common?" Jordan Belfort gritted his teeth and said, "is there any shameless person like Murphy Stanton in Hollywood?"


    The lawyer looks up at Jordan Belfort. Murphy Stanton is not a good man, but when it comes to credibility, he''s a hundred blocks old-fashioned guy.


    However, he is also a highly professional lawyer. Regardless of Jordan Belfort''s words, he continued, "in the cases I studied, more than 99% of the people and companies ultimately chose to settle with the prosecutor out of court."


    Jordan Belfort asked, "why?"


    The lawyer explained again, "these prosecutors will reasonably control their greed and limit the compensation to a certain amount. In this way, compared with the costs of out of court settlement, the time cost and various costs of litigation are more expensive for producers!"


    "That is to say..." Jordan Belfort understood, "in order to save time and money, once we sue, Murphy Stanton is likely to choose to settle with us out of court?"


    The lawyer said confidently, "the probability is more than 80%. The time of big directors is very precious, and they want to fight for the Oscars. Even for the nomination, they will compromise with us!"


    Eighty percent?


    Hearing this number, Jordan Belfort stood up and took a few steps. 80% is a very, very high probability.


    "Are you sure?" He asked again.


    "Very sure!" The lawyer carefully analyzed, "Murphy Stanton''s work plan is basically that after a movie is released, he starts to prepare a new work soon. His time is very precious..."


    He took another look at Jordan Belfort and didn''t say, "Murphy Stanton certainly won''t waste his time on little people like you.".


    "That''s good!" Jordan Belfort needed money so much that he quickly made a decision, "that''s what we do."


    "One thing I need to say in advance, Mr. Belfort." The lawyer suddenly said, "I know Robert, Murphy Stanton''s lawyer, and I can communicate with him in private, so no matter how much compensation will be paid after an out of court settlement in the future, 50% of it belongs to my remuneration!"


    "It''s impossible!" Jordan Belfort refused without thinking. "I''ve already paid you a lot of attorney fees."


    The lawyer shook his head. "Well, my private communication with Robert''s lawyer is the key. If you think you can get other lawyers to do this, please be smart."


    As he spoke, he packed his briefcase and was ready to stand up and leave.


    Jordan Belfort quickly raised his hand to stop him and said, "may I think about it?"


    "Of course." The lawyer smiles, "please hurry up, time is precious!"


    "No later than tomorrow night." Said Jordan Belford. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 506

    "Murphy Stanton ignored the facts and directed Wall Street wolf, which violated many of my legitimate rights and interests."


    Sitting in bill Rossi''s office in the Death Star building, Murphy looks at Jordan Belfort, who is interviewed on the screen. He seems to enjoy being sought after by the media. "I have formally filed a lawsuit with the court. I believe in the law..."


    Seeing this, Murphy turned off the video, and the lawyer next to him, Robert, said, "I called to ask. It''s true. I believe we will receive the notice from the court soon."


    Murphy nodded. "This guy doesn''t give up after all."


    In fact, since he rejected Jordan Belfort, he has been psychologically prepared for this, otherwise he would not have let people collect so much information and evidence, and spent a lot of money to get a series of legal authorization.


    Bill rosis knew what Murphy was doing and asked Robert, "how big are we going to win?"


    Robert didn''t even think about it. He said, "more than 80 percent."


    No one will be full of words, not to mention a lawyer like Robert. Murphy knows very well that Robert basically means that he will win.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "bill, give Robert a copy of what we''ve collected."


    "I''ll let someone do it now." Bill rosis picked up the phone, called his assistant, and suddenly said, "Murphy, have you ever considered an out of court settlement?"


    Robert looks at Bill rosis in surprise, and Murphy asks directly, "why settle out of court?"


    Bill rosis did not beat around the Bush and said directly, "first of all, it''s the cost of time. Lawsuits like this often take a long time, which is not good for your work. The situation is quite unfavorable for "wolf of Wall Street", especially as the time is approaching January, the academy may announce the distribution of votes for the Oscar nomination list at any time.


    At this time, Murphy, Bill Rossi and 20th Century Fox joined hands to purchase pages in Hollywood Reporter, which has a great influence in the industry, and publish news related to Murphy and Wall Street wolf.


    "Murphy Stanton, a director who has never made a bad film!"


    "Hollywood''s most personal director and his unique Wall Street wolf"


    News like this is only a conventional means of publicity, in which the film deliberately mentions those highly criticized places.


    "With the appearance of many films in the Thanksgiving Christmas season in North America, Wall Street wolf, which may be the most important film in this year''s Oscar season, finally came back to the stage in a series of adverse news such as ticket skipping, unfinished editing and schedule adjustment, and met the audience in the cinema."


    "But there is no doubt that as soon as this three hour black comedy appeared, it challenged the psychological bottom line of all people, including the audience, film critics, and even the Academy Awards judges, with its stunning scale; and the resulting polarization of comment reputation and audience feelings were not unexpected, and this phenomenon is very common in the Academy Awards The award season is not a good news... "


    "In the wolf of Wall Street directed by Murphy Stanton, Jordan Bedford is portrayed as a luxury, erosive and drug addicted stockbroker. This character is unscrupulous, shameless and decadent in the film. If the audience can ignore the plot of Jordan Bedford being investigated by the FBI and convicted by the federal court in the last 10 minutes of the film, the whole film is almost a comprehensive display of luxury and erosive life. "


    Murphy and 20th century fox didn''t release these films to make them black, but to show the old men among the numerous Academy Awards judges: look, my film is not specially made for the impact of the Academy Awards, otherwise why do you make so many controversial and large-scale scenes?


    This kind of propaganda seems absurd, but people''s heart is the most difficult thing to measure in the world, especially a group of 65 year old old men. As Murphy said, in most of the time, no one can measure them with ordinary people''s thinking.


    Their ideas are really strange and people can''t be sure. Those who want to win the Oscars are too concerned, and they will think that the purpose of making movies is not pure. If they stay away from the Oscars, they will think that they don''t respect the authoritative awards


    That''s what Murphy said about posture, which sometimes decides whether or not to win the Academy Awards.


    So Murphy set the tone for Wall Street wolf and made it public through Hollywood Reporter. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 507

    "The purpose of the awards season is too complicated."


    Under the corridor of an exquisite wooden house in Beverly Hills, gray haired Peter Bart kept shaking his head and said to his tea drinking companions, "some people make movies not for movies, but just for prizes!"


    The man sitting opposite also had gray hair and seemed to be older. He put down his cup and nodded his head slightly, as if he recognized his old friend''s view.


    Peter Bart has been a member of the Academy since 1969, which means he is also an Oscar judge. Like Frank Pearson, he is one of the oldest people in the Academy.


    However, compared with himself, Frank Pearson has a higher status and greater influence in the college.


    Frank Pearson not only participated in the production of classic works such as "hot afternoon", "the birth of a star" and "blood in the iron window", but also served as the rotating chairman of the Academy of film arts and Sciences.


    It is true that the rotating chairman does not mean that he has much power, but those who have held this position, without exception, have an extremely broad network of relationships.


    That''s why Peter Bart accepted the request of bill rosis, the famous agent of CAA, to influence Frank Pearson from the side.


    "The people who want to win prizes."


    After putting down the cup, Frank Pearson gently shook his head. "They''re going to spoil Oscar."


    "Yes." Peter Bart can recognize his old friend''s position, think of the words mentioned by bill rosis, and immediately say, "such people are really hateful, such as Leonardo DiCaprio. Every time he receives a film or plays a role, he deliberately wants to attack the best actor in the Oscar."


    He took a look at Frank Pearson, the timing is very appropriate, and said, "Leonardo DiCaprio such a person won the best actor Oscar, it is simply conniving at this kind of behavior."


    "Leonardo DiCaprio wants best actor?" Frank Pearson sneered, "even for the sake of this Oscar, we won''t let him win!"


    Some critics believe that the selection of Oscars strengthens the lack of diversity in the decision-making of films and studios. Frank Pearson quite agrees with this view. However, the purpose of the existence of Oscars is to encourage, not to limit, and the academy has been committed to diversity.


    However, the existence of a large number of films and people who want to win prizes seriously hinders the college''s plan to promote the diversification of Hollywood films.


    "It''s not easy to diversify film styles." Peter Bart sighed and said, "Hollywood movies are now seriously homogenized. Let''s not talk about the popcorn in the summer season, but look at these movies in the award season. They are basically carved in the same mold."


    Frank Pearson agreed, "now Hollywood has a strong personal style, and there are too few directors who can guarantee the quality of their works. Without directors with diversified styles, there will be no films with diversified styles."


    "I think..." "The personal style of Bart," he said, "should be a strong motivator."


    "Well." Frank Pearson nodded.


    After another chat and a few cups of black tea, Peter Bart left. He couldn''t say too much, otherwise it would be counterproductive. Moreover, he knew that Frank Pearson had a habit of watching the Hollywood Reporter. There would be a special comment on tomorrow''s Hollywood Reporter.


    In addition to today''s words, Frank Pearson''s point of view will certainly be affected to a certain extent. This kind of influence is not too much, as long as the position is slightly biased towards the heavyweight customer of bill rosis.


    Just as Peter Barthes expected, those films will make people understand that they are for awards. They have lost the essence of films and are not conducive to the long-term development of the whole Hollywood film industry.


    Thinking of this, Frank Pearson stood up and felt that it was time to talk to those old guys whose ideas were consistent with his own. Those films with too strong purpose should not appear on the Oscar nomination list again. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 508

    Time is moving forward step by step towards 2010. In the disputes that will never be lacking in each award season, Murphy also gets some good news. Through unremitting public relations efforts, a considerable number of judges in the Academy tend to support him and "the wolf of Wall Street". Although this can not guarantee that he will be nominated for best director and best picture in this academy award, there is no doubt that he will win Greatly increased the chance of being on the nomination list.


    At the same time, they are also working hard for the best actor nomination and the best supporting actor nomination. Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill are their own people.


    Like Murphy, CAA and 20th century fox, they are all old people in Hollywood. Just like the film academy, people are inevitably conservative when they are old. Although their actions seem radical, they are not comparable to those who are new to the industry and want to get a share of the Oscars.


    In mid December, James Cameron''s ten-year masterpiece Avatar was officially released in North America, and then began to sweep the world with almost crazy momentum, about to create a new myth.


    Twelve years ago, truck drivers once conquered the Oscars with commercial achievements, and held up the little golden man arrogantly at the award ceremony, shouting "I am the king of the world". With the super popularity of avatar in North America and overseas markets, many people believe that James Cameron will make a comeback.


    Because Murphy knows that her style is not in line with the taste of the Oscars, and the theme and values that are not in line with the mainstream are not likely to be the choice of numerous Oscar judges. However, Murphy still has to say that Katherine Bigelow is a very outstanding female director, who is no inferior to many Hollywood directors.


    Also a female director, she is much more capable than Sophia Coppola, who has countless resources behind her.


    "Besides" Avatar ", I think the film''s contribution to film technology is no less than the appearance of color film and audio film." Murphy sat down next to Gail gado and talked about the movie that every time he saw it, he would feel disgusted by the leading actor. "But compared with the bomb disposal unit, it''s more like a CG cartoon, and its theme and content are too old-fashioned."


    "Old fashioned? I don''t think so. "


    Gail gado totally disagrees with Murphy''s words, "I don''t think the story of avatar is old-fashioned, simple or not deep enough."


    Murphy shrugged and asked, "what''s your reason?"


    "So to speak." Gail gado is obviously very independent, and will not blindly follow Murphy''s point of view, "if used for analogy," Avatar "and" Star Wars "are actually folk, fairy tales, not realistic novels."


    She thought for a moment and continued, "now many movie audiences are too used to the modern narrative of novels. They are used to looking for the metaphysical meaning and enlightening value judgment from the complicated and entangled stories. They like the plot full of contradictions and conflicts, as well as the innumerable stories hidden behind them."


    Murphy nodded her head gently. In fact, the audience likes to interpret movies very much. They can often interpret things that the screenwriter and director didn''t think of from some movies.


    "But avatar, like star wars, is a story of" source story ", a very simple, original and typed motif."


    The more Gail gado says, the clearer his thinking is. "That''s what folktales or popular narrative poems are like. Their thoughts can''t be as complicated and profound as Borges''s novels, but they can''t be said to be shallow or uninfective at all. I think the whole narrative of avatar is very clean and clear, and the rhythm is quite good. "


    "The first half of the rhythm of Titanic is actually a bit dull and slow, while in Avatar, as the story goes on, you will naturally stand in the position of Na \''vi people - that''s the advantage of distinguishing between good and evil like folktales, otherwise the audience''s position will become very hesitant and confused."


    Murphy shrugged, neither agreeing nor denying.


    In other words, once and now together, "Avatar" has been watched many times. Every time he sees the hero betraying human beings, he wants to vomit. Especially in the final climax, he thinks that the hero will die quickly every time.


    The setting of "person. Traitor" is really wonderful.


    Seeing that Murphy doesn''t agree with his own point of view, Gail gado can''t help but put aside his mouth, and Murphy timely digs off the topic.


    "It''s getting late. Let''s see how the dinner is going. It''s Ross''s first time to come here. If we don''t do well, it''s time for Downey to talk again." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 509

    "Don''t worry, Murphy. I''ll be there on time, a little later at most."


    A large number of reporters from "Wall Street Murphy" rushed out of the activity and detained him.


    "Donny!" A reporter asked loudly, "you''ve made three movies in a row, and the box office in North America has exceeded 100 million dollars. How do you feel?"


    Robert Downey, Jr. did not answer the reporter''s question, but specifically reminded, "your statement is not correct. Now the box office of Wall Street wolf in North America has exceeded 200 million dollars, thank you!"


    Many reporters are very dissatisfied with Robert Downey''s stinky words, but they can''t say anything. After all, in the fourth weekend of its release, the North American box office of "Wall Street wolf" has steadily passed the $200 million mark. In addition to the previous "Iron Man" and "Sherlock Holmes", Robert Downey has achieved three consecutive blockbusters.


    "Robert, what do you think of the controversy surrounding wall street wolf?" Another reporter asked.


    "It''s a very cautionary work. The performance of the characters may be funny or funny."


    In the face of the reporter''s question, Robert Downey Jr. simply pulled out the previous words, "Murphy mainly wants to make this film a mirror for the audience to judge their own behavior, rather than simply make a right or wrong moral evaluation."


    He pauses for a moment, and then says, "again, I hope all the audience can see Jordan Belford''s process from prosperity to depravity and finally destruction, and then reflect on the consumerism culture in the current American society. In a market, it is inevitable that all people are consumers and instinctively want to get more things. "


    A reporter put the microphone in front of him and asked, "but a lot of Oscar judges are criticizing the film''s position and the reflected values."


    "I said that before." Robert Downey, Jr. once again stressed, "these judges are completely wrong about the situation. The film itself just shows the experience and behavior of the character as original as possible, and objectively describes the process of all this without any sympathy or criticism as far as possible. "


    There are reporters want to ask, Robert Downey looked at the watch, the time is late, no longer continue to answer, to the assistant winked, under the protection of several security personnel, crowded into his Bentley car, on the car.


    "To Beverly Hills." Robert Downey Jr. told the driver, "Murphy''s wave manor."


    The black Bentley car drove out of Santa Monica business square and sped towards Beverly Hills.


    Sitting in a comfortable car seat, Robert Downey looked out of the window at the fast retrogressive street lights and neon advertisements. For some reason, he suddenly had an unreal feeling.


    Just a few years after his release from prison, he has changed from a drug addict who has been spurned by others to a Hollywood superstar whom everyone envies?


    In particular, "wolf of Wall Street", a film whose subject matter is obviously not popular, can even achieve such excellent box office results. He has to admire that Murphy is a good hand in making films and a master in operating films.


    If a film like "wolf of Wall Street" is not a series of publicity operations and word-of-mouth marketing, even if it can achieve relatively good box office results in North America, it is bound to suffer a cold reception overseas.


    But now, the box office of the film is booming in North America, and the performance of the overseas market is not bad at all.


    In the third weekend of its release in North America, the film began to appear in cinemas in Europe, the United States, the Far East and many other regions. So far, the overseas box office has exceeded US $151 million, the global box office has reached more than US $358 million, and the total box office has exceeded US $400 million.


    "Wolf of Wall Street" has a good market performance, and it also began to gain in the awarding season. Last weekend, it just won three heavyweight awards of best director, best film and best actor of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Moreover, he got news from his father, Robert Downey senior, that a group of influential judges headed by Frank Pearson were quite successful Support "the wolf of Wall Street". In the current situation, the hope that "the wolf of Wall Street" will win the four important nominations of best director, best film, best supporting actor and best actor is greatly increased.


    Oscar winner


    Little Robert Downey rubbed his fingers. He also wanted to taste the taste of holding up the best actor Oscar little golden man, but he also understood that it was very difficult to win the award for his role in a cartoon film like iron man.


    The black Bentley sedan drove into the wave manor in the imagination of Robert Downey Jr. and drove along the straight road from the gate to the front of the villa.


    As soon as the car stopped, Robert Downey, Jr. pushed the door to get out of the car and walked straight into the dining room without the help of a servant. Then he saw Murphy, Gail gado and Ross sitting at the oak table.


    Ross seems to have changed a little bit. Little Robert Downey takes a closer look and finds that there are two less obvious scars on his face."You''re late."


    Murphy pointed to the empty seat at the table. "Sit down."


    Little Robert Downey smiles, greets Gail gado, sits next to rose, points to the scar on his face and asks, "what''s going on? What''s wrong with your appearance again? "


    Rose nodded to little Robert Downey as a greeting, then said, "the Vietnamese are getting more and more unruly."


    "By the Vietnamese?" Robert Downey, Jr. was a little surprised. "Can Vietnamese hurt you, too?"


    Rose sneered, "several leaders of the Vietnamese have gone to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to wash..."


    "Let''s try this French baked snail." Gail gado suddenly interrupted rose. "This is made by the French chef I specially invited."


    Little Robert Downey turns to Gael gado and sighs that she''s getting smarter.


    Rose next to him also looked at Gail gado. Knowing that he had just said something he shouldn''t have said, he immediately picked up a knife and fork, ate a French baked snail, nodded and said, "it''s very good."


    "We haven''t been downtown for a long time." Murphy then asked, "are Vietnamese arrogant?"


    "The old Chinatown now is entirely Vietnamese." Rose shook his head, trying to pick insensitive content, said, "they are very unruly, never pay attention to ways and methods of doing things, a word is not often pulled out to kill."


    Gail gado guessed that what he said just now might make Ross have an opinion in his heart. He quickly followed and eased the atmosphere. "Is there a mess over there?"


    Ross just smiles, and Robert Downey Jr. says, "if it''s messy, just ask Murphy. He grew up in a slum."


    "Growing up in the slums like Murphy," Rose said with emotion, "there is not one person out of ten thousand who can make great achievements."


    "Ten thousand?" Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "Don''t say ten thousand. There''s only one Murphy Stanton in Hollywood and America! "


    "I''m just lucky." Murphy raised a glass to rose. "If it wasn''t for the training in prison, I couldn''t be who I am now."


    Rose is very clear, it is at that time, let a little gangster into a determined man.


    Thinking of Murphy''s achievements, he looked up and drank all the wine in the glass, and sighed, "Murphy, I envy you very much now. Unlike me, every day is like walking on a volcano that is about to erupt."


    Murphy was acutely aware that rose''s mood was not right, and immediately asked, "what happened?"


    "Nothing." Rose shook his head. "In recent years, I feel more and more that I have embarked on a road of no return. My eyes are dark and I can''t see the future."


    "Why not change the line?" Robert Downey, Jr. said with concern, "get rid of the current burden and start over. Murphy and I can help you!"


    Rose showed a rather helpless smile, "where things are as easy as you say, what I do can be put."


    Although he didn''t participate in it, Murphy can guess with his imagination that even if rose wants to get away, he can''t do it in a short time, and he can occupy most of the market share of Los Angeles City. If he doesn''t involve some legal departments, no one will believe him.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "if there''s anything I can do for you, just ask."


    Rose smiles, but doesn''t answer him. Instead, he says, "I''ve been dealing with Vietnamese a lot recently. I often hear them say that some things are predestined."


    "When did you believe in these things?" Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head.


    "Isn''t it?" Rose shrugged. "Ever since I was invaded by a Catholic priest when I was 12 years old, I''ve been doomed not to follow a normal path."


    Robert Downey, Jr. was surprised. "What else?"


    He looks at Murphy. There''s no strange expression on Murphy''s face. It''s obvious that he already knew what rose was talking about.


    As early as in prison, Murphy heard rose mention his childhood misfortune. It was the psychological trauma brought by the misfortune that made him give up his studies early and enter the society. Finally, he became rose now.


    Seeing that little Robert Downey still wants to ask, Murphy slowly shakes his head. Little Robert Downey suppresses his curiosity and closes his mouth.


    These sad things were soon put aside by several people. The atmosphere in the banquet hall was no longer so heavy, and gradually became harmonious. Gail gado also went to the kitchen to make an Israeli style dish farafa. Although the taste was general, it also showed the hostess''s hospitality.


    As the night deepened, rose took the lead to leave, and Murphy sent him to the door of the villa.


    Just before getting on the bus, Ross stops and waves to Murphy.


    Murphy walked over and rose said in a low voice, "I do have something to ask you for help." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 510

    "Oh?" Murphy looks at Rose suspiciously. "What''s the matter? Just say it. "


    "Well..."


    Rose was extremely rare hesitated, hesitated for a long time, then said, "it should not be difficult for you."


    He thought for a second and said, "when I was in jail together, I told you about some of my experiences."


    Murphy nodded, then pointed to his head. "I always remember that."


    "What do you think of making a movie based on me?" What rose said, Murphy did not think of it at all, "a biographical film similar to" the wolf of Wall Street. "


    "Now?" Murphy glanced slightly.


    "No Rose shook his head. "Most people in my business will end up in prison or die. If one day, I have this situation, you can shoot again."


    He sighed a long time, "since we have passed through this world, we have to leave something behind."


    "There won''t be such a chance." Murphy raised his hand and patted rose heavily on the shoulder. "We''ll have a party every year."


    At this point, he stares at Rose and asks seriously, "is there any trouble?"


    Rose shook his head again. "There''s no trouble but the Vietnamese."


    Standing by the car, rose looked up at the moon hanging in the sky like a disk, and said, "if someone like me has an accident, it will be forgotten. I just want to leave something, no matter what is good or bad, someone will remember me in the future."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. In some ways, this kind of mentality is similar to that of Jordan Belfort. Like him, rose is not willing to be a nameless person. But the difference is that rose''s industry can''t see the light, so he said that.


    "Well," Murphy said to him, "there''s not so much emotion. You''re going to be little Robert Downey."


    Instead of answering Murphy, rose said, "I''m not kidding. Murphy, you know the uncertainty of being in my business


    Murphy is silent. What rose has done is to put his head in his hand and may lose it at any time.


    In the past, he tried to persuade Ross, but with the passage of time, this kind of persuasion became less and less, because Murphy was very clear that Ross was getting deeper and deeper, and he didn''t want to get away.


    "Good!" Murphy nodded solemnly and promised, "I promise you!"


    Rose laughs. He''s very selfish in this matter. It can be said that he wants to leave a name behind him. The work of a great director like Murphy is undoubtedly the best way.


    "But, rose." Murphy said, "you''ve seen my film. If it goes on, you won''t have a good reputation."


    "It doesn''t matter." Ross didn''t care. "I''m not a good person."


    "Goodbye, Murphy." He opened the door and waved to Gail gado and Robert Downey Jr. behind Murphy. "Goodbye, Gail. Goodbye, Donnie


    After that, he got into the car, closed the door and told the driver to drive. The black car drove out of the wave manor like a ghost.


    Seeing the car disappear from the gate of the manor, Murphy greets little Robert Downey to return to the villa. Several people come to the living room, and Gail gado sends coffee.


    Robert Downey, Jr. took the coffee cup from Gail gado, put it on the coffee table in front of him, and said to Murphy, "Ross has been in a bad mood recently."


    "Not recently, but for a long time." Murphy reminded little Robert Downey, "the last time we met at a bar near old Chinatown, he was in a low mood."


    Many people in Rose''s business think that he will be at ease, but Murphy knows very well that the first few years after he was released from prison are good. In recent years, rose is facing more and more pressure, and he is a Hollywood director.


    For example, when he makes a movie, he will take the wrong step and have another chance. If Ross takes the wrong step, he will be doomed.


    It''s a strange thing for a person to live under such pressure for a long time without any emotional problems.


    "Can we help him?" Asked Robert Downey, Jr.


    Hearing this, Gail gado, who is preparing the fruit plate, can''t help looking back at little Robert Downey. Her vigilance flashed by. She knew what rose was doing. If Murphy mixed in, it would not help, but it would lead the fire to her.


    Although the top level of the Los Angeles Police reshuffle because of the "investigation gate" incident, and Robert''s law firm has gained an overwhelming advantage, no one knows whether the police still have eyes staring at Murphy. Those people who want to capture such a social celebrity as Murphy will take a very big risk, but if Murphy crosses the line himself, it must be They won''t miss the chance


    Frankly, she doesn''t like Murphy''s association with rose, and there is a risk of destroying her home.But Gail gado is smart enough to interfere blindly. It''s very stupid. Just like interrupting Ross at dinner, she will only say the right words at the right time.


    She didn''t want Murphy to take risks, especially the unnecessary ones.


    It''s true that rose helped Murphy, but she knows that Murphy also helped rose, and both sides are not in debt.


    No one wants his family to get involved in something that could be quite serious.


    Gail gado wanted to say something, but she didn''t say anything. She believed in Murphy.


    "We can''t do anything." Murphy shook his head at little Robert Downey. "We have money, and rose has it."


    He didn''t say the following words, but Robert Downey, Jr. also understood that besides money, their biggest capital is their reputation in Hollywood and the United States, but these will not bring any help to Rose''s career.


    For example, Rose''s biggest worry now is Vietnamese. Will these guys withdraw their hands because of two Hollywood film practitioners?


    As for law, Rose''s lawyer is no worse than Robert, and he is more professional than Robert, a lawyer who is proficient in entertainment law.


    In fact, both Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. and rose himself are very clear that after they chose to go on different paths, even though they are still in close contact, they will help each other as Murphy did when he helped Ross out. But when it comes to film making or drug and military trading, neither side can help each other.


    Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. are completely laymen and public figures. If they don''t talk about the possible serious consequences, they will be as helpful as Ross when they reach out to the crew.


    Moreover, Murphy has a very clear mind. After knowing the "investigation gate", he will come back to the Los Angeles police. If he really wants to do something, I''m afraid he has already been invited in for tea before it has an effect.


    Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr. discussed a few more things about rose, and they couldn''t find any way to solve the problem. Then Gail gado also joined in the chat. Under her intentional guidance, the topic of the three people gradually turned to Hollywood and the film industry.


    "The wolf of Wall Street has caused a lot of controversy." Murphy talked about the latest situation of the award season, "the difficulty of public relations this time is more than" shameless bastard ", but the wind of public opinion has gradually turned, and the situation is also beginning to be favorable to us."


    Robert Downey Jr. is not demanding, saying, "it''s good to get the nomination."


    Murphy took a sip of coffee and said, "you and Joe''s nominations for best actor and best supporting actor should be easier to get than best director and best picture."


    At this point, Murphy asked little Robert Downey, "what''s going on with your father?"


    "Not too many relationships." Little Robert Downey also did not hide, said directly, "human relations this kind of thing used up, as long as you can get the nomination, more network or stay later."


    "It''s a smart choice." Murphy agrees with this strategy.


    Oscar Awards will be affected by many aspects, but for awards like best actor, the role is the foundation. For roles like Jordan Belford, it''s not very difficult to get the nomination. It''s not very difficult to take away the little golden man.


    After all, the college is a college. Although it encourages innovation, it is always conservative in general. Otherwise, directors with such styles as David Finch, Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino would have been the best directors for a long time.


    Now Murphy should also be added to these lists. His style is also doomed to have many obstacles in getting the Oscar. It must be a time-consuming systematic project.


    "The new year is coming." Robert Downey, Jr. reminds Murphy, "there''s definite news that the Academy will mail the nomination votes to all the judges from December 31. After the new year, it will directly decide whether to get the Oscar nomination."


    He was more or less worried about Murphy''s nomination for best director. After all, Murphy''s black style and always skewed value orientation did not conform to the college''s consistent aesthetic taste.


    "I know." Murphy nodded and said, "bill has contacted Vanity Fair."


    In Vanity Fair''s new year''s first issue, he will be the cover character, whose main purpose is to make the final dash for the Oscar nomination.


    "You''re not taking part in the Far East propaganda of Wall Street wolf?" Robert Downey, Jr. asked again.


    "I don''t have time." Murphy''s daily schedule is very full recently. "There are several PR parties I need to attend. After Christmas, I have to discuss with George Martin about the next step of game of Thrones. Bill has also arranged some special activities for me."


    It''s impossible for him to take the time to go to the Far East for publicity, and the three leading roles of Robert Downey Jr., Jonah hill and Dakota Johnson are enough. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 511

    After Christmas, Gail gado left Los Angeles and flew to Israel. Murphy joined Kara Firth and began a new round of negotiations with George Martin on the song of ice and fire: the game of power.


    Up to now, the magic series has started: "film is not only an art, but also a business. It''s a good thing if the film can get high praise, but making a film must be successful in business and make investors profit."


    At the beginning of the article, she quoted Murphy''s original words: "only by gaining the trust of investors, can you constantly get the opportunity to shoot the films you really want to shoot."


    The following is Tina Brown''s description of what she knows about Murphy.


    "Murphy Stanton, who was born in Los Angeles, grew up in a slum and experienced a childhood like a street thug. This makes his casual, self-confident and somewhat rebellious personality take root in Murphy''s personality. When we interviewed him, he showed his unique charm. With the growth of years, the once rebellious youth has transformed into humility and determination, which have been running through his career as an actor


    "When it comes to the experience of entering the film industry, ''hard work'' and ''persistence'' have become the most popular words on Murphy Stanton''s lips."


    "Now it seems that this Hollywood director, who is just over 30 years old, has won a long battle in the film industry. After years of hard work and persistence, Murphy Stanton has been promoted to one of the most cost-effective directors in Hollywood."


    "Murphy Stanton, whose career as a director is getting wider and wider, doesn''t plan to take a break in the next few years." I''ve never let my guard down. I always feel like an outsider and I want to get into this circle, so I''ve been working hard. The more successful I am, the more motivated I will continue to work. "


    After the title page is the official page of this issue of vanity fair. Among all the pages, the content about Murphy is still at the front.


    "Murphy Stanton gives the audience a new possibility, a broad space for film lovers, a new way to dazzle the fans, and a new style, logic, and even way of thinking for commercial films."


    For this interview with Murphy, "Vanity Fair" does not use the traditional way of "one question and one answer", but uses the profile description. In addition to the content that has been reported many times, it also focuses on Murphy''s ability in discovering actors.


    "Every new actor in Murphy Stanton''s hands glows."


    "When Jessica Alba and Murphy Stanton first worked together, they were only 20 years old. Before that, her inherent image was a beautiful vase of youth. But the wonderful thing is that Murphy Stanton focuses on the discovery of Jessica Alba, and then creates the role of Nancy in the classic "Sin City", which makes Jessica Alba''s acting path suddenly clear and become one of the representatives of Hollywood female actors born in the 1980s. "


    "Christopher Waltz was in his fifties when he starred in shameless bastards, but he still didn''t know his native place. When Murphy Stanton was casting, he emphasized:" what others don''t need is not necessarily suitable for us! " An Oscar for best supporting actor was born


    "For Jessica Alba and Christopher waltz, Murphy Stanton is not only a popular director, but also a teacher of how to be themselves."


    "Murphy Stanton has a unique pair of eyes. Similarly, the actors who come out of his movies have moving eyes, either pure or bright. He believes that the two most important principles of performance are relaxation and concentration. Only when they are relaxed and focused can they show their true charm, that is, the best state. "


    "Many Hollywood stars admit that it is every actor''s dream to participate in the works directed by Murphy Stanton. They hope to have the opportunity to participate in the works directed by Murphy through their own efforts."


    With the launch of this issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Murphy appeared in the eyes of more Oscar judges. Although the production style is doomed that not everyone will vote for him, as long as more people can think of him when voting, that is enough.


    Of course, compared with the interview, vanity fair still has a lot to write.


    For example, when Murphy was interviewed, he said that actors need to support each other in acting, and it''s a very bad habit to rush to play.


    Acting has never been a simple and easy job, not to mention pulling an actor can be competent, acting needs mutual support.


    Murphy always thinks that PK is a bad and negative energy for actors. The most typical way is to trust and support each other when acting. If one side is too weak, the whole play will be out of balance, which will also bring negative effects to himself.


    However, in Hollywood, if a person does not compete, he may never be able to get ahead. This is the reality.


    But if you ask Murphy what a good actor is and what a good performance team is, he will not hesitate to say that if an actor deliberately snatches and presses a play, he will talk to himIn 2010, the wolf of Wall Street continues to show in North America, and in order to impact the Oscar nomination list, it also maintains a high number of theaters.


    By the end of January, after two months of long screening, the North American box office of the film had reached more than 226.8 million US dollars, successfully ranking in the top 10 of the North American box office list in 2009.


    However, there is only one voice in the film market of North America and even the whole world, that is "Avatar". All other films screened at the same time can only survive in the shadow of this epic monster level film, and without exception, they have been seriously impacted, and "wolf of Wall Street" is no exception.


    Since the release of the Thanksgiving holiday, the film''s North American market potential has been exhausted. According to the current trend, Murphy and 20th Century Fox speculate that the North American box office of the film is unlikely to exceed 250 million US dollars, and the final destination may be between 230 million US dollars and 240 million US dollars.


    The impact of "Avatar" is not only on the North American market, but also on other overseas markets. After the total overseas box office of "wolf of Wall Street" has exceeded 200 million US dollars, it has also been suppressed in overseas theaters. It is still unknown whether the final global box office will exceed 500 million US dollars.


    Of course, in Murphy''s view, as long as the film can get multiple heavyweight Oscar nominations, driven by the Oscar effect, the global box office of "Wall Street wolf" will have a great chance to exceed 500 million US dollars. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 512

    By the middle of February, before the 82nd Oscar nominees'' luncheon, the North American box office of "Wall Street wolf" was still growing slowly, reaching more than 235.6 million US dollars. Although it was far behind the radical "Avatar", it was a big achievement for a film whose production cost was only 80 million US dollars.


    Later, the Oscar nominees luncheon was held at the Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel. Unlike previous years, Murphy did not let busy bill rosis do the work, but personally appeared in the banquet hall of the nominees luncheon.


    As Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah hill are still doing publicity all over the world, Murphy, on behalf of the whole "Wall Street wolf" crew, walks into the No. 1 banquet hall of Hilton Hotel alone.


    "This way, please, director Stanton."


    A waiter leads Murphy to the table in front of the banquet hall. Before Murphy went there, she had a special look. Most of the people sitting there are characters from Hollywood''s top buildings, such as Jon Landau, who represents the cast of avatar, John lassett, the animation director of Walt Disney, and Hollywood''s top stars Leonardo DiCaprio!


    There was a time when Murphy was very close to Leonardo DiCaprio because of Robert Downey Jr., but now


    Murphy gently shakes his head. Leonardo DiCaprio is not only a movie star, but also a very successful businessman. When certain interests are placed in front of him, the fragile friendship between them suddenly collapses.


    Of course, he is also very clear that this is the normal situation in Hollywood or any business circle. It is impossible for everyone he meets to become close friends like James Franco, Robert Downey, Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    "Hi, Jon."


    Coming to the banquet table, Murphy first said hello to the fat producer from 20th century fox. Jon Landau saw that it was Murphy who came over and quickly stood up and hugged him, "Wow, Murphy! It''s so nice to meet you


    After that, Murphy shook hands with John lassett under the introduction of Jon Landau. They had not met before, but they were well-known for a long time.


    In particular, Murphy is very fond of Pixar studio''s non child animation, and he once loved it. He specially talked with John lassett, the core figure of Pixar five tigers.


    From John lassett''s mouth, Murphy also learned that he came for "a journey around the flying house". It is said that this classic work of Pixar studio is likely to become the first animated feature film ever nominated for best picture Oscar!


    If it is really nominated, it will be a great honor for Pixar studio. On the one hand, it is the best praise for their unremitting creation, and on the other hand, it is also the effect of the expansion of the best film nominations list.


    Starting from the 82nd Academy Awards, the list of best picture nominations is no longer limited to five, but up to nine! That is to say, if there are many excellent films produced in that year, the judges may fill in the nomination list of nine. If there are not enough excellent films, they will choose several, but not less than five.


    It can be said that this is the biggest reform made by the Academy of film arts and Sciences in recent years for the Oscar, which can make some excellent sci-fi films and cartoons and other commercial films into the nomination list, and play a good role as runners.


    So before, both bill Rossi and Robert Downey Jr. thought that the difficulty of getting the best picture nomination for Wall Street wolf was far less than that of Murphy''s best director nomination with only five places.


    Watching Murphy talking and laughing with John lassett, Leonardo DiCaprio is somewhat uncomfortable, but he is also an old man in this circle. He doesn''t do anything, just sits here.


    He could see that Murphy''s attitude towards him had changed greatly. If we put it in the past, the first person he would greet would be himself.


    Leonardo DiCaprio understands why, but he doesn''t have any sense of guilt, and has released goodwill through his agent, which is beyond his control.


    In other words, at that time, with Murphy Stanton''s utilitarian character, what he did might not be much better than himself.


    "Hello, Leo."


    Just when he was out of his mind, Leonardo DiCaprio heard the familiar voice of greeting. He quickly shook his head and looked back at Murphy who had been sitting beside him. He pulled out a formulaic smile, "Hello, Murphy."


    When he finished, he stopped talking.


    Murphy nodded to Leonardo DiCaprio and said nothing more.


    There is no need for them to pretend to be enthusiastic.


    Why did Jordan Belfort want to take back the right of adaptation of Wall Street wolf? Murphy knows very well who is behind it.Similarly, Leonardo DiCaprio also knows that the distance between Murphy and the word "good man" is as far as the whole Pacific Ocean. No one knows whether there is Murphy behind the obstacles he encountered in this expedition.


    Murphy takes a last look at Leonardo DiCaprio and talks with Jon Landau about avatar. The global box office of the film has reached nearly $2 billion. Everyone can see that as long as there is no major accident such as the outbreak of the third world war or alien invasion, James Cameron will be able to complete it To surpass oneself, truck driver will become a movie myth completely.


    It''s not that he didn''t have the idea of directing the film, but he just gave up when he thought about it, because it''s almost impossible to operate.


    Let''s not say whether "Avatar" is James Cameron''s idea since more than ten or twenty years ago. Technology alone is a problem that Murphy can''t solve.


    As long as people with normal brain know a little bit about it, they all know that this film is a typical one, not the type that a script or a director can solve. Even writing a script is of little use.


    Since the beginning of this century, James Cameron has cooperated with Sony electronics to start the research on the latest 3D photography and motion imaging. He has not only done a lot of research and experiments, but also made several documentaries to explore the feasibility of the technology. Moreover, the patent right of the latest 3D photography and other technologies that must be used in the production of Avatar has always been firmly held James Cameron''s hands, if not authorized by the truck driver, shooting anything is empty talk.


    Of course, it''s not impossible to shoot with other technologies. Maybe it can also achieve the final film effect of "Avatar". The problem is that James Cameron, as a technology maniac, has invested nearly ten years for those new technologies. If other directors are used, how many years will it take to advance other technologies to the extent that they can shoot and produce "Avatar"?


    How many directors are willing to give as much time and energy as James Cameron?


    As for the kind of writing a script can be "Avatar" shooting production, the film after the effect is not bad


    Murphy shook his head. Fortunately, he was not so retarded. To be exact, this kind of idea is praise.


    movies, such as things, may not be rewarded, but no effort is absolutely unrewarded. Just like Murphy''s heart has been playing the same role as Tucao, Afanda has also been criticized for many times. However, no matter how much criticism, the box office results of Big Bang are the best return for James Cameron to make complaints about new technologies.


    If you let Murphy evaluate it, he would say, "movies are divided into before and after sound movies, before and after color movies, before and after avatar!"


    All of a sudden, Murphy felt that someone was staring at him. Without looking, he knew it must be Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Taking Leonardo DiCaprio''s network as an example, it is not hard to know that a considerable number of Oscar judges are very dissatisfied with his action to fight for Austria, and they will make unfavorable choices for him when voting.


    Although the wolf of Wall Street has been lost, Leonardo DiCaprio''s plan to rush to Austria has not been affected too much. According to the information obtained by Murphy, Leonardo DiCaprio has pushed ahead the new film with Martin Scorsese, originally scheduled to be released in February this year, "closed island", to the end of December last year in Los Angeles for screening Get the chance to compete for best actor in this year''s Oscar.


    Frankly speaking, acting is a very subjective thing, everyone''s criteria are different, but Leonardo DiCaprio''s acting has always been criticized, especially the exaggerated facial expression and extremely easy to work too hard, which are very disliked by the Oscar judges.


    But Leonardo DiCaprio has fame, money, ability and wide relationship network. Many times, as long as he chooses movies and roles for Oscar, he will appear on the best actor list.


    The nominees'' luncheon soon began. Murphy and others were not interested in the meals provided. They just listened to the announcement of the nominees'' list one by one by the rotating chairman of the college, Sid Ganis, and the guest, Anne Hathaway.


    The list of nominations was announced very quickly. Listening to the name read by Anne Hathaway, Leonardo DiCaprio''s face began to look a little bit ugly, because he invested a lot of money in "closed island" and even won nothing in the announced technology awards, while Murphy''s "Wall Street wolf" won the best editing, best photography and best costume A series of best screenplay nominations and adaptations.


    Then the list of nominations for the four heaviest awards jumped out of Anne Hathaway''s mouth. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 513

    "Best actor nominations," Anne Hathaway announced directly, "Jeff Bridges'' crazy heart, George Clooney''s in the cloud, Colin fields'' single man..."


    A personal name jumps out of Anne Hathaway''s mouth. Leonardo DiCaprio looks at Murphy involuntarily. For some reason, he suddenly feels that he has lost the election.


    "Jeremy Reiner, bomb disposal."


    Leonardo DiCaprio''s heart is sinking. He knows that Robert Downey Jr. is also interested in the best actor nomination


    At this moment, the friendship with little Robert Downey was completely forgotten by Leonardo DiCaprio. He didn''t want to hear the name of little Robert Downey at all.


    The last nomination, if there is little Robert Downey, it means there is no him.


    "Robert Downey Jr., the wolf of Wall Street!"


    It''s not Leonardo DiCaprio, it''s not "closed island"!


    Leonardo DiCaprio leans heavily on the back of his chair, his brows locked tightly, and his eyes unconsciously turn to Murphy.


    There was a big round of applause in the banquet hall. Murphy was smiling and clapping.


    His hand trembled slightly, and Leonardo DiCaprio understood that he had lost the game.


    "Best director nomination!"


    The applause stopped for a moment, and Anne Hathaway''s voice rang out again, "James Cameron''s Avatar"... "


    Leonardo DiCaprio breathes out that Murphy Stanton may not be nominated for best director because of the controversy caused by "Wall Street wolf", so that he can pull back a little.


    "Katherine Bigelow, bomb disposal."


    "The second one." Leonardo DiCaprio counts down in his heart.


    "Lee Daniels, true love!"


    Before the face of embarrassment improved, Leonardo DiCaprio continued to murmur, "the third!"


    "Jason Letterman, in the cloud!"


    "The fourth one!" Leonardo DiCaprio''s mouth is slightly raised, and Murphy stando''s chance of winning the best director nomination is very small.


    Because there is no director Martin Scorsese in the list of nominations, compared with young Murphy Stanton, Martin Scorsese, as one of the four directors, has an overwhelming advantage in terms of both qualifications and contacts. Moreover, the film has not received any Oscar nominations before, even for the sake of leveling Considering Heng, Martin Scorsese will be preferred over Murphy Stanton.


    These thoughts flashed through Leonardo DiCaprio''s head in an instant, and the corners of his mouth had already shown a smile that was not obvious.


    Although there is no evidence that Murphy Stanton is related to his failure to win the best actor nomination list, Leonardo DiCaprio believes that he is absolutely inseparable. Since he can''t get the best actor nomination, he can''t get the best actor nomination.


    Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for him to win the nomination of best director. The last quota must belong to his investment in "closed island", and it must be Martin Scorsese!


    "Murphy Stanton, the wolf of Wall Street!"


    Anne Hathaway''s voice sounded, Leonardo DiCaprio gradually revealed a smile, instantly stiff, "what?"


    He turned to Murphy. "How could it be him? Why not Martin Scorsese? "


    After the announcement of the best director nomination, there was a huge applause in the banquet hall. Leonardo DiCaprio was a little stunned and sat here with a gloomy face, without any action.


    Suddenly, the camera turned to capture Murphy, just like a conditioned reflex. The corner of his eye noticed that the camera was aimed at his desk. Leonardo DiCaprio immediately broke his stiff smile, turned his black face into warm congratulations, and clapped his hands with the applause in the banquet hall, fully showing Hollywood The demeanor of a superstar.


    With the announcement of the best director nomination list, Murphy is at ease. The most difficult nomination has finally arrived.


    Next, Anne Hathaway announced the best picture nomination list, which is the first time that the best picture nomination list has exceeded five films in the history of Oscar.


    "Best picture: weakness, bomb disposal unit, avatar, Wall Street wolf, District 9, growth education, flying around the house, in the far end and serious man."


    "There''s no confinement island!"


    Just like during the performance, Leonardo DiCaprio''s eyes widened with exaggeration. In the nomination list of the whole nine films, he didn''t have his own "closed island"!


    His face suddenly became extremely dark, like a cloudy sky.No wonder Leonardo DiCaprio''s face is so smelly. In the list of nominations for all 24 Awards announced, "closed island" has not won even one nomination!


    For Leonardo DiCaprio, who wants to make a difference in the Oscars and win the best actor Oscar, this is a huge failure.


    He calculated in his heart that Murphy Stanton''s "wolf of Wall Street" actually won nine Oscar nominations for best editing, best photography, best costume design, best art direction, best adapted script, best actor, best supporting actor, best director and best film!


    "Damn it


    Leonardo DiCaprio murmured a word of abuse, when the nomination was announced, he did not wait for the photo and souvenirs, stood up and left the Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel.


    Murphy also saw Leonardo DiCaprio leave, but he didn''t care at all. Leonardo DiCaprio would surely think that the defeat of "closed island" had something to do with himself, in fact, it had something to do with it, but it was nothing. He was never the kind of Saint who had been bullied and had to bear it silently.


    If someone slaps him, he will only return a knife. If he doesn''t return it at that time, he is also waiting for a more suitable opportunity.


    This is a highly competitive society. Murphy has never been afraid of competition, but enjoys it. In a word given to a great man on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it''s fun to fight with others.


    After the announcement of the nomination list, it''s time for the routine group photo and souvenir collection. Under the rules set by the Academy of film arts and Sciences, there is no fierce competition on the scene, but a happy scene.


    Although the battle for the Oscars is bloody, the Academy of film arts and Sciences believes that the function of the annual banquet is not to create an atmosphere of singing and dancing, but to make the nominees who are likely to lose the election feel surrounded by a sense of honor. In addition to taking photos, receiving nomination certificates and enjoying delicious food, they will also receive a beautiful gift, which is undoubtedly a pity A kind of encouragement to the most outstanding filmmaker of the year.


    In some ways, the nominees'' luncheon before the Academy Awards ceremony is more like a fraternity. The academy can show its own formality. Nominees have certificates, meetings and so on. You can meet, exchange and talk about the gains and losses of a year. On the surface, it is similar to the excellent workers'' Forum on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.


    The nominees like Murphy are naturally in a good mood. In the circle of Hollywood, even though there are all kinds of disputes and disturbances around the Oscar, no one will deny that it is the most authoritative award in the industry. It is also a very glorious and boastful thing to get the Oscar nomination. It is not easy to win the Oscar and get the nomination It''s also not easy. At the same time of paying huge time and capital cost, it also needs opportunities, coincidences and efforts.


    Of course, this is also a good place for PR and networking. After the group photo, Murphy had a chat with many people.


    Although there is no hope of winning the Oscars this year, who can''t wait to use such things as social network to think about it? In that case, it''s too late.


    Finally, before leaving the Hilton Hotel, Murphy gave a special interview to Fox TV reporters.


    "I spend far more money on film production than on the cast," he said when asked why Murphy can always control the cost of films. "This is also an important reason why my films can control the cost well."


    When the reporter asked how to face the difficulties of shooting and production, Murphy said, "it''s good for filmmakers to go through a difficult period, because they will think when they are in trouble. If you are spoiled by an adequate budget, you will make a spoiled film. If you overcome many difficulties to make a film, I believe the audience can feel it. "


    He added, "I think all first-time filmmakers will encounter the same thing. Once they decide to do it, there''s no dilemma. You don''t care what happens next."


    When he left the hotel, Murphy met Sandra Bullock, who took the initiative to say hello. Murphy also had a chat with her. He vaguely remembered that she should be the best actress in the Oscar.


    Seeing Sandra Bullock''s stiff face because of the injection, Murphy can only feel that, just like he is accumulating qualifications, there are many ways to win the Oscar heavyweight awards.


    Get on the bus and tell the driver to go back to wave manor. Murphy calls Gail gado, who has been in Israel for a while, to tell him the good news he just got from the nominees'' lunch. Then he goes home and changes into casual clothes. He is ready to go to a beach restaurant in Santa Monica to attend James Franco''s party.


    James Franco had previously revealed that he would propose to Lily Collins at the party. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 514

    As soon as he drove out of the manor, Murphy received a call from James Franco. He parked his car on the side of the road and picked up the phone. James Franco''s urging voice rang from the receiver.


    "Murphy, where are you?" He said in a loud voice, "why haven''t you come yet? Do you want to stand me up?"


    "Already out of the door." Murphy said calmly, "don''t forget, I went to the nominees lunch at noon."


    James Franco over there asked, "how many nominations have you got?"


    "Nine." Murphy sped up a little. "Best actor, best supporting actor, best director and best picture nominations have all been received."


    "Congratulations." James Franco urged, "come here quickly, I''ll wait for you."


    "Well."


    Murphy answered, hung up and drove to the Santa Monica Beach Pier.


    He knew that James Franco had planned for today''s Secret proposal for a long time, and asked people around him to help keep it from Lily Collins. According to him, he prepared a very special proposal.


    Murphy wants to see what kind of tricks this guy can play and accumulate some experience for his future.


    Compared with New York, the traffic condition in Los Angeles is much better. Murphy soon arrived at the beach area of Santa Monica and turned to the seaside Avenue built along the coastline.


    Into the coastal Avenue, Murphy had to slow down, Santa Monica waterfront area is too many people.


    Just like when he first chose to live in Santa Monica, it is warm in winter and cool in summer with convenient transportation. It is not only suitable for enjoying the cool in summer, but also the best choice for those who want to spend a leisurely afternoon.


    Murphy''s destination is Santa Monica Flower Beach, one of the most famous beaches in Los Angeles, north of Santa Monica wharf. Its coastline is two miles long, seemingly endless.


    Due to the slow speed, it took Murphy some time to get to the end of Binhai Avenue, and Santa Monica Beach also appeared in his sight.


    However, the parking space here is very tight. It takes Murphy ten minutes just to find a parking space.


    Fortunately, it''s not summer. In the peak season of summer, there is no parking space.


    After parking, Murphy quickly walked towards a jetty, which was first built in 1908 and is the symbol of Santa Monica. Many films and TV plays were filmed here.


    for example, in James Cameron''s movie Titanic, Jack told Ruth that he would take Ruth to the jetty of Santa Monica to ride on the ferris wheel; in Forrest Gump, the west bank where Forrest Gump runs is here.


    James Franco chose the most famous restaurant on the wharf, which is called Bubba Gan.


    "Hi, Murphy!"


    Just entering the restaurant, Murphy heard James Franco''s voice, "this way, we''re here."


    Today''s Bubba Gump restaurant is empty, with only a few guests. Murphy doesn''t need to ask. James Franco must have wrapped up the restaurant. Even Murphy, only James Franco and Seth Logan, as well as Susan Downey, who took the place of Robert Downey in the Far East, were present. But in order to thank lily for her kindness, Murphy said that the restaurant was empty- Collins proposed that it would be wise to take care of the restaurant.


    In this era of smart phones becoming more and more popular, if there is an outsider present, maybe the relevant images will soon appear on social networking sites.


    When it comes to a star like James Franco, whether he is engaged or married, it''s not a matter of one person. It''s related to his future development and the whole brokerage team behind him. At present, CAA''s brokerage team has not formulated relevant public relations publicity, so James Franco does not intend to make this proposal the first to be exposed.


    Even the restaurant signed a confidentiality agreement with James Franco.


    Murphy came to a big table near the window, where everyone was sitting and whispering. He opened a chair and sat between Seth Logan and Susan Downey. Looking at James Franco opposite, he asked, "how are you getting ready?"


    James Franco squeezed his eyes. "It''s all ready."


    Then he pointed to a storage room in the dining room. Next to it, Dave Franco said, "when James proposes, I''ll come out of the storage room with big surprises and give them to Lily."


    Murphy was curious and asked, "what kind of surprise?"


    Dave Franco shook his head. "It''s a secret. No one will know until the final truth is revealed!"


    Murphy looks back at Seth Logan and Susan Downey, both of whom shake their heads at the same time. It''s not clear what surprise the Franco brothers are preparing.


    "Are you going to study?" Susan Downey suddenly winked at Murphy. "Someone''s been waiting for your proposal.""Soon." Murphy shrugged and said with a smile, "always look for the right opportunity."


    The people sitting at the table knew the meaning of these two words, and they could not help laughing at the same time.


    Because James Franco is going to propose, the party time for telling Lily Collins has been pushed back. Murphy and other people are chatting and waiting, occasionally enjoying the scenery of Santa Monica beach outside the window, but they don''t feel bored.


    Murphy specially attended the meeting. Because of the weekend, there are a lot of people on the jetty and beach. Every holiday, there are small concerts and dances, which have a unique style.


    Especially at dusk when the sun sets, this kind of artistic conception gives people another unique feeling.


    "Here comes the juice


    A waiter brought a cup of orange juice, and Dave Franco reminded James Franco, "juice is coming."


    James Franco waved his hand to the waiter. After the waiter left quickly, he took out a jewelry box that was obviously a ring from his pocket.


    "Oh, proposal rings are ready!" Seth Logan held his glasses and said, "Jim, open them quickly. Let''s see how big the diamond on the ring is."


    Murphy asked with concern, "don''t you just give the ring to Lily?"


    Susan Downey shook her head. "That''s too old-fashioned."


    "Of course not!" James Franco opened the box and took out the small diamond ring. "I''ll do it in a very special way."


    The ring is very small. Murphy vaguely remembers that Lily Collins has very thin fingers, which must be specially made by James Franco.


    "What''s the special way?" Seth Logan is still curious.


    James Franco smiles, picks up the glass of juice in front of the empty seat next to him, and then throws the ring into the glass. The orange juice completely covers the ring. If you look from the outside, you can''t see any abnormality in this glass of juice.


    "Think about it, you guys." James - Franco some complacent, "lily drink juice, drink a ring, will be a surprise?"? And then I propose, isn''t it very romantic? "


    Susan Downey was the first to nod. "It''s more creative than Robert Downey Jr. giving the ring directly."


    Then she turned to Murphy and said, "such a special proposal will certainly succeed."


    Murphy smiles. It seems that this kind of pattern was not created by James Franco. I vaguely remember that a star who forgot his name proposed to his model girlfriend.


    Anyway, it''s more creative than just taking out the ring, and James Franco really wants to surprise Lily Collins.


    Putting the ring away, James Franco said to Susan Downey, "call lily for me and ask where she is."


    Susan Downey took out her cell phone, dialed Lily Collins''s number, said a few words, hung up, and said to James Franco, "I''ve already turned to the seaside Avenue. It''s estimated that I''ll be there in ten minutes."


    James - Franco breathed, it seems that such a wait for him a little nervous.


    Murphy takes a look at James Franco and deliberately digs away from the topic, so that Lily Collins will not be surprised by the strange performance of James Franco.


    "Seth," Murphy asked the fat man next to him, "how''s your script going?"


    The last time Seth Logan mentioned the concept of combining thriller with comedy, he temporarily gave up his work as an actor and devoted himself to the project. After constantly overturning the idea, he finally reached the stage of script writing.


    "The outline is almost finished." Seth Logan scratched his head. "But I don''t think it''s right. I''m still adding."


    Murphy nodded. "I can''t help much. You can talk to Jonah when he comes back."


    Seth Logan sighed. "He''s come up with some ideas. They''re not very reliable."


    "It''s OK to write a script and ask Jonah to put some jokes in it." James - Franco shook his head, "help or forget, let him give advice, zenith people will appear."


    "That..." Seth Logan thought for a moment, "one of Jonah''s ideas is OK, let the earth become hell, good people automatically go to heaven, bad people all stay on the earth to suffer."


    Dave Franco opened his mouth. "So we''re all going to stay on earth?"


    Murphy shrugged and said, "everybody in Hollywood, stay in the area."


    When the door of the restaurant was pushed open, Lily Collins, dressed in casual clothes, strode in. As she walked this way, she said with a smile, "Hello, everyone. Why are you here so early today?"


    With that, she walked quickly around the empty seat next to James Franco. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 515

    "Why are you all here so early?" Lily Collins sat down, looked around and touched her face. "What''s the matter? Why are you all looking at me?"


    James Franco winked, and Susan Downey said with a smile, "because you''re beautiful today, honey."


    "Thank you." Lily Collins smiles sweetly and reaches for the cup to her mouth.


    Although Los Angeles is not hot in February, it took her a lot of energy and thirst to drive all the way, especially when there were so many people on Binhai Avenue. When she saw this cup of colorful juice in front of her, she would not let it go.


    No one stopped Lily Collins, including Murphy. Everyone was waiting to see Lily Collins drink out the ring, and then James Franco proposed


    However, everyone didn''t expect that Lily Collins had just arrived. She was probably very thirsty. In addition, all the people on the scene were their own, and there was no need to pretend to be a lady. She didn''t take a small sip at all, but took a big sip.


    When she took the first sip, Murphy realized it was wrong and said, "lily, wait..."


    But as he spoke, Lily Collins took two more mouthfuls of juice, swallowed it and opened her eyes.


    "Lily..."


    Everyone else feels bad, too.


    "Cough..." Lily Collins coughed and wondered, "what''s the matter? What happened to the juice? Didn''t you play well? I don''t think it''s hard. "


    James Franco immediately stood up, grabbed Lily Collins''s cup and poured it into the porcelain plate in front of her. The juice spilled from the plate and slowly flowed down the table to the ground, but there was no ring.


    "You..." James Franco was dumbfounded. "Lily, did you swallow it?"


    Lily Collins was completely confused. "What''s the matter? I''m thirsty. I''ll swallow the juice of course. "


    "No..." James Franco doesn''t seem to know how to say, "I''m not talking about juice, I''m talking about..."


    He clapped his hand hard.


    "Not yet!" Murphy stood up and interrupted them. "Get to the hospital!"


    It''s not an ordinary thing. It''s a diamond ring made of heavy metal. Lily Collins drinks it without knowing it. If it doesn''t work well, her life will be in danger.


    Lily Collins still doesn''t understand the situation. James Franco pulls her up and leaves. Murphy and others follow. They arrive at the University of Southern California Medical School as soon as possible.


    On the road, Lily Collins also understood what had happened, and her expression could only be said to be in tears and laughter.


    The consequences of swallowing gold are undoubtedly quite serious, but it doesn''t happen so fast, and it won''t be like what is shown on TV or movies. Swallowing gold rings and other things will soon die. Lily Collins mistakenly drank the ring for a short time, not to mention that her life is not in danger for the time being. Now she doesn''t even feel it.


    However, after the X-ray, waiting for her will be a painful vomiting gastric lavage.


    "I think it''s a good start..."


    Sitting in a chair outside the medical room, James Franco looked dejected, "but didn''t think of such an end."


    Murphy walked over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting, "it was just an accident."


    Seth Logan also came, "it''s OK, Lily said it won''t blame you."


    James - Franco long sigh, mood is still a little depressed.


    About half an hour later, Lily Collins was pushed out by the nurse. Her white face was not as bright as before, and she looked very tired. James Franco and Susan Downey pushed her into the ward together.


    It''s OK to see Lily Collins. There''s still some embarrassment between James Franco and her. Murphy waves to the other two. It''s time to leave them alone for a while and solve this little misunderstanding.


    "It''s time for us to leave." Murphy walked up to James Franco and said to Lily Collins, "if James doesn''t apologize to you, call me. I''ll teach him a lesson."


    "Well." Lily Collins nodded her head hard.


    Murphy left California medical school with Seth Logan and Susan Downey and drove home.


    On the way back, Murphy thought about what happened today, just like Lily Collins. She was a little sad and couldn''t laugh. A good proposal turned out to be like this. She really didn''t know what to say.


    The black SUV gradually entered the range of Beverly Hills. While waiting for the traffic lights at a crossroads, Murphy suddenly thought that if she proposed, she would like to propose in a more secure way, just like James Franco''s fancy proposal this afternoon. Forget it.


    The most conventional way may not show sincerity.


    Back home, after washing, Murphy called James Franco again. He was relieved to hear that there was no situation beyond James Franco''s control.Frankly speaking, it''s not easy for James Franco and Lily Collins to move around today. Although many tabloids have been hyping that James Franco and Seth Logan are homosexuals in recent years, Murphy knows that this is just hype.


    Hollywood is full of temptations, and there are all kinds of men and women. There are a lot of people who mess around, but they are not without clean people.


    Of course, it takes a certain amount of capital to keep clean.


    Murphy admits that he is not a good man, but he is not the kind of oestrus who meets the last one.


    In other words, everyone has their own way of life. Just as Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher like to play threesome with their husband and wife, Meryl Streep likes to fool around in the make-up trailer, Leonardo DiCaprio keeps making long legged models, and Taylor Swift keeps changing boyfriends to write songs, so is the stability of relationship It''s a way of life.


    Murphy has never been a saint, but now his life style is his own choice, which he likes and enjoys very much.


    After hanging up with James Franco, Murphy makes another call to Gail gado, who is far away in Israel. Gail gado has been in Israel for a long time since he flew back to Los Angeles in late January to help his parents deal with some things.


    As the night gets darker, Murphy doesn''t have the habit of going to bed so early. She comes to the study on the second floor to prepare for the new film project.


    Over the years, he has been shooting and making movies at the rate of one every year. Now that the screening of "Wall Street wolf" has reached the end, it''s natural to prepare a new film.


    In this regard, Murphy has long considered that the next step is to make a typical black action crime film. Although this film will not come entirely from his original creation, it is also different from "shameless bastard" and "Wall Street wolf", which integrate their own style and ideas into the original films. He is just going to learn from the framework of the previous films, and then other films The content is basically filled in its own way.


    Just like "body of steel", the protagonists and supporting actors will have great changes in setting and background structure.


    Basically, it''s a semi original movie.


    Having been in this business for so long, and still standing in the position of Hollywood''s first-line director, if Murphy does not have some of his own production concepts and ideas, it must be false.


    He also wants to apply these ideas to the actual film shooting and production. Even if he fails, he can see his own shortcomings and gain valuable experience.


    With his current fame, status and appeal, he is totally different from the new director. Let alone a failure, he can afford it even if he fails several times.


    Sitting back in a chair, Murphy didn''t write. He was more thinking.


    The background city of the film is Los Angeles? He shook his head slowly. New York is undoubtedly more suitable for a metropolis like this. From another point of view, New York is a city full of crime


    Thinking of this, a series of ideas appeared in Murphy''s mind.


    The city is full of gangs, the police are corrupt, and countless criminal activities breed every night. Ordinary people can''t walk into the dark alleys alone. People''s living standards are declining day by day, and the whole city is on the road of corruption and decay.


    Only a few people have a conscience and want to save the city through what they do


    With a tap on the table, Murphy opens his notebook and writes the word "New York" on it.


    Then there''s the main character.


    This film must be a big investment and production, so the protagonist must be the image of justice, but in addition to justice, he should also have some controversy.


    Everyone has two sides, even Murphy himself is no exception, so the protagonist must also have, in addition to justice, he must have other aspects, such as gloomy character and heavy psychological burden?


    Murphy thinks this aspect can be considered.


    Then there''s the supporting role, the villain.


    Like this kind of black crime movie, if you want to make a success, supporting roles are very important. Just like the recognized classic police and bandit movie "stealing the line of fire", both Al Pacino as a policeman and Robert deloni as a bandit are indispensable. It is these two extremely brilliant roles that make a classic movie.


    For the supporting actor, Murphy thinks more, even more than the protagonist, especially the supporting actor''s behavior, that is, why does he commit a crime, why does he conflict with the protagonist who represents justice?


    This is very important!


    Murphy thought for a long time, in the notebook supporting role behind, add a line of words - concept conflict.


    Compared with the conflict between people, the conflict between people and things, the conflict of ideas is no doubt bigger, and it is also a kind of conflict that can not be solved at all. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 516

    The conflict of ideas, to put it bluntly, is the difference of ideology. Just like the religious and ethnic issues, the conflict caused by different ideologies is also one of the biggest problems in the world today. Compared with others, this concept is quite tall. If the films show this properly, it will undoubtedly improve the style of the whole series.


    Yes, what Murphy wants is not a film, but a series.


    As a front-line director of Hollywood, he is in his present position. The box office performance of his follow-up works is certainly important. However, it is equally important to improve his style, that is to say, to be popular is to raise his force, to win the crazy support of countless audiences and critics, and to make a name in film history.


    Therefore, he will not choose those seriously homogenized popcorn movies, and the small number of literature and art movies that can not be widely spread are also not his dish.


    What Murphy wants to do is to give commercial films a very high style, a theme that can make countless people crazy about and obsessed with.


    Ideological conflict is undoubtedly one of the best choices.


    This is a whole series, and as the beginning of the series, it is necessary to fully show this theme.


    As the night went on, Murphy didn''t feel sleepy. On the contrary, her brain was running at a high speed all the time. It''s not easy to show the conflict of ideology properly.


    How to realize the conflict and opposition of ideology?


    This is not difficult for Murphy. The reaction in the film is the collision of ideas between the protagonist and the villain. The protagonist has his own bottom line, but the villain also has complete logic


    Murphy thought for a while, and wrote in his notebook: the protagonist is a combination of multiple ideologies, and the villain is a single ideology.


    Everyone knows that a single ideology will bring obstacles to the cognition of the world, and it is extremely easy to become obsessed and crazy


    In fact, the simplification of ideology has been widely suspected and criticized in this era. It is generally believed that this utopian social design theory is the only way to lead to totalitarianism.


    Thinking of this, Murphy flashed a concept in his mind and wrote it down quickly: wipe out everything, leaving no stone that has not been turned over. What they are eager to build is not only a better society than us, but a world that completely eliminates all ugliness!


    How about this idea as a villain?


    In a society controlled by a single ideology, the power of the ruling class is bound to be infinitely enlarged, which will lead to the simplification of power.


    As a result, the loss of competitiveness leads to the nihility of political moral foundation.


    At this time, the legitimacy of a certain area or city can only rely on self reference, which has nothing to do with the real moral feelings of human beings. Therefore, in order to maintain its false legitimacy, the ruling class will create beautiful illusions to advocate the prosperous future, and all human actions will be strictly designed to achieve the purpose of maintaining its rule.


    Murphy clearly remembers that Orwell''s "1984" shows the audience such a terrible scene, in which the people have a terrible personality fracture.


    The theme of that film can also be integrated into the concept of villain.


    he also wrote in his notebook: Taking self-consciousness as freedom, as an obvious crime, but self-consciousness as justice is the same as boasting justice when there is no human killing.


    "Politics needs to be based on morality. Therefore, even the chaotic society like New York in the film can not be rebuilt by the politics without morality."


    Murphy is very clear that since it is fictional New York, let the city be completely chaotic.


    The chaotic New York, the duel field of the pros and cons, is like a scene of gangster fighting in New York. To achieve this, Murphy wrote two words on the theme of the film: dark, realistic!


    In the next two days, Murphy went to the hospital to see James Franco and Lily Collins, but did not go anywhere. She completely hid at home to improve the design and script of the new project.


    He thinks more and more, and the setting of the protagonist is more and more clear.


    Finally, on the page that represents the protagonist''s setting, he wrote such a paragraph: with logic as the table, emotion as the inside, behind the suspense, complicated narration and meticulous logic, he created a paranoid character. The character was tired and stubborn to find himself for the most secret motive in his heart, in order to realize the hidden goal in his inner "safe" His paranoia, pain and guilt drove him to complete the great cause.


    The protagonist centered positive characters represent complex ideologies. There are huge differences in the ideas of each person. However, they do not think that destruction is the necessity of remodeling like the villains of a single ideology. These people understand the importance of accommodation and cooperation.


    All the main characters are trying to change the world with their own motives and blueprints. In a crazy city like New York, they are based on their own ideas, and ultimately point to an "ideological war" about choice and game."The world belongs to the people. Sometimes they make mistakes due to limited rationality and asymmetric information, but in the end they choose the right way."


    Even during dinner time, Murphy did not stop thinking. He was very clear that if he wanted to make the style of the film infinitely high, the theme of the film must be something high and forceful, "such as deep thinking about people''s heart, human nature, life and human society."


    The world is a chaotic body composed of different views and positions. Various forces restrict, involve, grow and die with each other, and balance, order, chaos, interests and foundations rush to form the world.


    Murphy couldn''t help thinking of the tahirian tales, some of which can also be properly integrated into the film.


    "In a void of nothingness, there are three consciousnesses thinking of the world at the same time: the first one believes in freedom, the second one believes in balance, and the third one believes in order No.1 thinks that the world must be completed by himself, and the other two consciousness are enemies and must be eliminated; No.2 thinks that the other two consciousness can cooperate with him to strike out the world and must be chosen; No.3 thinks that the other two are tools he uses to create the world and must be used No. 1 learns anger because of helplessness, No. 2 learns pain because of hesitation, and No. 3 learns deception In the end, No. 2 self sacrifice and explosion, forming the first world; No. 1 and No. 3 collide in the duel, forming the second world, closely around the first world Later generations will call the remains of these three consciousness: Heaven, earth and hell


    Different people will have different views on whether New York City is heaven, earth or hell. Different people will take it in different directions.


    Back in the study, in addition to the protagonists, villains and supporting actors, Murphy always felt that there was something missing, but he couldn''t think of it for a moment.


    The phone rings suddenly, interrupting Murphy''s thinking. He answers the phone. There''s bill rosis, the agent.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy frowned slightly. It was not a good time to be disturbed.


    "There''s an invitation." Bill rosis knew what Murphy was doing these days and said, "Warner Brothers and DC Comics'' new film" Batman vs. Superman "was released in March. Warner Brothers invited you to the film''s North American premiere. Are you going?"


    After hearing "Batman vs Superman", Murphy was stunned, then suddenly realized what was missing.


    However, he first answered bill rosis''s question, "bill, take the invitation, I''ll go and have a look."


    "Well, I''ll get back to Warner Brothers."


    With Murphy''s exact reply, Bill rosis said, "then I won''t disturb you."


    Bill rosis takes the initiative to hang up. Murphy puts the mobile phone aside, walks to the back of the desk, and writes down a word on the notebook!


    The protagonist of this film will be the killer of crime, but he does not have the real power of law enforcement, just like superman. What will the public think of such a transgressor?


    In body of steel, Murphy shows the two sides of people''s treatment of Superman, especially the side of exclusion and fear, which leads to a heavy sense of pathetic epic for the character.


    There is no doubt that this is one of the reasons why "body of steel" is more powerful than the one it used to be, and it is also an extremely easy way to raise the profile of the film.


    This technique can be applied to the new work, with a unique perspective to show the treatment of the protagonist in the public.


    The motive of the villain, and the cost of what he did.


    In this respect, it is easy to say that the villain''s motive comes from a single ideology, but the ideological composition of the protagonist is complex, and it is impossible to become the driving force at the beginning. Therefore, the protagonist needs to have enough convincing motive, and it is impossible to fight crime in order to fight crime, especially to show the complexity of the motive. Only this complexity can reasonably bring the characters Inner struggle.


    Murphy has never thought of creating the protagonist of Wei Guangzheng or Gao Gao. Throughout all the films, his protagonists are almost wandering on the edge. If they are not careful, they may collapse completely and fall into a hopeless situation.


    Nietzsche said: "those who fight with the devil should be careful that they become the devil in the fight. When you look into the abyss, the abyss is watching you


    This will be the best portrayal of the protagonist''s inner struggle, which will be shown through the character''s motivation and the resulting cost.


    Motivation and cost! Murphy wrote down these two words in red to remind them of their importance to the whole film.


    Sitting on the chair, he gradually had more thinking about these two words.


    Once upon a time, Murphy was indoctrinated with the firm belief that justice will prevail over evil, but he never knew the motive or the cost. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 517

    Although growing up in an environment that ignores the individual and individual motivation, Murphy knows very well that movies can never be made in this way, especially if the protagonist does not have a convincing motivation, the final movie will not become a classic even if it can sell well, let alone achieve his purpose of highlighting style.


    Even though there are so many just roles in Hollywood movies, few movies can discuss the three-dimensional aspects of the protagonists, especially in commercial movies. How do Hollywood commercial movies shape their roles?


    Good people, then write a little side line, such as careless, impulsive; bad people, then write a little side line, such as elegant, heavy feelings Many so-called three-dimensional characters in commercial films are shaped in this way.


    In fact, in Murphy''s view, this kind of destruction of the rhythm of the story is a bit of a waste of the essentials, which is certainly more advanced than the main melody movie''s simple portrayal of Gao Daquan''s characters, but it is not much better.


    A really first-class character is not afraid to be written as a complete story, because the screenwriter does not simply organize the story to write about his advantages and disadvantages, but puts him in a story that is also really first-class, so that he is subject to the antecedents of the story and bears the consequences of the story.


    There are two words in a sentence: "motive" and "cost".


    This rule is common in all popular movies in Hollywood. Why is Superman back criticized repeatedly? It''s because Superman is not constrained, bears no burden, and pays no price in the story. He just goes to do what he should do. Therefore, if this kind of old-fashioned movie is still not innovated, it seems insipid.


    Spiderman 1 is called silly and naive, because Spiderman bears the cost of losing his uncle just to show that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility". In fact, the plot of his uncle''s death has nothing to do with the main line of the story.


    In contrast, the popularity of Spider Man 2 has increased, that is, in the sequel, spider lost his ability and took it as the emotional thread of the story.


    "Iron Man" has created such a big surprise for the audience, because the screenwriter let Tony Stark''s character decide the fate of the story, rather than using superfluous stories to show Tony Stark''s character. The reason why Tony is so popular is that he paid a heavy price at the beginning, and the motive of revenge drives the audience to hate him I can''t help Tony myself.


    Motivation and cost are the three magic weapons for movies to conquer audiences and critics.


    Therefore, Murphy will find enough motivation for the protagonist to integrate into the story of the whole film, and will show the cost of motivation.


    Yes, motivation and cost serve the whole story.


    After entering Hollywood for so many years, Murphy summed up a golden rule: bad movies must start with stories.


    The most fascinating part of the movie is how to tell a story that people can''t stop.


    It''s very easy to tell a good story, and it seems not difficult to do it. But there are not many Hollywood movies that can tell a good story. Murphy plans to abandon the traditional narrative mode of Hollywood movies that has been tried and tested for decades, and boldly learn from the narrative rhythm of American dramas.


    What should Hollywood''s traditional narrative look like?


    In fact, those who have studied the suspense setting of Hollywood movies know the routine of Hollywood movies.


    To put it simply, an American screenwriter and producer named Sid field once summarized the basic structure of a mature commercial script under the Hollywood system in a number of works, most of which have become compulsory textbooks for film Screenwriters: the construction of the first act, the confrontation of the second act, and the ending of the third act, There are plot point I, plot point I and plot point II, which are the two most critical emotional nodes in the narrative process of the script. Their task is to turn the plot to the next act, and the form of expression is "an event, it ''hooks'' the action, and turns it to another direction".


    This is indeed the most simple and effective model that Murphy has ever seen. Hollywood is essentially a production line. A successful model can only be summed up after numerous successful or failed market cases. Once it is effective, Hollywood has never been taboo to use it repeatedly.


    Murphy dare not say that all Hollywood plays are written according to Sid field''s teaching materials, but most of the commercial films and even literary works can see the great role of this mode, and most of the fans have been enjoying the pleasure brought by this mode.


    For example, "Iron Man", the movie that makes little Robert Downey a superstar, is a typical example of this.


    The first scene of the film is construction, which is to show Tony Stark''s genius career and luxurious life; plot I is that Tony Stark is caught by terrorists; the second scene is confrontation, in which he successfully escapes with the help of ironman-1 equipment, changes his ways after returning to the United States, resists pressure, closes military factories, and devotes himself to research, test and upgrade ironman-2 and ironman-3; plot II is discovery The long-term partner turns out to be the real behind the scenes. The third act is the ending. Tony defeats the evil iron monster and himself.The story of iron man, including other Marvel movies, is so fascinating because it is arranged in such a way.


    After Murphy''s careful study, it is not difficult to find that the plot points I and II, which sidfield repeatedly emphasized, played a key role in Iron Man: plot point I made Tony Stark a new man, while love node II contributed a big boss to the whole story, and they all accomplished the role of reversing the direction of the story excellently.


    There are only three action plays throughout the film, interspersed with a number of literary plays. The story is told logically and the relationship between the characters is clarified. There is no need to set up any big suspense, which saves time and effort.


    To be exact, almost all of Marvel''s films are products of the typical Sid field model.


    Therefore, when we watch too many Marvel movies, we often have a feeling that Marvel''s movies are all carved out of the same mold and are constantly repeating the road we have gone through.


    But no one can deny the success of marvel, just as it can''t deny the important role of sidfield model in Hollywood film''s occupying the global market.


    All of Marvel''s films can be said to be excellent works, but none of them are recognized as super classics. Maybe this is the difference between excellent works and peerless classics.


    For example, "Iron Man" is an excellent product made on Hollywood''s production line. It''s still a long way from super classic.


    Now Murphy is a Hollywood first-line director, and he doesn''t lack the support of box office achievements. Naturally, he wants to seek more, so he ignores the consideration of this general mode, and organizes conflicts from clues. It''s not too bad to learn from some American screenwriters in this regard.


    American playwrights are full of ideas about the density of conflict creation and resolution. They don''t think much about the rhythm of the play. What Murphy plans to do is the same. From the first minute to the last minute of the new series, they constantly create conflicts, solve conflicts, create bigger conflicts, and solve bigger conflicts Until the butterfly effect finally came into being, it evolved into a war and social storm affecting the whole of New York.


    It took nearly ten days for Murphy to complete the framework content such as human design, theme and outline, and it will take time to continue to adjust. I''m afraid the specific script writing will be after the Oscar ceremony.


    However, he is not in a hurry. If he wants to create a classic series, it will not be so easy. Repeated polishing is a necessary process. The sentence "too anxious to eat hot tofu" on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is very suitable to describe his current work.


    The progress of the script for the new project is very slow. Murphy is thinking and revising, and almost all of his time is spent on it. It was only in the 20th century when Fox informed that "the wolf of Wall Street" was about to be removed from North America that he slightly shifted his eyes.


    After nearly 20 weeks of screening, "wolf of Wall Street" can hardly make a box office profit from North American cinemas. Although for the sake of Oscars, 20th century fox can pay a certain amount of money to make the film show in a few cinemas in Los Angeles and New York after the Oscars, Murphy and 20th Century Fox are very clear, The film has already received enough nominations, and it is almost impossible to win a heavyweight award, and no more efforts have been made in public relations. Instead of wasting resources, it''s better to downshift from North America, and then launch DVD and paid online versions based on the effect during the Oscar period.


    In March, "Wall Street wolf" was officially released from the North American cinema, and the North American box office finally stopped at $241.68 million.


    Although it didn''t break the $250 million mark, this figure is enough to ensure that "Wall Street wolf" will reach the top 10 of the 2009 North American box office annual ranking.


    For such a film with Wall Street theme, it can be said that it is a very proud achievement.


    The 20th Century Fox executives also got the news from Bill rosis that Murphy was preparing for a brand new series. After "Wall Street wolf" was removed from North America, they immediately informed Murphy that 20% of the North American box office share would be paid in the next month.


    Then, in the 20th century, fox launched the DVD of "wolf of Wall Street". However, with the gradual decline of DVD, the sales volume can only be said to be relatively average, with less than 3.5 million sets of all versions sold in the first week.


    Compared with DVD, the pay on demand and online rental of the film have increased by nearly 50% compared with the previous film shameless bastard, which can also be said to be a trend of offline development of the film industry in the future.


    After the Oscars, Murphy and "the wolf of Wall Street" won nothing. Catherine Bigelow and "the bomb disposal unit" became the biggest winners.


    One weekend after the Oscars, North America ushered in the most heavyweight film ever released in March, Batman vs Superman. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 518

    Now that he has accepted Warner Brothers'' request, Murphy will definitely not miss the premiere of "Batman vs. Superman", so he flew to New York, where the North American premiere was held.


    Since the negotiation with Warner Brothers broke down because of the reward, Murphy didn''t continue to pay attention to Warner and DC, except that they found Zac Schneider to take over the DC series. However, when he learned that Warner Brothers chose Batman vs Superman, he sighed in his heart. He wanted to correct the way of DC movies, but the other party stubbornly went back to the old way.


    And he really can''t understand why DC series and marvel series start at the same time?


    Perhaps Warner Bros. and DC Comics want to prove that DC superhero movies can still achieve great success without Murphy Stanton.


    This is Murphy''s own random guess, of course not sure, but Warner Brothers and DC Comics did not take his initial step-by-step plan, it is true.


    Because he was busy with Oscar PR before, and after Oscar PR was preparing the script and plan of the new project, Murphy didn''t participate in the audition of "Batman vs Superman". However, according to the news on the market, the reputation of the audition seems to be quite good. The freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 100%. All the seven media participating in the audition have been highly praised, and the score of IMDB is not good for the time being There are 9.4.


    even Warner''s media are advocating zero bad reviews.


    It''s just like what Murphy remembered before the release of "Batman vs Superman.".


    Once upon a time, the public praise of the film''s pre release audition was extremely high, and the fans who participated in the audition even had zero bad reviews. What happened?


    Before going to Lincoln Art Center, Murphy specially watched the trailer of "Batman vs. Superman", which was affected by his participation and appeared in advance, with a strong typical style of Zach Schneider. Although the lack of wonder woman led to many changes, it is not difficult to find Zach Schneider''s deep-rooted personal style.


    For die hard comic fans, Zac Schneider is always the best director of adaptation, but for passers-by audience, Zac Schneider''s adaptation is too friendly.


    After arriving at Lincoln Art Center, Murphy stepped onto the red carpet. Today''s premiere is huge and the atmosphere is fanatical. Anyway, it''s all Superman and Batman movies, which naturally attract people''s attention.


    Knowing that he is not the main character tonight, Murphy soon walks down the red carpet to see Chris Evans, who continues to play superman Clark Kent, and Ben Affleck, who plays Batman Bruce Wayne.


    Although Murphy wants to enter the theater directly after passing through the red carpet, the media area set up in front of the theater is a place that must pass through, and those media reporters can''t let him go at all.


    A reporter gathered around and asked, "director Stanton, why did you quit DC''s superhero series?"


    Murphy shrugged, "because I have other films to shoot."


    "What do you think of Zach Schneider taking over the series?" Another reporter asked.


    "Zach Schneider is a very good director." Murphy''s answer is "I believe he will bring us a wonderful superhero movie."


    With that, he went straight to the theater regardless of other questions thrown by these reporters.


    When we got to the gate of the theater, there was a rush of high-heeled shoes. It seemed that someone had come after us.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Hearing the familiar voice, Murphy turned and looked. Margot Robbie, dressed in a goose yellow evening dress, had come over.


    Murphy nodded and said with a smile, "when did you arrive, Maggie? I didn''t expect to see you here."


    Margot Robbie walked up to Murphy, took his arm politely, walked towards the theater together, and explained, "didn''t you hear that? Warner Bros. and DC Comics are going to set up a project for the suicide team. "


    "Are you interested in this project?" Murphy immediately understood what she meant.


    "Well." Margot Robbie nodded. He didn''t need to hide from Murphy. He said, "my agent suggested that I fight for the role of Harley Quinn."


    Well, Murphy took a look at the character. "It suits you."


    Entering the anteroom of the theatre, Margot Robbie remembered and asked, "hasn''t Gail come back yet?"


    "I came back once in February, and I went back again." Murphy simply said, "she has something to deal with at home. She will stay in Israel for a while."


    Margot Robbie looked at Murphy and asked, "it can''t be her parents..."


    As a best friend, she knows something about Gail gado, including that her parents want her to stay in Tel Aviv for development.


    "No Murphy shook his head. "It''s business."


    Just as Murphy was talking to Margot Robbie, a man came up and said, "Hi, Murphy, long time no see.""Hello, Bruce." Murphy shook his outstretched right hand. "It''s been a long time."


    It was Bruce Rosenblum, Warner Bros. chief executive, who had worked with him on body of steel.


    Thinking that Margaret Robbie was going to fight for the role of clown, Murphy then introduced Bruce Rosenblum, "this is my friend, Margaret Robbie."


    "Hello, Miss Robbie." Bruce Rosenblum shook Margot Robbie''s hand. "Your role as Sasha Stark is impressive."


    Margot - Robbie immediately made a face surprise, "thank you, you can see this play is my honor."


    Bruce Rosenblum just looked at Murphy''s face and exchanged greetings with a little-known actor. Then he turned to Murphy and said, "your" body of steel "has created a very good situation for us. This film of Zach Schneider is almost seamless with the" body of steel "


    "Is it?" Murphy didn''t say much, "then I''m going to have a good look at the film."


    "As many times as you want." Bruce Rosenblum was complacent. "Warner brothers can give you free tickets."


    Murphy shook his head. "That''s not necessary."


    Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the door of the theater. "I have other people to say hello to. Feel free."


    Seeing Murphy nodding, he turned and walked towards the theater door. He also turned his head slightly once in the middle. He was disappointed to see Murphy joking with Margot Robbie.


    When Warner Brothers first wanted to cooperate with Murphy Stanton, it was just that the price he offered was too high. The share of the film''s total revenue of 12.5% was too high. In that case, Warner Brothers would have to pay him half of the profits.


    No one in Hollywood is willing to pay such a high price for a director, so he chose to give up, and then looked for a new director. After many recommendations, he found a Zach Schneider with the most similar style to Murphy Stanton, and the other person''s pay was cheap enough.


    As far as the current situation is concerned, Zac Schneider has done quite well. Warner Bros. has organized a trial screening for DC Comics'' die hard fans, and nearly a thousand comics'' iron fans have no bad comments, which makes him and Warner''s senior management have more expectations for this "Batman vs Superman".


    If the film can succeed, it can pull the whole DC superhero series out of the shadow of Murphy Stanton and "body of steel", and also prove that he and Warner brothers made the right choice.


    As long as the box office and word-of-mouth boom, all this is not a problem.


    After greeting some of the people I met, Murphy entered the screening hall, and Margot Robbie followed. He also changed seats with the people next to Murphy and sat on his left.


    "Murphy."


    Before the film was shown, Margot Robbie asked, "what do you think of the film?"


    "How do I know?" Murphy opened his hand. "I didn''t go to Warner Bros. audition. I didn''t see it. How can I know whether it''s good or bad?"


    Margot Robbie shrugged. "I thought you saw it."


    Soon, the film began to show, which was similar to what Murphy remembered. The film started from the perspective of Batman. The absolute protagonist in "body of steel" inevitably became Batman''s supporting role. In fact, it was nothing. But after watching for a while, he could only shake his head.


    This "Batman vs Superman" is definitely not a bad movie. It''s still a long way from Hollywood''s super bad movies, but just like the previous one, the movie directed by Zach Schneider is for DC fans in any way.


    It is not a popular and diversified commercial film at all, nor is it an easy to understand work. Another reason is that a lot of things have been deleted from the clips. Even so, the amount of information is still too large. Even people like Murphy, who have roughly read comics, sometimes get confused and can''t digest it in time


    Indeed, the movie itself is personalized, especially in Murphy''s impression that Zach Schneider has always had his own style. Maybe fans think that his making is a good way to restore the comic and use the dark style properly.


    But the problem is that as the first few films of the whole series, they can be said to be groundbreaking works. The groundbreaking works don''t need to circle fans, but are just used to please old fans. Is that really no problem for the production company?


    On the other hand, the rhythm of the film is too slow and the plot is too long. Now it is an information age with more rhythm than before. This kind of rhythm is almost doomed to be unacceptable to a considerable number of audiences who have adapted to the fast-paced life.


    "Poof..."


    When the movie is put into the last part of Batman vs. Superman, Margot Robbie beside Murphy can''t help laughing, and then there are more exaggerated laughter in the cinema.


    This is a dark and heavy film, without any jokes, which makes people laugh. What does that mean? (to be continued). )

 Chapter 519

    "That''s funny."


    Knowing that it was impolite, Margaret Robbie couldn''t help but shut up and laughed, "this movie is too funny."


    On the big screen, as long as Batman stabs the krypton spear, Superman will die.


    In this critical moment of danger, Superman used the ultimate protection skills - Martha!


    Then, the premiere theater inevitably appeared a laughing field, many people like Margot Robbie who had not seen the relevant comics, could not help laughing.


    "Is that funny?" Murphy asked softly.


    Margot Robbie nodded his head and said in a low voice, "the reason Superman and Batman fight is far fetched. This is the reason not to fight. It''s just..."


    She couldn''t think of a proper adjective except shaking her head.


    Murphy can only shake his head, in fact, for these passers-by audience, this kind of stem is really too funny.


    Because in "body of steel", Murphy pulled out lux lesser, this time "Batman vs Superman" can only get a congressman to get lux lesser out of prison, let him continue to engage in East and West, and collude with krypton''s residual force general Zod


    Of course, for the cartoon fans, this film is enough to make them infatuated, such as the appearance of unrighteous alliance, reverse lightning, dakside and so on.


    And then there''s this Martha terrier. The reaction of comic fans and passers-by is totally different.


    Comic fans are excited to see that Zac Schneider has almost completely restored the Martha terrier in the cartoon.


    For non comic fans like Murphy and Margot Robbie, the biggest feeling is that the reason for stopping playing is too far fetched.


    Then, Murphy''s head jumped out of such a picture.


    "Superman: Martha..."


    "Batman: Martha?! Why do you mention Martha? "


    "Superman: because my mother''s name is Martha."


    "Batman: ah? It is destiny. My mother''s name is Martha, too


    "Louis Ryan: you''re still fighting! Go to Martha and find Lex Luther! "


    "Superman and Batman: Oh, good! No, Martha, Lex Luther


    This kind of picture is just fleeting. In order to shoot "body of steel", Murphy also saw some cartoons about Superman, and roughly understood their psychology.


    Martha is the reason why Batman thinks Superman is not cold-blooded, because Batman is so shocked that a God on his deathbed thinks about his adoptive mother who is a mortal. He feels that Superman is still a kind person in his heart. In addition, he has the same name as his late mother, so he turns enemies into friends.


    In this respect, there is nothing wrong with this turning point.


    The problem is that people who have read comics can understand this, but people who have not read comics can''t understand it at all.


    The most direct consequence of this kind of shooting is that there are two completely different reactions in the premiere venue, the comic fans are infatuated, and the passers-by audience laugh directly.


    In fact, even if the passers-by audience can see that it''s not Superman or batman iron powder, they must have a far fetched feeling about this scene.


    this kind of stem is not used in comics, but comics and movies are two different carriers. The latter is more widely accepted. Some of the things that people enjoy in cartoon make complaints about them.


    For this point, Murphy has a very clear understanding, so when shooting "body of steel", the plot development almost completely abandoned the cartoon.


    In addition to Martha Terrier, there''s another point that non comic fans can''t understand. Superman''s eyes are pleasant to the ear, and you can feel the danger everywhere. As soon as something happens, his girlfriend Louis Lane can rescue her in time. Why can''t you feel Martha''s accident at all?


    Comic fans naturally understand why, but in the eyes of non comic fans, only one thing is that Dachao''s sensing ability is in the crotch


    The film ends when batsuper forces to kill general Zod. There are warm applause in the cinema, especially the cartoon fans. They are so excited that they can''t help themselves. From "Superman vs. Batman", they see too many familiar and favorite plots.


    "Is this film going to have a bad box office?" Asked Margot Robbie in a low voice.


    Murphy shook his head. "No, this is Superman and Batman." Zach Schneider, don''t learn from Murphy Stanton. You can''t learn at all. You''d better study hard from Michael Bay... "


    On Monday morning, the box office and negative reviews of the first week of "Batman vs Superman" were also on the top desk of Warner Bros. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 520

    On Monday morning, just after going to work, all kinds of data and statistics about "Batman vs. Superman" were on Bruce Rosenblum''s desk. The CEO of Warner Bros. looked at the box office statistics of the first weekend in North America and around the world, and his eyes quickly shifted to some market reactions and predictions.


    "The cinema score of" Batman vs Superman "is" B - ", far less than the" a + "of" body of steel "; the popcorn index of the film is 63%, and the audience reputation is average. At the same time, the film has been vilified by most media and critics. Among 263 media included in rotten tomato website, only 24% of the film has been highly praised. The freshness is only 24%, and the average score is only 4.3. The authoritative media review Metacritic included 50 media with an average score of 41 points, far lower than the 85 points of "body of steel."


    Seeing this, Bruce Rosenblum scratched his hair hard, because the good mood brought by the good first week Box Office figures disappeared.


    Then he saw cinema score''s box office forecast for Batman vs Superman.


    "The audience of this film has a general reputation, and the box office shows an obvious trend of high opening and low going. The box office in North America will be between us $300 million and US $310 million, and it is difficult for the global box office to exceed US $800 million!"


    Bruce Rosenblum''s face was suddenly gloomy. According to the expectation of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, even if the box office of Batman vs. Superman won''t exceed the box office of "body of steel", which is regarded as a superhero masterpiece by countless people, it should not be difficult to exceed $400 million in North America and $1 billion in the world.


    After all, this is the first time Batman and Superman have appeared in the same film, and under the title of "body of steel" sequel, "body of steel" has created such a good situation for the whole series. It''s not too much to expect.


    But the prediction of Cinescore is much lower than expected


    Bruce Rosenblum suddenly felt his heart beat faster and his chest was very uncomfortable. He quickly adjusted his breathing rhythm and hinted that the prediction of the Cinescore might not be accurate


    It''s just that this suggestion just appeared and was rejected by him. The prediction of cinema score did fail sometimes, but it was a small production with limited audience, and there was no precedent for super large production to predict a difference of $10 million from the final box office.


    After adjusting his breathing rhythm, Bruce Rosenblum looked at the negative statistics again.


    "Due to Warner Brothers'' interruption of cooperation with Murphy Stanton, DC can only choose the important layout work" Batman vs Superman: Dawn of justice ", which is released after" body of steel ", to squeeze Superman and Batman into the two giants at the same time. At the same time, it also leads to the sea king, lightning man and steel bone. So many characters are introduced into the second work of the movie universe, which is very important for the movie In terms of creation, it''s very risky, and it''s also a helpless move to lose Murphy Stanton. "


    "It can be seen that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want to get rid of the influence of Murphy Stanton, so the Superman vs. Batman does not try to dig deep into the social and political problems in the story, focusing on the overall layout and the establishment of a world outlook. However, it is undeniable that the image created by Murphy Stanton''s" body of steel "in the hearts of fans has become a kind of image Subconsciously, that is depth. Some ordinary audiences will treat Batman vs Superman: Dawn of justice according to the entertainment standard of Marvel''s iron man, and the film is obviously not as entertaining as marvel. This has really become a film that lacks both depth and entertainment. "


    "For the sake of the future, Warner Brothers and DC Comics should invite Murphy Stanton back again and continue to carry out the previous plan!"


    Would you like Murphy Stanton back? Bruce Rosenblum''s just steady breathing rhythm accelerates again. He chooses to interrupt his cooperation with Murphy Stanton because he is unwilling to pay more. Now he is invited back. Isn''t that a slap in the face?


    The bad word-of-mouth and evaluation, as well as the box office figures that may not be as expected, have embarrassed him. Is it even more embarrassing?


    From his own emotional point of view, Bruce Rosenblum said that he didn''t want to invite Murphy Stanton back. Besides, DC superhero series may not be without him.


    There was a knock on the door. Bruce Rosenblum said please come in. Then Diego Harris, the CEO of DC Comics, came in.


    "Sit down."


    Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the chair across the desk. Diego Harris sat down and said, "Batman vs Superman is not so good."


    "Well." Bruce Rosenblum nodded.


    Although the box office performance of the film in the first weekend is good, as long as people who have a little knowledge of the industry can see, there will be a serious lack of box office stamina in the future, and even the box office in North America will plunge in the second weekend.


    Diego Harris looked serious. "The marketing department has just made a prediction that the box office in North America will drop by more than 70% next weekend.""What?" Bruce Rosenblum stood up and couldn''t believe what Diego Harris said, "more than 70 percent?"


    "Yes, over seventy percent!" Diego Harris said with great certainty.


    Bruce Rosenblum was silent and sat down slowly, as if he didn''t know what to say.


    "The box office of this film is to overdraw the brand effect of" body of steel "and the appeal of Superman and Batman." Diego Harris seriously said, "Batman vs Superman not only lost its reputation, but also affected the brand of the whole series. If there is another time..."


    He shook his head hard. "The consequences are unimaginable."


    Bruce Rosenblum didn''t understand what he said. He thought for a moment and asked, "Diego, do you have any idea?"


    "That''s right." Diego Harrison said directly, "I think we should get Murphy Stanton back!"


    Bruce Rosenblum was silent and not very good-looking.


    Diego Harris did not seem to see the general, continued, "Zach Schneider can not replace Murphy Stanton, his dark style compared to Murphy Stanton, still stay on the surface."


    "Well." Bruce Rosenblum nodded his head slightly, which was obvious in Batman vs Superman, but he didn''t want to invite Murphy Stanton back, and said, "Zac''s work is OK, comic fans all think highly of him."


    "But, Bruce, have you thought about it?" Diego Harris could vaguely guess what Bruce Rosenblum thought and said, "how many comic book fans are there in DC? Are we making comic superhero movies just for fans? If the film can not attract those ordinary audiences, how to recover such a huge investment? We''re investing in these films to make fans, not to separate comic fans from the general audience! "


    Bruce Rosenblum was silent again. How could he not understand this.


    "Zach Schneider is a big fan of DC Comics, which is very good!" Diego Harris did not stop. "His films are completely based on comics. Unlike Murphy Stanton, he does not abandon the original comics, but the wide circulation of Murphy Stanton''s films is beyond his reach."


    Hearing these words, Bruce Rosenblum was still silent.


    Finally, Diego Harrison stood up, supported the table, and said in a low voice, "Bruce, is your face important, or is your position more important now?"


    Bruce Rosenblum was shocked, as if he had been woken up: Yes, if the DC superhero series is rotten, he can only step down. This is Warner Bros. with complex share structure, not his family business!


    It''s just that it''s really hard to say what you say to yourself.


    "Bruce, what are you thinking?" Diego - Harrison voice with a trace of anxiety, "do you want to wait for DC''s superhero series to completely overdraw their credibility?"? What''s in it for you and me? We will only be driven out of our present position by Warner Group! "


    Bruce Rosenblum slowly stood up and walked back and forth behind his desk. He thought about the pros and cons, and finally figured out one thing. Compared with the benefits of sitting in this position, he could give up his face.


    He turned back to his desk, sat down in his chair again, looked at the opposite Diego Harris, and said faintly, "on behalf of me and Warner, you contact Murphy Stanton and his agent bill rosis first. If he can make a slight concession on the payment, we can cooperate with him again."


    "Bruce!" "In that case, we''d better not work with Murphy Stanton," warns Diego Harris


    "That''s good!" Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth and said, "the last price Murphy Stanton asked for is our bottom line!"


    Diego Harris nodded. "Don''t worry, I know what to do."


    Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand to Diego Harris. "It''s up to you. As long as you can reach an agreement with Murphy Stanton, I will push for cooperation with him again on the board of directors."


    Diego Harris stood up. "I''m going to contact CAA and bill rosis now. We have a lot of cooperation with CAA, and they must be happy to see us continue to work with Murphy Stanton."


    Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand again, and Diego Harris turned and walked out of the office. Instead of going to DC Comics, he went downstairs and got in the car, asked the driver to leave Burbank for Century City, and then dialed bill rosis to make an appointment for the time and place of the meeting, and went straight there.


    Diego Harris knows very well that it''s not easy to talk about Murphy Stanton. It needs real money. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 521

    After meeting with Diego Harris, Bill rosis immediately informed Murphy, who, after a little consideration, agreed to meet with Diego Harris.


    There is no fundamental conflict of interest or irreconcilable contradiction between him and Warner Brothers. When they first chose to break up, they had differences in terms of remuneration. As long as Warner Brothers is willing to offer attractive remuneration, he can still choose to continue to cooperate with them.


    The two sides made an appointment to meet in a reception room of CAA.


    "Warner Bros. and DC Comics believe that Batman vs. Superman is far from the height of" body of steel. "


    See Murphy, Diego Harris did not say those useless things, the two sides have worked together before, have a certain understanding, "Murphy, without you, DC''s superhero series is a bit lost."


    "I can''t afford that kind of praise." Murphy smiles modestly.


    Diego Harris, however, could see that the words seemed modest, but actually contained other meanings. He said, "the brilliance you have brought to DC''s movies is obvious to all, so I want to invite you to continue to cooperate."


    "Warner Brothers and DC Comics are very sincere," he added


    Murphy''s fingers gently clasped the armrest of the sofa, but he didn''t answer immediately. After thinking about it for a moment, he said, "my original plan was to lead a brand-new Batman movie by the end of Superman, and then build a whole superhero universe with one movie."


    "That''s what we think." Said Diego Harris.


    He knew that Warner Brothers and DC Comics were too anxious to follow Murphy''s step-by-step strategy.


    "I also like DC''s comic heroes. They have a special charm." Murphy looked at Bill rosis next to him and continued, "I''d love to continue directing this series, but the appearance of Batman vs. Superman disrupted my original plan."


    Murphy shook his head. "Complain, Diego. I can''t do it."


    "This..." Diego Harris frowned. "Murphy, we believe you have the ability to make the right adjustments."


    Hearing this, Murphy smiles and shakes her head.


    Diego Harris knows very well that the empty words won''t work now. Murphy Stanton was a visionary when he directed the film, but a realist when he talked about business.


    "Warner Brothers and DC Comics are very sincere," he said sincerely. "In addition to the basic film remuneration, we can pay you 25% of the total income of directing the film as your personal dividend!"


    "Oh?" Murphy got interested. "What''s your next movie?"


    "Suicide squad." Diego Harris immediately understood what murphycan was talking about and quickly said, "if you''re interested in a film featuring a group of villains..."


    Murphy raised his hand and interrupted. "I''m not interested, but a friend of mine is very interested in the role of clown."


    "No problem!" Diego Harris didn''t even think, "let her contact me for the audition, as long as she can meet the conditions."


    "Thank you." Murphy nodded her head.


    This is a big commitment. He also knows that Diego Harris will not be stupid enough to promise directly. For such a super production with an investment of more than 100 million dollars, it is never easy to select the heroine.


    Diego Harris looked at Murphy and asked, "would you like to direct this film?"


    "No, it''s not for me." Murphy refused directly.


    There are too many characters in the suicide team. If you want the ordinary audience to accept them, you have to introduce their origins. However, the duration of the film is limited, and the background story is difficult to unfold. Without detailed introduction, the film will become a pure fan film. In addition to DC''s painting powder, the ordinary audience simply can''t figure out the background identity of these people.


    Can''t you let a wider audience read comics to supplement background knowledge before the movie is released? If you do that, the movie will be thrown away by most ordinary viewers.


    "What about the new Batman?" Asked Diego Harris.


    Murphy opened his hand. "Don''t you have Ben Affleck?"


    In the pre release publicity of "Batman vs Superman", Warner Brothers and DC Comics have jointly announced that they will restart the new "Batman" series, with Ben Affleck as the star and producer


    Frankly speaking, Murphy doesn''t like Ben Affleck''s version of Batman. In a preconceived situation, cooperation between the two sides will only lead to contradictions.


    It''s better not to cooperate than to do so.


    Diego Harris can feel that Murphy doesn''t exclude the cooperation with Warner Brothers and DC Comics, but he can''t guess what they think.


    Is it a sequel to the new Superman?


    Think of Superman, Diego Harris suddenly realized that he ignored an important person, in the "body of steel" above amazing the world''s Wonder Woman Princess Diana - Prinz!It''s Gail gado who plays Princess Diana Prinz! Murphy Stanton girlfriend!


    Diego - Harris looked at Murphy, the other side did not have any initiative to open the meaning.


    In fact, Murphy''s idea is very simple, and she has communicated with Gail gado a long time ago. Gail gado is determined to develop into a producer. She is not very interested in acting as a role, but as long as he still directs related movies, she will continue to play wonder woman.


    At the beginning, why did Gail gado move him to pursue as a rookie in love? Murphy won''t find any reason to be tall and great. The former wonder woman is the most important factor!


    So, from the bottom of his heart, he doesn''t want Gail gado''s wonder woman to disappear. When he is intimate with Gail gado, the most interesting way for both sides is to copy all kinds of large-scale games of wonder woman.


    But he will not take the initiative to speak, which means that he will lose some initiative in the negotiation. Now the initiative in this negotiation is completely in his hand, and there is no need to take the initiative to speak. As long as Diego Harris has no problem with his head, he will soon think of wonder woman.


    Sure enough, Diego Harris went on, "what about wonder woman, Murphy? You can direct an independent movie of wonder woman


    Although this is not a good choice, it is a kind of success to pull Murphy Stanton back to DC''s superhero series. "Suicide team" before "Wonder Woman" has little connection with the whole justice alliance series. As long as there is no big problem like super baton, it will not seriously affect this series. When Murphy Stanton''s "Wonder Woman" is released, it will be enough to earn money Back to DC superhero Series in the "Batman vs. Superman" above the loss, but also can add points again!


    Although this film has only a plan, and the rest has no shadow, Diego Harris has enough confidence in Murphy. He believes that the people who once pushed the DC superhero film to the peak will surely correct the current slightly crooked direction, and then bring greater glory.


    If Murphy Stanton can''t do that, who can do it in Hollywood?


    "Wonder woman..." Murphy deliberately pondered for a while, "now that the feminist movement is more and more prosperous, a superhero film with women as the protagonist is also in line with the situation in the next few years."


    When Murphy said that, Diego Harris nodded, completely oblivious to what he said.


    Five years ago, Warner Bros. and DC Comics said that they would not make female superhero movies, but today is different from the past. The social environment has changed.


    "So," Diego Harris said with a smile, "this movie is perfect for you."


    He has made up his mind to push forward the project with Bruce Rosenblum as soon as he can get the director in front of him.


    "I''ve never rejected working with Warner Brothers and DC Comics." Murphy said flatly, "as I said before, I am a loyal fan of DC Comics and DC superheroes."


    A person who hasn''t seen a few Superman comics will be a fan of DC Comics? Diego Harris, however, did not say that. Instead, he laughed enthusiastically. "The whole world knows that, otherwise there would not be the great" body of steel. "


    "It''s too much." Murphy looked at his watch and said, "I''ll have something else to do. I''ll go first. Diego, you can talk to bill about the rest


    Diego Harris nodded. He knew that the rest was conditional. It must be the agent.


    Before Murphy went out, he looked at Bill rosis. Bill rosis nodded slightly. They had enough communication. He also knew what Murphy''s conditions were.


    Push open the door of the reception room, Murphy goes down the corridor into the elevator hall. When the elevator door opens, he enters the elevator hall and finds a person standing inside, Jessica chastan, who is also a CAA customer.


    "Hi, Murphy." Jessica chastan took the initiative to say hello.


    Murphy nodded to her with a smile. "Hi, Jesse."


    Jessica chastan looked at him and said with gratitude, "thank you for recommending me to miss Megan Ellison."


    "You''re welcome." Murphy asked with concern, "has she started preparing for a new project?"


    "Well, an independent film." Jessica chastan said very directly, "she has confirmed that I will play the leading role."


    The elevator soon reached the first floor, and they left the Death Star Building and separated. However, Jessica chastan didn''t leave immediately. Instead, she stood in front of the building and looked at Murphy''s back. Maybe this man has a bad character, but he has a good reputation


    At the same time, in CAA''s reception room, Bill rosis and Diego Harris finished a few polite words and cut into the main topic of the negotiation, but the first condition put forward by bill rosis was far beyond Diego Harris''s expectation. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 522

    After politely saying that, Diego Harris has played up the spirit of 12 points. As an agent like Bill rosis, the reputation of being difficult has already spread in the circle. When it''s profitable, CAA''s lion''s mouth will be opened to the maximum and bite a piece of meat as big as possible.


    However, he also knows that superhero film projects like this one must pay a considerable price to impress Murphy Stanton, Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    As he has said before, 25% of the film''s total income will be used as Murphy Stanton''s personal dividend. Looking at Hollywood as a whole, this is absolutely the top sharing contract.


    This is the bottom line of Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    Diego Harris''s head is spinning fast, and now he has agreed to Murphy Stanton''s original sharing conditions. The other party''s attitude is obviously softened, and sharing should not be a problem. No matter how much Murphy Stanton''s appetite is, at most, he will increase the price of basic film.


    For ordinary senior directors, they prefer to give a little more late share, but they don''t want to increase the basic film pay. A substantial increase in the basic film pay will greatly increase the early investment, thus increasing the risk of the project. Later share will not, and it can better bind the director or other important members of the crew to the project.


    But a director like Murphy Stanton is definitely not on the list.


    Everyone in Hollywood now knows that Murphy Stanton''s protection of a film''s market revenue is bigger than that of superstars like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. Judging from the recent five films, his works are synonymous with box office boom.


    In this case, it is not cost-effective to pay a huge amount of late share compared with increasing the basic film pay.


    In terms of improving the basic film pay, Bruce Rosenblum did not make a clear request, he still has some room for operation.


    In a short moment, countless thoughts flashed through Diego Harris''s mind, and then he had his own psychological bottom line.


    In order to get rid of Murphy Stanton, he is willing to accept 20 plus 25 salary terms, that is, 20 million US dollars of basic film salary plus 25% of the total film revenue!


    In the view of Diego Harris, this kind of payment is not only unique in Hollywood, but also a very rare super contract.


    Of course, he can''t say this directly, otherwise it''s not negotiation, but waiting to be slaughtered by bill rosis.


    Diego Harris believes that the conditions offered by Warner Brothers and DC Comics, which he represents, are already very high.


    At the end of the polite speech, Bill rosis cut to the point directly, "let''s talk about Murphy''s salary first."


    "Go ahead, please." Diego Harris made a please sign.


    Everything else is empty. Salary is the key to the cooperation between the two sides.


    Bill Rossi held out his index and middle fingers and said, "20 million dollars for basic film."


    When he said that, Diego Harris didn''t say it. He was a little relieved, but Bill rosis went on to say, "in addition, 30% of the total film revenue in the future will be Murphy''s personal share!"


    30 percent? Diego Harris instantly widened his eyes and said, "it''s impossible!"


    Bill rosis spread out his hand and shrugged again.


    "I said that before." Again, Diego Harris stressed, "25 percent of total revenue!"


    "That was Murphy''s previous price." Bill rosis laughed. "Diego, do you think Murphy is still Murphy? He has a higher status and stronger appeal in the industry, and should be paid more! "


    Diego Harris shook his head. "There''s no precedent for Warner Brothers."


    "The first one has to go." Said Bill rossis.


    "Sorry." Diego Harris sighed from the bottom of his heart. Murphy Stanton was more greedy than he thought. "I can''t agree to such a condition."


    "All right." Bill rosis stood up directly. "It seems that we can''t cooperate again."


    When Diego Harris saw that Bill rosis didn''t want to talk any more, he subconsciously wanted to stand up and stop him, but he thought that it would make his side more passive and forced him to bear it.


    Bill rosis was ready to leave. Before leaving, he said, "Diego, you know my phone number. If Warner Brothers agrees to our terms, you can call me at any time. Murphy is still very cooperative."


    This is also called cooperation sincerity? Diego Harris wanted to rush up and spray bill rosis, but he said, "I''ll tell the company about this."


    "Goodbye."


    With that, Bill rosis went straight out of the drawing room.


    Murphy has his own plan to carry out, and he doesn''t want to interrupt the plan that has already started the preliminary preparation unless there is a major accident or a reward that can''t be refused. Warner brothers came up at this time, and of course he would offer a sky high price.If Warner Brothers and DC Comics agree, such a price may bring huge income, and he can also interrupt his plan slightly.


    If Warner Brothers and DC Comics refuse, he won''t lose much.


    Diego Harris immediately informed Bruce Rosenblum of the negotiation process by telephone.


    Sitting in his office, Bruce Rosenblum took the phone. He felt relieved and a little pleased. Murphy Stanton offered such a high offer. Didn''t he just give him a reason to refuse?


    At a recent board meeting, many people criticized him for giving up the cooperation with Murphy Stanton, believing that Murphy Stanton should be invited back to direct DC''s superhero film series. These people, like Diego Harris, are all powerful figures, exerting great pressure on his CEO.


    Now, it''s impossible for Warner Brothers to agree to such conditions. There was no such precedent before.


    "Diego, you continue to get in touch with Murphy Stanton." Bruce Rosenblum always has to show a positive attitude. "Wonder woman has to wait for a while. Talk slowly. Don''t worry."


    With Murphy Stanton''s current status, it is impossible to reduce the remuneration of large-scale commercial films, and the cooperation between Warner Brothers and him is difficult to start again.


    "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of justice" is indeed a failure in public praise. Murphy Stanton has indeed brought unprecedented glory to DC''s superhero series. However, with so many Hollywood directors, he does not believe that DC''s superhero films can be successful only if they are tied to Murphy Stanton.


    I''m not sure. The "suicide team" is going to be a box office and word-of-mouth hit?


    Bruce Rosenblum thinks that this kind of possibility is not without, Warner brothers can wait, DC random change superhero movie will not always be so bad luck.


    On the way to James Franco''s house, Murphy receives a call from Bill rosis. He is more patient than Warner Brothers, so that Bill rosis doesn''t have to worry at all and talks with Warner Brothers slowly, even if it doesn''t work out.


    If it doesn''t work out, the only regret is Gail gado''s wonder woman. Fortunately, the shame games that both of them are infatuated with can make up for this regret to a great extent.


    On the way to Santa Monica, Murphy met Jonah hill and rushed to James Franco''s home. They all came to visit Lily Collins. The proposal of James Franco led to Lily Collins being forced to wash her stomach. This was not a big problem, but Lily Collins may have been on a strict diet in recent years in order to keep fit Therefore, the stomach has not been very good, gastric lavage caused her gastrointestinal dysfunction, recent physical condition is very poor.


    "If I had known that," said James Franco with a look of chagrin, "I wouldn''t have proposed anything."


    Jonah Hill slapped him heavily on the shoulder. "You are still so unreliable."


    Rarely did James Franco fight back, but looked at Lily Collins sitting on the sofa.


    "Murphy," lily Collins asked, looking at Murphy, "when will Gail be back?"


    "Until April." Murphy just asked Gail gado last night, "there''s a little bit of trouble in their business."


    "Big trouble?" Lily Collins asked with concern.


    "Little problem." Murphy smiles. "It''s almost done."


    "Gail''s not here..." Lily Collins hammered down her pillow. "Susan is so busy with her work that she has no one to go shopping with."


    Suddenly she turned to Jonah hill. "Don''t you want to go after Emma Roberts? What''s going on now? "


    "That..." Jonah Hill scratched her head. "She''s been avoiding me since that time."


    Murphy and James Franco laughed at the thought of Jonah Hill''s farce. It is estimated that Emma Roberts left a shadow that time.


    Murphy suddenly thought of an idea, "Joe, isn''t the script of Seth planning to let Hollywood stars play the real version of them in the film? Why don''t you invite Emma Roberts? I''m sure she''ll think about such an opportunity. "


    Because of the relationship between Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts is well-known and is often followed by the media. However, her situation in Hollywood is not good, and even Lily Collins is not as good. She can''t find a representative work, which is also a typical example of the kind of people who are popular and the role is not popular.


    "Good idea." Jonah Hill nodded. "I can try it."


    After staying at James Franco''s house for a while, Murphy and Jonah Hill leave together. When they go back, Murphy receives a call from Bill rosis. Warner Bros. has just officially announced the director of "suicide team" on the social networking website. It seems that they are telling him in this way that without him, Murphy Stanton, DC''s superhero series will not be affected Any impact. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 523

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    Warner Brothers has officially confirmed that a director, Walter brofsky, will direct the latest superhero film, the suicide squad.


    The election was announced at this time. According to Murphy''s own conjecture, Warner brothers may not have shown a strong attitude, but it has no effect on him. After all, he does not have to get the guide tube of wonder woman.


    When he got home, he went to the social networking site and saw that Walter brovsky was a very strange name.


    However, Murphy didn''t find it strange that he didn''t know many Hollywood directors, such as Jon fereau, who was once a fat director. If it wasn''t for iron man, I believe that not only he but also quite a few fans would not know him.


    There are many directors in Hollywood who are not well-known. Before directing well-known productions, they have been engaged in directing for many years in independent film circles or other smaller film circles and advertising circles.


    It is said that the investment of "suicide team" may be as high as 150 million US dollars. Even if there is a little conflict with Warner Brothers, Murphy also believes that they are not crazy and must have their own reasons.


    In Hollywood, it''s not uncommon for small directors with enough qualifications to direct big projects.


    In the eyes of people outside the circle, these directors must be geniuses. They can win the trust and appreciation of big companies when they are new, and they can get the guide tube of big productions costing hundreds of millions of dollars


    But no one in the circle would think that way.


    In fact, these so-called novice directors without fame are all veteran directors, but they have never been directors of commercial blockbusters. Now the Hollywood commercial film system is perfect, and the producer system can ensure that the film quality will not become a complete disaster due to the director''s great loss of standard, and these directors will not have the final editing right.


    Similar to this situation, it must be supported and recommended by heavyweights, which plays a key role.


    On the other hand, most of the artisan directors in Hollywood are good at more than one similar type, and can deal with many types of films, except for some special types, such as song and dance films and black films. Therefore, as long as we carefully investigate, there is no so-called unsuitable situation in the selection of directors.


    For example, it''s not bad to find Redley Scott to direct a pure love movie, but the director''s interest is not here.


    In addition, producers, artistic directors and experienced editors are the guarantee of the project. Most of the ordinary directors of Hollywood popcorn commercial films are just people who string up the whole project, sometimes even just live performance guidance.


    In the typical commercial operation of Hollywood, the director''s importance has been weakened too much in those homogenized popcorn commercial films.


    Let''s take the restart version of X-Men: the first war that Carla Firth is working on. The actors Michael faspin and James McAvoy who have been finalized are the candidates for the production of Carla Firth. The script was written early by the screenwriter, and Matthew Vaughn, as the director, has no final editing right.


    Don''t say it''s him. In another alien series that Carla Firth restarted, which has been named Prometheus, the big director Ridley Scott doesn''t have the final editing right. Is it hard to imagine?


    Redley Scott is undoubtedly a front-line director in Hollywood, but his power in the crew has been reduced to the limit, because his last film suffered a terrible loss. In the commercial film circle where box office results speak, everything is so realistic.


    In these ordinary large-scale commercial productions, for the production company, the director just comes to work and is not obedient. The producer has the right to change the director.


    In fact, this kind of high investment commercial production in Hollywood is extremely rigid in terms of creation. It''s afraid that it will lose money because of the audience''s taboo when it comes to innovation. Therefore, I can always feel that the current blockbusters are almost the same in terms of starting and ending.


    Most of the time, the producers of this kind of ordinary popcorn commercial masterpiece don''t want to find a director like Murphy who demands great power, because they have ideas and have the final editing right. However, this is a production of hundreds of millions of dollars, which can''t allow a person to show his creativity like this.


    The other side of this logic is, is a director like Murphy willing to be angry?


    In fact, not only in the big production, the director often does not know, and the actors often do not know, or they can recognize, but they are not famous enough to cause screams.


    Because in fact, most of the budget of such movies is spent on special effects. Of course, the fewer directors and actors, the better. Big name directors and actors not only get paid, but also score at the box office. Even if the production companies make money, they are not happy.


    Of course, the directors that the audience has never heard of must have been strictly considered by the production company. Although the reputation is relatively poor, there is no problem with live shooting. There are a lot of advertising, photographers and B-level film backgrounds. In Hollywood''s past experience, many directors also come from here, so the production company is also willing to choose people from these fields. These are the most important reasons It''s a bottom-up selection channel for Hollywood directors.


    Take a look at Hollywood today. Why are more and more directors with advertising background now undertaking A-level production? It''s because directors with advertising background are very good at visual effects. Although stories are often told poorly and they have a lot of advertising thinking, it''s back to the original problem. Most of the audience go to the cinema to see scenes and effects.Therefore, more and more big Directors now give the producer part-time when they make movies with high budget, or give the producer to someone closer to them. For example, Murphy is cultivating Gail gado in order to give himself more autonomy and get more profits.


    Strictly speaking, the risk of big director + big star + high investment mode is the highest. There are too many cases in Hollywood history in which a company fails because of the box office slump of this mode. If there is not enough guarantee, the production company will not be so confident to make a film of this mode.


    If you want to do this kind of project, you have to see enough profit prospects. For example, directors like Murphy and Spielberg have a lot of super successful resumes. Even if the project can''t recover its capital from the box office, it can also make profits through later revenue.


    It is said that Hollywood film is an industrial system. What is industry? That is, standardized process and risk control are implemented in every aspect.


    Let''s just say that the typical combination of popcorn high-cost movies and unfamiliar directors, which is made by six major companies, can produce similar visual effects, and can be made by those carefully selected unknown directors. Under the strict control of the producers, it won''t be any worse.


    In these films, if the director is really talented, it is icing on the cake for this film. If the director has problems, this film will not be completely destroyed.


    During the economic crisis in 2008, Murphy invested in a series of films of this type, such as transformers 2. These films are basically of this type, with popcorn characteristics and relatively small risks.


    Of course, in a few commercial films, production companies will become cautious and will not easily make investment decisions. Such films must be accompanied by famous editors and directors.


    This kind of film is generally original film, which is very risky.


    Everything, in fact, is the control of risk cost.


    Hollywood is strict in risk control. It''s hard for people outside the circle to imagine that even Murphy''s current projects can''t get the green light from investors. The necessary audit procedures must go.


    Even those projects that look very impressive and different at first sight will also be controlled by the risk cost.


    The matrix is a typical example.


    When the wodrowski brothers and sisters were wodrowski brothers, the two brothers went to various producers with the script of the matrix. After the producers saw it, they didn''t like it at all. They thought that making this kind of inexplicable thing into a movie would only make a mess of compensation. After Hollywood hit a wall in succession, the wodrowski brothers had no way to increase the persuasiveness of the script and plan , specially found a cartoonist friend to help them create a cartoon based on matrix for many producers to see - that is, the widely acclaimed animated version of matrix later - after many producers tossed around, one of them took the cartoon to Warner Brothers'' senior management suspiciously to see, but Warner''s senior management didn''t match at first, saying that the story was both religious and cultural The integration of philosophy and business actions is a complete nonsense. I don''t want to invest at all.


    Later, the wodrowski brothers had no choice but to borrow money from many parties to make a whole set of short films at their own expense, which moved Warner Brothers'' senior management.


    To put it simply, the first point is that the market evaluation and prediction risk of the script is too high. The film companies are not fools, and they can''t be shocked by such nonsense. They are not fools. The second point is that the reputation of the director and screenwriter is not enough. If the script is not the wozhuosky brothers, it will definitely be another effect to replace the current Murphy or Spielberg.


    For Hollywood''s first-line directors and new directors, this is totally different.


    Concerned about the selection of the next Warner Bros. director, Murphy continued to polish his script and plan in the following time. As long as there is no big accident, this will be his new project.


    Los Angeles is like New York. It looks very prosperous on the surface, but in any world, where there is light, there is always darkness.


    However, in this era, the darkness is always hidden in the depths, easily not exposed in front of the public.


    In an ordinary warehouse in old Chinatown, several people gathered to check the guns and make the final preparations for the next action. On the wall in front of them, there was an image of a man with several scars on his face and strong facial lines. At first glance, he was determined.


    "Watch it!" The leader said in awkward English, "that''s what we''re going to kill!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 524

    At dawn, Los Angeles is shrouded in darkness. Unlike roddell street, which is a busy section of the city that never sleeps, it is very quiet at night. Most people seldom go out alone. At night, it is really a dark world.


    Several cars set out from old Chinatown and soon arrived near a seemingly shabby bar. The leader said hello. The people in the car searched for secret places and ambushed near the bar, waiting for the target person to appear.


    The sun gradually climbed up into the sky, and the sun fell down on the earth. The light dispelled the darkness. At night, the road was deserted, and the noise was restored. Pedestrians began to increase on the road. Unlike other bars, the shabby bar opened in the afternoon. On the contrary, it opened the door early in the morning, as if there were still guests at this time.


    Two black cars suddenly appeared on this road, getting closer and closer


    The sound of gunfire suddenly rang out in the streets of Los Angeles, startling countless pedestrians. The crazy Vietnamese made a crazy move, while the other side was not a lamb to be slaughtered. After a short period of panic, they also drew their guns to fight back


    Shooting incidents are common in the United States, but there are not many street shootings. This incident quickly became the front page headlines of many media, and even Murphy, who focused on script creation, saw it.


    To be exact, his lawyer Robert called him, and Murphy focused on the news.


    The reason is very simple. One side of the incident is the Vietnamese who rose said was crazy to seize the market. The other side is Ross, the ruler of Los Angeles underground market!


    After reading the news, Murphy immediately asked Robert to start a relationship to understand the situation, and then called Robert Downey Jr. who was shooting Iron Man 2. Like Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. immediately put down his work and rushed back to Los Angeles from the location of Las Vegas.


    "Six people were killed and 13 injured in the shooting in the city!"


    In the reception room of wave manor, Robert looks at Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. and quickly says what he knows. "Ross was not injured, but he was arrested by the police at the scene like everyone else. The situation is very unfavorable to him."


    "Is it possible to bail?" Murphy asked.


    Robert shook his head. "There''s no chance of bail! This is the most serious shooting incident in Los Angeles since the North Hollywood robbery, and the media continues to pay attention to it, and the Los Angeles police are under great pressure. "


    Murphy''s brow was locked, and little Robert Downey was no better.


    "It''s not the LAPD family anymore." Robert reminded Murphy, "you''ve seen the news in the media, and the Washington authorities are paying attention."


    He looked at Murphy and cautioned, "this is not something you can control or anyone can cover up."


    The shooting incident caused such heavy casualties, was also poked out by the media, attracted more media attention and reports, even the Washington authorities were alarmed, not to mention Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. even if it was replaced by other super rich people, it was impossible to completely cover up the incident and let rose easily pick it up.


    "Didn''t the Vietnamese move their hands first?" Asked Robert Downey, Jr.


    "The Vietnamese took the lead, so the police are mopping up their influence in Los Angeles." Robert opened his hand. "But the problem is, your friends are not clean."


    According to what he learned, the reason why the Vietnamese started to fight was purely for revenge, because several of their leaders disappeared a long time ago and they still can''t find their whereabouts.


    Murphy got up and turned around and asked, "Robert, what can we do?"


    "You''d better not do anything." Robert warned, "you''d better not get involved in this."


    The media outside are opening their eyes to see the follow-up progress of this matter. It is definitely not a wise choice for public figures like Murphy to participate in it.


    "It''s impossible." Murphy stood in front of the window and looked out into the distance. "I can''t do it."


    How can he stand idly by and watch what rose has done? And he knows very well that what rose has done, even if he is not sentenced to death in the end, is probably hundreds of years'' imprisonment.


    Robert Downey, Jr. said suddenly, "I remember Ross had some relationship with the police."


    "At this point, not only will those relationships not help Ross," Robert shook his head, "they may also give Ross a more deadly attack."


    Murphy nodded her head. The world has never been black or black, and white is white.


    "Think of a way," Murphy told Robert, "to keep Ross safe. Money is not a problem."


    For him now, as long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem.


    Robert nodded. "I know what to do."


    Just like the previous investigation door, the interior of the police has never been monolithic. Where there are people, there are disputes.


    "What else can we do?" Asked Robert Downey, Jr.Whether in prison or in the process of revenge against the Douglas family, rose has helped him a lot. Maybe he is a real jerk, but he knows the truth of revenge and kindness.


    Murphy motioned little Robert Downey to calm down and asked Robert, "what do you think will happen?"


    "It''s bound to go into the judicial process."


    There''s no doubt that the incident can''t disappear without a sound to the present extent. Robert is very clear about the speed of information dissemination in this era and the pressure brought by media attention. "Moreover, many things Ross has done in the past will be turned out and become his crime, and he can''t escape judicial sanctions."


    In fact, it''s not necessary for Robert to say that Murphy can think of these. The king of the underground world in Los Angeles, such as Ross, is not worth mentioning in front of the powerful national machine. The so-called rich like them are also not worth mentioning in front of the national machine. If they want Ross to be free again, unless they go to jail


    Prison break? Murphy shakes his head. It''s not about making a movie. If we don''t know whether we will put him and little Robert Downey in it, the success rate is very low. There is no possibility of success.


    America really belongs to the world of wealth, but anyone who really wants to touch the foundation of the national machine will have very serious consequences.


    Sitting back on the couch, Murphy thought for a moment, then said to Robert, "you contact Rose''s lawyer and organize a luxurious group of lawyers."


    This is the best way he can think of at present.


    "Well." Robert nodded, stood up and said, "I''ll do it now."


    "Anything new." "Get in touch with me the first time," Murphy said


    Finally, he said, "let me meet rose if possible."


    "I try my best."


    Robert can''t guarantee that.


    Robert left the wave manor to do what Murphy told him. Little Robert Downey, who stayed in the reception room, frowned. It was a bad feeling that he couldn''t use his strength.


    Murphy patted him on the shoulder. "It''s going to be OK."


    This kind of words is just to say, whether he or Robert Downey Jr. are actually very clear, even if there is a whole team of lawyers serving Ross, this case can not become the Simpson incident. It is too difficult for Ross to be acquitted. The best way is to reduce his charges as much as possible and avoid too serious punishment, especially the death penalty.


    Although there are 12 states in the United States that completely abolish the death penalty, California is not among them. California not only retains the death penalty, but also has the largest number of death penalty offenders in the United States. The state prison where Murphy once stayed is also the institution with the largest number of death penalty offenders.


    What if Ross is sentenced to death?


    It''s not that Murphy has to think that way, but that everything should be considered in the worst way as possible, and then strive for the best.


    Thinking of this, Murphy dials Robert who just left and gets a fairly good reply.


    The execution of death sentences in California takes a very long time, and it''s normal to fight for several years or even decades. Therefore, California is the state with the largest number of death penalty pending in the United States.


    Death penalty is undoubtedly the worst result. There is room for other operations. What Murphy and Robert Downey don''t want to see is the result of death penalty.


    But it is beyond their control. A person''s power is very small in the face of a huge society.


    Of course, in the eyes of more and more people, no matter what kind of heavy sentence is given to people like Ross, they all deserve it.


    Murphy doesn''t care what others think. He only knows what he should do.


    It''s not too much to say that such a case is a serious case that has shocked the United States. In the following time, almost all the media in the United States are following up, and the surging wave of public opinion is enough to drown anyone. Murphy is just waiting quietly, looking for the best opportunity through various channels.


    In the face of the strong pressure of public opinion, the Los Angeles police also showed super high efficiency, and frankly speaking, if you really want to find out what Ross has done, you can certainly find a lot of clues, not to mention that even the Washington authorities are alarmed.


    It is no exaggeration to say that the conflict between Ross and Vietnamese has become the largest case in the United States since 2010.


    Los Angeles Police swept away the power of the Vietnamese with a thunderous momentum, and the media made a huge crime for rose ahead of time.


    In this case, a large group of lawyers appeared, one of the largest law firms in the United States, took over the case, will provide defense services for rose.


    Murphy always pays close attention to the progress of the incident, and temporarily interrupts his script writing work. But to be honest, what he can do is very limited. Apart from gathering a large team of lawyers, and secretly letting people walk around the upper class relations, he can not do much to prevent some people with ulterior motives from doing harm to Ross.


    It is in this troubled moment that Gail gado finally returned to Los Angeles from Israel. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 525

    "Honey, everything will be fine."


    Back in Los Angeles, Gail gado soon learned what happened recently. Although he didn''t want Murphy to participate in these things, he knew that with his character, he could not stay out of the affair. "We can''t confront the legal system of a country, we can only try our best to help Ross."


    Looking at Gail gado, who was still tired from the journey, Murphy nodded her head. "I know what to do."


    Gail gado knows him. He knows Gail gado well. He can understand some of her thoughts, but he can''t find out. Moreover, he won''t use illegal means that may be doomed as she worried.


    After all, it''s not the past now. Just like all the people in the world, Murphy is also becoming more and more conservative. When he started, he had nothing and naturally dared to do everything. Now he has to consider not only himself, but also his family. Of course, he has to be considerate.


    Murphy went over, leaned over Gail gado''s forehead and gave him a kiss. "You''re tired. It''s time to get jet lag."


    Gail gado put his hand around Murphy''s neck. "Will you come with me? I can''t sleep without you. "


    "With pleasure." Murphy squeezed her chin and printed it on the red lip, "my Highness Princess."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Gail gado was wrong. He bit his lip and said, "Murphy..."


    Her voice was soft and waxy. "I''m tired."


    "Honey," Murphy said, straightening up and spreading out her hands, "what do you think?"


    "Nothing." Gail gado glared at him, got up and walked upstairs. "I''m going to bed."


    Murphy immediately followed, "wait for me."


    When they went back to their bedroom and took a bath together, they didn''t hold back after all, but this time there was no special pattern, let alone those sadistic games. Murphy and Gail gado just enjoyed the emotional outburst after long separation and reunion in the most gentle way.


    Time sometimes dissipates everything, and sometimes they gather together. Instead of being diluted by time, the feelings between them grow stronger with careful management.


    Out of the bathroom, lying together, Gail gado suddenly lost sleep, Murphy simply chatted with her.


    "Have the problems on the Israeli side been solved?" He asked with concern.


    "Well, it''s settled. There are still some small problems in the back, but my mother can handle them."


    At this point, Gail gado tightly attached to Murphy''s chest, "Mom asked me to say to you, thank you for your money, and she will return it to you as soon as possible after the turnover."


    Murphy shook his head. "Don''t worry."


    More than $10 million is not a big figure for him. The most important thing is that it can improve some ideas of Gail gado''s mother.


    Gail gado smiles and then changes the subject. "I heard from lily on the phone that James proposed to her?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded, then said with a smile, "and there was an accident."


    He told Gail gado about Lily Collins swallowing the ring.


    "Lily is usually very gentle." Gail - gado is to feel a bit surprised, "presumably James also considered this point, will take this way."


    "It was a little bit hot that day." Murphy has his own guess, "there are a lot of tourists in Santa Monica wharf area, maybe lily is thirsty all the way."


    Gail gado adjusted her more comfortable posture. "Have Lily and James decided on their wedding date?"


    "Not yet." Murphy guessed, "but it should be fast, not more than this year."


    From the angle that Murphy couldn''t see, Gail gado''s eyes darkened slightly, but soon returned to normal. Hearing such news, her mood would inevitably be affected. However, she believed that Murphy and her husband would go on together even if they didn''t have marriage as a guarantee.


    All along, she knows what kind of temptation Murphy is going through in Hollywood, but Murphy is not moved, for what? It''s not the deep and stable relationship between them.


    Gail Murphy asked, "in order to avoid a new topic, how is your mood?"


    "The script outline is ready." Murphy shook his head and sighed. "The script just started. Now it''s suspended."


    "Because of rose?" Asked Gail gado.


    "Well..." Murphy also does not deny, "in other aspects, I can do too little, can only prepare a best lawyer group, strive for the best results."


    Although she doesn''t know rose very well, Gail gado vaguely knows that she is a law student, and she knows that what rose did is more than enough for her to be sentenced to death twice.


    But she didn''t mention it, asking, "is the new project still working with 20th century fox?"


    "Well, they''ve let Carla pass on the intention to continue to cooperate."Although we haven''t seen the outline of the script, 20th century fox really wants to continue to work with him. Companies like 20th Century Fox never lack projects. However, whether a project is from a new person or from a director like Murphy or Spielberg, the attitude of the production company is quite different.


    That''s what happens in this circle. The projects of new directors are ignored, and the projects of big directors are sought after by many people. This is the same as that of actors. There are two kinds of existence: superstars and ordinary actors.


    Murphy hugged Gail gado a little bit. "You''re the producer this time."


    Gail gado seemed a little unsure. "Can I?"


    "Of course." Murphy gently patted her smooth and delicate back with encouragement. "I have confidence in you."


    After all, Gail gado has studied and practiced in three projects, and his ability is not a problem. Now he has rich experience, and it is enough to be a producer.


    This kind of project with 20th century fox will not have only one producer. Even if 20th century fox is more confident about him, he will send financial and other staff to supervise the crew.


    It''s not uncommon in Hollywood to have a studio like this.


    Of course, what Murphy wants Gail gado to be is not the nominal producer who is afraid of having a false name, but the executive producer who will be the real housekeeper of the cast in the future.


    The latter has more real power and participates in the whole process of film production, such as Jerry brookheimer and Jon Landau, who often play the same role in their own projects.


    In the simplest way, the executive producer means the "chief manager" in the production process, whether it is a movie, an album or a TV play, which means that the executive producer is responsible for every production link and provides the most important technology or resources in the production process.


    This participation is not just talk. An executive producer needs to make the project himself, at least responsible for some of the most critical parts. Especially in Hollywood film production, the executive producer is responsible for all the things that the director, actors and other staff can''t do.


    Some well-known directors, such as Steven Spielberg and George Clooney, will play a role in their own projects.


    Maybe Gail gado is still deficient in some aspects, but Murphy has already said hello to Carla Firth and bill rosis. They will find some experienced assistants to help Gail gado finish the work.


    Film making is a very complicated process. The executive producer of a film usually has a lot of assistants to help him work together, while he is more in charge of supervision.


    The main responsibility of an executive producer is to ensure that the film company can produce high-quality films on time and within budget. From the initial determination of the film concept to the final film release, he has been playing the role of supervision.


    It''s getting dark outside. Gail gado''s eyelids start to fight, but he gets up and asks Murphy, "Why are you pulling me into this business?"


    She is very clear that she has embarked on this career development path, and Murphy has done a lot of work behind, but she has no objection.


    In the face of Gail gado''s problem, Murphy certainly won''t talk about Israel.


    "In fact, whether it''s a little director or a big director," he thought for a moment and said, "if it''s a man, generally speaking, it''s happy to have a producer''s girlfriend."


    Gail gado looked up at Murphy and asked, "why do you say that? What is the reason? "


    "Most directors are pure creators or artists. Of course, they yearn for purity even if they are not so pure."


    In this regard, Murphy is very good at sticking gold on his face. "One of the characteristics of this kind of people is that they hate to deal with business activities. Even if they love money, they are not sensitive to money. If they have a producer partner who specializes in money to help them take care of their projects, they can create content with ease, which undoubtedly reduces a lot of unnecessary worries and pressure."


    Gail gado rolled her eyes. She had a full understanding of Murphy''s cheekiness.


    Murphy did not seem to see the general, continued, "because the producer is their own people, in the production process, will seriously spend every penny on the director''s work, rather than like other people black money. It''s very important to guarantee the quality of the content. Two directors of the same level, with or without a producer partner, may come out with very different things. So this kind of husband and wife file is quite common. "


    Hear husband and wife file, Gail - gado automatically ignore the other, heart rose a trace of sweet.


    In fact, there are relatively few couple directors and producers in Hollywood. There are still some Murphy who didn''t say that. These are also very common in Hollywood, but they are not suitable for Gail gado. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 526

    Hollywood directors and producers are not the normal couple files, which is relatively rare. The situation of most Hollywood first-line directors is not the same as that of Murphy. Many of them will also serve as producers. They have extraordinary IQ and EQ, which can control both content and money.


    This kind of directors, who don''t have regular partners for a long time, are also typical of Hollywood''s drunkard side. They don''t tie themselves to a stable relationship at will, and they don''t have much interest in those intelligent and capable women. The girls around them just need to be beautiful, big chested and have a good job. As for the others, they don''t care.


    Speaking of the director''s wife, Hollywood directors are different.


    For example, James Cameron, who has just created an incomparably brilliant life with Avatar, chooses a tough wife.


    First, he married another truck driver when he was a truck driver.


    The second one is a strong woman producer.


    The third was Catherine Bigelow, who was six feet tall and stronger than most men.


    The fourth term is super muscle woman Linda Hamilton.


    The fifth was Susie Amis.


    Although the last one married him and stayed at home, she had a fighter pilot''s license and was also a tough character.


    It seems that James Cameron is like a playboy and an irresponsible husband, but the so-called marriage is like people drinking water and knowing the cold and warm, outsiders have little right to gossip, and the parties are not dissatisfied, because James Cameron has the extraordinary ability to maintain a good relationship with his ex-wife.


    So far, every Christmas, James Cameron will spend in Malibu''s Linda Hamilton''s home, his ex-wife and ex-wife''s children will be present.


    Imagine: a female driver, a female producer, two actresses, a female director It''s amazing to spend Christmas with James Cameron.


    Like all Hollywood stars, the lives of big directors are different.


    Roman Polanski''s second beautiful wife was killed by religious fanatics when she was pregnant.


    Hitchcock and his first wife grew old together.


    Fellini has only been married once, but there are a lot of scandals.


    Quentin Tarantino had sex with UMA Thurman, which directly led to the divorce of UMA Thurman and Ethan Hawke.


    Gail gado gradually closed her eyes, but her head was still spinning. Looking back at the beginning, she didn''t agree to Murphy''s pursuit. It''s not that she didn''t worry about the identity of Hollywood director. At that time, it was mentioned that if you are a girl who fell in love with Hollywood director, then if he is a "famous" director, you can''t be replaced, so separate It''s normal that if you prefer to be steady, you should stop at the precipice as soon as possible.


    It is also said that as a couple of directors, they should first understand that shooting is day and night, and they are in a mess. If they marry or have married a director, her life will be different.


    As a famous director, he seems to be a prodigy in the spotlight. In fact, he is a child in his heart and keeps his innocence. Otherwise, how can he make a movie.


    The most important characteristic of the director''s wife is that she plays a happy little woman outside, but she is a virtuous lady at home. She takes care of the director''s food and daily life, and can stand his bad temper. Once she goes out of the house, she has to show her gratitude to the director''s husband. Her husband is unfaithful, and she has to stand up to defend her husband''s reputation. Most of the time, she is very grateful to her husband Money and socializing, turn a blind eye to empty rooms.


    Fortunately, she was not affected by these rumors, and finally chose Murphy, and then had the present happiness.


    In fact, she knows very well that what she has now is hard won.


    Because there are too many temptations in this circle. The more famous directors are, the more temptations they will face. Some actresses are really unscrupulous in order to get on top.


    For example, Mila Jovovich was Luc Besson''s wife in "the fifth element" and Paul Anderson''s wife in "biochemical crisis".


    Gail gado knows that he has some power in Murphy''s crew, and he can prevent this in a limited way.


    After a few days off, Gail gado went to work. As she had graduated from UCLA, she did not need to distract herself from her studies. Murphy had to write scripts and make project plans. She met frequently with Carla Firth and 20th century fox to discuss the specific operation of the new project.


    At the same time, she is also paying attention to Rose''s case to prevent Murphy from getting involved too much.


    If Murphy really wants to use means other than the law, she will stop it anyway.


    In any case, Gail gado will never allow other people or things to destroy his family, even with some ingenuity and means.


    Fortunately, after a period of observation, she saw that Murphy, as in the past, had a clear idea of what to do and what not to touch.After setting up a super luxurious lawyer team, Murphy''s main energy turned back to script writing. After twice revising the script outline, like several previous projects, he once again convened a screenwriter team to work together to write the specific script plot. However, unlike before, Murphy did not use the screenwriter this time, but from the song of ice and fire In the game of thrones, three writers were selected to assist George R. Martin.


    As he initially set out, the script of the new project will not focus on the traditional three-stage transition, but will continue to create conflicts and solve conflicts like American dramas.


    These screenwriters are not new ones. They have a certain reputation in the industry. In order to attract them, Murphy also promised to sign their names in the screenwriter column of the film in the future.


    It''s a big temptation for writers at this level.


    In addition to preparing the crew and plans, Murphy is also paying attention to the progress of Ross''s case.


    This case has been widely reported by the media and has spread all over the world. No one can completely suppress this kind of case. As time goes on, the case has entered the specific judicial process.


    The team of lawyers is also closely watching every action of the police and the prosecution. As long as there are any judicial loopholes, they will not let go.


    It''s impossible to break the prison. Murphy can only give rose the greatest help within the scope of the law.


    Although Robert is getting more and more attention from the federal police, and the evidence from the federal investigation bureau is not only very strong, but also very optimistic.


    But the lawyers are not afraid. They are confident to drag the case down and avoid Ross being sentenced to death.


    In this case, for Murphy, nothing is more important than to save Rose''s life. Only by saving Rose''s life can there be the possibility of the next operation.


    As for the Vietnamese on the other side of the incident, they have been swept up by the Los Angeles police and the Federal Bureau of investigation. Their influence in old Chinatown has been uprooted, and the public security environment in downtown Los Angeles has greatly improved in a short time.


    Time slowly entered May 2010. On the first weekend of May, Murphy temporarily put aside these worries and went to the premiere of Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man 2, starring him, was officially released. The North American Summer Festival will also enter an era of opening with Marvel superheroes.


    The film won more than 128 million US dollars in North America in the first weekend. Although it still lags behind the box office of "Batman vs Superman" in the first week, it is favored by many people, especially in terms of word-of-mouth and its appeal to passers-by is far more than "Batman vs Superman".


    On the other hand, no one can ignore it. Before iron man, compared with Superman and Batman, who are famous all over the world, iron man is a third rate superhero. Now, a third rate superhero movie can almost draw with a movie that gathers Superman and Batman, so we have to say marvel The film industry has been quite successful.


    After the release of Iron Man 2, many people in Hollywood have seen it very clearly. Marvel superhero movies are on the track of sound development, while DC superhero movies have lost their way.


    Seeing this situation, Murphy can only sigh about his limited personal strength. Even if he gives DC superhero movies a brilliant start, as well as earlier release time and step-by-step plan, they still can''t stop the internal choice of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, and they are gradually on the old road.


    A director can change a film, but not a film giant.


    At the weekend of Iron Man 2''s release, "Wall Street wolf" was officially released from the overseas market. After more than half a year''s long screening and the Oscar market effect of winning multiple Oscar nominations, the global box office of the film finally broke through the $500 million mark and stayed at the $512.57 million figure.


    After overseas accounting, fox in the 20th century paid Murphy''s personal dividends to Stanton studio for the first time.


    At the same time, 20th Century Fox also paid Stanton studio for the revenue sharing of DVD, TV copyright and on-demand rental of Wall Street wolf.


    As of May, Murphy''s personal pre tax income from the film had exceeded $100 million.


    Naturally, there will be professionals to deal with such issues as tax payment and tax avoidance. Murphy doesn''t need to be too distracted. After more than a month of thinking and writing, the script and plan of the new project are basically ready. Gail gado sent them to 20th century fox at the same time to go through the necessary audit procedures. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 527

    During the period of waiting for Fox''s review in the 20th century, Murphy was not idle. In addition to continuing to pay attention to the progress of Ross''s case, he also further polished the script. At the same time, he convened Philip Raschel, Helena espora and David Robbie to refine the preliminary plan.


    The team, which has been built for many years, is one of the keys to Murphy''s ability to produce a film with high quality and quantity.


    At the same time, Murphy also asked Bill rosis to find actors suitable for several major roles in the film, especially for the leading actor.


    According to Murphy''s request, the character has serious psychological problems. While fighting against the evil, he also has to fight against the dark side of his heart. The actor has to show a unique gloomy temperament under his handsome and resolute appearance.


    Many people always say that the final effect of pulling an actor into a role is almost the same, but people who know about film production know very well that it''s just a joke. Too many roles have specific requirements, and it''s not easy to find an actor.


    Like Murphy''s request, Hollywood is not unique, but also rare.


    However, it''s still early, the cast has not been set up, and he has plenty of time to look for such actors.


    As for the other characters, you can first examine the suitable targets, and then send them auditions when the cast is set up.


    Generally speaking, the main actor of the film also needs a realistic policeman, a powerful villain and a vase like heroine.


    Compared with the hero, these are not hard to find.


    Murphy was busy until the first ten days of June when Carla Firth found him.


    "Why are you getting thinner again?"


    Seeing Carla Firth, Gail gado turned around her in surprise, took Carla Firth''s hand and said, "Carla, have you found a new way to shape your body? Tell me


    "Honey." "I''ve been so busy recently that I can only sleep a few hours a day. That''s how I''ve lost weight," she said


    Even in a suit, Murphy could see that Carla Firth was thin to a certain extent.


    He shook his head and said to these two women who are pursuing the limitless thin, "if you control your diet and lose weight again, you will only have skin and bones left."


    A few years ago, in order to meet the image of wonder woman when shooting "body of steel", Gail gado specially increased nearly 20 pounds of muscle, but after performing wonder woman, she immediately began to lose weight, and now she is back to that kind of bony appearance.


    Kara Firth has always been very thin. Since I met her, Murphy has never seen Kara Firth eat too many calories.


    Since we haven''t seen each other for a long time, Gail gadola chatted with Carla Firth for a long time, and insisted that she stay in the manor for dinner.


    Gail gado tells the housekeeper to go to the kitchen and ask the chef to prepare dinner, while Murphy talks to Carla Firth about the progress of the new film project.


    "On the whole, the progress is fairly smooth." Carla Firth took the glass from Gail gado, said with a smile, and continued with Murphy, "but there are doubts within the audit committee."


    Gail gado poured a cup of coffee for Murphy and sat down next to him. "I have doubts. Why?"


    According to what she has seen, Hollywood is very realistic. Directors like Murphy, who have never failed in their past works, will not encounter any difficulties in auditing. It is not only the business circle that believes that the winners will continue to succeed, but also Hollywood.


    "The subject of the film." Carla Firth said bluntly, "some people think that crime action movies are out of date. It''s too risky to make this kind of movies now, especially when the investment is too large."


    Murphy shrugged. "It''s not an ordinary crime action movie."


    It''s normal for some people to worry about fox in the 20th century. The most brilliant period of crime action movies was in the 1990s. At that time, a large number of classic crime action movies appeared. Since the beginning of the new century, this kind of movies have gradually declined. Nowadays, among the top ten big selling movies in North America every year, there are basically no movies of this type.


    "Can''t pass the audit?" Gail gado asked with concern.


    If you can''t pass the review of 20th century fox, go to other film companies. She believes that Murphy''s films can''t find investors and distribution companies.


    "Of course not." Carla Firth shook her head. "There are more people in the company who support Murphy. Project approval is not a problem."


    If the audit committee really vetoed the project, she would try to get them all fired.


    Murphy, recognizing that there was something else in Carla Firth''s words, asked, "any other questions?"


    "Mainly investment." Carla Firth didn''t mean to beat around the Bush in front of Murphy either. He said directly, "and your compensation. The board of directors of the company has doubts about this. It''s hard to accept the terms you offered Warner Bros."Even with her relationship with Murphy, she thinks that 30% of her total income share is absolutely a greedy lion, opening her mouth


    "That''s a condition for Warner Brothers." Murphy laughed. "Just let your people talk to bill."


    To treat Warner Bros. as an unjust leader, of course, we should kill as much as we can. If we can''t, it doesn''t matter. It won''t disrupt the original plan.


    He has already reached an agreement with Bill rosis in this respect. The new film''s share is about 25% of the box office and the revenue from DVD, TV and Internet copyright. Bill rosis can have a detailed discussion with the producer.


    Kara Firth put down her mind, so that there will be no problem with the project.


    Gail gado did not ignore the words of Carla FIS, "is there any problem with investment?"


    She will be the producer and executive producer of the project, naturally for Murphy and the whole project.


    "The $200 million that Murphy is asking for is too high."


    In fact, there is no need for Gail gado to ask, and Carla Firth will take the initiative to explain, "the audit committee thinks that $150 million is enough for such a project."


    Gail gado took a look at Murphy. Of course, 200 million US dollars is a high production cost, and the investment of 150 million US dollars basically meets Murphy''s requirements.


    The original production of non sequels and non adaptations has always been unpopular with producers in Hollywood. For a crime action theme that seems a little outdated, even with an investment of $150 million, 20th century fox is probably looking at Murphy''s gold lettered signboard rather than the so-called original script.


    Such an investment is entirely in line with Murphy''s expectations, but it also means that it is impossible to afford super famous stars.


    Of course, Murphy did not want to use a Hollywood star like Robert Downey Jr. in the first movie of the series.


    In addition to Stanton''s followers, with that contact with Leonardo DiCaprio, Murphy''s desire to cooperate with superstars was also weakened.


    He can see clearly that he is in the middle of the Hollywood fame and fortune game, and can no longer regard his former likes and dislikes as the standard of cooperation with the star actors.


    "However, there may be some problems with the source of funding for the investment." Carla Firth said, "the top management wants me to say hello to you in advance."


    "Well?" Murphy wondered, "can''t it be the improper source of funds?"


    Although Hollywood''s operation is very standardized in this era, it is not without such examples. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio was involved in money laundering scandals in the past.


    In fact, the film industry has always been one of the most easy money laundering channels, even today is no exception.


    It''s easy for funds without legal sources to be laundered by investing in movies. In the process of investing in movies, there will be a lot of cash expenses and some expenses that are very difficult to quantify and compare, such as props, sets and special effects.


    In the process of shooting, many of these props are consumed or damaged, which is normal. If the film shows a good box office income, these are normal business income brought by investment.


    Thinking of this, Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been gradually forgotten by Murphy, once again jumps into his mind. Although he has cheated Leonardo DiCaprio on the Oscar nomination, it can be regarded as revenge for the other party''s support for Jordan Belfort, it is also a good thing to add obstacles to Leonardo DiCaprio within the scope of the law.


    He remembers very clearly that when he talked about the case of Jordan Belfort which has not yet been adjudicated, Robert once said that Leonardo DiCaprio''s charity foundation was cooperating with people and funds from Southeast Asia.


    Charitable funds are also a common channel for money laundering, which is also related to the legal provisions of the United States. American charitable funds have two characteristics: one is that according to the 501 (c) clause of the internal revenue act, charitable funds can enjoy tax relief; the other is that in the United States, there is no law to make rigid provisions on the proportion of expenses of charitable funds, and charitable funds can avoid the specific amount and method of charity The review of the project.


    That is to say, even if there is no charitable activity, charitable funds can also make profitable investment and directly turn money into surplus.


    I vaguely remember that the money laundering scandal of Leonardo DiCaprio is related to people and funds in Southeast Asia.


    Well It can make people pay more attention to this aspect.


    Murphy has his own plan. Since Leonardo DiCaprio takes the lead, he can''t help fighting back.


    It''s hard for Leonardo DiCaprio to pay too much for such rumors, but it''s still possible for him to have a longer road to the best actor Oscar.


    "What do you think?" Kara Firth''s words interrupted Murphy''s thought, "will I let that kind of money flow into your project?"


    Murphy shrugged and laughed.


    "There''s an investment coming from China, which is good for getting the film into the Chinese market," he added (to be continued). )

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    "As long as the source of funds is legal," Murphy said to Carla Firth, "I don''t care who fox raised money from in the 20th century."


    Strictly speaking, he doesn''t have the right to intervene, as long as it''s not money laundering, whether it''s eastern or western investment, he doesn''t care.


    Carla Firth laughed and said in detail, "the company chose to accept Chinese investment mainly because the film can be shown in the cinema there."


    Murphy nodded her head gently, and Carla Firth continued, "originally, the company was going to send it to the relevant department there for review according to the normal procedure when the time was almost the same, but there was news coming over there that your name was on an extremely sensitive list, so it was difficult to pass the political review."


    Gail gado sighed. "It''s all my fault. I was too impulsive last time."


    "It''s none of your business." Murphy shook her hand. "There''s something wrong with the scale and values of my film."


    "Well..." Kara Firth agrees with Murphy''s statement, "your last incident was just a inducement. For the auditing department over there, Murphy''s film is too politically incorrect."


    She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "relatively speaking, the theme of this time is still more inclined to justice, and ultimately defeat evil. If there is a strong partner there to help public relations, there is still a great chance to pass the audit."


    It''s true that as long as the investor is strong, it''s not difficult for this film to pass the audit. But in short, in CAA''s data, under the trend of merger and acquisition, vertical integration, channel diversification and non box office revenue, Wanda cinema has the advantages of first mover, brand and capital operation, and is the most likely industry integrator on the other side of the Pacific.


    This is undoubtedly a very good and worthwhile film industry company.


    However, the problem is that the other party may not accept his investment.


    Murphy is very clear that this kind of thing can not be forced, the other party is willing to accept the best investment, not willing to accept him, there is no loss.


    At present, Wanda''s people are still talking with 20th Century Fox about investing in cooperative films, and bill rosis has also made a little contact with each other, but their attitude is not clear. It is estimated that this matter will spread to the headquarters on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and it will be decided by the real masters.


    On the other hand, Murphy is still revising the script, and negotiating with other main leaders of the team about the production plan. Some chores are completely left to Gail gado. After several years of training, Gail gado''s ability and relevant experience have improved significantly.


    By the end of June, 20th century fox had passed the project audit and decided to invest in the production of Murphy''s new film. The new film is temporarily named "Black New York", and the production cost is estimated to be 150 million US dollars. 20th century fox will solve the problem of capital source through pre-sale and financing channels, among which Wanda pictures, which is from the other side of Pacific Film, will make a new investment He is one of the investors.


    This also means that Wanda pictures will be responsible for the public relations work of the film''s official release in the cinema market across the Pacific.


    Frankly speaking, Murphy''s films are not very popular on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Coupled with the man-made obstacles caused by the conflict in the last Sino US film forum, it is not easy to pass the audit. This is also the main reason why Fox also introduced Wanda film investment in the 20th century.


    Just like Murphy, as long as it''s good for him, Hollywood will not consider whether the capital comes from the East.


    To determine the investment of the new project, Bill rosis has also started formal contact with Wanda. However, the feedback is not optimistic. The other party does not seem to be short of funds and is not very interested in Murphy''s intention to invest.


    However, a leading Hollywood director expressed his intention of cooperation, which made them more or less moved. The two sides could only talk slowly.


    Also in this month, Jordan Belfort lawsuit Murphy case was officially adjudicated. Supported by a lot of strong evidence, the court formally adjudicated that Jordan Belfort lost the lawsuit and assumed huge litigation costs, which made Jordan Belfort who wanted to settle out of court pay a huge brokerage price.


    And that''s not the end. Murphy, in turn, sued Jordan Belfort for defamation. With his present wealth and status, he would drag Jordan Belfort to exhaustion.


    It''s not just for Jordan Belfort, but for the future. Murphy knows very well that the harder he does now, the less trouble he will have in the future.


    The litigation is in the charge of lawyers, and Murphy''s more energy is still on the preparation of new projects. With the establishment of a new film temporarily named "Black New York", his production team quickly gathered and announced a series of role auditions for the first time. (to be continued). )

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    "At present, 89 people have signed up for the audition, most of them are unknown actors."


    In the office, as the casting director, Michelle Williams told Murphy, "more people have signed up for the audition for the heroine, more than 100 people, including some famous stars."


    Murphy nodded and asked, "who are they?"


    Before the audition was announced, the crew had already revealed that the maximum pay for the role would not exceed $500000, which would have little appeal to famous female stars.


    They only participate in the audition for other reasons, such as his appeal.


    In this respect, Murphy will not belittle himself. Let alone him, any new work by a leading Hollywood director will be the focus of media attention. The name of such a work will be mentioned in numerous reports. Even a little actor who has not received any media attention before will become the target of paparazzi and reporters.


    If you can, the crew also want to choose the famous actors, their appeal and more rich work experience can also make the preparation and shooting avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.


    Michelle Williams also understood this, took a look at the names specially marked on her list, and then said, "there are Blake raffley, Lindsay Lohan, Lupita nyeono, Alexandra dadario, Alicia vicander..."


    He suddenly glanced at Gail gado, who was sitting opposite Murphy. "And miss Margot Robbie."


    Gail gado didn''t say anything. Murphy raised her chin, thought for a moment, and said, "I''ll allow them to audition, except Lindsay Lohan and Lupita nyeono."


    "All right." Michelle Williams crossed them off the list.


    Like the kind of actors who don''t meet the requirements at a glance, Murphy won''t let the crew waste their time on them. Lindsay Lohan is simply synonymous with trouble. There are countless Hollywood drug addicts, but few of them are as unrestrained as her. Lupita nyouno is a black man. For the black actors who have the same trouble to play the main role, Murphy is the best beg to be excused.


    He doesn''t want any scandals of discrimination against black actors in the future, and black actors are far from as tall as they boast.


    In my impression, Lupita nyeono was also very interesting. In the second year after she won the Oscar, she claimed to have prepared a $150000 pearl dress for herself before she took part in the Oscar ceremony, which immediately won the attention of numerous media. As a result, the white dress inlaid with 6000 pearls was stolen on the eve of the ceremony, and the thief took off the dress The two pearls were identified and found to be fake. The angry thief later revealed to TMZ website that "we should let the world see the hypocrisy of Lupita nyeono."


    It was also the biggest joke of the Oscars.


    For the other major roles, the cast needs older actors. Murphy asked Michel Williams to send auditions to Liam Nissen, Kevin Spacey, Christopher waltz, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes and other actors. The exact candidates will depend on the audition results.


    Because there are too many actors who want to take part in the audition, the cast will hold two auditions like auditions to eliminate those actors whose appearance does not meet the requirements.


    Michelle Williams quickly left the office. When only Murphy and Gail gado were left in the office, Gail gado suddenly said, "I''ve invited David Robbie and Margaret Robbie to come home for the weekend."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "You can handle these things."


    He understood what Gael gado meant and said, "as long as Maggie''s audition is good, I''ll think about it."


    Gail gado smiles and doesn''t say much. Margot Robbie and Murphy have a good friendship. It''s said that they have known each other for a long time. Murphy will give priority to her.


    Hollywood is also about relationships. Now Margot Robbie signs up for an audition. When Murphy hears her name, she is actually considering the feasibility of her acting as a heroine.


    In this movie, the heroine is just like a vase. With Margot Robbie''s appearance and acting skills trained over the years, she is more than enough to play this role.


    However, in the second film, the heroine will become more important and need explosive performance. Margot Robbie''s acting skills are relatively green.


    But in line with the principle of giving priority to one''s own people, Murphy will use Margot Robbie as long as the audition result is not too bad.


    The first audition to Michelle Williams in charge, Murphy more energy on the whole project planning.


    In the 20th century, fox successfully raised funds from various channels, and the film began pre-sale in the international market under the banner of "Murphy Stanton". It has to be said that now Murphy''s signboard is quite easy to use, and many overseas distributors have gathered in Los Angeles, so it''s no use paying in advance.With the first batch of funds to the account of the third party guarantee company, the preparatory work of the crew is also in full swing.


    The base camp of the crew is still in Stanton studio''s Venice warehouse studio. No matter where the crew uses the venue, they need to pay a certain venue fee. In this regard, of course, Murphy will give priority to his own studio. He has always been taboo about "flowing water into the field".


    At the end of the assembly in the warehouse, Murphy''s directing team immediately split into two parts. A small number of people helped Michelle Williams run the audition, while others wrote more specific shooting plans.


    Among them, the most important is to write the script and draw the draft, and refine the shooting budget into each shooting scene.


    At the same time, the crew is still recruiting staff behind the scenes. The departments in charge of Philip Raschel, Helena espora and David Robbie all need to temporarily increase some staff.


    Then Gail gado flew to New York with a team of filmmakers to investigate the location of the location and explore the feasibility of shooting on the streets of New York.


    Then there is the indispensable props production and equipment leasing. Murphy has detailed planning, and the person in charge of each department is responsible for it.


    As a director, Murphy has enough knowledge of all kinds of work in the project, but now, he has enough funds and manpower to deploy. Many things are not done by himself as they were at the beginning, but are more in the overall planning, as far as possible to reasonably mobilize and allocate the preparatory tasks of various departments.


    "In terms of props, the protagonist''s props have special requirements."


    On the second day after moving to the warehouse, Murphy specially found the props engineer wells Brooks. It was the first time that the props engineer cooperated with him. Of course, he had to tell him, "first of all, the protagonist''s clothes are mainly black, which should reflect the texture of Kevlar materials. In this aspect, you should communicate more with Jack''s modeling department."


    Wells Brooks nodded.


    Murphy took a look at him and trusted the props group that Bill rosis and CAA solemnly recommended. After all, the props group that CAA recommended to him was definitely not a general level props teacher.


    Since the prop team that has been cooperating with us has separated from the props industry and set up a special effects company to switch to special effects production, Murphy can only seek a new prop group.


    "Besides, I need a motorcycle."


    Earlier, Murphy had given the concept sketch to the props group, and then stressed, "this motorcycle needs to have a very strong sense of technology."


    Wells Brooks asked tentatively, "can you add some elements of science fiction to it?"


    "You can add a little bit as appropriate." Murphy raised a finger, "but it can''t be divorced from reality. It''s a realistic black crime movie, not a science fiction movie!"


    "I know what to do." Wells Brooks said cautiously, "I''ll design and make a reduced scale model first."


    "Yes." Murphy nodded. "Let it go."


    Since he chose to use this prop team, he would certainly give them some autonomy.


    Of course, the premise is that motorcycles can''t look like the products of science fiction world. It can be said that realism and avoiding science fiction are the keynote of this film.


    Murphy emphasized this point in the initial preparatory meeting of the crew. The film is a black crime film based on the real world, with the theme of showing ideological conflict, rather than a popcorn sci-fi film with serious homogenization in Hollywood.


    From computers to appliances to vehicles, some of the equipment in the film may be slightly ahead of the current era, but it will never lead too much, let alone have too much sense of science fiction. All props and background production should be based on the concept of dark realism.


    Darkness is Murphy''s style. This darkness is not only the tone of the film, but also the theme. Realism is the basic requirement of shooting and production


    In order to be realistic, Murphy also plans to use film to shoot films to present the realistic texture. Moreover, he asked Gail gado to contact IMAX company to shoot some clips in the film through IMAX cameras.


    With a cost of 150 million US dollars, it is impossible to shoot too many IMAX shots. In the final cost of Murphy''s plan, 30 to 40 minutes of IMAX shots will be enough.


    IMAX technology has unparalleled advantages in displaying panoramic lenses.


    However, such plans still need to be approved by 20th century fox. Although these plans were submitted to 20th Century Fox very early, there has been no specific feedback.


    After Murphy called to urge her, 20th Century Fox sent Kara Firth, but sending her here is not to make friends, but to send a message to Murphy.


    When she came to Murphy''s office in the warehouse, Carla Firth put forward the idea of fox in the 20th century.


    "Can you make this film in 3D format?" (to be continued). )

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    "Shoot and make in 3D?" Murphy looked at Carla Firth and frowned. "What do you mean? Or the demands of fox in the 20th century? "


    "It''s a preliminary idea of the company." Kara Firth shakes her head. "It''s not shooting, it''s transforming the film into 3D format through post production?"


    Murphy frowned deeper. "Like Alice in Wonderland?"


    Carla Firth nodded, "a lot of people in the company think that the box office of Alice in Wonderland is going to exceed one billion US dollars because of 3D. If your film is transformed into 3D, the box office will increase by at least 30%."


    "Didn''t they think," Murphy said, "that the sale of Alice in Wonderland is just a special case, and it won''t become a common phenomenon."


    Without waiting for Carla Firth to say anything, Murphy continued, "at that time, James Cameron''s" Avatar "triggered an unprecedented 3D boom, and in addition to" Avatar ", there was no relatively excellent 3D film on the market at all. The emergence of" Alice in Wonderland "just made up for the much-needed blank in the market, which led to a box office explosion ¡­¡±


    Carla Firth naturally understands Murphy''s words. She also thinks that Alice in Wonderland is the product of a specific time and special social environment. Although the film has attracted a lot of people, it does not have a good reputation. After watching it, there are by no means a few people who are crazy about it.


    But 3D film can effectively increase the income of film, which everyone can see clearly.


    Since "Avatar", almost all large and medium-sized Hollywood studios have put 3D films on the agenda. As the producer and distributor of "Avatar", 20th Century Fox naturally wants to get more dividends from this 3D boom, so it has included another ace besides James Cameron in the 3D plan.


    However, the new film plan submitted by Murphy did not mention 3D at all.


    So they sent Kara faith to test Murphy''s attitude towards 3D movies.


    Because from a profit point of view, Murphy is more important to them than James Cameron.


    No one knows how long James Cameron''s next movie will take after avatar, but the rhythm of Murphy''s one movie a year is completely guaranteed. When it comes to the single box office, he can''t compare with James Cameron, but when it comes to the total profit of the movie, James Cameron, who has less production, is lagging behind.


    20th Century Fox very much hopes that Murphy can join in the future 3D film plan. Even if 3D shooting is not used, it is possible to convert to 3D.


    "The company is just suggesting." Carla Firth is very clear that fox in the 20th century has not enough ways to limit Murphy. Hollywood doesn''t know how many production companies are waiting for the cooperation between the two sides to break down. "You think about it, too."


    "Kara, if it''s something else, I can think about 3D." Murphy said directly, "but this film can''t use 3D. Most of the scenes, especially the action scenes, will be put at night. The dark tone will seriously affect the 3D imaging effect. 3D also makes this film darker, causing too much burden to the human eye."


    Although James Cameron''s 3D technology has made great progress in innovation compared with the old 3D technology, and it will not cause too much problems when it is used in scenes with enough color and brightness, if the color of the film itself is too dark, the effect of 3D imaging will be greatly reduced, and even negative effects such as ghosting and blurring will appear.


    Murphy does not exclude 3D technology, but the current 3D technology is really not suitable for dark tone film shooting and production.


    To put it bluntly, today''s 3D is a special treatment of light. Light can be polarized. The processed light has a polarization direction. Although the direction of the light itself is unchanged, it still looks like the original light.


    Then there is a kind of lens, called polarization lens, which also has polarization direction. Light with the same polarization direction can pass through, but different light can''t.


    When shooting a 3D movie, two cameras are put together to shoot at different angles, almost at the angle where the eyes are separated. During projection, the two groups of pictures are projected onto the screen after being processed in different polarization directions.


    If the audience doesn''t wear 3D glasses at this time, it seems that the two groups of pictures are blurred together. If they wear 3D glasses, because of the filtering of polarized lenses, the left and right eyes see different pictures, just like when people see real objects with glasses, the brain will produce a three-dimensional feeling according to the calculation.


    However, in this simple process, the light is reflected by the screen and then imaged on the retina through 3D glasses. Theoretically, the brightness will be lost by half.


    Murphy understood this, and so did Carla Firth, so they quickly reached an agreement that it was not advisable to transform 3D.


    In fact, Murphy can also see that when Carla Firth started, he was willing to persuade himself to use 3D technology to shoot. After all, 3D tickets are nearly one third more expensive than ordinary movie tickets, which is very beneficial to the box office of the film.Moreover, Murphy himself admits that if 3D technology is used, the box office of his film can indeed be higher, but it will not help the film itself, and it will also affect the overall reputation. After all, the color of the film is as dark as the theme.


    In a short time, it seems that the box office has increased, but it is actually harmful to the profitability of the whole series.


    In addition to the problems of the film itself, when watching avatar, Murphy also paid attention to the word-of-mouth reflection of some 3D films. Just like on the other side of the Pacific, the phenomenon of screen darkening also exists in cinemas in North America.


    In order to save costs, many cinemas will reduce the brightness of projector bulbs to extend the service life of expensive bulbs. Such brightness is not different in 2D movies, but it is often obvious in 3D movies that would damage the brightness of movies.


    Nowadays, there are many fans in North America. Since avatar, a multiple-choice question has been particularly painful for them. Should they watch 2D or 3D? 2D film is clear and comfortable, but the visual impact is not strong; 3D film is three-dimensional and shocking, but the picture is dark, so it is hard to watch.


    The dim screen with 3D sunglasses can be said to be "dim on top of dim". After a movie, the whole person is really "dim". The broadcast brightness of 3D movie is also darker than that of 2D movie, which has a depressing feeling.


    Although Murphy is not a technical director, he is not a conservative person. He always pays attention to the development of film technology and makes people do a detailed investigation on 3D technology. Then he finds that even in the cinemas of super metropolis like New York and Los Angeles, the brightness of 3D screen is different. Besides, human factors are not ruled out. Cinemas pursue profits and will definitely think about it Cost saving, especially when 3D is hot and audiences don''t know much about 3D technology.


    Frankly speaking, the 3D market in North America is a bit chaotic compared with the future, and Murphy doesn''t want to go into this mess.


    To a certain extent, Murphy still pays great attention to his own reputation in films. A director''s good reputation may take many years to form, while a bad one is enough.


    The wide use of 3D technology is a good thing, but this technology should be combined with suitable movies to give full play to its advantages. If any kind of movies, such as comedies and love movies, are made into 3D, then the behavior of money grabbing for money grabbing can be said to be too bad.


    The audience is not a fool. They may buy it once or twice, but how many times?


    The film box office has been plummeting in the whole region, which may hurt the whole film market.


    Some things will bring some immediate benefits. Murphy does not say how great he is, but for more long-term benefits.


    Besides, instead of using 3D shooting and production, he has IMAX technology.


    On using IMAX cameras to shoot some shots, Murphy and 20th Century Fox quickly reached an agreement. Felipe Raschel and another producer of the crew began to contact IMAX. However, IMAX cameras are now less than 10 in the world, and IMAX only rents but does not sell them. The weekly rent is as high as $16000. If you want to rent them, you need to coordinate.


    This is not a problem. Murphy doesn''t use IMAX cameras for all his shots, so it''s not too late.


    According to the plan, this part of IMAX lens will be mainly used in panoramic shooting and some action scenes.


    The IMAX camera that the crew wants to rent uses 70mm film, and its resolution is more than 10 times higher than that of ordinary 35mm film, which is the highest resolution camera in the world at present.


    The scene captured by IMAX camera is presented on the IMAX screen full screen. The audience can see about 40% more pictures than the ordinary screen, and has unparalleled clarity and color saturation, which can provide the audience with a real immersive viewing experience.


    Importantly, IMAX technology itself will not damage the light and brightness of the film, nor will it have a negative impact on the dark tone of the film.


    With the fastest speed, Murphy asked Philip Raschel to finalize the lease contract with IMAX company. In the future, he will rent two IMAX cameras with 70mm film at the rent of 30000 US dollars per week.


    After leasing IMAX cameras and customizing scripts and drawings for each scene, Murphy turned to auditions for actors. After two auditions for the leading actors and actresses, he was required to participate in the next audition to determine the final candidate. He was also required to make up his mind for the auditions of several minor actors who accepted the invitation of supporting actors.


    The latter''s audition speed is the fastest. After two days of audition, Murphy has basically determined the actor he likes. Christopher waltz, who has worked with before, will play the main realistic police role in the supporting role. Liam Nissen also confirmed that he will take over the role of villain.


    Then, in the actor''s audition, Murphy also saw interested candidates. (to be continued). )

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    In the temporary audition room of the warehouse set, representatives of the actors'' Union and Michelle Williams sit at the front, Murphy and Gail gado sit at the back, with a monitor in front of them. The actors'' pictures taken by the audition camera will be transmitted to the monitor for the first time.


    The actor in front of him is six feet tall just after the performance.


    Murphy did not speak, just looked at the actor, the other side of the facial contour is strong, reflected into the camera screen is very rigid, give people a kind of angular texture, born like the hero.


    In addition to these, the hard face is also full of perseverance, definitely not the kind of girl who looks like a gun.


    "Mr. Cavell," said Michelle Williams, "please take off your coat."


    Because of the process in the previous audition instructions, the actor named Carville took off his coat without hesitation, revealing his angular muscles.


    Murphy tilted his head to look at the monitor, and then looked at the actor himself. Although the other side''s muscles can not meet the requirements of the role, they are the best of all the actors in today''s audition. Moreover, with such a body and muscles as the basis, it is not difficult to develop stronger muscles after professional training.


    "This is the best one today." Gail gado came up and said.


    "Well." Murphy nodded gently.


    Although the acting skills are relatively general, the facial contour and figure really meet the requirements of the hero.


    Michelle Williams probably saw Murphy and Gail gado in the exchange, can''t help but cast a questioning look, Murphy gently waved his hand, motioned him to continue to follow the audition procedure.


    Seeing the actor continue to audition, Murphy is also considering the pros and cons. The actor''s appearance has a natural advantage. Since it''s a realistic film, as a fighting master, the hero can''t be thin and weak. He must be a strong man. If you make a scene in which a beautiful young man easily puts down several big men, it''s estimated that there will be countless laughs during the screening.


    Such a dark and heavy film, the appearance of comedy is a failure.


    As for acting skills, in fact, there are not many places for such films to play their acting skills. They only need basic acting skills. When he first planned, he didn''t expect the actor to break out and win some performance awards.


    Soon after the audition, the actor just wanted to leave, but Murphy suddenly stopped him and said, "wait a minute."


    The actor named Carvel immediately looked at Murphy, and the surprise in his eyes flashed away. "Director Stanton?"


    "You are an Englishman." As Murphy looked through his materials, he asked, "how well do you speak American English?"


    "I''ve been working in America for many years." The British actor immediately changed into an Eastern accent, sounding like a traditional new Yorker, "used to the accent here."


    Obviously, the actor was well prepared before the audition, even considering the accent of the character.


    Murphy likes smart and hard-working actors, which is good for shooting. He closed the information and finally said, "Mr. Henry Cavell, you can go back and wait for the notice."


    "Thank you." Henry Carville bowed slightly, turned and walked out of the audition room.


    Michelle Williams used to be Murphy''s assistant before. Knowing some of his speaking habits, she immediately realized that this British actor named Henry Carville is already the most popular candidate for the leading role.


    In the subsequent audition, Murphy also met several other good looking candidates, such as Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Reiner. However, their acting skills are no better than Henry Carvel, and they have a contract with Marvel pictures. There may be problems in terms of schedule, publicity and marketing. Considering all aspects of conditions, Henry Carvel is not as suitable for this film .


    There is also a point that Gail gado suggested that Henry Carvel''s film pay is lower, up to a million dollars can be done.


    As soon as the actor''s audition was over, Murphy convened a temporary meeting between the director group and the production group to discuss the actor selection according to the audition results. In fact, in this regard, both Gail gado and Michelle Williams, and the producers stationed by 20th century fox in the production group, were entirely based on his opinions.


    Since a few years ago, Murphy has had the power to decide the leading roles.


    So Henry Carville, from England, got the role set up as a new Yorker.


    Even Murphy himself did not expect, he took Henry Carville''s Clark Kent, and finally gave him a hero.


    It can only be said that many times, the development of the world will not change because of personal will.


    To confirm the actor, Murphy did not directly participate in the audition of the heroine. Instead, she sat down with Henry Carville, his agent and the fitness coach specially hired by the crew to discuss for some time to confirm Henry Carville''s fitness plan.


    Now Henry Carvel can be said to be quite strong, but Murphy asked him to become stronger, in line with the film hero is strong enough.In any case, a muscle man is more in line with the master''s setting.


    Moreover, the main market of the film is North America, South America, Europe, Australia and other countries and regions. In the film aesthetics of these countries, muscle men are more in line with the aesthetic, and those slim and fancy men are just synonymous with "Niang Pao".


    Although this film is bound to appear in Japan and South Korea, two countries where fancy men are popular, Murphy will not make those unnecessary changes for the sake of one or two markets.


    The fitness plan made by the fitness coach for Henry Carvel is very professional, but it doesn''t look complicated. It''s a three-month plan. Henry Carvel first needs to gain weight, eat 5000 calories a day, let the body grow to a certain stage, and then lose the excess body fat.


    At present, Henry Carville''s weight is 190 pounds, and the goal is to increase to 220 pounds, and then drop to about 205 pounds when shooting.


    This is the usual way for Hollywood actors to build up their muscles, but this sudden increase and drop in weight in a short period of time is not good for their health.


    Many Hollywood actors, especially those who want to win the Academy''s appreciation and win the Oscars, often show their dedication in this way, so as to win the favor of those old men.


    In a short period of time, it doesn''t seem like much, but if there are too many sudden weight gains and drops, all the consequences will show up when we get older.


    But Henry Carvel didn''t have any chance to refuse. If he wanted to get the role, he had to carry out the plan. Facing a strong director like Murphy, he just said "no", which means he would lose the chance.


    After finishing the actor''s business, Murphy went on to participate in the audition for the heroine, only to see the audition effect of Margot Robbie, and then called to stop the whole second audition and decided that Margot Robbie would play the heroine.


    So far, the four most important roles in the film have been determined. For the remaining supporting roles and minor roles, Murphy has left them to Michelle Williams. As in the past, Murphy knows the importance of decentralization and knows that she is not Superman and can''t do everything by herself.


    "Tired?"


    In the office, Gail gado took a cup of coffee and put it on the table in front of Murphy. "Have a cup of coffee."


    As she spoke, she turned to Murphy''s back, stretched out two slender fingers and gently massaged his forehead.


    Murphy had a cup of coffee and then turned to ask, "how do you have time?"


    They are not in the same office. He is very busy. Gail gado, the producer and executive producer, also has a lot of work.


    Gail gado said with a smile, "Maggie asked me to say thank you for her."


    "Nothing, your friend."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Gail gado rolled his eyes slightly. As the character is a legal worker, Margot Robbie wore a professional suit specially for the audition, which not only moved Murphy, but also attracted everyone''s attention.


    If it is not such a brilliant audition effect, with the personality of the guy in front of you, how can you decide to use Margot Robbie so happily?


    Murphy seemed to be able to guess what Gail gado was thinking, and said, "don''t make me think so unkind. I''ve known Maggie since she was a little girl, and I''ll give her priority when I have the chance."


    "Well." Gail gado, of course, knew that Murphy was not that kind of person, and said, "with this role, Maggie will be in a better mood. The clown, who was about to get her hand, is now dragged down by Warner. I don''t know if she will be replaced. "


    "I''m to blame for this." Murphy shook his head. "I didn''t think about it very well. I introduced her to Bruce Rosenblum. Instead, I implicated her."


    At the beginning, Murphy was kind-hearted, so he introduced Margot Robbie to Bruce Rosenblum. Who knows that after the release of "Batman vs Superman", Warner brothers came to him and asked him to return to the DC superhero movie plan. As a result, he was scared away by his big mouth. It is estimated that Margot Robbie was affected by his refusal.


    "Maggie said it''s none of your business." Gail gado sighed, "everyone knows that she is my best friend and I am your girlfriend. This layer of relationship will always have some influence."


    Murphy nodded. Whether it''s in the east or in the west, the influence of social network is quite great.


    Although the United States is not a human society, and the Hollywood circle is more benefit oriented, the relationship within the rules will often play a role.


    But there are good and bad effects.


    "That''s right." Murphy thought of one thing, "where''s Maggie? She wants to thank me. Why don''t she come by herself? " (to be continued). )

 Chapter 532

    In fact, last weekend, Murphy and Gail gado entertained David Robbie and Margot Robbie in the manor. They didn''t say something clearly, but they all knew that as long as Margot Robbie''s audition effect was ok, they would give priority to their own people. It''s not only Murphy, but Hollywood directors are basically doing it.


    Murphy doesn''t care if Margot Robbie thanks in person. They have known each other for nearly ten years. She is Gail gado''s best friend and David Robbie''s sister.


    That''s a joke.


    But Gail gado seriously replied, "she''ll thank you face to face later. Now she''s going to the Death Star building. She said that after the audition, she''ll come to us. It''s not good."


    "Bad influence?" Murphy raised her eyebrows. "Maggie still cares about that."


    Gail gado shrugged. "She''s afraid it won''t affect you well."


    Murphy shook his head. "How could I care?"


    What''s wrong with using your own people? In Hollywood, the directors use their own people can be said to be justified, but also recognized as an unwritten rule in the circle.


    After taking Murphy''s coffee cup and taking a sip, Gail gado turns to Murphy, opens his swivel chair and sits down. He says, "you''re a director. You don''t know how hard it is for an actor to survive."


    "As if you understood?" Murphy rolled his eyes on purpose.


    Gail gado didn''t play any other role except for a temporary cameo in body of steel.


    Gayle gado ignored Murphy''s problems and went on to say, "a well-developed actor like Maggie is easily ostracized by other actors."


    Murphy nodded her head, which was true.


    Although Margot Robbie is not popular now, the role of Sansha also makes her name spread all over the world. Everyone knows why an actress like her can stand out as soon as she enters Hollywood. Most people in the circle know that she has a lot of team relationship with Murphy, and even the tabloids hype that she is a couple with Gail gado Homosexuals.


    Murphy has also seen the news, tabloid gossip lace has never been afraid of fraud.


    For example, even today, he and James Franco are gay, and Gail gado and Lily Collins are just their cover.


    They said a few more words, and Gail gado stood up. "Carla asked warner for help. Let''s see what they mean to Maggie and the clown. It''s time for the result. I''ll call Carla."


    "Well." Murphy waved his hand.


    Since he offered huge rewards to Warner Bros. and DC Comics, they have basically cut off contact with him. It is said that Zach Schneider will continue to direct the future "justice alliance" series.


    Thinking of just alliance, Murphy can''t help shaking his head. He still can''t change the direction of a super giant like Warner Bros.


    He really doesn''t know what Warner Bros. executives think. The cards in his hand are much better than Marvel''s. Superman, Batman and wonder woman are the three giants. When it comes to the popularity of iron man, black widow and captain of the United States, the movies they make are totally different.


    Because of body of steel, Murphy has been focusing on the DC superhero series, especially Batman vs Superman.


    Relying on the super high box office brought by Superman and Batman''s appeal in the first weekend, the film has pushed the North American box office over 260 million US dollars, which seems to be a good result. However, after the first weekend, the North American box office of the film has only increased by more than 80 million US dollars, only half of the box office at the end of the first week, which seems to be quite embarrassing.


    "Batman vs. Superman" is obviously lacking in stamina. Anyone can see it, but compared with the declining box office, its reputation has plummeted all the way.


    The freshness of rotten tomatoes in "Batman vs. Superman" has dropped to 28%. The Metacritic score is 39. The audience''s score is basically the same, and the IMDB score is only 7.2. The audience''s reputation is very poor, and the media score is almost brutal.


    As one of the most anticipated super blockbusters this year, the cast and behind the scenes production of this film can be regarded as the front line of Hollywood. Generally speaking, even if it is bad, it is not as bad as it is now.


    This can be said to be a painful lesson, especially for Murphy, a director who focuses on commercial movies and does not make ordinary popcorn movies.


    Now that there is nothing to be busy with, Murphy simply thinks about the mistakes made in this film, including this one and the one he used to make. It''s really worth alerting him and reminding him not to make such mistakes.


    First of all, Murphy''s idea is adaptation. Any Hollywood director will deal with adaptation type films. Adaptation can''t be a simple copy of the original event or the original work.


    In this respect, Batman vs. Superman is typical.In order to watch batchao, audiences need to read DC Comics such as death of Superman, return of the dark knight, coming of heaven, alliance of unrighteousness, Superman: the son of the red, alliance of Justice: the origin, and so on. However, the core of a $250 million blockbuster, which is shown in mainstream theaters, is a small one In the collective Carnival of the fans, it has to be said that batchao didn''t consider the acceptance of the ordinary audience from the beginning.


    What''s more, Warner Bros. has made the mistake of rash advance no matter once or now, and the director not only doesn''t know how to adjust, but also makes rash advance more impatient.


    Especially in the past, Warner Bros. and DC were in a hurry to launch the big movie Alliance for justice. Naturally, they had to fight with their enemy marvel to the end: aren''t you in the third stage? Has the civil war begun? OK, I''ll catch up with you with batchao. Our "League of unrighteousness" is also a cartoon of the heroic civil war. It''s all crammed into the script.


    But in other words, marvel started from "Iron Man" in 2008. It took eight years and more than ten films to build a movie universe in two stages. DC wanted to use a "Batman super war" to open and close the customs. This ambition is no longer a fat man with one bite. It''s like a duck on the shelf.


    As a result, there is such a fan movie with a full version of three hours, five comic plots or more, and no one of the six giants of justice alliance is absent. Such a complicated bedding drama needs to be inserted in the main film, and the one who holds the key is Zac Schneider, who is widely criticized in narrative. It is conceivable that the film will be scattered.


    It''s not that Zac Schneider has a problem, but that Warner Bros. and Zac Schneider are not working together in the right way.


    Zach Schneider has always been a controversial director, and also a rare stylized director on Hollywood production line. His personal style is mainly reflected in the level of sound and picture - high saturation of picture color, large sections of slow motion lyric, narrative montage, cartoon style split mirror composition are the director''s image labels.


    In short, the director''s work is more like a violent aesthetic cartoon or a formal aesthetic MV, and the picture thinking is prior to the dramatic thinking, which leads to the fact that almost all of Zach Schneider''s works are academic tyrants in the form of postmodernism and academic dregs in the narrative of genre films.


    Even Zach Schneider himself admits that he first made movies from the perspective of fans, so he also tried to use the aesthetics of comics in the movies.


    In "Batman vs. Superman", Zac Schneider continues his unique image style. As soon as he reaches the lyric stage, Zac Schneider immediately opens up his firepower, slow motion, close-up, time and space conversion, and bombards repeatedly. Few people are forced to go high.


    For example, at the beginning of the film, the unfortunate slow narration of Bruce Wayne''s family, the cross montage of media debate, the tragic and extraordinary Superman state funeral at the end of the film are all unforgettable.


    But once there is no background music, no slow motion, no montage, no exquisite composition, no stacking narrative, no the above form elements of survival, Zach Schneider even the most basic positive and negative dialogue are powerless, plus with dreams, flashbacks, these things that are a little stream of consciousness to lay the groundwork for the drama, frequent space-time conversion seriously damaged The coherence of the plot directly leads to the excessive fluidity of time and space, irretrievably causes the imbalance of narrative rhythm and the fragmentation of the plot.


    Another point is the most basic logic of the film. This is what Murphy has been emphasizing. Maybe it doesn''t matter in the eyes of some directors or editors.


    The reason why Batman and Superman turned enemies into friends is really not convincing, which can not meet the basic standard of "unexpected, reasonable" in the movie conversion. Such a sudden and clumsy dramatic turn gives people the first feeling that Zach Schneider, who is watching the war, looks at his watch: "it''s time to fight boss, tell the master to stop it."


    These are not the problems of Zach Schneider, but the mistakes of Warner''s decision-makers.


    They had no choice but to play the narrative style instead of the narrative style.


    Nowadays, manggai movies are not just a subculture for the minority to play with. As the audience''s taste becomes more and more tricky, in addition to having visual effects to support the scenes, they also try their best to break through the constraints of their own types and bring a unique entertainment experience.


    In addition, Warner Brothers Limited the film PG-13, which greatly limited the play of Zach Schneider.


    But then again, with an investment of 200 million dollars, no production company can make a director make a R-rated film


    Thinking of this, Murphy shook his head. This is really a puzzle. Unless Warner Brothers make great efforts, there will be no fundamental change in DC comic hero movies.


    Now DC series started very early, still making mistakes


    In fact, the DC series started not too late. For example, Murphy thinks Batman: the moment of war is a good entry point. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 533

    Batman trilogy, a series that disappeared because of Murphy''s predecessor, has no relevant project at Warner Bros. moreover, DC superhero movie universe has started, and this series is likely to never appear again.


    A long time ago, Murphy had the idea of this trilogy, but it was rejected by Warner Brothers. After being rejected, he also gave up this series, because the copyright is completely in the hands of Warner Brothers and DC Comics. If he adapts the realistic Batman trilogy, the copyright is an obstacle that cannot be overcome.


    However, looking back on the "Batman" trilogy, Christopher Nolan made the "Batman" series, but the success of the "Batman" series limited the whole DC movie universe.


    Just like after "Batman vs. Superman" lost its reputation, many media and critics believe that Murphy made the brilliant start of the DC superhero film series, but with his extreme personal style, it limited the further spread of the series. The whole series was deeply branded with his personal style from the beginning, while "body of steel" was extremely successful, As a result, this style has a profound influence among the fans, Warner Brothers does not dare to give up easily.


    These words are biased, but they are also reasonable.


    Because of the current film preparation, Murphy can''t think about the Batman trilogy. No one can deny the success of this series and the greatness of the dark knight.


    But he thinks that after Batman: war time, Christopher Nolan was ready to use Batman''s name to kick him out before he began to tell his own story, and then directly linked the production of "superman returns" and "Batman: war time" in the same period, and then led to other people


    In other words, "Batman: the moment of war" has a strong sense of comics. Born in the first year of the cartoon, it focuses on Bruce Wayne''s mental journey from the death of his parents to his determination to become Batman. Step by step, he purchases and builds equipment, hones his skills and approaches his goal. Although the combat effectiveness of Batman in it is still weak, it is better than others The latter two are still much better.


    But "Dark Knight" and "rise of the Dark Knight" do not have that kind of comic feeling at all. Batman''s strength is greatly weakened. Basically, when we fight with Bain, there are only flash bombs, smoke bombs and bat markers left to use. In the dark knight, Batman is even put to the ground by the big wolf dogs raised by gangsters.


    In order to pursue realism, Christopher Nolan successfully wiped out all the sense of myth, epic and technology that DC Universe should have.


    Lei Xiaogu didn''t go to the hot spring to continue his life; the scarecrow became a weak chicken with a scarecrow gas mask to emit poison gas from his sleeve; the clown was the most successful, but he was a powerful criminal, far from the level of the cartoon; Bain had no high-tech poison to inject, just by muscle.


    Therefore, this series can''t interact with the world of DC at all. It only serves Christopher Nolan, not DC movie universe. I''m afraid Nolan hasn''t considered the so-called DC movie universe, and it can''t interact with other superheroes like superman or wonder woman.


    When it comes to the interaction of superheroes in the film, it''s not created or first used by marvel. Warner Brothers and DC Comics are still used first.


    There''s an important message at the beginning of the 1998 blockbuster Batman and Robin.


    The beginning is a scene of Batman and Robin wearing uniform and getting equipment respectively. In front of the camera, bat buttocks, Robin buttocks, bat RT, Robin RT, bat big Diao, Robin big Diao and other equipment are flashed in turn. Then the Batmobile slowly rises from below the ground, and then Robin suddenly speaks, but no one thought that the first line of a Batman movie would be heard Such nonsense: "I want this kind of car, too. Girls like this kind of car.


    Batman rolled his eyes and said, "that''s why Superman is alone."


    Although the dialogue is full of thunder, it undoubtedly reveals an important message: "there is superman in Batman''s world, and they know and are familiar with the extent to which they can joke with each other behind their backs."


    In fact, from this line at that time, we can see that Warner Brothers wanted to make Superman and Batman Series linked. However, due to the epic level of Batman and Robin, the film''s reputation and box office went to hell 18, and the director became the most hated person in the hearts of countless Batman fans. In addition, Warner Brothers was so scared The whole Batman Series has been snowballed. Until Batman: the moment of war restarts the whole series, a new Batman movie will come out.


    Not only Batman and Robin, but also Gotham, the city where Batman lives, was mentioned in Superman''s return, which was released in 2006. After Superman returned to earth, he was active all over the world. Many cities were mentioned in the overwhelming news reports, including Gotham, the city where Bruce Wayne lives.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, Warner brothers did have their own plan to link Superman and Batman at that time. Unfortunately, the box office and reputation of "superman returns" were not very good. Christopher Nolan strongly opposed the linkage, so the plan had to be shelved for the time being.The chain reaction of Murphy''s appearance did not happen at all. Warner Brothers and DC Comics went on another road.


    However, after Murphy''s intervention, this road stubbornly returned to the original route. Even Zach Schneider took over the guide tube of justice alliance.


    "Will the DC superhero movie series go down?"


    On the way home together, Gail gado discussed this topic with Murphy because of Margot Robbie''s relationship, "is Zach Schneider unable to turn it around?"


    Murphy turned around and drove the SUV out of century city. After driving through a lot of roads, he answered Gail gado, "yes, just like giving power to me, giving power to Zach Schneider, giving him full freedom to shoot."


    "It''s impossible." Gayle gado shook his head. "Now there are no more than five directors in Hollywood with your power. Zach Schneider is too far away."


    She thought for a moment, "I think Warner Bros. will limit his power next."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. "A tied up Zac Schneider can''t play out his strengths."


    Gail gado asked curiously, "like?"


    "Like grading." Murphy said directly, "he''s more suitable for r than PG-13 for teen movies."


    As a visual director who likes R-rated films, Zach Schneider is constrained by the level positioning of PG-13, the mainstream cinema. He can''t play "cut" and doesn''t allow heavy talk. He doesn''t dare to expand the scale of topic and violence. As a result, his brand "dark wind" has shrunk into a mere formality. He can only call it the image style, but can''t rise to the story style.


    Unfortunately, Zach Schneider''s "Batman vs. Superman" does not make any effort in type exploration, which is also related to his visual orientation of focusing on form, whether narrative form or image form.


    Murphy is very clear, thinking so much, the most important thing is to remind himself that Zach Schneider made these mistakes, he must avoid.


    Because the film prepared is also deep and dark, just like "Batman vs. Superman", playing style, fierce style and taking the path of deep hatred, it is more disguised than "Batman vs. Superman", but this kind of disguise is not formal, but from the theme to the essence.


    In a word, what he wants to achieve is by no means the kind of force that is full and mere formality.


    After entering Beverly Hills, Murphy didn''t go back to wave manor directly. Instead, he came to rhodel street and put down Gail gado.


    "I''m not going back to dinner." Gail gado pulled the door open and got out of the car. At the same time, he said to Murphy, "eat for yourself. I''ll hang out with Maggie and come back later."


    "Well."


    Murphy nodded, started the car and left.


    Gail gado got out of the car, looked around, didn''t find the shadow of the paparazzi, went directly into the roadside coffee shop, stood near the door, looked around, didn''t see the figure of Margot Robbie.


    "This guy." She raised her hand and looked at her watch. "It looks like she''s going to be late again."


    After ordering a glass of lemonade, Gail gado goes to a corner and sits down, ready to wait patiently. At the same time, he takes out his cell phone from his handbag and considers whether he wants to call Margot Robbie.


    Just after opening the contact directory of the mobile phone, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out to the back and gently pinched Gail gado''s face. Gail gado didn''t look back. He just judged who was coming from the hand shape and the fragrance coming from the back of his body.


    "You''re late, Maggie." She said.


    "I''ve been here a long time." Margot Robbie turned from the back and sat opposite Gail gado. "I just went to the bathroom."


    Gail gado nodded. "No wonder I didn''t see you."


    As she spoke, she pointed to Margot Robbie''s clothes and asked, "Why are you wearing them?"


    Margot - Robbie wearing a very fit professional suit, not only highlights his concave and convex body, but also appears very smart and capable.


    "Don''t you think it suits me?" Margot Robbie put his arms around his chest and said, "I found out during the audition that I was a perfect match for the professional suit."


    When she talked about the audition, Gail gado said, "here''s the good news. The crew will contact your agent tomorrow."


    "You won''t be in charge of the negotiation, will you?" Asked Marguerite curiously.


    "Of course not." Gail gado shrugged. "I''m going to avoid it."


    "Oh..." Margot Robbie''s voice dragged on for a long time. Then she leaned forward and her gorgeous face came up to Gail gado. "How can I thank you for helping me so much?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 534

    "How do you want to thank me?" Gail gado took a sip of lemonade and said with a deliberate smile, "if the conditions are not good enough, I won''t accept it."


    It''s a joke, of course.


    After so many years together, she has been influenced by Murphy. It''s nothing to do a little favor for her friends within the scope of her ability, and it''s not a big deal.


    Margot Robbie put on a serious face. "What do you think of me?"


    "You?" Gail gado didn''t quite understand her meaning. He put down his glass and said, "what are you doing?"


    "Well..." Margot Robbie lifted his face and showed a charming smile. "I''ll give myself to you as a gift of thanks."


    Gail gado shrugged. "What do I want you to do?"


    "That''s a lot of use," said Margot Robbie, laughing more brightly. "For example, I can help you deal with Murphy."


    "Against him?" Gail gado took it as a joke. "I''m enough alone."


    Margot Robbie got closer. "There''s something else."


    "What do I want you to do?" Gail gado reached out and pinched Margot Robbie''s white face, then gently pushed her face back, "you have such a high taste of life now, I earn that little money, it''s difficult to support myself, how can I support you?"


    They are friends. They speak freely in private. Sometimes they even discuss more intimate topics.


    "I don''t need you." Margot Robbie leaned on the back of his chair, arms around his chest again. "I can support you."


    Instead of answering her, Gail gado asked, "what would you like to drink?"


    Margot Robbie pointed to the glass in front of Gail gado. "Lemonade, just like you."


    Call the waiter, order a glass of lemonade, Gail gado asked, "are you sure you got the clown?"


    "Well." Margot Robbie put away his laughter and said, "Warner Bros. has given my agent a formal notice, so that''s why I want to thank you."


    Gail gado shook his head. "You''d better go to sheika Firth."


    The waiter then brought the lemonade. Margot Robbie said thank you and said to Gail gado, "in front of you big people, we little people have to be manipulated."


    "I''m just like you." Gail gado is clear headed. "They''re all little people in this circle."


    Margot Robbie picked up the glass and said, "but you have Murphy. I don''t have anything."


    "You have your brother David."


    A few years ago, Gail gado would never have said that, but after entering this circle, he has seen the importance of network. "Murphy also regards you as a friend."


    Although Margot Robbie is far from being able to compete with people like Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco, she knows that her best friend is also on Murphy''s list of friends.


    After half a glass of lemonade, Margot Robbie stood up and said to Gail gado, "come on, let''s go out for a walk. We haven''t been shopping for a long time. Several famous shops here have just changed seasons."


    Most women are interested in shopping and choosing clothes. Gail gado is no exception. He stands up and walks out of the coffee shop with Margot Robbie.


    Just out of the coffee shop, Gail gado is keen to capture the figure of the paparazzi. There are people holding cameras across the road and on the left. The camera is aimed at them.


    "Following you?" She asked.


    Margot - Robbie rather helpless said, "no way, I can''t get rid of them."


    Gail gado stopped looking at paparazzi and said to Margot Robbie, "come on, let''s go shopping. It''s a free promotion for you."


    As Murphy''s girlfriend, she is also the object of paparazzi''s pursuit. If she has more experience in this kind of battle, she doesn''t care. Moreover, most paparazzi only follow and shoot, and rarely go near to directly harass the shooting object, unless there is a special hot event recently.


    "Good."


    Margot Robbie took Gail gado''s arm and walked forward together.


    The next day, Gayle gado and Margot Robbie appeared in the tabloids. For these boring hypes, Murphy and Gayle gado were too lazy to respond and continued to busy the preparation of the crew.


    As time goes on, in addition to the preparatory work, the main actors have also entered the production team to prepare for their roles. Murphy plans to start shooting in October, finish shooting before Christmas, switch to post production after the new year, and officially release the film next summer.


    As the film has been using the synonym of "Black New York", it has not been officially named, and the specific release date has not been officially announced.


    However, Murphy and 20th Century Fox have a relatively unified idea about the official release, and both plan to put the film at the beginning of the summer season, that is, the first weekend of May.In Murphy''s memory, it seems that Marvel''s superhero movies in recent years are all the opening works of summer season, but he doesn''t pay much attention to them. The specific release date hasn''t been set yet. Even if there is a schedule conflict with Marvel''s superhero movies, it doesn''t matter. He''s never afraid of positive competition.


    The specific release date of the film will not be determined until Murphy officially names the film. 20th century fox is also urging Murphy. After all, the film must have a formal title before it can be promoted by 20th century fox.


    But Murphy didn''t think about the name of the film. Several versions appeared in his mind, but they were overthrown by himself.


    There''s no hurry. After all, the film is still in preparation. It''s still quite a long time before shooting starts. It''s not too late to determine the official title of the film when shooting starts.


    Of course, it can also be named directly after the protagonist, as many Hollywood films do.


    Murphy is still hesitating about the specific title, and he won''t really decide which one is more suitable until the last moment. In addition, he has had communication with Carla Firth. In the 20th century, fox still handed over the power of naming to his director and producer.


    The title of the film was temporarily put aside by Murphy. As the actors entered the group, especially Henry Carville and Liam Nison, who had achieved initial success in fitness, the action director specially hired by the crew also joined in, officially starting to guide the fight training of the actors.


    According to Murphy''s requirements, all the routines are mainly used to show strength and speed. They must look like they have enough combat ability, not just to look like they are playing.


    The action director hired by the crew has also cooperated with Murphy to direct the action scenes of "body of steel". At the beginning of the preparation, he trained Gail gado. The wonder woman has such an excellent performance. Gail gado has numerous fans, and he also has his share of credit.


    Similar to other departments of Murphy''s team, the action director is not a single person. The other party brings a systematic team, and Murphy will also hand over the action scenes to him.


    The training is mainly aimed at Henry Carville and Liam Nissen, as well as stunt doubles and other stunt actors of the two. These people have to receive systematic training before shooting.


    "Henry, what I ask of you is very simple."


    In his spare time, Murphy will also go to the actor training hall to see the training situation of the actors. His main target is Henry Carville. "Your muscles need to have explosive strength, as if you can kill a bull as long as you punch."


    Wearing only a short shirt, Henry Carvel curled up his arms and showed some exaggerated muscles. He said to Murphy seriously, "I will try my best."


    He knows the opportunity is rare, and he knows that he is likely to soar by this opportunity. After all, this is Murphy Stanton''s film, which is synonymous with Hollywood''s success!


    Murphy nodded to Henry Carvel. No famous actor has the advantage of humility, prudence and hard work.


    Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox jointly set up "New York" studio for the crew, and signed three film contracts with Henry Carvel. Although there is no fixed payment for the latter two films, it can also guarantee that he can appear in the future two sequels.


    Not only Henry Carvel, but also Margot Robbie, Liam Nissen and Christopher Waltz signed contracts with the studio for two or three films according to the needs of the film.


    Murphy has revealed to 20th century fox that this will be a trilogy series. 20th Century Fox not only supports him, but also privately persuades Murphy to shoot as many films as possible. It''s better to make a five or even six series, like X-Men or marvel and DC, to make a movie universe.


    In the eyes of 20th century fox, the more films they cooperate with Murphy, the more profits they can make.


    After watching the actor''s training, Murphy left the training hall. Although he used to be a fan of Liam Nissen and liked the middle-aged uncle''s film and role very much, his job is work. Now, apart from work, he doesn''t want to have too much interaction with each other.


    Murphy came out of the training hall and immediately called James Franco to remind him to set aside enough time in October or November.


    Before the two sides have exchanged, James - Franco will be a very important role, a brief appearance in the film.


    As for the role, Murphy told James Franco in detail that Frankie should come down without thinking about it. In his words, the role is too much to his taste.


    He likes characters like perverts.


    All the preparations for Los Angeles went well, and all the work went ahead in an orderly way. For the time being, Murphy assigned the crew to Michelle Williams, and he flew to New York with Gail gado, Philip Raschel, and Helena espora to investigate the location.


    But when he arrived in New York, he got bad news. The New York authorities suddenly changed their mind and tore up the field shooting agreement with Gail gado. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 535

    In the small conference room of Waldorf hotel in Manhattan, Murphy, Gail gado, filie Raschel and Helena espora frown and look at the people from the New York City Hall sitting opposite. There are only two people coming to the New York City Hall, led by a gray haired middle-aged man. They seem to come just for a routine notice, and they don''t talk to Murphy at all The two sides continued to discuss the meaning of cooperation with the shooting.


    "Why?" Murphy looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Mr. Blumberg, we have reached an agreement on shooting before. Why do you want to overthrow it temporarily?"


    As an important location for Hollywood movies, I don''t know how many crew members are shooting in New York every week, and the New York City Hall is also quite cooperative. As long as they don''t disturb the normal social order, they usually give the green light.


    Before Gail - gado came, the other side agreed very happily, both sides also initialed a shooting agreement.


    "It''s not that I don''t agree with you shooting in New York." "Small scale shooting is OK, but large scale shooting is OK..."


    And he shook his head.


    "Small scale shooting?" Murphy''s brows are getting tighter.


    It''s a crime action movie. Almost all the location scenes in New York are large-scale action scenes.


    Gail gado took a look at Murphy and said, "Mr. Blumberg, I''ve talked to you before and signed a draft."


    "I''m sorry, miss gado." "We are unable to carry out that agreement. We deeply regret the inconvenience to you," he said


    New York City Hall has a very good reputation in this respect. Murphy and Gail gado look at each other and have no idea why the other party is doing this.


    "You have a reason, don''t you?" Asked Gail gado.


    He nodded and explained, "because Stanton is so influential."


    "Me?" Murphy, more puzzled, pointed to himself and asked, "does this have anything to do with me?"


    "Maybe you didn''t pay attention to it," he said after thinking for a while. "Director Stanton, you and your works have great influence. Last year''s" Wall Street wolf "caused many people to intensify their dissatisfaction with Wall Street..."


    Murphy and Gail gado nodded gently. They knew that after the release of Wall Street wolf, especially after a series of publicity and marketing operations, the voice of dissatisfaction with Wall Street on the Internet became louder and louder.


    "At present, a lot of people and organizations are preparing to brew a protest against Wall Street in New York and Manhattan. According to the information we have learned, the scale of the protest may be very large, and many of them are affected by" the wolf of Wall Street. "


    Hearing this, Murphy showed her hand and said it had nothing to do with her.


    Occupy Wall Street has existed. Maybe "wolf of Wall Street" and a series of related hype have accelerated the process of this protest.


    "The city hall made a great effort."


    In his eyes, Murphy is a vested interest and certainly has nothing to do with the people who occupy Wall Street, he continued, "but it doesn''t work. If they do rally, we don''t have a good way."


    At this point, the meaning of disclosure is very obvious. Blumberg said bluntly, "many of them are fans of you and the wolf of Wall Street. The city hall is worried that if you shoot in New York, it will further stimulate their emotions. Especially in the shooting plan you submitted, there are many location plays on Wall Street, which will give those people a sense of freedom The wrong signal makes the situation more uncontrollable. "


    For most government departments, stability is paramount.


    But Blumberg said, "and this kind of thing may involve you, director Stanton. I believe you don''t want to see this kind of situation, do you?"


    That''s for sure. Of course, Murphy doesn''t want to get involved in occupy Wall Street too much. Movies are one thing, and it''s quite another to coerce him into them.


    "So we hope that director Stanton will think carefully about his location plans in New York." "Although we can''t cooperate this time, the unilateral cancellation of the shooting plan of" Black New York "by the city hall will also bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to your crew, but the city hall can promise that when director Stanton comes back to New York to shoot in the future, you will be welcome in New York."


    Gail gado takes another look at Murphy. It''s up to him to decide.


    Indeed, if the crew insists on shooting in New York, according to relevant laws and regulations, the city hall does not have the right to cancel the shooting, but without the support of the city hall, the shooting will be subject to various restrictions and become extremely inconvenient.


    In particular, it is almost impossible to achieve the necessary road closure shooting.


    Murphy also understands this. He has absolute power in the crew, and it''s up to him to shoot in New York.


    After weighing the pros and cons, Murphy stood up and held out his right hand to Blumberg. "I accept the advice of New York City Hall and hope that we can continue to cooperate in the future.""Of course, New York also needs Stanton''s great works," he said


    Murphy laughed, and so did bronberg.


    To reach a consensus in this respect, it''s easy to talk about other things. For example, when Murphy said that the crew would shoot some background shots in New York, Blumberg immediately expressed his strong support.


    After seeing him off, several people returned to Murphy''s suite and immediately discussed the unexpected situation. It has become an established fact that it is impossible to take live action in New York.


    "We have to adjust the shooting plan."


    Gail gado went to the coffee machine and received a cup of coffee for each of Murphy''s three, "and told 20th century fox as soon as possible."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. Although he has such power, it is necessary to maintain communication. He said to Gail gado, "you are responsible for communicating with 20th century fox."


    Then he looked at Felix Raschel, "the shooting plan has also made a big adjustment."


    Felipe Raschel took the coffee from Gail gado and said to Murphy, "we don''t have to use film if we don''t shoot live."


    Murphy stood up for a few steps and made a quick decision. "In this way, except for IMAX shots, all the other scenes were changed from film to digital camera shooting. All the scenes about New York scenes were set up and shot with green screen in Venice, and then replaced with real scenes of New York in post production."


    "Yes." Philip Raschel is experienced. "This is the best alternative."


    "Helen." Murphy said to his art director, "when you go back, make sure of the setting plan as soon as possible."


    "Well." Helena espora doesn''t speak much, but she does things reliably. "I''ll make plans as fast as I can."


    Murphy also told Philip Raschel, "replace all the film cameras in the crew with digital cameras, and do a good job in the transfer between IMAX shooting and ordinary shooting."


    His brain is running at a high speed. "Gail, make a separate list of all the cost changes caused by the plan change, and communicate with the third-party guarantee company in time."


    Finally, Murphy said, "except for the background shot, all New York related shooting plans have been cancelled."


    The crew''s preparation will encounter all kinds of accidents. This is not the first time in Murphy''s project, and it is not difficult for him to deal with it.


    Since the New York shooting plan is cancelled, Murphy and others have no need to stay in the big apple for investigation. As he and Philip Raschel said, all the location scenes about New York are shot in the studio and set up green screens.


    Murphy has never been the kind of stubborn director who doesn''t like flexibility. Since he can''t shoot through film, it''s also OK to use digital technology and CG synthesis.


    Film has never been a technology.


    In addition to IMAX cameras, which must use 70mm film, after Murphy returned to Los Angeles, the crew withdrew all 35mm film cameras and rented some of Sony''s latest digital cameras.


    In the 20th century, Fox also quickly returned to Murphy''s plan to use digital technology for shooting and production, which is actually very beneficial to the publisher.


    In the following time, although the preparation of the crew also encountered some other problems, they were basically solved smoothly under the leadership of Murphy. The actors, scenery, lighting, recording, props, equipment and special effects departments were all fully cooperating with Murphy''s work. By the middle of September, the preparation of the film was coming to an end.


    At the same time, Murphy has also officially determined the title of the project. Black New York, a film with obvious regional logo, has been replaced by city of chaos. In the 20th century, fox has also started the appropriate early publicity and promotion work.


    In this regard, Murphy doesn''t have to worry. It''s entirely the professional team of 20th century fox.


    In addition, before the film was shot, Murphy met with Hans Zimmer and negotiated a series of issues about the soundtrack, which is very suitable for Hans Zimmer''s soundtrack style.


    It''s not the first time for the two sides to cooperate, and communication is relatively smooth.


    After Hans Zimmer is finished, the preparatory work of the crew is basically over. Some scenes that have not been built can be built while shooting. There is no conflict between these two aspects of work.


    On September 30, 2010, the crew of "city of chaos" officially started shooting in the warehouse set outside Venice. The crew did not hold any announcement activities, and Murphy was ready to start shooting directly.


    But at 10 a.m., the filming of the crew hasn''t started yet. Murphy is also looking at his watch frequently. His director of photography, Philip Raschel, hasn''t come to the crew and can''t get through the phone (to be continued). )

 Chapter 536

    There is no doubt that the photography director is very important for a film crew. Murphy couldn''t get through to Philip Raschel and contacted his agent. But the agent couldn''t get in touch with Philip Raschel either. In desperation, Murphy had to send someone to drive to Philip Raschel''s home.


    Although his photography director likes to pick up girls and take drugs, since their cooperation, Murphy has rarely seen him late, especially when the whole crew is waiting for him alone.


    Henry Carville and Margot Robbie, who are ready in the set, often look at Murphy. Murphy simply asks people to tell them to go back to rest and wait.


    After another 20 minutes, just as Murphy was getting more and more anxious, Gail gado came over from the office area of the studio.


    "Something happened to Philip." She went up to Murphy and said in a low voice, "on the way here this morning, Philip''s car was hit."


    "What?" Murphy immediately asked, "how is he?"


    Gail gado shook his head. "Philip himself is OK, but in his car..."


    Speaking of this, she approached Murphy with a lower voice. "He had big hemp and another kind of illegal drug in his car, which was found by the police dealing with the accident. Now he has been taken to the police station. After Philip''s agent informed me, he has rushed there."


    Murphy took off his baseball cap and threw it on his director''s monitor


    After complaining, he said, "you call Robert and ask him to come over and see if he can help. Get Philip out as soon as possible."


    Gail gado nodded. "I''m going."


    Sitting in the director''s chair, Murphy scolded a dirty word, which made him feel like he couldn''t make a fire.


    No one can predict this unexpected situation.


    Without Philip Raschel, it''s OK to let his deputy be in charge of the photography team for the time being. But before shooting "the wolf of Wall Street", Philip Raschel''s deputy was poached by other drama groups. The rest is some ability and experience. It''s impossible to take charge of the photography assistant of the photography group. The investment in this film is so high, and Murphy''s requirements are quite strict, so it''s impossible to let these people come Palm mirror.


    Now the scene, lighting, actors and so on are all ready, and the whole crew is waiting for the director''s order to shoot.


    Murphy hooks back, and an assistant director comes over.


    "Let the crew rest for half an hour." He said.


    With that, he stood up and went to the photography group. He called all the photography assistants together and prepared to control the photography group by himself.


    Most directors have a certain in-depth study of photography, which is a necessary skill. Many lens directors will take part in shooting in person, and Murphy is no exception.


    Although it''s unrealistic for such a large production to direct the whole film as a director, it''s still no problem for Murphy to direct the photography team for a short time.


    Murphy said as lightly as possible, "there''s something unexpected about Philip. I''ll be the director of photography for the time being."


    The photo assistants nodded, unable to say anything but cooperate.


    However, in recent years, Murphy is less and less involved in the actual shooting work, and the shooting is more and more entrusted to Philip Raschel. Now he must make adjustments as soon as possible to adapt to the changes in his work and role.


    Fortunately, before that, Philip Raschel had carried out necessary debugging and testing for all the digital cameras. Murphy only needed to check the shooting effect, and then he could make appropriate adjustments according to his own requirements.


    In Murphy''s crew, a film project needs to be filmed, and camera testing is a process that can only be carried out without the use of photography guidance as an application for special needs. He has long asked Philip Raschel to prepare for this process by himself in the early stage of preparation.


    But even when the director of photography knows the equipment used and the effect of the image, the crew still has to test the camera. Every project needs to start from the beginning and carry out a machine test.


    This is because the camera testing of the crew is not only to provide testing for a machine, but also to provide testing for three important elements of the project: the image presentation tools of photography, the shooting objects of photography, and the selection of the tone and color of photography.


    The final picture of the film is the result of the interaction of these three elements. Regardless of the connection with other elements, the quality of the camera is only a very small part.


    In the past, when using films, some films would go through different lenses, different filters, and a variety of different shooting and processing procedures to observe their final performance when presenting images for actors, hairstyles, and costumes. Sometimes, they would even test their performance when showing scenes.


    Then the director of photography and the colorist will study these clips together, evaluate different lenses, filters and processing procedures, and find out which combination is closer to the effect required by the project. These are the procedures of the film era, but the test is not as important as the conversion from film to digital.On the contrary, testing becomes more important, because in the digital age, different elements are easier to get, so it is more necessary to pass the test to choose the best combination.


    Because Philip Raschel had tested the digital camera system before, Murphy just carried out the field test according to the process of test field shooting before shooting.


    After testing the effect, Murphy adjusted several cameras for shooting, and then told the crew to start shooting.


    After the extras are in place and Margot Robbie and Henry Carvel get familiar with their positions for the last time, Chang Ji puts his Chang Ji card in front of Murphy''s main camera and says, "city of chaos, scene one, act one, now!"


    The light on the set is dim. An incandescent lamp shines on Margot Robbie''s face. The heroine she plays looks beautiful and resolute, as if she has an unshakable faith in her heart.


    Several men in black, who looked very strong, lay on the ground without any movement.


    In the shadow created by the setting, a man in black who can''t see clearly is sitting in the corner.


    "It''s a good thing to uphold justice," said the man in black. "But in this chaotic and sinful city, if you want to uphold justice, you must protect yourself first."


    Margot Robbie turned to look at Henry Carville in the shadow, with the same fortitude in his voice as on his face, "I know what to do! Crimes should be punished by law, not by violence as you do! "


    Henry Carville, dressed in black, suddenly stood up. "Only by making these people feel fear, can the city be saved and the law be implemented! Now this... "


    ¡°Cut£¡¡± Murphy stopped shooting, came out from behind the camera and said, "five minutes off!"


    Then he said to Henry Carvel and Margot Robbie, "it''s none of your business. It''s my problem."


    Just now, Murphy pointed to the camera and said, "I need to use a camera to adjust the shadow."


    Next, he went back to the director''s position, carefully looked at the pictures taken by camera 2 and camera 3, and made appropriate adjustments at the same time.


    It''s not an easy job for director and director to work together, especially for the first time.


    The job of cinematographer is not as easy as it seems.


    An excellent cinematographer and technician, a brick wall that usually looks ordinary, becomes the mysterious zone in the film that makes the audience feel full of fear after the skillful hand of the photographer and the visual expression means such as shadow, mist and lighting.


    To achieve this, photographers need to have a lot of professional knowledge, lenses, filters and laboratories.


    Because every conceivable possibility has to go through countless explorations and studies in the process of experiment. Whenever you are in the middle of these tools, an excellent photographer will sprout the interest of shooting and creating from the bottom of his heart. They want to create a lot of background atmosphere and emotional power for the film works.


    For example, to make the heroine of the film look more noble and charming, and to set off the subtle psychological changes of the characters through the change of color. For example, Murphy just asked, when shooting some complex scenes, the selection of shooting angle is very important. At this time, it needs the precise cooperation of the director and the photographer, and how to make their own lens in the best shooting position, It''s also a question that photographers often think about.


    Adjust the camera. In the next shooting, because of the problems of Henry Carville and Margot Robbie, the camera was suspended again. This shot was not approved until the fifth time, when Murphy went back to the director''s monitor to see the shots taken by the other two cameras.


    The following films are basically the plays of Henry Cavell and Margaret Robbie. There is a strange personal relationship between their two protagonists Chris Dann and their heroine Jay Rachael. Murphy needs them to be able to resonate during the performance.


    The shooting was not smooth. After a day''s work, only one third of the planned shots were completed, but an extremely important position was missing, and Murphy didn''t have a good way. After the shooting of that day, he immediately called Philip Raschel and Robert respectively to learn about the relevant situation, and then he was relieved.


    Philip Raschel''s car is not a drug like ice and cocaine. It''s just marijuana and other less serious prescription drugs. It won''t cause him too much trouble, but it''s necessary to cooperate with the police to stay in the police station for 48 hours, which is also the lightest treatment.


    This means that Murphy will be working as a photography director for a while. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 537

    Since Philip Raschel will be back soon, Murphy does not intend to continue to hire a photography director, but appropriately adjusts the shooting plan, adjusts some action shots, and lets the action director team take charge of the camera, so as to minimize the negative impact of Philip Raschel''s absence.


    As for other shots interspersed in the action scene, such as some typical long-range shots, Murphy will personally go on stage to operate the camera.


    In the set, six people stand in front of the green screen and confront Henry Carville in black. Liam Nissen in high boots stays outside and yells at him.


    Murphy sat behind the director''s monitor, just looking at the transmitted picture, completely giving the command of the scene to the action director.


    If a person wants to have a strong power, he must go through severe hellish training. Of course, the hero played by Henry Carvel is no exception.


    The action scenes are intermittently shot, and the longest shot will not exceed 20 seconds, which is Murphy''s requirement. The short shot is conducive to the late editing of the action scenes, and can also speed up the rhythm of the final film. In this regard, Murphy thinks that Michael Bay''s shooting and editing method is very worthy of reference.


    Of course, Michael Bay can''t copy the action scenes directly. Murphy just takes it as the basis and makes appropriate transformation to conform to the style of his film.


    In the morning, Murphy finished filming the training scene of Henry Carvel, which is about to be demolished. There is only one scene left, a dialogue between the apprentice played by Henry Carvel and the tutor played by Liam Nison.


    Murphy called Henry Carver and Liam Neeson over before shooting in the afternoon.


    "This scene is the beginning of your conflict of ideas."


    Looking at the two actors in front of him, Murphy said seriously, "Henry, Chris was a lost child at first. It was Reina who untied his heart knot and doubts and pointed out the way forward."


    He then said to Liam Nissen, "Liam, your goal is not to get Chris back on the right track, but to lead him to the path that you believe in."


    Liam Neeson nodded. "I know I''m not evil."


    He pauses and points to his head. "What''s evil is the ideology that''s instilled in it, the ideas that can''t be changed."


    Murphy gave him a thumbs up. "Absolutely right!"


    This pair of protagonists and villains who were almost like father and son eventually turned into enemies, the only reason is the difference in ideology.


    Chris Dann, played by Henry Carville, has been influenced by many people. He grew up in a complete family when he was a teenager. Although he was hit by a blow in the middle, his behavior was extreme, but he did not form a single ideology. Even with the influence of a teacher and father like Liam Nison, he is still a very complicated person in his heart.


    Leiner, played by Liam Nison, wants Chris Dann to inherit the idea he was instilled in from childhood and become an individual with single ideology, leading the organization he inherited to achieve the goal, which is bound to form a collision with Chris Dann''s idea. Chris Dann partially agrees with Liam Nison''s point of view, but can''t recognize the exclusive and destructive part of his idea noodles.


    Soon after the shooting, Henry Carville and Liam Nissen stood in the dark light in front of the green screen.


    "The biggest fear in your heart comes from the darkness."


    Looking at the uneasy Henry Carvel, Liam Nissen said aloud, "but darkness is never our enemy. Darkness is our best friend. He can provide us with cover..."


    Murphy doesn''t need the two actors to have outstanding performance in Wenxi. As long as he has the normal level, he controls the camera No.1 to slide back slowly.


    "You have to overcome fear," Liam Nissen''s voice was clearly captured by the recording equipment. "The best way is to become afraid!"


    "Stop!" Murphy called to stop shooting and warned, "Liam, Henry, you two don''t have the right expression."


    The two actors are making adjustments, and he yells to other departments, "everyone reset and start shooting again in five minutes."


    Everyone else was busy making adjustments, but Murphy''s camera didn''t move. When he was shooting just now, he suddenly had an idea that he wanted to shoot with a long-range lens.


    Murphy also made the necessary adjustments to the camera in this short five minutes, and the subsequent shooting was also very smooth. After only one shot, he got the lens he wanted, but for better effect and different lens expression, Murphy then changed two angles and shot four shots successively.


    One of the most outstanding, fully meet his requirements.


    The long-range lens has a wide field of vision, which is often used to show the time, environment, scale and atmosphere of the event, such as the open natural scenery, mass scenes, war scenes and so on.


    However, Murphy is not used here for these reasons at all, but to show the character and a series of changes.Usually, photographers don''t use the perspective lens to show the character''s character, but Murphy is willing to do this, and he has a complete plan in a short time, that is, the perspective lens shows the character''s head to toe image.


    Film shooting and production is never a simple copy and paste, if we can pay attention to and develop a lens like this wisely, we can bring more changes to the film.


    In Murphy''s most satisfactory perspective, Liam Nissen''s character stands tall in the picture with a heroic image, while Henry Carvel''s character is at a disadvantage in the environment and seems helpless, which is completely consistent with the situation he faces in the plot.


    This means that the long-range lens is not a single one, and it can give many new meanings. This is why Murphy uses the long-range lens to shoot here. It can make Henry Carville''s character feel very weak, in a delicate weak situation, and then create a clever sense of plot oppression.


    Similarly, the two completely different characters in the lens are also conducive to creating contradictions.


    Murphy''s love of ambivalence, however, comes from ambivalence.


    In addition, this kind of long-range lens can also capture the dialogue between the two actors. Murphy''s long-range lens is used to intersect two medium shot and two close-up. He uses this lens language to put the audience in the position of the long-range lens, so that the audience has a sense of the scene, like watching the people in the picture talking.


    At the end of the day, Murphy didn''t leave work immediately. He went back to the temporary film studio to check all the shots taken today, so as to find out the shortcomings and re shoot them at the first time. The long-range shot is the focus of watching.


    After a while, Gail gado, who was busy with the work at hand, came to me.


    Gayle gado did not speak. He pulled a chair and sat in front of the monitor with Murphy to watch the shooting.


    Of course, she''s not so much looking at the camera as at Murphy.


    Looking at the very serious Murphy, Gail gado suddenly thought of what he said when they discussed the film some time ago: "making a film is to discover things. It''s about investigation and discovery. Turn your eyes into the eyes of a child, get inspiration from everything in life, observe everything in life, when you become a visual storyteller, you will learn to see people''s behavior motivation and some things behind. Or simply speaking, when driving through a field, whether it is natural light or artificial light, to perceive and learn the light there. It''ll make you feel like you''re making a movie 24 hours a day! "


    There is no doubt that Murphy has put 120, 000 of her energy into the film.


    Even sometimes, Gail gado feels that in Murphy''s eyes, the film is the first, she can only be behind the film.


    But she''s not angry about it. A man with career will be more attractive, won''t she?


    Secretly glancing at Murphy''s face, Gail gado sighed softly from the bottom of his heart, "the movie is what you should pay attention to most. Don''t participate in those messy things."


    Even though she knows that some things are difficult, she still has to persuade. After all, people like Murphy, who appear in Rose''s trial, will certainly cause a big stir.


    Gail gado didn''t rush to speak. He waited until Murphy finished watching all the shots and turned off the monitor. Then he asked, "today''s plan is behind, and tomorrow Philip will be back. Do you want to make up for the shots he didn''t shoot yesterday and today?"


    "Tomorrow?" Murphy shook his head and said, "you''re in charge of the cast tomorrow..."


    Gail gado, hearing this, frowned.


    Sure enough, Murphy said, "the shooting will be suspended tomorrow. Let Philip have a day off. And tomorrow will be Ross''s last trial. Robert said it''s very likely to be sentenced in court. I''ll go there. "


    "Murphy!" Gail gado still couldn''t hold back. "Is it OK for you to go there? In the past, you not only couldn''t help, but also let you fall into a vortex of public opinion! "


    She put her arms around her chest and looked at Murphy. "Have you thought about it?"


    Looking up at Gail gado, Murphy could see that she was really angry. She raised her hand and pinched her shoulder. "Honey, I know you''re worried, but there are some things that can''t be measured by reason."


    Gail gado, who had little temper, turned away from Murphy and did not speak.


    "Ross is my friend." Murphy knew very well that it was difficult to understand the brotherhood between men without his original experience, but still said, "we helped each other in prison, and he helped me through the most difficult period of time."


    "You..." Gail gado gave a long sigh, bit his lip and said, "I''m going to call bill now. I have to be prepared."


    Murphy took her hand and walked out. "I''d better fight when I get home." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 538

    The next day, Gail gado did not go to the crew, but accompanied Murphy to the trial. Not only Murphy, but also Robert Downey, Jr.


    Sitting in the gallery, hearing the final verdict, Murphy was first disappointed, then relieved.


    Next to Gail gado, watching rose being taken away, he can guess that Murphy''s mood must be very complicated. He reaches for his hand and holds it comfortingly.


    Robert on the other side patted Murphy on the arm and whispered, "we''ve done our best."


    Murphy nodded slightly. Of course, she knew that the lawyers did their best. With the evidence that the police and the prosecution had, it was not easy for rose to win the current penalty.


    It''s impossible for Ross to be acquitted like Simpson. Murphy has known this for a long time, so the biggest hope is that Ross will not be sentenced to death. After all, he is not only involved in drugs and arms, but also involved in many homicide cases.


    In any case, this goal was achieved, and rose was sentenced to 80 years in prison.


    He was born in the 1970s. Under normal circumstances, this 80 year imprisonment basically means that rose will spend the rest of his life in prison.


    But there are no commutation or parole provisions in the sentence, which also means that there is room for operation.


    The first thing is to keep Ross alive before we can talk about anything else.


    At the end of the trial, Murphy and Gail gado meet Robert Downey Jr. and walk out with the crowd.


    "I didn''t expect to do so much," said Robert Downey Jr., shaking his head as he walked. "It''s still the same result."


    Murphy patted him on the shoulder. "It''s the best result."


    Little Robert Downey knew that Murphy was telling the truth and could only sigh a long sigh.


    Several people quickly went to the exit of the court. Gail gado took a look outside. He could see a lot of reporters. He quickly waved to the back. The four bodyguards she and Murphy brought, together with the recognition brought by Robert Downey, a total of eight strong men surrounded them in the middle.


    Murphy just stepped out of the door, countless reporters, like flies smelling the smell of blood, rushed over crazily. The flashing lights of the camera were connected, and the sound of the shutter was clear and audible.


    "Director Stanton, it''s said that you are involved in this case, isn''t it true?"


    Of course, media reporters will not easily let Murphy and Robert Downey, a variety of problems continue to throw over.


    "Robert, did you have anything to do with this drug cartel?"


    "Excuse me, Murphy, did you start as a director with money from this drug cartel?"


    "It''s said that you two have economic ties with them?"


    "There''s definite news that the FBI is investigating you. Is that so?"


    Murphy and Robert Downey are not interested in answering any questions. It''s not appropriate to say anything at this time. Their friendship with rose has been hyped by the media as early as the investigation stage of the case. The FBI has also conducted a sexual investigation, but they are friends, right, but it doesn''t involve any economic and other parties Face to face, clean as white paper.


    Murphy three people in the bodyguard''s protection, soon crowded in front of the car, after getting into the car, the reporter refused to leave, continue to surround the car to take photos, after nearly 20 minutes, the black seven seat business car gradually left the court nearby.


    "How much is the lawyer''s fee?" Robert Downey, Jr. asked suddenly.


    Murphy waved his hand. "Don''t worry about that."


    He knew that Robert Downey Jr. wanted to pay Rose''s lawyer''s fees, which cost a lot of money, but for him, it was nothing at all.


    Little Robert Downey wanted to speak again, but when he saw Murphy shaking his head again, he closed his mouth.


    Gail gado, sitting in front of him, looks back at the two men. In some ways, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. are easy to blame for their behavior of excusing Ross, but they don''t care at all.


    "I hope that''s the end of it." This is what Gail gado really thinks.


    Although she knows that there is no interest dispute between Murphy and rose, and it is impossible to cause legal punishment, the more she participates in it, the more unfavourable it will be to Murphy''s reputation.


    After all, he is a big director, not an ordinary rich man.


    But Murphy didn''t think so at all. After putting down little Robert Downey, he called attorney Robert.


    "Now the sentence is pronounced." Murphy''s voice was a little low. "Robert, arrange for me to meet rose as soon as possible."


    Gail gado opened his mouth and finally said nothing.


    She didn''t know what Robert on the other side said, but Murphy said, "the sooner the better."


    Murphy hung up and took Gail gado''s hand. "Don''t worry, it''s OK. I can bear the pressure of public opinion."Over the years, has he received little criticism? From homosexuality to drug trafficking to psychosis, the public opinion attacking him is no less than praising him, but his psychological quality is good enough to completely ignore these criticisms.


    Even if the media and tabloids use his relationship with rose to hype again, Murphy doesn''t care. People''s words are really terrible, but they can''t hurt him. He always thinks that actions are more powerful than words.


    Therefore, from the beginning to the present, he did not say too much about this case, but did not do less. If he did not spend a lot of money to hire a whole super luxury team of lawyers, rose would surely be sentenced to death.


    There may even be a series of accidents before the trial.


    The judicial system of this country is well publicized. In fact? The crows in the world are generally black.


    Perhaps it''s the relationship between the experience in prison. Murphy looks at the country and society of America, as well as the human nature here, most of the time from the worst side.


    This leads him to be too realistic, and his psychological level seems to be a little dark, but it also has the advantage of not having those unrealistic fantasies, and he will not be confused by them.


    Murphy and Gail gado didn''t go back to Beverly Hills, but went to the film set in Venice. In the film set, they met Philly Raschel, who had just been released by the police. The photographer''s mental state was not good.


    "It''s OK." Murphy patted him on the arm. "I don''t know how to make a movie without you."


    Philly Raschel scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Sorry, Murphy."


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s OK. In this way, you can have a two-day rest and report to the cast the day after tomorrow. "


    In his present state of mind, Philip Raschel is not suitable to start working immediately. It''s better to let him take a break for two days. When he recovers, he will be the film crew''s director.


    "Well." Philip Raschel nodded hard. "I''ll go back first."


    Murphy asked the driver of the crew to send Philip Raschel back to avoid another accident. For his director, Philip Raschel''s photography guide is very important.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that the photographer Philip Raschel is one of the most important people in Murphy''s team.


    If the photographer uses mediocre methods to shoot an excellent actor, the result will be disappointing; if the photographer does not shoot an exquisite scene creatively, the investment of the film will be wasted; if the photographer uses the traditional machine to shoot a wonderful story, it will be boring.


    A director who cares about his own film should pay attention to every shot taken by a photographer.


    Exquisite lens design can be said to be a gift from the photographer to the audience.


    Movie celebrities have the ability to tell a close and memorable story, and to create a world in which the false is confused with the true, just like Murphy and Philip Raschel. In fact, many directors have their favorite photographers, such as the Cohen brothers and Roger Dickins, Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Eastwood.


    As long as the director and photographer call, there will be a wonderful chemical reaction, often the better the state of photography guidance shooting, the better the effect of the film lens will be.


    However, photographers also have their own style. Some photographers show their own unique style in each of their films. Some photographers will focus on the characters first and then render the atmosphere.


    Every photographer''s perspective of observing the world is very different, so Murphy will not easily change the direction of photography, because after so many years of cooperation, Philip Raschel has a tacit understanding with him, which is the most suitable photographer for him.


    Frankly speaking, the reputation of a photographer is very limited, even the photographer who has won the Oscar for best photographer is no exception. Although the photographer has done a lot of work and almost participated in all aspects of the production process of the film, generally speaking, after the film is released, the director will be praised or criticized by the audience, the producer can get a profit, but the photographer will become a photographer With the "unsung hero", the audience will often know who the director of a film is, but will not know who the photographer is.


    In Murphy''s team, Philip Raschel not only participates in the preliminary preparation and on-site shooting, but also participates in the post production of the film once the preliminary production and on-site shooting are completed. Although he will not directly participate in the film narrative editing and other matters, the photographer usually works with the color palette and editor to further adjust and improve the visual theme and film Background and other issues.


    In the next two days, Murphy still served as a photography director, but the shooting speed continued to lag behind the plan. It was not until Philip Raschel returned to the production that the shooting speed gradually returned to normal. Murphy no longer had to hold two important positions during shooting, but also could stand for his own work efficiency.


    Ten days later, the shooting was not only on the right track, but also recovered the progress of the plan. That is at this time, Murphy received Robert''s notice and went to California state prison, which was once very familiar with him, and met rose, who had not seen him for a long time. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 539

    "I didn''t expect to see you again."


    That''s the first thing rose said when he saw Murphy, and then he said, "I didn''t expect we''d meet here again."


    Murphy just laughed and said nothing.


    This is the meeting room of California state prison. Because Robert used the relationship, there is no fence and glass between them, but a separate meeting room.


    Rose shook his head at Murphy. "You shouldn''t be involved."


    "Nothing." Murphy seemed unconcerned. "It''s just a little trouble."


    In fact, in recent days, many media have questioned him, and many tabloids have also speculated that he is making movies to launder money for drug trafficking syndicates.


    In recent years, they have been the producers of films directed by Murphy. If they say that Murphy is laundering money, they are saying that fox in the 20th century is also involved in laundering money?


    This is the advantage of backing up to a large group or company.


    As for the damage to fame, Murphy doesn''t care at all. The director never uses morality to measure, but works to speak.


    Murphy looked up and down at Rose. "It''s not difficult, is it?"


    "Some things are inevitable." Rose looked comfortable. "This is my old place."


    "Well." Murphy nodded and lowered her voice. "Don''t worry. I''ve already had people say hello here."


    Inside the prison, there are many hidden rules besides the law, which Murphy knows very well. It''s a long time since rose was here last time. No one knows whether the people inside will pay as they did at the beginning.


    In fact, it''s not only Ross who has been arrested and sentenced one after another, but also many of his subordinates. Some things can be operated completely. His subordinates will be transferred to the state prison one after another.


    In this way, rose will not be alone.


    Because of the surveillance, Murphy didn''t make it clear. Of course, rose won''t talk about sensitive topics with him. After chatting for a while, the time for visiting is almost up.


    "What else do you need?" Murphy asked again, "don''t mention it to me."


    Rose laughed. "Remember what I told you the last time?"


    "Last time?" Murphy hesitated for a moment, then remembered, "you mean making a movie?"


    "Yes." Ross put away his smile. It didn''t seem like a joke. "I told you a lot about me. What do you think? Is it suitable for making a movie? "


    What happened to rose naturally has the possibility of being adapted into a movie. Murphy knows this very well, but this kind of adaptation is not easy, especially as a friend, once his description of the position deviates, the movie may become a joke.


    So Murphy said, "aren''t you afraid I''ll make you a complete jerk?"


    "I was an asshole." Ross didn''t care. "Are you still afraid of being a jerk in the movie?"


    Rose looked at Murphy and asked, "is that ok?"


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "sure."


    When he was in prison together, Murphy heard rose talk about his past in detail, especially the tragic experience of his youth. It can be said that it made rose change and finally became an important factor in today''s rose.


    "That''s good." Ross kept thinking about it, "I''ll have someone give you a written authorization if you..."


    Before he finished, Murphy raised his hand and interrupted.


    Murphy doesn''t have to shake his head. Ross just wants to know what else to think about


    Rose nodded. "I''ll wait for your good news."


    "You''ll have to wait for a while." Murphy stood up. "I''m shooting a project right now. I don''t have time for that."


    "I can wait slowly." Rose pointed around. "I have plenty of time."


    When Murphy left the state prison and drove back, he was still considering Rose''s words. It was not easy to adapt such a movie, especially if he had close relationship with him and his position was unconsciously biased towards rose, which was the taboo of film adaptation.


    The best way is to show a person in front of the audience without any judgment, just like the adaptation of Wall Street wolf.


    However, this is not the time to think about it. After all, he still has a film being shot.


    In the following time, Murphy continued to shoot new projects, and the shooting was still concentrated in Venice. As the film had a formal title, the publicity and promotion of 20th Century Fox began one after another, including a news conference Murphy had to attend.


    Murphy never shirks the responsibility of cooperating with the producer''s publicity, because he always knows the importance of publicity and marketing for any film.


    This press conference was put in the press Hall of Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel. Compared with those press conferences in the past, there was nothing unusual.Hollywood is a place with serious patterning. For example, this press conference, after a routine walk, comes to the most important part of the reporter''s question session.


    As the producer and distributor of the film, the reporter of Fox News Network, a subsidiary of fox in the 20th century, was first named by a news official. She stood up and asked, "director Stanton, can you give us the general content and theme of the new film?"


    Someone immediately put the microphone in front of Murphy. Murphy nodded her head and said, "the new work is temporarily named" city of chaos ", which is a crime action film about the hero''s struggle to eradicate the evil forces in New York City. The audience will see a brand new New York, a city of London, Paris and Mexico from a dark perspective "A new metropolis."


    A male reporter from the New York Times became the second one to ask, "Murphy, so New York in the film will be different from that in reality?"


    "Yes, very different." Murphy doesn''t deny this. "It''s going to be an exaggerated version of Modern New York, a breathtaking metropolis, which makes people feel trapped and boundless. I want the audience to feel that New York City is a familiar and dangerous place."


    After thinking about it, he stressed, "I define new York in the film as" the third power of New York. "In order to grasp this essential attribute of the city, my crew and I are ready."


    Although it can''t be shot in New York, more and more excellent CGI synthesis technology can solve this problem.


    Of course, the location of the pure city will be shot as real as possible, but Murphy will never hesitate to use computer to synthesize pictures, let alone give up. He is not a technical school, nor a traditional school who insists on film. He will not insist that all pictures must be shot with real scenes or models. Now that computers are highly developed, the cost of CG is declining In many cases, it saves money, time and effort than shooting with props.


    In addition to shooting, Murphy has been familiar with IMAX camera equipment since the preparation period. From this film, he will use IMAX technology more and more to shoot later films.


    In short, he has never been a film controller, and has never rejected advanced technology.


    Just as sound movies replace silent movies and color movies replace black-and-white movies, digital technology replaces film technology, which is also the trend of the times and can not be changed by a few directors.


    Murphy does not reject the use of film technology, nor does he agree with the withdrawal of film from the film industry. Films should maintain diversity. If all films become Hollywood popcorn made by digital technology, it would be the biggest sorrow for movie fans in the world. However, unlike some people, Murphy will never be immersed in the past glory.


    The replacement of the old and the new is the theme that the world will never change.


    Soon after the press conference, the news websites of the major media updated the relevant contents, and most of the media held a wait-and-see attitude towards Murphy''s new film.


    After all, crime action movies are out of date.


    This press release is just a small episode in Murphy''s shooting. For the time being, all the publicity and promotion will only be in the charge of 20th century fox, and Gail gado will be in charge of communication. After the press conference, she will meet Kara Firth every day to ensure smooth communication between the crew and 20th century fox.


    The rest of the time, she basically stayed on the set, even if there was no work to do, she would stand outside the set to watch Murphy''s shooting.


    In recent times, Murphy is mainly shooting the opposite plays of Henry Carville and Liam Nissen.


    "That Henry Carver speaks very little..."


    Because there is no part of her own, Margot Robbie stands next to Gail gado, looking at Henry Carvel who is preparing for the set, saying the other side''s gossip, "silence is like a piece of wood, very boring."


    Gail gado didn''t pay attention to Margot Robbie''s words. He just looked inside the set. The set was surrounded by a green screen. Murphy and Philip Raschel were directing the arrangement of cameras. A heavy IMAX camera was lifted by a boom and was slowly moving up the slide.


    A few days ago, Gail gado tried this IMAX camera. It''s much heavier than ordinary digital cameras, and it''s quite inconvenient to operate. But the pictures we shot have to be amazing. It really has its unique features.


    Of course, as a producer, she knows very well that the start of such a camera means a lot of money.


    "Murphy called that fool of Henry Cavell over again." Margot Robbie kept saying in her ear, "this Englishman''s savvy is very poor, and this play is very important. It''s estimated that Murphy will teach him a good lesson."


    Gail gado turned to Margot Robbie and asked, "is this play important?"


    "Of course." Margot Robbie explained, "the second day of shooting was a collision of ideas between Chris Dane and Reina. This time, Chris Dane learned to control his anger." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 540

    The outside of the set is quiet, and even the talkative magot Robbie has closed his mouth, because the shooting in front of the green screen has already started, and the progress of the shooting is not ideal. Henry Carvel has frequent problems, either his expression is not in place, or his lines are out of order. Murphy has a tendency to get angry.


    Not only Gail gado, but also people who are familiar with Murphy can see this. They know that Murphy can''t get angry easily, but they don''t dare to make a noise. In case of disturbing the shooting, the consequences will be very serious.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    Gail gado heard Murphy stop again. "Take five minutes, Jack, make up for Henry! Good job, Henry! But you can do better! "


    "It''s a typical Murphy style," Margot Robbie muttered to Gail gado after the break


    Gail gado laughs. "It''s better than getting angry?"


    Margot - Robbie solemnly nodded, "in fact, the actor most want to hear is to encourage, get angry, more of a reaction."


    It''s not the first time for her to cooperate with Murphy. Sometimes she is in bad condition. Timely encouragement will help to restore confidence.


    Sure enough, Henry Carville''s performance is getting better and better. After shooting again, he can gradually match Liam Nissen.


    As Margot Robbie said before, the play is a dialogue of anger, determination and revenge.


    A campfire was lit in front of the green curtain, and the flames were rustling in the wind. The light lit the faces of Liam Nissen and Henry Carville.


    Gail gado looked over here and saw Murphy standing behind the main camera, watching every movement and expression of the two actors, as if he would stop at any time.


    However, before the state is very bad Henry - Carville finally found the feeling.


    "You''re strong, better than I thought." Liam Nissen added firewood to the fire and said to Henry Cavell, who was staring at the distance. "You''re stronger than your father."


    Henry Carvel turned and looked at each other. "You don''t know my father."


    "But I know the anger in your heart!"


    Compared with Henry Carville, Liam Nissen''s performance has been excellent, "your anger makes you forget the pain for a while, until you can''t bear to miss your relatives, one day you will hope they don''t exist, so that your pain will disappear."


    Henry Carville showed a little doubt in his eyes. Liam Nison said calmly, "I''m not always alone. I have a wife, the favorite of my life. She was killed miserably. Like you, I learned not to connive at bad people and never show mercy to them. Anger gives you great power. If you can''t control it, it will destroy you. Anger almost destroys you It''s been my life. "


    "How do you pacify your anger?" Asked Henry Carville.


    "Revenge


    "It''s no use to me."


    "Why? Why don''t you take revenge on your parents, Chris? "


    These two words show that Chris Dann and Reina have different ideas, and they are bound to go their separate ways in the end.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    Murphy suddenly called to stop. Gail gado saw that he waved and called the two actors over. Then Murphy''s voice came faintly, "Liam, your expression is a little too much. You are not a bad person. You just insist on the idea of you and the organization you represent. You think that evil must be eliminated, and a new order must be rebuilt on the ruins, in Reina''s heart This is a very correct point of view, and I believe it. "


    Then Gail gado saw Murphy turn to Henry Carville again, "Henry, it''s good this time, but I need you to perform better. You have to express the anger and fear hidden in your heart"


    "sorry," Henry Carville apologized, "I didn''t adjust well."


    Gail gado can see that Murphy''s demands are very strict, and even if it''s a very commercial film, it''s not relaxed at all.


    As a producer, Gail gado and Murphy have had enough friends to know that the performance of the actors is very important for the whole film, because the whole film is dark and realistic.


    This requires not only realistic characters, but also fictional New York City. Darkness, corruption, murder and crime cover the whole new york city. Such a city matches the theme of the film just right and shows the crime naked to the audience, making people feel that this is not a movie, not a fantasy, but a reality in front of them.


    After shooting for so long, Gail gado can see that, compared with the action drama, Henry Carvel''s performance is really average. Many scenes need to express the protagonist''s character and heart. It''s impossible to complete without ng for more than ten or twenty times. This scene is the same. After shooting 20 pieces, she heard Murphy yell for approval.


    This is not to say that Henry Carvel is not dedicated enough. In fact, his work attitude is very serious. Gail gado thinks that Henry Carvel''s acting is green on the one hand, and on the other hand, he just regards the film as an ordinary commercial production, focusing only on the action and neglecting the character''s heart. However, the style of Murphy''s film has been destined to shape other characters It certainly won''t work to play Chris Dann in the way of Hollywood commercial movie roles.Gail gado thinks that Murphy should have a good talk with Henry Carvel. Perhaps Murphy is too busy recently. Murphy may have overlooked this point. When he comes home, he can remind Murphy.


    As the shooting continues, Gail gado looks at the time and is ready to go back to his office.


    "Why not?" Asked Margot Robbie in a low voice.


    Gail gado whispered, "I have an appointment with a third party guarantee company."


    Margot Robbie nodded and watched Gail gado leave. Her eyes turned to the set again. Although there was no heroine shooting in the last two days, she could not come here at all, but she still came here on time every day. Since everyone knows that she has a long relationship with the crew, she must work hard to make those envious people speechless .


    Looking at Murphy shooting one by one, Margaret Robbie thinks of other directors she has worked with. Among the directors she met, Murphy is the one with the best talent and the one who works hard at the same time.


    As a director, Murphy can''t go back to the studio and adjust the shot after the second day''s shooting.


    The whole crew has to work under his coordination and assignment.


    Murphy is very clear about what he wants on the set, and has already told the crew what he wants. If what they present is not the same as what he tells them, Murphy must repeatedly emphasize his needs, such as what scene he needs, what aperture, how many side lights he needs, the effect of live ambient sound, the scheduling and control of the lens Let''s go.


    One day on the set is like a group of dominoes, from the arrival of personnel, setting up the scene, lighting, setting up seats, actor makeup, walking, shooting, recording, script monitoring, collecting materials and looking back at the materials, and preparing for the next day''s shooting. If one link falls down, the following progress will fall down.


    sometimes, the pressure of the set makes it difficult for Murphy to see clearly Fortunately, Gail gado took over the production and financial problems, which did not occupy too much energy of Murphy. But sometimes, due to pressure, Murphy would feel exhausted as soon as she arrived at the set, and had no extra energy to experience the performance. At present, she is clearly a team, but in fact she is One man''s fight.


    The props of the scene are not right, the lighting is not ideal, the location of the camera is not right, and the camera scheduling is not connected.


    The difference between the effect and the initial design effect is too far to make do with, which makes him crazy.


    So it''s better to stop shooting.


    In fact, after so many years of being a director, under the tremendous pressure, he also had an impulse in his heart. He really didn''t want to shoot any more, and it was very difficult to stick to it.


    But this is the way he chose, and he insisted on it after all.


    At the beginning, he was the director who was responsible for all the work and knots of the crew. Fortunately, the friends who helped came one by one, and then there was the mature production team.


    However, the team has always made progress. For example, in the case of Felipe Raschel''s temporary accident, his assistant was poached, which led to the poor operation of the crew. It also reminded Murphy to always pay attention to the most important main creative position.


    What kind of chief creator is excellent? eligible? Is the existing staff completely suitable? Murphy is also watching the status of each member of the core team.


    First of all, the crew must understand and accept his responsibilities for the project, understand the importance of the work, and ideally, the people he chooses need to have the same values.


    In addition, the film''s positioning type, story concept, how to understand the story from what angle, how to present it in what way, those people in the team are competent for these jobs, whether his style is in line with the play, and how to communicate.


    In general, they organize according to reasonable norms, and contribute practical ideas and suggestions to the troupe with their major.


    When the director is busy guiding the actors, the photography director has to take the technical staff to make all kinds of necessary decisions. The technical staff should ask questions to the photography director instead of asking questions from the director. The executive director, the executive producer and the photography director should share the unnecessary burden for the director, while the director only needs to put his energy into the shooting guidance.


    When it was completely dark, Murphy and Gail gado took a car back to Beverly Hills. Gail gado gave a brief account of what he found during the day and said to Murphy, "I think you should have a good talk with Henry Carville." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 541

    If you want to make an excellent or even classic film, every aspect is crucial. The director is on the one hand, and the actor is on the other. Maybe she is busy with her work recently. Coupled with Ross''s distraction, Murphy really doesn''t notice the abnormality of Henry Carvel, and doesn''t communicate well in time.


    There is no doubt about the importance of communication for a director and crew.


    Many people think that the director is the best at self-expression, but the film can achieve today''s prominent position, not because it is an individualistic media, but because it is the product of collective cooperation. To make an excellent film requires the cooperation of writers, playwrights, actors and even computer painters and visual creators. It needs choreographers, special effects experts and art guidance In order to complete Noah''s Ark like career, it also needs the work of publishers, cinemas, financiers and investors. Only in this way can film become possible. The power and sense of film comes from mutual cooperation.


    Murphy always knows that the most important ability a film director should possess is to gather the great talents of many colleagues like a lens, and then integrate them into a unified consciousness to present a film that is trying to do a good job of conscience.


    The next morning, before shooting, Murphy went to Henry Carvel to talk about his role.


    After closing the office, Murphy asked directly, "Henry, what do you think is the theme of the film?"


    Henry Carvel thought for a moment and said, "fear, anger, determination and strength."


    "That''s right." Murphy''s eyes moved out of the window, and the sun had risen. "Now Chris Dann is more angry and afraid."


    At this point, he looked back at Henry Cavell and asked, "what do you think of fear?"


    "From the physiological definition, fear is a kind of emotional experience that an organism tries to get rid of and escape from a certain situation, but it is helpless; it can also show the dramatic contraction of biological tissues; the rapid increase of tissue density and the rapid release of energy."


    Hearing that Henry Carvel, a non academic actor, expressed his academic views, Murphy couldn''t help laughing and said, "I think fear is a very contradictory phenomenon - the more fear, the more fear, on the contrary, it can gain greater resistance, even the power of resistance."


    Henry Carvel showed a curious look, Murphy continued, "in fact, to tell you the truth, I always do not agree that the opposite, incompatible things can exist at the same time, but this is a strange phenomenon. The only explanation is that fear itself can restrain anger, but when anger is aroused, "fear motivates power."


    "This is the other side of the hero''s fear - anger! In fact, I think it''s fear that leads to anger, and anger inspires power. "


    Murphy brings the topic back to the character itself. "Chris Dann''s fear of darkness comes from the deepest part of his heart. At this stage, he can''t feel the power caused by fear. However, after his father was killed, his fear was added to the color of anger. At this time, Chris Dann gained his own strong strength through learning and exercise. "


    "He was different from his father. After he lost the chance of revenge, he began to have the courage to challenge the evil forces of New York City until he finally learned to control fear. He became fear itself. He Become the messenger of justice in the dark "


    " Henry... " Murphy patted him on the arm. "What you need to do is to highlight Chris Dann''s fear and anger and determination in the right scene, in the right way of acting."


    "I''ll do my best." Said Henry Carvel with a vow.


    Frankly speaking, they didn''t communicate with each other enough, and Murphy didn''t blame Henry Carville for his bad state, so he couldn''t help saying a few more words.


    Of course, as a director, most of the time, it''s Murphy talking and Henry Cavell listening.


    He said to Henry Cavell, "as his foster father Rainer said, what Chris Dann has been looking for is not the fear of criminals, but his own fear. What he has always been afraid of is the power in his body, which he can''t control with anger. Therefore, he embarked on the road of becoming fear itself, attacking and punishing criminals. "


    Hearing this, Henry Carvel thought about it for a while before he said, "I think what Chris really fears is the power inside him."


    He said slowly, "in the script, there is a dialogue between father and him - the more terrible creatures, the more afraid they are. Chris Dann is afraid of the dark, but in the final analysis, what Chris Dann fears as an adult is the power that comes out of his fear. "


    Seeing Murphy''s affirmative look, Henry Cavell said, "when talking to Reina about fear indirectly leading to his father''s death, Chris Dann is actually using anger to suppress power. Then, with the help of Reina, Chris found a primitive, safe and symbolic way to use this power correctly, and guided it to become fear itself to manipulate the power, to transfer the power, to transfer the fear, and to make the power of fear pay for the people it really needs to deal with. That''s the evil power against New York City. "Duke laughed and patted Henry Carver on the shoulder as he passed by. "I''m looking forward to your next performance."


    In the final analysis, all this is reflected in how to deal with crime, which is the root of the conflict between the hero, the heroine and the villain. This conflict comes from different ideas and ideologies.


    Jay Rachael, the heroine played by Margaret Robbie, is a legal worker. She thinks that we must fight crime through a proper way like law, which can fight crime in the long run, because it is the most reasonable and social.


    The villain Liam Nissen plays is not the case. He combats crime by destroying and reconstructing, which is the most effective way. However, there are also some problems: first, there is considerable uncertainty, and whether the standard of destruction depends on the interests of the perpetrators, which is lack of recognition; second, it is a huge challenge to determine how to rebuild and the process of reconstruction The price process may be a little bit more than the transformation before the destruction.


    The last one is the male protagonist, who attacks criminals through freer and more powerful lynching above the law.


    But what Murphy expresses through the script is that these ways of fighting crime have private factors to a certain extent, and are not really beyond the social level to maintain order.


    In fact, there is no way to maintain order beyond the social level.


    People have thoughts and feelings, not only understand the implementation of the machine, these are destined to have selfish, those who ignore human selfishness of the so-called order way, destined to exist only in Utopia.


    In the subsequent shooting, Henry Carville''s condition was getting better and better, and the shooting began to go smoothly. After shooting for another week on the set outside Venice, Murphy led the crew to leave the studio and start shooting on the streets of Los Angeles. Because the background of the film is New York, there will be no long-range and panoramic shots in Los Angeles, basically close-up shots.


    Murphy also put the main location in the Century City, where there are many tall buildings, just need to appear a large range of lens, basically will not produce lens deviation.


    Especially in post production, the crew can also make appropriate background decoration through CGI.


    Stanton studio also moved to century city a few years ago. The rented office is not far away from the fox building. Murphy is also used as the location here. On the first floor of the building is a restaurant. There is no clear sign about Los Angeles at the door of the restaurant. Gail gado signed an agreement with the restaurant early on. The crew will shoot a scene here. There is a very close relationship between the hero and the heroine Important part.


    The shooting was put in the evening by Murphy. Due to the attraction of paparazzi and reporters, Henry Carville and Margot Robbie were ready and the shooting started immediately.


    "Jay, no This, all this... "


    At the beginning of the shooting, facing Margot Robbie, who plays his good friend Jay Rachel, Henry Carvel seems to have no idea what to say. He hesitates, "this is not the real me. In fact, my heart is not so shallow..."


    "Come on, Chris."


    On the other side of the sports car, two hot blondes yelled, "come on, Chris, let''s buy some more restaurants."


    Margot Robbie shook his head slightly, grinned and said, "Chris, you are still the honest child in your heart, but it doesn''t matter who you are on the low side. What you do matters."


    She turned and walked away.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    Murphy called to stop, peeped out from behind the monitor, and first praised Henry Carvel, "well done, Henry, keep it up."


    Then he waved to Margot Robbie, who immediately came over in high heels.


    "Murphy," she asked tentatively with a smile, "do I have a problem?"


    "Control your smile." Murphy didn''t beat around the Bush and said directly, "don''t laugh, it will damage the character''s image."


    Margot Robbie thought for a moment and seemed to understand, "I know."


    In fact, her problem is not serious, but as soon as Murphy sees Margot Robbie crack his mouth and laugh, he will unconsciously think of Harry Quinn, and the feeling of the character in the camera completely changes.


    The assistant director said, "five minutes at a time, and then take a break with him."


    The later shooting was very smooth. After one shot, it was announced that it was approved, and today''s work is over.


    Instead of removing her make-up immediately, Margot Robbie came up to Murphy and said, "shall I buy you and Gail a drink?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 542

    The crew had a drink after work. Gail gado had already said hello to Murphy before, and Murphy didn''t refuse. Just in Century City, not far from Fox building, Murphy called again. Kara Firth hadn''t got off work and called her together. Several people found a quiet high-end bar, asked for a few drinks, and sat together drinking and chatting.


    "Did the shooting go well?" Carla Firth put down her glass and asked Murphy, "I hear you''re in some trouble?"


    "It''s basically solved." Murphy picked up the beer and motioned to the three ladies. Before drinking it, Murphy said, "after Felix got back to the crew, the shooting progress slowly came back."


    In particular, with Henry Carvel found the state, the crew''s shooting was much smoother, and now it is fully up to the original shooting plan.


    Carla Firth suddenly turned to Margot Robbie. "Maggie, have you signed with Warner''s crew?"


    "Well." Margot Robbie nodded first, then gratefully said to Carla Firth, "thank you, Carla, you''ve helped me a lot."


    "It doesn''t matter." Carla Firth looked at Gail gado. "We''re all friends."


    Gail gado smiles at Carla Firth. Of course, she knows that Carla firsken''s helping Margot Robbie is for her own sake and Murphy''s sake.


    She timely changed the topic, "Kara, I went shopping with Maggie a few days ago. Many stores in roddell street have a new season of fashion. We''ll have a look when we have time."


    This is the biggest topic for women, and Carla Firth immediately became interested in it. "OK, call me when you''re on vacation."


    Margot - Robbie is quite clever, immediately with a, "just right, we together ah."


    "Yes." Gail gado turned to Murphy, who was sitting next to him. "This weekend''s schedule is to take a break. You won''t take extra shots, will you?"


    Murphy shook his head. "You all said that. How dare I change my plan."


    All three women laughed.


    Fashion is an eternal topic among women. Gail gado, Carla Firth and Margot Robbie are chatting in full swing. They focus on everything from Paris fashion in September to Chanel''s latest accessories, from high-end cosmetics to private custom-made fashion.


    Even, the three women agreed to go shopping together in Paris when they had a long holiday.


    After chatting for a while, Gail gado saw that Murphy was a rather boring person, slowly drinking beer, and couldn''t get into their topic at all. He changed the content of the chat without any trace.


    "Maggie''s image this time is a breakthrough." She pointed to Margot Robbie''s body shaping suit and said, "I''ve been very capable recently. Have I been influenced by the heroine in the film?"


    Margot Robbie opened his mouth and said with a smile, "it''s called experiencing life. I want to keep the heroine''s feeling all the time."


    She looked at Murphy. "That''s what the director told me."


    Murphy put down her beer glass and said, "before, you were more beautiful than you were able to do."


    "Do you hear me?" Margot Robby grabs Gail gado''s arm and complains, "your boyfriend says I''m a vase."


    Probably because of a drink, Gail gado reached for the tender meat on Margot Robbie''s face and said, "aren''t you beautiful?"


    "It hurts!" Margot Robbie broke Gail gado''s hand, rubbed his face and said, "Murphy, mind your girlfriend."


    Murphy doesn''t want to get involved in the affairs between women and friends. It''s better for men not to interfere.


    Carla Firth looked at her watch and said, "go ahead. I should go back. I have to catch a plane tomorrow morning."


    "Where are you going?" "Can you come back this weekend?" asked Margot Robbie


    She is still thinking about her appointment to go shopping.


    "To Florida." Carla Firth stood up. "The rebooted version of X-Men is shooting there. I''ll go and have a look. I''ll be back by the end of the week."


    "X-Men: lesson one?" Murphy saw Carla Firth nodding and asked, "have you found the witch?"


    Originally, Gail gado recommended Margot Robbie to Carla Firth for the role, but Margot Robbie chose Murphy''s project.


    "Remember the young actress at the Oscars last year?" Carla Firth, who didn''t play the trick, said, "the one who played the winter bone."


    Margaret Robbie immediately remembered who it was. "You mean Jennifer Lawrence."


    Carla Firth nodded. "That''s her. She''ll play the magic girl in the new X-Men."


    She grabbed her handbag. "You go on. I''ll go first."


    Murphy certainly knows something about the actress who plays the role of magic girl. Once upon a time, Jennifer Lawrence could be said to be the first female star born in Hollywood after the 1990s. She not only has the box office appeal, but also has the Oscar best actress. Even if she burst out a lot of ugly photos, it didn''t damage her career.Of course, it has something to do with western social culture.


    Murphy still remembers that many students were very curious when they saw it. Who was the man with the big cousin''s "milk" on his face? Is it Nicholas Holt, who established a PR relationship to promote the X-Men series, or Harvey Weinstein, who won her the best woman Oscar?


    "What do you think?"


    The arm was pulled, Murphy came back, Gail gado was looking at him, a hand had been extended, "so distracted?"


    "The X-Men thing." Murphy said casually.


    He can''t tell the truth. Those things haven''t happened yet.


    Thinking of this, Murphy suddenly woke up. When he was intimate with Gail gado, he occasionally took some self portraits. As a tool for later entertainment, these videos must be stored in the safe. They must not be sent to the private space of the network, or stored in the mobile and computer.


    Murphy thought, but asked, "what were you talking about?"


    "My role." Margot Robbie asked curiously, "Henry Carvel, they have three films, I only have two. Will my character die in the second one?"


    In the second part of the story, Murphy only talked with a very small number of people. Hearing what Margot Robbie said, she nodded, "your role is very important in the second part. Jay''s death will directly change the direction of the hero and the plot."


    "Another tragic character." Margot Robbie was more or less moved.


    So far, her most representative role is undoubtedly Sansa stark in the game of thrones, which is miserable enough.


    Gail gado, however, said, "characters who die miserably often leave a very deep impression."


    Margot Robbie looked at Gail gado and complained to Murphy, "how can you let a messenger of justice die?"


    Without thinking about it, Murphy said, "because people with principles like Jay Rachel are not suitable to live in the world. The world is too dark and chaotic for an idealist."


    "It seems that I can rest early." Margot Robby took Gail gado by the arm. "We''ll go to Australia for a holiday, and I''ll take you to the farm for a ride."


    "On horseback?" Gail gado asked interestingly, "is that the farm where Murphy knows you?"


    "That''s it." Margot Robbie took a sip from his glass and said, "when I first met Murphy, he Cough Cough... "


    She suddenly coughed and realized that she shouldn''t have mentioned the past.


    Gail gado knew what Margot Robbie was trying to say and didn''t care. "Was it Kerry Mulligan who went with him at that time?"


    "Well." Margot Robbie nodded, not mentioning Kerry Mulligan, and said to galgado, "when this film is finished, you and Murphy will go to Australia on vacation. My farm can not only ride horses, but also hunt. At that time, Murphy hunted a hare and killed it with the butt of his gun.... "


    She vividly talked about those old things, as if back to the farm in Australia, or the wild cowboy.


    "I don''t have time." Murphy declined, "too much work."


    Margot Robbie hugged Gail gado''s arm again. "It''s ok if you don''t go. Gail can come with me."


    Gail gado laughed. "It''s too early to say that, and I''m not sure I''ll have time."


    She is no longer a student. Now she is the producer and executive producer of a production group, and her work is also busy.


    "Go, go." Margot Robbie shook Gail gado''s arm and said, "I can take you hunting. There are not only rabbits, but also deer."


    Gail - gado quite helpless said, "that must wait until I have a long holiday?"


    Margot Robbie turned to Murphy and said with a smile, "if you want to go, you can sign up with me any time."


    It was almost eleven o''clock, and the next day there was still shooting. The three left the bar and went home to have a rest.


    "Murphy, it''s time for you to take a long vacation."


    On the way back, Gail gado persuades Murphy, "how long have you not had a formal vacation?"


    Murphy shook his head. "There''s something else to do after this project."


    Gail gado is silent. She knows what Murphy is talking about, and she is reluctant. Her previous attendance at the trial has made Murphy fall into a storm. Even now, there are still media reports about Murphy''s close ties with drug trafficking groups and money laundering for others, which undoubtedly does great harm to Murphy''s reputation.


    Moreover, she thinks it will make it more difficult for Murphy to win the best director Oscar.


    When he got home, Gail gado couldn''t help saying, "do you really want to make a movie about rose?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 543

    Hearing Gail gado''s question, Murphy gave her a strange look. "Of course it''s true. How can this kind of thing be a joke?"


    "But have you thought about it?" Gail gado looked sideways at Murphy and said, "this will get you into the vortex of public opinion again."


    "I don''t care," Murphy said


    Gail gado raised his voice slightly. "But paparazzi and journalists will ruin our lives completely."


    She knows that Murphy doesn''t care about reporters and paparazzi at all, or what the media and the public think of him. Otherwise, she has long drawn a line with rose. If she wants to impress Murphy, she must start from what he cares about most.


    "Have you thought about me?" Gail gado said seriously, "Murphy, have you ever thought how much pressure I would face? I have to be harassed by paparazzi every day. I have to be asked if my boyfriend is a drug dealer. Have you ever thought how I would feel? "


    Hearing this, Murphy was silent. He really didn''t think about it.


    To say that his story is not related to Gail gado is pure nonsense. Gail gado is bound to face questions from the media and journalists.


    "I''m sorry, honey." Murphy leaned over and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I''ve ignored your feelings."


    Gail gado stretched out his arms, hugged Murphy, lowered his head into his warm arms, trying to move him with tenderness.


    But Murphy went on, "if it''s any other movie, I can give up."


    I don''t know why, Gail gado suddenly felt some grievances, but didn''t show them. Instead, he said, "Murphy, are you sure you are the most suitable director?"


    She is very clear that although Murphy is not a stubborn person, if he wants to talk about rose, frontal collision is the most stupid way, and side detour is the right way.


    "Well?" Murphy looked down at Gail gado, not sure what she meant.


    "When shooting" wolf of Wall Street ", you said that the key point of shooting biographical films is the position of the director and the film itself." Gail gado directly moved Murphy''s original words out, "can you guarantee that the position of the film is not biased towards rose? If you speak for rose, you lose the point of shooting and making. "


    Murphy suddenly didn''t know how to answer Gail gado.


    Frankly speaking, he really can''t guarantee that he won''t be partial to rose, because in his view, rose has come to this stage due to both his own problems and social reasons.


    Gail gado peeked at Murphy, released his hand, took him to the sofa, and said, "I don''t know as much about this as you do, but I also know that a biographical film may become a laughing stock if its position deviates..."


    "Well..." Murphy nodded her head.


    Regardless of Gail gado''s purpose, there''s nothing wrong with that.


    He sighed, thought about it, and said, "well, I''ll think about it seriously. If I can''t take a stand, I won''t force it."


    Gail gado smiles and pecks on Murphy''s lips.


    With Murphy''s character, if his position is really biased, he will certainly not be reluctant. Now in Hollywood, it is not difficult to find a biographical film director.


    Of course, she knows that Murphy''s final consideration may be to continue directing Ross''s film, which is still a big chance. But like tonight, she can always use some appropriate methods to dispel Murphy''s idea by relying on the accumulation of time.


    In this respect, we should not worry at all. Although Gail gado hardly uses it, he knows how to blow the pillow side wind.


    Murphy looked at the clock and pulled Gail gado off the sofa. "Come on, let''s go upstairs and sleep. We have a lot of work to do tomorrow."


    Holding Murphy''s arm tightly, Gail gado followed him up the stairs.


    Gail gado knows Murphy, and Murphy knows her. He just understood Gail gado''s intention, but he promised her that she would consider it carefully.


    This is not because of Gail gado''s position on the director and the film, but her previous words.


    Murphy knew that he did ignore Gail gado''s feelings.


    There are some things that one person can face, which are totally different from two people. Murphy can not care, but must consider whether it will hurt Gail gado. Perhaps at the beginning, he pursued Gail gado more because of his former wonder woman, but after so many years together, what time condenses is not gap and boredom, but deeper feelings .


    Although they are not married, not even engaged or committed to each other, Murphy has long believed that they form a family. Gail gado''s words tonight awakened him and made him realize that family must be taken into consideration before doing something.


    In any case, he won''t let his family get hurt.


    Therefore, Murphy is seriously considering Gail gado''s words.


    There is still plenty of time for him to think about it slowly.The next morning, the crew returned to the studio, and Murphy continued to shoot his new film.


    From this stage, the number of scenes in which Henry Carvel plays in person will be reduced, and his two stunt doubles will be frequently involved in the shooting. In these scenes, the male protagonists will basically wear masks, so Murphy will not use any of them to shoot action plays if Henry Carvel is not needed.


    In addition, Murphy also asked the crew to prepare special costumes and masks for Chris Dann, played by Henry Cavell.


    The clothing is designed with Kevlar materials, which highlights the texture of edges and corners, and the practicality of realistic shooting, and is completely black.


    The mask is very simple. It''s made with the latest carbon fiber technology. It costs a lot of money. The mask will cover the hero''s head, leaving a rectangular open design in the eyes for observation.


    There is nothing unusual about the shape. At first glance, it looks like an American soldier in a black body armor.


    The film is mainly dark and realistic. Murphy doesn''t need the cool shape of the hero, and his cool and strange dress will destroy the hero''s psychological state of hatred.


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    Inside the studio, Murphy made a routine inquiry, and then let the recording start.


    The set was set up as a subway station. Chris Dann just saved Jay Rachel from a group of gangsters and was ready to leave, but she stopped him.


    "Wait!" Margot Robbie stood up and took a step forward. Henry Carville, dressed in black, looked back at him with his eyes shining. Margot Robbie looked at him and said, "you''re going to die like this. At least let me know who you are!"


    Henry Carville hesitated a little and said, "it doesn''t matter who I am under the surface, it''s what I do that matters!"


    With that, he turned and jumped to the subway station, and Margot Robbie said in surprise, "Chris?"


    "Well done!"


    The two actors were in good condition, and Murphy said, "this one''s passed!"


    After that, the actor goes to take off his make-up and rest. Murphy leaves the temporary studio and goes to another shooting site nearby. Michelle Williams and the action director are taking some stuntmen to shoot a scuffle here.


    In this action play, Murphy was completely handed over to the action director. He didn''t mean to interfere at all. He just stood by to watch. The action director has rich experience, and the designed actions fully meet Murphy''s requirements. Everyone''s action routines are more close to actual combat without any fancy.


    In the preparatory period of the 20th century, fox suggested to Murphy the use of Kungfu and other fancy routines, but Murphy didn''t think about it at all. Kungfu or action guidance from Hong Kong has changed the whole Hollywood action film, and even his film has been affected. After all, these excellent action directors in Hollywood are basically absorbed from Hong Kong A lot of things.


    However, Murphy''s requirement is to be more practical. The model of this aspect is the amazing woman in "body of steel". Fancy routines like kung fu are really good for action movies, but they are not suitable for every movie.


    For example, in his realistic film, the male protagonist''s extravagance just for good-looking will completely destroy the atmosphere of the film; for example, the trilogy of the Lord of the rings, which has a lot of action plays, is also not suitable. The characters in it play Kung Fu and other things, that is, making fun of the world.


    After watching for a while, Murphy went back to his own film crew. The film crew had already come to another set. There was only green screen here.


    After a little while, Margot Robbie and Henry Carville, who have been put on makeup again, appear on the set.


    After a brief adjustment, Murphy announced the shooting started again.


    Surrounded by the green curtain, Margot Robbie walked carefully and found the busy Henry Carvel. They looked at each other affectionately, with too many complicated things in their eyes.


    Murphy stands behind the monitor, watching the performance of the two. It''s a long shot, and it needs to be explosive.


    "I''m sorry I couldn''t tell you."


    Chris Dann''s lines mean something. After all, this is a realistic film. The hero wants to fight crime and is destined to live in solitude.


    "You don''t have to apologize, Chris I''ve been thinking about you and us... "


    Margot Robbie gets closer and closer, and the two finally embrace each other, which seems to be consistent with the Hollywood style of happy ending, but Margot Robbie takes the initiative to distance.


    "You are the messenger of justice in the night and the killer of evil. Chris has been left in a corner of the world. Maybe he will come back when New York is really safe..."


    Today''s main shooting is the opposite play of Henry Carville and Margot Robbie. At the end of the day, Murphy called the leading actor and heroine to his office and explained the adjusted parts of the next day.In this respect, he will communicate with the actors in advance, rather than temporarily changing the parts of the play instead of communicating with the actors, as some directors do. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 544

    From the beginning to now, Murphy knows the importance of communication for a production team. Perhaps for a director in his position today, it''s nothing to inform the actors of a temporary change of play before shooting. But in that case, the actors don''t have enough preparation, which may lead to unexpected situations in shooting.


    Of course, some of the changes in the scene, without informing the actors may also achieve better shooting results.


    A typical example of this is Bernardo Bertolucci''s the last tango in Paris.


    Bernardo Bertolucci''s 1972 work "the last tango in Paris" has always been regarded as a highly controversial work. During the shooting of one of the strong and treacherous scenes, some of the scenes were changed temporarily without notice and without the consent of the heroine Maria Schneider.


    In this film, Marlon Brando''s character uses buttery fingers to invade Maria Schneider''s lower body. Bernardo Bertolucci once admitted that he used "butter" and actually did it. This idea came to him the morning of shooting with Marlon Brando.


    But to some extent, it''s terrible for Maria Schneider that benaldo Bertolucci and Marlon Brando do this, because they didn''t tell her what would happen during the shooting. Benaldo Bertolucci hopes that Maria Schneider''s reaction to be strong is a real reflection of a girl, not an actor''s.


    It can be said that benaldo Bertolucci wanted Maria Schneider to be able to respond to humiliation, and intended to tell her that she would use butter as a lubricant in order to achieve the desired shooting effect.


    It is undeniable that this passage in "the last tango in Paris" has a great impact on most of the audience watching this film.


    As for Maria Schneider, few people care about her feelings and whether she really felt humiliated at that time, because that''s what benaldo Bertolucci and Marlon Brando want, and little actors like her don''t have much right to speak to these two people.


    Maria Schneider once told the media that she felt insulted and raped by Marlon Brando and Bernardo Bertolucci


    But no one cares about the voice of a weak person.


    As the initiator, Marlon Brando does not regret what he did.


    Murphy once heard Robert Downey Jr. say that Marlon Brando said at a party in Hollywood - in order to achieve something, you need complete freedom. I don''t want Maria to show the humiliation of being raped. I want Maria to feel Rape and humiliation!


    After watching this film, many people feel that the * * scene in the film is very real


    After the release of the last tango in Paris, it caused a huge controversy. Instead of becoming a big hit, Maria Schneider was attacked crazily. As a result, her life went into darkness. She was deeply involved in a drug scandal, tried to commit suicide, and even used olive oil instead of butter when cooking.


    After entering the new century, these things began to spread in the media, just like the rumor that Murphy laundered money for drug trafficking gangs, and became a stain that benaldo Bertolucci could not remove.


    Indeed, with the consent of the parties, the director can shoot S.M / 3. P or other messy things. In this case, it will not affect the party''s patriotism or other behaviors.


    Benaldo Bertolucci''s behavior seems to be very disrespectful.


    However, there is a fact that can not be denied, no matter in that year or in the new century, the media and the public are widely spreading these scandals. Just like the so-called rumor that Murphy laundered money for drug trafficking syndicates, these scandals have become a moral pollution that may accompany his whole life. However, this basically does not damage his position in the film circle!


    In fact, Murphy sometimes asks, why does a director want to make a film like "the last tango in Paris"? Perhaps, as some fans have said, it is largely because the directors who make such films are abnormal in their hearts, and their values and world outlook will be quite different.


    However, even if he thinks so, Murphy also thinks that directors'' works and personal morality are often separated.


    Murphy''s change is very simple. James Franco has temporarily adjusted his schedule because he wants to plan the new project with Seth Logan. Tomorrow, he will come to the crew to take part in the shooting. Not only him, but also all the stantons. Except for the role played by James Franco, Robert Downey, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill will all be shooting tomorrow Guest star in the film.


    This can be regarded as adding a little topic to the film.


    The scene to be changed is very simple. Henry Carville keeps sending the important figures of the evil forces in New York to prison, and the evil faction also has ways to deal with them. One after another, he uses the insane way to get these people into the lunatic asylum. Jay Rachel, as the prosecutor, suspects that there is a ghost behind him. He specially goes to the lunatic asylum to check the situation, and then meets the actor played by James Franco Color.To be exact, James Franco plays the role of a person who is judged to have mental problems.


    Whether it''s Margot Robbie or Henry Carville, there''s nothing wrong with Murphy''s change of shooting plan.


    The next morning, Murphy and Gail gado were in a traffic jam because of a car accident at Beverly Hills. They came to Venice a little late. When they walked into the studio, the rest of Stanton''s gang were almost there.


    "Murphy, why is it so late?" Jonah Hill opened his voice and said, "it''s not your style to be late."


    Robert Downey, Jr. came up, patted Murphy on the arm and lowered his voice. "I went to the state prison the day before yesterday, and Ross is fine."


    Murphy nodded his head gently. Robert Downey, Jr. was ready to say something about rose. Gail gado suddenly interjected, "it''s late. They''re all waiting for us."


    "Well." Murphy looked at his watch and asked, "where''s that guy James?"


    Seth Logan beckoned to him and Gail gado, and replied, "James is still making up."


    Except for James Franco, Robert Downey, Jonah hill and Seth Logan are just guest stars, with simple makeup and clothes.


    After chatting with several people, Murphy went back to the crew and was busy with his work. Robert Downey, Jr. and others saw that the shooting would not start until some time ago. They walked around the set to have a look.


    "Murphy, our guest role is a group of lunatics."


    As he walked, Jonah Hill shook his head and said to Seth Logan, "in our project, the unrepentant character, he is the best one to play."


    Robert Downey, Jr. asked with interest, "what project do you have? Ready? "


    "Almost." Seth Logan raised his eyes. "Murphy has read the script and plan, agreed to invest, and 20th century fox is basically sure to release it."


    "All of you?"


    Seeing Seth Logan nodding, Robert Downey Jr. became interested. "Don''t forget me, leave me a role."


    Seth Logan said with a smile, "it''s ready for you."


    In fact, he has already planned it. In that film, James Franco is still James Franco, Murphy Stanton is also Murphy Stanton, Jonah hill is Jonah hill, and Robert Downey Jr. is naturally Robert Downey Jr. Stanton''s followers all play themselves.


    That is to say, all actors will act in a realistic capacity.


    Seth Logan also plans to invite more well-known figures to take part in the show. It''s better to persuade Lily Collins, Gail gado, Susan Downey, Margaret Robbie and Carla Firth, as well as the people behind the scenes in Murphy''s crew, to come to the stage. This is also a selling point, isn''t it?


    However, it''s not easy to impress these people. Seth Logan knows he has a lot of work to do.


    The best way is to persuade Murphy to play, and Murphy will move Gail gado again. Gail gado''s argument that Carla Firth and Lily Collins is not a problem at all.


    Then, I''ll find some other celebrities with Jonah hill. The two of them have made a lot of friends in the circle over the years. The Stanton clique has a great appeal to other actors.


    When a staff member comes to inform us, Seth Logan follows Robert Downey Jr. and Jonah Hill Jr. and goes back to the set of a large entertainment room. James Franco and Margaret Robbie are standing in front of Murphy, listening to him explain some specific things.


    Margot Robbie is extremely smart and capable in a body shaping suit, which gives people a kind of amazing feeling; James Franco is a dark red to almost black suit, which looks like solidified blood at first glance. With his makeup, he has an indescribable sense of evil.


    "If you look at James, you know he''s not a good man." Jonah hill, led by the deputy director, sat in a chair on the set, Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr. sat beside him. After several other extras sat down, he said to the latter two, "James looks like a madman."


    Seth Logan reminded, "don''t you remember? Murphy said that the role played by James is a madman in itself, and the key figure in the second film is just showing his face in the madhouse. "


    After a few words of conversation, the recording over there stood in front of the camera lens, and the shooting was about to begin. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 545

    In the long corridor, the light is dim, showing a strange quiet. The sound of footsteps suddenly rings. Margot Robbie, a smart suit, breaks into the camera and walks along the corridor step by step towards the camera.


    Next, a camera controlled by Philip Raschel moves slowly along the slide, taking the profile of Margot Robbie from the side.


    Margot Robbie kept a steady pace and walked to a large glass window, which was completely separated from the corridor by iron bars, forming an independent space. There were many people sitting there, looking at a man in a dark red suit at the front, who looked very funny.


    She turned her head and looked inside, and Philip Raschel''s camera lens, like the eyes of the heroine, turned indoors.


    At the same time, another camera controlled by a photo assistant, in the corner of the room, began shooting.


    Murphy doesn''t pay attention to Margot Robbie on the monitor, but turns to James Franco.


    Filie Raschel''s camera shot one by one from little Robert Downey, Seth Logan and Jonah hill, and gave them enough close-up, and finally stayed in James Franco''s body.


    At this time, James Franco was like a complete lunatic.


    Before filming, Murphy told James Franco that his performance should be explosive and crazy enough.


    And so did James Franco.


    "Do you know what this is?"


    James Franco took out a plastic ball of the same color as clothes from his pocket, held it up in his right hand and shook it to a dozen people opposite him. His face was full of crazy expression. "Do you think this is an ordinary plastic ball? Huh? Is it? What do you think it is? Or not? Or maybe, maybe not? "


    More than a dozen people sitting opposite are not interested in anything. Little Robert Downey is reading the newspaper, Jonah hill is drooling at Seth Logan, and Seth Logan is in a daze


    Few people care about what James Franco says or does.


    But James Franco didn''t care at all. He continued to shout, "no! You are all wrong! You think it''s a plastic ball, but it''s not! "


    At this point, he suddenly grasped his right hand. When he opened it, the plastic ball was gone. The camera lens randomly turned to his left hand, and the plastic ball appeared on James Franco''s left hand.


    James Franco raised his left hand, looked at the ball and said, "this is the key to chaos! Chaos and killing are the best medicine to save the world


    At the most appropriate moment, Felipe Raschel''s camera turns back to Margot Robbie, and a man quickly walks up to Margot Robbie.


    "Is he the one who was sent in by the police, too?" Margot Robbie looked at James Franco and asked, "I don''t remember having his information."


    The staff member quickly shook his head, "he is not, he is a magician, mental problems."


    Margot Robbie took one last look, shook his head, walked away and said to himself, "a magician?"


    At this point, I don''t know why, she stopped again. Instead of walking away as described in the script, she said, "very strange person."


    "Stop!" Murphy''s voice rang out, and Margot Robbie quickly got rid of the role. Thinking of the final play, he patted his forehead gently. It seemed that he made a mistake and might have to retake it again. But what he didn''t expect was that Murphy''s words rang out again, "Maggie, James, well done! This one''s over! "


    Margot Robbie was stunned. "This one passed?"


    Then, she wanted to understand that her sudden spontaneous performance on the spot was recognized by the director Murphy.


    Behind the director''s monitor, Murphy waved to the assistant who brought the water cup, indicating that he didn''t need it for the time being, and asked the assistant director to arrange the next scene. He went back to the shot and watched it.


    Margot Robbie''s last play does not meet the requirements of the script, but Murphy has never been a rigid director, and Margot Robbie''s live performance inspired him. Can Margot Robbie and James Franco''s play be further explored?


    James Franco''s magician will be the main character in the second part, and kill Jay Rachel played by Margaret Robbie, making the whole story more dark and gloomy


    This is also the main reason why the studio only signed two actor agreements with Margot Robbie. Jay Rachel will not be seen in the third film at all.


    But now, from Margot Robbie''s interesting eyes to James Franco, Murphy suddenly feels that Jay Rachel can continue to exist and have more contact with the magician.


    The magician is a crazy villain, but she has her own logic, and that logic has certain attraction. If Jay Rachel''s original belief is broken by the magician, what will she do if she loses the support of her belief? Are you more jealous of evil, or do you just throw away your previous belief and become someone else?People are always complex, when facing extremely difficult circumstances, people will always make some unexpected choices.


    He can add weight to the role of Jay Rachel, and use this role to show the possible results caused by the mutation of human ideas and ideology.


    But the time of a film is limited, and the weight of Jay Rachel''s role increases, which will inevitably weaken the role of other roles. How to balance the roles without imbalance?


    Maybe we can get rid of the role of another prosecutor


    This idea appeared in Murphy''s mind irresistibly, and it became more and more intense, as if it had to be done.


    However, Murphy is also very clear that in this way, many of the stories in the second part of the novel will be overturned, and many of the characters and frameworks will need to be rebuilt. The final fate of Margot Robbie''s character should also be handled carefully. Whether it will die at the end of the second part or reappear in the third part needs to be carefully measured.


    This kind of situation can be described by pulling one hair and moving the whole body.


    Thinking of this, Murphy shakes his head and gets rid of it for a while. The ongoing shooting is more important. Whether the role of Margot Robbie is changed or not can wait until the film is finished. He can calm down and think a little bit.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Next came Seth Logan''s greeting voice. Murphy turned to look at it. He had already come, nodded and said, "are you ready to go?"


    Including James Franco, they don''t have many scenes in the film.


    "Some of them went to the set." Seth Logan pulled a chair, sat down on Murphy''s left, and said, "my new project is about to start. Do you have time after this film? How about going to my part? "


    "Me?" Murphy pointed to himself, "you know my acting skills," hangover "has been criticized a lot, and it''s holding you back, so forget it."


    How could Seth Logan give up easily? He said, "this time is different. Have you forgotten? You''re in the film, you''re yourself. "


    Murphy has read the script and plan for a long time, and knows that there will be no fictional characters in the film, and all the characters are based on their real identities.


    For example, if he plays in the film, he is still Murphy Stanton and Hollywood''s big director, which is exactly the same as his identity in real life.


    In this way, the difficulty of performance will be greatly reduced.


    Seth Logan continued, "I want to make it a big gathering of stantons. The main characters in the film are us and our friends. Without you, it would be seriously incomplete."


    "How many of them have agreed to play?" Murphy asked.


    "Of course!" Seth Logan won''t tell Murphy about his plan. "I''ve invited a lot of people."


    Murphy thought for a moment, and finally nodded slowly, "well, count me in."


    Hearing Murphy say so, Seth Logan let go, but did not leave, and said, "you pull Gail together."


    "Don''t come to me for such a thing." Murphy waved her hand. "Go talk to her yourself."


    Seth Logan shrugged. "Well, I''ll go find Gail."


    In their eyes, Gail gado is completely centered on Murphy. As long as Murphy agrees to play, it''s not difficult to deal with Gail gado.


    As a matter of fact, except for Robert Downey Jr., Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco have no intention of leaving at all. The three of them act separately and roam around the warehouse set in Venice. They have frequent contact with Murphy''s production team, and all kinds of rhetoric emerge in endlessly, which is bound to lead them to appear in front of the stage together.


    The effect is also quite good. Seth Logan succeeded in persuading Gail gado, and under the banner of Gail gado, he brought in brother and sister Margot Robbie and David Robbie; James Franco succeeded in winning Philip Raschel and Helena espora; Jonah Hill talked with Christopher Waltz and others, and the results were quite fruitful.


    Of course, most people are just guest stars, otherwise the whole budget will be crushed by the actor''s salary alone.


    Stanton studio only has a budget of $30 million for this film, which can''t support so many stars.


    Therefore, the vast majority of celebrity actors, just cameo.


    In the following period of time, Murphy also asked Gail gado to timely transmit the news of Seth Logan''s project to him. The project officially started preparation in mid November. Seth Logan gave up the original title of "Apocalypse" and renamed it "the end of the world".


    In addition, Seth Logan, James Franco and Jonah Hill lobbied everywhere to attract more stars. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 546

    In the period before Christmas 2010, Murphy is concentrating on shooting his own films. According to the news from Gail gado, Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco are jumping up and down in Hollywood, trying to expand their network, making full use of the fame and appeal of Stanton followers, and attracting some big stars to film as much as possible A guest star in China.


    These stars appear in the form of soy sauce, which may not bring much box office appeal, but can significantly increase the topic of the film.


    As long as there are enough topics, publicity and marketing will become much simpler.


    A week before Christmas, when Murphy talked to Seth Logan on the phone, he made it clear to Murphy that several well-known stars had made it clear that they would join the guest cast.


    Among them, Emma Watson is the most famous actor; Rihanna, who has a lot to do with Seth Logan, will also take part in the shooting.


    This film is independently invested by Stanton studio. Although the amount of investment is small, Murphy is very concerned about it, because if such a film works well, it will surely make a lot of profits. If it doesn''t work well, it will become a complete bad film.


    No one wants to make their own investment into a bad film, Murphy is no exception.


    Therefore, during the Christmas holiday, he specially called several creators of the film to wave manor, which is not only a gathering of Stanton party members, but also a chance to learn about the latest developments of the project.


    On Christmas day, James Franco and Lily Collins, Seth Logan and Jonah hill, Robert Downey and Susan Downey, Margot Robbie and Carla Firth, together with several agents headed by bill rosis, came to wave manor to attend Gail gado''s Christmas party.


    "Our wedding?"


    Facing Gail gado''s inquiry, James Franco said with a helpless smile, "it can only be postponed until next year."


    Susan Downey asked with concern, "why?"


    Lily Collins explained, "James is going to work with Seth and them on this project, so we decided to put off the wedding until next year."


    The main topic of the party was the new project. Gail gado took the girls to the entertainment room, and the rest of the men talked about the end of the world.


    Several people were sitting around a big round table in the banquet hall. Murphy, as the host, poured a cup of tea for each of them and said, "try it. This is the top Longjing tea from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. It tastes fresher than the black tea we often drink."


    He put down the teapot, went to his seat, opened his chair, sat down, and asked, "how did you get Emma Watson? Can you get her to agree to be a guest for a dollar? "


    If you remember correctly, these people don''t have much friendship with Emma Watson and Harry Potter, and the British girl is so popular that it''s not easy to impress her.


    "This has nothing to do with me." Seth Logan shook his head. "Bill invited it."


    Bill Rossi put down his tea cup and said, "Emma Watson was a client of CAA a few years ago. I just became one of her co managers a few months ago."


    "What a trick, bill!" Jonah Hill gave bill rosis a straight thumb.


    It''s not easy for a client like Emma Watson to get a position as her agent.


    Bill rosis laughed and then said, "she''s a smart girl. I just suggested and she agreed."


    "Oh?" James Franco thought, "she''s not stupid."


    "I''ve dealt with Emma Watson." Robert Downey, Jr. picked up the teapot, poured himself another glass, and said, "a girl with a very clear mind, second to Natalie Portman."


    Hearing this, the others turned to look at Murphy. Murphy shrugged, "does it have anything to do with me?"


    Jonah Hill gave him a middle finger. After all, the dispute between Murphy and Natalie Portman was very clear.


    "Emma Watson is really clear headed." Bill rossis fully agrees with Robert Downey Jr. "she is very clear about the difficulties that may be faced in the next few years."


    All of you here are Hollywood insiders. Naturally, we know what Bill Rossi means in his words. The Harry Potter series is coming to an end. A young actress and female idol with a fixed image, even in the face of a very painful transition.


    In this way, everyone understands that Emma Watson, under the guidance of bill rosis, should want to have a good relationship with the stantons, especially Murphy.


    "And Rihanna?" Asked little Robert Downey with concern.


    "Er..." Seth logan was still thinking about how to use words, and Jonah Hill let out his secret directly, "Seth and Rihanna are the same. People looked at Seth Logan and laughed at him at the same time."Seth, you have a strong taste."


    "Wow, Rihanna has a strong taste."


    Unconsciously, the others split into two groups.


    In short, in Murphy''s mouth, both Rihanna and Seth Logan have become heavy taste lovers.


    After a while of joking, people continued to discuss the topic of "the end of the world". Bill rosis said, "the company also has some contract customers, who also want to be guest stars."


    Murphy said, "you give Seth a list and let him choose."


    One more thing came to his mind, "Seth, get in touch with Nicholas Cage."


    Nicholas Cage also has a three point low pay movie appointment with Stanton studio. Originally, Murphy wanted to use him in his next film, but the change of the scene brought by Margot Robbie has made him decide to cancel the role, so he should just give it to Seth Logan.


    Murphy devolves most of the power of the cast to Seth Logan, who is the director and producer. Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco are responsible for the project.


    Of course, James Franco habitual lazy, Jonah Hill sometimes unreliable, mainly relying on Seth Logan this fat man.


    "Seth, it''s getting ready now." Murphy asked, "when can we start shooting?"


    "The fastest..." Seth Logan thought about it seriously. "It won''t start shooting until the middle of January at the earliest. I plan to finish all the production in October next year. 20th Century Fox wants to show it on Thanksgiving in November or Christmas in December."


    "Yes." Murphy thought for a moment, "Seth, you''re communicating with Carla fisdor about this."


    In fact, Carla Firth and 20th century fox didn''t pay special attention to the film "the end of the world". After all, for 20th century fox, investing $30 million in a project is nothing.


    In addition to Seth Logan, Murphy will also ask Gail gado to follow up on the issue of doomsday.


    The film''s main market is North America. In fact, including Murphy''s new project, Stanton studio''s project is mainly aimed at North America.


    Let alone now. Even in the past five years, North America is still the largest film market in the world. If we consider not only the box office, but also the income of the whole industry chain, we are afraid that for a long time to come, North America will be the largest film market in the world.


    Therefore, when Murphy makes movies, the first consideration is the North American audience, and then the other markets.


    For example, in the investment negotiation between Stanton studio and Wanda, Wanda first made a request that an actress named Tian Jing from the other side of the Pacific Ocean replace Margot Robbie as the heroine of the film without reaching any agreement.


    At first, Murphy didn''t know who the actress was. After all, she got the transliterated name on the document in front of him. Later, she thought that she was the famous one


    In fact, it doesn''t matter who the actress Wanda asks for, because Murphy doesn''t plan to use it at all. He knows that his extremely dark film will not have too many audiences even if it appears in the cinema over there through the approval of the scissors, and the box office will be very ordinary.


    As for the most profitable peripherals of Hollywood movies, Murphy did not even consider them, which can be ignored.


    But after all, Murphy is still quite curious about the origin of the actress. This is a problem that he once couldn''t figure out. When the other person''s native place is unknown, he can let a group of big names play the role of green leaves for her, but they are not red at all. What''s more, it can be called the existence of poison in the ticket room


    However, this not only has no negative effect, but also the actress''s road is getting wider and wider. Later, she will play some important roles in Hollywood blockbusters, which is a miracle.


    What''s more surprising is that no matter which media, they dare not report her specific origin and who is behind her. Even in the relatively open place of the Internet, they can''t find any practical information about her background.


    An actress, to this extent, is definitely not able to be maintained or praised by the rich. If there is no strong background behind her, no one will believe it.


    No matter who used to be Murphy or who is now well-informed, they all think that this actress is absolutely a super wonderful existence.


    Because Murphy didn''t plan to use the actors from the other side of the Pacific Ocean at all, he directly rejected Wanda''s precondition, and the negotiation between the two sides inevitably broke down. Murphy''s idea of investing in Wanda''s cinema line completely miscarried, and it may even affect the film''s review there. 20th century Fox also made it a good idea that the film can''t be reviewed in the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean We need to be prepared. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 547

    In this regard, 20th century fox was somewhat dissatisfied, but it did not express clearly to Murphy. In fact, they were also very clear that Murphy''s films may not be suitable for the taste of audiences on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. However, unlike Murphy, 20th century fox was more patient and knew that the market needed to be cultivated. They did not give up their previous efforts and continued to develop Continue to push the film through the big scissors audit.


    In addition, the cooperation between Fox and Wanda in the 20th century is not only about film. It is impossible for Murphy alone to affect the strategic planning between the two groups.


    After a short Christmas holiday, Murphy''s crew regrouped and continued to shoot the rest of "city of chaos". Most of the scenes in the film have been shot, and the rest are scattered parts.


    After the new year of 2011, the shooting completely entered the closing stage.


    While Murphy is busy shooting, he also tells Gail gado that he is concerned about financial issues. A year has just passed, and the dividend accounts between Murphy and many companies have reached the time of settlement.


    From the earliest Miramax and Fox Searchlight, to Warner Brothers and 20th century fox, Murphy has relevant directors'' dividends. Even for those films that have not signed a share agreement, there are a small part of the dividends that the directors'' Union rigidly stipulates.


    Today, unlike in the past, Murphy didn''t need to ask for it frequently. The relevant accounts were soon sent to Stanton studio from several companies. After being audited by an accountant, Gail gado took it to the Venice studio for Murphy to see.


    Although it''s just a glance, Murphy has also seen some changes, the biggest of which is that the dividend income of DVD has been greatly reduced, and the related income of network has increased significantly.


    As a Hollywood director, Murphy certainly understands the changes in the film market.


    Since the beginning of the new century, DVD is one of the most important revenues of Hollywood''s major production and distribution companies. Even Hollywood can''t make too much money by relying on DVD. Some hot movies, such as spider man and the Lord of the rings, can sell more than $100 million in the first week in North America alone, and those who can make it into the top ten box office of the year Except for a few examples, most of the final DVDs can sell for about $100 million.


    The production cost of DVD is far lower than that of the once popular video tapes, and at most it will not exceed 1% to 3% of the wholesale price sold by the producer and distributor to the seller. Even if the marketing and other costs are included, the profit margin is still terrible.


    For a single movie, if it''s a popular movie, the studio can earn $5 million to $8 million from a single renter. This is only the rental part, and the sales part accounts for more than that. That is to say, Hollywood can earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars from DVD for a popular movie, which is almost a net profit.


    That''s why Hollywood is making money on DVD.


    But anyone who has noticed the data knows that DVD''s heyday is just around the corner.


    Although Hollywood''s DVD industry still maintains a scale of nearly 2 billion US dollars, it is not hard for people with a long-term vision to see that this Brilliance will not last long, and even will decline sharply in the next three to four years.


    Why does this happen? Is the audience tired of Hollywood blockbusters?


    The answer, of course, is No. the audience of Hollywood movies has not shrunk. However, with the rise of Internet video websites, young people who constitute the mainstream of the film market have turned their attention to online on-demand and online downloading.


    The rise of movies on the Internet has directly reduced the size of Hollywood''s DVD industry by two thirds.


    Hollywood will never lack elites, and many people have found that.


    On the one hand, producers are also looking for ways to reduce costs to ensure that each disc can create more profits; on the other hand, while taking defensive measures, major studios are also preparing for the day when the film completely disappears from the silver disc.


    The future offline distribution of films will inevitably rely more on the Internet or the on-demand service of cable satellite TV companies. According to the data of media research companies, the current market size has reached 1.2 billion US dollars, which surged nearly 20% last year alone.


    Many Hollywood film companies are planning to release online or pay TV versions in the future, instead of waiting a few weeks for the movie''s DVD to go public.


    In this way, it can attract young people who will not buy DVD.


    Another change in the pipeline is to allow viewers to download the online version after the movie is released, and this can also be before the DVD is released. This kind of attempt can charge additional fees from customers for early viewing of high-definition movies.


    Stanton studio''s copyrighted films are also focusing on the development of network related businesses, and Murphy has signed some related agreements with Netflix.


    "I heard that Netflix''s people have come to you?"


    In the set, James Franco''s temporary remake has just been completed. During the break, he found Murphy and talked about this topic, "are you going to invite you to direct a TV series?"Murphy shook his head. "I declined."


    To be exact, the price offered by Netflix is too low. If the price is right, Murphy can also consider cooperating with Netflix in a TV series.


    However, now Netflix is not the future Netflix, can not afford his high pay.


    "In fact, I think you can make a TV play of the specific experience of my role."


    After Christmas, James Franco saw more settings of his role, as well as some related plots in the second film, "which can be used as an effective supplement to the film, just like what marvel is doing."


    Murphy picked up the coffee and took a sip. "I''ll talk about it later."


    James Franco leaned back in his chair and said, "you''re a man. You always have strange ideas."


    "What''s so strange?" Murphy is too lazy to pay attention to him.


    "The dark side of psychology is too heavy!" James Franco deliberately said, "all you come up with are dark things."


    Murphy spread his hand and shrugged.


    "For example, in this film, a person can be set as the protagonist of Wei Guangzheng." James Franco said directly, "you have to be a psycho, a very dark character."


    Murphy asked, "isn''t that good?"


    Without waiting for James Franco to answer, Murphy continued, "most of the leading characters in Hollywood commercial films give people the most intuitive feeling, they are the perfect embodiment of idealism. But my role doesn''t need these. He needs to have more human characteristics than a saint. I don''t need him to have so many idealistic rules and regulations, so when dealing with things, he will be more humanized and realistic, mixed with some political elements. This is what I want to see the role look like. "


    Murphy thought for a moment, and then said, "as soon as Chris Dann appears, it can make his surroundings disordered. It''s hard to immediately distinguish right from wrong with clear moral concepts. Now this film is not particularly obvious. One of the major themes of the next film that you are the protagonist is to start from realism to a certain extent. Is it clear Anyone can be free from the law, even as a "compulsory policeman."


    Knowing that Murphy was talking about a sequel to city of chaos, James Franco asked, "am I the main character? Isn''t the main character Chris Dann? "


    "He''s just the protagonist in name." Murphy said, "your magician is the real protagonist."


    "I saw what you gave me." James Franco raised his chin. "The logic of the character is really interesting."


    This role requires a lot of effort from James Franco, so Murphy specially asked him to know some settings of the role in order to prepare in advance. Now that James Franco has talked about it, he also wants to discuss it with him.


    "It''s not just magicians, everyone has their own logic." Murphy pointed to James Franco, and then to himself, "including you and me, most of the time everyone thinks that his logic is correct, and the world is operating according to the logic he believes. If the world is not like this, we will think that this is just a superficial phenomenon, and the real deep logic must be the logic we master, so we should be careful To prove this, you just need to "push" others, and they will fall into their own logic. "


    If a beautiful woman believes that men are not good things, men are only interested in her body and will not love her at all. So, she''ll use her body to seduce men, and she''ll find that all she needs to do is push men in this way, and they''ll become lusters. "


    Murphy laughed and said, "if a rich man believes that everyone is greedy, money can make the dead drive. Then, he will use his money to push countless people, and they will fall into his hands.


    "And the magician?" James Franco asked again.


    "The magician wants to break through everyone''s bottom line." Murphy said seriously, "he thinks everyone is evil."


    Murphy opened his hand. "So, in the setting I gave you, the magician''s weapon of" a little push "is the fear in people''s hearts. He thinks that everyone loves himself and his relatives. As long as you threaten their lives, everyone will give up the original bottom line and become a devil."


    James - Franco gently nodded, "once people break the bottom line, there is no bottom line."


    "Almost."


    After looking at the watch, Murphy stood up and said, "I''m going to shoot the last scene."


    (to be continued). )

 Chapter 548

    The studio has already been set up. There are no tall buildings here. Except for the green screen as the background, other places have been set up as dark and gloomy alleys, just like the theme that Murphy thinks this film should express. Even if you don''t use the lens but just look at it with the naked eye, it will bring a heavy sense of oppression to people, who can''t breathe.


    In fact, what Murphy wants to express through the background is very simple. The protagonist and the people who help the protagonist think that their behavior is just, but they also know that they can''t see it.


    Therefore, like all the creatures who can''t see light, they can only meet in the darkest corner.


    This is the last scene of the film shooting. At the end of the film, the crew will inevitably feel relaxed. Murphy watched it next to each department, asked David Robbie and Helena espora to adjust the lighting and background, then went over to Henry Carver and Christopher Waltz for a brief explanation, and then informed the shooting to start.


    "The city of chaos" is a panoramic shot, which is bound to shoot people from head to toe. These shots show the audience the content and space of the film. They can show a sense of scale, distance and space.


    When the bulky IMAX camera is set up and debugged, shooting starts immediately.


    The lens captured by IMAX camera is also transmitted to the director''s monitor in front of Murphy for the first time. In the dark picture, the characters stand against the light, and it seems that they can''t see the specific image clearly, but they can also express the character of the characters, which is exactly what Murphy wants.


    In post production, he can blur the character''s face by silhouette, so that the audience can focus more on the character''s action and dialogue, instead of paying attention to the character''s face based on instinct, so as to highlight the tragic and complex side of the character, and make enough prediction for the second part.


    As in the first time, the shooting was completed smoothly, but Murphy didn''t pass as everyone expected. Instead, he sat behind the director''s monitor and kept looking back at the scene where Henry Carvel left last. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was not good to let the hero disappear and tie up immediately. There were always some unspeakable defects. He could not help pressing the pause button and holding his hands He looked at the picture and thought.


    Darkness is the temperament of this film from inside to outside. Why not give darkness a close-up at last?


    "Philip! David! Helen


    Murphy immediately called his three most important assistants over and said directly, "I''m going to give the darkness a final freeze frame!"


    Philip Raschel thought about it and said, "yes, I''ll set it up right now."


    After that, Murphy talked to David Robbie and Helena espora again. They also went to set up urgently. The shooting didn''t start again until nearly an hour later.


    Maybe it''s a long time ago. Henry Carvel''s performance state fluctuated. After three times in a row, Murphy got the frame shot he wanted, and the shooting ended.


    After announcing the end of shooting, Murphy did not take charge of the rest of the crew. He replayed it again and watched the shot again and again. The final frame of the shot was in the dark with some strange light.


    The freeze frame lens used by Murphy can stop the moving picture in an instant, freeze the picture in a certain moment, and "condense" in the moment of action, showing the static beauty of sculpture, so as to highlight or render a certain scene, a certain manner and a certain detail.


    This technique is not rare in Hollywood film production, because the freeze frame lens is usually in a certain narrative context. What the freeze frame lens expresses is the self reference of a certain scene, which will virtually increase the audience''s impression of a certain picture, changing from dynamic to static, so as to give the audience more space for reverie.


    For example, this kind of freeze frame lens can be realized by post editing software, but the effect is not as good as direct shooting. Especially, the IMAX camera that Murphy just used for shooting is still using film. The best way to obtain the freeze frame lens of film is to present it by shooting.


    As Murphy did, the freeze frame is usually used at the beginning or the end of a film. The reason why he thought of using the freeze frame to complete the last shot was that he just thought of the last movie he had seen. The last freeze frame of the film impressed him deeply.


    At the end of the movie, two female protagonists drive to the Grand Canyon to commit suicide. With this ending, the action scenes of the car driving are processed in static frame, so that the audience''s final impression is that the car is driving in the air. Although it does not conform to the general physical laws, it can avoid watching the terrible scenes The ending of death, on the contrary, leaves the audience room for romance and reverie, indicating their way to freedom and using women''s Liberation to fight against a male dominated world.


    This kind of freeze frame is used in many classic films. Another typical example that Murphy remembers is "tiger and leopard".


    This film is also in the last two male protagonists decided to escape from the plight, fearless ground to the gunfire behind them, face their fate, in some ways, this use is also to avoid the audience watching the terrible death ending, hoping to leave only their fearless characters.The lens here, Murphy will definitely be put at the end of the film, the picture condenses, can create an open ending, let the audience think and imagine for the actor''s behavior.


    Since it is the first part of the series, it is impossible to leave the audience a completely closed ending.


    Although this film may not be successful, Murphy will not neglect to pave the way for the second film, but this kind of bedding is also very limited. The lesson of Batman''s defeat is just around the corner. He can''t put too much bedding into it. In fact, it''s just the ending and James Franco''s startling glance, which is just through Margot Robbie''s eyes It''s obvious.


    I don''t know when Gail gado came over.


    Murphy looked at her and said, "Gail, all the IMAX films will be sent to the safe of the bank for the time being. Except for the one kept by 20th century fox, the other one will be kept by you."


    Divulging secrets from Hollywood crew is not very common, but Murphy will not take it lightly. His crew''s security measures in this regard have always been the most stringent.


    Gail gado turned away to deal with the preservation of film and digital lens, and Murphy said to Michelle Williams next to him, "Misha, you go to contact 20th Century Fox and Kara Firth and get them ready for the post production room. I''ll start post production next week."


    "I''ll do it now." Michelle Williams picked up the phone and went to contact 20th century fox.


    Murphy picked up the cold coffee on the table, poured it into his stomach, and sat back on the chair with a long sigh of relief. Finally, the heavy shooting work came to an end.


    It took a whole year from the preparation at the beginning of the year to the completion of the shooting. Even if he is a very energetic person, he will inevitably feel tired.


    But Murphy knows that it''s not the time to relax. The film will be released in the first weekend of may at the beginning of the summer season. The time left for his post production is not too long. We must hurry up. Otherwise, if we change the schedule again, it will be a big trouble.


    From the next day, Murphy took a few days off for herself. During these days, she completely hid in the wave manor to have a rest and didn''t care about anything outside. When her energy recovered a little, she immediately threw herself into the post production of the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 549

    "I shot a lot of long shots this time."


    In the post studio of fox building, Murphy told the head of his editing team, "Jody, these long shots are mainly used to show the struggling side of human heart and humanity. You must pay attention to this when editing."


    Jody Griffith nodded, "these days, I''ve seen all the shots, and have a general idea. I''ll make a general editing plan first, and then we''ll communicate."


    "Yes." Murphy fully trusted Jodie Griffith, "you can handle this."


    At the beginning of post production, Murphy didn''t participate in editing, instead, he asked people to call up a color matching group, just like in the post production of body of steel, which first carried out color matching and rendering for all the shots.


    Although all shots are shot in dark and gloomy environment, it is necessary to use Da Vinci palette to achieve the effect of Murphy plan.


    "Previous films were dark, but they were nothing compared with this one."


    Before all the work started, Murphy called the post production team together and held a short meeting. "This film directly hits the heart and the darkest side of society, showing the collision brought about by different ideologies and personal ideas, and the dark tone and lens of the film will be the basis of all this."


    The black inside the film depends on the black outside to further set off.


    As he said, compared with this film, the darkness of "body of steel" and even "the lost lover" is nothing at all.


    Strictly speaking, it will be the darkest film directed by Murphy since he entered Hollywood. Maybe it is more appropriate to describe it as a dark film.


    If you want to achieve all this, it is very important to render the dark tone of the lens.


    Therefore, Murphy put the Da Vinci palette in the front of all the later work, in order to highlight this requirement.


    Murphy has made up his mind to make this film go further on the basis of black film and become a heavy dark film without any humorous elements!


    In the field of pictures, it is difficult to verify the origin of "Diablo style", because the evidence of the existence of "Diablo style" can be found in Goya''s series of black paintings, old Bruegel''s triumphant return of death, triumphant return of death, Boccaccio''s story collection Decameron and other paintings and literary works.


    Only at that time, these contents were not called "Diablo".


    Even if the theme of Hollywood''s traditional black movies tends to be heavy, they often give people a special sense of satire and comedy, just like the lost lover. But the dark movies are different. Murphy doesn''t know what others think. According to his own understanding, this kind of movies are more heavy and philosophical. In some ways, the matrix is different from his own "Body of steel" can be classified into this category.


    Of course, "body of steel" just touched the surface, and "matrix" has gone further in this respect.


    However, this is not to say how tall this kind of movie is. It''s just that it''s hard to see this kind of movie in the homogenized Hollywood commercial movies. According to Murphy''s understanding, the dark style is just one of the branches of the movie, just like the black movie.


    There is no doubt that the former Christopher Nolan is the key figure for the dark style films to really enter the mainstream film circle, and the dark style has even become the pronoun of high pressure.


    This style is unique in superhero movies, which directly or indirectly brings two trends. First, in contrast, movies with mainstream commercial blockbuster style, such as Avengers and iron man, are more joyful and popcorn; second, dark knight brings depth and style to DC Comics and Warner Brothers So that the whole DC Universe should follow a unified style and values.


    It''s no longer a superhero movie, and it doesn''t have the aura of the master. What Murphy wants to do is to make him more civilian and dark. Its content is heavier than that of the previous one. The protagonist doesn''t have so much high technology, so he will carry more pressure to move forward, and may be crushed or even completely blackened at any time.


    To achieve this style, one is setting and shooting, the other is post production.


    After setting and shooting are basically done, post production becomes very important.


    No one is born to be proficient in various styles of movies, even Murphy is no exception. Although he and his team have accumulated some experience before, he still carefully controls every aspect of post production.


    If you want the post production team to follow this style, you need to understand the characteristics of Diablo style.


    Dark means that the colors of these films are artificially dimmed. Even those scenes that take place in the daytime are dark and humid.


    In this movie, most of the plot takes place in the dark, which is also in line with the characteristics of New York City, which will turn from a prosperous big apple into a rotten city of crime after dark.


    Black, mainly refers to the theme of the film and the reflection of the idea is black, the story will be closely associated with the dark, sick, weird, violent, bloody, mysterious, religious, alternative and other words, although the main story of the film is positive, the protagonist is also good, but in the process of the development of the story, the above elements are magnified, exaggerated, due to And produced a "black" effect.However, even an artificial concept needs to follow certain regulations and styles before it can be established. In Murphy''s hands, it will develop in several directions.


    First of all, the story is dark, to a certain extent, there will be some pathological elements.


    Most of the protagonists, whether positive or negative, will have the shadow and trauma of childhood. For example, Chris Dann''s father fell into the black pool of chemical raw materials in order to save him. Under his own eyes, the corroded pool was blackened, thus creating the fear of black.


    This kind of shadow and trauma accompanied with his maturity, and eventually became a part of his values, and such trauma will make him use another "sick" image to show to the public, he will always hide in black clothes and black shadow.


    Similarly, the behavior of the villain is not for repayment or revenge, but a kind of ritual involving violence and blood to awaken the public. To a large extent, their violence is not related to personal past and enmity, but related to some kind of redemption and enlightenment.


    Such a villain breaks through the general sense of "villain". He has the same color of speculation and philosophy as the positive role, which makes the positive role fall into a dilemma in many times. Such a swing of values and the thinking of justice and evil can be said to be a dark side of film aesthetics.


    Secondly, religiousness, as well as the resulting sense of ceremony, mystery, heresy, deformity and otherness, will be the characteristics of sensory and narrative elements in the film. In many paragraphs and plots, the protagonist will go through the promotion of key characters, or get the lead in some ritual gatherings and activities, so as to enter the next stage.


    In fact, such a setting is just a process of self-healing and ability upgrading. However, driven by the dark wind, a section that could have been full of vitality is bound to become a plot of "climbing from the mass grave". In the process of becoming a hero, the hero has to undergo a series of events to wash himself out, and then painfully choose to maintain the status quo.


    No matter how it is, how it understands the world, whether the world needs to be cleaned up or not, heroes are never born heroes.


    In this regard, Murphy has seen too many main theme movies about the hero''s height. He has a deep understanding of this aspect and knows how to avoid the height without motivation. The most direct reflection of this idea is Chris Dann. His initial motivation is to overcome fear and revenge!


    This is a realistic film. It''s impossible to be like a superman film. The protagonist is born a hero, and it''s impossible to deliberately create "Wei Guang Zheng" so as to get "false emptiness".


    In addition, in the process of post production, Murphy borrowed a lot of painting, expressionism, Gothic and many modern and contemporary oil paintings can reflect the dark style.


    Of course, there is another issue that he has to consider, which is also the concern of fox in the 20th century - whether the audience can accept this style.


    There''s no doubt that this style is several times more risky than Murphy''s black films of the past.


    Before "body of steel", such a dark and heavy film might have been rejected by 20th century fox in the review stage, but now 20th century fox is willing to accompany Murphy on the adventure.


    The reason is very simple, just like Steve Jobs was sought after by countless people.


    In addition, Murphy and 20th century fox are very clear that movies are deeply influenced by the social environment. Looking at the development and changes of Hollywood movies, it is not difficult to find that after countless CG special effects and simple mindless popcorn commercial blockbusters, the audience''s expectation of those popcorn movies which are light in plot and only focus on whether CG is realistic or not has increased to a certain extent It is said that the decline, especially for the older audience, is becoming more and more dissatisfied with the commercial films which are seriously inclined to be childish.


    Therefore, this kind of dark black film with serious film characteristics and creative tendency can be said to follow the trend.


    Of course, in such a dramatic plot oriented film, the orientation of the characters is positioned in the dilemma of "alternation of good and evil", and the villains are placed with strong logic and speculation. In addition, some spectacle display and stories happened in the night can bring a kind of fresh stimulation to the audience.


    In this style of movie, villain is also the key. If villain is just a facial figure in popcorn movie, this style will be out of balance.


    Reflected in this film, Reina wants to use his own idea to take shock therapy to cure New York, while Chris Dann thinks that it will only bring destruction, which leads to opposition between adoptive father and son.


    In this way, the villain''s level is naturally raised or forced to be qualified.


    Murphy and 20th Century Fox have considerable confidence. Apart from these external elements, they mainly believe that the film can get enough attention under the appropriate marketing strategy. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 550

    "How''s the post production going?"


    In the studio, Kara Firth saw Murphy''s notice to take a break, walked over and asked, "can you finish it on time?"


    Murphy rubbed his forehead and said, "the color matching work won''t take more than three days at most, and all the post production work will be finished by April at the latest."


    "Carla, this way." He pointed to the rest place outside the glass window, went with Carla Firth, took a cup of coffee and a glass of water, and sat opposite Carla Firth? How''s it going? "


    After taking a drink from the glass, Carla Firth knew that Murphy was asking about publicity and marketing. After thinking about it, she said, "the board of directors of the company just decided yesterday afternoon to add $50 million to the original publicity and marketing expenses of" city of chaos. "


    "Oh..." Murphy immediately came to the spirit, "add 50 million dollars!"


    The original marketing budget of the film is 75 million US dollars, which is half of the production cost. With the 50 million US dollars, the marketing budget of 125 million US dollars is the second highest in the films directed by him, second only to "body of steel".


    "The film is relatively risky, and the company knows that."


    In the face of Murphy, Carla Firth doesn''t have to beat around the Bush to say anything. "But in the 20th century, fox has great confidence in you. He thinks that even if this film can''t get back the high investment, as long as we lay a certain foundation, the latter two films will surely make a high profit."


    She put down her glass and laughed, "so word of mouth is very important."


    Murphy shrugged. "If the reputation is too bad, will 20th Century Fox cut down the latter two directly?"


    "Well." Carla Firth nodded and said, "the film company is a commercial company, not a charity."


    "Then try again." Murphy deliberately said, "increase the publicity budget to $150 million, or more."


    Carla Firth thought for a moment and said, "think about it."


    Murphy is not joking. "It''s up to you."


    The $125 million publicity and marketing budget looks like a lot, but it''s only the middle and upper reaches of Hollywood''s first-line commercial blockbusters.


    As the film industry with the highest degree of marketization in the world, Hollywood''s investment in publicity can be described as "sparing no expense". As early as the early 1990s, the publicity budget of mainstream commercial blockbusters accounted for 30% to 50% of the production cost. As time goes on, the budget in this area continues to increase. At the beginning of the century, the publicity and promotion of some films began to expand The expenditure has approached or even exceeded the $100 million mark.


    At present, mainstream commercial films with more than US $100 million in promotional spending are not uncommon. For example, fox spent more than US $250 million on avatar in the 20th century. In the past, there were more than US $150 million in promotional marketing such as Iron Man 3 and the Avengers alliance, which were released to the global film market It''s a super blockbuster.


    Even, the cost of the former "ice and snow Wonderland" for global promotion was as high as 300 million US dollars, twice the production cost. However, such investment did pay off handsomely. Just Elsa''s skirt made Disney make a lot of money.


    In the circle of Hollywood, no matter how dull minded people are, they also understand that if any film wants to sell well, sufficient publicity and marketing efforts are necessary. In those places where small production costs win high box office films, it is a huge amount of publicity and marketing investment.


    Today''s Hollywood, including all the films that can be shown in the cinema, the average publicity cost will generally account for 50% of the production cost. However, the overall publicity and marketing cost of a global Hollywood blockbuster is rarely less than 100 million US dollars, and some may even reach as much as twice that number. Although the sky high cost is astonishing, the overseas marketing cost is very low The overall scale of the market, the global box office of super blockbusters and the returns of the surrounding industries are also the sources of confidence and motivation for Hollywood manufacturers to spend a lot of money on publicity and marketing.


    Of course, the high publicity cost of Hollywood movies is not caused overnight, and it has also experienced a long process of gradual improvement.


    In 1980, the average cost of a big Hollywood studio movie was about $5 million. In 2007, the cost soared to about $40 million. In a few years, it will rise to $50 million.


    Hollywood, which advocates practicality and efficiency, will not be "willful" in its investment in publicity and distribution. There is only one reason why it is willing to invest so much money - it is profitable.


    Hollywood has a very accurate description of this, the quality of the film determines how far the film can fly, marketing determines how high the film can fly.


    Murphy agrees.


    "What about the specific publicity and marketing plan?" Although Murphy won''t operate it by himself, he will learn a little about it every time, which can make the crew better cooperate with the publicity and promotion of 20th century fox, "have you made it?"As a general director, the distributor will not pay attention at all, but Murphy is different. If nothing else, the relationship between Carla Firth can play a certain role.


    Carla Firth took another drink. "It''s done. I''ll send you one back to the mailbox."


    She looked at her watch and stood up. "I should go back to work. I need to call."


    Murphy nodded. "Well, you communicate with geldo."


    Carla Firth turned to leave, suddenly thought of another thing, quickly stopped and said, "almost forget the most important thing, the company is going to advertise in this year''s super bowl, you make an ad as soon as possible."


    "No problem."


    Murphy waved and watched Carla Firth leave.


    Back to work, Murphy began to consider the Super Bowl advertisement mentioned by Carla Firth. Even in today''s Internet age, the effect of the Super Bowl midfield advertisement is still unparalleled. However, the post production of this film has just begun, and all the special effects production has not been completed. It is very difficult to make a hot enough advertisement.


    How about giving up all the special effects scenes and changing to a more alternative ad? Murphy thought about it for a while and thought it was feasible.


    The whole post production is going on according to the plan. After finishing the color matching work, Murphy and Jodie Griffith put into the editing work together. Kara Firth also sent the pre screening publicity plan formulated by 20th century fox to his mailbox. Murphy also took a general look at it while he was busy.


    Due to the theme of the film and the fact that it is not biased towards teenagers, the publicity and marketing plan formulated by Fox in the 20th century is not too surprising. Instead, it is mainly stable, but very targeted.


    The biggest success of Hollywood movies is that they can make what audiences want to see, and successfully influence the taste of audiences, creating a large number of special customers.


    20th century fox is very clear that the initial audience of such a film will not be teenagers aged 15 or 16, but people with certain life experience. The pre screening marketing plan is aimed at them.


    On this basis, in the time before the release, appropriate publicity and promotion, through publicity to improve the popularity and reputation of the film, is the top priority of marketing.


    The publicity system of fox in the 20th century is composed of different publicity platforms and various publicity materials. According to the progress of film production and publicity, it is promoted, operated and effective.


    This is mainly divided into several ways, such as multi platform broadcast of trailers, a large number of film posters, comprehensive use of media and various activities to expand the influence of the film.


    Summer films in North America are crowded, and the screening period in cinemas is generally short. The importance of publicity and marketing is becoming more and more obvious. Publicity and marketing can not only influence the scale of the first audience and the box office of the first weekend, but also indirectly determine how long the film can stay on the screen, and even affect the success or failure of the film to some extent.


    From the perspective of commercial attributes, as an entertainment product, the principle of film''s publicity and marketing is not essentially different from the promotion of general consumer goods. The fundamental purpose is still to attract consumption and maximize the return on investment.


    The publicity and marketing of films mainly focus on the cooperation between potential consumers and channel providers in the public. The expenses generally include the production costs of film publicity materials, the development and production costs of cinema publicity materials, the media promotion costs and the film distribution costs.


    Among them, media promotion is the top priority. As the core link of publicity, the investment of media promotion is scattered in multiple channels, and the high publicity cost of tens of millions of dollars often paves the way for the film to the cinema screen and the audience to the cinema.


    However, different from the previous publicity and promotion, in this plan of 20th century fox, the investment in traditional media accounts for nearly half of the total.


    The most important thing is TV advertising. Not only fox in the 20th century, the whole Hollywood has spared no effort to invest in TV advertising. More than 70% of its overall advertising expenses will be put on TV advertising. Although for many years, all kinds of arguments against traditional media have been heard in Hollywood, the rise of new media is also a fact, and TV advertising investment is also the most important There are also many predictions that China''s economy will decline, but such predictions do not seem to come true.


    TV advertising is still the most important media in Hollywood.


    Although there are many successful film cases using emerging online media, Hollywood tends to be conservative in this aspect. As Kara Firth told Murphy, distribution companies can''t experiment with some new things with precious marketing budget. Studios are stuck in the three week to one month window period, and they often have no determination to take risks.


    Murphy has no opinion on Fox''s conservative publicity and marketing plan in the 20th century. Different films have different plans. Publicity and marketing should be made according to the actual situation.


    His first job is to complete the midfield ad for the super bowl. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 551

    Traditional media, especially public TV stations, are the first choice for fox to promote "city of chaos" in the 20th century. One of the most important TV promotions is the Super Bowl midfield advertisement this year.


    In the 20th century, fox invested a lot of money to buy 30 seconds of advertising time directly. Nowadays, the cost of movie midfield advertising of super bowl is as high as 150000 US dollars per second, which alone costs 4.5 million US dollars. However, the midfield advertising of super bowl has always been a synonym for value for money, and in recent years, it has always been the highest TV audience rating in North America In the first place, no sports event or other entertainment program can match.


    After the super bowl, the 20th Century Fox conducted a relevant statistical survey, and nearly 15% of the audience who watched the movie ads were interested in "city of chaos". This proportion is quite good among the hundreds of millions of audience in the Super Bowl midfield ads.


    This is also related to the strategy adopted by Murphy. Although the special effects production of the film has not been completed, he has edited some close-up fighting scenes into the 30 second advertisement. His fierce and realistic fighting style is quite different against the background of the fancy fighting brought by visual effects and Kung Fu tide to Hollywood in recent years, and has also attracted the attention of many fans.


    On the other hand, Murphy Stanton has become a well-known brand, with no less attention among fans than Hollywood superstars.


    Film marketing is not only the promotion and publicity of a single film, but also attaches importance to the shaping and communication of the brand. This approach is based on the brand strategy. Marketing communication can generate strong, preferred and unique brand association in the minds of movie fans by establishing brand cognition; promote the movie audience to form a judgment or impression of the brand; and help to establish audience awareness The relationship with the brand and brand resonance, so as to accumulate brand equity


    the brand building in the past contained in the marketing of each film has formed and promoted the appeal of Murphy Stanton, just like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.


    After the super bowl, "city of chaos" really came into the sight of many fans, especially the older TV audience.


    In addition, in the 20th century, fox developed a series of audience positioning research, trailer testing research, audience awareness tracking survey and so on.


    These professional researches and surveys will provide a lot of important reference data for the overall film publicity activities.


    however, paying attention to the publicity of traditional media such as TV does not mean that the Internet will be ignored. Compared with the TV advertisements controlled by Fox in the 20th century, the publicity of Internet is mainly based on the crew.


    Murphy''s personal social networking site has always been the focus of media attention. After the super bowl, he personally updated several related stills, including a large number of photos of him with Henry Carville and Margaret Robbie on the set.


    Margot Robbie has a lot of fans on twitter because of the relationship between her appearance and the three fools she plays.


    She also updated a group photo of herself and Murphy, and added that it''s really lucky to be able to work with an extraordinary director and participate in an extraordinary film!


    At the same time, CAA communicated with several Murphy fan organizations, including the relevant discussion group of IMDB. Under the column of "city of chaos" just established by IMDB, there were many more messages in a moment.


    All of these messages express the expectation of Murphy''s new film.


    "I feel the dark atmosphere is very good when I watch the commercials!"


    "The action design is burning up. The feeling of boxing is much stronger than those messy airs. This is a real fight!"


    "Is Murphy ready to bring us another masterpiece? Personally, I think the price of Wall Street wolf has dropped. I really hope he can return to the dark and high style


    "It''s exciting to see the action scene in just 30 seconds, and the dark atmosphere is very fascinating!"


    "Murphy''s film has always been synonymous with high style, and this one is no exception. The sentence" why do we fall down, because we can learn to stand up "suddenly sublimates the artistic conception of the whole advertising film!"


    On the rotten tomatoes, although there is no relevant comment on the film, and the praise rate of freshness is still zero percent, the popcorn index expected by the audience has quietly risen to 92 percent after a round of large-scale publicity and marketing by Fox in the 20th century, and it is still slowly rising.


    While focusing on traditional media marketing, the six major Hollywood companies like 20th century fox will not take risks to try too new promotion methods, but will not let go of those proven effective new media means. It is not surprising to integrate traditional media platforms and emerging media represented by the Internet.


    In this promotion and marketing, 20th century fox is to take TV advertising as the core, drive the popularity of Internet and other emerging media, and integrate multiple channels together.


    Integrated marketing channel is not the invention of Hollywood, but it plays a powerful role under the skillful control of Hollywood''s six major brands, and becomes the most popular and universal film marketing way in Hollywood.In doing so, it is extremely powerful to study and determine a unified marketing strategy, coordinate the use of various publicity channels and means, comprehensively use the advantages of different publicity tools to implement marketing strategies, and finally achieve low-cost and high-yield marketing effect.


    Compared with 20th century fox, what Murphy can do in terms of traditional media is very limited. Apart from cooperating with the plans formulated by 20th century fox, he and the crew still try their best to cheer for the film on the Internet, especially on their respective social platforms.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that Murphy, Henry Carville and Margot Robbie have made great efforts in this respect. On the one hand, they will be the direct beneficiaries of the film sales, and on the other hand, there are also relevant agreements in the original contract.


    What Murphy does most is to expose some new content of the film bit by bit and continuously on his official twitter and Facebook, like squeezing toothpaste, so as to attract the attention of fans and the media.


    Henry Carvel did the same thing as him, but under the advice of the agency, he frequently interacted with his new girlfriend through social networking sites, and often discussed the shooting of some films on twitter. Maybe he was not well-known before, but since the day Murphy was chosen as the leading actor, he has become the target pursued by paparazzi and entertainment media.


    Besides, his new girlfriend''s identity is really different. This woman named Gina carrano once worked with Murphy. She is a very famous mixed fighter and has just appeared in speed and passion 5.


    In terms of Margot Robbie''s teasing of Henry Carvel, Although Henry Carvel is as strong as a bull, if there is a conflict with Gina carrano, Henry Carvel may only be beaten.


    About Margot Robbie, CAA has planned a series of publicity plans.


    Just when Murphy was busy cutting, Margot Robbie quietly followed Real Madrid''s famous star Cristiano Ronaldo''s tweet on twitter, and constantly praised his tweeting features. He also left a message saying that he was a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.


    Taking advantage of the opportunity to publicize is Hollywood''s tried and tested means. A new film can be advertised when a hot film is released, and an actor who is not famous enough can also use other obvious ways to build momentum for himself.


    After praising Cristiano Ronaldo for several days in a row, I don''t know which entertainment media started first. Entertainment media, sports media and the Internet began to report that "Sansa stark" fell in love with Cristiano Ronaldo, and even tabloids vowed the relationship between Margot Robbie and Cristiano Ronaldo Not simply, the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina shaike is due to the intervention of Margot Robbie, which leads to the situation of breaking up.


    Maybe football stars have little influence in North America, and Irene shaike is not a supermodel, but no one can deny the fact that football is the first sport in the world, and Cristiano Ronaldo, as one of the strongest players in the world, has more influence.


    The North American market is the foundation of Murphy films, but the vast overseas market can not be ignored. A series of marketing plans of Margot Robbie are aimed at the overseas market.


    The news spread all over the world. Even Lionel Messi''s staunch supporters paid attention to the news and made fun of Cristiano Ronaldo.


    Unilateral hype usually doesn''t last long, but what Murphy and CAA didn''t expect is that Cristiano Ronaldo didn''t know what he thought. When the so-called frivolous news about him and Margot Robbie was flying all over the world, he paid attention to Margot Robbie''s Twitter and praised many photos of Margot Robbie.


    Cristiano Ronaldo also left a message under the latest photo of Margot Robbie and Gail gado - I''m a big fan of both of you!


    As soon as the message appeared, entertainment media and sports media swarmed to write the tortuous and touching love story of Cristiano Ronaldo and Margot Robbie, and then sent it all over the world


    Because of Cristiano Ronaldo''s relationship, this round of publicity and marketing completely exceeded the expected effect.


    "He''s actually helping us." When Murphy talked to Gail gado about it, he said, "if Cristiano Ronaldo wants to transform into a movie one day, I can consider giving him a role." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 552

    After such a wave of publicity, the overseas popularity of "city of chaos" has also been opened. Except for "body of steel", the overseas box office performance of Murphy''s films is relatively weak. This is also the difference brought by the types of films. The production cost of "city of chaos" is as high as 150 million US dollars, and the publicity and marketing cost of 20th century fox has also increased to 1 billion US dollars With such a huge investment of US $50 billion, it is doomed that it can not only be operated as a North American film, it must be a global blockbuster.


    In fact, Murphy did the same thing, changing the title of the film from "dark New York" to "city of chaos" also reflects this point, and deliberately cancelled the place names with rich regional characteristics.


    Murphy''s first official trailer, a little more than two minutes long, was released on Fox and his official social networking platform after the scandal of Margot Robbie.


    Kevin Fitch, Stan Lee and avi Allard sit in an office at the headquarters of Marvel Comics at 417 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, watching the trailer just released on a white screen through a projector.


    In the picture, a strong man wrapped in body armor knocks one enemy after another to the ground. Sometimes in the dialogue, there are "only those who lose in the fight will become lynchers who use violence to subdue violence", "if you want to make people fear, you must overcome your inner fear", "you think your experience is miserable, Do you understand the ugliness of human nature? " "Justice doesn''t mean revenge" and so on. These lines sound rich in philosophy and bitterness.


    These lines, coupled with the dark atmosphere, make the trailer look quite stylish.


    However, these are not the places that attract the three giants of marvel. What really attracts them is the time when the trailer will be released in North America on May 5, 2011!


    "What does fox want to do in the 20th century?"


    The projector was off, and Stan Lee, the old man, was the first to say out loud, "and the woman Carla Firth, is she crazy? Didn''t she know our Thor premiered this weekend? "


    Although Kevin Fitch and avi Allard didn''t speak directly like Stan Lee, they didn''t look very good.


    Marvel pictures has announced the schedule of Raytheon very early. Since iron man, the first weekend of the summer season is a fixed time for Marvel films to be released. In view of the strong distribution ability of Walt Disney and the brand effect that Marvel pictures has rapidly established, other companies'' films have to let go of this schedule.


    Last year''s Batman vs Superman, Warner Bros. initially set the release time to be the first weekend of the summer season, in order to compete directly with Marvel''s Iron Man 2, but finally took the initiative to make a concession


    Marvel''s superhero movies are becoming the mainstream. Marvel''s superhero movies are very powerful. Marvel''s superhero movies are now Hollywood''s famous brands. These have become the consensus of Marvel''s senior management.


    Therefore, even if Raytheon is such a third rate comic hero, they are confident that it will be adapted into a very successful superhero movie.


    Moreover, as early as the beginning of the film preparation, marvel pictures and Walt Disney announced the release date of Raytheon, and the super production of other companies did not squeeze into this weekend. Raytheon has no strong competitors at the weekend of release, and marvel has high hopes for the film.


    Now, but suddenly crowded such a "city of chaos" in!


    "How much impact might it have on us?" Avi Allard frowned. "Will there be a big impact?"


    Kevin Fitch shook his head. "It''s hard to say. If it''s someone else''s film, there may be a great possibility of failure, but Murphy Stanton''s film..."


    At this point, he sighed softly.


    Avi Allard''s brow tightened as he thought of Murphy''s past films.


    "I''ll call 20th Century Fox and Carla Firth!"


    Because of the X-Men series, Stan Lee had a lot to do with 20th Century Fox people, "let them change their schedules!"


    "It''s impossible!" Kevin Fitch looked at Stan Lee with an imperceptible contempt in his eyes. "This trailer was broadcast on Fox TV and the Internet last night. The release date has been announced. How can fox change in the 20th century?"


    Just as it is impossible for Walt Disney to change the release date of Raytheon, the change means that a lot of early publicity work has been done in vain, and it also means greater risks.


    Avi Allard''s eyebrows have not stretched since he saw the release date of "city of chaos." he can''t help asking, "why did 20th Century Fox choose this schedule?"


    "Murphy Stanton had not determined the title of" city of chaos "before, which affected the release date of 20th century fox." Kevin Fitch knows something about this. "When they reach a consensus to make sure that" city of chaos "will be released in this summer season, the better weekend schedule of this summer season has been divided up by several super blockbusters whose release date has been determined for a long time, and they don''t have many choices."Stan Lee said, "so they chose the beginning of the summer season?"


    Kevin Fitch shrugged. "There are good and bad weekends in summer. The first weekend in May, Memorial Day holiday, the weekend in mid June, and Independence Day holiday are the best weekend in summer."


    Those super giants with huge investment, especially those who think they are competitive enough, tend to squeeze into these weekends.


    Other weekends are not bad, but the most popular ones may be lower than these ones. Although summer is the largest one in North America, there are also good and bad weekends.


    For example, on the first weekend of May, when the summer season begins, because March and April are the traditional off-season of movies in North America, there are very few super blockbusters showing in these two months. In the absence of market driving, the basic interest of fans is lacking, and the attendance rate of the whole theater is very general.


    These two months of indifference, on the other hand, will make the fans have a sense of hunger. After nearly two months of fermentation, this sense of hunger can often break out a strong motivation to watch movies, and bear the brunt of the super movies at the beginning of summer vacation.


    Tens of millions of hungry fans are looking forward to the release of the super works. Although the first weekend of the summer season has not yet had a summer vacation in the major schools in North America, and there is no holiday effect bonus, under the influence of this situation, the commercial blockbusters, as long as the word of mouth is not too bad, can often break out good box office results.


    Thinking of this, Kevin Fitch suddenly understood something and said slowly, "Carla Fitch and 20th century fox will arrange" city of chaos "to be released on the same weekend of" Thor ". There is only one possibility that they think" Thor "will not affect their films."


    "It won''t affect their films?" Avi allad is deep in thought.


    Stan Lee asked subconsciously, "what does that mean?"


    Kevin Fitch said seriously, "they don''t think Thor is competitive at all in front of chaos city!"


    "Not competitive?" Stan rijo stood up. "Are you kidding? This is Marvel''s superhero movie!"


    From X-Men to Spiderman to iron man, Stan Lee is confident in his children.


    With those words, Kevin Fitch felt that this kind of possibility was more and more serious. "From the trailer, Murphy Stanton''s" city of chaos "is realistic and dark, but it has a certain color of superhero. Have you found it?"


    Stan Lee looked back on the trailer he had just seen. He nodded slightly. One person saved a city, and he had two faces. It was really like a superhero movie.


    "After all, Raytheon is just a little-known third rate comic hero," he added


    Hearing this, Stan Lee was not happy and said, "Thor still has a readership base. That movie is just an original work that doesn''t even have the original work!"


    Then he added, "don''t forget, this is Marvel movies, a powerful movie brand!"


    "Is it?" However, marvel has always been confident that it will not be a powerful movie brand? But what about Murphy Stanton? "


    "We..." Stan Lee is going to say something like "we have more influence." but thinking of Murphy Stanton''s achievements in Hollywood, he swallows the following words back.


    In recent years, famous media such as the Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have successively praised Murphy Stanton as the most perfect director who combines business and art in Hollywood since the new century! And his "body of steel" is recognized as the pinnacle of superhero movies!


    Even if Stan Lee''s old face is thick enough, it can''t be said that today''s Marvel movies have more influence in North America than Murphy Stanton''s.


    "Kevin?" Although not compatible with Kevin Fitch, AVI Allard knows that this time should be consistent with the outside world, "do you want me to communicate with Walt Disney to change the release date of Raytheon?"


    "It''s march now." Kevin Fitch shook his head. "It''s too risky to change the schedule, and Disney won''t agree."


    After thinking about it, he said, "well, let''s go to Los Angeles and urge Disney to make more efforts to publicize Raytheon. We may not be uncompetitive."


    Avi Allard nodded, and Kevin Fitch continued, "I''ll meet Carla Fitch and try to limit the competition." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 553

    "I met Kevin Fitch the other day."


    In a moving car at Beverly Hills, Carla Firth said to Murphy, sitting on top of the co pilot, "he called me several times in a row to meet me."


    Gail gado next to him asked curiously, "is it about the schedule of Thor and city of chaos?"


    Murphy also looked back at Carla Firth with concern. Carla Firth nodded and said, "yes, he wants us to change the schedule."


    "How is that possible?" Gail gado shook his head. "If we change the schedule, our advance publicity is in vain!"


    Carla Firth laughed and said, "so I turned down Kevin firch."


    Listen to her, Murphy turns around. The beginning of summer season is a good time. In his opinion, it''s better than Memorial Day at the end of May. Compared with pirates of the Caribbean 4 in memorial day, transformers 3 in mid June and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in Independence Day holiday, Raytheon is a better movie ¡·Thor is a real soft persimmon.


    In the first weekend of May, plus Raytheon, a third rate superhero, Murphy and Kara Firth will certainly choose soft persimmons.


    Moreover, the opening of "city of chaos" in the summer season can also avoid the conflict with other big works whose release date has long been set by the 20th Century Fox summer season.


    For example, hangover 2, which has changed its director and some actors, will be released in mid May, X-Men: the first battle will be released in early June, the latest Rio adventure will be released in late June, and the rise of scarlet ball will be released in July


    In addition, Murphy''s "city of chaos", which is the main five films of 20th century fox in the summer of 2011, of course, we should spread the schedule, otherwise we will form our own competition situation, which will be sad.


    Murphy looked into the distance, approaching James Franco''s mansion in Beverly Hills, which he had never lived in, and asked, "what else are you talking about?"


    "Well." Carla Firth said, "after I refused to change my schedule, Kevin firch wanted to make an agreement with me to avoid competition."


    "Is it done?" Murphy didn''t look back.


    "Do you think the two films can avoid competition?" Asked carafes.


    Murphy did not answer. The answer to the question is obvious. How can two films released on the same weekend not form a competitive relationship?


    Carla Firth then said, "I made a verbal agreement with him to avoid vicious competition between the two films as much as possible. That would not be good for anyone."


    In the 20th century, Fox and Walt Disney, the distributor of Raytheon, both belong to the top six Hollywood companies. The six companies compete and cooperate, but there is no bottom line in competition. Vicious competition without bottom line can be said to hurt each other.


    In this regard, Murphy is reassured that Kara Firth will not hesitate when it''s time to withdraw his hand, but Kara Firth will never let go when the time is right to attack the competitors.


    The car slowly drove into James Franco''s mansion, where there was a lot of noise, boom, cameras and make-up trailers everywhere, almost becoming a Hollywood film set.


    In fact, this is one of the main shooting sites for Seth Logan''s new film "the end of the world". This time, Murphy, Gail gado and Kara Firth came to take part in the shooting of this film.


    Murphy''s post production work has basically come to an end, leaving only a very small number of work unfinished, such as adding soundtrack, sound editing and subtitle production, to Michelle Williams for the time being, who can temporarily put himself into the shooting of the film.


    "The end of the world" in early March, the preparation is completed, officially started shooting, Murphy in the inside of the play is not much, the actor is not a good person.


    When she arrived at the set and the shooting was in progress, Murphy saw Seth Logan and Jonah Hill busy directing the production team, but did not say hello. Under the leadership of two staff members, she went to the men''s and women''s dressing rooms with Gail gado and Carla Firth respectively. After putting on her make-up, she came to the wide lawn in front of James Franco mansion and waited patiently for her part.


    After standing here for a while, Murphy saw quite a few familiar faces, many of which can be said to be Hollywood stars.


    In addition to the stantons and their girlfriends, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco have also recruited actors like Jay baruchel, Craig Robinson, Nicholas Cage and Selena Gomez. Besides, there are also guest stars such as Paul Luther, Emma Watson, Taylor swift and Rihanna.


    Of course, most people just show up as guest stars.


    It''s a party play. When Gail gado and Carla Firth come over, they''ll be informed that they''re ready to take part in the shooting.


    The play to be shot is not difficult. Both Murphy and Gail gado appear in the film as they are in real life. They accept the invitation and come to the party held by James Franco. They leave early because of something. Then the world changes dramatically. Good people are protected by the light from the sky and enter heaven smoothly. The notorious guys like Stanton gangsters are very happy However, he continued to do evil in the world like purgatory."Murphy..."


    In the set, Murphy and Gail gado stand in front of Seth Logan and listen to him say, "you and Gail walk around the party, and then you meet Carla Firth, just chat a few words, say goodbye to James if you have something urgent."


    He turned to Gail gado and Carla Firth and said, "just do what you usually do at a party, now."


    Gail gado and Carla Firth nodded.


    After getting familiar with the location twice, the shooting started soon. Almost all the guest stars, including Murphy, wore their own evening dresses at the party, and Gail gado and Kara Firth were no exception.


    Murphy, holding Gail gado in his arm, wanders around the party and sometimes stops to chat with others. Seth Logan doesn''t set the lines here. It''s all about the free play of the guest stars. This kind of unlimited performance is also conducive to the improvisation of the stars.


    The party is always going on, and the shooting is actually divided into two parts. Seth Logan and Jonah Hill lead a group to shoot on both sides that will not interfere with each other. Jonah Hill''s plays with professional actors such as James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. don''t require him to be an interim director, while those with mediocre acting skills like Murphy, Seth Logan, of course, had to watch for himself.


    has a video camera. From the front side, Murphy and Gail make complaints about Seth and Rogan. He knows that Murphy''s acting will be crazy, but he plays a role of a great director, but it is very conducive to the film production and promotion.


    It has to be said that the stantons are influenced by Murphy to some extent.


    Because they are all real-life characters in the film, and the performance also depends on the on-the-spot performance, Murphy and Gail gado are not far away from each other. Before they can find Carla Firth, someone nearby comes to say hello.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    A blonde girl in a sky blue short dress suddenly walks up to Murphy and Gail gado. "Long time no see."


    "It''s been a long time." Murphy tried to be natural. "Hello, Miss swift."


    Taylor Swift turned to Murphy. "Hello, are you miss Gail gado?"


    Gail gado nodded his head, as if attending a normal party, and said politely, "Hello, Miss swift."


    "You are so lucky." Tyler swift said, "I can be Murphy''s girlfriend."


    There was a very secret irony in this sentence, and people like Murphy could hear it. They looked at Gail gado and said, "I''m the lucky one!"


    Gail gado smiles and doesn''t bother to argue with such a little girl.


    Tyler Swift''s embarrassment flashed away and said, "we''ll talk another day."


    With that, she takes the initiative to get out of the way. Murphy and Gail gado continue to move forward. Maybe the camera turns to the front to remind Murphy that she is shooting a movie


    The existence of the camera has just appeared in my mind. The expression on Murphy''s face is instantly stiff, and her steps have also changed. Maybe the naked eye can''t see much difference, but when she is shot by a high-definition movie camera, it''s hard to avoid a very big change from her just natural look.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡± Seth Logan''s voice rang out, "Murphy, take it easy, be natural!"


    Murphy nodded slightly and adjusted her breathing.


    Seth Logan knew that Murphy would guide the actors in acting, but his acting skills were quite ordinary. He came up to him and said in a low voice, "you just performed very well. You forgot that you were making a movie and the camera lens. This is an ordinary party. You have to go to many parties every year."


    "I know." Murphy adjusted his breathing. "Give me a few minutes to adjust."


    Gail gado gently shook his hand. "Honey, calm down. Don''t worry."


    In spite of that, Murphy couldn''t find a state in the later shooting. As a director, he knew very well how to shoot a play and how to act as an actor. It was very difficult for him to perform in person.


    Even if he knew that he could be himself in life, he couldn''t ignore the camera, which led to the interruption of shooting.


    After breaking the original state of nature, for Murphy, this role becomes extremely complicated. In addition to playing himself in the film, he also needs to play another version of himself, which is like playing himself with another self. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 554

    This kind of state is invisible, but it really exists. Murphy took an hour off. Although his actual acting ability is average, his directing career is not in vain. He adjusted his mind properly. In the subsequent shooting, several scenes passed once, which surprised Seth Logan and Gail gado.


    A large number of guest actors come to the set, and others leave one after another. Every star is very busy, so it is impossible to delay too much time for guest stars.


    Kara Fitch soon left, but Murphy and Gail gado stayed. After all, this is a complete Stanton movie.


    But Murphy just stood outside and didn''t interfere with Seth Logan and Jonah Hill''s shooting.


    As the guest actors gradually leave, Seth Logan also turns to the shooting of the main actors. Murphy is very clear that compared with the on-the-spot performance of the guest actors, the roles of the main actors are limited by the script.


    To be honest, before making this film, Murphy, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco once discussed a lot of paragraphs. Although many paragraphs have strong taste, they have been tested.


    As for the thriller science fiction plot that will appear in the film, in fact, it''s nothing at all, that''s just ordinary jokes.


    Moreover, when testing the movie''s jokes, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill found a lot of ordinary fans, saw their reaction to the jokes, and then decided how to use the jokes.


    This is also the production goal of this film. The effect of making this comedy is to be funny.


    On this basis, we can use a big concept of the end of the world. The plot and the background of the film make it a "big movie.".


    During the shooting, there was a cheerful atmosphere. For example, Murphy saw that Rihanna slapped Jonah hill in the face. It was not a fake slap, but a real slap.


    "I don''t know what Jonah thought, he set up a play."


    James Franco, who watched with Murphy and Gail gado, looked at the giggling Jonah hill and Rihanna on the set and said, "in many scenes, Jonah can''t help touching Rihanna''s ass, and then Rihanna slapped him in the face. In the previous shooting, Jonah really touched her."


    Murphy looked at Rihanna and sighed, "it''s not just Seth Logan who has a strong taste."


    James Franco raised his hand, gestured to Murphy and Gail gado, and said, "Jonah not only really touched, but also very hard, which probably made Rihanna angry. In the shooting the day before yesterday, she really slapped Jonah."


    Gail gado looks at the giggling Jonah hill and Rihanna on the set and says, "don''t they look like they''ve fallen out?"


    "No, they are not on the same plane as us." James Franco shrugged. "They made an agreement that if Jonah touched Rihanna''s ass, Rihanna would slap him."


    Then, James Franco jokingly introduced the cause and effect of the incident.


    In fact, at the beginning, Jonah Hill didn''t want to scratch Rihanna''s ass, but the "fake scratch" looked too fake in the monitor, and the time, strength and angle were not right. For the sake of the film, Jonah Hill decided to really scratch her ass. later, she reached an agreement with Rihanna, and she could really scratch her ass, but in return, Rihanna slapped Jonah hill in the face It''s a real sword and a real gun.


    In this way, Jonah hill is still fighting for the film.


    Lilly Collins comes over with her make-up removed. Gail gado stands with her and whispers, leaving Murphy and James Franco alone.


    The filming on set starts again. James Franco comes up to Murphy and says in a low voice, "let me tell you a little secret. Jonah and Seth went to Rihanna together on Monday night."


    "Together?" Murphy immediately got to the point.


    "Yes, together!" James Franco said with certainty, "Seth told me that he and Jonah were invited to a hotel room by Rihanna, and then..."


    His left hand empty nest, right index finger into the middle of the left finger, back and forth like a piston general move up.


    Murphy was not surprised when she looked at Rihanna. Although she had no contact with her, she also knew that she was one of the most famous female "stamp collectors" in Hollywood. No matter she was a movie star, a singer or a sports star, she would never let go of anyone who was interested in her, and what she did most of the time was really incredible.


    This is a comedy story about a group of "base friends" in the "Besieged room" at the "end of the world". It has the dual color of science fiction and reality. In order to achieve the purpose of funny, Seth Logan is absolutely necessary.


    The next day, the shooting moved to a studio at Hughes Aircraft Factory, and began shooting in the green screen and built scenes. Murphy also saw more actors."Murphy, this is Emma Watson."


    In the rest area of the set, Bill rosis introduces two of his important clients, "Emma, this is Murphy."


    Murphy offered his hand. "Hello, Miss Watson. Nice to meet you."


    "Emma..." Emma Watson quickly shook Murphy''s hand. "Call me Emma."


    Murphy laughed. "You can call me Murphy."


    Maybe it''s the British relationship, Emma Watson is quite a lady, "I didn''t expect that I could play opposite in a film with a great director like you."


    "I didn''t expect that either." Murphy said politely, "the actress I worked with in the film would be the famous Hermione Granger."


    Listen to Murphy say that he is Hermione Granger, Emma Watson smile a little stiff, and then returned to normal.


    "The Harry Potter series is over." She brushed her short brown hair and said, "I can be Emma Watson again."


    Murphy knows what she means and doesn''t care. No actor wants to be fixed by a certain role, but Emma Watson''s transformation is doomed to be hard and long.


    Then, Murphy went to the dressing room, changed into a dirty old costume, got a little unkempt, and then returned to the set.


    The next play is about how the stantons become more evil because of Emma Watson, in which Murphy is the most important villain.


    As Seth Logan and Jonah Hill will also be involved in the shooting, the director''s job is temporarily assigned to the director of photography.


    Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco got together for a brief discussion. They got familiar with each other again. The shooting started.


    "The end of the world, scene 122, act 18, now!"


    Hearing the beginning of the shooting, Murphy came to a wall filled with smoke, looked back cautiously, as if there was a terrible hell monster behind him, and then quickly got in through a big hole in the wall.


    "Who!"


    A wary voice sounded. In the dim light, Murphy looked up. Four people, led by James Franco, were staring at him, with all kinds of weapons in their hands. The most exaggerated thing was that Seth logan was holding an oversized hammer in his hand, which looked quite shocking.


    "It''s me!" Murphy quickly wiped his dirty face, "Murphy!"


    "It''s really Murphy!"


    Jonah hill was the first to come over. Murphy was relieved to see some of them. He pushed back two steps and leaned against the wall


    Several others came along. James Franco helped Murphy up. Robert Downey, Jr. asked, "what''s going on?"


    Instead of answering his question, Murphy looked at Seth Logan''s hammer and said, "where did you get this hammer?"


    "Emma Watson''s." Seth Logan said directly, "Emma Watson just came back."


    He pointed to the hole in the wall and said, "she''s the one who broke the hole you came through. She''s sleeping upstairs now. "


    "Do you have food and water?" Murphy continued.


    "Stop!" The director of photography stopped the crew and said, "this one is going through. Go to site 2 and continue shooting!"


    More than ten minutes later, the shooting started again, and several of Murphy''s people had already sat at a table.


    He took a drink from the glass. Murphy tore open a bag of waffle biscuits and stuffed them into his mouth, just like a hungry ghost reincarnated.


    "What''s going on out there?" asked little Robert Downey? What about Gail? "


    Murphy swallowed, burped, and said, "it''s the end of the world out there."


    "What''s going on out there?" James Franco asked


    "I don''t know..." Murphy scratched his hair in frustration. "I drove back, and suddenly there was an earthquake. After I got off the car, a light came down from the sky to cover Gail. Then Gail flew to the sky, and many people flew to the sky..."


    "Yes, I saw it, too!" Seth Logan raised his voice. "When I went shopping in the supermarket, a lot of people were attracted to the sky by the light beam."


    Jonah Hill''s eyes widened. "Alien invasion?"


    "It''s possible!" Murphy said seriously, "I saw Carla Firth eaten by a monster!"


    "What kind of monster?" Asked Robert Downey, Jr.


    Murphy replied loudly, "it''s a terrible monster!"


    After eating a whole bag of biscuits and drinking a large glass of water, Murphy belched comfortably and stretched, "I''m full at last!"


    Then he turned to the sledgehammer in the corner and said, "where''s Emma Watson?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 555

    The play was agreed by Murphy, Seth Logan and James Franco. Generally speaking, if a big director like him plays a guest role in a film, even if he is not a positive role, he will be a passer-by with no character. He seldom acts as a villain and will not destroy his image.


    But Murphy is different. He knows his reputation outside the film is not good, and he doesn''t mind acting as a villain in this spoof film.


    On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, there is a saying that says, "when you are full of warmth, think about what..." Murphy''s play is to show that.


    "What do you want with Emma Watson?" Seth Logan held his glasses and said, "she''s sleeping upstairs."


    Murphy''s eyes immediately turned to the upstairs, staring at the top, like a wolf, said fiercely, "I need women now, I need beautiful women!"


    Seth Logan quietly stopped between Murphy and the stairs.


    "You..." James franconne asked, "what do you want to do?"


    "I need beautiful women." Murphy didn''t mind blacking at all. "Don''t you know that? I can''t leave beautiful women every day! I want to be strong. X Emma Watson


    Robert Downey, Jr. "what?"


    "Don''t you want to?" Murphy''s eyes swept across everyone''s face. "How many days have you not touched a woman? Emma Watson brought her to the door. Are you going to let her go? "


    Seth logan was the first to stand up against, "it''s against the law!"


    Murphy retorted loudly, "it''s the end of the world outside! The whole world is destroyed. What does the law do? "


    Apart from Seth Logan''s opposition, Jonah hill, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. did not say anything.


    "We can''t do that!" Seth Logan still stands in front of Murphy. "Emma is our friend!"


    "She''s not a Stanton!" Murphy took a step forward. "Emma Watson may be the most beautiful woman in the world!"


    He turned to James Franco and said, "can you bear to see such a beautiful woman being eaten by a monster outside and not enjoying her?"


    After a long silence, Jonah Hill said seriously, "I agree with Murphy that it''s too wasteful for Emma Watson to be eaten by monsters."


    James Franco nodded his head and came up with a very good idea. "I have a basement here. We can imprison Emma Watson and feed her with a small amount of water and food. Anyone who needs it can go to her..."


    "We can''t live without women!" Little Robert Downey also stood up, "Murphy is right. Emma Watson may be the most beautiful woman alive in the world. We can''t let her go!"


    "But she''s our friend."


    That said, Seth Logan''s attitude changed. "Isn''t that good?"


    "Bang!" The door of the upstairs room was kicked open from inside. Emma Watson rushed out with a knife. She stood at the top of the stairs and pointed at Murphy and others below with a knife. "You bastards!"


    "Emma! Emma Robert Downey, Jr. raised his hand and said aloud, "listen to me, you misunderstood. We''re kidding!"


    Seth Logan also said, "Emma, we''re not what you think. We''re good people!"


    "We are not good people!" Murphy fiercely rushed to the front, "we are all bad guys, bad guys are strong. X you are such a beautiful woman!"


    While speaking, Murphy wants to rush up, but Emma Watson suddenly drops the knife and takes out a gun from behind.


    "This is my gun!" Cried James Franco.


    "It''s mine now!" Emma Watson motioned with the muzzle of the gun, "get out of the way, you all get out of the way."


    Under the threat of muzzle, Murphy and others give way to the stairs and watch Emma Watson go downstairs and get out of the hole in the wall.


    When Emma Watson disappeared from the cave, the voice of the director of photography sounded again in the set, "cut! This one''s over! "


    Hearing the director''s call to stop, Murphy breathed a sigh of relief. It''s not easy to play such a long shot, even if he still plays Murphy Stanton.


    The crew took a break and Emma Watson came around from the other side.


    "Hello everyone She waved as she came and joked, "you don''t mind being black at all."


    Seth Logan is the most familiar with her and says with a smile, "we are not you. We don''t need to pay attention to the image."


    After a few words, Emma Watson obviously wanted to get closer to the stantons.


    However, this is Emma Watson''s best scene in shooting. After she disappears from here, she will not appear again, and the film does not account for her specific quality, which is also agreed between the two sides before shooting. Emma Watson plays in her real name, and the plot should not damage her image.For an actress like her, image matters.


    In fact, not only she, but also all the female public figures who show their good image attach great importance to their own public image.


    Undoubtedly, Jacqueline, the former first lady, is one of the most photographed women in the 20th century. She is a symbol of fashion, maturity and progress in public. She is also the woman who really shaped President Kennedy into a charming woman.


    In front of the public, she will always only show the most appropriate and appropriate side.


    The media are also happy to report on this.


    After Kennedy''s death, Maria carras began her second marriage with the Greek ship king Onassis after her romantic vacation with Uncle Robert Kennedy, two nights of passion with Marlon Brando, and kicking off the opera.


    These are not easy to show in front of people.


    In some ways, Jacqueline is like a Hollywood actress.


    For example, Emma Watson, Hollywood insiders all know that her speed of changing boyfriends is not slower than Taylor Swift, but it''s not like Taylor Swift''s hype.


    Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco are not very well-known since they became famous, and there are many disputes around them, and they don''t care much about them.


    At the end of the day, Murphy didn''t leave immediately, but Seth Logan walked out of the set together to be interviewed by reporters, and also to promote the film invested by Stanton studio.


    Murphy has always spared no effort to raise the banner for his investment films.


    There is a special news reception room on the set. Under the auspices of the crew''s publicity and public relations, Murphy and Seth Logan specially answered a few questions.


    "There are a lot of jokes in this film, some of which are very simple and some are very complicated. We have found a lot of audiences and made targeted surveys. As long as the audience doesn''t laugh, we won''t use this joke."


    As the film''s director, Seth Logan first answered the reporter''s question, "as long as the audience gives a knowing smile to this joke, we know that this joke can be used."


    He thought about it and said, "actually, I don''t want to show too many boring jokes or my own ideas in this movie. My approach is to let the audience tell us what''s funny and what''s not. And we don''t want to make fun of the audience. "


    Seth Logan is a real man compared with the rest of Stanton''s followers. "Before shooting this movie, we took out a lot of paragraphs to discuss. Although many of them have strong taste, they have been tested by the audience. As for the sci-fi plot in the film, it''s nothing at all. It''s just ordinary jokes. When we test the movie''s jokes, we find a lot of audiences, see their reaction to the jokes, and then decide how to use the jokes. This movie is actually shot like this. "


    After Seth Logan finished answering, the reporter''s question naturally turned to Murphy. What they asked most was the feeling of being an actor.


    "I''ve always wanted to play myself in a movie, but the script they wrote is another thing - I''m always in a compassionate environment - in fact, everyone is like this in this movie."


    Murphy said while gesticulating, "the night before shooting, I was always worried, but when I got to the set, I saw that other actors didn''t go too well, so I let go and began to play my role seriously."


    He pointed to Seth Logan and said, "in fact, we''ve all suffered the same thing. This movie is crazy. It''s almost the craziest and purest comedy I''ve ever seen. In this movie, we all have to show different levels and different aspects of our character, which seems to be crazy enough. At the same time, we have to show the jokes according to Logan''s request. "


    Finally, he talked about his role. "My behavior in the film is different from my own habits. Although I play myself in this film, it sounds crazy. In fact, this film is so crazy. Maybe we have some so-called self-consciousness, but in this movie, this consciousness doesn''t exist at all. Everything is for jokes and stories. "


    This film has attracted so many stars that it''s hard to attract people''s attention. After the interviews with Murphy and Seth Logan, the media are reporting one after another that doomsday has gained a certain popularity, and the effect of early publicity is quite good.


    There is a topic, there will be heat, this is a very simple truth.


    So, Murphy and 20th century fox are also preparing to make enough interesting topics for the city of chaos. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 556

    In early April, after adding the soundtrack and editing the sound effects, all the post production of "city of chaos" was completed, and the film also entered the pre release stage of publicity sprint. In the last three weeks before the release, Murphy and Kara fistone worked together to attract more attention.


    This stage of publicity is no longer limited to the media platform.


    Both Murphy and 20th Century Fox know that Raytheon may be a soft persimmon compared with other popular films. However, the brand of Marvel can not be underestimated, especially Raytheon has an audience base.


    Now, Marvel''s egg is becoming more and more well known, and it is also a topic often discussed by fans and media. Just before the summer holiday, marvel film officially announced that the film "Avengers alliance", the first big gathering of Marvel superheroes, will be released in the first weekend of May next year, and Raytheon is one of them.


    This kind of news has undoubtedly stimulated many fans, especially those who are attracted by cartoon fans and several Marvel superhero films, and also effectively improved the attention of the film Thor.


    Compared with Thor, which has a certain foundation, "city of chaos" is completely out of the master''s aura, and its foundation will undoubtedly be weaker. Anyone who understands Hollywood and the film market knows very well that the degree of attention paid to original films can not be compared with adapted films and sequels.


    The simplest example is that even up to now, no original film or non adapted film in Hollywood has ever made a breakthrough of US $100 million in the first weekend box office in North America. The highest box office result of original film in North America so far is more than US $70 million brought by James Cameron''s avatar.


    Take a look at the box office charts of the first weekend, the adaptations and sequels of Yishui.


    This is the reality of Hollywood. Even if Murphy and Carla Firth watch Raytheon, they know that they are not super soft persimmons.


    In the publicity after the Super Bowl midfield advertisement, fox in the 20th century mainly used TV platform, and then supplemented by other media, using more common means.


    City of chaos enters the weekend of Raytheon, which puts pressure on marvel and Walt Disney to use the "Avengers alliance". With the hot discussion of Avengers, Murphy and Kara Firth also feel the pressure, and they also use propaganda methods other than conventional means.


    In April, there were many movie advertisements in New York, especially the billboards in Times Square, which were occupied by many Hollywood blockbusters to be released.


    Edmund Princeton is an ordinary office worker. His company is near Times Square. Every day he goes to work, he passes through times square. Those colorful advertisements will inevitably fall into his eyes.


    "There are no good films this month."


    Like many Americans, Edmund Princeton also has the habit of going to the cinema. Passing by Times Square, he said to a colleague on the way, "I haven''t been to the cinema for several weeks. I''m waiting for the summer holiday in May."


    The colleague put his briefcase on his shoulder and said, "me too. There are a lot of summer blockbusters."


    "There will be two blockbusters on the first weekend!" Edmund Princeton looks at the electronic screen in Times Square, one of which is playing the trailer of "city of chaos". On the billboard on the top of the times building, the muscular Henry Carvel and the sexy and capable Margaret Robbie stand out in the dark.


    Colleagues also looked over there, looking at the opposite man holding a hammer like a God, drooling and saying, "and Thor, Marvel''s superhero blockbusters are all my favorites."


    It''s like it''s on the same weekend, and the big ads for "city of chaos" and "Thor" are opposite, and no one''s down.


    "I still like the realistic movies made by Murphy." Edmund Princeton said as he walked.


    "His movie? I admit Murphy''s movie is good, but it''s far worse than Marvel''s superhero movie Colleagues keep shaking their heads, "his film is too cruel, or Marvel''s film is more entertaining?"


    Hearing this, Edmund Princeton turned his head and said, "entertaining? Come on, Dirk, you''re not an underage child. Marvel''s movies are really happier, but they''re for children. Don''t be so naive! "


    "There''s no way." A colleague named Dirk opened his hand and said, "I just like superhero movies. Who can make Murphy Stanton''s new" city of chaos "not superhero movies? If it''s a film like body of steel, I''ll buy tickets. "


    Edmund - Princeton can only shake his head, after all, everyone''s preferences are different, he fanatically infatuated with Murphy - Stanton''s film, naturally some people do not like.


    When they passed through times square, Dirk suddenly said, "by the way, there''s another good film at the end of April. Do you want to see it?"


    "What film?" Edmund Princeton doesn''t remember that there were blockbusters before the summer break.Dirk made a gesture to turn the steering wheel. "Van diessel and Paul Walker''s" speed and passion 5 "!"


    "The bald one." Edmund Princeton shook his head. "I don''t like him, so I won''t go to his movies."


    At this point, Edmund Princeton saw a crooked poster pasted on a billboard in front of him, which seemed to be a hand copied poster. Many people gathered there to look at it. They couldn''t help looking at it.


    He''s not the only one who''s curious, but also dirk. This guy is following.


    Because the poster is relatively large and the font on it is relatively clear, Edmund Princeton can see the content clearly without crowding into the crowd, which seems to be a battle manifesto.


    "In recent years, the public order in New York has been chaotic, gangs have been rampant, and serious crimes have been committed one after another, resulting in the rampant use of drugs, guns and crimes, and countless people have become their victims..."


    Although living in a world-class metropolis such as New York, Edmund Princeton lived in Queens in his early days. He was very clear about the other side behind the prosperity of the city. In his eyes, the posters were not only false rumors, but also far from describing the evils of New York.


    "I am here to warn all criminals that the night in New York is no longer your world. My eyes will be fixed on every corner of New York, and I will fight against the crime in New York with the most severe means!"


    Edmund Princeton was in a daze. This guy looks like a bull. He seems to be fighting against all the jerks in New York.


    "Here, I declare war on all crimes in New York!"


    Seeing this, Edmund Princeton doesn''t know what to say. He just feels that this man has a big voice. He can solve the problem that even the New York City Government and the police can''t solve. Can he do it?


    Looking back, it''s the signature. In fancy English, it''s a person''s name - Chris Dann!


    "Who''s Chris Dann? Is there something wrong with your head? " Dirk was completely confused. "He declared war on gangs all over New York!"


    Edmund Princeton gazed at the name for a while, then turned to look at the billboards of Henry Cavell and Margot Robbie. Behind them was the name of "city of chaos".


    He has seen several versions of the trailer of this film more than once, and of course he knows that the hero in it is Chris Dann!


    Edmund Princeton thought that this is the film''s propaganda for "city of chaos". This alternative propaganda method is really interesting. A person who dares to declare war on gangsters and criminals in New York, no matter what the starting point is, can certainly arouse some people''s curiosity.


    For example, his colleague named dirk.


    After entering the company, their offices were very close to each other. Edmund Princeton saw that Dirk took advantage of his spare time before going to work to open Google''s search page, input the name "Chris Dann", and many pages about "city of chaos" were displayed.


    Seeing that Dirk was very interested in opening one of them, Edmund Princeton stopped caring about him and opened the booking website. Today is a new Monday. Tickets for "city of chaos" are being reserved!


    Go to the website, find the "city of chaos" section, look at the cinema, and find the right one. Edmund Princeton did not hesitate to book his advance tickets for Thursday night.


    Although I can''t go to the Lincoln Art Center for the premiere because of my work, it''s OK to go to the preview after work.


    At the same time, many people in New York City were intrigued by Chris Dann''s declaration of opening up their business three weeks in advance


    To a certain extent, it has attracted a large number of passers-by.


    "Raytheon" also shows no weakness. With the blessing of "Avengers alliance" topic and aura, it also begins to accept the reservation, and the results are quite good. Marvel has accumulated a large number of comic fans in decades. Even though Raytheon''s reputation is not obvious, there are many fans of other heroes who buy because of the Avengers.


    In late April, Murphy and Gail gado came to New York to deal with the premiere. The first week''s booking for Thor was close to $10 million, and the original film "city of chaos" was slightly lower, but more than $8 million.


    With the release getting closer and closer, "city of chaos" held two media and audience auditions in New York and Los Angeles at the same time, in order to create momentum for the film''s release.


    Marvel film is not willing to lag behind, also held a trial screening for "Thor", fans and Disney''s media applauded.


    This continued until the first weekend of May. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 557

    "The pre-sale results of both films are very good."


    In the media area in front of the Lincoln Art Center, Joseph kremetz from the Los Angeles Times told Brad hansbain, a familiar reporter for the New York Times, "the city of chaos and Thor don''t look particularly strong or bad."


    Brad hansbain remembers the pre-sale of the two films: "the pre-sale box office of Thor in the first week was less than 12 million US dollars, and that of city of chaos was less than 10 million US dollars. These two figures are neither high nor low. They are not the omen of a big bang at all."


    There was a sudden uproar on the red carpet. Joseph kremetz and Brad hansbain immediately looked over and saw James Franco and Lily Collins on the red carpet.


    "It seems that all the stantons are here?" Asked Brad hansbain in a low voice.


    Joseph kremetz shook his head. "No, Robert Downey Jr. didn''t come."


    "Iron man, Tony Stark is not here." Brad - Hans Bain immediately clear, "he is one of the Avengers, it seems to be to participate in the Los Angeles side of the" Thor "premiere."


    This is the Lincoln Art Center in Manhattan, the premiere of the city of chaos.


    On the same weekend, Raytheon premiered at the Hollywood China Grand Theater in Los Angeles.


    The night sky in New York is getting dim gradually. The lights illuminate every inch of the red carpet, but they can''t change. The stars above are dyed with thick black. One star after another walks on the red carpet, but they can''t attract more attention than the next moment.


    One by one, Stanton party members walked down the red carpet, but Robert Downey Jr. didn''t come. Just when everyone took it for granted that Robert Downey Jr. must stay in Los Angeles for the premiere of "Thor", a Rolls Royce phantom stopped in front of the red carpet.


    When the car door is opened, Robert Downey Jr. steps out of the car and waves to the fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet. Then he turns back and takes Susan Downey from the car


    "He''s here!" Brad hansbain was surprised.


    Compared with Brad Hans Bain, Joseph kremetz is much more calm. As a reporter in Los Angeles, he knows more about the stantons.


    "The friendship between the stantons..." He shook his head and said, "deeper than the outside world thinks."


    All of a sudden, in the dark sky, a bright light darted upward, as if something flew into the sky. In the eyes of countless people, the light gradually converged, and finally became a line of letters of Chris Dann in the sky.


    Then, Henry Carville, the hero of the film, stepped onto the red carpet.


    Looking at the actor of Murphy Stanton''s latest film, Joseph kremetz said, "Bry, who do you think has more muscle than Chris Hemsworth?"


    "Who knows?" Brad Hans Bain knows that Joseph kremetz is talking about the actor who plays Thor, "but Chris Hemsworth''s image is more sunny, and this Henry Carvel always has some gloom on his face."


    Joseph kremetz laughs. "It''s just right for Murphy Stanton."


    Henry Cavell gets closer and closer. Brad Hans Bain and Joseph kremetz take enough pictures and continue to talk about each other.


    "Which one do you think will be cannon fodder, Thor or city of chaos?" Asked Brad hansbain.


    "The auditions of the two films have a good reputation." Joseph kremetz recalled that "after several auditions of" city of chaos ", there were still some voices in the media that criticized the theme and atmosphere of the film for being too dark, and there were almost no bad comments on Thor, which was a cheering voice."


    As a professional reporter who specializes in movies, Brad Hans Bain certainly understands some of the tricks in it. He shrugs and says, "is the audition word-of-mouth accurate? I''ll know the situation of these two films when I see the word-of-mouth tomorrow. "


    100% praise? Zero difference? This kind of film seems very magical, after the official release, it is often the time when the myth is broken.


    Frankly, he doesn''t think much of Thor.


    Maybe Marvel''s entertainment film can get a good box office result, but it''s impossible to get a good reputation. Murphy Stanton''s "body of steel" elevates the superhero film to a height that other people can''t match. With such a really popular superhero film, how can Marvel''s fast-food popcorn get a good reputation?


    Unfortunately, the scale of Murphy Stanton''s films is too large. It''s not a typical youth film, otherwise


    Brad Hans Bain shakes his head, which is probably the reason why the pre-sale of "city of chaos" is not as good as that of "Thor". He doesn''t pay too much attention to visual effects, doesn''t pay too much attention to popcorn when he is young, and is not an adaptation with an audience base. Besides Murphy Stanton''s own appeal, he doesn''t want to join Natalie Portman, the Oscar queen of "Thor" Weak.Many external factors will affect the market performance of a film. Brad Hans Bain also heard that it is not easy for "city of chaos" to get PG-13 rating. It is said that Murphy Stanton has cut some scenes for this purpose. If he does not do so, he will definitely become an R-class film, which will not be able to compete with Thor, a completely young film.


    Just then, a tsunami of cheers sounded on the red carpet, as if devout believers saw God coming. Brad hansbain and Joseph kremetz turned to see that Murphy Stanton, holding his girlfriend Gail gado, had already stepped onto the red carpet.


    Murphy Stanton is tall, with a strong face and a dark suit, which looks like Michelangelo''s hand carved David is alive. Gail gado is tall and slim, with long dark brown hair in a bun, which highlights the whole gorgeous face. The back of the purple dress is trailing behind, and the front of the dress falls to half of the thigh, which makes her legs straight and beautiful Long.


    "These two..." Joseph kremetz was very surprised, "it''s only talent that can eat with appearance..."


    Joseph kremetz knew more or less about Murphy''s habits. When he saw them coming, he immediately walked to the interview area. He knew that the couple always walked the red carpet very fast.


    Sure enough, he just found a good position, Murphy Stanton and Gail gado have entered the interview area.


    As a result of early preparation, Joseph kremetz was the first to come to Murphy and asked, "director Stanton, is there any scene in the film that you can''t wait to show to the audience?"


    After seeing this reporter for a moment, Murphy thought a little and said, "it can be said that I cherish every shot I shoot. I can''t wait to show the audience a lot of shots, especially the action scenes shot in IMAX format. It''s really shocking."


    After a period of negotiation with Fox in the 20th century, IMAX company has invested considerable resources in "city of chaos". The film will be shown on 105 IMAX screens in North America, with 30 IMAX cinemas showing all day. Next week, at least 43 IMAX cinemas will be added around the world.


    The move will not only set the IMAX screen record, but also set a new record for its highest box office in history. At present, it is conservatively estimated that the first week box office of "city of chaos" will exceed $3 million.


    "Before, some media criticized your film, especially this film" city of chaos "is too dark. What do you think?" Another reporter asked aloud.


    Of course, Murphy would not admit this, and said lightly, "my colleagues and I have worked hard together to ensure that the narrative position of the film is from the perspective that evil can never defeat justice. But I''ve added some thinking elements from the beginning to make the film style stronger, more intense and more intense. "


    After answering the two questions, Murphy ignored the reporter''s questions, left the interview area, met Gail gado, stood in front of the sponsor''s background board and waited for a while. The main members of the crew and all the Stanton party members came over one after another.


    Then there was a stylized process. The crew members took pictures with the sponsors and some guests. It was not until the sun completely set on the horizon that Murphy led the whole crew into IMAX cinema amid the cheers of countless fans.


    In the middle, he chatted with Robert Downey Jr. and inquired about the premiere of Raytheon at the Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles.


    In the contract between Robert Downey Jr. and marvel pictures, there are only provisions on the premiere of iron man, and there is no agreement on the premiere of other Marvel superhero film projects, so he did not consider participating in the premiere of Raytheon in the past.


    It was getting late. Instead of going to the VIP lounge, Murphy went straight into the screening hall.


    At the moment when Murphy and others walked in, all the guests and audience in the screening hall stood up to give warm applause to the crew.


    Whether the applause is polite or not, it reflects Murphy''s reputation and status in the industry to a certain extent.


    Before the premiere, there was a small ceremony, which was specially made by 20th Century Fox for publicity. Murphy and the crew would fully cooperate with the special plan.


    Just as guests and audiences in this specially renovated IMAX theater are waiting for the film to be released, the Hollywood China Grand Theater on the avenue of stars in Los Angeles is packed with people, and countless Marvel comic fans gather together. The premiere of Raytheon has just entered the red carpet stage.


    Chilli Gwyneth Paltrow, black widow Scarlett Johnson, Eagle eyed Jeremy Reiner, and one eyed Samuel Jackson walked down the red carpet one by one, and the cartoon fans on both sides were excited.


    Finally, from the red carpet, is the "Thor" crew members, the heroine Natalie Portman with the confidence of the Oscar winner, also walked the red carpet. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 558

    With a reserved smile on her face, Natalie Portman walked all the way into the interview area. As the Oscar queen and the most famous star in the whole cast, she was naturally the focus of media reporters. Before she could stand firm, countless reporters gathered around her, flashing lights and throwing questions one after another.


    Looking at these crazy reporters, Natalie Portman was quite complacent. Although she couldn''t hear what these guys were saying because of the chaos, she kept a consistent smile on her face.


    Soon the staff came to maintain order, and the agitation of the reporters gradually subsided. They also knew that they could not interview at all.


    "Please ask questions one by one." Natalie Portman said with grace.


    As the best actress of the new Academy Award, her attraction is self-evident, and reporters have reached a tacit understanding, asking questions one by one.


    Accompanied by William Morris''s agent, Natalie Portman patiently answers questions.


    "Miss Portman, why are you in such a film?"


    "I''m a fan of marvel. I like Marvel''s superhero comics very much. Jane foster is very charming."


    This is Natalie Portman''s answer. She won''t tell reporters that if she gets an Oscar for best actress, of course, she has to earn a lot of money in this popcorn movie.


    In the past, she was very famous. Except for the prequel trilogy of Star Wars halo blessing, there was no film that could really sell well, and the film pay was not high. Now that she won the best actress, she must find a way to get back the high cost.


    On this occasion, most of the questions asked by reporters are polite, but there are also sharp people.


    "Natalie, do you think Thor will be a great success?"


    A reporter from the New York Post crowded in front of Natalie Portman and yelled, "will it sell at the box office?"


    There''s no need to think about it at all, Natalie Portman replied directly, "of course! It''s a great movie. It will be a success at the box office and word of mouth! "


    The reporter of the New York Post laughed. The first question was just a foreshadowing, and the other person''s answer could only be this way. Then he asked the second question, "this week''s mass release of Murphy Stanton''s" city of chaos "..."


    Hearing this name, Natalie Portman''s smile suddenly stagnated, but after all, she is a character who brings her own acting skills of Oscar best actress level in her life, and instantly returns to normal. If ordinary people don''t observe carefully, they can''t see the change in her expression at all.


    "What do you think of the box office and reputation of Raytheon..." The New York Post reporter suddenly accentuated, "will it beat Murphy Stanton''s city of chaos?"


    As soon as this problem came out, all the reporters raised their ears. Many people even looked at the tape recorder and camera to make sure there was no problem.


    Everyone knows that Natalie Portman and Murphy had a conflict, and now their films collide head-on


    Natalie Portman was accompanied by William Reese, an agent in charge of public relations. He immediately realized that there might be a trap in the problem and coughed in the back.


    Natalie Portman just said, "Thor must be the box office champion this week."


    "The New York Post reporter''s keen sense of Natalie Portman''s change, quickly asked," so, you think your film can beat Murphy Stanton''s film? "


    "That''s right!" Since Natalie Portman said the first sentence, she would not change her words again


    The agent of William Morris saw that the reporter still had to ask questions. He stepped forward, stopped between Natalie Portman and the reporter, and said in a loud voice, "ladies and gentlemen, Miss Portman is going to take a picture with her. That''s all for the interview."


    Natalie Portman took a look at her agent, said nothing and left in his company.


    Just went to the poster of NAT''s agent to remind them of the problem area


    "Is there a problem with my answer?" Natalie Portman is now a new Academy Award winner, full of air, "or do you have no confidence in me?"


    "Er..."


    The agent opens her mouth and doesn''t say anything. From the standpoint of the heroine, Natalie Portman has no question about her answer. The only question is, can the film "Thor" really compete with Murphy Stanton''s new work?


    Compared with Natalie Portman, the agent has no confidence at all.


    But he can only represent one person''s view. It''s not only Natalie Portman who has full confidence in Raytheon, but also some senior executives of Marvel comics.


    "We have a very good reputation for the trial of this film!"


    In the foyer of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, Stan Lee, wearing his trademark pair of sunglasses, confidently said, "it''s inevitable that the film will sell well."


    Avi Allard nodded his head. If it''s just a trial run of word-of-mouth, it may not mean much, but the pre-sale result of more than 10 million US dollars is better than when iron man was released.Stan Lee is still gushing, "I think the box office of Thor in the first week should be similar to that of iron man, and the final box office in North America will be about $250 million!"


    This is also the consensus reached by Marvel pictures based on the results of the first weekend''s pre-sale.


    Avi Allard doesn''t know much about the film industry, but he knows that Raytheon is facing a huge threat if it wants to achieve the expected results.


    "What about Murphy Stanton''s city of chaos?" He asked.


    "The pre-sale is three million dollars less than us!" Stan Lee seems to be an expert on the film market. "Considering all aspects of the situation, the box office in North America is at least $30 million less than that of Thor in the first weekend!"


    He pulled up his old face and laughed twice. "If there is something wrong with the word-of-mouth of" city of chaos ", it''s not surprising that the box office of the first weekend is less than 40 million US dollars. It''s hard to say that the box office of North America is more than 150 million US dollars!"


    Just for the trial screening, "city of chaos" had a certain proportion of bad reviews, which was significantly worse than "Thor" with zero bad reviews.


    Although Walt Disney and marvel have done a lot of work in the zero difference review of Raytheon, it is impossible for fox in the 20th century not to do it. On the same basis, it is clear at a glance who is higher or lower in the two films.


    On the same weekend, there were two films that attracted much attention, which was not uncommon in the extremely crowded summer camp in North America. For ordinary fans, it was not a big deal. What they did was still to take out their money, buy tickets for their favorite films, and how to watch or go to the movies.


    Every audience has different preferences. They always choose the films to watch according to their first impression.


    This first impression is widely influenced by external factors, such as the leading actor, director and type of the film, and the brand effect like marvel or Murphy can also play a certain role.


    With the opening of the summer festival, many fans go out of their homes and enter cinemas one after another, ready to choose their own films.


    After two months of dormancy in March and April, Daisy finally looks forward to the release of Murphy''s film. Together with her new friends, she goes to the emperor cinema in Santa Monica business center to watch "city of chaos".


    When she came to the ticket machine, Daisy entered the verification code and got the movie tickets she had reserved.


    She turned to her companion and said, "it''s your turn, Christine."


    The girl named Christine came to the ticket machine and suddenly felt guilty. She said to Daisy, "I I may have a problem. I can''t watch "city of chaos" with you


    "What?" Daisy frowned and asked, "what''s the matter? Are you in a hurry


    "No Christine entered her verification code on the machine, and a movie ticket with the label of Thor fell down. She picked it up and said weakly, "I I think It''s still Marvel''s superheroes that suit me


    Daisy glanced at the ticket in her hand and snorted, "traitor!"


    Christine pulled her aside and explained, "you know I''m a fan of Natalie Portman."


    "What''s good about that woman?" Daisy''s words jumped out of her mouth without thinking, "hypocrisy..."


    "Daisy!" Christine was a little upset.


    "Forget it." Daisy waved her hand. "You go to Raytheon. I''ll go to the city of chaos myself."


    Christine nodded. As soon as she was ready to leave, Daisy said, "if it''s disgusting, you can come to me."


    It''s not difficult to change the movie hall in the projection area after the movie starts showing. The biggest trouble comes from 3D. However, since "city of chaos" is not 3D, there is no such inconvenience.


    New York, Manhattan, as soon as it''s time to get off work, Edmund Princeton left the company with his colleague Dirk and went directly to the nearest AMC chain cinema.


    "You really don''t want to see the city of chaos?"


    In the theater lobby, Edmund Princeton asked Dirk, "tickets are still available."


    "I''d better go tomorrow." After reading the relevant publicity materials, Dirk is also interested in "city of chaos", but the brainless popcorn like "Thor" is his first choice. "I''ll go to see" Thor "first."


    Edmund Princeton couldn''t help saying, "well, I''ll see you at 9:30."


    "Well." Dirk looked at his watch. "I''ll wait for you. We''ll have a drink when we''re done."


    "Thor" has only 114 minutes, while "city of chaos" has more than 150 minutes. He must wait for Edmund Princeton for some time.


    As time went by, the advance shows of the two films released at the same time almost opened at the same time. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 559

    In the huge cinema, the lights on the ceiling go out neatly and uniformly, and there seems to be light on the wide IMAX screen, but it''s dark again. It''s so rich that people can''t tell whether the picture is black or the reality is so black.


    All of a sudden, there''s a soundtrack!


    This sudden music is mainly orchestral music, supplemented by the low violin sound. With the compact melody paved by orchestral music, the screen slowly floats through bursts of black fog, which permeates every inch of space, as if everywhere. Coupled with the timely appearance of the cold piano tone, it gives people a sense of suffocating oppression!


    Just at this time, the title of 20th Century Fox lights up. This title is different from all previous 20th Century Fox titles. The picture not only turns into black and white, but also reflects a kind of chilly feeling. The logo of Stanton studio appears in the back, which is even worse!


    "Oh, that''s the feeling of Murphy''s film!"


    Edmund Princeton couldn''t help exclaiming, "Murphy''s obviously back to his style!"


    There is no title, there is no wordiness, two short titles flash, the black fog on the screen, a blue and a red two light up, from the distance, faster and closer, quickly into a police car.


    At the same time when the police car appeared, the voice of the walkie talkie rang out.


    "This is the New York State Police Department We''re close to where it happened! "


    The police car swerved into an asphalt mixing plant, and then more police cars appeared.


    Patrolmen, plain clothes, Swat, there are hundreds of policemen gathered here, and the picture finally stops on Sergeant Lynch played by Christopher Waltz who comes down from the police car.


    In the most concise way, the film explains the reason why the police are gathered here.


    A group of crazy gangsters hijacked a rich father and son from Long Island, and coerced them to the temporary asphalt mixing plant for road construction, then they were surrounded by the police in a mixing workshop.


    The police quickly worked out a plan of action and launched a rescue operation. The camera always follows from the perspective of sergeant Lynch, who follows the SWAT team and enters the mixing workshop.


    Police and bandits started a fierce exchange of fire, several bandits were killed one by one, and the father was rescued, but the last bandit hijacked his son and walked onto a huge asphalt melting pool, the police action was forced to stop.


    "Don''t you want money?" My father stood in the police circle and yelled, "I can give you everything, as long as you don''t hurt him!"


    The bandit stopped the little boy by the neck with one hand and aimed a gun at his forehead with the other, without saying a word.


    "Please let my son go!" The father cried again, "I can trade with him!"


    After the police failed to stop him, the father went alone and replaced his son.


    Just after the little boy came down, the police suddenly heard the sound of gunfire. The bandit was shot in the leg, but before he fell down, he pushed his father into the smelly asphalt melting pool.


    "Dad..."


    A heart rending voice sounded.


    The screen suddenly turns black. When it lights up again, a strong man wakes up from his sleep, and then the door is knocked from the outside. "Chris Dann, it''s time for training."


    The outside world is dark. Chris Dann is under the most strict training in the ice and snow. Liam Nison, the godfather of Chris Dann, is also on the stage in the training at night.


    "Whatever your purpose, Chris Dann, you''ve lost your way!"


    In the evening training, Chris Dann was timid and had a deep fear of the dark and black.


    The picture flashed back. Sergeant Lynch put on a coat for the little boy and gave it to his colleagues for temporary care. He went to help deal with the aftermath. The little boy secretly ran out of the police car and came to the vicinity of the asphalt melting pool just now. He saw the remains of his father, which had just been salvaged. It was a black object in the shape of a human. It was completely black and terrible black


    The little boy only felt dark in his eyes and fainted.


    Ninja, climbing, fighting, tracking Chris Dann is training every day, invincible during the day, cowardly at night


    In the training at night, Chris Dann was easily knocked down by Reina. In the face of the thick night, he was scared like a little boy. He shrunk into a ball and did not dare to stand up again.


    "Why did we fall, Chris?" Reina''s voice will always ring at the right time, "because only in this way can we learn to stand up!"


    Daisy is a little crazy when she looks at the trash like actor on the screen. However, when she sees Reina, she mutters, "this teacher looks very good!"


    The movie flashed back again. After Dane''s funeral, Chris Dane inherited a large amount of stock and other property left by his father, and then Reina, as the godfather, appeared. Without much effort, he got custody of Chris Dane, a teenager.


    "Chris, do you want revenge for your father?"The criminal was shot in the leg and didn''t die. Chris Dann accepted Reiner''s advice, left New York and went north to receive all kinds of strict training.


    But at the beginning, Chris Dann was very decadent. When he grew up, he went back to New York once and contacted the girl who grew up with his neighbor. Through her father, he learned that her father''s death was not so simple, nor was it a simple robbery or kidnapping. Behind it was the biggest evil force in New York


    It also makes Chris Dann more clear that it takes a lot to avenge his father.


    He trained hard, learned all kinds of skills, and became extremely diligent, but he couldn''t overcome his fear of the dark, which was like the pool of asphalt that dissolved his father.


    "What you don''t know always scares you!"


    Reina, his godfather, is an outstanding master of fighting. He is not only skillful, but also seems to know the heart of the people. "If you want revenge, you must win with the weak. If you want to win with the weak, you must make people fear. If you want to make people fear, you must overcome your inner fear."


    Reina accompanied Chris Dann in training, hunting, lurking With careful teaching to help him overcome his inner fear, and Chris Dann understand a truth, want to defeat the evil enemy, the best way is to incarnate as fear!


    Edmund Princeton agreed with the idea that "if you want to frighten the insidious and cunning enemy, you have to make them feel scared!"


    In the first 20 minutes of this film, it shows a man how to overcome his psychological fear step by step. In a concise way, it clearly introduces Reina, Chris Dann, Sheriff Lynch and Jay Rachel.


    In Lincoln Art Center, Todd McCarthy has the same idea. Reina and Chris Dann are very successful. This beginning looks like a simple revenge story, but the psychological change process of the characters makes the characters flesh and blood.


    If you think about it, it is also such a simple truth. How can any child who experienced such a painful event in his childhood not have a psychological shadow? This kind of shadow is very difficult to overcome, and it is not to say that it will fade after a long time. Overcoming it is definitely a very difficult process.


    Murphy Stanton spent more than 20 minutes telling people clearly the influence of fear on people.


    Todd McCarthy wrote down the word "fear" in his book. Although the story now looks like a simple revenge story, he thinks it will never be so simple. Murphy Stanton''s movie is not the mindless popcorn of Marvel next door.


    He believes that the story will be very complicated. This is by no means a simple film about revenge. From the analysis of Murphy Stanton''s style and several trailers, it should be an extremely dark and heavy stylized film.


    The first 20 minutes of the film, the screen does spread this rich dark tone, but the theme seems not particularly heavy, just the protagonist to overcome fear.


    That Reina should not be a good man!


    It''s not only Todd McCarthy who has this feeling, but Daisy also thinks so. She''s staring at the screen, but her head is turning. From what Reina has done, she looks like a very good godfather, but she always feels that something is wrong.


    Daisy is a veteran Murphy Stanton fan. Since she saw the film, she has never seen such a good person in any Murphy Stanton film, except for the funny black film "dead man", even the superman in "body of steel".


    After all, many innocent people were killed by mistake during the Superman war. It seems that this Reina is bent on revenge for helping Chris Dann


    No! Daisy immediately realized the problem. When training Chris Dann and guiding him to overcome psychological obstacles, Reina frequently mentioned justice and revenge.


    In particular, he encouraged Chris Dann to return to New York, because the murderer of his father has not yet been brought to justice, and instilled in him the belief that if justice is to be done, revenge must be done!


    That sounds right. The problem is that New York is not in the middle ages. There is a government, a police, a court, and a perfect judicial system. Is it really right to use lynching to achieve justice?


    Most of the people who can sit here and watch "city of chaos" are adults. Murphy''s film is not a dish of brainless popcorn for teenagers.


    The biggest characteristic of his fans is that they have a certain life experience and can think about problems properly from their own point of view.


    It''s not just Daisy, it''s a lot of other fans.


    The murderer of old Dane is waiting for the trial of the law, but Reina lets Chris Dane Lynch instead of the law. Is this appropriate? Is he really trying to help Chris Dann get revenge? Didn''t he know that Chris Dann would be a notorious wanted man if he took this step?


    Watching "city of chaos" fans look and think, next to the cinema, a large number of fans are chewing popcorn, happily watching "Thor" screening. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 560

    Audiences who watch "city of chaos" and "Thor" in theaters may not know that both films start with flashback and flashback narration, but the atmosphere of the films is quite different.


    The city of chaos is dark and depressing. It guides the audience''s thinking with a deep theme. People can''t help thinking after seeing it. How much does fear affect human beings? How hard is it to overcome your fear? Can a disoriented person find himself? Are those who look good really good? Do evil people have a good side?


    The whole film is like a reflection of the real society. Human beings are extremely complex. The society and metropolis composed of human beings are more complex!


    Thor is simple and easy. A god falls from the sky, and then a God who doesn''t adapt to human society appears a series of funny behaviors. Even if the God is knocked down in the flashback, it doesn''t have the slightest heavy feeling. On the contrary, it is full of cheerful atmosphere. Even the villain rocky is a teaser.


    This kind of film will not give people any possibility of thinking, even if they drink too much Coke, go to the toilet, smoke a cigarette, chat outside for a while, and come back, they can still understand.


    "City of chaos" and "Thor" are two different types of films.


    In the cinema where the former was shown, there was no movement except the sound of the film itself; in the cinema where the latter was shown, there was the sound of chewing popcorn, drinking coke, and occasionally the sound of the first text message, which never stopped and seemed extremely lively.


    After the opening stage of both films, "city of chaos" continues to go on the road of deep depression, while "Thor" becomes more simple and mindless


    In particular, there are only two or three locations on the earth for the scene of "Thor". Although there is a saying of nine kingdoms, people with clear eyes can see that the pattern of this film is actually very small.


    "Is this a sitcom?"


    Seeing the drama on the earth always revolves around a small town with only half a street, Dirk is quite dissatisfied, "is there any mistake! This is a movie! It''s not a stage play! Return to the nine kingdoms.... "


    The more he looks at it, the more dissatisfied he is. The pattern of the film is not from the characters'' mouths, but from the lens, the plot and so on.


    "Don''t you mean zero bad reviews?"


    An older man next to him seemed to be dissatisfied with the film, muttering, "is this what a zero negative film looks like?"


    A 30-year-old sitting next to the man shook his head. "The characters are flat, the character is simple, and the scene is as small as possible. This movie is so disappointing!"


    Dirk used to like Marvel''s superhero movies, especially the Spider Man Trilogy and two iron man movies, but even compared with Spider Man 3, which is generally regarded as a poor movie, this movie has a big gap.


    Looking at the empty Coke Cup, Dirk moved his bottom. I don''t know why. He felt a little uncomfortable after sitting for 20 minutes. This is something he had never seen before when watching iron man


    Dirk is not the only one who feels uncomfortable in the film of Raytheon. In the imperial cinema in Santa Monica business center, Christine has been turning her lips from the beginning of the film to the present, not talking about the plot and the small pattern of the film. She is very dissatisfied with the biggest factor that can attract her to watch.


    Christine came to see the film, more because of Natalie Portman.


    But what''s Natalie Portman in this movie? No acting skills, no appearance. When it comes to vases, it''s not as good as a female partner. It''s just a group of people!


    Every time she sees Natalie Portman''s Jane foster appear on the screen, Christine feels embarrassed.


    On the screen, Jane foster appears with the female partner again. Both her appearance and acting skills are oppressed by the female partner. Christine can''t bear to look directly at her, so she just stands up and goes out of the theater to take a breath.


    "Is this a zero negative movie?"


    Standing at the door, two people came out later and said, "I don''t know how many Gunners marvel at. Is that the movie? It''s not much better than superman returns. "


    One of them suggested, "while it''s still early, why don''t you go to the city of chaos."


    "Good idea!" Another echoed, "to see if Murphy Stanton''s film is disappointing, too."


    Watching these two people pass by and walk into the opposite theater where "city of chaos" is shown, Christine suddenly thinks that her good friend Daisy is also in it. Why don''t you go and have a look?


    As soon as she thought about it, she walked through the corridor and looked around. There was no cinema staff around, so she rushed into the theater where "city of chaos" was shown.


    There are so many people here. They are all concentrating on watching movies. It''s hard to find daisy.


    "Revenge does not mean justice!"


    Hearing the firm and powerful lines, Christine found a seat at random and did not leave.In the premiere theater of the Lincoln Art Center in New York, Murphy sits quietly and watches the film continue to show.


    There is no doubt that "city of chaos" borrowed the framework of "Batman: the moment of war" by Christopher Nolan, but a considerable part of the content of this film was born out of Frank Miller''s 1986 cartoon "the return of the Dark Knight". In order to avoid copyright conflicts, Murphy boldly changed the whole story and characters while keeping the theme of the film unchanged Set, and let the film completely out of the superhero atmosphere, the protagonist more realistic.


    The characters don''t have so much high-tech help, and they don''t fly into the earth. The initial motive force is not to save the city, but only for their own interests. This is more in line with human nature, and extends from their own interests to a greater goal.


    Chris Dann returned to New York, inherited a large amount of shares, art and assets left by his father from the trusteeship agency, and contacted his childhood neighbor friend Jay Rachel, who is now an assistant prosecutor. Through her, she got more information about her father''s murderer, and then, accompanied by Jay Rachel, she went to New York I''m here to attend the trial.


    As Reiner said, justice has not been done in the trial, the murderer has not been sentenced to death, and Chris Dann is ready to deal with the murderer himself.


    "Revenge does not mean justice!"


    Jay Rachel is acutely aware of Chris Dann''s psychological change. Chris Dann doesn''t start at last, but the murderer is murdered by another person when he appears in court


    The scene was in chaos, and countless people were panicked. Chris Dann was touched and remembered the instruction from his father. After all, he was not raised by Reina alone. He grew up as a teenager with his father. His thoughts and views were inevitably influenced by his father.


    The movie flashed back again. Old Dan always coaxes Chris to understand the world and how to be a kind person.


    These shots are rare warm colors in the film. The time of this kind of color is very short. In a flash, the shot goes back to the dark ice and snow. The shot about Reina appears


    The idea from Reina and the teaching from his father form a fierce collision in Chris Dann''s thought!


    On the way back, in Jay Rachel''s questioning, Chris Dann confessed that he wanted to kill the murderer. As an assistant prosecutor, Jay Rachel was very disappointed with him and admitted that this was not the kind boy he knew.


    Chris Dann didn''t give up because of the murderer''s death. He continued to investigate the cases of that year. He soon found that New York was more dark than in the past. Crime was rampant here. The police and other public officials were corrupt. His father''s case seemed to be related to the biggest gangs in New York. Most of the police were bribed, but they refused to conduct in-depth investigation.


    Chris Dann had to do it by himself. He went back to his father''s suburban villa, converted the basement into a training room, bought various kinds of equipment, and then carried out his own transformation. A dark night Walker was born.


    He began to make a variety of moves against gangs. With the deepening of the investigation, everything pointed to Cheney, the brain of the largest gangs in New York.


    During the day, Chris Dann, like a decadent rich second generation, uses extravagance to cover himself up. At night, he continues to pursue everything related to his father''s case.


    This kind of two-sided life gradually alienated him from Jay Rachel, but what Jay Rachel said was right. That kind little boy never died. Chris Dann formulated a series of principles for himself in the action of the night, and the most important one was not to kill.


    "I can punish them!" He always sticks to the bottom line, "but never try them!"


    He is very clear that if legislation, law enforcement and trial are all done by one person, the consequences will be very terrible.


    Chris Dann contacted the then Sergeant Lynch, a realistic policeman who didn''t accept bribes, but didn''t refuse to fight against crimes from forces other than the police, even if the other party had another plan.


    "Los Angeles Times" reporter Kenneth Turan gently nodded, "the law can restrain ordinary people, but it has little effect on Chris Dann. The only thing that can restrain Chris Dann is his inner moral bottom line. If this bottom line is broken, Chris Dann may become a more terrifying existence than gangs."


    In order to find out the truth, Chris Dann overcomes his fear of the black and turns himself into fear


    "A few action plays are remarkable, not fancy kung fu fighting." Todd McCarthy looked at Chris Dann, who used the night as a cover to fight with gangsters. "The action design of boxing to meat is not only ornamental, but also completely in line with the realistic style of the film."


    Just when Chris Dann caught the important figures of the gang and felt closer to the truth, Reina came to New York with his disciples.


    Chris Dann has also discovered an amazing fact about his father (to be continued). )

 Chapter 561

    In this world, people always have two sides. What most people show in front of their families is the good side. So is old Dane. There are so many rich people in New York City. Why do gangsters only focus on Dane''s family? It''s not as simple as blindfolded multiple choice.


    From Cheney''s mouth, Chris Dann learned that they came to old Dann because they had been in contact with each other for a long time, and old Dann still had the information of another more terrorist group standing behind Cheney!


    When questioning Cheney, the police also focused on Chris Dann, and a car chase broke out. Chris Dann''s black motorcycle aroused countless praise in the cinema.


    Getting rid of the New York police, Chris Dann went back to his villa in the suburbs. When he was a teenager, his father was full of love in his memory. How could such a person be a bad person?


    Good people always show their good side when they need to, and cover up other evils.


    This is what almost all the characters in the film will have. Sergeant Lynch, who helps Chris Dane, not only uses him to fight against the gangs, but also wants to expose the transactions between the superior and the gangs, so as to climb to a higher position. Jay Rachel''s father, who seems to be a good friend of old Dane, accepts the entrustment of another force to interfere in the trial, so as to avoid the murderer being punished Death sentence for Chris Dann himself


    Daisy has already held her fist excitedly, because except for the relatively simple Jay Rachel, the film, including the hero, has extremely complex human nature. There is a dark side hidden under the appearance. Once this side breaks out, it will break down not only himself, but also everything he can influence.


    Such a role is her favorite, especially the setting of Chris Dann''s father. The two sides of darkness and light are charming. This charm is also reflected in Chris Dann''s body. Young Chris Dann is confused and painful. If he takes a wrong step, he will be doomed.


    Inside the New York cinema, Edmund Princeton vaguely felt that Chris Dann might face an extremely complicated situation.


    People with life experience like him know very well that this is not a simple black-and-white world. It is not black or white. There is often white in black and black in white


    He looked around, and Dirk, who was sitting next to him, was quite fascinated.


    The simple world outlook like marvel is really not suitable for adults. Just now, Dirk probably can''t stand "Thor" and ran here from there.


    "I didn''t expect that Spiderman 3 and Iron Man 2 were inferior." Dirk whispered, "it''s younger than all the marvel movies before. It''s all for 15-year-olds."


    "Would you please keep quiet?"


    Probably disturbed to the other side of the fans, a person turned to remind, "such a film needs to be fully devoted to see."


    Dirk quickly shut his mouth. The atmosphere in this movie hall is very different from that on the other side. Except for the sound of the movie itself, there is little else.


    The audience''s mind in the movie hall is not on coke and popcorn at all, but on the movie itself.


    He also concentrated on watching the film, even if it was not the type he enjoyed very much, he was gradually attracted. In addition to the deep theme he didn''t like, the film also had many action scenes, such as racing car scene and real to cruel close combat.


    Moreover, compared with the exaggerated and CG rendered action scenes in Thor, the action scenes actually shot are more realistic, just like the life and death struggle in reality.


    And the complex characters are not as simple as the protagonist in Thor, whose IQ stays in his teens.


    In the movie, on an island near New York, a new clean energy project is officially launched, and a large number of equipment is transported.


    The criminals caught by Chris Dann are constantly taken to court by Jay Rachel, but they are identified as mental patients by the doctors bribed by the gangs. Jay specially goes to the mental hospital on the island to have a look, where he meets a strange magician with mental illness.


    Not far from the psychiatric hospital is her father''s clean energy project.


    On the other hand, under the torture of Chris Dane, Cheney confessed that there was a more terrorist group behind him. He and old Dane worked for this group.


    Combined with Cheney''s confession, Chris Dann went through all kinds of materials left by his father. Although there is no strong evidence, from all kinds of signs, his father is indeed inextricably linked with the largest criminal group in New York.


    Chris Dann was hit hard by all this.


    Reina appeared at the right time, once again acting as his life mentor.


    "Chris, your father is on my side. We are engaged in a great cause!" Reina stood in front of Chris Dann, as he had trained him, and said aloud, "the greatness of this career is something that only we can understand."In Chris - Reina''s doubts, Reina made an explanation to him.


    Reina is an organization inherited from the middle ages, whose mission is to eliminate evil. They have launched many actions, such as burning Athens, crusading, killing witches and so on, to eliminate the identified evil.


    After many years, this organization has spread to Reina. Reina, who came from Brooklyn, suffered a lot when he was young. He was the kind of person who was abandoned by New York. He hated the city since he was young. After taking over this organization, he firmly believed that New York was a chaotic city and a city of crime, and was ready to destroy it.


    In order to achieve this goal, Reina has been deployed for many years. He has known old Dane for many years. It was with his financial support that old Dane achieved great success in business. According to Reina''s request, he used money and a bright future to persuade an important congressman not far away to build a clean energy power plant in New York, but the power plant project has just entered the regulatory stage In order to avoid being pursued by higher authorities, the project was suspended for several years. Only recently was it pushed into the implementation stage by that member.


    "New York ruined my childhood, your childhood and your father!" Reina bewitched, "evil should be completely eliminated!"


    It''s true that sin should be eliminated. Chris Dann agrees with Reiner, but how can it be completely eliminated?


    Reina gave his way to destroy the whole of New York, erase the city from the map, and establish a new order!


    The only way to do that is for him! The only way to save New York! "


    It seems reasonable to save and destroy first, but Chris Dann is not Reiner after all. His views are more complicated. He has received the education of his father''s kindness, and he knows that Reiner''s way is impossible to save New York!


    The conflict between ideas and ideology can not be avoided. In the dialogue between the two people, the film shows the difference between Reiner''s single ideology and Chris Dann''s complex ideology.


    "For a great goal, individual sacrifice is inevitable!" Reina''s words put more emphasis on a kind of dedication, "it''s a kind of dedication!"


    Chris Dann only knows one thing, "have you ever asked them if they''re willing to die for it?"


    After all, the differences between ideas and ideology can not be avoided, and the conflict between the two sides gradually rises to the stage of language.


    "Won''t you help me?" Reina snapped, "Chris?"


    This crazy idea will not be recognized by many people, and Chris Dann is no exception.


    In the premiere Hall of Lincoln Art Center, Kenneth Turan immediately sensed some political implications. The organization represented by Reiner is very similar


    Todd McCarthy wrote in his notebook, "ideological differences cannot be resolved!"


    Indeed, Reina''s followers gradually emerged from the darkness and filled every corner of the villa.


    "Get him!" "Send him back to the North!" said Reiner


    He looked at Chris Dann. "It''s your father''s business, too! Are you going to betray your father? "


    Chris Dann doesn''t want to fight against Reina, but his conscience can''t watch Reina destroy New York. Although the city is full of bastards, there are good people like Jay Rachel


    A battle broke out. Chris Dann was outnumbered and caught by mistake. However, Reina still had a little hope for him. Instead of killing him, he locked him up.


    Renner asked people to send Chris Dann back to the north. He took people to a small island near New York and started a particle accelerator of the clean energy plant. As long as the machine was properly modified, it would become a powerful bullet, and the power of the explosion would be enough to destroy the whole new york.


    As soon as the escort of Chris Dann left, he met Jay Rachel, who came to look for Chris Dann. The leader decided to kill Jay. As a result, he was distracted. Chris Dann took the opportunity to fight back. Chris Dann asked Jay Rachel to inform Sergeant Lynch to support him. He wanted to take the lead to go to the island to stop Reina''s madness .


    In the basement of the villa, Chris Dann opened a safe, exposed the black mask and corresponding equipment inside, drove his motorcycle to the wharf, changed to a speedboat and came to the island.


    It doesn''t take a long time to transform the particle accelerator. After Chris Dann came here, he found that Reina''s men had controlled the whole island. In the island''s mental hospital, many gangsters including Cheney were inside. Reina asked people to open the mental hospital and let all the people out.


    Reina is also a complex character, whose idea dominates his crazy behavior, but he doesn''t seem to be cruel to Chris Dann or Cheney, an indirect subordinate.


    Chris Dann can only fight alone. Fortunately, he doesn''t have to fight head-on at all. He turns into a dark emissary and attacks Reina''s men. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 562

    After a hard struggle, Chris Dann finally found the location of the particle accelerator, but if he wants to interrupt the other party''s plan to destroy New York, he has to face his godfather and teacher, Reina.


    Outside, Sergeant Lynch summoned all the policemen he could summon, and also came by boat to clean up Reina''s outside forces. In the face of this situation, Reina, who has a firm belief, has come up with a strategy to let people detonate as soon as possible, even at the cost of his own death!


    Chris Dann is undoubtedly the most outstanding student taught by Reina. In the face of Chris Dann, who is at the peak of his physical condition, Reina is not sure that he will win, but he knows that he must stop Chris Dann, otherwise his previous efforts will be wasted.


    As Chris Dann''s teacher, Reina certainly knows how to deal with him. Chris Dann''s biggest weakness is his psychology.


    "Only the heart is strong!" Reiner''s belief is extremely firm, "is really strong!"


    In his opinion, young and strong Chris Dann''s heart is not strong enough.


    "Do you know who your father is?"


    In the face of Chris Dann, Reina is like training, at the same time, he never stops talking. "Everything here comes from your father. Without your father''s support and persuasion, this particle accelerator can''t be delivered here! New York can''t be destroyed! Your father is not as great as you think! He is a criminal! It''s a coward! Still a traitor


    Every word is like a heavy hammer on Chris Dann''s heart, but from fear of the dark to incarnation of the dark, he has experienced too many hardships, now appears strong enough, with the advantage of age, firmly occupy the upper hand!


    "What you don''t know always scares you!"


    Reina took out his mace. "Do you know why your father died?"


    Chris - Dann Leng Leng, was kicked over by Reina, let him pull back some disadvantages.


    "Because he betrayed me!" Reina''s words completely beyond Chris Dann''s expectation, "it''s his betrayal that makes him black from all over the place!"


    Although there was some speculation when he came here, when he heard this, Chris Dann almost went crazy, taught his godfather and killed his father


    It seems that Dana''s idea of how to protect your father''s life is to let him know


    He knocked Chris Dann down again. "He knew that my purpose was to destroy New York, and he wanted to snitch! So, I let him from the inside out, even the bones, become... "


    At this point, Reina''s tone suddenly increased, "become dark! Let him die without light


    Darkness is where Chris Dann''s fear lies. Reina thinks that he helped him overcome his fear, but also awakened his fear.


    Just then, the particle accelerator was refitted, and a man in black was ready to start detonation mode.


    Chris Dann stood up from the ground. There was endless darkness behind him and above his head. But he stood up from the darkness and seemed to be a part of the darkness against the backdrop of a black uniform.


    "But you failed!" Chris Dann pulled off his mask. "I didn''t go in the direction you set! I will not destroy New York! I won''t let you destroy New York! "


    Chris Dann and Reina start the final showdown. Facing the tiger like Chris Dann, the old and weak Reina can''t resist quickly. Chris Dann rushes to the particle accelerator and turns off the machine.


    Several police officers arrived nearby and Chris Dann knocked down Reina.


    "Kill me!"


    "I won''t kill you!" Chris Dann picked up the mask, leaving only one last sentence, "but it won''t save you!"


    Chris Dann chose to hand Reina over to the law for trial.


    He left the island, behind the faint sound of gunfire, the island''s Reina was shot by a policeman, the charge set on his head as a Night Walker.


    At the end of the film, Chris Dann finally understands that his father has protected the city with his life, and he will look at the city like his father.


    Many high-level police officers who collude with gangs have been dug up. Sergeant Lynch has become a heavyweight next to the New York police chief. Jay Rachel finds Chris Dann, who tells her father about the possible problems. Instead of becoming a couple, her former friends go their separate ways.


    At the end of the film, Chris Dann meets Lynch again and talks about the magician with a magic ball


    There were bursts of applause in the screening hall, and Daisy gasped as she clapped. The atmosphere of the film was quite depressing, that is, the hero was not decisive enough, so she should kill the godfather directly to make people happy!


    In the premiere Hall of Lincoln Art Center in New York, the applause was very warm. People around him congratulated Murphy one after another, and Murphy also responded with a smile.In the back row, Todd McCarthy, the critic of the Hollywood Reporter column, is also standing up and clapping. The film is deeply depressed, especially focusing on the portrayal of the psychological level of the characters. The images of several important characters are particularly full. The turning conflict is unexpected, and it is reasonable to deeply explore the dark side of human nature, including politics It can be called a rare masterpiece in the aspects of philosophy, law, system and ideology.


    The only pity is that the story of the film is a little old-fashioned, not as brilliant as the turning point of "lost lover".


    But on the whole, it''s a great film, much better than Murphy Stanton''s last Wall Street wolf.


    In the three positions on his left, Kenneth Turan, a film critic from the Los Angeles Times, sat down quickly after clapping. Taking advantage of the clear memory of the film he had just seen, he quickly wrote key words in his notebook, and his head was full of the content of the film.


    The first thing he wrote down was the role. The successful role of the film is no doubt half of the success. Chris Dann, played by Henry Carville, looks sad and appropriately reflects how a person with psychological barriers overcomes the psychological barriers and becomes a strong person. The role is undoubtedly successful, but the success of the protagonist is very important Besides, the villains are no less.


    Reina is a man of firm faith, and even willing to appear for his own ideas. He is not a traditional villain, with unique logic and ambition


    The organization led by him is quite interesting. These guys look not bad at all, but they are quite crazy.


    Like saving New York.


    There is no doubt that whether it is New York in reality or New York in the film, the long dark night is full of crime and needs to be washed with a new order, but all this can not be built on the basis of destruction. Moreover, Reiner does not regard whether a city has reached the point of incurability, but judges by his own standards.


    In other words, Reina''s organization considers itself a God and enjoys the supreme power to decide the life and death of a city, and the criteria for adjudication are all set by itself! Here, we can see that Chris Dann''s rescue of New York is the greatest excavation of social value. For his own existence, Reina and the organization he represents ignore the objective existence of society. Growing up in this city, Chris Dann, who has been deeply hurt by this city, has become the defender of New York because of his different ideas.


    For the whole "city of chaos", in line with Murphy Stanton''s consistent production style, Kenneth Turan can easily see that the content and ideology of the film is absolutely the best in the commercial film!


    Moreover, a lot of dialogues and the final ending in the film seem to set the stage for the follow-up sequel. In this case, the whole story should be just the beginning.


    Kenneth Turan would like to see what''s special in the following story, and what kind of masterpiece will Murphy Stanton bring?


    As the film ended, a large number of fans poured out of the cinema, including Edmund Princeton and Dirk. They did not go home after leaving the cinema, but went directly into a nearby bar as previously agreed.


    "This movie is mainly about Chris Dann''s growing up. What impresses me is not that he will be a night walker to save the city of New York, but that he will follow Reina to learn fighting ninja and overcome fear at the beginning."


    After entering the bar and ordering two drinks, Edmund Princeton is still discussing with Dirk about the city of chaos that he just saw. "A good movie is never mindless popcorn, but a movie that can cause thinking and resonance every minute. A moment''s lens and lines can also cause people''s blood boiling or emotional resonance. There is no doubt that movies that can do this are all good movies Good movie, this one is no exception


    The two seem to be talking very speculatively, drinking while talking, but most of the time they are talking in Edmund Princeton and listening to Dirk. "In fact, some of Reiner''s words are very reasonable. For example, the only way to overcome fear is to face fear directly. People are always afraid of things they don''t know and don''t understand. We often instinctively reject things that don''t conform to the mainstream We are always afraid of change. We are afraid that our life after change will not be as good as it is now. So we often cheat ourselves and keep our peace. That''s how we live our life. "


    "Henry Carvel is a great fit for Chris Dane." Because he didn''t look at the beginning, Dirk could only talk about the actor, "he has a healthy face with melancholy, which is especially suitable for the role of inner struggle."


    "Well." Edmund Princeton fully agrees with him, "Murphy is not only good at making movies, but also good at choosing actors."


    Dirk sighed. "It''s a pity I didn''t look at the first half!"


    Edmund Princeton suggested, "shall we come back tomorrow night?"


    "Good!" Dirk responded immediately. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 563

    As the night deepened, the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood gradually quieted down. Accompanied by her assistants and bodyguards, Natalie Portman walked out of the main door of the theater. Just as she was ready to get on the bus, several reporters gathered around without warning.


    "Miss Portman!" A reporter reported to himself, "this is Daniels Crete from the Los Angeles Times. Can I ask you a few questions?"


    Natalie Portman was ready to get into the car when she saw the reporter, but when she heard that there was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, she immediately changed her mind, gently closed the open door and turned to show a perfect smile.


    "Of course." She seemed quite cooperative.


    The other reporters seem to be the foil. It''s quite rare to have a positive interview with the Oscar winners. They don''t speak, just listen to the questions raised by the leader, Daniels crett.


    "As the best actress in the Oscars," Daniels kratt''s first question is rather sharp, "why do you go to a superhero movie like Thor?"


    "I''ve always been the one who dares to try everything, and so have movies."


    This kind of question can''t beat Natalie Portman. "And people like different movies at different stages. Sometimes you watch movies to escape, sometimes to laugh, sometimes to think. I took part in "Thor" mainly for fun. It''s very interesting to play this role. "


    Daniels Crete refused to let her go easily, and asked, "in this kind of movie, women must be the green leaves?"


    Natalie Portman shrugged her shoulders playfully and looked very elegant. "I don''t think there''s a chance to play a female scientist in this kind of movie. I''m very happy to be a green leaf to set off heroes. And I like the sense of humor in this movie. The important thing is that Asgard''s setting is gorgeous. "


    Seeing that the questions asked by the Los Angeles Times reporter were not very friendly, Natalie Portman also lost interest in continuing to be interviewed, but said politely, "it''s getting late. Let''s call it a day."


    Then she lowered her head into the car and told the driver to go back to the Beverly Hills Hotel.


    "Cell phone!"


    When the car started, Natalie Portman took her cell phone from her assistant, immediately logged into her social account and took a look.


    "For my goddess, I''m going to see Thor too!"


    "Thor is very good, simple and interesting!"


    After reading several messages in a row, all of them are praise for her. Natalie Portman is in a good mood. Thinking of another movie on tonight, she can''t help but open Google and input the name of "city of chaos".


    It''s been more than an hour since the screening of Thor and city of chaos. What''s the comment on the mainstream media will not be known until tomorrow. However, the timeliness of the Internet is enough to let fans and critics express their opinions at the first time.


    Google''s search page displays a long list of comments about "city of chaos," from ordinary fans to columnists.


    Natalie Portman sifted through it and chose to open the professional reviewer''s page first.


    "Fail! Failure Waiting for the page to refresh, she kept cursing in her heart, "failure! It must be a big word-of-mouth failure! Comments are all black


    However, the comments that she saw disappointed Natalie Portman.


    Many famous professional film critics have published their comments on the city of chaos for the first time on their social networking sites.


    "In the city of chaos, Murphy Stanton portrays New York as a dark city. Crime, corruption and money are everywhere. The city has reached the lowest social bottom line. It breeds infinite fear in people''s heart, and fear is the core of this film! There''s never been such a relationship between anger and fear in a movie


    -- a-o-scott


    "this is the best black film in the new century. The visual and spiritual impact is so exciting that it can be regarded as a model of crime film. Murphy Stanton redefined crime action film on the big screen, and it''s amazing. Although it''s a lot more depressing according to the general commercial film, it''s just the shadow film Where the movie is so brilliant, Murphy Stanton is shooting a commercial movie which is totally different from popcorn


    -- Manora Dargis


    "Murphy Stanton''s portrayal of the hero Chris Dann is a classic. From self doubt to tempering and then to justice, the whole process is completed at one go, and the inner feelings of the characters are also real and rich. It''s an excellent opening work of the series!"


    -- Richard Chris


    "Murphy Stanton''s" city of chaos "breaks out of the current situation of Hollywood commercial films. The scenes and momentum are grand and spectacular, the characters are rich and full, and the plot is more wonderful and delicate. From the perspective of script, photography, editing, scene scheduling, characters, music, props and so on, this film is worthy of promotion It is called the new benchmark of entertainment blockbuster. To some extent, he has raised the standard of commercial films to a new level, which may be bad news for his film peers, but it is absolutely good news for the audience! "¡ª¡ªMichael Phillips


    "city of chaos is a bold and outstanding black crime movie, which may be one of Murphy Stanton''s best movies. He also changed the exaggerated and retarded style of Hollywood commercial movies, adopted a more rigorous realistic approach, created a bold, dark and realistic style, and shot with IMAX film at the same time Model to outline his expectations of opera style spirit! It is no exaggeration to say that this film has raised the commercial film to a new height, and the rich dark realism style will also have a profound impact on the Hollywood production style! "


    - Todd McCarthy


    later, Natalie Portman saw Kenneth Turan''s film review again, which was also a good review, and her good mood was gone!


    The reviews she has just read are almost all the online columns of the most famous full-time film critics in the United States, and even the ones she has read are rated as the top ten film critics in North America by many media.


    Fortunately, Natalie Portman also found a little comfort.


    "In the first half of the film, the story about the hero''s inner transformation is too long and boring. Reality and memory are intertwined. It''s flashback and interlude, which makes it difficult to understand. This part is hard to like."


    Although the reviewers are not very famous, there are also bad reviews, aren''t they?


    Natalie Portman adjusted her mood a little. Even if the comments on "city of chaos" are good, it doesn''t mean that she can win over "Thor" as long as the reputation of this marvel superhero film is better


    Thinking of this, she searched the movie of Thor again, and her face was immediately tense. Before she saw the content of the comments, the relevant reviewers who jumped out of Google''s home page to make comments made Natalie Portman feel a little depressed.


    Kroll Galicia, Paul standris, Philo Matro


    Who are these critics? She doesn''t know anyone. Why don''t she have some famous critics? What does that mean?


    Natalie Portman is very clear that this means that those well-known film critics have gone to see "city of chaos", and few well-known film critics care about her Oscar winning film star "Thor"!


    Although she didn''t want to admit it, she couldn''t ignore it at all!


    With a breath, Natalie Portman began to read the online columns of the film critics.


    "Kenneth Brana successfully made Raytheon seem approachable, coherent and fascinating. He put some content that was easy to deal with stupidly into the film and made it a huge, magnificent and visually powerful superhero film. "


    It seems not bad. It seems that the film''s reputation is not a problem.


    With this in mind, she continued to look.


    "This film has a great style, providing the audience with an excellent fantasy journey in the latest 3D form. The special effects and film settings ensure that the audience can enjoy the exciting and exciting viewing experience. Although this is not a breakthrough film, it is satisfactory and entertaining. The whole scene setting is conducive to the development of characters and narration "Exhibition."


    Natalie Portman doesn''t mind that her name is not mentioned in these reviews. As long as the film is approved by the critics, the star will certainly receive good reviews.


    "This film has chaotic scenes, single characters, and disappointing performances. It''s not an emotional and attractive story but a dazzling special effects picture to impress the audience. Even in Marvel''s superhero movies, it''s a very ordinary work!"


    ¡°What£¡¡±


    Natalie Portman wrinkled her eyebrows into the iconic figure of eight.


    "On the whole, the story of Thor from being banished to the earth to growing up as a hero is still too prosaic. It can be regarded as a regular popcorn summer movie, without any brilliance." The more comments


    turns to, the more bad reviews Natalie and Portman see. Perhaps these unknown critics are not as serious as the older generation, but also make complaints about them.


    "The most interesting part of the movie" Thor "is that it once again explains that God is an alien higher creature. The movie is really boring, and the action scenes are much worse than expected. It''s a boring superhero movie, two and a half stars or three stars. You can watch it or not."


    "Natalie Portman''s performance is too bad. It''s like a middle-aged woman in the job hopping market. She is completely suppressed by a supporting actress. The heroine is very redundant. The only reason for her existence is the dog blood love drama which is inferior to Raytheon! In a word, the movie, er, has the highest IQ, that is, the level of children''s bedtime stories. It shows the mentally retarded and shows a special effect produced by Hollywood industrial assembly line. What Marvel shows people is not a movie, but an art director.... "


    Seeing this, Natalie Portman couldn''t help it. If she didn''t pay attention to her image in front of assistants, bodyguards and drivers, she would definitely break her cell phone!


    Fortunately, the car arrived at the four seasons hotel, she returned to the room, not a moment later, she got a laugh out of the good news. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 564

    Although it is clear that this is not the award season, and the film reviews of professional film critics often have little to do with the actual market box office, when Natalie comes back to the hotel, she thinks that she is called a middle-aged aunt by some film critics, and she is so depressed that she can''t sleep at all. When did her magnificent orska movie queen turn into a passer-by aunt? Not as good as the little actress Kate dalens? It''s like


    Natalie Portman immediately made a decision to put pressure on Marvel through agent Martin Miller and agent William Morris to prevent Kate dalens from participating in the publicity of Raytheon!


    Until the early hours of the morning, Natalie Portman was just a little sleepy when her cell phone suddenly rang.


    Holding back her impatience, she looked at the phone number, frowned, but got through. "What''s up, Darren?"


    The person calling is Darren arenovsky, director of black swan.


    "How is the child?" There was a voice of concern in the receiver.


    "Child? Don''t talk to me about children Natalie Portman got up from her bed. "I said it was my child with Benjamin milepi! It has nothing to do with you! "


    She stressed again, "that child is not yours!"


    With that, Natalie Portman hung up the phone directly, but the last sentence had no confidence.


    A few years ago, her conflict with Murphy Stanton had a direct impact on her future. In order to change this situation, she went back to Jerusalem to study, so as to please the Jewish forces in the circle, and finally came back to the mainstream of Hollywood bit by bit.


    But Natalie Portman is very clear that if she wants to achieve the original goal, she must win the Best Actress Oscar. Under the planning of William Morris, she colludes with Darren arenovsky and successfully wins the heroine of "black swan", and makes Darren arenovsky infatuated with herself. She says something similar to what "black swan" was written ten years ago Natalie Portman prepared some kind of propaganda.


    This is very powerful for her to win the prize, but Natalie Portman found that Darren arenovsky colluded with his best friend Mira Kunis in the production group, and at the same time, she used the ultimate killing move, successfully conceived a child, and let Darren arenovsky fall into control temporarily.


    At the same time, she took on the famous ballet master Benjamin millpee, not only let the other side advocate for her from a professional standpoint, but also successfully engaged them to avoid pregnancy becoming a scandal, but also become a tool to win the favor of the Oscar judges.


    In the end, she won over many competitors and won the Oscar.


    Of course, Natalie Portman would never admit that, even though there are a lot of rumors in the circle.


    In retrospect, she is very complacent. The plan she made and successfully implemented is perfect. If there is a suitable role in the future that can impact the Best Actress Oscar, she can have another pregnancy.


    Those Oscar judges always have a good feeling for pregnant women, but it''s never difficult for her to open her legs.


    Thinking of her masterpiece, Natalie Portman is in a better mood. Compared with her own strategy of attacking Austria, Harvey Weinstein''s PR methods are absolutely simple and crude, and have no technical content.


    At this time, the mobile phone rings again, Natalie Portman gets up to connect, listen to the people inside say two, suddenly in a good mood!


    "What is the reputation of a film critic?" Natalie Portman went to the window and looked to the south slope. "It''s a summer blockbuster. The only thing that matters is the box office."


    Just now, it was agent martin miller who called to inform her of the latest box office results in advance. The accurate statistics have not yet come out, but the approximate figures are available.


    Raytheon''s advance box office is about $6.5 million, much higher than the $3.4 million of city of chaos, and there is still a big gap between the two sides.


    Natalie Portman''s good mood is directly reflected in her face. She smiles and goes to the wine cabinet and pours a glass of red wine for herself. If you remember well, "city of chaos" is not comparable to "Thor", even the advance box office of "speed and passion 5" released last weekend.


    In addition to these, Martin Miller also told her a message that according to the box office results of this advance show, Walt Disney made a certain prediction on the performance of Raytheon''s first weekend in North America. As long as there is no serious problem in the follow-up audience''s word-of-mouth, it is estimated that the ticket room of Raytheon''s first day will be about $28 million, and the box office of Raytheon''s first weekend is likely to reach $70 million!


    According to this ratio, Natalie Portman also made an estimate of the box office of "city of chaos" in the first weekend, and the figure made her smile.


    35 million dollars! This is her most optimistic estimate, Murphy Stanton''s new film


    With a production cost of $150 million and a box office of more than $30 million in the first week, Murphy Stanton is sure to make a big fall.On the upper east side of New York, in the large bedroom on the top floor of Murphy''s luxury apartment, the poor wonder woman, with her arms outstretched, was hanging on two soft ropes, and was being subjected to inhuman devastation. It was only with a loud scream that the demon king standing behind her stopped the sprint.


    Gail gado almost collapsed and leaned back on Murphy''s body. Inside the armor, which was torn open, his chest was covered with wax oil.


    "For a long time..." She turned her head and whispered in Murphy''s ear, "it''s been a long time."


    Murphy nibbled on her white ear. "Do you want to try something else?"


    Hearing this, Gail gado is a little moved, but he knows that his body has reached its limit. He shakes his head quickly. "Don''t do it tonight. Let''s wait for the next time."


    She turned her head and took a look at the left side. On the left side of the oak table, the candle was still burning. Under the light of the candle, other tools piled on the table sent out a strange feeling that made her fear but itch.


    Gail gado is very clear that, from the initial role-playing to the present instrumental entertainment, she not only does not repel, but gradually develops her body, and more and more likes and even infatuates with these games.


    Eyes from a few ball swept, she instantly from a layer of goose bumps, maybe next time you can try these plugs?


    It took them a long time to get back to normal after taking a bath. Gail gado, regardless of the hot feeling on his chest, even without clothes, sat down at the computer desk, opened his notebook, and entered his mailbox. He just took a look at the latest email. The previous excitement disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a slightly sad expression.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy draped a nightgown over her curvy body. "Bad news?"


    "Very bad news."


    Gail gado stepped aside a little bit so that Murphy could see the whole screen and said, "chaos city''s North American box office was only $3.4 million, which was suppressed by Thor!"


    Murphy took a look, not worried, and asked, "where''s Thor? How many? "


    "About $6.5 million!" Gail gado grabs his long straight hair. "It''s nearly twice our size."


    She is no longer an outsider. She has been in the film industry for a long time. Knowing such advance Box Office figures generally means that tomorrow''s first day box office and this weekend''s three-day first weekend box office, the box office results of Raytheon may be twice as much as that of chaos City, or even higher!


    This kind of data is really not optimistic. If it develops according to this situation, the first weekend box office of "city of chaos" will definitely be a fiasco!


    But Murphy is also very clear that this situation is not unexpected, but also the real reaction between the original type of film and the adapted film with audience base.


    "Any other mail?" Murphy asked again.


    Gail gado knew what Murphy was asking and shook his head. "Not yet."


    She looked at the time and said, "go to sleep first. I''ll wait here. I''ll call you when the mail arrives."


    "You''d better go to bed." Murphy looked at Gail gado''s red chest. "You''re tired. Go to bed early."


    "I..." Gail gado gently bit his lower lip. "I''m not tired. What I just did just excites me."


    Gail gado ignored Murphy, picked up the mouse, quickly moved the pointer, and opened the new e-mail from fox in the 20th century.


    The email was sent by Carla Firth. It was just obtained by Fox in the 20th century. It is a piece of data that can better reflect the market trend of a film.


    Carla Firth opened the e-mail and said to Murphy, "according to the latest statistics of cinemascore, the live audience rating of" city of chaos "is" a + ", and the public''s satisfaction with the film is more than 90%! The audience rating of Raytheon is "B", only 66% of the audience think the film is wonderful... "


    See here, Gail - gado just mentioned the heart down.


    Murphy nodded her head and didn''t say much. Because of the time, cinemascore only has a rough statistics of the two films, and hasn''t made a market forecast yet.


    "According to the accuracy of cinemascore''s past forecasts." Gail gado himself said, "our film may not be as good as Thor in the early stage. After all, this is an adaptation, but Thor should not have enough stamina!"


    "Well, go to sleep." Murphy pulls Gail gado up.


    They lay together, but did not immediately go to bed, especially Gail gado, leaning against Murphy''s arms, looking at the mobile phone.


    "It turns out that none of the above is true."


    Looking at the ugly descriptions above, she thought of herself, "some people really like these games."


    She propped up and asked Murphy, "you bought the copyright of this novel, don''t you want to play it yourself?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 565

    Hearing Gail gado say this, Murphy looked down, could see the names of Bella and Edward, and immediately understood what she was looking at. She shook her head and said, "honey, unless you play the leading lady yourself."


    Gail gado gave him a pair of white eyes.


    This kind of film, adapted completely is 17 ban, two people in private how to play does not matter, as long as each other happy, get on the screen let others enjoy is completely another matter.


    But Murphy had a bad idea, "why don''t we get a video camera, and next time we make a big movie, we''ll play the leading role..."


    Gail gado also came to the interest, "yes, we can use it later."


    After discussing this topic for a while, Gail gado asked, "do you really want to make a movie by buying the copyright of this fellow novel? Not afraid of infringing Stephanie Meyer''s copyright? "


    The novel has received a lot of attention on the Internet, but the names of the leading characters are Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, which are all the co authors of twilight.


    "Don''t look. Go to sleep." Murphy took Gail gado''s cell phone, turned it off, put it aside, and explained, "I''ve asked Erica Leonard to change the character''s name."


    Today''s Erica Leonard has not even used the pseudonym of El James, and only a small part of the sadistic love stories written by Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen have been published on the Internet, without creating a sensation. Murphy''s Stanton studio has not spent much effort to let Erica Leonard sign a copyright agreement, which will be signed by Stan Studio Leighton is in charge of everything from publication to film adaptation.


    Before, Murphy also met with Erica Leonard and suggested that she had better change her name to "the fifty shadows of XXX".


    As soon as Erica Leonard makes the changes, Stanton studio will work with Amazon to launch the novel''s electronic series.


    When we have a certain reader base, we can adapt the film.


    Because they stayed up late at night, Murphy and Gail gado didn''t get up early as usual, didn''t take care of their work, and rarely stayed at home to sleep in.


    Compared with the young Murphy and Gail gado, Stan Lee is older and has less sleep. As long as there is something that he can''t let go of, he often gets up early.


    Just as the sun climbed up into the sky, a Rolls Royce phantom stopped in front of Marvel''s door. Stan Lee pushed the door and got off. Kevin Fitch, who happened to meet him, went to say hello and walked with him to the Marvel''s conference room.


    Although it is still some time before we go to work, the top management of Marvel comics has been waiting in the conference room for a long time. Avi Allard, the CEO of Marvel comics, sat at the top of the conference table and did not say a word. Just like other people, he was quietly waiting for the arrival of the protagonist of the conference.


    That person has reason to make them wait, because he has created brilliant achievements for Marvel comics. One person has almost propped up Marvel film industry, and brought glory again.


    The door of the conference room was knocked lightly. A secretary came in with Stan Lee and Kevin Fitch. Everyone''s eyes were focused on Kevin Fitch, as if he were looking at Marvel''s hero.


    Kevin Fitch nodded as he walked toward his seat.


    As soon as he reached the conference table, AVI Allard stood up and waited. He reached out and shook Kevin Fitch''s hand. After he sat down, he announced the beginning of the meeting.


    This is a business meeting with clear objectives and pertinence. There is no wordiness. The meeting goes straight to the theme.


    "The exact statistics of the advance box office of Thor have come out."


    The speaker is avi Allard himself. Everyone''s ears stand up. All of you are executives of Marvel comics. The company''s performance is closely related to their future and destiny. No one does not want to see Thor''s great success.


    "The box office is 6.56 million dollars in advance!"


    With the words of AVI allad, many people have a smile on their faces.


    It''s true that, compared with the record of more than $10 million at the midnight box office set by Iron Man 2, the figure of $6.56 million is not very impressive, but here are all real people in the industry, who are very clear that this figure is of great significance for a non sequel film.


    The only thing that worries them is their competitors.


    However, AVI Arad''s figures made these people laugh more brightly.


    "Murphy Stanton''s" city of chaos "box office is only $3.58 million


    There was a burst of laughter in the conference room. Stan Lee was the first to clap his hands. The applause was a bit abrupt and monotonous, but a moment later, the rest of the people clapped too. The applause gathered into an ocean!


    They firmly believe that as long as the box office of the first weekend can continue to advance the performance, "Thor" is undoubtedly a success, Marvel''s superhero film will be a great success again!"This summer is a critical time for Marvel pictures and marvel comics."


    When the applause stopped for a while, AVI Allard''s eyes swept from the top of Marvel Comics one by one, and said solemnly, "next year we will push the Avengers League to the market. This year''s foreshadowing is very important. This summer''s focus is Thor, mobilize all corresponding resources, and fully support the film!"


    The specific work was assigned one by one, and the meeting soon came to the end. Everyone in Marvel was full of energy and showed great confidence.


    "Next time I meet Murphy Stanton..."


    Stan Lee said to several young people beside him, "I will use the facts to teach him how powerful Marvel''s superheroes are!"


    When there is a knock on the door, one of Kevin Firth''s assistants comes in with the document, goes directly to Kevin Firth, gives the document to Kevin firch, and whispers in his ear.


    As he sat close to Kevin Fitch, Stan Lee could see it. Kevin Fitch opened the file and looked at it. His face seemed to change.


    "What''s the matter, Kevin?" He asked with concern.


    Kevin Fitch didn''t like Stan Lee. Instead, he stood up and said, "I just got a piece of statistics."


    Hearing this, the chaotic conference room immediately quieted down, and avi allad also cast his eyes.


    There was no smile on Kevin Fitch''s face. "Cinemascore just released a statistic and forecast."


    It''s not a year or two since Marvel Comics directly launched its film business. The senior executives of Marvel Comics here know more about the accurate statistics and prediction of cinemascore''s film market in North America.


    Stan Lee looks at Kevin Fitch''s face and suddenly has a bad feeling.


    Sure enough, Kevin Fitch said slowly, "cinemascore''s latest audience rating for Raytheon is B, and only about 66% of the early audience are satisfied with our film!"


    "What?"


    ¡°What£¿¡±


    "It''s impossible!"


    "Isn''t that scientific?"


    "How could that be?"


    There was a strange sound in the conference room, in sharp contrast to the excitement just now.


    "Where''s Murphy Stanton?" Stan Lee asked anxiously, "where''s his city of chaos?"


    "The situation is bad for us!" Kevin Fitch said solemnly, "the audience rating of" city of chaos "theater is the highest a +, and nearly 91% of the early audience think the film is wonderful!"


    Stan Lee''s previous smile is getting stiff.


    "Based on the previous pre-sale and midnight box office statistics last night, as well as live audience ratings, cinemascore made box office predictions for Raytheon and city of chaos," he added


    After all, they all know that the prediction accuracy of cinemascore is quite high.


    "They think Thor will get about $24 million at the box office on the first day and city of chaos will get about $22 million."


    Hearing these two figures, Stan Lee relaxed a lot, pulled out a smile, and then said, "then we are still box office champions!"


    Interrupted by Stan Lee, Kevin Fitch frowned and continued, "but cinemascore thinks Thor is not strong enough and will be impacted by chaos city. The North American box office in the first weekend will be suppressed by less than $50 million, while chaos city will win the box office champion this weekend with about $60 million!"


    He coughed in a low voice. To avoid embarrassment, he said, "the prediction of cinemascore may not be accurate. It''s not that they didn''t miss."


    "That''s it


    "Isn''t iron man also a low predictor?"


    There are many voices echoing Stan Lee in the office. After all, the box office of Thor is nearly twice that of chaos City, which is clearly in front of them. It is more realistic than those vague predictions.


    "Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen Kevin Fitch patted the table gently, and the discussion in the conference room gradually disappeared. Then he said, "when I say these statistics, I don''t mean that our Thor is not good, but to remind you that we should never take it lightly, because we are facing a very strong competitor, and there is no one who can belittle Murphy Stanton and his movies!"


    He stressed forcefully, "have you all forgotten how powerful the word-of-mouth effect of Murphy Stanton''s films is? His films will become more and more famous with the spontaneous spread of public praise from the audience


    "So we can''t belittle the enemy!" Kevin Fitch continued, "we''re going to use all the resources we can to promote this film, especially under the banner of Avenger."This proposal was approved by most people, and the meeting also began to discuss how to make Thor interact with the Avengers to increase the topic of the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 566

    It''s not only Raytheon that makes propaganda topics, but also the well-known city of chaos premiered. Carla Firth got up early in the morning, sent a text message to Murphy, agreed to have lunch together at noon, and then looked around on the Internet and social networking sites to see the actual audience response of city of chaos, as well as the public opinion direction of the journey on the Internet Of course, it is necessary to pay attention to the reputation of its competitor Raytheon.


    Carla Firth first opened IMDB, just released "Thor" and "city of chaos" on the home page, she did not care about "Thor", opened the "city of chaos" web page, the first to see is 25698 users average 8.8 points high score!


    Drop down the web page, and a user named Daisy''s movie reviews are topped. There are nearly 10000 likes in IMDB''s new like function.


    "In some ways, Chris Dann, the hero in Murphy''s city of chaos, is similar to the superhero. They are both doing the action of saving the city, but the superhero is more great and dehumanized. They are sublimely separated from human nature and are born to save the city and the earth. Chris Dann is more like an ordinary person. He is not only a hero but also a hero There is no ability to transcend human beings, let alone the character of transcending human beings. Saving New York is entirely from a personal standpoint, in order to complete revenge! "


    "It''s this completely personal process that makes Chris Dann gradually wake up to the sense of hero, but his protection is totally different from superheroes. Superheroes bring people hope, but Chris Dann brings only fear!"


    "Fear in incarnation can overcome fear, and fear in incarnation can bring strength. This movie of Murphy explores the influence of fear and fear from a unique angle, which is never seen in Hollywood movies before! From this point of view alone, "city of chaos" is great enough to engrave the history of film


    "In Hollywood movies in the past, all heroes always had a large number of admirers and supporters. But the fact is that real heroes are always lonely, not only because of their extraordinary ability, which leads to few people who are qualified to stand beside him, but also because, in order to have such ability, he has to give up a lot of things that ordinary human beings have, including feelings, including the energy to deal with the world, from a realistic point of view, just like Chris Dann. "


    "I always think that Murphy Stanton is a very realistic idealist. His idealism and childlike innocence are not the same thing. Childlike innocence still maintains its natural simplicity because it has not been polished by reality. Idealists know how complex the world is constructed by social rules, and there is darkness behind the light, just like in the book of chaos Like the movie "the city", although the society is dark and oppressive, and human nature is naturally inclined to turn to the evil and selfish side, Murphy never thinks that society has only the dark side. He gives Chris Dann hope and the courage to overcome fear, which is not to say that for the brave people, society is not only dark! "


    "If you think there is only darkness in this society, you can only see the darkness from Murphy Stanton''s films, it is because you are broken by society like a steel bar, and then compromise."


    "Complexity is a neutral word, because realist idealists will see the darkness of this society, but it will not crowd out the beauty of this society that he knows, and beauty and darkness together build the complexity of this society."


    "Darkness always coexists with beauty. This is the city of chaos, and this is also our social reality."


    After reading this fan review, Kara Firth only feels that Murphy is really great. He is the most philosophical and ideological director in Hollywood.


    Unfortunately, in this world, except Gail gado, probably no one knows Murphy better than her. Her best friend may have considered a few of them, but it will never be as interpreted by this fan.


    Murphy gives the film more profound connotation, not for discussing fear and reflecting social reality, just because it can attract fans and improve the quality of the film and his director


    What did that say? By the way, it''s called style!


    However, different from what Carla Firth thought, the argument of Daisy seems to be the reaction of many fans. Like this, because most Hollywood companies and North American cinema companies rarely adopt exclusive screening mode, the number of screening theaters of Raytheon and city of chaos has reached 4000, and they are popular in a considerable number of films There is a coincidence show.


    In this way, there will be a direct conflict between the two films in the film arrangement. At present, the film arrangement rates of Raytheon and the city of chaos are about 30%. If the audience reputation of one of the films is mediocre and the subsequent performance is weak, the film arrangement rate of the other film will be reduced by the cinema, and the film arrangement rate of the other film will be increased to an appropriate extent.


    In the 20th century, fox had more advantages in cinema than Walt Disney, and was able to strive for a higher film layout than it is now.


    Although the audience''s choice to buy tickets is not you or me, but at the beginning of this summer season, if the audience who like blockbusters is affected by the word-of-mouth effect, it is bound to increase the possibility of choosing "city of chaos".After so many years of fox management in the 20th century, Carla Firth has become an old hand in this field.


    Looking at the time, Carla Firth turns off her computer, goes out of the room, takes the elevator to the restaurant on the second floor of Waldorf Hotel, sits down at the reserved seat, and patiently waits for Murphy and Gail gado to come.


    As it was still early, she asked for a glass of water and continued to think while drinking.


    When Murphy comes later, you can also ask him about his views on this aspect. This guy often has average practical ability, but he can come up with a lot of constructive opinions. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 567

    Maybe it was too much energy consumed last night. After sitting opposite Kara Firth, Murphy ordered a pile of meat, and then plates of food were sent up. He wolfed down, and the two women were stunned.


    "Did you just come back from Africa?" Carla Firth said on purpose.


    "I didn''t have dinner last night..." Murphy shrugged. "I didn''t have breakfast today. I''m starving."


    Carla Firth turned to Gail gado. "What did you two do? Not from last night to now? "


    Gail gado put down his glass and said, "we''re not Superman."


    "How many times did you do that?" Carla Firth tilts her head, looks at Murphy first, then Gail gado, and finally at Gail gado''s neck.


    She had heard from Gail gado that they often played large-scale games.


    Gail gado was wearing a high necked short sleeve shirt and didn''t worry about what Carla Firth saw.


    Although it is common to discuss some private topics among good friends here, Murphy timely changed the topic.


    "I''ve seen a lot of comments on the Internet before I came here."


    Having eaten almost, Murphy put down her knife and fork and said, "generally speaking, it''s very good for us. We can increase word-of-mouth marketing."


    Carla Firth nodded gently. "Thor''s reputation is average."


    "Can we do something about it?"


    The opposite person is Kara Firth, Murphy said very directly, "further strengthen the general audience reputation of Raytheon in the media and the Internet, of course, its professional reputation is worse, which can let more people know this, especially the passers-by audience who are not comic fans."


    Gail gado added, "it affects the viewing choices of passers-by."


    "That''s what I mean, too." Carla Firth smiles. "Word of mouth marketing is a must for your film."


    Want to use word-of-mouth marketing this way of promotion, the most basic is that the quality of the film is guaranteed, otherwise it will play a completely negative effect.


    Murphy and Kara fitchetti did not mention the verbal agreement reached by Kara Fitch and Kevin Fitch before. Who cares about the verbal agreement when it is profitable and will not touch the bottom line of Walt Disney.


    After lunch, accompanied by Gail gado, Murphy went to some publicity activities organized by 20th century fox, while Carla Firth contacted the professional team of the company to put the plan into practice.


    Just in the middle of the afternoon, there began to be a large number of negative comments on Thor on the Internet.


    "Thor is definitely the most disappointing commercial masterpiece of the year!"


    "There''s never been a superhero movie that started as bad as Thor!"


    "From the movie" Thor ", you will understand what is a three no rotten film without plot, acting and theme!"


    "Marvel''s" Thor "is worse than" chariot of Souls 2 "


    News and comments like this, like viruses, spread rapidly on the Internet.


    If the quality of Raytheon itself is excellent, and the audience''s reputation and professional reputation are good, such rumors will not cause much negative impact on the film. On the contrary, under the counterattack of many audiences who support the film, it will cause internet topic discussion, so as to improve the attention of the film itself.


    The problem is that the quality of the film is really average, the audience''s reputation is mediocre, and even many cartoon fans are dissatisfied. Few fans are really willing to come forward to refute it.


    Perhaps based on the brand effect formed by marvel and the drive of Avengers alliance, Thor will still have a certain market in a short period of time, but if the passers-by audience is affected, the stamina will certainly be insufficient.


    The Internet has penetrated into every corner of North America. As soon as the negative news about Thor spread on the Internet, many people were affected.


    The bright moonlight falls on the commercial square of Santa Monica. It seems that even the brilliance of street lamps is suppressed. Alfred and skodil park their cars and enter the square. Without any hesitation, they go directly into one of the imperial chain cinemas. As student fans who don''t need to work the next day, they can wave it on this Friday night Give yourself a lot of energy.


    For the group of movie fans, Alfred and scooter are still young people. Although they grew up in a strong atmosphere of watching movies in North America, and have seen many movies, they are just over 20 years old. They are tired of movies for children and want to see movies that really belong to adults.


    Since they came to see the summer film, their goal is very clear, that is, the super commercial blockbuster just released.


    But when they went to the cinema and looked at the two huge posters standing side by side at the front door, they hesitated.


    On the left is the poster of Thor, in which Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman are strong and straight men and smart and beautiful women. They all look attractive.On the right hand side is the poster of "city of chaos". Henry Carvel stands in front of New York City, his strong muscles and wounds after bloody battle are like blondes.


    Standing in front of the poster, Alfred asked scredier, "which one should we choose?"


    Scudder scratched his head and said, "remember the iron man we saw a few years ago? Marvel''s superhero movie is really charming, and the heroine is Natalie Portman, my favorite actor... "


    "Yeah, Marvel''s superhero movies are really fascinating." Alfred watched Natalie Portman, and the Oscar winner seemed very attractive. "Well, let''s choose Thor."


    With that, he was ready to go to the ticket window.


    "Wait!"


    Without waiting for Alfred to go far, scooter called out to him, "we''re missing an important message."


    "What?" Alfred turned his head and looked at scroodle, puzzled. "What''s missing?"


    Scooter strode to the poster of "city of chaos", pointed to the headline they had just ignored and said, "the director of this film is Murphy Stanton! A director who has never made a bad film


    Alfred looked at the position of the finger of scooter. "It''s Murphy Stanton, who directed" body of steel "? The best young director in Hollywood in the new century? "


    "Yes, that''s him!"


    Although Alfred and scooter can only be regarded as the rudiments of the fans, Murphy Stanton, a famous name, has long been passed to them through various channels, especially "body of steel", which is a film of the highest peak!


    "Check out the comments on the Internet."


    Alfred suggested that skodil take out his mobile phone and watch it on social networking sites and movie rating websites in succession. There are a lot of negative comments on Thor and a lot of good comments on city of chaos!


    "Screw Raytheon."


    "We''re going to see" city of chaos. "It''s a good movie because it''s well received on the Internet. "Raytheon" has too many bad reviews, even if it''s not a bad film, it''s also a very ordinary film. "


    Alfred didn''t have any objection. "In the movies I''ve seen, I like Murphy Stanton''s" body of steel. "


    When they bought tickets and walked into the cinema, they found that there were quite a lot of people watching "city of chaos". The cinema, which can accommodate more than 300 people, was at least half full. Because there was still a little time to go before the film was released, Alfred went to the adjacent cinema where "Thor" was shown.


    "There are not many people there."


    When he came back, he said to scooter, "it''s nearly half of the movie. I don''t know if it''s as bad as it''s said."


    It seems that there are still a lot of audiences who choose Thor.


    A 30-year-old nearby probably heard the conversation between them and suddenly said, "a friend of mine is watching" Thor "over there, but he said that most of the people who watch" Thor "now are comic book fans."


    "So it is."


    Alfred and Scudder nodded and asked, "have you seen Thor?"


    "No The man shook his head and said, "there are too many negative comments on the Internet. No matter the IMDB score or the freshness of rotten tomatoes," Raytheon "is very poor. These movies are basically watched by cartoon fans now."


    He pointed to the big screen and said, "it''s better to watch this film. I saw it last night. Now it''s the second time. I promise I won''t let you down!"


    The second time? After listening to what he said, Alfred and scooter put their hearts in their stomachs. After thanking them, they waited patiently for the film to start.


    Soon, the film proved that person''s words, this is a film that is absolutely worth the ticket price, especially the action design in it.


    It''s not the flowery fighting that has been rampant in recent years. It''s a fierce fight full of strength. It looks more direct and lethal, giving people a strong sense of actual combat.


    And Chris Dann''s sleek motorcycle is the love of everyone who likes cars.


    Perhaps it''s a coincidence that when the film ends, Alfred and skodil happen to meet the end of "Thor" next door. Just like many people are talking about "city of chaos", people coming out of that theater are also discussing "Thor".


    The difference is that most of the voices talking about "city of chaos" are praise, while the people talking about "Thor" are basically attack.


    "It''s estimated that only people who like Marvel comics can watch it. Chris Hemsworth has facial paralysis in the whole process, and Natalie Portman''s performance is nothing..."


    "The advance of the plot is very dull, and there is nothing exciting about the war scenes."


    "There''s no plot at all. I''m so tired. I always want to sleep.""The plot is full of twists and turns, the relationship between the characters is chaotic, the scene is nondescript, the rhythm is drowsy, and the only thing that can leave a little impression is the soundtrack."


    Hearing the voices of these comments, Alfred and scooter can not help but feel a little lucky that they did not go to see "Thor" is undoubtedly a very correct choice.


    However, "Thor" after all has a fan and audience base, this day, the basic maintenance and "city of chaos" similar attendance. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 568

    It''s not only marvel comics and 20th century fox that are concerned about the films released this weekend, but also Warner Bros. people are staring at Raytheon and chaos City, especially the situation of Raytheon, which is the focus of Warner Bros. senior management. Everyone knows that the more successful Marvel superheroes are, the more incompetent Warner Bros. and DC Comics are.


    On Saturday morning, Warner Bros. CEO Bruce Rosenblum did not take a break. Instead, he asked Diego Harris to meet in the company''s office.


    "Have you seen the latest box office statistics?" Bruce Rosenblum, sitting in his big office chair, looking across at Diego Harris, asked, "the box office of Thor and city of chaos yesterday."


    "Murphy Stanton is suppressed!"


    Think of each other at the beginning of the lion big mouth conditions, Diego Harris heart is still a little unhappy, even if Marvel''s film industry is not good for DC Comics, he still has a bad feeling, "Thor" the first day to get $23.6 million, the city of chaos only $22.8 million. "


    At this point, he could not help shaking his head, "Murphy Stanton is not invincible."


    Bruce Rosenblum smiles and doesn''t agree with Diego Harris. On the contrary, Marvel''s superhero movies may fall apart this time, slow down the pace of rapid development, and maybe give DC superhero movies a chance to surpass.


    "Diego, have you noticed?" He asked.


    "What?" "What do you pay attention to?" asked Diego Harris


    "Thor''s first day box office is really higher than the city of chaos." Bruce - Rosenblum light said, "but now the box office calculation rules, is to include the box office in advance."


    Diego Harris immediately understood Bruce Rosenblum''s meaning and said, "the box office of Thor is nearly twice that of chaos City, with a gap of nearly $3 million, while the gap between the two sides on the first day is less than $1 million..."


    Bruce Rosenblum nodded.


    "That is to say..." Diego Harris went on to say, "without Thursday''s lead time, the box office of" city of chaos "is higher than that of" Thor "on Friday?"


    "Isn''t that obvious?" Bruce Rosenblum thought about it and said, "Thor is an adapted movie, and city of chaos is an original movie..."


    When it comes to original movies, Bruce Rosenblum''s face slightly changed, but soon returned to normal. "It''s normal that the advance box office of Thor is higher than that of chaos city."


    This point Diego Harris fully agrees that the original film at the beginning of the release, the performance is relatively general.


    Bruce Rosenblum is very sure, "so, this marvel superhero movie may encounter a lot of trouble, we have a chance to catch up!"


    He said, "have you seen the specific word-of-mouth statistics?"


    Before Diego Harris could answer, Bruce Rosenblum gave him a profile and said, "I got the latest statistics this morning! In terms of audience reputation, cinemascore scored "city of chaos" the highest "a +" and "Thor" the only "B"... "


    Bruce Rosenblum didn''t say much, but Diego Harris opened the information and looked at it carefully. This is a relatively complete statistics of word-of-mouth and score.


    As of this morning, 35898 users on IMDB of city of chaos scored an average of 8.7 points, while 21578 users on Raytheon scored an average of 7.2 points.


    In terms of rotten tomatoes, "city of chaos" included 75 media and film critics'' comments, with a high praise rate of 86%, with an average score of 8.2 points; Raytheon included 42 media and film critics'' comments, with a high praise rate of 61%, only one step away from rotten, with a fail score of 5.6 points.


    In terms of Metacritic media revenue, city of chaos scored 8.1, while Thor scored 5.4!


    At present, there are statistics on the popularity of social media and Internet in the two films. On Facebook and twitter, there are 225577 forwarding times related to "city of chaos", while there are only 101211 forwarding times related to "Thor".


    On Google, the number of searches for "city of chaos" is 657856, while that for "Thor" is 333578, and the gap between the two sides is also obvious.


    It''s not difficult for Diego Harris to find that, if we only look at the box office on the first day, "Thor" seems to be the same level of film as "city of chaos", but it''s not difficult to come to a conclusion that "Thor" is not the same level of film compared with "city of chaos".


    I don''t know why, he thought of "Batman vs Superman" from "Thor", which was also the first day of box office success, bad market reputation, and thenDiego Harris immediately realized that "Thor" is likely to be a high open low situation.


    Most of the statistics in this material are unfavorable to Raytheon, with one exception.


    In the audience statistics of the early show and the first day of Friday, "Thor" accounted for more than 60% of the audience under the age of 18, while "city of chaos" accounted for less than 40%.


    Obviously, Thor is more popular with minors than city of chaos.


    "Predictably..." "The box office of Thor will soon go down. It''s better to let it lower the audience''s expectation of Avengers," Diego Harris said, closing the information


    In order to make Raytheon more topical, marvel pictures has announced that Avengers will be released next summer, and Raytheon will be a very important member of it.


    If we can attack the Avengers alliance of Marvel comics, it will certainly frustrate the whole series of Marvel superhero movies, and DC superhero movies will get more opportunities.


    "Now on the Internet and the media, negative comments about Thor are flying everywhere." Bruce Rosenblum was acutely aware of something, "there must be someone behind it."


    Diego Harris could guess some of Bruce Rosenblum''s thoughts and asked, "what do we do?"


    Bruce Rosenblum chuckled. "Join in the fight against marvel!"


    Soon, the two agreed to use some resources of Warner and DC Comics appropriately to continue to fan up the negative reputation of Raytheon.


    After Diego Harris left, Bruce Rosenblum took that information and saw the almost explosive reputation of "city of chaos", his heart filled with an unspeakable taste.


    He saw the film when it was shown in advance. After watching it, he had only one feeling. It was very similar to the Batman adaptation project that Murphy Stanton showed Warner Bros. and DC Comics executives. It was probably to avoid the copyright issue of Batman. The story has changed greatly from what he saw at the beginning, but the core of the film has not changed - victory Fear, find yourself!


    What would be the effect of this story on Batman?


    Almost no need to think carefully, with Batman''s aura blessing, the film''s first day box office is bound to be higher!


    When Murphy Stanton took that material, Warner Bros. and DC Comics'' top management only saw it carefully. Bruce Rosenblum knew that compared with the latter two films, the first one had to explain the origin of the protagonist, which would be limited to a certain extent. Therefore, the story was not particularly wonderful, but the latter one, even if it only had an outline, could also be seen Murphy Stanton''s ambition and ambition.


    If these meant huge risks at that time, now that the professional reputation and audience reputation of "city of chaos" are excellent, does that mean that the next one will be more brilliant?


    Bruce Rosenblum can''t help thinking that way. After all, he was deeply impressed by the outline of the story and the setting of the script. Murphy Stanton just took some leftovers from it, and cast the great glory of "body of steel"!


    Sitting in a spacious office chair, Bruce Rosenblum suddenly felt that throwing away the cooperation with Murphy Stanton might be the biggest wrong decision in his life.


    Of course, it is impossible for him to change this decision casually. Otherwise, the dignity and face of Warner Bros. chief executive will be gone?


    If the follow-up development of DC superhero series is not smooth and Murphy Stanton''s second film is successful, maybe people can get in touch with Bill rosis again.


    With a long sigh, Bruce Rosenblum put away the information, threw it into a file cabinet that was not commonly used, and decided not to think about these worries for the time being. Now it should be the top management of Marvel comics, not Warner Brothers and DC Comics, who are worried.


    Since Saturday, there have been a lot of negative comments on Raytheon in the traditional paper media, and the bad comments on the film have spread to every corner of North America almost instantly.


    "Mr. Stan Lee, the evaluation of Thor is so bad, what do you think?"


    When Stan Lee entered the company, he was surrounded by them. "Is it a wrong decision to adapt a third rate comic hero into a movie?"


    Facing all kinds of questions about Thor, Stan Lee blushed and said, "who said that Thor failed? Have you seen the North American box office Statistics yesterday? Yesterday''s one-day box office champion was Raytheon, not other puzzling movies


    These problems almost made him angry. He was questioned when he won the one-day box office title. Is there such a problem?


    A New York Times reporter crowded over and said, "the latest attendance shows that today''s Thor''s attendance has dropped by more than one-third compared with yesterday''s without expanding the number of screens." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 569

    With the widespread spread of negative word-of-mouth, the brilliance of the film itself is limited. In addition, there is a competitor named "city of chaos" in the same period, and "speed and passion 5", which was released last weekend, has only been shown for one week. Since Saturday morning, the attendance of "Thor" has been slipping quietly.


    And the momentum of decline is very obvious, which has attracted the attention of many theaters. ,


    in New York, AMG cinema near Times Square has always been famous for its large passenger flow and high attendance. On weekends, people come and go, and now it''s the weekend of summer vacation. The audience coming and going makes the spacious cinema lobby seem a little crowded.


    It was nearly 3:30 p.m. when Wilshire, the manager on duty, had lunch. He simply cleaned up his desk and went to the ticket window and the sales department for a turn. After that, he went into the server Office of the cinema, opened a monitor and checked today''s data.


    It''s Saturday, and both the box office revenue and sales figures are very bright.


    Regardless of the products with the highest profit margin in the cinema, he opened a statistical table and counted the real-time data. The statistical data of all the films shown in the cinema today appeared on the display in front of him.


    The top box office winner is no longer yesterday''s Thor, but Murphy Stanton''s new movie "city of chaos", which has sold nearly $30000 since morning. Considering that the night traffic may be higher, this movie will achieve $50000 + a day in a single theater!


    If you remember correctly, it''s the best single day income for a single movie this year.


    Wilshere looked down and shook his head. Thor doesn''t seem to be very popular.


    The film had a revenue of more than $20000 by this time yesterday, and now it doesn''t even have $18000. The decline is quite severe.


    Most of the box office revenue of less than US $20000 in North America, which is more than 95% of the cinemas in North America, is a super big success. However, the AMG cinema where he works is one of the cinemas with the largest attendance and customer flow in the United States. When it comes to summer, it can only be said that the performance is very average.


    I''m afraid Marvel''s superhero movie is much worse than iron man!


    Wilshere has been engaged in this work for many years. With his rich experience, it''s not hard for him to come to such a conclusion. If Thor can''t surpass city of chaos tonight, I''m afraid the box office champion this weekend will be


    As a new Yorker, from the bottom of his heart, he didn''t want to see a Los Angeles director beat a film produced by a New York company.


    Unfortunately, things didn''t work out as expected. When it was close to 10 o''clock in the evening, Wilshere walked into the server office again and opened real-time data statistics again. It was still "city of chaos" that was sitting high on the top of the one-day box office revenue list of his own cinema, and it also opened the gap between Wilshere and "Thor".


    "City of chaos" broke the $50000 mark in a single day as expected, while "Thor" just managed to reach $30000.


    Today, the positions of the two films have changed directly. Not to mention, "Thor" has fallen a lot compared with yesterday.


    Wilshere is very clear that this is the gap between the quality of the two films and the public praise of the audience. The public praise of Thor and city of chaos shows a double trend.


    When the phone rings suddenly, Wilshere picks up and says something. He quickly gets up and leaves the office and goes to Christian''s office, the cinema manager.


    He''s just a duty manager, and Christian is the real director of the AMG cinema.


    When he came to the door of the office, he knocked on the door. When the voice of "please come in" came from inside, he pushed the door and went in.


    "Boss?" Wilshere knew his boss''s work style and went in and asked, "what''s the matter?"


    Christian pushed a fax to his desk and said, "the head office has just issued a notice to make appropriate adjustments to the film arrangement rate of several films currently on display from tomorrow, specifically in this regard."


    "So."


    Wilshere stepped forward and took a look at the fax. The most obvious thing is to ask AMG''s subordinate cinemas to reduce the film layout rate of Raytheon by about 5% according to their own actual situation. The adjusted cinemas and screens are used to show Murphy Stanton''s "city of chaos"!


    "Do we adjust, too?" Wilshire asked tentatively.


    "Of course it has to be adjusted!" Christian said without hesitation, "according to today''s trend," Raytheon "will continue to decline tomorrow, and then continue the current film layout rate. It''s a waste to invest so many cinemas and screens."


    After standing up from the office chair and walking back and forth for two times, Christian said, "so, after zero, hall 5 and Hall 6, which used to show Raytheon, are all empty. They will play" city of chaos "instead. Hall 12 will show" Raytheon "temporarily in the morning. If the attendance doesn''t improve tomorrow, they will play" city of chaos "in the afternoon!""Er..." Wilshire hesitated.


    Christian is not a new Yorker. He doesn''t care about the mess between New York and Los Angeles. He asked emphatically, "don''t you think it''s appropriate?"


    Wilshere immediately alerted, quickly said, "no, I''m going to arrange."


    With that, he immediately went out of the office and contacted his staff to adjust tomorrow''s screening plan according to the arrangement of AMG head office and Christian.


    Early on Sunday morning, Murphy got the good news from Carla Firth that "city of chaos" has been comprehensively improved in mainstream theaters such as AMG, Emperor Entertainment and American artists. Along with the news, there are box office statistics on Saturday.


    "How''s it going?"


    As soon as Murphy hung up, Margot Robbie, sitting on the left side of Gail gado, could not wait to ask, "have we pulled back a game?"


    Gail gado did not ask, but also concerned to see Murphy.


    "Of course! Our city of chaos was yesterday''s one-day box office champion Murphy told the driver to go to Times Square and said, "it''s a little higher than the day before yesterday. Yesterday, he got about $24.5 million. The exact figure is still in the statistics."


    "Great Margot Robbie hugged Gail gado and deliberately gave her a kiss in the face. "Celebrate."


    "You..." Gail gado reached out and pushed her away. "I''m going to spend my make-up."


    Today, I have to attend two publicity notices. It''s quite troublesome if I spend too much make-up.


    Margot Robbie laughed, "I''m going to kiss again. Murphy should be jealous."


    Murphy shook his head and didn''t want to say anything. He knew that the friendship between Gail gado and Margot Robbie was not as good as that between James Franco and Robert Downey.


    "By the way..." And Margot Robbie asked, "what about Thor? Is the box office down? "


    "The decline is not particularly large. Raytheon''s box office was about $15 million yesterday." Murphy said calmly, "but today, with the decline of film arrangement rate and poor word-of-mouth effect, it is estimated that the decline will be even greater."


    Another thing he didn''t say is that "Thor" basically consumed the enthusiasm of comic fans two days ago. For passers-by, the film is not very attractive because it is influenced by the widely spread word-of-mouth.


    Compared with Raytheon, city of chaos should maintain a more stable trend.


    "Do you know?" Margot Robbie suddenly said, "the heroine of Thor is Natalie Portman."


    Murphy pretended not to hear it and leaned back on the seat of the RV to relax. Gail gado and Margot Robbie, sitting opposite, seemed to be very interested in the topic of Natalie Portman.


    "Do you know her?" Gail gado asked with concern.


    Margot Robbie nodded. "Once, but just a greeting."


    "It takes a lot of heart to get in touch with her." Gail gado said, "when I first met Natalie Portman, I regarded her as a good friend. Who knows what she did behind her back..."


    At this point, Gail gado can''t help shaking his head. If Hollywood women, including her, are different, Natalie Portman is definitely the top master in this field.


    "We can definitely beat her." Margot Robbie suggested, "next time I see Natalie Portman, how about we laugh at her?"


    Gail gado rolled his eyes. "Are you so bored?"


    Margot Robbie reached for Gail gado''s arm and said, "aren''t we bad people? Isn''t that what bad people look like? "


    She also deliberately winked at Murphy. "Right, Murphy?"


    "Well, we''re all bad people." Murphy smiles and says, "bad people should do bad things."


    Three people laughed at the same time.


    The black saloon car soon arrived at times square, where a large number of fans and media reporters gathered. Because there were too many people on the scene, Murphy and the three accepted media interviews and fan interaction in full accordance with the arrangement of 20th century fox.


    The main purpose of this kind of activity is to accept the interview of media reporters, create news and attract more audiences.


    "Director Stanton..."


    Ever since Murphy stood in front of reporters, all kinds of questions have never stopped, "will chaos City win this week''s box office champion?"


    "Yes Murphy said with certainty, "I never doubted that!"


    "What do you think of Thor?" Another reporter asked.


    Murphy shrugged. "I haven''t seen it yet."


    A female reporter then put the microphone in front of him and asked, "at the beginning of the activity, miss gado said that you had written out the theme framework of this film many years ago. Is that right?""That''s right." Murphy thought about it and said, "I wrote it for another movie in the first place." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 570

    Murphy never hesitated when the right opportunity appeared in front of him to create eye-catching topics, so the female reporter''s words immediately interested him, gave up those routine answers, and thought of a more suitable answer in a very short moment.


    Frankly speaking, "city of chaos" has a good reputation, but it can''t get rid of the limitations of non sequel original films. The box office growth doesn''t seem to match the total investment of $300 million in production cost plus publicity expenses.


    Especially from tomorrow, the new week will begin, and "city of chaos" will face the test of working day. If it doesn''t create more topics in publicity, it may face a sharp decline in box office after the first weekend, just like most original films.


    It''s normal for the box office output to decline on weekdays, but if the one-day income of tens of millions of dollars falls to two or three million dollars, no one wants to see it.


    Murphy threw out such an answer, of course, has its own purpose.


    The female reporter was also very popular and immediately asked curiously, "why was the film prepared in the first place? We haven''t seen a movie like that? "


    "It was just a plan and it didn''t work out in the end." Murphy deliberately sold off, "to be exact, the production company vetoed the plan."


    For a director like him, everything that happens is news, not to mention the fact that the movie plan was once rejected.


    All the reporters on the scene realized that this is a movie news that can set off waves at the same time. They were also curious about which production company would veto such a director''s project.


    Brad hansbain, a reporter from the New York Times, asked, "Murphy, which company is it? Can you tell me?"


    "Well..." Murphy was in a bit of a dilemma and didn''t seem to want to talk about it.


    The female reporter urged, "your fans must really want to know about it."


    Then a reporter coaxed, "the public has the right to know!"


    "Yes


    "Which company is it?"


    Murphy raised his hand and made a gesture of pressing down. When the voice around him was lower, he said, "a few years ago, I was going to cooperate with Warner Brothers..."


    Hearing the name of Warner Brothers, all the reporters pricked their ears. People who are well-informed all know that although Murphy cooperated with Warner Brothers and DC Comics in the masterpiece "body of steel", they didn''t have much fun because of the pay and adaptation route.


    Now that he started, Murphy didn''t want to stop. "How do you say that? You should be able to see that "city of chaos" is not a movie, but a series of stories


    The reporters nodded gently, which was obvious in the film. The magician of James Franco was specially told that he was definitely not out to make soy sauce, and the murderer behind Reina''s death seemed to be Jay Rachel''s father, and this character has not yet come to an end.


    This film obviously has the next one, or even the next two, to form a complete trilogy.


    Murphy changed the whole story and didn''t worry about copyright disputes with DC''s comics. "I wrote this trilogy about" city of chaos "to Batman at the earliest time."


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    "What?"


    "Batman?"


    "Batman trilogy?"


    "He wanted to adapt Batman?"


    There was a commotion among the reporters at the scene. It seemed that they didn''t expect that the name Batman would pop out of Murphy''s mouth.


    "Yes, it''s Batman!" That''s what Murphy wanted, and he continued, "although city of chaos has changed a lot in terms of the project, story and plot that I prepared for Batman at the beginning, the frame and theme of the film have not changed."


    He laughs. "In fact, Batman''s dark knight identity is very suitable for this film."


    There were reporters who specialized in movies and Hollywood. They had some research on this industry. Think about the hero of "city of chaos" and master Bruce Wayne. If New York is replaced by Gotham, master''s setting is very suitable for the theme and atmosphere of this film, just like Chris Dann.


    In some ways, the two characters are a little similar. For example, they both lost their father in childhood, but Bruce Wayne''s father is a real good man, and Chris Dane''s father is a real good man only in front of his son.


    It''s a pity that Murphy and I totally overruled the plan


    At this point, he shook his head, a very sorry look.


    Brad hansbain, a reporter for the New York Times, asked, "Murphy, can you talk about why Warner Brothers refused?"


    "They think the story is too dark, heavy and depressing..." Murphy shrugged. "I don''t know the rest. You''re going to ask Warner Brothers."Murphy winked, and grace, who accompanied him, immediately stood up and said in a loud voice, "that''s all for today''s interview. Thank you for your concern!"


    A few bodyguards separated a passage, sent Murphy and grace on the RV, Gail gado and Margot Robbie have been waiting in the car.


    "Grace." Murphy said, "tell Carla Firth and bill what you''ve just said, and let them take care of it."


    He took a look at Margot Robbie, then lowered his voice, and said to grace, "inform our black powder organization, spread relevant information on the Internet, and make sure this topic gets hot."


    When he had the idea, he cooperated with CAA to form the original loose network water army into a more professional black powder organization.


    The professional black powder is more efficient and targeted than the network water army.


    Moreover, at this stage of the development of the Internet in North America, the Internet water army that Hollywood has been using has lagged behind since "the witch Blair" in the 1990s. More professional Internet hype tools are also indispensable for people like Murphy. The video of


    Murphy''s interview was almost uploaded to oil woodlouse for the first time, which immediately caused quite a lot of attention.


    After only half an hour, the relevant information on social networking sites represented by Facebook and twitter was also widely followed and forwarded. With the addition of Murphy''s black powder organization, the connection between "city of chaos" and Batman and Warner brothers soon became a hot entertainment topic.


    Murphy and Warner Bros. are the focus. Unfortunately, the latter has basically become the villain, especially in the mouth of DC fans.


    A user named "I love Bruce Wayne" wrote on his twitter after forwarding the interview video of Murphy, "seeing the soul stirring and dark heavy theme of" city of chaos ", I can imagine how wonderful it would be if this story happened to the master! Originally, Murphy Stanton might have given Batman a new life on the big screen, but it was destroyed by the pigs of Warner management


    A message on Facebook represents the voice of many DC fans, "think about the wonderful city of chaos, and then think about Clark Kent''s brilliance through body of steel. Bruce Wayne''s missing Murphy Stanton may be Batman''s biggest regret in his life!"


    There was also a comment behind, "dear master!"


    Another person who forwarded it wrote, "my heart broke when I saw Murphy''s interview video today. I went to see" city of chaos "tonight to soothe my heart."


    This is just one of the representatives. Many DC fans who didn''t pay attention to "city of chaos" originally, after watching these news and information, the most direct idea is to buy tickets to see the film in the cinema. Murphy has brought the glory of DC superhero movies before, and they won''t be disappointed after watching them.


    Although Chris Dann and Bruce Wayne have very obvious differences, their common dark attribute still makes DC fans feel deeply.


    "If Chris Dann were replaced by Bruce Wayne, the whole story would be more exciting!"


    "I strongly appeal to Murphy to come back to direct DC''s superhero movies, especially to restart Batman movies. He will surely bring us a dark Epic!"


    Similar voices are popping up on social networking sites.


    Warner Bros. and the top management of DC Comics have also become the target pursued by reporters and paparazzi. Whether they participated in the talks with Murphy or not, they will all be asked why they want to reject Murphy Stanton''s proposed Batman movie.


    Some reporters even went to Warner Bros. premiere executive Bruce Rosenblum and asked him in person, "seeing the popularity of" city of chaos "and the box office is quite good, do you regret rejecting Murphy Stanton?".


    Bruce Rosenbaum is so tired of all these things that he is now required to carry the black pot that his predecessor made.


    In this series of word-of-mouth marketing and publicity hype, as the direct competitor of "city of chaos" this weekend, "Thor" has received less and less attention, and inevitably appeared the situation of marginalization. In addition to being criticized and interviewed by people and having no acting skills, the actors in "Thor" have hardly received any positive evaluation.


    Natalie Portman, one of the most famous, is no exception.


    She said that she didn''t expect that after many years, she would play in a commercial masterpiece again and get these.


    On Monday morning, Natalie Portman was sitting in the VIP restaurant of Four Seasons Hotel, drinking skimmed milk, reading the newspaper just delivered by her assistant, and seeing the hype about "city of chaos", she was always depressed.


    This Murphy Stanton is so shameless! (to be continued). )

 Chapter 571

    What happened in recent days, Natalie Portman saw in her eyes. The topic of "city of chaos" was constantly heated. Thor, from the media to the Internet and then to the cinema, was completely suppressed, but there was no way.


    "Murphy Stanton is doing everything he can to create hype."


    She put down the newspaper in her hand, and her unhappiness was written on her face. "He''s a shameless bastard at all!"


    Natalie Portman thinks that compared with Murphy Stanton, she is really a very pure person.


    She took another sip of the milk and thought about what happened in the last three days. She had to admit that from the quality of the film itself to the publicity and distribution, and then to the topic discussion after the screening, her role in "Thor" was completely defeated by "city of chaos".


    Just as Natalie Portman was in a daze over her milk, the glass door of the VIP restaurant was pulled open by the waiter, and a blonde came in yawning.


    "What would you like to eat?"


    Margot Robbie went to the optional dining area, picked up a white porcelain plate, looked at all kinds of exquisite breakfast, and felt that his stomach was completely empty.


    She didn''t wake up until she got off the plane and went to the hotel this morning.


    Snacks, bacon, sandwiches These are full of temptations, but Margot Robbie remembers the heat they contain and immediately steps back to the table with vegetables and fruits. He takes a few strawberries and a banana, orders a glass of skimmed milk from the waiter, and walks to the dining area with a plate.


    It''s dinner time. There are more people in the restaurant. Almost all the tables are full of people. Margot Robbie turns his eyes and looks around for a while. Suddenly he sees a suitable position. He smiles and walks over with his long legs.


    Although she only saw the side, she recognized that the person sitting at a teak table in the corner was Natalie Portman!


    How can you meet such an interesting person without saying hello?


    Margot Robbie walked along the wide passage between the dining tables and quickly came to the teak table. Natalie Portman looked down and drank the milk. She seemed to be thinking and didn''t notice her at all.


    "Hi, Natalie." Margot Robbie politely said hello, Natalie Portman looked up, the other side seems a little familiar, but for a moment can not remember who, had to nod and said, "Hello, what''s up?"


    Margot Robbie pointed to the tables of people around him and asked, "can I sit here?"


    In public, Natalie Portman is always the perfect Harvard student. She smiles, points to the opposite seat and says, "sit down."


    "Thank you."


    Put down the white porcelain plate, Margot Robbie opened the chair and sat down. She ate a banana first, then took a sip of milk. When she looked across, Natalie Portman seemed to be in a trance again. After putting down the glass, she politely said, "Natalie, we''ve met before. I''m also an actor."


    "Oh." Natalie Portman raised her eyelids and nodded her head.


    She doesn''t care who the other party is. This person is familiar but can''t think of a specific name. Maybe she is just a little actor.


    Margot Robbie continued with a smile, "I''m Margot Robbie, an actor from Australia."


    "Hello, Miss Robbie..." Natalie Portman didn''t care. She just wanted to say hello as a routine, but when she said it, she suddenly remembered who Margot Robbie was, which made her a little stunned. But after all, she was a talented actress who integrated her acting skills into her life, and immediately returned to normal. "Nice to meet you, Miss Robbie."


    "Nice to meet you, too, Natalie." Margot Robbie almost had a smile on her face.


    Natalie Portman nodded to her again, as if she didn''t want to say anything more. Even though she didn''t know the Australian actress, she had heard that Gail gado was her best friend.


    Margot Robbie was automatically put on the list of people she hated.


    But Margot Robbie didn''t have such self-consciousness. After yesterday''s activities in Times Square, she asked Gail gado in detail and knew something about the original thing. Now that she meets Natalie Portman, she can''t turn a blind eye to it.


    "I saw you play Thor the day before yesterday. It''s very good." Margot Robbie didn''t seem to see that Natalie Portman''s face was not very good-looking. She said to herself, "it''s a coincidence that my starring" city of chaos "was also released this weekend."


    Natalie Portman frowned slightly. The beautiful young woman in front of her was obviously different.


    Margaret Robbie was afraid that Natalie Portman would stand up and walk away without giving her a chance to speak. She spoke very fast. "It seems that the box office of" city of chaos "starred by me is much higher than that of" Thor ", and the evaluation of my role is much better than that of Jane foster."This is not nonsense. Jay Rachel''s shrewd ability has been praised by many professionals. On the contrary, Natalie Portman''s Jane foster, from fans to the media to professionals, is almost full of criticism.


    There are even media comments, Natalie Portman''s eating is too ugly, in order to make money even after the Oscar face are not.


    Without waiting for Natalie Portman to say something, Margot Robbie deliberately changed the tone of an ignorant little girl and said with a slight sarcasm, "the box office of the first weekend of" city of chaos "in North America is 62.25 million US dollars, and that of" Thor "is only 47.8 million US dollars, which is not in the same level at all."


    The city of chaos can be said to be a counter attack.


    Natalie Portman frowned. From Saturday, she knew that Thor would lose to chaos City, but she didn''t expect that the box office gap between the two would be more than $10 million.


    "What can it do?" Natalie Portman maintained her nearly perfect image and said faintly, "it doesn''t mean anything."


    Margot Robbie was still the ignorant girl with an undisguised sneer on her face.


    Perhaps stimulated by this kind of smile, Natalie Portman finally said, "even though the box office of Thor is not as good as that of chaos City, I am still the best actress in the Oscar, and you are still a poor actress!"


    "Yes, you are the best actress at the Oscars." But it represents the past, not the future. "Thor" let everyone in Hollywood see that you are on the decline. You, the best actress in the Oscar, don''t have much appeal. How many people will be willing to pay you a lot in the future? And I... "


    Margot Robbie pointed to himself and laughed, "I''m younger than you. The TV series I starred in are super popular. The box office of the films I starred in is better than one. I have a bright future, but you are out of date! Don''t you forget that you''re an old woman who doesn''t want to do anything else! "


    "You..." Natalie Portman seems to have been stabbed in the soft side, full of anger will rush out immediately, but the residual light of her eyes sweeps around, many people are paying attention to this side, and put the pressure down.


    This is a public place. Maybe many people don''t know who Margot Robbie is, but they must know who Natalie Portman is.


    After the conflict with Murphy Stanton, it took her several years to set up a good image again. She can''t just throw it away because of an ignorant little actor.


    "You are so rude, Miss Robbie." Natalie Portman said darkly.


    "Courtesy? Ah... " Margot Robbie looked around and said, "Natalie, you''re a top student at Harvard. You''re a famous clean man in Hollywood. Apart from the conflict with Murphy, there''s no other scandal. You''re a famous good girl and a good man."


    Although it is said that, the irony can be heard by anyone.


    Seeing Natalie Portman packing up to leave, Margot Robbie sped up and said, "you''re a good person, I''m a bad person. Isn''t that what bad people look like? A good man should be like Miss Portman, pregnant with another man... "


    Before she finished, Natalie Portman had stood up and left.


    "It''s boring..." Margot Robbie looked at Natalie Portman''s back and shrugged. "I left before I finished."


    She drank her milk, looked at her watch, and left the restaurant for the TV show "city of chaos.".


    The first weekend of the summer program in North America is over. When Monday comes, many people, like Margot Robbie and Natalie Portman, are happy, some are sad.


    The top management of Marvel Comics undoubtedly belongs to a group of people who are worried.


    "Chaotic city''s first weekend box office in North America is 62.25 million US dollars, and Thor''s is 47.8 million US dollars..."


    In the conference room of Marvel pictures, Kevin Fitch reported the box office statistics and said, "the situation is very bad for us!"


    "It''s not that bad, is it?" Stan Lee interjected, "the box office close to $50 million is not as good as expected, but it''s also good."


    "Not that bad?" Kevin Fitch looks at this guy who is behind the times from the point of view, but refuses to quit marvel. He always likes to stretch out his hand. He raises his voice and says in a loud voice, "it''s not bad that 15 million dollars is less than the 65 million dollars we expected."


    He dug out a piece of information and threw it directly in front of Stan Lee, "is it good that the audience rating of cinema is reduced to B -, negative comments are flying everywhere on the Internet, and cinemascore predicts that the final box office in North America will not exceed 150 million dollars?"


    Stan Lee, who had been treated like this, immediately stood up, pointed to Kevin Fitch and said, "OK! Did the film fail? You, the producer, have to take the main responsibility! " (to be continued). )

 Chapter 572

    If Raytheon fails completely, Kevin Fitch, as the CEO and producer of Marvel pictures, will be the first one to be responsible. Everyone knows this, but no one will say it casually. After all, everyone knows that Kevin Fitch is responsible for Marvel superhero movies and iron man.


    Before he finished, Stan Lee pointed to Kevin Fitch and said, "when Murphy Stanton wanted to cooperate with marvel, you refused him because of some personal grudges. If he could join Marvel..."


    "What if he joined marvel?" Kevin Firth interrupted him directly. "Is the marvel superhero movie going to take the dark route and become superman or Chris Dann


    "That would be nice! There is a good market! " Stan Lee is old, but his heart is not old. "Our Marvel heroes are not without depth!"


    Everyone here knows that what Stan Lee said is not unreasonable. Many of Marvel''s superheroes have a black style in their comics, especially the civil war that was released a few years ago. If the film version takes a deep black line, it will certainly be charming.


    "Enough!"


    Avi Allard, who has been silent for a long time, can''t help interrupting the argument between Stan Lee and Kevin Fitch. "We need to solve problems now, not create problems!"


    He, the CEO of Marvel comics, certainly won''t watch the top management of Marvel fall apart because of Murphy Stanton''s infighting.


    Avi Allard still has some prestige, temporarily suppressing the dispute between Kevin Fitch and Stan Lee.


    Then, AVI Allard changed the topic, "let''s not just focus on North America, Raytheon''s performance in overseas markets is still very good."


    As a result of the good foundation laid in front, "Thor" is not like "city of chaos" which is only released in North America for the time being. Instead, it landed in several overseas markets last week, and won the box office champion of overseas markets except North America.


    Avi allad''s words have temporarily diverted most people''s attention. Many people turn to the information in front of them to pay attention to the overseas box office situation of Raytheon.


    In the three islands of England, "Thor" won nearly $9 million in box office after five days of screening; 6.1 million in 579 cinemas in France; 4.7 million in 513 cinemas in South Korea; 3.5 million in 455 cinemas in Italy; 4 million in 377 cinemas in Spain.


    In addition to important markets such as Europe and the Far East, Raytheon has also topped the box office of some smaller markets, such as Singapore and the Philippines. For example, Raytheon grossed US $2.1 million in Taiwan and US $308000 in Vietnam, setting a box office record for Marvel Super Hero films released in Vietnam on three days.


    In addition, "Thor" was first released in Australia, which has entered the second week. It still has a box office of $2.3 million in 226 cinemas, up to 42% of the previous week, and the cumulative box office is close to $10 million.


    So far, Raytheon has won 63 million US dollars at the box office in the overseas market, and the global box office has successfully exceeded 100 million US dollars.


    Such a global box office result also made many people in the conference room think that the overall market response of Raytheon was very good.


    However, Kevin Fitch doesn''t think so. Now "city of chaos" hasn''t been released overseas. According to the news from 20th century fox, this film will be launched on the overseas market on a large scale this weekend. By then, "Thor" will certainly be impacted. How much will the overseas box office accumulate in the future?


    He is very clear that in the current situation, "Thor" this film certainly can not recover the cost.


    Just like that, it doesn''t matter. After all, it''s a film that paves the way for the Avengers, and marvel has made enough money on the two iron man films. Kevin Fitch''s biggest worry is that the reputation and box office of Thor are too poor, which will inevitably drag down the Avengers released next year.


    If Avengers fails to meet expectations, he, the CEO of Marvel pictures, will have to resign.


    Now we can only hope that the release of "Captain America: the Avengers pioneer" at the end of the year can save the reputation of some Marvel superheroes.


    Although it''s only been a weekend, he has to admit that against the backdrop of Murphy Stanton''s city of chaos, Thor is not only not a success, but also a failure.


    Also on Monday, the atmosphere in 20th century fox was very different.


    "It''s a wise choice to put Murphy''s film at the beginning of the summer season."


    Although North America didn''t make a good start, the first film released in the summer season won the box office with more than expected results, and the 20th Century Fox executives were still jubilant, "Carla, you did a good job this time."


    The speaker was James Murdoch, the new co chairman and CEO of 20th century fox.Carla Firth smiles, but says nothing more. They used to be classmates in high school.


    In fact, she knows that James Murdoch chose to come to fox in the 20th century because he encountered a lot of troubles in England.


    James Murdoch is ambitious and regarded as the most suitable successor of Rupert Murdoch. He strongly supports his former high school classmate Carla Firth and lays the foundation for his future in 20th century fox.


    Although he was the chief executive of Sky TV before, James Murdoch has been staring at 20th century fox. After graduating from high school, he chose journalism and business administration as his major, and went to film and literature as his major, in order to be in charge of 20th century fox.


    For Hollywood''s film industry, James Murdoch is not a complete layman.


    "Kara, you and Murphy are good friends." James Murdoch asked, "when does he plan to shoot the second film of city of chaos?"


    In the 20th century, fox invested 300 million US dollars in the production and publicity of "city of chaos". Unless the box office trend of a single film is extremely strong and a big bang is finally achieved, it will be difficult to recover the investment in a short time. As the chief executive officer of the company, James Murdoch must consider the issue of return on investment.


    Carla Firth shook her head. "I don''t know. He didn''t say it."


    James Murdoch frowned. "Didn''t you ask?"


    "No Carla Firth said directly, "if Murphy wants to tell me, he will."


    "Oh?" James Franco doesn''t quite understand the way Kara Firth and Murphy get along.


    "According to Murphy''s character and way of working."


    Although he is a good friend, James Murdoch is always the boss. Kara Firth explains that "after the city of chaos, he will soon plan his next movie."


    She watched James Murdoch, "but it shouldn''t be the next movie in" city of chaos ". I heard Robert Downey Jr. mention that he had an appointment with a friend to make a biographical gangster movie."


    "Gangster type biographical films?" Although James Murdoch has just taken office, he has enough knowledge to say directly, "anyway, I have only one request. 20th century fox is still the producer and distributor of this film!"


    "I''m not sure that''s the next movie." Carla Firth actually knows that Gail gado is very opposed to Murphy''s shooting of Ross''s biography, and Gail gado is the only person in the world who can make Murphy change what has been decided. She thinks for a moment and says, "as long as our conditions are no worse than other companies, Murphy will definitely be inclined to continue to cooperate with 20th century fox."


    James Murdoch nodded slightly. This is not a problem. They have always attached great importance to talents who can create outstanding value.


    Thinking of this, James Murdoch asked, "I haven''t been here for a long time, but I''ve learned something. 20th Century Fox and Murphy''s Stanton studio have a cooperative relationship on many projects. Game of Thrones is still cooperating. There are also some cooperative projects, and the copyright is in the hands of both companies."


    Carla Firth looked sideways at James Murdoch and guessed what he was trying to say.


    Sure enough, James Murdoch asked tentatively, "if 20th Century Fox buys Stanton studio, will Murphy sell it?"


    "It''s hard, I''m afraid." Carla Firth, to be honest, "Murphy is not short of money."


    She is quite familiar with this aspect, not to mention Murphy''s director''s remuneration and high proportion of dividends. In 2008, when Hollywood was short of money due to the subprime mortgage crisis, he invested in several films. Now, films such as "Transformers" have been released one after another, giving him a high return.


    If we don''t count the property inherited in the future, James Murdoch may not be as good as Murphy in terms of his personal wealth.


    James Murdoch understood that even if he wanted to buy, he couldn''t be in a hurry. He said, "let''s talk about this later."


    Carla Firth didn''t say anything more, but she was very clear that Murphy''s sale of Stanton studio is unlikely. This film and television production company, which is still only a shell company, not only cooperates with 20th Century Fox and other companies to produce films and TV series, but also undertakes Murphy''s tax-free and tax avoidance work, if you throw it away and get another one It''s too much trouble for people like Murphy.


    After pacing back and forth in the office, James Murdoch said, "you give me Murphy''s contact information. I''ll have a party later. I''ll invite him personally."


    Now that he''s in Los Angeles, he''s definitely going to take care of his network.


    Kara Firth left Murphy''s personal contact information, then left James Murdoch''s office to continue the publicity work of "city of chaos". If the film wants to get a good box office on weekdays, it can''t be relaxed. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 573

    As "city of chaos" will be launched on a large scale in overseas markets this weekend, according to the publicity plan formulated by 20th century fox, Murphy needs to take the main members of the crew to Europe to participate in some publicity activities in important cities in Britain, France, Germany and Spain.


    In the 20th century, fox provided the crew with a private business plane to carry them around Europe.


    On Tuesday morning, Gail gado drove Murphy to the private apron of Los Angeles International Airport.


    "If there''s something that can''t be solved, remember to call me."


    As Murphy got out of the car, he gave Gael gado a strong kiss on the lip. Gael gado nodded gently, "I will."


    Instead of participating in the crew''s overseas publicity, she plans to go back to Israel to see her mother in Tel Aviv.


    Wave goodbye to Gail gado. As soon as Murphy gets on the plane, her cell phone rings.


    After picking up the phone, a strange voice sounded in the receiver. The voice politely said a few words and introduced himself. Murphy understood his origin. James Murdoch, the new co chairman and CEO of fox in the 20th century, is the little son of Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon, and the high school classmate of Carla Firth.


    A long time ago, he heard Kara Firth mention that she and James Murdoch are high school classmates. In the 20th century, fox is also supported by each other. Moreover, the reason why James Murdoch supports her is to cultivate her own team in 20th Century Fox and successfully control 20th century fox in the future.


    Even if Murphy doesn''t know much about the news media industry, he knows that the paper media is declining. Kara Firth has also heard that Rupert Murdoch has been trying to split News Corp. into Fox and paper media in recent years, so as not to slow down the development of the former.


    Within any big family, the fight for succession is very fierce. Since James Murdoch is recognized by the outside world as the most suitable successor of Rupert Murdoch, he must also have certain ability. It is not difficult to see that 20th century fox, which is composed of high-quality assets such as network media, Fox TV network and film and television production department, is more valuable.


    If Murphy is in the position of James Murdoch to fight for such an asset, he will first consider taking 20th century fox, and then plot the rest of News Corporation.


    But under normal circumstances, shouldn''t James Murdoch be in the UK? And then it''s until the eavesdropping scandal takes the blame and resigns


    "A party later?" In his head, Murphy kept thinking, "of course, I will go."


    James Murdoch called in person to invite him to a party held for some time. The other party was the new co chairman and CEO of 20th century fox. Of course, Murphy had no reason to refuse.


    Hang up the phone, under the guidance of flight attendants, come to their seats to sit down, Murphy is still thinking about James Murdoch.


    Rupert Murdoch''s youngest son is very much like Carla Firth. In order to achieve his goal, he often does everything by any means. Many of the British "eavesdropping" activities may be inspired by him. For example, eavesdropping on Prince William and the British royal family can''t be carried out by the following reporters on their own. There must be support from the top of News Corporation.


    Such a person, Murphy does not exclude, but James Murdoch, after all, is not Kara Firth, contact with him must be reserved.


    Why did he go back to North America from England now?


    This is what Murphy is curious about, but after thinking about it for a while, he thinks that it may be because of the influence of Kara Firth on James Murdoch.


    After all, he vaguely remembers that James Murdoch was forced to resign because of "eavesdropping door", then dormant for several years, and then took charge of 20th century fox.


    Murphy shook his head. Who knows how these things change? The world is moving forward after all.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    As the greeting rang out, Murphy raised her eyes to see Margot Robbie sitting opposite, nodded to her and said, "are you crazy about suits?"


    I vaguely remember that from the beginning of shooting Jay Rachel''s play, Margot Robbie rarely wore a skirt, and always wore a fit lady''s suit like Jay Rachel. She was very smart and capable.


    "Good news for you." Margot Robbie winked at Murphy. "I met Natalie Portman yesterday."


    Murphy didn''t even think about it, so he asked, "are you provoking?"


    He knew Margot Robbie ten years ago. After she came to Hollywood, her career basically revolved around Stanton studio, and she was a good friend with Gail gado, so Murphy knew her better.


    Now Margot Robbie looks like a beautiful, generous, smart and capable girl. In fact, she still has the wild nature of Australian cowboy when she was a child.She is extroverted, unlike Gail gado, who is a little introverted. Since she meets Natalie Portman, she still has some capital, so it''s strange that she doesn''t jump out to look for trouble.


    "No provocation!" Margot Robbie lowered her voice and said, "I''m just discussing with her the gap between Thor and city of chaos, and telling her the gap between her and you."


    Murphy rolled his eyes. "You''re boring enough."


    "Hello Margot Robbie''s eyes widened. "Aren''t we bad people? How can bad people not do bad things? "


    As soon as he said this, Murphy was speechless and didn''t bother to talk to her again.


    Just then, the flight attendants came to remind them to fasten their seat belts, and the plane was about to take off.


    After the plane entered a state of smooth flight, Henry Carville suddenly came over.


    "What''s up, Henry?" Murphy looked at him and asked.


    Henry Carvel scratched his head and said with a smile, "nothing special. I just want to say thank you."


    "You''re welcome." Murphy shook his head. "You deserve it."


    "Really, Murphy." Henry Carville said sincerely, "I''m very grateful that you chose me."


    In the face of such a smiling face, Murphy is also quite polite, "you have proved that I did not choose the wrong person."


    Henry Carvel chuckled twice, then politely asked Murphy to return to his seat.


    Margot Robbie looked at Henry Cavell, then at Murphy, and said, "do I want to thank you specifically, too?"


    "No need." Murphy said directly, "we''re friends. We don''t have to be polite."


    After chatting with Margot Robbie, Murphy took the information he had with him, checked the latest news of the film, and also passed the boring journey.


    Yesterday''s Monday, "city of chaos" ushered in the first working day after its release in North America. Thanks to the previous topic hype and good reputation, the decline of the film was relatively ideal, with a single day harvest of $9.5 million. Although it fell to less than $10 million, it was not wrong.


    "Raytheon" is not so stable trend, affected by the poor reputation, the film''s one-day box office on Monday fell more than 70% compared with last Sunday, only got more than $3.4 million.


    Many Box Office forecasters have also released the latest box office forecast, most of them think that the final box office of Raytheon in North America is difficult to exceed 150 million US dollars.


    At the same time, these institutions predict that as long as the box office of "city of chaos" does not decline significantly this weekend, it will not be difficult for North American box office to eventually exceed $200 million, and it may even hit the $250 million mark.


    Murphy is very clear that the second weekend in North America is quite crucial. Today, Thor will not threaten chaos city in the second weekend. Speed and passion 5 has never brought much trouble. It is the newly released film at the end of this week that may really threaten chaos city.


    Generally speaking, the first week of the summer season will consume quite a lot of fans'' accumulated heat. The second weekend of the summer season is not a good time, just like "city of chaos" would rather choose the first week of the summer season. Few Hollywood blockbusters will be released in the second weekend.


    However, according to the information that Murphy saw, a film still attracted his attention. The most popular bridesmaids released by universal pictures will be released this weekend. It''s a standard summer comedy. As long as the quality of such a film is OK, there has always been no lack of market. Moreover, the producer of the film is Judd apatu.


    That''s the leader of another Hollywood team, the apatu party.


    In today''s Hollywood, it is generally recognized that there are three organizations that are more united and like to fight together. They are Murphy''s own Stanton party followers, the apatu Party headed by Judd apatu and the rotten gang with Ben Stiller as the center.


    The films produced by these three organizations have always achieved good commercial results.


    "The most popular bridesmaids" is also the only film that Murphy saw newly released this weekend, which is really likely to get a good box office result.


    However, the audience of this film is quite different from that of "city of chaos", and there won''t be too direct competition between the two.


    Compared with "the most popular brides", Murphy pays more attention to the performance of "city of chaos" in the overseas market. After all, the overseas performance of his films has never been particularly good.


    The plane arrived in London smoothly. As soon as Murphy and his party walked out of the airport, they were surrounded by a large group of crazy British journalists. These guys were far more crazy than their American counterparts. Even a large group of security personnel could not separate them.


    "Director Stanton..."


    Most British journalists don''t care about movies at all. They focus on celebrities'' frills. "Are you really gay with James Franco?"


    Another reporter saw Margot Robbie walking next to Murphy, and immediately put his brain to the two of them. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 574

    There must be few people who have never heard of the name of Fleet Street. Compared with the media reporters in North America, the bottom line of people from Fleet Street is lower. They want everyone in the world to be full of scandal.


    Even if you see normal people and relationships, these guys will naturally speculate in a crooked direction.


    It sort of seeped into their bones.


    With Murphy''s fame rising and becoming a member of Hollywood directors, the people and things around him are naturally the focus of media attention. For example, even if Gail gado goes shopping, he will follow a group of paparazzi behind him.


    Gail gado had a close relationship with Margot Robbie. Murphy had known Margot Robbie ten years ago, which was not news.


    When the entertainment reporter from Fleet Street saw Murphy and Margaret Robbie, every time he came to Britain to do propaganda, the media reporters here would not leave a good impression on Murphy, and this time was no exception.


    The next day, a lot of tidbits about him appeared in many tabloids. The most exaggerated thing was that a newspaper also described vividly how he and Gail gado played a trio with Margot Robbie.


    Fortunately, he and Margot Robbie are aware of the boredom of the hype, and they will not be embarrassed.


    Murphy asked grace, who accompanied him, to send a lawyer''s letter to these hyped newspapers on a routine basis, and then threw it aside and led the crew to focus on the publicity activities in London.


    At a promotion event in Trafalgar Square, Murphy also invited Emma Watson to help. The event went smoothly, but at the end of the essential media question session, the annoying Fleet Street reporter jumped out again.


    Before this year, the most powerful newspaper industry in the UK came from News Corporation''s newspapers. In the past, tabloids such as the sun didn''t feel sorry for Murphy, but this time they didn''t. since the beginning of this year, News Corporation''s newspapers have been staring at by the British government. For the time being, they can only hold their tails and act as human beings. Other media have been watching Stand up and beat the water dog.


    This situation inevitably affected Murphy.


    "Director Stanton, 20th Century Fox belongs to News Corporation, and the current CEO is James Murdoch, who has been investigated by British officials..."


    The first question, a BBC reporter came forward and asked, "what do you think of your current partner''s involvement in eavesdropping on many British celebrities?"


    "Sorry." Murphy won''t be stupid enough to get involved. "I don''t know about it."


    In fact, he guessed that many of the cases of eavesdropping had something to do with James Murdoch. However, he was not an Englishman or the Virgin Mary. He couldn''t manage these matters at all and didn''t want to be involved in them.


    But the British reporters will not let Murphy go so far. In their eyes, even in the face of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, they have to dig up some scandals, not to mention a Hollywood director with a poor reputation?


    Another reporter stood up and said, "the famous British actress Sienna Miller complained to the police that her phone was bugged. In response, the British police launched a new round of investigation in the entertainment industry. The investigation shows that James Murdoch may be one of the behind the scenes."


    No matter what the following reporters say, Murphy always holds a indifferent attitude in his heart.


    "Sienna Miller has worked with you," the reporter continued, "and admitted on many occasions that she is a good friend with you, director Stanton. Shouldn''t you help your friend to get justice?"


    Murphy coughed and said, "I contacted Miss Miller some time ago. I haven''t heard her talk about it. I''ll ask him in person later."


    "Director Stanton..."


    "Murphy..."


    Almost all the questions asked in this news conference have nothing to do with "city of chaos", and Murphy has to admire the ability of Fleet Street reporters.


    Seeing whether the news conference will help the promotion of "city of chaos" in any way, Murphy gradually turns into a disordered vegetable market. Murphy gives grace a look at the news conference. Grace gives a casual reason to end the boring news conference ahead of time.


    "That''s how they are..."


    On the bus leaving, Emma Watson looked out at the reporters who were still besieged and refused to leave. She said to Murphy, "they are crazier than American reporters. They want to strip off every celebrity''s clothes and let people have no privacy. Even if you don''t make mistakes, they will imagine some scandals and put them on your head."


    "Like the scandal with Murphy and me?"


    Margot Robbie in the same car shrugged. "It''s boring!"


    Murphy shook his head. "Fortunately, we''re just here for publicity. We''ll leave tomorrow."


    Margot Robbie looked out again and muttered, "a bunch of lunatics!"


    "There are more crazy than that." Emma Watson seems to think of something terrible. "The day after my 18th birthday, when I went shopping, a paparazzi from Fleet Street wanted to take photos under my skirt. If I didn''t react quickly, he would succeed..."She looks like a lingering fear, "so, I decided to go to university in the United States, the farther away from these lunatics, the better."


    Murphy just laughed and didn''t say anything. Compared with the paparazzi in Fleet Street, he was more crazy.


    Compared with what he did when he was a freelance journalist, these reporters on Fleet Street can only be said to be pediatricians.


    "I''m not going to take part in the play for the time being. I''ll stay in College for a while."


    Just as Murphy looked back, Emma Watson was still chatting with Margaret Robbie, "I''ve been Hermione Granger for ten years, and now I''m going to be Emma Watson."


    "You need to transform."


    Emma Watson is here to support her film. Murphy also said a few more words, "let people gradually forget Hermione Granger, this process will be very happy, very difficult, and will face a lot of failures."


    After hearing Murphy say this, Emma Watson nodded her head. She knew that Murphy was kind-hearted and said confidently, "I won''t let the fear of failure stop me from moving forward and stop me from doing what I care about."


    Others may think that with the fame of Gryffindor''s golden triangle, the future development will be smooth sailing, but Murphy knows very well how difficult the road of transformation will be waiting for them.


    Anyway, people who are confident and hardworking deserve praise, so Murphy added, "it''s important to have confidence, Emma."


    Emma Watson smiles confidently. Since she was nine years old, she has been used to the high-intensity rhythm of life. There are no silly white sweet and marisu in her world. She is so strong by nature. She knows very well that she should not give herself any reasons to fall behind!


    As a matter of fact, Murphy knows that CAA and bill Rossi have exhausted their efforts to sign Emma Watson. Of course, they are not looking for a star who has passed away to drain the surplus value, because they can see that this girl has a bright future and has prepared a series of transformation plans for her.


    For example, Bill Rossi has reminded Murphy several times that if there is a suitable role, don''t forget Emma Watson; for example, CAA is preparing to make Emma Watson a new generation of self-supporting female spokesperson, and is running the UN women''s global goodwill ambassador for Emma Watson


    Although Emma Watson''s frequency of changing boyfriends in her private life is quite Taylor Swift''s elegant demeanor, her relatively low-key way is easy to be ignored, and her private life aside, there is no doubt about the British girl''s efforts.


    In Murphy''s opinion, the smartest thing about Emma Watson, to a certain extent, is that she knows how to make choices. Unlike ordinary child stars, who just know how to eat, drink and play, she knows what to do at every stage of her life.


    If she wants to break through Hermione Granger''s limitation, she must first get rid of other people''s inherent impression.


    In Murphy''s private words to Margaret Robbie, the most terrible thing that Emma Watson needs to face is to let other people''s eyes restrain her understanding of self-worth.


    Murphy and the whole crew didn''t stay in the UK much. The next day, they flew to France by business plane, and then walked all the way from Spain, Italy and Germany to start the final publicity before the European release. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 575

    From this Thursday and Friday, "city of chaos" will be released in Europe, Latin America, the Far East and other important Hollywood markets one after another. Although the film type is not typical summer popcorn, the reputation and box office in North America can also play a lot of roles.


    After four working days of screening, "city of chaos" has reaped more than $30 million in North America, with a total box office of nearly $100 million in North America.


    The stimulation of a series of good news and the publicity of the crew, especially when Murphy was in Madrid, led the crew to visit Real Madrid. This time, Hollywood''s friendship with the world''s top football giants also attracted considerable attention.


    Murphy also received a shirt bearing his name from Real Madrid.


    In a word, "city of chaos" easily became the most popular film in the whole European region this week. After three days of the weekend, it has no suspense to replace "Thor" and become the latest overseas box office champion.


    The film, which was first painted in Australia, made an easy $6.2 million in four days from Thursday to Sunday.


    Meanwhile, Argentina and Brazil, with revenues of more than $2.3 million and nearly $4 million respectively, opened on Thursday.


    Starting from Friday, "city of chaos" landed in Europe on a large scale. It won US $8.6 million from Britain, US $5.4 million from France, US $9 million from Germany, US $4.8 million from Spain, US $3.5 million from Italy and US $5 million from Russia over the weekend


    The Far East also has a good record, with South Korea more than $3 million and Japan nearly $4 million.


    Among the more than 60 countries and regions that will be released at the same time this weekend, "city of chaos" is at the top of the weekly box office list in more than 40 countries.


    In the first week of its overseas release, "city of chaos" easily surpassed the box office in North America and earned $125 million.


    This is a rare situation in Murphy''s films. In the past, the overseas market response of his films was obviously not as good as that of North America. This is also the trend of the times. After all, the total volume of the overseas market is far larger than that of North America.


    Compared with "city of chaos", Raytheon, which opened in the global market last week, naturally entered a recession period. This weekend, it reaped more than 40 million US dollars from overseas and retreated to the second place on the overseas box office list.


    At the same time, "city of chaos" has also been highly praised in Europe.


    In an exclusive interview with Figaro, the famous Spanish director Pedro amodova expressed some views on the status of Hollywood films. Amodova said: "it''s more and more difficult for me to go to the cinema and find my favorite films. It''s much more difficult than before.".


    "Maybe it''s because I''m old.". "Hollywood movies are much worse now than they used to be," he said. For example, "Thor" and many naive superhero movies are bad.


    He said that the superhero movies now are boring. He used to like adventure movies very much. The special effects at that time were far from perfect. Now the movies pay more attention to special effects. Those computer-generated characters make him reluctant to see such movies again.


    At the same time, Pedro amodova said that he appreciates "city of chaos" very much and thinks that Murphy''s films are rare masterpieces of Hollywood commercial films.


    Even Murphy knows that in this age of entertainment to death, the most important thing of commercial films is entertainment.


    There is no doubt that the darkness and heaviness of city of chaos also contain enough entertainment factors.


    However, in some overseas markets, the box office performance of "city of chaos" is not ideal.


    For example, in the market across the Pacific, which fox vigorously developed in the 20th century, the market response of this film was flat. In four days, it only received more than 300000 US dollars, which was seriously lower than the expectation of fox in the 20th century.


    Although the film successfully obtained the release permission from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it inevitably suffered a lot of scissors. The original dark and oppressive theme was not suitable for the mainstream audience in the market there. After many scenes were cut off, some plots inevitably seemed to be scattered, and the box office performance could not be very good.


    A film is always influenced by the social environment of the area where it is shown.


    Fortunately, Murphy didn''t have much expectation for the release of "city of chaos" on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and was not surprised by such a box office figure. On the contrary, fox in the 20th century placed a lot of expectations. It''s hard to avoid feeling disappointed when the box office of the first week on the other side of the Pacific came out.


    Kara Firth also made a special call to talk to Murphy about this problem. Murphy has no good way to deal with it. After all, the market there is just developing. Simple, hot and pure popcorn movies have a wider audience. Movies like dark depression also have some lovers, but the number is much smaller.


    In a few more years, things will be fine.


    In addition to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, "city of chaos" has received a moderate response in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, where the overseas film market is still dominated by Raytheon.However, in the North American market, which has the largest market volume, "city of chaos" did not encounter a strong challenge in the second weekend of its release, and continued to sit firmly on the top of the North American box office.


    Compared with the first weekend, "city of chaos" showed a steady trend in the next weekend, with a decline of only 43% and a further $35.6 million. The North American box office successfully broke through the $100 million mark, accumulating $131.2 million.


    Raytheon didn''t keep its second place on the box office list. It plummeted 61% to $18.75 million at the end of the next weekend. The box office in North America can only continue to strive for $100 million.


    It is the most popular bridesmaids, which is newly released this weekend, that pushes Thor to the third place. This typical "apatu party" movie is very attractive to comedy audiences who like to pee and fart. The first weekend''s three-day revenue of 27 million US dollars is quite impressive compared with the production cost of 35 million US dollars.


    However, "the most popular bridesmaids" this kind of shit fart comedy, or can not threaten "city of chaos" to achieve two consecutive box office rankings in North America.


    As a result, the global box office of "city of chaos" has also exceeded 250 million US dollars.


    For a film without the foreshadowing and audience base, it is very rare that the global box office exceeds 250 million US dollars in ten days.


    Both the media and 20th Century Fox believe that the city of chaos is a success.


    Murphy and the crew finished their publicity tour in Europe and made another round in Japan, South Korea and Australia. The third weekend after that, city of chaos won the third consecutive North American box office ranking. The cumulative North American box office also reached $177.2 million, which is almost inevitable to exceed $200 million.


    Overseas, the number of screening places has increased from more than 60 to more than 90 countries and regions, and a further $76 million has been collected.


    The film''s global box office is quietly close to $400 million.


    After politely rejecting the invitation of David Robbie and Margaret Robbie to visit the Australian farm, Murphy parted ways with the cast in Sydney and got on the flight to Tel Aviv alone. After meeting Gail gado, she met her mother and had a talk.


    Perhaps knowing that the situation can''t be changed, coupled with Murphy''s current status, the atmosphere of this meeting is quite pleasant. Murphy and Gail gado have also been blessed by her family.


    With a lot of work to do in North America, Murphy and Gail gado flew back to Los Angeles after just two days in Tel Aviv.


    After returning to Los Angeles, Murphy immediately went to the post studio rented by Seth Logan and Jonah hill to dub some scenes of doomsday.


    The film was all shot at the end of April, and Seth Logan and Jonah Hill immediately put into post production. Both Murphy and Kara Firth hope that the film can be released within this year. In terms of Seth Logan''s work efficiency, the problem is not very big.


    When shooting, most of the scenes were recorded on the spot, and a few scenes that could not meet the requirements of the recording would require the actor to re dub. Originally, Murphy''s scenes were not many, and all the scenes that needed his dubbing would be finished in two days.


    "The most appropriate time for this film is between Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December."


    In the post studio, Carla Firth, who came here, said to Seth Logan, "in early October, you have to finish all the post production, and then 20th century fox will have a trial screening and theater promotion to win more screens."


    Seth Logan is confident, "no problem, it will be finished on time."


    Murphy nodded to Carla Firth. "I saw part of the clip. It''s good."


    Although this kind of spoof comedy can''t become the mainstream commercial film in North America market, just like "the most popular bridesmaids", there has never been a lack of audience in North America. As long as the quality is guaranteed and the publicity is in place, it is likely to be small and broad, similar to horror films.


    And for today''s film market, this kind of spoof film, which brings real identity into the film and combines with horror and horror, is relatively new.


    Murphy talked to Seth Logan and Jonah hill for a while, and left the studio with Carla Firth.


    With the popularity of "hangover" ahead, and with enough knowledge, Murphy is more confident about Seth Logan. If there is no accident, with the publicity ability of 20th century fox, the possibility of losing money is very small.


    As they enter the parking lot, Carla Firth opens the car door, turns to Murphy before getting on the bus and says, "don''t forget the party tomorrow."


    Murphy made an OK gesture. "Gail and I will arrive on time."


    Tomorrow evening, James Murdoch, the new co chairman and CEO of 20th century fox, will hold a grand reception party in the name of 20th century fox. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 576

    The black Bentley car stops in front of the Betty amitage hotel in West Hollywood. Murphy gets out of the car and enters the hotel with Gail gado in formal clothes and a small brown red dress in his hand. Immediately, the staff of 20th Century Fox printed it. Murphy''s face is the best ticket, and the staff do not need to check the invitation letter, but directly come to him and Gail- In front of gado.


    "Good evening, Mr. Stanton, miss gado." The staff made a gesture of "please come this way."


    Under the guidance of the staff, Murphy and Gail gado walk into the special elevator hall, and there are other people waiting for the elevator.


    One of the women murmured, "James Murdoch has wrapped up the whole top floor. What a big hand."


    Murphy takes a look over there. The elevator arrives and pulls Gail gado into the elevator.


    This party in the name of 20th century fox is actually a private party of James Murdoch, but it''s only for 20th century fox to pay for it.


    It''s not uncommon for Hollywood executives to use public tools for personal use. The most famous example is Michael owitz, the former founder of CAA. After entering Disney, he spent nearly ten million dollars to decorate his office, but was quickly swept out by Disney and became a famous laughing stock in the circle.


    It''s not unusual for Murphy to see so many things like spending public money.


    The special elevator leads directly to the top floor of Betty amitage hotel. The top floor is a high-rise garden full of original ecological environment, with heated seawater swimming pool, arbor, outdoor sunken fireplace, indoor and outdoor rest area, which can enjoy the panoramic view of Hollywood mountain 360 degrees.


    "Hi, Murphy..."


    Just after Duke left the elevator location, James Murdoch, who had met once at Carla Firth''s party, came up and offered his right hand, "long time no see."


    The other side a face full of warm smile, Duke also full of smile took his hand, "yes, James, long time no see."


    James Murdoch and Gail gado politely said hello, leading the way, "this way, please."


    Murphy followed him through the pool, up a flight of steps and into an open-air ballroom.


    The main tone of the open-air banquet hall is brown bark. The floor, sofa and open-air fireplace are all in this color. Facing the place where the sofa is placed in the rest place, you can see the lush woods of Hollywood mountain. The scenery is very beautiful.


    The lights on the top floor are bright, and there are not many guests in the banquet hall. The admission qualification of James Murdoch''s party is obviously high.


    James Murdoch said a few words to Murphy and went to entertain other guests. Murphy knew many people at the party and took Gail gado to say hello.


    "I didn''t expect there to be such a place in West Hollywood."


    Standing by the fence of the open-air ballroom, Murphy looked around. "I don''t know."


    "Because you spend your energy and time making movies." Gail gado stood with him, pinched Murphy''s arm on purpose, and said painfully, "you are old enough to be fat, but you are thinner than before."


    Murphy smiles. "Aren''t you?"


    Since there are not many visitors and they have been socializing before, Murphy simply takes Gail gado to a place where they can enjoy the scenery and sit down. A waiter just passes by and asks them to bring drinks. It''s time to have a rest after busy work.


    Some time ago, Murphy had been running around the world for the announcement of "city of chaos". After coming back, she kept participating in the dubbing of "the end of the world". Murphy also felt a little tired.


    But in Hollywood, interpersonal relationship is very important, especially if James Murdoch was promised to attend, such a party could not be put off.


    On the other side, there are two old men who have just arrived, quietly looking at Murphy''s side.


    "That young man is Murphy Stanton?" George Lucas stood upright and asked his friend Spielberg, "you look so young."


    Spielberg took a look over there. "Yes, that''s him."


    "I heard he invested in your transformers series?" George Lucas asked again.


    "No way..." Spielberg shook his head. "I had a tight liquidity and had to accept his investment."


    George Lucas continued to look at Murphy with great interest and said, "I''ve seen some of his films. They really have a unique style. It''s the first time I''ve seen a real person."


    "Among the younger generation of Hollywood directors, Murphy Stanton is the undisputed leader. He has produced many excellent works, and his dark style in the field of action movies and science fiction movies is very pioneering."


    In the face of his close friends, Spielberg did not need to hide, and directly expressed his true thoughts, "I think he will have a profound impact on Hollywood film production."


    It''s the first time that George Lucas has heard Spielberg praise a young director so highly. There are few people who can make him praise him so much. He can''t help looking there a few more eyes and sighing, "it''s a pity that I''m old and I''m going to retire, otherwise I have to get to know him."He is ready to quit the mainstream film industry in Hollywood, and has no interest in making friends with the younger generation, even the best of them.


    Murphy was still chatting with Gail gado when a fat black woman suddenly came over.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    Hearing the greeting, Murphy quickly stood up, looked at the black woman, very familiar, and then remembered who she was, "Hello, Ms. Winfrey."


    It was Oprah Winfrey who came.


    To greet Murphy, Oprah Winfrey reaches out to Gail gado, "Hello, miss gado."


    Gail gado shook her hand. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Winfrey."


    Oprah Winfrey was very direct. After greeting, she said straight to the point, "I''ve just seen city of chaos. It''s impressive."


    "Thank you." Murphy said politely, "I''m honored."


    "Director Stanton, miss gado." Oprah Winfrey made a direct invitation, "are you interested in going to my talk show?"


    Gail gado did not speak, but looked at Murphy.


    Oprah''s talk show is very famous. Murphy knows this very well, but he knows that the audience of Oprah''s talk show is totally different from his style orientation.


    "I can''t promise that..." He laughed and said, "in the absence of my agent, I''m just invited to default."


    Murphy added, "Ms. Winfrey, you can talk to my agent, Bill Rossi."


    Hearing this, Oprah Winfrey thought Murphy was interested and said, "when I get back, I''ll get people in touch with CAA."


    After a few more polite remarks, Oprah Winfrey left.


    Murphy is not interested in taking part in Oprah Winfrey''s talk show at all. However, Oprah Winfrey has a huge influence and sends out an invitation in person. It''s too blunt to refuse directly. He simply pushes it to the brokerage company. This kind of pot is originally carried by the broker and the brokerage company.


    Although she''s not interested in Oprah Winfrey, Murphy knows the influence of the show and won''t underestimate Oprah Winfrey.


    The reason why I don''t want to participate is that I don''t like Oprah Winfrey very much, and the other is the audience of Oprah talk show.


    Nearly 90% of the audience of Oprah Winfrey''s talk show are housewives over 35 years old. Maybe others need the support of housewives, but his movies are never housewives'' dishes.


    Who can expect housewives to watch heavy and oppressive black films on a large scale?


    On the other hand, Murphy doesn''t want to expose his private life to this program. It''s one thing for the media to report, but it''s quite another for him to say it.


    People who have seen Oprah Winfrey talk show can always see Oprah Winfrey''s understanding and generous appearance. After digging out the so-called past and scars of the guests, she will accompany them to tears when necessary, and her generous body''s hugs are even more famous.


    But why does she always dig out the other side of celebrities? Is her words really magical? Can you let the guests show their scars?


    Of course not!


    As everyone knows, every program is carefully designed. Before the design, Oprah Winfrey''s company and team will make a lot of targeted investigations. For example, if a celebrity is abused by her mother since childhood, the mother is likely to appear in the program, and then expose the scar of the guest naked, naked, naked, and then jump out to play a sympathizer Or the Savior


    Oprah talk show seems to be a show with conscience, but like other media, the process of program production and preparation is as far away from conscience as the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.


    More importantly, the Oprah Winfrey talk show relies on the strength of Oprah Winfrey, often makes sudden attacks, and does not communicate with the guest''s PR or agent in advance, which Murphy does not like very much.


    Seeing Oprah Winfrey walk away, Murphy reminds Gail gado, "remember to tell bill if I forget."


    "Well." Gail gado nodded gently.


    They sat down again, half a glass of water was not finished, Kara Firth came with James Murdoch and another beautiful woman, who was very close to James Murdoch and seemed to be his girlfriend or wife.


    Murphy doesn''t know if James Murdoch is married.


    After James Murdoch came over, he introduced her to Murphy and Gail gado. She was a model. Murphy never heard of her name, and just said hello to her. On the contrary, Gail gado played an excellent role as Murphy''s partner and chatted with each other casually.


    "Murphy..." James Murdoch came here, of course, with his own purpose. "I''ve heard Carla say that you know more about the situation on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and you''re proficient in their language?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 577

    Since a few years ago, Hollywood has seen the potential of the market across the Pacific Ocean, and six major companies have also made arrangements. The most classic one is that Walt Disney has invested a lot of money in the construction of Disneyland, thus winning a preferential entry ticket for its own films and other supporting products.


    By the time Avatar was born, it was easy to become the box office champion of the other side market in history. Anyone with a clear eye in this circle can see that the film market across the Pacific has entered a period of rapid development.


    No one wants to let go of this feast. The six major Hollywood companies want to get a piece of it.


    When James Murdoch asked such a question, Murphy immediately understood what he meant.


    Besides, he also knows that, with the exception of James Cameron''s Avatar, other films produced and released by 20th century fox, like "city of chaos", do not perform well at the box office on the other side of the Pacific Ocean market, far inferior to those made by Disney, Universal Pictures and other companies.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "how do you say that? I do know something about there, but... "


    He shook his head. "My style is not very suitable for the current market situation."


    "Murphy''s right." Kara Firth added, "whether it''s body of steel or the next few films, our Far East Branch has done a survey. Murphy has a small group of very strong fans there, but the number is too small."


    "Well." James Murdoch nodded and suddenly said, "why don''t we change our thinking and strategy?"


    Murphy didn''t quite understand what he meant and asked, "what strategy?"


    "For example, in our film, we should add some opposite elements appropriately." James Murdoch has recently done some field research, "we can use the actors over there in less important roles, such as Miss Zhang or Jack Chen."


    Carla Firth agrees, "I think so."


    Compared with Kara Firth and James Murdoch, Murphy knows this strategy better, thinks about it, and says, "I think this strategy should have the right film and the right role. If a role is inserted stiffly, it will not only not get the recognition of the audience on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, but also lower the reputation of the film, which is not worth the loss."


    In order to add the opposite elements, it''s really not appropriate to add a dispensable role.


    Murphy added, "I''ve been there a few times, and I''ve been in touch with front-line audiences and filmmakers, which doesn''t really attract audiences and increase box office revenue."


    James Murdoch frowned slightly, looked at Murphy, and then looked at Carla Firth. He didn''t know much about Murphy, but he knew Carla Firth. He saw that Carla Firth didn''t refute and said nothing more.


    "Do you think that''s all right?" Kara Firth trusts Murphy very much in movies. "We add some appropriate elements and roles to the version on the other side of the ocean. Outside the market there, in order to avoid these factors affecting the movie, we can cut them all."


    Hearing this, Gail gado interjected, "a special version for the market over there?"


    "Yes Carla Firth nodded, "a special version."


    "It''s OK to do it once or twice every once in a while." Murphy is very clear about the pros and cons. "If the number of times is too much, it will inevitably cause the opposite audience''s resistance. The audience is always sensitive, and it will be counterproductive to deliberately please them."


    Carla Firth also understood this, saying, "it''s just a short-term plan. We''ll only use it in two or three films."


    Murphy nodded and said, "the best way is to blend the opposite elements in the right movie."


    Rigid insertion is definitely counterproductive.


    Later, a few people talked about the future cooperation plan of 20th century fox with the film companies there, including the co production with Wanda Group.


    It''s true that CO production seems to be the best way for Hollywood to cooperate with the other side, but the premise is not to bring out some nondescript things, such as letting thieves from the West save the world there and so on.


    Some time ago, when Murphy and Carla feiston called, she particularly mentioned that in the cooperation between 20th Century Fox and Wanda Group, the other party stuffed an actress in. This kind of thing is very common in the film industry of any country. However, Murphy once refused Wanda and was not interested in using her in her own films.


    If it''s a small role of a passer-by, Murphy won''t care. The problem is that according to Wanda''s agreement with 20th century fox, if she is used, it must be the No.1 or No.2 woman in the film.


    It''s impossible for Murphy to get a group of famous actors to specially support this person. Although his bottom line is very low, and he is not a good man. To be exact, he is still a thief. However, at this point, he will cherish feathers instead of giving up his last face for some inexplicable reasons.


    make complaints about Murphy''s shameless voice neither fish nor fowl, but he is in the mood to see the film industry developing. It is inevitable that he wants to develop with the international market. But the connection is not to get some freaks out. It is not as bad as some movies.If the audience is not satisfied with the movie, they have the right to criticize it. That kind of "you can do it, you can do it" argument can''t be more funny.


    In the 20th century, fox wants to cooperate with Wanda Group. That''s their business. Murphy won''t participate in it, especially when some people have too much appetite and always want to be number one.


    Near midnight, Murphy left, and Carla Firth was just about to leave. She let the driver drive, and she got into Murphy''s car.


    "James Murdoch is very ambitious." Murphy started the car and drove onto the road to Beverly Hills. "It seems that I really want to make some achievements."


    Carla Firth and Gail gado both sat in the back row, hearing Murphy say, "his goal is to take over the whole news corporation."


    "You are worried about the market across the Pacific."


    If it''s just James Murdoch, Murphy doesn''t care about it. "Fat people never eat a meal."


    "Disney''s performance there has doubled in recent years." Carla Firth shrugged. "It''s eye watering."


    Gail gado interjected, "but Walt Disney''s layout is very early, and the advantages of Disneyland can''t be offset by several films."


    Three people talked about this topic, but they didn''t come up with any results. Carla Firth is now in charge of the production and distribution departments of fox in the 20th century, and is also the most important content provider in the development of fox in the whole 20th century. Naturally, she wants to make more achievements.


    Her goal is also very clear. When James Murdoch takes over the whole News Corporation, she will become the speaker of fox in the 20th century.


    The black SUV enters Beverly Hills. Murphy puts down Kara Firth before driving back to wave manor.


    After returning to Los Angeles from Tel Aviv, Murphy didn''t have a good rest. The next day, there was nothing important, so he simply hid at home. Near noon, Bill rosis called. Oprah Winfrey was very efficient and had contacted him and CAA.


    As last night, Murphy''s attitude is quite clear, let bill rosis find a suitable reason to decline Oprah Winfrey''s invitation.


    In addition, there are several other media''s exclusive interview invitation. Now that the hottest stage of "city of chaos" is over, Murphy asks bill rosis to choose the right one for the interview, and all the others are pushed away.


    And he asked Bill Rossi to put off all work for the time being next weekend, because James Franco and Lily Collins are going to have a wedding.


    Just like Robert Downey Jr. when he got married, James Franco also invited Murphy to be his best man. This is his best friend, and Murphy will not refuse. At the same time, he is also preparing an indispensable best man speech.


    Gail gado is much busier than Murphy, who is hiding at home all weekend. She will be Lily Collins'' bridesmaid, and Margot Robbie, who is also the bridesmaid, will stay with lily Collins all day.


    This Sunday night, all the stantons went out. Even Robert Downey, Jr., who was far away from London to make up for the Avengers, came back to pack a luxury nightclub on Hollywood avenue to hold a bachelor party for James Franco.


    This kind of party is carnival. Murphy, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr., together with Paul Wilson, Philip Raschel and David Robbie of Stanton studio team, spent nearly 200000 dollars just drinking.


    Not to mention other people, even Murphy, who is usually very abstemious, was sent home the next morning, slept for a whole day and recovered from drunkenness.


    Then, his head seemed to burst. He had not drunk so much wine since he came here.


    Frankly speaking, he''s in a good mood. Anyway, he''s really happy for James Franco. It''s really not easy for the stantons to join hands in this circle full of the temptation of fame and wealth.


    They fight in groups and help each other. Compared with the little actors and directors at the beginning, even the worst Jonah hill is now a star actor in Hollywood.


    Just as Murphy and others reveled for James Franco, "city of chaos" also spent its fourth weekend in North America. After weekdays and weekend screenings, the North American box office of the film also successfully exceeded the $200 million mark, with a total of $223.5 million in North America.


    The global box office also exceeded US $400 million, reaching US $435.67 million.


    In the continuous good news, Murphy also ushered in the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 578

    In order to avoid the interference of reporters and paparazzi, James Franco rented an island in the Caribbean Sea to hold a wedding. Few guests were invited to the wedding. In addition to the religious people who presided over the wedding, most of them were relatives and friends of James Franco and Lily Collins.


    Without outside interference, the wedding went smoothly. Although Jonah hill and Dave Franco played a trick on James Franco, just like Robert Downey''s wedding, it just added some cheerful atmosphere.


    Because Lily Collins believes in Catholicism, in fact, James Franco, who has no clear belief, held a more traditional Catholic ceremony according to the custom of the woman.


    Lily Collins'' mother also invited a district archbishop.


    After the ceremony, the parents of the bride and groom spoke, and as the representative of the best man, Murphy stood in front of the microphone again.


    However, there is nothing special. Blessing is the most important thing on this occasion.


    "Congratulations, Jim, lily."


    After all the procedures are completed, Murphy comes to James Franco and Lily Collins and gives them a blessing hug one by one. Then he takes out a small box and puts it into Lily Collins'' hand. "This is my gift."


    Lily Collins said thank you and handed it to the bridesmaid in the back.


    After Murphy left, Margot Robbie, who was standing behind Lily Collins, whispered, "I heard Gail say that Murphy gave you a yacht. There must be a key in it."


    "Yacht?" Lily Collins looks at James Franco. James Franco nods his head slightly. He obviously knows about it. "It''s OK. Take it."


    In fact, last year, Murphy had ordered a valuable medium-sized yacht, but James Franco and Lily Collins delayed their wedding and had to wait until now.


    They left the church one after another and came to the beach, where the grand wedding party was to be held.


    Many people have changed their clothes, especially Gail gado and Margot Robbie, who are bridesmaids. It''s quite inconvenient to move in long white dress.


    "Murphy, you''re a big hand."


    Margot Robbie followed Gail gado to Murphy''s table, sat down and joked, "if your friends get married together, you''re broke."


    Murphy just laughed and didn''t say anything. Although the yacht was specially customized, the price was not particularly expensive, which was the reward of a James Franco film.


    Gail gado asked the waiter for a fruit tray, put it in the middle of the table, and said, "if you get married, we''ll give you a present."


    "I''m married..." Margot Robbie sighed. "This gift doesn''t seem to be available."


    She suddenly changed the topic, "Murphy, I want to bring the horses from the farm. You know a lot of people. Can you help me?"


    It''s a lot of trouble for living animals like this to go through customs, and Murphy knows that, and says, "you can find a way with bill and Robert. I''ll call them when I get back."


    There are many Hollywood stars who like animals such as horses and dogs, and some of them like to fly around with them. Brokerage companies should have special channels to deal with them.


    Several people chatted for a while, and Margot Robbie seemed to see someone interested, stood up and left.


    Murphy and Gail gado eat casually, prepare to help James Franco entertain guests, and also leave the table, but not far away, they see Margot Robbie chatting with the religious person who presided over the wedding.


    "Hi, Murphy, Gail."


    Margot Robbie saw both of them, waved, waited for Murphy and Gail gado to approach, and said, "I''ll introduce you."


    She looked at the gray haired religious figure and said, "this is father Marcus Costello, who has just been transferred to the Los Angeles area as archbishop."


    Just like climbing to the top of Hollywood, it''s not easy for anyone to be a Catholic Archbishop. Murphy and Gail gado politely greet the father of Marquez Costello.


    After chatting with Murphy about religion, father Marcus Costello could feel that Murphy didn''t seem to have a clear religious belief, so he couldn''t help coming up with his idea.


    The mixed denominations in California, especially in Los Angeles, are emerging in an endless stream, seriously squeezing the space of Catholicism. As the new regional archbishop, father Marcus Costello has an important task to expand the influence of Catholicism in Los Angeles.


    This is not the northeast of the United States. Father Marcus Costello knows very well that this is not an easy job. He has carefully considered the relevant strategies and thinks that some methods of science education have merits.


    Such as Tom Cruise and Will Smith.Although Catholicism has a long history and great influence all over the world, it seems that it does not need this way, but father Marcus Costello is not a man with a dead brain. He knows that special regions need to be treated with special strategies.


    "I heard that director Stanton grew up near old Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles?"


    Now that he had the idea, father Marcus Costello naturally wanted to get closer. "I worked in that area in the early 1980s."


    Just like the middle world, the result of developing a common believer in Catholicism is totally different from that of pulling a noble believer.


    Father Marcus Costello knows very well that at his own age, he can go one step further and become cardinal.


    Margot Robbie seemed to be familiar with the Archbishop of the area, and then said, "the church where the priest used to work is near the Latin community where you used to live. Maybe you met the priest when you were a child."


    "Then I don''t know." Murphy said politely, "I''ve been an orphan for a long time. No one takes me to church."


    "If director Stanton wants to find a pure land, bathe in the glory of God..." "I''d like to be your guide," said father Marcus Costello


    Murphy smiles politely. "If I need to, I''ll ask the priest for help."


    On the other side, Margot Robbie wanted to say something, but he saw Gail gado''s eyes. He immediately realized that he might have gone a little too far and quickly closed his mouth.


    "I''m always welcome." Father Marcus Costello is kind and kind, just like Santa Claus. "Director Stanton, if your crew has religious needs, you can also come to me."


    As he spoke, he took out a business card and handed it to him. Murphy took it and put it away solemnly. "I''ll contact you if I need it."


    That''s a polite word, of course.


    Gail gado is good. He believes in Judaism. Because of his education, people like him have no clear belief at all.


    Religious belief is freedom. Murphy will not interfere with anyone, but he will not let others interfere with his own freedom.


    Politely say goodbye to father Marcus Costello, the Archbishop of the district. Murphy goes forward first, and Gail gado follows. After thinking about it, Margot Robbie doesn''t follow. She knows that Murphy won''t care about this little thing.


    As they walked out of the banquet area, they walked towards James Franco and Lily Collins, who were standing on the seaside trestle to take photos. Murphy was thinking about what had happened just now. Just like he just did, Hollywood celebrities were often the targets of contention among various sects, even Christian and Catholic sects.


    Maybe it''s the emptiness of life spirit beyond the star aura. Hollywood stars, especially some famous stars, are often very devout believers. For example, the science religion is a famous sect in Hollywood, including Tom Cruise, will Smiths, John Travolta and many other believers.


    I used to work near old Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles in the early 1980s


    Thinking of this, Murphy suddenly asked, "Gail, when Maggie just introduced him, what was the name of the Archbishop of the district?"


    Gail gado rolled his eyes when he heard Murphy''s question. Murphy obviously didn''t pay attention to the Archbishop of the area, let alone the religious matters.


    "Father Marquez Costello..." Gail gado added, "the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese in Los Angeles, the number one."


    Murphy repeated the name, "father Marquez Costello..."


    "Hey, Murphy!"


    There was James Franco''s cry, "and Gail! Come here quickly, let''s take a picture together! Hurry up


    Jonah hill was yelling, "just for you two! Come here quickly


    Shaking his head toward the trestle, Malcolm and Murphy put their feet aside to teach each other how to go.


    The wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins came to an end when the sun set.


    Some of the guests who want to leave are sent away by helicopter. Those who don''t want to leave also have plenty of houses on the island. In the evening, they can attend the campfire party specially prepared by CAA for James Franco and Lily Collins.


    As two of CAA''s main clients, especially James Franco is a member of Stanton party, many CAA partners also attended the wedding, and now bill rosis has officially entered the ranks of partners.


    At the bonfire party, he found Murphy. It was obvious that there was something urgent at work, but it had nothing to do with Murphy. It was Gail gado''s business. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 579

    This Caribbean island belongs to a business group, which is specially used for external rental. It not only has church rooms, but also has all kinds of entertainment facilities. When you come out of the residential area and turn around a coconut forest, the space suddenly opens up. In front of you is a piece of soft sand Beach, which is dyed golden under the reflection of a lot of bonfires. In the distance, there is a quiet sea, sea Water cushion on the edge of the beach, gentle as a lover''s wet kiss.


    However, none of these can attract people''s attention. The most eye-catching is the beautiful women on the beach. Their bodies are healthy and symmetrical in swimsuits, and their smooth lines represent the strict training. Even if Murphy looks at them with layman''s eyes, he can guess that these people are either models or have been models.


    After the relatively rigorous wedding ceremony and banquet, the theme of the bonfire party is carnival.


    Compared with those who don''t have a family, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. stay away from the area and light a campfire alone. Murphy stands by the grill, turns on the simple electric oven, and takes out some kebabs to show off his craft.


    Mutton, cumin, chili powder Murphy once played barbecue in his hometown, where the barbecue stall is the hottest place in summer and autumn.


    "Come and get it..." Murphy put the kebab on the tray and said, "eat it while it''s hot."


    Gail gado came to carry the kebabs and gave them to the people sitting at the long dining table near the campfire.


    Murphy roasted some more Beef Kebabs, washed his hands in the water basin, took them back to his seat, took a big sip of cold beer, and then asked, "bill, did you just say that the media invited Gail?"


    Since "body of steel", bill rossis has also been the agent of Gail gado''s actor business.


    "Gail is very famous. Wonder woman is very popular." "As far as I know, Gayle''s fan organizations have been established in many places, and they are still calling on her to continue to play wonder woman," he said


    "Is it?" Gail gado shrugged. "I don''t think we''ll have a chance."


    She only signed a film contract with Warner Bros. and DC Comics, but now Murphy''s cooperation with Warner Bros. is completely broken, and she has no intention of continuing to act as wonder woman on the screen.


    Even if the role is very interesting, you can play role-playing with Murphy in private.


    "What Downey said is true. Gail has a lot of fans."


    After little Robert Downey, Bill rosis found a chance to speak, "otherwise the media would not have invited me."


    Murphy asked with interest, "what invitation?"


    Bill rosis replied, "Victoria''s Secret invites Gail to this year''s Vermeer show, and Anna Wintour wants Gail to be on the cover in July."


    "Well." Murphy nodded her head.


    He can only know about this aspect. As for whether to accept it or not, he will not intervene. Gail gado is the master.


    Gail gado is very assertive, "Victoria''s Secret invitation has been pushed. I haven''t practiced the steps for many years, and I don''t have much time to practice."


    Although she has been a model before, she has given up the industry for many years.


    "Anna Wintour''s invitation..."


    Invitation from fashion magazines is a great temptation for every woman, and Gail gado is no exception. She thought for a moment and said, "I need to think about this."


    No need for bill rosis to elaborate. Murphy knows that Anna Wintour is the archetype of Meryl Streep in devil in Prada, the editor in chief of American edition of fashion magazine.


    Maybe it''s the relationship of having been a model. Gail gado is very interested in fashion.


    After a barbecue, Jonah hill and Seth Logan, the two bachelors, left for a reason and went to the beach where beautiful women gathered to have fun. The topic of the rest of them gradually turned to the movies, especially the still on "Thor" and "city of chaos".


    "This is the fifth weekend of the show..." Bill rosis knows the dynamics of Hollywood like the palm of his hand. "According to the authoritative prediction of the market, the North American box office of Raytheon may exceed 115 million US dollars after this weekend. Now that the blockbusters are coming out one after another and the film arrangement is severely squeezed, the final North American box Office of the film should be between 125 million US dollars and 130 million US dollars."


    "I remember it''s a little bit better overseas than in North America," James Franco interjected


    "Well." Bill - rosis nodded, "overseas accumulation of nearly 140 million dollars, the film''s global box office is difficult to break 300 million dollars."


    "What about city of chaos?" Lily Collins put down the vegetable kebab, wiped her mouth with a napkin and said, "can it be three times as big as Thor?"Murphy was drinking beer. Gail gado saw that he didn''t speak and said, "it''s impossible. After this weekend, the box office in North America is estimated to be close to 245 million dollars."


    Lily Collins said enviously, "that $250 million will be OK."


    "But overseas is at most 300 million dollars." Gail gado sighed. "The world is about 580 million dollars."


    Although this achievement is good, compared with the huge investment of the film, it is still not ideal.


    "It''s more than fox expected in the 20th century." Bill rosis then said, "this film plus other peripheral income, cost recovery should not be a big problem, the most important thing is a good audience reputation, will establish a certain audience base, when the second film is released, the situation will be completely different."


    Murphy put down his glass and said, "so, bill, you have to communicate with 20th century fox. The word-of-mouth marketing of this film can''t stop."


    The follow-up word-of-mouth marketing is very important, which can be directly converted into the box office of the first week of the second film in the future.


    "It''s a pity that Thor..." Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "It''s the cannon fodder for the city of chaos."


    Susan Downey took the tissue from Robert Downey, wiped her hands and said, "this is the film that paved the way for the Avengers, and the box office of about $300 million is good."


    Little Robert Downey spread his hand, "the problem is that the film''s reputation is too bad, not only can''t help" Avengers alliance ", but will delay."


    He looked at Murphy and said, "under your influence, the attitude of the critics towards superhero movies is totally different now. It''s hard to get good reviews for the simple and mindless popcorn."


    "Summer films..." Murphy said with a smile, "the influence of the critics is not big."


    Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "Generally, that''s true, but the problem is that Thor''s professional reputation is so bad."


    At this point, he changed a strange tone, "the biggest failure of this film is to join the plot, not the plot, as long as the muscle man flies around in the air, thundering and electrifying. What plot do you want, what plot do you want, what plot do you want, what plot do you want..."


    "These critics..." Little Robert Downey can''t help shaking his head, "today''s film critics are just abusive."


    Murphy also agrees with Robert Downey Jr. "with the new generation of fans becoming the main body of the market, the influence of the old generation of film critics is getting smaller and smaller, and the new generation of film critics'' professional self-cultivation is really low."


    "Iron Man 2" has been bombarded by film critics, and Robert Downey Jr. seems to have a deep resentment towards the critics. "There have been great people like Andre Bazin in the film critics who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the film industry, but what is the status quo of the professional film critics when the first group of film critics with high professional and professional qualities retired?"


    answered differently, and he said, "the quality of the film critics is getting lower and lower. Besides make complaints about Tucao, no real critics can write any film reviews. Their knowledge level and professional quality are very poor. What they write is also called film review? What is film review? Although Andre''s comments on the development of film industry are not only the guidance of Bazin Andre''s film theory, but also his comments on the development of film industry


    Now fully commercialized Robert Downey Jr., like Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, is not the dish in the eyes of professional film critics.


    Correspondingly, Robert Downey Jr. was scolded too much and didn''t like professional film critics. He continued, "a real film critic must have a profound cultural connotation, not only an understanding of popular culture, but also a professional understanding of film. Originally, film review was supposed to be a very high-end profession, but now it is low-end. Many people with very poor professional quality are mixed in. These people are good at nothing except using vicious and loud words to win readers'' interest. "


    Little Robert Downey''s words are not without reason. Even though he is more praised by professional film critics, he has to admit that today when the influence of the old generation of professional film critics is getting smaller and smaller, the overall quality of new film critics is seriously declining, and it is not easy to see brilliant film critics.


    Most of these film critics just follow suit. All commercial films will be defeated, and all fast-paced films full of visual impact will be disdained. What''s their own opinion? Even if sometimes their views are right and a film is really bad, when they are asked to put forward why it is bad, their reasons are really surprising. They don''t have the most basic professional quality at all.


    In Robert Downey''s denunciation of the critics, the bonfire party ended. Murphy stayed here for one night, and the next day flew back to Los Angeles alone to meet his lawyer Robert. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 580

    As a professional entertainment lawyer, Robert''s office is in Century City, not far from the Death Star building where CAA is located. If Murphy wants to see him, it''s extremely convenient.


    This time, instead of asking Robert out, Murphy got off the plane and went directly to his office.


    After the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, they decided to go on holiday. According to Gail gado''s idea, they are going to ski together. Although it''s Midsummer in North America and it''s not suitable for skiing, New Zealand is the best time for skiing.


    "Our dispute with Jordan Belfort is basically over..." Robert sat with Murphy in a drawing room. "The federal court rejected his appeal."


    "Well." Murphy nodded, which he didn''t care about.


    Robert added, "Walt Disney asked to buy the rights of several films shared by Stanton studios and Miramax pictures, and Paul Wilson put the matter on my side."


    This is what Murphy asked Paul Wilson to do. "In this way, you contact bill, negotiate with him, and sell at a good price as much as possible."


    Since the Weinstein brothers completely broke away from Miramax film, Miramax has survived in name, and the profits generated by the earlier films are relatively limited. As long as the price is appropriate, it is not impossible to sell the copyright of Stanton studio to Miramax''s upper family, Walter Disneyland.


    "And..." Robert looked at the Murphys and cautioned, "our contract ends at the end of the year."


    Murphy has no intention of changing the lawyer, "give me the contract later, and we''ll renew it when I come back from my vacation."


    Robert and the firm behind him have already prepared a contract, which is also the biggest purpose of Murphy''s return. Of course, he will not sign the contract directly, and will certainly carry out the necessary verification procedures.


    After talking about the latest contract with CAA, Murphy said, "I want to see Ross next week."


    It''s not easy to see a felon like Ross.


    "Well..." Robert nodded. "I''ll get in touch."


    Instead of going directly, Murphy said, "can you find the list of Catholic priests in the 1980s in downtown Los Angeles, where I used to live?"


    Robert thought about it and said, "it''s difficult. It''s too early."


    "Find a way to get one." Murphy pondered a little, and said, "I want a copy of the father of Marquez Costello, the new Catholic Archbishop."


    "Oh?" Robert thought Murphy wanted to do something and reminded him, "Murphy, anything about Catholicism, be careful."


    Murphy waved his hand. "You think too much. I just met the archbishop. He wanted to introduce me to the Catholic Church."


    Robert is not stupid enough to interfere with the faith of a client and says, "OK, I''ll send it to your email as soon as possible."


    Leaving Robert''s office, Murphy goes directly to a restaurant near fox building. He has a dinner date with Carla Firth.


    Just three days before the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, Murphy gave Carla Firth the story outline and character setting of the second movie of "city of chaos", because she wanted to leave enough time for "city of chaos" to ferment, and then attract more audiences through DVD, VOD, TV and other means to lay a solid foundation, The film will not be filmed and produced, nor will it be released next year. Like all Hollywood sequels, it will be separated by one to two years.


    At the beginning, what we signed with 20th century fox was a trilogy contract. Even if the CEO of 20th century fox was replaced by James Murdoch, as long as Kara Firth was here, the other company would offer no less than other companies, and Murphy would continue to cooperate with 20th century fox.


    "What can I say?"


    Sitting on the wall side of the dining table, Carla Firth looks at Murphy across the table. "If it''s not your project, I won''t hesitate to refuse it!"


    Murphy shrugged and ate the steak without answering.


    Carla Firth continued, "this ending..."


    Although it''s not a full version of the script, the story outline and human design have been very detailed, and Kara Firth knows Murphy''s production style very well, so it''s not hard to imagine the end of the film.


    She couldn''t seem to find the right adjective. "It''s not dark anymore. Chris Dann''s ending is too tragic."


    After swallowing the food in her mouth, Murphy drank again, and then said, "don''t you think the tragic fate of the hero can set off the theme and style of the film better?"


    "What about Jay Rachel?" Carla Firth added, "this is a more pure and kind character. You make her black There is no simple good person in the whole film, including the hero. "Murphy thought about it and said, "in fact, at the end of the first film, I have explained that her father, a member of Parliament, will put her in a dilemma, but the law may not prevail over the family."


    There is such a thing as killing relatives with great justice all over the world, but no one can deny it, which is contrary to human nature.


    Margot Robbie''s performance makes Murphy decide to change the role of Jay Rachel, which is more important, father or legal justice?


    Carla Firth sighed. "Are you going to make a tragedy?"


    "That''s right." Murphy nodded. Facing Carla Firth, he didn''t have to deny it. "You can''t deny that most of the tragedies that have been handed down to the present and recognized as classics are tragedies."


    Perhaps full, Carla Firth put down her knife and fork, wiped the salad dressing on her mouth, and said, "like the four tragedies of Shakespeare?"


    "Tragedies do resonate more easily." Murphy also put down his knife and fork.


    Carla Firth asked, following his words, "why? Is there any theoretical support? "


    "Tragedy has a long tradition and deep and systematic inheritance." When it comes to this theoretical topic, Murphy, who has received professional education, still has something to say: "tragedy is the focus of aesthetic research, and tragedy is profound. Aristotle thinks that tragedy is an art in art, and Schopenhauer also thinks that tragedy is the peak of art. Tragedy has always been the difficulty of aesthetic research. Since the beginning of ancient Greek mythology, tragedy has been produced, while tragedy is the core of aesthetic research And with the color of philosophy, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother, which was the tragedy he wanted to get rid of


    "Put it in Hollywood." He added, "if Titanic didn''t have the tragedy of Jack and Ruth, it would not have made such a brilliant classic."


    "I admit that."


    Carla Firth thought for a while and said, "the ending with regrets is more impressive than reunion. What you can''t get and lose is a kind of regret, but it''s unforgettable."


    Murphy laughed. "Well, that''s it."


    He went back to the movie and said, "actually, I want to continue to talk about human nature."


    "This should be moderate." Carla Firth knows that this kind of thing is a double-edged sword, "like the city of chaos."


    "It should go a little deeper than that." Murphy said directly, "in the last film, there was almost no voice of New Yorkers. In this film, I will add this content."


    "Of course, the most important thing is the duel between the pros and cons," he added


    In a way, it''s like the double protagonists in steal the wire.


    Thinking of this, Murphy also realized that Henry Carville should go to a more professional acting school for further study. Originally, his acting skills were not as good as James Franco. Coupled with the gap in character setting, there will be a serious imbalance in the role, which will certainly affect the whole film.


    "By the way, Murphy." Carla Firth thought of the most important thing about this appointment with Murphy. "There are some things in the story that you need to change, especially about Hong Kong."


    "This is just the first draft." Murphy understood what Kara Firth was saying, "I''ll change to Russia or Venezuela or something later."


    Carla Firth put her heart down and said, "it''s impossible for fox to give up the market across the ocean in the 20th century."


    "I know." Murphy nodded her head.


    This is the most normal situation. Let alone now, even in the past many years, any film released in the cinema market there must be approved. In fact, in the world, before the film is released, it will basically face this situation.


    For example, in North America, although the rating system of MPAA is not mandatory, which distribution company will not send ratings when releasing films? Almost all of them refuse to show at the box office. If they don''t have a rating, they will refuse to show at the box office.


    Since 20th century fox is willing to invest and offer him 20 + 25 top film rewards, Murphy will certainly consider the problem of the big scissors. Although his films rarely appear in the cinemas there because of the scale, these are basically heavy pictures and themes, and never touch the most sensitive nerves on the opposite side.


    As a director who has never made a movie for himself, and a commercial director, Murphy will not act recklessly.


    And he knows very well that any film in Hollywood that wants to be shown in the cinema on the other side must go through this procedure, even Walt Disney, which has been in a hot fight over there in recent years, is no exception.


    In this respect, Murphy only needs to pay a little attention. Although the audit standards on the opposite side are always erratic, what can be audited today may not be audited tomorrow, but it is only for their domestic films, and the quantitative standards for foreign films are relatively clear.


    Everyone is helpless when it comes to a pair of scissors. However, after staying in Hollywood, Murphy fully understands that no matter which country or region it is, it is impossible to completely allow the free circulation of audio-visual products that actually have the function of propaganda and incitement."In addition, if you want the film to be more popular in North America, you may win more awards in the award season..." Carla Firth said suddenly, "here''s a piece of advice." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 581

    For monthly tickets and recommended tickets!


    "Suggestions?" Murphy looks at Carla Firth. "What advice?"


    When Carla Firth first entered the industry, she often consulted Murphy for advice on film. However, times have changed, and now she no longer needs it. Compared with Murphy, who only focuses on her own film career, Carla Firth, who sits in the top position of fox in the 20th century, has a larger macro structure.


    Murphy also admits that if he didn''t have the experience, he can''t match Carla Firth.


    The different positions of the two created this situation.


    Carla Firth knew that although Murphy was stubborn sometimes, most of the time, he could listen to other people''s advice.


    Besides, with the friendship between them, there is nothing hard to say.


    So Carla Firth said directly, "add an important black character."


    Murphy frowned slightly.


    Carla Firth understood what he thought and said, "it''s true that black actors are very troublesome. Pay attention to them. They think it''s discrimination. Ignore them. They think it''s discrimination, but..."


    She shook her head and said, "apart from the duel between the hero and the villain, aren''t there other important roles? Find one for the black, and it''s easy to win over the black audience. "


    Murphy thinks about it. Kara Firth makes a lot of sense. Nowadays, the number of black people is increasing, and he has become an audience that can not be ignored in the film market. In the past, his reputation in this field is not very good. Many tabloids even hyped that he discriminated against black people. Past market surveys have also proved that the black audience willing to buy tickets to watch his films is far below the average level.


    However, it''s really troublesome to find a black man to serve in the cast like an old man and worry about making trouble from time to time.


    Fingers tapping on the table, Murphy suddenly had an idea, "there is a more suitable role for black actors, the play is not heavy, but a real hero."


    There are few shots of that character, and it''s totally a positive image. It can be done in one day. Just pull a black actor to be a guest. In this way, the other person only needs to stay in the crew for one day


    Cara FESS believes in Murphy''s ability, smiles and says, "this is a suggestion, and how to do it, you has the final say."


    Murphy nodded. He was never stubborn and flexible. The number of black people in North America also decided to make some appropriate changes.


    Yes, with appropriate changes, Murphy will not follow Hollywood''s stylized changes, but will make Chris Dann a decent Black partner.


    Although strictly speaking, his films are not divorced from Hollywood''s industrial production line mode, they are obviously different from those popcorn films with serious homogenization.


    In fact, it''s not hard to find that in the assembly line factory of Hollywood, the stylization of crew setting is very prominent. For example, in large-scale commercial production, there is usually a hero who can''t fight to death, a female vase with big chest, no brain and high face value, one or two little kids who can drag their feet, and one who always plays a role at the critical moment Black people who don''t die


    They talked about this topic for a while, and Murphy was ready to go back. Kara Firth asked, "there will be a publicity activity around the film tomorrow. Are you going to join it?"


    "No more." Murphy waved his hand. "I have to catch a plane to New Zealand at noon."


    Before he left, Carla Firth said, "remember to make time for the San Diego anime show in July."


    Murphy nodded and left the restaurant.


    At noon the next day, he left Los Angeles by plane and flew to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Since Gail gado was still in the Caribbean Sea to help James Franco and Lily Collins greet guests, it would be two days later. Murphy simply asked Bill rosis to contact Richard Taylor of Vita studio in advance and prepare to visit Vita studio.


    This is also Murphy''s original plan, but it''s ahead of schedule.


    Of course, it''s not just for visiting weta studios. As the cost of shooting films is getting higher and higher, and the scale of special effects production is getting larger and larger, Murphy is not ready to cooperate with those small special effects studios any more, but is looking for more reliable and excellent special effects partners.


    Vita studio is one of the objects he is considering.


    Of course, Murphy himself is very interested in Vita studio.


    In Hollywood, there is a strange saying.


    There is only one director in New Zealand, that is Peter Jackson, and there is only one film company in New Zealand, that is vita. The two have built a film kingdom.


    In 2001, when the audience all over the world saw the fairyland like home on the screen, it completely collapsed. The appearance of the Lord of the rings has promoted the movie dream to a new level.


    As a result, Peter Jackson got the nickname of "special effects emperor", and vita special effects studio also rose from a small workshop in New Zealand to the world''s best "DreamWorks", which brought a strong impact on the former monopoly of Industrial Light Magic special effects company, and made "father of Star Wars" George Lucas depressed for a long time.When people in the industry talk about special effects, Vita is absolutely the only top company in this field.


    According to American media, there is a kind of unique insect in New Zealand island country, which is huge, and its name is vita. A fat New Zealand man named Peter Jackson was scared to death by Vita from childhood to adulthood. However, when he had the opportunity to participate in the establishment of a special effects company, he ignored the past and named the company vita.


    Today, Vita studio is undoubtedly extremely successful. When making special effects for Avatar, they have upgraded the "performance capture" technology to an omnipotent level, so that when Tim Burton filmed "Alice in Wonderland" for Disney, he abandoned the studio of Robert zemikis, who also specializes in "performance capture" No, working with Vita forced Disney to shut down zemikis studio this year.


    This famous special effects company in the industry is extremely mysterious and low-key. Because the company is located in "Middle Earth", that is, Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, which is a small film country, they can stay away from the spotlight of Hollywood and concentrate on realizing their magnificent dreams for film makers with imagination, especially for those who love the weird.


    As a "Lord of the rings" fan, it''s hard for Murphy to suppress his excitement when he drives his rented car across the streets of Wellington to founder Richard Taylor, who has gradually expanded from an apartment to a benchmark company in the world''s film industry.


    Vita headquarters is located in a secluded corner called Miramar in the suburb of Wellington. Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor, his wife Tania Taylor and Peter Jackson, Vita has developed into a film special effects Empire and industry leader, producing props, live effects, special effects makeup, miniature models and weaponry for films all over the world.


    Through the entrance of Vita house, three giant statues are erected outside the gate to provide self portrait materials. Murphy sees the ordinary Vita headquarters building. After getting off the car, Richard Taylor, creative director and founder of Vita studio, is waiting in front of the building.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    After seeing Murphy, Richard Taylor quickly steps up and reaches out his right hand. "I welcome you on behalf of the whole Vita studio."


    Murphy shook his hand. "It''s my honor to see the top special effects company in the world."


    Richard Taylor is very polite, and Murphy will not be rude.


    After a few words of greeting, Richard Taylor made a gesture of invitation, "let me show you around the studio first."


    Murphy laughed. "I can''t wait."


    While speaking, Richard Taylor leads the way, and Murphy follows him into the building. All kinds of furnishings in the front hall of the building make him an eye opener. Fans like him can be regarded as an eye opener. Different forms of Oakes, human armor, and the famous Gollum monster are all close at hand.


    Richard Taylor is tall and friendly. He enthusiastically introduces Murphy to various departments, departments and small affiliated companies.


    "The company is actually a complex combination," Richard Taylor explains. "You''re in Vita studio, opposite of Vita digital, and there''s only one wall between the two companies. In the studio, we have a fairly comprehensive system, with multiple departments providing services for films. "


    "My wife and I moved to Wellington in the late 1980s and set up a studio in the warehouse of our apartment to serve local companies. About five years later, we were lucky to meet Peter Jackson. He''s planning to make a second film, and we''ve been involved in the production, and we''ve been developing since then, and we''ve been doing it today. We are now an organization with 11 different branches, such as publishing, marketing, public art exhibitions, providing various services. "


    With Richard Taylor''s introduction, Murphy learned more about the studio.


    Vita studios include Stone Street Studios, where "King Kong" was shot; Park Road Post production company, a state-of-the-art post production organization; Portsmouth rental company, a rental company providing production equipment; pukeko pictures, a production company for multimedia platform entertainment; and, of course, Vita studios, a manufacturing company The studio.


    Then, Richard Taylor accompanied Murphy into the special effects makeup workshop.


    "Director Stanton..." He said very directly, "as long as you need, Vita studio can also provide you with the best service." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 582

    Everyone is not stupid. Murphy is not just visiting. Richard Taylor can guess that.


    Murphy did not immediately respond to Richard Taylor''s words. Instead, she walked around the special effects dressing room with great interest.


    On the wall of the special effects make-up workshop, there are many "heads", all human faces, such as Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Brad Pitt And surprisingly, there''s Bruce Lee''s face.


    Why there is Bruce Lee''s model? According to Murphy''s conjecture, Bruce Lee may have left a face model, but Vita''s work was later reversed.


    From these models, we can see that Vita studio has a very strict control on every process of making models. There is a bear''s head in a corner, and there is a pile of remote control lines behind the brain. Even if it is very close, we can''t see whether it is true or false, and even feel wet on the nose.


    "Richard..." Murphy stopped and said, "it''s really shocking. The technology of Vita studio is really the best in the industry."


    "Many people think that special effects should be digital technology and computers," Richard Taylor said with a smile. "It''s not. It''s auxiliary. The most important thing is the powerful ability to make models."


    This Murphy completely any, the real decision of special effects is not the computer, but people.


    Under the leadership of Richard Taylor, Murphy''s visit to Vita studio was very interesting. Although everything in the studio was not strange to directors like him, it was also quite emotional.


    Murphy goes from room to room, and Richard Taylor introduces him to the artists and technicians in the studio, who are usually responsible for rubber noses, miniature models, makeup, modeling, weapons and anything he can imagine about solid effects.


    In the corridors of the rooms of different departments, there are samples of their success, including swords, axes and shields, as well as facial models of famous actors, which will be used to design the makeup and costumes of characters in the near future.


    In addition, there is an area with a collection of simulated creatures between the passageways, where a series of dazzling buildings, cars and scenes used in different groups are displayed. These props can help the film develop visual effects, and also help the film complete the real shooting work.


    Vita studio has specially opened a room in which they put their earliest booty, including the undead baby in "corpses play across the world"; a sculpture of a rotten hound, which is the basic model of the beloved - but dead - pet dog in "ghost of terror". In order not to be confused with Vita digital, its partner company, Vita studio is responsible for this Build real props and objects instead of creating virtual products through film drawing.


    In this overview visit, what impresses Murphy most is the attention of Vita studio to small details, which directly determines the effect of special effects.


    Finally, Richard Taylor took Murphy to a reception room and had coffee delivered.


    "We''re not empire builders," says Richard Taylor, though he doesn''t know what projects Murphy wants to work with vita. "I know it''s hard to convince. After all, when I say this, you just visited the studio, you know how big it is, and you know everything that''s going on here."


    "But we''re not going to make a conceptual business plan and put it into practice by creating new departments and opportunities in the company," he said with a smile. What drives us to achieve all this is our desire to create many unique things in life, which is based on our love of making things and the pleasure of creating with both hands. I never want to limit our prospects with a rule, such as we are special effects people. I want to keep an open mind all the time, which has made us willing to accept all kinds of extraordinary opportunities over the years. "


    Vita''s technology is enough to meet the needs of any film shooting. He knows that it''s not easy to impress a director like Murphy.


    After reading so much, listening to so much from Richard Taylor, coupled with the reputation of the industry and the actual success of his work, Murphy also had a bottom in his heart.


    "There is no other company in the world that can leave such an unforgettable impression on me."


    The other side said politely, and Murphy''s words were naturally very pleasant, "and he has always kept a low-key, close and humanized side. From the showroom to the products, from the unconventional and diversified themes to the simple pursuit of quality and consistency, I think Vita studio is such a unique company that can have a profound impact on different people. "


    Hearing Murphy''s approval and praise, Richard Taylor''s smile brightened.


    Murphy took a sip of coffee, turned to the main topic, and said, "I''m going to take a large-scale model effect to shoot the second film of city of chaos in New York."


    The first one is quite good, which makes him have more ideas about the second one. One of the important points is that he wants to make a difference in the award season.


    In this way, CG effects should be reduced, and most scenes should be shot in real time.


    Richard Taylor gently nodded his head, "Vita studio has a good relationship with the city hall of New York, and the real shooting is absolutely OK. You can make props in Wellington and transport them to New York. There are still advantages in the relatively low labor cost here. ""So..." Murphy thought for a moment and said, "when I get back to North America, I''ll have my deputy, Michelle Williams, come over for a detailed investigation. He''ll talk to you about it."


    He just needs to determine the intention is enough, the rest of the matter to the following enough.


    In addition, the second film should be left enough fermentation time for the first one. As long as cooperation is confirmed, these works can be refined.


    Of course, it was also agreed by 20th century fox. After all, they are investors and producers.


    Murphy has notes in his plans for Carla Firth, and 20th century fox has no opinions.


    After that, Murphy declined Richard Taylor''s dinner invitation and drove directly out of WITA studio.


    As soon as he got back to the hotel, he received a call from Carla Firth. Many international publishers were urging him to ask when the second movie of "city of chaos" would be released?


    20th Century Fox also wants Murphy to provide a full version of the crew and project plan as soon as possible, so as to start the necessary internal audit process, and then start pre-sale, so as to raise as much shooting funds as possible from overseas distributors, so as to reduce its own risks.


    On the surface, with the box office booming in North America, Hollywood should be prosperous, but in fact, Hollywood''s source of income has shrunk.


    So far this year, Hollywood''s DVD sales revenue has decreased by 29% compared with the same period last year, and overseas distributors are only interested in the pre-sale of typical Hollywood blockbusters.


    "Today''s situation is that a film without the participation of big stars and famous directors."


    On the phone, Carla Firth said to Murphy, "there will be no overseas buyers willing to pre purchase the distribution rights."


    The sharp decline of pre-sale revenue is also a big problem faced by Hollywood. Even the revenue source of TV has declined due to the decline of advertising sales and the competition of online video.


    The tight funding has also forced Hollywood''s major producers to adjust the production ratio of all kinds of films. There is a "dumbbell effect" in the whole industry, that is, the two extremes of high-cost films and low-cost films are emerging frequently, while the number of films with medium cost is rare.


    Hollywood film companies will invest more money in blockbusters such as transformers. On the side of low-cost films, there will be more films with less risk, such as "death is coming" and "chainsaw horror". Films with a budget of 50 million to 100 million dollars will be significantly reduced.


    To be exact, Hollywood''s financing channels are far less extensive than before 2008, which is also an important reason why fox accepted Wanda Group''s investment in the 20th century.


    In the words of the other side of the Pacific Ocean, people with large sums of money in their hands will become Hollywood''s "God of wealth". As long as they are willing to pay, Hollywood will not care where they come from.


    After hanging up with Carla Firth, Murphy first calls Gail gado to confirm the arrival time of her flight, and then calls bill rosis. CAA urges Henry Carville to start more professional training as soon as possible.


    James - Franco crazy up, gas field is very strong, if Henry - Carvel can not strengthen himself, the future is bound to be the role of imbalance.


    The aura of an actor is never innate, but needs professional packaging and training. It is precipitated by time, acting skills, status, fame and other factors. Just like ten years ago, no one thought that James Franco''s aura was powerful and could endow the character with the invisible and intangible temperament.


    Don''t say that aura is not important. The aura given by an actor is enough to dominate the film.


    On vacation, Murphy actually had no time to relax. The next morning, he went to a seaside studio on the North Island of New Zealand to watch it. Paul Wilson was shooting game of Thrones here. Now this magic TV series has been recognized as a classic. It can bring more than 50 million US dollars in net profit to Stanton studio every season. It''s absolutely Mo''s dream Faye and 20th Century Fox have golden eggs.


    But as time goes on, the series will inevitably come to an end. However, Murphy has reached an agreement with George R. Martin and 20th century fox. After the end of the play, the relevant derivative plays will begin to be filmed and produced.


    After staying here for half a day, Murphy returned to Wellington. That night, he went to the airport and received Gail gado, who was flying from the Caribbean. Gail gado also brought several decisions about himself. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 583

    "People from fashion flew to the island to meet me."


    In the warm spring dressing room, Gail gado took off his coat, put on his ski suit, threw the man''s one to Murphy, and said, "they heard that I was going to come to the southern hemisphere for holiday, and they wanted to take a group of pictures with snow as the background, but I refused, and we''d better prepare for it after we go back from our holiday."


    Murphy put on a black ski suit, sat on the stool, and continued to change other skiing equipment. "Anna Wintour is going to ask you to take pictures with me?"


    They talked about it last night, and Gail gado finally agreed to the interview with fashion. For this reason, the people of fashion flew to the Caribbean Sea to meet Gail gado and put forward a proposal to let Murphy and Gail gado shoot a group of fashion blockbusters together, but Gail gado refused.


    Gail gado put on his hat. "I know you''re not very interested in this."


    Put on a thick down jacket, warm gloves, heavy boots, and then pick up the snowstick and skis. Murphy follows Gail gado, pushes the door and goes out.


    It''s a very cold season in the southern hemisphere. In addition, it''s in a high mountain area, and it''s still at the door. The air-conditioning has made Murphy shiver. Looking up, you can see a tall snow mountain standing in front of him.


    Maybe it''s because of the environment she grew up in. Although Gail gado specially asked for a ski vacation, she didn''t perform as well as Murphy. The cold wind came on her face, and her face was as red as a knife cut.


    "Come on, honey." Murphy took her skis, put them on her shoulders, and headed for the ski resort. "Don''t you want to learn to ski? Hurry up


    Murphy has known for a long time that Gail gado can''t ski. The reason why he wants to ski is more inspired by Margot Robbie.


    The whole ski resort is divided into three slopes: novice area, difficulty area and high difficulty area. The high difficulty area is not open to the public at ordinary times, while Murphy and Gail gado are only active in the flat and novice area.


    Although Murphy can ski, his skill is only average.


    As soon as Murphy was ready to try on her skis, she heard someone falling behind her. She turned her head to see that Gail gado had fallen on the snow. Her red face and orange ski suit were covered with a lot of snow.


    "I''m fine!" Gail gado shook his head at Murphy and tried to stand up with his ski stick. As soon as his hand worked, he fell back.


    "Keep the skis perpendicular to the path!" Murphy can see that Gail gado really can''t ski at all. "His feet are under his hips, so it''s easy to stand up."


    Gail gado looked around. Fortunately, today is not a weekend or a holiday. There are not many people on the ski resort, and there is no one nearby.


    According to Murphy, she tried for a while. It seemed that it was OK. After a lot of effort, she finally stood up.


    With the experience of the previous fall, Gail gado did not dare to act recklessly and asked Murphy, "what do you do next?"


    "The core of skiing is control. Only when you control the skis and speed can you slide on any terrain as you like."


    Frankly speaking, this skiing skill is something that Murphy once fell out of. When it comes to theory, he can''t say anything, but according to his own understanding, he can only say, "dear, the center of gravity is a little forward, the knee is buckled in the figure of eight, the right foot is pushed out to turn left, the left foot is pushed to turn right, and the two feet are pushed to brake..."


    Gail gado, according to him, just made a movement and fell down again with a plop.


    "Are you right?" Gail gado rubbed his sore hip and looked at Murphy.


    Murphy slides around Gail gado, stops and shrugs. "I''m practical, not theoretical."


    "Forget it..." Gail gado waved his hand. "You go around. I''ll practice as the book says."


    Before she came to New Zealand, she had read relevant theory books.


    "I''ll stay here with you." Murphy held out his ski stick to get Laguerre gado up. Instead of grabbing, Gail gado shook his head. "No, let''s go."


    She doesn''t want to see her wrestling constantly in Murphy''s eyes.


    Gail gado urged, "you go somewhere else."


    Murphy had no choice but to slowly speed up to leave. This is a flat area. There are not many people. There are also security officers. There is no need to worry too much about Gail gado.


    Skiing is full of temptations for many people, but for most beginners, it is definitely a good way to practice wrestling constantly. Maybe the talent in this field is mediocre. Gail gado fell nearly ten times in less than five minutes. Listening to Margot Robbie''s talk about the interest brought by skiing stimulation, he gradually lost it.


    "Hey, Gail, you''re as slow as a snail."


    With his ski stick in his hands, Murphy glided past Gail gado. After a clever sharp turn, he skillfully circled Gail gado, regardless of the cold wind, and said aloud, "not yet?"The ski stick in his hand forced to support the thick snow. Gail gado carefully maintained his balance. He didn''t care about Murphy at all, but advanced at the slowest and steady speed.


    Compared with Gail gado, Murphy''s talent in sports is much better.


    "You are too slow." Murphy let out a breath, then went around Gail gado, pointed his ski stick to the ramp not far away, and said, "I''ll go over there and have a look."


    "Go ahead." Gail gado nodded and said, "don''t come down too fast. Be safe."


    This is the world-famous Sanchong Mountain Natural ski resort in New Zealand. It has the largest ski resort on the South Island of New Zealand and can be called the best snowboarding and snowboarding resort in New Zealand. It has 550 hectares of terrain and the largest vertical drop of snow skiing in Queenstown / Wanaka area, with a drop of 700 meters.


    The forest rich geographical environment of Sanchong mountain makes it an excellent skiing resort. The advantages of high latitude and high altitude make it a paradise for skiing lovers all over the world. No matter experienced experts or families who come to play, they can find their own world here. While skiing, they can also enjoy the pure and authentic New Zealand style and charm Vanaka lake scenery, as well as snow capped scenery of the Southern Alps.


    After sliding down the ramp, Murphy finds that Gail gado is missing. She simply takes off her skis and walks into a small VIP lounge next to the dressing room. She sees Gail gado sitting under the window of the windbreak stove, overlooking the snow covered mountains and forests.


    "Thank you, dear." As she took the hot coffee from Gail gado, Murphy held it in her hand. "Why are you back?"


    Gail added that he shrugged his shoulders and drank the hot water from his cup. He did not speak. He just continued to enjoy the scenery of the ski resort in the south the Alps. Some of the ski slopes were deep in snow, some of them were almost vertical, and some were delicate as champagne bubbles.


    Distant tourists gallop on the boundless snow, letting the snow powder slap on their back. Gail gado looks at the silver covered coniferous forest, and has a panoramic view of the vast and magnificent Southern Alps.


    Gradually, the depression caused by the continuous fall of skiing dissipated a lot.


    Seeing Murphy holding a coffee cup and watching the scenery outside the window with him, Gail gado''s depression finally dissipated and asked, "when did you learn to ski? Why don''t I know?"


    "Me?" Murphy didn''t know how to answer for a moment, so he couldn''t tell the truth, could he?


    Now he was born in Los Angeles. Before he entered Hollywood, he even had to support himself. Who would believe that he would go skiing in other states at that time?


    "Forget it." Gail gado shook his head. "Let''s go back to Wellington."


    Murphy asked with concern, "what''s the matter? Shall we go back as soon as we come? "


    Gail gadonou said, "I heard Maggie say skiing is exciting. I think it''s very good..."


    At this point, she shook her head. "I tried for a while. It''s not interesting. I''d better go back."


    After another look at Gail gado, Murphy confirms that she really wants to leave. Maybe she lost interest.


    "All right." Murphy pulled out his cell phone. "I''ll call the driver right now."


    I called the driver of the hotel. After waiting for a while, a Mercedes Benz SUV drove to the ski resort. Murphy and Gail gado drove back to the hotel on the mountain, packed up, transferred to the hotel helicopter and returned directly to Wellington.


    Back in Wellington, Gail gado first called Margot Robbie and asked for a crime.


    The two people who want to go on holiday in Australia are Gabriel magdale and Gabriel.


    In the following ten days, Murphy took Gail gado around the famous scenic spots of New Zealand''s South Island and North Island, and specially went to Queenstown to see the location where Peter Jackson shot the Lord of the rings. Today''s tourism industry is the pillar industry of Queenstown, and the most famous one is the Lord of the rings parade.


    It''s a pity that it''s the off-season, and the time is not suitable. Murphy didn''t see the Lord of the rings parade.


    At the beginning of July, Michelle Williams arrived in Wellington with the people from 20th century fox. Murphy also ended his holiday and went to see Richard Taylor with them. Both sides have the intention of cooperation. On this basis, the relevant negotiations will undoubtedly go much smoothly.


    When he stayed in New Zealand until mid July, Murphy was ready to return to Los Angeles. Before that, Carla Firth informed him that he would attend the upcoming San Diego anime show in order to continue to build momentum for the city of chaos.


    At the same time, there are animation companies come to the door, want to "city of chaos" this film animation. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 584

    "That''s the same thing."


    Among the high-speed cars, Murphy looked back from the high-speed road leading to San Diego, turned to Carla Firth, who was sitting beside him, and said again, "I don''t think it''s appropriate to anime the city of chaos."


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy immediately met with representatives of 20th Century Fox and Dark Horse Comics. The latter intended to buy the animation copyright of "city of chaos" series at a high price, and then publish it in the form of comics. 20th Century Fox also intended to increase a large amount of revenue. At the same time, it took the lead in releasing part of the second part of the content through comics to preheat the market.


    But Murphy declined.


    Due to the relevant provisions in the previous agreement, 20th century fox could not sell the copyright of comics if Murphy objected.


    So, they sent Kara Firth here, not only to test Murphy''s true attitude, but also to persuade him to change his mind.


    "Why?" Kara Firth doesn''t quite understand Murphy''s idea, "you can get half of the copyright revenue as a bonus, and Chris Dann is similar to superheroes, which is also conducive to the adaptation of comics."


    Murphy shook his head. "It''s not about money."


    He has more ambitions and expectations for this series, if animation, it is likely to affect these.


    What else did Kara Firth want to say, but Murphy raised her hand to stop her, and explained, "what I said is for the time being. This series should not be animated for the time being. When the whole series is completed, we can package and sell animation copyright and related derivative copyright. I believe the selling price will be higher."


    After a little consideration, Kara Firth nodded slightly. Murphy was right. With the box office results of "city of chaos", it is impossible to sell at a high price. If the sequel can sell well, the situation will be completely different.


    Murphy added, "animation, especially the content that has not been shot, will affect the style of this film."


    His goal is not just commercial box office.


    Frankly speaking, San Diego anime show is not very suitable for this series, but the investment of the series is huge, and it must be promoted commercially. Therefore, he did not object to the promotion of this series by 20th Century Fox through San Diego anime show.


    Carla Firth heard Murphy say so, also roughly thought of his purpose, did not say anything.


    The car turned off the highway, entered the city of San Diego, and soon arrived at the San Diego International Convention and Exhibition Center where the animation exhibition was held.


    "Murphy! Murphy! Murphy... "


    Because the news that Murphy was going to participate had long been spread by Fox in the 20th century, and CAA contacted Murphy Stanton Los Angeles fan association, when Murphy''s team arrived at the entrance of San Diego International Convention and Exhibition Center, it was immediately surrounded by a large number of fans and blocked in the small square in front of the entrance.


    Despite the preparations made by the organizers, the scene is still chaotic, and Murphy has seen a lot of this situation. He knows that no matter what, he can''t get off the bus or open the window at this time, otherwise the situation will become difficult to control.


    He turned his head and looked to the rear. The cars that Margot Robbie and Henry Carville were riding in were well surrounded, and could not stand out.


    Fortunately, the police always kept order at the scene, and the situation did not change in the worst direction. However, the cars taken by the rest of the crew were surrounded one after another.


    "Don''t try to get off in a short time."


    Looking through the windshield, the road was completely blocked by fans.


    Fortunately, with the efforts of the organizers, the order of the scene began to improve.


    Half an hour later, Murphy, escorted by bodyguards, stepped out of the car. Because there were too many fans coming to the scene, he didn''t stay much. He just waved around and quickly entered the San Diego International Convention and Exhibition Center.


    After walking into the exhibition center and isolating the chaos from the outside, Murphy looked back and found that many fans were dressed as Chris Dann. The black headgear and black clothes looked ordinary, but they were the most popular costumes on the scene.


    Compared with the frowning bodyguards around him, Murphy has a good attitude. Instead of rushing to leave, he looks at it carefully. Many fans are holding the peripheral products of "city of chaos".


    Obviously, after more than ten weeks of screening, "city of chaos" has formed its own influence.


    Murphy got the latest box office data of the film when he came back. Over time, "city of chaos" has got enough bright box office data, which also proves that powerful marketing can promote the film''s market prospects, and also proves that Murphy and twentieth century fox are not in vain.


    In order to consider the box office and revenue of the follow-up films, he will continue to work with 20th century fox.


    By the day before yesterday, the North American box office of "city of chaos" had totaled $251.08 million, which had exceeded the $250 million mark. Although it certainly could not exceed the $300 million line, it was also quite good for a non adapted film that was not a sequel.Overseas, the films have been released in some small markets, but the increase in box office is limited. At present, the global box office has reached 562.47 million US dollars.


    At this time, Kara Firth came to Murphy and asked him to go to the exhibition area. Murphy saw the fans dressed as Chris Dann and asked, "do you have the latest peripheral sales data?"


    "Yes." Carla Firth recalled and said, "on the whole, it''s OK. I have a briefing in my bag. I''ll show it to you in the exhibition hall. "


    At present, the exhibition center has not opened yet. It is very quiet inside. The city of chaos is just opposite the entrance of the main gate. Both of them, led by a staff member, directly enter the closed rest area of the exhibition hall.


    "It''s just a rough 20th Century Fox newspaper." Carla Firth picked up her briefcase and rummaged. Murphy shook her head. "Just say it."


    "All right." Carla Firth took the coffee from the staff, handed it to Murphy, and said, "in the past two and a half months, not counting our royalty on McDonald''s and Pepsi, the peripheral products of" city of chaos "have sold for about $81 million in North America!"


    Murphy asked with concern, "what are the top selling products?"


    "Chris Dann''s motorcycle model sold about $8.4 million, which is the best-selling product; his clothing ranked second, with an income of about $6.8 million; Jay Rachel''s dolls and dolls, with an income of about $3.5 million; followed by Chris Dann''s dolls and dolls, with an income of about $3.6 million..."


    At this point, she looked up at Murphy and said, "the posters you shot on the set are also best-selling products, and their sales are in the top ten."


    "I seem to be very popular, too." Murphy shrugged.


    In this era, big directors have almost come to the front of the screen. In the past, it was rare to see a Hollywood film directly subtitled by a certain director''s work. But now the works directed by front-line directors, such as Murphy himself, all have marks like "Murphy Stanton" films, so as to attract the attention of fans.


    Similarly, while the first-line directors share the box office and peripheral dividends, they will also become part of the commercial operation.


    What Carla Firth talked about is only a very small part of the film''s huge peripheral product group. There are also many peripheral products that can be operated by "city of chaos". Even if New York Studio is negotiating with major manufacturers for image authorization, there are more than 200 products directly related to the film.


    "In fact, fox in the 20th century was not prepared enough." Carla Firth added, "the most popular products are in short supply. In the 20th century, fox has been fully producing and distributing."


    Just like the box office, no one can guarantee whether a film will sell well or not, so does the surrounding areas. The major companies in Hollywood can''t see enough profit prospects, and they will never rush to invest a lot of money in the operation of peripheral products, and no one can predict which kind of peripheral products are most popular.


    Therefore, when any film is shown, the peripheral products prepared by the producer and distributor are actually limited.


    With Margot Robbie and Henry Carville entering the exhibition hall, today''s activity also started. The main purpose of this activity is to further promote the brand of "city of chaos" with the help of San Diego animation show.


    San Diego International Animation Exhibition was founded in 1970. Now its influence has already surpassed that of the animation industry. The number of blockbusters, TV series and high specifications promoted here are incomparable to other exhibitions. Here, you can find fresh and powerful materials and a large number of friends. In the relevant circles in Europe and America, there is a saying that "Sdcc is held on the day of collective rooftop".


    Hollywood''s film makers have made great efforts to attract people''s attention in this Oscar of animation industry. Meanwhile, fans from all over the world will also spend their unforgettable days here.


    From the beginning of the animation show, all kinds of strong materials, rotten materials and fertilizers are competing for exposure, which makes people overwhelmed. Coser, iron powder and geeks are also wearing the most dazzling costumes and cheering here.


    As one of the most popular activities of this San Diego International Animation Show, 20th century fox has won the central hall of Manzhan for "city of chaos".


    There were a variety of interactive activities between the crew and the fans, but Murphy didn''t attend at all. It''s not that he didn''t pay attention to the fans, but it''s related to the CAA''s personal publicity strategy for him.


    Although the big directors are standing in front of the stage one after another, directors are different from stars and actors after all. They don''t need to show affinity to fans. This is the conclusion of CAA after a lot of field research. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 585

    As the largest entertainment agency in Hollywood, CAA has many well-known directors. In order to adapt to the development and changes of the times, they are also studying how to make better use of the reputation and appeal established by directors themselves to further drive their works. After several years of field testing and investigation, it is found that the front-line directors, like stars, are outstanding among fans It''s not a good idea to have great affinity.


    On the contrary, the directors should keep their distance from the fans and keep themselves and their works mysterious. On the contrary, they attract more attention.


    Although they are in Hollywood, different professions have their own survival rules.


    Therefore, from the very beginning, Murphy seldom interacts with his fans directly. As CAA survey shows, the number of fans who support him is increasing instead of decreasing.


    This is also related to the characteristics of the industry itself. Directors ultimately rely on their works to speak, while stars sometimes don''t.


    For example, since winning the Oscars, star actors like Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman have won very few works, but they are still very popular.


    Murphy and Carla Firth are in the closed backstage resting place, patiently watching Henry Carville and Margot Robbie at the front desk interact with the fans. Although the fans who participate in the interaction are basically selected fans in advance, the atmosphere on the scene is quite warm, and with the help of the media reporters nearby, the whole activity is lively.


    It was not until the final fan question session that Murphy and Kara Firth stepped onto the stage of the exhibition hall.


    In this kind of activity, almost all the questioners and questions are arranged in advance, and the asked Murphy, Henry Carville and Margot Robbie can deal with them easily.


    However, at the last moment, the problem was really handed over to the fans.


    "Murphy, can I ask you a question?"


    Speaking of a female fan standing in the front row, she saw Murphy make a please gesture and asked, "your movie is different from those simple mindless popcorn. We like it very much. How do you do it?"


    Without waiting for Murphy to answer, she asked a second question, "and are there many dead characters in your movies?"


    "Most of the movies are like soft pornographic publications now. I still miss the traditional way of telling stories." Although the first question is not very sharp, what Murphy said is very eye-catching, especially when the reporters at the scene heard his first sentence, they immediately cheered up. Many people even thought about the title of the report in their minds - Murphy Stanton''s bombardment of Hollywood movies as soft porn


    Of course, Murphy said this on purpose. There has never been less controversy around him, and he doesn''t mind more.


    So he went on, "you know what else I miss? That time when movies were mainly storytelling. Now the girls in the commercial movies are wearing less and less. They all look like they have breast implants. I know I sound like a stubborn old man, but it''s true. "


    The fans burst into laughter, but think about it, Murphy''s words are very reasonable. Isn''t this the case with commercial movies now?


    Journalists in the media area are also enthusiastic. They are never afraid of controversial people saying more controversial things.


    But Murphy knew that enough is enough, and then changed the topic, "I make movies for my fans; I make movies for my strength; I make movies for the experience of the character''s life; I make movies for the exploration of the things that usually make me afraid; I make movies for the things that all fans fantasize about when they see the story."


    He opened his hand and said aloud, "I like magic movies, action movies and science fiction movies. I''m very interested in things that don''t really happen in life, because they are a kind of annotation of real life, but in the final analysis, what I''m most interested in is the risks and excitement that movies can bring."


    "As for why so many characters die in my movies..." Murphy pondered a little and said, "every time I shoot someone dead, I feel refreshed and relaxed. Don''t call me "the character killer". Shakespeare has done this kind of thing more than me. "


    This is not only the fans, even Margot Robbie and Henry Carville on stage are laughing.


    Another male fan took the microphone and asked the question back to the movie itself, "is the character of James Franco digging a hole for the future in Murphy, city of chaos? There is also the relationship between Reina''s death and Jay Rachel''s father. There is no answer. Is the story of the second film followed by the first one


    In the 20th century, although Fox and Murphy admitted that there was a second film in the city of chaos, they never answered this topic positively.


    Murphy exchanged a look with Kara Firth and made a decision instantly. Then he said, "the story of the second film will follow the story of the first film. James Franco''s actor will be the No.2 man in the second film."


    After releasing some information properly, he said, "I will fill in the hole dug out. In my movie, I hope everything is a complete experience. If I dig a hole for you, I don''t care, then f**k.me¡£¡±On the second day after the San Diego anime show, the media was full of news related to Murphy, and many newspapers habitually focused on the controversial content. However, since Murphy dared to say it, she was not afraid of them.


    Compared with the traditional newspapers and other paper media, on the Internet, whether it is the discussion area of IMDB, or Murphy''s official social networking site, or the spontaneous comments of fans, the voice of praise for Murphy occupies an absolute advantage. While praising Murphy, many people express their expectation for the sequel of city of chaos.


    "At the San Diego animation show yesterday, I finally got the news that the sequel of" city of chaos "was planning the script, and the stone hanging in my heart finally fell down. I believe the film created by Murphy himself must be a feast, and it can''t be missed!"


    This is the top news of Murphy Stanton Forum on IMDB, and the number of views easily exceeds 10000.


    "A good movie will shock you and surprise you from all aspects. It''s like a milky way. Every star is very bright. When you find one, the other one catches your attention, and Murphy stantonger is always the brightest one."


    The fan who left a message on Murphy''s official twitter was easily praised by nearly 100000 people.


    In the study of wave manor, Gail gado buttoned up his laptop, pulled back his chair, took the teapot to Murphy''s desk, poured him a cup of black tea, but said nothing.


    Murphy grabbed one of her hands, gave it a kiss on the back, put it down for a while, looked up and said, "thank you, honey."


    Gail gado ignored him, but looked askance at the laptop screen, above is a script paragraph.


    "First scene, first act!"


    "It''s overcast, the rain will fall at any time, the wet wind will blow in from the church window, and the little boy, Diego rose, will be led forward by the priest."


    "The priest asked: are your adoptive parents not good to you?"


    "Diego Ross replied," they abused me and hurt me. "


    "The priest said lovingly: I look at your wound. I have medicine here. Come with me. The Lord will not abandon any devout believers..."


    Seeing this, Gail gado still did not speak, turned back to his desk and went to deal with some work and data after the screening of "city of chaos".


    Murphy took a sip of the cup, stood up, walked behind Gail gado, reached out and gently massaged her shoulder. Gail gado still ignored him, just busy with his work, as if he didn''t want to say a word.


    Although the two are seldom at odds, any couple is bound to stumble in life, including Murphy and Gail gado.


    Murphy can tell. Gail gado is a little angry.


    "Still angry?" Murphy moved one hand up, gently rubbing Gail gado''s visibly wrinkled brow, and said, "it''s more wrinkled. It''s wrinkled."


    I don''t know if it was his massage or his words that worked. Gail gardona''s less obvious eyebrow knot disappeared immediately.


    Murphy continued, "I''m going to take a picture of fashion in a few days. Be careful it doesn''t look good."


    Gail gado looked down at the sequel plan for "city of chaos" and asked, "now we can prepare this one."


    "Dear..." Murphy, knowing why Gail gado was angry, sighed and said, "I''ve promised rose. I''ll do what I promised him."


    After careful consideration, he has decided to take advantage of the gap between "city of chaos" and the sequel to shoot and produce Ross''s biography film, which is also an account of his friends.


    He couldn''t get Ross out of prison. He always wanted to satisfy this not too extravagant wish.


    Since he started writing the script for Rose''s film, Gail gado is obviously unhappy, especially after Murphy called Carla Firth this morning to talk about the release of the film, she didn''t say a word.


    Murphy doesn''t pay any attention to other people, but Gail gado is different. This is his closest person in the world.


    He bends down to hold Gail gado from the back and says, "honey, you can''t make me a dishonest person to my friends, can you?"


    Gail gado struggled for a moment, stood up and turned to Murphy. "I know I can''t change your mind, and you won''t give this project to anyone else."


    Now, she can''t see that Murphy doesn''t want to throw Ross''s film to other directors.


    "I can''t stop you." Gail - gado''s eyes worry is very obvious, "you can make this film."


    Murphy was relieved, but Gail gado''s voice suddenly raised, "but why do you involve Catholicism?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 586

    Catholicism in the United States is mainly concentrated in some states in the northeast, but it is not prosperous in the southwest. In places like Southern California, there are various religious forces, such as Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, scientism, Islam, and even the Eastern Orthodox Church, which can be described as the dance of mass religions.


    And on the whole, Christianity has the largest number of believers.


    But born and raised in Israel, Gail gado knows very well how powerful religion is. In particular, in the past few years, the mystery of child abuse caused a strong reaction from the Vatican


    "Dear Gail gado suppressed his dissatisfaction with Murphy these days in order to clear his mind. "Rose helped you a lot. Without him, there would be no you, and there would be no us now. I can''t stop you from shooting this biographical film for him. But don''t involve Catholicism, OK? "


    Knowing what Gail gado was worried about, Murphy put her hands on her shoulder and said, "this is the beginning of Ross'' life transformation. Without this, Ross might have gone on a completely different path."


    Gail gado stares at Murphy. "But it''s going to cause a huge Catholic backlash!"


    Murphy is silent. With his understanding of Catholicism, it is true. The other party may exert great pressure on him through various channels.


    "Have you thought about it?" Gail gado continued, "it may lead us into a vortex that can''t be pulled out, and it may destroy our lives. Religious power is not as simple as you think, and it''s more crazy than you think."


    "I know..." Murphy opened his hand and walked back and forth. "They can''t do anything about us."


    Gail gado turned his head in anger. He didn''t seem to want to see Murphy, but he said, "honey, when are you so naive?"


    Murphy is very clear that Gail gado is very worried about herself, and also knows that what she is saying is the truth. With his current fame and appeal, if such a plot really appears in the next film, it will certainly cause a great uproar and cause a strong rebound of Catholicism. The pressure that she will face at that time is definitely not comparable to that of "child abuse doubt".


    Some time ago, he received Robert''s detailed information, went to California state prison to meet Diego Ross, and confirmed some things. The spearhead then pointed to a regional Archbishop


    "Dear..." Murphy went over and hugged Gail gado from behind. "When did I rush into battle without being ready?"


    Gail gado turned his head and looked at him in bewilderment.


    Murphy first gave her a kiss on the forehead, then said, "believe me, no matter how much pressure the Catholic church puts on me, I can bear it, and I will pay it back ten times to make them finally shut up!"


    "You..." Gail gado frowned. "What are you going to do?"


    "I''ve been busy for a long time." Murphy stretched and pulled up Gail gado. "Let''s go round the garden."


    Then he pulled Gail gado out of the study. "We''ll talk as we walk."


    In the afternoon, the midday sun came down from the sky and fell on a country holiday villa in Massachusetts. The blazing sun dispelled the haze for several days, making the room shining and smelling of the sun.


    The gray haired Walter Robinson was just about to take a nap when the doorbell rang outside.


    "Who is it?" He went out of the house, through the courtyard, and toward the gate, "who will find it when I''m on holiday?"


    Near the gate, Walter Robinson looked out through the cat''s eye. Outside stood a middle-aged man in a stiff suit. The man was not tall and looked very capable with a briefcase.


    "Who are you?" He asked.


    "Is that Mr. Walter Robinson, please?" The middle-aged man gave a warm smile to the cat''s eye. "I was introduced by Mr. Daniel blakess of the New York Times."


    Walter Robinson immediately thought of his friend in the same trade. Some time ago, both sides talked on the phone.


    The middle-aged man continued, "I''m bill Rossi, an innovative artists agency from Los Angeles."


    "Just a moment."


    As he spoke, Walter Robinson opened the door and offered his hand. "Hello, Mr. rosis. Daniel told me about you."


    "Hello, Mr. Robinson." Bill rosis shook his hand. "It''s a great honor to meet a Pulitzer Prize winner."


    "That''s a collective honor."


    Even so, Walter Robinson was in a good mood and made a gesture of "please go in and talk."


    Taking bill rosis into the reception hall, they sat on two adjacent sofas. Walter Robinson said straight to the point, "Mr. rosis..."


    "Call me Bill..." Bill rosis said with a smile.


    Walter Robinson nodded and asked, "you''ve come from Los Angeles to Massachusetts. Must be something important?"Although he is engaged in the news media industry, he has never dealt with the innovative artists agency and has nothing to do with the entertainment industry.


    "I''m here on behalf of CAA and one of my clients."


    There''s no need to beat around the Bush at this time, bill rossis said directly, "we''re very interested in your Pulitzer Prize winning news."


    Walter Robinson immediately understood the purpose of his coming. "You''re late. The newspaper is negotiating with Kaidao pictures."


    "I know..." Bill rosis had known about it before he came here, "so I came here to get your support."


    Of course, empty words can''t move people. Bill rossis knows this very well, so he goes on to say, "open circuit pictures is just a third rate production company. CAA is going to cooperate with 20th century fox."


    The huge gap between the two film companies is like a gulf that cannot be bridged.


    Walter Robinson frowned slightly, recalling some information about the two companies.


    If Bill rosis wants to impress Walter Robinson and let him help himself, he has to give good enough conditions.


    "And..." He added, "no one can guarantee what kind of director Kai road pictures will find when they are authorized, and the director is very important for a film."


    Walter Robinson nodded slightly, even though he didn''t know much about the film industry.


    "I''m here to assure you on behalf of CAA and 20th century fox that if this film is to be shot in the future." Bill rosis said very seriously, "the director will be Murphy Stanton!"


    Hearing this name, Walter Robinson was immediately moved. If a Hollywood director directs, he will undoubtedly make the journalism he participated in more likely to become a successful or classic film!


    Bill - rossis while the iron is hot, "CAA and 20th century fox, as well as Murphy''s own goal, are Oscar!"


    "Really?" Walter Robinson has questions.


    "Yes Bill rossis assured, "if we can work with you, these can be written into the contract."


    He continued, "Walter, Murphy''s films have always been very popular, and have been nominated for best picture and best director in succession. More than 65% of the Oscar winners in the last decade are CAA clients. If this film finally wins the Oscar, your story will surely spread all over the world and become a model and benchmark in the global press


    "This..." Walter Robinson''s attitude had changed. He thought for a moment and said, "I''ll think about it."


    Bill - rosis and he politely a few words, stood up to leave, at the same time out of the famous film to the past, "if you have any questions, you can call me at any time."


    Walter Robinson took the card and put it away.


    When he sent bill rosis out of the gate and walked to the villa gate, Walter Robinson was already thinking about it. Murphy Stanton''s reputation in the film industry. He had heard that fox in the 20th century was also one of the several production and distribution companies in the world. Compared with these two people, it was obviously too much worse than the open way film industry, which was fighting for authorization by the newspaper


    If this news event is to be adapted into a movie, it seems that a strong director and company are the better choice?


    Thinking of this, Walter Robinson quickly walked back to the villa, picked up the phone, kept dialing, contacted his acquaintances in Hollywood, and got to know Murphy Stanton and bill rosis from the side.


    I called several people in a row, who praised Murphy Stanton''s reputation, almost unanimously said that he had the best reputation, and was never afraid to try some dark themes.


    It''s like Murphy Stanton is really right? Walter Robinson is not in a hurry to make a decision. There has been no progress in the negotiation between the newspaper and Kaidao pictures, so we can wait and see.


    After leaving the country villa, Bill rosis got on the rental car, told the driver to go to Boston, opened his briefcase, and took out a detailed introduction of another person. This reporter, Mike rezeenders, is Walter Robinson''s former colleague and right-hand assistant.


    Then, he turned back the information. There was a reporter''s information, Sacha pever, Marty Baron, Malone Bradley


    The negotiation between Kaikai pictures and the newspaper is ahead of him. Bill rossis knows that Kaikai pictures has the advantage of time. If he wants to complete the work assigned by Murphy, he must find another shortcut. So when he contacts the Boston Globe, he is ready to talk with the parties in private, as long as he can win their support, plus CAA and the 20th century With the alliance of Geoffrey Fox and Murphy Stanton, the film industry has to lose. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 587

    After waiting in Los Angeles for a short time, Murphy received the good news from Bill rosis. He has won the support of several important figures such as Walter Robinson and has started negotiations with the Boston global daily.


    On the whole, the progress of bill Rossi is relatively smooth.


    On the other hand, Murphy also convinced Gail gado. Although she still had some opinions, she kept them in her heart. She would continue to be a producer and executive producer in this project, and she also made contact with 20th century fox.


    In Murphy''s opinion, the investment and scale of the film are small, and it will be operated as an independent film as far as possible. Now it''s late July. If everything goes well, we will strive for the film to be screened in Los Angeles before the new year 2012, so as to get the most important ticket of the award season.


    Biographical films like this can''t have a big market. The award season is the best place to go.


    But in this way, if the whole film is fully paid, the time from shooting to operation is only half a year, which can be said to be very tense.


    Murphy has informed his team that there won''t be any big scenes in the film. In terms of the ability of the whole team, as long as we hurry up, the possibility of completion is still very high.


    However, this needs the full support of fox in the 20th century.


    Fortunately, over the years, Murphy has established a relatively strong cooperative relationship with 20th century fox, and some powerful figures like Carla Firth echo it. As long as the script and project plan are completed, it is not difficult for 20th century fox to give the green light to the project.


    Such a film investment is not high, but also has a natural topic, coupled with Murphy''s strong appeal, the risk of investment failure is not big.


    Therefore, for Murphy himself, the most important thing at this stage is to complete the script.


    In fact, after talking with rose prison, Murphy took the time to write a story about rose, which basically came from Rose''s own narration, and some of Murphy''s own observation. Later, he also met the bald black man who grew up with rose in the state prison. Because rose had told him for a long time, the other side also described it to Murphy objectively I''ve seen rose grow up and what he did afterwards.


    These are the most basic materials. After sorting out, Murphy can determine the main vein of the story before adding it to the script.


    To compile such a film about the type of biography, the most important thing is to shape the role of Diego rose.


    A person has done a lot in his life. For example, rose is now in his forties. If the script includes all his life, it will be too lengthy and procrastinating. Murphy doesn''t know much about what happened after Rose got out of prison, so he intercepted the period from his youth to his imprisonment.


    The theme of the film, of course, is not to describe how heinous Diego rose is as the protagonist, but to explore why rose became a drug lord from an ordinary and ordinary boy.


    There are real characters in Diego Roth, and Murphy will definitely shoot on the basis of what he knows, but the film comes from life, but it is higher than life.


    The characters are the characters in the story first, and the play itself tells the story. The characters must obey the logic of the story first, and then have the meaning of existence. What the characters do in the story must conform to the characters'' setting and logic, and his behavior can be trusted.


    The story and the characters should be complementary. The story gives birth to the characters, and the characters promote the plot. The setting of the characters becomes the inevitability of promoting the development of the plot. The development of the plot enriches the image of the characters, and ultimately helps the characters erect the image.


    Stories and characters are the key to a good play, which should be indispensable.


    Facing a character like Diego rose and a series of stories related to him, Murphy''s first principle is to stand firm, which is the key to a successful biography.


    One of the most important points is that Murphy himself must understand that he is a director first, and then others, from writing scripts to preparing for shooting and then to post production.


    No one can be completely neutral, and the director is no exception, but we should be relatively neutral at the very least. Otherwise, wantonly praising or belittling a person in a biographical film will only make the whole film a laughing stock, and at the same time make the protagonist of the film a laughing stock.


    For example, some biographical movies or TV dramas that he once saw praise a person''s description of Wei Guang Zheng. It seems that there is no defect, and it doesn''t look like a person. This kind of film will only make people feel sick. On the contrary, if you belittle a person, you will definitely bring him down to hell, and then press him on countless mountains to make him look like a man There is no place. On the contrary, it is false, which makes people feel that it is a frame up.


    These two ways are undoubtedly the lowest way to make a biographical film. Murphy knows that as long as he makes any mistake, the film will be basically finished.


    Therefore, the whole story is to show the process of the transformation of Diego Roth from an ordinary person to a drug lord in an appropriate way. As for how to evaluate the character, it is the audience''s business.However, it doesn''t mean that he has to treat the character ruthlessly. Instead, he has to be full of emotion in the process of writing.


    Does the creator have real feelings? Does the creator put himself into the character''s heart? Do creators love their characters? Is the creator involved in the process? If we don''t think about this problem well, we will make those two fatal mistakes and regard the role as an impersonal one.


    In fact, the process of in-depth writing is to cultivate another type of feelings with the character, reveal the character''s life bit by bit, and show the character''s psychological process bit by bit.


    Murphy created the character''s world outlook and way of thinking step by step from scratch. At the same time, he also described the obstacles in his heart: on the one hand, he felt that he abandoned himself after being violated and treated unfairly, and even lived beyond his means; on the other hand, he was able to live tenaciously, but had to pay a considerable price for it.


    This gradually deepening cognitive process should also be reflected in the play, so that the audience, like the screenwriter, will be curious, puzzled, understand and finally resonate with the characters.


    A successful screenwriter will feel that he is in front of himself when he has shaped the role to a certain extent, knowing what the role will do and say. For a screenwriter, a character is real. Whether there is a prototype or not, what he creates is not a virtual character, but you, me and him in real life.


    In addition, archetypal characters like Ross have much richer experiences than most people think. Therefore, the story of the characters should be reprocessed on the basis of his experiences. The details of the script are vivid and infectious, which can''t be compared by the screenwriter''s imagination.


    This is not a commercial sci-fi film, but a biographical film. If a screenwriter puts all his "treasure" on his talent when writing, the risk will be extremely high. The real excellent screenwriters of this kind of subject matter are all reality itself.


    By the end of July, Murphy had basically completed the first draft of the script, and submitted the long established project plan together with the first draft to Carla Firth, who submitted it to 20th Century Fox for review.


    For a typical niche movie like this, Murphy can no longer get paid for commercial production. The total investment of the whole project is only 25 million US dollars, which is a typical small project for 20th century fox.


    However, the goal of the film is very clear. Since it''s a biography film, it also explores the process of mind change, so it''s natural to rush into the award season.


    Twentieth century fox will use the fastest time in the program to review the project. Murphy also informed his team that he was ready to come to Los Angeles to gather, while he continued to improve the script.


    For a biographical film, the most important improvement after the completion of the first draft script is to continue to shape the protagonist.


    For example, in this kind of movie, the protagonist''s character and world outlook need to be distinct and full of sense of existence, so that the audience can clearly perceive his position. The most ideal effect is that in a specific situation, the audience can predict the choice of the character. If Murphy sets a situation, such as luring or threatening with heavy money, the audience does not know how to choose his character, That means the character''s world view is not clear enough.


    Among them, the most common and suitable way is to cast the role in front of choice.


    It''s not just the movie characters. In real life, people often face a dilemma. The final decision reflects their personality and thinking. The audience will like the movie protagonist because the characters will make choices they can understand but they can''t.


    Therefore, it is one of the best ways to create a character to face a dilemma.


    Then there are the details, including rose''s appearance, which Murphy specially noted in the script. No matter who the actors are, they should look very tough.


    This is not only in line with Rose''s reality, but also the appearance of a drug lord.


    Just ask, if it is a small white faced protagonist whose skin can be broken, will the audience believe it?


    After all this, Murphy once again carves out Rose''s childhood scenes. Psychologically, she likes to attribute people''s personalities and heart knot to childhood, while screenwriters also like to attribute characters'' personalities and heart knot to "pre history".


    This is a simple causal logic, something once created the present world view, so that there are such actions and choices.


    Generally speaking, the details in the script are not accidental or improvised, but carefully designed.


    After Murphy was basically satisfied with the script, good news came from 20th century fox. The project was successfully approved, and 20th century fox was responsible for investment and distribution.


    Meanwhile, Robert Downey, Jr. and the rest of the stantons found Murphy. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 588

    On an ordinary Monday morning, several cars arrived at wave manor one after another. When the security personnel at the entrance of the manor saw the license plate and the people sitting in the driver''s seat, they didn''t go up to ask. They directly opened the door and let them enter the manor. Four luxury cars, Bentley, Acura, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce, seemed to have made an appointment in advance and parked in the parking lot in front of the white villa.


    Robert Downey Jr. took the lead to get off the Acura car and walk towards the door of the villa. Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco also got off their cars and followed.


    When they arrived at the door of the villa, Gail gado, who had been informed by the guard, was waiting here.


    "Why are you here?" Gail gado looked at the four little Robert Downey in surprise. "Have you had breakfast?"


    Robert Downey Jr. took off his sunglasses and said, "not yet."


    "Just in time." Jonah Hill said, "you didn''t have breakfast, did you?"


    Seeing Gail gado nodding, he was not polite at all. "It''s time to have breakfast together."


    Gail gado turned to the housekeeper and said, "come on, let''s go to the restaurant."


    These people are not polite. They follow Gail gado and walk towards the restaurant.


    "Where''s Murphy?" James Franco asked curiously, "isn''t this guy up yet?"


    Gail gado pushed open the door of the dining room. When four people came in, he said, "sit down. When you came, Murphy was doing morning exercises in the back. Now she''s taking a shower. She''ll be down in a minute


    Robert donnella, Jr. opened his chair and sat on the left side of the long dining table


    "Not as good as before." Gail gado picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water for everyone. "Now work is not very busy. There is still time. When work gets busy..."


    She shook her head.


    As all of you know, Murphy''s achievements today are mainly due to his talent in this field, and the hard work after tomorrow is also an important factor that cannot be ignored.


    Several people chatted for a while. Some servants brought breakfast one after another. As soon as breakfast arrived, Murphy pushed the door into the restaurant.


    "You guys, it''s so early."


    He came to Gail gado, opened his chair, took a sip of milk, and then asked, "come here so early, what''s up?"


    "I hear your breakfast is good." James Franco swallowed the bread in his mouth. "We have an appointment to come and have breakfast together."


    How could Murphy believe that, "my breakfast here is mainly vegetarian. Would you be interested?"


    "Vegetarianism is also good." Seth Logan looked down at his growing stomach. "You can lose weight."


    Little Robert Downey is probably not very hungry, put down his knife and fork, seriously said, "Murphy, we are here, of course, to see you."


    "Go ahead." Murphy didn''t look up. "When are you going to be polite to me?"


    "Your new project..." "We all want to join your new project," he said


    James Franco also said, "we can all join."


    "Are there any funny characters?" Jonah Hill''s eyes widened. "This kind of role is exclusive to me. How can I do without such a role?"


    Seth Logan helped his glasses. "If there is no suitable role, I can be your assistant director, and my post production is almost finished."


    "You..." Murphy shook his head and said half jokingly, "I can''t afford to pay you."


    The estimated production cost of the whole project is only 25 million US dollars, which is not enough to pay the four of them.


    Robert Downey, Jr. looked at Murphy and said seriously, "we''ve already discussed that everyone will only get a symbolic $100000 reward."


    When Murphy was about to say something, James Franco said, "we all know that you didn''t make this film for money or profit, but for friendship and commitment."


    "We''re friends, we''re brothers, and we''re willing to do that," Jonah hill, the most unorthodox, said


    "Have you forgotten?" Seth Logan said, "we said at the beginning, everyone for me, I for everyone!"


    Hearing these words, Gail gado''s eyes swept over Robert Downey, James Franco, Seth Logan and Jonah hill. The friendship between these people and Murphy was deeper than she thought.


    In particular, the words between the Three Musketeers and dardanion are impossible for ordinary friends.


    Of course, working with one''s own people is better than the improvised actors. Murphy has always been a decisive person and made a decision immediately, "OK! With you, I''m more confident. ""Murphy, I want to play rose!" Robert Downey Jr. doesn''t seem to be joking at all. "This is a film about rose. The actor who plays rose should know enough about him. No one is more suitable than me in this point."


    Gail gado turns to look at Murphy, who is frowning.


    It''s true that Robert Downey, Jr. knows Ross better. At present, Ross is serving a sentence in California state prison. It''s very inconvenient to communicate with the actors. It''s very risky to find an actor who hardly knows Ross.


    In this respect, Robert Downey Jr. is the most suitable.


    But Murphy also has doubts. Ross is a typical Latino, not Robert Downey Jr. Ross is tall, but Robert Downey Jr. is obviously short.


    But these are nothing for today''s film industry, whether it is makeup or shooting technology, can solve.


    "I think so." Murphy turned to Gail gado and said, "talk to Carla Firth."


    Then he said to the housekeeper standing in the back, "go to my study and make four copies of the script" Diego Ross "on the first floor of the left shelf."


    Seeing the housekeeper turn away, Murphy turns and says, "each of you has a copy of the script. Seth, no major role is suitable for you. You are the first deputy director. I will send a project plan to your email later. "


    "All right." Seth Logan nodded.


    After breakfast, he gave everyone a copy of the script, and Murphy explained some precautions one by one. Robert Downey Jr. and others left one after another and began to prepare for the project.


    Gail gado then drove out to meet Carla Firth at 20th century fox. Murphy hid in his study. After confirming that Robert Downey Jr. is the leading actor and plays their good friend Diego Ross, he needs to prepare the information of the role from the perspective of an actor.


    It''s easy for screenwriters to simplify the logic of the story, resulting in the design of "because of a, so B". When actors see the script, they will think and feel the character from more dimensions, asking questions in detail - what family the protagonist is, what hobbies he has, how he likes to talk, what little actions he has, how many times he has fallen in love, and how many friends he has


    Although little Robert Downey has a certain degree of understanding of rose, it is far less than Murphy. Murphy will add more detailed basic information about rose to little Robert Downey''s role play.


    This information has been organized into a simple biography by Murphy.


    In order to help the actor "enter" the role thoroughly and experience every meticulous emotion, the role script of course needs to understand all aspects of the role.


    At this time, the character biography can come in handy. Although many details may not be written in the script, it can help the actor to improve his imagination of the characters.


    For example, many people go to see biographical movies and pay attention to the unimportant actions of the characters -


    "why does he cross his legs?"


    "Why does he stand so straight?"


    "Why smile first and then slap?"


    These are not random addition, often from the personal habits of the role prototype.


    In order to get the biography, Murphy also needs to consider the relationship between the characters. As the actor of rose is Robert Downey Jr., the relationship between him, Robert Downey Jr. and rose must be taken out completely. He must not appear in the film. He did the same thing before. The play ended with Ross entering prison for the first time, and they didn''t know each other at that time.


    There is another point that Murphy pays special attention to in every stage of script creation, that is, the protagonist''s initiative and passivity. Passivity is the protagonist''s taboo. If he is used all the time and becomes a chess piece, it will hurt the characters.


    Murphy can''t deny that rose has suffered a lot of unfair treatment, but it is his own initiative to take the road.


    Here, the script is close to the final draft, and Murphy needs to do the last thing. In the whole plot of the script, whether the choice of characters arranged for the need of the plot is faithful to the character of the characters.


    Most Hollywood writers, including Murphy, like to calculate the rhythm: here the protagonist needs misunderstanding, there the protagonist needs to make up, and where the role needs to be funny. Therefore, the role is led by the demand, crying, laughing, losing the consistency of character and emotion.


    So it becomes a common Hollywood commercial film, not the biography that Murphy wants.


    In the end, Murphy wrote a line on the script for himself - Biography should be an organic combination of "history" and "art"!


    After the final script is finalized, Gail gado talks with 20th century fox on a series of issues, including investment, preparation, production and distribution. Murphy gathers his own team to make final preparations for the film.


    Before that, although Murphy had made biographical films like Wall Street wolf, Jordan Belfort was different from rose. At that time, his films were more for commercial considerations, while Rose''s film had relatively less commercial elements, so Murphy naturally considered more about the theme and other aspects.Sometimes, when people think too much, they will create problems for themselves. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 589

    Even the most outstanding director can''t be completely free from the interference of external factors. Murphy is determined. When he wrote the script in the early stage, everything went smoothly and normally. But when the team gathered again in the warehouse set in Venice and the preparations officially began, Gail gado''s worry inevitably appeared.


    The relationship between Murphy and rose is unusual, which leads him to think about all aspects of the situation because he wants to minimize the probability of failure or bad film.


    Once people think too much, they will often have self denial. Despite the difficulties encountered by Fox in the 20th century, Orson wells still did not give in and decided to release the film as scheduled. As a result, it can be imagined that Citizen Kane was defeated at the box office.


    Today, "Citizen Kane" has not affected its own value because of the box office failure. In the "100 year top 100 films" selection by the American film society, "Citizen Kane" has been ranked first.


    At that time, my tutor analyzed the reasons for the success of Citizen Kane. Firstly, the director Orson wells dared to choose controversial characters as the protagonists of his biography.


    Although Hurst as a newspaper tycoon, in order to let his newspaper can get more attention, even at the concoction of false news. However, in the film Citizen Kane, the director is not eager to make a one-sided value judgment on Kane, who is the embodiment of Hurst. Instead, he chooses to present Kane in their eyes through the memories of five people who have been with Kane.


    In the eyes of Kane''s adoptive father, Kane is a young man with lofty ideals and political ambitions; in the eyes of Kane''s partners, Kane is a devil who, in order to achieve his goal, does not hesitate to violate his previous vows. It is through the memories of different people that a multidimensional and deep image of Kane is established.


    On the other hand, the biographical films over there for a long period of time often take heroes and great people as the protagonists, and the value judgment is clear at a glance. Good people are excellent, bad people are very bad, which can not reflect the complexity of the characters themselves.


    However, Murphy also knows that most of the time, it''s not the director who wants to do this. The reasons are very complicated, especially when he stands on the other side of Hollywood. It''s better to say that other films are restricted too much by biographical films.


    The biographical films over there are always difficult to make. There are too many constraints and they are hard to play. They can''t make up plots out of thin air like many Hollywood so-called "biographical films", and they can''t record truthfully like some biographical films. In short, they not only restrict the imagination, but also dismember the real history. Generally speaking, they are mainly praise, with negative historical implication In general, it has not deviated from the shooting method of color films in those years - perfect production method.


    Those who are perfect are not like people, but just perfect symbols.


    Therefore, these films not only lost the audience, and even later almost no degree of communication.


    This only describes the positive side, no negative side, the character''s own character has no contradiction level, and there will be no huge life conflicts with the surrounding people, so the plot will be calm, let alone an excellent film, which is far away from the qualified film.


    Of course, the director over there is also aware of the existence of the problem. It''s just limited to various reasons that can''t be explained. He can only find another way to solve it.


    For example, the lack of character level, the film in order to increase the sense of contradiction, many directors can only put the characters into the country and the nation and the enemy struggle environment, with the big contradiction to replace the character''s small contradiction, so the effect is dignified Temple image.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that it''s just building a divine platform. It''s too far away from the real characters with seven emotions and six desires.


    Compared with the directors on the other side of the ocean, Murphy''s shooting and production environment is much more relaxed, at least there will be no political restrictions.


    More than that, there is a more favorable side, that is, Murphy will not face trouble like Jordan Belfort. After all, rose will not take him and the crew to court because of the adaptation of some parts of the film.


    Don''t underestimate these. The parties or descendants of biographical films often become obstacles to film shooting, production and release.


    Murphy clearly remembers that after the release of a movie starring a king surnamed Liu, the so-called "descendants" of Zhao Yun suddenly criticized him, saying that Zhao Yun was not killed in the war, but died, threatening to sue in court.


    It is estimated that the director must be sweating when he heard this letter.


    At that time, Murphy''s classmates also talked with him. The director thought to himself, "I just want to imagine it out of thin air. Is it true that it makes people perform? Why don''t you sue Luo Guanzhong for putting Zhao Yun, a general with mixed names in historical facts, into the general of five tigers? Dare feeling is can only make up good to hear, that next time shoot again, let Zhao Yun full blood resurrection, and immortality got


    Guan Erye''s film, shot by someone later, is much better. At least it won''t be harassed by the so-called descendants. According to historical records, Guan Yu killed general pound of the state of Wei when he flooded the seventh army. Later, when the Wei army invaded Chengdu, Pang Hui, Pound''s son, was in the vanguard and killed Guan Yu''s descendants and ethnic groups.


    After the film was broadcast, if a "descendant" of Guan Yu came to complain, he could take off his shoes and slap him in the faceEven these highly entertaining films that can''t be called biographies will be troubled, let alone real biographies. Murphy doesn''t have to consider the unfavorable factors in this regard. It''s a very powerful condition for him as a director and for the whole crew.


    Three days after the closure, Murphy completely solved the problem of concept, convened a meeting of all department heads of the crew, and the preparation of the film named "Diego rose" was on the right track.


    In terms of actors, although the stantons joined the group, they still need to find suitable actors. For example, the bald black actor next to rose needs the cast to find a black actor who is not difficult to play and has no glass heart.


    In addition, the crew will be shooting in Los Angeles, Murphy also took people back to the long lost place of prosperity. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 590

    For example, the investment scale of this kind of film is limited and the time-consuming is not long. It is impossible for Murphy to spend a lot of money and time shooting in the studio, let alone using the time-consuming and labor-consuming digital special effects technology. Since rose has never left the city since he was born, it is undoubtedly the most time-saving choice to go to some places near the old Chinatown Choose.


    For example, apart from the need to pay attention to safety issues, shooting in such places is rarely restricted by municipal departments.


    Murphy also made his fortune in the downtown slums, where he lived in the Latin community for a long time, especially the first Stanton studio, whose house has not been sold up to now.


    Murphy had a better understanding of the situation near old Chinatown before, but in recent years, except for meeting rose several times in the past, he has hardly gone back. It is necessary to make a field investigation before shooting.


    It''s definitely not Murphy himself to investigate the shooting. Philip Raschel and Helena espora are indispensable. The photography director and art director must also look at the actual situation of the intended shooting place.


    And Gail gado, if Murphy and others decide on a suitable shooting site, she needs to negotiate with the site management.


    Accompanied by several bodyguards, the party took a business car and went into the city center, circling the old Chinatown for several times.


    "There''s no improvement in law and order here."


    Sitting in the car, looking at a community far more chaotic than the suburbs, Helena espora shook her head. "It''s not better than it used to be."


    She first came to Los Angeles and lived in this area.


    The car stopped in front of a dilapidated bar. Murphy lowered the window, pointed to the unimportant store and said, "this is the bar that Diego Ross often comes to. The location of the bar can be shot here, and the interior..."


    Murphy looked at Gail gado. "You take my business card and talk to the boss. It shouldn''t be a big problem."


    The boss here is also a friend of Ross, who knows him and Robert Downey Jr.


    Later, they went to see the other ten locations that rose often mentioned in Murphy''s memory. There were some places he had been to before. Although a few years had passed, the deserted slums were still the same as before, basically unchanged.


    These places are not suitable for direct shooting, Murphy must let Helena espora make certain background adjustment.


    It was only in the middle of the afternoon that the field trip came to an end. Murphy asked other people to go back first and drove a car to see where they used to live and work.


    Because there was other work to do, Gail gado didn''t follow. Seeing Murphy get into the driver''s seat of another SUV, he took out his cell phone, dialed a number and whispered, "follow up."


    Several bodyguards followed Murphy in another SUV.


    Through the rear-view mirror, Murphy can see the bodyguards coming up, but he doesn''t say anything. After all, he hasn''t been here for several years, and he doesn''t know what''s going on in that Latin community. It''s more reassuring to have bodyguards.


    Turn around a trident and enter the Latin community. Drive all the way to the innermost part of the community. Murphy sees the small building.


    The buildings here are more old, dilapidated and crowded than what he remembers. It seems that no one has cleaned and tidied them for many years. Compared with Beverly Hills, where he lives, they are the difference between heaven and hell.


    Murphy is very clear that these two places are the best portrayal of the dual nature of this country.


    Wearing sunglasses and baseball cap, Murphy jumped out of the car and immediately noticed that several people nearby were casting hostile eyes, and others were staring at his luxury off-road car, unconsciously approaching at his feet.


    But another car stopped by, and the three men in black suits immediately let the smoke go.


    Three bodyguards to Murphy''s side a station, even if it is a fool also know that this is not provoking people.


    Murphy didn''t take care of this. He was very clear about the public security situation here. He left a bodyguard to watch the car and took the other two people upstairs. He found the apartment with his memory. From a hidden gap above the apartment door, he dug out the dusty key and opened the door.


    A bodyguard led the first to have a look. After confirming that there was no hidden danger, he let Murphy in.


    Murphy knew that they were ordered by Gail gado and did not stop them. Besides, he is not what he used to be, and it is right to ensure safety.


    After entering this small apartment and looking at the almost empty room, Murphy turns around. All the useful things he had moved away when he moved. The rest are only the old sofa and the furniture that began to rot, and it also exudes a musty smell.


    "You wait here."


    To the two bodyguards, Murphy walked into the original workshop. In addition to the empty shelf, there was a desk completely covered with dust.


    Walking past the desk, Murphy reaches out a finger and touches it gently. The dust is smeared out of a groove, revealing the mottled desktop inside.Murphy looked at the table and let out a breath.


    How time flies! Editing that video here, designing and directing the police bandit show, in order to win the first step of funding, it seems like yesterday


    Turn around and walk to the window. Through the glass, Murphy can see that the old hamburger shop is still there. At the beginning, he was poor and even had a problem eating. He could only eat the cheapest hamburger to eat. If he didn''t succeed in the adventure, he might end up on the same road as rose.


    Standing in today''s place, no matter how you look back, the original adventure is worth it.


    After a while in the workshop, Murphy came out and nodded to the two bodyguards. "Let''s go."


    Leaving the apartment, locking the door again, and going down the old stairs, Murphy suddenly thought that the property right of the apartment seemed to be in the hands of Murphy Stanton''s aunt, who had moved to England, and had never contacted him.


    Of course, Murphy doesn''t have contact information.


    "Maybe she''s dead."


    Murphy can only think so, after all, he can not contact each other, the other side has never contacted him.


    As for the property right, it doesn''t matter who owns it. Murphy never thought about selling this small apartment. After all, it''s the best witness of struggling all the way from the bottom to the present position.


    Once people get older, they will always feel the past, and Murphy is no exception.


    Not long after staying in the Latin community, Murphy, accompanied by three bodyguards, left downtown Los Angeles and returned to Beverly Hills.


    It''s OK to miss the past and do it occasionally, but he won''t be bothered by this kind of emotion. He still has more ambitious goals to pursue in the future.


    Murphy soon got rid of the nostalgia for the past and continued to work on the preparations for the new film Diego rose.


    "Misha..."


    In the office of the Venice warehouse set, Murphy called his casting director, Michelle Williams, and asked, "is there any progress in the audition for black actors?"


    It took only half a year from the preparation to the completion of the production of this film. Everything needs the highest efficiency. He doesn''t have so much time for the crew to select the actors carefully.


    "I contacted several and some responded."


    Probably prepared, Michelle Williams put a list on Murphy''s desk and continued, "Don Chandler called me in person and wanted to play, but his schedule is not very suitable. In addition, Will Smith''s agent contacted me, willing to accept only one third of the normal film pay, but asked to increase the part of the role, to be equal to the actor''s part


    Murphy waved his hand. "Will Smith is fine."


    Will Smith is great, but his family is known for their troubles.


    He took the list and looked at it. "Don Chandler, too. His appearance is too simple and honest for him."


    "In that case..." Michelle Williams thought about it and said, "of all the interested actors, theres Gibson is the most famous."


    Murphy looked up at Michelle Williams. Michelle Williams said seriously, "the image of tyris Gibson is more in line with the humorous image depicted in the script, and has a good reputation all the time. There are few rumors about chaos."


    As an old man who follows Murphy, Michelle Williams certainly knows why Murphy doesn''t like to use black actors. Frankly speaking, quite a number of black actors are synonymous with trouble.


    He added, "theres Gibson doesn''t have a high demand for the film''s remuneration. If we negotiate, we can get it done for about $500000."


    "Tyris Gibson?"


    This reputation is familiar. Murphy looks through the materials, and Michelle Williams explains, "tiris Gibson is from Los Angeles. He has played Robert EPPs in transformers and Roman pyhess in speed and passion before."


    After listening to Michelle Williams, Murphy immediately remembered who tyris Gibson was. He had seen both the transformers series and the speed and passion series, and the bald black man also had an impression.


    "Well..." Murphy nodded. "You get in touch with tyris Gibson''s agent. If you can, get him to audition as soon as possible."


    In addition to tyris Gibson, the cast also invited several other black actors with good reputation in the circle to audition.


    In addition, some other gang actors are needed in the shooting. Murphy simply asked Michelle Williams to post recruitment information on the official social networking sites of the cast Union and the cast respectively, and recruit some strong and fierce looking actors and extras.


    In terms of props, guns and vehicles are not difficult for Hollywood crew. Besides these two props, there are drugs. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 591

    Because of Rose''s industry, drugs are bound to appear frequently in the film. Murphy has shot a film involving a lot of drug scenes before. Some methods in "Wall Street wolf" can now be used, such as using vitamin powder to replace Gu Ke alkali. In this way, the scenes of drug taking in the film can be reappeared and can''t be ignored It affects the body of the actor.


    Rose was born in the 1970s. Instead of photographing his life, Murphy intercepted the key events from the 1980s to the turn of the century. In order to give the film a sense of the 1980s and 1990s, after discussing with Philip Raschel, Murphy decided to give up digital technology and use film cameras instead.


    As he said before, both new and old technologies serve the film itself.


    Of course, for a film with such a small investment, Murphy will not use IMAX camera, but the most common 35mm film.


    However, the rapid development of digital technology has affected the production and sales of film. The number of film produced by Kodak every year is sharply decreasing. There are rumors in the industry that Kodak is likely to completely stop producing film in recent years, which is definitely not good news for directors who like to use film.


    Fortunately, although the price of film has risen slightly due to the decrease in the number of films, it''s not something that the crew can''t afford. Moreover, Murphy has only set a shooting time of one to one and a half months for this film, and he won''t shoot thousands of minutes of lens material like a commercial masterpiece.


    After firming up his original production concept, the idea of the film in his mind became more and more clear.


    Camera, props, clothing, lighting equipment, 35mm film, car, capital, scenery, site investigation In late August, Murphy also decided on the cast. Robert Downey Jr. plays Diego rose, James Franco plays the policeman who colludes with Diego rose, Jonah hill is Diego Rose''s accountant, and tyris Gibson, who has passed the audition, plays the bald black man


    In addition, Margot Robbie also joined the crew, Playing Rose''s first love.


    The preparation of the crew has also entered the final stage. Murphy expects that the film can be shot in Los Angeles by mid September at the latest.


    At the same time, "city of chaos" was quietly released from North America. After more than 20 weeks of screening, the final North American box office of the film not only exceeded 250 million US dollars, but also hit 260 million US dollars, with a total of 261.27 million US dollars.


    The outstanding performance of North America has also boosted the global box office. The screening of films in overseas markets has basically ended, and the number of box offices available in the remaining small markets is extremely limited. At present, the global box office has reached 588.5 million US dollars.


    However, the film is unlikely to break the $600 million mark.


    Such a box office figure will not allow 20th century fox to recover the total investment of 300 million US dollars in production and publicity. Fortunately, the film still has peripheral income. According to 20th Century Fox''s estimation, the cost of the film will be recovered within one month to one and a half months after it is released on DVD, launched on TV and entered the network channel next month.


    In any case, although the film will not make a big profit for 20th century fox, it is not a problem to recover the cost and generate a certain profit.


    Compared with the successful performance of "city of chaos", the performance of "Raytheon" released in the same period is much worse. The film disappeared from the North American cinema as early as the end of July. Marvel film''s final North American box office figure is 138.9 million US dollars, and the global box office is less than 300 million US dollars, and it is impossible to exceed 300 million US dollars.


    Murphy heard Robert Downey, Jr. mention that Marvel has a huge controversy about the character Thor. A group of people, led by the director of Avengers, Jos weden, advocated cutting off all scenes about Thor, so that the character could drag down the whole film.


    But Kevin Fitch is an understanding person and firmly opposes it. Moreover, the shooting of Avengers has been completed and a considerable part of the post production has been carried out. If the character Thor is removed, it means that a large number of remakes must be carried out and the post production that has been carried out must be reversed.


    This dispute ended after Kevin Fitch won the full support of Walt Disney. According to Robert Downey, Jr., Joe Vuitton was removed from the post production by Kevin Fitch and took over the post production of Avengers by himself.


    Murphy and Robert Downey feel very normal. Few directors in Hollywood have the final editing rights. Most of them are live performance and shooting directors.


    It''s getting closer and closer to the start-up time. Carla Firth, who is in charge of this project, also specially came to the crew to communicate with Murphy about the film''s advertising. After all, if the film wants to make a difference in the award season when it started late, it must be promoted vigorously enough.


    In other words, it''s about advertising in the right way.


    "We have scientifically summarized the situation of the previous award seasons." Kara Firth doesn''t have to talk nonsense with Murphy. What''s good is to say directly. Their friendship will not become an obstacle to cooperation, but can improve work efficiency. "Especially after analyzing the law of media communication and public attention, combined with the film sales cycle, she decided to adopt the" five level communication "scheme, When you complete the production, through various publicity platforms, improve the awareness of the film, extend the period of social attention, and maintain the popularity of the film. ""Yes." Murphy has no comment on this.


    Although the investment of fox in the 20th century was not high, it also raised as much as 25 million US dollars. Now that it has investment, of course, if it wants to see output, publicity and promotion are essential.


    Kara Firth pushes a plan to Murphy, and Murphy also opens it. It''s just a general promotion framework, but no detailed content.


    "The first wave: two weeks before the release of the film, news release through print media."


    "The second wave: two weeks after the release of the film, traditional media topic speculation."


    "The third wave: concentrated high-intensity transmission on TV and radio from two and a half weeks before the release of the film to two days after the release."


    "The fourth wave: from two and a half weeks before the release of the film to two months after the release, the network continues to track and report."


    "Wave 5: eight weeks after the release of the film, the magazine strengthened and extended the popularity deadline to prepare for the Oscars."


    Although the specific content should be formulated according to the situation at that time, such a framework is also a guarantee that the film can get enough attention in the award season.


    This kind of promotion is necessary, for any ambitious film, advertising is essential.


    Advertising has the functions of informing, persuading, reminding and strengthening. Most of the pre advertising is for informing and persuading. When the brand is relatively large, it needs to be strengthened.


    These are also applicable to the film industry. Murphy doesn''t think that the brand of Murphy Stanton''s works is so big that it doesn''t need to be promoted. How is his popularity better than Coca Cola? How about McDonald''s? How about Louis Vuitton?


    They never give up advertising.


    Therefore, Murphy never complains that his appeal is enough, and there is no need for promotion.


    On the contrary, in his cognition, publicity is necessary.


    First of all, the competition in the Hollywood film market is so fierce, and consumers are so easy to be abducted. If others do not advertise, consumers will pay more and more attention to your competitors and choose to ignore them, which is a tragedy.


    From time to time, the director reminds consumers that he is not as loyal to consumers as he is to consumers. Secondly, he does not forget to be a little bit pessimistic every now and then.


    In addition, the market of Hollywood movies is constantly expanding and changing. If he doesn''t advertise, the new consumers will be pulled away by his rivals. He will stay with those old users for the new year.


    In addition, the market changes, and the relevant advertising strategies also need to change. You know, advertising is not only for sales, but also for brands and ideas. The bigger a film brand is, the more attention it needs to pay to these.


    Of course, film advertising is not the pursuit of innovation, just like Carla Firth''s general plan, the most important thing is to see whether it matches Murphy and the potential consumer groups of the film.


    After all, this "Diego Ross" is not a popular type of film, even in the independent film, it also belongs to a relatively small type, we must find a good positioning.


    Originally, Murphy considered whether the film would change its name. Just like the film in which Julia Roberts won the Oscar, the name of "Irene Brockovich" couldn''t sound like the title of "never compromise" translated across the ocean. However, after doing business with Gail gado, Robert Downey Jr. and Carla Firth, Murphy gave up this idea, On the contrary, like Irene Brockovich, the title of the film is directly named after the person.


    This is also a common way for some Hollywood biography films. To a certain extent, it is also convenient for the production and distribution companies to promote.


    "How to maximize the advertising effect is the dream of Hollywood companies."


    After finishing her work, Kara Firth chatted with Murphy, "especially in the era of soaring online and offline advertising expenses."


    "Fortunately, I don''t have to pay for advertising." Murphy joked casually and then asked, "what have you been doing for more than half a month? I didn''t see you much. "


    Carla Firth stood up and picked up a glass of water. When she came back with it, she said, "the box office of" city of chaos "was on the other side of the Pacific. There were some accidents." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 592

    Happy new year, I wish all friends a great fortune in the New Year!


    "Accident?"


    Leaning on his high back chair, Murphy looks at Carla Firth and seems very concerned about it. Anyway, "city of chaos" is a film directed by him. "Is it that China Film Group is going to default on the film''s share income again?"


    Frankly speaking, the reputation of China Film Group in Hollywood is really not very good. For example, it has done more than one and a half times of delinquency. The problem is that if Hollywood films want to really make a difference in the market there, China Film Group will not be able to overcome the hurdle.


    The reality of the market is here, and there are hundreds of millions of potential consumers there. Hollywood companies can''t give up, and sometimes they can only compromise to a certain extent.


    Of course, the second WTO agreement negotiation between China and the United States is just around the corner, and the cultural industry led by film is an important part of the negotiation.


    Murphy thought that China Film Group was ready to default again. Anyway, it was not once or twice. Unexpectedly, Carla Firth shook her head directly, "no, it''s more serious than this."


    "Eh?" Murphy puzzled, "more serious?"


    He seems to think of some, but for a while there is no clear concept.


    "The city of chaos got about 121 million yuan at the box office this time, which is the best box office result of the film you can show there."


    Carla Firth picked up her glass, took another sip, sighed and said, "however, according to our survey, the box office figure should be increased by another 10 million to 15 million RMB."


    "It turns out that city of chaos has such a good box office performance over there." Murphy didn''t have much hope, so she didn''t care, "much better than I expected."


    Carla Firth shrugged. "It would have been better if it hadn''t been stolen."


    Hearing this, Murphy''s vague idea was immediately clear. "You mean" city of chaos "was stolen from the box office over there?"


    Murphy is no stranger to box office theft. Even in North America, where supervision is strict, it will not be completely eliminated. However, it is rare. The market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean has just started. He vaguely remembers that when he lived on the other side of the ocean, he was exposed by the media many times, including the production and distribution company of the victim Boom "black heart" cinema.


    Murphy frowned slightly. "Is there any definite evidence?"


    No one would be happy with this kind of thing.


    "No..." Kara Firth shook his head. "The other party is quite clever. It''s not a simple ticket exchange. We found some clues, but we can''t get exact evidence. After all, we are outsiders. If China Film Group doesn''t work hard, there is no good way."


    Murphy nodded, vaguely remembering that many Hollywood films have suffered losses in this respect, as if China Film Group has not come up with any effective measures.


    Carla Firth added, "at present, I have contacted people from far east branch with China Film Group, and James is also contacting people from us WTO negotiation group to exert pressure on each other as much as possible."


    She stood up and said, "always think about the future."


    In the 20th century, fox didn''t do a one size fits all business there, and certainly won''t sit back and watch this situation continue to happen.


    After Kara Firth left, Murphy sat here and recalled the situation. The stolen box office will definitely affect the box office bonus of his director, but it seems that there is no good way.


    The best way is for the six major Hollywood companies to unite and exert pressure on the WTO negotiation group of the United States.


    But he clearly remembers that it seems that box office theft will emerge in an endless stream across the Pacific in the next few years.


    Box office theft refers to the behavior of movie theaters concealing the number of movie audiences. It is a common phenomenon in the film industry. It is caused by various reasons such as different share ratio. Movie theaters can seek private interests by stealing box office, causing damage to film producers and distributors.


    Murphy''s tutor once gave them a very simple and clear example.


    The typical way to steal box office is to let people take tickets of a movie to see B movie, so that the box office of B movie will be counted as a movie. Then there are handwritten tickets. As long as you don''t type them, you won''t enter them into the ticketing system. When someone leaves with the tickets, they will secretly issue a ticket for a movie, and the high-end point is to modify the data of the ticketing system. However, his tutor just heard that the technical content is too high, and there is basically no possibility of realization.


    Now that the audience is smart, the box office is not so easy to steal. Giving people tickets for a movie and letting people go to see B movie is basically known as stealing the box office. The rest is to report and not report. The risk is too high.


    These are the most elementary means of stealing box office.


    Just like mold breeding in the dark, "box office theft" not only brings great harm to the film and the film industry, but also stealthily corrodes the industry.


    Generally speaking, the industry on the other side of the ocean can be divided into three parts: the producer, the distributor and the cinema line. The three parties generally have a clear agreement on the proportion of shares, but business can never escape a word of profit. Box office theft is the result of the strong profit psychology of these three parties.In order to obtain their own interests, theaters take various means to compress the actual box office. The hidden box office can be enjoyed by theaters alone, without having to share with the film makers.


    When it comes to the means of reducing the actual box office of movies, theaters have taken great pains. The more elementary methods include handwritten tickets, admission without tickets and admission with invalid tickets. These types of movie tickets will not be included in the actual box office of the movie, but the cinema has actually charged the audience for the movie tickets.


    This simple way of taking the box office alone has always been favored by theaters, but unfortunately, the risk factor is very high, because it is not easy to avoid the film''s on-the-spot inspection and supervision.


    With the strengthening of the supervision of the film side, the practice of the cinema line is also constantly "innovative", and there is a number of "bundled packages".


    For example, if the minimum ticket price agreed by the cinema and the film company is 30 yuan, on this premise, if the single ticket price of the cinema is 40 yuan, then the 40 yuan must be shared with the film company; however, if the film ticket + popcorn + beverage is sold in a combined bundling way, and the price is increased to 50 yuan, of which 20 yuan is counted as the price of popcorn + beverage, and the rest is 50 yuan The lowest ticket price of 30 yuan is the film ticket price, so the cinema only needs to divide the 30 yuan into the same film side, and the 20 yuan of popcorn + beverage can be included in the cinema''s personal income.


    The function of cinema line is far more than binding packages. The double system of bookkeeping and reimbursement of cinema line is another strategic upgrade of box office theft. The reimbursement system of cinema line is connected with the national box office monitoring system, which is also the main source of box office information for the public and film makers.


    The other box office system, the bookkeeping system, is set up privately by the cinema. The strength of this system is that it can also get tickets, but the box office is embezzled by the cinema itself.


    In this way, the film side seems to be a simple sheep deliberately murdered by the cinema, but things are never so simple. It is not uncommon for a film side and the cinema to steal the box office of another movie.


    In the words across the Pacific, "unity" is strength


    indeed, cooperation means win-win! If there are two popular films a and B on the same schedule, film a promises to give the cinema 10% of the box office revenue, while film B is willing to contribute 20% of the box office revenue. Undoubtedly, the cinema is more inclined to film B because the share is higher. In order to attract more audiences to watch B movies, the basic way of cinema is to increase the ticket price of a movie and reduce the ticket price of B movie.


    But if it doesn''t work, theaters will choose a clever way to steal the box office of a movie by cooperating with B movie producers. The specific approach is to make an agreement with the audience to sell the tickets of Movie B to the audience at the low price of Movie B, but it is the movie a that the audience wants to see.


    In this way, the audience can see the movie they like at a low price, and the cinema gets a high share. The film side B has a brilliant box office performance, while the film side a always feels that something is wrong...


    in addition to cheating and shifting, the film side is more likely to steal the box office in disguised form. For example, the film side has also come up with a series of measures, such as increasing the number of films, returning points and booking tickets We will cooperate with them.


    Compared with the previous ones, in the film market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, this kind of "disguised" box office theft is not uncommon. As long as you know a little about the film industry, you can see too much.


    Such as the box office champion of ghost field.


    There is also a kind of box office stealing, which is a hard task and target that everyone knows but has nothing to do.


    Murphy once saw a typical color film. During its release, this obviously old-fashioned and outdated film beat many popular commercial films in one fell swoop. Within a period of time, it won nearly 25% of the national ticket rooms with 10% of the film layout


    Murphy saw the grapevine at that time, for the film, the seven yamen red head documents clearly require, "the distributor should give the maximum profit."


    On the second night of its release, there even appeared a task list on the Internet, which completely showed the amount and indicators of the film''s screening and box office that each cinema line needed to achieve. Among them, China cinema line had the highest task amount, reaching 40 million yuan; Wanda cinema line had to reach 38 million yuan according to the requirements of the list; southern cinema line ranked third, with task amount of 30 million yuan


    It has also been revealed that in order to complete the task, all the movie tickets printed and issued in a whole day in some cinemas are movies of the same color.


    Of course, no one will admit this kind of thing, and no one will pursue it. The routine is too deep.


    For any market, box office theft is a huge stumbling block on its way forward.


    In an emerging film market, there are always some things that people can''t understand. Stealing box office is not strange. Murphy has seen more strange things. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 593

    Any industry in any country or region, in the process of mature development, must take a lot of detours. Just as the Hollywood film industry is not easy to reach its present scale, the development of the industry across the Pacific has also encountered various difficulties.


    Some difficulties are inevitable for the industry, while others are man-made to some extent.


    For example, in the last few years when Murphy lived there, some films caused quite a storm of public opinion because of the scoring problems of relevant film websites.


    I don''t know what kind of pressure or what kind of capital it represents, the state-level official media over there even published an article saying that "bad reviews hurt the film industry" and even wrote an induced article like "how can I trust you again in the film rating of a film website". Speechless,


    , these websites do have malicious personal attacks. Some individuals, from the media and public official account, have issued malicious and irresponsible remarks for the purpose of Bo eye, fans, traffic realisation, etc., but it is really speechless to use this way to block the public.


    The film is bad, and people who buy tickets are not allowed to say it is bad. How can this kind of media be described as NB?


    In that special social environment, there are movie websites. In order to protect themselves, they can only delete some poor scores and leave higher scores to keep their correctness.


    "Under the guidance of these low scores, many audiences are disappointed with domestic films, and even refuse to watch domestic films, which has seriously hurt the domestic film industry."


    I''m afraid such comments hurt the film industry more than bad reviews?


    For some films, is it not bad without bad reviews? After banning those movie scoring websites, there will be a lot of praise on the Internet. Can we prove that they are not bad?


    No matter which film market, it is a choice to recognize that the audience has the right to "vote with their feet", that is to say, the audience has the right to "star rating".


    Before watching a movie, go to the Internet to see the relevant scores. After watching a movie, go to the website to write a comment and give a score. Whether in North America or across the Pacific, it has become a habit for many Internet users to watch movies.


    Sharing feelings and opinions with friends and neighbors on the open platform of the Internet not only enriches their own experience of watching movies, but also solves the problem of information asymmetry about movies. Countless people like movies and give them five stars as well as one star, forming "big data" of movie evaluation.


    There will certainly be extreme, angry and fault finding people, but the sample size is large enough to reflect the overall perception and the attitude of most people.


    Of course, just like how many people like it, how many people hate it, we should also see that in the open field of public opinion, there is indeed disorder in the evaluation of films.


    On the scoring platform, there are those who brush good reviews and bad reviews; even the professional film critics are not lack of malicious bad reviews that win attention, and even "personal attacks".


    It can be said that with an open market and open public opinion, there must be pressure brought by various unexpected situations. For such a situation, we need to reasonably guide and properly solve it, instead of saving time and effort to implement a one size fits all "when the bath water is dirty, we can''t dump the children in the basin". This should be a consensus.


    However, in other words, will the film work be destroyed by "one star"? Will film ecology be affected by "bad reviews"? It''s impossible for anyone with a good head to see.


    Otherwise, not to mention the film industry that is starting on the other side of the Pacific, the commercial production of popcorn in Hollywood has long been over. Where will it be today''s scale and craziness?


    In Murphy''s opinion, watching a movie is like eating. You can tell if it''s delicious by tasting it. You can''t say it''s not delicious, but you can question other people''s taste.


    In the final analysis, the quality of a film is not "say you can, you can, you can''t", nor "say no, you can''t, you can''t".


    Just imagine, if movies like "the Dark Knight" or "Shawshank Redemption" don''t speak with highly completed works, how can they gather so many "running water" and rely on the market and word-of-mouth to complete the counter attack? On the other hand, movies that rely more or less on "little fresh meat", special effects of 50 cents, and gossip hype will eventually become a laughing stock even if they buy 10000 "five-star reviews".


    Instead of competing with the scores on the Internet, it''s better to reflect on your attitude and improve the quality of the next film.


    As a matter of fact, some films can counter attack and some films will be defeated, which means that the audience will become more and more mature and will not be easily cheated into the cinema by bad films.


    Standing in Murphy''s current position, if you think about the Chinese film market in those years, you can only describe it as "soaring forward". In his last few years, the growth rates were 27%, 36% and a record close to 50% respectively. The film industry even made fun of "stupid people, rich money and fast coming".


    But in the last two years, growth slowed down suddenly, and the market suddenly lost the frenzied atmosphere.


    Many people are pessimistic because of this. Murphy was no exception at that time. However, looking at the past from the present position, to some extent, the slowdown of box office growth at that time was not a sign of a healthier film market.After all, a mature film market requires a mature audience.


    The box office of a movie is very important, but it is impossible and unnecessary to create a face project. Every year, the box office of a movie "grows by a large margin" -- whether it grows or not, and how much it grows, should be decided by the market.


    Like some media and film companies, it''s too embarrassing to have a meal. Voting with your feet and star rating are the most basic rights of the audience. Just like the North American market and Murphy''s films, some netizens and audiences also have bad reviews or good reviews on the platforms for rating films. However, as long as the platform is large enough and open enough, it can be tolerated To precipitate the impurities.


    Of course, the platform should also better improve the scoring mechanism, so that whether it''s "one star poor rating" or "five-star high praise", whether it''s "point screening stage" or "public screening stage", star rating can be a real reflection of netizens'' wishes,


    if a country''s film industry can''t even tolerate "one star", simply ban the whole industry It''s too late.


    Compared with one size fits all and one speech, it may be much more important to really produce works that can stand, spread and remain.


    Combined with the relevant memories, Murphy is actually very clear that the situation of Fox and "city of chaos" in the 20th century is not a case in point on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The film market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is somewhat chaotic, just like the initial stage in North America. It can even be described as "mob dancing".


    At this time, official organizations such as scissors should act as defenders of market order, rather than jump out to decide the quality of the film for the audience.


    Or that sentence, a lot of films, it is not good to say good, it is not hard to let the website cancel bad reviews, it will become better.


    No film is born and destined to be classic or bad, but any film needs not only the audience who can understand and enjoy watching, but also the filmmakers who can make excellent films and attract the audience to understand.


    Murphy didn''t pay much attention to what happened to "city of chaos" in the Pacific Ocean. In the 20th century, fox dealt with enough of these things, and he was a Hollywood director. Even if he really wanted to do something, he didn''t have enough.


    Compared with these things, the preparation of "Diego Roth" is the center of his work at this stage.


    Since the beginning of September, under the leadership of Murphy, the production team, including Robert Downey Jr., Jonah hill and James Franco, has frequently appeared near the old Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles to make final preparations for the film shooting.


    Margot Robbie also temporarily ended the shooting of "game of Thrones" and rushed back to Los Angeles from Portsmouth to rehearse with Robert Downey Jr. and prepare to take part in the shooting.


    For example, for this small-scale project, Murphy has been thinking and planning for a long time. In addition to the hesitation and vacillation in concept at the beginning, the subsequent preparations are quite smooth. By the middle of September 2011, all the work has been basically completed, and the shooting can start at any time.


    Two days before the power on, Murphy specially found Philip Raschel and David Robbie.


    "David, when shooting, it''s mainly natural light, but many venues need you to use equipment to block the light," Murphy said to David Robbie at the end. "It''s not just indoor scenes, I want the environment of the location, which also produces a feeling of dark and oppressive light."


    "I''m ready." David Robbie was confident. "I went to all the locations with the lighting team to do field trips."


    "That''s good." Murphy turned to Philip Raschel and said, "in addition to the usual dark color, the lens has a yellowing texture to create the feeling of the 1980s and 1990s."


    In this regard, Philip Raschel has no problem. The old film camera and 35mm film help the photography team to meet Murphy''s requirements.


    Murphy has reviewed the preparatory work of each department. Basically, there are no problems. Even if there are some small troubles, they can be solved while shooting.


    According to his plan, the film "Diego rose" will officially start shooting on September 11, and finish shooting all the scenes on October 25 at the latest, and then it will take one and a half months to complete the post editing.


    In order to save time, only two digit special effects need to be processed in post production, and the soundtrack of the film is not original, but just like Murphy did when he first shot the film, choosing the right music to join in. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 594

    "This way!"


    A staff member led the way and led Murphy and Philip Raschel to the open-air platform on the top floor of the Death Star building. A helicopter has already started, and the huge propeller is slowly accelerating. The roaring engine and the whirring wind make people''s ears buzzing.


    It was a bit overcast, and there was almost no sun. With a camera on his back, Murphy waved to Philip Raschel and a photo assistant behind him. The three men got into the helicopter, and immediately someone came to help them fix their seat belts and install equipment.


    "We have three hours!"


    The man yelled to Murphy and Felipe Raschel, "the air traffic control bureau only gave us three hours of authorization."


    "Enough!" Murphy also raised his voice. "Take off now."


    The helicopter took off slowly and quickly sped out of Beverly Hills, heading east to downtown Los Angeles.


    Murphy''s target is near old Chinatown in the city. He is going to shoot a part of the panorama for the beginning of the film.


    The plane is getting closer to the city. It''s not the first time that the pilot has provided services for the Hollywood crew. With rich experience in this field, he quickly adjusted to the height suitable for shooting. Murphy gestured to Philip Raschel, and the two men operated their own equipment to shoot the buildings in the city from the two side hatches of the helicopter.


    Compared with the Century City, the houses here are low, showing a slightly dilapidated cyan gray and dark brown.


    Of course, although the downtown area is far less prosperous than Beverly Hills, there is no lack of reinforced concrete buildings.


    Murphy first used an ordinary film camera to shoot with a wide-angle lens. After the helicopter circled the old Chinatown, he replaced a Sony electronic digital camera.


    This is the only place where Murphy can shoot with digital technology.


    The reason is very simple. The function of Sony''s electronic digital camera in shooting down buildings and cities is not comparable to that of film camera at all.


    When shooting cities or buildings, the first choice of all directors or photographers is almost wide-angle lens, which has a natural advantage in this respect.


    Just like Murphy''s shooting in the first lap, wide angle is indeed a hardware device for architectural shooting.


    But it''s not the only way to record buildings or cities with wide-angle lens? If Murphy chooses, the answer is obviously No. the progress of technology has given the camera more powerful functions, capturing cities with its head in a more complete way.


    For this area, Murphy is quite familiar with, but from the air is another feeling, a strange feeling.


    It seems to be a quiet place. There are many crimes hidden, such as drug trafficking, arms, gangs


    As long as you live in it for a period of time, you will surely see the other side of the so-called paradise that America shows.


    In this film, or any film since entering Hollywood, Murphy has never shot the good side of America. The films he has studied, coupled with his deeply influenced thoughts, are more of the dark side of the country and society, even the Superman film of the son of heaven is no exception.


    So, Murphy specially chose such a gloomy bad weather to shoot.


    With the light conditions you want, you need to have enough excellent shooting equipment. The panoramic scanning function of Murphy''s latest Sony digital technology camera can give us a wide field of vision that far exceeds that of ordinary wide-angle lens.


    The helicopter soon completed the second turn.


    Murphy pressed the phone and said to the pilot, "one more flight!"


    Then he told Philip Raschel, "change black and white mode!"


    This camera has its own black-and-white shooting function. Compared with the film camera that must be replaced with black-and-white film, it''s really simpler and easier to use.


    Frankly speaking, digital shooting technology has become the mainstream of Hollywood film industry instead of film, which has its inevitable development trend.


    The helicopter flew around again. Murphy simply looked at the black-and-white shot and informed the pilot that he was ready to return.


    Although the black-and-white lens does not convey as much information as the color lens, it can make the colorful picture simple and unified. At the same time, it can purify the complex background and make it harmonious. It looks more comfortable and tastes. Scenes full of nostalgia can often bring people more profound artistic conception.


    According to Murphy''s idea, the beginning of the film will use a black-and-white and color mixture of panoramic shots of buildings near downtown Los Angeles, especially old Chinatown.


    As for whether black-and-white lens is used more or color lens is used more, it should be measured in later editing.


    The day after shooting this part of the scene, the crew officially announced the start of shooting at the warehouse set in the suburb of Venice.


    A lot of media reporters came to the scene, and fox in the 20th century also wanted to take advantage of it to promote the propaganda offensive. Moreover, this film naturally has a degree of topic and controversy."Director Stanton, why did you make such a film?"


    Although most of the media reporters are from 20th century fox or News Corporation, there are other reporters. Even news corporation can''t completely control the voice of the media. Just as Murphy was about to leave the scene of the news conference, a reporter suddenly flashed out and asked aloud, "such a movie is destined not to be liked by the audience Is it true that your film, shot by you, is related to drug trafficking


    For the last question, Murphy is too lazy to answer. It''s useless or unclear to explain it. He simply said, "I''m writing for myself. You can''t decide the audience''s aesthetics, and you know that you may not cater to the audience''s aesthetics. You cater to the audience''s aesthetics, and you may not do better than others. You can only wait for your aesthetics to coincide with the current audience; Of course, you can also lead the aesthetic through advanced consciousness. "


    Leaving a pile of words behind, Murphy strode out into the studio, ready to start shooting the planned interior shots.


    In the studio, before the official shooting, Murphy made a formal confirmation for the second time, in order to avoid negligence, resulting in problems in the follow-up work.


    For example, confirm that all shooting scenes can be executed according to the time announced, confirm that each shooting prop meets his requirements, confirm that each actor''s modeling design has met the requirements, and ask the stylist to take makeup photos and paste them in the shooting script, confirm that the photographer has understood the light effect he wants for each scene, and confirm that the recording knows he wants Special sound effect, make sure to have enough auxiliary equipment for shooting on that day


    Making a movie is a process of constantly solving difficulties. The start of every movie is the beginning of a director''s career and destiny, and every mistake may cause a devastating blow to a crew.


    After that, Murphy picked up her work diary and looked at it again. The director''s desk work decides everything. It''s impossible to rely on temporary play on the spot. Moreover, time is limited. He''s not the king of sunglasses. It takes several years to make a movie.


    After that, Murphy went around the set of rooms and said to David Robbie, "the lights are so soft! Be hard! Be dark


    At the same time, he pointed to a graffiti version of the sun and sunflowers on the set wall and said, "Helen, change this one, and don''t have anything to do with the sun in the room."


    "All right." Helena espora, without saying a word, quickly asked the person under her hand to check the background again.


    As a deputy director, Seth Logan came to Murphy''s side at this time, "is there any dissatisfaction?"


    "The construction of the scene should not be careless." Murphy took a look at Seth Logan and said, "it depends on what happened in front of the camera, the shooting and post production."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Seth Logan immediately cheered up. He knew that Murphy was talking about some experience, which was very rare for him.


    "Lighting, color, music, and camera motion are the key factors to get the right atmosphere for the scene or the film as a whole." Murphy in the front, Seth Logan in the back, together came to the lighting group, he continued, "we need to enhance or change the tonality, there are some simple ways to help you achieve the desired effect, the most important is the lighting, through the late adjustment of the screen lighting, far less than the correct lighting on the scene."


    He added, "music and ambient sound can change the tonality of a film in some cases."


    Seth Logan nodded seriously.


    "Because everyone''s taste is different, when you choose a specific picture effect, there is no right or wrong, finding the right tonality and picture is your task as a director."


    When two people come to a camera, Murphy looks at the busy photo assistant and says to Seth Logan, "when shooting a scene, check the monitor and make sure to shoot according to the expected effect, and then adjust the things that can''t be controlled by the scene later. Filming is not only about a single aspect, but also a comprehensive treatment of different aspects to create the best experience through careful consideration. "


    Compared with Jonah hill, who is always a bad friend, Seth Logan has been working very hard, especially in directing. When he finds that he still has a lot of things he can''t understand, some basic technology and professional knowledge he can''t understand, what he does is often very simple. He has the cheek to ask more questions, learn more after shooting, and sum up more experiences and lessons, so that he will get better next time one o''clock.


    That''s why he came to this troupe to continue his learning journey.


    Seeing the well made up Robert Downey Jr. and Margot Robbie come to the shooting site, Murphy stops talking, calls the two actors over and tells them that they have not cooperated with each other once, and they are all friends, so their communication and understanding are very smooth.


    When everything was ready, the crew began filming Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Robbie. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 595

    "Diego Ross, scene one, act one."


    After getting Murphy''s order, Chang Ji put the Chang Ji card in front of the main camera and said aloud, "start now!"


    In the dark room, Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Robbie sit opposite each other. The former looks confused and seems to be delirious, while the latter looks like a social flower.


    "Damn it Margot Robbie looked at little Robert Downey and suddenly burst out, "the goods I give you are for sale, not for you to suck!"


    Robert Downey, Jr. "I just sucked a little. Don''t worry, you won''t get a cent less for the payment. "


    The camera turns to Margot Robbie. Murphy sees Margot Robbie''s face in the close-up and immediately raises a hand and yells, "stop!"


    Seth Logan, standing behind Murphy, steps forward slightly, holds his glasses and looks at the monitor. He doesn''t quite understand why Murphy stops.


    He''s shooting all kinds of shit comedy, and he doesn''t have a high demand for performance. Now Murphy calls for a stop, so he can''t see what the problem is.


    Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Robbie both look to Murphy. Murphy waves to Margaret Robbie. "Maggie, come here."


    He thought for a moment and said, "Donny, come here, too."


    Margot Robbie came over first and asked, "my question?"


    "Well, your face." Murphy pulled up the close-up shot, fixed it on the monitor, pointed to the corner of Margot Robbie''s mouth and said, "you''re furious at this time. Anger is not exaggeration."


    "This..." Margot Robbie scratched his head. "I''ll pay attention next time."


    Murphy turned to little Robert Downey and said, "Downey, you''re a little bit away from the table. Now you''re guilty."


    Little Robert Downey didn''t seem to get out of the role completely. He just nodded and said nothing.


    "Get ready." Murphy waved to the two actors and said to the assistant in the back, "ask Philip to come here."


    Soon, Felipe Raschel came along.


    In the same scene, Murphy pointed to Margot Robbie''s face and said, "she''s too thin recently. Her eyes are completely sunken. Her face is too thin. Make some adjustments when shooting."


    "Good." Philip Raschel immediately thought of a way, "I''ll go back to deal with it."


    Murphy nodded and said nothing more. Using camera skills to make up for the actor''s physical and physical defects is just the most basic skill of film cameramen.


    After Felipe Raschel adjusted the camera, the shooting started again. The shooting was relatively smooth, especially the small problems of Margot Robbie''s face caused by excessive weight loss mentioned by Murphy, which could be well solved.


    When shooting people, we can use different lighting and different shooting angles to make up for the physiological defects of individual people.


    That''s the way Philly Raschel used it.


    For example, it is not suitable to take a close-up of a person with a fat face. The face can be slightly sideways, and the position of the camera lens should be appropriately raised. The angle of the main light should be slightly higher and slightly sideways, so as to produce a projection on the face, which can make the face look thinner. The thin face can be made up by the opposite method.


    For people with different eye sizes and deep socket, you can also take pictures from a slightly lateral angle according to the perspective principle of close large far small lens, and make the smaller side of the eye close to the camera lens, so that the smaller eyes can be shot slightly larger, so that the size of the two eyes appears close.


    You can also use light to deal with it. Felipe Raschel also used this method. He asked David Robbie to adjust the light, arranged Margot Robbie''s deep socket in the dark, and lowered the main light to shoot with softer light, so as to make up for the defect caused by her excessive weight loss.


    Robert Downey Jr. and Margaret Robbie Jr. have adjusted their state. The camera lens and lighting are all in place. This shooting is very smooth. Margaret Robbie ends the dialogue with Robert Downey Jr. and stands up to leave. The camera is fixed on the role of Robert Downey Jr. after taking drugs for a long time.


    It''s a freeze frame, and Murphy takes a look and yells, "stop! This one has passed. "


    But before the rest of the crew could breathe a sigh of relief, Murphy yelled, "Jack, make up for Donnie and Maggie, and do it again in 15 minutes."


    Then he waved to the main camera, and Philip Raschel came over again.


    When Felipe Raschel comes over, Murphy plays it again, points to the last freeze frame of little Robert Downey and says, "it''s not appropriate to use the freeze frame to show the characters'' trance after taking drugs."


    Philip Raschel replays the shot again and says, "the freeze frame doesn''t have continuity here. It''s really bad."


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "well, let''s try the push track zoom."The camera slide in the field has been laid for a long time, as long as it is adjusted properly.


    The most direct lens effect of track pushing zoom is Vertigo effect. This kind of lens combines track pushing and zoom. When the camera track is close to the main body, the zoom lens will be pulled away; as soon as the camera is far away from the main body, the zoom lens will be pushed closer.


    As long as it is properly executed, the size of the subject in the picture can remain unchanged, while the background perspective will change dramatically, and it seems to keep approaching or flying away from the subject. The effect is extremely strong and blurred, so it is only applicable to the important moments of the plot. Track zooming is often used for people in the lens to be surprised at what they see or know, or in a dazed state. In addition, it is also used to express strong emotions Such as anger, obsession, infatuation, paranoia, fear, and after medication.


    In addition, the speed of zoom will affect the audience''s interpretation of the plot and the emotion conveyed by the camera. When strong emotions are expressed, the speed is usually very fast, so that the audience can easily detect the change of perspective.


    In other cases, the speed will be very slow, making the change of perspective seem subtle. Sometimes it is difficult to see that the effect is not so blurred, but it conveys that something meaningful, though not fierce, is happening.


    Field shooting soon began. Murphy stood behind the director''s monitor and carefully observed the changes of the camera. When Margot Robbie left the set and the camera turned to little Robert Downey, it was no longer a freeze frame picture. Philip Raschel switched to a close-up wide-angle lens, and the camera was also very close to little Robert Downey. In the process of shooting, when the lens zoomed to the When looking at the distance, the camera quickly retreats along the slide and immediately moves away from Robert Downey Jr. in this way, the size of Robert Downey Jr. in the picture remains the same, but the background looks closer to him.


    After the shooting, Murphy replays it immediately. This scene of track zoom effectively conveys how confused and helpless the protagonist is at the critical moment. At the same time, it also demonstrates that when the size of the character remains unchanged, the change of focal length does not affect the depth of field, because the distance from the camera to the main body offsets the gap, and the background is out of focus from beginning to end, regardless of the wide-angle end of the lens Or long distance.


    After seeing it, Murphy nodded his head slightly, which was exactly what he wanted the lens to achieve.


    "Much better than just now." Seth Logan has been looking behind, when he came over and said, "it just reflects the situation of Diego rose in this stage of choice."


    "It''s push track zoom, and it can actually be used in another situation." Murphy simply said, "push track zoom is also used in a rare situation, that is, to highlight the background of the composition rather than the foreground of the main body, so that the main body is out of focus. This is usually used to show the characters'' mental state or supernatural forces and feel that the scenery around them is distorted. This is the favorite technique of horror movies."


    This interesting technique is also known as "Hitchcock zoom" or "Vertigo effect" because of the use of Hitchcock in movies.


    In fact, the principle is not complicated, that is, when the zoom lens is rotated to change the viewing angle, the camera is moved to or away from the object, so that the object keeps the same size in the picture.


    Therefore, when the camera is far away from the object, the lens moves forward, or vice versa. In this way, the picture will produce a continuous perspective deformation in zoom. The most intuitive feature is that the background changes in size while the main body remains unchanged.


    Since the shooting of the film has just started, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly. Murphy is not the first time to shoot a film. He can be regarded as an experienced director. He knows clearly the actual situation and effect of the shooting, which may be different from what he expected. At this time, the director needs to make adjustments in time.


    After the first shot was shot five times, Murphy announced that it was completely passed. In addition to making adjustments to the plan, he also passed the strict shooting concept in this way.


    Shooting is like this, no one can guarantee a smooth, but some things do in the front, can reduce the probability of making mistakes.


    Later, Murphy filmed a one-man show of little Robert Downey.


    He plays Diego Roth, Murphy and his friends. He also understands that this film is not for profit, but for commitment and friendship. He has invested a lot of time and energy to study the role before, and his state adjustment is also excellent.


    In the morning, Murphy shot a total of four shots. During the lunch break, Gail gado, the producer, came to see him.


    "These two documents need your signature." Gail gado laid the two documents flat in front of Murphy and handed him a pen. "This is the rental agreement between the crew and Stanton studio..."


    Murphy took a glance, took the pen and wrote his name.


    Gail gado put away the papers and said, "bill just called and got an invitation. Britney Spears invited you to a party." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 596

    "Britney Spears?"


    Murphy was somewhat surprised to hear Gail gado say, "what did she invite me to do?"


    In a broad sense, Hollywood includes the pop music world, but the boundary between the film circle and the music circle is quite obvious. In fact, directors like Murphy, who are not from the background of making MVs and commercials, rarely meet with the pop music world.


    Besides, Murphy never remembers meeting Britney Spears.


    Britney Spears, who knows what she''s thinking?


    "She also invited some other people to go to Madagascar for a holiday."


    Without waiting for Murphy to ask, Gail gado said, "including Joe Jonas, Taylor lotner, John Mayer, Connor Kennedy, Jack gillenshire..."


    Gail gado said more than a dozen names at a time, but Murphy didn''t know anyone except Jack Jay hill.


    "Who are these people?" Murphy was curious. "I haven''t heard of it. What did Britney Spears invite them to do?"


    "These people all have one thing in common." Gail gado shrugged. "They''re all Taylor Swift''s ex boyfriends. They''ve had an affair with Taylor Swift."


    "Wait!" Murphy realized what was wrong. "I have nothing to do with that country singer."


    Gail gadonou nodded and said, "recently, in an exclusive interview, Taylor Swift admitted that his dream lover is Murphy Stanton."


    Murphy opened his eyes wide, with an incredible expression. "I don''t know."


    "You''re busy all day." Gail gado actually knows that the other party is using Murphy to hype, and he doesn''t think much about it, "where can I have time to read fashion and gossip?"


    "Am I shot lying down?" Murphy was quite helpless.


    In fact, there are countless people who borrow him to hype. In recent years, similar things have happened not once or twice, but other people are not as famous as Taylor Swift, and they are not as cheeky as her.


    "Shot lying down?" Gail gado couldn''t help laughing. "It''s a good description."


    It''s a break time now. It''s rare for her to change her mind. Murphy simply asks curiously, "is Britney Spears crazy to invite Taylor Swift''s ex boyfriend to go to Madagascar for a holiday?"


    Gail gado just laughed and said nothing.


    Murphy shakes her head. Britney Spears goes to Madagascar to have fun. She invites all of Taylor Swift''s ex boyfriends to enjoy the flowers, the moon and the fragrance of autumn


    Of course, it may be just hype. Murphy has been in the circle for a long time. Naturally, she can hear a lot of rumors. Britney Spears is not very smart, but it is not as bad as the media described.


    To some extent, the media is always making stars, and then destroying them, which can effectively create news. Michael Jackson can be said to be the biggest victim in this respect, and Britney Spears is no exception.


    The biggest difference between the two is that Michael Jackson is black, and Britney Spears is white, and the result is very different.


    In fact, as long as we have a calm analysis, we will know that many cases of Britney Spears have been framed, but she is not very smart head, not only can''t find out in time, but also the reaction after the event makes the effect of framing infinitely enlarged.


    It is said that when Britney Spears was preparing to perform for a certain MTV Awards ceremony, she saw the words that host Sarah Hillman would read after her performance: "Britney Spears'' two children are a mistake, a beautiful mistake. They are lovely, just like a woman''s hairless lower body."


    Although Sarah Hillman is best known for putting on a lovely expression and telling you yellow and scary jokes, if she tells the young children of the stars, no one will believe it if she doesn''t mean to do it intentionally.


    When it comes to stage performance, when Britney Spears appeared for 10 seconds, that is, after a few steps, she almost fell down twice, which proved that there was something wrong with her high-heeled shoes, which directly led to her lack of strength in her dance. Most of the time, she was just a little lighter, and became the focus of criticism from the media and the audience.


    But the media never mentioned why there are problems with high heels?


    If this is true, how can the quality of the costumes provided by the organizers be so bad for such a large performance occasion? It''s impossible. The only explanation is that the shoes have been tampered with.


    How can spears say that the first time a star tries on a bad dress, if she doesn''t want to use a bad one? And with almost no force.


    There seems to be no more appropriate reason than man-made destruction.


    There are many people who are popular, especially in the Hollywood circle full of fame and wealth competition.This kind of thing, that is to relax, whether Murphy or Gail gado, will not care.


    In the subsequent shooting, Murphy also completely put these things aside, even if Britney Spears dated all of Taylor Swift''s ex boyfriends at the same time, and had sex together on the beach of Madagascar, regardless of his business.


    Because Robert Downey Jr. is well prepared, the shooting of his lens is quite smooth.


    In fact, James Franco and Jonah hill, who are not involved in many scenes, have made full preparations for the film, and their state has been adjusted very well. Their shots are shot once, but they are rarely shot more than ten times.


    In contrast, Margot Robbie, who just came from the "game of Thrones" crew, is worse. Of course, Murphy knows that she can''t blame her completely. Margot Robbie just got rid of the role of Sansha stark and is still preparing for Harley Quine. It''s really difficult to film this role again.


    Murphy also knows that he is not thoughtful, and this role should not be given to Margot Robbie, but the shooting has started, so we can only make Margot Robbie adjust his state as much as possible.


    The shooting passed one by one, just like the shooting of previous movies. In the first few days, Murphy''s shooting speed was a little behind schedule. However, when the crew operated smoothly, they soon made up the schedule. After a week''s shooting time, Murphy''s shooting speed was completely in line with the plan.


    He wasn''t in a hurry to catch up, as long as the film was finished in the planned time, that would be enough.


    Compared with the previous shooting, Murphy is closer to the actors this time. After all, the main actors this time are basically his friends. The only black actor who is relatively strange is tyris Gibson. He has a good attitude and has never caused trouble to the crew.


    "The suicide team has not started to prepare yet..."


    During the noon break of the crew, a group of friends sat together eating and chatting, talking about the new role of Margot Robbie. Margot Robbie was quite helpless. "I spent a lot of time and energy studying this role before, and I went to the mental disorder treatment institute specially to contact some patients, and contacted several psychiatrists many times..."


    She smiles, points to her head, and says, "I feel like I''m going to be abnormal here. As a result, Warner Brothers and DC Comics informed me that the crew had to change the director and script, and the preparatory meeting of the project was postponed."


    Murphy frowned. "So it''s impossible for suicide squad to be released next year."


    "Not next year." Margot Robbie shook his head. "I''m afraid it won''t be released in another year. It''s a question whether we can start shooting or not."


    "Warner Brothers and DC Comics have a good hand..." Little Robert Downey seems to be very emotional, then said, "but did not play well, and there is a tendency to play worse."


    "They deserve it!" Jonah Hill directly sneered, "if we continue to cooperate with Murphy, we won''t have these troubles. Maybe DC''s superhero movies have already suppressed Marvel''s superhero movies."


    He said more and more vigorously, "if Murphy continues to lead the superhero series of DC movies, maybe we can play a superhero or something, such as flash, I think this role is very suitable for me."


    "You..."


    Margot Robbie thumbed him up and laughed, and the rest of the people laughed.


    Jonah Hill''s version of the flash is unthinkable.


    Murphy also knows something about DC superhero movies. The bad reviews and far from reaching the expected box office of "Batman vs Superman" make the executives of the two companies hesitant and unable to make an accurate judgment. The theme of "suicide team" is undoubtedly extremely brilliant, but it''s not easy to make a movie brilliant, Warner Brothers is no doubt Also aware of this, in the director and screenwriter above always swing.


    Margot - Robbie appears more worried, "I hope this role does not become" superman returns. "


    Before Brian Singh took over Superman, there were a series of disturbances such as changing the director and script, which not only delayed the film for several years, but also increased the cost of the film.


    "What about your new movie?" Margot Robbie suddenly asked Seth Logan, "when will it be on?"


    Seth Logan knew he was asking "the end of the world," and said, "20th century fox has decided on the weekend before Thanksgiving."


    At the earliest time, 20th century fox wanted to release the film on the Thanksgiving schedule. However, with such a strong opponent as the sequel of "Twilight" on the same schedule, it was very unwise to take a non adapted film to collide with "Twilight" with a large number of fans on the same weekend.


    After two weeks in the studio, Murphy led the crew into downtown Los Angeles and began shooting on location. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 597

    The sun disappeared behind the only building nearby. Jessica chastan stepped on the sand on the cracked asphalt road and went to the crowd gathering place at the front intersection. The reporters and paparazzi who were hiding around saw her and quickly turned the camera lens to shoot her. Jessica chastan didn''t go to see these. She completely focused on the location film set in front of her. The film set was not good There is no sound, it should be gunfire, it seems to be shooting the scene of gunfight.


    "Hello, it''s shooting here."


    Security personnel in front of her, please stop


    Jessica chastan stopped and said, "I''m here to visit. I called Miss Gail gado before."


    The security man pressed the phone, said a few words, and then said, "come in, miss chastan."


    At the same time, he reminded, "the crew is filming."


    "I know." Jessica chastan said politely, "I won''t disturb the shooting."


    She went on for a while and saw some people standing outside to watch. She also stopped and stood here.


    As I heard before, the crew is actually shooting a gunfight. Standing here, we can see that little Robert Downey with a scar on his face is hiding behind a car. Under the cover of a bald black man, he is shooting at a group of approaching people in the opposite direction, and at the same time, he is telling his own people to hurry away.


    Jessica chastan looked around and didn''t see Murphy. After looking carefully, she found Murphy behind an old-fashioned 35mm film camera. It seemed that he had shot in person.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡± Murphy''s voice sounded loud and clear, just as it used to be, "Donny, you are merging with other gangs. Hide yourself. Now you are not iron man!"


    Then, Jessica chastan saw that Murphy called Robert Downey Jr. and other actors to her side. She seemed to be talking about the play, but she couldn''t hear what she was saying.


    Looking at Murphy, who is fully devoted to his work, Jessica chastan can''t help thinking about the situation when he was his assistant. Now he is as attentive and serious as before. It seems that he doesn''t have today''s status and achievements at all, but slackens his work attitude.


    Jessica chastan admitted that in Murphy, she had made a wrong choice, otherwise her career would not be so bumpy.


    Now, when Murphy first filmed "fruit candy", he showed some qualities necessary for a successful person, didn''t he? Thinking of this, Jessica chastan shook her head and sighed in the dark, "why do I turn a blind eye to what he shows?"


    From then until now, Murphy Stanton, who she saw and cared about, was full of adventure spirit. He would never say the words "impossible" or "infeasible", and he would never waver even in the face of any big problem. Although he always withstands pressure and anger, he always keeps a cool head and regards himself as an independent outsider in the crew. He can always give timely criticism and suggestions to the staff who make mistakes.


    Even when making movies, Murphy gave her a strange feeling, as if he was the creator. He said that if there is light, there must be light, no matter what method is used.


    But Jessica chastan knows that Murphy deserves what he has achieved. Most people, including him, have this understanding - Murphy will always be the director with boundless enthusiasm and creativity who comes out of the set, and other people are surrounded by him.


    Jessica chastan clearly remembers that Murphy once said to her at the beginning of the preparation of "fruit candy," once we start this adventure and the film starts shooting, nothing can stop me! The only way to stop me is to kill me


    At that time, she only regarded it as a joke and arrogance, and later found out that he really thought so - he would not give his fate to anyone, but only in his own hands!


    When filming was suspended, a staff member came to inform her that she could enter the temporary set. Under the leadership of an assistant director, Jessica chastan came to a camera.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    There was still some distance, Jessica chastan raised her hand and said, "is the shooting going well?"


    Murphy looks up, looks over, and grins, "long time no see, Jesse."


    Jessica chastan went over, opened her hand and gave Murphy a hug. "It won''t disturb your work, will it?"


    "I have five minutes off."


    To his former assistant, Murphy was more polite. "I can''t help it. The shooting time is too tight. Before the 20th of next month, I will try my best to shoot all the shots, otherwise 20th century fox will kill me."


    "You are always so strict with yourself." Jessica chastan said with a smile.


    Murphy shrugged. "If I''m not strict, I''ll lose motivation."


    The rest time of the crew is limited, and Murphy still has to check the layout of the venue. He really doesn''t have much time. Instead, he asks, "how''s the cooperation with Megan Ellison recently?"Although he has little cooperation with the Ellison brothers and sisters, they still maintain a close relationship. Megan Ellison is more intelligent than her brother David Ellison. Apart from investing in Murphy''s films, the other independent films he invested in are all profitable.


    In this respect, Megan Ellison is at least a qualified independent film investor.


    "Not bad." Jessica chastan thought about it and decided to be honest. "Megan Ellison recently got a new project about seal six and bin Laden. She intended to let me play the leading role. The director is Katherine Bigelow."


    "Congratulations." Murphy laughed. "This subject is well filmed. It''s still very promising."


    After another chat, Jessica chastan looked at the time and took the initiative to leave. "I won''t disturb you."


    "Well." All departments of the crew started to work again, and Murphy didn''t want to stay. He politely said, "if you have something, you can call bill."


    Watching Jessica chastan turn around and leave under the guidance of an assistant, Murphy continues her shooting work. The shooting of the gunfight just now is over. Although the crew has not changed the location, the shooting is not in the outdoor set at the intersection, but in a low building next to the intersection.


    Murphy goes to the entrance of the building. Philip Raschel is setting up a camera outside. David Robbie is busy setting up lights inside the building with some assistants.


    "David!" Murphy reminded, "the light should be cold and dark!"


    Behind the door of the building, David Robbie showed his head and made an "OK" gesture.


    What needs to be shot here is a long shot. In the shot, only Robert Downey Jr. is an actor. Murphy wants to show the anxiety and anger of his actor Diego rose, so he specially designed this shot.


    As an adult, Diego Roth asked people to help collect the information about the Catholic priest. What he didn''t expect was that the Catholic priest was called to the police by many parents of the children who had been violated. Instead of being punished, he was transferred back to the Vatican by the Catholic Church and his position was promoted.


    This kind of news has seriously affected Diego Ross''s judgment of the world, and finally determined that it is a bad world after all.


    If he wants to live in such a world, he has to be more vicious.


    The next shooting is just the process of his getting relevant information and finally changing his mind.


    At first, Murphy did not enter the building. Instead, he stood outside the door and looked inside, so that he could better observe the whole scene captured by the camera.


    He looked at it for a while, called Helena espora, pointed to the wall at the door and said, "I remember there was a big picture of the Fallen Angel hanging here in the props."


    After instructing the art director, Murphy sees little Robert Downey come over after putting on his make-up and shouts him into the building.


    This is the front hall of the small building. For the door, what Murphy just said is the wall and the stairs leading to the upstairs. The stairs are a little shabby, and there is a column with a decorative tower head at the bottom of the handrail.


    Murphy stood by the post and said to Robert Downey Jr. "when shooting, you will walk back and forth because of anxiety. No matter how you walk, you should be within the range of the painting on this wall."


    "Fallen angels?" Robert Downey Jr. apparently heard what Murphy had just said and said, "I see."


    "And," Murphy pointed to the top of the column at the bottom of the stair handrail, "whenever you''re still, keep the top of the column pointing to your head."


    Although I don''t quite understand why Murphy asked, little Robert Downey nodded seriously, "no problem."


    Murphy patted little Robert Downey on the shoulder. "You''re familiar with the next step. Stop and go. You''re in control."


    With that, he walked out of the building and looked at the camera filie Raschel was setting up opposite the door.


    Everything was ready and the shooting began.


    According to Murphy''s request, Robert Downey Jr. just stands between the door frame and the door. There is also a complete guide line in the lens shot by Philip Raschel. The guide line will subconsciously guide the audience''s eyes to a theme.


    In photography, it''s a tool for the audience to see what the director wants them to focus on.


    In this shot, the picture of the fallen angel on the wall will lead people''s eyes to the door frame, while in the open door, the wire will lead people to look at the main character. For more explicit expression, Murphy even points the tower head of the pillar directly at the head of little Robert Downey.


    Murphy didn''t have any difficulties in shooting the streets of Los Angeles. The only trouble was the light. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 598

    Los Angeles is dry and rainy, with plenty of sunshine, and the sun is shining in the sky almost every day. For most of the cast, this is an ideal location shooting condition.


    But for Murphy''s crew, there is no sunlight at all in his whole location play. The lens tone is mainly dark. Sufficient sunlight will only bring trouble. Instead, the crew needs to block light everywhere in shooting. Otherwise, if the film is overexposed, even with the current technology, the later color matching will be very difficult.


    "David, the light is too bright, too soft!"


    In almost every scene, Murphy can be heard shouting, "the light should be hard, the tone should be dark!"


    This film is different from the previous "city of chaos". The whole story is full of gloomy atmosphere and despair and absurdity. It belongs to a relatively rare black and completely desperate biography in Hollywood.


    Murphy has never thought about what kind of profit this film will produce. Instead, the first consideration is whether it will make more achievements in the award season. The nature of the film determines that it can''t make too many achievements in business, so it can''t be widely spread, which is contrary to Rose''s idea.


    Now that Murphy has agreed with his friends, he naturally wants to do better. If a niche theme like this really wants to be famous and become a world-famous film, Oscar is the best way and platform to spread.


    In the past, the typical Oscar movies with black style were not without harvest in the award season.


    For example, "Chicago" in 2003, "million dollar baby" in 2005, "the wanderer" in 2006, and "no country for old people" in 2008


    Of course, these films are not as black and complete as Murphy''s style. They are still the mainstream of Hollywood films, and they are not as commercialized as Murphy''s films.


    Several of Murphy''s masterpieces are black from the surface to the inside, and the value orientation makes the Taoists scoff.


    Although he has been frustrated by the Oscars because of style problems, Murphy is not prepared to make fundamental changes in this film.


    Is the black film a high praise of cynicism or a courage to face the darkness of human nature? Is it identified by visual style orientation? Or is it determined according to the main idea and the overall tone of the story? Is its visual style just "gloomy and terrifying", or does it have a deeper theme?


    For these, Murphy has his own understanding.


    It must be admitted that the black film is a very artistic phenomenon with the characteristics of film art, and it is also a very complex film phenomenon. The black film is not derived from a theoretical concept, but a description and induction of a certain established phenomenon in the production of film industry.


    No matter in the studio or in the location, Murphy''s scene construction and shooting set four basic principles for the crew.


    Most of the scenes are set according to the night scene; composition prefer to use oblique lines and vertical lines rather than horizontal lines; use lighting treatment to make actors often hide in the city night scene, when actors speak, their faces are always covered by shadows or segmented by light and shadow on their faces; the tension of photography organization is better than the actors'' body movements.


    In addition to these four basic principles, Murphy used more techniques in field shooting.


    After the shooting a few days ago, Murphy communicated with Philip Raschel and adjusted the shooting method appropriately. In the later shooting, they preferred low angle lighting, high light ratio, and very strong photography tone.


    In this way, they generally use a more solid focus, generally do not use a soft mirror, fog mirror to make the picture soft.


    For example, Philip Raschel often uses wide-angle lens and small aperture to get a larger depth of field, which can easily cause depression to people.


    Then, in some scenes, Murphy asked Helena espora to add some props with typical black flavor, such as the fallen angel. In the subsequent shooting, he asked Philip Raschel to use unstable lens composition to create strange light areas, lines and objects, such as blinds, doors, windows, stairs, etc Metal frame and so on, forming the separation and extrusion of people.


    Especially in the use of high angle and low angle photography.


    In almost all the shooting, Murphy requires Philip Raschel to use diagonal and vertical lines instead of horizontal lines to compose the picture. The split diagonal lens can make the world of black movies appear restless and unstable.


    In the black film, the light enters the room in a strange shape, and the audience can see the uneven quadrilateral, acute triangle and vertical slit.


    Murphy''s treatment of the black elements in the film also has a strong visual element, that is, the use of bloody pictures.


    Needless to say, from the initial film to now, he is good at it.


    From expressionism painting to black film, this kind of visual image has been created and watched repeatedly by human beings, which has developed such a complex, rich and self-contained visual map of black film. It has the meaning of aestheticism in the sense of Oscar Wilde.


    However, even if a film creates a typical black film visual style, it is not necessarily a black film. The decisive factor is the overall tendency of the film narrative, which is the endless gloom and darkness of the main control ideology."Wet city streets, dramatic stairs, dark railway station, slanting shooting angle, melancholy shadow and dreamy light effect..."


    During the break, Seth Logan looks at Murphy''s shot and sees many typical dark elements.


    "It''s true that black movies have some commonly used identifying elements, but these are not decisive factors."


    "The decisive feature of the movie is that it stands behind a cup of coffee, not a cup of despair," he said


    After a cup of coffee, he continued, "in our movie, the theme is not tragedy, but a kind of bewilderment and despair."


    Seth Logan immediately thought of a movie he had seen and said, "in the end of Godfather 3, Al Pacino''s heartrending cry in front of his daughter''s corpse is extremely tragic, but it''s a tragedy brought about by violence, not the complete destruction of the world in the black film."


    Murphy nodded and said, "this kind of movie is full of dark night, violence, guilt and illegal passion. No type is more attractive than her.".


    In fact, Seth Logan''s "the end of the world" is also influenced by his style, in which there are many black elements.


    "The concept of black film, which is so broad and unusual, is to a large extent elaborately created after the film itself has been produced."


    Robert Downey''s voice rang out, and the guy came over with his make-up still on. He said, "black movies may be the most creative period in Hollywood history, even if measured not by its peak works but by its average works. You can choose any black film, and it will be better than any silent film, comedy, song and dance film, western film and so on It seems that black films can bring out the expertise of every profession, such as director, photographer, screenwriter or actor. It''s not uncommon for a black film to be the highest point on the curve of an artist''s career. "


    Murphy and Seth Logan both looked at the guy, and even Gail gado, who was behind the assistant, looked up.


    Robert Downey, Jr. walks up to Murphy and laughs. "It''s not what I said. It''s what Paul Schrader wrote in his notes on the dark movies."


    "That makes a lot of sense." Murphy shrugged and said, "there is a very strong sense of value in the black film, and its narrative and dominating ideas have a fundamental view of the world. The narrative mode of the black film is very invasive and corrosive. It is like a highly infectious virus. When it encounters other bright, rational and warm humanitarianism types, it will immediately occupy them and rewrite this type into a subordinate type of the black film category. "


    Murphy opened his hand and said, "so it''s a good thing to recognize the evil in human nature, and it''s also a good thing to create and watch black movies."


    Hearing this, others seemed to be frightened, showing a look of thinking. Only Robert Downey, Jr. scoffed and said, "you like to put gold on your face so much."


    His words immediately reminded Seth Logan and Gail gado that they could not help shaking their heads and laughing.


    Murphy looked at the time and reminded, "OK, get ready to shoot."


    With his command, the originally quiet bar was immediately busy. Tiris Gibson and Robert Downey sat in front of the bar. They had a simple exchange to prepare for the upcoming shooting.


    This is the bar where Murphy and rose often meet. The owner of the bar is also rose''s friend and is willing to provide shooting space for the crew for free.


    What will be shot here is the scene after Ross becomes a leader of the drug trafficking gang, which is also a very important scene at the end of the film.


    In the bar, Murphy asked Philip Raschel to set up several cameras, ready to use multi lens coverage to shoot.


    In general, a camera can capture all the pictures of a specific scene.


    However, in Murphy''s shooting, unless there are some special scenes, one camera is rarely used for shooting, and a second or even a third slot will be added.


    These auxiliary stations mainly capture the whole scene from different angles. The auxiliary picture and the main picture together form a complete shot. Then when editing, Murphy can select materials from different angles for composite editing.


    All the shots are the result of Murphy''s careful consideration. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 599

    From the beginning to now, Murphy has always been very clear that all film shooting is for editing, and the post editing must be taken into account when shooting shots.


    For any film, the continuity of the story is very important. If the director has editing thinking when shooting, he will get twice the result with half the effort and save a lot of trouble when editing later.


    Editing thinking in shooting, or shooting for editing, can be a great help in post production.


    As a director, Murphy has editing consciousness when shooting, such as how to shoot and what materials to shoot, so as to make full use of in post production.


    Film is a handicraft, and lens and editing are the characteristics of film.


    From this point of view, if a film can make the audience have an indelible impression on a certain shot in the film, excluding the plot and characters, it can be said to be a success.


    Frankly speaking, it''s also one of the biggest pride of being a film.


    Of course, this is not to say that the use of aerial lens, track zoom and other lens techniques is a good lens. Lens is a kind of language. When using this kind of language, it must fit the story, scene, keynote and other factors of the film itself.


    Sometimes, the film needs to use difficult lens technique, sometimes, just keep the camera still, you can shoot a great shot.


    Every excellent shot is built on the basis of careful consideration and has sufficient motivation and reason. As long as the shot can show the content of the film incisively and vividly, it is a good shot.


    "As far as I''m concerned, real photography has been brewing before shooting, and the composition and prediction of the lens have long been thought over in my mind."


    In the middle of October, the filming of the crew ended smoothly. Murphy was interviewed by the media of 20th century fox. "Today, we watch the great scenes presented by those great films in the history of film. All of them are the hard work of directors and photographers. A great lens is like a fleeting meteor. Only by dedicating everything to yourself can you catch the meteor. "


    He added, "dreams are not only about having dreams and daring to think, but also the process of dreaming and thinking.".


    After the shooting, Murphy didn''t stop and immediately went into the post production work. Due to Jodie Griffith''s physical discomfort, Murphy decided to do the editing in person.


    In the post production of this film, only a few shots need special effects processing. In addition to the necessary work of color matching, it is mainly based on editing.


    Lens is the basis of editing, and editing is the rebirth of lens.


    Godard once said that the lens is the beginning of film creation. Editing is like dressing up. When the original lens materials are put in front of the editor, the editor is like the greatest magician in the world, presenting the audience with a beautiful fairy tale of an ugly duckling turning into a white swan.


    How to shoot, how to connect and how to put them together largely depends on what the director wants to express. Is it a very tense action scene, or a tender romantic scene, the director wants to use this scene to emphasize the protagonist''s facial expression and action? Think about what is the most important part and when to express it.


    For example, the protagonist''s hand a small thing or a casual look is not worth catching.


    Once the film decides to start editing, when editing different lengths of shots, you will be surprised to find that one or two wonderful moments will change the feeling of the whole film.


    Murphy first edited the aerial shot used to make the opening scene of the film. After watching all the shots again, he quickly determined the way of editing.


    Murphy takes the perspective lens of downtown Los Angeles as the first lens, giving them a guide, then a black-and-white medium shot, and finally a black-and-white close-up lens centered on the old Chinatown.


    After the editing, he felt that there were still some shortcomings, and added a positioning lens of a dilapidated slum, so that he could explain the background of the story with a short lens - the most chaotic place in Los Angeles.


    There won''t be any characters in the opening shot, but in the subsequent shot, Murphy will directly introduce Diego Ross as the protagonist, so the lens editing must focus on the characters.


    Similarly, before editing, Murphy needs to take a closer look at the shot.


    How to organize and select materials is not what a good editor really needs to do. To do a good editing, you only need to master one thing: you know when to cut.


    Murphy never edited according to the so-called "knowledge", but integrated into the film and felt it with his heart.


    This is not a commercial film. The editing method used in the past is not suitable for such a serious looking biographical film.


    From the scene shots, find out all the shots of little Robert Downey. Murphy puts the editing point on little Robert Downey''s eyes. Because this is a memory, eyes are the key to editing. Eyes can express the emotion of the picture more than anything else.


    This is especially obvious when Murphy works with good actors, because they know how to express their emotions with their eyes rather than relying solely on body language.To cut out the effect of "full of words to say, but no lines", the hero can not speak, but when editing, he can connect his eyes with the picture he is looking at, and know what he is thinking without language.


    In addition, for example, for close-up shots showing emotions, Murphy will give a few seconds. This is a typical editing technique of art films, that is to say, shots and clips should give the protagonist''s emotions a period of time.


    The audience usually feel a connection with the characters in the film. That''s because they have enough time to detect the expressions of the actors before they speak. Of course, it also includes the expressions after they speak. Murphy has to grasp how long the emotion needs to be given. In many scenes that reflect the emotion of the hero, he gives little Robert Downey a "one shot to the end" four seconds before he speaks ¡±To express the inner complexity and struggle.


    In order to express the protagonist''s struggle in the face of choice, Murphy also edited five multi shot combinations with the length of 4.15 seconds, 4.9 seconds, 3.6 seconds, 2.17 seconds and 1.23 seconds in one scene, creating the effect of stacking and slow playing, pushing the climax in shorter and shorter time, and reaching the peak of emotion. After five shots, he deliberately pulled more and more In this clip, Murphy takes 15 seconds to reach the climax, and twice as long to return to calm, so that the audience has time to feel Diego Rose''s emotions.


    In Murphy''s editing, 70% of the time is controlled by rhythm. Compared with the fast rhythm of previous films, the rhythm of this film is quite slow. Only when there are many body movements in the picture, the editing rhythm will be faster. When walking and daily street scenes appear, it will be close to the rhythm of natural life.


    Of course, he will also use some editing techniques appropriately. For example, when the story is in a hurry, he will lengthen the time of a seemingly insignificant shot. When the anxiety index is about to explode, the moment before the watch is the place to cut.


    Editing is a very gifted profession, without enough talent, perhaps through continuous efforts, can become an excellent editor, but want to become a master is basically impossible.


    Murphy has some talent for this.


    He constructed the story of the whole film through editing. There are six elements, and they are listed in the order: emotion, story, rhythm, visual tracking, spatial continuity and two-dimensional plane.


    Use these priority Murphy as a pattern and editing plan to make sure your movie doesn''t have any editing problems.


    Among them, the top three are the most important: emotion, story and rhythm. After years of field experience, Murphy can see that these three are closely linked, and they play a very important role.


    Although she is the director of the film, Murphy tries to keep herself in a more objective state when editing. She does not regard herself as a director, but as an audience, to really feel all kinds of rhythm, details and good play in the middle.


    Some films are suitable for what kind of method he must use to cut, general commercial blockbuster, can let the audience ignore the existence of the clip is the best clip, but such a small minority of the film is different, he must show the existence of a different clip.


    That''s why Murphy spent so much time editing.


    After finishing the fine cutting of the whole film, Murphy didn''t relax. Instead, he looked back at the whole film, looking for extra shots, and then cut them all. Cutting out unnecessary shots will make the film more fluent.


    It took a whole month, a week before Thanksgiving, for Murphy to finish editing the film and cut an official trailer for 20th Century Fox''s publicity department.


    The production cost of this film is limited, and the investment in publicity, marketing and distribution is also limited. For example, in terms of trailer advertising, there is only one, not the past three or four.


    It''s almost late November, and the traditional Thanksgiving holiday in North America is just around the corner. Although there are still many work to be done, such as dubbing, music and sound editing, Murphy has put aside his post production work for the time being and specially invited a costume designer to prepare suitable clothes for him and Gail gado to attend the upcoming film premiere.


    Directed by Seth Logan, starring Stanton partisans and released by 20th century fox, "the end of the world" will hit the North American film market in more than 3700 cinemas over the weekend before Thanksgiving.


    This science fiction thriller comedy, which is guest starred by many Hollywood stars in their real names, has attracted much media attention before its release. In the 20th century, fox specially prepared a grand global premiere for the film at the China Grand Theater in Hollywood. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 600

    "This is the entertainment channel of Fox TV network. I''m your old friend Benjamin draxler. I''m a live report from Hollywood China Grand Theater in Los Angeles."


    Standing in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, Benjamin draxler continued to say to the camera against the background of the front door of the theater and a poster of the collapse of Hollywood mountain, "today is November 17. It''s getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving. The choice of" the end of the world "to be released the weekend before Thanksgiving also shows the film''s strong confidence."


    There was a cheer on the red carpet. Benjamin draxler looked around and saw that it wasn''t a big star. He continued, "this R-class sci-fi comedy directed by Seth Logan and starred by Stanton gangsters is holding the world premiere in Los Angeles. We have shown you Stanton gangsters walking on the red carpet before, except Murphy- In addition to Stanton and his team, Emma Watson, Rihanna and other guest stars were on the scene. In addition, James Murdoch, an important figure of News Corporation, and his stepmother Wendy Deng also attended the premiere The film will be released in North America tomorrow


    Under the guidance of Benjamin draxler, the camera lens moved slowly and finally aimed at the activity area in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    "At the premiere, Seth Logan, a member of Stanton party who directed, edited and played by himself, showed up with his new girlfriend Lauren Miller. Meanwhile, Emma Watson, Paul Luther, Jay baruchel and other stars who had a wonderful spoof performance in the film also came to the scene, and the famous director Murphy Stanton appeared to help," he said


    The camera moves from Murphy to Emma Watson.


    Benjamin draxler''s voice over continues, "Emma Watson''s short hair bobhead is amazing, showing her beautiful face, and her bra pants are also very chic, laughing in front of the camera, sexy and lovely..."


    "What''s more interesting is..." Benjamin draxler also said, "all the stars in this film will appear in their real identities. Emma Watson, Nicholas Cage, Paul Luther, David cruholtz and Rihanna, the sexy pop diva, will appear in the film."


    As the reporter named Benjamin draxler said, the premiere was full of stars, not only the stantons led by Murphy, but also all kinds of stars.


    Murphy and the crew are standing in front of the sponsor billboard for a picture. After the picture, Emma Watson comes up and says, "Murphy, can we have a picture together?"


    "Of course." Murphy answered with a smile.


    Gail gado took the initiative to leave the billboard.


    Perhaps Murphy''s reputation is strong enough, and meeting a director may bring some unexpected benefits. In addition to Emma Watson, Paul Luther, Rihanna and Nicholas Cage also came to film with Murphy.


    After taking photos, Murphy just left here and was blocked by several reporters.


    "Director Stanton, I''m Benjamin draxler from Fox Entertainment Channel..."


    Because of his subordination to fox in the 20th century, Benjamin draxler easily occupied the most favorable position for interview, and sent the microphone to Murphy, "can you talk about your performance in the film" the end of the world "


    Murphy thought about it for a moment, and said again, "in this movie, we all have to show different levels and different directions of our character. This seems crazy enough. At the same time, we have to show the jokes according to Logan''s request. My behavior in the film is totally different from my own habits, although I play myself in this film. It sounds crazy, but the reality is that this movie is so crazy. Maybe we have some so-called self-consciousness, but in this movie, this consciousness doesn''t exist at all. Everything is for jokes and stories. "


    There are reporters want to ask questions, but Murphy waved his hand, and immediately security personnel came to separate him from reporters.


    Murphy looked around and didn''t see Gail gado. She should have gone in first, and then went into the Hollywood Grand Theater with Robert Downey Jr. and Paul Luther.


    The latter is a member of the rotten boy gang. At the invitation of Robert Downey Jr., Murphy heard Robert Downey Jr. mention that Marvel pictures has confirmed Paul Luther as the leading actor of ant man.


    When you enter the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, most of the guests chat in the front hall because it''s still early. This kind of occasion is a good place for communication.


    The stauntons are naturally the focus of the front hall, and Murphy walks over. Gail gado is talking to Seth Logan''s girlfriend.


    "Seth, you guy..."


    Before she got close, Murphy heard Jonah Hill plead guilty. "You didn''t tell us when you had a girlfriend."


    James Franco also seemed angry. "I''m so disappointed in you!"Seth Logan spread out his hand. Just as he was about to say something, little Robert Downey went over and patted him on the shoulder. "Come on, Logan, do you want to be Wolverine? Or become a phantom cat? "


    Murphy ignored these guys and said hello to Lauren Miller first.


    Lauren Miller shakes hands with Murphy. Seeing that Seth Logan is besieged by Robert Downey Jr., Jonah Hill Jr. and James Franco Jr., she can''t open her mouth at all. She quickly stands up to help her boyfriend.


    "It''s not Logan''s fault." She said with a smile, "we just confirmed the relationship last month. I told him not to make it public."


    In fact, Lauren Miller is not a stranger. People like Murphy have known her for a long time. She was one of the producers of Seth Logan''s "hangover".


    "Lauren Miller is more than a producer."


    Just as Robert Downey Jr. and Lauren Miller greet each other, Gail gado comes to Murphy and whispers, "she''s still an actor and writer, and a film she''s writing and starring in is being filmed by focus."


    Murphy nodded his head slightly. Lauren Miller was a man he had heard of.


    The stantons all have their own social networks. When Murphy has no one else around, James Murdoch comes over and greets Murphy and Gail gado.


    "How about the post production of the new film?" Asked James Murdoch.


    "It''s the end of it." Murphy gave a reassuring answer to investors: "it will definitely not delay the screening in December."


    James Murdoch is more concerned about another film than the one that is obviously not commercial, and he asks, "what about the sequel to the city of chaos? When can preparations begin? "


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "next April or may."


    Thinking of Murphy''s habit, James Murdoch asked, "will the summer show be released in 2013?"


    "Well..." Murphy did not hide, "I had an exchange of views with Carla Firth, and the start of summer vacation in 2013 was a good time."


    Hearing this, James Murdoch put down his heart and suddenly said, "Murphy, my father likes your film very much. Do you have time to go to New York for the New Year dinner at the end of this year? My father has always wanted to see you, too. "


    Murphy could hear it. It was a sincere invitation. He pondered for a moment. Just as he was about to reply, a woman''s voice suddenly sounded on the left side of James Murdoch. "If director Stanton wants to participate, I can send a private plane to pick you up."


    James Murdoch turned to look in the direction of the voice and frowned immediately.


    At the same time, Murphy''s eyes also cast in the past, a black haired woman in a red sequined deep V evening dress came over.


    She nodded to James Murdoch without expression, then went straight to Murphy, with a big smile on her face, and actively stretched out her right hand, "Hello, director Stanton, I''ve long wanted to meet you, but I haven''t had a chance."


    Murphy shook her right hand. "Hello, Ms. Deng. Nice to meet you."


    "Call me Wendy." Wendy Deng gave a warm smile. "My friends call me that."


    But James Murdoch said, "I''ve already got a private plane ready for Murphy. I won''t work for you, Wendy."


    Wendy squinted at James Murdoch. "Don''t you think you''re flying to London for a hearing these days? It''s very troublesome in London. I guess you can''t finish it in a moment and a half. You''d better use my plane. "


    The hidden content of this may not be understood by others, but Murphy understands that the "eavesdropping door" incident of News Corporation is becoming more and more serious, and the target is James Murdoch. Several hearings held by the British side all point out that news corporation must let James Murdoch attend.


    "It''s just a small thing in Britain." James Murdoch''s face remained unchanged, and he continued, "I can fly to England, and the private plane is reserved for Murphy."


    He seems to be using this way to convey the importance he attaches to Murphy.


    "That''s good..." Wendy Deng is obviously not a simple character. "I''ll inform your father and let him make a decision."


    This words, James - Murdoch''s face a moment some do not look good.


    Murphy looked at James Murdoch, then Wendy Deng, and understood.


    "Wendy, James..." He said with a smile, "don''t bother. I''m not sure about my schedule at the end of the year. If I''m lucky enough to attend the new year''s dinner of News Corporation, I''ll go there myself."


    He has no interest in the conflict between James Murdoch and Wendy Deng, and does not want to be involved in the power struggle within News Corp. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 601

    At the same time, he politely refuses James Murdoch and Wendy Deng. Murphy winks. Gail gado finds a reason at random. They leave and walk towards the cinema together.


    "This woman is not simple." Gayle gado whispered a reminder.


    "I know." Murphy took her hand and walked into the studio, also lowering her voice. "Don''t worry, I won''t get involved in these things."


    He knew what Gael gado was thinking, and the fool wanted to be involved in the internal struggle between News Corp. and the Murdoch family.


    Murphy is not stupid, can see, whether it is James Murdoch, or Wendy Deng, he is regarded as a heavyweight weight.


    Murphy doesn''t know who will inherit News Corporation in the future. All he knows is that Wendy Deng doesn''t seem to have a chance even if he works hard.


    This woman is absolutely not simple. She can fight from an ordinary person to her present position. If she only goes to bed with men, no fool will believe it. How can she become Mrs. Murdoch without certain skills and brains?


    As for James Murdoch, it''s not hard to guess what kind of person he is when you look at the British "eavesdropping door" which is mostly made by him.


    Of course, Murphy is not a good person, but this kind of unnecessary trouble, it is better to participate less.


    What''s more, if he doesn''t have enough income, how can he be someone else''s weight casually.


    After waiting in the movie hall for a while, the lights on the ceiling gradually went out, and the big screen lit up. Murphy''s "the end of the world" began to be officially screened.


    At the beginning of the film, James Franco calls Seth Logan, claiming that he has just moved to a new home, and suggests that the annual carnival of stantons should be put in the mansion of Beverly Hills. Seth Logan certainly has no problem. James Franco then informs Murphy, Jonah hill and Robert Downey Jr. who are shooting in other places.


    At the notice of James Franco, Murphy, Jonah hill and Robert Downey, Jr. immediately rushed back to Los Angeles from other places to help James Franco organize the grand carnival party.


    As a result, the annual psychedelic carnal sex show was held, with James Franco as the host, and stars from all walks of life came in droves. A group of obscene men who were once Stanton''s followers have now mixed up into a kind of money maker, playing with women to blow water and KK powder. What a joy


    This film is not just a spoof in the name of a star. If you want to make a vulgar comedy stand out, there must be something different. Murphy doesn''t have much research on comedy, but Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco are all experts in this field.


    From the beginning of the Stanton party gathering, the film highlights a theme: friendship! The brotherhood before Stanton!


    Any film, if there is no emotion, even if there are more jokes, it will appear empty.


    As a result, Robert Downey Jr. and Seth Logan become the carrier of contradiction. They have been noisy since the beginning of the film, and they seem to be out of tune. They even quarrel directly at James Franco''s party.


    The star gathering party is naturally a big attraction. Murphy''s appearance with Gail gado is no accident. The difference is that Murphy''s performance is a little dull again, and Gail gado is still a beautiful mess.


    Murphy''s appearance stopped the quarrel between Robert Downey Jr. and Seth Logan in time. Depressed Seth Logan decided to go out for a breath. Accompanied by Jonah hill, he went to a supermarket to buy things. When the world suddenly changed, countless people around him were attracted to the sky by the light column.


    Seth Logan and Jonah hill, however, are not on the list.


    Two people are very shocked, all the way back to James Franco''s mansion, just to see Murphy and Gail gado''s car away.


    The camera follows Murphy''s and Gail gado''s cars.


    The sky suddenly dropped a light column and sucked away Gail gado, leaving only the shocked Murphy with a wide mouth. Because of this accident, his SUV crashed into a tree on the side of the road.


    Seth Logan and Jonah Hill come back to the party. James Franco, Jonah hill and Emma Watson are in a trance and don''t believe what they say. When Rihanna comes to say goodbye, the earth suddenly shakes, and a deep ditch opens on the lawn. There is a flame burning at the bottom of the ditch.


    This sudden change immediately turned the Carnival Party into a slaughterhouse, Rihanna fell directly into the ditch, Paul Luther was smashed into a pile of flesh and blood by a crooked tree, and Taylor Swift''s head was cut off by a flying steel wire


    What is shown in front of the audience is a vivid picture of how to kill Hollywood stars. There are many strange ways to kill them.


    At the same time, Beverly Hills erupted and Beverly Hills became purgatory.


    Fortunately, most of James Franco''s mansion was preserved, and the surviving James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Robert Downey Jr. and Emma Watson hid in the house.It''s a hell of fire outside. Inside the house, it''s safe for the time being, but there''s not enough food and water. In the face of difficulties, Stanton''s choice is to shrink. It''s day by day. Instead, Emma Watson stands up and finds a big hammer to rush out to look for food and water.


    After Emma Watson left, James Franco just remembered that there were still some food and bottled water in the basement. A bunch of bad friends were hiding at home and had to rely on each other to make fun of each other.


    The jokes here are carefully prepared by Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    For example, James Franco and Seth Logan go to the bathroom together. James Franco comes out first. Jonah hill looks at him and seriously says that James Franco has white tooth paste on his mouth


    All the jokes have a characteristic, just like the stantons are showing the real life to all the audience.


    In the past, it is not that there have been no films with similar gimmicks, where a bunch of stars have been cast in real identities, but few of them have succeeded.


    The progress of doomsday is that Seth Logan and Jonah Hill don''t just find one or two famous faces to be passers-by, but treat all the stars like Stanton as the whole concept of "Star".


    Therefore, all the stars, including Stanton''s followers, act like the "stars" imagined by the ordinary audience, such as collective drug use, rather than the stars'' personal and individual life. This also saves the worries of all the stars participating in the film, because it''s the identity of the "stars" that they tease, rather than their independent self.


    However, although the "Star" is made, the ridicule is real. In reality, Rihanna, who is often attacked by Chris Brown, finally gets a chance to slap her back in the film, but she immediately falls into the abyss of hell. In the patriarchal society, women can only submit to the patriarchal authority forever; Emma Watson stands up to look for food and water, Stan A group of big men of Dun gang can only hide in the room and live a day.


    When Robert Downey complains to DV, he says that "Hermione robbed our water", deliberately confusing the identity of reality and characters, to satirize the hypocritical character of "stars" who are different in appearance and true or false; the tall and powerful Channing Tatum has become a little wolf dog, and the huge image contrast is a joke on all kinds of covert sex events in Vanity Fair; the most interesting thing is that Yes, the entrance to hell is actually at the foot of the mountain with the bright words "Hollywood". So the first to experience the end is those celebrities who come in and out of Hollywood - the most brilliant dreamland in the world. Is it paradise or hell?


    In a word, this is a happy show with the real identity of the stars. Even Murphy does not hesitate to destroy his image.


    Of course, in the words of Robert Downey Jr. and Seth Logan Jr., Murphy has no positive image.


    Emma Watson returns to James Franco''s refuge with some water. As soon as she goes back upstairs to have a rest, Murphy suddenly rushes in. The terrified Stanton party seems to have found the backbone. However, the backbone is obviously not a good person. She follows Emma Watson. It is said that after Emma Watson goes to bed upstairs, the idea of sperm on the brain is strong Ma Watson, and take all her supplies.


    The rest of the stantons hesitated a little and unanimously passed Murphy''s resolution.


    "Why do you agree?"


    In private, Seth Logan asked James Franco, "Emma is our friend. She got us water."


    James Franco said seriously, "don''t you know, Murphy is a big director. She can''t live without women, especially beautiful women. If I don''t agree, I must be the one who is strong by him!"


    This is obviously making fun of all kinds of lace rumors of Hollywood directors.


    But the subsequent plot reversal, attracted the audience inside the cinema issued a burst of laughter.


    Emma Watson is not only not strong headed by Murphy''s Stanton party, but with the hammer in her hand and the pistol of James Franco''s family, she robbed the Stanton party.


    "You bastards!" Emma Watson, with a hammer in one hand and a pistol in the other, "put everything you can drink in my bag."


    "What can we drink?" Seth Logan opened his eyes wide and said solemnly, "we have five big men here! Is Is Are you going to challenge the five of us alone? "


    "I knew you meant that..." Jonah Hill took off his coat and said, "Why are we still trying to strengthen you? Don''t worry, Emma, the five of us will do our best (to be continued). )

 Chapter 602

    Since he takes part in the comedy, he must be ready to make fun of himself. Murphy''s attitude in this aspect is very good. The whole Stanton clique, including him, has almost no positive image. What is shown in front of the audience is a group of obscene men. Even at this juncture, he does not forget to take advantage of beautiful women.


    Emma Watson put away the pistol, and Jonah hill was the first to walk over, awe inspiring, "I''m willing to be the first to give!"


    But it wasn''t luck that landed on him, it was Emma Watson''s hammer.


    Jonah hill was pounded on his nose by Emma Watson and immediately bled.


    Emma Watson went into a state of violent walking and smashed a hammer directly into the crotch of a human figure, which smashed to the ground.


    "I''m not joking with you She snapped.


    So the stantons were robbed by a 20-year-old girl.


    Up to now, neither Murphy nor the rest of the stantons are good people.


    The only advantage of the stantons is that they have deep brotherhood. Even though they are cowardly and dirty, no one abandons his brother under any circumstances.


    This is also a typical comedy factor. What we pay attention to is a good brother and a world situation.


    For example, Jonah Hill became a zombie, and the rest of the stantons did everything they could to save him.


    It''s just that the process of becoming a zombie makes a lot of people laugh, because he is strengthened by the devil


    In fact, the theme of "friendship" runs through the whole story of the film. The five good friends of Stanton''s party on the poster, who play a leading role in "the end of the world", are Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr.


    Their discordant meeting and quarrel before the party, the escalation of conflicts when they encounter the doomsday, when James Franco takes refuge in the house, and the reconciliation when they both fly to heaven at the end of the film are the standard three-stage narration, which makes the film have a complete structure and naturally stand out from those crude comedies.


    In the process of depicting friendship, the setting of "doomsday" brings the inevitable conflict elements: no one wants to die, no one wants to save their lives, but their relationship is also a good basic friend, which makes "don''t want to die" and "save their lives" more complicated, "fearlessness" and "selfishness" intertwined, and all kinds of jokes also appear.


    The climax of the film appears when Murphy ascends to heaven. He sees James Franco, a bastard, rise to heaven through self sacrifice, and he also wants to follow suit. Just as little Robert Downey wants to save Chanin Tatum, a dog slave, from a group of bad guys, he is shot. Murphy stands in front of little Robert Downey in time, ready for the moment when he is shot The light column covers and rushes all the way to the sky.


    But after rising, he saw Emma Watson dragging a sledgehammer in the ruins, and immediately remembered that she wanted to be strong but was robbed. A series of words beginning with F jumped out of her mouth. When Emma Watson looked up and gave her a middle finger, she fell short of success - Rose for a short time - Murphy fell down again - and immediately disappeared The film takes the meaning of "friendship" to preach, but in turn emphasizes the importance of friendship.


    This kind of mutual derogatory but small warm small moving constantly staggered, let the film all the way to keep interesting, determined not to be cold.


    Of course, as one of the favorite comedies to talk about JJ and xiasanlu, Stanton''s good friends are also very rotten: Jonah Hill''s spiked little orchid fingers are very coquettish, and even his way of being possessed is Lingering shows that the white point is that the devil has raped him; the decoration of James Franco''s new house is his hand-made hanging picture of "Seth Logan vs James Franco vs Robert Downey and Jonah hill, Jr.".


    The key is to see the truth in times of adversity. James Franco''s private food can only be enjoyed by stantons. When Emma Watson is not gone, he would rather starve than share it.


    Even Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr., who began to have conflicts, vowed to shoot each other as long as they could survive


    In the end, the foreshadowing of the revelation of the New Testament has finally become God''s salvation. Robert Downey Jr., Seth Logan and James Franco have passed the test and finally ascended to heaven. Then there is a surprise. The heaven welcomes them with a black woman, Whitney Houston.


    In the shining heaven, Whitney Houston leads the people who ascend to heaven to sing "I Will.Always.Love . you.


    this is obviously a song dedicated to the stantons.


    The movie ends with Whitney Houston singing.


    In the movie hall of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, there was a warm applause. Murphy stood up and was the first to go to Seth Logan. He opened his hands and hugged the fat man."It''s wonderful!" Murphy is not stingy of his praise, "this is a very good comedy."


    Gail gado also shook hands with Seth Logan. "It''s beautiful!"


    "Thank you..." Seth Logan is usually not very good at speech, just keep saying, "thank you, thank you..."


    Many people came to congratulate him. Murphy consciously took Gail gado aside. Although he was the investor of the film, it was time for Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco to plan and shoot the film.


    "Very good, isn''t it?" Kara Firth''s voice rang from the side.


    Murphy nodded. "Better than I expected."


    "Seth Logan has a talent for comedy." And Gail said, "I think it''s possible to be a top comedy director."


    For a film like comedy, only the market response really plays a decisive role.


    Therefore, the success of this film depends on the specific market reaction.


    Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco went to the press conference hall. After chatting with Kara Firth for a while, seeing that it was not early, Murphy and Gail gado left the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood and returned to wave manor.


    He knows very well that the protagonists today should be Seth Logan, Jonah hill and James Franco.


    This film is quite special in Hollywood''s homogeneous comedy. Murphy thinks it''s very good, but he doesn''t care about many things. After all, the director, like the film critic, can''t represent a large number of ordinary audiences.


    The next morning, Murphy got up and went out for a run. When she came back, she turned on her computer and looked through several scoring websites.


    "Doomsday" is my favorite comedy this year. The cast of stars has already been invincible. In addition, all the stars who come to the set to play soy sauce and make friends with Stanton''s followers are almost here. "


    "These guys of Stanton party are stinky, cheap, ruffian and colorful in the film one by one, but they just don''t know what''s going on. They all exude the feeling of pure boys! I can''t stand it. Even Jonah hill is the most annoying. I was worried about the large number of stars this time. Facts have proved that every one of them has a steady pace, is equally well-known, does not have the ability to compete for the limelight, and the United magnetic field is super powerful


    "If the standard of judging a comedy is how many jokes you can remember after watching it and how much you laugh, then the comedy will be crowned king!"


    This is the message of fans on IMDB, which is supported by countless people.


    "The end of the world" has a score of 8.1 for the time being, which is a very good starting point for a shit comedy.


    "People who like this film enjoy it, while people who don''t like it hate it. I''m glad I belong to the former. In fact, we all know that the performances of the real names of the actors in this film are not real performances. It''s just that the audiences think that they are always stinking in the media, but they still enjoy watching them very much. "


    "Seth Logan has the essence of comedy and writes about all kinds of unruly things in the play. Jonah hill is really cheap and dies well. If you are in the same room with Hermione and plan to go to her, please don''t discuss how to go to her at the door of someone else. They can bring their own heroine attribute. And Murphy, speculative utilitarians can never go to heaven..."


    Seeing this, Murphy shook her head and laughed.


    There are also many related comments on social networking sites.


    "This year, the most unruly, vulgar, unreasonable, narcissistic, fuck, funny, shitty and pissed off movie was created by the good friends of Stanton party. It''s very vulgar and violent. It''s worthy of being a super creative cheap movie. It''s full of bad taste, and many stars are playing hoaxes. Rihanna and Hermione are robbed of the pit of fire- Granger swung a sledgehammer to grab food, Channing Tatum was obscene and dedicated, and Murphy Stanton was completely abandoned. Seeing that little fat man was possessed by the devil in that way, it was very shadowy. "


    "In addition, the actors have a lot of GAGs and gaffes, and they almost make fun of their respective leading roles. Especially when Seth Logan and Robert Downey Jr. resolve their conflicts and show their brotherhood, their gestures and expressions to Lulu just take off and fall to the ground. Their moral integrity is really broken and can''t be picked up. Then, Whitney Houston''s I Will.Always.Love "You" is also on. It''s amazing to think about the brotherhood among Stanton''s followers


    "At the end of the day, it''s the individual''s rating of this" doomsday "- a!"


    After watching this, Murphy strolls around on the social networking site. Unexpectedly, she sees someone putting his face together with Emma Watson''s PS. in the picture, Emma Watson seems to have a sad face (to be continued). )

 Chapter 603

    The rise of the Internet can be said to have profoundly changed the industry of film review. No matter how weak individuals and humble audiences are, they can express their opinions on the Internet. Now, in the era of the full rise of social networks, many people are dissatisfied with commenting on a film. If a film is very interesting or very bad, he will be happy They are likely to actually participate in the entertainment frenzy caused by the film.


    It''s an age of entertainment to death, and it''s an age where you can participate as long as you want.


    For public figures, this is the best of times, but also the worst of times.


    The former means that you can easily appear in front of anyone, even the most humble corner, with the help of all pervasive social networks; the latter also means that you will be watched by countless people, and as long as there is any place they think can be entertained, you may become the object of ridicule and even ridicule.


    At this time, as a public figure''s mentality is very important, some things just look at smile, can''t be too serious.


    For example, on the twitter that Murphy saw, some people put his big eyes and Emma Watson''s poster P together, borrowing the parody of the movie plot.


    In the picture of PS, Emma Watson swings a sledgehammer and stares at Murphy. Here are the words added by netizens themselves.


    Hermione: say it! Which of you is going to strengthen me?


    The following is the psychological activities added by netizens. Hermione''s acting skills are so good that she has a strong desire to be strong by Murphy


    It''s not over yet, and he''s going to say, why doesn''t Murphy have Hermione?


    The man answers with a picture - a close-up of Murphy falling from the sky at the end.


    God does not love you, punishes you to continue to make the foundation in the human world! This is the netizen''s own words.


    After watching it, Murphy didn''t show anything special except shaking his head and smiling. There will be more and more spoofs in the future.


    From these spoofs, we can see that the film doomsday, which he invested in and starred in, has considerable entertainment value, and has triggered a certain degree of topic on social networks.


    Murphy has invested tens of millions of dollars in real money. In addition to supporting his good brother, he naturally wants to make the film bring enough returns. Of course, the more discussions on the Internet, the better.


    He watched it for a few more minutes. Although there were some critical voices, it was a typical shit comedy. Those who watched the premiere and the advance show last night were undoubtedly fans of this aspect. The end of the world was obviously very to their taste.


    "The end of the world" is a collective outburst of Stanton''s followers, vowing to turn "vulgar" into a magic power to destroy the earth. Although the essence of the film is still a slightly absurd fool comedy, which is nothing more than a group of big men who resist growing up and do not want to mature with practical actions, it is a mixture of more trivial and mixed elements, including the plasma explosion of "horror comedy" and the right and wrong gossip of "brother comedy". Therefore, doomsday has more space to be unscrupulous, with both visibility and entertainment In addition, it puts the theme of "friendship" at the top of the list, combines spoof with sensationalism, and easily crosses the pass line of good-looking and inspiring audience resonance. "


    The comment on Facebook has been widely forwarded, and there is no lack of relevant information on twitter.


    "The good feeling brought about by the film" the end of the world "is short-lived. I don''t know when the next group high Carnival of Stanton party will be. Therefore," the end of the world "is actually Noah''s ark, passing through those years when they were forced together, carrying friendship and surviving."


    On IMDB, all kinds of fancy short comments emerge one after another.


    "It''s too much. Murphy wants to strengthen Hermione, but Hermione grabs her with a sledgehammer in the end!"


    "Long live the little Stanton clique and the messy friendship. The image of Murphy Stanton can''t bear to look directly at it. It turns out that there is no bottom line for the big director to make mischief. If you think about how Xiao Pang is possessed by the devil, I will leave an indelible psychological shadow. I can''t take exorcism seriously any more!"


    "In fact, as far as the plot is concerned, it''s really weak and explosive, but the interaction between the stars is too unruly, and even has no lower limit. I have to praise the stantons for playing too high. I will always remember your unruly behavior."


    "The plot is really weak. If I''m a screenwriter, the last part of the plot should be like this: Stanton Gang, five shameless guys in the same room with Emma Watson, and then what Emma longed for most in the movie happened. After that, the men threw her out and left her to die, and they continued to piss. I don''t want Emma to survive successfully. She learned all her skills from Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry, and killed the stantons one by one


    Murphy has to admire, now these fans'' entertainment spirit is stronger and stronger, the brain hole is also bigger and bigger.


    In fact, one fan''s short comment is the most representative.


    "Popular stars and directors, drugs, sex jokes, evil spirits, idiots and R-Scale, all of which together make them the best comedy of the year!"Some of the latest comments mentioned Murphy''s new film. At today''s official release, 20th Century Fox posted the ad of "Diego Ross" on "the end of the world".


    "Murphy''s new movie looks depressing."


    "This is a movie about drug dealers? The one who''s been talking to Murphy and Robert Downey Jr


    "It''s like a very serious movie from the short commercial."


    In fact, dozens of seconds of advertising can not see too many specific things, but Murphy and 20th century fox are very clear that the audience will not be very optimistic because of the similarity of "Diego Ross", so some promotion is necessary.


    And compared with TV advertising, film advertising has its own advantages.


    The film screen is wider than the TV screen, and the advertising picture is more real and clear. Coupled with the powerful sound effect, it gives the audience more direct visual and auditory impact.


    This kind of patch advertisement is usually played before the film is officially shown. At this time, the surrounding environment of the audience is relatively dark and closed, and the attention of the eyes is mainly focused on the screen with less interference information. In addition, the film media give the audience a single "channel". The audience can''t freely change the channel, change the layout and avoid advertising, just like watching TV, listening to the radio and reading newspapers at home.


    Another point is that the advertising price of film stickers is relatively low, which is more in line with the low investment situation of "Diego Ross". Its advertising price per unit time is much lower than that of other media. Especially when film stickers are launched in urban communities and marginal towns, the scope of film stickers is expanded, and the cost of advertising per thousand people is also reduced.


    However, patch advertising also has defects, the biggest is forced to watch.


    Film placement ads are forced to watch when the audience pays for tickets to see the film. The audience has a rebellious mentality. Relatively few audiences pay to go to the cinema to see the same film twice. Therefore, although the placement ads can be shown circularly according to the number of scenes, the possibility of repeated transmission to the same audience is small, almost zero. This puts forward very high requirements for the placement advertisement, seizing the only opportunity to achieve its own information dissemination purpose, "the opportunity can not be lost, it will never come again".


    What''s more favorable for "Diego Ross" is that "the end of the world" is a film that Murphy plays an important role and is built around Stanton clique. The possibility of the audience''s resistance caused by the placement advertisement is much lower.


    "It''s time for breakfast."


    At some point, Gail gado walked up behind Murphy and said, "go wash it."


    Murphy goes back upstairs, simply washes and enters the dining room. Breakfast is already on the table. On the plate, it''s a document.


    Drawing back the chair, Murphy sat opposite Gail gado, looked at the papers and laughed. "It looks like we should make a lot of money this time."


    "It''s funny that you''re on the stage in person," Gail gado said, putting down skim milk. "The fans will definitely buy it."


    This is a document faxed by Fox in the 20th century. Last night, the premiere of "the end of the world" and more than 3000 advance shows reaped more than $6.3 million in North America.


    This figure can''t be compared with the super production of summer archives. After all, doomsday is a shit comedy. With the R rating, it can get more than $6.3 million, which is quite good.


    In addition to the overwhelming majority of the audience''s praise on the Internet, doomsday''s evaluation on the media and professional is also good.


    After breakfast, Murphy read a number of newspapers, the favorable rate is close to 80%.


    Entertainment Weekly thinks that this is the most unscrupulous and energetic comedy film on the screen for a long time; Hollywood Reporter praises that the film has added many elements of other types of films on top of comedy, which is very innovative; variety shows that the story of this film is quite smart, which shows that the editors and directors have high comic ability Besides Murphy Stanton, there is an excellent commercial director.


    "Rolling stone" column said that the audience will definitely be amused by the film, Seth Logan in his second work, decisively show trump card, fusion jubilation and terror as one, and its lethality has not weakened from beginning to end.


    "The New York Post" is not stingy praise, "the end of the world" let me laugh, my pancreas constantly ups and downs, bile duct is about to split, the body is about to fall apart.


    While the Los Angeles Times pointed out the essence, Murphy Stanton made a good deal again, and the profits brought by "the end of the world" will make him soft!


    "If this film can really make a huge profit..."


    After breakfast, Murphy and Gail gado went for a walk in the garden and said, "we can buy a private plane."


    Gail gado was about to speak when his cell phone rang. He frowned and hung up immediately after connecting. He said to Murphy, "the housekeeper just informed me that father Marcus Costello is coming to visit you." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 604

    "Nice to see you again, father Costello."


    In the reception room of the villa, Murphy saw the religious figure he had met at the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins.


    Gail gado also politely said hello to the father of Marquez Costello, and then asked for tea.


    Father Marcus Costello sat on the sofa next to Murphy and said with a smile, "I came to Beverly Hills this morning to meet an old friend. I didn''t expect that he had something to do. He happened to pass by your house. He thought of the pleasant meeting on the Caribbean Sea, so he came to see you."


    "It''s our pleasure." Murphy exchanged a look with Gail gado without any trace.


    This kind of nonsense may be believed by devout people, but they just listen to it. The father of Marquez Costello is a Catholic Archbishop in Southern California. He is busy with religious affairs. It is said that as soon as his term of office arrives, he is likely to return to the Vatican to be promoted to Cardinal. How can he have leisure to pass by wave manor?


    "I came all the way from the gate of the manor..." Father Marcus Costello always showed a warm smile, "did not see any signs related to religion."


    "Ah?" Murphy thought for a moment and said, "the manor was decorated by foreign companies. Maybe they ignored it."


    In fact, the decoration of wave manor was done according to Gail gado''s idea. Gail gado believed in Judaism, but she knew that Murphy didn''t believe in religion and other illusory things at all, so she didn''t set up any facilities or decorations related to Judaism in the manor.


    Father Marquez Costello raised his mouth slightly and said, "Mr. Stanton, if this house can be bathed in the Lord''s..."


    "Cough!" Gail gado coughed and said, "I''m sorry, I may have caught a cold recently."


    Murphy quietly looked at the cup on the coffee table next to father malx Costello''s sofa and made a gesture of invitation, "father, this is the best Longjing tea imported from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. It is said that the annual output is not even ten pounds. I entrusted a lot of relationships to buy it."


    Listen to Murphy say so, Marquez - Costello God father had to take a cup of tea, drink, and then nodded his approval, "it''s really good tea."


    "It''s a pity there''s too little to buy." Murphy deliberately said, "if the priest is interested, he can take some back to drink slowly."


    Father Marcus Costello quickly raised his hand and shook it. "I''m still more used to drinking black tea."


    As he spoke, his brow slightly wrinkled. Just like the previous meeting, the director opposite obviously had no interest in talking about religious belief, and he didn''t seem to be very interested in believing in Catholicism.


    But he didn''t come here for religious reasons.


    After another sip of tea, father Marquez Costello asked tentatively, "I hear Mr. Stanton''s new film is coming soon?"


    "Yes." Murphy immediately increased vigilance, "starting next month will be in Los Angeles and New York in a few cinemas point."


    Father Marcus Costello nodded. "I heard a few friends in Hollywood mention recently that there is something about Catholicism in your film?"


    Although the film has not been fully produced and no one has seen it, it is impossible to keep it completely secret. Besides, at that time, the crew filmed the location in an abandoned Catholic Church.


    Murphy believes that father Marcus Costello may have got some uncertain or shadowy news and want to come to the front station, otherwise he would not be so polite.


    "There''s a part of Catholicism in downtown Los Angeles in the 1980s." Murphy is really telling the truth, "the content is not much, and the theme of the film is not religion, but crime."


    Hearing these words, father Marcus Costello took a look at Murphy and thought that what Murphy said should be the truth, with a more genial smile. "Mr. Stanton, if you shoot Catholic related subjects in the future, you can say hello to the church, and we will do our best to help you."


    "Oh?" Murphy didn''t seem to believe it.


    "Father Marcus Costello added," we''re happy to work with big directors like you. "


    Murphy nodded. "If I shoot any more related subjects, I''ll inform the priest."


    "I will do my best." Father Marcus Costello put down his heart and stood up to say goodbye. "


    Oh, I''ll visit my old friend again. He should come back."


    "Then I won''t stay." Murphy didn''t say anything hypocritical.


    He also stood up and walked out of the villa with Gail gado and father Marcus Costello. Anyway, it was all guests, and they both had the basic etiquette.


    As for what father Marcus Costello said to say hello to the Catholic Church, he naturally threw it aside. Even if he was photographing about this kind of religion, he would not trouble these people to say hello to them. Didn''t he add a pair of scissors to his head?At the door of the villa, the driver of father Marcus Costello had driven the car. He walked out of the villa and was getting ready to get on the bus. Suddenly, he stopped.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Seeing father Marcus Costello stop, Gail gado, who is behind Murphy, comes up to him, stops, frowns slightly, and says in a low voice, "is there anything else he needs?"


    Murphy shook his head. "Who knows."


    After all, father Marcus Costello is the Archbishop of the district. If he doesn''t leave, Murphy, as the master, can''t throw him out, can he?


    "Mr. Stanton." Father Marcus Costello turned to Murphy and asked, "do you believe in heaven?"


    Despite not knowing what father Marcus Costello had in mind when he asked, Murphy said, "I don''t believe in heaven."


    Father Marquez Costello was stunned for a moment and asked, "why?"


    "Because my life is a hundred times better than heaven." Murphy looked aside. "For me, where Gail is, it''s heaven."


    He spread out his hand, "I am living in a real heaven now. Why should I believe in a nothingness heaven again?"


    Gail gado quietly reaches out his right hand and holds Murphy''s left hand firmly.


    His eyes moved a little. Father Marcus Costello took a look at Gail gado. He couldn''t believe that a Hollywood director would be so infatuated with a woman.


    Father Marquez Costello pauses and asks, "do you believe in God?"


    "It''s no use believing in God or not..." Murphy said, "because God never believed us."


    After listening to Murphy''s words, father Marcus Costello gradually understood something, and knew that it would be very unlikely for him to develop this Hollywood director into a Catholic.


    This is a typical atheist.


    Father Marcos Costello no longer stops. He turns to get on the bus. Under the eyes of Murphy and Gail gado, the car bypasses the fountain and drives out of the wave manor along the road directly opposite the villa.


    "He seems to have heard something." Gail gado looked back and said, "it''s just not clear what it is."


    "Don''t worry about him." Murphy knows that after the film is released, it will certainly attract a lot of criticism, just like the original "child abuse doubt", and the criticism and Catholic Church''s voice may be stronger. After all, his reputation and status are much bigger than that of John Patrick Stanley. He took the lead to return to the villa and said to Gail gado, "Hollywood has the freedom to film, which is the most important thing in the circle The basic rule is that if the Catholic Church is too loud, it''s good for me


    Are there few controversial films ever made in Hollywood? If Catholicism really criticizes him, he will definitely become the object of support of the whole Hollywood circle.


    It''s the United States, it''s California, it''s not the northeastern United States, it''s Italy and other European countries.


    After returning to the room and changing clothes, Murphy and Gail gado take a bus to Fox building and Stanton studio respectively. Murphy has entrusted Gail gado with the daily affairs of Stanton studio, so that he can devote most of his energy to the shooting and production of the film.


    If a director is involved in too many things, it will definitely affect the quality of his works.


    Murphy mainly deals with the work of dubbing and compositing. After all the dialogues and selected music are finished, let the sound effects editor match the film with different sound effects. So far, all the factors in the sound part of "Diego Ross" have been prepared, and there is another process that is to add the front and back subtitles to the film.


    After that, Murphy made two copies of the final edited version of the film. One is a digital copy, which is used for later DVD suppression, network platform on-demand download, TV station broadcast, and so on; the other is a film copy, which is sent to 20th Century Fox for printing in the cinema.


    By Sunday night, all the post production of "Diego Ross" had been completed, and Murphy had finished the planned work on time. Although the middle process was a little hasty and the pressure was heavy, he didn''t miss the screening in December.


    Before the screening, the film had to be sent to MPAA for rating. There was no problem that the film was rated as R. in the 20th century, fox itself had enough influence within MPAA. Moreover, the overall scale of the film was not particularly large, which was not comparable to Murphy''s previous film Wall Street Wolf.


    In this way, the rest of Murphy''s work is to coordinate with 20th century fox to promote the film, and then wait for it to start shooting before Christmas.


    The weekend before Thanksgiving is over, and doomsday has a good answer. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 605

    As a typical American poop comedy, professional word-of-mouth is not important at all, and this type of film has not been well received by the film critics. It can be said that doomsday is a rare R-class comedy film that has won more praise in recent years. However, as the investor, Murphy and the distributor, 20th century fox are very clear about the only way to measure this kind of film Standard, that''s box office results.


    There is no possibility that this kind of film can be produced in the award season. If there is no outstanding box office performance, the subsequent TV copyright, VOD and DVD sales will be seriously affected.


    On Monday morning, instead of doing morning exercises, Murphy turned on her computer and logged into her mailbox.


    Gail gadola passed a blanket around him, walked up behind Murphy, bent over his neck, and looked attentively at the computer screen.


    Feeling two smooth and delicate arms, Murphy deliberately tilted his head and rubbed it a few times.


    "Don''t move." Gail gado bit his ear. "Prick How many days have you not shaved? "


    "Just two days."


    Murphy deliberately rubbed her white arm again, which made Gail gado''s smooth skin suddenly appear a layer of small pimples.


    Gail gado simply loosened his hand, stood up, looked at the computer screen and said, "Carla''s mail."


    At a glance, Murphy moves the mouse to open the e-mail marked with Kara Firth. The content of the e-mail appears in front of him and Gail gado. There is not much written in it.


    However, there is a striking figure on the front - 48.6 million dollars!


    This is the number of box office tickets for the North American premiere weekend of doomsday!


    "Very good!" Gail gado laughs. "It looks promising that the box office in North America will exceed 150 million dollars."


    Murphy nodded. "It shouldn''t be a big problem."


    In just three days, the North American box office of this film has exceeded the production cost. For such a low-cost comedy film, it can be described as a box office explosion.


    "There''s more down there." Gail gado reminded.


    Murphy slides the mouse wheel and continues to look down.


    "Doomsday''s theater audience rating£¨ Cinema.Score £©The popcorn index is 85% and the audience has a good reputation. With this reputation and the appeal of Stanton''s followers, the film''s box office in North America is expected to hit $200 million in the end. "


    "The media evaluation of the film is above average, with 72% of the 136 media included in rotten tomato giving high praise, with an average score of 7.2; the comprehensive evaluation of authoritative media Metacritic includes 43 media with an average score of 71, far higher than other R-rated comedies released in recent two years."


    On the whole, the word-of-mouth of doomsday is good, and Cinema.Score There is no mention of $150 million in North America. It is predicted that it will hit $200 million.


    If the box office of the film in North America can reach 200 million dollars, Stanton gangsters will become the box office elixir of Hollywood.


    "I heard Carla say," Gail gado seems to know Murphy''s mind very well. "Twentieth Century Fox would like you to continue to play similar comedy movies together, and give Seth Logan and Jonah Hill enough power."


    Murphy raised his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "it''s not too much for the five of us to add up to 30-35 percent of the box office share of 20th century fox."


    Gail gado shrugged and did not answer directly.


    In fact, Murphy''s idea is very simple. In such comedies, he is basically making soy sauce. He can receive a basic salary. Seth Logan and Jonah hill, as the core of comedy, can take more.


    These two people are not like him, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr. to get such a high film pay, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill''s film pay is still at a relatively low stage.


    Now with the success of hangover and doomsday, Seth Logan and Jonah Hill have enough capital.


    After breakfast, Murphy drove to the Death Star building alone, and bill rosis had been waiting in his office.


    "Murphy, you have to be prepared."


    Putting a cup of coffee on the table in front of Murphy, Bill rosis went to the sofa on the left and sat down. He said, "the cloud of child abuse has attracted doubts and criticisms from the Catholic Church in those years, and the scene you shot is no exception. Your plan will certainly bring great pressure."


    "It doesn''t matter." Murphy didn''t seem to care too much. "I can take it. It''s a good film. People in 20th Century Fox have seen the sample film, and they have no objection. "


    If there is anything wrong with the film, the 20th century fox will not be able to pass.


    Since fox dares to show in the 20th century, by Hollywood and American film standards, these clips will be OK.Thinking of the other day, Murphy said to bill rosis, "the Catholic Archbishop of Southern California, father Marcus Costello, visited wave manor the other day."


    "What did he say?" Asked Bill rosis with concern.


    "Nothing..." Murphy shook his head and told the truth, "he should have heard some uncertain news. He came to test my attitude and I sent him away."


    Bill rosis clasped the armrest of the sofa with his right hand. "If he wants to see you again, let me know in time."


    He was aware of Murphy''s character and warned, "although Catholicism is only one of the many religious forces in California, and it is far from the biggest, we should not ignore them."


    "I know." Murphy picked up his coffee cup. "I don''t look down on anyone."


    He took a sip of his coffee and asked, "how''s the authorization for the Boston Globe story going?"


    Bill rosis is very clear that such a controversial event is a natural and high-quality theme for film adaptation. Especially when Murphy told him last time, he vaguely talked about his intention. This is a series of interlocking plans. If it really succeeds, both Murphy himself and his agent can make a big step forward in his career.


    Hollywood circle to a certain position, want to continue to move forward is undoubtedly very difficult, now see such an opportunity, Bill - rosis think it is worth the risk.


    "With your charisma, CAA and 20th century fox, the negotiation was smooth." Bill rosis said with a smile, "I''ve got the support of Robbie Robinson and others, and I''ve pushed the focus film industry out."


    Murphy put down his coffee cup. "When can I get the authorization?"


    "The negotiations are coming to an end." Bill rossis suggested, "you''d better let Gail go to Boston in person to have a final negotiation with them."


    Bill rosis can do the preliminary work, but it must be Stanton studio who signs the agreement. Murphy knows this very well and says, "well, I''ll ask Gail to come to you tomorrow. You two can discuss how to do it."


    Now that Gail gado is in charge of Stanton studio, Murphy will certainly let her handle this work.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "bill, if the Catholic church doesn''t respond after the release of Diego Ross..."


    "We can get the media to stir up the flames." Bill - rossis said without hesitation, "as long as the media widely concerned and reported, this kind of thing will certainly attract the attention of the Catholic Church."


    "In that way, they will certainly make a noise..." Murphy raised his chin. "As long as they talk, it''s easy."


    Even in places such as Hollywood, there is also external rejection. Foreign voices are too fierce to attack a big Hollywood director with high influence, especially when it comes to Hollywood''s irreconcilable freedom of shooting, which often triggers a very strong rebound.


    Thinking of his plans for next year and the adaptation of the Boston Globe report that Bill rosis was going to talk about, Murphy knows that this is the best opportunity for a director who is completely inclined to commercialization.


    A lot of things in this world are not what you want to get, let alone what you can get if you do it well enough. They need more careful planning and excellent operation.


    In order to get the trophy he wants, Murphy has done so much preparation before. He doesn''t want to be Ridley Scott or David finch. He will always be a runner.


    As for the Catholic Church, it''s really troublesome, but it''s not the past after all, otherwise there won''t be so many movies about the scandal of the Catholic Church.


    Twenty years ago, even fifteen years ago, Murphy would have been cautious even if similar subjects came to us. However, the world is constantly changing, and in some ways, those things have been widely spread in many circles.


    Murphy and bill rosis discussed some matters needing attention in this regard, and bill rosis changed the topic. "Another thing, El James called me one after another some time ago to ask when she could put her novel on the big screen."


    "Gray''s fifty shadows" has been revised by El James, and this series has also set off a certain wave on the Internet, with many supporters.


    "Tell her not to worry." Murphy thought about it, and bill rossis said, "Stanton studio is contacting publishers for books, and has also reached an e-book agreement with Amazon. When the books spread more widely, I will naturally plan the adaptation."


    Bill rossis nodded and reminded, "don''t forget, fox is going to interview you this week."


    Murphy pointed to his forehead. "I know. How''s grace communicating with them? "


    "It''s going well. In the 20th century, fox was also trying to promote several films now and in the future by publicizing you. The problem will basically focus on this."


    After spending more than an hour in bill Rossi''s office, Murphy leaves. When he walks out of the Death Star building, he receives a call from Gail gado. El James calls Stanton studio again.Murphy''s meaning is very clear. Don''t worry. In a marisu movie like this, you must be careful. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 606

    Although it was a huge cost for greyton Murdoch to go to the studio to adapt the movie, it didn''t cost enough .


    Although the film once caused a huge topic, it was not very successful in business. Apart from the large-scale drama as a gimmick, the ordinary structure of the overbearing president and marisue, it was not brilliant.


    As for the film''s reputation, it can be said that it is rotten to a certain extent.


    Frankly speaking, after seeing that film, Murphy was bored except for the shocking r rating. It''s better to go to the trailer.


    To put it bluntly, this is a love story between marisu and the overbearing president, but the president has a little hobby. This is a simple love story, with some adult elements, more suitable for adult women to watch.


    Nowadays, it''s hard for this type of film to make any more achievements. Romantic comedy is no longer a film type that can easily be sold in North America. If you look at Julia Roberts'' sharp decline since the new century, you can understand the development trend of romantic comedy.


    One of the most important types of romantic comedy is Cinderella''s love for the prince, which is also known as the Marisol film.


    Of course, no matter how the novel is adapted, it is always a marisu movie, which can''t be changed.


    Murphy is thinking about how to make this marisue movie a little more advanced and more suitable for the present era.


    Just after thinking for a while, Murphy had his own thoughts, and determined one of the most basic points, which is also an indispensable point of today''s commercial film - money!


    An excellent marisu needs an excellent packaging, no matter it''s beautiful or sexy. Generally speaking, it''s eye-catching. Both male and female viewers should think it''s delicious.


    Therefore, art production and visual effects should always be as beautiful as Mary Sue''s weeping love story.


    Marisu''s beauty and beauty depend not only on the actor''s natural capital, but also on the money throwing effect the day after tomorrow.


    As a director, Murphy naturally knows that beautiful actors need packaging.


    In this regard, the Princess Diaries series is no doubt a model. In order to highlight the effect, the royal family members play with all their clothes. Julie Andrews, who plays the queen, wears a Burmese ruby necklace weighing 74 grams, and her earrings are inlaid with 104 carats of diamonds. This blinding dress costs us $2 million. The props and wedding rings used by Anne Hathaway in the film are also very real, Put millions of dollars on your fingers.


    Not to mention the jewelry, the flower decorations in the film are all changed into reality at the strong request of Julie Andrews, so there is another work of "cleaning up the dead flowers" during the shooting.


    And these, even leasing, also need a lot of real dollars.


    Once upon a time, Murphy had seen many new generation of "Marisol" films in line with the modern social situation, especially the successful series created by Disney. These successful films, without exception, triggered a worldwide trend.


    Marisue wants to lead the world trend, so it''s impossible to make this kind of movie without money.


    For a long time, Murphy only had a general impression, but because of the cooperation with Warner Brothers at that time, he saw how Warner''s HBO produced marisue''s works in the 2008 release of the film "sex and the city".


    The film has been in preparation since 2004. In order to achieve realistic effect, the crew brought more than 300 pieces of precious jewelry from h-stern jewelry company. Even a large bunch of wreaths in the film were bought for 50000 dollars, not to mention the wedding dress designed by Vivian Westwood and the bridesmaid dress of the heroine were all masterpieces of designer Zack parson.


    When the costumes and props are authentic, the heroine Sarah Jessica Parker once wanted to take one of the red belts as her own, but because of its high value, the costume designers of the crew had to take it back.


    In recent years, the successful marisu movies have proved that in order to produce high-quality marisu movies, it is necessary to make the dreams more realistic. If you can balance the effects with money, you will not be stingy. Don''t think that only fantasy blockbusters need to use high-tech and capital. Marisu movies are not ambiguous at all. They can confuse people visually and make the audience indulge in this series It''s hard to extricate oneself from the wind and snow.


    On this basis, the best-selling books or TV series and other adaptations will become another insurance for the success of marisu films.


    Therefore, no matter how El James urges, Murphy is always pushing forward according to the established plan. First, through marketing promotion, Murphy will make the novel popular on the Internet, and then enter the physical book market. As far as possible, Murphy will make Gray''s fifty shadows a best-selling novel before adaptation, with a certain readership base.


    At present, the electronic version of the novel sells quite well on Amazon, with an average of one sold every two seconds.Stanton studio also signed a contract with Bantam book publishing house to enter the physical book market.


    Before that, Stanton studio had already authorized the copyright of the physical book "lost lover" directed by Murphy to Bantam publishing house in the form of 6 million US dollars of basic copyright plus royalty, which is also one of the many later income that the film can bring.


    As a man, Murphy doesn''t quite understand it, but he sums up some experience from the women around him. The best-selling marisue novels are like God''s help. The strong mass base and the obsession of young and middle-aged women of different ages to "marisue" all determine its film market potential.


    And in today''s era, the box office of films for women is not too bad.


    Finally, and most importantly, we must play the trick of heavy taste.


    "Marisue" focuses on facial value and love drama, and it would be even better if appropriate "heavy taste" is added.


    there is no doubt that how to show the super heavy mouthed plot in "Gray''s fifty shadows" within the scope of R level is something that must be considered in the adaptation.


    Murphy believes that "marisu + heavy taste" is almost the general direction of marisu''s development in the film circle. It''s obvious that the simple love between men and women is not dreamy enough, and it also needs some dark spices to complete. This determines that the film not only needs to choose high-quality actors, but also needs to spend money to produce good visual effects, so that the artistic taste of "marisu" can be improved.


    As two practitioners of "heavy taste", Murphy remembers Gail gado''s saying that the magic of "seeing the gods and killing the gods" keeps the romantic storm in women''s minds.


    In addition to creating a suitable script for the future, Murphy can take a few months to prepare and perfect the script.


    Is it a trilogy or a film? He needs to think about that.


    When Murphy arrived at the studio of Fox TV, his agent in public relations, grace, had been waiting in the studio. What he was going to do was Fox News''s ace interview show real story, which was not live broadcast, but recorded first and then broadcast.


    "The host of the show is Gretchen Carlson, a spiny woman."


    Sitting in the dressing room, Murphy patiently listens to Grace''s last advice. "But don''t worry. The top management of Fox TV has already said hello to her, limiting the scope of asking questions. All the questions will be limited to your recent movies."


    That''s why Murphy and 20th century fox are preparing this talk show. They have to increase their exposure when the award season is about to begin.


    But increasing the exposure is not just for any program. It''s a good thing for well-known talk shows to say that Hollywood stars or directors who have reached a certain position will easily not take part in variety shows, especially those whose career is on the rise. If they take part in some out of tune variety shows, their style will be seriously reduced.


    In the face of the award season, increase the exposure, especially when it appears on TV, the best is high-end talk show or interview program.


    Murphy had just finished changing his suit when someone knocked on the door of the dressing room. After he said please come in, a blonde woman in a red deep V suit pushed the door and came in.


    This woman has a smart face, but she seems to be very old. Even her heavy makeup can''t cover the crow''s feet. Murphy guesses that she will be at least 50 years old.


    "Hello, director Stanton."


    The woman came over to say hello and introduced herself, "I''m Gretchen Carlson, the host of the real story."


    Murphy nodded and said with a smile, "Hello, nice to work with you."


    "How are you doing?" Gretchen Carlson looked at Murphy askew. "We''ll start recording in 15 minutes."


    "No problem." Murphy shrugged. "I''m ready."


    Grace has provided him with detailed information before. This woman named Gretchen Carlson is not only the host of the show, but also the producer. Before she changed her career into the hosting industry, she also won the "Miss America" award in 1989.


    According to the information provided by grace, this woman seems to be a vase type host, but in fact it is not easy to deal with.


    Murphy doesn''t worry about this. Even without the care of fox in the 20th century, he won''t have much trouble coping with reporters. After all, he has been in Hollywood for so many years and has experienced enough things.


    Fifteen minutes passed quickly and the recording of the interview started on time. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 607

    In the studio, a row of magnesium lamps are hung on the ceiling, and the scattered light illuminates the area where the camera is aiming. Facing the camera is a large green screen. In front of the green screen are two brown sofas, which are placed at a 45 degree angle, with a small coffee table of glass and metal structure in the middle.


    This is the recording site of the program. The facilities are quite simple. Those complicated backgrounds or decorations will be added through post production.


    The recording is about to start. Murphy sits on the sofa and looks at Gretchen Carlson diagonally opposite. The makeup artist is making up the corners of her eyes. An assistant drags a huge moving whiteboard and places it where she can see it but the camera can''t shoot it. The whiteboard is filled with lines and the problems agreed by both sides before with black pens.


    Gretchen Carlson can look at the questions on the whiteboard and ask questions. Murphy doesn''t have such good treatment. There is no whiteboard to show him the answers.


    "Director Stanton, can we start?" Asked the director himself.


    Murphy didn''t say anything, just nodded her head.


    On the other side, Gretchen Carlson said, "let''s go."


    With the director''s order, the recording of the interview officially began.


    Murphy sat quietly on the sofa, and the camera apparently shot only Gretchen Carlson in close-up at the beginning.


    "Those great filmmakers are born with a high sensitivity to the art of film. We can only admire this kind of talent."


    Looking at the lines on the whiteboard, Gretchen Carlson said without hesitation, "these directors are constantly improving their skills and enriching their resumes in the process of film production again and again."


    She reached out and motioned to Murphy, "today we have a great director, Murphy Stanton, who is recognized as the most outstanding young director in Hollywood in the new century."


    "Welcome, Murphy."


    Just as Gretchen Carlson was talking, the camera turned to Murphy and filmed both Murphy and Gretchen Carlson at the same time.


    Murphy no longer pays attention to the changes of the camera lens like an occupational disease, but turns his attention back to the interview.


    Facing the camera, Murphy smiles and nods.


    "Have you brought new movies recently?"


    The purpose of this interview is to publicize. Fox''s questions are straight to the theme.


    "A biographical film." Murphy originally wanted to say something, but Gretchen Carlson said impolitely, "it''s the story rumored by the outside world..."


    She didn''t follow the routine on the whiteboard. She looked at Murphy and asked quickly, "a biography of your drug dealer friend?"


    Murphy does not deny, "it''s a movie about some real experiences of Diego Roth."


    "So he''s your friend?" Gretchen Carlson looked aggressive. "Are the rumors true?"


    "Ross is a friend I met at independent prison in California." Murphy gave a faint smile. "I never denied that he was my friend."


    Gretchen Carlson doesn''t seem to want to let Murphy off like this. "A lot of people say that the money for this film comes from the drug cartels."


    "This is a 20th Century Fox investment film." Murphy shrugged. "The film was put on record in MPAA and major trade unions as early as the time of preparation. They all had actual investigation."


    With the coming of the movie, these problems can''t be avoided at all. It''s better to show your attitude than to falter.


    "So," Gretchen Carlson actually did not deviate from the interview route formulated by Fox in the 20th century, but just made a deduction in his own way, "do you have no economic contact with Diego Ross?"


    Murphy nodded. "Not at all."


    This can stand up to any investigation. If he really has financial ties with Diego Ross, the Los Angeles police will not let him go.


    Gretchen Carlson seems sharp, but in fact, he deliberately shows Murphy''s "innocence" in a special way.


    Of course, Murphy is also innocent in this respect.


    "It''s said that when you were preparing this film..." Gretchen Carlson had a serious facial expression. "Have you ever met an investigation by the Los Angeles police?"


    "Yes." Murphy replied easily, "but the results of the investigation show the innocence of the crew."


    When shooting location in downtown Los Angeles, the crew did encounter this kind of trouble, but the Los Angeles police are doomed to get nothing.


    Although it is impossible to put an end to outside speculation and speculation, it can also dispel some people''s doubts.


    For Murphy, that''s enough. After all, hype and gossip can never be separated from Hollywood.


    Gretchen Carlson''s tone gradually calmed down, "this film is destined to have a lot of controversy, why do you choose to shoot such a film?"


    "Choose the subject matter of a film without any other influence." Murphy said frankly, "so when I decided to shoot this film, I quickly emptied my mind and just regarded it as one of all my works. It was no different from" lost lover "or other films. I completed it with objective vision and attitude.""Don''t you consider the criticism from the outside world?"


    Hearing this question, Murphy didn''t even think about it, so he replied, "at work, I always try my best to do what I want to do. I will try my best to avoid considering the opinions of other people outside the crew."


    Gretchen Carlson crossed his hands and looked at the whiteboard. This question and answer has long been out of the track of the established question. He simply played freely and asked, "what if you make a mistake? And don''t you think about other people''s suggestions? "


    "I said, it''s someone else''s idea." Murphy laughed. "I''m very lucky. I have a great team. If I make a mistake, they will remind me in time."


    Gretchen Carlson immediately got to the point in Murphy''s words, "is your team important to you? Or does every director attach great importance to teamwork? "


    Murphy nodded. "Very, very important! Film is an art of social interaction. You can''t make a movie by yourself. No matter what you do, no matter how you plan, no matter how you go wild or hysterical, holding your loudspeaker and yelling at others, you can''t do it by yourself. That''s what movies are like. When the final product comes out, it''s often the result of everyone''s concerted efforts. So if you want to understand the art of film, you need to study it as a social science. That is to say, you have to investigate, analyze and deconstruct it like a social topic. "


    "Will the subject matter affect your team?" Asked Grace Carlson.


    "We all know that." Murphy put up a finger and said, "if you want to make a good movie, you have to make it without any taboos. There is nothing you can''t do, only something you can''t do well. And the worst of all is to make a movie boring. "


    He thought about it and added, "but the more subjects you have to choose from, the more restrictions you have."


    Gretchen Carlson nodded, and the question continued, "has anyone ever told you that you''re a genius at making movies?"


    "Someone did say that to me." Murphy smiles.


    "What do you think of these compliments?" Gretchen Carlson asked again.


    "What do you say?" Murphy thought for a moment, then said, "if someone praises you as a genius, don''t indulge in it. You have to ask yourself, if I can be called a genius, then what is Shakespeare? And Mozart? And Einstein? In this case, I''ll go back to the next: I''m just a person who can make and make movies. "


    "But your films are highly acclaimed, and many people think you''re a genius at making black movies." Gretchen Carlson holds her chest in one hand, raises her chin in the other, and looks at Murphy. "Do you have any special tips?"


    "Of course Murphy said mysteriously.


    Gretchen Carlson immediately asked, "can you tell me? I believe everyone is curious. "


    "Create a good villain like a hero." Murphy said directly, "most of the time, the better the villain, the better the movie."


    "Well..." Gretchen Carlson nodded, not forgetting the purpose of the show, "like Reina in the city of chaos? The villain of this film is as well praised as the film. "


    "So to speak." Murphy moved a little, let himself sit more comfortable, "but I don''t spend a lot on Reina, just let him have a person''s most thought, rather than the facial make-up of brainless retarded."


    Gretchen Carlson couldn''t help laughing, Murphy also laughed, and continued, "in fact, the villain I''m trying to build will appear in the second part of this series."


    This is, of course, for the sake of publicity.


    "Is it James Franco?" Gretchen Carlson is quite cooperative.


    "Yes." Murphy said seriously, "this is an ideal, ambitious and crazy role. I specially prepared it for James. When James auditioned for this role, his on-the-spot performance stunned all of us."


    "But a lot of people criticized James Franco for not doing his job."


    This kind of words, of course, Murphy would not agree, immediately retorted, "James is not doing his job, he is versatile, is a very rare good actor, no one knows his talent better than me."


    James Franco in life is far from being an actor, but it''s not time to say that in the near future, it''s an important gimmick for film promotion, and now the effect will be greatly reduced.


    Gretchen Carlson asked again, "what do you think of James Franco?" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 608

    Every Hollywood star is never short of gossip around him. For example, James Franco, n versions of his love story with lily Collins are popular in tabloids and the Internet. Plots like Uncle seducing little Lori emerge in endlessly, so his reputation is not much better than Murphy and little Robert Downey.


    In addition to these, James Franco in his life is not a person who focuses on the deduction of his career, otherwise he will not only have his present achievements.


    How to evaluate your friends? Murphy is very clear about how to say, "the star is just Franco''s usual mask to face Hollywood''s colorful world, and hidden under this mask is the heart of a literary youth who always pursues his hobby tirelessly."


    The following questions are almost all related to the content of the film, mainly to create the topic effect with Murphy as the center, and then carry out the publicity and promotion of the film.


    As the interview drew to a close, Gretchen Carlson turned to the movie that was on.


    "Murphy, what do you think of your performance on" the end of the world " She asked.


    "All right, I did my best." Murphy opened his hand. "I think it''s a huge improvement over hangover."


    Gretchen Carlson joked, "that''s because the performance on hangover is so bad, isn''t it?"


    Murphy nodded directly. "I admit that."


    They both laughed at the same time, and Gretchen Carlson asked, "will you still be in the movies as an actor?"


    "I''d love to, but I don''t think many directors want to use me." Murphy said rather helpless, "so, I can only continue to work with my good friends."


    As long as the schedule is right and conditions permit, he will also appear in films with other stantons.


    Finally, among a few minor problems, the recording ended.


    After going back to the dressing room to take off her make-up, Murphy left the studio and drove back to Beverly Hills. First, she went to roddell street to pick up the ring made last month from a jewelry center. Then she went to century city to meet Gail gado and have dinner with Carla Firth.


    At dinner, the two sides talked about the publicity and distribution of "Diego Ross".


    Thanksgiving is coming soon. It''s not far away from the screening in the middle of December, and the work of building momentum for the film is also unfolding.


    "There''s basically no problem with MPAA."


    In the Italian restaurant on the first floor of fox building, Carla Firth sat by the window seat and said to Murphy and Gail gado opposite, "it''s estimated that the rating of the film will come down next week. It must be r grade."


    Said the meal delay, put down the film to add a drink


    "I propose not to have a screening," Murphy said, wiping his mouth with a napkin. "What do you think of fox in the 20th century?"


    Carla Firth also put down her knife and fork. "There''s no need for a trial screening, but the company has specially prepared a film critic and media screening site for the film, which will be shown together with other screening sites."


    "Has the invitation list been confirmed?" Murphy asked.


    "The major media have basically invited." Carla Firth thought for a moment and said, "as for film critics, Todd McCarthy, Kenneth Turan and other professional film critics from Los Angeles have invited them. In addition, they have also invited some famous film critics from other regions. They are all professional film critics who think highly of you in the past."


    She sighed, "unfortunately, Roger Albert is very ill. He always likes your style very much. If he writes a highly praised film review for you, we will have more capital to attack the award season."


    Murphy shrugged. "There''s no way."


    According to his vague memory, it seems that the famous Pulitzer Prize winner will not live long.


    Gail gado then said, "can''t you send the copy to Roger Albert?"


    If she remembers correctly, a few years ago, Roger Albert was in poor health. Murphy''s films always sent copies to Chicago.


    "He didn''t receive copies of my two movies recently." Murphy shook his head. "It seems that there is no new film review coming out."


    Carla Firth then said, "the copy of 20th century fox will still be sent to Chicago. Whether Roger Abbott accepts it or not is beyond our control."


    Indeed, with Roger Abbott''s current physical condition, no one can guarantee that he will receive copies of the film. Murphy knows this very well, and he asks, "what about the point screening theater?"


    "It will be shown in five cinemas first." Carla Firth has already made a detailed screening plan, "three in Los Angeles and two in New York."


    This is also the most commonly used screening strategy for minority films that impact the award season. By setting up a certain entry threshold, we can abandon passers-by audiences in the early screening as far as possible and reduce negative comments, so as to obtain a high reputation, and then expand the screening scale under the promotion of the reputation effect.For 20th century fox, this basic screening strategy of award season is not too difficult, and word-of-mouth marketing is also the usual promotion method of award season.


    Murphy nodded, reassured enough about 20th century fox, and asked, "what about propaganda?"


    "Except for a patch ad on doomsday." Carla Firth is the direct person in charge, "at present, the film is mainly promoted through the Internet and print media."


    She looked out of the window and said, "after the film is released, we will hype the topic through newspapers and magazines; then we will expand the screening to a certain scale, and when the Academy begins to mail the Oscar nomination votes, we will carry out high-intensity centralized dissemination through TV and radio."


    These are all established plans.


    "Don''t ignore the Internet and social media." "As far as I know, many college judges have signed up for social network accounts, and some are more active," Murphy cautioned


    "Well." Carla Firth nodded. "I''ll put someone in charge of this."


    Three people talked about "Diego rose" for a while, and gradually changed the topic.


    "By the way, Murphy." Carla Firth suddenly asked, "are you going to the Murdoch family''s New Year party?"


    Murphy shook his head. "I don''t have time."


    He turned to Gail gado. "We''re going to negotiate with Boston."


    The advantages of making friends with the Murdoch family far outweigh the disadvantages, but the time is not right, and he does not want to get himself into the power struggle within the Murdoch family.


    Carla Firth knew Murphy well and didn''t say much.


    Murphy added, "I also want to talk to Nafi about the possibility that Stanton studio will work with them on a series of political dramas."


    As early as several years ago, Nafi invited him. At that time, the time was not very mature. He did not agree directly. Instead, he thought of a political novel written by Michael Dobbs, which was specially designed for people to buy the right of adaptation. So it''s good to cooperate with Nafi now.


    Netflix is an Internet media company founded in 1997. Its Movie DVD rental business, which is based on online subscription mode, is booming and eye-catching. Now the company is developing rapidly and has begun to participate in film and television production. At present, it is actively preparing to shoot TV series and movies.


    It''s Nafi''s strategy to attract big directors and stars with super high prices.


    As for the political drama of cooperation, Naifei is very interested in it, and the possibility of cooperation between the two sides is also great.


    Of course, Murphy is too busy to direct the series in person. Even if he directs the series in person, it will be one episode at most. If the two sides cooperate, he is going to hand it over to Paul Wilson. The game of power is coming to an end.


    Having filmed such a series full of intrigue and political struggle as game of thrones, Paul Wilson should not have too much difficulty in taking over this series.


    If you think about it now, I''m afraid he will still be very busy in the next few years. Such a TV series can''t be finished by a screenwriter. You must hire a screenwriter team, but you also need to come up with a story outline and main characters.


    The busy life is more suitable for him. Murphy can''t imagine how to spend the day when he is waiting to die with a lot of money. How boring and terrifying it will be.


    In fact, there are other advantages to working with Netflix, which can avoid hanging from a tree in 20th century fox.


    Stanton studio and 20th century fox are very happy to work together, but Murphy knows that the world is constantly changing, and no one can tell the future.


    "I''ll go to the bathroom." Gail gado got up and left.


    "Do you have time for Thanksgiving?"


    Seeing Gail gado go away, Murphy said to Carla Firth, "I''m going to have a party on Thanksgiving, just to invite friends."


    "What are you going to do?" asked Carla Firth


    With what she knew about Murphy, he was obviously planning something.


    Murphy smiles. "I just got a custom-made ring."


    "Are you going to propose to Gail?" Carla Firth immediately understood what he was going to do. "Am I right?"


    "Yes." Murphy didn''t have to deny, "so I''m going to have a little engagement party on Thanksgiving."


    Carla Firth looked askance at Murphy. "Do you think Gail would agree?"


    Murphy shrugged. "Isn''t it?"


    Seeing Gail gado coming back, he said to Carla Firth, "don''t tell Gail. Keep it a secret for me."


    "No problem." Carla Firth laughed. "Remember to tell me the result the first time."


    After Gail gado came back, Carla Firth didn''t mention it. The three chatted for a while. After Murphy paid the bill, they went out of the restaurant and left Century City by car.


    Murphy drove his black SUV all the way back to wave manor. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 609

    Murphy woke up in the morning and looked around the bedroom. There was no light and shadow in her bedroom.


    Pushing up, Gail gado shakes his head, sobers himself up, puts on a nightgown, and walks into the bathroom.


    "This guy..."


    While brushing his teeth, Gail gado was still mumbling, "I don''t know if I''m going out for exercise and I''ll come with you."


    It''s getting late now. Last night, two people were crazy for half a night. Gail gado felt that he was still a little weak, so he canceled the morning exercise. He went out of the bathroom and entered the cloakroom on the other side. He walked slowly through the hundreds of square feet of room, glancing at the clothes hanging on the shelf, and quickly chose a set of dark body shaping casual clothes.


    A few days ago, she made an appointment with Margot Robbie to go shopping together. This kind of trousers casual suit is also good for getting rid of paparazzi''s pursuit.


    In the living room on the first floor of the villa, Murphy was sitting on the sofa, fingering the ring box. He had already changed his sportswear and put on a suit.


    He picked up the water cup in front of him, took a sip slowly, then put it on the tea table and took a look.


    Of course, Murphy won''t put the ring in the water cup. After all, James Franco and Lily Collins are lessons learned.


    In fact, he''s not going to do anything special.


    When Murphy got home last night, what he wanted was to take out the ring when they were making out. Who knows that Gail gado suddenly wanted to play a special game for fun. As a result, they were in high spirits for a long time. They just focused on enjoyment and forgot about it.


    So Murphy is going to put the proposal on this morning.


    The sound of high heels landing turned from the other side of the stairs. Murphy looked up, and Gail gado slowly walked down the stairs.


    Seeing Murphy sitting in the living room in a suit, Gail gado thought he had something urgent to go out and asked, "are you going out now?"


    Gail gado remembers that on the way back last night, Bill rosis called, and neffey''s people wanted to talk to Murphy again.


    "Don''t worry now." Murphy waved with a smile. "Honey, come here."


    "What''s the matter?"


    Gail gado has been with Murphy since she was 18, almost 10 years. She can see that Murphy seems to be in trouble.


    On the other side of the sofa, Gail gado sat on the sofa next to Murphy and looked at him straightly.


    Murphy holds the left hand of the ring box and puts it on the outside of Gail gado''s body. Seeing Gail gado''s burning eyes, I don''t know why he is so nervous that he suddenly forgets his words


    "What''s the matter?" Gail gado frowned slightly.


    What''s going on? She couldn''t understand that a guy like Murphy, who would not be afraid of the collapse of the world, showed a nervous look!


    "Er..." Murphy didn''t know what to say for a moment.


    When it came to the end, he found that it was not as easy to do as it seemed.


    No wonder James Franco put the ring in Lily Collins'' Cup and let her find out for herself instead of saying it


    The idea suddenly came to Murphy''s mind.


    However, now is not the time to think about this, he shook his head slightly, let himself a little sober, looked at the curious Gail gado, decided to play on the spot.


    "Honey." Murphy slightly adjusted, extremely serious and solemn, "we have gone through a journey before Cough... "


    Maybe it''s too tight, the saliva choked into the trachea, causing an untimely cough that interrupted Murphy''s words.


    But Gail gado''s eyes became clear and he seemed to realize something.


    "Is Are you... " The feeling of tension filled every corner of Gail gado''s body. His body trembled involuntarily and his hands clenched into fists. "I Is the waiting time really coming


    "Cough..."


    Murphy coughed a few times before returning to normal. She said, "honey, we''ve been on our own journey. Now it''s time to go hand in hand."


    Speaking, Murphy took the ring box, opened it, took out the ring, and solemnly handed it to Gail gado, "will you marry me?"


    Seeing all this happening in front of her eyes, Gail gado was so excited that her eyes turned red. She raised her left hand to cover her mouth, as if she didn''t want to cry.


    I forgot all the lines I had prepared, but Murphy kept on saying, "Gail, we''ve been together for almost ten years, and we know each other. I''m not going to let you have a bunch of kids and count the days waiting for retirement, and I promise you''re not going to be bored, and you''ll never be bored. "


    Murphy said more smoothly, "I hope to accompany me to go on, create brilliance together, enjoy the wonderful together!"Gail gado let go of his mouth covered hand, and two rows of tears ran down his cheeks.


    "Will you marry me?" Murphy asked again.


    "I will!" Gail gado nodded his head hard and said with a slight whimper, "I do! Murphy, I''d like to accompany you to the end of my life


    Murphy took Gail gado''s left hand and stood up, putting the ring over his long finger.


    Gail gado raised her head slightly and closed her eyes. Murphy lowered her head to kiss her red lips. The two lips and teeth intersected and fell in love.


    After a long time, they completely recovered.


    "How long have you been planning?" Gail gado looked at Murphy and asked, "I don''t know at all."


    "Not very long." Murphy took her down. "I''ve been preparing rings since James Franco and Lily Collins got married."


    He continued, "I''m going to have our engagement party for Thanksgiving."


    "After Thanksgiving." Gail gado put forward his own suggestion, "now many of our friends have families. If Thanksgiving is held, some people will be embarrassed. I think this weekend will be very good."


    Murphy nodded. "It''s my fault. That''s Saturday night."


    Gail gado drew back his right hand, rubbed the ring on his left, and said, "don''t invite too many people?"


    "Well, I think so, too." Murphy said with a smile, "just our friends."


    He had already said hello to Carla Firth, and he would like to inform Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Jonah hill, Seth Logan, and other key members of his team as soon as possible.


    Two people sitting on the sofa, saying some intimate words, time unconsciously passed for a long time.


    The sudden ringing of the mobile phone broke the intimate atmosphere between Murphy and Gail gado. Gail gado showed an apologetic smile to Murphy. After connecting, he listened for a while and said, "sorry, Maggie, I forgot the time."


    Murphy looked at the eye wall clock and remembered that Gail gado had a date with Margot Robbie today. He said, "honey, you can go on a date. I should go too. Nafi''s people must have been waiting for me in the Death Star building."


    "Then I''ll go."


    Gail gado hasn''t met Margot Robbie since the shooting of "Diego Ross". Now he has just accepted the proposal. He is satisfied and naturally wants to talk to his best friend.


    Gail gado takes the lead in driving away from wave manor. Murphy calls the housekeeper, orders the party preparation, and calls grace to help her contact a professional service company to organize the engagement party.


    Of course, a confidentiality agreement is essential before the preparation.


    Then, Murphy called his friends one by one and invited them. His bad friends responded differently.


    "God, you''re getting engaged?" Little Robert Downey laughed and said, "I''m going to go on like this with you and Gail?"


    "Gail is going to marry you? Hell, there must be something wrong with Gail''s eyes today. " Jonah Hill mocked and said seriously, "Congratulations, Murphy, you''ve found a good girl!"


    Compared with the two of them, married James Franco and Seth Logan, who have just found another half, send sincere wishes.


    As Murphy drives away from the estate to the Death Star building, Gail gado has arrived in Santa Monica and meets Margot Robbie in a cafe.


    At Gail gado''s first glance, Margaret Robbie noticed the ring on her hand. "Murphy proposed to you?"


    "Yes." Gail gado opened his chair and sat opposite Margot Robbie, his face full of happiness, "just this morning."


    Margot Robbie''s eyes widened. "You agreed?"


    With that, she realized that she had asked a silly question. Gail gado''s rings were all on her hand. How could she not agree?


    "Why did you agree?" Margot Robbie added.


    Gail gado looked at her strangely. "Why can''t I promise?"


    "Er..." Margot Robbie gave a pause, calmed down for a moment, and then said, "I mean, how can you promise that guy so easily?"


    "Maggie, you should know that I''ve been waiting for this day." Gail gado''s right hand rubbed the ring on his left hand again. "In this world, he is the only one who understands me. He doesn''t regard me as a goddess or anything else. He also knows that I don''t want to be worshipped or spoiled. He takes my hand and puts on the ring for me, because he knows that we will always go hand in hand, enjoy the fun of life and bear the pressure of work together Share the joy of success


    "Honey, you''ve been confused by that guy Murphy." Margot Robbie grinned and said, "bless you, Gail."She stood up and pulled up Gail gado. "Come on, let''s go shopping."


    At the same time, Murphy came to the Death Star building, in a reception room, met the people of Nafi. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 610

    In a reception room of the Death Star building, reed Hastings sits on the sofa, chatting enthusiastically with the opposite CAA agent bill rosis, while waiting for the director to appear.


    Five minutes before the appointed time, the door of the reception room was pulled away from the outside, and a tall young man in formal clothes came in. Of course, reed Hastings recognized the face and immediately stood up. The young man obviously recognized him, too. His feet quickened and his face showed a polite smile.


    Since there was a need, reed Hastings stepped forward and offered his right hand. "Hi, Murphy, we meet again."


    "Hello, reed."


    Murphy gave him a firm grip on his hand, which had been touched before.


    Bill rosis came up and said, "sit down and talk."


    Three people sitting on the adjacent sofa, reed Hastings said with a smile, "I heard that Murphy''s new film has finished post production. The online rental copyright must be given to Nafi. I''ll book it first."


    "We''ve had a great time working together." Murphy also laughed. "But the copyright of this film is not in Stanton studio. You need to talk to 20th century fox."


    Reid Hastings, aware of the value of the Hollywood director, added, "we can continue to extend the copyright agreement between Nafi and Stanton studios."


    Several of Stanton studio''s copyrighted films, such as the lost lover, are popular in the online rental market.


    "That''s no problem." Murphy adjusted a more comfortable sitting position. "I''ll let the head of Stanton studio contact you."


    Seeing Murphy talking and laughing with reed Hastings, Bill rosis kept silent most of the time, only saying a few words when Murphy needed them.


    He has given Murphy the information of reed Hastings for a long time. With Murphy''s character, he will not ignore each other.


    As early as a few years ago, reed Hastings contacted Murphy, but at that time Naifei was not mature in content production, so Murphy delayed their request for cooperation, and thus got the right to adapt the political novel.


    Sometimes things are always on a certain track. In August this year, Nafi''s people contacted bill rosis. They not only wanted to continue to cooperate with Murphy, but also saw the right to adapt the political novel. They wanted to make the novel into a series, so as to open up the road of content production.


    Murphy is very clear that Netflix is a very ambitious company and has accumulated considerable strength.


    Especially sitting next to reed Hastings, although he is very enthusiastic now, it''s just that he asked for help from Stanton studio. In fact, he is a great man.


    Last November, Fortune magazine named "business person of the year" in 2010. Reed Hastings won the title for successfully promoting Netflix''s transformation from online DVD rental business to online video service provider.


    In April this year, Time magazine on Thursday named the top 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, with reed Hastings ranking third.


    In addition to founding Nafi and being co chairman and CEO of the company, reed Hastings is also a member of Microsoft''s board of directors.


    In any way, this is definitely a successful person. Murphy knows this very well, and will not underestimate neffe just because reed Hastings wants what he wants.


    What''s more, Netflix is considered a company with the potential to revolutionize the Hollywood distribution industry.


    Even, in the eyes of many people, Nafi''s model is the future of the film and television industry.


    On the Internet in North America, there is a saying about Netflix. A long time ago, there was a company called blockbuster, which dominated the disc rental industry for many years.


    It turns out that Harry Reid is very angry that he can''t pay a large amount of money to go to the gym because of the overdue membership fee or the lack of money.


    Unfortunately, reed Hastings is a software engineer who always wants to change the world. When his ideas come, he has to do it. What''s more, he had a start-up fund at that time, so he was angry and founded Nafei. He also engaged in disc rental business. There was no overdue fee and he had a membership system.


    Today, 13 years later, Nafi has taken blockbuster to bankruptcy protection, and reed Hastings has his revenge.


    Of course, blockbuster can''t be said to have a bad life. In fact, he represents that the past has lost to the future. Obviously, Netflix is a kind of future.


    "Murphy, I just heard from bill," read Hastings said to Murphy after seeing Bill rosis, "you intend to adapt Michael Dobbs''s novel into a TV series and continue to work with Fox cable."


    "I have this idea." Murphy nodded.Naturally, this kind of news was deliberately let out by bill rosis, but it can be very bluffing. After all, game of power, which he cooperated with Fox TV network, has achieved great success.


    "Why not choose Nafi?" Reid Hastings said confidently, "Nafi has many advantages that traditional TV stations don''t have."


    Of course, Murphy knows this, but he still said, "from first launch to sales to leasing, I''m a little worried about Reid''s promotion and distribution model of Netflix, the current Internet bandwidth..."


    Compared with the film industry, which has been deeply studied, his understanding of the Internet in North America, especially the technology, can only be said to stay in the superficial stage. If he only uses the information he saw on the Internet on the other side of the ocean at that time to judge, there must be something wrong with his head. This industry, whether it''s investment or development, is not a bit of a mess from the Internet News, even without in-depth understanding, can turn the hand for cloud cover hand for rain.


    Reed Hastings understood Murphy''s doubts and said, "Nafi''s technical team has spent four years to solve all these problems. We have a special coding program that can be tailored and refined according to the characteristics of each resource. Each film will get a different algorithm. This technology can save 20% bandwidth for users, improve the quality of the picture, and solve the paradox of beauty. How precise are Nafi''s engineers willing to be? They think that even if it''s the same episode, each episode is different, and each episode should have its own code. "


    Technology is really Murphy''s biggest worry, and it''s also an important reason why he delayed Nafi''s invitation last time. If the audience experience is not good, no good movie or drama can sell for a good price.


    This is a genuine business cooperation, Murphy must consider their own profit prospects.


    Murphy''s left index finger gently tapped on the middle finger and continued to think about cooperation with Nafi.


    He can wait, but reed Hastings doesn''t want to. Nafi''s situation doesn''t look so optimistic.


    So, he said, "Murphy, Nafi is very sincere in cooperating with you on this political drama."


    After a pause, reed Hastings made up his mind and said, "I have a suggestion."


    "Go ahead, please." Murphy turned to look at him.


    Reed Hastings no longer hesitated and said directly, "Stanton studio and Nafi have each invested 50% of their funds to shoot and produce this drama. The drama is publicized and distributed through Nafi''s channels, Nafi..."


    He stressed, "for the first two seasons of the show, Netflix and Stanton studio can each get 50% of the benefits, and it''s the share before Netflix''s channel and promotion expenses are removed!"


    Hearing this, Bill rosis immediately looked up at Reed Hastings. Neffe really made a big concession.


    Murphy did not expect reed Hastings to have such determination. If he looked at it like this, Naifei was sincere in cooperation.


    Although both sides are 50% each in terms of contribution ratio, Netflix is also responsible for the promotion and distribution channels. If the income is 50% in half


    "Well..." Murphy thought for a moment and said cautiously, "reed, I need some time to think about it."


    Reed Hastings nodded. "No problem. But, Murphy, can you give me a specific time? "


    Murphy stopped tapping his fingers. "Before December, I''ll give you a definite answer at the end of this month."


    It must be false to say that he is not interested in such favorable conditions for cooperation.


    "Good!" Reed Hastings can see that Murphy''s intention to cooperate is stronger. He stands up and says, "I hope we have a chance to cooperate!"


    Murphy also stood up and offered his hand. "I hope so, too."


    Reed Hastings shook his hand and said, "I''ll go back to Nafi''s headquarters now and prepare for our cooperation."


    Hearing this, Murphy didn''t answer. Instead, she said, "I''ve made a decision. I''ll let bill inform you."


    Although reed Hastings offered favorable conditions, Murphy couldn''t just listen to what he said and make a hasty decision. Business in this world is always full of intrigues. All the capital is for the pursuit of interests. He must first find out why reed Hastings and Nafi are willing to make so many concessions, and whether there are any problems What he didn''t know was even the possible business pitfalls.


    Murphy is not a five or six-year-old kindergarten child. Of course, she can''t make a decision just by clapping her head.


    Seeing off reed Hastings, Murphy said to bill rosis, "provide me with the information of Nafi in the last two years as soon as possible, the more detailed the better."


    Murphy after Bill - Rossi, and dial the lawyer Robert''s phone, ready to through various channels to further understand the situation of Naifei.


    After all, Netflix is a listed company, and its main business is online service of film and television works. At noon the next day, Murphy got a lot of information. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 611

    The data mainly come from CAA''s analysis department and Robert''s consulting firm. The latter collects more gossip. The former attaches great importance to Netflix, a new Hollywood channel. In recent two years, it has also established a special database with very detailed data.


    All this is good for Murphy to make his own judgment.


    In any case, Murphy is bound to be cautious in this kind of project involving tens of millions of dollars. Although he is rich now, he is not stupid enough to throw tens of millions of dollars at random.


    Hiding in the study at home, Murphy spent a whole day reading all kinds of materials about Nafi, and gradually understood why reed Hastings did it.


    Combined with various data and analysis, it is not difficult for him to see that Naifei''s demand for production content can only be described as very eager.


    In Hollywood, brands with broad distribution channels occupy more upstream positions in the industry chain than content producers. However, channel supporters like Netflix want to join the industry of downstream content producers, which is both an active choice and a compelling reason.


    If a company with the purpose of pursuing commercial profits suddenly wants to win cooperation by giving up large profits, everyone will have a natural wariness, especially the business tycoon like reed Hastings, who has been fighting all the way, can''t be underestimated. If Murphy can''t figure out the situation, he won''t respond at will.


    Nowadays, the operators of the entertainment industry, represented by the film industry, are exploring ways to become bigger and stronger. Whether it is to build a large entertainment ecosystem or to lay out the pan entertainment industry chain, the expansion of business scope and the pace of structural transformation and upgrading are becoming faster and stronger.


    Under the current market competition environment of entertainment without borders and industry without borders, Nafi''s strategic plan is to integrate and build its own whole industry chain, enrich profit points and profit models.


    For commercial companies, the best industry is monopoly industry. Monopoly means pricing power and producer surplus. Although it is not necessarily good for social welfare, it is definitely good for profits.


    But did Netflix ever have pricing power? Murphy read the data and came to a very clear conclusion: Nafi didn''t!


    For a long time, Naifei did not dare to raise the price, because to a large extent, she killed blockbuster by relying on the price advantage. Netflix even gave some users a lifetime promise to keep their heart unchanged at $7.99 per month. This grandfather clause, which is jokingly called by many people, refers to keeping the validity of old contracts for some users.


    On the other hand, because it can''t produce content like the six major Hollywood companies, Netflix has no advantage over the downstream content producers, and they don''t have pricing power. On the contrary, the content copyright fees they need to pay rise year by year. If they don''t go on the road of production, Netflix will fall into the fatal situation that users can''t raise their prices, but need to spend increasing costs The cycle cannot be pulled out of itself.


    The only way to break this dead cycle is to increase the price. To increase the price, you can''t let users lose. You can only cultivate user viscosity in the content, so self-made content becomes almost the easiest export.


    So it''s not hard for Murphy to figure out that Netflix is on the road of no return to self-made content.


    From the above, he also understood why Nafi and reed Hastings wanted to cooperate with him instead of other directors or production companies.


    Murphy Stanton is a famous brand in Hollywood. Since entering the 21st century, it has been synonymous with producing high-quality works and high profits. Even today, every film invested and produced by Stanton studio can easily make profits. The films Murphy participates in can not only make profits, but also have a great reputation


    On the other hand, Netflix''s mode of streaming media + original content is not only what they want to do. According to the information obtained by Murphy, many companies are instigating plans in this area. In fact, the threshold of this industry is not high. The powerful companies basically say that they can do it.


    From the information provided by CAA, Murphy can see that Netflix''s competitors in the online film and television service business line up and can walk out of a huge team: Amazon launched Prime.Video.streaming , Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast jointly launched Hulu and Hulu.Plus , HBO launched HBO.Now and HBO.Go , Disney launched Sling.TV Google has YouTube be.Red , and plans to go online next year YouTube.Unplugged Do it TV.streaming Facebook is also looking for media companies, stars and Internet Celebrities. Wal Mart, which has nothing to do with the media, has bought Vudu. Even apple, which is playing sand nearby, is eyeing it. It''s not a day or two since it''s been rumored that it''s going to do streaming in person, and it has colluded directly with HBO before HBO.Now .


    It''s true that Netflix is still the industry leader in providing online film and television services. However, what''s choking is that it has a bunch of leaders in other industries whose strength is extremely strong.


    Although Nafi has slang in North America, it''s called Netflix.and.chill It means "look at Netflix''s appointment with Pao", but Naifei doesn''t dare to take the wrong step. With such a group of big men on his ass, Naifei may be doomed if he takes the wrong step."That''s why they chose you."


    Bill rosis, who came to wave manor, said to Murphy, "because you are the guarantee of success. Even if Netflix has some loss in profit, it can further increase user stickiness and attract more new users through content word-of-mouth."


    For film and television production, Nafi is just a recruit.


    Murphy combined with the previous information, very sure to say, "although filming is not the only way out for Nafi, it is the easiest way."


    In the face of such fierce business competition, no wonder reed Hastings offered such favorable conditions.


    So in the final analysis, if you want to compete for users, you have to have excellent content. Those technologies and data are virtual shelves, and others can imitate if they want to.


    If Nafi wants to continue to roll down the snowball of rapid development, it must have the best original content, the ability to increase the price, or even double the price. It can''t count on the potential of the global market.


    In today''s international political environment, it is more difficult for the culture, film and television industry to fully penetrate the global market. For example, in the supermarket on the other side of the Pacific Ocean that can make any company covet, Netflix can only surrender. Therefore, Netflix''s best way is to rely on high-quality content to attract customers who can enter the market.


    After carefully reading Netflix''s materials, it is not difficult for Murphy to find that subscription fee is the only revenue of Netflix''s streaming media service, so keeping the number of users growing is the most direct goal.


    How can we achieve this goal? The launch of special programs makes people feel that they have to watch them. On the other hand, it helps them to enjoy Netflix''s services more easily.


    But why do people have to watch it on Netflix?


    Murphy and bill rosis exchanged views, and the common answer was "solo and original".


    Originality is also for independent broadcasting. At least in the first few years, it was only broadcast on its own platform. These programs make people feel that they have to watch them. Of course, on the other hand, successful original dramas can also advertise Netflix and enhance the company''s popularity and recognition. Finally, the number of new users will naturally increase.


    "It''s not just because of the advantages that Nafi has to make a big effort to develop the drama." Bill - rossis very sure to Murphy said, "more because it must have the right to broadcast alone!"


    Bill rosis further analyzed for Murphy, "now the competition of streaming media websites is very fierce, and the cost of broadcasting rights is also rising. The content cost of "mad man" is close to 100 million US dollars, and the average cost of a single episode is as high as several million US dollars. The exclusive cost of other hot dramas such as "doctor house" and "gossip girl" is also very high. "


    Murphy nodded his head gently. Nafi''s cooperation is really sincere.


    "And this kind of exclusive broadcasting right is only the second round broadcasting right." Bill rosis continued, "for a show that''s on TV, Nafi usually doesn''t go online until it''s over."


    "So," Murphy has figured out neffei''s intentions, "is it more cost-effective to make his own series?"


    Bill rosis nodded solemnly, "exactly! This is not only my analysis, but also the conclusion of CAA. "


    When it comes to tens of millions of dollars of investment from super clients, not to mention Murphy, the brokerage company behind him is quite prudent. Everything has to be planned before it moves.


    Business investment doesn''t mean that if the other party says I won''t pit you, it won''t pit you. Murphy has done so much, which is just the most basic understanding work before investment and cooperation.


    If you don''t even know about a company, you rush to cooperate with others. It''s not daring, it''s head watering.


    To make sure that Netflix is sincere in cooperation, rather than digging a trap, Murphy thinks the two sides can start formal negotiations.


    "Well, bill." He said directly, "give reed Hastings a reply next week, and when Gail goes to Boston to sign an agreement with the Boston Globe, formal negotiations will begin."


    Bill rosis cautioned, "what about the show?"


    "I''ll sort out a story outline as soon as possible." Murphy thought for a moment and said, "as long as Stanton studio and Nafi negotiate an agreement, they can hire a screenwriter to write the script immediately."


    He added, "I''ll be the producer and Paul will be the director. I''ve talked to Paul before."


    "I know how to talk." Bill rosis, who has rich experience in this field, stood up and said, "let''s call it a day. I''ll go back to the Death Star Building and make some preparations."


    Murphy waved his hand. When Bill rosis came to the door, he remembered another thing and said, "bill, don''t forget to come to my engagement party with Gail on Saturday night."


    Bill rosis turned back and said, "I''ll be here on time."


    There are few secret news in Hollywood, and Murphy doesn''t intend to keep it secret at all. The engagement between him and Gail gado has been widely spread in the circle. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 612

    The sun gradually turned to the west, and finally fell below the sea level. Suddenly, all the lights at the entrance of the wave manor turned on, making the crowded door completely visible.


    There are hundreds of reporters and paparazzi in the drama at the gate of the manor. They don''t even know which TV stations, even the TV relay cars, have come over. They all point their camera at the manor. From here, they can see the garden behind the villa. Several light pillars are rising into the sky, and there is music floating with the sea breeze.


    Unfortunately, no matter how hard they try, they can only photograph the villa through the iron gate, but they can''t photograph the garden hidden behind the villa at all.


    It''s not that the reporter didn''t want to sneak in, but when he saw the strong security personnel, he could only dispel these unreliable ideas.


    On the other side of the Tieyi gate, just at the gate, there are nearly ten security personnel on guard against reporters and paparazzi. They are absolutely not allowed to cross the thunder pool.


    In the back garden, after a brief engagement ceremony, Murphy and Gail gado cut the cake together and stood in front of the microphone on the stage amid the roar of friends.


    "Murphy, say something!"


    On the lawn came the voice of Robert Downey Jr. "come on, tell me how I feel now!"


    Margot Robbie, who was standing under the stage, was also coaxing, "and Gail!"


    Murphy stepped back and pushed Gail gado to the front. "You go first."


    "Be quiet! Be quiet


    Jonah Hill took the initiative to act as an order keeper, and less than 30 people came to the engagement party, and the backyard immediately quieted down.


    Gail gado, dressed in a white evening dress and standing in front of the microphone, seemed a little excited, took a deep breath and said, "I am very, very, very enjoying it. Happiness is really a wonderful feeling."


    With that, she gently wiped the corners of her eyes, did not let the tears roll down.


    There was a burst of applause under the stage. All the family and friends were present. Murphy was not polite. She pulled Gail gado up to the microphone and said directly, "Gail is really special. I''m really lucky. She has always supported and tolerated me. Proposing to her is the wisest move I''ve ever done!"


    Some words, needless to say, Murphy just said a few words and led Gail gado down.


    "Congratulations, Murphy!"


    "Congratulations, Murphy, Gail!"


    "You are a natural couple!"


    "No one is more suitable for each other than you


    "You are meant to be together!"


    "Please let us know when the wedding will be held!"


    Around the party, Murphy and Gail gado received a lot of blessings.


    Up to now, the formal ceremony has all ended, and some people who are busy with work and business leave ahead of time.


    For example, Robert Downey Jr., who came back from Atlanta in the afternoon, will fly back tonight, and will continue shooting Iron Man 3 tomorrow.


    "When you get paid for a movie, you have to do something for someone." Jonah Hill joked, "Donny''s getting his first Hollywood movie, and he can''t help but work."


    Murphy naturally knows this situation and will not force little Robert Downey to stay.


    As the night deepened, most of the guests left, leaving only the stantons. Murphy took a few people out of the cold garden and went into the dining room of the villa. Gail gado asked the servants to bring snacks and drinks, and all the best friends chatted while drinking.


    Several people''s topics are all over the world. They say whatever they think of. They are all good friends and don''t have so much scruples.


    "I met Emma some time ago when I went to Brown University to promote" the end of the world. " Seth Logan talked about Emma Watson, who has been very close to the stantons recently. "Emma has changed her boyfriend again. Which one is this year?"


    Murphy raised his glass to the crowd, and before drinking, he said, "you''d better ask Emma about this."


    Just like many Hollywood male stars change their girlfriends frequently, this kind of thing is very common for female stars. Emma Watson is young, beautiful and golden. It''s no big deal to find more attractive young men to play with.


    "By the way..." Murphy, turning back to business, asked, "Seth, how''s the end of the world box office these days?"


    A few days ago, he was thinking about cooperation with Nafi. These days, he was preparing for an engagement party. He didn''t pay much attention to the box office progress of "doomsday".


    "It''s going well, better than we expected." Seth Logan put down his glass and said roughly, "it''s Thanksgiving holiday recently, and the box office of the film has been stable. After the first weekend, as of last Friday night, the total box office has exceeded 100 million dollars."


    "As long as the next month''s show doesn''t show a sharp drop like Raytheon''s, the final North American box office will definitely exceed $200 million," he saidFor a shit comedy, the $200 million North American box office is a big hit.


    "Overseas?" Lily Collins asked with concern.


    "It''s only this week that it''s shown overseas." Seth Logan raised his glasses. "There''s no specific statistics yet, but the overseas box office certainly can''t match that of North America."


    James - Franco nodded, "can be equal to the North American box office can be said to be a burst of character."


    Everyone else agrees.


    This is where the reality is. Compared with science fiction, action, magic, epic war, and manggai movies, shipee comedy is out of the scope of Europe and the United States, and it''s hard to get more extensive recognition.


    No way. It''s the inevitable result of cultural differences.


    Once, when Murphy lived on the other side of the ocean, he couldn''t understand what was funny about some popular American comedies. He didn''t know what to laugh at. On the contrary, the blonde foreigners always enjoyed watching them.


    "Now Seth and I are invited by a lot of companies." Jonah hill is a bit complacent. "We''re two hot comedy directors and producers now."


    Seth Logan said, "choose carefully."


    Murphy nodded. "Seth is right. Fame can''t be squandered easily."


    "Otherwise..." James Franco added, "it''s going to be like Douglas and his son."


    Jonah hill, Seth Logan, James Franco and Murphy smile with understanding.


    Gail gado knows that these guys are not as harmless as they seem to be. Otherwise, they will not be killed from countless competitors and achieve today''s success.


    Lily Collins seemed bored and stood up and said, "Gail, last time you said you had a new gym, let''s go and have a look."


    "Good." Gail gado said to the other women, "Susan, Lauren, come on."


    With Donny Lawrence and Lily in the back of the dining room.


    After the women left, Murphy and others became more unscrupulous, chatting about a lot of gossip in the circle, such as the Scarlett Johnson affair a while ago, and the fake love affair between Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Holt fabricated by 20th century fox in order to promote the X-Men series


    In fact, men''s gossip heart is not much less than women''s.


    Although the former produced large-scale photos, there is nothing to discuss. This kind of thing on the other side of the Pacific Ocean may bring a fatal blow to an actress, but it is no big deal in Hollywood. No one will take it seriously, even fans.


    This is the most obvious manifestation of cultural differences.


    Even, because Scarlett Johnson''s large-scale photos were stolen by hackers, and Scarlett Johnson herself argued that the photos were taken for her then husband, Ryan Reynolds, she not only did not attract too much criticism, but also won the general sympathy of the media and the public.


    In some ways, the photo leak has done Scarlett Johnson more good than bad.


    "Do you know? Dave and Nicholas Holt are good friends


    James Franco talked about the second thing mysteriously. It seems that there is inside information. Dave Franco is his brother, and he is not as well-known as him. "Nicholas Holt boasted to Dave that he and Jennifer Lawrence, under the witness of his agent and lawyer, agreed on the day after the fake love, and got hold of Jennifer Lawrence."


    Murphy''s lack of interest, Jonah Hill simply said, "what''s so strange about that?"


    "Of course!" James Franco vowed, "Nicholas Holt sent a picture to Dave when he was finished. This guy made a face on Jennifer Lawrence. She''s one of the most popular best actress candidates in this year''s Oscar!"


    "In recent years, this actress named Jennifer Lawrence has been on the rise very strongly." Seth Logan sighed. "It''s just overnight."


    Murphy shrugged and didn''t say anything. They had been fighting in a relatively low circle for many years before they achieved their present results. It''s hard to avoid feeling when they see such a lucky girl.


    And recently, there are rumors in the circle that Harvey Weinstein is going to promote Jennifer Lawrence to the top in this award season. Although the Jewish fat man''s ability to run Oscars is not as good as that year, it should not be underestimated.


    Of course, everyone knows that people like Harvey Weinstein never do business for free or at a loss.


    Several people talked until nearly midnight, drank three bottles of wine, and then left under the leadership of their female partners. Without a female partner and drinking too much wine, Jonah hill, Murphy simply let him stay.


    After the engagement party, Murphy quickly returned to work. In addition to cooperating with Fox''s propaganda in the 20th century, he always paid attention to the negotiation with Nafi. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 613

    On the second day after the engagement party, Murphy cooperated with 20th century fox to participate in some promotional activities about "Diego Ross". Gail gado flew directly to Boston and went to the Boston Globe with Bill rosis to negotiate the authorization. On the second day, good news came, and the Boston Globe basically agreed to publish the film and television coverage of that report The right of adaptation is granted to Stanton studio, and the rest is about the price and the rights and interests of both parties.


    After the beginning of the new week, the rating of "Diego rose" passed smoothly. MPAA did not have any suspense to rate the film as R. 20th Century Fox also increased its efforts to promote the film.


    However, the total investment of the film is here. In the 20th century, fox''s publicity scale is not large, and it is mainly promoted by print media and Internet.


    Then there are Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., and Margot Robbie, etc., who have been publishing some materials related to the film on their official social networking sites in a planned way to attract the attention of their respective fans.


    Before the end of the month, Gail gado settled the negotiation with the Boston Globe, got the authorization from the other side, and then returned to Los Angeles to start formal contact with Nafi.


    is like Murphy''s previous research, and Nai Fei is eager to get rid of the entanglement of a lot of competitors. He has a strong desire for making independent broadcasting content. It represents Stanton''s Gail Gail''s relationship with Nai Fei, which is more successful than that of the Boston globe.


    Even after only two days of discussion, shuangfa decided to cooperate as soon as possible with the drama adapted from Michael Dobbs''s novel of the same name, with 50% investment for each, and enjoy the same proportion of copyright and revenue sharing with the investment in the first two quarters, which will not eliminate any expenses incurred by Nafi in publicity and distribution.


    It can be said that this kind of sharing agreement is equivalent to that the films produced by Stanton studio are handed over to 20th Century Fox for distribution, and 20th Century Fox does publicity for the films without charging or deducting any form of publicity fees.


    There is no doubt that Nafi has shown great sincerity in attracting Murphy''s cooperation.


    The negotiation can''t be completed immediately, but it''s on the right track. Gail gado is responsible for the negotiation with Nafi on behalf of Stanton studio. Murphy puts the adaptation of the political novel on the agenda after less busy publicity work.


    At the same time, Murphy asked Stanton studio to issue a recruitment notice to recruit an experienced political drama writing team.


    The script of a TV play is much more troublesome and important than a movie. After he has determined the outline of the story, he will leave it to an assembly line team with a clear division of labor to write the specific plot content.


    But like movies, fiction is just the foundation, and Murphy won''t let the series follow fiction.


    Film and TV series are not literature. They must draw a clear line between them. Before the adaptation of novels, they are literature. However, once they appear in the form of script and image, they will wash away their literary characteristics and become a new art form.


    In addition, images have more impact than words, and the production of images should consider the current social and political environment more than novels.


    For example, "Lolita" set off an uproar when it was released in the United States. In order to make the film over approved, even Stanley Kubrick, a large-scale director, had to change Lolita''s age from 12 to 14. At the same time, he deleted some excessive content in the plot, and deliberately increased the proportion of moral criticism and criminal plot in the film.


    Of course, Stanley Kubrick''s adaptation of the novel is not all to satisfy the Filmization of the original work, but from the perspective of film creation, strictly control the content, cut or increase the content out of the consideration of artistic expression, and choose his own unique entry point of view to shoot, so as to have this adaptation film with a very personal style.


    The adaptation of a novel to a film and television work is not based on the faithful reproduction of the original work. The adaptation is not a simple transformation from one work to another, but the creation of another new work with its own depth, vitality and autonomy.


    In those days, Stanley Kubrick made the necessary changes for the film, and now Murphy will make certain changes according to the actual social situation - all the characters are more dark, insidious and despicable than in the novel.


    According to Hollywood''s traditional protagonists, the main characters in this series are all downright villains, even without any merit.


    Sitting in the study, Murphy decided to have a good idea and picked up Michael Dobbs''s novel again. Undoubtedly, the most obvious thing on the cover of the novel is that¡° House.of.Cards ¡±The title of the book.


    ¡° house.of.cards "House of cards" is a fixed expression in English. It can be translated into "house of cards" in the way across the Pacific Ocean. It can be extended to "unstable plan" and interpreted as "in danger".


    Of course, as Murphy once called it, "house of cards" would be more appropriate.


    The name of this political novel directly reflects the actual content. "House of cards" in house of cards refers to the house of Representatives, while "card" refers to the chips playing cards. Just look at the title of this pun, you can guess that the hero plays the game of power on the complicated and treacherous political table."Are you sure there''s no problem with such a protagonist?" Gail gado came over and picked up the novel on the table. "What he did is disgusting. Will the audience hate the whole play because they hate the protagonist?"


    Murphy has determined the names of several main characters and some personas. She has also seen them, but she has no good impression.


    "No Murphy seems to be confident, "Frank Underwood is no worse than the protagonist, especially the heroine, of the lost lover. Think about it, honey, how many fans did Charlize Theron win after the movie?"


    He thought about it and said, "the times have changed. Black movies will be popular, and black series will be popular. Now the audience has long been tired of watching the leading roles like good people, and some bad and distinctive characters will also be sought after."


    Gail gado goes back to his desk and sits down to open the novel. He is quite helpless. The protagonist in Murphy''s works has no good man in the traditional sense of Hollywood. Even Superman Clark Kent is endowed with a dark side by him.


    Murphy dug out a pile of information from the cupboard and said, "good people are compared with bad people. Frank Underwood is no worse than any other character. He just dares to admit that he is a bad person."


    "Just like you?" Gail gado couldn''t help saying.


    "Dear..." Murphy showed a face of innocence, "do you think I''m a bad guy?"


    Gail gado said rudely, "it''s not a good man anyway."


    "Ah..." Murphy sighed. "I hated bad guys when I was a kid."


    "So you''re going to be a bad guy?" Gail gado opened the book without looking at Murphy. "Is that so?"


    Instead of answering her, Murphy asked, "honey, do you know what the scariest thing is?"


    Gail gado looked up at Murphy in surprise. "What else do you think is horrible?"


    "Of course, everyone has." Murphy rummaged through the information he needed and said, "the most terrible thing in life is to grow up and gradually become the person he hated when he was a child."


    "Well, you''re busy."


    Today, there is no need to negotiate. Gail gado is also going to take a break to see the novel that neffei likes.


    Murphy nodded, stopped talking, and went to read the materials attentively. These are all the basic explanations about American politics and system that he just came up with. House of cards has been written for a long time, and it has been a mini play by BBC before. If many things are copied from the novel, it''s really funny.


    The new series must be in line with the current political environment in the United States. This is the most basic point. Although Murphy has seen the series, he has only seen it. If he doesn''t understand the most basic political system in the United States, he wants to write a qualified story outline


    He''s not that stupid.


    So, before writing, Murphy asked CAA to send a lot of relevant materials, which are the basis of adaptation.


    The political environment between the East and the west is very different. He doesn''t even know the system on the other side of the Pacific, let alone the United States.


    For example, Murphy was confused about Frank Underwood''s position as the whip of the party. It''s easy to understand after reading relevant materials. He is the third leader of his party (the first leader is the speaker, and the second leader is the leader of the majority party), which is equivalent to the Commission for discipline inspection to safeguard the interests of the party.


    Frank Underwood is the whip set by the Democratic Party in the house of Representatives, which means that his power is second only to the speaker and majority leader, and he is a real big man.


    After reading more materials, Murphy learned that the word "whip in the fellow" comes from English. It is a role of managing hounds when hunting foxes in England. Its main job is to persuade party members to vote according to party rules.


    Also, it is necessary to understand the political position of the Democratic Party.


    Of course, Murphy will also borrow some plots from many novels. After all, Michael Dobbs, the author of the original novel house of cards, was once the vice chairman of the British Conservative Party. Writing such a political struggle plot is reasonable and realistic.


    Any screenwriter in Hollywood knows that if he wants to write about politics, if he doesn''t understand the most basic system, he will show his shyness everywhere.


    Therefore, for a long time, Murphy did not start to write the story and script outline, and was still in the preparation stage of reading the relevant materials.


    At the same time, he set the tone for more of the show.


    For example, we can''t let the drama fall into the "left or right" position choice, or indulge in the facial satire of politicians. Instead, we should boldly show politicians'' transactions in an almost straightforward way, and talk openly about political skills. Maybe the real American political picture will not be so condensed, but the details of the drama should make the audience see the shadow of reality.


    This kind of shadow does not need to be completely real. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 614

    Until the middle of December, Murphy was looking at all kinds of materials. Combined with the novels of Michael Dobbs and the TV series he had only seen, Murphy gradually outlined the context and trend of the first season in his mind.


    Then he finished the script outline as quickly as he could.


    At the same time, the screenwriter team recruited by Stanton studio has been completed. In today''s Hollywood, with limited status and salary, it is not difficult to find a screenwriter who is good at writing political dramas as long as he is willing to spend money.


    However, there are two distinct styles of Hollywood political dramas, such as house of cards and vice president. They are both political dramas, but there are differences in style and depth. The former typically focuses on the darkness and cruelty of political struggle, while the latter is a typical American comedy, in which a large number of American political jokes are included.


    So on the first day after the writers signed the agreement, Murphy brought all the people involved in the project, including Gail gado and Paul Wilson, who came from England, to the conference room of Stanton studio for a meeting.


    Since the final season of the game of Thrones has been completed, Paul Wilson is sure to be the director and producer of the series, as well as the screenwriter.


    At this meeting, Murphy is going to focus on some principled issues in screenwriting and production.


    "This play should have distinctive characters and powerful and interesting dialogues. Almost every episode is a wonderful individual story, but it is closely linked and closely linked, which can make the audience want to stop."


    Standing at the front of the conference table, Murphy said very quickly, "more importantly, it can meet the needs of the audience. It can peep at high-level political figures and high-level politics in the United States, so that the audience can see many scenes that they can only imagine but can not see before, and feel novel and exciting!"


    He nodded to Gail gado, who handed out an outline of the story, the script outline for season one.


    Murphy also said, "I don''t particularly study the political system of the United States. The story involves aspects of the political system. If there is any mistake, you should remind me to revise it on the basis of ensuring that the main line of the story remains unchanged."


    This is one of the reasons why he spent millions of dollars to set up this writing team. Although these writers are not the top writers in the industry, they are all veteran writers of political themes, which can make up for his biggest shortcomings.


    Paul Wilson raised his hand, Murphy nodded and said, "Paul, you say."


    "I think from the beginning of the project, we should unify the caliber, saying that 99% of the plot of the play is real and can find the prototype in the political life of Washington!"


    At this point, Paul Wilson laughed, "let the audience think they can understand the top dark scenes of political struggle through this play."


    "Well!" Murphy agreed with Paul Wilson and said to the woman assistant who took the minutes, "make a note of that."


    Political works have always been difficult to write, because there are too many inside stories and too many hidden rules. If you don''t understand them, you will be timid everywhere. Even if you know them well, you can''t grasp the yardstick.


    Therefore, many political themes are rotten in the stomach.


    In fact, what Paul Wilson said is very in line with Murphy''s requirements. The biggest charm of house of cards is that it looks very real.


    Because this play is not so much a portrayal of American politics as a struggle history of political figures who exaggerate and strive to create a sense of reality.


    For example, for the sake of realism, Murphy specially marked on the outline that there should be drinking scenes everywhere, because drinking is a way of life in the United States, which is not only the best lubricant for social occasions, but also the basic necessities of life. Even Congressmen and presidents will put a few bottles of wine in the office.


    For example, Nixon likes to drink Lafite, Clinton likes to drink all kinds of beer, George W. Bush committed drunk driving when he was young, and Obama even opened a small workshop in the White House to brew beer. These are not secrets.


    "As Paul said..."


    After Paul Wilson''s words, Murphy stressed to the writers, "we need to make the audience look that the play is an in-depth analysis of American politics."


    Several screenwriters are listening carefully, and they are not stupid. Although Murphy has a good reputation in the business circle, the high price of the film payment must make them show their value.


    If they can''t meet the requirements, they will be replaced. It''s not easy to find another job with such high pay.


    Murphy added, "you can adapt appropriately according to the actual examples, and use them flexibly in the script writing."


    It is said that many plots in the play he once saw were adapted from real examples, which makes the whole play very real, especially for people outside the political circle.


    Although Murphy did not see the real American politics at that time, he would not believe that politics was full of positive energy. In his cognition, politics was much darker than commerce.The house of cards just shows the ugliness and evils of American politics, which makes him feel very real.


    As for the ups and downs of the plot, we don''t have to say anything about it. As a good play, the wonderful plot is the most basic. He thinks that the most attractive highlight of the play is that the leading role is bad enough. It can be said that Frank Underwood, the leading role in house of cards, is the worst leading role in all American dramas he has seen.


    But the so-called protagonist is not bad, the audience does not love.


    In this era of information explosion, the transparency of information is getting higher and higher, more and more ugliness and evil are exposed, and the taste of the audience is slowly changing.


    Just as his black movies are becoming more and more popular and can enter the mainstream film circle, the audience no longer believe that the world is beautiful and that justice can always overcome evil.


    It''s not that people are becoming more and more evil, it''s that people are becoming more and more rational.


    After a moment''s thought, Murphy said, "the original author of this book was once the vice-chairman of the Conservative Party in Britain, which is very good for us, and it''s easy for the audience to believe the truth. Therefore, you should make all kinds of political operations in the play seem to have traces to follow, so that the audience who usually have no concept of politics can also understand it. "


    Because of the author''s experience, this novel and its adaptation naturally appear to be particularly credible, which will also increase the charm of the drama.


    "In traditional Hollywood political drama creation, there is a premise: our political system is very good."


    Paul Wilson took Murphy''s words and said, "but there is a bad person in a certain position, such as the police station or the Council, who causes problems. They are all individual."


    He shook his head, "but we did a survey, and now the situation has changed. Now a common mentality of the American people is that this political system is very bad. Before, the media published a public opinion survey, listing the disgusting degree of the following things in your mind."


    At this point, Paul Wilson could not help laughing, "Congress is very high in the most annoying series."


    Murphy nodded, then said, "this environment provides us with considerable convenience, you..."


    He pointed to all the writers in the audience, "no matter what media interviews we have, you have to say that 99% of our plots are true, and the only one that is not true is that we have passed an education plan, and in reality they don''t even have one."


    He looked at Gail gado''s side, and Gail gado immediately tacitly added a remark to his notebook: remark to the relevant contract.


    After looking at everyone, Murphy finally said, "we should boldly set all the characters to be negative, showing the evil of human nature and the darkness of politics!"


    The skeleton of this kind of political drama is the history of personal crawling, and flesh and blood are the details of how to face power, ambition and depravity.


    At the end of the meeting, all the writers dispersed, and Murphy kept Paul Wilson.


    "You did a great job in the game of Thrones." Murphy is not stingy of his praise, "this series to you, I also rest assured."


    Paul Wilson said with a smile, "Murphy, without you, there would be no me as I am now, as long as you need to..."


    Murphy raised his hand and interrupted him. "After directing the first season, do what you want to do."


    After a moment of silence, Paul Wilson nodded his head. Every director has his own movie dream.


    In fact, directing "game of Thrones" over the past few years has given him enough experience and money. If Murphy had not phoned him personally and invited Oscar rated actors and actresses, he might not have taken over the series.


    "Paul..." Murphy sat back in his chair and said, "I''ll call Kevin Spacey and Charlize Theron in person after the new year. You and bill will visit them in person."


    Hearing the two names mentioned by Murphy, Paul Wilson immediately started to play the spirit of 12 points, "are you going to let Kevin Spacey play Frank Underwood and Charlize Theron play Claire Underwood?"


    Murphy nodded. "That''s what I planned."


    "Kevin Spacey is good to say." Paul Wilson is in a dilemma. "In recent years, he has no outstanding works, and his status is not as good as before. But Charlize Theron... "


    Paul Wilson is really telling the truth. It''s not easy for a popular first-line movie star to play in a TV series.


    Murphy thought about it and said, "well, you''re in charge of Kevin Spacey. I''ll meet Charlize Theron after I''ve been busy for a while


    "Paul..." He also said, "you are in charge of the script writing for the time being, so you can communicate in time."


    With the release of "Diego Ross" coming, Murphy has to shift her energy and get busy with the film. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 615

    Compared with the works of recent years, "Diego Ross" is one of the smallest films that Murphy has ever made. Due to the type of film and the nature of the award season, fox used the typical mode of small crowd screening in the 20th century. In the first week, this film will only be screened in two cinemas in New York and three cinemas in Los Angeles.


    The film will be screened on a small scale. Of course, there won''t be a huge premiere, but a special show involving media reporters and film critics is essential.


    On the afternoon of December 26, Murphy arrived at the art people''s Congress theater in Nokia square. Unlike the completely commercialized Hollywood China Grand Theater, this is a theater dedicated to showing art films, which is also called "art theater line". Many small productions that have impacted the award season in the past have been shown here.


    When Murphy came, Robert Downey, Jr., Margaret Robbie and Carla Firth had arrived, and were chatting with Bill rosis and grace in the front hall of the cinema.


    There is still some time to go before the opening of the film, and there is no premiere, so the guests invited to this special screening will not come very early.


    "And Gail?" Margot Robbie came up and asked, "why didn''t you come?"


    Murphy nodded to a group of her friends and partners, and then replied, "she''s going to negotiate with Nafi."


    Now Stanton studio has come up with a script outline and a general shooting plan, and has recruited a screenwriter team to formally write the script. Nafi has also quickened its pace. The negotiation between the two sides has reached the final stage, and a formal cooperation agreement will certainly be signed before Christmas.


    Robert Downey, Jr. came up. "Unfortunately, rose can''t see the film."


    "I went to see him the other day." Murphy whispered, "I''ve already told him about the movie. I''ll ask someone to find a way to get him an mp4 or something."


    He originally made this movie for Ross. If Ross can''t see it himself, he will lose the most significance. Although it''s difficult to bring something to Ross, now the supervision is relatively relaxed. As long as he is willing to spend money, it''s not impossible.


    "Murphy..." Carla Firth also came to Murphy. "The review committee has approved that it will spend no less than eight million dollars on the prize of this film."


    She opened her hand and said, "that''s the limit I can get."


    "Thank you, Carla." Murphy patted Carla Firth on the arm. "Thank you for your support..."


    If the film does not have the support of a strong company, it will be more difficult to make a difference in the award season.


    Carla Firth shook her head. "Do we still have to talk about this?"


    Murphy said with a smile, "if this film can''t recover the cost, I promise that I will help 20th century fox to earn twice the loss in the future."


    "You..." Carla Firth knew Murphy was joking.


    In the 20th century, fox has made huge profits from the cooperation with Stanton studio. For those films with small input and high output, even though the total investment of $300 million in "city of chaos" does not seem to have recovered from the box office, after this period of later operation, the surrounding TV broadcasting and network on demand have become very popular because of the fermentation of word-of-mouth effect, In the 20th century, fox not only successfully recovered its capital, but also realized a profit of more than 40 million US dollars.


    And with the passage of time, the film will generate more and more profits. More profits also means that more people have watched the film, the audience base of the second film will be stronger, and the possibility of box office explosion will be greater.


    It''s not hard for the discerning to see this.


    Of course, Murphy''s dividend is also frighteningly high, which is 25% of his total income


    This guy must be very rich.


    Carla Firth began to think about the day when she abducted Gail gado to go on holiday. She didn''t want the right things. As long as they were expensive, she would let Murphy pay for them.


    After chatting with the crowd, Murphy sees her PR agent grace and beckons her over.


    "Look at it for me." He whispered, "where is the private jet show in California recently?"


    Grace nodded immediately. "Well, I''ll have someone check it and get back to you this afternoon."


    Margot Robbie, standing next to Murphy, heard them and asked curiously, "are you going to buy a plane?"


    "Well." Murphy turned to her and said, "I''m going to buy a private plane."


    Recently this month, Gail gado has been negotiating and flying around. It''s very inconvenient for him to take a flight. He''s going to buy a business plane, which is also convenient for his travel.


    Margot - Robby came to interest, "buy a Boeing 747, it can be converted into a flying palace."


    Of course, Murphy would not listen to this kind of unreliable advice and said to her, "you''d better pay more attention to when you can get the Oscar nomination."


    "Oscar nominations?" Margot Robbie held his face in one hand. "It''s hard for a blonde like me to win a prize."At the gate of the theater, some media reporters came in. Murphy didn''t plan to continue to talk about this topic with Margot Robbie, and casually dropped a sentence, "ugly, disabled, mental problems..."


    "Hello, Murphy." Margot Robbie thought that Murphy was teasing himself and raised his voice slightly, but Murphy ignored him and went straight to bill rosis.


    Margot Robbie looked at Murphy''s back and quickly closed her mouth, because she found that it was a hint from Murphy.


    As a blonde, she knows that she can''t eat enough in Hollywood by her face. If she doesn''t have the relationship between Murphy and David Robbie, who knows where she is now? Maybe still running around for a small role.


    Then, Margot Robbie thinks of Charlize Theron, who worked with Murphy, a South African woman who can be regarded as a model for all beautiful actresses like herself.


    Charlize Theron''s successful transformation is definitely an example for Hollywood vase actresses. It''s the only way for the idols to turn to the powerful ones to put beauty in their hearts, or simply act ugly and torture themselves and the audience.


    Although the way is slightly patterned, beauty is like a test of acting interference information, I believe that few people can be completely distracted and focus on the so-called inner.


    Hollywood is also happy to pay for their sacrifice, with awards from major film festivals.


    In fact, if you think about it carefully, is it not discrimination to emphasize the inner and ignore the appearance?


    Margot Robbie shakes his head and doesn''t think so much about it. Together with the rest of the crew, he entertains the guests who come to the screening.


    At seven o''clock in the evening, the theater of the National People''s Congress of literature and art was full, and the screening of "Diego rose" started on time.


    "As a director, it''s taboo to shoot biographical films about people who are closely related to you!"


    Sitting in the third row, Hollywood Reporter columnist Todd McCarthy told his old friend Kenneth Turan, "Murphy Stanton has always been a smart man. Why did he make such an unwise choice?"


    "Go to the movies first." Kenneth Turan points to the big screen, which lights up. "After the movie, let''s talk about something else."


    Todd McCarthy''s eyes also turned to the big screen, "OK, let''s go to the movies first."


    They are not the only ones, but they are surrounded by many critics from other media and have Internet columns, but they are much younger than them.


    Everyone is looking at the big screen. Although the investment in this film is not high, and there are not many promotional activities, there are many controversies and concerns. The biographical film that Murphy Stanton made for his drug dealer friend


    If Murphy Stanton sings praises for his friends, they have something to say.


    In the 20th century, the titles of Fox and Stanton studios flashed quickly, and there was an obvious overhead shot on the screen. At the beginning, the shot was a colorful panoramic view of Los Angeles City. As the camera became tighter and tighter, the color of the picture became lighter and darker, and eventually became black and white.


    Against the backdrop of black-and-white lens, the old, dilapidated and chaotic slums of Los Angeles flash across the big screen. They don''t look like the United States, but more like Africa


    Todd McCarthy murmured, "the use and transformation of lens and color are just natural."


    "Reveal the worst side of America..."


    Apart from the technical factors, the content of this shot just scratched the itch of an old man like Kenneth Turan. He is a real Los Angeles man. Wasn''t the city of angels like this? He nodded, "a real artist should have the courage to uncover the superficial flashiness and show the inner abscess!"


    Murphy Stanton is undoubtedly a very brave filmmaker!


    Compared with these old men, several young film critics around them are nodding, especially cross Ismail, who owns online columns and is very influential on social networking sites.


    "How is America?"


    If someone asked him this question in ten years, he would answer: America is the paradise of the world!


    But when he grew up, he found that there was too much injustice, too much darkness, too much corruption, too much disgusting things in this country.


    As a result, as a net generation of his thoughts gradually changed, his country is really bad enough!


    After becoming a film critic, cross Ismail is famous for his acrimony. Those American films that save the world are always satirized by him!


    If the world needs America to save it? Who will save the rotten America?


    Upholding this concept, when he saw the most shameful side of Los Angeles, which is famous for its flashiness, at the beginning of a film, it was revealed by the director without reservation, and his mood was aroused instantly.


    The black-and-white picture is getting closer and closer. People gradually appear in the camera. The sound of gunfire suddenly rings. A Latino falls in response to the sound. With the blood splashing, the picture returns to color in the blood red. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 616

    After the gunshot, a black man is shot and killed by another black man, lying dead in the street. The camera moves. A cold teenager passes by from the opposite side of the road, as if he is blind to all this, and continues to move forward. The picture then switches to his perspective, and all kinds of chaotic scenes of Los Angeles slums are staged one by one.


    Drug addicts, fighting gangsters, skinny beggars, and the police who do nothing, all appear in front of the teenagers.


    Although the picture has changed back to color, the dark tone makes people feel depressed and lifeless.


    "He did it on purpose."


    In the second row, Quentin Tarantino, who looks quirky, said to Robert Rodriguez in his hat, "this kind of tone reflects the teenagers'' current mental state, just like this dark tone, without any hope."


    Robert Rodriguez said, "for the use of black lens, I am not as good as him."


    The young man walked into a low and dilapidated apartment building, in which there were many women shouting and swearing, and then a man fighting.


    Through these two people''s beating and scolding to the youth, the film just tells the youth''s background.


    A teenager named Diego Roth, whose father was shot dead by the police for committing a crime, was abandoned by his mother and went to other cities. The relevant government agencies fostered him in this Latin family. Unfortunately, how can a child who is not his own get proper care? Moreover, this family is not very rich, and the housewives and men in the family are very kind on the surface, but they are just empty people.


    The government basically ignored him here. The young man grew up in an environment without care, and his life was like ashes.


    Fortunately, there is still a little light in the ashes. Young Diego Roth is a devout Catholic. He goes to the nearby church every Sunday, where a priest is very good to him. He is always docile and patient. Diego Roth can also find only a little comfort in his miserable life.


    From the perspective of Diego Roth, the film describes the dark and oppressive living environment of drug abuse, drug trafficking and juvenile delinquency, and shows the relief brought by religion by analogy.


    "When did Murphy Stanton become a Catholic?" Todd McCarthy shook his head. "The Catholicism and the priest in the film are the incarnation of God to the hero."


    As if he knew what his old friend was thinking, Kenneth Turan whispered, "there is always darkness behind the bright characters."


    Todd McCarthy thought and nodded slowly.


    In fact, Murphy knows this very well. At first, Catholicism in the film is more beautiful than that publicized by the Vatican. However, when young Diego Roth is faced with the temptation of drugs and is at a loss to talk to the priest, the seemingly amiable priest leaves him alone and leads him into the backyard


    Todd McCarthy sighed when he saw the boy''s trousers fall to the ground in the dark house and a kind priest squatting in front of him with a charitable smile. The previous film and the current priest''s expression formed a sharp contrast with what he had done.


    A young man at a loss, facing the indecency of the only pure land in his soul, his last belief collapsed in an instant.


    Diego rose no longer went to church, but the priest did not forget him. In the name of charity, he visited the Catholic family repeatedly. Naturally, the couple would not care what happened to him, and the young man could only fall into the abyss.


    Many of his peers took drugs and even constructed the circulation network of drug crime. Diego Rose''s defense line against temptation collapsed completely. Inspired by a white girl a few years older than him, he finally crossed the line that he could not stick to.


    Fighting, drug trafficking, theft, and even armed robbery, these young people from the slums gradually grow up. Diego Ross also lives with the blonde girl who took him to this road. They take drugs and drug trafficking, belonging to a major underground force in downtown Los Angeles.


    How deeply does the collapse of faith affect a person? How much influence does the environment have? Is religion more beneficial than harmful to the real society?


    Cross Ismail frowned heavily. The poor social environment in America has led too many teenagers astray!


    There is also the question of religion. How many evil thoughts and actions, in the name of religious freedom, poison mankind in this land?


    Murphy Stanton is really a different kind of director. Through the depravity of a drug dealer, he is obviously deeply discussing such social topics, cutting the negative effects one by one, and putting them in the film bloody.


    This is what an excellent director should do most. While paying attention to artistry, he can also peel off the most serious social problems objectively and calmly.


    Margot Robbie doesn''t play much. In Diego Roth''s story to Murphy, this is just a passer-by in his life, but this passer-by has left a very deep footprint.


    According to Diego Rose''s original description, Murphy has been properly processed in the film. Margot Robbie''s first girlfriend, after a drug abuse, mistakenly takes heroin as cocaine and directly takes a large dose to die.The death of his girlfriend has dealt a huge blow to Diego Ross, who has become a small regional target. He is determined to get rid of drugs and intends to leave the industry.


    After having certain ability, Diego rose kept asking about the pastor, but the pastor was not in the parish, and he never got the relevant information.


    Just when Rose was about to leave the industry and a friend found him a job as a car washer, someone heard that the priest was investigated by the police in the Diocese of Nevada, but was transferred back to the Vatican instead of being punished for the Vatican''s interference.


    In the picture, Diego Roth stands between the door frame and the door, behind which is a picture of the deep meaning of the old fallen angel. Like a bird trapped in a cage, he always turns around within the scope of the door frame, and the spire on the column of the staircase porch points to the hesitant face.


    Step out of the industry and become an ordinary car washer.


    Get rid of the last restriction, continue to stay in this industry, step by step up, and become the leader of this area.


    There are two choices in front of Diego Roth, and he is bound to take one of them.


    No one forced, no one lobbied, no one analyzed the pros and cons, and the only one who could make a decision was Diego Ross himself.


    It''s up to him to make his own choice.


    "This..." Kenneth Turan looks at the male protagonist hovering in the door frame of the camera, suddenly gets closer to Todd McCarthy and lowers his voice. "It''s like the best performance of little Robert Downey."


    "Well." Todd McCarthy nodded his head.


    Kenneth Turan added, "completely free from the bravado of iron man."


    He wondered, "when did his acting go so fast?"


    "It''s not about acting..."


    Looking at the long lens on the screen, Todd McCarthy said quickly, "it''s not Robert Downey Jr. that brings about the change, but Murphy Stanton. The design of this scene and the shooting of the lens can highlight the indecision of the characters when facing the choice to the greatest extent."


    Kenneth Turan looked at it carefully for a few seconds, and it was.


    This lens is really excellent, not only has the outstanding scene layout, but also has the incomparable photography, this long lens is a work of art!


    The lens gives Kenneth Turan the feeling of being in the scene. At last, the characters in the picture stop and stay in front of the picture, just to block the fallen angel. Then the lens gradually pulls away, and the color and tone become colder and colder, until it gives people a cold and frightening feeling.


    It''s really unique to use this kind of lens to show the inner changes of the characters!


    Although the protagonist does not have any lines and the camera does not have a clear explanation, they can all feel from the camera that Diego rose has made a choice, and is inclined to the dark side.


    Diego rose goes out to the graveyard and stands in front of his first girlfriend''s gravestone. The sky on the picture becomes darker. Even if you can see the sunlight, the lens through a specific angle, the sunlight gives people the feeling of cold.


    If there were no chants, the intonation of which was very similar to that of the Catholic choir.


    "It may not be that important to have God. Most of the time, people live on their own. It is said that there is a God who believes in the city, caressing the camera and combing his long hair every day. Dear, have you ever seen the sadness that happened in front of you in the distance... "


    I don''t know why. Hearing this supposed to be warm Choir singing, Todd McCarthy only felt cold. He quickly picked up his pen and wrote down the feeling of this moment in his book for the first time.


    "Tell those sad stories in a very peaceful tone and a voice that is almost indifferent. Because peace and indifference, as well as solemn and stirring, such a contrast can force out some more solemn and stirring emotion, and this film gives me such a feeling. "


    "Because of solemn and stirring, it is peaceful and indifferent. Because of peace, because of indifference, so more drama of this tragic taste. The voice is slow, the sky is sad. "


    Kenneth Turan sighed. The film is as amazing as a slow flowing aesthetic poem. It seems to be scattered in shape, but in fact it is concentrated in spirit. The seemingly scattered mode shows the influence of the surrounding environment on people with ordinary lens


    But in another art theater in Hollywood, many ordinary viewers, especially those who are relatively young, don''t think so. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 617

    "What are these things?"


    Inside the cinema, Michael Bilson complained to his companion, "a scene without a line was played for two minutes. Is there any mistake?"


    His companion also looked very dissatisfied, "the rhythm is so slow that I feel sleepy. Is this a movie made by Murphy?"


    The man on the right shook his head. "It''s not what we thought. It''s not an action crime movie."


    A few people are silent at the same time. This film is basically a small literature oriented biography.


    Slow rhythm, long lens used to express the character''s heart, painful struggle choice, all kinds of artistic lens It''s totally different from the fast-paced black movies they expect!


    In the end, Diego rose designed the climax of killing his own gang boss. According to Murphy''s past style, there was always a comet earth war. However, there was no shooting scene in the film. The film focused on Diego Rose''s conspiracy, and there was no big scene at all.


    Diego Ross takes advantage of the conflict between the gang and the Mexican drug traffickers. After a police chief of the United police department and an accountant who works for the gang, the film ends.


    Although I saw the faces of James Franco and Jonah hill, Murphy''s fans were not very satisfied. When they left the cinema, many of them were disappointed.


    "The film is really dark and serious..." There are fans walking and chatting, "but there''s always something missing, which makes people unable to get up."


    Someone shrugged, "without the climax play, the whole film narrative is slow and seems very flat."


    "This is not a movie for us at all." Some fans inadvertently point to the crux of the problem.


    In the premiere theater, looking at the falling subtitles, Todd McCarthy stood up and clapped. This is one of the best films he has seen since entering the award season. It has smooth narration and profound theme, brilliant characterization and ingenious long shot design. Compared with Murphy Stanton''s other "city of chaos" in the first half of the year, it has a better foundation!


    Kenneth Turan is also clapping. The unique dark atmosphere of the film reflects Murphy Stanton''s extraordinary directing skills. The use of film language is more plain and easy to arouse his emotional resonance!


    There was a lot of applause in the movie hall. Kenneth Turan saw the crew in the first row go to the exit to the news hall and said to Todd McCarthy, "let''s go. It''s a great night."


    Todd McCarthy followed Kenneth Turan, walked out with the crowd and said, "Murphy Stanton finally abandoned the flashiness in the film and returned to the honest nature of the film."


    Murphy Stanton''s films in the past are also good. Compared with this film with steady narration and profound theme, the festival is too fast, the lens is too short, the technique is too flashy, and the editing is too sharp


    He should pursue a film with basic skills in such ordinary film language.


    After the press conference, Todd McCarthy and Kenneth Turan were not interested in participating and left the cinema directly.


    At the post screening press conference of the film, Murphy was dealing with the media reporters.


    "Director Stanton..."


    The first person to stand up and ask is a reporter from Hollywood Reporter. His question is more professional. "This film is mainly long shot, and the rhythm is relatively slow. It''s completely different from your previous fast-paced film. Why do you want to make such a change?"


    "Because first of all, I want to make sure that the audience can feel the emotional atmosphere of the story. Emotion is what I want to keep in this film at all costs."


    Compared with previous interviews, Murphy basically said the truth in answering this question, "what do you want the audience to feel? When watching a movie, if the audience can feel what you want to express from the beginning to the end, everything you do is worth it. What they finally remember is not editing techniques, nor photography skills, nor performance, or even no story, but their feelings. "


    If you want the audience to remember Diego Roth, a nobody for them, you have to make people feel the same after watching it.


    It''s Murphy''s idea, and he can''t guarantee it.


    Another reporter stood up and took over the microphone and said, "Murphy, when I watch the movie, I sit at the back with some ordinary fans. Some of your fans around me are very dissatisfied with the slow narrative rhythm of the movie."


    Murphy was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "as a filmmaker, you have to know that no matter how positive things seem, you will always see bad comments, you will always notice that what some people like is what some people hate, so you can''t take corresponding measures. I think you just need to do what you believe."


    Murphy also predicted that this kind of film can not please his inherent fans, but the negative impact is also limited. After all, almost all the big commercial directors have directed literary films, and after this literary oriented film, he will use a super commercial production to eliminate these negative effects.The following questions are all platitudes, such as the relationship with Diego Roth and related rumors. Murphy has already made sufficient preparations and easily resolved them.


    "I know you don''t like to talk too much about yourself, but can I ask a less personal question?" When Murphy made a movie, he turned to a reporter and said, "what do you like?"


    Murphy replied directly, "I like to be with my fiancee. I don''t play golf, I don''t know how to ride a horse, and I don''t like racing. With Gail, I can completely relax."


    Perhaps inspired by the previous reporter, the next reporter''s question is still aimed at Murphy himself.


    "If you have a choice, which filmmaker do you want your future to be like?" He asked.


    "Well, there are many great filmmakers in the world."


    Murphy has already thought out the words behind the previous sentence. Now that the award season has begun, he should be positive enough. "I''d like to work into my old age like some great filmmakers - such as John Houston."


    After a pause, he added, "I think Stanley Kubrick is very good. If he wants to, he can make very personal movies in the studio system. I think that''s what most filmmakers want. Steven Spielberg has been keeping himself at the forefront of the film. How amazing! And Clint Eastwood! In my opinion, many filmmakers are still making films as interesting as their first big hit. Making continuous efforts to make excellent works is my ultimate pursuit. "


    Instead of handing over the microphone, the reporter asked, "many years from now, when people look back at this era, how would you like them to comment on Murphy Stanton''s films?"


    Murphy could refuse to answer this question, but after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "I hope they say that my movies are always ambitious, always sincere, and strive to achieve this ambition. That''s what I hope. As for the quality of movies, of course, I hope people like them."


    At this point, Murphy laughed. "But to be honest, that''s not true."


    Just when Murphy was dealing with reporters, Todd McCarthy had arrived at his studio, entered the studio, turned on his computer, logged on his Internet column, opened his notebook and looked at it. Taking advantage of his deep memory of the film, he was ready to update his internet film column for the first time.


    "In the film" Diego Ross ", Murphy Stanton deeply portrays Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s in a realistic way, creating a modern apocalypse. What is most worth thinking about is what the so-called state and religion give people? Can law and fairness rise in this land of freedom? For ethnic minorities, there is no doubt that there is a huge cloud of doubt, which they can''t imagine and can''t see.... "


    "The problem reflected in this film does not only exist in Los Angeles, nor does it exist in the United States, but also in the world. In today''s civilized world, the breeding of violence and religious problems persecute every growing child and juvenile. The affluence of the upper class society is always in sharp contrast to poverty and backwardness. They, perhaps including us, have been struggling on the edge of the painful world. "


    After updating his column, Todd McCarthy opened the online film review column of his old friend Kenneth Turan and found that the old guy''s action was faster. He updated his column as early as five minutes ago.


    "The plot that Murphy Stanton created for" Diego Ross "is very elegant and unconventional, and the way of telling the story is very close to art, which is the highlight of the film."


    "I admire his skill very much. It''s hard to find a clean and bright picture of violence, guns and drugs in film reviews. The whole film is immersed in a dull, dull, stale and old-fashioned atmosphere. "


    "With a very real shooting and production technique, he tore up the reality of the character''s depravity due to the collapse of faith to all of us. With the decline of morality and the collapse of faith, the city of angels opened its mouth and devoured every young life."


    Just saw here, Todd McCarthy''s phone rang, pick up, it is Kenneth Turan.


    "I just got the news that 20th Century Fox sent a copy to Roger Abbott the other day."


    He spoke so fast that before Todd McCarthy could speak, he said, "Roger Albert is said to have taken a copy of the film!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 618

    All the light and shadow on the screen go out, and the light in the private cinema lights up instantly. Roger Albert reclines on a chair and slowly closes his eyes. A paramedic nearby immediately picks up a towel and gently wipes off the sweat on his forehead. Then he looks at him quietly, waiting for him to open his eyes again and give an order.


    Because of several operations, today''s Roger - Albert has been speechless, and even rarely see the film, film reviews are rarely written.


    This time, fox in the 20th century sent a copy of the film, and he wanted to reject it, but the person who sent it said that it was a film made entirely with artistic techniques, rather than the previous black commercial film. Finally, he could not restrain his curiosity and let people keep the copy.


    He likes Murphy Stanton''s black commercial films with strong personal style very much, but he has to admit that the director''s utilitarianism is a little too strong, so he can concentrate on shooting more profound films, but he just plunges into the circle of commercial films and refuses to jump out.


    Now there is such a film that he really wants to see.


    "There is a clear gap from the top art masters." Roger - Albert slowly opened his eyes, "but for a young director in his early 30s, it''s hard to put the narrative rhythm so smoothly without procrastination, and the theme is deep without sharpness."


    He turned to the paramedic, who had been with Roger Albert for many years, and immediately understood what he meant. He said to the servant, "get pen and paper ready!"


    After that, she pushed Roger Albert''s high back wheelchair out of the private theater and into the next studio. The servant had put pen and manuscript paper on Roger Albert''s special desk.


    The nurse pushed Roger Abbott to his desk to quiet the people around him, and then stood aside.


    Roger Albert picked up the familiar pen, closed his eyes and thought for a moment. The nib fell slowly on the paper.


    "With the rage of the hero Diego Roth, Murphy Stanton and his new film plunge into the chaos of the 1980s and 1990s in Los Angeles."


    "Diego Roth", a movie that seems to make people nervous, scared and worried for the people in the play, announces the rebirth of a director with outstanding talent and passion: Murphy Stanton begins to explore the origin of film art! There are people around me who compare "Diego Ross" to Martin Scorsese''s "the way to steal." it''s worthy of such a comparison. At the beginning of the story, the narrator said that he had always wanted to be a gangster since he could remember. The hero in "Diego Ross" seems to have no other choice


    "The film is adapted from the real experience of Los Angeles drug lord Diego Roth. Murphy Stanton grew up in Los Angeles slums, and later separated from there through his own efforts, which ensures that the story has a real basis! After watching this film, you may wonder, is this really what happened in America? But as far as I know, some parts of this civilized country are more chaotic and dark than what Murphy Stanton described. The accelerating social division in this country makes violent crime a trivial matter in some areas. "


    "Although the story of the film always revolves around one character, and there is only one main line, the director has a way to express these skillfully through the lens in the gentle narrative rhythm. Every long shot, character and scene has the finishing touch effect, and every shot is calculated to make me doubt how many times he has thought about it Jing plus style integration, from the beginning to the end of the cold dark and depressed, fully demonstrated the struggle of human nature


    "In some scenes, Murphy Stanton borrowed the shooting techniques rarely involved in documentary films, such as pushing track zoom, high-speed flash and sudden freeze. What is more striking than the visual image is the direct depiction of the impact of the film on people''s poor living environment."


    "From the perspective of real violence," Diego Ross "is not as strong as Murphy Stanton''s black films in the past, but the atmosphere of this film is even more chilling. The environment in which the hero lives makes people feel no hope. People living in those places seldom have the chance to tell their stories, and Murphy Stanton doesn''t care about them It does not scorn, does not deliberately create plots for false effects, and does not contain stupid and reassuring love story lines; it just stares at what it knows with a pair of passionate and understanding eyes. "


    Although the film puts too much emphasis on the negative impact of the environment on the hero, Roger Albert thinks that it is harmless, because the impact of the environment on people is really profound, and it does not really exist just because you think it does not exist.


    Raising his pen, Roger Albert closed his eyes again, thought for about half an hour, then opened his eyes and gave the final score.


    Out of five stars, he gave "Diego Ross" four and a half stars, and specially in the final remarks released by the film review to give a thumbs up!


    The next morning, the film review appeared on the Internet and the column of Chicago Sun at the same time, which immediately attracted quite a lot of people''s attention.Especially in recent years, he rarely wrote reviews for a film.


    At the beginning of this award season, the praise of Roger Albert and some professional film critics undoubtedly makes "Diego Ross" have more capital in the award season.


    In addition to these critics, the next day on the paper media, the film is also a piece of praise.


    "Murphy Stanton is an excellent film with superb editing, rich plot and appropriate music. What''s more shocking is that this film is adapted from a real story!"


    - "Hollywood Reporter"


    "a thrilling movie. Yes, it''s hard to describe the impact of the film. First of all, the director''s level is very high. The shooting techniques and editing methods are quite avant-garde. The soundtrack also forms a huge contrast with the theme. The more cruel the story is, the more unrestrained the music is. The slums of Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s, the closest place to hell in the world, and the film truly restores that What happened in the 1970s. "


    -


    "the Los Angeles Times is realistic and shocking, describing an ignominious and bloody legend."


    -- the California Independent


    "editing, photography, soundtrack Murphy Stanton''s use of technology is close to perfect, the narrative technique is smooth and meticulous, and the story itself is real and cruel. "


    - the San Francisco Chronicle


    "it''s a real movie. It makes people know that there are still such dark, dirty, violent and criminal places in America. It''s worth recommending."


    - New York Post


    "amazing! The shock! Some clips can be used as audio-visual analysis model! Environment decides fate! How could Murphy Stanton make the film so cruel and artistic


    -


    "the media evaluation of the film is very good, 85% of the 76 media included in rotten tomato gave high praise, with an average score of 8.4 points; the comprehensive evaluation of authoritative media Metacritic included 43 media with an average score of 82 points."


    The midday sun is shining on the garden. Murphy is sitting on a cane chair, watching the newly replaced birds of paradise in the garden and listening to the data report from Carla Firth on the phone. "Now many mainstream media believe that the film is expected to win nominations or awards at this year''s Oscars."


    "That needs our efforts." Murphy knows that.


    Carla Firth said on the phone, "but the audience''s evaluation is more general, you need to pay attention to it."


    Murphy nodded slightly. "I know."


    This morning, he saw the data in this regard. According to cinema score for several auditions, the score of "Diego rose" was only "a -".


    It''s not particularly good for a movie that only shows in a small area.


    Murphy also knows why. The first people who go to see the movie are his fans. Who are his fans? I''m afraid they are all used to fast-paced commercial production. It''s hard to see this kind of film with gentle narration, but it''s inevitable that some of them do not meet the expectations.


    Fortunately, this film is not intended for business and marketing.


    "I''ve got people to lead the market." Murphy has informed bill rosis that his black powder organization should be mobilized properly. He changes the topic, "is there any news from Catholicism?"


    "No Carla Firth confirmed that "Fox has not received any notice or protest about the situation in the 20th century."


    She asked, "do you need to do something?"


    "Don''t worry." Murphy thought about it and said, "we''ll wait."


    After all, the film is only a small-scale screening, the media did not focus on this aspect, it is normal that the other side did not respond.


    Just after receiving the call from Santa Felix''s father, Monica hung up in the office building.


    "You mean..." He looked at the young pastor across the street and said, "this film clearly mentions the issue of sex and Catholicism is likely to lead people astray?"


    The young priest nodded, "yes! You told me to pay attention to this film in time. I went to the cinema in the morning, and the description of our church is very unbearable, far more than the "child abuse doubt" of the previous years


    Father Marcus Costello stood up, walked back and forth twice, and said, "in my name, call Twentieth Century Fox and Murphy Stanton. I want to see them as soon as possible!"


    "All right!"


    Just as the pastor was about to go out, the father of Marquez Costello called out to him, "get me some casual clothes and tickets for the movie. I''ll see the movie first!" (to be continued). )

 Chapter 619

    Sitting on the sofa by the window, father Marcus Costello was a little impatient. He turned his head and looked out the window. The sky in Los Angeles was gloomy, and the winter sun was hiding in the thick clouds. Even the air was filled with a cold feeling, which was not good.


    Father Marcus Costello withdrew his eyes and turned to the room.


    In the 20th century, the most eye-catching part of fox''s reception room is the movie posters hanging on the walls. Although he is not a movie lover, father Marcos Costello can also recognize the posters of famous movies such as star wars, alien, Titanic and avatar.


    There are still a few that he is not familiar with, but the director''s position on the poster is all marked with Murphy Stanton, obviously a film directed by Murphy Stanton.


    Thinking of the latest film of the young director that he saw yesterday afternoon, father Marcus Costello felt that his nameless name was on fire. Catholicism was described as unbearable by him!


    And the 1980s


    Father Marcus Costello shakes his head. The name of the priest doesn''t appear in the film. The subtitle is just named after the Catholic father. No one knows who he is referring to.


    What''s more, 30 years have passed. Who will remember that? Far away, I can''t even remember. It seems that I just covered up the priest. Later, I didn''t pay attention to where he went.


    Looking at the time of the wall clock, father Marcus Costello frowned. He had been waiting for half an hour, but the other party had not come yet. When did he encounter such a cold reception?


    If it is placed in the northeast of the United States, the Archbishop of a region like him will come to visit the person he wants to see. Where can he go in person? But this is southern California, where Catholicism doesn''t have much influence


    The door of the reception room was suddenly opened from the outside, and a man and a woman came in. Father Marcus Costello looked up and saw that the man was tall and resolute, just like Murphy Stanton, who had seen him before. The woman was wearing a professional dress with exquisite makeup. She was obviously a smart, capable and high-ranking person.


    Father Marcus Costello sat on the sofa, did not move, did not stand up to say hello.


    "Hello, father." Murphy politely said hello and introduced Carla Firth as she walked. "This is Miss Carla Firth, director of production and distribution at 20th century fox."


    "Hello." Father Marquez Costello waited for the two men to come near before he stood up and made a gesture of invitation to the two sofas beside him. He said, "sit down."


    Carla Firth turns to see Murphy. They quickly exchange a look and sit on two sofas tacitly.


    "Oh, father." Murphy said, "I wanted to visit you sometime, but you called me first."


    Father Marcus Costello looked at Murphy. His firm face was full of warm smiles. Before, he would think that this young man was polite and respectful, but now he knows that it''s all hypocrisy!


    "Cough..." Father Marcus Costello clenched his fist and coughed. Then he said, "director Stanton, I''m looking for you this time..."


    He looked at Carla Firth and said, "and the 20th Century Fox represented by Miss Firth, because yesterday I just saw your new film" Diego Ross ", there are a lot of untrue plots in it, which I deeply regret."


    "False plot?" Murphy was puzzled. "Father, some parts of the film may have been appropriately modified by film art, but all the plots are based on reality. The hero of the film is my friend, which is not only from his own description, but also from other people''s support."


    Without waiting for father Marcus Costello to speak, Murphy said, "I shoot this film with the most rigorous attitude. Everything has been carefully examined, so as not to let my friends down."


    Carla Firth and Murphy had a tacit understanding and immediately said, "both 20th Century Fox and I can guarantee this. We made this film with the most rigorous attitude."


    "If there''s anything wrong with the film." Murphy added, "I''m willing to take all the responsibility."


    "And 20th century fox!" Carla Firth answers again.


    After all, father Marcus Costello had rich experience, and immediately understood that the other party would not admit it, and it seemed that he did not mean to compromise.


    "Director Stanton, Miss faith..." He simply stopped beating around the Bush and said very seriously, "I formally protest against all the plot of denigrating Catholicism in the film Diego rose!"


    "Defame Catholicism?" Murphy opened his hand and said, "I''m sorry, father. I''ve never done this before."


    "You..." Father Marcus Costello has been in the sect for many years, and he has seen countless shameless companions, but none of them can compare with the young Hollywood director in front of him. His voice turns to be stern, "through such a plot, your film gives people the feeling that Catholicism leads to evil."Murphy also put on a serious attitude, "I admit that the film has a Catholic priest * * plot! But I have never expressed the intention you said


    Father Marcus Costello seemed to want to say something, but Murphy said first, "father, we''ve met several times before and had a good conversation. You should know that although I don''t believe in Catholicism, I always have a respectful and friendly attitude towards your sect..."


    Listening to Murphy''s nonsense here, Carla Firth stealthily bit her lips to avoid laughing. If the father of Marquez Costello only came to fight, he would not discuss with Murphy tomorrow.


    "Director Stanton!" Father Marcus Costello couldn''t help but raise his voice, interrupted Murphy''s words, and said justly, "I ask that all the false plots involving * * and Catholic cover up in Diego rose be deleted, otherwise..."


    "Wait!" Murphy also said, "father, are these plots really false? Do you dare to swear to the father that Catholicism in the United States, in California, really does not have priests molesting children? Are they really not sheltered within the Catholic Church? "


    "Er..." The father of Marquez Costello was dumb.


    But Murphy stood up, raised his right hand and said, "I swear to the father, God, Christ, Buddha and Muhammad that every story I tell in the film is based on real events!"


    He looked at father Marquez Costello. "Father, what about you?"


    Father Marcus Costello was blocked by Murphy''s words. He felt the waves rolling in his chest, but he could not say anything.


    He stood up slowly, took a deep look at Murphy and said, "director Stanton, I represent Catholicism!"


    This seems to be very plain. Murphy can''t hear the implication. If a regional Archbishop had said this 20 years ago, even the top Hollywood directors would have thought it over.


    Murphy laughed and said calmly, "if the priest thinks that I have damaged the reputation of your sect with my fictitious plot and story, I can only say that I am very sorry, because all this is based on facts, and I can''t meet your requirements."


    Father Marcus Costello looked at Murphy calmly, but did not say a word.


    "Father." Murphy said boldly, "if you have any objection, you can sue the law. I believe the law of the United States is fair."


    Seeing that the matter could not be solved smoothly, father Marcus Costello''s calm eyes gradually became sharp. "I will protest to your government about your disturbance of Catholic religious freedom, and report it to the Vatican at the same time!"


    "That''s your power and freedom!" Carla Firth stood up and said, "Hollywood has the freedom to film! In the 20th century, fox will not make any changes to the film "Diego Ross!"


    Freedom is a natural right of human beings, just like human beings want to breathe. There is no need for any proof. Although this American idea is nonsense and unrealistic, it has a profound influence in Hollywood, and is even regarded as the golden rule by many people engaged in film work.


    To a certain extent, violating Hollywood''s freedom of filming will touch the sensitive nerves of many people in this circle.


    At this point, the two sides were doomed to break up unhappily. Father Marcus Costello walked out of the reception room seemingly peacefully.


    "Will he give up?" Carla Firth looked at the closed door and asked, "it''s not wise to use religious influence to interfere in Hollywood."


    "Someone else might." Murphy turned and looked out of the window. "I had people collect a lot of information about father Marcus Costello. This is a very tough Archbishop who advocates strict protection of Catholic interests. When he sheltered so many disgusting people, it can be seen that he was ordinary."


    He looked at Carla Firth with a smile. "Now that he''s out, he won''t give up halfway."


    Carla Firth shook her head and suddenly asked, "is the plot of the movie true?"


    Murphy said seriously, "when I was in prison, Diego Firth told me."


    "What''s up with bill?" Carla Firth asked again.


    "It''s almost done." Murphy did not hide from her, "my two black powder organizations have launched, you pay attention to the public opinion on the Internet."


    Carla Firth looked at the watch and said, "don''t worry, word-of-mouth marketing is not our first operation." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 620

    "Don''t worry, Miss grace."


    In a detached house in West Hollywood, Cohen Craig sat in front of his computer and said to his mobile phone, "I know what to do. Just wait for the good news."


    There are bursts of comments outside the door. Instead of going out for the time being, he opens the browser on his computer desktop, logs in to the IMDB website, finds "Diego Ross" from the collection page, gently presses the mouse, clicks in, and the webpage pops up instantly. The first thing that comes into view is the IMDB score of the film.


    Total 1652 users, average 8.2 points!


    If you remember correctly, this is the lowest IMDB score of the first weekend of a movie directed by Murphy since he joined Murphy Stanton''s fan organization.


    As the head of Murphy Stanton''s black powder organization, he certainly knows the dynamics of "Diego Ross". Unlike Murphy''s commercial films in the past, this biographical film has a flat response among the fans, but its professional reputation has exploded. Many film media and professional critics are going to blow this slow-paced film to the sky.


    Cohen Craig has heard that this film Murphy is not aimed at the market, but for his friends. It is also aimed at the award season, so it seems a little cold, which makes the fans who are used to his fast-paced and big scene commercial films uncomfortable.


    He looked at the score, then dragged the page down, the comment bar appeared, and the top comment was not very good.


    "It''s common in Murphy''s films. The rhythm is too slow, but you might as well have a look."


    The comments below are not very good either.


    "Murphy''s personal style is too strong, coupled with artistic shooting techniques, resulting in the film looks slightly dull."


    "The film is too realistic, which leads to no climax and no emotional arousal. Maybe it''s the reviewer''s good heart, but it''s not my dish."


    Seeing this, Cohen Craig turned off the page and said to the outside, "OK, don''t talk about it. Let''s all come in."


    Five or six men and women came in one after another, and each found a place to sit down. Then they looked at Cohen Craig, waiting for him to give orders.


    People here have taken this job as a full-time job and signed a strict confidentiality agreement. Only when there is a specific job can there be a high bonus.


    "We don''t need to blackmail or attack anyone this time."


    After hearing what Cohen Craig said, everyone laughed. Cohen Craig said directly, "our work this time is very simple. We can create praise for" Diego Ross "on several movie websites and social networking sites, which may cause fans to bounce back..."


    He pauses, takes a drink, and goes on, "it says that controversy is a good thing. A great movie is never without controversy."


    "Well..." Someone answered, "it''s easy."


    The rest of the people laughed, too. The work was just a little fun for them.


    "And the most important point!" Cohen Craig suddenly raised his voice. "You''ve all seen the film. There are some sensitive plots related to Catholicism. If there are voices like Catholicism attacking films and directors on the Internet, we should fight back in time. The direction of fighting back is mainly from Hollywood''s material selection and shooting freedom."


    "No problem." Several people casually replied.


    "All right." Like the boss of the company, Cohen Craig waved to those people, "go do what you should do."


    Not only Cohen Craig and several other black powder organizations, but also the head of Murphy''s staunch fan organization, received the relevant notice.


    With the development of Hollywood and entertainment industry up to now, no one can deny that fans have developed into an industry. Although this industry is not obvious, even many people don''t think so, it really exists. Moreover, professional fan leaders have emerged. They can often rely on the connection with star brokers and the ability to organize fans Make a lot of money.


    Of course, these people are not as professional as professional black powder, but they have a huge base and sometimes play an important role.


    Some people are very gifted in this field, such as Daisy, who makes the Murphy Stanton discussion group of IMDB lively. Every time Murphy''s film is shown, IMDB always gets a good review, and the initial score is usually about nine or even more.


    When Daisy came back, the comments section of "Diego Ross" on IMDB had a flat response. She went to see the film first. The film was not as good as Murphy''s previous works, but it was not so bad.


    Then she received a notice from the CAA and took action.


    "What''s the matter with you guys?"


    In the chat group of the discussion group, Daisy said angrily, "I''ve only been away for a few days, and the comment area is occupied by those general comments!"


    Someone immediately replied, "but this movie is really not very good-looking, slow-paced, long shot, no fire and explosion."Daisy can''t deny it, but she''s already figured out what to say.


    "Only when the rhythm is slow and the lens is long, can the artistry of the film be shown, and can it meet the aesthetic standards of Oscar judges and professional film critics."


    Most of the people who joined the discussion group were Murphy''s die hard fans, and Daisy knew how to deal with them. "How many times have Murphy been nominated for Best Director Oscar? Why can''t I get the best director? Because his films are for us, not for the judges


    "Yes


    "Yes, that''s right!"


    "That''s the truth!"


    "That''s quite right!"


    With a lot of echoing words, fans naturally know that Oscar is different from the public aesthetic, and also understand that commercial directors like Murphy are bound to be discriminated against by Oscar.


    "If Murphy wants to win the best director Oscar, of course, he has to use the artistic techniques that those people like to make films." Daisy''s fingers were flying and her keyboard was crackling. "As a fan of Murphy, don''t you want Murphy to win the best director golden man once?"


    "Yes


    "Of course!"


    "Oscar owes Murphy a gold medal."


    Seeing the success in arousing the mood of the discussion group, Daisy finally wrote, "we can''t hold Murphy back, so let''s move quickly!"


    The following is a response, and then the chat group quiet down, it seems that all people are running to the film and director brush praise.


    Stanton studio, CAA and 20th Century Fox have all invested part of their resources to build momentum for the film "Diego rose" in the award season. Because the film involves many sensitive points, coupled with Murphy''s personal fame and appeal, even if it is only shown in a limited number of cinemas, it has also attracted considerable attention from the media.


    Many reporters want to interview the archetype of the hero, but they can''t go to the state prison.


    So, they try to get more relevant information, Murphy''s wave manor door once again gathered reporters paparazzi, Gail gado behind also followed a string of tails.


    In addition, from the description of the film, some reporters also found the focus of Catholicism, and then found the door.


    Since fox returned to Santa Monica by car in the 20th century, Marcos Costello is still considering how to exert pressure to make Murphy Stanton modify the film. This speed must be fast.


    Now it''s just a click Show. There are only a limited number of people who can see the film. If the expansion of the show is still like this, the impact will be even worse.


    Especially for him.


    Catholicism in Southern California has a common influence and believers. If such a scandal happens again, the Archbishop of his area may not only have nothing to do with his face, but may be doubted by the Vatican.


    Pressure from the local government in Los Angeles?


    Father Marcos Costello immediately shook his head. He had been in Los Angeles for a long time before. Maybe in some countries, the power of the government is omnipotent, even the black can be said to be white. But the big Hollywood directors have never paid much for the government.


    Like industry unions in Hollywood protesting? Like the directors'' union or the writers'' Union?


    "Well..." Father Marcus Costello nodded. "Maybe it''s a good way."


    Now it''s not a theocratic society. Catholicism is not even the largest religion in Southern California. It can''t force a Hollywood director to do anything.


    The car slowly stops in front of the office building. Father Marcus Costello pushes the door open. As soon as he gets out of the car, he feels a flash of white light in front of him


    Subconsciously, he covered his eyes with his hand, and more flashing lights came on.


    Then, many reporters rushed out of nowhere and surrounded the father of marques Costello. Fortunately, his driver and a young clergyman reacted quickly and blocked the coming reporters with their bodies.


    They blocked reporters, but they couldn''t stop their questions.


    "Don''t you know, monsieur, that you''ve seen the film" Diego Roth "? Is it true that there are incidents of Catholic priests and protectors in the film


    "Catholicism broke out another scandal, or was it disclosed by a big director? What do you think?"


    "There''s definite news that you worked in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. Are you related to the * * incident in Murphy Stanton''s biographical films?"


    "Father Marquez Costello..."


    "Your eminence..."


    Reporters and paparazzi don''t give him any face as the Archbishop of this area. They don''t care about the identity of his clergy at all. Just as they besiege entertainment stars, all kinds of conjectures and questions with unidentified meaning rush at father Marcos Costello like the raging waves.


    Father Marcus Costello had enough experience, knew it was not appropriate to speak now, and never answered any questions. With the help of people coming out of the office building, he finally got rid of the entanglement of reporters.It''s just that his face is as gloomy as the cloudy sky in Los Angeles. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 621

    For this matter, the father of Marquez Costello paid enough attention to it. When he returned to the office, he immediately asked someone to find the relevant telephone number and personally dialed the number of several trade union leaders in Hollywood.


    Murphy Stanton is best known as a director, so father Marcus Costello first called the president of the director''s Union Council.


    After he told the story simply, the people over there didn''t seem to care at all. They just replied in a very casual tone, "I''m sorry, your eminence. We don''t have the right to interfere with the subject matter and content of the directors and film companies. This is their freedom..."


    When you hear the word "freedom", the father of Marquez Costello is on fire! The American government is about to deprive all freedom. Do you still talk about freedom? What freedom does Hollywood have? Damn freedom!


    However, the other side not only pulled out the banner of "freedom", but also said something that made the father of Marquez Costello embarrassed.


    "Also, Murphy Stanton is not a member of the directors'' Union. Your eminence has the wrong number!"


    He''s not a member of the directors'' Union? How could that be!


    Father Marcus Costello hung up and was even more dissatisfied with the people in Hollywood. Of course, he thought the chairman of the directors'' Union Council was perfunctory.


    Later, he called the writers'' Union and the producers'' Union, and the response was also unsatisfactory. The tone of the other party sounded very polite. However, when it came to the matter, he did not give the Catholic Archbishop any face. In the name of "freedom", he said that he would not interfere with the freedom of directing and film making.


    After the phone call, father Marcos Costello not only didn''t solve the problem, but squeezed his stomach, stood up and walked several times, but couldn''t find a good way for a while.


    He also knows that it is not the past, especially in the more open Southern California, it is not easy for theocracies to interfere in the secular world.


    The media began to mention the Catholic content of the film, but in the case of limited range, the impact is not big, and the award season has already started. Media reporters pay more attention to whether Murphy, who has been running with Oscar best director all the year round, will make achievements at the OSCA awards ceremony next year, and the attention to this aspect is relatively limited.


    In two cinemas in New York and three cinemas in Los Angeles, "Diego rose" spent its first screening weekend. Although the audience reputation of the film was not particularly ideal compared with Murphy''s past commercial films, he and Robert Downey Jr. had strong appeal. Moreover, the brand effect of the film and the promotion effect of 20th century fox were obvious, which made it the top spot of the weekend The rate and box office figures are good.


    On Monday morning, the latest box office express and Grace''s invitation arrived at wave manor at the same time.


    "The invitation?" Gail gado, who had just changed his clothes, came down the stairs, sat down on the sofa, took the invitation from the coffee table in front of Murphy, and asked, "what''s the invitation to?"


    "Private air show." Murphy picked up the box office express.


    Gail gado knew that Murphy was going to buy a business plane. With their financial resources, they were very relaxed. He opened the invitation and said, "tomorrow afternoon? At Long Beach Airport? "


    "Do you have time?" Murphy looked at Gail gado. "Let''s go there together."


    Recently Gail gado has been busy negotiating with Nafi and reed Hastings.


    "Tomorrow morning someone went to the studio to apply for a job, and Rosa Rodriguez retired." Gail gado thought for a moment, "this afternoon should be fine. I''ll be back by noon."


    Murphy hasn''t paid much attention to the personnel situation of the studio recently. Moreover, although the studio is still a shell strictly speaking, it also has more than 30 employees.


    "Is Rosa old enough to retire?" Murphy immediately remembered the receptionist who could almost crush the chair.


    Gail gado looked back and forth at the invitation, "the beginning of the month has arrived, and now it''s just finished."


    Speaking of this, she suddenly sighed, "it''s hard to find a serious and responsible employee like her now."


    Rosa Rodriguez has a bad image, but thanks to Murphy for giving her a decent, stable income and a good job, she has been working as a studio all these years, which is a rare good employee.


    Murphy smiles. "Jobs are harder to find than employees now."


    The high unemployment rate here is bound to disappoint some people who yearn for paradise.


    "Well." Gayle gado put down the invitation, looked at Murphy''s data express, saw nothing, and asked, "what''s the box office like?"


    "Five theaters in New York and Los Angeles, with a total box office of a little over $150000." Murphy handed over the express. "It''s about 30000 dollars per library. It''s OK."


    Gail gado took over the express and looked at it. Compared with some popular art films, which often cost US $50000 + in a single studio, the box office of "Diego Ross" is not good or bad.But it''s normal to think about it.


    Those literary and artistic films with box office success at the time of screening, which have not gone through more than half a year of word-of-mouth marketing, often begin to participate from Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. If you are lucky enough, you will receive many awards and create topics in various art film festivals. The North American market has been under pressure until the award season.


    After a lot of word-of-mouth fermentation, the film has been promoted for half a year. When the screening starts, the audience''s expectation will naturally burst into an excellent box office figure.


    As for what happens in the future, it depends on word of mouth.


    She continued to look down. In the express sent by Fox in the 20th century, there was also a statistics of various scores after three days of screening.


    The cinemascore of the film is "a -", the popcorn index is only 74%, and the audience reputation is above average. Cinemascore predicts that if there are no important nominations and awards in the award season, the box office in North America will not exceed 50 million US dollars.


    Different from the audience''s word-of-mouth, the film''s media and professional word-of-mouth burst, 82% of the 89 media included in rotten tomato gave good comments, with an average score of 8.3 points; the comprehensive evaluation of authoritative media included 56 media, with an average score of 80 points.


    Gail gado recalled that even in all Murphy''s films, this kind of professional reputation is excellent.


    It''s a pity that the film is a bit cold and the audience doesn''t buy it. She could only sigh in secret.


    "By the way, there''s one thing you should remember." Gail gado reminds Murphy that "the Boston Globe has been authorized for only ten years."


    That is, within 10 years, if Murphy and Stanton studios do not adapt the film, the licensing agreement signed between them will automatically lapse.


    Murphy nodded. "It won''t take ten years."


    If everything goes well in the plan, it will be in the past few years.


    Gail gado put away the invitation and said, "there is a remark clause in my agreement with the Boston Globe. After you confirm the script, you should send a copy to Robbie Robinson."


    "Remember to remind me." Murphy stood up and was ready to go to the study. Gail gado followed him and said, "after reading this documentary report, I found that there are so many scandals in Catholicism."


    Murphy shrugged. "It''s more than what''s in the report."


    Gail gado, puzzled and obsessed with the gossip of women, asked, "I know Catholic priests are forbidden to be celibate. But if you can''t help it, why don''t you try to figure out why you touch underage children. Is it easier to be forgiven by God than to be guilty? Or are children purer and easier to feel God? "


    Opening the door of the study on the first floor, Murphy first let Gail gado in, then closed the door and said, "honey, how do you want me to answer such a serious and profound religious question?"


    Gail gado put up his right index finger, "to tell the truth, say what you think."


    He went to the back of the desk, pulled back the chair and sat down. Murphy held his chest in one hand and held his chin for a moment. When Gail gado sat on the opposite chair, he said, "I think the main reason is convenience."


    "Well?" Gail gado looks askance at Murphy.


    "* *, it''s easy to find out if you go out, so the whole monastery will lose face." Murphy is also a boring guess, "what if we order takeout? It''s going to be a long time! "


    He made a metaphor, "honey, haven''t you ever felt the pain of placing an order at Amazon for something you particularly want to buy, and then waiting for the express delivery?"


    Gail gado rolled his eyes at him.


    "It''s convenient for the little boy who is ready-made and can be used at any time." Murphy added, "it''s said that I know that in fact, all organizations that prohibit marriage and accept young apprentices have this kind of thing. It''s not only Catholic."


    Clergy are also human beings, and they need to vent their primitive instinctive desires. In addition to solving their own problems, compared with adult women, young children are obviously much better at controlling. Moreover, many young children who are sexually assaulted have frequent contact with clergy and have little contact with the outside world, which reduces the possibility of sexual assault being discovered.


    In addition, their social status is often high, and most of them are in schools, hospitals, orphanages and other places where they can contact children. In addition, there are many children who have entered the convent to study since childhood in the convent, which also gives them the objective conditions to commit crimes.


    Murphy remembers that in a book he once read, there was also a record of this aspect. Whether it was really impossible to verify.


    In one of his sex enlightenment books, I read a passage about Tianbao: the old monk went to the garden to pay homage. He was cut into his buttocks by the tip of a bamboo shoot by mistake, but he was in constant pain. The little monk saw it and said, "Amitabha, heaven''s reward."


    "Well, honey, it''s better not to talk about these dark things." Murphy timely changed the topic, "we''d better discuss what kind of plane to buy." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 622

    In the two connected giant parking sheds of Los Angeles Long Beach Airport, several huge Boeing airliners that used to be parked have disappeared. Instead, a small and medium-sized airliner with a length ranging from 10 meters to 50 meters has been replaced. If you count the ones on the square outside the parking shed, there are nearly 100 of them, which is astonishing.


    Compared with airplanes, the number of people watching the scene is sparse. Private airplanes, no matter where they are placed, are high-end goods, and can not be consumer goods for the general public.


    Although there are wonderful activities such as flying experience, flying performance and fashion beauty show on the exhibition site, Murphy and Gail gado are not interested in them. They get off the bus and go straight to the aircraft exhibition area.


    After entering the exhibition area, grace and a fashionable and beautiful blonde have been waiting in front of the parking shed.


    "Murphy, Gail..." Grace introduced them. "This is miss klebsen. She''s acting for a number of companies."


    "Hello." Murphy nodded her head.


    The woman, klebsen, said with a warm smile, "it''s a great honor to serve you both."


    They have something else to do in the evening, Gail gado said directly, "take us to see the plane."


    Klebsen led the way, followed by Murphy, Gail gado and grace, and soon they came to the Boeing exhibition area.


    "Boeing has two aircraft on display this time..." Klebsen pointed to two planes, one big and the other small, and said, "the big one is the Boeing 757. In addition to being used for civil aviation, this plane can also be converted into a private plane. At present, the car of Donald Trump, a real estate tycoon in New York, is the Boeing 757."


    She looked at another smaller aircraft and said, "this is the latest BBJ series private aircraft launched by Boeing, with the Boeing 737 as the prototype."


    Compared with the requirements of Murphy and Gail gado, the Boeing 757 series is too large. They are just purchasing a more comfortable air private vehicle, rather than building an air palace.


    Gail gado takes a look at Murphy and Murphy whispers, "make up your mind."


    From many years ago, Gail gado was in charge of the two people''s life affairs.


    In yesterday''s discussion, Boeing''s BBJ series and Airbus''s ACJ, as well as the latest large business aircraft of Gulfstream, a famous business aircraft manufacturer, were the two main objects of their investigation.


    "Let''s take a look at the BBJ series." Gail gado said.


    Klebsen immediately made a gesture of invitation, "three, this way."


    Murphy follows Gail gado, just pays, leaving everything else to his fiancee.


    Grace was with him.


    In fact, grace once recommended Boeing''s BBJ series business aircraft to him. Murphy still remembers that a few days ago, she said that if she wanted to travel to three cities in one day, if she wanted to put the whole company''s decision-making level into a plane, if she wanted to work in the flight, if she wanted to complete the shareholders'' meeting, if she wanted to have a comfortable big bed on the plane, and if she wanted to have a spacious shower, all these were not good The problem is that Airbus and Boeing BBJ can fully meet the demand.


    However, Murphy is very clear that the price is more than $60 million in purchase costs, as well as a steady stream of related investment.


    Klebert said hello to the staff next to him, and took Murphy and his party to the plane. The plane is a prototype, which is decorated resplendently and has the momentum of an Arab sheikh''s car.


    Gail gado frowned when he saw the golden interior.


    "It''s a prototype made by the company for the sheikhs." Klebsen immediately noticed these, immediately said, "interior decoration and design, the company can build with the customer''s opinion."


    Before Murphy came here, he had a certain understanding that after buying a business jet, the design cost of the interior usually increases by millions of dollars.


    "The Boeing BBJ is undoubtedly the most luxurious and comfortable transport utility in the world."


    After taking Murphy and others around the plane, klebsen said, "it''s a derivative of a trunk airliner, which uses the same fuselage and engine as a civil aviation flight. The huge internal space can hold more fuel and fly farther; they can add more service facilities and give each passenger relatively independent space, which is more comfortable than any first-class flight. "


    Klebsen''s introduction includes the number of seats customers need to arrange, the material of leather, the color of carpet and wallpaper, the choice of washing equipment, the configuration of on-board entertainment equipment, the size of LCD screen, additional network and communication equipment, and even the brightness of lighting, all of which can be designed and scheduled.


    It will take at least a year before and after the aircraft is finally delivered to users.


    I don''t know why, Gail gado was not very satisfied with the plane. After getting out of the cabin, he said to Murphy, "I don''t like this one."


    Murphy nodded. "Go to another house."


    "Miss klebsen..." Gail gado called out to the agent in front of him and said, "let''s go to Gulfstream.""Good." Klebsen did not have any impatience. He once again showed a warm smile and led the way. "I don''t know which model do you want to see?"


    Gail gado has a clear goal, "G650 business plane."


    Compared with Boeing, Gulfstream has more aircraft in the exhibition area, but Gulfstream mainly focuses on G550 and G650.


    Go to the Gulfstream exhibition area, Gail gado directly around the G650, for the appearance of this business aircraft seems to be very satisfied.


    Klebsen, who was beside her, was very observant. At the beginning, he didn''t say anything until Gail gado turned around. Then he timely said, "the launch of G650 business aircraft shows the revolutionary vision of Gulfstream company. This aircraft has almost become the synonym of private aircraft. It has set a new standard in the field of business aircraft, and has become the business aircraft with the most spacious cabin area, the most noble cabin area and superior cruising speed


    Gail gado, unmoved, said, "let''s go up and have a look."


    Klebsen took a look at Murphy and saw that he hardly spoke during the whole process. He fully understood that the person who could give decisive opinions was the director''s fiancee.


    "Come in, please." Klebsen went to the front spiral staircase first, and continued to introduce the advantages of this aircraft. "The pressure altitude of G650 cabin is the lowest among all business airplanes - only 4850 feet. Even at the maximum cruising altitude of 51000 feet, the pressure of cabin is the same, which can effectively reduce the fatigue of long-distance flight."


    Entering the cabin of C650, Murphy followed Gail gado and looked back and forth.


    Different from the brilliant decoration of the Boeing BBJ prototype just seen, the interior of this G650 prototype is a typical official design.


    "In order to improve the work efficiency, Gulfstream has expanded the length of the passenger activity area in the cabin, thus increasing the seat tilt and broadening the leg activity space."


    I don''t know when klebsen stood between Murphy and Gail gado. She was obviously a smart person and would not ignore such an important person as Murphy. "With the increase of cabin width, more spacious seats, larger aisle space and a conference area can be set up."


    "Come and see." She stepped forward and went to the meeting area, and said, "there are three seats in the meeting area, which is enough to accommodate six passengers for meeting or dining. With the increase of space, people can choose larger boxes, such as transforming into double beds and other facilities."


    In addition, klebsen also gave Murphy and Gail gado a field demonstration of the complete kitchen and bar of G650, as well as a variety of entertainment facilities, including satellite phone, wireless Internet, 26 inch LCD display, etc.


    It took more than half an hour for Murphy and Gail gado to get off the plane.


    Getting off the plane, he asked in a low voice, "how''s it going, honey?"


    "Not bad." Gail gado obviously preferred the plane. "We buy the plane for official use, not for home use."


    In this respect, the G650 is more suitable than Boeing''s BBJ.


    Although the plane is smaller than the Boeing BBJ, it can also carry 10 passengers and four crew members, which is enough for Murphy and Gail gado. Moreover, the plane is small, but it can fly more than 7000 nautical miles.


    This means it can fly directly from Dubai to New York or from London to Buenos Aires.


    Finally, klebsen talked about the performance of the aircraft. "Gulfstream uses a high thrust Rolls Royce br725 engine, which can fly at a speed close to Mach 1 for a short distance, making the G650 the closest to the speed of sound and the farthest plane in the high-speed flight of business aircraft. No traditional business jet can make you enjoy such a close to the speed of sound."


    She was very clear that customers didn''t understand and didn''t like the boring technical parameters, so she simply said, "with such a fast speed and a maximum range of 12964 km, the G650 once flew from Burbank, California to Savannah, the Gulfstream headquarters in Georgia at a high speed. The flight of more than 3545 km only took 3 hours and 26 minutes, showing the extraordinary speed and speed of the Gulfstream G650 business aircraft "Fuel saving cruise capability."


    "And the price?" Gail gado asked another question of concern, "I heard there''s a discount at the air show?"


    Although they are rich now, she is not a spendthrift.


    "In view of the fame of miss gado and Mr. Stanton," the woman said very well, "both of them are bound to bring huge advertising effect to Gulfstream. I can guarantee that Gulfstream will give you another 10% discount on the basis of the original price!"


    Gail gado took a look at Murphy. Murphy nodded slightly. She said, "that''s it."


    Klebsen instantly laughed, such a happy customer is very rare.


    Murphy then said, "grace, Gail and I are still busy at night. You are responsible for the follow-up contract and other matters."


    He and Gail gado have dinner with Charlize Theron.(to be continued). )

 Chapter 623

    After leaving long beach, Murphy drove directly to Santa Monica along Binhai Road. They made an appointment with Charlize Theron to meet at a French restaurant in Santa Monica. It''s enough for grace to handle the business plane business for the time being. After the basic contract is drawn up, it''s not too late for him and Gail gado to ask for the decoration design.


    As two people have seen before, this Gulfstream G650 should be more in line with the requirements of the office.


    Of course, riding comfort is also necessary.


    "Dear..." Murphy flicked the steering wheel and the SUV turned a corner. "Is 80 million dollars enough?"


    Gail gado thought for a moment, "it shouldn''t work. The interior of the plane needs comfort, not luxury."


    "Take care of it."


    In this regard, Murphy prefers to be a shake off shopkeeper. "The money can be transferred from Stanton studio''s account."


    Although $80 million is not a small number, it is nothing for Stanton studio.


    Not to mention the profits from the films he invested in and the game of thrones, the expected profits of doomsday alone are almost enough for the plane.


    After four weeks of screening, the box office of Seth Logan''s film has been infinitely close to the $200 million mark in North America, and the overseas popularity is slightly worse, but it has also earned more than $150 million. It is inevitable that the global box office will exceed $400 million, and it may even hit $500 million.


    Although Jonah hill, Seth Logan and James Franco have to take a certain share, and 20th century fox has to deduct its publicity expenses, the production cost of the film is only 35 million US dollars. It is inevitable that Stanton studio can make a lot of profits only by box office. Moreover, this kind of high-quality comedy with non visual effects Department has always been a good choice for TV stations and the Internet It''s hot in the rental market.


    At present, a number of channels, including Netflix and fox cable, have expressed their intention to purchase broadcast copyright to Stanton studio.


    There was nothing to do on the way back, and Gail gado talked to Murphy about it.


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "what do you think, honey?"


    Although Stanton studio''s equity is 100% in his hands, his energy can not be put on the operation of the studio, so it was handed over to Gail gado.


    "It''s better not to decentralize copyright licensing." Gail gado has clearly figured out how to do it. "Internet and TV station have their own exclusive license. Starting from the revenue and our current cooperation network, Netflix and fox cable TV station are the best partners."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "You find the right time to negotiate with them."


    It''s too early to talk about it now. The box office of "the end of the world" obviously has room to rise. The box office figures can directly determine the subsequent copyright revenue.


    This is one of the reasons why so many movies spend so much resources and smash the box office figures.


    Today, Hollywood movies do have a whole industry chain of revenue, but the key to determining the level of revenue is undoubtedly the box office. As a pure commercial movie with profit as the direct goal, if we don''t talk about revenue and box office, it''s really a brain problem.


    I just don''t know if "Diego Ross" can recover the cost if it doesn''t get anything in the award season?


    The car goes into Santa Monica, and the hotel is ordered by Gail gado. She instructs Murphy to "turn left, turn right at the next intersection, and five hundred feet on the right side of the road."


    After parking the car, Murphy and Gail gado enter the restaurant. A waiter immediately greets them. Gail gado says something to the waiter. Under the guidance of the waiter, he takes Murphy and walks inside.


    "Here she comes." Gayle gado whispered a reminder.


    Murphy nodded and saw the leftmost row of card seats where Charlize Theron, wearing a black casual coat and body shaping jeans, was sitting looking down at his cell phone.


    "Hi, Sally."


    When he arrived near the card seat, Murphy pulled out his chair and let Gail gado sit down. Charlize Theron looked up, saw that it was the two of them, and said with a smile, "long time no see, Murphy."


    She looked back at Gail gado. "You''re more beautiful, gado."


    Gail gado smiles. "You too."


    The two sides are no strangers. They cooperated with each other when Murphy filmed the lost lover, and then they met on many occasions in the circle. Although they are far from friends, they don''t have much manners.


    Murphy called the waiter. Several people ordered the food. While waiting for it to be served, he asked directly, "Sally, have you seen the script I sent bill to you?"


    "Yes." Charlize Theron put away his smile and said seriously, "brilliant character, a snake and scorpion woman."


    "I want to invite you to play the part." Murphy added.


    "Invite me?" Charlize Theron deliberately showed a embarrassed look, "my schedule should not be appropriate, I am shooting Universal Pictures'' Snow White and the hunter."Listening to her saying this, Murphy immediately thought of the wonderful movie she had seen. In snow white and the hunter, Charlize Theron gave a perfect answer. The queen she played was really beautiful and impeccable. In her contrast, Christine Stuart''s version of snow white is like a loser made of mud and wood, with an expression from the beginning to the end Even if, pouch, big teeth and other small defects are infinitely enlarged.


    "We have just reached a formal agreement with Nafi." Gail - gado timely joined in, "the show is still in the initial stage, to begin preparations around February next year, I believe that by that time" Snow White and the hunter "is almost finished."


    "This..." Charlize Theron frowned slightly. "Do you know how much investment this show has?"


    Gail gado thought and said, "at least 80 million dollars."


    The production cost of 80 million US dollars can be said to be very high for the political drama without large scale.


    Charlize Theron didn''t say a word. The dishes ordered by three people came up one after another. After the waiter left, she said, "Murphy, can you direct this series yourself?"


    "No Murphy shook his head. "Gail and I will be producers, and Paul Wilson will be directors."


    Hearing this, Charlize Theron laughed. "Can you give me some time to think about it?"


    "Yes." Murphy added, "you''re going to be the biggest card and highest paid actor on the set."


    Now that she has invited a popular star to take part in the show, Murphy is ready to raise her salary to equal that of a leading actor.


    "Who plays the leading actor?" Charlize Theron asked again.


    "Kevin Spacey." Gail gado replied, "we have contacted Kevin Spacey. Although we have not signed a written contract, we have basically reached an agreement."


    It''s not easy for a popular female star who has not yet entered the recession period to appear in a drama. Movie actor and TV actor are two concepts in Hollywood. That''s why Murphy offered a super high salary for a supporting actress.


    Even so, Charlize Theron didn''t mean to let go.


    However, Murphy still has enough patience, and it is generally recognized in the industry that Charlize Theron has no outstanding works since her lost lover, and her career has begun to decline. However, she and her agent team are very smart, and her works are not enough to make up with fashion. If it is not for her outstanding performance in fashion, Charlize Theron may not be able to maintain a good career The status of the line.


    Frankly speaking, it is very difficult for an actress to maintain her first-line position when she is 40 years old. At this stage, the general idea of many female stars is to make as much money as possible.


    These Murphy will not speak out, and there is no mention of Charlize Theron and this role later. On the contrary, they talk about some interesting things when they cooperated with "the lost lover". There is no conflict of interests between the two sides, and the atmosphere has been very harmonious in general.


    By the end of dinner, Charlize Theron didn''t give Murphy any definite answer, and Murphy didn''t ask.


    "She''s not likely to take the part."


    On the SUV, Gail gado strapped on his seat belt and said to Murphy, who started the car, "we''d better prepare for second hand."


    Murphy thought, "what do you think of Nicole Kidman?"


    "No!" Gail gado rarely denied Murphy''s choice. "Since she won the Best Actress Oscar, none of her films has been successful. They are basically box office fiasco, which is a box office poison worthy of the name."


    When Murphy started the car, she said, "our TV series are mainly aimed at the North American market. Nicole Kidman is recognized as one of the most disliked female stars of the American audience, not even one of them."


    "Well." Murphy nodded gently. "You and Paul draw up a list of auditions. If Charlize Theron refuses, hold an audition for the character."


    Charlize Theron, whether he agrees or refuses, will give him a clear answer before the new year.


    Murphy had some ideas before, but after this dinner, he felt that the chance that Charlize Theron would agree to play would be very small.


    In particular, Charlize Theron also mentioned the names of Warner Bros., George Miller and Mad Max, which may be more attractive to her. Moreover, the bald head in the film can be regarded as her best role since she became a film actress, even winning the Best Actress Oscar.


    Since there is not much hope here, Murphy will naturally focus on others.


    Sure enough, on Friday, Charlize Theron called Murphy in person, telling him with great regret that he could not take over the role of Claire.


    But unexpectedly, she conveyed George Miller''s greetings. (to be continued). )

 Chapter 624

    Maybe it''s the effect of "the end of the world". To Murphy''s surprise, George Miller invited him to participate in the actor''s audition for "crazy Max 4" through Charlize Theron!


    "It''s for you to be the absolute hero."


    Margot Robbie, who came to the manor as a guest, made fun of Murphy when Gail gado talked about it. "It''s a rare opportunity. You''ll agree to it."


    In the garden, Murphy was sitting on a stool with an easel in front of him. He was sketching the lines of a motorcycle with a carbon pencil. Without looking back, he said, "if I really want to be the main character, I won''t find Henry Carver in my next movie."


    It''s not easy for him to play the leading role in a film.


    Margot Robbie stood behind Murphy, looking at Chris Dann''s upgraded motorcycle on the painting, and said, "Carla Firth will be the first to jump out and oppose it."


    She turned and looked aside. "Right, Gail."


    Gail gado shrugged. "For the sake of the quality of the film, I will also object."


    "You..." Murphy shook his head. "Am I that bad at acting?"


    Margot Robbie nodded seriously whether Murphy could see it or not. "In your words, your level of directing and acting is just like the difference between heaven and earth."


    "I haven''t figured it out yet." She put her arms around her chest. "Why is George Miller looking for you?"


    "Why?" Murphy went on with her work and said, "how do I know why?"


    "Do you know?" Margot Robby asked Gail gado.


    "Guess something." Gail gado took magtrobe, sat down in the back chair, took a sip of his cup, and then said, "there are about two points. There is news in the industry that the actor wears a mask most of the time, so the front-line actors don''t want to take it. On the other hand, I guess Warner brothers may want to release goodwill to Stanton studio in this way to ease the relationship with Murphy. "


    She added, "Warner Bros. recently changed its CEO because of poor performance."


    "Bruce Rosenblum stepped down?" Margot Robbie was a little surprised.


    After all, she has an appointment with Warner Brothers, but the suicide squad, which is constantly changing scripts and directors, has been pushed and pushed. No one knows when it will really start to prepare.


    Murphy was also aware of the news, saying that "Time Warner Group just appointed Kevin tesulaha as CEO of Warner Bros entertainment last week."


    It is said that this Asian is likely to take over the whole Time Warner Group in the future.


    The performance of Time Warner in recent years is very bad, and the stock price is falling all the way. There are rumors in Hollywood and wall street that Rupert Murdoch''s News Corporation is preparing to merge Time Warner.


    But the dilemma Warner Bros. is facing is not solved by replacing a CEO. The new Kevin trasuha is not easy to sit in.


    To be exact, it''s not easy to be the top management of the six major Hollywood companies.


    With a friend like Carla Firth, Murphy knows something about it.


    In Carla Firth''s words, the daily wishes of Hollywood executives are the same as ordinary people: people who wake up tomorrow and still have jobs.


    However, this summer, although Hollywood''s global box office revenue has reached an all-time high, for various reasons, such as the fierce competition of blockbusters, the speed of the dramatic dismissal of senior executives by several major film companies is also surprising, which makes the executives and directors of Hollywood film companies full of a sense of crisis to the shareholders who control the company''s equity.


    Walt Disney produced the super budget movie "alien battlefield" this summer, but its box office performance was terrible. After the "battle of Waterloo", rich rose, known as the "father of Disney star", was invited out of the Disney office.


    Soon after, Tom Rothman, who has been in charge of daily affairs for 18 years at 20 fox, lost the competition with Carla Firth and was forced to abdicate; Warner Bros.''s "presidential battle" ended with the victory of Kevin tesuhara, President of the family entertainment department, while Bruce Rosenblum, the loser, had to leave Warner Bros and run away from legendary film .


    Just like the competition between Hollywood stars and movies, there is also fierce competition within major companies.


    Bill rosis has revealed to Murphy that so far, the biggest move after Warner Brothers'' rectification is that the team led by Kevin trehalasu has successfully convinced J.K. Rowling to continue to cooperate with Warner in the Harry Potter peripheral films, provided that J.K. Rowling has the right to write scripts.


    On the other hand, Kevin tehalasu wants to ease the relationship with Murphy and ask him to go back to take charge of the DC comic film series.


    Warner Brothers have contacted CAA and bill rossis, and released goodwill to Murphy through them and George Miller. If it was put a few years ago, Murphy would have considered these. But now the film "Diego Ross" has just started screening, and the plan is fermenting. The next few years will be crucial for him to give up the existing plan and turn to DC comic film series If so, it will not be worth the loss.He has been running with Oscar for so many years. After so many years of data, he finally has a complete plan for the Olympic Games. How can he just give up?


    Even if Warner Brothers really show enough sincerity, it will be several years later.


    The question is, how can Warner Bros. and DC Comics be able to wait for new works in full swing?


    After drawing a concept map, Murphy stood up, stretched, folded up the drawing board, went back to the table, took the black tea from Gail gado, tasted it at the right temperature, and drank it all.


    "Look at your draft..." Margot Robbie picked up the teapot and poured another cup for Murphy. "Chris Dane''s car is going to be upgraded?"


    "That''s right." Murphy picked up the cup again and said before drinking, "in the design, he inherited a large amount of property, enough to buy a lot of advanced vehicles or materials for renovation."


    After tomorrow''s Oscars, Murphy will be ready to officially start preparing the film, and now the work is still going to be based on the award season of "Diego Ross".


    Towards evening, when Gail gado and Margot Robbie put on their evening dresses, Murphy attended a film show in Burbank with them. 20th century fox invited many film critics and Film Academy members to attend.


    This kind of pull film will have nothing to say, basically to pull the relationship, at the end of the cast will also give some not to violate the film academy that not very sensitive nerve gift.


    The crew has a special budget in this respect, and the funds are quite abundant.


    Of course, you can not give it away. No one is reluctant to do so. However, as the Oscar continues to the present, it naturally has its own set of operating rules. Some of the judges are really serious and responsible, and vote on the merits of their works. But there are still quite a number of judges who vote with their feet completely relying on their good and bad impressions.


    The number of judges in this part is still quite large. If you want to win their support, empty words often have little persuasion.


    Almost every production team for the award season and Oscars will make special preparations for it.


    In addition to the film fair, 20th century fox has also prepared several special shows for members of the film academy this weekend, so that members of the academy can watch the film conveniently.


    These shows are free of charge for members of the film academy.


    In addition, the Oscar judges who are present will get a well-made "Diego rose" premiere commemorative manual.


    In a word, the film "Diego Roth" will do a lot of public relations, publicity and promotion actions of a film that impacts the Oscar nomination.


    At the same time, the screening of the film has also expanded to seven cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, to a total of ten cinemas.


    After the first screening weekend, although the audience reputation of "Diego Ross" is not particularly good, it is not bad. Coupled with the huge appeal of Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., the performance of the next four working days is basically stable, with an average of about $5000 a day at the box office. In the four days from Monday to Thursday, it has made more than $20000 in five cinemas At the box office.


    In terms of word-of-mouth, after Murphy and 20th Century Fox launched word-of-mouth marketing, although the score of Diego Ross in the major Internet scoring websites did not rise significantly, it basically maintained at the scoring line after the first weekend. For the increasing number of scoring users, the effect has been quite obvious.


    In sharp contrast to the audience''s word-of-mouth, it is media word-of-mouth and professional word-of-mouth. Although some newspapers deliberately mislead the public by saying, "in the eyes of Murphy Stanton, the mistakes of his friends are not his own fault, but all of them are social faults," these two aspects are still relatively strong, and the industry has also given a good evaluation of the film.


    In this case, the film is likely to make a difference in the award season. Murphy''s goal is to be nominated for an Oscar. As long as he gets the nomination, the plan will win a phased victory and accumulate more solid qualifications for the future.


    In any case, young is Murphy in the eyes of the group of old men can not erase the disadvantage.


    Bill rosis told him that an old Oscar judge who appreciated him very much said to him: Murphy Stanton is obviously still on the rise, obviously not to the peak of his career as a director. It would be unfair to give him the Oscar winner now, and he is still young, so he can wait.


    Murphy heard this, in addition to speechless, also can not say anything, after all, seniority this kind of thing exists in any country.


    After the second weekend, "Diego rose" was mediocre in ten point cinemas.

 Chapter 625

    Due to the fact that several North American cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago have successively held special shows for Film Academy members and media critics, "Diego Ross" did not perform well in the last weekend. Although fans are not forbidden to buy tickets to watch these shows, the name of Murphy Stanton is just like Steven Smith for Oscar judges, media reporters and professional film critics- Spielberg is as attractive as James Cameron.


    This directly led to the emergence of a lot of free viewers, to a certain extent, affected the box office revenue.


    After three days of screening over the weekend in ten point screening cinemas, "Diego rose" has gained more than $280000 at the box office. The average single studio performance is still not outstanding. The only thing to be thankful for is that the single studio box office has not plummeted due to the expansion of the film.


    The new Christmas holiday is coming, but "Diego Ross" will not blindly expand the screening scale.


    "Before the new year, the film will remain in the spot size of ten cinemas."


    While driving in the car, bill rossis told Murphy, "this kind of screening is enough to get tickets, let judges and media reporters see the film, and prevent the spread of poor audience evaluation."


    Although the audience reputation is not the key to the award season, it can also affect some people''s voting choices.


    "I talked to Carla Firth." Murphy recently contacted Kara Firth daily via the Internet. "Before most of the Oscar judges'' votes are returned, Diego rose will be limited to 20 theaters."


    Most of the judges usually mail their votes back to the college in mid January, while a few wait until the final deadline.


    It''s a disadvantage to miss most of the outpost awards, including the Golden Globes, when "Diego Ross" is screened too late.


    Fortunately, the media and professional evaluation of this film is good enough, otherwise there will be few candidates for the Oscar nomination.


    However, the film also has an advantage. The story is about Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. A considerable number of Oscar judges live in Los Angeles all the year round. They should still remember the chaos of that era. The film may evoke their nostalgia.


    When people get old, they tend to be nostalgic. It''s just that the Oscar judges can be called the club of the old men.


    The car drove all the way to Santa Monica business square, where today there was a blu ray Limited Edition DVD signing activity of "city of chaos". In order to create momentum for the follow-up film, Murphy needed to participate in person.


    Although the box office of "city of chaos" is not particularly high, the subsequent online demand, rental and DVD sales are very good, and the film now ranks among the top 50 IMDB movies with a score of 8.7, which is in sharp contrast to the popular "Diego Ross".


    In the face of these two completely different situations, Murphy himself has also analyzed that the most criticized place of "Diego rose" is the gentle narrative rhythm and the plot turning point of high tide.


    This is also the biggest difference between this film and "city of chaos".


    Although "city of chaos" is boasted by many fans as a film with great connotation and ideology, one thing Murphy is sure that when watching this film, in fact, fans will not really think about it, because the pace of the film is too fast, and there is no such frequent use of long shots as "Diego Ross".


    The short shot, sharp editing, and constantly changing plots finally push the plot and the audience''s emotions to the climax. This is the biggest feature of the city of chaos, apart from the black elements.


    From these aspects, "city of chaos" is a typical Hollywood film. Even if he is regarded as a personality director, he is still a typical Hollywood director.


    In fact, after a comparative study, it is not difficult to find out why his films were popular in North America and even the whole western world. The strong attraction of those films is due to their tendency to express simple emotions such as joy, anger, sadness, joy, love and hate, as well as basic human behaviors such as violence and * *.


    These films have a set style in terms of types, and they are skillful, coherent and traceless. Audiences are familiar with the routines of these films, and get satisfaction from the realization of the expected effects. Then Murphy adds some themes that look very serious and dark, and makes appropriate adjustments, so as to be more in line with the nature of the audience''s pursuit of fresh and exciting, rather than completely overthrowing the new one.


    Even more than Hollywood''s traditional commercial films, he pursues a more compact rhythm, attracting people with constantly changing plots and images. People don''t need to think a lot about the content, at least when watching movies.


    In this way, the audience only need to follow the rhythm of the film, and the dark and serious content mainly produces thinking after watching the film, which is consistent with the psychological needs of most audiences who want to relax and pursue intuitive stimulation when watching the film.


    In fact, not only the popcorn commercial films in Hollywood, but also his black, serious and realistic commercial films tend to stylize the problems in real lifeHalf of the money made by Hollywood movies comes from the global market outside the United States. Even if a director like him directs A-level production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, he also needs to consider the universal psychology and needs of human nature when facing the audiences all over the world.


    One thing Murphy can''t deny is that his films ignore the history and culture of a country''s independence.


    In the eyes of some art directors, this actually damages the value of the film.


    If from the perspective of pure film art, Murphy can not deny this.


    Even works like American beauty, which are thought-provoking in Hollywood movies, have a lot of stereotypes, excessive dramatization and murder So it''s different from the art movies that are advocated.


    But then again, how many pure art films are there in the world today?


    "If we really want to seriously explore the complicated problems in life, we need people to use their brains to analyze them. The films that analyze the problems ask the audience to go beyond the basic audio-visual requirements, that is, this kind of film needs to be understood by art. The audience must infer that there is nothing directly shown on the screen, and explore the hidden meaning in the unknown and unheard of places..."


    Think of here, Murphy can''t help shaking his head, not to mention the ordinary audience, I''m afraid a considerable number of directors can''t do it.


    A few days ago, he saw an interview with a European film director on the Internet. Although he didn''t quite agree with what he said about art films, he also left a deep impression.


    When the European director was interviewed, he believed that due to the continuous development and change of people''s values, politics, history, culture and environment, some highly experimental and advanced films may be better understood in the future. Serious artists are always exploring how to express new ideas with new methods to go beyond the present limitations, and there will be failures However, film is interlinked with other arts and even science. It always gains from a large number of failures. If it does not innovate, it will regress.


    Moreover, there are different types of artists. Some people will create works that the mainstream audience likes, while others are constantly exploring and making efforts to innovate. It is this force that promotes the continuous development of art to a higher level.


    Murphy agrees with the latter point of view. Strictly speaking, most directors in Hollywood will create works that mainstream audiences like.


    When the business bus arrived at Santa Monica Commercial Plaza, Murphy stopped thinking and looked out of the window. The lights were flashing outside. It seemed that there were a lot of reporters.


    Several bodyguards and bill rosis got out of the car first. After isolating the reporters, they opened the door for Murphy. With their escort and regardless of the reporters'' messy questions, Murphy went straight to the exhibition area in the center of the square building.


    Santa Monica Commercial Plaza is one of the places where Hollywood movies often engage in activities. It is connected with Santa Monica Beach in front. It is the most fashionable shopping center in California and the shopping center on the west side of Los Angeles.


    "Murphy, it''s Murphy..."


    As soon as he reached the exhibition area, Murphy heard a loud cry, "Murphy! Murphy


    Although the voice was confused, his name was still clear.


    In order to avoid confusion among fans, the organizer arranged for Murphy to go through the east side door. When he looked up, he saw a long line in the hall and near the main door of the commercial square. Looking out from the transparent glass door, he could not see where the end of the line was.


    This era has changed after all. The appeal of big directors is not much worse than that of superstars.


    Entering the temporary exhibition area, several bodyguards always follow Murphy, for fear of over enthusiastic fans


    "Director Stanton..."


    One of Carla Firth''s men, who was in charge of the event, came to say hello. Murphy nodded to him and walked directly to the signature table, saying, "Betty, let''s go."


    Bette quickly follows Murphy and reminds him, "it''s half an hour before the signing. Do you want to take a rest first?"


    Murphy shook his head. "No, it looks like a lot of people are here today."


    He went to the back of the signature table, directly opened the chair and sat down. The fans holding the DVD opposite him saw that the signing was going to start ahead of time, and immediately became restless.


    Bette had been ready for a long time. She pressed the button of the microphone pinned to her collar and said aloud, "there are a lot of people here today. Everyone supports Murphy very much. Murphy came here a little earlier and insisted on signing ahead of time so as to satisfy more fans. Please line up and keep order."


    With the spread of the sound, the fans were quiet. With the help of the security personnel, the restless team quickly restored order. Then the staff opened the isolation belt and let the fans come in.

 Chapter 626

    When he picked up the carbon pen, Murphy moved his wrist. During the period of Hollywood''s DVD super sales, he also did this kind of signing activity. The activity seemed very simple. As long as he scratched a few specially designed simplified letters on the Blu ray disc box purchased by fans, and then communicated with fans at the right time, it was actually a physical work.


    If you sign hundreds or even thousands of names at a time, your wrist will definitely feel bad. It''s inevitable to get sore and swollen.


    However, Murphy has a unique skill. When he signs, he can bow left and right, and his hands can rest in turn. On the one hand, he once had some skills. On the other hand, when he designed the signature, he made people simplify it as much as possible.


    Like all the star''s signatures, Murphy''s design signature, as it used to be, is just like a ghost.


    Murphy took off the cap of the carbon pen and looked up. The first fan had come in.


    This is a girl with short blonde hair. She looks familiar. She is holding a pile of Blu ray DVDs which are obviously newly purchased. She has a bright smile on her face. She seems to be the first one to sign. She is very happy.


    The other side is very familiar, but Murphy can''t remember where he met. Bill rosis, standing behind him, whispered, "this girl''s name is daisy. She''s your discussion group leader in IMDB, and she''s a very strong fan."


    With such a reminder from Bill rosis, Murphy immediately thought of her, the leader of a loose and huge network fan organization.


    "Hello, Murphy." Daisy had already come over. She had too many Blu ray discs. A staff member rushed to help her put the discs on the table. Daisy gave the staff a subtle smile, "thank you."


    Murphy took one from the pile of discs and nodded to the blonde as she drew her name with a pen. "Hi, daisy."


    "Er..."


    When she heard Murphy call her name directly, Daisy was stunned for a moment, and then her mouth almost cracked with laughter, "Murphy You Do you remember me? "


    "Of course." In addition to signing the disc, Murphy added "to my dear Daisy," and then said, "you''re my discussion group leader in IMDB. We''ve seen you several times."


    "Yes! Yes Daisy nodded, forgetting that Murphy had never answered her email.


    The girl bought more than a dozen discs, and Murphy patiently signed them one by one. At the same time, she had a simple communication with her.


    "It''s a long line today?" He asked.


    "It''s five in the morning." Daisy wasn''t tired of waiting all morning, but she was elated. "But it''s worth it to be the first one."


    After more than a dozen discs were signed, Murphy waved to the staff next to him. The staff came again and took the initiative to pick up all the discs, ready to send this obviously unusual fan out.


    "Goodbye, Murphy."


    "Goodbye, daisy."


    Daisy was satisfied, followed the staff, left the signature area, took the initiative to get her own disc back, went out of Santa Monica business square, came to the parking lot, got on her car, did not start the car, but sat in the driver''s seat and waited. Before, she contacted by mobile phone, and several members of the discussion group were waiting in line, they all took the electric bus The car came. She was going to take them with her later.


    In Santa Monica business square, Murphy is still signing. Just like Daisy, he will not only sign his name, but also write a "to so and so" message on the disc. At the same time, he will communicate with fans.


    Murphy always knows that in Hollywood, where the competition is fierce, fans are the foundation for directors like him to build such fame and status, and he will not do the stupid thing of self destruction.


    Ten minutes after the signing, some reporters from large media outside were also released. This was originally an activity to promote the follow-up film. How could it be without the participation of the media?


    However, reporters can only stand outside the isolation zone in the signature area, about 20 feet away from Murphy''s side, which will not disturb his normal work.


    At this time, the reporters from major newspapers also cooperated with each other and clearly signed their names. At the end of the day, the protagonist of the event will definitely be interviewed.


    Some reporters are filming Murphy''s autograph and communicating with fans, and several other reporters come to the queue area to interview waiting fans.


    "Hello, I''m Kramer from Hollywood Reporter..."


    The young reporter with glasses found a male fan in his twenties, "can I ask you a few questions?"


    "Of course." Male fans said happily.


    The young reporter put the recorder in front of the fans and asked, "how long have you been in line?"


    The male fans didn''t even think about it, so they said, "it''s almost six hours. I came here before the business center opened."


    "Why come so early?" Young reporters seem to be inexperienced, asking some formulaic questions, "is it worth it?""Of course it''s worth it!" Male fans sonorous and forceful said, "I like Murphy''s film very much, like" city of chaos ", I have been looking forward to the second one, can''t wait!"


    The team is moving forward. This fan, regardless of the reporter standing in the same place, quickly follows up. It seems that the queue is far more important than the interview.


    "Justin..."


    A man in front of him turned back and asked, "what''s the matter?"


    "Nothing." Justin shook his head. "I met a stupid reporter."


    "Then keep up." The man in front reminded him, "it''s almost our turn."


    In front of the signing table, Murphy''s signature pen has been changed to his left hand. It''s difficult for his left hand to write more regular words, but it''s not difficult to draw a signature.


    "Thank you for your support." Murphy handed a signed disc to the fans and said with a smile, "please continue to support my film."


    "Yes Fans were flattered and swore, "I will."


    The fan left the signature table and walked out. The staff opposite let another fan in. This is a man in a baseball cap. He looks like he is in his early twenties. Under the hat brim, there are several strands of brown hair. He is a typical white man.


    He has a cold face, one hand holding the "city of chaos" disc, the other hand suddenly into his pocket, as if ready to dig something out.


    The pen that Murphy turned with his left hand suddenly stopped because he saw the man pull a ball out of his pocket.


    Just as Murphy found out, the bodyguards also saw it. Two bodyguards stepped forward. As soon as they came to Murphy''s side, the man raised his hand and threw the ball.


    Murphy is ready to hide, a bodyguard has been blocked in front, and then Murphy heard the sound of something breaking.


    "Control him!"


    At the same time, Bill rosis''s loud voice rang out, and the two bodyguards could not help saying that one of them took Murphy''s arm and took him to the back. The former bodyguard still stood in his way in case of another attack.


    Murphy did not stop them, his safety is the first, but he took a look, hit the bodyguard is obviously an egg, do not know if it is rotten eggs.


    "You''re an asshole, Murphy Stanton. You''re an asshole!"


    After that, the fan roared, "how dare you slander Catholicism in the movie! You are slandering the father! You blaspheme the gods, you will go to hell! It will be... "


    So it''s protesting for Catholicism? Murphy''s head turned fast and saw Bill rosis follow him. He waved to him.


    "What''s the matter?" Asked Bill rosis.


    Two bodyguards around Murphy, Murphy is not convenient to speak, as concise as possible, said, "don''t embarrass him, just different beliefs."


    "I know." Bill - rossis know Murphy''s plan, immediately understand, "you don''t worry, go back first, I know how to do."


    He said to the bodyguard, "protect Murphy."


    With that, bill rossis turned and walked back.


    Although two bodyguards and a staff member subdued the Catholic who threw eggs, the scene was in chaos. The fans said that most of them were indignant, but the media reporters were different. This kind of news was their favorite. Some reporters directly broke through the separation zone and went to the neighborhood of the Catholic to shoot close-up. It would be more convenient if they could interview him Well, another group of reporters are chasing after Murphy.


    "You have profaned the spirit! The father will punish you, and every Catholic will not let you go... "


    The man was still drinking and scolding, as if Murphy had violated his most sacred territory.


    "Bad luck!"


    Looking at the chaos ahead, Justin muttered, "this asshole!"


    When this happened, even if he was just a fan, he could guess that the signing could not continue.


    In front of the people are constantly shaking their heads, "really disappointing, where the fool jumped out!"


    Justin takes out his cell phone and opens it. She finds that it''s Daisy, the leader of her discussion group. She sends a message to ask if he''s finished. When he''s finished, she goes to the parking lot and waits for him.


    "No, I didn''t get the signature. Murphy was attacked!"


    "What? How dare someone attack Murphy? Is he hurt? "


    "He is very good. The egg thrown by the attacker is blocked by the bodyguard. Now the attacker is subdued by the security at the scene. The signing may be interrupted..."


    Just as Justin was typing, the organizer''s notice sounded again. As he expected, after a solemn apology, the organizer reluctantly announced that today''s signing had to be cancelled because of security problems.


    Although the fans were dissatisfied, their anger was basically vented to the Catholic, and there was a curse at the scene.


    Then, Justin received a call from Daisy, telling her the details, and suddenly found that the attacker was released by the security personnel and was preparing to leave."The attacker was released."


    He said to the phone, and there was a moment of silence in the receiver, and then Daisy''s voice rang again, "follow him and see where he''s going." (to be continued). )

 Chapter 627

    "Excuse me, did you see a man in a red baseball cap and a gray coat?"


    Two reporters with cameras and small DVS suddenly appeared in front of Justin and asked, "do you see where he''s going?"


    Although there are not many people here, the commercial square of Santa Monica is very big. They chased the Catholic all the way, but lost them in this place leading to four different directions. Fortunately, they met a guy who seemed to be waiting for someone here.


    Justin just came here, listening to the reporter''s description, knowing that they are looking for the target they are tracking.


    "I see..."


    Although she didn''t know what Daisy wanted to do, she knew her boss didn''t like reporters. Justin pointed in the opposite direction. "He went down this passage to the food section there."


    "Thank you


    After a look over there, two reporters ran over.


    As the reporter left, Justin quickly walked to the opposite place. At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Daisy''s number. "I''m Justin. The man went out from the exit from the business center to the beach. Do you see that?"


    He contacted Daisy and them before.


    Daisy''s twenty years old, the voice in the baseball cap, the voice out of the receiver, right


    "Yes Justin said with certainty, "that''s him."


    "We''re following." Daisy''s voice came from the receiver again. "It''s on the beach now. Hurry up!"


    "What does she want to do?"


    Justin can''t guess. He shakes his head and quickens his pace. The man who attacked Murphy is a real jerk. He guesses that Daisy may be trying to teach him a lesson.


    Justin crossed the road and went to the beach. It was about December. There was almost no one on the beach. From a distance, a man in a red baseball cap was walking south along the coastline. On the beach, two men and a woman seemed to enjoy the scenery of the beach, It was Daisy, the leader of their discussion group, who led the discussion.


    The sea breeze came from the sea. It was a little cold. Stepping on the soft beach, some sand fell into the shoes, and Justin didn''t care.


    Daisy seems to see him, beckons to this side, and suddenly takes two people forward quickly. When Justin catches up with them, three people led by Daisy have stopped the Catholic.


    Justin has known daisy for several years, and understands that this shrewd girl seems to be ready to teach the bastard who attacked her idol.


    Just as Justin walked up to Daisy''s three, several reporters with cameras and cameras appeared on the road above the beach. They immediately found the people on the beach.


    Several people stopped behind a few large billboards on the edge of the beach and covered themselves with billboards.


    "That''s the man." Someone pointed to the beach and said, "the one in the red baseball cap!"


    A reporter with a DV camera immediately wanted to rush down the beach, "hurry up! Run after him and don''t let him run away


    "Wait!"


    One of the leading black reporters, about 40 years old, stopped him, pointed to Daisy''s men and said, "don''t worry. Look at the people around him. Do you look familiar?"


    A reporter wearing glasses immediately recognized it and said with a little surprise, "it''s like a fan of Murphy Stanton, isn''t it?"


    "It must be!" The first speaker gave the exact answer, "see that blonde girl? I met her today. She''s the first in the signature line!"


    "What are they going to do?" The reporter with the DV camera subconsciously pointed the lens at the other side and asked, "do they know each other? Or is this play... "


    The 40 year old black journalist raised his hand and interrupted him, reminding him, "focus on shooting!"


    Needless to say, the reporter with the DV camera closed his mouth and tried his best to photograph the people on the beach. Several other reporters also raised their cameras and photographed the pictures there as much as possible.


    Several people on the beach are obviously ready to do it.


    Murphy Stanton''s fan war, Murphy Stanton''s killer, what a good theme, what a gimmick, will definitely become a hot entertainment news!


    "What are you going to do?"


    The man in the baseball cap has found himself in the way of several unkind people.


    "Just want to hit you." Daisy didn''t want to hide anything. "You attacked Murphy. We attacked you. It''s fair."


    She waved to the boys, "do it!"


    Three boys, including Justin, rushed up immediately. As soon as the believer wanted to run, he was stopped and hugged by Justin, who was the first to arrive. The other two rushed up and directly put the believer down on the beach,


    "fight!"


    Daisy said viciously, "so much so that the Catholic priest can no longer recognize him!"The strength of three to one is quite different. The believers were kicked in the stomach and immediately curled into roasted prawns. The three people didn''t mean to stop and continued to kick him.


    Fortunately, Justin several people have not lost their minds, and did not kick his head and soft ribs and other relatively fragile position, the main greeting is the legs and buttocks.


    "Ah..."


    The Catholic''s howl continued to ring. It was uploaded on the quiet beach and even startled several pedestrians in the distance. Some of them looked here and called the police immediately.


    However, I don''t know that someone called the police here, and the beating continues.


    The Catholics were completely unable to resist. They could only hold their heads and howl. Daisy looked at him askew and cried, "OK


    Justin took back his feet three times and was still panting.


    Daisy went up to the man and looked down. The man was lying on the beach with his head in his arms, not responding at all.


    She raised one foot, and the shoe she was wearing pressed against the man''s ear. She stepped down hard, and half of the man''s face was pressed into the sand, which made her look extremely embarrassed.


    "You dare attack Murphy!" She gritted her teeth and said, "how dare you attack Murphy!"


    Daisy didn''t know why when she saw that man''s embarrassed appearance. She just felt a burst of excitement in her heart, which was comparable to the feeling when she saw the fancy homicide in "the electric saw"!


    "Do you want to try it on this guy?"


    This thought unconsciously jumped into Daisy''s head. She looked down again, more excited, and added some strength at her feet. At the same time, she said, "I''m a Murphy fan. Your behavior is heresy to us Murphy fans!"


    She changed into a surreptitious tone. "Do you know how medieval Catholicism dealt with heresy?"


    Justin saw his boss''s cruel appearance, and he jumped his temples a few times. He couldn''t help saying, "Daisy, you don''t want to burn him, do you?"


    "Why?" Daisy turned to look at Justin. "Can''t you?"


    "Er..." Justin opened his mouth and didn''t know what to say.


    Daisy looked at the man as if she were seriously considering whether to burn him or not.


    "That..." Another suggested, "just a fight. This kind of person is not worth the trouble."


    "Well." Daisy nodded, squatted down, grabbed his hair, pulled the man''s head up, looked at the face covered with sand, and warned fiercely, "stay away from Murphy in the future. If you dare to attack Murphy again, I''ll tie you to the post and burn you alive!"


    She released her hair, pressed her hand hard, and pressed the man''s face on the beach again. "And! Don''t believe in Catholicism! That''s asking for trouble! "


    Not too far away from the edge of the beach, the reporters squatted behind the huge billboard, constantly filming what happened on the beach.


    "How''s it going?" The black man asked in a low voice, "have you taken all of them?"


    The reporter with the DV camera didn''t speak. He just gave the black man a thumbs up.


    These pictures were all recorded by him. For their news studio, this is absolutely big news, and such big news will surely sell at a high price!


    They are not journalists from any large media, but a news studio composed of free journalists. Black people are the boss and chief reporter.


    It''s not easy for them to get such news. They chased the attacker all the way, but they missed him. Unexpectedly, when they drove to the beach, they bumped into him and saw him, so they followed him all the way.


    "Boss!"


    The person who took the picture with the camera said, "we''ve done it this time!"


    The reporter with the DV camera laughed and couldn''t close his mouth. He said, "I''ve photographed that girl queuing up and going out with a stack of Autographed discs in the commercial center before. It''s hard to make a stir if we compare the two pictures, plus Murphy Stanton''s film and Catholicism!"


    The black man nodded excitedly, "guys, double the bonus this month!"


    He already has a plan in his heart. He can really make a contribution to it. He can contact Murphy Stanton through CAA first. He should be interested in it. Maybe he will pay a lot of money to buy this kind of video which is very bad for him.


    Then, they contact the media and sell it to the media again, which is a huge income.


    As for the problem of eating at both ends, it''s a good solution. The photos are sold to Murphy Stanton, and the videos are sold to the media. They are all said to be exclusive


    By the way, it can be sold in the name of two families. Anyway, there is no shortage of people here.


    In a short moment, the black man made a decision to go to Murphy Stanton himself, and then let his subordinates sell to the media. Different people sell to different aspects. There is no problem at all.


    "Boss! Boss


    The voice of one of his men''s reminders interrupted the wonderful thoughts of the black man, "should we withdraw? The police are coming!"The black man looked in the direction he was pointing. A patrol car was approaching.


    He thought for a moment and told the reporter with the DV camera, "you stay and continue shooting. The others will follow me!"


    The arrival of the police not only ended the beating, but also successfully caught several people on the beach.

 Chapter 628

    Police action is very fast, a few people on the beach without exception were controlled up, with a DV camera reporter saw the police put people on the police car, turn off the DV camera, rushed to their car there.


    What should be shot has been shot, and the rest is of little value.


    Coming to a seven seater business car, the door was pulled from the inside. The black man showed his head and waved, "hurry up!"


    The reporter with the DV camera got on the bus and sat next to the black man.


    "Drive back to the studio!"


    The black man first gave the driver an order. Then he took the DV camera and turned on the screen. After the business car left the road near the sea, he looked up and said, "OK! very nice! Great shot


    Several people on the bus were in a good mood, and then they laughed.


    "Go back and edit it first." The black man had a plan. "Then I''ll contact CAA."


    "Isn''t it sold to TV stations or video websites?" The reporter with DV asked, "what do you want to do with CAA?"


    "Idiot!" The black man curled his fingers and gave him a shudder. "CAA is Murphy Stanton''s agency."


    Another person immediately understood, can''t help holding out a thumb, "the boss wants to sell to Murphy Stanton and the media at the same time, make two money?"


    The black man nodded and said to the man, "I''ll get in touch with CAA and Murphy Stanton; later you''ll get in touch with the station we''re working with."


    The man nodded, "don''t worry, boss, give it to me. Don''t worry."


    "And more!" "We don''t know each other, and the content sold to both sides comes from different people," the black man finally told him


    "I understand!"


    These people soon got to their rental office and got busy.


    In Century City, a black Bentley car rushed to the Death Star building. As soon as the car stopped, the back door was pushed open before the doorman stepped forward. Gail gado, dressed in a dark lady''s suit, got out of the car and quickly walked towards the main door of the Death Star building.


    With obvious anxiety on her face, she almost reached the fastest step. In just a few minutes, she took the elevator to the top floor of the Death Star building, which belongs to the office floor of CAA partners.


    "Miss gado..."


    An assistant politely greets Gail gado. Gail gado nods to him and says nothing. He quickly walks to the door of bill rosis'' office, raises his hand and knocks twice, then pushes the door directly and walks in.


    As soon as she entered the door, she saw Murphy sitting on the sofa drinking tea. Seeing that Murphy was safe, she was relieved, and her tight face looked better.


    Murphy saw Gail gado, who was in a hurry. She stood up, took her to a seat, poured her a cup of tea, and comforted, "honey, I''m ok."


    Gail gado took the cup, took a sip, and looked at Murphy. "I''m sorry now!"


    "Well?" Murphy didn''t understand her.


    "I regret that I didn''t try my best to stop you from making that movie!" Gail gado is not joking at all. "I regret to agree that you have religion as part of your plan!"


    Her face tightened again. "Murphy..."


    "I''m sorry, honey." Murphy went over, bent over, gave her a little hug, and said, "it worries you."


    Gail gado shook her head, but she didn''t know what to say, what kind of person Murphy was. Of course, she knew very well that she would not change her plan because of this.


    "You should be safe in the future." Gail - gado can only take a point helpless to say, "don''t let me worry like today, OK?"


    Murphy nodded solemnly. "I promise."


    He cherished his life very much.


    However, this kind of thing doesn''t scare him. Many Hollywood directors have faced the storm, but few of them will shrink back.


    What''s more, if the media reporters publicize it, the benefits to his plan actually far outweigh the disadvantages.


    "And bill?"


    Gail gado''s mind was on Murphy just now, when he realized that the owner of the office was not there. "Why didn''t you see him?"


    Murphy laughed and said, "I''ll ask him to discuss with grace how to make the most of this."


    "You..." Gail gado rolled his eyes. "It''s a typical way to do things."


    "Isn''t that good?" Murphy innocently spread his hands, "the bodyguard can''t let the rotten egg smash in vain?"


    Although it wasn''t really rotten eggs that were smashed at that time, the eggs that were used to smash people, in his understanding, were really rotten eggs.


    With that, Gail gado thought of business and changed the subject. "By the way, I met Katherine Kennedy this morning.""What does she want from you?" Murphy doesn''t have much of a relationship with the people who represent the Jewish forces in Hollywood.


    He looked at Gail gado. His girlfriend was a real Jew.


    "Try!" Gail gado said seriously, "test your attitude through me."


    Murphy frowned. "Does Katherine Kennedy have a project for me?"


    Katherine Kennedy is best known as a producer and one of the few female gold medal producers in Hollywood.


    "Walt Disney has basically negotiated with George Lucas on the acquisition of Lucas pictures, and the rest are details."


    George Lucas is going to sell Lucas film to Disney, which has long been known to everyone in the circle. Gail gado didn''t give any explanation and said, "Katherine Kennedy is the new CEO of George Lucas and Disney at the same time. She told me that Disney is ready to restart the Star Wars series, and Disney''s senior management intends to invite you to be the director ¡£¡±


    Walt Disney''s acquisition of Lucas pictures is for industrial light and magic, and the other is star wars. Everyone knows that this series will be promoted by Disney again.


    "Me?" Murphy shook his head. "Next time you meet Katherine Kennedy, just tell her I''m not interested."


    Even if he wanted to make sequels, he wanted to make sequels to his films, not take over the Star Wars series.


    Frankly speaking, there are too many sequels in Hollywood. He has not finished his own sequels. Of course, he will not go to other companies to mix them.


    However, he is also very clear that the Star Wars series is really easy for a director to succeed.


    "Star Wars 7..." Gail gado shook his head and looked at Murphy again. "It''s all sequels."


    Murphy shrugged. "It''s normal."


    In CAA''s market research department, he has seen such a set of data show that the sequel mode is popular in Hollywood: in 2011, except for his "city of chaos", only "bridesmaids" in the top ten North American box office movies is considered original, and only ranks tenth. The other "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" are basically sequels, even if they are not sequels, they also come from the reform From the top 50 box office in North America, the proportion of sequels and adaptations has risen from less than 10% in 1998 to more than 70% today.


    Even Murphy has to admit that Hollywood, which once represented the highest level of film, is now on the road of relying on sequels.


    Hollywood has always been a business circle. In this situation, the major companies are always led by the market rather than relying on sequel development.


    In order to reduce business risks, when they choose the protagonists, they will give priority to the roles of "Captain America" and "Wolverine", which have already been recognized by the market.


    After the initial golden age, the real value of the film industry today does not lie in how much box office the film itself brings, but whether it can provide more opportunities for other fields.


    Murphy has a clear understanding of this. Computer games, theme parks and interactive entertainment all belong to this category.


    For example, in the past, Walt Disney spent a lot of money to build a Star Wars theme park near Disneyland in California. In order to maintain the popularity of the park, it also needed to continuously supply Star Wars movies.


    In fact, as a representative of fan culture, "Star Wars" series has always been famous for its loyal fans and derivative consumption of comics, characters and peripheral products. Since the first film of the series was launched in 1977, the consumption of peripheral products has approached 30 billion US dollars, far exceeding the box office revenue of the series.


    Apart from the box office, Hollywood''s greater revenue comes from its derivatives.


    The door of the office was pushed open. Bill rosis came in in a hurry. Murphy looked at him. Before he could ask how the discussion was going, Bill rosis said, "there''s something wrong with Santa Monica."


    Murphy and Gail gado stare at him at the same time.


    Bill rosis said as succinctly as he could, "the Catholic who attacked you left the commercial square of Santa Monica. I don''t know what happened. Daisy from the IMDB discussion group led several fans to stop him, and then he was beaten up!"


    "Good fight!" Gail gado blurted out, and then she shrugged, "that''s what I think."


    "Someone called the police." Bill rosis continued, "Daisy was arrested by the police, and Robert''s friend at the station called me."


    Murphy stood up, frowned, took a few steps, and said, "well, bill, get to know the details as soon as you can."


    Fans, especially Daisy, are easy to get in touch with. Murphy knows this very well and says, "you call Robert again and ask him to bail Daisy out as many people as possible."


    "Well." Bill - rosis immediately thought of another layer, "once this kind of news is spread, fans will recognize you more."Just now, Bill Rossi''s phone rang. He answered and said a few words, his face suddenly gloomy.


    "Daisy, the pictures of them beating people were taken." He hung up and said to Murphy, "they want to talk to us."

 Chapter 629

    Through the lawyer Robert''s relationship in the police station, Bill rosis quickly found out the cause and effect of the incident. Except that the Catholic did attack Murphy, the rest of the mistakes were entirely on Daisy''s side. Fortunately, they didn''t do too hard. The Catholic just suffered some skin injuries, which didn''t matter, otherwise it would be quite troublesome.


    Robert has gone to the police station to see daisy. They didn''t expect that there were reporters around and didn''t know where they came from.


    Then, according to the number provided by the company''s mail room, Bill rosis contacted the reporter in person, and agreed to meet at Stanton studio according to Murphy''s idea.


    About in Stanton studio, because Murphy is going to meet the reporter in person. After all, it may affect his overall plan.


    As for the impact is good or bad, it depends on how to operate.


    "The other side is a freelance journalist."


    In Gail gado''s office at Stanton studio, bill rossis told Murphy and Gail gado, "they are not affiliated with any media or group. They are mainly engaged in shooting news and then selling it to media and TV stations."


    Gail gado looks at Murphy. "Isn''t this the same thing you did in the first place?"


    "That sounds about the same." Murphy put his right hand on the armrest of the swivel chair, raised his chin, thought for a while, and said, "free journalists have less scruples and are more difficult to deal with than media reporters."


    As far as he knows, many free journalists are more daring than those who belong to the media.


    "He could be asking a very high price?" Asked Gail gado.


    "Well..." Bill rosis nodded. "Very likely."


    Murphy said with a smile, "if I had such a news in my hand, especially after it was exposed, it would be very bad for us. It would definitely cost a lot of money!"


    Gail gado shook his head. "How much do you want?"


    "When I was a freelance journalist, it cost more than 300000 dollars..." Murphy thought for a moment, "now the dollar is devaluing, and the news price is rising. If he asks for less than half a million dollars, well That''s not a qualified freelance journalist. "


    Bill rosis and Gail gado both laughed, completely lacking the seriousness and tension to deal with the crisis.


    In fact, Murphy doesn''t think this is a crisis event, because there are often opportunities accompanied by crises.


    There was a knock, and Gail gado''s assistant pushed in and said, "he''s here."


    Gail gado looked at Murphy and said, "bring him here."


    At the front desk of Stanton studio, the black man was carrying a briefcase and waiting patiently. Seeing the previous receptionist returning, he reached into the briefcase and pressed the recording button of the recorder.


    "Mr. Williams..."


    The assistant came up and made a gesture to ask, "this way."


    "All right." The black man named Williams grinned and showed his white teeth. "Thank you."


    Following the female assistant, Williams quickly walked into an office. At the moment of entering, out of professional instinct, his eyes quickly turned around the office.


    The office, like this studio, is not too big. The decoration is very elegant. The decorations on the wall are basically movie posters. On the left are from "fruit candy" to "game of power", and on the right are "body of steel" to "city of chaos", all of which are directed by Murphy Stanton.


    Then he saw three people sitting around his desk.


    The closest to him is a middle-aged man, in his early 40s, wearing a stiff suit. Williams knew about it before he came here. This must be Bill rosis, Murphy Stanton''s agent and one of CAA''s partners.


    His eyes moved and turned to a tall man, who looked younger than his actual age. He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. The expression on his face was indifferent and calm, and he could not see any waves.


    This is Murphy Stanton!


    Williams is very clear that the other party is the real master in the office.


    Finally, his eyes fell on the only woman in the office, whose slender figure made her look extremely tall even when she was sitting. The fit professional suit highlighted her smart and capable temperament. His long dark brown hair was carefully combed in the back of his head and simply tied into a ponytail. His bright eyes were looking at him, which was different from Murphy Stanton''s insipid, These eyes are as sharp as a sword.


    Although this woman''s forehead is slightly larger and her face is slightly longer, she is a real beauty even compared with all the Hollywood stars.


    It''s a pity that such a woman is hiding behind Murphy Stanton and doing behind the scenes work instead of continuing to play wonder woman.


    I don''t know why, the first idea Williams saw Gail gado appeared was wonder woman."Are you Hannam Williams?" Murphy glanced at him, pointed to a chair, and said, "sit down."


    To hear the other party''s seemingly insipid tone, but he didn''t care at all, Hannam Williams was a little upset. However, thinking of the things in the briefcase, he calmed down and sat on the chair.


    Before he could speak, Bill rosis reached out and said, "where''s the thing?"


    Hannam Williams obviously frowned, the other side is condescending, showing a sense of superiority everywhere, which makes him very unhappy.


    Bill Rossi, Murphy and Gail gado all seem to be indifferent. This is not to say that they are extremely arrogant, but that they have agreed on a strategy in advance.


    Seeing that Hannam Williams didn''t move, Bill rosis said impatiently, "how can we know if what you said is true or false if you don''t let us see?"


    "I''m a man of credibility..." As soon as Hannam Williams said it, he was interrupted by bill rosis. "I don''t care what kind of person you are. I''m only interested in what you have in your hand."


    "You..." Hannam Williams choked up in his throat, not to mention the discomfort.


    "Mr. Williams!" Bill rosis looked gloomy. "Our time is precious. If you don''t have the real stuff, don''t waste our time."


    Despite his unhappiness, Hannam Williams took an envelope from his briefcase and handed it to bill rosis. Bill rosis opened it and gave it to Murphy.


    Murphy glanced at the photo, vaguely recognized that the man who was beaten on the beach was the Catholic who attacked him. Although the men who beat him didn''t know, Daisy still remembered.


    "Daisy?" Gail gado didn''t know the leader of Murphy''s fan organization, so he came to have a look, "is that him?"


    "Well, that''s right." Murphy nodded her head gently, and then continued to look through the photos, which were also mixed with yesterday''s autographed photos, in which the boys who hit people could be seen, "obviously, they should all be my supporters."


    Hearing the conversation between Murphy and Gail gado faintly, Hannam Williams smiles. No matter how bad their attitude is, as long as they have these things in their hands, are they going to pay for them?


    Big director? What happened to the big director? It''s not just a job for journalists?


    "Director Stanton..." Hannam Williams didn''t even look at Bill rosis. He said directly to the person who can really make the decision, "yesterday I was lucky. I took such a picture on the beach of Santa Monica. I attended your signing party in the business center before. I know this girl and she is a big fan of you."


    He deliberately piled up a smiling face. The smile seemed warm, but the pride was quite obvious. "I like your film very much, and I''m also your film fan. Although they are really angry with the attacker, I shot these pictures out of my professional instinct."


    Murphy looked at Hannam Williams quietly, letting him talk.


    "Back in my studio, I was worried that these pictures might affect your reputation," said Hannam Williams, turning to bill Rossi. "So I contacted your agent."


    "Oh, so it is." Murphy seemed to see his own shameless energy from this free journalist, but he didn''t eat it at all and said, "thank you! I would be very happy if you could send me the photos and negatives. "


    He thought for a moment, "well Well, in order to express our gratitude... "


    The smile on Hannam Williams''s face is more brilliant. He says that Murphy Stanton is still on the road. How much can he offer? One million dollars or two million dollars? You can''t do anything you say for less than a million dollars! For a big director and super rich like him, this money is nothing at all.


    Get more than one million dollars from Murphy Stanton and sell the video to the media for hundreds of thousands of dollars


    Hannam Williams is very sure of this. There is a huge conflict between Murphy Stanton and Catholicism. The news that fans beat Catholics is absolutely worth the price!


    In this way, even if you give someone some money as a reward, how can he still have a million dollars left and be able to retire early.


    Murphy seemed to be thinking about how to thank Hannam Williams. After thinking for a long time, he said, "since you are my supporter, in order to thank you, Mr. Williams, I''ll send you a full set of Blu ray movies that I signed myself."


    ¡°What£¿¡± Hannam Williams couldn''t seem to believe what he heard. "Director Stanton, what are you talking about? Send me a full set of signed movie discs? "

 Chapter 630

    Hearing such conditions, Hannam Williams couldn''t believe his ears. He found that he seriously underestimated the shameless degree of the young director on the opposite side. He thought he was shameless. In order to do a good job in this field, he had already thrown away his face. However, the man on the opposite side was covered with thick skin while throwing away his face.


    Of course, he''s not so stupid as to think that the other party doesn''t understand him. He really takes himself as his fan.


    Gail gado looks at the dark face of Hannam Williams and then at Murphy. Is that funny?


    Bill rosis was very cooperative with Murphy. "Mr. Williams, didn''t you bring the film? When will it be delivered


    Of course, he will not be polite to those who blackmail themselves.


    Hannam Williams understood that the two opposite men not only looked down on him, but also took him as a monkey.


    "Do you think that''s interesting?"


    This seriously stimulated the sensitive heart of Hannam Williams. He tensed his black face tightly and said, "I''ll give you photos for free. I want negatives..."


    He said with a sarcastic smile, "two million dollars! Don''t try to get one less point! "


    Murphy and bill rosis look at him. After a while, Murphy asks, "it''s just the fans. It''s none of my business. Why should I pay for them?"


    "I have sufficient evidence here to show that those who beat Catholics..." Hannam Williams looked at Murphy and said confidently, "it''s your fan. This Catholic attacked you before because of the Catholic plot in your new film. Do you think you can get rid of the relationship with this matter just by the fans'' personal behavior?"


    Hearing this, Murphy seems to be more serious. If this guy is too stupid, he will have to spend some time. Now it seems that he is more intelligent.


    The more Hannam Williams said, the higher his voice, "I believe you know the media better than I do. The media will make a big fuss about it. With a little promotion, it will attract the attention of the Catholic Church. This is no longer a conflict between fans and Catholics, but will evolve into you You have Murphy Stanton''s conflict with the Catholic Church


    It seems that the three people on the opposite side don''t know the serious relationship. Only when they understand how serious this may be, will they pay for it, right?


    As a result, he said more and more vigorously, "the media are happy to see such a big figure as director Stanton in conflict with the Catholic Church. Under the pressure of public opinion, the Catholic Church will certainly come forward, and then..."


    Hannam Williams looked at Murphy with a more sarcastic look on his face. "You, director Stanton, will face a powerful opponent - the Catholic Church!"


    "So." Murphy nodded calmly, "well With the current media style, there is a 90% chance that what you say will come true. "


    "I''m still very concerned about Stanton''s reputation and future." Hannam Williams showed his friendliness at the right time. "Two million dollars is insignificant to you, but it can eliminate a big hidden danger."


    "It seems like a good deal."


    Murphy thought about it, and he was really thinking about what Hannam Williams said, but he was not thinking about paying the other party a lot of money, but about the reaction of the Catholic Church, especially Archbishop Marquez Costello, who was a hardline.


    Bill rosis looks at Murphy, and Murphy looks at him, sees a certain expression, and says, "two million dollars is too high, Mr. Williams. I need to think about it for a while."


    "Think about it for a while?" Hannam Williams put away his smile and said with a warning tone, "director Stanton, I have a partnership with many media, they are very interested in such news, if you..."


    He shook his head. "I can only sell it to the media!"


    In the view of Hannam Williams, the following words can be described as a trump card, which can force Murphy Stanton to make a decision immediately.


    "Well then..." Murphy immediately gave the answer, "Mr. Williams, you can sell it to the media."


    Hannam Williams''s eyes widened. "You You You want me to sell it to the media? "


    Murphy shrugged, and bill rossis said, "get people ready."


    Then he stood up and turned to Gail gado. "It''s getting late. Let''s go home."


    "Wait Wait Hannam Williams also stood up, "you really want me to sell it to the media."


    "Mr. Williams." Murphy said faintly, "please."


    Murphy pulls Gail gado to the door. He doesn''t seem to care about these things in the hands of Hannam Williams. Hannam Williams looks at Murphy and then at Bill rosis. He''s a little confused.


    His analysis is not thorough enough? It''s said that Murphy Stanton is a very clever director. Can''t you understand him?Well, maybe the price of two million US dollars is too high. Can you take the initiative to lower it?


    Thinking of this, Hannam Williams added, "one hundred and fifty dollars! It can''t be any lower. I might as well sell it to the media! "


    "How dare free journalists now charge?"


    When Murphy heard the other party''s price, he felt like he was separated from the rest of the world. Only ten years later, a hot news item could sell for millions of dollars? Is that reporter crazy? Or do you look like a big wrongdoer?


    Murphy doesn''t mean to stop. He doesn''t want to sell it to him even for a dollar. If it comes, he has to contact the media by himself. What a trouble.


    "1.2 million dollars!" Hannam Williams squeezed the price out of his teeth.


    "Mr. Williams." Murphy looked at the black man and said, "I don''t have any interest in your news, photos and ideas. Let''s leave them to the media you work with."


    He turned to Gail gado and said, "let''s go home."


    The door of the office opens and closes, and Hannam Williams stares at the door where Murphy disappears. He can''t believe he just walks away.


    The door was pushed open from the outside, and the assistant who had led him came in, gestured to Hannam Williams and said with a polite smile, "Mr. Williams, it''s time to get off work."


    This is polite, but it is obviously meant to see off.


    Hannam Williams looked at Bill rosis again, and the other side slowly packed his briefcase, without any idea of continuing to talk with him.


    "Damn it


    He swore to himself. Regardless of the photos, he passed by the assistant and left the office without looking back. He went out of the office building where Stanton studio was located and went straight to the parking lot. After getting on the bus, he opened his briefcase, took out the recorder and pressed the play button.


    What''s secretly recorded should be able to sell for some money, right?


    With this idea in mind, Hannam Williams put the recorder in his ear. After listening for a while, he found that in addition to "stabbing Apart from the noise of "prick La", there was nothing he and Murphy Stanton said at all.


    ¡°Fuck£¡¡±


    Hannam Williams couldn''t help swearing, "this despicable bastard!"


    You can imagine that there must be a device in Murphy Stanton''s office that interferes with the recording.


    He tried the recorder again and found that it was in good condition. When he played the previous recording again, it was still full of noise. He simply threw the recorder back into his briefcase, took his mobile phone and dialed a number.


    "It''s me, Hannam." He said to the microphone, "it''s not going well on my side. You go to the magazine, I''ll go to the TV station and sell it at a high price as much as possible."


    Starting the car, Hannam Williams left century city like a lightning bolt.


    Meanwhile, at the Santa Monica police station, Daisy and several other people follow Robert out.


    "Is it really Murphy who asked you to bail us out?" Daisy curled up her hair, which was a little messy


    Robert ignored them until he reached the parking lot, opened the door of a business car, and grace inside waved to several people, "hello."


    "Grace!"


    As the leader of the discussion group, Daisy knew Murphy, the agent in charge of public relations, and had several contacts. She was the first to get on the bus and say, "did you bail us out?"


    "No After several fans got into the car, grace said, "it''s Murphy''s lawyer. When he heard about it, he let people find a lawyer for the first time."


    "Sorry." Daisy sighed. "We''ve got him in trouble."


    Grace had just received a phone call from Bill rosis, and continued, "Daisy, the picture of you beating someone is photographed, and it may be stabbed in the media."


    "We made it ourselves!" Daisy said immediately, "I''ll take care of it!"


    "You are Murphy''s fans..." Grace smiles and shakes his head. "It''s the person who just attacked Murphy. The media will definitely contact Murphy."


    Daisy was worried. "So what should we do? I''ll go to the reporter to explain these... "


    "No Grace said, "as long as you continue to support Murphy, it''s enough. Murphy will take care of the trouble behind."


    Daisy nodded her head gently. Justin''s face was full of excitement. The director she liked actually defended himself so much. The past support was worth it.


    Call on more people to support Murphy in the future! This is what they really think from the bottom of their heart.


    The commercial car started and drove towards downtown Los Angeles. Daisy kept her head down all the way. She had always been a smart girl. Thinking that these people were fighting a Catholic, she guessed that it might bring some trouble to Murphy, religious forces and so on.If those people really use this as an excuse to criticize Murphy, what should they do? Daisy swore to herself that she would never let those hateful guys go!

 Chapter 631

    "Murphy Stanton was attacked by Catholics at the signing ceremony because the new film involves the plot of Catholicism..."


    Back at home, Daisy turned on her computer and found that the incident of Murphy''s attack on Santa Monica Commercial Plaza had been spread all over the social network, and even there were live pictures.


    She thought about it and tweeted, "thank you, Murphy! Yesterday, I met some troubles and was taken to the police station. After hearing this, Murphy asked his lawyer to bail me out. Thank you for everything Murphy has done


    The tweet had just been sent out by Daisy when someone left a message saying, "what''s going on?"


    "Don''t mention it!" Daisy had received grace''s signal before, but she didn''t care at all. She replied directly, "I took someone to stop the bastard who attacked Murphy, and taught him a lesson. I don''t know who called the police and arrested us. Murphy''s lawyer just pulled us out."


    Another person left a message, "good fight! This kind of person owes to fight! "


    The following messages keep coming up.


    "Murphy had you fished out, daisy. You''re so happy!"


    "I haven''t seen a director who cares about fans like Murphy!"


    "If what you say is true, we should support Murphy!"


    Daisy wrote at the bottom of this one, "of course it''s true! With three other fans


    Then, she @ Justin. Maybe Justin is also online. She immediately turns to this side and says, "I prove it''s true! And I kicked that bastard several times! "


    "You go on. I''ll send it to the discussion section of IMDB."


    After writing these, Daisy went to IMDB to write related messages, and then put them on Facebook. This kind of news spread very fast among fans, that is, in five or six minutes, her social accounts were called by the heads of several fan organizations in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Louisiana, asking about related matters.


    Daisy told them the story in detail, and it was clear that it would spread to all Murphy''s fan organizations at a very fast speed.


    Thinking about the troubles she might cause and what Murphy has done for her, Daisy feels that she wants to let more fans know how good Murphy is!


    I went back to my twitter, looked at the message I just sent, and found that there were more replies below, but Daisy found the voice of doubt in it.


    It was obviously a strange account. "You hit the man who attacked Murphy Stanton? Brag


    Daisy was just about to retort when she saw a new message below.


    "Look at this. It proves that Daisy didn''t lie. She wrote the truth!"


    Behind this message is the address of a website. Daisy immediately thought of what grace said and quickly opened it. She found that it was the online version of a media company. On the web page, there was a clear video. The content of the video was the scene of her standing on the beach with Justin and beating that asshole!


    On the afternoon of the day Murphy rejected Hannam Williams, there was a video on the Internet about Murphy''s movie fans beating Catholics, and the comments were directed at Murphy himself.


    "Murphy Stanton''s rude attitude towards Catholicism in the film has a direct impact on his fans..."


    "Diego Rose''s wanton attack on Catholicism is the fuse of this conflict!"


    "Who is responsible for the conflict between fans and believers? Murphy Stanton, maybe it''s time to think about it... "


    For a moment, Murphy and the film "Diego Ross" became the targets of the media''s Crusade. It was as if they had done something heinous. However, the first thing he was attacked by Catholic believers was deliberately forgotten by them.


    This is what the media do to get the maximum news effect. They will not hesitate. Moreover, there is no cooperative relationship between these media and Murphy.


    As night slowly falls, the lights in a small building in Santa Monica are bright. Archbishop Marcos Costello is sitting in front of the computer, wearing glasses and dragging the mouse to watch the news on the Internet. He got the following report before. Murphy Stanton''s fans attacked a Catholic believer, which immediately made people understand the cause and effect, and then carefully checked the picture Close the video and find that this is a good opportunity.


    It was an online version of a social news media. Almost all the news they sent out was on the opposite side of Murphy Stanton. There was even an article borrowing the mouth of an insider, saying that Murphy Stanton, because of the previous attack, ordered his fans to attack the Catholic believer and was mainly responsible for the beating.


    After reading the news, Archbishop Marcos Costello thought quietly for a while, then said to the outside, "call our PR director."


    In just a few minutes, the head of public relations entered the office of Archbishop Marcos Costello, a member of the Catholic Church in Los Angeles. He maintained close contact with many social news media.In this age, even Archbishop Marcos Costello knows that proper public relations publicity is very important!


    He''s going to put some pressure on Murphy Stanton through the media!


    The next day, news about Murphy''s fans beating Catholics, and even many paper media joined in, especially some media focusing on social news, were more concerned and active than traditional entertainment media. It seemed that this was what they were good at all the time.


    This wave of public opinion is fierce, which seems to be much bigger than Murphy expected.


    "Bill just called."


    In the living room of wave manor, Gail gado looked at Murphy coming out of his study and said, "he has got the exact information. The Archbishop of the district has contacted a lot of Catholic media and attacked our media, mainly them."


    "It seems that they want to put pressure on me with public opinion." Murphy went to the window of the villa and looked out through the glass window. There were a lot of people flashing around the gate of the villa. "But they seriously underestimated my ability to withstand pressure."


    Others may not understand it, but Gail gado knows that Murphy''s character is the toughest one she has ever seen.


    If the Archbishop of Marquez Costello thought that this would make him compromise, he was dreaming!


    "Do you want to compromise us in this way?" Gail gado came to Murphy and looked out of the window. "Public opinion is really a good weapon, but he made us think too simply."


    It is estimated that the relevant news appeared on the Internet yesterday was made by the media that Hannam Williams cooperated with him. However, the events fermented so fast and spread so widely. It was only one night that not only the entertainment media, but also quite a number of social media began to pay attention to them. It can only be said that Archbishop Marcos Costello has been staring at them To find the right opportunities.


    "The Archbishop of Marquez Costello is not necessarily asking us to compromise."


    This morning, Murphy expected that the media might react. He didn''t expect that so many reporters came to the gate of the manor. Many of them are not entertainment paparazzi, but people who specialize in social news. Now bill rosis has confirmed through many inquiries that Archbishop Marquez Costello must have made a move.


    After thinking about it, he said to Gail gado, "it''s best for us to compromise under the pressure of public opinion and delete the sensitive plot when the film" Diego Ross "has not been expanded. If we can''t, we can also cover up the problems reflected in the film by using the spear and shield between me and Catholicism in this way..."


    Gail gado went to the back and brought Murphy a glass of water. Murphy took a drink and continued, "it even gave people a feeling that there were contradictions and conflicts between me and the Catholic Church. For these reasons, I secretly manipulated my fans to fight against the Catholic believers. In the movies I shot, there were plots related to Catholicism, and credible stories Do you want to go to school? "


    Taking back the empty cup in Murphy''s hand, Gail gado put it on the windowsill and frowned, "the Catholic Church can''t influence all the media."


    "No need." From the perspective of empathy, Murphy said that "if it was me, as long as it could cause controversy, a considerable number of people would doubt my position, especially the Catholic believers and people inclined to Catholicism. This is what Archbishop Marquez Costello cares about."


    Although I don''t know if Murphy''s guess is correct, Gail gado has also contacted the Archbishop of Marquez Costello. The other side is not a simple person, and ordinary people can''t climb to the position of regional archbishop.


    Gail gado picked up the cup, went back to the sofa, sat down behind the coffee table full of newspapers, and asked, "do we have to wait?"


    "Well, keep waiting." Murphy also went back, "bill and Carla have helped to contact the writers'' Union, the directors'' Union, and the producers'' Union. They are also dissatisfied with the film shooting in the religious intervention circle..."


    In every industry, the insiders will not like the layman to come and shout and protest while pointing fingers at the industry.


    Murphy sat next to Gail gado and said, "I''m afraid the Archbishop of Marquez Costello won''t let it go. Let''s wait for a moment to see if he has any other moves."


    From several contacts, Murphy can clearly feel that Archbishop Marcos Costello is a person with a tough work style. This kind of person is like him in some aspects. He will not give up easily when he does things, and will certainly continue to do things when he catches the opportunity.


    Since leaving Stanton studio yesterday, Murphy has been in contact with Bill rosis to prepare for possible situations.


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    In the following few days, many Catholic media attacked Murphy and "Diego Ross", and entertainment media joined in the report one after another. However, many entertainment media were connected with Murphy and CAA, and their position could not be completely biased to the Catholic Church. So some media attacked Murphy, and others spoke for Murphy It''s a controversial situation.


    Presumably, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello liked to see this.


    Murphy''s Christmas is in such a mess. Compared with the chaotic sound outside the wave manor, the manor is very calm inside. There is no difference between Murphy''s and Gail gado''s life.


    After so many years in Hollywood, I''ve been attacked by the media not once or twice. Let alone Murphy, even Gail gado is used to it.


    There are still debates in the media about the war between the film fans and Catholics. Some say that "Murphy planned this incident," others say that "Murphy has nothing to do with it," and others say that "religion should not interfere with secular affairs.".


    In a word, disputes are constantly emerging.


    On the Internet, Murphy''s fans are quarreling with the hard core Catholics. They are fighting each other. Especially Murphy''s fans, influenced by Daisy and others, are in a posture of fighting with the Catholics who attacked Murphy.


    However, all of these are isolated by the high wall courtyard of wave manor. After entertaining Gail gado''s family who came to North America for a holiday at Christmas, Murphy continued to pay attention to this incident, especially the news of Archbishop of Marquez Costello. On the other hand, he did not delay his normal work.


    On the second day of Christmas, Murphy formally signed an order contract with Gulfstream company to order a G650 business aircraft from the company for a total price of 65 million US dollars, with a delivery period of one year.


    In other words, the plane will not be delivered until the new year of 2013.


    However, Gulfstream has provided leasing service for Murphy, who has temporarily rented a G550 business aircraft from Gulfstream for use in the next year.


    In the next two days, after Gail gado''s negotiation with Netflix ended, Murphy signed a formal cooperation agreement with Reid Hastings on behalf of Netflix on behalf of Stanton studio. The two sides will each invest 40 million US dollars to shoot a political drama adapted from Michael Dobbs''s novel. The project is temporarily named "house of cards"!


    A brand new production team is also ready to be set up, with Murphy and Gail gado as producers, Paul Wilson as director, and the actor Francis Underwood is basically determined to be played by Kevin Spacey.


    As for the heroine, just as Murphy expected, Charlize Theron declined Murphy''s invitation on the grounds of inappropriate schedule for playing in George Miller''s Mad Max 4. Murphy was not surprised. The big directors and stars themselves had the capital to refuse any project.


    This is not a problem. Murphy has discussed with Paul Wilson that after the production team is officially established, a large-scale audition will be held for the heroine. It is not difficult to find a suitable actress with certain fame in Hollywood.


    In addition, Murphy pays more attention to script writing and later shooting.


    Especially in script writing, he will carefully review the content of each episode. Stanton studio has invested so much that it can''t be screwed up.


    Like Hollywood movies, American TV series also have their own assembly line mode, and there are many unwritten lessons learned from years of practical experience.


    These lessons can effectively avoid many minefields, and Murphy is well aware of the censorship taboo.


    In essence, many censorship taboos of American TV series come from the market. If we don''t bypass these taboos and follow these hidden rules, the audience will "vote with their feet" and won''t look at you. If there is a pair of invisible hands behind us TV series, then these hands come from the audience.


    Good plays may have their own advantages, but bad plays are all similar - bad stories.


    If the story is bad, the audience will scold it from the screenwriter to the actor to the director. If you fight back like some people Murphy once saw, you will make a big joke.


    For example, the audience asked, "what fragment is this? Can the plot be more retarded? The screenwriter didn''t have the brain to write the script! " The screenwriter responded: "you can do it. You can''t write it. What can I do?"


    A fierce fight ended with the audience scolding the screenwriter and the screenwriter scolding the censorship.


    For a long time, "too little room to play, too many taboos" are the biggest words that writers find for themselves. Every film and TV play over there has to be reviewed by the relevant departments before it comes out. However, if the writers throw the "pot" of plot mentally handicapped to the relevant departments, it really doesn''t make sense.


    American playwrights rarely face this kind of pressure, but there are some taboos in very yellow and violent American dramas, even Murphy is no exception.


    In fact, Murphy pays more attention to some aspects of movie scripts and drama scripts.


    For example, on the issue of ethnic minorities, he does not like to let black people play the main role, but there are many important Latino and Asian roles in every film. Despite the media hype that he discriminates against black people, no one has said that he discriminates against ethnic minorities.Although house of cards is a series in which the main characters are so bad, this situation should be avoided.


    In addition to ethnic minorities, LGBT can not be ignored.


    LGBT is the collective name of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. In the past, these people were teased in American dramas and comedies. However, in the new century, teasing these people casually is likely to cause great trouble.


    Generally speaking, every American TV series for the public has one or two main characters who are not white skin. Similarly, every TV series has one or two gay or lesbian couples, and some of them are transgender or bisexual.


    It''s not a coincidence!


    In fact, the arrangement of ethnic minorities and LGBT groups in every long American play is a task that American playwrights must do. Without these, it would be a serious political mistake.


    In house of cards, Francis Underwood''s sexual orientation in the next few seasons is also quite intriguing.


    Like Murphy''s plan, this is closely related to the characteristics of Hollywood. Hollywood is located in California, the largest voting warehouse of the Democratic Party of the United States. People in the circle generally flaunt freedom and pursuit of liberation. Therefore, the political correctness of the American film and television industry is formed - they support LGBT unconditionally, and all ethnic groups are like one family.


    As a result, we saw all kinds of American dramas with all kinds of skin color, a pair of homosexuals as the standard match. The trend of "standard match" homosexuality began around 2006-2008, and some dramas did not arrange homosexual characters to appear before that. What should we do?


    As the saying goes, there is no twist for you, no pull for you!


    This point, let alone the public drama, even cable TV plays are no exception.


    House of cards is mainly used for on-demand and DVD sales channels, and its scale will be wider than that of the popular TV series on wireless, but Murphy will not let it be as yellow and violent as game of Thrones.


    Therefore, the scene of a dead child appearing directly in the picture like game of Thrones is not suitable to appear in house of cards. Even some scenes about children being injured are not allowed to appear directly in the picture.


    Under normal circumstances, children will be strictly protected in Hollywood movies.


    Since house of cards is a popular play, of course, Murphy won''t let children''s serious casualties appear directly in the play. In some local movies and TV plays, many writers and directors will use the death of children to set off the atmosphere, and even some of the pictures are very large, but they never consider that these things may be for minors.


    So the writers of house of cards, if they want to stir up feelings, to set off how bad Francis Underwood is, have to think of another way. If they want to write a dead child to achieve this, let alone others, Murphy will fire him immediately.


    Strictly speaking, this play is a network play, but the standard set by Murphy is not much wider than that of the popular play of wireless station.


    During the review, he saw a line that might make people contact Francis Underwood, who discriminated against homosexuality. He immediately called the screenwriter in charge and told him that he had to revise it in ten hours!


    According to the experience in recent years, although the role of black people is important, it is more important to protect homosexuals from being discriminated against. No matter who discriminates against homosexuals, there should be no amnesty.


    Just a few years ago, there was a typical case in Hollywood.


    In the first season of grey intern, male number one and female number one are white, and they are a couple; male number two is black, and female number two is Asian Korean, and they form the basis of political correctness in terms of race. However, the man No. 2 inherited the characteristics of his head, and in an interview, he accidentally revealed some discrimination against homosexual groups, which caused a stir in public opinion.


    The media and the audience have asked the actor to apologize and disappear from the play!


    What happened? As a result, the cast obediently asked the black actor to make a sincere apology before terminating his contract and kicking him out of the cast. Because he is the No.2 man in the play, he was arranged with an ending: he "repented" at the wedding scene, suddenly broke his mind and said, "I don''t want to get married. I''ll give you freedom. Goodbye." then he walked out of the church and disappeared from the play, leaving the Korean bride in a mess in the church wind


    Is it reasonable? In terms of plot, it''s very unreasonable. Does it have to be done? Yes, because the audience has a voice.


    This is a typical example of a plot forced by the audience. Almost all the censorship in American dramas comes from the audience, and all the taboos come from the audience''s "don''t want to see".

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    Such a typical commercial drama as house of cards can''t touch the general taboo of most audiences. Murphy can''t get along with anything, nor can he get along with the market and revenue. It wasn''t until after the new year that he decided on the final version of the script, and the preparations for the first season of house of cards officially began.


    Most of the behind the scenes staff who worked with Paul Wilson on "game of Thrones" will continue to work with Stanton studio. A small number of vacant positions can also be solved through recruitment. Hollywood will never lack people who are waiting for opportunities.


    In addition to the fact that Gail Murphy has just set up a new year''s production team, Paul doesn''t have to worry about the basic situation.


    With the coming of 2012, the new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is getting closer and closer. On the last day of 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mailed votes from the Oscar nomination list to nearly 6000 members. Naturally, Diego rose, which has passed the registration examination, is also on the list of candidates.


    After the new year, the screening scale of "Diego Ross" has expanded to 20 cinemas, and the media reputation and professional reputation are still outstanding. Although the audience reputation is still the same as before, there is no significant decline under the painstaking efforts of Murphy and 20th century fox. In particular, the arrest of daisy has led to a great increase in the fans'' favor for Murphy, and even more With this film also received a wave of praise.


    However, the box office of the film has never been a big hit. The latest weekend''s box office did not even reach 20000 US dollars. Even though the film critics touted the film strongly, and even most of the top ten films of the year 2011 selected by the Film Critics Association, "Diego rose" was among them, but it hardly promoted the box office.


    Faced with this situation, Murphy really felt that the times had changed.


    In today''s era, professional film critics are actually not very instructive to the audience, which affects the box office of the first week at most. After that, the audience is more willing to trust the comments of relatives, friends and even some fan rating websites on the Internet.


    In Murphy''s view, there are two kinds of film reviews in the United States: one is for ordinary audiences, the other is for scholars. The vast majority of film critics work for mainstream newspapers, magazines and TV stations, and they have countless ties with the film industry, which can be called the mouthpiece of Hollywood.


    In the United States, it is often reported that film critics praise films against their will for accepting various benefits. This kind of review, which is not from an objective point of view, but involves personal interests, is often of little value, so that it will mislead the audience.


    However, in recent years, Murphy can clearly feel that the views expressed by professional film critics are not instructive to the audience. Many times, many film critics agree that a film is poor, but the audience ignores it, and the box office of the film is still very good. Movies like "Diego Ross" are popular, but the audience doesn''t buy it .


    This is not only related to the development of the times and the prosperity of the Internet, but also has something to do with the commercial effect of the professionalization of film critics.


    For example, people who make film reviews on TV programs must consider the ratings of the programs, attract the audience in the form, and constantly find humorous and interesting words in the comments to win the favor of the audience, rather than how profound the views are. This makes him have to take a positive attitude towards most films. If he constantly denies the films, it is easy for the audience to have an aversion to the programs .


    In order to please the public, in the process of commenting on films, film critics themselves are acting. At the same time, their vision is also greatly limited. They can only comment on most mainstream films. As long as film reviews involve commercial interests and are inextricably linked with the film industry, it is impossible to make independent, calm and objective comments.


    The film reviews written by scholars are very different, but they can only be popular in the small circle of intellectuals or become teaching materials, and there is no reference value for the market.


    From its release in mid December to the end of the new year, in the more than half a month after the three weekend, Diego rose has received numerous praise from the media and critics. The total box office of the ordered films is only a little more than 600000 dollars. As far as the box office results of the ordered films in the award season are concerned, they don''t belong to the poor group, and they are not very good. In general, they are Above average.


    At the same time, CAA, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox did not stop their publicity work for the award season. Diego rose also began to win a series of Oscar outpost awards. At the photographer union award, which announced the award-winning list at the beginning of the new year, Felipe Raschel won the annual award with the brilliant long lens of "Diego rose" Best photographer award.


    In addition, the film was nominated for best screenplay by the writers union and best actor by the actors union.


    The only pity is that because Murphy quit the directors'' Union in his early years, the film was not qualified to participate in the directors'' Union awards, but was nominated for best picture in the producers'' Union award.


    Up to now, the film''s public relations promotion is not only Murphy and 20th century fox, but also one of the most popular films in many media forecast lists that will win many Oscar nominations this award season.Of course, the media also generally believe that Murphy may win the Oscar nomination for best director again, but can not avoid the fate of running with her.


    Some professional media also analyzed the reasons for Murphy''s nomination. First of all, "Diego rose" is really good and has the qualification to be nominated as the best director. Second, some social news media inclined to Catholicism have attacked Murphy''s films since before Christmas, which infringes on the so-called Catholic rights and interests. Hollywood bigwigs are abusing foreign forces Interference in the freedom of Hollywood filming is quite dissatisfied, may make tit for tat strategy.


    The most important reason is that Murphy is too young. Now that the average age of College members is getting closer to 60, the possibility of a young director who is less than 32 years old or a commercial director who wants to win the best director Oscar is limited.


    In addition, Murphy is also a bit strange, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, far more patient than he thought, has not taken the initiative to say anything up to now.


    However, he soon understood the key point. Archbishop Marcos Costello is not a Hollywood star, but a highly respected regional religious leader in the traditional sense, who easily won''t appear in the media!


    After staying in a circle for a long time, it''s easy to form habitual thinking. He''s just an ordinary person, and it''s hard to avoid vulgarity.


    To understand this, Murphy immediately adjusted her strategy and asked grace and bill rosis to take the initiative to contact the media for the first media interview after the start of the Oscar nomination vote.


    On the one hand, it is to increase his exposure and make the final sprint for Diego Ross to appear on the final Oscar nomination list. On the other hand, it is to remind some people that Murphy Stanton is never a person who can only be beaten but does not know how to fight back.


    The interview was put in the news Hall of CAA in the Death Star building, and Murphy was faced with reporters from Hollywood Reporter, which has a great influence in the award season.


    The question was also worked out by bill rosis in consultation with the Hollywood Reporter according to the meaning of Murphy.


    The layout of the interview site is very simple, with two chairs standing opposite each other and a small glass coffee table in the middle for recording equipment.


    Due to the limited time, the reporter''s question by the name of Kelly Mallat came to the point at the beginning of the interview.


    "The media, the Internet, because of" Diego Ross "and your attack, are now full of controversy about the authenticity of the film." Kelly Mallat looked at Murphy and asked, "do you regret choosing such a subject?"


    "No!" Without any hesitation, Murphy said directly, "everything I shoot is responsible to the audience, to the archetypal character of the film''s hero. Even if I do it again, I will still choose to speak with facts!"


    Kelly Mallat mixed a question of her own, "do you think that since the film is responsible for the audience, which is more important, entertainment or ideology?"


    At other times, Murphy will definitely say that commerciality is more important, but this interview is aimed at the award season. Of course, we can''t say that.


    Different situations give different answers. This kind of thing is very simple for Murphy.


    Murphy thought for a moment and replied, "different directors will always make different choices. Even if someone makes rigid rules, they can''t limit the emergence of all kinds of films. There will always be films made for different purposes."


    "When I discuss with people on the Internet, the most difficult point is to let them understand the intrinsic value of film as an art form, because film is generally regarded as entertainment in social life, which everyone ignores."


    To a certain extent, Murphy is basically speaking freely now. "The intrinsic value of film is reflected in the following aspects: line bar, color, editing means, lens use, etc., as well as the values represented and to be embodied by producers and directors, as well as the culture and values represented by their society and country. These different values are intricately divided Integration in the film, sometimes not at a glance


    "Like" Diego Ross " Kelly Mallat asked at the right time.


    "Yes Murphy nodded. "I think Rose encountered many misfortunes at the critical moment of forming the most important values and world outlook, which seriously affected his future choice!"


    "Including Catholicism?"


    Hearing this question, Murphy nodded her head hard, and Kelly Mallat asked, "there are voices in some media and on the Internet saying that the content you shot about Catholicism is not true, so that you can delete the controversial part. What do you think?"

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    In the face of reporters'' questions, Murphy always appears calm and calm, even if the other party puts forward some problems beyond the agreement, he can also deal with them calmly. The main content of the interview is the conflict between Diego Roth and Catholicism brought about by his last attack.


    "All the content of my film Diego Ross is based on reality." Murphy shook his head at the reporter. "I can''t make a big change or deletion to the film just because others protest a few words, so the director doesn''t have the meaning of existence. How can I make all Hollywood films based on real events in the future?"


    "Others protest?" Kelly Mallat immediately caught the point in Murphy''s words and asked, "has anyone ever protested to you? Besides the people who attacked you at the signing? "


    Murphy saw that the female reporter was very popular, and said directly, "yes, the Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Southern California, Marquez Costello, once found me, thought that the content I shot violated Catholicism, and sternly asked me to delete the relevant content."


    Kelly Mallat immediately got up to 120000 spirit. This kind of religious force directly interferes in Hollywood filming and production. Throughout the history of Hollywood in recent decades, it is very rare.


    "You refused?" She asked.


    "I refuse!" Murphy changed into a very serious tone. "I can''t bear the severe accusation of Archbishop malx Costello. If my film desecrates Catholicism, what about victims like Diego Roth? How can they make up for the damage they have suffered? Who do you want to appeal to? "


    "Well..." Kelly Mallat quickly wrote in her notebook, and her mouth didn''t stop, "what do you think of his protest?"


    "Some scandals have been done, but the discoverers are not allowed to make them public, and they have to try their best to cover up and suppress them. Is this still a democratic and free America?" Murphy was very angry. "I respect religious freedom, but should others also respect Hollywood''s freedom? As a director, I think as long as we respect the truth, Hollywood has the freedom to draw materials and shoot! "


    "A great religion that we trust so much and that countless believers rely on as their souls..." Of course, Murphy knows what to say. "There are some people inside who don''t face up to the cancer at all, which I deeply regret."


    At this point, he shook his head again with a sad face.


    Kelly Mallat asked, "is Catholicism putting a lot of pressure on you?"


    "Very big!" Murphy nodded. "The other side warned me directly that he represented Catholicism! And he didn''t just put pressure on me directly, he also wanted to create obstacles for the screening of "Diego Ross" through various channels


    "Do you know any of them?" Kelly Mallat found that this interview was very easy. She didn''t need to dig deep at all. She only needed to follow the words of the great director to ask, and she could get enough strong material, "can you talk about it?"


    "I have definite news, your eminence the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, that he has put pressure on the writers'' Union, the directors'' Union and the producers'' Union." What Murphy said was true, and there was basically no false information, "I want to modify the film through the trade union."


    Kelly Mallat looks at Murphy. "They''re putting pressure on you?"


    "No!" Murphy praised, "the trade union organizations protect the interests of our practitioners, and they know the importance of democracy and freedom to the film industry. As far as I know, the representatives of these trade unions have severely rejected the unreasonable demands of the Archbishop of Marquez Costello."


    "I want to thank them for their respect and support for me. We spent decades building Hollywood''s freedom of filming, and every practitioner has a need to maintain that," he said with a smile


    Murphy doesn''t know whether the slogan of freedom is useful or not, but he knows that most people care about it. The freedom of material selection of films is also directly related to the freedom of speech in Hollywood. Only in a sufficient environment of freedom of speech can Hollywood celebrities, including him, make themselves stand out and become the most famous people in the world Special existence.


    If Hollywood didn''t hold the so-called "freedom" flag firmly on its shoulders, it would never let go. At one time, Meryl Streep would have yelled at Donald Trump, the coming White House host, at the Golden Globe Awards, or even directly uttered dirty words? Will Hollywood celebrities applaud? Then there will be so stars to jump out on social networking sites to support or oppose it?


    Having been in Hollywood for so many years, Murphy has basically found out the psychology of most celebrities in this circle. In the final analysis, they think they are different, and Hollywood should enjoy more power and freedom than ordinary people!


    At the end of the interview, Kelly Mallat asked her assistant to pack up and walk out of the press hall. She immediately dialed several reporters who had good relations with the newspaper and simply repeated the information that Murphy had revealed. She asked them to interview the relevant people at the fastest speed, including the screenwriter, the director''s Union and the producer''s Union, to get the first-hand information, so as to make a film The whole series.She had a good idea of the title of the series, which was "Catholicism is reaching out to Hollywood for film making and production!"


    Among other things, it can definitely arouse great attention from fans and Hollywood insiders!


    In the news hall, as soon as Murphy took off Mike from his clothes, Bill rosis came over and said, "this reporter is more cooperative than expected."


    "It''s because we have enough information on our own initiative." Murphy shrugged and asked, "is it OK with the Union?"


    He doesn''t belittle himself. On the trade union side, the influence of a single person is really limited. Besides, he quit his directing job.


    "Don''t worry." Bill rossis is confident, "the Archbishop of Marquez Costello doesn''t know enough about Hollywood. He has touched one of the most sensitive nerves in the industry."


    The creaking sound sounded, and the glass door of the news hall was pushed open from the outside. Kelly Mallat, a female journalist who interviewed Murphy earlier, came in. She went back to Murphy''s front, stretched out a hand, and showed a warm smile. "Thank you, director Stanton, very happy cooperation."


    "Thank you." Murphy''s attitude towards smiling faces has always been good, "you are also the best female journalist I have ever seen."


    Bill Rossi''s cell phone rings and he leaves. Kelly marllatt looks around and suddenly whispers, "director Stanton, if you need to..."


    She handed a business card and made a phone gesture.


    Murphy subconsciously took the photo. In addition to the name of "Kelly marllatt", it was a string of numbers, which was obviously the personal phone number of the female reporter.


    "What''s the matter?" Murphy couldn''t figure it out and wondered, "when did the Hollywood Reporter become a senior reporter?"


    Besides, even if she wants to do it, it''s still a question whether anyone is willing to look for it? How erotic and stupid do Hollywood stars have to be to have sex with a female reporter?


    "Director Stanton..." Kelly Mallat probably found something in Murphy''s strange expression and explained, "if you need some biased reports, please call me."


    "So." Murphy put away his card and said, "I will if I need to."


    Kelly Mallat then added, "if you have any new inside information, you can also discuss it with me."


    Murphy put away her expression and took a look at Kelly marllatt. There is no free lunch in the world, and there will not be a big pie suddenly.


    At the same time, Bill rosis came back with his mobile phone. Murphy casually found an excuse to discuss something with Bill rosis and left here.


    At the beginning of his career, he may need the praise or praise of a senior reporter of Hollywood Reporter. But let''s forget it now. There are many media channels available. He doesn''t have to take certain risks to cooperate with a reporter, especially an entertainment reporter.


    People like them can''t get too close to entertainment reporters. No one knows if these guys will sell you in order to make news?


    Not to mention journalists, the editors in chief of some entertainment magazines are equally unreliable.


    For example, Tina Brown, the editor in chief of vanity fair, was a close friend of Princess Diana in the early 1990s and got a lot of inside information about her. As a result, when the time was right, she immediately launched a series of unknown Princess Diana in the magazine, which earned countless eyeballs. Later, she published her experience with Diana as a magazine Books


    These are lessons for Murphy.


    Murphy follows bill Rossi out of the press room and goes to bill Rossi''s office.


    After entering the office, bill rossis said, "my friends in Hollywood Reporter just called. Their reporters have gone to the major trade unions to interview. I believe there will be relevant news in the newspaper tomorrow."


    "Well." Murphy pulled up a chair and sat down. "They didn''t make a sound, so we forced them to."


    If you want to make a difference in this year''s Oscars, the film itself is not enough.


    Things went smoothly. On the next day''s new Hollywood Reporter, the cover of the magazine was a picture of Murphy sitting in the press hall. The first part of the cover was actually about Catholicism.


    Through various sales outlets, the magazine quickly got into the hands of various readers. At noon, Archbishop Marquez Costello also saw a copy specially sent by his staff.

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    "If everyone criticizes as harshly as the archbishop, there will be no creation in Hollywood movies. This kind of unrealistic interference will limit the creative space of filmmakers, lead to the avoidance of serious social, political and moral problems, and greatly reduce the authenticity, artistry and entertainment of movies..."


    Although it''s not the first time I''ve seen it, Archbishop Marcos Costello can''t help but get angry every time he sees the comments made by representatives of several major trade union organizations in Hollywood against Catholicism!


    "These ungrateful bastards!"


    If it wasn''t in its present position, Archbishop Marcos Costello would have scolded it for a long time. If there had been no censorship of the Catholic moral Union in the last century, could Hollywood films have developed into a world-wide dominant situation?


    Even though he thinks so, he can see that in today''s Hollywood, liberalism is rampant, and Catholicism must take strong measures to build its reputation in this lost area of Southern California!


    So, even if there is a backlash in Hollywood, Archbishop Marquez Costello has been ready to make his own voice and fight back since he saw the interview of Murphy Stanton with the Hollywood Reporter at noon yesterday.


    Someone came into the office and said respectfully to Archbishop Marquez Costello, "ready, sir."


    "Well."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello stood up, straightened his clothes slightly in front of the mirror, and under the guidance of the man, he left the office and entered a large conference room nearby. Cameras had been set up in the conference room for a long time, and a Catholic social news media was ready to let Archbishop Marcos Costello speak.


    Since yesterday, there have been many voices in the media questioning Catholicism, not limited to California. In the past decade, the influence of Catholicism in the whole United States has been declining. Except for a few areas in the northeast, it is no longer easy to interfere in the secular world decades ago.


    In this case, Archbishop Marcos Costello and the archbishop, who is the coordinator of the American academic affairs, agreed, and the other side also supported his approach.


    "This way, sir."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello was brought to the front of the camera, and an academic staff immediately brought the manuscript to Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    After reading the manuscript and waiting for the person in charge of the media to start, Archbishop Marcos Costello made his own voice in the media.


    "At present, the Hollywood film" Diego Ross "directed by Murphy Stanton has caused quite a lot of controversy, which directly leads to the conflict between fans and Catholics in terms of personal and speech. The parish of South Central California is very concerned about it," he said


    Speaking of this, Archbishop Marcos Costello subconsciously looked at the camera lens, "a large number of untrue contents in the film" Diego Ross "violate religious ethics and insult the feelings of the church. I hereby call on the church to resist comprehensively."


    "There are many conflicting and insulting plots in this film. At present, the American diocese is considering sending a letter to inform believers not to see this film."


    At this point, Archbishop Marcos Costello coughed in a low voice, cleared his throat, and said, "Diego rose will be a test of your faith. Believers should strengthen their faith, obey the church''s instructions, and not be influenced by these fictions. The congregation should pray more, strengthen their faith through prayer, and get rid of temptation! "


    He specially mentioned that "the congregation should provide help to the misled people, make them treat the film correctly, and introduce the Catholic doctrine and true spirit to the people around them, so as to correct the audience."


    At the end of the brief media speech, Archbishop Marcos Costello nodded to the media staff and returned directly to his office. However, the media interview did not end, and two devout Catholics entered the interview area.


    "A lot of believers have been paying attention to and talking about this matter," this is a white man who is nearly 50 years old. "We think that the content reflected in the film is fictitious, which insults and distorts our sacred beliefs. We will resolutely resist it. It''s not OK to hurt so many believers'' feelings with fictional and misguided things, and the majority of believers will do it Boycott


    Then, a dark woman looks into the camera and says, "of course, the content of" Diego rose "is fictional. No one will believe that it reflects the truth. However, after watching this film, people''s understanding of the sanctity of Catholicism has certainly been weakened, and has brought a certain degree of negative impact


    The bishop told the media to send back the necessary news as soon as possible


    The media interview and shooting team was running at the fastest speed.


    "Why not find the believer who is in direct conflict with Murphy Stanton fans?"Before leaving, the person in charge of the media asked the spokesman of the suburb curiously, "if he appears, the effect may be better."


    The spokesman shook his head. "At first, we couldn''t contact him. Later, we found him through his priest, but he declined our invitation. It''s said that he was afraid of being attacked by Murphy Stanton fans everywhere."


    A little later, in a Starbucks cafe in West Hollywood, a man in a Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Cap came into the room. He was in his early twenties. He was wearing a gray coat, which was as humble as his appearance. He was definitely the kind of ordinary person who would be found out in the crowd at last.


    He stood in front of the cafe and looked. There were not many people inside. In the corner, he saw the person he was looking for.


    "A cappuccino..." He pointed to the waiter at the corner, "over there."


    After ordering the coffee, he patrolled around warily, and found nothing unusual. Then he quickly walked to the opposite of the man in the corner, opened his chair and sat down.


    "Mr. Rodriguez..." The person opposite looked up at him and said, "you''re late."


    The man, Rodriguez, said, "my taxi was stuck on the road for a while."


    The waiter then brought the coffee and politely asked, "Sir, do you need any other service?"


    "No more." Rodriguez waved his hand. "I''ll call you if I need to."


    When he said that, the waiter left soon. Rodriguez took off his hat and took a sip of coffee.


    The man opposite looked at the bruise on his face and said, "have you been to church lately?"


    "Every week." Rodriguez looked devout, "this is my spiritual sustenance."


    Knowing that Rodriguez was a very impious looking Catholic, the man laughed and said, "do you want to make another profit?"


    "Make another profit?" Rodriguez turned his eyes, then shook his head, pointed to the bruise on his face and said, "I didn''t get well from my last injury. Again, I might be killed by Murphy Stanton fans!"


    Thinking of that crazy woman on the beach last time, he''s still scared. Murphy Stanton''s fans are crazier than the most paranoid Catholic!


    "You''re not going to attack anyone this time." The man said faintly, "just let you spread a video of yourself on the Internet, calling on Catholics to attack Murphy Stanton and his film Diego Ross."


    The man pondered for a moment, then said, "well And Hollywood


    Rodriguez took a sip of coffee and asked suspiciously, "and Hollywood?"


    "Don''t you find Hollywood annoying?"


    The man stood on the side of Catholicism. "In the last ten years, there have been many films attacking the Catholic Church, such as the Da Vinci Code, the suspicion of child abuse, angels and demons, and Diego Ross. They all publicize negative information about Catholicism. Shouldn''t they be scolded?"


    Hollywood should be scolded from the point of view of a devout and pure Catholic, but Rodriguez knows that he just looks like a devout Catholic.


    "Hollywood really deserves to be scolded." Rodriguez echoed and suddenly asked, "are you from the Catholic Church?"


    The man laughed, did not say anything, but his attitude, in Rodriguez''s eyes, naturally as a default.


    Rodriguez sighed, "upload video, I will be remembered by many people, last time has been beaten, I don''t want to be beaten by Murphy Stanton fans."


    "After that, you can go abroad for a while." The cunning in the man''s eyes flashed away. "What about the Vatican?"


    Hearing this, Rodriguez was a little excited.


    Although it has nothing to do with Catholicism, it''s OK to provide the opportunity to fly to the Vatican. It doesn''t cost much.


    Seeing that Rodriguez was a little moved, the man raised his chips again. "This time, the reward is twice that of the last time!"


    "Really?" Rodriguez didn''t seem to believe his ears. "Twice as much as last time?"


    "Of course!" The man spread out his hand, "I can prepay one third as a deposit between us, and have I given less last time? There is a basis for cooperation between us. "


    Rodriguez clenched his lips and thought about it for a while. He took his fist in his right hand and hammered the table. "OK! I did it


    It''s not hard to attack Murphy Stanton and Hollywood movies on the Internet!

 Chapter 636

    "Catholics should boycott the film" Diego Ross ". The Hollywood film circle must reflect on how many films they have made in the past to slander Catholicism..."


    On the computer screen, a young man in a red baseball cap put forward his words. In addition to the previous news about the Catholic Archbishop of central and South California, Marquez Costello, Michael arted, chairman of the directors'' Union Council, frowned. When are Hollywood movies and Hollywood directors going to tell the story?


    "Michael..."


    Bill rosis, sitting next to him, suddenly said, "the freedom of Hollywood to draw materials is the most basic right of directors."


    "I know." Michael arted was obviously thinking about something.


    Bill rosis laughed and said, "this time the Catholic Church will step in and interfere. Next time, maybe other organizations will step out."


    There are many organizations protesting against Hollywood films, such as the children''s Association, the National Federation of teachers and parents, and various environmental and animal protection organizations. But they often do not protest against Hollywood films themselves.


    Although Michael arted is old, his eyes are still sharp. Religious and socio political issues have always been the hot topics in Hollywood. If the trade union just watches the Catholic Church intervene, then next time, maybe all the cats and dogs will jump out, and the directors will not have to make films to deal with these troubles.


    This can''t be filmed, and that can''t be filmed. How can directors work normally?


    Seeing that Michael arted was thinking, bill rossis didn''t say much. After the remarks of Archbishop Marcos Costello were put on TV, they immediately aroused the attention of public opinion. Relevant topics can be seen everywhere, whether in the media or on the Internet.


    The man who attacked Murphy jumped out and put on a fire, which made the film "Diego rose" more popular.


    It is no exaggeration to say that their series of actions and plans have basically achieved the expected goal.


    As for Hollywood''s major trade unions, they have also expressed their support for Hollywood''s freedom of film making. Bill rossis can fully imagine how Michael arted will react. After all, this is a liberal Hollywood, not a Catholic northeast in the United States.


    Michael arted sat on the sofa and fell into silence for a short time. The Catholic Church attacked Hollywood not once or twice. When the Da Vinci Code was released, Lang Howard and Dan Brown attracted a lot of criticism from the Catholic Church, but those two were not Murphy Stanton. They chose silence to deal with it, and the incident would not happen in the end It''s a good idea.


    But then, John Patrick Stanley was blacklisted by the Catholic Church because of a child abuse mystery, and was scolded by the Catholic media.


    As for the following films, such as angels and demons, the Catholic Church is always grumbling, which is really annoying.


    Again and again, Michael arted has been through it.


    His eyes are sharper and sharper. It''s not in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Now Hollywood is full of free creation atmosphere. When is it the turn of Catholic bullying?


    It''s true that in the past Catholicism carried out moral censorship on Hollywood, but what it brought was not progress, but all kinds of deadly restrictions. On the contrary, in the past 40 years when Catholic moral restrictions were broken, Hollywood films have developed rapidly and have dominated the world film market!


    What do they want to do? Another ethical review of Hollywood? Can you reverse Hollywood movies?


    Michael atdehoe''s stand up, this situation has intensified in recent years, the director union can not allow other forces to interfere in the work of Hollywood directors.


    He paced back and forth a few steps and said, "bill, I''ll make a proposal to the Council to re recruit Murphy Stanton as a member of the directors'' Union. You can ask him to submit an application when you go back. Other things will be discussed when he becomes a member of the directors'' Union."


    "All right!" Bill rosis also stood up. "Murphy had been looking forward to returning to the directing Union for a long time."


    It is clear that Michael arted has expressed his support for Murphy.


    "Then we''ll keep in touch." "Good bye, Michael rosis," he said


    Michael arted nodded. "Goodbye."


    Seeing off bill Rossi, Michael arted picked up his cell phone and made more than ten phone calls at a time, communicating with many permanent members of the director''s Union Council on this matter.


    As for whether the plots of those films involving the Catholic Church are based on facts, no matter Michael arted or other members of the Council, they have no question at all. In their minds, what subject matter and content Hollywood makes is Hollywood''s freedom. Outsiders'' dissatisfaction can be solved through legal channels, but random interference is an infringement on him Your freedom and power!


    After receiving a call from Bill rosis, Murphy immediately prepared the relevant materials and personally sent them to the directors'' Union. If there is no big accident, he will become a member of the directors'' Union again before and after the announcement of the Oscar nomination list.The spokesmen of the directors'' Union, the writers'' Union and the producers'' Union, as well as several other trade union organizations, were all on Murphy''s side when asked by the media about the series of disputes between Catholicism and the film Diego Ross.


    Looking at the whole Hollywood film circle, except for a few Catholics who said that directors should be more cautious when choosing religion, most of the people who were asked about it expressed more or less their support for "Diego Ross".


    In this circle where liberalism is more and more rampant, when the outside forces touch the freedom that the insiders flaunt and regard as a forbidden area, it is almost inevitable to cause a rebound.


    Even though Hollywood and Catholicism once had a deep connection, in today''s era, the situation is completely different.


    It is precisely because Murphy has a deep understanding of this that she dares to implement such a plan.


    In 1929, five Catholics, mainly Martin quikley, a Catholic publisher, and Daniel Lauder, a Jesuit, drafted a self regulatory production regulation for the film industry, which aims to restrict the production of films morally. In 1930, the draft was completely accepted by the film industry giants and implemented by the "Hayes office". This document is the film production code that later ruled Hollywood for nearly 30 years.


    For Hollywood at that time, "Hayes code" was a means of self-regulation that could not only quell the tide of many religious organizations boycotting films, but also avoid the intervention of the police or the government in the film industry.


    The "code" defines the film as "public entertainment", but this kind of entertainment bears "special moral responsibility", because it is different from any other means of entertainment or communication - a universal charm that can transcend the boundaries of race or class and various social or political barriers, so that everyone loves to watch it.


    It is for this reason that film makers can not enjoy the same freedom of expression as stage dramatists, novelists or newspaper editors. As a moral drama of the 20th century, films should tell the public how to live a regular life.


    In the summer of 1933, the Archbishop of Philadelphia claimed that the films released in his parish "crossed the Catholic moral code" and called on all believers to boycott these films. In the same year, the Catholic forces in Chicago also joined the ranks of denouncers, and 500000 female Catholics also jointly launched the so-called "Jihad" against Hollywood.


    In 1934, the Catholic moral Union, an American church organization, was founded. Its main duty was to examine the moral content of Hollywood films, to issue to Hayes'' office a list of films that should be completely banned or re examined, and to label "condemnation" on films that dare to "cross" the Catholic moral code. The Union even mobilized millions of Catholics to criticize them "Condemnation" films boycotted, and even set up pickets in front of the cinema to prevent people from entering.


    In order to ensure that Catholics abide by the church''s instructions in the coalition action against the film, the bishop of Cincinnati, Mike Nicholas, even drafted an oath for the "moral union".


    Since then, Catholics all over the country have to take an oath under the leadership of the priest at mass, admit that the film is "a serious harm to teenagers, family life, the country and religion", and promise God not to watch the film which is regarded as "evil and unhealthy" by the church.


    In addition to this oral oath, many Catholic churches also require believers to sign a formal pledge document. In just a few weeks, more than one million people in Chicago and Boston alone took an anti film oath.


    This period can be said to be the most serious period when Hollywood was interfered by the Catholic Church, and lasted until the late 1940s and early 1950s after the end of World War II.


    But in the late 1940s, the Catholic Church''s influence on Hollywood was again and again strongly shaken. In the face of the disasters brought about by World War II, the "warm world" created on the screen according to the Catholic moral concept was more and more unacceptable to the American audience, not to mention the overseas audience who suffered from the war.


    From the early 1950s, the great influence of Catholicism on Hollywood began to collapse. The change of American social thought, especially the destructive influence of World War II on traditional ideas, seriously weakened the social influence of the church, and made the moral precepts of production rules seem ridiculous in the eyes of contemporary people.


    In the sixties and seventies, with the rise of anti traditional movements such as hippies, the influence of Catholicism on Hollywood has weakened to a dispensable situation. In the new century, Hollywood can no longer tolerate the interference of Catholicism.


    For example, Murphy personally experienced the adaptation of the Da Vinci Code from Dan Brown''s novel of the same name a few years ago, which is full of Catholic content, many of which subvert the theoretical basis of Catholic propaganda. We can imagine how much the Catholic Church will obstruct the film, but the film not only has no abortion, but also becomes one of the biggest selling films of that year.


    It''s not just Hollywood that has changed. It''s North American audiences, even some Catholic audiences, that have changed.

 Chapter 637

    The efficiency of the directors'' Union was beyond Murphy''s expectation. In just one week, they finished the relevant procedures. After Murphy quit the directors'' Union in order to get the adaptation right of "Sin City", he returned to the directors'' Union after many years.


    Although not joining the directors'' union may not win the best director Oscar, becoming a member of the directors'' Union is undoubtedly more conducive to his Olympic Plan.


    During this period, the media and Internet opinions about the conflict between Catholicism and "Diego Ross", as well as the conflict between Murphy and Catholicism, have almost become the hot news in the entertainment circle. The Hollywood film circle is a loose business circle. Although it will not issue a unified voice, most people are concerned about the Archbishop of Marquez Costello I don''t think so.


    "Diego Ross" naturally attracted more and more attention, and the performance of 20 cinemas soared. In the first weekend after the new year, the film got the highest weekend single performance since the start of the screening. In 20 cinemas in the United States, each theater reaped $30000 in three days on average.


    The film''s North American box office is finally over a million dollars.


    Taking advantage of this opportunity, fox contacted many cinemas in the 20th century. When the following weekend came, "Diego rose" expanded to more than 400 cinemas in North America. Affected by the media controversy, the attendance rate of the film was still good. At the weekend, the box office of a single theater exceeded $15000, and reached the box office of North America with nearly $7 million Top five on the list.


    Immediately, the outside world also raised expectations for the film, especially cinemascore, which raised the film''s North American box office expectations from $50 million to $75 million.


    But Murphy is very clear, "Diego rose" is still to film production cost line as a goal.


    In his view, whether this goal can be achieved or not, the number of Oscar nominations will play an extremely important role.


    In the following week, for a full seven days including weekdays, the screening scale of "Diego Ross" in North America further expanded to 660, and the box office performance of $11.5 million in seven days was fairly good.


    Combined with the previous box office, the film grossed nearly $20 million in North America.


    Then, every North American awards season''s indispensable Oscar nominees luncheon arrived on time.


    Unlike a few years ago, Murphy personally came to the Regent Hotel where the nominees luncheon was held. There was a special red carpet ceremony in front of the hotel, but he just stood in front of the media and soon walked into the hotel alone.


    Although it''s just a nominees'' lunch, Murphy looks from the inside out with stars shining.


    Now it is less than a month before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. As the happiest and most lively event before the "main event" of the Oscar, this nomination luncheon has attracted Hollywood celebrities as usual. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Rooney Mara, Steven Spielberg and Martin Smith, who are most likely to be nominated, are on the scene Cosses and other filmmakers gathered in front of and behind the scenes, and Beverly Hills'' long red carpet inevitably became the focus of attention.


    "Hi, Murphy."


    Robert Downey, a young man in a suit, walks into the hotel with Susan Downey in his arm and comes directly to Murphy. "How long have I been away from Los Angeles? You''ve made such a big noise."


    Murphy shrugged and whispered, "no way. If we don''t come up with some good ideas, we may get nothing today."


    Robert Downey Jr. is one of the most popular nominees for best actor. Naturally, I know that if Murphy didn''t make so many things, his chances of getting the best actor nomination would be very low just by playing Tony Stark, the iron man.


    He patted Murphy on the arm and said, "if you need any help, just tell me."


    "Will I be polite to you?" Murphy responded with a smile.


    With their relationship, he would not hesitate when it was time to speak.


    "And Gail?" Susan Downey looked around and asked, "didn''t she come?"


    "No Murphy asked them to walk to the banquet hall together and said, "house of cards has a lot of things to do recently. There is no reliable producer in Paul Wilson''s side. She can''t get away from herself and is busy preparing for the moment."


    In the past, the producer who assisted Paul Wilson came from 20th century fox. House of cards cooperated with Nafi. Of course, it was impossible to bring in 20th Century Fox producers. Although Nafi also hired professionals, they were just involved in the field of film and television production, and they were seriously inexperienced. Murphy simply asked Gail gado to stay in the production group there for the time being. Anyway, he didn''t have enough experience The new project will not start in recent weeks.


    "How''s the preparation going?" Robert Downey, Jr. asked with concern, "I hear you''ve hired Kevin Spacey to play the leading role."


    "It''s going to be better on the whole." Murphy did not hide, turned into the banquet hall, said, "but the heroine candidate is not available.""Mr. Stanton, Mr. Downey."


    A staff member came up and led them to the left, "this way, please."


    Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. follow him to a round table on the left in the second row. A long distance away, he sees Margot Robbie, a blonde, sitting at the table, talking to a brown haired girl at the next table.


    "Come so early, Maggie."


    When she comes to the table, Murphy looks at the label of "Diego Ross" on the table, opens a chair next to Margot Robbie, and sits down. Margot Robbie turns back, cracks his mouth and shows a rather exaggerated smile. "I can''t wait to know if I can get the best supporting actress nomination."


    The cast has also applied for the nomination for best supporting actress, but Margot Robbie''s role in the film is limited, and she doesn''t do public relations. Whether she can get the nomination depends on her luck.


    Margot Robbie also said hello to little Robert Downey. The girl who talked to her before looked over and waved to Murphy, "Hello, director Stanton."


    "Hello, Rooney." Murphy nodded to her.


    That girl is Rooney Mara. If you look at it like this, the one next to them should be David finch''s the girl with dragon tattoo.


    Murphy also exchanged greetings with her. They met before in the preparatory group of house of cards. Rooney Mara is a signing client of CAA. She seems to be very familiar with Paul Wilson. Through Paul Wilson, she recommended her sister Kate Mara to play the heroine.


    However, Kate Mara''s age and image are not appropriate, Murphy decided to let her continue to play female reporter Zoe Barnes.


    Although Rooney Mara and Kate Mara are not well-known now, they are of extraordinary origin. Anyone who knows something about the sports circle in the United States will immediately think of the two big families of American football when they mention the names of Rooney and Mara. Mara family is the founder and owner of New York Giants, while Rooney family is the founder and owner of Pittsburgh Steelers.


    It goes without saying that American football is the number one sport in North America. Such a background is also conducive to their wandering in Hollywood.


    But after seeing Kate Mara in the audition, Murphy subconsciously thinks that she can''t be as popular as Rooney Mara in the future. Kate Mara looks strange and looks good with naked eyes, but the pictures taken through the camera always give people a feeling of fierce. Few audiences like such faces.


    After greeting Rooney Mara, Murphy sees David finch coming.


    The other side is the director he likes very much. Murphy takes the initiative to stand up and wait for David finch to come over and take the lead in extending his right hand, "Hello, director finch."


    David finch gave his hand a little shake and a formulaic smile. "Hello, director Stanton."


    They were not familiar with each other, and they didn''t have much in common. After a simple greeting, they went back to the table where their respective troupes were.


    "David finch with few works."


    Seeing Murphy sitting next to him, Margot Robbie looked back from David Finch, shook his head and whispered, "poor as you are."


    "Pitiful?" Murphy didn''t understand what Margot Robbie meant. "We''re not pathetic, are we?"


    If he and David finch can be classified into the poor ranks, what are the countless directors and actors struggling at the bottom of Hollywood?


    "Isn''t it?" Margot Robbie pointed to Mr. Oscar right in front of the ballroom and said, "two Oscar best director runners forever."


    Murphyton was dumb, as if he had been running with him for many years.


    Even now, there is a saying in some media that Hollywood directors have three Oscars running with them - Redley Scott, who has a good one and a bad one, David Finch, who has few and excellent works, and Murphy Stanton, who has a dark style.


    Thinking of this, Murphy can''t help looking at David finch again. Many of his films, such as seven sins, twelve palaces, the girl with the dragon tattoo and so on, are his favorite works.


    Unfortunately, "the girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is similar to "Diego Ross". The media applauded but did not make a big hit. Sony Columbia Pictures may not let David finch go on shooting "the girl with the fire" and "the girl with the beehive".


    Murphy can only say that this is the reality of Hollywood. If the film is only good but not good, it has little value to the film company.


    Just as he was thinking about the situation related to David Finch, a sound of footwork rang out. Murphy turned to see that it was the crew at the front table, headed by a fat man and his former collaborator, Harvey Weinstein.


    This is also the direct competitor this time!

 Chapter 638

    Just when Murphy saw Harvey Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein also saw Murphy. The Jewish fat man came over without any hesitation.


    "Long time no see, Murphy." His fat face was full of smiles.


    "Yes, Harvey." Murphy also stood up. "We haven''t seen each other for a while."


    Harvey Weinstein opened his arm, gave Murphy a little hug, and said, "I''m behind you in Catholicism and Diego Ross!"


    Murphy nodded and said politely, "thank you. I''m more confident with your support."


    "I''ve been looking down on those people for a long time." Harvey Weinstein is careless, as if to say it is true, "it''s time to teach them a good lesson."


    Murphy smiles, but doesn''t answer.


    Harvey Weinstein timely changed the topic, "how about this time to take a few small gold?"


    "It would be nice to have a few nominations." Murphy glanced behind Harvey Weinstein, and Meryl Streep had sat down. "Seeing you, I have no confidence. In front of your double insurance, who can take those heavyweight awards?"


    "You are too modest."


    Although the words say so, but Harvey Weinstein face is quite complacent, "why don''t we cooperate again next year, I work for you."


    "I''d like to continue working with you, too." Murphy helplessly spread his hand, "unfortunately, I have signed a contract of sale with 20th Century Fox for several years. If I break the contract, they will sue me for bankruptcy."


    Harvey Weinstein shook his head. "What a pity."


    He raised his fat palm and patted Murphy on the shoulder. "I was planning to help you finish your Oscar career."


    Like this kind of nonsense, of course, Murphy would not believe it. He replied casually, "it doesn''t matter. I''m still young. I have plenty of time to wait."


    "The people from my side are almost here." Harvey Weinstein pointed to his table. "We''ll talk when we have time."


    "Good." Murphy said with a warm smile, "I''ll wait for your call."


    Harvey Weinstein also wore a warm smile. "When I''m done, I''ll call Bob and Quentin and get together."


    With this sentence, he turned and walked towards his own table. The moment he turned, the smile on his face immediately dissipated, and his eyes flashed across the coldness that others could not detect!


    Although the list of nominations for this year''s Oscars has not yet been announced, Harvey Weinstein has felt the real threat from Murphy Stanton and his "Diego Ross"!


    He has seen all the events from Christmas to new year. If it''s just a dispute between Hollywood film and Catholicism, he won''t believe anything. After all, he has operated Oscar for many years. Whether Miramax or Weinstein film, his business strategy is all around Oscar. Maybe others will see it However, he can vaguely see some hidden intentions through layers of disputes.


    Murphy Stanton is probably trying to set up the external enemy of Catholicism, inspire some people in Hollywood to share a common hatred, and then realize his ambition in the Oscar!


    This kind of possibility is still very big!


    He didn''t know much about the others, but he learned from some judges that Weinstein film had contacted that they were very angry about Catholic''s interference in Hollywood affairs, and generally supported the films of Murphy Stanton and Diego rose.


    Perhaps these can not show what, but let Harvey Weinstein, the Oscar operation master, feel the real threat, after all, the event happened in the critical moment of the Oscar coming!


    Now thinking of this, he secretly praised that Murphy Stanton''s wrist was not so good.


    If he runs the Oscars in a conspiracy way, for his competitor, Murphy Stanton is a mastermind. Even if he sees through it, what can he do? Do you want to tell the insiders that Murphy Stanton planned this, so don''t support him


    Public opinion has pushed this matter up to a certain level. On this matter, opposing Murphy Stanton is almost equal to supporting Catholic interference in Hollywood and opposing Hollywood''s freedom of filming. In Hollywood, where liberalism is rampant, we put ourselves in such a position


    Thinking of this, Harvey Weinstein quickly shook his head. He didn''t do such a stupid thing as being a public enemy in the circle.


    After sitting down, he was still thinking about this issue, because the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Murphy Stanton would seriously threaten Weinstein''s plan to go to Austria this time.


    You know, Weinstein pictures has invested a lot of money in this year''s Oscars, and even operated double insurance such as "the artist" and "Iron Lady". With the types of these two films, if there is no Oscar aura blessing, it will probably be several years before they can make a profit.


    Among other things, he and Weinstein''s shareholders can''t stand the cost of time alone.


    After the announcement of the Oscar nomination, Harvey Weinstein still focused on Murphy and "Diego Roth", because with the announcement of the list, he found that the bad momentum was even greater. The artist and "Diego Roth" were read the most times, and the iron lady, one of Weinstein''s double insurance companies, was completely suppressed.What should we do? How to pull Murphy Stanton and Diego Ross down? Harvey Weinstein has been considering the end of the nomination list, and finally determined a plan - or in his usual way to create related scandals!


    In the past, he used this method to pull Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski behind, and let them lose the best director or the best film.


    This method is effective. Why not continue to use it? More importantly, Harvey Weinstein thinks about who the hero of "Diego Ross" is, what kind of relationship he has with Murphy Stanton, and these are all places that can be used, and Murphy Stanton can''t explain clearly even if he wants to!


    Murphy, on the other hand, was relieved that "Diego rose" had won a series of nominations.


    In the list just released, this biographical film has won ten Oscar nominations for best photography, best makeup, best art direction, best photography, best editing, best original script, best supporting actress, best actor, best director and best film!


    After so long planning and so much effort, the preliminary effect has been achieved.


    Murphy then turned to look at Weinstein''s table next door. Harvey Weinstein didn''t know what he was thinking. He seemed to be in a trance.


    Are you thinking about how to deal with your competitors? Murphy never mind to speculate on others'' intentions with the worst mentality, and the two sides are now real competitors.


    He worked with the former Miramax and knew what Harvey Weinstein was like.


    Now it''s time to think about how to deal with Weinstein film. This is the biggest obstacle. The film "artist" has just been nominated for best editing, best art direction, best photography, best original script, best supporting actress, best original score, best costume design, best director, best actor and best film, and the film "Diego Ross" ¡·Again, it''s a total of 10 nominations.


    In this way, there will be direct competition between the two films in multiple awards.


    Murphy does not believe that Harvey Weinstein will abide by the rules set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and honestly compete with himself.


    In that case, pigs will grow wings and fly into the sky.


    If you remember correctly, at one time, Weinstein pictures was the biggest winner of this year''s Academy Awards ceremony. Harvey Weinstein''s double insurance strategy played a key role. The artist took away best actor, best director and best film. The iron lady helped Meryl Streep win the best actress title again.


    Iron lady can be put aside. This film does not threaten Diego Ross. Murphy thinks the biggest competitor is the artist.


    Frankly speaking, among the best Oscar films in the new century, the film "the artist" can only be regarded as of average quality, but the film quality has always been the most basic option of the Oscar, not the key to winning the award.


    Few people in the circle believe that Oscars will be awarded to the best movies, but it must be admitted that the Academy Award nomination is professional.


    All the awards are voted by each trade union. The actor award is nominated by the actor Union, and the Photography Award is nominated by the photography Union. The rules are universal. Therefore, winning a nomination is enough to prove the film''s strength in the project. The Oscar showdown after that is just a game of fame and wealth.


    "The artist" is the kind of film that will make people shine, because it is a black and white silent film!


    In the era of 3D and IMAX domineering movies, it goes the opposite way and appears in a completely retro manner. From the theme, plot, scene to performance, almost all of them can find a clear source in the old Hollywood movies. All the elements are paying homage to the forgotten time. The film opened in 1927, which is not a random year. It is the host organization of the Oscar ¡ª¡ªThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was born in this year.


    Murphy has to admire Harvey Weinstein''s ability to watch people cook. Such a film that is seriously out of line with the times is just right for a group of old Oscar judges.


    Even the protagonist''s experience and character in the film can be regarded as a copy of Douglas van punk, the person who led the establishment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


    With proper public relations, how can such a film not please the old men like the academy?

 Chapter 639

    No matter what way to pay homage to the past, nostalgia is a kind of sweet sentimentality, gilding the past, in order to express some dissatisfaction with the reality and worry about the unknown future. Nostalgia is not driven by several films. It has long been ready to move in the art and fashion circles. The film is just a side verification of the endless collective unconsciousness At this time when the western economy is in recession, many people miss the good old days even more.


    The artist has a natural advantage in this respect.


    After the nomination luncheon, everyone came to the front hall of the Regent Hotel to prepare the super group photo which is indispensable for every Oscar nominees luncheon.


    "This is the best chance."


    Standing together, waiting for the staff to arrange the position, Robert Downey, Jr. whispered to Murphy, "we have a good chance of sprinting with all our strength."


    Murphy nodded gently. "At this point, we don''t need to stay any longer."


    If the film wins the prize, it can not only fulfill the wishes of him and Robert Downey Jr. for many years, but also realize the wishes of his good friend Rose. No matter whether his reputation is good or bad, it can make the name of Diego rose spread all over the world, and it will be mentioned by people in the future.


    He has a general understanding of Rose''s mentality. After completely turning to this road of no return, rose can say that he has no fear, the only fear is to be forgotten.


    Little Robert Downey also knew that this was his best chance, and said, "old Robert''s side has started to start a relationship, you can speak directly if you need anything."


    Murphy was not polite at all. "Do your best."


    "Director Stanton..." A staff member came up and said, "this way, please."


    He nodded to Robert Downey Jr. and Murphy followed the staff to the group photo area. Then more people came. He soon found that he was quite in the middle.


    This kind of group photo doesn''t stand where you want to stand. Those who stand in the front of the middle are the most prominent in the circle and the big winners on this nomination list. Murphy is undoubtedly in line with these two points.


    Murphy looked around. Next to Meryl Streep, it was Tom Sharak, the current chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


    "Look ahead, everyone!"


    When the photographer''s voice came, Murphy looked back at the lens in front of him. The lights flashed three times, and the group photo ended.


    Meryl Streep turned and walked away, while Tom Sherlock on her other side turned and waved to Murphy.


    "Hi, Tom."


    Murphy took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with Tom Sherlock, whom they had met many times before at Fox in the 20th century.


    "Congratulations." Tom Sharak''s smile was more sincere than Harvey Weinstein''s before. "Ten nominations this time."


    "But you have to work hard to win." Murphy said casually.


    Tom Sharak laughed and walked out of the hotel with Murphy. When there was no one around, he said, "the situation is very good for you. Many people in the college, including me, are in support of the film Diego rose."


    Murphy knew he was talking about the dispute between the film and Catholicism. "I didn''t expect Catholicism to be so sensitive."


    "They have become accustomed to interfering in the secular world." Tom, apparently, didn''t like Hollywood as much as he did in the last century


    He didn''t say much, patted Murphy on the shoulder, "come on, work hard."


    Murphy nodded, walked through the open glass door and left the hotel.


    Sitting in his car, he took a look at the Regent Hotel. No matter what aspect, this is the best opportunity.


    Tom shellac was born in 20th century fox, and he has been a senior executive in Fox for a long time. If his position is not biased towards 20th century fox, I''m afraid few people will believe it.


    During his tenure as president of the Academy, he made a lot of attempts, especially the number of best film nominations, which expanded from the five film system implemented in 1944 for 66 years to the ten film system, and revised the voting mechanism. In addition, since 2009, the Academy Council awards ceremony was set up to award the Oscars The awards are divided separately.


    Needless to say, Tom shellac has already expressed his support in private. Although the power of the rotating chairman of the Academy of film arts and Sciences is quite limited, no one can deny that they have considerable influence.


    When the phone rings, Murphy takes a look. It''s Gail gado.


    He pressed the answer button. "Hi, honey."


    "Is the nomination list out?" Gail gado asked with concern, "how many have we got?"


    "Ten nominations." Murphy simply said, "best supporting actress, best actor, best director, and best picture, all of them.""Good!" Gail gado then asked, "what about the two Weinstein films?"


    Murphy changed his cell phone to his left hand. "The artist has also won ten nominations. It will be our biggest opponent."


    "What about the second episode of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?"


    Hearing Gail gado''s words, Murphy shook his head. "The little wizard also got some nominations, including best picture, but don''t think about them. They''re not rivals."


    "That''s good." Gail gado was probably very busy and said, "go home first. I have a lot of things on my side. I may have to go back later."


    Murphy then hung up the phone and fell into thinking again. There is indeed a saying in the market that the Academy of film arts and sciences will affirm the status and role of the series with the heavyweight Oscar Awards at the end of the Harry Potter series. But this saying means that laymen will believe that insiders like him actually know that this is the announcement of Warner Brothers It''s a propaganda.


    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won''t win any major Academy Awards. After all, it''s not the Lord of the rings, and Joanna Rowling is not the father of modern fantasy literature as recognized by John Tolkien.


    Moreover, Oscar''s discrimination against this type of film will not change with the summit of Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king.


    In addition to technology awards, magic and science fiction movies in Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king, basically in the Oscars are nothing, and very few actors get nominated because of their performances in science fiction movies, the number of male and female protagonists may not be enough to make up one hand, so far, in addition to Peter Jackson, there is no director because of magic and science fiction movies I''ve been to the Academy Award for Best Director - the Academy judges have no love for these two types of films. This is a historical reason, and there is basically no solution at present.


    Among them, as a typical commercial magic film, "Harry Potter series" is even more disliked by the Academy of film arts and Sciences. If Murphy remembers well, the whole "Harry Potter series" film has nominated many technical awards, but has not won even an Oscar.


    So there''s no need to worry about the trouble that Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows will bring to Diego Ross.


    After the announcement of the nomination list, according to the regulations of the college, all public relations actions have to stop, but Murphy is not ready to stop. He knows that his competitors will not stop either. He just turns public relations from the light to the dark.


    Instead of going back to wave manor directly, he let the driver go to Century City first. Anyway, the Regent Hotel is also in Beverly Hills, quite close to century city.


    Murphy came to the fox building and met with Carla Firth. Because Carla Firth was busy with her work, the two sides didn''t say much. They just exchanged views on the following public relations publicity. In the 20th century, fox will continue to use its resources to run the film "Diego Ross" and impact a series of major Oscar Awards.


    The support of film companies is very important to achieve the desired results at next month''s Oscars.


    On the other hand, 20th century fox is also urging Murphy to start the preparations for the second part of "city of chaos" as soon as possible, and James Murdoch specially went to Carla Firth''s office to meet him for this purpose.


    Murphy knew that if he wanted the horse to run, he had to feed it. So he promised James Murdoch that the second film of "city of chaos" would be prepared in Los Angeles before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony.


    Such a commitment has undoubtedly inspired the spirit of the 20th Century Fox executives. Their cooperation with Murphy is not for artistic films like "Diego Ross", but for those commercial giants with dark epic temperament!


    Only the commercial giant can bring huge profits and maximize the industrialization advantage of fox in the 20th century.


    Today, whether Carla Firth or James Murdoch, or other 20th Century Fox executives, it is clear that as long as Murphy can maintain the quality of the film, there will be a terrible explosion in the sequel to the city of chaos.


    This is because several survey data from different organizations also show that "city of chaos" ranked first among all Hollywood movies in terms of DVD sales, rental and Internet on demand last year!


    In other words, the film has a huge influence outside the cinema and attracted a large number of audiences.


    These are the basis of future films!


    After spending more than an hour in the fox building, Murphy leaves, gets on the bus, orders the driver to go home, and on the way back, dials attorney Robert.


    When he got through, he said, "make arrangements as soon as possible. I''m going to see Ross at the state prison."


    Since Christmas, Murphy has been busy with all kinds of work and has never been to the state prison again.

 Chapter 640

    The iron door outside closed with a bang, and the independent visiting room was quiet again. Murphy took out a box of cigarettes and took one from it. Rose was still in shackles. He simply put it into Rose''s mouth, then turned out a lighter from his pocket and helped him light the cigarette. A curl of smoke immediately rose up along Rose''s face.


    Rose took a deep puff, puffed out smoke, looked at the cigarette and lighter on the table in front of him, and said, "have you learned to smoke? I remember you never smoked. "


    "No Murphy shook his head. "That''s what Donny asked me to bring you. His collection of top cigarettes."


    "Not bad." Rose wrinkled his nose. "It''s just a little light."


    Murphy stood up and put the cigarette into Rose''s clothes. "I''ve got people through. I''ll send you a batch later."


    Rose shook his head. "Forget it. You can''t get in my hand."


    Murphy thought about it, knew it was likely to happen, and didn''t insist. She asked, "how are you doing?"


    "Very comfortable." Rose stretched a waist, a very comfortable appearance, "you and Donny put those boys to this side, I am now No.1 here, no one dares to provoke me."


    In the United States, prison gangs are rampant. Murphy has a personal understanding of this, so he spent a lot of effort to get Ross''s men who are scattered in other prisons to the state prison, to ensure that Ross will not suffer very much in it at least. Although Ross used to be a bully here, he is a bit far behind.


    "You stay at ease first." Murphy lowered his voice slightly. "I''m getting people to work and try to reduce your sentence as much as possible."


    Ross shook his head again. "Don''t do this. Even if a felon like me commutes his sentence, he will be 70 years old. He can''t keep up with the times. What do you do when you go out?"


    "Remember what you said the last time we were in jail together?" Murphy reminded, "you said you were going to be godfather to my child."


    "The question is, do you have faith?" Rose said deliberately.


    Murphy rather helpless spread out his hand, "I am like you, a believer in Satan."


    "Well, I''m not kidding." Rose asked seriously, "even if I want to be the godfather of your child, you have to get married first. Will you get married?"


    Although he knows that Murphy has a regular girlfriend, he still clearly remembers that Murphy once called for all the beautiful female stars in Hollywood, but now he has such ability.


    "I''m engaged." Murphy said faintly.


    Rose asked curiously, "with Gail gado?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "I haven''t had time to tell you about last month."


    "Congratulations." Rose hands back and forth in the body a few times, embarrassed to say, "I have nothing, I will not give you a gift."


    Murphy leaned back in his chair, clasped his chest in both hands, and said, "I can''t do without it. I''m waiting for you to send it to my house in person in the future to make it up."


    "You..." Rose shook his head. "Murphy, there are some things. Let it be."


    Murphy also shook his head. "If things had gone their way, I would have died in this prison more than a decade ago."


    At that time, his character was not as tough as it is now.


    Some things, rose can let it go, but Murphy will not, no matter what rose said, he will do, he simply changed the topic.


    "Did you get the MP4 that came in?" He asked.


    Before Christmas, he let Robert through the relationship, will store a digital version of "Diego - Ross" sent in.


    "Well, I saw the movie, and the copy was deleted after I saw it." Rose gave Murphy a thumbs up. "It''s a very good shot. It''s more than 80 percent real."


    Murphy said with a smile, "if only you could approve."


    For the sake of dramatic tension, this kind of film adapted from real characters will inevitably undergo certain artistic processing, even though his narration in "Diego Ross" is relatively gentle, which is not the fierce turning point of traditional Hollywood films, but some places have appropriately exaggerated it.


    However, as rose said, the whole film is based on Rose''s real experience.


    "The day before yesterday, the nominations for the new Academy Awards were announced."


    Of course, Murphy would tell Ross, "our biography has won ten Oscar nominations, including best actor, best director and best picture."


    Hearing this, rose immediately became interested. "Ten nominations?"


    Even though he doesn''t know Hollywood very well, as a native of Los Angeles, he still knows that ten Oscar nominations are a great thing.


    Rose thought for a moment and asked, "what''s the chance of winning?"


    "It''s not difficult to win a technology award." Murphy said frankly, "no one can guarantee the three important awards I just mentioned.""Well." Rose nodded. "Your movie is my last wish."


    As he first told Murphy, he didn''t want to die in prison in obscurity. Even if he was notorious, he also wanted to let the world know that there was a man named Diego Roth walking through the world.


    Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and then the guard''s warning came, "time is up!"


    Murphy looked at his watch, stood up and said, "Donny and I are working on this film to hit the Oscars. Please wait for our good news."


    With that, he turned and walked outside. After leaving the heavily guarded reception area, he joined his bodyguards and left the state prison.


    In the next few days, Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox frequently wrote articles in the media, and various reports boasting about the film "Diego Ross" appeared in an endless stream. Probably they really like this slow-paced, long shot and very artistic film. Roger Abbott, who is far away in Chicago, published it through his column in the Chicago Tribune If the Oscars ignore Murphy Stanton and his films this time, it''s definitely a big scandal!


    The public opinion of the media and the situation created by Catholicism are very favorable for Diego Roth.


    As a result, at the weekend of the announcement of the Oscar nomination list, 20th Century Fox once again expanded its screening scale, and the North American screening line of "Diego Ross" more than doubled to nearly 1600.


    With the bonus of Oscar nomination aura, the film also performed better than the previous point screening and small-scale screening. During the three days of the weekend, it received more than 19 million US dollars from the North American market, plus the cumulative box office of more than 20 million US dollars, the North American box office of the film smoothly exceeded the production cost line of 35 million US dollars, reaching 41.56 million US dollars!


    Oscar and before a series of publicity planning market effect is quite obvious.


    Even 20th century fox thinks that if the film can win two of the best actor, best director and best picture awards, the box office in North America can hit the $100 million mark.


    Although "the old man" is closer to the deadline of the Academy, the final voting time of "the old man" may be closer to the deadline.


    Even though the situation is still favorable for "Diego Ross", Murphy has not relaxed at all. Although the college stipulates that it is no longer allowed to conduct public relations for the judges in this period of time, it does not stipulate that the director or the film should carry out self promotion.


    In addition to 20th century fox, CAA and bill Rossi have also developed a series of self promotion plans for Murphy to win the favor and support of the Academy judges, including giving lectures and donations to the North American Film Academy, which is affiliated to the American film society. It has many famous film practitioners and members of the Academy of film arts and Sciences For example, David Lynch, Darren arenovsky, Edward Zwick, Janus Kaminsky and Carl Franklin, etc.


    When it comes to the number of well-known filmmakers, the Academy even surpasses the Film Academy of USC.


    The so-called public relations is not only about lobbying judges and publicizing in the media, but also in various ways.


    Murphy is in a very busy stage. She has to catch up with different announcements every day. Maybe she is still in Los Angeles in the morning to take part in a program recording. In the afternoon, she appears in the promotion activities in New York, and almost completely becomes a flying man.


    He knows a truth very well, hard work may not guarantee that the film "Diego - Ross" will win a heavyweight award, and the possibility of winning without hard work is undoubtedly very low.


    At the same time, the media on the Internet and fox in the 20th century are still clinging to Catholicism, especially the Catholic who once attacked Murphy in the commercial square of Santa Monica. From time to time, he would jump out and speak from the standpoint of Catholicism. It is difficult for Hollywood people to ignore Catholicism.


    In this case, many people in the circle can''t help thinking of the Catholic''s aggressive attitude towards Hollywood when they mention "Diego Ross"


    Catholicism makes people feel disgusted, and by the way, they will have a more or less favorable impression on "Diego Ross". No one can underestimate this perhaps not much favorable impression, which can directly determine the voting choice of a college member.


    In less than a week after the announcement of the nomination list of the 84th Academy Awards, "Diego rose" has been in the limelight. It has the momentum of those films that once swept many heavyweight awards in the Oscars, and also attracted many people''s attention.


    Murphy plans to maintain the popularity of "Diego Ross" until the final voting date.


    But what he didn''t expect was that as soon as "Diego rose" was hot, a pair of wonderful sisters and brothers jumped out and stole a lot of the limelight.

 Chapter 641

    In January and February of every year, the entertainment media in North America are not only the world of Oscars, but also the entertainment news related to Oscars. For example, this year''s "Diego Ross" and "the artist" are the objects of numerous media reports, and they are also recognized as the most likely two big winners in this year''s Oscars.


    In addition, Fox and Weinstein in the 20th century have contributed to their own films respectively. The two films "Diego Ross" and "the artist" are undoubtedly the most concerned and willing to be reported by the entertainment media after the Oscar nomination luncheon.


    However, one day near the end of January, the entertainment media suddenly turned the wind, and the front page was full of news about two people.


    Even Murphy, who has just returned to Los Angeles from New York and is extremely busy, takes time to pay attention.


    "Matrix director all trans wodrowski brothers become sisters!"


    This is the headline Gail gado gave to the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times when he came home at night.


    "The wodrowski brothers, who directed the matrix and other wonderful movies, have changed from wodrowski brothers to wodrowski brothers and sisters, and then evolved into wodrowski sisters. It''s really impressive that the roles of life have changed. These two people''s lives are too rich and wonderful."


    They became sisters? Murphy didn''t remember very well, only knew that the two brothers later became brothers and sisters.


    This kind of thing, he also unavoidably curious, continue to look down.


    "The wodrowski brothers are famous directors. They have directed classic films such as the matrix, which is a big touch in the hearts of movie fans. However, they have always been troubled by their physical gender and psychological gender. In 2009, the older of the two brothers underwent sex change surgery to become a woman and changed her name to Lana wozhusky. A few days ago, his younger brother Andy wodrowski announced in a statement that he would become a woman like his elder sister Lana wodrowski. "


    If it''s a tabloid, Murphy will think it''s deliberate hype, but it''s the Los Angeles Times, and the possibility of such false news is relatively small.


    "The original wardrowski brothers, who used to be wardrowski brothers and sisters, are now wardrowski sisters. In the film" cloud picture ", the elder brother of the brothers changed his name and changed his name to Lana, and now the younger brother Andy changed his name to Lily. It is said that this name is to echo the world. He has seen it generally. It should be the flattering gun text. Margot Robbie won the title of best supporting actress Although he knows that he is unlikely to win the prize, he also has PR actions.


    "Margot Robbie, a new born 90 star from Australia, has a mature face that doesn''t match her age and aggressive charm."


    Since it was about her friend and Gail gado''s best friend, Murphy read it carefully.


    "In recent years, Margot Robbie has bid farewell to the title of" vase "with his continuous cooperation with major director Murphy Stanton. In the two films" city of chaos "and" Diego Ross ", which are released this year, Margot Robbie has performed brilliantly. Now who dares to say that this Australian country girl who once ventured into Hollywood relying on sexuality, has only a few An eye-catching appearance? "


    Gail gado came over, sat close to Murphy, looked at the newspaper and said, "Maggie should have spent a lot of money. I''ll ask her tomorrow."


    "Tomorrow? You''re not going to work? " Murphy asked curiously.


    "I gave myself a day off." Gail gado hugged Murphy from the side, put his forehead on his shoulder, and said, "I asked Maggie over for lunch."


    Murphy thought about his itinerary. "I may not have time. There will be a 20th Century Fox press conference at 11 a.m. tomorrow."


    "It''s OK. Maggie''s not a guest." Gail gado yawned and said, "I''m enough."


    "Well." Murphy nodded.


    Gail gado pointed to the newspaper. "Don''t take it away. Keep reading."


    Murphy adjusted the paper to a convenient place for him to read with Gail gado, and continued to read the praise article about Margot Robbie.


    "Australian girls in Hollywood!"


    Glancing at the title of the paragraph, Gail gado said, "is Maggie going to promote her hard work?"


    "Although she grew up in a single parent family, Margot Robbie grew up with the care of her family. Her mother was a small farmer in Australia and raised four children by herself. Margot Robbie was the third oldest. Besides her elder brother, elder sister, younger brother and two cows, she grew up with her. At the age of 16, Margot Robbie worked three jobs at the same time, 17 hours a day, to share the family''s financial burden. After graduating from Somerset drama school in Australia at the age of 17, Margot rob moved to Los Angeles and began his career as a professional actor


    "At that time, someone commented on her like this:" she is too beautiful, beautiful to model, and such actors are often not popular. "However, this post-90s girl will be the best one even if she is a vase. In the next few years, she assiduously received various types of films, no matter how many parts of the role, she cooperated with Murphy Stanton and James Fran Big names like CoE and Robert Downey Jr... "Seeing this, Murphy has no interest. This kind of articles used for publicity and public relations are basically a routine. First, they emphasize how difficult life is before an actor becomes famous, and then they show how hard he works, and they don''t mind making attractive topics by exposing his shortcomings.


    The self promotion of Hollywood stars from ordinary backgrounds is basically the same routine.


    "That''s right." Gail gado suddenly said, "I''ve known Maggie for so many years. Sometimes, I always think she''s weird."


    "What''s weird?" Murphy asked curiously, "why didn''t I see it?"


    "You?" Gail gado shook his head. "Maggie is like a good girl in front of you. How can you see it?"


    Murphy bowed her head and gave her a kiss. Thinking back on many things since she met Margot Robbie, she felt normal and nothing special. If she had to say something special, Margot Robbie always looked like a cowboy when she was a child. She looked like a tomboy.


    "The wildness she had developed since childhood has not been removed." Murphy to Gail gado analysis, "all hidden in the heart, probably sometimes in front of you to show it, after all, you are her best friend."


    Gail gado thought about it, thought Murphy''s analysis was reasonable, and said, "maybe that''s it."


    She looked at the time and pulled Murphy up from the living room sofa. "It''s getting late. Let''s have a rest."


    Murphy dropped the newspaper and took Gail gado to the stairs. After a few steps, Gail gado seemed to think of something again. As he walked, he said, "I''ve seen a project recently. I think if it works well, it may succeed."


    "What project?" Murphy asked back.


    He knows that Gail gado has been in this circle for a long time, and he also has some ideas about movies. Let alone her, even Margot Robbie has started to work as a producer in some small projects in which he starred.


    Gail gado said directly, "the fairy diamond! I''ve been following the Hobbit recently, and I think we may have a chance to get the film adaptation right of the fairy diamond from Tolkien''s son. "


    Murphy asked, "isn''t Peter Jackson the owner of the movie rights to the fairy diamond?"


    "No Gail gado followed Murphy upstairs. "He adapted the Lord of the rings series and reached copyright agreements with many companies on hobbit, but the copyright of fairy diamond has always been in the hands of Tolkien''s son, Christopher Tolkien."


    She knows that Murphy likes this series very much, and has said several times that the biggest regret in this life is missing the "Lord of the rings" trilogy.


    They went up to the second floor, and without entering the room, they stood on the porch and continued to discuss the topic.


    Gail gado said in detail, "due to the poor reputation of" Hobbit ", Christopher Tolkien announced in London a few days ago that he refused to transfer the copyright of" fairy diamond ", especially refused to let Peter Jackson continue to shoot this series.


    Murphy nodded, "the Hobbit" series may become the final work of Peter Jackson''s "Lord of the rings" series. It will be very difficult for New Zealand fat people to get the copyright of "fairy diamond" again.


    Whether it''s the original of the Lord of the rings or the fairy diamond, Murphy has naturally seen it.


    Fairy diamond is a mythical epic that Tolkien spent 60 years elaborately polishing. It is the beginning of everything in the Middle Earth world. Compared with the "childish and light" of hobbit, fairy diamond is more beautiful and magnificent, which is more in line with the positioning of mature audience market.


    Such a good story instead of shooting? I''m afraid fans will be disappointed?


    In Murphy''s opinion, the style of the fairy diamond is different from that of the Lord of the rings. It can be said that it is a harsh, sad, carefully conceived and beautiful book full of heroism and hope.


    This series is definitely not short of market and audience.


    "Well, Gail." Murphy made a quick decision. "You get in touch with Christopher Tolkien and see if there''s any hope."


    Can get the best, if not, there is no loss.


    Gail gado picked up Murphy and went into the bedroom. "Honey, I''ve got something special on tonight."

 Chapter 642

    "Average." Margot - Robbie some lack of confidence, "get the nomination is good, the chance of winning is not big."


    She picked up the club, handed it to Gail gado and asked, "are you kicking off? Or do I drive it? "


    "I''ll do it." Gail gado went to the table and leaned over to kick-off, but as soon as she lowered her body, her neck covered by her turtleneck came out.


    She didn''t notice it herself, but the sharp eyed Margot Robbie found something unusual.


    "Pa..."


    Gail gado hit the white ball. The white ball scattered a bunch of flower balls. When he put up his body, he found that Margot Robbie was looking at his side. He couldn''t help asking, "what''s the matter, Maggie?"


    "Your neck." Margot Robbie went straight over, "how can there be a scar on it?"


    "Nothing."


    See Margot - Robbie found, Gail - gado did not hide, "last night I accidentally made."


    Margot Robbie has come to Gail gado. He can see clearly through the high collar of his sweater. A red mark with a width of one inch is striking against the white and smooth skin of his friend.


    "This..." She had a feeling of heartache, "it''s like being beaten..."


    At this point, Margaret Robbie''s eyes widened and his tone was full of anger. "Murphy''s domestic violence to you?"


    "What do you think, Maggie?" Gail - gado quite helpless to throw away the club, "Murphy how can domestic violence."


    Margot Robbie looked at red mark. "Did he bully you? Gail, you can''t bear this kind of thing. The first time, there will be a second time. "


    She hesitated and said, "why don''t we call the police?"


    "Honey, you think too much." Gail gado didn''t know what to say. "I made it myself."


    Knowing that Margot Robbie was concerned about herself, she said patiently, "it''s really not domestic violence."


    "But..." Margot Robbie unconsciously reached out a hand and slid his fingertips across the red mark on Gail gado''s neck. "I I feel sad when I see this. "


    Touched by Margot Robbie''s fingertips, Gail gado''s head again shows the scene of last night. He quickly leans slightly and gives way to Margot Robbie''s fingers.


    Margot Robbie seems to be really in love for her, said, "the thought that someone should hurt you, I want to find him desperately!"


    Gail gado could feel Margot Robbie''s friendship for him. Knowing that this was a good friend''s concern for him, he had to shake his head and say, "I made this by myself when I was making out with Murphy."


    "Eh?" Margot Robbie was stunned. "How could it hurt here?"


    She then remembered some of the things she had said in private discussions with Gail gado, and asked, "are you playing big game again?"


    They are friends and often discuss some private topics. Before, Gail gado also revealed a little to Margot Robbie and nodded, "well, I don''t think Murphy''s hand is too light, so I beat myself a few times."


    "God." Margot Robbie rolled his eyes. "You''re crazy."


    But then she asked with interest, "have you ever hit Murphy?"


    Gail gado shook his head. "No, it''s always on his own initiative."


    "Honey." Margot Robbie is full of bad taste now. "You should turn passive into active. Don''t you want to hit people?"


    Gail gado shrugged and said nothing.


    Margot Robbie is obviously interested, asking questions one by one, even involving a lot of details.


    "I can''t tell you that."


    When it comes to Murphy, Gail gado will be cautious. "Don''t ask me something. Since you''re so curious, just try someone."


    "Really?" Margot Robbie was eager to try, "why don''t we try."


    Gail gado turned to look at her. He thought his friend was joking and said, "I''m very hard at it. You''ll be beaten into a bloody man by me."


    "Forget it." Margot Robbie suggested, "can you show me the tools?"

 Chapter 643

    "It''s amazing."


    Passing through a room on the second floor and looking at the exquisite toys, Margot Robbie sighed, "you and Murphy really play."


    Gail gado smiles. "It''s going to add to the fun and keep enough fun between the two."


    "Er..." Margot Robbie went to one of the whips, reached for it, and said, "no wonder Murphy is so obsessed with you and has no interest in other women."


    She turned to Gael gado. "Can I take it down?"


    "Yes." Gail gado made a please sign. "You can look around."


    Margot Robbie took the whip and found that it was a short whip, which was also covered with a layer of extremely soft fluff, which should be to prevent the injured.


    "Can I ask you a question?" She flicked the whip, tried her hand, waited for Gail gado to nod, and then asked, "is that what''s on your neck?"


    "No Gail gado and Margaret Robbie have always said, "it''s another one of the same style."


    Margot Robbie''s eyes widened. "How much have you prepared?"


    "A lot." Gail gado walks over, "funny, funny."


    In fact, there is a more interesting place for her and Murphy, but it is not open to the public. It is the secret room where they make their own movies.


    "This thing..." Margot Robbie shook his whip. "Doesn''t it hurt to hit him?"


    Gail gado took the whip from her hand and said, "everyone''s situation is different and they feel different."


    Margot Robbie asked curiously, "what about me?"


    "I''m not sure." Gail gado raised his hand, ready to put the whip back, and said, "I haven''t tried. Who knows."


    "Then..." Margot Robbie hesitated for a moment and said, "I''ll try Is that ok? "


    Gail gado''s whipping hand stopped in mid air, turned his head and said, "what? Do you want to try? "


    Before there was still hesitation, Margot Robbie has now decided, "Gail, you hit me to try, I try to pain."


    "Honey." Gail gado couldn''t help laughing. "What do you think?"


    Margot Robbie grinned. "I''m just curious. I want to have a try."


    She looked around. There was a chair with a peculiar shape on the left. She went over and bent over it, revealing her hips tightly wrapped in the body shaping pants. She turned her head and said to Gail gado, "there''s a lot of meat here. You hit me, I''ll try to feel it."


    "This..." Gail gado was obviously hesitant.


    Margot - Robbie deliberately patted his buttocks, issued a crisp sound, "don''t worry, I don''t blame you for the pain."


    Gail gado was still standing there and didn''t walk past.


    "Hurry up!" Margot Robbie urged, "Gail, it''s for you to hit me, not for me to hit you. When did you become so hesitant?"


    In the face of a curious friend, Gail gado is also quite helpless, went over and said, "well, don''t blame me for the pain."


    "Well!"


    Margot Robbie answered, turned his head and got ready.


    Gail gado raised the whip, looked at Margot Robbie''s buttocks, and pulled it down. Originally, she just wanted to hit it gently. I don''t know why, looking at Margot Robbie''s picture ready to be beaten, when the whip fell down, she used six or seven points of strength.


    "Pa!"


    The sound of a whip wrapped in soft plush falling on the jeans sounded.


    "Ah


    Margot Robbie let out a scream. The conditioned reflex bounced from the chair, jumped to one side, reached behind and looked at Gail gado. "It''s killing me!"


    Her words also awakened Gail gado. Gail gado shook his head. In order to cover up his gaffe, he pretended to be innocent and said, "Maggie, I haven''t tried yet."


    "Pain..." Magate Robbie inhaled, "it hurts!"


    She tried to walk back and forth for a few steps. Fortunately, there was a protective layer on the whip. It didn''t hurt. It just hurt.


    "My fault! My fault. "


    Gayle gado threw the whip on the chair, went to help Margot Robbie and walked out together. "I asked the chef to prepare you an Australian lunch."


    Margot Robbie rubbed his ass and went out. "It''s more or less. Let''s go to the living room. I''ll lie down for a while."


    Back in the living room, Gail gado took the initiative to change the subject. Instead of mentioning what happened just now, he talked with Margot Robbie about fashion and interesting things in the circle, and agreed to go shopping in the afternoon.


    As it got closer to noon, Gail gado looked at the wall clock and said, "the 20th Century Fox press conference should begin.""Twentieth Century Fox will publish a sequel to the city of chaos." Margot Robbie is clearly aware of the purpose of the press conference.


    Just as Gail gado and Margaret Robbie are going to the restaurant for lunch, a joint press conference by Stanton studio and 20th century fox has already begun in the news Hall of fox building.


    "City of chaos, CO produced by Stanton studio and 20th century fox, made a great box office success last year."


    On the front desk of the press hall, only Murphy and Carla Firth are sitting, but there are hundreds of reporters below. Now the speaker is Carla Firth. "The sequel of city of chaos will be prepared next week by Stanton studio and 20th century fox, and the film is still..."


    She reached out to the reporters and motioned to Murphy, who was sitting next to her. "Murphy Stanton is the director and writer of the sequel, and the title of the sequel is determined to be" city of darkness! "


    Carla Firth looked down at the prepared manuscript and continued, "the budget for the production of the film is 200 million dollars! "The city of chaos''s main actors, Henry Carville, Margot Robbie and James Franco, will all return to the shooting."


    Now that we''ve almost finished, Carla Firth looks at Murphy and says, "now let''s go to the question session. Director Stanton will answer some questions about the film."


    The eyes of the media reporters are all aimed at Murphy, who is silent after the press conference, hoping to get some attractive news from him.


    Of course, this kind of press conference is not to stand up and ask questions casually. It was arranged in advance by Fox in the 20th century. The staff holding the microphone soon found a reporter from Fox TV station among a group of reporters who raised their hands.


    "Director Stanton." The reporter stood up and asked, "is this sequel named" city of darkness "darker than its predecessor," city of chaos "


    Murphy drew the subject a little closer and said, "you can say that. This film will be more dark and tragic, but it will also have more hope than "city of chaos."


    The microphone was then handed over to a reporter from Yahoo entertainment, who asked, "is the script finished?"


    "It was done a long time ago." Murphy deliberately created favorable news for the film. "When I prepared the script of" city of chaos ", I finished the outline of" city of darkness "and the following one. This is a complete trilogy closely linked."


    The next reporter asked a more private question, "can I ask you how much you paid for this film?"


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "I can only tell you one thing. My pay consists of basic pay and bonus pay. As for the specific figures, they are trade secrets."


    He looked at Carla Firth on purpose. "I signed a confidentiality agreement with 20th century fox, and if I said it, I would not get paid."


    All the people in the news hall laughed at Murphy''s words.


    Murphy obviously didn''t want to answer this question, and other reporters didn''t ask any more, but turned to film.


    "Director Stanton..." A reporter from boxofficemojo asked, "when will dark city be released? Has the release time been determined?"


    "Next summer''s May." Murphy said directly, "I don''t know the day of the first weekend in May."


    That''s enough for journalists.


    "Will this film be like the magician in the city of chaos," another reporter stood up and asked, "leading to the villain of the third film?"


    Murphy didn''t answer directly, but pretended to be mysterious and said, "you''ll know when you see a movie next year."


    Kelly Laporte, from the Hollywood Reporter, got the microphone and asked, "I''ve got some news that Jay, played by Margaret Robbie, is going to be a big part in this movie?"


    A part of the script, Murphy in the Oscar nominees luncheon held before, handed over to several major actors, some vague news spread, it is not strange.


    "Yes." Murphy said directly, "Jay''s role will undergo a major change. The relatively simple and kind female prosecutor will be severely tested."


    He has decided to use his own ideas to cancel the role of double faced man and increase the role of Jay.


    After answering a few more questions, the press conference ended. Murphy and Kara Firth walked out of the press hall one after another. Instead of leaving immediately, he followed Kara Firth to her office to discuss the formation of the cast.


    Especially in terms of funds, even if we put 200 million US dollars on Fox in the 20th century, we will not be able to raise it in a short time.


    Murphy told Kara Firth that it wasn''t long before Kara Firth''s assistant suddenly called in and said that Bill rosis was out in an emergency.Bill rosis quickly enters the office. He looks at Murphy and says, "someone''s using black PR to create negative news about Diego Ross."

 Chapter 644

    Happy new year, everyone. I wish you all good luck and a lot of money in the New Year!


    is now a key part of Oscar''s voting. When he heard Bill Luo Si''s words, Murphy could not ignore it. He immediately dropped the topic he had just discussed with Cara FES, and came to the back of his desk. Bill Luo Si Si opened the web page and went to woodlouse, and opened a video on the front page.


    The name of the video is "revealing the truth between the famous Hollywood director Murphy Stanton and the drug trafficking gang.".


    Murphy just saw his name, and knew that it was rather bad for himself. Maybe it was attracted by his name. The video hits about two hundred thousand times on the oil woodlouse.


    After a few seconds, the video starts to play. The background seems to be downtown Los Angeles. Murphy takes a look and recognizes that this is the old-fashioned bar that Ross often goes to.


    A reporter from a local TV station appeared in the video. The camera first glanced at her, then turned to the bar sign in the back, and the reporter''s voice over sounded at the same time.


    "Audiences who have seen the film" Diego Ross "will not be unfamiliar here. This bar is the place where the hero often goes to drink. Why did Murphy Stanton choose this bar to shoot? According to the exact information obtained by our station, Murphy Stanton, as a Hollywood director, often meets with the drug lord Diego Ross in this bar to talk about some very confidential things.... "


    This reporter is obviously deliberately leading people to think in the wrong direction.


    "Just don''t know if what they''re talking about is drug-related? It may also be to discuss the source of funding for film production. "


    The rumor about this aspect has never been broken. At this time, someone specially mentioned it in front of this bar, whose intention can be imagined.


    "We found Montero Rodriguez, who used to work in this bar, who has witnessed Murphy Stanton''s secret conversation with drug lord Diego Ross countless times."


    The camera pulled back from the bar and turned to the reporter. Just opposite the reporter, there was a middle-aged latino man in his thirties.


    The reporter put the receiver in front of him and asked, "Mr. Rodriguez, can you tell me about the meeting you saw between Murphy Stanton and Diego Ross?"


    "Diego Ross is a celebrity in our area, and Murphy Stanton is a famous Hollywood director."


    The man named Montero Rodriguez was obviously well prepared. "The first time they appeared in the bar, I recognized them. They were very familiar with each other. When they met, they were talking alone at the bar counter. Only the boss could get close to them. We waiters were not allowed to pass by, and some people were guarding there, like Murphy Stanton and Diego- What rose said can''t be seen in the light. "


    "Do they meet frequently?" The reporter asked again.


    "Sometimes once or twice a month." Montero Rodriguez said as he gesticulated, "sometimes I see you every two or three months, sometimes Robert Downey Jr. will come too. They are very confidential. I have never heard what they are talking about."


    The reporter took the microphone back. "Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez."


    The camera turned to the reporter alone. The reporter stood in front of the bar and said, "according to reliable sources, when Murphy Stanton started, the source of funding for the film was Diego Roth''s drug cartel. Some of the funding for the film" Diego Roth "is unknown."


    The reporter confidently analyzed, "since entering Hollywood, Murphy Stanton has been famous for shooting commercial films. This time, he suddenly turned to the field of art films and successfully got the investment. It''s precisely because he got the support of drug trafficking gangs..."


    Seeing this, Murphy shook his head and said to bill rosis with the mouse, "turn it off."


    Bill rosis turned off the video, and Carla Firth immediately asked, "is the video on TV?"


    "This morning''s morning news." Bill rosis said as succinctly as he could, "this local TV station is mainly in New York and Los Angeles."


    Murphy could not help shaking his head, "what a clever way."


    New York and Los Angeles are the two largest gathering places for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


    "It''s not just the TV station..." Bill rosis opened his briefcase, took out a pile of columns of different sizes cut from newspapers, and said, "today, there are similar reports in many newspapers in New York and Los Angeles."


    After taking bill rosis''s newspaper clippings, Murphy quickly flipped through them, which were all bad news for him.


    "The intimate past of Murphy Stanton and the drug lord Diego Ross..."


    "Murphy Stanton, a rising director sponsored by drug lords!"


    "If Murphy Stanton didn''t receive money from the drug cartels for the whole film" Diego Ross ", do you believe it?"


    "Don''t underestimate the IQ of the public and the Academy Awards judges! Expose Murphy StantonYou don''t have to look at the content, just the title, but also know what these reports are about and how sinister their intentions are.


    Although there are no big newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, they are all newspapers with a certain circulation in New York and Los Angeles. Murphy is very clear that some people are bound to be affected by this kind of public opinion.


    "What about the Internet?" Murphy looked at Bill - Rose, and asked, "besides woodlouse, what about other websites?"


    Bill rosis replied, "yes, but less."


    Murphy nodded. Although he didn''t know who was behind the news, he obviously knew the college very well. Most of the members of the college were older. Even if some people used the Internet, they wouldn''t be too many.


    Stanton studio and 20th century fox are busy preparing for the press conference of "dark city" these days. They don''t pay much attention to the Oscar for the moment. They just chose this opportunity to launch a public opinion war.


    Murphy will not underestimate this kind of public opinion battle. Some seemingly insignificant aspects are likely to affect the selection of judges. Ang Lee and Spielberg both fell on it.


    Carla Firth could not help sneering and said, "the people who work really pick the time!"


    You don''t have to look at this kind of thing. You know it''s carefully planned by someone behind the scenes.


    Murphy asked Bill rosis, "bill, how big is the impact?"


    "It''s hard to say." Bill - rossis also unable to guarantee that "it is possible to change the choice of some neutral judges."


    He said with certainty, "we need a crisis PR, and the sooner the better!"


    Crisis public relations is easy to say, but difficult to do. First of all, it should be targeted.


    Murphy put the newspaper clippings on Carla Firth''s desk, put his hands on his chest for a moment, and said, "do you feel familiar this time?"


    Bill rosis frowned and thought.


    Carla Firth asked directly, "what''s the familiar feeling?"


    "The Oscars of the past." Murphy warned, "Spielberg''s" Saving Private Ryan "was criticized by British veterans as not in line with reality; Roman Polanski at the critical moment of pianist''s impact on the Oscar, tabloids and some local TV stations once again publicized the child rape case of that year, both of which lost the best picture!"


    He thought for a moment and then said, "and" beautiful mind "suddenly revealed that John Nash was a transvestite and fag in the award season. When Woody Allen attacked Austria, some people would jump out and talk about him and his current wife Songyi. Martin Scorsese was pointed to the nose by the media and scolded for attacking Austria for the sake of attacking Austria..."


    There are so many examples like this, Murphy said seven or eight at a time.


    At Murphy''s words, Bill rosis nodded. "It''s almost the same way we met this time."


    Carla Firth captured the main point of Murphy''s words, "do you mean these events were launched by the same forces behind us this time?"


    "Yes, very likely." Murphy spread out his hand and said, "think about it. Those films are bad luck. Who''s the one that benefits? Who is the most likely person to benefit from our failure in the Oscar this time? "


    "Weinstein pictures!"


    Bill rosis and Carla Firth thought of the same thing.


    Murphy nodded. "I think it''s probably Harvey Weinstein''s work. They might do the same for the Oscars."


    "Well..." Bill rosis thought for a moment, and said, "it''s very possible."


    Although Carla Firth didn''t say anything, she also agreed with Murphy''s conjecture. The Weinstein brothers'' film company has been working out the most fundamental operation strategy around the Oscar. In order to impact the Oscar, even the six major companies dare to black out, let alone Murphy.


    "I''ll contact the media for some explanation." Bill - rossis immediately thought of countermeasures, "once again pull out the Catholic Church, the attacker..."


    He looked at Carla Firth and said nothing more.


    Kara Firth pretended not to hear him and said to Murphy, "it''s not enough. The artist is our biggest opponent. Even if a small number of neutral votes go to the artist, it will be very bad for us to rush for the prize! We have to fight back! "


    Passive defense has never been Murphy''s choice, he nodded, "we really need to fight back."


    As he spoke, Murphy walked back and forth a few steps, worried, and said, "how many people and companies have the Weinstein brothers hacked in the past in order to attack the Oscars? I''m afraid there have been too many times since the mid-1990s? "


    "Good idea!" Carla Firth immediately understood Murphy''s meaning, "a lot of people in the circle are tired of the Weinstein brothers'' style in the Oscar, especially his victims, are very dissatisfied with the Weinstein brothers!"


    "No one has ever contacted the power of these people in the past." Murphy looked at Bill rosis. "Time is limited. We need to move as soon as possible."

 Chapter 645

    Happy New Year! Congratulations on Facai!


    As night fell, Steven Spielberg saw a middle-aged man out of the house. The middle-aged man turned back and said, "Steven, can you consider my suggestion?"


    Seeing that Spielberg didn''t speak, the man said, "why didn''t save Private Ryan, the 71st Academy Award, lose the best picture Oscar? Why did Shakespeare in love reach the top? Have you forgotten all about it? Don''t you remember how they attacked you and your movies? "


    How can those things be forgotten? Steven Spielberg said slowly, "Emma, I''ll think it over."


    "Murphy..." "And miss Gail gado, I''ve always wanted to invite you," the man added


    Spielberg said politely, "I''d like to talk to Murphy, too. He''s the future of Hollywood."


    Although Murphy Stanton is not Jewish, he has a Jewish girlfriend and has been dating for many years. They are said to be engaged.


    As Steven Spielberg sat on his chair to see off the guests and return home, he couldn''t help thinking of the past years. At that time, DreamWorks was in high spirits, and the box office and word-of-mouth of Saving Private Ryan broke out. The world thought that it would win the best director and best film at the same time. But at the critical moment of voting, a group of British veterans first came forward to question the film, Then there were all kinds of negative news in the media. Finally, Shakespeare in love snatched the best film from him unexpectedly.


    Although it is now recognized as the biggest joke of the Oscars in the last 30 years, it is true that the Weinstein brothers put him on the spot.


    These things had been thrown aside for a long time, but when people said it, he remembered it again.


    In the past year, he didn''t get along with anything. Because of the inexplicable protest from the animal protection organization, the post production of "war horse" has not been completed, which also makes him lose the qualification to impact the Oscar.


    Who should I vote for in my own hands and those around me? Spielberg made a quick decision that he would not vote for the Weinstein brothers in any case.


    Meanwhile, in the residence of Martin Scorsese in Manhattan, New York, old Martin also received a guest from CAA.


    Although he has moved to other brokerage firms, Martin Scorsese has been with CAA for many years and is familiar with many CAA executives.


    They had been chatting for a while. Martin Scorsese held his glasses and said, "I''m shooting gangster movies. It''s full of calculations, but I don''t like people to calculate me. The Weinstein brothers have always said that I only shoot movies for Oscars a few years ago. I remember that very well."


    He waved his hand. "You go back. I''ll decide how to vote."


    Why can the Weinstein brothers only attack him, but he can''t attack them? Martin Scorsese saw someone off, immediately took out the phone book and dialed.


    Almost all the people in the circle who made friends with him received his call.


    The long night gradually dissipated, and the sun climbed up into the sky. Just after 8 a.m., Ang Lee came to the post production room of 20th century fox, ready to start a new day''s work. Recently, he was busy with the post production of "the fantasy drifting of youth school", and he would arrive at Fox building on time every day.


    It''s still a little time before the start of work, and other people haven''t arrived yet. Ang Lee made himself a cup of coffee first. While adding sugar and milk, suddenly someone pushed the door and came in.


    "Hi, Ann."


    Here comes Ang Lee''s agent in the United States, also affiliated with CAA.


    Ang Lee looked at his agent and asked curiously, "how did you get here?"


    "I have something to do with you." The agent is not polite. He pulls a chair and sits opposite Ang Lee. He asks, "have you voted for the Oscars yet?"


    "I''ve been busy with post production these days," Ang Lee shook his head. "Not yet."


    The agent then asked, "several important awards, which film do you want to vote for?"


    Ang Lee laughed casually, "I haven''t thought about that yet."


    He''s very busy with his work, and he doesn''t see much of the films in this award season. He plans to pick a few and mail out the votes.


    "The biggest hit right now is Murphy Stanton''s" Diego Ross. " The agent, of course, came here for a purpose, "and the Weinstein brothers'' new film the artist."


    "The Weinstein brothers?" The sharpness in Ang Lee''s eyes was fleeting.


    "That''s right." The agent specially stressed, "those two bastards who used disgusting words to attack you and let Brokeback Mountain lose its best picture!"


    Ang Lee''s personality is more peaceful, sighed, but did not say anything.


    The agent added, "it''s taken you years of hard work. The company will focus on promoting this film at next year''s Oscars, and Carla Firth of 20th century fox has also assured me that she will allocate enough resources to this film for the next award season."After years of ups and downs, Ang Lee naturally knew that there was no free lunch in the world and asked, "what do I need to do?"


    "You are very influential among the many Chinese and Asian Americans in the circle." The brokers are outspoken and "influence as many college members as possible."


    The agent didn''t say for which film to vote, but 20th Century Fox and CAA tips have been very clear. Ang Lee knows that it must be Murphy Stanton''s "Diego Ross".


    As a director who has won the best director Oscar, Ang Lee has his own pride. If it is normal, he may refuse it. However, it''s hard to feel unhappy when he thinks of the best film that he lost and what the Weinstein brothers did behind the scenes.


    Sometimes, the Weinstein brothers bully too many people!


    Rabbits can bite when they are anxious, and Ang Lee is not a rabbit.


    Ang Lee didn''t speak. He took a sip from his coffee cup. When he put it down, he nodded his head.


    In February, the sun in Los Angeles is not so blazing, especially in the morning, which is very suitable for outdoor activities. In a golf club in Malibu, Carla Firth moved her hat and gently swung the putter. The white ball drew an arc on the sloping grass and rolled into the hole ten feet away.


    "Good ball!"


    There was a middle-aged man''s cheering voice behind him. "I didn''t expect that Kara''s ball skills are so excellent."


    Carla Firth took off his hat, handed the club to the caddie next to him, turned and walked back. As he walked, he said, "I''ve just studied for a while, and I haven''t forgotten it yet."


    "Bob..." She said to the middle-aged man, "go and have a rest."


    "Good."


    The middle-aged man accompanied Carla Firth and walked under a large parasol nearby.


    Carla Firth waved to the back, and a few caddies stopped from far away.


    "Now Disney is the most beautiful." Carla Firth pulled up her chair and sat down. She said to the middle-aged man, "Bob, you are the envy of Walt Disney CEO."


    "Ha ha..." Robert egger smiles, pulls another chair beside the round table, sits opposite Carla Firth, and says half truely, "from 20th century fox to Disney, how about helping me?"


    Carla Firth shook her head. "You have to prepare a large amount of liquidated damages for me. I can''t afford it myself."


    At this point, she suddenly changed the subject, "Bob, Miramax, is there only one empty shell left now?"


    "Well..."


    It''s no secret, Robert egger sighed. "When the Weinstein brothers left, they took almost everything Miramax could take away. Now I''m worried about how to deal with this company."


    It would be wonderful if fox could be the pick-up man in the 20th century.


    "The Weinstein brothers put Disney together," Carla Firth said directly. "Don''t Disney want to return it?"


    Robert egger looked up at Carla Firth, but didn''t answer her.


    Carla Firth said, "I met universal pictures last night. They said a word. I agree with them. The Weinstein brothers spent too long on the Oscars and robbed too many Oscar winners from our six major companies. These Oscar winners represent profits!"


    Both of them are insiders. Naturally, they know the market effect of Oscar.


    "Oscar is free competition." Robert egger said it casually.


    "Don''t you want to change that?" Carla Firth said seriously, "you can''t let the Weinstein brothers hold the Oscars for a long time and take our interests?"


    She added, "it''s hard to stick to good things, but bad things always become a habit. Do you want to make this a habit of Oscar?"


    Robert egger was silent and thought.


    Maybe the Weinstein brothers didn''t realize it, but Murphy is very clear that in the past Oscar competition, the Weinstein brothers used too many ugly means. Once upon a time, "the artist" can be said to be the final glory of the Weinstein brothers in the Oscar, and many people, including the Oscar judges, can no longer tolerate their extravagance in the Oscar It directly led to a series of award-winning films behind Weinstein pictures, which were constantly frustrated at the Oscar ceremony.


    At that time, it was not for him, who lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, to know whether there was anyone. But now, with the operation of CAA and 20th century fox, some judges'' voting plans can be eliminated.


    In addition to these, Murphy also prepared a few big meals in the media, ready to praise some of the Weinstein brothers'' great achievements in the Oscar.

 Chapter 646

    On the first day of the Lunar New Year''s day, I wish you a happy New Year! Good luck in the year of the rooster!


    "The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will start soon. Anyone with a clear eye should be clear: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and a large group of Hollywood''s handsome core stars are actually secondary goods. The big boss who really dominates the whole situation is the fat man behind the crowd Harvey Weinstein!"


    "Because, a very serious fact is: from last year''s" the king''s speech "kicking off" social network ", all the way to the best actor, best director, best film three awards in the bag, to this year''s" artist "is almost a complete copy of the" King''s "brilliant road to the Olympics, is bound to be invincible and win the full house!"


    "The ownership of Oscar Awards is controlled by the invisible hands of Harvey Weinstein, which has become a clear rule that can be written into a publication. From today on, every Hollywood actor should take" follow Harvey Weinstein to eat meat "as his life creed


    Putting down his newspaper, Howard Rodman shook his head and said to his old friend, "Oscar is going to change his name to Weinstein."


    "Is that exaggeration?" My old friend didn''t think so.


    "Isn''t it?" Howard Rodman cautioned, "think back, how much controversy did Harvey Weinstein create for Oscar, starting with the British patient?"


    The man sat there and thought for a while, then finally nodded, "a few times it turned Oscar into a joke."


    Howard Rodman put the paper on the table. "Oscar''s name is not Weinstein. He''s never anybody."


    After a little thought, Howard Rodman said to his friend, "Oscar can''t go on like this. If you go on like this, the Weinstein brothers will become the spokesmen of Oscar. I will mobilize people on my side to try not to vote for Weinstein pictures. "


    The old friend looked at the newspaper and said, "it''s very reasonable. In order to get the Oscar, many actors have no limit to flatter the Weinstein brothers, but they never pay attention to the authority of the Academy. Is the Oscar not from the Academy, but from the Weinstein brothers?"


    Cold hum a body, he said, "I leave first, I want to go back to communicate with people."


    "Good." Howard Rodman nodded. "I won''t see you off. I''m going to make a few calls."


    Since 1989, he has become a member of the Academy of film arts and Sciences and has the right to vote. As the vice president of the American writers'' Association, he is a representative of the writers'' rights organization in the academy and one of the most influential core figures in the Academy.


    In addition to the media coverage of the 20th century film, especially the media coverage of Wayne meadows''s past achievements, he also mentioned the differences between Wayne meadows and Wayne meadows The older they get, the more they cherish their feathers. Oscar is no longer their Oscar, but Weinstein.


    Inspired by Murphy and fox in the 20th century, some media have praised Harvey Weinstein to a high level.


    "Harvey Weinstein, the one who really decides where the Oscars belong!"


    "What makes a film a big Oscar winner? Analyzing the past 20 years, it''s not hard to find that if you follow Harvey Weinstein, you can win the Oscars! "


    "Oscar changed his name to Weinstein, who can solve the secret that can''t be said?"


    These remarks in the traditional media can affect the judges of the Oscars, especially those college conservatives who cherish the feathers of the Oscars.


    In addition to the paper media, as the live broadcast Party of this year''s Oscars ceremony, ABC TV station, which is affiliated to Walt Disney, also broadcast the Oscar prospect program for two consecutive nights in prime time on the channel with the highest ratings in the United States. This paper focuses on the analysis of the brilliant achievements of the Weinstein brothers in the past Oscars, proving that the name of Oscar is really about to change to Weinstein.


    "Harvey Weinstein''s trial and error in Oscar public relations has led to a terrible misunderstanding that" Oscar judges are a bunch of idiots "for those fans all over the world who know more and more about the Oscars: from the earliest" British patient "sweeping the Oscars, to Shakespeare''s love story" rescuing Private Ryan "at the end of the century, and then to Chicago, Harvey Weinstein is always playing PR tricks


    "Of course, you have to admit that Harvey Weinstein''s way of manipulating the Oscars is also keeping pace with the times: in the British patient, he likes to boast that his film is" the greatest and moving work in many years ", but in the operation of the king''s speech, he openly expressed his disgust with this kind of label propaganda, in order to allude to the boasting of the social network Impetuous; when he was in Chicago, he was keen to attack his competitors on the side, and the gifts he gave during canvassing were relatively ugly. But later, when he saw the producer''s e-mail canvassing incident in the bomb disposal unit, he immediately narrowed his ambition to win the prize and focused on the best supporting actor. ""By last year''s the king''s speech, he knew that film critics are a group of very annoying guys, so he said publicly that" the Academy Awards judges have their own aesthetic judgment, and of course they will not be influenced by the taste of film critics. " This not only flatters the people of the Academy of film arts, but also frees up energy to win the three major trade union awards, realizing the final turn over of the film. "


    "In addition, this year''s" the artist "debut, you can almost see a strategist Harvey Weinstein, who has implemented a more perfect plan than ever before: never flaunt the film as a tribute; never attack opponents to promote themselves, but let people completely forget" Diego Ross "and" tree of life "when the union awards were awarded ¡·And through the media again and again, he said that he was a "person who respects the art of film."


    Just like the media said that Murphy is connected with drug trafficking syndicates, this is the truth. Murphy can''t explain. Even though he has no economic contact with rose, let alone interest exchange, he can''t explain clearly. He can''t explain what Harvey Weinstein has done in the past. The more Harvey Weinstein explains, the more members of the college will see His unorthodox influence at the Oscars.


    It''s OK to put this kind of influence in the dark, but on the surface, those old men who are conservative and have strong self-esteem are certainly not happy.


    Some of the old judges Murphy met even had this idea. Are we all a group of old muddleheaded people who are manipulated by the Weinstein brothers?


    Although he saw the effect faintly, Murphy didn''t stop. The media''s praise of Harvey Weinstein ran through the whole voting period.


    Especially in Hollywood Reporter, which has a huge influence in the circle, Murphy directly spent a lot of money to buy important pages one after another to continue to report Harvey Weinstein''s Oscar career after the voting time entered the middle of the voting period.


    "The artist, Harvey Weinstein''s gift for Oscar!"


    What the core members of the Academy dislike most may be different from each other, but there is something in common. They always dislike the behavior of striking the Oscar for the sake of striking the Oscar.


    "As early as last May, at Cannes International Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein found that this film is a tailor-made gift for the voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, whose average age is as high as 56 years old: black and white, silent, imitating the actions of Hollywood classic stars, simple logic and just right 100 minutes, which are very suitable for him to enter It works. "


    "What''s more, the time difference between the trial day and the public day is the same as" the king''s speech ": in that year," the king''s speech "was highly praised at the Toronto Film Festival in September of the previous year, but its large-scale release was arranged before the Oscars, while its competitor" social network "had been dried up; and" the artist "was the same It took a long time for public opinion to warm up before the awards to gradually expand the scale of the show. Although some audiences rushed into the cinema and found that it was a silent film, they were fooled and asked to refund their tickets, the news itself was a selling point, which further made voters feel that the Oscars still need to focus on the key grades, and the ordinary audiences have no culture... "


    "Harvey Weinstein has now become the manipulator behind the Oscars. If you want to know in advance what''s the hot spot for the Oscars? It''s very simple. Just look into Weinstein''s project schedule


    At the same time, Murphy did not ignore the influence of the critics on the Oscars.


    Stephen Colbert, a famous critic, roared in his "Bert time" program, accusing "the artist" of being "disgusting" flattery. The film changed its original intention in order to show affection to the Academy, and "despicably" edited the film into black and white silent film!


    Later, professional film critics in Los Angeles, led by Todd McCarthy and Kenneth Turan, also attacked the artist in their columns.


    "The artist is full of the tendency to show affection to the Hollywood Academy in the whole process of running for the election, and its work itself does not meet the consistent selection criteria of Oscar!"


    "If I have to pay for black and white art, I''d rather read the New York Times. If the Oscar goes to the artist, it''s better to give it to transformers. At least it''s more enjoyable."


    All kinds of hype continued until the middle of February. With the arrival of the deadline for college voting, the media and Hollywood suddenly became quiet. Everyone was waiting for the start of the Oscar ceremony.

 Chapter 647

    After the announcement of the Oscar nomination every year, the most fascinating topic is who will be the winner. The media, forecasters and many fans all have their own belongings and are looking forward to the time of opening the envelope.


    If the audience has enough interest, they can even participate in online prediction and lucky draw on the official website of the Oscars. If their luck is as good as that of the little golden man winner, the big prize waiting for them will be the 50 inch LCD TV provided by Sony.


    As early as a few days ago, the giant gold statue at the entrance of Hollywood and Highland Center, which was officially renamed as Dolby theater this year, was hoisted. After the magnanimous "Mr. Oscar" was in place, the construction of the red carpet area was also completed, especially the 600 foot red carpet, which is a key occasion for stars to show their style.


    At the beginning of the red carpet, a huge tent covering an area of about 500 square meters has been set up. After the star guests attending the award ceremony arrive by car, they will pause in the tent, and then step onto the red carpet one after another to enter the Kodak Theater. Beside the red carpet, there is also a large-scale shooting area for various media. As February is the rainy season in Los Angeles, the organizing committee has no rain silk Miao, designed the ceiling in advance for all the viewing platforms and shooting areas.


    Just after noon, helicopters hovered over Hollywood, cordons were set up on the streets, and the Kodak Theater, the venue of the Oscars, did its best in terms of technology and manpower.


    In order to keep order, there are surveillance cameras, metal detectors and a police officer in every corner. Even fans who sit in the bleachers and watch the stars on the avenue of stars will be closely watched.


    Before the Oscar, the most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly that Kodak Theater changed its name to Dolby theater. After years of struggle, the world''s largest film manufacturer finally couldn''t resist the tide brought by digital technology. Kodak formally filed for bankruptcy and filed an application to the court for bankruptcy, hoping to suspend the naming right contract with CIM.


    Although it was also reported that a company on the other side of the Pacific would take over the naming right of the theatre, CIM finally chose Dolby laboratory as a new partner.


    Dolby Laboratories has signed a 20-year naming rights contract with CIM company, the owner of Dolby theatre. The contract indicates that the Oscar ceremony will be held in the theatre before 2033, and Hollywood and Highland Center will be officially named Dolby theatre before the Oscar ceremony.


    "What do you think is the biggest hit film of this year''s Oscars?"


    Compared with the traditional TV audience, young people like Daisy prefer to watch some programs through the Internet. The Internet can freely express their opinions while watching them. In the middle of the afternoon, she sat in front of the computer and entered the Oscar network direct area of ABC TV station. There are two guests discussing who will be the biggest winner tonight.


    Internet live broadcasting has a higher degree of freedom, and it will not be as serious as TV broadcasting. Guests can also make bold comments.


    Daisy sat in front of the computer, listening to the host of the live video website and a guest talking here.


    After the host asked about the lack of nutrition, the guest named Morgan Witwicky immediately replied, "I think the hottest or most promising film is the artist!"


    The host asked, "why the artist?"


    "It''s very simple..." That guest is completely an Oscar expert style, "in the Golden Globe Award, the biggest weathervane award before the Academy Awards ceremony," the artist "is the biggest winner. It won the best plot actor, the best director and the best feature film. According to the practice of previous years, this film has a chance to win the award..."


    After hearing this, Daisy almost didn''t spit out the water she drank. As the leader of a large-scale discussion group of IMDB, she has a little research on Oscar. Although she doesn''t like the self styled expert in the live broadcast, she also knows that the Golden Globe Award has little to do with Oscar. Moreover, on several trade union awards recently announced, the performance of the artist can only be said to be positive Generally speaking, there is not much advantage over the film "Diego Ross".


    The two are still discussing there. Daisy switches the window and comes to the discussion area organized by Murphy fans, where the discussion is quite heated.


    "Will Murphy get the first best director


    This is the focus of discussion here.


    "I''ll get it, or the Oscars won''t be fair!"


    "It''s time to end Oscar''s running career!"


    "If we don''t get it this time, we''ll sit in and protest at the gate of Beverly Hills Academy of film arts and Sciences!"


    Another rational analysis said, "the film" Diego Ross "which is nominated by Murphy has ten Oscar nominations, which is on a par with the hit" artist ". Even if it''s a cake, it should be given to Murphy, right?"


    Another said, "Murphy is the most popular director among all the nominees for the best director!"


    Although most of the netizens in the discussion were optimistic about Murphy''s winning, some of them were calm enough."It''s no use for the academy to win an Oscar, and the old folks in the Academy don''t care whether a director or a film is popular with the audience..."


    As soon as this sentence came out, the discussion area was much quieter. As long as you know a little about Hollywood, you will know that this is indeed the case.


    "Murphy Stanton won''t win!"


    All of a sudden, such a sentence appeared in the discussion area, which was very eye-catching among a group of Murphy fans, and immediately attracted Daisy''s attention. She dragged the mouse to have a look, and the other party''s id made her angry.


    "Catholics!"


    This is the name of the other party''s ID.


    Before he finished, the man said, "I tell you, the Catholic Church has mobilized all the forces in Hollywood to stop Murphy Stanton from winning the prize!"


    Daisy didn''t even think about it, so she typed out a line, "don''t spray here!"


    "Wipe, it''s a Catholic XXX, do it together!"


    "I''ll check his IP and find the address. Let''s kill him together!"


    The friction between Catholicism and Murphy is directly reflected in these fans.


    "Murphy Stanton won''t win! Do you think our sect has no influence in Hollywood? Don''t be naive


    Seeing the response from the other side, Daisy''s eyes widened and her anger began to burn. Those bastards who attacked Murphy, the films that attacked Murphy, should die!


    "If you have the ability, come on!" The man looked very arrogant. "I hit Murphy Stanton with an egg in the Santa Monica business center. Next time I''ll be stoned!"


    "It''s you!" Daisy didn''t even think about it. She rapped, "it''s you asshole! You dare to be arrogant here! If I hit you once, I''ll hit you twice! "


    The man didn''t hold back at all. "Do you think I''m afraid? I curse Murphy Stanton for running with Oscar all his life


    "Bang!"


    Daisy''s fist hit the computer desk heavily. If that guy was in front of her now, she would torture him for a whole day with the most severe punishment before he died!


    "I swear! I''ll catch you and you''re dead! " She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a word.


    The management area of the discussion area appears at this time, kicking the person out and blocking his right to enter the discussion area again.


    But Daisy was still in a bad mood. She regretted that she didn''t do anything harder at that time. She should step his face into the beach and let him suffocate to death!


    "Murphy''s on the red carpet!"


    Seeing the latest red information in the discussion area, Daisy tidied up and quickly returned to the live page. Murphy and Gail gado had already stepped onto the red carpet, and countless flashing lights were constantly on around them.


    In front of the Dolby theater, Murphy walked along with Gail gado. Except for occasionally waving to the fans who called his name, no one else was dawdling on the red carpet, just like the normal speed of walking. When they entered the media area, they almost caught up with Anne Hathaway, who was walking in front of them, making the Princess Anne from New York look very beautiful For embarrassment.


    Murphy didn''t go to see Anne Hathaway. Instead, she took Gail gado to overtake her and ignored the press''s request to pose for a picture. She went straight to the entrance of the Dolby theater.


    "Isn''t that polite?" Gail gado looked back.


    It seems that what we can''t get is the best. Most of the reporters are not shooting Anne Hathaway any more, but turning to her and Murphy.


    Murphy laughed. "Honey, because you''re so beautiful tonight."


    Gail gado is wearing a white Versace high-end custom one shoulder dress, with retro hair and red lips.


    "You..." Gail gado shook his head.


    However, she also knows that Anne Hathaway is really too slow to walk. She almost moves on the red carpet. After entering the media shooting area, she seems to have no intention of leaving. What can the people behind do? Can''t she and Murphy wait there all the time?


    Gail gado looked back again. For stars, Oscar is a big party. Many moments of stars are unforgettable. Some of them are mischievous, some humorous, some warm and some ambiguous.


    In this year''s red carpet, it seems that stars and their families have become the trend to go on the red carpet and the audience''s family files.


    Brad Pitt, who was nominated for best actor in the baseball movie "penalty kicks make gold," joined his partner Angelina Jolie and Pitt''s parents.


    Melissa McCarthy, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the bridesmaid, is one of the guests who attended the Oscars for the first time. She stepped onto the red carpet surrounded by her husband, parents and sister


    Coming to the interview area in front of the Dolby theater, a fat man suddenly appears in front of Murphy and Gail gado.


    "Hello, Harvey." Murphy walked over enthusiastically.


    The reporters who were authorized to interview around, seeing Murphy and Harvey Weinstein, immediately gathered around.

 Chapter 648

    "Hello, Murphy."


    Facing the cameras of reporters and the media, Harvey Weinstein once again opened his arms. Murphy didn''t hesitate to give him a hug, as if they were still partners a few years ago.


    "Director Stanton..."


    When a reporter asked questions, Murphy didn''t show any interest in accepting the interview. He deliberately asked, "I''m going into the theater. Are you coming together, Harvey?"


    "Well, let''s go together."


    Of course, Harvey Weinstein didn''t show any weakness. He immediately followed up and walked beside Murphy. They ignored the questions from the reporters around them and went directly into the Dolby theater. Due to a series of problems brought about by the renaming of the theater, the transformation of several VIP rooms has not yet ended, and the first people are basically waiting in the front hall of the theater.


    Entering the Dolby theater and seeing that no one else was coming, Harvey Weinstein said with a smile, "the recent situation is very bad for" Diego Ross ". Can''t the rumors about you and the hero be true?"


    "Does it matter whether it''s true or not?" Murphy first shrugged, then said tit for tat, "the media are all praising you, Harvey, you are the master of running the Oscars."


    He sighed. "I think, Oscar is really going to be with you and Bob. Only you can have meat at the Oscar. I should let Weinstein film release this film."


    Harvey Weinstein said with a smile of unknown meaning, "you should have thought that way for a long time. Weinstein pictures used to be the winner of the Oscars, now is, and will be."


    "Is it?" Murphy shrugged. "There are no fixed winners in this world."


    "Ha ha..." Harvey Weinstein lowered his voice a little. "Soon you''ll see what it''s like to be idle!"


    With that, he stopped giving Murphy a chance to speak and turned straight into the main hall of the Dolby theater.


    Compared with him and the whole Weinstein film industry, Murphy Stanton is just a latecomer. He used to run with him so many times that he didn''t even touch the threshold of Oscar!


    Those media hypes do have an impact on him, but with these specious things, do you want to compete with him? You''re kidding!


    This is Oscar! It''s not a summer program!


    "The hype in the media alone can''t be a fatal blow." Murphy knew this very well, so he whispered to Gail gado, "these public opinions will have an impact, but the impact will not be particularly big. Our real effective attack comes from other aspects."


    Gail gado knows what Murphy is talking about. If he doesn''t pay special attention to those secret descriptions, it''s hard to detect them. Harvey Weinstein doesn''t seem to know that his Oscar victims in the past have formed a hidden anti Weinstein film alliance.


    Murphy looked at the front hall. There was no one from his own crew. He pulled up Gail gado. "Let''s go in, too."


    Many people have entered the main hall of Dolby theater. Murphy quickly went to the front row. As a film nominated for ten awards, the crew of "Diego Ross" was assigned a very forward position, which was located in the second row of the center of the stage slightly to the left.


    "Here you are at last." Little Robert Downey saw Murphy, stood up and said, "I thought you were on the run."


    Murphy sat Gail gado down, then said to Robert Downey, "I''m waiting for you to win the best actor Oscar."


    "Who knows if I can get it." Little Robert Downey also sat down, "my advantage is not obvious."


    "It''s better than me."


    Margot Robbie came up from the entrance of the hall and heard little Robert Downey. She sat down next to Gail gado. "I''m the least likely to win the best supporting actress."


    Gail gado comforted him with a smile. "How old are you? There are still many opportunities in the future."


    Then, more members of the crew entered the main hall of the theater, and Murphy''s team basically arrived except Jodie Griffith. Jodie Griffith did not participate in the editing of the film due to personal reasons, and the editing of the film was done by Murphy himself. Therefore, the nomination for the best editing of "Diego Rose" was counted on Murphy.


    With the time getting closer and closer to the start of the awards ceremony, the Dolby theater gradually quieted down, and many people, including Murphy, turned their eyes to the stage.


    The whole stage layout is extremely gorgeous, and the college has obviously spent a lot of thought.


    People like Murphy naturally understand that even the Oscars will not have output without input. In recent years, the influence of the Oscars has been declining, and the academy has been trying to reverse this situation.


    In some ways, Oscar is also a business, directly related to the income of the college.


    It''s not just the Academy, it''s also a business for the film companies competing for the Oscars.


    As we all know, Oscar is the biggest public relations battle in Hollywood every year. The box office revenue of Oscar nominated films will increase by at least millions of dollars, while that of best actor and actress, best director or best picture films will increase by 20 million to 50 million dollars in North America alone. This is just a matter of fact Box office, including other copyright revenue, will undoubtedly be more.For example, after the first black actress, Halle Berry, won the best actress of the 74th Academy Award, when she starred in cat girl, her pay soared nearly 50 times, but after the failure of one film, she was beaten back to the original.


    The music started from the bottom of the stage, and Murphy could feel Gail gadola beside him for a moment. Murphy came back and clapped with the applause from the theater.


    "Ladies and gentlemen..."


    A strong voice rang out in the theater, "welcome Mr. Morgan Freeman."


    Morgan Freeman, dressed in a black dress, walked out from the left side of the stage and stood on the far left side of the stage. Lang Sheng said, "compared with the first award ceremony in 1929, the film has been very different, but one of every generation of filmmakers has never changed. Whether it''s real people or moving pictures, black and white or color, sound or silence, we are all immersed in the magic world of the film "I''m not in it."


    He squeezed his eyes slightly playfully at the bottom of the stage and continued, "a grand event like this can make us drink to today and remember the glory of the past. This is the 84th Academy Awards Award ceremony


    With Morgan Freeman''s last words, the big red curtain on the stage slowly opens to reveal the big screen behind. Then Billy Christo appears on the screen, and the classic Billy Christo style guest star starts again.


    "Wake up quickly, we are all waiting for you."


    In the movie "posterity", George Clooney says to the sleepy Billy Cristo, "we''re all waiting for you to go home. That''s where you belong."


    Then he kisses it.


    Billy Crystal opened his eyes.


    He began to appear in every nominated film, "penalty kicks make gold" and "artists"


    Finally, Billy Christo stands in a dilapidated house in downtown Los Angeles. This is a classic long shot recognized in "Diego Ross". Billy Christo takes the place of little Robert Downey. The figure shown in the doorframe is indecisive, and the picture behind the Fallen Angel turns into a huge Oscar poster.


    "I choose this way..." The voice of Billy Crystal''s monologue rang out, "or which way?"


    The carriage sounded and Billy Crystal came out of the house.


    A young man''s head came out of the carriage and said to Billy Crystal, "come on, I''ll take you with me!"


    "Who are you?" Asked Billy Crystal aloud.


    The man showed his face. "I''m Justin Bieber. They came to me to help you win over the young audience of 18-24 years old!"


    "Good!"


    Billy Crystal got into the carriage and headed straight for Hollywood.


    There was a big round of applause. It has to be said that Billy Christo is the most outstanding host of the Oscars in the last 20 years.


    "Billy Crystal, please!"


    The applause suddenly became more intense.


    "This is the ninth time I''ve hosted the Oscars..." It''s time for Billy Crystal''s talk show, "I just filed for bankruptcy on behalf of this theater!"


    He started with the bankruptcy of Kodak and the renaming of Hollywood and Highland Center.


    "We are holding the Oscars ceremony, creating eternal memories, but also nourishing lifelong resentment!"


    Billy Cristo seriously discussed the topic of "stick and ball" in the next three routes, and then said, "Tonight we are here to enjoy the entertainment feast, because the best medicine to alleviate the pain caused by the world economic problems is to watch a group of millionaires and give each other small gold medals!"


    There was another burst of laughter in the theater. Although this year''s Oscar nominated films are rather dull, Bill Cristo''s personal performance is still brilliant.


    Personally, Murphy is much better than last year''s combination of James Franco and Anne Hathaway.


    Although James Franco is his good friend, he is very talented and versatile in comedy, not everyone can do a good job as a host.


    "The stars are shining tonight. The first prize awarding guest is..."


    Billy Crystal reached out to the backstage exit. "Two time best actor Oscar, Mr. Tom Hanks!"


    Tom Hanks stepped onto the stage. Unexpectedly, he sprained in the middle of the walk and limped in the second half of the way. Fortunately, it was not a big problem. He stuck to the microphone.


    "Every Oscar is special! Tonight is no exception Tom Hanks finished his routine speech and got to the point, "first prize tonight, best photography..."


    Under the stage, Murphy turns to the other side of the aisle, where the artist crew is, and finds Harvey Weinstein looking at him. They make a little eye contact and immediately separate.


    Both films have won the nomination, and the competition has begun!

 Chapter 649

    "The first prize is coming. I remember that Diego rose was also shortlisted?"


    In the discussion area on the Internet, Daisy has focused on the Oscar ceremony. As soon as she asked, many people responded.


    "Yes, the shortlisted is Philip Raschel, Murphy''s special photographer!"


    "I just don''t know if Philip Raschel can make a good start for Murphy?"


    "Certainly. Think about the nominated films. Which one can surpass" Diego Ross "in photography? The black and white photography of "the artist" has long been out of date


    Obviously, these fans are influenced by the media''s praise. The long shot has been praised by too many people.


    Seeing this, Daisy recalled the nomination of this award, and could not help nodding. Meanwhile, the gap between the other films nominated and "Diego Ross" is too obvious. If this award does not fall on Murphy''s crew, the Academy judges will be blind!


    But she was not a rookie at that time. She also knew that Oscar was likely to be affected by public relations. Harvey Weinstein was recognized as an Oscar public relations expert, which was reported by many media some time ago.


    "It''s just a technology award. Is it OK to lose it?"


    Some people in the forum don''t think so. After all, it''s just the best photography.


    Daisy thought about it and said, "although it''s only the best photography, among the numerous technical awards, it''s the most important with the best editing. If a film loses these two awards at the same time, it''s almost impossible to get the best director and the best film. If it gets these two awards at the same time, the probability of winning the best director and the best film will at least exceed 8% Ten


    "That''s very important!"


    "I''ll cut back first and watch the awards!"


    Everyone left the page to see Tom Hanks.


    In the Dolby theater, after a routine string of words, Tom Hanks said in coordination with the pictures on the big screen, "the best photography nominees are: the artist''s gnum heffman, the Dragon tattooed girl''s Jeff colonwis, Hugo''s Robert Richardson, Diego Ross''s Philip Raschel, and the tree of life''s EMMAN Rubenuki


    Tom Hanks lowered his head to open the envelope. The color atmosphere around Murphy seemed to be a little tense. The main members of the crew knew that they had invested all the resources they could put into this Oscar, the crucial technology award, and even the existence of a weathervane.


    It can be seen from this award whether the judges of the Oscars have been too influenced by the public opinions that have discredited Murphy and "Diego Ross".


    The beginning of success often represents a happy ending!


    It''s not just Murphy, it''s the artists on the other side.


    Harvey Weinstein sat quietly on the stage, watching Tom Hanks take out the card in the envelope. He was very sure that Tom Hanks would read the name of "the artist" and Grimm Schiffman.


    He glanced at the "Diego Ross" crew, including two leaders, Murphy Stanton and Robert Downey Jr., who were obviously nervous.


    "Hum..." Harvey Weinstein shook his head. "A group of people who don''t have the basic experience of winning an Oscar!"


    In addition to the technical awards, has Murphy Stanton and his team ever won any heavyweight Oscars? What are they fighting with Weinstein?


    Next to Bob Weinstein seems a little worried, looked over, Harvey Weinstein nodded, "it''s OK, don''t worry."


    Tom Hanks looked at the card, looked up and said, "the best photographer is..."


    The Dolby theater was extremely quiet for a moment. Since the Academy put this award in the front, it naturally knew the importance of it for a film.


    "Philly Raschel!" Tom Hanks'' voice was heard all over the room, "Diego Ross!"


    ¡°Yes£¡¡±


    Robert Downey, Jr. took the lead in clapping his hands. He was the first one to stand up, and Murphy also stood up. As he clapped his hands, he turned to his photography director. Philip Raschel was quite excited. For a Hollywood cinematographer, this is the highest reputation he can get. He took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and hugged the crew one by one Finally, he came to Murphy''s side.


    Murphy opened his arms, hugged Philip Raschel and slapped him on the back. "Congratulations, Philip! Well done


    "Thanks, Murphy!" He also patted Murphy on the back. "It was the right choice in my life to choose to join your team at that time!"


    "Go up!"


    Robert Downey''s voice came from the side, and Philip Raschel straightened up his suit and strode to the stage. The score of "Diego Firth" played in the Dolby theater for the first time."This..." Harvey Weinstein watched as Philip Raschel stepped onto the stage and took over the best photographer from Tom Hanks. There was a haze on his fat face. "What''s going on?"


    How did Murphy Stanton snatch such a key technology award?


    Harvey Weinstein had a bad feeling, but on second thought, this is an Oscar, no one can guarantee 100% of the award, just a Best Photography Award.


    On the stage, Felipe Raschel was in front of the microphone.


    "Thank you college, thank you all, I''m so excited today! I can''t believe you put the best photography in the first place. It''s too high a starting point! "


    After joking, Felipe Raschel took an exaggerated deep breath and continued, "I love the work of film. I have a group of great colleagues, David Robbie, Helena espora, Gail gado and Paul Wilson. I want to thank you for helping me so much! And I want to thank my parents, my fiancee


    He slightly emphasized, "I want to thank Murphy. I was just a little photographer who was ignored. I only worked as a photography assistant, and I didn''t even make a full-length film. Murphy chose to trust me, and then I had..."


    At this point, Felipe Raschel held up the little golden man, and the music urged by the organizers began to ring. He finally said, "thank you!"


    Under the leadership of the emcee, Philip Raschel and Tom Hanks walk backstage together.


    Below the stage, all the crew, including Murphy, were clapping, and the whole theater was applauding.


    "It looks like we have a lot of hope."


    Robert Downey, Jr. whispered to Murphy, who nodded. "See how many golden men we can take tonight!"


    "Harvey Weinstein is looking at you." Gail gado on the other side reminds us.


    Murphy shook his head. "Leave him alone."


    Now the result can''t be changed. Even if Harvey Weinstein looks like a sword, are you afraid he won''t succeed?


    Harvey Weinstein soon adjusted his mind. It''s just a technology award. The college is likely to throw some consolation awards to Murphy Stanton just like previous sessions. As long as he doesn''t get the best film and best director, he will still be a loser, and he will win steadily.


    "Murphy won!"


    The discussion area on the Internet is full of excitement. Several circles with Murphy''s staunch supporters as the core, such as the discussion group headed by Daisy, have spoken in the discussion area to celebrate.


    "The best photography! Good start


    "We''ll continue to win the prize next!"


    "Will Diego Ross sweep the Oscars?"


    "Sure, I think Murphy''s crew can take at least five golden men!"


    All of a sudden, a piece of boiling out of a cold water message.


    "It''s just bad luck. Soon Murphy Stanton will lose and cry!"


    It''s an ID called "I''m a Catholic." I''ll be at Beverly Hills and throw shit at Murphy Stanton


    Daisy got angry immediately. "You again! Don''t think I can''t recognize you if you change your ID! "


    "It''s me. What''s the matter?" The ID of "I am a Catholic" is quite arrogant, "wait, our Archbishop has already reflected the situation to the Vatican. When the Pope makes a speech, see if your Murphy Stanton will be a man with his tail between his legs!"


    "Seal him off!"


    "Kick him!"


    The ID of "I am a Catholic" disappeared from the comments in the forum.


    But it didn''t reduce Daisy''s anger. She felt that her heart was about to lose control.


    "I will find you! I''ll take care of you again! "


    Daisy swore that she would never let this guy go!


    Inside the Dolby theater, Billy Cristo stepped on the stage again and continued to show off his words.


    "In the past year, a lot of celebrities have fallen in love with movies."


    At this point, Billy Christo pointed to the big screen, on which was a picture of a woman. "For example, Hillary Clinton, who wants to run for president, is said to like the movie Kill Bill very much. Maybe this movie can help her to Kill Bill?"


    After the joke and the main course, Billy Cristo said cleanly, "ladies and gentlemen, now let''s invite James Franco to present the best supporting actress!"


    "Will Maggie win the prize?" Gail gado is curious.


    Murphy is also curious. Although Margot Robbie is not a member of the Stanton party, everyone knows that she is in a gang with the Stanton party. Even some media have begun to classify her among the Stanton party.


    Now let James Franco present the best women''s matching album. Do you have any idea from the college? After all, today''s colleges are very good at using gimmicks to attract audiences.

 Chapter 650

    The elegant James Franco strides onto the stage and stands in front of the microphone, showing a charming smile. He is absolutely a handsome guy.


    "The five actors competing for the best supporting actress have very different voice styles. However, four of them are first selected for the Oscars, and they all have indelible talents."


    James Franco turned slightly, looked at the big screen behind him and said, "the best supporting actress shortlisted are: Beyonce beckew - the artist, Jessica chastan - help, Octavia Spencer - help, Melissa McCarthy - bridesmaid, Margot Robbie - Diego Ross."


    Murphy looked at Margot Robbie. She was holding Gail gado''s hand tightly. She was very nervous.


    For an actress born after 1990s, if she can get a best supporting actress award at this age, her career will certainly take a big step forward.


    Originally, Murphy was not optimistic about the award of Margot Robbie, but the Academy found James Franco to present the award instead of the one who won the best supporting actor in the last term. There must be a reason. Would it be out of the relationship of the winner?


    "The Oscar winner is..." James Franco opened the envelope and read out the answer, "Octavia Spencer help!"


    The theater was quiet for a second, then there was a burst of applause.


    Margot Robbie breathed out, but he was not particularly disappointed because he had been psychologically prepared before, as Gail gado next to him clapped.


    Seeing the award-winning older black women go to the stage, Murphy can only secretly sigh that the Oscar is still the Oscar, always so politically correct, always so respectful.


    If you''re right, Octavia Spencer is the oldest of all the best supporting actress nominees. If you think about the nickname of the best supporting actress award, isn''t she the one who won the most?


    Oscar''s best supporting actor and actress award has another name - the elderly comfort award!


    Octavia Spencer is old enough to be black


    Losing the best supporting actress who was not in the plan, the "Diego rose" crew seemed to be possessed by bad luck. In the next few awards, they lost the best makeup and best art direction, both of which were lost to Martin Scorsese''s Hugo.


    Then came the best original screenplay award.


    Angelina Jolie stood on the stage and announced loudly, "the one who won the best original script is Michael Hazanavicius: "the artist!"


    As soon as the result came out, the cast of "the artist" was full of excitement. They had already won the best score and the best sound editing. With the award for the best original script, the number of golden men they took away reached three!


    Murphy noticed that Harvey Weinstein looked this way again. After all, he was nominated for best original screenplay for "Diego Ross" and now he''s directly ahead of him in this award. The fat Jewish man''s eyes are obviously a little smug.


    However, compared with the people around him, Murphy seems very calm. He directly meets Harvey Weinstein''s eyes, fearless and yielding. Even if he loses this term, he can make a comeback later. Even with age, he can make Harvey Weinstein die!


    Harvey Weinstein took the initiative to look away. He didn''t have to compare his sharp eyes with a loser. Now the ratio of "artist" crew and "Diego Ross" golden man is three to one. Murphy Stanton has lost three nominations except for winning an award at the beginning.


    "It seems that the college is ready to run with him again." Bob Weinstein, next to him, whispered, "so give Diego Ross the best photography as a comfort."


    Harvey Weinstein nodded his big head. "It''s very possible."


    The award ceremony is still going on. In the discussion area of the Internet, many people are complaining. On the one hand, they are dissatisfied with the fact that Murphy''s crew has not won the award again. On the other hand, the award ceremony has become the old tune and boring.


    "After the first 15 minutes, except for Billy Crystal''s jokes, it was boring."


    "It''s both politically correct and comforting the elderly. Is there any mistake? This is the most important film award in Hollywood, not the Association for respecting and loving the elderly!"


    "Every year, the college says that it changes, but it always changes like that. It''s always nostalgic. Who can remember those old movies?"


    Seeing this, Daisy thought about it and wrote in the discussion area, "another reason is that the films nominated are so strange, Hugo, posterity, tree of life, artist How many have you seen? "


    There was a lot of response.


    "I haven''t seen any of them, so I''m not interested in the awards."


    "I''ve seen posterity, but I left before I finished. It''s really boring."


    "Yes, I''ve seen it too. It''s slower than Diego Ross."Daisy to these people analysis, "you have not seen the film, do not think how good these films, naturally, they won''t be interested in winning, it will be boring."


    If it wasn''t for Murphy, she wouldn''t be here watching the Oscars.


    In the Dolby theater, awards are awarded one after another, and films such as "posterity", "the girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "midnight Paris" all have their own gains, but Oscar ratings are declining.


    It''s undeniable that apart from the jokes, Oscar likes nostalgia most, which is in line with the appetite of the core members of the Academy. Every Academy Awards ceremony is always full of nostalgia for a long time.


    For the audience who are not too old, the nostalgic plot is always tasteless.


    Nielsen statistics has been monitoring the audience rating of this year''s Oscars ceremony. When Sean Connery stepped onto the stage, the big screen and TV screen turned to black and white, and the awards ceremony was nostalgic again, a person in charge of Nielsen kept reporting the audience rating.


    "The number of viewers in North America has dropped from 35 million just now to 31 million..."


    After a minute, the program of remembering the golden age is still playing for a long time, and the person in charge says, "now it''s 29 million!"


    Every minute, he will report the number of viewers. The number proves that the old period is really not very popular. He can be called the killer of ratings. "28 million, 27 million, 26.5 million, 26 million, almost breaking through the lowest number of Oscar viewers in the last decade!"


    Fortunately, the program of remembering the golden age ended after more than five minutes, and then the best supporting actor slowly pulled up the audience rating.


    Obviously, the college is not stupid. It is clear that the audience does not like this type of program. It has specially arranged to save the show with the best supporting actor award. At the same time, it also shows the stubborn and conservative side of the college. Even though it knows that nostalgia is not popular, it still stubbornly puts this type of program in the award ceremony, which takes more than five minutes.


    At the moment when the white haired Christopher Plummer won the best supporting actor award with beginner, which most people have never heard of, the audience of the Oscar ceremony finally returned to more than 30 million.


    This can be said to be a very serious situation for the Oscars in the new century. With the flow of information and the increase of entertainment methods, the audience rating of the award ceremony has been declining, even reaching a new low since the 1970s.


    In fact, it''s not difficult to save the audience rating of the Oscars. Choosing a movie with a wider audience can easily solve this problem. For example, since the 1990s, the 70th Oscars have the highest audience rating, and Titanic has easily raised the audience rating of the whole awards ceremony.


    It''s just that what the college has done, most of the time, runs counter to the ordinary audience.


    Although a best supporting actor has dragged the audience back to more than 30 million, he is unable to take it to a higher level. The task of saving the audience rating of this year''s Oscars is by no means what a movie like beginner, whose audience number may not reach one million, can undertake.


    When it comes to the audience and box office, although the box office of "Diego Ross" is less than 60 million US dollars in North America, it is enough to be superior to all the films nominated for best picture.


    after the following advertising time, the person in charge of Nielsen Company was even more surprised to find that the audience rating of the award ceremony did not decline, but began to rise, even close to 35 Million pass!


    "The next prize is best editing." "Murphy Stanton is nominated," his deputy warned


    The person in charge suddenly woke up, "no wonder the audience rating keeps rising. It turns out that the most outstanding young director in Hollywood in the 21st century may be winning the prize!"


    In the Dolby theater, Murphy sees his own people on the stage again, and Seth Logan shakes to the microphone.


    "The famous Hollywood director Radley Scott once said that the cooperation between film editors and directors is like a marriage."


    People in Stanton party seem to have learned some of Murphy''s characteristics. Seth Logan doesn''t have any nonsense. He directly talks about the string prepared by the organizer, "just like marriage, they huddle in a dark hut without windows, sharing takeout and enjoying other people''s little movies."


    He obviously made a little joke, and there was a lot of laughter under the stage.


    It has to be said that this fat man looks simple and honest, but his talent of creating happiness is really different.


    Saigen said, "I''m joking with the little clip that won the best screen..."


    On the big screen, clips of the nominated film, "Michael Hazanavicius - the artist," began to play


    After hearing the name, Murphy remembered that "the artist" is the same as himself, both director and editor.


    The voices on the stage continued, "Selma scommeck - Hugo, Murphy Stanton - Diego Ross..."

 Chapter 651

    "Several awards have been lost in front of us. Can we get this one?"


    In the discussion area of the Internet, Murphy''s fans are worried that after "Diego rose" got off to a good start, it went all the way to the black, and then even failed to win an award. Murphy also lost to "the artist" in the best original script, which made them who were full of confidence begin to doubt the fairness of the Oscar again.


    "The Oscars are still dark, Murphy is very dangerous."


    In the eyes of fans, as long as the winner is not the object of their own preference, it is abnormal.


    "Don''t you just give Diego Ross the best photography as a comfort? The college used to do that a lot! "


    "Yes! Give Murphy a comforting Technology Award, and then let him run with him all the way... "


    Murphy''s fans are obviously worried that the Academy will treat Murphy and his films as it has in previous Oscars.


    Even Daisy didn''t know what to say.


    However, like all of Murphy''s other fans, she immediately switched back to the Oscars live website and waited for Seth Logan to announce the best editing results.


    In the Dolby theatre, although Seth Logan of the stantons stood on the stage, James Franco was superior to Margot Robbie. Few people now think that the organizers invited stantons to present awards just to give awards to stantons.


    Murphy sat in his own position, looking very calm. Gail gado beside him was a little worried and held his hand tightly. Margot Robbie on the other side was also nervous and grasped Gail gado''s other hand forcefully. Robert Downey, Jr. frowned and looked at Seth Logan on the stage. The past experience of Murphy running with him at the Oscars flashed in front of his eyes Yes.


    The whole "Diego Ross" crew seems to hold their breath. They lost several awards one after another. They can''t help but doubt that the academy and the Oscar don''t like them? Did the crew make so much effort in vain?


    Further back, Carla Firth, wearing a smart lady''s suit, looks askew at the stage. She and Murphy have worked together to do so many things, especially making full use of the outside influence of Catholicism. Isn''t that enough?


    No! Carla Firth thinks of the judges she met. They are very, very dissatisfied with the interference of foreign forces in Hollywood''s freedom of filming!


    "The winner of the best clip is..." Seth Logan opened the envelope, looked down at the card, put the most brilliant smile on his fat face, and then read out the answer, "Murphy Stanton - Diego Ross!"! Congratulations, Murphy


    ¡°Yes£¡¡±


    Robert Downey, Jr. boomed, Murphy clenched his fist and recovered twice. This award is so important!


    Dolby theater in this very short moment fell into silence, it seems that I can''t believe that the person who has been running the Oscar for nearly ten years is going to become the winner of the Oscar?


    The best photography and the best editing are all in the bag of the "Diego Ross" crew. Normally, everyone in the circle knows what it means.


    The crew of "Diego Ross" gave the first round of applause here. The applause seemed monotonous in the huge Dolby theater, but then the applause came from all directions and finally gathered into a turbulent river.


    Murphy turns around and kisses Gail gado, then stands up and claps with his team members one by one, and goes straight to the Oscar stage. This is not the first time that he has won the Oscar, but he is very excited, because this best editing little golden man proves that it is not futile to do so much before, and the academy and the Oscar do not want him to continue to run with him Mian is very likely to take away one or two important awards. In the fight for best director and best picture, he is already ahead of his rival artist!


    As Murphy approaches the stage, Harvey Weinstein looks grim. The development of things is completely different from what he imagined, and seems to have a trend beyond his control.


    "Damn it He said in his heart, "what are those damned old men thinking?"


    Although curse in the heart, Harvey Weinstein''s face is still relatively calm, after all, the past Oscar, he has not lost, nor can he afford to lose.


    Besides, it''s not the end yet. It''s not sure who will win tonight!


    Murphy stepped onto the stage, took the golden man from Seth Logan, gave him a hug, and then came to the microphone.


    "Thank you Murphy was confident that he would make a comeback, so he said as succinctly as possible, "thank you academy and Oscar, thank you Seth for bringing me good luck, his luck has always been good, thank you my team and everyone in the crew, I love you! Thank you


    With that, Murphy turned to the exit position on the side of the stage. I didn''t expect that his acceptance speech was so short. Many people at the bottom of the stage were stunned, and then there was a warm applause.


    Watching Murphy and Seth Logan walk backstage chatting, Robert Downey Jr. says to the people around him, "this is not Murphy''s speech. He''ll save it when he gets the best director."There was a lot of laughter around, and the atmosphere of the "Diego Ross" crew was totally different from that just now. Almost everyone had a smile on their face, and they knew they might be the biggest winner tonight.


    "Honey, are you ready for the award speech?" Margot Robbie turned to Gael gado and asked, "you''re the producer of this film."


    The Oscars stipulate that the best picture can declare the names of the two producers. Behind the producers who have been nominated for best picture in Diego rose, there are the names of Gail gado and Murphy.


    "It doesn''t matter. Anyway, the crew will come on stage together." Gail gado is now in a good mood, joking with Margot Robbie, "then you will stand behind me and teach me how to say it."


    As the awards continued, Daisy switched to the discussion area''s website. The previous silence had disappeared, and was replaced by an enthusiastic message.


    "There''s a lot of hope for the best director and best picture this time, isn''t there?"


    "Don''t think about it. It must be Murphy''s! "Diego Ross" includes all the best actor, best director and best picture in the back


    "Little Robert Downey is a bit of a suspense. After all, he has played in superhero movies and is almost Tony Stark''s spokesman in the real world."


    "Don''t worry about Downey, as long as Murphy can get the best director, I will be satisfied!"


    "What''s the chance of Murphy getting best director and best picture?"


    Seeing this question, Daisy thought about it and said, "referring to the past Oscar situation, it should be more than 70%!"


    "Only 70%


    "Seventy percent is a big chance!"


    Backstage at the Dolby theatre, Murphy is being interviewed regularly by reporters.


    "Do you think you can get the best director?" Asked the ABC reporter.


    "Who knows..." Murphy shrugged and said, "but I think tonight is the biggest opportunity in the last few years."


    The reporter asked questions, but Murphy shook his head, indicating that there was no need to continue the interview.


    The reporter on the other side didn''t insist either. He has been covering Oscar for many years and knows very well that Murphy may come back soon.


    Turning through a door into the corridor leading to the main hall, Seth Logan is still waiting for him. Murphy reminds him, "let''s get in quickly, or we''ll miss the best actor."


    Although little Robert Downey has little advantage, even because of playing a superhero, he has the aura of reducing points, but judging from the situation tonight, he may not have won the best actor.


    Maybe it''s a little longer backstage. When Murphy returns to the main hall, Billy Crystal starts to show off on the stage again.


    Frankly speaking, tonight''s Oscars ceremony is full of too many reminiscences. If it wasn''t for Billy Crystal, it would be even more boring.


    "How''s it going?" Gayle Murphy asked, "where is it going to be done with little Garfield?"


    Gail gado took a look and said, "just after the award of best actress, Meryl Streep took the award for" iron lady. "


    "Well."


    Murphy nodded and looked at Harvey Weinstein. The cheers around him seemed to have become the final winner.


    Then he looked at little Robert Downey, who was sipping his mouth, obviously waiting for something.


    The next award is best actor!


    Natalie Portman, the best actress of the last Academy Award, has already stepped onto the stage.


    "This award winner is a little special."


    Robert Downey, Jr. suddenly jumped out a sentence. Murphy shook his head. "It''s good to get the award, no matter who the guest is!"


    "It''s my honor to introduce the best actor list of this year."


    Natalie Portman turned to look at the big screen and said, "the nominees are: George Clooney - posterity, Brad Pitt - penalty gold, Demian bizier - better life, Jean Dujardin - artist, little Robert Downey - Diego Ross!"


    Previously, Meryl Streep took away the best actress, which greatly increased Harvey Weinstein''s confidence. Looking at Natalie Portman on the stage at this moment, she thinks that Jean Dujardin has at least a 60% chance of winning the prize!


    As for Robert Downey Jr., who''s been a superhero and wants to get an Oscar for best actor? The opportunity is not without, but it is too low.


    He felt that Jean Dujardin was more likely to win than Meryl Streep.


    "The best actor tonight is..." Natalie Portman''s eyes swept over the "Diego Ross" crew, and immediately saw Murphy, but her acting skills were superb, her expression did not change at all. She took out the card, looked down, and immediately said, "Little Robert Downey, Diego Ross!"

 Chapter 652

    In the warm applause, little Robert Downey walked to the Oscar stage with high spirits, and waved around frequently. All the previous tension and expectation disappeared, which made him look very angry.


    But this is Robert Downey Jr., isn''t it?


    Murphy heard Susan Downey say that Robert Downey Jr. also prepared a very special award speech, and now he finally has a chance to hear it.


    On the other hand, Harvey Weinstein clapped mechanically, his expressionless fat face was not good-looking. This is a sure prize, and he lost it!


    Seeing that Robert Downey Jr. takes over the best actor from Natalie Portman, he leans back to his seat and has an increasingly strong idea that this is not an Oscar ceremony for him and Weinstein pictures!


    "How many times have I made a comeback?"


    On the stage, the first sentence of Robert Downey Jr.''s acceptance speech caused a lot of laughter. As everyone knows, he is more likely to create atmosphere than Murphy. "First of all, I want to thank the guy who told me that George Clooney would win this award at about 10 a.m. this morning, so he told me not to prepare the acceptance speech."


    Robert Downey Jr. and George Clooney Jr. are old acquaintances. They make fun of him on purpose.


    He went on to say, "I don''t have many people to thank. My colleagues, crew, friends, brothers and family have helped me a lot. They can''t express it with a single thank you, eh I should be able to thank 20th century fox In fact, these guys should thank me. There are too many movies in this festival, which are going to squeeze out "Diego Ross". If it wasn''t for me, we wouldn''t have any drama at all. "


    Dolby theater inside the burst of laughter, who did not expect Robert Downey Jr. to get the best actor Oscar moment, should come up with such a special award speech.


    "This guy." Murphy was laughing and clapping, and Gail gado was laughing, too


    Standing in front of the microphone, Robert Downey Jr. continued his special acceptance speech, "I don''t really want to thank Murphy Stanton, although this guy probably..."


    He broke his fingers and calculated, "well I saved my career at least six times. "


    At this point, he looked at Susan Downey. "I don''t really want to thank my wife. I don''t know where to knock if it wasn''t for her. Murphy has a vision for this film. Many people get together and work hard. By the way, he once said that the magic of art is that it can be transformed into various novel forms of expression, so I also want to thank Or not thanks to the college, they are a group of innovative people, and now I am one of them


    Finally, Robert Downey Jr. raises the Oscar winner and goes to one side of the stage, but instead of going backstage, he stands on one side of the stage, waiting for the next best director award.


    Murphy is more or less nervous. All the way up to now, only a few people know how many difficulties and obstacles he has crossed, the initial capital to win in danger, his persistent efforts to enter the mainstream, his experience of running for many years, and the current situation created by all available situations.


    "There was a big boy who became an excellent actor at the age of 19 and a superstar in the 1980s."


    Billy Christo brought out the best director award winner, "he''s still alive today! Welcome Tom Cruise


    The soundtrack of Tom Cruise on the stage.


    "Here we are at last!"


    Internet discussion group inside a piece of excitement, "Murphy''s time has finally come!"


    "Best Director Oscar winner!"


    Daisy, unwilling to fall behind, wrote directly, "Murphy is the best director!"


    "Murphy is the best director!"


    "Murphy is the best director!"


    "Murphy is..."


    There''s a group of people following.


    But it''s not over yet. Daisy typed out another line: "if the best director of tonight''s Oscar is not Murphy, tomorrow we''ll burn the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences! Along with the whole of Wilshire street


    "Count me in!"


    The latecomers enthusiastically signed up.


    "I''ll go too!"


    "Everybody together!"


    Some people are more calm.


    "You don''t have a chance. Murphy must be the best director!"


    According to Nielsen''s statistics, the number of North American viewers of the Oscars reached the peak tonight when the best actor award was presented - 38.26 million!


    However, this number did not last long at all. When Billy Christo announced the best director award, Nielsen counted that the number of viewers in North America exceeded 40 million in less than half a minute!


    And showing a rising trend! Go straight to the 45 million mark!


    Daisy stares at the live page, her eyes still.


    Justin put his hands together and seemed to be praying for the director he liked.Millions of Murphy fans in the United States put down their beer, coke, hamburgers and sandwiches. They wait quietly for the arrival of the award-winning moment of their favorite director!


    On the stage of Dolby theatre, Tom Cruise walks slowly with his hair cut short, stepping on the soundtrack of mission impossible. His smile is still charming, but it can''t attract people''s attention. At this moment, even Tom Cruise is just a background board for the best director award.


    Harvey Weinstein''s spirit is 120000. Will the college give Weinstein a piece of cake? After all, he made so much effort!


    "A lot of people know that photographers are responsible for shooting, actors are responsible for acting, and writers are responsible for scripts, but what does a director do?"


    Although he is 50 years old, Tom Cruise still looks so handsome, and his voice is still charming. "In fact, a director is a group of dreamers who can give everything for a vision. The following five are shortlisted for their exemplary works!"


    "Here''s the Oscar nomination for best director!"


    Tom Cruise turned to the big screen and said, "Michael Hazanavicius, the artist. Michael, Murphy Stanton - Diego Ross, Martin Scorsese - Hugo, Woody Allen - Midnight Paris, Terence Marek - tree of life. "


    Who can win the prize? The people in the Dolby theater are waiting! Countless fans all over North America are waiting!


    With a trademark smile, Tom Cruise opened the envelope, looked at it and read the result without looking up.


    "Murphy Stanton, Diego Ross!"


    "Won


    Margot Robbie immediately clapped his hand and turned to look at Murphy. All of Murphy''s nervousness and expectation were thrown out of the air. He turned to kiss Gail gado.


    "We won..." Gail gado whispered in his ear, then hugged Murphy. "We won!"


    Then, Susan Downey, David Robbie, Philip Raschel and Helena espora came to congratulate Murphy.


    At the same time, the discussion area of the Internet is boiling.


    "Won! Win


    In an exquisite apartment building, Daisy jumped up directly from the computer chair and waved her arms. At this moment, she was extremely excited. As the first group of fans who liked Murphy, she knew very well what training, hard work and hard work Murphy Stanton had gone through to get to the present step!


    "Come on, Murphy!" She cried.


    "We won!" Back in the computer chair, Daisy typed this sentence in the discussion area as fast as she could.


    "Yes, we won!"


    Also sitting in front of the computer, Justin just left the keyboard with both hands. He felt like he had got what he wanted. Is there anything happier than his favorite work and the director''s recognition?


    "Wow, Murphy won!"


    "Murphy is the best director


    "Murphy is going to win the best director award!"


    "We have won!"


    In the discussion area, it has become a sea of joy, and countless fans have made all kinds of voices of celebration.


    Just at the moment when Tom Cruise announced the award-winning list, there were bursts of cheers in innumerable bars across the United States. The sound of the collision of wine glasses rang out one after another, and then it was quiet again. They were waiting for the moment when the director stepped on the stage to receive the award.


    Harvey Weinstein and the artist crew are in a dead silence. They lost!


    Looking at Murphy who was congratulated, Harvey Weinstein first clenched his fist, and then loosened it. So Murphy Stanton ended his Oscar running career?


    At this moment, Harvey Weinstein still can''t believe it''s true. He and Weinstein lost?


    When he saw the tall and straight figure walking towards the stage in the way of congratulations, he finally understood that they really lost, and they lost to the ground!


    Although there are still best films that have not been awarded, Harvey Weinstein is an expert in running Oscars. He has clearly understood that this year''s Academy is to completely recognize Murphy Stanton and set the tone of supporting film directors in the dispute between Catholic and Hollywood films. The best film that follows must be "Diego Ross" and definitely not "the artist" ¡·¡£


    Martin Scorsese is also clapping his hands. If the winner is someone else, he will feel unwilling to lose to Murphy, but not. The other party''s black movies, especially several black crime movies, are really brilliant. Even at the peak of his black crime theme, it was Murphy Stanton''s level.


    "It doesn''t matter." Harvey Weinstein said to the reluctant Bob Weinstein, "we can come back next year, and with Murphy Stanton''s dark and commercial style, I don''t know how many years it will take to wait for the next Oscar to come back."When Murphy stepped onto the stage and took over the little golden man from Tom Cruise, the Dolby theater clapped again. Gail gado stood up and made a standing gesture. All the members of the "Diego Ross" crew stood up, and then the people around them stood up and again gave the tsunami like applause of Pumbaa.


    Dolby theatre stands up to pay tribute to the best director of the evening!

 Chapter 653

    "Thank you, thank you very much!"


    Standing in front of the microphone, Murphy looked at the audience, waiting for the applause to fade out in his voice. Then he raised the Oscar winner and said, "I finally got the Oscar!"


    "At this moment, I''m the happiest director in the world," Murphy said


    Because of his personal cognitive problems and as a Hollywood director, he is not very interested in Cannes Palme d''Or, Venice Golden Lion and Berlin Golden Bear. The Oscar is the biggest award for a Hollywood director.


    "Thank the Academy, thank you all."


    Murphy pauses. He has no talent for comedy. He says seriously, "first of all, I want to thank my fiancee Gail gado."


    He pointed to the location of the "Diego Ross" crew. "She''s there!"


    The camera immediately turned and landed on Gail gado.


    "She tolerates and supports everything I do, and helps me silently! She is the best


    Then Murphy turned to her filming and behind the scenes team and said, "thanks to bill, he showed up when I needed him most and always gave me the best advice. Thank you, Carla. You''re a great woman. Thank you, David, for lighting up my every movie. Thank you, Philip. You are the best photographer for me. Thank you, Helena. As an art director, you are so different... "


    After praising the main leader of the team, Murphy said, "thank everyone in my team. They are indispensable! Thank you for your cooperation and cooperation, your support has given me the most incredible life work experience! And Donny, Jim, Jonah, Seth and Maggie, you are always the best actors! Best brother and best friend


    "Thank you


    Murphy nodded slightly. In another round of applause, she turned and walked to little Robert Downey. She didn''t go backstage and stood here to wait.


    The next award is best picture, the final prize of all previous Oscars!


    Now "Diego Roth" has won the best director, and previously received the best editing and best photography awards. There is no suspense about the best film.


    Not only Murphy, but also the guests in the front row know that the best film is Diego rose.


    "Up to now, the Oscars ceremony has come to a climax." Billy Cristo didn''t know when he was on the stage again. "The final Best Picture award will be announced soon. Let''s welcome the awarding guests George Lucas


    George Lucas has confirmed that he will sell the whole Lucas film industry to Walt Disney, quit the mainstream film industry, and go to do some film experiments and research work. This is probably the last time he will appear on the Oscar stage.


    "Tonight, it''s a great celebration of movies."


    Holding a large envelope, George Lucas stood in front of the microphone and said, "watch a movie in front of the big screen and share the fun of watching movies with hundreds of people. There are too many reasons why we love going to the movies..."


    At this point, George Lucas pointed to the big screen in the back, "here are nine!"


    The representative clips of the nine films "posterity", "help", "Hugo", "penalty kick into gold", "Diego Ross", "special sound, very close", "artist", "tree of life" and "midnight Paris" were shown on the big screen one by one.


    "The end of a journey always begins with a dream." George Lucas opened the envelope.


    The Dolby theatre was silent and everyone was waiting for the final award.


    Harvey Weinstein never prayed that the Academy could continue to pursue the strategy of sharing the cake, so maybe the artist would have a chance to win the best picture.


    But George Lucas''s words broke all his illusions: "the winner of the best picture is" Diego Ross "! Let''s welcome producers Gail gado and Murphy Stanton


    "It''s us!"


    At the exit on the left side of the backstage, Robert Downey, Jr. cheered, and Murphy also waved his fist. This kind of feeling is too enjoyable for him!


    Best actor, best film and best director, he got them all at once!


    "Won


    Below the crew is calling for joy, Gail gado stood up and called the crew to come here, "go up!"


    Perhaps because of her personality, she seems calm.


    More than a dozen people came to the stage, and Murphy and Robert Downey came to the center from the entrance on the left side of the backstage. This is the moment of the film "Diego Ross"! It''s Murphy''s moment! It belongs to the whole team!


    The best picture award is never one person, but a whole film production team!


    Therefore, when the rule that only two producers can take the stage to receive awards was questioned at the beginning, the Academy no longer limited that only two producers who signed in the nomination can take the stage, and acquiesced to the situation that the whole crew took the stage to receive awards.However, there are always winners on stage.


    Because he just got the best director, Murphy, after joining his own crew, gave up the front position to Gail gado. Gail gado, on behalf of the whole crew, took over the best picture of the 84th Academy Award from George Lucas.


    The crew also hugged and congratulated each other. It was not easy for the team to get the best picture Oscar.


    No matter Murphy, or others, for this day have paid more than ten years of hard work!


    "Honey." Murphy took the initiative to give way and asked Gail gado to speak on behalf of the whole crew


    Gail gado stood at the front, looked at the best picture, and said, "it''s an incredible honor and a real shock. This embodies the joint efforts of many people. Our whole team has worked hard for one year. This award is the best affirmation for the team! I want to thank everyone in the team! "


    She looked up and said, "our society is not perfect. When the social environment is so bad that some people are forced to make a living, they may make some bad choices. I want to tell them that such choices are wrong! But we should also pay attention to whether they will have more choices if the social environment gets better? Movies may not do much, but they can remind people to work hard for a better society and family


    "I also want to thank Murphy for taking me into this industry and enjoying every moment of it!" Gail gado seemed a little excited. "When Murphy proposed to me, he said that he would not let me count my retirement days, but would accompany me to create brilliance. Now I want to say, you did it!"


    Then it''s Murphy. Murphy said everything before, just said, "thank you, thank you all!"


    Harvey Weinstein sat on his seat and patted his palm with no expression. Although Weinstein pictures got a best actress this time, it was a complete failure.


    Is Oscar really going to change?


    He couldn''t understand why "the artist", a film tailored for the Academy Awards, was defeated by a less Hollywood black film?


    Is Catholic intervention so effective? Or did the hype in the media play a role?


    He is Harvey Weinstein after all. Instead of roaring or being shocked, he calmly thinks about what happened and how to avoid the next Oscar?


    "Great! Great victory! Congratulations to Murphy. Congratulations on winning the best actor, best director and best picture awards


    Looking at the discussion area, she gradually calmed down and quickly sent a message.


    "After ten years of waiting, I finally saw Murphy''s great victory in the Oscars!"


    "It''s not easy!" A message echoed, "professional running for ten years!"


    "Murphy''s running career is over." Someone reminded me.


    "Yes Behind a lot of people echoed, "Murphy is not a professional running Oscar director at last!"


    "Ha ha, that''s it."


    "Best actor, best director, best film, best photography and best editing have won five awards in ten nominations, which is worth celebrating!"


    "Celebrate, boys! To celebrate our Murphy, is there anyone in New York going out for a drink? "


    "I''ll go."


    "I''ll go too."


    "Count me in!"


    Turning off the computer, Daisy puts on a coat and goes to the nearest movie themed bar. She wants to join the carnival until dawn!


    For Murphy fans, there''s no need to sleep this night!


    A beautiful wave of three wins in a row made "Diego Ross" the biggest winner tonight. When it entered the backstage interview area, the crew became the focus of ABC TV station, especially Murphy and little Robert Downey. The microphones and cameras around them kept shaking back and forth.


    "Director Stanton."


    The previous reporter came to Murphy and asked, "can you talk about your mood now?"


    "Very happy!"


    At this moment, Murphy didn''t hide his emotion at all, and said aloud, "very excited! It''s a great night! I''ll never forget it


    The reporter then asked, "what do you think is the reason why your crew won five awards?"


    "Work hard!" Of course, Murphy is not stupid enough to say something like "private operation." we worked very hard and gave everything for it, plus a little bit of luck, so we have the present achievements! Tonight, luck is on our side! "


    "What do you want to do now?" The reporter asked again.


    Murphy laughed. "Celebrate! We are going to celebrate this rare hono

 Chapter 654

    "Director Stanton, can you talk about the feeling of winning the best director Oscar for the first time?"


    In front of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, as soon as Murphy came over from the red carpet, a dozen reporters blocked him in the interview area, and all kinds of questions were thrown at him and Gail gado.


    "Miss gado, is the social problems in the United States really like what you said in your acceptance speech?"


    Murphy and Gail gado both spoke backstage at the Oscars. They ignored the reporters and went directly into the Hilton Hotel under the protection of the staff of the organizer. They came to the noisy No.1 banquet hall.


    It''s Oscar night, which is vanity fair''s party after the Oscars.


    When they left the Dolby theatre, they were stopped by reporters and delayed for some time. Murphy and Gail gado came late. At this time, a lot of people had gathered in the banquet hall, especially the complacent winners tonight. They were drinking and celebrating crazily.


    Murphy quickly found his own table and took Gail gado to the table. Robert Downey, Jr., who got the best actor tonight, was drinking with Margaret Robbie, a frustrated man. There were two empty cups in front of them.


    "Here comes our hero!"


    Margot Robbie sees Gail gado, abandons little Robert Downey and raises his glass to Murphy. "To Murphy, cheers!"


    "Well said!" Robert Downey, Jr. raised his glass. "We want to congratulate Murphy!"


    Others, such as Felipe Raschel and Helena espora, also stood up and raised their glasses


    Murphy had ordered two drinks from the waiter, handed Gail gado one and then raised his glass. "Cheers, guys!"


    After drinking a glass of wine, Murphy''s excitement was aroused again. He talked with Robert Downey Jr. while drinking. He worked hard for this moment for so long. Now is the time to enjoy it.


    After a short stay, because there were too many people coming to congratulate Murphy, he drank a few more glasses and felt drunk.


    "Let''s go back." Gail gado suggested, "drink more and you''ll be drunk."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. He didn''t want to be rude in public. He waved to Robert Downey Jr. "you go on. I''ll go first."


    They left the Hilton Hotel and went straight home.


    It''s a long night. For many people, it''s also a sleepless night. For many entertainment journalists, Oscar is definitely the front page of all the entertainment news the next day.


    "The biggest surprise of Oscar night is that Murphy Stanton has finished ten years of running with him and captured the best director. Diego Ross has won the best director, best film and best actor, becoming the biggest winner!"


    "Last night, there were so many Oscars," the artist "won only a few irrelevant technical awards, and was completely suppressed by" Diego Ross! "


    Even the leader of the national newspaper industry and the entertainment section of the three major newspapers are full of news about this year''s Oscars.


    "Diego Ross created the biggest surprise of this year''s Oscars. In the last three heavyweight awards, it defeated the previously recognized popular" artist "and gave Murphy Stanton the taste of the best director of the Oscars for the first time. Although Weinstein pictures won a Best Actress Oscar by Meryl Streep, the number of awards is far from enough It''s the most frustrated group of people last night


    - Washington Post


    "when young Murphy Stanton, the winner of the best director award, took over the heavy little golden man from Tom Cruise, the whole world held its breath. Although the young director passed the record of the youngest Best Director, no one could deny his greatness, and Hollywood entered the era of Murphy Stanton Time


    - Los Angeles Times


    "among the four most important awards, Diego rose won best actor, best director and best film in succession. This is a surprise, but it is also popular. For director Murphy Stanton himself, this evening is undoubtedly an "incredible night of ecstasy.". This is a great personal victory for Murphy Stanton, and also a victory for the rejuvenation reform of the Academy of film arts and Sciences! "


    - the New York Times


    as for the media specializing in entertainment, most of them praise Murphy.


    "There is no doubt that Murphy Stanton is becoming a film master, a real master. The means of expression that his lens language can provide are always the most talented and exciting."


    - "Hollywood Reporter"


    of course, just like after every Oscar in the past, the media is not without doubts. Especially the tabloids like to create some topics at this time to attract people''s attention.


    "Black curtain! Murphy Stanton''s award-winning is full of dark scenes. The film "Diego rose" is not as good as "the artist" in terms of artistic value and popularity. The reason why it won the three awards of best actor, best director and best film is entirely the result of the operation of CAA and fox in the 20th century. It''s not a victory of the film, it''s just a successful public relations! "Although the tabloid''s nonsense is close to the truth in some aspects, no one will care, including the frustrated Weinstein film industry. After all, from the 1990s to the present, which Oscar winner has not had successful public relations and operation behind it?


    There are many voices of such doubts. Compared with other films, Diego rose does not have many advantages, nor is it completely outstanding.


    however, Murphy will not care about these. He won the best director. Xiaojinren can''t be changed, and the mainstream media are basically praising, and those tabloids can''t make waves at all.


    What''s more, these Oscar winners can completely change the situation of "Diego Ross" in the film market.


    In any case, the influence of the Oscars in North America and even the world can not be underestimated. The best actor, best director and best picture, the three heavyweights of the Oscars, apart from their huge glory, can be directly transformed into economic benefits.


    It seems very vulgar to talk about money in front of the Oscars. But look at the major Hollywood companies, especially Weinstein pictures and Weinstein brothers, why are they competing for the Oscars only for art and glory?


    I believe that any normal person can make a judgment easily.


    Oscar effect, feedback in "Diego - Ross" above the film, the most direct is that before the more general box office data increased by a section.


    Up to now, the film "Diego Ross" has not been completely released from the North American cinema. As the distributor, 20th century fox has made great efforts. Before the Oscars, there are only less than 400 cinemas left in North America, and the film layout rate is only less than 3%. On the second day of the Oscars, the film "Diego Ross" is still in the middle of the world- After the expansion of the previous point screening, the North American cinema line and film arrangement rate of Ross have expanded greatly again. The number of theaters in North America has reached as many as 2200, and the film arrangement rate has increased to nearly 25%!


    The most important thing is that a considerable number of North American fans, influenced by the best actor, best director and best picture, enter the cinema one after another, or watch the film again, or watch it for the first time. As a result, the box office of less than 50000 US dollars per day exceeds 3 million US dollars at one stroke, and the following weekend Among them, three consecutive days of receipts were 5.54 million US dollars, 6.46 million US dollars and 5.1 million US dollars, and North America received another 17.1 million US dollars.


    With the accumulation of previous working days, the North American box office of "Diego Ross" has slowly approached the $100 million mark!


    In everyone''s eyes, it is inevitable that the final North American box office of the film will exceed $100 million.


    At the same time, in the 20th century, after a long period of restrictions on overseas release, fox finally made "Diego Ross" appear in the most important film markets in Europe, Latin America and the Far East on the second day after the Oscar ceremony and before the following weekend. Although films are limited by their own types, they can not sweep the overseas market like summer blockbusters, In seven days, he has gained nearly 40 million US dollars from various overseas markets.


    The global box office of "Diego Ross" finally exceeded 100 million dollars.


    In addition, in those relatively small overseas markets, 20th Century Fox adopted the operation strategy of selling out the right to show "Diego Ross". As the best picture of Oscar, it is easy to get the price. For example, if you sell it to the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, you will get a selling out fee of $5 million from China Film Group.


    Although this income is not particularly large, it is already quite rare for such a type of film. If "Diego rose" does not just win the best actor, best director and best picture Oscar, it can''t even sell one third of the price. More likely, China Film Group won''t watch this film At a glance.


    The film''s future revenue will increase with time, and the box office is only a part of the film''s revenue. Although many peripheral copyrights are still under negotiation, with the addition of Oscar aura, the TV copyright, Internet copyright and DVD sales of "Diego Ross" will double or even more than those of ordinary niche films.


    Moreover, as long as the box office of the film in North America exceeds the $100 million threshold, the sales of neighboring copyrights can be increased again.


    A week after the Oscars ceremony, the media has gradually ended, and Murphy has also made a custom-made display cabinet, ready to place her own Oscars.


    But there is also bad news about Catholicism on the way to wave manor with the display cabinet.

 Chapter 655

    "This is the video that CAA Europe just sent from Italy."


    In the villa of wave manor, Gail gado looks at Murphy''s crystal display cabinet, shakes his USB flash disk and says, "it''s a routine speech by Benedict XVI of Vatican. It''s estimated that it will appear in the news of some TV stations as soon as this evening."


    "Did it disturb the Vatican?"


    Murphy is not surprised at all. In terms of artistry, the Oscar is far less than the three traditional international film festivals in Europe. However, compared with its influence in the world''s ordinary film audience, the effect of the Oscar is undoubtedly very strong.


    "Diego Ross" won the Oscar for best picture, which means there will be a huge range of dissemination. Maybe the Vatican didn''t care about such a film before, but with the aura of Oscar, I''m afraid it''s hard to ignore it.


    This was what Murphy had expected.


    "Well." Gail gado, also aware of Murphy''s plan, also appeared calm. "In a regular speech, Benedict XVI specifically mentioned the film" Diego Roth. "


    "I''ll see later."


    After adjusting the position of the display cabinet, Murphy opened the door of the display cabinet and put the little golden man representing the best director and best editing in it. Then the little golden man who won the best screenplay award before was put on the second floor.


    According to the agreement between Murphy and 20th century fox, the best picture winner has been handed over to 20th Century Fox for safekeeping, and "Diego Ross" will become a film with all the copyright of 20th century fox.


    If you want fox to contribute in the 20th century, of course, you should let them see that it is profitable.


    After all, Hollywood is a business circle where interests come first.


    Put the little golden man in place, close the display cabinet, Murphy opened a little distance to have a look, and then called Gail gado, "come on, let''s see what the pope said."


    The two men went to the study on the first floor, turned on the computer, inserted the USB flash drive, and there was a video file with a label beside it, indicating that Benedict XVI''s speech on "Diego Ross" appeared about the eighth and half minutes of the video.


    Gail gado opened the video first and watched it. Murphy saw that the front was all about religious affairs, so she simply asked her to drag the video directly until it was nearly eight and a half minutes, and it probably played for a little while. Benedict XVI in the video mentioned the film "Diego Ross".


    "I am very concerned that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AFIS) has chosen" Diego Roth ", a film with a fictional plot related to Catholicism, and may have great justice, as the best film of the 84th Academy Awards. I am also very sorry about the choice of Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AFIS) should not regard itself as the best film To interfere in religion at will! This is also quite unfavorable to the religious freedom advocated by the United States... "


    Although there is no harsh wording, Benedict XVI''s overt and covert meaning is that he is quite dissatisfied with "Diego Ross" winning the best picture Oscar.


    Finally, Benedict XVI said, "the Vatican will let the Archbishop of Marquez Costello of the Diocese of South Central California thoroughly investigate the details related to the film."


    "To Archbishop Marquez Costello?"


    Gail gado turned off the video and shook his head. "Can you find out?"


    "Whatever." Murphy shrugged. "There are so many things that we should not pay attention to them for the time being."


    Now that he doesn''t have a movie to show, "Diego rose" has successfully won the Oscar he wants as planned. For the time being, they can let go of Catholic affairs. Anyway, they can''t do too many things in a short time, except for verbal abuse and public opinion.


    Moreover, he has returned to the director''s Union. If the Catholic attacks are too much, the director''s union can''t sit back and watch.


    At present, the director Union has more than 13000 members. Its composition and existence not only represent the development level and future trend of the whole industry, but also make positive efforts to protect the rights and interests of directors, which can be called the biggest guarantee of the norms of the American media industry.


    That night, the video of the Vatican Vatican and Benedict XVI appeared on many TV stations, and CNN and Fox News in North America broadcast it. Perhaps this attack caused some people''s reluctance, and then many bad comments or even bad comments on "Diego rose" suddenly appeared in the news media and Internet media.


    News like shady scenes, bribes and private deals, which have been around since the Academy Awards ceremony, has been pushed out again, but more bad reviews have also begun to focus on the film itself.


    "It''s not a person''s fault to commit a crime, it''s a society''s fault. Murphy Stanton is really divine logic!"


    "In terms of the standard of" Diego Ross, "Murphy Stanton is dead!"


    "What bullshit movie, make people sleepy!"


    "This kind of rubbish movie can also get the best picture. Are the Oscar judges blind?"Influenced by the torrential bad reviews, the score of "Diego rose" on IMDB did not improve because of winning the best picture Oscar. On the contrary, in just a few days, it fell below 8.5, only 8.4.


    Murphy knows what this wave of bad reviews is aimed at. The box office of "Diego Ross" in North America is very likely to exceed 100 million US dollars. However, after a week''s expansion, the film''s market potential and Oscar effect are consumed very quickly. The box office in North America has entered a stage of slow growth again. In the 20th century, Fox also started copyright negotiations with Nafi and TV stations. These adverse effects are eliminated Interest rate, may directly affect the income of the film.


    It''s normal to lose the little golden man who has been planning for a long time.


    As he was preparing for a new plan, Murphy didn''t pay much attention to the news. Just like Catholic affairs, it was enough for people to keep a good eye on it and report what happened in time.


    However, his indifference does not mean that the media will not. When Murphy once left the Death Star building, he was blocked by several reporters, including Kelly Laporte, a female reporter from the Hollywood Reporter, whom he is familiar with.


    "Murphy, there have been a lot of bad reviews, even bad reviews, about the film" Diego Ross. "


    Seeing that Murphy didn''t let the bodyguard stop her, and knowing that she had a chance to interview, the female reporter immediately handed the recorder to Murphy and asked, "what''s more, Murphy Stanton is dead, what do you think?"


    "I think it''s normal." Of course, Murphy is not stupid enough to go to war with the water army, which is almost the opposite of the fans to a certain extent, because there are a lot of fans who follow or really don''t like "Diego Ross" in those bad reviews and bad reviews.


    He thought a little and said, "what is bad comment? If you feel unhappy after watching a movie, go to the scoring website and give a score. This is not bad comment. If you use rude words when writing comments, I''m afraid it''s not bad comment either. A movie is a kind of consumer goods, and it doesn''t have personality. If you don''t like it, you can''t criticize it too much. As for the evaluation of "XXX is dead", from the perspective of context, it is an evaluation of his creation, not a personal attack. "


    Kelly Laporte asked, "will these bad reviews hurt your film?"


    "Bad reviews of films that hurt me?" Murphy shook his head. "I don''t think so."


    "Why?" Kelly Laporte asked in good time.


    "The most ideal environment for film review is objective, rational and in-depth discussion and analysis, but because of various factors, the current review environment is really not ideal."


    Murphy is talking about the truth. There are too many people or teams living in the film industry. Like stars, many of them have to do something to attract attention. So he added, "it is not advisable for some media or individuals to use exaggerated language and uncontrollable emotions to evaluate films, but their practice can be regarded as a kind of performance rather than a kind of performance They are maliciously slandered because they are evaluated by a pair of brothers who complement the impetuous and pale wind. "


    At this point, he put forward a position and style that the best director of an Oscar should have, "I think it''s bad movies that really hurt movies, not the so-called bad reviews!"


    This is a common sense, but looking around the world, there are always some people with ulterior motives who will deliberately confuse the public.


    One of the functions of popular entertainment products is to carry the different feelings of the public towards them, and the topics derived from them are also the embodiment of their values.


    Compared with the evaluation of different voices, the biggest scorn for these products is to be unknown in the market. There is a point of view in the film industry and its surrounding economy that curse is also the embodiment of consumption power. Excellent enterprises and products will not worry about curse. They can even create communication effects through curse, turning bad things into good things.


    If a director can''t even withstand such kind of criticism, he will be very vulnerable.


    Being afraid of being scolded is a sign of self-confidence in one''s own products. In addition, one of the biggest concerns is that business profits will be affected.


    But in Murphy''s eyes, if a film wants to make money at the box office, the most basic way is to make the film well and let the picky people speak as little as possible. If there are really people who pick the bone in the egg, naturally there will be a large number of audiences who like to drown out the criticism.


    If the film is not well made, I hope to have a good box office and a good reputation. How can there be such a good thing in the world.


    For example, "Diego Ross" is deliberately done this time, and some films are drowned by massive bad reviews and even curses, often because the audience has been cheated for many years and many times, and the anger can no longer be covered by daily means of fire fighting.


    However, if Murphy doesn''t care, it doesn''t mean that he doesn''t care. For example, some of his fans think that this time it''s the Catholicism that''s behind the scenes.

 Chapter 656

    The bright sunshine came in through the window and fell on the statue of the God in front, which made the whole church seem extremely solemn and solemn. The church was quiet, and countless believers were worshiping devoutly. One of them, a blonde girl, seemed to be worshiping too, but her bright eyes were always dribbling around, from one believer''s face to another Yes, it seems to be looking for someone.


    After a look around, Daisy shook her head in disappointment. There was no one to look for.


    In recent years, Murphy and "Diego Ross" have been attacked by the media and the Internet. Even Pope Benedict XVI of the Vatican has come forward to express his dissatisfaction and doubt, which has led some Catholic believers on the Internet to attack Murphy and "Diego Ross", especially the man who attacked Murphy in the business center of Santa Monica After making trouble on Oscar night, he began to spread some unfavorable remarks on the Internet.


    On the night of the Oscars ceremony, the guy''s message in the discussion area aroused Daisy''s anger. She likes Murphy very much. One of the things is that Murphy always does what she says, so she decided to inherit this excellent quality, prepare to fulfill her promise, and settle the accounts with that guy.


    But it''s not easy to find each other. Although Catholicism is not very prosperous in Los Angeles, there are many believers.


    Daisy asked the Internet technology experts in the discussion group to help check. The guy''s speeches or videos obviously used broilers, but the Internet technology experts still found some clues and told her that the other party should be at the junction of Santa Monica and West Hollywood.


    So, Daisy came to this area, but this area is still very large, so she had to go to various Catholic churches to look for it and try her luck.


    This time, luck was as bad as ever, until the end of the week, Daisy didn''t see the figure she had beaten.


    She shook her head, walked out of the church, turned and looked back. The whole church was bathed in the golden sun, giving people a special sacred feeling.


    "Against the flame..." There was a sneer on Daisy''s lips. "Would it be more sacred?"


    With a sneer, she took out a lighter from her pocket and tinkled it. Then she stood in front of her eyes. Through the beating fire, she went to see the church again. The church seemed to be shrouded in the fire.


    Daisy sighed, put away the lighter, turned and walked towards the place where her car was. Although she was crazy in her head, she was not dazzled by the enthusiasm. A small lighter was not enough to burn a church.


    After getting on the bus, Daisy took another look at the church, started the car and drove to the commercial square of Santa Monica. Soon she arrived at the beach where the guy had been beaten. She stopped the car and got off. She stood on the side of the road near the beach. The beach in March was not as empty as before, and there were some tourists on it.


    "It was time to break that guy''s leg!"


    Daisy felt that even if she broke one leg, she would be able to bail herself out with Murphy''s ability.


    Of course, she knew that she was too impulsive to fight at the beginning, and she didn''t make a plan for the police to capture several people easily.


    "If you find that guy, make sure you have a sound plan!"


    At the bottom of her heart, she reminded herself not to be as impulsive as before.


    suddenly, Daisy saw a man wearing a red baseball cap coming down from a distance. She involuntarily reached into her pocket and held a powerful anti wolf spray.


    the closer the man approached, it seemed that he was coming towards this side. Daisy had released the powerful anti wolf spray, even though the guy had come, and now is not the time to launch.


    As the man in the red baseball cap approached, about 30 feet away, he was attracted by Daisy''s bright red car. He looked up at Daisy and down again.


    "No..."


    Daisy shook her head and sighed. The man''s face was obviously not the one she was looking for


    She got in the car, which started slowly and left the beach area soon. Daisy drove around Santa Monica and finally came to the front of an ordinary looking building with a prominent cross.


    Daisy has learned that this is the daily office of Archbishop Marquez Costello, the head of the Catholic Diocese of central and Southern California. All the criticisms of Murphy and "Diego Ross" come from this Catholic Archbishop.


    When she parks her red Chevy car in a place that is not very close and easy to observe, Daisy puts down the window and turns her head to look over there. It seems that the educational administration in Los Angeles is very busy. There are people coming in and out of the small building, many of whom are dressed in typical Catholic priest''s clothes.


    "They always talk about other people or things as the source of evil, and they are the people who save their lives from evil..."


    Staring straight over there, Daisy murmured to herself, "a bunch of hypocrites, are you the source of evil?"Daisy looked at it for a while. She didn''t find anything special. She turned the key to start the car and was ready to leave. Anyway, the other party was working here and couldn''t run away from them.


    Just as she was about to turn around, a lot of people came out of the building. It seemed that some big people were going out. Daisy immediately stopped turning the steering wheel and looked there again.


    I saw an old man who seemed to be in his sixties. Accompanied by many people, he walked out of the building and got into the car.


    "Is this Archbishop Marquez Costello?"


    Because she had read the information on the relevant website before, Daisy recognized it at a glance, "looks like a good man?"


    "Hum!" She shook her head, started the car and left. "I remember you, Monsieur Marquez Costello!"


    The red Chevy car, under the bright sunshine of California, flashed a strange halo, and galloped away like a phantom.


    In the following week, Daisy went through all the churches near West Hollywood and Santa Monica, and never found her goal. She had to put it aside for the time being, but she didn''t forget that once she got the news of the target person, she would take action and punish the other party.


    "What can I do for you?"


    In that Starbucks cafe, the man who attacked Murphy took a sip of coffee and looked at the person opposite, "is there any business to do again?"


    It''s easy to do, and there''s a lot of money to take, but it''s not against your faith. Where can I find such a good thing? He couldn''t think of a more comfortable way to make money.


    "This is the last payment." The opposite person pushed a paper bag. The man took it and opened it. It was full of green hundred yuan bills. He immediately laughed happily, "your reputation is really good."


    "If we meet again in the future, don''t be here."


    Hearing this, the man asked in surprise, "why? Isn''t it good here? Where shall we meet in the future


    The person opposite took back his gloved hand and said without expression, "I''ll let you know before we meet."


    He chose here because there were no surveillance cameras nearby, but recently he heard that the Los Angeles city hall would install surveillance facilities in this area.


    The man nodded and said, "I know! The more secretive it must be for the church to do such a thing, you can rest assured. "


    He patted the paper bag with the money. "For its sake, I won''t say anything. Don''t forget, I''m a devout believer. "


    The person on the other side is smart. He thinks he is not stupid either. Every time he meets, he not only wears a pair of large sunglasses, but also doesn''t take off his gloves. Every time he calls him, it seems that he is also a public IP phone


    "As long as the church needs..." The man said with a smile, "you can come to me any time."


    The opposite person nods, but says nothing. If the person thinks he is a member of the church, he is a member of the church.


    He stood up and said to the man, "it won''t be OK for the moment, but we are planning a bigger plan. You are a key link. Don''t change the mobile phone number."


    "I understand!"


    The man laughed more brightly. Although he was beaten by Murphy Stanton''s fans before, he got a lot of money in return, which proved that it was totally worth it. Is he still a key link? Isn''t it possible to offer a higher price?


    The satisfaction of having money is not something that can be replaced by just a few prayers.


    After leaving the cafe, the man who attacked Murphy suddenly thought that he had never seen the film "Diego rose". I don''t know why the church reacted so strongly. Now the film has won the best picture Oscar, which seems to have some merits. Anyway, there is nothing wrong now. It''s better to go to the cinema.


    When he thought about it, he went to the nearest cinema and bought a ticket to enter the theater where "Diego Ross" was shown.


    Even now, despite a lot of criticism and bad comments, the Oscar halo effect of "Diego Ross" still plays a role. The second weekend after the Oscar ceremony, the film received nearly $10 million from more than 2200 cinemas in North America, and the box office in North America finally exceeded the threshold of $100 million, reaching a total of $125.6 million.


    However, the Oscar effect came quickly and dissipated a little quickly in cinemas. After all, the film has just been shown for a long time. After the new week, the box office dropped to about $500000 a day. The theater companies in North America are also prepared to cut down the number of theaters to about 1000.


    After the outbreak of the Oscar effect, the film''s potential has been exhausted.


    Murphy also shifted the focus of his work and was ready to gather people to start a new project.

 Chapter 657

    "Everyone, be quiet."


    In the conference room of Stanton studio, Murphy stands at the front end of the long conference table and claps his hand. The people who talked about it in the conference room immediately quieted down.


    One by one, Murphy''s eyes swept over the faces on both sides of the conference table. On the left were the directors of backstage departments such as Philip Raschel, Michelle Williams, Helena espora, David Robbie, Josh Griffith and Gail gado. On the right were actors such as James Franco, Margaret Robbie, Henry caville and Jonah hill, And there''s bill Rossi, the agent from CAA, who provides packing service.


    These people form the basic framework of Murphy''s new project production and shooting team.


    "Last week, 20th Century Fox officially approved the budget for the project" dark city. " Murphy didn''t talk nonsense either. At the beginning of the meeting, he immediately got to the main topic, "the production budget of the film is 200 million US dollars, and the publicity cost is 130 million US dollars. 20th century fox will raise money through pre-sale, advertising and financing means. American AIA will provide a third-party guarantee for the completion of the project. At present, the first 40 million US dollars of start-up fund of the project has been approved by 20th century fox To the guarantor''s account. "


    The rest of us are basically listening. If you have any questions, you can talk to Murphy later.


    The advance work of the project "dark city" started after the Oscar ceremony. Other aspects need to be prepared after the establishment of the production team. However, as for the salary of everyone present, CAA has completed the negotiation with 20th century fox, and Murphy, the key member of the team, has signed a contract with 20th Century Fox again.


    In terms of salary, Murphy is still the highest in the whole crew. Now with the Oscar for best director, the basic salary of 20 million US dollars and 25% of the total income share of the film, even if the actors are included, it is also the top salary in Hollywood.


    In terms of actors, the highest paid actor is James Franco''s 12 million US dollars, while Henry Carvel''s leading actor''s film pay is not high. Besides "city of chaos", he does not have any works that can win.


    In general, the proportion of the total production cost of the crew of "dark city" will not exceed 35% of the industry average, which is Murphy''s bottom line. Otherwise, it will affect the expenses of film shooting and production.


    "Philip, the style of photography is similar to" city of chaos ", but to be more realistic on the basis of darkness, I''m still asking Carla Firth to communicate with 20th century fox. If possible, let 20th Century Fox invest another 20 million to 30 million US dollars, so that we can realize more than 60% of the lens IMAX. You have to have a sense of responsibility I''m ready for it


    At the meeting, Murphy simply explained the most basic work problems. Seeing that Philip Raschel nodded, he said to Michelle Williams, "Misha, you continue to be a casting director. I want a large number of actors suitable for playing gangsters, and a group of beautiful models. You know my standard."


    "I understand." Michelle Williams wrote it down.


    Murphy turned to Helena espora and said, "Helen, I need to shoot all the scenes in the film. After the script is finished, you go to New York to investigate and design the preliminary plan."


    Helena espora asked, "does New York City Hall agree to shoot?"


    "Basically no problem." Murphy looked at Gail gado. "Gail has passed the ditch. Now there are not many people who occupy Wall Street. The heat of the incident has basically dissipated."


    "David!" Murphy emphatically exhorted, "be ready for skilled and sufficient hard light distribution facilities."


    "No problem." David Robbie nodded.


    Murphy saw Josh Griffith, who had not been involved in "Diego Ross" for family reasons before, and said, "study the clip of classical gunfight in Michael Mann''s" stealing the line of fire. "


    "Realistic gunfight?" Josh Griffith thought for a moment and said, "I see."


    Then Murphy turned to the cast line and said, "Henry, you''re a little fat now."


    Henry Carville grinned sheepishly. "I''ve had a lot of barbecues lately."


    "The crew will hire professional fitness and fighting coaches for you." Murphy said directly, "by the end of July at the latest, get back to the figure you were when you were last shot."


    "I''ll do it." Henry Carville''s pledge.


    Then, Murphy said to Margot Robbie, "the script has been given to you. The psychological changes of the characters should be well expressed. This is what you should focus on."


    Margot Robbie smiles. "I have no problem."


    Then, Murphy''s eyes fell on James Franco, "in some ways, this film is a bit similar to the type of duel in" stealing the line of fire ". Your villain is directly related to the final effect of the film. If you have time, you can see Alex in" hair orange ", eh Some of the personality traits of rock star Sid withers can also be used for referenceJames Franco was not polite to Murphy either. He said, "if you have any questions, I''ll talk to you."


    "Another point, I emphasize." Murphy said to everyone, "even if 20th century foxtone can''t invest a lot more in IMAX shooting, I will use IMAX cameras to shoot all the action scenes in this film. You have to make preparations."


    In the current plan, Murphy plans to use IMAX to shoot four sets of main action series scenes in the film, as well as many static dramatic moments, so that even if there is no 3D effect, the audience''s visual system can definitely get the most high-end enjoyment.


    After explaining this, Murphy said, "the film will be co produced by Carla Firth and Gail from fox, and Gail will be responsible for the daily affairs of the crew."


    Murphy looked at the opposite bill rosis. "Bill, you''ve seen the script and character setting. For those roles that don''t have suitable actors, you can draw up a suitable list and give it to Gail and Misha."


    He also told Gail gado and Michelle Williams, "you are responsible for the audition."


    Towards the end of the meeting, Murphy thought of another thing: "the special effects part of the film will be in the charge of Vita studio."


    It''s a long established thing, and since he took Vita studio, the two sides have been in touch.


    The special effects of "city of darkness" are different from "city of chaos". Murphy has more ideas about this film, so he is not going to use green screen shooting, but to shoot live scenes as much as possible. Some difficult car chasing and explosion scenes also need to be shot by reducing the scale of the model.


    There is no doubt that industrial light magic and vita studio are the best two choices, but the former is more expensive, and Murphy plans to use the latter.


    At the end of the preparatory meeting, Murphy finally said, "the crew will make formal preparations from now on."


    Now it''s mid March, and the film will be released in early May next year. There is not much time to waste.


    "We have five months of preparation time, three months of shooting time and four months of post production time." Murphy stressed, "by the middle of April next year at the latest, all the production of this film must be completed!"


    "Is there any question now?" Murphy asked a, see people didn''t say, said, "today is here, any questions timely communicate with me."


    With the official project of "dark city", a series of preparatory work has been carried out.


    Although twentieth century fox has provided $40 million in advance start-up funds to the third-party guarantee company, this part of the money is much more, little less. For such a huge film, it will soon see the bottom. Murphy always keeps in touch with Carla Firth, urging twentieth century fox to raise the remaining funds as soon as possible, and try to make the best of it Through his plan to shoot with IMAX cameras.


    Murphy said that 3D technology will not be used in films with dark colors like this. IMAX is more favorable for films.


    On the third day after the project preparation meeting, 20th Century Fox brought a series of advertisers involved in the film, including manufacturers such as Mercedes Benz and HP, as well as Internet companies such as twitter, who may become sponsors of the film.


    Specifically, we have to wait for the negotiation between Fox and them in the 20th century.


    In addition, overseas pre-sale of the film has also started. Distributors from many regions, including Europe and Latin America, have also sent relevant negotiators to Los Angeles to prepare for pre-sale negotiations with 20th century fox.


    These are important sources of funding for films. Even companies like 20th century fox, with a total investment of more than 300 million US dollars, will make them breathless. If the film fails, it may even lead to the rupture of the whole funding chain.


    Murphy also cooperated with 20th century fox to meet these people. Although these overseas manufacturers are basically from small markets that 20th century fox can''t touch, they are not fools. They don''t have enough guarantee or recognition, and they won''t easily come up with a lot of real money.


    The insurance company''s guarantee and 20th Century Fox''s reputation are on the one hand, and the appeal that Murphy has built up through years of hard work is on the other hand.


    Through advertising sponsorship and pre-sale funds, 20th Century Fox plans to solve the financial pressure of 40 million to 50 million US dollars. The rest, apart from its own contribution, is to finance for financial institutions. Hollywood has a mature operation mechanism, and Murphy doesn''t have to worry about it.


    In addition, he also reached an agreement with 20th century fox that he would bring at least 50 million dollars into the group. That is to say, Stanton studio would occupy a quarter of the production cost of the film and enjoy the same proportion of the revenue share.

 Chapter 658

    After signing the investment agreement with 20th century fox on behalf of Stanton studio, Murphy''s whole energy turned to the preparation of "dark city". He went to New York with Gail gado and Helena espora first, and signed a formal agreement with the relevant parties in New York on location shooting.


    The location of the film will be all in New York, and some special effects and interior scenes will continue to be shot in the warehouse set next to Venice.


    The warehouse studio has once again become Murphy''s base for filming.


    With the efforts of Kara Firth and Murphy, 20th Century Fox finally agreed to Murphy''s IMAX shooting plan. More than 60% of the scenes in the film will be shot with IMAX cameras. Due to Murphy''s current status and the momentum of winning the best director Oscar, IMAX company also attaches great importance to it. After the crew contacted the Los Angeles branch of IMAX company, IMAX company established a new shooting plan That is, internal deployment, and soon sent two huge bulky IMAX cameras.


    Two IMAX cameras were set up in the largest shooting area by Philip Raschel for debugging. They are really big guys. They are several times larger and heavier than the cameras used in Hollywood. The increase in weight and volume means that the operation will be more cumbersome and inconvenient.


    Standing next to an IMAX camera, Murphy tried to operate it. After standing up, he said to Philip Raschel, "some of the scenes we need to shoot with IMAX cameras are very powerful shots."


    After circling around the IMAX camera, Murphy said, "for example, in the scene of Chris Dann chasing on a motorcycle, I need to show the first perspective based on Chris Dann!"


    "Last time we tied the camera to the front of the car to shoot." Philip Raschel frowned, "but the effect is average, the impact is not strong enough."


    "Well!" Murphy nodded and suggested, "Philly, is it OK to tie this guy up in front of the plane and take pictures when the plane takes off?"


    Philip Raschel thought for a few seconds and said, "it''s not easy to do. The IMAX camera is too heavy. The nose of the plane needs to be specially modified."


    Murphy immediately made a decision. "I rented a business jet from Gulfstream. Well, I''ll have someone contact them to see if they can provide relevant services."


    These are problems that money can solve.


    "Wait, Philly, Murphy, wait."


    IMAX company people have been paying attention to them, Murphy and Philip Raschel''s voice is not low, all fell to IMAX company''s representative in the crew Tolby Martinez''s ears, the IMAX company in charge of the crew quickly came over, "I think your proposal is too risky, it is likely to damage the equipment."


    Murphy can''t help frowning, "Toby, if you want to show the advantages of IMAX technology, you need to build a good enough scene."


    Tolby Martinez seems to want to say something, Murphy did not give him a chance, directly said, "if there is damage to the equipment, the crew will pay for it."


    Tolby Martinez opened his mouth and closed it again. In front of Murphy, his weight was obviously not enough.


    Besides, IMAX cameras are very expensive, but they are not so expensive that a crew with an investment of $220 million can''t afford to pay for them.


    Since the shooting equipment has been rented from IMAX company, Murphy will not be polite to use it. IMAX company always adheres to the principle of renting but not selling, otherwise there will not be so much trouble.


    After that, Murphy left the studio and went to the representatives of Mercedes Benz company in the production team to discuss Chris Dann''s special motorcycle.


    Many similar problems can always be found in the early preparation. This is a stage to solve problems. The more problems we encounter at this stage, the less trouble we will have in the later shooting.


    From equipment to props, from actors to costumes, from shooting plans to sub shot drawings, Murphy will participate in and review every preparatory work, and know the progress of the whole preparatory work.


    In the 20th century, Fox also gave him maximum support. Except for the necessary financial problems, he basically delegated power to two producers, Carla Firth and Gail gado.


    After reading the design draft of Mercedes Benz company and exchanging opinions with the designer, Murphy went to the office where the pyrotechnic group was located. This time, several persons in charge of a pyrotechnic group he specially hired were studying the blasting scheme.


    Unlike previous films, Murphy plans to try out a lot of gunfights and bombings in this shooting, because in order to conform to the style of the film, all the explosive potential must be shot on the spot, and it can''t be as exaggerated and unlimited as the explosion made by Michael Bay.


    "I think explosives should be abandoned."


    Murphy discussed the most important explosion scene in the film with Michael Bates, the head of the fireworks group. He suggested, "as the script says, try to make an explosion with a few bullets and some gasoline."


    Michael Bates holds his chest in one hand and raises his chin in the other. "If we use the model, there is some uncertainty about the gasoline explosion.""Make sure you shoot with a model." Murphy said as succinctly as possible, "the special effects team of Vita studio is making models, and will communicate with you later."


    "Give me some time and let Vita studio make more models." Michael Bates frowned slowly, then let go. "I need to do some experiments to get the best results when shooting."


    "There''s another one." Murphy looked at Michael Bates and said seriously, "you study how to completely blow up a large hospital."


    After reading the script of the explosion scene, Michael Bates immediately realized that Murphy wanted to shoot it in real time and asked, "do you really want to blow up the hospital?"


    "That''s right." Murphy simply explained, "I''ve asked people to look for a suitable hospital to be demolished, or a building similar to a hospital."


    For the realistic style of the film, he really worked hard.


    Then Murphy went to see the actors, mainly James Franco, whose role as a magician was crucial.


    However, walking into a studio, Murphy sees James Franco in a stiff magician''s dress, looking through the script, pondering, and leaving without disturbing him.


    The magician, James, is thinking about his character in the script.


    There is no doubt that the role set by Murphy puts the evil side of human nature into infinity, and forms a set of distinctive logic, which makes the role of magician extremely crazy and Amazing!


    "There''s a pervert like Murphy..." James - Franco can not help shaking his head, "to design such abnormal and wonderful characters."


    Thinking of this, James Franco looked down at the script and read it again.


    In this character script, the magician shows a kind of madness, madness without bottom line and criterion, and evil to the peak.


    And what is the evil at its peak? In the highest evil, evil is not a means, but an end. Evil at the peak is pure, not for money, not for color, not for any other purpose. Creating evil and performing evil itself is the only pursuit.


    The evil of the magician is such a pure evil. He just wants to create "higher taste evil" for the city. In James Franco''s view, compared with the magician, even the anonymous crime in the seven deadly sins is not "high taste evil", because there are too many additions to the evil.


    Even in some ways, the magician is actually an evil Puritan. In his eyes, crimes for money, power, sex or any other purpose are actually blasphemy of "evil". Evil is pure only in his hands.


    In the hands of a magician, evil and chaos become a work of art. He paints like a painter and composes like a musician. So from the beginning to the end, no matter what the situation, he kept a pride and complacency as a demon.


    The magician''s behavior in the play seems to be crazy and chaotic, but it''s not difficult for James Franco to analyze that the character has a fanatical idea of breaking through everyone''s bottom line.


    Faced with such a role, James Franco sometimes feels powerless and feels that his acting skills and state are hard to reach the level of a magician.


    "It''s really hard to shape this character successfully!"


    James Franco closed the script, stood up and walked a few steps. He sighed, "Murphy, you''ve dug such a big hole, just waiting for me to jump in!"


    He stood there, thinking quietly for a while, knowing that he had to do more preparation for the role.


    Then, James Franco leaves the rehearsal room, finds Murphy in the director''s office, and makes a direct request.


    "Murphy..." James Franco pulled a chair and sat down. He said to his friend across the street, "from tomorrow on, I won''t come back to the cast for the time being."


    "No crew?" Murphy asked curiously, "why?"


    "I think the magician is a very special role."


    When it comes to the character that will be created in front of the camera, James Franco is not as cheerful as he used to be. He is extremely serious. "I want to find a quiet and undisturbed environment and spend some time studying this character."


    Hearing this, Murphy couldn''t help looking at James Franco. In Frankie''s eyes, there was a kind of fanaticism that the actor met the character he really liked.


    Murphy thought for a moment. "That''s good."


    "See you later."


    James Franco stood up and wanted to leave, but Murphy called out, "wait, James."


    "Anything else?" Asked James Franco.


    "Well!" Murphy stood up and said, "very important thing!"

 Chapter 659

    "What''s important?"


    James - Franco see Murphy said solemnity, can''t help but some curiosity, "are you ready to change the role? It''s a great role now. There''s no need to change it. "


    "Not modifying the role." Murphy shook his head, thought about the words, and said, "James, no matter where you want to go, you feel in your heart or..."


    He pointed to his head. "Mentally, if you feel anxious, you should communicate with me in time."


    "I thought you said something." James - Franco didn''t care to wave his hand, "don''t worry, reality and role I have always been very clear, won''t appear that kind of situation you say, and you think I''m the kind of person you say?"


    Murphy looked at him, and after a while, he said, "No


    James Franco is optimistic by nature and likes to play around. He is not a kind of introverted and boring person at all. His personality is totally different from that of Heath Ledger he once knew.


    "I''m going." James Franco left, Murphy did not send, just waved, "don''t let me not find you."


    As he left Murphy''s office, James Franco met Gail gado, who asked him, "where is this going?"


    "Go home." James Franco said with a smile, "experience the life of a magician."


    After chatting with Gail gado, he walked out of the set, called his driver and drove home.


    In the warehouse studio office, Murphy discussed the work with Gail gado for a while and said, "remember to hire a counselor."


    Gail gado didn''t quite understand. He looked at Murphy with a little surprise. Murphy explained, "the role of magician is too crazy, and Chris Dann''s setting is also quite depressing. I''m worried that James and Henry Carville will have psychological problems."


    "Well." Gail gado took out his cell phone and wrote it down in his notebook. "I''ll let someone do it later."


    Murphy added, "as soon as possible."


    Although James Franco''s personality is cheerful enough, he should be on guard. After all, James Franco is not Heath Ledger. Where the latter dies, he will not blink. The former is his best friend. Of course, he does not want to see any accident.


    Think of here, Murphy suddenly found that these years have never seen heath - ledger unexpected news, perhaps the fate of the Australian actor has changed.


    In order to prevent James Franco from having psychological problems, Gail gado called her assistant producer to explain that when she hired a psychological assistant tutor, Murphy opened her mailbox, found out James Franco''s personal email address and sent him an email.


    He also uses the attitude of communication role.


    "In fact, a magician is more like a usurer. When people get something from him, they also give up something else. What they give up is the noble part of people."


    "When people adhere to principles, they are adhering to their soul; when people want to behave appropriately, they are considering their dignity; when people guard the bottom line, they are safeguarding their basic values."


    "Even in our highly developed business society, when people do all these things, they want to give themselves a higher evaluation rather than a lower one. They are injecting meaning into their lives rather than taking time out of them."


    "Human being is a kind of existence with strong plasticity. Of course, it has the possibility of falling, but this is not the only prospect. Of course, it has the side of selfishness and cowardice, but this is not the whole of human being."


    "How a person actually behaves depends on the environment provided for him."


    "If certain conditions are too narrow, only the lower side of human nature is allowed to be released, not the higher side of the soul; only he is allowed to eat and drink Lhasa, but not to pursue value ideals, otherwise severe punishment will come - this can be regarded as a deprivation of him, which is to deliberately put him in shame and reduce his humanity and human dignity. ¡±


    "in this case, it can not be said that his life like a pig is a life closer to human nature, so it is also a more real life. What is the truth of a person? What is his original appearance and the life he wants? It won''t come to the surface until the pressure is relieved. "


    "To talk about people''s truth under threat, to regard people''s state of being coerced as the moment when truth emerges, and to believe that meanness is the essence of people. Only a mental patient like a magician can do so, because his own vision is at this place, just like the lines in the script, he tries to lower others to his own level."


    Although it seems that the magician is at a critical moment in the creation of the film, Murphy only knows that the role of life and death is at a critical moment It''s understandable that you have to think for yourself.


    Few ordinary people have experienced such an extreme situation, so it is difficult to imagine how they behave and whether they are ideal in that situation. However, this tolerant idea quietly conceals the fact that what kind of power can control people in its hands so precisely, like a gecko who has been trampled on its tail and has to hand over a part of itself? Should people recognize the coercion of this force on themselves?Whether this is a person''s performance at the last moment is something they don''t know under normal circumstances.


    Think about the 9 / 11 incident. One of the people on the plane fought with the hijackers to the death. They knew what the consequences would be, but they still chose to do it. People are not only negative, but also brilliant. If they stand at a higher level, it is not difficult to find that people are not only contemptuous, but also may have a different face.


    Gail gado then finished the call and said, "by the way, honey, there''s something new that you might be interested in."


    "Oh?" Murphy ended his delusion and asked, "what''s going on?"


    "I got the news that Sony Columbia Pictures is not doing well because of its poor performance." Gail gado, with the expansion of his social circle, can often hear the latest news in the circle, "it is said that Sony headquarters is preparing to optimize Sony entertainment sufficiently, which may separate Sony Entertainment''s music business from it, and then package and sell its television and film production and Distribution Department."


    "Is that true?" Murphy immediately realized that it was an opportunity.


    Gail gado shook his head. "The truth of the news can''t be verified, but it has spread in the circle."


    Murphy put her arms around her chest and thought, "it''s possible."


    Last year and this year, the performance of Sony Columbia Pictures ranked first from the bottom among the six traditional Hollywood companies, accounting for less than 8% of the market, which can only be described as poor performance.


    For Sony entertainment, except for the music business, television and film production and distribution, Sony Columbia Pictures has not been in a bad operation for one or two years. Since Sony took over Columbia Pictures, except for the years when Spider Man Trilogy was released, its performance is not the last to last among the six traditional companies, It''s second to last.


    This must have depressed Sony headquarters in Tokyo.


    Although I don''t remember it very clearly, Murphy has a vague impression that the performance of Sony electronics as a whole has been poor in recent years, and quite a number of departments have been stripped from the group and then packaged for sale


    Is Sony really going to sell Sony Columbia Pictures?


    Murphy shakes his head. Maybe it''s possible in the future, but it''s not likely now. Sony Columbia still holds the magic weapon of Spiderman. They should restart Spiderman and continue to extract the value of this series.


    Unless spider man''s repercussions and profits are too bad, Sony Columbia Pictures will have no way to go except the film library.


    "Gail." Murphy asked, "is there a rumor that Sony Columbia has restarted the Spider Man series?"


    "Hearsay?" Gail gado has an impulse to roll her eyes. Murphy is more and more like a workaholic who is dedicated to her work. She resisted this impulse and said, "the new version of spider man by Sony Columbia Pictures is called" super Spider Man ". The film will be released in July this summer!"


    "Er..." Murphy laughs sheepishly. "I haven''t seen the news, and no one has told me about it."


    He then put away his smile, seriously said, "even if Sony wants to sell Sony Columbia Pictures, it can''t be now. They must have great expectations for the new" Spider Man ". As long as this restart series can succeed, Sony Columbia Pictures will temporarily get rid of the current embarrassing situation."


    Gail gado thought about it, nodded his head and agreed with Murphy. Sony Columbia Pictures has not reached the point where there is no way to go and can not help itself.


    "What a pity..." Gail gado sighed, "Sony Columbia Pictures..."


    She shook her head and said nothing.


    "No chance now, doesn''t mean no chance in the future." Murphy supported himself on the armrest of his chair and tapped his other hand on his desk. "We''re staring at Sony entertainment. Once they have the possibility to spin off Sony Columbia Pictures, we can consider taking over."


    can only do this. After all, SONY does not sell Columbia film industry, nor is it has the final say. Will such opportunities happen? It will only depend on the development of SONY Columbia film industry.


    "I''m going to 20th century fox to discuss publicity with Carla." Gail gado was ready to leave. "You wait for me. I''ll go straight home when I''m done."


    Murphy nodded, like this super giant, publicity must go ahead of shooting.

 Chapter 660

    With the momentum of the best director Oscar, fox in the 20th century once again made the audience pay attention to Murphy''s latest trend by publicizing the director. Now Murphy has just won the best director Oscar, and it is just when the limelight is at its peak that naturally attracts a large number of fans'' attention. The Aura effect of the Oscar has always been obvious.


    In addition, with the promotion of Murphy and Kara Firth, fox launched virus marketing again in the 20th century. This marketing method is not suitable for every film, such as "Diego Ross" has not been used much. Viral marketing must choose the right carrier, and "dark city" is undoubtedly a very suitable type.


    Although "dark city" is still in the preparatory stage, viral marketing just needs time to ferment.


    In mid April, 20th Century Fox released its first official make-up photo, which swept away the silence before the cast, making "city of darkness" a hot topic again.


    At the same time, 20th Century Fox also opened the official website of dark city.


    At the beginning, when someone clicks on the start page of the website, he will find that most of the pages are dark with a strange background sound, like a mysterious spell.


    These things are very confusing. If it''s not the portrait of Murphy and the official website of dark city, many people will think it''s a prank.


    But after the baptism of the Oscar, the fighting capacity of Murphy''s fans has risen sharply. In the official words, some fans who are obsessed with Murphy''s films have tried their best to solve the mystery of this mysterious mantra.


    Of course, as a director with a professional fan group, it''s easy to get fans to solve this so-called secret curse.


    However, Murphy has the technical ability before using the fan organization. The super strong fans try to see the visual spectrum of the audio file and find that it is a theme tag of twitter. This is like a poster made up of thousands of photos in Truman''s world. A small picture is like a pixel. They work out a picture intensively And here''s James Franco as the magician, the super villain of the dark city.


    After fans spelled out the picture, a strange letter appeared on the website.


    This is a secret letter from Jay Rachel, the heroine of city of chaos, to her childhood friend Chris Dann!


    This letter is actually written by Murphy. Now it''s released, which can properly reveal some news about "dark city" and arouse the appetite of fans without too much.


    "Chris, I hope you can read this letter. Although I''m looking forward to talking to you in person, you''ve been hiding in your apartment since last time. I haven''t seen you for several times. I can only talk to you about the latest situation in New York City by letter. "


    "Obviously, in the current economic environment, more and more bankrupts appear. Under the surface prosperity of New York, there are countless undercurrents. Since you smashed the plot, public security has not improved. Under your awe, the gangs in the city have temporarily closed down for some time, but recently a man named magician organized a group of outlaws Robbing around the city, the night in New York became more chaotic


    "In the past, I had a firm belief, but I couldn''t see the hope and future of this corrupt and dark city. Your appearance changed everything. In the past year, every time you attacked criminals in the dark, you increased the confidence of the public and suppressed the arrogance of the gangs. Now the police have nothing to do with the magician gang. I hope you can do it again. ¡±


    "no one will deny that Chris Dann is a justice Walker in the dark of New York and the brightest existence in this corrupt city. Although your light can''t disperse all the darkness, it can give people encouragement and confidence."


    "I clearly remember the last time when we parted, I had been looking forward to New York becoming a city of light. The kind and simple Chris Dann in my memory came back to this world, so..."


    "In order to realize it as soon as possible, I''m going to join in the fight against crime in New York more deeply, and I''m going to compete with the district attorney of New York City, so as to send all those bastards who commit crimes in New York to prison!"


    "I want to work with you, Chris. We can work together to restore order in New York City and disperse the haze and darkness over the city! "


    "Because I can''t see you, I can only put the letters in the encrypted mailbox of your apartment. If you''re lucky, I hope you can check them yourself."


    "Greetings from your dear friend Jay Rachel."


    In short, this letter is to tell fans that "dark city" has started shooting and will be released soon. The former heroine Jay Rachel is infected by Chris Dann and is ready to join hands with him to fight against the increasingly rampant criminal activities in New York City.


    Fans responded enthusiastically to this. Letters were forwarded one after another on the Internet, and others commented.


    "The role of Jay Rachael is obviously heavy. Is it to make a crime fighting couple with Chris Dann?"On the surface of this letter, it seems to be true, but some fans don''t think so.


    "Throughout Murphy''s films, how many leading men and women can get together? Not to mention "fruit candy" and "lost lover", even in "body of steel", Superman and Louise lane, the latter are infinitely blackened. I don''t think Jay Rachel and Chris Dann will have a happy ending. "


    The fact is more serious than what this fan wrote. Murphy is ready to let Jay Rachel go on a road of no return.


    Keep in mind that "movie city" has gradually turned its attention to other aspects of the time, and at the same time, it is time-consuming.


    When it came to the beginning of May, a fixed make-up photo of Jay Rachel played by Margaret Robbie suddenly appeared on the Internet.


    This is different from the previous disclosure of villain magicians on the official website. This is the first link in the whole virus marketing plan elaborately formulated by Murphy and Kara Firth. This huge virus marketing plan will run through the whole stage of the film from preparation to shooting, post production and publicity!


    Margaret Robbie''s heroine is the first person to appear in the whole plan.


    After opening a serious official website, 20th Century Fox opened a so-called "campaign website" for Jay Rachel, played by Margaret Robbie, to echo the content of the previous letter. You should know that Jay Rachel is the district attorney of New York City in the city of chaos. This design is just in line with his background.


    There is only one campaign ad on the website at present. The small words at the bottom of the ad indicate that it was sponsored by a "friend of Jay Rachel", but fans can easily infer that this kind-hearted person is actually Chris Dann, a Nightwalker in New York City.


    In addition to this website, there is also a more interesting one, which is the "campaign website" opened by the magician played by James Franco for Jay Rachel. Although there is also an advertisement for Jay Rachel''s campaign on this website, the person on the painting has been painted with a big red x, and another photo is hidden under the screen.


    Want to see this picture? That requires the cooperation of global netizens and fans: first, enter your email address and confirmation code under the photo, and then you will receive an email, in which you will get a coordinate (x, y) and an address, open that address, enter the coordinates, click submit to submit, and then the coordinate point will be revealed.


    In less than one day, the true face of this photo was revealed. It turned out that it was James Franco who played the magician. This photo caused a strong reaction.


    Viral marketing is nothing new for a long time. Fans can quickly guess that it''s related to "dark city", but they can''t help but wonder what Jay Rachel has done? It''s obvious that the magician wants to get rid of Jay Rachel''s rhythm.


    In this virus marketing, it has been revealed that the villain of the film is the magician, so many websites in the United States have received a package - the mysterious package sent by the magician.


    The mystery package consists of two parts. On the outside is a cylinder with a map of New York City. Two different attack areas are marked with red handwriting on the map. Inside the cylinder is a T-shirt with a picture of Jay Rachael, accompanied by the sign "fire rising".


    The meaning of these two items is obvious: the villain magician is about to attack Jay Rachel!


    More than that, in line with the first part of the virus marketing plan, Murphy also stood up for an interview and formally talked to the media about the dark city.


    "In this film, the role of Jay Rachel is no longer an embellishment, nor a simple vase. She will have an extraordinary change and is one of the most important characters to promote the plot!"


    Many fans see the relevant reports, once again began to guess, Jay - Rachel will become what? Is it a villain?


    Fans roam around the Internet, trying to find relevant information, but nothing.


    Let alone ordinary movie fans, most of the crew do not know the change of the role of Jay Rachel. Only a few people including Murphy have seen the full version of the script, but those who have seen the relevant scripts admit that the fate of Jay Rachel is full of pathetic epic feeling!


    Margot Robbie even said to Murphy that this is the darkest and heaviest movie character she has ever seen!


    The times have changed, and the social environment is also changing. After years of efforts by Murphy, the audience''s acceptance of relatively heavy films has increased significantly, especially the black commercial films with Murphy Stanton signboard, which can be said to be completely mainstream films.


    The film is still in preparation, but Murphy doesn''t relax his demands on himself, as does everyone on the crew, especially James Franco.

 Chapter 661

    In the early morning, Beverly Hills has been busy for a whole day. The luxury houses on the oak roadside exude incredible warmth and charm. In one of the 80000 square foot villas, James Franco wakes up from his sleep. Just as he opens his eyes, he sees a giant magician''s make-up photo on the opposite side of the bed.


    "A crazy day has begun!"


    James Franco murmured a few words. He soon left James Franco and entered into the state of a magician. He grabbed the black costume from the crew, put it on, washed it as quickly as possible, held the iconic magic ball, went out of the bedroom and walked into the rehearsal room.


    It''s a very large rehearsal room, right in the middle of it, and it''s a huge model sand table with a panoramic view of Manhattan.


    Walking in front of the sand table, James Franco gazed at the location of the Brooklyn Bridge for a while and said to himself, "cut off all traffic on Manhattan Island, make a reason to force people to leave, and then install bombs on the ship..."


    "Ha ha ha..." He gave a strange laugh, hoarse and harsh, "let them all blow up! Everyone becomes a villain


    James Franco had a strange smile on his face, as if he were really planning an attack on Manhattan.


    All of a sudden, he felt in his mind the fluttering sound of mosquitoes and ants, "buzz Hum, hum... " He felt that something was squeezing out of his blood vessels and almost cracked his body. The sound around him was covered with a sound insulation layer, blurred and distorted like an electronic device, and the pattern in his eyes was constantly shaking and twisting.


    The skin began to chill. James Franco felt it twitch involuntarily. The kitten scratched the protruding goose bumps with its sharp claws. The itching pain gradually penetrated into the bone along the pores. His hands wanted to touch but could not touch it. He could only shake his body and tried to rub the bone with the swing of the skin to stop itching.


    Since hiding at home to study the role of magician, and more and more able to grasp the emotions of the characters, he has this strange feeling.


    James Franco closed his eyes, shook his head hard, stood here and waited for a few minutes, completely out of the magician''s state.


    It seems that there are psychological hints. All kinds of strange feelings in his body and brain suddenly disappear, and his whole body becomes energetic.


    Gradually, James Franco returned to normal.


    "I don''t know what''s going on?"


    Thinking of this, he left the rehearsal room to go to the warehouse set in Venice. "I''d better meet that guy Murphy."


    In the warehouse set in Venice, Murphy is discussing with the action director about Chris Dann''s action design. In the last film, Chris Dann made the role of a catcher rather than a judge for himself, so as to set an unbreakable bottom line, so as not to slip into the abyss. This determines that he will not widely use weapons, but mainly use hand to hand combat for him To meet Murphy''s realistic and tough requirements, the movement director and his team designed a set of comprehensive fighting skills for Henry Carvel, which can be upgraded at any time according to his own conditions and the situation of his opponents.


    This kind of zero distance physical confrontation also doomed Henry Carville to need a large amount of training.


    Murphy knows very well that the action scenes are very important if the film wants to attract people.


    Once upon a time, the movie was absolutely classic, but the action scenes were only relatively ordinary. If it wasn''t for the strong industrial system, the action drama would not even be qualified. Especially for the scene of Batman and mob fighting, some places really make people unable to look directly at it, not to mention the level of action drama, or even not in line with the logic of normal people''s thinking.


    At the end of the discussion, as soon as the action director left, James Franco knocked on the door and came in.


    "Hi, Murphy." James Franco was not polite at all. He pulled a chair and sat across from Murphy with his legs crossed. He asked casually, "is the work going well?"


    "Everything goes well." Murphy looked at him and frowned. "Where have you been this month?"


    If it wasn''t for the frequent phone calls, he could not have thought that James Franco had disappeared from the earth out of thin air.


    "I Well, I... " James Franco shrugged and gave a rather awkward smile. "I shut myself up in the villa of Beverly Hills and studied the role of magician."


    Hearing what James Franco said, Murphy could not help but put down the work at hand and looked up at him seriously.


    Just a glance, Murphy can see that James Franco has obviously changed from the last time they met.


    He is thinner than before. He seems to have a bad rest recently. He looks a little haggard. As long as you pay a little attention, you can find the thick dark circles under his eyes.


    "Jim, didn''t I say, do you have any questions to contact me?" Murphy pointed to him and asked, "you''re in a bad state of mind."


    James - Franco effort is good, but he does not want to see the film has not yet started, the first Falklands beat the body."Well I studied the films and characters that you recommended, and then I locked myself in the villa room for a whole month, wrote down my diary, tried different kinds of madness, and finally made myself into a state of mental illness.... "


    Leaning back in his chair, James Franco pulled out a smile. "Since last week, I''ve only been able to sleep four hours a night. I''ve been daydreaming all night. I''m exhausted."


    "You..." Murphy shook his head. "Do you remember what I said?"


    James Franco laughed again. "Don''t worry, Murphy. I''m very clear headed and I know where my limits are


    "Just wake up! If you are depressed because of your character, they will never let me go! "


    Murphy was talking about the rest of the stantons, and James Franco knew that. He finally laughed and said to Murphy, "you, sometimes you think too much."


    Indeed, Murphy also admits that James Franco may not be able to understand this, but he knows very well that, after all, Heath Ledger can never forget at will.


    Murphy stood up, walked across the street and patted James Franco on the shoulder. "Take a vacation for yourself. Relax. Call lily. You''d better go to the Caribbean or Hawaii for a vacation, and then wait for my notice."


    James Franco nodded at the thought of his worse life recently I really should go out and relax. "


    Murphy said quickly, "you wait for my call. Don''t rush into the cast."


    See James - Franco''s mental state is not very bad, he also relaxed, but let him relax, health is more important than the role.


    Seeing off James Franco, Murphy goes to Gail gado''s office and takes a brief look at the crew''s financial statements.


    One of the basic skills of Hollywood producers includes "financial statements". Hollywood''s complete industrial production system has extremely complex requirements for production management, requiring producers to prepare financial statements every week, including how to spend money this week in the future, etc


    Gail gado and the third party guarantee are jointly responsible for this part of the crew''s work. Although they are both producers, the division of labor between Murphy and Gail gado is quite different.


    Compared with Gail gado''s overall management, Murphy is a creative producer.


    In a Hollywood film and television play, the producer is the operator of the project, which has a key decisive factor for its success or failure. As the driving force of the project, the creative producer is the whole of creativity. Whether it is the interpretation of the story, the choice of actors, the choice of directors, or even the promotion of the film, creative producers need the pioneering and sincere brain.


    In the whole project, creative producers play multiple roles all the time - mother, father, lover, lover, intimate friend, teacher, fighter, negotiator, arbitrator, dreamer and so on.


    Creative producers watch the completion of the project, fantasize about the next project, give birth to the project, and then hold it in hand, so that the project has its own life, constantly shape and shape, inject content to show to the whole world, and then give the hope to stand out.


    For a director, nothing is more gratifying than working with creative producers. There is no marriage story in a movie or audio-visual product that can match the excellent cooperation between producers and directors.


    But even in Hollywood, the outstanding creative producers are quite limited, and Gail gado still has some gaps. Murphy has to shoulder part of the work of creative producers, and Gail gado is responsible for the specific management.


    Just as he climbed up from the bottom step by step, producers need to accumulate work experience.


    On the other hand, no matter in preparation or shooting, just like the division of labor between him and Gail gado, Murphy requires his crew to have a highly professional division of labor.


    As we all know, the production system of Hollywood film industry is based on the production process of fine division of labor. At present, there are about 140 types of work in Hollywood film production process.


    Although film is a kind of spiritual product for entertainment, Hollywood has materialized and industrialized it according to the needs of the market.


    As a result of this fine division of labor, on the one hand, every detail of film production, such as set design, scene performance, character dialogue, will be excellent and exquisite because of the control of quite proficient experts; on the other hand, when every detail expert wants to express his own creative personality, many personalities will collide with each other and cannot express themselves To grasp the overall situation, and eventually be submerged in the noise, become the appendage of production process and standardization.


    Up to now, all commercial productions in Hollywood are part of it.


    However, in the process of production, Murphy also established the concept of "big movie industry" with 20th century fox.

 Chapter 662

    Sometimes, people''s motivation is always driven by interests. In the director''s contract signed by Murphy and 20th century fox, there is the most top income dividend in Hollywood. The dividend is not only the box office, but also involves all aspects of the income that the film can bring. That''s why Murphy is so active in the concept of big movies.


    In the first project plan for 20th century fox, Murphy proposed to promote the offline industry of film to a wider range.


    In this way, theaters and box office figures will become one of the means of film publicity, and also the best advertising for the marketing promotion of various industries under the concept of big film.


    In fact, it''s not just Murphy and 20th century fox. Nowadays, the pursuit of box office in Hollywood''s big commercial films is to recover the cost, and the real profit basically comes from outside the screen.


    As we all know, a big selling commercial film with good market effect in the North American market can generally authorize about 100 or more companies to produce derivative products.


    If it is a classic series film or a film adapted from a best-selling publication, it will have more varieties and quantity of derivatives. Take the past 2011 as an example, including the 37 most popular movie characters in the North American market, such as Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and kitty cat, which generated US $15.3 billion of retail revenue in the United States and Canada alone, with an average of US $10.3 billion per person The film''s character image generated $413 million in revenue.


    For the system development of post film products, it has both its urgency and its strategy. There is a large space for the deep development of its economic resources. Whoever seizes its advantages can obtain the super interests of the post film product market.


    Cinema box office revenue is only a part of the "big film industry", even a small part. The film industry should be an area with a long and wide industrial chain, which can be developed in depth and repeatedly. Just like the tourism industry, it is no longer a "ticket economy" that relies on the number of people to earn ticket money, but a "ticket economy" that focuses on food, housing, tourism and so on The development of "industrial economy" with the potential of travel, tourism, shopping and entertainment.


    As some theorists say, value added is the most valuable value. For example, novel as a pastime, "good-looking" is very important, practical books reflect the functionality, "useful" is the first, but the most ideal state is to make the novel "useful" on the premise of good-looking, so that practical books "good-looking" on the basis of useful.


    The same goes for the film industry. Post film products are as valuable as film products, even more so.


    For example, when Murphy used to live in the land on the other side of Taiping, there was a popular saying that Wang Laoji didn''t sell herbal tea, but "Quhuo"; brain platinum didn''t sell supplements, but "gifts"; Starbucks didn''t sell coffee, but leisure; McKinsey didn''t sell data, but authority and specialty; Rolex didn''t sell watches, but gifts The feeling of luxury and self-confidence; Ferrari is not selling sports cars, but a kind of driving pleasure and Nobility: therefore, the reason why consumers consume is not for the goods or services themselves, but for the satisfaction of certain needs or desires.


    In May 2012, another summer program in North America began. Marvel pictures'' super masterpiece "Avengers alliance", which had been planned for many years, took the lead in dropping a high explosive bomb in the North American film market. The box office results in the first weekend were as high as nearly 210 million US dollars, trampling all previous box office records in North America.


    The box office record of the opening day, the fastest breaking record of 100 million, the fastest exceeding record of 150 million US dollars, the fastest exceeding record of 200 million US dollars, the highest opening cinema record, the highest IMAX box office record of the first week


    "Avengers" has also become the first film in the history of North America to break through the $200 million box office over the weekend!


    The power of superheroes to fight against monsters has made all Hollywood film companies extremely envious, and comic films have ushered in the most glorious period.


    "I think DC and Warner Brothers are going to cry."


    In the rest area of the warehouse set, Carla Firth took a sip of coffee and said to Murphy opposite, "DC superhero movies have a wonderful start, but now they are easily crushed by Marvel pictures. Their decision-making level should be thrown into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish."


    Murphy put down his hand on the chair and said, "it''s said that Avengers is not only a box office blockbuster, but also has a strong reputation."


    "Well."


    Gail gado, sitting on Murphy''s left, nodded. "Avengers is arguably the best superhero movie in the new millennium."


    Carla Firth put down his coffee cup. "Jos Vuitton brought together a group of characters who didn''t play well, especially Raytheon."


    "You went to see it?" Murphy asked.


    "The day before yesterday." Carla Firth shrugged. "I think the film has done its best."


    She slowly knocked on the armrest of her chair and said, "the superhero group is very powerful, and the X-Men universe should have a bright future."


    "Just a little bit!" Murphy specially reminded, "don''t be like marvel. In order to create a happy family, don''t be willing to kill any hero, let alone turn the villain into a weak chicken. 20th century fox is not Disney."What Disney is good at is family fun. Almost every villain in Marvel''s film is a strange existence of far superior ability.


    This kind of film may be very marketable, but after watching too much, it''s really a bit greasy.


    However, Disney''s positioning for Marvel''s superhero movies is teenagers'' popcorn, which is not a movie for adults in essence.


    "Didn''t Warner Brothers contact you again?" Kara Firth suddenly asked Murphy.


    "Yes." Murphy took a sip of coffee and said, "but I refused. I don''t have time to shoot DC''s superheroes now."


    His plan has been launched, and it is impossible to stop because of Warner Brothers and DC superhero movies.


    "Murphy refused more, and Warner Brothers no longer had hope." Gail gado shook his head and sighed, "they are preparing for the independent film of wonder woman. It''s said that they have already started to select the newcomer of Diana Prinz."


    Although she doesn''t have much interest in acting in movies, wonder woman is the only role she has ever played, and her heart is always complicated.


    "I know that, too." Carla Firth also seems to have inside information, "it is said that Warner Brothers intends to make brie Larson a new wonder woman."


    "Bree Larson?" Murphy thought of who it was and shook his head slightly. "What are Warner Brothers thinking?"


    Are Warner Brothers and DC Comics both under the curse of brain damage?


    When it comes to acting skills, maybe ten Gail gado are not as good as one brie Larson, but wonder woman needs not only acting skills, even acting skills are not particularly important.


    Carla Firth clearly understood this, also shaking her head. "No one can understand what Warner Bros. decision makers think."


    "Well, let''s not talk about that." Murphy looked at his watch and stood up. "Break time is over. Let''s go back to the office."


    "Well." Carla Firth also stood up. Seeing that Gail gado, who was diagonally opposite, did not move, she asked, "don''t you go there?"


    "I don''t know much about virus marketing. You and Murphy are enough." Gail added value to his watch. "I''m going to meet with the third-party sponsor later. Next week''s budget hasn''t been settled yet."


    Carla Firth also knew that the third-party guarantee was hard to do. She said nothing more and followed Murphy to the front office.


    But she knows better that no matter how close the cooperation between Fox and Murphy is in the 20th century, it is impossible to give up the supervision of a third party.


    "Don''t look down on others from the high point of morality, and never test human nature. Murphy was born in a slum, how can he not have a desire for money..."


    This is what she once overheard from James Murdoch.


    Having been friends with Murphy for many years, Kara Firth certainly knows that Murphy has enough desire for money. Although it''s not like what James Murdoch said, it''s not a bad thing for both sides.


    It''s conceivable that a person who likes to eat can serve delicious food, and a beautiful woman can often give a man a look in his prime. For example, for an official who hardly has any effective supervision, it''s a fool''s dream to let him have the power to respond like an emperor, but not to be greedy for money and sex.


    For ordinary people, there are things they care about, and everyone has a selfish side. Basically no one says that they can selflessly pay for others without extravagant return.


    When she came to Murphy''s office, Kara Firth quickly agreed with Murphy on the next virus marketing plan, and the plan soon entered the implementation stage.


    In late May, some fans found a place suspected to be the new website of "dark city". On this website, the magician is recruiting for his gang. The countdown above shows how many hours are left before the Comic Con animation exhibition held by "dark city" in San Diego. In addition, there is a map showing the coordinates of the exhibition The film.


    Later, there were a series of updates on the website, such as the picture of Jay Rachel with a pistol ready to go played by Margaret Robbie, which caused many fans'' surprise. After all, the character was just a weak looking woman before.


    In addition, the film''s official website also posted an internal file from the New York City Police Department investigating the "magician".


    On June 30, a website called "rental magician" appeared on the Internet, in which there were photos of some people dressed as magicians, obviously warming up for the next round of publicity of the film.


    On Murphy''s side, due to the smooth preparation, after attending the San Diego anime show, the shooting will begin soon.

 Chapter 663

    In the early morning of August 1, the Venice warehouse set was noisy. Nearly 100 shooting teams came out from the back door of the set and gathered more than a dozen shooting cars around the huge warehouse set. Under the command of Murphy, they began to work in an orderly way to prepare for the next shooting.


    Behind the warehouse set, there used to be an abandoned open-air material stacking area. At the beginning of this preparation, Murphy asked Gail gado to contact the original owner of the land, bought this place from him, and transformed it into a very flat open-air shooting area as soon as possible for shooting some action plays.


    Several huge green screens were quickly set up. Although Murphy advocated the live shooting as much as possible, the traffic in New York was heavy, especially in Manhattan, which is the main location. It was very difficult to clear a whole road for shooting the hot car chase scenes. After many discussions, Murphy decided to set up green screens for some of the big scenes It was shot on set and later replaced with Manhattan.


    Today''s shooting is basically Chris Dann riding an upgraded version of the super motorcycle crazy forward. Murphy went to the stuntman to see it. This kind of scene will definitely not let Henry Carville go on the stage in person. If he is injured, the crew can''t afford it. The crew has already hired three stunt doubles whose body shape is very similar to Henry Carville.


    Chris Dann was masked all the way, and there was no close-up super close-up, so there was no need to use actors.


    Then Murphy came to the group, and Felipe Raschel was standing on top of a giant Ford pickup truck refitted with an embedded camera car, debugging the bulky IMAX camera.


    "How are you getting ready?" Murphy asked.


    Hearing Murphy''s voice, he made an "OK" gesture. "No problem!"


    It wasn''t until after debugging that Felipe Raschel looked up at Murphy and said, "another micro camera, which I had installed on the motorcycle yesterday, has been debugged."


    Originally, Murphy wanted to use the forward impact of the plane when it took off to shoot Chris Dann''s first view forward lens when riding a motorcycle, so as to increase the impact of the lens. But after all, the plane is a super expensive luxury. If you want to install a huge and bulky IMAX camera, you have to carry out a huge transformation of the plane. No one is willing to do so. Even Gulfstream declined to do so The Philippines is restructuring the leased aircraft.


    Murphy''s own plane will be delivered in January next year at the earliest. He can''t afford to wait for the time, so he still adopts some methods when shooting "city of chaos". The camera is installed on Chris Dann''s motorcycle for shooting, and some other shots are taken by professional racing drivers who set up the camera on the super sports car for shooting.


    Although the impact of the first view lens obtained in this way is not as good as the original idea, it can barely meet the requirements of Murphy.


    Shooting is like this, there are always some unexpected situations, the director must find a solution.


    All departments quickly completed the preparation. After the stunt driver rode on the motorcycle, Murphy also got on the platform of the camera car, and then the shooting officially began.


    The motorcycle looks like a black ghost. Under the driving of the stuntman, it rushes forward like lightning. The camera car is located on the right side of the motorcycle. The speed is not slow at all. It almost always runs parallel to the motorcycle at the same speed, so as to facilitate the photography of Murphy and Philip Raschel on the vehicle photography platform.


    As the motorcycle ran nearly 2500 feet, Murphy''s eyes left the IMAX camera and yelled at Mike, "very good! This one is over. The camera car changes to the left. Continue shooting! "


    With that, he patted down the roof of the black pickup truck. When the driver stopped the car and looked back, he gave the driver a thumbs up.


    Frankly speaking, the test of the shooting of this play is not the stuntman, but the driver of the camera car.


    It is not so easy to keep pace with the motorcycle at a very fast speed on the basis of the smooth driving of the car. It requires excellent driving skills.


    In fact, from high-speed car chases like this to all kinds of luxury car advertisements, it''s not hard for interested people to find that drivers of camera cars often have higher driving skills than stuntmen.


    Of course, Murphy''s specially modified camera car with excellent performance is also a great contribution.


    There will be a lot of car chasing scenes in this shooting, so Murphy specially hired a professional company and team to transform nearly ten kinds of camera cars according to some of his ideas.


    Camera cars have different models and sizes according to their different shooting needs, so as to install and set up cameras on the car body. However, all of them are painted in matte black, because in this way, they do not reflect light and are more conducive to shooting.


    In Hollywood, the use of camera cars has a long history.


    If the camera car can be traced back to its first use, a camera was set up on the car when Ben Hur: the story of Christ was shot in 1925, which can be said to be the earliest origin of this tool.Today, the camera car technology has been adjusted and still used today. Just like Murphy''s shooting today, it is now used with the green screen.


    Murphy is now using a specially modified embedded camera car, and the entire photography platform is modified by Ford Raptor, so that the bulky IMAX camera can be set up.


    Because of the bracket embedded in the car, it allows a series of different cameras and lights to be set up, such as flat-panel shooting or crane shooting. This embedded camera car also has the power generation function to drive any camera and lighting equipment. If you don''t go on the stage to shoot in person, Murphy can sit in the cab and watch the monitor, while the camera operator can watch the camera in the cab The actual shooting was carried out on the support platform.


    The crew quickly reset, and the only difference from the previous shooting is that the camera car changed to the left side of the motorcycle.


    This kind of shooting, as long as you keep the camera car stable and synchronized with the motorcycle, basically there is not too much difficulty, the second shooting also passed.


    Then Murphy asked the crew to change the scene and come to a specially built corner to shoot Chris Dann almost touching the ground when the motorcycle turned at high speed.


    Here, Murphy changed to another camera car - the synthetic Trailer!


    In order to capture a picture with the same or lower horizontal height as the driver in the car, the synthetic trailer is close to the ground, but the horizontal width allows the camera to achieve wider shooting.


    There are many restrictions on this kind of trailer. If shooting in Australia, this kind of equipment must be accompanied by the police and require a professional license to operate.


    However, Murphy doesn''t use a general synthetic Trailer. In order to photograph Chris Dann, a motorcycle that can move laterally, the rear wheel of the trailer has been specially modified, specially adding a "smart rear wheel" that can drive the trailer to move laterally in a small range.


    When shooting the lateral movement of the motorcycle, in a real lateral movement, all four wheels of the trailer can switch to the lateral movement mode. This motion also has an additional function, called rotation. After setting the wheel angle, the camera can rotate 360 degrees around its center.


    Correspondingly, the stability of the synthetic trailer is worse. Although it''s a motion shot, Murphy doesn''t like the constantly shaking shot in the film. When the motion shot is finished, the picture still looks stable.


    In order to meet this requirement, the ground of this bend is also specially made. In the early preparation, Murphy asked people to lay an additional layer of the dance board commonly known in the industry.


    If there is no place to place the track, or the moving track is not straight or curve, then the crew must build a dance board to allow the camera car to move freely. This kind of special dance board is made of plywood or birch board with a thickness of three to four inches and high quality, and then covered with a board It''s made of smooth layers of Mason Knight fiberboard.


    Most importantly, the joints must be carefully aligned and taped to form a perfect surface on which the camera car can move smoothly.


    In Murphy''s opinion, a good camera car can move horizontally or forward to any place, and the combination of various movements can be very complex. The only sure thing is that he should avoid shooting the dance board.


    When a camera is installed on a lens other than a wide-angle lens, a skateboard or a dance board becomes crucial, because a certain protuberance on the floor causes the long lens to shake.


    So Murphy doesn''t use any long shots in an action play like this.


    However, when shooting, there are still some difficulties. Murphy found that motorcycles and stuntmen can use the inertia of turning to stick very close to the floor. Because of the position of the camera, it is difficult to shoot at a horizontal angle at this time.


    After standing on the set for a while, Murphy quickly came up with a solution, adding a long arm on the platform that can bear the weight of IMAX camera.


    Murphy came up with two solutions. The other one needs to readjust the mounting arm so that the camera can reach a height of only a few inches above the ground. However, the camera car can not be reconstructed on site, so it needs to be installed in the factory, which is quite troublesome.


    It''s relatively easy to add an extension arm. To put it bluntly, a high-strength alloy tube can be installed on the camera car and extended when it is lowered, so that the lens of IMAX camera can be as close to the floor as possible.


    Because of the extension arm, Murphy only shot two scenes in the morning, but in the afternoon, the shooting progress accelerated, and it took only three days to complete the shooting here. There were not many scenes here, and some of them had to be shot in New York.


    Subsequently, a group of leading actors also entered the cast.

 Chapter 664

    It''s dark in the studio. Standing in front of the camera lens, Henry Carville in black uniform looks like a hill, full of explosive power, like a tiger about to go down the mountain. He feels very dangerous all over.


    After the "city of chaos" tempering, coupled with makeup, clothing and camera assistance, Henry Carville''s aura is obviously stronger than before.


    Across from Henry Carvel, a few people dressed like him were tied up and squatted there.


    The play is very simple, just a few lines of dialogue.


    But this simple play is not a simple theme.


    "Why do you have this right?" In the face of Chris Dann''s persuasion, one of the imitators asked aloud, "what do you think is the difference between you and us?"


    Henry Carville did not have any expression, coldly dropped a sentence, "I do not wear hockey chest."


    Then he turned away in silence.


    ¡°CUT£¡¡± Murphy called to the crew to stop, "this one''s over!"


    After all, with "city of chaos" as the basis, the shooting is much smoother. Besides, Henry Carville is wearing a mask, and Murphy doesn''t ask him how good his acting skills are. The only sound that requires more stringent requirements can be synthesized through post production.


    The crew has entered into a brief adjustment to prepare for the next play.


    Today, Margot Robbie, who has no part in the play, stands on the periphery, watching Murphy directing the whole crew with Gail gado.


    "Gail..." Margot Robbie suddenly asked, "why did Chris Dann give such an answer?"


    Although Chris Dann satirized the other party''s question in a humorous way, he did not answer the question directly. Gail gado saw it more clearly, "because Chris Dann had nothing to say about that question."


    "Speechless?" Margot Robbie looked at her strangely. "Why do you say that?"


    "It''s very simple. Why does Chris Dann have the power to break the law?" Gayle Murphy turned to the commercial theme of the movie, which one I think is the deepest


    Margot Robbie still didn''t understand, so he could not help asking, "Chris Dann is fighting crime. Isn''t his appearance to save the chaotic and dark city of New York? He''s not the embodiment of justice? Is it the New York police? "


    "Honey, when I was in college, I studied law. There was never a policeman in law!" Gail gado said seriously, "should individuals, even people like Chris Dann, be above the law?"


    "Er..."


    Although there is no special study of law, Margot Robbie also knows some basic common sense. According to the normal saying, no one or team can be above the law.


    Just as they were discussing, Murphy asked the crew to start shooting again.


    Christopher waltz has been standing in front of a green curtain with Henry Carvel.


    Murphy and filie Raschel each operate an IMAX camera, from the same side of the 45 degree position, non-interference shooting Christopher waltz as Sheriff Lynch and Henry Carvel as Chris Dann dialogue.


    Standing in front of the green screen, Henry Cavell said to Christopher waltz, "is it beautiful? Is that right? "


    "What is this?" asked Christopher valzdo, puzzled


    "It''s through a receiving device that transmits high frequency." Henry Carville said seriously, "one of the devices left by Reiner''s organization in New York can turn every mobile phone in New York into a loudspeaker!"


    "It''s beautiful," says Christopher Waltz coldly, as a policeman, "but it''s immoral and dangerous."


    He looked rather serious. "As long as half of your cell phones are your sonar source, you can monitor the whole of New York. It''s wrong."


    "Lynch!" Henry Carvel slowly clenched his hands with Kevlar''s gloves. "I have to find that man, find the magician!"


    "But at what price?" Christopher Waltz''s worried rhetorical question.


    He is a realist, so it is very clear that it is difficult for the police and the law to restrain Chris Dann. Once he breaks through his bottom line, he will become as dangerous as Reiner and the magician.


    Henry Carvel was silent and did not answer him, and now Chris Dann has no time to discuss these questions about morality and democracy.


    After a while, he said, "I want to restore the peace of the city."


    Still, Christopher Waltz frowned, "this power is too powerful for a person."


    Not far away, Gail gado and Margot Robbie have been paying attention to the shooting site in front of the camera. They are also nodding. They obviously agree with Christopher Waltz''s lines. If there is a real person in the real world who can monitor their everything through the device, it''s creepy.Sitting behind the director''s monitor, Murphy comes up with another thing. This country is far less democratic than what he preaches. The degree of being monitored, such as prism door, etc


    He shook his head and his energy returned to the set.


    Henry Carvel stares at Christopher valds. "I''ve found my place as a magician. I need you to give me some time!"


    "Where is it?" Asked Christopher waltz.


    "Follow the signal above." Henry Carvel didn''t answer him. He just threw a receiver to Christopher waltz. "The last place I stayed was where the magician was!"


    Henry Carvel turned and walked out. Just as Christopher Waltz wanted to ask what to do with the monitor, he raised his hand and pressed a transmitter.


    However, the two faced with the green screen before, of course, there will be no reaction, these effects have to be added through post production.


    "Stop!" Murphy stood up from behind the camera and exclaimed, "this one''s over. All departments reset. Take a ten minute break. Shoot again in ten minutes."


    Then he said to Philip Raschel, "follow the plan, close-up!"


    Since IMAX company only provides two IMAX cameras, in the shooting just now, Murphy''s and Philip Raschel''s cameras are used to capture and shoot panoramic shots respectively, which can not take into account the close-up of actors. This is the limit of the number of equipment, and the best solution is to shoot more times.


    Although there are a lot of IMAX cameras, Murphy uses msm.9802 film cameras. At present, there are only four in the world, and the other two are in other groups. These two are the biggest resources IMAX can allocate.


    Msm.9802 film IMAX camera is the most widely used IMAX camera in Hollywood. The one that was hung in TDK shooting is this model. This machine is very commonly used. It has been used in variable 2, disc 4, dark knight, dark knight rise, trek, hunger game, star, star 7, super baton and so on.


    However, this machine can only make 2D films. If the films made with it become 3D, it must be 3D in the later stage.


    In the past, IMAX cameras were built on the basis of film, but the technology is constantly developing. Today''s IMAX cameras have a digital version.


    Phantom.65 recently launched by IMAX company is a 3D digital IMAX camera, which is used in films such as transformers 3.


    This camera is more convenient than the traditional IMAX film camera, but for his own goal, Murphy chose to use film shooting, can only give up the more advanced phantom.65 camera.


    As the soul of the whole crew, Murphy''s use of IMAX cameras will be more frequent and in-depth than that of the previous movie "city of chaos." city of darkness "will also be the film that uses IMAX lenses most so far. After Fox''s additional investment of $20 million in the 20th century, he has increased the proportion of shooting lenses to 65% to 70% 70 percent.


    In the face of a large amount of money, IMAX company provides Murphy with a strong technical support. These heavy cameras are made by hand, each with a different personality, but they are basically of the same standard, and all parts can be exchanged.


    Each IMAX camera is equipped with its own fixed focus lens, which can be divided into 40mm, 50mm, 80mm, 110mm, 150mm and 250mm. Many of the lenses are also equipped with a 65mm adapter ring t2.8 aperture and a middle frame Hasu camera lens, so the focusing of the camera lens will not be affected easily.


    Focusing of IMAX camera is a very troublesome thing. In the past, Philip Raschel couldn''t focus manually in some lens shooting, so he needed to use the remote focusing device with torque motor to operate the whole process.


    During the preparation period, Murphy put forward some requirements for the use of IMAX cameras based on his previous technical experience, allowing IMAX technical engineers to improve some lenses and make a new viewfinder.


    IMAX''s technical engineers abandoned the IMAX mechanical parts in the 80mm lens and replaced them with a movie sized panavism converter. They also reconstructed the head of the whole lens to fit a mechanical aperture device according to Murphy''s requirements.


    The transformation of the lens with the aperture of 50 mm and t2.5 is different. People from IMAX company put most of the lens into a new lens barrel and transformed it into a more stable lens converter.


    In addition, according to the construction principle of the reverse telephoto lens, they also made a custom lens with a 50 mm, T2 aperture.


    These are the basis of shooting. Without good enough equipment, the best idea can only exist in the director''s head and paper.


    Remove the green screen and adjust the camera position. Murphy and Philip Raschel control an IMAX camera and start shooting close-up shots.

 Chapter 665

    After adjusting the camera, the rest of the crew was ready. Murphy immediately announced the start of shooting. As before, he continued to operate an IMAX camera himself, but this time it was no longer a panoramic shot, but a close-up shot of Henry Carville.


    As in other films before, close-up shots are often used to create characters.


    This is the crucial moment before the final confrontation between Chris Dann and the magician. Murphy will definitely give Henry Carville enough close-up shots.


    Although not a professional photographer, as a director for many years, Murphy also has unique experience in photography, especially for this kind of important close-up shot. After several important assistants of Philip Raschel changed jobs, the newly recruited photographers don''t talk about their ability, just their style needs a period of time to adapt, so they control an IMAX camera in Philip Raschel Apart from the camera, if there is an extremely important part in the play, he will go on the stage in person to hold the mirror.


    IMAX cameras are more difficult to operate than ordinary cameras, but Murphy knows very well that to be an excellent photographer, you need to observe first and understand the light, not the camera itself. The operation of the camera is not particularly difficult. It''s easy to do a standard operation, but it''s difficult to do a non-standard operation.


    Just like directors, most photographers have their own styles and preferences. For example, some people like black and white, like to look for things in black and white, and also like the changes in the depth of color. These things can be different every day. Other people may like other things. The most important thing is to present their own image style after deep feeling.


    That''s why Murphy went on stage to shoot.


    Close up is one of the basic shots in film shooting. Close up is always a shot to show the details. Different close-up shots also have specific meanings and can play a different role.


    The shooting started soon. According to the shooting plan, Murphy took the lead in giving Henry Carvel a standard close-up. Because Henry Carvel was wearing a mask, the focus of the close-up was not his eyes, but his mouth.


    Murphy skillfully manipulated the camera to fill the lens with Henry Carvel''s face, but instead of putting Henry Carvel in the middle of the picture, he composed the picture according to the golden three-point method.


    After shooting the picture he wanted, he moved the lens slightly to put Henry Carville''s face in the center of the picture. When the lens was shown on the screen, the actor Chris Dann was looking directly at the audience.


    Through this shot, Murphy wants to present a calm and calm hero in a tense situation, which is also the best use of close-up shot.


    Murphy continues to adjust the lens to make Henry Carvel''s vision slightly deviate from the lens, but the image on the black Kevlar helmet forms a perspective composition with Chris Dann as the focus. He uses this close-up lens to make Chris Dann''s search for the magician and the conversation with Sheriff Lynch more exciting.


    Although he is shooting close-up shots, Murphy does not stay the same. Instead, he uses different shooting methods according to different periods of time. He slightly widens the lens and further expands the range of view, from the top of Henry Carville''s shoulder to the top of his head, which is the widest close-up shot he will use.


    Then Murphy pushes in again, and the picture becomes a standard close-up again.


    In the post editing, these medium shot close-up shots will serve as a bridge from wide shot to standard close-up, which can make the tension in the play suffocating.


    Here, Murphy learns from George Lucas'' shooting technique in Star Wars: the phantom threat. Although Star Wars fans are very disappointed with the prequel series, they have a common understanding that Darth Moore is definitely a tough character. One of the best shots in the film is the close-up of Darth Moore with a little push closer movement in the ending of the big fight, Darth Moore and Obi- As soon as the lightsaber duel between Wang and qui gon Kim is over, this shot is cut immediately. The composition makes Darth Moore''s ruling power more attractive.


    In addition, when Murphy made the shooting plan here, he also watched Stanley Kubrick''s "flash". In the film, Jack cuts the door open and pokes his head in. The close-up catches his evil peeping look. At this time, he says one of the most famous lines in film history: "Johnny is here!".


    It''s perfect to cut into the scene from this lens, because it draws the audience into the movie space and creates a sense of horror into the voice.


    Then, Murphy changed the lens again, and the shooting picture became a typical big close-up. The big close-up mainly switched between Henry Carvel''s mouth and firm eyes, but most of the time, the shooting object of the big close-up was Henry Carvel''s firm eyes.


    In the post editing, this kind of close-up shot is used in the shot switching with Christopher waltz, which can easily establish the echo between the characters and effectively enhance the tension of the drama.


    In front of the camera, Henry Carvel ends Christopher Waltz''s conversation, turns around and walks out. Murphy adjusts the camera lens in time, follows the camera in close-up mode, and uses the character''s movement to create a telepresence effect.Murphy uses a very wide-angle lens to reduce the range of the standard close-up, but at the same time, he combines the wide-angle and close-up to convey more visual information.


    In fact, it all depends on using the right visual language to help narrative at the right point.


    When Henry Carville walked out of the set, Murphy finished shooting, stood up from behind the camera and said, "OK! This one has passed! "


    Then he said to Henry Cavell and Christopher waltz, "Henry, Chris, you''ve done very well!"


    As in the past, when Murphy was shooting, he encouraged the actors more than scolded them.


    Murphy looked at the time and said, "that''s all for today''s shooting!"


    He left the follow-up work to the deputy director Michelle Williams, and accompanied by the press and public relations personnel of 20th Century Fox and IMAX, he went into the temporary news hall outside the set.


    According to the plan made last week, Murphy will be interviewed jointly by the media in order to cooperate with the promotion of the film.


    In addition to "virus marketing", fox did not relax its conventional propaganda methods in the 20th century. Dark city is still the Hollywood film that uses IMAX most. IMAX company is also using appropriate resources to promote the film.


    The topic of this joint interview is mainly about IMAX technology.


    "Director Stanton..."


    At the beginning of the interview, probably inspired by IMAX company, a reporter wearing gold glasses couldn''t wait to ask, "you''ve used IMAX cameras in your projects several times. Do you like this technology very much?"


    "I especially like to shoot with IMAX camera."


    facing the reporter''s recording pen, Murphy recited the answer he had prepared before without hesitation, "because it can enlarge the picture and play to the extreme scale. In the last "city of chaos" and other films, I have already appreciated its extraordinary skills. Through continuous learning and research, our technology is becoming more and more mature, and the exposure index and other aspects can better serve the film. With the continuous updating of technology, our shooting standard has been improved


    Nowadays, IMAX cameras are widely used in a film, which is one of the selling points. These words are also for publicity.


    "Murphy..." Another middle-aged reporter then asked, "can IMAX technology effectively improve the audience''s viewing experience?"


    "Yes! There is no doubt about that! "


    After confirming this argument, Murphy explained in detail, "from the perspective of picture and sound quality, IMAX technology provides an immersive viewing experience, because the format and clarity of the picture present a broad and immersive feeling in front of human eyes. Combined with high fidelity surround sound, it is difficult for people not to forget their feelings. We spent three months working with Sony electronics and IMAX to reorganize the viewfinder on the camera and improve the lens, so that we can take extremely good pictures even in the dim environment of the machine. All these improvements have achieved many details that we couldn''t do in our previous two films. "


    However, during the shooting, the bulky phantom.65.imax camera brought a lot of trouble to Philip Raschel and his photography team. It''s enough just to set up these big guys on the camera car and lift for shooting. The crew had to cut and weld them on the lift again in order to place these bulky guys more firmly.


    When shooting the ground play in the studio, because the camera car could not enter, the crew placed the thick aluminum plate on the micro mobile track, thus building a horizontal working platform for phantom.65.imax camera.


    In all the scenes taken with IMAX cameras, Murphy requires dual camera shooting. Among the three technicians assigned by IMAX company, at least two must be on the set to assist Philip Raschel''s photography team in dealing with some difficult shooting operations, and carry out temporary repair work, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the crew''s work.


    In general, there is no difference between phantom.65.imax camera and other cameras in terms of loading, moving and operability. However, many accidents will occur during film changing, which will lead to card failure. If the card phenomenon is too serious, this phantom.65.imax camera can only temporarily leave work and drag it to the workshop of IMAX branch in Los Angeles to do it Professional disassembly and maintenance.


    To some extent, these bulky big guys are more delicate than ordinary cameras, and the number of IMAX cameras in the world is extremely limited. If two phantom.65.imax cameras fail, Murphy will either stop shooting or switch to ordinary film cameras.


    In Murphy''s hands, phantom.65.imax camera is mainly used to shoot motion, panorama and impact shots, while other ordinary shots are mainly taken by ordinary digital cameras.Even up to now, the cost of IMAX cameras is still high. It is not convenient to use IMAX cameras in the whole process, but also too luxurious.


    With this interview published in the newspaper, 20th Century Fox also promoted another virus marketing plan.

 Chapter 666

    In late August, the official website of "dark city" was updated again. Under the poster of Jay Rachel''s campaign district attorney played by Margaret Robbie, a mobile phone registration option was added. Netizens can enter their mobile phone number and e-mail, and then they will receive a declaration of Jay Rachel''s campaign. She hopes people will pay attention to the website.


    The next virus marketing, still around Jay - Rachel to carry on.


    The official website of "dark city" was later updated. Jay Rachel encouraged people to download promotional materials with the words "support her" and upload photos to the Internet. The website also published the road map of her campaign speech tour in the New York area.


    In addition, some derivative websites have been launched, such as "Jay Rachel campaign for prosecutor website" and "New Yorkers support Jay" websites.


    At the same time, a physical publication called the New York justice newspaper also appeared in newsstands and kiosks on the streets of North America. Although the circulation is limited, the fans who buy it can get a gift besides the physical publication, a badge with a picture of Jay Rachel. The badge comes from a mysterious organization that opposes Jay Rachel''s election, but this badge is not the only one There seems to be a special implication of the dark back.


    The download section of the official website has also been updated. Users can download Margot Robbie''s latest make-up photos and campaign posters for Jay Rachel as the desktop of computers and mobile phones.


    A website against Jay Rachel also appeared at the right time, and the website repeatedly announced that Jay Rachel was actually a corrupt guy.


    Almost at the same time, the magician was also on the move. He sent an email to many fans, saying that he wanted to make a big ticket in New York and Manhattan. He also called some specific users and gave everyone a letter. These letters together meant to kill Chris Dann.


    It''s not over yet. On September 1, a mysterious website named "magician travel agency" appeared. There is only one box on the homepage of the website. If you click on this box, you may get a chaotic gift. In 128 cities around the world, including Hong Kong, you can leave a big bag of "surprises" for people who like chaos. And the 128 mysterious gift bags were swept up overnight Empty.


    the next day, someone offered $1000 on Amazon to buy it, but nothing came of it.


    Fortunately, the winner soon announced the mysterious gift package on twitter, and surprisingly, the one who made the gift package public was Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.


    First, he tweeted pictures of the gifts in the big gift bag he received, including a gypsy divination card printed with a magician, a lottery ball and a mobile phone.


    At the bottom of the picture, Cristiano Ronaldo added a caption.


    "I received a very mysterious gift, a gift sent to Madrid by a specially assigned person from abroad and escorted directly to my eyes. With a little nervous, I opened the bag and saw a colorful magic ball and a mobile phone in front of me. What surprised me most was a playing card, a gypsy divination card printed with a magician! Of course, I immediately associate it with the villain magician of Murphy Stanton''s new film "city of darkness!"


    "If you look closely, there is a broken note asking me to register my name on the special website. Then I got an email reply and asked me to press a number with the attached phone. At this stage, of course, I knew for a long time that it was a wonderful promotion of" dark city ", which was very special and impressive!"


    "I got through the phone with great excitement, and the answer was the magician! He said, "I know who you are!" Just hang up. "


    "But it wasn''t over. Later, I logged in again according to the note. Within ten seconds, the phone suddenly rang, which definitely surprised me! After answering, it was still the voice of the magician who told me to go to New York with him to create chaos or suffer instead of him, and then hung up again I don''t know if this "game" is over, but I have to admire this kind of film promotion. It is absolutely the power of the communication network, and it makes me feel the magic of "magician"


    When Murphy publicized "city of chaos", he visited Real Madrid and the Bernabeu stadium. He also talked with Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent for a while. According to Cristiano Ronaldo himself, what he wants to do after retirement is to become a film actor.


    So, when Fox and CAA in the 20th century, together with Murphy, the super director, jointly sent agents to find him, Cristiano Ronaldo only briefly discussed with his agent and agreed to this ingenious "viral marketing".


    This kind of promotion has aroused wide attention, especially for some fans who have received the gift package, and has added further supplements to the instructions on Cristiano Ronaldo''s blog.


    "The magician wants us to destroy it¡® Acme.Security.Systems ¡¯Security system! Click to enter, enter name, phone number and email address Not long after I submitted the information, the phone next to me immediately rang. This is acme security systems, which uses a voice recognition system to identify visitors. At this point, we need to "say" that the password provided by the magician has passed the authentication. ""But the computer screen suddenly appeared a" identity lock "prompt, saying that my name, email and IP address had been recorded. There was a man''s voice on the phone - it should be Christopher waltz, who played Sergeant Lynch. He warned that if I didn''t cooperate with the police in the search for the magician, I would face bell imprisonment... "


    These special publicity and marketing campaigns have aroused widespread heated discussion among movie fans. Many people in the United States and some entertainment media are talking about the threat of magicians to New York and Jay Rachel''s election campaign.


    In particular, Jay Rachel, the information revealed in the virus marketing, all show that her future may have a major turning point.


    At this stage, Jay Rachel and Margaret Robbie are the focus of the crew''s propaganda.


    In early September, a manifesto of Jay Rachel''s father''s support for her campaign appeared on the Internet and was widely reprinted.


    In the statement, he made clear why he supported Jay Rachel, and also condemned a group of active criminals in New York City, who were afraid that Jay Rachel, who had always been merciless to criminals, had gone all out to discredit her.


    However, he also said that their actions will not affect Jay Rachel''s massive campaign to eradicate crime in New York City.


    The official website also released a video of Jay Rachel''s campaign speech recorded by Margaret Robbie. In the video, Jay Rachel said forcefully, "Jay Rachel believes in two things, justice and New York City!"


    Her congressman father also supported, "that''s why I trust her, and that''s why I want you to trust her too!"


    A poll released by an authoritative research company shows that Jay Rachel''s approval rating in New York has dropped to an all-time low of 11 percent, while several members of the opposition group imitating magicians express their opposition in the video.


    Later, the opposition group released a video on the Internet, re editing the content of Jay Rachel''s campaign speech previously released by the crew, and it became: "Jay Rachel believes in two things, crime and corruption."


    There is no doubt that this is also a good way to promote the film.


    "Hi, Hans."


    "Hi, Murphy."


    In the warehouse set of Venice, Murphy has a special visitor. Hans Zimmer, the famous Hollywood commercial soundtrack master, will be on the set. He will be the sounder of "dark city".


    Murphy also needs a soundtrack master who can create a sense of dark epic. In any way, Hans Zimmer is the most suitable person.


    Hans Zimmer had already signed a contract with the crew, and Murphy was not polite at this time. He went to shake hands with Hans Zimmer and said directly, "the plot of the city of darkness will be darker than that of the city of chaos. My requirements are not complicated. The soundtrack follows the style of the city of chaos, but some new elements should be added to make it more tense and exciting as a whole It''s exciting, and it doesn''t lack a sense of fashion. "


    Although his fans are not mainly young people, and the overall age is slightly older, young people are the main consumers in the film market after all. Such a commercial film with large investment and large production should at least not disgust the mainstream audience.


    This is also the most normal thing, "dark city" can not be like "Diego - Ross" as niche.


    "I''ve seen the script for dark city." Hans Zimmer also knows that Murphy''s shooting work is very busy, and he doesn''t talk at all. He also says very directly, "the role of the magician impresses me very much. I want to use the extremely restless electronic sound effect as the music theme of the magician, so as to highlight the panic and anxiety he brings to the whole city."


    Frankly speaking, Murphy is not very proficient in music. At best, he just knows something about it. After a little thought, he nodded and said, "I think so. When you have the samples, you can communicate with me in time."


    "No problem." Hans Zimmer is very clear that in this production group, his soundtrack must meet the requirements of the director Murphy, saying, "at the latest early next year, I will take out the initial samples of all the soundtracks."


    This speed is enough to make Murphy satisfied. After a period of communication, Hans Zimmer didn''t stay much and left the warehouse set soon.


    Murphy also has no time to waste, James - Franco has joined the crew, shooting has entered the most important stage.

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    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    In the warehouse set, Murphy''s voice is very loud, "James, your expression is not in place! You''re not crazy enough


    "Give me five minutes!"


    James Franco rubbed his face and said aloud, "give me five minutes to adjust."


    He looked up at the opposite Henry Carvel, who was wrapped up in a black uniform. Although it was a match between the two, Henry Carvel was obviously too relaxed.


    Seeing James Franco walking back and forth in the set, Murphy didn''t say anything. Instead, he kept the whole crew quiet and created a good adjustment environment for James Franco. He believed that James Franco''s ability would be adjusted to the best state and bring a crazy super villain.


    As for the other side of the opponent''s play, Henry Carville''s performance can only be said to be average, although after a long period of study in the Academy of performing arts, perhaps limited by talent, his progress is not great.


    Before, he had shot a play of two people. Murphy saw clearly that the part between magician and Chris Dann was destined to be unbalanced. He only asked Henry Carville not to perform too badly.


    In other words, the protagonist of the film, to some extent, is the magician of James Franco.


    Five minutes later, James Franco sat opposite Henry Carville again, and Murphy nodded to the assistant director.


    The assistant director, holding the recording card, went to the camera and said in a loud voice, "city of darkness, scene 142, act 11, start now!"


    James Franco''s expression immediately changed, his face suddenly showed some cynicism, and seems to have some evil smile, the whole person seems to give people a kind of abnormal feeling, but can not say what is abnormal.


    The so-called madness is not shouting, just like tears do not represent acting, madness is a feeling, not exaggerated physical performance.


    "You''re looking for me..." "Now I''m here," Henry Cavell said in a voice


    "Oh..." James Franco doesn''t look like a criminal at all. On the contrary, he looks like a person who has firmly grasped the initiative. "I just want to see what you will do. You didn''t disappoint me. So many people died because of you. Even for people like me, you are too cold-blooded!"


    Henry Carvel, ignoring all this nonsense, asked, "where''s Jay?"


    James Franco didn''t answer him at all. He just said to himself, "those idiots of the gang want you to disappear so that they can do whatever they want again, but I know the truth. There''s no turning back. You''ve changed everything!"


    He said very seriously, "and forever!"


    "Why do you want to kill me?" Asked Henry Carville.


    "Ha ha ha ha..." James Franco burst into a terrible laugh, shook his head and said, "I didn''t mean to kill you! Who said I wanted to kill you? What can I do without you? Go the old way to play with drug dealers, no, no, no, it''s you You made me whole. "


    Henry Carvel was disdainful and said, "you''re a trash who kills for money!"


    "Don''t be so kind and moral as they are. You are not one of them!" James - Franco is still regardless of the opposite problem, selfishly said, "no matter what, you can''t get into it. To them, you are just a freak like me. They need you now. When they don''t want you, they will crowd you out later. Look at their moral standards, their laws and regulations: it''s just an ugly joke. When there''s danger, they show their true colors. Only in peace and prosperity can they be at peace. I will prove to you that these so-called civilized people are like this at the critical moment! "


    James Franco laughed again. "You see, I''m not a monster, you''re a monster!"


    Henry Carvel suddenly burst out, grabbed James Franco by the collar, dragged him across the table and asked, "where''s Jay?"


    "You always follow those rules..." James Franco is still like, "think they can save you? What you have to do is break all the rules, and the truth is right in front of you. "


    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    Behind a bulky IMAX camera, Murphy stood up and said, "this one passed."


    "It looks like it''s going well."


    There was Robert Downey Jr. next to him. Murphy looked at him and said, "what''s the matter with you? Is the global campaign for Avengers over? "


    "It''s over." Robert Downey, Jr. seems to be physically and mentally exhausted, and his face is obviously a little haggard. "After nearly four months of activities, Europe, South America, the Middle East and the Far East have gone crazy."


    Murphy first told Michelle Williams to direct the transition of the cast, and then said to Robert Downey Jr., "what you have achieved is amazing.""Well." Little Robert Downey nodded, not modestly. "I don''t deny that."


    Up to now, the box office of Avengers has exceeded 500 million US dollars in North America and nearly 1.4 billion US dollars in the world, surpassing "body of steel" in one fell swoop, creating the most brilliant commercial achievement of Meiman superhero film.


    After a brief chat with little Robert Downey, Murphy saw the crew move to a nearby shooting site and said, "I''m going to work. I''ll talk after work."


    Robert Downey, Jr. nodded. "You''re busy. I''ll walk around the set myself."


    Seeing Murphy leave, Robert Downey leaves the set, goes to the office area, goes into Gail gado''s office to say hello, comes out and chats with Carla Firth, who is coming. In the middle, Murphy goes to the set. Murphy is shooting Chris Dann''s action plays, which are totally different from Marvel''s exaggerated style, and they are totally realistic Line.


    After watching for a while, Robert Downey meets Margaret Robbie again and talks with her in a low voice for a while. When Margaret Robbie leaves and turns to see the shooting again, Chris Dane and the magician are dueling in front of the camera.


    After Chris Dann defeated the magician, he saved him at the moment when he was about to fall to the bottom of the building and was once again ridiculed mercilessly.


    "You You just can''t let me die, can you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force is attached to an unshakable object. You are really powerful, aren''t you? You won''t kill me because of the illusion of justice in your heart. And I don''t want to kill you because you are so interesting. I have a feeling that we are destined to fight for the rest of our lives. "


    Listening to James Franco''s crazy lines, Robert Downey Jr. can''t help thinking of the script he saw in Murphy. Chris Dann and the magician represent extreme justice and evil respectively.


    Robert Downey Jr. can feel through the script that the simplest proposition of the thinking brought by this film is justice and evil.


    It seems that the ultimate evil is more terrible, but what about the ultimate justice?


    Even if evil reaches its peak, there is still a legal system and social moral forces that naturally restrict and fight against it.


    But justice is not.


    Justice is consistent with law. In many cases, law has no natural motive to restrict the behavior based on justice. Just because justice has the same demands as law and morality, it has a layer of outer garment to confuse people''s judgment. Law and morality are far less alert to it than when they face evil. Therefore, when they have the ultimate justice, they should be more vigilant When people lose self-discipline, its destructive power may be more terrible than the ultimate evil.


    As an actor who has played iron man Tony Stark several times, Robert Downey Jr. naturally connects these to superheroes.


    In a way, Chris Dann is the city''s superhero.


    To some extent, he also represents a kind of situation of superheroes. They hold a strong power in their hands to perform the ultimate justice, but whether this power is abused or not is only constrained by the moral power of superheroes themselves.


    In a perfect society ruled by law, almost all the potential destructive power is restrained, balanced and offset by the law, so the superhero born to maintain social justice has become the most vulnerable part of the system, because there is nothing else to restrain him except himself.


    Like Chris Dann, the only thing that can restrain him is his own rules. If, as the magician said, he crosses his own bottom line, what serious consequences will he have?


    In the shooting just now, the magician said to Chris Dann, "you make me more complete.".


    But little Robert Downey now thinks, sadly, the fact is just the opposite. It should be the existence of magicians that has perfected the existence of Chris Dann.


    Because the supreme evil can exist alone without the supreme justice, and the supreme justice cannot exist without the supreme evil. Justice never gives the reason for the existence of evil, but the existence of evil makes justice complete.


    Chris Dann should have said that to the magician.


    Robert Downey, Jr. suddenly had an idea in his head. Maybe this is what Bush wanted to say to bin Laden, right?


    The shooting over there was very smooth. Before 4 p.m., all the scenes planned for today''s shooting ended. Because of the arrival of Robert Downey Jr., Murphy did not increase his work as before. Instead, Murphy directly announced that the crew was off work. He told James Franco, Gail gado and Margot Robbie that he would go to Mr. Zhou''s restaurant in Beverly Hills for dinner in the evening.

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    Mr. Zhou''s restaurant is located in the luxury area of Beverly Hills. It''s a Chinese restaurant frequented by Hollywood stars. It''s not that the food here is good, but that the restaurant refuses reporters to enter and anyone to take photos. It can create a very private space for those celebrities, so it''s very popular with Hollywood stars. Western style food is neither fish nor fowl, but the serving of individual dishes is not the exception. The Chinese food provided by Murphy is a nondescript in the eyes of


    . Besides the Westernization of dishes, the typical Western style meal system is also adopted. The difference between Western food and Chinese food is not very special.


    Murphy sat around a round table, eating and chatting.


    "What happened to the studio''s project with Nafi?" Robert Downey, Jr. swallows the beef in his mouth and asks Murphy, "is the shoot finished?"


    "I don''t know the exact progress."


    Since the Oscars, Murphy''s focus has been on "dark city." ask Gail about these things


    Gail gado, who is also the producer of house of cards, heard Murphy''s words and ended his whispering with Margot Robbie, saying, "it''s still shooting. Paul Wilson took the whole crew to Washington to shoot location scenes. It''s estimated that by the end of this year, all shooting of the first season will be over. Nafi plans to launch the series next autumn."


    "On Netflix''s website?" James Franco asked curiously, "don''t you go to the TV channel?"


    These are Gail gado in contact with Nafi, she nodded, "the premiere must be Nafi''s website, later to see the situation."


    If the series can be popular, it will not be a problem for other TV stations to buy the copyright to broadcast it. If the response is not ideal, even if Stanton studio and Nafi want to push house of cards into the TV station, it will be quite difficult.


    "By the way," magot Robbie asked curiously, "who did the cast choose as the heroine in the end?"


    "Robin white." Gail gado saw her face puzzled and reminded, "the actor who played the heroine of Forrest Gump."


    Margot Robbie remembered who she was and nodded, "it''s Forrest Gump''s girlfriend."


    All the people sitting together were their own. The atmosphere of dinner was quite good. Several people talked about topics of mutual interest, especially some gossip in the circle.


    "Have you heard?" Margot Robbie said mysteriously, "Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis broke up because of a third party."


    "The third party?" James Franco was also well informed and asked, "you''re not talking about amebo Hilde, are you?"


    Gail gado asked with a little surprise, "isn''t amebo Hilde gay?"


    Margot Robbie shrugged. "Maybe it''s bisexual."


    She took a drink from her glass, and then said, "anyway, Johnny Depp is so crazy about ameb hild that he is said to be ready to propose to her, but ameb hild always keeps a certain distance from Johnny Depp."


    Robert Downey, Jr. rubbed his chin and said, "a young lesbian has a crush on a notorious old man..."


    "It could be a long line," Murphy speculated, "for Johnny Depp."


    "You people." Gail gado shook his head. "Why can''t it be because of love?"


    That''s what she said, but even Gail gado didn''t believe what she just said.


    "Well, let''s not talk about that." James Franco took the initiative to change the subject and asked Murphy, "are you interested in Sony Columbia Pictures?"


    "It''s true." Murphy doesn''t have to deny in front of these people, "it''s just a preliminary idea."


    Robert Downey Jr. thought for a moment and said, "Sony Columbia Pictures has not been doing well in recent years."


    "It''s been ranked the last of the six companies for several years in a row." Gail gado said, "but things are getting better this year. Spiderman just came out in July."


    Murphy didn''t pay any attention to this before and asked, "how''s the box office?"


    "Not bad." Margot Robbie answered, "there were more than 62 million US dollars in North America in the first weekend. At present, the box office in North America has exceeded 200 million US dollars, and it seems that there are more than 500 million US dollars in the world."


    James Franco shook his head. "It''s normal. It''s Spiderman!"


    Obviously, Sony Columbia Pictures has over consumed spider man, which leads to the box office performance of "extraordinary Spider Man" far inferior to the old "Spider Man" trilogy.


    "The worse spider man''s performance is..." Robert Downey, Jr. is a wise man. "The more likely Sony entertainment is to get rid of Columbia Pictures."


    Murphy sighed. "Even if Sony entertainment wants to sell Columbia Pictures, it''s going to cost a lot of money."Among other things, the copyright of Spiderman and James Bond series alone needs a lot of money. Although Murphy has a lot of money now, it''s not easy for a company of this size like Sony Columbia Pictures to win.


    Moreover, whether Sony entertainment will spin off Sony Columbia Pictures is not certain.


    Other people also understand this reality and know that they can hardly help in this aspect. Their assets are far worse than Murphy''s.


    Murphy also knows this. Although Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco are well paid and have hundreds of millions of dollars, most of them are real estate, such as real estate and stocks, rather than cash flow.


    And as a Hollywood superstar, the income is very high, and the expenditure is also quite large.


    Take Robert Downey Jr. for example, his private life is as extravagant as all Hollywood stars, and his spending, let alone ordinary people, is enough to make many second-line stars dumbfounded.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, his friend will spend about $20000 a month just to buy wine, not to mention the nine apartments under his name. He once spent $45 million on comprehensive renovation and renovation of these apartments, and his private yacht cost as much as $13 million.


    As a superstar, the luxurious life of Robert Downey Jr. is much more than that - he only flies in private airplanes every time, and has his own requirements for model and grade, which adds him $200000 per month for aircraft maintenance; he and his family''s bodyguards are 24 hours a year, spending $150000 a month; in addition, Downey is still a fanatic He has a collection of more than 200 works of art including Andy Warhol''s works, worth millions of dollars. He is also keen on collecting souvenirs from Hollywood movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando. These souvenirs are extremely expensive and rare, with a total value of more than 100 million dollars It costs millions of dollars. In addition, 12 warehouses are needed for storage. The storage cost alone is as high as millions.


    In addition to hard spending, Robert Downey Jr. also spends a lot of money on human relations from time to time. For example, a few years ago, a childhood friend of Robert Downey Jr. passed away. He once spent $2 million on firing his ashes into the air with a gun salute according to the will of the other party


    Together, Murphy and Gail gado spend about $200000 to $300000 a month, but Robert Downey Jr. spends about $1 million a month.


    Of course, in terms of Robert Downey Jr.''s current income level, these are not particularly many, and they are slightly inferior to those of the same level, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.


    Dinner didn''t leave until about 9 p.m. when Murphy returned to wave manor, he specially told Gail gado that he should pay close attention to the development of Sony Columbia Pictures. As he remembered correctly, the first movie of "Spider Man" made Sony Columbia''s performance slightly better, but the second movie was definitely a disaster. It was a huge loss, leading to a loss To Sony Columbia Pictures, which cut off the series of "spider man.".


    Maybe there will be a chance then?


    Under the current Hollywood rules and environment, it''s unrealistic to create a company to develop into the six largest companies. The best way is to buy one of the six largest companies, just like Sony entertainment and Viacom.


    Murphy can see clearly that after a relatively good development in the early 1970s and 1980s, with the transition of consumption of spider man and other films, Sony Columbia Pictures is the only opportunity for him and Stanton studio.


    It''s up to Gail gado to keep an eye on this aspect. Murphy''s energy is still focused on film shooting. In late September, news came from fox in the 20th century that "Diego Ross" was officially released from North America and overseas markets. With the help of the Oscar halo effect, the film finally gained 132 million yuan from North America after nearly ten months of super long screening 780000.


    Plus the box office harvest outside Shanghai, the global box office of this film has reached 285.65 million US dollars!


    In any way, Diego Roth can be regarded as a very successful film. Although fox hasn''t sent the accounts in the 20th century, Stanton studio is bound to make a huge profit.


    At the same time, the filming of "dark city" is still going on, and Margaret Robbie has also joined in the filming. Her part is the most mysterious in the crew, but Margaret Robbie''s state has been adjusted very well, and several scenes with Henry Carvel are quite brilliant.


    Seeing that Margot Robbie''s performance is getting better and better, Murphy simply put forward several difficult plays, including the direct opponent of Jay Rachel and the magician.

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    The narrow studio is silent, and the shooting site in front of the camera lens is arranged into a ward. Margot Robbie with blonde hair is lying on the top of the hospital bed. The scattered blonde hair covers her half face, but her frown shows that she is not as relaxed as she looks.


    The door of the ward was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A tall nurse came in, came to Margot Robbie''s bedside, stared at her for a while, then pulled down the mask covering her face, revealing James Franco''s strange face.


    It seems that the magician''s eyes are as sharp as the knife when he wakes up.


    ¡°Cut£¡¡±


    Hearing the call to stop, Margot Robbie puts her scattered blonde hair behind her head, gets rid of the character and turns to look at Murphy. It''s obvious that she made a mistake just now.


    "Maggie." Murphy beckoned to Margot Robbie. "Come here."


    Margot Robbie jumped out of bed and walked barefoot to Murphy''s chair without shoes.


    "I''m sorry." She scratched her blonde hair and said, "I''ve done it so many times."


    This is one of the few long shots in the film, and it''s the most crucial scene of Jay Rachel. In this kind of characterization play, Murphy will inevitably use long shots. Margot Robbie, who had the advantage in front of Henry Carvel before, is always weaker than James Franco, who is in the right state.


    It seems that this has also affected Margot Robbie''s state. The more she wants to perform well, the worse she performs, especially her facial expressions. The pictures taken through the camera always give people a deliberate feeling.


    "You''re a little bit too strong!"


    Unlike the previous times when Margot Robbie was asked to adjust herself, Murphy saw that she had no effect and directly pointed out the problem. "Anger is a kind of emotion from the heart, either staring or anger."


    Margot Robbie''s performance of staring just now reminds Murphy of Leonardo DiCaprio. Exaggerated expression does not mean good acting.


    "I Do you have any? "


    Maybe ng is too many times, and Margot Robbie is not sure, "did I make such a basic mistake?"


    Murphy shook his head slightly. Instead of answering Margot Robbie''s question, he said to his assistant, "John, tell the crew to take a 20 minute break."


    "Maggie." Murphy then said to Margot Robbie, "this long shot is the key part of Jay Rachel''s transformation. What you need to do is not to make an expression, but to grasp the psychology and background of Jay Rachel."


    Seeing that Margaret Robbie''s thinking is a little unclear, Murphy decides to use this time to have a good chat with her. He can''t tell and can''t tell Margaret Robbie how to act, but he can analyze in detail some changes of Jay Rachel in the dark city, which should help Margaret Robbie.


    "It seems heartbreaking that Jay Rachael has blackened out from the Knights of light in New York, but it''s no accident."


    This role is Murphy''s most important consideration, and naturally has a clear control. "She vowed to eradicate the crime in New York, but turned a blind eye to the cooperation between her congressman father and Reiner. Her" zealous pursuit of justice "is just one side, and her other side has existed for a long time, and has always existed! The magician''s logic "who doesn''t want justice to be awe inspiring when there''s no need" can be applied to her


    Listening to Murphy''s words, Margaret Robbie is also recalling the script and his own analysis of the role of Jay Rachel in the past.


    It can be said that Jay Rachel in the script seems to be honest and kind, but as Murphy said, she always has another side. Jay Rachel is not pursuing "light", but she finds that she can pursue influence by pursuing light.


    Jay Rachael knows very well that through the "zealous pursuit of justice", he can get the support of New York City citizens and the financial support from Chris Dann, which is a great benefit.


    Originally, all this could go on. However, when her father died, Jay Rachel''s logic of survival was overturned.


    From this point of view, Jay Rachel and Chris Dann are not the same people at all, they are just "similar in shape but detached", that is to say, she looks very similar to Chris Dann, but there are fundamental differences in essence.


    Inspired by Murphy''s words, Margot Robbie immediately thought of the differences. Chris Dann was not interested in influence. He pursued justice and protected New York, and even made people think that he had broken the killing precepts. But he was willing to bear all this and let the people of New York meet the light. This is not a hero shown, but a real hero .


    "What matters is not form, but soul!" Murphy then said, "this is what magicians and Chris Dann have in common!"


    Margot Robbie nodded. "I see. It''s the soul that matters!"She smiles at Murphy and says, "there''s still time. I''ll go back to the dressing room myself and be quiet for a while."


    Murphy waved his hand and said, "go ahead. I''ll have someone call you when it''s time."


    Murphy took a sip from the water glass beside him, and used this time to manage his thoughts. It''s not only the characters but also the movies that need soul!


    There is no doubt that the soul of the film "dark city" is not the hero Chris Dann, nor the heroine Jay Rachel, nor the detective Lynch who upgraded from deputy chief to police chief, but the magician of James Franco!


    Some bandits once robbed their precious stones, but they threw them away everywhere. In fact, they were not interested in them. They did it just because they thought it was interesting. They will not be bought, they will not be intimidated, they will not reason, they will not accept negotiations, some people just want to see the world burn.


    The magician is such a person. He removes everything. The chaos he represents is the soul of the city of darkness.


    Any good movie has a soul!


    In more than ten years of Murphy''s career as a Hollywood director, there are many people who recommend themselves to the audience, but the most common problem in their scripts is the lack of emotional core, that is, "soul".


    Murphy defines "soul" as the emotion that the audience gains from the script and touches their heart. When creating a script, the plot should not be taken as the core of the story, but the theme should be taken as the core of the story. This is the universal emotional experience that can touch all people. Take the loss of a loved one as an example. In every city in the world, from the largest city to the smallest village, everyone is happy It''s a common emotion and a common experience of human beings.


    As human beings, audiences have experienced the loss of loved ones in one form or another, which is part of the collective consciousness. This universal emotional experience transcends the cultural barriers and can touch most people.


    Research shows that people perceive things consciously or unconsciously by watching movies, which is why TV series and movies can last forever, because they have the ability to touch the audience.


    People want to get emotional experience, whether it''s joy, anger, sadness, or joy


    Great screenwriters and directors all know that people are often instinctively connected to emotions. This is the inner influence of the theme of the story to the audience, so that the audience can feel it. It is the audience''s experience through watching movies or TV, and it is the emotional impact of the story experience.


    To find the center of your story, all you have to do is shape the main characters of the story. The center of the story is usually the growth of the protagonist, or lack of growth.


    Growth, defined by Murphy himself as the inner change of the character in the narrative process, is the personal dilemma that the character experiences. In this process, they struggle with the dilemma, or like Chris Dann and overcome the difficulties, or like Jay Rachel, they lose.


    These can be presented in a large number of different forms or mixtures, which can be emotional, intellectual, psychological, mental, deficiency, or urgent internal trauma.


    Think about the movies that touch the audience the most, the enduring movies, and the movies that people keep looking back on. Basically, they are all about the central theme that human beings have the courage to overcome or be defeated by their own weaknesses, which is why those classic characters are so charming.


    The theme of the story that they struggle in the journey of life and finally grow up is what attracts and impresses the audience.


    Character growth can be Chris Dann like positive change, the ending is usually exciting; or Jay Rachel like negative change, the ending is usually sad.


    At the same time, the growth of the role can be a huge change or a subtle change; for example, Schindler in Schindler''s list has changed from a profiteering and profiteering profiteer to saving thousands of Jews and risking his life. This is a huge change.


    Jay Rachel falls into this category.


    However, whether it''s a huge or a small change, Murphy always adheres to a principle that the growth of characters usually leads people to the core of the script. This well-known emotional adhesive is precisely the reason why the audience can''t forget the story.


    Twenty minutes passed quickly. Without waiting for Murphy to call, Margot Robbie went back to the set by himself. After the make-up artist made up a little, the shooting began again.


    With Murphy''s guidance, Margot Robbie''s performance improved greatly. Although he made two NG''s because of his mistakes, he became more and more confident, and finally passed the third shooting.


    The crew''s shooting in the studio has come to an end. Murphy is going to New York to shoot location.

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    The night shrouded the sky of New York. As the time gradually came to the early morning, Manhattan, which used to be noisy, was much quieter. The traffic on the crowded roads was also significantly reduced. The broad streets looked a little empty. Only the street lights and neon lights on both sides of the road still lit the whole Manhattan.


    It''s a financial center all over the world. It''s also a city that never sleeps. It''s also one of the most popular locations for Hollywood movies.


    However, live shooting here will face quite a lot of difficulties, especially when there are too many people. The pedestrians who break into the camera from time to time are enough to make any crew and director collapse.


    So, after consulting with the New York City authorities, Murphy put all her shots in the late night and early morning when there were fewer people, and so did some close-up daytime scenes.


    For close range scenes, it is not difficult to change the background from night to day through color matching.


    Several police cars flashed red and green and roared, occupying two ends of the street respectively. Then one car after another came in, including trucks with containers, more than 10 police cars and SWAT special police cars provided by New York police.


    Then, some of the staff came down from the car, a few of them took some small gifts to persuade the few pedestrians off the street, and more people began to arrange the location under the command of Murphy.


    Here are some hot car chasing scenes.


    Due to the full support of the New York City Government, the crew had enough time to temporarily close this section of the block for shooting. Although in the early stage, they shot a lot of relevant scenes in the studio through models and green screens, some scenes still need to be shot on the spot.


    Murphy is in charge of the operation of the whole crew in an orderly way. From time to time, he will go to the actors to have a look. Here, a large number of stuntmen will be used to shoot some thrilling scenes. Safety measures must be in place.


    No one wants to see accidents happen to the crew and actors.


    In addition, several Chris Dann super motorcycles specially made by Mercedes Benz were also delivered. These vehicles are divided into two parts. In addition to the normal ones, there are also the modified ones specially used for setting up micro cameras.


    Except for the first view of Chris Dann motorcycle, all the other scenes here will be shot with IMAX cameras.


    Murphy first came to the film crew, and Philip Raschel was taking several assistants to debug the IMAX camera mounted on the camera car. Due to the strict control and scheduling of the scene, Murphy did not plan to shoot in person, but gave the shooting task to Philip Raschel''s film team.


    While the crew was still setting up the venue, Murphy and Philip Raschel exchanged a few words, and checked the IMAX camera again. The camera can be said to be the most important equipment on the set. Without a camera, you can''t make a movie.


    Of course, it''s just as important to have a good photo director like Philip Raschel.


    The director is responsible for the operation of the whole crew and the shooting of the film. The senior creative member under the director is the photography director. The director is responsible for coordinating the shooting of all groups of films, including the production team.


    The most important position in the whole production team is photography director. For example, in Murphy''s team, Philip Raschel not only manages the photography team, but also manages the lighting team, lighting assistant and field service, which are also under his jurisdiction.


    Most of the time, Murphy will communicate with Philip Raschel before shooting or when making plans, and clearly tell his photography director what he wants the lens to look like, and then work together to select the appropriate camera, lens, filter, composition, lighting design and other aspects.


    In addition, Felipe Raschel is not only the director of photography, but also the first pilot in Murphy''s team, who is responsible for controlling the main camera. In different situations, the first pilot of the crew may be different. For example, Murphy sometimes goes on the stage to shoot in person, but 90% of the time, the first pilot in Hollywood is the director of photography in the crew.


    A sober minded person like Murphy knows very well that one person can''t complete the shooting and production of a film at all. Especially for this kind of action film with large investment and production, the key is to coordinate and give full play to the ability of the whole team.


    After leaving the film crew, Murphy went to the parking place of the camera car. First, he made a circle around the police car, and then went to the van used by the magician to attack Chris Dann. He just took a look and found the wrong place.


    "Marty, come here."


    Calling over the person in charge of the props group, Murphy pointed to a line of letters outside the truck container and said, "are you missing something?"


    After a close look, the man named MartaI said, "I''m sorry, Murphy. I''ll have them painted right away."


    "As soon as possible," Murphy said with a slight nod, "you still have half an hour. Don''t delay the shooting."


    With that, he went to the location of the director''s monitor.


    The props group didn''t make a big mistake. They just forgot to paint a letter, but the meaning of the jargon on the outside of the truck container completely changed.This sentence is¡° Laughter.is.the . best.medicine ¡±Laughter is the best medicine, but this sentence does not meet the needs here, and the magician can not agree with this view.


    So, in the original design, in the front of this sentence, Murphy added a striking red "s" like blood, that is¡° Slaughter.is.the . best.medicine ¡±Slaughter is the best medicine.


    According to Murphy''s request, "s" was painted on the side door of the container, where the magician would appear to shoot during the shooting.


    After the preparation, the shooting soon began. Although the speed of the vehicle is not fast, it is more to use the motion of the camera to create the illusion of high-speed driving of the vehicle. The shooting is still divided into countless pieces. Except that James Franco''s magician is fixed on the truck container with a safety belt, the rest are mostly stuntmen.


    In particular, Chris Dann, who chased all the way on his motorcycle, didn''t show his face here. Murphy didn''t even think about letting Henry Carville play.


    And in his plan, on the movie''s alphabetic cast, the names of the three stuntmen will be behind the dark walker, because 90% of the masked scenes are done by them.


    Henry Cavell''s name will only be put after Chris Dane.


    Police cars, SWAT special police cars, bulletproof prison cars carrying prisoners, police cars, police cars, in addition to a helicopter in the air, appeared one after another. During the shooting, the scenes of explosion and rollover also appeared.


    There is not much performance difficulty in these stunts, but the shooting speed is not fast, and a lot of preparation takes too much time. A crash and rollover scene with only ten seconds often takes an hour or even longer to prepare.


    Such a big scene is a test for any director except Michael Bay.


    Frankly speaking, it''s the first time for Murphy to shoot such a hot car chase and big scene.


    In the past, there were many big scenes in his films, such as "body of steel" and "city of chaos", but the big scenes in these films were not shot on the spot, but generated based on computer CG technology, in which the ratio of real shooting and CGI production often reached 2:8, or even more.


    This time, it''s different. The big scenes are basically from real shooting, and then modified by CG technology. The proportion between the two is just the opposite.


    For example, in action blockbusters such as "city of darkness", it is inevitable that car chasing plays are inevitable. As planned by Murphy, it can catch the tension of the audience, which is dangerous, but it can also make the audience have a strange pleasure. The roaring sound of car engines and the sweaty palms are exactly the tension and excitement brought by car chasing plays Shadow experience.


    As the first director to shoot such a hot scene, Murphy''s first principle on the set is always safety!


    Because safety can ensure the safety of the cast, the photographer, the car, the equipment and the surrounding area, avoid all kinds of annoying trade union organizations, make the crew shoot smoothly, and let Murphy play freely.


    Shooting car chasing drama requires the director to have a strict control, good rehearsal and creative mind, so as to arrange an exciting car drama.


    Every extreme problem encountered in shooting, whether the overall shooting is a problem of detail, can be traced back to the imperfection of the pre script and production level. Considering this, the complexity of shooting car drama can be imagined, so a strict, detailed script that has been formed in the mind is even a very important problem.


    In this respect, Murphy has a perfect plan. He has never been the kind of fool who thinks that if he plays any script and doesn''t even make a plan, he can eat all the movies.


    With a complete plan, what the director Murphy does most on the scene is to control the shooting scene, that is, the overall environment, which is not only applicable to the car interior and the space around the camera.


    To really control the whole scene set, he needs to clearly define and lay out the whole environment, including all the areas that the camera will see when it moves, and the "buffer" space around which to protect the actors and crew from any accidents, car accidents, and actions.


    Just as Murphy never let Henry Carville drive that complicated super motorcycle, the protagonists in the car chasing drama use super skilled people, and the realistic basis is to select professionals, including car stunters, and use professional car drivers!


    Unless the car scene is a fixed car on the green screen, professionals must be invited to perform complex car driving.


    Because it can only be shot at night, the action drama here has been shot for a full week, and also attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters.

 Chapter 671

    Once the crew is watched by reporters, it''s not so easy to get rid of it. Murphy filmed such a big scene in Manhattan for several days at night. It''s hard not to disturb the media reporters. For four consecutive days, a large number of guys with cameras gathered under the street lights.


    However, this is also a good thing. Media coverage and tracking is also a disguised propaganda.


    Therefore, Murphy not only didn''t let people drive these reporters away, but also let them follow the crew to a dilapidated warehouse in the suburbs of New York. With James Franco, the hero, Murphy took a little time to be interviewed by reporters, so as to create more topics.


    Near the gate of the warehouse, Murphy and James Franco, escorted by many security personnel, came to the reporter.


    As we have been informed before, the reporters who can enter here are quite a few journalists from the entertainment media. The number is not large, so there is no such chaotic scene as the vegetable market.


    Murphy and James Franco had limited time. After a brief greeting, the interview began.


    The reporter first asked Murphy, "director Stanton, what do you think of this cooperation with Mr. Franco?"


    "It''s a very crazy character and a big challenge for James." Murphy didn''t think much about it, so he said, "his role is very original, very frightening, extremely marginalized. It''s a very young character, very lawless, and gives us a lot of primitive terror and panic, and James has done it to the extent that I was shocked. "


    Hearing Murphy say so, a female reporter turns to James Franco and asks, "has this character ever bothered you?"


    "Very much." James - Franco is obviously intentional, "in recent weeks, I can only sleep three or four hours a night, I can''t stop thinking. My body is exhausted, but my brain is still working. I take two sleeping pills every day, but it only works in two hours


    Then the reporter turned the question back to Murphy and asked, "director Stanton, has Mr. Franco met your requirements?"


    "For a film, especially a black crime film, to have an unusual villain role will definitely play a practical and correct role in promoting, which is not desirable."


    Murphy didn''t give a positive answer and said slowly, "the character created by James is definitely a breakthrough of the villain. He completely subverts the impression of bad people in our memory. The common bad people are murderers, arsonists, theft and robbery, but what he provides is a kind of high-quality crime..."


    Hearing this, reporters can''t help but stare and ask, "director Stanton, can you tell me more about it?"


    "No!" Murphy refused decisively, then explained, "because so far, no one has seen the real ending of the film, including the actors involved. My goal is very simple. I hope that when the audience is watching a movie, the brain cells can always be in the whirlpool of excitement. I don''t want to say anything hypocritical or pretentious. I''m just trying to do my part for this film - the reason why the answer is called the answer is that it won''t be revealed until the last moment. "


    At this point, Murphy stopped, and let the audience go to the film to study the rest.


    The reporter turned to James Franco. James Franco is almost the same as Murphy.


    Due to the next shooting, Murphy left James Franco alone at the door of the warehouse, and took the lead to return to the warehouse. The shooting site here, under the command of Michelle Williams, has been almost set up.


    The shooting started very soon, but compared with the car chasing action scenes shot in Manhattan before, it was not very smooth. It was probably that Christopher Waltz and Henry Carvel left their respective roles for too long. They were in a very general state and were constantly stopped by Murphy.


    During the night of the show, the crew had been blowing in the cold wind of New Jersey for nearly two hours. Some people with poor health had already started sneezing. Murphy had to call both actors over.


    "How do you feel?" Murphy looked at Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavell and said, "don''t tell me you''ve left the characters behind all this time!"


    Christopher Waltz laughs apologetically. Henry Carvel''s head is covered with a mask. He can''t see his face.


    Standing up from the director''s chair, Murphy took two sips of hot coffee from his assistant, walked back and forth two times, and then said to Christopher Waltz and Henry Carvel, "Lynch and Chris Dann have this last conversation because they know that if they disclose the truth and expose the real murderer, the magician will really win If you win the battle of the soul in New York, the city will lose hope completely. "


    Seeing that both of them were listening carefully, Murphy put down her coffee cup and continued, "if even the accepted hope of New York eventually loses the standard of good and evil, and goes into pure chaos, that is, the so-called fair state, then New York will develop as the magician had hoped. So Lynch told Chris Dann, "we have to make the public believe that Chris Dann killed these people!"He first told Henry Carville, "your character has to bear a heavy burden to become a real Night Walker for the city of New York."


    Then Murphy looks at Christopher waltz, "you''re a pragmatist, and you can only make that choice for the future and hope of New York."


    Seeing Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavell thinking, Murphy waved to both of them, "you get ready. Start shooting in 15 minutes."


    Perhaps Murphy''s analysis played a role, or the ng in front played a sufficient warm-up role. After the shooting reopened, the performances of Christopher Waltz and Henry Carville improved.


    Henry Carville, dressed in Chris Dann''s black uniform, looked firmly at the embarrassed Christopher waltz, decided to resist the heavy burden and said, "now call them in."


    Christopher Waltz hesitated. "They''ll go after you."


    "Yes, you''ll chase me, you''ll curse me, you''ll let dogs chase me, because it has to be like this!"


    Although there was no expression of Henry Carville under the mask, his tone did not waver, "because it is not enough to have time and truth! Sometimes, people are entitled to more! Sometimes, people''s beliefs have to be rewarded! "


    With that, he no longer stayed, stood up and limped to the parking place of the super motorcycle, leaving only a black back for the camera lens.


    Murphy makes a gesture. Michelle Williams guides the little actor who plays detective Lynch''s son to the camera and comes directly to Christopher waltz. Christopher Waltz moves his body slightly to cover the person lying on the ground.


    "Night Walker? Dad, why did he run away The little actor asked.


    Christopher Waltz looked at where Henry Cavell had disappeared, "because we had to catch him."


    The little actor''s expression is more puzzled, "but he didn''t do anything wrong."


    Looking at the monitor screen, Murphy nodded slowly. The little actor named Jett wolnott performed very well. He completely performed a child''s doubts and innocence, which was exactly the effect he wanted.


    Children represent innocence, and their standard of judgment is often the most human nature. In the eyes of naive children, Chris Dann is a good man.


    It''s a dark ending. It always gives the audience some hope, which is exactly what detective Lynch''s son represents.


    Christopher Waltz said his last line full of emotion, "because he is a hero worthy of New York, but not the hero we need now, so we want to chase him, because he can bear all this, because he is not our hero, he is a silent guard, a watchful guardian, a Night Walker!"


    ¡°Cut£¡¡± Murphy called to stop, and just as everyone was relieved, he said, "not yet. We have to continue shooting!"


    In some fierce night wind, the crew began to be busy again. Murphy''s requirements were very strict. Later, many problems caused ng. The shooting of the play lasted until dawn. After getting three fairly satisfactory shots, Murphy announced the end of the night''s work.


    After filming all the night plays, Murphy gave the crew two days off. After gathering again, Murphy led the crew to shoot some daytime scenes in Manhattan, Brooklyn and other areas, including the New York City Police parade. Unlike the Los Angeles police, the New York Police actively cooperated with the filming of the crew, and quite a few policemen who were on vacation came to the crew to participate in the cameo Out.


    With the strong support of the New York police and the city hall, the shooting behind the crew was quite smooth, far ahead of Murphy''s plan. By the end of October, the shooting was near the end.


    Murphy led the crew to Paterson City, New Jersey. After months of searching, the crew finally found a hospital to be demolished here, which can be used to shoot an amazing explosion scene.


    Murphy was not very proficient in the field explosion drama, and had little contact with it in the past. Basically, he was in charge of the fireworks group. Fortunately, these guys didn''t disappoint him. After James Franco pressed the switch symbolically, the whole empty hospital was blown into ruins.


    So far, all the shooting of "dark city" has been completed, and Murphy has returned to Los Angeles, ready to start post production.

 Chapter 672

    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy only had a two-day break. Hans Zimmer, who played the soundtrack, called to tell him that some of the soundtracks had been completed.


    An excellent film needs the same excellent soundtrack to set off the atmosphere. If the two can be perfectly combined, it will inevitably bring the effect of one plus one far greater than two. Many films have proved this for countless times, so Murphy immediately gave up his vacation and told Hans Zimmer to meet in the professional studio of fox building.


    Both sides are experts in the industry, and there is no unnecessary nonsense when they meet. After a simple greeting, Murphy directly says to Hans Zimmer, "let''s start now."


    "Well." Hans Zimmer nodded and told his assistant, "Alex, play it."


    The soundtrack is mainly divided into three aspects, involving the most important roles of magician, Jay Rachel and Chris Dann.


    Murphy and the producers of Gail gado and Kara Firth pricked their ears and listened carefully to the first soundtrack played by Hans Zimmer''s assistant.


    First of all, the main score of the magician was played. Just like Hans Zimmer told Murphy, he used a lot of repressive sounds to highlight the restlessness and extreme evil brought by the magician.


    Although he is totally layman in music, and doesn''t know much about music composition and composition, Murphy has been in Hollywood for more than ten years and has made so many films, so he still has a certain understanding of the soundtrack.


    Full of depression is the distinctive feature of this magician''s theme score. It uses a kind of seemingly uncoordinated tone sandhi, combined with the special sound effect produced by the electronic synthesizer, to directly give people a strong auditory stimulation.


    Hans Zimmer obviously uses a lot of cold timbres to create the dark atmosphere of the score, many discordant chords and almost crazy weird melody, plus extremely rich electronic elements, and even analog stopwatch countdown and explosion like sound effects into it - all kinds of timbres are mixed together, which not only makes the electronic sound effect describing the magician not obvious in hearing Thin, and can make the feelings more full and true.


    After playing the magician''s main score, followed by Chris Dann''s background score, this score inherits the tone of "city of chaos", but it is more rich and gorgeous. The violin is playing with a 16 note Bow Jump, which is strong and powerful. With the sense of urgency created by percussion instruments, it also shows an unstable and uneasy mood It''s like Chris Dann''s idea that he could fall into the abyss at any time.


    In addition, the extended long notes of string music are a kind of release of passion, with the accelerated theme of Chris Dann with a strong sense of rhythm, full of movement.


    This soundtrack combines the effects of electronic music and orchestral music, which is full of commercial flavor and full of modern sense.


    Murphy has cooperated with Hans Zimmer for many times. It is clear that this practice often appears in many Hans Zimmer''s works. The soundtrack uses a lot of electronic sounds and the orchestral music transfers quickly. This kind of transfer is quite rapid and not easy to detect, which makes the music complete smoothly.


    The last play is the background music of the heroine Jay Rachel. This soundtrack uses a lot of beautiful piano solo and a lot of theme variations, which is obviously divided into two parts, just like the ups and downs of Jay Rachel''s life.


    However, even in the first half full of light, the melody of the piano with music also uses a series of cool notes, the melody is quite divergent, it seems to tell a sad story.


    When the room was quiet again, Duke turned to Gael gado and Carla Firth and asked, "how do you feel?"


    "I think it''s good." Gail gado, who now has considerable expertise, nodded and whispered, "Hans Zimmer has always been at a high level."


    Carla Firth also showed a look of approval, "very brilliant!"


    Hans Zimmer has a distance from them. When he looks at Murphy, he knows very well that Murphy is the one who really has the right to decide.


    Murphy asked the assistant named Alex to play the three soundtracks again. After thinking about it for a while, Murphy said, "Hans, I''m very satisfied with the soundtrack. You can finish it as soon as possible, not later than the end of February next year."


    "No problem." Hans Zimmer immediately stood up. "I''ll finish it on time."


    "Well, that''s all for today."


    Murphy stood up, shook hands with Hans Zimmer, and said, "I''ll wait for your good news."


    Seeing off Hans Zimmer, Murphy is not going to leave. In the editing studio next to him, Jodie Griffith and several assistant editors are watching all the shots. He specially went to have a look.


    After discussing the editing with Jodie Griffith, Murphy left fox building. In the following days, he would come to the editing room on time to deal with the preparations before the formal editing. Because more than 80% of the special effects in the film were shot live, there were fewer scenes to be processed by CGI. When the colorist was asked to color the lens, the editing was also done by him Put on the agenda.In November, Murphy and Jodie Griffith began to rough cut the film to turn the total length of more than 1850 minutes into a coherent action crime film.


    Although some special effects scenes that need to be synthesized by CGI have not been added, the shots that only need to adjust the background and light have been basically completed. After the rough cut style fully meets Murphy''s requirements, how to make the whole story more compact on the basis of maintaining the overall style is what he and Jodie Griffith need to do most.


    The theme of the film is dark and heavy. If it drags on as slowly as "stealing the line of fire", Murphy believes that "dark city" will surely make twentieth century fox vomit blood.


    "My request is very simple, with simple and sharp editing to form a strong narrative tension, set off the dark and heavy theme of the film!"


    With the efforts of Murphy, the dark style of commercial production, starting from "body of steel", has finally become a type of mainstream film in North America. At present, it is absolutely a new thing. In the last ten years, it should not be out of date, but there are not too many stories that can carry the dark style, and based on the existing content framework and style restrictions It is unrealistic to turn all commercial films into the dark wind, and to completely eliminate the dark wind from the large-scale commercial films.


    However, to a certain extent, the dark style, visual effect is easy to make people tired.


    In fact, what makes people more tired is the process of watching the film. It is precisely because of the dark outlook on life, the back and forth and repeated competition between the pros and cons, and the agitation and gyration of human nature in it, which makes people feel "tired".


    This kind of movie is not like the commercial movies with light comedy features of Disney and marvel, which makes people feel "crispy eating popcorn". However, the dark movies like Murphy also have their own advantages. It will not be as monotonous as popcorn and forget the taste after eating, but can continue to attract the moving nerves.


    Of course, from another point of view, Diablo is not a universal style, nor is it an element that every director can play with. The former "Dark Knight" is certainly the peak of the Diablo style, but in the "rise of the Dark Knight", the style of Diablo is reduced to the point where it is better than nothing.


    Of course, there are commercial considerations, but the style itself is also a huge factor in limiting the film, story and characters.


    There are also some people who think that Diablo is a movie style with high quality and high standard, which can not be compared with commercial movies in the general sense - especially those movies that are full of superheroes fighting in groups.


    In fact, even in Murphy''s own eyes, whether it''s a dark style or not has nothing to do with biggie. It''s only related to the personal choice of the studio and the director.


    For example, it''s not difficult for some of Marvel''s superheroes to be adapted in a dark way, but once Marvel didn''t do it because the style of this movie is quite different from that of Marvel''s comics and the whole series.


    More importantly, not everyone will like movies with dark style. For most audiences, movies are just a way of entertainment. Therefore, generally speaking, shooting seemingly profound and unique movies can not satisfy the mainstream audience, especially the minors who occupy a considerable share of the market.


    Nowadays, in the increasingly important overseas film market, the audience''s cognition of commercial films is "high-tech special effects blockbusters".


    Therefore, when the dark knight was released, the audience preferred to see it as an independent movie rather than a superhero movie.


    Kevin Fitch, the leader of Marvel pictures, once said that the movie "Dark Knight" really shows the difference between a comic book and a movie, as well as the potential of the movie. But I don''t think the audience will blindly love this kind of dark, rough film. Therefore, we did not make Thor and Captain America such dark films as dark knight.


    These words, even in the eyes of Murphy, may not be unreasonable.


    Movies are always diversified. Disney and marvel are sticking to their own styles, and Murphy is also sticking to their own styles. Unless the road of inherent style is blocked, they will not easily change.


    As the head of the post production company of "dark house" and "Pygmalion", we should pay more attention to the overall situation.


    And after Murphy gave an outline of Gray''s fifty shadows, she was still thinking about how to run the project.

 Chapter 673

    "Where is gray''s fifty shadows?"


    Gail gado had long said that he would run the project, and Murphy agreed. Now when she mentioned it, she asked, "is the script finished?"


    He remembers that he just gave Gail gado a free script, and then he became a shaker.


    "I''ve hired a screenwriter."


    Because of the subject matter, Gail gado is very interested in the adaptation of Gray''s fifty shadows. "I hired a three person writing team to prepare the script according to the original work and your script outline."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "Just as you think fit."


    Since it was very early to get the copyright, "Gray''s fifty shadows" copyright fee is not high, and the type of film also decided that it would not be a big investment and production, so it would be more appropriate for Gail gado to practice.


    Frankly speaking, if the two of them appear in the film in person, they are undoubtedly the most suitable actors.


    Of course, that''s what Murphy thinks. In private, how two people play is their own business. If they go to the screen and make a fool of themselves, that''s a joke.


    "Won''t you give me some advice?" Asked Gail gado.


    "First, the actors." This is a very important story for Mary and Murphy to be handsome


    Once the heroine, regardless of appearance or figure, are a little bit worse.


    Gail gado nodded and took it to heart.


    "By the way, my dear." Murphy asked, "do you have the right director?"


    The director''s role in the film is self-evident, even this kind of bloody commercial film is no exception.


    "There''s a potential person I think is more appropriate." Gail gado did not hide, directly said his own ideas, "what do you think of Sofia Coppola?"


    "Female director?" Murphy shook his head without hesitation. "This is not a good candidate."


    Without waiting for Gail gado to say anything, he added, "I think it''s better not to use female directors."


    Hearing Murphy''s last words, Gail gado frowned, "honey, you''re sexist."


    Murphy opens his hand innocently. "It has nothing to do with sexism. If you want to operate an independent film, I will never object to your use of female directors. However, for a typical commercial film like gray''s fifty shadows, it is better not to use female directors. "


    Although there is no lack of successful examples of female directors directing commercial films in Hollywood, they are rare. After so many years of development, Hollywood has already reached a consensus that female directors are more suitable for independent films than mainstream commercial films in Hollywood.


    Seeing that Gail gado didn''t understand, Murphy simply said a few words to her. Gail gado also gave up the idea of using female directors.


    This is definitely not Murphy''s prejudice.


    After more than one hundred and thirty years of development, it has experienced many changes, and generations of filmmakers have witnessed technological progress: from Edison''s projector to blackmagic film camera to imax3d camera; from exhibition activity film projector to smart phone exhibition, etc.


    However, there is still a phenomenon in the film industry that has not changed - the sense of existence of female directors is not so strong.


    There is no doubt that there are many female directors. Murphy is sure that many people have heard of Katherine Bigelow, Sophia Coppola and other famous female directors, but more female directors have never been heard of, let alone such world-famous directors as Martin Scorsese or James Cameron.


    Compared with Hollywood experience, female directors are more likely to find a sense of existence and achieve "relative success" in independent films.


    Murphy has seen a statistics that in the 10 years from 2002 to 2012, there were nearly 24% female directors in Sundance Film Festival, but among the top 100 films at the box office, female directors accounted for less than 3%.


    Looking at Hollywood as a whole, the proportion of female directors was 9% in 1998, 7% in 2010 and 5% in 2011.


    Even with the vigorous development of feminism, there are fewer and fewer women in the film industry.


    In the past 85 years, female directors have been nominated for best director only four times.


    Although some statistical data may not be completely accurate, the general trend has not changed, and there are very complicated reasons for this situation.


    On the one hand, most famous films are shot by well-known male directors, especially the well-known male directors have inherent advantages in breaking the Convention and script adaptation; on the other hand, many female directors have no ability to perform shooting, which virtually lowers the competitiveness of female directors.


    In fact, there are half male and half female graduates of directing major from major film schools in North America every year, which means that something seems to have happened from the graduation ceremony to the shutdown celebration, resulting in such a big gap between the number of male and female directors. One of the reasons is that many people in the industry have "misogyny". They think that women can''t do shooting at all and will bring a lot of trouble.In addition, for female directors, the most difficult thing in making movies in Hollywood is not to make movies, but to constantly deal with gender discrimination, sexual harassment and other external factors.


    I believe everyone knows that this is the most common little trouble in Hollywood.


    Although the data show that, as a woman, if she wants to make a film directly, she will definitely encounter more rejection and get less respect than her male counterparts, and it will take a long time to walk on the thorny road, the emergence of independent films makes female directors become more and more open.


    A large number of female directors have also joined the independent film circle.


    According to Murphy''s understanding, when Katherine Bigelow won the best female director Oscar in 2010, she inspired countless female directors, and even many female directors still had tears in their eyes after hearing the news and said, "God, we did it!"


    In a word, whether it''s Sophia Coppola or Katherine Bigelow, if they are going to make standard commercial films and want Stanton studio to invest in them, Murphy will definitely give up. That''s too much risk.


    On the contrary, Murphy will definitely invest in the independent films of the award season.


    "Gray''s fifty shadows" followed by Gail gado. Murphy continued his post production work.


    In the studio of fox building, Murphy stands in front of the monitor and looks at the camera images. They have produced no less than 20 websites, large and small, including electors'' website, prosecutor''s election website, Jay Rachel''s personal website and so on. Each website is full and accurate enough to confuse the true with the false.


    In addition, the marketing staff also specially produced Jay Rachel''s campaign ads, including pictures and videos, creating an election atmosphere as fierce as in reality, giving fans a strong sense of participation.


    The city of darkness is a smart move to do virus marketing close to social hot spots.

 Chapter 674

    Just after Thanksgiving, Murphy posted the main poster of "dark city" on his twitter and Facebook. Chris Dann was standing under a dark sky, and behind it was smoldering Manhattan. However, the world financial center no longer looked prosperous, but rather cold and dilapidated.


    In the following days, the official posters of magician and Jay Rachel were also released one after another, which caused quite strong repercussions among the fans.


    However, Murphy did not pay attention to these for the time being, and the post production work of "dark city" is quite busy.


    It took quite a long time for Murphy and Jodie Griffith to finish the first cut of the second version of the film. This version takes more than 240 minutes, which is far from the 100 minutes and 50 minutes required by Murphy. There is still a lot of work to do in the next fine cut.


    A wonderful film is the result of careful editing.


    Moreover, with the increase in the number of watching movies and shots in the clips, Murphy can also find the shortcomings of some ideas previously planned. This is always the case with film production, and what he thought at first may not be the best.


    As soon as the finishing work started, he was ready to adjust the first shot at the beginning of the film.


    "Jody, adjust the first shot. "


    standing in front of the monitor, Murphy looked at the clip and said to her editor," I want the first shot to be aimed at the main character! "


    "Chris Dann?" Jodie Griffith asked, puzzled. "Or the magician?"


    "The role of James!" Murphy said without hesitation, "the magician is the hero of this film."


    Jody Griffith nodded and adjusted the shot by himself. According to Murphy''s request, the first shot of the film was replaced by the back of James Franco, and the picture was from far to near, and finally there was a freeze frame of about 0.5 seconds.


    Although the audience will not know that this is a magician when watching the film, they will suddenly realize it later.


    The opening shot is aimed at the leading role, which can shorten the distance between the audience and the film at the first time, make the audience and the leading role face to face at the beginning, and strengthen the audience''s sense of substitution for the film.


    In addition, focusing on the protagonist is also conducive to the natural unfolding of the film story and the mastery of the whole story.


    Murphy shows the hero played by James Franco with an almost static lens, and deliberately puts the protagonist on the left side of the picture in the composition of the clip. In addition, the distinctive figure in the obscure black and white light and shadow can highlight the character''s recklessness and lay a dark and crazy tone for the film.


    Just like the opening shot, as long as Murphy thinks the effect may be better, he will not hesitate to adjust the rough cut version.


    In addition to editing, Murphy''s other job is to deal with some special effects shots in the film.


    In this film, he added a large number of blasting scenes. For a specific purpose, the special effects mostly rely on the traditional techniques combined with the later editing, and did not use the more common CG production today.


    When shooting, many shots are completed through real models. For example, in the car chase scene in Manhattan, New York, in addition to live shooting, some difficult shots that are difficult to achieve use the backward model special effects technology, which makes the cost of special effects very high, but it looks very real and shocking.


    This is one of the reasons why Murphy Ken used this backward technology to make. From the perspective of the special effects, the city of darkness is impeccable. Besides the scene of the magician bombing the hospital, Murphy also asked the special effects team to build a 1:80 hospital to make up for some of the explosions and the places they couldn''t take care of when shooting.


    This kind of traditional special effects production can also make the audience feel the shock brought by the film. In this film, Murphy uses many close-up shots to describe the villain magician, even more than Chris Dann, who is the real protagonist, in order to make the clown''s evil, twisted and crazy image firmly remembered by the audience.


    In recent years, no matter in North America or overseas, there are few similar roles of magician on the screen. When Murphy is cutting, he pays special attention to the shaping of this role. The use of a large number of close ups will make the audience feel more oppressive and feel the evil breath of the role of magician.


    Of course, Murphy''s consistent editing style is bound to make this film pee free. With the tense and compact rhythm and perfect image creation, it will move a box office miracle.


    There are a lot of scene changes and light use in this play. Murphy will not ignore Chris Dann. After all, this is the hero. In all his shots, as long as he appears as a night walker, Chris Dann is a man who needs shadow.


    As for music, we have to say that Hans Zimmer is a commercial soundtrack master. More and more soundtrack samples are sent to the studio of fox building by him. The powerful horn sound and compact rhythm create a dark and magnificent atmosphere.


    All of these make Murphy quite satisfied.


    Moreover, Hans Zimmer is not only a music master, but also a business man."It''s a great pleasure and a great honor for me to work with a great and talented director like Murphy Stanton as the soundman of dark city. He is the kind of wise director who is willing to listen to others'' opinions and welcome all kinds of observations. "


    In the face of the reporter''s interview, Hans Zimmer is not stingy with his praise, "we work together and want to make a great film together. We all want to be shocked and surprised, but it is also our pursuit to have a strong resonance with the audience. No matter how grand the production scene is, what Murphy pays most attention to is the story itself. As long as you have seen his previous films, you can understand his good intentions. "


    It turns out that Hans Zimmer is worth the money.


    In December, when the finishing work was almost finished, Murphy considered making the first trailer of "dark city", and Hans Zimmer came to the fox building studio again to help him finish this part of the work.


    According to the contract signed by both sides, Hans Zimmer needs to provide enough excellent music for the trailer.


    This is also a very important work in the production of the trailer.


    In fact, all commercial directors understand that whether commercial movie trailers are attractive or not, music will account for more than 30% of the weight.


    A piece of music with typical melody and rich rhythm can be said to be the core of the action movie trailer. No matter how excellent the editing skills of the trailer are, if the music is mediocre, the trailer will also appear mediocre. If the music is of high taste and the music is well edited, it doesn''t matter if it is a little rough.


    Music is the most intuitive thing that gives people "feeling". Two minutes of music contains a huge emotional flow. Needless to say a word, music can make the audience feel "excited", "moved", "love", "disillusionment", "philosophy", "religion", "tension", "fear", "depression" and other emotions. These abstract themes can be subdivided into numerous specific meanings Elephant.


    But the picture and dialogue, in the short two minutes of the trailer, can only present sporadic "information".


    So, the soundtrack of the trailer is quite crucial.


    The score is important, and editing can''t be ignored. After Hans Zimmer finished the arrangement of the trailer, Murphy made the editing of ordinary shots deliberately not focus on rhythm, but on rhythm.


    Why? The second point is the rhythm of every shot. The third point is the rhythm of every shot.


    On the other hand, in the overall grasp of the trailer, Murphy will lower before the climax of the lens, and be quiet after the climax. For example, before shooting and exploding, he will stop the music, make the whole sound quiet, say a word or something, and start shooting or exploding again.


    This is to make the climax appear higher and more powerful, produce contrast through the energy difference, and strengthen the effect of the trailer.


    With the completion of the post production of the film step by step, the release time of May 2013 is getting closer and closer. In the 20th century, fox''s publicity and promotion of "dark city" are becoming more and more intensive, and relevant posters and behind the scenes shooting anecdotes are constantly released. Creative personnel such as Murphy, Margaret Robbie and James Franco also frequently appear in the media to create some films Topics that attract fans.


    At the same time, the "virus marketing" on the Internet has never been relaxed.


    On Thanksgiving, the official website of the film and Murphy''s Twitter account launched a nationwide crossword puzzle. The game requires netizens to click on the note on the web page, search for letters through the city name and clues displayed on the note, and then take photos and upload them to this website. When 49 letters distributed in 21 cities in the United States are found, they can spell a complete sentence.


    This novel online and offline interactive activity immediately attracted many netizens to participate. Soon, the sentence "the way to survive in this world is lawlessness" was spelled out, and "dark city" was also well-known in this first wave of interactive marketing.


    The enthusiastic response of the activity also accumulated experience and confidence for the next offline activities of 20th century fox. Soon they planned the magician imitation competition, the global gift hunt, the lighting ceremony of Chris Dann supporters building and other activities, which also achieved good results.


    In terms of the comments on Hollywood Reporter, dark city successfully maximizes the publicity effect through the combination of online and offline activities, which provides an excellent example for virus marketing of other films in the future.


    Such propaganda has also attracted the attention of countless people, such as archbishop of Marquez Costello.

 Chapter 675

    In the beach area of Santa Monica, people come and go at the door of a small building with a cross on its head. However, an office in the building is very quiet and no one will disturb it easily. Archbishop Marquez Costello is sitting in front of his computer, looking at the most forwarded messages on Facebook today.


    These news basically have nothing to do with Catholicism. After so many years of development, Archbishop Marcos Costello has to admit that the influence of Catholicism in North America is not as good as it used to be, not to mention California, even in the northeast of the United States, the number of devout Catholics is decreasing.


    Glancing over the messages one by one, Archbishop Marcos Costello saw a very familiar name, and then stopped the rolling mouse.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film" city of darkness "is officially scheduled for next summer, and will be released in North America and many countries and regions around the world from May 3!"


    At the sight of the name, Archbishop Marquez Costello immediately frowned.


    In the first half of this year, Pope Benedict XVI personally called him to inquire about the clerical work of the Central South diocese in California. His dissatisfaction with him was obvious, especially for his failure to suppress the film "Diego Ross" in time.


    He then submitted a related investigation report, which put a series of problems on Murphy Stanton and the negative influence brought by the film, claiming that it was the deliberate smear of the Hollywood super director that caused the negative spread of Catholicism in south central California.


    Although this kind of words is a bit exaggerated, it can also reflect some facts. Both he and the Vatican are very clear that the influence of a Hollywood super director is absolutely huge with the development of the film industry. In some ways, those actors and stars can''t be compared at all. With their excellent works and word-of-mouth, they have won the crazy support of countless fans It''s not too much to hold, even to say, some fans'' faith and God.


    Murphy Stanton is such a director!


    Although it failed to prevent the release of "Diego Ross" and the victory of Murphy Stanton at the Oscars, the Catholic Church still has several loyal supporters in Hollywood. According to them, after Murphy Stanton won the best director Oscar, he is definitely one of the top five super directors in the Hollywood industry.


    Some people even told him that today, when Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are getting old, Radley Scott is getting better and worse, and David finch''s business performance is mediocre, only James Cameron and Murphy Stanton are Hollywood''s most influential super directors in the world!


    After turning off the computer and sitting quietly for a while, Archbishop Marcos Costello remembered Pope Benedict''s advice that we must eliminate the negative effects of Murphy Stanton and "Diego Ross" as soon as possible, and restore the credibility of Catholicism in central and Southern California diocese!


    This kind of thing is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do in the Hollywood base area!


    "What should we do?"


    This is a question that Archbishop Marcos Costello must consider.


    In December, Murphy announced a series of brand-new posters with James Franco as the main target.


    "There''s a new poster?"


    When she opens her twitter and enters Murphy''s account, Daisy immediately sees several brand-new posters, "it''s like a series of posters about magicians..."


    She swipes her mobile phone to watch one by one. The first one to appear is James Franco, who is wearing a cheap black magician costume. He stands in front of a glass window with a strange look and writes a line of letters on the glass with a blood red pen - "I''m the.agent.of . chaos! "


    " I am the agent of chaos! " Daisy looked at her cell phone and murmured, "I''m the agent of chaos! I am the agent of chaos... "


    This words penetrated through the layers of obstacles, like a divine light, directly into the deepest soul of daisy, and made her suddenly realize that what she thought in the past, frankly speaking, was not chaos?


    Chaos is also needed to get those bastards who attack Murphy the punishment they deserve, isn''t it?


    Daisy''s fingers slide unconsciously, and the posters appear one by one. The most eye-catching ones on them are evil magicians. He uses a blood red pen to draw a big red fork on the heads of Chris Dann, Jay Rachel and detective Lynch in front of them, which looks like the blood of these people.


    "I see..." Daisy seemed to get a hint. "I know what to do!"


    she put her mobile phone away and ran into the bedroom for a good search. Finally, in the corner of the makeup cabinet, she found a bright red lipstick bought many years ago. She opened it and looked at it. She put it in her handbag and grabbed a baseball hat with a big hat on her back and went out.


    On the red Chevy car parked at the roadside, Daisy quickly came to a Catholic Church nearest to her home. Because it was not a Sunday, there was no one outside the church, which was quite cold.Daisy parked her car in a secluded place in the distance, put on her baseball cap and changed into a very common coat. She got out of the car and walked towards the church. As she walked, she watched. Seeing that there was no one around her, she speeded up and came to the church gate.


    Standing here, looking up at the cross on the top of the church building, Daisy opened her handbag, took out the bright red lipstick, and drew a big red fork on the stone on the left side of the gate.


    As if this was not enough, she twisted the lipstick and wrote under the red fork: "I''m the.agent.of . chaos! "


    the bright red lipstick marks on the blue slate are very conspicuous, like the blood of Christ


    After a satisfied look, Daisy quickly turned and left, went around to her car, got on the car and left here soon.


    "What a pity..."


    Driving a red Chevy, Daisy still sighs, "up to now, I haven''t found the man who attacked Murphy. Otherwise, I can directly carve a red fork on his face with a knife. That''s the real bright red!"


    In the past few months, she''s been searching Catholic churches in the Los Angeles area, but hasn''t found the person she beat up.


    But Daisy knows that Los Angeles has a large population. It''s not easy to find someone. She won''t give up easily. If some people do bad things, they have to pay the price!


    In the fox building where 20th century fox is located, Murphy is still busy with the post production of "dark city". After entering the middle of December, a new award season of North American film circle begins, and countless actors flock to Los Angeles. For example, Margot Robbie and James Franco, who went overseas to shoot other films, have also returned to the city of angels.


    Murphy called them to his studio to complete their own post recording.


    The use rate of live sound in "dark city" is about 45%, which is a normal proportion for commercial films.


    In today''s prosperous era of commercial films, the production cycle, including shooting scenes and scheduling, is becoming more and more complex. Especially for the city centered drama like "dark city", the sound conditions will be greatly affected, so the sound quality of the same period can not be guaranteed, and Murphy can not help it. This is an objective fact.


    In the early stage of preparation, Murphy asked James Franco and Henry Carvel to record part of the recording, but that is more to complete the role of reference sound, so that in the later dubbing, the crew can know what the actor is talking about and hear his emotions clearly. If possible, the recording of dialogue ensures the best quality.


    In addition, a large number of sound materials will be recorded in the same period, such as miscellaneous sound, sound related to a specific prop, and some things on the scene, which are difficult to find in the later stage. Including environmental sound recording, recording a lot of sound back, will bring great convenience to post production.


    Of course, whether an actor''s voice is good or not depends not only on the performance of the actor himself, but also on the mixing and voice dialogue behind him.


    The first step Murphy asked the sound department to do was to edit the sound at the same time.


    He will put all the simultaneous sounds together, the one that can''t be used. Technically speaking, it is necessary to dub. As the director of the film, this part of the work is more completed by the professional dubbing director. The dubbing director will guide the actors how to say words, so that the voice can be authentic.


    Most of the time, the actor''s voice will have his own improvisation, which is very happy, and even adds icing on the cake to the whole dialogue.


    Different characters have different ways of dubbing. James Franco''s dubbing is divided into two parts. One part is a magician who seems to be normal, the other part is a crazy magician.


    These are based on the sound of the same period. In fact, in the later dubbing of the film, either the sound quality does not meet the requirements of use, or Murphy or the sound designer has other ideas. In this case, Murphy will choose dubbing. James as like as two peas, when he dubbed


    , he will first let James Franco try to imitate the same period sound, preferably to say exactly the same thing, and find out the smallest things in it, and let him adjust step by step.


    On the one hand, dubbing requires emotion, on the other hand, it requires technology, such as the signal-to-noise ratio and timbre of the sound. Murphy sometimes asks James Franco to play out his voice as much as possible in some emotions, and the tone should be high or low, which can be regarded as some adjustments in timbre, about this.


    "How are you doing?"


    When the work is finished and the break is over, Murphy finds James Franco and asks with concern, "are you feeling better?"

 Chapter 676

    "Don''t worry. Don''t worry."


    Sitting opposite Murphy, James Franco was still wearing that ruffian smile. "I''m very good now. Do you think a movie character can make me crazy?"


    Murphy shrugged and stopped talking about it.


    Obviously, James - Franco''s mental state is very good, completely get rid of the role of magician, Murphy can only say that character sometimes really determines a person''s fate.


    James Franco is optimistic in nature and likes to mess up. Compared with him, the former heath ledger is really a Muggle. Although drug addiction is the main reason why Heath Ledger met with misfortune, his character also played a significant role in it.


    Frankly speaking, people like James Franco are also taking drugs, but there are no accidents.


    Up to now, Murphy doesn''t think that a crazy character will lead to mental problems for people like James Franco.


    "That''s right." James Franco suddenly asked, "you and gado have been engaged for so long. When are you going to have your wedding?"


    Murphy opened his hand. "We haven''t discussed it yet. We should wait for the film to be released as soon as possible."


    He and Gail gado did not have the slightest idea of leaving each other, the wedding is sooner or later, but there is no hurry.


    "Are you in a hurry to give gifts?" Murphy joked, "the gift is not valuable enough, but I don''t accept it."


    James Franco said bluntly, "I''m sure it''s going to satisfy you."


    The friendship between them is not as important as the gift.


    After a few jokes, James Franco said, "Seth and I are going to the other side of the Pacific after the new year."


    "Over there?" Murphy doesn''t remember Seth Logan and James Franco having a new movie to show, "to travel?"


    "No James Franco shook his head. "To explore new projects."


    "To explore new projects?" A woman''s voice came from Murphy''s and James Franco''s side, and then Carla Firth, in her business suit, clattered up in her high heels and asked, "James, what''s your new idea?"


    Murphy takes a look at Carla Firth. Of course, Carla Firth won''t be polite to him. He opens a chair and sits next to him.


    James Franco knew about Murphy''s relationship with Carla Firth and said, "a new comedy."


    "Comedy?" Murphy frowned. "Shit, pee, fart comedy?"


    "Well." James Franco nodded. "To be exact, it''s a shit comedy."


    Murphy frowned tighter and said, "it''s better not to show this comedy until next year''s awards season."


    James - Franco smile, "certainly can''t show, we two now just have a preliminary idea, Seth is not you, he runs a film, at least two years."


    "But..." James - Franco puzzled, "why not show next year?"


    Murphy said directly, "the characters in the shit comedy are not good for you to compete in all kinds of performance awards in the award season."


    "Ah..." James Franco sighed deliberately. "So you have so much faith in me."


    "Well, you two." Carla Firth simply interrupted Murphy and James Franco and said, "James, let''s talk about your new ideas with Seth."


    As the director of 20th Century Fox''s production and Distribution Department, she is very concerned about potential profitable projects.


    Seth Logan and James Franco, especially Seth Logan, have proved their ability in comedy with hangover and doomsday.


    James Fran scratched his head like Seth Logan. "What do you say?"


    "Say it directly." Murphy said.


    "Do you know the marshal of North Korea who just came to power this year?" James Franco, fearing that Murphy and Carla Firth did not know who he was talking about, explained, "the country famous for its dictatorship and autocracy."


    Murphy certainly knows who marshal is.


    Carla Firth seemed interested. "Tell me about it."


    "Just make fun of the one who just came on stage." James Franco said with a smile, "don''t they make nuclear bombs? We set that they have nuclear bombs and want to launch them randomly. For the sake of world stability and peace, the protagonist goes there to assassinate the dictator. "


    "You''re a typical American." Murphy shook his head.


    "They are hostile countries anyway." James Franco doesn''t care at all. "It doesn''t matter if you''re out of the whole civilized world and have a spoof."


    For James - Franco''s remarks, Murphy completely speechless, he can not find a refutation.However, after thinking about it for a while, he said, "James, I''d better be a little more careful. There are some political risks."


    "There''s not much risk." Carla Firth''s idea is completely different from Murphy''s, "I think this project is good, it has the space to operate, and it can naturally attract the audience."


    James Franco nodded. "Well, well. I think so, too


    "In the United States, this kind of story setting is extremely funny, because marshal is more like a joke in the Internet carnival for the American public than a real political figure," he added


    Obviously, James Franco and Seth Logan are not in a hot spot, but have a clear understanding of the market and the audience.


    Murphy didn''t say much. If the profit prospects are clear, it''s not impossible to invest. The same is true for Carla Firth. Their original nature has not changed. As long as they have enough interests, they don''t care about the three Fates and international political influence.


    Of course, Carla Firth is much more enthusiastic than Murphy. After Murphy left here and went on to work, she was still discussing with James Franco eagerly.


    In recent years, Murphy and Jodie Griffith have finished the fine cutting of the film. In addition to continuing to improve the editing, they are also doing some other necessary post finishing work.


    In terms of color tone, "city of darkness" is dominated by dark tone. Needless to say, in the night, even in the daytime, it will show dark cyan and black tone. Murphy specially creates an old and heavy tone, and the use of color matching is relatively monotonous.


    In terms of film tone effect, the film as a whole is mainly low-key, and most of the characters adopt the way of big contrast. Murphy also uses the change of film tone to create the atmosphere of the environment and the inner psychological changes of the characters'' emotions.


    At the same time, most panoramic lenses, Murphy will use the appropriate lifting movement, and move the lens horizontally to show the atmosphere of the environment.


    Similar to other black crime movies, Murphy used rain, night, smoke, fog and other means to create atmosphere in dealing with some crime scenes.


    Murphy always knows one thing. When the audience enters the cinema, the film must show what he wants, or what he has judged the style and means of the film. This is a sense of satisfaction. Commercial films must satisfy the audience.


    But only satisfaction is not enough, but also to give the audience an accident, this accident will make the audience surprise, feel enjoyable, and then produce value-added psychological hint, so that the film gets good reviews and ideal business results.


    After Christmas, Murphy was interviewed by Fox entertainment channel about the post production of the film.


    In front of the camera, a reporter from Fox asked, "Murphy, I heard that the film" dark city "has been basically edited. Have you ever been editing so fast?"


    "Generally speaking, it''s faster. For movies like" Diego Ross ", I always choose a few days to edit the shot. At the fastest time, I can cut about ten minutes of the film every day."


    In the face of the reporter''s microphone, Murphy still maintained the true and false interview style. "When editing" city of darkness ", Jody and I were not fast enough to shoot more than ten weeks of sample films, because just sitting there staring at all the sample films was tired enough, and I still had a large number of shots, even though I had reduced the shots as much as possible Yes, but the final number is still a headache. "


    At this point, Murphy laughed. "Nevertheless, I still have to shorten the editing time to better control the film. I have a very good editor - Jody Griffith. He took part in our whole shooting. If you want to sit there, think back on the shooting and find the material you want in the first place, you have to make time for that. "


    "It''s said that you used two IMAX cameras most of the time." This reporter obviously has a certain degree of professionalism, "why do you like to shoot with two cameras?"


    Murphy thought for a moment, and then said, "I use multiple cameras for action scenes, but for all dramatic scenes, I only use two cameras. I like to shoot with two cameras because I can see every shot in my eyes, instead of being distracted by what other shots look like when I use multiple cameras. I watch samples every night, and if you use multiple cameras all the time, you''ll have a lot of shots, which makes editing very difficult and time-consuming


    "I''ve heard for sure that you didn''t use storyboards and lens lists for the filming of dark city." The reporter''s message is also very well-informed, "how do you want to record all this?"


    "With my brain." Murphy nodded his head. "I always use my brain to create scenes. Every night when I lie in bed, I edit every scene in my mind until the end of the film. When watching the sample film, the director should remember every shot in his mind, which was what every director would have done before. "


    With the passage of time, the crew released more and more publicity materials, and Kara Firth, according to Murphy''s requirements, is also looking for more powerful and effective publicity points.

 Chapter 677

    If a movie wants to sell well, publicity and marketing is the key.


    Heath Ledger''s death has contributed a lot to the dark knight. Countless historical experiences have proved that a dead main actor contributes more to the film than a living one.


    But Murphy doesn''t want and won''t let James Franco have an accident. The film "dark city" must find another promotion point, which can attract high attention.


    However, there are always some unexpected situations in this world, which will cause some obstacles to the implementation of the original plan.


    In the 20th century, fox encountered some troubles in Britain. It is said that because of James Murdoch''s relationship, the British side will prohibit a series of fox group films such as "dark city" from being released in the country. For Murphy, if these become reality, it will mean that hundreds of millions of dollars of box office will be wasted, and more offline business will be done Significant loss of profits.


    "Is the British government crazy?"


    Margot Robbie walked back and forth in the living room of wave manor, and said to Gail gado on the sofa, "because the Murdoch family is going to blame the whole fox, our film?"


    What she signed with the crew is also a contract of basic film remuneration plus box office bonus. The possible reduction of box office number will directly affect personal income.


    "Damn it Margot Robbie swore again.


    Gail gado didn''t speak. Instead, he raised his finger, made a silent gesture, and then pointed to the other side of the living room where Murphy was on the phone.


    Margot Robbie shut up and went to sit next to Gail gado.


    "All right, it''s OK." Gail gado comforted, "it''s just some rumors. If the British side does, they will violate the bilateral trade agreement between Britain and the United States. Downing Street will not be so stupid."


    "Gail''s right." Murphy came over after calling. "It''s just a rumor. Don''t take it seriously."


    "How''s it going?" Gail gado asked with concern.


    Murphy knew she was asking about the phone call she had just made. "I let bill know that although the eavesdropping door had a bad influence, it would not affect the distribution of 20th Century Fox films in Britain.


    Margot Robbie was relieved. "That''s good."


    Gail gado shook his head. "The Murdoch family really dares to use any means for news and interests."


    She took a look at Murphy and said, "you should guard against James Murdoch."


    Murphy nodded. "I know. You can rest assured."


    From the very beginning, he was very careful to prevent being eavesdropped. Murphy didn''t want himself and Gail gado to be the victims of eavesdropping.


    The rumor about the unfavourable release of "city of darkness" in the UK is precisely due to the negative impact of eavesdropping.


    After a long period of investigation and fermentation, News Corporation''s "eavesdropping door" has become a hot news event of global attention in the past year or so. Not to mention the huge pressure faced by News Corporation and Rupert Murdoch, even fox in the 20th century has been affected.


    Once the boundless scenery of News Corporation, now it can be said that it has fallen into the storm.


    With the deepening of the British investigation, more and more British and American celebrities appear in the eavesdropping list of News Corporation.


    Scotland Yard in the UK and the FBI in the US have released a list of 6000 people who have been bugged.


    Among them are the British royal family members, Princess ogine and Yorkshire - Alice, Prince William and Harry, actress Sienna Miller, British culture, media and sports minister Tessa jovier and his wife, football stars Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes, etc.


    In the United States, the victims include famous actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the famous band Lincoln Park, the families of the American soldiers killed in the battle, and several unnamed congressmen and state senators.


    The British Parliament also held several hearings on the "eavesdropping gate" incident. Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng personally attended the hearings to receive questions. One of the hearings came to an end when an accident happened. In the


    question, a man wearing a checked shirt and sitting in the last row of the auditorium suddenly stood up, hurried to the witness stand, and smashed Rupert Murdoch with a shaving foam paper tray in his hand.


    Others were stunned. No one realized that it was time to stop the attackers. Even Murdoch himself froze, and the police didn''t respond immediately.


    At this time, Deng Wendi jumped up from his chair like lightning, flew forward and slapped the attacker with his right palm


    With his wife defending his husband, Deng Wendi''s image has changed dramatically.


    After the hearing accident, there were a lot of reports on Deng Wendi''s flying to protect her husband in some media. Some people said that Deng Wendi showed extraordinary courage and should be awarded the title of "wife of the year"; some people said that "Deng Wendi''s quick action dwarfed the slow response police in the court"; some newspapers said that she showed the meaning of model husband and wife at the hearing.Through television and other media, the picture of Rupert Murdoch''s watch being attacked appeared in front of the public, which has effectively alleviated the anger of the government and the public against the eavesdropping incident. The situation faced by the Murdoch family and News Corporation has been improved to a certain extent. Some well-known public relations figures even believe that news corporation is inferior to Deng Wendi in employing a famous American public relations company to improve its corporate image not long ago It''s a good slap.


    "This is definitely a very beautiful crisis public relations."


    Three people talked about it, not to mention Murphy. Even Margot Robbie felt that the attack was not as simple as it seemed.


    "These things won''t affect our movies." After looking at the time, Murphy said to Gail gado, "I''ll go to the study to see the script you brought. You urge Carla to let 20th Century Fox continue to operate according to the plan made before."


    Said Gabriel, nodding to him at lunch


    "Good." Margot Robbie would not be polite to Murphy. "I want French food."


    "No problem." Murphy gestured to the Housekeeper on the other side of the living room and said to them, "you talk. I''m going to the study."


    Seeing Murphy up the stairs, the housekeeper went to the kitchen to inform the chef. Margot Robbie asked curiously, "the script you brought to Murphy? Is it the sadistic love story that you mentioned some time ago between marisu and the overbearing CEO? "


    "That''s right." Gail gado simply said, "the screenwriter I''m looking for has written the first draft of the script. I''ll show it to Murphy. After next year''s Oscar, I''ll be looking for actors and directors."


    "I have an idea." Margot Robbie blinked and said mysteriously, "you and Murphy will do it yourself."


    Before Gail gado could respond, she said eagerly, "don''t you often play this game?"


    "Maggie Gail gado couldn''t help raising his voice. "How can such a thing be put on a movie?"


    Margot Robbie immediately raised his hand. "I''m just an offer."


    Gail gado shook his head. "I can put you in the lead if you want to."


    "Yes." Margot Robbie looked askance at Gail gado and said in a joking tone, "change another role into a woman, and then you play Oh... "


    She covered her forehead, looked at Gail gado''s fingers and said, "it hurts!"


    "Don''t come up with such an unreliable idea." Gail gado curled his finger again and shook it in front of Margot Robbie''s eyes. "How can you say anything about this habit?"


    "What''s the point." Margot Robbie doesn''t care, "which Hollywood star doesn''t have some quirks."


    Gail gado knows that Margot Robbie is telling the truth, but it''s not the same.


    She has been integrated into this circle, of course, heard a lot of strange rumors about big stars.


    For example, a lot of Hollywood stars, despite the high pay, are very stingy.


    At the last moment of the wedding, Julia Roberts and Denny Maud were still shopping in Wal Mart. The big mouth star bought hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, cabbage and so on. Those guests who came by plane from thousands of miles away ate such food!


    Catherine Zeta Jones, a well-known Iron Rooster in Hollywood, has never given more than four figures at a charity dinner. At a charity fundraising party in Los Angeles, she was only willing to bid for $25, which shocked the whole audience. This incident revealed her nature of being penniless.


    Of course, the eccentricities of Hollywood stars are endless, which is nothing.


    For example, Johnny Depp likes to collect Barbie dolls, Tom Hanks likes to walk around naked on the terrace, Jennifer Lopez likes to eat breakfast naked with friends and family, and Nicole Kidman can collapse when a butterfly flies to her.


    Maybe Hollywood stars have too much money to spend, or too much mental pressure. They have all kinds of strange hobbies in life, food, money, pets and even sex.


    For example, George Clooney likes to sleep with white pigs, Madonna loves popcorn, and she can be naked in the cinema as long as there is popcorn to eat, while "Godfather" Robert De Niro can''t work without salad and salad.


    And liv Taylor, who was once a "vegetarian", began to eat meat because she lost her love. Rich people such as Bruce Willie and Spielberg really have too much money to spend. The former built the villa like a palace, while the latter even provided their own traffic lights in their villa. Stars who are so empty that only pets accompany them dare to raise everything, from insect eating spiders to insects eating spiders African orangutans, all kinds of strange things


    As for her and Murphy, I''m afraid they will be surprised when this unique hobby spreads.

 Chapter 678

    Gail gado has her own ideas about the actors in the film. She has contacted bill rosis and asked him to help find the less famous and excellent actors and actresses under CAA. It may be difficult for other circles to do this, but it''s too easy to do it in Hollywood. There are so many beautiful men and women in Hollywood who can''t get ahead.


    In addition, she has contacted several Victoria''s Secret Angel models. It''s very suitable to play the leading lady with the plump and tall bodies of the super models. She just wants to find the most beautiful ones, which must satisfy many people''s appetite. Some of the super models'' faces look very strange. They may be in line with the fashion aesthetic, but they may not please the fans Happy.


    If you are a leading actor, you can also find a professional male model


    Gail gado knows that the most important task now is to help Murphy to finish the last two films, including "dark city". Murphy has made a strict plan for this since last year. The first step of the plan is also very smooth and successful. The best actor, best director and best picture Oscar winner are the best proof.


    But she knew that what Murphy wanted was more than that, but to leave an indelible mark in Hollywood with the help of the unprecedented favorable situation created.


    After learning about Murphy''s plan, Gail gado gradually understood why Murphy would become friends with people like Diego Roth, and their pursuit of fame in the world was very fanatical.


    Gail gado suddenly shook his head. How many people in this world can get rid of the influence of fame and wealth? She and Murphy couldn''t have been.


    In the following time, her main energy was to help Murphy deal with the studio and the work related to "dark city". Gray''s fifty shadows progressed very slowly.


    On the other hand, the eavesdropping scandal between News Corp. and the Murdoch family did not directly affect 20th century fox. The simultaneous release of "dark city" in the UK as planned also relieved Murphy that he would not want to lose the major market in the UK.


    Everything is back on the right track. 2012 is over. In the new year, the film''s publicity and distribution are going on as planned. After the Super Bowl advertising time in early February, Murphy and 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer of "dark city". The fans have a strong response, and countless people have published it through the Internet and social networking sites I''m looking forward to the film.


    Subsequently, a special film market statistics Organization released a data, which shows that in the past two years, "city of chaos" has been the most frequently downloaded and pirated film on the Internet. For Stanton studio and 20th century fox, this is definitely not a good thing, but it is also enough to prove that in the backyard era, "city of chaos" has a strong reputation Effect, directly or indirectly, laid a strong audience foundation for the city of darkness.


    Virus marketing, regular publicity, all kinds of data statistics In the 20th century, fox has achieved the ultimate in publicity and marketing.


    In late February, after adding the titles of 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios, Murphy completed all the post production work of the film. Immediately after that, the film held a small-scale audition inside 20th century fox, and the effect of the audition was shocking.


    "Murphy..."


    Forced to endure the discomfort caused by the sudden strong light after opening the curtain, James Murdoch looked straight at Murphy, like a devout believer looking at God, "I really don''t know what to say, such a movie, such a shock, I can''t find the right adjective."


    Murphy said modestly, "you''re so flattering, James."


    "No, no, no..." James Murdoch waved, "this is definitely the best commercial film in the new century!"


    He looked at Murphy like an apple tree that could grow golden apples automatically.


    It''s not the first time for them to watch the internal audition of Murphy''s films. In the past, those films were also excellent and brilliant, but none of them was as shocking and soul stirring as "dark city"!


    It''s definitely the best work ever done by Murphy Stanton!


    Although James Murdoch has been in charge of Fox for only a few years in the 20th century, he is a film professional and has a certain understanding of the market. At this moment, a strong idea is gradually emerging in his mind that "dark city" must be a commercial film that can generate huge profits. If it works well, it will have a global box office of one billion dollars


    "Listen, all of you James Murdoch is very clear that the quality of a film is only the basis of commercial success, and publicity and distribution are the key, "mobilize all the resources that the company can mobilize to operate the distribution of this film!"


    He also told Murphy, "I will personally call the CEOs of the three major commercial theaters in the United States to communicate with them about the theaters."


    Murphy nodded her head and said with a smile, "I''ll wait for your good news."


    James Murdoch said a few more words, did not stop, along with other 20th Century Fox executives, quickly left the large conference room for temporary screening, while Murphy followed Kara Firth to her office."Coffee?"


    Entering the office, Carla Firth volunteered, "or black tea?"


    Murphy was not polite to her. "Coffee."


    Carla Firth went to the coffee machine, picked up a cup of coffee for Murphy, and said, "I thought" body of steel "was your limit in commercial movies. I didn''t think about" dark city "...."


    She didn''t seem to know what to say. After thinking for a while, she said, "if it wasn''t for time, the film could be released in this award season, I think you have a good chance to win the best director Oscar."


    "This kind of thing..." Murphy shook his head. "Who can tell."


    Carla Firth put the coffee cup on the table in front of Murphy and said, "you must have a back hand."


    Murphy knows what she said, and does not deny it. "As far as I know, the Catholic Church and the Vatican are very dissatisfied with the choice of the film" Diego Firth "and the Oscar. An internal investigation procedure has been launched. Although they do not know what step has been taken, they will definitely not give up the Diocese of South Central California."


    He took a sip from his coffee cup. "What worries me most is the silence of the Catholic Church. If they don''t do anything, the situation will be bad for us. Now it seems that the Catholic Church will not keep silent all the time."


    Not to mention the Archbishop of Marcos Costello, since the last Academy Awards ceremony, the Vatican alone, Pope Benedict XVI, has expressed dissatisfaction with him, Diego Ross and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on different occasions.


    This group of people in Hollywood, old men and young people, actually have one thing in common, that is, they think that they are different and should enjoy more freedom


    Therefore, Hollywood is the place where liberalism is most rampant in the United States. Those stars and celebrities, carrying the banner of liberalism and relying on their appeal and fame, dare to publicly abuse the president of the United States.


    Those who dare to spray bush, EHC and trump, and even some other groups, are actually not fools, but smart people. They all know that in this era, as super celebrities, flaunting the banner of freedom, those people can''t do anything to them, on the contrary, they can improve their reputation.


    All these are based on the so-called freedom. Without these so-called freedom, Hollywood would not be Hollywood.


    "I hear you''re still working for Diego Ross?" Carla Firth changed the subject. "Can he get parole?"


    Murphy took a sip from his coffee cup. "It''s very difficult, but you always have to try."


    Carla Firth shrugged. "It''s not like you."


    "Me?" Murphy asked, "what''s wrong with me?"


    "You''ve made his name all over the world." Carla Firth said directly, "it''s worth your friendship."


    "You can''t say that." Murphy uses a metaphor, "it''s like I''m in jail. What would you do?"


    "Me?" Carla Firth pointed to herself and suddenly laughed. "I promise to visit you in prison every month until you are released."


    Murphy was speechless and didn''t want to talk about it again. As long as it was possible, he didn''t want rose to die in prison. Although it was very difficult, he never gave up.


    Carla Firth sighed, not ready to persuade any more. She knew Murphy''s character, but said, "don''t put yourself in. You always have to think about gado''s feelings."


    "I know." Murphy nodded. "Did you know me on the first day? How could I let it get to me?"


    He would never do such a stupid thing that he couldn''t get people out and put himself in.


    Murphy also changed the topic, "the film is released in early May, do we have a strong opponent before and after the weekend?"


    There has been a long time in the circle that "city of darkness" has been on file. The news of the beginning weekend of the summer program in 2013 is circulating, and there is no heavyweight film competition with the weekend.


    "Yes." Carla Firth thought for a moment and said, "Van diesel''s" speed and passion "series is always on the last weekend in April, and" speed and passion 6 "will be on the weekend before us."


    "What about the next weekend?" Murphy asked.


    "Your old friend''s movie." Carla Firth burst into laughter. "Leonardo DiCaprio''s" the Great Gatsby "opens on May 10."


    Murphy tapped on the arm of the chair. "These two movies."

 Chapter 679

    After leaving 20th century fox, Murphy went to Stanton studio not far away, and asked Gail gado''s assistant to find the specific materials of speed and passion 6 and the Great Gatsby. Combined with his few memories, he read them carefully.


    "Speed and passion" series has regained its vitality after Universal Pictures re invited van diesel. Although van diesel is a well-known and detestable person in Hollywood, it does have several brushes that directly drive the series out of the previous decline, and the box office of each sequel shows an upward trend.


    Moreover, starting from "speed and passion 4", every film in this series will be released on the last weekend in April, that is, the weekend before the start of the traditional summer program in North America. It can be said that a tradition has formed in the hearts of fans of "speed and passion". Speed and passion 6 is scheduled to be released again this weekend, and it is also in the process of cleaning up.


    However, Murphy doesn''t think this series will bring too much trouble to "dark city". The "speed and passion" series, especially the following several, can be described as typical popcorn movies. The distribution strategy is to drive the fans into the cinema in the first weekend as much as possible. The box office of the first weekend often accounts for one-third or more of the total box office in North America, but it can''t be ignored It is said that the heat rises fast, but it also falls fast.


    Otherwise, universal pictures will not choose to release films before the start of the summer season. We should know that almost all the films released at the weekend of the summer season are one of the year''s commercial hot films.


    The trend of "speed and passion 6" may affect "the city of darkness". If the film is well-known, it may make a brilliant box office in the second week.


    But this more and more sci-fi and magic drag racing film, will the reputation explode? Murphy will see.


    As for the Great Gatsby, even if it''s produced and starred by Leonardo DiCaprio, few people think that such a remake will make a big hit.


    The only thing that makes Murphy pay a little attention to is that the heroine of the film is Kerry Mulligan.


    However, things between them have been going on for a long time, not to mention the relatively open Southern California area. Even on the other side of the Pacific Ocean where he once lived, it''s very common for his friends and girlfriends to go on and off.


    The films before and after the weekend of "city of darkness" have certain strength, but they are not particularly strong. Because of the relationship between Robert Downey Jr., Murphy remembers very clearly that the beginning of this summer program originally belonged to "Iron Man 3", but now he has mixed in. It is said that "Iron Man 3" is still in the finishing work of post production, so it should not be shown in this summer program.


    According to Robert Downey Jr., there are also disagreements within Marvel pictures about Iron Man 3, and the mainstream view is that it will be released at Christmas.


    "We used many films to set up the beginning of the annual summer program, which belongs to the concept of Marvel superhero movies!"


    In the headquarters of Marvel pictures, Stan Lee stood in the conference room and said, "last year''s Avengers got more than 500 million US dollars at the North American box office. Countless Marvel fans are looking forward to the release of Iron Man 3. Because of Murphy Stanton, we are going to postpone to Christmas?"


    In the conference room, except for Stan Lee, everyone was silent. What did Marvel''s superhero movie bring when it collided with Murphy Stanton? They all remember clearly that unless it is "the Avengers", other single films simply do not have the strength to collide head-on with Murphy Stanton''s commercial blockbusters.


    "Have you ever thought about it?" Stan Lee went on, not finished. "This is the third in the popular Iron Man series! The first Marvel superhero film after Avengers


    Kevin Fitch looked at Stan Lee''s old face, and a thought flashed in his heart. Is Stan Lee in his eighties? I''m really confused.


    "All right, Stan." Avi Allard interrupted Stan Lee''s impassioned speech, "needless to say, the company''s board of directors and the distributor of Disney have decided to give up this summer file."


    "You..." Stan Lee was furious. "You all overestimate Murphy Stanton."


    He spoke so loud that none of the nearly twenty people in the room agreed.


    Kevin Fitch stopped caring about Stan Lee and said, "Iron Man 3 is scheduled to be released this Christmas. All the publicity and distribution studios are focusing on this."


    With the continuous success of Marvel superhero films, he has more and more voice within the group, especially with the support of the board of directors of Walt Disney, the controlling party, and even has the trend of surpassing avi Allard, the CEO of Marvel comics.


    Although he is in power at present, Kevin Fitch has a lot of troubles, such as the renewal of the contract of the main actors to be discussed next in the meeting, Robert Downey Jr., who plays Tony Stark, the iron man, and the Avengers Alliance 2 alone, which offers Marvel pictures up to $40 million. It''s crazy!


    But marvel can''t refuse him directly. Iron man is one of the most popular superheroes among the Avengers. Robert Downey Jr. is the spokesman of iron man in the hearts of fans. Marvel and Disney have done quite a lot of research on this. Ninety nine percent of the fans who participated in the survey said that they can''t accept Tony other than Robert Downey Jr -Stark.All these make Marvel film very passive.


    Think of negotiations with little Robert Downey deadlocked, Kevin Fitch would like to spit dirty words, Stanton gang of bastards, no one is a good man!


    No matter what the reaction of other companies or film parties, dark city is carrying out its own publicity and distribution operation according to the established plan.


    Especially in April after the Oscar ceremony, information related to "dark city" can be seen everywhere from the Internet to traditional newspapers and TV stations.


    "The Hollywood industry is optimistic about Murphy Stanton''s new film and predicts that" dark city "will break the box office record in North America."


    There is still a lot of news like this. It seems that "city of darkness" has occupied the front page of all the news related to the film one month in advance.


    "Los Angeles Times" focuses on: "the exhibition of the inner circle courtyard line business association is closed, and" dark city "has attracted much attention!"


    "The three-day showest exhibition, sponsored by the American Academy of Commerce Association, came to an end a few days ago. When Murphy Stanton''s new film" city of darkness "finished its small-scale audition, dozens of audience members were stunned, and some even praised that" city of darkness "would be a cross era classic..."


    After a series of publicity operations such as virus marketing, "dark city" has already aroused strong social repercussions, especially in the few exposure clips, James Franco''s crazy magician image has been praised by fans. In early April, 20th Century Fox also took the lead in launching the magician''s doll. Although there is no death Aura bonus, the doll is still sold out The goods.


    So, in the 20th century, fox had materials to make topics.


    "The city of darkness is hot before it''s shown. The magician is out of stock!"


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film" city of darkness "is a sensation before it is shown. James Franco plays the villain magician''s toy doll in the film, which is sold hot and out of stock. At present, it''s hard to find it in exclusive stores and Internet."


    "It''s reported that the trailer of dark city, a sequel to city of chaos, has a high click through rate. The most sensational thing is the modeling toy of the leading magician, which was launched earlier than the movie. It actually caused a rush of buying. The original price of this doll was $9.99, but it was sold out of stock as soon as it was launched. Before the network appeared a magician doll soared to $30, but all of a sudden was robbed, now even on the network are out of stock


    With the release date getting closer and closer, the publicity of 20th century fox is closely linked.


    "City of darkness" exposes the latest poster, welcome to the disordered world


    Through Twitter and Facebook, Murphy, on behalf of the entire crew and project, launched the last official poster of the film, which attracted numerous media reports.


    "Murphy Stanton has just released the latest official poster of dark city. As soon as the poster appeared, it immediately attracted fans on the Internet. There were a large number of praise words such as" perfect "," miracle "," top "," my God "," amazing "," cool ", and so on. There were also crazy black film fans, who were very interested in it This is the best poster in the world


    At the same time, Empire magazine launched a two-way magazine with Chris Dann and magician on the cover.


    Driven by CAA, James Franco also appeared on the cover of GQ, a fashion magazine, and once again said in an exclusive interview that he was deeply troubled by insomnia and other problems caused by his role in the shooting process.


    He also said, "seriously thinking about the process of being gradually recognized by people over the years, and even the way they look at me, they don''t know me at all. Everyone has an unknown side, and sometimes I can''t fully understand myself."


    When talking about the upcoming "city of darkness", James Franco''s spirit doubled: "I''m an ordinary person. Who doesn''t like my work to be affirmed by others, but I can''t control whether I can win the audience''s recognition. To discuss these meaningless things, it''s better to find some friends to have a drink."


    All of these are constantly warming up the popularity of "dark city", but Murphy and Kara Firth are very clear that after the end of virus marketing, it is not enough to rely on these conventional means of publicity, and the crew still needs heavyweight topics.

 Chapter 680

    Since the "virus marketing" plan was formulated last year, Murphy has known that "dark city" still needs to create hot spots in personal publicity. Henry Carville / Margaret Robbie and James Franco are the absolute protagonists of the film, and they are also the most suitable objects for creating topics.


    Henry Carvel''s acting skills are average. Apart from Chris Dann, he has almost no other works. He is also introverted and lacks a topic. Margaret Robbie is not an American and has a relatively general influence in North America


    So, the final goal is still on James Franco.


    Of course, James Franco is Murphy''s best friend. He won''t go crazy to create dead people to publicize.


    Although it is doomed that there will be no shock brought about by the death of Heath Ledger, James Franco has great potential to tap news.


    Just in mid April, an article about James Franco on the Internet was forwarded everywhere, and it was reprinted by many paper media in a few days.


    "Acting geek James Franco, Hollywood''s versatile" he can be regarded as the embodiment of James Dean, the lover of serious political activist Mick, a strong climber and a pure man He''s James Franco, a famous Hollywood star. But in addition to being an actor, he also has multiple identities and is a fantastic weirdo. "


    "James Franco''s talents make him the focus and put himself in the center of the storm, but he doesn''t care:" if I can do many things at the same time and do them well, why do people question all this? " Murphy Stanton once said that a star is just his usual mask to face Hollywood''s colorful world, and hidden under this mask is the heart of a young literary and artistic man who always pursues his hobby


    This article is from CAA''s public relations department and is written by several good publicists.


    They listed James Franco''s less well-known versatility.


    "Actor James Franco!"


    "James Franco is probably best known as an actor. From the legendary prince to the vagrant drug addict who escapes from his family; from the man who tries to escape his fate and struggles at the bottom of his life to the indomitable mountaineer He wanders between commercial blockbusters and independent art films, skillfully controlling the roles of various types and images. "


    "His excellent performance in the documentary James Dean has won him a golden globe. At that time, many magazines called him "the contemporary James Dean", and even exaggerated that we finally knew where Dean''s soul had gone, and he was attached to James Franco. "


    "As a standard Methodist actor, James Franco is willing to experience life for the role. Even as a minor supporting actor, he takes it seriously and has been said to over train himself for the humble role. He once entered the strip dance gay bar for the role of "risking his life"; he went to the chaotic street where there are many tramps to experience life for the role of tramp, but he was ruthlessly expelled by real tramps Although some of them have become rotten films that he does not want to mention. "


    "Even if this role is not really my hobby, since this is my job, I will do it well and make it worth it! This is the idea of James Franco. My good friend Seth Logan once said that James was too serious about the work he didn''t like


    In order to prevent the momentum of transitional propaganda and arouse the disgust of those who see the article, this article does not mention too much about Murphy and Murphy''s film.


    If people pay attention to James Franco, they will naturally care about his works. That''s enough.


    "Director James Franco!"


    "When it comes to directing, it''s something Franco wants to do more than actors. He felt it was full of freedom and creativity. His "Professor James Franco: podium is as important as stage!"


    "Maybe a lot of people will see many Franco fans affectionately call him a professor, which is not a nickname, but a real Title: at the beginning of last year, when he was going to teach at New York University, everyone was surprised by the news. New York University, on the other hand, is very happy with its decision. On the one hand, he is very happy that Franco can return to NYU. On the other hand, they believe that Franco, such an excellent graduate, will be able to impart his knowledge to the younger generation. "


    "This third year course on directing started last fall. Professor Franco said that he would let the students direct a poem themed film. Although his schedule was extremely tight, he still tried to find some spare time to teach. Even if he couldn''t get to the scene, he also used Skype and other tools to supervise the progress of the students at any time, but he didn''t have time Students are also very satisfied with the course and ability of this star Professor! "


    "Painter James Franco!"


    "In fact, it''s not a secret that Franco can draw. Painting has always been one of his greatest interests. He fell in love with painting when he was still in high school. He said that painting is the outlet of his pressure. When performing, you need to cooperate with others, but when painting, you can completely immerse yourself in your own world. In 2006, his painting will not be disclosed to the public, so in the media propaganda, even the more nervous side of James Franco recognized by Murphy and others was publicized as art!

 Chapter 681

    Whether it was James Franco or James Franco now, sometimes his strange behaviors are hard to understand, such as running around the garden with Seth Logan naked. The New York Times once said that he is "the most gay heterosexual, and the most heterosexual homosexual."


    Even after marrying Lily Collins, some rumors and gossip about James Franco''s sexual orientation have never disappeared.


    CAA is no doubt the master of propaganda and packaging, even in this respect, James Franco has found a reasonable bright coat.


    "Performance artist James Franco: free release!"


    "Performance artist? Yes, this is really the unknown side of James Franco, because in addition to the unique spiritual world, he is still a good young man who works hard to make progress. In August of last year, flaunt magazine published an excellent buttock, which really made people doubt the meaning behind James Franco''s "spring burst" behavior. The first three sentences of flaunt''s interview are very classic, and they are written like this. "


    "On my desktop, James Franco''s butt just stares at me like that, as if he''s about to fart in my face. I feel like I''ve been doing it for weeks, and I really want to do it well. But unfortunately, this two-dimensional butt can never choke with me. "


    The packaging given by the publicity experts is still freedom, and freedom is also the best pass for Hollywood and even the country.


    "There is no limit to the freedom of art. Since many people know James Franco in all aspects, they need to change their perspective. For both James Franco and those who like him, freedom is released, and freedom is the life-saving straw of artists


    Driven by many promoters, this article quickly spread to every corner of North America through the ubiquitous Internet. Although James Franco is not a superstar like little Robert Downey, he is also in the middle of the second line and the first line, which has attracted people''s attention. The content of the article naturally aroused strong repercussions from many fans.


    They have published their views on various websites with this article.


    "How can I not love you, James!"


    Because of his personality, James Franco has a good reputation among fans.


    "I used to feel that James Franco was a bit absent-minded, but now I find that this kind of absent-minded is really powerful!"


    "James Franco is so good! Support him


    "Yes, support James, support his new movie!"


    As expected, how could fans not mention James Franco''s latest work?


    "My favorite is actor James Franco. I''m sure I''ll support dark city at the beginning of summer vacation!"


    "How can a movie like" dark city "not be seen? The role of James is so charming


    "I don''t know where I can get tickets for this movie now!"


    "Yes! Does anyone know when the advance sale of movie tickets for "dark city" will start


    People everywhere on the Internet are asking about it. After two years of fermentation, and the tireless promotion and marketing of dark city since last year, more and more fans are paying attention to when they can buy tickets for the film.


    Three weeks before the film was officially released, 20th century fox, together with the three major commercial theaters in North America and Amazon, IMDB, boxofficemojo and other websites, officially announced that the pre-sale business of "dark city" began.


    Just on the day of the opening of the pre-sale of these websites, just half an hour later, fans swarmed in and paralyzed the ticket sales pages of IMDB and boxofficemojo.


    "What a wet blanket!"


    In the IMDB discussion group, a fan complained in the chat group, "if you don''t go to the website, you haven''t bought tickets yet!"


    "Me too!"


    "Me too! I''m in such a hurry! What should I do if I can''t get tickets in advance? "


    Daisy came out of nowhere. "You haven''t got it yet? I''ve got two tickets already


    "Give me one!"


    "Boss, let one come out!"


    "I can only say I''m sorry!" Daisy continued to speak, "the extra one is for friends. IMDB and boxofficemojo are not available. Go to Amazon and eBay. Maybe someone will grab it and sell it!"


    A fan suddenly said, "good news, the ticketing web pages of IMDB and boxofficemojo can go up!"


    The chat group was quiet for a moment. It seemed that all the people went to the website to grab tickets, but after a few minutes, all the former people came back.


    "I @ @, it''s only a long time, the tickets in advance are sold out!"


    "Less than three hours! There are more than 3000 advance shows in North America, but I can''t buy a ticket! "Daisy came out, too. "You didn''t get tickets? I feel sorry for you... "


    "Boss..." Someone begged, "transfer a ticket."


    "Even if I want to transfer." Daisy wrote rather helplessly, "we are not in the same city."


    "For Murphy and this city of darkness!" The man swore, "I''ll fly to Los Angeles!"


    Daisy was speechless and had to say, "you''d better go to the e-commerce website to see if anyone wants to transfer the ticket after grabbing it."


    "I just went to see it!" Another said, "someone''s selling advance ticketing codes on eBay,! #£¤#%¡­¡­¡±


    The guy uttered a rude remark and said, "they''re asking for $200 for $16 IMAX tickets!"


    And someone said, "there are people on Amazon who sell it for 300 dollars!"


    "Are they crazy?"


    "They''re not crazy!" One person said, "you see, the tickets for the early show were robbed less than three hours, and it''s hard to get tickets for some popular shows on the opening day. The movie" dark city "is obviously going to be a box office blockbuster!"


    "I think that''s probably the case." Daisy reminded her team members, "if you want to see the advance show, you''d better try your luck on Amazon and eBay. I don''t think you can buy tickets for two hundred dollars and three hundred dollars in a few days!"


    "Ah I''ll go and have a look. I''ll eat hamburger next month


    "I don''t think we can get it."


    "I''ll go too."


    The discussion group was quiet again.


    Just like what happened in the discussion group, on the day of dark city''s pre-sale, more than 3000 advance tickets were sold out in the United States, and the first weekend''s pre-sale was also very hot.


    This situation was far beyond the expectation of Fox and the three major commercial theaters in the 20th century. After urgent communication, they decided to add a new scene for "dark city"!


    Originally, there were more than 4300 premiere theaters for the film, and after the addition, the number reached more than 4600, which also created the largest number of open picture theaters in North America in the history of Hollywood films.


    The pre-sale of "dark city" is very hot. Of course, 20th Century Fox doesn''t mind continuing to add fuel and fire. This situation has been quickly spread by the media.


    "Tickets for Murphy Stanton''s new film are on sale three weeks in advance, and it''s very popular for fans to buy tickets for dark city!"


    The report in the Los Angeles Times has attracted more fans'' attention to the film.


    "Although the film" city of darkness "will be released on May 3 in three weeks, fans eager to see the outstanding new work of Murphy Stanton have started to buy tickets on the Internet. Fandango, an online movie ticket distributor, said that the advance tickets for Murphy Stanton''s film have run out. In order to meet the needs of fans, major cinemas across the United States will increase their screening at 3 a.m. "


    "Fandango has been selling tickets for" dark city "since last Sunday. Ted Hong, vice president of its sales department, said:" this is the peak of online pre-sale. This kind of hot scene is of great significance. It shows that the film is wonderful and that fans can''t wait to see Murphy Stanton''s new film. " Fandango conducted a public opinion survey in January on people''s greatest interest in this year''s blockbuster. At that time, the trailer "hobbit 2: the smooch wasteland" ranked first, and "city of darkness" ranked second. But now "the city of darkness" easily takes back its first place


    "Box office tracking agency in North America"¡® Exhibitor.Relations ¡¯Jeff Bok, an analyst with the company, said the advance sale of tickets for Murphy Stanton''s "dark city" was predictable. "This film is accompanied by an unprecedented wave of advertising, such as viral marketing," Jeff Bok said He also attributed the upsurge of pre-sale tickets to the inevitable result of the city of chaos''s successive dominance of the Internet on demand and DVD rental market


    "According to Jeff Bok''s prediction, the first week box office of the film produced by Stanton studio and released by 20th century fox is bound to exceed 150 million dollars!"


    "Now, the question on every fan''s tongue is, can this film catch up with the first week box office record of Avengers, which is close to 210 million dollars? "It''s really hard to break this record, but we hope to break it," bock said


    Generally speaking, the hot commodity will become more hot after being greatly exaggerated, and the city of darkness is no exception.


    In the following period of time, North American movie fans found a sad fact that they couldn''t make a ticket booking call at all times. They turned to the Internet and the booking pages on IMDB and boxofficemojo couldn''t be linked Fandango.com There was a crash.


    In the first week of pre-sale, dark city sold $63 million in North America!


    This figure is still increasing rapidly as the release time of the film approaches. By the end of October, the pre-sale box office of the film in North America easily exceeded that of the Avengers, breaking through 90 million US dollars, creating a pre-sale record in North American film history."The New York Times directly said in French:" it is estimated that the box office of "dark city" in North America will be guaranteed at the bottom of $160 million in the first weekend, and the upper limit is Suspense


    All this will be revealed after the film is released.


    On May 3, 2013, Murphy led all the members of the cast to gather at Lincoln Art Center in New York, and "city of darkness" is about to start!

 Chapter 682

    As a black crime plot film based on the background of New York City, the premiere of "the Dark Knight" will certainly be held in New York. The New York State Theater of Lincoln Art Center has been fully equipped with the ability to show IMAX films, and has once again become the premiere venue of Murphy films.


    "Damn it! Is there any mistake? "


    This is the first reaction of almost all the media reporters who came to cover the premiere of the film when they arrived at the New York State Theater. They were shocked by the unique layout!


    In front of the New York State Theater, a pure black carpet extends from the theater door to the edge of the road. It looks so different and different.


    Yes, in order to match the style of the film, Murphy specially asked 20th century fox to lay out a 280 foot long black carpet!


    This is not unique in the history of Hollywood, but also very rare.


    What''s more surprising to the media reporters is that all the members and guests on the black carpet wear black dresses without exception. Even Margot Robbie, as the heroine, is wearing a dark black lady''s suit.


    At the end of the black carpet ceremony, Henry Carville drove the sci-fi motorcycle in the movie directly to the front of the theater, causing countless fans to scream.


    In addition to these, the premiere is also those programs.


    "James''s performance is great. When I watch the finished film, James is not an actor, not my friend and work partner, he is a magician. He has lived in that role."


    In the interview area, Murphy is being interviewed by reporters. The first thing he talks about is the magician of James Franco. "He shapes the magician into a completely crazy and violent guy, but he is still human, just frightening, because if it is not human, we will not believe him."


    A reporter from Fox asked, "are there any scenes in the film that you can''t wait to show to the audience?"


    Murphy thought for a moment and said, "I cherish every shot I shoot. I can''t wait to show the audience a lot of shots, especially the action scenes shot in IMAX format. It''s really shocking - especially the life and death duel between Chris Dann and the magician."


    IMAX company has invested a lot of resources in "dark city". The film will appear on 195 IMAX screens in North America. There are 80 IMAX cinemas showing all day, and there will be at least 178 more IMAX cinemas around the world next week.


    The move will not only set the IMAX screen record, but also set a new record for its highest box office in history. At present, it is conservatively estimated that IMAX''s box office in North America will exceed $8 million in the first week.


    This is also the box office record of the new IMAX film.


    At the end of the interview, Murphy left the media area and found Gail gado dressed in black. The following was a stylized process. The crew members took pictures with the sponsors and some guests. Until the sun completely set on the horizon, Murphy led the whole crew into the New York State Theater, which was transformed into an IMAX theater.


    Many guests gathered in the front hall of the theater for the premiere.


    "Murphy, this way!"


    As soon as he entered the anteroom, Murphy heard Jonah Hill''s familiar voice and walked past with Gail gado in his arm. All the stantons gathered here except him and James Franco.


    "Long time no see, Jonah." Murphy asked curiously, "what have you been up to recently?"


    Jonah Hill shrugged. "I''m going to do dragon and Tiger 2 with Channing Tatum, but I''m ready to join Seth''s new project."


    Murphy looks at Seth Logan. "An idea is a good idea, but there are some things to think about."


    "Well." Seth Logan nodded. "It''s killing that fat man anyway. It won''t involve other countries and politicians."


    With the support of Carla Firth, 20th century fox has begun to review the new project proposed by Seth Logan and James Franco. If there is no accident, the film with the theme of assassinating a fat man at the other end of the Pacific Ocean will enter the preparatory stage by the end of this year or the beginning of next year.


    Murphy doesn''t say much about some things. As long as Hollywood film companies are profitable, they don''t care about the feelings of that country and political figures.


    In some ways, it''s also Hollywood''s freedom to film.


    Whether this freedom will infringe on others is secondary to profits.


    "You are all here."


    Margot Robbie came over and said hello to Robert Downey and Seth Logan one by one. He just heard Jonah hill and Seth Logan discussing the new project and asked, "is there a role for me?"


    "Don''t say, there is." Jonah Hill circled Margot Robbie and said, "there''s a beautiful CIA agent in the script."He looked at Seth Logan. "We can invite Maggie to be a guest."


    "Well Well... " Seth Logan nodded busily. "That''s a good idea."


    They didn''t mean to be polite to Margot Robbie, but Margot Robbie turned to Gael gado. Gael gado once told her that if you want to be a member of Stanton party, you need not only Murphy''s approval, but also the approval of several other members.


    So, even though Carla Firth knew it was a shitty comedy for a long time, she still offered to be a guest star.


    Because as we all know, stantons are most famous for their teamwork.


    Margot Robbie laughed. "That''s settled."


    "No problem." Seth Logan said seriously, "I''ll send you the script tomorrow."


    Seeing his friends talking about how to assassinate the leader of a country in the film, Murphy didn''t say anything special. This kind of thing is common in Hollywood. Moreover, although the country gives him a good impression, it won''t be much better.


    Seeing Murphy and others talking about work, Margot Robbie moved to Gail gado and asked quietly, "you''re not in a good mood today."


    Gail - gado''s face tired, even delicate makeup can not completely cover up.


    "I''ve been too busy lately." Gail gado also lowered his voice and said, "I want to coordinate the premiere with 20th century fox, and I also need to take care of Paul Wilson''s crew. Gray''s fifty shadows also has some work to do..."


    Margot Robbie looked at Murphy and said, "I think Murphy is squeezing you as a slave."


    "That''s what I''m willing to do." Gail gado only feels that such a life is very full. "It''s like you play roles one by one, and when you finish it, you have a great sense of accomplishment."


    "But it''s hard..." Margot Robbie hesitated for a moment, but said, "do you think you are happy?"


    "Maggie, what do you think happiness is?" Gail gado did not wait for her answer, but gave the answer, "happiness is not eternal, not magnificent, not being spoiled. Happiness is the fulfillment of every tiny wish to live and work. When you want to do something you like, some do it. When you want to be loved, someone will love you. "


    Margot Robbie shrugged. "I can''t say you."


    She leaned up to Gail gado''s ear and deliberately said, "I think happiness can be abused by people I like."


    "Maggie Gail gado thought she was making fun of herself and raised her eyebrows. "Don''t make such a joke on this occasion, OK?"


    "All right, all right..." Margot Robbie quickly admitted, "I said the wrong thing."


    Murphy''s voice suddenly rang out beside him. "Time is almost up. Let''s go into the cinema."


    Gail gado and Margot Robbie follow Murphy into the newly decorated IMAX studio.


    At the same time, in front of nearly 4000 cinemas in North America, countless fans are queuing up for admission, and they are full of expectations for the upcoming films.


    There are also a lot of disappointed fans. Even though the cinema has increased the number of advance screenings of "dark city", in the hot fight for tickets, there are still many fans who did not get tickets for advance screenings.


    Although the film will be shown on a larger scale tomorrow, they really want to see Murphy''s new work for the first time.


    In Los Angeles, Daisy just arrived at the gate of the cinema and was about to enter. Suddenly, on the left, she saw a fan holding up a sign with a big line on it - asking for tickets for "dark city" at a high price!


    "Poor thing."


    Although there is an extra ticket in her pocket, Daisy is prepared for Justin. Although she sympathizes with the fan, she can''t help.


    A similar situation has occurred in front of many venues showing "dark city" in the United States. Many fans who did not get tickets are making the last effort to see if they can get an advance ticket for "dark city".


    For some fans who have seen "city of chaos" and have been aroused by a series of publicity and marketing before, it''s unbearable to wait one more night!


    In a cinema in Beverly Hills, Leonardo DiCaprio sits in the VIP room of a huge IMAX cinema. The VIP room is very high. He looks down and looks down. It''s full of black heads. Under the bright light from the ceiling, he can''t see an empty seat!


    "Next week''s the Great Gatsby would be one-third of tonight''s attendance."


    Although the conflict with Murphy Stanton has not been resolved, his demands are not high. The Great Gatsby will be released in the next weekend of dark city. The reputation and box office trend of dark city will definitely affect his films.

 Chapter 683

    In the same theater, in a VIP room not far away, van diesel with a bright head sat down and waited for the film to start showing. He was able to get away from his busy work and come to the cinema to pay attention to Murphy Stanton''s film, which he didn''t like very much, mainly because his film was about to face the impact of the film.


    "Speed and passion 6" was released in North America last weekend, and it won more than $97 million in the first weekend. Although the film''s reputation is not good, it may face a big box office slump in the second weekend, but there should be no problem if it exceeds $250 million in North America.


    However, if you want to achieve this goal, the premise is that "dark city" released this weekend can not be too strong. If there is a super boom like "Avengers", all the films released in the same period will be affected. Speed and passion 6, which has a general reputation, may have a precipitous drop.


    That''s a situation van diesel doesn''t want to see anyway.


    Van diesel is very clear that from the pre-sale results, it is basically a foregone conclusion that "dark city" will get $150 million in the first weekend of North America. If it is $150 million, the impact on "speed and passion 6" may not be particularly big.


    It all depends on the quality of the film after all. If the premiere has a big reputation


    Van diesel shook his head, the last thing he wanted to see.


    "Here we go!"


    When the big screen lights up, Daisy can''t stop her excitement. She can''t wait to see the evil performance of the magician.


    Countless fans are waiting in nearly 4000 theaters in the United States. A large number of film critics gather at the Lincoln Art Center, the premiere venue. They are all preparing for a black meal!


    At the beginning of the film, everyone was shocked.


    The classic 20th Century Fox title has changed. In the familiar background music, when the 20th Century Fox logo appears, the screen is gloomy and dark. It seems that there is a heavy black fog floating through the background. Even the title of Stanton studio is no exception. It seems that it is shrouded by darkness.


    Two titles flash, and the rest of the screen is floating black. The camera suddenly drops down and becomes a panoramic view. The whole Manhattan Island appears in the picture. In the panoramic view, the tall buildings also show strange bluish black. The tallest buildings suddenly burst into flames and form a line in the dark ¡ª¡ªCity of darkness!


    Then the camera cuts quickly, and the subtitles of Murphy Stanton''s works flash away.


    Then, the darkness disappears, and the bright sunshine suddenly appears on the screen. In the busy streets of New York, the camera captures an ordinary looking figure in a black suit. Then the picture draws closer and closer, and finally stops on the person.


    The other side is carrying a net bag, which is a number of colorful magic balls!


    "This is the magician!"


    The use of the lens is ingenious and easy to understand. There is no sophistication. Even if you are not a movie fan, you can understand what this is about.


    "Murphy Stanton is still that Murphy Stanton!"


    In the State Theater of New York, Peter traki, a famous film critic from Rolling Stone magazine, sighed, "his opening scenes are always amazing, but they can be understood by all people. There is no entry threshold at all. This is a really excellent director!"


    Who can''t play some sophisticated lens? Among the students who have just graduated from the film academy, there are a lot of them. Peter traki thinks that this is nothing at all. It''s really brilliant to be able to use the lens amazingly and easily understood at the same time.


    The screening of the film is still going on. The person with only his back meets another group of bandits, enters the bank and starts to rob. These guys with black headgear obviously have a careful plan, and easily open the bank''s vault. For a moment, the audience can''t tell which one is the real magician.


    "Is that all?"


    Richard Brody, the critic of the new Yorker, shook his head as he was also sitting in the cinema. "The opening scene is really amazing, but what''s the use of such a robbery scene for the film and character building?"


    Seeing the robber open the safe all the time, he didn''t think there was anything special about the play. Except that the robber who might be a magician was a little crazy, it was plain and boring.


    He has a variety of tastes, an amazing amount of film viewing, and is famous for his sharp comments and opinions. If the film is only of this standard, Richard Brody thinks it''s hard to get a passing score.


    However, the following plot evolution, let Richard Brody immediately give up the idea.


    There is still no formal appearance of any magician, but this character is in a series of words and actions of the robbers, as if it really exists in front of the public.


    Through dialogue, a group of robbers showed that they were provoked by the magician. When they opened the vault, they also started a fight with each other, until finally there was only one person left. This person also made fun of the bank manager and the New York gangster behind him with witty words, killed the driver who drove the school bus into the bank, drove away calmly, and mixed into a group of school buses The line at the end of the car.Inside the bank, only the stunned bank manager is biting a cigarette grenade in his mouth. The curling smoke of the grenade seems to laugh at all the people in the world.


    "Damn it! The magician is so handsome


    Inside the cinema in Los Angeles, Justin clenched his fist. "Before he showed up, he stole the limelight!"


    Richard Brody looks at the screen and becomes speechless. The opening scene is not dull at all. It''s wonderful and people can''t help crying out. Murphy Stanton''s technique of side setting off is almost perfect, so that the role of magician can leave an indelible impression without appearing!


    This is not plain at all, but Wonderful!


    There are three main characters in this film. After the magician appears in such a special way, Jay Rachel, as the heroine, also appears in the film. In the early stage of virus marketing, many of the contents are about Jay Rachel''s campaign for the New York District Attorney. Therefore, when she first appears, she is the New York City Attorney, and at the same time, there is the last one The father of a congressman in the Ministry.


    At Jay Rachel''s inauguration, her father also made a few simple remarks, revealing from his lines that he had retired.


    Although Murphy did not give a very clear account, people who have seen the last film are very clear that the high-ranking official in New York City who colludes with Reina is Jay Rachel''s father, and Jay Rachel already knows.


    In this case, Jay Rachel, who has just become New York''s attorney general, not only chooses to turn a blind eye, but also lets her father participate in his inauguration


    In fact, Murphy is telling the audience that Jay Rachel is not as simple and kind as it seems.


    Maybe this kind of content, maybe some viewers need to see it for a second time to find out, but the observant professional film critic immediately realized this.


    As a film critic who has always been very fond of Murphy, Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times constantly nods to the scenes and designs since the beginning of the film, especially this paragraph.


    "People are not simple animals, they all have their own thoughts and ideology." He wrote in his notebook, "Chris Dann has it, Lena has it, detective Lynch has it, and Jay Rachel has it too!"


    When the law conflicts with family affection, what kind of choice will people make? No matter which one to choose, for Jay Rachel, it is undoubtedly very difficult.


    The other side of Rachel''s pursuit of Jay and Jeanne is more clear.


    She cracked down on gangs, but once again chose to turn a blind eye to Chris Dann.


    As the film''s three absolute protagonists, Chris Dann is the last one to appear. The appearance of night walkers gives a layer of security to the chaotic New York City, and also becomes the hope of New Yorkers. Some radicals even imitate the appearance of night walkers to fight against criminals.


    Chris Dann appeared on this occasion, he stopped the gang trading and the behavior of the imitators, but the words of the imitators made him only witty.


    "What''s the difference between you and us?" An imitator asked loudly, "what right do you have?"


    Many of the people who enter the advance screening venue are Murphy''s senior fans. When they hear this, they naturally start to think, as ordinary people, without legal authorization, why do Chris Dann''s night walkers have the power to fight crime? Is this action of using violence to control violence really reasonable and legal?


    Compared with the ordinary audience, professional film critics undoubtedly prefer this. Richard Brody was directly poked into the sensitive part of his heart by this question.


    "Just a line..." He murmured, "Murphy Stanton has sublimated the theme of the film. No It''s the first city of chaos that''s changed. "


    He took his eyes off the screen and tried to look forward to see what was different about the director sitting in the front.


    Unfortunately, like the films on the screen, Richard Brody saw only darkness.


    It''s not only Richard Brody who is aware of the difference in this film, but also many people, such as van diesel and Leonardo DiCaprio, who know that they are facing or will face a very terrible opponent.


    But fans don''t care, they have been deeply attracted by the film.

 Chapter 684

    When James Franco appeared on the stage, many people were fascinated by a crazy scene. He was dressed in a magician''s black dress. His face was as clean as a sunny boy, and his voice with magnetism sounded like a kind and kind old man. What he said and what he did all showed the inner and hidden meaning of this ordinary driving shell There is a very evil soul hidden!


    This kind of strong contrast between the outside and the inside brings people a great impact.


    After so many years of director career, Murphy knows how to perfectly integrate the role of magician with James Franco himself. In real life, James Franco is a strange guy with sunny appearance and distinctive inner. The setting of magician is basically combined with his real character, so from the very beginning, James Franco is a good director Ms. Franco is the only one for the role.


    Murphy has never considered other people in the role of magician.


    This role without suspense has been recognized by fans, not to mention ordinary fans, many film critics in the premiere venue all nodded to James Franco.


    "In my impression, James Franco''s acting skills are not among the best in Hollywood."


    Kenneth Turan lowered his voice and said to his old friend Todd McCarthy, who was sitting beside him, "I didn''t expect that his performance this time was so brilliant, far more than that when he played James Dean. Looking at this role alone, it has reached the best level of Daniel Day Lewis."


    "Well." Todd McCarthy fully agrees with Kenneth Turan, "this is due to Murphy Stanton. The role of magician is well set, and the contrast is often easy to make an actor brilliant!"


    The magician robbed the money of the gangs and had the economic foundation to realize his philosophy in New York City. Just like in "city of chaos" and in real society, there are always police officers falling in front of money. Jay Rachel, together with Chris Dann and detective Lynch, is ready to carry out a thorough liquidation of the dark forces in New York City.


    In one play, Murphy focuses on detective Lynch''s assistant. Her mother is seriously ill and hospitalized, and lacks funds for treatment.


    The pace of the film is very fast, in addition to the necessary plot development, Murphy will not ignore the action drama that fans attach importance to, which are an important weapon to attract fans.


    In the VIP Hall of Los Angeles, Leonardo DiCaprio is also concentrating on watching the film. Although he has many disagreements with mo before, at this moment, he just wants to have a good look at the film. From the perspective of a producer and studio owner, there are too many places for him to learn from.


    Especially the magician, with the deepening of the plot, he makes Leonardo DiCaprio feel for the first time that the villain can be so brilliant and charming, completely surpassing the protagonist.


    From a glimpse of bank robbery to the craziness of fighting against gangs, magicians all show their unique charm.


    Chris Dane is almost out of the limelight.


    This film is really brilliant. Leonardo DiCaprio and "city of chaos" were excellent enough, but this "city of darkness" is still full of dark atmosphere, serious enough to suffocate people, but it is full of charming charm.


    "What Murphy Stanton brings is a completely different black crime action movie, even different from any previous action movie."


    Leonardo DiCaprio''s mind is very rational, very sure of this, bank robbery, true and false night walkers, magician fight gangster, Chris Dann''s Hong Kong chase shop, the film has never let the audience breathe, the rhythm is like a dense drum, with moving emotions constantly rising to a higher level.


    Jay Rachel and Chris Dann''s actions forced the gangs to a dead end. They hired magicians who they didn''t even know. Magicians became a nightmare for the whole new york city. With the help of police insiders, the justice took a plane with the car. The police chief was poisoned in his office, and the fake Night Walker was killed live by the magicians ¡­


    One by one, New York law defenders died under the knife of a magician.


    The magician deliberately left a message to announce that if the night walkers do not take off their masks publicly, the killing will continue. Even Jay Rachel and her father, a member of Parliament, are on the magician''s death list.


    "This is the real NB character!"


    Watching the magician on the screen scares the whole of New York. Daisy is intoxicated. "This It''s my idol


    Compared with the magician, the villains in the past movies are all weak!


    Magicians are crazy, without any bottom line and criteria. Chris Dann has his own bottom line, and is restricted by magicians everywhere. In the face of the death threat of magicians, he once regarded the night walkers as the citizens of New York. He did not hesitate to ask the night walkers to stand out, take off the mask, and bear their responsibilities.


    At a time of crisis, New Yorkers sold out their hopes!


    "Human nature"Rolling stone" professional film critic Peter traki shook his head, "this is human nature!"


    Although shaking his head, he really wants to run to Murphy Stanton and give him a thumbs up. Isn''t that the best embodiment of human nature? In real society, when people are threatened, who does not think of themselves first? As for the hope of the city, go to hell.


    I don''t know why, many fans feel depressed when they see this scene. Chris Dann has paid so much for New York that in the end, New Yorkers don''t care about him at all.


    For a group of people who don''t care about him at all, it''s almost worth losing their lives. Is it worth it?


    "A pack of white eyed wolves!" Daisy murmured in her heart, "if it were me, I would have thrust them all with an automatic rifle!"


    Chris Dann in the film faces this difficult choice, human nature appears extremely heavy, extremely dark, extremely depressed at this moment!


    This scene really touched people''s hearts, but Richard Brody, the film critic of the new Yorker, frowned slightly. In the past, he had become used to picking pricks from films. At this time, he unconsciously came up with the idea that human nature has no bright side?


    He shook his head. Murphy Stanton saw human nature too dark!


    On the screen, Chris Dann makes an appointment with Jay Rachel in his penthouse. For the magician, they make a very complete strategy.


    At the press conference, Jay Rachel announced that night Walker would announce his identity on the spot. A male assistant prosecutor took the initiative and was arrested by the police. When the police were preparing to transfer him to a prison outside Manhattan that night, the magician appeared.


    A hot car chase war broke out!


    On the big screen, the magician began to hunt down the assistant prosecutor who pretended to be Chris Dann. It seems that the climax of the film is about to begin.


    In the IMAX cinema in Los Angeles, when van diesel saw the car chase scene, he found that there seemed to be some changes on the screen. In the deafening sound effect, the picture became more powerful, as if he stood on the commanding height and had a panoramic view.


    He himself is good at making car chasing plays. Compared with the speed and passion series, he soon found that it was different. Compared with the 3D production of speed and passion 6, the pictures here covered every inch of the huge screen space


    This is the effect of IMAX!


    Next to him, Leonardo DiCaprio is staring at the screen and nodding his head subconsciously. When IMAX is combined with top directors and commercial films, the effect is just Shock!


    In nearly 200 IMAX cinemas in the United States, many people''s eyes are firmly glued to the big screen.


    Although it''s not like the 3D effect of polar express, the visual impact brought by this action drama makes many people stare at the screen.


    "The plot setting and the magician''s performance are wonderful, but the visual effect is also amazing!"


    Inside the New York State Theater, Kenneth Turan, a film critic from the Los Angeles Times, murmured, "the anxiety of human nature and the thrilling commercial attributes can be so perfectly combined. This is absolutely the best movie of Murphy Stanton!"


    All of a sudden, around the intermittent voice of shouting cool, Kenneth Turan''s attention back to the big screen, the original is the brand-new Night Walker Super motorcycle appeared.


    The magician is always crazy. In order to break through Chris Dann''s bottom line, he even takes himself as a tool. But Chris Dann keeps the bottom line in his heart. He would rather hurt himself than break the rule.


    When the magician squats next to the comatose Chris Dann and wants to take off his mask, inspector Lynch, who was shot in memory of the police chief, appears and the magician is arrested


    "Is that the end?"


    Justin looked down at his watch. The film has been shown for more than 90 minutes, and the magician has been captured. It seems that the film really should be over.


    But he always felt that there was something missing in the end.


    The plot is soon explained. The magician is caught deliberately. He takes advantage of Chris Dann and Jay Rachel''s plan. He not only successfully escapes from prison, takes away the Mafia accountant, but also gives Chris Dann a multiple choice question.


    With the help of police insiders, he captured Jay Rachel and her congressman''s father. Chris Dann could only save one person himself.


    Chris Dann will certainly save his friends and the bright future of New York City! Even if he knew it meant that Jay Rachel might hate himself for it.

 Chapter 685

    "Boom..."


    There was a huge explosion. In the light of fire, Chris Dann rescued Jay Rachel at the most urgent moment. As the debris from the explosion enveloped the two people, Chris Dann blocked behind Jay Rachel. Kevlar materials on his body blocked most of the impact and debris, but there were still debris from the side, flying past Jay lecher''s cheek, with a few cuts on it.


    The physical pain is not comparable to the trauma of losing his father. The walkie talkie placed at the scene has let Jay Rachel know that his father is in the same predicament as himself. Now Chris Dann is here, and his father is there


    As she thought, the former councillor was sent to a place long overdue by the magician.


    In the face of crazy magicians without any rules, from Chris Dann to detective Lynch to Jay Rachel, they almost lost!


    In the next scene, the image of the magician was sublimated again.


    In the face of the tens of millions of dollars obtained by the gangster for many years, in front of piles of banknotes, the magician burned up.


    "This city deserves a more tasteful criminal!"


    The words of the magician fully show that he is a man who has broken away from the vulgar taste and is a criminal with higher evil pursuit.


    His madness completely deterred all the gangsters. The magician used dynamite and gasoline as weapons and made frequent bombings in Manhattan. Every place in Manhattan could become the target of attack, and every person who was caught by the magician would become an accomplice either overtly or covertly.


    In a short period of half a day, Manhattan was in complete chaos. In order to prevent foreign troops from entering the city, the magicians even blew up all the bridges and channels connecting Manhattan with the outside world. In a short period of time, Manhattan became a testing ground for magicians'' evil ideas.


    "This is the ultimate evil!"


    Looking at James Franco on the screen again Ah, no, it''s the magician. Daisy is infatuated. "No money, no women, just for her own ideas! This is the real chaos


    "I am the agent of chaos!"


    Daisy finally thoroughly felt the meaning of this sentence, which is a kind of philosophical thinking, a kind of logical idea, and a new spiritual realm!


    She also understood one thing, "isn''t that what I''ve been thinking and pursuing?"


    The pleasure that the magician brought to her is absolutely a super enjoyment that has never been experienced in the world!


    Although he knew that the magician''s madness would certainly cause a strong rebound from the government, and it would not last long, Chris Dann could not sit back and watch the magician wantonly destroy Manhattan and vowed to find out the magician and let him get the punishment he deserved.


    Manhattan is in complete chaos and people are in a panic. A large number of people want to withdraw from Manhattan Island in the face of the explosion madly created by the magician. With all the land passages blocked, the few remaining ships become the last choice. The New York government is also trying its best to evacuate the people of Manhattan Island from the evil proving ground of the magician.


    On the other hand, the magician finds Jay Rachel in the hospital. After the pain of her father''s death and disfigurement, Jay Rachel''s body and mind are about to collapse and her faith is seriously shaken. In this case, she is bewitched by the magician and finally shows the other side hidden in the light.


    On the screen, Margot Robbie turns her head bit by bit and turns her face with a long scar to the front. The beautiful, smart, capable and upright female prosecutor seems to have been taken away by the half face turned away. The rest of her face is full of grim and resolute!


    A completely different Jay Rachel was born!


    "Well This... " Peter traki looks at Jay Rachel on the screen and holds his glasses. "Is this still Margot Robbie? Her acting in this play is not inferior to that of James Franco''s magician


    Let alone him, even the ordinary fans in the cinema are shocked. It''s incredible that a person can have such a different expression and temperament just by turning his head!


    James Franco and Margot Robbie play brilliantly in this Jay Rachael transformation. With their excellent acting performance, they enhance the persuasiveness of the part that has been prepared for a long time. It makes people feel that Jay Rachael''s transformation is not surprising at all.


    In order to stop the magician''s madness and find the magician himself, Chris Dann had to use the eavesdropping device left by Reiner. When he found the magician, he was responsible for evacuating two ships in Manhattan, and the magician also placed a remote-control bomb.


    The two ferries are equipped with bombs. The people on the ferries hold the remote control of each other''s bombs. If they don''t blow up each other''s ships before midnight, the magician will press the detonator.


    "The great test of human nature!" Richard Brody immediately became interested. "Murphy Stanton is going to sink into darkness!"


    It''s not just him, but all the critics are wide eyed. This scene is a great test of human nature.According to the direction of the first part of the story, the critics speculate that someone on the ship will press the detonator. After all, the first part of the film almost shows the dark side of human nature.


    The magician is always at a disadvantage. He can always use some means to mark out the low side of the human soul.


    Some of the audience were also very excited. Daisy, for example, held her fist and waited for the two boats to burst into flames. Countless people screamed and sank to the bottom.


    But Justin next to her suddenly felt that he didn''t like the film. It was too dark and heavy. Although he didn''t like it, he still held his hand nervously. He didn''t want to see the people on the boat make inappropriate choices.


    Most fans do not want to see the same, people around are talking, and some people''s words are full of despair.


    "Is there no justice and nobility in man?"


    "New York and Manhattan shouldn''t be full of magicians, Jay Rachel and Chris danbats!"


    Even, quite a few of the fans made up their mind that if the ship really blew up, they would leave the scene and go to various rating websites to give Murphy a low score for this new movie!


    In the past, Murphy''s films were really dark, but they never let people feel despair. However, at the end of this film, the magician completely overtook Chris Dann, and even Jay Rachel, the bright Knight of New York City, was about to degenerate, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that people could hardly breathe.


    They like dark movies, but they don''t like mental abuse!


    It''s true that they like the style of the film and enjoy the new excitement it brings, but they don''t want to be abused when they enter the cinema.


    Countless fans are nervously looking at the screen, as if the movie theater they are in is about to explode.


    "Blow it up, blow it up..." Film critics are muttering, "blow it up, blow it up is the best description of human nature!"


    A fierce looking black man picked up the remote control, New York is facing the most serious human trial.


    Justin closed his eyes. Many people around him couldn''t accept the scene and closed their eyes in despair.


    But in the end, Murphy is not a literary director, but a commercial director, who has a very clear grasp of the market.


    So the boat on the screen won''t blow up!


    Is it true that people in despair can only expose the ugly and low side?


    Even in the real world, many negative examples can be found.


    Murphy knew that if the ship did blow up, the critics would praise it, but the audience would be torn apart.


    Not withstanding the curiosity in his heart, Justin still opened his eyes. The scene he saw cheered him and made his depressed heart feel hope because of the darkness. After all, man is a noble existence!


    The ferocious looking black man picked up the remote control and immediately threw it into the water outside the boat.


    There was a sound of relief around.


    Another ship, when the critical moment came, no one pressed the remote control, the magician''s humanity trial failed.


    In the IMAX cinema in Los Angeles, the applause started from behind, followed by more applause. It seems that this represents the glorious hope of human nature and infects all the audience present. The applause gathered into a turbulent wave!


    Leonardo DiCaprio looked at the applause of the audience, fully aware of Murphy Stanton''s grasp of the people! This kind of grasp is not only the role setting and psychological changes in the film, but also the understanding of the mainstream audience''s viewing psychology!


    No wonder such people are not successful!


    In the New York State Theater, Richard Brody was a little disappointed, and Murphy Stanton finally chose the conventional result.


    But think about the judgment that the film was too dark before, and nodded clearly. It was the darkness and depression that made the hope here more infectious!


    Peter traki on the other side doesn''t care about this, this film has completely shocked him!


    The characterization of the characters in the film is very in-depth, and the boundary between good and evil has become rather vague. Chris Dann, who represents justice, is so helpless under the pressure of the magician, and finally has to surrender himself. Jay Rachel, who also represents justice, is also the biggest hope of chaotic new York, right However, after hatred and a big fire, the bright star of anti evil forces tried the kidnappers with bullets one after another, which completely violated the principle of the rule of law and fell into the dark.


    The city of darkness is a realistic crime movie, extremely serious, extremely dark, even extremely sad.


    This should be the most profound and powerful film ever made by Murphy Stanton.


    Even before the end, it''s not hard for Peter traki to make such a conclusion.


    Seeing this, he always had a question in his mind, which is more terrible than the supreme evil and the supreme justice?

 Chapter 686

    Compared with the so-called deep thinking of film critics, the audience''s idea is simpler. The plot on the ship brings enough hope to the whole dark and oppressive film, and declares that human nature will still have its glory under the oppression of the magician breaking the bottom line, rather than being completely reduced to a group of bastards!


    "See? See that? "


    In a movie theater in Shreveport, Louisiana, a black boy said unconsciously, "it''s the black people who save the world! It''s black people who bring hope! It''s the black people who show the nobility of human nature! "


    His voice grew louder and louder. "It''s black! Black people are the Saviour of the world


    "Yes! Yes


    There was a echoing voice around, "the black man is the Savior!"


    "Black people are the best


    "Black people are the best!"


    "Black people are the most humane!"


    "The black man should be the hero of all Hollywood movies!"


    I don''t know which black uncle took the lead in clapping, and other black people who were hot-blooded also stood up and clapped. They not only clapped for this part of the play, but also yelled all kinds of strange cheers. The sound was so loud that it almost covered the sound of the film.


    "We want to support this film that highly praises black people!"


    In the past Hollywood commercial films, almost all black characters were used to be funny, even Will Smith is no exception. Nowadays, seeing such a black character full of justice and like an angel, many black uncles have an instant climax.


    "I''ll bring my family back to see you when I get back!"


    "Classmates and friends are also pulling together!"


    The movie theater turned into a noisy food market, which attracted some non black audiences.


    Although Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of the cities with the most serious racial discrimination in the United States, the cinema segregation system has been abolished for a long time. The number of black people in cinemas is the largest, but there are many other audiences.


    As soon as Uncle Black''s mood comes up, he often can''t control himself. Many black people''s voices become louder and louder, and the cheers gradually turn into drumbeats.


    ¡°F@#¡­¡­¡±


    Some non black audiences can''t help cursing, but instead of stopping, some black people stand up and dance on the seats and passageways. With the help of the film''s magnificent soundtrack, they begin to dance hip-hop.


    "Gone, gone..." The rest of the audience couldn''t stand it. "Let''s stand in another hall."


    At the end of the film, Jay Rachel kills the people who kidnap her one by one with a gun, and then kidnaps detective Lynch''s wife and children to attract detective Lynch to come. When he is ready to shoot, Chris Dann, who is shrouded in black, arrives in time to save detective Lynch and her children. In the process of rescue, he and Jay Reich are together Chel fell down the next floor of the warehouse together.


    Jay Rachel, who has fallen into darkness, can no longer look back. The bright Knight of New York City no longer exists.


    Chris Dann came here to fully understand that he completely lost the soul war with the magician of New York City!


    Jay Rachel lay silent on the ground. Chris Dann had a heavy face. He killed not only his friends, but also the hope of New York City!


    "What should we do?" Richard Brody, as a tactile film critic, immediately thought of the possible consequences, "according to federal law, if there is a problem with the grand prosecutor, her case will certainly be overturned, and those gangsters who are arrested in prison..."


    He can''t help shaking his head. Everything Chris Dann has done is useless. The magician wins completely and New York will continue to sink.


    "Won Daisy shook her fist and said to herself, "the magician has won! Chris Dann, detective Lynch, they''re all losers! The idea of magician is the most suitable for this world


    In all the cinemas showing "dark city" in North America, the audience is silent at the moment, and everyone realizes that all the efforts made by Chris Dann are gone in an instant


    Is there no way? Do you want to watch the magician laugh wildly after he is put into a lunatic asylum


    Many audiences hold their fists tightly. Although the role of magician is extremely attractive, the pursuit of justice and light is the most obvious aspect of human beings.


    They''re all waiting!


    Chris Dann gave the answer directly!


    He chose to resist the accusation of killing Jay Rachel and other people, so as to maintain Jay Rachel''s reputation and bring more hope to the city. In order to save all this, Chris Dann chose to become a despised object and a real dark night Walker!


    All over North America, the cinemas showing "dark city" are still silent. Almost everyone feels heavy hearted, just like Chris Dann, who is carrying all his sins and just wants to leave the light to New York.


    "Brilliant ending!" Kenneth Turan told his old friend Todd McCarthy, "the ending was dark and heavy, but it was handled reasonably, which made the character Chris Dann pull back in the madness of the magician and Jay Rachel."Todd McCarthy kept nodding, "the end of the film''s role is comparable to the" sixth sense "!"


    Even Richard Brody, a pundit, thinks that there is no more appropriate ending than this one. The final scene looks dark and heavy, but it can make people feel the most glorious point of human nature!


    It''s all dark against light!


    He can''t help sighing. The use of Murphy Stanton''s various film techniques seems simple and unadorned, but in fact it has reached a near perfect state!


    This ending is extremely tragic. The screen picture cuts back to the scene of Jay Rachel''s death. The police track Chris Dann with dogs, while Chris Dann, who is seriously injured, rides his super motorcycle and breaks into the darkness alone, carrying all the darkness and disappears.


    This is the end of the film!


    In the State Theater of New York, when the subtitles fall, countless applause rings from all sides of the crew. People around them turn to look at Murphy. Everyone has a satisfied smile on his face. Murphy nods slightly and claps gently with the crowd.


    The applause lasted for five minutes!


    Among the nearly 4000 theaters showing "city of darkness" in the United States, all of them burst into warm applause!


    "A great director has set up a brilliant role, which in turn sets off the director''s work even greater!"


    With this sentence in his heart, Peter traki, the critic of rolling stone, like everyone around him, stands up and goes to the front row, ready to congratulate Murphy Stanton for directing a great masterpiece!


    Murphy exchanged greetings one by one with those who came to congratulate him. There were too many people coming. Finally, when the staff urged him to go to the press conference hall, he felt that his face was stiff with laughter.


    In the news Hall of the State Theater of New York, there are more than 700 reporters in the space that can accommodate nearly 300 people. Many reporters without seats stand in the corridor, and even have no place to put their feet. Those who are not heavy enough are completely put up by other reporters around.


    Most of them have seen the film before, and their eyes are bright. They know what a masterpiece it is.


    As soon as Murphy started his question session, he began to focus on the question.


    The New York Times reporter first asked, "director Stanton, what prompted you to create such a film?"


    "I think any role should start from reality. Most people in the world don''t have so many noble sentiments, virtues and idealized shackles. It''s hard to distinguish between good and evil."


    Murphy thought for a moment, and then said, "Chris Dann is very humanized when he does things, sometimes a little political. Where he appears, there is no good or evil, no right or wrong, no black and white. I want to think about some problems through such a situation - that is, in reality, no one can overstep the law, even the "compulsory police."


    There were too many people at the scene. Murphy answered a question and said nothing. Instead, she gave the news conference to the three main characters of the film.


    Although not as dazzling as James Franco and Margot Robbie, as the hero of the film, Henry Carvel is also the focus of the interview.


    A reporter from the Washington Post asked, "Mr. Carver, as an actor, do you really think you can find anything in the gorgeous special effects and deafening big bang? Twice in a row? "


    Henry Carvel didn''t seem to recognize the hidden provocation, but said, "the main reason is that I like working with Murphy, and Murphy fully understands that special effects and explosions alone can''t make a movie. To be exact, it''s still based on the story, and then there are a lot of spectacular episodes in the whole process. Can you see what I mean? Even if I have all the conditions mentioned above, the key to making a movie is the director. "


    The reporter then turned to Margot Robbie, "Miss Robbie, your performance in the film is shocking, especially after the character degenerated, do you think this is your best role?"


    "Yes Margot Robbie said without hesitation, "this is the role that I have paid the most and felt the most satisfied since I became an actor. Murphy''s advice let me get to the heart of the role, which is the key!"


    As for James Franco, anyone who has seen the film can see that he is the most outstanding and brilliant of the three leading roles. Then he was completely surrounded by the reporter''s questions. With James Franco attracting fire, Murphy took the lead in withdrawing from the media war.


    The film has already started showing, and there are too many aspects that are more important than being interviewed by the media.

 Chapter 687

    When she walks out of the cinema and says goodbye to Justin, Daisy looks up at the sky. The sky is dark, just like New York in the movie. She looks around for a figure who looks sunny but acts madly. But she can''t help shaking her head. After all, this is not New York City created by Murphy. There are no magicians here!


    Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly found a shop selling movie products next to the cinema. She quickly went in and chose a black dress worn by a magician from the shop. Although she paid $199 for it, she got on the car contentedly.


    Sitting in the driver''s seat, Daisy didn''t start the car. Instead, she took out her mobile phone and found IMDB''s "city of darkness" section. Without hesitation, she gave a score of 10, and then quickly knocked out a short review.


    "The role of the magician has raised the bad guys to the height of Satan, because Satan''s evil deeds are arranged by God, and there is no need to feel guilty at all. God doubted job, so he asked Satan to do evil test. So if a bad man is Satan, he doesn''t think he is a bad man. His original intention is to doubt that there is faith and beauty in the world. "


    "The meaning of Satan is to prove that there is evil in the world, and evil must exist, otherwise even beauty has no value."


    "The definition of magician gives the character the confidence of God."


    "James Franco found that feeling."


    After sending it, Daisy turns off her cell phone and starts the car. Maybe the magician has shocked her too much. She turns on her cell phone again and finds that another comment about the magician has been added to her short comment.


    "The magician is different from the villain in the traditional sense. Generally speaking, when we evaluate a person or thing as evil, we mean that the purpose of the person is not good, or that the person has taken bad behavior in order to achieve a certain purpose, but the magician is not like this. The purpose of the magician''s behavior is not so clear, and you can''t even say what the purpose of the magician is. "


    "In fact, the purpose of a magician is to destroy the basic norms of a civilized society. Murphy mentioned in an interview that the magician created by James Franco is essentially an anarchist. What is the cornerstone of modern civilization? The social organization under the spirit of contract -- the state. The state is the sum of human social order, which represents the power of order and plan, while the magician represents chaos and impulse, and the magician is to dismember the existence of human society. "


    "James Franco''s acting skills have contributed a lot to this role''s brilliance, but the script''s contribution is even greater. It''s not so much James Franco''s own transformation from decadence to magic as Murphy''s giving James Franco an excellent opportunity to completely explode his universe."


    Daisy also thinks that this person makes a lot of sense, and the role setting is very brilliant.


    "Murphy Stanton is still the evil Murphy Stanton."


    With a murmur, Daisy suddenly put on the magician''s clothes thrown on the co pilot, imitated James Franco''s voice, gave a few exaggerated smiles, and then started the car to leave here.


    At the same time, Leonardo DiCaprio got on his Bentley car and told the driver to drive. At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and logged on twitter. After a casual look, he found that there were comments on "dark city" everywhere. These comments were all good reviews without exception!


    "I will definitely see" dark city "as the best movie! Murphy Stanton perfectly integrates business and art, and balances profundity and popularity. With the magnificent music, exciting scenes and penetrating performances, he completely shakes people''s feelings. So I want to say to all the people who haven''t seen it - it''s a great pity in your life to miss it


    Out of the fanatical atmosphere of cinemas and films, the past contradictions return to Leonardo DiCaprio''s heart. He shakes his head. Is that exaggeration? Is it so good?


    The comments I saw later are still encouraging.


    "Murphy Stanton''s" city of darkness "is definitely a new classic of action movies since the beginning of the 21st century. It is a well deserved masterpiece worth watching hundreds of times. All kinds of wonderful scenes make the audience nervous and addicted to enjoy blasting, fighting and chasing."


    There are also some fans who seem to be very professional.


    "As a crime action movie, the editing style of" dark city "is very skillful and accurate. I think it''s all due to the subtlety of Murphy Stanton''s script. It''s amazing. The whole movie can be seen without stopping, which makes people deeply sigh that the whole story is so smooth. In the process of two and a half hours of watching the film You forget the time and don''t want to watch it. You don''t need more explosions and gimmicks. The plot alone can make you tense every minute. "


    "In addition, there is no redundant line or scene in the film. Even a small detail is to pave the way for the later plot. This method not only saves the narrative length, but also does not appear abrupt. It makes people feel natural, clean and neat. In fact, it is an example of modern action movies! "After all, he has just seen the film and knows that the fans are not bragging.


    "The city of darkness is absolutely an undisputed film that portrays human nature to the extreme, not only because of its epic sense, but also because it will raise the audience''s awareness of summer blockbusters to another level. The whole industry will soon find that Murphy Stanton''s contribution is obvious!"


    Sitting in the car, Leonardo DiCaprio finally sighed, admitting that the comments of these fans are not exaggerated. This movie of Murphy Stanton deserves such praise. This movie is really


    He gave a wry smile and whispered to himself, "it''s really wonderful!"


    Even if he can''t turn a blind eye to such excellence, it doesn''t mean that it doesn''t exist without ignoring it. The film may be very popular!


    Leonardo DiCaprio is a little worried about the Great Gatsby, which will be released next weekend. Now the popularity of "dark city" is inevitable. It is certain that a strong box office trend will be drawn behind. The Great Gatsby is bound to be affected and impacted.


    How can we minimize the impact? Leonardo DiCaprio frowned.


    Attack the city of darkness? It''s obviously not a good idea. Once Murphy Stanton and the film get on the offensive, attacking them is tantamount to standing on the opposite side of a considerable number of fans.


    "Yes!"


    Leonardo DiCaprio thought of a way, since the attack failed, he can take advantage of the situation, borrow Murphy Stanton''s turbulent momentum!


    He remembers that the heroine in the Great Gatsby, the British actress Kerry Mulligan, was Murphy Stanton''s ex girlfriend!


    This is also a very good news hype point in the current environment.


    Van diesel, who also watched the film in the VIP compartment, came out earlier than Leonardo DiCaprio and rushed home early.


    However, even at home, because of the relationship between speed and passion 6, he is still paying attention to the latest developments of dark city, especially various comments and ratings, which may affect the box office trend behind the film and the box office performance of speed and passion 6 this weekend.


    Van diesel first went to the IMDB website to have a look. When he opened the section of "dark city", the score and the number of people who scored on it, even he was a little surprised.


    It''s only half an hour since the end of the film screening. More than 20000 users have scored on IMDB, while the average score of "dark city" is Ten!


    Van diesel rubbed his eyes subconsciously. Yes, it''s very!


    He put down the mouse and scratched his head. It seemed that no film ever got the full score of IMDB, even Murphy Stanton''s previous films.


    A film, even if it is scored by people who like it, is not likely to get ten.


    Pick up the mouse and drag down, van diesel found that there are tens of thousands of comments in the comments column, and picked the top few to have a look.


    "Murphy Stanton''s greatest success lies in the game between the magician and Chris Dann. There are not only joyful fighting scenes, but also brain burning twists and turns of the plot, and even blackening the suppressed dark hero. The plot between them is very good. If we face a choice problem and throw it out for others to choose, it can reflect human nature. In fact, a large part of it is to promote a truth, and it is admirable to sublimate it in the plot. This is also the most profound one of all action movies. "


    Van diesel admits that when it comes to the depth of the theme, all the "speed and passion" films together can''t match this "dark city".


    "The theme is dark and profound. Murphy accurately grasped this point and made the film rich, rigorous and cool. It can be called perfect whether it is to meet the audio-visual needs or the excavation of the complex level of human nature!"


    Later, van diesel went to other websites to read more fans'' comments. Although they were not as direct as the live audience''s ratings, they could also reflect the front-line audience''s views on the film.


    All the things he saw made people feel that "dark city" would be popular at the box office!


    Fortunately, "speed and passion 6" after the first weekend, if it collides with this film, it is a big trouble.


    Van diesel is arrogant and overbearing, but he is not a fool. Fortunately, his film was not released at the same time as "dark city".


    It''s getting dark outside, but North American Theaters are not quiet.

 Chapter 688

    It''s past midnight, and there are still a lot of people in the king''s entertainment theater in Santa Monica commercial square. Now it''s Friday, and "city of night" is about to be released on a large scale. Because the pre-sale was too hot, the North American Cinema Line alliance, led by three major cinema line companies, specially opened the public release of "city of night" after midnight on Friday.


    Although Friday is still a weekday, there are a lot of people in the cinema.


    When 0.30 minutes arrived, it was quiet in the noisy theater lobby. All the fans crowded into the theater, leaving only the staff of the theater and the cinema line investigators from cinemascore company hiding in the corner to accumulate energy.


    Rebecca kartensen is a woman who just got the job and thinks she is not a fan of Murphy Stanton. She doesn''t understand the fanaticism of these fans.


    After dawn, they have to work or have classes. These people not only don''t have a rest, but also go to the cinema to spend time and energy. What''s good about such a crazy and mysterious movie?


    She had collected scores and comments from many fans in the early stage of the screening in this cinema, and the scores were all a +. The comments that came out of her mouth, and she wanted to blow Murphy Stanton and his film out of the solar system, which was too exaggerated.


    Unconsciously pressed the hand of the small tape recorder, those fanatical voices once again reached her ears.


    "Since then, the movie has been divided into two levels: Director, director and other action!"


    "This movie is so good that it doesn''t waste a second!"


    "For a movie as good as dark city, no amount of praise is unnecessary."


    "Murphy Stanton is so powerful that a commercial action movie can shoot such a high and deep film!"


    "An absolutely great work, it''s better to upgrade the level of commercial films like Murphy than to fight in those niche literary films!"


    Rebecca kartensen has sent this back to her headquarters in time, and has also communicated with several other investigators who have joined cinemascore through social software, all of them in cinemas.


    After waiting for two and a half hours, the movie finally came to an end. Seeing a fan coming out of the tunnel, Rebecca carltensen immediately met her and stopped a female fan walking in the front.


    "Hello, I''m Rebecca from cinemascore..."


    When asked about the ratings and comments of the film, Rebecca kartensen said without hesitation, "a +, it must be a +"


    "Is there anything you want to say about the film?" Rebecca cartanson is still very conscientious.


    "Well, this should be the last two years, no! Five years.... " Female fans showed the look of memories, "it''s not right, it''s the last ten years! That''s not right. It''s probably the most comprehensive commercial film I''ve seen since I saw the film! Murphy Stanton''s works have nothing to say... "


    She gave Rebecca cartanson a thumbs up. "It''s absolutely this!"


    Rebecca cartanson handed her a small gift and said, "thank you."


    The female fan nodded politely, "you''re welcome."


    Later, Rebecca kartensen stopped a male fan who looked less than 20 years old and asked the same question.


    "How to say that." The male fans scratched their ears, thought for a while, and then said, "it''s a very shocking movie. Only Murphy can make such a deep commercial movie."


    "What''s the score?" asked Rebecca cartanson


    ¡°A+£¡¡± He said with certainty, "it''s definitely a +!"


    In the following time, Rebecca kartensen collected more than a dozen comments from the audience. Just like the previous advance show, all of them were a + scores.


    "Incomparable darkness"


    "wonderful story!"


    "A film at the top of the world!"


    There are so many compliments like this that Rebecca cartanson is disgusted by them. She really wants to hear some fresh bad comments, but it''s a pity that she didn''t have a good time all night.


    In theaters showing "dark city" in the United States, it was not until 5:30 a.m. that it gradually became quiet. But the next morning, hundreds of people lined up in front of the popular theaters in many cities before they opened their doors. At one time, the line was hundreds of feet.


    With the increase of the number of theaters in North America, such a grand scene has not appeared for a long time.


    At Beverly Hills'' wave manor, the sun is just in the sky. After the morning transportation, Murphy and Gail gado wear short sportswear and walk into the back door of the villa from the garden.


    Because there is an activity in Los Angeles today, after the premiere last night, the two people and the main crew took a private plane to return to the city of angels."I have a contract with Los Angeles International Airport."


    When they enter the gate, Gail gado remembers one thing and says, "the plane can stop on the private apron of the International Airport in the future."


    Gulfstream has delivered its business jet.


    "Well, yes." Murphy closed the door, thought for a moment, and said, "the plane is called the gado."


    Gail gado knew there was no need to be polite to Murphy about this kind of thing, and nodded, "I''ll contact professionals to make and record it later."


    Entering the living room, they took the towels handed by the servant and wiped the sweat off their faces. Murphy asked the housekeeper, "has the fax of 20th Century Fox and Carla Firth arrived yet?"


    "Not yet." The housekeeper brought two glasses of water and said, "I''ve got someone on the other side of the fax machine."


    Although it has entered the information age, Murphy and Kara Firth still keep the habit of sending faxes after the premiere.


    Gail gado drank and reminded him, "maybe it''s e-mail. I''ll check it first."


    "Together." Murphy follows.


    Coming to the computer in the living room, Gail gado turns on the computer and quickly scans her and Murphy''s mailbox. There is no email from 20th century fox or Carla Firth.


    "Not yet." Gail gado shook his head. "It''s going to be a little late."


    Murphy is not in a hurry. After all, the pre-sale box office of the film is here. The attendance rate of the early show must be very high, even more than 90% is not a problem. The box office of the early show is certainly not bad.


    Gayle gado opened the website and said, "let''s look at the critics'' comments first."


    At last night''s premiere, most of the famous film critics in the United States were invited by 20th century fox, except Roger Albert, who has passed away. They are full of confidence in the film and Murphy. They also think that the film not only meets the fans'' appetite, but also is good for the critics. These so-called professional voices may not be very helpful to the box office, but they are good for it At the end of the film Impact Award season.


    Murphy and 20th century fox are not just aiming for summer box office.


    Gayle gado, regardless of Murphy behind him, was very devoted to watching the critics'' reviews.


    "The city of darkness is a dark and highly complex feature film. Since the beginning of the new century, it is difficult to find another crime film that can match it!"


    "This is no exaggeration. In terms of conceptualization, creation, performance and directing, it surpasses the summer popcorn commercial films and even all the black crime films. Murphy Stanton''s film, in the compact action plot design, uses more angles and broader perspectives to shoot. The nearly perfect picture shocks the audience. If you are lucky to enjoy the IMAX version, you will be more surprised and excited. "


    "Murphy Stanton raised the vulgarity of commercial popcorn films to a very high level. He made the discussion about art films and commercial films worthless. The city of darkness not only shows the feeling of classical tragedy, but also discusses the contemporary hot topics such as terrorism and cross-border power. The most important thing is that the movie is perfect


    -- Peter traki in the rolling stone


    seeing this, Gail gado is in an excellent mood.


    "The whole film is extremely smooth. Murphy Stanton makes a commercial film like this, which is absolutely at the level of a textbook. When he sees the end of the film, he naturally feels solemn and stirring. How can he calculate the cold time when the film is shown? Every minute is a visual feast, and it is beyond imagination. It seems that there is such a New York in the world, and the narrative is in full swing The plot arrangement of dense drum and the grand pattern of perfect combination make the angle of view change from the simple appeal of chivalry to the reflection of terrorism and the calm transposition thinking of centralizers. The technique is supplemented by fast-paced editing and exciting soundtrack. It has a kind of dramatic spirit of contemporary epic! "


    -- Todd McCarthy, the Hollywood Reporter, is confident that the film will be well received.


    "The film is not only full and exciting, but also detailed in character depiction and psychological changes, which is fascinating and thought-provoking at the same time. In the whole movie, the weakness of human nature is constantly pricked, and the choices forced to be made also test the darkness of human nature; justice will eventually defeat evil, precisely because of the brilliance of human nature.... "


    - "Los Angeles Times" Kenneth Turan


    later, Gail gado went to rotten tomato website to see, rotten tomato has collected 77 professional film reviews, with a high praise rate of 98% and an average comprehensive score of 8.9!


    For a commercial film, this is definitely a very professional reputation.


    She then opened the IMDB and looked at it. She turned to Murphy and said, "Congratulations, honey. The IMDB rating is 9.8 now!"


    Murphy shrugged and didn''t say anything. He was calm. Most of the people watching "dark city" now are his fans. It''s natural that the score is high."Sir, miss..."


    The housekeeper came in a hurry with a fax in her hand. "Miss fix just sent a fax from fox."

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    After receiving the fax document from the housekeeper, Murphy simply looks through it and gives it to Gail gado, who is full of expectations. Gail gado has stood up from his chair and opened the document to have a look.


    The housekeeper had a good look and left here at once.


    Gail gado just saw that line of numbers, and the smile on his face could no longer be suppressed.


    "Great!" She looked up at Murphy, smiling, "we broke the record!"


    Murphy nodded and laughed. How can such a record breaking box office performance make people not excited?


    Gail gado seemed to be inspired and exclaimed, "there are 3855 advance screenings in North America, and the city of darkness got 45.8 million dollars!"


    "Congratulations, Mr. Stanton."


    Of course, the servants in the living room knew that their master''s new film was on, and they congratulated one after another.


    "Congratulations, miss gado."


    "Thank you." Murphy has always treated them very well.


    Gail gado was in a good mood at the moment and said, "everyone''s bonus has doubled this month."


    Gayle gado has always been in charge of the business in the manor, and Murphy will not interfere. Moreover, he is in a good mood to create a new North American box office record.


    According to the documents just faxed by Carla Firth from 20th century fox, "dark city" reaped 45.8 million US dollars from the advance show yesterday, breaking the North American advance show box office record of 43.5 million US dollars originally set by "Harry Potter and under the Deathly Hallows"!


    Of course, in addition to the advance box office record, most of the other North American box office records are in the hands of the Avengers, which made a series of brilliant achievements last year.


    Murphy has done a detailed understanding before. The box office records of Avengers in North America mainly include: film history "at the end of the film, Chris Dann''s words combined with montage give people a strong philosophical thinking, and then use Sheriff Lynch''s words to point out that the Night Walker has no fault in the mouth of childlike children, but as a hero to endure criticism and pain. The whole film ends in the frame of riding against the light, and then the title comes out with Hans Zimmer''s magnificent soundtrack. It''s really powerful


    Although Richard Brody is not as famous as Roger Abbott, he still has a certain influence among the older fans. His film reviews can also lead a group of people to become the audience of "dark city".


    During the whole Friday, all the cinemas showing "dark city" were full of excitement. With the reports of fox''s multimedia platform, this kind of grand occasion spread rapidly. Those who want to see it clearly can see that "dark city" must have an extraordinary first day box office.

 Chapter 690

    The huge engine roared, a business plane flashed across the runway, rushed into the sky, and quickly climbed into the stratosphere. After being informed by the crew, the passengers in the cabin took off their seat belts one after another. Van diesel, with a bright bald head, was no exception. He unfastened his seat belts and asked the crew for a drink.


    The crew of "speed and passion 6" is going to Europe for publicity, and universal pictures, the distributor, specially provides the crew with this business plane.


    There wasn''t much space inside the plane, but Van diesel occupied the best four opposite seats in the front cabin by himself. The others were sitting in the back, and no actor could sit with him.


    Van diesel heard the people behind him muttering and looked back. Donne Johnson, nicknamed Boulder, was joking with Michelle Rodriguez, but when he saw his turning eyes, he temporarily stopped talking.


    For the reaction of these people, van diesel is still satisfied, because he is the real boss of this series!


    As for whether the chicken behind will feel overbearing, he doesn''t care. What are those little actors? It''s going to kill this series. If it wasn''t for his return like a savior, what would the speed and passion series have achieved? Looking forward to such dishes, chickens? You''re kidding.


    The most important thing for the troupe under his control is to carry out his will.


    Van diesel knows that he is very overbearing, and other people in the crew are very dissatisfied in private, but this is his style. If he is not satisfied, he can withdraw from the crew. Besides this series, can this group of chickens still find the opportunity to play the main role?


    The cabin was unusually quiet. Van diesel picked up the wine glass from the flight attendants and took a sip of wine. It suddenly sounded that today is Saturday. At this time, the box office statistics of yesterday should be published. He asked someone to send his laptop and open his mailbox.


    Sure enough, one of the new e-mails in the mailbox is from Universal Pictures, with the title of North America''s Friday box office express.


    "There should be 10 million dollars left in a single day..."


    If the box office of "Diesel" fell by more than US $10 million in a single day, even if the box office of "Diesel" fell by more than US $10 million in a single weekend, it would be a big drop.


    He is very clear that the tension is the strong oppression from Murphy Stanton''s city of darkness.


    After a day''s screening, this black crime movie has gained great reputation and become a super masterpiece among movie fans. Even the professional film critics who have always been disgusted with commercial films have lost their face and knelt down to worship one by one. The feedback to the cinema is the super high film arrangement rate and attendance rate.


    Other films, including "speed and passion 6", which made a good first weekend box office, can only tremble in the shadow of "dark city".


    Van diesel moved the mouse and opened the email. The email was presented in a multi page situation. It was Murphy Stanton''s "dark city" that appeared on the home page. There was no accident. The only thing that surprised van diesel was the box office of the film. The box office of "dark city" was as high as $126 million on Friday!


    One day box office has exceeded 100 million US dollars!


    It''s not three days on the weekend, it''s box office results on the first day of the show! This surprised van diesel. It was also an action commercial blockbuster with huge investment. Speed and passion 6 got more than $97 million three days after the weekend, and the city of darkness was more than $100 million in just one day


    "People really can''t compare with people." Van diesel shook his bald head. "What''s his crew like compared to Murphy Stanton?"


    Fortunately, there is only one Murphy Stanton in Hollywood.


    He is very clear that "city of darkness" is totally different from last year''s summer blockbuster "Avengers". It is a role-based film, and the director''s role in it is limited, while "city of darkness" is a complete director''s work. The former is not as likely to succeed as Jos Vuitton, and the latter is impossible without Murphy Stanton The box office and word-of-mouth are booming now.


    Van diesel can''t help but watch some introductions at the back of the box office. The audience rating of "city of darkness" theater is a + and IMDB is 9.7 for the time being. Because the number of scoring users is enough, it has entered the top 250. There is no doubt that Murphy Stanton has deeply engraved his name on the film history!


    Van diesel sighed, knowing that he could not compare with Murphy Stanton. If he kept comparing with Murphy Stanton, he would have no confidence at all.


    He drags the mouse and points to the next page. Although he already has a bad feeling, he still wants to see it. After all, the box office of speed and passion 6 has not been seen yesterday.


    Page flip, yesterday''s North American box office ranking second is "speed and passion 6", which let van diesel relax, but see the box office numbers behind, still a little disappointed.8.95 million dollars!


    This is the one-day box office of "speed and passion 6" on Friday, a little more than that of "dark city"


    Van diesel frowned. Under the strong impact of "dark city", the box office of "speed and passion 6" in North America next weekend seems to be going to a cliff jump.


    Fortunately, with certain psychological preparation, he was not very depressed.


    In the box office statistics of the later films, van diesel is too lazy to watch any more. He just turns off the computer, closes his eyes and gets ready to sleep. He always compares his films with Murphy Stanton''s works. It''s looking for abuse. It''s better to have a good sleep.


    Saturday is a day off. There are many cinemas in the United States. The attendance rate of theaters showing "city of darkness" has reached two-thirds, and nearly 200 IMAX cinemas are full, showing a grand scene that IMAX has never seen since it entered Hollywood.


    However, IMAX company has been prepared for a long time. On the one hand, they have full confidence in Murphy; on the other hand, the crazy publicity has also increased their confidence.


    As early as a few days ago, IMAX decided to increase the screening of "dark city" from 6 a.m. on Saturday.


    In North America, when popular films are shown, theaters often arrange their shows at "abnormal" times in order to maximize their profits. Early show and midnight show have become the tradition of summer box office blockbusters.


    Nowadays, the popularity of online ticketing mode makes it possible for movie tickets to be sold out ahead of time. In order to meet the coming upsurge of "dark city", in addition to IMAX company, there are more than 3500 theaters in the United States that open after 10 a.m. on weekdays, and the first batch of guests come from 6 a.m.


    And there are quite a lot of guests.


    "I''m here to see the magician of James Franco."


    "This is Murphy''s film. Of course I want to see it."


    "The score of IMDB is very high. Isn''t such a film worth watching?"


    People who walk into the cinema early in the morning have their own reasons, but they buy tickets to support the city of darkness.


    The staff of those cinemas in the prosperous areas also began to enter the busiest stage. One IMAX Cinema Manager complained about the hit of "dark city" in an interview with the media.


    "I worked until 3 a.m. last night and got up at 5:30 this morning. I didn''t even go home." He pointed to his dark circles. "I didn''t sleep well at all!"


    "Good attendance?" The reporter asked again.


    The manager of the cinema showed a smile and said directly, "last night''s evening was not only full, but also many people who didn''t have tickets refused to leave. We had to temporarily add more than ten chairs in the cinema."


    He sighed, "IMAX cinema has never seen such a situation. The company should have found Murphy Stanton earlier."


    However, the attendance rate of "dark city" dropped significantly on Saturday. The advance show and the one-day show on Friday consumed too much enthusiasm of the audience. This is a very normal market rule.


    And with the spread of word-of-mouth, the number of audiences coming to the cinema is increasing, and some bad reviews can not be avoided.


    "60 points at most. If it''s not a movie directed by a super Hollywood director, I don''t think it''s worth 50 points. I like movies like iron man very much, but this movie is so disappointing. Who likes the dark and desperate content? And it''s not straightforward enough. The creaky magician is tiresome. "


    "It''s not interesting at all. The motorcycle is still in harmony. A boring movie makes a beautiful woman and a handsome man crazy. It''s hard to see the horror."


    There is no movie in the world that can satisfy all the audience and fans. It''s normal for a movie with this dark style to be hated by people and then be criticized badly.


    Besides, such bad reviews are rare among the large number of movie audiences.


    Like Murphy and 20th century fox, they didn''t pay attention to these at all, because the number of bad reviews is so small that it can be ignored!


    Compared with very few bad reviews, "city of darkness" has not only been recognized and praised by the vast majority of fans, but also some partners such as IMAX are preparing to mobilize resources to fully support the film.

 Chapter 691

    "Everyone, I think you''ve got the news. Yesterday, Friday, the Hollywood movie" dark city ", which has the most IMAX lens so far, took $126 million from the North American market in more than 4600 theaters."


    Putting down the documents in hand, Richard gerfang, the head of IMX''s Los Angeles branch, stood up and seemed to want to strengthen his tone in this way. "This is the latest one-day box office record in North America, which also has the credit of IMAX."


    Everyone''s eyes in the conference room were on Richard gerfon.


    After clearing his throat, Richard garfang said, "nearly 200 IMAX studios in North America contributed $16.88 million of them! And the average attendance of all IMAX cinemas is more than 95%! "


    As soon as the words fell, the meeting room immediately burst into a sea of applause.


    Looking at the excited subordinates, Richard gerfang also felt that this move was obviously right. He had no doubt that IMAX cameras were still installed on high-speed cars. After all, the number of this camera of the entire iamx company can be counted by one hand. In case of any damage, he can''t explain it to the head office.


    Now it seems that I did not oppose it, but chose to support Murphy Stanton. I did it right!


    As the applause died down, Richard gelfang sat down again and said, "from now on, we will fully cooperate with the publicity work of fox in the 20th century. The head office has given me a call to inform me that IMAX will invest as much resources as possible in" dark city ", and all IMAX cinemas in North America will join in the screening of" dark city " Among them, the number of theaters showing "city of darkness" all day will also increase from 80 to 140! "


    After a few more specific instructions, Richard gerfang announced that the meeting was over and went back to his office. Looking at the poster of "dark city" hanging on the wall, he gradually had other thoughts in his mind.


    Murphy Stanton seems to be a director of some old school, completely different from the technical directors like James Cameron and Robert zemikis. In fact, his understanding and application of new film technology is no worse than those of these technical directors. He even thinks that what Murphy Stanton hides in his heart is the soul of a technical school!


    In fact, it is obvious that Murphy Stanton can enlarge the advantages of IMAX technology infinitely in his own films. No matter what, he must push IMAX company to continue to cooperate with Murphy Stanton and Stanton studio.


    Thinking of this, Richard gerfon picked up the phone, dialed Murphy Stanton''s number, waited for an assistant to transfer the call to the other person, and said a few words of congratulations with a smile.


    As long as the other party is willing to continue to cooperate with IMAX company, let alone a few words of congratulations, even if he is going to work as a driver for him for a period of time, Richard gelfang is willing to.


    Although after a one-day screening on Friday, the attendance rate of "dark city" generally declined on Saturday. In the afternoon, there was almost no queuing in front of ordinary 2D cinemas. However, unlike IMAX cinemas, the attendance rate has always been high, and it has risen slightly compared with Friday. After two days of word-of-mouth fermentation, the shocking effect of IMAX screening has been widely spread among movie fans It''s said that although IMAX''s more than 100 cinemas show "city of darkness" all day long, it still can''t meet the needs of fans, and IMAX is hard to get a vote.


    Because of his busy work, Alex Clement didn''t go to the advance show and didn''t pay enough attention to IMAX. He just went to see the ordinary 2D version on Friday and listened to the description of IMAX by colleagues and friends. He regretted making the wrong choice.


    On Saturday afternoon, Alex Clement sat in front of his computer desk and refreshed various movie ticketing websites over and over again, but all the websites were mercilessly reminding him that the IMAX version of "dark city" has no tickets today and no tickets tomorrow!


    "How could that be?" Alex Clement slapped himself on the forehead. "I''ve got a pig''s head!"


    Turn off all booking websites, Alex Clement opens Google search, takes out his mobile phone and dials IMAX''s booking phone.


    "I want to ask, when will tickets be available for" dark city "in Los Angeles?"


    "I''m sorry, sir."


    A beautiful female voice rang out on the phone, but what she said was something Alex Clement didn''t want to hear. "The Los Angeles area is temporarily short of tickets, and it will wait until next Monday at the earliest."


    "Next Monday?"


    With a frown, Alex Clement was in some distress. Next Monday was a weekday, and he had to go to work. He thought for a moment and said, "excuse me, if I increase the price, can I get an extra ticket?"


    As he has heard from friends before, IMAX cinemas in Los Angeles are extremely popular. In order to maximize profits and appease fans who can''t buy tickets for "dark city" and refuse to leave, some IMAX cinemas put some chairs on the empty seats in the front row of cinemas, and then sell extra seats to fans.Although these positions are not particularly good, they are still very marketable under the temptation of IMAX version of dark city.


    "I''m sorry, tickets are not available at the moment." The beautiful female voice once again rang out in the receiver, "the fastest way to add seats is to wait until Monday!"


    After hearing this, Alex Clement had no choice but to say thank you and hang up.


    Unable to book today''s or tomorrow''s IMAX tickets, and having nothing to do for the time being, Alex Clement stopped thinking about it and simply opened Google''s website to search for the news about "dark city".


    Among them, a report about imxa attracted his attention.


    The protagonist of the report is the chairman of the board of directors of IMAX company. He talked about the lack of tickets for "Dark Knight" recently. "Not only are there no tickets for Saturday, but also for tomorrow and Sunday. Every seat has been sold. Even IMAX tickets for next Monday and next Tuesday have been sold by nearly 90%. We try our best to expand the range of screening, but the fans are too enthusiastic and have never heard of it There''s a film like "the city of darkness," which has such a strong appeal


    Seeing this, Alex Clement immediately realized that "dark city" is almost sold out of IMAX tickets for next Tuesday and next Wednesday? If you wait, I don''t know when to wait.


    He turned off the web page, thought about it for a while, gritted his teeth and made a decision.


    Alex Clement picked up his cell phone, dialed a number again, waited for the other end to connect, put on a smile and said, "chief, it''s me, Alex, that There''s something I want to tell you in advance. "


    On Monday, my father and mother came to see me from Louisiana. I want to take a day off to meet them at the airport


    The computer seemed to ponder for a while, but finally agreed, "yes."


    Alex Clement was overjoyed, but controlled his mood and said, "thank you, director."


    Then he hung up. Alex Clement put down the phone, clenched his fist and yelled, "yse!"


    After shouting, he picked up the phone, dialed the booking number of IMAX company, and ordered tickets for the IMAX version of the earliest movie "dark city" on Monday!


    "Murphy is not human at all!" Alex Clement sat contentedly in his computer chair and said, "he''s a god!"


    Alex clement is not the only one who has such an idea. Many Murphy fans agree with similar views. On IMDB, Daisy''s short comment on the next day on Friday afternoon was praised by countless fans. In the comment area of "dark city", it has become one of the most favorable comments by fans.


    "The city of darkness is a nerve blowing masterpiece, and Murphy also uses this film to officially announce that he has left the ranks of earth directors and become a member of God! James Franco and Margot Robbie also announced their separation from the ranks of mortals. Their performances are also divine! "


    In a short period of more than one day, this short review has received tens of thousands of likes!


    In an independent house in Los Angeles, Daisy looked at the 9.7-point IMDB score of dark city, turned off her computer, walked out of her study, came to her dressing room, and looked at herself in the huge mirror, especially her smooth and straight blonde hair.


    Since she was 18 years old, she has lived alone in Los Angeles. From her dead grandfather, she has continued to live in this house with thousands of square feet and a large amount of property. Although she has worked in the middle of the house, it is not long. After all, the money in her hand is enough for her to be at ease. As the leader of the IMDB discussion group of Murphy Stanton, she has made a lot of money in recent years.


    Daisy has enough money to do what she wants to do and realize some messy ideas.


    But she just thought about more ideas, which had never been realized before. Until the appearance of the magician, the magician seemed to be at the top of her mind, making her understand that being a bad person can be so charming and frightening.


    If there''s anything else in the world that can fascinate her except Murphy Stanton''s movies, it''s the ultimate evil!


    "Magician, magician..."


    Daisy changed into the magician''s dress she bought. Although it was around the movie, it was well made. "Why is there no magician in the world?"


    This is what makes her feel most regretful. Magicians only exist in Murphy''s movies. In Murphy''s creation and imagination, they are not people in the real world after all.


    "Since there is no magician in the world, why can''t we create a real magician?"


    Thinking of this, Daisy picked up a pair of sharp scissors from the dresser, slowly lifted them up and put them on her neck.

 Chapter 692

    The sharp scissors twinkled with cold light. As Daisy''s fingers slowly opened, the blade was smooth and even. Under the light, Daisy''s skin was extremely white, and her blood vessels could be seen through her skin.


    The open scissors were getting closer and closer to Daisy''s neck, and the hairs on several blood vessels seemed to sense the danger and immediately stood up!


    Finally, the sharp scissors stop near the artery in the neck!


    Daisy fingers hard, scissors open to the limit, and then quickly cut down, clear and recognizable sound of friction sounded, two sharp blades kneaded together again, and then something broke.


    When the scissors opened again, Daisy raised her left hand and sent a wisp of gold between the blades. With the "click" sound, another wisp of long golden hair fell to the ground, covering the hair that had fallen to the ground before.


    The young girl is as crazy as a pair of scissors in her hand. Her beautiful long golden hair keeps falling. Strands of hair are dancing in the air, just like countless golden raindrops falling from the sky, slowly falling to the ground, which decorates the ground of the dressing room with a little golden light.


    Maybe it''s because she often takes care of her hair by herself. It took Daisy only a few minutes to cut off her long golden hair, which she had carefully taken care of before. It took her more than half an hour to work together with scissors, comb and hairspray to make the rest of her hair into the meticulous hairstyle of the magician in the city of darkness.


    "That''s about it!" Daisy smiles with satisfaction, grabs a colorful ball, throws it up and catches it, "it seems that something is missing."


    After all, she is a woman, and her appearance alone can''t be as crazy as James Franco.


    If she doesn''t have enough looks and temperament, she''ll be equipped. Daisy goes out of the dressing room, goes to the storage room, opens the entrance to the underground storage room, and slowly enters the basement.


    This basement is not big. Usually Daisy often comes down. Whether it''s stairs or walls, she cleans them clean and almost spotless.


    The basement was empty, but just opposite the entrance, there was a huge metal cabinet. Daisy walked over and opened it directly. The inventory in the cabinet showed its true appearance. It was an old-fashioned AR-15 rifle, in addition to two Glock pistols and several things like grenades.


    Daisy took off the rifle, some of them took off the clip, looked at the gun bore again, and confirmed that there was no need to maintain it now.


    Because the movies that she likes to watch are all Murphy Stanton''s black violent movies, and there are always a lot of violent scenes such as gunfight in the movies. Daisy joined a gun club very early to learn some skills of shooting and guns, but her interest in movies is far greater than guns, and the club has only been there a few times, and there is no special interest in guns I''m familiar with it.


    These guns in the basement are all ordered by her through the black channel of the Internet. In the United States, it''s very troublesome to hold guns without a license, but it''s not very difficult to buy guns.


    After taking two guns and looking at them side by side, Daisy closed the storage cabinet and left the basement. She went to the dressing room and took off the magician''s costume. However, when she saw her hair in the mirror, she was occupied by the magician again, so she went out of the house and drove to the gun club.


    The gun club is not far away. Daisy walked into the door of the club about half an hour later.


    "Welcome The security guard at the door looked at her membership card and said respectfully, "colt club provides you with the best service."


    Daisy nodded, went into the club with this cool haircut, found the coach she had taught herself before, and started shooting again.


    It was not until dark that she left here. When she got into the car again, she shook her head. Obviously, she was not satisfied with her shooting standard.


    "I knew that I would practice more at ordinary times." Daisy patted the steering wheel chagrined. "It''s not as easy to shoot as you thought!"


    She started the car and made a decision. In recent two days, in addition to going to the cinema to see "dark city" and magician several times, she must come to the club to practice guns, especially AR-15 rifles!


    After spending a long Saturday in the dark, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello came to his office in Santa Monica as soon as the sun rose on Sunday.


    He sat down behind his desk, found no papers on it, and asked, "is there anything urgent today?"


    With the assistant who came in together, he quickly replied, "No."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello waved to him. As soon as his assistant was about to go out, he was stopped again. "Do you know any newspaper that has Hollywood box office statistics?"


    "Er..." The assistant didn''t understand what he was going to do, but said, "it should be on the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times."


    "Bring me one." Said Archbishop Marquez Costello.


    Last night, he attended a high-end party, such as the party in the Los Angeles area. It was inevitable that Hollywood characters, those people and some guys who are interested in the film industry, were discussing a film - Murphy Stanton''s "city of darkness" all night!"Murphy Stanton is going to be a god!"


    "After this film, he can stand side by side with James Cameron!"


    These are heard by Archbishop Marcos Costello. He knows who James Cameron is.


    When he heard that this bastard, who had slandered and ruined Catholicism, was still climbing to a higher place, he was very upset.


    From the Vatican to North America to the central and southern Diocese of California, Murphy Stanton is listed as extremely unfriendly to Catholicism, but there is no suitable counter attack point.


    Now it can only be tolerated for a while, but Archbishop Marcus Costello also knows that if he wants to find an opportunity to fight back, he must pay attention to the other party''s dynamic in time, and his films are certainly no exception.


    The assistant quickly brought a copy of the Los Angeles Times and put it on the desk in front of Archbishop Marcos Costello. The newspaper had turned to the entertainment section, and the front page headline of the page was about the city of darkness!


    Obviously, this assistant has a heart.


    Archbishop Marquez Costello put aside his messy ideas for a while and quickly scanned the front page headlines. He had a strong impulse to scold. This bastard named Murphy Stanton was so lucky that he set a new record in the history of North American movies.


    That bastard should make a lot of money, right? The Archbishop of Marquez Costello was more or less envious than angry.


    It''s all because the number is amazing.


    According to the Los Angeles Times, "dark city" collected $75.5 million from North America on Saturday, that is, yesterday, trampling on all the ticket sales in North America in the past, creating a new one-day box office record in North America on Saturday!


    Even though he only has a simple understanding of the film industry, Archbishop Marcos Costello is also very clear that such one-day box office data can not be described as "horror".


    After reading the report, he sat quietly and thought for a while. Archbishop Marcos Costello called his assistant.


    "Get people staring at Murphy Stanton." He said directly, "the news about him is sorted out every three days and sent to me."


    The assistant nodded, "yes!"


    With the coming of Sunday, the popularity of "city of darkness" continues to decline. No film can produce more than $100 million a day for too long. A gentle decline is the normal reaction of the market.


    "City of darkness" has become the most talked about entertainment topic in North America. This film not only attracts Murphy''s fans and the previous group of fans of "city of chaos", but also attracts more passers-by who buy tickets to go to the cinema because of their high reputation and continuous topics.


    Two days after the release of the film, in order to attract attention and attention, the unwilling media even began to hype that James Franco''s performance is fully qualified for the Oscar nomination and takes away an Oscar performance winner.


    Of course, behind the hype are the shadows of Stanton studio and 20th century fox.


    However, in addition to a series of good news, it is not without bad news. For example, the vast market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, because the theme and part of the plot of the film are related to the relationship between Hong Kong, which has not yet been approved. In the 20th century, fox is still working hard to do public relations work. Whether "dark city" can be shown in the cinemas of that market is still a problem unknown number.


    In addition, the theme of the film is too heavy, and the magician is too crazy in the film, which leads to the discussion that although the rating of "dark city" is PG-13, some media think it should be divided into R level. Even the National Federation of teachers and parents has publicly proposed that teenagers under 16 should watch the film under the guidance of their parents.


    These troubles are not big, but they have to be dealt with in a timely manner. Fortunately, as a distributor in the 20th century, fox has enough ability and experience. After all, when every Hollywood blockbuster movie comes into being, there are always a lot of troubles.


    Now that the film''s release time is still short, Murphy and Kara Firth are ready. They are very sure that some screenwriter or unknown writer will jump out in the future, shouting that "dark city" has stolen their creativity, infringed the copyright and so on


    These have even become the conditions that every Hollywood blockbuster must face.


    On Sunday, Murphy split the cast into two, with Gail gado leading the actors, led by Margaret Robbie and Henry Carvel, to overseas regions, while he joined James Franco and Christopher waltz to run around North America.

 Chapter 693

    This weekend, which was also released in North America, "dark city" was also released in cinemas of more than 60 countries and regions in Europe, Latin America and the Far East. This is also a rare global simultaneous release of Murphy''s films. Although North America is the main market area for this film because of the film type, Fox and Murphy will not ignore the overseas market in the 20th century, Before the end of the first weekend in North America, Gail gado led some people to the overseas market.


    In North America, Murphy and James Franco are the main postfilm propagandists.


    Due to the popularity of "dark city", countless fans unknowingly played the role of tap water. Murphy and 20th century fox didn''t make any extraordinary moves in the publicity after the film. They basically used some conventional means.


    The only difference is that publicity takes more care of young people.


    In fact, Murphy is very clear that the times are constantly changing, but the mainstream group of the film market will not change. Teenagers are always the pillars of the market, and they are willing to pay for their favorite films and peripheral products.


    After all, film is a cultural product greatly influenced by social environment.


    On Sunday afternoon, Murphy and James Franco just flew to Chicago. That night, they participated in a fan meeting and were interviewed by the local media after the meeting.


    The people who come to interview Murphy and James Franco are from the famous Chicago Tribune, which can be said to be the most influential paper media in the Greater Chicago area and even in Illinois.


    The interview was placed in the lobby of the hotel, and the Hilton Hotel specially cleared an area for them to use.


    "City of darkness has successively set the highest box office records in North America on Friday and Saturday..."


    A reporter with long red hair, a rare one, put the recorder on the glass round table between her and Murphy. "Congratulations, director Stanton."


    "Thank you Murphy said with a smile.


    Then, the interview entered the main topic, the female reporter asked, "before the release, did you think that" dark city "would get such a good box office result?"


    Although this weekend is not over yet, it''s already Sunday night. As long as you pay a little attention, it''s not hard to find that this film may create a terrible weekend box office number.


    "Think of some." Murphy is not modest at all. "Stanton studio and 20th Century Fox''s expectation of the first weekend box office in North America is about $170 million."


    Female reporter deliberately made a slightly surprised expression, "you are so confident."


    Murphy nodded. "Of course, otherwise we wouldn''t have invested so much money."


    "Now, you''ve made it." The female reporter laughed and said, "do you know that the audience of" dark city "has a very good reputation, and even many people call the film a masterpiece?"


    "Well..." Of course Murphy knows, "heard of some."


    Hearing Murphy say so, the female reporter immediately asked, "do you usually watch some reviews of your films? If you look at it, what do you think? "


    "I don''t see much of the film reviews."


    Sometimes, speaking lies with open eyes is just for the sake of publicity. Without even thinking about it, Murphy said, "I learned a long time ago, don''t read the articles praising you or criticizing you. Basically, I don''t read much of the comments on my films, because people are always affected by the environment. For the director, some comments are really terrible. Once you are affected, you may make changes when shooting the next film, but the consequences of such changes are often terrible. "


    The female reporter asked, "do you include articles by professional film critics?"


    "Yes." Murphy still nodded. "You have to admit that reviews and movies are sometimes completely divorced."


    Of course, these are not true. He sometimes accompanies Gail gado to read the articles by famous film critics such as Roger Albert or Kenneth Turan. However, these articles are just for reading, and he doesn''t take them to heart. This can be said to be very important.


    It''s one thing for film critics to appreciate his style, but it''s quite another to regard their so-called guidance and analysis as a film Bible.


    There is one thing that even Roger Albert can''t deny. Even the fourth and fifth rate directors in Hollywood are more professional than any film critic in film production.


    There are some things that Murphy never says clearly, but he knows very well in his heart. In North America alone, Hollywood movies have more than 150 million audiences and 600 movie commentators. As a commercial film director like him, it is clear at a glance which part of them will really pay for the film.


    Frankly speaking, it''s popular and praised by film critics. On the one hand, it''s public relations factors. Murphy never denies this. Stanton studio spends millions of dollars on this aspect every year. On the other hand, Murphy''s choice of this style is just to the taste of quite a few film critics.Of course, it is enough for him to know this kind of thing clearly, and he will certainly not tell the media.


    "So you like your present job?" The female reporter asked again.


    It''s a silly question, but Murphy replied seriously, "yes, I love it. Making movies makes me feel excited. It''s like seeing a good friend for a long time. I told little Robert Downey before, "I feel great making movies on the streets of New York." that''s what I think. It''s great. I''ve always wanted to try a lot of things in an interesting blockbuster that can''t be tried in other movies, so with "city of darkness", we are the only one in the world that uses IMAX with more than 70% pictures, which is very rare and exciting


    The female reporter looked down at her notepad and asked, "James Franco gave a great performance in this film. You are not only working partners, but also close friends. What do you think of his work?"


    "Very good!" Murphy certainly will not be stingy of his praise, "James into the state quickly, I like it very much. He is energetic when he works. I like this attitude. I like to make movies in this way. James is amazing. He can improvise when shooting. He always surprises people! "


    Compared with many famous entertainment stories that Murphy has met, the female reporter''s ability is obviously worse, but it''s better, and he can cope with it much easier.


    "It''s said that behind the script of each of your films..." The heroine finally asked a more professional question, "do you have a clear division of work of the screenwriter team?"


    "That''s right."


    This is not a secret in Hollywood, Murphy said boldly, "generally, I only write the outline of the script, the people and the story direction, and the specific content is left to the writers to complete."


    The female reporter then asked, "what''s the advantage of doing this?"


    "It''s great when there''s a group of smart people who use their intelligence to come up with scripts."


    The magician and Murphy were thinking about how to connect with each other. It''s too difficult for a screenwriter to think about the previous movie they''ve made, and then connect the plot of this movie closely with the previous one to ensure that we don''t break the continuity of the story. It''s very complicated. "


    Compared with the previous lies, what Murphy said now is basically the truth, "they have a whole room of charts and all kinds of things. It''s incredible. I put them in the same room with the art works in the movie. It''s like a think tank. There are a lot of great works in this room. In every movie, we imagine the possible difficulties, and then find a way to solve them. "Dark city" is now popular, which proves that our work is worth it. "


    After answering a few more irrelevant questions, Murphy''s interview ended.


    Murphy did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to another rest table not too far away. James Franco was also interviewed by another reporter from the Chicago Tribune.


    As James - Franco''s interview is not over, Murphy also stood next to the unimpeded place to listen for a while.


    "James, you said before that you also want to be a director in the future."


    The reporter who interviewed James Franco was also a young woman. "What did you learn from Murphy?"


    "Murphy is more familiar with all aspects of the film shooting process than anyone I''ve ever worked with, and it''s a rare opportunity to watch him work every day."


    Similarly, James Franco will sing praises for his friends, "we have known each other for a long time. When I understand his ideas and ask him questions, I can ask him more carefully. For example, I asked him why he wanted to shoot a specific scene with a specific lens. This process is very interesting.


    The reporter then asked, "would you make a big movie like dark city?"


    "I don''t know." James Franco first shook his head, then said, "it may be a small production of a more personalized film, it may be a big movie, I may or may not play. When I find the story I want, I will decide the type of movie according to the needs of the plot, and then it will be very clear. "


    At the end of the interview, it''s nearly 11 p.m., Murphy and James Franco said hello and went back to their room to have a rest, so as to meet the upcoming first weekend box office of "dark city"!


    It''s not just them, there''s a lot of people in Hollywood waiting for the weekend box office statistics.

 Chapter 694

    As time goes by, the streets of Los Angeles are much quieter, but the lights are as bright as ever. The lights in the city seem to never rest, especially in the scriptwriting Department of the times. Early morning is often the brightest time.


    But the atmosphere of this evening''s newspaper office is very unusual. The editor in chief, who rarely appeared at this time in the past, not only came to the newspaper office suddenly, but also called several page editors to the office.


    In the editor''s office, Michael parks, the editor in chief of the Los Angeles Times, told several editors, "we''ll add a special issue tomorrow."


    Several chief editors immediately raised their spirits to let the Los Angeles Times issue a special issue, which means that something extraordinary must have happened today or last week.


    An editor in chief asked curiously, "the type and content of the special issue..."


    "Entertainment special!"


    After hearing the chief editor''s words, several chief editors looked at each other in disbelief. The Los Angeles Times is one of the three largest newspapers in the United States. It is not only a representative of serious and realistic news, but also a leader in the industry. It is not a messy and irresponsible entertainment gossip newspaper.


    Editor in chief Michael parks didn''t continue to confuse them. He said, "it''s not the gossip. It''s the movie news. It''s mainly Murphy Stanton and dark city!"


    Editors suddenly realized that since Murphy Stanton''s new film "dark city" was officially released on Friday, it has set off an almost crazy film viewing boom in North America. In just a few days, it has broken all the records that can be broken in the North American film market and box office. Not surprisingly, the box office of the first weekend will also be an amazing number, giving such directors and films additional distribution Special issue, it should be.


    "I''ll write a box office express myself." Editor in chief Michael parks turned to his assistant and said, "when the box office statistics arrive at the weekend, bring them here as soon as possible."


    For any media, it''s a busy night, especially for the editors of the entertainment section, who hardly sleep all night, racking their brains to think about how to change the pattern and praise Murphy Stanton and his new blockbuster "dark city".


    The night over the city gradually faded, and the dark curtain slowly faded away. As soon as the sky in the East appeared a line of white, a newspaper was delivered to the newsstands and senders. It''s not only Los Angeles, but also big newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, which have perfect distribution networks all over the United States, and will appear in every corner of the United States in time .


    As the sun shines on the streets of Burbank, Kevin Fitch walks into the office building of Marvel pictures and directly into his office.


    As soon as he sat down, his assistant brought up the coffee and today''s work schedule at the same time. Kevin Fitch took a sip of the coffee and nodded at the right temperature.


    As he put down his coffee cup, Kevin Fitch called out to his assistant who was about to leave. "Bring me a copy of today''s major newspapers."


    Knowing her boss''s habits, the assistant immediately said, "boss, the Los Angeles Times has added a special issue of dark city."


    Kevin Fitch didn''t answer immediately. Instead, he picked up his work diary, looked at his schedule, saw that there was no urgent need to deal with things, and then said, "bring me a copy of the Los Angeles Times first."


    The assistant quickly went to the door, took a copy of today''s Los Angeles Times from the newspaper rack, put it on the desk in front of Kevin Fitch, saw that the boss had no other orders, and walked out of the office.


    Taking today''s Los Angeles Times, Kevin Fitch didn''t read other parts. Instead, he took the special issue and read it.


    "This week, North America ushered in the traditional film summer program. At the beginning of each summer program, there will be a blockbuster show. The Avengers alliance, which was released on the first weekend of last year''s summer program, has achieved extremely brilliant results, which makes this year''s summer program even more exciting!"


    "In the spotlight, Murphy Stanton''s new film" city of darkness ", which has long been expected by fans, was shown in 4660 cinemas in North America on Friday with a super large-scale screening range. It grossed $242.9 million in three days over the weekend, with a single box office as high as $52124. It has not only successfully won the top box office in North America, but also made a breakthrough All the way to break the box office records and become the highest box office movie in Hollywood history at the premiere weekend. In the 20th century, Fox and Stanton studios'' investment of up to $220 million has been recovered in a flash. "


    "Starting from the early show in North America on Thursday, the box office of" dark city "announced its determination to create a box office miracle as a winner. The figure of $45.8 million surpassed the $43.5 million of" Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows "set two years ago, and became the new king of early show in North America. Next, on Friday''s premiere day, the box office of "dark city" reached US $126.6 million (including advance show) in one day, and won the title of one-day box office champion in film history. Then, in the two days of Saturday and Sunday, the film won US $75.5 million and US $64.8 million respectively in North America, setting a new one-day box office record in North America on Saturday and Sunday! ¡±"It''s hard to add the glory of the city of darkness. Statistics are the most real and direct response."


    "The largest opening record - 4660 cinemas; the highest advance box office revenue - 45.8 million US dollars; the largest advance Premiere - 45.8 million US dollars with 3860 cinema lines; the largest IMAX cinema premiere at midnight - 185 IMAX cinemas get 4.21 million US dollars; the highest single day box office revenue in history - 126 million US dollars; the highest Saturday box office revenue in history - 75.5 million US dollars." The highest weekly box office revenue in history -- 64.8 million US dollars; the highest weekend box office revenue of IMAX giant screen cinema premiere -- 42.37 million US dollars; the fastest time to break through 200 million US dollars -- two days and 14 hours.... "


    "Due to the box office success of dark city, the total box office of North American film market also set a new record this weekend. Originally, the first weekend in May 2012, the Avengers weekend, was the highest total box office weekend in the U.S. movie market, with an output of US $249 million. However, this weekend, in the face of the strong market heat of dark city, the North American film market was fully boosted, with a total box office of US $289.5 million, making this week the biggest weekend box office in the history of Hollywood movie market High weekend


    "Each of these titles proves the great commercial success of dark city today. As for the reasons for the success of the film, this paper summarizes the following points: men account for 52% of the audience of the film, and the proportion of male and female audience is relatively balanced, that is to say, men and women kill each other; after the cinema line, Murphy Stanton''s super high quality "city of chaos" has become the champion of VOD and DVD rental in recent two years, which has attracted a lot of attention for today''s "city of darkness" He is a loyal audience; Murphy Stanton himself has a huge fan group and a terrible box office appeal rarely seen in the directing world; the magician played by James Franco can be called a God''s performance, and Margot Robbie, who also plays well, together with his wonderful acting skills, has propped up the film. "


    "In terms of word-of-mouth, cinemascore''s audience rating has always remained at the highest level of a +; the average score of IMDB fans is 9.7; the freshness of rotten tomatoes is 97%, and the average score of film critics is 9.1; the comprehensive evaluation of authoritative media has included 89 media ratings, and the comprehensive score of" dark city "is as high as 88, which can be said to be a great cheer. Among them, 46 large-scale media, including variety, Empire, entertainment weekly, Hollywood Reporter and time, gave the film a full score of 100. "


    "Next weekend, the box office of" dark city "in North America will definitely break through the $300 million mark. According to the current situation, it is very likely that it will win the summer box office title in 2013. It remains to be seen whether the film can take the title of the best summer film from the Avengers..."


    Seeing this, Kevin Fitch put down his newspaper. A series of box office records created before "Avengers" only lasted for a short period of one year. In this way, he collapsed under the strong impact of Murphy Stanton and his "dark city", which made him the CEO of Marvel film, very unhappy.


    But at the same time, he also has a sense of luck. The decision-makers of Walt Disney accept their own suggestions and postpone "Iron Man 3" to the Christmas schedule. Otherwise, they will directly collide with Murphy Stanton''s "city of darkness", and the best result is that they will lose both sides.


    "Lose both?" Kevin Fitch shook his head and told him clearly, "Iron Man 3 is going to be a total failure!"


    Even he felt that even if "Avengers" and this "dark city" against, there will be no good results.


    Stan Lee, a fool, also suggested that iron man 3 should be put at the beginning of this summer season and collide head-on with Murphy Stanton''s film. It''s just an old fool! This is to ruin the marvel superhero movie!


    Fortunately, the people in the Distribution Department of Walt Disney are not as stupid as this old fool!


    Kevin Fitch shakes his head and suddenly comes up with one thing. Some people are more stupid than Stan Lee, who is not very smart when he gets old. That''s the decision-makers of Warner Brothers and DC Comics.


    For the sake of some film remuneration and revenue sharing, they gave up Murphy Stanton and chose Zac Schneider to take charge of the whole DC superhero film series in a very good situation. As a result, they were devastated. Today''s DC has changed the film situation, and even Ben Affleck wants to quit Batman


    This indirectly has long been a good situation for Marvel superhero movies.


    What if Murphy Stanton has been in charge of the entire DC series? Kevin Fitch can''t imagine


    The box office of "city of darkness" exploded in the first weekend, attracting countless people''s attention and becoming a hot spot in the media.

 Chapter 695

    "The city of darkness has created a series of miracles, making it the strongest start in film history."


    "Murphy Stanton creates new heights in box office myths and crime action movies."


    "Darkness envelops North America, Chris Dann and magicians capture the North American box office charts..."


    It was also on Monday that other media were hyping the news. Although the first weekend of "city of darkness" was a big sale, which was closely related to the increase in ticket prices, the number of people watching the film over 30 million at the first weekend also set a new weekend viewing record in North America.


    "What do you think of the city of darkness..."


    In the foyer of the premiere of "speed and passion 6" in Budapest, Donne Johnson is discussing with Tyrus Gibson. He just got the North American box office express, "is there any hope to challenge James Cameron''s" Avatar "and" Titanic "


    "It''s hard to say." Tyris Gibson shook his head slightly. He and dawn Johnson had cooperated with Murphy, "but there''s a chance."


    "I don''t think it''s possible."


    "The box office of Titanic and avatar is too high. I don''t think other directors can challenge the box office records of these two films except James Cameron himself," he said


    Donne Johnson raised his voice a little. "That''s not necessarily true!"


    Paul Walker looks like he doesn''t like it.


    "City of darkness has won the best opening box office in film history!" Donne Johnson seems to have confidence in Murphy, "and the film''s reputation is not as good as last year''s" Avengers "which is a kind of naive popcorn, and its reputation is no worse than that of" Titanic "and" Avatar ". Maybe it''s difficult to catch up with" Avatar ", and" Titanic "is still possible."


    Tyris Gibson is like a walltop. "Dawn has a point!"


    "It doesn''t matter if it''s reasonable." Paul Walker still insists that "what matters is actual market liquidity."


    "The market..."


    Just as dawn Johnson was about to open his mouth, there came a voice of some overbearing, "you guys, shut up!"


    They turned their heads together and saw van diesel''s bald head, and the black face under the bald head, which was comparable to terison Gibson''s.


    Paul Walker and tyris Gibson all shut up, and Donne Johnson frowned. Since he joined the series, he has seen too much. This ugly bald head is a fascist!


    Tyris Gibson took dawn Johnson by the arm and shook his head slightly. Dawn Johnson turned back and held it down.


    Van diesel over there seemed to have something to do and turned to leave the lounge.


    "What the hell!" Donne Johnson scolded, "I really think I''m somebody!"


    Paul Walker snorted with disdain, "don''t be a fool like this."


    "Just think of him as a piece of shit." Tyris Gibson was obviously relieved, "you get sick when you see this kind of shit, so it''s better not to see it."


    Dawn Johnson and Paul Walker both laughed.


    Tyris Gibson looked at the place where van diesel disappeared and asked curiously, "Mr. dog poop has a bad temper, but why does the color change today?"


    "It''s easy." Dawn Johnson shrugged. "The movie we''re promoting just won the weekend box office. It doesn''t even have a fraction of" dark city. "


    Paul Walker added, "a considerable part of the investment in the film is from van diesela, and now the box office figures are not good, so there must be a lot of pressure on him."


    "So it is!" Tyris Gibson suddenly realized.


    As everyone in the cast knows, the box office of speed and passion 6 fell more than 70% in the next weekend compared with the first weekend. It was hit by "dark city". It only got more than $22 million in three days last weekend, which almost created the highest box office drop of the next weekend for a commercial blockbuster with the production cost of more than $150 million in North America.


    As one of the producers and investors, van diesel is in a good mood. That''s the ghost.


    Paul Walker suddenly said, "this morning, I heard van diesel mutter about what it was that more money should be invested in the next film, and then I chose the time for Murphy Stanton''s new film to compete with him."


    Donne Johnson didn''t care whether it was true or not, and said, "what is he, compared with Murphy Stanton? Although I participated in this series, I have worked with Murphy. He is the kind of director who can make people admire by throwing an idea casually. He never bullies people on the set. He always makes people admire by his talent. Van diesel puts him in front of him Hum! Hum... "


    With a few cold snorts of disdain, dawn Johnson first gave a thumbs up, "if Murphy is this..."


    He then turned his finger, thumbed down, and said, "Van diesel is not even that!"Maybe these years in the "speed and passion" crew, fed up with van diesel''s unreasonable style, tiris Gibson knows that these two people are exaggerating, with personal emotions, or constantly nodding.


    While nodding, tyris Gibson also said, "I''ve worked with Murphy and seen how great a director and producer he is. Van diesel is really not worth mentioning in front of him."


    The box office of "speed and passion 6" fell sharply at the end of the next weekend. Facing the behemoth of "dark city", other films released at the same time were not much better. Except for these two films, no one''s box office in North America could exceed 10 million US dollars, and the market was dominated by "dark city".


    It''s not just North America. On Monday night, Murphy also got the rough box office reports from overseas regions released by Carla Firth. The situation is as good as that in North America.


    In sparsely populated Australia, the box office of "dark city" is surprisingly close to 15 million US dollars a week; as the most important film market in Latin America, Brazil is easily captured by "dark city", with a four-day opening time of more than 13 million US dollars; Mexico, not far from Los Angeles, is the back garden of Hollywood, and "dark city" is just like the top movie Like the two markets, they won the box office title of the week and cut down $19.5 million!


    As the dumping place of Hollywood films, the European film market is completely occupied. All the countries where "dark city" is shown are the box office winners of the week without exception!


    In the first week, France contributed $21.4 million, Germany received $14.2 million, Spain $13.5 million, Italy $11 million


    In the UK, with a box office revenue of 31 million US dollars, it has become the opening score of the painting next only to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!


    The commercial box office revenue of "dark city" is a great success all over the world!


    In just one weekend, the film''s total overseas box office revenue has reached 412 million US dollars. With the record first weekend box office in North America, the global box office of "dark city" has reached more than 630 million US dollars!


    This is a box office figure that 99% of Hollywood movies, even movies all over the world, can''t get in a complete theater screening period.


    At the same time, all kinds of peripheral products of the film are also sold. Chris Dann''s Mercedes Benz concept motorcycle has sold nearly 10000 in North America in just three days!


    Murphy also got a rough report on the sales of peripheral products. After the first week of release, the sales of various film related products in North America easily exceeded $100 million.


    More than that, the studio jointly established by 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios for the film is still negotiating with a number of manufacturers about the licensing of toy dolls. Mattel, Lego and Hasbro are competing fiercely for the licensing of toy dolls alone. The 10-year copyright price has reached US $30 million!


    There are more negotiations ahead for 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios.


    On the other hand, Murphy and Carla Firth have always maintained close contact, paying close attention to and participating in the publicity and marketing work of "dark city".


    Now that he is in his present position, Murphy will certainly have more ideas.


    Maybe in other people''s eyes, he is a genius, a rare talent director in Hollywood, but Murphy is very clear that he must fight his fame and achievements more firmly in the little time left, so that the future road will be better!


    For a commercial film director, the most intuitive thing is the box office.


    He is not a box office oriented person. He also knows the possible serious consequences of box office oriented. However, he knows better that since he is directing and producing films that face the market and the audience, rather than entertaining himself, it must be a problem in his head to leave the box office aside.


    From the first day of box office, Murphy''s goal is to focus on a real God - James Cameron!


    "The city of darkness" is popular both in word-of-mouth and box office. He would like to have a try. Can he challenge James Cameron''s two commercial masterpieces, especially the relatively easy-looking "Titanic".


    Even if it''s very difficult, after all, dark city doesn''t have a 3D version, and it doesn''t have the same advantage as avatar in terms of ticket price.


    "No 3D..."


    On the plane to Seattle, James Franco looked at Murphy and said, "but we have IMAX."


    "There are still not enough IMAX theaters." Murphy spread his hand, "the whole North America is only about 200, how can it compare with 3D."


    "Who can blame that?" James Franco said mercilessly, "don''t forget, Murphy, you don''t use 3D technology yourself!"

 Chapter 696

    "This is a dilemma."


    In the face of James Franco''s problem, Murphy said frankly, "3D can indeed increase ticket prices, but don''t forget that more than 60% of the scenes in our films are in the dark, and even the scenes in the daytime are mainly dark colors..."


    He shrugged, "if we use 3D technology to shoot, the damage of 3D to the light will make the film dark and seriously affect the appearance. In that case, the reputation of" city of darkness "will never be as popular as it is now."


    As for the post transformation Pseudo 3D production like Avengers, Murphy has never considered it.


    He has passed the stage where he urgently needs market achievements to prove himself. After decades of hard work, he has finally established a good reputation of conscience in the industry. Of course, he will not do anything to damage his reputation casually.


    "All right." James Franco opened his hand. "I admit, there''s some truth in what you say."


    Murphy just laughed and didn''t say anything more. People always have different goals and pursuits at every different stage. For example, when he just walked out of prison, his biggest goal was to support himself. For this reason, he didn''t hesitate to wash his car and shoot news at high speed. After he could support himself, he began to consider how to become a director


    Although it is very difficult for dark city to hit the North American box office record of avatar due to the lack of high 3D ticket prices, the media will not see it like this. After the unprecedented box office explosion of the first weekend of the film, some media also began to compare it with avatar in order to create topics and attract readers.


    In the media''s praise and fans'' praise, the North American box office of "dark city" continued to soar. After the workday began, the box office of Monday only dropped 60% compared with last Sunday, lower than the 77% of last year''s "Avengers alliance". The film received another $25.9 million, and the North American box office easily exceeded $250 million.


    In the following two days, among the numerous praises, "dark city" took another $26.1 million and $23.78 million in North America, with a total box office of $318.68 million in North America. It broke $300 million in six days of release, surpassing the $300 million in nine days of Avengers, creating the fastest record of breaking $300 million in North America.


    By this time, almost all the praise has been added to Murphy and the city of darkness.


    "The best director in Hollywood!"


    "The most perfect combination of art and business in the history of North America..."


    There are so many praises like this. Where there are American media, there are hymns about Murphy and dark city.


    However, there has always been a phenomenon in the media, that is, when someone praises it, someone belittles it.


    In the latest issue of Warner''s entertainment weekly, an article was published in an important page to see the box office prospects of "dark city". It is believed that the final North American box office of the film can not surpass "Avatar", which is currently the No.1 box office in North America, and even "Titanic".


    "Since its release," dark city "has been constantly breaking box office records - the best premiere weekend, the fastest breakthrough of 300 million dollars, the most successful crime action movie. Some people have begun to speculate that "dark city" may eventually pull the unprecedented box office record film - "Avatar" from the top of the box office in North America


    "There seems to be some possibility that" dark city "has reached nearly half of the box office figure of" Avatar "in only six days since its release. From the current situation, it seems that in a few weeks, more than half of the remaining box office will be filled soon, so" dark city "will set a new total box office record in North America."


    "Unfortunately, this kind of thing will not happen. Everyone wants to see" dark city "surpass" Avatar ", and a new king of box office will be born. However, from a rational point of view, it is very difficult for "dark city" to surpass "Avatar", even "Titanic", which is the second largest box office in North America


    "Sixteen years ago, in 1997, Titanic was released, but since then, dramatic changes have taken place in the film industry. At that time, a film could earn tens of millions of dollars only after it was released for a few weeks, and some excellent films would be released in cinemas for as long as possible with good reputation, and then stay in the first half of the year or even longer. "


    "But since then, the system has changed a lot. Now, both the studio and the audience have lost patience, and the focus is on the premiere weekend, so we are used to the blockbusters whose box office revenue accounts for one third or more of the total box office revenue in the first three days. What about Titanic? The opening weekend''s box office is less than 10 percent of the total


    "Take a look at the most profitable films in recent years. None of the films with a total box office of more than $100 million has been released for more than six months. Iron man, the champion of the year, began to be released in early May and ended in October..."


    "The business strategy now is to show in as many theaters as possible at the same time, make enough money for the first two weeks, and then release DVD before people''s freshness fades.""Titanic used to be the box office champion for 15 consecutive weekends. Now, many big movies are released on DVD 15 weeks after their release. In the summer season, there are blockbusters appearing every week. The city of darkness is facing fierce competition, especially this weekend''s Leonardo DiCaprio''s new work the Great Gatsby It''s not easy for anyone to take the lead. "


    "When Titanic was released, we didn''t meet any competitors of the same level in the first few months, which is unimaginable for dark city, which is about to encounter the Great Gatsby."


    Generally speaking, entertainment weekly is right. Since the beginning of the new century, the distribution strategy of Hollywood films has changed.


    However, Murphy can see more clearly that this is the promotional soft text of the Great Gatsby, which is produced and starred by Leonardo DiCaprio. The propagandist of this film obviously wants to use the great fame of "dark city" to elevate himself to the position that can compete with "dark city".


    Whether the Great Gatsby has such strength or not, it can give people the illusion that it can compete with the city of darkness.


    This is a common means of promotion for many films.


    After seeing it, Murphy just smiles and doesn''t pay attention to it. Even if Leonardo DiCaprio plays well in the publicity and distribution of the Great Gatsby, it can''t bring trouble to the city of darkness.


    As for what Leonardo DiCaprio does, it''s his business. As long as it doesn''t involve himself, Murphy doesn''t care about it.


    "How are you getting ready?"


    In a lounge of the ABC studio in Burbank, Leonardo DiCaprio looked at a middle-aged man opposite and said, "this program is very important. If something goes wrong..."


    His eyes grew sharper and sharper.


    The middle-aged man, a common entertainment agent in Hollywood, said quickly, "don''t worry, Mr. DiCaprio. Kerry has made preparations and I promise there will be no accident. "


    "I hear she''s very headstrong." Leonardo DiCaprio frowned. "Go and tell me again, don''t make trouble for me at the end."


    Before the conflict of interests, he had made friends with Stanton party members for a period of time. He had heard something before Murphy Stanton and Kerry Mulligan. This English girl was very willful. According to Susan Downey, she was a flower that would never mature in a greenhouse.


    Leonardo DiCaprio is still not sure, "you must watch her!"


    "Don''t worry, Mr. DiCaprio." The agent vowed, "from the past few years, Kerry is not the same Kerry Mulligan. She''s going to be 30 years old. She''s not a willful little girl any more."


    "It''s better." Leonardo DiCaprio didn''t know much about Kerry Mulligan, but said, "go and tell her one last thing."


    The agent quickly piled up a smile, "I''m going!"


    With that, he left the rest room, knocked on the door of the dressing room, heard the voice of "please come in", pushed the door and walked in.


    In the dressing room, only Kerry Mulligan, who had made up, sat alone in front of the mirror.


    She turned to her agent. "What''s up? Coltentop


    After years of ups and downs in this circle, Kerry Mulligan is no longer that willful and ignorant girl, and her baby face is also a bit mature.


    "Well, something''s up."


    The agent, coltentop, was submissive in front of Leonardo DiCaprio, but in the face of Kerry Mulligan, not only his waist was straight, but also his voice was a bit tough. "You''ve seen the process of this program. The part made in advance must go according to the process. You can''t make mistakes or change it without authorization."


    "I know." Kerry Mulligan frowned slightly, but still said, "it''s about exposing things between me and Murphy Stanton to attract attention to the Great Gatsby."


    Those relationships have been going on for so many years. Murphy Stanton is engaged to that Israeli woman. She doesn''t care for a long time. Now she can use it by herself, which is undoubtedly an excellent topic of hype.


    "Well!" Coltentop nodded contentedly. "You just remember!"


    The door was knocked again, and then a female assistant pushed the door in and said, "Miss Mulligan, the show is about to begin."

 Chapter 697

    "Miss Mulligan..."


    Inside the studio, the amiable looking hostess looked at the cue board opposite and said, "can I ask you some personal questions?"


    Kerry Mulligan smiles brightly. "Of course."


    The show was live in the evening, followed by Kerry Mulligan, the host, who said, "I''ve talked to some of your fans, especially your crazy male fans, who are very interested in your first love."


    Kerry Mulligan did not say anything, but took a tacit approach.


    Although some media have uploaded the story between her and Murphy, they were not well-known figures at that time, and their popularity was very limited. Moreover, as time went on, the gap between their fame and status became wider and wider, and few media cared about these past events.


    This is the process determined before the live broadcast. The hostess directly asked, "when did your first love happen, at what age?"


    "Sixteen." Kerry Mulligan replied, "to be precise, just 16."


    The hostess then asked, "when you first entered Hollywood, I remember correctly, when you were 16 years old, you had already shot" fruit candy. "


    The atmosphere between them is just like chatting, which is also the feature of this program.


    "It happened after the shooting of" fruit candy. " Kerry Mulligan looked very relaxed. "At that time, I was very rebellious. My parents opposed me to become an actor. I fell out with my parents. Then someone helped me realize my dream of being an actor. He looked very talented and amazing. He always appeared when I needed him most, so..."


    She shrugged, and the hostess answered and said, "so, you fell in love with him?"


    "Well." Kerry Mulligan nodded slightly. On the face of the actor, he showed some nostalgia and intoxication. "He fell in love with him crazily, regardless of the opposition of his parents, family and friends."


    "Love first?" The hostess is good at setting off the atmosphere.


    "Yes." Kerry Mulligan laughs. "Love is everything. I think he''s the best one in the world."


    In fact, all this is to create atmosphere and arouse the interest of the audience.


    Seeing that the time was almost up, the hostess asked, "can you know who is the lucky one who got your first love?"


    Kerry Mulligan was silent and didn''t seem to want to say it.


    As if I had never heard of Murphy and Kerry Mulligan''s original rumors, the hostess asked, "since I met you when I was making the film, is that a Hollywood insider?"


    After a moment of silence, Kerry Mulligan nodded slowly.


    "Don''t say it yet..."


    These are not established procedures at all. When the hostess saw that Kerry Mulligan was fighting for the dominant position, she immediately improvised, "let me guess."


    She asked, "is that man still in Hollywood?"


    Kerry Mulligan nodded.


    "Is it an actor?"


    Kerry Mulligan shook his head.


    "Working behind the scenes?" Seeing Kerry Mulligan nodding again, the hostess deliberately widened her eyes and asked in an incredible voice, "isn''t it Murphy Stanton?"


    Kerry Mulligan first gave a shy smile, then said, "well, it''s Murphy."


    "Wow The hostess seems to have heard some amazing gossip, exaggerating the big mouth, "your first love is Murphy Stanton? Now the Hollywood super director Murphy Stanton


    "Well." Kerry Mulligan nodded again.


    "It''s unbelievable!" Hostess exaggerated Leng for a while, just said, "you are because of shooting" fruit hard candy "fall in love?"


    "So to speak." Kerry Mulligan looked like a lady and said slowly, "at that time, we might have a good feeling because we were working together all day, but I didn''t fall in love before, and Murphy didn''t have this experience. We didn''t confirm the relationship until a long time later..."


    "Wait!" The hostess interrupts Kerry Mulligan to get to the point, "Murphy has no experience? So you''re Murphy Stanton''s first love, too? "


    Kerry Mulligan nodded again. "Yes, we are each other''s first love."


    "First love The hostess lowered her voice slightly and asked mysteriously, "is this your first time?"


    "Murphy, I don''t know." Kerry Mulligan hesitated and said, "I''m the first time."


    The hostess has the spirit of gossip, "with the big director, do you have any special feelings, can you tell me?"


    Kerry Mulligan said slowly, "I was very young and immature at that time..."


    In order to get publicity and attention, both this program and Kerry Mulligan himself have gone all out.


    Meanwhile, Murphy, who came to New York for publicity, sat in the deluxe suite of Waldorf Hotel, picked up the TV remote control and pressed the power off button. Kerry Mulligan on the LCD screen and the hostess of ABC TV station disappeared, and the room was quiet again.He turned on the TV only after receiving a call from James Franco. After watching it for a while, he knew what the purpose of the program was. On the one hand, Leonardo DiCaprio promoted the Great Gatsby; on the other hand, Kerry Mulligan used his current fame to make self hype.


    Knowing what''s going on, Murphy doesn''t have to look at it any more. As for Kerry Mulligan''s hype, as long as it''s not too much, she likes it. After all, everything has been done. Can''t the other side say something?


    Murphy is not that overbearing.


    Besides, it''s the usual way in Hollywood to hype with celebrities'' predecessors.


    For example, when Nicole Kidman is being interviewed now, she will inevitably talk about Tom Cruise. What did she say about the past and the soup? Why? I really miss Tom Cruise''s ex husband. It''s not in the declining situation that I borrow his great reputation to win the attention of the media and the audience.


    And Jennifer Aniston, who divorced Brad Pitt calmly at that time, gradually turned into a pragmatist after the Hollywood film industry was hard to open up. Although she didn''t mention Tom Cruise as frequently as Nicole Kidman, she talked about Brad Pitt four or five times in ten interviews, which was also for the sake of publicity.


    In fact, for so many years, Kerry Mulligan has been silent about the past, and Murphy is also surprised. After all, this is Hollywood. Now Kerry Mulligan finally realizes that she can borrow these words, which shows that she is realistic, mature, and no longer the self willed little girl


    Thinking of this, Murphy shook his head. Let bygones be bygones. Everyone has to move forward.


    What''s more, for ex girlfriends, let alone Hollywood stars, there are few people in this country who can find them?


    Throw away the TV remote control, stand up from the sofa and stretch. Murphy goes into the study. Compared with other people''s publicity, he is better concerned about his work. Tomorrow, he will participate in the NBC live broadcast of "Today Show" to build momentum for the second weekend of "dark city". He wants to see the specific process.


    Participating in "today''s show" is the result of careful selection by Fox and Stanton studios in the 20th century. It is the program with the highest audience rating in North America in the morning, and its dominant position in the morning is almost impossible to be broken by other TV networks.


    Early the next morning, Murphy led the crew to the studio of NBC''s New York branch. This time, the candidates for the show were mainly from behind the scenes teams, mainly Philip Raschel and deputy director Michelle Williams.


    Because the program is not only an interview with the crew of "dark city", but also others, Murphy waited for some time before entering the live room under the leadership of the staff.


    The interview with host Matt Raul is not too surprising. It mainly discusses the post production of the film, especially the use of IMAX technology, which has been praised by fans and media.


    "The city of darkness is an ambitious story. I need a grand and grand dimension to express it. Therefore, IMAX format is my best and even the only choice. "


    Now this is a hot topic, and Murphy is willing to say more, "IMAX''s negative area is 10 times of the general 35mm film area, and it carries far more visual information than 35mm film, and this scale of film makes the image extremely sharp and bright, and also more majestic."


    He looked at the camera and said seriously, "big screen can bring curiosity and tremor, so I need the biggest screen."


    Later, Matt Raul asked Philip Raschel.


    "Because of the unimaginable screen size, the audience will ignore the photography of the film, but they should be able to feel it. Excellent photography is the foundation of the picture.".


    "Murphy used a lot of long shots and sharp editing methods to make the audience pay attention to the details on IMAX - a subversion of action film editing. If you want to shoot movies in IMAX format, it''s just difficult to prepare and use the equipment. An IMAX camera weighs 135 pounds, and its huge volume makes it difficult for the camera to move. "


    As the first deputy director of the film, Michelle Williams is also the focus of the program. He said, "only one laboratory in the world has produced IMAX recording and playing equipment. Moreover, each disc of IMAX can only be shot for three minutes, which can''t be fully shot, and there is also plenty left. The feeling of changing the film every three minutes is like shooting a super 8 format film when I was a child, and every time I change the film, it takes a week to do post-processing... "


    In short, as before, Murphy and others are telling how difficult it is to shoot with IMAX and how amazing the effect is after shooting.


    If a film wants to maintain a stable trend, it needs not only word-of-mouth, but also continuous publicity.


    The second weekend after the release of "dark city", it met the challenge of "the Great Gatsby".

 Chapter 698

    In this week''s workday, the box office trend of "dark city" is very stable. On Thursday, it took another $21.56 million from North America, and the total box office in North America reached $340.24 million, which is about to exceed $350 million.


    Anyone who knows something about the industry knows that with the coming of a new weekend, the North American box office of "dark city" is bound to surpass the $400 million mark.


    Compared with "dark city", the North American box office of van diesel''s "speed and passion 6" has been declining all the way, only getting less than $6 million in four working days. A number of forecasting agencies in the Hollywood industry have confirmed that the final North American box office of the film will not exceed $180 million.


    A new weekend is coming. Every weekend of the summer camp in North America is a festival for movie fans.


    Since schools in North America have not yet had their summer vacation, Friday is also a working day. In the daytime, the attendance rate of cinemas in North America is only slightly higher than that in the previous four working days, and there is no significant increase. However, as soon as the night falls, a large number of people from work and after school crowd into cinemas. They will not have to go to work tomorrow, and they can watch their favorite movies wantonly.


    In a cinema on Long Island, New York, Fernandez, as the night shift manager, just finished his shift with his colleagues and came to the ticket counter. Just then, a large number of fans swarmed into the cinema. A considerable number of them came to several ticket counters to line up. Because the shift was not over, there were only two ticket windows open at this time, which led to the cinema''s failure Two long lines immediately formed in the hall.


    Fernandez looked at the time, came to a ticket window that was not open, took away the sign that was not selling tickets for the moment, and the two lines of long lines and many customers who entered the cinema one after another came to his side like a tide, forming a long line.


    A girl who looks at most 16 or 17 years old is the first one. Behind her is a boy. Judging from their intimate appearance, they should be a couple.


    After working in the cinema for a long time and dealing with all kinds of people, Fernandez thinks he has a good way of looking at people.


    "Hello..." With a professional smile on his face, Fernandez asked, "what can I do for you?"


    The young girl handed a hundred dollar bill and said, "I want two movie tickets."


    "Which movie?" Fernandez asked patiently.


    "The city of darkness!" The girl didn''t even think about it. "Two of" dark city! "


    Fernandez on the ticket machine, two "dark city" movie tickets quickly print, at the same time, he took the girl''s money, skilled to complete the change work.


    The girl took the change and the movie ticket, took her boyfriend and left happily.


    Behind came a middle-aged man with glasses, who said directly to Fernandez, "I want a ticket for the city of darkness!"


    Just as Fernandez was waiting for the ticket machine to issue tickets, he heard the man muttering, "I saw it once last week, and I''ll see it again this week. How can I see such a good movie twice?"


    The middle-aged man with glasses was sent away. A brown haired boy in the back came to the counter and said in the simplest way, "dark city, five tickets, thank you!"


    Fernandez was skilled in business and quickly sold a number of tickets for "dark city".


    "Murphy Stanton is on for the second week." He muttered to himself, "there are so many people buying tickets. It seems that this weekend''s box office is not bad."


    "Hello..."


    At this time, a woman in her thirties came up and said, "I want two great..."


    Before she finished speaking, a man behind said with a sad face, "honey, let''s watch the city of darkness."


    Fernandez didn''t vote immediately. He has seen too many different opinions in the past.


    "What''s good about that dark movie?"


    Obviously, this woman is the leader of the two. "Leonardo DiCaprio is my God!"


    Regardless of the man''s objection, she said to Fernandez again, "I want two tickets for the Great Gatsby!"


    Hearing this, Fernandez immediately issued a ticket. After all, there are many people waiting in line behind them. He has no time to let them waste here.


    Later, some people came to buy tickets for the Great Gatsby, mainly women in their thirties and older audiences.


    As the duty manager of the operation Department, Fernandez quickly figured out what was going on. Women in their thirties should be fans of Leonardo DiCaprio. This age group is 15 or 6 years ahead. They are in their teenage years. At that time, Titanic was popular all over the world. Leonardo DiCaprio was a fan of Jack Dawson Thousands of girls have fallen.


    As for the older audience, it should be for the name of the Great Gatsby. He can''t remember the remake of the film for the third time, but there are always three or four times. Some older fans must have deep feelings for the film. Come and have a look at the latest remake to find out the feelings of that year.However, the Great Gatsby is much smaller than the city of darkness, where the audience is mainly from 16 to 50 years old.


    Of course, Fernandez also knows that as a Hollywood superstar, Leonardo DiCaprio''s appeal can not be ignored.


    After working in front of the counter for half an hour, Fernandez secretly observed that the audience of "the Great Gatsby" is still dominated by fans of Leonardo DiCaprio, but the on-site ticket sales of this film can only be said to be relatively general.


    He didn''t know about the vending machine. In half an hour, the counter where he worked sold about 12 tickets for the Great Gatsby. This kind of data is not bad, but the good and the bad are often compared. In the same time, the dark city sold 55 tickets!


    Fernandez didn''t think much, because the popularity of the two films was clear at a glance.


    When an employee came over, Fernandez gave him the window and went to the sales department. Seeing that everything was normal, he went back to his duty office. As soon as he opened his chair and sat down, someone knocked on the door and came in.


    In came a cinema investigator, who would come here every weekend, so Fernandez knew him very well and asked, "how efficient is your work today, strange?"


    "Not every film has as many terrifying audiences as the first weekend of dark city."


    The investigator named Strange took a glass of water from the water fountain, sat down opposite Fernandez, and said, "there were only about 20 people watching the Great Gatsby just after the show. According to the company''s 5% to 10% sampling survey rules, it''s enough for me to ask two people''s opinions."


    At this point, strange can''t help complaining, "like last week, it''s crazy to ask more than ten people in a show! I have only one person! How to stop so many people at the same time? That damned movie, damned Murphy Stanton! Drive US investigators crazy


    "It''s a good thing he only makes one movie a year," Fernandez comforted


    "Well! Well Strange nodded busily, as if he had survived. "If his films are shown twice a year, I will quit. This job is not done by people!"


    Fernandez can see clearly that stranch still complains about last weekend''s heavy workload.


    "By the way, strange." He timely changed the topic, "what''s the reputation of the Great Gatsby?"? In terms of your field survey sampling today. "


    Strange shook his head. "Just so. I feel that after Leonardo DiCaprio has consumed his fans and fans of previous remakes, the box office will plummet. "


    "Can you be specific?" Fernandez still asked, "the specific scoring."


    "According to my statistics here." Strange thought about it and said, "the most comprehensive score on the spot of the Great Gatsby is B +. This is today''s, if it''s three days on the weekend, it may fall to B."


    Fernandez nodded. "The audience''s reputation is average."


    "It''s just average." Strange shook his head again. "In front of the city of darkness, there is not much competition at all, and the film has too little publicity except for Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire."


    "Isn''t the heroine Murphy Stanton''s first girlfriend?" Fernandez is also concerned with gossip.


    "How many years ago? How many people will pay attention to it? " Strange is an expert, "how can an ex girlfriend compare with an ex girlfriend? After Kerry Mulligan''s own revelations, Gail gado announced in London that "dark city" would compete for the Oscars, quickly drawing the attention of the media and fans away. "


    Fernandez asked curiously, "this Israeli woman is said to be very powerful and resourceful."


    "Do you think..." "Isn''t there a way to make Murphy Stanton so secure?" he asked


    Friday is a fleeting day. In today''s highly intelligent and networked era, whether it''s the ticket sales of cinemas or the audience''s word-of-mouth comments, the statistics will be published at the first time, and then delivered to the relevant people or companies.


    On Saturday morning, the crew of "the Great Gatsby" was waiting in the VIP room of New York''s Kennedy Airport for boarding, and a relevant statistics was also sent.

 Chapter 699

    "So late..."


    When he opened the door, Duke looked out and saw that the person knocking on the door was Tina Fei. He frowned slightly. If it was Emma, it would only be family business, but the person who came was Tina Fei. There must be emergency business. "What happened, Tina?"


    Despite Duke''s sleepy eyes, Tina Fey didn''t have time to wait for him to wake up completely, hold the doorframe, and say, "there was a serious shooting in a show of" the rise of the Dark Knight "on Santa Monica business square."


    ¡°What£¿¡±


    Scarlett, dressed in clothes, just came up and said, "shooting? How did it really happen? "


    Duke''s heart sank slightly, and he remained calm. He asked steadily, "how are the casualties?"


    "At least ten people..." Tina Fay shook her head. "I just got the news. It''s not very clear."


    "You keep prying." Duke looks back at Scarlett. "Change your clothes."


    Tina Fei left the door and went directly to Duke''s study. Duke and Scarlett simply washed and changed their clothes. Ten minutes later, they also went to the study.


    Walking into his study, Duke immediately asked, "is there anything new?"


    "I just called the Los Angeles County Police Department," said Tina Fay, sitting in front of her computer, still flipping through the screen. "They''ve held a news conference. It''s estimated that there will be the latest news on the Internet soon. Sheriff LiPACE said the situation is very serious."


    Since shooting speed of life and death, Duke has maintained a good relationship with the Los Angeles County Police Department.


    "Yes!" "There''s news on instant sharing," says Tina Fei


    When they heard this, Duke and Scarlett quickly walked over, stood behind Tina Fay and looked at the computer screen. There was not only news, but also a detailed description of the whole incident.


    "At 0:30 a.m. today, the most painful tragedy in the history of film took place in Santa Monica commercial square cinema in Los Angeles."


    "It was the screening of the famous Hollywood director Duke Rosenberg''s" most likely to win the box office in 2013 "superhero epic film the rise of the Dark Knight..."


    "This film, which is highly expected by many American media and fans, was released 30 minutes later. A tall man in a purple costume, a clown costume, and all armed entered the theater''s No. 9 theater. The man first launched a smoke bomb, and then took advantage of the smoke to the audience


    "After 12 people were killed and 59 injured (the data is still being updated), the man walked out of the cinema and was arrested by the police. When the police arrested him and asked his name, the man said in a low voice, "I''m a clown."


    "This response allowed the police to rule out the incident as a terrorist incident for the first time and initially identified it as a crime of imitation. Although the Los Angeles police side release of the news has no more criminal testimony as evidence, but according to witnesses at the scene, the crime in the theater crazy shooting also yelled - I''m a clown! This information has cast a layer of fog over the tragedy, which has become the second largest shooting case in the United States after the 2007 Virginia campus shooting in the United States. "


    Then, more and more news appeared on the Internet, and people who had experienced the nightmare sent out pictures of the scene through instant sharing, which could not be described as the nightmare of No. 9 cinema.


    The relevant information is constantly gathered to the Duke''s manor in Malibu. One by one, the phone calls come in, and one by one, the phone calls are dialed out by Duke and Tina Fay.


    "Don''t worry, dear,"


    as he opened the door, Duke looked at Scarlett Johnson, who had been sent to the door of the villa, and said comfortingly, "it''s going to be OK."


    Scarlett knew what she should do now, forced out a smile and nodded to duke.


    Although it was still some time before dawn, Duke got on the bus and went to Warner Building in Burbank with Tina Fey.


    At dawn, Duke walked into the conference room on the top floor of the Warner Building, where many people had gathered, including Doug Walter, Jamie Johnson, penny Kellis, Nancy Josephson, Charles Rowan


    The temporary situation is that 12 people died and 59 people were injured, which makes the conference room gloomy. Even the $36.27 million North American midnight box office result of "the rise of the Dark Knight" has just been ignored.


    "Public opinion is bound to be against us."


    After Warner''s core executives and Duke''s core staff arrived, Jamie Johnson took the lead in saying, "it will definitely affect the box office trend of the rise of the dark knight. I have just contacted the Los Angeles County Police Department. The shooter did act as a clown, and he also claimed to be a clown."


    If this happens, it will not affect the film. It is impossible.


    Everyone present, including Duke, knows this.


    "Let our media build momentum." Doug Walter said, almost without thinking about it, "try to guide this in the direction of personal behavior. In addition, from dawn, Warner''s publicity department and public relations department immediately formulated strategies to launch crisis public relations. ""No matter what the murderer''s motive is, the shooting took place in the movie hall of the rise of the dark knight. We should also take action, especially for the dead and wounded," PANI Kellis reminded


    "Nancy, you are responsible for communicating with Christian Bell''s agent and PR Manager."


    Duke, who has been sitting and drinking coffee, also broke the silence, "contact the police and the hospital as soon as possible, and bell and I will go to visit the wounded."


    Things have happened. Avoiding is not the way at all. It can only be resolved as far as possible. Moreover, shooting cases are not a big deal in this country. There are always some incidents every year.


    The most important thing is to guide the direction of public opinion.


    The meeting room gradually dispersed and began to deal with the emergency, while Duke, Doug Walter and Jamie Johnson stayed.


    "We also need to prevent competitors." Jamie Johnson reminded, "warner has almost become the leader in the industry in recent years. There will be a lot of people who want to see our bad luck."


    Duke nodded his head slightly. In the same way, he has encountered many setbacks, but generally speaking, the wind and the water are good, and there will be many people waiting to see his jokes.


    "The North American box office of the rise of the Dark Knight will be dragged down." Doug Walter obviously has heartache, which is certainly not because those who are dead or hurt "may not meet our expectations."


    Compared with the problems that Warner and the rise of the dark knight may encounter, the victims of the shooting are not within the scope of the three people''s discussion. To be exact, Duke and they don''t care about the feelings of the victims.


    "North America does suffer."


    Everything has two sides, Duke has seen the other side, "but this event will certainly arouse the attention of the whole world, and it will be of great help to improve the overseas popularity of the rise of the dark knight."


    Duke is really famous enough, but looking around the world, only a few people will go into the cinema to watch his films. Many people are not used to going into the cinema to watch his films, and such a sensational event will inevitably arouse the curiosity of passers-by. What kind of films can attract people to follow the villains'' practice and kill them in reality?


    To a certain extent, the development of human society stems from curiosity, and the film industry is no exception.


    As long as you have curiosity, you will have the desire to watch. If you have the desire, you will be the potential audience, and you will have the possibility to buy movie tickets or DVD and other products.


    So it''s not necessarily a bad thing to leave North America, which is stung by the shooting, all over the world.


    Of course, the North American market is the foundation of Hollywood. Duke and Warner Brothers will never watch the Dark Knight rise encounter Waterloo in North America.


    But there are definitely many people in Hollywood who want to see the rise of the dark knight.


    This is a competitive circle. Duke and Warner Brothers have taken too much market share in recent years.


    David Ellison is in a good mood in his office on Wilshire street in Beverly Hills. He and his assistant think that James Holmes is angry with them. Duke Rosenberg''s film will be affected, and they are going to make more fire.


    "Get in touch with our media." David Ellison told the assistant, "let them direct the cause of things to the film."


    The assistant nodded. "I know what to do."


    Few people know that the plan they made several times through secret channels is actually closely related to this incident.


    At a manor not far from here, Somer leishidong was having morning tea. He read the newspaper and said to his personal assistant, "let the company''s media keep an eye on this."


    The personal assistant asked tentatively, "where do we stand?"


    Somer Redstone didn''t speak. He just looked up at the assistant, who immediately said, "I see, Mr. Redstone."


    Both from Viacom''s point of view and Paramount Pictures'' point of view, they are competitors, although they are still jointly suppressing News Corporation some time ago and now.


    It''s not just summerstone and Viacom. At the headquarters of News Corporation in New York, Rupert Murdoch has just finished his meeting. His media will also focus on this incident.


    He knows that he can''t have a big impact on Warner. He just hopes that the major media groups that continue to put pressure on News Corporation can temporarily divert their attention.


    Walt Disney and Sony entertainment have developed the same strategy. They are both waiting for the opportunity. If we can make the rise of the Dark Knight hit the box office, it will be a good thing.


    The shooting is just the beginning of a storm, and another bigger storm of public opinion has just begun.

 Chapter 700

    At Boston Logan International Airport, as soon as the crew headed by Murphy and James Franco walked out of the airport hall, they were surrounded by media reporters. Hundreds of reporters were almost crazy. They first ran alternately, then divided and surrounded, and soon surrounded every celebrity in the crew.


    The closest encirclement is around Murphy and James Franco.


    These reporters, regardless of whether Murphy wants to speak or not, rush to throw questions one after another. The scene is extremely chaotic and difficult to answer.


    "Directed by Stanton," dark city "has set a new North American next weekend box office record and the fastest breaking record of $400 million. How many records do you think it can break in the future?"


    "Are you happy that" dark city "has become the second film in the history of North America that grossed more than $100 million at the weekend?"


    "It''s said that your next goal is next year''s Oscar. Is that true?"


    "Are you going to hit the best director Oscar with this film?"


    One by one, Murphy asked questions disorderly. Even if Murphy wanted to answer, he had no choice but to get out of the car under the escort of the bodyguard.


    But after the car started, the reporters still refused to leave, stuck in the road, just like a hormone.


    Murphy certainly knows why these reporters are so excited, and some of them are chasing Boston from New York, all because of the record breaking box office performance of "dark city" in North America this past weekend.


    In the three days of last weekend, "city of darkness" easily won the box office champion of that day. After gaining $44.6 million on Friday, it rebounded again on Saturday and won $45.2 million. Although it declined on Sunday, it also earned $36.8 million.


    As a result, the three-day box office of the weekend was as high as $126.6 million, which easily knocked down the $30.2 million of the Great Gatsby. While winning the North American box office ranking, it also broke the North American box office record of $13 million set by Avengers in the same period last year.


    At the same time, "city of darkness" also broke the record of "Avengers" breaking $400 million in 14 days by breaking $400 million in eight days.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that this film, with an unparalleled crazy momentum, has almost set a new box office record in North American film history since its release.


    In ten days, the North American box office of "dark city" has reached 466.84 million US dollars, reaching the threshold of 500 million US dollars in North America. According to the prediction of cinemascore, the latest Thursday and the fastest Wednesday, "dark city" will enter the ranks of 500 million US dollars club in North America.


    In the face of this crazy box office trend, more and more people begin to believe that "dark city" can completely challenge the positions of "Avatar" and "Titanic" in the North American box office charts. Murphy is very hopeful to break James Cameron''s monopoly on the top two box office charts in North America.


    All these are the direct reasons for the madness of media reporters.


    Murphy led the crew to Boston. Instead of going to a hotel, Murphy first went to an IMAX cinema near Boston''s central square to participate in the on-the-spot fan interaction activities jointly sponsored by IMAX company and 20th century fox. Similar to the previous publicity in other cities, the post show publicity in Boston is nothing more than media announcements, interaction with fans and participation in local activities Hot Radio and TV programs.


    After participating in the fan interaction, Murphy and the crew come to the Hilton Hotel in Boston. It''s noon. An assistant of the crew gives him a fax just sent by 20th century fox. The latest overseas box office statistics have come out.


    The box office of "city of darkness" is booming in North America at the first weekend, which has affected many countries and regions. Now there is an obvious situation in the world film market. The box office of any film that is booming in North America is generally quite good in other regions, at least not so bad.


    Last week, the film''s overseas screening scale expanded to more than 90 countries and regions, and in Brazil, Mexico, Australia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, more than 85% of the previously released markets, all won the weekly box office champion. In the newly released more than 30 markets, all of them won the weekly tickets without exception Top of the list!


    This week, city of darkness collected another $372.6 million overseas!


    With the $126.6 million in North America, the total global box office is as high as $1102.08 million!


    No matter the media in North America or overseas mainstream media, facing the viewing frenzy created by "dark city", they all agree that the global box office of the film is very hopeful to reach 2 billion US dollars!


    But not all of the news about the film is good. In the 20th century, Fox also sent a not too good news to Carla Firth. The city of darkness was unable to pass the examination of a big scissors on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.


    If it was five years ago, 20th Century Fox would not care too much. After all, even if a Hollywood film can be sold very well there and get tens of millions of dollars at the box office, Hollywood can only get 13% of the box office share, so it can be said that the profit is relatively meager.But last year, China and the United States just held a new round of negotiations on the world trade agreement. Among them, there was a part about movies. The number of blockbusters introduced from Hollywood across the Pacific rose to 34, and the box office share doubled to 25%!


    Different from other overseas markets, this 25% of the box office share is the part after deducting the cost of publicity and distribution and taxes, that is to say, it is basically a profit.


    This latest agreement between China and the United States has also prompted Hollywood, especially the six major companies, to pay more attention to the market across the Pacific and to push the super commercial masterpiece into that market.


    Can''t pass the big scissors audit, this kind of thing Murphy also has no way, can''t cut the film to pieces for these?


    This kind of thing still needs to be done by Fox in the 20th century. After all, the standard of scissors is living, not unchangeable.


    Murphy''s mind is still on the film''s North American publicity, not distracted by these things.


    At the same time, Gail gado left Europe with the crew and came to Australia to start the Far East propaganda tour.


    "It''s a magical country."


    As the gado flew from Brisbane to Sydney, Margot Robbie sat opposite Gail gado. "Wild animals are rampant. Shall we go hunting together?"


    Gail gado shrugged. "This time? No, we have a tight schedule. We don''t have time. "


    "We can sneak out." Margot Robbie''s words are full of temptation, "let no one else know, just the two of us, go out alone for a day, go hunting on my farm! You don''t know, this is the time when the Australian government is hunting kangaroos. As long as it has a special license, it can hunt kangaroos. "


    She said triumphantly, "our farm happens to have such a license."


    Hearing these words, Gail gado was surprised. "Isn''t kangaroo the symbol of Australia? I remember there are kangaroos on the national emblem of Australia, and the government allows hunting? "


    "Of course! It''s true. You can ask David if you don''t believe it. "


    Seeing Gail gado still puzzled, Margot Robbie simply explained, "there are many experts who think that too many kangaroos will damage the ecological environment!"


    She said softly, "kangaroos have no natural enemies in Australia, although there were a lot of species at the top of the food chain in Australia, such as the Tasmanian tiger. However, overhunting had wiped them out, and then the colonists cleaned up natural enemies like the Australian wild dog. Now, vegetation is a granary with plenty of grass and water, but kangaroo has few natural enemies, except for cars. "


    "Forget it." Gail gado shook his head. "Let''s wait until we have a chance."


    After meeting Murphy, although she is no longer a strict quality oriented person, she still rejects hunting.


    Margot Robbie complains, "you''re as busy with work as Murphy is."


    After continuous work, she was a little tired and wanted to relax. Now the film has a lot of reputation, let alone active publicity. The media are scrambling to report the news related to "dark city". Sometimes she feels embarrassed after reading the flattering comments.


    For example, when they were in France, some French media touted that "dark city" was the most successful Hollywood film, and Murphy was the most successful young Hollywood director. He and "dark city" made other similar films look silly and childish.


    British media believe that "city of darkness" is indeed a sharp big production, ambitious, will be a great epic.


    In addition, the Australian media in her hometown, unwilling to fall behind her European counterparts, praised "dark city" as strong, persuasive, intoxicating and completely conquered the audience. Murphy Stanton is a talented director!


    Margot Robbie admits that there''s some truth in the media hype, but it''s a little too much


    The plane soon arrived in Sydney. When they were on their way to the hotel, Margot Robbie and Gail gado built a car. As soon as they got on, they boarded the fender of the nanny''s car, isolating the front and rear compartments.


    "Are you really not interested in hunting?" Asked Margot Robbie again.


    Gail gado shook his head. "No interest at all."


    "Dear..." Margot Robbie got a little closer to Gail gado, leaned over her ear and said, "I think you''re used to being a prey, so you don''t like hunters."


    "What?" Gail gado looked at her. "What are you talking about


    Margot Robbie stares at Gail gado. "Isn''t it? You''ve always been Murphy''s prey. You''ve been hunted wantonly by him. Have you forgotten how to be a hunter? "


    Gail gado instantly understood her meaning and rolled her eyes. She didn''t mind talking about it with Margot Robbie. After all, she had discussed it many times before.


    "What do you think of people like Murphy..." She shrugged. "Will you be my prey?"Instead of answering, Margot Robbie said, "you can find the right prey for you."

 Chapter 701

    The headlight in the hotel room goes out and replaced by the orange wall lamp. The light of the wall lamp seems dim, but it is enough to illuminate every corner of the living room of the luxury suite, which can set off the atmosphere and arouse people''s mood.


    "Are you really going to do that?"


    In the middle of the living room, Gail gado in a lady''s business suit is standing on a pair of high heels on the carpet, looking very tall. Opposite her is a sofa chair, on which Margot Robbie is sitting, looking up at her.


    "I volunteered!" Margot - Robbie said without fear, "whatever the consequences, I am willing to bear!"


    They have had a brief hunting before, and Margot Robbie can clearly grasp Gail gado''s mentality. In the long-term relationship with Murphy and all kinds of exciting games, Gail gado not only wants to be a prey, but also wants to be a hunter. However, she has no resistance in front of Murphy, so she can only press this idea in her heart, but can''t put it into practice.


    Last time, it was obvious.


    Probably thinking of the feeling of beating Margot Robbie that time, Gail gado''s face was slightly red, and there was a trace of fanaticism in his eyes. For those who are obsessed with this kind of game, especially those who want to be a hunter, this kind of invitation is too difficult to refuse, and they don''t want to refuse.


    What''s more, she''s played Margot Robbie once before, and it''s nothing to play again.


    Margot Robbie knows that no matter what you do, you can''t be too anxious. It''s the best way to do it step by step.


    "Gado..." She looked at Gail gado. "Don''t you really want to be a hunter? How can you be a hunter without practice? "


    Knowing that Gail gado must be struggling and hesitating, she said, "we are best friends. We are friends who say nothing and do nothing. If even I refuse to help you, who else can help you?"


    Gail gado gritted his teeth, tied his long curly dark brown hair to the back of his head with his backhand, and said, "Maggie, you need to get ready."


    "I''m ready." Said Margot Robbie.


    "You..." Gail gado frowned. "You need another word for safety."


    Margot Robbie didn''t quite understand, "what is a safety word?"


    Compared with a rookie like Margot Robbie, Gail gado, who has been fighting with Murphy for a long time, can be said to be an old hand in this field. She explains, "once you start, if you normally say no or stop, it''s hard for me to tell whether it''s going to continue exerting or something, so I need a specific word. When you say it, let me know that you''ve reached the limit ¡£¡±


    "So it is." Margot Robbie''s eyes rolled. "When I call you Duoduo, I just can''t stand it."


    "That''s good!"


    Influenced by Murphy, Gail gado is more and more close to an activist. Now that she has decided to practice with Margot Robbie, she doesn''t hesitate any more. She goes to the front of the chair and grabs Margot Robbie''s arm rudely. Without waiting for her reaction, she twists it.


    Margot Robbie didn''t expect Gail gado to do what she said, so she had to follow her strength and quickly stand up and turn around, from facing Gail gado before to facing her back.


    "You..."


    As soon as she wanted to speak, Gail gado covered her mouth, then she pushed her hard and lay on the back of the sofa chair.


    "Don''t talk!"


    Gayle gado ordered, "ask me before you speak. Don''t allow me to speak!"


    She took back the hand that covered Margot Robbie, twisted both her hands behind her back, pulled out one hand to touch Margot Robbie''s waist, pulled out a thin belt from the top of the lady''s suit, and tied Margot Robbie''s hands skillfully.


    "Lie down here!"


    Gail gado pointed to the back of the sofa, waited for Margot Robbie to lean up on it, stepped back two steps, put his hands on his waist, pulled out a brown belt from the top of the women''s suit pants, folded and held it in the middle of his right hand, slowly raised his arm, and the brown belt raised a beautiful arc


    In Boston, Murphy welcomed a visitor in his presidential suite.


    "Murphy, this is Robbie Robinson, then editor in chief of the focus section of the Boston Globe."


    Bill rosis, who had been here before, introduced them. "Robbie, this is Murphy Stanton."


    "Hello, Mr. Robinson."


    Murphy reached out his right hand, and the bald man across the street shook it. "Hello, director Stanton."


    "This way, please." Murphy led the way and led them into the reception room of the suite. After they sat down, they made a routine inquiry, pressed the phone and asked the full-time housekeeper of the presidential suite to bring coffee. After a few words of greeting, they directly asked, "Mr. Robinson, I don''t know what''s important for you to come here so late?"


    "Nothing." Robbie Robinson put down his coffee cup and said, "I just came back from a suburban resort. When I passed by, I saw some fans holding signs with your name outside the hotel and remembered that you were in Boston..."He looked at Bill Rossi. "So I contacted Mr. Rossi and dropped in on you. I''m very lucky to meet the youngest and most promising director in Hollywood today. "


    The other side sent a smile, Murphy is also very polite, "know you such Pulitzer Prize winner, I am also very honored."


    He''s not stupid either. Robbie Robinson came to us at this time. He must have something to do. After all, he''s leaving Boston with the crew tomorrow.


    They said a few polite words, Robbie Robinson gradually turned to the topic, "director Stanton, you got the film adaptation authorization for that report, don''t know when you can shoot it?"


    "Soon!" Murphy told him directly, "if there is no accident, the next film will be it!"


    He thought for a moment and said, "but it''s hard to say the specific time. It depends on my work schedule."


    In fact, the film also depends on other reactions. The plan is not only his cooperation with 20th century fox, but also the situation of the other side.


    "It''s best to launch it as soon as possible." Robbie Robinson sighed. "Maybe it''s going to keep some people in check."


    Murphy didn''t quite understand what he meant. "Convergence? Who is it? "


    Robbie Robinson just shook his head and laughed, but did not answer his question.


    "Oh?" Murphy thought for a moment and had a guess. "Do those people here have similar behaviors?"


    "This kind of thing..." Robbie Robinson opened his hand and said, "how can it be completely eliminated?"


    He seems helpless. "I think director Stanton also knows that the influence of paper media has been declining rapidly since the beginning of the new century. Although our reports have won the Pulitzer Prize, not many people know and attach importance to them. The film is different..."


    "Movies are more widely spread." Murphy knows that, "and it''s more likely to attract the attention of society."


    Robbie Robinson nodded. "That''s it! The work of a director like you has always been the focus of attention all over the world. I think that may make a thorough change in the situation. "


    Murphy squeezed his chin and thought over what he said.


    "This is my hometown."


    The Pulitzer Prize winner sighed again, "I grew up here and worked here, just to make Boston''s children less hurt."


    Hearing this, Murphy stood up and said, "Mr. Robinson, I will try my best to make this film."


    "Thank you Robbie Robinson also stood up. "If you encounter difficulties and resistance in shooting, or need my help, you can call me. I can still help you in Boston."


    Murphy nodded solemnly, "I will."


    Future films will definitely be shot on the spot in Boston. I''m afraid there will be some resistance to the theme alone. If Robbie Robinson is a local snake, it will be much smoother.


    After making sure that Murphy''s next film would be filmed, Robbie Robinson left a personal card and left soon.


    Only Murphy and bill Rossi remain in the presidential suite.


    "How did the Archbishop of Santa Monica react?" Murphy asked about things she didn''t pay much attention to recently, "did you do any action?"


    "Not for the time being." Bill rossis thought about it and said, "but they''ve been watching us all the time."


    This is very normal. Murphy and the Archbishop met several times. The other side''s heart did not grow old with age. It was obvious that they belonged to a hardline who wanted to make a difference.


    Murphy fingered the armrest of the sofa and asked, "where''s our chess piece?"


    "I''ve come back from traveling in Europe." Bill - Rossi slightly lowered his voice, "he is very interested in this job, it is said that the money is almost spent."


    "Well." Murphy nodded, thought about it for a few seconds, and said, "let him move. Don''t be so quiet all the time. Mobilize the emotions of those believers who attacked us before, so that we can take advantage of it."


    Bill rosis knew it was time to do this. "I''ll let people continue to contact him in the name of Catholicism."


    From the beginning to the end, the man thought that he was working for the Catholic Diocese of South Central California, which was the result of their deliberate misleading.


    "You''ll see to it." Murphy stood up and said, "I''m going to Vancouver with the crew tomorrow. You go back to Los Angeles and meet Carla Firth at 20th century fox. Ask her to urge 20th Century Fox not to relax the promotion of" dark city! "


    He turned and walked towards the bedroom, dropping the last sentence, "please let me know if there is anything related to us from the archbishop or the Vatican."

 Chapter 702

    After flying to Vancouver in Canada, Murphy and the crew took part in various activities step by step to increase the exposure rate of the film so as to attract more audiences into the cinema, such as interviews with TV programs and media, as well as interaction with fans on the Internet and in live activities, which are commonly used in publicity and promotion.


    "City of darkness" has also begun its third week of release in North America. In the past ten days, the film has taken $466.84 million from North America. In an era when the average ticket price is only $8.30, it means that more than 50 million North American audiences have seen the film.


    Although there is still a big gap from the potential 150 million film consumers in North America, a film can not be enjoyed by everyone. After this period of screening, "dark city" can not get rid of the inherent market rules, and its popularity and momentum are gradually slowing down.


    On the new Monday, the one-day box office of "dark city" dropped to 11 million US dollars; on the day of Murphy''s arrival in Vancouver, due to the traditional discount day, the box office increased slightly and gained 12.6 million US dollars; on Wednesday, the one-day box office of "dark city" declined again to 10.3 million US dollars; on Thursday, the one-day ticket of "dark city" declined For the first time, real estate fell below $10 million to close at $9.8 million.


    Before the third weekend, after 15 days of screening, the North American box office of "dark city" has reached 510.54 million US dollars, breaking the original North American box office record of "Avengers" of $500 million in 23 days by breaking $500 million in 14 days.


    Despite the amazing box office rate of "dark city", it still faces a series of competitors.


    On May 16, Paramount Pictures'' Star Trek 2: the dark world was released; on May 23, zenith Entertainment''s "Thriller" will join the summer camp; on May 31, Sony Columbia Pictures'' super blockbuster "Thriller crisis" seized the Memorial Day Camp


    "For the film" amazing crisis, "Carla Firth said, looking out of the window at Murphy," Sony Columbia Pictures has invested $150 million in production costs and $80 million in publicity and distribution costs... "


    This is the last leg of the crew''s promotion in North America. Carla Firth flew to Seattle to hold a small US $500 million celebration on behalf of 20th century fox. The US $500 million box office result is enough to make "dark city" one of the top five box offices in North America!


    In fact, in front of "dark city", there are only "Avengers", "Titanic" and "Avatar"


    however, the North American box office of the three films are high enough, and it is not easy to surpass them, "Avengers" is $623.35 million, "Titanic" is $658.67 million, and "Avatar" is $765.5 million!


    Hearing Carla Firth''s words, Murphy came back and said, "Sony Columbia Pictures is really big."


    "Sony Columbia is trying to save itself." Kara Firth knows the situation of the industry very well. "Although spider man has recovered the cost and made some profits, it is far from meeting the expectation of Sony Columbia Pictures. They can only find a way to create other series of brands, otherwise..."


    Carla Firth shrugged and shook her head. "This time they''ve got Roland Emmerich, Channing Tatum and Jamie fox to play together, plus the topical theme of capturing the White House, there''s still some hope of success."


    Murphy doesn''t want to see Sony Columbia succeed, but he is also one of the six major Hollywood companies. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. "They''d better pay to jump off a building."


    "It''s not easy to win Sony Columbia Pictures." Carla Firth knew Murphy''s thoughts for a long time and said in a low voice, "Sony entertainment will not be sold easily."


    "I know." Why doesn''t Murphy know this and ask, "is Spiderman making a second one?"


    "Well." Carla Firth nodded. "It''s said that it''s already shooting. It''s estimated that the summer film will be released next year."


    Murphy frowned slightly, "next year''s summer vacation..."


    If we follow the normal development, Sony Columbia Pictures will kill sister stone''s Gwen Stacey in "Spider Man 2", and this series will die, and spider man will encounter the lowest since its birth


    And then what? Then Sony Columbia Pictures found Marvel pictures, and little spider was rescued by Marvel Dafa. He appeared in Captain America 3 in an amazing manner. In the scene of primary school students'' appointment at the airport, he was startled and his popularity soared.


    Sony Columbia Pictures and marvel pictures immediately launched a new series of "Spider Man" with the name of "back" and Tony Stark, the iron man


    Although Murphy didn''t see the film, he thought with his toes that as long as the quality of the film is above the pass line, the box office will not be bad. Sony Columbia Pictures will take advantage of this to get out of the predicament temporarily, at least for another five or six years or even more."How can Sony Columbia Pictures and marvel pictures not cooperate?"


    This can be said to be the key. Murphy needs to think about it carefully and look for the right opportunities. He is very clear about the importance of spider man to the whole marvel. Once Sony Columbia Pictures proposes to let little spider return to the marvel family, marvel is very likely to refuse.


    After thinking for a while, he couldn''t find any clue, and this kind of thing couldn''t be solved in a short time, so he just put it aside for the time being.


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy''s publicity work came to an end for the time being. Even though Gail gado was still running around in the Far East, and his family seemed a little lonely, he still hid in the manor, isolating the high wall courtyard and tight security from the media disturbance. In addition to caring about the box office situation of the city of darkness, he paid little attention to the work for the time being, and finally entered the market A short vacation.


    "Dark city" has also spent its third weekend in the North American cinema market, and also ushered in a very strong competitor, "Star Trek 2: the dark world." Star Trek "series is one of the most famous sci-fi film series in the world, which has developed for more than 50 years and cultivated a large number of loyal fans.


    The latest release of "darkness" belongs to the second film of the restart series. In the three days of the weekend, it respectively received $21.62 million, $26.94 million and $21.6 million, and it also received nearly $71 million at the box office of the first weekend in North America.


    This box office figure is quite good, but it can''t stop "dark city" from winning the third consecutive box office title in North America. In the past three days, dark city cut $22.6 million, $27.5 million and $23.1 million respectively, and continued to lead the North American box office list with $73.2 million.


    So far, the North American box office of "dark city" has reached 583.74 million US dollars!


    US $600 million in North America is close at hand!


    At the same time, the box office of the film has soared to more than $1.2 billion in the last week.


    The global box office of "dark city" has been close to 1.5 billion US dollars, reaching 1.467.56 billion US dollars, gradually approaching the Avengers League, which ranks third in the global box office list. It is inevitable that the global box office of "Avengers League" will surpass 1.518.81 billion US dollars.


    On the other hand, "city of darkness" is always at the highest level of praise, both in terms of audience reputation and media evaluation.


    Even if it is released for three weeks, the cinemascore audience rating of the film is always firmly at the level of a +. The number of media reviews included in the comprehensive evaluation of Metacritic by authoritative media has exceeded 110, but the comprehensive score is still as high as 88!


    Among the two most representative websites on the Internet, there are more than 100 reviews of rotten tomatoes, with 95% freshness and an average score of 8.9!


    On IMDB, fans are crazy to give "city of darkness" high praise and high scores. Although as time goes on, the number of people who see the film has doubled, and the number of users who score on IMDB has also doubled, the average score of "city of darkness" will inevitably gradually decrease, but the average score of IMDB users is still as high as 9.5!


    Such a high score also makes "city of darkness" no more suspense than "Godfather" and "Shawshank Redemption" and other films, ranking first in the top 250 list of IMDB website without suspense!


    Such a good reputation, doomed to "dark city" is extremely dazzling existence, even if some people want to ignore.


    Looking at the super high score of "dark city" on IMDB website, Christian Franklin frowns. The box office and word-of-mouth of this film are amazing. At most, the box office will completely surpass "Avengers" in the next week, and then go straight to "Titanic" and "Avatar"


    But the box office is not what he cares about most. The score of IMDB is that "city of darkness" scores as high as 9.5, which firmly surpasses "Shawshank Redemption" and takes the first place in the top 250!


    Christian Franklin is not only a fan of Shawshank Redemption, but also the leader of the discussion group of IMDB.


    In their hearts, "Shawshank Redemption" is not a movie, but a belief!


    How can Christian Franklin be reconciled to the challenge of faith on the spot? The top 250 of Shawshank''s redemption ranked the first place. But at the beginning, he mobilized countless fans to brush countless ultra-low scores for Godfather before grabbing it. Now, how can he give up to such a pure commercial film as dark city in vain?


    City of darkness wants to be number one in the top 250. Have you asked the fans of shawshank redemption?

 Chapter 703

    In fact, ten days ago, Christian Franklin was acutely aware that the city of darkness might be a threat to Shawshank''s redemption, and subconsciously thought that the film''s word-of-mouth trend might be extremely strong, and it would not be like those new films before that, the score would drop sharply after the first weekend.


    Since he became the leader of the IMDB section discussion group of "Shawshank Redemption", he found that every time Murphy Stanton''s new film was released, it always threatened "Shawshank Redemption". For example, "body of steel" once dominated the top 250 list for a long time. If it wasn''t for him and other fans of "Shawshank Redemption", they would have been constantly lowering their scores It''s hard to say whether the ranking of body of steel will fall.


    Even so, before the release of city of darkness, body of steel ranked fifth with 8.9 points!


    Although I like Shawshank Redemption very much, Christian Franklin is very clear that this film can get the top 250 position of IMDB, more because of the God making movement of these fans, once it is surpassed, it is difficult to get back to the first place.


    So, as one of the founders of the apotheosis movement, Christian Franklin has been paying attention to the score change of top 250 on IMDB, and soon after the release of dark city, he focused on Murphy Stanton''s film again.


    After recent years of observation, he can see very clearly that among the existing Hollywood directors, there are many directors who are better than Murphy Stanton. However, it is extremely rare for him to combine business and art perfectly. Even if there are some directors, his works are not as good as Murphy Stanton.


    On IMDB, a fan rating website, it''s hard for movies that are too small to reach the top of the top 250 list, which means that those literary and art movies that are easy to get professional praise rarely appear at the top of the list, and the movies with a wider audience are at the top of the list.


    Popular movies are easy to be made into ordinary popcorn. Ordinary popcorn may sell well, but it can''t get into the front row. So he has his eye on Murphy Stanton, because the other party always makes unusual commercial movies.


    Since more than ten days ago, Christian Franklin has been launching fans of shawshank redemption to lower the score of city of darkness. With their tireless efforts and some other fans who don''t like the film, after a period of struggle, they finally lowered the score of the film from 9.9 to 9.7, which is 9.7 points away from shawshank redemption 2 is not far away.


    But Christian Franklin knows that it''s not enough to get Shawshank Redemption back to the top spot of IMDB''s 250 best movies. Compared with the huge number of fans and the number of audiences confused by "dark city", they are too few.


    The scale of the action must be expanded. Christian Franklin is very confident that as long as he calls on more people to brush one point for "city of darkness", he will surely pull down the film as he did when he pulled down "body of steel".


    Christian Franklin sat in front of the computer and thought for a few minutes. He quickly made a decision to turn off the IMDB website, open his mailbox and send a mass email, calling on the members of the discussion group of shawshank redemption to continue to intensify their attack and make sure to pull the city of darkness down from the top of the list as soon as possible.


    It''s not enough to send an email. After sending the email, Christian Franklin picked up the phone and dialed it one after another. He had connections with the leaders of many fans'' organizations of shawshank redemption. It was the God making movement they launched.


    "Costa, be sure to mobilize the people around you to vote for dark city, remember! Only one point! Speed up


    "Alexandra, mobilize your friends..."


    After all, IMDB is an open network platform. Movie fans can give a movie high scores or low scores. In order to be relatively fair, the score changes and score statistics of IMDB are all open and can be seen by ordinary users.


    In just two days, Justin, as one of the deputy leaders of the Murphy Stanton discussion group of IMDB, noticed that the score of "dark city" did not conform to the common sense. In two days, the score of the film dropped from 9.7 to 9.6, which completely did not conform to the normal law of smooth decline before!


    He went to the IMDB website to look at the statistics. Two days ago, the 1-point voting ratio of "dark city" only accounted for 1.2%, but now it has risen to 2.6%. It is obvious that someone is doing something.


    Even a fool can see the problem.


    Another troublemaker? Justin immediately thought of "body of steel". At that time, Murphy''s film was also popular at both word-of-mouth and box office. For a long time, it ranked first in IMDB''s 250 best movies list. Later, it slipped down for no reason. At the beginning, including him and Daisy, they didn''t understand what was going on. It was a long time before they found out that someone was troublemaking The old users of scoring brush a large number of low scores, and the scoring of "body of steel" is suppressed.For this reason, he and Daisy and other leaders of the discussion group observed for a long time, and targeted the suspect on Shawshank Redemption, because they were the biggest beneficiaries.


    Is it them this time? The old grudges of those years have not been avenged. Have they jumped out again?


    Justin thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed Daisy''s number. After a long time, it was connected, but there was a crackling sound like fried beans.


    "What''s the matter?" Daisy''s voice over there seemed to be shouting, "I''m practicing at the club? If it''s not urgent, we''ll talk about it later! "


    "Boss, it''s urgent!" Justin said quickly, "it''s very urgent! "The city of darkness" was hacked on IMDB again


    "What?"


    Justin could probably guess that Daisy was looking for a quiet place. After a while, when he couldn''t hear the crackling gunfire, Daisy''s voice came again, "what''s the matter? Tell me about it


    Justin said his guess in a quick and concise way.


    There was silence for a while, Daisy''s voice rang out again, "you go to contact the person in charge of the fan organization that you can contact, I''ll go home now! Those bastards really think we are easy to bully! "


    However, in more than half an hour, Justin and Daisy gathered many leaders of Murphy''s fan organization on an online video software, and they had a heated discussion on this matter, including several leaders of Murphy''s black powder organization.


    CAA also fed back the news to Murphy for the first time. Murphy not only didn''t oppose it, but also let people add fire to it!


    In the next screening, "city of darkness" must have enough topics to maintain a certain popularity.


    A fan battle around IMDB broke out.


    With the explosive start of "dark city", the film''s score in IMDB remained high. At the highest time, it stayed at an incredible ten. Most of Murphy''s fans turned into fanatical believers on the Internet. These people regarded "dark city" as a masterpiece regardless of the reaction of fans like "Shawshank''s Redemption" or "Godfather" At the same time, it also belittles other works.


    The fans of Shawshank Redemption spent a lot of effort to win the top 250 position. Naturally, they refused to give up. They continued to use the previous method. At the call of Christian Franklin, all the people with the corresponding IMDB authority went to brush a point for the city of darkness, hoping to pull the film down as soon as possible.


    After entering Hollywood for more than ten years, Murphy has also accumulated a large number of fans, and there are many die hard fans like Daisy and Justin. Especially in large and medium-sized cities in the United States, there are basically Murphy Stanton fan associations. With the connection and launch of the leaders of various associations, hundreds of thousands of fans rush to the Shawshank Redemption like a tide, and they are very happy There is only one purpose to lower and lower the score of this film, so that it can no longer pose a threat to the city of darkness, or even pull it below the body of steel.


    Although IMDB scoring is indeed a relatively fair way of network scoring, a simple score can be operated in the hands of ordinary fans, even if it doesn''t need a professional water army.


    There are many reasons that affect the top 250 score of IMDB. The first is, of course, the number of voters.


    There is a very interesting phenomenon in IMDB. A film with only a dozen people voting and seemingly not so good often has super high scores at the beginning - of course, the high scores usually don''t last long - it''s hard not to doubt that it''s a means of publicity by the producers and distributors.


    Therefore, the number of voters and the limit that only the votes of active users can be included in the ranking are added to the list, so as to ensure the fairness and relevance of the top 250 ranking.


    In front of the godfather, dark city and Shawshank Redemption films, this kind of restriction does not work much.


    It can be imagined that when the die hard fans of Murphy are surrounded by ecstasy after watching a gorgeous and passionate film like "dark city", it is difficult to make a more sober and rational judgment on the quality of the film. After watching a movie, most of the people who will vote in the IMDB at the first time are the film''s diehard. It''s not hard to understand that the score of "dark city" soared to very high at the beginning.


    On the other hand, there is also a deeper "collective unconsciousness" factor, in a frenzy of praise or derogation, most people are difficult to adhere to their own judgment. As far as the city of darkness is concerned, it''s hard for most people to say "no" to it in the audience''s praise of a + and high praise of IMD B.

 Chapter 704

    On the Internet, fans of "city of darkness" and fans of "Shawshank Redemption" have already launched a scoring war without gunpowder. The two sides take IMDB as their position, frequently haunt each other''s area, and use one star scoring in their hands as a weapon to launch attacks. They call on each other, confront each other tit for tat, and never give in.


    Although Shawshank Redemption failed miserably at the box office when it was released, and the box office was still mediocre after numerous sympathies of the Oscar defeat. However, since the middle and late last century, it has become the masterpiece of IMDB after being praised by the media and fans. After more than ten years of network and television broadcasting, as well as video and DVD rental, it has accumulated a large number of fans, and even formed a large audience Many fan organizations like Christian Franklin.


    Organized combat is much more powerful than the attack of stragglers!


    Compared with Shawshank''s redemption, dark city is no inferior. Led by Daisy''s IMDB discussion group, the Murphy Stanton fan association in New York, Los Angeles and other cities, as well as Murphy''s professional black powder organization, all of them are involved in the battle.


    In the past decade or so, it is the time when Murphy has risen rapidly. His fans are much younger than those of shawshank redemption. Moreover, the appeal of more than ten films has made the range of supporters more extensive.


    All in all, fans of Shawshank''s redemption score low for dark city, and Murphy and fans of dark city score low for Shawshank''s redemption.


    However, in addition to the black powder organization and 20th Century Fox''s preparation for hype, Murphy, CAA and 20th Century Fox did not put much effort on this, especially the more professional promotion team, which did not directly participate in the war.


    With the current momentum of "dark city", this small dispute can''t be held back at all. In the 20th century, fox is more prepared to create topics instead of directly participating in them. It''s enough for Murphy''s fans to participate in these disputes.


    Because they are not stupid at all, which may be hard for outsiders to detect, but fox has its own quantitative assessment in the 20th century. It knows that the number of die hard fans of Murphy is far more than that of the Shawshank Redemption fans, and the organization is more rigorous. Such an online scoring war is bound to win.


    The war between the IMDB of "the city of darkness" and "The Shawshank Redemption" has become increasingly fierce.


    The mutual harm between the two films is inevitable. In just three days, even though many fans are scoring high for "dark city", its IMDB score still dropped to 9.5.


    Of course, "Shawshank Redemption" is falling faster than "city of darkness". In the same three days, the IMDB score of the film dropped 0.2, from 9.2 to 9.0!


    Shawshank''s redemption not only lost two scores of the city of darkness, but also lost its runner up position in the top 250 of the best movies. It was overtaken by the godfather and became the third place from the second place.


    As the IMDB scores of the Shawshank Redemption and the city of darkness are declining day by day, their fanatical fans have deliberately cast a lot of low scores for their opponents in order to be the top of the list. On Thursday, the 1-point vote of the Shawshank Redemption quickly rose to nearly 7%, and the city of darkness is not much better than 1-point vote The proportion of votes has reached nearly four percent, but it has more than 100000 ten votes, which ensures that the film will occupy the first place in the top 250 with 9.5 points.


    Most of the time, fans'' behavior is spontaneous and fanatical. Fans of the two films not only brush low marks with each other, but also attack each other in their respective comment area, and even rise to the level of abuse.


    For example, the fans of Shawshank Redemption angrily say that the fans of dark city are a group of brain palsy who can''t distinguish good from evil!


    After all, this is a scoring war depending on the number of users who participate in the war with the Internet. In this regard, Murphy, who is famous in the Internet era, has more nostalgic fans than the "Shawshank Redemption". Moreover, the Internet has always been an active front for young people, although Murphy''s fans are relatively old, The average age is much younger than the shawshank redemption. Even though there are many fans of the Shawshank Redemption, they are still unable to compete with the younger generation on the Internet.


    In the next few days, the IMDB section of shawshank redemption was almost occupied by Murphy''s fans, and the score dropped from 9.0 to 8.8, directly out of the top five of the top 250!


    At the same time, with the call of major fan organizations and the efforts of many fans, "city of darkness" has stabilized after it dropped to 9.4.


    On the one hand, this is the effort of Murphy fans to brush high scores. On the other hand, the effective scores of IMDB have certain access rules. After consuming a large number of effective old users in the early stage, the fans of shawshank redemption are seriously lack of stamina and begin to appear unsustainable situation.


    Watching the Shawshank Redemption fall from the second place to the fifth place, a group of people led by Christian Franklin are certainly not reconciled.As a result, fans of Shawshank Redemption chose to expand the war area. Some people pretended to be fans of Murphy and dark city and began to attack other top 250 movies, such as godfather, the twelve angry men and Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king.


    In less than half a day, a large number of 1-point votes appeared in the ratings of these films.


    Then, more and more fans joined in. While the fans of "dark city" attacked "Shawshank''s redemption", they also went to other film areas to lower their scores by pretending to be fans of "Shawshank''s redemption". The fans of other films did not subdivide, and they began to lower their scores for "Shawshank''s redemption" and "dark city".


    Although IMDB used to be frequented by water forces, the order of IMDB was still good. The behavior of fans this time undoubtedly seriously damaged the order of IMDB. Especially on the Internet, people''s self-control is worse. It''s common to leave messages and attack each other.


    These fights even spread to many film and television forums and social networking sites. Even Murphy''s official twitter and facebook accounts were not spared. A large number of attacks and abusive remarks appeared in his message board.


    When things get to this point, they naturally get the attention of the media.


    "In previous MDB charts, especially before the release of dark city, Shawshank Redemption came first, godfather came second, and Lord of the rings 3: the return of the king came third."


    "Until one day, Murphy Stanton came on stage with" the city of darkness ", just like a bright meteor across the sky, breaking the original quiet night sky. Countless sleeping fans opened their eyes and turned their eyes to the sky. The gear of fate also began to work."


    "For many fans in Hollywood and North America, Murphy Stanton is originally a god shining with black light." city of darkness "is just like a new God created by the LORD God, which has attracted many believers and absorbed a lot of faith. Fanatical believers vow to push their God to the top of the world."


    "In order to beat the invincible Shawshank Redemption, they kept scoring 10 points for" dark city "and 1 point for" Shawshank Redemption "in the scoring column of IMDB website day and night, and the fans of" Shawshank Redemption "were doing the same action..."


    The reports in the Los Angeles Times and Hollywood Reporter undoubtedly extend the internet war to the level of traditional media.


    Some tabloids, fearing that the world would not be in chaos, began to take advantage of the incident to fight directly on the streets between the fans who hyped Murphy and the fans of Shawshank Redemption, saying that the fans of the two sides in Los Angeles, in order to brush up the division war and maintain the films they supported, had upgraded from the Internet curse war to the real society fight.


    Tabloids are not completely distorting the facts. In an event in North Hollywood, several fans did move because of the dispute between "dark city" and "Shawshank Redemption", but it was just a simple physical conflict, not as serious as they said.


    News like this has been hyped by tabloids and spread all over the Internet. It doesn''t matter much for Shawshank Redemption, which has been shown for more than ten years. However, the city of darkness, which is being shown in cinemas, has more attractive gimmicks.


    Many film lovers who didn''t care about the film "dark city" before, after seeing the relevant news or reports, a considerable number of people will be intrigued. How far will "dark city" NB cause such a big storm?


    Curiosity tends to turn into motivation, and many curious people have become new consumers of dark city this weekend.


    As a result, in the fourth weekend of its release in North America, the box office of "dark city" fell less than 50% compared with that of last weekend, and it received another $38.3 million, which beat the $24 million blockbuster group and won the fourth consecutive North American box office title!


    In addition to the large amount of US dollars collected in the previous four working days, the box office of "dark city" in North America totaled $632.1 million, surpassing the $623.35 million of "Avengers" and leaping to the third place in the total box office of North America!


    At the same time, the film continues to be popular in overseas areas, and its screening has expanded to 124 countries and regions, with a global box office of 1.762.87 billion US dollars!


    Similarly, "city of darkness" has also surpassed "Avengers" in the global box office.


    Whether in North America or around the world, only Titanic and avatar are in front of dark city at the box office.

 Chapter 705

    After the beginning of the new week, Gail gado''s crew ended their overseas publicity. Murphy drove to the VIP room of the private apron of Los Angeles International Airport to wait for gado to land.


    The plane has arrived in Los Angeles. Due to too many flights, it is hovering over the city, waiting to land.


    Standing in front of the large French window made of transparent glass, Murphy looks at the runway in front of him. A small business plane is coming slowly after landing.


    "How much longer?"


    He asked a nearby airport worker, who contacted the tower and said, "twenty minutes at most."


    Murphy nodded, went back to the other seat and waited patiently.


    Maybe it''s too boring. He looks at the runway outside and thinks of the IMDB division war between "the city of darkness" and "Shawshank Redemption". He can''t help shaking his head. The fans on both sides are crazy, just like the fans of "Star Wars" and "Star Trek", and regard each other as enemies.


    However, the situation between "dark city" and "Shawshank''s redemption" is very different from that between "Star Wars" and "Star Trek". The latter is completely suppressed by the former.


    Before coming here this morning, Murphy had seen the IMDB website. "Dark city" still firmly occupied the first place in the top 250 list, "Shawshank Redemption" was attacked by a large number of fans, quietly falling to more than ten.


    This scoring war has not only affected "the city of darkness" and "Shawshank Redemption". After the fans of "Shawshank Redemption" expanded the scope of attack, the top five films in the top 250 list were basically affected. Fans from several sides attacked each other. The whole IMDB is a mess, which has seriously affected the normal operation of the website.


    If it continues, it will certainly affect the reputation of the website and make IMDB unable to maintain its relative fairness.


    On the way here, Bill Rossi told him that IMDB is going to suspend all users'' rights to score the top ten movies in the top 250 list today, so as to calm down the fans and restore the normal order of the website.


    This is the best way.


    "Director Stanton..." Just now the airport staff came to remind, "the gado is about to land."


    Murphy put an end to all this wishful thinking and stood up. "Let''s go to the tarmac."


    Unlike the normal flight apron, customers are allowed to enter the private apron of Los Angeles International Airport. Murphy rents a special apron for the gado over there to drive cars directly in.


    Standing next to the car near the apron, Murphy waited a little while, and the gado came over from the runway, and then stopped steadily on the apron. After the plane stopped, the cabin door was opened from inside, and a flight attendant came down first, and then Gail gado.


    Before getting off the plane, Gail gado saw Murphy. At this time, he could not help but quicken his pace and came over. Murphy also stepped forward and hugged Gail gado with open arms.


    They kiss each other regardless of the others present.


    After a long time, they slowly separated. Murphy withdrew a little and asked, "is everything ok?"


    "Well." Gail gado nodded with a smile, obviously in a very good mood. "Both North America and overseas are box office sales. We are now the third box office in history!"


    There are flight attendants in the back of Gail gado''s luggage, Murphy opened the trunk of the SUV, put the luggage in, just ready to close, Gail gado came with a big bag.


    "Take Maggie." Behind her, Margot Robbie was coming with a suitcase. Murphy took a look and took the bag from Gail gado''s hand. "Of course."


    "Come on, maggie!" Murphy said to Gail gado, "how did you swallow it?"


    "Here we are."


    Although Margot Robbie said that, he didn''t go faster at all.


    Gail gado''s face was so weird that he quickly turned and walked over, grabbed the trolley box in Margot Robbie''s hand, and came to Murphy.


    Murphy lifted the trolley case, put it in the trunk of the SUV and asked Gail gado in a low voice, "what''s wrong with Maggie?"


    "Nothing." Gail gado smiles. "Maybe it''s too much running these days. I''m a little tired."


    Seeing Margot Robbie coming to the car, Murphy said, "let''s go."


    He took the lead in getting into the driver''s seat, Gail gado in the co pilot''s seat, and Margot Robbie dawdled for a while before climbing into the back seat.


    Murphy started the car and drove directly away from the apron. As he left the airport, he passed a place being renovated. The car bumped and Margot Robbie in the back suddenly gave a low cry.


    "Ah She seemed to spring from her seat.


    Murphy looked at her in the rearview mirror and asked, "Maggie, what''s the matter with you?""That..." Margot Robbie scratched his head and asked, "I don''t feel very well in my thighs. Do you have any soft cushions?"


    At this time, the car is ready to turn, Murphy did not immediately answer, next to Gail gado said, "there are down mats in the middle of the storage box."


    Margot Robbie opened the storage box in the middle of the back seat, took out a white cushion from it and put it on the seat, which made him feel better.


    "I heard that on IMDB," Gail gado went on to change the subject, "the fans of" dark city "and the fans of" Shawshank Redemption "are having a fierce fight?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "It should be over. IMDB is said to take some measures today."


    "A bunch of blokes who don''t think much of themselves!" Margot Robbie, lying behind Gail gado''s seat, said, "the other day, I went to IMDB specially to paint a copy of shawshank redemption."


    Murphy said without looking back, "you have a lot of time, and you are bored."


    Margot Robbie shrugged. "Good intentions are not rewarded."


    As the SUV approached a fork in the road near the airport, Murphy asked, "Maggie, where are you going?"


    Margot Robbie has properties in many parts of Los Angeles.


    "Go to Beverly Hills." "I''m going to settle in Beverly Hills," Margot Robbie said in a certain tone


    "Good." Murphy has a good sense of the Australian girl she met more than ten years ago, and regards her as a good friend, "so it''s convenient for you to meet Gail."


    He knew that Gail gado had few friends in Los Angeles, and only Margot Robbie was really a best friend.


    Margot Robbie''s eyes flickered a few times. "Then I''ll go to your place to eat more often. The chef you hired is really good."


    Murphy laughed. "Anytime."


    He focused on driving, and did not see magot Robbie deliberately squeeze the eyes of Gail gado, but Gail gado did not pay attention to her.


    Margot Robby was put down beside an independent villa in Beverly Hills. After Gail gado helped her to bring her luggage into the house, Murphy drove back to the wave manor very quickly. After entering the villa, she took Gail gado upstairs. They hadn''t seen each other for more than half a month.


    They didn''t play those exciting games, just the gentle lingering after a long goodbye.


    The sun is turning to the West. South of Beverly Hills, near the highway to long beach, a man in a baseball cap just came out of a very ordinary restaurant.


    He reached into his pocket and touched a thick pile of US dollars. He couldn''t help smiling. The money is really easy to earn!


    After leaving the restaurant, he took off his baseball cap, followed his hair, put on his baseball cap, walked to his car, and looked forward enviously. There was a parking lot of a gun club, where there were more than 20 luxury cars, including some super sports cars or SUVs worth more than 100000 US dollars.


    The man in the red baseball cap can''t help swallowing his saliva. Just like ordinary Americans, he also likes cars. Unfortunately, such luxury cars can''t afford to be maintained. The annual maintenance and insurance costs are staggering


    "I still need to earn more money." He has a feeling, "more money to live more comfortable ah."


    Just as he was about to get on the bus, he saw the door of the firearms club open, and a girl with short blonde hair came out and got on the bus in front of a luxury brand SUV. Because of the distance, he could not see the girl''s face clearly, but when he saw a young girl with such a good car, he was more envious in the eyes of the red baseball cap. He could not help standing here and watching He drove the car to his side.


    "The treatment given by the church is not bad..." His heart began to turn, "as long as Murphy Stanton is still in conflict with the church, his income is still guaranteed, and maybe he can drive such a car next year."


    The SUV passed by. Through the film window, I could see the girl vaguely. It seemed that she looked at him.


    The red baseball cap opened the door and got into his car.


    Daisy drove her SUV and looked behind her in the rearview mirror. She saw the man in the red baseball cap get on the car, step on the brake, stop by the road and continue to look through the rearview mirror.


    Although she only looked at it once, she could see it very clearly. The man in the red baseball cap was the one who attacked Murphy in the business center of Santa Monica, who was beaten up by her and others, and then kept attacking Murphy and his films on the Internet!


    For a long time in the past, she used to spend a lot of energy to look for it, but she got nothing. Unexpectedly, she met here!


    Now that she met Daisy, of course, she would not just leave. After the car behind started, she turned around and followed closely.

 Chapter 706

    Driving the SUV, Daisy followed the man into downtown Los Angeles. After turning several corners, she saw him stop outside an apartment building. Soon she got out of the car and entered the apartment building with a bag. It seemed that she lived here.


    Daisy waited for nearly an hour to see the man change his clothes, come out with a black garbage bag, go to the alley behind the house, throw the garbage bag into the garbage can, then turn back and enter the apartment building.


    "It looks like," Daisy nodded confidently, "that''s where she lives."


    She looked at the car''s navigation, put her hand on the LCD screen, made a sign, started the car and left here.


    "Asshole, I won''t let you go!"


    Driving the car, Daisy kept saying to herself, "you''ll pay for what you''ve done!"


    When she got home, she immediately found out the drawing board and drew a baseball cap on it. Then she imitated the magician''s way of spreading terror in "dark city" and made more scarlet "X" on it!


    In the past, Murphy was her faith, now the magician has become her faith!


    Daisy believes that as long as she plans carefully, she will be able to cause chaos in Los Angeles like a magician!


    Therefore, the first step is very critical. She is not allowed to take such covert actions as the previous beating on the beach, which can not bring chaos.


    She needs explosive effect, choose a suitable place to do it, it''s very important!


    Before that, she had just conducted a successful campaign on IMDB, and Daisy was confident that she could do it.


    With the easel right in the middle of the living room, Daisy goes to the background wall behind the sofa, which is a huge poster of the magician.


    She raised her hand and brushed slowly from the magician, "since you can''t come out, let me replace you to realize chaos."


    In the next few days, Daisy went to the apartment where the red baseball cap lived almost every day, and gradually found out some rules of the other party''s activities. Moreover, she also noticed that the Internet had stopped for a period of time to attack Murphy''s slandering of Catholicism, and began to appear again, which seemed to have something to do with the red baseball cap.


    However, Daisy has been planning instead of doing it. She knows that she is a woman and needs a stronger body to cause chaos. Therefore, she goes to the gun club and fitness club more frequently, and even adds some fitness equipment to her home.


    May has come to the end of the month, and "dark city" is about to start its fifth weekend of screening in North America. It is also facing the challenge of Sony Columbia Pictures'' "sky shaking crisis". This super commercial blockbuster with a production cost of up to 150 million US dollars, directed by Roland Emmerich, who is loyal to destroying the earth, is still quite attractive to movie fans .


    In any case, with the great success of independence day, the day after tomorrow and 2012, Roland Emmerich can be listed as a leading commercial director in Hollywood.


    Roland Emmerich is a fanatical destroyer of the White House. He once let aliens destroy the building in "Independence Day" released in 1997, and let the aircraft carrier "John F. Kennedy" pass through it in "2012". This time, he is going to turn a group of terrorists into demolition teams.


    Frankly speaking, the theme of destroying the White House can really attract a lot of audience.


    Murphy has heard that Sony Columbia Pictures spent $3 million to buy the script from James Van der beert. The deal was also called "the most expensive script sale in recent years" by Hollywood Reporter.


    Once upon a time, Murphy saw this action blockbuster with the White House as the battlefield. Although it won''t get much score in originality, seriousness and subtlety, it''s really very interesting. I have to admit that Roland Emmerich is a great silver screen showman. He knows how to present large-scale chaotic scenes on the stage.


    For the audience who like the pure popcorn movie, "the sky shaking crisis" still has a certain attraction.


    In the coming weekend of memorial day, this commercial masterpiece of Sony Columbia Pictures reaped more than $21 million in three days, ranking second in the North American box office list with a gap of $3 million!


    Murphy''s film still topped the North American box office five times in a row, closing at $24 million on the weekend of its fifth week, continuing to lead the North American box office list.


    Plus the $16 million in the previous four working days, "dark city" took $30 million from the North American cinema market in the seven days of this week, with a total box office of $662.1 million in North America.


    Since then, "dark city" has successfully surpassed the $658.67 million of "Titanic" and ranked second in the North American box office!


    Murphy broke James Cameron''s monopoly on the top two box office rankings in North America, and made countless American media sing praises again.


    The new issue of time magazine directly lists Murphy as its cover character."As a top Hollywood director, Murphy Stanton has the qualities of God or empire builder. He is not only an expert in pop culture, but also the director most needed by Hollywood''s increasingly homogenized film circle!"


    The flattery of other media is no weaker than that of time.


    "Murphy Stanton is God''s pet!"


    "In front of Murphy Stanton, except for James Cameron, he is the only one left!"


    "Since the birth of the film industry, no director has been able to build a stronger commercial appeal than the Hollywood superstar like Murphy Stanton."


    Even in North America, a lot of media can''t wait to issue such a title: in the case of James Cameron''s scarce production, Murphy Stanton is the real king of commercial films!


    It is no exaggeration to say that the upsurge of "dark city" in North America has long gone beyond the scope of film and become a social and cultural phenomenon.


    Murphy himself is also very clear that the North American box office of "dark city" will not be a problem. Now the most important thing is the global box office. Only by making efforts in the overseas market can we push the global box office of "dark city" over the $2 billion mark as soon as possible.


    The population of North America is limited. The total population of the United States and Canada together is only 350 million. Considering the foreign population and the stowaways who will buy tickets for movies, the market of 400 million people is at most, and the box office of 700 million US dollars has almost reached the ceiling. After all, it is impossible for everyone in North America to like Murphy and "dark city" and make any movie That''s not the point.


    Fortunately, the overseas performance of "city of darkness" is not bad at all.


    In the past, the box office of Murphy''s films in North America was basically better than that in overseas. Even if the number of overseas box office was higher than that in North America, it was not much higher, which was not consistent with the development trend of Hollywood blockbusters.


    This can be said to be a result of the film type and personal style.


    However, after years of efforts, Murphy has been among the top Hollywood directors. The appeal of a top Hollywood director is huge in the global market. The city of darkness has also got rid of the previous situation, and the overseas response is quite enthusiastic.


    In areas outside North America, from Latin America to Europe, from the Middle East to the Far East, from Australia to Russia, the mainstream media in many countries can see information related to the city of darkness everywhere.


    "City of darkness and its director, Murphy Stanton, are making an impact on the record. This film has won the box office rankings in all the distribution countries, and gradually formed a unique phenomenon. Parents take their children to see it, and the younger generation takes their elders to see it. This is a cross age experience sharing. It broke the barriers of language, culture and religion, and set off an upsurge of watching movies all over the world. This trend continues to last... "


    "If you sit on the subway, you can hear people around you talking about the film, Chris Dann, the madness of the magician, and the chaos, law, human rights and other philosophical issues that Murphy Stanton wants to express through the film..."


    Even in overseas areas, the influence of "dark city" has gone beyond the scope of film and become a cultural or social phenomenon.


    Although those European directors who are full of envy and jealousy constantly attack "the city of darkness" with all their strength, there is no artistry to speak of. Except for the IMAX panoramic pictures, which are sensational and sensational dog blood plots, they can not stop the progress of the film.


    What kind of movies do most people like? This kind of question can be answered without being asked.


    Even the mainstream media in Europe can only praise the growing ranks of ticket buyers and the growing fear of Box Office figures.


    "Murphy Stanton is becoming the leader of world trend culture!"


    "Although 2013 has just started for half a year, we can confirm that no one can be more influential than Murphy Stanton. His place is the focus and center of the world! His words and actions can easily attract the public''s attention and make headlines in the major media. "


    In the praise of overseas films, the overseas box office of "dark city" has reached 1.2 billion US dollars, and the global box office has reached 1.862.8 billion US dollars!


    It''s far from the end. The film has only been shown for five weeks. Although the box office of the film may drop to less than $2 million from the beginning of the new week, there is still a long way to go in North America and around the world.


    This new Monday, memorial day, is also a public holiday in North America. However, Archbishop Marcos Costello held a news conference.

 Chapter 707

    "On behalf of the Catholic Diocese of central and Southern California and the Vatican, I formally protested to Murphy Stanton, strongly protesting his wanton defamation of Catholicism in the film..."


    On the TV screen, Archbishop Marcos Costello was solemn and just.


    On the treadmill, Daisy didn''t slow down at all. She reached for the remote control in front of her and turned off the TV.


    "A bunch of shameless bastards!" She cursed, "are you doing less dirty things?"


    This press conference was held after "Diego Ross" won the best picture Oscar and the Vatican conducted a self-examination on the so-called reaction of the film. However, the so-called self-examination still revealed that Murphy Stanton had slandered the Diocese of Central South California


    Even the Vatican protested and condemned Murphy.


    Daisy''s eyes grew sharper and sharper. Then she looked at the opposite wall. It was a picture pinned to a thumbtack. The baseball cap covered with a red fork was a little shocking.


    "Catholic bastard!" Daisy looked at the baseball cap and said, "wait to be punished."


    If you want to cause chaos, you must have enough sensational effect. Daisy has already thought of it. First, take this bastard who always slanders Murphy on the Internet!


    "Wheezing Wheezing... "


    She turned off the treadmill, picked up a big white towel and walked out of the gym, wiping her sweat.


    Daisy went to the bathroom for a shower, put on a dry suit, and then walked through the living room into the corridor leading to the basement, where she opened the door.


    Since last time, she has renovated the basement to the best of her ability and turned it into a simple workshop


    she has added a long wooden table to the position of the basement against the wall. Behind the wooden table, a huge photo frame is placed on the wall. The people in the photo frame are dressed in neat gowns, but with evil smiles on their faces.


    This is the magician in the city of darkness!


    Standing quietly in front of the wooden table, Daisy slowly raises her head and stares at the magician. This is her favorite movie role. She likes his recklessness and the chaos he creates. This is her belief!


    On the table under the frame are tools that can create chaos - guns, bullets and bombs!


    Since she went to the gun club named colt to practice guns frequently, Daisy has been playing with these weapons through illegal channels. Although she is far from being an expert, she is no longer a rookie.


    However, even if Daisy has not yet acted, she wants to become a real magician, but she knows it is not easy.


    In fact, she has a brilliant mind. She has always been a top student in her studies. When she was in high school and University, her teacher thought she was a student with "absolute intelligence".


    Without certain ability, it is impossible to become the leader of a huge IMDB discussion group.


    Although Daisy didn''t go to work much after graduation because she inherited a large amount of assets from her grandfather, and as the leader of the discussion group, some outsiders could hardly notice her income. All the way, she was accompanied by only movies. Her high IQ didn''t have room to play at all. She was more used to fantasize about some exciting and terrible things, but she didn''t become a fool.


    Once upon a time, Daisy thought that Murphy Stanton was her own belief. When she saw the magician in the dark city, the smart girl suddenly realized that she had found her spiritual belief and life pursuit.


    But in order to achieve this goal, money is essential.


    Without money, it is impossible to make a city panic like an idol. Fortunately, Daisy is not short of money.


    With money, there are too many things that can be done in this country. For example, Daisy knows that she is only a woman. If she wants to create chaos, she should not only rely on her brain, but also have weapons.


    Through illegal channels on the Internet, Daisy has purchased about 12500 bullets, half of which are AR-15 rifle bullets and more than 300 powerful Glock pistol bullets.


    More than that, a batch of steel core armor piercing bullets she purchased will soon arrive.


    After buying these bullets online, Daisy, who is very proficient in chemistry, made some "unimaginable complexity" serial bombs in her home. These bombs are densely distributed in the key positions of the house. She can turn the house into ruins if she wants to. She also learned from Chris Dann and bought Kevlar bullet proof clothes and helmets. In addition, she already owns Kevlar With the AR-15 carbine, she almost turned her home into a small arsenal.


    Open the locker facing the stairs and take out the AR-15 assault rifle. Daisy takes no time to disassemble and maintain it. After studying in the firearms club recently, she has become more proficient in doing this. Now she is ready. Just waiting for a suitable time, he can bring the whole city into panic like a magician.What is the right time? When the red baseball cap goes to public!


    By the time she thought of this, Daisy had assembled her AR-15 assault rifle, raised the muzzle, pulled the trigger, and the sound of the empty chamber of the firing pin sounded


    She then put down her gun, took out her pen and notebook, and planned the equipment she needed.


    A very common motorcycle without license plate can let her come and go freely, and it is not easy to trace her whereabouts.


    Then there is the mask, a mask that can not only cover the face, but also remind people of the magician!


    Kevlar bulletproof clothes can be sewn together in double layers, so that the bloated feeling brought by wearing them can create the illusion of being a man.


    For other things like gloves, boots and backpacks, she had already prepared for them.


    Daisy thought again. It''s better to have a powerful bomb. If it doesn''t explode, how can it be like a magician?


    "Film is a kind of entertainment, but it is not only entertainment. It is deeply influenced by the social environment, which in turn will have a certain impact on society."


    In the garden of wave manor, Gail gado drinks afternoon tea and says to opposite Margot Robbie, "there''s no doubt that some of Murphy''s movies may have reached this level, especially the city of darkness."


    "Well." Margot Robbie took a sip of black tea. "I admit that."


    She looked down at the dark red tea and asked, "what kind of tea is this? It''s not the same as last time."


    "This is the little black tea from the other side of the Pacific." Gail gado put down his cup. "Last time we had Indian black tea."


    "You have a lot of research?" Margot Robbie saw Gail gado on the other side shrug his shoulders, drank another sip of black tea, and said, "this black tea, with milk and sugar in it. I''m afraid that the calories are too high. Without milk and sugar, it''s insipid..."


    Gail gado rolled his eyes. "It''s just you."


    Margot Robbie suddenly changed the subject. "By the way, you didn''t tell Murphy about us, did you?"


    "Our business?" Gail gado first wondered, then thought of what Margot Robbie was saying, and shook his head. "This kind of thing, how can I tell Murphy?"


    "That''s why you hit me so hard?" Margot Robbie seems to be angry.


    Beating Margot Robbie was not once or twice. Gail gado seemed to get used to it and said, "you volunteered to practice with me."


    Margot robbington, speechless, thought for a moment, deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "what''s the effect of our practice? Did you try it on Murphy? "


    "No Gail gado shook his head again. "I can''t take the initiative in front of Murphy."


    "You..." Margot Robbie raised his finger and nodded at Gail gado. "I''m absolutely right. In front of Murphy, you''re a slave!"


    She turned her eyes and suddenly suggested, "why don''t you let me talk to Murphy?"


    "No! Never Gail gado quickly raised his hand, interrupted Margot Robbie, and subconsciously looked at the location of Murphy''s study on the other side of the villa. "We are friends. We can discuss in private, but let Murphy know..."


    She sighed. "What do you want me to do with him?"


    "You just tell him," said Margot Robbie, "that you want to hit him and make him your part, that''s it!"


    "But I..." Gail gado didn''t seem to know what to say. He hesitated for a moment and said, "when I came back, I found that I still like the role of prey."


    Margot Robbie was furious. "I''m speechless to you."


    Gail gado shrugged indifferently. "That''s what I am anyway."


    "How can you do that? How can you give up? " Margot Robbie stood up directly. "I think you should practice more because you don''t practice too much, so that you can get used to the change of roles quickly."


    Around Gail gado, Margot Robbie said, "habit is a terrible existence. You have been used to it for so many years. If you want to be an abuser, there must be a stage."


    "Is it?" Gail gado felt that what she said was somewhat reasonable. "Does practice really work? Why don''t I think so? "


    "That''s because you practice too little." Margot Robbie seems to be thinking about Gail gado, "well, let''s go to your room and start practicing now."


    Gail gado pointed to the villa. "Don''t be ridiculous. Murphy is at home today. It''s a private matter between us. I don''t want him to know."


    Although it''s only through clothes every time, and it''s just a mischief between girlfriends, Gail gado knows that it''s better not to spread this kind of thing to a third party besides her and Margot Robbie.


    "Let''s go shopping." Gail gado stood up. "In a few days, 20th century fox will hold a celebration dinner. I haven''t picked out my dress yet."

 Chapter 708

    As night falls, the lights in front of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills are bright. A long red carpet is directly laid on the driveway. A large number of media reporters gather on both sides of the carpet. They hold up their cameras one by one and keep pressing the shutter to capture the figure of everyone walking on the red carpet.


    This is a celebration party held by Fox for "dark city" in the 20th century. No matter what standard, Murphy''s film has achieved great success, especially in business. Not to mention the increasing box office figures in North America and overseas, it has gained hundreds of millions of huge revenue from peripheral goods and copyright transfer alone.


    "Mr. Murdoch, can you say something?"


    In the temporary interview area at the gate of Hilton Hotel, several reporters stopped James Murdoch, the CEO of 20th century fox. "Dark city has achieved great success. Will 20th Century Fox continue to cooperate with him?"


    James Murdoch stood in front of the reporter and said, "Murphy is a great director. I think in today''s Hollywood, his talent in directing is absolutely superior. 20th century fox is Murphy''s strongest partner. We have a strategic partnership. 20th century fox will create more brilliance with Murphy Huang


    With that, he nodded to the reporter and walked into the hotel.


    Not long after James Murdoch entered the hotel, Murphy also took Gail gado on the red carpet, and soon came to the interview area in front of the hotel. As "dark city" was still showing, he did not refuse the reporter''s interview, but said a few more words.


    "Director Stanton, what do you think is the main reason for the big sale of dark city?"


    Facing the reporter''s question, Murphy thought for a moment and replied, "the audience is always looking for fresh stimulation. I think they are tired of those Hollywood commercial films with serious homogenization to a certain extent."


    In fact, the trend of this aspect is very obvious. Now Hollywood commercial films can easily sell without brain and special effects. That era is gone forever.


    A reporter immediately asked, "will the serious films represented by" dark city "become the mainstream in the future?"


    "Serious?" Murphy was stunned, then shook his head. "The city of darkness is not serious at all!"


    The reporters didn''t expect Murphy to say that.


    Murphy is obviously deliberately creating hype for these guys. Without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, he said again, "I do use the dark style and realism in the city of darkness, but these must adhere to one principle. What they bring must be exciting, lively and interesting entertainment works on the big screen!"


    He shrugged. "No matter how dark and realistic it is," dark city "is a highly entertaining commercial masterpiece


    Without waiting for the reporter to say more, Murphy took Gail gado into the hotel and, under the guidance of the staff, entered the banquet hall where the celebration party was held.


    The cast of "dark city" is almost all here. Most of the executives of 20th century fox are also here. The media reporters of 20th century fox are also responsible for taking photos at the party. One of the important purposes of holding this party now is to promote the film.


    This kind of film celebration party, especially when the media reporters take photos on the spot, is basically a fixed process. Murphy and James Murdoch cut the cake together, and everyone raised their glasses together to celebrate. Then the media reporters were invited out.


    Murphy doesn''t remember how many people came to congratulate him. He is the absolute protagonist of tonight''s party. With the help of Gail gado, he managed to get away from the crowd. After chatting with James Franco and Margaret Robbie, Jon Landau found him again.


    Unlike those before, Jon landott, a Hollywood gold medalist, came to Murphy to discuss the possible changes in the future of large-scale commercial films.


    Coincidentally, Jon Landau also believes that "dark city" will open up a market for serious themes.


    "I think the future of Hollywood commercial films..."


    The chubby gold medalist said to Murphy seriously, "the style of commercial films in the future can be more serious and realistic."


    "Well, I think so."


    This is not the face of the media, Murphy will not rave, "the audience has always been in the pursuit of the most fresh stimulation, such a style is most ordinary commercial popcorn movies do not have."


    Jon Landau a little bit of fat chin, "simple stacking special effects, unless you do James Cameron''s degree, or it will certainly be dead."


    "But, Jon," Murphy warned solemnly, "there''s one thing that needs to be noticed."


    "Which point?" Jon Landau is obviously asking for advice.


    He knew that Murphy was an expert in this field. Compared with Murphy, he was much inferior in this aspect.


    "This type of film, the theme can be very heavy, but must not eliminate those interesting things!"Speaking of this, Murphy organized the language and said, "the dark style can be used properly, but the" interesting "content must not be completely eliminated. There are many interesting scenes and lines in the city of darkness."


    Jon Landau recalled that, as Murphy said, the theme of "dark city" is very heavy, but the form is not serious, but very interesting. Anyone who thinks the film is very serious either has never seen it or hates the performances of James Franco and Margaret Robbie.


    After another chat, Jon Landau leaves and looks at his back. Murphy knows very well that with the box office explosion of "dark city", there will be a large number of followers in Hollywood. However, if these followers think that the film is won by darkness and heaviness, they will surely suffer from vomiting blood in the future.


    Murphy knows very well that Hollywood''s follow-up is very common, even more serious than Hong Kong movies.


    For example, Hollywood once saw the success of "Avatar", but only focused on its 3D effect, so it decided to release as many 3D works as possible in cinemas. Several major companies saw the success of "Inception", but they didn''t think like this - Oh, originally, viewers like to watch high-quality original sci-fi movies - it wanted us to remake "universe" Weilong and full memory, etc


    In fact, this kind of follow-up has already begun. Murphy just heard Kara Firth mention that Sony Columbia Pictures, which obtained the copyright of "Zorro''s mask" from DreamWorks, just announced the official launch of the sequel on Monday after several years of dystocia due to various problems, and claimed that the new version of "Zorro" would not be a traditional sense of "rogue film", but closer to "darkness" The style of "the city of love" will show the character''s character with brand-new background story, realistic style and emotion as the core.


    But the simple dark and realistic, may not be able to bring success to a film.


    Not to mention "dark city", the former "Dark Knight" can become a box office blockbuster, not because they are serious, dark and gloomy, but because most of its content is high-quality, thoughtful and ingenious entertainment, as well as thrilling, real humor and fascinating characters.


    The film does touch on the theme of darkness, and also has characters who are burdened by their own mental disorders, but it is full of vitality and humor as a whole.


    Some people think that the reason why the dark knight is so successful is that it is "gloomy, serious and realistic", which is too simplistic.


    For example, the box office of "the sixth sense" was close to 300 million dollars in North America, not because of the end of the great reversal; avatar made 2.7 billion dollars in the world, not because it was just a 3D film.


    There are many reasons for the success or failure of a film. It is dangerous to always attribute it to one factor. In addition, the important point is that popular movies, especially super popular movies, are so popular because they are all full range entertainment works with certain quality.


    In fact, from the comments on the Internet, we can see that "city of darkness" is an interesting and exciting movie in the eyes of fans.


    "The dark knight is a rare masterpiece..."


    "The biggest surprise so far this summer and this year..."


    "Undoubtedly the best film of 2013..."


    "When was the last time you saw an impeccable, thought-provoking, bold and always entertaining blockbuster?"


    The public praise of the audience is often the most direct response of the market.


    Margot Robbie and Gail gado came together at this time. The former saw Murphy''s presence and shook his hand in front of him. "Hey, what are you thinking?"


    Murphy returns to God, "the problem of film."


    "Workaholic!" Margot - Robbie just deliberately run a, James - Franco and Cara - FES two people also came over, "Hi, Murphy."


    Murphy was very familiar with both of them. He knew they had something to talk about and asked, "what''s the matter?"


    "One good news and one bad news." James Franco had a chubby smile. "Which one do you want to hear first?"


    "All right." Murphy looked at him and Carla Firth. "I love good news."


    Instead of opening his mouth, James Franco looked at Carla Firth. Carla Firth said, "Fox''s public relations across the Pacific in the 20th century have made progress. It''s possible that dark city will be shown there."


    Murphy frowned. "The bad news is they have other conditions?"


    "Well." Carla Firth replied, "although they didn''t say it clearly, they gave a subtle hint that China Film wanted James to play in a heavyweight co production over there."

 Chapter 709

    "They did not make it clear that this is the condition for China film to help pass the audit." Carla Firth frowned, "but the meaning is clear."


    "Why James?" Asked Marguerite curiously.


    "It''s easy." Murphy walked over and patted James Franco on the shoulder. "Now James is red and hot. He''s a superstar in Hollywood."


    This is no exaggeration. If James Franco is still a star who has just touched the threshold, with the big sale of "dark city" and the popularity of magicians, he can now be said to be a member of Hollywood a-coffers.


    The banquet hall was more chaotic. Murphy looked at the crowd who started to revel and said, "let''s talk somewhere else."


    Several of them went out of the banquet hall and asked for a reception room with the hotel. They talked about it in detail.


    In fact, things are not particularly complicated. Because the theme of the film is too heavy and dark, and part of the plot involves Hong Kong, the city of darkness has been unable to pass the examination of a big scissors. As time goes on, more and more Hollywood films have been confirmed to be introduced, and the quota of thirty-four part of the budget films has become less and less, so the twentieth century fox has naturally increased With more efforts in public relations, China Film Group, as the introducer, secretly released the news through middlemen.


    "They are going to invest in making a big movie, hoping to follow the Hollywood model." Carla Firth is obviously quite aware of the specific situation, "let this film become a model of Sino US cooperation, with real international influence."


    Murphy nodded. This kind of thing has been seen before.


    Carla Firth continued, "so, they want a real world-class influence star to join, just now James is very popular, so they have a crush on him."


    James Franco opened his hands. "It''s nothing to do with me..."


    "Don''t you want city of darkness to pass the review?" Carla Firth very much hope that the film can be shown in the opposite, "otherwise it is difficult to appear in the cinema market over there."


    "Who knows what they''re going to shoot?" James Franco doesn''t know the film industry on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. "Seth and I went there some time ago, and their popular films are basically comedies."


    He looked at Murphy. "But there should be a fundamental difference between Chinese comedy and American comedy?"


    Murphy nodded. "That''s right."


    Not to mention the American comedy, even the north and south sides of the laughter is completely different.


    "What are they going to make?" Murphy asked Carla Firth, "I want to invite James to star."


    He winked at James Franco, who shook his head slightly.


    Obviously, James Franco didn''t want to accept this kind of additional conditions at all. However, due to the friendship between him and Carla Firth, it''s hard to say no, so he came here.


    Carla Firth is not particularly sure, "it''s said that it''s a monster movie. It seems that in ancient times, there were monsters invading there. The hero from the West happened to pass by and saved there. That''s about it."


    "Special effects popcorn." Murphy came to the conclusion immediately.


    Carla Firth nodded. "Well, it should be."


    "I don''t think so."


    Compared with James Franco, Murphy doesn''t need to beat around the bush with Carla Firth. "If you think of another way, this kind of thing may have a negative impact on James Franco."


    James - Franco did not expect Murphy would say so, immediately cast a puzzled look.


    "A foreigner, saved them." Murphy opened his hand and said, "it won''t please the audience across the ocean, and it won''t interest the audience in North America. Besides the high pay, it''s almost no help for James."


    He looked at James Franco. "Are you short of money now?"


    James Franco shook his head. "Of course not."


    Seeing Murphy and James Franco sing together, Carla Firth understood and shook her head. "Come on, let''s try something else."


    Carla Firth left the lounge first, Murphy was ready to leave, and James Franco followed and asked, "are you exaggerating?"


    Murphy replied casually, "I don''t know."


    There are some things he doesn''t want to say clearly, but even if he doesn''t admit them, the facts are there.


    When Carla Firth talked about monsters, antiquity and salvation, Murphy immediately thought of a movie that was starred by Hollywood stars. Matt Damon was no lower than James Franco.


    however, after the two major exhibitions were released in two places, Matt Damon did not make complaints about fans across the Pacific, and was still tucking away in North America.


    Moreover, due to the drop of fans in North America, the hidden loss behind the high film pay may not be small.Matt Damon is undoubtedly a very appealing star in Hollywood and is quite popular among all ethnic groups in North America. However, once the film was released in North America, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the entire Chinese American community. Even a popular keyword "thank you Matt Damon" appeared on Twitter and Facebook.


    This keyword is not malicious to slander Matt Damon. Most of them thank Matt Damon in a humorous tone for teaching Chinese Americans some trivial things in life, such as "thank you for introducing Boba milk tea", "thank you for warning me that if I''m too fat, I won''t find a boyfriend", "thank you for telling me to use plastic cover to protect the sofa", etc And so on, these seem to be very common, but the laugh is that if Matt Damon can save the whole Chinese nation in the Song Dynasty, then the essence of Chinese culture later should thank him.


    It can be said that the Chinese Americans who have a sense of racial crisis in the United States satirize the motive of the film producers when they choose a white male star in a humorous and helpless way.


    Many Americans also put Matt Damon''s Avatar P on Hua Mulan in Disney''s cartoon.


    At that time, the mainstream media in North America generally believed that Matt Damon''s performance was very popular in North America.


    Some things, whether Murphy or other people admit it or not, are there, and will not disappear just because they are blind and deaf.


    Even if James Franco is willing to accept the so-called exchange offer, Murphy, as a good friend and brother, will persuade him to give up.


    In fact, it''s obvious that North America is the real root for Hollywood stars and directors.


    Murphy has seen an official statistics that more than 60% of Americans do not have a passport, while less than 5% of the total population have gone abroad. In some ways, American talents are real frogs in the bottom of the well. The reason is that most Americans think that their country is particularly strong and is the leader of the world. All countries are not as good as the United States, and they are not as good as the United States His country should be closer to the United States.


    This is one of the reasons why isolationism prevails in the United States.


    Therefore, most American audiences don''t like to see American mainstream actors acting in other countries. They can accept fantasy themes such as star wars and the Lord of the rings, or Hollywood stars such as escape from Tehran and the hunt for bin Laden, or American characters showing heroism abroad However, if their own stars go to make films for foreign countries, most of the major cassettes are still foreigners, that is "no".


    As long as anyone who knows something about the TV and film market here knows, American TV and film can be regarded as the biggest insulator, and American audiences don''t pay much for foreign movies and TV.


    Therefore, from the standpoint of a friend, Murphy would rather stay in North America with Seth Logan and continue their comedy of assassination, horror and political satire than let James Franco take part in some four different movies. Even if the latter would cause great controversy, it would not arouse the disgust of the mainstream audience in North America.


    As for the situation that "city of darkness" can''t pass the examination and release on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, if it can''t, it won''t be released.


    In fact, in Murphy''s view, these commercial blockbusters are just simple entertainment and cultural consumer goods. On the commodity level, there is no essential difference between them and the popcorn sold in cinemas. There is no need for an ordinary commercial film to carry so many. Moreover, these commercial films born to make money will not carry cultural invasion and other messy things thing.


    As long as you can make money, Hollywood can film across the Pacific, rule the world, rule the universe


    Despite the lack of a broad film market across the Pacific Ocean, the overseas box office of "dark city" has not been particularly affected. North America has made a great progress. By the end of June, the global box office of the film finally reached $2 billion.


    "Two billion dollars at the global box office."


    In an ordinary apartment in downtown Los Angeles, a man looked at the report on TV, "in just two months, it''s two billion dollars in the world. Is this movie Murphy Stanton very powerful?"


    He stood up and said, "why don''t I go and have a look?"


    After walking around the room two times, the man made the decision, "it''s OK this afternoon. Every day, Murphy Stanton''s work is finished. Let''s go to see the movie."


    He quickly packed up his things, put on a baseball cap, went out and got into the car, and drove in the direction of the avenue of stars. Anyway, now that he has money, he is going to see this new movie by Murphy Stanton at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    Maybe we can find the material to continue black Murphy Stanton!


    Just seconds after the red baseball cap started the car and left, a very humble motorcycle turned out from the corner next to the apartment and ran after it.

 Chapter 710

    The motorcycles are light on the streets of Los Angeles. The rider on them is daisy. Recently, for more than a month, she has almost put aside her interest in movies. She goes to the firearms club every other day. Fitness is a necessary item every day. On the other hand, she is familiar with the streets of Los Angeles by motorcycles and setting up a sports center Some secret hiding places and retreat places and other necessary activities, she did not do less.


    Daisy was originally from Los Angeles and was quite familiar with the city.


    Looking at the fast-moving car ahead, the motorcycle is also accelerating. Daisy can clearly see the license plate through the windshield on her black helmet.


    She has seen this license plate for countless times, and she is confident that she will never follow the wrong one.


    The car ahead took a turn on Hollywood Avenue, and Daisy followed.


    At this time, she was wearing a black riding uniform. Because she was covered with two layers of Kevlar bulletproof vest, she was extremely bloated. With her tall figure, she looked like a man.


    Both sides of the motorcycle were obviously refitted, with a long backpack fixed on each side, just where Daisy could reach.


    Originally, Daisy had been thinking about how she could perfectly incarnate as a magician in the city of darkness. She swaggered on the street like a magician, but she quickly denied this. After all, the reality is not a movie.


    Finally, she chose a certain disguise and made a detailed plan.


    As for the real magicians, it''s not difficult. In the peripheral commodities of dark city, there are magician''s colorful magic balls. Moreover, the sales volume of these magic balls is amazing, and there are countless fans who buy them every day. They can''t find out the specific flow direction at all. As long as the colorful magic balls are left, these symbolic existence can completely declare the birth of magicians in this world.


    Daisy knew that what she wanted to bring to the world was chaos, not being caught by the police easily.


    Not far or near, she followed for a while. The car in front slowed down and entered the avenue of stars. Daisy also slowed down, kept a certain distance from the car and drove into the avenue of stars.


    A car, a motorcycle, one before the other, soon came to Hollywood near the China Grand Theater.


    "Well, is he going to the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood?"


    Daisy soon found that the car in front of her was looking for a parking space. She looked for a place and observed for a while to make sure that the other person''s goal might be the Hollywood China Grand Theater. She started her motorcycle, turned around, came to the left front of the Hollywood China Grand Theater and stopped at the roadside.


    She didn''t get out of the car. First she looked at the car that was parking, and then she observed the situation around her.


    There is a small square in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. Maybe it''s not a rest day. There are not many people here. Daisy''s location is on the left side of the small square at the main entrance of the theater. From here, you can see not only the cars in the red baseball cap, but also the door of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. It''s the best observation position.


    And if the red baseball cap doesn''t go to the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, she can make the necessary adjustments according to the other party''s whereabouts at the first time.


    The only thing Daisy needs to worry about is that there may be police coming. After all, the way she stops on the side of the road is not in line with the relevant regulations of the road.


    However, Daisy looked around and saw that there was no police patrol car nearby.


    She doesn''t plan to get out of the car. What she needs to do is only a short time. She also needs to maintain a high degree of mobility. Once she gets it, she needs to leave here as soon as possible.


    Daisy thought about some of the hiding points she had set up in advance. It only took her more than ten minutes to get to the nearest place by motorcycle.


    It''s also one of the most chaotic black communities in Los Angeles. It''s a place that the government doesn''t want to manage. The police seldom patrol, and no one is willing to spend a lot of money to install surveillance there. It''s definitely another side of the angel city hidden behind the prosperity, and it''s also a good place to get away.


    She''s a smart girl, and she believes in magicians who are well planned.


    It was not easy to find a parking space opposite the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. However, the driving skill of the red baseball cap was not good enough. It took a lot of effort to reverse the car into the parking space, and I was sweating. I was in a bad mood before, and the sweat on my forehead rolled down my cheek.


    "Damn it When he opened the door and got off, he was still cursing in a low voice, "who planned the parking space? They should all be thrown into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish! "


    Despite the hot weather, the red baseball cap has never been taken off, as if it had become an indispensable part of his head.


    Although she stopped on the opposite side of the road, across the road, Daisy''s eyes locked on the red baseball cap. One hand unconsciously leaned down and touched the protuberance in the black strip bag. Her eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.


    The red baseball cap didn''t come right away. After he got out of the car, he went to the sidewalk of the avenue of stars. The sidewalk was covered with terrazzo, and the stones were inlaid with stars, each of which represented a famous figure in Hollywood."Why haven''t you heard of Murphy Stanton leaving his name on the avenue of stars?" The red baseball cap scratched the back of his neck.


    Pedestrians come and go around, and the avenue of stars is particularly prosperous. The red baseball cap walks a little ahead of time, waits for a while next to a crosswalk, then crosses the road and steps on the terrazzo and the glittering stars on the opposite side. The arched door of Hollywood China Grand Theater is very conspicuous, not far ahead.


    He raised his hand and looked at his watch. He didn''t worry about the red baseball cap. He was very slow at his feet. He looked down at the stars on the terrazzo as he walked. He didn''t know where the bad taste came from. He deliberately stepped forward on the stars he met.


    "What Hollywood superstar." In his heart, he was quite complacent, "what celebrities, what art masters, have not I stepped on my feet?"


    His behavior naturally won the profile of pedestrians around him, but few people made a fuss. There were too many people who ran to the avenue of stars to make fun of him.


    Daisy''s whole face was covered under her helmet, watching the red baseball cap getting closer and closer to the Hollywood China Grand Theater.


    The red baseball cap stepped on the stars of Hollywood celebrities and finally came to the front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. He looked up at the nondescript arch of the theater. He couldn''t help taking out his mobile phone and taking a picture.


    It''s his first time to see a movie at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    I took several pictures in succession, and then turned to take two. The red baseball cap looked at the pictures he had taken, and shook his head. He was not very satisfied.


    There was no selfie stick in his hand, so it was difficult for him to master the background of selfie. He soon thought of a way, and a black man with short hair passed by and called out to him.


    "Hey, man!"


    Hearing the sound of the red baseball cap, the black man with short hair stopped and looked at him. He found that he didn''t know him. He asked suspiciously, "what''s the matter with you?"


    "Hello, excuse me." The red baseball cap motioned to his mobile phone, pointed to the arch of the Hollywood China Grand Theater behind him, and said, "man, can you take a picture for me? It''s set in Hollywood''s China Grand Theater. "


    "Do you want to tweet? Or Facebook? " Black people talk a lot.


    The red baseball cap was a bit impatient, but said calmly, "tweet later."


    "Give me your cell phone." The black man took the cell phone from the red baseball cap and motioned him to stand in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. He stepped back and asked, "is it a bust or a full-length portrait?"


    "There''s no such nonsense!" The red baseball cap murmured at first, then said to the black man with short hair in a loud voice, "one bust and one full body!"


    The black man picked up his cell phone, pointed at the red baseball cap and the front door of the Hollywood China Grand Theater behind him, and pressed the shooting button


    Less than fifty feet away, Daisy looked at the bright red baseball cap, added a red "X" to it in her mind, and then moved quickly.


    First, I looked at the motorcycle. The motorcycle is still in the starting state and can be started at any time.


    Then, Daisy pulled open the bag on the left side of the motorcycle. Inside were some colorful magic balls covered with nets. On all the colorful magic balls, letters were written with a black pen.


    This is Daisy''s special preparation. The letters on the magic ball are linked together, which is her declaration - I am the agent of chaos!


    If we want to act, we must leave some marks, otherwise, how can we cause social panic and chaos?


    She felt the left side of her waist again. Under her clothes was a Glock mobile phone. The bullet had been loaded and could be pulled out at any time to shoot.


    Finally, Daisy looks at the red baseball cap over there, slowly pulls open the long bag on the right side of the motorcycle, and grabs the butt of the AR-15 automatic rifle.


    Just across from her, the black man with short hair seemed to take a picture of the red baseball cap and walked over with his mobile phone.


    Short haired black people didn''t leave immediately. Instead, they were enthusiastically watching their mobile phones with red baseball caps. They were still talking about something. Due to the distance, Daisy couldn''t hear what they were saying.


    However, Daisy had no interest in what the two men were discussing.


    Now the red baseball cap standing still, with her before there is no pedestrian shelter, is the best opportunity!


    Daisy did not have any hesitation. She lifted her right hand forcefully. She held the dark AR-15 rifle in her hand. She put on a fixed-point shooting posture according to the coach of the firearms club. The sight of the assault rifle firmly locked the red baseball cap.


    She knew that her shooting method was not very good and was ready to empty all the bullets in the magazine.

 Chapter 711

    In the summer of Los Angeles, the sun is blazing. Ordinary people want to tear off all their clothes. Daisy''s untimely clothes are very eye-catching. When she pulls out an assault rifle, she is immediately seen by many people, including some who scream.


    Although it''s not a rest day, there are still people coming and going in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. When a few harsh screams ring out, the crowd can''t help looking to the side where the sound comes from.


    Then, a lot of people saw a tall and bloated man, riding on a black motorcycle, holding an equally dark assault rifle, aiming at this side.


    More screams


    Red baseball cap and short hair black also turned to look over there, found that the black muzzle aimed at their own side.


    After two months of continuous practice, although Daisy is still a novice in gun shooting, her hands are extremely stable. The target of the AR-15 assault rifle is firmly locked in the larger chest and abdomen of the target of the red baseball cap.


    Seeing that the red baseball cap turned to look at herself, the expression of consternation on her face gradually enlarged, Daisy did not hesitate to pull the trigger.


    "Pa, PA, PA..."


    The gunshot rang out instantly, and Daisy saw the jumping blood flower at the same time, like a blooming fireworks.


    In front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, there was a complete chaos. The face of the red baseball cap was red with blood. Turning to the side, the black man with short hair had opened two blood holes in his chest. The bright red liquid was springing out like a spring.


    "Ah..."


    Not far behind the black man, there was a piercing howl. It was obvious that someone had been shot.


    The black man with short hair had protruding eyes and fell on his back without any sound.


    Red baseball cap was completely shocked by this sudden situation. He was stunned on the spot and didn''t know what to do.


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    Seeing that all her four shots missed, Daisy murmured, moved the muzzle slightly, and pulled the trigger again.


    "Pa, PA, PA..."


    The clear sound of the gunshot rang out again. The red baseball cap just turned around and saw the light smoke from the muzzle of the gun. Then he felt that he had no feeling. Countless blood flowers were blooming in front of his eyes, more gorgeous than the fireworks on independence day, just like the most beautiful flowers in the world.


    Then, like the black man with short hair before, he fell back and fell on the terrazzo floor. The hot blood dyed the nearby golden stars golden red.


    The Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, and even a nearby area, are in complete chaos. Daisy sees the target fall down and doesn''t mean to stop the gun. She knows that if she wants to create more chaos and make the whole city panic, it''s not enough. She needs to do more.


    Looking at the panic stricken crowd in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, Daisy steadily holds her assault rifle, pulls the trigger again, and shoots all the bullets in the magazine as fast as she can control.


    Blood bloomed in the crowd, howling from the theater door. For a moment, even Daisy, the initiator, could not see how many people were shot down.


    But she has no sympathy and compassion, only knows that if she wants to realize her ideals and beliefs, she must do so!


    However, in just half a minute, there was a sudden upheaval at the gate of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. No one could react in such a short time. Daisy put away her rifle as fast as she could, drove her motorcycle forward, hid her eyes behind her helmet, and took a look at the small square at the gate of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, which has become a purgatory.


    Seeing all this, a sense of satisfaction spread from the top of her head to her limbs. If she didn''t want to drive the motorcycle, Daisy wanted to groan.


    With her right hand holding the handlebar, the motorcycle didn''t slow down at all. With her left hand, she took out the net pocket from the bag on the left and threw it on the sidewalk. A dozen colorful magic balls with black letters broke away from the net pocket and fell on the terrazzo sidewalk.


    The pedestrians on the sidewalk thought it was a bomb, and they immediately ran away, panicking like a lost lamb.


    Daisy is even more proud of the chaos she creates from the rear view mirror of her motorcycle. This is what she wants!


    "What I fancy, what I hope, what I want to achieve..." Daisy hid her face in her helmet with a twisted smile. "Isn''t that right?"


    The throttle of the motorcycle was almost pushed to the bottom by her. Like black lightning, she rushed out of the avenue of stars and turned into an alley that was hard for cars to enter. Daisy slowed down a little and drove calmly along some paths that were not known to local Los Angeles people according to the plan she had made in advance, toward the hiding place she had thought before.


    There is no monitoring installed by the government in the alley where she is walking, and even many places can be said to be dead ends.


    Before the operation, Daisy had made careful planning, very clear one thing, even in such a cosmopolitan metropolis as New York and Los Angeles, there are weak regulatory areas.After driving fast for nearly four minutes, Daisy heard the sound of the police siren, but now she is quite far away from the place of the accident, and is getting closer to the slums of Los Angeles.


    Although she didn''t grow up in the slums, Daisy knew the chaos and disorder of these places better. She turned a T-junction and saw that there were no police cars or other vehicles in the rear through the rearview mirror. She entered an open community composed of dilapidated apartment buildings. Among the pedestrians on both sides of the road, the number of black people increased significantly.


    Daisy walked around the complex black community for several times. After seeing that there was no one around, she turned into an alley where motorcycles could just enter. Finally, she stopped at a garbage station. The garbage station seemed to have been neglected for a long time. It was similar to the situation in most slums, with a bad smell, Usually, few people come here.


    After getting off the motorcycle, Daisy pulled out a bulging large-scale simple backpack from the bag on the left side of the car, then left the motorcycle and the rifle after the bullet, took off her helmet and put it into the backpack, revealing a demon like face. The golden hair on her face was also cut very short. At the moment, all of her hair was wrapped in a hood, and she seemed to be afraid of falling a bullet Like.


    She took out her black wig from her backpack and put it on her head. She took off her gloves and put them into her backpack. Daisy quickly left the dump.


    Leaving the black community, she went into a makeshift shopping mall, changed the shorts and T-shirt she had prepared in advance into her backpack, changed into a wig, and left the area through the back door.


    At the same time, Daisy abandoned the motorcycle dump, two young black trash.


    "Whose motorcycle is this?"


    One of the black people had sharp eyes and saw the motorcycle from a long distance, "how did you throw it here?"


    "This kind of motorcycle." Another black man seems to have a lot of research. "It''s a very common style. No one steals it on the street."


    Even though they said so, they quickened their pace, threw away the garbage, went around the motorcycle and found the assault rifle.


    "There''s a gun!" Cried the first black man excitedly.


    "Keep your voice down, you idiot!" The second black man patted him heavily, "do you want others to come and rob us?"


    The second black man took the gun, looked at it and put it back into the bag on the motorcycle! Good! We have guns, too! "


    "Unfortunately, it''s not the AK series." The first black man was a bit sorry, "AK series is better."


    The second black man pushed the motorcycle and left, "idiot, remember, don''t tell anyone!"


    "Well! Well The first black man nodded busily, "I''m not stupid. Why should I tell others?"


    Two black people pushed their motorcycles and left happily one after another. Instead of talking about it to others, they temporarily hid their motorcycles and rifles in the basement storage room of the second black man.


    On the other hand, Daisy changed her wigs and shoes in the places she had long imagined. She changed her clothes in several places where there were many people without monitoring. She took the old tramcar without digital equipment, went around several places, and then changed to different means of transportation with different wigs, clothes and costumes. Finally, she changed from one person to another Many communities, through a small path that few people usually walk, walk home to the suburbs.


    Daisy is very clear that in this era, it is not easy to get rid of the police completely. She must be more careful.


    She had reached a consensus with several members of the IMDB discussion group before. This afternoon, they will meet at her home nominally and serve as the leader of the IMDB discussion group. For so many years, Daisy has considerable prestige and developed many close friends. Although those people will not fool around with her if they know it, without knowing it, she has already found a good reason to let these people die Yi rehearsed a play.


    These people, like many rebellious youths nowadays, never pay much attention to the police, let alone don''t know. Even if they know, they may not tell the police the truth.


    When she came to the suburb where she lived, Daisy watched carefully. She didn''t see any abnormal situation. The houses here were widely spaced, and she didn''t have to worry about the neighbors'' problems. She entered the house through the small door in the backyard. The people who had come to the party had already left as agreed. Daisy came to the basement with her backpack, opened the huge mechanical lock, walked in, and lifted it Head looked at the magician''s large photo frame, his face unconsciously showed a smile.


    "Magician, your ideas in the movie," she said, pulling a corner of her mouth and looking rather strange, "I''ve made them come true!"


    I don''t know why. Daisy just wants to laugh. The laughter is getting bigger and bigger, sharper and sharper and sharper


    With a nearly crazy smile, she went to the storage cabinet, opened the door and put her backpack in. However, there were two more M4 assault rifles in the empty cabinet.


    Unlike the old AR-15, which couldn''t find any mark at all, these two M4S were purchased by Daisy through formal channels, all with legal certificates.Compared with the old version that Daisy threw away, these two guns are shorter, lighter and easier to carry.


    For example, this version of guns is easy to see among the people, which is the main reason why Daisy chose them. There may be millions or even more people in North America who hold such guns.


    She stood in front of the locker for a long time, until the crazy smile on her face completely disappeared, then she closed the door of the storage room and left the basement.


    The first goal has been achieved, but this is just the beginning! Daisy''s faith was strong.

 Chapter 712

    "At 3:42 this afternoon, in front of the Hollywood China Grand Theater on the avenue of fame in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, unknown shooters with assault rifles shot wildly in front of the theater door, killing and injuring many people, including many fans who were going to the cinema to watch movies, creating one of the most serious shooting cases in the history of Los Angeles."


    "It is reported that the shooter appeared at a time when Murphy Stanton''s" city of darkness "was about to be shown in the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. The dramatic increase in the flow of people at the entrance of the theater provided great convenience for the shooter''s murder."


    "The shooter rode a motorcycle and used an old AR-15 assault rifle. He fired a total of 30 bullets. In only half a minute, he drove away on the motorcycle."


    "According to the description of witnesses at the scene, the shooter was wearing a black helmet and was wrapped up in a black riding suit. He was about six feet tall and bulky. He should be a man..."


    In the rest room of the villa, Murphy sat in front of the TV with no expression on his face. He just looked at the report of the TV station foolishly. The TV station then broadcast the photos and videos taken by some quick reaction people at the scene, including the figure of the shooter.


    Obviously, it was a planned and premeditated shooting. Murphy is not difficult to make such a judgment, the shooter from shooting to leave, only took half a minute.


    However, he also found in a video broadcast by the TV station that the shooter had been waiting for a few minutes in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood before shooting. He didn''t shoot after he arrived. What was he waiting for?


    Without waiting for Murphy to continue to think, the news broadcast on TV began to report.


    "After four people died and seven were injured, the shooter left the scene of the crime calmly on his motorcycle and disappeared in the streets of Los Angeles. The speed of the action made it too late for the police to make any response. At present, the police have no valuable clues except the colorful ball left by the shooter at the scene."


    There''s a close-up of a colorful ball full of words on the TV screen.


    Seeing the magic ball, Murphy''s brows immediately wrinkled, and Gail gado, who was sitting beside him, unconsciously grasped his hand!


    Two people are very familiar with the magic ball, which is clearly the peripheral product of the patented "dark city" - the magic ball left by the magician every time he gives an ultimatum to create panic!


    Murphy had a bad guess.


    Sure enough, the TV station later released some news.


    This is the shooting in the afternoon. It''s evening now. The TV station has enough time to get some information.


    "The magic ball left by the shooter at the scene made the police exclude the incident as a terrorist incident for the first time, and initially identified it as a crime of imitation. Although there is no more evidence to support the Los Angeles police side information, according to the police, the words on the magic ball dropped by the shooter when he left are one sentence - I am the agent of chaos


    "Those who have seen the big hit movie" dark city "will be very familiar with this sentence. This is the word left by the magician before every time he creates chaos! I don''t know if this shooting case has an unknown connection with the city of darkness This information has cast a layer of fog on this tragedy.... "


    Watching the news on TV, Murphy didn''t say a word.


    Gail gado couldn''t help it. The shock on his face had not dissipated. "No? Will someone really imitate a magician? "


    "It seems possible." Murphy stood up in disbelief. "Have you forgotten John Hinkley? He assassinated Ronald Reagan by imitating taxi driver


    "We..." Gail gado''s first concern is his own interests in this regard, "whether our films will be affected."


    Murphy nodded. "If it''s true, it''s going to be affected."


    He walked slowly to the window and looked out of the window, which was just the direction of Hollywood avenue of stars. From here, he could see nothing except the stars in the night sky.


    If he remembers correctly, it seems that there was a similar shooting case, but it was at the premiere of the rise of the dark knight. It seems that a crazy clown fan killed people at the premiere of a certain city, causing heavy casualties, which directly led Warner Brothers to cancel the premiere of the rise of the dark knight in many countries and regions The film had a general reputation. After being made such a fuss, the final box office didn''t meet Warner Brothers'' expectation.


    It is impossible to have a negative impact on the film when such an event occurs.


    Is that man really imitating a magician? Murphy frowned. Even if he was not imitating, the magic ball thrown by the shooter at the scene and the words "I am the agent of chaos" written on the magic ball would be hyped by the media as a magician in the imitation movie.


    "Gado." Murphy asked back, "did 20th Century Fox and CAA know?"


    "It''s time to get the news." Gail gado, looking at his cell phone, replied, "I just got a message. Carla Firth and bill rosis are on their way. They should be here in ten minutes."Murphy turned and walked toward the door. "Let''s wait for them in the living room."


    After waiting in the living room for less than ten minutes, Carla Firth and bill rosis arrived one after another. They came to see Murphy so late, of course, because of the shooting at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood in the afternoon.


    "It can be expected that the media will hype tomorrow. Magic ball and that line belong to the news that has been announced by the police."


    Carla Firth took the glass in front of her and drank a lot of water, which made her feel fresh. She said, "according to my experience, in any case, some media will press this matter on the dark city and the magician..."


    She looked at Murphy. "Even you''re going to get dragged down."


    Carla Firth used to be a professional journalist, who knew enough about the mentality and style of her peers.


    Murphy shook his head. "That pressure doesn''t matter to me."


    Knowing that Murphy was not afraid of this, Gail gado asked, "what about city of darkness?"


    The global box office of this film has exceeded the $2 billion mark, and it is approaching Titanic. It even has the hope of hitting the highest global box office record of avatar. Now that this has happened, it is hard to say what the box office discovery trend will be in the future.


    "It is inevitable to be affected." Carla Firth also frowned, "the box office may plummet. Before I came here, I already called the people in the publicity department and Public Relations Department of the company. I''ll go to have a meeting with them at ten o''clock to launch crisis public relations as soon as possible and reduce our losses."


    In this regard, the 20th Century Fox people are more professional, Murphy did not say much.


    "You have to be ready, too." Bill rossis reminds Murphy, "tomorrow morning, there will be a lot of reporters around you."


    Murphy nodded. "I won''t speak for a while."


    "Let''s not go out for a while." Gail gado always felt a little uneasy, "hiding in the manor, those reporters can''t help us."


    "Well." Murphy agreed, "yes. We will not face the media until the situation is uncertain. "


    "There''s a little to do." Carla Firth said, "you can send a statement condemning the murderer."


    "That''s right." Bill rosis laughed. "It''s no mistake to blame the murderer and sympathize with the victim."


    Since the incident involved the magician and "dark city", Murphy knew that he could not be completely unaffected, "at the right time, I will make a relevant public statement."


    As the current grasp of information is not enough, a few people can not come up with specific coping strategies, can only generally discuss the relevant matters needing attention.


    It was getting late, and Carla Firth had a meeting to attend, and soon left.


    Bill - rosis continued to remind Murphy some precautions, "once this kind of thing is not handled properly, the consequences are likely to be very serious."


    "Don''t worry." Murphy took a sip from her glass and said, "I know what to say and what not to say."


    He is not stupid enough to jump out and say that all the people killed by the shooters deserve to die. They deserve to be the experimental objects of the magician''s chaos theory in the real society.


    "No news from the police?" Murphy asked. Robert has been in some contact with the police.


    "I already said hello to Robert." Bill rosis shook his head. "Not yet. He''ll let me know as soon as there''s any news."


    As soon as he said that, Bill Rossi''s mobile phone rang. He took a look and went to the side to answer. After a few words, Murphy saw that his face became very serious.


    In a few minutes, bill rossis put the phone away and came back.


    "It''s definitely a planned and premeditated action, and it''s probably really from the admirers of magicians." Bill - rosis appears to be extremely serious, "may even be your fans."


    "Ah?" Gail gado couldn''t seem to believe, "what?"


    Murphy, still calm, asked, "have you heard from the police?"


    "Well! Robert just got some Bill rosis said directly, "the police took many surveillance videos near the crime and found that the shooter had been tracking a man in a red baseball cap who had been killed, and the shooter was aiming at the same place where he was."


    he took a little steady breath and continued, "the police have found out the information about the red baseball cap, He has been spreading and attacking you on the Internet and insulting Catholicism... "


    Hearing this, Murphy looked up. "Is that him?"


    Bill rosis nodded and said, "the police think that there is a possibility that it is he who attacks you crazily on the Internet and causes the dissatisfaction of your fans..."


    Gail gado couldn''t believe it. "How could that be?"


    Murphy also raised a sense of absurdity, or calmly asked, "do the police have any other evidence?"Bill rosis shook his head. "I don''t think so."

 Chapter 713

    In the following days, through Robert''s relationship with the Los Angeles County Police Department, Murphy has been paying close attention to the progress of the shooting case at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. During the two days here, the Los Angeles police deployed a large number of police forces to carry out a carpet like Investigation Centered on the avenue of stars, but they did not get too many valuable clues. They just tracked down a black hole according to some clues I was in the community, and it was determined that about 10 minutes after the crime, there was a man who was extremely overweight on a motorcycle.


    But the clues were also interrupted. The police interrogated too many people. It was just that someone saw a strange black haired man come out from the direction where the motorcycle disappeared, and then they couldn''t find any other clues. They didn''t even find any equipment such as motorcycles and guns that the rider might have abandoned.


    On the other hand, after repeated comparison of surveillance videos, the police also confirmed that the motorcyclist was following the dead man with the red baseball cap. Then they conducted a detailed investigation on the identity background of the red baseball cap and found that he was a devout Catholic. Because he was dissatisfied with the film "Diego Ross", he had attacked the commercial center of Santa Monica Murphy has also spread a lot of negative news on the Internet from the standpoint of Catholicism.


    The Los Angeles police are not stupid either. They will naturally guess that it may be related to Murphy''s crazy fans, especially about this man. The police have a criminal record. They specially dispatched their staff to investigate the Murphy fans who attacked him on the Santa Monica Beach, but they got nothing.


    Those people all have definite evidence. On the afternoon of the attack, several leaders of their IMDB Murphy Stanton discussion group met at the home of daisy, the leader of the discussion group.


    There was no time to commit the crime. In addition to beating the man, these people were basically innocent people. They hardly had any unusual behavior in the past. The police shifted their targets to other Murphy fans.


    "It should have nothing to do with the people in the IMDB discussion group..."


    Inside the villa, Murphy is still discussing the latest situation with Gail gado, "I still have the impression of daisy. Although he beat the dead man last time, it''s because he attacked me first, and several other people should not be. Bill has examined their information before, and has no record in the past."


    "Maybe that female fan is crazy about you." Gail gado deliberately joked to ease the more solidified atmosphere, "see that man attacking you on the Internet, kill him."


    Murphy shrugged. "The police got news from the black community that the shooter had abandoned his motorcycle and was a bloated man."


    Gail gado went to the window and looked at the location of the manor gate in the distance. "According to the reactions of all parties, the police have not got any clear clues at present. The shooter is obviously a veteran criminal and must have had a careful plan before launching the attack."


    "I think..." Murphy went up to Gail gado, looked out of the window, pointed to his forehead, and said, "people with problems in this area are more likely to be killers!"


    Standing here and looking at the past, you can vaguely see a lot of media reporters gathered at the gate of the manor. Now, two days after the crime, the shooter left the magician''s magic ball and "I am the agent of chaos" on the scene, which has already been exposed by the media. Many people think it has something to do with Murphy''s fans, and it is also necessary for reporters to rush to the scene Yes.


    However, Murphy remained silent until the police made a clear statement.


    "You mean there might be a mental problem with the shooter?" Gail gado looked back at Murphy. "Is that so?"


    Murphy can''t be sure, just according to the shooting case and some random conjectures, "since the shooter left the mark of the magician, he wrote" I am the agent of chaos "on the magic ball. He must have a special feeling for the role of the magician. Even in some ways, he may be imitating the magician."


    He sighed. "Movies do affect some people sometimes."


    John Hinkley''s assassination of Ronald Reagan was influenced by "taxi driver"; in the North Hollywood robbery in 1998, two criminals imitated the tactics of Robert De Niro and Fang Mo in "stealing the wire of fire"


    There are many examples like this, but Hollywood will never admit it.


    So even if he doesn''t speak to the media now, Murphy won''t admit that his movie will be the key.


    It''s just that you don''t feel comfortable.


    As a Hollywood director, he must have such an awareness that Hollywood is free to shoot any subject.


    "If the killer has mental problems..."


    Murphy suddenly thought of a thing, "even if the police catch him, what can they do with him? The killer just needs to prove that he has mental problems... "


    "Dear..." Gail gado turned and looked at Murphy. "Do you really think so?"


    Murphy didn''t understand why Gail gado was suddenly so serious and shrugged, "isn''t there such an example in North America?"


    "It depends on the situation!"Gail gado is very clear that her fiance is a lawless person in some ways. Although no one has ever told her, she can guess that Murphy may have done something on the edge of law at some time, especially in the most difficult initial stage of her career.


    At that time, Murphy even had a meal problem. If he wanted to seek development, he could use some means, but now it''s not the same.


    Some things, such as Diego Ross and this case, Gail gado does not say, but it does not mean that he has no idea.


    She knew to remind Murphy, even for the sake of the family.


    Gail gado thought for a moment, "if you really aim at big people, even if you have mental illness, you will live worse than death."


    "Well?" Murphy didn''t understand what the fiancee said.


    "Let''s sit down and talk." Gail gado pushed Murphy back to the sofa. "My tutor once told me a detailed case about the spiritual problems you mentioned."


    "What case?" Murphy asked cooperatively, "can you tell me?"


    "Of course!" Gail gado smiles. "What happened after John Hinkley assassinated Ronald Reagan."


    Murphy wondered, "what happened after that? I remember that John Hinkley didn''t go to jail for it and didn''t seem to have paid the price


    Gail gado is aware of some rumors on the Internet and asks, "do you think John Hinkley is living happily in the so-called mental hospital set up for him by his father?"


    Murphy nodded. "Isn''t that right?"


    Gail gado put away his smile and said seriously, "it''s totally different!"


    "Tell me about it."


    Hearing Murphy''s words, Gail gado said slowly, "after the shooting case entered the legal process in those years, John Hinkley''s rich father tried his best to hire a dream lawyer team that was absolutely no less than that of Simpson''s wife killing case, and these lawyers also exhausted the extreme of human lying, which can be said to have penetrated the loophole of the law. Then in 1982, the court ruled that John Hinkley''s wife was killed- Hinkley was insane and insane in the minutes of shooting Reagan, and the court acquitted John Hinkley


    Murphy nodded. "Well, I know that."


    Gail gado continued, "in 1982, when John Hinkley was proved to be mentally ill and to be extremely dangerous and violent, he needed treatment. He was sent to the most terrible Elizabeth psychiatric hospital in the United States for treatment. Because he is suffering from sudden mental illness, he can only be kept in this hospital until his illness is cured and he can be released on bail in prison. However, he is not allowed to leave the independent ward, and even his parents can''t see him! "


    "Er..." It''s very different from what Murphy knows.


    "It''s totally different from the result his father wanted, because in court, the lawyers tried their best to prove that his illness was sudden without warning, so it''s almost impossible to prove scientifically that he was cured and that he would never suddenly get sick again."


    Gail gado''s tone was steady, just telling what she knew. She knew that Murphy would have her own judgment. "So, John Hinkley, who was just mentally unhealthy and had a little violent tendency, was locked up alive until now! I haven''t seen any relatives during this period! 30 years! "


    Seeing Murphy thoughtfully, Gail gado said, "in 1989, John Hinkley tried to prove that he was well, saying that he was no longer infatuated with Judy foster. However, FBI agents rushed to the hospital before he was discharged from hospital, and naturally found a postcard of Judy foster from under his bed, proving that he was not well, and shut him back."


    She laughed. "In fact, both the mental hospital and the public opinion think that John Hinkley does not have the mental illness that the court said, but now that the court has ruled and the lawyer has lied, they must bear the responsibility."


    Murphy gradually understood Gail gado''s intention and continued to listen to her saying, "in 2003, John Hinkley applied for discharge again. At that time, he was 48 years old. With the efforts of his rich father, the U.S. court finally delayed to announce that John Hinkley could be discharged in 2005 after a series of procedures. But on the first day after John Hinkley was discharged from the hospital, he was taken back to Elizabeth mental hospital by FBI agents because he may be influenced by his friends and suffer from other mental diseases of undetermined types. "


    Murphy shook his head, which was a far cry from the rumor.


    "In 2011, John Hinkley asked for his own life on the basis of his physical illness. The federal court once again kept him in a lunatic asylum on the ground that he could not find out what new illness he had."


    Gail gado''s intention is more and more obvious. "Up to now, John Hinkley is nearly 60 years old and is still locked up in the Elizabeth mental hospital. From what I know, I''m afraid John Hinkley is really crazy!"

 Chapter 714

    When Gail gado finished, the living room became quiet. When Gail gado was just 18 years old, Murphy chased her. They had been together for nearly 10 years. They knew each other very well, and they could guess each other''s intention without saying anything.


    In fact, Murphy has always been very clear, for Diego - Ross thing, fiancee heart always have opinions, just see he did not go too far, never say it.


    Gail gado, after all, is a law student and is more cautious.


    But with their status and status, caution is not a bad thing.


    "So it is." Murphy took Gail gado''s face and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Thank you, honey."


    Gail gado smiles and says nothing. Murphy clearly understands what she means.


    Of course, Murphy knows that this is not a lawless primitive society.


    This is a society where there are rules. Breaking the rules is likely to attract punishment. He once swam through the most marginal position of the rules and knew the risks. That time, he had no choice but to take risks. Since then, he has never taken such risks.


    Some people may think that he is cowardly, but this kind of thing really has nothing to do with cowardice, but with the mind.


    When you have nothing, you can fight with everything; when you have capital, the so-called fight will be limited within the scope of the rules.


    This is the simplest truth.


    The reporters besieged at the gate of wave manor did not disperse because the owner did not show up. There was a great momentum that Murphy would never give up until he could interview.


    After two days of fermentation, more and more media began to rely on the identity and motivation of the murderer to "dark city". Affected by the shooting, the North American box office of the film also had a big shock for a short time. On the second day of the shooting, it only got less than two million dollars a day, creating a new era since its release Low.


    In the following two days, the North American box office of "dark city" was always hovering at a little more than $1 million. It seems that the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood overdrawn all the energy of "dark city" in advance.


    In addition, the society and the media denounce the shooters and show infinite sympathy for the injured.


    Three days after the shooting, Los Angeles police held the first news conference on the case, officially disclosing a lot of information to the outside world, as well as the latest progress of the case.


    Murphy has been paying close attention to the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, and also watched the police press conference live on CNN news.


    The information disclosed by the police at the news conference was almost the same as what he had obtained before.


    After three days of investigation, the Los Angeles police confirmed that the red baseball cap was the key to the case, and determined that the red baseball cap, because of its Catholic identity, was dissatisfied with Murphy''s "Diego Ross" and spread news unfavorable to Murphy everywhere, which may be the motive of the shooter''s murder.


    On the other hand, they confirmed that the shooter is likely to be Murphy or a big fan of "dark city", which is supported by the colorful magic ball left at the scene and "I am the agent of chaos".


    The most important aspect of the pursuit of the murderer is that the police have not yet caught anyone, but have announced to the media the possible identity of the shooter, a bloated white man with short and medium black hair, about 5 feet 11 inches tall!


    With the Los Angeles Police holding a press conference to confirm some of the circumstances of the case, Murphy has ended his brief seclusion in the manor, and 20th century fox has relevant meetings to attend.


    But Murphy didn''t want to be disturbed by the reporters, so he rented a helicopter, picked him up on the tarmac inside the manor, and flew directly to the fox building. There was also a tarmac on the top floor of the building, so he could easily get rid of the reporters'' siege.


    "It seems necessary for us to buy a helicopter, too."


    As soon as the helicopter took off, Murphy said to Gail gado, "it''s much cleaner."


    "Is it really pure?" Gail gado pointed out and the engine roared. "It''s a little noisy."


    At the gate of wave manor, many reporters watched a helicopter landing behind the white villa, and could hear the noise from the engine.


    "Who is this?" A reporter asked curiously, "come and visit Murphy Stanton at this time? Or by helicopter? "


    Another reporter was wide eyed, "no, he''s going to run!"


    Other people suddenly realized that it wasn''t long before they saw the helicopter take off and fly towards century city.


    "It''s nice to have money." A reporter can''t help but envy, "go to century city so close to the place can also do helicopter!"


    Century City and wave manor are not far away from Beverly Hills.


    The reporter next to him helped his eyes. "Murphy Stanton is hiding from us!"


    "What can we do to hide?" Another reporter said, "can you fly up there? Can you chase it? "The first reporter pointed directly at the helicopter that had not disappeared. "Is it great to have money? There are a few stinky money, so show off... "


    No matter what the reporters said, they could only watch Murphy leave. Some smart people guessed that Murphy went to Century City, or fox building, or Death Star building where CAA was, and quickly chased him.


    By the time they got to Century City, Murphy was already sitting in the conference room of 20th century fox.


    "The current situation is very bad for us. Many media have planted it in the city of darkness."


    In the conference room, Kara Firth looked serious and said, "the city of darkness was so smooth before the incident. Although the media were singing praises before the incident, there are so many people who hope we have bad luck. At this time, I''m afraid many people will step on us."


    "A lot of media have done that." Bill rosis took over the topic and said, "a number of newspapers are attacking" dark city "and Murphy, saying that their unlimited film violence is the root cause of the shooting."


    Although Murphy didn''t speak much, it is clear that this kind of case under the banner of magician does not remind people of "dark city" is a strange thing, and the current public opinion can be said to be a very normal situation.


    "The shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood has affected the box office trend of dark city!" Carla Firth continued, "in the last three days, the box office in North America continued to decline, and the audience was obviously negatively affected by public opinion and events."


    The murderer of the shooting may be an admirer of the magician. The case also happened before the screening of "city of darkness", which will inevitably affect the viewing choice of some fans.


    If this happens, it will not affect the film. It is impossible.


    Everyone here, including Murphy, knows that.


    Carla Firth added, "I''ve already said hello to the company. Fox''s media will fully cooperate with us and properly guide public opinion."


    Murphy nodded. "I think I can direct this shooting to personal behavior."


    "Yes." Carla Firth agrees, "not every violent incident imitating a movie comes from a movie. It''s all individuals who have problems!"


    It is not difficult for the news media and people like them to open their eyes and tell lies.


    Since Carla Firth met Murphy at wave manor that night, fox formulated relevant publicity and public relations strategies and started crisis public relations.


    "One more thing." Bill rosis reminded, "no matter what the motive of the murderer is, the shooting took place in front of the movie theater that is about to show" dark city ". Among the dead and injured, there are those who are going to watch" dark city "at the China Grand Theater in Hollywood. We should also take action, especially for the dead and injured."


    "These things..." Murphy volunteered, "leave it to me."


    He, the director or other stars in the film, is the best person to visit and comfort the injured.


    "Let a couple of stars go with you." Carla Firth suggested.


    Murphy thought for a moment. "James had better not show up at this time."


    James Franco is facing more pressure than his film director.


    "So..." Murphy said to his agent, "bill, you say hello to Maggie and ask her to go to the hospital with me and gado, and Henry Carville."


    "Maggie, no problem." Bill - rossis is also Margot - Robbie''s agent, he thought, "Henry - Carville in Africa filming, I guess not back."


    "Well, I''ll go with gado and Maggie." Murphy immediately made a decision, "you should communicate with the police and the hospital as soon as possible, unite with our media partners, and see when we can pass."


    Bill rosis nodded. "No problem."


    Now that things have come to this stage, avoiding is not the way at all. It can only be resolved as far as possible. Moreover, shooting cases are not a big deal in this country. There are always some incidents every year.


    The meeting soon dispersed, and everyone prepared for their own work. Murphy got on the helicopter again. He knew very well that the box office in North America, which was originally in a good situation, would be dragged down.


    Meanwhile, in a small office building in the beach area of Santa Monica, Archbishop Marcos Costello, who had just arrived from the Vatican, was watching a video of the Los Angeles Police press conference on the shooting of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    He did not expect that he went to the Vatican, Los Angeles had such a favorable situation.


    "Have you investigated?" Archbishop Marcos Costello turned off the TV and asked the assistant who stood aside, "make sure that man is a devout Catholic."


    The assistant said firmly, "very sure! He not only goes to church regularly every week, but also defends the church on the Internet many times and attacks Murphy Stanton. "


    Archbishop Marquez Costello stood up and paced his office. "It''s a good chance to fight back."

 Chapter 715

    In downtown Los Angeles, a large number of media reporters gathered outside a seemingly ordinary church. They were isolated outside the iron gate. However, looking inside the open church gate, you can see a lot of candles lit inside the church. The little candles were shaking in the breeze. More than the candles, there were a large number of believers in formal clothes. Believers crowded the whole city Church, looking piously at the front.


    Under the church cross, an old man in priest''s clothes seemed to be saying something, but it was too far away for reporters to hear.


    "Guess what." A reporter with eyes asked the redhead next to him, "what would the Archbishop of Marquez Costello say?"


    The redhead reporter shook her head. "I can''t guess it''s in memory of the dead Catholic."


    "Your eminence, the Archbishop of central and Southern California, personally called a meeting..." The middle-aged reporter on the opposite side has a very sensitive sense of smell. "The purpose should not be as simple as commemoration."


    "Well, that makes sense!" The reporter with eyes nodded, "not only arranged a dispersion, but also disclosed information to the media, obviously with a different purpose."


    "Do you say it''s against Murphy Stanton?" Red haired female reporter said.


    Others nodded, "it''s possible."


    Between the central and South parish of California and even the Catholic Church, because "Diego rose" is extremely dissatisfied with Murphy Stanton, it has long been nothing new.


    "I''ve been in touch with the Archbishop of Marquez Costello a few times."


    A short reporter came and said, "he''s a tough guy. I don''t think he''ll miss this opportunity."


    The biggest young middle-aged reporter nodded and echoed, "a Murphy Stanton fan, imitating the magician in the city of darkness, shot and killed a Catholic in public. If I were in the position of the archbishop, I would not miss this opportunity."


    The redhead reporter raised her hand and looked at her watch. "Mass is coming to an end. I''ll see what the Archbishop says later."


    After the mass in the church, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, accompanied by two church priests, walked out of the church and came to the courtyard.


    "Let them in." Said Archbishop Marquez Costello to a priest.


    The priest gestured to the other side of the door. The staff guarding the door opened a small door on the iron door, allowing only one reporter to pass at a time, and carefully checked the reporter''s ID.


    The shooting at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood is only a short time ago. Many people suspect that the shooter is targeting Catholics. Whether it''s this time or the subsequent interview, the security level is quite high. Even the police have set up special staff nearby.


    Archbishop Marquez Costello turned to the other pastor and asked in a low voice, "how''s the communication going?"


    "It went well." The minister''s voice is not big, "the media is attacking the violence caused by" dark city ", this kind of event, the media will not stand on the murderer and Murphy Stanton''s position."


    On hearing this, Archbishop Marquez Costello nodded with satisfaction.


    Before the reporter came, the priest continued, "don''t look at the media singing praises to Murphy Stanton and" dark city ". They are the most unstable people. There are a lot of people who are willing to see Murphy Stanton''s bad luck."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello saw a reporter come over, did not speak, but showed a kind smile.


    With the maintenance of the church staff and the fact that this is a church, the journalists have somewhat restrained themselves. The order of this temporary news conference is very good.


    "Your eminence."


    I don''t know if there was any communication in advance. At the beginning, several reporters asked questions that were very appetizing to Archbishop Marcos Costello, "what do you think of a devout believer being brutally killed in order to maintain the reputation of the church?"


    "The church strongly condemns this kind of anti human behavior." The Archbishop of Marquez Costello said justly, "so we are here today to hold a mass in memory of this parishioner."


    Another reporter came forward and asked, "do you think this is necessarily related to Murphy Stanton''s film?"


    Marquez - Costello archbishop is still a solemn face, "the police have announced the preliminary results of the investigation, so far it is so."


    The previous questions seem to have been rehearsed in advance. Between questions and answers, they not only highlight Catholicism, but also point the whole shooting at Murphy and his films.


    "Is it time for us to play?"


    The red female reporter asked the reporter with glasses and the middle-aged reporter in a low voice, "should the news conference last too long?"


    They all come from Fox''s media. Naturally, they all come here for their own purposes.


    The middle-aged reporter seemed to be the leader. He nodded his head gently.Later, when she asked a question, the red haired female reporter raised her hand. Because she had asked almost all the questions before, the news officer ordered her, and a staff member handed over the microphone.


    "Your eminence."


    Give full play to the advantages of women, red haired female reporter''s face, showing a charming smile, "as we all know, the film directed by Murphy Stanton is famous for its darkness, depression and cruelty," city of darkness "has almost played these characteristics to the extreme, the murderer is obviously a fan of this film or Murphy Stanton, do you think the murderer''s behavior is affected To the influence of the city of darkness? "


    At this point, she added, "I don''t know if you''ve seen the city of darkness?"


    "I''ve seen it!" Archbishop Marcos Costello is very sad. "The film should be a positive form of cultural entertainment, but I don''t know why it has become so cruel and cold in the hands of some people. Some directors only see the dark side of people and society, but never pay attention to the shining side. As public figures, especially those who have a large number of supporters, it''s so sad There''s no doubt that behavior is sending a very bad signal. "


    The redhead reporter is still watching Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    "The murderer screamed wildly that he was the agent of chaos." Archbishop Marcos Costello said solemnly, "I think Murphy Stanton and his films are responsible for that."


    "Thank you." The reporter with red hair said with a smile.


    The next round of questions soon began. The reporter wearing glasses took the microphone and said, "archbishop, I don''t know if you have noticed that the violent scenes in Hollywood movies in the past have led to many unexpected tragedies."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello appeared to be very knowledgeable. "I''ve heard of that."


    The reporter held his glasses and asked, "just like the shooting case of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, the parties involved in those cases are also influenced by Hollywood movies. Nowadays, there are more and more violent factors in Hollywood movies. Do you think this is a good thing?"


    "No!" Archbishop Marcos Costello was angry when he mentioned Hollywood movies. "Hollywood must limit the violence and other transitional content in movies!"


    Seeing that the opportunity was good, the reporter with glasses asked, "should Hollywood movies be responsible for this?"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello nodded slowly. "Just like this case in front of the cinema, Hollywood movies should bear the main responsibility!"


    Then, the middle-aged reporter got the microphone and asked, "nowadays, Hollywood movies are becoming larger and larger, and there are more and more violent and pornographic content. Do you think there is something wrong with Hollywood''s self censorship?"


    "Hollywood''s self censorship is more like a show."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello did not hesitate to accuse, "why is Murphy Stanton''s city of darkness PG-13, not r?"? I think it''s not enough to rely on Hollywood''s self censorship to eliminate the negative factors in movies and make more healthy movies appear in front of the audience. "


    These reporters have known about the Archbishop before they came here. Archbishop Marcos Costello is tough. Since he has seized the opportunity, he will not let it go easily.


    The middle-aged reporter then asked, "in the last century, the church once set the moral standards for Hollywood movies, and there were not so many violent scenes in Hollywood movies at that time. Your eminence, if you can, do you think this is an effective measure? "


    If Hollywood films can be included in the influence of the church, as in the last century, it will no longer be a problem for him to be promoted to cardinal cardinal. The thought in the mind of Archbishop Marquez Costello flashed by and said, "I think this is a very effective measure! If Hollywood itself can''t regulate the production of films, then the government and the church can help! As a widely spread cultural entertainment, film must be regulated and restricted! "


    It seems that Archbishop Marcos Costello was a little emotional, and said, "only in this way can we reduce and eliminate the tragedies caused by the negative influence of Hollywood movies!"


    A few senior journalists get the desired results, so they don''t ask any more questions, and the news conference will soon be over.


    "Did you record it?"


    Leaving the church compound and coming to the roadside car, a middle-aged reporter asked a reporter carrying a camera, "didn''t you miss anything?"


    The cameraman put away the camera and made an "OK" gesture, "I do things, you can rest assured!"


    The former pointed to her wristwatch and said, "hurry back, I''m going to hurry up!"


    "Well..." "If you go back quickly, you can catch up with the evening news," the reporter with eyes reminded

 Chapter 716

    As night falls, in a wealthy community in North Hollywood, Howard Koch ends his walk ahead of time and walks into his own independent villa. Because his wife is taken to the east coast by his son for vacation, he is the only one left in the huge villa.


    Entering the living room of the villa, Howard Koch turned on the TV and switched directly to Fox News. Just when he was walking outside, he received a phone call from his old friend Sidney Ganis. This time, he came home early because he was told that there was an important news he should see.


    Fox News is similar to CNN. Every day''s key news is rolling, and every hour is news time.


    Sitting on the sofa, Howard Koch waited for a while and saw what Sidney Ganis said about the news.


    "If Hollywood itself can''t regulate the production of films, then the government and the church can help! As a widely spread cultural entertainment, film must be regulated and restricted. "


    On the TV screen, an old man in the costume of a high-ranking Catholic priest is talking!


    Yes, in Howard Koch''s ears, the other side is talking!


    "Archbishop of Marquez Costello..." Howard Koch''s eyes were sharp and fixed on the TV screen. "What do you want to do? Do you want to take this opportunity to let the church restrict Hollywood again? "


    As the new rotating chairman of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, Howard Koch is totally different from his predecessor Tom Sharak in temperament and personality. If the latter is relatively easygoing, he can be said to be a powder keg at one point.


    At the end of the day, he couldn''t help slapping the armrest of the sofa with a loud bang, even shaking off the remote control of the TV set.


    Howard Koch stood up, his face full of anger.


    "What do these Catholic people want to do?" He saw the end of the news and stopped caring about the TV. "How long has it been since last time? This is coming again. Do you want to take advantage of the shooting case at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood to restore the influence of Catholicism on Hollywood? "


    After two laps, Howard Koch gritted his teeth and said, "don''t even think about it!"


    The interview with Archbishop Marcos Costello really stimulated Howard Koch''s nerves.


    Hollywood''s film industry has developed to the present prosperous situation, not to mention the church forces, even the federal government can not easily intervene!


    It''s hard to remember how the censorship system of Hollywood, led by Howard, could not be established since the 1950s.


    Until Hollywood got rid of the shackles of the church, Hollywood films ushered in the rapid development stage from the 1970s to the present, completely defeated the European film competitors, and became the absolute overlord in the world film market!


    What would Hollywood face if the church reestablished censorship? Howard Koch couldn''t imagine.


    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences will never allow this to happen again.


    Murphy also saw the interview video of Archbishop Marcos Costello. There was no accident for the Archbishop to point his fierce words directly at him and the city of darkness. However, the other side was not an insider in Hollywood after all, and it was difficult to understand the subtle mentality in the Hollywood circle, which could only be understood but could not be explained. He was finally expanded again It increases the attack area.


    "Maybe he can''t see..."


    In front of the hospital, when Murphy got out of the car, he said to Gail gado and Margot Robbie, "but he thought it was a good opportunity for Catholicism to spread its influence to Hollywood again."


    If that is the case, the ambition of the Archbishop of Marquez Costello is not so great.


    After all, the social situation faced by any church today is totally different from that in the past.


    After that, Murphy took the lead in getting off the business car. With the attention of the reporter''s flashing lights and camera lens, Murphy took Gail gado and Margot Robbie into the ward building of California Medical College.


    They came here this time mainly to see the wounded in the shooting case of the China Grand Theater in Hollywood.


    "May you recover soon."


    Walking into the ward of the University of California Medical School, Murphy''s three people pay close attention to each injured person, shake hands or salute each injured person with dignified faces, and do not refuse the request of taking a group photo with some people. Some young fans seem not to care about their injuries at all. They not only gather around to take a group photo with Murphy, but also use Facebook or twitter for the first time It''s on the Internet.


    In addition to flowers, Gail gado also presented some small dresses to the injured on behalf of Stanton studio, but they will not bear the medical expenses of these people, which has nothing to do with money.


    Once Stanton studio or Murphy bear the medical expenses, they will be directly responsible for the case under some media hype with ulterior motives.


    It''s true that this society should be full of love, but love should be treated according to specific circumstances. Besides love, there are many people waiting for the opportunity to step on Murphy.Everyone who was injured in the shooting incident, Murphy went to the ward to see him in person. If the injury was not serious, he would have a few words with the other party.


    Nearly a morning later, the visit to the wounded ended. As soon as Murphy, Gail gado and Margot Robbie walked out of the University of California Medical School, they were surrounded by countless reporters at the door.


    "Murphy, what do you think of the shooting at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood?"


    From the shooting case to now, a few days later, the media finally blocked him, it can be said that the crowd is turbulent.


    "The murderer is said to be an imitator of the magician in your film, isn''t it?"


    "Don''t you think the scale of the city of darkness you shot is too large and you have to take some responsibility?"


    "Do you feel guilty when you show up here because your movie has hurt others?"


    Some reporters and paparazzi are quite impolite, "are you doing PR for Stanton studio, 20th Century Fox and your film" dark city "this time?"


    Faced with so many questions, Murphy could not answer them one by one. After thinking for a while, he said briefly, "this time, I only represent myself, not any company or film. I also hope that no one will maliciously speculate that this is a public relations activity of the film."


    The reporters still have to fight. Murphy made a downward gesture and continued with a painful tone, "words can''t express the shock I felt. I don''t think we can really understand the pain of the victims and their families, but my heart will accompany them."


    CAA has prepared a public statement for Murphy, and Murphy has nothing more to say. He gets on the bus and leaves California medical school.


    It is impossible for Murphy or 20th century fox to remain silent when the police confirm that the shooting is related to "dark city".


    In the afternoon of that day, 20th century fox took the lead in issuing a public statement, saying, "after learning about this shocking tragedy, 20th century fox film company is deeply saddened. We extend our most sincere sympathy to the victims of the tragedy and their families. "


    20th Century Fox also announced the cancellation of all on-the-spot publicity activities related to "dark city" to prevent accidents from happening again.


    Anyway, there are few live publicity activities in North America behind the film, and the negative impact of the cancellation is also very small.


    Murphy, on his own blog, twitter and Facebook, published a public statement carefully drafted by CAA and bill rosis.


    "The shooting incident is a disaster, and I would like to express my deep sorrow to the innocent audience who suffered in the incident."


    "I believe that film is a great art form in the United States. Watching stories in front of the big screen and sharing movie watching experience with the public is a very important and enjoyable way of entertainment. The cinema is my home. It''s a disaster for me to see someone doing violence and murder in front of the cinema in such a savage way. For the innocent victims in this shooting case, no amount of words can fully express our grief. I just want to say that our hearts are with them and their families. "


    The shooting at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has caused great repercussions at the social level. Even o''heitan, who is far away from the White House in Washington, also expressed concern..


    At the latest regular White House news conference, he expressed his "shock and grief" over the incident and his mourning for the victims of the shooting.


    Emperor Entertainment and AMC, two of North America''s largest cinema companies, said in a statement that they would prohibit movie fans from wearing "costumes" that would make other audiences feel uncomfortable or wearing masks or carrying fake weapons into theaters.


    Events are fermenting rapidly, whether subjective or objective, "dark city" can not be separated from this event.


    Not only these events, but also affected the stock market. Affected by the shooting, the stock prices of the projection industry in the United States all fell by different ranges. The stock prices of IMAX company fell by nearly 6%, and the stock prices of AMG and Emperor Entertainment fell by more than 9%.


    Many countries have improved the security measures of cinemas. In Britain and Germany, many cinemas prohibit the audience from wearing Cosplay costumes. In addition, security personnel are deployed in the lobby of cinemas to monitor everything in the lobby without dead space to ensure the personal safety of the audience.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that the shooting incident of China Grand Theater in Hollywood has changed the whole film screening industry.


    As for Murphy, he is very clear that just a public statement on the social network is not enough. He is still waiting for the latest news from the police, and then according to the specific situation, he will be interviewed by the media.

 Chapter 717

    The shooting incident in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has profoundly changed the film screening industry in North America. For all the new films released this weekend, even for all age films such as "mean me 2", the audience can''t wear any strange clothes, let alone helmets or masks. For example, Gru''s frozen gun toys around the film, they can''t carry them Bring me in.


    All possible risk factors should be isolated from the cinema.


    As for "city of darkness", which is still shown in cinemas, the security check is even more strict. Anyone who is associated with the appearance of a magician is not allowed to enter.


    Influenced by the shooting incident in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, the North American box office of "dark city" also continued to decline.


    One weekday before the weekend, the box office of "city of darkness" on weekdays had fallen below one million dollars. Although it had been shown in North America for 12 weeks, it was the first time.


    The negative effect naturally continued to this weekend. With the addition of the weekend effect, the box office revenue of "dark city" on Friday rose to more than $2.2 million, but compared with the previous Friday, the decline was as high as 65%. On Saturday, the growth momentum of "dark city" continued to slow, with a single day harvest of nearly $3 million. On Sunday, the box office revenue of "dark city" was up to $2.2 million Normal decline, reported $2 million.


    Over the three days of the weekend, "dark city" reaped $7.22 million in North America, down 63% compared with last weekend, which also created the biggest weekly box office drop since the release of "dark city" in North America.


    However, "dark city" is still ranked fifth in the North American box office list, and the North American box office has finally crossed the $700 million threshold, reaching a total of $736.8 million.


    But there is still a huge gap compared with the $760 million box office record of avatar.


    In the current situation, dragged down by the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, it is almost impossible for "dark city" to surpass "Avatar" in the North American box office.


    These unexpected situations are not controlled by Murphy or any film company. The film industry is always affected by the social environment.


    Fortunately, the shooting of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has the largest negative impact in North America, which is much worse than that overseas. Except for some countries and regions in Europe, the city of darkness has not been significantly affected in most overseas markets, and the market trend is still stable.


    The screening market of "dark city" outside North America has increased to more than 120 countries and regions. After the first weekend of July, it once again won 21.8 million US dollars from many overseas markets. With the 7.22 million US dollars gained in North America at the same weekend, the total number of ticket rooms reached 2.193.74 billion US dollars.


    This global box office figure has finally announced that "dark city" has surpassed the $2186.77 million of "Titanic", and has become the second place in the global box office ranking just like the North American box office ranking.


    Similarly, there is still a long way to go between "dark city" and "Avatar", which is ranked first in the global box office ranking, with the US $2778.97 million. Under the situation that the North American market is seriously hit, it is very difficult to surpass "Avatar" at the global box office.


    Murphy and 20th century fox can only hope that in the long run, the box office trend of "dark city" can go very steady, otherwise there is no chance to surpass "Avatar".


    In fact, Murphy knows very well that if "dark city" is shot with 3D technology, 35% of the screen versions are shown in North America, and overseas regions, especially some countries, make full efforts to promote the 3D version, maybe "dark city" will surpass "Avatar" in the end.


    However, there is another possibility, because the picture style and action design of the film are extremely not suitable for 3D. Once 3D technology and large-scale 3D version are adopted, the reputation of "dark city" may collapse, and it is impossible to draw a magic box office trend.


    Even if it''s only possible, Murphy still doesn''t do it. On the one hand, there''s no need for him to raise the ticket price, stink his reputation and reduce the so-called style. Compared with the extra box office, the reputation and appeal of Murphy Stanton is more important and more difficult to establish. He has paid more than ten years for this!


    On the other hand, it is secondary, but it also has a certain impact, because Murphy used to be the victim of this kind of 3D film which was not suitable for using 3D technology, but just to improve the ticket price.


    It must have been that era, like him, watching "Batman vs Superman" and "spy 5" people will feel the same.


    "Batman vs. Superman" does not say what the content is, the original black picture can be described as a mess after using 3D.


    If this is tolerable, when it comes to watching spy 5, 3D brings more than destruction, which makes 3D movies stink among senior fans.


    I remember when he was in college, he was still crazy about black movies. A senior classmate recommended a spy film, because that classmate always played games, and thought it was very powerful, absolutely close to the real agent''s feeling. This film was "the identity of Bourne", and the domestic translation at that time was called "spy film".The first time Murphy saw the spy series, he was shocked by the shaking picture and the sound of the full screen snapping bones. It''s no exaggeration to say that the camera is really comfortable, not dizzy at all. On the contrary, the later one called "mystery of floating city" is also a hand-held video, which makes him feel sick.


    It''s not only the mood, but also the physiological reaction. I have to admire the shooting skills of some directors, but I don''t want to make you dizzy.


    So, when he first entered Hollywood, Murphy also considered the spy series, but he started too late. The film copyright of Bourne''s identity has long been bought away, and he was still a Hollywood giant, so he had to die.


    The first three of this series are absolute classics. They are representative works of hand-held photography commercial films. Unfortunately, the following ones


    Especially the fifth one, it''s absolutely speechless.


    At that time, when the film was released, that classmate had already gone abroad for further study. They just had contact occasionally. One day, Murphy suddenly received a message from each other, and then said a lot of emotional experiences he didn''t care about with foreign girls. He casually dealt with them.


    Back to hang up, the other party suddenly said he watched "spy 5".


    Murphy told me at the time, don''t be a fucking spoiler. That classmate said that this film is really coming back. The lens is not good. It''s absolutely the style of the first trilogy of spy film. When I watch the film, it''s so cool that I feel like vomiting. It''s all close ups.


    Murphy asked him, are you watching 3D? Can you feel sick?


    That student said, how can this film have 3D? Funny! There''s no 3D version. I feel like vomiting in 2D. It''s cool.


    Murphy praised it directly, but envied it. After all, we still have to wait a month for it in China. I just hope that the film makers will not make 3D version.


    That classmate said, how is it possible to make 3D? The 3D version on this film will kill people


    Then "spy 5" was shown, and Murphy was ready to buy a ticket to see it for the first time. Suddenly I found that it was really 3D. I searched all over the city where my school was located, and there was no 2D version in any cinema. Then I went to the Internet to find out if there was no 2D version in another city nearby. It was all 3D!


    He really doesn''t know what the film''s side thinks. Yes, 3D tickets are expensive, and you can get more money by dividing the bill. After all, universal pictures made a 3D version of "speed and passion 7" and made a lot of money here. But have you considered the shooting style of "spy film"? Did you watch it yourself when converting to 3D copy?


    This is an insult to the director and the audience. You have reason to say that you are a full Standard Version. The poster says that, but does the cinema have 2D layout?


    So, looking at tired, want to vomit, fell asleep, vomit, very disgusting, dizzy to death, disgusting want to sleep Can the style and rhythm of spy make the audience fall asleep?


    It''s not because the audience can''t believe that the 2-hour video combination of Murphy and the 3-day video doesn''t work well.


    There is a situation, whether once or now, is going on. The development speed of 3D in East Asia is far faster than that in North America!


    The number of 3D screens in Asia accounts for more than 70% of the total number of screens, and has increased year by year. North America accounts for about 35%. At present, it has reached the bottleneck stage, and has a downward trend year by year.


    I believe many people know how the high proportion of 3D screens in Asia came about. In the last year of college, Murphy would be particularly moved to find a screen showing 2D movies in the cinema. The film side said that the 3-4 audience would not watch 3D, so please don''t treat the audience as a fool, OK? Another said that 3D is for anti-theft version. He wanted to ask the person who said this, do you believe it?


    Once 3D technology destroyed all his expectations of the spy series.


    Therefore, in films that are not suitable for 3D technology, Murphy will not touch 3D.


    He won''t let the inferior 3D version destroy the gold lettered signboard he has worked hard to build for decades.


    The box office of "city of darkness" in North America has declined sharply. After the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, it can be said that everyone expected it, but there are always some unexpected situations in the world.


    On Monday afternoon, Murphy read the latest statistics of dark city in North America and abroad sent by Fox in the 20th century. Just as she was going to walk around the garden, she received a call from Bill Rossi.


    "Robert just got the news from the police." "The magician has committed a crime again!" he said

 Chapter 718

    Hang up bill - rosis phone, Murphy sitting on the sofa in the living room, face abnormal serious, frown tightly, he got a bad can not be worse news - the magician killed again!


    Los Angeles police received a report at noon today. A paper box suspected of explosives was found in a park between Burbank and Malibu. The police immediately sent a large number of police to block the scene, and sent out bomb disposal experts and bomb disposal robots. However, it was a false alarm. Inside the box were all colorful magic balls with black letters on them Letters - I am the agent of chaos!


    There was no bomb, Los Angeles Police breathed a sigh, but the words on the magic ball made them nervous.


    Subsequently, the police deployed people to conduct a carpet search of the park and its surrounding areas. As a result, a man''s body was found in the pool in the northwest corner of the park. The dead man was shot through his head. There was a colorful magic ball in his pocket, which also said "I am the agent of chaos"!


    Another man was killed by a magician, which is not good news for Murphy.


    Even, the media may set off a storm of public opinion far beyond the present, completely drowning the city of darkness in the wave of criticism.


    "Who is it?" Murphy is also very curious, "things should be so crazy!"


    The police didn''t get too many valuable clues this time. In the past, no one was influenced by the film and did some crazy things. However, he had never heard of such a planned person without leaving too many traces.


    Is it true that the film "city of darkness" will create a real version of the crazy magician?


    Although he is not a good man, the murderer committed crimes one after another. In Murphy''s opinion, it can be described as insanity.


    What''s more, this guy doesn''t have to commit a crime, but he and his movie are dragged into a huge whirlpool.


    The next day, more news reached Murphy through Robert, a lawyer.


    Griffin Beckman, also a Catholic, was killed. He once publicly attacked the plot about Catholicism in Murphy''s "Diego Ross" in the form of real name on his twitter and Facebook. Although the number of attacks was not many, only a few of them were quite fierce.


    In addition, the bullet that led to the death of Griffin Beckerman came from a Glock pistol. The magic ball on his body and the handwriting on the ball are exactly the same material as those thrown in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. It can be judged that the two cases are most likely committed by the same person.


    In addition, the Los Angeles police are still not getting too many clues.


    The occurrence of this case, but also let the police and the outside world to further determine that the killer is Murphy''s fans!


    But Murphy has too many fans. As a so-called native Los Angeles director, he has hundreds of thousands of diehard supporters in the city of angels.


    Soon, the Los Angeles police spokesman in an interview with media reporters, released a very negative comment on Murphy and "dark city".


    "Behind the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood and the murder of Burbank Park, we can see the influence of the movie" dark city ". The murderer is obviously imitating the behavior of the villain magician in the movie..."


    The police''s comments undoubtedly pushed "dark city" to the top of the storm. Some Catholic media began to discuss how to limit the violence in Hollywood movies and how to reduce the negative impact on the audience.


    Maybe the Catholic side does see a good opportunity to increase its influence in Hollywood, especially in Southern California. Some pro Catholic newspapers even fire directly at Murphy and dark city.


    "If you ask me why the criminals chose to shoot the audience in front of the movie theater showing" dark city ", I can only say that it has nothing to do with the film itself."


    "This is the answer given by a Los Angeles County police officer when answering the reporter''s question," do you think the shooting suspect was affected by the film? ". Similar questions have been asked by some reporters since Murphy Stanton''s "city of darkness" was released. At that time, some people worried that the image of the magician in the film was too real for young people to imitate


    "At that time, Murphy Stanton''s answer was" young people have their own judgment. "This sentence became the core of some media''s severe criticism of Murphy Stanton. The grand, huge and intensive propaganda campaign he and 20th Century Fox created for" dark city "was regarded by experts and police as indirectly inducing crime."


    "The propaganda of dark city is totally brainwashing and viral. It constantly exaggerates the confidence, evil and darkness of the villains in Murphy Stanton''s films. Even the hero, as the representative of justice, has changed from a hero to a "loyal and treacherous man struggling in the mire of crime in New York City" I believe most fans go to the cinema to see how the villains turn New York upside down. They expect a murderer who can kill the leading actor, because the films that Murphy Stanton has made for more than ten years have made them love neuroticism, revenge and anarchism. ""This also profoundly exposes a problem of Murphy Stanton. His films never pay attention to the bright side of human nature or society. Instead, they can only see the little dark side behind the light, and enlarge the dark side infinitely with the film, so that the fans will be instilled with values more inclined to villains. This is the most terrible part of Murphy Stanton''s films. He has a direct influence and influence on us It distorts the value orientation of the audience. "


    "In the promotion of" dark city ", the film side has made a lot of use of viral marketing, such as publishing the wanted notices of villains on the Internet, to increase the attention of the film. This, on the other hand, deepens the dividing line between the film and reality. As early as 1999, this kind of propaganda method caused panic among the movie fans of "the witch Blair". At that time, an American TV station made a survey, and 47% of the movie fans interviewed thought that the video of "the witch Blair" was real. "


    "What''s more terrible is that Murphy Stanton has never been responsible for this. Instead, he is complacent about the negative impact of his films."


    "It''s time for us to rethink. This kind of rethinking should start from self rejection of" dark city ", rejection of Murphy Stanton''s films, rejection of extreme violence scenes in Hollywood films!"


    Perhaps, as Murphy guessed, while the police tried every means to track down the criminals, the Archbishop of Central South Diocese of California, Marquez Costello, saw a chance to fight back, even a golden opportunity to restore Catholicism in Hollywood. He frequently launched public opinion attacks against Murphy''s city of darkness, and gradually expanded the scope of attacks At the Hollywood level.


    On the other hand, Murphy has had a good time in recent years. Many people and the media really don''t like him. Now they stand up and step on his feet. Anyway, it doesn''t cost much.


    "In the past, in the hands of Murphy Stanton, the villains in Hollywood films turned into three-dimensional and complex terrorists like magicians. They believed in anarchism. Before they became thugs, they were the victims of cruel material society, but they took the opposite path."


    "This road is more in line with the choice of normal people. It''s easier to degenerate than to stick to justice. Take the shooting murderer''s imitation of a magician as an example. He can kill people for the sake of some free speech on the Internet, even if he kills them by mistake. Maybe he doesn''t need money and power, but he plays with everyone with these two things. Maybe he''s not afraid of death, and he doesn''t care I''m afraid of failure. I just want to destroy our world. "


    "Such a person is the most terrible. He takes crime as his ideal! And Murphy Stanton and his black movies have played an enlightening role in it


    Although many media blame Murphy and "dark city", some media''s analysis is more objective.


    "Since the first group of filmmakers discovered the commercial and entertainment attributes of film a hundred years ago, violence has been inextricably linked with film, and gradually evolved into a kind of blood boiling art under famous directors like Quentin Tarantino and Murphy Stanton."


    "Throughout more than ten years of Murphy Stanton''s directing career, we can see a very obvious rule: no violence, no movies. The violent elements in the film satisfy the restless hearts dissatisfied with the reality, and make the audience''s dark complex and desire for destruction get temporary satisfaction in the virtual world of the film. "


    "At the same time, Murphy Stanton''s black films also make the audience familiar with crime, learn crime, and even fall in love with crime. What we should admit is that the film really bears the unshirkable responsibility in the increasingly rampant social violence activities. For those who have seen the city of darkness, who are not fascinated by the magician''s extremely crazy and precise plan? Who dares to say that after watching it, there is no impulse to detonate a bomb somewhere, and then walk out like a magician? "


    These criticisms and well intentioned public opinions, like an appointment, pop out one after another and appear in front of Murphy and the public. It''s hard for people not to pay attention to them.


    Based on the information from various channels, Murphy has confirmed that Archbishop Marcos Costello, who was accused by the Vatican last time, is ready to return to his lost face and reputation with a sharp counterattack.


    Of course, Murphy won''t wait to die. CAA and 20th Century Fox specially prepared a TV interview for him. Although it can''t recover the negative impact of the shooting case, it can''t let people completely throw the responsibility on him and "dark city".

 Chapter 719

    "Daisy, it''s me, Justin."


    In the living room of an independent apartment, Daisy put her cell phone to her ear, and a familiar voice came from the receiver, "there''s an interview with Murphy tonight, do you see?"


    "I know." Daisy said with a smile, "I''ve turned on the TV now, waiting for the interview to start."


    After chatting with Justin for a while, Daisy hung up and made herself a cup of coffee. Then she sat on the sofa in front of the TV and changed to Fox News to wait for the TV interview.


    As the leader of the IMDB discussion group, Daisy had definite information before. In the interview tonight, Murphy will specially respond to the shooting incident in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood and a series of disturbances caused by it. This is also the main reason why she sits here to watch.


    Although she is now a believer in magicians, as a fan of the once crazy Murphy Stanton, she still wants to know her idol''s views on this series of events.


    Daisy looked at the TV. Before the show started, she picked up her coffee cup and took a sip.


    "Murphy has always been the perverted, dark and crazy director, which is directly reflected in his films." Daisy''s head is full of ideas about Murphy. "From the beginning of" fruit candy "and" chainsaw ", to the final peak of" dark city ", all proved that!"


    I believe he will understand what he has done. Daisy thinks that this is a TV interview. Murphy should not say anything supportive. He is a smart director, but as the same kind of people, Murphy will not say anything against her like those stupid media.


    Daisy is very confident in this, because she always thinks that she and Murphy Stanton are exactly the same kind of people. The only difference is that Murphy Stanton creates those theories and puts them into the film, and she is responsible for making these theories into reality!


    "What a pity..." Daisy sighed. "If I could work with Murphy, Los Angeles would be in a panic now."


    She feels quite sorry. After all, Los Angeles is still in good order and will inevitably be disappointed.


    As soon as the time came, the Fox News TV interview began immediately. Murphy and the host appeared in a small hall with exquisite layout and began to express some of his views.


    At the beginning, Daisy didn''t think much about it, but the further the interview went, the tighter her brow became. What Murphy said and where she stood seemed different from what she thought.


    "Mr. Michael Werner, an expert in criminal psychology from the FBI, wrote in the media."


    Watching the relaxed Murphy in the TV Festival, Daisy listened to what he said without missing a word. "Throughout a series of major shooting cases in the United States, the murderer can be basically identified as a kind of person, that is, hostile to society and suffering from high delusion."


    Who is he talking about? Daisy frowned. Who is hostile to society? Who has high paranoia? Is that me? I just want to make the society the ideal!


    Her original keen eyes gradually became flat, and she continued to watch Murphy in the TV program gush, "these people all want to make an impact by killing. The murderer in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood is a typical example, which has nothing to do with any film."


    Daisy''s eyes widened. How could he be so irresponsible? How can you say that? How can we deny the great idea of creation? Isn''t magician born in your script and lens?


    How can Murphy say, do that?


    And the assailant? Murphy calls himself the assailant? Why did he say that? I just put his ideas and ideas into practice!


    It''s totally different from what Daisy thought before. Murphy doesn''t admit that it has anything to do with him at all, and pushes it all away.


    In Daisy''s eyes, Murphy''s words on the TV are all shirking responsibility.


    "Jeffrey Swanson, a professor of violence and mental illness at Brown University, believes that He seems to have found a lot of experts as evidence, "we should not draw a conclusion on the murderer''s criminal motive too early. Although the killers in major shooting cases are generally young men with autistic tendencies and often imitate certain movies, the problem is that tens of thousands of people who meet this standard have never done such a thing. "


    Daisy''s eyes turned cold when she looked at the TV, and her fiery heart, which had been treating Murphy before, was getting colder and colder.


    But in the TV, her former idol and most worshipped people never stop, "Steve Albrecht, an expert of American threat assessment professional association, recently expressed his views on these incidents, believing that the murderer may be the loser of a series of incidents, trying to solve the problem with the help of killing. He speculated that the police''s efforts to find the murderer''s motive may be futile It''s useless. It''s better to focus more on preventing such criminal cases in advance. "


    What is a loser? What is an attempt to solve a problem by killing? Daisy''s heart grew colder and colder, and she said to herself, "am I a failure? Am I the one trying to solve the problem by killing? "In the TV, Murphy did not directly say that her behavior had nothing to do with the film "dark city", but those remarks undoubtedly put the blame on her, as if these theories were not created by him.


    As for the involvement and relationship between film and violence, it was not clear last year. Whether it was CAA or 20th century fox, the strategies formulated by the two professional public relations teams were surprisingly consistent, which made Murphy firmly deny that his films directly led to these cases.


    Murphy is not stupid either. Of course, he will not admit those who are hyped by the media, and he will not agree with the view that the so-called murderer is spawned by movies. This is America. He is a Hollywood director. Movies are just one kind of all commodities, just like knives and guns sold in shopping malls. They can kill people, but they can''t be attributed to legal manufacturing And peddlers, right?


    Only a fool would admit that his films lead to violent crimes.


    At the scene of the program, Murphy continued to say according to the strategy formulated in advance, "North America is a very mature film market. Hollywood has perfect self censorship. The films that can be widely shown in North America have very limited violence scenes." city of darkness "is a PG-13 film. In essence, it''s a family movie, and many children go to see it ¡£¡±


    He said naturally, "if we say that movies are related to violence, and literary works are also violent, we can''t associate them with each other. In fact, the core issue of this incident is the issue of gun control in the United States."


    This kind of thing not only needs to shirk responsibility, but also needs to find a more suitable person to carry the black pot. In a country like the United States, who else can find a more suitable person to carry the black pot than the federal government and the American system?


    At the same time of the program, Murphy''s black powder organization and some die-hard fan organizations also post and create topics on the Internet, especially on social platforms such as twitter, Facebook and instagram, which have a large number of users.


    "For those of you who have seen the city of darkness, who are not fascinated by the magician''s crazy and precise plan? Who dares to say that after watching it, he doesn''t have the impulse to detonate a bomb somewhere and then walk out like a magician? But did you do that? "


    "No! Because you are rational, you can distinguish between fantasy and reality. "


    "But for some people, they have been living in fantasy, or forced to live in fantasy all the time. Maybe the murderer, like the magician, has a shocking psychological scar. Criminal psychology also believes that the occurrence of criminal behavior is closely related to childhood experience, and the influence of the real world on a person''s psychology is a crime The root of the action


    Murphy doesn''t believe that the film can''t affect the real society at all, but it''s not suitable to say that just think about it.


    Sitting in front of the TV, Daisy didn''t move. Her eyes were as calm as water, and her heart was as cold as ice.


    "Why? Why is that? " She wanted to shout, but could not say a word, "why did he say that? Why on earth? "


    The TV program was always on, and Murphy''s voice came again. "In fact, there is a saying that describes it very well - people actually know the truth. The world is very simple and cruel. There are no miracles or magic, but some people just can''t accept it..."


    "Director Stanton, one last question." In the TV, the host asked, "the murderer may be your fan. If he is sitting in front of the TV, what do you want to say to him?"


    Daisy was so focused that her ears stood up. She wanted to see what Murphy said!


    "I hope he can turn himself in to the police as soon as possible..."


    Hearing Murphy''s first words on TV, Daisy stood up and her eyes became sharp as a sword.


    "I don''t know if you can see this program, but what I want to say is, please think about it carefully in any case. It''s totally wrong to do so. There are still many good things to pursue in this world. Don''t continue on the wrong road..."


    "Damn it Daisy picked up the remote and turned off the TV. "Damn it! damn! Damn... "


    She said it several times in a row, and her voice was higher and higher than before. Finally, she raised her foot and gave a kick on the sofa, which made her depressed heart feel better.


    After a long time, Daisy gradually calmed down, but her eyes were cold and frightening.


    "Traitor!" With a ferocious expression, she slowly squeezed out a sentence from her mouth, "Murphy Stanton, you are a traitor!"

 Chapter 720

    The interview program of Fox TV station has already ended, and the TV has been turned off. There is no sound in the living room. Daisy stands still, her white face under her short golden hair is as cold as the ice and snow in Antarctica. She may freeze the whole house at any time.


    "Traitor!" There was only one thought in Daisy''s head, "Murphy Stanton is a traitor!"


    More than ten years ago, she was just a 16-year-old girl, crazy infatuated with his movies, and then crazy worship of his dark and evil ideas, he accompanied her for ten years, she also accompanied him for ten years, she is so worship him, so that he is his own faith


    It was not until this moment that Daisy realized she was wrong.


    In the past ten years, her original intention has not changed, but Murphy, who has gone from unknown newcomer to super director, has changed.


    He is no longer crazy, no longer dark, no longer evil, no longer independent, he became like other people in Hollywood, no thought, no soul


    If it''s just like this, it doesn''t matter. Now that she has a new belief, it''s better to be a passer-by in the future. However, he denounced her on TV programs. It''s not a traitor. What is it?


    He betrayed the original idea, betrayed the dark thought, betrayed the essence of evil, more importantly, he betrayed She!


    Thinking of this, Daisy felt a pain in her heart. The pain in her heart, the loss of being abandoned by her faith, was more painful than cutting a bone and flesh, and made her crazy!


    Daisy felt her body shaking for no reason. She couldn''t stand any longer. She squatted on the floor, put her hands on the floor, opened her mouth and made a retching sound. Two lines of tears ran down her white cheeks.


    She squatted here, tears dripping down, the pain in her heart flowing with the tears, the past worship of Murphy also flow away.


    I don''t know how long it took, Daisy''s tears almost all dried up. She finally felt better. Her hands on the floor made a little effort, and she stood up slowly. Then she raised her hands to wipe the last tears from the corners of her eyes. Her face hardened little by little, like a cold stone.


    "I''ve been betrayed!" She muttered to herself, "I''ve been betrayed..."


    After a few murmurs, Daisy turned and walked toward the basement, talking to herself as she walked, "traitors have to pay! The price of life


    She went through the corridor to the entrance of the basement, opened the mechanical lock on the door, and went down the stairs step by step. Every step was extremely slow and heavy.


    Entering the basement, Daisy looked up at the huge magician photo frame on the wall and said, "only you can''t change, you are mine Faith


    She went into a corner of the basement, rummaged over the shelves and found a huge poster of Murphy that she had posted at home before.


    Daisy unfolded the poster and saw Murphy Stanton with a faint smile on it. Her eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.


    "Traitor!" She said unconsciously, "damn Traitor


    Resisting the urge to tear up the poster, Daisy pasted it on the basement wall, took out a bright red lipstick and wrote "traitor" on it.


    She stood opposite the poster and looked at it for a while. She raised her lipstick hand again. On the poster, Murphy Stanton''s head was painted with a red "X" symbol of the project!


    In this case, let the black, crazy and evil Murphy live in his memory!


    After the TV interview, although the controversy and criticism of "dark city" is still loud, the fans of Murphy who only fought back sporadically have united. How can the decentralized attack be comparable to the overall battle? Massive voices supporting Murphy and "dark city" have rapidly appeared on the Internet, plus the media of 20th Century Fox and News Corporation Public opinion split into two groups for a while.


    Led by some Catholic media, one group is crazy about Murphy and the city of darkness, and even Hollywood film and its self censorship system; the other group is firmly on the stand of Murphy and the film industry.


    In particular, the media related to the six major Hollywood companies have been on Murphy''s side after the exposure of some remarks made by Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    To a certain extent, they have common interests with Murphy and 20th century fox, and Hollywood''s film industry has developed to the present prosperous situation, no one wants to let the power of the church in.


    Who likes to make money when they are happy, suddenly someone jumps out and puts on a pair of handcuffs restricting their freedom of movement?


    Murphy also commissioned a professional research company to learn about the public''s views, specifically the position of ordinary people.


    The results of the survey were quickly fed back to Murphy. Among the more than 6000 people who were asked by the survey company from the streets and alleys of major cities in the United States, nearly 85% of them had a surprisingly consistent view - none of my business!To be more specific, after the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood and the subsequent murder in the park, as well as the media''s crazy criticism of the city of darkness, how to eat, how to drink, how to sleep, how to play or how to play, these people just regard these as some talks after dinner, which is totally pure It''s just the bystanders who are watching.


    As for the so-called negative effects of "dark city" or Hollywood movies? These people don''t care at all.


    How to think and how to do are two different things. Most of the time, it''s not the head that decides people''s position, but the position they sit on. For example, the Catholic Church. Why do they hold on to this incident just because there are Catholics among the victims?


    It''s impossible to say that movies can''t affect society. Just as movies themselves are deeply influenced by social environment, hot movies will affect society in turn.


    Gradually, a lot of mainstream media quietly stood on Murphy''s side.


    "At any time, the film should not give up the propaganda of the mainstream values, which have nothing to do with ideology and have universal values. The film should not become an aspirin that paralyzes the audience and ignores the reality, nor a formalin that preserves the dark side of the audience''s heart."


    "The most fascinating feature of the film is that she can create a dream world for people, forget her troubles temporarily, and find her own happiness and satisfaction in the fantasy world."


    "Of course, this joy and satisfaction cannot be built on the suffering of others."


    "It''s too much to let movies pay for real social phenomena."


    When the Archbishop of Marcos Costello and the Catholic Convention and exhibition showed their ambition for Hollywood, many media suddenly changed their stance, from attacking Murphy to supporters.


    Most of these media come from NBC global group, News Corporation, Walt Disney, conscast and even Time Warner. They all have a common feature. They all have a powerful Hollywood film production and distribution company. Perhaps only by watching the ticket property, these film companies are insignificant in the huge industrial structure of these media groups, but they are the most important Important content providers, it is with these content, the media group will derive a larger industrial group.


    For example, Walt Disney and time warner are the most representative companies.


    However, the controversy over the city of darkness has not been interrupted, and some of the forces behind the media do not want to be interrupted.


    "The reason why Murphy Stanton and his works are frightening is that you can feel the great provocation brought by the film. It arouses everyone''s consciousness of resisting the existing social rules. The audience often see that they will begin to expect the villain to kill the positive characters. The positive characters have become the biggest obstacle to the social revolution, and these villains have become the opportunity to smash the country The hero of the instrument has aroused people to follow suit. "


    That''s good. Some of the comments are directed at Murphy himself.


    "In this world, only a mad director like Murphy Stanton can create such a perverse antisocial role as a magician, thus producing a crazy killer who imitates a magician!"


    Some so-called well-informed people told the media, "Murphy Stanton is also saying privately that I don''t know whether I should blame the murderer or myself for so many things."


    Public opinion is often the vanguard of some actions!


    With the occurrence of the second murder, the situation became more and more complicated. Even some moral organizations and religious figures appeared one after another in front of fox building in Century City and near wave manor in Beverly Hills after Independence Day holiday. They not only held various slogans and flags to protest, but also suggested that the Federal government should force the city of darkness down.


    It''s very difficult for these so-called organizations to really accomplish anything, but no one can ignore their destructive ability.


    In particular, religious organizations dominated by the Catholic Church have a large number of believers even though they have little influence in south central California. It is not difficult to gather hundreds or even thousands of devout believers to protest in front of Murphy''s house.


    Despite the enormous pressure, Murphy and 20th Century Fox would not agree with their unreasonable request for "dark city" to be released ahead of time. It''s unnecessary to think about such a thing.


    And those people not only apologized to the city of darkness, but also to Murphy, especially to the Catholic Church, reflecting on his own film making ideas and his past actions of slandering Catholicism.


    In the face of all kinds of complicated situations, Stanton''s followers rushed back to Los Angeles.

 Chapter 721

    "Murphy Stanton is responsible for the dead!"


    A business car slowly approaches the wave manor. Through the special window glass, the people in the car can clearly see that many people gather in front of the manor gate. They also hold up some banners and signs full of various slogans.


    "The killer is Murphy Stanton!"


    "Murphy Stanton will be punished by God!"


    Many of the slogans look shocking, as if Murphy has become a heinous Judas.


    Looking at the signs, Robert Downey, Jr., sitting on the front passenger''s seat, said to the people behind him, "it seems that Murphy is in a lot of trouble."


    "It''s more than a lot of trouble."


    Margot Robbie, with curly blonde hair, said, "Catholic guys obviously want to ruin Murphy."


    Seth Logan, sitting in a row with her, asked, "Murphy''s under a lot of pressure."


    "These are nothing."


    Jonah Hill reached out and patted Seth Logan on the shoulder. "What kind of pressure can beat Murphy?"


    He pointed to James Franco sitting next to him and said, "the magicians are all right. Murphy is far from collapse."


    "Do you think I''m not stressed?" James - Franco spread his hand, rather helpless said, "I just don''t think about these things."


    When the car arrived at the gate of wave manor, some reporters saw little Robert Downey through the front windshield and immediately surrounded him. However, the security personnel in the manor moved quickly, immediately opened the door, put the business car in, and then closed the door to keep reporters and protests out.


    A few minutes later, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Margaret Robbie entered the villa.


    "Sit down." Murphy was not polite to them, and then said, "tea or coffee?"


    The servants quickly gave them tea and coffee according to their different needs, and several of them talked about the current situation without any further ado.


    "What do you say?" Gail gado seems relaxed to say, "there''s always some pressure. Some people want to take advantage of it and hit Murphy."


    Murphy said more directly than Gail gado, "last time I offended the Catholic Church, they not only wanted to find the place, but also had more attempts."


    "More attempts?" Little Robert Downey was puzzled. "Not just for you?"


    Murphy shook his head. "You may not see it overseas. The public opinion attack of Catholicism has expanded to the whole Hollywood movies."


    Margot Robbie, who has been in Los Angeles, echoed: "recently, the Catholic media have been saying that Hollywood movies are too violent and that there is something wrong with the self censorship system of Hollywood movies."


    "What are they doing?" Asked Jonah hill.


    Seth Logan, on the other hand, thought, "Catholic ambition seems to be a little big."


    "Not so big." Murphy took a sip from his tea cup and said with a smile, "I have some definite news here. Archbishop Marquez Costello of the Catholic Diocese of central and Southern California recently met with the leaders of Christian, Jewish and Orthodox churches in California. It is said that he is going to visit several directors of the three major commercial cinema companies in North America. What do you think he wants to do when he is so busy Is that right? "


    Robert Downey, Jr. immediately understood, "he wants to restore the moral censorship of Hollywood movies by the Catholic Church of the last century?"


    All of you, except Murphy and Gail gado, look at each other. The ambition of the Archbishop of erkes Costello is not so great.


    "He thinks too much, doesn''t he?" Jonah Hill scratched his head. "This is not the 1940s and 1950s."


    "Therefore, we should first use public opinion to build momentum." Murphy shrugged and said, "it''s not impossible for some people or organizations to stand up and appeal when the surging public opinion magnifies the negative impact of Hollywood movies and the whole nation begins to blame Hollywood movies for their lack of morality."


    "Is it worth it?" Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head.


    Murphy reminded, "if you think about it in another way, once it is successful, Catholicism will have a profound impact on Hollywood films. How much share of the world film market does Hollywood films occupy today? How wide is the spread? You know that, don''t you? How can the Vatican reward the Archbishop of Marquez Costello once he does it? Cardinals are inevitable


    "I remember that Benedict XVI''s term is not many years old." Like Murphy, James Franco is a typical non believer, but he has a wife who used to believe in Catholicism at home and knows something about the Catholic Church. "Archbishop Marcos Costello really made it, and it''s not impossible to become a candidate for the pope in the future."


    Margot Robbie looked at James Franco and Murphy, and suddenly felt that Murphy could always see things thoroughly.She suddenly remembered a sentence about Murphy that Gail gado had said, desire drives life!


    Murphy continued, "even if it fails, Archbishop Marcos Costello will not have too much loss. After all, he is the Archbishop of the church. Whether it is the government or Hollywood, under normal circumstances, there is no way to take him."


    At this point, he could not help laughing, "even if the failure, but also hit me, I think the Archbishop of Marquez - Costello had a problem with me for a long time."


    These ideas and plans are really wonderful.


    Several people discussed for a while. Murphy left them for lunch and asked the housekeeper to inform the kitchen. Robert Downey, Jr. asked, "what do you need us to do?"


    Everyone else looked at Murphy, waiting for Stanton''s leader to give orders.


    "You''d better not mix it in." Murphy didn''t want to bring trouble to his friends. "I can handle it."


    Robert Downey, Jr. didn''t say anything, but after leaving wave manor, they didn''t stay out of it and expressed their support for Murphy in various forms.


    That night, Robert Downey Jr. updated his twitter.


    "This is not the first and will not be the last case in the history of world film in which the audience imitates the characters of a film to commit a crime. In the face of such a tragedy, any criticism of only one film is unfair and unreasonable. There is nothing wrong with the existence of violence in the film, because the reality is not perfect. "


    As he said, there are many tragedies related to movies in the history of North America.


    For example, during the screening of "rejuvenation" in 2008, a fan kept cheering for the film, which made the people nearby very impatient. In the case of unsuccessful persuasion, the latter decisively escaped from the pistol and shot at the front


    In fact, if you search Google, conflicts caused by movies emerge in endlessly, and casualties also occur from time to time.


    Perhaps, watching movies, originally for leisure and entertainment, will one day become the "ultimate pastime" of being killed.


    Later, Jonah hill, Seth Logan and others also support Murphy through their own channels. Although this may not have much effect, it can show the stance and unity of stantons to the outside world.


    In spite of the public opinion fight with Catholicism, there is a fact that can not be ignored. Even Murphy can not deny that after entering the new century, the death and injury caused by movies are increasing.


    Why in the past, the clear distinction between reality and dream has become blurred, and even more and more people are unable to distinguish between dream and reality? To some extent, it has something to do with the new meaning world created by the Internet.


    After the emergence of the Internet, the difference between reality and virtual is becoming smaller and smaller, and the direction of technology production is to eliminate this difference completely.


    In particular, with the help of Internet marketing, the film attaches great importance to interaction and participation, which can significantly increase the sense of substitution of participants, and correspondingly, it will also bring some problems.


    "What is a movie? In short, it''s dreaming. "


    I think so, but Murphy won''t say so. He has been personally updating his social platform since he responded.


    "As some media have said, should the film pay for the two shootings?"


    "Imagine if there''s no violence in the movie, so clean that even the most conservative people can''t pick out problems, will the world be a better place? No more violence? If you don''t say the answer, you will know. "


    "But in this impossible imagination, what we can be sure is how false and empty the human spiritual world will become. All artists and audiences will degenerate into dementia children, pretending to be in a simple and perfect dream world."


    "Film, like other arts, is the deformation and reflection of reality. It''s true that many films exaggerate or advocate violence, but at the same time, there are probably more films that let the audience have a deeper understanding of the seriousness of the problem of violence, and let people be alert and reflect on where violence comes from and where the darkness is. "


    "It may not be the best of times, but it''s obviously not the worst. What the movie reflects is just the reality with many chronic diseases. In our society, there are both positive and negative energies flowing all the time. An antisocial lunatic, even if he doesn''t watch any movies, comics, novels, play games or listen to rock music, may become a butcher thug who kills innocent people indiscriminately. "


    "Of course, we have reason to ask film directors, producers and film companies to be more cautious and pay more attention when dealing with violent scenes, but such a tragic bill is something that a film can''t and shouldn''t buy."


    "In the real world, we don''t need Chris Dann, let alone a magician. We just need more soberness, deeper reflection, greater courage and more passionate love for the world. Free choice and free will, rather than more filtering, protection and control, can lead us out of the shadow of the shooting and into a brighter world. "

 Chapter 722

    After all, it is impossible for public opinion to be totally biased towards those who attack Murphy. With the development of Hollywood movies, a community of interests led by six major companies has been created. It is not easy for the Catholic Church to directly interfere in Hollywood as it did in the last world.


    If the Catholic Church reappears the moral censorship of Hollywood in the last century, it is undoubtedly not in the interest of this community. This is also an important reason why many media take the initiative to defend or blame Murphy when he is attacked.


    However, in Hollywood, the interests are entangled and the interpersonal relationship is complicated. There are many people who have a good relationship with Murphy, and there are also many people who don''t like him.


    Many of the latter, seeing the present opportunities, have jumped out and stepped on a few feet.


    Especially when the city of darkness seems to be under a curse and all kinds of accidents happen frequently.


    One weekend at the end of July, when "city of darkness" was shown in a large cinema in Guadalajara, Mexico''s second largest city, a fire broke out suddenly. Due to the timely arrival of firefighters, more than 800 viewers had to evacuate in time. Fortunately, the local fire department reported that there were no casualties.


    But it''s not over.


    In the afternoon, Los Angeles police confirmed that they had arrested a man with guns and knives in a cinema and found a large number of weapons and ammunition in his residence.


    According to the notice issued by the Los Angeles police, they were reminded by a cinema manager at that time and found the abnormal man. During the interrogation, they found a loaded "Glock" pistol, two loaded ammunition clips and four knives in his military bag.


    This event once again pushed the city of darkness into the limelight.


    According to the news from Robert''s lawyer, the Los Angeles police examined the background information of the man. Through some comments and pictures he posted on the social platform, they determined that he was a very enthusiastic Murphy fan. That night, they regarded the man as the number one suspect in the shooting case of the Chinese Grand theater and the park homicide case in Hollywood.


    Even if the man vehemently denied that these things had anything to do with him.


    "He has no alibi." Bill rosis told Murphy on the phone, "when the shooting happened at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, he said he was alone at home, and the police found a lot of colorful magic balls and magician posters in his home, some of which were marked with red ''x''


    If the suspect is caught, Murphy is more or less relieved. If that crazy imitation magician continues to commit crimes, Maybe Hollywood will be interfered by foreign forces under the huge pressure of public opinion and religion.


    However, with the exposure of the incident, the discussion of Hollywood movies has once again become a topic of media frenzy.


    Driven by various forces with their own intentions, the media once again put on the table the topic of "whether the film should review whether it has given birth to violence". As Robert Downey Jr. said before, this is not the first time that people have committed crimes because of the film or imitating the film: criminal groups have committed crimes following the Italian mission, American youth John hin Kerry brings admirers and imitators to Judy Foster''s assassination of Reagan and natural killer


    Up to now, the tragedy is no longer a simple murder, attack and explosion, but a challenge to public order by creating public chaos. This ideological tendency of anti civilization and anarchy is about to emerge. Under the display of Hollywood''s spectacle violence, imitating the violence on the screen has become a kind of gradually upgraded normal. So, are all the elements involved in the narrative media, communication, audience and epistemology to blame?


    One of the most heated discussions is whether movies should be responsible for violent crimes?


    "In today''s mass media, violence tends to be entertaining, overflowing and aestheticized, although there is still not enough evidence to prove that the violent scenes in movies or TV are related to the tendency of violence."


    Not only Murphy will find experts, but also Catholicism. Dr. Michael Weiner, a famous psychiatrist in the United States, said in an interview, "but it is certain that a person is ready to commit a crime. When watching these movies, he may be affected by the movies and push the criminal mood to the critical point, leading to committing atrocity."


    Not only the experts, but also some Hollywood insiders who have had conflicts with Murphy have come forward.


    In an interview, Harvey Weinstein said very seriously: people in movies should sit down and review the impact of violence in Hollywood movies on people and the role played by Murphy Stanton!


    Famous movie star Leonardo DiCaprio supports this view: "our movies are surrounded by blood and violence. Hollywood and some directors like Murphy Stanton should pay for it."


    Similarly, there are many people who stand up for Murphy. Jessica Alba, who has worked with Murphy for many times, says that the innocent film "dark city" is just a coincidence tragedy.


    As the Oscar winner, Charlize Theron also mentioned this aspect in an interview: "don''t blame Murphy and his movies. Criminals always grab one thing at will to justify their distorted behavior."More relevant psychiatrists explained to Murphy: "a young man who saw a violent movie and felt cool killed people is not tenable, and his criminal motive is insufficient. Something must have happened in his life to make him commit a crime, but we don''t know yet. "


    So, should Movies be responsible for violent crimes? Should movies really be so accused? This is undoubtedly a very complicated social proposition. Violence aesthetics is often closely related to creation, style and brilliance.


    This difficult problem, this situation of no balance, is just like all paradoxes in the world that are hard to come to a conclusion.


    Some people look at these things from a relatively fair standpoint.


    For example, when Steven Spielberg was asked by reporters about these things, he said, "I can only say that the film is the carrier of art to present and reflect people''s minds. Many directors are more keen to express their views on the world by using villains and violence, which is not wrong. Even the magician of" dark city "has achieved great success with his crazy speculation People''s resonance, his crazy questioning of the crowd, the judiciary, the system, the rule, and the environment, to a large extent, expresses the resentment and anxiety of the whole era, which has far-reaching influence, arouses people''s excitement, and makes people reproduce and imitate. But it is for this reason that Chris Dann''s adherence to justice and the maintenance of life are more valuable. This is another message conveyed by the film Perhaps, some ordinary people are eager to become the magician of destruction and doubt, but I believe more people want to be the real Night Walker. "


    The New York Times has added a special supplement to this issue, just like serious political news, to discuss this topic.


    "Usually, the most important action for the protection of civilization will take place only after the tragedy and the death of innocent civilians. The real hero is neither a policeman, nor a politician, nor a fictional movie character, but an ordinary citizen. "


    "So, whether it''s in columbine, or in lower Manhattan, or in Aurora, Colorado, or even in New Orleans after the flood disaster, it''s every one of us who helps each other through the valley of death. Outside the screen and before the tragedy, they ensure that the magician and the murderer are alive through their own actions In the world, only a temporary victory can be achieved And this will be the most important thing that this popular film, this violent incident, this great tragedy tells people. "


    In the wave manor, Murphy put down the Los Angeles Times and asked Gail gado, who was sitting opposite and sipping tea slowly, "what did bill just call to say?"


    "The latest news about the suspect captured by the Los Angeles police." Gail gado put down his tea cup and said, "the suspect himself argued that he was very afraid after seeing the shooting incident at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. He was worried that someone would commit a crime of imitation in the cinema near him, but he wanted to see a movie very much. So, he made a difficult decision. He took a Glock pistol and a few knives to the cinema. Even if someone came, he was afraid. "


    She shrugged. "And then he was arrested because he was alone and couldn''t find any witnesses to prove his innocence."


    "Could he be the murderer?" Murphy frowned. "Why don''t I feel like it?"


    "What do you think?" Gail gado shook his head. "You''re not a policeman, and you don''t actually participate in the investigation. It''s not reliable."


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "I wish he was the killer."


    If the murderer is still outside, it is possible to continue to commit the crime, then he and "dark city" will face greater pressure.


    Although not afraid of pressure, no one wants to stand on the cusp of public opinion.


    And now, the North American box office of "dark city" has been seriously affected. Since it exceeded the $700 million mark, the daily growth of "dark city" is better than nothing.


    "We''ll see Carla in the afternoon." Murphy stood up. "That''s the box office. Let''s talk about the awards season."


    At the same time, CBS reporters rushed to the office building in Santa Monica beach area. With the help of church staff, a producer directed the crew to transport the equipment used for live broadcast to a large conference room in the building.


    This evening, Archbishop of Central South Diocese of California, Marquez Costello, is going to give a TV interview.


    For any TV station, this is very important news.

 Chapter 723

    In the office not far from the conference room, Archbishop Marcos Costello is looking at the final interview process and carefully prepared speech. In the past, he has contacted a number of church organizations, non-governmental organizations and relevant government departments. Many of them are in favor of limiting the excessive content of Hollywood films, saying that if necessary, they should, I''m sure I''ll support his plan.


    But Archbishop Marcos Costello is very clear that the wild horse of Hollywood has been out of control for too long. He can easily tie it back. Don''t even think about it. He must create a strong social situation.


    If you want to create such a situation, public opinion is the key!


    All kinds of media offensives initiated by him have obviously dealt a heavy blow to Murphy Stanton and dark city, but these are far from enough.


    "Sir..."


    A news officer from the Central South parish of California nearby said anxiously, "is this kind of attack too wide? According to this trend, we are targeting mainstream Hollywood movies. "


    "That''s my purpose." Archbishop Marcos Costello confidently said, "if we want to achieve our goal, we need to continue to arouse great social discussion about Hollywood movies!"


    The negative influence caused by "Diego Ross" last time has already made the Vatican dissatisfied with him. If it doesn''t make some achievements, how can it become cardinal? How to get to the highest position?


    Don''t want to be the Archbishop of the Pope, in the heart of the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, it is absolutely unqualified Archbishop!


    The press officers seemed to want to say something, but Archbishop Marquez Costello raised his hand and stopped him. "I know what to do!"


    After hearing this, the news officer shut up. He knew that Archbishop Marcos Costello''s tough character and work style would not be useful any more. Moreover, he was only a press and public relations officer employed by the church, and had no right to speak on many matters related to academic affairs.


    As soon as it was dark, Archbishop Marcos Costello went into the conference room for live broadcast. Religious leaders like him seldom appeared in the media, but they were always big news. Therefore, Columbia television did not hesitate to give up the studio and put the interview and live broadcast place in the Catholic church according to the other Party''s request A temporary office in the Central South parish of California.


    Although the communication was difficult, it was not as smooth as the usual interview, but with the efforts of the program director, the live interview started on time.


    In front of the camera, the middle-aged host said a few routine polite words to Archbishop Marcos Costello, and then directly asked, "at present, the United States is paying attention to a hot event related to Catholicism. Two Catholics have been killed in Los Angeles in succession..."


    "Yes Archbishop Marcos Costello even interrupted the host''s words, showing strong and initiative, "two devout believers of the Lord, murdered by Murphy stander supporters!"


    The middle-aged host didn''t get in touch with Archbishop Marcos Costello before. He didn''t know this man very well. He was a little stunned and immediately recovered. However, the other side didn''t play according to the routine, and he couldn''t continue to ask according to the routine.


    Perhaps the grade is some big, the host reaction is not quick enough, can only temporarily mechanical asked a, "how do you see this thing?"


    "This is the result of Murphy Stanton''s long history of making dark, cold and violent films!" The Archbishop of Marquez Costello pointed out that "Murphy Stanton should be responsible for the actions of his supporters, rather than shirking the responsibility as now!"


    "Eh?" The middle-aged host immediately realized that it would not be peaceful tonight, but only in this way could it attract more attention, "your eminence, movies and violence..."


    "Hollywood movies lead to a lot of violence!" The Archbishop of Marquez Costello said before the host finished asking, "how many evil cases have Hollywood movies led to in the past?"


    He spoke slowly, but sonorously. He listed many cases one by one, obviously well prepared.


    In the words of Archbishop Marquez Costello, "taxi driver", "robbing pear blossom", "silent lamb", "seven sins", "born killer", "matrix" and "Kill Bill" have also become the culprits of a series of vicious cases.


    "You mean..." The host simply followed his words and asked, "what''s wrong with Hollywood movies?"


    "Obviously, there''s something wrong with Hollywood movies!" Archbishop Marcos Costello nodded and said, "Hollywood movies should be responsible for a lot of evil time in today''s society. Many Hollywood movies directed by Murphy Stanton, for example, are full of evil and lead people to fall into hell!"


    The host has found out that, needless to say, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello will reveal enough news.


    "Your eminence..." He asked again, "can you list the evils in Hollywood movies?"Archbishop Marcos Costello looked solemn. "I''m not a professional. Maybe I don''t see it very thoroughly. For the time being, I only found the three evils in Hollywood movies!"


    Without waiting for the host to ask again, Archbishop Marcos Costello took the initiative to say, "the first evil, causes the worship of evil villains! For the effect of stimulation and entertainment, Hollywood transformed villains from early murderers to middle-term mental patients, and then from some movie warnings to speculative criminals like magicians. In the process of the villain''s evolution, the positive role has not changed much, which leads to the villain gradually taking the initiative in the dramatic influence. "


    "Whether it''s Michael Peterson in the movie or Charles Manson on the screen. They are all the figures who are pushed to the altar in the context of no heroes or heroes reduced to political propaganda tools. And the more exaggerated films magnify the myth color, and make the crime contaminated with the apocalyptic behavior. Whether it''s simple tyranny, simple revenge, or warning, or even magician like speculation, people go from curiosity to love, from appreciation to worship, and finally accidentally become imitators. "


    Looking at the opposite Archbishop talking, the host had to admit that he was not criticizing. What he said sounded well grounded and reasonable.


    "The second evil: excessive violence!" Of course, Archbishop Marcos Costello won''t talk freely. Otherwise, let alone attack others, he will become a laughing stock. "Serious violence is the content of mainstream Hollywood movies. This kind of depiction and display of violence improves the public''s appetite. Only by constantly increasing the weight of violent crime can Hollywood not be eliminated, which misleads many young people and makes them make decisions Extremely extraordinary and heinous behavior. "


    He coughed in a low voice and continued, "the violence on the screen itself is only one kind of narrative elements. As soon as the lights of the cinema light up and the subtitles come out, the violence should be over. But don''t forget that the film is a mass consumer culture. If the violence in Hollywood movies exceeds the norm, it will inevitably lead to the abuse of violence."


    If you only listen to Archbishop Marcos Costello and don''t understand Hollywood and the film industry, the host will keep nodding.


    The status of the archbishop is here, and the arguments are very convincing indeed!


    Archbishop Marcos Costello continued calmly, "the third crime of Hollywood movies: advocating violence against violence!"


    "Violence against violence, or violence against violence, is a common tactic used by directors like Murphy Stanton. In those films, in the face of violence, instead of using law or other reasonable means, violence becomes the only choice. And the more obscure use of violence against violence is Murphy stantons'' ultimate narrative means of holding up the law against the law! "


    He said rather painfully, "it''s just the profound meaning, which may not be understood by everyone. Therefore, many fans will love the thoughtful John Doe in the seven deadly sins, appreciate the enigmatic Professor Hannibal in the silent lamb, praise Mr. Smith in the matrix, infatuate with the high-pressure gas killer in no country for old people, and love the magician in the dark city. It''s a great pleasure to fight violence with violence, but the unrestrained imitation of violence can only turn violence into a carrier that harms society and human beings. "


    "When violence comes off the screen, get rid of the halo of dreamers." Archbishop Marcos Costello, in a low voice, was distressed. "What we see is a tragedy."


    The host looked at Archbishop Marcos Costello a little stunned, and found that what he said was really reasonable, maybe a little exaggerated, but Hollywood movies really don''t need to be responsible for a series of malignant events caused by movies?


    In his opinion, those times have nothing to do with Hollywood movies!


    "The Archbishop of Marquez Costello is very good indeed." At the end of the show, the host was filled with emotion, "I''m afraid Murphy Stanton and many Hollywood violent movies are going to be in trouble."


    As the host thought, after the TV program was broadcast, it really caused a lot of people''s reflection. After all, Archbishop Marcos Costello was not aimless. In the past, many people were victims of Hollywood film violence.


    Moreover, Archbishop Marcos Costello has prepared more than that. He has already contacted the families of several people who died in the shooting case of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, and their complaints are more powerful.

 Chapter 724

    At the time of the shooting, three people, including the red baseball cap, were killed in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood. This was not the injured. The shock and grief brought by the death was more intense. The red baseball cap was a lonely family, but it was not too troublesome. The families of the other two dead never stopped.


    Especially with the support of the church.


    After the TV interview of Archbishop Marcos Costello, many families of the two dead, with the support of the Catholic Diocese of central and South California, called a press conference.


    They are the direct victims and the people most sympathized with by the media. In many cases, sympathy is a very powerful force.


    Standing in the position of victims, these people strongly urged the relevant government departments and 20th century fox to take "dark city" off the line from the cinema, and called on the whole society to pay attention to the harm of film violence.


    "Words can''t describe our grief at all. As the direct victims of Hollywood movie violence, we call on the whole society to pay attention to the increasingly violent trend of Hollywood movies."


    Among them, the most gifted performers, in the face of numerous reporters and cameras, recited the manuscript prepared by the Catholic side with great grief, "before us, there were many victims. We hope we are the last victims of Hollywood film violence! I hope someone can come forward to restrict the violence and other excessive content in Hollywood movies! "


    Soon, these people''s appeals and demands spread to the United States through the media.


    That''s not the end. The Archbishop of Marquez Costello prepared quite well. Then a joint letter was exposed by Columbia TV. Many victims of film related cases in the past, such as the matrix shooting case, sent this letter to the Washington authorities, asking the government and social organizations to limit the violence of Hollywood films We should strengthen the trend to prevent more people from becoming victims.


    In this land, non-governmental social organizations are not furnishings. They often have strong organizational ability and appeal ability. Many of them like to take part in hot events to show their sense of existence. For example, environmental protection organizations and social security organizations are typical representatives.


    After the joint letter was exposed, quite a number of social organizations, provoked by religious forces, took to the streets of Los Angeles, Washington and New York one after another to protest against the violence of Hollywood films, demanding that social forces gather together to restrict Hollywood films and establish a more effective censorship system for Hollywood films.


    "There''s something wrong with Hollywood''s self censorship system."


    Many leaders of Catholic non-governmental organizations have come forward one after another, "we have to help Hollywood films tide over the current difficulties."


    No one expected that the Catholic Church should launch such a big public opinion offensive, especially the comments of the victims. It is simply impossible to understand. After all, it is an indisputable fact that they once had relatives who were killed because of Hollywood movies.


    At the gate of wave manor, not only media reporters gathered, but a large number of protestors swarmed in, especially some Catholic organizations in Los Angeles. They even pulled slogans such as swindlers, murderers and blasphemers to Murphy''s house.


    It is no exaggeration to say that the Catholic Church launched a well planned offensive, targeting Hollywood.


    Murphy saw very clearly that the Catholic Church wanted to restore the glory of the last century by limiting Hollywood to show its right to speak. After all, the situation of the Catholic Church in all parts of the world is not very good, which can also be said to meet the needs of the development of the whole Catholic Church.


    And he and "the city of darkness" are the primary targets of each other''s attack, which may be submerged by the public opinion offensive launched by Catholicism at any time.


    But Murphy has never been a person who can only be beaten but not fight back. In Gail gado''s words, he is a villain who will be paid back ten times if he is beaten.


    "We have two responses!"


    In the meeting with Carla Firth, Murphy said, "first, defense, mainly me; second, attack, launched by Fox''s media."


    After discussing some details with Carla Firth, Murphy also updated her twitter and Facebook to respond directly to a TV interview with Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    Twitter and Facebook are channels where Murphy can speak freely without worrying about the media''s random changes. On these two social platforms, he has more than 50 million fans and followers, and he doesn''t have to worry about the voice that no one sees.


    "Hollywood movies have become heinous killers in some people''s mouths..."


    Of course, Murphy doesn''t just say that it''s himself. It''s only good for him to circle the whole Hollywood movie, "but is that really the case?"


    After a simple refutation, he also began to refute with good reasons.


    "Remember the demands of the prime minister from the criminals in black mirror? He kidnapped the British Princess just to coerce the whole process of the prime minister''s making love to the pig live all over the world, and his extraordinary crime and public curiosity and indifferent onlookers interweave into a performance art. This absurd story shows to a great extent that the push wave of some malicious people has brought about an excessive and fierce public effect, and has given birth to a certain sense of uproar Favoring and seeking attention to malicious crime. ""Independent and independent films have no responsibility, but under the catalysis of mass media and social problems, films, or the texts in films, inevitably become the targets of tragedies."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello has listed three major crimes for Hollywood movies, which will undoubtedly wipe out Hollywood. To some extent, it is also a good thing for Murphy and "dark city". Hollywood studios will certainly stand together to refute this view.


    When someone wants to touch the overall interests of Hollywood, Hollywood groups will naturally form an interest alliance.


    Murphy''s Twitter and Facebook are just a defense.


    "Movies don''t kill people. We love movies. We love the world they create. Movies give people feelings in a unique way. As long as we are together to resist those stupid and extreme remarks, violence will not destroy people''s love and faith, nor film and art. "


    Just like the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, Murphy also expounded his views on the basis of facts.


    "First of all, movies don''t kill people. Of course, the history of human violence is much earlier than that of movies. Movies are in a difficult and ambiguous position in this massacre. It''s a bit of scapegoat to ask movies to pay for crimes."


    "In fact, violence in movies is rarely considered to have a direct impact on people. Richard Walter once said that when a violent movie comes on the market, there is less violence in society. What is a cinema? Cinema is the stadium of emotion. In the stadium, we can have some physical conflicts. In the cinema, we can also experience some mental conflicts. What''s the problem? "


    "Secondly, violence comes from people''s heart. It would be exaggerating to say that" dark city "and the magician caused the tragedy. The theme of" dark city "is to blame violence, and the murderer sees crime and killing in the film. What different people extract from the film is not the same. It is an individual who, in the step-by-step choice, puts himself in the position of a criminal. "


    "The film is just a true presentation or artistic processing of the social state existing in reality. Even if it is pure as a virgin and resolutely abandons all the bridge sections of violence, obscenity and crime, people can still learn about violence and crime from various angles. In reality, the real source of violence in people''s hearts comes from the imbalance, pressure and education problems in life. "


    "In the end, the tragedy sets off the problems of the whole era."


    "After the tragedy, countless fans came out to support Hollywood movies and issued a hot-blooded manifesto that" we love movies, we love the world they create, and movies give people feelings in their unique ways. "The innocent experiences of the city of darkness and other movies vie to show that the real tragedy of the magician is caused by this era."


    Later, Murphy''s Twitter and Facebook were reprinted by quite a number of media, and the media related to major Hollywood companies also agreed with Murphy and refuted the archbishop.


    "In Murphy Stanton''s city of darkness, the symbol of criminals always carries a sense of anti civilization and anti system madness, and the extreme sense of ignoring oneself and having no demands. After the magician torches the city, he stretches his head out of the window and laughs wildly. This is no longer a country, army or political war, but an individual, strong, primitive, rebellious, one On the one hand, they question the order and the rulers, on the other hand, they are the spokesmen of fear and anxiety. "


    "At the level of all Hollywood movies, the original intention of the assailant when the sequel of the matrix was released is not known, but at the age of 29, he still spits at the prison guards and plays a fool to listen to the ending of the matrix series. He despises his crime and life. His criminal temperament belongs to this era, and the film and culture are different Now Obama and the U.S. government are busy discussing the issue of gun law. Why only let the big screen pay the bill, review and be responsible? Every reality, legal system, education, injustice and every public in this world and era are closely related to the tragedy. "


    In the face of social doubts, Hollywood is not only refuting, but also has another attitude, that is, to accept with an open mind and never change it.


    in other words, what kind of films can reflect the greatest market value, Hollywood will make what kind of films. Maybe in this period of time, Hollywood will make some restrictions on the production content, but go from the general direction Generally speaking, it will still aim at creating maximum profits.


    Of course, these retorts are just defensive. If you want the opponent to be restrained, you have to attack.

 Chapter 725

    If the opponent is aggressive and only defends passively, the situation will become more and more unfavorable. Both Murphy and Carla Firth, who represents fox in the 20th century, know this very well, and to a large extent, they are not good people at all. They dared to take risks and instigate such news events in those years, but now they are not afraid of fierce criticism from the Catholic Church Offensive.


    However, they are tough, but they don''t make decisions casually.


    "Anyway." Gail gado frowned, "we are all on the wrong side. How can it be reasonable to fight back? It''s important. "


    Carla Firth and Murphy have talked before, Murphy said, "all the families of the victims are the one who is deeply sympathized by the media and the public, and we have to get around them."


    The fool would choose these people as the attack point, even if they do have a private deal with Catholicism, but the power of sympathy is still very strong.


    "The Archbishop of Marquez Costello is very well planned this time." Carla fiss said with emotion, "every step is very steady, leaving no place for people to attack."


    Gail gado shook his head. "Can you always find the point to fight back?"


    She thought for a moment and said, "the Archbishop''s TV interview? The current protest? The victim''s deal with the church? There are certain loopholes in these. "


    "It''s no use attacking them." Murphy waved his hand. "Archbishop Marcus Costello must have been prepared, and if it''s hard to hurt them, they won''t be restrained."


    Looking at his unmarried wife, Gail gado asked, "what do you want to do?"


    Murphy did not reveal to her before, "attacking the Catholic Church can feel pain, but also have to go to save the place!"


    After standing up and walking for a few steps, Murphy said, "let''s put aside all the events since the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood. Don''t worry about what Catholicism has done and what kind of pressure it has exerted on us. Let''s jump out of these restrictions and see what we have in our hands that can drive the people of the Catholic Church crazy!"


    Gail gado thought for a moment, and immediately understood what Murphy meant, "Boston Globe, focus?"


    "Yes, that''s it!" Murphy stopped and said, "didn''t we collect a lot of information about this before? Give them to Carla and let the 20th Century Fox media broadcast them. "


    These scandals, which the Catholic Church is trying to cover up, certainly hurt them, compared to the bland rebuttal.


    Across the Pacific, in other words, it''s a place where the enemy has to be rescued, and it''s also a diversion for the media and the public.


    After getting the relevant authorization from the Boston Globe, in order to strengthen persuasion and prepare necessary publicity materials for the future, Murphy asked people to collect a lot of cases about Catholic * * in the past. In the past, he only thought that * * might be a relatively individual behavior in Catholicism, but after seeing those materials, he found that the real situation was far more serious than he thought, It can only be described as shocking.


    What Murphy asked people to collect is not only cases, but also relevant evidence, many of which come from the investigation of relevant United Nations agencies. However, under the strong pressure of the Vatican and its excellent public relations work, most of them have not been publicly disclosed.


    In the evening of that day, the materials provided by Murphy to 20th century fox appeared in the prime time of Fox News Station in the form of hot news.


    "Catholic priests sexually assaulted tens of thousands of children and uncovered the Vatican rape scandal!"


    The title of the news is absolutely terrifying, and it can easily attract the attention of the audience. Moreover, the ratings of Fox News instantly increased by three points at the beginning of the news broadcast!


    This is a dream news for any TV station.


    Although Carla Firth is no longer on Fox News, most of the people in this industry have similar work styles to her in many ways.


    As long as the news is strong enough, there is nothing they dare not do.


    Of course, if the news has only the title but no actual content, it will only become a mouthpiece.


    "The only way to resist temptation is to yield." Wilde''s remark is a bold interpretation of his own sexuality, and it is also the most frequently mentioned "evil words" when the Vatican criticizes this gay writer for many years. Now, however, this sentence has become another interpretation of the Vatican, which is deeply involved in sex scandals. The United Nations Committee on the rights of the child recently conducted a relevant investigation into the sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children by priests. "


    "The United Nations Committee on the rights of the child investigated the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church and its members'' use of a kind of coruz guard pants to increase the sexual abuse of girls, which eventually led to the breakdown of many young girls. In the investigation, the priest claimed to be a" God "to test their sexual ability. This ridiculous remark is astonishing!"


    Later, the ABC TV station of Walt Disney also reported a story about Catholicism.


    "Choirs and repressive church schools have been hotbeds of homosexuality and paedophilia for half a century - it''s not news in Europe and the United States long ago - and the siege of Catholic sex scandals that began in the 1980s is like a live action version of the film Diego Ross.""In the 1980s. At that time, Archbishop Marquez Costello, who was in charge of the Central South Diocese of California, was not the current Archbishop of the District, but he had been in an important church position in Los Angeles for three years, managing the church affairs of Los Angeles. One day in February 1982, a case was put on his desk: in the northeast of downtown Los Angeles, police found that an 11 year old boy had been raped by local priest Peter hulerman, who "let the little boy sit on him and have sex with him.". After the scandal, father hulerman was forced to leave Los Angeles. At that time, Marquez Costello made the relevant judgment: he was not treated, and he was sent to receive the treatment of a psychiatrist, and then transferred to other parishes. "


    "So Peter huleman, who should have been severely punished by law, did not get the punishment he deserved under the protection of the church. Instead, he changed his parish and continued his clerical career."


    At the same time as the media began to report, Carla Firth, on behalf of 20th century fox, met with important personnel of six major Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. the parties quickly reached an agreement on how to safeguard the common interests of Hollywood films.


    No one wants foreign influence to become the shackles of Hollywood movies.


    In the face of huge interests, all the actions are the fastest. Just one day later, the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child convened a press conference and released a survey report related to Catholicism that had not been made public because of some pressure.


    Sandberg, the current chairman of the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child, said at a press conference that according to the reports of many national commissions of investigation, Catholic clergy under the Vatican have committed crimes against tens of thousands of children around the world. However, according to the "silence rule" of the Vatican, the relevant crimes are rarely reported to local law enforcement agencies; at the same time, in order to cover up the ugly It is said that the perpetrators are often transferred from one parish to another, or from one country to another.


    Sandberg also said, "through its investigation, the committee found that the Vatican has indeed adopted some policies and measures, which have led to the continuous occurrence of crimes against children and the problem of impunity of perpetrators. For a long time, the Vatican has placed the protection of the Vatican''s reputation and the protection of law breaking clergy above the best interests of children. The Committee deeply regrets this and strongly urges the Vatican to immediately amend the church law to make it clear that crimes committed against children are crimes rather than "moral corruption" and to abolish all provisions requiring the victims to remain silent. "


    Several other important members of the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child also pointed out that although the Vatican officially signed the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child in 1989, some provisions in its church law are still inconsistent with the norms of the Convention, especially in the protection of children from discrimination, violence and all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse.


    At the end of the press conference, the Committee on the rights of the child called on the Holy See to make full use of its moral authority to condemn all forms of harassment, discrimination or violence based on the sexual orientation of adolescents and children or their parents, and to support efforts to eliminate the criminalization of homosexuality at the international level


    Then, it was revealed on the Internet that in some parts of the United States, there were serious incidents of Catholic priests and missionaries forcing nuns to have abortions, and some nuns were forced to take contraceptives


    The latest issue of "Hollywood Reporter" also put aside the old line and participated in the report.


    "Four Catholic archbishops, including Marcos Costello, either suppressed the accusations against these priests or transferred the child abuse priests to other churches during their 30-year stay in the Central South Diocese of California. In short, they did not take any protective and remedial measures against such incidents, resulting in the prevalence of child abuse in the Catholic Church for a long time."


    "The Los Angeles Police conspired with the church to cover up the truth of a large number of child abuse incidents. Many police officers regarded the priest as a privileged class. The police only raised these matters to the archbishop, but did not go to the field investigation. The Archbishop did so to keep secrets, avoid the spread of scandals, and maintain the reputation and property of the church."


    In the past, there were more or less news about this kind of thing. However, most of the media, under the pressure of the church, rarely reported it in public. Suddenly, it seems that all the media have become the enemies of Catholicism. Many of the media newspapers that followed the trend of criticizing Hollywood movies have turned their attention to digging out the scandal of Catholicism.


    With the joint efforts of several major media groups, it took only a few days to shift the focus of the media and the audience.

 Chapter 726

    "Archbishop, can you tell us whether the scandal of Catholicism reported in the newspaper recently is true?"


    "What do you think of the investigation report released by the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child?"


    "Sir, have you ever sheltered a Catholic priest who abused children?"


    As soon as the sun climbed into the sky in the early morning, countless reporters blocked Archbishop Marcus Costello''s car in front of the office building and asked the Archbishop crazy questions.


    Several young priests and church staff closely surrounded Archbishop Marcos Costello in the middle, isolating all the reporters from the outside, but this could not stop the reporters from asking questions, let alone the sharp voice of asking questions.


    "Your Highness, you have always kept your mouth shut, have you acquiesced?"


    Journalists don''t care about the status of Archbishop Marcos Costello. What they want is news. They want to make news without news!


    "Are you guilty of what you did?"


    These words reached the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, who was extremely harsh, and his face was even more livid.


    "Your eminence!"


    Stan Murphy has been criticizing his most basic sense of social responsibility before the movie, "do you have a more piercing voice?"


    Hearing these words, Archbishop Marcos Costello unconsciously stopped his slow pace, forbeared his anger and took a look there.


    It was a blonde journalist who didn''t seem to be afraid of his eyes and asked, "is that what you call a moral code to treat yourself and others with double standards?"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello stopped completely and looked around. Perhaps it was the pressure of the Archbishop''s identity, and the messy reporters around him unconsciously calmed down.


    When the office building was completely quiet, Archbishop Marcos Costello said slowly, "the newspaper reports about Catholicism are untrue, absurd and lack of evidence."


    "What about the investigation of the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child?" A male reporter asked aloud.


    "They may have been hoodwinked, and I regret the UN report." Archbishop Marcos Costello gradually controlled his emotions. "The United Nations is suspected of interfering in the internal affairs of the church without authorization. The Catholic Church and the Vatican have been committed to protecting the rights and interests of children."


    With these words, Archbishop Marcos Costello, escorted by people around him, entered the office building.


    Then, like every day before, he would first read the newspaper to pay attention to the latest changes in current events.


    Archbishop Marcos Costello opened the newspaper and saw almost all the news related to the Catholic scandal.


    "Uncover why Catholicism has repeatedly exploded scandal!"


    "The Vatican can no longer evade the scandal of Catholicism!"


    "The Catholic Church in the United States has recognized that there are more than 5000 clergy in the United States. Similar news shows that Archbishop Marcos Costello''s head has become two big heads. Three days ago, the media were still heaping accusations against Murphy Stanton and Hollywood movies, but now they have joined the ranks of exposing Catholic scandals.


    These motherfuckers! He swore in his heart.


    Archbishop Marcos Costello sat in his chair with a sad look on his face. Although he strongly denied it before, he knew that the media reports might be exaggerated, but they were basically true.


    Why did it burst out all of a sudden? The Archbishop of Marquez Costello didn''t understand. Originally, there were some scattered news like this, such as when "Diego rose" was released. However, with the film winning the best film Oscar, the relevant news quickly subsided. In the past two years, no similar news has been widely reported.


    This time, there is no sign of a large-scale outbreak


    Archbishop Marcos Costello thought for a few minutes, and then came to think of a man - Murphy Stanton!


    He couldn''t think of anyone who would do it except Murphy Stanton. After all, it was a conflict with the Catholic Church!


    Thinking of this, Archbishop Marquez Costello suddenly understood that in the face of the strong pressure from his own side, Murphy Stanton did not give too many responses in the film, but chose to attack the weakest part of Catholicism


    This was completely unexpected and caught the whole parish of Central South California off guard.


    In the next few days, all kinds of news against Catholicism, especially the Archbishop of Marquez Costello himself, were constantly exposed by the media. The Diocese of central and Southern California was very busy fighting fires and dealing with the media everywhere. It completely reversed the situation of Murphy and had no energy to plan for Murphy and Hollywood movies.


    Even the Vatican is paying close attention. Benedict XVI personally called the Archbishop of Marcos Costello, and no longer heard the laughter and cheers when he was pressing for Hollywood movies. The cold rebuke made the Archbishop of Marcos Costello sweat.To be exact, the Vatican is very annoyed by the large-scale concentrated coverage of Catholic scandals in the US media.


    On the one hand, the media reports did not simply expose and criticize the Catholic clergy''s sexual assault on children, but pointed to the Vatican''s handling of these scandals, accusing the Vatican of shielding the clergy; on the other hand, all kinds of adverse news further targeted the Catholic position on sexual orientation, reproductive health and gender equality, and criticized them The Catholic Church criticized the specific policies on homosexuality, contraception and abortion, such as the existence of gender related stereotypes in the textbooks of Catholic schools, and put pressure on the Vatican!


    In the past, there were fragmentary reports of this kind all over the United States, but this time Hollywood''s joint action has connected these fragmentary reports, like blowing up the roof of Catholicism.


    Without the power of Catholicism behind it, the North American entertainment film market, which has been storming since the end of June, has gradually returned to quiet. In particular, the focus of the entertainment media is more and more on the star gossip and its works.


    In particular, Murphy''s fans, no matter what kind of social responsibility attacks and reports, always support their favorite directors.


    On the Internet, they support Murphy in various ways. A fan organization in Los Angeles spontaneously launched an activity through the social platform - Murphy Stanton''s 12 years in the film industry, to express our film time together.


    This activity has aroused strong repercussions from Murphy''s supporters, and countless fans have left messages on this activity through social platforms.


    "What does Murphy''s movie mean to your life? If someone asks me this question, my answer is that I don''t know why I love Murphy''s movies, but I just like them! "


    This is an ordinary fan from Texas. He is a typical fan that I can''t say what''s good, but I like.


    There are also fans in Los Angeles who wrote, "Murphy''s movies are my life partner. They remember the past life and show the future time. I live with them in the present. I love Murphy Stanton! I love his black movies! I love the movie


    There are also crazy fans of Murphy on the east coast of the United States. A fan in New York left a message: "every time Murphy''s movie is shown in the cinema, when I walk into the cinema and sit in my seat, I can feel that I have entered a new world; when the lights on the screen are on, I know that it''s a journey for me and Murphy Stanton. There, I can forget the depression and trouble in reality, explore freely, laugh heartlessly, and feel only excitement and happiness


    Murphy''s fans live in this world in various forms, and only when they meet Murphy''s movies can they show their true bodies. "I remember history, faith, attitude, desire and dream in one thing, that is Murphy Stanton''s black movies. I thank his movies for appearing in my life and bringing more value to my shallow life."


    "A person''s life is short, so there are many regrets. The charm of Murphy''s movies is to let you experience a different life in this short time and make up for the beauty lost in your heart."


    With the efforts of these fans, "city of darkness" continues to be shown in cinemas in North America. Even though it has dropped to less than 1000 cinemas, it still stubbornly appears all over the United States.


    For Murphy, a popular director, the support of fans is the greatest comfort.


    By the middle of August, the film had been shown in North American Theaters for nearly four months, and the North American box office was still rising slowly with the support of fans, reaching a total of $728.51 million, continuing to advance towards the North American box office record of "Avatar"!


    Overseas, more than 140 countries and regions have shown "city of darkness" in cinemas, and the overseas box office is more than twice that of North America.


    The global box office of "city of darkness" reached $231687 million!


    "There won''t be much change in the box office."


    In the office of the Death Star building, Murphy bil rosis said, "our focus can be shifted."


    When the film is shown, the number of tickets in North America will increase by another $10 million to $20 million, and the overseas box office will increase by another $120 million to $150 million.


    Bill rossis understood what Murphy meant, "is it the awards season?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "This awards season is very competitive, and the situation is not good for us."


    "These disadvantages are also favorable conditions in some ways."


    Bill rosis and Murphy smile tacitly and ask, "which awards are you going to apply for?"

 Chapter 727

    "You and 20th century fox will discuss the technology awards."


    These types of awards are not very important, and Murphy will not spend too much effort on them. "Best picture and best director are necessary!"


    Bill rosis nodded. "Where''s the performance award?"


    "I''ve been through with Maggie and James." What Murphy said surprised bill rosis, "declare best actress and best actor for them respectively!"


    "Best actress and best actor?" Bill rosis was stunned.


    "Yes, it''s best actress and best actor." Murphy is very sure that "James''s role is the leading role of the film, there is no problem to declare the best actor; Maggie''s role is also the only heavyweight female role in the film, and she performs very well."


    Bill rosis thought for a moment and asked, "where''s 20th century fox?"


    Murphy replied, "this is the result of my consultation with Carla Firth."


    The two have reached a consensus in this respect a long time ago. From the appearance of the film, Chris Dann is the only protagonist, and other people are his supporting roles. However, people who have seen the film know that James Franco''s magician is brilliant and completely dominates the plot of the film. Don''t mention Henry Carvel and James- Fran kopeck, and even obviously Margot - Robbie down.


    This also led to the role of the film a little bit out of balance. Fortunately, the plot of the film covered up Henry Carville''s not outstanding performance, and no one paid too much attention to him.


    As for the two supporting roles, it''s no problem to apply for best actor and best actress. There have been many times in the history of the Oscars. The most representative is undoubtedly Professor Hannibal. Anthony Hopkins, as a pure supporting role, won the best actor of the Oscars in just a dozen minutes The golden man.


    For example, when Catherine Zeta Jones hit the Oscars with Chicago, she found that the best actress had gathered. She had no advantage at all, and she lost the golden globe. She quickly changed her declared award from best actress to best actress on the eve of the voting As a result, Renee Zellweger, another leading actor in Chicago, who won the best actress nomination, returned empty handed at the award ceremony, while Catherine Zeta Jones won back the best supporting actress.


    Run by CAA and 20th century fox, coupled with the excellent performances of Margot Robbie and James Franco in the film, Murphy thinks it is possible for them to be nominated for best actor and actress.


    Can you win the prize in the end? No one can guarantee that. After all, the choice of Oscar is too easy to be influenced by the outside world.


    For example, at the last Academy Awards ceremony that Murphy once watched, because there were no black people who won important nominations such as best actor and best director in the previous one, they all stood up to boycott the Oscars. At this time, not only the black people won a large number of nominations and won the best supporting actor and actress, but also a pure black film won the prize Best picture little golden man


    Anyone with a clear mind can see clearly that the best picture of this film has little to do with the quality of the film.


    Black people, homosexuality and a series of sensitive topics, coupled with the protests of the previous black people, who can''t see that this film is made for the taste of the Oscar judges, and it''s just for the sake of the Olympics.


    Think about it, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese because the intention to fight for Austria is too obvious, how many years did the Oscar beat them?


    It can only be said that people who cry have food to eat!


    In fact, the problems of some groups are also caused by the Academy of film arts and Sciences. After the nomination list of this year''s Academy Awards came out, the black people won many heavyweight nominations. This wonderful group is still dissatisfied!


    Some black actors complained: in the past, how come now Hollywood movies are all white, and black people are not given the chance to win prizes, discriminating against black people, right? Now, what are so many black people doing in the Oscar nomination? We have to rely on the sea of people tactics to win the award, right?


    In the so-called Hollywood style politically correct environment, blacks have long become a special group. It''s not too much to say that they are a group of black Lords.


    Also at this year''s Academy Awards ceremony, although the black film won the best picture, when the two old white actors announced the award, they said that it was another white dominated song and dance film.


    Afterwards, PwC, as the vote counter, admitted that they had taken the wrong envelope and gave the best actress''s envelope to the awarding guests by mistake. However, Murphy once maliciously speculated that this might be a premeditated action.


    The two prize winners deliberately took the wrong envelope and misread the name of the best picture. In this way, they declared their dissatisfaction with the so-called Hollywood style political correctness and protested to the black people!


    Even many Hollywood insiders have to admit that, in some cases, white people have become a disadvantaged group in HollywoodUncle black shows his victory in the Oscar in a special way, but with the development of time, when people look back on the past history of the Oscar, some films will inevitably become a laughing stock like Shakespeare in love.


    With the development of Hollywood, even Murphy has to admit that many external factors can not only affect the results of the Oscar Awards, but also influence the final attribution of Oscar winners.


    If you want to hit the Oscars and make a difference in the award season, you should not only look at yourself, but also your competitors.


    "A lot of films aiming at the award season have appeared in Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival one after another." Knowing Murphy''s plan, Bill rosis began to pay attention to potential competitors long ago. "Judging from the media reputation and professional reputation, this year may be an Oscar year."


    Murphy nodded slightly.


    Bill rosis continued, "directed by Jean Marc valre, starring Matthew McConnell''s Dallas buyers club, directed by Woody Allen''s blue jasmine, directed by Leonardo DiCaprio''s the Great Gatsby, directed by Tom Hanks''s captain Philip, directed by David o-russell''s American scam, directed by Steve McQueen "Twelve years of slavery."


    "I heard..." "Alfonso Caron''s gravity is also interested in the award season," Murphy cautioned


    "Well." Bill rosis nodded. "I''ll get people to pay attention to what''s going on."


    Murphy stood up and sighed. "We have a lot of competitors, and they are very strong."


    Gravity, Dallas buyer''s club, American hoax and twelve years of slavery should not be underestimated. Especially gravity and twelve years of slavery, Alfonso Caron and Steve McQueen are strong candidates for the best director.


    The former, needless to say, is a Latino director who once won the best director award in this year''s Oscars; the latter is a typical black film, which is simply the best representative of Hollywood style political correctness. In the case of black howling, it will burst out a strong ability to win awards.


    On the surface, it seems that Murphy is more likely to win an award than those two in terms of ethnicity, but in today''s Hollywood environment, Latino and black movies will become an advantage.


    This year, Oskar is more competitive than the one he won.


    Not to mention the best director and best film, the best actor and best actress of James Franco and Margaret Robbie are not dominant at all.


    Once upon a time, the death of Heath Ledger was the biggest factor to win the prize. The power of death was extremely shocking, and no one would care about and compete with the dead. Moreover, it was just the best supporting role little golden man nicknamed "respect for the old and love the Young Award". It was just in line with the spirit of this award to present it to the dead Heath Ledger.


    Although James Franco doesn''t have such special advantages, and the award he applied for has become the best actor, he doesn''t have the chance to be nominated. After all, the film is no longer a cartoon adapted film discriminated against by the Academy, but a black crime realistic film recognized and praised by the media and special personnel.


    All of these will help James Franco get the nomination, but if he wants to win the prize, he won''t have any advantage over Matthew McConaughey and Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Margot Robbie''s situation is similar to that of James Franco. The difference between before and after the role, especially the kind of strange psychological change, is that she is performed by a lot of professional evaluation. Maybe it''s not difficult to get the nomination. If she wins the prize, Kate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock and Amy Adams have more advantages than her.


    Fortunately, the situation is not good for "dark city". Murphy once planned to continue to stir up the tough Archbishop of Marquez Costello when the award season is approaching. Unexpectedly, the change is much faster than planned. The shooting of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has led to the Archbishop''s ambition wrinkling, which makes Catholicism deliberately plot for Hollywood


    Standing on the top of the crazy wave, he and "dark city" passively become the representatives of Hollywood attacked by Catholicism.


    From the perspective of public opinion, this is not a good thing, but from within Hollywood, it is definitely not a bad thing.


    No one can guarantee the awards of James Franco and Margot Robbie. The first thing CAA and 20th century fox should guarantee is best director and best film.


    In the case of Hollywood media hype Catholic scandal, Murphy is ready to add a fire to it.

 Chapter 728

    Since the middle ages, there have been too many scandals in Catholicism. With the entering of civilized society, these scandals seem to be much less, but there are still many ugly things hidden under the huge power of the church. With the media uncovering the cover, a wave of public opinion criticizing the Catholic Church has been set off in the land of American liberalism Tide.


    This wave seems to come suddenly, but the promoters behind the scenes are well prepared and powerful. They can directly intervene in the mass media, and their discourse power in the media is by no means comparable to that of the Catholic forces in the United States.


    Any topic always has a certain timeliness. For a country like the United States, quite a lot of people never go to the cinema, but few people boast that they have no religious belief.


    Religion is far more topical than movies.


    Naturally, the discussion about whether Hollywood films are too violent and Murphy''s films are responsible for the shooting is much less loud. From the media to the public and even the Washington authorities, attention has turned to a series of scandals about Catholicism.


    If these scandals happen in Europe, they will not care much about the self-centered world outlook of the Americans. It''s just that all these scandals happen in the United States, and they happen to the most intolerable children in the government and society. It''s hard not to attract people.


    Children are the future of a country and society. It''s more than just saying.


    Murphy called a news conference just as the media and the public were discussing the Catholic scandal crazily.


    The press conference was held in the lobby of the Death Star Building in Century City, which was very brief.


    At the beginning of the press conference, Carla Firth announced on behalf of 20th century fox, "fox will continue to cooperate with Stanton studio to create new films directed by Murphy Stanton. Stanton''s new films will focus on current social hot issues!"


    With that, she made a gesture to the back, the white screen on the back lit up instantly, and a few lines of big words were very eye-catching.


    "A group of poor journalists who want to declare war on church forces, adapted from real people and true stories, the real history behind focus!"


    See the words on the screen, many reporters press the camera shutter at the same time, but also some stunned, do not know what this means.


    "Declare war on the church? A bunch of poor reporters? "


    According to these, some older reporters gradually think of what is the current hot social events? Focus


    He immediately recalled and whispered, "isn''t it the Pulitzer Prize winning event in the Boston Globe?"


    A young reporter next to him asked, "Mr. Bjorkman, what are you talking about?"


    "Look at the screen." The older reporter pointed to the screen.


    The young reporter looked up and saw that the title had disappeared and gradually appeared a general description of the content.


    "The film is based on real people and stories, and comes from an in-depth investigation and reporting experience of the Boston Globe."


    A reporter named Bjorkman saw this and said, "it''s true!"


    "In 2001, the editor in chief of the Miami Herald parachuted the Boston Globe to make a big news. He pointed out a topic for the in-depth report group focus: Father John Jorgen of the local Catholic Church was accused of child molestation, and cardinal Bernard Law, who was in charge of the Archdiocese of Boston, had long been aware of it, but he shelved the cover up and was strict Serious dereliction of duty. With the deepening of the investigation, they were shocked to find that the number of suspected sexual assault priests ranged from 1 to 13, and then to an astonishing 70. This is no longer a matter of one person, but a breakdown of the church system. Their investigation found that the parents were either unable to resist, or were prevaricated by the church with a very low sealing fee. The priest involved was not expelled, and he redistributed the parish for some time on the grounds of "taking sick leave", and then new crimes were brewing, and so on. "


    The background information of the new film is simply explained on the big screen.


    Seeing this, Bjorkman raised a sense of absurdity, "is Murphy Stanton and 20th Century Fox intentional?"


    "It must have been on purpose!" The young reporter next to him looked at Murphy sitting in front of the big screen and said, "at this time, choose this kind of subject, say he didn''t mean it, do you believe it?"


    Bjorkman shook his head without hesitation.


    Maybe the public doesn''t know, but they who work in the media industry don''t know. The criticism and pressure that Murphy Stanton suffered before was driven by Catholicism. Now that a large number of Catholic scandals have been exposed in the United States, Murphy Stanton chooses this time to announce his new film theme based on the Pulitzer Prize for exposing the Catholic scandal What else can the news events adapted by the winners not aim at Catholicism and fight back against Catholicism?


    "It''s estimated that the Catholic instigated the attack on Murphy Stanton," the young reporter added, "will you vomit blood when you see his new film?"


    Bjorkman laughed. "Murphy Stanton has never been the kind of person who likes to be beaten. If Catholicism offends him, he will slap him back! Maybe the scandal of Catholicism exposed in the media has something to do with Murphy StantonCatholic people see today''s press conference, said that hematemesis may be a bit exaggerated, but crazy is for sure.


    "It''s time for questions." Carla Firth''s voice rang out, "if you have any questions, you can ask director Stanton questions, only five minutes!"


    As soon as the words came out, the reporters raised their hands one by one.


    Today''s press conference, under the current situation of public opinion, is simply too newsworthy, and the effect of dissemination is absolutely explosive.


    Meanwhile, in the office building in Santa Monica Beach, Archbishop Marcos Costello received a reminder from his assistant. He just opened Fox News and saw Carla Firth announce the beginning of the free questioning session.


    Although he didn''t look at the news conference in front of him, he could see the handwriting on the big screen behind Murphy Stanton through the live video. The more he looked, the bigger his eyes were, and the more he looked, the more frightened he was.


    Murphy Stanton, what is this about?


    Archbishop Marcos Costello naturally knew about Boston in those years. This news event also won the highest Pulitzer Prize in the American press, but the influence of regional newspapers was limited after all. Especially through the efforts of the church, those things were almost forgotten


    Now, Murphy Stanton is going to make a movie! What else could he be if he wasn''t targeting Catholicism?


    Archbishop Marcos Costello has a very bad feeling in his heart. Although he doesn''t like Murphy Stanton, he can''t deny that Murphy Stanton has become one of the most influential directors in Hollywood and even in the world. Even a director with such great influence as him, there will be no more than one slap in the face in the world.


    How wide is the spread of such a director''s film? How bad will it affect Catholicism? What will be the Vatican''s reaction?


    As if he couldn''t sit any longer, Archbishop Marquez Costello stood up from his office chair, his eyes fixed on the TV screen, his old face as tense as a rubber band, slightly white.


    If If Murphy Stanton''s new film really spread widely, and it will certainly affect him!


    Although the previous actions against Murphy Stanton and Hollywood were approved by the Vatican Vatican, they were eventually proposed and instigated by him. If the plan is successful, it will benefit him and the Vatican. If it has a negative impact, it will certainly be his initiator.


    Archbishop Marcos Costello knows that if necessary, the Holy See will take him as a scapegoat.


    On the television screen, a female reporter of Hollywood Reporter was first named by Carla Firth. She stood up and asked, "Murphy, why did you choose such a subject?"


    Hearing the voice of the question, Archbishop Marcos Costello put aside all kinds of worries for the time being and prepared to see how Murphy Stanton would reply.


    In the living room of the Death Star building, Murphy sat calmly opposite many reporters, which was no different from any press conference he attended in the past.


    "Some time ago, many media criticized Hollywood movies, especially my works for their lack of social responsibility." Murphy said solemnly, "it''s really worth reflecting. As a director, I really can''t forget the sense of social responsibility, so from then on, I decided that the theme of the new film should be able to reflect social problems..."


    In the office building of Santa Monica, when he heard the word "sense of social responsibility", Archbishop Marquez Costello only felt inexplicable ridicule. The reason he used to attack Murphy Stanton was returned by him through the media.


    Murphy Stanton''s voice still kept reaching his ears. "When I was shooting Diego Ross, I thought * * was just a case within the Catholic Church. But recently, after reading many reports in the media, I found that this may be a common phenomenon within the Catholic Church. Children are the objects we have been committed to protecting and our hope for the future. I''m sorry They are engaged and may have their own children in the near future. Who wants to put their children in such a terrible environment


    "Terror?" Archbishop Marquez Costello wanted to fly over and shut Murphy Stanton''s mouth. "When is Catholicism terrible?"


    "I think I can do something to remind our society and our parents..."


    Inside the TV, the man who disgusted him was still talking, "remind them to stay away from the evil behind Guanghua!"


    "Asshole!"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello slapped the table heavily, made a loud bang, and then frowned with pain.


    But the press conference continued, and Mo freely answered all kinds of questions from reporters, and skillfully pushed Catholicism into the swamp.

 Chapter 729

    "You mean it, don''t you?"


    After the press conference, as soon as Murphy returned to the CAA''s office floor upstairs, Carla Firth, who came up with Murphy, asked, "did you have a plan?"


    Murphy didn''t answer and walked to bill rosis''s office.


    Carla Firth looked at him from the side and said with certainty, "you did it on purpose. You planned it a long time ago."


    It''s obvious that Stanton studio got the relevant film license from the Boston global daily a few years ago, and in the process of the impact of "Diego Ross" on the Oscar, it skillfully used the conflict between the Catholic Church and Hollywood. If he had no plan, no fool would believe it.


    "My plan is to use this new film to stir up the sensitive nerves of the Catholic Church."


    Kara Firth is not an outsider either. Murphy simply said, "let them continue to challenge me, which is conducive to the award of" dark city ". I didn''t expect that the plan didn''t change as fast as it did. The shooting in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood happened, which can be regarded as a counterattack against the Catholic Church."


    "It''s more than that, isn''t it?"


    Kara Firth can guess Murphy''s thoughts. "I heard that Howard Koch, the current rotating chairman of the college, is very dissatisfied with the Catholic Church''s intention to interfere in Hollywood. He has united a large number of influential old men of the college, surrounded the major companies in Hollywood, and launched a counterattack against the Catholic Church in the media. Now you want to shoot such a film I''m afraid that the old guys, even most of the companies in Hollywood, will raise their hands to show their approval and welcome. "


    "Who knows?" Murphy shrugged. "I''m just taking advantage of the situation."


    He pushed open the door of bill Rossi''s office and went straight in.


    Carafes followed in and sighed when he saw Murphy greeting bill rosis and sitting on the sofa. Maybe Murphy is not the best director in Hollywood, but the one who can create and use situations.


    In this respect, if he ranks second among all the directors in Hollywood, I''m afraid no one can come first.


    Sitting on the sofa next to Murphy, three people talked about the movie.


    "The investment in movies will not be very high."


    But most of the time, Murphy was saying, "about 40 million dollars is enough."


    Carla Firth asked, "what''s the investment ratio?"


    "Leave it to 20th century fox." Murphy is not going to let Stanton studio invest, "you know, I''m looking at Sony Columbia Pictures."


    "Well." Carla Firth nodded. "The $40 million investment is not much. In a month at most, it will pass the company''s routine audit."


    "What about the goal?" Bill rossis asked, "next awards season?"


    "Yes Murphy solemnly said, "the main goal of this film is to win awards, and all plans should be carried out around this goal."


    Carla Firth thought for a moment, "this is no problem. If the film can win an important Oscar, the income will not be a problem. The company certainly has no opinion."


    Although the influence of Oscar is declining, the effect of Oscar on the growth of a film''s market revenue is still very obvious.


    "By the way, Murphy." Carla Firth then asked, "when is the quickest time you can finish the film?"


    Murphy had a plan, and said, "it won''t be more than next May."


    "Can you speed it up a little bit?" "We can go to Cannes in April," warns Carla Firth


    For Hollywood''s special award-making films, the award-making often starts in the first half of the year, and some films even make a monument for the award season at the end of the year from the opening of the Saint Denis Film Festival at the beginning of the year.


    "No, we''re not going to Cannes!" Murphy made a more thoughtful suggestion, "let''s go to Italy! To Venice


    How can a film with such theme and content be worthy of all kinds of criticism from Catholicism if it doesn''t go to Italy?


    "Venice Film Festival?" Carla Firth immediately grinned. "Good idea! We''re going to Venice! Go to the Catholic home! Catholicism is not encouraging the media and some organizations to target us. Let''s put the premiere of this film in front of the eyes of the Vatican! Let them have a good look at who lacks the sense of social responsibility! "


    Bill rosis looked at Murphy and then at Carla Firth, the two unruly working partners.


    But it''s a good way to win over Hollywood.


    Now when it comes to the accusations and interference of Catholicism, most people in Hollywood scoff at it. Some typical liberals even begin to pick on Catholicism in the media.


    Murphy looked at the time. "I''m going to a theater seminar, Carla. Remember to remind fox to sign up for the Venice Film Festival. Bill, the public relations work of dark city, you should keep an eye on it for a while.After saying goodbye to Carla Firth and bill rosis, Murphy went to Beverly Hills four seasons hotel to attend a reception of the North American cinema alliance. The North American cinema alliance is going to raise the ticket price of the movie again, and consult the Hollywood directors and other practitioners on this.


    With the devaluation of the US dollar, the price of movie tickets will rise. Murphy knows very well that this kind of so-called consultation is just routine work. The reason why he came here is mainly because in the past, the major North American cinema lines gave him enough support for his films, and attendance was also a basic courtesy.


    In fact, the rising price of movie tickets in North America is already obvious.


    Although the film industry is facing more and more competition from other entertainment industries, the box office in North America of this summer season is still higher than that of last year. However, for those in the industry like Murphy, they also understand that the increase in the box office in North America is not caused by the increase in the number of viewers, but more by the increase in the price of movie tickets.


    For consumers who like entertainment activities, it can be said that it is a golden age. Super blockbusters are sweeping, and a series of screen blockbusters are overwhelming, stimulating the audio-visual enjoyment of audiences all over the world. With the increasingly prominent commercial value of the entertainment industry, more and more high-quality TV plays are coming out, and the TV entertainment industry is more prosperous than ever before.


    Of course, there are many live entertainment options, such as sports competitions, concerts and other comprehensive media performances.


    In this increasingly competitive climate, it is common sense for film distributors to be more cautious, strive to maintain a balance of payments, and even appropriately reduce profits - more favorable to consumers, so as to consolidate their market position.


    But in fact, on the contrary, what Murphy saw was that the ticket price of the film was quietly rising slowly.


    At the meeting, Murphy got the results of a spontaneous survey by the National Association of cinema owners. This year, the average price of a single movie ticket in North America exceeded $8, reaching an all-time high.


    This is a jump growth of up to 26 cents, nearly 4% higher than the average ticket price of the previous year, and last year''s shadow ticket price itself is a record.


    However, the audience in North America is not very averse to this small rise.


    Audiences always pursue audio-visual enjoyment. Despite the rapid development of home theater products, the visual experience of the cinema is always bigger and better than that of their own home. In particular, IMAX cinema and 3D technology and other special screen effects are becoming more and more popular among the audience. These technical means can help increase the entertainment experience of their own environment, and are still developing.


    IMAX ticket price is 3 to 4 US dollars higher than that of ordinary movies. The audience''s pursuit of better audio-visual stimulation can easily raise the price of movies. For example, when "dark city" was released, a large number of IMAX movie tickets were snapped up by fans, which instantly raised the average ticket price of the whole summer season, setting a record of 8.83 US dollars.


    Film companies and cinema line companies are profit driven, and they are now and in the future. But they also know that they have to further reduce the risk in the fierce market, so they have to become smarter and choose more 3D.


    Today''s film companies are increasingly focusing on movies and action blockbusters that are suitable for the whole family to watch - especially PG-13 movies where there will be a combination of the two - rather than simply making everything in 3D. Because they know that the audience wants to have a better cinema experience for the theme they want to see, and they are willing to pay more for it.


    In this digital age, audiences are more and more sensitive and critical of high-quality pictures and sound effects, and the quality is at the cost. Large chain cinemas have spent a lot of money to upgrade their sound system, add digital projectors, and then apportion these expenses to each audience.


    This is a typical small increase, and consumers generally don''t mind, because they see or hear the direct benefits of cinema upgrading. If the audience can hear clear and shocking surround sound instead of intermittent and poor sound, in order to pay for the difference, they won''t mind paying 50 cents more ten times eight times a year.


    Customers'' experience of service has a great impact on the overall impression. Good service can make the audience feel that their experience of watching movies is very high, and they can be free from the trivial daily life.


    It seems that the increase of movie ticket price is more obvious than the general inflation, but in the end, watching movies is still one of the most economical forms of family entertainment, whether in the United States or in most countries and regions in the world.


    After attending the regular meeting and taking a picture with the important members of the Council of the North American cinema alliance, Murphy politely said a few words of thanks for their strong support. Murphy left the four seasons hotel, then returned to the manor, temporarily put aside other work, and began to prepare the script outline and project plan for the new film.

 Chapter 730

    The outside world continues to expose various scandals committed by Catholicism in the United States. Gail gado stares at the news. Murphy is very relieved and can devote all her energy to the script writing of the new project. It is not easy for such a film with a clear theme and goal to make a success in the end.


    First, Murphy identified the title of the project, which is "focus" on the news conference.


    For him, this is a carefully selected film in a special social environment, and as early as when he planned his journey to Austria for the film "Diego Ross", he was almost sure to shoot "focus".


    The film is deeply influenced by the social environment. There is nothing more suitable for the social situation of the film than now.


    Not to mention the Hollywood interior stimulated by Catholic attacks, even most of the media are cheering for the film.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film focus will become a classic film that interprets press freedom and highlights media power!"


    The mainstream media, led by the New York Times, began to sing praises for Murphy before the film was officially approved.


    To a large extent, the mainstream media basically represents the voice of the mainstream society. Although Catholicism has a considerable influence in the United States, a series of scandals have been exposed continuously, which has made them violate the sensitive bottom line that the mainstream society of the United States cannot touch - the protection of children and minors.


    Even the Washington Post, which has never liked Murphy very much, stood on the opposite side of Catholicism this time and continuously issued articles urging Washington authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into this series of scandals.


    Of course, it is not easy for these things to enter the judicial process. Just as the Kennedy family are devout Catholics and represent the interests of Catholicism, Catholicism still has considerable influence in the political territory of the United States.


    In today''s social situation, it may be exaggerating to say that Murphy''s new film has attracted a lot of attention, but it is a fact that it is highly anticipated.


    This is a good thing, but there is also a disadvantage. The higher the expectation is, the lower the fault tolerance rate of film production is. Especially for a film adapted from real people and true stories with extremely serious themes and contents, low-level mistakes are absolutely not allowed!


    Therefore, before writing the script, Murphy should first make clear the whole story of the Catholic * * scandal reported by focus.


    Since he has a plan, he will certainly make preparations in advance. Bill rosis has collected a lot of information before, and he has also established a smooth communication channel with Robbie Robinson, who actually led and participated in the news investigation in those years. All these are conducive to the writing of the script and reduce the probability of making mistakes.


    Although she had seen movies several times, before she started writing the outline of the screenplay, Murphy flew to Boston to communicate with Robbie Robinson and others for a few days. After returning, she began to read a lot of materials.


    The fact is the basis of the film''s existence.


    First of all, Murphy specially checked a survey on the Catholic Church. Seeing the above statistics, he also understood why the Archbishop of Marquez Costello was so eager and powerful to expand the influence of Catholicism.


    Because according to the survey statistics, in today''s United States, more than 50% of people who believe in Catholicism from childhood will stay away from Catholicism when they grow up!


    What''s the concept? In the end, at least half of those who grew up in or with Catholic families are no longer Catholic.


    It is no exaggeration to say that this is a very terrible proportion, and it has been expanding in recent years.


    As for the reason why these people leave the Catholic Church, there is a very high proportion - I grew up in the Catholic Church, and I was shivered by the hypocrisy and dogma of the Catholic church when I was very young.


    Then, Murphy began to look at the specific information of the news events of that year. This news investigation can be described in one sentence. From 2001 to 2002, a column group named "focus" in the Boston Globe carried out a series of reports on the incidents of child abuse by priests, exposing the scandal of child abuse committed by Catholic priests in the United States.


    It doesn''t seem like a big deal. It''s not much better than what Murphy did in "Diego Ross". But this kind of thing is totally different in Los Angeles and Boston.


    The power of Catholicism is very different in these two cities!


    Catholicism is the largest religion in Boston. It has a great influence in the local political arena, and often exerts pressure on various institutions. The Kennedy family is the most famous Catholic political family in Boston. The large-scale incidents of sexual abuse of children by priests in Boston have a lot to do with the local law enforcement departments'' lenient punishment under the pressure of Catholicism.


    Before writing a script, Murphy must make clear the cause and effect of the whole thing.


    At the end of July 2001, Marty Baron, a member of the New York Times Group, was just transferred from the Miami Herald to the Boston Globe. He was still a newcomer to the newspaper. He noticed a report in the legal column that "the priest was suspected of being involved in a sexual assault scandal". When he was preparing for a more in-depth investigation, he was told that the judge had sealed up the court On the spot recording, which is undoubtedly preventing the personal files of the priest from being made public, Marty Baron immediately realized that what he was facing would be a real big news!He launched a "focus" team headed by Robbie Robinson and began to investigate father John Jorgen.


    The results of the survey are shocking: the Catholic priest has sexually assaulted more than 130 boys in his six-year career! What''s more surprising is that his affair has not been exposed, but he still retains his original work as a priest for 30 years after being exposed to molesting young members of the church.


    The focus team compiled the investigation into father John Jorgen into a report entitled "the Catholic Church has allowed priests to abuse children for many years." the report caused a sensation in Massachusetts, but it is only the tip of the iceberg of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Boston.


    At first, the reporters of the "focus" team thought that there were about 15 to 20 priests who had done the same indecent things. But after investigation, they found that nearly 250 priests in Boston had done the same thing in the past few decades.


    What''s more infuriating is that the church shuffled the clergy from one parish to another in order to prevent things from being exposed. These clergy continue to do indecent acts against children in the new Parish, making more and more people victims.


    It is worth mentioning that during the investigation, a pastor named Ronald Paquin personally admitted what he had done in an interview.


    This is of great significance to the whole incident, because although the investigation results were known at that time, no clergy involved in the case positively admitted the crimes they committed, and almost all clergy kept a secret about it. It is self-evident how much repercussions father Ronald Paquin''s public recognition caused among the public.


    He said he had been molesting boys until 1989, before the archdiocese transferred him from Boston, which lasted for 15 years, involving two different parishioners.


    But he said, "yes, I''m stupid, but I''ve never raped anyone and I''ve never been happy about it myself."


    In addition, Ronald Paquin also revealed that he was raped by a Catholic priest when he was a teenager.


    The scandal finally came to an end. From January 6, 2002 to December 14, 2002, the Boston Globe made a series of reports about "sexual abuse of children by clergy", and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. The reports inspired more victims to stand up bravely. In the end, 249 priests and priests in the Archdiocese of Boston were publicly accused, with more than 100 alive victims 1000 people were killed.


    It is worth mentioning that the original source of news, Father John Jorgen, under the protection of three cardinals and many church bishops, continued to commit crimes for 34 years, but he was beaten up and died in prison in 2003.


    "We all know the secret truth, which comes from the dissuasion of religious friends and even the resistance of family Until the Last Shocking report was finally released, "focus" undoubtedly showed the tenacious strength of journalists'' professionalism in this process. "


    This is the Pulitzer Prize''s comment on this news event.


    Murphy has been engaged in a similar profession. In today''s society, the vast majority of journalists pursue news and explosive news. It can be said that they have no bottom line like him at the beginning, but it is undeniable that there are still some journalists who have a sense of justice and social responsibility.


    Anyway, the courage of these reporters is commendable. After all, more than ten years ago is not now.


    At that time, just entering the new century, the church was far more powerful than it is now. For the "free" American society, the freedom of public opinion is naturally an important link. You can report government scandals, criticize the corruption of officialdom, and criticize the gaffes of public figures. But challenging the church is another matter.


    The "focus" group of four challenges not only one or two priests who commit crimes, but also the whole church system that protects these stigmatized priests. Therefore, it is not difficult for Murphy to understand the huge repercussions after the publication of that year''s report.


    Unfortunately, the original church power, especially in the northeast of the United States, was quite powerful. After a brief sensation, it was managed to be suppressed by the Catholic side, and now it is gradually forgotten.


    "The destruction of the body is far less than the destruction of the mind."


    At the beginning of the script outline, Murphy specially added a sentence, ready to be used at the beginning of the film, "the so-called media should not be the media of praising virtues, but should be the eyes of justice, insight and disclosure of the evil of the world!"

 Chapter 731

    After communicating with the people who participated in the news investigation in those years, and reviewing most of the information, Murphy began to write the outline of the screenplay focus. This screenplay is completely different from the past, and it is also very different from the city of darkness. There should be no exaggeration in all the basics of the screenplay. All the contents should conform to the facts and stand up to anyone and others Investigation of the organization.


    Although there are more serious film adaptations based on real life directors in the past, it''s not too exaggerated.


    You know, the villain mask in the movie is the Catholic church today! If there are false situations in the future films, they will surely become a laughing stock in the Catholic attack!


    That''s not what Murphy wants.


    Therefore, in the process of writing the script, Murphy always adheres to a principle that is objective enough.


    Murphy''s play is like a close-up report on the activities of the feature group of focus, which leads people to get closer to the truth step by step.


    For example, in the process of the investigation, the reporters did not encounter difficulties: the public relations department specially reminded that they should be careful to offend the 53% Catholic subscribers of the Boston Globe; the church was powerful, and the upper class did not want to tear off the veil of hypocrisy, making it too shameful; the reporter''s personal belief wavered In the closing stage of investigation and evidence collection, the group caught up with the "September 11" in 2001, and the "bigger" news forced reporters to get away from reporting more "important" news, explaining to the victims they contacted and apologizing at the same time being wary of being sniffed by their peers Showing signs and taking advantage of reports


    Sensationalism is definitely not suitable for this film. It is more powerful to reveal the existing facts from an objective standpoint.


    There is no objective content, that is slander, not counterattack!


    In the whole outline of the play, Murphy almost eliminated the drama and told the story in a straightforward way. He did not deliberately vilify the priests who committed crimes, nor did he have the stimulation of crime.


    For example, when he wrote a scene of the play, female reporter Sasha visited the priest involved one by one, and ate a lot of silence. Leng buting met an old priest with a charitable face, admitted that he had molested the boy without any defense, and calmly said, "I have never felt happy in this incident myself."


    In reality, all the clergy are secretive about it. Only this priest named Ronald Paquin openly admits what he has done. As he tells in the script, Paquin himself was raped by a Catholic priest when he was a teenager.


    These are not sensational, not to criticize, but objectively displayed in front of the audience.


    In the face of such a serious situation, no script, no director, no final film conclusion, the audience is enough to judge good and evil right and wrong!


    Similarly, Murphy doesn''t need to preach heroism, let alone the plots and dangers in the commercial films with the same theme. Even if someone questioned why he didn''t do anything when he sent the information to the newspaper a few years ago? It''s not the possible reversal of imagination: Robbie Robinson, the editor of the focus group, finally found out that it was his own negligence that missed the source, which made the possible report seven years late - true presentation. Even excellent journalists would make mistakes.


    The biggest conflict he used in the play was that reporter Mike found the most critical evidence and anxiously asked the group leader to publish the manuscript, which suppressed his urge for justice: the greater truth was behind, and in-depth reporting could not only cause riots. If the church apologized with individual cases, it would not bring about changes in the social essence, but their news Ambition is "dealing with the whole system.".


    After spending a month working out the script outline, Murphy recruited the writing team of Stanton studio into the project again, and continued to enrich the script with collective strength.


    Even this kind of very serious subject matter''s movie, also cannot get rid of Hollywood assembly line''s destiny finally.


    In terms of the concept of assembly line factory, the production process of a film needs to go through a number of "flow" procedures, including screenwriter, director, actor, photography, recording, props, clothing and other departments, and each department has a more detailed division.


    For example, the screenwriter Department has "propose intention", "structure main plot", "add secondary plot", "write dialogue", "add gimmick" and other special parts, all of which are presided over by enough special personnel; the director department has "main director" and "assistant director" who is specially responsible for various types of scenes; the actor Department has experts who are specially responsible for discovering actors, Actors are divided into different types. Other departments also have fine division of labor, and employ various experts to perform their duties.


    Like the production lines of other enterprises, this "flow process" is a product of the highly developed era of large machine production.


    Although film is a kind of spiritual product for entertainment, Hollywood has materialized and industrialized it according to the needs of the market.


    The result of this fine division of labor has its advantages and disadvantages.


    On the one hand, every detail of film production, such as set design, scene performance and character dialogue, will be excellent and exquisite because of the control of quite proficient professionals; on the other hand, when every detail professional wants to express his creative personality, many personalities will collide with each other and can''t control the overall situation In the end, it was drowned in the noise and became the appendage of production process and standardization.Although there is such a paradoxical relationship, for the current Hollywood film industry, fine and modern professional division is still an important "joint" to improve the quality of products and industry.


    The script was handed over to the writing team to enrich according to the facts, while Murphy considered the specific shooting plan. The first is the production concept.


    The final film must be as objective and calm as the script.


    In the film, Murphy is not allowed to exaggerate the conflict between the good and the evil, but he is not allowed to exaggerate the conflict between the good and the evil Prepare to use too much of the protagonist''s inner struggle and emotional transformation.


    In his plan, the film just shows how the journalists fulfill their responsibilities and compete with the power of public opinion.


    In some ways, the confrontation between the two sides in the film is not so much justice and evil as the professional ethics of journalists and the laissez faire.


    This is not only a counterattack against the Catholic Church, but also the greatest support of the media!


    In today''s society, no one can underestimate the power of media opinion!


    There is no heroic and dramatic attack, but only trivial work. However, for the press in pursuit of the truth, it is in such trivial things that they have accumulated the power to change the status quo.


    That''s what Murphy wants from journalists.


    In addition, in the aspect of Catholic scandal, Murphy intends to focus on the work behind the scenes before the famous report, hiding the focus of the case, the priest, behind the narrative. This will not only give the film more space to show the spirit of the real main characters and journalists, but more importantly, avoid rough value judgment and full of anger accuse.


    Obviously, what the crime priest did should be punished, but this is not what Murphy wants to do. His film will state the process of revealing the truth itself, and the attitude towards the truth, as he thought at the beginning, will be given to the audience to choose for themselves - the audience has more insight and good and evil than they think in this kind of thing that directly affects the next generation Heart, far from being guided and led.


    In fact, this refusal to comment on the results is not Murphy''s choice to avoid the problem.


    On the contrary, in too many similar films, the director or screenwriter implanted his own strong judgment into the film, presenting a piece of video message on the screen of the cinema.


    Of course, such a choice is far from wrong, but in such a serious and sensitive film involving such a huge power of Catholicism, the calm and restrained attitude can finally give the film a heavier texture.


    In this real case involving religion, children, legal fairness and other sensitive topics, how to show the truth objectively and sincerely, and how not to be reduced to a farce of playing with gimmicks and exposing people''s scars, is the real part of testing Murphy as a director and screenwriter.


    Although he is really not a good person and can be included in the ranks of villains by the standards of many people, Murphy still has his own understanding of justice.


    The meaning of justice is not only to punish crime, but also to protect the innocent!


    In the absence of visual stimulation and tense plot, Murphy thinks that only this calm and restraint can bring the unique temperament of a serious film.


    What''s more, this film is basically a black film. No matter the theme or the content, it has the characteristics of this kind of film. Murphy will also choose the gray tone in the selection of painting style, just like the Boston winter sky.


    By October, all the scripts had been created, and Murphy had come up with a complete project plan. Based on the successful cooperation in the past, the big sale of "dark city" and the counter attack against the Catholic attack, 20th Century Fox also gave the green light to the project, saying that the investment of 40 million US dollars was completely different from participating in the Venice Film Festival It''s not a problem.


    Then Murphy brought all the stantons together to discuss the actors.

 Chapter 732

    In the living room of the villa of wave manor, the stantons gathered together, and everyone''s eyes looked at Murphy.


    "Seth, Jonah, James..."


    Murphy looked at the three people on the left. "Where''s your movie going?"


    In November, the director and producer of all the comedies will be able to finish the post production in the fox studio. Now, the most of them are in the political studio


    "The end of November." Murphy nodded and asked, "when you''re done, can you get into your new job?"


    These people know Murphy''s plan, Seth Logan said without hesitation, "of course, no problem!"


    Jonah hill and James Franco nodded, "we have the right schedule, too."


    Murphy turned to the other side. Robert Downey, Jr. raised his hand and said, "I can get marvel to adjust his schedule. I''ll be in your movie!"


    Margot Robbie, sitting on a single sofa next to him, added, "I remember there was a female reporter in the focus team. You don''t want to give this role to anyone else, do you?"


    "And me." Gail gado also stood up, "I''ll handle the specific affairs of the crew."


    Murphy nodded. "I''ll send you the full version of the script later. You''ll see it first, and then you''ll determine the role."


    This film will be a collective action of Stanton party members! And different from the past, this is a group play. Everyone''s role is very important.


    This is a film without a leading role, and the real protagonist is the story.


    after a brief exchange, the core creators of the crew were determined. Murphy served as the director and producer, and Gail gado continued to escort him as the producer, including four men and one woman, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Logan, Jonah hill, James Franco and Margot Robbie It happens to play the most important roles in the film, including Robbie Robinson, Mike redenzes, Martin Bain, Sasha pever and lawyer Mitchell gallobidean.


    As for the specific role, it''s still early, and Murphy is not in a hurry. They will discuss it after they have read the script.


    After talking about this, Murphy asked Seth Logan, "has interview decided on the release time?"


    "Twentieth Century Fox wants to put it in February." Seth Logan raised his glasses. "I talked to Carla Firth. It''s delayed. It''s probably going to be in October or November next year."


    Thinking of the disturbance caused by the film, Murphy reminds us that "we can think of some ways in terms of publicity and marketing."


    Much of the investment in the film came from Stanton studios, who certainly didn''t want to make a loss.


    However, it''s not clear whether there were hackers there or some crazy guys in the United States who hyped themselves in the farce. Murphy would not tell Seth Logan about these things.


    He thought for a moment and said, "let''s say it''s the last comedy of Stanton''s gang."


    "Er..." Seth Logan scratched the back of his head. "This Not quite. I''m already planning a new comedy with Jonah


    In some ways, Seth logan was a relatively honest Stanton, while Jonah Hill understood what Murphy meant and said, "Seth, you big fool! It''s just for you to talk and create some publicity topics. It''s not for you to stop making comedy movies. "


    "So." Seth Logan laughed. "It''s a good idea, too."


    Murphy''s seemingly bad idea was quickly accepted by Seth Logan. Anyway, it''s a common method in Hollywood and even in the world.


    There are too many such examples.


    , for example, once fans make complaints about it, Luc Besson: I only took ten films in my life. Quentin Tarantino: I''ve only made ten films in my life. James Cameron: Avatar 2 is about to start shooting! Redley Scott: if there''s another alien in my movie, I''ll cut my wrist and kill myself! Michael Bay: This is the last transformers I directed! Jack Chen: This is my last action movie. Hayao Miyazaki: I''m going to retire! Daniel Craig: no more James Bond


    All these eye-catching slogans are so loud that none of them really do it.


    In publicity and marketing, these are not things at all.


    Some people even summed up the three lies of the world''s film industry - James Cameron: I''ll start shooting soon; Michael Bay: I won''t make transformers sequels anymore; Hayao Miyazaki: I''ll never go out again when I retire.


    Some words, even from the mouth of the super director, can not be taken seriously.


    Just as Murphy was actively planning new projects, "dark city" continued to be shown in North American cinemas. Although the daily box office output was already very low, and the increase in box office per week could not reach one million dollars, 20th Century Fox did not completely remove the film from North America when the film''s North American market potential was about to run out File."The city of darkness" is also shown in large cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles, and it will last at least until the end of January next year!


    This is an agreement signed by 20th Century Fox and some cinemas. According to the agreement, from September to the end of January next year, 20th century fox will not participate in the distribution of all the box office revenue generated by "dark city".


    If a film wants to maintain a super long release time in the cinema, it must pay a certain price.


    In the 20th century, fox did not make these moves in order to make the box office of the film surpass that of "Avatar" in North America. People with a clear eye can see that, dragged down by the shooting case at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, "dark city" has no longer been able to compete with "Avatar" for the top spot in the box office of North America.


    All of this is for the award season.


    Now it''s the end of October, the traditional North American awards season is coming, and all the films and companies interested in Oscar awards are already rubbing their hands.


    Murphy and 20th century fox are no exception. Why did he choose to announce new projects when the award season is coming and not keep them as secret as the previous films? It directly tells the theme and content of the film. In some ways, it is also to make a difference in this award season.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that under the influence of a series of emergencies, Hollywood has been connected with Catholicism.


    Although this situation exceeded Murphy''s initial expectation and plan, it was undoubtedly very favorable for him. Especially after the news conference of the new project, there was basically a good voice from Hollywood circle to mainstream media.


    Up to now, everyone can see that external factors have a great influence on the attribution of important awards.


    In addition to these, the public relations between CAA and Murphy are also unfolding. The Los Angeles City Hall contacted Murphy when the box office of "dark city" exploded in the first week. Because Murphy is a real Los Angeles person, the Los Angeles City Hall wants to build a Murphy Stanton power station in order to express his contribution to the city and add a famous tourist attraction The film Memorial.


    According to Murphy''s request, CAA started negotiations with the Los Angeles City Hall. This kind of negotiation was not something that could be settled in a short time, so it was successfully delayed, and it has not been until now that a consensus has been basically reached.


    Not surprisingly, the two sides will sign a formal agreement in December, the beginning of the award season, and officially announce it to the public, which can virtually add a lot of weight to Murphy''s impact on the Oscars!


    No matter Stanton studio, CAA and 20th century fox, they have launched the Oscar rush program, just waiting for the award season to start!


    On November 1, Murphy didn''t go out. She sat in front of her computer and landed on Netflix''s website. As soon as she arrived at 9 a.m., she saw the latest play house of cards!


    House of cards, as a network drama jointly launched by Netflix and Stanton studio, is different from the traditional American drama which is broadcast on TV and needs fans to "chase" and watch. Instead, it was put on the Internet with 13 episodes in a whole season on that day.


    In the case of a lot of early publicity, house of cards quickly swept the Internet and became a magic play for many people!


    Even some politicians are obsessed with the show.


    "The house of cards tomorrow, please don''t be a spoiler," said the black carbon in the White House


    At the same time, he tweeted the official twitter of house of cards. The official tweet only forwarded without comment, which made the heroine Kate Mara excited and quickly tweeted: "this just happened! The president is going to watch our play


    The popularity of house of cards also means that Stanton studio, which can get half of the revenue, has found a hen to lay golden eggs in the drama after game of Thrones!


    However, the impact of Murphy''s plot is not only as simple as the divine drama, but also challenges the production mode of "separation of production and broadcasting" in the traditional TV industry.


    "House of cards" is not a simple artistic creation by the production organization, but based on the big data of the viewing behavior of 30 million users stored in the gold lettered signboard of Murphy Stanton and Netflix''s website, and after analyzing the "search" and "collection" habits of netizens.


    The broadcast of this play breaks the traditional mode of TV stations successively launching episodes in the past, and the episodes of a season are launched once a day by Netflix''s website, which adapts to the audience''s viewing habits in the Internet era, and the audience can participate in the production and promotion of TV programs through the Internet.


    Profitable projects, of course, should continue to be produced.


    After that, Murphy is ready to start preparing for her new film, while also keeping a close eye on the award season.

 Chapter 733

    At the end of November, the nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced, and the Hollywood film awards season officially opened.


    However, Murphy and "dark city" failed to win this award. The reason can be seen from the name of this award. Dark city is a standard mainstream commercial masterpiece, not an independent film. The objects of the Independent Film Awards of Gotham are basically independent films that have not been shown in the mainstream cinemas in North America, which is very different from the mainstream commercial films Clear.


    Then, in December, all kinds of awards announced nominations. In the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, New York Film Critics Association Award and Chicago Film Critics Association Award, "dark city" without exception won four important nominations: Best Director, best picture, best actor and best actress!


    Then, the golden globe of American film and television also announced the nomination list. Like the Film Critics Association Award, "dark city" once again became the big winner in the nomination list, winning a series of awards such as best director, best feature film, best actor and actress.


    With the release of nominations for many awards, Murphy can also see which competitors are the strongest in this award season - "twelve years in slavery", "the Great Gatsby", "gravity", "blue Jasmine" and "Dallas buyers club".


    The award season has also entered the hottest stage of publicity and public relations.


    Like other industries, the film industry also pays attention to sorting out and summarizing the achievements of a year. The award season is the product of this sort of sorting out and summarizing, which is Hollywood''s "annual summary".


    To be a big winner at the Oscars, "dark city" has to beat them.


    As soon as the nomination list for the Golden Globe Award was announced, the CAA representing Murphy negotiated a series of conditions with the Los Angeles City Hall, and then Murphy signed a formal agreement with them. This article details the contribution of Leonardo DiCaprio in environmental protection.


    "On July 14, 2011, the foundation under the name of Leonardo DiCaprio announced that it would donate about US $9 million to several wildlife conservation and environmental protection groups. He said in a statement:" the earth is being destroyed at a pace that we can neither afford nor ignore. We have the responsibility to create a new future. We should not threaten the earth''s living environment. " Since February last year, Leonardo has donated more than US $12 million. In the statement, he also said: "I am very honored to support these organizations that strive to solve the most difficult challenges facing mankind."


    "On May 13, 2013, Leonardo held a charity auction at Christie''s auction house in New York to raise money for the environment and wildlife protection. The 33 artworks sold raised a total of $38.8 million. In November, Leonardo turned his birthday party into a charity party, and the proceeds were donated to his environmental protection fund. The auction included a batch of precious champagne, and a total of $3 million was raised on the spot. "


    "In May 2007, the Cannes Film Festival released Leonardo''s environmental documentary" the 11th hour ", which was produced and interpreted by Leonardo. The film studies the global environmental situation and discusses solutions to the earth''s problems. This documentary recounts the impact of human activities on global warming and highlights how fragile our planet is after a series of recent natural disasters. In the film, 12 experts discuss a series of issues, such as whether human society will be destroyed if global warming continues. "


    Seeing all the time listed in the report, even Murphy believed that Leonardo DiCaprio was really an environmentalist.


    Unfortunately, as a Hollywood insider, he knows very well that, like the so-called United Nations title, it is just a way to provide his own style.


    To put it simply, it''s no different from the red carpet. It''s all a show.


    As for the real money donated, it''s all from fund-raising. It doesn''t cost the stars a few dollars. Why not?


    "In September 2012, Leonardo DiCaprio, as an active member of Hollywood who pays attention to climate change, participated in the climate summit on the morning of the 23rd local time with a large number of diplomats, national leaders, scientists and other climate experts from all over the world, and made a personal speech that was thought-provoking, earnestly calling on everyone to act together to organize climate deterioration. In his speech, Leonardo said: "now I stand before you not as an expert, but as a concerned citizen, as one of the 400000 people walking on the streets of New York and other people who want to solve the climate change crisis."


    Seeing this, Murphy put down the Hollywood Reporter. Now that the Oscar has been more and more seriously affected by the outside world, Leonardo DiCaprio is playing such an environmental friendly card outside the film. It''s really a very clever means. Maybe he can change the fate of the runners.


    Murphy didn''t want to see James Franco win the prize, either for the sake of James Franco and the city of darkness, or for the original grudge.


    "Don''t go home yet." He said to the driver, "to century city."

 Chapter 734

    "The old men in the Academy don''t like Leonardo DiCaprio."


    In the office of CAA in Century City, bill rossis said firmly, "his purpose and intention to attack the Oscar are too obvious, plus the bad influence of overnight popularity when he was young..."


    Murphy and James Franco, sitting on the sofa, knew that Bill rosis was telling the truth.


    Bill - rosis then changed the subject, "but everything has a limit, it is more than 10 years of running career, let Leonardo DiCaprio accumulated enough qualifications, look at this term of the candidate actors, in addition to James, can be compared to Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of qualifications and fame almost no one."


    "Matthew McConnell." Murphy warned.


    If James Cameron hadn''t insisted, the actor might have been the leading actor in the big boat.


    "Don''t worry about him." Bill rosis laughs, "he is only a second-line customer in CAA. He can''t compare with James. The company signed him only two years ago and won''t invest much resources in him. The actors and actresses supported by CAA this time are James and Maggie."


    James Franco did not speak, but looked at Murphy. Why does CAA support him and Margot Robbie so much? First, they really have enough market value. Second, they are members of Stanton party!


    The latter one is very important. If fox wants to continue to cooperate with Murphy in the 20th century, it is necessary to win his favor and friendship.


    "Resources in our hands..." Gail gado cautioned, "it''s time to go all out."


    She thinks that in today''s situation, the chances of Murphy''s best director and the best film of "dark city" are very high, and James Franco and Margaret Robbie are hard to say.


    James Franco then said, "I''ve started my network, but I don''t have as many people as Downey."


    After all, little Robert Downey came from an acting family, which James Franco can''t match. Murphy knew very well and said, "we will all support you and Maggie."


    He''s talking about all the stantons.


    "It''s not hard for James to get the nomination." Bill rossis added, "but Leonardo DiCaprio is the biggest obstacle to winning the prize!"


    Different from what it used to be, because Murphy made Wall Street wolf ahead of time, Leonardo DiCaprio''s award winning film turned into the Great Gatsby. This film does not seem to have any advantages, but in the case that CAA does not intend to actively promote public relations for Matthew McConaughey, no one knows whether Leonardo DiCaprio will take that one ahead of time Oscar for best actor.


    What''s more, Leonardo DiCaprio''s team seems to have seen the development trend of Oscars and started large-scale side publicity.


    "It''s really about liking." James Franco shrugged. "The old men at the college still like Leonardo DiCaprio more than I do."


    Murphy smiles and nods. Neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor James Franco is the kind of actor the Academy likes.


    "In that case..." Gail gado hands chest, "James want to win, the first thing is to kill Leonardo DiCaprio?"


    "Honey." Murphy joked, "we are law-abiding citizens."


    Gail gado rolled his eyes and didn''t bother to talk to Murphy.


    "Well, no jokes." Murphy put away his smile, and bill rosis said, "I don''t know if you have noticed that among Leonardo DiCaprio''s close friends, there is a Malaysian named liuzot."


    James Franco and Gail gado shook their heads, apparently not knowing who Murphy was talking about.


    Bill - rosis gently nodded his head, "this is the core personnel of 1mdb foundation, and is also one of the main investors of red rock film, which has cooperated more with Leonardo DiCaprio in recent years."


    He asked Murphy curiously, "Liu Zuo''s unique question?"


    Leonardo DiCaprio was one of Murphy''s favorite stars. He knew a lot about him, including a lot of negative news.


    Murphy could not explain the source of these things. He simply said, "I have definite information. Liu zot and 1mdb are agents of many senior officials in Malaysia. It is said that the political arena in Malaysia is not very clean."


    Bill rosis immediately understood what Murphy meant. "If there is a problem with the funding sources of 1mdb and red rock, Leonardo DiCaprio is bound to be involved?"


    "Yes, that''s it." Murphy is not sure whether these things are true or not. "You''d better let people check. We don''t necessarily have to make sure that Leonardo DiCaprio is really involved in these rotten things. As long as the two sides have too close contacts and the Malaysian side does have problems, he can''t get away."


    "Well." Bill rosis tapped his finger. "Once this kind of thing is exposed, it will definitely involve Leonardo DiCaprio''s plan to rush to Austria."He suddenly laughed, "the company will certainly be happy to do so. At the beginning, Leonardo DiCaprio left CAA and created his own management team, which caused great dissatisfaction."


    "What can I do?" James Franco said, "look at that?"


    "To show your best, of course." Murphy went over and patted James Franco on the shoulder. "Jim, go out and show love to Lily more. If you don''t have anything to do, grab the headlines of the entertainment pages of major newspapers."


    James Franco said solemnly, "don''t worry, I''ll take all the publicity from you and Gail."


    Just as Bill rosis said, CAA took over the incident, and bill rosis also contacted Carla Firth. There is a certain truth in this sentence. Just as Murphy was attacked by many people some time ago, there are many people in this circle who like to see the bad luck of Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Although I used to like Leonardo DiCaprio and the movies he starred in, Murphy will not be soft hearted. Leonardo DiCaprio has conflicts with him before, and an Oscar actor can bring great influence and benefits!


    Murphy was very clear about his hobby when he was young and frivolous and his great interests now.


    As for Margaret Robbie''s best actress, besides her own PR, it really depends on luck.


    However, compared with James Franco''s best actor, Margot Robbie''s best actress is not without advantages. On the one hand, her role has been praised by film critics and the media, and is known as one of the best performances of the year. On the other hand, the trend of Oscar in choosing young actresses as the best actress in recent years is relatively obvious.


    If you remember correctly, this year''s best actress is Kate Blanchett, also an Australian actress. Margot Robbie has no advantage over her.


    What is Kate Blanchett''s film about best actress? It''s like "blue jasmine," directed by Woody Allen.


    On the bus back to wave manor, Murphy makes another call to bill rosis. In order to achieve the wildness of his four heavyweights, he has to follow the way Harvey Weinstein used to deal with Woody Allen''s movies.


    After talking to bill rosis on the phone and returning home, Murphy is still thinking about the impact of "dark city" on the Oscars. In fact, it''s not only best actor and best actress, but also the best picture.


    He looked slowly into a corner of the living room, where was a dark wall!


    Yes, black! Damn black! The most special group in Hollywood! No matter what you do, you can always find discriminating groups with super glass heart!


    Twelve years of slavery!


    Even Murphy can''t ignore the huge advantage of the film in the Oscars.


    This film may not get any gold medal, even if it is a technical award, but it is the best film gold medal winner!


    Murphy shook his head. It''s a damned Hollywood political correctness.


    Although very dissatisfied, but the situation is here, even if he does not admit that Hollywood style political correctness still exists.


    For the influence of Oscar, in addition to the outpost awards and the evaluation of the film, Murphy can not completely ignore the reality of Hollywood. Hollywood has always been inseparable from politics, and Oscar always reflects the political attitude of the Hollywood circle. In today''s political environment in the United States, many people who advocate democracy and freedom will choose a black movie It''s hard to say whether this will influence the voting, but this year''s Oscars will not get rid of the influence of Hollywood style political clouds.


    "Dark city" may become a victim or a beneficiary of Hollywood''s political environment. It depends on the voters'' ideas.


    In recent years, under the premise that black people are constantly making trouble, I''m afraid many people hope to show the "democracy and tolerance" of the United States through a work with ethnic minorities as the protagonist and full of humanity. Especially in recent years, Oscar has been called "too white face" and caused racial controversy. Twelve years of slavery just appeared at this time


    These are objective situations. If it wasn''t for the Catholic Church, Murphy thought that the city of darkness might not be the opponent of twelve years of slavery at all.


    Fortunately, Catholicism has caused a huge storm. The public opinion conflicts of exposing Catholic scandals and attacking Hollywood movies by Catholicism are still emerging. It seems that there is no intention to calm down for a moment.


    Just as Murphy was preparing for the new film "focus" and working hard for Oscar PR, he received an invitation from Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    Archbishop Marquez Costello wants to meet and talk to him!

 Chapter 735

    A black car drove into Century City in a very low profile, slowly entered the parking lot of the Death Star building, and came to the elevator entrance. Archbishop Marcos Costello pushed the door and got off. Accompanied by an assistant, he went into the elevator hall, waited for the elevator to come down, and directly took the elevator to the top floor of the Death Star building.


    This is the highest office floor of CAA. There are staff waiting at the door of the elevator. They lead the Archbishop of Marquez Costello into a luxurious reception room.


    "Just a moment." The staff said politely, "director Stanton is discussing work with Mr. bill rossis. He will be here soon."


    Archbishop Marquez Costello frowned slightly, but said nothing, just nodded.


    Now, even a tough guy like him has to admit that Catholicism has fallen behind, especially in the United States.


    He sighed and touched his hair subconsciously. In a short period of more than a month, in the face of the double pressure of public opinion and Vatican Vatican, his white hair was at least one third more!


    "It''s all this damn Murphy Stanton!"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello could not help cursing that although the previous public opinion storm also put him under great pressure, these external pressures could still be tolerated. However, after the news that Murphy Stanton announced the preparation of "focus" was spread, the impact was very bad. Even Pope Benedict XVI called several times to ask him to have a look Stop this project as soon as possible, otherwise


    Although the Pope didn''t say it, he knew the consequences would be serious.


    So, I can only pull down my face and come to talk with Murphy Stanton. The other party may not care about him, but the Vatican''s face must be given a little bit, right?


    After waiting about five minutes, the door of the reception room was pushed open and Murphy came in.


    As soon as he saw Archbishop Marcos Costello, he immediately gave a warm smile. "Monsieur, long time no see."


    "Hello, director Stanton." Archbishop Marquez Costello stood up. "It''s been a long time indeed."


    Murphy made a please sign. "Sit down."


    Then he sat down on the sofa opposite Archbishop Marcos Costello, and without waiting for the other party to say anything, he asked directly, "what''s the matter with you, Archbishop?"


    Having dealt with Murphy several times before, Archbishop Marcos Costello knew something about his style of doing things, and said, "I''m here on behalf of the Vatican. Your holiness wants to invite you to visit the Vatican to eliminate the unnecessary misunderstanding between us."


    "So..." Murphy seems to be in the middle of thinking.


    Archbishop Marquez Costello carefully observed Murphy. His holiness is not an ordinary person. He is the leader of Catholics all over the world. He can be on an equal footing with the political leaders of the five rogue countries. I believe this kind of formal invitation will also make Murphy Stanton think about it well, and maybe we can cancel the project of focus.


    He was able to say these words, of course, thanks to Benedict XVI''s advice. The whole Vatican now attaches great importance to Murphy Stanton and his new film focus.


    The Vatican also has a huge cultural accumulation, and has a better understanding of the influence of the film. Moreover, he himself has a better understanding of it. This "focus" by Murphy Stanton is obviously aimed at the next Academy Awards ceremony. Once the film gets the best film, and after Murphy Stanton''s "City of darkness", he will become a few super directors in the world Focus is bound to spread widely.


    Now, the impact of all kinds of adverse news can basically be limited to North America. Outside North America, although there are media reports, the Catholic Church has been trying to control the situation, which is not very bad.


    If such a film is mixed with the thunder of Oscar and Murphy Stanton, I''m afraid many overseas regions


    Archbishop Marcos Costello is very clear about the influence of Hollywood films, especially the high-quality masterpieces of super directors.


    The news words in the media can be limited, even become a pile of old paper, and gradually be forgotten. However, a classic film will be mentioned by people, just like gone with the wind and other films, which are still popular today.


    In that case, the Catholic Church will be stigmatized!


    Unfortunately, this is not the middle ages, and the other side is not a nobody, but a super director with billions of dollars of assets, otherwise he will disappear


    On the other hand, Murphy is also thinking about similar problems. Images have more impact than words, and movies have a longer influence than news. These are indisputable facts. Pope Benedict XVI invited him to visit the Vatican, no doubt to put an end to his plan to shoot focus.


    "Your eminence." Murphy said slowly, "I don''t know when the Pope invited me to the Vatican?"


    Of course, the sooner the better, but Archbishop Marcos Costello can''t say that. He said with a smile, "it''s better that director Stanton can attend the Vatican''s new year''s blessing before the new year."Take part in the new year''s blessing? Murphy''s not interested. He''s not Catholic.


    "My time is not allowed." Murphy deliberately said, "I''m going to prepare for next year''s Oscars, and I''m going to prepare new films..."


    Listening to Murphy''s talk about preparing for a new film, Archbishop Marcos Costello slowly put away his smile and said, "there''s always time to squeeze."


    Don''t they even give your holiness face?


    "Yes..." Murphy really seems to be thinking about the words of Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    Archbishop Marcos Costello gave a faint smile. Benedict XVI and the Vatican Vatican are almost equal to the leaders of a big country.


    Murphy seemed to have thought about it, and said, "I''m going to attend the Venice Film Festival next year, and then I''ll visit the Vatican by the way, archbishop. What do you think?"


    "In Venice film?" Archbishop Marcos Costello asked subconsciously, "are you going to the Venice Film Festival? With what works to participate? "


    "It''s my new project focus, of course." "Stanton and twentieth century fox have applied to the Organizing Committee of Venice Film Festival to compete in the competition unit," Murphy said naturally


    "What?" Marquez - Costello Archbishop Huo stood up, "you should do this!"


    His face was full of shock and anger!


    "I don''t understand what your Archbishop says." Murphy slowly stood up and said, "this is a film jointly produced by Stanton studio and 20th century fox. It''s also our plan to compete in the competition unit of Venice Film Festival."


    In other words, the attitude of Archbishop Malcolm Murphy and archbishop Malcolm has disappeared.


    "What do you want to do?" The Archbishop of Marquez Costello was filled with anger. "There are some things that we have limited tolerance for."


    The Vatican and Catholicism have offered a hand of reconciliation. Murphy Stanton not only doesn''t hold it, but also slaps them. How can he not be angry?


    Murphy Stanton obviously didn''t pay attention to the Vatican and the pope!


    "What did I do?" Murphy also put away his smile and said calmly, "I''m just a director. That''s what I want to make."


    Archbishop Marcus Costello looked straight at Murphy. "Do you think I''m a fool?"


    "Sir Murphy interrupted. "I remember I told you that freedom is the most basic right of a Hollywood director."


    "Freedom?" Archbishop Marcos Costello sneered and said, "director Stanton, I don''t think you understand that your new film is no longer facing the Diocese of Central South California! It''s not me anymore


    His tone gradually brought a hint of warning and threat, "the Vatican and the Pope are very concerned about you and your film. They are very dissatisfied with the content of this film. Do you want to attend the Venice Film Festival? You can''t even get into Italy, I promise


    Hearing this almost naked threat, Murphy seemed not to care at all. "I believe the Organizing Committee of the film festival will have its own consideration if I can''t go to Venice. Even if I can''t go to Venice, I will go to Cannes Film Festival or Berlin Film Festival."


    Speaking of this, Murphy took a step forward and looked at Archbishop Marcos Costello fearlessly. "This is America, a land full of freedom and democracy. Freedom of speech is the most basic right of Hollywood and citizens. It is sacred and inviolable!"


    Before Archbishop Marcos Costello could speak, Murphy said, "I''m sorry, I have work to do. Please do as you please."


    With that, Murphy left Archbishop Marcos Costello alone and quietly left the reception room, leaving only Archbishop Marcos Costello to watch him leave.


    "The bastard!" Archbishop Marcos Costello almost scolded him for "refusing the hand of friendship between the Catholic Church and the pope!"


    But he calmed down in an instant. It''s the 21st century, not the middle ages. Murphy Stanton is right. This is America.


    Although this country is very inconsistent, it will not be manipulated by Catholicism after all. Those people, especially those in Hollywood, cry out for freedom and democracy all day long, but they are doing things that are not easy


    "What should I do?"


    Even if he got in the car and left, Archbishop Marcos Costello couldn''t think of any way to stop Murphy Stanton. Facing such a super director, his so-called status as archbishop and the power of the Catholic Church couldn''t play much role in the land full of original sin in America.

 Chapter 736

    In the land of the United States under the banner of so-called freedom, there are not many ways for Catholic forces to take Murphy. The best way is to continue to attack Murphy and his films in the media. Just as Murphy instigated the media of fox in the 20th century to discredit Catholicism, the fight of words may best embody freedom of speech.


    This is not heaven or hell. Like most countries in the world, it has its good side and its dirty side. However, even Murphy has to admit that freedom of speech is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.


    For example, those Hollywood liberals can spray the one sitting in the white house without hesitation. Once, when Meryl Streep dared to deliver her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes awards ceremony, she scolded Donald Trump, who had just become president. Besides fighting back on the social platform, Donald Trump would not do anything to Meryl Streep.


    Although I used to see the media be careful in this respect, Murphy has been used to carrying the banner of freedom of speech and doing some private things for so many years.


    For example, "focus" is undoubtedly a very purposeful project.


    What Archbishop Marcos Costello said is right. Murphy''s aim is to target Catholicism, so as to use the situation to target Oscar.


    As for the good intentions released by the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI, he was flattered and hard to accept.


    In the 1990s, perhaps Murphy would gladly respond, and then go to the Vatican solemnly to transfer a group of people. Maybe he could come back as honorary citizens of the Vatican, although he didn''t know if Catholicism had such a title


    But now, forget it.


    The whole social environment is constantly changing after all.


    It''s easy to understand Murphy''s mentality of refusing Pope Benedict XVI and even the Vatican''s hand of reconciliation. In terms of the words used to describe villains across the Pacific, that''s greed for gain and desperation


    Of course, Murphy didn''t think he was taking risks. After all, such things have been done before.


    Although it is true that the Catholic Church has nothing to do with Murphy in this wonderful land of the United States, let alone order him to cancel the preparation of focus, they have a huge influence in Italy, and they will not be willing to send Murphy and 20th century fox to hold the premiere of focus near their home.


    After the 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios declared to participate in the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival for focus, there was no response from the Venice Film Festival.


    Under normal circumstances, Murphy''s great fame and influence, coupled with such a topical theme, is bound to be welcomed by the Venice Film Festival, which is undergoing market-oriented reform. It has not responded to the declaration for more than a month. It can only be said that the Venice Film Festival may have been interfered by foreign forces.


    However, fox in the 20th century is still working hard. If not, we can go to Cannes Film Festival.


    But the Cannes Film Festival will be held in May. Although it can still be registered now, Murphy will have to speed up the preparation and shooting.


    So the first choice is Venice Film Festival.


    In the middle of December, Murphy''s production team was officially established. All the main actors were from Stanton party members, and the behind the scenes team was also his usual group. Because the film was not particularly complicated, he only planned two months of preparation time, and the shooting was also planned to be completed in about 40 days.


    As soon as the crew was set up, he sent Gail gado and Michelle Williams to Boston to investigate and contact the location. The location scenes will be shot in Boston, while the interior scenes will be shot in the warehouse set on the outskirts of Venice.


    In this film, the performance of the actors is very important. Murphy has already said hello to Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Margot Robbie. After five people have seen the script, they have also determined their roles. By the time the production team was set up, these five guys have been preparing for their roles for a long time, even each one Since flying to Boston, I have met with the prototype of my character more than once.


    In terms of roles, Seth Logan will play Marty Baron, editor in chief of the Boston Globe, Robert Downey Jr. will play Robbie Robinson, Jonah Hill will play Mike redzernes, James Franco will play lawyer Mitchell gelobitien, and Margaret Robbie will play the only heavyweight female role, Sasha pever.


    With their respective abilities, there is no problem in playing these characters. The only problem lies in the appearance. It is no exaggeration to say that except Seth Logan and Margot Robbie, the appearance of other people is quite different from that of real people at that time.


    It''s not a big problem. Hollywood and the film industry are just turning fantasy into reality.


    Hair can be changed, face can be made up, body can also gain weight or lose weight. For example, Jonah hill and Seth Logan have lost nearly 30 pounds of fat in the past month to make their reminders look more suitable for the role.For the rest of the cast, Murphy has asked the cast to issue recruitment notices on the cast Union and social platforms, and will try out the remaining key candidates within 20 days.


    In addition, Murphy also held a series of meetings and consultations with Josh Griffith, Helena espora, David Robbie and Philip Raschel, and basically determined some technical issues.


    For example, the picture of the film continues Murphy''s usual style, mainly in cyan and black tones. Helena espora''s set design and David Robbie''s lighting should match it.


    In terms of photography, Murphy is not prepared to use too many techniques, just like a bard who tells a story objectively, to lay out the whole film with plain scenes.


    In order to achieve this seemingly ordinary but actually special requirement, Murphy once again decided to use film shooting, which can also achieve the special texture of the early 20th century. 35mm film can also bring some nostalgic color to the film.


    Nostalgia is very important for a film whose goal is Oscar.


    In addition, Murphy and Carla Firth have also determined the film''s distribution strategy. Focus will most likely strive for its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. If the word-of-mouth and repercussions go well, Murphy will return to North America to participate in the Toronto Film Festival and continue to create momentum. Finally, in November, it will enter the North American cinema in the form of small-scale screening to impact the next North American award Season!


    As for Catholicism, there is no need to worry about it in North America. The biggest problem is Europe, which is the base of Catholicism.


    However, this is not the last century after all. As long as overseas distributors see that focus is profitable, they will definitely introduce the film, even if they join the Catholic church strongly.


    Murphy clearly remembers that this film once appeared in the cinemas of most countries and regions in the world.


    For the rest of December, Murphy, in addition to managing the preparation of the production team in Venice''s warehouse set and exchanging views with Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco and other five people on the role from time to time, frequently flew to Boston to consider suitable location for shooting.


    After all, Catholicism is the largest denomination in Boston, and it''s also trying to slow down the cast. For example, all churches of the Catholic Church are strictly prohibited from filming, and some religious facilities they are in charge of are also not allowed to include the cast.


    Fortunately, Murphy predicted that there would not be many church scenes in the film, which could be solved by setting.


    Most of the other locations, with the help of Robbie Robinson and the Boston Globe, were finalized before Christmas. Gail gado also signed a formal shooting agreement with the other side on behalf of the crew.


    In a short period of more than ten days, Murphy and Gail gado flew to Boston three times. Fortunately, they have their own business plane, which is convenient to come and go, greatly improving the work efficiency of the crew.


    Before Christmas, Murphy gave the crew a two-day holiday. He and Gail gado didn''t go out. They hid at home and planned to have a good rest while they didn''t have much time.


    With the passage of time, there are fewer reporters outside the wave manor. However, the media attacks of Hollywood interest groups against Catholicism and the public opinion attacks of Catholicism against Hollywood have not stopped. Both sides are still trying their best to attack their opponents.


    However, people with bright eyes in the circle can see that after the split and opposition of public opinion, it is impossible for Catholicism to interfere in Hollywood.


    In the eyes of many people, Murphy is the key, especially at the time when the public opinions of both sides are most antagonistic. The announcement of making a film like "gathering" and the combination of super directors and sensitive themes make the Hollywood interest group completely outnumber the Catholic led one.


    In this regard, many Hollywood insiders, especially those with vested interests, quite agree with what Murphy has done.


    Even some old men, including Howard Koch, the current president of the Academy, praised him and his films.


    All these are the capital of Murphy in this award season, especially the capital of twelve years of slavery!


    In the past ten days, inspired by Murphy and Kara Firth, some media of fox in the 20th century have dragged the story of Woody Allen and Sonny out for hype, so as to pull back the blue jasmine and Kate.


    But they can''t hack twelve years of slavery. Whether Murphy likes it or not, the topic about blacks is too sensitive.


    However, Leonardo DiCaprio is not sensitive, and Murphy will never let him go for the sake of best actor and former grudge.

 Chapter 737

    In every award season of the American film circle, there are always people who attack each other. Most of the Oscar candidates, just like the US presidential election, try their best to publicize themselves, but also try their best to suppress their opponents. This is not only now, it has existed for a long time.


    Harvey Weinstein can be described as a master in this field, but also created a series of Oscar tragedies.


    Although Oscars never talk about moral standards and rely on film works, the influence of some negative news is real. For example, Harvey Weinstein attacked Roman Polanski at the beginning. Although Roman Polanski won the title of best director as he wished, pianist lost the best film little golden man when he was favored by the outside world, and the reason is that the film is so popular Among them, Harvey Weinstein instigated the media to bring up the case of strong young children again.


    The same case is Ang Lee''s Brokeback Mountain.


    These negative effects are real and should not be ignored.


    Since the beginning of the award season, many people have taken advantage of the opportunity of Catholic attacks on Murphy and "dark city" to say that topics such as instigating crime in this film are obviously to suppress the momentum of "dark city".


    Especially now that December 31 is getting closer and closer, the Academy of film arts and Sciences is about to open the vote for the nomination of the 86th Academy Awards, and there are more and more news that is not good for "dark city".


    Murphy can see clearly that many of them are from Leonardo DiCaprio, because among these negative news, the most people attack the role of magician and his actor James Franco. Although Fox and Stanton studios in the 20th century and James Franco have never officially announced that they are competing for the best actor, the declaration has been submitted long ago It''s easy to be known by people outside.


    What''s more, the CAA will not support Matthew McConaughey too much to help James Franco fight for the best actor. As long as you have the heart, it''s not hard to hear.


    Obviously, Leonardo DiCaprio sees James Franco as his number one rival for the best actor Oscar.


    Leonardo DiCaprio and Murphy have conflicts, but there is no conflict with James Franco, and even a little friendship, but the best actor of the Oscar is in the front, these friendship is nothing at all.


    Last month, when Murphy, Gail gado and bill rosis discussed how to deal with Leonardo DiCaprio, James Franco was also present, and he never objected.


    Competition is the most normal situation in this circle.


    However, compared with Leonardo DiCaprio''s aggressiveness, Murphy and James Franco have been silent. This silence is not a sign of weakness, but a wait!


    On the one hand, waiting for the detailed survey results of professionals employed by CAA; on the other hand, waiting for the most appropriate opportunity.


    The upcoming vote for the 86th Academy Awards nomination is undoubtedly a very good time.


    Just after Christmas, several media and fox entertainment channels of 20th century fox, as well as many websites and social platforms on the Internet, burst out a news at the same time.


    "Leonardo DiCaprio is suspected to be involved in the largest money laundering case in the history of the world!"


    This kind of title is not thrilling!


    The following content will also shock viewers.


    "According to reliable information, the scale of funds misappropriated by the famous foundation 1mdb from 2009 to 2013 was as high as US $3.5 billion. These funds were illegally transferred through bank accounts in the United States, Singapore, Switzerland, Luxembourg and other places, and then flowed into the pockets of some senior officials in Malaysia 1mdb has become their money laundering tool. "


    "Part of the money went to various charities under Leonardo DiCaprio."


    "This part of the money involves several corruption cases in Malaysia''s political situation, among which the core figure is Liu zuote, a close friend of many senior Malaysian officials who are often active in Hollywood. Liu zuote is the core figure of 1mdb foundation!"


    "Liu zotte has a lot of friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio. According to people around him, Liu zotte has been a regular" drinking friend "of Leonardo since at least 2010."


    "It is with the investment of Liu zot that Reza Aziz, the son of a senior official who has a decisive influence in the political situation of Malaysia, and Joey McFarlane jointly set up the red rock film company!"


    "It''s well known that this company is the investor of the Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. At the end of the film, the subtitle also says" special thanks: Liu zot. "


    "There are exact documents that show that the vast majority of the investment in the Great Gatsby comes from the 1mdb foundation. After the funds are converted into legal film income, they are transferred to the accounts of some people in Malaysia and many charitable foundations of Leonardo DiCaprio through special accounts and channels."


    "It has been revealed that the funds illegally appropriated by liuzot are not only used to invest in Leonardo DiCaprio''s films, but also contribute a lot to his foundation. At this year''s birthday party of Leonardo DiCaprio, liuzot and Joey McFarlane bought more than 3 million US dollars of champagne as fundraising for the Leonardo DiCaprio Charity Fund, instead of The source of the funds is unknown. ""The Leonardo DiCaprio foundation was established in 1998 with the popularity of Titanic in 1997. Since 2008, the foundation has donated US $59 million to 112 projects in 48 countries."


    "Leonardo DiCaprio''s fund is set up in the form of a donor led Fund (DAF) and is not a non-profit fund in itself. The fund is attached to the California community fund, which is a non-profit fund. According to local regulations in the United States, the Leonardo DiCaprio fund does not need to disclose its income and expenditure details, and it is difficult for people to understand its financial status.


    "While the operation of Leonardo DiCaprio fund is not transparent, Leonardo DiCaprio and the main suspect in the money laundering case of 1mdb are very close, and the numerous economic exchanges between the two sides also make people doubt whether this Hollywood superstar has participated in a very serious international money laundering case?"


    "The Leonardo DiCaprio fund has long been questioned: who will pay the six employees of the fund? Who will pay for the fund''s activities and other operating expenses? What is the total management cost of the fund? How much of the money raised is spent on fund operators, and how much is really spent on charity? "


    "These opaque options may facilitate international money laundering!"


    In a mansion in Beverly Hills, Leonardo DiCaprio slowly put down his newspaper. As soon as Christmas was over, he saw the news on the Internet. Then he quickly asked someone to check it, and called Liu Zote himself to question the source of the funds.


    To a certain extent, he really does not know the source of 1mdb''s funds. To be more precise, he does not want to know at all.


    Leonardo DiCaprio has never asked, and Liu zotte has never mentioned, everything is basically handled by the foundation staff, and he has never participated in it.


    In this way, even if something happens, it''s easier to pick yourself up.


    But what Leonardo DiCaprio didn''t expect was that at the beginning, it was just spread on the Internet. The next day, not only Fox News Station participated in the report, but also the newly published Hollywood Reporter appeared relevant news


    In this way, Leonardo DiCaprio can''t guess that there must be someone behind it.


    He turned his head and looked south through the huge glass window. A few miles away, it was wave Manor!


    "You..." He looked over there and murmured, "what a grudge! If it''s such a small matter, you still have to hold on to me! "


    Leonardo DiCaprio can''t help shaking his head. He just pushed a little behind the original author of Wall Street wolf. Who knows that Murphy Stanton not only turned his face and didn''t recognize people, but also chased and grabbed him, and now he still wants to destroy his plan for Austria.


    Although it is clear that even if these things are done, they will not bring much legal trouble to themselves, but Leonardo DiCaprio knows better that there are so many reports in the media, and they are well founded. Especially if the Great Gatsby is involved, his impact on the best actor of the Oscar will certainly be affected.


    After nearly 30 years in this circle, Leonardo DiCaprio is also a person who is used to big waves. He has encountered all kinds of situations. Although it is a bit difficult this time, he didn''t panic. Instead, he kept dialing the phone and negotiating with the team behind him and the people of 1mdb foundation.


    Panic and fury will not help. This is a very simple truth. Leonardo DiCaprio is not the boy of that year. How can he not understand this?


    Besides, even if there is such news, he may not lose! Just as he launched a powerful attack on James Franco, he didn''t think he would win.


    One by one the phone calls go out, and one by one the phone calls come in. Leonardo DiCaprio keeps listening to suggestions and discussing countermeasures with others. He is not only a superstar in Hollywood, but also the boss of a film company. Even a director of Martin Scorsese''s level can play well. Of course, he won''t easily admit defeat.


    It''s still too early for the Oscars ceremony, everything is still unknown!


    But after the new year, when the Academy announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards, negative news about his money laundering almost appeared in the media.

 Chapter 738

    During the whole Oscar voting period, the hype about Leonardo DiCaprio''s involvement in money laundering has never stopped. Although there is no evidence to prove that Leonardo DiCaprio is involved in money laundering, it seems that some media are determined to convict Leonardo DiCaprio by elaborately concocting articles and the testimony of certain insiders.


    Shortly after the new year, this incident also shocked the FBI. After a brief inquiry, the FBI officially announced the case, which was beyond everyone''s expectation.


    This time, the scandal of Leonardo DiCaprio''s involvement in international money laundering seems to have become a reality.


    Although the matter does not involve Leonardo DiCaprio himself, the person who runs the agency of the charity foundation for him is temporarily controlled by the FBI.


    The action of the FBI has nothing to do with Murphy. His original intention is just to use some things in his memory to help Leonardo DiCaprio in the critical moment of the award season. Unexpectedly, the FBI is so sensitive that it even intervenes in this matter according to some shadowy reports of the media.


    Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the FBI has already detected the international money laundering case of Liu zuote and 1mdb, which was originally under investigation and suddenly interfered by the continuous media hype and reports, so it has to turn from the dark to the light.


    With the initial announcement of the case by the FBI, the media''s hype about money laundering by Leonardo DiCaprio has reached a peak.


    "Shocked! Leonardo DiCaprio is involved in an amazing international money laundering case of up to three billion dollars


    "In the Great Gatsby, there are up to 33 million dollars of illegal investment!"


    "The Leonardo DiCaprio charitable foundation has tens of millions of dollars from dubious sources!"


    "Leonardo DiCaprio is suspected to be involved in the money laundering case. He responded that he cooperated with the investigation..."


    All kinds of true and false news, all over the Internet and entertainment media, Leonardo DiCaprio this level of star once a scandal, the media is bound to scramble to report.


    "Leonardo DiCaprio is involved in money laundering? The Great Gatsby is afraid to be prosecuted!"


    Even, the media launched a so-called analysis of the money laundering scandal of Leonardo DiCaprio.


    "Revealing: how Leonardo DiCaprio got involved in a huge money laundering case step by step!"


    The influence of public opinion is very strong. Whether it is admitted or not, it is there and will not disappear.


    For a time, Leonardo DiCaprio''s life has been under great pressure. Some of them are like the attack on Murphy after the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood. But unlike Murphy, he can get rid of himself legally, but he has no way to get rid of his reputation.


    Leonardo DiCaprio''s good reputation has been seriously affected. Even the highly praised environmental protection and philanthropy have been questioned because of the possible use of illegal money laundering funds.


    Although money laundering is not uncommon in Hollywood, there has never been a case involving such a well-known person as Leonardo DiCaprio.


    This matter has high credibility in the public and the media. After all, film money laundering is relatively easy.


    As we all know, in the process of investment in movies, there will be a lot of cash expenditure and some difficult to quantify and compare costs, such as props, scenery, special effects. In the process of shooting, many of these props are consumed or damaged, which is normal. If the film shows a good box office income, these are normal business income brought by investment.


    "Negatively affected by the money laundering scandal..."


    In the office of the Venice warehouse studio, Gail gado told Murphy about the latest development of the incident. "Leonardo DiCaprio was forced to cancel the annual personal charity auction dinner, just to pay for the tickets, at least several million dollars."


    Murphy put down his teacup and shook his head with a smile. "That''s nothing to Leonardo DiCaprio."


    After becoming a Hollywood superstar, at the beginning of the new year every year, Leonardo DiCaprio will hold a charity auction dinner in Los Angeles or New York and other international metropolises. In addition to the guests he invited, he also sells tickets. The price of each ticket is more than $10000, and the money will be donated in the name of charity.


    As for whether the donation is true or not, no one knows. After all, the accounts of several charities of Leonardo DiCaprio have never been disclosed.


    "We used to be friends with Leonardo DiCaprio." Gail - gado is quite emotional, "did not expect to come to this step."


    She clearly remembers that Murphy and other stantonians took a yacht vacation with Leonardo DiCaprio. She also had a good chat with his ex girlfriend Giselle bunchen.


    Who would have thought that in just a few years, Giselle bunson not only broke up with Leonardo DiCaprio, but also married NFL top quarterback Tom Brady. She and Murphy became enemies with Leonardo DiCaprio.But she just sighed that the other side took the initiative to stand on the opposite side of Murphy, that is, to stand on the opposite side of her.


    There''s nothing to say about dealing with the enemy.


    Murphy is busy making more detailed shooting plans. Gail gado walks back and forth in his office twice. Remembering the series of events behind Leonardo DiCaprio when he was preparing for the Wall Street wolf, he always thinks that he can take advantage of this opportunity to teach him a lesson.


    But what can Leonardo DiCaprio remember? Or is it a pain in the flesh?


    Gail gado frowned and walked around the office two more times, when he had an idea.


    She asked Murphy, who was still busy. "Honey, do you remember what Bill said last time about how much Leonardo DiCaprio got from the Great Gatsby?"


    "Well?" Murphy looked up and thought, "about 25 million dollars."


    Gail gado then asked, "what about Leonardo DiCaprio''s charitable foundation accepting donations from the liuzot and 1mdb foundations?"


    Murphy didn''t know what she wanted to do, but said, "I don''t know exactly. You have to ask Bill, but there will always be more than ten million dollars."


    "If you ask Leonardo DiCaprio to spit out the money..." Gail gado pulled up a smile from the corner of his mouth. "Do you think he''ll have heartache?"


    "Why Murphy immediately got interested. "Tell me about it."


    Gail gado said directly, "in the current situation, if Leonardo DiCaprio wants to preserve his reputation in the face of certain public opinion pressure, he can only spit out the money!"


    Murphy nodded. "That''s right."


    He thought for a moment, "so, gado, you get in touch with bill and Carla and ask them to help you implement it together."


    Just three days later, there was a sudden explosion of sound on many multimedia and social platforms.


    "If Leonardo DiCaprio knows that the investment source of the Great Gatsby is not clean, I hope he can return the profits from the film! If the FBI and the Department of justice can confirm that the investment in the film involves money laundering, it is tantamount to telling fans all over the world that there is stolen money lying in Leonardo DiCaprio''s account! If the 1mdb foundation and liuzot are really involved in international money laundering, Leonardo DiCaprio should return the corresponding donation! "


    The demand for a refund from Leonardo DiCaprio is very loud, and the momentum is still rising.


    "It''s just one of many voices."


    In a seemingly ordinary office, a middle-aged man said to Leonardo DiCaprio, who was sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face, "public opinion and the situation are very bad for us!"


    Leonardo DiCaprio never lost his cool, his face turned iron blue and asked coldly, "what do you think we should do?"


    The previous public opinion attack only affected his impact on the best actor of the Oscar, but it did not form a big drag. Even if the FBI and the Department of justice decided to file a case, it would not cause too much negative impact on his superstar. But now some people want him to spit out the $25 million income of the Great Gatsby and tens of millions of dollars in charitable foundation Yuan''s donation is just cutting his flesh!


    That''s 40 million dollars! Even with his wealth and status, he can''t take out so much cash immediately!


    Leonardo DiCaprio rose abruptly. "What does Murphy Stanton want?"


    "Leo..." The middle-aged man advised, "calm down, don''t get angry first, anger can''t solve the problem."


    This is Leonardo DiCaprio''s most trusted manager, persuasion is still more effective, Leonardo DiCaprio suppressed his anger and asked again, "what do you think? What should we do? "


    "The situation is very bad for us, if you want to get away from the relationship as much as possible, not to have too many negative effects on this academy award and not to drag down your reputation." The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and said firmly, "as soon as possible, all the money involved in Liu zuote and 1mdb should be returned, at least to the Ministry of justice."


    "What?" Leonardo DiCaprio is like a movie, with exaggerated eyes wide open, "return the money? Do you know how much that is? It''s 40 million dollars! Where do you want me to find so much cash now! "


    He felt his heart bleeding. "I don''t agree! It''s too much money! "


    How can you spit out the meat in your mouth?


    The middle-aged man took a look at him and said cautiously, "Leo, there is no cash. You can go to the bank for a loan. With your ability, it''s not difficult! Besides, as long as your status and reputation are still there, you can always earn back the loss of 40 million dollars. "

 Chapter 739

    There''s nothing wrong with that, but making Leonardo DiCaprio spit out $40 million is like bloodletting.


    Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Leonardo DiCaprio felt very sad. He felt as if something was tearing his heart, as if a heart would be torn in two at the next moment. The rational half told him that what the manager said was very correct, which was the best way to deal with it. The greedy half pulled him and told him that even if he didn''t return the money, it was no big deal No, what can those people do with him?


    What''s more, do you really want to go to the bank for a loan to refund the money?


    It''s a good thing to say that most of the 25 million dollars of the Great Gatsby are still in his account, and most of the more than 10 million dollars of the charity foundation are wasted by him.


    His own money is basically invested and turned into fixed assets. Most of his daily expenses are paid by several charitable foundations, that is to say, let those charitable donors pay, and then go through the management expenses of charitable foundations.


    Why is he so enthusiastic about charity? To improve one''s reputation and style is on the one hand, to maintain a luxurious life without spending too much money is on the other hand.


    Let him spit out the money he spent. It''s no wonder he doesn''t feel sorry.


    The middle-aged man didn''t say anything more. He knew that Liu tezuo had generously withdrawn millions of dollars for Leonardo DiCaprio and others to gamble in the casino. 1mdb had donated millions of dollars for Leonardo DiCaprio''s foundation and given expensive gifts such as expensive champagne and art.


    Perhaps there is no legal problem, but in terms of public opinion, it is impossible for both sides to get rid of the relationship.


    Leonardo DiCaprio is a smart man, spit out such a huge amount of money, although will be distressed to sleep, but in the end will definitely make a wise choice.


    There was no noise around. Leonardo DiCaprio stood here, closed his eyes, thought for a long time, and slowly opened his eyes.


    "Well..."


    He said it very hard, as if he would die at any time, "just do as you say."


    The middle-aged man nodded, took out his cell phone and began to make a call. The team behind Leonardo DiCaprio immediately started.


    In the afternoon of that day, Leonardo DiCaprio released information through the social platform, and will cooperate with the investigation of the Federal Bureau of investigation and the Ministry of justice on the suspected money laundering of 1mdb fund, the investor of the Great Gatsby, and Hongyan film. He will donate $25 million of film remuneration to the relevant agencies of the United Nations to protect children. He also said that if he is sure that his charitable foundation does accept it Gifts and donations to 1mdb will be returned in full.


    The next day, a manager of the Leonardo DiCaprio charity foundation also formally responded, saying: "in early January, Mr. DiCaprio first learned about this through a government investigation into the news of the producer of the Great Gatsby. He immediately contacted the FBI and the Department of justice through his agent to confirm whether he and the foundation accepted it Gifts and charitable donations from related parties. If you receive gifts and donations, he will return them as soon as possible, and we will fully support the work of the FBI and the Department of justice. "


    Although some relevant lawyers pointed out that if Leonardo DiCaprio knew in advance that the investment in the Great Gatsby was of unknown origin, or should have known that the investment involved money laundering, he might face judicial problems, but the premise was to find out the evidence of Leonardo DiCaprio''s prior knowledge.


    "Leonardo is not stupid..."


    Murphy said to James Franco in the office of the Venice warehouse studio, "how could he be personally involved in these things? He''s not a fool like Mike Tyson


    "He''s a smart man." James - Franco certainly will not underestimate Leonardo - DiCaprio this level of people, "there is also a very smart team behind."


    Murphy nodded, "spit out 40 million dollars, I think Leonardo DiCaprio will be quiet in this award season."


    In fact, the negative news about "dark city" and James Franco has been significantly reduced recently. The publicity and public relations team of Leonardo DiCaprio must be busy putting out the fire everywhere. Where is there so much time and energy to blackmail others.


    That''s one of the goals of Murphy and bill Rossi''s counterattack.


    "Forty million dollars."


    "Leonardo DiCaprio must be depressed and want to vomit blood," said Robert Downey, who had not spoken


    He looked at Murphy and asked, "it''s really gado''s idea."


    "Yes." Murphy directly admitted that "such as fake package exchange."


    Robert Downey, Jr. shook his head. "She''s learning from you."


    Murphy smiles and changes the topic. "How are you doing? It''s going to start next week. "


    "Absolutely no problem." Robert Downey said, "Murphy, you''ll see that I''m the best actor among us!"


    James Franco gave him a middle finger directly. "I''m sure you''ll turn Robbie Robinson into Tony Stark."Three people laughed at the same time.


    Although Robert Downey Jr. won the best actor Oscar for "Diego Ross", the best-known actor is not the Oscar winner, but the iron man Tony Stark.


    In some ways, it''s a kind of sadness for Oscar.


    After a chat, James Franco and Robert Downey leave Murphy''s office. Murphy goes on with her work. After about half an hour, she receives a call from Carla Firth.


    "Good news for you." Carla Firth said on the phone, "Venice Film Festival, the same" focus "to participate in the festival''s main competition unit!"


    "Good!" Murphy immediately laughed. "Well done!"


    In the 20th century, fox must have made a lot of efforts.


    Carla Firth downplayed, "in fact, we didn''t do anything. The main thing is that the strength and influence of Catholicism are not as good as before. If we put it ten years ago, this film would not even enter Italy."


    Murphy thought about it. It''s true. Even in Italy, the capital of the Vatican, the decline of religious power is an indisputable fact.


    "One more thing, by the way." Carla Firth suddenly changed the topic, "the six major Hollywood companies have joined with some second tier film companies to propose to the film management departments across the Pacific to introduce relevant film classification regulations."


    "I can''t help that."


    Hang up the phone, Murphy can''t help shaking his head, scissors where will listen to external suggestions?


    Up to now, "city of darkness" has not been shown in the cinema there. Murphy and 20th Century Fox have long given up public relations. It is a pity that they lack box office support from one of the world''s largest film markets.


    Even so, Murphy has never changed his mind to let the scissors change. Even this alliance of Hollywood film companies is bound to be rejected without hesitation.


    It is clear that the film grading system is beneficial. This is a truth known all over the world. It has been proved in countless markets, even in some backward countries and regions, but the scissors will definitely not pass.


    The scissors don''t want a classification system or a demarcation line, because no matter who it is, it doesn''t want to be considered to allow pornography and violence. Its restrictions on film and television content reflect all kinds of anxieties of the opposite ruling class. Film and television content should not "endanger" unity, security and honor. It should not "distort" history, have explicit * * or gambling scenes, and advocate "religious supremacy." Or "detailed description, fortune telling, divination.".


    Even after 1949, those who want to become elite, demons and ghosts have to be safe and steady. If they want carp to jump over the dragon''s gate, there is no door.


    In theory, all of these scissors are forbidden.


    To some extent, the film classification system may lead to the gradual legalization of pornographic and violent films, which is a fact that can not be ignored, and it is also one of the most worrying situations of the ruling class on the other side of the ocean.


    Of course, some reasons are not critical, but they are just one of them.


    For example, this does not meet the requirement of "one size fits all" for big scissors. Grading is equivalent to having standards, which will not go too far. Under the grading system, some films that don''t want to go on the show always have to struggle to find suitable reasons and excuses. Now, the situation is that if so and so want to go on the show, they can''t go on the show, and the excuses are just inappropriate.


    In any case, film classification is a false proposition on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and there is no need to fight for it. For example, Quentin Tarantino''s films are too difficult to appear in that market. Even if they are introduced, they may be urgently informed by the big scissors to be released when they are being screened.


    "City of darkness" is not shown there, and "focus" is difficult to be shown. Anyway, Murphy''s Stanton studio will not do public relations, and it can''t even go on. Anyway, there are few such wonderful flowers as scissors in the world film market.


    Anyway, Murphy doesn''t want to deal with scissors any more. Let 20th Century Fox deal with the fluctuating standards.


    With the recruitment of many actors in place, "focus" is about to start shooting, Murphy is still busy, and the work at hand is more important. He left the office until 6 p.m. and went to the studio to find Gail gado, who had just finished his work. Then he joined the bodyguard and got on the car parked at the gate of the studio.


    "Go home." He said to the driver.


    The driver lowered the partition, started the car, left the gate of the studio and drove towards Beverly Hills. The car behind the bodyguard also followed.


    Probably tired from work, Gail gado leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes without saying a word. Murphy held one of her hands and closed her eyes.


    The partition board suddenly came down, and the voice of the bodyguard sitting on the copilot sounded, "Sir, there''s a car following us in the back."

 Chapter 740

    Hearing the bodyguard''s warning, Murphy opened his eyes and turned to look behind them. The traffic was dense. He didn''t find anything different except the other car the bodyguard was in.


    Gail gado also looked at the back of the eye, did not find the so-called tracking vehicle.


    The bodyguard then reminded us, "a black SUV, from near the gate of the set, has followed us."


    At the bodyguard''s prompt, Murphy turned his head again. This time, he saw the black Cadillac, right behind them on the left. It seemed that he was really following them.


    "Another reporter is following." Gail gado looked back and muttered, "these tails are disgusting!"


    Murphy had a special look. It seemed that there was a camera on the co driver of the Cadillac. Needless to say, it must be the reporter who came after it.


    "Let''s go." Murphy said to the bodyguard and driver, "leave them alone."


    Over the years, in 365 days of a year, behind him and Gail gado, there are at least 200 days with their tails hanging. Those reporters enjoy taking pictures secretly, and Murphy has long been used to it.


    "I''ll get some sleep."


    Gail gado leaned over Murphy''s shoulder. "Call me when you get home."


    Murphy knows that Gail gado is busy with the crew and the work of Stanton studio. She is very busy and reaches out her hand to gently embrace her so that Gail gado can sleep more comfortably.


    As for the Cadillac SUV in the back, he didn''t bother to take care of it and didn''t let the bodyguards get rid of them. After all, he wanted to go home, and wave manor is not a secret existence. When he got there, the high wall compound could naturally isolate these people.


    The black Cadillac SUV runs very smoothly. She follows Murphy''s Rolls Royce phantom into Beverly Hills. Daisy always looks at the front and carefully observes Murphy''s movement.


    But she didn''t see Murphy get out of the car when she came to the gate of wave manor. The car in front of her didn''t stop at all.


    "Death fearing trash!"


    Driving past the gate of wave manor and seeing two cars turning into it, Daisy said with disdain, "how can I worship you?"


    When faith is abandoned, it is not only no longer faith, but also thrown on the ground and trampled on.


    Driving out of the range of wave manor, Daisy slowly slowed down and finally stopped at the side of the road. She took down the camouflage camera installed on the co pilot and prepared to take a picture of the surrounding environment.


    In fact, in recent days, she goes to the warehouse set in Venice and the wave manor in Beverly Hills every day. As a former movie fan of Murphy, these two places are not strange to her. It''s easy to find them, but it''s hard to enter them.


    Recently, these two places have been harassed by reporters, and the security guard has been obviously strengthened. Needless to say, even the warehouse and film set in Venice can''t get in without relevant certificates and the invitation of the crew management.


    Daisy didn''t rush into it. She knew that Murphy was an absolute bigwig. I''m afraid there was only one mobile phone meeting left for her. Once she alerted him in advance, it would be difficult to do it again.


    In recent days, she has been changing rental cars and checking around Venice''s studios and Beverly Hills. Today, she disguised herself as a follow-up reporter and went with Murphy Stanton to see his activity habits and find suitable occasions and opportunities.


    Like the last two times, Daisy knew she had to plan to get it started.


    Otherwise, the police did not find her. Instead, they mistook the murderer for a man and regarded the man caught in the cinema as a criminal. According to the reports on TV, it seems that the prosecutors in Los Angeles are ready to prosecute him.


    This is just right. She doesn''t have to worry about the police. She can put her energy on Murphy. First, she can observe his activity track, and then she can make a perfect plan. The last blow is fatal!


    The traitor must pay for his life!


    Daisy had made up her mind to get rid of the man who had betrayed her.


    After getting out of the car, Daisy picked up the camera and took pictures at the wave manor. She needs to know everything here so that she can make plans easily.


    Planning is a prerequisite for success in many things, especially in movies.


    With less than a week to go before the shooting, Murphy began to examine and approve every plan he had made before, trying to find out the shortcomings as much as possible.


    In reality, after nearly a year of investigation, it is not easy to compress it into a two-hour film. Murphy must reproduce the original scene.


    After reading so many materials of that year, even people like Murphy admire what Patty Malone and Robbie Robinson did.


    No one questioned their motives, because the case was too heavy to see vested interests in the project.


    No one believes that they can really pry this stone slab, and eventually set off a flat thunder in this calm soil. They do not have any superhuman ability, but rely on the collection of information, countless telephone interviews, interviews with the victims, and stalemate with interest groups, and finally find a breakthrough. It can be said that there are no stubborn stones, only adhere to the faith of the pen.In the film, the team members in Murphy''s plan are not only as a reporter, but also as parents and social people.


    In the west, religion and society complement each other. People who go to church every weekend to seek comfort, how to examine the clergy who replace the hand of God, and how to reject and resist these evil acts of blaspheming children in the name of God.


    This is the film that needs to stand firm.


    When the stone was thrown out, it caused endless waves, which made people yearn for the hand of God, but at the same time, it also buried in their hearts the potential of being dirty under the pretext of clergy.


    In order to make the film brilliant enough, the final film should not only reproduce the story and commend the journalists, but also arouse the sense of responsibility of the people in the society and bring hope to the people while exposing the cruel truth.


    As he saw in the data, from 9 to 13, from more than 20 to 45, from 70 to the last 90, each time the number of people coming along with the survey increased, it was shocking.


    If it is such a quantity, people must know it.


    Maybe, people know it, but they choose to hide and silence.


    It is because of the promotion of Barty Malone and Robbie Robinson that people have a way to point out the existence of darkness in the sacred field.


    This must be absolutely certain in the film, and even Catholicism cannot refute it!


    Just as Murphy was focusing on the new film, CAA Italy sent him a letter - a personal letter from Pope Benedict XVI!


    Although there are three pieces of paper in this letter, there is only one meaning to sum up. I hope Murphy can hold the hand of God extended by the Vatican and cancel the project of focus!


    "The hand of God?"


    After reading the letter, Murphy threw it aside. If it was really God who held out his hand, he would surely run to catch it and see what one of the highest gods in the world looked like. But his servant held out his hand and let it go


    "Do you really want to refuse the hand of God?" Gail gado asked.


    "Standing in front of the Red Sea, Moses once said to the people he led, please support each other and lead our companions. We can certainly cross the sea and reach the other side."


    Murphy grabs Gail gado''s hand. "For me, the hand of God is by my side!"


    Gail gado beamed. "You can talk."


    Gail gado is not surprised by Murphy''s rejection of the Vatican. In Murphy''s usual way of doing things, reconciliation is strange.


    These things were soon forgotten by Murphy. In the last few days, instead of staying in Los Angeles, he flew back to Boston with the five leading roles of Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Margaret Robbie to meet with the reporters who actually participated in the investigation, and continue to improve the seriousness and reality of each role and scene Sex.


    In the past month or so, they have come to Boston several times and talked to everyone: lawyers, survivors, family members, former journalists, editors and publishers to try different narrative angles and the Boston Globe at that time.


    Journalists are the most difficult people. They don''t like to be interviewed.


    These reporters also published a book about the investigation, but the content is a continuation. After the investigation, it is a bit like the "product" of the investigation. Unfortunately, this book has not been published normally.


    In fact, the film is based on hundreds of hours of conversation and a lot of real information - not just journalists, but lawyers, former editors and publishers, anyone Murphy and Stanton studios can find.


    So, in a way, it became Murphy''s investigation of them.


    Of course, in the serious situation of many media reporters, Murphy has become their friend because of shooting this film, because this film highlights the integrity and strength of traditional media and journalists.


    One thing, even Murphy, who likes the Internet age and the convenience brought by the Internet, has to admit that the moral integrity of traditional media is higher than that of Internet media, at least a little higher.


    These reactions are more obvious in journalists.


    For example, focus, an in-depth investigation team of traditional media, can spend one year tracking and investigating major events, and the topic selection is relatively independent


    And the Internet media in the new media era is too pan entertainment. It''s too difficult to do so, and it''s basically impossible.


    New media and traditional media, after all, have their own advantages and disadvantages.


    After returning to Los Angeles from Boston, Murphy is ready to start shooting focus in the studio, but before the official shooting, he has to pay attention to another thing, the Golden Globe Award of American TV and film is coming!

 Chapter 741

    "I''m very excited to get this award!"


    In the TV picture, Leonardo DiCaprio stands on the Golden Globe stage, holding the best actor trophy, and says, "I want to give this trophy to those who support me and those who attack me!"


    Murphy sat on the sofa, calmly watching Leonardo DiCaprio''s performance.


    Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly pointed to the camera and said, "no matter what those people do, I''m standing here now!"


    The words clearly meant something. There was a burst of exclamation and Discussion on the TV.


    Murphy certainly understood that Leonardo DiCaprio was talking about himself.


    "A little Golden Globe Award is so rampant!"


    Looking back from the TV, Gail gado looked at Murphy next to him. "He''s going to run with me for this year''s Oscars."


    The Golden Globe Award for best actor can bring nothing but more exposure. This award has never been the wind vane of the Oscar, and the judges and the Oscars have no overlap.


    "He''s been under so much pressure and he''s paid 40 million dollars."


    Before the Golden Globe Award, Leonardo DiCaprio had donated and returned the film reward of the Great Gatsby and the donation from the 1mdb foundation, so Murphy said, "there must be a channel to vent."


    What does a Golden Globe Award for best actor count? Just announced the results of the actors union award, Leonardo DiCaprio did not get the best actor, the winner is James Franco!


    This is the best actor Oscar awards the biggest vane!


    In addition, the major Film Critics Association Awards, although Murphy and "dark city" have gains and losses, but James Franco without exception took the best actor.


    It''s well known that critics never look forward to Leonardo DiCaprio''s acting.


    In Murphy''s judgment, if James Franco has a 30% chance to stand on the stage of the best actor Oscar, then Leonardo DiCaprio only has 15%!


    However, this year''s Golden Globe Award is doomed to be nothing like Murphy. Although "city of darkness" has won many nominations, it has not won even one award. The shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood and the attack of Catholicism seem to have brought significant negative effects, which will completely submerge this film in the award season.


    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Blanchett took the best actor and actress in the plot category, respectively. Alfonso Caron, the director of gravity, won the best director, while the best film fell to twelve years of slavery.


    What happened on the Golden Globe seems to be very bad for the city of darkness.


    Even Gail gadoming knows that the Golden Globe and Oscar coincidence probability is not particularly high, or can not stop worrying.


    After all, "city of darkness" was snubbed in all the Golden Globe Awards.


    "Murphy Stanton won''t win."


    In the office building in the Santa Monica beach area, Archbishop Marcos Costello, after learning the result of the Golden Globe Award, said to his confidant, "we have no way to take Murphy Stanton, and we can''t stop him from shooting focus, but we have made him and his film have such a big dispute. The judges of the Oscar will have scruples, at most Give me some nominations. "


    "Murphy Stanton? No, no, no... "


    After the Golden Globe Award, facing the reporter''s interview, Leonardo DiCaprio shook his head, "what''s the pity? The winners tonight are the best movies, the best directors and the best actors. "


    The outside world has focused on the prestigious Golden Globe Award, but the actor union award announced before the Golden Globe award ceremony has attracted much less attention.


    "The best actor is James Franco, the best actress is Margot Robbie..."


    In a studio, Emma Watson, who is shooting a photo for vanity fair, takes advantage of the break to chat with her agent bill rosis. "The best director is Murphy, and the best film is dark city. It seems that she is going to win the four most important Oscars."


    Bill rosis laughed. "That''s what we planned."


    "Is Murphy shooting in Venice?"


    Seeing Bill rosis nodding, Emma Watson said, "say hello to him. I''ll see him and gado over there in a few days."


    "No problem." Bill rosis knew that Murphy and Gail gado had a good impression of Emma Watson. "They''re going to welcome you."


    After that, Emma Watson went to change her clothes and continue shooting. As an agent, Bill rosis was always with her in the studio.


    Some of Emma Watson''s clothes are relatively large, and one of them shows almost all of her breasts


    However, Bill - Rossi did not say anything, Emma - Watson will soon be 24 years old, not before the little girl, can not always stop in Hermione - Granger stage.The only trouble is that such a large-scale portrait may arouse the dissatisfaction of the so-called "feminists", and "feminism" is a banner carefully created by CAA for Emma Watson.


    Looking at Emma Watson in the photo, Bill rosis holds his chest in one hand and his chin in the other, thinking about how to deal with the possible trouble.


    The day after the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Murphy''s crew started filming "focus" in the warehouse set in Venice.


    When Seth Logan, who plays Barty Malone, sits opposite the "Archbishop of the Catholic District," Murphy makes a gesture to his own play.


    Chang Ji put the Chang Ji card in front of the camera, "focus, scene one, act one, now on!"


    Two very different 35mm cameras are aimed at the two actors in front of the camera from different angles. Philip Raschel and his first photo assistant, who control the camera, do not use any special shooting techniques. Instead, they show the archbishop and the president of the Boston Globe in the most basic, common and textbook way Make up a dialogue.


    Before shooting, Murphy specially emphasized that the lens should not only maintain his usual realism, but also present a calm and restrained style!


    It is difficult for any film and any director to be absolutely fair, but Murphy must make the film stand on a fair position.


    In the past, no one has ever been able to put the Vatican scandal on the screen in Italy. This is the first time for Murphy and focus. What they want is a world-wide resonance, rather than a stand deviation becoming a laughing stock!


    This will be a typical true story movie. Murphy intends to put some elements in it, and the camera lens will not be obviously aggressive.


    "I''ve always been looking forward to the newspaper industry."


    The old actor, who played Archbishop law, sat opposite Seth Logan and said calmly, "when I was at Harvard, I used to attend lectures with Niemann scholars."


    Seth Logan''s voice was low, and he was very reserved. "I know you used to be an editor."


    "Yes, a long time ago." The old actor gave a faint smile. "The Mississippi record, a parish tabloid, feels a great responsibility to a 30-year-old priest."


    Seth Logan did not speak.


    The old actor added, "sometimes the responsibility is too heavy."


    Seth Logan stirred his eyebrows slightly. "How do you say that?"


    The old actor laughed, "my relationship with the Ives brothers..."


    ¡°Cut£¡¡± Murphy stopped shooting, walked over and said, "you two are not small people. Keep a relative restraint and calm!"


    He first said to the old actor, "Dennis, your smile is a little too much."


    Segan just said, turning his brow at you again


    The play is very insipid. As the two opposite sides, the archbishop and Marty Baron never have any fierce verbal conflict. All the undercurrents are surging, and they are all covered up with extraordinary calm.


    As the new editor in chief and a celebrity in this community, Marty Baron participated in the social activities sponsored by the church. When he sat face to face with the church leaders on the sofa, he exchanged greetings and kept silent with a smile. The scene of those few minutes was full of the psychological ripple of a professional media man dealing with the complex situation.


    "As the editor in chief of a newspaper, you have to take on the role of a part of socializer, but you also know the need to remain independent of various powerful groups."


    Murphy was very dissatisfied with Seth Logan''s performance, so he pointed to Dennis at the back and said, "when the man in the robe on the other side politely said that he was willing to help the newspaper, you have to respond," I think the media should remain independent. " This short moment is actually an important turning point in the film. To some extent, it means a clear declaration of war! "


    "It means that some people refuse to join the game of trading. On the scene, he can maintain the basic etiquette," Seth Logan said after Murphy, "but at the same time, he will not hide the firm toughness. This is a mature and unsophisticated attitude."


    "Yes Murphy pointed at him. "That''s it!"


    In some ways, Marty Baron, who seems to be silent and introverted, is a man who dares to challenge power.


    After a brief adjustment, the shooting started again soon, and Seth Logan''s performance improved significantly. However, after the shooting, Murphy played it again. He was not satisfied with the shooting technique, so he asked Philip Raschel to adjust his position and continue shooting this one.


    The crew has just started shooting, and everyone has to adjust their state slowly. Murphy is not in a hurry. She only shoots two in the morning.


    But after three days of running in, the crew began to run at a high speed, and the shooting went very smoothly before the Oscar nominees lunch.

 Chapter 742

    "Hey! "Hey..."


    In the studio, which had been set up as an office, Jonah Hill saw Robert Downey, Jr. coming in from the outside with his pocket, put down his work and asked, "how was your conversation?"


    Murphy looked at the pictures captured by the camera on the monitor. With the deepening of the shooting, all the stantons participated in the shooting. Due to the full preparation in advance, Seth Logan, Robert Downey, Jonah hill and Margot Robbie, all of them showed their best state.


    The shooting also went very smoothly. By the end of January, nearly half of the indoor scenes had been shot.


    Sitting on the director''s chair, Murphy is a little uneasy, but he still forces himself to focus on his work instead of thinking about what may be going on. Of course, how many other media and journalists can be like focus?


    I''m afraid the most shameless people in this industry are just like him and Carla Firth?


    For example, Murphy himself admits that his shooting of this film is not pure at all, and the purpose is very strong. One is to borrow the current situation, and the other is to highlight the power of him and his film!


    A director, even a super director, seems weak and weak. He is just a tool to entertain others, but no one can underestimate his influence!


    The significance of this film is not to overthrow the whole Catholic church with a few scenes and criticisms, not to mention how much Americans still trust, worship and follow the Catholic Church. Even if the Catholic Church is bad to the core, it is not as terrible as the atonement certificate and the Communist Party.


    And Murphy is not stupid, and his brain is not full of water. He doesn''t have this kind of delusion at all.


    So ten films like focus are not enough to point directly at the darkness of the whole Catholic Church, but the most powerful thing about this film is that it illustrates the true meaning of all the previous scandals about Catholicism.


    The reports in the media are not false, not slander, even their reports are just the tip of the iceberg!


    Focus will enlarge this series of reports infinitely, break out of the scope of North America and spread to the whole world!


    This series of actions and plans, just like in the movie "Inception" that Murphy once saw, want people to believe a thing, not to tell him right and wrong, to judge right and wrong for him, nor to hint silently, but to implant a small point of view, so that it can take root in people''s mind, which is the so-called "initiation", using the other side of the Pacific Ocean The word literally translates is "the foundation"!


    These plans formulated by Murphy, together with the ongoing actions assisted by Fox in the 20th century, are, in some ways, a special "foundation laying"!


    With such a seed as "foundation", I believe that many Catholics or pastors will take away my son as soon as they tell stories with their children.


    This is bound to embarrass the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, who is constantly attacking him. It is also possible that he will lose his present position. The Vatican will also be busy fighting fires everywhere, and I am afraid that he will not have the energy to come to him for a long time in the future.


    Of course, believers all over the world will still believe in religion. Catholicism, Christianity and even the whole God system will still be the largest belief system in the world.


    But this little "foundation" will be followed by the media all over the world, and from then on, the Catholic Church will regain its suspicion of the Protestant revolution.


    This is also Murphy''s best comment on the film focus.


    The benefits it brings are obvious. Protecting children from infringement is absolutely the bottom line that all parents in the world can''t violate!


    "If there is a God, the priest is not an angel, and the Pope is not an archangel." Murphy stood here and said to himself, "only children are the most beautiful angels in the world."


    The transition is still going on. Just when Murphy is going to go to the dressing room and have a talk with Robert Downey Jr., Gail gado and Emma Watson come in from the door of the studio. Many people surround them when they see them.


    It''s not Emma Watson''s attraction, it''s Gail gado who represented the crew at the 86th Academy Award nominees'' luncheon this year.


    Now that she''s back, the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards must be out!

 Chapter 743

    Most of the behind the scenes staff of the new crew participated in the shooting of "dark city" before, and they are also very concerned about whether the film can get the Oscar nomination.


    Later, Robert Downey, Margot Robbie and others who came out of the dressing room also went to Gail gado and Emma Watson who followed her to visit.


    Murphy also came over and cast a caring look.


    "Guess..." Emma Watson, however, deliberately sold the story. "How many Oscar nominations did dark city get?"


    James Franco was very familiar with her and said directly, "come on, don''t talk about it."


    Emma Watson looked at Gail gado next to her and said, "best makeup, best photography, best editing, best soundtrack, best art direction, best visual effects, best sound editing, best original script, best sound effects, best actor, best actress, best director and best film!"


    Then she asked Gail gado, "is that right?"


    Gail gado nodded gently.


    "One, two, three..."


    Jonah hill, who is behind James Franco, is counting the number of nominations. "Thirteen Oscars in all."


    "Thirteen." Robert Downey, Jr. repeated the number, with some regret in his voice. "It''s not the most in history."


    Murphy laughed. "There''s a lot of thirteen Oscar nominations."


    What''s important is that "city of darkness" won the four most important nominations of best actor, best actress, best director and best film!


    "Yes Seth Logan echoed, "thirteen is quite a lot!"


    Everyone around laughed. Isn''t thirteen Oscar nominations a lot?


    From the perspective of Oscar nomination, "dark city" was defeated in the Golden Globes, which did not have much negative impact.


    The weathervane awards that really influence the Oscars are ultimately the major trade union awards within the industry.


    After getting the Oscar nomination, naturally, we have to prepare for the final award ceremony. How many people who participate in the Oscar competition do not want to win the small gold medal?


    Emma Watson looked around at the voice of heated discussion, and her eyes were envious. If she could get an Oscar nomination, how could she be as troublesome as today and could not get rid of the influence of Hermione Granger.


    Thinking of the recent attacks from the media and some people, Emma Watson is also helpless.


    "Well, it''s almost time." Murphy raised her voice slightly to remind the people around her, "get ready for the next work."


    The people around gradually dispersed and returned to their posts to prepare for the next shooting.


    Emma Watson followed Gail gado and accompanied Murphy back to the director''s monitor. Seeing that Murphy would be OK, she came up and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Murphy."


    "Thank you." Murphy turned to look at her. She was familiar with each other. She said casually, "you''ve been in a lot of trouble recently."


    "Yes." Emma Watson shrugged. "Some people, always like to stand on the moral high ground to attack others."


    Murphy said casually, "I''ll be fine after a while. The criticism won''t last long."


    A few days ago, after the publication of the latest issue of vanity fair, Emma Watson, as the cover character, took some relatively large-scale photos for vanity fair, which attracted many people''s criticism, and some people directly attacked her.


    Some feminists, in particular, denounce Emma Watson for hypocrisy, pointing out that she regards herself as a feminist, but still takes sexy photos that "please men".


    This kind of thing, there is nothing to say, just like the Catholic attack on Murphy, no matter what they say or do, they always have excuses and reasons to attack.


    After a few words with Emma Watson, Murphy got back into the shooting.


    Since the old 35mm camera and film were used in this shooting, and the photography was back to its original nature, Murphy seldom intervened in the photography team, and the photography was basically in the charge of Philip Raschel.


    Although shooting does not need to use too many skills, it is also very basic skills, but Philip Raschel is not difficult to deal with.


    The filming continued until close to 5 p.m. before Murphy announced the end of today''s work.


    "I just read the script."


    As they walked toward the door of the set, Emma Watson said to Murphy, "the content is amazing! Those reporters in those years also had courage


    "For American society, sexual abuse of children by bishops is a phenomenon that some people know about and many people don''t know about. The reporters, standing opposite the huge authority, are not accusing one or two bishops or more than 70 bishops, but directly pointing to the cover and corruption of the holy see in the system."


    What Murphy said are some objective facts. "This is a story that has not been taken seriously, but has to be told. It is different from revealing the Watergate incident or nicotine abuse by tobacco groups. The most difficult thing for them is not to explore the truth and repeatedly confirm the legal process, but to persuade their own heart."Then they walked out of the gate of the set and were immediately surrounded by reporters. The bodyguards quickly blocked Murphy in the middle.


    The list of Oscar nominations has just been announced, and Emma Watson, who has been in a whirlpool of public opinion recently, is here again. The enthusiasm of the journalists can be imagined.


    For the sake of publicity and marketing, Murphy is also going to be interviewed.


    Under the loud reminder of a bodyguard, the order of the scene gradually improved, but the bodyguards still firmly surrounded Murphy, for fear that a reporter would rush in front of Murphy.


    Reporters and paparazzi soon reached a tacit understanding and asked questions from several representatives.


    In fact, these people are not stupid, if the scene has been noisy, Murphy will only turn around and walk away, now it can get some news.


    After Murphy answered a few low-level questions about whether she was happy to win 13 Oscar nominations, a reporter asked about the current film.


    "Director Stanton, why did your new film choose such a theme?"


    "I feel that I have the obligation to let more people know about these things and people, and know what efforts those reporters made for justice and truth at the beginning!"


    The real reason, of course, is that Murphy will not. What he says now are all words with awe inspiring righteousness. "How many people know what was reported in the column of focus at that time, but they can''t say it, because after weighing the social pressure and the actual benefits brought by this big institution, it is far greater than the little meaning of being honest to themselves that he tells the truth, and sometimes it even has a negative impact "If I say whether I have betrayed God and faith" and "whether my sacrifice has dedicated myself to greater significance", we should praise the courage of the focus group, even though they have only done their part. "


    He stopped for a moment, and then said, "there are all these stories that have to be told that have not been taken seriously. The courage to stand opposite the authority is too much for those who are trapped in it, but for those who are media workers, it should be their duty. Sometimes, we want to make the truth clearer, the power to tame is weaker, and the power to spur is heavier. "


    A reporter suddenly turned her eyes on Emma Watson and asked, "what do you think of the recent criticism of Miss Watson?"


    Of course, Murphy knew what they were asking. She looked at Emma Watson and said, "feminism is about giving women the right to choose. Feminism is not about attacking other women. It''s about the basic principles of freedom, liberation and equality. I really don''t understand what does chest have to do with it? It''s very confusing. "


    Later, the reporter turned the question to Emma Watson, who did not evade and replied directly, "this incident makes me realize that there are still many misunderstandings and misconceptions about feminism. I''m confused, and most people are confused, but I''m really dumbfounded. "


    At this time, Murphy''s bodyguards were surrounded by three people.


    "Thank you, Murphy." Emma Watson said sincerely, "thank you for supporting me."


    Murphy laughed. "It''s right."


    It''s just saying things in favor of Emma Watson. It''s not doing anything great.


    Emma Watson also followed Murphy to wave manor, and other Stanton party members also drove here to join Murphy''s dinner party.


    It''s a little celebration for "dark city" to win 13 Oscar nominations.


    Since the 86th Academy Awards ceremony will not be held until early March, Murphy will be busy shooting "focus" in the following time, but the Oscars will not relax at all.


    After the announcement of the nomination list, the situation suddenly became clear. Murphy could easily judge the biggest opponent, such as the most important four awards. The best director was facing the competition of Alfonso Caron. The best film "twelve years in slavery" was very strong because of its special theme. James Franco and Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor In particular, Margaret Robbie''s best actress nomination is for Kate Blanchett


    It is no exaggeration to say that every opponent has strong strength and is not sure of winning at all.


    However, one thing still shows the college''s internal impression of "dark city". Among the directors'' Union awards and producers'' Union awards, dark city has all won the top ten awards of best actor, best actress, best director and best film. No matter from which aspect, it is the most popular one at this year''s Academy Awards ceremony!


    In mid February, Murphy finished shooting in the studio and led the crew to Boston to start shooting the rest of the location scenes.

 Chapter 744

    "Hello..."


    In front of a detached house in suburban Boston, Margaret Robbie, dressed in a business suit, looked at the old man who had just opened the door and asked, "I want to find Ronald Paquin."


    The old man looked at her strangely and nodded, "I am."


    Margot Robbie was sure again, "are you father Paquin?"


    "Yes." The old man replied positively, "that''s right."


    "I''m Sasha pever, a reporter for the Boston Globe." Margot Robbie quickly introduced himself, then opened his backpack and took out the necessary tools for the interview. "Can I ask you a few questions?"


    Father Paquin looked very kind. "Yes, please."


    Murphy makes a gesture, and the photographer in the room moves quickly to the back of the old actor who plays father Paquin. The camera set up above stanicon starts to capture a close-up of Margot Robbie.


    After the honing of city of darkness, Margot Robbie''s acting skills are much worse than those of Meryl Streep and other acting schools, but compared with the pure vase in the past, it can be said that she has made a lot of progress.


    On the whole, Murphy is quite satisfied with her performance in "focus".


    "We interviewed a few men who were with you in St. John''s Baptist Church as children." Margot Robbie cleanly prepared his pen and notebook. "They said you molested boys there. Is that true?"


    As if the question was unexpected, father Paquin hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "yes, I''ve been a fool. But I''ve never felt pleasure in it. "


    Margot Robbie, as if the lost man had found his way, continued to ask as he recorded, "well, do you admit that you molested a boy at St. John''s Baptist?"


    "Yes! Yes... " Father Paquin nodded his head. "As I just said, I don''t feel pleasure in it. You have to understand that!"


    "All right. But... " Margot Robbie kept asking, "can you tell me the location? And what have you done to these boys? "


    "I want to make it clear that I''ve never raped anyone." Father Paquin sighed. "There''s a difference. I know it."


    Margot Robbie asked, "how do you know?"


    "Because I was raped." Father Paquin told a surprising truth.


    "Sorry, sorry..." Margot Robbie couldn''t believe what he said, "who raped you?"


    ¡°CUT£¡¡± Murphy exclaimed with satisfaction, "this one''s over! Ten minutes off! "


    "Maggie''s performance is getting better and better." Gail gado came from behind.


    Murphy nodded. "The acting has improved a lot."


    Although acting is a very subjective judgment, Margot Robbie is no longer a pure flower vase actor.


    "That''s right." Gail gado handed over a document, "this is part of the film''s publicity plan. Carla just faxed it. You need to sign it."


    Murphy took it, flipped through it, took Gail gado''s pen and signed his name on the last page.


    In the 20th century, fox''s early publicity of this film has been started long ago, and the publicity effect is surprisingly good with the wave of media exposing Catholic scandals that has not dissipated.


    What Kara Firth needs to be signed by Murphy is the third stage of publicity planning.


    The first stage of publicity ended when the film started shooting. At present, the publicity of focus is in the second stage.


    According to the tradition and habits of Hollywood, the project and preparation period of focus is the first stage of film publicity.


    At this stage, Hollywood marketing companies are generally responsible for the research on the script concept, film naming, alternative directors, actors and other creators'' market prospects. At the same time, they should also consider the commercial elements that can be implanted in the existing scripts, and test and study the potential commercial brands, topics and film positioning.


    The key to the success of the whole film marketing is to design the additional products and profit in the distribution mode according to the script and positioning at the early stage of the film shooting.


    The second stage of marketing is naturally after the film starts shooting.


    At this stage, the Hollywood marketing company will implement and supervise the marketing plan formulated during the project approval period. For example, we should conduct substantive negotiation and cooperation on the implanted brand, evaluate and monitor the influence of the advertising content of the implanted brand on the film and manufacturers, collect and produce EPK materials, and make material preparation for the video clips of the film''s follow-up publicity, plan the next step of business cooperation and channel cooperation, and analyze the stills, gags and materials that can be used for communication during the shooting period of the film Carry out the new culture communication that does not affect the spoiler.


    In the Hollywood film system, generally in the early or middle stage of the film shooting, we begin to carry out advertising implantation for the film, which is different from simply making money on the brand implantation. The implantation under the Hollywood marketing mode is often to achieve the bundling marketing effect.Even if the theme of "focus" is very serious, there are sponsors and advertisements, such as the cars of the protagonists. However, Murphy''s handling is more cautious, which will not make people feel deliberate.


    The third stage is mainly the pre screening publicity of the film, which is part of the plan signed by Murphy. It is mainly Fox''s momentum for focus in the 20th century before and after the Venice Film Festival.


    Now that Murphy and focus have won tickets to the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival, their goal is of course the golden lion.


    After signing, he talked with Gail gado about other aspects of work. Murphy once again publicized the beginning of shooting. The shooting here only lasted half an afternoon, and he announced that he had finished work and returned to the hotel.


    The shooting progress is very smooth, and all the shots can be completed within the planned time. Therefore, Murphy is not in a hurry to rush. After all, there are not many shots left. Although the location shooting in Boston has encountered troubles such as Catholic harassment and small-scale protestations of believers, with the help of the Boston Globe and Robbie Robinson Next, it didn''t drag down the normal work of the crew too much.


    Sometimes, it''s hard for Murphy to understand why some believers refuse to believe that there are so many incidents of Catholicism?


    People like him who don''t believe in Buddhism can''t understand the thoughts of those people.


    In the next few days, Murphy still led the crew around the Boston area. Because there were few outdoor scenes and the shooting locations in Boston area were very scattered, the work efficiency of the crew was far less than that of shooting in the studio.


    During this period, those reporters from the "focus" column also came to the troupe to take pictures with the reporters who played them. This is also a good publicity material for the film in the future.


    Murphy has had many exchanges with these reporters, and they always leave a good impression on him.


    Frankly speaking, this is the most professional journalists he has met since he came to Hollywood or even the United States.


    The investigation team of that year restored the truth hidden and hidden by the church from the old paper pile and the mouth of the people involved in the case in the way of Yugong moving mountains. Of course, this process is far less exciting than going deep into the tiger''s den to steal an important document in the action film, and it is not as wonderful as the confrontation in court in the court film, All the people''s efforts and persistence, their resentment towards the priests involved in the case, their responsibility to protect the children, and their persistence in upholding the truth have all condensed into a stack of thin newspapers.


    They adopted the most primitive method to select the priests who are frequently transferred from the list, and then verify them. This is a boring process. The invisible competition between the weak four team members and the illegal priests hidden in several of their own name lists is visualized through these boring materials.


    Here, the form power of traditional media, or more accurately, paper media is obviously far beyond the modern media form.


    The reliance on information may still play an important role in the contemporary new media industry, but it is far less shocking than the huge database of traditional media. We can not only see the degree of careful preservation and induction of past information by modern American newspapers, but also feel the media with real professional ethics Practice the spirit of practitioners.


    Murphy and Carla Firth, who have been engaged in this industry, don''t have that spirit.


    Murphy knows very well that in this film, he doesn''t need to shape the feeling of the weak of traditional media, but to show its strength, courage and tenacity.


    Filming in the Boston area continued until the end of February. On the afternoon of February 26, after filming a street scene dialogue between Jonah hill and James Franco, Murphy officially announced that all filming was over, and all the crew could leave Boston to enjoy their vacation.


    Murphy personally escorted the film and returned to Los Angeles. After returning to Los Angeles, he did not have time to rest, nor did he immediately start the post production of the film. Instead, he made the final preparations for the upcoming Oscar ceremony.


    The 86th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 3. Due to the busy shooting before, Murphy and Gail gado didn''t even prepare the dress.


    Fortunately, he said, it''s OK to find a more suitable dark suit, but Gail gado''s dress is very troublesome, and now it''s too late to order.


    Fortunately, Gail gado has never worn the stock, although it is last year''s style, but it is also a private custom, do not worry about the collision with other people.


    With the final preparations, the 86th Academy Awards ceremony is coming.

 Chapter 745

    As in the past few years, the 86th Academy Awards ceremony was still held in the Highland Center of Hollywood, that is, the Dolby theater, which was renamed the year before last. However, different from previous years, after the announcement of the nomination list of this year''s Academy Awards, all the cast members who participated in the Oscar competition were much quieter than in previous years. Even Harvey Weinstein and Murphy, who were very thick skinned and had special means, had a good reputation Many people are no exception.


    The reason is very simple. The Academy of film arts and Sciences seems to want to rectify the public relations order of Oscar. After the announcement of the nomination list, the director made a warning to others.


    ¡¶ Alone.Yet.Not Bruce Broughton, the producer of the song "alone", has been found by the Academy of film arts and Sciences to have violated the public relations rules of the Oscars and is forbidden to participate in the Oscars!


    According to the Academy''s announcement, Bruce Broughton solicited votes from the Academy judges through e-mail, calling on them to "pay attention to this work". The Academy ruled that Bruce Broughton violated the voting rules and therefore canceled his nomination for the best original song award.


    Bruce Broughton is not an important person, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has undoubtedly shown its attitude. The contestants including "dark city" have been quiet since then, and no one wants to touch the bad luck of the Academy at this time.


    This is one of the most eye-catching things before the award ceremony, and the other is whether the rain will stop in Los Angeles.


    The weather is unpredictable. With more than ten hours to go, the 86th Academy Awards ceremony is about to officially start, the rainstorm and temperature in Los Angeles begin to drop suddenly.


    Every spring is the rainy season in Los Angeles. In the past, the Oscars did not experience any rain. It''s just that it rained so heavily this year that even the red carpet was affected.


    Although the staff carried out waterproof measures in time and set up a rain shelter, the red carpet paved in advance at the door of Dolby theater was soaked in rain.


    Of course, the red carpet show will not be cancelled because of the rain, but it is likely to be affected by the weather and affect the effect of taking photos and interviewing.


    According to the weather department, the bad weather will last until the night of the Oscars ceremony, and the temperature will become very low.


    As long as we have money, it is not difficult to solve the problems caused by rain.


    In just one night and one morning, all the soaked red carpets were replaced with new ones, and the inside and outside were covered with plastic cloth, drainage channels were added, and the staff kept monitoring the rain and the drainage situation on the site, and they would remove water with tools in time.


    In addition, the college also expanded the area of the canopy, and even covered up the driveway.


    It''s not uncommon for the Oscar red carpet show to encounter bad weather. The stars and the organizers are very experienced. The rainstorm is really a test. There''s too much rain. There''s no panacea to deal with such an emergency, but it won''t delay the Hollywood stars to walk on the red carpet.


    The red carpet show of the 86th Academy Awards ceremony began in the heavy rain and low temperature.


    But most of the stars have already chosen the shape and clothing, which will not change.


    For example, Emma Watson, who is walking in front of Murphy, is wearing Vivian Wang''s evening dress made of high set perspective tights. The dress is thin and transparent, and it looks really beautiful.


    "Estimate..." Gail gado took Murphy''s hand and controlled his speed slightly. "Emma wanted to fight back the attacks of those people and the media."


    Murphy nodded. "It''s possible."


    In his contacts, Emma Watson is a girl with a lot of personality. Some people and the media criticized that her breast opening is false feminism. She simply chose a perspective dress on such a very important occasion as a response to those attacks.


    Compared with the red carpet in the past, Murphy doesn''t walk fast. He can feel Gail gado''s meaning. After all, the people in front of him can be regarded as friends. If they walk too fast and catch up, Emma Watson will be embarrassed.


    Murphy and Gail gado walked slowly over the carpet and waved to the fans on both sides. There was a torrential rain on the top of their heads, falling on the rain shelter. The sound made him unable to hear what the fans were shouting.


    But many people hold up his posters, and Murphy smiles back at them.


    "Traitor!"


    Daisy stood among the fans on the left side of the red carpet, looking at Murphy''s familiar face. A cold light flashed in her eyes. "Damn traitor!"


    Although she thought so in her heart, she did nothing but watch the two men enter the media interview area in front of the Dolby theater.


    Dobby theater and the whole avenue of stars are full of police. If something happens, she can''t run away. Even if she doesn''t care about it, she can''t do anything. After three security procedures, guns and other weapons can''t be brought in.


    "Director Stanton, the Academy once again refused to set up the best stunt Award for the Oscars. What do you think?"


    In the interview area, Murphy was being interviewed by a reporter. Hearing this question, he thought a little and replied, "we can''t ignore the contribution of stunt actors to the industry. They deserve to be rewarded."It has been proposed to set up special effects awards for many years, but it is not easy for the conservative academy to recognize special effects actors. Although the academy has made many reforms on Oscar this year, it once again refused to set up special effects related Oscar Awards.


    The reform of the college is mainly aimed at the existing awards.


    As early as last year, the Academy of film arts and sciences made several changes to the evaluation criteria, the most important of which is the restriction on the number of actors to be declared for each film and the relaxation of the selection criteria for the best picture candidate producer.


    In terms of the best actor declaration, the new rules changed by the college limit that each film can only declare 20 actors and 20 actresses to participate in the best actor category.


    In the past, the producer or distributor could list all the actors in the film.


    The purpose of this change is to simplify the list of candidates provided by the annual selection premise to the judges, and further avoid the trouble caused by the too complicated list. Whether the actors who apply for the list will participate in the best actor award or supporting actor award is still up to the applicant.


    In addition, the 40 candidates under the new rules can be any actor participating in the film, and the producer or distributor does not need to decide according to the cast ranking.


    In terms of best picture awards, the main selection criteria have not changed much. The Academy will select three or less of the best picture producers as the nominators, and reserve the right to add a fourth nominator according to the situation, so that the possible fourth person will be elected.


    If a producer appears as a team, in the past, the academy only admitted that members of the production team who have worked together for more than five years and produced at least five feature films become candidates for the best picture award.


    Today, the standard is relaxed to include only two feature films.


    The rules of other awards are also slightly adjusted based on linguistic semantics. Another notable change is the best original song award. In the future, the college will allow the candidates of the best original song to appear in groups, and the winners will only receive a small gold medal in the name of the team.


    After simply answering the reporter''s questions, Murphy declined the following interview, holding Gail gado, ready to enter the Dolby theater.


    At this time, a sudden cry came from behind. The sound was so loud that even the sound of the rainstorm falling on the rainproof shed was suppressed.


    Murphy looked back. Close to the media coverage area, Jennifer Lawrence fell down on the red carpet, which not only caused the fans to scream, but also turned the camera lens of the media reporter.


    "We''re going to make headlines again." Gail gado shook his head. "If I remember correctly, this is the fourth time I''ve fallen on the awards or the red carpet."


    Murphy smiles, turns around and pulls Gail gado into the Dolby theater.


    It''s also a good way to make entertainment headlines when there''s no chance of winning an important award.


    The Archbishop of Marquez Costello in Santa Monica Beach District finished his day''s work and looked up at the wall clock. It seemed that it was about to start.


    He told the assistant standing by, "go and turn on the TV."


    The assistant is very strange. It''s not evening news time yet. Why does the Archbishop suddenly want to watch TV?


    He turned on the TV, and the Archbishop of Marquez Costello in the back said, "change to ABC!"


    After taking the remote control, the assistant switches to ABC TV station, and then sees Oscar live.


    "So it is." He turned to peep at Archbishop Marquez Costello and muttered, "do you want to see Murphy Stanton?"


    Now who doesn''t know that Murphy Stanton is very embarrassing to the archbishop. A few days ago, the Pope himself called and severely reprimanded the archbishop. At that time, he was in this office and could hear words like incompetence and failure


    This does not bode well for an archbishop.


    The assistant thinks that the Archbishop of Marquez Costello may not be in the Diocese of central and South California for a long time


    In the Dolby theatre, Murphy and Gail gado, led by the staff, walk into the VIP lounge of the theatre, where they add a group of friends.


    When the stantons got together, Margot Robbie asked, "how many golden men can we get tonight?"


    Murphy shrugged. "The more the better, of course."


    "Not the more the better!" Robert Downey, Jr. said seriously, "we''re going to take all the 13 nominees!"


    Everyone began to laugh.


    Just a few words of joking, Gail gado suddenly pulled Murphy''s arm and reminded him, "Leonardo DiCaprio is coming."

 Chapter 746

    It''s just like Leonardo''s crazy talk in front of the Oscars.


    At the end of this award season, Leonardo DiCaprio knows very well that his best actor nomination is a nomination. The chance of winning the award will not exceed 15%. I''m afraid it''s not as high as the chance of winning the award of the black actor chevat egaford in twelve years of slavery.


    A series of money laundering scandals broke out in the award season, which obviously affected him.


    Looking at Murphy Stanton of the Stanton core, Leonardo DiCaprio is sure that he did these things, even if there is no evidence to prove it.


    All his efforts in this year have turned into running water, and he will be an Oscar''s running companion again.


    If they could bear it, the $40 million that they were forced to throw out would almost make Leonardo DiCaprio vomit blood.


    That''s 40 million dollars!


    Thinking of 40 million dollars, Leonardo DiCaprio unconsciously walked towards the place where Stanton''s followers were.


    Even though it''s useless to know how to say more, how can this tone be tolerated?


    Reminded by Gail gado, Murphy turns her head and looks at Leonardo DiCaprio. Seeing that the other person is six feet away, she immediately smiles and says, "Hi, Leo, I''m so happy to see you."


    Leonardo DiCaprio nodded expressionless, "Murphy Stanton..."


    Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Jonah hill, Seth Logan, Margot Robbie and Gail gado all looked at Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Among them, in addition to the original friendship good Robert Downey, other people look at Leonardo DiCaprio''s eyes, are a little bad.


    If it''s just the personal conflict between Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio, it won''t be so. But when the Catholic Church attacked Murphy, Leonardo DiCaprio fell down on the spot and involved the Stanton gangsters'' films in the public opinion storm. Naturally, these people didn''t like to see him.


    Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio didn''t know each other before. He came up to Gail gado and said, "here''s the famous Oscar runner."


    This voice is not high, but just into the ears of Leonardo DiCaprio.


    Leonardo DiCaprio looks at Margot Robbie and her anger flashes away. The Australian actress relies on Murphy Stanton and Stanton clique. He doesn''t have to pay for the superstar. He can''t do anything about it.


    Margot Robbie looks at Leonardo DiCaprio fearlessly, with a grin on his face.


    "Are you celebrating ahead of time?" Leonardo DiCaprio''s eyes finally turned back to Murphy. "Do you want me to congratulate you?"


    Murphy smiles and says, "thank you."


    Seeing Murphy''s indomitable attitude, Leonardo DiCaprio''s face flashed a trace of anger, "you are very confident."


    "How can we do without confidence?" Murphy shrugged. "If you don''t have confidence, you won''t be a professional running companion."


    Leonardo DiCaprio clenched his fist in an instant, but seeing Murphy''s playful eyes, he calmed down a little and knew that he would be in bad luck if he made a move.


    More than ten feet away, Brad Pitt keeps looking at Murphy and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Angelina Jolie is also interested.


    "Leonardo DiCaprio is against Murphy Stanton." Angelina Jolie grinned with schadenfreude. "Will they fight? Who will win in a fight? "


    "No Brad Pitt made a positive judgment, "don''t forget where it is now."


    This is the Dolby theater where the Oscars are being held. If someone takes the initiative, those old men in the Academy will remember it for the rest of their lives.


    Angelina Jolie also knew it was impossible to fight and said, "they had a lot of trouble before. Leonardo DiCaprio lost 40 million dollars in vain. Now I''m sure they''ll come up with a breath."


    "The harder it gets, the better." Brad Pitt laughs. "The fierce competition between them will offset each other, and my twelve years in slavery will benefit from it."


    He is not only the producer of twelve years of slavery, but also a major investor. This film was originally produced by his plan B film company.


    Now that Brad Pitt has brought the film to the Oscars game, he doesn''t want to go home empty handed.


    "There are some things to stop with." Leonardo DiCaprio looked at Murphy. "I don''t know if you''ve ever heard a story!"


    Murphy shrugged, did not speak, just made a please gesture.Without waiting for him to speak, Leonardo DiCaprio said, "a mouse fell into a half full rice VAT. The accident made the mouse overjoyed. After confirming that there was no danger, he ate and then went to sleep. In this way, the mouse ate, slept and ate in the rice bowl, slowly became fat and fat, and could not climb out any more. Finally, it was killed alive in the rice bowl! "


    "To be cut off by greed?" Murphy didn''t care about Leonardo DiCaprio''s metaphor at all. He said closer, "it''s a wonderful and philosophical story."


    He suddenly laughed, "Leo, let me tell you a story, too."


    "God asked the angel to find out the bad people in the world and write them out. The angel was very embarrassed and couldn''t write them out." Murphy is full of nonsense. "Seeing that the date given by God is coming, the angel has come up with a good idea. There are too many bad people in the world to write one by one, but there are only a few good people who can do it. The angel has given God a list of good people. Those who are not on the list are all bad people."


    He looked at Leonardo DiCaprio. "Do you know who''s on this list?"


    Leonardo DiCaprio didn''t understand. He asked casually, "who are they?"


    "Only God and angels know who''s on the list!" Murphy opened his hand and pointed to Leonardo DiCaprio. "But I''m sure you and I are not on this list!"


    Murphy said coldly, "Leo, what do you want to do here? Get justice back? Or denounce the bad guys? We''re all bad guys. Don''t let the world know


    "A villain must have the consciousness of a villain." Murphy is deliberately teasing Leonardo DiCaprio, "a bad guy has to have a bad guy''s way of doing things, a bad guy has to admit that he is a bad guy, and a bad guy disguised as a good guy is the most disgusting."


    "You..." Leonardo DiCaprio''s anger was aroused.


    Murphy no longer spoke, just looked at Leonardo DiCaprio, as if waiting for something. Leonardo DiCaprio''s face turned red


    "That..." Little Robert Downey suddenly said, "it''s almost time. Let''s get into the theater."


    "Well." Murphy said to the people around him, "let''s go."


    He knew that Robert Downey had a lot of friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio before, and he certainly didn''t want to see Leonardo DiCaprio make a mess that he couldn''t clean up.


    On the way from the VIP lounge to the main hall of the Dolby theatre, Robert Downey, Jr. walks up to Murphy and whispers, "I was friends with Leo."


    Murphy nodded. "I''m just teasing him."


    Little Robert Downey said nothing more. Leonardo DiCaprio is a friend, but Murphy is a brother. It''s his utmost kindness to do so.


    As the first one who knew Murphy among Stanton''s followers and had spent time in prison together, he knew that Murphy was easy to say, so he dug a hole and waited for Leonardo DiCaprio to jump inside.


    Murphy and his party went directly to the middle part of the second row of seats, which is the seat arranged by the organizer for the crew of "dark city".


    Some members of the crew have arrived ahead of time. Josh Griffith, Helena espora, David Robbie and Philip Raschel are sitting here with their companions, occupying a large area.


    "Dark city" has won 13 Oscar nominations and at least 13 admission places. With the family and friends they brought, it seems that it is very powerful.


    Murphy and Gail gado just sat down, and Leonardo DiCaprio also came over. The seat of the Great Gatsby crew is on the right side of the dark city crew. There is only one aisle between them!


    Then, more and more cast members of the Great Gatsby came.


    "That..." Gail gado''s eyes beckoned to Murphy, "is that Kerry Mulligan?"


    Murphy looked around and said, "yes, it''s her. She looks more mature than before."


    What happened between him and Kerry Mulligan has long been a thing of the past.


    Gail gado also knew that he was unique in Murphy''s heart. That Kerry Mulligan had no position at all. He just looked and turned his eyes to the other side.


    "Interesting." She couldn''t help laughing. "The seats of the crew of twelve years of slavery are on our left."


    Murphy follows Gail gado''s eyes as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sit down.


    On the left is twelve years of slavery, and on the right is the Great Gatsby. They are all powerful competitors.


    Of course, Murphy paid more attention to twelve years of slavery!


    As time goes on, the main hall of Dolby theater gradually quiets down, music suddenly starts, the curtain slowly opens on the stage, and the 86th Academy Awards ceremony officially begins!

 Chapter 747

    "The best art director at the Academy Award is..."


    On stage, Emma Watson opened the envelope, looked down, and immediately said, "Helena espora, city of darkness!"


    Applause rang out in the Dolby theater, Helena espora stood up, hugged Murphy and others in the crew one by one, and soon stepped onto the award stage.


    "First!"


    When Helena espora began her acceptance speech, Gail gado whispered, "the first little golden man has arrived!"


    Murphy, sitting on her left, nodded her head slightly. The award ceremony lasted for more than 40 minutes, and the "dark city" crew won the first Oscar winner tonight.


    It''s not that "city of darkness" has a bad start, but the previous awards are best supporting actor, best supporting actress and best costume design. City of darkness has not been nominated at all, and even has not been nominated. Naturally, there will be no Oscar winners.


    "With the first..." Margot Robbie, on Gail gado''s right, is confident, "there will be a second one soon!"


    It seems to confirm what she said. In the next best Photography Award, Felipe Raschel, who just won two years ago, once again stood on the Oscar podium.


    It seems that the best photography and the previous best art director have opened up the award-winning account of "dark city". In the next 50 minutes, Murphy''s crew has become a veritable prize harvester, and won six Oscars for best sound editing, best sound effects, best art guidance, best makeup, best editing and best soundtrack.


    "Eight nominees, eight little golden men..."


    Leonardo DiCaprio turned to Murphy''s side and said, "is he really going to be the big winner tonight?"


    Although he did not want to see this situation, he was unable to stop it from becoming a reality step by step.


    "Eight in eight!"


    On the other side, Angelina Jolie frowned and said to Brad Pitt, "is the college really going to give Murphy Stanton the biggest piece of cake?"


    "It''s just eight technical awards, and together, it''s not much better than the best supporting actress we got." Brad Pitt is full of confidence. "The best film must be ours. Don''t forget our film theme!"


    The black theme is the most powerful weapon he used to attack the Oscars. Before the nomination list came out, he also ordered some black people in the circle to make trouble. Those stupid people who have no brains can''t see clearly. Even if the so-called black films win, the final winners are not those who invest in making films?


    The 100% hit rate seems quite amazing, but the Oscar is not a tragedy of not winning first and then losing. After all, the eight little golden men won can be said to be technical awards, and no one can guess whether the Academy will share the cake.


    But Murphy believes that "dark city" will be the biggest winner!


    On the one hand, the host, Alan DeGeneres, started with Catholicism, and even ridiculed that the torrential rain in Los Angeles before the Oscars was caused by some people''s deliberate prayer to let God punish Hollywood, but Hollywood would not stop, so the awards ceremony started again.


    On the other hand, the theme of this year''s Oscars ceremony is full of praise for heroes.


    What is the artistic standard for Oscar to choose films? Throughout the history of the past 86 years, it can only be said that the Oscar is very changeable, especially in the past decade. Sometimes it likes heavy and hard topics, sometimes it likes a noisy and positive atmosphere, sometimes it wants to get close to young people, sometimes it feels that the world is old, and it is not suitable for pretending to be young, sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is sensational, sometimes it carries social responsibility on its shoulders, and sometimes it feels that art is not enough It is to serve the art itself well


    To put it simply, most of the time, the theme is more important than the standard in Oscar, the most important award in American film industry. Setting a theme every year and selecting films according to the theme may be the most appropriate for Oscar. Compared with many other film awards, it is more mainstream and more commercial, and finds the most prominent annual entertainment trend from a large number of films every year, The annual collective values can be regarded as a valuable summary.


    Shortly after the opening ceremony of tonight''s awards ceremony, there were scenes of animated hero characters introduced by Kim Carrey and real hero characters introduced by Harrison Ford, which revealed the keynote of this year''s Oscar: the world needs heroes. Let''s praise these people who have dedicated themselves to the world.


    "Dark city" is a film reflecting heroes with strong realism and philosophical thinking. To a certain extent, it just reflects the spirit of this Oscar.


    Even Murphy is speculating that, because of the social situation before, those old men in the Academy want to express the stand of Hollywood film industry independence, and deliberately released such an Oscar theme in order to support him and "dark city".


    It is true that there are nearly 6000 judges in the Academy Awards, and no one can guarantee that they will affect most of them. But the reason why the old men in the core of the academy are extremely important is that some of their views and positions will affect many people''s voting choices.And these views and positions often become the theme of the current Academy Awards ceremony.


    The theme of this session is particularly obvious, showing the importance of real heroes.


    Murphy sat quietly in his seat, watching the host Alan DeGeneres joking on the stage.


    played hardcore skills make complaints about the last Oscar presenter Seth Macfarlane, opening up to many of Oscar''s movie "I saw your Mimi", laughing at Charlize, Theron, Nicole and so on, and then hurried to reflect: "not Tucao assembly, not all stars are willing to be written into heavy flavors." It''s in the woods.


    So, this year''s Oscar host, Alan DeGeneres, has long promised that she will not make fun of the stars.


    In fact, Ellen DeGeneres''s special identity and female affinity make her laugh at anyone - for example, in the previous joke, she joked about the age of the oldest June Squibb, but all of them are harmless.


    But that doesn''t mean this year''s Oscars are fun.


    In Gail gado''s words, tonight''s Academy Awards ceremony is more like a test of patience. The process is tedious and poorly designed.


    Even an excellent host like Alan DeGeneres can''t make the dusky Oscar ceremony full of fun.


    In spite of her efforts, the effect is very general.


    No matter how good a comedian is, there are times when his performance is bad, especially when he is on the Oscar stage which is the most difficult to host.


    Ellen DeGeneres''s few highlights basically appear in the audience, for example, she also pulled out a large number of Hollywood stars to play selfie, and then sent it to twitter. Although it looks more like a Samsung advertisement, the crazy twitter click has aroused many people''s interest.


    On the stage, Ellen DeGeneres is making fun of Jonah Hill''s JJ again, and then running into the crowd again, causing some topics. She tries to reproduce the impromptu performance in the talk show, but her "magic" is no longer there.


    It''s a cruel fact that every funny stem in the award ceremony will make the audience and even the audience in front of the TV look up at the clock - it''s still a long time before the end of the whole award ceremony.


    Yes, it''s the super long rhythm that makes Alan DeGeneres feel powerless.


    The rhythm of the whole award ceremony was very slow. The process of awarding the first prize took a lot of time, and then the second one.


    Nowadays, some major award ceremonies will exceed the live broadcast time, but no award ceremony has ever spent so much time on award presentation like tonight''s Oscar, until 11:30 p.m. Western time, and even the best original screenplay award has not been awarded.


    Among them, nostalgia is the most time-consuming. As a tradition of Oscars, some clips are often played at the awards ceremony.


    It''s too boring for the audience to watch this year''s awards ceremony, but it''s a waste of time.


    Not to mention the ordinary audience, Murphy turned to have a look. Most of the young directors and actors were also impatient. That is to say, when the camera lens came, they would squeeze out a smile.


    In fact, it''s not hard to understand that Oscars and academy always miss the past and praise the golden age, as if the directors and actors are weak chickens now.


    Although the college does not have this kind of consciousness, it is difficult not to let people have this kind of bad Association.


    Constant nostalgia leads to slow rhythm, which also makes some of the host Ellen DeGeneres''s jokes ineffective. She even once sat in front of the stage with a guitar, but nothing happened.


    Murphy even doubts whether the Oscars organizing committee is still counting the tickets backstage.


    The show has been delayed for a long time. The male guests said that many women are going to suffer. For example, stars like Margot Robbie don''t eat dinner at all in order to walk on the red carpet. They start to go on the red carpet in the middle of the afternoon until midnight now. It''s not a good feeling.


    Especially Alan DeGeneres made a big pizza on the stage


    Near 12:00 p.m., a long old video finally came to an end, and the award ceremony came to the final six awards. After Robert De Niro first presented the best adapted screenplay award, Jessica Alba came to the stage to present the best original screenplay award!

 Chapter 748

    "The best original screenplay nominations are..."


    On stage, Jessica Alba turns to the big screen behind her, showing the nominees and the movie, "American hoax, Eric Seager and David o-russell; Nebraska, Bob Nelson; dark city, Murphy Stanton; blue jasmine, Woody Allen; Dallas buyers club, Craig."- And Paulie and Melissa


    Jessica Alba opened the envelope. "The Oscar winner is Murphy Stanton, city of darkness!"


    There was another burst of applause at the Dolby theatre. Murphy stood up and walked quickly to the stage amid the applause. When passing by the location of the Great Gatsby crew, he vaguely saw Leonardo DiCaprio''s slightly irritated face, but he didn''t care at all.


    He went straight to the stage and took over the best original screenplay Oscar from Jessica Alba.


    "Congratulations, Murphy."


    Jessica Alba gives Murphy a little hug. Murphy nods. "Thank you."


    Then Murphy went to the center of the round stage and said, "thank you! Thank you to the Academy, everyone in the dark city crew, my friends and partners, you are the best


    With these simple words, he turned and walked backstage.


    After entering the backstage, Murphy declined the interview request of ABC TV station reporter. Accompanied by a staff member, Murphy entered the special passage and went back to the main hall of Dolby theater. When he sat down, Alan DeGeneres was introducing the awarding guests.


    "Let''s welcome Daniel Day Lewis, the best actor winner of the last Academy Award..."


    With the sound of music, Daniel Day Lewis, the most atypical actor in Hollywood, came onto the stage with an envelope.


    Margot Robbie on Gail gado''s right immediately tightened up, because what''s next is Best actress award!


    Thirty feet away from the "dark city" crew, Kate Blanchett looks at the "dark city" crew and knows who her main competitors are.


    It''s not Sandra Bullock, it''s not Amy Adams, it''s not Meryl Streep, it''s Margot Robbie, who is also an Australian!


    "Five outstanding women have been nominated for best actress."


    It may be a special design. The extremely short string has the style of Daniel Day Lewis. "The nominees are..."


    The big screen lights up again, "Amy Adams, American hoax; Sandra Bullock, gravity; Meryl Streep, Orange County in August; Margaret Robbie, city of darkness; Kate Blanchett, blue jasmine."


    There was silence in the Dolby theatre, and everyone was waiting for Daniel Day Lewis to announce the final result.


    Murphy turned to look at Margot Robbie. Margot Robbie was obviously a little nervous, and one hand clutched Gail gado''s hand.


    Then he took another look at the blue Jasmine crew.


    Only Kate Blanchett is the real competitor of "dark city" in this award. Amy Adams is not very popular among the academies. Sandra Bullock''s face is stiff after injection. Meryl Streep will keep breaking the nomination record, but it''s very difficult to get another best actress.


    On stage, Dennis Day Lewis has opened the envelope, "the best actress is Margot Robbie, the city of darkness. "


    Murphy clapped his hands immediately, and everyone around him began to applaud. The applause spread quickly around him and finally gathered into an ocean.


    Margot Robbie covered her mouth in shock. It seems that she still can''t believe that she won the Best Actress Oscar. In the surrounding sound of congratulations, she slowly stood up, hugged the nearest Gail gado and Murphy, and then walked to the stage.


    Leonardo DiCaprio has a gloomy face and all his bad hunches are coming true.


    Not far from him, Kerry Mulligan watched with envy as Margot Robbie stepped onto the stage. The Australian actress actually won the Best Actress Oscar If, if you stay with Murphy all the time, it should be you who go up to receive the prize at this moment, right?


    Kerry Mulligan gave a bitter smile.


    "Thank you, thank you judges. I I really am Too I''m so excited


    After receiving the Oscar from Dennis Day Lewis, Margot Robbie seemed to be excited. "I want to thank too many people."


    She stopped for a moment, adjusted her breath slightly, and then said, "first of all, I want to thank Murphy. Every time I cooperate with him, I can see my shortcomings and make great progress. I also want to thank Gail gado, who is my best friend and always inspires me to move forward. I''d like to thank my family, David, Peter and leileileia, for your concern, which I will never forget. Finally, I would like to say that it is Hollywood''s atmosphere of independence, freedom and democracy that has made us brilliant. "This remark undoubtedly stood in the position of the liberals, and there were countless cheers on the scene.


    Margot Robbie raised a small golden man, "any Force''s censorship of Hollywood is interfering in freedom!"


    Nobody thought that Margot Robbie would make such a controversial speech on such an important occasion, but there was no argument, no irony, only cheers in the Dolby theater!


    No Hollywood film practitioner likes to see the inexplicable censorship system in the name of morality fall on his head.


    There was much more applause than when Margot Robbie came on stage to receive the award. On the side of the "dark city" crew, all the people stood up, and then all the guests in the front row stood up and applauded. It seems that Margot Robbie has spoken their heart!


    Murphy was clapping too, and no one, including him, liked the messy censorship.


    It''s true that Hollywood movies have MPAA grading system, but it''s only Hollywood''s internal self-examination. The right to speak of MPAA is in the hands of Hollywood''s six major companies, not foreign forces. This grading system is very different from the moral censorship of Hollywood movies established by the Catholic Church in the last century.


    It was only when the so-called moral censorship was broken that Hollywood films really stepped on the fast track of dominating the world film market.


    Every country''s film and television has a certain degree of censorship, but to be fair, no one in the relevant industry likes too strict restrictions.


    For example, when Murphy was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he used his summer vacation to work in a film and television company. Although he was engaged in the lowest level of miscellaneous work, he also saw the extremely exaggerated and severe censorship faced by the company when it was preparing a TV play.


    A TV play that reflects ordinary people''s business and entrepreneurship needs six departments to examine it.


    In the process of project approval, the Ministry of foreign affairs and the Ministry of public security need to examine one of the main characters of the TV series to go abroad to work; the peddler is arrested by the Bureau of industry and Commerce and needs to be examined by the State Administration of industry and commerce; the characters in the TV series go to northern Shaanxi to fight for oil and need to be examined by the Ministry of land and resources, the Ministry of energy and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee; the farmers who are ignorant of doing import and export business have to be examined by the Ministry of Commerce


    At that time, Murphy was stunned. Although many of the so-called ministerial censorship was not a scissors, it was just a seal, but I believe many people knew how difficult it was.


    If a similar censorship system falls on Hollywood, I''m afraid most of the practitioners in this circle will go crazy collectively.


    Just as Murphy was daydreaming, the last Best Actress Oscar winner, Jennifer Lawrence, stepped onto the stage to present the best actor award.


    Leonardo DiCaprio immediately picked up his spirits. Even though he knew that his chances of winning the prize were very small, who would not want to take away the little golden man?


    James - Franco is very calm, although has not won the best actor before, but not like before Margot - Robbie as nervous.


    "It''s a great honor to present the next award."


    Jennifer Lawrence seems to pay special attention to her feet. "The performances of these five nominees are very infectious and fascinating. The nominees for best actor are..."


    She turned to the big screen and said, "Matthew McConnell, Dallas buyers club; chevat egaford, twelve years of slavery; Christian bell, the American scam; Leonardo DiCaprio, the Great Gatsby; James Franco, the city of darkness!"


    Murphy is calm. Compared with Margaret Robbie''s best actress, James Franco is more likely to win the best actor!


    CAA doesn''t invest much resources in Matthew McConaughey, so it''s lucky to get the nomination; chevat egaford''s qualifications are too poor, so it''s more to take care of the fragile glass hearts of black uncles; Christian Bell''s PR skills are obviously accumulating qualifications; Leonardo DiCaprio''s winning probability is higher than chevat EGA''s Ford is still low


    In Murphy''s view, the best actor of James Franco is the one who has the biggest grasp.


    Jennifer Lawrence opened the envelope and read out the same answer as Murphy thought, "the best actor tonight is James Franco, city of darkness


    Hearing the name, Leonardo DiCaprio''s face turned pale. It''s one thing to know that he has a low chance of winning a prize. It''s another thing to watch his enemies win a prize.


    But after all, he was a superstar who was used to the storm. Before the camera came, he put on a smile and began to clap with others.

 Chapter 749

    "Am I really the best actor at the Oscars?"


    Standing in the middle of the circular stage, James Franco''s eyes widened, as if he could not believe it now. "Did I really get the Oscar?"


    There was a lot of applause and whistles under the stage.


    James Franco continued, "I have so many people to thank, colleges, wives, friends, brothers I won''t call the roll one by one, so that they won''t be embarrassed and said, "Wow, you know that stupid James Franco!"


    There is no doubt that James Franco has a talent for comedy.


    With only 45 seconds to deliver his acceptance speech, James Franco sped up. "A few years ago, when Robert Downey Jr. just won the best actor Oscar, he said to me," James, you can''t touch the Oscar winner in your life. "A guy named Jonah Hill also hit me and said," if you get the best actor, I''ll jump off the cliff of Malibu. "Even Seth Logan said to me," if you win the best actor, I''ll run naked. "


    James Franco raised his hand to the best actor Oscar winner at the gathering place of Stanton party, and said in a loud voice, "do you see that? You can do it. After the award ceremony, I''ll wait for you at the gate of the theater


    And then he said, "there''s another one, Murphy Stanton, who''s made me so weak that I can''t sleep. Look, now the retribution is coming."


    Laughter went on and on, and the Dolby theater was almost a sea of joy.


    Seeing James Franco holding the best actor golden man on the stage, Leonardo DiCaprio is laughing on his face but bleeding in his heart. When will he have to wait to end his career as an Oscar running specialist?


    At the end of the speech, James Franco went backstage, but instead of going backstage directly, he stood at the backstage entrance.


    Because the next "city of darkness" will compete for the best director and best film!


    "Next, Tom Hanks will present the best director..."


    Accompanied by the voice of Alan DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, who was obviously fat, stepped onto the stage, waved to the tide of applause and said, "thank you! thank you! Good evening, everyone


    Maybe this year''s Academy Awards ceremony has been delayed for a long time. Tom Hanks didn''t even say, "it''s a great honor to present this award. The nominees for best director of this year''s Academy Award are..."


    He turned and looked back at the big screen.


    Leonardo DiCaprio turned to see the cast of "dark city." dark city was so strong at the Oscars that there was no suspense about the best director award.


    Brad Pitt also believes that this award will basically fall into the hands of the "dark city" crew. The focus of "twelve years of slavery" is not on this, and other nominated directors have no advantage at all.


    "Alfonso Caron, gravity; Steve McQueen, twelve years of slavery..." On the big screen, classic clips of these nominated films appear, "Alexander Penn, Nebraska; David o-russell, American hoax; Murphy Stanton, city of darkness."


    At the end of the screen, Tom Hanks turned around, opened the envelope and read, "the Oscar winner for best director is Murphy Stanton, city of darkness."


    As Tom Hanks'' voice fell, applause broke out in the theater. Murphy gave Gael gado a kiss, and then stood up. All the members of the "dark city" crew stood up. Then all the people around stood up, and the guests in the front row also stood up again!


    Then all the audience in the Dolby theater stood up.


    No one seems to be surprised by this result, and no one thinks it does not match. Even Leonardo DiCaprio is just angry at this result, not surprised!


    Applause like thunder! The sound of joy is overwhelming!


    In front of the television, Archbishop Marcos Costello has a face as black as Will Smith.


    "Damn it He tried to control himself from scolding, "Damn it! Damn Murphy Stanton! Damn Hollywood! This damn movie


    Hollywood and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences are slapping the archbishop and the Catholic Church in their area!


    This result is extremely bad for him. Murphy Stanton once again won an Oscar for best director and took part in the Venice Film Festival at the end of August and the beginning of September. How many people and media attention will focus attract? What about the reputation of Catholicism


    More importantly, what should he do?


    The Vatican doesn''t want to see such a situation. Pope Benedict XVI will certainly be blamed. It''s impossible for such a big incident to be settled. There must be someone responsible for it. So the person who carries the black potArchbishop Marcos Costello, sitting back in his office chair, seemed to see his dark future.


    Seeing Murphy Stanton on the stage in the TV screen, taking over the little golden man representing the best director of the Oscar from the awarding guests, and standing there with boundless glory, Archbishop Marcos Costello knows that his Archbishop career may have come to an end.


    "Thank you to the Academy of film arts and Sciences, thank you to all the judges, and thank them for giving me the best director award again."


    Standing in the center of the round stage, Murphy did not hide his excitement. After working hard for so long, now that he has the result, how can he be happy with his previous efforts. He went on, "making a movie is like a change in my life experience. Thank you for giving me the most different feeling. It took a long time to make this film, but it''s worth it. I hope to share this award with all the creators of "dark city"


    "Thank you to my family. It''s gado who has solved all my worries for me," he said


    There was another wave of applause in the theater.


    Unlike James Franco''s award-winning speech, which is full of humor, Murphy''s words are regular and even routine.


    In applause, Murphy walked backstage, but like James Franco, he stopped at the backstage entrance.


    "What''s the taste of the best actor?" Murphy asked in a deliberate whisper.


    James Franco shrugged. "It''s like the first time you got the best director."


    Next is the best picture. Of course, Murphy and James Franco will see the final result of the award.


    "I think..." James Franco lowered his voice and said to Murphy, "we''re a bit in suspense."


    Murphy wondered, "why do you say that?"


    The last four heaviest awards, "city of darkness" has won three in a row, and the best picture is almost in the bag.


    "You see who the awarding guests are." James Franco looks behind him. Murphy turns and frowns. "It''s him!"


    Everyone in the Dolby theater is waiting for the final award to show their true face. The place where the crew of "dark city" is located is full of laughter. Even Gail gado and Margot Robbie, who just came back, are smiling. It seems that there is no suspense about the best picture.


    "Happy now..." Brad Pitt sneered, "it''s too early."


    Angelina Jolie doesn''t know where he''s confident and looks at Brad Pitt in disbelief.


    Brad Pitt said, "I have definite news that the best picture presenters invited by the Oscars organizing committee are very beneficial to us!"


    Just like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Coppola when Martin Scorsese won the best director Oscar, some of the winners who were not the important awards presented by the previous winners always predicted the choice of the Oscar.


    At the backstage entrance, Murphy turns her head and takes another look at the best picture awarding guests waiting to appear.


    The other side has small eyes, wide forehead and attractive ears. It seems that they are naturally happy. People can''t help but feel good about them. Moreover, they are absolutely first-class handsome guys among black people!


    That''s right! The prize winner is a black man!


    Murphy has seen many Oscars. Why don''t she know the hidden rules of choosing the winners?


    Is the Academy really going to hand over the best picture to twelve years of slavery?


    It''s not impossible that "dark city" has taken away the best actor and best director, which can fully demonstrate Hollywood''s attitude and position. Before "twelve years of slavery", there was only one best supporting actress and best adapted script. As a highly touted black slave movie, the number of such awards was obviously not enough.


    "Will Smith..."


    In the voice of Alan DeGeneres, Will Smith, holding an envelope, passes by Murphy and James Franco and steps onto the award stage.


    Will Smith himself has no special feeling. Although his wife is one of the most troublemakers among the black people in Hollywood, he is a black actor who is extremely biased towards the white group, and no matter who wins the prize in the end, he will not get any benefits.


    "The best picture nominees for this year''s Oscars are..."


    After Will Smith, the big screen began to introduce the best picture nomination list one by one, but Brad Pitt didn''t listen to it. When he saw Will Smith, the corner of his mouth already showed the winner''s smile.


    It''s clear who will win the best picture.


    Will Smith opened the envelope. Brad Pitt knew which name he would pronounce, straightened his suit and said to Angelina Jolie, "honey, I''m going to receive the prize..."Before he had finished, Will Smith answered on the stage, "the best picture winners are" dark city ", Gail gado and Murphy Stanton!"


    "Er..." Brad Pitt froze in his seat.


    "Wow


    Next came cheers. With Gail gado''s greeting, all the crew of "dark city" rushed to the Oscars stage to join Murphy and James Franco, who came from backstage, and held up the best picture golden man!


    Thirteen nominations, thirteen Oscars, "dark city" became the super winner tonight!

 Chapter 750

    In August, Venice''s sky is clear and charming, the water surface is smooth as a mirror, even the reflection of the sun will not have the slightest shock. Looking up, it is blue and quiet, which can be called the same color of water and sky. At this time, Lido island is at the busiest time of the year, and the famous Venice Film Festival opens on August 27.


    From the long boat to the red carpet, the guests came to meet.


    Today, apart from the jury members of the Venice Film Festival, the most important guests are the crew members of focus. Focus will not only participate in the competition of the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival, but also be selected as the opening film of the Venice Film Festival.


    As the opening film crew, Murphy and other stantons were the last to step on the red carpet.


    This section of red carpet gives Murphy a cold feeling. There are a lot of media reporters, but few fans.


    According to the news he read in the newspapers before, the number of media reporters in Venice Film Festival this year is at least one-third more than that in the past few years. Many of them are aiming at "focus" and Stanton followers.


    At the beginning of March, Murphy won the Oscar for best director. James Franco and Margaret Robbie of Stanton party won the best actor and best actress respectively. All these are the capital of multimedia attention. Especially, his contradiction with the Catholic Church has risen to the level of Hollywood film, 20th century fox It''s hard to attract the media''s attention because it has done enough publicity for focus.


    The crowd of protests not far from the red carpet is the best proof.


    Prior to the arrival of the focus crew, Barbera, the head of the Venice Film Festival, now takes it as the first task of the oldest film festival to explore films from the marginal regions of the world and countries without a history of film making. At the beginning of his appointment, Italian domestic media once said, "Barbera is trying to separate the Venice Film Festival from Hollywood, independent of art or art." It will be a new feature of the Venice Film Festival. "


    This is what Murphy didn''t know before. He was too strange to Venice Film Festival.


    Therefore, seeing that the Venice Film Festival has become more and more distant from Hollywood in recent years, the number of films with Hollywood background in Venice is decreasing, and it has not won several major awards in Venice Film Festival for several years, Murphy also has great doubts about whether focus can win the Golden Lion Award.


    For example, in this kind of Film Festival, the individual will of the controller has a very obvious influence on the final award results.


    In the past two days, Murphy has seen clearly that the reason why the Venice Film Festival agreed to take part in the competition unit of focus and was selected as the opening film is that on the one hand, it is the result of the decline of Catholic power in modern society; on the other hand, it is the topic and attraction that the Venice Film Festival needs him to bring with focus.


    To put it bluntly, the organizers of the festival want to use Murphy''s fame to attract more people''s attention.


    However, Murphy also needs the Venice Film Festival as a stage for the Vatican to see what they have done.


    In the words of Margot Robbie, countless Hollywood colleagues are waiting for Murphy to invade the Catholic Church in Hollywood again!


    Entering the Movie Palace, Murphy and the crew soon arrived at the screening hall, where there was a warm applause.


    "Focus" will be shown soon.


    In a sunny office in the Vatican, the elderly Pope Benedict XVI suddenly put down his pen and asked the people standing next to him, "does the Venice Film Festival open today?"


    "Yes, sir." The middle-aged priest looked at his watch and said, "the opening film should start."


    Benedict XVI stood up, went to the window, looked at the small square outside, and said, "you are a public relations expert at the Vatican. I ask you, is this a film that has been falsified or poorly made?"


    "No The middle-aged pastor was very honest, "the director of the film is Murphy Stanton, who always only makes high-quality films. After becoming famous, the influence of every film is world-class. We..."


    He shook his head. "We shouldn''t expect too much. I think we should deal with the worst."


    "I have proposed at the Council of Cardinals that the Archbishop of Marquez Costello be removed," said Benedict XVI, whose eyes were clouded, "and that he be transferred back to the Vatican to look at the library."

 Chapter 751

    In the Movie Palace on Lido Island, Venice, "focus" has already started showing. Everyone''s eyes are fixed on the big screen, and they want to see what this very topical movie looks like!


    The story of the film began in 2001 when the Boston Globe ushered in a new editor in chief, Marty Baron, who suggested that the "focus" team should restart the investigation of the reported case of sexual assault on children by priests, because in Marty Baron''s view, the case is not over.


    As a result, the four reporters of the "focus" group began to sweep away the dust of this dusty case and re start to investigate the deeper truth behind the case.


    Of course, the results are amazing. There are several or dozens of priests involved in the case, private victim groups, important evidence of the court''s unseal, and the truth that everyone knows but keeps secret


    At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI is still standing at the window. He seems to be looking down at the crowd coming and going in the small square below. In the face of Hollywood, a community of interests with an output value of hundreds of billions of dollars, modern media and all pervasive Internet viral hype, even the Catholic Church, even as the current Pope, he has a sense of responsibility A deep sense of powerlessness.


    This society is no longer Catholic after all.


    "Sir..."


    The middle-aged pastor suddenly said, "if Murphy Stanton''s film is extremely influential, it''s hard for a marquis Costello Archbishop to satisfy everyone in the church."


    Benedict XVI stood there, not saying a word, as if in thought.


    "Some of the things previously reported by the US media have spread all over the world."


    In today''s society, it is very difficult to block news, especially in the west, so the middle-aged priest said, "the influence is very bad! If this film is successful, I''m afraid... "


    "I know." Benedict XVI sighed.


    The middle-aged pastor continued, "Sir, an archbishop of the Central South Diocese of California, I''m afraid it will be difficult to calm the feelings of believers and the church."


    Benedict XVI didn''t say anything. Knowing that the middle-aged priest was telling the truth, he just waved his hand to the back and let the middle-aged priest leave by himself. After the sound of opening and closing the door sounded, he turned and looked at the special office of the Pope. He fell into thinking again.


    Lido Island, Venice Film palace, "focus" screening is nearing the end.


    The screening hall has always been very quiet. During the two hours, there was no applause, no laughter, no discussion. Everyone was just shocked to watch the film.


    Among them, there are many judges of the Venice Film Festival.


    They have known for a long time that since last winter, the Catholic Church has encountered a series of criticisms in the United States, which have not yet subsided. One scandal after another revealed by the American media seems to have no end, but they just watch it as a good play.


    But when they saw this film, they were silent, some didn''t know what to say, and some were lucky.


    Many of the judges had children and believed in Catholicism


    Alexander Desplat, the French president of the jury, is one of them.


    "Maybe it''s time to wake up the children." He muttered to himself, "the church can go, but it must not be alone with the priests!"


    Compared with those written reports, the impact of video images on Alexander Desplat is too great!


    As the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, Alexander Desplat soon put aside Catholicism and children, and put all his energy on the film itself.


    There is no doubt that Murphy Stanton has brought a masterpiece! Even if he is a French filmmaker who doesn''t like Hollywood very much, he admits it.


    The first feeling of "focus" is a classic film, which comes partly from the calm narrative style of Murphy Stanton, partly from the non pursuit of dramatic rhythm, but more from the nostalgia for the traditional print media contained in the story itself.


    On the one hand, this feeling is reflected in the presentation and expression of the daily work of the newspaper. During the whole investigation process, the most important thing that the "focus" group does is to interview the parties, collect information, and screen news. The film shows this repetitive and monotonous process, a large number of newspaper clippings cut into small pieces, a mountain of documents, and cost notes, After repeated phone calls, people almost doubt how far such work is from the real core of the case.


    One of the most representative is that the investigation team found the list of priests in the area. It found that all the priests who had sexual assault were transferred from the original parish by the church with various excuses. In the face of a vast amount of information, it''s like looking for a needle in a haystack to find out the priests who had violated the law.


    Looking at focus from this perspective, Alexander Desplat finds that the delicate balance that Murphy Stanton makes between the shocking story itself and the professionalism that simple and simple style tries to show is too rare.Even though he already knew that the story came from a real event and that all crimes would eventually be announced to the world, he was still shocked when the priest involved in the case went from the reported cases to 13 in the statistics of victims'' groups, to 90 estimated by folk researchers, until the "focus" group finally determined the list of 87 on the computer screen.


    This film has no Hollywood mode, no action drama, no love and sex, and no big scenes. It is bound to become a good work, even a classic!


    Whether it''s Murphy Stanton or the Stanton party members who turn around from comedies and commercial films, they repeatedly give the best shortcut to realize their ideals in and out of the play, which may be to keep their original intention persistent and firm.


    The big screen suddenly turned black, and the subtitles fell down. Alexander Desplat was the first to stand up from his seat and clap his palm with the greatest strength. Even if it hurt, he didn''t want to stop!


    Then all the judges on both sides of Alexander Desplat stood up and applauded.


    Everyone behind the standing ovation, including hundreds of reporters and ordinary audience sitting in the back!


    Alexander Desplat was not surprised to hear the burst of applause from behind. What kind of attitude those reporters will have in the face of such a film praising the power of the media can completely imagine.


    As for those ordinary fans


    For focus adapted from real events, in the face of the scandal of Catholic priests'' sexual assault on children, the indignant audience has seen the development of the whole story in the endless reports. When they buy tickets and walk into the cinema, they may have preset the drama code of exposing the darkness of the church again in their mind, so as to stand with the protagonists of the film They are on the same front.


    On Alexander Desplat''s left hand side, the famous Chinese American female director Joan Chen Bian applauded and sighed in her heart that Murphy Stanton''s "focus" is simply the best film textbook!


    In the eyes of her director for many years, focusing is very suitable to learn the most basic and universal film audio-visual means. However, Murphy Stanton chose to complete the narration by enriching the scenes and emphasizing the dialogue.


    The whole film is composed of a well-designed script with simple scenes. The huge amount of lines, rich scene switching, and strong character initiative make the rhythm of the film unimpeded and very smooth. Let the viewers follow the reporters of the Boston Globe to investigate together. There are basically no outstanding and emphasized scenes, and all the creative emotions are closely related Suppressed in the story, let the emotional torrent be released in the narrative.


    So, all the characters in this movie are talking constantly, they are talking in the office, at home, outside the house, in the office corridor, in the kitchen, on the baseball field, on the golf course, on the roadside, in the cafe, at the party In fact, from a certain point of view, this is not a normal for media workers?


    She has lived and worked in the United States for a long time. She knows that Murphy Stanton is not an academic director. But this time, she uses a very academic technique. Her shooting technique is very traditional. She makes every conversation scene compact, delicate, stable and plain. There is no scene with strong conflict, no one''s performance goes too far, and no camera is special.


    It is this seemingly ordinary technique that completes a beautiful story with calm surface and ups and downs inside; Murphy Stanton has no new ideas in film skills, but it is precisely because of this that he appears to be very solid. The whole film is very wonderful, with prominent contradictions, compact rhythm and distinctive characters.


    In fact, it''s more difficult for the director to cover up the style of the film in a certain sense.


    How to tell a wonderful story honestly? This requires Murphy Stanton to have strong self-confidence and stable control ability


    now, when she goes back to think about the story of this film, I''m afraid it''s impossible to shoot it in other ways.


    Murphy Stanton''s solid and steady academic style is also the most suitable way for focus.


    The applause continued for a few minutes. The film may be a bit dull, but this is the Venice Film Festival, not the summer festival in North America.


    Murphy and the main members of the crew also went to the stage in front of the screen to make a curtain call.


    Later, there is a very important press conference, and the impact of focus has just begun!

 Chapter 752

    Hundreds of reporters packed the huge press Hall of Venice Film palace. It seems that all the reporters who came to cover the Venice Film Festival attended the press conference. Not only the seats prepared by the organizers were far from enough, but also the aisles and corridors were full of reporters.


    "Except for this movie..."


    During the press conference, what a British reporter said to another French reporter in private can best reflect the media''s point of view, "apart from Murphy Stanton and his famous Stanton followers, are there any other films and stars worth interviewing? Who can have their super influence? Who can make movies from the standpoint of the media? "


    When I heard what he said, the reporters around me were nodding their heads. The just screened "focus" was just showing their strength for these media reporters!


    One question after another, any one of Stanton''s followers is the focus of media reporters'' questions, and the questions range from movies to life to gossip.


    Murphy seems very relaxed. It seems that his director has been forgotten by the reporters. However, from the questions asked by the media reporters, he can clearly hear that he dare not say 100%, but at least 95% of the reporters are completely in the camp of focus.


    This is one of the reasons why he chose to shoot the film and premiered it in Italy, the capital of Catholicism. Naturally, media reporters would like the film!


    Reporters asked questions one by one. At the beginning, they were basically asking Robert Downey, James Franco, Margaret Robbie, Seth Logan and Jonah hill.


    "Director Stanton..."


    The British journalist stood up and threw the question at Murphy. "It''s a film based on real events. Is it a challenge for you to make focus?"


    Murphy is very clear that reporters can not let him go. The previous neglect is just for the final concentration of fire, so he has been ready for a long time.


    "Yes, this serious subject matter is a test of conscience and a severe challenge to anyone!" Murphy''s face was serious. He knew how to say it was best for himself and the film. "One day a few years ago, I occasionally saw the report of focus. I found that such a serious event was gradually forgotten, while similar incidents were still happening. I felt that I had the responsibility and obligation to adapt it into a film. It might not help too many people, but it could always help many children Parents of children should be alert to some people! "


    I heard that a reporter from France had a lot of difficulties in making the film. How did you stand up and finish it


    "This movie is on the verge of death three times - I mean, almost dying of outside intervention. Even with such a cast and excellent script, as well as all the producers and studios full of passion, it is still very difficult to put it on the screen in today''s social situation. "


    Murphy thought about it and said, "it''s an external factor, and it took us a lot of effort to overcome it."


    "Is the shooting process what you planned? Did you have an accident? " Another reporter asked, "how much help has your team given?"


    "The ideal scene for a director is like this..." Murphy said with a smile, "the description of each scene in the script is clear and concise. The storyboard is perfectly drawn. It''s easy to split the shot and shoot without much effort. When editing, you can immediately tell how to splice the scenes. On the set, everyone gets plenty of sleep and is well paid. "


    His voice changed, "the dream is full, the reality is bony. However, in a way, this is a good thing. There is a lot of confusion in the process of film shooting, and it is a lot of trouble that people can deal with. But it is also because of these that making movies has a kind of charm. "


    "I can''t do without my team." Murphy said directly, "film is the art of cooperation. Only director or actor can never make a play. Only through the cooperation of actors, shooting team and post production, can we draw a script scene into a storyboard, then divide it into shots, then make it into a play, and then form the film we want through editing. With these stages, many people say that the movie is subtracting. From an idea to its realization, there is always a lot of difference. "


    An American stood up and asked, "director Stanton, is this film a justification for the old-fashioned investigative reporting that has disappeared in the Internet age?"


    "Of course!" Murphy nodded without hesitation and admitted, "the news industry has changed a lot in the past 10 years, but I''m not sure the public knows what they''ve lost. The Boston Globe is a local newspaper, not a national newspaper like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. I think a lot of stories have value only in local newspapers. Although the story finally caused a sensation in the whole country and even the world, it originated from a local newspaper. I''m not sure the audience who saw the film would say, "Wow! It doesn''t exist anymore! " The iceberg has begun to melt. These newspapers have disappeared, they have been eroded by the era of new media. "


    He stopped for a moment and said, "another point, I want the movie to remind you that many evils actually happen around you. People who touch evils often wear the cloak of angels!""Are you angry?"


    The question was asked by a middle-aged female journalist, "are you very angry about Catholic behavior?"


    "Yes, very angry!" Murphy was heartbroken and showed the most proper attitude at this moment. Her acting performance index directly showed, "these evils come from the Catholic Church! They not only don''t face up to the problems, but also cover them up everywhere, especially to those who want to uncover these evils and remind the society


    He gave a wry smile. "Don''t ask me why I know, because I''ve experienced it myself!"


    The laughter of some reporters in the press hall, they know what happened between Murphy and Catholicism.


    Murphy didn''t smile, but continued, "it''s the Catholic Church after all. There are many believers. It''s extremely painful to uncover this cancer. It''s like cutting off the spiritual support of a generation. The pressure from all aspects of society will make people collapse!"


    He sighed. "Fortunately, I survived!"


    A reporter from the Los Angeles Times stood up, one of the most famous liberal newspapers in the United States, and his position was very much in favor of Murphy, a director with Los Angeles identity.


    "Murphy..." The reporter asked, "what kind of touch did the real things in the film give you?"


    All the reporters pricked their ears to hear what Murphy would say.


    "In 2002, from January to December, the focus team of the Boston Globe in the United States did one thing, which was to report the incidents of sexual abuse of minor children by priests in Boston area. From 13 priests initially involved in the case to 249 finally exposed, it later spread to the whole world. Similar scandals broke out in Australia and Europe one after another, causing great repercussions. Therefore, it won the Pulitzer Prize for news. "


    Murphy didn''t give a positive answer, and some questions didn''t need a positive answer. "These priests are targeting the boys from poor families. What''s very irritating is that they can molest seven boys in a family while keeping their mother silent and bear the pain alone for many years. Seven in a family! It''s a compliment to be called the devil. When it came to light, the priest was simply transferred to another Parish, one of 249 priests in Boston parish. According to the survey, about 1000 children have been sexually assaulted by these priests. When they grow up, they call themselves survivors. "


    In the news hall, it was very quiet. Besides Murphy''s words, there was no other voice.


    "Survivors!" Murphy suddenly raised her voice and said sternly, "excuse me, have we ever been in the land that Satan has kissed?"


    This sonorous and forceful, resounding, so that countless reporters for its sidelights!


    Murphy''s tone began to become heavy. "Before people know the whole truth of a thing, they will only tend to believe in the known or the most superficial layer. The inherent social concepts in their minds, the level of personal education and the amount of information they get will hinder their judgment and perception of the truth."


    These are objective facts. What Murphy said is also convincing. "For example, the priest represents the authority of God. The same fault may be a crime to others, but to him it is to spread the gospel. As a victim of sexual assault, the priest is the master of morality. To rebel against him is to fight against authority. It often takes more courage for ordinary people to report the priest''s sexual assault, so that such a terrible event is not reported or taken seriously. "


    "In the movie shooting, there was a scene that deeply shocked me. On Christmas eve before the news release, in the huge church, a pair of small choirs were singing hymns under the command, and the children''s faces were full of quiet light. "How kind, how naive, how quiet to enjoy the heaven sent sleep, holy night, shepherd, in the wilderness, suddenly saw the glory of the sky."


    When needed, Murphy can always burst out with far more energy than usual, even if he is not very good at performing, "they may not know how much boundless darkness outside this church almost engulfs them, and how many adults fight their lives just to save their safety. Perhaps there is no absolute right and evil in this world, but there is a strong tendency to act recklessly and a weak tendency to be submissive. "


    In the end, Murphy said to countless reporters, "it''s the hard work of the media that makes us feel that the world is finally lit up!"


    As his voice fell, the news Hall fell into absolute silence. This silence lasted less than three seconds. There was no sign of applause. All reporters put down their pens, notebooks, tape recorders and cameras and clapped hard one after another!


    The director who pays attention to the media and reporters in front of him can definitely afford such applause!

 Chapter 753

    After the press conference, the reporters left the film palace as soon as possible, sorted out the materials on hand, and delivered them to their newspapers, websites or TV stations as soon as possible. In this information age, time is the lifeline of news, and every minute can not be wasted.


    Alberto, a reporter from the Italy news, Esposito almost ran all the way to his car. He did not start the car when he got on the bus. Instead, he tried to get his seat back, and took out an apple notebook from the bag on the copilot, so he put it on his leg and started to prepare his own press release.


    The news of Italy has a great influence in Italy and its surrounding areas, but under the impact of the Internet and new media, it has also created a story that can "cover stories like focus, which is why we choose this industry!"


    As you can see from the title, Alberto Esposito praised his work and the film focus with the help of the news conference he just attended.


    No matter what Alberto Esposito saw in the movie or what Murphy Stanton said, there was no conflict between the two!


    "Focus, a new film by famous director Murphy Stanton, is adapted from real events. At the beginning of this century, the focus group of the Boston Globe published 70 reports in a row in a whole year, exposing 90 priests in Boston area suspected of sexually assaulting boys. This group of reports not only won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States next year, but also promoted the society''s attention to the church. The event itself is quite topical, but the rhythm and style of the story telling in the film are extremely calm and calm. The film reproduces the work of the reporters of the Boston Globe, just like the reporters'' original reporting process of the event, rigorous, rational, restrained, but full of passion. "


    "The charm of serious news lies in not forcibly selling opinions, avoiding the influence of emotions on judgment, strictly selecting materials and carefully verifying. In the end, it is to destroy a system rather than an enemy. Correspondingly, the focus plays are almost unassailable. For example, the victims of investigation and evidence collection are extroverted, introverted and direct. The level of interview is different, and the dialogue is authentic and credible. Although different ways of injury appear, the effect of audience''s emotional guidance is the same. In depth, the comparative depiction of lawyers from the two camps is also concise and vivid. The sentence "what have you been doing long ago" makes the film not only interrogate the church, but also highlight the principle of self-examination that the media should have. "


    "In addition to Murphy Stanton''s own plays, the photography and editing of focus are as classic as a textbook. The long lens is calm and steady, and does not grab the content. The multi line narrative is lively, especially the performance. The film is full of celebrities, but there are no absolute male and female protagonists. Stanton''s followers are brilliant, and the crowd is tense and no one suddenly grabs the play. This kind of personal hero is the main character Cooperation on the basis of justice is just what a good news reporting group needs


    "In order to be a good reporter in the film, the five main actors have been in close contact with the prototype of the focus group to understand their working habits. Of course, we are too used to regard actors'' dedication and experience of life as a means of publicity, but the performance itself will not lie. I like one detail of Jonah Hill''s Michael when interviewing victims: sitting across the table, Michael doesn''t put his notebook on the table, but asks questions. At the same time, his hands are quietly recording under the table, and his eyes are always staring at the interviewee. I''m afraid that this kind of details can only be understood when I''ve been a reporter. Face to face recording is more like a court trial. The interviewees are easy to be offended and distracted. "


    "Focus is the most popular and professional film. As a director, Murphy Stanton''s most brilliant treatment is that when the second half of the story presents the effect of reporting, he almost doesn''t mention" winning the Pulitzer Prize ". At the end of the story, he receives the reader''s hotline. The busy newsman calmly answers:" Hello, this is focus. ". Media reporter is the most important profession in all "hero" industries that needs to consciously keep a distance from the aura. This concise ending is meaningful and appropriate. "


    "Although focus is the best film textbook model from content to presentation, I don''t think much of its winning prospects in Venice. Director Murphy Stanton is probably a firm atheist. The film''s attack on the church is merciless, pointing out that the church is the most filthy organization in the world, and its awe of religion itself disintegrates after watching it. This kind of "offense" will obviously make theists uncomfortable. "


    "From a personal point of view, the story actually takes the powerful Church in the secular world as the setting of power control. What focus shows is the courage and efforts of ordinary people to challenge authority. In different societies, the appearance of power is another issue. On the premise of full introspection, newspapermen exercise their supervision duties. This is exactly what the media said: "after all this, leaning on the car seat, Alberto Esposito was relieved, but did not immediately start the car to leave. Instead, he took out his mobile phone, logged on twitter, and casually looked for it. Twitter is full of news about focus, many of which are based on social platforms such as twitter Based on our media, the response is much faster than those of traditional media reporters.


    Instead of starting the car, Alberto Esposito stares at his cell phone and looks through some of the comments on focus.


    As an Italian, he is also a Catholic. However, because of his profession, he believes in God, and at the same time, he is wary of God''s spokesman in the world.His wife once accused him of not being pious enough and taking bad children. But today''s film, which reflects the facts, proves that his vigilance is not wrong. It''s impossible to say that in some ways his children have avoided possible harm.


    On twitter, we media people who have just watched the premiere also firmly stand on the position of focus and Murphy Stanton.


    "Focus is a kind of slow-moving movie, which will make people feel dull or even boring in the first 20 minutes. But once the audience follows the actors into the movie, they will be deeply attracted and begin to feel the huge shock of the plot."


    "The story of this film is shocked by the reality. The director Murphy Stanton doesn''t sensationalize, nor severely flog those animal priests and bishops who don''t know. We know that the reality is like this. We know that even if the bishop is exposed, he will not be punished. But we are infected by this group of reporters. We begin to think about the whole religious system. We begin to think about the society, and the film is successful ¡£¡±


    Alberto Esposito nodded and opened another chapter.


    "Murphy Stanton doesn''t deal with the film too artistically. He controls the balance between the actors better. The plot and the dialogue are just right. With the laying of clues, the film leads the audience step by step to the end without fatigue."


    "Looking back on the film, my mind is filled with a large number of dialogues, eyes and busy figures, an extremely real case investigation process. There is no need to mystify the plot, just need the truth to be peeled off bit by bit, the collapse of each layer of shell, and the revealed core, which are enough to make the audience more nervous, keep their eyes on the waiting, and witness the truth to the public All of a sudden... "


    Just as the mainstream media in the United States attacked Catholicism last year, with the premiere of focus at the Venice Film Festival, the mainstream media in Europe and all western countries also took Murphy''s side.


    However, as the director of the film, Murphy left Venice on the night of its premiere with actors such as Robert Downey Jr.

 Chapter 754

    After leaving Venice, Murphy did not return to Los Angeles, but took the entire crew to Canada to attend the Toronto Film Festival, which opened on September 1.


    Although focus can no longer compete for the people''s Choice Award in the competition unit of the festival, the Toronto Film Festival has always been the back base of American films, and the films with great reputation here will have a greater impact on North American audiences and the upcoming award season.


    If the Venice Film Festival is aimed at Catholicism, Murphy''s coming to Toronto Film Festival with the film is really creating momentum for the film''s publicity and public praise.


    "Focus" has won praise at the Venice Film Festival. In today''s era of highly developed Internet, the word-of-mouth of the explosion has long spread to North America.


    As the distributor of the film, 20th Century Fox arranged a total of 10 shows for focus at the Toronto Film Festival. From the first show, the shows were full. Even if Murphy and Stanton didn''t appear in the last few shows, the attendance rate reached more than 95%!


    In the cinema industry, such attendance can also be classified as 100%.


    On the first day of the Toronto Film Festival, "focus" was shown for three times in total. Even the opening film "imitation game" was shown at the same time. It seems that the public praise is very good, but the public praise of the media, professionals and audiences was completely suppressed.


    The mainstream media in North America, in particular, have just finished a round of quarrel with Catholicism, and the old and new grudges are still in their hearts. Now a fairly good quality film exposing Catholic scandals has come out. One by one, they are as excited as chicken blood, and they are scrambling to stand up and support this film.


    "If" focus "is directed by another director, the story may be shot as a heroic figure, but in the hands of director Murphy Stanton, Weiye has been subtracted. This is a film without a leading role, and the story is the real leading role. This is a film without dazzling skills. Eliminating the complicated shooting skills, the soundtrack is basically only piano music, even this type There are few dramatic conflicts. This expression of coldness and restraint has the effect of listening to thunder in silence. "


    -- Los Angeles Times


    "I think it''s a blessing for Hollywood to produce such a movie, because if you meet vulgar directors, the whole movie will add a lot of dramatic passages, and the movie may have been another keynote. Fortunately, it''s a movie in which Murphy Stanton deliberately makes subtraction. It''s not too sensational, has no intense rhythm, and doesn''t use too much music. There are only real things and low-key scene handling techniques. Everything is to state the whole event to the point, so that the audience can think about the role of the media in society, what is the news value and a series of other issues. "


    "The proposition chosen by director Murphy Stanton is grand. Maybe we can''t understand the benefits of it. For countries with religious beliefs, the incident of child abuse by a single priest is not enough to connect with the heavy proposition of faith. Think about the final statistics and the scope of inference. These appalling things are enough to destroy faith."


    - New York Times


    "focus is great. It''s not a flashy, boastful film. It''s the same with the reporters in it. They can plunge their heads into the water to do practical work. The film is so confident, exquisite and satisfying. Director Murphy Stanton has found a rich, attractive and plain way to portray the reporters Basic work, through filing cabinets and copiers to convey such a touch. "


    "Murphy Stanton has produced a rare good film with clear level and far-reaching intention. He gives us a glimpse of the working state of front-line media people, expounds how a fair and free media deals with social injustice, and expresses the value of media to society."


    - "Washington Post"


    these media comments and reports have attracted the attention of many fans in North America, especially some qualified fans, who even came to Toronto Film Festival to watch the film in advance.


    After all, the real show won''t start in a few cinemas until November.


    As a big fan of Murphy, Justin took a plane to Toronto to catch a glimpse of focus in advance. Although the film looks dull, it''s real and shocking


    "I don''t understand, you Murphy fanatical supporter..."


    At the end of the movie, Justin stands on the steps of the cinema and dials Daisy, "why did you suddenly change your temper? Why don''t you care about Murphy''s new movie? "


    "I just don''t think this movie is my dish." Daisy''s voice was a little chilly from the receiver. "And I have something to do recently."


    Justin shook his head. "Well, this film is very good. It may be the seed of next year''s Oscar. We''ll see it when it''s shown in Los Angeles."


    Daisy''s answer over there was a little unexpected. "I''ll talk about it then."


    We''ll talk about it then? Justin was stunned. It''s not Daisy''s style.


    If he wasn''t very familiar with the voice, he doubted whether the person opposite the phone was daisy."Well, Justin, I have something else to do." Daisy over there is going to hang up. "I''ve been busy lately. Maybe I don''t have time to see a movie."


    "All right." Justin can''t force Daisy, "I''ll get back to you."


    Justin hung up and stood on the steps of the cinema door, frowning. From a few months ago, he felt that Daisy was strange and mysterious. It seemed that she was not the same as before.


    "Maybe everyone will grow up." Justin sighed. "After all, everyone will grow up."


    He didn''t stop, turned and walked down. Maybe he was still thinking about daisy in his head. He walked a little too fast and rubbed the shoulder of a guy who seemed to be interviewing others.


    "I''m sorry." Justin was not the unreasonable kind of person. He immediately stopped and said, "I''m very sorry."


    The man he rubbed had black hair, black eyes and yellow skin. He looked Asian. The Asian waved his hand and said in slightly stiff English, "it''s OK."


    Justin was just about to leave when the Asian American suddenly stopped him and asked, "this gentleman, did you just watch Murphy Stanton''s focus?"


    "Yes." Justin nodded. "I''m a Murphy fan."


    "What do you think of the film?" The Asian American quickly introduced himself, "I''m a reporter from across the Pacific..."


    Although he couldn''t figure out which newspaper he was from on the other side of the ocean, Justin said, "yes."


    The Asian reporter immediately took out a small tape recorder and pressed the recording button. Justin laughed and said solemnly, "the authenticity of the film is shocking! Murphy has set an example for the highest standard of such social biography dramas, such as questioning the Catholic Church system, depicting the work of journalists, paying attention to the progress of the event itself rather than indulging in cheap lyricism, and depicting the restrained attitude of several major journalists from different angles. "


    As an important member of the IMDB discussion group, Justin commented on the film at a certain level. "Through this film, Murphy shows an artist''s sense of social responsibility!"


    The Asian American reporter did not expect that an ordinary movie fan should have such a unique view. After thinking about it, he asked, "this film and the report on the origin of the film have seriously violated the interests of the church. Have they not been suppressed by the church?"


    "As far as I know, there must be!" Justin knew something about it. "But Murphy and the reporters resisted. What can the Catholic church do? Hollywood and the media are free of speech. Will they still use guns to force Murphy not to make this film? Let alone the church, even the pigs in the White House can''t do it.... "


    When an American describes his country''s leader in this way, the Asian American reporter is a bit speechless. Before that, he had been running the domestic film news and paid little attention to international films, especially Hollywood films. This time he came out and saw such a movie that stirred up power


    If he remembers correctly, Catholicism is the main belief of Americans!


    "Anything else?" Justin saw the reporter suddenly silent, pointed to the distance, "if it''s OK, I''ll go."


    The Asian journalist quickly came back to his senses, "it''s OK, thank you. Your words are very helpful to me."


    Justin split his mouth and laughed again. "You''re very kind. Goodbye


    "Goodbye!"


    Asian American reporters wave goodbye to Justin, then find other fans and continue to collect their views on super director Murphy Stanton''s new film focus.


    Back at the hotel, Justin immediately took out his mobile phone, posted what he had just said to the reporter on his Facebook, and then read the comments of many fans who had watched focus.


    Although the film is not a commercial film, it is basically well received.


    "The theme is too shocking, the script is very solid; the beginning is a little gentle, and gradually into a good situation; the group play is wonderful; it doesn''t deliberately sensational, and the end is stunned."


    "Murphy''s creation erupts in calm, and behind the gentle narration is the terrible truth. When I explore the truth with the film and reporters, and think that this is a true event, I will be full of doubt about the world. But in the end, when I saw a group of people breaking through all the obstacles to discover the truth and uphold justice, I felt hope. In addition, the film was very real and touching. "


    "Theme is king! Murphy''s "focus" has no special effects, but it has overwhelming momentum. It''s as exciting as a thousand troops. "


    Just when Justin was excited to win the reputation of "focus", the Asian journalist returned to the hotel with a lot of information he had collected.

 Chapter 755

    Back in the hotel room, the Asian journalist found his laptop and began to sort out the fan reviews collected today. He stored the contents recorded by the tape recorder in a separate folder and first sent them to the editorial department thousands of miles away. Then he opened the document and recalled the contents of the movie he saw this afternoon. While tapping the keyboard, he prepared an article belonging to his own My comments.


    Although this reporter has just started to run the Hollywood line, he was a professional film reporter in China before and has a high appreciation level for films.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film" focus "is a film with considerable depth and worth people''s constant reflection. Religious groups still play an important role in western society. Therefore, such a work that dares to attack the internal system of Catholicism has been full of awe inspiring courage and strength since its birth. Just like the journalists fighting for the truth in the film, they show the positive attitude of public opinion to the whole society. This attitude is an inspiration to those who are still suffering in silence, a sting to those who are ignorant and indulgent, and a direct reprimand to those who commit crimes in the name of God. The media obviously has the function of influencing the direction of public opinion, so the just conscience of the media is also the hope of a country and society. Therefore, the scene that the reporters of the focus team in the film won the final victory without fear of difficulties made me most excited. "


    Of course, as a reporter working for a famous liberal newspaper in China, his comments are very targeted.


    "Religious belief may not be so closely related to Chinese people, but it has a long history and foundation in western society. Even in modern society, religious groups no longer control all aspects of Western society as they did in the middle ages, but their influence is everywhere. Just as the United States is a very open and civilized society, its religious influence is far beyond our imagination. Recently, I was reading a book "the myth of God" by Richard Dawkins, a famous British atheist. In it, a section was devoted to the prejudice and injustice of the mainstream American culture against atheists, especially the importance of faith to the political life of Americans. He said: for any presidential candidate, it is generally accepted that he believes in atheism His confession is a kind of political suicide


    "There are many similarities among the children who are violated by the priest in the film: low-income families, no father, divorced families and so on. One victim said: "if you are a child of a poor family, religion is very important. And when a priest notices you, it''s a big deal. If he asks you to clean up your poetry books or take out the garbage, you will feel different, as if the Lord is asking for your help. " The reason why these children have such an idea is that in Catholicism, the priest presides over mass, baptizes, hears confessions, even cures diseases and so on. In the eyes of believers, clergymen like priests seem to carry the glory of God. So it''s a matter of pride to be valued by the priest. But what makes people angry is that it is also through this layer of sacred coat that some clergy repeatedly stretch out their claws to minor children. "


    "The huge data of Catholicism involved in the scandal in the film proves that people can''t be ignorant of such things, let alone within the church. But why are there so few public accusations? The film offers several viewpoints: first, the victims are ashamed to speak; second, the church gives top-down protection, refuses to deal with the criminal clergy and continues to appoint them. Even if the victims speak up, they are often in a weak position in the face of powerful churches, and many cases will be solved in private. Thirdly, if there are just people occasionally speaking for the victims, they will soon be pressured by the omnipresent church forces. The police cover up the priest, the lawyer conspire with the church, and the court seal up the key evidence for the Church... "


    "Another very important point is the silence and connivance of the public. Some of them have a natural fear and inferiority to authority; some of them are taboo for defending the holy name of the church and leaders; and some of them even don''t believe in those who have the courage to expose dirty practices. I''ve forgotten an example I''ve seen there. It said that my daughter told her that the respected pastor in the church had misbehaved towards her. After hearing her daughter''s misfortune, my mother didn''t complain about her daughter''s injustice. Instead, she angrily thought that her daughter was slandering the holy man in her eyes... "


    "It takes great courage to question and challenge the authority and power, especially for the media industry..."


    Writing here, this Asian American reporter suddenly stopped ten fingers of tapping the keyboard. I don''t know why, his mind suddenly flew to the country where he lived and worked, especially the relationship between power and media.


    What is the name of American media?


    "Focus" is an extremely realistic film. He has seen quite a lot of North American media reports, including liberals, right wingers, conservatives and so on. They all recognize this very much.


    What impresses him most is the media''s fight against power


    As a reporter for a southern liberal newspaper, the Asian''s brain is inevitably eroded by some decadent things.


    Asian American reporter sitting in front of his laptop, some audacious ideas stimulated by the film which shows the freedom and power of the media, keep jumping out, jumping, his head is hot, his hands fall on the keyboard unconsciously, knocking into an article."Every year after a certain station, a news program always says that this evening party: in a harmonious and joyful atmosphere, it conveys the positive energy of the society and a strong sense of home and country, and is praised by the mainstream media and the majority of Internet users. A mainstream newspaper always publishes an article "delivering positive energy" on the front page and a commentary "marching towards dreams or ideals"; a commentary agency publishes a commentator''s article "universal celebration"... "


    "However, in the social platform composed of ordinary people, people''s comments on the party are different, and they are constantly spitting. It is estimated that the vast majority of people have run away from the party again and again in the process of watching it. So, why is what you see different from what is evaluated by the mainstream media? Isn''t it the same party? Is it a divided society? "


    "It''s easy to see what the mainstream media''s surname is, but those who don''t want to change their surname will come to one end! The radio and television departments require foreign-funded enterprises not to provide video services within the territory, and will ban them completely! "


    "This is our reality. We have to accept it if we don''t accept it. What''s more, the higher instructions also said that the political direction must be put first in the work of news and public opinion, and all the work of news and public opinion media should reflect the will of the ruling class and reflect their opinions. As for evaluation, it''s better not to say so. "


    "Suddenly, the former deputy director of a Planning Bureau was wronged. Because of illegal construction, he asked a reporter who came here to interview him. He said, "are you going to speak for my boss or for the public?" As a result, the whole world was shocked. These words were taken as thunder language and quickly spread across the country. The deputy director became a network celebrity. Now, the deputy director is really a forward-looking politician. He foresaw some things early on. "


    "I have to lament that the current situation is changing so fast that I can''t catch my eyeglasses which have been falling all the time. Good. This is a wonderful time. We should all shout long live, thank you


    When I write about this, I can''t write down the serious film reviews of Asian journalists. My biggest weakness is that he feels like a eunuch commenting on the emperor''s sex life. He can''t do it himself, but he gossips about others


    His childhood education told him that history is always moving forward. Today is better than the past, and later is better than the present. However, the current reality makes him, a media practitioner, feel that in terms of media and public opinion, today is not as good as yesterday or even the day before yesterday.


    With a long sigh, the Asian American reporter delimited the following contents separately and saved them in a hidden folder. These things that were just written in his head can never be published, otherwise he will lose his job and may not be able to work in the journalist industry for his whole life.


    After several deep breaths, the Asian American reporter gradually calmed down and continued to write the serious film review at the beginning.


    His hands were flying, and words appeared in the document.


    "Murphy Stanton''s film is very realistic and has a very warning significance - * the breeding is based on such soil: evil is covered up from top to bottom, and the so-called authority reputation is wrongly respected and safeguarded..."


    "Focus" has received unusual attention since it was shown at the Toronto Film Festival, not only because the film was based on a real scandal, but also because the scandal involved many clergy.


    Perhaps we should not have been too surprised by the moral degradation of the clergy.


    Rational thinking, many people should know that the clergy is just a group of ordinary people, some of them make mistakes, which is normal.


    A person will not become morally perfect in an instant just because he joins the church. After all, joining the church is still a long way from true soul conversion. The neglect of this process in society for a long time has led to people''s high expectations of the clergy, and even equated it with belief. Therefore, the outbreak of scandal has turned into the collapse of belief, and the collapse of faith has led to the loss of faith For pious people, surprise is not enough to summarize their inner collapse, followed by anger and disappointment, just like the madness of reporter Mike and the tears of grandma Sasha after reading the report in the film.


    After a few days in Toronto and a few promotional events, Murphy is ready to return to Los Angeles.

 Chapter 756

    Due to the routine maintenance of the "gado" in Los Angeles, Murphy and Gail gado had to take a flight back to Los Angeles. Fortunately, the first-class condition of the plane is also good, which can ensure enough comfort.


    Robert Downey, Jr., James Franco and others will continue to stay in the Toronto Film Festival to build momentum for the film focus. With these stars in front of the stage, coupled with the film''s good reputation and natural topicality, they can continue to attract the attention of the media and fans.


    "News from CAA..."


    There are few people in the first class. Gail gado and Murphy are sitting in the adjacent seats. She has been talking about the film and Catholicism. "The Vatican has held several cardinal meetings on this film."


    Gail gado has always been in charge of these chores. After hearing this, Murphy asked, "are they discussing coping strategies?"


    "No!" Gail gado shook his head directly. "CAA Europe has received a bit of news about the meeting. The Vatican is discussing who should be most responsible for the series of scandals that broke out in Catholicism since last year."


    Murphy immediately understood, "this is someone who wants to take advantage of the situation."


    Where there are people, there are fights, and the church is no exception. In history, the major churches were divided because of internal strife.


    What Gael gado got was not very sure. "Maybe it is. It is said that a group of people led by Cardinal Francis and Pope Benedict XVI are not a faction, and they want to seize..."


    She shrugged and didn''t go on, but Murphy could understand.


    "Faith Murphy sighed.


    Gail gado then said, "faith is not the worship of a God in form, not the loyalty to a church in behavior, but the truth, goodness and beauty from the heart. This is the essence of faith!"


    Before falling in love with Murphy, Gail gado was also a believer, but he believed in Judaism. Later, under the influence of Murphy, although he still had the name of a Jew, he actually broke away from this belief for a long time.


    "If we understand the nature of faith, people in the know will not think that exposing church scandals is a provocation to faith. On the contrary, it is a insistence on faith," she added


    "Unfortunately..." Murphy shook his head. "I can''t be true, good, beautiful in my heart."


    "So, you are a man without faith." Gail - gado quite helpless said, "also affected me, I also quickly become a person without faith."


    Murphy couldn''t help laughing. Gail gado did have some truth just now. If he understood the essence of faith, bishop Lao would not think that attacking the scandal investigators in the name of Biblical quotations and the LORD was the maintenance of faith. On the contrary, it was the blasphemy of faith. As for the clergy involved in the case, they were a group of people who had nothing to do with faith In the moment of blasphemy against children, they have betrayed their faith. Although they still wear the priest''s coat, can still recite the Bible, and still worship God enthusiastically, it doesn''t help.


    The collective distortion of belief cognition has virtually built up a system of breeding and conniving crimes. No one can be exempted from the responsibility from the priest to the bishop, from the lawyer to the police. This is the real reason why the scandal has not been exposed.


    Because of the distortion of belief cognition, the church has lost the ability of self correction, and must rely on external forces to correct it, that is, a group of people who are considered to have no "belief" to help a group of people who are known to have "belief" return to the right path, who is the real guardian of belief.


    And the victims of this scandal are not the group with distorted belief and cognition? They are so easily sexually assaulted by the priests because of the excessive trust of their clergy. The mother of one of the victims even entertains the priest who sexually assaults her son with cakes. Is this a respect for faith? This is folly!


    As a matter of fact, there is no consensus in the name of the church to determine whether there is a kind of moral belief in the church! In the final analysis, the whole society''s reaction to the moral corruption of the clergy is also a deviation of belief cognition! Most people easily see them as a beacon of faith.


    When faith becomes a profession, a collection of interests, there are all kinds of dirty things in it. To cover it up is to protect interests. Have you heard of the theory that Buddhists do not attack each other? The reason is almost the same. It is to maintain the integrity of the religious belief in front of outsiders in order to attract more people to worship. Naturally, scandals have to be covered up.


    This world, after all, is not so wonderful as imagined, nor so beautiful as described by some people. In today''s era, not only in the world of adults, nothing is easy, even children''s life is not easy


    Murphy is also a kind of person who is more open-minded. As long as it doesn''t fall on him, he doesn''t care. After all, he has limited energy and is not a sage of the past and the present.


    To be more precise, his former life has numbed him in some ways.Even now and in the past, Murphy doesn''t like media reporters very much because of his career, but he is also very clear that many ugly truths, which are tightly wrapped, tried every means to cover up and people can''t bear to look directly at, have to rely on the media platform that dares to break free from the oppression and restrictions of the system, and fully expose them with a fair, true and serious attitude in order to keep them in the dark The people of the Republic of China have a clear understanding of the facts and see a glimmer of justice in the unhealthy social phenomenon and atmosphere full of corruption and deception.


    However, behind a neglected and underestimated event, there is often a real problem of continuous festering, deterioration and growth. Rampant and arrogant evil forces will continue to spread and erode, resulting in incalculable and regretful results.


    "If raising a child depends on the support of the whole village, the destruction of a child and the whole village will have nothing to do with it." This line from the original film is used again by Murphy intact in the film. The deeper meaning beyond "accusing and exposing" is that "the evil of the system is higher than that of the individual".


    Some incidents are not only individual crimes committed by a few people, but many large-scale crimes are the result of the system''s shielding and connivance. For example, in a city with a deep Catholic tradition, when people say that they want to be enemies with the church, they all flinch.


    The Catholic Church has played an important role in thousands of years of human history. Even in modern society, the church still plays an important role in people''s life, providing people with a lot of material and spiritual help.


    However, when the church grows stronger and stronger, with the expansion of its power, it will inevitably want to maintain its authority; the church also has black sheep to damage the sacred dignity of the organization.


    What is the church''s choice in the face of these dangers?


    In any case, an influential organization should have the courage to shoulder its responsibilities.


    Unfortunately, few directors have the motivation to bring similar events to the screen, because it is still a thankless work against the mainstream viewing trend and political needs.


    Now think about it, it''s better to live in some news world, because the society you live in is always beautiful, and you don''t have to worry about those messy things.


    Back in Los Angeles, Murphy began to run for another upcoming North American award season, while Gail gado is preparing to start preparing "Gray''s fifty shadows". Paul Wilson, who has made a large-scale drama, has agreed to be the director of the film. As for the heroine, Jessica Alba is also discussing with Stanton studio. If the problem is not big, it should be solved Take the part of Anna.


    Of course, Jessica Alba''s skin color is a bit of a problem, but with these changes, the setting of the characters is not a big problem.


    Compared with Gail gado, who is preparing for the new film, Murphy is running around and frequently meets with some big men in the college. These so-called big men may not have great ability now, but they are really very old. Their influence is mainly concentrated inside the college.


    In other words, they are the judges who can influence some of the Oscar judges.


    It is not easy for anyone, even the winner of some technology awards, to win the Oscar for two consecutive years.


    Murphy just won his second best director Oscar in March. If he wants to win next year''s Oscar, he must be well prepared.


    During this period, I also went to see Carla Firth about his new movie.


    As early as one month after the Academy Awards ceremony, the film went offline in North America. With the help of the halo effect of 13 Oscar winners, the box office in North America broke through 740 million US dollars at one stroke, and finally reached 746.7 million US dollars.


    Although it is only 15 million US dollars away from the North American box office record of "Avatar", with the financial resources of Stanton studio, we can get the North American box office champion by buying the box office in private every minute, but Murphy didn''t do it. In order to become the world''s laughing stock, Murphy would only do it for those idiots .


    Overseas shows last longer. Due to the Oscar aura and super box office effect of the film, some countries and regions have joined in the show. Even some cinemas in small African countries can see the shadow of "dark city".


    It wasn''t until early September that "city of darkness" was released in all overseas regions.


    "City of darkness" also ended all the cinemas, and the final global box office did not exceed "Avatar", but the figure of 2.516 billion US dollars is enough to bring Murphy huge revenue!


    When fox delivered the first $400 million of directors in the 20th century, Murphy got a message that Archbishop Marquez Costello was leaving the United States.

 Chapter 757

    In the early morning, the sun has just climbed the horizon of Los Angeles, and even the water in the West hasn''t turned red yet. In front of a small office building with a huge cross in Santa Monica beach area, a dozen young Catholic priests have been busy, going in and out of the building, putting their luggage into a van parked in front of the building.


    "I''m leaving now?"


    In the open space in front of the door, Archbishop Marcos Costello stood in the backlight, watching his own things being carried into the car. He sighed and looked up to the sea not far away.


    I have the ambition as broad as the Pacific Ocean, but I can''t show it. I was forced away by a Hollywood director


    Thinking of this, Archbishop Marcos Costello''s depression broke out again, and his face was covered with wrinkles like earthworms.


    He is very clear that when he returns to the Vatican this time, I am afraid he will never come back. He is likely to stay in the position of a librarian or librarian until he retires.


    "Murphy Stanton!"


    The name came back to the mind of Archbishop Marquez Costello, "cardinal, Pope All these things have come to nothing in front of him. "


    "Sir..."


    A young clergyman came up and asked, "it''s over. When do you start?"


    "Let''s go!"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello turned and walked towards a black car. As he opened the door, he looked back at the huge cross on the top of the small building behind him. This time, he was defeated, and so was the Catholic Church.


    Even if the opponent is just a Hollywood director!


    When he got into the car, Archbishop Marcos Costello closed his eyes and asked the driver in front, "go to the airport!"


    The black car starts slowly, turns into the road from the front of the office building, and drives all the way to Los Angeles International Airport.


    Archbishop Marcos Costello didn''t look back and knew that he would never come back. The Holy See needed a person to carry the pot, and the pressure of Pope Benedict XVI on the whole church also needed a person to carry the pot.


    Unfortunately, his direct planner of this incident is the best person to carry the pot.


    Three days ago, Archbishop Marcos Costello received a formal notice from the Vatican. Maybe the Vatican has a lot of pressure on him. He can''t even wait to find a suitable person to take over the position of Archbishop of Central South Diocese of California, so he must return to the Vatican before the day after tomorrow.


    Although far away from the Vatican cardinal, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello is well informed and has already found out what is waiting for him.


    Sitting in the car, Archbishop Marcos Costello can still keep quiet in the way of closing his eyes for the first part of the road. But the closer he gets to Los Angeles International Airport, the more unwilling he feels to his ambition hidden under his old body!


    Come here with ambition and go away with no one to care about


    How can the Archbishop of Marquez Costello, who aims at the Pope, accept this huge contrast?


    "I..."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello suddenly opened his eyes. Through the front windshield, he saw the Los Angeles International Airport Terminal looming in the distance and whispered to himself, "I I''m not reconciled


    His hands trembled and he seemed to be very excited.


    "Sir..."


    The driver in front seemed to hear a voice behind him, but he couldn''t really hear, "what do you want to do?"


    This awakened Archbishop Marcus Costello, who was a man of rich experience. He took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said, "it''s OK. Keep going."


    After these short words, Archbishop Marcos Costello gradually calmed down. What''s the use of not being reconciled? His series of plans not only failed to get Catholic forces into Hollywood, but also made Catholicism face the most severe winter since it entered North America.


    He doesn''t know much about other parishes. In recent months, the number of people going to Catholic church every weekend in Central South parish of California has dropped by nearly a third!


    What kind of concept is this? The Archbishop of Marquez Costello knows very well that in such a situation, even if he is a pope, he will change to another archbishop.


    Los Angeles International Airport is located there, whether the Archbishop of Marquez Costello is willing or not, the distance is getting closer and closer.


    The Archbishop of Marquez Costello came here with boundless scenery. How could he leave without any one to see him off?


    In the terminal building of the International Airport, two people who are also planning to take a plane do not go to their own gate. Instead, they come to the security entrance of the flight to Rome to wait for the arrival of Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    "You''re boring."


    Pulling the baseball cap on his head, Gail gado adjusted his ponytail and said to Murphy, who was looking at the entrance of the terminal, "is that interesting?"Murphy shrugged. "My old friend is leaving Los Angeles. Maybe he won''t come back in the future. How can I send him?"


    Two days ago, he got the news that Archbishop Marcos Costello was going to return to Italy on this morning''s flight to Rome. At the same time, he was also going to Venice. He specially asked someone to book a later flight ticket to wait for his old friend, so as to see him off for the last journey.


    "Old friend?" Gail - Cato is unable to make complaints about it. "Do you just want to sprinkle salt on the wounds of the Archbishop of Marcks Costello?"


    "Archbishop Marquez Costello has fallen into the well." Murphy naturally said, "I don''t throw a few stones into it now. How can I live up to my association with him?"


    Gail gado turned his lips and didn''t want to talk about Murphy any more. Anyway, his fiance was never a good man


    Whatever the initial reason, the Archbishop of Marquez Costello has caused a lot of trouble for Murphy. Now he just bumps into each other and Murphy has to see him for himself.


    Of course, one has to send the winner.


    After standing here for a while, Murphy saw an old man in a priest''s hat. Accompanied by two young priests, Murphy came slowly towards him. The other side seemed to be thinking, and did not see him and Gail gado at all.


    "Here we are." Murphy whispered to Gail gado, "the Archbishop of Marquez Costello is here."


    Gail gado rolled his eyes and warned, "don''t go too far."


    Because there are not many people in the airport, no one has noticed Murphy for the time being, but they are public figures after all. It''s not very good to see if there''s something in the airport that the Hollywood super director denounces the Catholic Archbishop.


    Murphy shrugged. "Who am I?"


    He really just came to see Archbishop Marcos Costello off.


    Entering the terminal of Los Angeles International Airport, two entourage of Archbishop Marcos Costello went to check their luggage, and the other two accompanied them to the security window.


    If you put it in Europe, a religious figure of the rank of Archbishop of Marquez Costello can go through a special channel without so much trouble, but you don''t even have to think about it in America.


    The time to leave Los Angeles is getting closer and closer. Even the Archbishop of Marquez Costello is in a low mood. He doesn''t notice that someone is waiting for him near the security entrance.


    As archbishop Marcos Costello approaches the security entrance, Murphy winks at Gail gado and takes the initiative.


    "Sir..."


    An entourage saw Murphy and quickly reminded Archbishop Marquez Costello, "someone''s coming."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello raised his eyes to see who it was, and his anger burned from his heart to his brain.


    "Monsieur, long time no see." Murphy, like an old friend, greets Archbishop Marcos Costello and says, "I hear you''re leaving Los Angeles. I''ve come to see you off."


    Archbishop Marcos Costello''s face was red with anger, and it seemed that it would come out at any time, but he immediately raised his vigilance at the thought of what the man opposite had done.


    He quickly stopped, at the same time, unconsciously stepped back, opened the distance with Murphy, "what do you want to do?"


    "I just came to see you off." Murphy said faintly, "I''ll say goodbye to you."


    Archbishop Marquez Costello didn''t seem to believe Murphy, "that''s it?"


    In his impression, this is a sinister, despicable, shameless person like a mad dog. How could he be kind enough to send him?


    Murphy laughed. "That''s it."


    He is not the earliest Desperado. With his status and social status, he will not do anything too tasteless.


    In other words, coming to see Archbishop Marcos Costello''s downfall is very tasteless, but he doesn''t admit it.


    The Archbishop of Marquez Costello was still in a state of suspense and did not believe Murphy''s words.


    "Your eminence..." Murphy said faintly, "goodbye!"


    Archbishop Marcos Costello''s lips moved, and finally he said, "goodbye."


    Two of his entourage, supporting him, passed by Murphy and went straight into the security gate. Archbishop Marquez Costello looked back. Murphy took Gail gado and walked to the other side.


    "Goodbye?" He turned from red to white. "Murphy Stanton, we''ll never see you again!"


    Murphy didn''t do anything or say anything. Now it''s totally unnecessary. His presence here is actually the biggest irony to Archbishop Marcos Costello.


    Shortly after the Archbishop of Marquez Costello entered the security gate, he and Gail gado entered another security passage, ready to take another flight to Venice for the upcoming closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival.

 Chapter 758

    "An excellent film can always reflect all kinds of life..."


    On the stage of Venice Film palace, the chairman of the jury, Alexander Desplat, said a long series of words about the return of film to its essence. Then he looked down at the card in his hand and said, "the winner of the Golden Lion Award of this film festival is..."


    The closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival has come to the end, and only the heaviest Golden Lion award has yet to be announced.


    In a sense, the Golden Lion Award, Golden Bear Award and Golden Palm Award are the highest film awards they can get.


    Compared with these people, Murphy seems very calm. For him, the purpose of showing "focus" at the Venice Film Festival has been achieved. Whether it is the momentum and reputation of the film, or the impact and negative impact on Catholicism, it has greatly exceeded the previous expectations.


    It''s good for focus to hit next year''s Academy Awards.


    Due to the problem of personal cognition, the position of Oscar winner in his heart is naturally far higher than the highest award of the three major European film festivals.


    Because of this, after attending the opening ceremony, Murphy left Venice directly and went to the Toronto Film Festival, which is more important to the North American film market. He did not return to Venice until the day of the closing ceremony.


    As for some of the publicity and public relations work here, naturally, it was all handed over to 20th century fox.


    So Murphy doesn''t think his chances of winning a prize are too high.


    Before all the media, although for "focus" a praise, but in view of the choice of Venice Film Festival in recent years, also not very optimistic about "focus" can get the Golden Lion Award.


    In addition, since the closing ceremony and award presentation ceremony tonight, focus has not won any awards. It seems that, as in the past few years, no matter what the quality of the film itself is, Venice Film Festival will ignore the films from Hollywood in order to show its personality.


    But the name read out by Alexander Desplat, the chairman of the jury, made the audience silent.


    "The winner of the Golden Lion award is..." He pauses briefly and says, "focus!"


    There was a great silence in the Movie Palace, with only the voice of Alexander Desplat, the chairman of the jury.


    "Focus" Many European filmmakers are in a daze, "how is this possible?"


    The applause first came from the focus of Hollywood filmmakers, and then most of them began to applaud. However, compared with the time when European filmmakers won the awards, the applause now is neither loud nor messy.


    "So."


    Murphy has stood up and walked to the podium without hesitation. Unlike the best picture Oscar, the highest awards of the three major European film festivals are all awarded to directors.


    He is very fast, and his head turns very fast. When he comes to the front of the stage, he has thought of some reasons why he won the prize. The theme of focus is the key!


    I''m afraid the Italian counterparts are fed up with the restrictions and oppression of Catholicism


    Step onto the stage and throw it all behind you, Murphy takes the golden lion from the jury chairman Alexander Desplat and stands in front of the microphone.


    "Thank you, thank the jury." Murphy is not going to make a long speech. He tries to be brief and say, "thank you to Stanton studio and 20th century fox. Thank you to everyone on focus! This Golden Lion award means a lot to me


    He thought for a moment, and then said, "to borrow two lines from the movie, the church is an institution, made up of people, it makes mistakes, it dies, and our faith is eternal. Sometimes, we love to forget, most of the time, we are stumbling in the dark until dawn


    Anyway, it''s one of the highest awards in the world. It''s better to have some than none.


    Standing on the podium, Murphy can see that the directors sitting in the first row have doubts and disdain on their faces. It seems that his winning this award is a serious violation of the general art of film.


    Murphy knows very well that Hollywood directors like him, who mainly shoot big commercial productions, are not in the class at all in the eyes of many conceited European directors.


    With the acceptance speech, Murphy walked directly down the podium, completely ignoring those people.


    According to the award-winning principles of the Venice Film Festival in recent years, "focus" is not really the hot spot of the Golden Lion Award, and it can be regarded as a surprise to get the Golden Lion Award. But the problem is that those directors and their works are more qualified than "focus"? Is it more representative of film art?


    Before the closing ceremony, the most popular film of the Golden Lion award was "the image of silence", which was about the "9.30" massacre of Communists during the Suharto period in Indonesia.


    The film is completely from the perspective of the executioner. These murderers who killed people in those days are still in power. They do not repent of their evil deeds. On the contrary, they show all kinds of killing methods in front of the camera. They even teach how to kill faster and more efficiently, and what kind of results they show by cutting off their genitals Scruples.If the hell of "silent image" comes from description and imagination, another popular film "female addict" is even more exotic, and the director Las von Trier has a stronger taste. Let''s say that Charlotte gansb''s scene of abortion for herself, with its close-up and meticulous operation process, has driven away many audiences with weak hearts, and those who insist on staying also admit that they resent internal injuries after watching it .


    Even in western society, Lars von Trier''s action is undoubtedly full of provocation.


    Can such a film represent film art? Is a European director like Lars von Trier really working hard for the realization of film art?


    I''m afraid anyone with a brain will come up with a negative answer.


    Like the visual effects of Hollywood''s mainstream commercial film industry, they are just making selling points to attract audiences.


    It''s just that these people don''t have enough investment and technical support behind the film, which makes it impossible for them to create time-consuming scenes. They can only rely on relatively cheap nudity, 3P, * * and other large-scale meat selling scenes to attract audiences and make profits.


    If someone says that these large-scale European films represent the art of film, I''m afraid many people will spit at him.


    In any case, it''s an indisputable fact that Hollywood films are taking advantage of the global film market.


    Compared with the globalization of Hollywood films, the survival space of European films is also under great threat. Some statistics show that Italian films only account for about 30% of the local market share, which is the highest local share in the whole Europe. More and more European directors and actors are following the footsteps of Hollywood to pursue the box office This is a more practical return.


    As we all know, the globalization of Hollywood makes American films break the cultural barriers and get higher box office. The film itself becomes more understandable. Hollywood films are popular all over the world, and have a subtle impact on the aesthetic of the global film audience. The influence of French and Italian films, which once had the same strength as American films, has plummeted in the world.


    In this context, the decline of the European Film Festival can not be avoided.


    The Venice Film Festival came to an end, but the Golden Lion Award finally fell on focus and Murphy. In the mouth of the media in North America and Europe, the response was quite different.


    Mainstream media in North America generally believe that Murphy and focus are expected to win the golden lion.


    In Europe, many media use words like "unexpected" and "unexpected" to describe the most important awards of Venice Film Festival.


    In any case, Murphy''s taking away the Venice golden lion is an unchangeable result.


    The day after the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, Murphy left Italy and returned to North America. Focusing, a film that was screened at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, created a huge momentum. Film dealers in many countries and regions sought out 20th century fox to introduce the film.


    Focus is still a long time away from its release. However, 20th century fox has started negotiations with distributors in many countries. In just over a week, more than 30 countries and regions have signed formal contracts with 20th century fox.


    In addition to some overseas markets that fox could release itself in the 20th century, "focus" will appear at least in theaters in more than 80 countries and regions.


    This is enough to ensure that the film will have world-class influence.


    Of course, Murphy and 20th Century Fox need to make sure that the film "focus" can attract enough attention in the North American market.


    With the development of Hollywood films, the vast majority of popular films in North America will cause a sensation in the overseas market, at least in the western world.


    Frankly speaking, Murphy did not think that this film could affect several Eastern countries. After all, Catholicism is not very popular there.


    It''s no exaggeration to say that without Catholicism as the foundation, focus would have less influence.


    Then, in the 20th century, Fox began the pre screening marketing of focus, and launched its media to constantly hype related topics. Catholicism is still one of the themes.


    "What is distorted is not only the cognition of belief, but the fact that people have no faith and can only be influenced by the common religious beliefs around them..."


    Perhaps having witnessed the whole incident with his own eyes, Gail gado had different feelings. He once said to Murphy, "religious belief is in fact people''s brand recognition of religious organizations. Once the organization management is not perfect, it is easy to have problems. The problem is covered up because people are superstitious in authority and tradition. It''s like religious organizations peddling beliefs. Sales people hurt consumers, but consumers can''t complain. "


    Perhaps this represents the views of many people. In early November, focus officially entered the North American cinema market with the scale of ten theaters, and numerous audiences flocked to it.

 Chapter 759

    On November 7, an ordinary Friday, "focus" appeared in a total of 10 cinemas in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston, and attracted a large number of audiences to watch it because it won huge praise at Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival.


    In particular, Murphy''s fans and some Catholic victims have long been waiting for the film.


    During the day of Friday, the attendance rate of all theaters showing "focus" exceeded 90%, which is the statistics excluding the professional film critics and members of the Academy of film arts and sciences who can enter for free.


    For this film, professional critics have long been ready to do a lot of work.


    For example, for films related to current events, their comments will naturally attract more fans, not to mention that one of the main characters or villains of the film is Catholic.


    Like Hollywood in the past, professional film critics are also cautious about religious topics, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble. But now it''s different. From last winter to now, Catholicism has been exposed by the media in numerous scandals. It can be said that it is completely correct in value orientation and political correctness to attack Catholicism.


    Probably many film critics can''t wait to go to the cinema to watch the film at the beginning of the screening. By Friday afternoon, many well-known film critics'' Internet or social platform columns had comments on focus.


    "In focus, Murphy Stanton expanded from a scandal to a criticism of the system, just like a heavy documentary literature - powerful narration, stripping the cocoon, advancing layer by layer, meticulous, clear-cut, rigorous, uninspiring, and neatly edited, thus perfectly restoring a journey of media coverage. "Hello, at the end of the phone call." This wonderful ending is extremely shocking. Murphy completely brought this "top-down institutional ugliness" to the screen, which not only digs the root of the Catholic scandal, but also points to the indifference in the depth of human nature, which is thought-provoking. "


    -- Kenneth Turan


    "this new film by Murphy Stanton is a true representation of the critical process of the focus group''s investigation into a large number of Catholic priests'' sexual assault on children scandal. The real event itself is attractive enough. Besides, there is a very neat and solid script and production, which controls the speed and rhythm of similar thrillers. The film also seems to deliberately dilute the characterization and drama, but with a calm and steady pace and meticulous plot, it is fascinating. The soundtrack, photography and editing play an excellent auxiliary role. The performances of several leading actors are just right, and everyone has a superb play. The most successful part of the film is to cut child molestation and sexuality, pointing out that it is the top-down institutional ugliness of the church, the world''s most corrupt organization. After watching it, people will lose all respect for religion. Although the content is cruel, it''s very comfortable to watch. "


    -- Todd McCarthy


    almost all the reviews of film critics on the Internet are highly praised.


    In addition, the Boston Globe, which is closely related to the incident, also opened a column on the front page and published comments on the film.


    "Under the control of Murphy Stanton, who is also the screenwriter and director of the film," focus "has an extremely cold image style. On the one hand, the cool and dark colors of the film successfully create the kind of painful and depressing atmosphere before the scandal is revealed; on the other hand, in order to highlight the authenticity and objectivity, the film adopts the spectator position and the relatively neutral close range shot in most scenes. "


    "At the same time," focus "also shows amazing maturity in narrative. Throughout the film, the film neither magnifies the sufferings of the victims in order to win the sympathy of the audience, nor deliberately vilifies the specific clergy in order to set up villains, nor deliberately elevates the journalists in the "focus" column. The focus of the film is always on the details of the case and the truth. When the report is completed and the case is settled, the film stops abruptly, which is really memorable. "


    "The technique adopted by focus is very restrained and restrained. It doesn''t deliberately make moral judgments, preach, or shape the characters. But after the film is over, its values, emotions and characters are all extremely vivid, which reflects the power of director Murphy Stanton. "


    "In the process of plot advancement, the film has achieved the goal of quietly and naturally in the characterization and the final presentation of the film motif. In other words, this is a serious film in the form of documentary, which achieves the most sensational effect with the least sensational means. "


    "In general," focus "is a film with calm and restrained lens, clean editing, gripping plot and gripping emotion. I believe all the audience who have seen the ending will have the same feeling, that is, under the seemingly peaceful image, director Murphy Stanton has given the film enough power to shake the soul! "


    All kinds of praise from the media is like throwing money at focus and Murphy. It seems that this film is the best Hollywood film this year.


    On the one hand, the influence of Murphy and the film is huge, and it is also a masterpiece; on the other hand, it is a continuation of the Catholic scandal exposed by the media last year.Of course, most people prefer to do things that are too painful to do.


    After the first day of screening, 55 reviews about focus were collected on the website of rotten tomato, with 97% of favorable comments and an average score of 8.8; the comprehensive evaluation of authoritative media included 45 media with an average score of 8.6!


    If only the media and critics praise it, but the film''s fans reputation also burst.


    Cinemascore scored "a +" on the spot, IMDB scored 6876 users, and the average score of focus was 9.1.


    For ordinary fans of IMDB and other fan websites and social platforms, there are more and more favorable comments about focus.


    "Focusing on the sexual assault itself is not the focus of the film" focus ", because it is easy to fall into the gimmick of negative energy overload and selling. Murphy puts most of her pen and ink in the process of exposing the scandal. The most difficult thing is that the film does not deliberately" focus "to create God. Each character is full and real, which makes the audience feel the same and can''t help self-examination. Maybe the bigger the screen and the front row, the more you can feel the charm of the performance and drama. This is also a shock that you don''t have in front of the small screen. The final subtitle of the blockbuster is quite shocking, so after the end of the subtitle, the whole audience is silent. After a long time, the whole audience is in charge The sound is fresh enough


    Although the film can''t be loved by ordinary fans like "dark city" because of its theme, there are still quite a few people who give full marks to "focus"!


    "After watching focus in Toronto, I watched it twice today. Every time I went out of the cinema, I felt very moved. On the one hand, he was moved by the journalist''s relentless pursuit of the truth and self-restraint in front of the truth. On the other hand, he was moved by the excitement brought by seeing that the ugliness under the protection of power will eventually expose the world. "


    In today''s Internet era, although professional film critics still exist and have certain influence, various social platforms also provide channels for some fans with professional qualities to express their own opinions.


    "Director Murphy Stanton didn''t show off suspense or make gimmicks in the film, nor did he use any scars and privacy of the victims in the scandal to attract attention. On the contrary, the self-confident and low-key narrative technique, sharp and seamless, high-quality editing at one go won respect and unique energy for the film, which was close to the purity of documentary literature With the whole story in full swing, Xi has controlled the balance between the performances of many characters. The multiple factors are intertwined and subtly linked, leading the audience to the end step by step. "


    "The film has a tight rhythm and a calm and complete narrative. It is commendable that even though Murphy Stanton advocates the simplicity and efficiency of story telling this time, he still successfully integrates the detailed description of each character and emotional capture into every detail and every line, showing the highest grasp of the use of film language and lens hint."


    Others have their eyes on the whole incident reflected in the film.


    "In essence, faith is not the worship of a God or a doctrine, but the belief in people and the world. We believe that we can overcome our limitations, transcend our selfish desires, and save ourselves and others. In the movie, Richard Sepp, an expert on psychopathology within the Catholic Church and one of the witnesses, was quoted as saying: "the church is built by people, and it will pass with time; my faith will stay in my heart forever."


    No matter in the eyes of the audience, "focus" can not reach the height of "city of darkness", but the word-of-mouth is also very good. This kind of word-of-mouth is enough for a film to be shown.


    On the second weekend of November, after three days of screening, focus got more than $700000 from North American Theaters, with a single box office of $700000!


    This kind of film achievement and public praise gave fox great confidence in the 20th century. They decided to change their strategy slightly, and from next weekend, they will expand the screening cinema of focus on a large scale, and quickly reached an agreement with the North American cinema alliance.


    Cinema companies in North America are also happy to show Murphy''s films. Numerous facts in the past have proved that Murphy''s films can bring them huge profits.


    In addition to cooperating with the publicity and public relations of 20th Century Fox and CAA, Murphy has been paying close attention to all kinds of latest data of the film. However, what he did not expect is that Bill rosis brought some unexpected news just after the new week began.

 Chapter 760

    "The exact news came from the European branch of the company..."


    In the living room of wave manor, Bill rosis took the coffee from Gail gado and continued to Murphy, "Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed his retirement."


    "Oh?" Murphy got interested. "When exactly?"


    Bill rossis put down his coffee cup and said, "no later than this Wednesday night, the Vatican will call a press conference to officially announce the news."


    Gail gado poured another cup of coffee for Murphy, put it on the coffee table in front of him, and asked Bill rosis, "who is the successor of the Pope?"


    "Cardinal Francis." Said Bill rossis.


    Murphy scratched his head, apparently not knowing who cardinal Francis was.


    "He." Gail gado apparently heard of the name, explaining to Murphy, "Argentines, formerly the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Argentina."


    "And..." Bill rossis added, "if Benedict XVI is the representative of the Vatican conservatives, Francis is the leader of the Liberal Party."


    These Gail gado do not know, listen to Bill - rosis said, can''t help but frown, "is the church going to make reform in this area?"


    "Even if the reform, it is extremely limited." Murphy does not agree with Gail gado that "sitting in the position of the Pope is bound to safeguard the interests of the whole Vatican."


    Bill rosis nodded. "That''s right."


    Just like the rotating chairman of the Academy of film arts and Sciences, no matter what the internal situation is, the first thing to do is to safeguard the interests of the Hollywood film industry. Otherwise, this position will not be stable.


    In Murphy''s conjecture, in some ways, the Catholic Church has something in common with national politics. For example, people always want political leaders who can represent their voices to come to power, but every politician who comes to power first protects the interests of the vested interest class, and then others


    Therefore, no matter who the new pope is, it will not really change the current situation of Catholicism.


    This kind of reform driven by internal forces is often more difficult than that driven by external forces.


    Bill rosis took a sip of his coffee and said, "it is said that Francis and Benedict XVI have a very different idea. He thinks that the Vatican should take more severe measures to correct the internal problems in the Catholic scandal."


    "So he''s a little more enlightened than Benedict XVI." Gail gado said.


    Murphy then said, "the more secretive, the less let people say, the more restrictions on speech, in fact, the more guilty it is."


    In the place where he once lived, there was an old saying that "defending the people is better than defending the Sichuan". Maybe powerful power can suppress the unfavorable opinions for a while, and even make many people compromise and have to obey their will. But when these things accumulate to a certain extent, they will burst out with huge energy and blow up everything they maintain.


    Since last year, various scandals of Catholicism have erupted. In fact, Murphy and 20th Century Fox have just made a start. The crazy follow-up by the media and the public is actually a collective explosion of dissatisfaction with Catholicism in the past many years.


    This outbreak of madness directly led to the downfall of the current Pope.


    In the next few days, Murphy, in addition to continuing to be busy with the publicity and public relations of focus, took time to pay attention to the changes in the Vatican.


    As he thought, the Vatican has a lot in common with the change of political power in a country.


    Many European media suddenly revealed that the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI, Ratzinger, had a serious child sexual assault incident in the chorus led by him in 1960, and he did not report the incident to the police. Although Ratzinger has denied it, these sexual assault scandals have once again damaged the image of Catholicism.


    In addition, a sexual abuse scandal broke out in the Vienna Youth Choir, which was later in charge of by Ratzinger. Two adult former choir members accused that they had been forced to wash their lower body in front of the choir managers between 1985 and 1987


    As long as some people with a sense of politics can sense it, all this is directed at Pope Benedict XVI himself.


    Soon, the Vatican called a press conference to announce that Benedict XVI had decided to retire for medical reasons, and the Vatican would choose a suitable successor among the existing Cardinals.


    The news shocked the whole western world.


    Anyone with a clear eye can see that Benedict XVI''s retirement due to physical reasons is just an excuse. The series of scandals about Catholicism in the past ten months may be the real reason.


    Even tabloids, such as the sun, have been eager to hype on the front page headlines such exaggerated news as "Benedict XVI was ousted by Murphy Stanton and Hollywood movies".


    For this kind of hype, Murphy paid no attention to it. On the contrary, he was quite interested in the news from the Vatican.Although the Vatican has not officially announced it, according to the CAA, Francis''s assumption of the new Pope has become a foregone conclusion. Compared with his predecessor, Francis seems to be more suitable for this highly information-based society.


    The Vatican has started crisis public relations with regard to the various criticisms that the Holy See has recently received for focusing.


    A new spokesman for the Holy See said at a regular news conference that "focus" on the Catholic sexual abuse scandal faithfully depicts how Catholicism tries to defend its position in the face of "cruel truth", but it is not so anti Catholic.


    Then, many European mainstream media appeared some articles about land washing.


    "The observer of Rome commented:" sexual offenders are not necessarily dressed as clergy, paedophilia does not necessarily come from vows of chastity and abstinence. But now it is clear that there are too many people in the Catholic Church who care more about their image in the church than the seriousness of such acts. "


    "As an agent of God, no matter who abuse innocent people by using his power, he can not rationalize this extremely serious crime for these reasons: This is clearly expressed in the film," the Italian news said


    Focusing on the power of persuasion, the film argues: "it''s not anti Catholic in itself."


    Later, Francis became the new Pope of Vatican.


    "The public still believes in Catholicism and the Pope, and I am continuing to push Catholicism to launch reforms," he said at his inauguration.


    Francis announced the establishment of a moral Review Committee in the Holy See, which will severely punish any priest who participates in child molestation


    After seeing Francis become the new pope, Murphy doesn''t pay much attention to the information of Catholicism, and doesn''t fight with Catholicism again foolishly. "Focus" has been shown with the attention of countless people, so there''s no need to do anything like paint a snake and add feet to it.


    As for the tabloid hype that he and his films made Benedict XVI step down, only those with simple minds will believe that these are just opportunities for those people in the church who are different from Benedict XVI to make trouble. Although we don''t know how much power Francis represents, Murphy knows very well that if there is no such power, Marquez Coase will be defeated Archbishop Trow is enough to carry the black pot.


    A stronghold like Catholicism can only be broken by internal forces.


    According to the conjecture of CAA and bill rosis, Francis''s choice of this time period to launch is also related to focus. It''s a good public relations to put on a low posture before the expansion of focus.


    But it''s also good for focus itself.


    After all, on the surface, the film has a direct impact on the level of papacy change


    It''s not hard to guess what kind of box office results a movie in the air will achieve after it has enough topics, good reputation, various ways to spread its fame, and excellent director brand effect.


    In the 20th century, Fox and Carla Firth adjusted the distribution strategy of focus in time according to the current social situation. In the second weekend, they expanded the number of North American Theaters showing the film from 10 to more than 1800.


    In a short period of one week, from contacting the cinema to preparing to copy, 20th century fox has done all the work almost perfectly, fully showing the super strength of the six major Hollywood companies.


    The performance of focus did not disappoint Murphy and 20th century fox.


    The theme and type of the film really do not meet the taste of the mainstream market, but the scandal about Catholicism has been shaking in North America for ten months, creating countless concerned people and creating a good market environment for focus.


    Anyone who has a little knowledge of the film market knows how much influence the social environment has on a film.


    On the first day after the expansion, that is, Friday, "focus" won $9.8 million from North American theaters. On Saturday, the box office continued to rise, with $12.3 million on that day.


    With $9.2 million on Sunday, "focus" won $31.3 million in the second weekend, easily winning the North American box office top of the week.


    There is also the box office of $1.1 million from the previous screening. The cumulative box office in North America is $32.4 million, which will soon exceed the production cost line.


    What complements the box office is the film''s word-of-mouth. With the expansion of the screening scale, the word-of-mouth of "focus" has not declined at all. Whether it''s Internet scoring and media scoring, or professional comments and fans'' views, all remain at the previous level.


    It''s very rare for a film to be expanded rapidly by point screening.


    Excellent box office and high reputation all indicate that the film will go straight to next year''s Academy Awards!

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    The success in word-of-mouth and box office is bound to be a boost to the impact of the film on the Oscars. Although the award season has not yet begun, November will soon be over. The public opinion campaign of CAA, 20th Century Fox and Stanton Studios has already begun.


    Today''s social situation, especially a series of changes in Catholicism, has indeed become very beneficial to the film, but it can not be relaxed.


    A large amount of public relations funds have also been invested in many mainstream media.


    The influential Hollywood Reporter in the circle is the focus of Murphy and 20th century fox. Every few days, there will be extremely powerful reports on focus.


    "Murphy Stanton''s new film focus is the least publicized and the most undisputed best work of the year so far this year. The story is astringent and undercurrent surging, the plot is complex, tortuous and rich, and the images of the characters are vivid. In the limited performance space, each has blood, flesh and soul, and with a cavity of blood, it forms a still water. From all levels, it reflects the highest achievements of today''s realistic movies. "


    In addition, with enough revenue as the basis, the reporters of Hollywood reporter interviewed Archbishop Oliveira Rodriguez, who had just taken over from Archbishop Marquez Costello in central and Southern California.


    "The film" focus "describes the" heartbreaking moment "in the history of the church. The church has to face the hidden and shameful things."


    Compared with the former Archbishop of Marquez Costello, Archbishop Oliveira Rodriguez''s work style is much more moderate, and he is more outspoken about the things reflected in the film. "The Pope will not dissuade us from watching the film, but remind us to find the problems existing in the church from the film, actively solve the problems, and prevent new problems."


    The new attitude of the Catholic Church has also made focus more praised.


    There are many reports in the media, such as "the film focus breaks through the social cancer and promotes the reform of the Catholic Church".


    All these will help focus continue to expand its influence.


    December is also quietly coming, and the new American film awards season begins. In the article released throughout the awards season, Marty Baron said that when the film was released at the Toronto International Film Festival, he went to see it and completely fell in love with it.


    Later, the movie was shown in Boston: "the first time we met was less than two hours. During the chat, I suddenly realized that it wasn''t much like an interview. That meeting was an observation meeting, much like the feeling of a psychologist observing patients, but after our two meetings, he would not keep my observation as secret as a psychologist. On the contrary, he would show it in the film and let millions of viewers see it. "


    For Seth Logan''s performance, Marty Baron praised: "this role is very similar to me. Many colleagues in the press recognize it at the first sight when they watch movies."


    In this kind of film adapted from real people and real events, the view of archetypal characters often has a heavy weight on the film.


    After Marty Baron, others also appeared one after another to build momentum for focus.


    "When I saw this movie, I felt like I was looking through a mirror at what happened in the past, as if it had just happened."


    In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Robbie Robinson said, "it''s not always pleasant and comfortable to look back at the past driven by others. Back then, everyone on the team spent weeks interviewing victims. During that time, I heard a lot of stories that I tried to forget. But now Donnie plays me and brings back all the bad memories about Catholicism through the movie


    In an interview with her hometown''s Columbus telegraph, Sasha Pfeiffer also said that the film was very real, as if she had seen those things that she was uneasy about.


    In addition, she said, "I was very nervous when I heard that director Murphy Stanton was going to make a movie about what happened in those years. It''s impossible to allow any change to the story. I think they are true to history, and I''m very grateful for that. "


    In an interview with the New York Times, Michael rezeenders, who is still engaged in in in-depth investigation, said, "some of the audience watching the film may have never read our report before. I hope that after the film is broadcast, more victims can stand up bravely. These victims and their stories can give the news industry, especially the paper media in trouble, a shot in the arm, and help the news media to revitalize themselves while reporting in depth. "


    These archetypal characters came out to sing praises for the film, which also increased the weight of "focus" to hit the Oscar.


    Of course, Murphy is not idle. One day in the middle of December, before entering the Death Star building where CAA is located, Murphy gave a special interview.


    "You say that the incidence of sexual abuse of children in churches is not higher than that of other groups? Yes, I admit it, but the problem is that other people will be punished for doing such a thing, and they won''t! "In the face of the reporter''s question, Murphy said directly, "this is also described in the film. It teaches someone to cover up this crime and makes the victim more miserable."


    Then, he turned the topic to the authenticity of the film. "We interviewed each member of the reporting group at the same time to restore the story that happened more than ten years ago from multiple perspectives. We will show each version of the script to these reporters and editors until they approve it. "


    With these words, Murphy enters the Death Star building, and then has a very important matter to discuss with Bill rosis.


    He came here today for Sony Columbia Pictures!

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    "I just got the news this morning..."


    Seeing Murphy sitting on the sofa, Bill rosis said succinctly, "at the meeting of Sony entertainment executives, many people re mentioned the plan to spin off Sony Columbia Pictures and package it for sale."


    Murphy nodded. Since the news of Sony Columbia Pictures'' divestiture for the first time, he has made people keep an eye on Sony entertainment. Naturally, he also got such information. Moreover, considering the situation of Sony Columbia Pictures and the whole Sony Group, he is also ready to make a decision to try to buy Columbia pictures.


    So, Murphy said directly to bill Rossi, "I''m going to buy Sony Columbia Pictures."


    Bill rosis had known Murphy''s plan for a long time, and was not surprised.


    "What can I do for you?" He asked.


    Today, Murphy and Stanton are his most important clients. Without their support, his partner status in CAA will be unstable.


    "Of course." Murphy was not polite to bill Rossi at all. "Bill, I need you to convince CAA''s partners that CAA can help me complete this acquisition."


    Although after so many years of directing career and film investment, we have accumulated a lot of wealth and billions of dollars in various assets, it is absolutely very difficult to acquire Columbia Pictures, one of the six traditional Hollywood companies.


    If you agree to buy a few billion dollars, it''s not a simple matter.


    It''s either fantasy, it''s a kid''s house, it''s a bunch of psychos


    Among other things, financing alone is quite troublesome.


    Murphy is not ready to complete the acquisition by "sole proprietorship". Only a fool can throw all his capital into a project. To the extent that he is now, of course, the capital can not be pressed on a project. Just like all acquisitions in this country, financing or loan is the most reasonable way.


    Even like Shanghai Disneyland, which takes the future ticket revenue as a mortgage to obtain loans, if it really reaches an agreement with Sony entertainment, it can take the film copyright in Columbia Pictures Film Library as a mortgage to finance.


    Of course, we can also bring in several promising partners.


    Although there may be troubles in this way, it is normal for him to cheat in business circles. He is not afraid of these.


    As for the choice of CAA, on the one hand, he is now the number one customer in CAA, and the two sides have cooperated for more than ten years. As long as they have the same interests, CAA will certainly launch forces to help him complete the acquisition; on the other hand, CAA has experience in this field. When Sony entertainment acquired Columbia Pictures, the middleman or the one who facilitated the transaction was the CAA created by Michael owitz.


    Although Michael owitz is no longer here, the strength of CAA is only better than that of the late 1980s and early 1990s.


    Bill rosis, one of the CAA partners, also knew what Murphy thought. After a little consideration, he nodded his head and said, "no problem. I can take your words directly to the CAA partner meeting."


    "That''s good." Murphy is very clear that the purpose of business cooperation is profit, so he added, "if CAA can assist Stanton studio to acquire Sony Columbia Pictures at a reasonable price, I will give 3% of the transaction amount as CAA''s reward."


    "Three percent?" Bill - Rossi immediately widened his eyes, Sony Columbia Pictures, even if the situation is not good, the purchase price is not likely to drop $5 billion.


    This 3% can be equal to the profits of CAA in the first half of the year.


    "In that case..." Bill rosis was confident and said to Murphy, "I have 90% confidence in persuading the company to participate in this acquisition."


    Murphy nodded her head gently. A commercial company is not a charity. If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it.


    The two exchanged views again. After all, the acquisition is not a trivial matter. This is just the initial intention. If Stanton studio really wants to cooperate with CAA, there will be a lot of things to be discussed and dealt with in the future.


    After chatting for a while, Bill rosis reminded Murphy, "although Sony Columbia Pictures is in a bad situation, the inside information is still there after all. You should be prepared for failure."


    "I know." Of course, Murphy understood that he didn''t want to sell if he wanted to buy.


    Even if Sony Columbia Pictures is in a bad situation, there are voices from Sony entertainment to Sony group that want to sell Sony Columbia Pictures, but the sale of Sony Columbia Pictures did not happen when he was.


    But Murphy also knows that this is the best chance to win Sony Columbia Pictures.


    In the past two years, Sony Columbia Pictures has invested heavily in the production and distribution of films. Except for "Spider Man", most of the other films are facing a loss situation. The projects that can recover the cost only account for a very small proportion.If it wasn''t for the fact that a considerable part of the cost of these films came from multi-party financing, coupled with another sacrifice of Spiderman, Sony Columbia Pictures would not have been able to hold on.


    However, the magic weapon to save lives will always be exhausted. The Spider Man series can save Sony Columbia Pictures once, twice, three times But it can''t be saved forever.


    This summer, Spiderman 2 was released in North America. The production cost of the film alone is as high as 230 million US dollars. It can be said that Sony Columbia Pictures has high hopes for this film and is looking forward to reappearing the glory of Spiderman 2.


    But a lot of things will not develop according to people''s expectations, and movies with huge investment may not have good results.


    Up to now, "Spider Man 2" has been out of the North American market. The total box office in North America is a little more than $200 million, which is far from the $350 million expected by Sony Columbia Pictures in North America.


    Such a result is certainly what Sony Columbia Pictures does not want to see.


    Although the overseas box office of the film is still good, and the global box office is close to $700 million, it can''t make Sony Columbia''s executives laugh at all.


    With the huge production cost of "Spider Man 2" and the expensive publicity and distribution expenses, even if the global box office exceeds $700 million, I''m afraid it''s hard to recover the original.


    What makes them even more crazy is that countless spider man fans are very angry about the death of Gwen Stacey in the film. Coupled with word-of-mouth and other adverse factors, the sales of peripheral products in the film are extremely poor, and the income is extremely limited. Moreover, a considerable part of this limited income is owned by Marvel comics, the creator of spider man.


    According to Murphy''s information, "Spider Man 2" is far from a successful performance. Although it will not bankrupt Sony Columbia Pictures, it will also lead to an extremely tight capital chain, which may break at any time.


    As a result, Sony''s internal voice of stripping and selling Sony Columbia Pictures appeared again.


    In fact, when Murphy lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Sony Columbia Pictures had a similar situation. However, Sony Columbia Pictures finally survived by virtue of its six major Hollywood companies.


    Murphy''s eyes are not only on Sony Columbia Pictures, but also on Sony electronics and Sony entertainment.


    Sony electronics, needless to say, is Sony''s core business. However, in recent years, its development has been very difficult. Many departments have been mismanaged and sold by Sony''s management. The situation of Sony entertainment is not much better. Many subsidiaries of the whole entertainment group, except Sony records, can bring more stable profits every year Companies such as Sony Columbia Pictures have been losing money one after another.


    Of course, from a certain level, the Sony Group is very strong, and there are more powerful consortia behind it. But people who know a little bit about business know that companies such as Sony entertainment or Sony Columbia Pictures have separate financial accounting. At the beginning, they acquired these companies to make profits. These companies can not generate profits, but will drag down the group The best way is to spin off the company and sell it.


    This is also the reason why Sony entertainment intends to sell Sony Columbia Pictures.


    Presumably, in the eyes of many Sony executives, Sony Columbia Pictures, which ranks the bottom of Hollywood''s six largest film companies for years, is not a profit weapon, but a drag on them.


    However, as Bill rossis said, even if Sony entertainment wants to sell, the acquisition of Sony Columbia Pictures is a time-consuming and labor-consuming project.


    Because there are also people who don''t want to sell Sony Columbia Pictures. After all, Sony Columbia Pictures still has a huge film library. As long as the library is still there, Sony Columbia Pictures will have great value.


    These are the troubles facing Murphy and Stanton studios, and they are also the problems that must be faced squarely. This kind of acquisition is not that Sony entertainment will hand over Sony Columbia Pictures if he wants to buy and throw enough money.


    Sony Columbia Pictures is not at a dead end.


    Murphy is very clear about this. As long as a big commercial film can be super sold, Sony Columbia Pictures will get rid of this decline and rebuild its confidence in the film market.


    Is there such an opportunity? Sony Pictures is not only in the process of investigation, but also in the process of investigation.


    It''s not just Murphy, it''s bill Rossi.


    "One more thing, I want to remind you."


    In the office, Bill Rossi said to Murphy seriously, "Sony Columbia Pictures is contacting Marvel pictures, trying to get Peter Parker back to Avengers!"


    "I know." Of course Murphy remembers these things. "I''m already working on it."

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    In fact, Murphy can see very clearly that spiderman is the life-saving straw in the hands of Sony Columbia Pictures. Peter Parker has pulled Columbia Pictures back down again and again, but there are times when he can''t, such as this time''s "extraordinary Spiderman 2".


    What should we do at this time? Murphy can think with his toes that Sony Columbia wants Spiderman home!


    Marvel is so good!


    Nowadays, superhero movies are popular, and the most popular ones come from Marvel comic hero universe.


    Spiderman returns home to his birthplace. With the help of marvel, he is bound to be rejuvenated.


    The information Murphy collected from inside Sony Columbia Pictures also proves that Sony Columbia Pictures does have such a plan.


    Looking back to the 1980s and 1990s, Marvel Comics did not develop to the scale of the film industry that now married into a rich family and monopolized the production power. It can only rely on selling the copyright of comics to get involved in film and television. As one of Marvel''s most popular superheroes, Spiderman bought and produced its first TV movie by Columbia Pictures and MGM pictures as early as 1977.


    Twenty two years later, Columbia Pictures, which has become a subsidiary of Sony entertainment, got all the shooting rights of Spiderman films from MGM pictures at the cost of giving up participating in the new James Bond series. After more than ten years of negotiation, litigation and negotiation, Sony entertainment finally had the body of little spider, the daughter of marvel.


    The rest is known to all people on earth. In 2002, spider man directed by Sam rami set a milestone for the summer superhero blockbuster in Hollywood, and was even hailed as "the ice breaker for superhero movies".


    Sam Remy''s Spider Man Trilogy and the two rebooted spider man movies have brought Sony entertainment more than $3.2 billion in box office revenue and made great contributions. Faced with Marvel''s hero group mode, 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers have also issued hero posts to create X-Men universe and DC justice alliance universe.


    Sony entertainment, which only has little spider, can''t stand loneliness. The original plan was to start with "Spider Man 2" and intend to create its own "Spider Man movie universe". However, the $700 million box office of "Spider Man 2" didn''t meet Sony Entertainment''s expectation of $1 billion in the world. Both box office and word-of-mouth were at the bottom of the five spider man movies.


    Sony entertainment, which has yet to succeed, saw a cash cow tottering and made the decision to adjust the schedule for the first time. The extraordinary Spiderman 3 was postponed indefinitely, and the future of the villain League of six, which expanded the "Spiderman movie universe", was temporarily called to a halt. It seems that the heroic words of a Spiderman movie every year since 2016 are only a few It''s wishful thinking.


    However, slowing down and saving money can''t solve Sony Columbia''s current situation of tight capital chain and being alone. It''s not enough for Sony entertainment to be defeated by Spiderman alone. It''s in consideration of the long-term maturity of Marvel''s film universe and the market value of Marvel''s Dafa that Sony Columbia''s success in "Spider Man 2" has been reduced After that, he actively contacted Marvel film and offered his last bargaining chip -- the decision of Spiderman''s return in exchange for a pass to enter Marvel Universe, so as to rescue Peter Parker, whose business value was shrinking.


    Murphy got the exact news that Sony Columbia Pictures and marvel pictures had made initial contact, and even consulted several major actors of Avengers alliance.


    Sony Columbia Pictures has put forward some preliminary ideas for the little spider to go home. Peter Parker first appeared as a key role in Marvel''s movie universe. If an agreement can be reached, spider man is likely to appear in Captain America 3: civil war or alliance of enemies 3: Infinite War.


    Subsequently, Sony Columbia Pictures and the marvel team jointly launched a new "Spider Man" movie in 2017, and Andrew Garfield, the current spider man actor with poor fan response, will no longer play the role of spider man.


    However, according to the information provided by Robert Downey Jr., although Marvel pictures is very interested in the proposal of Sony Columbia Pictures, it also has a lot of worries, especially about the distribution of interests.


    In Sony Columbia''s proposal, the new Spider Man movie is developed by both sides, but the core rights of financing, production, distribution, copyright and so on still belong to Sony Columbia Pictures. At the same time, Sony Columbia Pictures also wants to share the cake of Marvel movie universe, and marvel pictures can only be responsible for the supervision and production of the movie


    This is undoubtedly unacceptable to marvel.


    Obviously, the Japanese want to make a lot of money by cooperating with Marvel film, rather than transfer the copyright and really let Spiderman go home.


    If this agreement can be reached, Sony Columbia Pictures will still have the core power of the distribution and production of its own Spiderman films. Sony''s move is just to borrow "immortal spirit" from the Fu Lian army. What it sees is more the world view of other people''s films that have been formed and have experienced the market test, and hopes to use this world view to position its own unique biography once again Spiderman films have been recognized by the market again.


    Although Marvel would like to let spider go home, it will not accept such an unequal contract.Murphy and bill rosis simply said that the news from Robert Downey Jr. and other places, "Marvel has concerns. In the initial contacts between the two sides, the Japanese hold the film copyright of spider man, and the price offered is too high to be accepted by marvel."


    Bill rosis nodded. "If you put me in Kevin Fitch''s position, you won''t accept such an unequal treaty."


    "Kevin Fitch is one of the most concerned people." Murphy said with a faint smile, "little spider home is really a big gimmick, which can pull the influence of the whole Marvel Universe, but it also has disadvantages. The difference in creation is the first obstacle."


    Although Sony''s own Spiderman movie is made by itself, once there is any change contrary to the universe setting of Marvel movie, it is the matter of the two companies. What kind of war will be staged at that time?


    According to Robert Downey Jr., in addition to these, Kevin Fitch is worried about the mess of Sony Columbia Pictures and is worried that Sony''s situation will drag down Marvel pictures.


    "These differences arising from interests can be resolved through negotiation." Bill rossis reminded Murphy, "as long as Sony Columbia Pictures is willing to give in, they still have a high possibility of cooperation with Marvel pictures."


    "Well." Murphy agrees with Bill rosis, "it''s true."


    "If this happens, Sony entertainment is bound to suppress the internal sale of Columbia Pictures," he added


    Murphy laughed. "So, I''ve already given Sony Columbia a strong dose of medicine!"


    "Ah?" Bill rosis asked curiously, "what kind of medicine?"


    "Iron man!" Murphy said slowly, "Little Robert Downey!"


    Bill rosis opened his eyes wide and understood what Murphy meant. "Good idea!"


    He then asked, "has it been implemented?"


    "Of course!" Murphy opened his hands and said, "Downey is also interested in Sony Columbia Pictures. At the beginning of this month, after I called him, I asked my agent to come out and talk to the top management of Marvel pictures."


    "Then..." Bill rosis turned his head slightly and asked, "how did it turn out?"


    Murphy gently nodded his head, "very ideal, Sony Columbia Pictures plan is expected to fail."


    In fact, he and Robert Downey don''t use any special or esoteric means. Robert Downey''s agent just tells the top management of Marvel pictures that Robert Downey doesn''t like the role of Spiderman very much. In all the movies with iron man, are there Spiderman or Spiderman


    Most of the time, in the face of this threat, film companies are sure to fire or change actors.


    Many people always say that characters make actors. That''s true, even quite true. But some characters don''t, such as iron man Tony Stark.


    Iron man has made Robert Downey Jr. if the cast of iron man is changed before shooting, the film may not be successful. But now that the Iron Man Trilogy and the Avengers have been released one after another and have achieved great success, Robert Downey Jr. has become the synonym of iron man. In order to keep him, marvel pictures can even pay for a single film for him 40 million dollars for the film


    What would iron man do if he lost little Robert Downey? How to make "Captain America 3" and other films? These are the huge problems that Marvel faces.


    Iron man is the most popular role in the Avengers League, and Robert Downey Jr. is the most popular one among these actors. All of these are based on enough market research. Marvel pictures is also very clear that most fans will not pay for a new role as Tony Stark, which will affect the whole Marvel Universe plan.


    It''s hard for little Robert Downey to do it, which has been revealed for a long time. Otherwise, little Robert Downey''s film salary will not rise to 40 million dollars all the way.


    According to the feedback from Robert Downey Jr., Sony''s insincere cooperation proposal and his disguised threat, although Marvel pictures doesn''t have the idea of letting spider go home, it doesn''t think it''s the right time


    At the end of Murphy''s talks with Bill rosis, more and more reporters gathered at the gate of the Death Star building.


    "Hi, ask."


    A middle-aged reporter approached a girl with short hair and a video camera. "Recently, I often see you following Murphy. Which newspaper or website?"


    "I''m a freelance journalist," Daisy said coldly, smoothing her short blonde hai

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    "Aha..."


    The middle-aged male reporter had noticed daisy for a long time and seemed interested in her. He introduced himself to her, "I''m Joel Weston, entertainment reporter for the Los Angeles independent."


    Joel Weston held out her right hand to Daisy.


    Daisy just nodded to him, obviously did not continue to chat with him, but turned to look at the door of the Death Star building, gave Joel Weston a back of the head.


    "So cool..."


    Reporters are good at observing color, and Joel Weston is no exception. He sticks his hot face to his cold buttocks, so he has to withdraw his hand and look at the gate of the Death Star building.


    The reporters around her were completely taken as the air, and Daisy waited for the target person to come out, thinking about her own affairs.


    In recent years, she has often followed Murphy Stanton, especially after he came back from Venice. Because of the release of the new film, she was followed by a large number of reporters, which gave her the opportunity to continue to follow in disguise as a reporter.


    Behind Murphy Stanton, there are a lot of tails called media reporters, many of them are free journalists and paparazzi. Daisy doesn''t have to worry about being found, which also provides great convenience for tracking, but there are advantages and disadvantages.


    With so many reporters following behind, Murphy Stanton''s bodyguards are always around, and in full view of the public, she can''t find a suitable mobile phone meeting.


    From November to now, Daisy hasn''t found any chance to kill the traitor or set fire to her. Murphy Stanton has always been the focus of reporters and cameras.


    Although she couldn''t find a good opportunity, Daisy was very patient and didn''t rush for a moment.


    She knows very well that as long as she can kill Murphy Stanton, there will be real chaos and the whole world will be shocked!


    In the previous two cases, Daisy''s purpose was not achieved at all. What embarrassed her was that the Los Angeles Police totally got the wrong target and caught a hapless ghost who also liked clowns, had weapons in his home and found evidence to prove her innocence.


    Although the case has not yet been adjudicated, there is no need to worry about the police coming to her.


    "Come out Come out... "


    All of a sudden, a reporter''s voice came from the door of the Death Star building. Daisy looked up and saw that Murphy Stanton had entered the lobby and was walking towards the door.


    She subconsciously put her hand into her coat and held a hidden short lady''s pistol. This is the latest gun she bought through legal channels. It''s short, delicate and easy to carry. It''s the first choice for many women to defend themselves.


    Although the restrictions on guns are very strict nowadays, with Daisy''s financial resources and relatively innocent background, it is not difficult to get guns.


    With a hard grip on her right hand, Daisy slowly released her fingers and took her hand out of her coat. Like other reporters, she turned on the camera in her left hand and focused on Murphy Stanton, who was surrounded by four bodyguards.


    She has a unique ideal and logic of thinking, but she is not a fool. She even despises the fool that John Hinkley and Sarah Jane Moore put themselves in.


    Daisy knows very well that if she wants to realize her dream and the idea of a magician, she must first make sure that she can''t be caught by the police.


    Otherwise, in prison, the so-called ideals and ideas all become empty talk


    The glass door of the Death Star building was pushed open from the inside. Four tall and strong bodyguards formed a circle to isolate all reporters from the outside of Murphy and protect Murphy step by step.


    A black Rolls Royce phantom car has come, waiting for the owner to get on.


    "Director Stanton..."


    "Murphy..."


    All kinds of questions and shouts were heard, but Murphy obviously didn''t answer the questions as he did when he entered the building. Instead, he went directly to the car and dived into the car.


    "Hurry up!"


    A reporter called his assistant, "hurry up and drive!"


    As soon as she saw the black paparazzi and Murphy standing behind her, she immediately turned to the black phantom Escort cart.


    The black Rolls Royce phantom didn''t mean to get rid of the reporter. She drove very smoothly. Based on her past experience, Daisy guessed that Murphy Stanton would probably go back to wave manor.


    "Ah..." She sighed. "It''s going to be wasted again today."


    CAA, 20th century fox, Stanton work and wave manor are the places Murphy Stanton goes most often.


    This is the conclusion that Daisy has followed for so long.


    She has also seen Murphy Stanton, like other big directors, go out to have a private meeting with some women and so on. This guy is working besides homeIn some ways, it''s a different kind of Hollywood director she knows, and it''s because of this that she finds the right place to play.


    In addition to the wave manor, other places where Murphy Stanton often goes in and out are basically followed by reporters. Many reporters'' cameras are open, and that''s a bodyguard


    Although she has been practicing shooting for more than a year, plus planned fitness, Daisy is confident that among ordinary women, she belongs to the more powerful kind of fighting force, but in the face of professional bodyguards, I''m afraid


    "Forget it." Daisy shook her head. "Just wait. There''s always a chance."


    In front of the Rolls Royce phantom, Murphy just hung up with Carla Firth and said to the driver, "go home."


    Yesterday, he made an appointment with Carla Firth to have a dinner together and talk about the publicity and public relations of the film "focus" that will impact the Oscar. However, Carla Firth has something to do temporarily. He just called and said that he would rush to a production crew in Nevada to deal with some emergencies. The meal will be changed until Gail gado is free.


    Today, Margot Robbie asked Gail gado to have tea in the manor. Murphy was alone when she went to CAA.


    After telling the driver, Murphy presses a number and dials Gail gado''s cell phone to tell her to go back to dinner. The phone rings for a long time, but no one answers.


    Murphy shakes her head and puts away her cell phone. She doesn''t care much. When Gail gado is at home, he doesn''t carry his cell phone with him most of the time.


    "Tea in the garden again?" He didn''t dial the landline any more. Anyway, Century City is not far from wave manor, and he will be back home soon.


    Sitting in the car, Murphy continued to consider the acquisition of Sony Columbia Pictures, especially the capital issue.


    Financing is not so easy to solve. In addition to the assistance of CAA, he also needs a financial institution as a financing channel.


    There are some problems in this respect, but as long as Sony Columbia Pictures is willing to talk with Stanton studio, the financing problem will be solved


    There are also Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco and others who can provide some funds more or less. In particular, Robert Downey Jr. is very interested in becoming a shareholder of six major Hollywood companies.


    His best friends, if they want to invest, will accept it. If they are not interested, they will not be in front of us.


    This kind of thing is voluntary.


    However, Murphy has always been very clear that the acquisition of Sony Columbia Pictures will be an extremely arduous task, even if CAA fully supports him, it will also be very difficult.


    However, difficulties will not become obstacles to success. Just like in the past few years, he is a typical person who is more difficult and stronger.


    After thinking about it for a while, Murphy turned to look out of the window. Rolls Royce phantom had entered the luxury residential area of Beverly Hills. After the luxury houses flashed to the cars, he turned to look at the back of the cars. At least seven or eight cars followed him. It seemed that those reporters and paparazzi didn''t give up if they didn''t see him go home with their own eyes.


    This situation has been going on for many years, and Murphy doesn''t care. Anyway, she doesn''t do anything secret, and she''s not afraid of these guys.


    More than ten minutes later, Rolls Royce mirage turned a quiet road and came to the front of wave manor. The door of the manor opened immediately. Rolls Royce mirage and the bodyguard car behind entered the manor one after another, and then the door closed, isolating all reporters from the high wall compound.


    Along the straight road through the woods in the front hall, Rolls Royce phantom stops at the door of the villa. After getting off, Murphy sees the housekeeper standing at the door.


    Entering the living room, Murphy didn''t see Gail gado and Margot Robbie. She took off her coat and handed it to the housekeeper. She asked casually, "where''s gado? Is it in the garden? "


    "Yes." The housekeeper replied, "afternoon tea with Miss Robbie."


    Murphy went up the stairs. "You''re busy. I''ll find them."


    Outside the wave manor, we saw that the gate of the manor was slowly closed. All the reporters sat in the car and waited for a while. Some people saw that it was late, said hello to their peers and drove away.


    These people are people who often take pictures of Murphy. They know some of his habits. As long as they go home, Murphy seldom comes out again.


    If you wait any longer, there won''t be any news. It''s better to leave.


    Seeing that someone was the first to leave, most of the reporters started their cars and turned out of the road where the wave manor was. Obviously, they didn''t want to wait any longer.


    However, Daisy stopped by the side of the road and did not move. Instead, she kept staring at the gate of the manor.


    Dong Dong -


    the car window was suddenly knocked from the outside. Daisy turned to see the middle-aged reporter.


    "It''s getting late." The middle-aged reporter said loudly, "don''t you go? Shall we find a place to have a drink together? "


    Daisy shook her head firmly, looking cold. "No, I''ll wait for a while."The middle-aged reporter was disappointed again and walked away helplessly. Then he drove his car away from the wave manor.


    In front of the wave manor, Daisy was left in a car and alone.

 Chapter 765

    After going through the back door of the villa, Murphy entered the garden and walked along the stone path for a while. There was an oak round table between several tall palm trees. Gail gado and Margot Robbie were sitting beside the round table, drinking tea and chatting. It seemed that they were talking about something happy. They both laughed very brightly.


    "Back so early?" Gail gado saw Murphy and asked, "is it all done?"


    Murphy pulled up a chair next to the round table and sat to Gail gado''s left. "Carla''s gone to Nevada."


    Margot Robbie brought Murphy a cup of tea and put it in front of him. "Sugar and milk?"


    "No Murphy shook his head and took a sip from his cup. "I like the original black tea."


    "Do you want to go out?" Gail gado asked, "eat at home?"


    "Should not..."


    Murphy''s cell phone rang before he finished. He took a look and saw that it was Robert, the lawyer. He stood up, walked to one side, pressed the answer button, said a few words and came back.


    Gail - gado simple Murphy face helpless, asked, "looks like something?"


    "Well." Murphy nodded. "Robert asked me to meet. It''s urgent."


    He picked up his cup, took another sip, and said, "I''ll meet him at the beach in Santa Monica."


    "Come back for dinner?" Gail gado seems to be a very good wife.


    "Not necessarily." Murphy shrugged. "Let me call you."


    With that, he strode toward the villa and informed the driver and bodyguard to prepare the car and wait at the entrance of the villa.


    After seeing Murphy disappear from the garden, Margot Robbie asks, "is it something to do with Sony Columbia Pictures?"


    It''s an open secret among the stantons, but they don''t talk about it.


    "No Gail gado shook his head. "It''s probably for Diego Ross."


    Hearing the name, Margot Robbie naturally knew who it was and asked, "is Murphy still working on his parole?"


    Gail gado sighed softly. "Never stopped."


    Although Murphy never said it, as a pillow person, she didn''t know about it. Moreover, as long as Murphy was in Los Angeles, she would visit Diego Ross in California Independent prison every one to two months.


    "Can that man come out?" Asked Margot Robbie.


    "Not now." Gail gado thought about it, and to be honest, "it is estimated that in a few years, there will be the possibility of parole."


    She knew that Murphy''s work was not in vain.


    Seeing that Gail gado was not in a high mood, Margot Robbie asked, "what happened between you and Murphy?"


    "We?" Gail gado was stunned at first, then understood, "we''ve tried to change roles, but I can''t do it."


    "No?" Margot Robbie, "why do you hit me so well?"


    Gail gado frowned. "That''s different."


    Margot Robbie seemed to have something else to say. Gail gado raised his hand to stop her. "Maggie, don''t talk about these things any more."


    A few days ago, when they changed roles and she was unable to start, she once talked with Murphy about taking Margot Robbie as the object of practice. Anyway, except for beating Margot Robbie several times, there was no excessive relationship between them, and she didn''t mind talking about it with her fiance.


    Although Murphy was just a little angry and believed what she said, there was no misunderstanding that did not exist at all, Gail gado knew very well that this kind of mischief between girlfriends should be enough. With Murphy''s character, if she took Margot Robbie as the experimental object again, maybe Murphy would hang Margot Robbie up and beat him


    This kind of result is not what she wants to see.


    Anyway, it''s all her and Murphy''s game.


    "Aren''t you married yet?" Margot - Robbie timely changed the subject, "are engaged for so long."


    Gail gado smiles. "Don''t worry."


    So she was a little worried, but Murphy didn''t mention it and couldn''t say anything.


    "The work is too busy." Gail gado found a very strong reason, "always busy with these things at hand."


    Margot Robbie cautioned, "with Murphy''s nature, the work is never done."


    Gail gado smiles, but says nothing more. She''s not 30 years old and can wait


    In front of the villa, Murphy got on the black Rolls Royce phantom and told the driver, "go to Santa Monica Beach, south of the old trestle."


    As for the operation of Diego Ross parole, it''s not suitable to see the light. Every time we talk about the relevant topic in detail, Murphy and lawyer Robert will go to a quiet area where there is no one, that is, the place he told the driver.After unremitting efforts and spending a lot of money, this matter has finally come to light. Although Diego Roth is a felon and can''t be paroled in a short time, there is still a great chance that he can come out after spending a few more years in prison.


    Murphy said he didn''t want to see his best friend die in prison.


    When he was in prison, he knew what kind of place it was. Although rose didn''t care now, when he really got old, he would be infected by the fear of dying in prison


    Some ferocious people even commit suicide because of this panic after they are old and frail.


    Being in prison for a long time, coupled with being old, will make a great change even for people like rose.


    The gate of wave manor opens, the black Rolls Royce phantom drives out, turns on the secluded road in front of the gate, and then drives towards Santa Monica.


    "Eh..."


    Seeing the Rolls Royce phantom coming out of the manor and whistling past her car, Daisy immediately started the car. Although she didn''t see who was sitting in the car because of the special relationship of the car glass, she was keen to find that there were two people on the car through the front windshield, and the one sitting in the driver''s seat was always following Murphy Smith The driver in tanton.


    Is Murphy Stanton out again?


    Thinking of this, Daisy immediately started the car to follow up. The Rolls Royce phantom left Beverly Hills in front of her and drove to Santa Monica.


    Daisy didn''t know why. She always felt that Murphy Stanton was sitting in the car in front of her. She didn''t hesitate to follow her.


    "Sir..." The driver found a Ford car following him and reminded Murphy, "there are reporters following."


    Murphy waved his hand casually. "Don''t worry about him."


    Reporters follow him wherever he goes. He has been used to it for a long time, otherwise he won''t come out in this car. Anyway, he will hide in this car when he meets Robert. He doesn''t have to worry about what the reporters hear, or take pictures and analyze them with lip language.


    He has always been a very cautious person. He will naturally keep his hands on some things. For example, this car is equipped with special equipment. Even if someone wants to record, the final recording is a mess.


    This is not that he is suspicious, but that he must have a basic sense of prevention in some things.


    As for reporters taking photos or videos from some distance and scribbling on newspapers and websites tomorrow, Murphy doesn''t care at all.


    "Where is this going?" Daisy watched the car in front of her turn onto the promenade in Santa Monica. "It''s not a good season for swimming, is it?"


    My heart is so nagging, but the speed did not slow down, driving Ford mixed in the traffic, also turned on the Binhai Avenue.


    The Rolls Royce mirage in front went all the way south, and then turned to a quiet road at a fork in the road. Daisy, a Los Angeles native, had come to this road countless times and knew that it was the road leading to an old trestle in Santa Monica.


    That trestle can be regarded as a scenic spot in Santa Monica. In spring and summer, some people will go there specially, but now it''s winter, few people will go there.


    "To a secluded place?"


    Daisy got excited. "If the people in the car are really Murphy Stanton, it''s also suitable to go where no one is."


    At this moment, she very much hopes that the Rolls Royce phantom in front of her can find the quietest place to stop.


    As if God or the magician had heard her prayer, the black Rolls Royce phantom passed the place where the old trestle was, drove south for about half a mile, and suddenly stopped.


    Daisy also stepped on the brake and stopped the car nearly 100 feet away from the car in front.


    While parking the car, Daisy took a hat from the co driver''s seat and put it on her head to cover her dazzling short golden hair. Then she took out the short pistol hidden under her coat and put it into the pocket of her windbreaker. Then she took the camera that pretended to be a reporter, opened the door and got out of the car.


    The door of Rolls Royce''s phantom also opened, and a white man who looked rather strong got off the car first. Daisy followed for so long, and naturally recognized that it was Murphy''s driver.


    Then she saw the rear door open and a familiar figure get out of the car.


    "Traitor!"


    The moment she saw Murphy, Daisy whispered a word, "damn traitor!"


    Seeing the silence around her, she walked towards Murphy.


    On the other side, Murphy left the car and came to the side of the road ten feet away. He stood by the guardrail near the sea and looked at his watch. It was probably that the road was smooth, and he didn''t meet the red light. He came ten minutes earlier than he had agreed, and Robert hadn''t come yet.


    "Miss..." The voice of the driver and bodyguard suddenly rang out, "you can shoot. Please don''t disturb Mr. Stanton."


    Murphy turned to see a female reporter with a camera in her hand. She was photographing and approaching. Behind her, there was an old Ford.After only one look, he was sure that this was the reporter who followed him.


    Having worked in this industry in those years, Murphy knew that it was not easy for reporters to have a meal. As long as these guys didn''t come to disturb him, just like in the past, he would not care about reporters taking photos.


    To this extent, the director is tracked and filmed by reporters all the time, just like drinking water and eating.

 Chapter 766

    Bang -


    there was no premonition of gunfire.


    Murphy subconsciously turned his head. More than ten feet away, the driver fell to the ground. In the hands of the female reporter who had been taking photos before, I don''t know when there was a short pistol with a small muzzle pointing to his side.


    Murphy didn''t even think about it. She immediately pressed it on her watch.


    "Don''t move!"


    A cold girl voice came.


    The rest of his eyes aimed at the Rolls Royce phantom ten feet away. Murphy silently calculated the distance between the female shooter and himself. They were separated by 40 feet at most. At this distance, if the shooter had practiced, he would have a great chance to shoot himself.


    "Don''t move!" The cold female voice sounded again, "hands up."


    There is no cover here, and the distance is not too far. Without any hesitation, Murphy slowly raised his hands and looked at the driver who fell on the ground. The blood has flowed out of him and gradually formed a pool of blood on the ground. The pungent smell of blood, accompanied by gusts of sea breeze, floated into his nose.


    Cruel and cruel!


    In an instant, Murphy came to the conclusion that it was better not to move now.


    It''s not a movie. He can''t beat a bullet. If he gets shot at such a short distance, he will lose half his life.


    "You, come here!"


    The female shooter waved her head at him. Murphy couldn''t see her face clearly because her face was covered by the brim of her hat.


    For some reason, Murphy had a sense of familiarity.


    Murphy knew that in this situation, never stimulate each other, according to her words, took the step.


    "Slow down!"


    The female shooter gave orders again, and Murphy did exactly what she asked.


    Since the other party dares to kill without hesitation, it certainly won''t mind killing another one.


    Once in prison, Murphy also dealt with some ferocious people. He had a little understanding of the guy who dared to shoot and kill like this.


    "What do you want?" Murphy at the foot of the speed is very slow, to ensure that will not stimulate each other, "money? Car? Journalism? These can be taken away at will... "


    "Nothing!" The female gunner''s voice is more and more cold, "I only want you to die!"


    Hearing this, Murphy was surprised, but he was tough and still kept enough calm.


    Even so, his heart is still sinking, if the other side is true, it is undoubtedly the worst case!


    She''s going to die on her own?


    Murphy''s brain runs at full speed. In a short second, many names of people or forces appear.


    Catholic murderers? Douglas family revenge? Leonardo DiCaprio wants to take it out


    It seems that I have made a lot of friends and enemies in the past ten years.


    But who is it that wants to destroy itself from the flesh?


    Murphy slowly approached the female shooter, and finally saw the female shooter''s appearance, a familiar white woman''s face.


    "It''s you?" He was more surprised than being pointed at with a gun.


    It took only half a second to remember who this woman was!


    "Is there any mistake?" Murphy immediately had an inexplicable sense of disorder, "this is clearly my diehard fans ah!"


    Next, there was a cold sweat on his forehead.


    John Lennon''s name jumped into his mind unconsciously.


    "Daisy..." Murphy called out her name, and before he could say another word, Daisy interrupted, "go five feet next to me and get in the driver''s seat of my car."


    She warned, "if you have any intention of getting close to me, I''ll shoot!"


    The body lying on the ground, and Murphy''s cool brain, told him that these words were true.


    Daisy continued, "don''t worry, I won''t kill you. I''ll hit you in the leg!"


    Murphy immediately made puzzled, "why do you do this?"


    "Traitor!" Daisy didn''t answer the question. She said viciously, "I won''t let you die so happily!"


    "Calm down! Calm down Murphy seems to see a more miserable end than John Lennon, "Daisy, we were friends before..."


    "Who are your friends! Traitor Daisy''s hand was so stable that Murphy couldn''t see any chance at all, so she raised her hand and continued, "why do you say I''m a traitor?"


    If you want to solve the current situation, you must first find out what''s going on. The other party can''t kill him for no reason.


    "You''ll know!" Daisy''s voice was as cold as ice


    Although Daisy herself is vulnerable in Murphy''s eyes, with his physical strength and strength, one punch can beat her down, but in the face of modern weapons, these are just floating clouds.


    Murphy can only follow Daisy''s request, walk slowly forward, face a person who dares to shoot, and shoot like the hero in the movie. That''s a fool''s behavior.What fighting master, what kung fu master, what wrestling champion It''s vulnerable to bullets.


    "Get rid of your cell phone, watch and wallet!" Daisy ordered again.


    Murphy did it one by one. At last, not only did she throw away these things, but also at Daisy''s request, she took off her coat and threw it away, and turned out all her pockets.


    As a director who has filmed numerous action scenes, Murphy knows very well that those so-called fight masters are scum in front of hot weapons.


    So, under the threat of muzzle, Murphy obediently got into the driver''s seat, listened to Daisy''s words, started the car and drove away from this place slowly.


    Even if he is strong and calm, he is more or less afraid and flustered when facing this situation for the first time. This is the most normal emotion of human beings. Although he is tough, he is not beyond the scope of ordinary people.


    Murphy is very clear, since the other side did not immediately start, but do not mind shooting, he still do not stimulate her, had better be patient to find a way.


    Especially when the gun rang, he pressed the alarm on his watch. Although his bodyguard and driver probably died, the bodyguard of wave manor could still receive the signal and come as fast as possible.


    Now in this situation, nothing is more important than saving one''s life.


    Facing the threat of life, Murphy tries to keep calm, so as not to panic and make irreparable things.


    Daisy is sitting in the back of the car. After more than a year of practice, her hand holding the gun is very stable. She always points at Murphy. Although she has made up her mind that the traitor won''t die easily, she doesn''t mind giving him a shot just like the driver.


    "Turn left..."


    After Murphy started the car, Daisy kept giving orders, "go to seventh street first."


    The old Ford passed the driver lying in a pool of blood, passed the black Rolls Royce phantom, and headed south.


    In the driver''s seat, Murphy kept calm and waited for the opportunity. If there was no chance, he would wait first. After receiving the alarm signal, the bodyguards would arrive here soon. Some of them had participated in the Iraq war and were good at tracking.


    As long as the other party does not immediately start, he is still very likely to get out of trouble.


    Daisy was sitting there, gun in one hand and co pilot''s seat in the other. She looked very cold, but Murphy couldn''t see it at all. There was excitement in her blue eyes.


    How to deal with the traitor? The idea was irresistible in Daisy''s mind.


    One shot is the worst choice. After waiting for a year, she finally achieved the present result. How can she let him taste the treatment that the traitor should enjoy most?


    Daisy''s mind, immediately jumped out of a name - electric saw!


    Thinking of this, she said to Murphy with a smile on her cold face, "get on the highway, go to long beach!"


    She had visited an abandoned steel factory in long beach before, where almost no one would go, which is undoubtedly the best place to implement the plan.


    Just when Murphy was forced to get on the highway leading to long beach, a Mercedes Benz SUV stopped at the place where the driver was killed. Lawyer Robert jumped out of the car, looked at the dead carefully, called the police, and then called Gail gado.


    "Murphy''s alarm goes off..." Gail - gado''s voice is very urgent, "the bodyguards have arrived, I also called the police."


    After hanging up the phone, Robert got into the car to avoid damaging the scene. After waiting for about ten minutes, a police car flashed its siren and rushed here. Two patrolmen just got out of the car, and then the engine roared. A black SUV came, and ten strong looking white men got off the car.


    One of the leaders came over first and obviously knew Robert.


    One of the two patrolmen stood by the body and informed the headquarters for support. The other found Robert and asked about the basic information.


    Several bodyguards didn''t care about the two policemen at all. They went to the place where Murphy threw things and saw the watch


    There was another motor roar, and a red sports car rushed over. After stopping, Gail gado and Margot Robbie got off the car.


    Gail gado ran over anxiously and saw the body lying on the ground. Tears immediately came down.


    "Damn it She was in a panic for a moment. "Damn it! Murphy And Murphy Where''s Murphy? "


    At this point, Gail gado has been in tears, emotion began to get out of control, seems to collapse at any time.


    "Ladies and gentlemen..." A patrol came to remind, "please step back, don''t damage the scene!"


    "Gado, calm down!" Robert saw Gail gado and immediately came over. "There''s no Murphy found here. That''s a good thing."


    The leader of the bodyguards came and whispered, "Mr. Stanton may have been kidnapped. He should still be alive."Hearing this, Gail gado forced himself to calm down. Now there is nothing more important than the safety of his fiance.


    "Whether the other party wants money or something else..." Gail gado told the bodyguard, "we can all give it! Make sure Murphy is safe


    There are sirens sounded, from a distance closer and closer, the Los Angeles police brigade arrived at the scene of the crime.

 Chapter 767

    Squeak -


    as the dim light turned on and the mouse''s cry came, Murphy saw a gray shadow running down the corner of the wall to the back of the pool and disappeared completely. Then the stench came from the pool and made him cover his nose with his hand unconsciously.


    Unfortunately, Murphy couldn''t escape. A chain was on his left ankle. The other end of the chain was on the steel pipe of his arm.


    Faced with the threat of a madman''s muzzle, Murphy had to follow Daisy''s orders and lock herself here with the shackles she provided.


    "Traitor!"


    The cold voice sounded again. Murphy turned to look. Daisy was sitting opposite him. The pistol didn''t point this way, but it was still in her hand.


    After entering an abandoned factory and being locked in this small bathroom, Murphy has already figured out the meaning of the word "traitor" and thoroughly understood that she is likely to face a real anti social madman like a magician or a clown.


    Maybe it was intimidation and revenge. Murphy not only heard about the "traitor" from Daisy, but also learned that the other party was the real murderer of the two cases.


    How terrible this kind of madman is, as a person who has made relevant movies, he certainly knows incomparably.


    Let alone kill him, as long as you give him a suitable opportunity, this kind of person will dare to go to the Super Bowl match site and detonate the bomb. After that, there will not be any psychological obstacles, but will be complacent


    Murphy ignored daisy for a moment, and her eyes swept through the bathroom again.


    This is a rectangular room. The gray concrete wall is pitted. It seems that something has been demolished violently. There are some iron pipes with arm thickness on both ends of the room, which are fixed firmly in the cement with expansion nuts. It looks very firm.


    Now he''s locked on one side of the pipe, and Daisy''s sitting under the other, not more than twenty feet apart.


    It''s not difficult for a good gunner to hit such a big target at such a distance.


    In addition, the bright light on the back of the ceiling is obviously new. Murphy guesses that Daisy has recently installed it. In this case, it shows that the other party has made a premeditated move.


    Murphy frowned slightly. From the beginning to now, in order to ensure his own safety, what he has adopted is the strategy of procrastination. The longer the delay, the better for him.


    But can the bodyguards and the police find this place soon?


    There''s another sound on the other side. Murphy looks up. Daisy pulls out a box from under the canvas in the corner. She opens the box and takes out the same tools.


    Hacksaw, hammer, nail, kitchen knife, pliers, barbed wire


    In the present environment, seeing these things, even Murphy, has a shivering feeling.


    Don''t know why, think of the place, an idea broke into his mind - electric saw!


    Isn''t the first movie in the series of "the shock of the chainsaw" also happened in such a room?


    "You..." Murphy, trying to stay calm, suddenly asked, "don''t you want to use these things against me?"


    "Hum Hum... " Daisy snorted, then uttered the word, "traitor!"


    Now that she has made clear the meaning of this word, Murphy certainly knows what Daisy means and has been considering countermeasures.


    "Traitor?" He chuckled, "I can''t accept such a slanderous title."


    Daisy had just taken a small chainsaw out of the box and turned to look at Murphy with a chilling look in her eyes.


    Murphy didn''t seem to see this. "From the beginning of" fruit candy "to the recent" focus ", I always keep the same idea, never deviate from it!"


    Daisy is a girl with antisocial thoughts. Facing such a person, Murphy is very clear that it''s hard to move her to say anything about money or other things. Since she worships the dark themes in her films and the roles of magicians, I''m afraid that only the conceptual things can attract her.


    As long as she can talk to herself as she did when she came here, she will probably put aside the idea of doing it immediately, so that he can gain the most precious time.


    Daisy''s pause proved Murphy''s idea.


    "This is a society that deviates from human nature."


    When discussing the topic of anti society, Murphy is no worse than any crazy person, "the government is corrupt and incompetent, only knows oppression and exploitation; the social system seriously limits the human nature, so that they can only do things within the scope of delineation, rather than emancipating nature; the hypocritical thing of morality makes people become hypocrites in vain..."


    Hearing what Murphy said, Daisy looked at him. "You''re one of them!"


    Murphy raised his voice a little. "Because you''re in it, you''ll find the problem!""You think killing a few people, creating some chaos..." Then he said, "can you realize your dream?"


    "Of course Daisy said firmly.


    "No!" Murphy refuted.


    Daisy raised the saw in her right hand and put her left hand in the position of the safety switch, as if she would start at any time.


    Murphy doesn''t have to think about what it''s going to be like when it comes to him.


    But he didn''t seem to see Daisy''s action. He continued, "you killed a lot of people. Was Los Angeles in a panic? Is there any sign of the collapse of the system which has severely restricted human nature


    Her left hand stopped suddenly. Daisy thought about it and didn''t speak.


    The answer is obvious.


    Murphy felt a little relieved. If she said something directly, it might irritate the crazy girl. If she didn''t say it directly, the other person might not understand


    Fortunately, he guessed correctly that almost all anti social lunatics are smart people, at least not more stupid than ordinary people.


    Only smart people often do crazy things for ideas.


    The idea of this kind of thing


    "Where does the real chaos come from?" Without waiting for Daisy to answer, Murphy pointed to her head. "Here!"


    Daisy was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously, "what do you mean?"


    "My film always adheres to my philosophy." Murphy said seriously, "so you can see the crazy things, the magicians."


    "What do you want to say?" Daisy didn''t quite understand what Murphy meant.


    "It''s not one or several shocking cases that can really make this society chaotic, but..." Murphy pauses, accentuating, "thought!"


    He cautioned, "is the 911 case big enough? Is it confusing America? "


    "No!" Murphy asked himself, "so I knew from the beginning that I couldn''t realize my idea in this way!"


    Daisy frowned. "Your idea?"


    "Yes, my idea!" On Murphy''s face, there was a bit of madness, "integrity can make this society change only ideas, or ideas! It''s hard to do that. People''s thoughts and ideas are often hard to influence. So I chose a strange and effective way to make movies! "


    At this time, Murphy was like a fanatical believer. "Film is an influential way of entertainment, which can attract a lot of people. An excellent film can spread throughout the United States and even the world. When I put a seed with chaotic ideas into the film, it will spread all over the world. Maybe it''s hard to change people''s minds for a while, but I shoot and make at least one film every year A film has never stopped for more than ten years, and the influence of every film has been carried out throughout the United States. Such unremitting efforts will gradually awaken many people who are willing to let chaos come to the world. "


    He looked at Daisy and said solemnly, "like you!"


    "It''s true What''s the matter? " Daisy frowned. "Is that true?"


    "Of course it is?" Murphy said firmly, "why did Catholicism deal with me? Because some of them have seen some of the problems. "


    He coughed in a low voice, took the time to start his brain, and continued, "maybe there are only a few people who are awake now, but if I continue to shoot dark movies like this, its impact on the audience and society will be more and more profound, and when quantitative changes accumulate to a certain extent, it will form qualitative changes!"


    "Daisy..." Murphy suddenly asked, "if there are tens of millions of people in the United States who recognize us at the same time, do you think this society and country will be in chaos?"


    He spoke as if he were with daisy.


    "Certainly." Daisy nodded gently.


    "Do you know?" Murphy''s words never stopped, "my next film, will continue the sequel of" dark city ", the magician will return to New York, he will make all the people who worship him crazy!"


    Daisy put down her chainsaw and looked at Murphy twenty feet away. Did she really misunderstand him?


    "Do you know why I did focus?" Murphy has already thought of an absolute reason for himself, "Catholicism is actually the national religion of the United States. Breaking the myth of Catholicism will make many people give up their faith in Catholicism, which will lead to the collapse of the faith in this country and society. The collapse of faith will lead to spiritual emptiness and confusion, and new ideas will have a real chance to invade."


    For a moment, Daisy thought of the focus she had seen, and what had happened between Murphy and Catholicism since last year, as if It''s as if there''s something like what Murphy said.


    "Real chaos does not come from personal attacks!"


    Murphy has completely become a god stick. "It comes from the collapse of faith and the occupation of thought. When most people''s thoughts are confused, the country is also in chaos!"


    "That''s the ultimate goal I want to achieve," he cried! Everything else is necessary to achieve the goal! "Daisy stood there, speechless.


    In this world, many people will make choices completely contrary to logic and common sense because of their own ideas.


    In the past human history, there have been countless precedents. People who make such choices often have higher brains and intelligence than ordinary people.


    "Can you give me twenty years?" Murphy seemed to have grown tall. "Twenty years later, you can see it with your own eyes."


    Jingle -


    Daisy''s electric saw fell on the cement floor.

 Chapter 768

    "The best director of the 87th Academy Award is..."


    Inside the Dolby theater, countless people look at Daniel Day Lewis standing on the stage. This personality actor reveals the answer in the expectation of the public, "Murphy Stanton, focus!"


    As the applause broke out, the guests in the front row also stood up and looked at the location of the focus crew. After hugging Gail gado, Murphy stepped onto the podium with everyone''s envious eyes.


    This is the moment that belongs to the focus crew, and even more to him!


    "This is the second time in a row that Murphy Stanton has won the Oscar for best director, and the third time that he has won the award for best director," a female voice said


    As the narrator rang out, the applause became more enthusiastic!


    Among the directors who still make movies in Hollywood, Murphy is the one who has won the best director most times, and also the director who has won the best director Oscar most in the history of Oscar except John Ford (who won the best director Oscar four times)!


    But John Ford won all the prizes in the 1940s during World War II, a special period that forged this special period of history in just a few years.


    Everyone in the Dolby theater knows how hard it is for Murphy to win three best directors Oscars at the age of 35.


    However, after all this happened, they took it for granted.


    Many of them also think that it''s strange that Murphy doesn''t win the prize in terms of his movies and his times.


    Under the stage, Gail gado clapped hard and felt happy for her beloved. This is the honor of her fiance and also her honor!


    Before long, they will walk into the palace of marriage together!


    "We will always go hand in hand..." She looked at Murphy, who took over the best director, xiaojinren, "until the end of her life!"


    Gail gado is convinced that for more than a decade, she knows Murphy just as Murphy knows her.


    Outsiders can only see the brilliant side of Murphy, but do not know how much he paid for these, or even almost died!


    Even now, just thinking about what happened more than two months ago, Gail gado''s hands are shaking, but after shaking, he still can''t laugh or cry.


    At that time, Murphy''s disappearance shocked the whole country in just a few hours. She mobilized almost all the relations and forces that could be mobilized, and a lot of money was spread crazily. In just two days, she found the place where the bandits hid Murphy.


    Think of the scene at that time, Gail gado''s mouth will automatically cramp


    When dozens of SWAT team members and federal agents rushed into the abandoned factory where Murphy was held, they only saw an incredible scene.


    Murphy sits on the floor with the woman who kidnapped her, and seriously discusses how to destroy the United States and cause social chaos. People who don''t know about it think they have met two antisocial


    It didn''t take much effort for the police and the FBI to rescue Murphy. What scares her is that the woman is not only a fan of Murphy, but also the real murderer of the shooting incident at the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood and the murder in the park. The original purpose of kidnapping Murphy is to torture him to death, or to use the brute hands in the movie "electric saw" Paragraph.


    As for how Murphy moved the other side, she simply can not understand, and finally can only be attributed to normal people simply can not understand the idea of a madman.


    The question is, why does Murphy understand this? Gail gado thought it over very seriously and came to a terrible conclusion


    Then, she quickly stopped herself from thinking about it. Murphy was just a little special. Otherwise, could she have achieved what she is now?


    Later, Gail gado once tentatively asked Murphy what she thought at that time, and Murphy''s answer made her decide not to mention this aspect again.


    "What Daisy and I said was serious. I discussed with her seriously how to destroy America." That''s what Murphy said at that time, "if I have a chance, I''d like to see the end of America, and I''d like to destroy this sinful country myself!"


    Since then, Gail gado has stopped talking about it, but sometimes he can''t help wondering whether Murphy has been infected by that anti social lunatic?


    Fortunately, everything is normal for Murphy, and he doesn''t do anything crazy. With the gradual exposure of the incident, Murphy has won praise from the media, saying that he is calm, witty and calm


    These accolades have become part of the weight for him to stand on the Oscar podium.


    "Thank you! At this moment, I just want to say thank you


    On the stage, Murphy stood in front of the microphone and said, "thank you all for coming with me to the present! Your support is my motivation! We have gone through an extraordinary period of time together. There are twists and turns, difficulties, and unsatisfactory places, but we all stick to it and stick to it until now! Now, I just want to say, thank you for your company! You are the greatest"Thank you Murphy looked into the distance as if there was something invisible there, and then he bowed deeply, "thank you for your support!"


    The applause thundered again, and everyone looked at the place where the focus crew was. They seemed to be moved by the deep friendship between Stanton''s followers.


    Gail gado is a little strange. She can guess vaguely that Murphy is not grateful to himself, nor to people like little Robert Downey


    Who is he thanking? She didn''t understand.


    Murphy ended his acceptance speech and came to the side of the stage. Then Steven Spielberg came on as the best picture award guest. The winner of the best picture was no accident. Focus successfully won the last gold medal at the Oscars.


    In addition to the best photography and best editing before, "focus" won four Oscar winners at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony.


    This is basically consistent with the previous expectations of the outside world.


    Murphy also knows that under the premise of winning the best director Oscar in a row, "focus" can no longer win the Oscar as it did last year.


    Subsequently, the Oscar ceremony once again attracted a critical voice, more and more people think that the Oscar is more boring.


    Before and after the awards this year, critics and senior fans almost reached a peak in their criticism of the Oscars. For example, directors tend to be "ascetic" more than "urchin". Even if David finch is well received, he is hard to win the favor of the little golden man. However, linclette''s 12 years of unknown experience in the independent film circle is enough to show his face in the Oscars as a "rookie" No matter what the image is, it''s artistic "sacrifice". Eddie redmeini won the film title for playing Hawking who is suffering from lugaret''s disease, while Julian Moore won the best actress for playing Alzheimer''s disease


    Even some good people listed the five hidden rules and seven laws of the Oscars, proving how good the taste of these judges was. Even the New York Times jumped out: "country clubs are more diversified than Oscars."


    However, these are not within the scope of Murphy''s attention, he has achieved his goal.


    On the night of the Oscars ceremony, he and Gail gado didn''t even attend the "Oscar night" dinner of vanity fair, so they rushed to Los Angeles International Airport and flew to Hawaii by gado.


    They will stay on Lanai Island in Hawaii for half a day before going to Japan.


    At present, a professional company is preparing for the wedding of Murphy and Gail gado on the island. Although grace is watching, they don''t have to worry too much, but they also need to come and have a look.


    This is a private island owned by Larry Ellison. Murphy borrowed the island from David Ellison to avoid the harassment of journalists.


    After a brief look on the island, Murphy and his wife flew to Tokyo, Japan. The previous negotiations with Sony entertainment and Sony Group have ended, but the final contract is not signed.


    Due to the insistence of Sony Group, the place where the two parties signed the contract was in Tokyo. On behalf of Stanton studio, Murphy formally signed an agreement with Sony Group on wholly-owned acquisition of Columbia Pictures. From then on, Sony Columbia Pictures will be renamed Stanton Columbia Pictures.


    Although the acquisition fund basically depends on financing, Stanton studio still gets 51% of Stanton Columbia Pictures.


    Winning Columbia Pictures also means that Murphy and 20th Century Fox officially broke up. Although the two sides will cooperate, they have also become competitors.


    So Murphy invited Carla Firth to be Stanton Columbia''s first CEO!


    After returning to North America, he took advantage of the time before the wedding, with the help of Robert Downey Jr., to settle the negotiation with Marvel pictures. Spider will return to the avenger family, participate in Captain America 3 as a guest star, and participate in the endless war


    In addition, iron man will also appear in the new Spider Man movie!


    Stanton Columbia Pictures is pulled back to normal by Murphy bit by bit


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    Two years later, one sunny morning, in the ward of California Medical School, Murphy, holding a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, helped Gail gado to the door.


    Murphy suddenly stopped, carefully handed the child to Gail gado, and said to many friends at the door of the ward, "wait a minute, I''ll tweet."


    He smiles at his wife, takes out his mobile phone and sends a half photo of himself, gado and his child.


    Then, add the following text: "Helen, my princess, she is here. From today on, we are three people. Thank you for all the miracles in my life... "


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