Chapter 6

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

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

"Are you sure, Carla?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Several others stood up and walked out of the office.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“no！” The opposite woman shook her head and said impolitely, "the price you want is too outrageous."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Here you are."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Yes." Carla nodded as she walked.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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