Chapter 21

But Murphy will not be intimidated by this thing.

He looked at Leon rose opposite and said slowly, "CAA is really powerful, but can it control the media? Do you really think you're Viacom or news corporation? "

Murphy shrugged and said, "even Rupert Murdoch and summer Redstone dare not say they can control all the media."

CAA does have a certain influence on many media, but it is a joke to say that it can control the media.

News like Kobe Bryant is not something CAA can hold down. One of the favorite things the media do is to create a star and then destroy a star. Only in this way can it be newsworthy and attractive.

If he sells the photos to the media, the media will inform CAA before publishing them, which will give CAA face.

Although they belittle each other because of their age and humble status, Leon rose doesn't pay enough attention to them. He thinks that most people will have some face if they throw away the mountain of CAA.

But the young people on the opposite side are obviously not so easy to fool and will not be confused by those unrealistic things.

This person does not eat hard or soft, and Leon Ross has no good way. In fact, at this point, when the other party holds a photo of Kobe Bryant, he is completely passive.

Unless he wants those photos exposed.

It's just that the consequences of exposure of those photos will be quite serious. I'm afraid that many of what this man named Murphy said will turn into reality.

Even if only one of them happens, his side will pay a heavy price.

"Young man!" Leon rose looked at Murphy, "don't be greedy, CAA is not so easy to provoke."

Murphy tilted her head slightly, met each other's eyes and said, "I never meant to provoke CAA."

It's a fool who wants to provoke CAA. He's just out of luck.

As soon as Leon Ross was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Murphy said, "I've hurt people, I've been in prison, I'm in the lowest level of work, I can only work for the most basic livelihood. But I have no relatives, no property, and no worries... "

"I don't have to look back..." Leon - Ross repeated this sentence silently, as far as he knows, the other side really has nothing to worry about.

To put it bluntly, it's just a poor rascal from a Los Angeles slum.

What is the best way to deal with such people? After a few laps, Leon rose fully understood the crux of the problem.

"Come on," he asked directly, "say a reasonable number."

Hands crossed on the coffee table, Murphy said calmly, "I am a Kobe Bryant fan, willing to do anything for him, he is a great star, is the city hero of Los Angeles..."

From sitting down to now, Murphy has never said anything about money, which is likely to become a handle at some time.

There must be a large number of cases in such transactions between stars, media and journalists, but Murphy is still very careful.

Leon Rose's face became more and more serious, and finally decided to regard Murphy as a heavyweight negotiating opponent.

"Clever and cunning as a fox, calm and patient as a hunter!"

Don't know why, Leon - Ross looked at Murphy, thought of this sentence.

"Ten thousand dollars!" He made a tentative offer.

Murphy did not seem to hear the general, is still gushing, "I am a fan of Kobe, certainly will not do damage to the idol..."

Leon Rose originally thought that with some means, it would not take much effort to settle this matter, but finally he had to use the money strategy. Fortunately, he was ready when he came. The employer also said that the problem that money can solve is not a problem.

Of course, there is a limit to the amount of money.

"Thirty thousand dollars..." He continued to raise the price.

Murphy is still talking about how he adores Kobe Bryant.

"Forty thousand dollars..." Leon Rose's voice became low.

On the other hand, Murphy has praised Kobe Bryant as a superstar in the world.

Leon Roth took a deep look at Murphy. "Greed is an original sin! Young man, fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money. "

Murphy did not shut up the trend, it seems that he is really that basketball star's iron powder.

"You "Leon Rose's eyes widened." seventy thousand dollars! This is the highest price I can offer. Don't be greedy

Murphy was not moved.

"Eighty thousand dollars!"

"Ninety thousand dollars..."

Looking at the opposite, Murphy guessed that it was almost the bottom line.

"You have to know that enough is enough." Leon Rose's voice once again sounded coldly, "100000 dollars."

"I said, I adore Kobe." Murphy also knows that enough is enough, although the opposite agent's attitude is not good, but they are all face-to-face means, he does not believe that CAA will only do things aboveboard, now the price for him is not low, obviously did not touch the bottom line of CAA, "Kobe is my idol, I will never let anything harm the idol spread out!"Hearing Murphy's words, Leon rose couldn't help looking at Murphy again. He thought the young man was more sophisticated and intelligent than he expected.

"I want all the copies." Leon - Ross calm mind, pretending to be calm, said, "there is a confidentiality agreement."

Murphy picked up the cup, drank the rest of the coffee and stood up. "You know my phone."

With that, he didn't ask for the storage disk. He turned and walked towards the door of the cafe.

One night's hard work brought in 100000 US dollars. Murphy thought the business could be done.

After that, Murphy joined his lawyer Robert and went to Burbank to sign a temporary contract with channel 6 to participate in the production of the documentary.

Channel 6 has its own editing and production staff. Although Murphy will put the name of deputy director and photographer in this unnamed documentary, there is not much place to participate.

Murphy doesn't like it either. Compared with the professionals of channel 6, he is really a novice with little experience and is not fully competent for the job of deputy director.

More often than not, Murphy is playing for the editor.

Because the materials are not shot, and the past video materials are used, the importance of the editor's work is highlighted. It is not unreasonable for Murphy to follow the editor.

It is not easy to be a qualified director and editor.

In the editing room, Murphy stands out of the way, not saying a word, just watching the editor named Griffith busy, the other party is dealing with the video of bill road case and a Latin community robbery that Murphy shot a long time ago. He uses the parallel montage method to closely connect the poor and rich white people who have been shot to the ground, as if he wants to In this way, we should prove that the violent crime in Los Angeles is not limited to one place, and the poor and the rich are victims.

Moreover, compared with the pictures specially treated during the news broadcast, the scenes here are more real and bloody, ignoring the face that conceals the identity of the dead, which is easier to attract people's attention.

"The material you shoot is very rare."

At the end of the work, Griffith walked up to Murphy, pointed to the picture of bill road case on the screen, and said, "I've been working for so many years, and I haven't seen anyone who can shoot such a shocking scene."

"Thank you." Murphy rarely said modestly, "it's just luck."

At this time, the door of the editing room was knocked from the outside. After Griffith answered, someone pushed the door in from the outside. Murphy turned to see that it was Kara Firth in a professional dress. She nodded to Griffith first and then called Murphy out of the editing room.

On the first floor of the TV station, they found an empty table and sat down. Carla Firth said directly to Murphy, "it seems that you are really studying hard."

"Opportunities like this are rare." Murphy said seriously, "I cherish it very much."

Carla Firth pointed in the direction of Santa Monica and asked, "how's that going?"

"It's almost done."

Opposite is an insider, Murphy also has no need to hide, "tomorrow I will sign a confidentiality agreement with the other party's agency."

"How many?" Carla Firth made a gesture of counting money.

Murphy shook his head. "Not a lot."

He held out five fingers and shook them on both sides.

"It's not like your style," Carla Firth said sarcastically

"Quite a few." Murphy said contentedly, "it's just gossip, and to me, CAA is much more difficult than LAPD."

"Want to develop in the film industry..." Carla Firth said mercilessly, "you shouldn't have provoked CAA."

Murphy finally revealed that silk helpless, "how can I think of Kobe Bryant such a basketball superstar, will belong to CAA such an entertainment company?"

But then he put it away. "Honey, you know, I need money, a lot of money."

"I know that." Carla Firth didn't give him any face. "I also know that you will become poorer than you are now when you enter the film industry."

"There's a rule in Hollywood that a director never invests in his own movies," she says with a low sigh and a change of persuasion

Carafes would never have said so much.

"I know the unwritten rule." Murphy sat back in his chair. "But I can't think of any other way."

There is no response to the script delivered up to now. When you go to the crew for an interview, the other party only learns about the experience of injuring a director, so they close the door

He has wasted a year in prison, and the time in the future is really not too much. Every year, the less chance of success.

Carla Firth looked at her watch and stood up. "Then I can only wish you good luck."After a year of bad luck, Murphy has been lucky recently, but he is not sure how long this kind of luck will last for him. Especially in the film industry, luck is often very important. If his luck is bad, no matter how wonderful a film comes out at an inappropriate time, he may not even know his mother.

A good movie is just the most basic condition for a movie to succeed.