Chapter 116

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After hanging up the phone, Murphy first sends Kerry Mulligan back to Stanton studio, and then returns to century city to find bill rosis, who is waiting in the resting place on the first floor of CAA office building. This CAA agent has been waiting here since he finished the phone call. When he sees Murphy coming in, he quickly waves him over.

"This way, Murphy." He was sitting at an empty round oak table beside the glass curtain wall. Seeing this, Murphy went over and pulled back his chair. Before he sat down, he asked, "is the news reliable?"

Bill - rosis extremely serious nodded, "Robert - Rodriguez's public relations manager and I have a little friendship, two days ago I told her about the" chainsaw. "

Murphy understood that bill rossis had a lot of relationships for this project.

"She just called me." Bill rossis goes straight to the point, "Robert Rodriguez gave an interview this afternoon, claiming that he would temporarily put down the last part of the Mexican trilogy and work with Miramax on a horror film..."

The thick eyebrows began to wrinkle, and Murphy's expression began to grow dignified.

Bill rosis is not much better than him, he continued, "Robert Rodriguez also revealed a little bit of the theme of horror films, the type of plasma and suspense!"

"What?" Murphy was about to stand up. He controlled himself in time. "What's Miramax going to do?"

"I asked her to inquire..." Bill - rossis added, "at present only Miramax's intention, the two sides have not any substantive negotiations."

Although she wanted to go now and smash Harvey Weinstein's fat head to see how many things were hidden in it, Murphy still forced herself to calm down. After all, any film project takes a certain amount of time from intention to preparation.

What does Miramax want to do? He never believed that the so-called plasma plus suspense type of film had nothing to do with "the chainsaw.".

Murphy looked at Bill rosis, and from his eyes, he could almost see questions similar to himself.

Bill rosis was a little more angry than Murphy. "They seem to regard me as an agent!"

"Has it happened before?" Murphy asked, frowning.

"One movie is brilliant, and many follow-up movies follow. There are many such things in Hollywood." Bill rosis shakes his head and thinks, and some ideas gradually emerge, "Miramax doesn't need to imitate at all, just learn from the highlights of" the electric saw ", with their strength..."

Miramax can even be said to be the leader of Hollywood's second tier companies. No matter in distribution or production, with their ability, if they really want to skillfully imitate a film, it's not difficult to think about it..

Will they really fight against such a film with uncertain future? Murphy knew that even if the other party did, and pushed his film into the cinema before he found a suitable distributor, he had not many ways to deal with it. Even if there was a trade union and there was too much difference between the two sides, the role of the trade union was not too big.

What's more, as Bill Rossi said, Miramax will only imitate completely unless all the people are stupid. They can make a lot of changes by learning from the idea and theme of the film.

There are too many movies in Hollywood that look very similar and seem not exactly similar.

Whether it is worth doing depends on the gains and losses.

Murphy speculates from himself that if he gets along with Harvey Weinstein and sees that the movie to be sent to the door is "the shock of the chainsaw", he can't help doing something.

Thinking of this, he immediately found that it was not right. He knew what the movie meant, but Harvey Weinstein didn't. He was optimistic about the movie from the perspective of the market, not cheating.

How should I deal with it? Murphy didn't notice. When he thought of this, his eyes gradually showed a trace of fierce light, because the fierce hidden by his career as a director unconsciously exuded.

Bill rossis suddenly feels that Murphy has changed, just like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is out of the show, suddenly enters the role of T800

As an agent, he knew his client, and he knew about Murphy's going to prison. Then he quickly bent his finger and knocked on the table, reminding him, "Murphy! Murphy! What would you do? Don't mess about

He was really worried about this guy's impulse to run to Harvey Weinstein's house and blow his head out. Although the British director had a brain problem long after he was in prison, no one could prove that it was related to Murphy, Bill rosis was still worried.

Murphy came back and said, "am I that stupid?"? He admitted that he had a similar idea, but knew it was the worst choice.

"You're a director now!" Bill rossis cautioned, "not free journalists!"

"Hey bill, am I the kind of person who is impulsive and desperate?" Murphy opened up.

Bill rosis thinks about it and shakes his head. Murphy's initial funds are not very aboveboard. Although he doesn't know what specific means he used, he knows something about it, and now it's normal to think about it. A person who even has problems with his basic life often has more courage and lower bottom line than a normal person.This kind of person is often divided into two kinds, one is going farther and farther, and finally unable to extricate himself; the other is turning around in time, and then using reasonable, legal and reasonable means to continue to move forward.

Murphy Stanton, whom he knew, was undoubtedly one of the latter.

"I think of other things." Murphy put his hands across the table. "Why did Harvey Weinstein do this?"

Bill rosis looks at Murphy, his eyes full of doubts. In Hollywood, some imitation of changing the shell is not a matter at all, especially for large companies and small directors.

"I think there is such a possibility," he said, "chasing women is a young bird, and sometimes he can see people's hearts more thoroughly." bill, Harvey Weinstein may have deliberately released these messages. "

He laughed at himself, "Stanton studio and I are not worth mentioning at all in front of Miramax. When we hear such news, we will be flustered in general. If we are flustered, we will easily make wrong judgments and decisions. If Miramax talks with us again, under such heavy pressure, they will appropriately raise the price or other conditions..."

Bill rossis understood and said, "we will probably sign their contract."

Murphy nodded her head.

Hearing these words, Bill rosis thought about it. It's not only possible, but also very big. If Murphy wasn't calm enough, he thought about it again. Maybe

From Murphy's performance, he thought of himself. After hearing about this, he called Murphy immediately. When he sat here waiting, his face was calm, but his anxiety was only clear to him.

Murphy is thinking about how to deal with it. He may have guessed wrong. However, it takes time for such a film to be produced. Even Miramax can't have the intention today. He can finish the film in a week, so there will be enough buffer time.

If you're right, you can continue to talk with Miramax to see how sincere they are.

The safest way is to find a suitable distributor for the film as soon as possible. Now he is too weak to really deal with Harvey Weinstein. Only by signing an excellent distributor can he fight against Miramax, who does not know whether it is true or not.

As for how to judge the truth

Once you want to understand, Bill - Rossi's thinking is still very agile, "as long as Miramax contact us to continue negotiations, and improve the conditions. Murphy, your guess is right

"Focus on Miramax." "Don't break the negotiation with Fox Searchlight and other companies," Murphy warned

With conjecture, it's much easier to find evidence.

The next day, Robert Rodriguez's interview appeared in the newspaper, and the content was roughly the same as what Bill rosis said. Then Quentin Tarantino also said at a media event that if Miramax and his good friend Robert Rodriguez can cooperate, he will also participate in the project, no matter the screenwriter, actor or producer.

At the instigation of Murphy, Bill rosis called Miramax in the name of CAA and made a vague protest. Only two days later, Jones Butler of Miramax invited him and Murphy.

In order to show his anger and uneasiness, Murphy refused and let bill Rossi represent himself. As he expected, after exerting pressure, Miramax threw another carrot and raised the buyout price of the movie to $7 million.

Frankly speaking, it's quite a good price. Murphy has been negotiating with other companies these days. In the negotiation with Fox Searchlight, the other side made an optimistic market estimate of the North American box office, which is 10 million dollars.

According to their estimates, Murphy may not be able to get $7 million in the end, and there is a Miramax director's appointment.

A whole week after the initial trial meeting, there was still no suitable publisher for the movie. Murphy hardly heard a few good news, but bad news kept appearing.

Bill rosis is a well-informed guy. I don't know where to find out. Lion Gate pictures also intends to make a new horror film, and wants to integrate the color of suspense film in it. It is said that several senior executives have discussed it at the meeting.

These complicated situations also spread to James Franco, Jonah hill and Seth Logan. Since the Party of "Gang building", they have been very close to Murphy and come to Stanton studio specially, claiming to discuss countermeasures with Murphy and fight side by side. (to be continued). )