Chapter 156

"You think she'll look you in the eye, fat man?" James Franco sneered, "Jonah, you have to know yourself!"

The topic has turned to children. Kerry Mulligan knows that these guys, together with Murphy, often say some silly dirty jokes, so he just stands up and goes to the kitchen.

"Isn't that right, Jim?" After seeing her leave, Murphy turned to James Franco and said, "I think Jonah is likely to succeed."

Jonah hill, with Murphy's support, choked his neck and exclaimed, "don't forget, that's what she does!"

"No, no, that's not right!" Seth Logan held his glasses and said seriously, "as far as I know, their work and life are completely separated. I think Jonah's chances of success are very low unless he is willing to make that kind of film with her."

"Where is he going?" Murphy shook his head, completely without his own position, "which studio in San Fernando Valley dares to use him? Do you want the audience to see him full of fat? "

"Hey, is there any mistake?" Jonah Hill pointed to Murphy. "Don't you support me?"

Murphy picked up the beer and said, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth more."

James Franco and Seth Logan almost spewed out the wine in their mouths, and several people laughed. Even Robert Downey, who was depressed recently, pointed to Murphy and bent over.

"You are so ignorant." As soon as he was in a better mood, Robert Downey Jr. took out his famous star fan again. "It's just a shooting actress. Do you know that there are some very high-end parties in Hollywood? There are a lot of famous women on it. If you're lucky, there are superstars. I'm talking about Hollywood female stars, not those in San Fernando Valley... "

This is a topic that will never be out of date among men, which immediately attracted the four of Murphy.

Jonah Hill swallowed and said, "tell me about it, Donny."

"Ah..." Robert Downey, Jr. shook his hand. "It's all in the past. It's hard to talk about it again."

"That..." Seth Logan scratched his head. "Just a few words, just a few words!"

Little Robert Downey's mouth has been put on a proud smile, but still a look of the past.

Murphy grabbed a barbecue stick, pointed it to little Robert Downey's throat, and threatened, "do you say it or not?"

Little Robert Downey didn't say it, so he stabbed him in the neck with an iron stick.

Robert Downey, Jr. raised his hand in exaggeration! okay! I'll just say it

"In Hollywood, after a lot of events, there are some special companies holding special carnival parties," he recalled. For example, in the year when I was nominated for the Oscars, after the lunch of the nominees, a company called a mask party, and the admission fee was as high as $30000! "

Murphy nodded her head gently. With the development of information, this kind of thing gradually spread out.

"30000 dollars?" James Franco asked, "what kind of party? You're going to pay 30000 dollars for admission? "

"The organizers require masks." Little Robert Downey ignored James Franco's words and said to himself, "you can come with or without a girl. At a party, if you meet people you are interested in, you can hang out with them as long as they don't object, whether they are men or women. "

Jonah hill and Seth Logan looked enviously.

"If you have a date, you can also play the game of exchange." It seems to be an expert. Robert Downey, Jr. is familiar with these things. "As long as it's not forced, under the conditions agreed by both parties, the game of three or more people is not a problem at the party."

He winked at a few people. "If you're lucky enough, you may meet some top female stars in it. Those female stars who like to play are also the targets of these party organizers and frequent guests."

"But they all wear masks..." Seth Logan said softly.

Little Robert Downey hummed and sneered, "many stars have physical features that can't be concealed. Can't you recognize them when you cover your face?"

"However, the female stars who like this kind of party are only a few in the minority." He added, "it all depends on luck."

Jonah Hill had stars in his eyes. "I can't imagine what a wonderful scene it was!"

As if he couldn't find the right adjective, little Robert Downey thought for a moment and said, "have you seen Stanley Kubrick's eye opener? It's kind of like the one Tom Cruise had

Seth Logan said enviously, "if you have a chance, you must go and have a look."

Robert Downey, Jr. points to him and Jonah hill and shakes his fingers. "You're not qualified. Murphy and Jim are about the same."

"They can take us to..." Jonah Hill said only half of what he saw, and Kerry Mulligan had come over and stood behind Murphy."Come on, let's keep drinking!" He picked up his glass, touched Seth Logan, and called Murphy, James Franco, and Robert Downey Jr. "cheers

The next day was the weekend, and a few people didn't have much work. The party lasted until nearly midnight.

After a happy weekend, Murphy received good news just at the beginning of the new week. CAA and Miramax have made breakthrough progress in the negotiation on the new project. The two sides have basically reached an agreement in major aspects, and the last thing to be confirmed is the few details.

Murphy is the director and sponsor of this project. CAA immediately sent the news, and then he joined in the negotiation led by bill rosis. After another week's tug of war, Murphy, CAA and Miramax are sure to have an in-depth cooperation on this project.

Cooperation is about to be reached, and the project cannot continue to be called "X". CAA and Miramax accept Murphy's suggestion, and the project is officially named "planet of terror".

Although it is full of blood and violence, it is not the style of "chainsaw", but full of American humor.

In this regard, Murphy is very clear that he is not a good comedian. He specially called Seth Logan and Jonah hill to Stanton studio to work together for several days, in order to revise some funny passages.

Several people said that they would help each other, and Murphy did the same. Even Jonah hill, a completely unknown guy, was still brought with him in the new project.

Seth Logan and Jonah hill did their best to help Murphy revise the script.

Jonah hill is a good playwright with a lively atmosphere, but his role in revising the script is limited. Seth Logan is different. After a few days' work, Murphy can see that this guy is really very talented. He writes well in both scene construction and character lines.

It's no accident that this guy became a director later.

In mid October, Murphy, CAA and Miramax formally signed the project agreement of "planet of terror" at the Death Star building.

The CAA provides one-stop packaging service for Miramax. The main cast members are from CAA's contracted customers. Just like other CAA packaging projects, after the film is released, CAA will get 7% of the total profit of "terrorist planet" as a service bonus.

Miramax, as the producer and distributor of the project, will provide the production funds of the film through financing, and owns 100% of the copyright of the film. After a long period of negotiation, the final production cost of the film is 8 million US dollars.

However, Miramax failed to pass the tax rebate quota applied by the Australian government, and the investment of "terrorist planet" and Murphy's reputation are still too low to be favored by the Australian government.

For example, Hollywood's mainstream commercial productions with an investment of more than 100 million yuan, if they are filmed in Australia, often get 13% to 18% tax rebate!

In this way, overseas filming of the film will only increase the cost. The crew will stay in Los Angeles to find a suitable set for shooting at the right price and scene. Moreover, under Murphy's proposal, the huge abandoned warehouse originally used for shooting "electric saw" has been listed as the first choice of shooting places for some indoor scenes, with its wide area, relatively low rent, and the ownership of the warehouse Arm and other equipment are great advantages.

In terms of fund raising, as Murphy has such a well-selling film as "electric saw", the film has also entered a number of overseas markets. Miramax not only absorbs funds from private equity funds and financial institutions to start the project in advance, but also raises funds for subsequent shooting through overseas pre-sale.

Miramax has long-term cooperation companies overseas. Presale is to sell the distribution rights or other copyrights of the film to these companies in advance to raise production costs.

This is Miramax's plan for the time being, and how to do it depends on the future.

In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially informed Murphy and CAA that they had applied for the participation of next year's Cannes Film Festival for "planet of terror".

This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attach great importance to him and this project. The original quota belongs to Quentin Tarantino and his new film. However, Quentin, a geek director, insists on waiting for UMA Thurman to make a new film after childbirth, and is doomed to miss next year's Cannes Film Festival.

After Harvey Weinstein communicated with Cannes, "planet of terror" became a substitute.

Of course, this is just an exhibition, not a competition unit.

It is said that Miramax will take part in the competition unit of the song and dance blockbuster "Chicago" which will be pushed vigorously next year.

At the end of the agreement, it's about the treatment of Murphy as a director. He has two positions in the film, namely, director and screenwriter. In a very formal Hollywood production group, his position means a corresponding reward. (to be continued). )