Hollywood Road

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In this circle, talents and geniuses are almost used up. No one will believe so-called geniuses casually. It is very simple to win people's respect and come up with convincing results.

Bill Rosses left to find someone from New Line Films, and Murphy successfully hooked up with Milton Johnson. From the chat between the two, he could clearly feel that a so-called genius, In the eyes of Milton Johnson, the status of a small director who can make a movie company profitable is completely different.

The former is worthless, but the latter can give him some time to chat.

"You did a good job. Although I haven't seen that movie, but you can get several times the cost of income, which is enough to explain a lot of problems." Standing under the palm tree, what Milton Johnson said can be described as old-fashioned, "Young man, Work hard, it's not easy to direct a feature film at your age."

Murphy's attitude was quite modest, "Thank you, your compliment is my honor."

Milton Johnson nodded slightly. The young man has left a good impression on him so far. He is humble and polite. There are no young directors who are self-righteous and stupid after making a movie, let alone some directors who think they are full of talent. The arrogance of thinking that the whole world will revolve around him...

Yes, they need those excellent directors, but without the full support of the distribution company, the works of the best directors cannot be spread to the world.

Murphy has been observing Milton Johnson without a trace. Chatting in this kind of situation requires skills. You can't just get to know each other and tell your purpose immediately. Even if this is in the more direct North America, there is no doubt It will also reduce the already low success rate.

Did he say that I am a genius, if I make a film with a market value of tens of millions, Milton Johnson will look at him with admiration? I'm afraid he will only be considered a lunatic and delusional.

Therefore, he has been patiently chatting with each other.

Seeing the other party's tone and attitude getting better and better, Murphy felt that the time was about right, and said, "It's not easy. To succeed in Hollywood, you need not only hard work, but also a big company like Lionsgate, and Support from someone as experienced as you."

In this world, everyone likes to hear compliments, and Milton Johnson is no exception. There is already a little smile on the corner of his mouth.

Murphy continued, "An inexperienced person like me needs the guidance of an experienced person like you."

"I can't talk about advice." Milton Johnson was obviously in a good mood and shook his hand at this side. "If you don't understand something, I can give you some advice and advice."

This is the most sensible young man he has met this year.

"Thank you!" Murphy looked serious, "After making "Hard Candy", I shot another small production. I just finished editing a few days ago, and I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't find it... ..."

The smile on Milton Johnson's face gradually disappeared.

"If... I mean if..." Murphy could see the change on his face, but the other party didn't interrupt him or just walked away. The previous words obviously played a role, "If you have time, you can go to Watch this video and guide me on my shortcomings? It will be very helpful for me...”

Hearing this, Milton Johnson glanced at Murphy. He was not stupid at all to get to his current position, so he naturally understood the meaning of these words.

As usual, if an unknown young director uttered these words, he would have directly rejected them.

But the other party left a good impression before. The important thing is that "Hard Candy" allowed Miramax to get three times the cost of income, and this number is bound to increase over time, with a million-dollar profit , even for Lionsgate,

Not a small number either.

Murphy looked at Milton Johnson sincerely. Just like in the past, everything he did was serving his own purpose. He knew that his strategy might fail, but there was also a certain chance of success. After all, "Hard Candy" The results are there.

He is not an empty talk director, but has some qualifications. Although these qualifications are very inconspicuous, they can also play a role.

Without "Hard Candy" as a basis, he would never make it up to make fun of himself.

Milton-Johnson thought for a moment and finally asked, "What kind of film?"

Choosing Lionsgate, of course Murphy was intentional, "horror movies."

"Oh?" Milton Johnson became a little more interested, "Just watch my time then."

It's one thing to have a good impression of Murphy, but another thing to do business. He won't make any promises lightly.

With such an ambiguous attitude, it is hard to say whether he accepted the invitation. Murphy has also seen that few of these people who have climbed to a higher status in Hollywood are idiots, and they are basically mixed-up guys who are involved in business interests. Even more cautious.

He tentatively asked, "May I know your contact information? I..."

Before he finished speaking, Milton Johnson raised his hand to interrupt, and shook his head to the assistant behind him, who immediately came over and gave Murphy a business card.

After saying another polite word, Milton Johnson left. Murphy glanced at the number on the business card, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He had achieved his goal.

Since he left his contact information, the other party is very likely to accept his invitation to watch the movie.

In the following time, Murphy walked around the party, and wanted to meet some famous people and create a network of relationships, but he was unknown, and without the introduction of corresponding people, it was impossible to break into a higher level. in social circles.

When it was close to nine o'clock, Bill Rosses found him, and the two stopped staying and left the Four Seasons Hotel.

Walking out of the hotel, Bill Rossis immediately asked, "How is it?"

Murphy nodded slightly, "I got his contact information, where are you?"

Bill Rosses didn't answer, but just shook his head. Obviously, the situation at New Line Pictures was not ideal.

The two got into the car, and Bill Rossis was going to send Murphy back to Santa Monica first. Murphy fastened his seat belt and said, "It's pretty good that we can reach a family agreement."

"The issuer..." He still sighed softly.

Bill Rosses started the car and turned onto the avenue. Murphy seemed to be thinking, and reminded, "Don't forget to meet Jones Butler tomorrow. Don't be late. That woman, like many blacks, is struggling with self-esteem. It's a little sensitive."

Murphy nodded.

He was more serious and hopeful about working with Miramax, but he wasn't going to hang himself from a tree in Miramax, as he did tonight. To be continued.