Hollywood Road

?Since the beginning of the new century, the investment in Hollywood commercial blockbusters has become higher and higher, resulting in increasing pressure to pay back, which has led to a group of anti-Hollywood people headed by the European media. If you look at the return on investment box office alone If so, it seems that these bad-mouthing voices are not without reason w..lā

A film that cost $50 million to make, grossed $100 million at the box office, and ended up with a loss of $20 million to $30 million in revenue.

This is pretty much a universal phenomenon in Hollywood.

However, Hollywood did not just collapse, nor did it reduce the enthusiasm of investors. On the contrary, more large-scale productions and high investment were produced.

All this is because the film can generate more income offline in addition to being in theaters.

Just as VCRs and videotapes saved Hollywood studios in the 1980s, Hollywood is reaping the benefits of DVD popularity.

Stanton Studios is also enjoying that dividend.

Among the cuts paid by 20th Century Fox, the amount belonging to the North American box office is less than 9 million US dollars, while the first North American DVD share is as high as 20 million US dollars! There are also TV rights sharing, surrounding dolls sharing...

This is the first settlement between 20th Century Fox and Stanton Studios, and Stanton Studios got a total of 35 million US dollars!

In one year, the investment of 15 million US dollars has more than doubled. This amount is enough to make countless people and companies envious and turn their eyes red.

"This amount of money is not enough to buy a luxury yacht."

In a brand-new mansion in Beverly Hills, Robert Downey Jr.'s voice was extremely loud, "Without a yacht, you can't get top girls."

He walked around in the spacious living room, and said to Murphy, "Only a silly girl like Gal Gadot would be with you, but if I were with such good conditions, I would have kicked you out a long time ago! "

Murphy didn't bother to talk to him, but just raised his left hand high and gave Robert Downey Jr. a middle finger.

Robert Downey Jr. didn't care, and continued, "I don't care, you're going to have a party, a big celebration party!"

Murphy had already prepared, "In another week, Gail will come back from Israel, waiting for her to come back."

"Don't..." Jonah Hill jumped up from the sofa anxiously, "Susan has gone to England, Gail has returned to Israel, Lily has gone to find her father, we are finally free, How can the rave be arranged after they come back?"

He pushed Seth Rogen, who was whispering to James Franco, "Am I right?"

"It makes sense." Seth Rogen adjusted his glasses, not knowing what he was talking about at all, and just nodded in agreement, "It's best to do what you say."

Jonah Hill walked over to Robert Downey Jr. and looked at Murphy, "Fifty beauties, blond hair, long legs, models or TV commercial actors, actresses from the San Fernando Valley are also fine, my request Not too high, is it?"

"Aren't you afraid of AIDS?" Murphy sneered unceremoniously, "I heard that many women in the circle are not very clean."

"This..." Jonah Hill scratched his head, "Then what do you say?"

"Go find a girlfriend," Murphy came up with a bad idea, "Victoria's Secret's supermodel is very suitable for you, if you don't like it,

You can find one, kick one, and change three a year, which is much safer than throwing a party and messing around. "

He remembered very clearly that not only were some people in Hollywood unclean, there was also a famous actor who was diagnosed with AIDS, and he had affairs with many actresses in the circle.

Some things, it is better not to do too much.

"Ten days later, there will be a party at my house." Murphy said again, "Several senior executives from 20th Century Fox will also attend, so come over together."

James Franco understood Murphy's intentions, "You guys, go together."

"I'll be there on time." Robert Downey Jr. also understood that Murphy was helping them create an opportunity to get closer to the top management of 20th Century Fox. "Bring Susan along."

Some parties are not suitable for bringing girlfriends or family members, but for some parties, it is easier to build trust with each other if you bring family members.

"What about the yacht?" Seth Rogen realized it later and asked Murphy, "Have you bought it yet?"

"What to buy?" Murphy stood up, "I'm preparing for a new movie."

After speaking, he looked at James Franco, "Is your comedy finished?"

James Franco shook his head. "It won't be all done until September."

Murphy calculated, "There's still time, I'll give you a notebook after a while, you can read it first, it's still a black film, this time the theme of the film is all black, let's talk about it if you are interested."

"Isn't it dark on the outside and warm on the inside like "Deadpool?" Robert Downey Jr. was also interested, "Even the theme is black?"

"Well..." Murphy nodded, "Hollywood always likes to promote some so-called mainstream values, and always wraps America in an extremely beautiful shell. Family and family love can always overcome all difficulties in movies."

He spread his hands, "But in fact? Huh? We all know that many families in North America have problems, and they are not as beautiful as shown in the movie."

James Franco understood what Murphy meant, "So you want to peel off this beautiful layer?"

"No." Murphy shook his head, "It's just a gimmick, a topic, and a tool to attract people."

Distinctive themes can create enough topics.

"It really is Murphy Stanton's style." Jonah Hill stood up and said, "Always use unique content to attract audiences who are tired of commercial films."

Some seemingly non-mainstream films can actually cause a lot of topics sometimes.

Glancing at his watch, Murphy said to Robert Downey Jr., "I have an appointment tonight, so I'm leaving first."

After saying goodbye to a few people, he left Beverly Hills and entered the city center. Ross called last night and made an appointment to meet him today. The meeting place was still that old bar.

After parking the car, Murphy entered the bar, and saw Rose sitting there alone at the old bar counter.

"Hi, Murphy."

When he walked over, the familiar bald-headed black man sitting nearby greeted him proactively, and Murphy nodded, "Long time no see."

When he came to the bar, Murphy sat on the high chair next to Rose and snapped his fingers to the bartender, "Have a dark beer."

"Is there something wrong?" Rose would definitely not look for him if there was nothing wrong.

The bartender brought the beer. Rose picked up the glass, touched it lightly, took a big sip of beer, and said, "The person who investigated you is a man named Mike Snod, from CAA."

"I know." Murphy nodded.

Jessica Chastain had already told him and Bill Rosses about this, and the two of them also buried a big hole for Mike.

"And..." Rose took out a photo and pushed it to Murphy, "My people heard that the two of them were plotting this matter."

Murphy took the photo and looked down. The two people on it were very familiar, one was Mike from CAA, and the other was Martin Miller from William Morris.

This is really interesting.

He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, is Mike going to quit? Or is Martin Miller coming to CAA?

The latter is unlikely, but the former has a certain probability. The problem is that Mike must have a heavyweight client in his hand, right? Otherwise, what would William Morris dig him for?

"Actually, their target is you." Ross glanced at Murphy. "My people overheard their conversation. The one named Mike wants to be your agent, and the other one wants to lure you to his company."

"Uh..." Murphy froze for a moment.

When did he become a hot commodity?

He coughed lightly, and said, "They checked my background, probably they want to coerce me?"

Rose nodded, "I guess so."

Picking up the bar, Murphy took a swig, "What can they find out? Even if they find you, it's useless."

He didn't care that the other party found these things at all, not to mention that the Los Angeles Police Department had long ago chosen to keep the original matter a secret. The relationship between him and Ross alone was at most pulled out for hype, and his reputation as a director changed. It's just bad.

The director is not a star, this kind of reputation doesn't matter at all, and he only has a relationship with Ross, and he knows nothing about the various activities he is engaged in, and there is no economic or interest relationship between the two parties. There is no substantive evidence.

What's more, he and Bill Rossis are not people who can only be beaten passively.

"Be careful yourself." Rose drank the beer in his glass and stood up, "The outside will not be easier than the inside of the prison."

"Don't worry." Murphy deliberately joked, "I still understand the principle of being wise and protecting yourself."

Rose turned his head to look at him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly thought of something, the smile stopped abruptly, "Murphy..."

"Huh?" Murphy looked at him suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay..." Rose didn't say what was in his heart in the end, raised his hand and patted his shoulder lightly, "Take care in the future."

"You too." Murphy also stood up.

Ross nodded, said nothing more, gestured to the bald black man, and walked out of the bar with a few of his men.

Murphy knew about these things a long time ago, and there was no need to take specific countermeasures. He just called Bill Rosses the next day, and Bill Rosses didn't take it seriously.

Just like Murphy, the position of the station is different, and the small actions of some insignificant people will only become a joke in their eyes.

In the next few days, with the assistance of accountant David, Murphy continued to deal with a series of accounting work with 20th Century Fox. It was not until this weekend that he temporarily figured out a clue.

This weekend, Gal Gadot also returned to Los Angeles from Israel.

"You don't know, my mother was very angry at that time."

After making out, Gal Gadot came out of the bathroom, wiped her hair, and said to the cloakroom, "I almost never come back."

She glanced at the time, pointed to the large handbag on the cabinet at the door of the cloakroom, "Honey, take out my phone for me."

After changing into the gym shorts, Murphy came out and opened the handbag. The first thing he saw was a book. He took out the book and put it aside. He found Gal Gadot's phone and was about to give it to her, but was caught The name of the book that suddenly came into view attracted me. (To be continued.)