Hollywood Road

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"Hi, Director Stanton."

As soon as Murphy got out of the car, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came over and offered him his right hand, "Nice to see you again."

"Well..." Murphy nodded to him first, then shook his hand, "Hello, Belby."

This middle-aged man named Belby is a real estate agent introduced by Grace. He specializes in providing services to the rich and famous in the Los Angeles area. The real estate sales company behind him also holds a considerable number of luxury houses. Said to be the spokesperson for luxury homes in the entire Southern California region.

"Can we start?" Murphy pointed to a huge manor behind Belby.

"Oh..." Belby made a gesture of invitation, "this way."

He led Murphy along the flat sidewalk of Hobell Mountain to the gate of the manor.

Murphy stood at the gate of the manor and looked in through the open wrought iron gate. Facing the gate was a straight driveway, which was at least 200 yards long by visual inspection. The two sides of the driveway were front gardens, probably to maintain a certain degree of privacy , there are no flowers in the garden, but tall trees are planted, blocking the prying eyes of the outside world.

Looking in from this side, the only thing you can see is the small square at the end of the driveway, and a huge two-story villa building with white as the main color.

Compared with the photos he had seen with Gal Gadot before, the real thing looked more refined and elegant.

"This is the most luxurious house among the houses for sale in Beverly Hills," Belby said at the right time.

Real estate agents like them who specialize in serving the rich will definitely know enough about their clients to know their needs and purchasing power.

Therefore, Belby knew very well that this manor was expensive, but the young Hollywood director in front of him was fully capable of taking it down.

Murphy nodded lightly. He had read a lot of real estate information before. From among the mansions in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Malibu, he chose this manor called the "Flower of Lys" as his primary target. .

Beverly Hills, where this manor is located, is a high-end residential area famous throughout Los Angeles and even the world. Beverly Hills is not just located on Beverly Hills, but a complex consisting of Beverly Hills, Bel Air Hill and The Platinum Triangle formed by parts of the three small hills of Holbe Mountain.

Afterwards, led by Belby, Murphy walked into this huge luxury manor, and the real estate agent also gave him a detailed introduction.

This "Flower of Leith" is located on more than 5 hectares of land. The previous owner was Susan Saperstein. In 2010, someone specially assigned for this manor was customized.

The residential area of ​​the manor consists of a number of connected small buildings, among which the two-story villa building facing the driveway is used for the owner's residence, with twelve bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a dance hall, two kitchens and an indoor swimming pool .

The auxiliary building on the right has an indoor tennis court, a large banquet hall that can accommodate 200 people for dining at the same time, and a semi-underground 9-car garage.

At the rear of the ancillary building, there is also a very special large theater decorated with silk and satin, which can accommodate 50 seats.

Taking a battery car through the long driveway, Murphy and the real estate agent walked into the second-floor villa building. The magnificent living room inside has arches decorated with mirrors. The design was inspired by the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. The ceiling is luxurious Chandeliers and ceiling paintings.

The manor was inspired by Louis XVI's Palace of Versailles, and of course includes all the modern equipment, including Italian marble walls, French limestone floors, gold-embellished leather wallpaper, and an outdoor spa pool. , a huge back garden, a helipad and a 1,200-meter-long fitness track are all top-level equipment.

According to Belby, a real estate agent,

"Flowers of Liss" was a gift from David Saperstein to his wife Susan in 1996. It was completed in 2002, but the Sapersteins ended their marriage less than two years later. After divorce, Saperstein Mrs. Stein acquired the estate and began planning to sell it earlier this year.

Murphy also has a little understanding of that Susan Saperstein. According to Vanity Fair, Mrs. Saperstein "may be the world's largest customer of high-end fashion and antique furniture in the 18th century."

After reading it, although he was quite satisfied in his heart, Murphy did not show the slightest hint on his face that "Man of Steel" was about to bring him huge dividends. The funds to win this manor were not a problem, but he had to face some people's competition .

When this kind of super residence is slow to sell, no one cares about it, and when it is hot, it can attract countless rich people.

As far as Murphy knows, many Hollywood superstars have been thinking about the "Flower of Leith" after the divorce of the Saperstein couple, and many of them are the top three benefactors on the Forbes celebrity income list.

Leaving Beverly Hills, Murphy drove west to UCLA, which is very close, and found Gal Gadot for lunch.

"Is the area too big?"

In a Chinese restaurant, Gal Gadot asked Murphy, "and the price is a bit high."

"Honey," Murphy put down the chopsticks in his hand, "This is where we will live in the future, our future home, how can we be careless?"

Hearing Murphy talking about home, Gal Gadot only felt sweet.

Some time ago, I went to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Murphy knew that it was impossible for him to return to the past. Now, whether it is career or life, he is completely fixed in Los Angeles. More importantly, Gal Gadot is influenced by him , joined the Stanton studio, and his career is also set here, and he does it with gusto, and never mentioned the matter of returning to Tel Aviv, Israel to settle down.

The relationship between the two is stable and deepening day by day, and he never thought about being separated, and it is imperative to establish a home in Los Angeles.

Indeed, to buy such a luxurious manor as the "Flowers of Lyth", one has to pay not only the large sum of money for the purchase, but also the daily maintenance costs, which are also a lot of money.

There is also the hated real estate tax in the United States. There is indeed no such thing as a land limit here, but the expensive real estate tax is also a headache. Once you fail to pay the real estate tax and owe debts to the tax bureau, the trouble is General big...

However, Murphy thinks that these are small problems for him, and he doesn't have to consider maintenance costs and property taxes at all.

"What's next?" Gal Gadot picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, "What are your plans?"

She knew that Murphy would not let herself be idle.

"Last year's vacation was taken up by Warner Bros. and DC Comics, and I want to take a two-month break." Murphy also finished eating, "I saw a recommendation for a novel from the New York Times, and I have asked Bill to contact for an adaptation. Right."

The reading supplement of "New York Times" is now Murphy's must-read newspaper. Many of the novels recommended on it have published a large number of popular movies.

For example, in the "Twilight Saga" series, Murphy has been in contact with Stephanie Meyer very early, but there are more than one companies interested in Hollywood, facing competition from Summit Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate Films , Leather bag companies like Stanton Studios do not have any competitiveness.

Stephanie Meyer is not stupid either. It is too easy to choose a leather bag company or a powerful film company.

Hollywood has never been good at originality. Except for well-known directors, producers and very few projects, originality is rarely favored by Hollywood production companies, but adaptation is different, which can be said to be the mainstream of Hollywood movies.

In fact, let’s take a look at the annual North American box office rankings. How many original movies are there in the top ten?

An original script, or a project of an unknown director and producer, if you want to attract a large amount of investment, a big Hollywood company will tell you: Forget it.

In the past two years, the film strategies of major Hollywood companies have become more and more conservative. Their efforts are definitely not to break new ground with new ideas, but to reduce the risk of making mistakes as much as possible and minimize the consequences of mistakes. Therefore I will be more inclined to choose film projects carefully within my own circle of competence.

Just like in the past, Walt Disney couldn’t stop on the road of live-action classic cartoons, and forced its most innovative Pixar studio to continuously launch sequels to the General Mobilization series. The same goes for other series booms. Before the resource is proven to be ineffective, Hollywood will definitely drain it first!

Not to mention originality, now that adaptation resources are increasingly scarce, it won’t be long before Hollywood will throw the so-called creativity and innovation farther, and turn its attention to those who achieved great success more than ten or even decades ago. s project.

As a result, sequel movies that were previously forgotten in the corner appeared, such as "Jurassic World", "Independence Day 2: Comeback", "Finding Nemo 2", etc., as well as classic reboots such as "Prometheus" , remakes of films such as "Ben-Hur", "The Brave Seven", "Super Expendables", and reinterpretations of familiar calls such as "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Cinderella", "Maleficent"...

Everyone knows the risks of remaking classic films, but Hollywood would rather spend a lot of money on these remakes than to look at the original projects of non-famous directors.

Similarly, the Stanton studio also received some scripts submitted by new screenwriters. After Murphy simply flipped through them, they were sent to the storage room. His money was not blown by the wind either. Why not invest in projects with relatively small risks and take these big risks?

"It's time for me to go back to school." Gal Gadot looked at his watch and stood up, "Where are you going this afternoon?"

"The crew of "Iron Man" is shooting in the studio of the Hughes Aircraft Factory. I'm going to see Downey."