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Slowing down the speed a little, Murphy neither agreed nor disagreed. Instead, he asked Robert Downey Jr. to explain what he knew in detail, and then thought about it for a few minutes.

"Donnie, we have to stay still." Murphy turned his head and looked at Robert Downey Jr. in the co-pilot, and said, "If we want to move, we must directly grasp their vital points!"

For Murphy's words, Robert Downey Jr. fully agreed and nodded without hesitation.

"Where is the point where they can be caught by us now?" Murphy asked directly, "Do you know?"

Robert Downey Jr. shook his head. Compared to the father and son, his so-called Hollywood acting family was really nothing.

"I have been to China some time ago, and I heard a sentence there, and I think it is very reasonable."

Turning his head to look at Robert Downey Jr., Murphy said unhurriedly, "As long as a person has the perseverance and perseverance of revenge, it is not too late to wait and look for opportunities even if it takes ten years."

"I...I understand." Robert Downey Jr. realized, "I'm looking for a suitable opportunity."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded first, then shook his head, "It's not you, it's us!"

Robert Downey Jr. did not say any polite words of refusal. He knew Murphy well, and knew that with the relationship between the two, Murphy could not stand by and do nothing.

Putting down Robert Downey Jr. in Beverly Hills and declining his dinner invitation, Murphy directly returned to his home in the Santa Monica Valley. The lease of this house that he has lived in for several years will expire at the end of this year. Before that, he had to get a place to live, otherwise he could only temporarily settle down in a hotel.

After a simple dinner, Murphy called Grace and asked her to collect more information about the "Flower of Lys". This manor left him an extremely deep impression, if nothing else was inappropriate Murphy also wants to buy it as soon as possible.

Grace gave him bad news.

"There are a lot of people interested in buying this manor," she said on the phone. "The owner of the house and the agent company may hold a public auction in order to maximize their profits."

"Public auction?" Murphy couldn't help frowning.

If the "Flower of Lyth" enters the auction process, the price may rise again.

Of course, this may also be a gimmick made by the agency sales company, with the purpose of earning more money.

Murphy thought for a while and said, "Grace, try to contact the owner of the 'Flower of Lys' as much as possible and have a good talk with her. I can give her an ideal bid."

"Yes." Grace agreed.

It is rare that he is not disturbed by busy work. Murphy relaxes and takes a good night's rest. The next morning, he rushes to the warehouse studio on the outskirts of the small city of Venice. Stanton Studio and Twentieth Century Fox have reconvened the next The crew headed by Paul Wilson began preparations for the third season of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones".

Due to the excellent response in the first season, the TV series did not follow the name setting of each book in the series of novels, but has been using "Game of Thrones" as the title.

"Overall, the preparations went well."

People like Paul Wilson and others are busy with work, Murphy just took a look and came out. As the general manager of the project, Carla Firth accompanied him around the studio and said as he walked, "There is In the preparation, filming and production of the second season, Paul Wilson has accumulated a lot of experience and has made great progress."

Murphy said deliberately, "The people I bring out are definitely top talents."

Kara Firth rolled her eyes, walked into the actor's rehearsal room with him, and said, "It's your luck that you met someone who is talented and willing to work hard."

Having said that, she is actually very clear that the people around Murphy have been greatly influenced by him, and have gradually grown into Hollywood's top talents.

For example, Paul Wilson, after the second season of "Game of Thrones" hit,

Many film companies approached him to direct films, but he declined all of them.

In the rehearsal room, the actors were rehearsing intensely. Murphy just chatted with the more familiar Margot Robbie and Jessica Alba, and then pulled Kara Firth out.

The two came to the rest area of ​​the studio, bought two cups of coffee from the vending machine, and sat at a table to continue chatting.

Due to work, Murphy and Kara Firth have not seen each other for quite a long time except for the last dinner together.

After chatting about work for a while, the topic of the two gradually turned to Murphy's plan to buy real estate. Kara Feith was a little surprised, "Are you going to buy the 'Flower of Lys'?"

Murphy nodded, "The house I fancy is the 'Flower of Lys'."

Kara Firth knew something about the "Flower of Lys" and said, "You need to prepare a $100 million fund, do you need my help?"

"Not yet." Murphy shook his head again.

"That's right." Kara Firth laughed suddenly, "Not to mention that part of the box office dividends of "Man of Steel" will soon be in place, just you can get the first and second seasons of "Game of Thrones" The profit is enough to pay the money."

"I want to thank you." Murphy picked up his coffee cup and raised his hand to Kara Firth, "If you weren't there, Twentieth Century Fox wouldn't have paid off the part of the Stanton studio so quickly. profit."

Kara Firth took a sip of coffee and said, "This has nothing to do with me. The cooperation with Stanton Studios is now a basic operating strategy of 20th Century Fox."

After Murphy put down the coffee cup, she asked again, "The company's board of directors asked me to ask you, the director agreement you signed with Warner Bros. and DC Comics has been completed, when will you continue to cooperate with Twentieth Century Fox on new projects? ?”

Murphy did not reject the kindness of 20th Century Fox's release, and said, "You must let me rest for a while?"

Speaking of rest, Kara Firth suddenly remembered another thing, she put down her coffee cup, and asked, "After finishing the script of the third season, George Martin said he would take a break, now "A Song of Ice and Fire: The Game of Thrones novel has not been completed, his health has not been very good, if the novel has not been completed..."

She didn't say the following words, but Murphy could understand and said, "Don't worry."

In the past "Game of Thrones", the progress of the TV series surpassed the novel itself in the end. George Martin is indeed old, and his health is not very good, and he has to work part-time as a screenwriter for the TV series, which seriously affects the creation of the novel itself .

Now that Game of Thrones is a collaboration between Stanton Studios and Twentieth Century Fox, it's starting earlier than ever, and it won't be long before the TV series outpace the novels.

George Martin's age and body are really worrying. In fact, not only Kara Firth, but a considerable number of people, including Paul Wilson, have expressed their concerns to Murphy, as well as fans on the Internet. It was jokingly said that George Martin was dragging the manuscript with his life...

There are too many aspects involved in this TV series, and the benefits created alone will make every participant earn a lot of money. It is normal to have such worries.

"It's not just us, George Martin himself is worried that he might die before finishing the series."

In this regard, Murphy had communicated with George Martin a long time ago, so he was very calm, "Kara, don't worry, George Martin has already written down the direction of the plot and the ending of the whole story..."

"Really?" Kara Fei interrupted Murphy, and then asked, "Who sat on the Iron Throne in the end?"

Hearing this question, Murphy could only helplessly spread his hands, "I'm very sorry, I don't know who will become the owner of the Iron Throne in the end, and who will win this game of thrones."

Kara Firth looked at Murphy with doubts in his eyes.

"The outline of the story written by George Martin and the final ending were not given to me." Murphy explained in detail, "After he did justice, he stored it in the safe of the Swiss bank and handed over the key to the safe. Gave it to me."

Murphy took a sip from the coffee cup and continued, "If you want to open the safe, you have to wait until George Martin passes away, otherwise..."

He shook his head, "The ending is still a secret."

Frankly speaking, Murphy also wants to see the ending, but George Martin has his own principles, and there are no secrets that the two know.

If he knew the ending, maybe he wouldn't tell Kara Firth now? And if Gal Gadot asks, can he pretend not to know? After telling Gal Gadot, her new best friend Margot Robbie asked about the fate and ending of the three idiots. Gal Gadot might find it difficult to refuse, right?

Therefore, George Martin chose to lock it in the safe. If he can successfully complete the ending of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of novels, the contents of the safe will naturally become invalid. The plot deviates from his idea.

On the one hand, this can ensure that the main plot of the TV series can follow his thinking no matter what, and on the other hand, it is also the most basic professional ethics.

George Martin has been fulfilling the adaptation contract signed between the two parties, including Stanton Studio's priority in obtaining subsequent adaptation rights. Under normal circumstances, no one will suddenly change the partner.

Of course, a price increase is essential.

Movies or TV series adapted from novels are popular, and the original copyright owner has created a new sequel. If you want to buy it, you will increase the price. For the production company, this possibility must be thought of in advance. In the first copyright purchase contract between the two parties It is stipulated that "if the copyright owner creates a sequel, he shall notify the production company, and under the same price conditions, the production company shall have the priority to obtain the adaptation and filming rights of the sequel."

Such a clause was included in the contract signed between Stanton Studios and George Martin.

"Game of Thrones" is completely on the right track, and will definitely provide Murphy with a large amount of profits in the future, but at this stage, it is "Man of Steel" that can lead Murphy to a huge income.