Hollywood Road

Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets!

"What a coincidence, Murphy."

Sitting at the same table, Catherine Zeta-Jones took the initiative to greet Murphy. The two had known each other back when Miramax Films operated "Chicago".

"Yeah, Kate." Murphy smiled and nodded to her, "Long time no see, you look even more beautiful."

"thanks."

She introduced Michael Douglas next to Murphy, "This is my husband..."

"Oh, I know you." Murphy stood up and extended his hand to Michael Douglas, "Hello, Michael, nice to meet you."

A smile played on Michael Douglas' long face. "Nice to meet you, Murphy."

His smile only remained on the surface. Robert Downey Jr. was annoying, Robert Downey Jr. was even more annoying, and his buddy Murphy Stanton was equally annoying.

There was a warm smile on Murphy's face, and a sharpness that was hard to detect was hidden in his calm eyes. When he saw Michael Douglas, who also had a warm smile on the opposite side, he could only think of two things: drugs and Robert Jr. Donnie is in jail.

But Murphy knew very well that the Douglas family was deeply entrenched in Hollywood and could not be easily shaken. What they really wanted to do had to be carefully planned with Downey.

"Michael, I admire Mr. Kirk Douglas very much." What Murphy said seemed to be true, "Can I visit him?"

Michael Douglas frowned slightly, then relaxed, and said politely: "Of course, my father has always been very hospitable. He likes your noir movies very much, and is your loyal fan. He will definitely welcome you."

Murphy made a pleasant surprise: "This is my honor."

At the same time, his head turned rapidly, recalling everything about the father and son, trying to find something that could be used, but the final conclusion was still drugs.

During the whole dinner, Murphy and Michael Douglas talked and laughed happily, but they were always thinking about how to deal with Douglas and his son.

While Robert Downey Jr. has no tangible evidence that any of this is anything to do with them, this sort of thing doesn't need proof at all.

After the banquet, Murphy walked out of the Beverly Hills Hilton with Michael Douglas because of Catherine Zeta-Jones.

There are still many paparazzi and reporters squatting outside the hotel. When they saw an English rose, an Oscar winner and a new first-line director come out together, they surrounded them like flies smelling blood. Throwing at the three of them.

Facing these guys' questions, Murphy answered seriously, "Yes, Michael and I are very good friends."

Michael Douglas was standing next to him, facing the cameras of reporters and paparazzi, he could only smile in cooperation.

Murphy put his arms around Michael Douglas' shoulders, and answered another reporter's nomination, "Of course I want to work with an Oscar winner. It is definitely a pleasure to make a movie with an acting school like Michael."

Catherine Zeta-Jones looked at Murphy and then at Michael Douglas, and felt that something was wrong. The two became familiar too quickly, right? Is it really so congenial?

It would be nice to meet a great director! She looked at Murphy, and the two of them were obviously going downhill now. The benefits of meeting a director who could even save a bum like Robert Downey Jr. definitely outweighed the disadvantages.

Facing media reporters, Michael Douglas’s acting skills are no worse than anyone else’s. He patted Murphy on the shoulder vigorously and said to reporters, “Hollywood movies are becoming more and more homogeneous. A unique style like Murphy There are too few directors, and it is every actor's dream to work with such a director."

Murphy and Michael Douglas looked at each other and smiled brightly.

At midnight, Murphy returned to Beverly Hills, and the next morning, he spoke with Robert Downey Jr.

I made an appointment, and then contacted Ross, and agreed to meet in the afternoon near the old China Town in the city center.

After lunch, Murphy drove away from Beverly Hills and returned to the familiar downtown slums, which were still dilapidated and failed, showing the true side of America.

The black off-road vehicle passed through the narrow streets of the old China town, and there were fewer Chinese signboards on both sides than before. Murphy heard people say that the old China town has become the world of Vietnamese.

"Vietnamese are ambitious and unruly."

Still in that old bar, Murphy met Ross, whom he had not seen for a long time, and he talked about the situation in the city center, "Vietnamese people also want to intervene in the underground arms and cocaine trade in the city center, and it has already happened with my people. Several conflicts."

Murphy was just listening and didn't express any opinions. For some reason, he felt that this friend talked more than before.

The door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a black man with a bald head came in. He smiled at Murphy honestly, and then said, "Wade Wilson is here."

Ross looked at the bald black man suspiciously, apparently not understanding who he was talking about.

Murphy reminded, "Donnie is here."

Hearing this, the black man smiled and touched his bald head.

"He won't be Wade Wilson next," Murphy also joked with the black man, "he will soon be Tony Stark."

While talking, someone came in. Robert Downey Jr. was wearing a well-fitting suit, wearing a pair of sunglasses, and his hair was meticulously combed. Wearing this formal attire on him always made people feel very coquettish.

He stood under the headlight at the entrance of the tavern, spread his hands like the protagonist of a movie, and said carelessly, "Hey, you two dark guys, are you waiting for me? Actually, I have already come, but not I would like to sit here and wait for you, I want you to wait, so I went around the old Chinatown and met a Vietnamese..."

"Shut up, Donnie." Murphy was not interested in who he met, so he directly interrupted the long-winded guy, pointing at Rose and asking, "Why, don't you know him?"

"Of course we know each other." Robert Downey Jr. looked at Rose, putting away the smile on his face, "How could I forget Rose, back then we were called the Three Heroes of the State Prison."

"Hi, Ross." He waved to Ross, "You still look as fierce as before, and how many people's heads have been blown off, I think your experience can be made into a movie. Look, Murphy will direct, I will star, we won't charge you a penny, you go to Hollywood and ask, is there anything cheaper than this?"

Rose did not interrupt Robert Downey Jr., took a deep look at him, stood up and walked over, stretched out his hands, and hugged him vigorously. Robert Downey Jr. was a little surprised, but he also hugged Rose back.

The bald black man next to him looked at Rose and Robert Downey Jr. who were hugging each other, and kept touching his shiny bald head. He seemed to have heard someone say before that his boss' true love was Downey.

Now it seems that there is such a thing.

"Okay, you two will catch up later," Murphy interrupted Rose and Robert Downey Jr. "Let's talk about business now."

Ross and Robert Downey Jr. were sitting in front of the bar like Murphy. Murphy asked the bartender to pour them two glasses of stout and said, "Downie found out who was behind the drug trafficking."

The laughter and frivolity on Robert Downey Jr.'s face disappeared, replaced by viciousness and resentment, "I will not let those bastards go! I will ruin their reputation!"

Afterwards, he roughly told Ross about the lack of evidence he found. Ross nodded slightly and said, "At that time, I thought it was a bit strange that you went to prison. Among the ten Hollywood stars There are nine drug addicts, why did the Los Angeles police find you? With your capital at that time, this is not a big deal, but the prosecution has been chasing you until you are sent to prison. Let it go, there must be someone manipulating behind the scenes."

"There are indeed some conflicts between my father and Kirk Douglas." Robert Downey Jr.'s face was gloomy, "That old fox got his idea on me..."

Having said that, he shook his head, if he hadn't given someone a handle, nothing would happen later.

In fact, being sentenced to prison is not entirely a bad thing. He met Murphy in it, and then his whole life changed. The former Robert Downey Jr. disappeared completely, and the new Robert Downey Jr. born...

If it weren't for this special experience, Robert Downey Jr. wouldn't be able to say what would happen to him in the future? It may sink into the poisonous sea, and it will be difficult to extricate itself...

Ross thought for a moment and asked, "How do you want to solve it?"

He didn't say much, and decided to get involved. Although it wasn't Murphy's business, he and Robert Downey Jr. also had a close friendship.

"At the Oscar night party last night," Murphy said lightly, "I met Michael Douglas and his wife, and chatted with Michael Douglas for a while."

Robert Downey Jr. answered, "The picture of you and him has already appeared in the newspaper."

"If you want to defeat a person, you must first understand him." Murphy suddenly smiled, "Michael Douglas' acting skills are quite good."

After casually saying this, he returned to the topic, "Michael Douglas and his ex-wife have a son who is not liked by Catherine Zeta-Jones, but he and Kirk Douglas..."

Murphy didn't say it clearly, but Rose and Robert Downey Jr. understood.

The three paid out all the bald-headed black man and the waiters in the bar, and had a secret conversation. It was not until two hours later that Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. walked out of the bar and left separately.

After another day in Los Angeles, Murphy returned to Paris to continue his filming.