Hollywood Road

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Since a few years ago, Hollywood has seen the potential of the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and the six major companies have also laid out their plans one after another. One priority admission ticket.

When "Avatar" came out, it easily became the box office champion in the history of the other side of the market. Anyone with a discerning eye in this circle can see that the film market on the other side of the Pacific has entered a period of rapid development.

No one wants to let go of this feast, and the six major Hollywood companies want to get in and get a piece of it.

James Murdoch asked the question, and Murphy knew what he meant immediately.

And he also knows that apart from James Cameron's "Avatar", other films produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, like "City of Chaos", did not perform well at the box office in the market across the Pacific, far inferior to Disney and Movies from companies like Universal Pictures.

Murphy thought for a while, and said, "How should I put it? I do know something about it, but..."

He shook his head, "My style is not very suitable for the current market situation."

"Murphy is right." Carla Firth added, "Whether it is "Man of Steel" or the next few movies, our Far East branch has done investigations, and Murphy has a small group of very Die-hard fans, but too few."

"Hmm." James Murdoch nodded and said suddenly, "Why don't we change our thinking and strategy?"

Murphy didn't quite understand what he meant, and asked, "What strategy?"

"For example, in our films, some opposite elements are properly added." James Murdoch has recently done some field research, "We can use actors over there for less important roles, such as the Miss Zhang or Jack Chen."

Kara Firth echoed that sentiment, "I think so."

Compared to Kara Firth and James Murdoch, Murphy understands this strategy better. After thinking about it, he said, "I think this strategy requires a suitable movie and a suitable character. If a blunt insertion The role will not only not be recognized by the audience across the Pacific Ocean, but will also lower the reputation of the film, and the loss outweighs the gain.”

In order to increase the opposite element, it is really inappropriate to specially add a dispensable character.

Murphy added, "I've been there a few times, and I've also had contact with first-line audiences and filmmakers. This doesn't really attract audiences and increase box office revenue."

James Murdoch frowned slightly, looked at Murphy, and then at Kara Firth. He didn't know Murphy very well, but he knew Kara Firth. Seeing that Kara Firth didn't refute, he didn't say anything.

"Do you think this will work?" Kara Firth trusts Murphy very much in the movie, "We add some appropriate elements and characters to the version released across the ocean, outside the market over there, in order to avoid the influence of these factors to the film, we can cut them all out."

Upon hearing this, Gal Gadot interjected, "Provide a special version for the market over there?"

"Yes!" Kara Firth nodded, "A special version."

"It's okay to do this once or twice." Murphy is very clear about the pros and cons. "If you do it too often, it will inevitably cause resistance from the audience on the opposite side. The audience is always sensitive, and oftentimes it will be counterproductive to deliberately flatter you." .”

Kara Firth also understood this, saying, "This is just a short-term plan, and we will only use it in two or three films."

Murphy nodded, and said, "The best way is to integrate the opposite elements into a suitable film."

Hard penetration is absolutely counterproductive.

Later, several people chatted about 20th Century Fox's future cooperation plans with the film company over there, including a co-production film with Wanda Group.

Indeed, co-productions seem to be the most ideal way for Hollywood to work with them,

But the premise is not to come up with some nondescript things, such as letting thieves from the west save the world over there, etc.

Some time ago, when Murphy and Kara Firth talked on the phone, she specifically mentioned that in the cooperation between 20th Century Fox and Wanda Group, the other party stuffed an actress in. This kind of thing is in the film industry of any country. Very common, but Murphy once turned down Wanda and was also not interested in using her in his own film.

Murphy wouldn't care if it was an ordinary passer-by character. The problem is that according to the agreement between Wanda and 20th Century Fox, if she is to be used, she must be the first or second female lead in the film.

It is impossible for Murphy to get a group of big-name actors to cheer for this person. Although his bottom line is very low and he is not a good person. To be precise, he is still a thief, but at this point, he will definitely cherish feathers instead of Like some people, for some inexplicable reason, even the last face is not wanted.

Thinking of this, Murphy sighed in his heart. If the film industry on the opposite side wants to develop, it is inevitable to be in line with the international standards, but to be in line with the international standards does not mean creating some freaks, like some films that are neither fish nor fowl, and using various low-level methods It is no longer as simple as being shameless to suppress complaints from people who buy tickets and watch movies.

Audiences spend money to watch movies, and if they are dissatisfied, they have the right to criticize. The argument of "you do what you want" is simply ridiculous.

Twentieth Century Fox wanted to cooperate with the Wanda Group, that was their business, and Murphy would not participate in it, especially when some people had too much appetite and always wanted to be the number one female.

It was close to midnight when Murphy said goodbye and left. Kara Firth was also about to leave, so she simply let the driver drive by herself, and she got into Murphy's car.

"James Murdoch has great ambitions." Murphy started the car and drove on the road leading to Beverly Hills. "It seems that he really wants to make some achievements."

Carla Firth and Gal Gadot both sat in the back row, heard what Murphy said, and said, "His goal is to take over the entire News Corporation."

"You are a little anxious about the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean."

If it's just James Murdoch, Murphy wouldn't bother to care about it, "Fat people never eat at one meal."

"Disney's performance over there has doubled in recent years." Kara Firth shrugged, "It makes people jealous."

Gal Gadot interjected, "But Walt Disney's layout is very early, and the advantages of Disneyland cannot be offset by a few movies."

The three of them talked about this topic, but they didn't come up with any results. Kara Firth is now in charge of the production and distribution departments of 20th Century Fox, and is also the most important content provider in the development of 20th Century Fox. Naturally want to make more performance.

Her goal is also very clear. When James Murdoch takes over the entire News Corporation, she will become the spokesperson of Twentieth Century Fox.

The black off-road vehicle entered Beverly Hills, Murphy put down Kara Firth first, and then drove back to Wave Manor.

After returning to Los Angeles from Tel Aviv, Murphy hadn't had a good rest yet. He had nothing important to do the next day, so he simply hid at home. Near noon, Bill Rosses called and Oprah Winfrey The efficiency over there is very fast, and he and CAA have been contacted.

Like last night, Murphy's attitude was quite clear, asking Bill Rosses to find a suitable reason to decline Oprah Winfrey's invitation.

In addition, there were interview invitations from several other media, and now that the hottest stage of "City of Chaos" has passed, Murphy asked Bill Rosses to choose a suitable one for interviews, and all others were rejected.

And he had Bill Rosses put off all work for the next weekend because James Franco and Lily Collins were getting ready for their wedding.

Like Robert Downey Jr. when he got married, James Franco also invited Murphy to be his best man. This is his best friend, and Murphy would not refuse. At the same time, he was also preparing an indispensable best man speech.

Compared to Murphy who hid at home for the whole weekend, Gal Gadot was much more busy. She was going to be Lily Collins' bridesmaid, and Margot Robbie, who also served as a bridesmaid, stayed at Lily-Collins all day long. Collins there.

On this Sunday night, all the Stanton party members were dispatched, and even Robert Downey Jr., who was far away in London for the supplementary filming of "The Avengers", rushed back, and booked an entire luxury nightclub on Hollywood Boulevard for James- Franco throws a bachelor party.

This kind of party is a carnival, Murphy, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr., plus Paul Wilson, Phillip Larry from the Stanton Studios team. Scheer, David Robbie and others spent nearly two hundred thousand dollars on drinking alone.

Not to mention others, even Murphy, who is usually very restrained, was sent home the next morning, and slept all day to recover from his drunken state.

Then, his head felt like it was about to burst. He hadn't drunk so much wine since he came here.

Frankly speaking, he is in a good mood. Anyway, he is really happy for James Franco. In this circle full of temptations of fame and wealth, it is really not easy for the Stanton party members to join hands to this day.

They fight in groups and help each other. Compared with the young actors and directors at the beginning, even the worst Jonah Hill is now a second-tier star actor in Hollywood.

When Murphy and others were carnival for James Franco, "City of Chaos" also spent its fourth weekend in North America. After showings on weekdays and weekends, the North American box office of the film also successfully exceeded 200 million US dollars. Off, North America accumulated $202.35 million.

The global box office also exceeded 400 million US dollars, reaching 435.67 million US dollars.

In the succession of good news, Murphy also ushered in the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins.