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Walking into the meeting room of Fox Searchlight, Murphy found that there were not many people. Except for Tony Guzman who was in direct contact with him, there were just a few unknown people. Judging from where they sat at the meeting table, they were there. The position in the Fox Searchlight was lower than Tony Guzman. He greeted these people one by one, and Murphy sat next to Tony Guzman.

"Mr. Clyde is working on another job." Tony Guzman whispered to Murphy, "Wait a moment to come over."

Murphy nodded slightly.

"Chain Saw" is just a project of Fox Searchlight. It is impossible for the other party to spend all their time and energy on it. Murphy understood this and sat here and waited with peace of mind.

From Tony Guzman’s active explanation, he can see that the Fox searchlight seems to have changed himself, which should be a direct result of the film’s release.

Just as Murphy was thinking about it, Godin Clyde walked in. He first saw Murphy, walked towards the top of the conference table, smiled and nodded at Murphy.

Godin-Glade used to negotiate with a gentle attitude, but he has never had such a real smile.

Murphy can still tell whether the other party is a polite and formulaic smile or a sincere smile.

First Tony Guzman, then Godin Clyde, Murphy has felt that they and the Fox searchlight they represent are releasing a certain amount of goodwill, and this change can only come from one aspect. ,

"Saw Cry" achieved relatively good results in yesterday's preview!

At this time, Riley Fields of the Fox Searchlight Marketing Department hurriedly walked into the meeting room. When they saw Murphy, they also smiled and nodded hello.

The theme of the conference was "Chain Saw" which was just started to be screened. After saying a few irrelevant words, Godin Clyde went directly to the specific data obtained by the film yesterday.

"After a day's screening yesterday, "Chain Saw" on 30 screens in 30 theaters won a box office of about 135,600 U.S. dollars, and a single-day performance of up to 4,500 U.S. dollars!

He is obviously in a good mood, and his voice is particularly clear. "More importantly, the data returned by the audience in the theater yesterday has a favorable rating of 89% and a satisfaction rate of 72%, except for a very small number of people. People, very few people criticized the film."

Everyone looked at Murphy, the film is still far from being successful, and now there is no doubt a good start, and his ability as a director has also been initially recognized.

With the first day's data as the basis, Fox Searchlight has more confidence in "Chain Saw". Godin Clyde added, "I applied to the company last night, and the company gave a reply early today. The promotional cost of "Saw Cry" will be an additional 400,000 US dollars!"

Having said that, he turned his head to look at the person in the top position of Tony Guzman, "Mark, immediately notify the printing factory to start printing copies as planned. I request that a thousand copies must be in place before Monday morning!"

The man nodded, "I'll do it right away."

Murphy understood the meaning of this sentence, and knew that the Fox searchlight had actually only prepared a few thirty copies before it was turned on.

A distribution company like Fox Searchlight must have a long-term cooperative relationship with the printing factory. The price of the copy printing provided by the other party is far from comparable to that of Stanton Studio. Even if there is a discount for a large number of printings, the price of a copy cannot be lost. How much is a thousand copies for under $2,000?

Before the market test, how could Fox Searchlight rush to invest such a sum of money? Murphy knows that "Chain Saw" is unlikely to fail, but Fox Searchlight has to control the risk, otherwise, once the film encounters bad reviews from the audience, it will be printed in advance. The copy becomes waste.

This circle is so practical. Is it possible for a publishing company to rush into a huge resource for a new work by an unknown director?

In a meeting like this, Murphy, a non-Fox searchlight member, has no right to speak at all, and basically listens. Others basically have no right to speak. Godin-Clyde seems to have a gentle work style, but in fact he has great power. He completely dominated the meeting. Most of the time, he was talking and others were listening.

"Tony..." Godin Clyde looked next to Murphy, "Have you contacted the New York Post?"

"Already contacted." Tony Guzman said as simply as possible, "The head office's public relations department contacted an associate editor of the New York Post, who will send a reporter to Columbia University today."

He turned to look at Murphy next to him, "Interview the professor who was frightened by "Chain Saw".

Everyone laughed and turned their gazes to Murphy's side, which can scare people and faint, and also confirm the director's ability from the side.

If a horror film can't even be scary, can it be successful? This is their idea.

Godin Clyde made a downward gesture, and the meeting room became quiet again. He said again, "Morgan, you keep in touch with the theaters, especially the three major commercial theaters. To get the expected box office of a single library, I want 1,000 cinema chains!"

Morgan nodded, "I try my best!"

"Not doing my best!"

The film has shown a certain potential, and Godin Clyde believes that it has adventurous value, "but it must be done."

Upon hearing this, Morgan wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded.

The work was arranged by Godin Clyde, and Murphy, a bystander, also saw that the release of a film was more cumbersome than he thought. I want to count on some novices to do these tasks. Impossible, even if it is backed by the Fox searchlight of 20th Century Fox, it is not easy to get a large number of theaters.

Looking at these, he also scratched his head. Is it really necessary for a leather bag company like Stanton Studio to spend a lot of manpower and resources to build a distribution department from scratch?

These realities have also made Murphy think about the feasibility. After all, the distribution department cannot be established by just a few people. The marketing, publicity, production, transportation, communication and other aspects of the work involved are really true. It's too cumbersome, and it's far beyond the control of a director.

Many times, ideas are good, but it is not easy to turn good ideas into reality.

After thinking about it for a while, Murphy shook his head. Now is not the time to really think about this, the "Chain Saw" before him is the first task.

At the end of the meeting, Godin Clyde finally remembered the director of the film sitting here, and asked routinely, "Director Stanton, do you have anything to say?"

"A little bit!" Murphy was not at all polite, paused for a while, and waited for everyone to look over, and said, "In the formulation of the new propaganda budget, I hope it can lean towards the Internet."

Riley Fields of the Marketing Department took over, "Director Stanton, we already have related plans."

He looked at a statistical report in front of him, "The publicity you made on the Internet is indeed very effective, and we have also obtained relevant data. The subsequent publicity will be tilted in this respect."

Godin Clyde also nodded to Murphy. When it comes to Internet propaganda, he actually admires this young director very much. Even if he pays his own money, the effect is surprisingly good. The data of the survey and consulting company undoubtedly proves this.

After Murphy reminded him, he stopped talking. Strictly speaking, he was just cheap with enough knowledge, and he really had to talk about practical ability. According to these professionals, he was far behind.

"That's it for today." Godin Clyde stood up first, "The meeting is over."

Others walked outside one after another, Murphy was also preparing to leave, but Godin Clyde came over.

"Director Stanton."

He stood opposite Murphy and offered to stretch out his hand. Murphy smiled and took his hand, "Mr. Clyde."

"Call me Godin." He shook Murphy's hand, as if conveying his sincerity, Murphy also slightly hardened, "Call me Murphy."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time, but their thoughts were different.

Godin Clyde valued him, undoubtedly because "Saw Cry" showed enough market potential. Murphy knew this very well and would not be taken away by the sudden release of the good attitude.

Murphy and Godin Clyde walked towards the door of the conference room. Godin Clyde said as they walked, "How old are you this year? Are you twenty-five?"

"Do I look so old?" Murphy joked appropriately, and then said seriously, "I'm less than twenty-two."

"It's rare to see a director as young as you." He reached out and patted Murphy on the shoulder, "especially if you are so talented."

Murphy humbled, "I'm just lucky."

Going out of the meeting room, Godin Clyde is different from Murphy. He said, "When I finish this work, I'll buy you a drink."

Murphy would not take this kind of polite remarks seriously, and said with a smile, "I hope it will be a celebration of our successful cooperation!"

The two laughed again.

Leaving the Fox searchlight and returning to Stanton's studio, Murphy called Carla Firth and learned that a reporter from the New York Post had contacted her, probably because she wanted to share her frightened experience. The Columbia University professor did not refuse the interview request. The interview was scheduled in the afternoon of Eastern Time, and it would be available in the newspaper tomorrow morning at the latest.

This is undoubtedly a good publicity opportunity and a gimmick to attract potential audiences. Murphy hopes that as many people as possible will be interested.

Since Fox Searchlight has not arranged any promotional activities related to the crew for the time being, Murphy spends most of his time in his studio, closely observing the latest market trends of "Chain Saw".