Hollywood Road

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Just after going to work in the morning, Harvey Weinstein opened the door and walked into the office. He came to the large desk, opened the boss chair and sat down, took a sip of the coffee that the assistant had prepared, nodded in satisfaction, and nodded his eyes. Put it on the neatly stacked documents to be processed on the desktop, ready to start the day's work.

The documents are divided into two stacks, with only a few thin copies on the left and a thick stack on the right.

This is sorted by the assistant according to his habits. Urgent or important matters will be placed on the left, otherwise they will be placed on the right.

At the top on the left is a plan, and there is a copy of the script below the plan. Harvey Weinstein glanced at the cover of the plan. It turned out to be the business sent to Miramax by CAA!

Although he doesn't like the group of vampires, Harvey Weinstein knows the capabilities of CAA, and the projects they send over are not **** at the very least.

There is not much on the cover of the plan. In addition to CAA, there is also the project code "X".

This is a common practice in the industry. Many films have not been formally approved or before the promotion period, and they are often just a code name.

Behind the code name "X", there is a familiar name, the project planner-Murphy Stanton!

Seeing this name, Harvey-Weinstein immediately thought of "Chain Saw", which had already been downgraded from North America. What kind of huge profits did this film bring? Miramax just passed it by.

It’s impossible to say that I don’t feel irritated, but just like his attitude towards Murphy at the celebration party, after irritation is reflection, how to learn this lesson.

He turned his head slightly, and under the glass layer of the desk, the note written by Murphy Stanton was still pressed there!

Harvey Weinstein is at least a qualified business operator who can bring Miramax to his current position.

A new work by a director who can achieve high returns at a small cost twice in a row is also worth seeing.

First took out the script from the plan, Harvey Weinstein looked through it and saw the absurd setting of the beauty vs. the zombies. He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. When he saw more than half of it, he was sure of the content of the script. It's very nonsense, and some parts simply don't conform to the logic of normal people's thinking.

But this is obviously a Cult film project with black humor. If this book is not absurd, it will lose its appeal.

Beautiful women, zombies, blood plasma, nudity... As long as these things are handled properly, they are absolutely attractive to a considerable part of the audience.

But control the scale of investment! Harvey Weinstein immediately came up with this idea. After all, the audience of Cult movies is here, and niche movies are niche movies, and they cannot become the real mainstream of the market.

Seeing the scene in which the beautiful protagonist finally killed the Quartet in the script, Harvey Weinstein unconsciously slapped the table, and a smile was already squeezed out of his fat face. It was obvious that the scene here was very interesting.

If you are a new director, it is definitely doubtful whether you can produce the effect of the script, but for the author of this script, Harvey Weinstein has certain confidence. It proved that this is the type of style that Murphy Stanton is best at.

After closing the script, Harvey Weinstein opened the project plan again and looked at it with a more serious and careful attitude than before.

Obviously, this is a CAA packaged project. The main behind-the-scenes staff including Murphy Stanton are from CAA customers, and the project clearly indicates this.

As Harvey Weinstein can recognize that most of these people have participated in "Chain Saw" because of his previous attention to "Chain Saw", the basic ability must be guaranteed.

He flipped through the plan very slowly, and he would often stop and think about the feasibility of the terms written above. Sometimes he nodded and sometimes frowned.

For example, when the heroine actually planned to invite Jenna Jameson, Harvey Weinstein felt wrong. There is a natural gap between the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, and it is better not to cross this gap.

It took him close to two hours before he finished reading the plan. After closing it, he did not continue to look through the other documents. Instead, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the distant scenery, and thought carefully.

There is no doubt that this is a rigorously planned, well-thought-out and highly feasible commercial film plan. With a moderate to upper level script, it is quite maneuverable.

Moreover, it is stated in this planning book that this is not the plan of CAA, but is from Murphy Stanton, the initiator of the project.

Harvey Weinstein knows that CAA doesn't need to play tricks in this regard, otherwise, with the fluency of industry news, it can be broken by just inquiring.

He values ​​this point very seriously. The project plan written by a director is more important than the one made by the agency.

The director is the one who directs this project.

His veteran of independent film operation knows very well that compared to the producer-centric system of mainstream commercial films, these low-cost independent films should be operated around the director. This is the experience of Miramax in producing and investing in independent films for many years. , As long as the supervision is in place within the budget, the director has control over everything in the film, and in order to control the budget, all staff will work around the director to give play to everyone’s subjective initiative and wisdom to ensure that every penny is Spend on the blade.

Therefore, the most important point is whether the director is worth the investment.

Just like backing Quentin Tarantino without sparing any effort back then, Harvey Weinstein has enough decisive power.

Walking back to the desk, he picked up the phone and dialed the assistant's number, "Make an appointment with Bill Rossis and Murphy Stanton of CAA for me. The sooner the time, the better! Also, put "X" The project is transferred to the market research department so that they can start analysis now."

Harvey Weinstein is not good at making decisions blindly. This may involve an investment of nearly tens of millions of dollars, even for companies at the level of Miramax, which is a huge number.

He will contact CAA and Murphy Stanton first.

CAA has a huge network in Hollywood. The project code-named X and the project plan were sent to a number of suitable companies. Fox Searchlight also received a copy.

It was the same morning that Fox Searchlight was responsible for the marketing and distribution business of Godin Clyde, and he also saw the script and plan in his office.

"Not the sequel to "Chain Saw"? He flipped it over, frowning, "Murphy = What is Stanton thinking?"

The huge profits brought by "Chain Saw" are right in front of me. How could Godin Clyde give up this series, and the other party clearly said that the story has not been finished, there will be a sequel later, and now I am not doing a sequel, but going to other projects ...

New projects often mean new risks.

Compared to the beautiful new project done by this plan, Godin Clyde is more interested in the sequel to "Chain Saw".

He thought about it, found a number, and dialed it.

"Hi, Murphy." He said with a smile when the other person was connected. "It's me, Godin."

On the other side, Murphy was looking at the house and asked Kerry Mulligan to continue, while he walked through the large living room in the house and into the green grassy front courtyard.

"Hello, Godin." He came under a palm tree and stood in the shadow. "Something?"

"That's it. I saw the plan for your new project sent by CAA." The voice on the other side seemed to be dissatisfied, "Why isn't it a sequel to "Saw Cry"?"

"I have only completed the script outline for the sequel." Murphy said briefly, "It takes time to write the script..."

Godin Clyde over there interrupted him, "Are you still the director?"

"No, no." Murphy shook his head, "I don't have time for the time being. If a new project is established, it may be delayed until next summer."

What else Godin Clyde wanted to say, Murphy said first, "Godin, don't you think it is more appropriate to delay for a while?"

There is silence on the other end of the phone, and Godin Clyde must be able to see that the sequel is not suitable for release in the short term.

A director also needs to have a good network. Murphy thought about it and said, "After the script is completed, I will pass it on to you as soon as possible. If we invest, we will negotiate. I believe that a horror film director is not difficult to find. ."

There was silence for a while, and a voice came, "For now, let's keep in touch, and communicate if there are changes."

"Saw Cry" has just begun to be released in several overseas markets in the UK, Germany, New Zealand and Australia, so there is no need to worry about the sequel.

Hanging up the phone, Murphy walked into the house, found Kerry Mulligan, and continued to listen to the real estate agent introducing the house.

This is a four-bedroom house consisting of two connected two-story small buildings. The front of the house is a courtyard surrounded by green trees. The high white wall surrounds the surroundings, blocking the rendering and peeping of the outside world. Behind is a small green area, surrounded by palm trees and other typical California vegetation, and there is a small swimming pool next to it.

"How is it?" Murphy asked Kerry Mulligan.

It's not the first time for the two of them to come here. After seeing several listings, they are most satisfied with this place.

"It's okay." Kerry Mulligan was still looking with his hands behind his back, as if he hadn't thought about it yet.

Murphy is relatively satisfied.

This house is not far from the Stanton Studio, on the edge of the quieter valley area of ​​Santa Monica. It was built in the 1920s with a typical Spanish romantic style.

On the first floor, there are arches, vaulted ceilings, hand-polished beams, stone fireplaces, and a spacious recreation room. The floor is covered with hardwood floors and saltillo floor tiles. Follow the circular staircase on the left side of the living room to enter the spacious The master bedroom and three secondary bedrooms.

From the stairs on the side of the second bedroom, you can enter the auxiliary building next to it. There is a gourmet kitchen on the first floor of the auxiliary building. The kitchen is mainly made of granite and leads to the restaurant. The restaurant overlooks the backyard swimming pool and garden. There are also built-in barbecue facilities next to the garden and a warm courtyard, which is very suitable for relaxing here after a busy day.