Hollywood Road

"Are you going to Twentieth Century Fox?"

Although Murphy mobilized Carla Faith before, he was still a little surprised when he heard the news, "When did it happen?"

Carla Faith took a sip from the cup, "Just a few days."

Gal Gadot looked at Murphy, then at Carla Faith, and asked, "Carla, are you going to work with movies too?"

"Yeah." Carla Fess nodded, "The group company wants to transfer me over, I think it would be nice to challenge it by another opportunity."

"Which department did you go to?" Murphy asked concerned.

Although Twentieth Century Fox mainly refers to companies related to film and television, it is also a very large group.

"The film department," Carla Faith was about to continue. A waiter brought their order. When the waiter left, she continued, "I will serve as the first deputy director of the film production department for the time being. "

"Not bad," Murphy nodded slightly. This is a powerful position. "It is very possible to become the first director in the future."

Carla Faith smiled confidently, "With my qualifications and abilities, if not without relevant experience, this position is now mine."

Murphy understands, I'm afraid this position is just her transition.

"Oh..." Gal Gadot is not as innocent as the average eighteen-year-old girl. Hearing this, she immediately thought of something, and she could see that Murphy and Carla Faith had a very good relationship. It is also necessary for me to get closer to her, and said as a reminder, "Where is the current director?"

Carla Faith glanced at her, could feel Gal Gadot's kindness, nodded slightly to her, and said, "No one wants to give up his position, so..."

She pointed to Murphy, smiled and said to Gal Gadot, "I'm looking for your boyfriend to show me the way."

"Me?" Murphy shook his head. "I don't know much about Twentieth Century Fox."

Maybe others will only treat Murphy as a simple talented director, but Carla Faith will not. She knows that this is a very thoughtful person with unique insights into the film industry.

Opening the purse, Carla Faith took out a copy of the material and handed it to Murphy. After he opened it, he said, "The 20th Century Fox Film Department is currently looking good, but the situation is not very optimistic, especially in recent years, except for the blue sky. Outside of the studio’s "Ice Age" and the comic film "X-Men", there are no works that have outstanding results."

Murphy looked through the information and listened to Carla Faith's introduction, "The second part of "X-Men" is about to be released. Twentieth Century Fox has high expectations. The third part is also ready to be put on the agenda, but it is facing A lot of trouble, such as the super high pay of the actors will inevitably push the production cost to more than 200 million US dollars, and Brian Singer also has plans to withdraw...

"Are you in charge of this project?" Murphy asked.

"How could it be me? This project has been around for a long time," Carla Firth shook his head. "This is a project that Director Dave Scola is grasping."

"So much the better."

Hearing Murphy’s words, Gal Gadot was rather curious. She had watched "X-Men" and couldn't help asking, "Why do you say that? If you change to me, you will definitely grab this project."

"It's not the time now." Murphy explained that he didn't understand when he saw Gal Gadot, "The second part of "X-Men" will be released this weekend. Whether it succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with Carla."

He took a picture of the information in his hands, "According to the news that Kara received, the third part is currently facing many uncertain factors. Director Brian Singer has almost determined to go to Warner Bros. to direct "Superman Returns". This is bound to change director , And the actors’ pay. As long as the second part can achieve the expected results, the actors will definitely ask for an increase in the pay, or even double the pay. Don’t forget that this is a group show that will affect the whole body. A single actor’s pay is just one Horror expenditures, just like Kara said, how can the future production cost be more than 200 million US dollars!"

Murphy shook his head, "Including the marketing and distribution costs, how much box office does the film have to pay back? It is almost impossible to rely on the box office to pay back! If you want to achieve profit, you can only rely on the surroundings, and there are Marvel comics in the surroundings. How long does it take to make a profit from the commission? Two years or five years? Fox is bound to face huge cost pressures. If the film’s reputation goes wrong, the time will inevitably be delayed. Then the person in charge of this project..."

Gal Gadot understood, "That means that the risks are far greater than the benefits?"

Carla Faith nodded, "Murphy's analysis is very reasonable, and I think so too."

A commercial company, especially the production department of a film company, has very obvious performance, and it is difficult for people without performance to maintain a high position.

"If you want to take a firm position, go further," with Murphy and Carla-Face's relationship, there is no need to whisper. "You have to find the right project as soon as possible, and the project should be as successful as possible."

Knowing that Carla Fess is not a blind person, he asked, "Is there a plan?"

"Someone gave me a suggestion," Carla Faith thought for a while, and said, "He proposed to put Alien and Predator together. What do you think?"

These are the two famous monsters of Fox in the 20th century.

"Find a reliable director."

Hearing Murphy’s words, Kara Feith nodded, "I plan to give up competing with Dave Scola for the "X-Men" series and focus on this project."

"Abandon "X-Men"?" Murphy shook his head, "This is not a good idea."

Carla Faith looked at Murphy strangely. She knew Murphy would give an explanation.

"It's really hard for you to get "X-Men 3" from Dave Scola. Even if you get it, it may be unpleasant." Murphy thought, "I remember that, the 20th century What Fox got from Marvel at the time was all the movie rights of "X-Men"?"

"That's it." Carla Faith confirmed.

"There are many well-known characters in "X-Men". It is not necessary to stare at Professor X, Magneto and Wolverine. You can fight for some relatively remote and distinctive characters." Murphy returned the information to Carla Faith, "My opinion, the "X-Men" series not only cannot be given up, but you have to keep an eye on it. As long as there is a problem with the third part, your chance will come."

"If there is a problem in the third part," Gal Gadot said puzzledly, "Is this series still valuable?"

Kara Feith didn't seem to hear her, and was completely lost in thought.

It wasn't until she recovered that Murphy said again, "This series is of great value. Even if the third part does not meet the expectations of 20th Century Fox, it can be restarted after two or three years."

"Do you have any good ideas?" Carla Faith gradually understood.

For someone else, Murphy would definitely not say this. Carla Fess is different. He recalled it and said, "For example, it is possible to take Professor X and Magneto as the protagonists, filming the stories of their youth, and like King Kong. For an influential character like the wolf, you can also shoot a series separately."

Speaking of this, Murphy suddenly remembered Marvel Comics, the creator of "X-Men", and a thought jumped out, "Twentieth Century Fox can shoot independent movies with popular characters alone, and wait for them to have a certain influence. A super giant system that allows these popular characters to gather together to fight monsters! Just like the parallel universes of DC Comics and Marvel Comics, it is possible to create a movie universe unique to the X-Men with consecutive different movies!"

"It can still be like this..." Carla Faith was completely stunned by Murphy. "The movie is not a comic, can it still be done?"

"I just mention ideas and suggestions," Murphy shrugged, "You have to investigate and demonstrate how to do it."

Carla Faith is already seriously considering Murphy's words, "Do you have an idea for "X-Men"?"

Murphy shook his head, "Not yet. Such a movie has a huge investment. I will not consider it until I have accumulated enough qualifications and can get more power."

Not to mention that you can get the final editing rights. At the very least, you must have important suggestions for post-production. Otherwise, the production party will be excluded from the post-production. Who knows what they will cut the film into?

Some movies he thinks can sell well and have witnessed success, but the producers may not think so.

As for the lack of even a bit of prestigious qualifications, I want the producer to follow the ideas of a director. Murphy is not so naive, let alone a general director. Once Ridley Scott’s "Kings of Heaven" was The best lesson.

If "Sin City" can be a big success, he will also have the capital to enter the mainstream film circle.

After talking about work, the topic of several people turned to life again. Carla Faith and Gal Gadot seemed to be very happy to talk, and they kept discussing topics such as fashion and cosmetics. Murphy didn’t know anything about these and was stable. Be a listener.

"Come here today," Murphy looked at his watch. It was almost half past seven. "Gail is going to have a bodybuilding class at eight o'clock. Let's go first. Carla, call me if you have anything to do."

"I will." Carla Faith nodded and said to Gal Gadot, "Whenever we have time, we will go shopping together."

The two have exchanged contact information.

"This weekend, I'll call you at that time." Gal Gadot stood up with Murphy and waved to Carla Faith, "Goodbye, Carla."

"Goodbye, Gail." Carla Faith also waved.

Watching Murphy and Gal Gadot leave, she sat back in her seat and continued to consider the suggestions just now.

The success of "Sin City" has made her more and more confident in Murphy. Carla Faith also remembers some professional analysis. As long as the film is announced in place, the box office will exceed 80 million US dollars or even 100 million US dollars. may.