Hollywood Road

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As long as it is possible to continue a big-selling film, whether it is the production and distribution company or the participating agency, it will promote the sequel as much as possible. It is not only in Hollywood, but also in the film industry around the world, because it is compared with original films. The inevitably high risk, the sequel of the film that has been successful, is more likely to be profitable, even several times higher.

In the movie "Sin City", Murphy only intercepted three fragments of the comics. Frank Miller's comics consist of seven stories, and there are plenty of content for adaptation and shooting.

All Hollywood film companies are commercial companies whose goal is to make profits. There is no doubt about this. Nowadays, "Sin City" is very popular. It is normal for Miramax to put the sequel on the agenda.

But Bill Rossis asked Murphy to refuse, but he was a little surprised, after all, he had no special experience.

Murphy certainly does not think that Bill Rossis is a prophetic vision, let alone that his vision is so good.

"The timing is not right now!" Bill Rossis quickly gave his own explanation. "As far as I know, the conflicts between Miramax's management and the group company Walt Disney are becoming more acute, especially Wayne. The conflicts between the Stan brothers and Disney’s chairman Michael Eisner have become so acute that they cannot be reconciled. The Weinstein brothers want to take the Miramax they created to leave Walt Disney, but Michael Eisner will never Will easily let them go, this battle has actually affected the overseas release of "Sin City"..."

Murphy nodded slightly. He had also heard of the problem between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner, but he didn't expect it to have developed to this point.

"The contradiction between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Eisner may have a total outbreak at any time," Bill Rossis continued, "and this will hinder Miramax's normal operations. If the distribution company goes wrong, the film Will be severely affected."

The ability of the distribution company to play a role in the success of a film is obvious.

Murphy considered it for a while and said, "You find a suitable reason to reject the sequel cooperation."

He had a general impression that the Weinstein brothers did not lead Miramax, which was founded by the Weinstein brothers, to successfully break away from Walt Disney. In the end, the two brothers could only sell the shares of Miramax in their hands and re-founded Weinstein Pictures. This company.

They stayed in Miramax's project, whether latecomers will pay attention to it, no one can say.

Murphy struggled hard to appear in the situation, this kind of unnecessary risk will not be mixed indiscriminately.

After talking about Miramax again, Murphy turned to ask, "Have you got your admission ticket to the Miss Universe contest?"

The Miss Universe contest in Malibu is about to be held. Although Murphy doesn't care whether Gal Gadot can get a good ranking or not, Gal Gadot does not care about it, but it is still necessary to cheer on the spot. .

"Grace has already booked." Bill Rossis finished speaking, and suddenly proposed, "Murphy, Gail's appearance is very outstanding. You can persuade her to stay in Hollywood."

This is undoubtedly the most beneficial to Murphy, much better than her going back to Israel to study at university.

Murphy shook his head, "Let Gail make the decision."

Of course he wants Gal Gadot to stay in Los Angeles, and he will also do some persuasion in this regard. Even if he is studying, there are many suitable schools in Los Angeles, but he will not make decisions for her over and over.

All that should be said was finished. Bill Rossis was about to leave. Murphy thought of another thing and asked, "I heard that Warner Bros. just changed CEO?"

"It was changed a few weeks ago, probably at the same time as Kara Firth entered the 20th Century Fox." Bill Rossis asked immediately, "Why are you suddenly interested in Warner Bros.?"

Murphy has never worked with Warner Bros. and Warner Bros. affiliated companies.

"Not interested," Murphy didn't answer directly, "Help me collect some information about Warner Bros. and DC Comics."

Although he didn't know Murphy's intentions, Bill Rossis nodded and agreed. The agent was originally to serve their clients, even the agent of Caa.

Just after sending off Bill Rossis, Murphy suddenly received a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, this is Murphy Stanton."

"It's me, Murphy." This slightly hoarse voice sounded very familiar, "Do you have time, let's meet."

The other party didn't say who he was, but Murphy could hear it. It was Rose's voice.

Since he released Rose on bail from the police station that time, the relationship between the two parties has been obviously estranged. The two walked on completely different paths, and they would only go farther and farther on different bifurcation roads.

And Rose obviously cut off his desire to launder funds through investing in his films, and took the initiative to cut contact.

"Where?" Murphy didn't think about it, and said directly, "I'll see you."

"City center, where we had a beer together last time."

After hanging up the phone, Murphy deliberately called a taxi and took the ride to the city center. After moving out from there, he had never returned.

What will Rose do if he finds him? This is the most considered on Murphy Road.

He didn't think Rose would be detrimental to him. Although he refused his request for money laundering, Rose said that he hadn't done anything substantive, and after he was released on bail from the police station, Rose took the initiative to cut contact with him. .

Others may think that Rose has completely severed his relationship with him, but Murphy would not think so. There is really no such thing as the four big irons here, but sometimes the friendship created by fighting side by side in prison is still very reliable.

Murphy speculates that after seeing his growing success in Hollywood, Rose knew he might become his own trouble, so he took the initiative to stay away from...

It’s a pity that it’s too difficult for Ross to wash whites, and it’s not that he can wash whites. Murphy’s predecessor grew up in a chaotic slum, knowing that it’s just the upper family and the next family that Rose can’t solve. The problem.

And to the point where Ross controls more than half of the market in the city center, Murphy will definitely not believe it if there is no one in the police to support him, and these people will not allow Ross to whitewash.

Murphy will not overestimate the quality of the American police. It's not just a matter of talking about it.

Shaking his head, Murphy no longer thinks about this. With his current ability, these problems can't be solved. If he rashly intervenes, I am afraid it will only add to the chaos.

The taxi was still far from downtown Los Angeles, and Murphy's thoughts shifted to Marvel Comics and DC Comics. For him, these two companies contained treasures. How could he get in and divide the cake?

Wanting to get the movie rights of Marvel Comics’ superheroes obviously doesn’t work. With his abilities and net worth, he wants to buy Marvel Comics. It’s like ants swallowing elephants, which is tantamount to idiotic dreams.

What about DC Comics? The appeal of the Big Three in the United States is far stronger than that of Marvel's Avengers.

It’s not easy to impress DC Comics and Warner Bros. From Murphy’s point of view, Superman is a pit. His almost perfect setting is destined to not end easily even if any director enters. It’s also good for Mr. Bruce Wayne. Where to go, Warner Bros. has refrigerated this series, and wanting to restart them requires more than saliva.

As for Princess Diana Prinz, when the feminist movement is far from the future, shooting a superhero movie with women as the protagonist, especially Wonder Woman, a superhero movie known as a representative of feminism, is simply Seek a dead end.

Thinking of these messy questions, Murphy got out of the car near the old Chinatown, walked towards a small alley, turned a turn, and came to a bar with a slightly broken money, looked at the sign on it, and opened the door. Walked in.

"Mr. Stanton,"

As soon as he entered the door, a black man with a bright bald head came over, "The boss is waiting for you inside."

Murphy still had an impression of him, nodded into the bar, and found Rose drinking alone in front of the long bar.

Pulling a high chair, Murphy sat down and said to the bartender, "A glass of dark beer."

Hearing this familiar voice, Rose turned his head and glanced at him, "Come here?"

The bartender pushed the glass full of dark beer, Murphy raised the glass and gestured to Rose. Rose's tattooed hand lifted the glass in front of him and touched him.

The two took a sip each. After Murphy put down the cup, he found that Rose had an extra scar on his face, but he didn't ask much. Whether for him or for Rose, the less he knew, the better.

"There is something, you have to pay attention." Rose didn't have any nonsense, and directly stated the purpose of looking for him. "Someone is investigating you."

"Who?" Murphy was stunned and asked, "Paparazzi? Reporter? Or the police?"

"Neither." Rose shook his head and said, "A few days ago, my men got news that someone went to investigate the community where you used to live, and then he also contacted the Vietnamese in the old Chinatown, as if they were investigating you and Is there a close connection between the urban drug dealers?"

He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "I've asked him to investigate that man, he is a private investigator."

Murphy frowned slightly, what did the private investigator do? If it is a media reporter, he is not surprised, even if the Los Angeles police are still staring at him, it is normal. What does a private investigator do?

"Someone is staring at you." Rose drank the wine in his glass, took out a hundred dollars and threw it on the counter, and stood up. "Pay attention."

Murphy nodded, "Thank you."

Rose shook his head again, "You're starting to see out."

Reaching out, Murphy patted his arm lightly, "Then I won't say thank you."

Rose smiled, said nothing, and walked straight out of the bar.

After drinking the beer in the glass, Murphy also left the bar. The taxi was still waiting outside. He called Bill Rossis before getting into the car, "I got news that a private investigator was investigating me. "