Hollywood Road

Since the beginning of the new century, the investment in Hollywood commercial blockbusters has become higher and higher, which has caused increasing pressure to pay back. This has led to a group of anti-Hollywood activists led by continental European media. , It seems that these bad voices are not unreasonable.

A film with a production cost of US$50 million has a box office of US$100 million, and the final profit can be a loss of US$20 million to US$30 million.

This is almost a common phenomenon in Hollywood.

But Hollywood did not collapse, nor did it reduce the enthusiasm of investors. Instead, more large-scale productions and high investment were produced.

All this is because the film can generate more revenue offline in addition to being in theaters.

Just as video recorders and video tapes rescued Hollywood studios in the 1980s, Hollywood is now fully enjoying the dividends brought about by the popularity of DVD.

Stanton Studio is also enjoying this bonus.

In the share paid by Fox in the 20th century, the amount at the North American box office was only less than 9 million US dollars, and the first North American DVD was divided up to 20 million US dollars! There is also TV copyright sharing, peripheral doll sharing...

This is the first settlement between Fox and Stanton Studios in the 20th Century. Stanton Studios received a total of 35 million US dollars!

In one year, the investment of 15 million US dollars more than doubled, this amount is enough to make countless people and companies envy the eyes of red.

"This little money is not enough to buy a luxury yacht."

In a brand new mansion in Beverly Hills, Robert Downey Jr.'s voice was extremely loud, "Without a yacht, you can't get top girls."

He walked around in the spacious living room and said to Murphy, "It's just a silly girl like Gal Gadot who will follow you, and I have such good conditions to kick you! "

Murphy didn't bother to pay attention to him, but raised his left hand high and raised a **** to Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. didn't care and continued, "I don't care, you have to have a party, have a grand celebration party!"

Murphy had already prepared, "In a week, Gael will return from Israel and wait for her to return."

"Don't..." Jonah Hill jumped up from the sofa anxiously, "Susan went to England, Gail went back to Israel, Lily went to find her father, we finally got free. How can the rave party be arranged after they come back?"

He pushed Seth Logan, who was whispering to James Franco, "Am I right?"

"It makes sense." Seth Logan helped his glasses. He didn't know what he was talking about. He just nodded in response, "It's best to do what you say."

Jonah Hill walked over to Robert Downey Jr. and looked at Murphy, "Fifty beauties, blondes, long legs, models or TV commercial actors, actresses from San Fernando Valley will do, too, my request Isn't it high?"

"Aren't you afraid of AIDS?" Murphy sneered unceremoniously. "I heard that many women in the circle are not very clean."

"This..." Jonah Hill scratched his head. "Then what do you say?"

"Go find a girlfriend," Murphy had a bad idea. "Victoria's Secret supermodel is very suitable for you. If one is not addictive, you can find one, kick one, change three a year, it's more nonsense than partying. Much safer."

He remembered clearly that not only were some people in Hollywood unclean, but there was also a famous actor who was diagnosed with AIDS, and the other party had an affair with many actresses in the circle.

There are some things, it is better not to do too much.

"In ten days, there will be a party in my house." Murphy said again, "A few high-level officials from 20th Century Fox will also be there. Come over together."

James Franco understood Murphy's intentions, "You guys, all go together."

"I will be there on time." Robert Downey Jr also understood that Murphy was helping them create an opportunity to get closer to the senior level of Fox in the 20th century. "Bring Susan with him."

Some parties are not suitable for bringing your girlfriend or family to attend, but for some parties, bringing your family members makes it easier to build a sense of trust between each other.

"What about the yacht?" Seth Logan asked Murphy in hindsight, "Can you still buy it?"

"What to buy?" Murphy stood up, "I am preparing for a new movie."

After that, he looked at James Franco, "Is your comedy complete?"

James Franco shook his head, "It won't be done until September."

Murphy calculated it, "It's too late. I'll give you a book later. You can see it first. It's still a film noir. This time the theme of the film is all dark. Let's talk about it if you are interested."

"Isn't "Deadpool" as dark on the outside and warm on the inside?" Robert Downey Jr. was also interested, "Even the theme is black?"

"Hmm..." Murphy nodded, "Hollywood always likes to promote some so-called mainstream values, and always wraps America in a wonderful shell. Family and affection can always overcome all obstacles in the film."

He spread his hand out, "But actually? Huh? We all know that many families in North America have problems, and they are not as beautiful as shown in the movie."

James Franco understood Murphy's meaning, "So you want to peel off this beautiful skin?"

"No." Murphy shook his head. "This is just a gimmick, a topic, an attractive tool."

Unique themes can create enough topics.

"It really is Murphy Stanton's style." Jonah Hill stood up and said, "Always use distinctive content to attract audiences who are tired of commercial films."

Some seemingly non-mainstream films can actually arouse a lot of topicality sometimes.

Looking at his watch, Murphy said to Robert Downey Jr., "I have an appointment tonight, and I will leave first."

After saying goodbye to a few people, he left Beverly Hills and entered the city center. Ross called last night and asked him to meet today. The meeting place was still in the old bar.

After parking the car, Murphy entered the bar, and in the old position of the bar, he saw Rose sitting there alone.

"Hi, Murphy."

As he walked over, the familiar bald black man sitting nearby took the initiative to greet him. Murphy nodded, "Long time no see."

When he came to the bar, Murphy sat on the high chair next to Rose and snapped his fingers at the bartender, "Here is a dark beer."

"Something?" Rose would definitely not look for him if it's all right.

The bartender brought the beer, Rose picked up the glass, touched it lightly, took a swig of beer, and said, "The person investigating you is a guy named Mike Snowd from CAA."

"I know." Murphy nodded.

Jessica Chastain had told him and Bill Rossis about this a long time ago, and they also buried a big hole for Mike.

"And..." Rose took out a picture and pushed it to Murphy. "My people heard that the two of them were conspiring."

Murphy took the photo and looked down. The two people on it were very familiar. One was Mike from CAA and the other was Martin Miller from William Morris.

This is really interesting.

He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. Is this Mike preparing to quit? Or is Martin Miller coming to CAA?

The latter is unlikely. The former has a certain probability. The question is that Mike needs to have heavyweight customers in his hands? What else would William Morris dig him for?

"Actually, their target is you." Rose glanced at Murphy. "My people overheard their conversation. The one named Mike wants to be your agent, and the other one wants to dig you into his company."

"Uh..." Murphy was taken aback for a moment.

When did you become a hot seller?

He coughed slightly and said, "They check my old bottom, maybe they want to hold me up?"

Rose nodded, "It should be so."

Picking up the bar, Murphy took a big sip, "What can they find? Even if they find you, it's no use."

He doesn't care about the fact that the other party finds out these things. Not to mention that the Los Angeles Police Department has long chosen to keep secrets. The relationship between him and Rose is at best pulled out for hype, and his director's reputation has changed. It's just bad.

The director is not a star, and his reputation does not matter at all. Moreover, he is only related to Ross, knows nothing about the various activities he is engaged in, and there is no economic or interest affiliation between the two parties. Even if someone really wants to do something, it doesn’t matter. There is no substantive evidence.

What's more, he and Bill Rossis are not only passively beaten.

"Be careful of yourself." Rose drank the beer in his glass and stood up. "Outside is no simpler than in prison."

"Don't worry." Murphy deliberately joked, "I still understand the principle of protecting oneself."

Rose turned his head and glanced at him, a smile came up at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly thought of something, the smile stopped again, "Murphy..."

"Huh?" Murphy looked at him suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

"It's okay..." Rose finally didn't say what was in his heart, raised his hand and patted his shoulder lightly, "Take care later."

"So are you." Murphy also stood up.

Rose nodded, said nothing, motioned to the bald black man, and walked out of the bar with a few of his men.

Murphy had known these things for a long time, and there was no need to take specific measures. He just called and notified Bill Rossis the next day, and Bill Rossis didn't care much about it.

Just like Murphy, the standing position is different, and the small movements made by some insignificant people will only turn into jokes in their eyes.

In the next few days, Murphy continued to deal with a series of accounting work with Twentieth Century Fox with the assistance of accountant David. It was not until this weekend that it was temporarily sorted out.

This weekend, Gal Gadot also returned to Los Angeles from Israel.

"You don't know, my mother made a big fire at the time."

After the affection, Gal Gadot came out of the bathroom, wiping his hair, and said to the cloakroom, "I almost can't come back."

She glanced at the time and pointed to the large tote bag on the cabinet at the entrance of the cloakroom, "Honey, help me get the phone out."

After changing his sports shorts, Murphy walked out and opened the handbag. What he saw first was a book. He took out the book, put it aside, and found Gal Gadot’s mobile phone. He was about to go and give it to her. The name of the book that suddenly broke into the line of sight was fascinated.