Hollywood Road

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Some people say that women are 20 years old than face, 30 years old than body, 40 years old is better than charm, 50 years old is healthier, 60 years old is better than wealth. This seems to be the truth when you think about it, but no matter what age you are, women with temperament are always better than women. Other women are more attractive, although every woman may not be particularly beautiful, and the body is also average, it must not be without the temperament brought out by fashion.

Of course, this will not be seen in the eyes of men like Murphy, but it is regarded as a golden rule by most women.

Therefore, Carla Feith proudly said, "It is a very keen tactile test to pick out popular things from a large number of clothes and accessories. What is not good-looking will become popular, and popular things are fresh. There are special things; but not all new and special things will be popular, it must be able to attract the greatest attention in the world."

"I think..." Murphy said deliberately, "You have been the focus of Fox for the entire twentieth century."

Gal Gadot laughed, "Carla's fashion taste is top-notch."

"Carla..." Murphy changed the subject in a timely manner, "You just said that something went wrong with the financing channels of Twentieth Century Fox?"

Carla Fess shook his head slightly, "It is not 20th Century Fox, but almost all Hollywood producers will face financing difficulties next."

"A new economic crisis has formed." Gal Gadot seems to have studied it. "The consequences of the US government's over-reliance on the real estate industry have already emerged. The collapse of the real estate industry will affect the financial industry, and then..."

She didn't say that Murphy and the two also understood that the crisis must be followed by the entire industry.

But with the crisis, there are bound to be opportunities.

Murphy directly asked Carla Faith, "I want to invest in the "Devil Wearing Prada" project you just mentioned. Twentieth Century Fox should accept my investment, right?"

"I promise..." Carla Faith said with a smile, "Fox's financing department will welcome your investment with hands up."

Murphy nodded, "If the project is ready, please send me a copy of the specific plan."

"no problem."

Now that 20th Century Fox is investing everywhere, Carla Faith knows that Murphy will definitely be popular.

Of course, investing in a film is not so simple. This is just a preliminary intention. The subsequent 20th Century Fox’s plans and the selected director will affect whether this investment can be made.

This is indeed a good project to risk success, but Murphy is well aware of the risks involved in such a project.

"The Devil Wearing Prada" once amazed everyone, including the people who made this movie. This movie was originally aimed at a female audience market, and then it was very unexpected from its release to the box office explosion. It is difficult to classify. In any type of film work, it is difficult to be imitated by future generations.

This is not a regular genre movie. It is not a romantic comedy about young women’s choices. It is not a biographical movie. It is not a revenge movie. It is more like an inspirational fairy tale with an adult workplace as the background. It tells a story about young women. The story of the process when people have just found their jobs and the constant search for self-positioning.

There are very few Hollywood blockbusters that feature women as the protagonist and describe the workplace rather than love. It is like the "Wall Street" of women.

Therefore, before seeing the actual plan, Murphy only has the intention to invest, and the specific investment has to be discussed slowly.

With the passage of time, the influence of the economic crisis has become more and more obvious. Nowadays, Hollywood has long been tied to Wall Street and cannot be left alone.

There is a myth in Hollywood-in every economic crisis, Hollywood is a place where the storm cannot spread.

During the Great Depression in the 1930s, a quarter of Americans were unemployed. People still counted steel to watch the latest movies. People hid in movie theaters because they escaped the reality. The movie industry thrived, and Hollywood didn’t. After being hit, they are thriving.

The financial crisis that began in August of this year was the worst since 1930. The economic downturn triggered by it has lasted for several months and there is still no sign of ending. The houses of the poor were taken back by the banks, and the rich began to auction their properties. Valuable items, from a wife's $4,000 handbag to a private jet that was reduced to $500,000.

Can Hollywood really be a safe haven in the face of an avalanche in the property market, a collapse in the stock market, 64,000 companies declaring bankruptcy, and an unemployment rate of 7.2%?

Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of the last century. Major production and distribution companies have become members of media groups, and media groups with complex industrial revenues must not escape this financial turmoil.

When Wall Street plummeted, the entertainment industry stocks were not spared. The entertainment industry stocks across the United States fell as much as 40%, and the stocks of the media groups to which every major movie studio belonged suffered heavy losses.

The "Time Warner-AOL" to which Warner Bros. belongs is the world's largest media group. The market value of the entire group has evaporated by US$25 billion.

Paramount’s owner Viacom Group is the biggest loser among the five major media groups in the United States. Its stock fell from its highest point of US$45 per share to US$12 per share. Some financial magazines speculated that Viacom’s Summer Ray Shi Dong "may be embarrassed not to be a billionaire anymore."

In terms of DreamWorks, Spielberg has fallen into a situation of waiting for Indian funds...

Like Twentieth Century Fox, which is short of money, Hollywood does not have any easy life for a large film company.

Murphy temporarily put the new project aside, allowing people to explore the projects that various production companies are short of money, choose the right type from them, and prepare to participate in it and get a share of the pie.

Although a huge sum of US$100 million was spent on the transaction of the "Flower of Liss", the income brought by the two seasons of "Game of Thrones" one after another is enough to pay the money. For large dividends, there is no doubt that a suitable investment channel must also be found.

Murphy is most familiar with the film industry. Of course, his investment focus is also on the film first.

By December of 2007, Murphy had contact with a number of film companies. The large flow of funds in his hand was undoubtedly the largest capital for negotiations, and Murphy's conditions were not harsh. Any investment except box office share In addition, as long as the corresponding share of the other income of the film in the next three to five years, it will not involve the copyright that the major Hollywood companies regard as the lifeblood.

Since it has been unable to wait for the funds of the Indians, DreamWorks Studios first reached a formal agreement with Murphy. It has been confirmed that "Transformers 2" will receive an investment of up to 50 million US dollars from Stanton Studios to make up for it. DreamWorks has a huge funding gap on this project.

At the same time, DreamWorks Animation Studios, which lacks liquidity, also signed a contract with Stanton Studios. Jeremy Katzenberg agreed to Murphy's investment of 40 million US dollars to participate in the just-approved project "How to Tame Your Dragon" this project.

Universal Pictures’ re-launched "Fast and Furious" series is also facing the dilemma of suspension due to lack of funds. After signing a formal contract with Stanton Studios, a huge sum of up to 35 million US dollars will be allocated to On the account of the film crew’s guarantee for the completion of the film.

In the case of Wall Street funds and film private equity funds withdrawing from Hollywood, Universal Pictures also agreed that if the "Fast and Furious" series is to raise external funds, it will give priority to receiving investment from Stanton Studios.

Another most important investment is that Murphy got a coveted opportunity.

In the twentieth century, Fox’s capital chain was tight, and both the private equity funds and Wall Street that raised funds had problems, especially the latter. Several major investment banks went bankrupt, which directly led to the failure of the large amounts of funds previously agreed, which made the tempered James Came. Long walked in and out of the Fox Building almost every day, chasing after Carla Faith and several other high-level butts for funds.

As the head of the production department, Carla Fitch was annoying. In her words, James Cameron was almost forced to jump into the sea in Malibu...

Then, at the recommendation of Carla Firth, Twentieth Century Fox and James Cameron approached Murphy’s Stanton Studio. In the context of the economic crisis, the three parties also signed a contract after repeated seesaw negotiations. An investment contract, the contract also does not include the copyright ownership of the project.

It is enough to give up the copyright, invest in it, and get the possible return.

If the projects invested by Stanton Studio can be successfully produced and released, Murphy believes that he can get a considerable return in the future.

There are many super-rich people in this industry. Not to mention investors or owners of media groups that come from across industries. In the industry of directors alone, there are Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. It can also be said to be the top rich director in the entire North America.

According to Murphy, Steven Spielberg also has a net worth of at least US$1.5 billion to US$2 billion. His latest yacht cost nearly US$200 million!

And George Lucas used the "Star Wars" series to amass more than three billion US dollars for himself.

In this country of business, wealth is undoubtedly a symbol of identity and status. Murphy does not know much about other aspects, and the most sure thing is the film industry.

After fixing these investment aspects, Murphy's energy gradually turned back to the new project, and just like the previous film title, before the official script was written, the project was officially named "Inglourious Basterds"!

He also determined the overall idea of ​​the film, a group of little hooligans tried their best to overturn a big gangster!

Subsequently, Murphy temporarily put aside other things and began to concentrate on writing scripts and formulating project plans, but unexpectedly, Nicholas Cage came over.